Croters Company of Paisley SCIO
Statement of Accmats
For the year ended 30 ￿teMber 2024
Charity Number: SCO52205

Grocen Company of Piiiky SCIO
For the year ended 30 September 2024
CoAtsnts
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Report of the Truste

Grocers Company of Pailky SCIO
For the yeAr ended 30 September 2024
Report of the Trute
Th¢ TTh￿ present the second aDnual y of th¢ fvi tr yRr ¢ndGd 30 3cpicmkt
2024.
The charity was f(Ymed on 21 December 2022 and was established kn replace the CJmcer5
Company of Paisley. SC(X11556. which intcnds to wiThl up arKI pass its asseis and liabilities to
th¢ SCIO.
The wixess of winding up the (inxm Compnny of Paisley a￿1 trarnferrin8 the a￿ets and
liabilities to the SCI() noi yet been Clxnpleted and the SL IU currcntly h&¥ ncither assets nor
liabilities and Comme￿ed Op¢r*i()￿.
Objectives and artivilies
Th¢ objectsves of the Clwity arc: the reli¢f of those in neaL including existing alin]entars by
reason of age, ill healt￿ disability, fllmncial hardship or other di5advanta8e throu8h the pn)vision
of grani 8ivin8 Xlivities and shall sUPP)rt financially and otherwise Dot limited to)
education, trainin& PTofe&sional develoFmcnt to 8￿MI cau8e& i￿j1vIdualS in need. or8anisaiions
in th¢ Pai161ey and ReThfr¢Wsh1￿ areas: to 8dvancc ¢d￿￿10n through th¢ provision of training
activitie8, matcrials and infornmtion thW a variety of mediums throu8h a rnn8e of projec(
initiatives and xtivities which .stimulaie employmenc self•employllKnt and skills am(m851
people rcsi<knt within said areas: the prevention or relAef of poverty through support for the
provision of skills and advancing tlx employability of residents of said areas '
particular those who find il difficult to obtain employmcrf: to c(M)pera* with othcr charitsble
organisations in Pai51cy and RenfrewshAr¢ and ￿ SUPFX)rt fill￿1•1]y and oth¢rwis4 other
clwi"table appeals and w0j￿￿ for the beDefit of wk of Pai51ey and Renfrewshire.
Achievements performance
As TK)kd atM)ve. the charity tk charity has yet commenced xtivitity consequently there is
nothing to report under this sectio
finanelal Review
There is noihin8 ￿ rep)rt under this sectiLML
Rlsk MAnagement
The trub'te¢s havc. continue a general basi& to consikn the risks to which could impact the
charity and are satisfied that these risks arc bein8 addra￿.
Plans for the F¥ture
The trustees are IK1￿￿1 that the a&sets and liabilities of the exi*in8 charity will shortty be
IranbfuTcd aNI that th¢ SCIO can COMn￿ operations.

Groettj Company of Paisky SCIO
F•r th¢ year ended 30 Stptrmber 2024
Report of the Trnstee5 (cont'd)
Structur< 8overnJnce Ind maMgemeD¢
The structure of the charity is a S¢otti5h Charitable Incorp(Ka*d Organisaiion and is governed by
its Constitution.
The trustccs of the ebariry were appointed on the forntstion of the SCIO. Th¢ trustees are also
tTu*¢es of the Unincorporated clwity, the Grocers Company of Paisley.
All new tru.8tees a￿ giv¢n an induction into the objcctivw administrdtivc Pr￿dUreS arKI
b&ckground of the charity.
The tn￿lets mect on a half yearty basi
Referenet and #dmlnistrative information
Trustees
Clerk
Scottish ChArity Number
Trustees. Responsibilities
Scottish Charily law rcquire5 the trU￿e¢S to prepare financial ststuncnts for each financial year
that show a tn* and fair view of the statc of 3ffair5 of the chan'ty and its financial activities for
that y¢ar. In prcparing those financial 5talcments the tnts.tees arr wircd to:
Seleet ￿jtabk accounting p)licies and apply them consistently,
Observe the mdhod and principles in the FRS 102 Charities. SORP:
Make judgements and estimates thal are re&sonable and prndenl
Stat¢ whcther applicable a¢¢ountin8 5tatKlards and statements of rccommended practice
have been followe4 subjcct to any departurcs discloscd and explained in the financial
slatemcnt& and
Pr¢pare the financial Sts¢¢n￿llts on the going concern basis unless it is deeme41
inappropriate to PrE5U￿¢ that th¢ charity will continue in business.
The tNstees are r¢s￿nSIble for keeping woper accounting records, that distlose with Trasonabl¢
a¢¢urncy al any iirne the financial position of thc charity and to enable them io ensure that the
financial statcm¢nts comply With th¢ Charities and Tn￿tre Invesimcni (ScotlaThl) Act 2005 and
th¢ Charitics Accounts (Scotland) R¢gulations 20(K) (Is amended). Thcy are also responsible for
safeguardin8 ihe &&qets of the charity athl hence for takin8 r¢asonabl¢ steps for the prevention
and d¢t￿tion of fraud and othcr irrcgularities.

Groeen Company of Palsley SCIO
For tht year ended 30 September 2024
Report of the Trustees (eODt'd)
Approvcd bv the trvwleeq aTTd ficned nn thiir behalf by
l L l)ecember 2024