Strachur Hub Trustees Report From 1 April 20 to 31 St March 2025 REGISTERED scio SC049158 Address: 'Dreva', Creggans, Strachur, Argyll and Bute, PA27 8BX
The following trustees were in post for the whole year. Charity Trustees: Objectives and activities The objectives continue to be., Ensure that older people can live active, independent, healthy and happy lives in their own home for as long as possible. We encourage a younger group to keep healthy by way of exercise. Reduce social isolation and loneliness Improve their quality of life and to have positive experiences. Provide some respite with support to carers and family members. Improve mobility. Prevent falls. Assist healthier living. Reduce health inequalities. Seek and provide via trained counsellors mental health interventions, where we commission our contacts to provide "local solutions for local issues,, as statutory services are unable to meet the high demand, and those particularly from a rural area.
During 2024 to 2025 we have remained active and focussed in promoting the Hub as a source of a healthier lifestyle, based on these objectives, as well as a welcoming pla to share time together and improve overall wellbeing. We continued with our Otago regime of strength and balance exercise, short walking, and Tai Chi on a weekly basis. We also continued with an exercise regime in an evening for a 'younger' group, with the focus on a prevention plan, rather than a reactive intervention. This section of our activities is supported by a Grant from the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Social isolation and loneliness have always been part of our raison 'etre. We have continued to provide a weekly lunch for our beneficiaries, and we have taken our beneficiaries out on more trips in our mini -bus, split outings over two weeks, numbers dictating, and with some of our volunteers in cars. We also continue to promote our Choir, to which other members of our community have joined, and we continue to play games, thus also bringing people togdher. 48 % of our beneficiaries live on their own, and of those, 39 % have no fami within a close geographical area. (Source: Internal Survey analysis 2025). Reviewing our plan to reduce health inequalities, some of our OlUnteerS continue to visit disabled house-bound community members for outside interaction, as our plan remains to be inclusive, and to keep contact,for those who may be socially isolated and are lonely. Part of our development remains to be more involved in tackling social isolation and loneliness, an area of great concern in our rural environment. The cost-of-living crisis continues to be a concern for ourselves with risihg prices, and in general within the country. We remain very conscious of ensuring we maintain the Hub as an essential part of our community and those who live here. Our bank of committed volunteers is essential to our sUC$s, and their dedication to help us achieve our objectives is fully recognised. Our weekly attendances 24-25 were slightly decreased to 55 compar&J with 57 per week for 23-24. These figures include the evening class. We experienced 6 bereavements during the year, 4 others now not able to attend due to various health issues, but we did have 7 new starts join at various times during the year. Our attendances during the day period over 49 weeks were increased to 2199. We normally operate for 50 weeks but at other times we organise trips for our beneficiaries using our minibus with volunteers to provide additional trqnsport.
Strachur Hub continues to be recognised by Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) as being an excellent example of the fulfilment of the national health and wellbeing outcomes. The Scottish Government Grant for Community Mental Health and ellbeing Fund administered by the Third Sector Interface (TSI) ran from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025,Year 3, and then again launched the fund for 24-25, YEar 4. We were successful in our applications. Numbers needing interventions and support in the year increased again and if this continues to trend, we will need to look at a source of additional funding. Trustee Recruitment We have not recruited any additional trustees in the year 24125, but during the next 12 months it is highly likely that some of the current trustees will retire and therefore we need to plan. Financial review The HSCP grant (restricted) at £13,OOOpa has never received any increase. We have endeavoured to been prudent in our spend but with the cost of living still on the increase it is difficult to maintain the high level of services we are Fxoviding. The Scot Government Grant for 23-24 reduced due to the increased volume in applications, but we were successful in receiving the maximum of £1Qk for 24- 25. We received a grant from Highland Community Energy Fund of £12,000 and other donations of £8,245, all unrestricted. Our minibus is hired out to (Aher local groups and raised £4,175, assisted to offset costs.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION Received during the Year £427 E23.CrfXI Donations Grants TOTAL RECEIPTS £ 47,997
Percentage share of Total Income Payments made during the Year Expenditure 10iV/o spend in the Year- Payments made relating directly to ¢haiitable activities. Payments relating directly to charitable causes,
Restricted and Unrestricted Reserves RESTRICfED AND UNRESTRICTED RESERVES £61,486 Restricted Reserves. £16,568 represents 21.23 % Unrestricted Reserves: £61,486 represents 78.77 % TOTAL £78.054 Statement of the charity's policy on resep4es. Strachur Hub's Trustees policy is we retain a minimum of 9 months of operating costs in our reserves. Details of any deficit: Our charity year runs 1 April to 31 March, therefore the deficit on the payments against that funding is caused by the imbalance in the timing of two different periods regarding the funding and late receipts. The impact of lesser funding on the Sc Government funding at the end of 23124 but with a continuing growing demand on seNices for Counsellors negatively impacted. We also have static grant from the HSCP and with increasing costs, and delays in the half year receipt of the grant, these have impacted on our unrestricted reserves. We are closely monitoring both situations on an on-going basis.
Future plans We wish to continue all our activities which we have evidenced as being beneficial for our community, continuing to move forward to more positive preventative health goals, rather than reactive planning. The Scottish Government funding for Mental Health and Social Isolation is to continue into a 5th and 6th years, and we have applied. However, with the volume of 4)plicants, we cannot rely on receiving the full amount, or any. Our aim is to ensure replacement of these funds as we see a need for this project to continue. Mental Health is an on-going issue fir many and our interventions have positively impacted to improve lives. The grant for 25126 from the HSCP terminates in March 2026. Because of the way the HSCP funds on a short-term basis, we will again approach the HSCP to make good our application becomes core funded. We were given an undertaking this funding would become 'core', but with the shortfall in overall health and council funding, this was not forthcoming to date Declaration Signed on behalf of the charity trustees: Designation cAthK Fg£S. Date JDXS
APPENOIX 2 STRACHUR HUB $C049158 OSCR Recei tsand ments accounts For the p•riod S(utli%h Charity Regljlalor to oi 2024 31 03 2025 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unr•stnctod lunds R••tnct•d fund• Eipeiidablo •rtdowm•ni funds PoT(naTTrenl •ndowm•nt lunds Total tundA curr•nt p•dod lot•1 tund• la•1 poriod A1 R•c•l Gr¥nts s Irryn fvJrkJr• Gros8 trath &rJ txJikJi 427 459 R•nls fr(wn Lond & tsJikJin r058 ¢l¥it5 150 Al Sub tot•1 20.122 27.175 47, A2 R•c•lpts from M•t & Inv•tm•nt Ml•• P•V4h fT(yn oth of Investrwis A2 Sub toll Tot•1 rICPts 20.022 27.175 47,997 41,285 AJ P•ym•nts Expenses for fiJThJr8¢wng act$ Grou trathty payrnen15 Inv•8tmvnl manBg8m8nt costs Payments dirwaty to ¢8rt8t4e GrBnls aFJ (kmwtws A3 Sub tot•1 3.529 30,767 29,612 A4 P•ym•nts r•k•tlng to s••i •nd Inv••tm•nt movefn•nt• Purch8ses of fixed as$ Pwtho8e ol Inve8tW15 A4 Sub tO&vi Tot•1 p•ym•nts 3.529 30,767 29,862 17.293 3.592 11.423 AS Tran•f•rn to I lfroml lunds sUlUs /(d•fKIt) fiJry••r
APaENDIK 7 STRACHUR HUB S(XM9158 Section B Statement of balances T(*•114•t p•r11 JOJ 52.•JO 1S.KtI 1001 13. 11.42J 11,4M 32.215 1.179 T•tsi J231 D•rJils 84 TO Signitur• Print Mamo •pproval zi
APPENDIX 2 STRACHUR HUB S¢049158 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds bS11S) . ¥11 arwj Bule HSCP us to run an Exefuse praMMe involifj srjth arKI balan¢x. Tai Chi and short walking dasses to Improve the heatth and %%eHbeirw3 of our ber(8[ We use a traed )structor. Part of our activrts also games arKI a d"T. We prov¥Je ILmches NhEekty.121 9Y11 and aute TSI from Ihe Sc Gvt have fur¥Jed us to ta¢k sooal L8olabon and kmieliness and also lo seek local 501¥tnS for community members seek more immediate inlerventi(s ogartling tIr mentsl health %Ale ae able lo reler sorr 1[j io a IraTrrd professional. sometirnes wrth an immediate response. Funds cA)ntribute lo our mmibus costs used to bnng people to our ekty Ven arn1 tM Itwn home as lIre is limited Publ transport availab Many ol our beneficia5 are okjer arwj do rt diive These fun¢ are a life line to our communty lor kee.j people heallhy. happy and can Iherefore remain in their own ho•)es they lo be. IAle take our benethcaries Jknngs 3 8rwJht troward funds". 'tIM garge Iwd lo finance towards a garage lo house our bus. We in negoknatws wth wlage hall commrttre afdi Ihtsa rA bul thal has fallen Ih h 50 we are now seek" altematNes. Typo of aclivity or projLILI supporlod Indl¥ldwl I Numl>•r ol grnn mthd• C2 Grnnts Exefcise ramme to maintain healthlEllb A&B HSCP V£nlal 3h aThJ sooal isolabon.knniness A&B TSI Total C34 Trustee remunerntlon If no remurtralitsn was PaKI dunng the per lo any thanty trustee Of pefson conrcled to truslee cross Ihis tx)x lotherwse complete Se)n 3bl Aulhorily un(Jor which Paid C3b Trustee rnmuneratlon . d&tsll8 C4a Tru•tee expen•e8 11 no expenses Wre paKI lo ary charity trustee duriry period I cm8s Ww"s box {olherwse complele sectKM 4b} Nufflb•r ol C4b Trustee expenses - detalls Trnthmetlon amount (£1 BBlarK• Ji•ndlng Naturo ol relationshi Nalijro of transaction C6 Tran8acllon8 wlth tnrft••# and ¢onne¢tsd persons C6 Othor information OSCR- Final Strachur Hub 24-25A $X i Nctss
APPÉNLXX2 STRACHUR HUB SC049158 Additional analysis11 } Analysis of ro¢elpts •nd p•ymen Yotsl 1.245 8.245 StsxLgnd Hyhland Commurmty Erwy 12.iN)O 12,OthJ Yoll X,248 24.J77 2 Gr•nts IOL•I cwv•m to E J Bute HSCP iJ,ooo ij.ooo 10,000 xl ButE Irrtts Toi•l 23,000 Toiil cwr•M p•rfod |Tot•l l••¢ P•f t47 nxmtt fr¥t 4.175 4.175 110 Othor. Bos 150 Toi11 100 4.175 4 Paym•nt8 I¥vrj dlr•th to ch•rtlabl• athlU• Toial Gwr•M T(01 w p to E InstruS lees H1 rent 4.ITT 2,172 4,877 2,072 Calenng Equipmern ¥tKJ 4,242 4,242 257 217 155 233 12,617 233 12,617 1,742 179 1.•62 Co# ol ( 1.650 3.529 Totsl X+,787 J42M 21.812 OSCR. F*>2&2Y Kl•S{11
Appep4rxx 2 SC049158 Additional analysis12 Br••kdown ol lund To R•c JTT 054 427 Irc¢n 150 20.822 Iso Sub tot•1 Pr[O•J• Sub ioi•I Tothirncpts 20,822 •122 Exp•ns•A lor funthii Ir diiettl io xliv1tl 531 Pr•Pw4l ol x(xXvl L•9•1 ¢¢)•ia Sub lOt•l Sub ioiI rots1p•Yntr Joo Tw•n•f•rn to I lfroml fund• Surylu•/ld•ffcifJ Iw>•r •*
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APPENDIX 3 OSCR 5(Dttfih Cknrty Regiilal Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the Canty name tru8teeslm•mber8 of Strachur Hub Registored charity SC049158 number On th• accounts of the charity for the period PencMI slart date onth Pencxj end Month March ate Day Y•ar Day Y•ar 01 2024 31 2025 S•t out on pag•8 Respective The chanty's trustees are resFonsible lor the prepafalion of the accounts In accordance responsibilrties of trustee8 and examiner with the terns of the Charities and Trustee Investrnent {Scotland> 21)05 Act and the Chanties Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 20C6 las amended) The chafity truslees .consider Ihat the audil requirement of Regulatson 10(1) Id} of the Accourts Regulatsons does not apply It Is my responsibillty to examine the accounts as requir& under section 4411) {c) of the Act and to stste whether partular matters have come to Iny attention. 8a8ls of Indèpendent My examinatK>n Is camed out In accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2 AountS examlner'8 Statement Regulations An examination Includes a review of the account]ng records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the accounts presenled with th¢)se records 11 also Includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures In the accounts and wks explanatDns from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedtsres undertaken do nol provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and. cthsequentty. I do not express an audit opInn on the VEW given by the accounts Independent examinerfs In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attentn [ottier than that statement disclosed on the atiached page.) which gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in any matenal reslect the requirements" to keep accounknng records In awdance with sectK)n 44111 (a) of Regulation 4 of the 20 Accounts RegulaInS, and to prepare accounts whh accord with the accounting records and Regullatn 9 of the 20( Accounts RegulanS 2005 Act and mply wrth have not been met, or order to enab• proper Signed Name Relevant professiona qualificationlsl or bod {rf any) Address "Pbease dekte In the bra(ets rfthty If the TMJn15 do 4¥ty. let OLI th(w m•ttws whth to y loll(Mfing page. attentX on the