FINAiiaAL STATEMÉIITS FOA ThE YEAA ENDEO isfJAIIUARY2026 CNMifY 14UMBER sa151648 DAINS EiLERSLEY HOV5E 30 MILLER ROAD AYR KA7 IAY
TRUSTEES Robbie Muir ICha4rl Morpn Johnstone ITreasurerl knHnda Steele (Se¢rtl Lauren Holden aare Slaler PAINap ADDRESS 54 fvlauchllne Ro Ah1n1eck South AshIr• KA18 2BN Independenl Ex•mlner P Reld KCA Dalns *cotants 30 Mllltr Ao•d Ayr South Ayrshlr• KI7 ZAY
E AYRSHIRE TRusfEES REPORT YEA th•rtta The organisation's wrposes are, the advancement of citvttnship or c¢mnwJnrty dwelopment, the id¥incement of hE•lih through positive prom10 of mEDt•l wellbei al awarene55 rain& the advancement of education bv ts510n of tallor made tralnin8 to wlvntws and MberS of the public and to pr(xnote knfelon8 leaTnln8 and f05tef lood relatlons withln comrnunltle Th[$ has been • rem•rk•ble year ol 8rowth. devtlopment and Imp•a fly oyr ¢h•rlty. Throughotst the pa twtlve months. Release Ayrshlre has contlnued to strenheTh Its ptIon as a Ited source of support. connectlon and hope ross Ayrshlre. Throu8h 5eThkos, Innovatl% communlty Inlllat5 and tht dedltaiion ol our volunteer5 and 5UPPOrters. we have r•¢htd more ptopSe th•n beforn •nd t•knn slRnmc•nt step5 forw•rd In our misskn to ensure that nobody h•5 to hcethelr strwl¢s •lty. One ol our most snlfflc•nt achlevèmpnts w45 the of SHOUT, R•l••ie Ayrshlr•'s free, ¢onfldentlil, 24n texi support seryke. Slnct its Introdudion in July 202$. SHOUT has ffided support throuqh 201 ¢on¥•fs•tlons UP to Marth 2026. offerfw Immedl•te Ilance to indl¥bduals when they needed h most. The launch was sUPPOrted by an extensivé awareneu ¢•mpli involvinl loral mtdl•, coMnvJnY p•nrr5 Ind hlKh-proflle gJpporter$, htlpln8 to tnsure th•t vit•l supportls •C(esble Kross Ayrshire. We •lso introduc•d • number of Plc al l%A•tK>n. womotbni wellbelni •nd stren8therdn8 ¢ornmunlty connettions. The Iwnth of tht R•l•• Ayr• G•ntl•mirfs aub <wted a wdcornlrsi weekly space wherè men can come tO8¢ther. bulld Irlendshlps ¥nd support one anothw. In $ first year alone, the ¢lub wel¢omed more than SO•tt•nd•tt, demonstrntlry the clear need foy s•le ard supportlve 5pace5 wlthln our cornrnunl¥e5. vldt Ehls, w¢ l•unchd OUT Lad• n. D•th lThhl•ih•, •rKour•8ln8 p•t •Th14i•mqrt b•tw••n fathw5, rn•le role rnode15 and youfii people. whlle our Grlet were de¥eloped and dlsirlbyted xros5 lor4 ¢ommunltl¢s •fid support settlngs to pro& pr•dk•l c¢rfnfort •ndwldvKt t<> mp¢rlvIry bere•Yèment. Our commltment to ¢ommunityew•¢emMt remilned at the l¥1 ofe¥erythirq we do. Throughout the ye•r, Rele•se Ayrshlr• •ttended and dell¥trtd Ir• th•A 20 ¢ornmunSty •¥•nts. w•Nb•tr4 f•lry Ind knlomi•U•n n4114, ensurl th•1 mental heth support •nd 5ulcSde prent)n mesM8es reached thOUndS of people across Ayrshire. Frorn locil Ivals and school e¥tnts to reuwery walks and wellbe1 markétplxes. these oPp)rtUnoS ¥lknved us to nIc1 dlr•rtly wlth kndlvbduals, f•mllb¥ aThl p•rtn•r 011$110n% We were also proud to l•unch sthyral communtrled umpa4ns. sncludini the Summ•r Stone Ch•llerye and Xlndn•is Card Inltl•tfv•, both desrffted to eour•¢t pOse of kindness. connertn and conversation. The projects hi¢hllehted th¢ power ol ¢omrnunllie5 comlni tO4ether to support one anoiher and pr¢)mott wellbelng In slmple bui m•¥nlnglul ways. The 8rowth of our Oryanatn has a150 b¢en renected in Increas1 digit4 presence. DU4 the year we reached an tmport•nt mllestone of ThTok follow•r4 eThabl1 us to sh¥e m¢sy¥e5 of hope. support and iw•renesi wlth an even wider •udlen¢e. Ow achle¥ements thi5 year Vre On possible because of the 8erfftosOty and comrnitrnent of our supporter5. fvnders and local communitiP5. Thiou8hout the yeai. Release Ayrshire secufed stgnlfiram kncDmÈ throuqh ¢rants, donat+ons. fvndraisln8 events and conwunty Initiati4N wty4ldlni the resourrs ned to exp3nd ser¥i¢e5 and develop new projects.
