Disability Motorsport Scotland
Year End Review 2024
Disability Motorsport Scotland became a Scottish Charity (SCIO) in November 2016, since then we have offered “Come and Try” DMS track experiences to hundreds of guests living with a disability or an additional support need as drivers or passengers.
A typical DMS season runs from March to October. DMS is open to all, our come and try events in particular support guests with physical disability, learning needs, sensory impairment and mental health issues. We also support their families and friends by giving our guests an opportunity to feel free of their disability or impairment, even if for a short while.
Whilst it has been great to have so many individuals in our car over the years, it has also been noted from family and friends of our guests as to just how positive an impact our “Come and Try” sessions have on family and friends too. We believe DMS is “on track for better mental health”
Activity 2024
Behind every charity there is a group of hard-working volunteers who do a multitude of jobs, most of which the public never sees, my thanks to all DMS volunteers for their hard work and dedication.
It would be remiss of me to not mention the continued post covid impact on DMS, in many different ways not least governance and finance. It is clear that in the third sector we are not alone, with many charities and organisations continuing to struggle, however, if I know one thing about charities, they are resilient as is DMS.
DMS Activity 2024:
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Ø DMS started the year with a webinar entitled “Disability In Motorsport” DMS attends many Scottish Association of Motorsports Clubs (SAMSC) regional meetings online and face to face to promote our service and hear more about what MotorsportUK and motorsport clubs are doing across the country. , chairman of DMS was delighted to be invited to
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join MSUK Disability & Inclusion Expert Committee. It is a privilege to be part of SAMSC.
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Ø We attended a Motorsport UK webinar to discuss Equality and Inclusion.
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Ø We were invited to attend a virtual FIA seminar on accessibility and Inclusion on an international level. It was fascinating to see how accessibility is perceived worldwide.
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Ø We attended the SAMSC Club Development Day which was very informative and looked at the current situation and at the future of motorsport clubs in Scotland.
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Ø We met with Knockhill Racing Circuit to discuss circuit accessibility. DMS has been assisting the circuit with many aspects of accessibility, indeed the circuit has made many improvements over the years, we are delighted to be helping re disability access in particular.
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Ø We met with Ally Chalmers Racing, a remarkable young man (16yrs) rookie driver from Glasgow who drives for Team Brit, we are assisting Ally with his driver development.
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Ø We met with GP Racing Simulators to discuss DMS Sim Racing proposals for 2025.
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Ø We were delighted and humbled to part host a Disability Motorsport Showcase with Team Brit and MiniMax Motorsport at Knockhill, what a day! 20 disabled individuals getting a chance to get passenger laps and get the chance to try out Team Brit’s state of the art hand controls.
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Ø We are also delighted to announce that our chairperson has been invited to become a MotorsportUK Inclusion Ambassador, we wish him well in this important role.
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Ø Governance: As I mentioned earlier, volunteers are key to any charity and that includes committees and boards. Sadly, two of our trustees stood down from their perspective rolls within DMS. We wish both gentlemen every success in the future and we are forever in debt to them for all their hard work. We are delighted to announce that we have a new trustee starting in the new year. We are actively looking to further strengthen our board, if you are interested in finding out more about positions within DMS please contact
In conclusion, it would be fair to say that we have struggled to get on track in 2024 this has in the main been due to increased costs of running our hub, costs associated with facilitating events and the sad resignation of key personnel. DMS is actively seeking new trustees to enhance the current board and looking to secure long term sustainable funding and sponsorship.
Yours sincerely
Disability Motorsport Scotland Registered SCIO, SC046968
Financial Statements, year ending 30 November 2024
| Opening Bank Balances INCOME EXPENDITURE Closing Bank Balances |
Current Account Reserve Account Grant Funding 0.00 Donations 928.30 Gift Aid 250.00 Track Day Income 0.00 Bank Interest 8.63 Refunds 0.00 |
1,718.92 1,512.15 |
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| 3,231.07 1,186.93 4,398.66 (3,211.73) 11.56 7.78 |
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| TOTAL Hub Rent 3,500.00 Hub Expenses 337.66 Container Hire 0.00 Expenses for Meetings 0.00 Car Repairs (DMS1) 0.00 Equipment 0.00 Insurance 533.00 Fuel 0.00 Track Hire 0.00 Hospitality 0.00 Advertising 0.00 Website Design 0.00 Website Hosting 0.00 Memberships 0.00 Fundraising Materials 0.00 Bank Charges 28.00 Miscellaneous 0.00 |
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| TOTAL Current Account Reserve Account |
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| 19.34 |
APPENDIX 3
OSCR
| Independent examiner’s report on the accountsV2 | ||
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| Report to the trustees/members of Charity name DISABILITY MOTORSPORT SCOTLAND |
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| Registered charity SC 046968 |
SC 046968 | SC 046968 |
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| On the accounts of the | Period start date Period end date |
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| charity for the period | Day Month Year Day Month Year |
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| 1 DECEMBER 2023 to 30 NOVEMBER 2024 |
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| Set out on pages 3 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
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| Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner |
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees |
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| 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 attention. | ||
| Basis of independent examiner’s statement |
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 |
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| 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 concerning any such matters. 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. | ||
| Independent examiner’s statement |
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) 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 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
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| Date: 16 FEBRUARY 2025 |
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*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Glve here brief details of any Stems that the examiner wishes to dlsclose