LANARK LANIMER COMMITTEE Scottish Charity Number SC046546 REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ycar ended: 30th June 2024 TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 30 June 2024 The trustees of Lanark Lanim¢r Committee are pleased to present their report, together with financial stafrments for the year ending 30 June 2024. Lanark IAnimer Committee Contents Page Legal and Administrative IDfornMtion Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's Report Slatemenl of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements io Legal & Admini8tradve JnforniatioD Charity Narne Lanark Lanimer Committee Charlty Number SC046546 Prinelpal Address 12 Loslie Road GLASGOW G414PY Trustees Lanark Lanimer Committee Report of the lrnstees for the year ended 301h June 2024 The Trustees of Lanark Lanimer Committee are ple&sed to present their annual rewrt and financial slatemenis of the charity for the y¢ar ended 30 June 2024. The financial S￿￿mentS have been prepared in o¢¢ordance wrth the accounting ￿}ll(l¢S set Oul in note I to the accounts and comply with ihe Chariii¢s and Tntsie¢ Investment (Scoiland) Ad 2005. the Chariiies Accounts (Scotland) 21MJ6 {as amended) and Accounling and Rewrting by Chariti¢s.' Stsiement ofRecommended Prd¢iTr¢e applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Re[￿]ng Stondard applicable in the UK at Republic of Ireland IFRS102). Strn¢ture, GoverngD¢e and Management Constitution Lanark tanimer Committee was registered &5 a Scottish Charity on I l May 2016. li has a single iier siniciure, its five office bearers bein8 constit￿lOnalJY elected members of lh¢ organI￿lOn who act also its trustees. Appointmenl of Trustees The five office bear¢r5 are elecied on an annual basis at an Annual General Meeting (AGM} held on the last Wednesday in October every y¢4r. lo serve also as the charity tTUStees. These tntst¢¢$ serve as member5 of the Lanimer Commillee Executive which comprises an addilional nine members who are elecied annually &5 subcommittee conveners. Membership of th¢ Execuiiv¢ is open to all mernbcrs of the tanimer Committee. Purpose and Aelivities Charitable Purposes Lanark Lanimer Committtt acts &s the community organiser and cwrdinator of i series of traditional community events held annually in Lan8Tk aThJ known as ￿nark Lanimer Week,. logeiher with its fund- rdisin¥ ￿lIVItIes. The Committee is non profrt-makin& all P￿￿ted$ from its activities int¢nded to run the ianimer Week events in the following year on bthalf of the ¢ommunity. Aetivities As a charity the 14nirner Comrnittee plaTr5 a week of ¢ornmtsnity events around the Thursday that falls beiween 6 and 12 June each year and a winler evcni held in November. The iown gathers for a church service on the Sunday of Lanim¢r Wttk while orwis81ions and community groups ar¢ preparin8 decorative house fronts or entries for the Thursday pr(Kession. Lanark ianirner Committee pr¢￿eS routes and applications Fennission for the hi￿Or1¢81 perambulation of the town Marche5 on the Monday evenin& when around of151XI Walk￿ of all ages follow the Burgh Stsndard bearer through sorne of the town's knundaries. A ￿￿emonY in¢luding an equestrian procession and pipe bands closes the evening. Equestrianism is 4 feature of thc week. on Monday. and on Tuesday and Thursday. when more March boundaries are checked. The charity is responsible for ensuring the safety of all these roules and any repairs required. Children in th¢ lown grow up with these tradiiions as part of their h¢ritage. The Chariry is proud io promote farnily-orienied panicipation in thi& inc1￿lIng distribution to children of small amowts of coins by scramble. The culmination of Lanimer Week is t2nimer Day. on the Thw5day. to the organisation of which the bulk of the charity's inwme is dedtcated. PriKession entries receive eniry funding for tsking part and ar¢ eligible for nominal financial prizes. The charity ￿$0 the expenses for silver bands and pipe bat)ds whi¢h take part throughout the day. Lanark Lanimer Committee Report of the trn$tees for the year ended 30th June 2024- conlinued It also pays for the att¢ndance of St Andrews First Aid volunteers. A family afternoon follows th¢ Procession, in a local park. providing a full rang¢ of activities for young and old, keeping the spiri¢ of a vibrant community a5 the day proceed5. A mini Tattw brings the day, the community. the bands and the equestrian participants together for its finale. Later tn the week the Lanimcr Commiltee hosts children's ireats and games with fr¢¢ fairground attryactions and picnie Snacks. and a rec¢ption wher¢ the children perfomi for family and friends. in ostume5 from th¢ previous day. Achievements and Performanee 'lThe small Scale Illuminated Winter Parade was held in November 2023, being w¢ll-supported. It was encouraging to see a strong turn out from parti¢ipants who had taken part in the Jun¢ 2023 Lanimer Week ev¢Dts. 'fhe community gave good support, digging deep financially during an ongoing economic dip since Covid. The main even15 of l.aniiner W¢¢k in June 2024 bn)ughi loyal participation and a rise in suppurt within cvenls. The aifiliated Lanimer Silver Club conlinued io improv¢ i¢5 membership. resuliing in g substanlial donaiion towards cvents which were well-suppon¢d by the ¢ommunity and beyond. 'I'he loyalty of our patrons remhincd strong in On￿oing and n¢w Loinmilments. A ￿angeMentS with HMRC in relation to Gift Aid wer¢ activated at the end of this year, wilh a view io impact on the financial report for 2025. Participation in ¢vents was encouraging. The Lanimer Week Brochure Remains a mAjor fiJndrnis¢r. The ¢ommunity has remained loyal and willing to ¢Ontribute through this resource. A colle¢tion during the Thursday Lanimer Day Pr0¢¢%5ions ¥eneTaled a coniribuiion which reflected the current economi¢ climate. l.ocal authority support was Lll Posllion through a generous annual grani. Continued interest in our celebrations was encouraged through participation within and beyond our ¢ommunily, in our ¢v¢nts. Around 1400 tumed out lo takc part in the perambulation of the Marches. Around 800 t(K)k part in the I'hufsday Lanimcr Procession, including bands. Lanark I,animer Committee worked thToughout the year ¢0 support local groups and organisations iaking part in our event, in kind. This has stimulated such groups to intera¢i with our committee members as they plan and prepare for Lanim¢r Week. Fund-raising events in the spring prec￿¢ ihe main week of celebrniions. Our Silver Club donaiion and the Patrons. %heme donors. along with the Lanimer Week Brochure boost in¢ome. and by implication, our nds. A rolleciiort during ihe progres5 01.ihe Thursday Lanimer l)ay Procession 8¢nerated # contribuiion, Still considerdbly short of what had been donated pre Covid restrictions. to be expectcd in a poor finanLial climate in wider temis. IA)cal authority support rernains in p05iiion through a generous annual grdnt. Finaneial Review 1500 meda15 were struck for the celebralions. M05t patrons contribute by Direct Debit for iheir annual patronage of £25. A respon5tble member of the general committee who is also a member of the fullilrdising 8ub-committee has been registered with HMRC to undertake the prolocol$, procedures and tA5k of dealEng wilh Gift Aid contributions. 