| CONTENTS | Page |
| Trustees Report | |
| Independent report ofthe Auditors |
17 |
| Statement offinancial activities |
21 |
| Profit and loss account | 22 |
| Balance sheet | 23 |
| Statement ofCash Flows | 24 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 25 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Funds | Funds | Total Funds | Total Funds | |||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Income and endowments | from: | ||||||
| Donations and legacies |
3 | 245 | 245 | 38 | |||
| Charitable activities |
4 | 1,999,010 | 16,902 | 2,015,912 | 1,797,386 | ||
| Investments | 5 | 25,802 | 25,802 | 20,251 | |||
| Total income and | endowments | 2,025,057 | 16,902 | 2,041,959 | 1,817,675 | ||
| Expenditure on: |
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| Charitable activities |
6 | 2,038,238 | 169902 | 2,055,140 | 1,837,992 | ||
| Total expenditure | 2,038,238 | 16,902 | 2,055,140 | 1,837,992 | |||
| Net gains/(losses) | on investments | 13 | (843) | (843) | 1,770 | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) | 8 | (14,024) | (14,024) | (18,547) | |||
| Transfers between |
funds | 18 | 41,963 | (41,963) | |||
| Net movementin | funds | 27,939 | (41,963) | (14,024) | (18,547) | ||
| Reconciliation of |
Funds | ||||||
| Total Funds brought forward |
18,19 | 2,061,734 | 922,340 | 2,984,074 | 3,002,621 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 18,19 &20 |
2,089,673 | 880,377 | 2,970,050 | 2,984,074 |
| Notes | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 983,611 | 851,657 | ||||||
| Raw materials and change in stocks |
(439,595) | (389,606) | ||||||
| Trading Profit |
544,016 | 462,051 | ||||||
| Other operating income |
49,003 | 73,856 | ||||||
| Other operating charges |
(303,821) | (243,202) | ||||||
| Other staff costs | (595,796) | (523,318) | ||||||
| (306,598) | (230,613) | |||||||
| Wage cost of disabled | Supported | Business employees | (571,972) | (430,677) | ||||
| Grant income related to | disabled | Supported | Business | |||||
| employees | 244,989 | 276,426 | ||||||
| Employment &Training |
Programmes | staff costs | (91,958) | (202,850) | ||||
| Employment &Training |
Programmes | income | 737,908 | 541,758 | ||||
| Operating profit |
12,369 | (45,956) | ||||||
| Interest payable and similar charges | (34) | (201) | ||||||
| Interest receivable and |
similar | income | 25,155 | 19,639 | ||||
| Retained profit on ordinary activities |
19 | 37,490 | (26,518) | |||||
| for the financial year |
| Note | 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating |
activities | 24 | 192,594 | ~55,295 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: |
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| Interest income | 25,802 | 20,251 | |||
| Purchase oftangible fixed assets | (82,282) | (132,611) | |||
| Prior Year adjustment to fixed assets |
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| Proceeds from the disposal offixed assets | 1,017 | ||||
| Proceeds from investments | (843) | 1,770 | |||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing |
activities | (57,323) | (109,573) | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing |
activities | ||||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents in the |
reporting | period | 125,211 | ~197,592 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning |
ofthe year | 1,501,260 | 1,699,063 | ||
| Total cash and cash equivalents at the end ofthe |
year | 1,636,471 | 1,501,260 | ||
| Analysis ofCash and Cash Equivalents | |||||
| Cash at bank | 312,428 | 160,778 | |||
| Short Term Investments | 1,324,043 | 1,340,482 | |||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 1,636,471 | 1,501,260 |
| 3 income from |
Donations | an | d Legacies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | funds | funds | ||||
| funds | funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| a | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Donations | 38 | ||||||
| 246 | 245 | 38 | |||||
| 4 income from |
Charitable | Activities | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Sales, contracts, grants and fundraising | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Sales | 983,611 | 983,611 | 851,657 | ||||
| Fundraising | 400 | 400 | 0 | ||||
| Supported Business and Placement |
Scheme | ||||||
| Access to Work TESG | Grant | 199,989 | 199,989 | 233,089 | |||
| Merthyr Tydfil CBCSLAs |
45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ||||
| WG Economic Resilience Grant | 9,303 | ||||||
| Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme |
16,902 | 16,902 | 31,938 | ||||
| WCVA Active Inclusion | contract | 237,488 | 237,488 | 236,700 | |||
| RESTART contract | 213,357 | 213,357 | 177,017 | ||||
| JOBSENSE contract | 268,932 | 268,932 | 87,648 | ||||
| Specialist Employment | Support contract | ||||||
| Employment Support Programme |
Contract | 18,132 | 18,132 | 38730 | |||
| 982,897 | 16,902 | 999,799 | 859,425 | ||||
| Other grant | |||||||
| Third Sector Resilience | Fund Capital Grant | 5,000 | |||||
| Third Sector Resilience | Fund Revenue | Grant | 9,500 | ||||
| Social Business Growth | Fund Capital | Grant | 40,389 | ||||
| VAMT Staff Welfare Revenue Grant |
1,500 | ||||||
| DWP Access to Work Grant | 8,299 | ||||||
| DWP Access to Work Income | 32,101 | 32,101 | 21,616 | ||||
| 32,101 | 32,101 | 86,304 | |||||
| Total | 1,999,010 | 16,902 | 2,015,912 | 1,797,386 |
| 6 | Inc | ome | from Investments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | funds | funds | ||||
| funds | funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Interest | and | rental | income | 25,802 | 25,802 | 20,251 | |
| 25,802 | 25,802 | 20,251 |
| Manufacturing, contracts, |
grants snd | fundrsising | fundrsising | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | Supported Employment |
Blueprint | Governance | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Business | &Training | Pro)act | Total | Total | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Costs directly allocated to activities | |||||||
| Staff Costs | 571,972 | 434,394 | 1,006,366 | 932,696 | |||
| Travel &Subsistence | 698 | 1,879 | 2,577 | 1,307 | |||
| Vehicle running costs | 37,677 | 7,564 | 45,241 | 18,417 | |||
| Materials | 439,595 | 439,595 | 389,606 | ||||
| Manufacturing costs |
140,745 | 140,745 | 136,567 | ||||
| Fundraising events |
0 | ||||||
| Donations and beneficiary costs |
5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |||
| Administrative costs |
1,962 | 1,962 | 14,263 | ||||
| Legal &Professional | (0) | 7,475 | Trt75 | 6,000 | |||
| Depreciation | 47,873 | 8,419 | 32,371 | 88,663 | 79,281 | ||
| Promotion &Advertising |
846 | 846 | 64 | ||||
| 1,246,368 | 457,256 | 32,371 | 7,475 | 1,743,470 | 1,578,401 | ||
| Support costs allocated to activities | |||||||
| (Overhead apportionment) |
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| Staff Costs | 126,680 | 126,680 | 253,360 | 223,949 | |||
| Premises | 14,196 | 14,197 | 28,393 | 10,551 | |||
| Administrative costs |
13,525 | 13,525 | 27,050 | 22,035 | |||
| Legal &Professional | 1,433 | 1,434 | 2,867 | 3,056 | |||
| 155,834 | 155,836 | 311,670 | 259,592 | ||||
| Total | 1,402,202 | 613,092 | 32,371 | 7,475 | 2,055,140 | 1,637,992 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| Byactivity | ||
| Production | 37 | 41 |
| Selling and distribution | 2 | 2 |
| Administration | 16 | 16 |
| Placement Scheme | 4 | 3 |
| 59 | 62 | |
| Staff costs (for the above persons) | 2 | |
| Wages and salaries | 1,102,080 | 1,032,030 |
| Social security costs | 91,551 | 75,357 |
| Other pension costs (see note 17) | 66,096 | 49,458 |
| 1,259,727 | 1,156,845 |
| 10 Tangible |
fixed asse | ts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Plant and | Motor | Fixtures | Total | ||
| land and | machinery | vehicles | and fittings | |||
| buildings | ||||||
| F | ||||||
| Cost | ||||||
| At 1st April 2022 | 1,693,209 | 661,546 | 69,387 | 138,458 | 2,562,600 | |
| Additions | 4,245 | 61,850 | 10,995 | 5,192 | 82,282 | |
| Disposals | 103,711 | 5,290 | 109,001 | |||
| At 31st Nlarch | 2023 | 1,697,454 | 619,685 | 80,382 | 138,360 | 2,535,881 |
| Depreciation | ||||||
| At 1st April 2022 | 570,264 | 513,390 | 42,762 | 128,090 | 1,254,506 | |
| Charge for the | year | 33,900 | 42,519 | 9,753 | 2,491 | 88,663 |
| Disposals | 103,711 | 5,290 | 109,001 | |||
| At 31st March | 2023 | 604,164 | 452,198 | 52,515 | 125,291 | 1,234,168 |
| Net book value | ||||||
| At 31st March | 2023 | 1,093,290 | 167,487 | 27,867 | 13,069 | 1,301,713 |
| At 31st March | 2022 | 1,122,945 | 148,156 | 26,825 | 10,368 | 1,308,094 |
| 11 Stocks |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| 8 | ||||||
| Raw materials | and consumables | 117,473 | 120,814 | |||
| Work in progress | 2,274 | 2,274 | ||||
| Finished goods | 5,739 | 5,739 | ||||
| 125,486 | 128,827 | |||||
| 12 Debtors |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| 8 | ||||||
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
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| Trade debtors | 189,453 | 170,148 | ||||
| Other debtors | 732 | 1,952 | ||||
| Prepayments | and accrued income | 68&509 | 138,499 | |||
| 258,694 | 310,599 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |||||||
| Charities Official |
Investment | Fund (historical cost 21,144) | 21,435 | 22,278 | |||
| Fixed | Rate Deposits | 1,302,608 | 1,318,204 | ||||
| 1,324,043 | 1,340,482 | ||||||
| 14 | Cash at Bank and in | Hand | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| F | |||||||
| Cash | at bank and in hand | 312,428 | 160,778 | ||||
| 312,428 | 160,778 | ||||||
| 15 | Creditors: | amounts | falling due within one year | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| Trade | creditors | 142,417 | 82,204 | ||||
| Other | taxation and social security costs |
39,415 | 54,583 | ||||
| Other | creditors | 9,637 | 7,483 | ||||
| Accruals and deferred | income | 160,845 | 120,436 | ||||
| 352,314 | 264,706 | ||||||
| 16 | Financial | Instruments | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| F | |||||||
| Carrying amount offinancial |
assets | ||||||
| Investments measured |
at fair value | 1,324,043 | 1,340,482 | ||||
| Debt | instruments | measured | at amortised cost | 467,163 | 332,878 | ||
| 1,791,206 | 1,673,360 | ||||||
| Carrying amount offinancial |
liabilities | ||||||
| Measured at amortised |
cost | 118,146 | 89,686 |
| Transfers to | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1st April | Receipts | in | Profit and loss | At 31stMarch | ||
| 2022 | year | in year | 2023 | |||
| 2 | F | 2 | ||||
| Job Retention | Scheme | 16,902 | (16,902) | |||
| Other revenue | grants | |||||
| Other capital | grants | 59,828 | (16,244) | 43,584 | ||
| Blueprint project | 862,512 | ~26,719 | 836,793 | |||
| 922,340 | 16,902 | 58,865 | 880,377 |
| Previous year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfers to | |||||
| At 1stApril | Receipts in | Profit and loss | At 31st March | ||
| 2021 | year | in year 2 |
2022 f |
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| Job Retention | Scheme | 31,937 | (31,937) | ||
| Other revenue | grants | 11,000 | (11,000) | ||
| Other capital | grants | 28,539 | 53,689 | (22,400) | 59,828 |
| Blueprint project | 888,251 | (25,739) | 862,512 | ||
| 916,799 | 96,626 | 91,076 | 922,340 |
| 20 Analysis of |
net assets b | etween funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted | Unrestricted | Funds | |||
| Fund | |||||
| Capital | Capital & | Profit | Total | ||
| Grant | Charitable | and loss | |||
| reserve | reserve | account | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 880,377 | 58,0IO | 363,326 | 1,301,713 | |
| Stocks | 67,187 | 58,299 | 125,486 | ||
| Debtors | 376,473 | (187,137) | 189,336 | ||
| Investments | 21,433 | 1,302,610 | 1,324,043 | ||
| Cash at bank and | in hand | 116,545 | 195,883 | 312,428 | |
| Creditors | (169,847) | (113,109) | (282,956) | ||
| At 31st March 2023 | 880,377 | 469,801 | 1,619,872 | 2,970,050 |
| 24 Reconciliation activities |
of net | m | ovement | in funds to net ca | sh flow from operating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| 2 | ||||||
| Net movement in funds |
(14,024) | (18,547) | ||||
| Add back depreciation | charge | 88,663 | 79,281 | |||
| Deduct profit on disposal of fixed | assets | (1,017) | ||||
| Deduct interest income | shown | in investing | activities | (25,802) | (20,251) | |
| Deduct gains/ add back losses | on investments | 843 | (1,770) | |||
| Decrease (increase) in |
stock | 3,341 | (39,992) | |||
| Decrease (incrsase) in |
debtors | 51,905 | (107,963) | |||
| Increase (decreass) in |
creditors | 87,608 | 22,028 | |||
| Net cash provided by |
operating | activities | 192,534 | (88,230) |
| 25 Comparative Statemen |
t of Fi | nancial Activities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | funds | ||
| funds | funds | 2022 | ||
| P | ||||
| Income and endowments | from: | |||
| Donations and legacies |
38 | 38 | ||
| Charitable activities |
1,700,760 | 96,626 | 1,797,386 | |
| Investments | 20,251 | 20,251 | ||
| Total income and endowments | 1,721,049 | 96,626 | 1,817,675 | |
| Expenditure on: |
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| Charitable activities |
1,795,055 | 42,937 | 1,837,992 | |
| Total expenditure | 1,795,055 | 42,937 | 1,837,992 | |
| Net gains/(losses) on investments |
1,770 | 1,770 | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) | (72,236) | 53,689 | (18,547) | |
| Transfer between funds |
48,139 | (48,139) | ||
| Net movement in funds |
(24,097) | 5,550 | (18,547) | |
| Reconciliation of Funds |
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| Total funds brought forward |
2,085,831 | 916,790 | 3,002,621 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 2,061,734 | 922,340 | 2&984&074 |