The Northern Meeting Charity Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statement Scottish Charity Number SC051519 Year ending 31" Decembei 2024 The Northern Meeting Ch*ity Trustees. Annual Report and Financial Statement Year I Scottish Charity Numbef SC051519 Year ending 31" December 2024 Tru5tee5' Annual Report Charivs princlpal address Ballindalloch Castle Ballindalloch AB37 9AX Bank Bank of Scotland Independent Examlner Voluntary Action In Badenoch and Strathspey The Court House The Square Grantown on Spey PH26 3HF Trustees Chairman Secretary Treasuier stood down June 2024 elected March 2024 elerted March 2024 The Northern Meeting Ch*ity Trustees. Annual Report and Financial Statement Year I Stoiiish Charity Number SC051519 Year ending 31, December 2024 GovÈrnln8 Document The or8anisation is a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisationl and the purposes and administration arran8ements are set out in the constitution. Although the Charity was 8ranted SCIO status on 19, January 2022. the charitable activity had been taking place before this date through Foundation Scotland. RecruStment pollcy At the conclusion of each AGM, any Charity trustees appointed during the period since the precedinB AGM (but excluding those re-appointed under clause 23 of the constitution during that period) shall retire from office. The Charity trustees to retire shall be those who have served the longest. Charltable purpose The organisation's purpose is to provide grant support to groups and or8anisations that have charitable objectives and/or individuals who are deemed to be worthy recipients of funding being distributed on a purely charitable basis, for one or more of the charitable causes identified in clause 5 within the seven counties of the Northern Meetin8. The seven counties are.. Moray. Banffshire, Nairnshire. Inverness-shire, Ross-shire, Caithness and Sutherland Artlvltles and Achlevernents The Charity's main activity is grant givin& and prior to registering as a SCIO this activity was administered by Foundation Scotland. Since becoming a Charity ISCIOI and setting up its own bank account with the Bank of Scotland, grants have been awarded as follows in 2024- Tain YMCA £1848 E Normington Foundation £2000 Aban Outdoor £1360 Northern Meeting Piping Prize £100 Tarbat Discovery Centre £251XI Lovat Shinty Club £2000 Dornoch Beach Wheelchairs £25Crf) Cromarty Arts Trust £2000 Elgin Youth Development £10 The Northern Meeting Charity Trustees. Annual Report and Financial Statement Year I Scollish Charity Number SC051519 Year erbding 31" December 2024 Flnandal Review Sorne of the donation received are still going through foundation Scotland which for there is an admin char8e. ich The Charity a150 has an investment account with EQ Investors of a total fund of £91,264 Restrlcted funds The organisation has no restricted funds Reserve pollcy The Trustees consider that the general unrestricted fund of £105,415 will be sufficient to allow them to continue to operate for a period in excess of six months if no further funds were received. Approved by the board of Tru5tee5 On .. . signed on its behalf Trustee The Northern Meeting Chwity Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statement Year I Scottish Charity Number SC051519 Year ending 31" December 2024 Financlal Statement Recelpts and Payments Year ended 31" December 2024 Total• 2024 9516 Total• 2023 21750 Recei SubslDonations Grants Unrn•trlcted 9516 Restrlcl•d Retum on investmenl account 3960 3960 19100 Total Recei 13476 13476 40850 Totals 2024 Totsls 2023 ments UnMtrkt•d R•¥trlct•d Grants aid out 15308 15308 20500 Payments relating direct to charitable activities Cost foundation Scotland admin Cost other 62 62 100 143 Governance Total Ex enditure 205 15575 205 15575 20743 Net su lusldeficlt -2099 -2099 20107 The Northern Meeting Ch¥ity Trustees, Annual Report and Financlal Statement Year I Scottish Charity Number SC051519 Year ending 31" December 1024 Staternent of Balances as at 31" December 2024lrestated IRIS) to inc investment accouDtl Totals 2023 RJS Tota 2024 talem nt of Balan￿S Cash at bank at start of ear surplusldeficbt for the ear Unrnstrbcted Rmtrlctod 107.514 107 514 87407 -2099 105 415 -2099 105 415 20107 107514 Total Recei Held a8 Bank Account Investment account Total 2024 14.150 91.264 105,414 2023 30,210 77,304 107,514 Llablllt108 Independent Examination Will be due for payment in March 2025 £100.00 Assets The Charity has an investment account with a balance of £91.264 Approved by the bI￿rd of frustees on 34LS nd slgned on Its beho Trustee The Northern Meeting Charity Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statement Year I Scottish Charity Number SC051519 Year ending 31, December 2024 Independent Examlnees Rep¢)rt I report on the Financial Statement for the Charity for the year ended 3151 December 2024 set out on pages S & 6 Respectlve responslbllllles of trustee and 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 Iscotlandl Regulations 2CKI6. The Charity trustees considered that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 lal to Icl of the Accountin8 Re8ulations doe5 not apply. 11 is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 4411) Ic} of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlnerfs statement My Examination is carried oul in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts Iscotlèndl 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 a150 includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in ihe accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. the procedures undertakeh do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent emamlnerfs statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: To keep accountin8 records in accordance with 5ection4411l of the 2005 Act and regulation 4 of the 2CQ6 Accounts Regulations. and To prepare account5 which accord with the accounting records and comply with rp-: Iilitii.n ry o¢phr Iinfi . trriiintTr-: Pr,-I,.litions. Voluntary Action in Badenoch and Strathspey The Town House The Square Grantown-on-Spey PH26 3HF