2021-12-31-accounts

Company registration number 02981859 Charity registration number 1043260

Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2021

Index

1. Reference and Administrative Details

2. Trustees Report

3. Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31[st] December 2021

4. Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2021

5. Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2021

Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees Mr I Chappell Mr D M Williams Miss J E Hull Mr D Robinson Secretary Miss J E Hull Registered Office 11Cornflower Drive Bessacarr Doncaster DN4 7DH Company Registration 2981859 Number

Charity Registration 1043260 Number

Trustees' Report

The Trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31st December 2021

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Objects and aims

The advancement of education of children in the area of Yorkshire particularly relating to the study of the environment by means of recreation and leisure time activities of an enterprising or exploratory nature so to develop their physical mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

Objectives, strategies and activities

Grants of £375 were repaid in the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Once restrictions are eased the Trustees will continue to promote the Societies objective and support young people by grant giving.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society (YSES) is a charitable company limited by guarantee. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association in 1964. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

The directors and company secretary who are also the charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's articles are also known as members of the management committee.

Organisational structure

YSES is a membership organisation which is open to any individual who meets the criteria laid down by the board. YSES is managed by a voluntary management committee. Members of the board of the company are also members of the management committee. Ongoing responsibility for the day-to-day administration is shared between the Secretary and the Treasurer.

Major risks and management of those risks

The trustees have assessed the major risk factors to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to them. The risk factors have been vastly reduced due to the change in focus of the charity. The society continues to keep up to date with minor and major risks the society may face and feels appropriate systems are in place to mitigate exposure to them.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on the 9[th] February 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr I Chappell Trustee

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st December 2021

Income and Endowments from: Member subscriptions Rents Received Building Society Interest Expenditure on: Charitable Activities Governance Costs Net Income Total Funds brought forward Total Funds carried forward 160553 All funds are unrestricted	2021 £ 40 1475 0 1515 2284 (769 ) 160553 159784	2020 £ 40 5700 124 5864 3576 2288 158265	2020 £ 40 5700 124 5864 3576 2288 158265

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Balance Sheet as at 31[st] December 2021

	Note		2021	2020
			£	£
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets		4		125727
125727
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments				716
1075
Cash at Bank and In-hand				33341
33751
			34057
34826
Less Creditors less than a year				0
0
Net current assets			34057
34826
Net Assets			159784
160553
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds			159784
160553

For the financial year ended 31st December 2021 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with the relevant sections of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to company’s subject to the small company’s regime.

The financial statements on pages 3 to 5 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on the 9th[h] February 2022 and signed on their behalf by:

Mr I Chappell Trustee

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31st December 2021

1. Charity Status

The charity is a charity limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.

2. Accounting Policies

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" of Financial Reporting Standard102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Tangible fixed assets Depreciation and amortization

No depreciation is provided on land and buildings

3. Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

4. Tangible fixed assets

Land & Buildings Total £ Cost At 1stJanuary 2021 125727 At 31stDecember 2021 125727 Depreciation At 1stJanuary 2021 0 At 31stDecember 2021 0 Net book value At 1stJanuary 2021 125727 At 31stDecember 2021 125727	Furniture & Equipment £ £ 15406 141133 15406 141133 15406 15406 15406 15406 0 125727 0 125727	Furniture & Equipment £ £ 15406 141133 15406 141133 15406 15406 15406 15406 0 125727 0 125727
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