APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start dale Period end date *)nlh Y88r Fr(* 01 07 2023 To kottish Chanty Regulator offi￿ of the Scottish Charity Regulator 31 08 2024 Reference and administration details Charity name other names eharty is known by Friends of Ashton Registered tharTty nu Charity's principal ad sc Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Trustee name Office Irf any) Dates acted if not for whole year lor body) entitled to 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 **APPENDIX 1** ## **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**|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Structure, governance and management**||| |**Type of governing document**
**Trustee recruitment and appointment**||| |||| |||| |||| ||No changes|over period| |||| |**Objectives and activities**||| |**Charitable purposes**
**Summary of the main activities**
**in relation to these objects**||| |||| ||4.1- Advancement of Education for young people with complex
health, physical and learning needs
4.2 - Advancement of Sport for young people with complex health,
physical and learning needs
4.3 - Provision of recreational activities with object of improving
conditions of life for the persons for whom facilities are intended
4.4 - Promotion of equality and diversity in relation to disability
4.5 - Relief of those in need by reason of ill health / disability|| ||The charity provides a number of experiences which meet the aspirations of our purpose|| ||.
> providing accessible and safe play for young people with complex learning needs. This includes
providing opportunities for families to attend outwith school hours to develop positive experiences in a
safe and familiar environment.
> Access to nature include the building of a pond within the site of seven lochs.
> Opportunities to develop healthy bodies and meaningful experiences for life with our fully functioning
and accessible Gym
> Community cafe for families to attend and share experiences and develop social opportunities
> Access to a Sensory Library which opens the joy of words to All young people
> Cafe of Tour - Showcasing the abilities of young people to wider communities promoting complex
learners ability to participate and give to society
> Develop opportunities to learn|| **2** ## **APPENDIX 1** ## **Achievements and performance** |**Summary of the main achievements of**
**the charity during the financial period**|Friends of Ashton has had a very busy period| |---|---| ||Cafe / Cafe on Tour
The significant investment in Cafe resources has seen 65 young people benefit from work experience. Of those 15 were from our
extension. The community aspect of the Cafe has seen over 300 people visit to purchase food and drink. Feedback has been
very positive and young people are thriving in relation to Communication, Social Skills and Independence. Families have
reported very positively regarding the opportunities to attend a relaxed environment with their children with one parent's
attestation voicing for all others
" I feel like I'm home, in fact better than home i have opportunities to be happy with my child and seeing them achieve is
priceless. I cannot tell you how important i feel when telling people my son is working. I know he is safe and he is loved and for
the only time in my week i can speak to other adults. " ( parent)
The Cafe on Tour has supported 15 young people engage with working in a range of contexts - 7 company visits and 350 drinks
and cakes. Young people were able to develop communication in familiar and unfamiliar contexts for learning and the profile of
complex learners has been raised across the city.
Our playground and play experiences for young people with complex needs goes from strength to strength since its development
between 2018 and 2024. There are now 7 playgrounds each having a focus which ensures all learners can access outdoor play.
Young people age 7-18 from across Glasgow have attended sessions with 74 families benefitting from sessions organised. Our
Sensory garden supports many of our young people experience outdoor activities which stimulate the senses and following its
completition is a firm favourite for pupils and their families
Our food to plate work has seen 185 young people access food growing programmes. This has included enterprise activities
where 200 soup bags were provided to support families in our community, winning Gold at the Trades Hose Pallet garden
competition, 8 families engaging with food education with grow bags for home and fruit and vegetables grown and used in
cooking - Tomatoes, cucumber, onions, garlic, lettuce, strawberries, blueberries, potatoes, chives.
Our jam making business has developed the skills for young people in relation to developing the young workforce and
partnerships with other charities has ensured 28 young people have accessed skill development. The jam making business is
now self sustaining. To date we have sold 234 pots of Strawberry jam and gifted 47.
We supported the acquisition of an immersive room which has seen the advancement in learning core skills prior to participating
in the community for 160 learners. The engagement , motivation and passion to learn has been harnessed through the room
which has seen 16 pupils successfully transfer skills into their local community.
After negotiations with Glasgow City Council and a number of preservation societies, our seven lochs pond project has finally
seen partnerships with local trades, volunteers, charities, young people and families come together to begin to transform an area
within Hogganfield loch into a nature sanctuary where young people with complex learning, physical and health needs can easily
access the outdoors whilst promoting sustainability. This has been a tremendous project which has highlighted the benefits of
working together. It is currently partially finished and we hope to complete this next year.
One of our accomplishments was to purchase a mini-bus to support young people access both their local and wider
communities. This has come to fruition and we took delivery of a 17 seater minibus with a tailift which means that we are fully
accessible for all experiences in Glasgow and beyond. This supported 14 young people attend a residential experience away
from home for 4 nights reducing the cost to families with regards to transport.
