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| Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod | Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod | Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod | Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod | |||
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24 | To | 31 03 |
25 |
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name Pillar of Hope Other names charity is known POH by
Registered charity number SC052720 Charity’s principal address
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Dates acted if Name of person Trustee name Office (if any) (or body) entitled to not for whole year
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Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document
Pillar of Hope is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
The structure of Pillar of Hope UK consists of the BOARD, which holds regular meetings and controls the organisation's activities; for example, the board is responsible for monitoring and controlling the organisation's financial position.
Trustee recruitment and appointment
The board appoints any person to be a charity trustee - by way of a resolution passed by a majority vote at a board meeting.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantages, by promoting health and well-being; organising wellness and fitness activities, health education fairs, and community resource awareness campaigns. By the advancement of education and skills development; supporting community members in gaining knowledge, life skills, and vocational training.
We organise weekly Wellness and Fitness activities including, exercises, Summary of the main activities sports, picnics, and dancing in partnership with Snap Fitness Aberdeen. in relation to these objects Unity In Wellness and Uplifting Minds Together Projects: Culturally sensitive befriending services for vulnerable individuals involving home visits, phone contacts, tailored group exercises, and picnics. Organising health and wellbeing Fairs; health seminars, nutrition, and skills acquisition workshops. Food pack distribution in collaboration with local food banks such as Mamacita and Cfine.
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period
During this year, Pillar of Hope made significant strides in successfully implementing various community-oriented programmes to alleviate social isolation, improve physical and mental well-being, and addressing food insecurity. We significantly improved on our collaboration with other charities and funders such as Corra Foundation, NHS Grampian, Health Improvement Fund, Community Mental Health Fund, Cash4clubs, Cfine, and Snap Fitness Aberdeen. Our key projects and achievements this year include:
A. Wellness and Fitness Activities
Our weekly wellness and fitness activities continued to grow, encouraging more people to stay physically active and improve their overall mental health. These activities have been particularly beneficial for those managing chronic health conditions and social isolation.
B. Unity in Wellness and Uplifting Minds Together Befriending Projects Recognizing the impact of ill-health, economic crisis, and social isolation on mental health, we launched culturally sensitive befriending services. Our trained befrienders provide companionship and emotional support to over 50 vulnerable individuals to regain confidence and a sense of belonging through one-on-one visits and group sessions.
C. Community Health and Well-being Fairs: Collaborating with healthcare professionals and local organizations, we organized health and well-being fairs that included culturally sensitive public health awareness seminars and workshops, free health checks, and expert advice on managing long-term conditions. These events have proven essential in bridging the gap between communities and healthcare services. Over 350 participants have attended.
D. Our food pack support in partnership with Mamacita and Cfine, successfully distributed 800 parcels of nutritious food items that alleviate the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis and food insecurity for many BAME individuals and families.
Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Pillar of Hope Charity maintains financial reserves to ensure the sustainability and continuity of its services, particularly in times of financial uncertainty. Our reserves policy aims to:
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Provide a financial cushion to cover unforeseen expenses or funding shortfalls.
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Ensure the charity can meet its obligations, including staff costs and essential projects delivery.
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Support strategic development and long-term sustainability.
Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)
Snap Fitness Aberdeen has donated more than 80 hours of free use of their gym hall and sports facilities at 2 hours per week for the Pillar of Hope’s weekly Wellness and Fitness Activities.
The Unity in Wellness Befriending service has been supporting over 30 individuals through the efforts of our 10 trained volunteers, who have conducted more than 50 befriending sessions, each lasting approximately two hours.
