DadsWork SCIO Management Committee Report And Accounts 30" June 2025
Charity No SC051771
DadsWork SCIO
Charity Information for the year ended 30 June 2025
Charity No SC051771
Principal Place of Business: 9a Orchard Crescent Prestonpans East Lothian EH32 9JJ Tel 01875 898 283
Management Committee Members
Anthony Calvesbert — Honorary President Douglas Fraser — Chair (appointed 14 June 2025) Alexander Raeburn — Chair (resigned 1 April 2025) Craig Baillie — Vice Chair Peter Simpson C.A. — Treasurer Douglas Fraser — Secretary (resigned 14 June 2025) Pawel (Paul) Wysokinski — Secretary (appointed 14 June 2025) Calum Slight Alex Lumsden John Lyall lain Richardson Peter Marshall (appointed 11 November 2025) Kyle Jardine (appointed 14 June 2025) Dane Fowler (appointed 14 June 2025)
Banker CAF Bank Ltd 25 King Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
Independent Examiner Linda Trotter FCA 112 Clifton Road Mid Calder Livingston EH53 OPN
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DadsWork SCIO Management Committee Report Year ended 30‘ June 2025
The Management Committee present their Report and accounts of the charity for the year ended 30'" June 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and Accounting and Reporting by Charities” Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities published on 16th July 2014.
Form and Purpose of the Charity
DadsWork was founded by a Constitution dated 41th February 2003. The major object of the charity is to advance the education and promote the health of fathers in East Lothian. The organisation was initially registered as an unincorporated Scottish Charity. The charity subsequently changed its legal form from an unincorporated charity to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). The new legal entity (DadsWork SCIO SC051771) was formed on 6 June 2022, and the old unincorporated charity dissolved on 6 November 2023. There were no changes to the objectives or activities of the charity.
Membership is open to individuals and organisations that support the aims of the charity. A Management Committee, who administers the charity, is elected annually by the membership at the Annual General Meeting. Details of the Management Committee are given on page 1. Day to day management of the charity is delegated to the Project Manager, Kevin Young.
Activities
In this year July 2024 to June 2025 DadsWork SCIO has continued to develop their work and services in East Lothian including rural areas. Some services are still offered online or by telephone, particularly counselling and parenting courses. Services included group work, one to one, outreach work, and counselling; whilst offering our services our commitment is to be connected to our beneficiaries and the community. Our community gardening programme has offered families a safe outdoor respite social space where not offered at their home where they are able to grow wholesome vegetables and cook onsite in our pizza oven and outdoor stove whilst meeting others in a secure safe space.
Our counselling service has had a huge increase as has our referrals from statutory and non-statutory services. We are delivering 25-30 counselling sessions per week. Our counsellors are recruited from Fife College and other Placement providers as we offer Practise Placements to students Fit to Practise.
Dads 2 Be Ante Natal programme continues to be an important service with five courses supporting over 170 new fathers this year. We offered additional support after the birth ensuring these fathers were continued to be supported or signposted where necessary developing a dad and babies’ pathway with Baby Buggy walks, Sleep Advice Clinics, Baby Weaning Classes, father designed parenting courses designed to assist fatherhood. We have also seen an increase in new fathers accessing our counselling service.
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DadsWork SCIO Management Committee Report (continued) Year ended 30 June 2025
Activities (continued)
DadsWork SCIO Men’s Shed is a place where men are enabled to develop skills, share skills whilst making planters, benches and bird boxes for local community groups and schools from recycled materials. This Men’s Shed additionally offers men a safe space to meet other men, increasing their socialisation and reducing isolation whilst improving their mental health. These men now have access to additional supports and services signposted to them in particular counselling and well-being activities.
DadsWork SCIO have their own premises from East Lothian Council where we are able to deliver our services. These premises provide a counselling room, an adaptable meeting space with soft areas for therapeutic work, a meeting area with a learning zone (including access to IT) for the fathers to use for job searches, Universal Credit and benefits online support, office space and a daily food pantry including personal hygiene items.
We continued to deliver our 7-week Summer Activity Programme offering free activities for children, fathers and male carers, including the opportunity to engage in family activities during the year. We additionally offer First Aid, Mental Health for First Aid, Cooking, Sewing, Digital and parenting courses. We offer a safe warm space for men to chat with other men and to receive support and have access to warm soup, sandwiches and WIFI during the winter months after the recent cost of living crisis. DadsWork SCIO continue to support prisoners being released from prison who are visited and supported in prison prior to being released and are supported after release. We offer as part of our 1-1 support the opportunity to attend meetings with our fathers/male carers and court offering advice and advocacy on their behalf. In addition, DadsWork SCIO offers families an opportunity to have a family holiday or respite at our family caravan.
Financial Review
The Management Committee present the accounts for the year ended 30" June 2025. The accounts showa surplus on unrestricted funds of £16,364 (2024: Surplus £34,028) for the year giving total unrestricted fund at 30" June 2025 of £87,372 (2024: £71,008). DadsWork remains reliant on the continued support of East Lothian Council and The National Lottery who provide core funding for the charity. Core funding has been granted for the following year to 31st March 2026 from both East Lothian Council and The National Lottery, and the Management Committee regards the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory.
Reserves Policy
It is the Management's Committee's policy to hold unrestricted reserves of at least six months expenditure which currently stands at £51,748. The Management Committee is satisfied that this is an acceptable range because matched funding has been secured for the next financial year to safeguard the future of the charity.
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DadsWork SCIO Management Committee Report (continued) Year ended 30 June 2025
Statement on Risk
The Management Committee continue to assess the major risks to which the charity is exposed and will continue to establish procedures and policies to mitigate those that are identified as a result.
Statement of Management Committee’s Responsibilities
The Management Committee will prepare accounts for each financial year and give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year. In preparing these accounts, the Management Committee is required to:
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e Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; e Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; e State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;
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e Prepare accounts on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the collective will continue in business.
The Management Committee members are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Accounts (Scotland) regulations 2006. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Independent Examiner
The Management Committee have appointed Linda Trotter as Independent Examiner of the Charity. A resolution to continue this appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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Peter Simpson C.A. Treasurer Date: 2/9/26
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DadsWork SCIO Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 30 June 2025
| Income on Charitable Activities | 2025 Unrestricted |
2025 Restricted |
2025 Total |
2024 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Lottery East Lothian Council WalkWith Scott Foundation Foundation Scotland Musselburgh Old Course GolfClub KiltWalk Donations and Small Grants Net Interest Income |
55,738 50,000 4,000 500 - - 9,345 276 |
- - - 2,000 - - - - |
55,738 50,000 4,000 2,500 - - 9,345 276 |
66,263 63,769 - 1,000 2,535 1,205 7,513 178 |
| Total Incoming Resources | 119,859 | 2,000 | 121,859 | 142,463 |
| Expenditureon Charitable | ||||
| Activities | ||||
| Salariesand National Insurance Payroll and BankCharges Rent& Rates Heatand Light Insurance Expenses— |
69,588 799 11,113 3,843 2,595 |
- - - - - |
69,588 799 11,113 3,843 2,595 |
83,216 993 3,529 - 2,221 |
| Holidays/Outings/Resources Baby FirstAid Property Expenses Garden Expenses Men’sShed Publicity and advertising Subscriptions Stationary& Postage Counselling Expenses Telephone Travel Expenses MotorVehicle Expenses MotorVehicle Depreciation Caravan |
1,328 80 671 250 3,162 29 761 151 653 1,222 986 382 300 5,582 103,495 |
- 2,160 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,160 |
1,328 2,240 671 250 3,162 29 761 151 653 1,222 986 382 300 5,582 105,655 |
4,210 - 11 851 2,329 914 1,014 104 1,689 1,418 780 - - 5,814 109,093 |
| Governance Costs | ||||
| Fees ofthe Independent Examiner | - | - | - | - |
| Management Committee Expenses | - | - | - | - |
| Total Resources Exponded | 103,495 | 2,160 | 105,655 | 109,093 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) ofincomeover expenditure foryear before and |
16,364 | (160) | 16,204 | 33,370 |
| after transfers | ||||
| Fundsat 1stJuly2024 Fundsat30June2025 |
71,008 87,372 |
160 - |
71,168 87,372 |
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DadsWork SCIO Balance Sheet as at 30“ June 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | ||
| Tangible fixed assets | 1,200 | - |
| CurrentAssets | ||
| Bankand cash Otherdebtors |
168,074 - |
106,845 12,593 |
| Current Liabilities | 169,274 | 119,438 |
| Accruals Deferred income |
1,052 80,850 |
6,982 41,288 |
| 81,902 | 48,270 | |
| Represented by Funds | 87,372 | 71,168 |
| Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds |
87,372 “ |
71,008 160 |
| 87,372 | 71,168 |
The accounts were approved by the Management Committee and signed on its behalf by
Peter Simpson C.A. Date: 39 /3/Ub Treasurer
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DadsWork SCIO
Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 30" June 2025
1. Accounting Polices
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Incoming resources are recognised as deferred income to the extent that the charity does not have an unconditional entitlement to the resources at the end of the year.
Deferred income relates to receipts received in advance from The National Lottery as part of the charity’s core funding. The income is recognised once the service has been provided.
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Assets with an initial cost of less than £1,000 are not depreciated. Depreciation on assets are detailed below: Motor Vehicles 20% on cost (straight line basis) 2. Period of Accounts The accounts cover the year ended 30" June 2025. The comparative figures cover the 15-month period ended 30" June 2024.
3. Management Committee Expenses
The Management Committee received no fees during the year. Expenses paid to or on behalf of the Management Committee members amounted to fnil (2024: Enil).
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DadsWork SCIO Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 30" June 2025
4. Restricted Funds
During year grants were received to support Baby First Aid classes.
| Baby FirstAid | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Expenditure |
2,000 (2,160) |
2,000 (2,160) |
| Surplus/(Deficit) fortheyear | (160) | (160) |
| Balance broughtforward at 1% July2024 | 160 | 160 |
| Balancecarriedforwardat30"June2025 | - | - |
5. Employees
There were an average of 3 employees during the year (2024: 3)
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries Social Security Costs Pension Costs |
65,569 1,401 2,618 |
80,046 - 3,170 |
| 69,588 | 83,216 |
Contributions were made on behalf of three employees to defined pension. Contributions were outstanding to one of the schemes at 30 June 2025 and a provision is included within accruals.
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DadsWork SCIO Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 30 June 2025
6. Fixed Assets
Summary
During the year the charity purchaseda flatbed trailer at a cost of £1 000.
Fixed Assets
| MotorVehicles | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 1% July 2024 | - | - |
| Additions Disposals |
1,500 - |
1,500 - |
| At30June2025 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Depreciation | ||
| At 18 July2024 | - | - |
| Charge fortheyear Disposals |
300 - |
300 - |
| At30June2025 | 300 | 300 |
| Net Book Value | ||
| At30June2025 At30 June 2024 |
1,200 . |
1,200 |
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| 7. Accruals | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Salaries and National Insurance Payroll costs Pensions Otheraccruals |
433 183 102 334 |
4,801 177 1,636 368 |
| 1,052 | 6,982 |
7. Accruals
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Independent Examiners report to the members of DadsWork SCIO on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2025
| report on the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 9.
Respective Responsibilities of the Management Committee and Examiner
The charity's Management Committee are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The Charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulation 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 Charities Accounts (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 seeks explanations from the Management Committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention.
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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tokeep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts regulations, and
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- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulation have not been met or
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To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Kado Tahex
Linda Trotter FCA 112 Clifton Road Mid Calder Livingston EH53 OPN
Date: ?o/oz/2024
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