Ewen's Room
Scottish Charity Number SC048248
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st March 2025

Trustees, Annual Report
For the year ended 31A Marth 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year to 31st March
2025.
Reler¢n¢e and Adrninistrative Informati
Charity 14ame
Ewen's Room
Addr
Bankers
Royal Bank of Scotland. 6 Hi8h Street. Fort William. PH33 6AS
Virgin Money, IS Academy Street. Inverness. IVI IJN
Inde
endent Examiner
oluntary ktion Lochaber. kn Drochaid. aasgan Road. Fort Williarn.
PH33 6PH
Current Trustees
Constitution
Ewen's R¢Jorn is a Scottish Charitable IfKofporated Organisation ISOOI - re8iStered in its current le8al fNm on 27th March.
2018. The or8anisation was previously an unincorporated association but chan8ed its legal form. The assets of the
unincorporoted a550Ciation were transferred to the SCIO on 27th Mèrch. 2018. At the AGM on 22nd July 2021, the oims
and pUrp￿e5 ofihe Constitution Vlve amended to refiett the widenin8 geographical spread and focus of our vnrk acr055
Lochaber and beyond.
Ob"ettives and
Aims and Purposes
11 To offer support to people resident in Lochaber and the adjacent Western H￿hlands. who are experiencing difficulty as a
resutt of mental heafth issues.
21 To raise awareness of mental heamh issues and counter the associated stigmas wi(hin the thal community, particulaf ly
the youn8.
31 To identify local gaps in 5UPPOrt prowsion in liaison with esta￿l$hed NHS and thifd sector mental health group5 and
servKe users.
Charitable Purpo
11 The advancement of education.
21The advancemenl ofhealth.
31 The advancement of citizenship or community development.
41 The relief of those in need ty reason of age, ill health. disability. financial hafdship or other disadvantage.

Achievements and Perforrnan
See Ewen's Room Trustees, Annual Review 2024-25 on pages 9 to 11..
Financial review
Total income for the year was £117,053. Expenditure for the same period was £88,702 resulting in a surplus of £28,351.
Reserves at year end were £103.422 made up of £13.OS4 unrestrKted funds and £90.367 restricted funds.
ReseNes P¢li
There is no requirement In the constitution to hold any reserves hcmever the trustees intend to review th•s by the end of
the financial year.
xern
ions from
There are no exemptions from disdosure.
Funds held as custodian t￿stee on behalf ol oth
There are no funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 19th December 2025
Na
Date: 19th December 2025

Ewen'8 Rotsm
Sctstti8h Charity Number SC048248
Jndependeni examinee• report w the ￿￿te¢l on the un•udited accounr* of Ewep'• Room.
I re￿rt on th¢ ac¢ounL% of th¢ charity f()r th¢ ytar t(> J15t ,March 2025 which *r¢ 5rt L￿t on pa8ts 5 to 8.
Rtiptdive mponsi￿111ts¢1 of Trustee and Indeptndeni Examiner
Thc chariry's Tru$t¢u arc r¢$ponsibl¢ for ihc prqMr8Tion of rk acriyjnts in KcoTdanc¢ wilh rh¢ tcrn¥ of th¢ Ch8ri11￿ and"fruste¢
Investment l%cotl*ndl Act 2(KJ5 and tht CTharities Accounts (SC0d¥n￿ Regulaiions 2￿6. The Char￿ rTusrtts con*idei That the
audit reguircmeni of Re￿}￿ll0￿ I￿1) (dl of ihe 2[(￿ Accounts Re8vlauon% ¢kns not apT4y. It 1$ my responsibdity ¢0 examine
accounis 1% required un(kr %tction 4411) (c) of the Act and to Ststt whether panicuhr rnarrers ha￿ corr¢ to attention.
Bag1# of independent exarninees Btsiement
My examination ts canied out in accord*Dce with ReRulaiion I l of the Ch*ritiL* Acc(wnts eKotla￿) Regu]auon$ 2£￿6. Ao
exarninaiion ificludc$ a revicw of thc accounting records kcpt by thc charin. and a cornparison of thc accounts prcsentcd wilh rhosc
record%. It al%0 includ0% consideration of anv ￿n￿gl￿1 itenks or dLsclosurts in the accwnts. and seeks explarYArIo￿ fr(xn the t￿￿tets
conceming any *uch mattets. The ptrKedurts undertkn do not provth all the evidence that would be required in audtt, and
consequcndy I do not expr¢%% an audit opifiion on Vif&V given by the accounts.
