Trustees’ Annual Report From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Contact information
Charity Name: Building Bridges
Scottish Charity Number: SC049383
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone number: 07813 038 756
Email address: info@buildingbridges.scot
Website: www.buildingbridges.scot
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Building-Bridges-723782688000997
Charity Trustees
Our Bank:
Bank of Scotland
The Direct Business
PO Box 1000
BV2 ILB
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Objectives and activities
Purposes
The purposes of Building Bridges are:
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The promotion of racial and cultural harmony
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The promotion of equality and diversity
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The advancement of citizenship and community development
What we do
Building Bridges nurtures dynamic and outward looking communities in which people are at ease with difference.
We do this by creating opportunities for openness, dialogue, interaction, exchange, and reciprocal understanding between people of diverse backgrounds and cultures, sharing a common objective of mutual learning, growing together, and overcoming institutional and relational barriers.
Our approach goes beyond equal opportunities and respect for existing cultural differences: we do not recognise cultural boundaries as fixed but in a state of flux and remaking.
Our belief, and commitment, is that the existence of a society which has diverse ethnic, racial, religious, and social groups is positively a good thing. We respect the maintenance of traditional cultures or special interests, where we accept each other’s beliefs and cultures even when they do not match our own, but within a commitment by all to share, respect and learn from these within the ‘umbrella’ culture of our shared community.
We bring together communities from different ethnic backgrounds, working initially in Leith and Edinburgh, seeking to collaborate particularly with the emerging communities.
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Achievements and performance
The project is grassroots, relational and community based while continuing to address the need for integration between the New Scots and the established communities in Edinburgh. The key to the positive outcomes of this project was partnerships and dedicated volunteers who committed themselves to supporting the co-production of ideas and community events.
We have worked effectively and shared understanding of the emerging New Scots with the established communities in Edinburgh and to build strong relations across communities in collaboration with Volunteering Matters/ Project Scotland, The Welcoming, Multicultural Family Base (MCFB), Refugee Friends Response Group, Edinburgh Refugee Integration Council, Santosa Wellbeing Centre, Theiya Arts, Edinburgh Gurdwara, Bethany Christian Trust, Leith Festival, Punjabi Junction, Leith Community Croft, Harbour Connections, Asian Concern, SABS and the Nepalese Association of Scotland.
• Our monthly community lunches continue to attract up to 25 local people. These have grown into discussions and verbal feedback sessions about what they and we aim to achieve to bring different communities together.
• We formally evaluate these monthly lunches which provides written feedback on the question we ask: “Any other comments or suggestions how Building Bridges can improve the well-being of our community?”.
• We meet community professionals in face-to-face conversations/Zoom meetings are crucial to our understanding of local needs and are a part the ‘Belong Network’.
• We have developed new partnerships for the meals with the Hibs Community Foundation, SABS and the Nepalese Scottish Association.
• A meal in partnership with St James Church sought to bring an understanding of the difference between faith and culture - an important issue in understanding different ethnic groups and the Baha’I community.
• We have built partnerships with local restaurants who not only provide Halal food for our events but work actively in partnership with us to promote our aim of bringing communities together.
• We have partnered with Asian Concern, Sikh Sanjog and Community Connections to coproduce events for emerging communities.
• We have collaborated with Volunteering Matters & Project Scotland who work with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the city.
• We partnered with Theiya Arts to provide a range of dance experiences across different culture to bring fund and enjoyment to the cultural meals.
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Building Bridges through community meals Over the 12 months, the project has delivered the process of creating shared spaces, where people encounter and interact others who are different from themselves, to change attitudes" this has already Challenged stereotypes, undermined prejudice and actually ensured that people are more comfortable with diversity. Baha'l Communlty Meal wlth St James This community meal funded by Building Bridges and hosted by St James Episcopal Church in Leith, the food was prepared byfrOM Shinwari. community. troM St James played the traditional Scottish bagpipes before the meal was served, followed by interviews, stories and music from Baha'i community members. This is the experience of one of the guests from the neighbourhood who attended the meal: Last night I learned about the Baha'i community. This wasn't through a learning course, training event or intemet search. This was through a community event organised by Building Bridges in collaboration with several other local organisations. Last night's event brought together members of St James Episcopal Church, the Baha'i Edinburgh community, and people like myself who live in the area, and went along to find out more. It brought people from different backgrounds together to share a meal, conversation and insight into different cultural experienS. Learning through the act of making human connections, and conversation. I had a lovely evening sharing a delicious meal with a group of people I had only just met, found out about a culture I was unfamiliar with, leamed a little more about my own cultural background (did you know that ministers have different stoles for different Christian holidays? despite being brought up in a Christian faith I didn't), saw some fabulous local dancers, and tried Bharatanatyam (a form of Indian classical dance) for the first - and probably only - time in my life. And I left feeling far more refreshed, positive about the world, and good about humanity. Our social nefvrforks keep us mentally healthy - even something as simple as saying hello to the person serving you in a shop on a regular basis has been shown to be beneficial, and contribute to ageing healthily and living longer. Extending these connections to include other cultures can only increase cross cultural understanding and dismantle some of the barriers caused by perceived differences. Community Organisations such as Building Bridges do just this. Bringing people together over commonalities and shared experiences. At a time when so much of what we see in the media focuses on differen with the aim of causing outrage and anger, it was refreshing to attend an event using differen as a means of community cohesion and understanding instead. 51Page
Too often we reject new exPerienS out of fear. On the basis that they are unfamiliar, that we don't know anyone, or that it just isn't 'my kind of thing,. I challenge you to find a community event near you that you would not nonnally attend. Go along. Take a friend if you like, but talk to the people there, not just each other, and find out about them. I guarantee you will learn something from the experience. not just about others in your community, but also about yourself. Lunch Job Club to Support Refugees and New Scots Parents Volunteering Matters partnered with Building Bridges to start the first employability- focused group to support parents from the emerging communities in Edinburgh. We were delighted to see so many smiling faces connecting with one another and the dedicated volunteers interacting with the guests. We are thankful to youWI for hosting the Job Club at Shinwari restaurant which serves Halal meals. We're also very grateful to, Project Coordinator at volunteering Matters, for her ongoing support, and to from Smart Works Scotland about the serrfices they offer to women. It was great to welcome the New Scots and Ethnic Minority parents for the opportunities to connect and discover meaningful employment in Edinburgh at a monthly Lunchtime setting. Feedback from the community connection meals and activities: .1 saw a room that was interGultural, multiGultural, Goming together in peace, joy and food. I loved that, it really tOUGhed my heart to see all these Gommunrty connections" "Enjoyed the family atmosphere at the Gommunity meal- "Nice to get a flavour of a different cultures and meet new people" "Community spirit of the people at the Sikh Gurdwara at Diwali" °An informative infomial Gultural evening with great food music and people" "Delicious food, people we met and leaming about another culture and Gustoms" 61Page
Building Bridges on Burns Night The project hosted an intercultural Bums community night, a fusion of Bums and Haggis Pakora in the form of music, poetry, food and stories at Santosa Cafe in Leith. Musicians include Sylvain from Senegal and Robert Rife on pipes from the Scottish tradition. An inspiring mouth-watering tasty menu was prepared by the chef Shahana Anwar and Poppy Evans at Santosa. The aim of the event was to lebrate Robert Burns night and acknowledge the bonds between Bums and other cultures while bringing people together to find out about our intercultural heritage in Scotland. The evening made sure to get the right balance and respectful addressed the Pakora Haggis. We are sure Bums would have approved. Building Bridges with Community Groups Our intercultural community meals have built positive understanding between different groups and fostered mutual trust and respect by breaking down stereotypes and misconceptions about the 'other'. There has been many clear and measurable benefits of our community events, generally based upon attitudinal and behavioural changes towards other communities and faith groups. During this period, we have formed new partnerships wtth the Nepalese and SABS communities at the Hibs Community Foundation. These monthly meals offer more than just a warm, homemade meal - it's a space where compassion, community, and a deep sense of belonging are fostered, especially for New Scots and vulnerable families facing hardship. In addition, there has been our monthly lunchtime community on the first Friday of the month at Santosa wellbeing centre. 71Page
Building Bridges of cultural understanding
We held a lunchtime Asian cultural awareness session on festivals for staff members of the homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust to support the organisation and their serviceusers. Another session was held for staff members to participate in some South Asian Bollywood dancing. The workshop was led by Theiya Arts who have talented dancers and teachers.
• Cultural Awareness of Diwali
We were able to organise a Diwali cultural awareness evening at the Sikh Gurdwara in November 2024. While explaining the meaning the festival of lights; people from the local community were able to enter into the celebrations of night by sitting in the main service hall, lighting a candle and enjoying vegetarian food cooked at the temple for this special occasion. Most of the people were from Leith and it was their first visit to a Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) to attended a Diwali celebration and were full of praise for the hospitality shown by the Punjabi community.
Building Bridges of partnership and co-production
Building Bridges is aware of the valuable approach that partnership and co-production can have when building active relationships between the project and members of the community. We have involved our partner organisations and those from the Ethnic minority communities to be a part of the decision-making process. We started a monthly lunchtime meeting to discuss the possibility of having an intercultural festival and seeking funding from Leith Chooses.
We recognise people as assets, because people themselves are the real wealth within their communities. We value working differently, to recognise that diversity adds to maintaining healthy communities and promoting reciprocity, giving and receiving – because it builds trust between people and fosters mutual respect.
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Building Bridges - Reflections and Horizons – Chair’s Report
As you will have read so far, we are celebrating a number of achievements this year. High on the list is the ongoing development of project partnerships and co-creation. The “fruit” of this work often lies in the slow building of trust and credibility, a track record we are grateful for given limited resources.
We continue to strengthen the trustee team and ensure it is representative of the work and communities we serve and are delighted to welcome Sanath Kumar who has a wealth of experience in the creative arts as well as community engagement.
We have plans for a Building Bridges festival in 2025 as we build on the work to date.
I remain grateful for the hard work, vision and dedication of our Project Director Pall Singh, whose experience and network building skills continue to give us a level of credibility and visibility in the space we occupy, and for my fellow Trustees, who bring balance, wisdom and local knowledge into our decision making and strategic direction.
Structure, governance, and management
Our Constitution:
Building Bridges is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
Trustee recruitment and appointment
The structure of Building Bridges consists of:
The MEMBERS - who have the right to attend members' meetings (including any annual general meeting) and have important powers under the constitution; in particular, the members appoint people to serve on the board and take decisions on changes to the constitution itself.
The BOARD - who hold regular meetings and control the activities of the organisation; for example, the board is responsible for monitoring and controlling the financial position of the organisation. The people serving on the board are referred to as Charity Trustees. The Board shall consist of no less than 3 and no more than eight members. At the Annual General Meeting, members may elect any individual to the Board, and they will then be deemed to be a member of Building Bridges. <Members elected to the Board can serve a period of 3 years and shall then not be eligible for re-election until a further year has elapsed.
The Board may at any time appoint a non-member of Building Bridges to be a charity trustee on the basis that they have specialist experience or skills which could assist the purposes of Building Bridges.
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Financial review
We are grateful for the organisatios that have supported our work in the past years: Awards forAll, Faith in the Community, Harbour Homes, Leith Chooses, St Jamesd Episcopal Church, Queen Margaret College, Manor Estates,Local Funding 2 Community, and the SoutarTrust
Obtaining funding constinues to be a challenge for us and cash reserves increased a litle from £7,181 at he start of the financial year to £9,638 at the end of theyear. This consists of general reserves £2,079, and Restricted funds of £7,558. This bank balance represents the total reserves of Building Bridges. Trustees are conscious of the need to seek a major longer term funding grant to enable us to bring more stability to our work.
We have no employees, and our work is currently carried out on a voluntary basis oter than payments made on a day rate to our Project Manager to enable him to lead this work and to cover his costs. All costs for work are identified by invoiced claims.
Statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Building Bridges currently has no significant reserves. Our current policy is to only undertake work for which funding has already been received. Since we have no employees, and work is only taken on when funding is reveived, we do not need reserves at the current time.
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Expendable endowment funds |
Permanent endowment funds |
Total funds current period |
Total funds last period |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
| Donations | 250 | 250 | 1,150 | ||||||||
| Legacies | - | ||||||||||
| Grants | 14,750 | 14,750 | 11,800 | ||||||||
| Receiptsfrom fundraising activities | - | ||||||||||
| Gross tradingreceipts | - | ||||||||||
| Income from investments other than land and buildings |
- | ||||||||||
| Rentsfrom land & buildings | - | ||||||||||
| Gross receipts from other charitable activities |
1,608 | 1,608 | **694 ** | ||||||||
| - | |||||||||||
| A1 Sub total | 250 | 16,358 | - | - | 16,608 | 13,644 | |||||
| A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales ~~——=-———~~ |
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| Proceedsfromsale of fixed assets ~~——=-———~~ |
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| Total receipts ~~——=-———~~ |
250 ~~——=-———~~ |
~~——=-———~~ | 16,358 ~~——=-———~~ |
~~——=-———~~ | - ~~——=-———~~ |
~~——=-———~~ | - ~~——=-———~~ |
~~——=-———~~ | 16,608 ~~——=-———~~ |
~~——=-———~~ | 13,644 ~~——=-———~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
| Expenses for fundraising activities | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Gross trading payments | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Investment management costs | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Payments relating directly to charitable activities: |
13,219 | 13,219 | **17,467 ** | ||||||||
| Grants and donations - Food Vouchers | 550 | 550 | 1,400 | ||||||||
| Governance costs: Conference | - | 139 | |||||||||
| Audit / independent examination | - | - | |||||||||
| Preparation of annual accounts | - | - | |||||||||
| Legal costs | - | - | |||||||||
| Other - Insurance | Other - Insurance82 | 300 | **382 ** | 372 | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||||
| A3 Sub total | 82 | 14,069 | - | - | 14,151 | 19,378 | |||||
| A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements ~~———=—=—~~ |
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| Purchases of fixed assets: Lap Top ~~———=—=—~~ |
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| Purchase of investments ~~———=—=—~~ |
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| Total payments ~~———=—=—~~ |
82 ~~———=—=—~~ |
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Building Bridges SCIO
Section B Statement of balances
| Categories | Details | Details | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Restricted funds | Expendable endowment funds |
Permanent endowment funds |
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Total last period | |||||
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| B1 Cash funds ~~==~~ |
Cash and bank balances at start of year ~~==~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 1,911 ~~SSSS=~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 5,269 ~~SSSS=~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | ~~SSSS=~~ | ~~SSSS=~~ | ~~SSSS=~~ | ~~SSSS=~~ | 7,181 ~~SSSS=~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 12,915 ~~SSSS=~~ |
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| Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account ~~==~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 168 ~~SSSS=~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 2,289 ~~SSSS=~~ |
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| ~~==~~ | Cash and bank balances at end of year ~~==~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 2,079 ~~SSSS=~~ |
~~SSSS=~~ | 7,558 ~~SSSS=~~ |
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499 ~~eee~~ |
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| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | |||||
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | Total ~~eee~~ |
~~eee~~ | 887 ~~eee~~ |
887 ~~eee~~ |
227 ~~eee~~ |
227 ~~eee~~ |
499 ~~eee~~ |
| ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ~~eee~~ | ||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates | Amount due | Lastyear | ||||||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||||||||
| B4 Liabilities ~~=~~ |
~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
||||
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
|||||
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
|||||
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
|||||
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
|||||
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
Total ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
- ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
- ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
- ~~=~~ ~~5~~ |
| ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ~~5~~ | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates | Amount due (estimate) |
Last year | ||||||||||||
| ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | to nearest £ ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | to nearest £ ~~—~~ |
||
| B5 Contingent liabilities ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ||||
| ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | |||||
| ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | |||||
| ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | Total ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | - ~~—~~ |
- ~~—~~ |
- - ~~—~~ |
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Colin Finlayson | 30/05/2a5 | ||||||||||||||
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Independent examiner’s report on the accounts
Report to the trustees/members of Building Bridges
Registered charity number SC 049383
On the accounts of the charity for the period 1April 2024 to 31 March 2025, set out on pages 11-12.
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) 2005 Act and the 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 examiner’s statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts 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, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
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Independent Examiner's Declaration In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attention . 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 have not been meL or 2. to whiclL in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper li of tlie aoLouiits to l)e I'LiioliLQI. Address: Signed on b¢half of the charity trustees: 9 December 2025 141Page