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The Annual Trustees Report and
Financial Report
For
Central Park Community Trust (SCIO)
SC050887
For the Period
l April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Central Park Community Trust
SC050887
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 IAARCH 2Q25
The trustees present their report and the financial statenEnts of the thaiity for the Iwelve months
period from 1 St April 2024 until 3111 March 2025.
Reference and administrative infonnation
Charty name: Central Park COmm￿ty Trust
Charty is known by: Cowden in the Communty
Charty registration number. SC050887

Central Park Community Trust
SC050887
Structure, Governance and Management
Constitution
Central Park Communty Trust is govemed by its constltution which was first adopted in April
2021.
The current Board of Trustees meet on a routine basis where formal minutes are taken. The
Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction of the Twst. Specific duties have been
delegated to certain Trustees so as to allow the Trust to progress.
Objectives
The Board of Trustees have continued to work towards the agreed six broad objectives set in
2017.
The objectives are.
The organisation is estsblished for charitable purposes only. and in particular, the objectives are:
to provide football arKI other sporting activitses for children and young people.. and
to promote participation by providing activities designed to encourage physical
activty and to imwove health and wellbeing; and
to promote equalty and inclusion by encouraging participation in programmes that
tsrget the disadvantaged and vulnerable; and
to advan￿ education in the C¢Y7)munity by providing a range of projects and
activities designed to assist in the leaming and development of lrfe skills" and
the provision of recreational facilities with the object of improving conditions of lrfe
for the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intended" and
1.6 the advancement of citizenship to advan￿ literacy, numeracy, employment skills,
life skills, social indusion and social activities.
The area within which the Trust shall operate to as the 'Area of Benef￿ shall mainly but not
exclusively be Fife, particularly Cowdenbeath and sum)unding communitses.

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Activitles
The application by Central Park Communty Trust for regislration wth OSCR was formally made
effectsve on 6 Apnl 2021.
The Constrtution for Central Park Community Trust was
comprehensively wepared so as to def ne the areas of benefft that the Tru& would seek to
promote in Cowdenbeath and surrounding areas.
Central Park c0mw￿nty Trust was fortunate to have the legacy of a communty programmÈ,
which had vawng success. orerated by the Cowdenteath Football Club Ltd over severdl years.
The formal structure of the Central Park Conwnunty Trust r*ovides an independence frorn
Cowdenbeath Football Club Ltd and establishes a p13tfotm for ftAure grcAVth.
In the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 Merch 2025, the Trust has been able to move foThvard in
conjunction with Active Frfe and Fife Leisure Trust in providing vwious age prograrnmes using
their sports facilrties. We have been wel served by those programrnes Reference is made to
this in the Trust's activities in a separate Annual Report.
The cOmp￿hÈnS￿e programrne of activihes across varijus age groups has been preparèd for
2024 to 2025 by our Development M￿ager￿ in conjunclion with our new coaching
staff. We conts.nue to seek to expand the activrties we can provi¢Je to encourage physical activity
and heafth and wellbeing in the Cornmunty.
Central Park is the registered address of the Trust. We also utilise the facilities provided there.
There is a lease arrangement t￿een Landlord Ciwdenbeath Football Club Ltd which
enable our use of the facilrties at Central Park with a nO￿#nal rent payable by the Tfust to
Cowdenbeath Football Club Ltd.
A formal agreement with Blue Brazil Boys Club to enable them to operate under the umbrella of
Central Park Communty Trust has now terminated at their request
AII TNstees attended Board meetings in the reportirKJ year when calFed. Central Park Community
Trust Board members a￿ extrernety ￿*ful for the a)ntinuing efft>rts of a truslee, Torn Ewing,
who's daily input has helped to grow the expanding athvities of the Twst. l also take this
opportunity to thank the other Twstees An Ihe work they do to support the continuous irnprovement
of the Trust.
The trust has entered into dialogue wth Frfe Counc?I to exF4ore the opportunty of taki'ng a lease
of a site within Cowdenbeath which was formerly used by an amateur football club. We believe
that in obtaining this stte this would offer more control of cost and also provide a facility to the
wider communty.

