Dulnain Bridge Community Development Ttust Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statement Scotttsh (harfty Number SC048247 Year ending 31st March 2025 t)ulnain Bridge Community Development Trust SC048247 Year ending 31" March 2025 Trustees Annual Report CharltVs prlndpal address Tigh na Luch Skye of Curr Road Dulnain Brid8e Grantown-on-spey PH26 3PA Trustees Chairman Treasurer Governing Document The Association is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO) and the purposes and administration arrangements are set out in our constitution. Recruitsnent policy Trustees are appointed at AGM and seThe following the rules in the constitution. Charltable purpose The organisation has been formed to benefit the community of Dulnain Bridge with the purpose of... Advancing environmental protection. Advancement of citizenship or community development Advance education about history and larKI management through contact with community and schools. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other di&idvantage Dulnain Bridge Community Developrnent Trust 5C048247 Year ending 31" Tr￿rCh 2025 Trustees Annual report cont. Activities Work has continued to progress the proposed multi-use path between Dulnain Bridke and Grantown-on Spey. The Trust has now completed its work for the path. responsibility for buildin8 the path has been handed over to the Caingorm National Park Authority. Details are in the Achievements section below. The Trust still has a fund of £1,500 for work related to housing. The Trust continues to work closely with the Dulnain Brid8e Community Council, thd Public Hall and the Friends of Dulnain Bridge. Coordination meetings are now held at inter*als between these village organisations. Achievements Funded by Brant assistance from Sustrans, all of the Design stages for the multi-use ath between Dulnain Bridge and Grantown-on-spey are complete. Funding has been Id￿tifIed for the construction stage. Responsibility for building the path has been handed ovet to the Cairngorm National Park Authority {CNPA). A grant of £1,091 was made to the Village to cover the cost of plants. These were planted by volunteers in half-barrels which were donated by the Speyside Cooperage. These planted barrels have been distributed around the Village. A grant of £340 was made to the Friends of Dulnain Bridge to cover the expected cost of setting up a race night which was organised to raise funds for the village Hall. A 8rant of £1,290 was made to the Dulnain Bridge Village Hall to cover part of the cc*t of reinstating the dropped kerb to provide vehicle access to the car park and make acc•ss easier for Blue Badge holders. A grant of £150 was made to cover 50% of the cost of a replacement battery for one'of the Defibrilators in the Village, the other 50% was paid for by the Community Council. The fifth of 25 annual payments has been received from the Nanclach Ltd related to the Tom Nan Clach windfarm. Dulnain Bridge Community Development Trust SC048247 Year ending 31" March 2025 Trustees Annual report cont. Flnanclal Review Restricted f unds Restricted funds received this year were £16,580 from Sustrans for the paths project.. There is also still a restricted balance carried forward of £1,500 reserved for housing activitv. Reserve pollcy The trustees consider that the general unrestricted fund of £46,343 will be sufficient to Ilow them to continue to operate. Within this balance the sum of £43,882 received a5 donations from Nanclach are Still to be designated. Approved by the board of Trustees on..Z6 o cr zo .5 . (date) and signed on Its behalf Trustee Dulnain Bridge Community Development Trust SC048247 Year ending 31" March 2025 Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 315t March 2024 Totals 2025 11618 Tota15 2024 10953 Recei Subs/Donations Unrestricted 11618 Restricted Nancloch SSE Networks Community Council Grants Sustrans (Paths) 16580 16580 15508 340 Interest Total Receipts 449 449 28647 I￿7 16580 26871 Totals 2025 Totsls 2024 Pa ments Fundraising Payments relating direct to charitable activities Unrestricted Restricted Paths 16580 16580 1092 15507 Planters Donation to Friends of Dulnain Bridge Dulnain Bridge Public Hall Defibrilator battery contribution Governance 1092 800 1630 150 50 1630 150 50 182 Total Expenditure 2922 16580 19502 16489 Net surplusldeficit 9145 9145 10382 Dulnain Bridge Community Development Trust SC048247 Year ending 31" March 2025 Dulnain Bridge Community Development Trust SC048247 Year ending 31" Tr￿rch 2025 Statement of Balances Year ended 31st March 2024 Totals 2025 Statement of Balances Unrestricted 35698 Restrlcted 1500 Totals 2024 Cash at bank at Start of year surplus/deficit for the year Total Receipts 37.198 26815 9145 9145 46343 10382 37191 Liabilities Independent Examination Will be due for payment in October 2025 50.00 Notes to the accounts There are no other assets and no paid staff Restrlcted balances Fund Opening income expenditure Closln8 balance Housing 1500 Paths 16580 16580 15 Approved by the board of Trustees on. ..(date) and slgned on its behalf Trustee Dulnain Bridge Community Development Trust SC048247 Year ending 31" March 2025 Independent Examlnerfs Report I report on the account5 of the charity for the year ended 31" March 2025 set out on pages 5&6 Respertlve responsibillt6es of trustee and examlner The Charitws trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2fX)5 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees considered that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{1) (a) to (cl of the Accounting Regulations does not apply. It is rny responsibility to examine the accounts as reqUI￿d under section 44{1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Ba* of Independent examinerfs ststement My Examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts Iscotland) Regulations 2006. An Examination includes a review of the accountiry record5 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 exarnlnerfs 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 section44(1) of the 2005 Act and regulation 4 of the 21￿)6 Accounts Regulations, and To preRare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with ave not been met. ate .. Voluntary Action in Badenoch and Strathspey The Town House The Square Grantown-on-spev PH26 3HF