Scotilsl) Charlty Number SC11491107 Blrds of l>aradlsL' Report and AL'L'ounts 3] llrL'h 202.
Birds of Paradise Trustees Repoi"t for the year ending 31 larCh 2025 Introdu¢tAon Th¢ TTU£te¢s prcscnt thcii- annu&il rcport and alcounts foi. y¥ar Lnding) 31 Mdrch 2025. RL'ference and administj'atioii DL'tall Thc fiill naiiic of the cliarity is Birds ol. Paradise Thc Scottish cliarity nuinbLI- i.s SC049807 Tlie addrLS% oj. Ihe ¢IritY is 'ru%tees during the vellr Trustees arc (IppointLd in dL'cordanc¢ with th¥ tru%1 (IL'c'd Th¢ Tnisiees of Ihe charitv during ilie vesii. ending 31 March 21125 ivere.. SlruLlure, Goi'L'rnance and Ilaiiaxement 'I'lIL lharily iy gui'eL-Iied by d Wlillen c()nslitUlion in IhL' lorin of a Irubl deed. TIIL dffaii'.g of th¢ chai'ilv urL' curreiiily mdiiag?¢d by the cominihee of Trustees made lip of fiv¢ InCiiiber.s and 11 Iiyoiic else ivliv mdy wisll Iv l)L Ip as J vuluntccr. 'l-IIc ITIL'nibcts ut'ilic Loinmittec. at thc t'ir5t niL'¥tiiib' followiiig thc forniiltioii uf ihL charily ,dppo iiilLd a Cliairiiiaji. d VicL-LlTrainndll, 11 S¢cr¢tarv tind a Trcasw-th.. Tli L Chairnun h (IS U Lb15ting vutL. Tlie co1nini1lLe ivill try <ind mLet at Icabt rour tiniLs il year aiid Invre ()fien 11% L irciimAlancei+ demund. ObJcctlVL'S and Activitlcs ThL i)bj¥Lt of thi Llidrity 18 IliL pfLI'Lt)tioii ur rL'IiL'f of pvi'¢'i1y Many i)()VLTLy %lriL kLn Loniniunitics lind indiv iduiil.s are su I'fLI-illK and M ill Lon lin uc to .4iit-fLI' I iypin h IingLr aiiil exLrL'ine I'l iiaiicial hdl'cl%liip Lausecl by n<iLural disd%ler4 ,14'dr. in I"l<ltic)Ii aiid Lut huck.% in govLri)InLllt speiidiiig, Th¢ cliarity aiins to I'L lici'e povci-ty b!, provffth'iig t'inancia l a.ssi8tai)¢c. tcTrod d istribiiiion diid SLI PPOrtiiiL' SUsl4iinablc ii'cltdre prvbirdmiiics tu Lh e poor aiid nLidy.
Birds of Paradise
Trustees Report for the year eliding 31 larCh 2025 {continued)
Achievements and Performance
The charity has continued io locus on food and financial aid lo diiplaced refugees, a%ylum seekei'.s
'ictims ol. Iialliral di518ters and oiher needy c()Inmunilies, l amilies and iiidividuals aÈ'l ecled by the
ongyoiii(y econoni ic ci'isis, iiicrL'ascs in cost of living, ioii flicts aIid wars.
Diiriii¥ thL' yLiir thL chdrity incrLdsed its L'fforts in providiiig, food diid L'mL'rg7L'IICy <iid to thoso
COTllmiiniti¢S ¢ind individiia 1.% scverely affeLtcd by Ina Inutriiion. hiinger and LU%t ot" living Lrisis witli il
emphasi5 on <1SSlStin&i Lcl(IL'ational progr(unmes and Ircl ining skills lo bc (Iclii'ered io pi'ciienl ui. rclici'c
poveny iii the iiiosl pol'erly Siricken areas.
Somc 90 poor girls wcre assistcd through oiir UK implciiieiitatioii partncr workiiig in reinotc drcas
at"t"¥LtL'd by ¢oiifli¢t aiid W<ir by rLI)lin& prLtnisL5 t-or LduLiilioiidl L lassLs to coinmcnce with a vic w to
raising funds for 1'8fablishing a.school by thc Ioc<?I community in Ihc Loining yLdr.
