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Furnace Community SCIO Scottish Charity Number- SC048171 Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2025

Tru5tees' Annual Reporr Forthe year ended 31st March 2025 The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025. Reference and Administfative Information Charity Name Furr)ace Community SCIO Charlty Number SC048171 Bankers The Co-operative Bank p.l.G, P.0. Box 101, l Balloon Street, Manchester. M4 4BE Independent Examlner Mrs S R Kennedy FMAAT FCCA, Chartered Certified Accountant, Nevis Accountancy SeNices Limited, Office 6, An Drochaid, Claggan Road, Claggan, Fort William, PH33 6PH. Structure, GOVernan￿Ce and Management Constltution The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation la SCIO}. It was registered in its current legal form on 5th March 2018. This SCIO was @slablished to rp.placp thp chHrity Furnac? Ampnity A%snciAtion sr.on?A23. Fifrrnar.p Amenity Association SCC(12883 has been wound up an(J passed its a55ets and liabilities to Furnacé Community SCIO SC048171. It has a sin8le tier struclure and as such the trustees are the members of the charily. Appolntrnent of trustees The management committee, which normally meets on the last Thursday of each altemaie month, are the charltvs trustees. Membership of the management committee Is open to all members. To allow for some continuity of the committee it is also open to interested members of the community. Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting which is held on or around the end of September, with 2 weeks, noticegiven to the ccffimunity. There must be a minimum of four and a rnaximum of seven trustees. P3ge2of8

Obiecttves and Actmiles Charltsble purposes The organisation has been formed to beneftt the Communrty of Furnace, Ar8yII and surroundin8 area a5 defined by the postcode areas PA32 8XN" PA32 8XX, PA32 8XS, PA32 8XU, PA32 8XW, PA32 8XL PA32 8XY, PA32 8WD, PA32 8YA. PA32 8XP, PA32 8YP and PA32 8XR Iyhe CommuniWI, with the Purp05eslisted in the 5ub-clauses hereto (Yhe Purposes"). to be exerclsed following principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the abillty of future generaiions to meet their own needs), namel¥-_ 4.1 The advancement of citizenship or communlty development (includln8 njral or urban regeneratlon} 4.2 The prouision of recreational facilities. or the orRanisation of recreational activities. with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are predominantlv intended. Adivitles Regular activitles continue in the Willa8e Hall. These include Keep Fit classes. re8ular coffpe fflornin85, indoor bowls. fish teas, monthly bin80 and yo8a cla5se& The Hall has also been extensively used for private functions. Aehlavgmgnts & Perfornian¢• We have been very busy thls year in sorting out r•paif5 and up8rades to the shop and bungalow. There wefe only two community events- the fundraisln8 BBQ and tho Christmas Lights switch on Inot for funds). There has also been a lot of work cairied out through our 8rant awards. THe derelict space at the back ofthe Hall has become an attrartive and peaceful Comrnunlty Garden paved with benches, plants and trees in pots. Also the front of the Hall has benelitted from having plants and a bench by the bu5 Stop. It chan8e5 th whole impression of the village as visitors and thc bus p3SS through. We contgnue to h05t the usual acilvltle5 In the Hall. 8owlin¥ in the winter season. twice weekSy Keep Well Furnace Exercise group lor over 60s (going welll), monthly Bln80. Frlday nlgbt communlty meal- run by local residents. Ccmmittee meetin8s open to members are held every two months on the penultlmaie Thursday and the AGM has shlfted to November each year. These are advertised on the Everything Furnate FB page and we contlnue to have a good workin8 relationship with the Communty Council. s a member of both the SCIO and Ihe CC and works to ensure positive co.operatlon between the two. Reselves Policy Our Reserves Poliry Is to ensure that we hold enou8h lunds to cover at lea51 slx months unie5tricted net expenditure. At the end of this year we had £16,893 in Unrestrlcted funds whlch would cover over 6 months1£4.9941 wlth 51rnllai spendin8. Plans for future perlod We are hoping to re-pufpose the space currently used by the bar on Frlday, Saturday and Sunday evenln85 lind create multipurpose community space to be used by Smaller groups lup to 201 tor meetings, training sesslons, board game5 Dights and craftin& for examFAe. This should save on heating and make for a more social space. Funds h91d *s curtodlaTr trustee on behalf of others The charity does not hold any fundson behalf of others. SlgnaiuTe & Name of Trustee- Oate= -IoL Page3of8

Fumace Comrnuniry SCIO Scot¢ish Chari(y Number- SCI￿8171 Independent ¢xamirA¢r'$ r¢pori ¢0 ¢h¢ ¢ru$te¢$ on ih¢ a￿O￿ntS for Furnace Cominuniry SCIO. I ￿P<}rt c)n the ac¢n 10(1) (It) ()1 thL 21K)6..¥LL()Iint% RL￿lIati{)1lts d()L'S 1)Ilt'apiili'. Lt is nil, rLS1)I)IL%ibiliti' LxainiIiL' the accouttts ￿ reqiiired undLi secti()n 44(11 (c) (TrE the Art 2nd ti) ststL w￿.ther pxrtjciihr m2tier% haye c(Ime ti) mi. artLntic)n. Balis of indtpendent examinee$ $tatement [)' ¢x:Iminxti()n carritd uut in 2Cc(>rd:￿C¥ wftrli R¥Mwlili()n I I i)f Ihl 2006 .Icciiunti Re&Truknu<>ns. .4n examinAti(Iii includL¥ rlview i)f rhL acuJuiirinkTr rt'c()rd% kLyr b}. fhe charity anil i c()mpartsi)n ()t Ihe ace()iiiit% ptesttnied ivith thi)%e re(()rds. It ￿￿1) iiiiludes ci?11sideraiiibl) ()I' %iiy UllUSUdl ilL1114 1?r (b'%LI(1sure% iii the acc()IiÉit4, aiid .4¢Lk% ¢xi)lanaiii>ii% tThiiD Ihe t¢v8t¢c.4 c()iic¥riuiix any 4uch n]att¢Th. 'I'hL I)I(ICLdurc'% wiilL'iiakin d() n()t prihvidL All the LwdLIILi ilut w()uld l)c 14uirLd ￿ an au(kn. And ci)n4LqULlltlI, I d() i)t exi)re%% at] Aiiclit ibpinii)n i>n rhL view Liyeii by rhL' aLc¢Trunr¥. Independent examintes Atare.ment In the cour8e of my examinarinn, nn marrer has c(Mne ti) my attention: which wves mc ￿1￿)nabl£. c2u4¢ bL"htve Iliai in ali). mgtLtTrl re1￿ct the ieqiiitL"mLiirs'. t(1 k(Yp xcc()iiniink tt*()r(l$ in accc)rd8nce with %ecti(>n 44(1) (a) (If the 2005 ..Icr qi rK] RL'kwIAri(>n 4 1)E thL. 9006 ti> prLp2rc 3cc(iunis svkn'¢lJ acc(Ird with tli¢ acc()ununkTr tec(Trrds and comply wirh Rexulati()n 9 1)f the ?￿6 .4cci>iiiiis Re￿￿￿ti[)n% havL n()t I)L'l￿ tnL't, (>r 2 11) which, In Iny ()pini()Q attei)iii)n %h(Triil(I l)L IlrAwn kll l)rder r() enAble a pr(Iper uiiderstAn&'ii% i)f ihe accriuiits i() L)di¢". Cliirt¢Yeil CLrtifi¢d .4cL(TriintaJit NLVi% .ILC(?iintaiicy Limited { )fFicL 6 n Drt)chai(I Clai%Tran Rriad Nevis I,()rt W'illiani PFI.13 f)PH Accountancy Servlcas Pa8e4of8

Furnare Coyjimunity SCIO ReeeipLs and Paiymertis A¢couilts For the year ended 31st March 2025 Sc()1116h Charity NurnbeT- SCQ48171 Yetyr tth VeAt to VeAr to Ye&r to Year to 31si March 2025 318t March 2025 318t March 2025 31st March 2025 31¥t Mar¢h 2024 UnreAtricted Designaicd Restricted Total Tpial Receipis Note Gr*niy D()n41ii>tt 21.7()11 4,(1117 3,424 Futh(l Rthi811111 813 596 1,452 1.452 %hiip- 14u11>￿ILJW R¢'nig1 Inc(?mc 10,760 I'o¢AI ReiYipt¥ 18,1611 18.410 Piiymeni8 632 52 IY9 13 15,005 1.47.1 W,.Ilk itpiir 1.394 977 ¢)77 669 1.527 2,472 2,472 948 1,412 1,412 TndL'pL'iidL'nt 320 Total PaymLnt% 17.47 29,787 117.47HI (2,11721 111,377) Surplus1{DcfJciil for rhc ycor Page5of8

