Grocers Company of PAi$ley SCIO
StAtement of Accounts
For thc y￿r ended 30 Scptcmber 2025
C:harity Number: SC052205

Cirocer$ Compan> of PAisle> SC.10
For the period ended 30 September 2025
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Jleport of the Trusttts

Grocers Compan> of PAisle> SCIO
For the period ended 30 September 202.5
Report of the Trustees
The Trustees present the S￿Ond annual report of thc charity for thc y￿r ended .10 Scptembtt
2U25.
The charity was formed on 21 tkcember 2022 and w&s establishcd to rcplace the Grocers
Company of Paisley. SCOOI 556. which intend4 to wind up and pass its ass¥ls lind liabiliiics IL)
Ihe SCIO.
The process of winding up the Groccr.8 C4)mpany of Paisley tran.4ferring thc a&8CL$ and
liabilities io th¢ SL10 1£ .still onbiuing and The SL10 curr¢nily h&s iiLiihLr asscts nor liabiliiics dnd
has not commcn¢cd vperntions.
Ubjectives and 4ctl%ltles
Ihc obJeLIIK'CS nf thc L'harity ar¢. tliL fL.lief nf thogc in nccd. in¢ludiii¥ existinbp Alim¢nrars, by
rcasuii ufage. ill hcalul, di.￿bIlItY, finanL'ial hardqhip or oih¢r disadvania%¥ throu8h tlic pn)visivn
of grnnt ¥iving aLtivities and bliull yupw)rt financially alld otherwi.se (but not hmited to)
educatio￿ traiiiin¥, professional development to ¥ood c8￿c8. individual8 iii ni¥.Il. organisation
in thc Paisl¢y and R¢i￿¢w￿hlrc area.s: lo advancc ¢d11kn41ion through th¢ provision of trnining
a¢tivili¥s. mwcrials and Inforn￿lI0ll throu8h a vatiLty i)r medium8 thn)Iish a rdn8e nt pniJr.('I,
initiatives lliid ULIiviiiL's which .%liiiiiil&ilc emplnymenl. sclf-employmcnt and skills omnii¥yi
peuplL' fL'.4idcnt within said ar￿"￿: thc prcv¢niiun or rclicf of povcrty Ihruugh support for the
provisioii i)f ¥kills and advanLingi thc emplnyRbility probpects of ￿IdentS of ￿ld Area5 in
partic.Iilar thosc who find it diffiLulI io obtain cmployn)eiit. li> LiH)pcratc wilh oihcr charitable
organisatiolls in Paisley And Rcnfrewshire and to SUPPQrt finanLi4illy and otl)Lrwib¢. oihcr
chAritablc appea15 and pr<)jLLL% for the bcncfil vf th¢ people i)I' Piii.%lcy and Rentr¢wsliir¥.
AchievemenLs anil pcrforniance
A4 noted nknvc, the charity th¢ rharily Iw. not yet commcnced a¥livilI￿. Lun%equenily ihcrc is
iiuihing to rcpc)rt ijndcr this section.
Financial Review
There is nothing tu report un(kr ihis section.
Risk ,Managcmcnt
I'he irusiees have, continue on a general basis. to consider thc risk5. to which could impact th¢
charity and are satisfied that these risks are being addressed.
Plans for the Future
The trustees are hopeful that thc asscts and IAabilitiv* of the exiqiing charity Will shortly be
translerrcd and tliilt Ili¥ SC IQ can cnmmencc opcralions.

Grocers Company ofpaislev SCIO
For the period ended 30 September 2025
Report of the Trustees (cont'd)
Structure• goi'ernance And management
The structure of the chariiy is a Scoitish Charitable Incorporated Or8anisation and is governcd by
its Consiitution.
Thc tru.4tees of thc charity were appointed on the formation of thc SCIO. The trust¢¥S lire olso
trustee.s of tliL uninci>rpnraial Lharity, the (iroccrs Company of Paisley.
All new tnL*•iees are givcn an induction intu thc objeclivcs, administrative pmccdures and
background of the chariry.
The trustccs incct on a half yearly h&sis.
Referenc¢ and admlni¥trnti%'e InformAtion
I"ruite¢s
R Murri%un (Chairper50n)
J Rcattic
l) J Paxton
A BIiLhanan
Clerk
A Johnston
SciJlli¥h Cborlty Number
sc.n.$2206
Trustees, RtsponJAbilitie.s
Scottisli Chiirity law r¢quirc8 thc inislcc5 to prcpdrv financial Si1lrements for ca¢h financial yrar
that show a true and fair view of ihc statc of affairs uf iliL Lhilriiy und ILS fin41ncial actlVitie% l<)r
that y¢ar. In Pwkiring tho.sc finanLial statei)ILiILs ilie Irusiccs are requircd iu.
.￿.1¢(1 suitable accuunling ￿)lICIeS and th¢n apply them consistently:
Obs¢rv¢ the method and principles in the Tr'RS 102 Charities. SORP.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudcnt.
Stale whether applicable accountin8 .Standards and %ldlemcnis of r¢commended praclice
have bL*n followcd. subject tv any dep4anures discloscd and ¢xplain¢d in the financial
statements. and
Prepare lh¢ financial sLitemcnts on the going concern basis unle&s it is deemed
inappropriatc to pre%umc ihat the charity wftll continue in b￿SIneSs.
Thc INstees orc IL'5ponsiblc for kttpiiib PrU￿r ￿'COUntIng rccords. that di￿lOse with reasonablc
accuracy at any time th¢ fmancial posltion of the charity and to enable tliein ii) en%iire thni thc
tinancial Sfatcmcnis comply with thc Charitieq and Trustee Inve5tmenl (Scotland) Act 2(M)5 and
Ihe Charities Accounts (Scoiland) Regulalions 2006 (as ￿￿r￿ded). Thcy are also rcsponsible for
safeguarding the awts of the charity and hence for &king reasonable steps for the prcventAon
and detection of fraud and othcr irr¢gularitics.

Grocers Companv of Paislev SCIO
For the period ended 30 September 2025
Report of the 'l'rustees (conl'd)
ApprovLxI by the trustces an(1 signed on thcir behalf by
R MorrI￿n - Trustcc
Beattie - Tru%lec
I l May 2026
I l May 2026