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West Dunbartonshire Council · 18 December 2024
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DR A K GLEN & WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE TRUST FUNDS AUDITED ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 2 | P a g e Contents Pages Contents 2 Trustees’ Annual Report 3 - 6 Statement of Receipts and Payments 7 Statement of Balances 8 Notes to the financial statements 9 - 10
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 3 | P a g e Trustees’ Annual Report Introduction The Trustees present the annual report together with the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. Administration Information West Dunbartonshire Council (the Council) is sole Trustee for all Trust Funds with the exception of Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 and McAuley Prize for Mathematics. The table below identifies the Trustees for 2022/23. Trust Funds Charity Number Trustees Local Authority Contact Address Dr A K Glen SC018701 Councillor Karen Conaghan Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Councillor David McBride Councillor Chris Pollock West Dunbartonshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council, Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL Alexander Cameron Bequest SC025070 Provost Douglas McAllister Councillor Craig Edward Councillor Daniel Lennie Councillor June McKay Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Clare Steel Councillor Diane Docherty Councillor Jim McElhill Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Gordon Scanlan Councillor Sophie Traynor West Dunbartonshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council, Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL UIE Award SC025070 Application has been submitted to the Sheriff Court for a new Trust Deed. Appointment of new Trustees will be progressed once Trust Deed is granted. West Dunbartonshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council, Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL Dunbartonshire Education Trust SC025070 Councillor Clare Steel Councillor John Millar Councillor Hazel Sorrell Councillor James McPhilemy Councillor Gordon Currie Councillor Lynda Williamson Councillor Callum McNally Councillor Math Campbell- Sturgess West Dunbartonshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council North Lanarkshire Council North Lanarkshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council Argyll and Bute Council West Dunbartonshire Council, Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL McAuley Prize for Mathematics SC025070
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 4 | P a g e Objectives and 2022/23 Activity All trusts are advertised on the Council’s website and details have been passed to West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Service (WDCVS) to publicise them. The objectives and activities of each of the Trusts are detailed below: Charity Number Trust Fund Objective 2022/23 Activity SC018701 Dr A K Glen Fund The benefit of the people of Dumbarton, to assist and relieve those in need by reason of age. Two grants were awarded in 2022/23 detailed within note 3. This fund has been fully utilised and has now closed. Arrangements are being made to close down the fund via OSCR. SC025070 Alexander Cameron Bequest The benefit of the people of Clydebank to assist those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Four grants were awarded in 2022/23 detailed within note 3. £100,269 was agreed to be set aside for external investment. SC025070 UIE Award For students studying apprenticeships or training in industry. No awards but work to review and modernise the Trust’s governance arrangements to encourage funding applications in the future continues. SC025070 Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 Awards educational prizes and bursaries. No awards for either. Trustees continue to seek clarification as to amendments to the governance arrangements. As these Trusts are governed by statute, discussions are ongoing between the Council (as Administrator) and Scottish Ministers and Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) regarding these arrangements. SC025070 McAuley Prize for Mathematics Provides prizes for those studying maths and computing Structure and Governance Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds are OSCR registered. The governance arrangements are under the control of the Council which appoints trustees as required. Currently, trustees are elected members of the Council with the exception of the Dunbartonshire Education Trust Scheme 1962 and McAuley Prize for Mathematics. The trustees of these two are elected members from West Dunbartonshire Council, Argyll & Bute Council, East Dunbartonshire Council and North Lanarkshire Council.
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 5 | P a g e Following a review of the governance documents, it was agreed at Council on 31 August 2016 that the Trust Funds noted below would be delegated to sub-committees as follows: Trust Delegation Alexander Cameron Bequest Alexander Cameron Committee Dr A K Glen Fund Dumbarton Trust Sub-Committee The trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring there are appropriate systems of control, financial and otherwise. They are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the Trusts and enable them to ensure Financial Statements comply with Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and are therefore responsible for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities and also provide reasonable assurances that: • The trusts are operating efficiently and effectively. • Assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use and disposition. • Proper records are maintained and financial information used by the charities is reliable. • The trusts comply with relevant laws and regulations. The systems of internal controls are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The systems of internal control follow those of the Council and, as such, much of this is delegated to the Council’s Chief Officer - Resources. The Council continually seeks to improve the effectiveness of its systems of internal control so that any irregularities are either prevented or quickly detected. The systems of internal control are based on a framework of regular management information, financial regulations, financial and administrative procedures (including segregation of duties), management supervision and a system of delegation and accountability. The Financial Statements and Trustees Report are prepared by the Council’s Finance Service. The appointed external auditors are Audit Scotland. The Council has agreed to meet the cost of this audit and not pass this on to the Trusts. This is to provide additional financial support to the Trusts, ensuring that core funds are not eroded, and objectives can continue to be achieved. The Trustees only meet as and when required during the year and will ensure that the required accounting arrangements are adhered to. Management of Funds and Investment Policy Decisions regarding the management of the Trusts are made by the Trustees. Trustees rely on the expertise of Council staff to manage the investments to ensure the maximum return at the least risk to the Trusts. In this way, the income stream for the future benefit of the Trusts is protected. Funds available are invested each year with interest earned. Investments are made both internally and externally, with the majority invested in the Council’s Loans Fund and externally managed by the Council.
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 6 | P a g e Performance (Investments) Income for West Dunbartonshire Trusts comes from investment returns. All Trusts (with the exception of those investments noted below and Dr A K Glen which was closed during 2022/23) received income on their reserves held based upon the average interest rate used for internal investments within the Council’s loans fund was 1.984%. Following a Trustee decision in 2019/20, Alexander Cameron had an element of their funds in a fixed interest agreement (2.52%). Trustees met and agreed in February 2022 to continue this investment for a further fixed term of 2 years (the revised interest rate was 2.04%) and the overall impact of this was £2,751 of interest gained during 2022/23. Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 continues to receive income from external investments i.e. 3% Clydeport and 4% Clydeport Consolidated Stock. These investments are managed by the Council and achieved investment income of £5 in 2022/23 (£5 in 2021/22). Financial Review The total balance on the Trusts as at 31 March 2023 (including stocks) is £257,594. On 8 July 2016 Clydeport Operations Ltd delisted 3% and 4% stocks from the London Stock Exchange. These are stocks held by Dumbarton Educational Trust. Until further information is available it has been assumed that the balance of this stock has remained the same as the previous year (£218). The Trusts held cash and bank balances at 31 March 2023 of £154,356. Reserves are held by the Council on behalf of the Trusts and revenue income, generated from investment interest that has not been disbursed at 31 March every year, is invested in line with the investment policy outlined above. Declaration The audited financial statements were authorised for issue on behalf of the Trustees on 19 December 2024 by: Councillor Martin Rooney West Dunbartonshire Council 19 December 2024
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 7 | P a g e Statement of Receipts and Payments Account Receipts 2021/22 Payments 2021/22 (Surplus) /Deficit 2021/22 Receipts 2022/23 Payments 2022/23 (Surplus) /Deficit 2022/23 £ £ £ £ £ £ (62) 0 (62) Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 (1,796) 0 (1,796) (14) 0 (14) McAuley Prize for Mathematics (435) 0 (435) (2,429) 0 (2,429) Alexander Cameron Bequest (3,436) 6,200 2,764 (16) 19,800 19,784 Dr AK Glen 0 4,947 4,947 (16) 0 (16) UIE Award (491) 0 (491) (2,537) 19,800 17,263 Total (6,158) 11,147 4,989
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 8 | P a g e Statement of Balances as at 31 March 2023 Opening Balance 2021/22 (Surplus) /Deficit 2021/22 Closing Balance 2021/22 Note Other assets Opening Balance 2022/23 (Surplus) /Deficit 2022/23 Closing Balance 2022/23 £ £ £ £ £ £ (90,432) (62) (90,494) Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 (90,494) (1,796) (92,290) (21,884) (14) (21,898) McAuley Prize for Mathematics (21,898) (435) (22,333) (117,840) (2,429) (120,269) Alexander Cameron Bequest (20,000) 5,515 (14,485) (24,731) 19,784 (4,947) Dr AK Glen (4,947) 4,947 0 (24,741) (16) (24,757) UIE Award (24,757) (491) (25,248) (279,628) 17,263 (262,365) 4 Total Other assets* (162,096) 7,740 (154,356) Investment (218) 0 (218) Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 (218) 0 (218) 0 0 0 Alexander Cameron Bequest (100,269) (2,751) (103,020) (218) 0 (218) 5 Total Investment (100,487) (2,751) (103,238) (90,650) (62) (90,712) Dunbartonshire Educational Trust Scheme 1962 (90,712) (1,796) (92,508) (21,884) (14) (21,898) McAuley Prize for Mathematics (21,898) (435) (22,333) (117,840) (2,429) (120,269) Alexander Cameron Bequest (120,269) 2,764 (117,505) (24,731) 19,784 (4,947) Dr AK Glen (4,947) 4,947 0 (24,741) (16) (24,757) UIE Award (24,757) (491) (25,248) (279,846) 17,263 (262,583) Overall Total (262,583) 4,989 (257,594) * In 2021/22 Other Assets were previously classified as “Cash and Bank”. This change in classification has no impact on the reported balances. All funds are unrestricted which means they may be used for any purpose relevant to the Trust Fund. The audited Financial Statements were authorised for issue on 19 December 2024. Signed on behalf of the Trustees by:- Councillor Martin Rooney West Dunbartonshire Council 19 December 2024
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 9 | P a g e Notes to the Financial Statements Note 1 - Basis of Accounting The Financial Statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Note 2 – Trustee Remuneration, Expenses and Related Party Transactions • No remuneration or expenses were paid to the Trustees or any connected persons during the 2022/23. • The Trusts received interest of £6,158 from the Council at 31 March 2023, and all transactions incoming and outgoing are made via the Council’s bank accounts. • The Council has not charged the Trusts any fees for legal, financial or administrative services provided during the year. Note 3 – Grants The following grants were awarded during 2022/23: Alex Cameron Bequest: • £1,000 Fifty Sixty Club • £800 Faifley Community Council • £700 Fiftyplus Walking Club • £3,700 Flourishing Faifley Dr A K Glen Fund: • £3,823 Friends of Levengrove Park • £1,124 Ben View Resource Centre Note 4 – Other Assets During the year the Trust’s balances were held by the Council, which manages the administration of the funds on behalf of the Trustees. No costs were incurred by the Trusts for this administration. The Council also acts as the banker for the Trusts and, as detailed above, all transactions incoming and outgoing are made via the Council’s accounts. The balances are repayable on demand. Interest is paid on balances. Note 5 – Investment Dunbartonshire Educational Trust - The investment valuation of £218 (shown in the table below) is the market value as at 31 March 2016, as valued by the Council. Notification was received that the stocks were delisted in July 2016. There has been no further update on this and therefore the assumption is that the market price remains the same.
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Dr A K Glen and West Dunbartonshire Trust Funds Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 10 | P a g e Purchase Price as at 31 March 2022 Market Price as at 31 March 2022 Investment Purchase Price as at 31 March 2023 Market Price as at 31 March 2023 £ £ £ £ (289) (199) 4% Clydeport authority (289) (199) (35) (19) 3% Clydeport Authority (35) (19) (324) (218) Total (324) (218) Alexander Cameron – Following a decision on 23 February 2022, £20,000 was invested on a short term variable basis, with the remainder (£100,269) invested on a longer term fixed interest rate basis with the Council for two years at 2.04%. After the paying out of grants totalling £6,200 and the receipt of interest totalling £3,436, the closing value of the investment totals £117,505. Note 6 – Audit Fee The audit fee for the year of £6,500 (£5,500 2021/22) was absorbed by the Council.