'fhough happening laie in this r¢porting year it 15 expected ihat this resource will f¢ature sibjnificantly in the next report. The aifiliated Silver Club made a gen¢rous contribution 10 2024 funds. The total Charity Funds at 30 June 2024 w¢re £37.004 (2023.. £41,351). Our annual insurdnce premium was due in May 2024 and was paid in full. Our new financial broker mad¢ new arrangements with two insurer5, covering all &pects ofour activities.. Financial income w&5 helped by grdnt5. Contactless ma¢hine5 are used for collections and for payments by the public related to our park events, alongside ongoing cash transaction5. Strict protocols remain in plac¢ for the managern¢nt, use and security of contaciles5 Machines. All income generated through these machines is retlect¢d in our financial pons. Expenditure has continued to rtse but was manageable during thi5 period. Overall. Ihe committee incurred a deficit for the year of 44.347) {2023 deficit a441)). P4ge 4 Lanark LaDimer Committee Report of Ihe trustees for the year ended 301b June 2024- eontinued Future Plan8 The trustees remain ¢ommitted to the core SIn￿Urt of our Charity along its tr*lilional lin¢3. Thc lrtal communitv continues lo suppon all our events. ATfdngements are nnw in place for the coDstrnction of a communiiv shed facility which will house the construction of tloats which entrants will build for parficipalion tn the Lanimer Dav procession. In recent years a lack of such a facilits. has Ik8d a detrimenial cffcci on the potential quality of procession enknes and the enthUSia￿n of organisaiions who might be ke¢n to thke port. Although noi imptt(tin8 on the ?024 ¢vents it is fvlly expectcd that ihis r￿lI11Y will br Irasrd io the l.animer Committee earlv in 2025 and will ￿ a po$iiive irnpact on ianimer Week ?025.We hope that suprA)rt for equestrian events will continu¢. Hire fee5 have risen steeply arxl impact the nurnher nf eqU￿trIan SuppK￿erS for all our evems. Bands are being revived after Covid restrictions and have taken time to Tebui]d rArticipalion. Band numb¢rs for 2024 were sustain￿. DonatK>ns and fees, as well as provision of f(xxl during L￿lmeT Day continue to rise. Further incre￿$ are expecied for 2025. We hope to improve fUrt￿r our Patron numbe￿ Brorhure sales. Our plans for Gift Aid through HMRC are under way and should make a significant contribu11(￿ io fund5 for tRxi year. not leastthrough backdatin% arrangements with regularpatrons who have now signed up for the scheme. A delern)ined effort will be m*Je io incTea3e oth¢r fjjntrdising activities to cl¢ar IF¢ awreni deficil and mttt the fmancial l￿dS during 20?5. Our grant from sO￿h Lanarkshire Council {SLC) 1% un&r Ihreat and may impAcl ihe nveT811 financial Posllion for 2025. We are heavily lupported hy Sl.C Ihmiigh m#nFrf)wer and resources. Any chan8es in the SLC positM)n will have irnplKationq fDr Ihe wiKk of the commiryee. Ai lime of WTitin8 the comrnitte¢ may avoid serious impact in relatKJn ¢0 OUT 21r25 events. i￿( we anticipAt¢ cban8es in the w*ke of the periol. Trnsl¢e8 The team of Tnut¢¢s Jaw chan8es aft¢r th¢ 2023 AGM. (￿j a5 Chaimian. replaced bN" who had hi.1 Vice C.haiTman. Ills ¥ILLtLxI VI￿ Chainnan. replaang 111 Ihai capacity previoLL8 Lhairnian. TL Iiiiiid I11¥ 5Llli(Y officers as Joint Ilonornry Se¢r¢thn' a.Illlit%idc Eh¢ ongoing Honornry Secrethry. . both ￿51110n5 apwoved at Ihe AGM r¢mains as Ilonornry Treasurer. I"hifi brings Ihc serbior offic¢rs' group acting &$ TnLsiees lo fiv¢ meinlxrs for fjrsi time. Reserves Policy The funds ofihe rharity are wholly unrearicted. The trus￿¢5 ¢on5ider it pn￿nI that unresiricted funds should be sufficrni to coverthe ¢(￿ts associated with nmning ow Lanimer celebMi0rt8 for one whole year. Risk MAnagement The tnistees have a35e5sed the major risks to which the charip). is exw4 in particular tknse related to th¢ opernti(bn and financing of the dtarity and are satisfial that systems are in pla¢¢ to mitigoi¢ thcsr risk5. Th¢ truste¢$ are avdre of the rising costs rela¢¢d to r￿Tra81n8 14nim¢r evcnts and will ¢onlin￿ to t&e all ecessary steps to rninimi￿ any risk io the ¢harity- Golng Concern The tNstees hav¢ fornjed a relsonable expectstion that the clwity adequ8fr resources to ci)ntinue in op¢rniiona] existence for the fO￿seeable fuiure. and ￿ continue to adopt this going concern basis in pr¢paring the accounts. Pws Linark Lanirner Comrnitltt Report of (he trustees for the year ended 30th June 2024 Trngtees. responsibilities in relation ¢0 the f￿*￿tI91 st*tement8 The charity trust¢¢s ar¢ responsible prepariD8 a tyusiees. annual and finwKiai thtements for each year whirh giv¢ 4 fair view ofihc ofaffair5 ofihe chariry and of ihe in¢oming r¢sour¢¢s and application of r¢sthtrrcb of thc charilv for thai wiod. In preparing the flnancial S￿erneTh￿ Ihe trusiees ar¢ r¢quirtxI to.. se1￿( suitsbl¢ 4c¢oun¢ing policies WKI arply th¢mc4)nsi51ertly. obsffve metlx)ds and principles in the Charth'es SOJiP 2015 (TrRS102) Tnake j￿)8¢M¢nI$ and estimates th& are leax)n￿le Ind wud¢rt. 5We whether applioble 8¢¢cwiiin8 sthndards hve been followrt subject io anymaterial depwtur¢s di￿1￿c￿ amd explained in th¢ firon¢ial staternerts. prepare the finartial 5tstem¢nt on a 80ing cfflc¢rn b&8is unless it is inappropriat¢ to Ktt5umethat the d)aTity will continue in business. The trust¢es w¢ r¢sponsiE4e for kecpin8 prOper￿¢0￿1ng reeords that disclos¢ with r¢wn*&le accuwy ai any lime tk fmaftcial wsition of the charity and to enabk th¢m io ensute ihe finartI￿ statements comply with the Charities and TnL￿￿ (Scthlandl Ad 2(K15 and the Clwiry Accounts (S¢otland) Regulations 2006 (&s amend¢d) llw are also resportsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and takin8 reasonable sleps frff the prevention and detectmyn of fraud and other IrTegulariti￿. The twstees we respoftsib]e forthe main*n￿￿e and integrity of the charity and financial inforniation included on the charity's websile. This repon h8s Eeen preTMred in accordance with ihe Stxtement of Re￿)rnMended ￿￿1¢e-AcCountins and Reporting by Charitics (JaNary 2019) atvlicable io charities PTep¥in8 iheir accounts tn accordance ith FRS102k r()ved h Ihe tni4tces on 12 Mareh 2025 aThJ 5i8ned on iheir be￿lf by: P4y6 Lanark Lanimer Committee IndependeDt examiner's report to the trustees of L*ngrk Lanimer Committee I report on the financi* StatW￿ charf*kn ¢￿SationfOrt￿ y•ar ethj 30 Jwe 2024 whith we ￿ out cfi pages 8 to l& R•sp•clbv• rwptymibllkn oiini•iM• and •xafft¥n•r wrththo1è￿r4 clthe Cytanbès andTnJsMiln¥wtrnent IScAUand1Act2C￿S•n￿I1￿ry Chaithes Accounts l&oiandl RegulaJ"or4 2CQ6. The ¢harty tnJtees tx)nsthr ilwt the aLJdrt r•quirgrtwnlof R•JuL8tion IQIMa)tc4cl ol Acttyjrts Regutstioro do•$ not •Jpty tt Is my r•wsibility tc examine Ihe aCCOLmts a¥ r¥wired Up￿&r *¢I'￿44[Im¢) ol t*eA￿ to state wh•ther ￿rt￿ular Ma￿r5 have con* to rrryatt•rthon. B••l• ol •nd•p•nd•rt •x•rnln•e• •tst•wwat l*otlandl Ra9￿*￿￿n5 2tX6 An Indthl•s a r•viw of the acts￿r￿n9 ¥oc4wd• kept by the ch*ty and a •ccwnts p¥•wnt•d with th0￿ r•cordg. tt akno indudes eonsthration ofthny unusual it•mi or In th• #¢¢•￿t8 and a••k& •xpl8nation$ from the Iruit••A ronceming m•ttw• Th• prpc•JuM ￿)d•rtI￿ th) not provid• all tho Ihai wwkj b• *tsJ. r*Jn••wnty. I d) r￿* •yJ)mi an •wJt oolnb)n on th8 wA)wits Ind•p•nd•nt •xwnlMf• *l•l•ThTht wh1thg1v￿n•r•4sMtsCauwI0 bdi•¥•th•tin•nym•t•ri•l r•spedtr utrw)•nts to k•¢p xcojfib.ro f•ts)rds in 8ctudafi￿ *ilh ￿10￿ 44(1I141 of 20J5 A(a 8ThJ RtyuWti)n 4 2(￿ Ac£wnts P•gu￿t￿nI, •nd h•¥• not t••Tr rt or t* wh**,In my •npJn, ¥tt¢nts"on drwm to •nrtA• A prppw 21'Mwth2026 G.0 Th.oftiscrt & Co. Charternd Atcwrbtsn 13 HO￿ Slrnol L8natk ML11 7NL L8m•rk IAnlober Commlttee Statement of FIDirn¢l•l Artiwltiu (Imd•dkn8 Income & Expelldit•r¢ A¢¢ouwtJ For the year ended 30 June 2024 2024 Tot*1 2023 Total FuDdJ Note Funds In¢om¢ and ¢*dovments 17,845 17.845 19.212 Charitable xtivities 25.864 23.087 Tol•l Ineome 41709 43,709 41299 Expendltur¢ Costs of Taising fundg Charitsbk xtivities 48.056 48.056 42,740 Tot•1 Expendllurn 056 42.740 Net rnov¢m¢Trt In {4J47) (4.347) (441) RetoneMl*¢lon of ftAttd• 41.351 41,351 41,792 Totsl rnrrled lorw•rd 37J 37,(rf14 iamark ￿nI￿tr Comthittec Balan¢e Shett AS at JO J￿￿¢ 2024 U•ffstrlrted R¢strk¢td 30.￿.24 ote FM*dJ Totsl F•nds Tfjtsl F•nds Fixed Ajgets Tangibk Fixed A51¢ts 3,107 3,107 3,107 Total FixeAI A&s¢ts 3,107 3,107 3,107 CurreRI Asxts Debtors 1,5 41.463 & C4¥h 38.519 38,519 Stock Tothl Curreni A$8ets 38.519 38,519 42.963 Lknbllltlej Creditors.. amounts fallin8 due within one y¢ar Totsl Current L•bilitie8 97 Total ij*ts lem e•TreDi Il•blll¢ 41.626 41.626 45.973 Provision6 fty liabiliti¢ i• 4,622 4.622 Ne¢ Assets 37. 37.(XM 41.351 The ofthe ch•rlty: UnTestricied incom¢ fvnds 37.( 37.( 41,351 Restricted income funds Totsl Charity 37,iM14 37.1 41 JSI The notes on pa￿3 10 to 13 forni of th¢s¢ acto￿ts. Apwved by the tru5trrs on 12 March 2023 Lgn#rk 14nim¢r Commlttet Notes to the fimancial s¢•tements for tb¢ yur ¢Trded JO June 2024 Aetou•thu¥ polities (•) Gener#1 iAform*tlon Thv¢ financial swemtnts are we5(¥tted in wiing (GBP) as that is th¢ in which the Charitable tr#TLWtions are det￿mInated..n￿Sc financia] stht¢tn¢tLts ar¢ of Ianark Committee and cover the ycarto 30 June 2023. The ¢hwity meets the definition of a public trKnefii eiiiity und¢r l.'R5102. AS￿l8 and liabilities 8r¢ iniiiJlly re¢ogni5ed ￿ hIsknc￿ Cost OrtranSa￿loft valu¢ othmvise swcd in the relevant acwunting policy. Ibl Bas1$ of A¢t•u*tiDg The financial 51al¢m¢nts are prqJar¢d in #¢ord￿ with UTh1￿1 Kirtgdom Accountin8 Stsnd¥ds including th¢ Financi￿ RerA)rtin8 Stsndaxd 102. Tr Financial R¢rM)rting Standard appli¢thl¢ in thc United Kingdom and Republi¢ of Ircland IfrRS 102k the Ststemcnl ofRecommendeAI Prxtice ISORPX A¢£ouniing athd Rwrting by L"hATities preparing ih¢ii acrounls in with the Financial Rerrt)rting Standard applicgble in the UK 8nd the R¢public ofireland {PRS 1021. the CThariiie5 and Tnjstr lTrvcknl ISco¢ioNJI ￿ 2￿5 aThJ the Chgrities A¢count (Scotl￿dI R¢gul4tion5 21Jkn1&8 amcrthdl.'Ihc xcounts have be¢n wcpared under the hi￿Or￿ClI cost c¢)nveniioth with item5 rrco8ni%d orlrLnsxiiM wal￿ wilw othcrwise sw¢d in the relev￿1 nO*s ￿ th account& (tl Fund Atto•ntl uny￿111¢1¢d funds are available usc ai the dis¢retirm of the tru￿ in fvnherance of the g￿ernI objeetives of th¢ rharity. Restrifflcd fimds u¢ subie¢ttyJ ￿ reMridioM on th¢irafftdiiuT¢ by theirth)MY. {dl Intome Ro¢oRnl¢hn All income is r¢¢()8nised orKe the ¢h8rity Iw eniiuement t