2024-12-31-accounts - Thistle Ceremonies SCIO

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APPENDIX 1 oscr Penod 51art dat• Ih Penod end dBle O•> Fn Chlcé of Scothth Chwlty Regul•tor Referonce and administration details h•rfty n•mv Oth•r ch•vlty l• kno* SCIO R•gl¥t•r•d charfiy numb•r Ch•rV¥ w1n¢1p •ddr• SC051684 of th• ¢h•rity tru•t••• on d41• of approval ol Trustees Annujl Rcport TrusiEc namé oiri¢t111 anyl 10 11 12 13 14 1$ 17 18 19

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APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details NJm•i ol a51 other charbty Irusteu durfng th• wrfod. bf wry. •xampl•. thom who r•ilgn•d port way through th• nn•nEl•l p•rtodl NIA Structure, governance and management Typ• of qov•rnlng do¢um•nl SCIO cOtUtion Trusts• r•cNRm•nt and appoln¢rn•nl AJI rn•J¢ Inst•tn the tharity wa¥ f(Ym&l. Any new scbivd INst8•8will u)rt 8PFlt•d •nd oif• 00cp1 ¥t Ih& AGM. Objectives and activities Ch8dtable purpos•s The we¥enbon or reef of poverty. The 8brNe wll be achleved ty. Hum8niwn and dcn8t4ng propU1K of wr yofts lo help suppjrt our annual nominated Scottish ¢hafity. We rnise fvnds fty ¢yJr Funeral Fund. This fund is Sei up lo asiL4t those pewe Iwing in ScotL8nd. Svuggkn lo rne81 the co&t of 8 funeral. The irybal payments are to pmide a Humanist Cekbrani free of chargg. as Ihe Fund grm, will be able lo prowde addiuonal monies to &)verthe cost ol srre or all ol the funernl. We work directy wlh Ihe Funernl LThreuNs to estsblish the c05t5 Bre propoitionate and Ihe fund 1$ means tested lo enswe sustamablty. By raising rnonies fcf our Fvnernl FuTrJ. we aim to fmarK#81 hdp fty those rnost In need in society J in ScdiaThJ. vh) have been irnpacted by Ihe increa$ln9 eryod or neral poverty. As we ¢"nut lo raise fvnd5. rae a¥¥areness ollhi¥ ial is$, th Funeral DirecttY5 and local aulhorities, we hopg to uhnately have an irrw on reverslng the Ude of fiJneral poverty In

Sufflmary olth• maln •cdvWo8 In relatlon to th•s• obl•ct# (>Jr main 8dMbe9 wKhJde Inrtbal fvn¢Js teing donBled by Th15de Cuerr#yxs TradiThJ Llt1. Thew 0ting prDfiI is donated dired ¢0 FMd. We have aOditiM81 dwtiM avenues cfi Lwrwebsrte lo 8lfvNf PBOF4810 ddie any amwnt w heW iih ¢Jy charity. We havo b8gun to oblBin great Ilwwah fvweb8it8. ar will 10 8ddreBO th1$. We ¢ryJlry llh a¢kn fimdr8Lqlry lulLWe. APPENDIX I Achievements and perfomance Summary ol th• m•ln •¢hl•v•m•nt• ol knugh St inl¢y w• hwv• ethbh.shed links with th• Gh•dty dyrfng th• flnan¢l•l p•rfod Funeral Clrectorn. ¢0 help klen'fy Ihose may find ihernselwes In luner81 povety, 8nd io assstwhem posthle. We h•ve reconlty b89un rnaching ¢Art lo wittmn Sc4tt8TrJ, to aithl •t lh• rnt dsffirJth Dmes. W• £9,1 TP¥g00 cWenleS Tradry Lld ¥1 o dthmtkn. t510 by dkeGt Jnd £419 bank wtt•r¥¥L Lhjrthg Ihls yeor** $upport¢d th tho fun8rn1 costs ol one person, ao D)51 of a c•lrybr•nt. We donalod £50 10 tIKI DEC rdaDng to the Twkly a &JMikn lo Edthbwgh Wwon 8 Ahj. We b• wiOthr4 Ihe Funeral Fur¥J by •rffj•fv ¥Ath al Fun•rnl OireciLvs in ScolLgnd kn th• ¢erng yggr to Trjl cnty help lho most no•d. tyji also Inuea5e blty of th¢ ¢hanty lo grrm the Funot81 FLtnd •nd Mis• awarones$ offvneral Fovety In S¢oiianO. Thls 11 4$0 Ind1 I0n9 1h hospKes and the thanty us9 A5 flyern. Financial review 8rf•f st•t•m8nt of th• ¢hartty's poll¢y Any reserves be hdd back for fuiure a55151ance for th05è finding ¢Jn r•%evves thernsthe$ in hjneral poverty. Allhwgh reserve$ rnay bvild. the assista0 can rawa Iw £175 to so¥1 thndS dep8ndlng on th• need ofthe (thent.

