Company registration number.. 03164247
Charity re8isifdtion nutnber.. 1058935
Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
(A eompany limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Staiemenis
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020
Community Accounting Pl￿$
Units l & 2 North West
41 Talbot Street
Notlingham
NGI 5GL

Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Contents
Referen¢e and Administrative Details
Trustees, Report
2to4
It)dependent Examirtefs Report
Statement of FiDancial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Reference and Administratlve Details
Trustees
Clsre Ashton
Robert Michalak
W&sim Amin
Lorraine Richards
Seeretary
Robert Michalak
Senlor M*n#%¢ment Te8m
Jillian Chappell. Senior Advi80r
Regl$tered om¢e
Clifton Cornerston¢
Souihchurch Drive
Clifton
Noitingh8m
NGI 18EW
CompAn}' Reglstr%tlon Number
03164247
Chfirlty R¢gl$trAtlon Number
1058935
Independent Ex*mlner
Eva Stevenq, employee of
Communiry Accountin8 Plus
Uni¢s l & 2 Norih West
41 Tallx)t Sireet
Noitin8hai
NGI 5GL
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Trustees, Report
The trustees, who are directors for the PUTposes of eompany law, present the annual report together with the
financial st&iemenis of the ch8ritable ¢ompany for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Trustees and officers
Th¢ trustees and otYit¢rs serving durirtg the year and since the year end were as follows=
Trus¢¢es.'
Clare Ashton
Robert Michalak
Wasim Amin
Lorraine Richkrds
Secreiary..
Robert Michalak
Structure. governance Ind mana%ement
The chariry is a company limited by guardntee and registered charity. It is operated under the Nles of i
memoTandum and articlcs of association dai¢d 26 February 1996. It has no share capitsl and the liability of each
mcmbcr in the eveni of winding-up is limited io £1.
ReLrHirmeni ttAd uppoinlmenl ofiruslees
The Trusiees are elected and co-opted under the t¢m)s of the Memorandum and Articles of A5wciation.
ObSeetives and activitie5
Objects oiMs
11 The relief of poverty of the inhabitsnts of the Clifton &rea of Nottingham and its imm¢dJ"2te eovirons by the
provision of a welfaTe advisory ceDtre.
21 The edu¢ation of the said inhabilallts by the provision of eourses and infornlation concerning welfare rights.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Trustees, Report
Public bertefil
(h]r Services are free. impartial and confidetttial to our clients. Tbe Service is open to everyone.
Our Se￿1¢c$ m&Kimises the citizens personal income by welfare and social benefits and help niana8e their debts.
The trustee% conftmi that they have coinplicd with thc requirements of seeiion l ? of the Charities Act 2011 to
have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the ChaTrty Commission for England and Wales.
Aehievtmen*$ attd perform2n¢¢
During the year 2025126 we g¢n¢rzted attnualised welfare benefits of £1,058,608 for clients.
W¢ managed £155,373 worth of debts for clients.
We were involved in assessing and inforniing 289 eligible citizens of Household support eneigy and
supermarket vouchers and issued 75 Foodbank vouchers.
Flnxnclxl revlew
The Trustees are happy wth ¢he financial FK)sitiort at the end of the fEnan¢ial year.
Poliry reser
We aim to retsin thr¢¢ months financial reserves and temiination costs. This is reviewed annually.
Major risks managementolihose riskg
Ftspjding
The majority of our fimding is from one source via Nottingham City Council.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Trustees, Report
Statement of Re5ponsibilitle5
The ttNsiees {who are also the directors of Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre for the purposes of company
law) are responsibl¢ for preparing the tsusiees, report and the financial statelnents in accordance with applicable
law and Ui)ited Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Gen¢rally Accepted Ac¢ountin8 Practice).
including FRS 102 'The Finan¢iiil Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" The
report and ac¢ouni$ hav¢ been pr¢pafed in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Aci 2006 relatLn8 to
small ¢ampani&%.
Company law requires Ihe ¢rus￿¢S to prepar¢ financial stsiemenLs for each financi81 year. Under ¢ompany law
the lrnsl¢es must noi approve the financial statements unl¢ss they are satisfied thai Ihey give a tjue and fair view
of the stale of afyairs ot. the chariiabl¢ ¢ompany and of the inconiing re50ufLes and application of resources,
including its income at)d ¢xp¢ndiiure, of the charitable company for that period. In PTeporing thcse financial
sia¢¢ments, the trustees are rcquired to..
select 5uithble accounting policies and apply them Consis￿nIly.
observe the methods and prin¢ipl¢$ in the Charities SORP.
make judgements and estimates that are r¢asonable and pNdeni,'
stai¢ wh¢th¢r applilable acc(kuntinJJ standard￿. ¢omprisinu FRS 102 hAve betrt followed, subject to any
niaterial departures discloscd and explained in the fin￿nLial sialcnienis., and
prepare the flnancial slalements on the going concern basis unle%s it is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable Company will continue in business.
The trustecs arc responsible for kc¢pin¥ pri)pcr d¢Louniing reL()rds that can di5¢1olie with Tea%(Inable d¢¢ura¢y 0¢
any time ¢he financial po%ili()n vf Ihe cl)aritablc company and cnable (hem lo ensure that Ilie financial slalemcnts
eomply with the Companics Aet 2006. They alm) r¢sptsn.%ihl¢ fi)r iafc¥uardin¥ the a.%seL% nf Ihe charithblc
company and hence tor taking rcasonable steps for the prcvention and dctcclion of fraud and othcT irre¥ulari¢ies.
The trustees are re5ponsiblc for the mainienance and integriiy of the corporate and fknancial iiifomiation
includcd on Ilie charitable conipany's web%ite. Legislaiion governing ihe prepAra¢ion and dissemination of
fiTh&neiAI stsiements rnay ditler from Ic8islaiion in other jurisdi¢iions.
SMAII comp*nle8 provlslon st*tement
This report hds been prepared in accordance with the small companies regim¢ under the Companies Act 2006.
The annual report was approved by the tn￿lee5 of the charity on.. .
and signed on its behalf by..
CL(Ikty
Clare Ashton
Trustee
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
('the Company,)
Independent examiner's report to the tru$t¢e$ of CllfioN WelfAre Rights Ad￿Ce Centre ('the Company,)
I report 10 the charity tsus*es on my examtnation of the accoullts of the company for the yedr ended 31 Mareh
2026.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company land 4150 its directors for the purposes of company 14wI you ￿￿e
responsible for the preparation of the Accounts in accordance with the requLTem¢nts of the Companies Act 2006
{'Ihe 2006 A¢t').
Having satisfied myself that the accounrs of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the
2006 Act and eligible for independent exzmination. I report ill respect of my e￿MInatIon of your charity's
accounts as Ca￿led out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'l. In carrytng out my
examinat20n I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Comii5sion under section 145(5}Ib) of the
2011 Act.
Independent examiner's stfit¢m¢nt
I have completed my examination. I confirni thai no matters have come to my attention in conne¢tiort the
xaminaiion giving me cause ¢0 believe that in any mat¢rial Tespe¢t'.
atcouniing records were not kept in respect of the Company &% required by section 386 of the 2006 ACL or
2. the accounts do not accord wth those records,. or
3. the accounts do noi comply with the accounting requirements of seeiion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requiren)ent that the accounts give a 'ttue and faiv Yiew which is nor a mailer considered a5 part of an
irtdependenl examination: or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in a¢cordanee with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended Pra¢ii¢e for accouniing and reporting by charities lapplicable to Lharitl¢5 preparing th¢ir
ac¢ounts in a¢￿[dance with the Financi￿ Reporting Stsndard applicable Lll the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland
(FRS 10211.
I have no concems and liaye come across no other tnatters in connection with the examination io which at*ntion
should be drawn in this report in order ¢0 enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Eva Steven$, employee of Communiry Aceounting Plus
member of the Chartered InsLltui¢ of Public Finance atk4 Accounlancy ICIPFA)
Units l & 2 North Wesi.
41 Talbot Street
Nottingham
NGI 5GL
Date..0.61.Q.7.12Q2fj....
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Statement of Financial Actiirytie5 for the Year Ended 31 ￿larCh 2026
ncluding Income and Expendilure Account and Statement of Total Reeognised Gains
aJJd Losses)
Toi81
2026
Total
202S
Unrestricted
Noie
Ineorne and Endowmeni$ fro
Dooations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investtnent iticome
51.022
27
76
51.022
27
76
43.393
87
Total Income
51.125
51,125
43,480
ExptndlNre on:
Charitable a¢tiviiies
{40,811)
(40.811
(67,6091
Total Expenditure
{40.8111
{40.81II
167,6091
Net income1lexw￿iLUreI
10.314
10.314
124,1291
Net moi'emeni in fi￿dS
10,314
10,314
124.129
Re¢onciliation of funds
Totsl futNls broughi forward
15.633
15,633
39.762
Totsl futmts carried fonvard
13
25.947
25.947
15,633
All of the ¢hafity'S acuviues derive from continuing opet*ions dwing the aknve two penods.
The fjOL¢S on ￿ge$ 8 ￿ 15 f4)nn an integrdl rAn of these financial sts*ments.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advlee Centre
(Reglstration number: 03164247)
Bglance Sheet as at 31 March 2026
2026
2025
Note
Current 8ss¢t$
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
295
16,1(K>
10
26,696
26,847
16,395
Credltors: Amount8 fa115ng due Wlthln one yeor
Ntt *s$et$
900
762
25,947
15.633
Funds of the chBrity'.
Unrestrlcied Ineome funds
Unrestricied tund$
25,947
15.633
Tot81 funds
13
25.947
15,633
For the rtnancial year ending 31 March 2026 the charity was eniiiled to exemption fron) audii under section 477
of the Comp40ies Act 2006 r¢la¢ing to small companies.
Directors, responsibilities..
The members have noi required th¢ charity lo obiain an audii of its accounts for th¢ year in question in
ac¢ordance with section 476. and
The dtrec¢or% ackiiowledge their responyibililies for complying with the requirenients of the Act with respeet
lo oc¢ountin8 fccoTds and th¢ preparativn of a¢¢ounis.
Thcsc financial slalements have been prepared in 8C¢OTd8nc¢ with thc speiial provisions relatin8 to ¢ompani¢s
subj¢¢t ¢0 the 5mdll Companics r¢gime within Pan 15 of the Companics Act 2006.
The linan
ial 5tatetnenis on pa8c$ 6 10 15 w¢re approved by the trusiees, and authorised for issue on
nd signed on Iheir behalf by..
Robcrt Michalak
Company secretary and ¢Nstee
The notes on pages 8 to 15 form an inte8ral part ofthese fjnancial statements.
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Notes to the Financial S¢atement$ for the Year Ended 31 M*r¢h 2026
l Accounting policies
SuThmary of $ignific8nt accoun￿￿8 pollcles key Sccountlttg esliD￿leS
Th¢ principal atcountiTh8 policie> applied in the preparntion of these fi[￿¢)8￿ stt*ments are set out bclow.
T1￿$t polieies have beert ¢onsisitnily applied ￿ all th¢ ytars presented wiless otherwise ststed.
Statemtni of compliance
The finan¢iaI have been Prep￿ed io accorkn with Accowlting and Rewyrting by Charities:
Sraiement of Recommended Pta¢ii¢e lapplicable ¢0 charities preparing their accounts in aecordance with the
Financial RepN)rting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211 lissued in October 20191
{Charities SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting SLindatd appltcable in the UK and Repllblic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 and the Companics Act 2(K)6.
B&si5 ofprep#rAtiD
Clifton W'elfare Rights Advice cen￿ mttts the definition of a public benefit entiiy wider FRS 102. Assets and
liabilities are initially recognised at historical cosi or ttansaction value unless otherwis¢ stated in the relevant
accounting wlicy now.
Coing toncern
Th¢ financi￿ s&temeDts have been prepared on a going coo¢ern trAsi$.
The trusLees assess whether th¢ use of going concern is appropria￿ i.e. whether thtre are any material
uncertxinties related io events or ¢ondiiions may casi significaEJi doubt on the abjlity of the charity to
continue as 2 going eonc¢rn. The trnsiees make this assessment in respecl of a period of oDe year from the date
of approval of th¢ financial SthLemenL
Exemptlon from prepxring a cash flow staternenl
UDder the exetnp¢iort available to smaller chariti¢S the Board of TnLsiees has chosen not to includ¢ a Statement
of Cash Flows withth the financial sta￿Ments.
Income and endowmetlts
Voluntary incorne including dona¢iotLS, gifts. legacies and grants that provide core fwiding or 8re of a general
naDJre is recognised when the chariiy has enliiletneni to the income. it is probable that the income will be
received and the arnwnt can be measurtd with sutTicieni reliabilhty.
Grortts receI￿ble
Grants are Te¢ognised when the charity has an entitlclnent ￿ the funds and any condiiions linked ￿ the grants
have been meL Where perforTnanc¢ condiiions are atthched (o the grant and are yet th be rneL the income is
recogDised as a liabilily and included on the balance sheet &s defeTTed income to b¢ released.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Financial Stai¢men¢s for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Expendlture
All expendimre is ￿0￿nIsed once there ts 3 legal or constrnciive obligation ￿ thai expenditure. it is probable
settlement is required and the amount Can ￿ measured reliably. All Costs are allocaod to the applicable
expenditure heading that aggregate sitnilar costs to thai category. Where costs canttot be directly attributed to
pafti¢uiar headings they have ￿en all(Kaitd on a basis consistertt the us¢ of resources with ¢entral staff
eosts 311ocated on the basis of time spenL at]d depreciati¢)n charges all￿¢￿1 the ￿)nIOn of the asset's use.
Other support ¢OSts are all￿4*d based OD the spread of staff costs.
Chariruble ts¢livities
Charitable exp¢nditure cornpris¢s those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services
for its ben¢fi¢iaries. It inelude5 both Costs that can be all(tated dire¢t]y to Such activities and those ¢osts of an
indireet nature necessary to $upp)rt them.
Taxatio
The charity is considered to p&ss the *sts w out in Parawh I S¢hedule 6 of the FIna[￿e Ac( 2010 and
therefore it meets the defitjitson of a charitable comwiy for UK eorwbration tax purw)ses. Aeeordingly, the
¢harity is sM)*ntially exemp¢ from taxation tn rtsprft of income or capilal gains received within catrgories
¢ov¢red by Chapier 3 Part I l of the Corw>rdiÉon Tax Aei 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable
Gains Act 1992. kn the extent that such in¢oube or ￿nS are applied exclusively ￿ chan"tsble Purposes.
Tangible r￿ed 85sets
I￿th'ViduaI fixed assets costing £5(Kl or more are iniuaily recorded at ￿$l less any subsequent accumulatyj
depre¢iation and subsequent ac¢umu￿¢d iMpaLm￿nI losses.
Depreciation Ind amortisation
DepTe¢iation is provided on tangible fixed &ssets on a straight line basis 1$ 10 MTite off the cost or valuation, le
any esiimated residual valu< over their ¢xpcc(ed useful economic life as follows:
Asset el85S
Gerteral equipment
Compuier equipment
Depreel4tffion D￿thOd and r*te
?o.Ixw/
Tr8de dtbtors
Trade debiors are amowits due from c￿stomerS for Merchandi￿ sold or services ￿[0￿￿ed in the ordinary
course of busirKss.
Tr2de debtors ate recognised initially at the transaction price. Th¢y are subsequently measured ai atnortised cost
usittg the ¢fftttive interest method. less provision for ]ll]paimenL A provision for the impaimient of trade
debtors is established w'heaj there xs objective evidence that the charity will not be able to colle¢t all amourtts due
according to the OriE￿al tern￿ of the re¢eivabl£s.
Cash *nd Cash equiv#lents
Cash and cash equivalents ¢omprise on haThl and ca]1 dg￿lEs. and other short-temi highly liquid
Énveslments are readily Convertible to a known 3moLtht of •)d are subject to an in$ignifLcant risk of
¢han8e in value.
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Notes to the Flnancial Siatements for the Y¢Ydr Ended 31 March 2026
Fund 5truclurt
Unresthcied income fiuMLs are 8enernl funds that are available for use ai the tnL8tees' discrctiott in fijrthrnce of
the objectives of the chariiy.
Pen$ions 4nd other post retir¢rn¢nt oblig*il0￿5
The charity operates a detined benefli pension sc1￿me for employees. The &*ts of the scbetne are held
separately from those of the Chariry. Pension eosts charges in the Stawneni of Fitlaneial Activities represent the
contributions payable by tht ¢￿￿rity during the ye4r.
2 Intome from donailoms #nd kgacles
Unrtsirfcted
futsds
Cener#l
Total
2026
Toi41
2025
GranLs. including capitsl grants:
Gr￿ts from other ch￿l[LeS
51,022
51,022
43,393
51,022
51.022
43,393
3 Income from ¢hArltable *edvltl¢J
Unrestrlcted
funds
General
Totgl
2026
2025
Other income
27
27
4 Gr#nts & don*tlons
UDre5trki¢d
ttds
Rutrl¢ted
runds
Totsl
Noltingh8m City CouDciI (Citizens Advice
NottinghAm)
51,022
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements for Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2026
5 Investmeni income
Unrestrleted
funds
General
Total
2026
Total
2025
Inierest receivable wjd similar income,.
Interest receivable on bank deposits
76
76
87
6 Expenditure oll charitable •¢tivities
Unrestricted
funds
General
Tot*1
2026
Toial
2025
Equipmen4 repairs & renewal
Insurance
Telephone. internet & postage
Pnnting & Stationery
Resources
Membership & atTLliations
Legal & professional
Sundry payments
Redundancy cost
Wages, Nl & pensson
397
1,775
1,071
280
199
804
900
163
397
1.775
1,071
280
199
804
900
163
70
2,610
881
550
397
2.042
299
20,200
40.560
35,222
35.222
40,81
40,811
67.609
7 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
2026
2025
St#ff e05t$ during the year were:
Wages and sal8rie$
Pension costs
Compensation payments
28.565
6.657
38,458
2,102
20.2(M)
35.222
60.760
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Notes to the Fln4ncl*l Statements for Ihe Year Ended 31 MAr¢h 2026
The monthly averdge number of ￿SOn$ liticludinB setiior managemait team) employed by the charity durin8
the year as follows..
2026
No
21125
Avernge number of employees
1 (2025 - 1) of the above ernployees partici￿1￿1 in the tkftheA Benefit PeLLqion Schthnes.
No employee receivd emolurn¢nts of rrK)r¢ than £60.(KKI duTin8 the year.
The Lot81 employee benefits of the key Advice Delivery Team ofthe charity were £32.778 {2025 . £36,173).
8 Tmnglble flxed •ue
Furnlturt And
tqulpmenl
Compuier
¢qulprnenl
Tot•1
Cost
Al l April 2025
6.240
1,596
7.836
At 31 March 2026
6.240
Dtpr¢¢lfitlon
Al l April 2025
6,240
1,596
At 31 March 2026
6,240
1.596
7.836
Net book value
Ai 31 March 2026
At 31 March 2025
9 Debtors
2026
2025
295
10 C¥sh attd tajh equlv*knts
2026
2025
Cash on hand
C&ih ai bank
26.690
16,094
16.1(K)
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2026
I I Creditors: amounts falllng due within one year
2026
2025
Other creditors
9(M)
762
12 Penslon 4nd other 5cheme5
Defined benelli penslon schemes
Nottingbamshire Count) Council
The charity participates In the Notiinghamshire County Council Pensiun Fund. a multi-employer defined benefjt
rinal salary scheme. The scheme is adminisiered for the benefii of Local Authoriiy employees and other bodies
and is managed in accordance with ihe Local Governmeni Pension Scheme Regulations 1997 las amended). The
administering tuthority for the FuE]d is Nottinghamshire County Cour)cil.
Contributions to the scheme 2re detemiined with adviee of independent qualifjed a¢waries on the basis of
tri¢nnial valuations using the projected Unit niethod.
The erllployer's contributions made to the scheme in the yeu were £6,657 (2025.. £2,102). The calculated cost
of accrLMI of bcllcfjts is 21.5 /D of payroll p.2. plu5 tnonetary contributions of £500.
Due io lack of the detsiled iTrfornialion about the defined benefit ￿nd, the values of the fund's assets 2nd
liabiliti¢.s are not includ¢d in the accoun￿. Wliereas, the pension contnbulions made by lh¢ ernployer are
a¢¢ounted as a defin¢d ¢ontTibution scheme and included in the expenditure of the charity's accounts.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
13 Funds
B¥l4nc¢ Jk¢ I
Aprll 2025
Incomin8
resources
Resour¢es
eipend¢d
BJlAnce &t 31
March 2026
Unrestrlcied fund$
Gen¢rol
General
15.633
BAIADce ai I
April 2024
Jn¢omin8
resoyrcei
R¢wurc
el￿nded
Balance #131
M&rch 2025
Unrtgtrlcted fu•ds
Genernl
GenerAI
39.762
15,633
14 An*ly$l$ of net Atsets beiwe¢n funds
Unr¢strlct¢d
1020
Total funds
General
Currtni assets
Current liabilities
26.847
9(Kl
26.847
9(K)
Tothl nei ￿5¢ts
2S.947
25,947
Unrestricted
2025
Tol&l fundi
General
Curreni assets
Current liabilities
16,395
7621
16,395
q62
Total net &S5ets
15,633
15.633
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
15 Fees payable to independent examiner
During the period. the fees payable (excluding VATI to the charity's ind¢p¢ndent examiner Community
Ac¢ouutin8 Plus are analysed as follows..
2026
2025
Independent ¢xaminaiion
750
635
16 Trustees remunerAtlon and expenses
No trnstees. noT any peTSOllS connected with them, have received any remuneration from the Charity during the
year.
No trus￿$ heve received any reimbutsed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
17 T#xation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from ¢orporatEon taxation.
18 Rtl*ted party tran$acdons
There weTe no related pany transactions in the year.
