2025-06-30-accounts - Synergy Explorers

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APPENDIX 1 OSC r

	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
	Period start date		Period end date
	Day Month	Year	Day	Month	Year
From	01 Jul	2024	To 30	June	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Synergy Explorers Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC049660 Charity’s principal address The Melting Pot 15 Calton Road Edinburgh

Postcode EH8 8DL

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Name of person Dates acted if Trustee name Office (if any) (or body) entitled to not for whole year appoint trustee (if any) 1 Assistant Treasurer Mary Sharpe 2 Chair, Secretary & Darryl Kenneth Mead Treasurer 3 4

5 6
7
8 9

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 Dates acted if not for whole year Structure, governance and management Type of governing document The Constitution of Synergy Explorers. It is based closely on the standard OSCR model constitution for a single-tier SCIO. A copy of the current constitution has been lodged with OSCR. Trustee recruitment and appointment The Board is made of Charity Trustees who are recruited with the agreement of the Board at a quorate meeting of the Board. The process is for a Board member to nominate an individual and then to have the Board vote on the nomination. A simple majority of members present is needed for a new Trustee to be recruited. The processes covering the operation of the Board are set out in clauses 14 to 42 of the Constitution. The Charity Trustees are also the Members of the organisation for the purposes of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. Objectives and activities Charitable purposes To advance science by stimulating debate about the factors that may affect sustainable harmony between intimate partners and to apply the evidence produced by the debate to the moral and ethical questions of the day.

Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects

2024-2025 was the sixth year of operation of Synergy Explorers.

Our work revolved around building the operations of the charity:

Developing our brand through the website at https://synergyexplorers.org.
Delivering an online course for audiences in Scotland and around the world.

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

The website traffic to https://synergyexplorers.org increased significantly from 78,882 visitors in the fifth year to 125,200 this year. We added 12 additional pages to the website (last year 6).
A free audio course called “Enlightened Sex – The Practicalities” available through the website had 114 enrollments during 2024-25, a noticeable increase on the 93 in the previous year.
In the year to 30 June 2025 different contributors had published a total of 35 additional blog posts on the website (previous year it was 40).

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Synergy Explorers would like to set reserves at £1,000, equal to one year’s basic operating costs. This amount is feasible and proportionate for the third operating year of a charity.

Details of any deficit

The charity did not have a deficit during this year.

Donated facilities and services (if any)

The Charity Trustees donated an estimated total of 500 hours of free labour towards the delivery of the audio course, and the development and maintenance of the website and blogs.

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) A Darry| in “er[S!] Full name(s) Darryl Kenneth Mead Mary Sharpe Position (e.g. Chair) Chair, Treasurer and Secretary Assistant Treasurer

Date 1 March 2026 1 March 2026 25/03/2026 25/03/2026

APPENDIX 3 Independent examiner’s report on the accounts

	Independent examiner’s report on the accounts’s report on the accountss report on the accounts
Report to the Charity name	Charity name
trustees/members of Synergy Explorers	Synergy Explorers
Registered charity SC049660	SC049660
number
On the accounts of the	Period start date Period end date
charity for the period	Day Month Year Day Month Year
	01 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
Set out on pages	6 – 9

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 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
	• 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:
Name:	David Nicholls FCCA
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body	Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(if any):
Address:	Brett Nicholls Associates
	Herbert House
	24 Herbert House
	Glasgow, G20 6NB

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		Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	Period sta		rt date		Period		end date
		Day	Month		Year	Day	Mont	h	Year
		01	July		2024	30	June		2025

Section A Statement of receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £		Expendable endowment funds to nearest £		Permanent endowment funds to nearest £		Total funds current period to nearest £		Total funds last period to nearest £
Donations	9,142			-		-		9,142		4,832
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	-	-		-		-		-		-
Refunds	-	-		-		-		-		-
*A1 Sub total*	9,142	-		-		-		9,142		4,832
A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	-	-		-		-		-		-
Proceeds from sale of investments	-	-		-		-		-		-
*A2 Sub total*	-	-		-		-		-		-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments	9,142	-		-		-		9,142		4,832

Expenses for fundraising activities	-	-		-		-		-		-
Gross trading payments	-	-		-		-		-		-
Investment management costs	-	-		-		-		-		-
Payments relating directly to charitable activities	8,513	-		-		-		8,513		7,533
Grants and donations	-	-		-		-		-		-
Governance costs:	-	-		-		-		-		-
Independent examination	480	-		-		-		480		480
Preparation of annual accounts	-	-		-		-		-		-
Trustee Meeting	-	-		-		-		-		-
Fraud	-	-		-		-		-		-
**A3 Sub total **	8,993	-		-		-		8,993		8,013
A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets	-	-		-		-		-		-
Purchase of investments	-	-		-		-		-		-
**A4 Sub total **	-	-		-		-		-		-
*Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*
	8,993	-		-		-		8,993		8,013

	149	-		-		-		149		3,181) (

	-	-		-		-		-		-

	149	-		-		-		149		3,181) (

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Page 7	Synergy Explorers									SC049660
Section B Statement of balances
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds			Restricted funds		Expendable endowment funds Permanent endowment funds		Total current period		Total last period
			to nearest £			to nearest £		to nearest £ to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Opening CashandBankat start ofthe year 1,759 6 6 4 ) ( - - 1,759 4,940 149 - - - 149 3,181) ( - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,908 - - - 1,908 1,759 Cash and bank balances at end of year Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account ~~=~~
	(Agree balances with receipts and payments
	account(s))		-	-		-	-	- - -	-	-	-	-	-
	Details							Fund to which asset belongs		Market valuation		Last year
										to nearest £		to nearest £
B2 Investments	Details N/A ~~==~~			-_-	-_-	- - - - - - - - - - Total - - Cost (if available) Current value (if available) Last year Fund to which asset belongs -_-~~Ee~~
								to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B3 Other assets	N/A ~~= 2~~	~~2~~	~~2~~	~~2~~	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total - - - ~~2~~
	Details							Fund to which liability relates		Amount due		Last year
										to nearest £		to nearest £
B4 Liabilities	480 480 - - - - - - - - Total 480 480 Unrestricted Independent Examination Fee ~~===~~												480 - - - - 480
	Details							Fund to which liability relates		Amount due (estimate)		Last year
										to nearest £		to nearest £
B5 Contingent liabilities	N/A ~~——~~							- - - - - - Total - - ~~——_~~					- - - -
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature							Print Name				Date of approval
	Darryl Kenneth Mead Mary Sharpe ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~

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Page 8

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C3a Trustee remuneration C4a Trustee expenses C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets) C2 Grants C3b Trustee remuneration - details	All funds received during the year were free of restrictions.	All funds received during the year were free of restrictions.
	Type of activity or project supported		Individual / institution	Number of grants made £





				Total	-

	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				£






	If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b)

C4b Trustee expenses - details				Number of trustees	£
				2	100
C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons	During the year, £100 (2024: £Nil) was incurred in relation t were paid directly by the charity and no expenses were reim	o trustee meeting and recruitment activities. These costs bursed to trustees.




	Trustee Nature of relationship			Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)
	Trustee	One of the trustees made a donation to the Charity		7,296	-

			Number of trustees	£
C4b Trustee expenses - details			2	100
	During the year, £100 (2024: £Nil) was incurred in relation to trustee meeting and recruitment activities. These costs
	were paid directly by the charity and no expenses were reimbursed to trustees.



			Transaction	Balance
			amount (£)	outstanding at
	Nature of relationship	Nature of transaction		period end (£)
C5 Transactions with trustees		One of the trustees made a donation	7,296	-
and connected persons	Trustee	to the Charity

C6 Other information

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Page 9 Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Donation via Charities Aid Foundation	9,142	-	-	-	9,142	4,832
	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 2 Grants	9,142	-	-	-	9,142	4,832
		- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-		reference Total last period to nearest £
	-	-			-	-
	-	-			-	-
	-	-			-	-
Total 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-	-	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	-	-
		- Restricted funds to nearest £				- Total last period to nearest £
	-	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total 4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities	-	-	-	-	-	-
		- Restricted funds to nearest £	- Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	- Permanent endowment funds to nearest £		- Total last period to nearest £
Computer consumables and website management	566	-	-	-	566	617
Insurance	602	-	-	-	602	546
Office Space	403	-	-	-	403	371
Advertisingand Promotion	4,800	-	-	-	4,800	4,400
Research costs(includingBooks and Journals)	-	-	-	-	-	34
Bank/Finance Charges	6	-	-	-	6	5
Consultancy fees	1,932	-	-	-	1,932	1,552
Postage	4	-	-	-	4	8
Trustee Expenses	100				100	-
General Expenses	100	-	-	-	100	-
Total	8,513	-	-	-	8,513	7,533
		-	-	-		-

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