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Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Chairperson Date 18/04/2025
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Expendable endowment funds |
Permanent endowment funds |
Total funds current period |
Total funds last period |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
| Donations | 115 | 115 | **257 ** | ||||||||
| Legacies | - | ||||||||||
| Grants | 300 | 23,400 | 23,700 | - | |||||||
| Receipts from fundraisingactivities | 150 | 150 | - | ||||||||
| Gross tradingreceipts | - | ||||||||||
| Income from investments other than land and buildings |
- | ||||||||||
| Rents from land & buildings | - | ||||||||||
| Gross receipts from other charitable activities |
- | - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||||
| A1 Sub total | 565 | 23,400 | - | - | 23,965 | 257 | |||||
| A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~— =~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~= —~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ |
| Proceeds from sale of fixed assets ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~— =~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~= —~~ | ~~—~~ | - ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | ~~—~~ |
| Proceeds from sale of investments ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~— =~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~= —~~ | ~~—~~ | - ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | ~~—~~ |
| A2 Sub total ~~—~~ |
- ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | - ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | - ~~— =~~ |
~~=~~ | - ~~= —~~ |
~~—~~ | - ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | - ~~—~~ |
| ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~— =~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~= —~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ |
| Total receipts ~~—~~ |
565 ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | 23,400 ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | - ~~— =~~ |
~~=~~ | - ~~= —~~ |
~~—~~ | 23,965 ~~—~~ |
~~—~~ | 257 ~~—~~ |
| ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~— =~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~= —~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ | ~~—~~ |
| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
| Expenses for fundraising activities | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
| Gross trading payments | - | ||||||||||
| Investment management costs | - | ||||||||||
| Payments relating directly to charitable activities |
465 | 7,103 | 7,568 | ||||||||
| Grants and donations | - | ||||||||||
| Governance costs: | - | - | |||||||||
| Audit / independent examination | - | - | |||||||||
| Preparation of annual accounts | - | - | |||||||||
| Legal costs | - | ||||||||||
| Other | Other | - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||||
| **A3 Sub total ** | 565 | 7,103 | - | - | 7,668 | - | |||||
| A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | |||||
| Purchases of fixed assets ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | - | ||||
| Purchase of investments ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | - | ||||
| A4 Sub total ~~==~~ |
- ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - | - | - | ||
| ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | |||||
| Totalpayments ~~==~~ |
565 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | 7,103 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - | 7,668 | - | ||
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~~==~~ ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~—~~ | ||||
| Net receipts / (payments) ~~==~~ |
- ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | 16,297 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
- | 16,297 | 257 ~~—~~ |
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| ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~—~~ | |||||
| A5 Transfers to / (from) funds ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | - | ~~—~~ | ||||
| ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~—~~ | |||||
| Surplus / (deficit) for year ~~==~~ |
- ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | 16,297 ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | - ~~==~~ |
- | 16,297 | 257 ~~—~~ |
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- SC052720
Section B Statement of balances
Unrestricted Expendable Permanent Total current
Categories Details funds Restricted funds endowment funds endowment funds period Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year
257 - 257 257
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
16,297 - 16,297 -
payments account
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Cash and bank balances at end of year 16,554 - - - 16,554 257
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) - - - -
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Independent examiner’s report on the accounts
| Report to the | |||
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| trustees/members of | Pillar of Hope | ||
| Registered charity | SC0562720 | ||
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| On the accounts of the | Period start date Period end date |
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| charity for the period | Day Month Year Day |
Month | Year |
| 01 04 2024 to 31 |
03 | 2025 | |
| Set out on pages | 5-6 | (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
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| Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner |
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees |
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| consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations | consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations | ||
| does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section | 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 matters have come to my attention. | 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether matters have come to my attention. | ||
| Basis of independent examiner’s statement |
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the |
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| charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes | charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes | ||
| consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations | |||
| from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide | from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide | ||
| all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an | |||
| audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts. | |||
| Independent examiner’s | In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that | ||
| statement | disclosed on the attached page*] | ||
| 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the |
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| requirements: | |||
| • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and |
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| Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and | |||
| • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with |
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| Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations | |||
| have not been met, or | |||
| 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper |
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper | ||
| understanding of the accounts to be reached. | |||
| Signed: | Date: 03 April 2025 |
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| Name: | c.,M.Sc.,MBA,ACA,ACCA,FCCA,FFA,CIA,CFE | ||
| Relevant professional | Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) | ||
| qualification(s) or body | Institute of Financial Accountants (FFA) | ||
| (if any): | Institute of Chartered Internal Auditor of UK & Ireland (CMIIA) | ||
| Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) | |||
| Address: |
*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.
**OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures.
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose