GAIN (Guth Airson Iarrtasan Nis)
Scottish Charity No. SCO47399
Report of the Trustees - The GAIN trustees are please to present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024
Status - Guth Airson Iarrtason Nis was registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) 10[th] May 2017.
Aims - GAIN aims to benefit the inhabitants of Ness and surrounding area by association with the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants and to advance the education of the public, in particular the younger members, through the use of said facilities.
To meet these aims a group of mothers who had no local playground for their children established GAIN in 1998 to work towards creating a modern play and leisure space on ground adjacent to the beach at Eoropie, which was kindly donated by the crofting families who traditionally worked the sandy ‘machair’ land along the west coast of Lewis.
Trustees, office bearers, employee and maintenance personnel
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The trustees who served during the year were:
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Appointment of Trustees - Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting of the association.
Achievements and performance/Financial Review - In this financial year we have received funding from UOG Ltd. These funds were given to us to help us carry out activities.
In 2023/2024 we were able to carry out all the activities that we were unable to do in previous years.
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The Easter Egg Hunt is one of the best activities we have in April 2024, this has become a very successful activity, well attended by Islanders and Holiday makers.
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BBQs have been well attended and we have also had some schools and church groups use our facilities to hold their outings which is helps them enjoy the day even more.
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Another successful year all 500 ducks swam down the river with support from Taigh Dhonnchaich,
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Green Gym events are well attended, although some events were postponed due to the back weather that we had Our volunteers keep support the park, and the children especially feel proud of their park.
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This year we were approached by a community group looking to help others. We were very happy when they carried out major painting works for us, which allowed us to work on other things.
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Other groups use the park to hold fund days, we have had Sporsnis have used the park to have their kids club summer party, we have had Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn carry out some of their holiday
GAIN (Guth Airson Iarrtasan Nis)
Scottish Charity No. SCO47399
activities. We try to encourage all groups to use the park as best they can. We try to accommodate everyone.
The maintenance workers we have are outstanding, they ensure that all new play equipment is installed to a high standard and also to allow it to work better in our environment. They also ensure that all the equipment is safe to use, with weekly checked carried out and replacing any defects as soon as possible. The main work this year was the installation of a new bridge at the main entrance to the park.
The kiosk workers work all the school holidays and every Saturday from March to the end of October. This allows us to keep the toilets open for the park users. Teas and snacks are sold at the park, we have made a conscious effort to make sure items for sale are reasonably priced in order for families to have a good day out.
We continue to try and make the park a safe a happy place to be in for everyone and anyone who wants to come along. We feel that everyone feels better after being at the park or coming to an activity. We all try our best to help the park succeed and to carry out the good work. We encourage feedback and we send out questionnaires to the school to see what the children are looking for and what they need. We feel that the park is now coming to the stage that some of the equipment that was installed 20 years ago is slowing needed replaced. We will carry on working hard to keep the park open to all.
Our Facebook page is a great page to have a look at what has been happening there. https://www.facebook.com/EoropiePlayPark/?locale=en GB
Guth Alrson larrtasan Nis (Scottish Charity No. SC047399) Statement of Recelpts and Payments For the Year Ended 30 September 2024 unStriCted Rèstricted Funds Funds Total Funds Total 2023 Recalpts Voluntary Reixipts Grants Donations Kiosk Sales Fund Raising 2.507 2.507 1,154 1.51 4 1,367 14.407 1,465 2.129 962 1.154 1.514 1.367 4.035 2.507 6.542 18.963 Paymènts Cost of Charitsble Aclmties Salari8s Purchase of Equipment Playpark Development Maintenance Electricity Workshops and Activiti&s Transport and Tr8sning Kiosk strk and ExFenses Insurance AdvesIng and Website Administration and Miscellane(M 3,957 3.957 4.304 799 11.077 1.912 232 772 48 934 562 240 1.122 662 2,523 246 1.012 190 1.076 369 2.154 246 1.012 278 574 827 574 892 1.878 11.778 22,002 SurplusllDeficitl for the year 2,157 17.3931 15,236) 13.039)
SLement of Balances as at 30 Septembei 2D24 Unrgstrictod Restrirknl Funds Ftsnds RancIlIatIon Total 2024 Tog12023 Cash Bank as at 301(PJ13J23 SurplusllDeficitl for the year Transf8r botsvn Funds 55.2S8 2.157 12,491 17.393) 67.749 15,236) 70,788 13.0391 Cash in Bank as at 3010913)24 57.415 5.098 62,S13 67.749 Bank and Cash Balances CutTent Account 62.513 67.749 62A13 67,749 Other As$ets Play Equipry%nt (cost £75.fKIOI. now being ea. New Equipmer¢L Picnic Taljes etc l¢J)si £35.¢) PortacaNft- Toilet Block IcLst £16.8051 Apwed by tt Trustses and signe(l on their behalf
Scotti$h Charlty No. SC047399 Independent Examinerfs Report to Guth Airson larrtasan Nls (GAIN) frnstees. This report is in respect of GAIN'S atxounls fv the year ended 30 September 2024 as attached. Respedivé Responsibilities of TnteeS and Examiner The chanty's trustees are responsib the preparat of accounts in accordance with the tenns of Charities and Trustee Inveslmenl (slIand) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts IScotLgfKJ) Regulations 21x16 (as amended). The trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulatk)n 10(IXd) of the Accounts RegLrtat.;Or does not apply. 11 is my reSpCsIbIlfy to examirE Ihe accounts as required under SedM)n 44(1 Xc) of the Act and lo slate whether partULar matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examinerfs Ststement My examination was carried out in &o)rdance Regulation 11 of the Charities Acccxjnls (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The examir¥atK)n irluded a review of the accounting records kept by the chanty and a comp&ison ol the aunts presented with those records. The prixedures follrpwed do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenuy (Jo not express an audit opinK)n on the view grven by the accounts. Independent Examiner's Statement In the c(MJrse of my examination, no matter has come to my atlention.. 1. which gives rrE reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requiraments: To keep accounting recrxds in accordan with Section 44(11 (a) of Ihe 2005 Act and Regul8tscm 4 of the 2006 A(xounts ReguktFDns, and To prepare accounts whith accord wlh the accounting re)rdS and comply with Regulati 9 of the 2006 AOUnts Regulations have nol been met, or to which, in my opinion, attenti£ shoukj be drawn in order to enable a proper understanuing of the accourrts lo be reached. 3 March 2025