AY TRU5fEES REPORT FOR ThEY R ENDED We are particularly grateful to a number (rf organi5atTrons and indiwduols whose c¢ntrlbuiions made a substantial impart on our work. Thls included £5.000 frorn the KHEwalk H•pplest Mlnut• knld•thi•. £4.0ffj r•lsed throulh th• Rumble at the Ra¢ec4wrs• BOXIN Evert £3.720 from the NCAF LOthpa Rumbh, Ind £3.020 rnlsed throuih th• St•vl• G IOK E¥•nt. We 50 reed a remarkable £ZM9 don•tlon fr¢)m Umum Lalrd tolWni successlul mpl•tkn ol the Skye Ultr• 2025. akngslde itserous 5UPPOrt from Curnn¢>Ek Rot•ry Club, which dvrsoted omblned £15 Kross the y&•r. Furthei support was re¢el¥ed thro4h Cw m•MNhIP Fundlni la.622.181. Th¢ i•t¢ I> 5thendel m11•1 Oonkn l£l,iMKII. J•¢k 6ro&•r M•morlal Day I£LIfy)l and GE CthdonS•n1£9001. These contrlbutlons, tolether wlth Mars¥ other gnnts, don•tlons Ind fvndnisin8 efforts, b•¥e enabled Reitase Ayrshire to contlnue deliverin8 vital support seryke5 acros5 Ayr5Nre. We wouhl also Ilkt to acknowle the Supp of the N•tlond lottery COrnrn1ty Fund. W1$e fundlry en•bled the •ppvlntrneni ol Klrsty Is Ch•rlty C¢JordiN•tor durtry the wr. The folt h•s IMtrvment•l In supportln¥ the 8r¢)wth. development •nd d•tdaY d¢lPrfry of th• th•rity's Every fundrblslng event oryn15ed challenp completed. raffle tlckel purchased. y•ni awarded •nd donaikjn receNed his contrlbuted dSrectly to 511PPOrtiTr4 IndrdUal5 and hmi11•5 Kr$ Ayr5hirt. W• remaln d•p thankfvl to •V•ry oryntsailon. bUne>S. cofT¥nunhy eroup. fuftdr41ser •Thl Indl¥ldual supporter has Inve51ed In Ir mlsslon and trkelped w ¢ontlnue rnakI i dWfor•nre. We were p•rtlculèrty 8rat•ful IOF th• supptyt recthed from local iwsln•55es, ¢ommuThlty iroups, crI1ble or8oThtsatlon¥ fundr•lsers •Dd Indfvmlual donors who ¢oll•ctlty wiiflbuted many thou5•nds of pouros io h•lp sustain and develop our work. Evtry donation, no m•tter Its 1¢. h45 m•de • meanInl dlfference. The ye•r •lso broviht lffyorthnt rKo•nlVon lor Aytshlr•. W¢ tMor• honvur•d tv b• n•mln4t•d far th M•k ff•r•nr• DI¢811¥ Aw•rd •t the AyrslMr• Suklde Pre¥entlon Cunmunlty Ch•mploTh Award5. whlle the charlty received Ihe FADS Ouw•rdlry Aeeoinltlon ATrd 1025. In iddh)n. I was recogned wtth the IMrt ITr th• C•mmunlty Award 2025. refiectir¥ the dedlcatTron. passbn and tommrtment showTh atross the ory•nis•tion. Behind ev •chie¥ernent stands •A Incred¢bl¢ te•rn of volunteers. staff. trustees aThd 5UPPOrters whost dedleatlon continues to Insplre. The tNstets wotsld like to exiend our sincere th•nks to our Charhy Coorflnator. volunteers, luThdfalsers, parther orsanlsatlon5 •nd everyone h•$ thelr tlme, skllls •nd resou& to support flel••s¢ Ayrshlre ihrouihoth th• y••r. Most Importantly the iwsiees want to trtk the communities of Ayrshife for tontlAulni io place their trust Irb US. Your sUPPOrt enables us to contlnut orowin& innrwatin8 4nd rrfFK)ndin8 to the needs of those lacin¢ mental he•hh challenges, lonellness. grlef and emoifjonal distveu. As look •head, w• do $0 ¥Alh mnfid•n¢•. ambttk>n ThJ dthrmkn•th)n. The found•knon$ bulft durln8 th15 year