APPENDIX 1
oscr
Perh)d $tsrt date
Pay
Period end date
Morth Year
Marth
M(th Year
From
25
To
31
Office ol the Scottish Chairty Regulator
Reference and administration details
Chartty nam•
Other nam•s charlty Is kno4¥
by
R•glstsred ¢h•rlty numb•r
Ch•rlty's prlnclpal ￿dr
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30 Grant Street
Inveme8S
Company R•glstr•tlon Plo.
Po•tcod• IV3 88N
Nam08 of th• charlty tru$t••• on d*t• of *pprov*l of Tru¥ts••' Annu41 R•port
TnMt•• n•m•
Ollk• Ill•ny)
not forT*1￿ y••r
lor body) •ntltt•d to
Gtorge Mitcho11
Dean Findlay
Z&8 Ma¢Kenzie
Tre¥suror
Peter Corbwtt
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
19

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Reference and administration details
Nam￿ of all other charity tru$tees duwlng th• ￿rIod. W any. Ifor example, those wl)o resigned yrt way
through th• financlal perlod)
None
Structure, governance and management
Typ• of govomlng docum•nt
Con$lffulKJn
Trn•tM rn6Nltm•nl •iKI 4ypoln¢m•ni
Vvora of ffKJulh ty advertising within th* kncal o)mmunty k¢al rth¥sletter
when wuirfjd.
Objectlves and activltles
Charltabl• purpo8
The 'Merkinch FoLrtbaN Academy" IMFAI ww4he$ lo prornot& the
athncen*nt of publ￿ parti¢ipatvJn in the swt of football for th? re6ident$
ol the Mwkinth C¢ynmunty Council Ward of Invemess las defined by the
HKJhLand Counol 20111 and lo develop fac11rt￿5 for thi$ purpos¢.
Summary of th• maln a¢tfv5t508
in rèlation to th•se obJ•¢ts
The advancement ￿ public p¥thIpat￿ in sport by creating a plan lo
encour•Je m¢xe participation in foofball.
ProvNJing tecrearj￿aI facilit￿S or organising reereational a¢trvrti8s with the
aim of improwng the condrthTrs of lrfe for the pecole for whom the facilrties
or are mainty tntended.

APPENDIX 1
Achievements and performance
Summary al the maln a¢hlev•m•nts of
thv charlty during the financlal period
See Trustees Re￿1
Flnanclal review
erl•f •l#l¥m*n¢ of Ih• eh•rlly'S POIICY
on r•sorvos
No are h•kl.
Detalls of any d•flr.It
Non•
Donat•d fa¢ilities and ¥ervico Irf any) Nc¥Je

APPENDIX 1
Other optional information

Merkinch F
b811 Academ
Re
Merkinch Football Academy is a grassroots organisatw)n." ￿nbedded in the 0)mmunty.' trusted by fvxal peopl•
and we have an in41epth knowledge ofthe issues faced by our CUbYrwnty.
During the reporting peritrj we delivered the folknving a¢livrtw'.
Weekty fcotball training sessic*)$ on Wednesdays, Thursdays arKI Saturdays and 12ague match8$ taking plac8
on Saturdays for young peop￿ aged from fwe to evJhteen years These s&sstins are plann¥d. managed
and delivered by a team of volLtnt¢er coaches who are mainly pa￿ntS ol the children taking part. with a paid
sess￿nal worker taking on the role crf Head Coach.
Football Festivals In partnwship wrth the scotb.sh Fwtball Associatwjn during schwl t•mi Iwnes, laking place
on¢e a rronth. The Festivals involve young pe(W￿ frNn schools all over Invemess and is a graat ttppnrtijnity
for metrting new people and takiryJ part in stnxtured 1tr•3ue comF*tilions.
During the Inverness St￿t Leagtse months from April lo July 2025 we had 50 of our secondary school group
tsking part Ilnvem&s5 H￿h Sch¢)oll. Th￿ was an increase duo lo IwiThJ thr•e I￿n3 taking Part Instead of our
Usual fv40.
The se¢ond8ry schc¢Jl group Irain&J on W&lnesday eveninas and we continue to work in partnarship with
eoaches from the InveMe￿ Ca￿C￿￿n Thistle Commtsnty Trust, who attond our waekly training sessions.
MentorirrfJ yourrfJ peop￿ and signposting them lo other seNtis.
Delivering basic 8mpbyabilrty skill$ lo young peopkn aged 16 to 18 years, knoking al r￿xt Steps and potential
positive destinalw)n5.
Inf0m￿li0n sess￿6 on nLrtritK*n and heatth and ¥bP114￿.ng.
During the reporting wriod a lolal of 90 young p•opkn toc* part in Sm 01 all of the activitw.
The proj•¢l delwered on a range ol issues for the young people taking part".
Provkle a Safe space I￿ a¢tivrties which have a posrtive uiiw on young pecykn.
Provkle posrtive adutt rol8 models.
Increased opportunrties for learning.
Increased opportunities whth are and eaBy lo ac¢est wti¢ipab"ng in swt and interacting with other young
peoph.
Tli¥ yruj¥LI Ihe ￿l￿wIng oui¢omes lor Ine ytsjng p•Op￿ tsking part..
Increased a¢ce$$ to adivities whi¢h help youn9 pac?￿ to r¥ach their potenlig1- we wanl to gw• young pgople the
opportunity lo tske part in a p)silivè leaming gxperEnce akn)g wrth their peers We want to chalbnge their negative
behaviours into somethirvJ more positive vtht¢h in lurn will them to do bettw at xhts)l and improve their choice$
post s¢hool.
Inttre•¥ed opportunitit• Etr participating arT¢J ￿011¥171￿. ￿ er￿Urage on-going ieaming as part ot the project 8Ctiviti•s
and signpost the young p￿pIe to addrtional *amirrfJ and partKipation opportunrties in their kxal area.
Young peoplg have increased soft skills such as worting as part of a team, c￿MMunIcation with others, lollowing
instructions, o¢Jhenng lo rules and regulatKJns and displaying d￿1p[Ined behav￿1
Increase(l opportunities for young peop￿ to engage and interact with b￿h their peers and trusted adutt role modols.
The projeel brin9s pecpkn logèther and encourag¢8 them to build Slrong relationships.
Inc￿ased a¢tiVit￿$ lor young people which have a posrtive impact on their physical. m￿tal and emotional health and
well-b8ing. The activities wll albw young to buitsj and heatthy relatKJnships wrth their poers arKI wrth th•
adull coaches.
All activit1￿ Anrf r￿AlITc￿)s ar• r*ovKled fr•• of eharg• - football strvrs, footbolb. bibs and training equiFYnent. Ir
requi￿ fc¥Jtball boots 8150 be provNJed free of chwge.
Thtr above activrties were delNered by a team of six quaIrf￿￿ and expeMn¢•J voluntear Coaches, Managed by the
Head Coach All of the vcAunleer coaches Ic¢k part in online training Courses during the reporting period SFA
Coachinq qualificalion. Chikl Proiection and First All rAk4tr.hpg 8re m@mbÉ¥pa of th• PVG Schgme.
Merkinch Football Academy ¢¢rnmittee meeting$ are hekj quarterly with an agenda wh*h includes Head Coach's
report. finance ￿￿t, luture plans and fvnd r8i51riJ.

During the reportin9 pericé we worked wth a range of parbxr cYganBatK)ns.'
s￿ttIsh Foott)all Association
Srottish Youth Fc()tball Ass(K￿tIon
Unite Union
Nètwork Rail
L(￿81 primary and secondary scttt)Lq
HKJhLqnd Council
Highlrfe Highland

Declaration
Th• trust0￿ declarn that they have approvod th• trust••s' report •bov•.
Slgned on b•half of th• ¢harity'$ trust••s
SlgnaturtlBI
Full nam•l•l George Mrtthell
Posltlon l•.g. Ch•lrl Treasurer
D•t•
11/61

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APPENDIX 3
OSCR
S(Ollrth Charty Regvla
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
R￿ort to the Chw* fian
truBtewmeM￿Tr of Merkinch Fcolball Academy
Regist•r￿ charfty SC048039
number
On the a¢count$ of thè
char5ty lor tho perfod
Per￿ start date
ML¥th
PerKJd end date
Mmih
O•y
Y￿r
to
31
2026
out 011 iv 2
R8sp•ctlv• The ¢h¥rty's trustees ao responsille the preparalv)n ol tho ac¢ounl$ in a¢cordanc•
rn•ponslbllhl08 of
tru•t••B and •xamln•r
with the le￿S oflhe charit￿ and Trustee Invèstment IScotLandl 200S Act and the
Charities Accounts IS¢otlandl ReguLations 2(￿. Th• Charity trustee$ consider that the
audrt requirenwnl of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulations ¢Joes not apply. 11
my respcM)$ibilty lo examine the accounts as requi￿ under section 44111 Icl ol tho
Ad and lo slate whether parttular matters have ¢crfne to my attenlion.
8asl$ of Ind•p¢nd•nt My •¥amin￿l0￿ Is ¢•rried in accudttiiLX wlth Regulation 11 ot the Charities
•¥amln•r's stat•m•nt Accounts IScotJ8ndl R8gulathJn$ 2¢kn. An examinatton IncI￿leS a review ol th
accounting recoffj$ kept by Ihe charty and a comparison of lh& ￿count$ presenlgd wrth
thos¥ recL•rds It also In¢lud&$ considèr8tKJn of any unusual rtems or disckJsur•s in the
accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees ¢onceming any such matters. The
pmr8dvr•s und•rtAk•n do not provid* oll th¢ eviden￿ Iliat woulu ￿ requlrga In an audrt
and, ¢onsequenlty. I do exp￿$5 an 8udit cpinion on Ihg ¥ccounls.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r'• In the couw of my ex8minatp)n. no matter has L¥)mè lo my attenlion lother than that
$tat•m•nt diKlos8d on attached p*Jel
wh￿h gw•6 m¢ reaaorboblo to beli¥*A Ihai In any materk41 rew th8
requirernenls."
to keep aCC￿l￿tIng iecords in accordance with sect*Jn 44111 (al of the 2005 Act and I
RegulatK)n 4 01 the 2006 A¢￿)unt$ Regul8lK>ns, ¥nd
lo prapaie accounis which wrd wrth the accounting records and comply with
RegulatK)n 9 crf the 2{￿ A¢￿￿nts Regulat￿$
have not been rMI. c
to Wh￿h. in my opinion. attentkm should be drawn in ord8r lo enable a prowr
underst nding of thè ac¢y)iJntq to ￿ reach•d.
Date:
Slgn•d.'
Nam•- Don61d Ian Harv
Relevant professional
quallfl¢•tionlsl or body Chartered Aecountant
111 anyl:
18t
zoi
Address: 121 Overton Avenue
Inverrtess
IV3 8RR
'Ple8StrL*te In￿ Wets rK4 awy. Wthe dDwrty. sel mattus**Kh ho* fft lo ywramertkjn ￿ the
p•Je.

APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Onty complete rf Ihe examiner needs to hvjhlighl material probk8ms.
Glve h•re brtèf detalls of .
any items that th•
examiner wi5h•s to
disclosè