Friends of Bandrum Nursing Home SCIO Trustees, Annual Report 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025
Scottish charity no. SC046676 Charity contact information Friends of Bandrum Nursing Home (Friends of Bandrum) Scottish Charity Number: SC046676 Address Bandrum Nursing Home, Saline, Fife Postcode KY12 9HR Telephone number 01337 857040 Charity Trustees Trustees are chosen for their interest in the work of the home. They may be related to, or be friends of, residents or former residents. According to the constitution, directors and staff of Bandrum Nursing Home must not be in a majority of the Board of trustees to ensure that the charity considers the needs of the residents rather than the financial needs of the company. Objectives and activities The charity's purpose is to provide extra opportunities for the residents of Bandrum Nursing Home to engage in activities that would not otherwise be open to them, and to help integrate them into the local community. The residents of the nursing home are very varied in age, and in the different abilities they have. It was agreed that the charity should help them discover their talents and develop their strengths to improve their general well-being.
Scottish charity no. SC046676 The two years to 31" March 2024 were focussed on providing experiences to compensate the residents who had been isolated from friends and family for nearly two years because of the pandemic. Structure, governance and management The charity is governed by a constitution drawn up according to a standard SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and is regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator {OSCR). Trustee recruitment and appointment The charity is looking for new trustees who will help with the process of integrating residents into the community and providing them with the resources and equipment which will enable them to enjoy as full and normal a life as possible. Achievements and performance In 2023 an interactive table was purchased. It is a large touch screen which makes it possible for residents with restricted mobility to join in activities. In the year to 31" March 2025, the charity was fortunate in receiving £18,301 from the estate of a previous resident, and the trustees used this to buy a second interactive table costing £5,388 and a specially adapted wheelchair for a severely disabled resident, costing £5,263. h June 2024 a fete was held which not only provided funds but also helped the residents engage with local people and enjoy a day in the sunshine. In September there was an outdoor art fair at which art works made by staff and residents were sold.
Scottish charity no. SC046676 Financial review and reserves policy As a result of receiving the substantial legacy, the charity had a surplus of £9,800 even after buying two major items of equipment. From 2020 to 2024, there was a deliberate policy of using reserves to help with the privations caused bythe pandemic. This emergency is now over, and the Trust wishes to build reserves to meet its objectives to ensure that all residents are able to take part in activities and are not disadvantaged by lack of funds. Donated facilities and services Bandrum Nursing Home provides all office and facilities for the charity without charge. Directors and staff as well as the trustees give their time as volunteers. Declaration Signed on behalf of the charity trustees: Print name Designation Date I" September 2025
Scottish charity no. SC046676 Receipts & Payments for the year ended 31 March 2025 | year to Year to 31.03.25 31.03.24 825 126170 RECEIPTS~ note 2 PAYMENTS - Charitable purposes Fitness and other equipment Grants to residents for outings and special treatments Purchased at request of donor Christmas gifts and treats Fundraising costs PAYMENTS- Admin costs 10,651 1,944 440 1,748 1,660 15,854 IT software and other charges 216 40 100 HMRC filing fee Independent examiner 300 516 300 Total payments for the year Receipts in excess of or (less than) Payments
Scottish charity no. SC046676 Statement of Balances at each year end 31.03.2025 31.03.2024 ' Cash at bank Reserves brought forward 3,474 4,749 Surplus (deficit) for the year Reserves at the end of the year 3.474 NOTES Assets: The charity owns two interactive tsbles for the use of all resident5 and a wheelchair for the use of one resident costing £16,558 {£5,907 in 2024) Liabilities: At the year end there was a liability to pay the independent examiner £300 (£300 in 2024)
Scottish charity no. SC046676 Notes to accounts for the year to 315t March 2025 l. These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and reflect the cash received and spent during the year. Assets and liabilities remaining at the year- end are shown as a note at the foot of the statement of balances. 2. Receipts comprise: 2025 2024 Legacy Donations eligible for Gift aid 18,301 2,222 Other donations Fundraising at fete and art fair Income from hire of equipment 2,190 2,757 700 825 825 3. Direct costs- fitness and therapy equipment Interactive table Adapted wheelchair 5,388 5,907 4. Direct costs- Purchased from donation In 2024 the charity received a donation of £600 in memory of a former resident with the request that part of it be used to erect a bird table and observation platform in the woodland garden. In 2025 £440 was spent on that purpose. 5. Direct costs - grants to residents These are made in response to requests from care staff to provide special treatments or access to external activities, which would benefit individual residents but which they could not afford.
Scottish charity no. SC046676 Report of the Independent Examiner to the trustees of the Friends of Bandrum SCIO for the year to 31" March 2025 The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accoraance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts {Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44{1) (c} of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attentron. My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees Conrning any such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts, In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention, which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirement to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) la) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met. or, to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper Date I Septem er