2025-03-31-accounts - Seeds of Disruption

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Charity registration number SC053507

Seeds of Disruption SCIO Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation Unaudited Annual Financial Statements 31 March 2025

Seeds of Disruption SCIO

Annual Financial Statements Financial Year End 31 March 2025

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Trustees' annual report	1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees	6
Statement of fnancial activities (including income and expenditureaccount)	7
Statement of financial position	8
Notes to the financial statements	9

Seeds of Disruption SCIO Trustees' Annual Report Financial Year End 31 March 2025

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Seeds of Disruption SCIO

Charity registration number SC053507

Principal office and registered office

The trustees

Key management personnel The trustees The scheme manager Company secretary & scheme manager Bankers Royal Bank of Scotland plc Independent examiner Anlo Financial Solutions

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Seeds of Disruption SCIO Trustees' Annual Report (continued) Financial Year End 31 March 2025

Structure, Governance and Management

Seeds of Disruption SCIO was registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 17 July 2024. These financial statements cover the charity’s first year of trading, from incorporation to 31 March 2025. Trustees are appointed in accordance with the constitution. The charity is managed by the board of trustees, who are responsible for strategic direction and oversight.

Background

In the year prior to gaining charitable status, young people came together to form the Trustees in Training steering group otherwise known as ‘The Tits’. Prior to the creation of Seeds of Disruption, young people directed a project, called Art Club, which was hosted by the Bill Russell Woodburn Youth Project. With youth work support, they wrote their own constitution, developed their three-year strategic plan, conducted youth-surveys, consulted with young people and decided on their charitable purposes.

Our Charitable Purposes

The advancement of education;

The advancement of citizenship and community development; and The advancement of the arts, heritage, and culture.

Gaining Charitable Status and Securing Funding

Seeds of Disruption received charitable status on the 17th of July 2024. A small transfer of assets was made from the Bill Russell Woodburn Youth Project. Vogrie Pogrie Festival also funded young people’s involvement in Vogrie Pogrie 2024. This ensured our core Art Club service could return as scheduled in August 2024. A successful Awards for All grant in September 2024 secured the operation of Art Club until October 2026, alongside support and training for young people as Trustees in Training. In October 2024 a successful grant from Midlothian Climate Action Network (MCAN) allowed young people to take action on climate change. In February 2025, One Dalkeith commissioned Seeds of

Disruption to run a video production and puppeteering course. Work from this course will be showcased during the 2025 Vogrie Pogrie Festival.

Risk Management

The trustees regularly review risks facing the charity, including safeguarding, financial controls, and compliance with charity law. Policies are in place for child protection, financial authorisation, and trustee induction.

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Seeds of Disruption SCIO Trustees' Annual Report (continued) Financial Year End 31 March 2025

Summary of Seeds of Disruption’s Activities and Achievements

Trustees in Training

We ran two meetings during this reporting period and supported Trustees in Training to attend two board meetings and consult with their peers on key decisions. During the meetings young people:

Created the job description for a new youth worker,
Co-created policies for the charity,
Revised their 3-year strategic plan, and
Identified funding priorities.

Art Club

Art Club has continued to operate on Thursday nights during term time. A total of 16 young people have taken part during this reporting period, and we delivered 21 sessions in total. Young people chair and minute their meetings and make strategic decisions, from deciding what funds they will apply for to what projects they will deliver and partners they will work with. Youth workers do not vote but give advice and coordinate the activities. During these sessions, young people:

Designed and created five giant birds which were showcased at the Vogrie Pogrie Festival 2024;
Planned art workshops for Vogrie Pogrie Festival;
Planned climate action work;
Created and developed the Seeds of Disruption website;
Developed products to sell at the Corner Shop Collective and Vogrie Pogrie Festival;
Started development for a new book publication, ‘Creative Ink Volume 3’;
Designed a new logo
Created a new Seeds of Disruption t-shirt;
Updated the 3-year strategic plan;
Contributed to a study about young people’s hopes for the future with researchers from St Andrews University;
Contributed to the development of the job description for a new youth worker; and
Approved the funding priorities identified by the Trustees in Training.

Youth-Led Climate Action

With funding from MCAN, young people designed and planned four outdoor sessions to take action on climate change. A total of nine individual young people took part. This project was run in partnership with Friends of Roslin Moat, Friends of Burghlee Park, Growing Families and supported by Big Wild Life.

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Seeds of Disruption SCIO Trustees' Annual Report (continued) Financial Year End 31 March 2025

Youth-Led Climate Action (continued)

During these sessions, participants (members and non-members) completed the following activities:

Planted 100 trees to restore a native-species hedgerow
Completed a litter pick around a local high school;
Planted edible species in a local community woodland; and
As part of the collaboration with Wild Kidz, two young people from Seeds of Disruption completed their Forest and Outdoor Learning Award Level 2 (SCQF 2).

Seeds of Disruption representatives also attended an MCAN climate action consultation to progress local climate action initiatives.

Collaborating with Vogrie Pogrie Festival 2024

With funding support from Vogrie Pogrie Festival, young people were able to fully engage and contribute to the development of this growing outdoor art festival held in Vogrie Country Park in September. A total of ten young people took part over the weekend. The funding allowed young people to:

Design and make giant bird sculptures, which will be exhibited every year at the festival;
Plan and deliver art workshops during the festival;
Raise awareness, network and fundraise for the charity by having a market stall and selling their products for two full days;
Contribute their ideas of how to develop and improve the festival ; and
Gain meaningful experience of the art sector in a real-life setting.

Puppet and Video Production Course

We ran a 6-week puppet and video production course in February and March 2025 with a total of 16 young people taking part. Working in partnership with Vogrie Pogrie Festival, Film Start and One Dalkeith, a giant snake puppet and promotional video were created and will be showcased during Vogrie Pogrie 2025.

Reserve Policy

As Seeds of Disruption SCIO is in its first year of trading, the charity is in the process of building up its reserves. The trustees recognise the importance of maintaining sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure financial stability and support ongoing activities. The charity’s aim is to build up unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least two times the average annual operating expenses. This target will be reviewed annually as the charity grows and its financial position develops. In the current year, unrestricted reserves are below this target, reflecting the early stage of the charity’s operations. The trustees plan to increase reserves through future fundraising and careful management of resources.

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Seeds of Disruption SCIO Trustees' Annual Report (continued) Financial Year End 31 March 2025

Financial review

During the year the charity had net income of £18,271 as detailed on page 5 and at the year end date had total funds of £18,271 as detailed on page 8.

Summary Table of Key Figures:

Item	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
Income	£1,028	£24,516	£25,545
Expenditure	£910	£6,364	£7,274
Net Movement	£119	£18,152	£18,271
Year-End Funds	£119	£18,152	£18,271

Future Work

Based on the 3-year strategic plan, Seeds of Disruption aims to deliver the following activities over the next financial year:

Create an original puppet performance and showcase it at Vogrie Pogrie 2025, working with professional artists to develop performance skills;
Hold a stall and art workshops at Vogrie Pogrie 2025;
Continuing to develop our work around climate action and deliver outdoor days to take practical action;
Run a series of workshops and courses to develop creative, leadership and business skills;
Strengthen the charity by continuing to develop robust policies and procedures;
Continue to collaborate with others on things we are passionate about
Develop our products and our new book Creative Ink Volume 3; and
Run meetings and training to continue the Trustees in Training work and recruit more young people who are interested in developing the charity.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Approved by the board of trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Chairperson

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5 South Charlotte Street Phone: 0131 370 8028 Edinburgh Email: annja@anlofin.com EH2 4AN Web: www.anlofin.com

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Seeds of Disruption

I report on the accounts of Seeds of Disruption SCIO for the period ended 31 March 2025.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and 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 (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(d) of the 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 2006 Accounts Regulations. 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 seeking explanations from the trustees concerning 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 accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

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 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, have not been met, or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anlo Financial Solutions Edinburgh Ltd 5 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH2 4AN

Co Reg: SC550413 | Director: Annja Louca

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Seeds of Disruption SCIO Proflt and Loss Account Flnanclalyear End 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Total Fuds Note Income and endowments Grants 24,516 24,516 1,028 25,545 Donations Total Income 1.028 1,028 24.516 Expendlture Expenses for charitable activities Total expendlture 910 910 6,364 6,364 7,274 7,274 Net Income and net movement In lunds 119 18,152 18,271 Reconclllatlon of funds Total funds carrled forward 119 18.152 18,271 The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive f rom continuing activities. Page 7

Seeds of Disruption SCIO Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles and Balance Sheet Flnanclalyear End 31 March 2025 2025 Note Fixed assets Tangible f ixed assets Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 18,781 18,781 510 Credltors amounts falllng duewlthln one year Net current assets io 18.271 18.271 18.271 Total assets less current Ilabllttles Net assets Funds of the charlty Restricted funds Unrestricted f unds Total chariiyfunds li 18,152 119 18,271 For the yearending 31 March 2025. the accounts have been subject to indepen(Jent examination as iequired under Section 44llllcl of the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotlandl Act 2005 and Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The independent examiner's report is attached to these accounts. As this is the charity's first year of operation, there are no comparative figures for the previous year. Chairperson Page 8

Seeds of Disruption SCIO Notes to the Annual Flnanclal Statements Flnanclalyear End 31 March 2025 l General Information The charity is a public benefit entity registered in Scotland and is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation {SCIOI, regulated by the Off ice of the Scottish Charity Regulator IOSCRI. The address of the registered off ice i f inancial statements present the results for the fiist accounting period siiice the charity's registiation. No prior period f igures are shown. These 2 Statement of compllance These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. and Ihe Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102 (Charities SORP IFRS 10211. 3 Accountlng pollcles The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021, applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021, and in accordance with the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The charity is a public benef it entity. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainlies about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statemenls have been prepared on a going concern basis. Income is recognised when the charity has entitlementto the funds, it is probablethat the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. Donations and grants are recognised when receivable. Income f rom charitable activities is recognised when the service is delivered. Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment, it is probable settlement will be required, and the amount can be measured reliably. Charitable activities include direct costs and support costs. Governance costs include audit. legal. and trustee-relate(i expenses. Page 9

Seeds of Disruption SCIO Notes to the Annual Financial Statements (continued) Flnanclalyear End 31 March 2025 Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting f rom a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds. Funds held by the charity are either: Unrestricted f unds- available for general use. Restricted funds- subject to specific conditions imposed by donors or grant providers. 4 Analysls of Income Total Unrestricted Restricted funds funds funds 2025 Grants Donations 24,516 24,516 1,028 25.545 1,028 1.028 24.516 5 Analysls of Expendlture Total Unrestricted Restricted funds funds funds 2025 Subcontractor Costs Materials Advertising and Promotion Bank/Finance Charges Insurance 5,980 65 319 5,980 65 449 130 270 270 Account Fees 510 910 510 7,274 6.364 Page 10

Seeds of Disruption SCIO Notes to the Annual Financial Statements (continued) Flnanclalyear End 31 March 2025 6 Staff Costs and Trustee Remuneratlon The charity had no employees duringthe financialyear and did not operate a payroll. No salaries, wages, or pension contributions were paid. 7 Related PartyTransactions All subcontractortransactions were reviewed to ensure appropriate supporting documentation and correct categorisation. Each payment was checked for its association with a specif ic project or service. Duringthe year, payments were made to trustees for seNices provided to the charity: received £1,293 and received £285 8 Tangible Fixed Assets The charity held no tangible f ixed assets during the financial year. 9 Cash at bank and In hand 2025 Current Account 18,781 18,781 10 Credltors: amounts falllngdue wlthln one year 2025 Accruals 510 510 11 Fund Movements Unrestrlcted funds AtIApr 2024 At 31 Mar Income Expenditure 2025 General funds 1.028 910 119 Restrlcted funds AtIApr 2024 At 31 Mar Income Expenditure 2025 General funds 24,516 6.364 18.152 Page 11