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**Morvern Games and Gala Week**
**Financial Statements and Trustees' Report**
**For the Year Ended 31st August 2024**
**Charity No: SC051236**
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**Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO For the year ended 31st August 2024 Trustee's Annual Report**
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024.
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
## **Charity Name**
Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO
## **Charity No**
SC051236
## **Address**
## **Current Trustees**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Constituition**
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporation Organisation (SCIO). It was registered in its current legal form on 6th Sept 2021. It was previously a voluntary run community group. It has a two tier structure using the SCVO model constitution, comprising of Members and Charity Trustees.
## **Definition of Community**
The "Community" being the Community of Morvern as defined by Morvern Community Council.
## **Appointment of Trustees**
The number of Trustees shall be not less than 3 and the total number of Trustees shall not be more than 9.
- No more than 6 shall be elected as Trustees by the Ordinary Members;
- Ordinary Members are those individuals aged 16 and over who:
- (a) are resident in the Community
- (b) are entitled to vote at a local government election in a polling district that includes the Community or part of it; and
- (c) support the Purposes.
- No more than 3 shall be co-opted; so to ensure a spread of skills and experience within the Board.
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**Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Charitable purposes**
The Organisation's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The Organisation's purposes are:
• The advancement of citizenship or community development through the management of community land and associated assets, including the conservation of its natural environment, and providing environmental and recreational amenities and improved access for the benefit of the Community and the public.
• The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science through the facilitation of music, cultural and art events for the community and the public in order to further public awareness of the local environment, culture, heritage and history.
- The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities which will be
- available for use by members of the community and public.
## **Activities**
The Morvern Games and Gala Week committee hosts an annual event in Morvern every July, featuring the highly anticipated Morvern Highland Games, which serves as the week's kickoff at Knock Park, Lochaline. The day's attractions include children's sports, adult athletics and heavy events, alongside performances by pipe bands, displays of Highland dancing, tug-of-war contests, and novelty races such as the 'wife-carrying race', and whisky barrel rolling. Additionally, a market street offers a variety of food, craft and charity stalls, refreshments, chainsaw carving demonstrations, a bouncy castle, live music and much more.
Following the Highland Games, the committee organises a diverse timetable of events and activities suitable for all ages, including a duck race, clay pigeon shooting, afternoon teas, Drimnin cinema showings, bowls, badminton, quiz nights, bingo, rodeo race night, treasure hunts, mini Highland games, heritage and nature walks, shinty, play sessions for children under five, live music, ceilidhs raft races, water sports, a flower festival, sand mine tours, darts and a plethora of other activities. The aim is to ensure that all local groups and businesses can benefit from the week-long festivities.
## **Achievements and Performance**
The Scottish Sea Farms Heart of the Community Fund has enabled the committee to enhance facilities at Knock Park, by providing a new marquee. Since the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the number of stalls participating in our games, prompting the committee to ensure that the facilities can expand in tandem with the event's growth.
The charity has successfully leveraged its expertise to attract substantial support from visitors and locals attending the Highland Games. This support has been evident not only on the event day but throughout the week, with all activities enjoying strong attendance and drawing large crowds to Morvern. The charity organised several events and managed all logistics for the week, ensuring a wide range of enjoyable options for everyone.
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**Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **Plans for the future**
The Morvern Games and Gala Week committee has had the opportunity to participate in the Local Place Plan board to outline future developments for Knock Park. This proposal has now been submitted to the Council, and the committee looks forward to the next steps once they receive all necessary documentation from their buyout. They are grateful for the feedback and suggestions received through the LPP in which can be added to the support received through their own consultations as they move forward with the enhancements to Knock Park. Discussions regarding quotations are underway, with the initial priority being to secure the boundaries of the acquired land.
## **Reserves policy**
Where there is no specific policy, the charity aims to retain sufficient funds required to meet
annual running costs.
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**Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO**
**For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **Independent examiner's report to the Trustees and Members of Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31st August 2024 which comprises the statement of receipts and payments, the balance sheet and the related notes.
