## **Repairs Upcycling & Skills Training** **Scottish Charity No – SC050171** **Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2021** Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 May 2021 **Contents** Reference and Administrative Information ........................................................ 2 Structure, Governance and Management .......................................................... 2 Constitution .................................................................................................... 2 Appointment of trustees ................................................................................ 2 Objectives and Activities .................................................................................... 3 Charitable purposes........................................................................................ 3 Activities ......................................................................................................... 3 Achievements and Performance ..................................................................... 3 Plans for future period ................................................................................... 3 Financial review ................................................................................................. 4 Reserves policy ............................................................................................... 4 Donated facilities and services ....................................................................... 4 Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 May 2021 ............. 5 Statement of Balances - As at 31 May 2021 ....................................................... 5 Notes to the accounts - for the year ended 31 May 2021 ............................... 5 Declaration ........................................................................................................ 6 1 Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 May 2021 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **For the year ended 31 May 2021** The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2021. ## **Reference and Administrative Information** ## **Charity name** Repairs Upcycling & Skills Training Known by RUST ## **Charity no** SC050171 ## **Address** Charleston House, 87-95 Neilston Road, Paisley, PA2 6ES ## **Current Trustees** Trustee Trustee Trustee ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Constitution** The charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). It was registered on 20th May 2020. Our governing document is its constitution which was approved by the Scottish Charitable Regulator (OSCR), as effective from 20 May 2020. It has a single tier structure and as such the trustees are the members of the charity. ## **Appointment of trustees** The board may at any time appoint any person to be a charity trustee - by way of a resolution passed by majority vote at a board meeting. There must be a minimum of three and a maximum of five trustees. 2 Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 May 2021 ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Charitable purposes** The organisation’s purposes are: The advancement of environmental protection and improvement for public benefit by: - Promoting sustainable use of material goods and resources through repair, reuse, reclamation, recycling, use of recycled products and use of surplus and leftover materials. - Reducing the carbon emissions linked to production and consumption by encouraging reuse and reduction of consumption The advancement of education of the public about all aspects of waste generation, waste management, repair, re-use, and recycling by, for example: - Increasing the awareness of the public’s knowledge and understanding about aspects of waste management, repair, reuse, and recycling by: - ✓ Supporting skills sharing, development and training - ✓ Working in partnership to develop repair and reuse services - Organising workshops to educate people in repair and upcycling to divert them from landfill and introduce sustainable behaviour back into society. - Organising workshops to educate and improve skills in making re-usable items to replace single-use items. - Bringing the community together through the sharing of skills and knowledge and encouraging the sharing of intergenerational knowledge and skills. ## **Activities** Despite the significant impact of Covid during the year (See detail in Achievements and performance below) a successful pilot woodwork workshop was completed over a six-week period. It was facilitated by a volunteer trainer and attended by two trustees and two members of the local community. The feedback received helped development of proposed workshops for 2022. ## **Achievements and Performance** During the period 20 May 2020 to 31 May 2021, Covid had a significant impact on the startup and performance of our new charity. We did not receive notification of registered status until late August 2020. In September 2020 the charity applied for a bank account, at which time banks were estimating a set up time of 3 months due to their own Covid challenges. A bank account was eventually opened in September 2021. Without a bank account, the charity was unable to apply for any funding during its first year. In the latter half of 2020, as lockdown restrictions eased, we held a successful pilot woodwork workshop. During lookdowns the trustees focused on the setting up of the charity website and social media accounts and network building. ## **Plans for future period** The trustees intend to continue to develop workshops and projects, secure funding and fundraise. Securing premises and recruitment of staff are a priority in order to kickstart projects and engage local community. 3 Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 May 2021 ## **Financial review** The implications of Covid caused delays in opening a bank account for the charity. As a result, no grant applications were able to be submitted, and no fundraising was carried out. ## **Reserves policy** A reserves policy will be agreed by Trustees by next AGM (2022). ## **Donated facilities and services** The charity has been supported by local company Charleston Engineering and Training who have provided workshop space and use of tools FOC to enable the charity to carry out a pilot workshop. They also provide office space on an ad hoc basis FOC. 4 Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 May 2021 ## **Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 May 2021** |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted Funds Year**|**ended 31/05/2021**| |---|---|---| |Donations|0.00|0.00| |Grants|0.00|0.00| |Fundraising|0.00|0.00| |Bank interest|0.00|0.00| |Receipts from charitable activities|0.00|0.00| |Total receipts|0.00|0.00| |**Payments**||| |Fundraising costs|0.00|0.00| |Cost of charitable activities|0.00|0.00| |Governance costs|0.00|0.00| |Purchase of equipment|0.00|0.00| |Total payments|0.00|0.00| |Surplus/(Deficit) for the year|0.00|0.00| |**Statement of Balances - As at 31 May 2021**||| ||**Unrestricted Funds**|**Total 2021**| |---|---|---| |Opening cash at bank and in hand|0.00|0.00| |Surplus/(Deficit) for the year|0.00|0.00| |Closing cash at bank and in hand|0.00|0.00| ## **Notes to the accounts - for the year ended 31 May 2021** ## **1 Basis of accounting** These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) ## **2 Nature and purpose of funds** No funds available ## **3 Donations & Grants** No donations or grants received ## **4 Cost of Charitable activities** No costs associated with any charitable activities ## **5 External scrutiny report** No independent examination of accounts was carried out as no income or expenditure 5 Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 May 2021 Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the chariws trustees Signaturels Full name: Position: Trustee Date: 22/0212022