Onward Whitburn SCIO
Scottish Charity Number- SC047056
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the
ear ended 20 December 2020

Trustees, Annual Report
For the year end8d 20 December 2020
The trustees have the pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial
statements for the year ended 20 December 2020
Reference and Administrative infomlation
Charity Name
Onward lthitburn SCIO
Scottlsh Charity Number
SC047056
Address
29 Gleneagles Court, Vthitbum, Vvest Lothian, EH47 8PG
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report
Trustee name
Office (rf any)
Chair
Secretary
Vice Chair
Structure, Govemanco and Management
Constltutlon
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable IncorF)orat8d Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered on
21 December 2016. It has a single tier structure and as such the trustees are the members of
the charity. Our purposes and administration arrangements are set out in our Constitution.
Appointment of trustees
All of the Charities Trustees are elected or re*lected by the Members at the Annual General
Meeting or appointed by the Charities Truslees under delegated powers.
Th8 charity's trustees meet quarterly to discuss business.
Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting which is held in February. There must be
a minimum of three and a maximum of five trustees.
There have been no new trusted appointed.
Objectives and Activities
Charitable purposes
The organisation has been fonned to benefit the Community of Vthrtburn, E8St IAhitburn and
Redmill (West Lothian) as defined by ("the Community,), with the Purposes listed in the sub-
clauses hereto {"the Purposes"), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable
development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs),
namely..
The organisation's main purpose Is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable
development. The organisations purposes are:
Managing community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the
public in general.,
Advance communrty development, includiro urban or rural regeneration within the
Community.

Advan￿ the education of the Community about its environmental, cultural, heritage andlor
history.,
To promote, establish and operate schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the
residents of the Community.
To promote for the public benefit the preservation (whettrEr wholly or in part) of buildings
and other stru￿ureS of historic andlor architectural.
Activities, Achievements and Porfomiance
W8 were inactive during 2020 due to the national COVID 19 Pandemic and only hèld one
trustee's meetings and monthly members, from January 2019 to December 2020.
We continue to be committed to source fLmding for the development of the charity objectives.
Vve continue to be committed to Liaisiro with three main community groups working within the
community, Imiitburn and District Community Council, b￿ltbUrn Community Education
Management committee and I￿ltbUrn Communty Development Trust to develop a share a
common purpose for the community.
The trustees have taken no action during 2020 to establish the ownership of land at West
Main Street, IAlhitbum.
Flnanclal revlew
Th8 Trustees hav& agreed to the paymènts from West Lothian Community Trust for th8 local
wind turbine on the edge of the town at Tippethill Farm, ￿ltbUrn, be paid directly to the
itburn and District Community Council to support the provision of the hanging baskets and
flower planter around the town. The trustees have retained the £6QXJO from the first two years
payment.
The trustees are committed to continue to establish the ownership of land at West Main
Stre8t, Whitburn, which was previously grfted to the community. The previous charity has
been dissolved and there is a security on the land. Once the ownership has been establish8d
the charity plan to pay the securty on the land and develop rt for the benefit of the community.
The charity has had no income and m expenditure in this financial year.
Reserves policy
The charity has not developed a policy on reserves.
Th8 charity has no deficit and will not operate wrth a deficit
Plans for future period
The twstees intend to consult with the commmty wrth regard to the use of the grant from the
Tippethill wind turt)ine grant.
The trustees continue to establish the ownership of land at West Main Street, lthitbum and if
no owner is identified will work towards retuming the larKI to community ownership for the
benefit of the community.
Trustees will continue to liaise with three main communty groups working within the
community and the Friends of Polkemmet GrC￿p.

Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 20 December 2020
Unrestricted
Restricted Year ended
Year ended
Funds
Funds
20 Dac 2020
20 Dec 2019
Receipts
Donations
Grants
Fundraising
Bank interest
Receipts from
charitable activities
46,000
Total receipts
48,000
Payments
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Year ended
Funds
20 Dec 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
Cost of charitable
Activities
Governance costs
Fundraising costs
Cost of
charitable activities
Total Payments
Surplusl{Deficit)
for the year
46,OLK)
46,000
Statement of Balances - As at 20 December 2020
Unrestricted
Restricted Year ended
Funds
Funds
20 Dec 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
Opening cash at
bank and in hand
Surplusl(Deficit)
for the year
6,000
46,QXX)
Closing cash at
bank and in hand
6,000
46,000

Bank and Cash Balances
Bank current accourrt 6,000
46,LYJO
46,00
6,000
40,tK)O
46,000
Other assets
There are no other assets
Liabilities
There are no liabilities
Notes to the accounts - for the year ended 20 December 2020
1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with
the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland)
Regulations 2006 (as amended)
2 Nature and purpose of funds
Unrestricted funds are those that may be Us￿1 at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance
of the objects of the charity.
Rastrict8d funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specrfied by
the donor or when funds are raised for Specif￿ purposes.
3 Rélated party transactions
No other remuneration was paid to the trustees or any connected persons during the year,
(2019.. Nil)
4 Donations
There have been no donations in this year
Unrestricted
Restricted Year ended
Funds
Funds
20 Dec 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
5 Grants recelved
Unr8stricted
Funds
Rèstricted Year ended
Funds
20 Dec 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
Whitburn Town
Centre Grant
40,000
Tippithill Wind
Turbine Grant
6,OCMJ
46,(XJO

6 Cost of charitable activities
There have béen no charitable activities costs this year
Unrestricted
Restricted Year ended
Funds
Funds
20 De¢ 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
7 Govemance costs
There have been no Govemance costs this year
Unrestricted
Restricted Year ended
Funds
Funds
20 Dec 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
8. Independent examinerfs fee
There was no independent examinerfs fee this year
Unrestricted
Restricted Year ended
Funds
Funds
20 Dec 2020
Year ended
20 Dec 2019
8 Transfers between funds
There were no transfers tetween funds ￿StS this year

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
ScollLSh Charty ReguLitor
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
Report to Ihe Charty naw
Irusteeslmembers of Omvard Vlhrtbum
Registered charity SC047056
number
On the accounts of th¢
charity for th• perlod
Perlc#J start date
Perlod end date
Morrth
Decemt4r
Y•ar
1119
Year
21
lo
Set out on pag•s
(remsmt•rlD pqg
nUnkn[s￿Od￿1￿Jna1a￿a0Ia
Respectlv• The charily's truslees a￿ reswnsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
re8pon$lbilitses of wilh the tenns of the Charities and Trustee Investment {S¢otiandl 2005 Act and the
truslee$ and examiner Charrties Accounts (Scolland) Regulations 2006 (8$ amended). The charlty tnjstees
consKler that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulallons
does not apply. It is my responsibility lo examine the accounts as reqUI￿d under section
44(1) (¢) of trle Act and to slate whether partlcular matteTr ha￿ Lxjme to my attentlon.
Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner's stalement Regulations. An examination indudes a review of the accountiNJ records kept by the
¢harrty 8nd a comparison of the accounls presented with those records. It also Includes
¢onspJeration ol any unusual rterns or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from Ihe trustees conceming 8ny suoh matters. The procedu￿5 undertaken |
do not provM1e all Ihe evpjence that woukl be required in an audit and. consequently, I do I
not express an audbt opinion on the wew given by the a0￿unIs.
Ind•pondent •xamln•Vs In the course of my examination, no matter has to my attention
statement
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that In any materlal respect the
requirements:
to keep accountino records w) accoft1ance with section 4411) (a) of the 2005 AL# and I
Regulation 4 of the 201% Accounts Regulations. and
lo Prepa￿ accounts which accord with the ar￿UntIng records and comply wrth
Regulatk)n 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have nol teen met. or
to whth, in my opinK)n. attention shoukl be dr8wn in order to enable a proper
the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification{sl or body MAAT
Irf any):
8/11121
Address: 25 Russell Crescent
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2GN
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APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only coffplete rfthe exarriner needs to highlight material prob18ms.
Give here brief detsils of
any items that the
examiner wishe$ to
disclose