EcoArt TRUSTEE, ANNUAL REPOR T Art 00111111166ioii .Speed .*eed L)uliiig 30 January 2024 to l February 2025 Fe8tit'al olLighL Airkcudbrighi EcoArt SCIO A sCott￿h Ileg￿tered Charity No. SC049905 OUR CONTACT DETAILS EcoArt C'licii'ily Tr￿￿1(>{￿.$ The follou'iiig Iriislec8 ￿)ere appoiiilcdfoi. Ihc eiilirc rcpoi'l period. Sonic dclails on cacli Iruslcc is ji.cii ori our ￿lebSile. Jora%edfe81ii'e 7Lrettili work-shop ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2023-2024 OBJICTJ VES A]VJ) ACTI VJTJES EcoArl con8tithted on the 30th of Jonuary 2020 with Ihe8e 8tatedpurpth8e8.' Environmeiitalprotectionforpublic benefit ty o) adiiancing reduclions in.. con$unwiion.' wo$le.' plastic use.. demandfor virgin re$ources.' greenhouse ga8 emi88ion8.' and energy u8e. bj the promotion of 8U8ttxinable development including rai8ing awarcne88 ol entTrirownental susloin(knilily and ereoiinK oclion oil climale ehan£e. All io be achieiwd by coniiecl¢ngpeople wilh art and crealiiJepur811i18 thal encourage a more environmenlally con8ciou8 and 8U8toint]ble liJe8ty1e. Fiirthermore. EcoArt 18 able topromote. e8tabli8h. operate and/or 8upport other 8imilar 8chcmc8. organi8alion8, iiidiL'idua18 and iiiitiatit?C8 uihieh are iiifurthcrancc of thc charitablc purposes. In order to ochitLie 118 objecÉive$ EcoArl ispursuiiig ihree priiiciple iliread8.' 03 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 STRUCTURE, COVERJVANCE AJVD MANACEMENT 'ype of governing document EcoArl 18 a Scolli8h L'harilable Incorporolcd Organi8alion gotpcrned by our con81ilulion. 'I'ru5lee reeruitmenl and appointment The board of tru8lee8 h08 remaiiied con8taiil Ihroughoui ihe year. The board coiilains an excellciii balaiice of ski118 lo allow EcoArl lo achiebw 118 objeclitye8. Ire haiie a iiiixlure OJ eiii.'ironiiieiilol orli818, projeel adniiiiislrtJlor8. eduealor8, public coiiimunicolors, enlrep. reneurs oiid $ucce88ful reulisers of orl project fundiiig. ,Ilore information on the tru8tee8 18 available on our web8ile at www.eeourtcliurity.org boul.us 04 OVER VIEW A Ye(Ir of AchieTr"emenl (Ind Grom Ih The Boord of Truslees is delighied io present this report on what ha8 been u truly out8tal￿1ng and Ira￿￿orMati1￿ yearfor EcoArL Ive not only achictTred 0 8ignificant number of our 81rale￿e objecliiies bt¢t haiie al80 Successfully con$ol¢daled our pre8eiice and ery)anded our impacl wilhin the community. REPAIR CAFE FiryT s￿￿1￿•Yof lh• ffrf￿l Fr•m ?rdWwGh dtlrli Ill C)rl(iiil.¥ciiluii(Il l)e.i?elup•ne.ni P Coiiiiiiuiiliy Intplrcillon., The p081 year has seen WJ 8ucce88fully IraiL8ilion and embed uiithin our new prcmi8C8 in Airkcudbrighi. This ffloi,* ha8 been instrumeiilal iii J08Ieriiig deeper eiiKageiiieiil uiiili locol orKaiii8alioiLg and 81rcngiliciiing oiir root& williin Ilic comjniinlty. We arc iiicrediblyproud to acknowledgc ilic iniialuable eontribulioii of our 2.) dediealed i'oluiileer8. wh08C lircle88 C or18 aiid geiLer0118 doiialioii of ¢iiiic orc JILndoiiiental io oiir operation8 aiid siicces8. Tlicir commitfftcnl 1$ deeply appreciated ty thc Board and Ihc coiniiiuiiilic8 uie 8crL.e. NLb bDnkihK h￿l￿ry. I'ltyl.. P4Tl* ￿1)y1 Repulr Culé LauiiL.l1 61 IiiipaLt: A Significaiit highlight of thc yeiW il-as thc qiicccssful Iciijnch of oui. Repciir Cafv. iDitidtLlf dt tlie beginnin8 vf tlie Fear. This sers.ice has quickly PTOI"en tu be immcnscly popiilar and impactfiil. Over thc reporting period, we i¥Telcomed rnore 4(X) Tr"iSitOrS. N.ho collectively bTOught. 310 bTh>ke itCllLS for rtpair. Our tcarn of highly skillcd fixers cichiei-ed exceytiondl repair rate uf 82%. Successfullv mellding 254 itellLS. Of the r¢￿￿1￿]￿8 It¢￿5. 