NEW LUCE MEMORIAL HALL MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation Scottish Charity No. 053129 Accounts for the financial year ended 04-04-2026
Reference and Administrative Information for the period ended th 4 Aprll 2026 Registered Charity No. SC053129 Trustees Mr. R. Smith {Chairl Mr A. l. Hannay (Secretary) Mrs S. Morton (Treasurer) Comrnittee Members Mrs A. Heatlie Ms. J. Smith Mr. K. Logan Mr. J. Jenner Contact Address Mr A. l. Hannav 9 Main Street New Luce Newton Stewart DG8 OAJ Examiner of Accounts Mrs J. McKie Bridgemill Glenluce Newton Stewart DGS OAE
Trustees Annual Rewl for the year ended 4° Aprll 2026 The Trustees present their annual report together with the examined accounts for the year th ended 4 April 2026. Structure Governance and Management The Charlty is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation {a SCIOI. It was registered in its current legal form on 19th February 2024 Objertlves and Artlvltles The objectives of the Trust are . the provlslon of recreational facilities, and the or8anisation of recreation activities We shall do this by holding the hall for use as a Public Hall and whilst doing so provide Health and Mental Wellbein& Social and Educational facilities within the New Luce area. The board of management will take any other such actions as appearto the board of management to be practical and expedient in the development of the Hall and the furtherance of the objectlve noted above. Publlc Benefit The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Office of the Scottish Charrty Regulatorfs general guidance on public benefft when reviewing thelr objectives and In planning thelr future activities. In particular. the Trustees consider how planned actlvitles will contribute to the objectives they have set. Achlevements and Perfomiance and Future Plans We have the pleasur8 to submitthe following as a report of New Luce Memorial Hall's Management Committee for2025- 2026. The year commen¢ed well again with th8 SUPPOrt from New Luce CommunityTrust who once again provided financial assistance to the Committee to operate the hall on behalf ofthe community- Activities which have taken place on a regular basis are Tai-chi which has seen an increase in those participatingoverthe course of the year. Keep Fitwhich took place on Tuesday evenings. children's badminton which took place on Monday afternoons and at weekend5 on an ad-hoc basis with occasional other afternoons and evenings when there were competitions in the offing. Film nights were held from October 2025 until February2026when they had to be suspended due to refurbishment ofthe hall in terms of a newairsource heatingsystern and the building being insulated.
This would not have been possible without the help and support of New Luce CommunityTrust and in particulartheir development officer Ms Sharon Cameron whose organisational and fundraising skills are second to none. The assettransfer from Dumfries and Galloway Council was confirmed for £1 at a full DGC meeting on Tuesday 24, March 2026. Committe8 meetings on behalf of the Community Council and the CommunityTru$t took place on alternate months with monthly hall management committee meetings taking place on Monday evenings. The heating installation was completed by the end of March 2026 with the building insutation 8nd plastering completed a fortnight later. The supper room and main hall will require redecoration and this is scheduled forthe summer months of 2026 when the hall is used less. A subsequentfundingapplication is being completed to returbish the kitchen and toilet areas and this is expected to be completed in late 2026 orearly 2027. External redecoration ofthe hall is expected to take place this summer between June-August alongwith the internal redecoration. The Hall Management Committee assumed the responsibility ofthe former Social Events Committee which was wound up in 2024. The annual Summer and Christmas meals were well attended and very enjoyable. Consideration is currently beinggiven to the location of our next summer meal. We must thank N9w Luce Community Council who provided the financial support for these activities totake place. We wish to stress the excellent rapport and support from both the Community Trust and Community Councilwhich exemplifies ourcommunityspirit. A grantwas obtained from Dumfries and Galloway Councilwhich allowed forthe purchase of a computer system and printerto allowthose without access in the village to use the system for learning and selt-improvement purposes. Additionally. a laptop system was purchased to enable remote access to the internet. Appropriate sate- guards have been installed to prevent unauthorised and inappropriate use. The gym equipment has once again been well utilised as evidenced from the user log. The annual Children's Hallowe'en and Christmas Parties took place as Ltsual with the Christmas Party being the more successful. The Hallowe'en paty unfortunately co- incided with another event in a neighbouring village where the local school is situated and which serves both communities. Nextyearwe will schedule the event so thatthere is no overlap between the two communities. A portable scaffolding system has been purchased to enable workto be carried outto a heightof 4 m without recourse to hiring in such equipment. Tribute has to be paid to members of the Management Committee fortheir unstinting time and support to the organisation and running ofthe hall for the pastyear.
Financial Revlew for the year ended 4th April 2026 Financial overvlew The Charity had a balance at the financial year end of £64842.60 Reserves Policy The Trustees policy is to retain a minimum reserve of £10,000.00 so that in the event of significant drop in income funding or unexpetted expense the charity can maintain its current level of activitie5 for a reasonable period until replacement funding is obtained. At the year end, the Charity held unrestricted cash funds of £64671.56 therefore the Trustees considerthe Charityto be a going concern. The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees report above. Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees and Committee Mr R. Smith (Chairman} Mr A. l. Hannay (Secretary) Dated. O.¥..- 01.- 20
NLCT GRAr 5625.00 REPAY NLCT 1064.94 .- DGC GRANT E¥lENTS 3500.00 EVENTS 3330.00 rf- DGC GRANT VE DAY 2000.00- KENMUIRVE DAY 201x1.00 NLCT GRANT HEATING 7779.00 - GREEN HOME DEP 11200.00 DONATION 30.00 . HAZEL sMH SURVEY 3931.00 , HALL HIRE 527.50 1 NLCT RE SURVEY 1500.00 .. GRANT NLCT 56.000.00 LADDERS 948.00 .'K ENERGY SAVING 30156.00 RANKIN & AITKEN 822.00 . ENERGY SAVING 3760.00 MUSIC LIC 170.40 120113,0( ELECTrICITY 1200.00 CLEANING 1020.50 9 WINDOW CLEANER 150.00 INSURANCE 259.90 HEN & XMAS 76.47 1 PICTURE LIC 421.28 D-. OPTIMUM HEAT DEP 37695.00 , MISC 384.90 , TOYAL G6174-,3 Ip S-4A6%,GG
INT FROM 04125- 026 70.42 . BROUGHT FORWARD 10362.48 DEPOSITS 70.42 TOTAL 10432.90 -Q4-Ib THE ABOVE ACCOUNT AND STATEMENT OF FUNDS CONFORMS TO THE RECORDS KEPT BY NEW LUCE MEMORIAL HALLAND WITH EXPLANATIONS GIVEN TO ME. THE BANKACCOUNT BALANCE HAS BEEN VERIFIEDAND IN MYOPINIONTHESE STATEMENTS PROVIDE A TRUE SUMMARY OF THE COMMIThEES BUSINESS IN THE YEAR SIGNED JEAN MCKIE DATE 2I- ts14-ats
Independent Examlnerf5 Report to the Trustees I report on the accounts of the Charity forthe period 4th April 2026 Respectlve responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The Charitvs Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotlandl 2005 Act and the Charrties Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2(KJ6. The Charity Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 1011){dl of the Account5 Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under sectlon 4411) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examinerfs Statement My examination is carried out in accordance with the Regulation 11 of the 2¢x16 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and to seek explanations 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 accounts. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In the course of my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon". Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirement To keep accounting records in accordance with Section 4111)¢al of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulation and, to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2(K16 Accounts Regulations have not been met. 2 to which in my opinion attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. J. McKie dated....).i. oii.->Q
Notes to the Accounts for the year ending 4th April 2026 Basls of Preparation The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. They consist of a summary of all monies received and paid via the bank and in cash by the Charity during the financial period alongwith a statement of balance. No adjustments have been made for any income due but not received, or any expenses incurred but not yet paid at the period end. Trustees No remuneration was paid to any CharityTrustee or to any person connected with the Trustees. No expenses were paid to anyTrustee durin8the period. Movement- Bank Funds enin Incorne nditure Transfers Closin Balance Balance Unrestricted funds £21398.03 £109447.92 £66174.39 £0.00 £64671.56 Petty Cash £197.42 £159.60 £185.98 £0.00 £171.04 TufAL £64842.60 Examiner of accounts Mrs J. McKie