2025-03-31-accounts - The Northamptonshire County Federation Of Women's Institutes

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNTY FEDERATQION FEDERATQION

OF OF WOMEN’S WOMEN'S INSTITUTES INSTITUTES

TRUSTEES' TRUSTEES’ REPORT REPORT AND[AND] UNAUDITED UNAUDITED[FINANCIAL] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS[STATEMENTS]

FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD PERIOD[ENDING] ENDING

31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

Report Report and and Financial Financial Statements Statements

Period Period ending: ending: 31 31[March] March 2025 2025

Company Company No. No. 2705833 2705833

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNTY FEDERATION FEDERATION[OF] OF WOMEN’S WOMEN'S INSTITUTES INSTITUTES

REPORT REPORT OF[OF] THE THE[DIRECTORS] DIRECTORS[AND] AND TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH[MARCH][2025] 2025

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

The The Trustees,[Trustees,] who who are are also also the the Directors Directors of of the the Charitable Charitable Company, Company, have have pleasure pleasure in in presenting presenting their their report report and and the the Company's Company's unaudited accounts unaudited accounts for for the the period period ended ended 31 31 March March 2025.[2025.]

The The financial financial statements statements of of the the Charitable Charitable Company, Company,[which] which is is a a public public[benefit] benefit entity entity under[under] FRS102, FRS102,

have have been[been] prepared prepared under[under][the] the historical historical costs costs convention convention[and] and[in] in[accordance] accordance with[with][the] the Companies Companies[Act] Act

2006, and the Statement of Recommended Practice SORP(FRS102) issued on 1 October 2019, 2006, and the Statement of Recommended Practice SORP(FRS102) issued on 1 October 2019, applicable applicable UK UK Accounting Accounting Standards Standards and and the[the] Charities Charities Act[Act] 2011. 2011.

They They deal deal with with the the transactions transactions and and assets assets and and liabilities liabilities of of the the Northamptonshire Federation Northamptonshire Federation of of Women's Women's Institutes. Institutes.

Local Local Ws[WIS] are are self-accounting. self-accounting.

REFERENCE REFERENCE AND AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS DETAILS

Status Status

The The Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Federation Federation of of Women's Women's Institutes Institutes is is a a Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee Guarantee

(Company (Company Number Number 2705833). 2705833). It It is is also also a a registered registered charity charity (No. (No. 1010740). 1010740).

REGISTERED REGISTERED[AND] AND PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL[OFFICE] OFFICE

WI WI House, House, 71 71 Park Park View, View, Moulton, Moulton, Northampton, Northampton, NN3 NN3 7UZ 7UZ

TRUSTEES TRUSTEES

The The Trustees Trustees of of the the Charity Charity are are also also the the Directors Directors of of the the Charitable Charitable Company. Company.

The The current current Trustees of Trustees of the the Northamptonshire Federation Northamptonshire Federation of Women's of Women’s Institutes Institutes and and those those who who held held office Office during during the the year year are are as as follows:follows:-

Jean Jean Bates Bates (resigned (resigned 24.10.24) 24.10.24)

Denise Denise Bott Bott (resigned (resigned 24.10.24) 24.10.24) Linda Linda Brett Brett Chris Chris Carr Carr Rosie Rosie Duddy Duddy (resigned (resigned 24.10.24) 24.10.24)

Susan Susan Griffiths-Marks Griffiths-Marks (resigned (resigned 01.03.25) 01.03.25) Linda Linda Llewellyn Llewellyn

Jean Jean McLeish McLeish

Carolyn Carolyn Reynolds Reynolds

Anne Anne Rodwell Rodwell (resigned (resigned 24.10.24) 24.10.24)

Susan Susan Shaw Shaw Heather Heather Smith Smith

Fay Fay Tennet Tennet (appointed (appointed 24.10.24) 24.10.24)

Deborah Deborah[Mills] Mills (appointed (appointed 24.10.24) 24.10.24)

Sandy Sandy Reid Reid (appointed (appointed 24.10.24) 24.10.24)

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Company Company Secretary Secretary Jackie Jackie Andrews Andrews The The Company Company Secretary Secretary is is head head of of the the paid paid staff staff and and is is responsible responsible for for the the day-to-day day-to-day management management of of the the office. office.

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS ADVISERS

Independent Independent Examiner Examiner

Lorraine Lorraine Scullion Scullion MAAT, MAAT, 17 17 Peregrine Peregrine Place, Place, East East Hunsbury, Hunsbury, Northampton Northampton NN4 NN4 OSL OSL

Bankers Bankers Co-operative Co-operative Bank, Bank, PO PO Box Box[250,] 250, Dell Dell House, House, Southway, Southway, Skelmersdale, Skelmersdale, WN8 WN8 6WT 6WT

STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT

The The Northamptonshire Northamptonshire County County Federation Federation of of Women’s Women's Institutes Institutes (NCFWI) (NCFWI) represents represents the the WI WI Movement Movement within the county of Northamptonshire. It comprises some 89 (2023, 93) affiliated WIS with a total within the county of Northamptonshire. It comprises some 89 (2023, 93) affiliated Wis with a total membership membership of[of] 2536 2536 (2023, (2023, 2813). 2813).

It It acts acts as as a a conduit conduit for for communication communication between between the the National National Federation Federation and and local local members. members. Each Each WI WI is is represented represented at at the the Federation's Federation's Annual Annual General General Meeting Meeting which which shapes shapes policy policy and and strategy strategy at at county county level. level.

The The Federation's Federation's Constitution Constitution is is set set out out in in its its Memorqndum Memorandum and and Articles Articles of of Association, Association, which which may may be be obtained obtained from from the the registered registered office office or or from from Companies Companies House. House.

PROCEDURES PROCEDURES FOR FOR THE THE RECRUITMENT RECRUITMENT AND AND APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT OF OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS

The The Board Board of Trustees of Trustees consists consists of of up up to to 12 12 members, members, elected elected biannually biannually by by the the affiliated affiliated Wls, Wls, and and up up to to

three additional three additional members members may may be be co-opted co-opted annually. annually. Any Any member member of of a a WI WI belonging belonging to to the the Federation Federation is is eligible eligible to to stand stand for for election election to to the the Board. Board.

The Chairman, Treasurer and two or three vice-Chairmen are elected annually by the Trustees from The Chairman, Treasurer and two or three vice-Chairmen are elected annually by the Trustees from

among among their[their] own own number.[number.]