provlde an excltlrq pkitform for fwure irowth. allowlni us to reach eNYn more people. Strethen Ouf servl¢es •Nd ¢ontinue maklni • pos11 dIfferenEethru Ayrshlre. On behalf of the 8oard ol Trustees. thank to ebvyone who ha5 5UPPOrted Rdtase Ayrshire over the past year. Toiether, we h•¥e •<hie¥ed a 8reat deal, and to8ether. we wlll ¢ontlAU to ensure that Trobody h•$ to theSr StruU$ abThe. The trusree5' pollcy is to rein £2.l In unrestricted fund5 wder to ffet cornmrtments ènd to ¢o¥er any ynempeued expendityre. Thetrustee5 believe Ih•t this is an xcwtsble rae buiwll ¢ontinue monitor the position.
AE AY EES REPOAT FOR TH TheTNslees who ser¥ed durlng the year•re asfolk)w&' Robbie Muir Ichèirl MorBèn John5tone ITie4surerl Amanda Steele Iseuetaryl Lauren Hold¢n O•re later The mana8ernent committtt. which normilty meets on the 5¢ Wednesd•y ol eo¢h month, Ire the ch•rit*s trustees. Mernbership of the charlty Is open to members ol the ieneral pubNc. helplni io ensure contlnulry within the or8an15ation. Tru¥tMs ar¢ elected at th¢ annu318eneral meet¢n8 which is held in March. There must be a miTrlmum of ¢ht members In •ttend•nc& The CharV Is • Scoitlsh Ch•r6t•ble IrKorpor•ted 0rpnlypn {• SCK)). It was re8hlered In Its current le¢al forrn on 18th March 2022. The charlty was pre¥loUV an unIrK0ryTrtId assoctIon but th1n1 Irs leyl lorrn to a SCIO. Appr¢y4ed by the Trusteeson 2310612026 •nd slAn¢d on bdwffof th• trufi•W •1 • bothi. Robble Mulr Trustee
YRSHIR REPORT BY THE INDEPEND NT IN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 15[ JANUARY 2026 719 I report tsn the attounts ofthè charrty for the year ended tst JaThJary 2026. Re5pertlve r¢5ponslbllltbÈs of trust•es and examln The charity's trustees are responsible for the pieparatlon of the xcounis In accorthrKe with the terms ol the Charltle5 and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 21Tr)S and the crItIeS Accounts (Scotlandl Re8ulatiors 2fJ)6. The charlty trustees consider that the audlt requirement of Regulation iiNII Idl of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my re5pon5ibility to examine the accounts as required under sedion 4411) Icl of the Act and to state whh¢r oartlcular matters have come to mv atttntlon. sls of Independent eumlher's Mat•m•rt examination is carrled out in accordaff e wlth fle610n 11 of the Charitie5 A¢¢¢wnts Iscotlandl Re8ulatlons 2CM)6. An examInatn include$ 3 review of the xcounting records kept by the char¥ and a comparlson of the accounts presented wfth those fecords. It a150 Intludes considefatbn of any Itsnusual items Of disclosures In the accouThts and seeks explanatk)n5 from the tiustett concerning any S[h matte. The wocedures undertaken do rt prode all the evSdence that wtyjld be required in Jn audil. )d consequently I do not an audit opinlon on the vlew given bv the accounts. Indepehdoffl •x•mkn'sststomni In the course gf rny txamlnation. ro manef has come to my attentlon l. whSch 8fve5 me reasonable cause to bellelethat In any mtterlal respert the requlrements.. to keep a¢countln8 records In cOrdot wlth Seclk>n 44(11 lal of the 2005 Art and Fle8ulatlon 4 olthe 2C)6 Accounts Re8ulations. and - to prepare accounts whkh accord wlth th accountln8 re¢ords and comply wlth Reiulatlon 9 ofthe 2( kcounts fle8ulations have not been met, or 2. 