APPENDIX 1
OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator
| Day | Month | Year | | Day | Month | Year __| From [ot [06/2024 To [31 [05 | 2025
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Postcode AB31 5TX
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Trustee name
Office (if any)
See (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Chairman 02/10/2024 — 31/05/2025 2 [Chairman ovoevana4—owrorzozs 3 Fundraiser 4 Treasurer 5 Secretary 6 [ProjectConvenon 7 ee a a a a a cc a 1 a A cr a
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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= ates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Incorporated Association Trustee recruitment and appointment | Trustees are either appointed at the AGM or recruited during the year.
Objectives and activities
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|Charitable|purposes|The|organisation’s|purpose|is|the|advancement|of environmental|
|protection|and|improvement through|the|care|and|development|of|
|the|footpath|network|in|the|Banchory|Area,|in|cooperation|with|
|landowners,|by|maintaining|and|upgrading|paths,|thereby|to|
|encourage|and|facilitate|their|use|by|local|residents|and|visitors.|
|Summary|of the|main|activities|Main|activity|has|been|the|completion|of the|disability|compliant|1|mile|
|in|relation|to these|objects|loop|in|Corsee Woods|started|last year with|the|reconstruction|of the|core|
|path|eastwards|from|GlenO’Dee|hospital.|It|involved|reconstruction|of one|
|long|section,|and|resurfacing|of another|2|shorter|sections.|Preliminary|
|preparation|work|and|removing|vegetation was|done|by|volunteers|and|
|the|main work done|bya|local|contractor|at|a|total|cost|of £37,166.|
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Achievements and performance
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|Summary|of the main achievements|of|| Continued|maintenance|by our team|of volunteers|on|sections of|
|the charity|during|the financial|period|||paths within|the|local|network.|This|has|involved|leaf and|debris|
|clearance,|trimming|vegetation,|maintaining|drainage,|patching|as|
|required.|
|Negotiating|with|Forestry|sand|Land|Scotland|and|Mcintosh|Plant|
|Hire|regarding|the|Corsee Woods|project,|after|a|significant|fund|
|raising|effort.|
|A|small|team|of volunteers|has made|significant|progress|on|
|remedial|work|on|the|paths|on|Scolty.|Banchory|Paths|continues|to|
|put|pressure|on|Aberdeenshire|Council|to|find|a|solution|to|upgrade|
|these|paths|which|they|originally|agreed|to|maintain.|
|Banchory|Paths|continues|to|liaise|with|Aberdeenshire|Council|to|
|progress|improvement|of core|path|from|the|centre|to|east|end|of|
|Banchory|(known|as Water|Pipe|Path).|
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|Brief statement|of the|charity’s|policy|| We|have|maintained|that £500|should|always|be|left|in|the|current|
|on|reserves|account.|
|Details|of any|deficit|No|deficit.|
|Donated|facilities|and|services|(if any)|| Donations|including|gift|aid|£18,933|
|Volunteer|time:|
|Path|work|635|hours|
|Trustees|admin:|550|hours|
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Other optional information
This report has been circulated electronically round the trustees for approval.
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)
OSCR will accept
digital or typed
Signatures
Full name(s)
Position (e.g. Chair) |Treasurer
Date | 22/10/2025
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BANCHORY PATHS 01/06/2024 to 31/05/2025
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Scottish Charity Regulator
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independent examiner’s report on the accounts Report to the Charity name trustees/members of Banchory Paths
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Registered charity SC049302 number
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On the accounts of the Period start date Period end date
charity for the period Day | _ Month | Year| Day | Month | Year
01 06 2024 to 31 05 2025
Set out on pages (remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)
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 ail 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
requiremenis:
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
have not been met, or
i a : drawn in order to enable a proper
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Signed te: Je ee runt BP' Pe2
Name
Relevant professiona
qualification(s) or bo
(if any)
Address
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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. ** OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures