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THE JUNIPER TRUST (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 September 2025

Scottish Charity Number: SC048233 Company Number: SC577048

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CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Reference and administrative information 1
Chairman’s Statement 2
Report of the Trustees 3 – 14
Independent Examiner’s Report 15
Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating income and expenditure account) 16
Balance Sheet 17
Notes to the Financial Statements 18-23

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Dr Mary Bridget Duffy Alison Jane Paul Stuart Watson Paul

Registered Company Number SC577048 (Scotland)

Registered Charity Number SC048233

Registered Office

43 Melville Street Edinburgh EH3 7JF

Independent Examiner

Paul Marshall, CA MHA Chartered Accountants 6 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AD

Bankers

Handelsbanken River Court 9 West Victoria Dock Road Dundee DD1 3JT

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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

With the apparent rise and rise of artificial intelligence it must never have been easier to acquire the appearance of knowledge, yet without truly understanding the subject matter at hand. Indeed it seems there is so much focus on the I in AI that we risk overlooking the A. Or put another way: reading study guides to great works of literature may enable the appearance of knowledge but such artificial intelligence may come at the expense of true understanding, and may be burdened by a lack of self-confidence that can result.

The Juniper Trust values practical experience more highly than ever, in our all too often artificially intelligent world. We recognise the power of such experience, and not just as a stepping-stone to the next stage of a career but moreover in contributing to the lifelong accumulation of the sort of deep-rooted confidence that aids personal development indirectly, and to a much greater extent than might typically be recognised.

As you will read in this year’s Annual Report, we are renewing our focus in this area in our work with, and support for, the Juniper Associates. While this has been a core part of our approach from day one it feels timely to be even more committed to it. For those with well-established networks and opportunities, the route to such practical experience may seem relatively clear, even if simply in providing awareness and understanding of the possibilities. Yet for those not so fortunate the path is that much harder.

Our work in this area falls into two categories: first working through, or closely alongside, the entities in which we have ownership interests or operational involvement and secondly developing our own broader networks to the advantage of our Associates. Each has a role to play and we hope to broaden our reach as we continue to develop our approach.

In the later years of his long life, John Bogle – founder of The Vanguard Group and who has come to be more widely recognised as instrumental in the rise of low cost index funds and passive investing – wrote much about the pursuit of happiness and about definitions of success. Among his core principles for both were the opportunity to work as part of a community and the opportunity to do something well. Each has a marked practical bent and through the work of the Trust we seek to embrace, and to promote, both principles.

Stuart W Paul Chairman

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

OVERVIEW

Something significant happens when what began as two individuals starts to mature into a meaningful community: connections multiply; shared experiences create bonds that endure despite time apart; relationships forged in structured gatherings take on lives of their own. Eight years into Juniper Trust's work, the individual impacts and collective potential across our expanding community of Juniper Associates are becoming more apparent. So too are the fresh challenges arising from an education system and labour market that are reshaping at pace.

The conditions that first motivated our work remain. The Social Mobility Commission's State of the Nation 2025 report confirmed that “family background continues to heavily shape life chances”.[1] Although more young people are entering professional occupations than a decade ago, those from less financially well-off backgrounds remain less likely to do so. Poorer students are well represented in graduate application pools but are less likely to receive job offers. Once they enter work, they are more likely to be in lower-level roles and to progress more slowly. Even in the same role there is a pay differential: those from poorer backgrounds are paid an average of £6,287 (12%) less per year than those from more financially privileged backgrounds, the equivalent of working one in every eight and a half days for free.[2]

At the same time the world of work is in flux. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 , based on data from over 1000 global companies, suggests that 40% of existing work skillsets will be outdated by 2030 because of technological advances (primarily AI).[3] Data from job search site Adzuna show that vacancies for UK graduate roles, apprenticeships and internships have dropped by 32% since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. In 2025, graduate positions were at their lowest level since 2018, creating fierce competition and pitting new graduates against unemployed or underemployed graduates from previous years.[4] Sectors that have traditionally offered reliable professional pathways have been hit hard. An Intergenerational Foundation report in 2025 said that graduate-level job advertisements in banking and finance were down 75% in June 2025 compared with the same month in 2022, software development postings down by 65%, and accounting roles down by 54%.[5] Law and other less technical professions are on the same path. The shrinkage of entry-level and graduate jobs has wider implications than just for young people, including for filling more senior roles later, and more fundamentally for the future of knowledge and experience.[6] The prestige of elite institutions and first-class degrees in previously top-ranking subjects does not carry the weight it once did, either for getting on the ladder or for moving up it. The rules of engagement are changing.