Indepethdent examintel •i*trmtnl
In the course of my examituli0￿ Th) matteT h&* coff* to my attention:
I which giles reas(xi*ble cause io bdie%r ih8f in ani ffrateri￿ rw the requir￿..
. to kccp a(C￿n￿l8 fccoT(k in accouhncc wirh scuion 4411) (x) of the 211)5 Act w)d R¢￿lia110n 4 of the 2
.4ccounts Regulxtions. at)d
. to prqmff accounts which accord with the accwntu¥ record% and CoM￿Y with 9 of the XXJ6
Acc￿fits Rcgulaiion
h*ve nr)t been ￿ or
2 to which. in my opinxm. atteniion should drawn in order ￿ enable a pnyr undersMnding of thc accounts 10
bc reached.
i>dte: . 19th r)ecembet 3)25
inancei I laftiger
'oluntarv Action IAchabei
An I)rocha￿, Cligpn Road
E.orr William
Pl133 6P1 I
VOWNTAQY ACYION IOCHABER

Ewtn'i Roo
Re¢¢ipTS attd hymeDts
For tht year eThled 3151 March 2025
Scottish Chaiiry Number SC048248
Y¢aT
Ycar to
2024
Totsl
Restrirted
To
ReceAP¢8
Note
Gr*nts *nd DoDalio
?5.1
18.166
64,87?
4lJ38
27.371
l)ohationi
19.166
BAnk iniere¥t ttceived
1.456
639
FuThl Raisi
(Jjft .knd
CO￿$t]￿ng
()ther InccAnc
63?
5.398
Q557
Totsl Rectip
51.IAI
6S.872
117,053
75,J78
Paymenis
Ch*ritablt A¢tivitits
Ch2Trtablc ￿end￿￿e
f.onttactor
Refreshments
Iknk (hir
14yment PTrKuwA F¢
Po$ta8c / Offic¢ Suts(MxrF
Te]epknnc & 144X
Compytet & %ofiwate
Repain & Rthe*￿S
'ehicie R￿Ar5 & Senicinx
Mileage aiirns
InsurAnce
l¥oicrts
RoLxn Fl
TravellinR
Vehiclt I lirc
l Nil￿nBCO$￿
%ubscriOions & 14leffbtn
14ords
1 sc Purchasc5
Adi'ertss¥n
738
31393
2.421
3.538
59.922
288
Isu
61,647
57
775
3)2
163
4724
14
1?4
S,U33
259
80
4,681
17
1.8XJ
259
1624
359
3.047
J,767
18
65
65
55
55
1.769
1785
4.n7
4JMb
387
xehanRt R*te I1￿1￿ce
GowenJ•n¢e c￿1$
IndcTr¢nd¢nt fxarnxLati•n
AccounwKy
Total P#)n*nts
49.910
38,79?
88,702
78.364
urplu$/O)cliatl yur t*fr)w ¢r¥wf¢
.27)
.2261
27.0
7.?26
28JS1
(19861
SuTplu$llDeficit) for the ytar
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Ewen i Room
Receipts Ind P*yrnents AcetyJM*
FOT the yt*T efided 3tst March 2025
SCO￿1•h Chariry Numb¢w S(M248
Year
Ye4r
Ytar
Year io
J25
Totsl
2024
Total
Ststtment of B*lance¥- as * 3151 Marth 2015
OptDin8 ai b•nk #nd h•nd
19,1
56.(¥kl
75mi
78.U57
Add Ificotnt
65.872
121.933
34792
7226
117 OS3
192,124
88.702
70.1
49.91U
(7226)
153.435
78.J64
i*s5 F.%￿di¢￿t
Transfers
Cknin8 c*•h #i bank tn knnd
13.U54
75.U7l
Bank and Calh BalAnr¢s
XBS B*nk .4rr¢)unr
riwn Nloney. B•nk .4ccowir
Our$w(kn8 Lod8CrntsIts
Outstgndingchequts
Crdrtsry
P¢rry C¥sh
Payp
Sthup IkbLr C8rd
11.918
547Y3
21,7LK
(1631
29
878
)92
(￿3)
iu
170
392
8&9
Sierted behalf of XM Trwtees:
Date: l•)th December 2025
The noiei on pAte$ 7 ￿ B of thu¢ finAnml si*temenl•

Ewen's Roty
othsh Ch•rlty SCN8241
Notes to ihe xc¢)unts
Forthe year ended 31st M•rch 2025
These accounts have been prepaTed ffi the Receipts and PaY￿nts basis in xcordar*e with Charitses & Trurtee Investrw*nt
{Scotlandl Act 2C(1S and the Charitie5 •£counts Iscotlandl Re6ulation5 2LK16 la5 amended).