Our supporters have ensured that every child is able to attend a residential experience and over the period 28 young people
attended overnight stays at an outdoor adventure centre participating in Canoeing, Rock climbing, Swimming, Walking, Swinging,
Archery, pony riding,. These experiences are a once in a lifetime opportunity as the centre is purpose built to ensure complex
health needs can be accommodated. The charity donations made it possible by ensuring that the cost of living did not prohibit
participation and every young person had a positive outcome.
Our fight against poverty has seen us gain support for a Breakfast club, Food pantry and Second hand clothes shop. We have
supported 185 young people access a healthy start to the day, 85 families with regular food parcels, 120 family food vouchers
and a termly clothes collection point. This is having a significantly positive effect on our families with 100% of those in receipt of
support stating that it has helped them at home.| ## **Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The charity's reserves are in place to support on-going and new projects. funders have provided grants to support our projects but many of the reserves are still in place as we have not secured our budget for spends yet. We are currently fundraising for a minibus with a tail lift, a work related project which supports young people into voluntary and paid work in the local community, an inno-walk and continued support for our cafe and food related projects **Details of any deficit** ## No deficit **Donated facilities and services (if any)** **3** APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the truslees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿tee9 Signaturels) OSCR will accept dlgltal or typed slgnatures Full namels Position {e.g. Chair) chair of Trustees Treasurer Date 29.05.2025 29.05.2025 Enter SC No. below **SC** 049453 Enter charity name below Friends of Ashton ||||Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|Friends of Ashton|||||**SC**
049453|049453| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||Period start date|||||||||Period end date|Period end date||||||| ||**For the period**
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01|Day||Month
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2024|||| |**Section A Statement of receipts and payments**|||||||||||||||||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|||**Restricted**
**funds**||||||**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**||||**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**||||**Total funds**
**current period**||||**Total funds last**
**period**|**Total funds last**| ||**to nearest £**|||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|||||**to nearest £**||||**to nearest £**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||||||||||||||| |Donations|12352.38||||0|||||||||||||||**-**||12352.38|| |Legacies|0||||0|||||||||||||||**-**|||| |Grants|0|||141425.68||||||||||||||||**-**||141425.68|| |Receipts from fundraisingactivities|0||||0|||||||||||||||**-**|||| |Gross tradingreceipts|0||||0|||||||||||||||**-**|||| |Income from investments other than
land and buildings|0||||0|||||||||||||||**-**|||| |Rents from land & buildings|0||||0|||||||||||||||**-**|||| |Gross receipts from other charitable
activities|0||||0|||||||||||||||**-**|||| |||||||||||||||||||**-**|**-**|**-**|||| |**_A1 Sub total_**|**_A1 Sub total_**
12352.38|**-**||**-**
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153778.06|**-**| |**A2 Receipts from asset &**|||||||||||||||||||||||| |**investment sales**|||||||||||||||||||||||| |Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
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~~=——————~~||||||||||||||||||||||| APPENDIX 2 **SC** 049453 ## **Section B Statement of balances** |**Categories**
**Signed by one or two trustees**
**on behalf of all the trustees**
**B5 Contingent liabilities**
**B4 Liabilities**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Investments**
**B3 Other assets**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
71791|**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
0|**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**|**Total last period**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Cash and bank balances at start of year|0||0||**-**|| ||Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account|||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| ||**Cash and bank balances at end of year**
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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**approval**| ||||||||29.4.25| ||||||||29.4.25| ||||||||| - _**Please note - OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures**_ 2013-04-02 Copy of Trustees AR Ap2 excel.xls / Statement of balances December 2007 2 APPENDIX 2 **SC** 049453 ## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** ## **C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ The funds are in relation to projects which the Charity has applied for in relation to the charitable purpose. Attached spreadsheet shows the projects and item expenditure for the account period. The projects that have been successful this period include > Garden - food for thought / Jam / Wildlife pond / Sensory Garden / Playground / Fruit & Flowers / Soup kitchen > Enterprise - Cafe / Candles / Cafe on Tour / Immersive room / Minibus / Drive Deck / Shop > Residential - Holiday and Day trips > Christmas - Experience for families > Cost of living - Family support / Swop Shop / Breakfast Club / food pantry / pre-loved shop |**C3a Trustee remuneration**
**C4a Trustee expenses**
**C6 Other information**
**C5 Transactions with trustees**
**and connected persons**
**C3b Trustee remuneration -**
**details**
**C4b Trustee expenses -**
**details**
**C2 Grants**|**Type of activity or project supported**
Please see attached spreadsheet|**Type of activity or project supported**
Please see attached spreadsheet|**Individual /**
**institution**|**Number of grants**
**made**
**£**|**Number of grants**
**made**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |||||**Total**|**-**

153778| ||||||| ||If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a
trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)||||
X| ||**Authority under which paid**||||**£**| ||||||0| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross
(otherwise complete section 4b)|||this box|X| |||**Nature of transaction**||**Number of**
**trustees**|**£**| ||||||0| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||
**Nature of relationship**|||**Transaction**
**amount (£)**|**Balance**
**outstanding at**
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0| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||Accounts for year ending 31st August have been submitted 1 week
late. This is due to the Chair of trustees having a Significant family
emergency over a 9 month period.||||| 2013-04-02 Copy of Trustees AR Ap2 excel.xls / Notes December 2007 3 SC 049453 Additional analysis111 An31ys1s Inll paJTh•nts 1 Donatsor r*¥*slE eslf 2Gr*)ts J Gross re¢dpts other char￿a￿￿ EsIE 4 Pa￿ re4ung +Jire¢llyto ¢hamaweaaMUts APPENDIX 2 > **SC** 049453 ## **Additional analysis (2)** |**Receipts**
**5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds**|**Unrestricted**
**fund 1 - enter**
**name of fund**
**below**|**Unrestricted**
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**name of fund**
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**unrestricted**
**funds**|**Total**
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**funds last period**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations||||||**-**|| |Legacies||||||**-**|| |Grants||||||**-**|| |Receipts from fundraisingactivities||||||**-**|| |Gross tradingreceipts||||||**-**|| |buildings||||||**-**|| |Rents from land & buildings||||||**-**|| |Gross receipts from other charitable activities||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**Receipts from asset & investment sales**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| |Proceeds from sale of fixed assets||||||**-**|| |Proceeds from sale of investments||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**_Total receipts_**
**Payments**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| |Expenses for fundraisingactivities||||||**-**|| |Gross trading payments||||||**-**|| |Investment management costs||||||**-**|| |Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities||||||**-**|| |Grants and donations||||||**-**|| |Governance costs:||||||**-**|| |Audit / independent examination||||||**-**|| |Preparation of annual accounts||||||**-**|| |Legal costs||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**Payments relating to asset and investment**
**movements**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| |Purchases of fixed assets||||||**-**|| |Purchase of investments||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net receipts / (payments)_**
**Transfers to / (from) funds**
**_Surplus / (deficit) for year_**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||||| |||||||**-**|| ||||||||| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| |**Nature and purpose of funds**|||||||| ||||||||| 2013-04-02 Copy of Trustees AR Ap2 excel.xlsAdditional notes (2) December 2007 APPENDIX 2 **SC** 049453 ## **Additional analysis (3)** |**Receipts**
**6 Breakdown of restricted funds**|**Restricted fund**
**1 - enter name of**
**fund below**|**Restricted fund**
**2 - enter name of**
**fund below**|**Restricted fund**
**3 - enter name of**
**fund below**|**Restricted fund**
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**fund below**|**Total restricted**
**funds**|**Total restricted**
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**period**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations|||||**-**|| |Legacies|||||**-**|| |Grants|||||**-**|| |Receipts from fundraisingactivities|||||**-**|| |Gross tradingreceipts|||||**-**|| |Income from investments other than land and
buildings|||||**-**|| |Rents from land & buildings|||||**-**|| |Gross receipts from other charitable activities|||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**Receipts from asset & investment sales**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||-|| |Proceeds from sale of fixed assets|||||**-**|| |Proceeds from sale of investments|||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
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**Payments**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||-|| |Expenses for fundraising activities|||||**-**|| |Gross trading payments|||||**-**|| |Investment management costs|||||**-**|| |Payments relating directly to charitable activities|||||**-**|| |Grants and donations|||||**-**|| |Governance costs:|||||**-**|| |Audit / independent examination|||||**-**|| |Preparation of annual accounts|||||**-**|| |Legal costs|||||**-**|| ||||||**-**|| ||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**Payments relating to asset and investment**
**movements**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||-|| |Purchases of fixed assets|||||**-**|| |Purchase of investments|||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net receipts / (payments)_**
**Transfers to / (from) funds**
**_Surplus / (deficit) for year_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||-|| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||-|| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||| ||||||**-**|| |||||||| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||-|| |**Nature and purpose of funds**||||||| |||||||| 2013-04-02 Copy of Trustees AR Ap2 excel.xlsAdditional notes (3) December 2007 ## **APPENDIX 3** ## **Independent examiner’s report on the accounts** Friends of Ashton **V2** |**Report to the**
**trustees/members of**|**Report to the**
**trustees/members of**|Charity name
Friends of Ashton| |---|---|---| |**Registered charity**
**number**|**Registered charity**
**number**|**SC**
049453| |**On the accounts of the**|**On the accounts of the**|Period start date
Period end date| |**charity for the period**||Day
Month
Year
Day
Month
Year| |||**to**
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07
2023
31
08
2024| |**Set out on pages**||(remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)| |||| |**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 viewgiven bythe 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| |||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 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.| |**Signed**:**||**Date:**
05.06.2025| |**Name:**||| |**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**||Bachelors in Accounting & Finance 1st Class hons| |**(if any):**||| |**Address:**||| *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. APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlvJht material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose