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| Trustees' annual report (incorporating |
the | directors' | report) | ||
| Independent auditor's |
report to the members | ||||
| Statement offinancial | activities (including | income and | |||
| expenditure account) |
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| Statement offinancial | position | 12 | |||
| Statement ofcash flows | 13 | ||||
| Notes to the financial | statements | 14 |
| The trustees, | The trustees, | who are | who are | also the | directors for the purposes | directors for the purposes | ofcompany | law, present | law, present | their report and the |
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| financial statements | of | the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. | ||||||||
| Reference | and administrative | details | ||||||||
| Registered | charity | name | Advice For Renters Limited | |||||||
| Charity registration | number | 1051979 | ||||||||
| Company | registration | number | 2436887 | |||||||
| Principal oflIce and | registered | 36-38Willesden | Lane | |||||||
| office | Kilbum | |||||||||
| London | ||||||||||
| NW6 7ST | ||||||||||
| The trustees | ||||||||||
| Jacqueline Peacock - Chair | (Appointed:25 | October 2023) | ||||||||
| John Kwan | (Resigned | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| George Bangham | (Resigned | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| RobertJohnson | ||||||||||
| Jermaine Ranger |
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| Jennifer Wall | ||||||||||
| Pamefa Marum |
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| Tariq Mukadam | (Resigned | 15 | December 2022) | |||||||
| Pedrum Hashemi |
(Appointed | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| Sarah Cashrnan | (Appointed | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| Peter Charalambrides | (Appointed | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| Margaret Mclennan |
(Appointed | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| Emanuel Da Costa |
(Appointed | 25 | October 2023) | |||||||
| Chief Executive Office | Joe Cole | |||||||||
| Auditor | Jackson Nicholas | Assie | Ltd | |||||||
| Charlered Certified Accountants 8 |
statutory | auditor | ||||||||
| Suite 7, Meridian | House | |||||||||
| 62 Station Road | ||||||||||
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| London | ||||||||||
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| Bankers | Unity Bank | |||||||||
| PO Sox 7193 | ||||||||||
| Planetary Road |
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| Wlllenhall Road |
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| Y | ear end | ed 3t March | 2023 | |||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||||
| Note | funds | funds f |
Total funds 9 |
Total funds 9 |
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| Income and endowmenbr | ||||||
| Donations and Gifis |
5 | 16,654 | 5,510 | 22,164 | 26,372 | |
| Charitable activities |
6 | 199,040 | 315,695 | 514,735 | 415,571 | |
| Other trading activities |
7 | 1,191 | 1,191 | 3,280 | ||
| investment income |
8 | 1,009 | 1,009 | 40 | ||
| Other income | 9 | 59,152 | ||||
| Total income | 217,894 | 321,205 | 539,099 | 504,415 | ||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Expenditure on charitable |
activities | 10,11 | 289,105 | 244,732 | 533,837 | 459,811 |
| Total expenditure | 289,105 | 244,732 | 533,837 | 459,811 | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income | (71,211) | 76,473 | 5,262 | 44,604 | ||
| Transfers between funds |
(23,325) | 23,325 | ||||
| Net movement in funds |
(94,536) | 99,798 | 5,262 | |||
| Reconcfilatlon offunds | ||||||
| Total funds brought foneard | 125,733 | 33,268 | 159,001 | 114,397 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 31,197 | 133,066 | 164,263 | 159,001 |
| Statement ofFinancial Po 31 March 2023 |
sition | |||
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| Note | 2023 f |
2022 | ||
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 18 | 213 | 1,191 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 19 | 154,520 | 138,727 | |
| Cash at bank and in |
hand | 192,108 | 133,497 | |
| 346,628 | 272,224 | |||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due within ons year | 20 | (176,754) | (106,190) |
| Net current assets | 169,874 | 166,034 | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 170,087 | 167,225 | ||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due after more than ons year | 21 | (5,824) | (8,224) |
| Net assets | 164,263 | 159,001 | ||
| Funds ofthe charity | ||||
| Restricted funds | 133,066 | 33,268 | ||
| Unrestricted funds |
31,197 | 125,733 | ||
| Total charity funds | 24 | 164,263 | 159,001 |
| Year ended 31 March 2023 | |||
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| 6 | |||
| Cash flows from operating | activities | ||
| Nst (expenditure)/income | 5,262 | ||
| Adjustments for: |
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| Depreciation oftangible fixed |
assets | 978 | 3,018 |
| Other interest receivabie and | similar income | (1,009) | (40) |
| Accrued expenses/(income) | (11,406) | (38,746) | |
| Changesin: | |||
| Trade and other debtors | (1,229) | 9,178 | |
| Trade and other creditors | 85,006 | (26,691) | |
| Nei cash flow from operating | actvities | 57,602 | (7,677) |
| Cash flows from investing | activities | ||
| Interest received | 1,009 | 40 | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in |
cash and cash equivalents | 58,611 | (7,837) |
| Cash and cash equivalents | at beginning ofyear | 133,497 | 189,993 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | at end ofyear | 192,108 | 182,356 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds f |
Funds f |
2023 f |
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| Donations | ||||||
| Individuals and other |
16,654 | 5,510 | 22,164 | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds f |
Funds f |
2022 f |
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| Donations | ||||||
| Individuals and other |
15,992 | 10,380 | 26,372 | |||
| 6. | Charitable activities |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds f |
Funds f |
2023 | ||||
| Capital Grants | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| Housing Advice Other Services |
116,510 | 102,874 207,821 |
219,384 20'7,821 |
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| Policy Development | and Community | Engagement | 82,530 | 82,530 | ||
| 199,040 | 315,695 | 514,735 | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds f |
Funds f |
2022 f |
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| Capital Grants | 4,980 | 4,980 | ||||
| Housing Advice Other Services |
88,368 | 89,527 212,696 |
177,895 212,696 |
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| Policy Development | and Community | Engagement | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||
| 108,368 | 307,203 | 415,571 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
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| 6 | |||
| Legal Aid Agency | 104,314 | 87,867 | |
| Oak Foundation Core Funds |
80,000 | ||
| Trust for London | 60,924 | 39,077 | |
| grant Debt Advisory | 50,000 | ||
| Lottery Fund | 32,550 | 32,149 | |
| City Bridge Trust | 31,450 | 20,450 | |
| Charles Plater | 30,000 | ||
| BRENT CO2GO | 20,000 | ||
| Brent Council - VSIF | 18,750 | ||
| UK Power Networks/CSE | 15,000 | 20,000 | |
| Society of Holy Child ofJesus | 12,300 | 12,300 | |
| Community Justice Fund Wave |
3 | 12,196 | |
| Awards for All | 10,000 | ||
| Caritas StJohn SouthWorth | 8,333 | 10,000 | |
| Brent Health Matters (BHM) | 6,200 | 18,600 | |
| Fairer Housing | 6,000 | ||
| Edward Harvist Trust |
5,000 | 4,980 | |
| Birmingham City Council |
5,000 | ||
| Greater London Authority | 4,500 | ||
| City Bridge Trust | 2,530 | ||
| London Catalyst | 750 | ||
| CIL Trust for London —Wave 3 |
(1,062) | 60,053 27,600 |
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| Community Justice Fund |
25,000 | ||
| AB Charitable Trust |
20,000 | ||
| grant Financial Upskilllng |
19,995 | ||
| grant Advice Fund (Harlesden | Hub) from Aug 18 | 10,000 | |
| Tudor Trust | 5,000 | ||
| Tudor Trust Wsllbeing | 2,000 | ||
| National Private Tenants |
500 | ||
| 514,735 | 415,571 |
| Other | trading activities | ||||
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| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | ||
| E | 6 | 6 | |||
| Rental | Income | 1,191 | 1,191 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| Legal | Advice Income | 880 | 880 | ||
| 1,191 | 1,191 | 3,280 | 3,280 |
| 8. | Investment income |
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| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestdcted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds 6 |
2023 | Funds f |
2022 | |||
| Bank interest | 1,009 | 1,009 | 40 | 40 | ||
| 9. | Other income | |||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | |||
| 6 | F | |||||
| Other income - reimbursement | of | |||||
| expenses | 790 | 790 | ||||
| Other Income - Job Retention | Scheme | 58,362 | 58,362 | |||
| 59,152 | 59,152 |
| Expendi | ture on charitable activiti |
es by fund type |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | ||
| 8 | ||||
| Housing | Advice | 159,528 | 62,652 | 222,180 |
| Other | 107,345 | 177,079 | 284,424 | |
| Capital | 5,001 | 5,001 | ||
| Supporicosts | 22,232 | 22,232 | ||
| 289,105 | 244,732 | 533,837 | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||
| 6 | 6 | |||
| Housing | Advice | 88,787 | 88,316 | 177,103 |
| Other | 61,562 | 200,519 | 262,081 | |
| Capital | 3.493 | 3,493 | ||
| Support | costs | 7,474 | 9,660 | 17,134 |
| 157,823 | 301,988 | 459,811 |
| Expendit | ure | on charitab | le activities |
by activity typ | e | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acsvities | |||||||
| undertaken | Total funds | Total fund | |||||
| directly | Support costs | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| r | 6 | F | |||||
| Housing | Advice | 222,180 | 1,390 | 223,570 | 179,765 | ||
| Other | 284,424 | 16,439 | 300,863 | 269,559 | |||
| Capital | 5,001 | 5,001 | 4,979 | ||||
| Governance | costs | 4,403 | 4,403 | 5,508 | |||
| 511,605 | 22,232 | 533,837 | 459,811 | ||||
| Analysis | of | governance | costs | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Audit fees SRA audit fees |
3,550 600 |
4,100 1,200 |
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| Corporation | tax return fees | 205 | 160 | ||||
| Companies | House Fees | 13 | 13 | ||||
| ICO | 35 | 35 | |||||
| 'Total | 4,403 | 5,508 |
| Het (expenditure)/income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting): |
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| 2023 f |
2022 f |
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| Depreciation oftangible fixed assets |
978 | 3,018 |
| Operating lease rentals |
23,689 | 23,469 |
| Auditors remuneration |
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| 2023 f |
2022 | |
| Fees payable for the audit ofthe financial statements | 1,775 | 2,025 |
| Fees for non-audit services |
1,775 | 2,075 |
| Staff cos | ts | ||||
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| The total | staff costs and | employee | benefits for the reporting | pediod are analysed as |
follows: |
| 2023 f |
2022 f |
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| Wages and salaries | 370,914 | 316,265 | |||
| Social security coals | 32,018 | 25,660 | |||
| Employer | contributions | to pension | plans | 8.216 | 6,574 |
| 411,148 | 348,499 |
| full-time | equivale | nt emplo |
ye |
es during |
the year | is an | alysed | as follows: |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| No, | No. | |||||||||
| Number | ofstaff | engaged | in | charitable, | finance | and | admin | activities | 13 | 10 |
| Land and | Fixtures and | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buildings | fittlngs | Total | ||
| 8 | 8 | |||
| Cost | ||||
| At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 | 82.314 | 15,180 | 97,494 | |
| Depreciation | ||||
| At 1 April 2022 | 81,123 | 15,180 | 96,303 | |
| Charge for the year | 978 | 978 | ||
| At 31 March | 2023 | 82,101 | 15.180 | 97,281 |
| Carrying amount | ||||
| At 31 March | 2023 | 213 | 213 | |
| At31 March 2022 | 1,191 | 1,191 | ||
| Debtors | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Trade debtors Prepayments |
and accrued income | 4,630 149,890 |
2,400 136,327 |
|
| 154,520 | 138,727 |
| Creditors: amounts fa |
lling d | ue within on | e year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Trade creditors | 5,728 | 1,693 | |||||
| Accruals and deferred | income | 4,675 | 42,093 | ||||
| Social security and other taxes | 13,155 | 22,050 | |||||
| Other creditors | 153,196 | 40,354 | |||||
| 176,754 | 106,190 | ||||||
| The figure in other creditors |
includes a pension | liability | of E3,191 | ||||
| (2022: E1,035). There | is no | other pension | liability | other | than those | ||
| disdosed above. |
| 21. | Creditors | : amount | s falling due after more than one |
year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| E | E | ||||
| Social security and | other taxes | 5,824 | 8,224 | ||
| 22. | Deferred | income | |||
| 2623 | 2022 | ||||
| E | E | ||||
| As 1 April | 2022 | 40,576 | 48,859 | ||
| Additions | during the year | 40,576 | |||
| Amounts | released | during the year | (40,576) | (48,859) | |
| 40,576 |
| Unrestri | cted funds |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI | At | ||||||
| 1 | April 2022 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers 31Iaarch 2023 | |||
| E | E | E | |||||
| General | funds | 125,733 | 217,894 | (289,105) | (23,325) | 31,197 | |
| At | AI | ||||||
| 1 | April 2021 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 31 March 2022 | ||
| E | E | ||||||
| General | funds | 98,775 | 186,832 | (157,823) | (2,051) | 125,733 |
| Restricted funds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At | |||||
| 1 April 2022 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers 31 | March 2023 | ||
| E | E | E | E' | |||
| Hardship Fund |
58 | 58 | ||||
| Capital Grant | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||
| Housing Advice (Awards |
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| for All +Brent Advice Fund) | 1,553 | 1,553 | ||||
| SCAN Voluntary Sector initiative |
1,855 | 1,855 | ||||
| Fund (VSIF) Safe, Warm &Well |
1,787 4,686 |
18,750 | (20,537) | 4,686 | ||
| Trust for London | ||||||
| Trust for Landon- | ||||||
| Community Response |
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| Fund | ||||||
| Tudor Trust | ||||||
| Caritas | ||||||
| CIL | 2,687 | (1,062) | 1,625 | |||
| UK Power Networks | 471 | 471 | ||||
| Mini-Crowdfunding | -ACT | |||||
| Brent Advice Fund | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Brent Financial Upskilling |
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| Brsnt Health Matters |
1,634 | 6,200 | (7,084) | 750 | ||
| City Bridge Trust | ||||||
| City Bridge Trust | ||||||
| Community Justice |
Fund | |||||
| Edward Hsrvist Trust |
5,000 | (5,001) | ||||
| Lottery Fund | 17,258 | 32,550 | (33,182) | 16,626 | ||
| Saciety of Holy Child of | ||||||
| Jesus | 250 | 12,300 | (12,550) | |||
| Tudor Trust Wellbeing | ||||||
| Fairer Housing | 6,000 | (4,515) | 1,485 | |||
| Trust for I andon | 60,924 | (44,014) | 16,910 | |||
| City Bndge Trust | 31,450 | (14,123) | 17,327 | |||
| Brent Debt Advisor Caritas StJohn Southwarth |
50,000 8,333 |
(7,464) (29,444) |
21,111 | 42,536 | ||
| BRENT CO2GO Charles Plater |
20,000 30,000 |
(3,654) (30,000) |
16,346 | |||
| Awards for All | 10,000 | (10,012) | 12 | |||
| Mini Crowdfunding | 5,510 | (5,510) | ||||
| London Catalyst | 750 | (440) | 310 | |||
| UK Power Netwarks | 15,000 | (17,202) | 2,202 | |||
| Birmingham City Council |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| Greater London Authority | 4,500 | 4,500 | ||||
| 33,268 | 321,205 | (244,732) | 23,325 | 133,066 |
| Analysis ofchari | table fu |
nds iconrtnued) |
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| At | At | |||||
| 1 April 2021 | Income | Expendituref | Transfers f |
31 March 2022 f |
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| Hardship Fund |
463 | 400 | (805) | 56 | ||
| Capital Grant | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||
| Housing Advice (Awards |
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| for All +Brunt Advice Fund) | 1,553 | 1,553 | ||||
| BCAN Voluntary Sector initiative |
1,855 | 1,855 | ||||
| Fund (VSIF) Safe, Warm &Well |
1,787 4,686 |
1,787 4,686 |
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| Trust for London Trust for London- |
39,D77 | (39,077) | ||||
| Community Response |
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| Fund | 53 | 27,600 | (27,653) | |||
| Tutlor Tntst Caritas |
5,000 10,000 |
(5,000) (1D,DDD) |
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| CIL | 2,78D | 60,D53 | (60,146) | 2,687 | ||
| UK Power hletworks Mini-Crowdfunding Brent Advice Fund |
-ACT | 20,000 9,980 10,000 |
(20,208) (9,980) (1D,319) |
(766) | 471 28 |
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| Brent Financial Upskilling |
19,995 | (19,995) | ||||
| grant Health Matters | 18,600 | (16,966) | ||||
| City Bridge Trust | 18,450 | (20,501) | 2.051 | |||
| City Bridge Trust Communrly Justice |
Fund | 2,000 25,000 |
(2,000) (25,000) |
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| Edward Harvist Trust |
4,980 | (4,979) | 1 | |||
| Lottery Fund Society of Holy Child of |
32,148 | (14,890) | 17,258 | |||
| Jesus | 12,300 | (12.469) | 419 | 250 | ||
| Tudor Trust Wellbeing Fairer Housing |
2,000 | (2,000) | ||||
| Trust for London | ||||||
| City Bridge Trust | ||||||
| Brent DebtAdvisor | ||||||
| Caritas StJohn Southworth | ||||||
| BRENT CO2GO | ||||||
| Charles Plater | ||||||
| Awards for All | ||||||
| Mini Crowdfunding | ||||||
| London Catalyst | ||||||
| UK Power Networks | ||||||
| 15,622 | 317,583 | (301.988) | 2,051 | 33,268 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | ||||||||
| Tangible fixed | assets | 213 | 213 | |||||||
| Current assets | 213,562 | 133,066 | 346,628 | |||||||
| Creditors less than 1 Creditors greater than |
year 1 year |
(176,754) (5,824) |
(176,754) (5,824) |
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| Net assets | 31,197 | 133,066 | 164,263 | |||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||||||
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||||||||
| Tangible gxed | assets | 1,191 | 1,191 | |||||||
| Current assets | 238,956 | 33,268 | 272,224 | |||||||
| Creditors less | than | 1 year | (106,190) | (106,190) | ||||||
| Creditors greater than | 1 year | (8,224) | (8,224) | |||||||
| Net assets | 125,733 | 33,268 | 159,001 | |||||||
| 26. | Analysis ofchanges | in net debt | ||||||||
| At | ||||||||||
| At 1 Apr 2022 | Cash flows | 31 Mar 2023 | ||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||
| Cash at bank and | in hand | 133,497 | 58,611 | 192,108 | ||||||
| 27. | Operating lease commitments |
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| The total future | minimum | lease payments | under | non-cancellable operating |
leases are as follows: | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Later than 1 year and |
not | later than 5years | 23,160 | 30,000 |