WEST LONDON YMCA (Limited by guarantee)
REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Registered company: 03244611 Registered charity: 1058593 Registered housing provider: H4128
West London YMCA
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Contents
Corporate information - 2 - Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) - 3 - Independent auditor’s report - 10 - Statement of Comprehensive Income - 13 - Statement of Changes in Reserves - 14 - Statement of Financial Position - 15 - Cashflow Statement - 16 - Notes to the Financial Statements - 17 -
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Corporate information West London YMCA
President
Rt Revd Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden (resigned 30 September 2021)
Trustees and Directors
Andy Palmer (Chair) Gerald Chifamba Louise Hedges Helen Brewer Edward Weiss Ken Youngman Aderonke Savage
(resigned 10 May 2022)
(resigned 20 November 2021)
David Martin
Executive Team
Richard James Chief Executive Officer Fred Angole Group Finance Director Marjorie James Group Director of People Mark Agnew Group Director of Property and Places (resigned 6 June 2021) Jessica Laryea Group Director of Operations David Boden Group Director of Property and Places (appointed 14 June 2021)
Corporate information
Registered Office: 49 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4NG Company: 03244611 Charity: 1058593 Registered Social Housing Provider: H4128
Auditor (External) BDO LLP 55 Baker Street London, W1U 7EU
Auditor (Internal)
Auditor (Internal) Mazars LLP Tower Bridge House St Katharine’s Way London, E1W 1DD Principal solicitors Devonshires LLP 30 Finsbury Circus London, EC2M 7DT Bates Wells LLP 10 Queen Street Place London, EC4R 1BE
Principal bankers
Barclays Bank Plc
Fleet Street Business Centre, 99 Hatton Garden London, EC1N 8DN
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022
Introduction
West London YMCA (“the Charity”) is an inclusive organisation, which respects and honours its Christian foundations. It is a subsidiary of YMCA St Paul’s Group (“the Group”). The Group is the sole corporate member of the Charity.
As part of the YMCA global movement, the Charity’s Vision is of “places where young people thrive and communities flourish” and the Mission is to be “an inclusive Christian Charity transforming communities so that all young people can belong, contribute and thrive”.
The Charity’s Values are to be “inclusive, aspirational, honest and excellent”.
Charitable Objectives
Our charitable objectives are for the public benefit. They are:
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(i) to advance the Christian faith, including by:
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a. promoting a Christian environment inspired and motivated by the life, example and teaching of Jesus Christ, where people of faith and people of none can work together for the transformation of communities; and
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b. enabling people of all ages and, in particular, young people, to flourish through experiencing and responding to the love of God demonstrated by the life, example and teaching of Jesus Christ;
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(ii) to provide or assist in the provision of social welfare facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for men and women with the object of improving their conditions of life;
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(iii) to provide or assist in the provision of education for people of all ages and in particular young people, with the object of developing their physical, mental or spiritual capacities;
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(iv) to relieve or assist in the relief of people of all ages and, in particular, young people, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances; and
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(v) to provide residential accommodation, including Social Housing, for people of all ages and in particular young people, who are in need, hardship or distress by reason of their social, physical, emotional, spiritual or economic circumstances.
Governance framework
The Charity is governed by its Articles of Association which provides the constitutional framework. These are available for inspection on the Companies House website or from the Company Secretary.
As part of the Group, the Charity is committed to sound corporate governance and has adopted the National Housing Federation’s Code of Governance (2020) and Trustee Code of Conduct (2012). The Group’s Trustees review its compliance with these Codes annually and they confirm that both the Group and the Charity is compliant with them.
Principal Activities
In delivery of the vision and mission, and as part of the Group, the principal activities of the Charity are to:
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provide over 380 bed spaces every night because the Charity believes every person should have a safe place to stay;
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deliver Health and Wellbeing services because the Charity believes everyone should enjoy the benefits of good health and wellbeing;
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support young people and families through children, youth and family services because the Charity believes every young person and family should have the support they need to develop and lead more fulfilling lives; and
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provide extensive chaplaincy work because the Charity believes every person should have someone they can trust.
Governance review
During the year, the Group commissioned an external board effectiveness review which was carried out by Campbell Tickell. This benefitted the work of the Group and the Charity. No material changed were required as a result of the review
The review determined that no changes were required.
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)
Strategic report
Achievements and performance
Throughout 2021/22, West London YMCA continued to deliver support to young people and communities across the London Boroughs of Ealing, Harrow, and Hillingdon. Despite a challenging environment, throughout the year, the staff of the charity continued to work hard, with a passion to deliver transformation in the lives of the many beneficiaries the charity serves.
The most significant impact on operations was the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, which meant restrictions continued in place across the different services. Housing, Care and Support services continued to restrict visitors to sites for most of the year and residents were asked not to eat in communal areas or in groups. Meanwhile, within the Children, Family & Youth work department, outreach services did start to remobilize but this was delivered alongside the launch of a digital youth service, which include resources and activities for young people who were being asked to self-isolate. Within Jumpers Nursery, activities, numbers and visitors were restricted in order to reduce the risk of infection. Staff at Jumpers continued to provide additional, wrap around support to the families of key workers.
Recruitment was the most significant challenge during the year, with all departments struggling to fill vacancies. This in turn led to some community services being closed or numbers restricted.
Despite these challenges, there were many things to celebrate:
Housing, Care & Support
During the year the charity supported 642 young and vulnerable people with housing care and support needs. This Housing, Care and support was provided across 8 different housing projects. During the year 257 people ‘moved on’ from living with the YMCA with 230 moving on in a positive and planned way.
Resident satisfaction was measured as part of the wider YMCA St Paul’s Group annual survey, which demonstrated that 92% of residents were satisfied with the support they received from the YMCA and 90% said that the YMCA had made a positive impact in their lives
Children, Young People and Families
The crime diversion project in West London was successfully relaunched but with a younger cohort of participants. This resulted in several award nominations, and a Young Ealing Foundation award in 2022. This project continued to attract a range of support from grant makers and local corporate sponsors. The ‘Get on Track’ programme was reintroduced after a Covid-enforced break. 10 people took part, with 3 moving into Education, Employment or training as a result.
A new project, working with young people and families, was launched at RAF Northolt as part of a wider YMCA consortium.
Many of the children’s recreational activities were paused during the peak of the pandemic, but we have been able to welcome back 50% of families into our services, aimed at improving the physical wellbeing of children in the communities we serve.
Sadly, during the year Jumpers was downgraded by Ofsted. However, an action plan was agreed and was quickly implemented. As a result, during early 2022 the nursery was awarded 9 out of 10 on the Day Nursery portal (based on parent feedback).
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)
Financial review
The Charity achieved a surplus of £177.2k (2021: £325.0k), for the financial year ended 31[st] March 2022. Turnover decreased by £87.4k, as a result of a drop in Covid support grants, and the operating cost increased by £164k mainly due to an increase in routine maintenance costs.
Turnover from our social and other activities for the years ended 31 March is shown below:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Social housing lettings | 5,556.1 1,500.4 787.1 |
5,523.2 |
| Other social housing activities | 1,709.1 | |
| Other activities | 698.7 | |
| Total Turnover | 7,843.6 | 7,931.0 |
Summary Statement of Comprehensive Income
The Charity’s principal sources of income arise from its charitable activities of providing Accommodation, Health and Wellbeing services and Family, Youth and Children’s Work.
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Turnover | 7,843.6 (7,479.8) - (1.1) |
7,931.0 |
| Operating cost | (7,315.8) | |
| Operating cost -triennial defined benefit pension cost | (89.9) | |
| Loss ondisposalof fixed assets | - | |
| Operating surplus | 362.7 0.2 (185.8) |
525.3 |
| Interest receivable | 0.2 | |
| Net interest payable | (200.5) | |
| Surplus for the year | 177.1 | 325.0 |
Summary Statement of Financial Position
| 2022 | 2021 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Intangible and Tangible fixed assets | 27,148.7 (1,430.6) |
27,200.7 |
| Net current liabilities | (1,006.1) | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 25,718.1 (17,034.0) |
26,194.6 |
| Long-term liabilities | (17,687.7) |
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| Net assets / reserves | 8,684.1 | 8,506.9 |
The cost of housing properties held as tangible fixed assets (after allowing for additions, disposals and annual depreciation charges), was £26m as at 31 March 2022 (2021: £26m)
Value for Money
The Value for Money strategy is completed at Group level and takes account of the Regulator of Social Housing’s Value for Money Standard. Please refer to the Group’s Financial Statements for its approach to the annual Value for Money statement.
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)
Employees
The Value for Money strategy is completed at Group level and takes account of the Regulator of Social Housing’s Value for Money Standard. Please refer to the Group’s Financial Statements for its approach to the annual Value for Money statement.
Health & safety
The Value for Money strategy is completed at Group level and takes account of the Regulator of Social Housing’s Value for Money Standard. Please refer to the Group’s Financial Statements for its approach to the annual Value for Money statement.
Employees
The Charity recognises the strength of its employees who are committed to the objectives and the best interests of its residents and service users. The Charity shares information on its objectives, progress and activities through regular management and staff departmental meetings. In addition, staff conferences and team days are used to celebrate success, generate ideas and positively engage with staff.
Health & safety
The Trustees are aware of their responsibilities on all matters relating to health and safety. The Charity has prepared detailed health and safety policies and provides staff training and education on health and safety matters.
Information security
The Charity is committed to information security and continues to promote good and appropriate collection and use of data and information.
Compliance with taxation
The Charity is committed to conducting its business with integrity, transparency and fairness, and in compliance with all relevant rules, regulations and legislation. It values its reputation for ethical behaviour, financial probity and, as a Charity, it disapproves of tax evasion in any form. The Charity will not knowingly engage with any individual or business that does not share its commitment to the prevention of tax evasion. The Charity requires all trustees and staff to demonstrate the highest standards of honesty at all times.
Indemnity insurance
The Group’s insurance policies indemnify the Trustees and Officers against liability when acting for the Charity providing their actions are not reckless or fraudulent.
Public Benefit
The Trustees held service users at the heart of its approach to formulating the strategic objectives and associated strategies. In doing so, the Trustees confirm that they have complied with Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the Charity. Through the work that the Charity undertakes in its service areas, it delivers public benefit and serves a wide range of people, many of whom are vulnerable.
Reserves Policy
The reserves that the Charity have set aside provide financial stability and the means for the continued development of the principal charitable activities. The Charity intends to maintain unrestricted funds at a sufficient level to cover management and administration costs for at least three months. The Charity maintains a strong reserves position to protect it social housing activities.
The Board regularly reviews the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil continuing obligations. This is guided by the Charity’s Business Plan, Risk Mitigation Protocol, banking covenants and stress testing activities.
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)
Going concern
The financial statements are prepared on the basis that West London YMCA will continue for the forthcoming 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. The annual budget for 2022/23 and the business plans have also been approved by the Board. The Budget and the business plan were re-done under the Covid-19 conditions and subjected to various adverse scenarios. This work, along with the consideration of the mitigation plans and good level of liquidity, provides evidence in support of the going concern. For this reason, West London YMCA continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparation of the financial statements.
West London YMCA recognises possible concern relating to its participation in a defined benefit pension scheme. Appropriate action has been taken: The scheme was closed to new members in 2007, and the link to final salary broken in 2011 with additional contributions continuing to be made to reduce the deficit. As part of the YMCA federation, the multi-employer pension scheme is run by an independent Trustee board with employer representation through the Principal Employer, National Council of YMCAs. The pension scheme Trustee obtains an actuarial
Going concern (continued)
valuation every three years and we have considered the implications to the Charity’s finances from the latest available actuarial valuation. We have reviewed the Charity’s ability to continue to deliver its charitable objectives by ensuring budgets, forecasts and plans are available and include the impact of deficit repayments. The pension scheme Trustee included the impact of pension scheme deficit repayments in considering going concern status, reserves, and the risks and uncertainties that the Charity face noted elsewhere in this Report.
West London YMCA benefits from the pension scheme Trustee and the Principal Employer seeking suitable specialist profession advice both to manage the scheme and in the continuing effort to explore ways of reducing the overall pension deficit. The notes to the Accounts include an accounting policy and further details in notes 12 and 21.
Risk management
The Group risk management strategy embraces the Charity’s requirements. The Group regularly considers risk and has developed a detailed risk strategy that takes into account strategic, operational and project risks.
Within the Group, all Board reports include a consideration of risk and any new project or major development has its own risk register and is presented as part of the governance process.
Key Risks
| Risk | Mitigation |
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| Health & Safety | Key aspects of our health and safety are audited by internal auditors, as part of a quarterly compliance check. Fire and gas safety, water hygiene and asbestos are also subject to in-depth audits on a three year rolling programme. Expert advisors are engaged in all these areas to ensure that the assessments and processes are thorough and remain in step with best practice. The Charity has invested in its Property & Places department in order to ensure that it has the in-house expertise to deal with some complex major works projects related to safety. |
| IT and information security | An IT Strategy has been approved by the Board that involves significant investment in IT security. The Charity has also updated privacy notices and trained all staff on the data protection and information security. In terms of system security, there is a well thought out security architecture, well developed framework of management controls and independent penetration testing. |
| Financial viability risk | The Board has approved a fully funded long-term financial plan. Our financial performance and position is closely monitored by the Executive Team and is reported to the Board regularly. Whilst the external factors that could lead to financial shock cannot be controlled or prevented by the Charity, the Business/financial Plan is subjected to multivariate stress testing and we ensure that there is adequate headroom to withstand such events in the short term. The Charity has in place a treasury policy, which includes a liquidity policy that the Board monitors. The policy is approved annually and is prepared jointly with our treasury advisors. |
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)
| Risk | Mitigation |
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| Safeguarding risk | A safeguarding policy and procedure is in place along with a Board designated Safeguarding lead. Safeguarding training / workshops have been provided to the Board so that they can understand their obligations. Safeguarding leads exist across the Charity and posters are displayed which identify a chain of command. There is also a trustee safeguarding lead. |
| Rent Standard Compliance Risk | There is a Rent setting policy setting out the principles and actions governing setting and charging rents and service charges. In addition to internal self- assessment of compliance, independent assurance is provided by internal audit review of compliance. |
| Cost & shortage of labour risk | There is a People Strategy in place that has staff retention initiatives, including a focus on wellbeing and flexible working. A strategic review of recruitment is due to conclude in 2022. |
During the year, the Charity has deployed a new Business Continuity Plan making provision for unforeseen incidents that could occur. This work has included some management role play exercises as well as media training for nominated trustee and executive spokespersons.
Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities
The Trustees confirm they are responsible for preparing the Annual Report, including the Strategic Report, and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Company, Charity and Registered Provider law requires the preparation of financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing these statements the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates which are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable financial reporting standards (including the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting by Registered Housing Providers) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will be able to continue to meet its objectives.
Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Housing & Regeneration Act 2008, and the Accounting Direction for Private Registered Providers of Social Housing 2019. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Internal controls
The Board has overall responsibility for establishing and maintaining the Charity’s system of internal control and for reviewing its effectiveness.
The Trustees recognise that no system of internal control can provide absolute assurance against financial misstatement or loss or eliminate all risk. The system of internal control is designed to manage risk and to provide reasonable assurance that key business objectives and expected outcomes will be achieved. It also exists to give reasonable assurance about the preparation and reliability of financial and operational information and the safeguarding of the Charity’s assets and interests.
The Board confirms that there is an ongoing process for identifying, evaluating and managing the significant risks faced by the Charity. This approach has operated throughout the year under review up to and including the date of approval of the annual report and accounts.
Some of the key elements of the control framework that are established are:
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Significant risks, considered as part of the decision-making process.
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Regular reviews of key performance indicators.
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The operation of a comprehensive budgeting system and the regular review of financial performance.
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Trustees’ report (incorporating Strategic report) West London YMCA for year ended 31 March 2022 (continued)
Internal controls (continued)
Included within the Group internal control framework:
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The incorporation of key risks into a risk map.
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The review and approval of all corporate policies including the Governance Framework (which incorporates Terms of Reference), Financial Regulations, Whistleblowing, Anti-Bribery and Conflicts of Interest and documentation of policies and procedures for all key operational areas by the Charity and YMCA St. Paul’s Group.
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The operation of an outsourced internal audit function, following a needs and risk-based plan. The implementation of recommendations is monitored by the Group Audit and Risk Committee.
The Charity applies the Group Anti-Fraud Policy which is aimed at tackling fraud, corruption, theft and breaches of regulations. There is a whistle blowing and disciplinary policy and procedure in place which links into the Group AntiFraud Policy. There is a Fraud Response Plan which is aimed at ensuring the Group responds promptly to fraud or fraud allegations and is able to recover its assets where necessary.
There is a Fraud Register which is reviewed at each Group Audit and Risk Committee meeting.
The Board confirms that there have been no regulatory concerns which have led the Regulator of Social Housing to intervene in the affairs of the Charity, neither are there significant problems in relation to failures of internal controls which require disclosure in the financial statements. The Board has reviewed the Charity’s compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing’s Governance and Financial Viability Standard and are satisfied the Charity meets the requirements.
The Charity has adopted the NHF Code of Governance (2020 version) and NHF Code of Conduct 2012. The Board confirms the Charity is compliant with both the Code of Governance and Code of Conduct.
Auditors
At the date of this report each Board member confirms the following:
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so far as each Board member is aware, there is no relevant information needed by the Charity’s auditors in connection with preparing their report of which the Charity’s auditors are unaware; and
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each Board member has taken all of the steps that they ought to have taken as a Board member in order to make themselves aware of any information needed by the Charity’s auditors in connection with preparing their report and to establish that the Charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
By order of the Board
Andy Palmer Trustee and Chairman 22 September 2022
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Independent auditor’s report to Members of West London YMCA
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the financial statements of West London YMCA (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in reserves, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of the Charity’s incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended:
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and the Accounting Direction for Private Registered Providers of Social Housing 2019.
We have audited the financial statements of West London YMCA (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Charity statement of comprehensive income, the Charity statement of financial position, the cash flow statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We remain independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the board members’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the board with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The board are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information including the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the Strategic Report) and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Independent auditor’s report to Members of West London YMCA (continued)
Other Companies Act 2006 reporting
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic report within the Trustees’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the Strategic Report) has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the Strategic Report).
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Charity, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the Charity financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of board trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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certain disclosures of board member and or directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of the board
As explained more fully in the Trustees’ report set out on page 8, the board is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the board members determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the board are responsible for assessing the Group and the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the board either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws, regulations, and fraud;
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reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, reviewing internal audit reports and reviewing correspondence with HMRC and the Regulator to identify any actual or potential frauds or any potential weaknesses in internal control which could result in fraud susceptibility;
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reviewing items included in the fraud register as well as the results of internal audit’s investigation into these matters;
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challenging assumptions made by management in their significant accounting estimates in particular in relation to the recoverable amount of assets and the appropriate allocation of costs; and
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in addressing the risk of fraud, including the management override of controls and improper income recognition, we tested the appropriateness of certain manual journals, reviewed the application of judgements associated with accounting estimates for the indication of potential bias and tested the application of cut-off and revenue recognition.
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Independent auditor’s report to Members of West London YMCA (continued)
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed noncompliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the members of the Charity, as a body, in accordance with the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Philip Cliftlands (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of BDO LLP, Statutory Auditor Baker Street, London Date: 28 September 2022
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).
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Statement of Comprehensive Income West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 2021/22 | 2020/21 | |
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| Notes | £ |
£ |
7,843,582 (7,479,753) - (1,060) |
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| Turnover 6 |
7,930,985 | |
| Operating cost 6 |
(7,315,833) | |
| Operating cost -triennial defined benefit pension cost 11 |
(89,870) | |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - | |
| Operating surplus 8 |
362,769 183 (185,752) |
525,282 |
| Interest receivable | 206 | |
| Interest and financing costs 13 |
(200,503) | |
| Surplus before taxation | 177,200 - |
324,985 |
| Taxation 9 |
- | |
| Surplus for the year | 177,200 | 324,985 |
The results relate wholly to continuing activities.
