SHIRE RADIO LANARKSHIRE
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
CHARITY NO SC052212

SHIRE RADIO LANARKSHIRE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE'S FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Trustees present their annual re￿rt and financi81 statements of the ch8rtty for the year
ended 31 December 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accrydance
the accounting policies set cxrt in note 1 to the acts)unts and comply with the charitys rules.
the Charilies and Truslee Investment IScoUandl Act 2005. The Charities Accounts
(Scouand) Regulations 2(h)6 las amended} and ACCOUn￿ng and Retwyb'ng by Charib'es..
Statement of Recommended Pracli¢x applicable to chanties weparlng their ac¢ounts In
accordance wth the Financi81 Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Repubbic of
Ireland published on 16 July 2014.
Obloctlvfj• and actlvltlel
The purwses of the Trust are to provide o c(mmunlty hub. an online media hub. a I(￿1 radio
seNce, Ioc81 podcasts arKI lo¢ally ueated vMl80s that are all about Lanarkshire
In furthèrance the Trust shall:
- inlofrn. educate 8nd celebrate the herltage, cullure, talent diverslty 8nd n81ural
beauty throughout Lanark$hire
- promolts almost every kno￿ community and chailty organisation bawj
thin or serving Lanarkshire.
- 8UPm l(Kal business by providiNJ a cost4ffective and truly I￿al $4atfomi
ere ttw Can kyomote themselves mtye effe¢livdy than using regional or
nalh)nal media.
- SUPF*Yt eVery￿e ￿ L8n8rkshire, regardle88 of age, di58ts'lity, faith. gender
or race.
- engage in lawful thwit•ble In cyder to futher the objects of the Trust.
R•vl•w of A¢tlvltl••
Shire Radio now has 2 fully equip￿ broadcast studios in Coathridge. the second studio
was added in November 2024.
The Trust has att68$ 10 8tudlos In Mothep•¥ell and Wlshaw that can b8 Used.
During the year, Shire Radio promoted over 300 Whavs On ILY local events in Lanarkshire.
In addition. Shire Radio attended many outside broadcasts througholrt Lanafkshire.
Shir6 Radio nv•V broadcasts on averago 126 hourse a week of rndio prcwJramme$.
Reserves Pollcy
The Trust has considered the resen4e5 Tequired and have taken into account their current and
future liabilities. The Trust Vlill conswjer ring fenryng funds lo ensure th81 the Trusl remains
8U8tainal￿8.
Rlsk Management
The Trustees have exaM1r￿ the malor IMJ8if*s8 and operatlonal rlsks whtch the Trust face8
and have established systems to enable ￿gUlar reports lo be produced so that the necessary
steps can be taken lo lessen these risks,
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SHIRE RX•lO LANARKSHIRE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE'S FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 21ll4
(Continu•dl
Flnanclal Revbow
The Trust gwer8ted a suwus for ￿ yaar of £8,274
The Te5eTves as at 31 Decemt¢r 2024 are £17.229
Futur• Actlvttl
The Trust shall comtinue to increase the vcdunter numbers past Ihe present numter of 40.
The Trust will ¢wfjnue to prcffiote ilsell to mor8 Ii81w)8r8 an¢i I￿lIneS8O6 throughout Lanarkshlr8.
The Trust has st8rt8(I to update it's cKtswJe tKoadcast ur¥t and this shcrtJld be c{￿pleted by
the summer 012026.
In May 2025. the Trust launched a 8iSter 8taticrt, Shire Extra. vknkh c8lat*ates
L8narkshire'¥ mu$K, art end culture orKI provKles programming aimed al Min￿ audience¥,
nlche grC￿P$. pecwe ol varios ethnlciies and Peo￿ with specidised Krterests In m￿1¢,
88 wo11 as speech progranming.
Tho TTUSI has slots ava￿8￿.19 for the Digrtal Radio that is coming lo 8nd Swth L8narkshir¢.
The Trust 1$ walkn'ng K4aMing ￿188￿￿ transmntar 5￿Tra.
Organl*atlonal Structur•
The affairs of the Trust are managed by a management cL*nmittee c£*mprisiThJ of a minimum
of 3 memb8f5 appointed ty the members al ￿ Annual General Metting to serve fcy one
ywr, all being elvJible for rereleclion. Tho c(mmitt•• meots nol1•88 than 6 timos a s•8r.