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The Trust is indebted to the following organisations who provided funding to enable the Trust to
run programmes for the benefft of the people and communthes in the Cowdenbeath Area: _
Cowdenbeath Football Club
Multiple Communty Use Schools
Scottish Football Association
Fife Council
Beath High School
Lochgelly H￿h School
Exxon Mobil
Fife Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Tesco
coop
Fife Voluntsry Action
Fife Sports and Leisure Trust
Cowdenbeath Community Council
Frfe College
Fife Sports and Leisure Trust
Active Frfe
Adult Social Care
Lochgelly Lunches
VVee Jimmies Bar
￿V￿ Jimmies Cowdenbeath Supporters
Club
The Purvis Group
4 Wnds Trust
Fife Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Cowdenbeath Civic W￿k
McDonalds
Active Schools

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Risk Management
The Central Park Communty Trust Board of Trustees aCkno￿edgeS their responsibilty tD
identify, access and manage risks. in particular in identity-ng any potential risks that could yevent
the Trust from nEets'ng ts aims and o14"e¢tives and to put processes in place to assess and
manage those Klenffied risks.
The Board has identified Iwo risks that C(AJld wtenb'alty impad ￿ the Trust. and may have to put
proGedure5 in place to mitigate the polertial ifnpad.
Financial Risk
Insufficient fund3 to meet the needs of the Trust resulting in lack of gr(hvth tThl developrnnt. The
Trust continue to investigate and to draw in areas of furKling from the Local Authority. Local
Communty and other charitable in&itutions so as to meet any shortfall.
We are pleased to report that wth the introduction of additional grant f￿ded programmes we
have consKlerably improved the financial positi.on reducing rLsk
Llability Risk
Public and Employers Indemnity Insuran￿ is now provided by ¢)urselves.
Reserves Policy
The trustees, policy is to maintain reserves at around 3 months of nomial running costs in order
to rn￿t Gommitment5 and to covw any unexFec*gJ expenditure. Th￿ has now been increased
and equates to apptoximatdy £21.000.

Inde
Trust
I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31$t March 2025 which are
set out here.
endent Examiner's Re
ort to the Trustees of Tho Central Park Communi
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examinèr
The chariws 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 {Scolland) 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 rny responsibility to examine the accounts
as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state ￿ether particular rnatters
have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My exarnination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities
Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An axamination 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
accounts.
Indopondent examiner's 8tatement
In the course of my examination, no matter has corne to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe Ihat 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, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting reGords
and cotnply wilh 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.
Date 20) IL
02S

The Central Park Community Trust- Annual Accounts 2024125
Reeei
ts&Pa
ments Account- Year ended 31 March 2025
Note
2024
RECEllryS
2025
National Lott
World Strides
Fees from Course Partici
Fife Council Grant
Fife Volun
Action Grant
Scottish Action For Mentsl Health
SFA Grants
Scottish Professional Football Foundation
SFA McDonalds Pro
Tesco Stron
er Starts
Warni S
aces - Fife Council GTant
Exxon Mobil Grant
Scottish Football Partnershi Tr. Club Dev. Grant
Shell Mossmorran Grant
Fife S orts & Leisure Trust
Fife Council - Active Fife
Fife Council - Active Schools
Fife CounciI/Purvis - School of Football
Coo
erative Soci
Local Fund
Postcode Lott
Four Winds Trust
Foundation Scotland
SCVO Em
ment Scheme
Donations
S rted Foundation GTant
Misc¢llancous Income
Fife Housin
Ass Grant
C,beath Comm Council
Total Recei
PAYMENTS
12000.00
684.86
1312730
ants
14648.98
2425.50
11000.00
120110.00
800.00
3400.00
1400.00
900.00
1000.00
3050.00
1500.00
14500.00
3750.00
1000.00
7200.00
1049.90
6018.00
3767.00
5000.00
500.00
1000.00
5500.00
748.40
9888.00
970.00
7800.00
1123.80
1000.00
919.28
4393.00
3040.00
66.44
6030.00
1000.00
187.92
2000.00
629.53
9920&83
67811.08
ee Remuneration
ments for Coachin
Services
Facilities HiIe
Rent
33298.05
13772.00
10176.08
2520.00
2424.00
264.89
5431.88
214.48
49287.50
7928.10
8447.03
2880.00
2424.00
311.37
2594.85
214.48
Course Refimds
ui
ment and Kit Purchase
Insurance
Festive Friends
Miscellaneous Ex
enses
Foundation Scotland Grant - Blue Brazil 2010s
219737
1000.00
1549.52
Total Pa
Sur
lusl
ments
efieit
71298. 75
3487.67
75636.85
23569.98
for
ear

The Central Park Community Trust- Annuydl A¢eounts 2024125
Receipts & Payments Aceount- Y¢ar ended 31 March 2025
Cash & Baink Bal2nees
2024
2025
Balancc b/fwd from
vious
14517.14
11029.47
Deficit
for the
Balance as at 31103
3487.6
11029.47
23569.98
34599.45
Bank of Scodand Current Account
Pei
Cash
Total
IIIK14.17
25.30
11029.47
34571.95
27.50
599.45
Other Assets
The Trust owns various picccs of sporting. coaching and office equipment valued at
£4200
Liabilities
The Trust has no other material liabilities or obligations.
The notss on the following ￿eS fomi an integral Ixrt of these accounts.
Approved by th¢ TrUSt￿S of thc Ccntral Pa￿ Community Trust on

Central Park Community Trust
Notes to the AeeouRts Year Ended 31 March 2025
l. Tn￿tee8 RemuneratloM & Eipen
The Trustees did not receive any remunerati(￿ (r expenses during the year other than any actual
expenses incurred and repaid as (ktsild below.
2. Fees hvom Course Partieipants
Fees paid by usershheir parents to participate in the various Courses by thc Trust. Th¢s¢
include Walking F(K)tball, Summer and othe¥ football Camp& Boys and Girls f(x>tball Clas￿3.
Coaching classes. Fets are paid el¢ctronicalty via electronic payment system (Stripe} and
payTn¢nts via thts syst¢m arc i￿lud¢d of the commissiC￿ d¢duGted for proc¢ssing bv Stripe.
Stripc Ftcs r¢¢¢iv¢d totallcd £14648.98 (£13127.30). Nol¢ couts¢ refunds were m￿e in
r¢s￿¢t of &incellations totalling £311.37 (£264.89).
3.E
Remuneratlon
ids been the CPCT'S full-time Communty Developn¢ni Manager since 2022.
An additional full-timc emplo)ee w&$ sulwuffitly engaged after the 2023124 year end- on I
May 2024 -
full-time Football Developnent Officer. Remuneration includes
PAYFJNIC an
ClblLill Lontributions.
4. Payments for C(MehiDg Services
Payments rnade to Co￿heS engaged on a time-to-time basis to assist in delivering our Classes
and propnmes.
5. Faciliti£8 Hire
Pa)ments for hire and use of pitches a￿1 indoor sp)rts halls to Fife Coun¢il and Fife Sports &
Leisure TnLSt.
6. Re*t
Paid to Cowdenbeath FC for hire of pranisw at C¢ntral ParL Cowdenbeath for administration
pun)ose& stordge and use of rooms.
7. My Club
Comrnission/Fees for My Club Hub via Go Cardless system - web$it@ inforniation and
payment platfonn for the CPCT.
8. Miscellaneou8 Expen8
£1549.52 (Coaching Course £550.00. Season Tickets £320.00. PVG Fees £211.00. Living
Wage Joining fee £82.80. Pety Cash £385.72).
9. Blue Bruil Football Club
On 14 August 2023. the CPCT signed a partlle￿hjp agrcernent which brought the Blue Brazil
Football Club und¢rth¢ umbrella of th¢ CPCT. Work w&8 und¢twav to full) integ￿¢ thc Blue
Brazil Football Club financial operation& sy5tans and prw¢ssGs into those of the CPCT but
instead thc paTthership agreemenl V4as dissolved at the instigation of the Blue Brazil FC in
November 2024. As at financial year end 2025 there was an outstanding debt of £960 due by
th¢ Bluc Brazil Football Club to CPCT- this remains unpaid at date of audit.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Basis of Accounting
These accounts have been prepared on a Recei#s & Payments basis in accordance with the
Charities & Trustee Investrnent (Scotland) Acl 2005 and the CharitES Accounts (Scotland)
Regulations 2006 (as amended).
Tran8action with trustees or connected persons
No chaiity trustee or FErson connected with a tharity trustee received remuneration during the
period. No diarity tNstee received expenses during the period.
Taxation
The charity is not liable to inc(Kne ta or caprtal gains tax ￿ its charitalle adivities. The chaiity
is also not registered for VAT. any expenditure indudes any VAT charged.
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