This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Section 44 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. My examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my examination, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Respective responsibilities of directors and independent examiner**
The charity's 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 (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity's 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 examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Account (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 seeking 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.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
- (i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect
the requirments to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44 (1) (a) of 2005 Act and Regulations 4 of 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or
(ii) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
ts to be reached.
Date 15.05.25
The Highland Bookkeeper 2 Achnaha View Morvern PA80 5AB
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## **Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO**
## **Statement of Receipts and Payments For the year ended 31st August 2024**
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2024**|**2023**|
||Note|£|£|**£**|£|
|**Receipts**|4|||||
|Donations||3827|0|**3827**|4499|
|Grants||0|22352|**22352**|106452|
|Fundraising||0|0|**0**|0|
|Charitable activities||16318|0|**16318**|20392|
|Bank interest||0|0|**0**|0|
|**Total receipts**||20145|22352|**42497**|131343|
|**Payments**|5|||||
|Fundraising Cost||0|0|**0**|208|
|Charitable Activities||14310|0|**14310**|123306|
|Governance Costs||550|0|**550**|550|
|Purchase of equipment||0|0|**0**|1403|
|**Total payments**||14860|0|**14860**|125467|
|Net Receipts/(Payments)||5285|22352|**27637**|5876|
|Transfer between funds||0|0|**0**|0|
|**Net Receipts/(Payments)**||5285|22352|**27637**|5876|
The notes on pages 7 and 8 form an integral part of these accounts.
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22352
25391
26842
20966
27637
5876
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559
53920
559
26283
54479 26842
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94698
725
555
242
115992
161
115655
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550
The notes on pe8es 7 and 8 lorm an inte8rol port of these
Approved by ihe irustees and si8ned on their behalf by.
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**Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **1 Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended)
## **2 Nature and purpose of funds**
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity.
Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds raised for specific purposes.
## **3 Related party transactions**
No remuneration was paid to the Trustees or any connected persons during the year (2023: Nil).
## **4 Receipts**
|**Receipts**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|**Donations**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2024**|**2023**|
|Gate donations|1807|0|**1807**|2535|
|Various Individuals/Companies|2020|0|**2020**|1964|
||3827|0|**3827**|4499|
|**Grants**|||||
|Lochaber Community Fund|0|0|**0**|300|
|Scottish Land Fund|0|22352|**22352**|105902|
|Edinburgh District Motor Club|0|0|**0**|250|
||0|22352|**22352**|106452|
|**Fundraising**|||||
|Quiz|0|0|**0**|0|
||0|0|**0**|0|
|**Charitable Activities**|||||
|Sponsor/Adverts in programme|4585|0|**4585**|3685|
|Stalls|770|0|**770**|1054|
|Raffle|2085|0|**2085**|1931|
|Bar Sales|8011|0|**8011**|11964|
|Gala Week Events|550|0|**550**|1250|
|Misc|53|0|**53**|0|
|Merchandise sales|264|0|**264**|508|
||16318|0|**16318**|20392|
|**Bank interest**|||||
||0|0|**0**|0|
||0|0|**0**|0|
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## **Morvern Games and Gala Week SCIO**
## **Notes to the accounts**
## **For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **5 Payments**
|**Payments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|**Fundraising costs**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2024**|**2023**|
|Raffle|0|0|**0**|208|
||0|0|**0**|208|
|**Charitable Activities**|||||
|Entertainment|2466|0|**2466**|3148|
|Drink/Food expenses|4390|0|**4390**|6236|
|Merchandise|387|0|**387**|313|
|Medals/Trophies|340|0|**340**|791|
|Marquee|880|0|**880**|200|
|Toilet hire|1800|0|**1800**|1763|
|Advertising/Printing|1057|0|**1057**|1088|
|Hall rental|212|0|**212**|530|
|Sundries|200|0|**200**|706|
|Licence/Insurance|856|0|**856**|748|
|Field preparation|1263|0|**1263**|8613|
|Fuel/travel costs|383|0|**383**|439|
|Bank charges|76|0|**76**|0|
|Scottish Land Fund|0|0|**0**|98729|
||14310|0|**14310**|24930|
|**Governance costs**|||||
|Accounting costs|550|0|**550**|550|
||550|0|**550**|550|
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