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2023-03-31-accounts

BLINDIN BUSINESS

Helping Blind & Partially Sighted People Into Work

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust

Report and Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2023

Charity Number 1011957

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust

Contents Page
Legal and Administrative Details 2
Patrons and Trustees
Independent Examiners
Bankers
Trustees' Report
Structure, Governance and Management 3
Objectives and Activities 4-5
Reserves Policy 6
Financial Performance 7
Future Developments 7
Thanks 8
Independent Examiner's Report 10
Financial Statements
Statement of Financial Activities 11
Balance Sheet 12
Notes 13-24

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Legal and Administrative Details

Patrons: Sir Anthony Cleaver
Sir Peter Gershon
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
John Spence OBE
David Watson
Trustees: Jane Ca-thrall_(Chair)_
Wendy Hyde_(Previous Chair, resigned 2 oct_2023)
Robert Keller*(Treasurer)
Steve Norton
Daniel Smith*
Rupert Marks_(appointed 30 May_2023)
Daniel Hartland_(appointed 30 May 2023)_
* Visually Impaired Members
Directors: Dan Mitchell
James McCarthy
Registered Office: Blind in Business
MBX 102
690 London Road
Grays
RM20 3LD
Tel:
020 7588 1885
Email:
info@blindinbusiness.org.uk
Website:
www.blindinbusiness.org.uk
Charity No: 1011957
Independent Examiner: Helen Cain, FCA
Mercer & Hole LLP
21 Lombard Street
London
EC3V 9AH
Bankers: Metro Bank
Virgin Money
Scottish Widows
CCLA Investment Management Ltd

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Report of the Trustees of the Blind in Business Charitable Trust for the year ended 31 March 2023

The Trustees submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2019), applicable Accounting Standards in the UK and the Charities Act 2011.

structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Trust was founded in 1992.

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust ('the Trust'), which is a registered charity in England and Wales, is operated under the rules of its Deed of Settlement dated 10 November 2005. This document was updated to refresh the document by Pro-Bono support from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP and was approved by the Charity Commission after 20 September 2022.

Appointment of Trustees

The governance of the Trust is the responsibility of the Trustees who are appointed to the Board under the terms of the Deed of Settlement. Appointments to the Board are made on the basis of the skills needed for the operation of the Trust. New Trustees are appointed by the Board at Board meetings.

The Trustees agreed to appoint new Trustees to Blind in Business and this journey will be ongoing throughout 2023. To abide by Charity Commission rules, the Trustees agreed to rotate current Trustees and add additional Trustees to the board, embracing new skill sets to aid the charity moving forward.

GDPR

We continue to abide by all Government regulations.

We use back-ups to the Cloud which are encrypted.

Our website is GDPR compliant in respect of the data of visitors who get in touch with us and book events through the site.

Safeguarding young vulnerable people

Safeguarding and protecting young vulnerable people has always been our priority. All staff have DBS (Disclosure and Barring Services) checks.

Trustees are asked to either provide proof of a DBS check or for the charity to reimburse them for this documentation.

Trustees are recommended to have training if they have not previously undertaken such training.

Trustees are given suggestions on further safeguarding by the staff.

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All staff are aware of how to work with vulnerable young disabled people and have yearly training provided by the NSPCC.

We produce risk assessments for our face-to-face work and have policies in place to protect everybody we support.

Organisation

The Board of Trustees administers the charity. The Board meets formally quarterly and Trustees are encouraged to visit the charity and are made welcome, as both sides discuss present operations and future developments.

The charity also has a Finance Committee and a People Committee that meet prior to Trustee Board meetings.

Directors are appointed by the Trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity.

The Directors have been given delegated authority, within the terms of delegation approved by the Trustees, for operational matters including finance, employment and related activities.

Related parties

The Charity has no business relationships with related parties.

Risk Management

The Trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises:

The Trustees have undertaken a review of major risks, as required under the Statement of Recommended Practice. They have considered and agreed appropriate control processes and developed actions to manage those risks.

Objectives

The objectives of the Trust are to encourage visually impaired children into further education and apprenticeships, and to support sight impaired university students and graduates into good jobs. Another objective is to work with employers so they become even more willing to take these graduates and apprentices into their early career schemes.

