REGISTERED CO,%IPANI'.%I'MBER.. CS004464 {Scotlandl RLGISTF.RED CIIARITY NLiiMBER: SC049961 Report of the Trustees for the Year Endeif 30 September 2015 for B￿lef¢s1 SCIO Ilender50n & Company 73 Union Street Grccnock RenlrLII"shire PA16 8BG Butefest SCIO Contents of tbe Financial %txitmetsts for the Year Ended 30 September 21125 Page Rtport of the Tru5tee5 Independent Ex84niner'5 Report Siatement of Financial Aclivsties BalaDce.Shttt iyoles to the FiM*nci#l St*iemeDts 6 to 10 Detailed StAtemen¢ of FI￿￿￿¢1￿1 Activities Butefest SCIO Rtport of tbe Trustees ror tbe Year Ended 311 Septernber 2025 The ttUSttes who arc also dire¢lors of the Lhariiy for Ihe purposes ufthe Companies .Aci ?006, pres¢nt thciT r¢pnn wilh Ihe lin￿lia[ 51aiemenis ot. Ihe Lharii}' for the JLYr ended JO Seplem￿r ?O?i. The iTuslces haN'c adoptcd the proi islan5 ol. ALLuunting7 and Repurtine bj Charitics.. SthiLment of Recommended Practice appliLable io charitie5 preparinb thcir aLLounts in dLCOI(LanLe i%"iih the Fi￿claI Rcporting Sthndard appliLable in the UK dnd RepubliL of ITcland IFRS 1021 lelleLlive l January ?0191. ACHIEVEMF.NTS APID PERFOR.M.4NCE ThL Iru%lLLS ￿lsh tu tNpr¢s5 sinLeie Ihdnk5 to el'eryonc w'ho contributed io Bu￿FeSt this year. From commiiiee mLmix'rs dnd i'olunieer5 10 IoLal tatmers. partners. and supp)ner& the fesiikal could not continue wiihoui the dLdicalion ￿)￿d￿l[l ul-these indii iijuals dnd Or¥T￿lsa[ions. WL Cl)ntinuLd our 5uLressful partnership ￿lih sll￿ ai Bluc Moosc for markeiing. Her ￿'Ork remains of a consisienily high standard. and her Lollaboiatiie app￿Lh make5 her an invaluahlL part of our ex￿nded team. li is our iniention to continue ￿'OrkIng with her for as long & She i%"ishes lu be ini01￿¢d. The 20?4 lineup was Lxtremely i%"ell received. seltiny a hioFh benchmark for fuiure )'ears. W'e recognise ihe need to maintain this le￿LI c)l-qualiiy dnd i¥ill ii'oik hard to delii'er a similarly SLronL pfoLramme going foni'ard. The tamily area rcmainLd one ol-lhe mosl pvpulai parts Dfihe feslii'al. It is a core clement of our ideniiiy and central io our commilmeni io bLtng a genuinely family friendly event. Il'e also idcniifjed thai Ihe Vespertine area was underuiilised, and ii'ill rL￿"1￿￿1. 115 purws< and placetneni in fulure pla[￿i￿l. CreiN catering ilas a notable success, dL.likLYed und¢r budgpel and iiiih excellent feedback. .4dditional medls M'cr¢ Tenerou51y provided by commiLiee mLmb¢rs tor ￿Orking the earliest 4￿d latest shifts. ensllring eieryone was ￿ell supported. We irnplernenled three signiljcanl improvemenis Lomp*ed th ith th¢ prei.ious year.. Toil¢ts.' 155ue5 experienced lasi year were largLly rL's01i"ed through rte￿. Supplier relationships, gii'ing us reliablc LontdL15 lor tuture eN'enls. %iie llanager Rul¢-. The appointment of a dediealed site manager had a major wsitive impact on iht build and signiticanily impriiNLYJ th¢ efficiency of (akedow'n. though further relincm¢ni is Still needed for ihe latitr. Acoustic 4iagL.' The addition ol an acoustic sthge w'ell receiled. though lis locaiion will need to be adjusted to reduce noisc bl¢¢d in luturL Y¢<￿5. inancially. tickci income Lx¢ecdLd expectations. with 3 budgeted iargei of £i?O,(K)O and a r¢alised income of £1 ?5,000. W'hile encouraging-and an improvemcnt on the pThiou5 vear-Ihi5 uplift was insutficient to ollsel reducLd gT(inl income l£19,5001, a di￿PpOinting bar rciurn 1£23,(K)01. and ri51tl8 build cosis. As a result, the fesiii al posted a los% for thL' 5ccond consecutiN'c year. The bank balance at ycar end £26,000. Mith an addi¢ional £7.000 credit expected. This Wsltion is a significant concern, an