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APPENDIX 1 Period start dale Mr￿1h Y8ar Period end dale *)nth Y88r From To 01 10 2W23 2024 FJSS GROUP Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charty number Charity's principal address Fair Justsce System for Scoljand Group FJSS Group SC052329 24-26 Main Street West Calder West Lothian Postcode EH55 8DR Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report Narne of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (rf any} Committee Twustee name Office {rf any) Chief Exec Officer 01105r2020- To Date Treasurer 01102r2020- To Date Committee Secretary 0110212020- To Date Committee WI￿ Secretary Trustee 01105r2023- To Date Cornmittee 01105r2025- To Date Committee Vice ChaiThan 01105r2023- To Date Committee Trustee 16110r2022- 0412025 Committee 11 Trustee 16105r2023- 0412025 Committee 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period. rf any. (for example. tho% who resigned part way through the financial period) 2210512024 - 0412025 1611012022- 0412025 Structure, governance and management Type of governing document ConstItut￿￿GOVernanCe Document Truslee recruitment and appointment By nomination and confimiatKJn vote at tswstees meeting Objectives and activities Charrtable purposes To promote equality. th"Ictsity. and collllllutlity cohe5ioll of BAME people Scotlalld To elillllllate ally forn￿ of dI￿n￿l￿atio￿ ill the Scottish Justice syste thtough taisitlg a￿"￿tneSS of fijnctions of justice sysleD] Pmioling racial equah.ty hanllony P￿I￿OI]ng rights Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Pronwiin8 ¢Jii"¢rsity and inclusion in Scottish justi¢e system Thril'¢ to a¢hi¢i"¢ fait repr¢seJ)ration across th¢ justi¢¢ syst¢m To ￿sure that all instimtions of the Scottish justi¢¢ system and goi'enllneni a8￿cleS cowly the Eq￿lty Act 2010 public sector &uty and meet the aci's requiremettts in terms protected clJ3racteristics. To proi'ide a plarform for Iieceisary th'scourse 3roulld justice sector refornhs to brin8 aknut acceptable lek'els of dii'ersiry and inclllsioii: represelltaiii'e ax]pIoyll￿llt and appointments in the Scottisb justice

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period The 0rwisati￿hOSted the.iustice sector equalities c￿ference 2024 alld ¢stsbli8hed th¢ S¢ottish Justice Secior Interface. 2. Owllisillg chary n￿etingS of the Juslice SectorJnterE8ce. L4utttFLtd a bi%iory book M'bich is a st¢ond edition of Wtti Lothian Connection. The is an ¢(h￿tion￿oUttt that make5 part ofthe cumculum ￿ all West Lothigo sch￿15 that Jnch](k tbirteeuhigb schools and fify.five piiD]ary s¢hools 4. Orgallisillg the WeslI￿th18￿Hwh sch￿15 Debate JtThohiDg all the thirteenhiRh sch￿15 ID West IA)thian. 5. Operatill2 oue of the latgesi BME led f£m)dpa￿e1 i>perdtiolls ￿WeStI￿>thl3ll diseontwua &¢ to Ja¢k of f￿￿¢￿8 Cl)￿hN￿d the p￿0￿ of the we￿ tA>thiall W(Kkillg Group Historyof the Chattel Skn"eryJn West LothiatL H05ted a 5peciaJ Blxk History Month cs.ent to celebrate the ivodE of leadill2 B]ackAfiicaD£anbbe8ll peopk Scotlalld at atkeiellt joitktlyhostedThith Heriot-watt Unisersity. placelllellt arld two stdeDts from the Uniiersiry of Stidin 9. Hosied a roundtsble m￿ltig foT the Minister for InJn)igration. cltsza￿ip and Equaliti¢S S¢¢n)a Mall)otta MP Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The FJSS Grow>'s reseTh"es pob.cy take5 the loll0￿￿? factors into consideration.. Molley slould onty be kept ill reseTh"e for spec￿£ reasons alld ollce accunmlated the orgdllI￿ti0ll F+-ill hai"e Swcified Reseryes. This would mean that reseIi"es would be creatLNI for sOll￿ specthc purposes and can be used Ollly lor those specific po]icY￿o￿ld be reNieTAed in the fjnancialyear. Detai15 of any deficit NIA Donated facilities and services Irf any) Volunteers. serviLX acmss all departments of the charity

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information NIA Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved Ihe truslees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿tee9 Signaturelsl Full namel51 Position {e.g. Chair) Trustee Date 25106r2025

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APPENDIX 2

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SC052329

SC052329
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from
01 Octobe r 2023 to 30 September
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Total funds
current period
to nearest £		 Total funds last
period
to nearest £
Donations 43,667
1,070
1		 - -
Legacies -
Grants 20,000 63,667 57,073
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts 1,070 751
Income from investments other than
land and buildings		 1 54
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities		 - -
-
A1 Sub total 44,738 20,000 - - 64,738 57,878
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
A2 Sub total - - - - - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
44,738 20,000 - - 64,738 57,878
Expenses for fundraising activities
46,909
 -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable
activities		 20,000 66,909 54,364
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination - -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
**A3 Sub total ** 46,909 20,000 - - 66,909 54,364
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets - 2,101
Purchase of investments -
**A4 Sub total ** - - - - - 2,101
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year
46,909 20,000 - - 66,909 56,465
2,171)
(		 - - - 2,171)
(		 1,413
- - -
2,171)
(		 - - - 2,171)
(		 1,413

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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 £
393
2,171)
(		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
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 393 1,020)
(
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account		 2,171)
(		 1,413
-
-
Cash and bank balances at end of year
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 1,778)
(		 - - - 1,778)
(		 393
0 -
-
Fund to which
-
asset belongs		 0
Market valuation
to nearest £		 -
Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which asset belongs Total
Cost (if available)
to nearest £		 -
-
Current value (if
available)
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Details Total
-
Fund to which liability relates		 -
-
-
Amount due
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Loan from trustees 2,704 1,107
Bank loan 267 774
Accrued Examiner fee 840 840
Details Total
Fund to which liability relates		 3,811 2,721
Amount due
(estimate)
to nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Signature Total
Print Name		 -
-
Date of
approval
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/ Statement of balances

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of
funds(may be stated on
analysis of funds worksheets)		 Please see table below Please see table below
C3a Trustee remuneration
C4a Trustee expenses
C6 Other information
C5 Transactions with
trustees and connected
persons
C3b Trustee remuneration -
details
C4b Trustee expenses -
details
C2 Grants		 Runningexpenses includingoffice space,energybills
Communitydurgs supportproject
Type of activity or project supported
Service charge
Conference hostingcosts
Volunteer support
Communnitywelfare supportproject		 Individual / institution
Facaultyof Advocate
Taylor WimpeyEast
VoluntarySector Gateway
Corra foundation
Other
Giro		 Number of grants
made
£
1 35.00
1 2,500
4 27,166
1 20,000.00
1 5,500.00
1 8,000.00
Total 63,201
If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a
this box (otherwise complete section 3b)		 trustee cross x
Authority under which paid £
No trustee was remunerate during this financial period
If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete
section 4b)		 x
Nature of transaction
Loan from trustee		 Number of
trustees		 £
N/A
Trustee
Nature of relationship		 Transaction
amount (£)		 Balance
outstanding at
period end (£)
1,597
2,704

/ Notes

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Additional analysis (1)

1 Donations
Analysis of receipts and payments		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Total current
period
to nearest £		 Total last
period
to nearest £
Donations from individuals and organisations 463 463 -
-
-
-
Total
2 Grants		 463 - - - 463 -
reference
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 -
Restricted funds
to nearest £		 - - reference
Total current
period
to nearest £		 -
Total last
period
to nearest £
National heritage - 8,500
Action for race equality - 16,750
Facaultyof Advocate 35 35
Taylor WimpeyEast 2,500 2,500
Other 5,500 5,500
Giro 8,000 8,000
Voluntarysectorgateway 27,166 27,166 20,823
Corra foundation 20,000 20,000 5,850
West lothian foodbank - 800
Bauer's radio - 4,200
Total
3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities		 43,201 20,000 63,201 56,923
reference
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
 -
Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 reference
Total current
period
to nearest £		 reference
Total last
period
to nearest £
Other sources of funding - 2,322
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total - - - - - 2,322
- - - - - reference error

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Total current
period
to nearest £		 Total last
period
to nearest £
Bank Charges / Adjuestments / Interest 699 699 2,054
Bills / Telephone 3,142 3,142 1,095
Book Production, Publishing, Marketing - 19
BuildingMaintence Costs - -
Cleaning 2,159 2,159 1,806
Insurance 280 280 619
IT Cost 1,848 1,848 674
Maintenance/ Repair 1,165 1,165 1,493
Governance costs 4,619 4,619 974
Other - -
Postage - -
Project Cost - 2,766
Rent 6,582 6,582 8,475
Stationery 743 743 4,609
Travel 3,206 3,206 3,274
Advertising 1,163 1,163 13,008
Subsistence 245 245 440
Vehicle Hire 401 401 1,336
Office Supplies 3,008 3,008 1,404
Events 1,143 1,143 1,653
Professional Fees 569 569 1,846
Volunteer Welfare 5,362 5,362 -
Staff Cost 1,582 1,582 6,210
Communityserviceprogram 1,221 20,000 21,221
Equipment hire 762 762
Fund raising 6,122 6,122
Subscriptions 52 52
Donations 837 837
Electricity - 608
Total 46,909 20,000 - - 66,909 54,363
- - - - - reference error

Additional notes (1)

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Additional analysis (2)

Receipts
5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds		 Unrestricted
fund 1 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 2 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 3 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 4 - enter
name of fund
below		 Total
unrestricted
funds		 Total
unrestricted
funds last
period
Donations - -
Legacies -
Grants 43,667 43,667 48,173
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts 1,070 1,070 751
Income from investments other than land and buildings -
Rents from land & buildings -
Interest income 1 1 54
Gross receipts from other charitable activities - -
Sub total
Receipts from asset & investment sales		 44,738 - - - 44,738 48,978
cross ref error
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total
Total receipts
Payments		 - - - - - -
44,738 - - - 44,738 48,978
cross ref error
Expenses for fundraisingactivities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities 46,909 46,909 45,464
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination - -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements		 46,909 - - - 46,909 45,464
cross ref error
Purchases of fixed assets - - 2,101
Purchase of investments -
Sub total
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year		 - - - - - 2,101
-
46,909 - - - 46,909 47,565
cross ref error
2,171)
(		 - - - 2,171)
(		 1,413
-
2,171)
(		 - - - 2,171)
(		 1,413
cross ref error

Nature and purpose of funds

Additional notes (2)

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Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Receipts Restricted fund
1 - enter name of
fund below		 Restricted fund
2 - enter name of
fund below		 Restricted fund
3 - enter name of
fund below		 Restricted fund
4 - enter name of
fund below		 Total restricted
funds		 Total restricted
funds last
period
Donations -
Legacies -
Grants 20,000 20,000 8,900
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
Income from investments other than land and buildings -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities -
Sub total
Receipts from asset & investment sales		 20,000 - - - 20,000 8,900
-
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total
Total receipts
Payments		 - - - - - -
20,000 - - - 20,000 8,900
-
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross tradingpayments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities 20,000 20,000 8,900
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements		 20,000 - - - 20,000 8,900
-
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year		 - - - - - -
-
20,000 - - - 20,000 8,900
-
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
Nature andpurpose of funds

Additional notes (3)

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APPENDIX 3 OSCR thrty ReguL Inde endent examiner's re ort on the accounts Report to Ihe Chity nane trusteeslmembers of FJSS GTOUP Reglstsred charlty SC052329 number On the accounts of the charity for the period Period ond date Month September Month 01 2023 to 2024 Set out on pages 1 Respeetive The charty's trusts•s we re¥￿￿1b18 for fv preparation of tho accounts in accordanc• responslbllllles of with the toThs of th• Charib8s and Trust•• Inv•sth)ont IScotlar#ll 2005 Act ar￿ th trusiees and examlner Chwrtiès Acc41unts IS¢otlaThJl Rogulation$ 21)J6 las amond•dl. Tho ¢harity trusto0s con$Klor that th• audit rwiroment of RegulatiM 10111 Idl of t￿ A¢¢ounts RegulatiM$ 95 not appty. It is my rosponsi￿'Ity lo examino tho accounts a5 roquirod undor section 44111 (c) of Iha rdMI to ststo whethar parlicular matters have como lo my attant￿3n. Basls of Independent My •x•minats)n camed out in acc¢rdan¢e with Regulaticffi 11 of Iho 2006 ACc￿nt examlner's statement Rowl•ti￿$. An •xamination in¢lL•Jo$ a rwiw of th• ae¢ountiro rtttyd$ kept by thè charty and a cowirison of the accounts pre50nted with thoso rocords.11 also incl￿• considerat￿n of any unusual rtems or disdosures in th8 accounts seeks èxplanations from thè trustees concwnir•J any suth matt8rn. Tho prcc8dur8s und•rtak•n th) not prowd¢ all th 0￿dance thgt knvuld ￿ roquir¢d in an audit Jnd, conwuently, I do expr￿ an •LbJit cyinb)n on the view by th& thccounts. Independent examlnerfs In the c￿190 of my examinabon. no matter has comg lo my attenlKJn lothor than that statement disd0s￿ on th• attach•d p•J•1 1. vthith givM me rol￿nabl? C￿5• to kéliove that li any matarid rejpocl tho roqulroff￿nts.' to koop accounb.ng record5 in accordanco wth section 44111 la) of the 2005 Act and R•gulation 4 of tho 2006 Accounts Rogulations, and to preparo accounts ￿lch accord ffiih thè accounting r•cNds and compty wth Re￿￿tion 9 of the 2¢Th A¢cwnts Regulat￿ have not been me( or 2. to my opinic￿. attenticn should be drawn in onlor to enable a propor understandin of Ihe accounls to be reach￿. Date: Slgned: Name: Relevant professional qualification{s1 or body Institute of Financial Accountant3 IFFA, FFTA, FIPAI Irf any): As3ociation of chartered certif led accountants IFCCAI Address: Office 77 Pure Office8, 4-5 Loch3ide Way. Edinburgh Park ED12 9DT 25/0612025 'Please ddete IheTrhywd$in the IxaceLs IfthEThds (J ￿. Sa￿lI1￿￿e have toywailenlN>n on the lollwrMJ pJe.

APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only COM￿ete if the exaniw needs to highlvJht materia yd)lems. Glve here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose Not appllcable