The company has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.
The financial statements were approved by the Board on 22 September 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Andy Palmer David Martin Trustee & Chairman Company Secretary
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Reserves West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022
| Designated funds Restricted funds Revenue reserve Total |
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| £ £ £ £ |
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| Balance as at 1 April 2020 | 22,384 59,127 8,100,419 8,181,930 |
| Surplus for the year | - - 324,985 324,985 |
| Transfer (from)/to designated funds | - - - - |
| Transfer (from)/to restricted funds | - (113) 113 - |
| Balance as at 31 March 2021 | 22,384 59,014 8,425,517 8,506,915 |
| Surplus for the year | - - 177,200 177,200 |
| Transfer (from)/to designated funds | - - - - |
| Transfer to/(from) restricted funds | - 8,550 (8,550) - |
| Balance as at 31 March 2022 | 22,384 67,564 8,594,167 8,684,115 |
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Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2022 West London YMCA
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | £ |
£ |
| Fixed assets | - 25,965,804 824,776 358,085 |
|
| Intangible assets 14 |
- | |
| Housing properties at cost 15 |
25,973,529 | |
| Other property 15 |
828,003 | |
| Other tangible assets 16 |
399,194 | |
| 27,148,665 10,186 437,857 480,660 |
27,200,726 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Stocks 17 |
9,059 | |
| Debtors 18 |
391,716 | |
| Cash at bank and on deposit | 637,499 | |
| 928,703 (2,359,302) |
1,038,274 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 19 |
(2,044,397) | |
| (1,430,599) | ||
| Net current liabilities | (1,006,123) | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 25,718,066 (17,033,951) |
26,194,603 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 20 |
(17,687,688) | |
| Total net assets | 8,684,115 | 8,506,915 |
22,384 67,564 8,594,167 |
||
| Capital and reserves | ||
| Designated funds 22 |
22,384 | |
| Restricted funds 23 |
59,014 | |
| Revenue reserve | 8,425,517 | |
| Total Capital and reserves | 8,684,115 | 8,506,915 |
Approved by the Trustees on 22 September 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Andy Palmer David Martin Trustee & Chairman Company Secretary Company Number: 03244611
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Cashflow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2022 West London YMCA
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ 570,285 (208,664) (48,657) - 1,060 - 183 |
£ |
| Net cash generated from operating activities 29 |
61,483 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Acquisition and construction of properties 15 |
(54,008) | |
| Acquisition of other tangible assets 16 |
(1,923) | |
| Disposal of properties 15 |
- | |
| Disposal of other tangible assets 6 |
- | |
| Disposal of Investment | 3 | |
| Interest received | 206 | |
| Net cash from investing activities | (256,078) (285,294) (185,752) |
(55,722) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Repayment of bank loans | (333,229) | |
| Interest paid 13 |
(200,503) | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (471,046) | (533,732) |
| (156,839) 637,499 |
||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (527,971) | |
| Opening cashand cashequivalents | 1,165,470 | |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 480,660 | 637,499 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022
1. Legal Status
The company is registered under the Companies Act 2006 and is a registered housing provider.
2. Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable law and UK accounting standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) which for YMCA St. Paul’s Group includes FRS 102 "the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland", the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for Registered Social Housing Providers 2018, "Accounting by registered social housing providers" 2018, the Accounting Direction for Private Registered Providers of Social Housing from April 2019 and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of current asset investments.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates.
It also requires Group management to exercise judgement in applying the Group’s accounting policies.
The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£).
Subsidiary/ Parent disclosure exemptions
ln preparing the consolidated financial statements of the company, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available in FRS 102:
-
no disclosure has been given for the aggregate remuneration of the key management personnel of the company as their remuneration is included in the totals for the Group as a whole; and
-
the company had a dormant immaterial subsidiary which was dissolved on 20th October 2020 and therefore group financial statements have not been prepared. Accordingly, these financial statements present information about the company as a single undertaking.
Public Benefit Entity
West London YMCA is a Public Benefit Entity, as defined within FRS 102 as “an entity whose primary objective is to provide goods or services for the general public, community or social benefit and where any equity is provided with a view to supporting the entity’s primary objectives rather than with a view to providing a financial return to equity providers, shareholders or members."
Going concern
The organisation's business activities, its current financial position and factors likely to affect its future development are set out within the Strategic Review. The organisation also has a long-term business plan which projects that the organisation’s finances will be robust going forward.
The company continues to consider in its business plan and forecasts the potential impact of legislation changes and impact of the prolonged Covid-19 effects. The Board expect there to be limited impact on the housing operations which have continued to perform well throughout the pandemic. Other key service areas in Health and Wellbeing and Children's Services have been more significantly impacted but based upon current forecasting expectation the Board consider them to be viable services, and that the impact of Covid-19 will be short to medium term, rather than long term, on the performance and viability of those services. The Board consider that the charity has sufficient reserves to weather any short-term impact on the income of the charity as a result of Covid-19.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Government’s decision to impose lockdown restrictions during the last week of the financial year, the Board has considered the potential impacts from numerous multi-variant adverse scenarios, which include failure to control costs, increase in rental arrears and increase in voids, among other factors. This has been done as part of a group-wide exercise.
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
2. Accounting policies (continued) Going concern (continued)
Options for mitigation to ensure the business can continue in the short and longer term have also been reviewed. Mitigations exist for all scenarios as a precaution, to ensure compliance with all covenant and regulatory requirements.
Periodic updates to the financial business plan, management accounts forecasts and key performance indicator reporting enables continuous monitoring of the business. West London YMCA’s liquidity is managed at group level and the Group maintains significantly higher liquidity levels than the funding requirement identified in its updated business plan; the Board considers this to be prudent in the current uncertain economic environment.
After making enquiries, the Board has a reasonable expectation that overall the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months after the date on which the report and financial statements are signed.
For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in the financial statements. No material uncertainties exist.
Turnover
Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. The Group generates the following material income streams:
-
Rent: rental income receivable including care services, (after deducting lost rent from void properties available for letting) is recognised from the point when properties under development reach practical completion and are formally let;
-
Grant Income: all grants subject to restriction are recognised in the year of receipt, whilst unrestricted grants (including Supporting People) are recognised as they fall due under the contractual arrangements with Administering Authorities.
-
Donations: are accounted for when received; and
-
Other income: other income is recognised as receivable on the delivery of services provided.
Pension
West London YMCA participated in a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for employees of YMCAs in England, Scotland and Wales, which was closed to new members and accruals on 30 April 2007. Due to insufficient information, the plan's actuary has advised that it is not possible to separately identify the assets and liabilities relating to West London YMCA for the purposes of FRS 102 disclosure. The employer contributions in relation to the YMCA pension plan are determined by the Directors based on advice from a qualified actuary and charged to income and expenditure as made.
