Ayrshire Deaf Club SCIO
Scottish Charity Number- SC050238
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the
year ended 30 June 2024

Trustees, Annual Report
For the year ended 30 June 2024
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial Statements
for the year ended 30June 2024.
Reference and Administrative Information:
Charity name..
Ayrshire Deaf Club SCIO Icharity no SC0502381
Addres5:
l Kilmarnock Road, Crosshouse, KA2 OEZ
Current Trustees
Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
Child Protection Officer

structure, Governance and Management
Constltutlon
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organi5ation la SCIOI. It was registered in
its current legal form on 23 June 2020. The charity wa5 previously an unincorporated
aSSOCi3tion but changed its legal form to a SCIO. The assets of the unincorporated
association were transferred to the SCIO on 23 June 2020. It has a single tier structure and
as such the trustees are the members of the charity.
Appointment of trustees
The management ofthe Charity rests with the Board of Trustee5, which meets a minimum
of four times per calendar year. Membership of the Board of Trustees is, at the discretion of
the Trustees, open to all Deaf people, parents or c105e relatives of Deaf people or those
who, in the opinion of the management com mittee, have a specific skill which will be
beneficial to and supportive of the aim5 of the Charity. There must be a minimum of five
and a maximum of fifteen trustees. One-third of the trustees must stand for re-election at
the Annual General Meeting. If vacancies exist, new Trustees can be elected at any time
duringthe year.
Objectives and Activities
Charitable purp05e5
To provide support and services to the Deaf community of Ayrshire and surrounding areas
as well as their families.
Actlvltles
The Charity provides a Youth Club for 0-18 year olds on Friday evenings and, for a short
period during the year under review, a separate event for O- 10 year olds on Saturday
mornings. This latter event has been temporarily halted. The children can choose from
wide range of art activities, games and equipment. Our in-house volunteer chef prepares
light meals for the children and their families. The Youth Club also provides an opportunity
for parents and carers to meet, relax, have a refreshment and support each other, along
with our networlc of trustees and volunteers. We have a football club (Ayrshire Deaf Football
Clubl which provides trair)ing se55ions and matches for young people up until the age of 18,
boys and girls, and is affiliated to the Scottish Deaf Football Association. We arrange outings
such as holiday fun day events and signed theatre performances. On one Saturday night of
each month we hold Deaf Adults Social nights which have become increasingly popular since

the launch in 2022. We host a Deaf adults Pool and Darts Championship a5 part of these
nights. Our Family Officer provides tangible support to familie5 Wlth a variety of issues such
as benefit applications, family trauma and mental health concerns.
Achievements and Performance
The Friday evening Youth Club remains our "flagship" group. This year has seen more of our
original youth club members reach the age of 18 and sign up as volunteers so they can
continue to play a part in the future of the youth club. The Deaf Adults Social evening
continue5 to grow with llew members attending at almost each event. Our Family Officer
has been able to successfully appeal more previously-declined PIP applications for Deaf
people, and has provided counselling and support to families suffering from familial
breakdowns, mental health concerns and serious illness. The Family Officer and Club
Secretary have also supported familie5 in meetings to arrange support for their children in
schools. As a result, ADC has become a vital support service for many families in our area.
Financial review
Our main sources of funding are..
Voluntary donations from club members / parents. We operate a "Pay It Forward"
system whereby those attending ADC events and activities pay a voluntary donation
rather than a set fee. This helps to ensure that anyone suffering from financial
hardship is not prevented from attending.
Fundraising. Successful fundraising activities have been held over the past year
include raffles and quizzes.
Grants. We actively apply for grants to cover specific, named costs, such as premises
rental or equipment for the football team. Over the year we have been successful
with a number of applications which has greatly assisted our efforts and made it
possible to become less reliant on fees and made the Pay It Forward system feasible.
Reserves policy
The trustees, policy is to place all funds earned through grants and or specified fundraising
into a savings account where they are drawn down only to cover an appropriate expense.
This ensures that our "earmarked" funds are kept separate from our day-to-day funds. All
payments to 3, parties are made from the current account, with a transfer from the Savings
account made in order to replenish the current account if appropriate. The Treasurer and

the Chairperson continue to exercise strict control over this aspect to ensure the charity is
always fully aware of its financial state with regard to restricted and unrestricted funds.
Plans for future perlod
The trustees intend to continue offering the services described above, and are hopeful of
increasing attendance5 through further consultations with local authorities who are
assisting us with raising awareness amongst families of Deaf children. The Chairperson has
initiated a mentoring scheme whereby Deaf trustees are introduced to the management
roles within the charlty wlth a view to them eventually stepping into these roles.

Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 30 June 2024
Unrestricted
Funds
Reslricled
Funds
Year ended
3010612024
Period ended
3010612023
Re￿Ip1S
Donations &
Fundraising
3399
3399
4022
Grants
15700
15700
5125
Total receipt
3399
157L¥J
19099
9147
Payments
Equipment & FurnL%hings
Consurnabk Items
Prizes l GIAS
Vi5ils l Bookings
Insurance & Banking
Staff c0515
IT & Email
349
2352
56
1424
297
7321
573
2332
888
297
3518
99
2314
5070
352
2191
5200
Renl
Football piich hir8
Tolal payment5
19809
18668
SurplusllDèfici¢l for the year
17101
195201
Transfers between funds
suiplusllDefl￿1) for the y&ar
17101
195201

statement of Balances- as at 30 June 2024
Unrestricted
Funds
R881rWed
Funds
Total
2024
Ttrtal
2023
Op8ning cash al bank and in hand
3Q41
7476
10517 20037
SurplusllDelKitI for the year
17101 195201
Closing cash al bank and in hand
2261
7546
9807 10517
Bank and Cash Balanc85
Current account
2261
Savlngs account
7546
9807
Other asset8-unrÈstrl¢¢ed fund
EquSpment lestlmat8d value)
3500
3500
Liabilities luDre5tricted fund)

Notes to the accounts- for the year ended 30 June 2024
asls of accounisng
These accoun15 have been prépared on Ihe Receipts and Payrnenls b8si¥ iri at￿rdance with Ch&rkits &
Trustee Investment IScoll8ndl Act 2LK)S and th8 Charities Account5 (Scollandl Rggulation5 2006 Is$ amÉndèdl
Nalure and pU￿Ose Of funds
Unrestricted fur￿$ ar8 th056 that may be used al the discfelron of the Iiustees in furthernn￿ of the obleds of Ihe charity.
The Iruslees malntaln a single unreslficied funo ror the day-tTrday runnlno of the club.
Reslricied funds may onty te u%d for spe¢lf￿ purposes. Ra8trKt￿)n5 arise when SFe¢ilied by the donor or whèn funds
are iaised for ypecific purposes.
Related pariy IransaGlion$
The Club'5 insufance ￿lICY includ85 Trustee Indemnity Insumn¢e for all Its trustees. £7321 was paKJ lo the
Family OftIc8r for speGrfically agreed woth. The Family Officer also cariies out Truslee dulles on a voluntary
lunpaidl basi$. Thi$ was approved unanimously by the Bo8rd of Trustees and is paid from a resliicted fund
Igranls vlhich weie obtained forthis sp8eific purpose or have this specific item listed in their eoslingl. No other
iemuneralion was paid to the Iruslees or any conneded persorfj during the year12024." £35181
DonalionwFundralsing
un￿sIr￿ted
Fund5
Restricted
Funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
As desciib8d under Souices of Funding
3399
3399
4022
3399
4022
Cranis recewed
Scott￿h Football Associat￿n
1000
EAC Youth Network HolKlay
200
525
Robertsen Tru51
EAC Equiprnenl
Cotr8 Foundalion
True Cobur$
East Ayrshire Council Rent
Gvo
500
10tK>
2100
500
500
5000
5000
5000
5000
157LN)
157(Q 5125

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Report to the
trusteeslmembers of
Clth n￿e A￿thi[E t)e&fa￿sc￿)
Registered charity
number
On the accounts of the
charity for the period
SC050238
Pericxj start date
Peri&d end date
to
Set out on pages
terb)ffjdthJeihero
a¢hYUfffj sfEeL4)
Respective
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of with the tenrts of the Charilies and Tnjstee Investment IScoYand} 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner
Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 las amended}. The charty trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{1 } (dl of the Accounts Regulations
does not appty. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44{1 } (c) of the Ad and to sLite whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination is carned out in accC￿ance wth RegUlat￿n 11 of Ihe 2006 Accounts
examiner'5 Statement Regulatr"ons. An examinatson includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
chanty and a comparison of the aCc￿nts presented wth those records. It also includes
C{￿S1derab0n of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the twstees ￿nCernIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would ￿ required in an audit and. consequenlly. I do
r￿t express an audrt opinion on the view gNen by the accounts.
Independent examinerfs
statement In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attenti)n.
Nthich gives me reaSCrf￿ble cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements"
to keep accounting recorts in accordance with section 4411) {a} of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulats'ons. and
to prepare accounts which aCCc￿d wrth the accounting records and comply with
RegulatIc￿ 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulats"ons
Have been meL
Signed:
Name:
Relevant profe55ional
qualificationl5) or bcdy
lif any):
Date:
05 May 2025
Address:
'p￿S￿ In￿ I￿etS rf they do noi appty.11 Ihe do a￿ty, sei out those matters which have cmie to ywr attent￿n on the

APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
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Give here brief details of
any items that the
examinerwishes to
disdose