ACCOUNTS - Final Accounts preparation
ACCOUNTS - Final Accounts preparation
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(A company limited by guarantee)
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
CONTENTS
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
The Trustees present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of the Company for the 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023. The Annual report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Since the Company qualifies as small under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted.
Status and Governing Document Deptford Challenge Trust Limited (the Trust or DCT) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 23 June 1997 and registered as a charity on 9 July 1998. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed by its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards its liabilities, if anything at all.
Objectives and activities
a. Policies and objectives
The Trust's objectives and its principal activities are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Deptford City Challenge area in a common effort to advance education, training and social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. The Trustees carry out these objects by providing grants to organisations undertaking projects that meet the criteria set out within its grant schemes. The Trustees have taken account of the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit in carrying out these objectives and in planning future grant funding rounds.
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
Achievements and performance
a. Income Stream
Until September 2021, the Trust's funding source arose from the income stream from the Dean House building constructed as student accommodation. The building is the result of an investment by Deptford City Challenge Limited, which, in May 1999, transferred its interest to the London Borough of Lewisham by an agreement which recognised the use, for charitable purposes in Deptford, of future funds arising from rentals. On the same date, the Trust entered into an agreement with the London Borough of Lewisham relating to the use of the funds.
The lease on Dean House, and DCT’s agreement with London Borough of Lewisham, ended in September 2021, after which the Trust entered into a lease for the property directly with London Borough of Lewisham, at a peppercorn rent, for the purpose of letting as private student accommodation. The level of rent reflected the intended beneficiaries of the income from the property. A specialist property manager was appointed to manage the student lettings and the building on a day-to-day basis.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
Achievements and performance (continued)
Income, after costs, from the letting of the student accommodation at Dean House is used for the charitable purposes of the Trust.
b. Public benefit
The Trustees have a duty to make the best use of the funds at the Trust's disposal by ensuring that the work of the organisations which submit applications is of value and public benefit to the people of Deptford and that such organisations are able to make good use of the funding.
c. Grant schemes
The Trustees review the grant schemes each year to ensure they best meet the needs of the inhabitants of the area of benefit in accordance with the objects of the Trust. The schemes were last fully reviewed in 2017, after independent research commissioned by the Trust into the funding of the voluntary and community sector informed a new Open Programme, covering all grants from £1,000 to £30,000. The criteria and priority themes of education and skills; community cohesion and social inclusion; health and wellbeing; strengthening the DCT area were set as guidelines. In addition, they introduced a new Core Grant programme of up to £20,000 per year, for a maximum of three years, for up to two organisations. Funds would be unrestricted for the use of core activities rather than for specific projects or roles so that the organisation would be able to concentrate on developing its charitable aims.
Further research was commissioned in 2019, following a significant drop in the number of applications compared to previous years. The research concluded that organisations have a need for core grants and multi-year funding to give them more stability and continuity and do not always have sufficient time to dedicate to completing the application process each year. Trustees therefore agreed to widen the grant scheme to include core and capital funding and increase the number of multi-year core grants. During the financial year, the Trust commissioned LCF to undertake new research to ascertain whether the grant scheme was still meeting the current needs for organisations needing funding within the DCT area. The research concluded that the priorities of the Open Programme were still relevant, but the Trustees agreed a new recommended priority, to fund organisations which provide assistance to individuals in poverty or crisis. The research also recommended that more emphasis be given to help with core funding, including the introduction of £15k-£20k multi-year grants to organisations which are critical locally and have previously received grants over multiple years. The Trustees also agreed to this recommendation, with the caveat that no multi-year grants are offered until such time that the repairs are completed at Dean House and sufficient reserves are built up. Due to the ongoing repairs at Dean House, there were no funds available to undertake a grant round during the year. However, after the year end, the Trustees were able to commit to a grant round for 2024. Applications have already been received for this grant round, for which the overall quality of the applications remains high both from applicants already known to the Trust and from well-qualified new applicants. The Trust receives more applications than it is able to fund and employs The London Community Foundation (LCF) to independently assess each application and make written recommendations to the Board. The Trustees then consider each application with reference to LCF's recommendations, the Trust's funding policy and their own local knowledge. The Trustees make it known that any organisation which is unsuccessful on one occasion should not feel discouraged from applying in a later round. LCF also monitors the projects, provides feedback to the Trustees, and works with the organisations to address any issues during the project that may cause them not to meet their project outcomes.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
Achievements and performance (continued)
d. Future developments
The Trust will continue the repair programme for the Dean House student accommodation and restart the grant-giving programmes in the next financial year.
Financial review
a. Going concern
b. Reserves policy
The Trust maintains an operational reserve to ensure that operating expenses can be met. The level of this reserve is monitored on a regular basis as it fluctuates over the financial year. The Trust targets 3 months of operating expenses for this.
c. Investments policy
It is the policy of the Trust to manage its reserves in a way that generates a return on its reserves without unduly risking the capital invested. This has led the Trust to hold its:
• Unrestricted Funds reserves in interest-bearing accounts with a financial institution or institutions of established reputation or within the limits of FSCS Guarantee scheme. • Investment Reserve in a balanced investment portfolio with a 5 year + time horizon and managed by a financial institution or institutions of established reputation. The Trustees review DCT's investment policy annually. Currently, DCT's investment managers are Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP (formally known as Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLP). Given DCT's resources, it has not created its own investment policy and has opted to use one based upon the Church of England Ethical Investing Policies to ensure its investments do not harm the communities it is trying to help. Over time DCT's policy may diverge from the Church of England Ethical Investing Policies should the Trustees identify areas where these conflict with the Trust's open and inclusive values. This policy is reviewed annually and is consistent with Trustees responsibilities under the Charities Act.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
Financial review (continued)
d. Principal risks and uncertainties
(a) misuse of funds under the Trust's immediate control: the risk of such misuse is reduced by the requirement that all proposed payments and transfers of funds, being the property of the Trust, must be supported by transfer instructions implementing approvals by the Board or by invoices from providers of goods and services. In either case, instructions for transfers and payments must be signed by two authorised signatories; and (b) loss of funds due to failure or liquidation of any agency holding funds which are the property of the Trust; This is of particular concern to DCT, being a distributing charity, which relies on an agent to distribute funds of which the release has been authorised by the Board. Here, the particular risk of loss is alleviated by a provision in the agreement with the agent having the responsibility for the distribution of funds, having the effect that the funds remain the property of DCT until such time as they are passed to recipients in accordance with instructions of its Trustees. (c) an incident at the property causes injury or death to an individual. The risk has been addressed by appointing a reputable property manager with suitable experience of running such buildings.
e. Financial Review
During the period that ended 31 August 2023 income of £827,447 (2022: £291,594) was raised from the letting of the Dean House. The increase was due to the whole building being lettable for the whole of the year.
Income from donations of £330,000 (2022: £132,000) represents the adjustment to open market value in regards to the peppercorn rent for Dean House. A corresponding entry has been made to raising funds. Property operational costs of £747,673 (2022: £540,044) arose for the 2022/23 academic year which meant that Dean House generated a net operating profit of £409,774 (2022: £116,450 loss) for the year. During the period ended 31 August 2023, no grants were distributed, due to the level of repairs required on Dean House. (2022: £216,953 to 13 applicants). The Trust’s debtors include the Rental debtors for Dean House and the cash held by the Property Manager on behalf of the Trust. Creditors include Rents and cash received in advance for the next academic year, as well as operational creditors managed by the Property Manager.
Structure, governance and management
a. Constitution
Deptford Challenge Trust Limited is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Trust deed.
b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
Structure, governance and management (continued)
c. Organisational structure and decision-making policies
Members of the Management Board, who are Directors for the purposes of company law and Trustees for the purposes of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out below. Mr O Adefiranye Ms S Brown Mr B Ellson Mr R Flook Mr D Flynn Mr S Hetherington (Vice Chair) Mr J Mallory Mr D Malone (Chair) Councillor R Parry Management Board Responsibilities Company and charity law requires the Management Board, as Trustees and Directors, to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the surplus or deficit of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Management Board are required to: 1) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. 2) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 3) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. The Management Board are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
d. Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Deptford Challenge Trust Limited (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 August 2023 which comprise the Statement of financial activities, the Balance sheet, the Statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
∙the information given in the Trustees' report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
∙sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
∙the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
∙we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
In order to identify and assess the risks of material misstatements, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations that could be expected to have a material impact on the financial statements, we have considered: • the results of our enquiries of management and those charged with governance of their assessment of the risks of fraud and irregularities; • the nature of the company, including its management structure and control systems (including the opportunity for management to override such controls); • management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements including the company’s remuneration and bonus policies and performance targets; and • the industry and environment in which it operates. We also considered UK tax and pension legislation and laws and regulations relating to employment and the preparation and presentation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006. Based on this understanding we identified the following matters as being of significance to the entity: • laws and regulations considered to have a direct effect on the financial statements including UK financial reporting standards, Company Law and Charities SORP; • the timing of the recognition of rental income; • grants payable being in accordance with the Charity's governing document; • management bias in selecting accounting policies and determining estimates; • recoverability of debtors; and • inappropriate journal entries. We communicated the outcomes of these discussions and enquiries, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in the entity, to all engagement team members.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations) comprised:
• enquiries of trustees as to whether the entity complies with such laws and regulations and discussion with the same regarding any known or suspected instances of non-compliance; • enquiries with the same concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims; • inspection of relevant legal correspondence; • assessment of matters reported to management and the result of the subsequent investigation; • obtaining an understanding of the policies and controls over the recognition of rental income and testing their implementation during the year; • agreeing grants payable to supporting documentation; • challenging assumptions made by management in their specific accounting policies and estimates, in particular in relation to the carrying value of tangible fixed assets and calculation of the rental benefit in kind; • assessing the recovery of debtors in the period since the balance sheet date and challenging assumptions made by management regarding the recovery of balances which remain outstanding; • reviewing the financial statements for compliance with the relevant disclosure requirements; • performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships or unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud; • evaluating the underlying business reasons for any unusual transactions; and • identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations or crediting revenue or cash. No instances of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' report.
In the prior year, the Charity was not subject to audit and so the comparative figures are unaudited.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
This report is made solely to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Statutory Auditors
14th Floor
33 Cavendish Square
W1G 0PW
7 May 2024
Sumer Auditco Limited are eligible to act as auditors in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
REGISTERED NUMBER: 03390541
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023
The entity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the entity to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. However, an audit is required in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Deptford Challenge Trust is a registed charity and Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital, incorporated in England and Wales. Company registration number 03390541, Charity registration number 1070483. The address of the registered office is 14th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW.
2.Accounting policies
All income is recognised once the Company has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
On receipt, donated professional services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Company which is the amount it would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Company; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, .
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's Balance sheet when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial assets Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments. Financial liabilities Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instruments any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after the deduction of all its liabilities. Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other payables, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price after transaction costs. When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade payables are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade payables are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Included in donations is £330,000 (2022: £132,000) which is the Trust's estimate of a benefit in kind for rent from the London Borough of Lewisham. An equivalent charge is recognised within rent payable in raising funds.
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
5.Raising funds (continued)
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Analysis of Support Costs
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
At the year end, the Charity has committed to capital expenditure of £224,214 (2022: £23,207).
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