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APPENDIX 3 OSCR ottith Chanty Regukior Independent examiner's report on the accounts aint Andrews Orthothx Church Sckn Report to the trusteeslmembers of Registered charity number On the accounts of the charity for the SC053142 Period stsrt date Period end date Set out on pages Respective The chartty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilities of wrth the temis of the Charrties and Trustee Investment {ScoUandl 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charrties AC￿Unts (Scotland) Regulatr"ons 2CNJ6 las amended). The charity trustees consider that the audrt requirement of Regulation 10111 {d} of the Accounts Regulats'ons does not appty. It is my reS￿n￿bilIty to examine the accounts as required under section 44{11 {c} of the Act and to state whether parbcular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordan￿ with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner's statemerrt RegUlat￿nS. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chartty and a companson of Ihe accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems ￿ disdosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the tn￿teeS conceming any such matters. The prO￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audrt and, consequently, I do not exwess an audit opIn￿n on the view gtven by the accounts. In the eourse of my examination, no matter has Come to my attenti Independent examiTrefs statement which gNes me reasonable cause to bel*ve that in any material respect the requirements" to keep accountirKJ records in accordance with section 4411) {a} of the 2005 Act and RegUlat￿n 4 of the 2006 Accounts RegUlat￿n$. and to prepare accounts which accord wth the accounts'ng records and ￿mplY with RegulatM)n 9 of the 2006 Acc￿nts Regulath)ns have not been met. ( to whlch, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2611112025 Name: Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body {if anyl- Address:

APPENDIX 2 R&P Acccdjnts Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School SC053142 OSCR Receipts and payments accounts ￿0t[￿h Charity Wlator 28 02 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Trtsifvnd5 Toial funds tast p•riod Al Rec Le l>ants tsfromfurKta i¥oss tradi Fients fr￿ land & buldi Al Sub total 10¥.7J8 IQ5.7JB sale5 Proceed5frorn sae ofin¥estrnents AZ Sub total Totsire¢lS 105.738 105.738 AJ payrrnins Eynses r(KTuMraisro aC￿leS Est￿￿￿1 I￿ana￿￿e￿I105ts P4rynents rdabng oiredty tod￿rtt Grants and￿na￿[￿S i*%vnance ¢￿t$. Prepa[al￿ of￿￿U￿ xcoutts 1.70D 1.70D A4 Paynxnts relatirry to a55etand invesknent movernents Jrtha5e5 oifLxed assets FqKchase ofinves￿n rotslpaynKnts 1.7 1.79D 104.038 104.0 A6Tran5fers to I lfromlfund5 Surylus l(deficitl fory•a 104. 2311112025 1 December 2007

APPENDIX 2 Statemerrt of balan Salnt Andrews Orthodox Chureh Sehool SC053142 Section 8 Statement of balances B1 CllshluTh Ta Td swature" D￿( 2311112025 1 December 2007

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Notes

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Section C Notes to the Accounts
C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets) C2 Grants C3a Trustee remuneration C3b Trustee remuneration - details C4a Trustee expenses C4b Trustee expenses - details C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons	The funds from the online fundraising campaigns (givesendgo and goFundme) are designated for the purchase of suitable school premises. Type of activity or project supported Individual / institution Number of grants made £ Total - If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) x Authority under which paid £ If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b) x Number of trustees £ Nature of relationship Nature of transaction Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)
	The funds from the online fundraising campaigns (givesendgo and goFundme) are designated for the purchase of suitable school premises.
	Type of activity or project supported		Individual / institution	Number of grants made	£
				Total	-
	If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)				x
	Authority under which paid				£
	If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box complete section 4b)			(otherwise	x
		Nature of transaction		Number of trustees	£
	Nature of relationship			Transaction amount (£)	Balance outstanding at period end (£)
C6 Other information

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APPENDIX 2 Add1￿(￿al notes (11 SalrtAndrev<s Orthodox Chureh Sthool SC053142 Additional analysis111 AnDlysiJ oli•cwts •￿1 paymBnt 1 DO￿atiOn BanktraThstBrA 91,145 •7,F45 TLI gFJ45 •7.745 3Gr￿ts TL*I Tthl 185 185 bD¥d tr￿n￿g F02 Tthl 2311112025 1 December 2007

APPENDIX 2 Additsonal notes {21 SC053142 Additional analysis121 5 Br4akd¢b*M DI unra&trictsd 97.745 tsf￿￿￿ta GIos%tywJw rece¥ts IncUn￿troTh InVe5trnentsoY￿rthan Rgntstrom J7.745 Subtotst Expensest￿t￿nd￿s￿g ac payments Payrnentstekthg dwEItykn r05ts. 5ubioial ents rditin Puth5e5 Of￿￿asse￿ Puitha&Bot SublQtsl TotaTpeMnents 614 114 Trwsfers SL¥plusl[deffcll)for 614 2311112025 1 December 2007

APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start dale Period end date )nlh Y881 Fr( 28 02 '24 To kottish Chanty Regulator offi￿ of the Scottish Charity Regulator 28 02 '25 Reference and administration details Charity name other names eharty is known by Registered tharTty number Charity's principal address Saint Andrews Orthodox Church School SAOCS sc Postcode EH8 9NR Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Trustee name Office Irf any) Dates acted if not for whole year lor body) entitled to app￿nt trustee {rf any) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 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	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment
	Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School is a single tier
	Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has a constitution as its governing body. This is publicly available to view. To request a copy please contact us on: [e-mail]
	The individuals who sined the Charit Trustee declaration
	g y forms which accompanied the application for incorporation of the School shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Members as Charity Trustees with effect from the date of incorporation of the School. For further details regarding trustee recruitment and appointment prease refer to our constitution.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	The oranisation has been formed to benefit the communit of
	g y Scotland with the following purposes: 1a. providing excellent education with a Christian Orthodox ethos; and 1b. providing opportunities for educational gathering and community building for children and their families. 2. Advancement of religion. 3. Advancement of education.
	Durin the first ear of our oeration as a charit we focused
	g y p y, at securing appropriate premises, necessary registrations, funding and raising community interest in our project. For these objectives we 1) leased our current premises in Craigmillar Park Church, 2) completed the registartion process with the Registrar of Independent Schools in Scotland, 2) hosted an information event and three open days, and 3) secured enough funds to run the school for the first twoyears.

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APPENDIX 1

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of Many milestones have been achieved this year. the charity during the financial period 1. Charity registration with OSCR in February 2024. This is a welcomed acknowledgment that the school has great potential to benefit our community as well as our country at large. 2. Completion of Independent School Registration processes with the Registar of Independent Schools in Scotland. This included submission of our unique curriculum, core policies, protecting vulnarable groups checks, and a pre-registartion inspection of our premises. 3. We have finalised an exciting Classical programme of learning and have had it approved by Scottish Ministers. 4. Securing of a 19th-century building for our school premises. 5. Recruitment of an excellent teaching and support team who are enthusiastic about working together to realise the wonderful potential of the school. Our staff were chosen for their specialist abilities and experience, their commitment to the values of the school, but also, for their positive disposition and strong communication skills. A team that can ‘talk together’, discuss and learn from one another will create the bright environment where children can flourish and our staff can thrive. 6. Fundraising target achieved covering for the school s first two operational years

Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)
	The charit aims to hold reserves sufficient for at least 3
	y months of operating costs. Current reserves exceed this minimum due to the generocity of our donors. Total Income: £105,738 Total Expenditure: £1,700 Net Surplus: £104,038 Cash at Year End: £104,038
	There is no deficit for the period
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	We are particularly gratefull to the Orthodox Community of St Andrew for
	donating the use of our current premises; to Miller's Sandwich Bar for donating catering services for all our events; and to all our associates, advisors and volunteers for offering their professional advice, services, labour and materials for free.

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APPENDIX 1 Other optional information This year has been profoundly blessed. With God, s help and through the dedicated efforts of our team, the establishment of the first orthodox Chrrstian school in Scotland has taken tangible form. What began as a recognised need within our community grew into the shared vision of a small group of parents. This vision was further strengthened through the blessing and support of His Grace Bishop Raphael and His Eminen￿ Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. Their encouragement has played an essential role in the development of whal has now become a beautiful and inspiring new sch(x)l. Over the course of this year, we have witnessed a long-held aspiration become a reality. Our team has worked with steadfast commitment to establish Saint Andrew, s Orthodox Church School: a new primary school in South Edinburgh founded upon the Christian Orthodox ethos and dedicated to delivering an academically rigorous and high-quality programme of education. The school will offer a full primary cU￿1cUluM taught in English. While aligned with Scotland, s national primary benchmarks, the programme goes further by providing children with a rich knowledge- based programme of leaming, steeped in the Classical tradition. Characterised by academic rigour and integrity, beauty and joy, our programme gives children the best foundation in both the social and natural sciences, as well as practical daily engagement with the arts. The school welcomes pupils from Orthodox Christian families within Edinburgh and its surrounding areas, as well as children from families of any farth tradition or none who wish for their children to benefit from our educational model. No pupil is excluded on the basis of faith. The practical and generous support offered by our parish community has not only met our financial needs but has also been a profound source of encouragement to the executive team. Time and again, we have been reminded that this school is a labour of love brought into being through the sacrifices and goodwill of many individuals. During challenging moments, this support has inspired us to renew our efforts with humility and diligence. For this, we remain deeply grateful. Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the truslees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿tee9 Signaturels) OSCR will accept dlgltal or typed slgnatures Full namels} Position {e.g. Chair) Treasurer Chair Date 26.11.2025 26.11.2025