2024-06-30-accounts

APPENDIX 1 oscr PerKJd start date Period end date Year Day m￿th Yeai Z)23 24 orfice of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charity is known bv Registered charity number SC 048454 Charity's principal address VERSE Stories Maryculter Organic Farm Maryculter Aberd￿n Postcode-AB125GT Names of the charity truslees on date of approval of Thistees. Annual Report Trustee name Office (rf any) Dates acted rf not for Tffknole y Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee Irf any) NIA 2023 12024 NIA 2023 12024 NIA 2023 12024 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document Official SCIO Single Tier Model Constitution. Trustee recruitment and appointment

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes The organisation’s purposes are to help humans who are effected by global headlines and in need of desperate support. The association will highlight, support and help the course of a growing range of global issues, from supporting those in severe poverty by raising support through short films and providing those in need of adequate resources to end poverty,

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Summary of the main activities The charity transforms the lives of those in need for the in relation to these objects better. We achieve this by filming their story and sharing it on our website as well as social platforms. From there we receive donations from donors across the world. We then help them in the best way possible and document the difference each donor made.

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of From 2023 to 2024, the charity was able to increase it’s the charity during the financial period work compared to the previous year. With the help of volunteers, we were able to support a family in need throughout the year. Providing them with a better and safer life together. We are looking forward too focusing more on the charities work in 2024/2025 and will be focusing on ramping up our work to help more of those in need.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy We also rely on support from the founder and families in

on reserves order to operate. In 2023/24 we saw lower donations received due to being less active in our content which generates a lot of our donations. We are currently using our reserves for beneficiaries and will be supporting them in the next financial year, as we aim to be more active.

Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any) 3 APPENDIX 1 Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s)
Full name(s)
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Position (e.g. Chair) Chair/Director

Date 29th March 2025

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VERSE STORIES SC 048454 OSCR Receipts and payments accounts For tho perlod from 30 06 2023 30 06 2024 Scottish Charty Regulator Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds Permanent endowment funds R8strlct8d funds Total funds current period Total funds last period to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations 58 58 Legacies Grants Receipts from fundraising activitie5 Gross trading receipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activitie5 A I Sub total 58 58 A2 Receipts from assel & investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total Total receipts 58 A3 Payments Expenses for fundraising activities Gross trading payments 1,141 Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activities 360 Grants and donations Governance costs.. Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs other A3 Sub total 1,501 A4 Payments Telating to asset and Investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments A4 Sub total Total payments 1,501 Net receipts / (payments) 58 1,443) A5 Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for year 1,443)

VERSE STORIES SC 048454 Section B Statement of balances Unrestricted funds Permanent endowment funds Restricted funds Expendable endowment funds Total current period Total last period Categories Details to nearost £ to nearèst £ to n￿reSt £ to nearost £ to noarest £ to n•arost £ B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year Surplus l (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account Cash and bank balances at end of year 3,312 3,312 (Agree balances with receipts and payments accountls}I 58 Details Fund to which asset belong5 Market valuation Last year to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Investments Total Current value Irf availablol to nearost £ Delails Fund to whlch aS￿t belongs Cost Iir avallabl81 Last yéar to naarest £ to noarèst £ B3 Other assets Total Details Fund to which liability relatss Amount due Last yaar to nearest e to nearest e B4 Liabilities Total Details Fund ta whlch Ilablllty rèlatÈs Amount due {estlmatèl to nearest e Last year to nearest e B5 Contingent liabilities Total Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the Irustees Signature Print Name Date of approval