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Company registration number.. 03164247
Charity re8isifdtion nutnber.. 1058935
Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
(A eompany limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Staiemenis
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020
Community Accounting Pl￿$
Units l & 2 North West
41 Talbot Street
Notlingham
NGI 5GL

Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Contents
Referen¢e and Administrative Details
Trustees, Report
2to4
It)dependent Examirtefs Report
Statement of FiDancial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Reference and Administratlve Details
Trustees
Clsre Ashton
Robert Michalak
W&sim Amin
Lorraine Richards
Seeretary
Robert Michalak
Senlor M*n#%¢ment Te8m
Jillian Chappell. Senior Advi80r
Regl$tered om¢e
Clifton Cornerston¢
Souihchurch Drive
Clifton
Noitingh8m
NGI 18EW
CompAn}' Reglstr%tlon Number
03164247
Chfirlty R¢gl$trAtlon Number
1058935
Independent Ex*mlner
Eva Stevenq, employee of
Communiry Accountin8 Plus
Uni¢s l & 2 Norih West
41 Tallx)t Sireet
Noitin8hai
NGI 5GL
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Trustees, Report
The trustees, who are directors for the PUTposes of eompany law, present the annual report together with the
financial st&iemenis of the ch8ritable ¢ompany for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Trustees and officers
Th¢ trustees and otYit¢rs serving durirtg the year and since the year end were as follows=
Trus¢¢es.'
Clare Ashton
Robert Michalak
Wasim Amin
Lorraine Richkrds
Secreiary..
Robert Michalak
Structure. governance Ind mana%ement
The chariry is a company limited by guardntee and registered charity. It is operated under the Nles of i
memoTandum and articlcs of association dai¢d 26 February 1996. It has no share capitsl and the liability of each
mcmbcr in the eveni of winding-up is limited io £1.
ReLrHirmeni ttAd uppoinlmenl ofiruslees
The Trusiees are elected and co-opted under the t¢m)s of the Memorandum and Articles of A5wciation.
ObSeetives and activitie5
Objects oiMs
11 The relief of poverty of the inhabitsnts of the Clifton &rea of Nottingham and its imm¢dJ"2te eovirons by the
provision of a welfaTe advisory ceDtre.
21 The edu¢ation of the said inhabilallts by the provision of eourses and infornlation concerning welfare rights.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Trustees, Report
Public bertefil
(h]r Services are free. impartial and confidetttial to our clients. Tbe Service is open to everyone.
Our Se￿1¢c$ m&Kimises the citizens personal income by welfare and social benefits and help niana8e their debts.
The trustee% conftmi that they have coinplicd with thc requirements of seeiion l ? of the Charities Act 2011 to
have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the ChaTrty Commission for England and Wales.
Aehievtmen*$ attd perform2n¢¢
During the year 2025126 we g¢n¢rzted attnualised welfare benefits of £1,058,608 for clients.
W¢ managed £155,373 worth of debts for clients.
We were involved in assessing and inforniing 289 eligible citizens of Household support eneigy and
supermarket vouchers and issued 75 Foodbank vouchers.
Flnxnclxl revlew
The Trustees are happy wth ¢he financial FK)sitiort at the end of the fEnan¢ial year.
Poliry reser
We aim to retsin thr¢¢ months financial reserves and temiination costs. This is reviewed annually.
Major risks managementolihose riskg
Ftspjding
The majority of our fimding is from one source via Nottingham City Council.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Trustees, Report
Statement of Re5ponsibilitle5
The ttNsiees {who are also the directors of Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre for the purposes of company
law) are responsibl¢ for preparing the tsusiees, report and the financial statelnents in accordance with applicable
law and Ui)ited Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Gen¢rally Accepted Ac¢ountin8 Practice).
including FRS 102 'The Finan¢iiil Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" The
report and ac¢ouni$ hav¢ been pr¢pafed in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Aci 2006 relatLn8 to
small ¢ampani&%.
Company law requires Ihe ¢rus￿¢S to prepar¢ financial stsiemenLs for each financi81 year. Under ¢ompany law
the lrnsl¢es must noi approve the financial statements unl¢ss they are satisfied thai Ihey give a tjue and fair view
of the stale of afyairs ot. the chariiabl¢ ¢ompany and of the inconiing re50ufLes and application of resources,
including its income at)d ¢xp¢ndiiure, of the charitable company for that period. In PTeporing thcse financial
sia¢¢ments, the trustees are rcquired to..
select 5uithble accounting policies and apply them Consis￿nIly.
observe the methods and prin¢ipl¢$ in the Charities SORP.
make judgements and estimates that are r¢asonable and pNdeni,'
stai¢ wh¢th¢r applilable acc(kuntinJJ standard￿. ¢omprisinu FRS 102 hAve betrt followed, subject to any
niaterial departures discloscd and explained in the fin￿nLial sialcnienis., and
prepare the flnancial slalements on the going concern basis unle%s it is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable Company will continue in business.
The trustecs arc responsible for kc¢pin¥ pri)pcr d¢Louniing reL()rds that can di5¢1olie with Tea%(Inable d¢¢ura¢y 0¢
any time ¢he financial po%ili()n vf Ihe cl)aritablc company and cnable (hem lo ensure that Ilie financial slalemcnts
eomply with the Companics Aet 2006. They alm) r¢sptsn.%ihl¢ fi)r iafc¥uardin¥ the a.%seL% nf Ihe charithblc
company and hence tor taking rcasonable steps for the prcvention and dctcclion of fraud and othcT irre¥ulari¢ies.
The trustees are re5ponsiblc for the mainienance and integriiy of the corporate and fknancial iiifomiation
includcd on Ilie charitable conipany's web%ite. Legislaiion governing ihe prepAra¢ion and dissemination of
fiTh&neiAI stsiements rnay ditler from Ic8islaiion in other jurisdi¢iions.
SMAII comp*nle8 provlslon st*tement
This report hds been prepared in accordance with the small companies regim¢ under the Companies Act 2006.
The annual report was approved by the tn￿lee5 of the charity on.. .
and signed on its behalf by..
CL(Ikty
Clare Ashton
Trustee
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
('the Company,)
Independent examiner's report to the tru$t¢e$ of CllfioN WelfAre Rights Ad￿Ce Centre ('the Company,)
I report 10 the charity tsus*es on my examtnation of the accoullts of the company for the yedr ended 31 Mareh
2026.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company land 4150 its directors for the purposes of company 14wI you ￿￿e
responsible for the preparation of the Accounts in accordance with the requLTem¢nts of the Companies Act 2006
{'Ihe 2006 A¢t').
Having satisfied myself that the accounrs of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the
2006 Act and eligible for independent exzmination. I report ill respect of my e￿MInatIon of your charity's
accounts as Ca￿led out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'l. In carrytng out my
examinat20n I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Comii5sion under section 145(5}Ib) of the
2011 Act.
Independent examiner's stfit¢m¢nt
I have completed my examination. I confirni thai no matters have come to my attention in conne¢tiort the
xaminaiion giving me cause ¢0 believe that in any mat¢rial Tespe¢t'.
atcouniing records were not kept in respect of the Company &% required by section 386 of the 2006 ACL or
2. the accounts do not accord wth those records,. or
3. the accounts do noi comply with the accounting requirements of seeiion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requiren)ent that the accounts give a 'ttue and faiv Yiew which is nor a mailer considered a5 part of an
irtdependenl examination: or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in a¢cordanee with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended Pra¢ii¢e for accouniing and reporting by charities lapplicable to Lharitl¢5 preparing th¢ir
ac¢ounts in a¢￿[dance with the Financi￿ Reporting Stsndard applicable Lll the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland
(FRS 10211.
I have no concems and liaye come across no other tnatters in connection with the examination io which at*ntion
should be drawn in this report in order ¢0 enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Eva Steven$, employee of Communiry Aceounting Plus
member of the Chartered InsLltui¢ of Public Finance atk4 Accounlancy ICIPFA)
Units l & 2 North Wesi.
41 Talbot Street
Nottingham
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Date..0.61.Q.7.12Q2fj....
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Statement of Financial Actiirytie5 for the Year Ended 31 ￿larCh 2026
ncluding Income and Expendilure Account and Statement of Total Reeognised Gains
aJJd Losses)
Toi81
2026
Total
202S
Unrestricted
Noie
Ineorne and Endowmeni$ fro
Dooations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investtnent iticome
51.022
27
76
51.022
27
76
43.393
87
Total Income
51.125
51,125
43,480
ExptndlNre on:
Charitable a¢tiviiies
{40,811)
(40.811
(67,6091
Total Expenditure
{40.8111
{40.81II
167,6091
Net income1lexw￿iLUreI
10.314
10.314
124,1291
Net moi'emeni in fi￿dS
10,314
10,314
124.129
Re¢onciliation of funds
Totsl futNls broughi forward
15.633
15,633
39.762
Totsl futmts carried fonvard
13
25.947
25.947
15,633
All of the ¢hafity'S acuviues derive from continuing opet*ions dwing the aknve two penods.
The fjOL¢S on ￿ge$ 8 ￿ 15 f4)nn an integrdl rAn of these financial sts*ments.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advlee Centre
(Reglstration number: 03164247)
Bglance Sheet as at 31 March 2026
2026
2025
Note
Current 8ss¢t$
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
295
16,1(K>
10
26,696
26,847
16,395
Credltors: Amount8 fa115ng due Wlthln one yeor
Ntt *s$et$
900
762
25,947
15.633
Funds of the chBrity'.
Unrestrlcied Ineome funds
Unrestricied tund$
25,947
15.633
Tot81 funds
13
25.947
15,633
For the rtnancial year ending 31 March 2026 the charity was eniiiled to exemption fron) audii under section 477
of the Comp40ies Act 2006 r¢la¢ing to small companies.
Directors, responsibilities..
The members have noi required th¢ charity lo obiain an audii of its accounts for th¢ year in question in
ac¢ordance with section 476. and
The dtrec¢or% ackiiowledge their responyibililies for complying with the requirenients of the Act with respeet
lo oc¢ountin8 fccoTds and th¢ preparativn of a¢¢ounis.
Thcsc financial slalements have been prepared in 8C¢OTd8nc¢ with thc speiial provisions relatin8 to ¢ompani¢s
subj¢¢t ¢0 the 5mdll Companics r¢gime within Pan 15 of the Companics Act 2006.
The linan
ial 5tatetnenis on pa8c$ 6 10 15 w¢re approved by the trusiees, and authorised for issue on
nd signed on Iheir behalf by..
Robcrt Michalak
Company secretary and ¢Nstee
The notes on pages 8 to 15 form an inte8ral part ofthese fjnancial statements.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Financial S¢atement$ for the Year Ended 31 M*r¢h 2026
l Accounting policies
SuThmary of $ignific8nt accoun￿￿8 pollcles key Sccountlttg esliD￿leS
Th¢ principal atcountiTh8 policie> applied in the preparntion of these fi[￿¢)8￿ stt*ments are set out bclow.
T1￿$t polieies have beert ¢onsisitnily applied ￿ all th¢ ytars presented wiless otherwise ststed.
Statemtni of compliance
The finan¢iaI have been Prep￿ed io accorkn with Accowlting and Rewyrting by Charities:
Sraiement of Recommended Pta¢ii¢e lapplicable ¢0 charities preparing their accounts in aecordance with the
Financial RepN)rting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211 lissued in October 20191
{Charities SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting SLindatd appltcable in the UK and Repllblic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 and the Companics Act 2(K)6.
B&si5 ofprep#rAtiD
Clifton W'elfare Rights Advice cen￿ mttts the definition of a public benefit entiiy wider FRS 102. Assets and
liabilities are initially recognised at historical cosi or ttansaction value unless otherwis¢ stated in the relevant
accounting wlicy now.
Coing toncern
Th¢ financi￿ s&temeDts have been prepared on a going coo¢ern trAsi$.
The trusLees assess whether th¢ use of going concern is appropria￿ i.e. whether thtre are any material
uncertxinties related io events or ¢ondiiions may casi significaEJi doubt on the abjlity of the charity to
continue as 2 going eonc¢rn. The trnsiees make this assessment in respecl of a period of oDe year from the date
of approval of th¢ financial SthLemenL
Exemptlon from prepxring a cash flow staternenl
UDder the exetnp¢iort available to smaller chariti¢S the Board of TnLsiees has chosen not to includ¢ a Statement
of Cash Flows withth the financial sta￿Ments.
Income and endowmetlts
Voluntary incorne including dona¢iotLS, gifts. legacies and grants that provide core fwiding or 8re of a general
naDJre is recognised when the chariiy has enliiletneni to the income. it is probable that the income will be
received and the arnwnt can be measurtd with sutTicieni reliabilhty.
Grortts receI￿ble
Grants are Te¢ognised when the charity has an entitlclnent ￿ the funds and any condiiions linked ￿ the grants
have been meL Where perforTnanc¢ condiiions are atthched (o the grant and are yet th be rneL the income is
recogDised as a liabilily and included on the balance sheet &s defeTTed income to b¢ released.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Financial Stai¢men¢s for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Expendlture
All expendimre is ￿0￿nIsed once there ts 3 legal or constrnciive obligation ￿ thai expenditure. it is probable
settlement is required and the amount Can ￿ measured reliably. All Costs are allocaod to the applicable
expenditure heading that aggregate sitnilar costs to thai category. Where costs canttot be directly attributed to
pafti¢uiar headings they have ￿en all(Kaitd on a basis consistertt the us¢ of resources with ¢entral staff
eosts 311ocated on the basis of time spenL at]d depreciati¢)n charges all￿¢￿1 the ￿)nIOn of the asset's use.
Other support ¢OSts are all￿4*d based OD the spread of staff costs.
Chariruble ts¢livities
Charitable exp¢nditure cornpris¢s those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services
for its ben¢fi¢iaries. It inelude5 both Costs that can be all(tated dire¢t]y to Such activities and those ¢osts of an
indireet nature necessary to $upp)rt them.
Taxatio
The charity is considered to p&ss the *sts w out in Parawh I S¢hedule 6 of the FIna[￿e Ac( 2010 and
therefore it meets the defitjitson of a charitable comwiy for UK eorwbration tax purw)ses. Aeeordingly, the
¢harity is sM)*ntially exemp¢ from taxation tn rtsprft of income or capilal gains received within catrgories
¢ov¢red by Chapier 3 Part I l of the Corw>rdiÉon Tax Aei 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable
Gains Act 1992. kn the extent that such in¢oube or ￿nS are applied exclusively ￿ chan"tsble Purposes.
Tangible r￿ed 85sets
I￿th'ViduaI fixed assets costing £5(Kl or more are iniuaily recorded at ￿$l less any subsequent accumulatyj
depre¢iation and subsequent ac¢umu￿¢d iMpaLm￿nI losses.
Depreciation Ind amortisation
DepTe¢iation is provided on tangible fixed &ssets on a straight line basis 1$ 10 MTite off the cost or valuation, le
any esiimated residual valu< over their ¢xpcc(ed useful economic life as follows:
Asset el85S
Gerteral equipment
Compuier equipment
Depreel4tffion D￿thOd and r*te
?o.Ixw/
Tr8de dtbtors
Trade debiors are amowits due from c￿stomerS for Merchandi￿ sold or services ￿[0￿￿ed in the ordinary
course of busirKss.
Tr2de debtors ate recognised initially at the transaction price. Th¢y are subsequently measured ai atnortised cost
usittg the ¢fftttive interest method. less provision for ]ll]paimenL A provision for the impaimient of trade
debtors is established w'heaj there xs objective evidence that the charity will not be able to colle¢t all amourtts due
according to the OriE￿al tern￿ of the re¢eivabl£s.
Cash *nd Cash equiv#lents
Cash and cash equivalents ¢omprise on haThl and ca]1 dg￿lEs. and other short-temi highly liquid
Énveslments are readily Convertible to a known 3moLtht of •)d are subject to an in$ignifLcant risk of
¢han8e in value.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Flnancial Siatements for the Y¢Ydr Ended 31 March 2026
Fund 5truclurt
Unresthcied income fiuMLs are 8enernl funds that are available for use ai the tnL8tees' discrctiott in fijrthrnce of
the objectives of the chariiy.
Pen$ions 4nd other post retir¢rn¢nt oblig*il0￿5
The charity operates a detined benefli pension sc1￿me for employees. The &*ts of the scbetne are held
separately from those of the Chariry. Pension eosts charges in the Stawneni of Fitlaneial Activities represent the
contributions payable by tht ¢￿￿rity during the ye4r.
2 Intome from donailoms #nd kgacles
Unrtsirfcted
futsds
Cener#l
Total
2026
Toi41
2025
GranLs. including capitsl grants:
Gr￿ts from other ch￿l[LeS
51,022
51,022
43,393
51,022
51.022
43,393
3 Income from ¢hArltable *edvltl¢J
Unrestrlcted
funds
General
Totgl
2026
2025
Other income
27
27
4 Gr#nts & don*tlons
UDre5trki¢d
ttds
Rutrl¢ted
runds
Totsl
Noltingh8m City CouDciI (Citizens Advice
NottinghAm)
51,022
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements for Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2026
5 Investmeni income
Unrestrleted
funds
General
Total
2026
Total
2025
Inierest receivable wjd similar income,.
Interest receivable on bank deposits
76
76
87
6 Expenditure oll charitable •¢tivities
Unrestricted
funds
General
Tot*1
2026
Toial
2025
Equipmen4 repairs & renewal
Insurance
Telephone. internet & postage
Pnnting & Stationery
Resources
Membership & atTLliations
Legal & professional
Sundry payments
Redundancy cost
Wages, Nl & pensson
397
1,775
1,071
280
199
804
900
163
397
1.775
1,071
280
199
804
900
163
70
2,610
881
550
397
2.042
299
20,200
40.560
35,222
35.222
40,81
40,811
67.609
7 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
2026
2025
St#ff e05t$ during the year were:
Wages and sal8rie$
Pension costs
Compensation payments
28.565
6.657
38,458
2,102
20.2(M)
35.222
60.760
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Fln4ncl*l Statements for Ihe Year Ended 31 MAr¢h 2026
The monthly averdge number of ￿SOn$ liticludinB setiior managemait team) employed by the charity durin8
the year as follows..
2026
No
21125
Avernge number of employees
1 (2025 - 1) of the above ernployees partici￿1￿1 in the tkftheA Benefit PeLLqion Schthnes.
No employee receivd emolurn¢nts of rrK)r¢ than £60.(KKI duTin8 the year.
The Lot81 employee benefits of the key Advice Delivery Team ofthe charity were £32.778 {2025 . £36,173).
8 Tmnglble flxed •ue
Furnlturt And
tqulpmenl
Compuier
¢qulprnenl
Tot•1
Cost
Al l April 2025
6.240
1,596
7.836
At 31 March 2026
6.240
Dtpr¢¢lfitlon
Al l April 2025
6,240
1,596
At 31 March 2026
6,240
1.596
7.836
Net book value
Ai 31 March 2026
At 31 March 2025
9 Debtors
2026
2025
295
10 C¥sh attd tajh equlv*knts
2026
2025
Cash on hand
C&ih ai bank
26.690
16,094
16.1(K)
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2026
I I Creditors: amounts falllng due within one year
2026
2025
Other creditors
9(M)
762
12 Penslon 4nd other 5cheme5
Defined benelli penslon schemes
Nottingbamshire Count) Council
The charity participates In the Notiinghamshire County Council Pensiun Fund. a multi-employer defined benefjt
rinal salary scheme. The scheme is adminisiered for the benefii of Local Authoriiy employees and other bodies
and is managed in accordance with ihe Local Governmeni Pension Scheme Regulations 1997 las amended). The
administering tuthority for the FuE]d is Nottinghamshire County Cour)cil.
Contributions to the scheme 2re detemiined with adviee of independent qualifjed a¢waries on the basis of
tri¢nnial valuations using the projected Unit niethod.
The erllployer's contributions made to the scheme in the yeu were £6,657 (2025.. £2,102). The calculated cost
of accrLMI of bcllcfjts is 21.5 /D of payroll p.2. plu5 tnonetary contributions of £500.
Due io lack of the detsiled iTrfornialion about the defined benefit ￿nd, the values of the fund's assets 2nd
liabiliti¢.s are not includ¢d in the accoun￿. Wliereas, the pension contnbulions made by lh¢ ernployer are
a¢¢ounted as a defin¢d ¢ontTibution scheme and included in the expenditure of the charity's accounts.
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Clifton Welfare Rights Advice CeDtre
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
13 Funds
B¥l4nc¢ Jk¢ I
Aprll 2025
Incomin8
resources
Resour¢es
eipend¢d
BJlAnce &t 31
March 2026
Unrestrlcied fund$
Gen¢rol
General
15.633
BAIADce ai I
April 2024
Jn¢omin8
resoyrcei
R¢wurc
el￿nded
Balance #131
M&rch 2025
Unrtgtrlcted fu•ds
Genernl
GenerAI
39.762
15,633
14 An*ly$l$ of net Atsets beiwe¢n funds
Unr¢strlct¢d
1020
Total funds
General
Currtni assets
Current liabilities
26.847
9(Kl
26.847
9(K)
Tothl nei ￿5¢ts
2S.947
25,947
Unrestricted
2025
Tol&l fundi
General
Curreni assets
Current liabilities
16,395
7621
16,395
q62
Total net &S5ets
15,633
15.633
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
15 Fees payable to independent examiner
During the period. the fees payable (excluding VATI to the charity's ind¢p¢ndent examiner Community
Ac¢ouutin8 Plus are analysed as follows..
2026
2025
Independent ¢xaminaiion
750
635
16 Trustees remunerAtlon and expenses
No trnstees. noT any peTSOllS connected with them, have received any remuneration from the Charity during the
year.
No trus￿$ heve received any reimbutsed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
17 T#xation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from ¢orporatEon taxation.
18 Rtl*ted party tran$acdons
There weTe no related pany transactions in the year.
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