## **ST ANDREW’S DEMENTIA HUB**
## **(THE HUB)**
_SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER SCO53349_
**TRUSTEES REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2025**
St Andrew’s Dementia Hub (The Hub) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. (SCIO)
Our objects as recorded in our constitution are-
- “ To provide relief to those in need by reason of age ,ill health, disability , financial hardship or other disadvantage, specifically by :
- (1) The provision of supported activities for people living with dementia .
- (2) The provision of informal respite ,social and emotional support for unpaid carers
- (3) The promotion and development of local services for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers.
- (4) Being a resource to carers of people living with dementia and the local
- community by way of providing information, advice and services. “
Established on 14[TH] May 2024, the Trustees, appointed in accordance with the constitution and currently serving, are as follows
The SCIO took over responsibility for the dementia services and funds previously administered under the auspices of St Andrew’s Parish Church which had been developed over the twelve preceding years.
The main source of funding is from the National Lottery Community Fund which provides a total of £200,000 over three years from 1[st] June 2023 to fund –
- 4 Part-time staff – Development Manager, Admin Support Worker, Carer Support Officer and Garden Project Officer
- Arts Resources (Heart for Art )
- Virtual Reality (VR) Project
- Training and Development
Thanks to the commitment of all involved the transition to the SCIO has been seamless with the weekly programme of support continuing to be delivered effectively and in line with the needs of individuals living with dementia and their carers. The regular meetings of the Development Team have been especially important ensuring that activities developed and implemented best reflect the needs of all attendees.
Although the new SCIO was established in May 2024, it was agreed with the Church that there would be a number of months parallel running of services with full responsibility being with the SCIO from 1[st] September 2024. This allowed sufficient time for a bank account to be opened and all other key governance arrangements to be in place for the new organisation. Thereafter the Board of Trustees has taken the opportunity to review and update policies in relation to:
- Safeguarding
- Human Resources
- Food Hygiene
- IT , Telephones and communication generally
- Volunteering Recruitment
- Insurance
-
- Trustee Appointments
During the above period of transition, the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale announced that on the retirement of the Minister of St Andrew’s on 31 August 2024 the Church would enter into a joint union with St John’s on 1[st] September becoming Forest Kirk. In order to ensure that full consideration is given to the accommodation requirements of the Hub the Trustees have engaged with the members of the Cluster Team tasked with implementing the reduction of churches in the area. Meantime the Cluster has confirmed that until such times as equivalent or better premises can be provided for the Hub it will continue to operate from St Andrew’s providing certainty for the Hub and its current and future funders.
Looking ahead, it will be important over the coming months to secure alternative funding sources to the Lottery Community Fund which comes to an end on 31[st] May 2026. Meantime the structures which are already in place to provide a voice to all attendees will continue to be important for the Hub enabling it to provide the best possible dementia support services.
Thanks are due to the Trustees, Staff and Volunteers for all their hard work to date in establishing the SCIO whilst continuing to provide the support and advice so valued by carers and people living with dementia.
The accounts for the period ending 31[st] March 2025, which form part of this report, have been approved by the Charity Trustees subject to inspection by the Independent Examiner.
This report was approved by the Charity Trustees on 27 May 2025.
________________________________ (Chair)
|**Statement of Receipts and Payments for year ended 31 March**
**Period 20 August 2024 to 31 March 2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Receipts**
**Funds**
**Funds**
Donations
15,703
Grants
38,300
Fundraising
Bank Interest
Receipts from Charitable
Activities
2,572
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Fundraising Costs
Cost of Charitable Activities
Governace Costs
Equipment Costs
**Total Payments**
Surplus/(Defcit) for Year
Transfers between Funds
**Surplus/(Defcit) for Year**
**18,275**
9,134
**9,134**
9,142
**9,142**
**38,300**
49,000
**49,000**
-10,700
**-10,700**|**2025**
**Year Ended**
**31/03/2025**
15,703
38,300
0
0
2,572
**56,575**
0
58,134
0
0
**58,134**
-1,558
**-1,558**|
|---|---|
## **Cost of Charitable Activities (20 August 2024 to 31 March 2025)**
|Staf Costs
Art Resources
Virtual Reality Project
Therapy
Garden Expenditure
transport
Catering and Lunches
Insurance
Rent
IT Support
Other
**Total**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
1,766
372
320
3,500
3,176
**9,134**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
1,766
372
320
3,500
3,176
**9,134**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
23,933
10,908
2,809
3,120
2,476
3,742
1,145
868
**49,000**|**Year Ended**
**31/03/2025**
23,933
10,908
2,809
3,120
1,766
2,476
4,114
320
3,500
1,145
4,044
**58,134**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **Statement of Balances – as at 31[st] March 2025**
**Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Year Ended 31/03/2025** Opening cash at bank and in hand 25,948 27,208 53,156 Surplus/(Deficit) for the year 9,142 - 10,700 -1,558 **Closing cash at bank and in hand 35,090 16,508 51,598 Bank and Cash Balances** Bank Deposit Account 35,090 16,508 51,598 Savings Account **____________________________________________________ 35,090 16,508 51,598 Other assets – unrestricted fund Liabilities** PAYE 524 524