Company Registration No. 02143658 (England and Wales)
BEAVERS Airfs LIMITED
DIRECTORS, REPORT
AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
*ACIFiXUNT4
18112r2023
COMPANIES HOUSE
A24
1112

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Dir•ctor&
D Renn
A Scott
Dr K Prince
C MeadThvcroft
S Walker
A Ball
B Mcmanus
F Ayanbade
Secrelary
R L Frankenberg
Company number
02143658
Registered office
The Gkdes Festival Way
FestNal Park
Stoke on Trenl
Staffordshire
ST1 SSQ
Accountants
DJH Mrtten Cla￿e Limited
The Glades Festival Way
FestNal Park
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST15SQ

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Report of the Truslees
IrKlependenl ExarThnerf5 repcKI
Slalement of finarKpl ￿1VItE$
Balance sh
Notes to the financial statements
8-16

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Trustees present their report for the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2023.
Administrative Detsils
Direetors l Trustees
D Rennie
A Scott
Dr K Prince
C Meadowcroft.
S Walker
A Ball
B Mcmanus
F Ayanbadejo
M Cooper
Trustees are appointed in accc*d8nee wth the Articles of AssocIat￿n of the Company.
Chair
D Rennie
Secretary
R L Frankentwg
Treasurer
C Meaduwcroft
Bankers
The Cooperalwe Bank plc
Central Comrnerc*l Branch
PO Box 250
Skelmersdale
WN86
Accountants
DJH Mrtten Clarf(e Limrted
The Glades Fesiival Way
Festival Pa
Stoke on Trent
Staffor¢Yshire
ST1 5SQ
Principal Office
72 Hartshill Road
Stoke
Slaffordshi
ST4 7RB

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2023
Structure. Governance and Management
Structure
Beavers Arts L¥nited is a company limiied by guarantee and not having a share wital under the Ccynpanies
Ads 2006 Iregistration number 02143658) and is registered with the Charty Commissioners as a charity
Iregislralion number 1 C687361 under the chant￿ Act 2011.
Trustees Responsibiltties
The trustees (who are also director5 of Beaver5 Arts Limrtwj for the purposes of company lawl are
responsible for preparing the Truslees, Annual Report and the financkql stalemenls in accordance with
applicable law and Unrted Kingdom A¢coun15ng Standards (Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Pfaclice).
Company L3w ￿qUireS the trustees to prepare financial slalemenls for e*h financial year, which give a true
and lair view of the slate of affairs of the chantable company and of the incoming resources and application
of resour￿$. including the income and expend((ure. of the eharilable company for that pericxj. In prepanng
these financial sL*emenls. the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then appty t￿M consislentty."
observe the methods and prinCip￿S in the Charities SORP 2019 IFRS1021',
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent",
state whethef applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subpct to any
material departures disck)sed and explained in the financAI statements".
prepare the financh31 slalements on the going con￿rn basis unless it is inappropriate lo
presume that the charftable company wll continue in operat￿.
The Iruslees are responsible for keeping ai1equate accounting records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any lime Ihe financial posrtion of the charitable company and enable them lo ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Compan*s Act 20(￿. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
assets of the charitable company and herKe for laking reasorkible steps for the prevention and detection of
fraud and other irregulanties.
Recruitment of Trustees
As a matter of poI￿Y the Trust would nomalty expect to a¢fvertise for new trustees in both the Iccal and
national press to ensure that the most suitable candidates are selected for intervwl by the Board. In some
cases. the Board may become aware of sonw)ne with particular qualrfuli￿s and may invite such a person
to appty for Trusleeship.
All new Trustees r￿1ve the Charity Commissior7'5 book￿1 giving guidance on being a chanty twslee as well
as following a lom)al induction progomrne In appropriate cases, by agreement wrth the Trustees and the
applicant, a trustee designate may attend up to three trustee meetings before hLslher appointment is
confimied.
Key r•sks affecting the Business
The Company operates a risk adverse wlicy in all areas of operation Overall responsibilily for *lentifying
and managing risk rests with the Board. All major risks lo which the ¢harrty is exposed have been reviewed
and systems have been established to manage those risks.

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
ObAe¢tives and A¢tivll
Charitable Objectives
The main obJ"ectNe of Ihe Charty to promote. mainta￿. Ynprove and advar￿e Ihe edl￿1￿)n of the public in
the arts. i￿luding increasing the availabilty of the arts to peopÈ.
Actlvttles
Beavers Arts Ltd IB arts) objects a￿ to work crealNely charYJe with indmduals and ￿MmunitieS by
employing artists and creative professional in work th* is innovative. inlelligenl and meaningful and that
leads to a pr￿e$S of greatec cu*ural demcuacy.
B arts delivers against these objects through a blended programme of projecls and events Some of these
are del￿e￿d al No72, B arts base in Hartshill Road, Sloke-on-Trenl. while olhefs a￿ presented in local
communtyl neighbouth0￿￿ settings in North Staffordshire and xross Europe.
The company conlinued lo deliver well against its charbtable obJ&ts of pronThXing and increasing the
availabilty of the arts during the year 2022123 desprte continuing chatlenges in the WKler curtural and public
sectors including Ihe increase in cost of Iiwng and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
B arts activities reached benefick8ries face lo face and online.and had a posf(ive impact on communities
wf(hin Stoke on Trent. Newcastle under Lyme and North Slaffordshire. In total the company worked wrth
5.000 partiipants, 43 volunteers and 17 plaCeMent￿lDIeMs, and reached an online audience for ils worf( of
6,300, and a physical audience of over 20.C￿0. B arts employed 4 permanent staff. a Creative Engagement
Wofker on a 4yr contract, and 88 contracted artists lo reach those beneftckgries.
Within 2022r23 8 arts continued to work acr05S the foll4JMng themes. which Icgether form the company's
core activilies. HvJhlights from each theme are menlioned..
Neighbourhood
B arts led
A successful return of the regular artsl heritage and communty festsval. Etruria Canals FestNal.
attracting audiences of over 5.0(X) over a weekend in June 2022.
Feg9 Hayes Arts programme- continuing to eroaye with pecyle in a *xially isolated neohbourhood in
the north of the uly lytxrth arts pr(NJramme, Lqntem pr(xeSsp￿)
Lantern pmcessrons in Newcast￿ under Lyme. Kidsgrove and f+y Emma Br￿gew*er
No72
Ran regular Climate Cafés. an opportunity for I￿al reswjenls lo tske part in free famity fc£used creative
8Ctivilies that provide M￿r0 solutK)ns to the environmental crisi5
Hoste(I the workshops and the opening of Atlas lo Recovery, a co<realed muttirnedia arts in51altation
using the c￿all0￿ of a series of conlerrwary Mappae Mundi. exploring the Iherne of recovery
International
The ccxmpany ￿ntInued lo work wrth partners ty¢yid the UK. in particular taking part in Climate Theatre
Camp5 in Gemany and Spain.
Bread in Commn
The bakery carried out bread courses. catering and educationrtraining projects and offering a.pay as you
feel" café on Fridays and lunches ftom waste f￿d for Climate Café Saturdays. B arts responded lo the
needs of local community", consolidating the level of Fa￿$￿are food donat￿nS receiv￿, lo enable the

' BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
REPORT OF ThE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Stsategic
8 arts supported Stoke Creates to devekp as a strak9¢ I￿￿n9 p￿ie￿rn *x regional, nat￿n81
internotion81 resources, arn1 the tthnpanys Arti5tiG DirecfoT continues to sri on theknarf. Th8 new focus.an .
Stoke as a.pr1￿ place. by the Arts Council En9knd means that tkwa are now 8 Nats￿l Portfo￿0
0rganisats.ons in N¢*th Staffordshire, attriiKttable in part to the of Stokè Crèates.
B ats I￿&8180 de￿I￿Ped a Gtywtium that leads Outside. a rtewprogramrrE ofengaged art$ 8¢tivitiès ts: .
residents of the Staffordshirv lkndands.
B arts has conbnLRd to develop partneTsPip relations ￿7th kxal UniVe￿IbeS and edu￿1￿)n"pf0VIders.
continuing to." hdd sludenl placemnts for Keele Ur#ver&ty M￿￿Cal Students.. tr￿n{Or and lead workshops 8S
part of Ihe CR&4TE tralning prcsramryp for the arts,. is a partner'in a o)ILthfabve Iheatfe MA r>)u
delivered by Slaffotdthlre UnNeTW, in¥olvwig mentoriry p￿cer￿Jts
Organlsatlon Development
Srgnrficant fvnding suc￿sSeS￿1th￿ thi5 Year1￿￿￿18 Ib8 3 year award by the Esmee Falrbalm Foundatm.
and in our application to Arts C￿r￿lI England's NaboMI Portfolio scp￿￿ B arts kYJks fo￿rnrd to'starbng to
deliver this programme bets¥een 2023 and 2026.
Financld R•view
The Charitys financ181 is Thji m the tdance sh¢& *KI thar￿la1 st*ern￿ Thè tolal funds of
thetharity at 31 March 2023 are £113.1*112022'. £133.6021.
ReseTlts 01£113.061 reryesent rest￿ funds of£12.230 c•al propcts and unFestri
fvnds of£100.831.
The T￿￿ h8¥e pryrter to.invest arH4.expend the fiupds of the Ch8rity'n such"a m8nrter. as sham
consider most bereficAI for the ￿thI8¥ernent of the ow in aco)rdartt with the A￿e5 ol Associalion of
the Charity.
ReseNes In Ihis ¢ontext con8titLrte all fvnts hekl in 12sh. at the ch￿￿.8 bankers. or trj the form of other
rient. medium or long tem inveslments, fom pwt of the unrestri(*d fiJrKls availa￿ for
expendriure on the TnJ8Vsdwitable pU￿ose$.
The Board consider8 that it degrable to hold a minimurn ol Ihree rrK)nlhs' lotal owating expenditure in
reseFve, with the 8trategic am of lyJiIdM￿ reserves up to twelve w￿nths. to smooth the effect of any adve
lI￿luab"on& in income.
The poliGy 1$ reviwM* annudly ky the Board, and resrn I￿e15 quart•fy ty tho tr￿Urer.
D Renni¢
Chair

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO TfrE TRUSTEES OF BEAVERS ARTS UMITED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
We report on the accounts of the company for the year erKled 31 March 2023. which are Set out on pages 6
to 16.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and auditors
The charity's trustses (who a￿ also directors of the company for the purposes of company lawl are
responsible for the preparat￿n of the accounls. The charity's trustees ¢￿SIder that an audrt Is not required
for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 arNJ Ihat an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied ourselve$ that the chwty is nol subjecl to audit under ￿MpanY law and is eligible for
independent examination. (( is cojr responsibility to.-
examine the xcounls under sectDn 145 of the CharitiesAcl.
to follow the procedures ￿ld down in the general ￿"rectI￿5 given by the Charity Commission lunder
section 145 {5llbl of the Charrties Act), and
lo state whether particular matters have come to my attentNJn.
Basis of independent examinerfs Statement
Our examination was car￿ OLrt in accordance wrth general DIrect￿nS given by the Charty Commission. An
examination include5 8 review of the accounts.ng records kept by the charrty and a companson of the
accounts presented wrth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in
the accounts and seeking explanations from the tnjstees conceming any such matters The procedures
ertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ that woukl be required in an audrt. and consequently no opinion
L8 given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true and fair. view and Ihe report is limited to those matters set
out in the statement below.
Independent examlner's statement
In conneetion with our examinalk￿. no matter has come lo our attention..
{1) which gives us reasonable caltse to believe th* in. any materiJ resped, Ihe requirements..
lo keep accounting records in acCOrdar￿ wrth S￿l0n 386 of the Companies Act 20C6;
to prepare accounls wh￿h &cord wilh the accounting recoTds, comply with the accountin9
requirernenls of section 396 of the Compan￿5 Act 2(ffi and with the melhods and principle5
of the Statement of ReC￿nrnended pr￿tice.. Accounting and reporting by charrtiès
have not been nEt.' or
121 lo which, in our opinion. attent￿n should be drawn in ordèr to eftab￿ a propw underslarnying of the
accounts to be reached.
The Glades FestNal Way
FestNal Parft
Stoke on T￿nI
Slaffordshi
ST15SQ
DJH MtTTEN CLARKE UMITED
Chartered Accountants

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES IINCLUCING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Total
Fund$
2023
Total
Funds
2022
Unrestricted Restri¢led
Funds
Funds
Notes
Income from:
Donalions
Charitable aclivitie5
Investment income
Other income
2,941
73,8e6
262
261
329.417
332,358
73.866
262
261
404,911
97,604
45
342
Total Income
77.330
329,417
406,747
502.902
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable aclwities
55,384
39,338
1,574
330,992
56,958
370,330
81,630
438,576
Totsl Expenditure
94.722
332.566
427.288
520,206
Net Incomel{Expenditurel
{17,392}
13.149)
120.541}
117,3041
Transfers between lunds
Net movement In funds
17.392
3.149
20.541
Reconciliation of funds
Fund balances at 31 March 2022
118.223
15,379
133602
150,906
Fund balan￿$ at 31 March 2023
13
100.831
113,061
133602
The statement of financial activrt￿ ir￿lUdeS all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All incoming resource5 and resour￿$ expended dwive from continuing actNilies.
The notes on the annexe(I pages form an integral part of Ihese finar￿la1 statements

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
21.273
26,483
Current assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
11
20.769
10.686
199282
331.073
209.
Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln
one year
12
102849
Nel current assets
107119
Total assets less current liabilitie5
Capital and reserves
Reslricled funds
12.230
15.379
UnreslTKted funds
Designate(J funds
Unreslricled funds
80.￿0
80,000
100831
118223
Shareholders, funds
13
For the financial year ended 31 March 2023 the company was to exemption from audrt under section
477 of the Companies Ad 2[￿6.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for comptying with the requirements of the Act with respect
lo accounting re¢ords and the p￿paratIon of financial slalerT*nts.
The members have not required the crjnpany to obtsin an audit cl ts financial slatemenls for the year in
queslion in accordance wrth section 476",
These financial slalements have been prepared in aCCordar￿e with the prowsions •plicable to Companies
subject to the small companies, regirne.
ina
cial ststements were approved by the board of direc￿ and authorised for issue on
..and are signed on ils behaff by.
A Scott
Chair
K Prin
Director
Company Regislration No. 02143658

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
NOTES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting policies
Cornpany infomiation
Beavers Arts Limited is a private company limited by gua(anlee incorporated in England and
Wales. The registered ofte is Porthill L￿￿e, Hbjh Street. Wolstsnlon. Newcaslk. Staffordshire.
ST5 OEZ.
Accounting convention
Beavers Arts Limited Is a ccffnpany. limrted by guarantee in the Unrted Kingdom. In the event of the
charity b￿ng wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limrted lo £1 per member ol the
charity. The address of the registered off￿e is grven in the charty information on page 1 of these
ffinancial stalemenls. The nature of the chantys operations and principal activities are descnbed in
the Tnjstee's ReFXYt.
The charity eonslitutes a public benefit entty as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements
Mave been prepared in accordance wrth Accounting and ReKKJrting by Charrties." Statement of
Recommended Prathce appl￿b￿ to charrties preparing their accounts in accordance with Ihe
Financial Reporting Standard appl￿ble in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland IFRS 1021 issued in
October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republi¢ of
Ireland IFRS 1021, the Charities Ad 2011. the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to compan￿$
subject lo the small companies regime and UK Generalty A￿epted PraCt￿e as rt applie5 fwom 1
January 2015. The d￿lOSUre ￿Uirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other
than where addrtional disclosure Is required lo sho4¥ a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concem basis under the historical cost
eonvenlion, modified to include certain rtems at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in
sterfing wh￿h is the fur￿lOnal Currency of the eharrty and rounded to the nearest £.
The signrficant accounting policies applied in the preparation of Ihese financial statements are sel
out below. These polKies have been consistentty applied to all years presented unless otherwL8e
slated.
Funds
Unre51rKled funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the
general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated foi other purposes.
Designaled fvnds comprise unrestricted funds thal have been sel aside by the Iruslees for
Part￿Ular purposes. The aim and use ol each designated fvnd is set oth in the notes lo the financial
slalements.
Restricted fvnds are funds which are lo be used in accordar)ce with Specif￿ reslriclions imposed by
donofs or whKh have ￿en raised by the charity for particulai purposes The cost of raising and
administering such funds are charged against Ihe specrfic fund. The aim and use of each ￿$trIcted
fund is sel out in the notes to the financial statements.

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
NOTES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting policies conl......
Income rKognition
All incoming resources are included in the Slalement of Financial Aclivilies {SoFA) when the tharily
is ￿9allY entitled lo the Income after any performarKe conditTrons have been met, the amount Can
be measured reliabty arKI rt is probab￿ that the income will be recewed.
For donat￿nS to be reccvJnsed the charty will have been notified of the amounts and the
settlement date in wnting. If there a￿ conditions attaehed lo the donation and this requires a level
of perfomance before entittemenl can be d)tained then In￿￿e is deferre(J until those Condit￿)nS
are fully mel or the fuKilment of t￿e cor#jit￿n5 Is within the control of the charity aThY rt is prc*)able
that they will be fuffilled.
Donated facilrties and donated professional serV￿eS are recohJnisetl in income al their fair value
when their econom￿ benefft is probabk. it can be measured reliably and the Charity has control
over the rtem. Fair value is delermined on the basis of the value of the gift lo the charity. For
examp￿ the amount the charty woukl be willing lo pay in the open mathel for such facililies and
servI￿s. A corresponding amounl is re¢ognised in expenditure
No amount is included in the financial ststements for volunteer Iwne in line wth the SORP IFRS
1021. Further detail is gNen in the Trustees. Annual Repcrt.
Where practrAble, gffts in kind donated for distnbulion to the benefieones of the chanty are
included in stock and donations in the financial statements upon weipt. If il is IMpract￿able lo
assess the fair value at receipt or rf ihe costs to undertake such a Valuat￿)n outtveNJh any beneffts,
then the fair value is reccgnised as a component of donations when it is distributed and an
equivalent arnount recognised as charitable expendrture. Gifts in kind donated for resale are
included at fair value. being the expected pr￿eedS from sale kss the exFecled Costs of sale.
Where estimating the fair value is pocticable upon receipt it is wognised in stock and 'lncome
from other tradi￿ activib"es'. Upon sale, the value of the slcck is chaiged against 'lncome from
other trading acb"vit￿s' and the proceeds are rewnised as 'Ir￿rne from other trading aclNities'.
ere il is Impracticable lo fair value the rtems dLFe to the volume of l¢)w value items they are not
recognised in the financial statements unts"I they are sold_ This income is recognised within 'lncome
from other trading ath"vrties'. Fixed asset 9ifts in kind are wognised when ￿CeiVable and are
included al fair value. They are not deferred over the lrfe of the asset.
Income fr¢)m charf(abk aclimties represents the provision of aotivites in furtherance of the charity's
objects.
Investment is eamed through holding assels for investment purposes. It 15 included when
the amount can be measured reliabty. Interest income is recc*Jnised using the effective interest
melhtxl.
Oiher income represents those rtems not faltng into the above c￿eg￿e$.
Expendlture recognition
All expenditure is accounted for on an acciuals basB and has been cla5sifTred under headings that
aggregate all costs ￿￿￿ted to the category. Expendrture is re￿nised where there is a legal or
construclive oblKJation lo make payments to third parties, il is probab￿ that the settlement will be
quired and the amount of the Obl￿at￿n can be measured re7￿bty. 11 is calegorised under the
folk)wing headings..
Costs of raising funds includes all direct and indirect costs of fundraising.
Expenditure on charilable activities includes all direct and indirect costs of delivering the obj'ects
of the charity. This includes expendilure on props and costumes, which have no realisable value,
but are reusabk on future projects These costs a￿ written off in the financial statements bul are
considered by the directors to be capable of generating a future income stream, the amount and
liming of which cannot be quantrf*d.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the actNrty for which expendrture arose.
otheThvise costs are shown nel of VAT where appropriate.

BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED
NOTES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting polkies cont......
Support Costs allocation
Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directty rep￿sent charrtable
tivities and Ir￿l￿de offKe costs and governan￿ c0515. They are incurred direct￿ in support of
expendffure on the ot4.ects of the charty. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to
particular headings they have tttn all(￿ated to cost of raising fu￿1$ and expenditure on charitable
livities on a basis consistent wrth use of the restyjrces.
Fund-raising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the
costs of disseminatirrfJ infomiab.on in support of the charthle aclrvilies.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets a￿ initkglty measured at cost aThJ subsequenlty nwsured at cost or
valuation. net of depreciation and any impaimient thses.
Deprecialion is recognised so as to wrrte off the cost or valuatKJn of assets less Iheir resmdual
values over Iheir useful lives on the foll¢Mng bases..
Plant and machinery
Computer equipment
100kn per annum of nel bwk value
330A per annum of cost
Debtors and creditors receivable I payable within one year
Debtors and creditofs Wrth no slated inlerest cale and [￿￿vable or payable wilhin one year are
recorded al transaction price. Any knsses arising from impairment are wognised in expenditure.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and indude cash in hand. deposits held at call
wrth banks. other short-lemi IiquKI inveslments with original m*urf(ies of three months or less. and
bank overdrafts.
lrnpairment
Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indicalion that the asset may be impaired at
each balance sheet date. If such indication exists. the recoverable amount of the asset, or the
asset's cash generatsng urwt. is esh"mateO and ccKnpared lo the carrying amount. Where the
carrying amount exceeds ts recoverable amount. an impairment loss is reccgnised in the
statement of financial actNitEs.
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Financial inslrumgnts
The charity has elecled to apply the provisions of Sedion 11 'Basic Finanual Instruments, and
Section 12 '0ther Finanoal Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its fjnancial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheel when the charty bcromes paty
lo the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial asset5 and liabilities are offset. with the nel arTK)unls p￿Sented in the finaneial
slalemenls, when Ihere is a *alty enforceable right lo sel off the recognised amounts and Ihere is
an intention to Sett￿ on a net basis or to realise the asset arKI settle the liabilty simullanerxjsly.
Basie financial assets
Basic financial assets. wh￿h inclLKle debtors and cash aTrJ bank balanees, are inth"8lly measured at
transaction price including transact￿n costs and are subsequenlly carrEd at amorbsed cost using
the effective interest rrElhod unless the arrangement conslrtlrtes a financing Ifansaction, where the
Iransoction is ￿asUred at Ihe presenl value of the fLrture re￿iptS discounted at a market rale of
interest. FinarKial assets classC*d as receivable within one year are not amortised.
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NOTES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting policies cont......
Classification of financial liabilities
Fiftaneial liabilities and equty inslruffents are ckssified according to the substsnce of the
conlraclual arrangements entered into. An equty instrument is any contract that evidences
residual interest in the assets of cc*npany after deduth.ng all of its liabilities.
Basis financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilrties, including credrtors and k)ans are inrtially recognised at transaction price
unless the arrangement constitutes a finanang transaction. where the debt instrument is measured
al the present value of the future payments discounted al a market rate of interest. Financial
liabilit￿$ classrfied as payab￿ within one year are Th)t amortised.
Debt instrun￿nIS are subsequenlty carried at aft￿l$ed ¢¢M using the eff8¢tive interest rale
method.
Trade creditors are obl•3ations to pay for 9(￿S or sefvKes that have been acquired in the ordinary
course of business from suppliers. Amounts payab￿ are classTrfied as current liabilrties rf payment is
due wf(hin one year or ￿s. If not. they are presented as non-current liabilrties. Trade credrtors are
recognised inftialty al transaction pri￿ and subsequentty measured at amortised cost using the
effectwe interest method.
1.11 Leases
Rentals payable and receivable urnler operaliNJ ￿aSeS are charged lo the SOFA on a straight line
basis over the period of the lease.
1.12 Employee benefits
The costs of short-lemi employee benefrts ¥e recogntsed as a liabilrty and an expense.
The cost of any unused holiday enlrtlement is reCOgn￿ed in the period in which the employee's
servres are received.
Temiinalion benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably
committed to lermin*e the employment of an employee or to provide twminats.on benefits.
1.13 Tax
The charity is an exempt charty within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charrties Act 2011 and is
considered lo pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Aet 2010 and therefore it
meets the definrtion of a charitable company for UK corporats.on lax purposes.
1.14 Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a g(xng concern basis as the trustees believe that
no material ￿n￿rtaIntIeS exist The trustees have ¢onsKlered the level of fijnds held and the
expecleLI level of inccKne and expen¢JrtU￿ for 12 months from aulhorising these financial slatemenls.
The budgeted income and expendtture is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity lo be
able lo continue as a going concem.
1.15 Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company's accounts.ng policies. the TnAslees are required lo make
judgements. estimales antj assumptions at)out the ￿rryIng amount of assets and 1iabililies that are
not readily apparent from other sources_ The estimates and ass(￿lated assumptions are based on
historical expefience and other factor5 that are considered lo be relevant. Actual re5uts may differ
from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing
basis. Revisions to accounting estimales are r￿ogniSed in the petti)d in wh￿h the eslimale is
revised where Ihe revision affeds only that pervxl, or in the peric*J of the rewsion and future periods
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YÉAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Net increase in funds
2023
2022
Net {de¢￿ase)/1n¢￿a$e in fvnds is staled after charging".
Dep￿chillon
6.010
Income from donations
Total
Funds
2023
Total
Funds
2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funts
Grants re￿N￿le
Donations and gtft aid
Gffts in kind
329.417
329.417
2.941
393,455
11.456
2.941
2.941
329.417
332,358
404.911
Income frorn charitable activiiies
Total
Funds
2023
Total
Funds
2022
un￿StrICted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Prctyed work
73.866
73.866
73.866
73.866
97.604
Investment Income
Total
Funds
2023
Total
Funds
2022
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Intere51 received
262
262
45
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR TME YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
6. Cost ol rnising funds
Total
Funds
2023
Total
Funds
2022
Unrestricted Restricted
Fun(ts
Funds
Salaries and slaff costs
15.010
15.010
35.695
Running costs
40.374
1,574
45,935
55.384
1.574
56.958
81,630
7. Cost of Charitable Activities
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Totsl
Funds
2023
Total
Funds
2022
Salaries and staff costs
135.086
135.086
142,777
Project wsts
185,152
185.152
244,662
Running Cosis
23.975
7.309
31,284
33,319
Govemance costs
15,363
17,818
39.338
330,992
370.330
438,576
8. Trustees. and key management personnel reffluTrerdtion and expenses
The trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year12022". £Nil}.
The lolal amount ol employee benefrts receNed by key management personnel is £138.837 12022".
£1fA,294}. The Charty considef5 its key management personnd compromise the members of the
Management Team.
The trustees did not have any expenses reimbursed durin9 the year {2022- £Nil).
9. Staff costs and employee benerts
2023
2022
Wag8s and salarie5
138.837
164,294
Employment costs
8.480
11,214
Pension cosls
150,095
178 471
There were no employees vtho received lolal eryloyee beneffts of more than £60.LV).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Staff costs and employee benefits cont...
The average monthly number of empbyees and full line equiva18nt IFTE} during the year was as
follows."
2023
Number
2023
FfE
2022
Number
2022
FTE
Management team
11
11
11
11
11
10. Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
Machlnery
Cost
Al 1 April 2022
Addition
.922
Al 31 March 2023
Depreciation
Al 1 April 2022
Charge the year
70.439
At 31 March 2023
Net book value
At 31 March 2023
Al 31 Ma￿h 2022
11. Debtors
2023
2022
Trade debtors
Other debtors
13.293
3.602
7.084
20.769
10,686
12. Creditors: amounts falling due wlthin one year
2023
2022
Trade creditors
Defer￿d incoming resour￿$
Taxation and social securty
Other ¢redf(ors
7.284
221.331
2.453
8.217
16.204
78.079
3,212
5,354
239.285
102,849
Deferred I￿orne relates to mnies receNed in advan￿ of projecl work bel￿d uNlertaken.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
13. Funds
Unreslricted Funds
2023
2022
Unreslricled funds are represented by..
Fixed assets
Net curnent assets
9.043
11.104
107 119
100,831
118223
The unrestricted funds include..
Designated funds
Contingency fund
Redundancy Costs
Capital fund
SO.OC#J
10,000
20.000
80.000
20,831
100,831
50,000
10.000
20,000
80,000
38,223
118,223
Undesignaled
b. Restricted Funds
2023
2022
Minibus fund
Computer equipment fund
Carfvnd
3.701
2.575
5,954
4.112
3,328
7.939
12.230
15,379
2023
2022
Restricted funds are represented by".
Fixed assets
12.230
15,379
12.230
15.379
14. Leases
T¢Xal lulure minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating lea5e5 are as follow5."
2023
2022
Less Ihan one year
17.000
17.￿0
17 CNJO
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
15. Financial instruments
The Garying an￿ints of Ihe charity's finanual instrU￿nIS are as fc4k)ws".
2023
2022
Debt in51rumenl$ ￿￿SU[￿j at arrortwd c051".
- Debtors
13.293
3.602
13,293
3.602
Financial liabilities
Measured al amorttsed cost
Creditors
20.041
9.547
20,041
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