CHARrrY REGISTRATION NUMBER: SC021857
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Dingwall Community Centre
Unaudited Financial Statements
For the year ended
31 March 2025

Dingwall Community Centre
Financial Ststements
Year ended 31 March 2025
Page
Trustees, annual report
Independent examineffs report to the trustees
ststement of financial activities
ststement of flnancial position
Notes to the financial statements
The following pages do not forni part of the flnanclal statements
Detalled statement of financial activities
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Dingwall Community Centre
Trustees. Annual Report
Year endod 31 March 2025
The Irustees present thelr report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 March 2025.
Reference and admini8trntiv• d•tsllg
Regl8ter•d charlty nam•
Dingwall Community Cantre
Charlty roglstratlon numbor
SC021857
Principal officè
Old Acaderny Buildings
Tulloeh Street
Dlrowall
R08s-shire
Th• trustws
Independent •xamlnor
Structure, govamance and managemant
The Olngw211 Community Centre SC053339 is an in(x)rwrated Charity and the admini8tr8tlon
arrangements are 89 set oul in our Constilutlon.
The CharFtVs trustees are appointed at the AGM from the members of the Din9V￿lI Communtty
Centre, i.e. Members of the wmmunity andlor nominees from user groups of the Community C&nlre.
ObJ•ctlv•s and actfvitl•s
Dingwall Communlty Centre is a non-profrt making organisalk)n and Is re￿stered as Scottish Charity
SC053339 and this Is governeLI by OSCR.
The charltable objectiv•s of the Céntr• erè tts provld8 r81ièf to thos• in n8•d 8nd to promote the
advancement of communlty development, citlzenshlp and educatlon through the provlsion of social
and recr8alional fa¢iliti88, without distinGtion of political or religious opinions for the benefft of the
community.

Dingwall Community Centre
Trustees. Annual Report {contlnuedJ
Year ended 31 March 2025
Achi•vom•nt8 and porfornianco
An application was made to OSCR Ilhe Scottish Charity Regulator) and a new incorporated clBrity,
also ￿lled the Dingwall Community Centre, SG053339 was reglstered by OSCR on 09105124.
The previous old Dlngwall Community Centre charity. SC021857, was wound up and dissolved wilh
OSCR'S approval on 311812024. All its assets and Ilabilitles wefe passed to the new charity Dingwall
Community C8ntre. SC05333Q.
Thanks to thÈ 4orts of our enthusiastic Co￿rdInatOr,
and our dedicated excellent
Caretaker.
the footfall al the Community Centre continues to r8maln good, the intemal
appearance and decoration remains good.
The Communlty Centre is pleaslng and especlally welcomlng to all our user groups. The Wiwfi intemet
hes been replaced and Is now more reliable 8nd 8va118ble throughout the buildlng. The buudlng
occupied by th8 Charity Is agalng. Th8re have bean som8 r8C8nt malnl8nance improvem8nls carrfed
out by the Highland Council. Tha $t8ir Ir8ad$ were repl8¢6d and now tha building 18 comp181ely
asbestos fr88.
The Communlty Centra'$ flnanc88 remaln steady - I￿1h a go(xl b8ianc8 of cash reserves. Room rental
charges have been h81d st8ady with no Increasèg for nearly 5 years. Thls has helped 8lgnlfThndy Mth
the recovery of the Communily Centre8 Usage. foo￿811 and finarKes since 2020.
Flnancial rovlew
As described above - the actlvitles at the Communlty Centr8 have expaniled and lh8 fooffall of the
Users has increased. As a consequ8nc8 th8 financial posf(ion of Ihe Charity has very much imtroved
since tho lagt Financial Year.
We recognised that disposable income and irfflation have put pressure on Indlvldu81'9 finances - so wé
have resolved and managed to keep our feès 8rrfl charges to users frozen - for the past few years.
With a great deal of effort, our volunteer Trustee,
has refreshed. reorganised and
irnproved our financial package. This allows much e¢isi¥r reporting, Involcing, tracklng ol payments,
and the closer monitoring of Ihe Communlly Centre's day lo day financia position.

Dingwall Community Centre
Trustees. Annual Report {￿ntInu￿d)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Plans for future periods
Risks and Opportunities
There may ￿ ¢hang88 to the location of th? Centre as part of the reloGation of our neighbour St
Clements School. This rdoralion may tak8 a f8w years and we will continue to keep this in mlnd and
keep ourselves Infom8d of developments.
The lollets remain poor. A proposal has been put lo the Council for their improvement. Acce88 to the
rooms upstabrs rernains dfficult but woul<i be expensive to improve.
The public knowledge and visibility of the Community Centre Is average. An Impn)ved webslte and
greater social media presence is being worked on now.
The chang8 to an incorporated Charity (SCIO) has much improved the governance of the Community
Centre - but the recruitment of more or extra Charity Trustees remalns a hlgh priority.
We wlll Continue to make efforts lo boo81 our income - as our enthusiasm to seNo and enhance the
Community Centre's benefits aro stron9. We Intend to closely mi)nltor alld wntrol our costs.
The trustees, annual report was approved on 27 Odober 2025 and 8ign8d on behalf of Ihe board of
truslees by:

Dingwall Community Centre
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Dlngwall Communlty Centre
Year ended 31 March 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financS81 statements of Dinovrall Communlty Centre
{'the charit1} for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparatlon of the flnancial statements in
accordance wEth the requlrements of the Charltles and Tnjstee Investment (Scouand) Act 2005 (the
.2005 Act'} and the Charities Accounts (Scouand) Regulatsons 2006 (as amended). You are satisfied
that your charity is not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an
Independent examlnatlon.
I report in respect of my examInat￿n of Ihe charttls financial statements as carried out under section
4411)(cl of the 2005 Act. In (*rrwng out my examination I have followad the requirements of
Regulation 11 of the Charilies Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 {a5 amended).
Indepand•nt axamln8r'8 8tatoment
Since the charity has prepared its accounts on an accruals basis your examiner musl ba a member of
8 body lisled in Regulation 11(2) of Ihg Charities Accounts (Scolland) Regulallons 2006 las
amend8d). I can confirm that l am qualrfied lo undertake the examination because l am a registered
member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants wh￿h is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no rnatters have come to my attentlon glvlng me
C8U88 to b8lieve that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept as roquired by s￿lI0n 44{1Xa> of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of Iha Charlties Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended); or
the flnanclal statement5 do not accord ￿￿th those records: or
the financial statements do not cornply wilh the accounting requirements of Regulailon 8 of
the Charities Accounts Iscottand) Regulatlons 2Q06 (as amended).
I l)avé Ilo conLeriis and have come across no other matlers in connection with the examination lo
rawn in thi5 report in order to ¢nabi¢ a woper understandlng of the
27 October 2025

Dingwall Community Centre
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
2025
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
2024
Noto
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
Investment Income
30
35,069
424
34.213
719
34,213
719
Total income
34.936
34.936
35,523
Expendlture
Expendllure on ralslng funds:
Costs of raising donations and legacies
Expenditure on charitable activities
Total •xpendlture
30,095
781
30,095
781
28.208
768
30.876
30,876
28,976
Net income and not movèment In funds
4,060
4.060
6.547
Reconclllatlon of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
49,530
49,530
42.983
53,590
53,590
49,530
The statement of financial actsvities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continulng activities.
The notes trn Pa9￿ 7 to 11 form part of th¢¥0 finanGial statoments.

Dingwall Community Centre
ststsment of Financial Position
31 March 2025
2025
2024
Not?
Flxed assets
T2noiblÈ fixed assets
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
11
245
327
12
2.802
60,816
63,618
3,724
54,559
58,283
¢T￿ltors. amounts falllng due wlthln one year
Net ¢urr•nt a8sets
Total assetsloss Gurrent Ilabllltles
13
10,273
g.D80
49,203
49,530
53,590
Funds of the charlty
Unrestricted funds
Total chartty funds
63.590
49.530
15
53,590
49,530
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustee5 and aUth￿sed for issue on 27
October 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
The notes on pages 7 to 11 ftsnn part of these flnanclal 8tstemw)ts.

Dingwall Community Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charty in Scotland and is unincorporated.
The address of the principal office is Old AGademy Buildin9s, Tulloch Street, Dingwall, IV15 9JZ.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance wth FRS 102, The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK 2nd the Republic of Ireland,, the Statement of
Recommended Praclice applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities
SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charity
Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
A¢countlng pollcles
Basls of preparation
The financi21 statements have been prepared on the hislorical cost bas15, as modrfiéd by the
revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at falr
value through income or expenditure.
The flnancial statements are prepared in st8rllng. which is th8 functional cU￿encY of the entity.
Golng concorn
There are no matérial uncertainties about the charltys ability to contlnue.
Dlsclosura exemptions
The entity satisfies the crlteria of being a qualtfying entity as defined In FRS 102. As such,
advantage has be8n taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph
1.12 ofFRS 102:
(a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.
(b) Disc105ures in respect of financial Instruments have not béen presented.
Judgoments and key sources of estlmatlon unc•rtalnty
The preparation of the financial statements requlres management to make Judgements,
eslimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and Judgements
are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, includlng expectstions
of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstsnces.

Dingwall Community Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements (contsnue
Year ended 31 March 2025
Accounting policies (continuodj
Incomlng resources
All Incoming resources are inGluded in the statemant of financial activitios when 8ntillomant has
passed to the charity. Éi is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction
will flow lo the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies
are applied to particular categories of income-.
income from donations or grants is recognised when there Is evidence of entitlement to the
gift. receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is
Impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor
or the 8Stimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the
accounls when received rf the value Can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for
the contribution of general volunteers.
income from Contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the dèlivery of the
Contracted service. This is classtfied as unrestrict8d funds unless ther8 Is a contractual
requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned rf unspent. in which Case
It may be regarded as restricted.
Rosourcos exp8nded
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability Is Incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of
financl81 activities to which it relates:
expenditure on ralsing funds includes the costs of all fundralslng actlvitles, events,
non-charitable trading activities. and the sale of donated goods,
expenditure on charitable activities indudes all costs Incurred by a charity in undertaking
activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those
support costs and costs relaung to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable
activlties.
other expenditure includes all expenditure that is nellher related to raising funds for the
charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable a¢tivities.
Ail costs are allocated to expenditure categories refieGting the use of the resour¢e. Direct costs
attributable to a single activity are allocated directly lo that actlvity. Shared costs are apportloned
between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable. justifiable and consistent basis.
Tanglble a880ts
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued
amounts arè recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent
a¢cumulatgd depreciation and subsequent accumulated impalrment losses.

Dingwall Community Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements (¢oRbnued)
Year ended 31 MarGh 2025
Accounting policies (contlnugdj
Tangible assets f¢ontlnu•d)
An increa$e in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other
recognised gains and losses. unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been
recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A d&crease in the carrying
amount of an asset as a result of revaluatson, is recognised in other recognlsed gains and losses,
except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within
othor recognlsed gains and losses orr the statement of financial actlvities.
Depreciatlon
Depr8ciatJon is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asseL less Its residual
value. over the useful economic Iff6 of that asset as follows:
Fixtures and fitting8
Offlce equlpment
33D/o straight line
25% slraight Ilne
Donatlons and legacles
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2025
Funds
2024
Donatlons
Donations Received
30
30
Other trading actlvlti
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestrlct8d Total Funds
Funds
2025
Funds
2024
Photocopying
Lets
34,209
34,209
35.062
35,062
34,213
34,213
35,069
35,069
Investment Income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2025
Funds
2024
Bank interest receivable
719
719
424
424
Net income
Nèt income is stated after charglngl(credltlng):
2025
2024
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
F•os payable for the independent examination of the financial
statements
82
781
768

Dingwall Community Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements {contlnu6d)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Independent examTnation fees
2025
2024
Fees payable to the independent examlner for:
5ndependent examination of the financial statements
780
770
Staff costs
The totsl stsff costs and employee benefits for the reporting pertod are analysèd as follows..
2025
2024
Wages and salaries
Employer contributions to pension plans
Other employee benefits
23,110
19,925
602
1.885
22,412
170
23,969
The average head count of employees during the year was 1 (2024: NII).
No employ8e received employ8e benefits of more than £60.000 during the year (2024.. Nil).
10. Trustee remuneration and 9xpense8
No remuneratlon or other benefits from employment wlth the charlty or a related entity were
received by the trustees.
11. Tanglble flxed a8s0ts
Fixtures and
fitting5
Equlpment
Total
Cost
At 1 Aprll 2024 and 31 March 2025
Depreciatlon
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
9,654
1.996
11,650
9,e54
1,669
82
11,323
82
9.654
1.751
11,405
Carrylng amount
At 31 March 2025
245
245
At 31 March 2024
327
327
12. Debtors
2025
2024
Trade debtors
2,802
3.724
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Dingwall Community Centre
Notes to the FinanGial Statements (¢on))nu•dJ
Year ended 31 March 2025
13. Credttors: amounts falling due wfthin one year
2025
2024
Trade credilors
Social security and other taxes
10,139
134
9.080
10,273
9.080
14. Ponslons and other post retirement beneflts
Definod contributlon plans
The amount recognised in Income or expenditure as an expense In relation to defined
contribution plans was £689 (2024: £602).
15. Analysis of charltabla funds
Unrestricted fund8
At
31 Mar¢h 20
25
1 April 2024
Income Expenditure
Ganeral funds
49,530
34,936
(30,876)
53,590
At
31 March 20
24
At
1 April 2023
Incom6 Expenditure
General funds
42,983
35,523
(28,978)
49.530
16. Analysis of net a88ets betweèn fund8
Unr8slrict8d Total Fund8
Funds
2025
Tangible fixed assets
Current assels
Credltors less than 1 year
Net assets
245
63.618
(10.273)
53,590
245
63,618
(10.273)
53.590
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Tangible fixed 8888t8
urrent assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Not assets
327
58,283
19,080)
49,530
327
58,283
(9,080)
49,530
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Dingwall Community Centre
Management Inforniation
Year ended 31 March 2025
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Dlngwall Community Centre
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Donations Received
30
Other tradlng actlvltles
Photocopying
Lets
34,209
35.062
34,213
35,069
Investment Income
Bank interest rec8ivable
719
424
Total Income
34,936
35.523
Expendlture
Costs of ralslng donatlons and legacles
W8ges and salaries
Pension costs
Other post-retirement benefits
Light and heat
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
Legal and professional fees
Telephone
Other office ¢osts
Depreciation
Donations
Training
23,110
19,925
602
1,885
1,086
2,240
234
170
1,093
1.674
238
1.115
945
929
82
50
708
108
97
111
30,095
28,208
Expendlture on charltabla actlvities
Legal and professional fees
781
768
Total expendlture
30,876
28,976
Net Income
4,060
6.547
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