42 dcemcd iinrtpairablc. dDd 14 T%Tere exyertlv SI￿Pusted tv more 5￿CIalist rtpair serioces. This Out.standillg success underscores our commitment to PLM>llLOting CifLular e￿n￿mY prllLLiples and reducing Tri"aste i¥uthin the CthllllLUllity 05 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 OVER VIEW A Ye(Ir of AchieTr"emenl (Ind Grom Ih .'RIFlrnnnienlal ArtLv¢.* l)peR Call & AwqnLv." IB lin with our lo embrace ihe irun8forrnalioBulpower of artfor aocial eoiJirowneBtalju8lice. we inilialed a open eallfor environmenlal art18ts. The re8POn4e Waq unexpecledlv robu81. ￿'ith 14 cofflpllingproj@ol prwa18 reeeived. ifith o tolal award Jund of £')(I.000. Ihe Truatee8 faoed extrom•ly di ieult in ih• &olootlORW00•8&. Thi8 deei8ion-makinA journeypro&id¢d a 8leep learning eun.Y Jor ihe B0¢7rd. hiAhliAhiin£ the need to 8tre¢71nlin¢ ih¢ inilsalpropowl 8logeforfiiture call&. To ¢iihoite¢ effioien for boih orl$816 oiid Ti'ii&lee8. we u'ill reqiie81 le&8 deltyiled iiiforinulioii iii iiiillol 81thiii8*1011& lllOtiifigJoru'tYrd. Uliiniolely. we were delighied Co oward £22.4(10 ooro&8 8 diiJET8eprojecla. eyloo1￿￿&8iAg o broad 6pee¢ruiyt OJ ¢he￿ie* iiicliidtfig iii&¢allalioii. Tefjearoh. fflwiBg. 80und. events. 8ile-ba8ed eAplarulioiw l)Kili>ie & Pale. Coiii.'ersalioii ttiiili t)ur l)eeait .4rt lie.¥ldpne.le.¥ uiid Cwruham Tornado Ilpll'8 "Anlmal bnlon" Thi8 ycar a180 lnarl.ed the 8ucce88ful execution o our iiiaugural orl resideiicy, spaiiniiig locali0118 iii KirL.ctsdbriglit and Dufftfries. We u-rrr prii'ilr¢rrd in Iin.If rlie exceptionall). talented tran8 artlSt. who lauiichcd hi8 profound "Animal Liiioii pi'ojccl. Tlii8 residenc)-foslered siKiiificonl coinmunily eiiAaAemeiil tliroiigh collaboratiiie bannEr-￿￿king w'orknhop8. public interaction al afilm eiEnL the creation of a -Queer Parc. and acti&cparlicipuiion in the A iihroidfe8liital. 06 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL O VER VJEIV A Ye(Ir of ALhieveineiiC and Groiv(h Ilie .liiliraid nii-ci. feslii'al iii Diiiiifric8 Illto ali iiidepeiideiit dedicalcd eiii'iroiiiiieiilal arl ci'eiil, Tlii8 veoi.. u'eparliiered u'iili Tlie .Sioiic. u?lio Iiaiie $liillJiillY 1108led ilie ei'eill for Ilie pa$1 decade u'iili Eco.4rl a.8811111iiie 801e i'odiicci. i'e,8 0118ibililie8. 07 JNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 A Year of Achievemenl and (Jrowih &-I' I￿11￿CLi IAommiJnitv 4 1.iu i'v.41't S{'.Il) 50UO (B(- (Kinghtslm Ib4lFI 500 tol'e lin-kindl tdl O VEJI VIE IV A Ye(Ir of Acliievemeiil (Ind CJrow(h Publlc PrnJ71e. IP.Iledlu fiigageme.nt.. A nolable achi￿?ernent this year wa8 Ihe iLalional niedia attention garnered by our C'E(} and her Eco Printing worktthop. Scouls for ihe BBC s 'Robson Green & Greot Iveekend E8capes were captiiialed by ilie inillali￿. leading to a higlily 8ucce88ful and entertaining epi8odefilmed in .Ilay. Lots of laughter was had. whichfctilurcd a duet bciwccit We 018ofe.ulure oil Education Scoilonds website. Proirammp &,'.IpcinNlon Community RpNPo￿￿e., Our dit'er8e progranime of groups and mcclup8 ha8 conlinucd to flouri811 and expaiid. direcily re8pondin% lo ideiiliJied local demaiid. The8e new iiiilioliiie8 include popular Clolhe8 Sw'op8. U 8crie& of Foraging Ir.allÉ8. Ihc communal "W'oolly Spinncr& Gaitlicr," thc reflecl1i￿ 'AriJor ihe Soul. and the proaclive "Lliiiiolc Ailcheii- for 81iariiig cliiiialc aclioii 81ralegie8. ' iliiicd iliis I'cal. loo. ,diicolioii .Scoilaiid. LeaiiiiiRfor ,Su81aiiiabilil)" JilllL liaijcalui'cs Lco_41'1 oil ilieii. u:cb8ile ## _**OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR**_ ## **A Year of Achievement and Growth** _**Food Waste Reduction:** Further demonstrating our commitment to sustainability and community welfare, we launched "Free Food Fridays," a weekly initiative for collecting and redistributing surplus