Trustees’ Annual Report
For period 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025
Membership The number of members at the end of the financial year was 31. During the year, , while | ~~ee~~ increase of 5 members.
joined, resulting in a net
Trustees
The number of Trustees at the end of the FY was 9. left and joined resulting in no | | overall change. The minimum number of Trustees required by the Constitution is 4.
Committee
At the end of the FY, the Committee comprised:
resigned from her position as Hall Secretary at the end of the financial year because she was moving off the island. The Committee expressed their sincere thanks for her many years of service and presented gifts as a token of appreciation for her dedication and long-standing support of the Hall.
Aileen Balfour was co-opted as a Trustee and Hall Secretary effective from 1st July 2025.
Fundraising
The Hall has continued to receive amazing support from the local community at the various fundraising events held throughout the year. Thanks go to the Committee and members for their ongoing support in making these such a success. The events held in the last FY were:
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Ragbag Collections - Ongoing
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Kinloch Beer Festival Raffle - 31st August 2024
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Halloween Party - 31st October 2024
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Soup and Sandwiches - 2nd November 2024
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Burns Supper - 11th January 2025
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Soup and Sandwiches - 1st February 2025
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Daffodil Tea - 18th April 2025
Bookings
The Hall continues to be used regularly by Monday Keep Fit (now Private Booking), Brownies & Rainbows, Pilates and Taekwondo. Shirley’s Keep Fit ran from January to the start of summer. SWI meetings take place monthly from September to March. Various ad-hoc bookings were made throughout the year, including several SWI events, the Local Council Election, MSP Surgeries, Riding Club Dinner Dance, No.16 Pop Up, Senior Citizens AGM, First Responder Training and an Arran International Festival Music performance. The Committee will continue to promote the Hall as a venue for all types of events.
Maintenance
Maintenance and improvements carried out in the last FY are as follows:
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Kitchen hatch doors fitted.
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New taps fitted in the Ladies and panelling changed to screw fittings to allow easier access.
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Annual service of heating boiler and PAT testing done.
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Booster heaters and a dehumidifier purchased by the 50/50 club to assist heating.
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Work party to clean and tidy the Hall held on 15th March 2024.
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Plastic storage boxes purchased by the 50/50 club to help store items under the stage.
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Loose tiles fixed on the roof.
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Fence at the roadside fixed.
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Front door locks fixed.
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Floor repaired in the main hall.
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Fire equipment check completed.
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Stage draught investigated.
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Function lighting purchased and installed.
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Spring clean held in May.
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New wood painted in toilets.
Summary
The Trustees are pleased to report that the Hall continues to fulfil its primary objective of providing an important resource for the local area and we are very grateful for the ongoing support shown by the community.
It was with great sadness that this year saw the departure of who had contributed so much to | the running of the Hall during her many years serving as Hall Secretary.
As noted in the Treasurer’s Report, the Hall is now experiencing rising costs, and unfortunately, rental charges need to increase slightly to ensure the Hall remains well maintained and available for everyone to use.
Finally, the Trustees wish to express their sincere gratitude to all who contribute to the running of the Hall — by supporting fundraising activities, serving on the Committee, volunteering with maintenance, or helping to organise and run the groups and events that use the Hall.
SHISKINE PUBLIC HALL COMMUNITY SCIO
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 01 August 2024 - 31 July 2025
| Operating Account | Operating Account | Operating Account | Operating Account | Bank Account | Bank Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |||
| Income | 10 527 £ |
8 111 £ |
Balance at 01/08/2024 | 4 635 £ |
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| Expenditure | 9 538 £ |
6 802 £ |
Operating surplus | 989 £ |
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| Surplus (Deficit) | 989 £ |
1 309 £ |
Balance at 31/07/2025 | 5 624 £ |
Income
| 2024-25 | |
|---|---|
| Regular hall hires | 2 610 £ |
| Occasional hall hires | 1 572 £ |
| Table & chair hires | 205 £ |
| Sub-total: Event hire | 4 387 £ |
| Soup & sandwich days | 2 316 £ |
| Burns Supper | 1 770 £ |
| Beer Festival raffle | 641 £ |
| Rag Bag | 132 £ |
| Halloween Party | 110 £ |
| Toy sales | 75 £ |
| Sub-total: Fundraisin | 5 044 £ |
| Grants | 560 £ |
| Donations | 536 £ |
| TOTAL INCOME | 10 527 £ |
Expenditure
| 2024-25 | |
|---|---|
| Electricity | 2 380 £ |
| Insurance | 1 632 £ |
| Loan repayments | 960 £ |
| Cleaning | 945 £ |
| PPL PRS Licence | 182 £ |
| Other running costs | 374 £ |
| Sub-total: Running cos | 6 473 £ |
| New event lighting | 624 £ |
| Repairs & décor | 556 £ |
| Equipment testing | 340 £ |
| Other maintenance | 43 £ |
| Sub-total: Maintenance | 1 563 £ |
| Fundraising costs | 1 502 £ |
| TOTAL EXPENDITUR | 9 538 £ |
Notes:
These accounts were prepared on a cash basis. Some items e.g. cleaning include costs incurred in 2023/24 but paid in 2024/25. Likewise some income earned in 2024/25 is not included as payment was not received until after July 2025.
In February 2025, the Auchrannie Charitable Trust awarded Shiskine Hall a grant of £560 to support the purchase of new event lighting.
In August 2021, Shiskine Hall took out a loan of £7,760 to install an air heat pump system. As at 31 July 2025, repayments total £3,920 leaving a balance of £3,840 to be paid over four years.
, Treasurer, 31 October 2025
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Independent examiner’s report onthe accounts «
Report to the Charity name
trustees/members of spiskine PUBLIC HALL COMMUNITY ScIO
Registered charity SC 048565
number
On the accounts of the Period start date Period end date
charity for the period Day Month Year Day Month Year
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Respective the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities Of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner 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, | 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:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
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