The Trust helps young visually impaired people to develop the confidence to match their qualifications and abilities with employment opportunities. Through employability support, mentoring, work experience, assistive technology and training, the Trust supports visually impaired young people to compete equally with their sighted peers in the job market.

The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing their objectives and in planning future activities. In

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particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.

Activities

The Trust operates throughout the UK from an office near Old Street in London.

There were up to five staff during the year, helped by interns and students who undertake work experience with the Trust.

We ran a 30th anniversary dinner in November 2022 to celebrate the historic work of the charity and to thank supporters for their help over many years. The event made a profit of £2,000 through ticket sales and a raffle.

We have volunteers of the highest calibre, able to guide candidates interested in working in their areas. We are grateful to the many blind and visually impaired people who act as mentors and give enthusiastic, professional and practical help to the new young visually impaired people with whom we work.

We receive a lot of referrals to our services through word-of-mouth recommendations from people who have successfully engaged with the service in the past. In addition, we have an increasing pipeline of referrals through relationships that we have built with the careers and disability services at universities, specialist teachers at schools, colleges, and councils, various charities in the sight loss sector, and contacts at eye hospitals such as Moorfields. We also receive self-referrals through our website and social media channels.

We worked with a range of employers, showing them how straightforward it can be to employ visually impaired people, once the first barriers of anxiety about reasonable adjustments in key areas such as equipment and mobility are overcome. We discuss with the employers the practical adaptations that can be made and can give many examples of where it has been done successfully. We showcase how straightforward these adjustments can be to implement by helping employers to create and run work experience and internship opportunities for the young people that we support.

Employment Service

Graduate placements = 54.

Work experience and internships = 37.

University Lunch and Learn sessions = 7 run.

Online and face to face university student events =12 run.

Employer events run (virtual and in person): Financial Times, British Airways, ITV, KPMG, Channel 4, ITV.

Mock assessments - 2 run.

Education to Employment -1. This is a residential course, involving water white rafting and mock interviews with employers from all industries. This is a yearly event and in 2023 we shall run two courses with restricted funding allocated for this course. This is our flagship event and

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typically 15-20 graduates take part with 10-15 employers. Such events are typically run in London and throughout the UK. We change the sporting activity Annually, in the past we have done driving, rock climbing to name a few.

We divide our work into Employment and Training Services.

This year, we helped 54 young people into professional roles, apprenticeships, and internships.

We have continued to help students remotely and have resumed supporting students face to face in the office. Continuing to offer remote one to one support has meant we can support students who are unable to visit the office due to distance.

We have continued to host virtual insight sessions with employers such as ITV, Financial Times, British Airways and KPMG for students and graduates. These insight sessions aim to give students and graduates an insight into the different careers available and the opportunity to speak with recruiters. We have taken a hybrid approach of running both virtual and face to face insight sessions to ensure they are accessible to all students and graduates.

We ran two virtual mock assessment centres and mock interviews for students and graduates. With recruitment now taking place both virtually and face to face, we have continued to support students and graduates with navigating the recruitment process online.

We ran online drop-in sessions with twelve universities and have run staff 'lunch and learn' training sessions with the careers and disability staff at seven universities. We have also contacted all UK universities with details of our website, university newsletter, podcasts, and social media platforms.

Training Service

279 young people aged 13-25 engaged with the training service in 2023.

We ran the Building Prospects workshop series virtually across all three school terms, and in person at Linden Lodge school in the winter and spring terms of 2022/23. Building Prospects is a 5-week workshop series aimed at building employability skills by exploring how to find a job you are passionate about, transferable skills, interview skills, reasonable adjustments, and selfadvocacy.

We ran in person reasonable adjustments and self-advocacy workshops at Coventry College, Linden Lodge School, Oxted School, and St Joseph's Catholic School.

We ran our Expectations Exceeded parents workshop virtually every three months. In these workshops we have a group of four to five role models talk about their experiences from education into employment followed by a question-and-answer session.

Finance

We have continued to work hard to raise the grants needed to maintain the operation.

Fundraising has been challenging, but it is carried out successfully by Dan Mitchell, and we have benefited from our applications complying with the grant makers' policies, and by reporting on our uses of their grants on time and in detail.

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The charity has no formal or contractual links, partnerships or subsidiary agreements with any other charities, and relies entirely on funding from grant-making bodies, companies and individuals.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees aim to ensure that reserves of at least six months of expenditure are maintained. We are fortunate in having at least nine months' reserves at the end of the financial year.

This will enable the Charity to:

(a) operate in a sound manner as a going concern even during any temporary slow-down in fundraising; and/or

(b) be operated and wound up in an orderly fashion in the event of a decision by the Trustees to cease operations. The level of reserves required is reviewed and agreed annually by the Trustees based on a recommendation from the Treasurer. In considering the appropriate level the Treasurer and the Trustees have regard to the current and expected operating expenses of the Trust and will seek to maintain sufficient funds to cover these expenses.

Investment powers and policy

The charity has the power to invest in any way the Trustees see fit. In practice, in view of the size of the charity and therefore the relatively low level of reserves, assets are held in cash at bank including on short term deposit at banks.

Financial performance

Our total income this year was £250,531 (2022: £220,227) and our total expenditure was £295,152 (2022: £256,357). This is a deficit of -£44,621. In the 2022/2023 fiscal year the Trust raised £250,531, an increased amount of income on the previous year (2022: £220,227).

Restricted reserves were £165,755 (2022: £162,015). Unrestricted reserves were in a deficit of £27,254 (2022: £21,107).

The Trust will look for opportunities to increase its activities through new projects as they arise and where there are committed grant-makers. There is a concentrated effort to remove the historic deficit by seeking long term funding from respected Trusts and Foundations throughout the UK. Though there is a small but growing Unrestricted Reserves balance as set out below in Financial performance, steps will be taken to eliminate this over the coming months

Future Developments in the Charity

The Trust will continue to work in the various ways we have described above.

School leavers, students and graduates have continued to seek our help by email and phone and face to face.

We will continue to draw on our large numbers of past candidates, and our professional volunteers and alumni to offer mentoring and support to new candidates.

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We will explore new ways to attract visually impaired students and encourage them to work with our free employment service. This will include developing our social media, marketing and PR strategy to support the Trust's activities.

Thanks

We are particularly grateful for generous donations from EdenTree, The Band Trust, Garfield Weston, and grants issued through the London Community Foundation and the Kent Communication Foundation_

We are also grateful for individuals who have donated via Justgiving and those who paid for tickets at our 30th Anniversary Event, which included members of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers and others. We are also thankful for those people who kindly donated tickets, which were used for unemployed sight impaired people to attend.

Some fenders remain anonymous and at their request have been removed from this list.

The Livery Companies of the City of London have been generous in their donations. They are the Worshipful Companies of:

Spectacle makers, Homers, Lightmongers, Launderers, Coopers, Insurers, Dyers, World Traders and the Brewers Company.

Albert Hunt Trust London Stock exchange Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Charitable Trust M&G Allen & ®very Marsh Christian Trust Big Lottery awards for All England Persula Foundation Big Lottery Awards for All Wales Prospect-us Cadent Gas Schroder Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust Sir James Roll Charitable trust Doris Field Charitable Trust Skipton Building Society Dorothy Hay-Bolton Charitable Trust St James Place Foundation Dumbreck charity Steel Charitable Trust Ecclesiastical Tesco (Groundwork UK) Edward Gostling Foundation Thomas Podding-ton Trust Eveson Charitable Trust Unilever Gordan Trust Vision foundation Cowling WLG Waitrose HSBC Weinstock fund Kevin McGrath Trust Wixamtree trust Lille C Johnson Charitable Trust Zochonis charitable trust London City Airport

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 2_I

and signed on behalf by:

Robert Keller, Treasurer

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Blind in Business Charitable Trust for the year ended 31 March 2023

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 11 to 24.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or -

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records ; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

18 December 2023

Helen Cain FCA Mercer & Hole LLP 21 Lombard Street London EC3V 9AH

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023

Notes
Income from
Donations, legacies and other
income
2
Government grant
2
Investments
3
Total income
Expenditure on
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
4,5
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
13
Total funds carried forward
13		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
69,155
181,015
250,170
78,272
129,412
207,684

