Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Pencé stsrt date
Per￿￿ end date
Yea(
Year
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
G￿n Urquhart Shinty Club SCIO
Other names Gharity is known by
Registored charity number (if any)
SC050544
Chartty's prlncipal •ddrnss
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
offi￿ Ilf ary)
N•m• of pèrnon l¢x body) •ntStl•d
toa
oint trustee
If an
ear
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity. rf any, (for example. any C￿tOd¥art trustem
Name
Dates acted If not for whole
GUSC {SCIOI Annual Report
October 2024

Nam88 and addrnsses of advisers {Option•l information)
of advlser
Name
Address
Name of chlel exocutive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiationl
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descriwion of the ¢harity'$ trusts
Constitution
Type of goveming docurrtht
How the charrty is constituted
Trust
Trustee selection methods
Elected by adult member5 ( age 18+) of Glen Urquhart Shinty Club ISCIO)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include
addrtional information, where
relevant, about.
Oryanlsallonal Structur¢
Govemance of the Charity is vested in a Board of Trustees (the 'Board'l elected
by members at Annual Genefal Meetings, The Trustees are subject to r
appointn*nt on an annual basis by members at the AGM. After serving the
maximum eon5e¢ukn"¥e 9-year perKKI. a Trustee must stsnd d¢ywn for a full year
before being eligible for
The rninimum number of chanty trustees is 3," the rrvaximum numb￿ of ch*ty
trustees is 7.
The Board of Trustees nwl on average 6 twnes each year. Minutes of meetings
and sijpwrb.ng docuMentat￿ft are maintained.
Under the auspices of the Board, the day to day managgrnent of GUSC is under
the dIr￿ti)n of the Commrttee of Members {the 'Committee'l who shatl Èe
elected1re-e￿ted by members at AGM on an annual basis. At least 2 trustees will
serve oll the Commrttee and regulaty attend Committee meebngs. On average
the Committee meets 18 knn*s per year. Minutes of meets'ngs and supporting
d¢Xu￿￿n1att0n are maintained
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisatr'onal
structure and any wider
neI￿Ork with which the charity
works.,
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and prOL￿ureS to manage
them
Community Partners GUSC has strorrfJ partnerships and re9Utar interaction with
Ihe Camanachd Assoc*atK)n (Shinty's Governing Botyl, c￿￿rqUttart RuTal
Community Assoc￿t￿ln, the G￿nUrquhart Community Council, the Glenurquhart
H￿￿Iaftd Garres Assw"abon and the G￿n Albyn shinty assrThts'on.
GUSC wel¢ome5 all opportunrbes lo fomi shtyt and W tem partnerships
Wtth like-minded communty b)dies to deliver added value for the benefit of
Glenurquharl
GUSC (SCIOI Annual R•port
O(Xober 2024

Section C
Ob ectives and activities
The organisation's purposes are:
The advan￿fflent of public participation in sport primarily in
the indigenous arKI culturally S￿nthcant sport of Shinty
Summary of the objects of
the charity set out In its
govemlng document
The provision of recreats'onal facilitEs and the organising of
recreational activrties with the object of improving the
conditions of life for those parlicipating as players, coaches,
volunteers and spectators primarify in the communty of
Glenurquhart.
Casual users of the maintained green Spa￿ are also
welcomed
Main Aclivities ts the benefit of the Community
Promote the health, well being and social cohesion of
the community of Glenurquhart through the medium
of sport.
Enable the inclusive participation of all residents in
the community in the encouragement of children arKI
young people to aspire to excellen￿ through the
disciplines of exercise, leaming. practi￿ and
teamwork.
Share facilrties. infrastructure and organisational
capabilty wrth other sports and communtty
organisations to the overall benefft of the communty
of Gtenurquhart.
Ensure. as far as practicable, equal opportunty for
attendance at and safe participation in the sport for
members throughout the course of each yeaf.
Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken for
the public benefit in
relation to these objects
(Include within this section
the statutory declaration
that trustees have had
regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
bonefit
GUSC is wholly reliant M volunteers for the organising of
activities aSs￿lated with the SFM)rt arKI to individuals and k)cal
5inesses for financial support through donations and
fundraising events.
'kewse routine and annual maintenance of the Blairteg grourKIs
and dubhouse is carr*d out in the main by volunteers.
Membership ts w to anyone in the local Communrty and
beyond who 5UPPOrts the aims and objeclive5 of the Club Any
member, 16 years or over, is entrtled to vote on any motions put
for4vard to the rnemtership ai general meetings including the
Annual Genw* Meeting.
GUSC {SCIO) Annual Roport
Oclober 2024

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of tho maln
achievements of the charity
during tho yaar
IAembership
GUSC ended the Chanty year with 94 adutt members (16+) and 102
junior rn￿nkn.
Partlclpallon In Comwbon•
G￿nUrquhart fielded teams in all ￿velS of com￿{110nS for Aduts.
Juniors , Male and Female and completed all gan￿ for which we were
elgible
The men's first team exp8nen9ed a challenging season in Shinty's
Premiership and the majority of results went against them although
mostly by narrow margins . As a consequence r&*ation back to the
National Division is nrA¥ inevrtable but the improving perfomiances of the
younger players in the second half of the season ts￿e$ well for the
future.
The second men's team also had a diffioth time in the very competitive
North Division 1 league but have done well enough to avoid relegation.
Once again. younger players have brought both energy and qualrty to
the team performances.
Given the emerging prominence of younger players in the senior teams .
li is no surprise thal our under 17 team reached the semrfinals of the
junior Mactavish cup and decisively picked up the Mowi London Sh￿Id
league trophy at the end of the season (2111124)
kewise the U17 Development Team. which also includes on some of
our young women playe￿. won the WJ Cameron Trophy on 27111110
following a league and knock OLrt competition.
The women players were in action in the NatiCK￿l Senior League, th8
North 2 Division and U14's "RouThJ Robin" competrtions. The
National Team consolidated there posrtion mid table in the league and
the Norh 2 team did us proud by comirvJ top in a hard fwht League
which went lo the final game to be decided. It would be amiss not tn
I mention the outstanding indrvidual ath￿vernent of U14 player
ho Scored 27goals in18 games in the North 218a9ue placing
tr.e". a- lop scorer in that league.
For representative games ,Glenurquhart had two under17 youih players
selected to play for a Scottish select in Ireland. In a¢Jdition 5 senior
women and 6 junior women were selectèd for the East and west
representatNe games heald annuany in Oban.
The 3 day Youth summer"camp' took place in July at Blairteg Park.
This event is open to for all local pnmary school thildren in Aird and Loch
Ness . It was oversubscribed and well attended wth players wming from
Glenurquhart, Strathglass. Lovat. Beauty and GMA.
CommunDty Partnershi
Club Minlbus - has now been rekcated to the Hyh SchcK)I to be kepl adjacent
to the School minibus Both buses are being used extensivety by several kncal
COmrr￿nty organisations Subject to bc#)king and driver vetting.
This has been achieved by significantly Strengthening our partnership
ts'es with Gbenurquhart High School
Old Shop Slte. Balmacaan Road, Drumnadrochit
GUSC in partnership wrth G￿nUrquhart Rural Communty Association.
Glenurquhart Rugby Club and Glenurquhart Football Club . have
succeeded in a ky"d to the Scottish Land Fund for a grant to assist in the
OLrtright purchase by the Communrty of this ￿0t adjacent to Blairbeg Park
for a health and wellbeing ￿ntre.
The Wal details a￿ in ts wocess of being finalised.
GUSC {SCIOI Annual Report
OctLknr 2￿4

Section D
Achievements and performance
Charitable Partnerskn'ps
Gb•nurquhart C•r• C•ntr•
GUSC handed over a cheque for £13229 to the Glen Urquhart Care
Cpntre whirh was half thp Elim raised at the Club's annual fund raising
quiz held over Xmas/New Year.
GUSC (SCIOI Annual Report
O(aober 2024

Section E
Financial review
GUSC { SCIO) is a volunteer lead organisation with no employees and
hence our reserves requirement is relatively modest.
For the sake of good order, it is the intention of the Trustees to retain
SLrfficient fijnds in the clubs accounts to cover the recurring annual fixed
costs and regular seThices for the forthcoming season wtthout any
immediate requirement to fund raise .
For season 2024 services provided on a demand basis are for laundry ,
clubhouse deaning and perimeter grass ¢Lrtting whi¢h, on average
.amount to £1500 in ti)tal. The recurring predictab￿ costs for competition
entries, minibus insurance . utilities. minor maintenan￿, property &
lia￿lty insurance currently amount to approximately £5000.
Hen￿ our 2023 reseThes Policy was therefore to retain a minimum of
£9000 in our accessib￿ accounts at year end.
Brief statement of the
charlty's pollcy on roserves
However, as a result of increased costs in all areas and partiojlarly in
insurance woducts and utilities, we wil be monrtoring our fixed costs
closely during 2025 wilh a view to adjusting our reserrfes policy as
uired.
There are no deficits to record and no immediate future risks identrfied
as at year ending Octoter 2024
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Slgnaturels
Full namels
Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chair, Chair
Trustee s Secretary
GUSC (SCIOI Annual R•port
Ocaober 2024

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
Independent examinerfs rnport on the accounts
•glst•r•d charlty SC Dcos
numb•r
On th• accounts of th•
charlty for th• p•rtod
Y4w
2+
r•spon•lbllltl•• ol with the terwts of (awilies Tntstee IrNknnt {Scthand) 2CK)5 Act and the
LxTh#ler that *Klit reqUY8n￿nt of Regubaticm 10(1) Id) of Ihe Actsjunts Regulatlons
Ba•1* of Ind•p•nd•nt Nty eXamY￿￿)n Is cwri8d in acCordw￿ Rew181￿ 11 of the 20r￿ AcC￿nts
do not wovhle all the 8vidence that woukl b8 r￿u￿8d in an audSt wtrj. (ajwuenty, I do
to keep aCc￿tI¥j rwds wilh seclk)n 4411) (a) d Ih8 200S Act and
to whsth. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a
Slgn•d:
Nam•'.
qualttlcatlonls) or body
(If any):
Addr•M:

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Glenurquhart Shinty aub sao No 050544
Receipts & Payments Atctyjnt
Year Ended 31st October 2024
RECEiwrs
Sponsors
Games Dav
Other Fundraisin8
Collections
Memberships
Swinndle
Shinty Camps
Donations & Bequests
Pavillion
Dinner Dance
Merchandise
Misc
Grants
Lotto sales
Pavilion income
Cheque not cashed py
IEAxx).o)
14244.40
3833.44
3655.(Kl
2671.24
2644.95
2546.60
2330.33
2079.22
1622.55
934.41
526.22
l(K).Ll)
14540.14
4570.70
912.60
Total IIKome for ye4r
73211.80
PAYMENTS
Trainer
Pitch costs bn(l Astro
CA- other
Clubs
Minibu5
Games Day Exps
Phy510
Pavtllion
15Q￿.(M)
10533.61
4397.LXI
3880.1J)
3648.78
3276.75
2614_75
238i1.53
1984.54
1875.(X)
1726.(M)
1496 76
1322.CK)
1270.52
627.31
594.
472.00
396.(M)
355.50
268.
262.Q)
Insurance
Strip Wash
Referees
Travel
Care Centre150% Swin)
Tractor costs
Fundraising Costs
Balls
1isc
Website
New Strips
Engraving
Cam As50c Icompfins)

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Sign
Lotto costs
Pavilion costs
221.06
69X).Crf)
2782 17
Total Payments for year
67884.28
5urplus/lDefictt) for year
5327.52
Glenurquhart Shlnty aub sao No 0%1544
ststement of Balances
As at 31st Ortober 2024
STATEMENT OF BALANCES
Current Assets
Bank 8alances
70394.61
Total A55etS
70394.61
Represented By
Retairted re5erve5 blf
Surplus/lDeficitl for Year
69)67.IY3
5327.52
70394.61
Slgned a5 aporoved by two Trustees on behalf of all Trustees