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
a￿lc2110n, 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.
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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)
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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 ag￿ed heads of tems with SLC on a 35-year lease eXtenS￿n.
This is now progrvssing SI0￿Y 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
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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
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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 requ1￿ments of Regulation 1011)Idl of the 2006 Acwunls Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the a￿OUntS 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 cons￿eration 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 Ac￿untants of Scolland
Independent Examiner
l A Stewart & Co
The Mechanics Workshop
New Lanark
ML119DB
Date.. 18 August 2026
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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$
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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
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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.
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