APPENDIX 1 oscr,- Period start dale Period end date Month Y•Ar D8y Y8ar To 2024 Office of the Scottish Charlty Regulator Reference and administration details Charlty name Other names charlty is known BSTK Reglstered charlty number Charlty's prlnclpal address SC050235 69 Oakfjeld Avenue Glasgow Postcode G12 8LP Narnos of the charlty trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual R•port Name of person (or body) entitled lo appolnt t￿￿tee (If any Board Trustee name Olllce (Ir any) actgd Board Ptesident Board TTeasuTer Board Board Boatd Executive Director Board 10 Equality and Diversity Officer Boatd 12 Board 13 Board 14 Boatd Boatd 16 17 18 19 20 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Narnas of all othèr charlty trustoes durlng th• ￿rIod. 11 any, (for oxampl?, th080 who ro$lgn8d part way through th• flnanclal pèrlod} Narn• Structure, governance and management Typg of govemlng document Constilution Trustse recrultment and appolntmgnt Tn￿teeS are recruited and appointed either by directly by ihe Board oi via election by membets at the AGM Objectives and activities Charltable BSTK aill￿ to promote of the advancement of science in the theory of knowledge by providing a purposos fonmn for the conllnunication of research in the theory of knowledge aimed al sti￿￿1￿11Thg scientific debate, proVid￿g opporlunities lor the piiblic to participate in said debate, or improving the public ￿derSta￿dIllg of the theory of knowledoe. through a progran]me of conferences aDd meetlllgs featuring conth"butions by professional acadenllcs workin8 the theory of knowledge. subject to peer review to be organised by a subcollllnittee appointed by the board. BSTK also aill)s to promole the advancemellt of education in the theory of knowledge by publishing olllille or itb acadetuic Journals contn"butiolls to the events ￿entiOned. subject to peeT review to be organised either by a subcon]mittee appointed by the Ixlard oi by a designated acadell)ic.journal. Surnmary The second biennial BSTK Conference was scheduled for I1.-13.9.2024. It was agreed to be of the maln held in Glas8OW actlvltl8s In rolatlim Preparations were ll￿de for second BSTK conference: a call for paper was sent out and over 50 to thésa subllllssions were ieceived. obl8cts Pi'e arations were made for tbe delivery of the reD￿lDIng BSTK Lectures by vill PTepate the lectures for sllbullssioll to BSTK'S senes at Oxford U￿verS1ty Ptess. eparations were made for a conference enliiled 'EpistenLo102v.' Norll￿ weets Fonllal,. Speak-ei'4 iiii-lled ii"ei"e BSTK has Tell￿1￿ed opell lor ￿e￿berShip. APPENDIX 1 Achievements and perfomiance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period The remaining BSTK lectures were given by The 'Epistemology.' Non]]al meets Forn]al' Meeting was held in August 2023. It featured piesentatiODS by all ￿￿ted speakeis. Financial review Brlof ststsment of th& charws pollcy on reseTho8 BSTK does Dot operate a reserves policy. This is because unforeseen costs can be excliided. BSTK does not have any standing expenses. It is hosted by the University of Glas8ow's COG￿0 Epistenio102y Research CelllTe. and so illcurs Do costs for real eslate and rulls llo risks of unforeseen costs relating to real estate. BSTK'S funding will come latgely from membeislll'p subscTlPtions and fi￿dIals]￿g events. The expenses for attainment of its aill￿ are either free (publiealioll in aeademie journals) or flexible (llumber aud s￿e of events OT8atused by BSTK) will be constrained by BSTK'S income (and perhaps supplemented by attendance fees or fimding institutionslprojects hosting BSTK events). Detslls of any dellclt None Donated fxllltles and servlcos {11 any) The University of Glasoow kindly provided BSTK with a residence and the resources for receiN'illg ll)2il. APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The tTUStees declare that they have apwoved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's Irustees Slgnalurn($) Full namo($1 Posttlon le.g. Chalr) Exe(xJtive Thrector Date 12.3.2024 Enter SC No. below APPENDIX 2 Enter charity name below **SC** ||||||||||||||||||||||**SC**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||||||||||||||| |||||||Period start date|||||||||Period end date|Period end date|||||| |||**For the period**
**from**|||Day||Month||||Year|**to**|Day||Month||||Year||| ||**Section A Statement of receipts and payments**||||||||||||||||||||| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|||**Restricted**
**funds**||||**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**||||**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**||||**Total funds**
**current period**||||**Total funds last**
**period**| |||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||||**to nearest £**||||**to nearest £**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| ||**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||||||||||| ||Donations|**25**|**25**||||||||||||||**25**|**25**|**25**||| ||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||||||||||||||||**-**|**-**|**-**||| ||||||||||||||||||**-**|**-**|**-**||| ||**_A1 Sub total_**|**25**|**25**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**25**|**25**|**25**||**-**| ||**A2 Receipts from asset &**||||||||||||||||||||| ||**investment sales**||||||||||||||||||||| |Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
**_A2 Sub total_ -**
**-**
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**_Total receipts_ 25**
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**-**| **A3 Payments** Expenses for fundraising activities **-** Gross trading payments **2 2** Investment management costs **-** Payments relating directly to charitable activities **-** Grants and donations **-** Governance costs: **-** Audit / independent examination **-** Preparation of annual accounts **-** Legal costs **-** Other **-** _**A3 Sub total**_ **2 - - - 2 - A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements** Purchases of fixed assets **-** Purchase of investments **-** _**A4 Sub total**_ **-** ~~S~~ _**Total payments**_ ~~SS~~ **2 - -** ~~SS~~ **2 -** _**Net receipts / (payments)**_ **23 - - - 23** ~~=~~ **A5 Transfers to / (from) funds -** _**Surplus / (deficit) for year**_ **23 - - - 23 -** ~~——————~~ APPENDIX 2 **SC** ## **Section B Statement of balances** |**Categories**
**Signed by one or two trustees**
**on behalf of all the trustees**
**B3 Other assets**
**B5 Contingent liabilities**
**B4 Liabilities**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Investments**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**796**
**325**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**|**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**|**Total last period**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Cash and bank balances at start of year|||||**796**|| ||Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account|||||**325**|| |||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| ||**Cash and bank balances at end of year**
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**1,121**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,121**|**-**| |||302|-|
-|
-|302|-| |||||**Fund to which**|**asset belongs**|**Market valuation**
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**Cost (if available)**
**to nearest £**|**-**|
**-**| |||||||**Current value (if**
**available)**
**to nearest £**|**Last year**
**to nearest £**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Details**|||**Total**
**-**
**Fund to which liability relates**|**-**|
**-**|
**-**| |||||||**Amount due**
**to nearest £**|**Last year**
**to nearest £**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Details**|||**Total**
**Fund to which liability relates**||**-**|**-**| |||||||**Amount due**
**(estimate)**
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**Print Name**||**-**|
**-**| ||||||||**Date of**
**approval**| ||||||||12.3.25| ||||||||| / Statement of balances December 2007 2 APPENDIX 2 **SC** ## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** **C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ **Individual / Number of grants £ Type of activity or project supported institution made C2 Grants Total - C3a Trustee remuneration** 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) **£ Authority under which paid** ## **C3b Trustee remuneration - details** ## **C4a Trustee expenses** If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b) **Number of £ trustees** **C4b Trustee expenses - details** ## **C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons** |**Nature of relationship**|**Nature of transaction**|**Transaction**
**amount (£)**
**Balance**
**outstanding at**
**period end (£)**|**Transaction**
**amount (£)**
**Balance**
**outstanding at**
**period end (£)**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| **C6 Other information** / Notes December 2007 3 APPENtIlX2 l Notes De￿rnber 2(M)7 APPENDIX 2 **SC** ## **Additional analysis (1)** ## **Analysis of receipts and payments** ## **1 Donations** |**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 £**| |Through membershipsubscriptions|**70**|||||**70**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |**Total**
**2 Grants**|**70**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**70**||**-**| ||**reference**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**||**-**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**|**-**|**-**|**reference**
**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**||**-**
**Total last period**
**to nearest £**| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |**Total**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**|**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**-**
**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**||**-**
**Total last period**
**to nearest £**| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |**Total**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||-||-|-|-|-||-| ## **4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities** ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**|**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**|**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**|**Total last period**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Transaction fees forprocessing payments|**5**|
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|| |Honorarium BSTK Lectures(Ernest Sosa)|**500**|||||**500**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |**Total**|**505**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**505**||**-**| ||reference error||-|-|-|reference error||-| Additional notes (1) December 2007 APPENDIX 2 ## **SC** ## **Additional analysis (2)** ## **5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds** |**5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**fund 1 - enter**
**name of fund**
**below**||**Unrestricted**
**fund 2 - enter**
**name of fund**
**below**|**Unrestricted**
**fund 3 - enter**
**name of fund**
**below**|**Unrestricted**
**fund 4 - enter**
**name of fund**
**below**|**Total**
**unrestricted**
**funds**|**Total**
**unrestricted**
**funds last**
**period**| |Donations||||||**70**|| |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||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**Receipts from asset & investment sales**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**70**|**-**| |||||||cross ref error|| |Proceeds from sale of fixed assets||||||**-**|| |Proceeds from sale of investments||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**_Total receipts_**
**Payments**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**70**|**-**| |||||||cross ref error|| |Expenses for fundraisingactivities||||||**-**|| |Gross trading payments||||||**5**|| |Investment management costs||||||**-**|| |Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities||||||**500**|| |Grants and donations||||||**-**|| |Governance costs:||||||**-**|| |Audit / independent examination||||||**-**|| |Preparation of annual accounts||||||**-**|| |Legal costs||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**Payments relating to asset and investment**
**movements**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**505**|**-**| |||||||cross ref error|| |Purchases of fixed assets||||||**-**|| |Purchase of investments||||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net receipts / (payments)_**
**Transfers to / (from) funds**
**_Surplus / (deficit) for year_**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||-|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**505**|**-**| |||||||cross ref error|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**435)**
**(**|**-**| ||||||||| |||||||**-**|| ||||||||| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**435)**
**(**|**-**| |||||||cross ref error|| |**Nature and purpose of funds**|||||||| |These funds are from membership subscriptions an|||d will contribute to t|he honorarium for th|e delivery of the BS|TK lectures|| Additional notes (2) December 2007 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of ‘British Society for the Theory of Knowledge (BSTK)’ Trust** I report on the accounts of the BSTK charity for the year 2023-4. ## **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) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 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 view given by the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than disclosed below*] 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 - to 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.