Cornm¥nity SCIO Re¢eiptg and Payrncnts Accoun For Iht year tndtd 3161 Motth X kniiith Ch•riry NuAth¢r. SAJ48171 Yw Ytthr Jltt Mr¢h2QS Mlt 3ll5 jht Mu¢h Jlot 3)14 3ht March 2024 Lnr¢Attlued Re•trfctcd ToiAI T0￿j StAtunent ofBalwKe•. U atjlit Marcb 2x5 cmh Ai bllk l* 30.1 .v41 Add Inoitne 410 11).i(n 1",.4711 LW 9.¢J117 2Y,787 4.1.¥. TthnJi¢rn 1¥3 2S 772 1.629 PX)Treni 772 Sigjicd bthAI(Ibl All C(￿￿TIll￿ttee. Thenot¢• on p¥¢ 7 and 8 fornp¥n of th¢K Pw6of8

Furnace Communlty SCIO Scottish Charity Number- SC048171 Notes to the accounts For the year ended 315t March 2025 l Basis of Accounting These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts1Scotlandl Regulations 2006 las amended). 2 Nature and purpose offunds Unrestrlcted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain an unrestricted fund for the day-to-day runnin8 of the SCIO and an unrestricted fund designated for the shop income and expenditure. During the year the Charity received grants totalling £250 as detalled in note 4 and donations of £3,244 as detalled In note 5. Wlthln the donations figure there was a receipt of £2,408.75 from Leacainn Hydro to use in accordance wlth the charity's overall purpose. Designated funds are those unrestricted I'unds whlch have been set aside by trustees tor an essentlal spend or future purpose. Restrlcted funds may only be used for speclfSc purposes. Restrlctlons arlse when speclfled by the donor or when fvnds are ralsed for speclflc purposes. 3 Related party transactlons No remuneration was pald to the trustee5 or any connected persons durln8 the year12024: NIL) 4 Grants Unrestrlcted Funds Restrlrted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 An Suldhe Wlnd Farm Communlty Fund Communlty Councll Community Fund 18,100 250 250 3,698 21,798 250 250 5 Donatlons Unre5trlcted Funds Re5trlcted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Argyll Community Lottery Anonymous Leacainn Hydro Furnace Soclal & Recreatlonal Club Various 383 632 2,409 1,000 383 632 2,409 1,000 490 500 10,500 3,697 15,187 4,424 4,424 Page7of8

Furnace Communlty SCIO Scottish Charity Number- SC048171 Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31st March 2025 6 Governance Cost5 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 160 160 320 Total 2024 160 160 320 Independent Examination Accounting SeNices 160 160 320 7 Transfers between funds Durlng the year, £183 was transferred from Unrestricted Funds to Restricted Funds cover the overspend on the trees and plants for the common areas of the vlllage for the Supporting Communitie5 Fund project. 8 Volunteers The trustees would like to record its thank5 to all the volunteers to dedlcate a slgnificant amount of time for no remuneratlon to the charltv. 9 Unrestrlcted Funds At 1st Aprll 2024 8,903 8,903 At 31st Out8olng Transfers Mar¢h 2025 19,9871 11831 16,893 19,9871 11831 16,893 Incomln8 18,160 18,160 Unrestrlcted Funds - General 10 Deslgnated Funds At 1st Aprll 2024 19,107 At 31st Outgolng Transfers March 2025 117,4781 1,629 Incomln8 Shop/Bun8alow 19,107 117,4781 1,629 11 Restrlcted Funds At 1st Aprll 2024 At 31st Out8olng Transfers M8r¢h 2025 17501 11,5721 Incomlng al Garden Area bl Supportin8 Communities Fund cl First Aid Course 750 1,388 183 250 250 2,138 250 12,3221 183 250 Detalls regardln8 the restrlcted funds: The garden area funding was partially used in current year to tend the garden. bl Argyll & Bute Council awarded the Supporting Communitie5 Funding to be used towards the provlsion of a whole village gardening project, including a gardening workshop to bring 30 villagers together and planting containers for common areas of the village. There was a slight overspend which was covered from unrestricted funds. Page8of8