**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CS003823 (Scotland) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: SC049035**
**Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
**for**
**The Shannel Trust**
The Grant Considine Partnership Chartered Accountants 46 High Street Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5SR
**The Shannel Trust**
**Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Reference and Administrative Details**|1|
|**Report of the Trustees**|2 to 3|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|4|
|**Statement of Receipts and Payments**|5|
|**Statement of Balances**|6|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|7 to 13|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|14|
**The Shannel Trust**
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **TRUSTEES**
## **REGISTERED OFFICE**
## **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER**
**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
## **INVESTMENT MANAGERS**
CS003823 (Scotland)
SC049035
The Grant Considine Partnership Chartered Accountants 46 High Street Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5SR
Rathbone Investment Management George House 50 George Square Glasgow G2 1EH
M & G Group PO Box 9039 Chelmsford
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**The Shannel Trust**
**Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
The trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statements for the year to 31st December 2024.
## **Establishment of trust**
The SCIO was established as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) on 8 February 2019. It is a Scottish registered charity, numbered SC049035 and it is also registered for tax relief with HM Revenue & Customs.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
In operating as a "grant-giving" charity the SCIO has an intentionally wide set of charitable purposes to keep open opportunities for funding charities, community groups and others in furtherance of section 7 of the Charities and Trustees (Scotland) Act 2005. The purpose of the SCIO is to promote, advance and operate as a charity which (1) maintains the land at Shannel and Tillenteach, Aboyne as a traditional and accessible farm and nature reserve in order to conserve and support the wildlife in the area and safeguard the natural resources and environment (across the entire flora, fauna, insect life, biodiversity and beyond); (2) support and fund research and educational activities into wildlife in the area and in doing so involve local groups, schools and charities with a view to that research and those educational activities seeking to promote the conservation, appreciation and protection of wildlife and safeguard the natural history, resources and environment; and; (3) the SCIO also makes grants to some groups, charities and institutions which promote the objectives the SCIO wants to achieve.
## **Grant making**
Grants are awarded in accordance with the objectives set out in the SCIO's purposes above. The trustees' policy is to consider applications for grants annually. £5,000 was donated to Deeside CAN, and £2,500 was donated to
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Investment performance**
The investment income under the management of Rathbones amounted to £36,505.29, with deposit account interest received of £1,939.82. Rental income amounted to £17,000.00, royalty income amounted to £208.60, with exceptional items totalling £1,242.10.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial position**
As at 31 December 2024 the mid-price market value of the SCIO's portfolio was £1,652,774. The SCIO does not raise any income from the public.
## **Investment policy and objectives**
The SCIO uses the services of Rathbones and M&G as investment advisers. The policy is to look for a balance of income and capital growth with a medium risk profile and medium priority for income generation.
## **Reserves policy**
It is the policy of the SCIO to maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to cover management, administration and donations. Reserves at 31 December 2024 were £3,009,435.
## **FUTURE PLANS**
The Shannel Trust will aim to support predominantly, but not exclusively, the following activities: the study of the local wildlife, flora and fauna in such areas as designated; the promotion of art, particularly relating to wildlife and the environment; the provision of short-term accommodation to students or artists; scholarships and bursaries to students in related activities. The SCIO trustees propose using the SCIO funds to fund research into wildlife in the area (including flora, fauna and insect life). In doing so, the SCIO would envisage supporting smaller, local charitable wildlife organisations.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Constitution**
The Shannel Trust is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), which is a legal form for registered Scottish Charities. It is governed by its constitution which was adopted in 2019.
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**The Shannel Trust**
**Report of the Trustees fr the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
New trustees are unanimously appointed by the existing trustees, and are briefed on the SCIO's aims, objectives, grant making policy and purposes.
## **Organisational structure**
The day-to-day management of the SCIO is by Trust Administrator.
