Company numbei. J61J847
THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEJVBER 2023
CONTENTS
Pages
Tru5Lees' annual report
Independent examiner's report
SiaiLmerti or rinancial a¢(ivilies
Balance shec¢
Notes ti) IhL financial s(alemLnls

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEA R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The Trustees present their I'eport and financial staiemenls for ihe year ended 31 December 2023.
Incorporation
ThL Lompany ivas incorpora￿d on 12 Augusi 1998 as a company limited by guarantcc and not having a share
capital. It is regisiered in F.ngland. regislraiion number 3613847. Ils Govei'ning l)ocumenl is its MLniorandum
and ArLiLles of Asso¢ialion. In (hi5 repoi'(, Ihc company is referrcd lo as thc Charity and (hc Tn]slccs mL'an Ihc
dircciors of Lhe company.
Charitable 5tAtIlS
The Second World War fNpcricnce CcnlrL was graiilLd charilablL .sialus on 15 r)ecember 1998 by Ihc Chariiy
Commission lor Lngland and Wales. lis I'egislered number is 1072965.
Office advisors
The prinLipal ol'fiLc of the Charily and ihe rcgislcrcd 0￿1¢¢ ofthc Company is
ThL ScLUI)d World War ExpLrience CenLrL'
2 Ci'oss Green
Wesi Yorkshii'e
I,S21 11-It)
Thc Company SLcrciary is Pclcr R fiinl
Thc Charily's bankLrs and accountants arc:.
11SBC Bank plc
City Bl'anch
33 Park Row
Lecds l.$ I I I,D
Edwdi'd W Lonncll
ChuitLred ALiounlanl
WhiLL I.IousL
Dam Lunc
SaxtLin. l.¢Lds l.S24 9Q
Trustees
Th¢ lolloii'in8 Truslees held ol'ficc in 2023:
Roberc A F lemirtg {Chairmanl
Kelvin J Bell f4A rcA

SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRUSTEES, REPORT (conti￿Ued)
FOR THE YEAR EIVDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Trustees {continued)
'rrusiees are appointed, according to need, as addiiional Trustees at meeiings of the Trustees all¢r ¢onsideraiion
of their eNp¢rience and thL beiielil they may be able ￿ bring Lo the Lcntre. They arc subjeci Lo re-clcction ai
Annual GL'neral Meetings in accordancc wilh Arlicles 30 (0 38.
-rhc Ti'uslees mccl lormdlly approximatcly every thrce months. Ai (heir mectings. operational and fund-raising
objeciives are sei and perlormancc is monilurcd. The responsibiliiy for ¢he day-lo-day operaiions of (he Chariiy
is in ihe hands of RubLI't F leming.
Object5, Aims And activities
Tlic conipany'.8 MLmoi'andum ofAss0¢ialion statcs "Tlie c.harity s objLLts arc io prumoLc thc advancemenl ol. Ihe
education ol. Ihe public and in purlicular but rtoL SO us lo limit Ihe gcnerality ol- the loi-egoing lo promote the
advanccm¢nl of public education in Ihc study of and resLairh into war in ilic TwenLiLLh Cciilury H'iili ilie main
cmphasis on Ihe Second World Wdr including Lhc Anglu-American relationship and (he parallcl T)ominion.
Col(Inidl and l-"uropeaii expL'fiLnLLS. by (hL rcscuc (lirough colleeiioii and inicrview of Ihc cvidencc ol. individual
Qxpcricnce iind the disscminalion ul. th¢ usLlul r¢'sulis ol. such rcsLarLh"'
The Cenli'e is a naiional I'c.8earch and slud>' cenli'c dcdicaiLd lo Second World Wai. PL'rsonal cxpcriLllcL, accc.ssible
Io d ¥i'idc public. includii)g res¢arLhLrs. l)i.4Lorians, intci'csted mcniber.s of ihL gLnLr(Il publiL. vclcran.s and SLliool
children.
Unlike othcr mu.8L'ums and thrchivcs. the Cenlre is uniquc in (hai it loeus¢s exclusively (Trn Ihc Second World War
and on the cxpLrienLes ofall indii'idudls in ihL Lii'¢umslanLCS of ivar 19J9-1945. ￿'hL1hLr Livilian or miliLary and
is intei'n(Iliurtiil in scopc LnLompussin8 the expLriL'nces ofmcmbers of Ihc Axis lorc¢s, as wcll as U% und fjom inion
pLrsonnLI in (he Allied Foi'LLS.
I"hL CcnlrL acLLPts all malerials rclaling ￿ pcrsonul exp¢riLncc, inLluding books and thrcc-dimcnsional objects
ol'a PLrsondl nalurc.
l-hL I rustL'¢'.% rLLugJni.5L' Ihc value and imporLancL ol. LoIILcling Iii'sL hand maiei'ial indi.spensablc source
d()LumLnls loi. lulure research and siudy. Thc archive ol'thc Cenire is being USSLmbl¢'d in u spirii both ol-Lducation
and LommLmoraLI()n. Many LldLrly in ihL communiiv have pLr.8onal L.xpcricnLL artd knoii'lLdb?L ol. LhL LvL'nls
chroniclLd by the Ccnirc and IhLI'L is incrLasin8 urgency (o mu¥imisL ihe collcclion bclorl ihLSL' PLrsonul
rL'minisccnLLS arL losl lorever,
In malters of material collected, and of rectuiiing starr and i'olunlcers. the CLnlrc holds slriLIIy Lo IhL principlcs
of cqual opporlunil) lor ull. rLgardl¢s5 ol- age. di5abilily. gendLr or Lthnic origin. 'fhc lacililiL's will b¢ uvailublL
10 5Lhouls and cduLaiional ins1ilu(ion.s and also L() Iho.sL' ii,h() mighi nol OLhcThi'i.sc havc aLLLSS lo doLun)cntary
rccord5. 'FhL Centi'c is concernLd lo hclp pcoplc in the communily IrL)m lulcr 8enciwtions Lo understand ihe
onscqucnce5 of ivar. its realilics, ils moi'al ev'ils. and Lhc moral slrenglhs which IL can bring out in Lhc people
In￿'01ved.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRUSTEES, REPORT (continued)
FOR THE YEA R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Achievements and PerformAnce
-rhe Cenire has eredled a vcry significanl collLLlion of indii'iduals, papcrs, interviews and artefacls. All
material is being calalogucd on daiabasc using a detailed cross-relcr¢n¢in8 sysLem lo assisl rcsearehers.
Work (o cnablc intcrnel access lo ihc Lalalogue conlinucs alihough LhL Losls io alloiv il mighi be
challenging.
The Charity's archives now comprise in excess of8,700 iiidividual case studies.
During ihL year. thc Ti'u5lecs conlinued Lheir errorls lo raisc lunds for Lhe Ccnlre and we are graieful io ihe
many charilable insliluliuns which, and individuuls who. have supporied our work.
In the yew. ended 31 DeLLmber 2023. donalions and similar income and rents received amounlcd lo
£51,81 O LoinpJrLd iviih cYp¢iidilure of £iO.831. F.xpcndilur¢ included COSLS of employing Lhe Cenlre's
sial-l- and ol- IhL Churily's ol'fiLes.
At 31 Deccmbei. 2023. Ihc Chai'ily had unrcstricled income lund5 01. £i1.49i and resirictLd income
runds of £2,600. 'fhLse rcscives ai'c availablc LO MLLL Iuiui'L OPLralions Lxpcnsc.
In Ilic liglii of IhL' unccr(ain nulurc of charilablL donaLion inconic and iliL l()ng-ILmi nalurc of Ilic Centre's
Vlsion and objcclii'cs. il is (he policy ol. (he 'frustec5 ￿ accumululc Ir¢c rcs¢rves to Ihe mthximum degree
possible for Ihe forL4ccable luiure.
In Lhe ycai. ?023. IhL' aclivity of c()n.sLiving and Latalogyuing of personal wariimL expLfiLllLLS Lontinued.
AnoLhci' Ihi'LL cditiuns ol. IhL Cenire's journul 'L".'veiyunc s Wur" IverL published digilully. 'l-hcsc scrve lo
inform rLadcrs Lil'ihL acliviliL.% and achiLvcmenls of, and dcvelopmenl.% in, thc CentrL, as ¥vcll as coniainin8
arliclcs based on ihe Slorics ol'pcoples. expericnces during Lhc second World War.
In 2024 thc Ccnlre will ronlinue io increase (hc material wi(hin Ihe archive and lo dcvelop lurthcr (he
mcans of making il availablL fur eduLalional, rcsLarLli and oihLr purposes.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRLISTEES. REPORT (continued}
FOR THE YEA R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Financial statements and finaneial posltion
Incomc during the year compriscd donaiions or income ol. a similar nalurc. eypendilurc wa5 principally payroll
and oll Ice LOS(s as sei oul in notL 3 10 (he financial Stalcments. 'fhe lunds ai ihc end ol. Ihc pei'iod compriscd
almosl wholly ol- liquid r¢sourL¢S.
The Trustccs continue to regard Ihc currenl financial position as bcing salisfaclory.
Trustees, responsibilities In relatlon to the fin#nei#l st#tements
Tlic Truslecs arc I'esponsible loi. pi'cpariiig a Iru.qiee8 annual rcporl and linancial stalements in accordance with
appliLablL luw artd United Kin8dom Ac¢ounlin8 Standards (Uniled Kingdom Gen¢rally A¢c¢pled AL¢ounting
Pra¢lice).
Company law requires ihe Trustees lo prepai'e IinanLial Sthlemenls lor each yLar which give a ii'ue and lair view
r the s(¢ltL uf afiairs of IhL' ¢harilablL company and ol. its inLoming I'csourccs und applicaliun of rcsovr¢LS.
including iliL()me and LXPLndiiufL. lor Il)aL pLriud. In preparin&J il)L linanLial sldtLments. (he'l-rusLLLS are I'Lquired
select suiiable aecounling policies and ihen apply them consisien(ly-
obseri'e ihL mLihods dnd principlLS in Lhc ChariliL'S SORP11-. RS 1021..
make judgemenis and cslima(es ihai are r¢asonable and prudcnL'
slaie ivheihLr applicable IJK aeLounting.%(andards have been lollowed. subject ￿ arty maierial depdrtures
discIosLd lind eNplainL'd in IhL' linan¥iul siuLLmcnls;
prepare thi Iinanciul sl(IILmen15 on ihe going cunccm basis unless il is inappropriute to presume (hal Ihc
company will cunlirtue irt business.
The Trusiees arc responsiblc lor kicping propcr a¢coun(ing rccnrds that di5¢10sc wilh rcu50nJblc accuracy at any
limL IhL linancial posi(iun ol. Lhe chariiy and to enable Lhcm Lu cnsurc ihai the finanLial st<ilLmcnis Lomply M'iih
IhL C()mp<inlL% ALI 2006. Th¢y arc also respunsiblc lor salibTuai'din& Ihc asscls of tliL company and hcnce fur
trdking rLasonablL SLeps lor (hc prcvLnlion and dLlc¢tion vl. Iraud and olher irregulariliLS.
The 'fruslces arc salislied ihal the internal Lonlrols uperatcd to safc8uJrd ihe Charity's ass¥lS al'e appropriate to
Ihc naLurL' and scalL ofihL Chai'iiy's OPLralions.
The -I'ruslLes have asscssLd risks ancLting the CenLre and bclievc thal safcguards against signifiLani risks arL in
ploce as lar as 15 pructlLal.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
TRUSTEES. REPORT (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DFCE,FIBFR 2023
Investment power5
Und¥r M¥morandum vl-As50¢id¢ion and in lunherar]CL ofthe Chariij. s objiYLs hui noi othcnl'isc. th¢ Lhdriiv
mav e%¢rLiSL' puivcrs Lu invL'SI thv rnUnLThS ol- thL Charii%' nol ImML￿la1LIfv. rcquÉrcd lor IhL fUrlhLf£inL￿ uf ihL
Chariii.. 5 objects in or upon such in￿.¢5￿7cnLK 5￿Um(￿LS (Jr propert!. a% ma> he ihou¥7h( fEI li) the iniLnL thai ihc
TrustLes sliall hdVL ihe same full unre5lriLied TM)i¥"crs ol- itti'c41inn in all rcspeLis us if Lhei. iycrc bLneliLiallv
ahsolutL nli'nerg. 5ubjecL neverthelets Iii siich condiLiOllS Ill-￿) l atjd %ULh LX)nsL'nts (il-<in)"l as ma), liir LhL lthmc
tx'ing be im[M>sL￿ or rLNuifLd bv lail..
Basis of Report
This report has tKen prepar￿ in aicordaniL ii'ith the spcciai proi'isions of Pari Vll ol-lhe LompaniLS.4ct 19¥5
rclaii
(rL'vi
(o small L￿mpanIeS and ihL .4ccouniing and Reporting bv Chariucs= Sthiem¢ni ol-RLL()mmendcd Prnctice
d 20Q51.
Triislee
19 Sept¢mbtr 2024

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
EXPERIENCE CENTRE
I rewri on (he financial sialemenis of Second Woi'ld War Experience Centre (Limited by Guaranieel for the year
ended 31 t)ecember 2023 which comprise the Staiement of Financial Activilics, the Balance Sheei and the related
noies.
Thi5 fLPOrt is madc 501cly ￿ che chariLy'S mLmbers. as a body. My eNaminaiion has been undertaken so iliai I
might state lo ihe charily's members ihose m&iiLrs l am required lo state io (hem in an independcni examiners
reporl and lor no oihcr purpose.
Respective respollslbllltles of trustees and examiner
The ehai'iLy'S trustees al'e responsiblc for Ihc prcparaiion ofihc financial stal¢mcnts. The LhariLy-S Iruslees consider
Ihal an audit is nol I'LquirLd for ihis yLar under seclion 144 01. Ihe Chai'ilies Act 2011 I"Ihe Lharilieb Acl") and
Ihat an indLpcndeni cxamination is needed.
It is my responsibility to..
examine Ilie financial slalemcnls uiider SCLlion 145 Ol- Ilic Charilies Acl.
lo lollow (lic proLedure.8 laid down in tl)e gencral Direclions givcn by thc ChariLy Commission (under
SLLlion 145{5 Ilbl of the ChariliLs Acl. and
to slalc ￿'heth¢r particular malters havc Lome ts) my aiiLnLlOn.
B&sls of Independent examlner's stAtement
My Lxaminatii)n ivd5 LarriLd ou( in aLLurdanLL with gLncral DirLclii)ns given by lh¢ Charity Commission. Art
examination includes ¢1 fcviLW ol. the uceuuniing reLords kepl by ilie chai'ily und 4 ¢ompdi'ison vl'ihL lirtanLiuI
s￿leMents presented with Ihosc records. It also includes considLralion ofany unusual ilcms or disLlosurcs in
Ihc financial stsicmLnts. and secking cxplanulions from (he IruslL¥s Concerning any SULh matiers. The
proLLdurLS undLI'lakLn do nol provid¢ all the evidLncc Ihal u'ould bc rL'qUiI'Ld in dn audi(. and L()n%LqULiiily no
opinic)n 1.% LJiVLn as lo w'hLthcr the finanLial s￿iLMUnIs prLsenL a 'lruL and lair VILW and ihL rLpori is limiiLd iu
Ihc)SL' mullLrs SLI out in ihL SLalLmLnl below.
Independent examiner's statement
In LonnLilion iviih my L¥aminali()n, no maller has come io my aiiLniion
whiLh gives me rcasonablL' Lause (o bLlieve (l)di in. any maicrial respcLI. Ilic I'cquircmenl8:
lo kLCP ac¢ounling records in aLcordance wilh SLcLion 130 1)l- IhL Chariiics Act; lind
lo prcparc linunLI(115l(Ilimcnls which accord with Lhc accounting rLL'ords and comply wilh the
aLLUUIILing rL'qUII'LmLnLS of the ChariiiLS ALL hawe nul been mcL.' or
2. lo ivhich. in my opinion, allenlion should be drawn in order io enable a propcr understanding ofih¢ fIn￿CIal
siaLcmcnts to be reached.
