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¢rt￿l
Lauren Holden
aare Slaler
PAINap￿ ADDRESS
54 fvlauchllne Ro
A￿h1n1eck
South A￿shIr•
KA18 2BN
Independenl Ex•mlner
P Reld KCA
Dalns *co￿tants
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 prom￿10￿ of mEDt•l wellbei￿ al￿ awarene55 rai￿n& the advancement of education bv
ts￿510n 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 stren￿heTh Its p￿tIon as a I￿￿ted source of support. connectlon and hope
ross Ayrshlre. Throu8h 5eThkos, Innovatl%* communlty Inlllat￿5 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 s*nlfflc•nt achlevèmpnts w45 the of SHOUT, R•l••ie Ayrshlr•'s free, ¢onfldentlil, 24n texi
support seryke. Slnct its Introdudion in July 202$. SHOUT has ffided support throuqh 201 ¢on¥•fs•tlons UP to
Marth 2026. offerfw Immedl•te I￿l￿ance to indl¥bduals when they needed h most. The launch was sUPPOrted by an
extensivé awareneu ¢•mpli￿ involvinl loral mtdl•, coMnvJn￿Y p•nr*r5 Ind hlKh-proflle gJpporter$, htlpln8 to
tnsure th•t vit•l supportls •C(es￿ble Kross Ayrshire.
We •lso introduc•d • number of Pl￿*c￿ 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 ar*d supportlve 5pace5 wlthln our cornrnunl¥e5.
vldt Ehls, w¢ l•unch*d OUT Lad• n. D•th lThhl•ih•, •rKour•8ln8 p•￿t￿ •Th14i•mq*rt 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¢rlv￿Iry 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 he￿th support •nd 5ulcSde pre￿nt￿)n mesM8es reached thOU￿ndS of people across Ayrshire. Frorn locil
Ivals and school e¥tnts to reuwery walks and wellbe1￿ markétplxes. these oPp)rtUn￿oS ¥lknved us to ￿nIc1
dlr•rtly wlth kndlvbduals, f•mllb¥ aThl p•rtn•r 01￿1$*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 e￿our•¢t pOs￿￿e of kindness. connert￿n 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 Oryan￿at￿n has a150 b¢en renected in Increas1￿ digit4 presence. DU￿￿4 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 V￿re 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 conw*unty Initiati4N wty4ldlni the resourr*s ne*d 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 re￿￿ed 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•M￿NhIP Fundlni la.622.181. Th¢ i•t¢ I>￿￿ 5thendel m￿￿11•1
Oon*k*n 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 acknowl￿e the Supp￿ of the N•tlond lottery COrnrn￿1ty Fund. W1￿$e fundlry en•bled the
•ppvlntrneni ol Klrsty Is Ch•rlty C¢JordiN•tor durtry the wr. The folt h•s IMtrvment•l In supportln¥ the
8r¢)wth. development •nd d•￿t￿daY d¢lPrfry of th• th•rity's
Every fundrblslng event oryn15ed challenp completed. raffle tlckel purchased. y•ni awarded •nd donaikjn receNed
his contrlbuted dSrectly to 511PPOrtiTr4 Indr￿dUal5 and hmi11•5 Kr￿$ Ayr5hirt. W• remaln d*•p￿ thankfvl to •V•ry
oryntsailon. bU￿ne>S. cofT¥nunhy eroup. fuftdr41ser •Thl Indl¥ldual supporter has Inve51ed In I￿r 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, c￿rI1*ble
or8oThtsatlon¥ fundr•lsers •Dd Indfvmlual donors who ¢oll•ctl*ty wiiflbuted many thou5•nds of pouros io h•lp
sustain and develop our work. Evtry donation, no m•tter Its ￿1¢. h45 m•de • meanIn￿l 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 AT￿rd 1025. In iddh*)n. I was recogn￿ed wtth the IM￿rt 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 t￿rtk 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. Stre￿then 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 rei*n £2.l￿ In unrestricted fund5 wder to ff￿et cornmrtments ènd to ¢o¥er any ynempeued
expendityre. Thetrustee5 believe Ih•t this is an xcwtsble ra￿e 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 Char￿V Is • Scoitlsh Ch•r6t•ble IrKorpor•ted 0rpnly￿pn {• SCK)). It was re8hlered In Its current le¢al forrn on
18th March 2022. The charlty was pre¥loU￿V an unIrK0ry￿TrtId assoc￿tIon 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 c￿rItIeS 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 wh￿h¢r
oartlcular matters have come to mv atttntlon.
sls of Independent eumlher's Mat•m•rt
examination is carrled out in accordaff e wlth fle6￿￿10n 11 of the Charitie5 A¢¢¢wnts Iscotlandl Re8ulatlons 2CM)6.
An examInat￿n 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 r￿t pro￿de 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'sststom*ni
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 ￿cOrdo￿t 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
Off*e. 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
I￿16
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 Carr￿d lorw•rd

AYRSHIRE
STATEMEKfOF JALINCES
THE YEAR ENDED ISTJANU
Bank and cath In h•nd
B•nk bal4n¢e
14,578
I4￿78
Vnrestricted Fun
5,124
Restrlrted Funds
8.580
3￿16
14.578
Flvd Awts
MotorVthlcl*s
4.425
C•$h Funds
Flx¢d knets
14,578
4A25
ApproY•d by the tfUSt•tt on 2310612026 ar￿1 s*nwl on th•lr b•h•ll ￿..
Robble Mulr
Trustee

FOR THE Y
ND
20
The ch•rRy fettw donationsfrom tht folhi¥Awvd:"
Alexander Muir Fur*nl 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 Alex*ndef Mu* Funernl ￿Te￿OIS for ff*nt•l oloffice sp•¢e. ROb￿e 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 mat*rials at a yeatly reducod market
value rnte.
Pahl Oui
Natlon•l Lottery
New Cumno¢k DT
NÈW Cumnock DT. Sho
Cr*Op 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 d￿rIty(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 deVelw￿nt of a rn¢>blie app.