12,422
-
12,422
361
361
121
-
121
69,516
181,015
250,531
90,815
129,412
220,227
18,311
18,311
16,808
-
16,808
99,566
177,275
276,841
72,284
167,265
239,549
117,877
177,275
295,152
89,092
167,265
256,357
(48,361)
3,740
(44,621)
1,723
(37,853)
(36,130)
-
-
61.377
(61,377)
(48,361)
3,740
(44,621)
63,100
(99,230)
(36,130)
21,107
162,015
183,122
(41,993)
261,245
219,252
(27,254)
165,755
138,501
21,107
162,015
183,122

All income and expenditure are derived from continuing operations. The Trust has no recognised gains or losses for the year ended 31 March 2023. There is no material difference between the results shown above and the results on an historical cost basis.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
8
Current assets
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year
10
Net current assets
Net assets
Total Charity Funds
Unrestricted funds
12
Restricted funds
12
Total funds		 2023
£
2022
£

5,344
6,516

34,266
23,814
164,123
210,159
198,389
233,973
65,232
57,367
133,157
176,606
138,501
183,122

(27,254)
21,107
165,755
162,015
138,501
183,122

Approved by the Board of Trustees on

ill . and signed on its behalf by:

Trustee: Jane Cathralk

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31st

March 2022 1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies which are adopted consistently in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements do not include a cash flow statement because the Charity, as a small reporting entity is exempt from the requirement to prepare such a statement under Update Bulletin 1, Charities SORP (FRS 102).

The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have therefore necessarily departed from the extant Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 2 October 2019 rather than the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities effective from 1 April 2005, which has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts are rounded to the nearest £.

Income

Income is accounted for on an accruals basis in the period in which the charity is entitled to receipt and where the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. The main categories of income are:

Government grants

Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received. A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in other income when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised when the proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.

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Deferred income

Restricted income received during the year is only deferred if the donor has specifically requested that it is for a period or activity beyond the current year. It is then brought into the accounts in the appropriate period.

Accrued income

Income is accrued where funding has been agreed for a period and the expenditure incurred but the donor has yet to release funds. This occurs in some instances when a return is required after monies have been spent to enable funds to be released.

Intangible income and gifts in kind

Fixed assets donated to the charity are included as donation income at valuation at the time of receipt. Donated facilities and services are included in income at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognized where there is no financial cost borne by a third party. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised in the period in which it is incurred on an accruals basis.

Charitable expenditure

Includes all costs relating to delivering the courses, employment services, IT equipment and raising the awareness of everyone to the needs and opportunities of visually impaired children and graduates.

Governance costs

All costs that directly relate to the governance of the charity. This includes the examiner's fee and the proportion of accountancy work that relates to governing the charity.

Cost of generating funds

These include the salaries, direct expenditure and overhead costs of the staff and volunteers who undertake fund-raising activities.

Support costs

Support costs represent the costs of the office and the costs incurred by staff directly providing support to projects and other activities in furtherance of the objects of the charity, including management, supervision, training and technical support.

Basis of allocation

Basis of allocation reflects the method used to allocate costs. Activity cost Allocated for individual transactions Floor Space Allocated on the floor space used by that activity stream Staff Time Allocated on the basis of staff time spent Usage Allocated on a fixed % basis agreed for each year.

Staff costs and emoluments

Blind in Business makes contributions to staff personal pensions. These costs are charged in the accounts as incurred.

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Funds

Restricted funds

Restricted funds comprise the amount of donation income which, at the request of the donor, may be applied only for a specific purpose. The funds thus reserved will be released only to meet expenses incurred for that purpose or where the donor consents to a different application of the funds.

Unrestricted funds

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

The Trustees monitor the size of the funds to ensure they remain in proportion to the activities of the Trust.

Operating lease

Rentals applicable to operating leases are charged to the statement of financial activities on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Fixed assets

Assets with a purchase price greater than £2,000 are capitalised at cost. Depreciation is charged on a straight-line basis so as to write off each asset over its estimated useful life; typically 4 years for fixtures and fittings, and 3 years for computer equipment. Where assets are purchased as part of a project the assets are fully written off in the year of purchase. The Trustees believe this policy is prudent given the nature of the asset purchased and the potential for loss of control over project assets, for example where they are donated to schools, other organisations or individuals.

VAT

Value Added Tax suffered by Blind in Business is not recoverable and is charged to the SOFA or capitalised as part of the cost of fixed assets as appropriate.

2. Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies were received from the following sources:

Individuals
Charitable foundations		 2023
2022
£
£
2,394
3,689
247,776
203,995
250,170
207,684

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Of the above, £181,015 (2022: £157,023) were donations restricted as detailed below:

Courses
Employment services
Equipment
Total restricted donations
Government grant
Furlough Income
3. Income from
investments
Income on Virgin Money account
Income on Scottish Widows
Income on CCLA Charities Deposit Funds		 2023
£
2022
£
65,203
64,706
114,812
60,906
1,000
3,800
181,015
129,412
2023
2022
£
£
12,422
-
18,381
2023
2022
£
£
32
16
100
88
229
17
361
121

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4. Total resources expended

Analysis of expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2023:

Notes
Raising funds
Charitable
activities
5
Courses
Employment services
Equipment
Governance costs
5
Total		 Staff
£
Direct
costs
£
Support
Costs
£
Total
Staff
Direct Support
Total
2023
costs
Costs
2022
£
£
£
£
£
17,527
784
-
18,311
16,576
232
-
16,808
54,791
5,480
45,377
105,648
55,515
8,383
31,514
95,412
106,278
6,481
49,149
161,908
94,395
8,972
36,390 139,757
-
4,245
-
4,245
-
-
-
5,040
-
5,040
-
4,380
4,380
178,596
22,030
94,526
295,152 166,486
21,967
67,904 256,357

Direct costs include:

Examiner's fee
Accountancy services
Depreciation
Loss on disposal		 2023
£
2022
£
3,120
2,880
8,675
11,520
4,602
4,485
1,604
16,397
20,489

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5. Charitable activities

Support Costs matched against unrestricted funds have been allocated between Employment and Courses on a 50% basis in line with both their floor space and the work done on their behalf. Support costs have also been matched against the restricted funds and allocated between courses and employment accordingly.

Governance costs

Governance costs
Basis of allocation
Accommodation & travel
Activity
Accountancy
Usage
Advertising
Usage
Bank charges
Usage
Candidate expenses
Activity
Depreciation
Usage
Electricity
Floor Space
Equipment & materials
Activity
Event costs
Activity
Insurance
Usage
Loss on disposal
Usage
Rent & rates
Floor Space
Software & maintenance
Activity
Staff costs
Staff Time
Stationery & postage
Usage
Subscriptions
Activity
Sundry
Activity
Telephone
Usage
Training
Activity		 Courses Employment IT Equipment
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
£
2,630
2,743
-
5,373
5,173
4,338
4,337
-
8,675
11,520
1,403
1,048
-
2,451
31
122
122
-
244
164
31
100
-
131
1,125
308
307
3,987
4,602
4,485
1,318
1,318
2,636
444
129
24
258
411
358
4,757
5,799
-
10,556
524
524
1,048
1,779
-
-
-
1,604
16,036
16,035
-
32,071
20,938
1,180
929
-
2,109
7,722
64,835
121,174
-
186,009
169,030
1,069
722
1,791
1,111
24
24
-
48
183
418
261
-
679
866
2,913
2,794
-
5,707
7,385
3,613
3,647
-
7,260
1,251
105,648
161,908
4,245
271,801
235,169

Expenditure on charitable activities includes governance costs of £5,040 (2022: £4,380).

Accountancy
Examiner's fee		 Unrestricted
Restricted
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
1,920
1,920
1,500
-
1,500
3,120
3,120
2,880
2,880
5,040
-
5,040
4,380
-
4,380

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6. Emoluments of employees

No employee emoluments during the year, as defined for taxation purposes, amounted to over £60,000 (2022 - £60,000).

The Trustees have received no remuneration or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the course of their duties.

The average number of employees analysed by function on a full time equivalent (FTE) basis was as follows:

Generating funds
Charitable activity
Wages and salaries
Employer social security payments
Employer pension contributions		 2023
FTE
2022
FTE
0.10
0.35
4.48
4.57
4.58
4.92
2023
2022
£
£
173,441
163,021
18,978
12,345
11,117
10,240
203,536
185,606

7. Pension costs

For qualifying employees (those with more than six months' service) the charity contributes to the employee's chosen personal pension fund, up to 10% of their gross salary on condition that the employee makes contributions of his or her own. On this basis the charity does not run an occupational pension scheme.

