Registered number
02841537
SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Report and Accounts
31 March 2025
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SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Company Information
DirectOTS
Cheryl Brown (Chair)
Natasha Matthews (Treasurer)
Dana Pinto (Vice Chairl
Denise Dickenson
Mary-Anne Bamfo
Board members appointed on 16 February 2024
Naomi McConachie-Gregory
Nickesha Grant
Accountants
Brookfield & Co
18 Concanon Road
London
SW2 STA
Registered number
2841537
Secretary
Ann Considine
Registered Office
Deptford Methodist Mission
I Creek Road
London
SE8 3BT
Charfty registration no
1024836

SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
DIREcfoRS' REPORT for the year ended 31 March 2025
The Direttors present their report and the audited financial statements of Second Wave..
Centre for Youth Arts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
OBJECTS, PRINCIPAL AcfiviTY AND ORGANISATION
The company is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is therefore governed
by a memorandum and articles of a550ciation. The charity objects of Second W3ve Youth
Arts are to make the arts more accessible and relevant to the well-bein8 and safety of
local communities, to celebrate cultural diversity 2nd build positive community relations.
Second Wave also aims to advance the education of the public and young people, by
providing facilities for the education and training of young people that develops their
leadership skills, enables youth participation in local decision-making, Supports youth-led
initiatives In their neighbourhoods, strengthens the well-being of young people, and
helps them to make Informed choices about their lives.
YOUTH ARTS PRAcficE
Second Wave has pioneered a youth-centred approach, inspired and informed by the
first-hand experiences of young people. Second Wave developed young people's role as
participants, collaborators, peer-leaders, workshop tutors, young, commissioned artists,
and practitioners. All these principles have been underpinned by distinrt phases of
participation in a youth arts process. By means of this strurture, the work of Second
Wave has widened participation, increased employment and training opportunities, and
strengthened the link between youth culture and social responsibility. with a view to
building a more cohesive community.
From our centre in Deptford. Second Wave ha5 offered a consistently high quality. youth-
centred creative programme in the evenings. weekends and during the holiday periods
throughout the year. This has included a diverse range of arts and educational
opportunities, wsth accessible entry points for young people who wished to participate,
learn and engage in a range of performing arts and media. Our regular participants were
aged between 11- 25 years and were primarily from the borough of Lewisham, as well as
Greenwich and Southwark. 86% of our participants were from Global majortty
communities.
Overthe period, Second Wave offered a free, regular, youth art5 programme for 11- to
25-year-olds on Satijrdays, after-school and during the holidays. We delivered a
dedicated creative media project after School ond in holiday periods for young women
aged between 13 to 18 years. These programmes enabled young women to develop their
confidence and skills, express their feèrs, gain support and develop the 5elf-esteem to
empower themselves and progress to further education, training and employment. Our
creative work Included the productions of new drama exploring the use of Al in
cyberbullying and peer learning to support approaches to online safety. A new drama,
devised by young writers, entitled, 'Fuel to the Fire, was performed by and presented to
a youth audiences in June and july 2024 as part of a series of outreach community safety
events in Lewisham.
Second Wave continue to develop new media, and platform events showcasing young
people's creativity and community work and engaging audiences in community forum5
anLI platform events. This included a short film treated by young women exploring their
safety and freedom online and in public. Second Wave also delivered a year-long young
writers and actors programme, developing the skills and creative potential of young
artists particularly those facing barrier5 to progression. Participants trained in film,
podcastin& event production, facilitation, leadership, and digital archiving. Volunteer
hours logged by young participants included meetings with police officer5 in dialogue-
based workshops,. dialogue with academic volunteers from the University of Greenwich.
and attendance of young people at four different Parliamentary events including the
King's Coronation Garden Party.

LEGACY OF SECOND WAVE
As part of our legacy projert, we celebrated 40 years of Second Wave history offering
training to young researchers and curators, who participated in a Series of activities
including conducting interviews with members of Second Wave alumni. Their edited
work 15 being prepared as p3rt of an exhibition celebrating Second Wave's history.
Interviews revealed Second Wave's impact on the development of their early career5 of
young artists across four decades. Second Wave's legacy programme celebrated and
refletted on 40-years of youth-led activism through rehearsed play readings of published
work by women writers who were children of the Windrush generation. Curation has also
included photographic exhibitions, platform performance5 Wlth intergenerational
community audiences, interviews with alumni and Second Wave playwrights, writing
workshops with young people, recording of extracts from published plays, and interviews
and podcasts reflecting on the history of Second Wave. Opportunities for technical skills
including theatre lighting, sound and visuals. In media they developed skills in
storyboarding, writing, camera operation, sound recording and rough editing as well as
sharing material and engaging in feedback with staff and mentors.
Over 70 heritage-themed drama and discussion workshops linked archival play5 to
pre5ent-day social issues. Heritage from the 1980s-19905 has been digitised,
reinterpreted, and shared through public performance5, inteNlews and discussion
events. The Living Legocy digital archive provides a permanent, open resource accessible
to schools, unlver51ties and the public. Heritage is now actively interpretèd by young
people rather than stored passively. Young people drew direct connections between
Windrush-era and 80s activism and modern struggle5 Wlth raclsm, identity, and gender
equality.
Second Wave promoted creative collaboration supporting the devising of new drama as a
vital platform for dialogue, democracy and interaction. Our programme responds to.
reflects and engage5 Wlth today's diverse youth audiences. Our core delivery team is
multi-lingual, offering access to diverse languages including Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati,
Lingala, and French.
Our ongoing programme offers progression through mentoring, professional
development, traineeships, work experience, volunteering and accredited leadership
programmes.
Young people using their new skills in theatre and the expressive arts to extend their
wider opportunities in building community cohesion and influencing the agenda to
celebrate the true potential of young artists and Community leaders, opening new doors
in the community to brin8 greater diversity in the arts.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES
Second Wave prioritised the training of young community leaders in programmes
dedicated to supporting volunteering and creative leadership. Over this period, our youth
team extended their digital learning capacity, delivering new online resource5 and film
workshops. Young volunteer5 have supported the delivery of centred-based workshops,
as well a5 Outreach projects in local Schools. community and neighbourhood settings.
In 2024125, young people worked with local police officers building trust and sharing
ideas in 'Critical Encounter5, workshops which brought police, young people and
community Safety officers together to explore i55ue5 and improve relationships in the
community. Young community activists who were involved in our Changemakers young
volunteers programme, were recruited from the borough of Lewisham, as well as
Greenwich and Southwark. Our young volunteer5 continued their participation in
Lewisham Police Independent Advisory Group and our partnership work with the
University of Greenwich, addressing issues of community safety.

Young female volunteer5 took part in workshop leadership training and supported the
interests of other local young women, assisting in the delivery of a programme of
workshops, performance events, and representing young women's views in community
forums, including meetings with local councillors and MPS, addressing the issues such as
hate crime, misogyny and gender-related violence.
In June 2024, Second Wave Changemakers, peer group leaders, VlSlted parliament
amplifying the voices of young people on matters of safety, mental health and addiction
to vaping. In Ort 2024, a team of young volunteers from Second Wave were invited to
Parliament for a meeting with MPS to address iSSL*es of concern affecting young people
addressing neighbourhood Safety.
Second Wave continued to deliver drama-based educational outreach projects to
Lewisham schools throughout the borough. This included the Shadow Games Projett
which explored radicalisation, and online grooming as part of the Home Office's Prevent
strategy. This project has been identified as an example of good practice in the delivery
of Prevent. This outreach work, together with related issues of Hate Crime have been
shared with a wide range of community groups.
The youth company continues to create newly devised youth-centred narratives relevant
to their lives and experiences, presented at schools and FE colleges in workshops and
performances.
WORKING ACROSS BOUNDARIES
In 2024125, Second Wave has consolidated existing partnerships and been able to build
new ones, working across boundaries to reach marginalised young people and working
closely with the local authority. As a model of good practice in the field of equalities and
social justice, Second Wave has developed new initiatives, including work with Lewisham
Hate Crime Working Group. This work has enabled us to welcome young and older new
participants to our youth-led Platform events and Speakeasvs and broaden the reach of
the work. Positlve collaboration has continued with academics and students from
Goldsmiths College and the University of Greenwich.
Second Wave continues to be active in finding new ways for young people to have
contact with policy and decision-making. Young people are aware of the changes in their
neighbourhoods, exploring the changes taking place in Deprford, presenting views which
focus on the need for youth employment, cultural inclusion and a commitment to
involving young people in an ongoing process of local decision-making and keeping young
people safe. Our outreach se55ions delivered across schoo15, colleges, and youth hubs
including Deptford Green, Sydenham, New Woodlands PRU, Lewisham College, Young
Women's Hub, and Goldsmiths. Partnerships expanded to include Refugèe Council,
Lewisham VAWG tearn, and interfaith groups. Outreach specifically targetecl young
people from underrepresented and refugee backgrounds, increasing diversity of
participation.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Second Wave has continued to receive financial support from the London Borough of
Lewi5ham in furtherance of it5 objectives. The charity also acknowledges the financial
support of Tudor Trust, National Heritage Lottery Fund and Hyde Charitable TrLSSt. This
support has enabled the projett to con501idate and extend the programme available to
its young beneficiaries. The Trustees also acknowledge the challenges faced due to
financial austerity in common with othei tommijnity and voluntary sector organisatlons
in the UK. The programme therefore reflects priorities based on the creative strengths
and adaptability of Second Wave in maximising its potential as a distinctive, high-quality
youth arts centre with a strong track record in community safety and creative leadership.
The organisation is committed to sustaining best practice as a basis for future
development.
RESERVES POLICY
In recognition of the Impact of the ¢0st-of-living increases an%J the need to invest in the
charity's infrastructure and staffing, Second Wave Trustees are committed to maintaining
reserves equivalent to 3 months of the charitls annual turnover.
DIRECTORS, RESPONSIBILITIES
Company law requires the Directors, who are also the charity's Trustees, to prepare
financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of
the company's affairs and of its profit or loss for that period.
In preparing those financlal statement5, the Directors are requlred to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them con515tently-
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent:
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the company will continue in business.
DIRECTORS
Those who Served as Dlrectors and Trustees during the year are shown on page I to the
financial statements. No Director has any beneficial interest in the company. All Directors
are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding
up. The number of guarantees at 31 March 2023 was seven.
FIXED ASSETS
Details of movements in fixed assets during the year are set out in note 8 to the financial
statements.
Independent Examiner
Brookfield & Co were appointed as Independent Examiner and have expressed their
willingness to continue in that capacity.
This report was approved by the Trustees on
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18 Concanon Road London SW2 STA
Tel. 07703 279239
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. Chartered Arcountsnt
J A Brookfield B Comm ACAATII
INDEPENDEhrrEXAMINERSREPORT
to the tnistees SECI)ND WAVE . CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
I report on the accounts ofthe company for the year ended 31 March 2025 whtch a￿ set
out on pages 7 to 12.
RESPEcllvE RESPONSIBiunESOF THE TRUSfEES AND EXAMINER
The trustees. who are also the directors of the company for the purpose of company law,
are responsible forthe preparatlon of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audlt is
not required for thisyear under Companies Att and that an Independent examination is
needed.
Having satisfied ourselves that the company is not subject to audtt under company law and
Is ell8ible for independent examinatlon, it is my responsibillty to:
examine the accounts underthe Companles Art and
to State whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon
BASIS OF INDEPENDENfEXAMINER'S REPORT
My examinatlon was carried out In accordance wEth the general Directions 8Éven by the
Charitycommission. An examination Includes a review of the accounting records kept by
the Company and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It olso
includes conslderation of any unusual Items or dlsdosure5 in the accounts. and seekin8
explanatlons from you as trustees concemlng anysuch matters. The procedtsres
undertaken do not Provide all the eV[dell￿ that would be required in an audit and
consequently no opinion Is given as to whetherthe account5 present a true and fair vlev/
and the report is limited to those matters set out In thestatement below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMlNER'SSTATEME￿r
In connertion wrth my examinatlon, no matterhas come to my attentlon which glves me
reasonable cause to believe in any material respertthe requlrements.
to keep accounting records in accordance with sectlon 386 of the coM￿nIeS Att 2006,.
and
to prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accountlng records, comply with the
accounting requirements of settion 396 of the Compènies ACE
methods and prfinciples of the Ststement of Recommended Pra
with the
reportlng by Charities
e,. Accountin
have not been meL
Brookfield & Co
Chartered Accountant
18 Concanon Road
London
SW2 STA
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SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Statement of Flnancial Actlvlties
forthe year ended 31 March 2025
Rostrfcted Unrestrlcted
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
Total
Funds
Notos
2025
2025
2025
2024
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds..
Voluntary Income - Grants
Other Income
66,093
26,550
69,040 135,133
3.065
29,615
129,549
29,652
Investment income
1,088
1,088
689
Total In¢oming Resources
92,643
73,193 165,836
159,890
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds
Charitable activities
Govemance
92,643
61,943
6,250
154,586
6,250
150,033
6.210
Total resources expended
92,643
68,193 160,836
156,243
Nel incoming resources expended for the Year
Transfers be￿een funds
Funds brought forward
5,000
5,000
3,647
60,917
60,917
57,270
Totsl Funds carried forward
65,917

SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2025
Notes
2025
2024
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
928
1,615
20
13,650
105,582
119,252
20
39,600
44,063
83,683
Créditorn: amounts falling due
within one year
10
54,263
24,382
Net current assets
64,989
59,301
Total assets less current
liabilities
65,917
60,916
Funds of the Charty
Restricted Funds
General Funds
65,917
60,917
Total Funds
12
65,917
60,917
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtsin
an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
Members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the
Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for
complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records
and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies
Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these accounts
Approved by the board on I r-& ao 2 6
CH é o.IL £ IoLAJfvJ
11.1.2Q
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SECOND WAVE,. CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Notes to the Accounts
for the yearended 31 March 2025
l. ￿¢0￿ntIng Polielg¥
The following a¢couTrling poliaes have been used consistently In dealing with items which are consldefed
material in relation to the financial statsments.
al Basis of Preparation
The finanaal slalemenls have been prepared under the historical cost convention. as rnodified by the valuation
of investments at market value, in accordance with the Statement o* Recommended Practice "Accounting and
Reporting by Charities" ISORP 20051 and the Companies AGt 2006 and in aeGo[dan￿ with the Financial
Reptsrting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 effeclEve 1 January 2015. The
company constilules a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
Tha twslees have taken advantage of the exemptlon in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 Irevisedl from
including a cash flow statement in the *n2n¢ial statements on the ground5 that the charity is small.
The financtal slalements are prepared. on a going Con￿rn basis, under the historical cost convenb'on. The
charity is entirely deperldent on continuing grant aid and as a consequence the goiTrJ concern basis is also
depetylenl on continulng grant aid.. The particular accounting polioes adopted are sel out below.
bl Reslrided and Unrestricted Funds
The accounts distinguish botween restrfcted and unrestri¢led fvnds. Restrl¢led fvnds are recewed from donors
and afe subject to reslricttons on the purposes for which they may be useLI. Unrestricted funds are those where
there are no exteinally imposed restrictions. They include those freely available lo the charity for expenditure or
appropriation to reserves for internally desunated purposes. Designated funds are unrestricted fvnds eamiarkèd
by the Management CoMM￿ee for particular purposes.
el Incoming resources
All In¢oming ￿soUrceS are induded in the statement of financial advitfes when the charlly is entiued lo the
income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies arè applied to
specific categorie5 of income..
- Voluntary income is réceived by way tsf grants. dot)alions and gifts and is included in ftjll in Ihe Statem&nl of
Financial Activities when receivable. Grants, where entrtlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific
performance by the charty, are recognised when Ihe charity becomes unconditionally enlilled lo the grant.
Investment incorne is induded when receivabte.
Incoming resources from grants. where related to perforrnance and specific deliverables, are accounted for as
the thar¥ty eams the right to consideration by its perftsm8nce.
dl Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Exp6nditure includes any VAT which
nnol be fulty recovered. and is reported as part of the expenditure lo which it relates.
Charitable expendilure comprises those ￿SIS incurred by the charity in the delNery of its activities and Senri￿$
for ils benefiaaries.11 indudes both costs that can be allocated dire¢tty to such aCtiV￿e$ and those costs of an
indirect nature lo support them. Governance costs include those costs associated with meetng the constitutional
and statutory reqUi￿￿￿entS of the chanty and include tho audit fees and costs linked lo the strategic
management of the charity. All costs are allocated between the expènditure categoriés of the SOFA on a basis
designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a patbcular activty are allocated directly, others are
apportioned on an appropriate basis eg. floor areas, per capita or estrmated usage
el Tangible Fixed Assets
Fixed assets Gosting less than £750 are written off in the year of acquisition and items costing in excess aro
capilalised.
Tangib￿ fMed assets are slated at cost less depreciation. Depreaation is ralculated to wrile off the cost of fixed
assets less thelr eslimaled resKlual value over their expected useful lrfe on a straight line basis at rates of 20 to
33% per anntsm.

SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 202S
fj Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognlsed al the sedement amount due after any trade dlsount offered.
Prepayments a￿ valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.
g) Cash al bank and in hand
C8sh at bank and in hand includes cash and short lem highly liquid inveslmerTts with a short malurily of three
months or less from the dale of acquisibon or opening of the d&po851 OT similar account..
h) Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the d)arily has a present obligation resulting from a past event
that will probably result >n the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settte thè obligation can be
measured or èstimated reliabty. Creditors and provisions are normally Fecognised at their settlement amount
after allowing for any trade discounts due.
il Pensions
Conlrlbulions to employee pension schemes are In Ilne wf(h government legisl81ion.
Legal status of the Trust
The trust is a company limite(t by guarantee and has no share capitsl. The liability of each member in the event
of winding-up is limited lo £1.
2. Taxatlon
Subject to agreernent with the Inspector of Taxes, the company is exempt froFn the payment of any T8xes to the
exte￿1 it is a registerert Charity and not liable for Income Tax or Corporation Tax on income derived from its
charitable a¢bvilies. The company not have a liability to register for VAT.
3 Surplus tor the pgriod
The surplu5 for the period is
slated after charging..
2025
2024
Oepreaalion
Independent Examiners fees I Inc VAD- Brookfield & Co
687
440
1,510
4 Staff co$ts
Staff costs were as follows..
2025
2024
Salary and pension costs
Soc*al Security costs
71,351
2,207
73,558
58,432
2025
2024
Numbers of full time employees or fijll lime equivalents
No employee had emoluments in excess of £60,00012024..Nill Pension costs are 8llocated to activities in
proportson to the related staffing costs Incurred.

SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Notes to the A¢counts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
5 Voluntary In¢omg- Grants
2025
Totsl
2024
Total
Restricted Unrestricted
National Heritage Lottery Foundation
LB of Lewisham- Arts and Culture
L8 of Lewisham- NCIL
Tudor Trust
Hyde Charitable Trust
Nattonal Lottery Awards for All England
Universty of Greenwith
Misc other grants
9,900
9,900
32,540
3.500
33,000
27,653
19,950
4.090
4.500
23,100
37,213
29,359
33,000
2,677
32,540
3,500
33,000
27,653
19,950
4,090
4,500
4,200
66 093
135,133
129,549
6 Other Ineom•
Donations, memberships, workshops and box office
26,550
3,065
29,615
29,652
26,550
3,065
29,815
7 Anatysls of projgct, governan¢• and support costs
Basis of
Project
apportionment expenses
General
stjpport
Governance
Function
2025
Totsl
Charitable a¢tivitieB
Pio rala staff
hrs by projèct
Per project
Por project
Staff Costs
Project Costs
Support costs allocated lo projects
61,328
54,744
30,984
7,530
4,700
73,558
54,744
30,984
147.056
7,530
4,700
159,286
Govornance Costs
Independent Examiners r&muneralion
Govemance
1.550
1.550
1,550
147,OS6
7,530
6.250
760.836
8 Tangible flxed a$¥ets
Furniture
and
Equipment
Total
Cost
Balance al 1 April 2024
Additions in the year
B31ance al 31 March 2025
49,737
49,737
49,737
49,737
Depreciatlon
Balance at 1 Apr*1 2024
Charge for the year
Balance al 31 March 2025
48.122
687
48,122
687
48,809
N8t 8ook ValL&•
Al 31 March 2025
Al 31 March 2024
928
1,615
928
1.615

SECOND WAVE: CENTRE FOR YOUTH ARTS
Notes to the A¢¢ounts
forthe yearended 31 March 2025
9 Debtors
2025
2024
Grants and other Income receivable
Other debtors
9,900
3,750
13,650
39,600
39,600
10 CredltoYs- amounts falllng du& withln on• yoar
2025
2024
Deferred Incomè
Other accFuals
33,450
20.813
10.710
13.672
24.382
11 Anatysi$ of net assets botween funds
Restrided Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
Fixed assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
928
928
119,252
119,252
154,2631 154,2631
12 Anatyyls of net assety bDtW9en funds
Al
114124
In¢oming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
At
3113125
Transfers
Restricted Fund$'.
National H8rilage Lottery Foundation
Hyde Charitable Trust
National Lottery Awards forAII England
University of Greenwich
Misc other grants
SeconLI Wave Legacy project
9,900
27,653
19,950
4,090
4,500
26.550
9.900
27.653
19.950
4.090
4,500
26,550
Total R8stricted Funds
92,643
92,643
Unrestrlcted Funds:
Designated contingency fur¥J
Other Unres1￿Cted funds
Total Unrestrl¢ted Funds
44,500
16,417
60,917
44.500
21,417
85,917
73,193
73,193
68,193
68,193
Total Funds
60,917
165,836
160,836
Rostri¢ted Funds..
Restricted Funds are for provlsion of programmes specifiod below
Natlonal Hèrttage Lottory Found8tion
Youtt Arts Legacy Project
Hyde Charltable Trust
Young Women's projèct addressing issues of misogny
Natlonal Lottery Awards for All England
Young Volunteers Programme
Unlvatsity of Greenwleh
Inslilue of Lifecourse Development IILDI communty safety research project
Socond Wave L8ga¢y project
Donation to fund the legacy project
Dèsignated contlngoncy fund
To cover periods when payrnents from funders have been delayed and lo protect against possible insolven
This is broadly 3 months of Tumover in line with the Reserves Policy
13 Related party transactlons and truste￿. remunèration
Tmslees ret>lved no emoluments12024 £nill. No expenses were paid in the period12024 £nill.
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