food. Dedicated volunteers pick up at both local bakeries, the fish & veg shop and the Co-op_ _**Digital Enhancement:** We have unveiled a new and improved website, enhancing our digital presence and accessibility._ _**Conclusion:** In summary, the Board of Trustees is immensely pleased to report a year of exceptional productivity, during which EcoArt has successfully met all its objectives. Our achievements across community engagement, sustainable initiatives, artistic programming, and organisational development position us strongly for continued growth and impact in the coming year. We extend our sincere gratitude to all our volunteers, partners, and the wider community for their unwavering support._ ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 10 COMMJSSJOJVED AR T 8 ART PROJECTS Tra￿*ll1￿ i*ork51LOP of the Sea Na hlara is a seTie5 of pop up wor]L5h0￿. travelillg up ilie Ife¥tern C￿>1 of Scotland. 5LwtiDg DunrfrAes. right lip lalknig. l Li'Lled un my eleLtriL bike. and a tT¢iiler dll prillling and LYdftS Ilk1teriiiis. tts delii'er serie> of COJllmiiDlty ellgiiged ￿orkShO1￿5 tlidt hli ie a f￿5 the Monder5 of the sea. Iv IklYYiOD for ii-orkillg N'itli Uiltiir411 11<erhils and seii foriiging has lcd me to tlke Mebl Ltsabl tsf &'utland, wlxere I luve b¢cn ¢xploring techDiIPI¢S $ILch ils ca￿e¢d iTrrinling dnd IJ￿>￿1￿8, natiiral dvin8 ilnd an￿lI￿le film de1'elope￿ et£. l ¥tdrted in Thimfi'it¥ dt Niiliriiid river feytLTr'ill. trtsi'clling llp iicro¥¥ to tbe i>le of Arr4111. Ill> tu.4r￿.1l. l)bilD. Iliill. Nurth I,ig¢ to ￿laIL11g. stopping ai barbours. To go M'iib &ife waler.. Bike and Bike rkghop. hosted by work5]wpl (4tsrne learn iib)yt natUTal inks. seed 5knrillg. plillit ideDtificatitiU lind rirer justice. And cclebratc all tbc Ilouri$hin8 gD)Mtth Get iDI'oIT'ed ur¥ami Lx)dt ￿kIllg ith hcindm41de i)li￿rts. N'ritLDg noley for dOmTL>tre￿1￿Vthc fulllre. and fuldiDg up to set ¥ail tsn thc l%iiler. P4rtlLLliant￿ M'ill hai'e the tyption of 4Ldding Cl￿1? figllr¢$ itll seedy, dried flum-er ILe4d¥ elt. and to elp >tdrt a ¥C&i ycrvll. dddLDg Jrdu'ings Ind identifiLd1titsll of tsiir findingb Along the rii'er. M-hi¢h will th¢n Ir4LicI Nvrtkn lo fillcd tsut bi, IbiirtiLiiliint¥ altw tbc isc¥t ¢VilSt a 'Iles n¢JrtJi. ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 COMMJSSJOJVED AR T 8 ART PROJECTS -4 vne-i'¢iir yvll-dirvcied if iidenci,. eiijlui'ing fore>l eculubYI' lind commei'cicil I'uresl 711 (I iuriuus ¢ind ¢Iftl￿tIL Jl)pfuiiLli ii-urking £I￿￿l multsyle maniigement tbruub i)erSF)eetii-es A >cDsc vl. bclvnging. sriltitiidc* lind rc1'C￿nce iillLlivi's m!. ii-vrk, Embriicing cl mvrc-tliiin-liiim¢ill cll)iIMiclI. I cim 11.'154ivn.'Ite ..li￿lit ei}hluring rviite4 to rei'eiry4ing biudis-erbit3, lus*. 1111, 114ijn.'Itivn lie¥ in iinaerstiindillg liiim'in inicrdci)cndcnLC 41nd intcrLunncLtcdnc¥s 11.itli llind Lind iililLC 41nd viir iTrCNCE)livn vf niltiirc ¥ l-liluc . I cNE>lvrc oncciits vl. scnticncc lind i'iglits. scekins intcr4cctions bci3I-ccn siicncc. ciiliiirc* ¢ind ccvlvgv. iu tlie fvi*%t ￿11￿ .4ndt*M- .1 fure%ter. Il'iltching 1114 M'ork4 iilld ￿liling long. Ivide Il'e ie foc115ed on dii*r5e aspeft5 of fure4trv. jDLliiding'. Thc ￿￿-t￿OI￿v￿. folLLorc surThmndillg riprcst I￿lICI. itt Scotldnd Pol.IritV iiruund drffe￿llt tTryes of forest illd ￿.￿JL"l￿o l)bserratiolls of foreqt MildLrfe. from moles to kn"Id4¢r The tTall5f(¥Lryllatii-e effect5 of forestry i￿￿￿cdiatc illiP£TrCt on liglLt. PraLtiLdl i'liiillenue4 like di4eiise ifungdl spread bcii4CCll StlllliE15. 3tCiTr5 forc5lcrs t￿Ike to thi5. 12 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 ## _**COMMISSIONED ART**_ **8 ART PROJECTS** ## _**Blanket Bog**_ _developed the first iteration of the multi-_ | _sensory interactive educational tool; the ‘Blanket Bog’ with which they hosted a weekend of participatory arts workshops in collaboration with Rumpus rooms in Glasgow._ ' - _During the workshops, they explored the ancient histories of_ Blotvkok> _Scottish bogs and their ecological potential through games and creative activities, culminating in the crafting of objects to offer to the bog for future generations, mirroring that of_ i§t _our Iron Age ancestors. The Blanket Bog asks: What do we_ *a eN _wish to communicate to the future? How have people done this in the past? What will this generation leave behind for the next to discover?_ ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 13 COMMJSSJOJVED AR T 8 ART PROJECTS L'inll)" Tuuili. .6ippc.d .(iei.d DuÈliig 17 .,Iluy Gome romanc¢ In the Pl￿$. ¥6 speeD •n*' seeDS DATing Ini.iti￿ t￿tential lleB to conncct thi-er thc joTr of gardening. Thi$ utdoor >peed dating event i¥ to ini-ite peuiilt iDtu a W￿ing s1)¢lLe. givi￿ iknem a ckn)n¢e tlb get thcir hdnd¥ >vily. i'i8it 11-jllg Jl)aLeb. ledrll llei¥ wwi tc¢hniiille>. ionncct with otber>. ￿￿1}be ake <1 new i)drlllerlfriend illl ikne i¥knile g¢tl.ing t.he big endorp￿1￿ boos1 m-ILicb comes Mltlx outduor 14nd M'ork. Sp8od Se8d$ Dating PROPAGATS Spw SWA 08dng 1$ A 8P*$d 0atkn9 •v&ni hèld on & communiiyg8idBn. ThIB Ouidoor Bpged dating o¥enl18 10 IMryl• peopl• Into & growing Jp8¢e. 9Kryng them a chwcè ￿ yèt thèlr hbnd• y, vlg11 gm*ryng 3paceg, leam new lowing iechnlques. conneci with Olh¥ra. Mp¥fully maké a n¢¥¥ pBrtnoillrt&nd 811 whll•qoitlng lh• eodorphin boost wh1Gh coffles wrth outdoor bnd work. Thè &vani Is opon lor8nyonA to wlyl There i• a maich rnoklng pioceB8 bBhind the 8¢en•s io pul 8 rough 09raphi¢ toget￿1 ltsrpwla that ale mole Ilkoly ￿ romllniicalty connect. Ther6 were 22 submlsslons for P80ple to allend Ihe event. 14 people were invited. 10 people came. 3 peopl& matched - were asked lo be put in contact after the event. There were 4 cherubs {volunl8er stewards) who's role il is lo look aftér the romancers Iparticipanlsl whlle In the gardenlng space. Head gaTd8ner and 8v8nl organiser were also present at the evenl. E¢oArts hJrfe¢ IhF ol Ir*• •v&nis. Thlsavènt was hold ai T G8idw¥. ai c1￿h￿n e51aie on the 1VolM•y. Rcmancers feedback in quotes.. 'This has been wonderful. would delinitely recommend to 8 friend. There should be more event soonl. '1 loved how inclusive the submission pr(JGe55 Wa5, 55 a queer Pers￿ the process made me feel comfortable and understood., 'A lot befter than a d8ling app. '1 learnt about diffe￿nt plants end gmwing techniques., 14 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 COMMJSSJOJVED AR T 8 ART PROJECTS nvcjiThulioii wilh our O(.'c!un This is a projcct eDgelldering hope. i)ur weans health is in crisis. thertfoTe Ei'crv sccoud lake is gcllcrdltcd b!. ikne ceans. At the core of our pri)ject is the knomled Ibat thc boldb wliitioll¥ lo hcli) tdckle the clillb'itc ttnergency. Kelp forest5 together i¥ith plankiun, tomprise ruiighly Ih"Ilf the Urg￿1n1( m￿liter E41rth* iIDd i)riAiire aiiiJN)x. littlf tlie Edrtli o%vgen. Seagra$9 Call store carh)n at a rate llp to 35 timcb grrciler tlidn rillllfu￿￿1I, dlld ¥£ilt mar¥hr¥ 8tore rfil 41 ratc 4ilK)iit *)1) tim¢$ more ihiin ierre>lrithl foTe¥ts! A Ntek.lollg exhibilioll thimfic5 home to their films projectlOD a Illp 'orkshop coUea8ue. Art bwi&li3t. L.Itie F(pwlie. 'From btil tlb.Su¥taiuiibilitTr.. Ik.eau-friendl? Biui)Id¥tlL¥ TIIi¥ k¥hw) (rffered fu>iUn ￿f Jrl iiud ￿lenCe. em[￿8￿￿1nB i'tsung participant$ frfTrm Dalbeatlie HiEh ￿Ch￿l the pivOtJl ￿le of ￿t￿lI￿lp11]￿rTr col]alM￿QtIts￿ In de%tloi)Ing 3llStainable 8oliitions to climdie cbange. Participiints disLus*d the eDri]¥)]lluentiil traditiuwl 11]a$tics MhiLst gaitiitig hattds.tsftJ t.xptrAettce iti craftillt bI￿tÈra￿abIt mdttridl¥ along3idt exploring tbt.Yientifi nciples ortisiie inswatiOD drjwn coastal habitsts and Oct￿ e(4)Si'stem& 15 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 COMMJSSJOJVED AR T 8 ART PROJECTS -.4iiig Iluc..kw'unL ￿1 milcd mediil iirli¥i frvm Dilmfi'lc4￿ ￿illd )llul￿rillI￿￿'. 4in uld ¢ind i'umi)lei furm uf IiiLliire tiikill¥ Irvm tlic ItIUU'>. TILib l)foLt¥¥ ini'vli'c> dci'cl¢Ji)jllg tILem iilmv>l immcdiiiicl!. in Ei diirk Sp••din8 8•ckw•rds'. In the project speedlr$8 backwards. l WAII be usln8 a custom-bullt dark room blcycle trailer to t¢)ur Ireland Thls year l VAII take the bkycle traller to the Cllmate Camp In Ireland 7th-Ilth Au8USt taking portraits ol those in¥ofved in th• stru88le. Thén Continving dtsvm th• ¢¢)•st lor a week collectSn8 Storles, dreams, solidarity and hope to share In an exhibition at Nithraid on the 24th of Au8USt. Ntthraid isa celebrntion of mo¥wneTht. of cyclical chanee, of the Moon pulliTh8 the salt water ol th* sea all the way up to Dumfrles. I wll be colleciiTrg our storles. our folklore and ￿Pe5 for our future to share with the nextiourThev. ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 COMMJSSJOJVED AR T 8 ART PROJECTS uiidiiig Puc!ifLS i'lll bt dei'elui)lllg 111> 'tyuiiDding PucnJ4 TILe Ii'yidy lind wiind% Icll vl li]% ivDiei'n fur 4IDd hLb 4lM'e ￿Illd loi'c vl. the Diltiir411 eni'irvnmcDt. Tliei. 411￿ refl￿'t TriiJ 41￿￿1. iiLbyiil tlle di%ir*iiril tlie >LKictie> m-c lily in >lLUlV to tILe cni-irvnmeDt. Tbc ii-urk re*i)und* tu tlic r%iilvitiltiull vf IlJy4C iliilt IJ411'C i-ojlc lind M￿1￿¢5 comment tlie ￿1b11.* vf liind 4IDd L?ir ii'iltcr lind un tILC miirginiili>dtiun vf tbe mvr¢-ilLiin-liiimilD ivmmi)nitic4 M-liu lii'e un tlic l M-Il¥ llll'itcd tLI PIY¥Cllt -￿11)71[ THAN I-,S- ￿t Niiliriiid ill Diimfi'ies lili￿1￿*,.'24. At tknis iiuint I ILad I'viiDd wiJnd> fvr iiruiind *)V S111)IMJrt eilLb otlici.. Tlie infurmiil Lind ILwJ¥c ¥lniL'liire uf ITithtrdiid tsily tl i)erfcit 4itlliltivn Iv Iri. ¥UllDd4 i Imjcm LvmbiniltLVnb tlknit knrrc i'cn, Jniii'lL in iirvgre¥¥. i.liu.s u[Ilii. I,fiiid SLidli- tlii. IirujeLt didll t Lumiilete Jfter il A series uf aiidiu I¥.￿11k5 streiimed direitls. tts tlie listcncr s mobilc dci'icc MC4LI-ittg tOuCtILC eni-irvnmeut.'Il theme% Iiiith ,'1 fuLIIS UII Llim,'Ite clmllgc ￿ltsd bivdiiYi4fijli' 10551. Ivccil bistvri 41nd cultu￿. ii%i4 5uiind tu cvnnection to n￿lt11r¢. The first toiir M'ill f(￿715 011 the hislon- of the C.i*ctoTrii f.iirling Ponds. iilld ii-ill illcliide ¢vlliibor4ltlUll li'LtlI luc￿11 ilrti4tts ¥¢liwl4 and IU5icknins. Li5tcncrS syill bc directcd along beilutifiil i¥'ilk. 74ith tllultiple the M-dv to listen Io iDform4ltion. jns¥oILt5. ￿1]<1(. soiind5Cdlle5. and ￿tr￿-. Thifi initiiltii-e aim5 tu ediieate %ind lll51Tri￿ aftioll. fostering d SIJ5tAillLible fiitii through the of solllld and sttsTTrtelli￿. oodL.Ind un liilrts vf thc initliil ￿￿71k -e￿ i¥ind bluiiTI lind felled. Mthlory. N•tuM. th•r• 17 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 RESJDENCJES bMcYual trun8gcnderperformancc art￿1 born in Scotlund and currendy lit)ing (md workiiig in 4)ai Tlicirpcrformaiic¢$ mixpopiilar cuhure aiml tradili()11.% u'iili .%uc'iol crilici8m aiml iakcplace in dit￿r8e conlerts Tho, starled doinKwink sl)'Ic drog in the Y(Y& a,¥ li-cum vt tlic. k'ut.urc .NvThi' 28 F,COART SCIO ANNUAI. RF,PORT 2024-2025 2024-2025 SIGNED UN DEIIALF ur TIIE LI[A￿[TY. PRINT NAIIE: DESIGNATIUN: ("11_4IRPERS() 21) ()(:T 202.) SIGNED ON BEIIALF OF TIIE CIIARITY: PTIINT NANIE: DESIGNATION: TRE_4SI-.TIER 29 OCT 2025 29 ECOART SCIO ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of EcoArt SCIO I report on the accounts of th¢ charity for the )'caT ¢nded 31 January 2025 which are bct oes I to 16 out on pa> Kespe¢tive responsibilities of trustees and examiner Thc charity s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the tL'rm8 of the Charities and Trustee Ini"estmenl {Scotland) Act . 1005 and th L harilies ALCOUllts {SLoiland) Rcgulaiion 21X)(). Thc cliai'ily irusl¢¢s Lvnsider Ihai ihe audit rLqUlfllllLnl vf RLgFul(iiion l O( l ) Id) of thc ?006 Accounis Rcgulalion5 docs not apply. li li my responsibility lo examine the accounts as requircd under section 44(1) (c) ofthe Act and to slale wh¢lher panicular matlers have come io m), attention. Basis of independent eiaminer's slatement My examination is carried out in accordancc ib.ith Rcgulalion I l of thc 2006 Arwunlb RLgulationb. An cxamination includ¢s a re￿ i¢w of ihe accoun(ing records kq)t b). the charily iind a comparison of the accounls presenled ￿'1th ihose records. li also Includes conqidcraiion ot. anv unusual itcms or disilosurcs in ihc accounts. and sccks cxplanalinns froin the truslees concerning anv such matters. The procedures undL.rtaken do nul provide all the evidence thal Vioiild be required in an audit. and consequently I do not ¢xprcss an audit opinion on the view given bj th¢ accounts. Independenl examiner's Statement In Ihe course of my examination. no matter has come lo ms, attention .hiLh b)ii'es me re&¥onable cause lo beli¢v¢ that in any material respecl the rcquircmcnts= l() keep accounting rccord.4 in accordance wilh Section 44{1)(a) of th¢ 200S Act and Regulation 4 of thc 2006 Accounts Rcgulalivns Iv prlp￿¢ dLLounts which accord H'ilh the account records and comply with Regulaiion Y ol. Ihc 2UU6 Re&)ulalion5 have nol been meL or 2. 10 ￿'hiCh, in my opinion. attention should b¢ draTAn in order to enable a proper undetslanding ijf the aceounis to be reached. Namk Rele¥ai)I Proles.%11)iidl qiial IliLiilii)n. prnle4sion•*r 3.1 Volunt•ry In¢om• EvEntS Pr￿luCts 3713 372 210 212 Tot•1 4,086 2.693 8.2 In¥Y•tm•nt Incom? 7535 Totsl 5.3 lJth•r In¢omlNJ r••our¢•• FLwJtMJI 13520 HMRC. RelenlK)n Sd*rne GM Tot•1 CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Not• 4 Analysls of r•soure•s •xp•nd R•8ourcea •xpendod may b• fUrt￿r an*try8•d rf thi• woukl h•lp th• r•ader of th• attounts. Th1• y••r L••t y•ar 4.1 Co•t• g•n•r•Yng ¥Dlunt•ry Ineom• Ev8nt ts)sts. fe8$ ￿ commtsgc￿s ktslgr181s and tfyisumables hl aThJ cwi Pr£￿10￿ th8rbsi and mark811 &jbcc￿tr&ct eas￿1 Ihyd 16 633 250 531 242 rol•l 17.448 9.717 4.2 Ch•rlt•b S&lane5 Rent R8les Travd 8ThJ S￿L$l0 IT 30 503 30 862 393 53 526 1934 671 426 760 ex Entertainn￿l Insvr81Ke Bank Ch8 Co¥nmLSS Pro18SSKThI Fee5 Art Reyd 923 407 141 308 Tol•l 61, 40,332 4.3 Gov•m•nc• colts pens￿ 58t l ey£minefs le8 475 Tot•1 475 CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts Notè 5 Support Cost$ Pl•ase comphts th18 Mt• ch•rty •nWIts •xp•ns•8 uslng athty categorfu •nd h•s support ¢osts. G•¥•rnan¢• Activrry Fundralsifi9 actsvlty Charfthbh Acllvlty ToLIl Cost rt Cogt Tol•l Not• 6 O•tslh of c•rtaln It•m• ol •xp•ndbtur• ffj.1 Tru•t•• •xp•nM• Pl••s• provld• d•t•lls of lh• •mount of •nyp•ym•m Orrnlml￿r&•M•nt0f oth-of•o¢k•i•xp•n••8 m•d• to trust••s or to thlnlp•rtl•s for •xp•nI￿ IncuTh•d by trust•￿. Ilno up•ns•s w•r• p•ld. pl••se •nt•r'NoM'ln th••pprnwl•t• I￿x¢•I1. Th1# y••r NIA L**t y•*r NIA Nurnbw oflTU•tw8 who ww• pald •xp•nM• NIA NIA N•tyr• ofth• •xp•ro•• Tot•1 •mount p•ld NIA WA 02 F•tt for •Mmlnatbon or audtt of tho •ccount* Please pmvlde det•ll8 ofthe •mDuntp•ld for•ny st•iutory•thrn•lscnrtlny of•ccounts and other servkes pm¥i¢l¢d byyourlndependeni ex•mineror•udiior. fnoihlw w•$ p•ldpk•se tnt¢r NONE In thv •pwvprf•t• box(Ml. Th1• y••r L••ty•ar Ind•pend•nt •x•min*• or •uditorn' f•M for r•wtiwvJ on th• accounts Olh•r f•e8 (for •￿M￿o.. advlc•. con8uttancy. accountancy r¥lc•&l pald to th• Ind•pendont •xamlnw or 4hudltor 475 CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Not• 7 Paid èmployèès Pl••$• ¢ompl•¢• Mth• ehartyhm •ny •nwloy• 7.1 Sl•ff Co•ts Th1• yw L••1 y••r Gro•• wagm. Ml•rl•• b•n•llt• In klnd Employ•r'• N•Uonal In•uranc• co•t• P•n•lon co•t• 22,442 22,693 8,061 J,SJ3 8,169 ),862 Tot•1 •t•ll ¢o•t• 72 Av•rag• nufflber offu1141me •qufv•hnt •mploJws Sn th• y••r Th1• y• Numb•r La*t y•*r Numb•r Th• p•rt• of th• ¢hadty In whleh th• •mployw• work Totsl 7J D•ffn•d eontdbutlon p•n•knn •eh•m• Pl••J• compl•t• If • d•fln•dcontrlbullon Brl•f d•tsll• of the schen B&C Holdlng8 Th1• y• L••1 y••r Th• th• s¢h•m• t• th• ¢hrbtylwth•y￿r 8.C61 8169 Th• amourrt ol any contrlbuthlns outstsndlng at th• y•ar•nd Th• amount 01 any con￿b￿lI￿n9 pr•p•ld •1 th• •Thd CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 Section C P4ot•s to th* N¥*7 Ithkn (m• y••r L4•1 y•41 Lb•t Tw•d• 2970 97 CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts Ico Not* 8 Grantmaklng Plus• complot• this not• rfth• chwitym•d••nygr•nts ordon•lwons wfiich in aggrog•t• forn7 m•t•rknl p•rt olth• ch•Ftt*l%•*dfvlll•8 undert•k•n. 8.1 Totsl Y￿￿* ot gr•nts Gr•nt• to In*titutlons Gr•nt• to IndI￿d￿*1# Tot•1 •mount e Pu for t*hlch Totsl •nK>unt £ Totsl 8.1 Gr•nlmaklng ¢o•l• If th• ch•rty'# accounts arn pr•p•r•don tho"•cUvfty b•sls"pl•as• glve d•lalls of•ny support coJt •Mo¢l4¢•¢l wlth yrnnthw￿ng. Pl••a• •nt•r Ylll-ff ¢h•rttydo•s notld•niify •n(Vor•llo¢•t• *upport¢o•ts. Support co•t• of grantm•klng 8.J Grants m•d• to lnstttu￿ona ff the ch•rty I￿3 rn￿• or•nts top•rtlcutsr Insthuthns th•t•rn mafortal In th• conl•xtof Its gr•nm>akltw pl*•$• gfv• d¢t•lls of lh• Institutbn $upwi¢d, purpw of gr•nt and 1014lyld lo ¢h Insritutlon Ilst*d. Sufflchntlnfornwtlon sh￿Id b• topmvld•• n￿On•bI+ und•￿t•ndl of th• r• ofinstltutlons ¥ Nam￿ of In•ll1￿11)n¥ Purpo•• •mounl ol rot*lgr•nts to Institullons CC17a (Excdl 10 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Notè 9 Tangiblo fix•d assots Pl￿80 Com￿•¢• thts Mt• Ifih• ch•ffly has •nyt•wlbt• ltr•d •ss•ts 9.1 C￿t orv•lu•lon Fr••hokl land Oth•r land & bulldlnos PIwbL FixNr•s. ffttlws and e4ulpm•nt Payin•nts on a¢¢•unt and assets under construetfion Total nd fflotor v•hlel•s B&18nc8 trKwht forward AthJitiu)s Revelu6lK thsrx)sals TrwBlers' 8818ncg camed fw8rd 9.2 A¢cumul•tsd d•pr•¢l4tlon •nd Imp•lrnwrt prmrf•lo￿I "B•sl¥ SLorRB SL￿RB SLLYRB SLotRB SLLYRB ' Rat• 88lenc0 ￿h1 forward for wr Revalublicffls sposals TrwBfers' Balance cam8d for￿rd 9.3 N•t book v•lu• Brcvjht f(ThErd C￿ned Iixward 9A R•valu*Von K•ny rtx•d•s8•ts h•vo b8•n rnv•lwdths•gfvo detsls of ¥•luer•nd methodofvaluatlon ' Th8 transfws"rowis fix8da&8eI￿I8￿￿. ' Pl8as&inthcalo Ihe or(leW￿#￿t￿ IIJÈ n￿lI￿XI ￿taKI￿ble (SL- strawling," RB- tsalan￿) Alsoplease ilMtra¢e the r* crfWretial￿ hne, whal is ttte an&"opaledhfe orv CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Notè 10 Inv•stm•nt assets Pl••se conylet• this not• rfth• cfftMrity has •nyInv•stn￿nta¥s•t￿ 10.1 Fixed a8s•t8 ￿Ve¥1M￿t• Carrwro Imarkatl valua 81 of Add.. addrti(¥)s to i)vostNwls at ts)sl Less.. dwosals at ¥8 Addld•dudl: g￿￿110$$) C￿ rev8Kth( Imbrkal}vdua al and ofyw Pl••••wD¥ld• b•low.' 102 A brmkdovm Ol th• m•rk•t ol In¥••1M￿ •hty•m kn *¥r••lng ¥•tth th• balan¢• •h••t row 803. 10.) A bmkdown of th• In¢om• frryn In¥•$¢m￿ •gr••lnp wlth SOFA row 803. An•ty¥l$ ol Inv•$tm•nts 10.2 M*r*•t Yalu• at y••r •nd 10.3 Ineom• from Inv•stm•nis for th• y••r In¥￿tM•nt prop•rti Inv•stm•nt• Il•ted on • r•cognl8ed •lock •xchang• or hekl In cornnw Inve8tm•nt fund8, open ended Inbwtm•nt comp*nb••. unlt trusts or other ¢ollectlv• Inv•Jtm•nt sthem Inv•¥tm•nt• In ¥uhldl•ry or conn•ct•d und•rt•klng• al￿ cTrnl•• S•curIt1￿ not118t•d on a r•cogrl••d Stock Exch￿90 C4•h hekl ￿ part of the In¥Mtrn•nt portl+)No oth•r kn¥•*tn*nts Tot*1 10.4 Mat•rlal Inv•stm•nt holdlngs W•ny ¥inqle inve¥trnent 1$ m4teri•l in t*mM Of ils valut Ifortxample rnwe*ents mor*than 5 per e•nt of the value of the charl￿¥ total in¥Mtmentsl pl••¥e provide detsiL*. In¥￿trn•nt hdd Market V•lue CC17a (Excdl 12 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Not• 11 D•btors and pr•paym•nt$ Plea￿ complet• th1* r￿10 Ifth• ch•rtyh•s •ny11•b*￿ or Amwnts falling d wthin on• y•ar Thi8 ￿•r La•t y•ar An•Wb• old•btorn Amounts f•lling du• after mor• than om y•&r Thia y•*r Laat ￿•r Tr•d• d•blor4 Arnounts du• from *ub*bdb*ry Ind •Mocl•t•d und•rtakSng8 (ther d•btor• Pr•p•ym•nts Ind 1e¢nwd ￿n￿m• Total Not• 12 Cr•dltors and ac¢Tuals Pl••*• ¢ompl•t• Ihla noi• Mth• ¢hortyh￿ •ny ¢rndftw• or•¢￿￿ 12.1 AnatyYl• of ¢r•dttor• kn￿￿t• talllng du• wlthln ¢n• La•t y• Amounts l•lllng du• •ft•r rnor• th*n on• Th1* y•*r L**t y•*r y4ar Lo•n• and ov4rdr•ft• Tr*d• ¢r•dltorn Am+)unt• du• to •ub•ldlary •nd •••o¢lat•d und•rt*klng* Oth•r credllorn IPayrolll clu￿$ •nd d¢l*rred In¢ome 2,970 Tot*1 12.2 S•¢urlty o¥•r assets Ir•ny lo•n. ov•nlrnftoroth•rcr•dllorhold¥ • ch•ry• orolh•rMcurtty(¥v•r4ny orth• ch•rtypkn• CC17a (Excdl 13 2WIOQ025 Section C Note5 to the account5 (conti Nota 13 Endowm•nt and restricted income funds 13.1 Funds held Pl•u• glvt • brief description of •ny of the fdk>wlrvJ t*p• of lunds held byth• C￿lIty.. pernMn•nt •ndo¥•Tnent fund8 IPEI.. •xp•ndaI￿O •Thlowment funds IEEI: and r•8tricted incom• fund8. induding 8p•dd trusts. of th• charlty IRI. Typ• PE. EE Purpxe •nd Restrbctk>n¥ Fund N•rn• Not to be spont on Administration or mAnag•ment 13.2 Mov•m•nts of malor fund* Pl••$• ￿￿1￿• ofttw mov•m•nts oflh• m•Jorfvnd8 *UmMw￿lft r••ts*¢i•d•nd•ndowm•nt ¢0￿mM of th• St•t•rn•nt of Fln•ncl•lAcllvlll•*. Fund b•l•nc•¥ brought Fund b•lanc•8 c•rrled forward kncomlng i￿rtgoIng G•ln• and Translw Fund n•m Wise 31 426 3697 Tot•1 FundB 9.945 25.178 131.4261 3.697 13.3 Tr•nsfers between lund$ Pl••¥• glv• d•t•ils of •ny hn¥f•T¥ b•I￿V•n fund¥. Frorn Fund INam•l To Fund IN*m•l R•a8on Amount CC17a (Excdl 14 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Not8 14 Transactlons wlth related partles Iflh• ¢h*rty h•$ •ny tr*ns•rtlons wllh rnl•t•dp•trV•s (oth•rth•n lh• trusts• 4¥p￿s￿ •¥pl•ln•dln note 6) det•lts of such tr•ns•cdoM ¥I￿ldbe￿￿¥ldCd In thls note. Ilthere •re no hns•ctlons to r•port. pl•a8• •nt•r"NoM"in lh• ￿ant box•a. 14.1 R•mun•ratlon and b￿8￿* Pl￿• glv• th• •mount of. •ndl•g•l•uthortty for. •ny rnmun•rndon oroth•rb•n•fft* W to• trti*t•• or oth•rr•l•t•dp•rtl•¥ by th• ch•rftyor4ny Instttulkn orcomp•ny conn•cl•d whh IL Amoun18 pald or ￿nefft v•lu• Lost y••r L•yl Authwlty l•q ord•r. v•mlng do¢um•nt) Th1* y•or 14uJomary Hall 30,8fj2 14.2 Loans Pl••s• d•t•lls of•nd amounts o*lng to orfrnm the Ch*￿'S Ivu¥l•w orothwr•l•l•dp•rtl•8 by th• charty•t th• y••r*nd. Name oftrustw or Amount owlng Thh y••r L••t y••r L•gal authorbty Du• lo trust•￿ and T￿￿ted part6es Du• from trustees Ind r•￿￿ pwtle• Non• None None None 1&3 Other transxVonl81 wlth In￿te￿ or relaied paro Plo•se ylve det•lls ofany trnns•ctlon undertkn by(or beh•ff 90 lh* ¢h•rtty In *fftl¢h • tru¥l•• or rel•tedp•pty h•$ • m•terl•l Name of th• tTU¥t•• or r•l*t•d Rd*tK+n•hip to cha Thi• y••r L￿t tr•nMctbon CC17a (Excdl 15 2WIOQ025 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 15 Addltional Digck¥sureg The following ar• Significant matters vthich &r• nLrt cowr•d in Ol￿r not•8 and n••d to b• includ•d to provlde a prop•r und•rntsndlng of th• *ceounts. 11 th•rn l* In8ufflci•nt room hér•, pl•**é add CC17a (Excdl 2WIOQ025 PAGEIOFI