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← Kilsture Forest Community Group

2025-03-31-accounts

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APPENDIX 1
Day Month Year Day Month Year
OSC R :From 01 Period04 start date2024 «=o Period31 03 end date2025
Scottish Charity Regulator
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Charity name Kiisture Forest Community Group
Other names charity is Kno
Registered charity number $C050634
Chavity’s priicipataddress Kotte Cottage
Glasserton
Whithorn
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Newton Stewart Postcode DG8 8NB
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Trustee name Office (if any) Eocene (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
4 Co-chair
2 _ [Co-chair]
3 Treasurer
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4 Secretary
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APPENDIX 1

Reference and administration details

through the financial period) ~

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document Nisiure Forest Coitiiiuriity Group is arienibersiip viganisation, governed by a constitution

Trustee recruitment and appointment

Trustees are elected by the membership

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes

Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects

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APPENDIX 1

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Achievements and performance

the charity during the financial period programmes which carry out our charitable objectives and we are particularly pleased to have received support from new funders. KFCG was one ofthe inaugural recipients of £13,500 Inspiring Scotland’s new Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund in support of our Kilsture1000 Mapping the Ecosystem Citizen Science project. Long-standing supporter Kilgallioch (Through Foundation Scotland) granted just under £5,000 to cover the costs relating to our Forest School Feasibility Study. Funds have also been raised from D&G Climate Hub to support our Arts | Science | Forest (A | S | F) Research and Development programme. The Citizen Science programme which ran through 23/24 culminated in the highly acclaimed Mycorrhizae Symposium in May 24. Another standout success this year has been to establish the viability for Forest Schooi education within the school curricuium that will provide 18 hours of Forest School Education to every P6/7 pupilin the Machars. This programme will run throughout 2025/26.

Our A|S|F events confirm that the interdisciplinary way of working exceptionally fruitfui and inspiring for the participants. ‘This innovative programme is beginning to demonstrate value in supporting KFCG to think about the challenges of climate change.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy | KFCG raise funds to support a targeted programme of activity, without the on reserves need to build large reserves.

Details of any deficit

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Donated facilities and services (if any) _

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APPENDIX 1

Other optional information

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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APPENDIX 2

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- $C050634
Section B Statement of balances
| Unrestricted ed funds Expendable enPermanent Total current Total last period
Castegar its Detar funds funds pe
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest£
Bt Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year | 1 nn. tI ee | lf if oe ean tI ae
H wer veer 5 Ww ISe si aye
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account 7,220 7,561
Cash and bank balances at end of year 1,672 16,657 - - 18,329 10,768
(Agree balances with receipts and payments ——— | See |
a@ccount(s))
Details Fund to whith asset belongs Market valuation Last year
to nearest £ to nearest£
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Detatls Fund to which asset belongs Cost(if avaitabiey Current Meird (if Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest£
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Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year
— _ to nearest [£] to nearest£
B4 Liabilities
Totai ;
Fund
Details to which liability relates Amount(estimate) due Last year
to nearest£ to nearest£
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Total
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees Date of
approvai
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KFCG OSCR RP accounts 24-25.xIsx / Statement of balances

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December 2007

APPENDIX 2

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of | . funds (may be stated on { analysis of funds worksheets)

Funds are used to promote and facilitate educational activities within the forest and to equip the volunteer group. Type of activity or project supported rea Number of grants £ czDT MenteWratnts aS ans i oi T 1} Totaltall | 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 Trustee expenses expenses - | | | | - = :———+ Transaction Balance amount (£) outstanding at aes eee acs -- . periodend (£) C5 Transactions with trustees Transactions with trustees with trustees trustees Po and connected persons | |

C4b Trustee expenses Trustee expenses expenses - -

C5 Transactions with trustees Transactions with trustees with trustees trustees and connected persons

C6 Other information |

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APPENDIX 2

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

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1 Donations
: Expendable Permanent
voeesnces Restricted funds endowment endowment Total orn rot tast
to nearest £ to nearest £ to fundsnearest £ to fundneare s t £ toPn e arest £ topenearest£
jNSRoundiaie —s—i(‘éOO!OU€«dOOO!!!O!Cd@ yi i ~— y sn 240
Bangor Universiy — _ 500
Hear of Galway [3007 [00]
2 Grants
Unrestricted Total current Total last
to fundneare s t £ Restrictedto nearest funds £ toperiodnearest £ to nearestperlod £
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Wigtown Community Shop 800 800
Foundation Scotiand 4,720 4,720
Totai i i vice vu j L : 20,474 j L 20,971 j { fs Ecaad|
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3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities’

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aie Expendable Permanent
eta” —-Restrictedfunds endowment endowment Total curtent Total last
funds funds pe pe
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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
. Expendabie Permanent
Unrestricted Total current Total last
funds Restricted funds endowment endowment period period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
ToolsForest andSchoolMaterials Activity —[224] [J|4720 [224] [ [80200st|
Woodland |
intemnat/email Management Course a 5 p88] [840|
jMembeiships costs ii 47} ja)i] i ija47) j j
AniSciencs|Forest [| 8a 388] [d
Inspiring Scotiand (NEF) Ld[] [00 1,000] oo[|
ARG Transport ee |eee Po t00
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KFCG OSCR RP accounts 24-25.xlsxAduitional notes (1)

December 2007

APPENDIX 2

$C050634

Additional analysis (2) i 5Breakdown of unrestricted funds

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Heart of Wigtown Total Total
Galloway Community unrestricted unrestricted
Shop funds funds last
period
Receipts
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Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
Sub total
Total receints ane ] R08: } i - | f - 1 I 4,100 1 | 7a ]
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities a | eee rs |eee
Grose vading payments [_— =
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GrantsPayments relating directly to charitable activities |soo} |879 | [6a] |
and donations ee | eee a |eee
IGovernance costs: id ty Had H Ha rit :
Audit/independentPreparation ofannualaccounts} examination} {TT{| | [80] | aes e eee
esasLegalcosts} | | ee2 aee||
Subtotal Oy[___300| ap98 |ees|
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Purchases
Purchase ofof fixinv e stmentsd assets fTa 5 5aee | eee
Sub total aS 5ES | a)9 ;
Total payments ||
Net receipts / (payments) | - | | 344 ] | - | | - | I 344 | | |
Surplus (eit for year] ess |ee
Nature and purpose of funds
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KFCG OSCR RP accounts 24-25.xlsxAdditional.notes. (2)

December 2007

APPENDIX2

Additional analysis (3)

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KFCG OSCR RP accounts 24-25 xisxAdditional notes (3)

December 2007

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APPENDIX 3
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Scottish Charity Regulator
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Independent examiner’s report on the accounts’ w
Report to the Charity name ;
trustees/members of Kiltsure Forest Community Group |
Registered charity SC050634€@¢€0@C02C=—ti“‘i‘i‘i‘;;;!;!S
number | ;
On the accounts of the _ Period start date Period end date
charity for the period Day Month Year Day Month Year
01 04 2024 to 31 03 2025 ,
Set out on pages ieeaveai6, 7, 8, 9,10 Oofremembsmember roto gcde include theale
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 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 My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner’s statement 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 conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do
not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's jn the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
statement
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  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

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2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed Date: 16/09/2025
Name
Relevant professiona OR
qualification(s) or bod
(if any)
Address
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APPENDIX 3

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items thatthe , examiner wishes to | disclose |