As described in the pensions note, West London YMCA has a contractual obligation to make pension deficit contribution payments over the period to April 2029, accordingly this is shown as a liability in these accounts. During the year ended 31 March 2022 pension deficit contributions payments totalling £50,220 were made to the plan (2021: £48,758). In accordance with the actuarial valuation the pension deficit contribution payments increase by 2.99% each year. The present value of these payments is shown as a statement of financial position liability in the pension’s deficit liability note to these accounts.
In addition, West London YMCA is required to contribute to the operating expenses of the Pension Plan and these costs are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income as made. During the year ended 31 March 2022 operating expenses of £11,885 (2021: £10,642) were charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income as made. These operating expenses are also subject to an annual 2.99% increase.
Contributions payable from West London YMCA to the plan under the terms of its funding agreement for past deficits are recognised as a creditor in West London YMCA's financial statements. The liability is calculated based on the discounted value of expected future payments.
Holiday pay accrual
A liability is recognised to the extent of any unused holiday pay entitlement which has accrued at the date of the statement of financial position and is carried forward to future periods. This is measured at the undiscounted salary cost of the future holiday entitlement and accrued at the date of the statement of financial position.
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Termination benefits
Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Group is demonstrably committed, without realistic possibility of withdrawal, to a formal detailed plan to terminate employment.
Value Added Tax
The company charges Value Added Tax (VAT) on some of its income and is able to recover part of the VAT it incurs on expenditure. The Statement of Comprehensive Income includes VAT to the extent that it is suffered by the company and not recoverable from HM Revenue and Customs. The balance of VAT payable or recoverable at the year-end is included as a current liability or asset.
Finance costs
Finance costs are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the term of the debt using the effective interest rate method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
Housing Properties
Housing properties constructed or acquired (including land) on the open market are stated at cost less depreciation and impairment (where applicable).
The cost of housing land and property includes the cost of acquiring land and buildings, development costs, interest capitalised during the development period, directly attributable administration costs and expenditure incurred in respect of improvements and replacements of major components of existing properties.
Where housing properties are in the course of construction, finance costs are only capitalised where construction is on-going and has not been interrupted or terminated. Where a development project is deemed to be relatively inactive, capitalisation of interest is ceased until the development becomes active again.
The company adds to the carrying amount of an item of fixed assets the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred, if the replacement part is expected to provide incremental future benefits to the company. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised.
Repairs and maintenance are charged to the statement of comprehensive income during the period in which they are incurred.
Social Housing Grant used to finance buildings is repayable under certain circumstances, primarily following the sale of such property. The amount, which would be repayable is the amount by which any sale proceeds exceed all other liabilities arising from the release of any loan charges on the property.
Housing properties in the course of construction, are included in Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) and held at cost less any impairment and are transferred to completed properties when ready for letting.
The company adds to the carrying amount of an item of fixed assets the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred, if the replacement part is expected to provide incremental future benefits to the company. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. Repairs and maintenance are charged to the statement of comprehensive income during the period in which they are incurred.
Social Housing Grant used to finance buildings is repayable under certain circumstances, primarily following the sale of such property. The amount which would be repayable is the amount by which any sale proceeds exceed all other liabilities arising from the release of any loan charges on the property.
Depreciation of housing property
Social housing assets, whether freehold or long leasehold, are split, for the purposes of depreciation between land, structure and other major components that are expected to require replacement over time with substantially different economic lives.
Land is not depreciated on account of its indefinite useful economic life.
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
2. Accounting policies (continued) Depreciation of housing property (continued)
With exception of land, these are depreciated on a straight-line basis, following the year of acquisition, according to their useful economic life or the life of the lease in the case of long leasehold assets, if this is shorter.
The major components and useful economic lives range as follows:
| Depreciation | Economic useful life |
|---|---|
| Structure | 100 years |
| Modular structure | 50 years |
| Roofs | 60 years |
| Bathrooms | 30 years |
| Kitchens | 20 years |
| Lifts | 30 years |
| Windows & doors | 30 years |
| Heating system | 30 years |
| Electrics | 25 years |
| Energy improvements | 20 years |
| Boilers | 15 years |
| Short–term housing | 10 years |
Leasehold Properties shorter of life of the lease or estimated useful economic life
Other tangible fixed assets
Other tangible fixed assets are measured at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
The company capitalise costs incurred as a result of staff spending time on capital projects, provided that time can be linked to bringing a specific, separately identifiable asset into working condition, or substantially enhancing the working life of an existing asset.
Intangible Fixed Assets – Computer Software
Intangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation of other than social housing fixed assets
Other than social housing assets, depreciation on other assets is charged so as to allocate the cost, less estimated residual value of each asset over its anticipated useful life using the straight-line method, as follows:
| Depreciation | Economic useful life |
|---|---|
| Intangible assets: ITsoftware | 4years |
| Other property: short leasehold buildings |
Life of the lease |
| Other Furniture and equipment |
5 years |
| Office fittings and equipment | 7 years |
| Motor vehicles | 5 years |
| Computer equipment | 4 years |
| Other Fixtures & Fittings | 10-20 years |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Investments
The Charities SORP provides that investments should be shown as fixed assets at their market value. YMCA St. Paul’s Group has always regarded its investments as a source of working capital, interchangeable with cash as required, and treated as a current asset. As such they would, under normal accounting treatment, be stated at the lower of cost or net realisable value. ln light of the Charities SORP and the use to which the investments are put, the Board consider that their inclusion as current assets at market value gives a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group. Any gain or loss is charged or credited to the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Housing Capital Grants
Grants received are accounted for using the accrual model. Grants are carried as deferred income in the statement of financial position and released to the income and expenditure account on a systematic basis over the useful economic lives of the asset for which it was received. Where grants are restricted to a specified future expiry date the grant is amortised in equal instalments, so it is fully amortised by the expiry date. Grants for mixed asset types are amortised using the weighted average depreciation rate of 3.33%. This is based on the rates used in component accounting.
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Debtors and creditors
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded initially at transaction price less attributable transaction costs. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the income statement in other operating expenses.
Recoverable amount of rental and other trade receivables
The Group estimates the recoverable value of rental and other receivables and impairs the debtor by appropriate amounts.
Financial liabilities and equity
Financial liabilities and equity are classified according to the substance of the financial instrument’s contractual obligations, rather than the financial instrument’s legal form.
Financial instruments
All the financial instruments held by the Charity during the year meet the criteria of a basic financial instrument as defined in Section 11 of FRS 102 and are accounted for under an amortised cost model.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the Group’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position consists of cash at bank, in hand, deposits, bank overdrafts and short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less
Leased assets: Lessee
For the leases treated as operating leases their annual rentals are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
Provision for liabilities
The company would recognise provisions for liabilities of any uncertain timing or amounts. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the date of the statement of financial position. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at the present value using a discount rate. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in income and expenditure in the period it arises.
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Reserves
Income received, and expenditure incurred, for restricted purposes is separately accounted for within restricted funds.
The company establishes designated reserves where reserves are earmarked by the directors for a particular purpose.
3. Judgements in applying accounting policies
In preparing these financial statements, the key judgements have been made in respect of the following:
Whether there are indicators of impairment of the company’s tangible and intangible assets, including goodwill. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset and where it is a component of a larger cash-generating unit, the viability and expected future performance of that unit. The Board have considered the measurement basis to determine the recoverable amount of assets where there are indicators of impairment based on existing use value for social housing or depreciated replacement cost. The Board have also considered impairment based on their assumptions to define cash or asset generating units. Distinguishing the point at which a project is more likely than not to continue, allowing capitalisation of associated development costs requires judgement.
Whether leases entered into by the company either as a lessor or a lessee are operating leases or finance leases. These decisions depend on an assessment of whether the risk and rewards of ownership have been transferred from the lessor to the lessee on a lease-by-lease basis.
The critical underlying assumptions in relation to the estimate of the pension defined benefit scheme obligation such as standard rates of inflation, mortality, discount rate and anticipated future salary increases. Variations in these assumptions have the ability to significantly influence the value of the liability recorded and annual defined benefit expense.
Management judgement is applied in determining the extent to which the risks and benefits are transferred to the Charity when considering the income to be recognised.
4. Key Sources of estimation uncertainty in preparing these financial statements
The key sources of estimation uncertainty are:
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets, other than investment properties, are depreciated over their useful lives, taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as the condition of the asset and its future income generating potential are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset, technological advances and projected disposal values.
The residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods for assets are adjusted prospectively if appropriate, if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
For housing property assets, the assets are broken down into components based on management’s assessment of the properties. Individual useful economic lives are assigned to these components.
Rental and other trade receivables (debtors)
The estimate for receivables relates to the recoverability of the balances outstanding at year end. A review is performed based on age and where practical, on an individual debtor basis to consider whether each debt is recoverable (see note 18).
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
Defined benefit and multi-employer pension schemes
Estimations in relation to financial and actuarial assumptions are based upon best estimates derived from the Group’s policies and practices and confirmed with actuaries where these are beyond management expertise. Variation in these assumptions may significantly impact the defined benefit obligation amount and the annual defined benefit expenses.
4. Key Sources of estimation uncertainty in preparing these financial statements (continued)
Other areas of estimation uncertainty include:
Project or scheme costs which are capitalised on the basis that the scheme will be completed and the costs for each unit upon completion is apportioned on square footage or area of each unit.
Should a project or scheme become non-feasible the costs will be written off to the Statement of Comprehensive Income as abortive costs.
Revenue recognition around particular contracts: income is generated from a range of sources, in particular, from rent and service charges to local authorities under a wide variety of contract types, durations and service specifications. Judgement is applied as to income recognition and recoverability on a source-by-source and/or contract by contract basis.
5. Housing units under management
The number of units of housing accommodation being managed by the Charity is as follows:
| Supported housing | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | |
| 409 | 405 | |
| 409 | 405 |
6. Particulars of Turnover, Operating costs and Operating surplus
Other non-social housing activities income includes Covid-19 related Furlough grant income of £1,670 (2021: £93,196) and other grant income of £57,000 (2021: £95,728).
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Operating costs | Operating surplus |
Operating surplus |
||
| £ | £ | £ 745,704 - (381,875) |
£ | ||
| Social housing lettings (note 7) | 5,556,072 | 4,810,368 |
658,417 | ||
| Other social housing activities: | |||||
| Supporting people | 1,500,367 | 1,500,367 |
258,263 | ||
| Non-social housing activities: | |||||
| Other | 787,143 | 1,169,018 |
(391,398) | ||
| 7,843,582 | 7,479,753 |
363,829 (1,060) |
525,282 | ||
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - | 1,060 |
- | ||
| 7,843,582 | 7,480,813 |
362,769 |
525,282 | ||
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
7. Particulars of income and expenditure from social housing lettings
| Supported housing | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ 2,305,415 2,944,557 306,100 |
£ | ||
| Rent receivable net of identifiable service charges | 2,373,743 | ||
| Service charge income | 2,843,369 | ||
| Deferred Capital Grant release to income and other revenue grants | 306,100 | ||
| Turnover from social housing lettings | 5,556,072 3,084,617 752,637 573,936 111,869 287,309 |
5,523,212 | |
| Management | 3,136,701 | ||
| Service charge costs | 720,918 | ||
| Routine and planned maintenance | 498,920 | ||
| Bad debts | 105,849 | ||
| Depreciation of housing properties | 402,407 | ||
| Operating costs on social housing lettings | 4,810,368 | 4,864,795 | |
| Operating surplus on social housing lettings | 745,704 | 658,417 | |
| 305,656 | |||
| Void losses | 193,261 | ||
| 8. Operating surplus |
2022 | ||
| 2021 | |||
| This is stated after charging: | £ | £ | |
| Operating leases | 14,622 20,700 2,825 308,322 |
6,667 | |
| Auditor's remuneration -excl. VAT - for audit services | 19,700 | ||
| Auditor's remuneration - excl. VAT - for non-audit services | - | ||
| Depreciation | 440,356 |
9. Taxation
The Charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
10. Board members and executive directors
The non-executive directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and are collectively referred to as the Trustee Board ('the Board'). None of the Board (for company law purposes) received any remuneration in the year (2021: £0). There were no expenses reimbursed to the Board members (2021: £0).
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
11. Employee costs
| 11. Employee costs | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| 2,659,234 171,174 94,582 |
||
| Wages and salaries | 2,829,151 | |
| Social security costs | 178,174 | |
| Other pension costs | 185,208 | |
| 2,924,990 | 3,192,533 |
Other pension costs includes no defined benefit pension contributions deficit costs (2021: £89,870) arising from a triennial pension revaluation increase in liability (see notes 12 and 20).
| 2022 No. 23 57 |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | ||
| Average full time employees | ||
| Managers | 17 | |
| Service Delivery | 64 | |
| Average number of full-time equivalent employees | 80 | 81 |
Key management personnel
The emoluments of the key management personnel are shown in the group accounts.
12. Pensions
The Group operates a number of pension schemes:
Defined benefit pension scheme
West London YMCA participated in a contributory pension plan providing defined benefits based on final pensionable pay for employees of YMCAs in England, Scotland and Wales. The assets of the YMCA Pension Plan are held separately from those of West London YMCA and at the year end these were invested in the Mercer Dynamic Derisking Solution, 63% matching portfolio and 37% in the growth portfolio and Schroder (property units only).
The most recent completed three year valuation was as at 1 May 2020. The assumptions used which have the most significant effect on the results of the valuation are those relating to the assumed rates of return on assets held before and after retirement of 2.59% and 1.09% respectively, the increase in pensions in payment of 2.99% (for RPI capped at 5% p.a.), and the average life expectancy from normal retirement age (of 65) for a current male pensioner of 22.0 years, female 24.4 years, and 23.7 years for a male pensioner, female 26.1 years, retiring in 20 years’ time. The result of the valuation showed that the actuarial value of the assets was £146.1m, which represented 79% of the benefits that had accrued to members.
The Pension Plan was closed to new members and future service accrual with effect from 30 April 2007. With the removal of the salary linkage for benefits all employed deferred members became deferred members as from 1 May 2011.
The valuation prepared as at 1 May 2020 showed that the YMCA Pension Plan had a deficit of £36 million. West London YMCA has been advised that it will need to make monthly contributions of £4,649 from 1 May 2022 (2021: £4,185). This amount is based on the current actuarial assumptions (as outlined above) and may vary in the future as a result of actual performance of the Pension Plan. Agreed future deficit contributions have been discounted using a rate of 3% (2021: 3%). The current recovery period is 7 years commencing 1st May 2022.
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
12. Pensions (continued) Defined benefit pension scheme (continued)
In addition, West London YMCA may have over time liabilities in the event of the non-payment by other participating YMCAs of their share of the YMCA Pension Plan’s deficit. It is not possible currently to quantify the potential amount that West London YMCA may be called upon to pay in the future.
Defined Contribution Schemes
West London YMCA also operates a defined contribution pension scheme for the majority of its employees. The assets of this scheme are also held separately from those of the company and contributions are charged to the income and expenditure as they fall due (see note 20).
13. Interest payable and similar charges
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Loans and bank overdrafts | 185,752 | 200,503 |
| 185,752 | 200,503 |
14. Intangible assets
| 2022 Computer Software |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Software |
||
| £ | £ | |
| Cost | 169,347 - (169,347) |
|
| At 1 April | 169,347 | |
| Additions | - | |
| (Disposals) | - | |
| At 31 March | - | 169,347 |
| 169,347 - (169,347) |
||
| Depreciation | ||
| At 1 April | 169,347 | |
| Charge for year | - | |
| (Disposals) | - | |
| At 31 March | - | 169,347 |
| - | ||
| Net book value | ||
| At 1 April | - | |
| At 31 March | - | - |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
15. Tangible fixed assets – Properties
| Housing property | Housing property | Housing property | Other Property |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Leasehold |
Freehold |
Total Housing Property |
Freehold | Total Other Properties |
|
| £ | £ |
£ | £ | £ | |
| Cost | |||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 19,600,432 | 9,288,419 |
28,888,851 | 876,351 | 29,765,202 |
| Reclassifications | (3,000) | 3,000 |
- | - |
- |
| Additions | 125,727 | 82,937 |
208,664 | - | 208,664 |
| Disposals | (232,293) | (5,081) | (237,374) | - | (237,374) |
| At 31 March 2022 | 19,490,866 | 9,369,275 |
28,860,141 | 876,351 | 29,736,492 |
| Depreciation | |||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 2,239,808 | 675,514 |
2,915,322 | 48,348 | 2,963,670 |
| Reclassifications | - | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Charge for the year | 162,471 | 53,918 |
216,389 | 3,227 | 219,616 |
| Release | (232,293) | (5,081) | (237,374) | - | (237,374) |
| At 31 March 2022 | 2,169,986 | 724,351 |
2,894,337 | 51,575 | 2,945,912 |
| Net book value | |||||
| At 31 March 2022 | 17,320,880 | 8,644,924 |
25,965,804 | 824,776 | 26,790,580 |
| At 1 April 2021 | 17,360,624 | 8,612,905 |
25,973,529 | 828,003 | 26,801,531 |
Works to the housing properties have been treated as follows:
| Capitalised Income & expenditure |
2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |||
| 208,664 573,936 |
54,008 | |||
| 498,920 | ||||
| 782,600 | 552,928 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
16. Other fixed assets
| Furniture and | Furniture and | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| equipment £ 2,294,484 - 48,657 (1,443,088) |
Motor vehicles £ 27,248 - - (27,248) |
||||
| £ | |||||
| Cost | |||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 2,321,732 | ||||
| Reclassifications | - | ||||
| Additions | 48,657 | ||||
| Disposals | (1,470,336) | ||||
| At 31 March 2022 | 900,053 1,895,290 - (1,442,028) 88,706 |
- 27,248 - (27,248) - |
900,053 | ||
| Depreciation | |||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 1,922,538 | ||||
| Reclassifications | - | ||||
| Disposals | (1,469,276) | ||||
| Charge foryear | 88,706 | ||||
| At 31 March 2022 | 541,968 358,085 |
- - |
541,968 | ||
| Net book value | |||||
| At 31 March 2022 | 358,085 | ||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 399,194 | - | 399,194 |
| 17. Stocks | 2022 £ 10,186 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ||
| £ | ||
| Consumable items | 9,059 | |
| 10,186 2022 £ 625,892 (296,781) |
9,059 | |
| 18. Debtors | ||
| 2021 | ||
| £ | ||
| Rent and service charges arrears | 522,355 | |
| Provision forbad debts | (287,076) | |
| 329,111 53,278 55,468 |
235,279 | |
| Other debtors | 61,615 | |
| Prepayments & Accrued Income | 94,822 | |
| 437,857 | 391,716 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 £ 302,603 19,975 623,388 295,688 10,412 6,900 653,257 45,036 53,859 348,184 |
2021 | |
| £ | ||
| Bank loans and overdrafts (secured see note 20) | 285,295 | |
| Trade creditors | 85,189 | |
| Deferred income | 627,696 | |
| Social Housing Grants deferred (see note 26) | 295,688 | |
| Other housing grants deferred (see note 26) | 10,412 | |
| Other creditors | 15,796 | |
| Accruals | 181,349 | |
| Pension deficit liability (see note 21) | 45,055 | |
| Taxation and social security | 47,088 | |
| Amounts owed to parent | 450,829 | |
| 2,359,302 | 2,044,397 |
Rental receipts in advance of £ 484,224 are included within deferred Income (2021: £545,704 included within deferred income).
20. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
| 2022 £ 3,409,014 295,007 12,212,095 844,305 273,530 |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Loans (secured see below) | 3,708,602 | |
| Housing property finance (secured see below) | 298,021 | |
| Social Housing Grants deferred (see note 26) | 12,518,195 | |
| Other housing grants deferred (see note 26) | 844,305 | |
| Pension deficit liability (see note 21) | 318,565 | |
| **17,033,951 ** | 17,687,688 |
The loan is secured by fixed charges on 323 units of leasehold and freehold housing properties. The capital element is repayable in instalments over 20 years starting on 28 September 2011. Interest is charged at various rates with a weighted average of 3.89% (2021: 3.91%) at the year-end and £2,214,487 (2021: £2,427,121) is due after more than five years.
