2025-05-31-accounts - NextGen Arden

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Period start date

Period end date

Day Month Year

Day Month Year From 01 06 2024 To 31 05 2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name

NextGen Arden

Registered charity number

SC 053330.2025.1

Charity’s principal address

Postcode

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Trustee name

Office (if any)

Dates acted if not for whole year

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) 1

Whole Year

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

Dates acted if not for whole year

None

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document

SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Model Forms

Trustee recruitment and appointment

Elected Charity Trustees must be nominated in writing by at least two Members. Such nominations must contain confirmation from the nominee that they are willing to act as an Elected Charity Trustee and must be delivered to the registered office of the Organisation at least seven days before the GM.

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes

To provide support to young people who live in Arden, or who have a direct connection to Arden, to assist them in furthering their post- school education, training, apprenticeship, or career. This support may take the form of advice, mentorship, and financial assistance.

Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects

We provide grants to individuals who use the money to pay for training and skills

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

Established the charity and recruited Trustees

Secured funding for the charity

Established robust processes for the distribution of funds

Held a successful launch event which attracted considerable local interest in Arden and in the media

Built connections with local schools and other community groups

Established strong relationships with the local Housing Association who allow us to meet charity applicants on their premises

Begun distributing financial support to those who meet the charity’s criteria while also respectfully informing those who have been unsuccessful in their applications the reasons for their application not being approved

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trustees regularly review reserves, using the Reserves Policy to

support both the Financial Strategy and the Strategic Plan. A risk-based approach is used to calculate an optimal amount of reserves that looks at reliability of income, costs for re-organisation of activities, and specific liabilities. Amounts are included for risks we are aware of as well as contingencies to allow NextGen Arden to cope with unexpected costs and opportunities.

We principally hold reserves to:

protect the continuity of NextGen Arden’s work against uncertain future income streams
provide the capital needed to finance investment in operations
provide funds to replace assets
to cover for specific liabilities and identifiable risks
to allow NextGen Arden to respond to unexpected opportunities that can further mission
to allow NextGen Arden to meet contractual obligations.

Details of any deficit

None

Donated facilities and services (if any)

None

Other optional information

This is left blank.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

OSCR will accept

digital or typed

signatures

Full name(s)

Position (e.g. Chair)

Chair

Date

24th February 2026

Appendix 2

Financial statements

Income and Expenditure to 31st May 2025

Income from donations & grants

£26 058

Operational Expenditure

£1 564

Grants made

£600

Gain / Loss £23 894

Reserves at 31st May 2025

Reserves on account: £23 894

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the financial statements above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

OSCR will accept

digital or typed

signatures

Full name(s)

Position (e.g. Chair)

Chair

Date

24th February 2026

Appendix 3

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of NextGenArden.com

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st May 2025 which are set out on pages xx to xx.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities

and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does

not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state

whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination

includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those

records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks 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 view given by the

accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that

in any material respect the requirements:

to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006

Accounts Regulations

to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Name:

Relevant Professional qualification/professional body: CIMA

Address:

Date: 23/02/2026

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