Arbroath 2020 SCIO
Scottish Charity No-SC047857
Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31st October 2025
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Trustees' Annual Report
For the year ended 31st October 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with financial statements for the year ended 31st October 2025.
Reference and Administration
Charity name
Arbroath 2020 SCIO
Charity no
SC047857
Address
G/R, 23 Blackness Avenue, Dundee, DD2 1EW
Current Trustees
Harry Simpson Chair Lucy Byatt Vice Chair Cicely Farrer Secretary John Rawlings Treasurer Sheila Rawlings Jeni Reid Lois Speed
Structure, Governance and Management
Constitution
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered in its current form on 25th October 2017. It has a single tier structure and as such the trustees are the members of the charity.
Appointment of trustees
The board may at any time appoint any person to be a charity trustee by way of a resolution passed by majority vote at a board meeting. The term of a trustee is 2 years with an option for a second and final term of 2 years. 4 years being the longest period a trustee can serve.
The maximum number of trustees is 12. The minimum number of trustees is 6.
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Objectives and Activities
Charitable purposes
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The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration). The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
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To advance, citizenship and community development through the delivery of a significant cultural programme, that encompasses a strong, creative learning strategy.
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To maximise the involvement of a diverse audience through their participation in the development of a new public space, in front of the Abbey and a heritage tyrail through Arbroath High Street, en route to the harbour, once called Golden Mile.
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To advance heritage and culture by building upon the 700th year of the ‘signing’ of the Declaration of Arbroath.
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To devise and deliver an ambitious programme of cultural and creative activity, in ways that will attract and engage the imagination of local, national and an international audience and creating an inspirational legacy for the town of Arbroath.
Activities:
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Completion of cultural programme of events, learning projects and residencies titled Power and Word in diverse venues in Arbroath including Arbroath Abbey and Arbroath CourthouseTrust.
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Successfully fundraised for a new programme titled Untold Stories with support from Creative Scotland which commenced in September 2025.
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Worked with freelance Arbroath-based Creative Coordinator to develop and deliver activities.
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Meetings with local, national bodies, schools and community groups to develop partnerships and events during 2024-5.
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Updates of planned events in both local/national press.
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Loaned the Festival Flags, inspired by the Arbroath Pageant Procession, to local group to hang in the High Street.
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The Scriptorium within the grounds of Arbroath Abbey continued to deliver a programme of residencies including visiting artists, writers, designers and musicians to demonstrate and deliver a wide range of skills to the public.
Achievements:
Meetings held during the past year to discuss a possible programme of events for future years.
The Committee express their thanks to all individuals, organisations and partners for the work which took place in developing and delivering the programme of events in 2024/25. Lastly I wish to acknowledge the work of the Committee over the last twelve months.
Financial review
Our main source of funding is by donations and grants.
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| StatementofReceipts | andPaymentsfor theyear ended 31st October2O25 | andPaymentsfor theyear ended 31st October2O25 | andPaymentsfor theyear ended 31st October2O25 | andPaymentsfor theyear ended 31st October2O25 |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Year | ended | |
| Funds | Funds | 3UtOl2O25 | ||
| Receipts | ||||
| Donations | 0.00 | |||
| Grants | 14,550 | 14,550 | ||
| Totalreceipts | 0.00 | L4.550 | 14.550 | |
| Payments | ||||
| Costof Charitable | 103.04 | 4402.30 | 4505.34 | |
| Activities | ||||
| TotalPayments | ||||
| 103.04 | 4402.30 | 4505.34 | ||
| Surplus/(deficit) forthe year |
(LO3.O4|1.0,747.70 | 10044.66 | ||
| (103.04) | 10.3.47.70 | 10044.56 | ||
| StatementofBalances-Asat31stOctober2O25 | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2A25 | ||
| Surplus/(deficit) | ||||
| fortheyear | (103.04) | LO,L47.70 | 1L,180.70 | |
| Closing cashatbank | 4252.23 | 1,4.262.O1 | 18.51.4.24 | |
| Reconciliationofbank | balance | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Balance | ||
| 2A24 | Funds | Funds | 8,469.58 | |
| Surplus/Deficit | ||||
| foryear | (103.04) | 14,147.70 | L4,444.66 | |
| Balance3LhOl2O25 | 18,5L4,24 |
| 3Donations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| ooo | |||
| 4Grants | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |
| Creative Scotland | 14,550 | 74,550 | |
| 14qqo | 14.550 | ||
| 5 CostofCharitable | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
| Activities | Funds | Funds | 2425 |
| Generallnsurance | 103.04 | 103.04 | |
| lnitialProject costs | 4,402.30 | 4,402.30 | |
| L03.04 | 4.4A230 | 4.505.34 |