Rhins and Luce Red Squirrel Network SCIO Receipts and Payments Aecounts For the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Charity No: SCOS2717
Rhin$ and Luee Red S uirrel Network SCIO Referenc¢ and Administrative Information Charity Ngme: Rhins and Luce Red Squirrel Network SCIO Charity Registration NuMIr.. SC052717 Contact Address: Parkneuk Dunragit Stranra¢r DG9 8PJ Trii8tce$ Independent F,x2miMer Mcmillan 13ain & Coiiipaiiy 27 High Park Avenue StTanraer DG9 ODE Banker8 Bank of Scotland, 64.66 George Str¢el Stranraer DG9 7JN
in nd Luce ui Trustees, Amllual Report Year ended 31 July 2024 rel Ne The trustees have pleasure in PTe8enting theirTepon108¢theT with the fJtwi¢iaJ stsiements forthe year end¢d 31 July 2024. Structure Governance and Mart8gement CoD8tlttstlon Tr Charity J5 a So)llish Charity. li w rtg151eTed in il's CUTreni legal form on 31 July 2023. It hfjs two tLerstr1tUr¢ aDd as su¢h th¢ trustees uponjy so]rK of the mBmbers ofth¢ ¢huity. Re¢Thltmtnt nd AppoIntmtl of Trnst¢ Trt¢¢$ are PoInted for aone ycortcrn by the m¢mbers ai the Annual Getter Meeiing. ObJtttfv¢s Ind A¢tlvllltJ Ch•rlliblt PurpDW The advan¢eJrtentof¢nvironmenlB] ProtIOn t>T improvement and the advan¢¢ni ofedllc9110n. Aetfvlik¥ lThe eharity aims w promote th¢ ¢on%ervaiion of th¢ n1ve red sqtsuftl in it's n8bJro1 habiloi in th¢ Rhins & Luee area by prtsJnoiin8 th¢ tonlrol of Ihe 8rty Squirrels using Ic8al. recosnistd and Th¢ charity 81s0 8ims lo advance the ¢du¢ation of the gencrfjl public in the subje¢1 Df r¢d squwr¢l cons¢rvaiion by cnygin8 with lh¢ genero1 public and schoo18 w ¢ducatc residcnts of the RhiTh$ & Luce ar¢1 ilK>ut th¢ plight of the r¢d Jquinyl collJ¢rvptxon actions thai need 10 b¢ und¢rigkcn. The chariiy will also end¢Bvour 10 liaigc with oiher environm¢llial 8roups within the Rhins & Luc¢ area 10 furthor promot¢ rcd squirrel ¢onserv81ioii a¢ljviii¢8 w¢ll as r¢Gruil. organise, encoura and support voluntcers 10 undertoke 8reysquittel control. Th¢ chlty orÉllnis¢ trainin8 forvoluni¢¢r4. build Dp a netwoik ofdispat¢h¢5 10 covertt Rhin$ & Luc¢ ure&&4 w¢ll 88 ¢orrJ' out Burv¢ys nnd nnIti)r reioTd Ihcir g¢1ions. Athkvements •nd P¢rfOrmne4 Our a¢liVilies Ihi¥ yeat ljavc included an thCT¢asgd )unt ofe(>mmvnity cn8agemcni Hnd public educBlion on the con4trvltsI of red sqiitrrel% We h8vc Bttcnded Rchth(>l% wid ¢ommuniLy 8roup m¢eiinAs to 8iwe infonmational IkS ttlx>ul wn5crvaiion, the envirnnmeni, And the WOTk w¢ do in 81ey 5quJrrel conirol In addilion w¢ have set-up our $ouirrel st811 ai every community eweni wh¢T¢ th¢y could mftk¢ rM tor At Ihese loe81 Event5 we cnga8¢ the publie ICJ hand out informaiion on hTrw Ihey ean help make a diffeience in 5avin8 our ¢nYiioninElli gnd nail. bpecits W¢ thlk with loGa15 and vtsiiors alik¢ on all thingy Squirrel. SIpOsI them lo addiiionjl Te40urc¢s. Te¢ruil volunlc¢rs, gnd sell merchandise 10 raise money for work. Members of our community hAve gcncrously donated pioduce. plants, hom2m jwn, ¢on¢reie 8srden ornMnts, knitw¢ar and handmade Jewellcry and crnfis for uy 10 sell. (r voluni¢¢rs have been hard ai IVDrk makin8 sqllirr¢l f¢ed¢rs and bird boxes. In additi(kn to this httve continued our workon greysquirrel wntrol. monitoring TCCOTdin8 the present¢ of both red8 and 8Tty uyin8 naNre canrras, work¢d with12ndowi¢TS 10 P¢rnIIS5ion to access th¢ir land. run 8 trap loan pro8rn, and attended traininB wilh Foresty L4ttd Scotland io allow us io access their forests io assist thcm with their 8r¢y squirrel control.
Trust¢eg? Anttual (tonL) Y¢ar elld¢d 31 July 2024 FIB4Dcl%l Revie The printiple Source of Incoth¢ is thrOUgh8U¥ru] fundin8 vpli¢10nS. ThE S]US for the y¢aTwas £4.826 R¢serYes Pol¢y AI PTesem th*T¢ urc no aalati¢% lo b¢ paid pa)ThonB for ptvrKrty $0 the thJstc¢y yee rto requiTeJMt for ahi8h level of ieserv¢s. Plani forthe Futr¢ W¢ will conlinix aiir wnrk on 8reysqwrrel controL u>ttJmuniiy cn8a8emciil publiL educolion v) advttnce our mission ofred %qurrcl ci)n%ervAtitsn will continu? lo re¢ruil und trAiO volunt¢¢rs, rHise fund5, lia15e wlih landowners and M8¢r$ w [ uq io atces8 area$ in need of help with the control of the grey squirrel tx)pulaiion. W¢ ir¢ ¢iirrently eTr¢d in Sctting up aweb.sitr to ra)s¢ &wareJ)¢ss of the work we do hopefully Jecruii n¢w volurttEeis lo Ihe Gause. The Twsttts deelwt th#1 they hive appr&vBd the Truyiees Report at¥Jve. ednll hehhlfrtf thl chhril
Rhins and Luce Red Squirrel Network SCIO SC046306 IDdepeDdellt Exydminer's Report to the Trn8tee8 of IAswalt Community Asso¢iatlOD I report on the ac¢oumts of the charty for th¢ y¢ar 31 Julv 2024 'hiCh are set out on pages 5 to Respective responsibllitie5 of trustees and examiner The charity's trustr¢s are r¢SnSIble for the preparation of the accounts ID ¥¢ordanee with the ternis of the Charities and Trustee Inveslknent (ScotlATKI) A¢t 2(K15 and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 20(kS (as amended). Thc charity tru5t¢¢s consider that the audit requirement of Regulation IIKI) (d) of the 20{ AewitS 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 Thatters have c4Xn¢ to my attention. Basis of independent eJaminer's ststmeDt My exAmination is carried out in accordan¢t with R¢gulation I l of th¢ Charitl¢5 Accounts (Scotland} Regulatiotx 2(M)6. AD examination incl a rcview vf the xcouniin8 records kepl by the chanty and a omparison of the a¢LuuiitS PTesenied with those OrdS. li also in¢IleS con$ideraiion of any unusual items or disc105ur¢s in Ihe accounls, and seeks explanations from the trustees C4)n¢erning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in aiidit, and consequenily I do not express an audit opinion on the view given hy ihe Ae¢ounts. Independent emIner'S statmeDt In th¢ course of my ¢X7}llIa11lTrn, nu Tnait¢r has C)¢ io my artention which gtves me reasonable caw to believe thai in ony makrial respect thc requirem¢nts.' to keep o¢¢ounting r¢¢tsrds in Cordance with S¥dioii 44 (I Xa) ulthe 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 ALLVUllts Regulations, and lo prepare ac¢ounts which Kcord with the accounting records and comply with Re8uLqtit)n 9 of the 2006 Ac¢ounls Regulations have nol been meL OT lo whiclL in my opinion. attcntion should bc drawn IA order lo enable a pruper undeTStaThlin8 of the accounts to bc alled. Date.. 16 May 2025
Rhins and Luce Red S uirrel Network SCIO Recei ts and Pa ments Account Year ended 31 Jul 2024 FuDd$ 20 Total 2024 Totsl 2023 2t)24 N•te Donaiions 2.630 3J43 3.1 5,973 3.100 aritable tIvItIeS Othtt tradin8 activitie4 Inve$tsneni income 2.630 6,443 9,073 Othcr Total Recei 2,630 6.443 9,073 Costs of generating funds Ch4rit4ble activities Governance costs Other Payments men 298 1.698 298 3.949 2251 2251 4.247 Exees$ of Payments over Re¢eipts for the year before transfen 634 4.192 4,826 Tras(erI Excess of Payments over Receipts for the year 634 4.192 4,826
Rhill5 and Luce Red S Statement of Balance5 At3 uirrel Tietwork SCIO Tot1 2024 2014 2•24 Nié¢ Bank ojit Bdiik & ¢JL'Wbjt 0C brwght frnd lanctJ MoverneRt in year: Exeess ofR¢Pty overPaywuts the pr 4.192 4.826 Bk & d4)sit ¢amed forwird 4.192 4.820 Inv Tw¥ibl¢ FvAed A$*ts ofen not >tt pJdlc4thd. The ac¢ounts were aFproved by the trustees OTr 16 May2025. For and (n }Rhf of the trust¢¢s
hins ttd Luce Red S ote5 to h Accounts Ye r ended 31 Jul 2 l. Bosh of¥¢co¥nilnt IScotlathJ} Act 2005 artd the Cbarhies Ac(thmts Isr11) Ryldi(Ls 20( las anKrtsltrJl. 2. N4¢ure Ind purpo of fund• Unr¢sffied funds are those that may be used th¢ disttdira orth¢ trustert in fith of the objects of the charity. Th? Irusttts mainthin A $2ngie utircsrritted fimd f(w th day.ifrday nm1Of the cknity. Reslricied fvlld% ]nay only b¢ ycific WF5. RtsknUi(qts ¥ise th Spc¢jfi by the Wh are raiscd for specifjc purp( 3. R¢lted pxrty tr•DsAtlions RtstAri¢4 T•til Total 2013 4. Analy$ls of Dottitions & Sponhlp Rhiw &LK¢ knl OyJrkn Crfeen vFIr V4no 3J43 1.761 772 172 JJ43 J.973 S. A#lyskn of CrAnts Kl1]hxh w1ndrIn CwayA$¢Ji 3.lQ) 5. ID¢ome from Chritsblt Attlvtiiel 6. ltttome from OtherTr*dhbi Aellvlll
sto rend e Aeco 31 Jul 2024 F• TrfJtsl 7. Anltysis of Payments Costs of8ei¢NtiDg fund$ InsutJnc¢ Muqut&Tatrlei iKelln¢(w5 150 charit8¢ ¢tivitits 2.19$ 350 Tuidormued 5qult 350 Squirrtl F¢¢d¥¥ 8tr4ntatrSh)w.Cr•ft E Swlfj Stk fy R¢le Mi¥¢llKo 2JSI Covern#n¢¢ costs IndeFthleth Othtr PyTntnts pw¢h of4sJets