A Choi￿rgOn, seuetary and treasur•r are appr*nted by the management commiltee.. no
person may hold offl¢8 for m(ffe thon 3 ￿ars. management cmimittee may co-opt up to
3 lurth8r membws. whern deemed necoS8ary, 10 8epn until the Annual General
Meetin9.
Nme of the Trustees rocolved Any remuneralion or expenses from the Tfu5L
TN•te•¥ •nd Adminlstr•tlv• Inforrn•tlon
Tho Trustoes semng in Ihe year lo 31 December 2024 and to Ihe date of thi5 report were
as follows.. -
Thft Trust rsn ￿ CXin￿rted via the Chairpers01'
The principal Adv150rs are..
8ankers.'
Virgin m￿eY
Molherw811
IrKlependenl Exwniner
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SHIRE RADIO LANARKSHIRE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024
Continu•d}
statement of Trusl•es' RespMsibilili•s
The ¢harlty tru8t8e8 are r8sponsible fcf preparing a trustees. annual reF*y1
and financial slatemenls in ac¢tydance wth appliCa￿e law and United
KIngd￿n Accounting Slandards (Uniled TrQngdom Generalty Accept￿j
Ac￿￿ntIng Praclic•l.
The law apFAuble to charitses n ScoilarKI requires the chanty trustees to
prepare financial slalemenls lor eath y88T vknith give 8 tru8 8nd fair view of
the stale of affair8 of the charty and ol th8 incoming res￿rceS and
applic8￿On of the fegources, of the chanty for that pernd. In preparing th
nancaal statements th8 trustees are req￿red to:
- 8el¢ct suitabla accountlrKJ rxSicie$ and ap*y tr￿￿ C￿SISt￿￿￿,
- observe the mathods and prknciple8 in the applica￿• Charflles
SORP;
. make reasorbable prudenljudgement 8nd e8tim8te8;
- stale %thether applicatAe accounting stsndards have been followed,
subject lo any matenal depathres disdosed arKI ex￿ained In the
financial stslements..
- Fffepare th• 8ccfjunls on o)n¢ffn b8818 unless it is
Inapprijpriale to pr8wma that th8 charty ¥4ill conlknu8 it) bu81ne88.
The trustees are resFKJnsible for keepng woper accounting records that
disclose V*ith reaSona￿e aCCUf8Cy •1 any timo Iho finan081 po$ibon of tha
charlty and to enable tr￿ffl to ensure that the fina￿181 statements oYn￿Y
wilh the Charitss and Try￿tse Inv85tmenl (scotl￿d) Act 2(K15, the Charity
Accoun15 IScod8ndl Re9￿811(￿5 2Cth {89 amended). And the provisions of
Trvsl doèd. Thty ar8 also responslt4e for safeguardlng the assets of the
charity and taking reosona140 steps for the prev¢nkn and of fraud
and other wregularths.
By Order of Tru8te88
Date.. 22 Sepi•nbor 2025
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SHIRE RADIO LAmARKSH￿E
Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mlnrfs r•wt to th• TnNI•￿ of Shlr• Radlo Lan•rk•hlrn
I reFrfYt cfj fv attounts of Ihe tharity for the ￿ eThJ￿ 31 D￿Mtser 2024 vthith are set cxrt c
pages 5 to 7.
Ro•p•ctt¥• ￿ponSIbIlItI•* of tru¥t••• Ind •x•mln•r
The tharity'8 trustees afe respon￿￿8 for the preparab¢)n ofthe xcourts in acxordance Nmth the tem79
of the Charities and Trustee Investrntr* Iscollandl Art 2￿5. the Charities Actounts (Scolandl
Regulatlons 201￿ and the Slatement of ReLxJnmend•J Pracb'ce- Accounting and Repcrfb'n9 ty
Chartkn68 2CQ5. The ctharity trustees ￿n$KIef that ￿ audil r8]uiremenl of Regulation 10 {11 lal to
{cl of Ihe Accounts R•3ulatlons does not otwy. It 1$ my r*s￿nSIbIl￿ to examine the accounts as
required under sectb3n 44111 (c) ol the *£1 WKI 10 8t8te porb.a￿￿ have come io my
attenti￿.
B•¥i• ol Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•f• report
My eX￿1n•￿0n Is caryied in accordance Thlth Regulation 11 Ch8rities Ac4wnts (sc￿8nd)
Regul8tvJns 2c￿. An examinab'on ind￿je5 a rev*w ol the alxounting reccyds kept by the ch8rity
ar*d a comparison of tho 8w)unlB pre8ènt6d wrth those reccwds. rt also Includes rnnsiderdlicn of any
unusual Items or di¥d¢)sure8 In the 8C¢QLW)ts and 8eek6 8xpl8n8b.cms trom the trusloes concemlng any
Such mattef5. The proc•dures undertaken do no* Frovide 811 Ihe wdon¢e that would be requirgj in
an 8vdiL BrKI consequenUy I tjo nol express on audit wnion M tho VI￿ 9Nen by the accounts.
Ind•p•nd•nl •x•mln•V4 •t•t•m•nt
In th• ¢wrse of my examln4tk)n. no matter has ccrfre to my attenlknn
1 thtich gNes me roarojrth c4uo8 to tdiv48 Ihat In Any r••pod th• roqulr8m8nts
lo keep accx)unlng recryd¥ in wcNdènce *4th SeciKA144 {11 (al ￿ tho 2005 AL* and Ragulatlon 4
of ￿ 2006 Ac￿￿nts Regulab"ons. ar*d
to prep8re accourrts acc(xd *ith the ac(¥Junting r¢(axds and fA)m* wllh Rewkqtson 8 of tho
20J6 Account8 Rryulal
have not been meL ¢x
2 to whl¢h. in my ￿¥nIon. shoJld be dre￿￿ in io ffiablè a wcyr und•rJtandlng of
Ihe accwnts to be reached.
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SHIRE RADIO LANARKSHIRE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACYMTIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2024
Unrnstrlet•d Funds
2024
2023
Income Fr¢xn:
Adverty'sing Revenu¢
DonatK￿8
Gr8nts
Bank Intwest
810
2Tr)
10.397
18.813
14
Total
11.411
Exp•ndliuf• On:
Chantable ActMi•
5.424
643
37S
2280
3.024
196
121
829
Lwhl & Ho8t
Computer Expenses
Broadcast Equipment
Repairn
Insufan
Printin9,Post#ge & Stat￿ry
Tel•phty
Independednt EN8mlnaUon
Prof•sslonal F•es
Sundry Exwnses
eank Chary
240
1.051
104
18
93
130
150
420
250
109
11
Totsl
Net 1ft￿n•
8.274
8,955
N•t Mov•m•nt In Fund•
8.274
8.955
R•con¢lll•tlon ol Fund•
T¢Xal Fund8 bTought lryw•
Tot•1 Fund• unl•d forw•Td
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SHIRE RADIO LANARKSHIRE
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2D23
Cash at 8ank
VAT
15.713
1.516
9.105
17.229
Cv•dltorn: Amoun1• du• f*lthln on•
150
N•t Currnnt A•Mts
17.229
8.955
Totsl N•1
17.Z29
8,955
REPRESENTED BY:
Unre5thcted Fund5
The finanoal Stat￿￿Trts apwwd ty th• TN¥t••s M 22 Swt•mbw ￿25 8qned
on th•* bthall by.

SHIRE RADIO LANARKSHIRE
Notes to the Flnlanclal Slatements for th• year ended 31 Decemb•r 2024
ACCOUNTING POUCIES
Accounting convention
The financlal statements have been prepared Ur￿er the historical ¢ost Convents￿ and in
accordance wth Ihe Slatemenl of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by
Chorities preparing their accounts in accordance vlith the Finoncial Rewrting Standard for
Smaller Entities leffectNe January 20151. Ihe Charities and Trustee Investment Iscottand)
Act 2005 and the Charrtie5 Accounts (Sco￿and) Regulation$ 2(￿ (as amended).
Incom•
Ail income is included ￿ the Statement of Flnan¢ial Activth'es when the charity 1$ legal
entitled lo the income and the amount can be quantified wth reasonable accuracy.
Expenditur•
Expendrture is ac(￿nted for on a pasffnents basis and has been dassmbed under headlngs that
aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs Cannot be direcuy attributed lo
particular head￿95 they havo boon alloCa￿j to activ￿85 on a basis consistent ￿TrIh the u$8
of resources.
Taxatlon
The charity is exempl frryn Corporati(￿ 18x on its thaiit8ble activities.
Fund Accountlng
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance the charitable objectives ot Ihe discretion
of Ihe trnsteos.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND TRUSTEES, EXPENSES AND REMUNERATION
The Trusl8e8 811 glve freely thelr tlme and exp¢rtOse wthout any forni of rwnUnerall￿ or
other benefits in cash or kind No expenses were paid to any Iruslee in the year
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