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Scropbox, Units 5 & 6 Collers Way, Reephom, Norfolk NRIO 4SW. Registered chority number 1050261
Mlnl Scrapbox Trustees Annual Report
l Aprll 2024 to 31 March 2025
Scrapbox has had a pivotal year following 3 years of significant losses totalling almost
£25,000 which had reduced the charity's reserves to approxlmately £10,000.
Annual income from sales has not been sufficient to cover on-going annual expenses. There
was a change in Trustees at the start of the period and the existing staff, who had managed
Scrapbox dlll8ently for the prevlous 8 years, decided they wlshed to retired in July 2024.
The Trustees strongly believed that If Scrapbox was to continue to be vlable It needed to be
self-sustainlng from sales alone and should not be reliant on grants to cover day-to-day
expenses. As at end July 2024, reserves were reduced still further to a balance of £5,700 as
sales were still not covering expenses.
The Scrapbox store closed for 6 weeks during the summer of 2024 whllst a radlcal
refurbishment took place. The goal of the refurbishment was to increase the retail sales
space by almost 50% by halving storage space. We also took the opportunity to revitalise
stock dlsplays and improve overall shop layout to make it wheelchair frlendly. Thls was a risk
as the remalnder of the reserves were used to pay for the refurbishment as well as regular
costs for the closed perlod where we had no income to offset these. One of the Trustees
gave Scrapbox a short-term loan of £1,740 to cover the difference between expenses and
lack of sales during this period. This is shown as a credltor on the account5,
New staff were employed from September 2024 and a decision was taken to increase
opening hours from the previous 10 hours per week to 18 hours per week, With increased
opening hours we were mindful that staffin8 Costs would increase.
The Trustees are delighted that In the last 6 months Scrapbox has broken even (sales have
equalled expenses) for the first time in 3 years. We now look to bulld on thls success going
forward.
In line with the stated goal of Scrapbox-"to reduce landfill by encouraging re-cycling and
re-use of materials"
from September 2024 we started to weigh all the goods we sell so we
could evidence the impact on landfill that Scrapbox is having. From September 2024 to end
March 2025 we have saved almost 5 tonnes of materlal from ending up in landfill and
instead these item5 are finding a useful new purpose with our customers.
The Trustees wish to thank all staff and volunteers for contributing to the turnaround of
Scrapbox. We also want to acknowledge the loyalty and passion of our members, donor5,
and customers. We see a brl ht future ahead.

STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Mini Scrapbox
For the Year ended
31 March 2025
Reg18tered Charlty - Chaflty Reglstration number
1050261
Trustees
Revd AndrewWhitehe8d
Deborah Boldero
Anne Fairchild
Examlner.. Rlchard Wllson, Dlrector RW Accounta¢
Solutlons Ltd

FINAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Totals this
year
SECTION A
Totals last year
RECEIPTS
Note
Sales Total
41,323
34, 185
Goods
37,323
Membership
Donations
4, 000
662
429
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
221
41,886
34,835
SECTION
PAYMENTS
Em
lo
eeslNIIPension
31,9501
110,317)
(5,044}
1765)
161)
{5081
(26,805)
(73,920)
Rent & Rates
Utllities & Insurance
4,840)
Repairs & Maintenance
Licences
(824)
(530)
Banklcard fees
Olher paymenis
TOTAL PAYMENTS
(1,3381
{60.0831
(310)
{47,2291
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR
18,1981
(12,3941
Total funds brought foNard from last year
10,406
Cash In hand
50
Sub total
10,456
Transfers and adjustments,
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
2,258
10,406
Creditors (owed to Trustee)
11,7401

RW
To: The Trustees of Mini
Scrapbox
RW Accountsncy Solutions Limited
Fieldview | Bure Valley Lane
Aylsham | Norfolk l NR116UA
Independent examiners statement
have completed my examination of the accounts for Mini Scrapbox Icharify No. 10502611.
I can confirm that I have received all records from the trustees to allow me to carry out an
Independent Examination.
During the examination, I have carried out the following checks:
Verified opening and closin8 bank statements in accordance with movement in the accounts
Verified a comprehensive selection of transactions against source documentation
Verified that there are regular payments to HMRC in respect of Tax and Nl
I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which 8ive
me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
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.
Signed..
Name.. Richar
on (Director)
Address: RW Accountancy Solutions Limited, Fieldview, Bure Valley Lane, Aylsham, Norfolk, NRII
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Date: 27 January 2026
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