2025-12-31-accounts - Brechin Photographic Society

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APPENDIX 1

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
	Period start date				Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	1	1	2025	To	31	12	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Brechin Photographic Society Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC053414 Charity’s principal address Luthermuir Schoolhouse School Road, Luthermuir Laurencekirk

Postcode AB30 1QA

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)	Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Iain Wilson	Treasurer
	Irene Cooper	Secretary
	Norman Mackenzie	Past-President
	Anne May	President

APPENDIX 1

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	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year




Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment
	Constitution
	Volunteered from membership of the Society

Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	The aims of the Society shall be to a) to promote the art of photography in the district of Brechin and to provide appropriate facilities. b) to promote activities for the benefit of members to advance the photographic understanding, skills, knowledge, and competences in photography, and c) to provide facilities and equipment for the furtherance of the above objectives.
	The Society has run a comprehensive syllabus of competitions, talks and workshops for and by members. It has engaged with other charities and organisations in the community to provide images to record and promote their events. We have produced an annual magazine to record and showcase images from all members’ competition entries.

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

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

The Society has continued to attract new members with a range of
expertise and provides mentoring for those who are developing.
The Society has provided workshop time for members to showcase their
own particular skills, both in historic developing techniques and in
modern digital post processing.
Outings to Arbroath Harbour, events at Brechin Castle Showground
Aberdeen Canoe Club’s North Esk Race and events within the
community in Brechin and Glenesk gave members opportunities to
contribute a photographic service to our local community

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to mitigate against fluctuations in membership numbers and to allow the replacement of any necessary assets, in the event of failure.
	None
	None

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information

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) Norman Nicholson Mackenzie Position (e.g., Chair) Retiring President Date 4th July 2025

Enter SC No. below

Enter charity name below

SC 053414

Brechin Photographic Society

		Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts			to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Total funds last period
	For the period from	Period start date					to	Period		end date
		Mo 1 Day	n	Month		Year		Day	Mon	th	Year 2025
				day 1 Januar 1		y 2024 2025		31	12

Section A Statement of receipts and payments
to nearest £ A1 Receipts Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds to nearest £			to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Expendable endowment funds			to nearest £ Permanent endowment funds		to nearest £ Total funds current period
Donations	2,075									2,075		-
Legacies										-
Grants										-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	732									732
Gross tradingreceipts										-
Income from investments other than land and buildings										-
Rents from land & buildings										-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities										-
										-
*A1 Sub total*	2,807	-			-			-		2,807
A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets										-
Proceeds from sale of investments										-
*A2 Sub total*	-	-			-			-		-
Total receipts 2,807 A3 Payments
	2,807	-			-			-		2,807		-

Expenses for fundraising activities										-		-
Gross trading payments										-
Investment management costs										-
Payments relating directly to charitable activities	3,296									3,296
Grants and donations										-
Governance costs:										-
Audit / independent examination										-
Preparation of annual accounts										-
Legal costs										-
Other										-
										-
**A3 Sub total **	3,296	-			-			-		3,296
A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets										-
Purchase of investments										-
*A4 Sub total*	-	-			-			-		-
Total payments 3,296 Net receipts / (payments) ( 489) A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year* ( 489)
	3,296	-			-			-		3,296		-

	( 489)	-			-			-		( 489)		-

										-

	( 489)	-			-			-		( 489)		-

SC 053414

Brechin Photographic Society Section B Statement of balances

Details	to nearest £ 3,118 ( 489) 2,629 - Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds to nearest £	to nearest £ Expendable endowment funds	to nearest £ Permanent endowment funds	to nearest £ Total current period	Total last period to nearest £ - - Last year to nearest £ - Last year to nearest £ 300 1,000 500 1,800 Last year to nearest £ - Last year to nearest £ - Date of approval Friday20 February2026
Cash and bank balances at start of year	3,118				3,118
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account	( 489)				( 489)
					-
					-
Details Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	2,629	-	-	-	2,629	-
		-	-	-	-
		Fund to which	Fund to which	asset belongs	Market valuation to nearest £





Details			asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					to nearest £ Current value (if available)
LaptopComputer		Unres	tricted	328	250	300
Digital Projector		Unres	tricted		800	1,000
Photo Frames		Unres	tricted		400	500






Details			Total Fund to which l	328	1,450	1,800
				iability relates	Amount due to nearest £





Details			Fund to which l	Total iability relates	-	-
					to nearest £ Amount due (estimate)



Signature*			Print Name	Total	-	-

			Iain W	ilson		Friday20 February2026

BPS OSCR 2025 Report A2 Rev 1.xlsx / Statement of balances

December 2007

Brechin Photographic Society

SC 053414

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

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None
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Individual / Number of grants £ Type of activity or project supported institution made C2 Grants None Total - C3a Trustee remuneration If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) X £ Authority under which paid C3b Trustee remuneration - details

C4a Trustee expenses If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b) X

Number of £ trustees C4b Trustee expenses - details Transaction Balance amount (£) outstanding at Nature of relationship Nature of transaction period end (£) C5 Transactions with trustees None and connected persons

C6 Other information

BPS OSCR 2025 Report A2 Rev 1.xlsx / Notes

December 2007

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