The housing property finance is secured by a first charge on certain freehold housing properties. It is repayable in instalments with 25 years to run. It bears interest at 10.875% (2021: 10.875%) and £279,184 (2021: £283,788) is due after more than five years.
| 2022 £ 302,603 320,974 889,375 2,493,672 |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Due within one year or on demand | 285,295 | |
| One year or more but less than two years | 302,601 | |
| Two years or more but less than five years | 993,112 | |
| Five years or more | 2,710,910 | |
| 4,006,624 | 4,291,918 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
21. Pension deficit liability
| 2022 £ 363,620 5,044 - (50,098) |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| At 1 April | 318,823 | |
| Unwinding of discount provision | 3,566 | |
| Triennial Revaluation increase | 89,870 | |
| Reversals during the year | (48,639) | |
| At 31 March | 318,566 | 363,620 |
The Pension Deficit Liability represents the amounts set aside to meet payments to the YMCA Pension and Assurance Plan towards its deficit and is included under creditors within the Statement of Financial Position.
The contractual obligation to make pension deficit contribution payments, as calculated based on the discounted value of expected future payments, is split as follows:
In addition, West London YMCA may have over time liabilities in the event of the non-payment by other participating YMCAs of their share of the YMCA Pension Plan’s deficit. It is not possible currently to quantify the potential amount that West London YMCA may be called upon to pay in the future.
| 2022 £ 45,036 45,018 89,982 138,530 |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Due within one year | 45,055 | |
| One year or more but less than two years | 45,036 | |
| Two years or more but less than five years | 135,000 | |
| Five years or more | 138,529 | |
| 318,566 | 363,620 |
22. Designated funds
| 2022 At 1 April Designated in the year At 31 March £ £ £ 15,257 - 15,257 7,127 - 7,127 |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| At 1 April Designated in the year At 31 March |
||
| £ £ £ |
||
| Youth Board reserve | 15,257 - 15,257 |
|
| Progression fund | 7,127 - 7,127 |
|
| 22,384 - 22,384 |
22,384 - 22,384 |
The Youth Board Reserve represents amounts set aside to be spent on projects, activities or equipment determined by young people.
The Progression Fund was created to hold funds from corporate fundraising events to purchase specific items that will contribute to our mission of “developing opportunities that transform young lives”.
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
23. Restricted funds
| At 31 March £ 19,235 275 46,422 1,632 |
|||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| At 1 April |
Incoming resources Resource expend. |
At 1 April |
Incoming resources Resource expend. |
At 31 March |
|||||||||||||
| £ | £ £ |
£ | £ £ |
£ | |||||||||||||
| Jack Petchey fund | 10,685 | 8,550 - |
10,798 | - (113) |
10,685 | ||||||||||||
| Pregnancy and | 275 | - - |
275 | - - |
275 | ||||||||||||
Parenthood fund |
|||||||||||||||||
| Foyer Health fund | 46,422 | - - |
46,422 | - - |
46,422 | ||||||||||||
| Profile of | 1,632 | - - |
1,632 | - - |
1,632 | ||||||||||||
| Achievement | |||||||||||||||||
| 59,014 | 8,550 - |
67,564 | 59,127 | - (113) |
59,014 |
The Jack Petchey Fund underwrites Achievement Awards for young people.
The Pregnancy and Parenthood Fund supports ICT training for young parents and mothers-to-be.
The Foyer Health Fund sponsors activities to enable young people to develop in body, mind and spirit through programmes which cover healthy eating, lifestyles and emotional health.
The Profile of Achievement Fund sponsors life skills programmes for young people.
24. Capital commitments
At the year end the Directors had approved plans for the following aggregated amounts of capital expenditure contracted but not provided for of £3,081 (2021: £28,391) to be funded by Internal cash reserves.
25. Operating lease commitments
The future minimum lease payments are set out below. The leases relate to the laundry equipment.
| 2022 £ 6,490 11,204 2,170,452 |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Due within one year | 6,667 | |
| Between one and five years | 3,889 | |
| Five years or more | - | |
| 2,188,146 | 10,556 | |
| 14,622 | ||
| Lease payments expensed in the year | 6,667 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
26. Social housing grant and other capital grants deferred
The Social Housing Grants are repayable under certain circumstances (for example the sale of the properties). The total accumulated amount of Social Housing Grant and other capital grants received and released to income is as follows:
| 2022 £ 12,813,883 854,717 (306,100) |
2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Social Housing Grants | 13,109,571 | |
| Other capital grants | 865,129 | |
| Released toincome | (306,100) | |
| 13,362,500 | 13,668,600 |
27. Share capital
The company is limited by guarantee and therefore has no share capital. Each member (see numbers below) agrees to contribute £1 in the event of the company winding up.
| 2022 £ 1 - - |
2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | |||||
| At 1 April | 1 | ||||
| Joined during the year | - | ||||
| Left during the year | - | ||||
| At 31 March | 1 | 1 |
28. Related parties
Intra-group management fees are receivable by the parent from the company to cover the running costs the parent incurs on behalf of managing the company.
The company recovered any cost incurred whilst providing services to the parent.
The following transactions took place between the parent and the company during the year:
| 2022 £ 2,024,114 23,636 |
Restated | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ||
| £ | ||
| Charges from the parent | ||
| Overheads charges | 2,066,940 | |
| Catering charges | - | |
| 2,047,750 | 2,066,940 | |
| Charges to the parent | (44,333) | |
| Counselling for residents | - | |
| (44,333) | - |
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Notes to the Financial Statements West London YMCA for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Continued)
29. Reconciliation of operating surplus to net cash inflow from operating activities
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | £ 362,769 308,322 (306,100) (1,127) (46,141) 252,562 |
£ |
| Surplus on operating activities before interest | 525,282 | |
| Depreciation charges 15,16 |
440,356 | |
| SHG grant release to income 26 |
(306,100) | |
| (Increase)in stocks 17 |
(4,629) | |
| (Increase) in debtors 18 |
(190,209) | |
| Increase/ (decrease) in creditors 19,20 |
(403,217) | |
| 570,285 | 61,483 |
30. Ultimate parent undertaking
YMCA St Paul’s Group is sole corporate member of West London YMCA and ultimate controlling entity. YMCA St Paul’s Group is the only entity in the Group that produces Consolidated Financial Statements. YMCA St Paul’s Group is a company limited by guarantee (company number 02971930), a registered charity (number 1041923) and is registered with the Regulator of Social Housing as a social housing provider (number LH4078). Consolidated financial statements of YMCA St Paul’s Group can be obtained from the Company Secretary at 49 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4NG.
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