2 NI￿rn Ind pwpos• ol lund%
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at tr* discretion of the trustees in fUrtherar￿ of the objects of tr* charity. The
trustees maintain a single unrestrirted fund for the dry-tTrday funnin8 of the charity.
Restricted fvnds may onty be used for specific purposes. RestrKtion5 arise when Specified lry the doTh)r or when fund5 are raised
for specific purposes.
3 Rel•ied prty tr•ns•clkns
No fetNnÈratr)n was pa*1 to the trustees or any Cometted persons duriry the per￿￿(2024. £NIL).
4 Gr*nts
Uthrtstrirted Restrlcled
Tatsl 2025
Tol•l 2024
5.7C
Coffa Foundation
The Wood Fo￿￿ation
Foundation kotland
The Highland Council
British Science Association
Tesco Groundworks UK
Highland Third Sector Interface
Bank d Scotland Foundats'on
Highland Whole Famity Wellbeing Programme
7.950
22.(MX)
14.922
7.950
22.OXI
14,922
3.237
.901
5CKI
io.(
25.CU)
io.c(x)
89.872
25JXKI
lo.￿￿1
25,(KQ
41.338
S Don•tlons
Unrestrkted Restrlcted
Fw)ds
Funds
Tot•1 2025
19,166
19.166
Total 2024
27.371
27.371
Misc Donatio
18,166
18.166
6 Translers ljetween ftmds
The total of £7.225.52 was transferred between lunds tlurinl O* period12024.. £2,576).
£4,546.31 from unrestricted funds to Opon Doors- Fort William to clear speThl.
£1,346.13 from unfestricted funds to Open ()oors- Strontian to clear sperxl.
£1.33108 from unre5trthd fund5 to Open OooF5- kharacle to clear spend.
7 G¢y•em•nce Costs
Funds
Fund5
Taul 2015 Totsl 2024
Indep￿dent E¥aminatit)n
Accountancy Fees
2.220
2.220
2,220
2.220

8 Unrnstrlcted Funds
At IMA￿1
2024
At Jlst
M•rch 1025
13,054
13.054
Incomini
51.181
51.181
Tr•n￿415
7,2261
7.226
Unrestficted Funds
19.LK)9
19.(£19
49.9101
49.9101
9 Restrlcled Funds
Atlstw
1024
At 315t
March 2025
2,229
23,088
7.402
coTrwni (Wi
5,450
105
2.2C(I
Tr•nslers
Wefibeln8 Champ￿nS
Wellbeing Heroes
Green Health I Spaces
Open Ooors- Fort William
Open Ooors- Arlsai& KI￿ochIeven. Mallai8
Open Ooors- Strontian
Open Ooors- Acharade
Open Ooors- Mallaig
FriendsDay Wednesday l F￿DaY Mondav
Buildin8 Nawral Capital
Community Wellbein8 Champions
Healihy Youn8 Minds
Walk & Talk I Whateler the Weather W*s
Rugbv
Book Ou8
Creatl¥e Theraples
General Costs
Open Ooors- Lochallne
13,2211
15,9121
14,5061
145461
18,6171
IL3461
11,3331
18.SLKI
9.708
4546
12.2CrfJI
1346
L333
2.2LKI
10.817
2,2LKI
8,650
17,947
5,916
14971
761
2,8
2,950
13,W)
1.751
1.7(f)
.367
3.983
6.058
6,997
11.9921
13.0331
11,0811
14971
13391
14701
14.922
i.i(JJ
3.360
3.140
11.6201
189)
1.7rx)
65.872
56,061
38.7921
7.226
Wellbeing Ch•mp•ons programme consists of sesslons that tèach participants self regulati(￿ and YtsiliÈncÈ buildingtools that they
can use for themsel¥es and share wth their peers.
Well)eOn8 Heroes is a play based pro8ramme to prthtyde support for ￿Unger chIld￿n wlth anxiety and behavFour problems.
Open Doors drop in sessions •re weekty drofvin chat sessions which k¥ovNle a fr*ndty and ￿￿•￿e￿ atmosphere for people to
socialise and to chat about an￿bIng on their rnind.
Fri¢ndsDay W¢dne5day l FunDay Monday offers an after sch¢)ol dub primary school pupil>
Green Heajlh I Spaos & Buildin8 Natural ca￿al / Heallhy Youni Minds Pr￿deS mentorin8 a￿1 empowÈTS yOUn8 peo* to
make use of their natural erbvironment to improve their ernotional wellbeing and mental fitness.
Communlty Wellbeing Champiws proyaTr￿ is a peer support neI￿rk based in Schools, colleges aw¥1 workplaces set to
improve levels of emotional and mentsl health of individuals orKJ general welltsein8.
Oook Outreach provision in ￿rtnership ¥*ryih Hi8hland CouTKiI Litxaries in the fwthest out￿1n8 ¢ommufiities.
Creatlve Thtraple5 provides fvndin8 fof Music Therapy •nd F•mily Wellbein8Sessions Schools across Lochaber.
Whatever the We•ther W•lk5 hosts youp walks ffi Spean Brid8e. Mallai8 a￿1 finlochle¥erL
Youth Rulby sessions in Mall318.
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The trustees would like to recofd thwr heartfelt thanksto every￿￿ who has Contributed lo the orwin8 success of Ewen's Room
and expan&on of our aCtr¥itles over the year.
l)Jr gratitude is e¥tended to all the others. in the bo¢•1 Com￿11•C5 and bcyti¥J. vtho ¥olunteÈred, hÈlptd our w¢xk in othèr
ways, donated to our funds. fvndrJised for u&

Ewen's Room Trustees, Annual Review 2024-25
1.1. OVERVIEW
The Trustees of Ewen's Room are very pleased to report that we have been able to furthef expand and
extend our services across Lochaber over the course of the last year. This has been achieved followin8
recruitment of a new part time Manager and consolidation of our team of education offi.cers.
The strategy of combining our Fort William administration office with home-based programme delivery
staff spread acr055 the rural corners of the area continues to be crucial for providing cost effective and
locally relevant support to our service users, both young and old.
Following appointment of our new manager
in October 2024 on a self-employed contract, we were
delighted to be able to confi'rm her position with the issue of our first fi'xed term employment contract,
providing improved conditions and security for this crucial role. This significant progress was made possible
by a combination of local fundraisin& the winning of additional project funding and being awarded multi
annual grants in support of our ongoing administration and development- providing a sound basis for
future growth.
1.2. PROGRAMME DELIVERY
Our prograrnmes to promote wellbein8 and good mental health have continued to concentrate on early
intervention to build ii)dividual resilience in our young people, while also providing essentfjal counselling for
those in urgent need of help. Through the Whole Family Wellbeing Programme, Ewen's Room now offers
services that span all age ranges, including play and music therapy, reachin8 children and families
collectively.
Ewen's Room also provides ongoing wellbeing support and encouragement for adult5 through weekly drop-
in sessions in six venues across the district. and other regular events to help those in our local communities
with long term emotional needs.
1.3. Support Programme - Children & Young People
1.3.1. Afterschool and Youth Clubs
The weekly after-school FriendsDay Wednesday sessions for pupils of Acharacle Primary continued to
attract some 15 - 20 youngsters who thoroughly enjoy the healthy snacks and wellbeing enhancing
activities organised for them.
Youth Club in Mallaig is run as a Ewen's Room collaboration and continues to be well received by the young
people. Our Youth Rugby in the village a150 enjoys community support and sponsorship (Jac-O-Bites) and a
number of the kids were able to visit an intemational Rugby Match at Murrayfield Stadium.