POLICIES POLICIES AND AND PROCEDURES PROCEDURES FOR FOR THE THE TRAINING TRAINING AND AND INDUCTION INDUCTION OF OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS

Training Training[for] for Federation Federation Chairmen, Chairmen, Treasurers Treasurers and and Secretaries Secretaries is is provided provided by by the the NFWI NFWI Training. Training. It It is is also also provided provided for for Trustees Trustees and and Independent Independent Financial Financial Examiners Examiners (IFE (IFE Trainers) Trainers) in in addition addition to to guidance guidance available available on on the the WI WI Members Members only only websites, websites, My My WI WI and and Learning Learning hub. hub. Induction Induction for for new new Trustees Trustees and and new new members members of of sub-committees[sub-committees] is is provided[provided] by by NCFWI. NCFWI.

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ORGANISATIONAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE STRUCTURE AND AND DECISION DECISION MAKING MAKING

The The Board Board meets meets up up to to eleven eleven times times a a year. year. A A Finance Finance committee committee including including the the Officers Officers and and certain certain Board Board members members advise advise the the Board Board on on all all aspects aspects of of the the Federation's Federation's finances. finances. Much Much of of the the Board's Board's work work is is delegated delegated to to sub-committees sub-committees covering covering the the Charitable Charitable Company's Company's main main areas areas of of activity. activity. Members Members of[of] the the Board Board chair chair these these committees, committees, other other than than Membership Membership and and Training Training due due to to the the experience experience held[held][within] within[this] this committee. committee. The The committees committees include include Membership Membership and and Training, Training,[Travel,] Travel, Arts, Arts, Sport Sport and and Leisure Leisure (TASL), (TASL), Campaigns, Campaigns, Concerns Concerns and and Media. Media.

The The Board Board determines determines policy policy and and strategy strategy based based on on the the advice advice of of the the sub-committees. sub-committees. Execution Execution[of] of policy policy and and strategies strategies is is the the responsibility responsibility of of the the Federation's Federation's paid paid staff, staff, aided aided by by the the appointed appointed officers officers

and and sub-committee sub-committee members, members, who who are are volunteers. volunteers.

The The following following matters matters require require the the approval approval of of the the Board.Board:-

e Annual Annual Budget Budget
e Archive Archive Policy Policy
e Business Business Plan Plan
e Disciplinary Disciplinary Procedure Procedure
e Emergency Emergency Action Action Plan Plan
e Environmental Environmental Policy Policy
e Equal Equal Opportunities Opportunities Policy Policy
e Finance Finance Policy Policy to to include include Capital Capital Expenditure, Expenditure, Investment Investment and and Reserve Reserve Policies Policies
e Grievance Grievance Policy Policy
e GDPR GDPR Policy Policy e Health Health & & Safety Safety Policy Policy
e Internet Internet Policy Policy
e Lone Lone Worker Worker Policy Policy
e Risk Risk Register Register
e Safe Safe Guarding Guarding Children Children and and Vulnerable Vulnerable Adults Adults Policy Policy
e Staff Staff Recruitment Recruitment
e Transgender Transgender Policy Policy e Website Website Policy Policy

The The Federation's Federation's policies policies are are reviewed reviewed annually. annually.

RISK RISK MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT POLICY POLICY

The The Board Board has has considered considered the the principal principal risks risks to to which which the the company company is is exposed exposed including including risks risks to to the the Charity’s Charity's financial financial position, position, premises premises and and reputation, reputation, and and have have implemented implemented policies policies to to control control these these risks risks where where necessary. necessary. The The risks risks confronting confronting the the Organisation Organisation are are reviewed reviewed on on a a regular regular basis. basis.

The The principal principal risks risks are are considered considered to to be be financial financial and and to to a a lesser lesser extent extent reputational. reputational.

Financial Financial risks risks include include the the risk risk of of losses losses arising.arising:-

• e from from a a decline decline in in major major income income streams streams related related to to a a fall fall in in membership membership numbers numbers

• e from from the the fraudulent fraudulent activities activities of of third third parties parties

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e as as aresult a[result][of] of[breaches] breaches[of] of laws[laws] or or regulations[regulations][which] which[could] could expose expose the[the] company company[to] to losses[losses] arising arising from[from] penalties penalties and and damages damages and and e from from counterparties counterparties being being unable unable to to meet meet their their obligations. obligations. These These risks[risks] are are controlled controlled by[by] the the implementation implementation of of sound sound governance governance and and the the maintenance maintenance of of adequate adequate financial financial controls. controls. The The control control environment environment includes includes segregation segregation of of duties duties (where (where practicable), practicable), authorisation authorisation procedures, procedures, budgetary budgetary controls controls and and multiple multiple signatory signatory controls controls over over payments. payments.

Debts Debts are are monitored monitored and and action action is is taken taken to to follow follow up up overdue overdue invoices. invoices. Adequate Adequate insurance insurance is is maintained maintained to[to] cover cover all all risks[risks] to to the the Charity’s Charity's property property and and the the level level of of cover cover is is reviewed reviewed annually. annually.

OBJECTIVES, OBJECTIVES,[ACTIVITIES] ACTIVITIES AND[AND][STRATEGIES] STRATEGIES

Objects Objects

The The main main purpose purpose of of the the Women’s Women's Institute Institute Organisation Organisation are:are:-
a) a) to to advance advance the the education education of of women women and and girls girls for for the the public public benefit benefit in in all all areas, areas, including, including, without without limitation, limitation, local, local, national national and and international international issues of issues of political political and and social social importance, importance, music, music, drama drama and and other other cultural subjects, cultural subjects, and and all all branches branches of of agriculture, agriculture, crafts, crafts, home home economics, economics, science,[science,] health[health] and and social social welfare; welfare;
b) b) to to promote promote sustainable sustainable development development for for the the public public benefit benefit by by educating educating people people in in the the preservation, preservation, conservation conservation and and protection protection of of the the environment environment and and the the prudent prudent use use of of natural natural[promoting][sustainable][means][of][achieving][economic][growth][and][regeneration;]
resources; resources; and[and] promoting sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration;
c) c) to to advance advance health health for for the the public public benefit; benefit; d) d) to to advance advance citizenship citizenship for for the the public public benefit benefit by by the the promotion promotion of of civic civic responsibility responsibility and and volunteering. volunteering.

The The Federation Federation seeks seeks to to give give women women the the opportunity opportunity of of working working together through together through the the Women’s Women's Institute Institute organisation organisation in in their their communities, communities, of of developing developing their capacity their capacity and and skills, skills, and and of of putting putting into into practice practice those those ideals ideals for for which which the the Women’s Women's Institute Institute organisation organisation stands. stands.

Activities Activities Women Women generally, generally, but but in in particular particular women women with with rural rural interests, interests, together together with with their their local local communities communities benefit benefit from from the the Federation's Federation's work. work. To To assist assist in in this this we we offer offer three three educational educational bursaries. bursaries.

The The Federation Federation provides provides a a forum forum in in the the centre centre of of the the County County and and a a channel channel of of communication communication between between

our our National[National][Federation] Federation and[and] members members belonging[belonging][to] to individual Women's individual Women’s Institutes Institutes around around the the County County — -

so so allowing[allowing members'] members’[views] views[to] to shape[shape][policy] policy[and] and strategy strategy[by] by representation representation[to] to our our National National Federation,[Federation,]

to to National National and and Local Local Government, Government, and and to to other other relevant agencies. relevant agencies.

In In addition, addition, the the Federation Federation supplies supplies a a number number of of services services to to its its members, members, both both to to individuals individuals and and to to Wis WIS which which belong belong to to the the Federation, Federation, in in furtherance furtherance of of our our objects. objects. These These include:include:Services Services to to members members such such as:as:e Conferences, Conferences, courses, courses, exhibitions, exhibitions, lectures lectures and and education education activities activities • e Education Education visits visits in in the the UK UK • e The The provision provision of of small small gifts, gifts, cards, cards, diaries, diaries, computer computer memory memory sticks, sticks, etc etc for for purchase purchase e Social Social and and fund-raising fund-raising events events • e A A monthly monthly newsletter newsletter detailing detailing current current and and future future events events
Services Services to to WIS Wis such such as:as:-

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e Identifying Identifying the the need need for for and and setting setting up up new new Wls WIS • e Advice Advice and and support support in in running running a a WI WI • e Lists Lists of of approved approved speakers speakers available available for for meetings meetings
• e Independent Independent financial financial examination examination of of annual annual accounts accounts e Training Training of[of] officers officers • e The The provision provision of of official official publications publications and and handbooks. handbooks.
Strategies Strategies The The key key elements elements to to the the Federation's Federation's medium medium to to long long term term strategy strategy are:are:e To To offer offer a a wide wide range range of of learning learning opportunities, opportunities, giving giving training training in in the the widest widest sense, sense, encouraging encouraging personal personal development development and and ensuring ensuring that that traditional traditional skills skills are are preserved. preserved.
• e To To encourage encourage WI WI members members to to adopt adopt healthier healthier and and more more sustainable sustainable lifestyles, lifestyles, by by supporting supporting leisure leisure activities,[activities,] the the sciences sciences and and combined combined arts. arts.
e To To raise raise the the profile profile of of our our organisation organisation locally locally and and nationally, nationally, and and maintaining maintaining our our position position as as a a respected respected voice voice of of reason, reason, integrity integrity and and intelligence. intelligence.
Principal Principal objectives objectives for for the the year year ending ending 31 31 March March 2025 2025 e To To increase increase membership membership by by promoting promoting a a positive positive image image of of the the organisation organisation and and by by raising raising the the profile profile of of the the Federation Federation within within the the local local community. community.
e To To support support the the NFWl's NFWI's campaigns campaigns at at local local level level and and raise raise members’ members' awareness awareness of social of social issues issues of of importance importance both both at at home home and and abroad. abroad.
e To To remain remain financially financially solvent solvent and and to to build build up up our our reserves reserves to to six six months months working working capital. capital. e To To develop develop and and maintain maintain our our County County headquarters headquarters in in order order to to provide provide extended extended facility facility for for members members and and other other visiting visiting and and using using the the centre. centre.
e To To support[support] the the WIS Wls and and their their members members and and foster foster opportunities opportunities for for friendship friendship within within the the organisation. organisation.

ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS AND AND PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE

¢ Workshops Workshops run run by by the the Membership Membership and and Training Training Committee Committee and and visits visits to to Wls, Wis, especially especially the the newly newly opened opened ones, ones, continue continue to to help help members members to to get get the the best best from from their their membership membership of of the the W WI. Media Media coverage coverage of of WI WI events events has has been been maintained, maintained, and and our our website, website, and and our our Facebook Facebook page page continues continues[to] to[inform] inform members members and and non-members non-members alike. alike.
¢ We We have have continued continued to to arrange arrange and and promote promote educational educational events, events, talks talks and workshops and workshops during during the the year year providing[providing] a a[variety] variety of[of][interest] interest[ to] to members. members.
e Our Our newsletter newsletter is is circulated circulated by by email email and and we we encourage encourage our our members members to to embrace embrace digital digital technology technology and and reduce reduce our our carbon carbon footprint. footprint. We We continue[continue] to to highlight highlight NFWI NFWI campaigns campaigns in in this this publication. publication.

FINANCIAL FINANCIAL[REVIEW] REVIEW

The The Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities (SOFA) (SOFA) shows shows a a surplus surplus of of £4,800, 24,800, (2024: (2024: £25,981 E25,981 deficit), deficit), which which includes includes a a decrease decrease in in restricted funds restricted funds of of £3,259, €3,259, (2024: (2024: £188 E 188 decrease). decrease). The The share share of of the the annual annual subscription subscription allocated allocated to to the the Federation Federation for for 2024/5 2024/5 was was £11.30 El 1.30 per per member member and and pro-rata pro-rata in in respect respect of of new members new members joining joining the the WI WI from from 1 1 July July 2024. 2024. Donations Donations have have continued continued to to be be received received for for the the General General and and Memorial Memorial Funds. Funds. We We were were able able to to host host face face to to face face WI WI events events which which generated generated a a surplus surplus of of £10,514 E 10,514 (2024 (2024 £5,889) E5,889)

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The The[board] board of[of] trustees trustees agreed agreed a a change change in in the[the] accounting accounting[date] date in in[the] the financial financial year year[2023/24] 2023/24[to] to 315![31st] March. March. The The change change was was made made to to align align the the Federation's Federation’s financial financial year year with with the the membership membership subscription subscription year. year.[This] This[ facilitates] facilitates[financial] financial control[control][ and] and planning[planning][for the future.] for the future.[ The] The results[results] for[for the] the year year 23/24[23/24] were were adversely adversely affected affected[by] by a a reduction[reduction] in in membership membership numbers numbers[and] and increased increased operating operating costs. costs.

The The Federation Federation is is actively actively seeking seeking opportunities opportunities to to open open new new local[local] Wis Wis and and attract attract new new members members in in general, general,[and] and[to] to promote promote Countywide Countywide events events for[for] the[the][benefit] benefit[of] of our our members members[whilst] whilst[also] also[looking] looking for[for] opportunities opportunities to to make[make] savings savings in in operating[operating] costs. costs.

RESERVE RESERVE POLICY POLICY

The The Federation's Federation's principal principal asset asset continues continues to to be be WI WI House. House. The[The] Board Board of[of] Trustees Trustees continues continues to[to] maintain maintain adequate adequate reserves reserves to to meet meet foreseeable foreseeable working working capital capital requirements. requirements.

PUBLIC PUBLIC BENEFIT BENEFIT STATEMENT STATEMENT

The The objects objects[of] of the[the] Women's Women’s Institute Institute organisation organisation are are[stated] stated above above and[and] it[it] is is[the] the Federation's Federation's aim[aim][to] to offer offer them[them] to to all all women women in in the the county county through through membership membership of[of] the[the] WI.[WI.] Members Members pay pay an an annual annual subscription, subscription, set[set] nationally nationally and[and] shared shared[between] between[the] the[WI,] WI,[the] the Federation Federation[and] and[the] the National[National] organisation. organisation.

Each Each WI WI uses uses its its portion portion of of the the subscription subscription income income to to provide provide speakers speakers on on topics topics related related to to the the aims aims of of the the organisation organisation and and to to pay pay for for suitable suitable accommodation accommodation for for its its meetings. meetings. Each Each WI WI raises raises additional additional

funds funds to to cover cover further further benefits[benefits] for for[its] its members members locally[locally][and] and to to[support] support[the] the[work] work of[of][the] the Federation Federation[in] in

providing providing courses courses and and training, training, of of interest interest and and benefit benefit to to the the membership. membership. The The meeting[meeting] room room at at WI[WI] House[House][(the] (the Watson/Eady Watson/Eady Room)[Room)][with] with a a seating seating capacity capacity[of] of 50[50] is is available available[for] for

hire hire by by WIS Wls within within the the Federation Federation and and by by organisations organisations active active in in the the local local community. community.

FUTURE FUTURE PLANS PLANS

We We plan plan to to carry carry on on updating[updating] the[the] office office technology technology as as[well] well as as maintaining maintaining WI[WI] House House both[both] internally internally[and] and externally. externally. The The upkeep upkeep of[of] the[the] garden garden and and[its] its surrounding surrounding fences fences and[and][gate] gate will[will] continue. continue. To To review[review] our our financial financial processes, processes, including[including] expenditure expenditure and and establish establish opportunities opportunities where savings where savings can can[be] be made made with[with] a[view][to][returning][to] financial[stability.] a view to returning to financial stability.

The The Membership Membership team team continue continue to to research research areas areas in in Northamptonshire Northamptonshire[to] to enable enable new new[WIS] W!s[to] to[be] be set[set] up up

and and to to re-open re-open Wis WIS that that have have been been suspended suspended within within the the last last three three years. years.

Training Training for for WI[WI] Presidents, Presidents, Treasurers Treasurers and and Secretaries Secretaries[will] will continue. continue. Independent[Independent] Financial Financial[Examiner] Examiner

refresher refresher training[training][will] will be be on-going on-going[to] to enable enable them[them][to] to[assist] assist Wis[WIS][with] with[the] the preparation preparation and[and] examination examination of[of] accounts. accounts.[There] There are are eight eight[Independent] Independent[Financial] Financial[Examiners] Examiners[(IFE's)] (IFE’s) and[and] one one IFE[IFE][ Trainer] Trainer[ assigned] assigned[to] to the the Federation. Federation.

Members Members[will] will continue continue to[to][be] be encouraged encouraged[to] to[read] read the[the] monthly[monthly] newsletter newsletter[which] which highlights highlights our our campaigns campaigns and and concerns concerns as as well well as as informs informs the the members members of of the the timetable timetable and and reports reports on on the the events events held held throughout[the] throughout the year. year.

We We plan plan to to continue continue to to work work on on Campaigns, Campaigns, as as[mandated] mandated by by NFWI.[NFWI.] Recent Recent mandates mandates include,[include,] dental[dental] health health matters, matters, avoid avoid food food waste, waste, address address food food poverty, poverty, the the appropriate appropriate care care in in hospitals hospitals for for people people

with with dementia, dementia, time time to to talk talk about organ about organ donation, donation, end end Plastic Plastic Soup, Soup, help help to to alleviate alleviate loneliness loneliness and and

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mental mental health health matters. matters. Other Other issues issues with with which which WI WI members members will will be be encouraged encouraged to to become become involved involved are[education,][healthy][cooking,][recycling][and][reducing][ their][ carbon][footprint][and][also][the][general][issue] are education, healthy cooking, recycling and reducing their carbon footprint and also the general issue of of passing passing on on craft craft and and cooking cooking skills skills to to the the next next generation. generation.

We We want want the the WI[WI] to to be be an an organisation organisation of of choice,[choice,] inspiring inspiring and and enriching enriching the the lives lives of of all all women women and and girls girls

who who wish wish to to[play] play an an active active role role in in their their communities, communities, widen widen their their horizons horizons and and learn learn new new skills. skills.

STATEMENT STATEMENT OF[OF] TRUSTEES TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES

Company Company[and] and charity charity law law require require the Trustees the Trustees to to prepare prepare financial financial statements statements for for each each financial financial year year which which give give a a true true and and fair fair view view of of the the state state of of affairs affairs of of the the Federation Federation and and of of its its income income and and expenditure expenditure for[for] that period. that period.[In] In preparing preparing those those financial financial statements, statements, the the Trustees Trustees are are required required to: to: e Select Select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and apply apply them them consistently; consistently;

e Make Make judgments judgments and and estimates estimates that that are are reasonable reasonable and and prudent; prudent;
e State State whether whether applicable applicable accounting accounting standards standards have have been been[followed,] followed, subject subject to to any any material material departures departures disclosed disclosed[and] and explained explained in in the the financial financial statements; statements; and and
e Prepare Prepare the the financial financial statements statements on on a a going going concern concern basis basis unless unless it it is is inappropriate inappropriate to to assume assume that that the[the] Federation Federation will will continue continue to to operate. operate.

The The Trustees Trustees are are responsible responsible for for keeping keeping proper proper accounting accounting records records which which disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy[at] at any any time[time][the] the financial financial[position] position of[of] the[ the] Federation Federation[and] and to[to][enable] enable them them to to ensure that ensure that the the financial financial statements statements comply comply[with] with the the Companies Companies Act 2006. Act 2006. They They are are also also responsible responsible for for safeguarding safeguarding

the the assets assets of of the the Charity Charity and and hence hence for for taking taking reasonable reasonable steps steps to to prevent prevent and and detect fraud detect fraud and and other other irregularities. irregularities.

This This report report was was approved approved by by the the Board Board of of Trustees Trustees on on 20th 20' August August 2025 2025 and and signed signed on on their their behalf. behalf. Signed: zzeÄuJ20 Chair: Chris Carr Signed: CA,Le Sto at Chair: Chris Carr

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Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1010740 1010740 I | report report on on the the accounts accounts of of the the Company Company for for the year the year ended ended 315t 31% March March 2025 2025 which which are are set set out out on on the attached IO to 15 the attached pages pages 10 to 15

Respective Respective responsibilities responsibilities[of] of trustees trustees and and examiner examiner The The trustees trustees (who (who are are[also] also the[the] directors[directors][ of the] of the company company for[for] the[the] purposes purposes of[of] company company law)[law)][are] are responsible responsible for for the[the] preparation preparation of[of][ the] the[accounts.] accounts. The[The] trustees trustees consider[consider that] that an an[audit] audit[is] is[not] not required[required] for for this this year year under under section[section][144] 144 (2)[(2)][of] of the[ the][Charities] Charities[ Act] Act 2011 2011[and] and[that] that an an independent[independent] examination[examination][is] is needed. needed.

Having Having satisfied satisfied myself myself that[that] the the charity[charity][is] is not not subject subject to[to] an an audit audit under under company company law[law] and[and][is] is[eligible] eligible for for independent independent examination, examination,[it] it[is] is my my responsibility responsibility[ to:] to:

Examine Examine[the] the accounts accounts[under] under[section] section[145] 145[of] of[ the] the[ 2011] 2011 Act:[Act:]
Follow Follow the[the] procedures[procedures] laid[laid] down down[in] in[the] the general general Directions Directions given given[by] by the[the][Charity] Charity Commission[ Commission] (under (under section section[145(5)(b)] 145(5)(b)[of] of the the 2011 2011 Act. Act.
State State whether whether[particular] particular matters matters have have come come[to] to my my attention.[attention.]

Basis Basis of of independent independent examiner’s examiner's statement statement

My My examination[examination] was was carried carried[out] out[in] in[accordance] accordance[ with] with[general] general[directions] directions[ given] given[by] by the[the][ Charity] Charity

Commission. Commission. An An[examination] examination includes[includes] a a[review] review of[of][ the] the[accounting] accounting records records[kept] kept by[by] the[ the][charity] charity and[and] a[a]

comparison comparison of[of][ the] the accounts accounts presented[presented] with with[those] those records. records.[It] It also[also] includes[includes][consideration] consideration[of] of any[ any]

unusual unusual items items or or disclosures[disclosures] of of the the[accounts,] accounts, and[and] seeking seeking explanations explanations from from you you as as trustees trustees concerning concerning any any such[such][matters.] matters. The The procedures[procedures][undertaken] undertaken do[do] not[not][ provide] provide all[all] the[the] evidence[evidence][ that] that would[would]

be be required required in[in] an an audit audit and and consequently consequently no no opinion opinion[is] is given given as as to[to] whether whether the[the] accounts accounts present present a a

"true “true[and] and fair fair view”[view'][and] and the[the] report report is[is] limited limited to[to] those[those][matters] matters[set] set out[out] in[in][the] the statement statement below.[below.]

Independent Independent[Examiner's] Examiner’s Statement Statement

In In connection connection with with my my examination, examination, no no matter matter has has come come to to my my attention:[attention:]

I. 1. Which Which[gives] gives me me[reasonable ] reasonable cause cause[to] to[believe] believe that[that][in] in any any[material] material respect, respect,[the] the[requirements:] requirements: > To To keep keep[accounting] accounting[ records] records[in] in accordance[accordance][with] with[section] section[386] 386 of the[of the] Companies[Companies][ Act] Act[ 2006;] 2006; and and
To To prepare prepare accounts accounts which[which] accord accord[with the] with the accounting[accounting] records,[records,] comply[comply] with[with the] the[accounting] accounting requirements requirements of of section[section] 396 396 of of the[the] Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and[and] with with the[the] methods methods and[and] principles principles of[of][ the] the Statement Statement[of] of Recommended[Recommended] Practice: Practice:[Accounting] Accounting and[and] Reporting Reporting[by] by Charities. Charities.
have have not not been been met; met; or or
1. To To which, which,[in] in my my opinion,[opinion,][attention] attention should should[be] be drawn[drawn][in] in order[order] to[ to][enable] enable a[a] proper[proper] understanding understanding of[of] the[the] accounts accounts[to] to[be] be reached. reached.

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STATEMENT STATEMENT OF OF FINANCIAL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES

FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31st[31st] MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

							2024 2024
							11 Months 11 Months
	Note Note	Jnrestrictec Jnrestrictec	Restricted Restricted	2025 2025	Jnrestrictec Jnrestrictec	Restricted Restricted	to 31.03.24 to 31.03.24
		e	£	£	£	£	&
Income from: Income from:
Donations and legacies Donations and legacies		3,755 3,755	-	3,755 3,755	619 619	-	619 619
Charitable activities Charitable activities	1 1	128,046 128,046	4,198 4,198	132,244 132,244	94,977 94,977	1 ,945 1,945	96,922 96,922
Investment Income Investment Income		2,111 2,111	-	2,111 2.4414	861 861	-	861 861
Other Other		és	=	.			.
Total income Total income		133,912 133,912	4,198 4,198	138,110 138,110	96,457 96,457	1 ,945 1,945	98,402 98,402
Expenditure on: Expenditure on:
Raising funds Raising funds		.	-	-	-		5
Charitable Activities Charitable Activities	2 2	132,261 132,261	1,049 1,049	133,310 133,310	123,555 123,555	828 828	124,383 124,383
Other Other		-	-	;	.	a	.
Total expenditure Total expenditure		132,261 132,261	1,049 1,049	133,310 133,310	123,555 123,555	828 828	124,383 124 383
Net income/(expenditure) Net income/(expenditure)		1,651 1,651	3,149 3,149	4,800 4,800	(27,098) (27,098)	1,117 1A17	(25,981) (25,981)
Transfer Between Funds Transfer Between Funds		6,408 6,408	(6,408) (6,408)	-	1 ,305 1,305	(1,305) (1,305)	-
Net movement in funds Netmovement in funds		8,059 8,059	(3,259) (3,259)	4,800 4,800	(25,793) (25,793)	(188) (188)	(25,981) (25,981)
Reconciliation of Funds: Reconciliation of Funds:
Total funds brought forward Total funds brought forward		450,270 450,270	26,649 26,649	476,919 476,919	476,063 476,063	26,837 26,837	502,900 502,900
Total funds carried forward Totalfundscarriedforward		458,329 458,329	23,390 23,390	481,719 481,719	450,270 450,270	26,649 26,649	476,919 476,919

All All income income and and expenditure expenditure derives derives from from continuing continuing activities. activities.

The The statement statement[of] of financial[financial] activities activities includes[includes] all all aims aims and and losses losses recognised recognised in in the the year. year.

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BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH FORTHEYEAR ENDED 31stMARCH	2025 2025				Company Company	Number: Number:		2705833 2705833
								2024 2024
							II 11	Months Months
	Note Note	Unrestrictec Unrestrictec	Restricted Restricted	2025 2025	Jnrestrictec Restricted Unrestrictec Restricted		to to	31.03.24 31.03.24
		£	£	5	£	£		z
FixedAssets: Fixed Assets:
TangibleAssets Tangible Assets	3 3	421 ,556 421,556	-	421 ,556 421,556	421 ,556 421,556			421 ,556 421,556
Currentassets Current assets
Stocks Stocks	4 4	2,212 2,212	-	2,212 2,212	1,562 1,562			1,562 1,562
Debtors Cash atBank and in Hand Debtors Cash at Bank and in Hand	5 5	3,809 38,940 3,809 38,940	23,390 - 23,390	3,809 62,330 3,809 62,330	4,949 27,402 4,949 27,402	26,649 26,649		4,949 54,051 4,949 54,051
		44,961 44,961	23,390 23,390	68,351 68,351	33,913 33,913	26,649 26,649		60,562 60,562
Creditors: Amounts falling due Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year within one year	6 6	(8,188) (8,188)	-	(8,188) (8,188)	(5,199) (5,199)	-		(5,199) (5,199)
Net current assets I (liabilities) Net currentassets/ (liabilities)		36,773 36,773	23,390 23,390	60,163 60,163	28,714 28,714	26,649 26,649		55,363 55,363
Net assets/(liabilities) Net assets/(liabilities)		458,329 458,329	23,390 23,390	481 ,719 481,719	450,270 450,270	26,649 26,649		476,919 476,919
Total charity funds/(deficit) Total charity funds/(deficit)		458,329 458,329	23,390 23,390	481 ,719 481,719	450,270 450,270	26,649 26,649		476,919 476,919
Charity Funds: Charity Funds:
Restricted Funds Restricted Funds	7 7	-	23,390 23,390	23,390 23,390	-	26,649 26,649		26,649 26,649
Unrestricted and Designated Reserves Unrestricted and Designated Reserves	8 8	458,329 458,329	-	458,329 458,329	450,270 450,270	-		450,270 450,270
Total Charity Funds TotalCharityFunds		458,329	23,390	481,719	450,270 450,270	26,649 26,649		476,919 476,919

For For the the year year ending ending 31st 31st March March 2025, 2025, the the company company was was entitled entitled to to exemption exemption from from audit audit under under section section 477 477 of the of the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006.

The The directors directors acknowledge acknowledge their[their] responsibilities[responsibilities] for: for:

(i) | the the members members have have not not required required the the company company to to obtain obtain an an audit audit of[of] its its accounts accounts for[for] the the year year[in] in question[question][in] in accordance[accordance][with] with[section] section[476.] 476.
(ii) the the directors directors acknowledge acknowledge their[their] responsibilities[responsibilities] for for complying complying with with the the requirements requirements of of the the Act Act with with respect respect to to accounting accounting records records and and the the preparation preparation of accounts. of accounts.
(iii) (iii) these these accounts have accounts have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with the the provisions provisions applicable applicable to to companies companies subject[subject][to] to[the] the small small companies' companies' regime.[regime.]

The The accounts accounts have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with the the special special provisions provisions relating relating to to small small

companies companies within within[the] the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006.

Approved Approved[by] by[the] the Board Board of[of] Trustees Trustees on on 20th[20th] August August 2025 2025 and and[signed] signed on on[their] their[behalf] behalf[by:] by:

Chris Chris[Carr] Carr Director/Chair Director/Chair

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNTY FEDERATION FEDERATION OF OF WOMEN'S WOMEN'S[INSTITUTES] INSTITUTES (A (A Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee) Guarantee) PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES POLICIES

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FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31st[31st] MARCH MARCH[2025] 2025

eRA Accounting Accounting Policies[Policies] The The[financial] financial statements statements of of the the Charitable Charitable Company, Company, which which is is a a public public[entity] entity under under FRS FRS 102,[102,] have have been been prepared prepared under under the the[historical] historical cost cost[convention] convention and and in[in] accordance accordance with[with] the[the] Companies Companies[Act] Act[2006] 2006 and[and][the] the[Statement] Statement[ of] of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice SORP SORP (FRS102) (FRS102) issued issued on on[1st] 1st October October[2019,] 2019, applicable applicable UK UK Accounting[Accounting] Standards Standards and and the the Charities Charities Act Act[2011] 2011.

Format Format The The company company has has taken taken advantage advantage of[of] the[the] provisions provisions[of] of the[the] Companies Companies Act[Act][2006] 2006 and[and] presented[presented] an an income income and and expenditure[expenditure] account account[in] in[the] the[form] form[of] of[a] a Statement Statement[of] of Financial[Financial][Activities] Activities on on the[the][grounds] grounds that that it it enables enables the the financial financial statements statements to to show show a a true true and and fair fair view view of[of] the the result[result] for[for] the the year. year.

Fund Fund[accounting] accounting General General funds funds are are unrestricted[unrestricted] funds funds which which are are available available for[for] use use[at] at the[the][discretion] discretion of of the the trustees trustees

in in furtherance furtherance[of] of the the general general objectives objectives of of the the non-profit non-profit making making charity charity which which have have not not been been

designated designated for[for] other other purposes. purposes. Designated Designated[funds] funds comprise comprise unrestricted unrestricted funds[funds] that[that] have have been been set set[aside] aside[by] by the[the][trustees] trustees for[for][particular] particular purposes. purposes. The The aim aim and and use use of of each each designated designated funds funds is is set set[out] out in in the the notes notes to to the the[financial] financial

statements. statements. Restricted Restricted funds[funds] are are[funds] funds which which are are[to] to be be used used in[in] accordance accordance[with] with[specific] specific restrictions[restrictions]

imposed imposed by by the the donors donors or or which which have have been been raised raised by by the the[charity] charity for[for] particular particular purposes. purposes. Incoming Incoming resources resources

Voluntary Voluntary income income and and donations donations are are included included in in incoming incoming resources resources when when they they are are[receivable] receivable

and and the the amount amount can can be be quantified quantified with with reasonable reasonable accuracy. accuracy. Grants Grants are are brought[brought] into[into] account[account] on on a[a]

receivable receivable basis. basis. Deferred Deferred income income represents represents amounts amounts[received] received[for] for future future periods[periods] and[and] is[is] released[released][to] to incoming[incoming] resources resources in in the the period period for for which which it it has has been been received. received.

Resources Resources expended expended

Expenditure Expenditure is is allocated allocated on on the the statement statement[of] of[financial] financial activities activities between between restricted restricted and and unrestricted unrestricted funds,[funds,][and] and is[is][further] further analysed analysed between between costs costs of[of] generating[generating][funds] funds and and other other[charitable] charitable[expenditure.] expenditure.[All] All[expenditure] expenditure[is] is[accounted] accounted for[for] on on an an accruals accruals basis. basis. Tangible Tangible fixed fixed assets assets and and depreciation depreciation Land Land and and Buildings Buildings[for] for use use by[by][the] the[charity] charity are are stated stated[at] at cost cost

The The trustees trustees believe believe that[that] this this policy policy is[is][appropriate] appropriate[to] to the[the] company's company's circumstances circumstances and[and] have[have][decided] decided to[to] adopt[adopt] it.[it.][This] This represents represents a a departure departure from from the the requirements[requirements] of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 but but the the directors directors believe believe it it to to be be necessary necessary for for the the accounts accounts to to show showa a true true and and fair fair view. view.

Other Other tangible tangible[fixed] fixed assets assets are are stated stated at at cost cost less less depreciation depreciation

Depreciation Depreciation is is calculated calculated to to write write down down the the cost cost[of] of all all tangible tangible[fixed] fixed assets assets[by] by instalments[instalments] over over the the expected expected useful useful lives. lives.

Furniture, Furniture,[fixtures] fixtures and and fittings fittings - 15% 15% on oncost cost

Intangible Intangible income income Intangible Intangible income, income, in[in] the the form form of of donated donated facilities facilities and and voluntary voluntary help help etc., etc., is[is] not[not] included[included] in[in][the] the financial financial statements statements since since it it is is not not considered considered practicable practicable to to quantify quantify such such income. income.

Pension Pension Scheme Scheme

The The[Charity] Charity operates operates[the] the NEST NEST Pension Pension Scheme Scheme[in] in line line with with current current[legislation.] legislation.

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NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS

I 1	Income from Charitable activities: Income from Charitable activities:
		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	2025 2025	2024 2024
		£	£	£	£
	County Sales Items Newsletters Yearbooks County Sales Items Newsletters Yearbooks	835 307 22 835 307 22	- - -	835 307 22 835 307 22	1 ,889 971 30 1,889 971 30
	National Draw National Draw	154 154	-	154 154	716 716
	Other Sales Other Sales	1,264 1,264	-	1 ,264 1,264	1 ,327 1,327
		2,582		2,582	4,933
	Events to raise funds Events to raise funds	10,842 10,842	-	10,842 10,842	3,416 3,416
	National affiliation fees National affiliation fees	36,742 36,742	-	36,742 36,742	27,584 27,584
	Affiliation fees Affiliation fees	31 ,698 31,698	-	31 ,698 31,698	23,650 23,650
	Other income Other income	15,117 15,117	4, 198 4,198	19,315 19,315	14,669 14,669
	Insurance Insurance	1 ,597 1,597	-	1,597 1,597	888 888
	WI events WI events	29,430 29,430	-	29,430 29,430	21,726 21,726
	Room hire, photocopying Total Income Room hire, photocopying Total Income	38 128,046 38 128,046	4,198 - 4,198	38 132,244 38 132,244	56 96,922 56 96,922
2 2	Expenditure on Charitableactivities: Expenditure on Charitable activities:	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	2025 2025	2024 2024
		£	£	£	£
	Cost of Sales Cost of Sales	1 ,248 1,248	-	1,248 1,248	2,140 2,140
	Affiliation Fees paid to National WI Expenses for events Restricted Funds Payments Employment costs Premises expenses Insurance Affiliation Fees paid to National WI Expenses forevents Restricted Funds Payments Employment costs Premises expenses Insurance	38,182 28,182 35,638 4,916 3,072 38,182 28,182 - 35,638 4,916 3,072	1 ,049 - - 1,049 - - -	38,182 28,182 1,049 35,638 4,916 3,072 38,182 28,182 1,049 35,638 4,916 3,072	38,079 19,253 828 35,451 4,959 3,421 38,079 19,253 828 35,451 4,959 3,421
	General running expenses Fundraising Depreciation National/LocalAGM General running expenses Fundraising Depreciation National/Local AGM	9,029 1 ,576 7,555 9,029 1,576 - 7,655	- - - -	9,029 1,576 7,555 9,029 1,576 - 1,585	9,416 1 ,606 6,123 9,416 1,606 2 6,123
	Governance Governance
	Trustee expenses Accounting Independent examination Total expenditure Trustee expenses Accounting Independent examination Total expenditure	1 ,488 1,375 132,261 1,488 - 1,375 132,261	1,049 - - - 1,049	1 ,488 1,375 133,310 1,488 - 1,375 133,310	1,478 229 1,400 124,383 1,478 229 1,400 124,383
2 2	Trustee and Employment Gross wages and salaries Employer pension Trustee and Employment Gross wages and salaries Employer pension	35,137 501 35,638 35,137 501 35,638	- - -	35,137 501 35,638 La Ry 501 35,638	35,016 435 35,451 35,016 435 35,451

No No employee employee earned earned[in] in excess excess of of £60,000 €60,000 during during the the year. year. Average Average number number of[of] full-time[full-time] equivalent[equivalent] employees employees[in] in[the] the year: year:[1.5] 1.5[(2024:] (2024:1.5)[I][.5)]

During During the the year, year, no no trustees trustees received received any any remuneration remuneration Enil. £nil. (2024 (2024 Enil) Enil) Total Total expenditure expenditure reimbursed reimbursed to to trustees trustees amounted amounted to to Enil Enil (2024:EniI) (2024:Enil) Trustee Trustee[travelling] travelling expenses expenses were were[paid] paid[to] to[the] the following[following][number] number (11)[(11)][of] of[people] people £1,488[El][488] (2024:£1,478)[(2024'.EI][ ,478)]

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NOTES NOTES TO[TO] THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS

eS	eS	eS	eS	eS	eS
3 3	Tangible FixedAssets: Tangible Fixed Assets:		Equipment, Furniture & Equipment. Furniture &	Freehold Land and Freehold Land and	Total Total
			Fittings Fittings	Buildings Buildings	£
			£	£	£
	Cost Cost
	Brought forward Brought forward		17,181 17,181	421,556 421,556	438,737 438,737
	Additions Additions		-	-	-
	Disposals Carried forward Disposals Carried forward		17,181 - 17,181	421,556 - 421,556	438,737 - 438,737
	Depreciation Brought forward Depreciation Brought forward		17,181 17,181	-	17,181 17,181
	Charge for year Charge for year		-	-	=
	Disposals Carried forward Disposals Carried forward		17,181 - 17,181	- -	17.181 - 17,181
	Net Book Value Net Book Value
	Balance at 31.03.25 Balance at 31.03.25		-	421 ,556 421,556	421 ,556 421,556
	Balance at 30.04.24 Balance at 30.04.24		-	421 ,556 421,556	421 ,556 421,556
4 4	Stock Stock	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	2025 2025	2024 2024
		£	£	£	£
	Goods for resale Goods for resale	2,212 2,212	-	2,212 2212	1,562 1,562
		2,212 2,212	-	2,212 2,212	1,562 1,562
5 5	Debtors: Debtors:	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	2025 2025	2024 2024
		£	£	£	£
	Trade Debtors Trade Debtors	1 ,328 1,328	-	1 ,328 1,328	886 886
	Other Debtors Other Debtors	I ,452 1,452	-	1 ,452 1,452	1,226 1,226
	Prepayments and accrued income Prepayments and accrued income	1,029 3,809 1,029 3,809	- ;	1 ,029 3,809 1,029 3,809	2,837 4,949 2,837 4,949
6 6	Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	Unrestricted Unrestricted £	Restricted Restricted £	2025 2025 £	2024 2024 £
	Other creditors Other creditors	-	-	-	-
	Taxation and Social Security Accruals Deferred Income Taxation and Social Security Accruals Deferred Income	(726) (7,462) (726) (7,462) -	- - -	(726) (7,462) (726) (7,462) -	(904) (2,055) (2,240) (904) (2,055) (2,240)
		(8,188) (8,188)	-	(8,188) (8,188)	(5, 199) (5,199)

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NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS

Restricted Funds: Restricted Funds:	Restated Restated
	Balance Balance	Incoming Incoming		Resources Resources’	Transfer Transfer		Balance Balance
	01.04.24 01.04.24	Resources Resources		Expended Expended	between between		31.03.25 31.03.25
					funds funds
Restricted Funds Restricted Funds	£	£		£	£		=
Suspended WIS Suspended Wis	8,055 8,055		3,708 3,708	-	(6,408) (6,408)		5,355 5,355
Memorial Bursary Fund Memorial Bursary Fund	7,439 7,439		490 490	(709) (709)		.	7,220 7,220
Margaret Aspinal Bursary Margaret Aspinal Bursary	1 ,877 1,877		.	.		-	1,877 1,877
Agnes Salter - Denman Travel Fund Agnes Salter - Denman Travel Fund	128 128		-	:		-	128 128
Mary Sheldon Bursary Mary Sheldon Bursary	9,150 9,150		-	(340) (340)		-	8,810 8,810
	26,649 26,649		4,198 4,198	(1,049)	(6,408) (6,408)		23,390 23,390

Suspended Suspended[WIS] Wis[Fund] Fund arises[arises][when] when[a] a[WI] WI[is] is suspended suspended[and] and any any monies monies[remaining] remaining are are added added to to this this fund, fund, if if that that WI WI is is reformed reformed within within three three years, years, any any monies monies held held are are paid paid back back[to] to them. them.[If] If not not reformed, reformed, the the money money is[is] transferred transferred into into the the Formation Formation of[of] new new WI WI fund. fund. The The Memorial Memorial Bursary Bursary provides provides funds funds[for] for an an educational educational bursary bursary[for] for[local] local WI's. WI's. Margaret Margaret Aspinal Aspinal Bursary Bursary provides provides educational educational bursaries bursaries for for Denman Denman College College courses. courses. As As Denman Denman Collage Collage has has closed closed down, down, we we are are awaiting awaiting guidance guidance from from the the National National Federation Federation of of WI's WI's to to let let us us know know how how we we deal deal with with this. this. Agnes Agnes Salter Salter[is] is[to] to provide[provide] funds[funds][to] to pay pay[travel] travel[to] to and and[from] from Denman Denman College. College. As As Denman Denman college college[is] is closed[closed] we we are are waiting waiting guidance guidance from from the the National National Federation Federation of[of] WI's. WI's. Mary Mary Sheldon Sheldon bursary bursary is is available available[to] to all all members members[for] for an an educational educational course. course

8 8 Unrestricted Unrestricted and and Designated Designated Funds Funds

	Balance Balance	Incoming Incoming	Resources Resources	Transfers Transfers	Balance Balance
	01.04.24 01.04.24	Resources Resources	Expended Expended		31.03.25 31.03.25
Unrestricted reserves Unrestricted reserves	444,754 £ 444,754	133,582 £ 133,582	(131,640) ei (131,640)	5,558 £ 5,558	452,254 2 452,254
Designated reserves Designated reserves
County Bounty County Bounty	3,516 3,516	180 180	(621) (621)	-	3,075 3,075
Formation of new WI's Formation of new WI's	2,000 2,000	150 150	-	850 850	3,000 3,000
	450,270 450,270	133,912 133,912	(132,261 (132,261)	6,408 6,408	458,329 458,329

9 9 SHARE SHARE CAPITAL CAPITAL AND AND MEMBERS MEMBERS LIABILITY LIABILITY

The The company company is is[limited] limited by[by] guarantee guarantee and and does does not not have have a a share share capital. capital.

Every Every member member[of ] of the the company company undertakes undertakes[to] to contribute contribute[to] to the the assets assets[of] of the the company, company, in in the the event event of of it it being being wound wound up up while while he/she he/she is is a a trustee trustee or or within within one one year year afterwards, afterwards, for for payment payment of of the the debts debts and and

liabilities liabilities[of] of the the company, company, charges charges and and expenses expenses of[of] winding winding up up and and[for] for the the adjustment adjustment of[of] the the rights[rights] of[of] contributories contributories among among themselves, themselves, such such amounts amounts as as may may be be required required not not exceeding exceeding El. £1.

10 10 ULTIMATE ULTIMATE CONTROLLING CONTROLLING PARTY PARTY

The The charity[charity] is[is] under under the the ultimate ultimate control[control][of] of[its] its trustees, trustees, the the names names of[of] whom whom are are shown shown at[at] the the front front of of these these accounts. accounts.