1 https://socialmobility.independent-commission.uk/publication/state-of-the-nation-2025-the-evolving-story-of-socialmobility-in-the-uk/

2 https://www.socialmobility.org.uk/campaign/the-class-pay-gap

3 https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/

4 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/30/uk-entry-level-jobs-chatgpt-launch-adzuna

5 https://www.if.org.uk/2025/08/26/will-ai-take-your-graduate-job/

6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTFpsuCor8

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

OVERVIEW (continued)

At a time when no one knows what the jobs of the future will look like, and when even candidates with strong supports are increasingly at sea in an AI-enabled recruitment world, we remain committed to a model of people development grounded in self-awareness, strengths and skills building, community and network expansion, and practical experience. When the usual recipe of formal qualifications, hard work, polished interviews and thank you cards is not enough and routes to employment and promotion narrow, visibility, relationships and access to opportunities matter more than ever. When competition intensifies, self-confidence and the ability to reference unusual skills and experiences can be decisive. This is what we focus on, curating experiences for growth through challenge, helping Associates to build relationships, and making sure that we keep pace with the changes and adapt our support to help Associates successfully navigate these new waters.

The Associate community is Juniper’s most fundamental asset. Associates, rather than Juniper as an institution, will determine our long-term success. Our role in these early years is to invest our time, financial resources, and imagination deeply in individuals and in the network. When that investment is well directed, we know that impacts ripple outwards: the conversation that shifted a perspective, the introduction that opened a door, the confidence that made someone put their hand up. As Associates move further into their careers, relationships between them, and with Juniper, a shift happens: they become mentors, trainers, network creators, ambassadors, leaders. Some will become business builders themselves, perhaps even within the Juniper landscape of the future.

This year The Robertson Trust, ICAS Foundation, Sean Connery Foundation, Carnegie Education Fund, and Gracemount High School helped us to reach diverse pools of applicants and we are very grateful for that. The Robertson Trust provided funding to support the delivery of our 2025 Horizons programme for Associates who are also Robertson Trust scholars, allowing us to do more. Beyond recruitment, many others have given their time, shared their professional (and sometimes personal) worlds, and offered opportunities to our Associates.

Our relationship with The Juniper Companies Ltd and, through it, with Juniper Partners Ltd, gives Associates valuable exposure to commercial life, and offers a pathway to longer-term financial sustainability for the Trust. We are grateful to all those across Juniper entities who have supported us. We also thank Inpersca for its donation and for the wider encouragement it has generously offered since our beginning.

At a time when charitable funding is under pressure, the sustained support of Creich Charitable Trust has enabled us to work in personalised and creative ways, responding to what Associates need, adapting the work year to year. Without their financial support and their wisdom and patience on impact, we would have no Juniper community.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

OVERALL APPROACH AND OBJECTIVES

The Juniper Trust provides bespoke support to students at Scottish universities, studying for any degree, who have an interest in working in the commercial sector. The students, mainly undergraduates, have diverse backgrounds and characteristics and are mainly from lower income households. We call them ‘Juniper Associates’.

We find Associates mainly through other organisations and we continue our support beyond university so that Associates can benefit from their peer relationships and from their ongoing connection to Juniper after they begin their careers.

We focus on the commercial sector because business shapes our economy and society, because our networks are strongest there, and because people from poor backgrounds are underrepresented in commercial leadership roles. In our small way we contribute to a business sector that better reflects, and is more shaped by, a diverse workforce.

The overarching objective of our work is to support Associates to better understand their aspirations, values, and strengths, and to help them identify, prepare for, embark upon, and develop career pathways that reflect these.

As well as the direct work described below, we further serve our objective by supporting related organisations and initiatives, through board work and other engagements. This expands our networks, generates additional opportunities for Associates, keeps our own skills and knowledge up to date, and broadens our impact and reputation.

Our work with Associates continues to focus on three areas: knowing yourself; building knowledge, skills and confidence; developing relationships. Underpinning these, we believe that:

In pursuing our objectives, we commit ourselves to the following and we ask the same of our Associates:

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATE ACHIEVEMENTS

Each year, we work with the whole Associate community, year cohorts, thematic sub-groups, and individuals to provide:

This year we recruited eleven new Associates, bringing our total to forty-eight. The degree subjects are: Mechatronics, Scots Law and English, Business and Finance, Product Design, History, Civil Engineering, Law, Biomedical Science, Architecture, Accounting and Finance, Film-making. The universities are: Heriot-Watt University, University of St Andrews, University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Napier University, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. As well as multiple connections in Scotland, Associates have family and community roots in England, Nigeria, Brazil, and Ukraine.

Our partnership with the Sean Connery Foundation supported a second scholarship this year with the Sean Connery Talent Lab. This followed a successful year for our first Lab Associate, whose short film premiered to acclaim at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Those from lower income backgrounds are under-represented in the film industry and we are proud to continue this relationship with the Lab and to have two such creative voices now in our community. We have been building on this by considering film as a business.

Our relationship with Gracemount High School brought us our youngest Associate this year. As we monitor the shifting job market patterns described above, the GHS partnership is helping us to explore what we might in future do with younger people and with those not going to university. This is an area of development for us.

All Associates who were available and wanted third-year summer work experience found places but the process was notably harder this year. We were able to source or facilitate summer work experience for three Associates. Five Associates graduated from university, one with a Masters degree, with work destinations including roles in asset management, finance, and law. One Associate began a Masters degree and we supported one Associate to secure a full scholarship for a STEM PhD. Four Associates further out on their career journey gained promotions. Across the wider community, several Associates decided to shift jobs and reassess directions: we continue to support them in this.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATE ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

Building on successes and mistakes of the previous year, we consolidated our programme of work across the summer. “Horizons” is a six-week, full-time experience, tailored to the specific Associates, encouraging them to consider business through the lens of their own beliefs, and through interaction with others from different backgrounds, on different paths, and at different career stages. Horizons combines individual reflection, group work, practical challenges, talks and workshops, industry visits, and external networking. It sets the foundation for the peer relationships that are so crucial to our work. Group projects provide an opportunity for Associates to learn skills and to consider the wider social, political and economic context that business creates and rests on.

In 2025 ten of the eleven new Associates were at the core of Horizons, with the other busy on Lab projects. Thirty-four Associates attended the June launch events. Four Associates from 2021-2024 were in the cohort for the 2025 Horizons residential, two of these taking part in the full Horizons programme. Resisting a simple annual cohort approach requires more effort and imagination but continues to demonstrate the value of connecting and learning across the eight years. We will continue to prioritise this.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATE ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

In addition to thanking our funders, we are grateful to the individuals and organisations who helped and hosted our events, meetings and projects, and gave us opportunities, during Horizons and through this year, including:

Beyond the direct work with Associates, this year we continued to support external work with similar objectives around education/employment and addressing financial disadvantage. This includes the charity Didasko, and especially its programme Future Asset, a national competition encouraging female pupils to consider careers in investment. Our managing director served on the board of Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, a charity that offers tuition fee grants and other awards at Scottish universities, this year supporting a new strategy aimed to sharpen the focus on those from poorer backgrounds. We also contributed to The Personal Assets Foundation, a charity that offers scholarships to students in financial need who are interested in finance and investment. This led to Juniper taking its first Associate from the PAF scholars community, a refugee from the war in Ukraine. Finally, we delivered some paid work to students at London Regents University, based on our people development experience. We continue to consider whether there are income generating opportunities in the work that we do.

In 2025 we improved our internal administration processes and relaunched our Associate communication channel. This was done with the support of the excellent Scottish Tech Army and in consultation with Associates. The changes made are already improving our communication but further work is required especially regarding how we stay connected with Associates who are no longer students.

Further work is also required in relation to financial education on which we have not yet found our sweet spot. We provided several sessions and conversations about managing money but there is more to do, especially around principles and practicalities of investment. Many Associates are already involved in investing and we would like to support this more. It will be a priority for next year.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATE ACHIEVEMENTS (continued)

Given the labour market shifts described above, we allocated time this year to understanding the changes and improving our knowledge skills and contacts to find new ways to support Associates. Our work with Cruinn and with Core Asset Consulting was very helpful in the recruitment support we offered this year and we are grateful for their often immediate response to Associates in need of interview and assessment centre support.

ASSOCIATE FEEDBACK

It is likely that the most significant impacts of our work will be indirect, traceable, if at all, only over lifetimes. Measuring impact is also difficult because success looks different for different people.

We gather feedback from Associates on an ongoing basis, welcoming critical comments and ideas for improvement (aware of the power dynamics in such requests). We conduct a survey of all Associates twice a year. As in previous years, the 2025 comments were strongly positive.

Regarding the 2025 summer Horizons programme, we asked for one sentence to sum up the experience. Here are the comments:

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

ASSOCIATE FEEDBACK (continued)

The charts below give a wider view on how Associates reported changes as a result of Horizons.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

ASSOCIATE FEEDBACK (continued)

Looking beyond Horizons to the year overall, here are some of the comments:

FUTURE PLANS

In 2025-6 we will:

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The results for the year are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities. In the current year, the charitable company has net income of £45,605 (2024: net expenditure of £176,830) resulting in an increase in unrestricted reserves from £293,518 to £339,123 at 30 September 2025. The charitable company’s free reserves, defined as those unrestricted reserves not held as fixed assets are in surplus by £38,743 (2024: deficit of £7,078).

Reserves policy

Juniper seeks to develop ownership interests through The Juniper Companies Ltd. This is a long-term undertaking and key to our financial sustainability. In the meantime, we ensure that sufficient funding is held to cover existing and reasonably foreseeable activities.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

Juniper is controlled by its governing document, and Memorandum and Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. It was incorporated on 23rd of September 2017 and was granted charitable status by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) on 22 March 2018.

Management

The trustees oversee all strategy and activity of Juniper. Day-to-day work is undertaken by the managing director.

The board meets 3-4 times per year and there is communication as needed between board meetings. None of the trustees receive remuneration in their capacity as trustees.

Risk management

We keep under review the risks and uncertainties we have identified pertaining to the charity and its work. Three key areas are the following:

Risk Mitigation
Funding
risk:
loss
of
funding/income support from
the principal funder.		 Trustees of Creich Charitable Trust are also trustees of
Juniper Trust and we regularly discuss funding with
them.
We hold a 10% stake in The Juniper Companies Ltd and
will work positively on the board of TJCL to build this as
a funding source for Juniper.
In 2025 we took a small amount of funding from The
Robertson
Trust
and
we
delivered
one
paid
presentation. We continue to consider sources of
external funding for the coming years.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT (continued)

Risk Mitigation
Collaboration
risk:
Loss
of
support from those we work
closely
with,
impacting
on
recruitment and development
opportunities for Associates.		 We maintain and nurture effective relationships with
those we work with and through to find Associates, in
particular The Robertson Trust and ICAS Foundation.
We maintain and nurture effective relationships with
those we work with and through to find opportunities
for Associates.
We seek and develop relationships with new
individuals and organisations to diversify the routes
through which we find and support Associates. (In 2025
we found Associates through two new routes.)
Key person risk: strategic and
operations are curtailed by the
departure of a staff member or
trustee.		 Staff wellbeing, motivation and performance are kept
under review and communication channels are open
and positive.
Succession conversations have begun and shifts
beginning in 2026 are planned

Recruitment and induction of new trustees

The power to assume trustees rests with the board. There were no assumptions during the period under review.

The trustees keep board composition under review. New directors may be identified and recruited to maintain the appropriate balance of skills and experience on the board and given the changing requirements of Juniper’s operations and ambitions.

If new trustees are assumed, a full induction will be provided to ensure that they understand their legal obligations under company and charity law. They will meet with the chairman and other trustees to familiarise themselves with the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the strategic decision-making process, the operational activities, and the financial performance of the charitable company.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLITIES

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the report of the trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources including the income and expenditure.

In preparing these financial statements to the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts Scotland Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the charitable company’s constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 June 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

Mary Duffy Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE JUNIPER TRUST

I report on the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 30 September 2025 which are set out on pages 16 to 23.

Respective responsibilities trustees and examiner

The charitable company’s trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charitable company’s trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the financial statements 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 charitable company and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, 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 financial statements.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.

have not been met; or

Paul Marshall CA

30 June 2026

MHA Chartered Accountants

6 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AD

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Notes
Income from:
Donations
2
Other trading income
3
Investments
4
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) and net movements in funds
6
Funds at start of the year
Funds at end of the year
13		 Unrestricted
2025
£
277,227
1,397
771
279,395
233,790
233,790
45,605
293,518
339,123		 Unrestricted
2024
£
82,008
-
1,081
83,089
259,919
259,919
(176,830)
470,348
293,518

All income and expenditure is derived from continuing activities. The charitable company has no recognised gains or losses other than those included in the Statement of Financial Activities above.

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BALANCE SHEET AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Notes
Non-current assets
Investments
9
Fixed assets
10
Current assets
Debtors
11
Cash at bank
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
12
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Net assets
Funds
Unrestricted funds
13		 2025
£
300,000
380
300,380
1,241
62,133
63,374
(24,631)
38,743
339,123
339,123		 2024
£
300,000
596
300,596
1,512
16,541
18,053
(25,131)
(7,078)
293,518
293,518

For the year ending 30 September 2025, the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Trustees’ responsibilities:

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 30 June 2026 and were signed on their behalf by:

Mary Duffy Trustee Company number: SC577048

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation and going concern

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated.

The charitable company is a public benefit entity as defined in FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historic cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to the financial statements. The financial statements are presented in Sterling which is the functional currency of the charitable company and rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

Going concern

These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that the charitable company will continue its operations. There are no material uncertainties that exist or material changes in the way the charitable company operates and the Trustees consider it appropriate to prepare financial statements on a going concern basis.

Income

Income is recognised when the charitable company has entitlement to the funds, when it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources are included in the period in which they are receivable, which is when the charitable company is entitled to the resource. Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charitable company where this can be quantified.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make settlement, it is probable that a payment to a third party will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charitable company in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities, those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them and an allocation of governance costs. Support costs relate to the administrative cost of running the charitable company. Governance costs comprise these costs including public accountability and compliance with regulations and good practice. They therefore include the cost of independent examination.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Investments

Investments in unquoted companies are measured at cost less impairment.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and stated at cost and depreciated over their useful economic lives as the following rates:

Computer equipment 33.33% straight line Fixtures and Fittings 20% straight line

Debtors

Other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and highly liquid short term investments with a maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charitable company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in a transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Financial instruments

The charitable company has only financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Taxation

The Juniper Trust is registered as a charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and is exempt from tax on income and gains to the extent those are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the year.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS


Creich Charitable Trust
In-kind donation – Juniper Partners
The Robertson Trust
Corporate donations		 Unrestricted
2025
£
200,000
-
5,000
72,227
277,227		 Unrestricted
2024
£
50,000
30,008
-
2,000
82,008

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3. OTHER TRADING INCOME

3.
OTHER TRADING INCOME
Workshops income
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Bank interest
5.
CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
Direct costs
Staff costs (note 6)
Awards and prizes
Travel costs
Associate training
Events and meetings for Associates
Sundry expenditure
Depreciation
Other Services
Support costs
Office costs
Governance costs (note 8)
6.
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging:
Depreciation
Independent examiner’s fee		 Unrestricted
2025
£
1,397
Unrestricted
2025
£
771
Unrestricted
2025
£
147,238
31,320
15,364
3,261
7,663
3,065
216
-
19,647
6,016
233,790
Unrestricted
2025
£
216
5,982		 Unrestricted
2024
£
-
Unrestricted
2024
£
1,081
Unrestricted
2024
£
174,565
34,000
16,641
1,853
6,049
914
775
(3,301)
23,853
4,570
259,919
Unrestricted
2024
£
775
4,536

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7. STAFF COSTS

STAFF COSTS
Gross salaries
Employers NI
Pension costs
Health insurance costs
Seconded staff costs
Key management remuneration
Average number of employees		 Unrestricted
2025
£
83,325
11,249
8,333
5,220
108,127
39,111
147,238
108,127
2		 Unrestricted
2024
£
109,400
17,027
13,361
4,769
144,557
30,008
174,565
121,779
1

None of the trustees received any remuneration in their capacity as trustee of the charitable company.

There was 1 employee whose emoluments were between £80,000 and £90,000 (2024: 1 employee between £90,000 and £100,000).

8. GOVERNANCE COSTS

Legal fees
Independent examiner’s and tax fee
INVESTMENTS
Investments in unquoted companies
Juniper Companies Limited
300,000 C £1 ordinary shares		 Unrestricted
2025
£
34
5,982
6,016
2025
£
300,000
Cost
£
300,000		 Unrestricted
2024
£
34
4,536
4,570
2024
£
300,000
Cost
£
300,000

9. INVESTMENTS

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10. FIXED ASSETS
Cost
At 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025
Depreciation
At 1 October 2024
Charge for year
At 30 September 2025
Net Book Value
At 30 September 2025
At 30 September 2024
11. DEBTORS
Other debtors
12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Amount due to related parties
Other creditors
Accruals		 Fixtures &
Fittings
£
1,081
485
216
701
380
596		 Computer
Equipment
£
3,746
3,746
-
3,746
-
-
2025
£
1,241
2025
£
-
405
18,822
5,404
24,631		 Total
£
4,827
4,231
216
4,447
380
596
2024
£
1,512
2024
£
72
242
20,296
4,521
25,131

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13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

2024/25
Unrestricted funds
General funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2023/24
Unrestricted funds
General funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1 Oct
2024
£
293,518
293,518
At 1 Oct
2023
£
470,348
470,348		 Income
£
279,395
279,395
Income
£
83,089
83,089		 Expenditure
£
(233,790)
(233,790)
Expenditure
£
(259,919)
(259,919)		 At 30 Sept
2025
£
339,123
339,123
At 30 Sept
2024
£
293,518
293,518

14. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The charitable company is committed to making the following payments under non-cancellable operating leases:

operating leases:
2025 2024
Property Property
£ £
Within one year 3,774 -
Within two to five years 11,322 31,588
After more than five years - 7,897

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the year, expenses amounting to £850 (2024: £637) were incurred by Mary Duffy, one of the charitable company’s trustees, in her role as Managing Director. Reimbursements of £685 (2024: £488) were made in the year resulting in a net amount due of £405 (2024: £242). This amount is included within creditors.

A member of staff was seconded from Juniper Partners, a company in which both Stuart and Alison Paul are Directors. Staff costs of £39,111 (2024: £30,008) were recharged in the year.

The charitable company received a donation of £2,000 (2024: £2,000) from Inpersca Limited, a company in which Stuart Paul is a director.

The charitable company received donations amounting to £200,000 (2024: £50,000) from Creich Charitable Trust, in which Alison and Stuart Paul are trustees.

The charitable company received a donation of £70,227 (2024: £nil) from The Juniper Companies Limited, in which Alison Paul, Stuart Paul, and Mary Duffy are directors.

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