Scottish Chaftty Number: SC050934
SCOThISH SCHOOLS
ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

SCOThISH SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Page
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial AttNities
8alan￿ Sheet
Notes to the Accounts

SCOTT15H SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRusr scio
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Page I
The Trusts95 pr•sgnt thoir repart and finantial $tètements of the tharity ftir the year ended 30th September
2025.
Tho flnantial statemeTrts have bEen prepared in 8ecordan¢e with tht a￿oUntIng po{￿leS SÈtout in the noiesto
the accouirt5 8fid cornply wth the chèri￿5 constikntton. thè Ch8ritles and Trustee Investment IScotl*ndl Act
2005. the Chaylties Ac£ouDr$ 15cotEandl Reg¥￿tIOnS 21106 las amendedl and Accountlng and fteporting by
charit￿$= Stotement ol RecL)mmended Pf4Ctlce applicable to charities pteparinu their attounts Sn a￿ordI￿re
with the Financlal ReportithR stsndard IFRS1021 appllcable ITh th• UKand Republlcof Ir*land.
OBJECTW AND AcrivmES
The prfDclpal oblectlve of the knttish Schools Orchestra Trust scio Ihereinaltèr rttferred to as 'the Trusv or
'SScofi is to adva•ct the ￿u￿*1(￿ of youn8 people in Scotland thrEwgh the study and perf0m￿n£t of
orchesttsl musk.
In pursuit of this aim. the T￿￿t urganis•s residential courses. workshop5. and day events whl¢h provlde
orche$tral 3nd ensprnble experience for young rnusS¢ians. The Tryst also seek5 to promtè public appre¢latton
of orchestral rnuskthroueh PErformantes and outreach.
Pubflc bènefft Is achleved by es)surlD8 acce$51blltty to partk4p&nt5 from all back8rounds through an open
applKatlon pr¢K•SS and the provision of butsary Support where approprlatg.
ACMIEVEM£NTS AND PERFORMANCE
Durlng the year ended 30 Septernbef 2025. the Trust dellvered three prIn￿paI adfv(tJes.' the annual Summer
Resklentlal Course and two Play Away Day5 (Auwmn ar4d Sprln41.
Acros5 all acrivltfje$. 159 young muslclans t¢ok pa¢ Includlng 71 f4rst-tlrne pJrtKipJnts, repi?sethtlnR 23 b¢al
authorities 4tross Scoiland. The Trvstees are pleased to note the contirwJlr* strength of partillpotion and the
rea¢h of Sscofs act￿r￿e$l¢l0ss both rur•l4nd urban cornmunitte5.
AutvMftpknyA￿yojV
Sunday 17 November 2024 at Brou8hton High School. Edlnbuwh, the event welcomed 83 pèrticipantS
a¥ed 8-15, each paying E42 to attend. daytonclvdqd with ars Informal performance fpr parents and £3rers.
Conduuors.. joanna Potrie (Strire OTchestral. SJsan Ding￿ Iwlnd Uand and Syrnphony Orthestral
stsff.. Four P8h4 tutor$ •nd thvee unpald student als￿lants
Venue hire.. £499.
Partidpant summary..
83 rnusl¢lans135 boy5.48
?￿ from stste schools
39 wlndlbrJss p￿yers.. 44 Str1￿ playefs
17 kottl$h ￿￿1 authorities Teprtsented
Sprlnl PloyAwtsyi*Y
HeEd on Sunday 16 March 2025 at Hut(hesons' Grammar School, Glassow. attended by 58 partlclpahts a8ed 8-
15, each poying e42. The eventcontluded with 6 short sharin8 Ptrformance lor famllles.

Sco￿1$H SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT (cont.)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER2025
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CondurtOfS.' Joanna Petrio IStrinB Orcl￿stra1. Susan Olnile (Wind Barid and Sy¢nphony Orchestral
stsff.. Fr>ur paKI tutots a*)d foul urspaid 5tudent8sslst•nis
Venue hlre.. £fll8.
Partl£lpant surnrnBry'.
58 muslclans123 boys, 35 ￿s]
8% from Stat? schoo
30 wlndlbr¥$51percuss￿D pt•yers', 28 strtng player5
15 Scotttsh authorR￿S r8pr¢sented
mmercourse
The >Jmm¢r llesldentlal Course was held atQueen Vklorfo khool. Dunblane from 6-11 Jtsly 2025, attend￿ by
89 particlpanrs aaod ￿15, r3n8in8 in muskal ablllty from ABRSM Gradè 2 to Grade 8. Partlclpants pald E575
each. which included fvll board. tultion. trThJ travel to the Concert venue.
G)UTSè OlfedO*S.' ChFlrttspher Turfeyarkl AT￿ne Madadatte
Conductors". Susan Oingle (Chamber and Symphony Orchestras?, Jennifer Kelty, and Joanna Petrie
Stsffing.. 13 addfth)nal adult members Itutor¥, nurse, arts and sports ￿ador5? and four studenta5515tants
The course conduded wlth a publkconcerton Frpdv Iljuh 2025 *tCeJtral Hall, Tollu055, fdlnbur8h, featurtn8
performancÈs from all ensembles_ Partlclpants also took part lft a range of recreational, creative, and sportithi
•ctivitles thrw8hout the week.
Partlclpaftt summary..
89 pèrtl¢ipants132 boy5. 57 Str￿)
82% fFom state 5choo15
58 str1#8 pl•y*rs." 31 wiTrdlbras$lpereuss￿fi pFay&rs
The a¢tPJlty èncompa55ed 20 local Buihorlty areas in kntland 3$ well 8$ England. Spaln. and the U5
¢JernonstFatlngourcontlnued nOt￿nI1 reach and Impacr.These tncluded Aberdeen121.Aberdeenshlre181,Angus
111. Ar8yII I￿j Bute 111, Comunldad de Madrid 111. Cufflb¥Sa 121, Dundèe ISI, Easl Ayrshire 111, East
Ounbartonshire141, East LothlaTr131. East Renfrèw5hire1121. Edlnbureh1101, Fife131. Gl858ow191, Hiqhland111.
InY*rtlyde111, Midlothian121. NtsrthAy*shlre121. NorthLaThark5hlre121, kottish Borderslq, 5omersOt (Jl. South
Lanarkshlre121. Stlrlin8161, the V&4121. ènd West Lothwn121_
ThSs wtdegeo8raphical spread hi8hli8hts ovrstrongconnectlons w?th ¢ommunltles acroK Scotland and beyond,
ieflRctln8 our commltment to ensurift8that our programmes reach diverse avdiencÈ5 re¥ionJ.
MaryCormkh•elFvAd
The Mary Carmithael Fund was establlshed in 1998 with 8 le8acy left by Mary Carm￿hat1. former Dlrertor of
kottish SchoolsOrchestr¥TNst. Slnce 1998 markydonatK)nshave beenadded to the Fund.whkh is lod8ed with
United Trust Bank. The purpose of the Fvrtd 15 ta (rffer bursarfes lor the wrnmer course to thlWrtTh who would
nototherwi5e be ableto attènd, aswvll as usln8 funds foTott¥slonal commlsslon F8es. No bursa>Yè5 were 8iv*n
from th15 fund the year, as bursary fvndSngwas received from *15ewhere. In September 2025 the Fund Stands
&t £16.963.12O24.. £16.7011. Annual i#terest recewed In 2025 wai£26212024". £1751.

SCOThISH SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
TRUSTEES, REPORT (cont.)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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NANCIAL REVIEW
The charltyhada surphJ$of£3,11612024.' SUFplus of £3,699iforttteyear. Ithasaccumutsied re5erwe$of £37.525
12024.. £34A091 at the B•l8nce Sheetdate.
The 5cottlsh schools Orchestro Yrust rece￿ financlèl •sslst¥thce towards the summer course. We wère
furtvfraie to receNe don4tioDs totalling £15,770 d¥rirwthisye8r frvmThe Hugh Fraser FO￿ndatIon(£4,otX)I. the
Fo¥￿ Foundat(on1£4,0001.The stevenson Charitab￿Trust[£3.Iml, TheWhltakerChariiableTrustl£2,0001, The
Mt55è5 B¥rri+ Trust1£2.2501, Fouthd4ti¢n Sc411aTrl I£SI%)l and £20 from indwidua15.12024.. £20,500 from 5Even
organisat￿Tr$ and £28) from indwklualsl.
We 4vere also fortunate tts receive buisary fitndlng totallln8 É3,2SO from four organi53t￿￿$'. £l.000 from the
Cruden Foundation, £550 frorn the Afttonlne Ensemble. £200 from ihe 8u¢¢leuch Charitsble TFu5t •ftd £1500
frorn the Rhona Reid tharKable Trust12024." £2.000 from oneor8anlsatlonl.
The Trustees extend theiy sinctre thanks to OH fjJnder5and Indi¥ldu31 donor5for thtlr generoslty and con￿￿ul￿g
confldÈn¢È In Sscofs WDrk.
The Trustee5 to*sider the Char￿ to be In a stsble hanclal poswton, whh 5uffidentrèserves tosuP￿rt planned
attl￿t*S In the torthcomlngye¥TshtyJW no new fyndinq be secured.
IP4VEThENTPOUCY S PERFORMANCE
The Tmstees, ha¥it* reiard to the lsquldity F¢qulrements pf runn5n8 the thaity. have kepi ayallabk funds in
IntErest-bE•rlrB dep051t accounts artd seek to achth a rate or¢ dep05ft whlch matche5 orex¢eed5 inflètio*) as
measured by thecon5umÈrprlce index.
R15K MANAGEMEKr
The Tru$tees and managemeni wmmlttee hav¢ a55e55ed the rnajoT rf5ks to whKh the charity ￿ expos¢d, In
partkulJT those ￿latIn$ its operatlons and ￿nanceS. Jrk4 believe they have systErn5 in place ID mlligate
exposure to the rnajorrbSks.
RESERVES POUCY
The Trusteés and m3na8emEnt cotnmittee coftsider that the charlty should Ideally have reserves su*ficiEnl t¢
lund the cost ol one year's progrèrnme of activities. However, they consider ihat the minirnum level of reserves
required Shou￿ ¢o¥ef the poterttlal ￿n¢t113t1(In costs of the sumrner sth¢•l, lor which the (￿rr*Tht level of
reserves should be adequate.
PLANS FQR FUTURE PERIODS
The Trustees intènd tocontinue delivedn8SStOT'sestsblLghed pr¢er3mme of orchèstral èducatlah. m•inYainin8
ac￿ssibility and artistic excelEeftce. Planned aafvitles for 2025-26 include..
Surnmei Residenlial Cour5e-. Strntho118n Schotyl. Perthshire, 12-17Juty 2024 contludiTrg with • concert
at Central Hall. Edinbur8h.
Aulumn Play Away Day. 16 NoVeM￿r 2Q25, Broughton Hr8h khool. Edinburqh.
5pilr>8 Play Away Day.. February 2026. Huttheson< Grammarschool. Glas1OW.
Throu8h ihese ar1￿￿[0$, the Trust wlll continue to hjlfll its CharItsb￿ pts¥pose by advancing the educotior¢ of
voung people in Scotsand through orchesrral m¥$lc-making.

SC0Th15H SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
TRUSTEES. REPORT (cont.)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEM8ER 2025
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STRucfuRE, 60veRNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Scottish Schools Or¢h¢stFa Trust ISkOD 15 a SCIO. rE¢i5tEied in kot*and Icharity No. ￿0909341. It is
governed bv i written constitution. adopted in 2021when scio took¢)verthe workofthe prevkus rharitsble
tiust st3rt8d In 1985. The Trustees a¢e responsIb￿ for the ovèr311 goveirtance. mana8ernenl. and Jtrate8
directton of rhe organisatioTr in awrdance with it5 charitable purposes.
ment f Trust
rru5tee5 are appointed by resO>jt￿n of the existing Trustees, wlth Indvction and guida￿¢ provided to ensure
full understandlng ofSScOT's èlm* actlvitles. and legal respon51billtles.
14ew T¢tsstees Undergo Oflentatlon to brlefthern on thelr legal ob11Rat￿Trs uTh48r¢harity Liw, the Scottlsh Charfty
Re8ulatOT'S quldarKe un irtysteé dutiès, the content of the constitutlon. the comrnlttee and decis￿￿-makIn￿
Pr￿¢5￿$ énd the re￿￿t perfv¥mè*ce of the charity. Frustees arè e#￿VrIg*d to •tt•nd ¥ppropriate exrern•l
tralnin8 events where these will fatllltate under5tandlr*8 of thelr ra￿.
Tht board of Tru5tEes, adrninigters the £harlty. Day-104ay operatlon?l rnanagementof act￿ltIeS15 dele8ated to
the OirErfor. Course Directors &ftd Mana¢eme#t Committee. under the supervisloTh ol the Tn15teés.
REFEAENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMAMON
TRUSTEESAf40 MANAGEM£NTCOMMITfEE OF SCOTT15H SCFIOOLS ORCHESTRA TRIISTSCIO ISC0509341.'
TrustÈe5.'
Bobert Baxter Ichalimanl
MANAGEMENT
Neil Metcalfe
COMMI￿EE..
Jean Muriay
Chris Turley
Philip Rossiter (resigned ort 251
ChfL% Turley Ichalrmanl
Belinda H¥wes
Claire Mackie
oanna Petrie
Vaughan Townh411
Melathie McKenna lappointed Jun 251
Annabel Gaywaod lappolntsd Jun 251
PRESIDENT..
VICÉ PRESIOENT-.
Donald flunThieles
Hllary Davan Wetton
PATRONS..
Mark Forkgen
John Wallace Idkd jan 20261
Robln Wedderburn
DIRECTOR..
Arlene Moclarfane
REGISTEREO OFIICE..
4 Stratheam Road
aarkstort, East Aenffewsh¢re. 676 7TY
CHARITY NUM8ER..
Scotti$h SchoolsOrthe$tra Tlust sao sc050934
INDEPENDENT EXAMINEfl=
ianne Giaham, FCCA
Flolll$ Accounting Lifflited
3 Melv*1k Cf¢scent. £dlftbur8h. EH3 7HW

sco￿1$H SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
TRUSTEES, REpoKf (cont.)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Pa8e S
TRUSTÉÉS, AESPONsi8iunES
TheTNstee5 are responsib￿ for prppariw thpT¢v5tees' Reportartd the finAncial statements in accordan¢ewlth
applicab￿ law and Vnlted Ki￿d0M A¢countin8 Standard5 Iunjted KI￿d0M Generalty Acttpted Accpuntln8
Pra¢ficel.
The law appli¢Jble to thèrltie$ io Scotland. the a￿￿leS and TNslee Investn>ent (Scotlandl Art 2005. the
Ch¥rities Accounts IS¢ottsDdl Regu13tlDns 2006 and the provis￿nS Df the charity's tonstRulion reqvire the
Tru3ttES to prep8se financrdl statements for e4¢h financial year which gNe a tr&e and fair vlew of the state of
affalrs of the charlty and of the Incornlng ￿5￿rCeS and applKation of ￿$OUrceS of the charity for that perwid.
In preparlngthése financvdl 5tstements, thÈ Trustees are required to..
select suitable iccountini polle￿$ and then app￿ them conslstently,.
ob5erye the rnetws ar%d piin¢lples In the appllcable CharStles SORP,.
rnakè JUd￿Ments and e5tirnate5 that afe reasonab￿ and pnjdeftt:
state whether appIl￿ble aecountlnestsndards have been foll¢)wtd. wbj*rtto anymaterlaldepartures
dlsclosed and exptsSDed in the financial 5t3tements-
prepare the financlal $tstements on tho BDln8 conc•rn bis1$ Jnle$s It Is Inapproprkte to presume that
the charsty wlll contiRue in operation.
The Trusteès are Ttsp¢osible for *eopln8 proper 3ccounting records whkh disclose wlth reasonable accuraw at
ny time the finbnckll p05iti0n Df the ¢hafity and toenablethem to ensure thatthe fiAan¢a81 statementscomply
with Ihe charl￿e5 ar￿ Trustee lfftvestment1Scotlandl Art 2(K)5. th¢ thafltte5 Atcouhts1Scotlandl Regutstbns
2006and the provision5 ofthe charily'5 Mernorandum & Artlcles. They are a150 r2spon5Tble ftrr sèfe8u3rdinE the
assetsof the chaiity 4rid heDV foy takin8 re850nablesteps for the proventkin ond detection of fraud and other
Irre8uLarltles
The Tntsttesare r¢sp¢n¥ibk ftsrthe maintenance and Int￿ritY0f thecharityand fitt*fidal Informatlon InCl￿ded
oft the charlty's vjebslte. Le8islatian in the United Ktn4dom gtyv¥rnln8 tht proparatfon and dweminatlon of
flnanc￿l statements rnay differ from le8islath?n in otherjurisdirtions.
Approved by the Trustees on....
d sliTred their beh31f by..
eu HI,
Jean Murray. Trustee

Independent Examlnels Report to the Trustees
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on the Unaudlted Accounts of the Scottt5h Schools Orchestra Trust SCIO
report on the accounts of the charlry for the year ended 30 Septsmber 2025 wh￿b are set out on phBe% 7 to
12.
Respect￿ Ttspor*tyJlllYes olTryrtees and exarnlner
The charity'5 Tru5tee$ are fesponsible for the preparatk)n of the accounts It) attordance wilh the rerrns of the
Chaf(tlesand Tr￿stee Inve5tment1Seotlandl Act 2005 and the Chahtie5Acwunt5 Iscothndl ReÈulatior¥$ 2006.
rhe chadty Tiustees consider thai the audit re•uirÈmènt of Requlatlon 10111 lal to Id of the
Regulations dDeS noi èppNf and that?n ind¢pendpnt examinatton is needed.
It is my responslb11 itvto examlnothe3ccwnls45 re4ulredundÈrs*titon4411l Icl of the Actand to statewhoth•r
particular mattEiS have come io my attention.
Basfjs ol Independent 4¥Jmlrs*es Mat4m¢nt
My eK4rninarion is carried outin acc￿d3￿Ce with Regulation 11 Df the Charit￿SA(Counts (Scotlandl Regulation5
2006 la5 amended). An ex•mination i￿ludeS a review of the artountiw records kept by the charlty and
comparison ofth• atcoitnts presenied wlth those records. Italso include5 ¢onsidpratlon of any unusu31 Items or
dlsclosures In the account5, and seeks explanatlons from the Trustees conceming aThy su¢h matters. ThE
procedures undertakeft do not provide all the evwlence ihat wouw be ¥equlred In an audlL and conseqvenify I
do notexpress ary •udltopinlon ors the ¥lew8fven by the account5.
Irhdepend2ni txamlnerfs staiement
In the course of my exarninatioo, no matter has corne to rny attention
whKh gives me reasonabje c•use to belleve that in any material respect the requirprnents..
to keepaccounriTh8recgrd5 In accordatttewtth Sectlon4411l lalofthe 2005Artand Re8ulatlon
4 uf the 2006 A¢tounts Regulations. and
to prtpart accounts which accord with Ihe •ttotsntlng records and comply wilh Regulation 8
of ihe 2006Actounts Re8uktions
have not teen met, or
2. to Wh￿h, in my opithlon, atrentlon should be drawn ir> order EO enab￿ a proper U￿&r$trndi￿ of the
account5 to be rèached.
Graham, FCCA
Relevant Profess￿n41 8ody.- theAss¢c*atk)n of thartered Certified A¢¢tyJntsnts
Hollis Attountine Llmittd
3 me￿ille CreseeBt
EDINBURG
EH3 7HW
Date..

SCOrnSH SCHOOLS ORCHESfRA TRUST 5a0
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
?*8•7
Fun
T*Jtsl
Funds
D￿￿10n5 and Lty•c
ch•rftabTeact{￿IIe5
In¥esirnenl Income
15.770
51478
3.250
19,020
S2.478
20.760
56A87
625
22,760
56,887
625
Totsllnccthe
68.888
3JSO
7L138
74Z72
80,271
Charitable
3,039
69.D22
71733
76,573
Tthl•p•ndknr•
3,039
69.0
73.733
76.573
Wetl¢ywdknFeVlncome
3.116
4539
3,699
Gr055 tr•Tr51Ertsetw*n fvnd¥
731
sury1￿/[dI1￿ltI and r*rtmrAMmw
In lundsfortheye4r
211
3.116
R*eondlhtlonaffvTrd5
knalante￿ brtsY8ht tor%Yard
30,801
ID>
30.710
bthroc4rrl•d loThY*d
37,314
211
37515
34.409
34,409
The noteson y8e5 9t0 L2 forn p4rtof ¢IwsellAift•lswtm*nts

SCOThISH SCHOOLS ORCHE5fRA TRUST 5a0
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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Uttresiikred R•styktsd
Fwnd#
T*xal
Fwllds
Urfftstrlcled Restrkl
Funds
Total
Jnds
2024
140ts5
Flx•d 016•rs
TlwibleA￿ls
DÈbttsrs
Cath ai bank •nd in ha
41,789
41t<rfJ
37.389
37.389
41.789
211
37,389
37.389
u￿11t1
Qqdltors.. Arnoun15f*linK
duR ￿thIn on*￿Ir
io
14A751
14.475
12.980)
11.9801
37.314
37,S2S
34.40Y
37,314
37
111 ￿25 Y4.409
34,409
General Fun&
td FUNIS
Total Unrestricted Fund5
20.J51
16.%3
17,7C
16,701
37.314
211
34,409
Tot*lththty
37.525
34,409
ThenotesoD paies9to 12 fgnn p¥rtotthe£èaccounts
Muri4y

SCOThISH SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA TRusr scio
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
P*ge9
l A¢¢OYrttln8 Polktas
AccountlnBtonventloo
The financial statements have been preFored underthe h￿Or￿¢ ¢ost conventEon w￿h Items reco¥ni5ed at C05t
or tTrnsartlon value unless Othemisp stated In the Felevant notelsl to these accounts. The financial Statements
have been prep8red i# accordance wth the Ststernent of Recommtnded Practice". Accout>tlng and Reporting by
Charff￿5 preparEh8 thelr a¢wunts In acco¥d3nce wth the Fmisntial Reportlttg Standard applicèble in the UK and
Republlc of Ireland (FR5 1021 issued on 16 July 2014 an¢J the Financial Reptsrtln8 Standard applicab￿ in the
UTrited KiTh8dom and Republlc of Ireknd IFRS 1021, the Charrtles and TNstee Investment1Scrtlandl Act 2W5 and
the Chartt*sAtcounts Iseotlandl Rezulatlon$ 20{￿ lasam2ndedl.
The s(￿¢0n$tr(UItS a publk benefft enttyasdelned by FRS 101
GolniConc•rn
The acttyjrts have been prep8red on a 8oln8 concern basis. The Trustees have Assessed the Charitvs ability to
¢ontinue a5 a golftg concern and have reasonab￿ expettètKsn that the Chariry has adequate r2sour£es t
ontinue In operatiorbal exlsteDce for the foyeseeable future. There are lund5 £urrentty ava61ab￿ to meet all
1Sabilitie5 wheTr they become due ¥•¢J rf there a￿ any changes in posf(ion the Tntstee5 will tNke tho ti*cwary
adjustrr*nts to 5erte proviwD. Thus they coTrtinuetts adopt IhegolnKco¢Kern basisof accountine4n preparin<
these ac¢wnt&
F￿ndS
UTrrestrKied incorne fvnd5 comprtse those fvnds whlch the Trustees are free to Use for any purposè
fvrtherance of the charirable oblett& Unre5trttEd ￿ndS include de5*nateO fvnds where the Twstees, at their
d1¥rf￿Th, h3ve created a fund fur a purp¢se. Resfrtctgd funds are funds whlch are to be used I
accordance with specifK festr*tb?h5 imposed bytbedot￿r ortrusi deed,*Ythrou8h thèttrm5 of att appeal.
Incorne
All in¢ome recoBni5qd ￿￿<e the thartty has entW8merit to tho IrLcome. there 15 P￿bab￿l￿Y of re¢elpt, a•d th&
arnount of income recefvable can be measvred ¥eliabty-
OonatiODS are recogntsed when communk*tSon Is re￿Ned In wrlung wlth ntrtifratbn of both the and
Sett￿m?￿t date. In the event that a doTrhtion ts stsbled to condtiions that reqvire a Sevel of perfL>rrnan¢e belofe
the charity 15 tntitled to the funds. the income is deferred and not retLy4rJlsed until e4ther tho* cond*tK>ns are
lully n*L or the fulfil¢Yent of those condttlons is ¥¥hol￿ wlthln the control of the ch•rity and h Is Probab￿ that
those conditiofts w411 bE fvlfl1￿d in t￿e *eportinq perk)d.
Legacy 81ft5 are ￿£￿$￿1$ed OD • case by £ase basls fOl￿wIng the 8Tantln8 of pffjbate when the adrr¢ni5tratorl
pxecvtsK f¢T the esrate has commntated In wri11￿ both the ￿n￿￿ntaI￿ settlement dote. Ir¢ the eveTht that the
glft 1$ in the form of an asset tsther tthan cash ¢r a flnaThcKal 3Wt traded rèco8ni5ed stock exchange.
reccenitkin is 51Jbject tothè value ofthe grft btln# re1k1b￿ measvr4ble with a dwee of rta5(mable •¢eur¥cy and
the title to the asset has ￿en ttansferred tothe tharty-
Incornv fTom lfive5tments is Induded li the ¥edr In wh￿h ft is rece¢vJbl?.
qndltUT4
All expendtture ISre¢<*ni￿ whèn Incyrfed.
2 Taxat
The Charity 15 not reÉtstesed for VAT •Dd resaurces expended therefore inthde irrecoverabk inpJt VAT. The
organisa￿tsn is ￿cl￿d$ed as a charlty by Hfvl Rthrnue and CustDm5. Ac¢wdfjng￿, no prO￿$10n Is mède fur
taxatlon liabil1￿

scornsH SCHOOLS ORCHESTr A TRUST SCIO
NOTE5 TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS I￿nt.}
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
PaEelO
Trf
Vnre#rf¢fed R•61rftt•d 1025 Unr•stilcted Re5trkted
Totsl
3 D*YWknnsaTh&le84cles
DonJt*ons
The steven￿nch￿￿tIb1eTr￿I¢
The H￿h Frjsei FtyxwJJ¢•Dn
Foyle Fou*dation
Ch•rlt•bl•TtuSt
Whllakertharit•b￿Trw4I
McGlashanTEust
The¢Tr￿en FouThdJibn
The WwrCharirableTrusi
Rhona Chifitablé TrLSt
ThiWllll&m Syson Fund
MaryJaDet Found•ilon
thss¢s Bor￿￿ Trust
OthÈrirants
Fundrwyni
20
260
3.ofx)
4OL¥)
i.0￿)
2,OiK)
23(X)
2,250
50)
50
1250
19
20.760
2.OWJ 11,Y6D
Note." by èftrtemtni ¥Aih rhe donor5 two 4rants received in 2025 bt*ft dattr¢d until 2026, so are rty)t
included in SrKome in 202512024.. oDt8rwtl.
Inc￿0 from<harlt*jlt•ct￿*les
51,030
55,2
687
56.887
55,20D
1.687
56,887
Otherwcorne
52.478
51478
InvestmentlKome
Oeposit hterest
615
78.172
80,271
4 An*5150f ExppRd4twt
Tdal
Tol41
Proiec15 •ndxti*itvJvistT
Runn*n8costg
Indewilent E%amlnef fee
51,660
13,153
1.170
3.039 5469>
13,153
i.iyo
1039
69.02Z
573
t costs ha￿ ttot sopaiatety 1denrkfi￿ as ihe Trustee% thÈrè Is one chèrltable actiwty.
Therelortwpport coxsr•Lgto ttsth•t att￿artd nor been seyrntdy*Yen¢l1l￿.
59.0
13,578
2.840 6IJIS
145n
S Aekni*d PartyFees*Thd LKpenMs
One trustee is 4150 J member d th* m•nwent committee) w45 paid a tee of •• ¢￿dir￿t￿r of th*
Summer Couise 12014.. one tr￿ee £L(JY)l. No orher rFU5¢ees rtcE4v*d remunwatiun or txpemses isl the pwiod
12024. noDel.
MIIWW tu Inas)wrhent ¢orfftTr1t￿ members farn¥￿ £16711024.. £2171. T￿￿)
members of the mana8ement comrnit¢£e *re pa￿ le¢5, th)È #S th)ttd abow Dnd one as Conductor lor the
Summer school and play away thys ÉIA50 12014.. £IA501. One tylati￿ of * uf thr marn•8•rn•ni
comrnitteE wJ$ paid £6W fee5 a5 tutor for thè ￿MMer CoLYse13024.' one relarive- e6001. one reladv* VA5
pakdEHOFeèsas a￿[stant for the &Jmrne¥Course4nd P1¥yAY￿Y Owl2024-. £2ffl1.

scorrisH SCHOOLS ORCHESTrA TRUST SQQ
NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS IConL)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30SEPTEMBER Z025
Pwll
rewere nodonationsbyTrustee5 t0thecharity￿th￿yeaT(2o￿4.' £￿1.
Staff
T￿re WeTe 1nLfiiithJ•Lsempto￿ byth*charltyin theyear IZO24.' norel.
T￿ltsIe¥L￿d Ajsets
Total
25
At Ioctober
Adlltlonsllthsp)salsl
At 30 knternbEr
At Ioctober
At YO Sept•rnber
NetBoolValues
At 30 Septernber
2025
Other debtors
io
Crthors
A¢¢ruJls
Pr•VYn￿nt5 & d¢feJréd￿tOm@
1,170
3.305
4A75
Defwi¢d conwrf￿1￿ct)rn0 recthdlorpiopcrswhich the ch•rAvw45 not eTrtitknd t¢ untd a subsegjem
finanthal perlod
I,S40
At l October
Deferrld kny￿r
Rde•sed inyeor
AI 30 Spternber
1,540
(Jm71
1,540
115401

SCOThISH SCHOOLS ORCHESfRA TRUST 5a0
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {Cont.)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Pai112
Deferred income Is*duded in rheffMntr•l stwtements èslotlows..
2U25
Fees re￿wed in advance
Phona He￿ Chèrltible Trwtgram
L827
1,5rKI
1540
11 ￿ndS
Unr4%trf(Md Funds
Total
funds
Fun6hLince5 JT 305EPteM￿t
202412S
fuTrd5
l¥nds
Currtnl Assets
CurrÈrtt l￿bilItI¢$
2rf.826
4.4751
20,351
16.963
211
42,ro)
14,4751
3?￿2$
16,963
211
Curmnt As%4ts
Current Lhibiliiie5
2Q.688
2.980
17.708
16,701
37.389
16,701
12 ubr￿¢trd F￿hd¥
ltt¢¢xne
Expemdlture
TraTr5fers
gosept
102di
UnrKiritltd G•￿￿*1 Fund
Des(qnated Marycarmkhad fund
Total Uni*striCted Funds
17.708
16.701
34.409
68.626
262
68J88
1&5,9831
ZO.351
16.%3
37.314
165,983
Unre5tnct4dGeneral Fund
Knated M4ryCarmichaelhJnd
Total LSRiestria•d Funds
13.075
17.526
30,601
74097
175
78.272
172,7331
11,0001
r13.73YI
17311
17.708
16.701
34,409
731
Purp05esolUnrp5trkt•d
UnrestrKtedfvnd5 orefundsTrthxh arOu￿f0*t￿daYto &¥Awlryofthe¢haity.
AloryCormkhgelFuThl
Thed•l£n#t•d fuTrJ wasset upby the Twslétsfotk>￿rt81ÈÈ•1pl0f a ￿4acY1rorn MaryCaTmich*l Ththe¥E*r
to 30 Seplernber 1999. It ¢¥rt ￿ used to offer subsidised ￿￿CeS it thE 5u¢nmer xFool, tv comhwloh n•w
trk*grloroth¥wrposes asa8rttdbytheTru5tee&
Pestrkt¢dFwd5
S4pt
20141
Fund
3,150
13.0391
211
Buts*ry Fullit
109
731
p￿rPD5•Y￿H•Stsl¢1od Funds
ryFund.. Thi5fvAdrewwtnts8rJhtSKW@nforknrS&r￿t￿￿ioW<hlldreTrlo attend Iht summerx￿￿o1.

These paBe5 are N)t partof the eMamir*d ftoanc(al statoments

scorTISH 5CHOOtS ORCHESTRA TRUSTSCIO
5th￿vIe of Income
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEM8ER 2025
2025
2024
Vduntarylrmme
20
260
The5te¥enSvnChaNTh￿*TrWE
The Fraser Ftymdation
Fwle F0￿￿j&t10n
Tty CharitableTNst
Whitak8r Charita￿* Trust
The Mcl>wth•nTruyl
ThtCryi*trt Founth114
Thewtls Char5iabl•TrLtst
R•d Charl￿bIpTrtsst
Thewilliam Syson Fund
Maiylantt Kint Foundatlon
mi￿5 Tru
Qthei y*ntS
1.5ty)
2,5(X)
2,250
L250
19.010
22,760
Interest recoved
615
640
625
In<ometrom<h*tt4ble xtithe
Feesre<elved
Oth¢i iThrome
51.030
55.2
52A78
56.887
72.138
169.022
.272
Tot•l•xpendhur•
P4•tsu￿U￿1(d*fft¢kjIovth•Y￿T
3,J16

SCOThISH SCHOOIS ORCHESTRA TRUST SCIO
Schedule of Expendtture
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
th•rll¥bl• •rtkfhl
Prqerts &cctiwties cost5
Accommodaoon & Coa<h kkre
Tutor fees& eynses
mU￿C & Concert ¥wse5
BankChafge5forFees Re￿¥0
33.&)7
17.227
3.1(
557
4L939
16,983
2A77
516
54,699
61,915
PfinTrry. postJge& siètionery
Publlciiys ad¥ertlsth8
Insuran¢
Admin feo
AdmlTr travel
G*ier￿1 eKpen5e5
Ltyal & profes4onal fees
Indepe￿ent Examlnerfsfee
Web%te tost5
409
199
27Q
61
12,rr
123
50
253
246
360
1,110
14,323
14,658
69.022
76573
Th¥$e pw)￿ mt wt of the examind financlal stalernenls