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8. Tangible fixed assets

8. Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets
At cost
At 01/04/22
Additions during the year
At 31/03/23
Depreciation
At 01/04/22
Charge for the year
At 31/03/23
Net book value at 31/03/23
Net book value at 01/04/22
All fixed assets are held for direct charitable purposes.		 At cost Office
equipment
£
Fixtures and
Fittings
Total
£
14,867
2,335
17,202
3,430
-
3,430
At 01/04/22
Additions during the year
At 31/03/23
Depreciation
18,297
2,335
20,632
10,470
216
10,686
4,018
584
4,602
14,488
800
15,288
3,809
1,535
5,344
4,397
2,119
6,516

9. Debtors

Trade debtors
Accrued income
Prepayments
Other debtors		 2023
£
2022
£
8,962
216
15,355
7,630
2,126
8,145
7,823
7,823
34,266
23,814

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust

0. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors 2023
£
2022
£
3,051
6,735
9,677
3,788
18,879
19,024
4,625
5,820
29,000
22,000
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income
Deferred income
65,232
57,367
22,000
-
65,120
43,800
(58,120)
(21,800)
Balance brought forward
Income deferred in the year
Released in the year
Balance carried forward
29,000
22,000

1. Commitments: operating leases

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2023 2022
£ £
Within one year 25,476 22,240
Between two and five years 80,673 106,149

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust

13. Accumulated funds

Analysis of movements in funds - current year:

Unrestricted fund
Restricted funds
Courses
Employment services
Equipment		 Balance at
01/04/22
Movement in resources
Incoming
Closing balance
before transfers
31/03/23
£
£
£
£
21,107
69,516
(117,877)
(27,254)
8,506
65,203
(60,271)
13,438
145,304
114,812
(112,759)
147,357
8,205
1,000
(4,245)
4,960
162,015
181,015
(177,275)
165,755
183,122
250,531
(295,152)
138,501

Transfer between funds

Unrestricted fund
Restricted funds
Courses
Employment services
Equipment		 Closing balance
before transfers
Incoming
Outgoing
Closing balance
after transfers
£
£
£
£
(27,254)
(27,254)
13,438
13,438
147,357
147,357
4,960
4,960
165,755
-
165,755
138,501
-
-
138,501

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust

Analysis of movements in funds - previous year:

Unrestricted fund
Restricted funds
Courses
Employment services
Equipment
Transfer between funds
Unrestricted fund
Restricted funds
Courses
Employment services
Equipment		 Balance at
01/ 04/21
Movement in resources
Incoming
Outgoing
£
£
Closing balance
before transfers
31/03/22
(41,993)
90,815
(89,092)
(40,270)
7,698
64,706
(63,898)
8,506
187,765
60,906
(103,367)
145,304
65,782
3,800
69,582
261,245
129,412
(167,265)
223,392
219,252
220,227
(256,357)
183,122
Closing balance
before transfers
(40,270)
Incoming
61,377
Outgoing
Closing balance
after transfers
21,107
8,506
8,506
145,304
145,304
69,582
(61,377)
8,205
223,392
(61,377)
162,015
183,122
61,377
(61,377)
183,122

The Blind in Business Charitable Trust

14. Balance sheet analysis by fund

Fixed Assets
Current assets		 Unrestricted
fund
£
4,150		 Restricted
fund
Total
2023
Unrestricted
fund
Restricted
fund
Total
2022
£
£
£
£
£
1,194
5,344
2,335
4,181
6,516
12,779
12,549		 21,487
34,266
8,169
15,645
23,814
151,574
164,123
54,637
155,522
210,159
Debtors
Cash at bank and
in hand
Total current
assets
Current liabilities
25,328
56,732		 173,061
198,389
62,806
171,167
233,973
8,500
65,232
44,034
13,333
57,367
Creditors
Net current
assets/ (liabilities)
Net
assets/ (liabilities)
(31,404) 164,561
133,157
18,772
157,834
176,606
(27,254) 165,755
138,501
21,107
162,015
183,122

15. Related party transactions

Remuneration of key management personnel:

A total of £125,330 (2022: £62,860) was paid to key management personnel during the year.