APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start date knnlh 10 Period end dale >nth Year 2024 From 01 To 09 ollish Charity Regulalor Office of the Scottish Ch￿lty Regulator Reference and administration details Chaity narne Olher n￿e$ charity is knovm by Registered charity number ch￿Ity'S prinapal address Alive CorTYnwty Rajio Isaoi Alive 107.3 SC049392 Alive Conmnwity Rajio Entefprise WorksPK&P Shirfey Road Postcode DG2 OED Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trusl¢es' Annual Report Of (or body) entillod to apwnt Oi w) 1410412025 Vice Chair Secret￿Y 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the [￿lOd, if any. (for exanple, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Structure, governance and management Type of governing document chty is g0VeTh￿ by a comprehwsive franeKI￿ designeA to enswe effective arKI accountable mryement in purslit of ow charitable objectNes. This frarn￿rk is led by ow primary 9ovenwro document, h is a constitution. The constitution is fowpjational lega docum&￿ of our organisation. fomialy establ1str￿ chty's puposes. values, ar￿ principles. defines our lega slnxtwe, outlines pohers and responsibilities of the tnjstees. ￿ sets out fomial procedwes for decision4n&king. the pointment of board Memb￿5. conduct of meetings. and the reSolut￿n of ￿Y disputes. To SL4)POrt constitution ard gU￿e our operational activrties, Bo of Tnjstees has approved ard maint?irs a senes of detailed policy doCUm￿lt$. These policies I￿51ale the principles of Constitution into p￿tiCal gUIda￿e for our staff aThJ vollmleers. F￿them7Ore, all trustees, employees. volLmteers are wuired lo to a speerfic Code ol Conduct. This docur*ent outlines the SI￿ardS of integnty. professionaism, and ethical behaviour expected of everyo￿ associated with ¢￿ty. ersurirKJ ow actions cortsistently reflect eore val￿. Together. OLY eorslilution. s￿PortIr#j policies, ￿ thde of thnd￿l create a robust govemance Strt￿lure that allows the Injstees lo manage ehaty effectively ar￿1 ertsU￿ it r￿aInS compli￿ wqth all relevant legislation best practices. Trustee recruitment and appointment Tnjstee positK&ns for Bo¥d of Directors ¥e f illed through an open Minat￿n process, ￿re C￿idateS are proposed aTrd seconded by exisliThJ members of Ch￿Ily. Followrrfj a period of review aTrJ discussion of the rnminaled catrdidates. qualrfications and experience, fo￿na vole tskes place duirvj the Genera Meetirg IAGMI. Tnjstees are ¥pointed for a tenn to enswe continuity on the bo¥d. kn ajdilion, a specrfTrc skill set is identrfied as being requi￿￿ by the boad. new members can be Co￿pIed dL￿r￿j the yeat. CO￿pted tnJst*s seNe urtil th￿r position is f0m￿lY ratrfied by the M￿be[S al the next A￿. Objectives and activities Charilable purposes AJNe Commw¥ty PaJK) (SCIO) is dedicated to seNiw the community through the operation of ow commurity radio station. core charitable P￿pose5 as outlined in our constrtution are. 1. The Advancement of Community Development Citizenship: We strive to foster a StrorKj￿, more connected commurity by providi￿ a plarfomi for local 0￿•)1$all0n$. gro￿5, ev￿tts to share news, stories. %tivities. The radio slalion acts as a c￿tr￿ l¥Jb. encowirKJ the Involv￿ent and promotion of Comm￿ty4ed iNtiatives. 2. The Advancement of Education: We provide valua)le educatK)nal skills development opportunities for members of eommurlty. This is %hieved by offerityj ￿r￿1$-On trainirKJ and vL)rk experience in al roles associat&1 wth a community station. f rom broadcastirKJ arml production to ￿minIStration managanent. 3. The Advancement of Arts, Heritage, Culture. or Science: Our progranmirKJ content &tively promotes local arts, haitage, and CU￿Ule. prov￿1ng a platfomi for artists. musicians. a)d historians to showcase thth"r aTrJ sh&e t￿'r kTh)vAedge vAth a wder le￿e. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects line c￿"table pupose5. our primary activity is the operation of Aiive 107.3. a ￿llY volLrtary cornm￿￿ rajio station broajcasting er ￿ OFCOM licerKe to ttr￿ residents of Dunfries arKI the Sur0￿￿J11￿j ¥ea. both on FM arvj orline. To adV￿e community development and citizenship. we serve as the 0￿Y locally-bas&J FM station for Dumf ries. This provides a vital arKI ique seryice. offerirvj a dedicated platform for loc￿ news and events that StrervJI￿ commwmty cohesion. Ow entire operation is powered by a dedicated le￿ of volunteer presentffl5. fost￿ry a St￿rg sense of citizenship aTrJ active pwtKipation. To adV￿e education. have est*Jlish&l a trainirvJ ￿aderny. This key inrtiative delivers on our ￿￿ational objectives by offwiry practical traThrrfJ eXpeller￿e in ￿1 aspects of radio broadcastirvJ, from on- air presentation to tecmica prodwlion. This equips participants wth valu*le skills for pa50nal professiorol development. To adV￿e and culture. our diverse team of semi-professional, aTr atew present￿5 creates a rich V￿ety of programming. This provides essentid outlet for local wtisls WKI M￿1clar￿. celebratiThJ the uniq cultwe ￿ hen"ta3e of ow commwMty APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main athievements of the charity during the financial period Ne ComM￿￿ty Pay￿ has xhieved signrficanl milestones. demor6trating ow commrlment to ow c￿table purposes.. Radio A￿ernY TrdiThTrJ PTogr￿. We swcessfLIty continued our cornprthBive tor¥r¥J progr￿n. This initiative. supported by The k&)lyMDod Tntst ￿ ANCBC wind fa￿n fuTrJir¥J, empow6 yourrfj p￿pIe across Dumfries ￿ Gallo￿dY by providirvJ them %ith essentia bro•JcastiThJ Skills inspirirvJ polentil C￿eerS in media. Operationa Resi1￿ce.. The statKJn a s￿nrf1Cant technical challerrfJe N%ith rts twsmitter, required a major rebuild. ThrO￿h effective m¥ogement arKI Part￿fvp wth a tnsted supplier. we secured tempowy lo￿ wrt, enswrvJ minima disruption lo ow listeners maintaThrvJ ow co￿.rI￿u5 Service to the commurity. Sustainability ￿ CommLnty ￿M￿shIP.. Despite the risirvJ cost of living, E hwe su¢¢e5sfully Mwntai￿ ￿ improved our st￿j105. Futhemiore, E ¥e ￿tiV￿Y wrth lo¢￿ COU￿11 in a process to achieve commwty 0￿￿ShiP of ow buildir¥J, a cnKid step tow*s securing our b)rwJ4em sustainabilty JKI iTrjep￿xIeft¢e. Fina￿1￿ Gr0￿h Cost Red￿tion.. We have strategically expaTrJed ow reverne streans by offering aJvertisir¥J lo lo¢al businesses, enhwKing ow fin￿claI 5tabilrty recognition. In a key devdopmwl. we have secwed f￿￿ing to acquire arKI irtstll sol¥ panels, VAII sQnrf￿*1IY ruming Costs and rdian¢e on fluctualirKJ prTrces, plxiry the ch￿ty on a firn fInar￿1￿ foolirKJ. StrerKJtlw*d Patnersh'ps CAmmLnrty ErKJagemenl.' We have deepened corwtion5 Wth local patner5, includirwJ the Rotary Club, Eden Feslivd, wvj ttr￿ Dumfrie5 & Galloway Arts Festival. These ¢oll*orntions have a)*led L6 lo $how¢ase a divetse RThJe of musical talent ert￿￿ce com￿￿rIty w￿￿erne￿. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy ehty's policy on resaves is to maintain a level of Lmrestricted fur¥Js sufficient to cover ¥proximatdy three months of averaje nnning costs. We aim to hold a minimum of £2,5QhJ in reSe￿e5. Ths policy provides a fina￿1￿ cusP4on to mawe f luctualions in income or deal wth unforeseen circUnsLW￿es w11K)￿ impacting the clN•'s core &tivities. Details of any deficit ) Def￿rt Donated facilities and services lif any) Ail activities of the ehty ¥e pnjvided voluntaily by the members APPENDIX 1 other optional information Declaration Signed on behalf of the charivs trustees SignatUTe(s) OSCR will acc8Pt digil•l ortyped slgnaiutr |**Full name(**
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**Date**|||| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||Vice Chair||| ||23/06/2025||| **4** APPENDIX 3 OSCR Scottth (hanty Reduktor Independent examiner's report on the accounts R•port to th• trust8￿1 Cmty of Alvo Radb SCIO Reglstor•d charlty SC049392 numb On th• accounts (rfth• ¢h•rlty for th• p•rlod 10 S•t out on pag•• 3ts)S r•sponslbllRl•s of lh8 t￿nS Off￿ and TnJst80 Invostm8nt Iscouandl 2C#)5 Act and the trust•M •nd oxamlnor Charftl¢sAc¢cunts IScotk*ndl R¥guL•tiM$ 2CQ6 las arnendodl. Thè tharlty tru$l¢trs ¢￿SkIer that Ihe audrt roqulronwnt of R•JUlatIc￿ 10111 Idl of thoAccounts Rogulatlons 1*)gs not •FS)ty. tt is my r¢tptywts'lty lo ex￿In& tho a¢O￿nIS •$ roquir¢