## **Risk management**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
The trustees have assessed the risks to which the SCIO is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the SCIO and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks. The trustees consider variability of investment returns as one of the major risks, and therefore the SCIO uses the services of Rathbones and M&G as investment advisers.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 28 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Shannel Trust**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 set out on pages five to thirteen.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity's trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(a) to (c) 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 the independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 seeking explanations from you as 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 statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention :
- (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 to comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met; or
- (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
The Grant Considine Partnership Chartered Accountants 46 High Street Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5SR
Date: 28 March 2025
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**The Shannel Trust**
## **Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|**Note**
**Receipts**
Investment income
Rental income
Other income – royalties
Other income - wayleaves
Other income – ex gratia
Total receipts
3
**Payments**
Rental expenses
Investment management costs
4
Charitable Grants
Administration expenses
5
Miscellaneous expenses
Investments purchased
9
Investments realised
Improve to Prop Additions
Total payments
**Surplus/(deficit) for period**|**Unrestricted Fund**
**2024**
**2023**
**Expendable**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
**Revenue Fund**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
38,445
38,445
39,160
17,000
17,000
16,000
209
209
221
492
492
469
750
750|
|---|---|
||56,896
56,896
55,850|
||25,133
25,133
39,613
11,542
11,542
13,113
7,500
7,500
3,630
3,630
7,260
16,480
6,276
6,276
7,968|
||21,448
36,263
57,711
77,174
279,470
279,470
523,871
(295,257)
(295,257)
(172,098)
2,005
2,005
32,294|
||7,666
36,263
43,929
461,241|
||(7,666)
20,633
12,967
(405,391)|
## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS**
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The Sh&nnel T
Statement of Balattces
31 December 2024
2024
Ttstal
2023
Note
Expelld*bk
Endow'meut
Fnd
Revenue
Fund
Caih Funds
(l)ening cash at bank
Add..
Receipts and Payments 5Urp1(derlt)
Closing cash at bank
80,657
63.438
144,095
549,486
17.666)
72,991
20,633
84.071
12,967 (405.391)
157.062
144,095
B&Dk and cash balance5
Brodi¢s LLP- cash
Rathbone Investment Managers
Current Account
Sav5ngs Account
1,962
40,742
14.850
86.541
144.095
78.324
10.145
78,436
10,145
68,481
157,062
61.382
61,491
95J68
Transfers between fullds
22.577
(22,577)
Investments
Land and pmperty at ShanneL BlOgie.
Aboyne at btx)k value
Impmvements to alK*ve
Various paintings
InvestTnents at Etvdrket value
1.150.0(K)
1.150,1MM) 1.150,0(K)
34299
15.3(M)
.652,774
2,852,-373
34299
32294
15,300
15,300
.652.774 1,576,895
2.852,373 2,774.489
Total Reserves
2.947,941
61.494
3.9.435 2.918,584
The financial statements were appmved by the Board of Tnlee$ and authonsed for issue on 28 M3r¢h 2025 and were
sig)ed on its behalf by..
- Trustee
The notes lorni part of these financial ststements
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**The Shannel Trust**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **1. STATUTORY INFORMATION**
The Shannel Trust, is a charitable company that is limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office can be found in the Reference and Administration Details section of the Report of the Trustees.
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).
## **2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity, have been prepared on a cash basis. This means only income received and expenditure incurred during the financial year is included in the accounts.
## **Nature and purpose of funds**
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. The SCIO's unrestricted funds comprise of an Expendable Endowment fund and a Revenue fund. The Expendable Endowment fund represents capital funds received and subsequent transactions for investment to generate the income (revenue) less any relevant expenses incurred. Revenue is the income received from the capital investments also subject to expenses. Donations are usually paid from the available Revenue balance. However, the trustees are free to use either fund for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable purposes if they so determine.
Administration costs have been allocated between capital and revenue on a 50:50 basis.
## **VAT**
The SCIO is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure includes VAT where appropriate.
## **Impairment of fixed assets**
At each reporting period end date, the charitable company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value of use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit and loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of the recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit and loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
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**The Shannel Trust**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **Investment property**
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, was initially recognised at the value on the date of the death of which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Going concern**
The trustees consider that the charity has adequate resources to continue in existence for at least the next 12 months. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
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**The Shannel Trust**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|**3.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Rents received
Other Income - royalties
Other fixed asset invest - FII
Deposit account interest
Exceptional items
**4.**
**RAISING FUNDS**
**Investment management costs**
Portfolio management
**5.**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Independent Examiner's remuneration
Other assurance services|2024
£
17,000
209
36,505
1,940
1,242
56,896
2024
£
11,542
2024
£
7,260||2023
£
16,000
221
36,618
2,542
469
55,850
2023
£
13,113
2023
£
6,600
9,880|
|---|---|---|---|
## **6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.
continued...
