APPENDIX 1
oscr,-
Period start date
Month
04
Period end date
Month
Year
03
2025
Day
01
Year
2024
Day
31
i To
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charrty name
Other names charity is known
by
Ro918tered charlty number
Charity's princlpal address
Cruck Cottage Heritage
SC061820
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report
Name of por8On
lor body) ontltlod
Trustee name
Offlca (If any)
Dates actsd If
not for whole year
appolnt truste6 (If
anyl
Chair (from 08.04.24)
Chair (till 07.04.24}
Vice Chair (till 07.04.24)
Vice Chair (from 08.04.24)
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

APPENDIX 1
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 periodl
Name
Datss actsd Sf not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governlng document
The ￿0-tIer SCIO is governed in accordance with its written Constitution,
approved by OSCR on 28 June 2022. The Constitution was amended in
June 2024.
Trustee recrultment and appointrnent
The Trustees are appointed from within the membership of the SCIO.
Anyone expressing an interest in the work of the organisation is invited to
observe a Board meeting before deciding whether or not to put
themselves forward as a Trustee. Trustees may be targeted where a
specific skill is required on the Board.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
The organisation's charitable purposes are..
The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science.
The advancement of citizenship or community development.
Summary of the main actlvltles
In relation to these objects
The main activities delivered through the organisation's aims and
objectives are:
Ownership, restoration, repair, renovation and preservation for public
benefit the historical, architectural and constructional heritage of Cruck
Cottage, Torthorwald, Dumfries, DG1 3PS, being a Category A listed
building and site of unique special interest.
Promotion of the use of Cruck Cottage for the benefit of the local
community and wider communities and interest groups.
Collection and exhibition of articles, objects and artefacts and
information relating to the history and social conditions of the Cruck
Cottage, Torthorwald parish and neighbouring parishes.
Raising funds and applying for grants to support the preservation and
maintenance of the Cruck Cottage and equipment and materials
required to keep the propety in a clean and tidy condition.
Organising andlor supporting events and special functions relating to
the Cruck Cottage for the benefit of the community.

APPENDIX 1
Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of The aims of Cruck Cottage Heritage are to preserve the Category A listed
the charity during the financial period
thatch cottage which sits on its original plot in Torthorwald, to open it as a
museum and make both the building and its history accessible to visitors,
both local. national and international. A talented and knowledgeable
group of volunteers bring the site and its collection to life, as well as
helping to maintain the structure and the grounds.
During 2024125 the charity has continued its successful programme of
Open Day events on a range of themes including butter making, the
history and folklore of herbs, our ever popular Fairy Day, the Victorian
Kitchen and Keeping House. In partnership with the Bruce Trust and its
Robert the Bruce 750 celebrations, we held a very popular Medieval
Kitchen event. We also opened as part of Scotland's Doors Open Days
weekend, which coincided with Torthorwald village's Scarecrow event,
and we produced our own scarecrow to support this event. We opened
for a ￿0-daY Christmas weekend event- day one targeted at families,
with a pop-up craft event on the second day. We piloted some evening
events inclu(fing a bat talk, a Traditional Halloween storytelling event and
took part in the Moffat Eagle festival.
We continue to open by appointment for groups and these included a visit
of 47 from the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, South Carolina, and a grour
from the Ukrainian community as part of a tour of the local area. along
with visits from various club and Wl's.
Visitors were also able to drop in, and we have had people from all over
the world coming to our door. Visitor numbers have increased, as have
donations.
We continue to promote the Cottage in the local media, through leaflets
and posters, the website and social media. We were very grateful to
Annan Camera Club who came to take photographs of the Cottage which
we have been able to use to publicise our programmes.
In 2024 the organisation worked to put together the policies, procedures
and processes to submit as part of the Museum Accreditation Scheme.
The scheme is the industry standard for museums and galleries and
makes sure that collections are managed properly, there is engagement
with visitors and is governed appropriately.
Grants of £500 were received from Torthorwald Community Council's
funds from Harestanes Community Benefit funding through Annandale
and Nithsdale Community Benefit Company (ANCBC) and £500 from thè-
New Scots Fund. The New Scots Fund allowed us to work with the
Ukrainian community to welcome them to Scotland and included a Kitchen
Ceilidh event, with performances and Scottish inspired food along with
craft activities.
Working with Solway Heritage and Solicitors, McJerrow and Stevenson,
transfer of ownership of the propety from Solway Heritage to Cruck
Cottage Heritage was progressed and Trustees worked hard to identify
appropriate insurance for the Cottage. This year we commissioned
repairs to the thatch, where the dry summer had created a gap in its
cover.
Building on these successes, the SCIO has continued to deliver a
programme of regular events in 2025, launched a digital guide and
created a People's Fundraising page. We have worked with Community
Enterprise to explore our governance and succession planning and hope
that we will soon be an accredited museum and be able to draw down
significant funding to develop the infrastructure of the site to ensure its
resilience into the ftjture.

Financial review
Brief statement of the charity's policy
on reserves
Trustees have set aside in reserves £3,500 designated to cover
emergency expenses or repairs. Trustees also set aside an amount
annually to cover any known commitments during the year. The income
and running costs of the organisation have historically been low but
Trustees are actively fundraising in order to be able to have a higher level
of reserves to make the organisation more financially secure, as well as to
continue developing the offer in the museum to visitors and ensuring that
the property is properly maintained.
Details of any deficit
The SCIO has not incurred a financial deficit.
Donated facilities and services (if any) The SCIO benefits from time given by volunteers to carry out routine
maintenance to the Cottage and garden (such as limewashing, cleaning,
minor repairs, gardening). Volunteers have also planned and delivered a
programme of events and talks and provided professional museum
expertise to deliver accreditation. Volunteers include Trustees, family
members of Trustees, members of the SCIO, villagers and local residents.
Occasionally, the SCIO is gifted artefacts and items relevant to the period,
to add to its collections.
APPENDIX 1
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)
Full name(s)
Position le.g. Chair)
air
Date 18 October 2025.
18 October 2025

APPENOIX 2
Cruck Cottage Heritage
tsand
ments accounts
SC051820
OSCR
Recei
For the period
from
to
oi
2024
31
03
2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restrieted
funds
Expendable
enilowmont
funds
to n•ir•it £
Permanent
•ndowment
funds
n•ar••t£
Totsl funds
¢urrgTrt perlod
T¢tal funds last
period
to rt04¥•tst£
to n•*r•￿E
to nearo&t£
A1 Recei
Donations
Le
acies
Grants
Recei
Is from fundraisin
activitiès
Gross Iradin
fetei
ts
ncome
rom Investments Olher t
land and builtJin
an
68
68
Rent$ from land & buildin
ross receipts
rom other ch8n
activities
Al Sub total
5,282
5,282
A2 Re¢?ipts In)m asset &
Investment sal•s
Proceeds from sal• ol fixed assèts
Proceeds from sale ¢1 Investments
A2 Sub total
££ £££
S.282
5.282
A3 Paymènts
Expènses for fundr8i$ing activities
Gross iroding paym?nl6
Investment management costs
Payments relating dir8ciiy to eh8ritabl8
124
124
Grants and donations
Gov?rnan¢e coslg
A3 Sub tot81
3,220
3,220
A4 Paymènts rèlating to asset ¥nd
investm•nt movements
Purchases of fixèd assèts
Purehast of investments
A4 Sub totsl
Total payments
3.220
3,220
Net receipts/ (payments)
2.062
A5 Transfers to I Ifiom) funds
Surplus /fdeficitJ foryear

APPENDIX 2
Cruck Cottage Heritsge
SC051820
Section C Note.s to the Accounts
C1 Nature and purpose of
funds (may be slated on
analysis of funds worksheets)
Type of activity or projeGt supported
Roof. cl)Imney ancl floor rnpaws
Numb•r 01 •r•nE*
mad•
C2 Grants
Torth¢rwald
Community
Coun¢il
Third Sector
Oumlfi•S and
Gall¢w¥
500
New Scots Project- Traditions in a Scottish Home
500
Totsl
C3a Trusteè rernunèration
If no remunoratson was paid dyTing the period lo any charity trustee or pèrson connected Ic
8 trustee cross Ihis box lolherwso complete secllon 3bl
Authorlty under whlch paid
C3b Trusts• remun6ratlon -
detsils
C4a Trustee expensei
11 no expenses were pald lo any charity Iruslee during the period then cro$8 Ihi$ box
lotherwse complete section 4bl
Numb•r of
truit••i
C4b Trustee expense# .
details
rrnn14cdon
•mourtt 1£)
8alane•
outstalldin• at
Natur• of relatlonshl
NatttrrÈ of trans8Ctlon
C5 Transactions with trustees
and connected pèrsons
zzz
C6 Other infom)atlon
Appx2 CCH Re¢eipts Payrnents Accounts 01.04.24- 31.03.25 1 Notes
Oecember 2007

APPEf4DIX 2
Cruck Cottage Heritage
Sectiiin B Staternent of balances
SC051820
p*noaoi•
endDwm•nt
Total ¢￿1[ent
fund%
R¢¥tyioe4 fvnds
Èndowment
fundE
Totsi last PariQd
io Marostt
wn•ar••tÈ
to n••rv4t£
to neèrex
81 Cash funds
Cash and bank balar￿8 ai slart of y
4.9Q2
4.902
I Surplus I Ide[￿[1) stt¢>￿n r¢ceip13 ar
,,enis account
2.082
2.082
Clsh ind bank b•lincK Ir •nd ol ywr
IAO1*È D*nc•i*n r•c•ipts •nd p•y.Thnti
6,964
6,964
*l*•l ¥1￿11
D•tai18
t4
82 Inv•8lm?nt•
Tot31
rr•ntValu•￿l
D•t411$
Li•ty•v
t• Mar•it
83 Oth•r ass•ts
Tai•l
Affiount4u+
to
84 LS•bllltl
T•t*l
Arn•um
OpiallJ
usiy••w
n•4M* È
85 Contlngort l￿bIlItI•*
Y•tsi
Siw•d by om or￿￿1￿11•
SlonAiur•
Print Niffl•
D*r• ol approv•1
16 O¢ww2025
18 Octobw2025
pQ CC4 Rer￿￿￿ PEyffienL9AcccLfftIS 01.0424-31 (n ?Siswérfi￿t ￿ b8wees
D8wnJ8r2007

APPENt%X 2
Cruck Cottage Heritsge
SCO51820
Additional analysis {1)
Analy81s of recèlpts and payments
1 Oonavons
Unrè•tk1£ted
tundl
Exp•ndible
•n¢owm•m
funds
p•m￿A•n¢
•ndowmont
R•*tsit¢•d fund•
YMai Currént
p•ritsd
ityp•kr••t£
Totsi lastp•rtod
Ca6h Donation8 from Visrtors
D￿all00S from Soiwoy H¢ritag¢
324
324
2,741
2,741
Tothi
324
2,741
J.06S
2 Grants
unreth¢t•d
R•itiki•d luthdi
t•M•r•st¢
iotai ¢ury•flt
n•4MI¢£
t41 n•lr•stt
yorth9n￿•1d Commun4ty Coun¢41- H8r•stsMI
500
500
Se¢t¢r Dumfrl•• •no Gaiith•y. S¢¢is
500
1.000
1.000
3 Gross r•c•lW from oth•r charltsb￿ •ctlvltl•s
Unr•iid¢tsd
tund*
Exp•nthbJ•
¢ndowm•nt
tur*d•
P•rmin•nt
•ndowm•nt
RMlrf¢t•tsfund•
Totsl ¢urr•nt
p•rt4d
t• ￿(111£
Tot41 lilt p•rfèd
r••t£
Donaii¢nz Irom Vi$itor8 io Pro
fammo of Ev•nt•
Donaiions Irom Hostéd Taik$ and Vlsils
8ink Int•r•st
722
421
722
428
Totil
1.217
1.217
4 Piym•nts rel•tlng dlr•ctty to charltabl• 1ct1vl￿
Exp•ndabl•
•nd•wm•ht
lund4
p•M￿n•nI
•nd•wm*rtt
rund•
to n•&r•¥i£
RU￿￿•dI￿ndI
Yotsi eurr•rt
p•rtOd
lund*
t• n•4f••¢¢
ExpèThse$ lorluTrJr*ii
Gross iraain
payments
Invesimani manageméni m510
Payrn¢ni$ roialing direct
to chaA18Ne acifvi11•8
Gr3nls ano donations
Goveman¢e ¢0s1S
124
124
1,492
1,4•2
1,604
1,804
Totsl
3.220
3.22
AppN2 CCH Rec4Ws Payffl•rns Aty>)Wt$01.04.24. 31.03.25A4dthn* not•J111
r*¢ambw2CQ7

AFPÈNDIX 2
SC051820
Additional analysis (2)
5 8r8akdown of unre$td¢ted lund8
Unr*#rl￿d
bel¢w
To*AI
unrnsgri¢t•d
funds
T¢ial
unr•stdct•d
DDnaiions
Le
GraDIs
ReGai
Gro$$ Ir84in
ncomfr
rom Investmènt$ o.
1.000
1,149
¥n
68
Ronis from l•nd a buildin
Gross receipts from other charila￿a aGliVities
Sub iot•l
5,282
S,282
A¢c•l
8 Irom 458ot & Inve¥tment ial
Proceeds ffoill Salt ol fixed 8S¥elS
Prou0¢5 Irom s•* ol Invesimanis
ub toi•l
rot41 recolpts
6.282
6,282
actiyilifrs
124
Invesimènt mana
m6NI c4&ts
Grant$ and ¢onaiignS
Govern8nc6 c081S
Sub ioi•l
3.220
220
Paymants relavng to i*a•l and Inv•itmont
movemBnti
PufGmases olfixed 8SSèIs
Purchase ol Invesimanis
Sub tgt41
Notr8e•lpt$/fp•ym•nts)
2,062
2.¢82
Tr*n8f•rn tsi lfroml funds
Surplus/{d•ff¢iV forwr
2.062
N•turè and
oJ• of fund%
Appy2 CCH Re¢¢ipl¥ A¢eount$01.04.24- 31.Q125AdOilIon￿ noi¢$121
DK•rnb•r 2007

APPENDLX2
Cruck Cottage Heritage
SC051820
Additional analysis {3}
8 Breakdown of rHtricted funds
lurtd
luila tsJIWI
Total r•sirt£thtt Tot41 rn*rfct•d
lund•14st
9•rf44
Rec•ipt*
DoDaiions
Gr8nis
Recei
ts from fuThyraiSin atl4VltkgS
Gr085 Iradi
Incomo In￿lMInIS iAnd bulk1
Rènts Irom14nd & ￿11¢1￿
GrDJ5 r4ceipls frorn oi•er charitabl• Kiivitias
Sub lolal
R•e•l li Irom •q4•1 & Inv••im•nt •*i•#
Proceeds Irorn saio ol Iixèo asseis
Sub tol•l
roi•l ￿¢￿P¢8
P•ym•nts
Expons•$ftyfundr•i•iw •etiyrtw•
m•nt8
Inve51m•ni m*n&gèmont cosi•
Paym8ni8 ￿lalirt9 Qif•aiy to en8fil•bl• 8thIvill•*
Granis •nd don•11￿$
Govèrtythnc4 coJi4
Sub ioi•l
Pay(n•Tht$ r•l•dng to aiiel Ind In¥•itm•ni
mov•m•ni*
Pufcha¥s of fix•a assrfs
Pur¢h8$8 of Inv•$imonll
Sub 10181
Tthlwym•nts
Tr•n•t•r• to i Uroml fund*
Stsrplus/(d•llehJ fory••r
N¥tUT•and
ur
se offvnds
Appy2CCH R•c4iptsPAymÈhtsAttgUryt¥01.04 24- 31.03.25A#QrtiOW not•* Pl
De¢•ffthr2W7

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
u)IK
Scottish Charity Regulalor
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
V2
Report to the Charity n8m8
trusteeslmembers of Cruck Cottage Haritsge
Reglstered charity SC051820
number
On the accounts of the
charlty for the period
Period start date
Month
P8riod end date
Month
Day
01
Yèar
08y
31
Ye•r
03
2025
Set out on pag88
(r•rn•M￿r19 in¢ludts the p29e
numtsers of atsJltion81 shè•isI
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilitie8 of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 200S (as amended), The charity trustees
consider thai 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 unusu81 items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanalions from the trust8es 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 view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's In the course of my examination, no mattel has come to my attention (other than that
6tatement disclosed on the attached page"]
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 4411) (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
Regulaticn 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understandin
of the ac
ounts to be re8ched.
Slgned:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
lif any):
Address:
-Please d8lete the words in the bTrth¢ts rf they do not apply. If ihe words dg appty, set ¢ul tho$e m8tt8rs which have come to your attention on the
followin9 pa9e.

APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Glve here brief details of
any items that tho
examiner wlshes to
disclose