J-'riLiidb of r.'11sI5' Friends of Ensay SCIO Annual R•port and PIMrb¢l•l St•temqntB for th• y•x •nd•d 31 iltt•mbw 2024 R¢for•nc4 and Admlnlstratlv• Detslls S¢ottl•h Charlty Numbw: SC048637 R4lstw•d Addr••o: Trurt••s: Ind•p•rbdent Eumln¢n Soll¢ltor&" erndles LLP. Dlngwall. IVIS 9XB structur¢. Gov•rn•nce •nd ManageMt Con•tttuUon: The charlty Is a Scottlsh Charttl lrtorporotsj Org•)isalion (Scto). It reglstered In Current legd forrn on 21 August 2018. Th tharfty was prevlously an unlocorp a5500atK¢n chan98d ils legal lomi to * SCIO. T asset$ of the IS(1tIOn transferresy to the SCIO on 21 August 2018. Ihe SCIO has a ngle tber structure and a suth trusté& are members of the chanty. The th•rlty tnJstets have certaln le901 dutles undtr the Chadtles and Trnstee lnVertnt (Scotland) Art 2005. Pow¢rsi The or9anlsatlon has wer to do anythin9 wlll further its purptW5 (Y is conthJ¥e or Incldental to ddng $0. No port of the Incorne or kyoperty of the Scio may be pald ow iransferred (dYectl¥ w bndire£iiy) to the charlty tntstee5 - eItr In the COUN of the OrgarSatIon's existence or orb dlssolutyon- except ere this is <hJne In threct furtherance of the scro's uurD05es. Appolntm•fit Of trustee¥: Tru5tets are dected at the Annual GernI Meellng (AGM) %•hi<h is hdd In Ct¢)b•r. There must be è mlnlmurn of throè and a maxlmum of ¥even trustees. The Trustees met 6 Ilmes by In the yejr ¥long Yhth o vhleo call AGM. Objectlves and Artlvltles Ch•rTtsble Purpo8#: - The advancement of the arts. hwitage. tJnu Nstwy lre of the Island of Ensay In th8 Outsr Hthdes In addon to the pr5erYatlon. MainCe, re5t¢xation, upkeep and of the Nstoric Ensay Chapel and trtsunds. - The affvonc*nent ol citizen5hlp and 9reèt¥ (y)rnmunlty invdvernent throthah the promo of vdunteer6ng to care for and celebrète the unique tharacter and 5ibJotion Df Ensoy tpe1. to prt¥note gwter wbllc understanding and de irt the local herftage of Ensay. - The advceMent of rdiglon through the (ryanlsln9 (• annual 1rImage and wvshlp serri¢u in the Ensoy Chapel conde4 by the ¥$cO Church.
Friends of Ensay SCIO Annual Report and FlTrJndal Statements for the year ended 31 Decemb•r 2024 Achlev•m•nts: Desplte many obstades we are approachlng our flrst goal whlth Is to get the slates over to The Orthodox Church is sendign dear $1gns that thye wlsh to organlse a pigrimage to Ensay next year. This is great news and wlll reconclle the arfty with its aims. Thls has focused the mlnd5 of volunteers to plan aThJ or9anise a trfp In the next ftw weeks t¢ draln the land around the church buffildlrKJ. Indeed saTrJ and sand dunes move and accumulate around physical ob#acles and In our case the churth Iloor has for years been V11 below the IEvel of the surrounding machair. By dralnlng ralnwater below the churth floor level, we should prevent the church gettign flooded once and for all. The salllng bost which TWIII take these volunteers 1$ not adequate to take slates. For thls we need boat which can land on the beach pemiitting the cratges of saltes belng taken off boat. moved to higher grovnd above the beach and transpcrted to the Church. Thls can only be done by hand, wlth 2 volunteers per crate. We had great hopes last year that the Fish fami that we had appmathed. would have helped us. They ha had staff recrultment diffKulties meanln9 that they dont have 4Hre hands to offer us help anymore. We need to re-thlnk how we can get the sbate5 atsoss to the tsland. A very good plece of Is ttwt finished his long research on St Taran who brought Christlanity to thé Western Islès in the years arwln 450AD. He explains the Ilnk with Ensay Church and how we can asortaln tIt thecorner wall on the left of the door dates from that period, the rest having been destroyed by vlklngs. •earch has now been publshed In the ft>rm of very conclse arrtl informative booklet. The baoklet Is now avallablke at a cost of £4.50. D•claratlon: The trustees dedare that they have appor4ed the trustees report atA)ve. 51gnod on behalf of the charity'$ trustees. 22-S*mbw•2025
Frl•nds of Ea¥ SCIO Regl>t•11 Scotll•h Ch4rlty Mumb¢r S¢D48137 A£Utr for th• y•*r •nd•d 31 D•C•mr 2024 2024 2023 RECUPTS Tot41 Total DOtIOnS Totsl Ralp PAYMEIITS Insuran Subscrfpdons AccountarKY SQ £ Totsl P•yrn•rt¥ Surylus l {Ihfflclt) for thm 50 Surplvj / Dqfflrlt for th• ymr
Frl•ndB of Enmy SCIO Reglstered Sc4¥tt1sh thber SC048637 lor th• ymr •nd•d 31 D•¢•mb•r 2024 STATIMIHT OF BALANLTS 2024 2023 T4 Total ijalances as at l 2024 Bank balance S,J12 5.112 £ 5.112 4112 £ 4iu £ $.112 Surplus I (Delkltl for tIE year {£ so) £ 50) £ Bal•nt• w •t 31 O•¢•nbw Z•Z3 Bank of ScollaNI Trea5vrvs A'c 5.108 É 5,108 £ 5,158 Ols cheque (£ 46) £ (£ 46) (£ 46) Blnt• •t 31 MvL* 2023 Sl•ned on bèthall of Frfends of Ensay scro by.
Independent Examiner's Report Registered Scottish Charity Number SC048637 I report on the èccounts of the Friends of Ensay SCIO accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 whlch are set out on pages I to 4. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner I ne cnanry's Trustees are responSlDie ror me preparauon or tne accounts In xcoraance witn rne temis of the Charities and Trustee Investment (ScotlanL1J Act 2005 and ChadtSes Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of regulation 10(I)(d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It Is my responsibility to exarnlne the accounts a5 required under sectk>n 4411)c of the •lrt and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent ExamlneVs 5tatqmant My examlnatlon Is camed out In accordance wth Regulatlon 11 of the Charlues Accounts (Scotlandl Regulatr'ons 2006. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideratlon of any unusual Items or disdosures in the accounts. and 5eek5 explanations from the trustees concernlng any such matters. The pmcedures undertaken do not provlde all the eviden that would be required in an audiL and crysequently I do not express an audit opinion on the vlew glven by the accounts. In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon l. which gives me rea50nable cause to believe that in any matertal respert the requlrements . to keep accounting ordS in accordano with Sectlon 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Art and Regulatlon 4 of the 2006 Accounts Reguktions, and - to prepare accounts which actord with the accounting records and comply with regulavon 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have Trot been met, or 2. to whlch, In of the accounts o enable a proper understanding Mann Judd Gordon Chart•r•d Aecountants 26 Lewis Street Stomoway Isle of Lewis HSI 2JF Date: 22nd September 2025