An Open Hand
Shiniiig Light on Birthdays
An Open Hand
Scottish Charity Number: SC054530
Annual Report & Financial Statements for the
seven months ended 31 March 2026

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C ntents
Our Charity Details
Introduction
Our Work
Our First Seven Months
Our Impact
Our Future Plans
Acknowledgements
Would you help continue our wor
Our Structure, Governance and Management
Our Finances
Independent Examiner's Report
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Name
An Open Hond SCIO
Charity Number
SC054530
Address
Greenbank Parish Church,
Braidburn Terrace, Edinburgh,
EHIO 6ES
Email
enquiries@anopenhand.org.uk
Webslte
vM*w.anopenhand.org.uk
Our Trustees
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual
Report:
Catherine Bogie - Chair
Anne Ratter ~ Secretary
Stephen Hadden - Treasurer
Rosemarie Crawford - GDPR officer
Rona Ferguson - Trustee
Hazel Mocoulay - Trustee
Independent Examiner
Liam Donnachie - MA (Hons) Adv Dip MA

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Introduction
An Open Hand is a Christian outreach ministry established in response to a
need among some families for support in providing birthday gifts for their
children. Its name is taken from Deuteronomy 15:11 which guides Christians
to 'open wide your hand. _ to be generous and open handed towards those
in need within our community.
we aim to provide parents, experiencing financial hardship, with birthday
presents they have personally chosen for their child, opening the door to
joyful birthday celebrations. we strive to shine God's light and hope into
children's birthdays, helping create
positive memories for the whole
family.
We began as a small project in 2021.
a partnership between Greenbank
Parish Church and Edinburgh City
Misson. Since then, we have
provided hundreds of parents in
Edinburgh with birthdoy gifts they
have chosen for their children,
along with books, games and
stationery for the whole family to
share together. we are based in
Greenbank
Parish
Church,
entirely
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volunteer run.
and
are
We became a registered SCIO on
2nd September 2025. This is our first Trustee Report covering the tirst sieven
months of being a charity.

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"t 11 start
The seed for An Open Hand was planted one morning in a foodbank in
Edinburgh. While a young mother was collecting food for her family, she
quietly shared that it was her youngest daughterfs third birthday thot day.
With no money to buy a gitl the family felt unable to mention or celebrate it
at all. They had asked the child's nursery not to mark the day, or sing happy
birthday so that she didn't find out. She went on to soy the hardest part was
hearing her daughter ask again and again when it was going to be her turn
to have a birthday, just like her friends.
A birthday is a time to create
positive, happy memories and
help strengthen family bonds.
Buying presents for a birthday can
put a strain on many families, can
move them into debt or is not
possible and the child goes
without a birthday presenL
When a child feels theii family is
celebrating their birthday, they
feel special and significant. It is a
time when families can show how
much they love and care for
someone.
An Open Hand aims to provide
parents with birthday presents they have personally chosen for their child,
opening the door to joyful birthday celebrations.

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We strive to shine God's light and hope into children's birtlKlays, helping create
positive memories, gift by gifL family by family.
To provide parents in firKJncial hardship with a present for each ol their children's
birthdoys along with books, games arKJ stationery for each family to enjoy
together.
Our Pur
ose
TO 'open wide our hands, and give generously arKI freely in our community.
To offer parents the opportunfty to give their child a birthday gift they know
they will love, without the financial burden that it brings.
To offer children the opportunlty to celebrate each birthday ond receive a gift
personal to them. We hope this helps them feel special and loved within their
family.
To enable families to create positive family memories of birthdays.
To brlghten tamily time together through the additional games, books and
stationery provided.

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r Work
Referral agencies across Edinburgh can apply to An Open Hand on behalf
of families who are eligible. An Open Hand will then call the family before
the birthday to find out exactly what they would like to give their child.
on the dayarranged, the gift is delivered directly to the family's home while
the children are out at school. Wrapping paper, a birthday card and an
extra package for the whole family (see next page) are also included. This
way, parents can wrap, prepare and give the presents themselves on the
birthday. All siblings are included on one application form so that each
child in a family receives a gift on their birthday.
An Open Hand has no paid staff and the day to day work is done by five
volunteers. In addition to this. six members of Greenbank Parish Church very
klndly moke themselves available to help with deliveries when the need
arises.

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What is Included in a deliv
The birthday present
chosen by the child's parent
approx. £35 in value
plus a birthday card, wrapping
paper and sellotape
A bag lor oa¢h famlly to sharg
contalnlng:
a book for each child in the family
a lamily game
bubbles for each child
drawing paper
colouring pencils, writing pencils. a
sharpener, rubber and pencil case
a mug with tea, coffee ond hot
chocolate for the parent
an optional Praying. booklet
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Families who are facing financial hardship because of job loss or benefit
delayslinterruptions and have no other means (e.g. savings) of helping
their child celebrate their birthday.
Families who have no recourse to public funds .
Families facing unexpected billslcostsldebt repayments around the time
of their child's birthdoy which prevent them from buying their child a
present.
Wh
kesa
lications?
We are currentty In contact wlth 44 dlffor•nt charltl•s. churches and
oryanlsatlons In Edlnburyh Includlw.
Barnardos
Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre
Homelink Family Support
Homestart Edinburgh
Kindred Edinburgh
Kinship Carers
Low Income Families Together
Link Living
One Parent Family Scotland
Pilton Cornmunity Health Partnership
Prestonfield Primary School
Richmontts Hop8
Safe Families
Bethony Christian Trust
Christians Against Poverty
Community Help and Advice Initiative
Children First
Circle
Citadel Youth Centre
Cyrenions
Dad's Rock
Deon and Cauvin Young Peo1￿e'S
Trust
Edinburgh City Mission
Edinburgh Council
Edinburgh Food Project
Families Outside
Sparkle Sisters
Spartans Community Foundation
Stepping Stones North Edinburgh
Woman's Aid Edinburgh
Ferrywell Youth Project

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As a Christian outreach ministry we find deep joy in our faith. Providing
birthday gifts to families, for their child's birthday, is a practical way to live
out Jesus. teaching of serving and caring for others, particularly those in
need, and of love and compassion.
By providing the birthday gifts, and enabling celebration of each child, we
hope each child feels valued, remembered and cared for and gives their
parents a feeling of supporL dignity and being thought of.
Each family we deliver to
is offered a TryPraying
book. It is entirely optional
if the parent wishes to
take it or not. We have
been greatly encouraged
that almost all parents
have been curious about
it and
nterested to
praying
receive it. It is a very
simple and non-intrusive
way of sharing hope with
others.
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First
even Monthsl
Slnce we began In 2021. 384 chlldren have recelved birthday
presents Chosen especlally by thelr parents, 60 of these in
the last slx months!
In the same time. 699 siblings have received books, games
and stationery to share together as a family. 124 in the last
six months.
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As a result of applying to become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated
Organisation the amount of administrative tasks significantly increased for
our project.
We hove worked diligentty to familiarise ourselves with all the legal
requirements needed to become o charity in Scotland and also to put these
in place. This list of jobs hos included writing and agreeing o Constitution,
appointing trustees, having the necessary insuronce in place, registering
with the Information Commissioner's Office and liaising with HMRC to set up
Gift Aid. We hove written and implemented a General Data Protection
Regulation Policy and provided training in it to our volunteers.
In addition to the legal requirements we have built a website, created
comprehensive volunteer and trustee induction packs, updated our
stationery, set up social medio accounts, and organised a fund raising
eventl We have enjoyed putting everything in place to make An open Hand
a fully-fledged charity. At the same time as developing this administrative
arKI governance structure we have continued to process applications and
helped to support families in financial hardship in Edinburgh to open the
door to joyful birthday celebrations.
It has been a busy but fulfilling time for all of our team.
in
our
harit
We became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated organisation on 2
September 2025. At the same time os setting our charity on a firm footing
administratively we have continued to improve our core service of
supporting families in need across Edinburgh. The core team makes calls
to parents, buys gifts and delivers them in time for birthday celebrations.
Recently we have recruited another vOlunt￿r to this team. Enlarging our
team has meant that during busy periods and holidays we are still able to
meet the needs in the communities we serve.

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We continually review the contents of the bags we prepare for families.
Since September 2025 we have added a small gift of a mug with tea, coffee
ond hot chocolate for each paren¢ so that something is included for each
member of the family.
We are also looking to update the contents of our bags for teenagers. Our
local Scout Troop and Explorer Scouts took time to learn about our charity
and completed questionnaires for us. This has helped us to better
understand what young people in this age group might appreciate. We
have added a variety of water bottles, fidget toys, sports socks and cosy
socks to our teenage bags!
Measuring the impact of our work is an important part ol continuing to
develop and grow. We have streamlined and formalised our efforts to
obtain feedbock from the fomilies and referrers who use An Open Harid. We
have designed a simple and short google form for parents to complete
once the birthday has F)assed. Similarly we seek feedback from referrers
annually, and also informally, when we have an opportunity to meet.
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Our Im
act
AS a small charity, we measure our impact to ensure that our service is truly
making a difference and that our resources are reaching those who need
them most. AS well as recording data. we seek feedback from parents,
referring orgonisations and our volunteers. Parents are asked for feedback
after their child's birthday. Each family we reach has its own set of
clrcumstances and our impact wlll be felt in different ways. The measurable
data is presented first and then followed by direct quotes from parents. We
have orgonised these quotes into themes to show the breadth of the impact
that giving birthday gifts can make.
Referring organisations were sentfeedbackquestionnaires in February 2026.
Each referrer was given the opportunity to share their thoughts as well as
answer our questions. The Impact Data has also been categorised into
themes and is in the form of direct quotes. Referrers were confident they
would like to use the serrfice again.
Volunteers were sent feedback questionnaires in February 2026. The
measurable data is presented first and then the narrative feedback follows
in the form of direct quotes.
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act Data from Parents
100% ot parents
were happy with the birthday gift they chose I we helped choose for
their child
found the bag of books, games, Fxjper and bubbles useful and fun
thought it was worthwhile to be given books
were happy to receive the mug
felt supported by our service
would use our seniice again
'It was so thoughrful that
group games and activities were
providedfor my other child to
also enjoy,
Feedback on the package for the fomily to share together
'1 think this was an
incredibly kind touch, not
something that was expected at
all and a very welcomed item.
Feedback on the mug given to F)arents
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Try provided things
which I may not have been
able to give my son. It was
an incredibly kind gift and I
am forever grateful."
'We ore currently goirY3
through a diff icult time and it
meant so much that I could
make my child's birthday
special. We h(wen't really
celebrated birthdays much
in the past. My daughter said
'this is the best day ever."
"An Open Hand made the
celebration
possible.
Without An Open Hond, the
boys wouldn't have had a
birthday celebration and
thankfully we would hove
been able to get away with
it as they aren't old enough
to know their birthdays. We
would just not have told
them ifs their birthday."
ou provided all the things
you need for a birthday which
you can easily forget. It was a
joy to see him so happy with
the gifts and I didn't have that
worry of gifts..
"Made a 9 year old boy very happy havlrKJ a fun nightwith the
magic box."
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°Really helped as I was
struggling and I managed to
get the dolls she wanted that I
wouldn't have managed to get
myself..
ith the cost of livlng
increasing with everything it
was a masslve help."
"Everything was vwy appreciated with the cost of everything going up..
"I really appreciate it and
your help wtth the delivery.
You are amazing in what you
do.-
"I was so touched by the
thoughtfulness of An Open
Hand. As a single mum you
sometimes feel too proud to
ask for help. But right now I do
need the help so thank you
from us both. Your charity
does a great job."
he service was absolutely
amazing. Lovely way to help
people. Nothing I would
change. Thankyou so much."
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°He was so very hoppy with
his gift! He loves rocks and
found so much to add to his
he seNice takes a financial
burden off mum, the child
receives a gift on their
birthday like their peers
regardless of mum's financial
situation."
collection from the gift you
guys provided!"
on our servi
Ihe ladies were very lovely
and will get the gifts to you
in plenty of time. I think the
service is very helpful to
families or single parents
like myself."
.1 think the women who deliver
the presents are diamonds so
lovely and polite and you can
tell they enjoy what they do."
"Amazing communication. They l)ave been in communication with me
throughouL Brilliant service."
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IA
ery appreciative of the
gift otherwise their child
might rK)t have got o grft
due to financial strains."
"I think it is a great service to help
parents and carers impacted by
cost of living and living in poverty
to get help with their kid's birthday
gifts and add a little blt more.
Thank you!"
"AS part of the brief work and
involvement of dlfferent
senriees in a person's life, it's
such a positive addltlon that
makes a difference in their
"An open Hand is an amazing
service and l am so grateful for
all the families they have
supported and I have had so
many happy children over the
past few years and carers who
have felt less pressure in trylng
to find extra funds to make the
confidence and mental
-tt made a difference to the
child but to the mum as well.
child's birthdcry special."
After the loss of hèr husband
and being unemployed for o
year itwas a moment of light for
both ot them."
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es, as we don't have a budget so we always look for support from
other organisations and I feel I would not have been able to support
these families. l also think birthdays are a big deol for children so being
able to support families with this wos so lovely and to hear how much
they appreclate this was lovely."
"I think the service works really
well and is very easy to refer to.
The communication with the
"One family said having this
grft was a big weight lifted
off his shoulders and was so
corer is great too..
grateful."
"It has been good to know
we have somewhere to go
to, to get gifts for our
families that need the
"Being able to offer more to our
clients thanks to An Open
Hand..
supporL"
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°Thank you for being
kind
and
non-
"Everyone I have applied for has
been delighted."
judgmental,
appreciate
support without the
judgemenL°
mums
the
"Lovely and friendly."
"Lovely seNice and families really do appreciate
the extra effort that cl)orities put into them."
"Excellent service. Great communication. Families really appreciate
the help."
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Dat fro
Volunteer
IO0% ol volunteers:
were satisfied with their volunteer experience
felt valued as a team member and supported
would recommend volunteering for An Open Hand
feel they received adequate training and preparation
felt the workload was manageable
felt their volunteer work with An Open Hand made a meanlngful impact
"l am so pleased that we are
relieving parental
anxiety
about celebrating birthdays
and empowerlng parents to
choose a gift for their child.
Also In knowing that a child will
have the opportunity to
celebrate their special day
wlth a gift they love. I hope that
when we deliver the bags from
An Open Hand that we have
made a reol difference to a
parentlfamily that day &
beyond."
-1 enjoy thework ond I like my
fellow
volunteers
enormously. I thoroughly
enjoy being a part of An
open Hand."
"Feeling part of the teom
providing such meaningful
support to families as they
mork the celebratlon ot their
child's birthday.-
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Our Future Pl
We are very excited about the year to come!
As well as continuing to deliver birthday gifts to families around Edinburgh
we hope to improve and develop the following:
Relationships with current referrers and broaden our referral network
Our supporter and referrer communication
Our impact measurement
Our fundraising
Relationships with local schools
The gifts for teenagers in our lamily package
Our book gifting strategy
Our social media presence (Facebooklinstagram)
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A knowle
em
nts
We cannot overstate how much the support of the Greenl￿nk Parlsh
Church family has meant for An Open Hand. The whole team at Greenbank
have supported, and continue to supporL the quest to make An Open Hand
an effective and helpful charity. This has included everything from building
storage cupboords to donating wrapping Pa￿r, providing space for
trustee meetings and reviewing risk assessments! The congregation are
hugely generous with their donations of money, mobile phones, wrapping
paper and time. The vast wealth of experience in the congregation has
been generously shared. The minister and congregation regularly
give encouragement arKI prayers which are treasured.
we also extend immense gratitude to Edlnburgh Clty Mlssion who were
instrumentol in supporting and nurturing the idea of An open Hond from
the very beginning. Sarah Johnson, Duncan Cuthill and Fiona Russell, in
particular, helped shape the initial idea into a functional project and into
partnership with Greenbank Church. Edinburgh City Mission have provided
considerable and caring encouragement and prayer, along with insight
and experience in advising us how to move fonNards. We are very thankful
for this.
Our work would not be possible but for the great generosity of our donors,
many of whom give monthly or annually to support the operation of An
Open Hand. This support is so appreciated so that we can keep going out
to buy presents for children who otherwise would not have.
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Thank you also to our fantastic refeTrers who take the time to identify
families who might benefit from our service and send in application forms.
We wouldn't be able to reach thefamilies we deliver to without this help and
we are so grateful to you all.
Toys Galore Morningside and Th• Edlnburyh Bookshop have fully
supported us since we started as o small project. Thank you so much to
these local businesses who have committed to supporting work which
benefits children and families. We are also very grateful to the Scottish
Book Trust who kindly donate beautiful books for our younger children.
Finally, deep thanks are extended to the volunteers of An Open Hand. Our
charity is entirely volunteer run and would not operate V¥ithout their service
each week. All aspects of the charity are covered by volunteers giving their
time ond energy ensuring each delivery is carried out smoothly and the
charity is njn carefully and effectively.
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Would
hel
ontinu
ur
work?
It is wonderful having the support of all our donors. to help as many families
as we can in our city. We welcome, and are thankful for, donations of any
value.
If it is helpful to understand what we spend on each birthday, the following
may help. A full birthday package costs around £50 which includes the
chosen gift (valuing around £35), books for each sibling, a family board
game, drawing paper and stationery and bubbles for each child.
One in five children in Edinburgh are living in povety, rising to one in three in
some oreas. For these families, poverty means not being able to provide the
essentials. A birthday present becomes an added financial stress, or is
simply not possible, and the children go without a gifL
You can help change that. Your donation gives a child the joy of being
celebrated on their birthday, and mokes sure no child wakes up on their
birthday to find it set oside.
How might it feel for a child to wake up on their birthday with no presen¢ no
celebration - just another ordinary da￿ No sense of'this is my special day,.
How might this feel for the parent? Con we fill this gap? Can we provide the
gift so families feel they can celebrate?
Help us shine light on birthdays!
If you would like to donate to An Open Hand please go to
httpsjlano
nhand.or
.uk
donate
If you would like to r•ceive updates from our'monthly
message. newsletter please email
en
uiries
ano
nhand.o
.uk
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Our Structure Governance
and Mana
ement
AA
An Open Hand is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Orgonisation
{sc054530). It was registered on September Z 2025. having previously been
an unincorporated association. An Open Hand operotes under a constitution
which stotes our purpose, structure and how we will operate. This
constitution is reviewed annually in January by the trustees to ensure that
An Open HarKI continues to adhere to all that is stated within it.
The assets of the unincorporoted association were transferred to the scio
on September 2, 2025. It has a single tier structure and as such the trustees
are members of the charity.
An Open Hand's charitable purF)ose is the relief of those in need by reason
of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, with a
particular focus on families in Edinburgh ond the immediate surrounds who
are in severe financial hardship.
An Open Hand is specifically a Christian outreach minlstry established in
response to a need omong some families for support in providing birthday
gifts for their children. We aim to provide parents experiencing severe
hardship, with birthday presents they have personally chosen for their child,
opening the door to joyful birthday celebrations.
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The board of the charity, which normally meets quarterly, are the charitys
trustees. The trustees as at March 31, 2026 were those who were elected on
September 02, 2025. One third of all trustees shall retire from off ice at eoch
AGM and shall be eligible for reappointment at the next board meeting.
There must be a minimum of three and a maximum of nine trustee& All the
current trustees were appointed ot that time. Four of the trustees are regular
volunteers with the charity carying out the day to day work. The members
of the board have a broad mix of experiences and backgrounds to all add
valuable contributions to governing and running the organisation.
The trustees. policy is to retain four months worth of nomal running costs in
order to meet commitments and to cover ony unexpected expenditure.
Four months expenditure equotes to c. £4,000 and reseNes are over £13,000
at the year end. An Open Hand was previously an unincorporated
association under the umbrello of Edinburgh Greenbank Parish Church of
Scotland. At the time of incorporation as a SCIO, £11,379 was transferred from
the unincorporoted entity.
On an ongoing basis the main source of income are donations from
individuals and reclaimed grft-oid relating to these donations. In the seven
month period, excluding the initial transfer of funds, receipts exceeded
payments by £2,007.
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Our Finances
The charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation ( scio). It was
registered on September Z 2025, having previously been an unincorporated
association. The assets of the unincorporated association were transferred
to the SCIO on September 02 2025.
The charity has an income below £250,000 and as such is eligible to prepare
its accounts on a Receipts and Payments Basis. The governing document
does not require the charity to prepore fully occrued accounts and neither
does it require an audiL
The charity s insurance policy includes Trustee Indemnity Insurance for all its
trustees.
Our accounts have been reviewed by an independent examiner.
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nt
Notes
Unrestrlcted
funds
2026
Total
funds
2026
Receipts
Donations
19, 429
19, 429
Sub-total
19. 429
19. 429
Total
19. 429
19. 429
payments
Payments relating directly to charitable
activities
4,116
4, 116
Legal costs
1, 077
,077
other
850
850
Subtotal
6, 043
6, 043
Total
6, 043
6, 043
Total payments
6. 043
6. 043
Net reeeipis l (payments)
Surplus l {d•fklt)
13, 386
13, 388
13. 386
13. 386
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Unrostrfcted lurKIs
2026
Total lunds
2026
Cash ond bank balances ot start of the period
Surplus l (deficit)
shown on receipts and payments account
13, 386
13, 386
Cash and bank
balances at end of year
13, 386
13, 386
An op•n Hand- Chalr ofTrust•
Name- Catherine Bogie
Signoture _._-.
2i.oQ .ZC>zG
An Opgn Hand- Tr•a$ur•r
Name- Stephen Hadden
Si9noture
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Notes to
Nature and
purpos• of
funds
All the funds held by the charity are unrestricted
and are utilised at the discretion of the trustees
solely for the purpose of furtherance of the
objectives of the chority.
Trustee
remuneratlon
No remuneration was paid during the period to any
charity trustee or person connected to a trustee
Trustee expenses
During the seven month period, the following trustees received
reimbursement of petrol expenses incurred when delivering gifts to
families:
Hazel Macaulay
55
Rona Ferguson
50
Catherine Bogie
30
Anne Ratter
39
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N t t th Fin
ncial Statements
con
Analysls of recelpts and p(ryments
Donatlons
Unreslrfcted
funds
Total current
perfod
Transfer from unincorporated
association
11, 379
1,1379
Charitable donations
7, 132
7,132
Tax recovered from gift aid
918
918
Total
19. 429
19. 429
Payments relatlng directly to ¢harftabl• actlvltles
unrestrlcted
lund$
Total current
period
Payments relating to charitable
activities
4,116
4,116
Total
4.116
4. 116
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otes to
ntinue
Donatad faciliti•s and s•rvic•s
The charity benelits from the contribution mode by volunteers who give
their time and talents willingly for the benefit of An Open Hand. The areas of
the charitywhich rely on the contribution of volunteers ore many and varied
and all of the activity would be unable to continue if it were not for the
commitment shown.

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Inde
endent Examiner.
Re
ort
Indapandent Examlners Report totho Trustees of An Open Hand SCIO
I report on the accounts of the charity for the 7-months ended 31st March
2026 which are set out on pages 30 to 31 and the related notes on pages 32
to 34.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and oxamlner
The charitys trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment
(ScotSand)ACt 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations
2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit
requirement of Regulotion 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does
not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under
section 44(I) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have
come to my attention.
Basls of Independent examonerfs 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 seeks explanations from the trustees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide
all the evidence that would be required in an audiL and consequently I do
not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
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Indep￿dent examlnor's statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
l. 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 Regulotion 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been mel or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Liam Donnachie MA (Hons) Adv Dip MA
Address:110 Mill Road, MLI ILL
23rd June 2026
ind•p•rKl•nt Examlner
Nome- Liam Donnochie
Signotur8
t)ate_2310612026
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