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2025-05-31-accounts

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Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Structure, governance and management Structure, governance and management
Type ofgoverning document BACC’s governing document is a Constitution setting out its purpose and
structure and describing how it operates.
Trustee recruitment and appointment There are currently 5 Trustees on BACC’s Board. Trustees may be co-
opted as required, to widen the diversity ofthe Board and to widen the
skills and experience ofthe charity to increase its ability to meet its aims.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes BACC’s purposes are to advance environmental protection or
improvement by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to advance
citizenship orcommunity development by helping local communities to
deal with the impact ofclimate change, and to advance education with
regard to tackling the climate crisis.
Summary ofthe main activities Our main activities are:
in relation to these objects Regular repair cafes in community halls across the ML12 6 area to reduce
landfill through waste reduction, repair, reuse and recycling
Home retrofit support and domestic energy reduction through thermal
imaging and home energy assessments
Bicycle repair clinics
Information dissemination and community and individual engagement on
climate carethemes at public networking and information events as well
asthroughwebsitedevelopment

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of | Six Repair Cafes in Biggar (3), Broughton, Tweedsmuir and Crawford, the charity during the financial period | fixing jewellery, electrical equipment, clothing, toys and furniture; dvd and cd recycling; phone repair workshop 22 free home energy assessments by specialists John Gilbert Architects and 25 thermal imaging assessments by BACC volunteers; Home Energy Efficiency public information events at Biggar Rugby Club, Biggar Community Market Garden Open Day, and at Biggar Science Festival; 2 pop-up bicycle clinics in Biggar in association with Biggar Bike Shed; Public screening of Riverwoods film with Tweed Forum; Impartial advice on grants and trusted traders for retrofitting work in association with LocoHome CIC; Progressed potential community solar project towards feasibility study; Together with VASLAN, considered options and needs for Community Transport;

Built links with Climate Action Strathaven, Sustainable West Linton and District, LocoHome, and Tweed Forum; Networking event for volunteers, fixers, and beneficiaries.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy | The trustees regularly review reserves. A risk-based approach is used to on reserves calculate an optimal level of reserves, taking into account reliability of income, potential costs for re-organisation of activities, and specific liabilities. Amounts are included for risks we are aware of as well as contingencies to allow BACC to cope with unexpected costs and opportunities. We principally hold reserves to protect the continuity of BACC’s work against uncertain income streams; to cover for specific liabilities and identifiable risks; to allow BACC to respond to unexpected opportunities that can further our aims; and to allow BACC to meet ,0T} a ai ODNGALO?n) _ Be a

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Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

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OSCR will accept
digital or typed
Signatures
Full name(s)
Position (e.g. Chair) | Treasurer Chairperson
Date | 13/11/2025 10/12/25
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Biggar Area Climate Care Trustees’ Annual Report 1[st] June 2024 – 31[st] May 2025

Biggar Area Climate Care Scottish Charity Number: SC051804

Address

https://www.facebook.com/BiggarAreaClimateCare

Funded by South of Scotland Electricity Sustainable Development Fund, the National Lottery Awards for All, South Lanarkshire Council Community Led Local Development Fund and by individual donations from the Biggar Area

Charity Trustees

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Objectives and activities

Objectives and activities

Biggar Area Climate Care (BACC) was first established in 2021, building on the work of the 2008 study, Carbon Neutral Biggar. In June 2022 the group was set up as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). BACC’s purposes are to advance environmental protection or improvement by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to advance citizenship or community development by helping local communities to deal with the impact of climate change, and to advance education with regard to tackling the climate crisis.

“Biggar Area” extends to the towns, villages and settlements surrounding Biggar, broadly encompassing the ML12 6__ postcode area but also including Dolphinton.

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Our main projects in 2024-2025 have continued to be Repair Cafes, the home energy efficiency project and bike repair clinics, although we have also been developing ideas for new projects and reaching out to people in our area. Our key achievements have been:

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Plans for 2025-2026 include:

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Structure, governance and management

Constitution

BACC’s governing document is a constitution setting out its purpose and structure and describing how it operates. A Board of trustees ensures that the charity complies with its constitution.

Trustee recruitment and appointment

There are currently five Trustees on BACC’s Board.

Trustees may be co-opted as required, to widen the diversity of the Board and to widen the skills and experience of the charity to increase its ability to meet its aims.

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Financial review

Overview

This has been a year of financial consolidation for BACC, embedding our main programmes of home energy assessments and repair cafes, and establishing reserves to support further initiatives in the year ahead. We have also been able to undertake promotional activities, attending a range of partner events, purchasing promotional materials and hosting an open evening for volunteers, fixers, households who have used our services, and others interested in becoming involved.

Income

In June 2024, the Home Energy project received the second instalment of funding, £22,500, from the SSE Renewables Sustainable Development Fund (Clyde Windfarm (Scotland) Ltd) to enable continued assessments to be undertaken. The Repair Café project received a continuation grant of £17,400 from the National Lottery Awards For All programme in December 2024 which will enable the work to continue for a further 18 months to December 2026. In addition, donations of £729.66 were made at the cafes over the past year, bringing our total unreserved funds in our bank account to £1,629.79.

Expenditure

The main outgoings in 2024/5 have continued to be consultants’ fees. The Home Energy project applied almost all of its funding of £22,500 to professional fees to deliver the outcomes of the project. Additional input, principally thermal imaging, has been provided on a voluntary basis. However, given the required time commitment, training and skill level, we will review this for the coming year.

The key outlays for the Repair Café project have been venue hire, consultants’ fees, insurance and first aid service provision. In the year ahead we will increase our in-house first aider training so that a team of qualified volunteers will be available for the cafes. In addition, it is anticipated that higher levels of volunteer/fixer expenses may be

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incurred as travel and other costs increase. However, other costs should decrease as less first-time preparation is required.

Petty Cash

Petty cash payments totalled £44.20 for volunteer expenses in 2024/5, leaving a balance of £30.80.

Reserves Policy

It is anticipated that in the year ahead, we will set aside £1,000 for contingencies in our reserved fund. The remaining £600.00 in our unreserved fund will be available to support the sustainability of our existing projects and to pilot new initiatives in the year ahead.

Our Thanks

We are indebted to our principal funders – the SSE Renewables Sustainable Development Fund (Clyde Windfarm (Scotland) Ltd), the National Lottery Awards for All programme, and South Lanarkshire Council. Our thanks also to Biggar Co-op who provided in-kind support for our open evening. We are most grateful to all of our individual donors at the Repair Cafes, the bicycle clinics, our AGM and open evening over the past year. Finally, we are extremely appreciative of the backbone of our organisation, the volunteers who so generously and enthusiastically give their time, skills and energy as fixers, thermal imagers, bakers, first aiders, drivers, committee members, administrators, welcomers, fundraisers…

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Declaration

Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:

Designation

Date

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Treasurer
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APPENDIX 2

Biggar Area Climate Care

51804

Section B Statement of balances Section B Statement of balances
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
B3 Other assets
B5 Contingent liabilities
B4 Liabilities
B1 Cash funds
B2 Investments		 Details Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
1,011
650		 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 5,151 6,162 18,600
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account		 11,011 11,661 12,438)
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Cash and bank balances at end of year
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 1,661 16,162 - - 17,823 6,162
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Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which asset belongs Total
Cost (if available)
to nearest £		 -
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Current value (if
available)
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Restricted the rmal imaging 2,766
Restricted-retrofitting 1,000
Details Total
Fund to which l		 -
-		 3,766
iability relates Amount due
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which l Total
iability relates		 - -
Amount due
(estimate)
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Signature* Print Name Total -
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Date of
approval
11/11/2025

2024-5 annual return GW / Statement of balances

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December 2007

APPENDIX 3

Independent examiner’s report on the accounts

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Report to the Charity name trustees/members of Biggar Area Climate Care

Registered charity SCO51804
number
On the accounts of the Period start date
Period end date
charity for the period Day
Month
Year
Day
Month
Year
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06
2024
to
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05
2025
Set out on pages 7-9
(remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)
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 My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner’s statement 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 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 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 In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention~~[other than that~~
statement ~~disclosed on the attached page*]~~
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
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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 in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:**
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:

*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.

** OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures

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