Grail Message Association Scottish Charity No- SC047716 Annual Report and Financial Statement For the year ended 30 September 2024 Trustee's Annual Report forthe period ended 30 September 2024 Reference and Administrative information Chgrityn8me Reglstere(I charlty number Ch•rlty's prfnclpal addross i Grali Message Association SC047716 , clo T C Young - Solicitors 17 West George Street Glasgow Postcode G2 1 BA TnAtee n4m• D•5ignatioft ot forwlK)I Chair Full Peri)d Secretary Full PerKJd Treasurer Full Perw)d Structure Governance and Mana ernent Constltutlon The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organization la SCIO). It th was registered in its current legal form on 7 September 2017. intment of Trustees The Association is rnana8ed by a Board of Trustees, who are also its mernbers, assisted locally by other volunteers, in close collaboration with the Stiftung Gralsbotschaft" (Grail Message Foundation). the German registered charity based in Stuttgart, Germany, which is the sole authorised institution for the publicatlon* prlntlnB, translatlon and dissemlnatlon of the Grail Message, 'In the LiBht of Truth" by Abd-ru-shin. The Association is the Stiftung's sole authorised distributor in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the Grail Message and all associated spiritual literature. Under Art. 13 of the Constitution. the appointed Country Leader and his Deputy, togetherwith the appointed leadersof the local Grail Clrcles that are the informal association known as the Grail Movement in the UK and Ireland. on their appointment to office by the Verein zur Ve.wirklichung des Gralswissens von Abd-ru-shin, Schwaz. Austria (the Association for the Realisation of the Grail Knowledge of Abd-ru-shin), are ex officio the charity trustees of the Grail Message Association, having given their consent, and ha￿Trng confirmed their eligibility so to act, urKler Scottish charity law. Objectives and activities Charitable Pur se The purpose of the charity is the advancement of a philosophical belief serving to develop the upliftrnent of humanity and strengthen awareness of the fundamental value of human life through the worship of God, as enshrined in the written works of Abd-ru-shin, by the facilitation of worship and spiritual festivals: and the provision of moral teaching through the dissemination and study of the written works of Abd-ru-shin. Activities of the Char" The Association's"workin8 name" is the part of the International Grail Movement (www.GrailMovement.net). with whose legal irstitutions in Germany and Austria it collaborates closely in its activities of promoting and facilitating Grail Festivals and devotional Hours of Worship throughout the UK and Ireland. The Assoclatlon's maln actlvltles and achlevements In provldlng publlc benefit during the financial year comprised distributing the Grail Message and associated 5Pilitual writings Within the UK in response to public dernand. planning, in liaison wlth the Grail Circles locally* public lectures. workshops and other events to introduce the publlc to the Grall Message, celebratlng annual Grail Festivals (September 2023) and facilitating Sunday morning Hours of Worship, open to the publlc on request, In local Grall Clrcles and In reading groups in various partsof thecountry.aswÈll asin developing the Association's publi¢-acce55 webslte. The Assoclatlon also asslsts local Grall Clrcles wlth the development of suttable premlses as Grall Centres for the Midlands region (Langwith, near Mansfield. Notts.) and for London & the South (Whitchurch, near Aylesbury, Bvck5.). Achievements and Performance The Association doe5 not engage In any publlc fundralslng, belng funded privately by donations from adherents of the Grail Message who a150 wish to support financially the public benefit artivities of the Grail Movement in ihe UK and Ireland. Financial Review During the year ended 30th September 2024, Book sales receipts totaled £2,379, supplied from existing stocks. Donations from individuals for the Association's general purposes totalled £6,572, along wih donations on special trust for Grail Festivals, and for local devotional activities totalled £28.510. Payments for operating costs totalled £41,288, including £15.275 for the upkeep of premises and £2,368 for the costs of holding the Grail Festival celebrated in the year and for devotional activities in the local Circles. Net payments in unrestricted funds were £16,006 offset by Net receipts of £13,235 of restricted funds, 3dcled to the ch3riti'S Cash reserves of £58,132. airo rustees 30 September 2024 Independent examination report for the period ended 30th September 2024 Res ective res onsibilities of trustees The charity's truslees are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in acTrustee Remuneration Ih During the period ended 30 September 2024- No Trustees were either paid any remuneration or re-imbursed for expenses. 4-Other receipts Gross receipts from othercharliable acllvltles strt¢tr*d funds Tolal curront p•rfod P¢*l¢f•d lun