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**The Shannel Trust**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **7. STAFF COSTS**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
|Trustees|3|3|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
## **8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
## **Heritable Property**
All and whole the subjects known as and forming Shannel, Ballogie, Aboyne. The property was revalued at the date of death o and formed part of the residue of his estate which was made over to the SCIO. The value included in the accounts is the book value.
|Opening book value
Closing book value|2024
£
1,150,000
1,150,000|2023
£
1,150,000
1,150,000|
|---|---|---|
## **Improvements to Property**
Work was undertaken to convert the art studio into a one-bedroom studio during 2023. The value included in the accounts is the cost value.
|Opening book value
Additions
Closing book value|2024
£
32,294
2,005
34,299|2023
£
-
32,294
32,294|
|---|---|---|
## **Moveable Property**
Various paintings valued at the date of death of and formed party of the residue of his estate which was made over to the SCIO. The value included in the accounts is the book value.
|Opening book value
Closing book value
**9.**
**INVESTMENTS**
**FAIR VALUE**
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
Revaluation
At 31 December 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023|2024
£
15,300
15,300|2023
£
15,300
15,300
£
1,576,895
279,470
(279,701)
76,110
1,652,774
1,652,774
1,576,895|
|---|---|---|
continued...
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**The Shannel Trust**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
## **for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
Investments are quoted on International Stock Exchanges and stated at market value.
Investments are reviewed at least yearly by the investment managers and changes in the portfolio are made on their recommendation within their discretionary mandate.
Fixed asset investments were valued on an open market basis on 31 December 2024 by Rathbone Investment Management.
Fair value at 31 December 2024 is represented by:
|Fair value at|31 December 2024 is represented by:||
|---|---|---|
|||£|
|Valuation in|2024|1,652,774|
## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Expendable Endowment Fund
Revenue Fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.1.24
£
2,855,146
63,438
2,918,584
2,918,584|Net
movement
in funds
£
70,218
20,633
90,851
90,851|Transfers
between
funds
£
22,577
(22,577)
-
-|At
31.12.24
£
2,947,941
61,494|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||3,009,435|
|||||3,009,435|
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Gains and|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|losses|in funds|
||£|£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|Expendable Endowment Fund|-|(21,448)|91,666|70,218|
|Revenue Fund|56,896|(36,263)|-|20,633|
||56,896|(57,711)|91,666|90,851|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|56,896|(57,711)|91,666|90,851|
continued...
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**The Shannel Trust**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Expendable Endowment Fund
Revenue Fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.1.23
£
2,801,798
55,441
2,857,239
2,857,239|Net
movement
in funds
£
53,348
7,997
61,345
61,345|At
31.12.23
£
2,855,146
63,438
2,918,584
2,918,584|
|---|---|---|---|
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Gains and|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|losses|in funds|
||£|£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|Expendable Endowment Fund|-|(29,321)|82,669|53,348|
|Revenue Fund|55,850|(47,853)|-|7,997|
||55,850|(77,174)|82,669|61,345|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|55,850|(77,174)|82,669|61,345|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Expendable Endowment Fund
Revenue Fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.1.23
£
2,801,798
55,441
2,857,239
2,857,239|Net
movement
in funds
£
123,566
28,630
152,196
152,196|Transfers
between
funds
£
22,577
(22,577)
-
-|At
31.12.24
£
2,947,941
61,494
3,009,435
3,009,435|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**The Shannel Trust**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Gains and|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|losses|in funds|
||£|£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|Expendable Endowment Fund|-|(50,769)|174,335|123,566|
|Revenue Fund|112,746|(84,116)|-|28,630|
||112,746|(134,885)|174,335|152,196|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|112,746|(134,885)|174,335|152,196|
## **11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
Finzean Estate Partnership, support providers, is associated with the trust due to trustees and being partners in the partnership. During the year £750 (2023, £600) was paid to Finzean Estate Partnership for the provision of services.
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