_Scottish Charity No._ SC049520
**Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre** Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements _For the year ended 31 March 2025_
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## **Contents of the Financial Statements** _for the year ended 31 March 2025_
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|Report of the Trustees|1 - 3|
|Report of the Independent Examiner|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Balances|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7 - 8|
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## **Report of the Trustees** _for the year ended 31 March 2025_
The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Status of Charity and Governing Document**
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) (SC049520). It was registered in its current legal form on 6 August 2019. The charity was previously an Unincorporated Association (SC024157) but changed its legal form to a SCIO. The assets of the unincorporated association were transferred to the SCIO on 1 January 2020. It has a single tier structure and as such the Trustees are the members of the charity.
## **Aims and affiliation**
The Charity is managed wholly by the trustees who share the responsibilities of managing the daily activities. The Charity’s stated objective is to provide a safe space where people are welcomed and where they feel included and valued. It will seek to provide activities that respond to social needs and create opportunity for relationship, friendship and personal growth.
## **Trustees and Office Bearers**
Management of the Charity remains with the trustees. The Trustees who served during the year are as set out below:
The day to day management of the operational work of the Charity is undertaken through the work of the Centre Manager, with the help of part time and sessional staff as well as a core group of volunteers.
## **Appointment of Trustees**
Existing trustees provide suitable names for new trustees and following assessment of this list of name(s) individuals are invited to become trustees. Trustees serve from year to year with no maximum term and are elected annually at the annual general meeting.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
The Charity undertakes training for trustees to ensure awareness and understanding of:
- The responsibility of being a trustee
- The organisational structure of the Charity
- The financial position of the Charity
- The future plans and objectives of the Charity
## **Achievements and performance**
The year has been a challenging year for Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre, as per other community centres, but being a resilient community, we came together to hold our usual events such as the Halloween, Christmas party and jazz event. Dinners were also held including with an Italian theme and a Polish theme. These were well attended and allowed us to highlight the possibilities of our café provision and abilities of our chef and cafe assistant. We also took part in the Edinburgh 900, which was a city wide project.
It was great for the Centre to be able to fulfil its obligations and commitment to the local community. We look forward to next year where we intend to put on more events, including a Burns Supper, a French theme night and other activities aimed at the diverse local community,
We are lucky to have such a dedicated team of staff and volunteers under the management of
We continue to support the community by collecting surplus food from various supermarkets in the Oxgangs area and again by the generosity of our volunteers.
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## **Report of the Trustees** _for the year ended 31 March 2025_
## **Achievements and performance (cont’d)**
Finally, our financial position remains positive and we have a clear focus on self-generated income through fundraising events, hall lets and where possible through grants funding. We are seeing an uptake in parties for weddings and birthdays amongst the local community and further afield.
We stand by our founding principle of being ‘A Centre For All’.
## **Objectives for 2025/26**
The strategic plan for the next financial year includes the following:
To continue raising the profile of the Centre among local residents and partner organisations by:
- Continuing to hold community events and explore and develop further partnerships.
To develop effective opportunities for vulnerable people to achieve their fullest potential in life by:
- Continually developing our projects, groups and services on offer to the community, through talking and listening to the wider community.
- Continuing to work with local schools, community projects, housing association, children and social work and other council departments and all our community partners, in order to offer the best co-production of services for the community.
- Offering ongoing support and training for all Centre volunteers and trainees, ensuring they have the best possible volunteering experience while they are at the Centre.
To significantly increase the numbers of people using the Centre and the range of activities on offer by:
- Continuing to increase participation in our groups, projects and services, by both local people and those in neighbouring areas, through ensuring quality of service and affordability of the service on offer, some of which will be free to use at the point.
- Continuing to develop our community café facility, through ensuring consistent quality, variety and affordable meals and a great place to come.
- Extending our partnership with the Edinburgh International Festival and the Jazz and Blues Festival.
## **Financial review**
## _**Principal sources of funding**_
Funding is obtained from the following main sources:
- The Big Lottery Community Led Fund.
- Neighbourhood Partnership.
- Centre activities including hall letting and café sales.
- Private donations.
## _**Results for the year**_
The financial statements for the year are set out in pages 5 to 8. The Receipts and Payments Account on page 5 reflects a deficit of £572 (2024: surplus of £18,428). This includes a surplus on the General fund of £4,114 (2024: surplus of £24,124) and a deficit on the Restricted funds of £4,686 (2024: deficit of £5,696).
## _**Reserves**_
It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, ie. funds not committed or invested in fixed assets, at a level which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure, ie £19,350 (2024: £19,700), which allows sufficient funds to enable the ongoing work of the Charity to be maintained. Unrestricted funds amounted to £119,588 (2024: £115,474) and total funds on page 6 at 31 March 2025 amounted to £127,759 (2024: £128,331); these funds were at the required level.
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**Report of the Trustees** _for the year ended 31 March 2025_
## **Reference and administrative details**
## **Bankers**
Bank of Scotland PO Box 1000 BX2 1LB
## _**Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by the undernoted:**_
Dated: 30th December 2025
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## **Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees** _for the year ended 31 March 2025_
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
## **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 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 Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). 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 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 the course of 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 (as amended), and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations (as amended)
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.
Innes & Partners Limited Chartered Certified Accountants
Innes House 18 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston EH54 5FD
Date: 30th December 2025
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## Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
## Receipts and Payments Account
For the year ended 31 March 2025
|**Notes**
**Receipts**
Grant income
**6**
Donations
Room hire
Cafe income
Fundraising and events
Miscellaneous income
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
**_Payments for charitable activities_**
Events and projects
Salary costs
**3**
Heating, lighting and water
Cleaning, repairs and maintenance
Café expenses and equipment
Insurance
Telephone and internet
Professional fees
Office general admin expenses
Publicity and advertising
Staff training and travel
Accountancy costs
Independent examination
Sundry expenditure
**Total payments**
**Net increase / (decrease) in cash for the year**
**Cash balances brought forward**
**Cash balances carried forward**|**General**
**Restricted**
**2025**
**fund**
**funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
45,240
-
**45,240**
1,337
-
**1,337**
20,651
-
**20,651**
12,907
-
**12,907**
1,030
-
**1,030**
125
-
**125**
**81,290**
**-**
**81,290**
-
495
**495**
47,641
4,191
**51,832**
11,215
-
**11,215**
7,821
-
**7,821**
3,797
-
**3,797**
2,175
-
**2,175**
623
-
**623**
160
-
**160**
1,529
-
**1,529**
-
-
**-**
26
-
**26**
900
-
**900**
1,140
-
**1,140**
149
-
**149**
**77,176**
**4,686**
**81,862**
**4,114**
**(4,686)**
**(572)**
115,474
12,857
**128,331**
**119,588**
**8,171**
**127,759**|**General**
**Restricted**
**2024**
**fund**
**funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
66,325
-
66,325
1,331
-
1,331
25,763
-
25,763
8,926
-
8,926
430
-
430
-
-
-
102,775
-
102,775
-
1,001
1,001
43,959
4,695
48,654
14,059
-
14,059
7,691
-
7,691
4,641
-
4,641
2,175
-
2,175
622
-
622
1,901
-
1,901
875
-
875
25
-
25
75
-
75
-
-
-
2,079
-
2,079
549
-
549
78,651
5,696
84,347
24,124
(5,696)
18,428
91,350
18,553
109,903
115,474
12,857
128,331|
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## Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
## Statement of Balances
As at 31 March 2025
|**Notes**
**Opening**
**(Deficit)**
**Closing**
**balance**
**for year**
**balance**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Total cash and bank balances**
**128,331**
**(572)**
**127,759**
**Represented by:**
**Unrestricted fund**
**4**
General
**119,588**
**Restricted funds**
**5**
Comic Relief fund
**8,171**
**127,759**
**Statement of assets at 31 March 2025**
Overpayment of wages, taxation and pensions
**312**
**312**
**Statement of liabilities at 31 March 2025**
Taxation and social security
**4,569**
Independent examination - current year
**1,200**
Other creditors
**900**
Pension creditors
**437**
**7,106**
**2025**|**Opening**
**Surplus**
**Closing**
**balance**
**for year**
**balance**
**£**
**£**
**£**
109,903
18,428
128,331
115,474
12,857
128,331
45
45
1,455
1,140
900
104
3,599
**2024**|
|---|---|
The financial statements on pages 5 to 8 were approved by the Trustees on 30th December 2025 and signed on their behalf by the undernoted:
_Chairman_
The notes on page 7 to 8 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements** f _or the year ended 31 March 2025_
## **1. Accounting policies**
## _**Accounting convention**_
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
## _**Basis of financial statements**_
The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## **Receipts and Payments Account**
For the purpose of the Receipts and Payments account as shown on page 5, funds are defined as follows:
**Unrestricted** funds comprise grants and other income received for the objects of the Charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
**Restricted** funds comprise income which has been received for the objects of the Charity and specified for a restricted purpose within these objects by the donor.
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Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre
Notes to the fmancial statements
For the year ended 3 1 March 2025
TransaCtiOn5 Trustees 2nd related pgrt)
No Ttee recei:'ed r*Trineration or expen
ition as Trustee in the year endinq 31 March 2025
(2024: lld)
i-lio is related ri
reasurer) is an enwloyee of the charity durin8 the year
arml in her eiiwlonr receii.ed a salary of £4.191 { ?0:4'. £4.695). There M'ere no other transactions related
parties thin% the year (2024: £nil).
staff costs DUDthrs
2025
2024
GTOSS salaries
staff pension
Etw)loyerfs NI
49.095
671
47.905
749
2.066
48.654
There was an avera of 4 euwloyees during the year (2024.. 4). No euyloyee receii.ed rellmwation of llx)re than
£60.000 during the year.
Unrestrirted funds
B*12nce at
01.04.24
Balance at
31.03.25
Receipts Pa!7ntS Transfers
115.474
81290
(77.176)
119,S88
Total unrestricted funds
115,474
81.290
(77,176)
Erplanlltion olJhnd5
The Generalfund represents all income and expermliture relatin8 to the prinmry focus actiiities of the clwity,
other than those for thIch fillill8 is restricted.
Restricted funds
Balance at
01.04.24
Balancc at
31.03.25
Receipts PalD¢S TraDsleTS
Comi¢ Relief fuud
12.857
(4.686)
8.171
Total restiicted funds
12,857
(4,686)
8,171
E¥plonation olTrnds
Comic Reliéffypkl represents fil11 aMYrded for the baby and toddler w)up Toddleniffic.
Granls receiTred
General Restricted
tund
fuDds
2025
Tolal
2024
Total
The National Lottery
45.240
45,240
66,325
45240
45.240
66.325
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