Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Financial statements SC053196 Period endod 31 Dec 2024 OSCR -,d,ljlillp:J.l.'.-t-Jui Period start date Da From ' 18 Period end date Day onth, , Year 31 Year 24 S(otiish Charity Regutstor Office of Ihe Scottish Charfty Rogulator Reference and administration details Charity namo other names charlty Is known by Reglsterod charlty number Charlty'8 prlncipal address Lanark ThFStie 8ovAing Club SCIO nla SC 053196 Namos of Iho ¢harlty tTU8tee8 on date of approval of Trustees, Annu•l Roport Tru5ts9 name Offlc• (If anyl. Chairp6rEon Vtce Char Dates oclod rf . npt for whole year Trustee Trustee Ctropted TTU5tee 05 Deo 2024 Onwards Reference and administration details Names of all othor charlty truste￿ durfng the pèriod. rf any. (for example. thos• who resigned partway through the financ￿ perlod) Dat08 actsd If not lo.r WI￿10 ￿4T 18 Mar 2024- 23 May 2024 23 May 2024- 19 J8n 2025 Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Trustees, Annual ReportCConlknue￿j Period ended 31 December 2024 Structure, governance and management Type of goveming do¢ument Constitution document. approved by OSCR during SCIO i applicaknon, rattfied by membern at general meeting 23 May Trustee recTuftm•nt and appolnlment Recruitment and appointinent 1$ by LYi¥d of trustees. generalty , from within club rnembership. Constitub'on allows non members lo be co-opted ifthey hav8 particular skn'llsetwhich we require- renewed on an annual basis as require(L Objectives and activities ChaTilable purposes ,' The advancement of public participation in sport through participation in the game of bowls ', The provision of r8creational facilities, or the organisation I of recreational activities with the objects of improving the Gonditions of life for the persons fi)r whom the facilities or I activities are primarity intended Summary of the main actlvltles In relation to th￿0 objects The advanc8ment of participation in sport through participation in the game of bowls. Provision of sports facility, youth and adult coaching progTams. access to dub, regional and national competitions. I Positive impact on local communty. by increasing lo¢al cooperation between our organisation and IcKal charities I community groups. Page12 Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Trustees. Annual Reportlconffnuedj Period ended 31 December 2024 Achievements and performance Summary of tho main achlevements of the charity durfng the flnancial period Ourcharllable status was awarded ￿ 18th March 21Y24. Our constitution was ratified on 23tl May 2024. ' We remain in a period 0ftra￿tiOn, from a sports and social club to a SCIO. ' The exisung club has a 25 year kne vthich is due to expire in 2027 OL¢r focus ftjr thè remaining reporting period has been aimed SO￿lY on renewal of our ground lease with South Lanarkshire Council. ' The new lease will be in the n8me of the charity. allowtng LFS to transfer assets and ftslty transition to SCIO. . As of 31&t Dec 2024 we have r￿t yet agreed detsits of a new lease wilh SLC. Our pkan for the comin9 year is to continue negotiattons with SLC 2nd FTh)ve towards secJJring a long temi lease. transfer . assets and wntinue fund raÉsing for an ambitious redevelopment of our dubhouse building, in line with our dub devewment pEan. Financial review Brlef statement of the ¢harlty's policy on reserves .' As ye( our charity has assets. Once Sctive, we plan to hold sufficient reserves to sustain day '. to day busines$ forsix months. Detams of any deficlt We have a zero balance. Donatod facI￿leS and servtces Irf . The tharity, as yet has no assets. onyl Page13 Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Trustses. Annual Report (willnuedj Period ended 31 Decembèr 2024 other optional information Our negolBtion wtth Soulh Lanarkshire Council is complicated by our unusual slte. Lanark ThL8Ue Bowllng Club slts on the slte of the fornEr Lanayk Castle and as such ts a schedule nurnent wth Historic Envifonmènt scotla￿1. (￿r siluatlon L8 further CoMpl￿ated by the f* that our site is also designated 'common good, land. To date. we have agreed with SLC the principle of a lease renewal, over a longer per#)d of time than the existing lease. We are still negottatirKJ the more complex issues of cost and Iransfer of m￿ntenan￿ wponsibilths. Declaration Thè t￿￿t685 declarn that thgy have approvod thtr trustfrfrs. roport above. Slgnod on ￿half of the charlty's trusts98 Slgnaturols) OSCR wM14Y 1*T￿￿1 ortypg Full namgls) Posftlon {e.g. Chair Chal Dat• 3 September 2025 Vice Chair 3 September 2025 Page14 Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Trustses. Annual Report(¢onthu¢dJ Perlod ended 31 December 2024 Res￿￿bilItieS of tho trustOgS The trustees must prepare financial statements which give sufficiait detail to enable an appreGiation ot the transactions of the charity during the financial year. The trustees are respon5ibte for keeping proper accounting records which, on request. must refiect the fTrnancial pctslt￿n of thg tharity at that "me. This must be do￿ to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charilies and TFUStee Investment {Scollandl Act 2(X)S and the Chaiilies Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. They are also reswnsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and must lake reasonable steps for the pwenlt(m andlor detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees. annual rewt was approved on 3 September 2025 and signed on behaff of the board of trustees by.. Trustee Page15 Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Independent Examinerf8 Report to the tru8tee8 of Lanark Thistle Bowling Club scio Period ended 31 December 2024 I report oll the financi41 statements for the period ended 31 DeG 2024, whl¢h ¢omprtse the r￿ipts and payments aGcount, Statement of balanGes and the related notes. Rgspoctivo ￿pOnsIbIliti•$ of trustoos and gxamingr The charity's twstees a￿ responslble for the preparatlon of the a¢counl8 in accX)rdan￿ with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Inve5trnent (Scotland) Act 2005 (the 2005 Act) and the Charittes Accounts {Swlland) Regulations 2006 (as a￿￿nded) {Ihe 2006 AG6Y)unts Regulations). The ch8rity'5 trustees Gonsider that the audit requirements of Regulation 10(11{dl of the 2006 A¢counts Regulations does not appty. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts a8 required under $e¢tion 4411)Ic) of the 2005 Act and to state whether particular matters have corne to my attenlion. To the fullest exlent FErmitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibilty to anyone other th￿ the charity and the GhariVs members as a bc*ly. for my work, for this rEporL or forthe opinions I have formed. Ba8is of ind•pèndent •xam4norfs report y examination is Carri￿1 out in acGordanGe with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulalions. An examinats'on ind￿￿e5 a review of the aG¢ounting records kept by the Charity and a compari%)n of the accounts presented with those rewrds. It a150 inGludes Gonsideration of any unu$ual items or disd05ures in the a¢¢ounts and seeks explanations from the trustees ¢on¢eming any such matters. The proceduw undertrdken do not pmvide all the evldence that would be ￿UIred in an audit and conseqiJ8ntly I do not express an audli opinion on the viw giv•n by the a¢¢ounts. Independent eMaml•yets statement In the coutse of my exammialion, no matler has Come to my altention: (1} which gives me raasonablg cause to believethal in any rnaterial respeGt Ihe req￿re￿ont￿. to keep ￿OuntIng records In accordance wlth sectlon 4411){a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Arxounts Regulati(￿5. aTKI to prepare acc￿￿￿ which accord with the accounting records and comply with the a￿ount1 requlrements of regulation 9 of the 21)06 A¢¢ounts Regulatlons have not been mel., or 12) lo which, in rny opinion, attention be drawn in order to enable a proFer undetstanding of the hed. em ero ns ute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Independent Examiner l A Stewart & Co The Mechanics Workshop New Larsark ML119DB Date: 5 September 2025 Page16 Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Receipts and Payments Account Period ended 31 December 2024 2024 Un￿$t￿cted funds Total funds Note Recelpts Total recelpts Payments Total payments SurplusllDeficftl for the perlod nd rbet movement in funds Page17 The note¥ on pog• 9 fomi part of these flnanclal statemonts. Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Statement of Balances 31 December 2024 2024 Unrestricted funds Total funds Nots Reconcillatlon of funds SurplusllDeficrtl for the period nll Cash * bank and In hand and totsl funds carried torward These financial statements were approved by the board of trustee¥ and 8Uthori8ed for issue on 3 September 2025, and are sKJned on behalf of the board by.. I rustee Page18 The nots6 on page 9 form port ¢1 thè￿ financlal 8tatemenl8. Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Notes to the accounts Period ended 31 December 2024 l. Accountlng pollcleg Basts of preparatlon These accounts have been p￿pared on the Receipts and Payments basts in accordance with the Charities and Trustee Investment IScotland> A¢t 2005 and the Charities Accotlnts {Scotland) ReguLattons 2006 las amended). Nature and purpo88 of funds Unreslrthd funds are thoso Ihat may be used at the dtscretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. There were no unrestrKied funds to report Restricted fvnds may onty be used for Specif￿ purposes. Restrictions artse when yctfied by the donor or when funds 8re raised for $pe¢ific purposes. There were no restricted fvnds to repo l Trustee remuneratlon and expenses No trustees received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses duTtng the period. Page19