10 whlth, In my oplnlon. attentlon slthild be drawn In wder to enable • proper understandln8 of the accounts to be reached. Neil P Aeld FCCA Dalns Atcountants Ellersley Houst 30 Miller Road AYR KA7 2AY IDAINS
IlCCOUNTANTS Oalrsls a n•rne of Wlll•m + Co Ltd
E AYRSHIRE AND AYME ACCO E YEAA ENDED ISTJANUAAY 20 FO fundra651ry IrKom• Donation Fundralsl Grnni Other Income 37,136 2I45 37.136 2,845 23.258 2B.145 5,472 3,816 23258 39981 23258 63.239 37,433 Totsl RK•lpts 39981 63.239 Fundr•lslni exp•ns•s Fundr•lsln8 Empons 388 L175 2.175 P•ym•nl¥lor ¢h•rknbl• cthlO In5uranci ertlsln4 Promotlonil Items Ind•ptndent examln•ilon Motor Experbxs Van Purchases Sell Employed Ch•rny Coordkn•tor TeWon• Tralnlnq Costs Offe. PrlThtlr¥ Ind St•llwry General Expenses 5ubscrSptlon5 Shout S•rvi¢e App dev¢lopmtni Rent Bank fees 836 12,358 J4 836 12358 14.860 810 6,036 17,131 720 1.939 I16 12.319 12.319 9WI 52 922 1.129 1.394 442 169 920 442 169 5,520 1.575 33 874 4.764 18,8691 C•5h bal•nc• brcwht fon¥•fd %J24 3*16 17 Cash balance Carrd lorw•rd
AYRSHIRE STATEMEKfOF JALINCES THE YEAR ENDED ISTJANU Bank and cath In h•nd B•nk bal4n¢e 14,578 I478 Vnrestricted Fun 5,124 Restrlrted Funds 8.580 316 14.578 Flvd Awts MotorVthlcls 4.425 C•$h Funds Flx¢d knets 14,578 4A25 ApproY•d by the tfUSt•tt on 2310612026 ar1 snwl on th•lr b•h•ll .. Robble Mulr Trustee
FOR THE Y ND 20 The ch•rRy fettw donationsfrom tht folhi¥Awvd:" Alexander Muir Furnl Dbrecto Atrlum Hoffles Boxlng M•tch- Cerl M¢Cheesrwy Boxlno Matth. Kenzle MacK•v Boxlng Match- Cash Donations Collectlon Cans Cumnock Rotary aub E8¢er UK GE Avl•tlon GSK INne Hlllhoust Qu•rry JustGlvlni North Ayrshlre Boxln8 rrucche Revltallze Gym The Klftwal Sit¥lE G M•morlal Aun W•ll•¢e McDow•ll 10.512 1435 31 5.930 2YJ 2CQ 48 5,541 3.750 sso 3.020 700 C¥>natlonsfrom Indl¥ldu•ts Oth•1 don•tloThs under É3( 3,3 230 914 No trustee rernuneratlon Of expenses r• p•ld durtni tht arlI025.. tr•¥el exptDs•s of £193.50 pald to tru5teel. £2.ILXI12025- Enlll was pald io Alexndef Mu Funernl TeOIS for ffnt•l oloffice sp•¢e. RObe Mulr, trustee djrertor ol Alexander Mulr FuTheral DIrert. was • fvll board deci•. whlch securts •n offi lor the tharlty coordimtor ¥thlch has plenty ol St lor al our m•rth•Thdis• •Dd matrials at a yeatly reducod market value rnte. Pahl Oui Natlon•l Lottery New Cumno¢k DT NÈW Cumnock DT. Sho CrOp Moblle App 16536 18.5031 13,8161 14,60)> IL5751 8.033 3.816 2.122 $47 l Thi r¥tr6¢ted fund hasto be used to h fund the Sal of• chartty co(YdlMtor. 2 The restrfcted fvnd has to be used for salary ¢tssts of the drIty(00¥d1natorto spend ID extra 4 hours to be Used wlthln New Curnnock. 3 The restrlcted hasto be used to help fumd Shout StT¥i¢e. 4 The restrfrted fur h•sto wd to help fund deVelwnt of a rn¢>blie app.