D•lall& of any defi¢N Don•t•d f•clllll•s Ind Mr¥lcu Illwry) Thw• dwt•J I1$ ty w¥x8. APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The trustees decthre that lth•y hv• •Pp•d th• trusl••s' I• •bo¥•. 81gii•d on b•hMolthe chqrfty's trustees 819nalur•l•l

APPENDIX 1 oscr Period start dale Mr1h Y8Ar Jan 2023 Period end dale Month January Y88r From 14 To 13 2024 offi of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered eharity number Charity's principal address Thistle CeremcieS SCIO SC051684 Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Trustee name Office {rf any) Dales acted if not for whole year {or body) entrtled to 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Name5 of all other charity trustee5 during the sl0d. if any. (for example. those who resigned part way through the financial period) NIA Structure, governance and management Type of governing document SCIO Constttubc Trustee recruitment and appointment AJI founder members were mae trustees when the charity was fomied. Any new acting trustees will be initially apwinted and officialty adopted at the AGM. Objectives and activities Charrtable purposes The preventKrf) relief of poverty. The above will be achieved by". promotsng Humanism and donating a proportion of our profrts to help support our annual nominated Scottish chartty. We raise fvnds for Funeral Fund. This fvnd is set up lo assist those people living in Scotland. who struggle to meet the cost of a neral. The initi.al payments are to provide a Humanist Celebrant free of charge. bui as the Fund grows. we will be able to provide additional monies to cover the cost of some or all of the fvneral. We work directty with the Funeral Direct5 to establish the costs are proF)Ortionate and the fund is means tested to ensure sustainabilrty. By raising monies for our Funeral Fund. we aim to provth finanryal help for those most in need in society INing in Scodand, who have been impacted by the increasing effect of fvneral povety. As we continue to raise fvnds. raise awareness of this social issue, liaise with Funeral Directors and local authoribes, we hope lo ulb'matsty have an impact reversing the tide of funeral poverty in Scotland.

Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Our main actsv1ts include initial fvnds being donated by Thislle Ceremonies Trling Ltd. Their operakn'ng profit is donated direct to our Funeral Fund. We have additi[al d¢atiOn avenues on our website to albw people to donate any amount to help with our charity. We have begun to obtain a great engagement through the website. and will continue to address this. We wll be engaging with active fundraising in the fjJture. APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during Ihe financial period Ajthwgh we are still in our infancy we have established links wth several Funeral Directors, to help identify those who may find themselves in funeral povety. and to assist where possible. We have also recently begun reaching out to HOSpe$ within Scotland, to assist at the most dtfficuli times. We received £9.400 from Thisle Ceremonies Trading Ltd as a donation. £510 by dired website donatKns and £419 bank interest During this year we have supped in the funeral costs of one person. Nthich also incorporated the cost of a celebrant. We donated £50 to the DEC relating to the Turkey earthquakes and a donation to Edinburgh W(en'S Ahj. We will be widening the Funeral Fund by engaging wilh all Funeral Directors in Scotland in the coming year to not only help those most in need. but also increase visibiltty of the charity lo grow the Funeral Fund and raise awareness of fvneral poverty in Scotland. This will also include liaising wrth hospices and promotsng the chartty using A5 flyers. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reseNes Any reserves will be hdd baek for future assistance for those finding themselves in funeral px)verty. Althh reserves may build, the assistanee can range from £175 to several thousands depending on the need of the dient.

Details of any deficit There are deficits. Donated facilities and services Irf any) There are no dcated knltbes or serwces. APPENDIX 1 other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's tnteeS Signaturels)

Full name(s)

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Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Office Bearer Date 4[th] February 2024 4[th] February 2024

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Receipts and payments accounts

		For the period from	For the period from	14 Day		Period start date January 2023 Month Year	Period start date January 2023 Month Year	Period start date January 2023 Month Year	Period start date January 2023 Month Year	Day 13		Period end date Month January	Period end date Month January	Period end date Month January	Period end date Month January	Period end date Month January	Year 2024
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds			Expendable endowment funds			Permanent endowment funds			Permanent endowment	Total funds current period						Total funds last period	Total funds last
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £			to nearest £			to nearest £				to nearest £						to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		9,910															9,910			2,050
Legacies														-	-	-	-
Grants														-	-	-	-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities														-	-	-	-
Gross tradingreceipts														-	-	-	-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings		41	419											41	41	41	419			1	15
Rents from land & buildings														-	-	-	-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities														-	-	-	-
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*A1 Sub total*	*A1 Sub total*	10,329		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,329	10,329	10,329	10,329	10,329		2,065
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total - - - - Total receipts 10,329 - - - ~~—	~~														- - - 10,329	- - - 10,329	- - - 10,329	- - - 10,329	10,329		- 2,065 ~~—~~
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities														-	-	-	-
Gross trading payments		7	7											7	7	7	7
Investment management costs														-	-	-	-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities			516														516			1	10
Grants and donations		2,070												2	2	2	2,070			1	162
Governance costs:
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Audit / independent examination														-	-	-	-
Preparation of annual accounts														-	-	-	-
Legal costs														-	-	-	-
Other	Other	Other
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**A3 Sub total **		2,593		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,593	2,593	2,593	2,593	2,593		172	172
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets - Purchase of investments - A4 Sub total - - - - - - Total payments 2,593 - - - 2,593 172 ~~—__====~~
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	7,736 - - - 7,736 1,893 - 7,736 - - - 7,736 1,893 ~~====—=—~~

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Section B Statement of balances

Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - 7,736	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year					-
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account					7,736	1,893
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Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	7,736	-	-	-	7,736	1,893
	- 0	-	- Fund to which	- asset belongs	- 0	-
					Market valuation to nearest £	Last year to nearest £





Details		Fund to which	asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					Current value (if available) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £









Details			Total - Fund to which liability relates	-	-	-
					Amount due to nearest £	Last year to nearest £





Details			Total Fund to which liability relates		-	-
					Amount due (estimate) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £



Signature			Total Print Name		-	-
						Date of approval

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

Purpose of the funds is to support those finding themselves in funeral poverty. This may be to pay for a celebrant or to liaise with a Funeral Director to pay for all or part of the funeral cost. We look to donate at most 5% of donations to another Scottish charity.

DonationtoDEC-Turkey Type of activity or project supported Provisionof funeralcosts DonationtoEdinburgh WomensAid	DonationtoDEC-Turkey Type of activity or project supported Provisionof funeralcosts DonationtoEdinburgh WomensAid	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £
		1	1,560
		1	450
		1	60


		Total	2,070

If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)			NIL
Authority under which paid			£






If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)		this box	NIL
	Nature of transaction	Number of trustees	£





Nature of relationship		Transaction amount (£)	Balance outstanding at period end (£)

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
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Total 2 Grants	-	-	-	-	-	-
	reference Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-	reference Total current period to nearest £	reference Total last period to nearest £
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Total 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-	-			-	-
	- Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	- Total current period to nearest £	- Total last period to nearest £
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Total	-	-	-	-	-	-
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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
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Total	-	-	-	-	-	-
	reference error	-	-	-	reference error	reference error

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5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Receipts	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations	9,910				9,910	2,050
Legacies					-
Grants					-
Receiptsfrom fundraising activities					-
Gross tradingreceipts	419				419	15
buildings					-
Rentsfrom land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	10,329	-	-	-	10,329	2,065
					cross ref error
Proceedsfromsale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	10,329	-	-	-	10,329	2,065
					cross ref error
Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					-
Grants and donations	2,070				2,070	162
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	2,070	-	-	-	2,070	162
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Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	2,070	-	-	-	2,070	162
					cross ref error
	8,259	-	-	-	8,259	1,903

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	8,259	-	-	-	8,259	1,903
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Nature and purpose of funds

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Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Receipts	Restricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total restricted funds	Total restricted funds last period
Donations					-
Legacies					-
Grants					-
Receiptsfrom fundraising activities					-
Gross tradingreceipts
Incomefrom investments otherthan land and buildings					-
Rentsfrom land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Proceedsfromsale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					-
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts
Legal costs					-
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Nature and purpose of funds

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	Independent examiner’s report on the accountsV2
Report to the	Charity name
trustees/members of	Thistle Ceremonies TradingLtd
Registered charity
number	SC685977
On the accounts of the	Period start date Period end date
charity for the period	Day Month Year Day Month Year 14 February 2023 to 13 January 2024
Set out on pages	Three to five

Respective responsibilities of trustees 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) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity 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 is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. 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 seeks
	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 viewgiven bythe accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement	During my examination, no matter has come to my attention.
	1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
	requirements:
	• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
	Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
	• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
	Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
	have not been met, or
	2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding
	of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:	Date: 16 April 2024
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body (if any):	Institute of Chartered Management Accountants

Address:

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APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only Complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose