DUNNING HALL GROUP
Reports and Accounts
For the period from the date of formation on 13 November 2024
to 31 December 2025
Scottish Charity No: SC053780
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DUNNING HALL GROUP
Trustees’ Report
For the period 13 November 2024 to 31 December 2025
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting the accounts and reports of the Charity for the period from the date of formation on 13[th] November 2024 to 31[st] December 2025. Future accounts will be prepared for the year to 31[st] December.
Reference and administration information
| Charity name | Dunning Hall Group |
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| Charity registration No | SC053780 |
| Contact address | Dunning Town Hall, Auchterarder Road, Dunning, Perthshire, PH2 0RJ |
Trustees
The names of the trustees who served during the period from 13 November 2024 to the date of this report were as follows:
Katrina Townsley Chair Robert Carr Vice chair Tom Smith Treasurer Natalie Neal Secretary Douglas Dibble
Kerri Watson
Paul Neal
Independent Examiner
Andrew C Turnbull, CA
Bankers
Royal Bank of Scotland
Governing document
Dunning Hall Group was established under a Deed of Trust and achieved charitable status by the Office of the Scottish Charity Register (“OSCR”) on 13 November 2024.
Trustee recruitment and appointment
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The Trustees shall be entitled to appoint any individual as a Trustee by way of a resolution passed by a majority vote at a meeting convened by the trustees.The Trustees shall have the power to remove any individual as a trustee by way of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Trustees by a majority of two-thirds of the Trustees.
All trustees have an interest in the affairs of Dunning Hall and have skills appropriate to the role they fill within the Charity.
Trustee remuneration and expenses
None of the Trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the period covered by the report and accounts.
Charitable Purposes
Dunning Hall Group is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation formed in 2024 to take Dunning Town Hall into community ownership, securing and protecting a historic building at the heart of our village. Our charitable purposes focus on the advancement of citizenship, community development, arts, heritage, culture, and economy, alongside providing recreational facilities designed to improve the conditions of life for local residents. By developing the hall into a sustainable and inclusive community hub, we aim to provide affordable spaces for childcare, health and wellbeing classes, and social events that bring our rural community together and reduce isolation across all age groups.
Summary of the main achievements during the financial period
Formed in 2024 as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation to take Dunning Town Hall into community ownership, we have quickly established a steady foundation for the building. Guided by a community consultation that engaged over ten percent of local households, we successfully introduced wraparound childcare, improved venue access, and hosted popular social events, including our Hogmanay, Halloween, and Christmas Fair gatherings. To deliver this, we secured essential financial support from the Gannochy Trust, the Co-op and NISA Heart of the Community funds, and Perth and Kinross Council (including the Community Investment Fund, Forward Community Finance Account, and an £18,121 Advancing Community Assets Fund award). Supported by clear communication through our new website and social media channels, these practical early steps reflect our commitment to creating an inclusive, volunteer-led hub that reduces isolation and brings our village together.
Financial Review
The accounts are prepared on a “cash basis”. The total income from all sources was £22,226 and expenditure amounted to £14,409 resulting in a surplus of £8,192.
Reserves Policy
The trustees endeavour to ensure that the Trust has sufficient funds at all times to meet all current commitments with a remaining surplus of at least £4,000 available from Reserves during this period.
All funds are unrestricted.
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Approved by the Trustees on 29 July 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Katrina Townsley Chair
Tom Smith Treasurer
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DUNNING HALL GROUP
Income & Expenditure Account
Period from 13 November 2024 to 31[st] December 2025
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
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| Income | ||||
| Grants received 16,590 |
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| Sales, income from events and | other | income | 5,636 | |
| 22,226 | ||||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Improvements to the premises | 12,340 | |||
| Legal & Consultancy fees 1,140 |
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| Alcohol Deposit 341 |
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| Bank charges 88 |
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| Insurances 93 |
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| Advertising 32 |
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| 14.034 | ||||
| SURPLUS for the period 8,192 |
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| Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025 | ||||
| Bank Balances 8,192 |
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APPENDIX 3
| Report to the trustees/members of Registered charity number On the accounts of the charity for the period Set out on pages Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner Basis of independent examiner’s statement Independent examiner’s statement Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2 |
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| The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity 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. |
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| 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 seeks 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 viewgiven bythe accounts. |
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| In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that disclosed on the attached page*] 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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*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.
**OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures.
APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose