oJrf THE PEOPLEYS PROJECT (SCIO) TRUSTEES REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31- JULY 2024 SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER:. SC050335 CARSON & TROTTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 123 IRISH STREET DUMFRIES DGI 2PE
20 Referenee 4dmAnl$tr*dve detallB ScK>ttish charity number SC050335 Oth¢r names kIn by TIK P¢ople'5 Project (Lljtrfries) R¢gist¢red office Tlre¢ Crowns Court Car50ll & Trotler CIL¥teted Accounlants 123 Irish Stre¢t DGI 2PE Banke Bank of Scotlaod 91 High Stree¢ Dumfries DGI 2BN The SLee$ who have served charity drIll8 the year and SI the year end were as follows.. Appolntffieni ond ty4lninA I'he Charitys ffiistees are appointed or re-appointed by board at the annual general meeting each yrAr. All trustetts appointed on illCOTwfdtian of the SCIO. Strnclur4 governan¢e and n#ge¢t The charity is a Scottish Charitsble Jncorpornted Orgam'sation ISCIO) alld the purposes and administration arr#ngaMIts are set out in its ConstittLtion. Th¢ SCIO was incorporated on 30th July 2020. The chan'ty was previously unincoTporat¢d association but Changed its legal fom to a SCIO. The as9ets of the utiincorporatsd association wer¢ transfetted to tILe SCIO on 30th July 2020. Ch#rit4bie PpOse5 - To give people of 8113ges the OPPOTtutiity to nJ8ke 8 diffuence to their and the live5 of other people I(allY - To create an eco-friendly environment. ttlung Dum[ri and GaUowAy the ¢le4nest pla¢e in the UK and a top tourist destitiation. - To develop the bistory and natural enviroDment of and Galloway. - The provisAOll of recffatiotRL facilitias Page I
.. GoDtinu¢d Achievements Ind PerfornMee 202312024 has been another bwy and suK¢ssful year for The PeL)ple's ProjecL DuJJJfrie8. We ljave added to our list of volunteers and hAve eApandsJ OUT projccts to ¢llh¢ areas ofour town and also rosS Dumfiies and Galloway. We have." The People's Project collaborated wlth the Medieval Bruce H¢ritsg¢ TnLSt to ¢el¢brdte the above projeci as the Btu fallY h&s strong links v4ith our regioTr The w¢r¢ ¢elebrdtions acr085 Dumfries and Galloway with Bru comiections, ulminating in a Medieval Market and Fayre in DwnfrLes town centre alld a re-enactjnent etKampmeni with Ciad actiVAti at C&%tl¢dyk¢s Patk(m 13 a1 14 July th¢ W¢¢kK1 n¢4r¢8t Blu,3 birtlthy. The People's Projwt V0her5 wcrc inyolvcd in allypt5 of thc Celebratio.. Mcrnbcr5hip gf th¢ Skering Gn)up. planning. fund raising Mcmb¢rship of Logistics Group, organising ¢hc M¢di¢val m¢t and thc Rcntrn¢nt at Cas¢l¢dyke5 Park Responsibility for making plops, liaising with local businesses and F4M Prison iXmJfr Maimtaining Castledykes Park cThsuring it wps its best Creating a Stall for the M¢dieval Market, other stalls at the ml¢val Market e.g. stock5, face in hole boards Litter pickins and VedIng aTeas arouTMI the lovjn Conlinued to work ¢0118lx)ratively with the council by weedinE. cutting ba¢L planiing and mulching Extra work at Cl¢dYk¢S lo il w&5 looking ILS b¢st for th¢ Rdxrt th¢ BTuoe cclebratioL8 MaiDtsined the seated area, flower beds and 8Utrounding area as well as weedTng the ¢8r also orgatiised hanging baskets for residents and busin¢ss¢s Ellsured the Square was lookin8 8LK)d for Visito to ow IOWD foT tbe Bwce Celebratio liaisillg with the Wbeatley Group aryl D & G Council. PTovided somo hanging baskets for some businesw Worked with Polic¢ Srollaud Yi)uth Voluntrers to weed the seatsl aTea a[ gaTd¢ns in the car paTk. Maintained the flower plattters with mus¢uDI Staff now Watering the plantets. Maintain¢d the seated area by krtPXAg it weed and litter free Maititained the rose bed - Ck4rfA the river walkway of we Devo Maintained the flower at th¢ steps of bridge Page 2
.. ¢ontiDued Work¢d with Police sCoand Youth Volwrteers to weeAJ the karde p4tbways a1 Steps at DutiJfiie8 MUsm. Maintained the planters on tILe IVhite5and5, The Stoop and Morrison'8 roundabouL Financed the haDging baskrts in Th¢ Vennel. next year we att S)nsor108 flower tubs rather thall110g baskets. Assisted oth¢rpartie5 in creating the Midsteeple Garden Our plant and seed stslls at Dull&ie8 Market were w¢ll 4ttended this year with people both bringing alld taking 8eed8 and plants. Many diffemit cOmmty groups wIlted plants as well as nurseries alld individuals. Assisd io plant thr DuTnfrie5 of 400 trees, representing one for every person who died ofcovid in the region. 28,000 bulbs were plantal on the Annan and tAththie Road verg¢s at the •Jtran¢es the tt) brighten up the entrances to the town. Continue to support financiallythe salary of the proj¢c¢ 8¢t and ancillary works. The pathway continues at a pa¢¢ at various Sectio rOSS th¢ region. lllvolvement in the propctsed creation of the Stsr of Caledonia at the Scortish boTderneaT Gretna. ocid Media We have created a new website, allowing us to reach out to more people and rEalSatiOn& creating more posiings on FaceBool Jnatty asking for&8sistance. Fundi The People's Projeet calendar ofDunthies and Galloway for 2024 was our main sowce of fuDding. We OccasK>nlY T¢ceiv¢ donations. £250 from Volunteering Matter8 to speDd on pollinatillg plants for MaTk¢t Squate. Dumfries alld GallowEy Coll11 has provided us with a variery of garda)ing stwls and otherequip]nenL Page 3
for the The Peopl¢'s ProjKi Dutllfrias will b¢ ¢reoting a Jnernorial atea on Brooms Road in Collaboration with British I£EiOn. Fin8Dclal revRew The accounts show a llrt defi¢it for the y¢ar of £44.004 (2023.. d¢f1t£18.03S). Reserv¢8 at the ye4r end were £15.838, 811 of which were unrestri¢ted. This report was approved by the t'teC5 of tbe clwity on 31$t 0¢[ 2024 alld signed ou its behalf by Page 4
I report on the accounts of the ¢han"ty for the y¢4r thd¢d 31st July 2024 which are set out on th¢ folk)win8 pas. Resptedve respoDsAbillde8 of trustge$ 4nd ¥5gmiller Th¢ trustecs, arc rc4M)n8ible for the prcparation of thc accounts in cordance with the ternLS of tbe Chariti and Tntee Investment {S¢otlAnd) Act 2005 and the Charitiu Accounts {Scodand) Rcgulations 2(K)6 (as amended). The trustees lder that the audit requirem¢nt of Regulation 10(I)(d) of the Accounts RcgulatiOTLS doE5 not apply. It is rny responsxbility io examiD¢ the aKounts as requarcd uJKler Section 44(1}(cl of the Act and to slat¢ whether particular matters hav¢ ¢onK to my attention. Basis ofthe independent examiner s 8t*tement My exaTnination is carried out in accoTdaRce with Regu]ation I l of the Chariiies Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as am¢nded). An examination includes a revi¢w of the accountillg records kept by the cl]arity and a comparigA)n ofthe arxounts preSeIed with those records. It also includes COLsiderdtTOll of any unwual items or disclosures in the ac¢ounts. and seeks explanations from the trustee$ concerw any su¢h matters. The prlxedures undertaken do not provide all the evidettce that would be required in an audit. and conseqtIY l th not express an adi1 opinion on the view given by tbe accouttts. Independent exAmther'$ s¢at¢menl In the course of my examinalicffl, no matter h&8 come to my attention a. which gtves Ttr rewnable caw to believe that in any rnaterial respect th¢ r¢quirements: to keep a¢wunting records in aCcordae Mryth Seclion 44(1)(al of the 2005 A¢t and Regulation 4 of th¢ 2006 A¢¢ounts Regulatiotts. attd to ppar¢ aOUnts xcord with the acc4)unting recffils aTJd ¢onwty with RegulatiOD 9 of the 2006 ount8 Regulations" have not been theL or b. to which, in my ()pinion. attention should be drawi in order lo enable a prqjer under$t2nding of the accounts to be rr4thed. C.ar$on & Trotter ChArtertd Aeto•ntsDts 123 Irish Street Dllrnfrle$ DGI 2PK Date: 19th November 2024 Psge 5
Unrestrlcted Fullds Restrleted Fund$ Total 2024 Totsl 2023 Note ei Donatior&$ Fuu(IrAising illBome Bank illtrrest e1Ved 56,440 11,305 149 56,440 11,305 149 40,384 10.768 Total recelpts 67,894 67,894 51,152 Futtdraising exlture Expenditure on charitsble activities 4.161 107,737 4,161 107.737 4,113 65,074 Total payments 111,898 111,898 69.187 (Defi¢it) lor year {44,(M)4} (44,004) (18,035) The Doles on pages 7 to 8 form IDtwal part of 4¢0Unt& Pase 6
21124 2023 Bank thd esh In hnd OpeTLill8 balances (Deficit} for th¢ y 59.843 (44,0041 77,879 (18,036) CJo8ing balan 15.838 59,843 Reserve8 Unrestricted [ndS 15.8J8 59.843 15.838 59,843 The charity Iw no othu inveStMts, assets or tMterial liabilities. Approved by thv trubtE¢b on 31bl October 2024 and bigned on thciT behalf by The oteS on pages 7 to 8 form llltegral part of ¢hw¢ 4counts. Page 7
Blsis of accounllng TheK accounts have been prepared on the rtteipts & Foyinents basiB in accordance with the Clwities & Tn Investttwhi (Scotla) Act 2005 and th¢ chiti Accounts (Scotland) Regulaiiojjs 2006 (as aned). DfynitiQn8 received 2024 2023 Genernl donations 56,440 40,384 56,440 40,384 FllDdralsln8 illtome 2024 2023 Calethr 5POD50Tship Calendar sales 3JOO 7305 4,750 6.018 11,305 10,768 AII is wweslricted. Fundral8kng expemiei 21124 2023 Calett<l4r enseS 4.161 4,113 4,161 4,113 All expendinre is Ulesti1CteI Page 8
eri Expendltsre on charltsble #etlvllleg 2024 2023 349 334 366 Rqlairs and maintenance Planter expenses Printing and advertisitig ¢osts Postage attd st&tiollery Star of Caledonia expetLS Castledykes Park expenses Friars V¢DrKI ¢xp¢nses D Arts cxpcnse SW ScotlaTKI Co&5tal Trdil ¢XP¢D5¢S Galloway St expenses Castle Douglas Pad( expense5 Dalbeattie Primary School expenses Market Square expe18 Rbt The Bruce Atiniversary expextses Sunthy DonatiotL- Troqueer Primary S¢hool Garden DoDalion- Queen of the South Food BaDk5 Donation- ScotlaDds Gar&n Scheme Donation- St Michaek School Donation. Linda Nowove Fouttdation Donation. The Usual Place Donation. Maggie Flemitig knititsl Hospice I)onation- Th¢ Stove Nettvork Donation- Wigtown Festival Donation. Tuikey EaTthquakes Donation - Nithcre¢ Ex5¢rvi¢¢men Donation . Dress Slow Fashion Tanan Donation- Dffss Scotland Donation- Youth Matters LDnferenc¢ Donation- Electric Theatre Workshop Donation. Linda Nor8rove Foundauon Dontition- Solway Sk•titig Chjb Donation- RoaD'5 Shelter at the Kipp Dollation- Sav¢ S8rydyhiUs DOn10ft- GUidNI¢hbuIx Festival Donation. Myeloma UK Bwk ¢harges 66 1,786 12,540 88 3,000 20 324 8.584 3,446 1.000 70,0 25.0 568 6.OQQ 25 16 5.565 Jo 3,710 5,425 250 450 250 1.925 I,(K)o 1,000 2,000 500 1,000 240 250 150 500 1,800 5(M) 4.0(Xl 1.500 I,(0 3,(K)O 107,737 65,074 All exndItUre is unrestricted. Pge 9