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Trustees’ Annual Report
## For the year ended 31st May 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31st May 2025.
## Reference and Administrative Information
## Charity Name
Alness & District Allotment Society
## Address
108 Westford, Alness, 1V17 OSA
## Bankers
Bank of Scotland - Dingwall Branch
## Independent Examiner
ee Finance Manager, Voluntary Action Lochaber, An Drochaid, Claggan Road, Fort William, PH33 6PH
## Structure
## Constitution
The Charity was registered in its current legal form on 20th May 2024. The assets held by the unincorporated association were transferred to the Charity.
## Objectives and Activities
## Charitable Purposes
To provide, or help in the provision of, facilities in the interest of social welfare for the recreation and other leisure time activities, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended.
## Activities
Through a wide range of activities and events participants are encouraged to learn new skills, to share experience and skills and simply to enjoy being out in the fresh air.
## Achievements and Performance
A busy year on-site with maintenance and improvements.
Unused item (old sheds, stackable boxes, mower, wooden ladders) were sold to offset the costs of placing new sheds on concrete blocks and associated aggregates.
A private water connection is now available on-site.
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## Financial Review
income for the year was £14,756 which included the transfer of funds from the unincorporated association of £11,196 and Plot Rents totalling £1,820. Expenditure for same period was £3,241 resulting in a surplus / free reserves of £11,515.
## Future Plans
We will continue to assess the allotment site and schedule in further maintenance and improvement works as and when required.
Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others There are no funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others.
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Alness & District Allotment Society
Scottish Charity Number $C053372
## Independent examiner’s report to the committee on the unaudited accounts of Alness & District Allotment Society.
I report on the accounts of the SCIO for the year ended 31st May 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
## Respective responsibilities of trustee and independent 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 Gcotland) Regulations 2006. 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 Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 conceming 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:
- 1 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, and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
## have not been met, or
- 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Alness & District Allotment Society Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31st May 2025 Scottish Charity Number $C053372
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Year to Year to Year to
2025 2025 2025
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Receipts Note x £ L
Grants and Donations
Grants ~ - - -
Donations — 11,196 - 11,196
Bank interest received ‘ e .
Fundraising
Plot / Shed Rent 1,820 - 1,820
Equipment Sale Income 1,740 - 1,740
Total Receipts 14,756 - 14,756
Payments
Charitable Activities
Pest Control 240 : 240
Water Connection 3,001 3,001
Governance Costs
Independent Examination 7 - - -
Total Payments 3,241 - 3,241
Surplus/ (Deficit) for the year before transfers 11,515 - 11,515
Transfers between funds 6 - - -
Surplus/ (Deficit) for the year 11,515 - 11,515
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Alness & District Allotment Society Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31st May 2025 Scottish Charity Number $C053372
|||Year to|Year to|Year to|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||2025|2025|2025|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|
|Statement of Balances - as at 3istMay 2025|||||
|Openingcash at bank and in hand||.|.|-|
|Add Income||14,756|-|14,756|
|||14,756||14,756|
|Less Expenditure||(3,241)||(3,241)|
|Transfers|6||-|-|
|Closing cash at bank and inhand||11,515|-|11,515|
|Bank and Cash Balances|||||
|Treasurers Account||11,515|-|11,515|
|OutstandingLodgements|||-|-|
|Outstanding Cheques||-|.|-|
|PettyCash||-|-|.|
The notes on pages 7 to 8 form part of these financial statements
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Alness & District Allotment Society Scottish Charity Number SC053372
Notes to the accounts
For the year ended 31st May 2025
## 1 Basis of Accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
## 2 Nature and purpose of funds
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day-to-day running of the Charity. Funds of £11,196.19 held by the unincorporated association were donated to the Charity.
Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for specific purposes.
This is the first set of accounts for the Charity which was registered on 20th May 2024.
## 3 Related party transactions
No remuneration was paid to the trustees or any connected persons during the year.
## 4 Grants
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Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total 2025
Grants - - -
Donations
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total 2025
Tfr from Unincorporated Association 11,196 - 11,196
11,196 —- 11,196
Transfers between funds funds
No transfers between funds during the year.
Governance Costs
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total 2025
Independent Examination - - -
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## 5 Donations
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6 Transfers between funds funds
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## 7 Governance Costs
## 8 Volunteers
The trustees would like to record their thanks to all the volunteers who dedicate a significant amount of time for no remuneration to the charity.
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## 9 Unrestricted Funds
## Unrestricted Funds
10 Restricted Funds
## Restricted Funds
|At 20th||||At 31st|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|May2024|Incoming|Outgoing|Transfers|May2025|
|-|14,756|(3,241)|=|11,515|
|=|14,756|(3,241)|a|11,515|
|At 20th||||At 31st|
|May2024|Incoming|Outgoing|Transfers|May2025|
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