## **Craufurd Simson Park SCIO**
# **Scottish Charity No - SC053476 Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025**
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
## **For the year ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
## **Charity name**
Craufurd Simon Park SCIO
## **Charity no**
SC053476
## **Address**
44 Bowfiled Road West Kilbride KA23 9LA
## **Current Trustees**
Jenny Clark
Michael Ward Treasurer Mark Harris Louise Meeke Michael van Maldegem
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Constitution**
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered in its current legal form on 1 July 2024. It has a single tier structure and as such the trustees are the members of the charity.
## **Appointment of trustees**
The management committee are the charity’s trustees. Membership of the management committee is open to all persons who express an interest in furthering the object of the SCIO. To allow for some continuity of the committee it is also open to interested members of the community. Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting which is held in June. There must be a minimum of three and a maximum of twelve trustees.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Charitable purposes**
This SCIO is formed as a West Kilbride community-driven initiative to develop a safe and inclusive playground for local residents. The playground will provide a much-needed recreational space for children and families, fostering community engagement and promoting physical and mental well-being. The initiative will be managed by Scottish Charitable Organisation (SCIO) formed for this purpose (SCIO), funded through grants, donations, and community fundraising efforts.
## **Activities**
The chairity has conducted a survey of residents, and had over 200 reponses representing nearly 600 people. The chairity held an event attended by over 200 people to celebrate the space and the work done to date. This was supported with funding from the participatory budget fund.
## **Achievements and Performance**
£ 1,000 awarded by the participatory budget fund for the park party. Quotes and funding sought for the acquisition of the land and the funding of the playground.
## **Financial review**
Our main source of funding is grants and donations. During our first year we have concentrated on securing funding in order for us to complete a land survey and insure the site.
With the above in place we successfully held a party in the park which allowed the community to come together
and vote for their preferred equipment.
We have not held any fundraisers during the year but actively sought donations from local sources. We hope to secure funding in the near future which will allow us to progress with relevant applications and begin the purchase of play equipment.
## **Plans for future period**
**Fundraising:** Secure necessary funding through grants, donations, and community events. 100,000 will be sought from the though the North Ayrshire CIF process. Various funders have neen approched for funding, including the Land Fund for the procurement of the land.
**Site acquisition** : Procure the demarcated land from the housing revenue account and the council through a community asset transfer.
**Design and planning** : Develop a playground design that is inclusive, allows active play for children from 1 year to 15 years, and meets safety standards.
**Construction:** Oversee the construction of the playground, ensuring quality and adherence to budget. **Maintenance:** Establish a long-term maintenance plan to ensure the playground remains safe and enjoyable for
ll **Management:** Establish a long-term plan to manage the playground maintenance, insurance, SCIO responsibilities and finances.
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Receipts and payments accounts
SC053476 to
01 July 2024 31 07 2025
Statement of receipts and payments for the year ended 31 July 2025
Total funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds last
current
funds funds period
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Receipts
Donations 1 022 - 1 022 -
Misc (cashback, charity banking) 3 - 3 -
Receipts Sub total 1 025 - 1 025 -
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets - - - -
Proceeds from sale of investments - - - -
Assets and Investment sales Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 1 025 - 1 025 -
Payments
Insurance 119 - 119 -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities 85 - 85 -
Governance costs: - -
A3 Sub total 204 - 204 -
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Purchases of fixed assets - - - -
Purchase of investments - - - -
Purchase of assets and investments Sub total - - - -
Total payments 204 - 204 -
Net receipts 821 - 821 -
Transfers to / (from) funds - - - -
Surplus for year
821 - 821 -
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**SC053476**
## **Statement of balances for the year ended 31 July 2025**
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|Unrestricted|Total current|Total last|
|Restricted funds|
|Categories|Details|funds|period|period|
|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|
|Cash funds|Cash and bank balances at start of year|-|-|-|-|
|Surplus shown on receipts and payments|821|-|821|-|
|account|
|Cash and bank balances at end of|
|821|-|821|-|
|=|year|====|
|(Agree balances with receipts and payments|
|account(s))|-|-|-|-|
|Signed by one or two trustees|
|on behalf of all the trustees|Signature*|Print Name|Date of approval|
|Jenny Clark|Thursday, 30 April 2026|
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## **Notes to the Accounts for year ended 31 July 2025**
**Nature and purpose of funds**
## **Grants**
## **Trustee remuneration**
## **Trustee expenses**
## **Trustee expenses - details**
**Transactions with trustees and connected persons**
## **Other information**
The funds are used in alignment with the organisations objective: to benefit the community of West Kilbride and generally North Ayrshire. The purpose is: the advancement of helath; advancement of citizenship and community development; and provide outdoor recreational facilities in the interest of advancement of physical and mental health.
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Individual / Number of grants £
Type of activity or project supported institution made
Total
-
No remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a
trustee.
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Expenses were not paid to charity trustees during the period.
Number of £
trustees
Transaction Balance
amount (£) outstanding at
Nature of relationship Nature of transaction period end (£)
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APPENDIX 2
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**Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025**
**1. These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Ch iti & T t I t t (S tl d) A t 2005 d th Ch iti A t (S tl d) R l ti**
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