Lanark Thlstle Bowling Club SCIO Financial Statements SC053196 Year ended 31 December 2025 OSCR Year start dale Month Year 2fY2S To Year end data Day Month Year 31 2028 Fff)rn Scottish Charity Regulator Office ofthe Scottish Charlty Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charlty Is known by Roglslorod charlty numbor Charlty's Prlnclpal addre Lanark Thisue Bowling Club SCIO nla SC 053196 109 C8Stleg8te LanaTk Post¢od• ML119EF Nam•s of th• charity tru$t••$ on dat• of approval of Trnsto•8' Annual Roport Ollk• (If any) Rich8rd 8ell Chairperson Vice Chair Janet Jamieson Sam Smith TNste8 Susan Hamilton Co-opted Tru$tee Reference and administration details Namè$ of all other charfty Irustèès during Iho period. If any. (for examplè, th059 who reslgnèd part way through the financlal perlc*d) Stewart Campbell Brenda Parker 23 May 2024- 19 Jan 2025 23 May 2024- 03 Jun 2026
Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Trustees. Annual Report {conthu8dJ Year ended 31 December 2025 Structure, governance and management Type of govemlng documenl Constitution document, approved by OSCR during SCIO alc2110n, ralffied by rnembers at general meeliThg 23 May 2024. Trustee recrultmenl and appointment Recnjttment and appolnlment are ty board of trustees, generally from within club rn8mbgrship. Constitulion allows non members to be Cowopled if they have partlcular skillset which we require- renewed on an annual basis as r8quired. Objectives and activities Charltable purpos•s The advancement of public participation in sport through participation in the ganw of bowls The provisM)n of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended Summary ot the maln artlvitl•s In relatlon to Ihe$e objocts The advancement of participation in sport through participation in the game of bowls. Provision of sports faciltty. youth and adult coaching programs, access to club, regional and national competitions. Positive impact on IcKal community, by increasing local cooperation btheen Dur organisation and local charities I community groups. Page12
Lanark Thlstle Bowling Club SCIO Trustse8' Annual Report (conURu•dl Year ended 31 December 2025 Achievements and performance Summary of tho mal achlgvemw)ts of tho charity durlng the financial period Our charitsble status Was awarded on 18th Marth 2024. Our coTrslitution was ratified on 2yd May 2Q24. We remain in a period of transition, from a sports and social club lo a SCIO. The existing club has a 25 year lease which is due to expire in 2027 Our focus for the remaining rewrting terlcrfl ha8 b&en aimed solely on renewal of our ground lease wilh SDulh LanaTkshiTe Council. The new18ase will be in the name of the charity. allowing us lo transfer assets and fully transition to SCIO. As of 31 Dec 2025 we have r¢ol yel agreed details of a new lease with SLC. Our plan frjr Ihe coming yoar is lo continue negotial¢ons wilh SLC and move towards securing a long tem lease, Iransf8r assets and continue fund raising for an ambitious redevelopment of our clubhouse building, in line with our club development plan. Financial review Brlef statement of tho charfty's policy on r8sorv88 As yet, our charity has no assets. Once active, we plan to hoks suffiGienl reserves lo sustain day to day business for six months. Details of any deficit We have a zero balance. Donated facllltles and serv1* (ff Th& charfty, as yel, has no assets. any) Page13
Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Trustees. Annual Report (conllmxdj Year ended 31 December 2025 Other optional information Our nggotialion with South LanaTkshire Council is complicated by our unusual sile. Lanark Thistle Bowling Club sits on Ihe site of the fonmer Lanafk Castle and as sueh ts a scheduled monument with Historic Environment Scouand. Our situation is further complicated by the fact that our s&te is also designated"¢ommon good. land. To dale, we have aged heads of tems with SLC on a 35-year lease eXtenSn. This is now progrvssing SI0Y through the fomial legal process. Declaration Th8 trustsos declare that thgy havg approvgd th9 twstggs. rgPQrt abovo. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's truslees Signaturels) OSCR wlllaccopt Igll•l or typgd slgnatures Full namels) RKhard Bell Janel Jamieson Posltlon (e.g. Chair Chalrl Date 18 August 2026 Wi¢e Chair 18 August 2026 Page14
Lanark Thistle Bowllng Club SCIO Trustees. Annual Report (¢onthu•dJ Year ended 31 December 2025 Responslbllltles ol tho trustees The trustees musl prepare financial statements which givg sufficient delail to enabje an appreciation of the transactions of ttte charity during the financial year. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which. on request, musl reflect the financial position of the charity al that time. This must be done to ensure that the financial ststemenls comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scollandl Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and must tske reasonable steps for the prevention andlor detection of fraud and other irregularities. The tNstee8' annual report was approved on 18 August 2026 ar swd on behalf of the board of Iruslees by.. Trustee P2ge15
Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Independent Examine¢s Report to the tru8tse8 of Lanark Thlstle Bowllng Club scio Year ended 31 December 2025 I report on Ihe financial statements for the y8ar endod 31 Dec8mbgr 2025. which comprise the receipts and payments account, statement of balanc06 arKI the r91aled notes. Respecllve respon8ibiliti•s of trustaes and examlner The chaiity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wilh the tem7S of the Charities and Tnjstee Investment IScolland} Art 2005 Ilhe 2005 Act) and the Charities Accounts (Scollandl Regulations 2006 las amended) Ilhe 2006 Accounts Regulalionsl. The charity's trnstees consider that the audit requ1ments of Regulation 1011)Idl of the 2006 Acwunls Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the aOUntS as required under section 44111{cl of the 2005 Att and lo slate whelhei particular matters have come lo my attention. To the fullest extent pemitted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than the charty and the charty's members as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have fomied. Basis of Ind•p•nd•nt examlnefs report My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of Ihe 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination indude5 a review of the accounting records kept by th¢ charlty and a comparison of the a¢counts presented with those records. It also includes conseration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the tmslees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evhdence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do nol express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Ind•pondont oxamin•rfs statomont In the course of my 8xaminatson, no matter has come to my attention.. {11 which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that In any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance wtih section 4411)lal of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations; and to prepara accounts which 8ccord with the accounting rocords and ccrtnply with the accounting requirements of regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met,. or 12} lo which. in my opinion, attention should b8 drawn in order to anable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Louise Watson Member of Ihe Institute of Chartered Acuntants of Scolland Independent Examiner l A Stewart & Co The Mechanics Workshop New Lanark ML119DB Date.. 18 August 2026 Page16
Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Recelpts and Payments Account Year ended 31 December 2025 2025 Unrèstricted funds Total fundg 2024 Totsl funds Rocelpts Total fwlpts Payments Total paymants nll SurplusllDgfi¢ltl for Ihg period and net movement in fund$ Page17 Th• notes on pagB 9 t¢*rn part of th•so fSn8nclal statements.
Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Stat•ment of Balances 31 December 2025 2025 Unrestricted funds Totsl funds 2024 Total funds Reconclllatlon of funds SurplusllDeficit) for the pefiod Cash at bank and in hand and total fund$ carriod foyward These financial statements were approved by the board of Iruslees and authorised for Issue on 18 August 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board ty.. Tnjslee Page18 The notss on page 9 forni part ofth•s• financlal $tatsmgnts.
Lanark Thistle Bowling Club SCIO Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 December 2025 1. Accounllng pollclos Basls of proparatlo These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts aftd Payments basis in accor(lance with thè Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (ScoUand} RegulalK)n$ 20C6 las amended). Nature and purpose of funds Unreslrictsd funds are those that may be used at the dlscretion of the trustees in ftJrth8rance of the objects of the tharty. There were Thi uftrestri¢t¢d fvnds to fep)rt Restricted funds may only be used for specific PUFposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for sp8ctfi¢ purw$es. Thfrro were no r8slricled fund$ lo report. 2. Trustee rèmuneration and oxponses No trustees received ary remuneration or ieimbursement of expenses during the period. Page19