1.3.2. WellBeing Heroes
As one of Ewen's Room's flagship programmes, we worked hard to get Wellbeing Heroes into as many
primary schools as possible this year. The programme either has been, or is scheduled to be delivered in 11
schools and 12 classes.
1.3.3. WellBeing Champions
This year we achieved our goal of being invited by all five Lochaber high schools to deliver our WellBeing
Champions resilience training to appropriate pupil groups in each school. In three locations
(Ardnamurchan, Mallaig and Kinlochleven), a cohort of WellBeing champions meets weekly with various
levels of involvement from our team.
1.3.4. BookBug & Stories around the Fire
Funding from the Children and Young People Mental Health and WellBeing Fund has enabled us to provide
BookBug outreach in partnership with the Highland Council Libraries in some of the furthest outlying
communitie5, like Knoydart. This spring also saw the return of Stories around the Fire.
1.3.5. Building Natural Capital and Healthy Young Minds
We continue to be a research partner of the University of South Wales in two projects. Building Natural
Capital trains young people to be peer-researchers in understanding how natural spaces contribute to well-
being, community connections, and environmental health.
As a subcontractor for Healthy Young Minds, Ewen's Room team5 have been travelling to 6 schools acro55
the wider Highland Region to deliver workshops that encourage High School students to design early
mental health interventions.
1.3.6. Free Cuuriselling for Young People
Ewen's Room is an approved supplier of school counselling under the Highland Council's Framework for the
five high school clusters across Lochaber. However, due to long travel distances, our counsellor tends to
work mainly with Mallaig and Ardnamurchan High Schools, where she is well known and highly respected
by the school staff and students.
We also continue to offer free counselling for children and young people under the age of 25 that do not
come through the schools. This service is used by I to 2 individuals a month, though greater advertising is
likely to increase this number.
1.3.7. Creative Therapies
At the end of 2024 we were successful in applying for funding from the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund
which is paying for Music Therapy and Family Wellbeing Sessions in Schools across Lochaber.
1.4. Support Programme - Adults
1.4.1. 'Open Doors,
We continued to host our weekly informal drop-in sessions in Fort William and five widely scattered villages
across the District. Each Open Doors venue is very different, and our team run the sessions in a variety of
ways. In Kinlochleven, Open Doors is a connection point between students, teachers and the community in
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an informal setting in the library. In Ari5aig, a well established circle of largely retired individuals enjoy
regular meet-ups. writing workshops. and memoir discussions. Acharacle seems to be a hot bed of baking
and Strontian has strong input from volunteers to lead the sessions.
1.4.2. Workshops for Wellbeing
This year's series of Workshops for Wellbeing in Kinlochleven was extremely well received, and has enabled
people to discuss and improve their mental health in creative ways- writing, drawing, and even cross-
stitch.
The concept was replicated successfully in Lochaline, and also in Mallaig where Jenny's experience of using
pets for therapy led to the development of 'Pawsitivity' sessions that improve mental health of adults in
care homes, the library and on regular walks.
1.4.3. Whatever the Weather Walks
Initially a continuation of the Walk & Talk January campaign. these hosted group walks in Spean Bridge,
Mallaig and Kinlochleven attracted a steady crowd of regulars who benefitted enormously from the
outdoors, the movement and the company.
1.5. THANK YOU!
We'd again like to record our heartFelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the ongoing success of
Ewen's Room, and further expansion of our activikn'es over the past year.
The staff team members have all been working brilliantly on every aspect of our ongoing programme and
we are hugely indebted to them for their enthusiasm and dedication to our cause over the course of the
year. Our grateful best wishes are also extended to our outgoin8 Manager,
nd also our Education
Office•Wlwhom we hope to welcome back after her maternity leave. We are particularly indebted to
our Trustees and other volunteers for their valuable experfise. time and input, contributed generously to
meetings, events and ongoing projects. Special thanks and very best wishes for the future go out to
ur two highly treasured Trustees who retired this year after many years of service and
contribution to our work- we will miss them!
We also wish to note our gratitude to all the others, too many to name, in local cornmunities and beyond,
who have volunteered, helped our work in other ways. donated to our funds, and fundraised for us.
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