APPENDIX 1 Trustees. Annua epo ort eper oscr PeriLxJ start dat8 Perlod end date M¢y)th Year From oi To 2024 Om¢e of tho Scottish Charlty Regul* Reference and administration details Charlty nam• Synergy ExpkKers Other nam•s chartty Is known by Register•d charity numl)•r Charlty's wlndpal addr% SC049660 Names ofthe charity trustees on date of approval of Trustèes. Annua eport Tfustsg nome . Offico (rf any Dates acted . not for whole year lor b¢Kly} enutled to appoint truste8 Ilf any) 10
APPENDIX I Reference and administration details Nam•$ of all other charfty Irustoes dudng thg period, If any, {lor exampl•. thos• who reslgned part way through the financial rIodI Structure, overnance and mana ement TY of goY•mlng docum•nt The constibjtlc of SynenJy EXplr$. It is based dosdy on the standard OSCR mcJel constitutKJn for a single-tier SCIO. A copy of thè current 0)nSt5tut has been lod9ed Nwth OSCR. Trusts• r•vuitm•nl and appolntment The Board is made of Chafty Trustees who are recruited with the agreement of the Board at a quorate meeting ofth8 8oard. The prwEss i8 a 8oanJ memtw to nominate an individual and then to have the Board vote (fft the rK)mination. A simple majority of members present is needed for a new Trustee to be rl[led. The prcKesses covering the crat of Ihe Beard are set out in dauses 14 to 42 of the Const(£ution. The Charity Trustees a also the Mernbers of the organisation for the purposes ol the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Ad 2005. Ob'ectives and activities Charltable purpous To athance s¢1ce by stimulating debat& abcmjt the factors that may aff8Ct sustainatA8 ham)ony bebveen intimate partners and to apply the evidence cJuced ty ts debate to th& mryal and ethical questions of the day. Summary of th• maln actSvRI In rèlation to theso objects 202>2024 was the fifth year of Operatic of Syrwgy EW015. Our revV arnd LddIng the cyerations of the charty." Oevdoptywj our br8rnJ through vbsite al '.Ji Continuing to develop a social media presence C TwitterlX.com fcx audierKts in Scotland an¢Y around the wortd.
Achievements and erformance Summary of the main achiev•monts of thè thlty dufin9 the financial poriod Tho website traffic to h orers.o decreased mcmjesly from 103.712 visitC in the ftmjrth year to 78,882 this year. We added 6 additi'onal p*J8S to thg websits (lasl year 161. A free audio course called "Enlightened Sex'_ The PractKaltti8s avaiLqble through the website Iwl 93 enrollments during 2023-24, the same as the previous year. In the year lo 30 June 2024 drfterent (x)ntributors had putlished a lot81 of 40 addit¥)nal blc9 posts on the website Iprevbus year il was 57)- @Syn8yExp1ore1 remained arbve as ts Chaiitws ac¢wnt on Twitter. ad)I1r3 1.808 impressions (down from 7,1361. Since the Musk takeover of Twitter Inow'fl, fv4eet exp)sure is throttl&l unless X users pay regular subscn'ption fee. Synergy Board has not ejeded to invest in an X subscription al this lime. Financial review Brigf ststemert of the charity's pollcy on reserves Synergy Eworers would like to set reseNes at £1,000. equal lo one yearfs basie operating costs. This amount is feasible and proporbonate for the tlwrd operating year of a charity. Detail$ of any deficit The charity had a deficit of £3181 for the year to 30 June 2024. The Reserves of the chanty stsnd at £1759 so the Trustees are nfIdent that basi¢ OFwating costs vlll be met. Donate(I facil88 and sgrvicx Irf any) The Chanty Tnjslees donated an estimated total of 550 hr$ of free labour towards the delivery of the audk) course. and the dovelopment and maintenance of the website, 09S and Twttar.
APPENDIX 1 Other o tional information Declaration The trustsos declarn th•t they have approved the trustees. rnport abovo. Slgngd on b•half of the Charlty's trustws Slgnaturelsl Full name(sl Posltlon le.g. Chalr) Chair, Treasurer and S A8SiStant Treasurer Dats 1 March 2025 1 Ma(ch 2025
APPENDIX 3 OSCR Inty RewLc Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the ,fvityr tru¥ts••lmember8 of ! Synergy Ex R•gist•r•d charlty SC 049660 number On the accounts ofthe Permid start date Charlty ft)r the perl¢xl ', Period eThJ dale )nth Jur Year 2024 01 to Set out on pages Respectlve The charity's trustees ar8 resrx)nsible for the tryaration of the accounts in awordance ¥ponslbllitlgs of with the le¥ of the Charilies and Twstee Investment IS¢oUand) 25 and the trustg8s and ¢xamlner Chariti6s Am)unts Iscotlandl Regulations 2006 las amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulati 1011) (dl of th8 Accounts Regulations does not apY. It is my respcybsibility to examine the a(xxiunts as requlred under section 44111 Ic) of and to state vAther partiCUr matters have l)e to my atten11c. Basls of independent My examinatlon is Carri out in acrdan wilh Regulati 11 of the 2006 Accounts •xaminrf$ statement Regulatv)ns. An examination indudes a review of the accounting reo)rds kept by the charity and a MparIsC of th8 aceounts EYesente(I with those re(xYds. It also indudes o)nsideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the a¢tS and seeks explanabons trom the trustees cc¥Keming any such matters. The procedur undertaken do not provide all the evidence that woul¢J be Muired in an aL•Jit 8nd, nSeqUently. I do not expTe8s an audit OFinion tho accounts. Independent •xamlnefs In the course of my exanination, no matter has ccffie to my attenthin ¥tst•ment vthich gives me rea5tywble to te that in any nrial respe(1 thg requirements to.. keep acccwnting rIdS ac¢ordan( with 4411 } la) of 21)05 Act and Regulatb)n 4 of the 2rth Ao))unts Regulations, and prepare accounts which acc¢yd wilh the anting rerdS and ¢4ynpiy Yth Regulation 9 of the 2(Y)6 AOntS Wulations have rt been nrt or to vthich. in my opinK¥n. attenti st1 be drawn in order to onabla a propgr iiderstandins of the awounts to t reached. SIgn9. Name.. Relevant wofesslonal quallflcatlon{s) or body Fellow of Association of Chartered Certif led Accountants {rf anyl- Addm$: Brett Nicho113 Associates Herbert House 24 Elerbert Street Glasgow. G20 6NB 'Plea5e debts the %rrrJs N) Wkets appty. do 4. Sototh mth¥ hk* ha ettontr>n en Ihe lellowin9 page. - OSCR or tyP8d
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