Gascoyne and Morningside Youth Clubs Ltd Charity Accounts
Gascoyne and Morningside Youth Clubs Ltd Charity Accounts
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER:
06969469
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER:
0000000
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Financial Statements |
Year ended 31 March 2021
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Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) |
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees |
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Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) |
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Statement of financial position |
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Statement of cash flows |
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Notes to the financial statements |
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) |
Year ended 31 March 2021
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended
31 March 2021
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Reference and administrative details
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Registered charity name |
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Principal office and registered |
67, Retreat Place, |
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Morningside Estate, |
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Hackney, |
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London |
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E9 6RH |
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The trustees
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Company secretary |
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Independent examiner |
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Galley House, Second Floor |
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Moon Lane |
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Barnet |
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Herts |
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EN5 5YL |
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Structure, governance and management
The organisation is a not for profit company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 22nd July 2009. The company's Memorandum of Association records that the company's principal objective is to run youth clubs and partake in general community activities. The company is responsible for the administration and management of the Gascoyne and Morningside Youth Clubs and is governed in accordance with its Articles of Association.
Recruitment and appointment of management committee
The current trustee directors were all appointed immediately following incorporation of the company, and are subject to retirement by rotation at the next Annual General Meeting.
In accordance with the Articles of Association, all three directors retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, and being eligible offer themselves for re-election.
Risk management
The Management Committee has conducted a review of the major risks to which the company is exposed. Where appropriate, systems and procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the company faces. External risks to funding have led to the development of strategic plans which allow for the diversification of funding. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers and club users.
Organisational structure
The Management committee is currently comprised of three members who meet regularly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the company. In addition to serving as members of the management committee two of the trustees act in an operational capacity as volunteer youth workers.
Objectives and activities
The principal objectives of the organisation are:
1. To provide a comprehensive youth service across two estates and the surrounding areas in Hackney. To provide a safe and nurturing environment to enable young people to express themselves and thrive.
2. To address issues relevant to young people in particular, gang and knife crime, drug and alcohol issues, postcode violence, Sexual health, ASB, education, employment and NEET, resilience and mental health, health and wellbeing. To provide young people with life skills which will enable them to live and contribute to their communities thus enabling them to grow in confidence.
The main objectives and activities for the year continued to be around addressing the issues listed at 2 above. Following Government restrictions due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the youth club ceased delivering direct access youth sessions and instead transferred all sessions on line. The on line sessions continued with our main themes above. Initially on line sessions took place three times each week during lockdown but due to the high level of engagement and feedback from attendees this was extended to five sessions each week. We were able to continue our homework support sessions on line and were able to expand this to young people outside of Hackney who needed support. Due to lockdown we were able to access more volunteers who were able to provide one to one education support to young people on line. In addition we ran weekly cooking sessions, with a different young person taking the lead and provide the recipe to be made each week. We also ran weekly online fitness sessions. On line sessions were more structured and fund to keep attendees engaged and staff and volunteers spent a lot of time ensuring that sessions were fun, educational, focused and met the needs of attendees. We were able to utilise local professionals who did weekly on line sessions with our youth entrepreneurs. These weekly sessions provided young people with support and ideas of how to expand their youth social enterprise with the aim of setting up a website which would enable them to sell their produce on line. During lockdown we were not able to reach as many young people as we normally would due in part to a lack of digital access. We countered this by keeping in telephone contact with attendees. We followed Government and National Youth Agency guidelines and as soon as restrictions were eased returned to direct access sessions which were coupled with on-line sessions. This continued throughout the pandemic.
We are continuing our partnership work with the Hackney Council Markets Team and the Well Street Shopkeepers Alliance who continue to support and advise our young entrepreneurs through our youth social enterprise. We expanded our youth social enterprise during this period with young males joining the group. Following the easing of restrictions a group from our Social enterprise were entered into
the National Youth Market National Final and attended the National Youth Market in Stratford Upon Avon. The Youth Social Enterprise continues to go from strength to strength with more young people joining and receiving training via the BAGGA (Barrow Boys and Girls Academy).
We continue to provide training opportunities and work experience for young people and during this year have enabled 10 young people to take advantage of training and work experience. This work experience took place both on line and directly.
We were able to run to holiday programmes during school holidays, within Covid-19 restrictions and during the summer holidays saw a huge increase in the number of young people accessing our provision. We saw how the pandemic, lockdown and restrictions were impacting on both the mental and physical wellbeing of not only young people but also their carers and during the holiday programmes we focused on fitness, confidence building, healthy eating mental wellbeing and group activities, to ensure that young people were able to address and discuss issues they were facing and also to re-introduce them to group work. We also run structured workshops/sessions which addressed our objectives above. In March 2021 we became a Charity and young people continue to have their own forum where they discuss issues relevant to them and have a Youth Representative on our management committee.
Supporting the community has been integral to our work during the pandemic and we set up a support line and food bank within days of lockdown. The food bank became a focal point of the community and at the height of the pandemic we were providing in excess of 180 bags of food each week. In 2020 in partnership with LB Hackney we became one of three community food hubs in Hackney taking in and distributing food received form the Felix Project to other Charities in Hackney. We also took part in the Hackney Giving Christmas Campaign which raised funds to buy food for the Hackney food Hubs.
We continue to work in partnership/collaboration with Sanctuary Housing Association, the Police, Mouth that Roars (Film Company), The Well Street Shop Keepers Alliance, Y2K Community Football, HVCS, the Wick Award, Hackney Markets Team and Hackney Council. We have expanded our partnership with the Felix Project and are part of the Hackney Food Alliance Network. We are also part of a food consortium providing food and support to residents across Hackney who are isolating due to Covid-19.
We continue to engage with parents in an attempt to identify and work with them to address issues faced by young people. We provide practical support and assistance to parents and community members on a day to day basis and work with both parents and young people to ensure that the services we provide meet the needs of our attendees. Drugs dealing, gang activity and gun crime continue to be an issue on the estates, particularly Morningside and the surrounding areas although during lockdown these issues are not as 'in the open' as they were previously. When restrictions allowed we continued to do extensive outreach work on both of the estates on which we operate and surrounding areas to identify and work with young people who may be at risk of exploitation. We work closely with the local Resident Associations which enables us to deal with possible conflict and issues on the estate involving young people. In addition we are working within the wider community particular around food support. We are also providing advice to residents on a number of issues and within our work with the Food Alliance are able to signpost residents in need to relevant organisations. We provide practical support and assistance to parents and community members on a day to day basis and work with both parents and young.
Management and Senior Workers continued to access training and attending meetings with food partners, the Local Authority and HVCS. Our Senior Worker, staff and volunteers and management have received Mental Health Training and our Chair and Senior Worker are qualified Mental Health First Aiders. Young people remain at the heart of our organisation and are being encouraged to take a more active role in the management of the provision. We have continued, with challenges due to restrictions, to expand our volunteer programme to enable more young people to access training and volunteering opportunities within the organisation. We hold regular discussion groups, forums and one
to one sessions with young people to enable their voice to be heard.
Achievements and performance
Our biggest achievement, during the pandemic has been our ability to be both proactive and reactive to the needs of not only young people and their families but also the wider community. This has given our organisation a higher community profile with the Local Authority referring Hackney residents to us for support and advice.
The Youth Club has been in negotiations with our Landlords, Sanctuary Housing to take a lease on the Community Centre which will give us long term security moving forward. Negotiations are on-going. However, since the last Managing Agents left in October 2019 we have been involved in the day to day running of the centre in partnership with Sanctuary Housing. This partnership work has enabled us to set up and run the food bank and food hub, which provides support to approximately 3000 people each week within Hackney. The food bank supports the needs of the wider Hackney Community by providing a foodbank collection for those able to attend the Centre and also a delivery service for those who cannot attend. Young people form the youth club are involved in the daily running of the foodbank, they help set up, put together food parcels and make local deliveries. Managing the centre, pending our lease, has enabled us to continue to provide both face to face and on line programmes safely with Government and Youth Agency Covid-19 guidelines. In March 2021 the Youth Club became a Charity called H.O.P.E. Becoming a Charity will allow us to not only run the Community Centre but to expand our reach to the wider community through not only youth work but also family support, addressing food poverty and issues around holiday hunger amongst young people. We have, as an organisation, taken the decision to provide food for all attendees at our youth club sessions, this is to address the issue of hunger amongst children. Despite lockdown our social enterprise continues to gain recognition through their work on local Hackney Markets and we have used the time during lockdown to engage with local professionals in order to obtain advice on setting up a website which will allow the social enterprise to sell their products via the internet. This has led to an increase of organisations approaching us in order to do partnership work. Young people have positively engaged and acquired skills which will benefit them in the long term. The aim continues to be to enable young people to have the confidence to set up and run their own businesses. Dispute restrictions we have seen an increase in young people accessing our youth provision. We have also actively been providing support and activities that address the needs of young people's physical and mental wellbeing. Lockdown has had a negative impact on young people, which continues and will continue for many years to come.
We continue to provide well attended holiday programmes which include weekly trips, taking young people off the estates, all activities were undertaken within Covid-19 guidelines and whilst there were some challenges, particularly in the large number of young people accessing our free provision these were overcome, by accessing the support of the Hackney Markets Team, who provided us with gazeboes so that we could provide activities both in and outside of the Centre. We unfortunately could not hold our usual summer BBQ and Christmas party due to restrictions which was disappointing not only to the young people but also the wider community.
Staff continue to offer one to one sessions with young people to discuss issues relevant to them and provide support and advice. Sessions have taken place both online and face to face. They continue to signpost young people to relevant partner organisations where necessary. We continue to work with parents in an open and honest manner in order to achieve positive outcomes for young people.
The youth club continues to have a Manager who runs the programme in conjunction with the Management Committee, this enables a better focus.
The year has been a challenging one for us as an organisations due to the uncertainty around lockdowns and restrictions. However, we have been able to provide young people with a high level of support and keep them engaged during these difficult times. On a positive note we have been able to access emergency funds, to enable us to continue to run our activities and also to run our much needed food provision.
Financial review
The Financial Statements as set out on pages 8 to 15 summarise the transactions of the Company during the year ended 31 March 2021. During the year the company generated income from all sources of £179,545 (2020: £56,794). After accounting for total expenditure for the year of £94,880 (2020: £50,346), there was a surplus for the year of £84,665 (2020: £6,448).
Plans for future periods
We continue to work in partnership with likeminded organisations to ensure positive outcomes for the young people who access our services and our aim is to expand our partnership/collaborative work.
The plan for the future is to expand our youth provision, undertake more targeted work to address issues facing young people, expand our youth social enterprise to enable more young people to gain experience in setting up and running their own business. This will empower them, given them confidence and enable them to take control of their futures. We also plan to provide more volunteering experiences for not only young people but also the wider community.
It is also our intention to provide sessions and activities, once the hall lease negotiations are complete, to the wider community, in particular elders within the community. Our food bank and food hub are a much used and needed resource and our aim is to continue to provide this service and expand this service.
Small company provisions
The trustees' annual report was approved on
30 March 2022
and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
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Trustee |
Trustee |
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
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Year ended 31 March 2021
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of
Gascoyne and Morningside Youth Clubs Ltd
('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2021.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Galley House, Second Floor
Moon Lane
Barnet
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30 March 2022
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Statement of Financial Activities |
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(including income and expenditure account) |
Year ended 31 March 2021
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total funds |
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Note |
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Income and endowments
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Donations and legacies |
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Investment income |
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Total income |
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Expenditure
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Expenditure on charitable activities |
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Total expenditure |
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Net income and net movement in funds |
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Reconciliation of funds
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Total funds brought forward |
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Total funds carried forward |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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Statement of Financial Position |
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Note |
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Current assets
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Funds of the charity
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total charity funds |
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Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements
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These financial statements were approved by the
board of trustees
and authorised for issue on
30 March 2022
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Company Limited by Guarantee |
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Statement of Cash Flows |
Year ended 31 March 2021
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Cash flows from operating activities
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Net income |
84,665 |
6,448 |
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Adjustments for: |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Trade and other debtors |
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Trade and other creditors |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Interest received |
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Net cash from operating activities |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
28,422 |
19,160 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Year ended 31 March 2021
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General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 67, Retreat Place,, Morningside Estate,, Hackney,, London, E9 6RH.
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Statement of compliance
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Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
Going concern
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
Fund accounting
Incoming resources
Resources expended
Tangible assets
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
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Equipment |
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Impairment of fixed assets
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Limited by guarantee
Each member's liability in the event of a winding up or dissolution of the company is limited to contributing to the company's assets such amount as may be required not exceeding £1. As at 31 March 2021 the company had three members.
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Donations and legacies
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Unrestricted Funds |
Total Funds 2021 |
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Donations
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General Donations & Events |
150,545 |
150,545 |
52,552 |
52,552 |
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Gifts
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Donations - Fees in Kind |
28,950 |
28,950 |
4,228 |
4,228 |
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Investment income
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Unrestricted Funds |
Total Funds 2021 |
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Total Funds 2020 |
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Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil
(2020: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2020: Nil).
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Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
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Tangible fixed assets
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2020 |
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Debtors
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2020 |
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Trade debtors |
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Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Other creditors |
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Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
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At 1 April 2020 |
Income |
Expenditure |
At 31 March 2021 |
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General funds |
27,889 |
179,545 |
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112,554 |
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At 1 April 2019 |
Income |
Expenditure |
At 31 March 2020 |
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£ |
£ |
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General funds |
21,441 |
56,794 |
(50,346) |
27,889 |
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Analysis of changes in net debt
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At 1 Apr 2020 |
Cash flows |
At 31 Mar 2021 |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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107,669 |
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