Tlie cliai'ily also extendecl il% l'each t() Ihnse indiviilual8 undble lo work (lue In disability iSbue% . For
examplL' , wheel Lliaii'i ivere pr()i'iclLxl io as¥isl wilh mobi lily Ihcll w()uld allr)iv the iiidividu
Birds of Paradise TrStee5 Repori for the year eliding 3 1 _Ilarch 2025 (contiiiued) Financial Review Diiring Ihe ycar. Ihe chai'il}' I'L ccived £51.235 (?0?4.. £46,5 75) 1.rom ils cnre charitable aclii'jlies Fxpei)dittire aiilOLiIil¥d Iv £46,071 (2024,. 123.U5I) ) re4Lilting in a surplus o f £5,16212024'. SLiTrlus or £23.516). Rcseri'es As al 31 Mllrcli ?025. Ihe I'I-LL I'LbL'n'es o fili L Lharii}I w'ei'L £36,729. 11 1% Ilie policy ol. tlie ¥hdfiiy L() nillinlain suL't"iClL'lI I Iree re.sei-vcs ll) iillow Ilie Lliarilv to meei lllly expendilui'e as il Idll.s due. Apr*rnvprf. lili tb.-. Tvi i¢tp- li L:h¢ilf: 18 Decenibcr 2025
Independont Examinti-'s Report to tlie Triistees ofBirds ofparadise I i'eport oil the aCCoLts of Ilie cliarity for thL' year eliding .) l Maioh 2025 a.% sei out 011 pages 5 10 7. Rcspectlve RLSpunslbllltics of Managem¢nt Commitite and lJxamlner Thl ch8rity's Tru&btees are responsible for Ihc preparation 0£ the accounts in accordance with the Icms of the Cliai'iti¢s and Truslc¢ Invesunent (ScL)Iland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts IS¢otlaiid) Rcgulalinnb 2006 {a$ aiiicnded). The cliarity Irustcci coiisidcr3 that ihc iiudit rcqiiiremenl of Rcgulaiion l O( l)(d) of thL Accouiits. Regulcilions (aq aillL'P.dLd) docs not apply It is my iCbpon,%ibility lo ¢'xaminc the accoiints a5 rcquired under icction 44(1 l(c) of ilie Act and to state wliether particular matters have come lo rny attcnlion, 14a5is ol Indepenrtent li.xAminer'$ StalLinL'nt My cxajiiiiialion is ¢an'iLd oiit in a¢cordance witli RLgTulkllion I l of the Charitie% Acc(iunts (Scoiluiid) Regulations 2006 (a.8 amendcd). An examijiulion Includi' a rcvi¥w of rlie aLcuuniing recoi'ds kept by IhL charity and a comparison of Il)c ai.couiils prcN¥nied with those recurd8. It also includcs considcrdtion ()f any unusual ilcms or disLlosiires in ihc dccounts scLks expldnations froin the TruslLcs concerning any siich matters The proLedur&8 12ndcrtakeii do not proiyidc all rhe cvidcnce that would be re(Euir¢bd in an audil, and conseque,nily I do noi L,xpres8 un audit opinion uij Ihe viL'iv given by Il)¢ llc¢ount$, liidependent Examiner's Statement Lii ilic Loiirse of iny cxtiininatioii. no matter has come lo niy attentioli, othcr than di¢10Sed below,. which give.4 ML rensonable ¢ause tn bL.licve that in lY matorial rL'SP¢Ct lh¢ IL'quifL'mcnis'. lo k.eep acLouiiting rccoi'iLs iii accordance H'ith ,8cclion 44(1){a) of the 2005 .4ct 8iid Regulaiion 4 of the 2006 AccoiJi)rs Regulatioiib las amendcd). lind to pr¢parc accounts wliich accord witb tlic accounting iLcords and oomply with Regulaiivn 9 of thc. 2Q06 Accounts Regulalions (as aincndkd) have not b¢en rnet, oi. to which, in Iny upinioii, attention $hould be dra,1] in ordcr to cnable a proper understaiidin8 or ihc accounts to bc rL'ached. 22 lJecLinber 2025
Receipts and Pavmciits Account for the )'ear ended 31 March 2025 L'nre5trictLYI funcls 2V25 Total funds Total funds 2024 IIL'LLiPts Genei-al d()nations Siindry income 50,690 545 45,922 653 'I'otiil reL'eipts 46,575 Pa)'mLnt.8 Food & Erncrgcncy Aid Di5dbility Aid W<ilcr ()rph(In% & Widuws SunLlry expenbcs 22,579 4,1150 22,579 4,850 I n,508 8,339 l.t475 2.1?() ?(18 12,428 276 12,4211 276 46,07.3 46,073 23,059 Governance costs & Llidr&y¢s i)tal i)avmL'nts 46,U7.3 46,073 Surp111261(DefJcit) for the vear 5,162 5,162 23,516
Birds of Paradise otes to the accounts for the year ending 31 Illarch 2025 Nature and purpose of funds Uni-e5tl-ILtLd funds.. Th¢.se Lan bL usid in accordancL IITjih the charitable objectii'cs at the discretion of the Indnageineni coniniillee. Bunk Balances ThL funds are hcld. withoiit rL'strTLtion, in <tLLounts witli thL Clyd¢sdale Bdnk PLC. 20?4 Cl J'dLsdiile 114 Jik Clyde5dle Ilank C.urrei)t ulc Instaiil access alc 159 13.771 17,79C) 36,729 31.-567 .ManiiLyL'mc'nt cnmmittcc rLmunL'ruti()n and expen*L' l) Remuncrrfilion No I'Lmunci'ation was paid to any of thL TrustcLs dur'ing IhL ylar (20?4: Nil). 2) Tr:XPL'nscs No expenses were paid to aiiy of the Trustees diiringr the year (2(124.. Nil).
Bird5 of P41radi5e Statonieiit uf Bank Balances at 31 Illarch 2025 2025 20?4 Ilank Opcning balancc Surplus/(DLficit) tor Ilie yL¢*r 31,567 5,162 8,051 23,516 Closin% balance 36,729 31,567 Reserve5 lJnr¥%triited rcsLrv 36.729 .31,5()7 All fund.8 arL unresrriLtLd. Apprnved hv Ihl" Tnisteei ;Inf. Sjtyr.-, d nn It II, 18 DecL'inbLI' The tlL)les i)n pagie 6 fnm] parl of Ihc%e accounls.