2025-03-31-accounts - East Pollokshields Quad

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East Pollokshields Quad Scottish Charity No

SC048118

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements and the independent examiner’s report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name East Pollokshields Quad

Charity No SC048118

Other Trustees who served during the year

Independent Examiner

Structure, Governance and Management

Constitution

The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered in its current legal form on 06 February 2018.

Appointment of Trustees

Trustees are elected from current membership of the charity.

Any member may be elected to be a trustee. Trustees can be appointed at any time by the current trustees. All trustees must step down at each AGM but may be re-elected.

Objectives and Activities

Charitable Purpose & Activities

To advance community development and urban regeneration by:

supporting local people to identify and articulate their needs and act to address those needs;
increasing resources to maximise community benefit by creating strong ties with community planning partners to co-design, co-create and co-produce services;
increasing opportunities for community participation and active citizenship through volunteering, mutual aid, education and training;
promoting and encouraging the conservation and enhancement of the local area.

To advance education through the facilitation and delivery of:

educational workshops, training and seminars to the community encouraging the educational value of the local area, encouraging interest in its scenic, historical, architectural, landscape and ecological qualities;

The provision of recreational activities through

the promotion and organisation of festivals, galas and community activities and encouraging the use and development for the benefit of the residents of the community and the wider public.

Achievements & Performance -

Chairs Report: East Pollokshields Quad for Financial Year End March 2025.

The East Pollokshields Quad has achieved considerable success in terms of its charitable purposes in the period in question (March 2024 to March 2025). It has continued to be an accessible green space for the local community, used by individuals of all ages and backgrounds and local community groups and be regarded as a hub for inclusive civic participation.

Key activities focussed on ensuring community groups continued to have access to the space; organising free and inclusive community events; community-led development of the space.

This work was supported by charitable donations and through securing grant income from various supports. Both of these streams of income grew in the period in question, indicating the work done by trustees to ensuring that the charity remains on sustainable financial footing.

Collaborations continued to grow with local community groups and organisations through regular events and activities open to community members. Groups included Woodcraft folks, local nurseries, and the Village Storytelling Centre. In Autumn the charity hosted its annual Festival of Light celebration, a remarkable achievement, seeing well over a hundred attendees present with music from artists based in Glasgow, exceptional middle eastern food and a lantern parade around the local area. In the summer the charity organised a social gathering with activities led and food cooked by local volunteers. Funding received enabled the charity to also improve the facilities used by groups and individuals; the roof of the marquee was replaced with more durable material.

A notable feature of all activities that occurred was the fact they are free of cost. The charity has thought long and hard about trying to ensure that the demographic that attends events is representative of the local community and has made progress in this respect.

The charity also received funding to co-develop and co-build a play area in partnership with local residents and architects from Made From Scratch. A number of community activities took place to involve residents of all ages in shaping and developing ideas for the play area together, while strengthening connections with the space and each other.

Finally, it falls on me to acknowledge the obvious fact, that none of the above would be possible without those who volunteer and give their time to the Quad. This is a statement to the community spirit of the area that it does exist, and continues to thrive.

Chair of the East Pollokshields Quad.

Financial Review

This year the charity saw an income of £18695 (2024: 4160).

Total payments for the year were £6466 (2024: £12365).

At the end of the financial year, the charity made £11782 (2024: £-8205).

Reserves Policy

The trustee’ policy is to retain £300 to £500 of unrestricted funds.

This year the charity has £14653 (2024: £2424) in the bank at the end of the financial year of which £835 (2024: £39.47 ) is unrestricted.

Future plans

Recruit new volunteers and strengthen community engagement
Continue the improvement of the grounds
Increase Partnerships with community stakeholders

Declaration

This report was approved by the trustees on 7 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Chair

Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of East Pollokshields Quad

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 7 to 9.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Statement of Receipts & Payments

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Receipts Note Donations Grants 5 Total Receipts Payments Charitable Activities 6 Independent examination Legal costs Total Payments Net movement in funds Surplus /(deficit) for year	2025 Unrestricted £ 2025 Restricted £ 2025 Total Funds £ 2024 Total Funds £
	795 0 795 308 0 17900 17900 3852
	795 17900 18695 4160
	206 6118 6324 12207 0 0 0 0 142 0 142 158
	348 6118 6466 12365
	348 6118 6466 12365
	447 11782 12229 (8205)

Statement of Balances As at 31 March 2025

Funds Reconciliation Note Balance as at 01 April 2024 Surplus / (deficit) for year Balance as at 31 March 2025 Liabilities Independent Examiner Fee	2025 Unrestricted £ 2025 Restricted £ 2025 Total Funds £ 2024 Total Funds £
	39 2385 2424 10629 447 11782 12102 (8205)
	795 13985 14780 2424

	0 0 0

The notes on pages 8-9 form an integral part of these accounts.

These accounts were approved by the trustees on 7 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Treasurer

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Basis of Preparation

These accounts have been prepared on the receipts & payments basis in accordance with:

(a) The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
(b) The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended)

There have been no changes to the basis of preparation or to the previous year’s accounts.

2. Taxation

(a) The charity is not liable to income tax or capital gains tax on its charitable activities.
- (b) The charity is not registered for VAT, thus all costs are shown inclusive of VAT charged.
Transactions with trustees and related parties

(a) No remuneration was paid to trustees or any persons connected with them during the year (2024: £nil).

(b) Expenses were reimbursed to the trustees during the year (2024: £1155)

Fund Accounting

(a) Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity.

(b) Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor, or when funds are raised for specific purposes.

5. Grants

rants
The Weir Charitable Trust National Lottery Community Fund GCU Giving GCC South Side Housing Total	2025 Unrestricted £ 2025 Restricted £ 2025 Total £ 2024 Total £
	0 2000 2000 0 0 13650 13650 0 0 0 0 250 0 1500 1500 2852 0 750 750 750

	0 17900 17900 3852

6. Cost of Charitable Activities

ost of Charitable Activities
Administration/Insurance Grounds Maintenance Festivals Infrastructure Fund Play Group Total	2025 Unrestricted £ 2025 Restricted £ 2025 Total £ 2024 Total £
	142 0 142 158 206 0 206 1425 0 2163 2163 1069 0 0 2990 965 2990 965 8023 3115
	348 6118 6466 12365