VERSE STORIES SC 048454 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds wortfsheets) These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance the Charities & Trustee Investrnent {Sco￿and) Act 2005 and the Charits'es Accounts (Scotland) Regulats'ons 2006 (as amended) Nature and purpose of funds The donations received by the charrty, are used solely for the beneficiary they are being donated to. The use of the donations reflect the constitutions purposes in helping those in need. The charity does not give grants. nor does rt pay Trustees or staff at this ts"me. Any expenses l operational costs are kept to a minimum and are used in order to operate and generate the donations required from the public. Type of actlvlty or pro]ect supported Indlvldual I Instituts"on Number of grnnts mad• C2 Grants Total C3a Trustee remuneratlon If no remuneration was paid during the peritsj to any Charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box {olheThvise complete sedion 3b) Authorlty under whlch pald C3b Trustee remuneratlon - detalls C4a Trustee expenses If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee dunng the penryj then cross this box (Othe￿iSe complele seth'on 4b) Numbw oftrustws C4b Trustee expenses - detalls Transacuon amount 1£) Balanco outstandlng at poriod end 1£) Nature of relationship Nature of transaction C5 Transactlons wlth trustees and connected persons C6 Other Informatlon As detailed above, the charity has no trustee expenses, nor remuneration.

VERSE STORIES SC 048454 Additional analysis (1) Analysis of receipts and payments 1 Donations Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds Pernianent endowment funds Total current period Restricted funds Total lasl period ta nèarèst £ to nèarÈst £ to nèarèst £ ta nèarèst £ to nèarèst £ to nÈarÈst £ Total £££z•a 113 reference error reference 2 Grants Unrestricted fijndq to nearest £ Restricted funds Total current Total last period to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Total 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds Pernianent endowment funds Total current period Restricted funds Total last period to noarest £ to n￿reSt £ to noarest £ to noarest £ to n￿reSt £ to noarest £ Total 4 Payments relatlng dlrectly to charltable actlvltles Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Expendable endowment funds Pennanent endowment funds Total C￿￿ent period Total lasl period ta nèarest £ to nèarÈst £ to nèarest £ ta nèarest £ lo nèarèst £ to nÈarÈst £ Total 113 reference error

SC 048454 Additional analysis (2) 5 Breakdown of unrestrlcted funds Unrestricted fund - enter narne of fund below Unrestricted fund - enter narne of fund below Unrestricted fund - enter name of fvnd below Unrestricted fund - enter name of fund below Total unrestricted Total unrestricted funds funds last period Receipts Donations 113 Legacies Grants Receipts from fundraising activities Gross trading receipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities Sub total 113 cross re error Recelpts from asset & Investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments Sub total Total recelpts 113 ¢ross re error Payments Expenses for fundraising acb'vrties Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activrties Grants and donations Govemance costs.. 3,328 927 Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs Sub total 4.255 ¢ross re error Payments relatlng to asset and Investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments Sub total Total payments 4,255 cross ref error 4,142) Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) foryear 4,142) cross ref error Nature and purpose of funds The donations received by the charity. are used solely for the beneficiary they are being donated to. The use of the donations reflect the constitutions purposes in helping those in need.

VERSE STORIES SC 048454 Additional analysis (3) 6 Breakdown of restricted funds estricte un enter name of fund below estricte enter name of fund below estricte enter name of fund below estricte un enter name of fund below Total restricted funds Total restricted funds last peri(xl Receipts Donations Legacies Grants Receipts from fundraising activitie5 Gross trading receipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities Sub total Receipts from asset & investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments Sub total Total recelpts Payments Expenses for fundraising activities Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activities Grants and donations Governance costs.. Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs Sub total Payments relating to asset and investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments Sub total Total payments Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for year Nature and purpose of funds

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Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2

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Report to the trustees/ Charity name
members of VERSE STORIES
Registered charity SC 048454
number
On the accounts of the Period start date Period end date
charity for the perio d
Day Month Year Day Month Year
30 6 2023 to 30 6 2024
Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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Respective The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in responsibilities of accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 trustees and examiner Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 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 My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner’s statement 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 In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that statement disclosed on the attached page*]

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and

3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

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

Signed:

29th March, 2025

Date:

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Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
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*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.

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Disclosure section

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose