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2025-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CS002659 (Scotland) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: SC047197

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

SAMARITANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO

Mann Judd Gordon Ltd Chartered Accountants 26 Lewis Street Stomoway Isle of Lewis HSI 2JF

SAMARITANS OF THE WEsfERN ISLES SCIO Contents ofthe Flnsneaal S14tements for the Year Lnded 31 March 2025 PAge Report of the Truslees Independenl Exam5ner's R¢￿Trrt Stlement of Finanel•l Attivltks B2l>n¢e Sheet Iyotes to Ihe FlneÈAI Sthtements 9 10 13 Detslled Stlemen¢ of Flnincl•l A¢livlties 14

SAMARrrANSOFTHE WESTERN ISLES SCIO Rewlrt of the Trustee5 for the Yur Ended 31 Mrch 20Z5 The lrnstees wkn are also directors of the charity for the pUr￿seS of the Companies Act 2006. prcseni iheir report wilh the financial St￿emen1S of ihe chuity for the year ended 31 March 2025. Th¢ irusi¢¢s have adopkd Ihc provisions of Accountin8 and Rep)rting by Charitics: Statement of Recommended Praclice applicable to chilie5 preparing ibeir a¢counts in accordance with the l.'inancial Rewrting Standard applicable in thc UK and Republic of IrLland (FRS 102) (effeclive l Jonuary 2019). 0￿￿ClIVEs AND A￿1VITIEs Objectlves and alms The objecls of the tharily are: - To enable ￿rSOnS in The we￿ern Isles And ihe surrounding area as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress cf despair, including Ihose who may at risk of suicid4 to receive confidenlial cmolional sUp￿rt al any lime of the day or night in order lo improve their emotional health and to rcducc Ihc inciden¢e ofsuicide; - To PTr￿￿1e a bcllcr undcrslxndinLy in SOLieiy of suicide, suicid81 behaviour ond the valuc of expressin8 feelinB$ which may otherwise kad to suicide or irnpttired emoix)iial h¢￿th. and - To collthornte wilh and SUPTX)rt knmarilans Central Charity and its atTiliated branches in fulfilling these Objeds. Signif￿ant actlvltles During 2024 10 2025 the branch has focuwj on both ensuring v0lunlec￿, contributions ar¢ and on con(inuing to recruii and trnin new volunteers. A Branch Quajily Review, led b (Quality Ment0￿). was carried oul in September 2024. Volunteers wtte congratulalrd un Ih¢ir ¢nthusiasm and dedic&ion 10 running Ihe branch. The Action Plan, Ihal was dcvLlopcd as a r¢suli of the Quality Review pnJcL'ss, h&% given us a clear focus on priorities for the branch and how w¢ Can pace aclivily Ihroiighout thc year 10 work iowards Ihese. niged A reciA Voluntee Volunieers are our most valuable r¢souTC¢, thc hu¥L' Lommilmenl of lime, ener&v emp4ihy ih¢y mAk¢ is wl)ai suppons callcrs and kccps th¢ bra￿h running. We ewrently have 14 Listening Volunteers, plus a visiling Listening Voluntttr, 2 SuppDM Volunlc¢rs and 4 ITaine¢$. Four long¢r terni Lisl¢ning Volunt¢¢TS hav¢ l¢fi th¢ brnnch in ihe past year. Their decisic￿S lo k4v¢ weve mainly diK to needing ¢0 fociis on oihLY matl¢Tr, or wl b¢inLT able lo commii to ￿KUlar shifts. Nine volunteers have eompleied the most recent Mentor Trnining, so are able lo mentor trainecs and support I￿gOIng mentorin8. 7 Volunteers includin8 our vislting Listcning Volunlett are Shift Leaders. The 3 volunlcers who trnined in 2023 a￿ Slill volunteering with the branch, and some have ttskert oft additional responsibilities. Of the 4 New Samafithns who started Core Iraining in Summer 2024. 3 completed all iraining and mentored shifts. While one of Ihese volunteers is still with us. 2 have now moved away. Both of ihcse arc volunieerin& or are planning to voluntttr, for Samaritans branches in the a￿a$ they have moved io. In toiV41 we have lost 6 Listening Volunleers this year. our Tttosur¢r volunteered as a Listener aThJ Treasurer, for I l years. She has lakeTh Te5ponsibility for building maintenanc< eleaning , health and safety and no doubt many Ottr￿r areas durin ihis time. She ha5 decided io resign bul will continu4 in th¢ short lemL $0 she can hand over lo Ihe new Treasurcr. LOI)IribtAlion will be sorely missed. She has played an iinp)rtanl part in thc lifc of thc brnnLlI, wc wish hey well in het" Iiiture endeavours. Although w¢ have fewer Yolunleers than we had this time last year all current Listening Volunteers are listening regularly. We have a very compvt¢nt ReGNilmeni Team and an ongoing plan for recruiliiicnl and ar¢ confidenl we can maintain, hope lo i￿reaSe, the number of volunteers we ljavc. Page I

SAMARITANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO Repjrt ￿r theTrusle£% for the Yur Ended 31 March 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CharilAble activitie5 K¢eping the branch running x) that w¢ Can offer Listening Shifts r¢quir¢s a gr¢ de41 of addilional wiKk. Thi5 includes: - Managemeni - Administrationlsecretarial - FinanLial ManagTement ITreasurL'r - Communicalion: Methings. em•il$ - Fundraising - Awareness Raising - Outreach - Partnership Working - Recrullme - Training Building - Volunieer sup￿rt Mainlen8ncelCle8nin8 Publicity A substanli81 number of volunte¢r hours are invesi¢d in these1&8ks. Fundraising• Awarene5J Raising and Parlnerahy Working Once 88ain in 2024 -2025 the local community have been 8enerous in supportin8 ihe branch with donations. Donations hove come frorn individual& churche5, and local businesses. Th¢ Fundraising T¢am organised a quiz and raffl¢ in May which was a very enjoyable event, rdising a substantial amounl for the branch. Many local busincsscs dontcd valuable raffle prizes. The Sea An8ling Club provided the venue. The Fundraisin8 team approached thc plfthl)ing of ihc quiz with cncrBy ond cnihusiasm. and many voluntccrs sUp￿rted on Ihc nighi. The brnnch ig self-funding which means thal regular fundraising is essential. Thc bTpnch hll5D'I bcc￿ inyolvcd in as much Awarcnc5s RJisinB •nd 0￿rcACh as w¢ would have liked over the post yettr. W¢ did hav¢ a gaz¢b) in lown for 5 days the W¢¢k of 2417, On¢ of our volunl¢¢rs work¢d particularly hard, setting up and tsking down ¢h¢ gattb) most days and sp¢nding a g￿al d¢al of time on ih¢ sthll, with the support of ￿her volunlwr5, We hwl 4 5¢Jll al UHI for Ihc P￿She￿ Flir, wc 5UPPOrtcd Publir H￿l¢h Inl¢rnational Sui¢ide Prevention Week providin8 voliinteers 10 person a 5th11, we also published articl¢ ￿ Wc Love Smynoway￿vefi1$ the need to talk al￿1 Suicide. The bTanth Curr￿)11Y ha5 a focu5 increasin8 the number of volunlttr5. Flaving more volunlccrs not only mcan5 we can offer more listenin8 sliifts. it would we would bt in & better posifion to provide awareness r8isin8 and outT¢￿h across the Wcslern Isl¢s. The branch will need to focus on fundraising lo support these a¢tivilies. We have good Lvnneclions with th¥ NHS and Public Healih, and involved with sui¢ide prevenlion k￿ally. It would bL of kncfii for us lo devcl4) slrongcr relationships with other 3rd scclor organisaiions over the ¢oniing year. FINANCIAL REVIEW Fln8n¢lg1 posltlon Durin￿ the yeaT the ¥harity's resuurces expeTrJcd excecdcd incoming re50urtts resulling in nel ¢xpenOilur¢ of £3.290 for the ￿lod (2024 - nei expendiluff of £9,153>. This represents a decrease of £l.121 in unrestrickd funds and a decrease of £2,169 in restricled funds. Unrestricted reserves have os a r¢sull de¢re￿d lo £19,646 (2024 - £20,767). Res¢rv¢s polley The general fund represents the unrestricted funds from pasi operating results, It also repT¢senls Ihe fre¢ reserves of the Charity, The In￿lee9 consider that the levLI of Ihe frtt. reserves in un￿SInC(¢d funds al 31 MaT¢h 2025, which equaes lo approximalely onc ycars operalin8 expeNlilure, is sufficienl lo mea the charily's OPLrdlional rcquIrLynL￿ts. P4¢2

SAMARITANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO Rewjrt of the Trustee5 for th¢ Yc•r Ended 31 IM•rch 2025 Fi￿uRE PI.AiYS The aims in our Acti4)n Plan are cnKial to ensur¢ ihe branch 1$ in a strong kN)silty)n to ¢onlinu¢ to provide emotiot￿l support to callets and raise awareness of suicide, for many years lo c￿ne. l. Succession Planning: Ensure volunieers aR aware of whal is involved in bein8 on the Branch L￿ership Team and prepared to thke a turn. Ensure voluntttT5 are awaTe of the tasks associaied with the Branch Directorfs role and Dcputy Directors, role% and prepwed to lake on one of these role5 ul sorne m)inl in Ihe futtwe. 2. Maintaiii ihe gcK)d connections SamAritAnS of the Western Isles has wilhin local eommuniiies. Improve awareness of Samaritans Artd awAreness of suicide preveniion in Ic¢al areas. J. Recruitmenl and rctcnlion.. Focus ort ihis io ensu￿ we maintain ai lelsl 14 volunteers. And ideally incre&se to 20 voluiileers. 4. Mainlain the culture and quality of the branch: throU￿h on¥oin¥ coaching and mcnloring, 5. FUt￿ro151n8.' Devclop a sustainable fundrnising Sir￿¢￿. WO￿ has begun in relalion ty ih¢se aims this work will be eoniinued in ihe yetr ahead. RUCTUR& GOVERNANCF. AND MANAGEMENT C¥overnlng document Samari10ns of the Western Isles is a Scottish Charitable Incorp)raied Or8anisalion and its purwses and adminisiration arrangements are set out in the constitulion which Ivas adopted on 22 February 2017. Re¢ru•tm¢n¢ and ¥ppoinlm¢nl of new Iruslees The Blanch Leadership 'leam (EILT) arc also ihc charity's Iru51ec5. Thc Branch Direck)r is gppointed for a three-year flxed ¢erni. followin8 a fornial working party process within th¢ branch. Thai apwinimeni 1$ then ralified by thc Samaritans rxnlrdl charity, Th¢re ar¢ Iwo deputy dir¢¢iors, appoinied by the dirtttor, who serve the sam¢ Icrni of oÉfi¢e. The bTrndJ sccretary and Ircasurcr (oificc and yp 10 51x oihcr (¢lNid) nKinb¢rs fonn the Iru31ce5. All thc alK)ve, excepl for the sccjrtary and irea5UTcr mu51 bc Samarilan5. lkne olTic¢ hold offirc until th¢ n¢xl annual g¢n¢rnl m¢eiing and eligible for re-election. Thc dircctor and d¢puly direcloT5 may nol I￿ld th¢ 5arnc offiG¢ for mor¢ tliaii ihrc¢ con5CfUtiv¢ yr4r5. On¢ third of the elected nienibe tire 21 e￿h annual 8ener141 rn¢etin8 wid ar¢ ¢li8iblc re-eledion provid￿ Ihal ilicy have served less than three conscculive ycw5.

SAMARITANS OFTHE WESTERN ISLESSCIO Report of the Trusle ror the Year Ended 31 March 2025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANACEMENT Organisstional structure Our Branch Lljlenlng Shlfts The branth Currently h&s 5 regular Listening shifts A week. which in ￿121 is 29 volunteer hours of listeninE and olTering emoiional support th Callers. Occ&sional ovemight shifts add to these hours. For eacli shift ￿lere are ? Listening vO￿nICerS in branch supported remotely by a Shift Leader. Ihe weekly breakdown of our shift patt¢m in relation lo I￿￿rS of need is: 20 Lisiening Volunleer hours during day hours106:00- 22,.00) Listening Volunteer houts durins Iwilight hours (22:IX14J2:00) 2 Listening Voluntccr houri during ￿1￿h[ hours102:00 - 06..00) Samaritans osk all branches to oim for a certain nwnber of hours al different times io meth ihe needs of Ihe service. Over the past year we have thken initiaiives to increase night hours. S*maiilans ask Branches to aim for 700/k) 200/ l.loura ofNeed Day", ;(Kl - 22fiO Twilight: 22,.00- 02,'00 Night., 02.,W - 06:00 Samarltsns of the Western Isles 67fi/o 270/0 Inducllon And ¢ralnlng of n¢w ¢rn$tevJ The charity undertak¢$ training for lrnslees lo ensure awareness and l1nde￿t￿din8 of..- lh¢ rrsponsibililic5 of irus¢¢¢s- Ihe organisalional strnclure of ihc charity. Ihe financial p)5ilioTh of Ihe charity. and - lh¢ fiJfyr¢ pla￿ ¥md objeclives of the charity. R¢rruilm¢nt ¢r4inin8 4 volunieers have trained as I'rniners which m&8ns we now have a trainin8 learn of 5. We hav¢ 2 volunteers who have rccenily Complcid Mentor trdinin¥ for ihe firsl lime and ￿￿ther volunteer who has rcfrr5hcd his Mentor IrhininK. Havin8 tnorc Trdincrs significantly Strenblthens our ability ￿ dvliver Core Trtinin8. Eth￿ddIn8, other training such as troining for Shift Le&1ers and Mentors and to SlJPPOrt the on80in8 dev¢lopmcnt of volunteers Ihrough Listenin8 And Coxhin8 sessions. Having more Mentors me￿5 we can more easily support Irain¥%S move from trainin8 room lo duly room Ongoing Mentorin8. The plan moving forward is to fc¢us on recruitment in the winter and start Core'l raining wilh a new ¢olK)rt t￿h Spring. The Branch Action Plan includes focusing oil eiisuring Samaritans Volunteers ore eonfideni and competenl in delivering the Service. We ¢￿e w introduce Listening and Coachinb Sessions for all volunleff¥ well as Ongoing Mentorin in Ihe Autumn, Wider network The branch is involved with S￿arlIa￿s regionally and nationally ihrou8h Tegular representation at ccmferences, lrnining events atMI meelings. One of our volunteers also participated in a workshop to help develop a new Sarnarilans srfviLC thal will be delivered via Inslani MessRging. REFERENCF. AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAII Reglsiered Comp2lly number CS002659 IScod&nd) Pagc 4

SAMARI"r,%NS OF THE WESTERN ISI.ES.SCIO Report of Ihe Trustees for th¢ Year Ended 31 March 2025 Regisl¢Yed Charity number SC047197 Regislered n(fice 87 c￿￿1Ve{l SirLYI Si(>nK)wa}' l%k nfLcwi 14S12r)G Tru5ri'e5 Incl*'i)i'n¢li'nl ￿-.1￿•￿Ill￿r on Li( L hort¢rcd Accountant8 ?{) Lcivis Siiti¢ 8lomoway Isle of LCM ii? I.IS I ?.IF COMMENCEMEKfoF ACTIVITIES Alilioubli SJinJi'il4iiN of the WcslLTn 141¢8 was fonnL'd in 1993 ay an iinin¢orpuralLxl Ch￿nIY (nuii)bei' SL(12L)1115). I¥L' 01)vcrtL.d 10 our prw'ni form ¢1% a SLotlisli Cliarilablc IncorpcKatcd Organisation on 22 Fcl)niary 21)17. All luii(L%. and slctiviiii's IVLJt Iniiis1irrL.d Iroin IhL pred￿e￿or or8unisation on l April 2017. Api)rL)v¢d by vr(kr ol Ihe board ot'lTusiees on 15 Seplember 202.fj und sign¢d on 11>. belia]f by.. 01 +09,102S TiiislLe hw-5

dtptn(kni ExAmincr'$ R¢ptsrt to ihe Trnstee5 of S4Jnrit#ns of the Western Isks SCIO I report on the accounts for ihe year ended 31 Marth 2025 scl out on pgges Sev￿ lo thirt¢eTh. Respttlive reswnsibilitics ol trustees •nd examkner The charity's trustees are resportsible for the preparnlion of the accounts in accordanc¢ with ihe trnis of the ch￿7t]eS and Trustee Investment (Scoilwd) Act 2Q05 and the Charities Accounts {Scoiland) Re8ulalions 2006 (&$ amended). The charity's trusiees consider thal the aiidit requirement of Regulation l O( l )(a) lo (c) of the ALcounls Regulalions doc5 n(M apply. It is my reswn5ibilily lo examine Ihe accouiits &$ required under Seciion 44(1 l(c) of ihe Aci and io state whether particular mattcr5 have corne lo my atlenlion. Basls of the Independenl examlner's report My examinalion wss carricd out in aL'curdanee with Re8u18tion I l of the Chttrliies Accounts IS¢¢xland) Regulations 2(rt)6. An examination intltsdes A review of the accounting reeords kept by the charity and a ￿mparisOn of thc ￿UnIS presented with Ihose reeords. It aLso includes considerdtion of any uniisual ilems ur disclosures in Ihe ftccounls, and seeking ¢xplanalions frorn you as Irustees conceming any such matter5. Thc procedures undertRken (k) provide all the evidence that would be Tequircd in Mudil. and consequently I do noi CXPrL￿ an Budii opinion on Ihe view given by the accounts. Independent ¢xAmlner's s¢stement In connection with my examin￿10n. no matter has come lo my attcntion . ( l) whicli 8ivcs rnc reasonable cause lo believe ihAI, in ony material respect, the requiremenls to keep a¢couNin8 rttord5 in accordan¢¢ wilh Section 44(IXa) of Ihe 20)5 Act and Re¥ula1￿￿ 4 of ihe 2006 Accounls Regulations. and to preparc accoun15 whi¢h a¢¢ord with the accounting records and lo comply with Regulation 8 of the 2Lh)6 Ac¢ounl8 R¢8ulalions have not be￿ rnel. QT (2) to which, iii my opinion, altention should Lx drawn in order 10 enable a proper widerstanding of ihe accounts lo b¢ ached. A¥¥iuii1411ts Jii Mann Judd Gordm Ltd Chartered Accountants 26 Lewis Street Stornoway Isle of Lewis HSI JF 15 Sepiember 2025 Page 6

SAMARrrANSOF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO Sts)ternent of Financial Activilies for the Yur Ended 31 mA￿h Z025 31.3.25 I'oLIl funds 31.3.24 T￿1 funds Unrc5tricied funds Reslricted fund Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donaiions leg%ies &847 6.847 1747 Charl¢ible Aetlvlties Provision of confideniial emotional support l.O¢J) 1.000 ijoo Other trading activitics 836 8.36 1,185 Totgl 8,683 8.683 5.432 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 2,011 C.hArlt#ble *ctivlties Provision of confidenlial emolioJ)al support 9,804 2,169 11,973 12,574 Total 9,804 2,169 1.973 14.585 I¥￿ INCOMEI(EXPEIYDITURE) (1,121) (2,169) (.1290) (9.153) RECONCILIAI'ION OTr. Tr UNDS Totsl funds broughi fL¥ward 20.767 84,607 105.374 114.J27 TOI'AL frUNLXS CARRIED FORWARD 11)ffj46 82,438 102,084 105,374 Th¢ not¢s foTm part of these financial slalemenls Page 7

SAMARITAN.$ OF THE w￿ER]y ISLES SCIO Balance Sheet 11 Marth 2025 31.3.25 Tol<il un￿￿1￿cted ftinds Reslricl¢d fund Ntxes FIXF.D ASSEI"S TunbFiblc 8?.438 82.438 84,Crf17 CI'RRENT ASSETS Debiorts Cash al baiik ai)d in haiid 926 19,516 926 19,516 C)1 j 91,71)1 211.442 20,442 ??.(Il() CRF.DITI)RS An7￿1n15 fnlliiib due 4%'iiliin one ￿aT (796) (796) 1.441) ) NLT LURRLiYT ASSETS 19,646 19.646 211.767 TUTAL AS,%F.'rs i.Tr:SS CURRENr .IABII.11 ITr:S IY.646 82,438 102,084 105.174 NET ASS&.I'S 19,646 2.43% 102,OY4 IOS j74 FUIYDS lJiirLtI'lLlid fiiii(ts RLslriLied luiid 10 19.C?4(1 112,438 211.7f)7 TOTAL I,"I,NDS 102,OX4 ILI4,374 Tl)L iliariiiil)Ic Ll)IIIIKIIIy IS LillillL￿ lu Lxcnipliuii fiyjrn audil uiidcr Section 477 of Ihc Companics Aci 21H)6 lur iliL )'Kiir cnclcd 31 M<ircli ?025. 'I'lic iiiii)IlK.￿ liav¢ IK)I r¢quircd IIK ¢oiiip8ny ￿ obtain an audit of its finllnLial slal¢iii¥iils fur vLni' ¥iiilL'(I 31 MiirLh ?0?5 in iiccurdnnL¢ wilh Section 476 of Ihe Compani¢s Act 2006. The 11i1slQi4 IILkiiowlLdgL IlILir rL4ponsibililiL'5 for Lyisurini Iliat Ihc cliarilablc coinpany kecps acLounting rcLords ih81 LI￿7P1Y willi Sections 386 an¢1 187 01. Illi coiiip4iiiies Ail 2006 dnd prcpiirin&' fi￿?1￿1a1 Slaleineiits which give ll irn¢ and tuir viLw of the stal¢ of alTiirs of Ihl chorilplicuble lo ¢hariiable LlllnPillllL' siibjL'cl lo IhL small companics rcginie. ThL' fiiiaiii ijl b[iNcI￿nIs wer¢ approv¢d by Ilie Hoard of Tn￿lee$ and 41111horl￿'d for issiic oil 15 ScplLiiIIx'i' i'crL %igynL'd uii its beliilf by: 01 Oq.2o25 Thc notes fomi i)an of these financiul siatcmcjil Page 8

SAMARITANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO NDl¢s to ¢he Fin•n¢ial Statem¢DIs for the Vtsr Ended 31 MAreh 202S ACCOUNTING POLICIES DAsis o( preparing the Ilnancial statemenls Th¢ finan¢ial Statements of Ihc chllritsblc c<mipany. which is a publi¢ bentfil entity under FRS 102, have been prtpwcd in accordance witli the Charilics SORP (FRS 102) 'A¢¢ounung and ReFOrtin8 by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Praeiice applicable to charities preparing their xcounts in accordance with thc Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effetlive l Jaiiuary 2019),, Finun¢ial Rewrting Standard 102 'Thc Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in ihc UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. Thc financial sia(¢m¢nts hthve ￿en prepared under the historical cosi conventK)n. The finanLial ￿ateMentS prepared in stcrliiig whith is the funclivml ¢urrency of the charily and are n)uthded lo ihc nLaresi £. The Iruslees wnsider that thete a￿ no material unc¢rtainlic5 abwi ihe Charity's ability to continue as i going ¢￿Cern. The tru51ees a150 consiikr th￿ there ar¢ no signifi¢anl areas of judgcments, esiimates ￿ key assumpiions that affect iterns in Ihc acLi￿nts. The chariia)le company has tsken advaniaBe of the followin8 disclosure exemplion in preparing these financi741 statements, as pemitted by FRS 102 Thr Finan¢ial Rcp)rting Slandard applicable in lh¢ UK and Republi¢ of land,: the requiremenls of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flow& Ineome All income is Teco¥niSLxI in thL. Stsl¢m¢nl of Finai)¢iol A¢tlvilie$ once the charity entitkment to ihe fund& il is probable Ihal th¢ in¢ome will be received and the amount can be me&sured Teliably. Expendllure Liabiliiies are r¢cogniscd as ¢xp¢ndilurv as soon as Ihere is a legal or conslruGlivc c)bligalioi) CDmmittin8 the charily lo lh￿ expeiiditllTC. il 15 probablL. Ilili a Imnsfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and lh¢ ofihe oblisalion cali be measured reliably. Expenditure is a¢counted for on an accru41s basis and has been classified ￿der headin85 ihat a88re8ale 811 c051 rclal¢d lo th¢ ¢aieEory. Where cosls cannut bc dirtily aitribuled kn prticular h(¥ding5 Ih¢y havc b¢¢D 0110¢0i¢d 10 aQivilies on a basis ¢￿SiStenI with the use of ChMritble Adfvkles Charitable ac¢ivilies comprises those cosls incuThed by the Charity in the delivcry of ils objects 8nd aclivities. It inclimles both costs that can ￿ allociiled direLtly 10 such a¢iivi¢ies and iliose of an indirect nature necessary lo support them. Tlie Thllocation of dirccl and supwn L'osts are anaiysed in the notes to the finw)cial statements. Tngibk flxed Assets Depreciation As provided al the following annual rates in order lo write off eh asset over ils cslimutrd useful Frcchold property Computer equipment • depreeiaiion on cost 2￿ depreciation on cost TxAtlon The chwily is cxcmpl from LX)rporation on ils ¢harilable aclivities. Fund #ceountlng Unrestricted funds can be used in accordan¢e wilh ihe ¢haritsbie objectives at Ihc discrclion of the Iruslees. Restricled flind5 can only br u5cd for pNrfirular r¢slrict¢d puryoses wiihin the objccts of Ihe ¢harity. Restriclions aris¢ when spccified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular reslrictcd purpos¢s. Further ¢xplanati¢)n of th¢ nature and purkKis¢ of ¢ach fund 15 in¢ludcd in the ThA¢5 lo th¢ finanrial slatements. Pag¢ 9

SAMARITANS OF THE WEsfERN ISLES SCIO lo ¢h¢ Finn¢lal Ststemthts- continued for the Yewr Endrd 31 March 202S OTHER TRADING AcfiviTIES 31.3.25 31.3.24 Fundraising events 836 1,185 RAISIIYG FUNDS Raising doN¢ions #d lry4¢ies 31.3.25 31.3.24 Supwrt costs 2,011 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Ne¢ in¢omtl(extenditure) is sknted after Charyin￿(Cr¢d1I1n&). 31.3.25 31.3.24 D¢pKeciation- owned &ss¢ts 2.169 2.169 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BF.NF.FITh There no In￿tee$, remiineralion or other bcncfits fur Ihe ¢nded 31 Marth 2025 nor for Ihe yeAr ended 31 Marth 2024. TruslceB' expensej L￿riThg lh¢ p¢riod, lh¢ ¢h4rily paid Ir8vel subsisience ex￿SeS I￿￿711n8 £477 ￿ 2 trnslee The sam¢ #mouni w45 donated bnek kn ihe ehoTity and Ire included in donaiions inct)me. 'fhc pa￿entS w¢rr made under provisions contained within the chariry's governing document. COMPARATIVES FOR TIIE sfATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL A￿]VITIEs Un￿$tricd funds Restricted fund Tolal funds INCOME AND ENDOWMEwfs FROM tl)nalions and legacie5 2,747 2,747 ChAritable Adivities Provislon of confideftiial emoliornAI support 1,500 1,500 Other trading aclivilie5 1,1115 1.185 Total 5.432 5.432 EXPEND￿ URE ON Raising funds 2,011 2,011 ChArltAble Attivitles Provision of wnfidenlial emotional support 10.405 2,169 12,574 Total 12,416 2.169 14,585 Page 10

SAmAR￿ANs OF THE WESTERN ISI.ES SCIO Not¢s lo the Financial Sl*t¢ments- continued ror th¢ Y¢ar Ended 31 M4Tch 2025 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIFS- eontinued Unrcsiricted Restricted funds fund runds NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITURE) 16.9841 (2,169> (9.153) RECONCILIATION OTr- frUNDS Total funds brought forward 27,751 86.776 114.527 TOTAI. FUNDS CARKIED FORWARD 20,767 84,607 105,374 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold property Cofflpuler equipmenl Totals cosr At l April 2024 and 31 March 2025 108,466 1.063 109,529 DF.PRF.CIATION At l April 2024 Char¥c for year 23.859 2,169 1,063 24,922 2,169 At 31 Ma￿h 2025 26.028 ,063 27,091 NETBOOKVALUE At I l mA￿h 2025 82,438 82,438 Ai 31 March 2024 84,607 84,607 DEBTORS: AMouKfs FALLING DUF WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.3.25 31.3.24 Prepaym¢r 926 915 CREDITORS: AMOUIYT5 FALLINC DUE wi'fiiiN ONE YEAR 31.3.25 31.3.24 AccNed expenses 796 1.849 Pa8ell nlinued...

SAMARITANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO Note5 to the Financial St*tements- continued for the Y￿r Ended 31 Mareh 21125 MOVEMbNT IN FUNDS Net movem¢nt in funds At 31.3.25 At1.4.24 Unrostricted fuTrdy Genernl fund t)ui)c&i Walker Legacy 10.767 i 0,000 (1.121) 9,646 10,000 20.767 (1.121) 19.646 Restricted funds Property fund 84,607 82,438 TOTAL FUNDS 105,374 (3,290) 102,084 Ncl movcmcni in fLinds. in¢liided in th¢ 8bove are as follows.. Incomins resourccs Rewurccs expended Movemenl in funds Unrr4¢rlrte￿ fund$ Gciieral fiind 8.683 19,804) Rutdrf¢d funds Property fund (2,169) (2,169) TOTAL FUNDS 8.683 {11,973) (3,290) Comparatlves for movement in funds Net movement in fvnds Ai 31.3.24 At 1.4.23 Unr￿trICted funds Gener￿ ￿nd Duncan Walker Legacy 17.751 10,000 16.984) 10,767 10,000 27,751 (6,984) 20,767 Restricted funds Property fi￿d 86.776 {2,169) 84,607 TOTAL FUNI)S 114,527 19,153) 105,374 P￿C 12 continued...

SAMARrfANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO Notes lo the Fin*nci¥l St•lementS- LY)lltinued ror the YeAr Ellded 31 March 2025 io. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Compardlive nel movemcnt in fu￿s. i￿luded in ihe hb)ve are as follows,. Resources expended Movement in funds res(Mrces Unrestricied funds General fund 5,432 (12,416) (6.984) Restrlcted funds P￿PertY fund (2,169) (2,169) TOTAL FUNDS 5,432 (14,585) (9,153) li. RELA'fLD PAKfY DISCLOSURES There were no related paty transactions for the year ended 31 Mwrh 2025. Pag¢ 13

SAMARITANS OF THE WESTERN ISLES SCIO DetAilEd Slalan¢nl of Fin8nei41 Acliyities ror the Yer Ended 31 March 2025 31.3.25 31.3.24 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS DOn￿lIDn5 and kgacles DonatN)ns Gift aid 6.179 668 1343 404 6,847 1747 Other trdlng actfvltleg Fundraisi118 evenis 836 1,185 Charltable letlvltles Grants 1,000 T￿41 Ineoming ￿0￿rCeS 8,683 5,432 EXPENDITURE CharitslAe ictlviti Insurance Fundraising expmses Support resour¢¢s Travcl lX)nfc￿nCcs Depreciation of lan8ible fixed assets 916 49 66 3,958 2.169 836 2,560 2.169 7.158 5,664 Supw)rt cojli MAn*gement LiBhi heat Teleph￿ P051a¥c 4nd Slationery Adverts and ma￿Cling Sundries Repairs and maintenance Cleaning AtTilialion fees 1,273 1,13S 95 384 ,369 1,199 167 28 219 3.836 120 1.983 518 1.014 4.815 8.921 Totsl ￿${wIceS expended 11.973 14J85 Net expendknrt (3.290) (9.153) This pa8e does nLX fomi part of the ￿atstory financial staiemenls pa￿ 14