Ind¥pendLni Examiner
Edwai'd W Conn¢ll
CliarLcird A¢counLanl
WhiL¢ l.lousc, Dam Lane. Sayton
Lceds
I.S?4 9QF

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
STATE￿IENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES {INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEA R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Year ended 31 December 2023
2022
Unrestricted
income
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Tot¥1
funds
Note
Incoming and endowments from:
Donations, legacies and Rents
51,810
51.1110
52.962
Total Income
51,810
51,810
52,962
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable
activities:
l-'undraising and publiciiy Costs
hai'i(able expLndilure
1.680
iO,72i
49.680
49,6110
Total expenditure
liO.831)
150.8311
{52.405)
Net incom¢ resources before
transfers
979
979
557
Reconciliation of funds
Total lunds bi'ougl)t lor¥N'ard
50.516
2.600
53.116
52.559
Total fund5 carried forward
51,495
2,600
54,095
53,116
Continuing operations
AII iliLI)niL' and L'xpL'ndilurc dLrivc Irom Loniinuing opcraliuns.
Total recognised gains or losses
Ther¢ were no recognisLd gains or losses LxLepi as shown in IliL Sialemcnl of i."iiiancial Aclii'ilies.
The note.s on pages 1 O to 14 lorm an inlegral part ol-these linancial statemen15

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
BALANCE SHEET
AS A T31 DECEMBER 2023
2023
2022
Notes
Fixed assets
TaiigiblL assL*
?24
1.631
Current a&sets
l)IhLr del)Li)rs
Cash a( bank and in hand
.7>4
46.117
18,98()
52.48)
reditors.. amounts falling
due within one year
Accruals
2.0
1.0
Net current 455ets
i2.871
il.48)
Ntt assets
i4.ogi
)i.116
Actumulated fun(Ls
llnrc5lric￿￿ inLomL fLtnd.8
Rcstriilcd incomc funds
51.49)
7.600
iO.i16
?.6UI)
F17r thL vear LndL￿ 31 D¥Ycmbir ?0?3. Ihc compan!. ii-&S L￿titIld i(> thi. IXimpii()n Irorn thL fL'quifimLftL ts) hai'e
an audit undLY ilie provisions i)1. 5477. CompaniLS ALM ?00(). No notiic has bcen deposiLed ii'iih ilie
under 5476 111-th￿ A¢i requiring an audit lo bL' L-arriLThd oui.
In pieparing th¢s¢ financial SlalemenL& the-l-n&s*es aiknoii.1LdoL thcir L'CSFM)nsibiliiiiS for lil cnsurinb? Ihal thc
compan5, kcLP accountin¢J records ii'hich ¥omplJ' ii'ith kclion J46 0l-Ihi LornpaniL%.ILI ?006. and lill prL'paring
rirTanLidl SLalLmcnis ii'hiih a Iruc dnd fdif i'lLlI' vf ihL SLILL vf allairs of Ehc Lomp&ni" 4LS dL LhL end L)l- (h¢
lin￿Lia1 pLriod und ol- its proliL or Ios5 (or thc linanLial PLriod in aLLoI'Ll￿Ce ii'iih (hL fL4uifLmLnLs of (his .4LL
rc.l&in8 w financial ￿atL"menL%. so far &$ 4Eylicabli ￿ the Lompan!..
-ThLX' ILnan¢ial sta￿ents havL beLm KryarLd in aLcordanL¢ ii'iih ihl SPLxial pro¥isions of Part 15 Ol- Ihc
Com
niLS Aci ?006 rclaiing Io small companiL% and iviLh thc Ch3fiiie5 Swemrnl of Ricommcndcd PrdLIiLC
1021
ndn
Is %i'Lrc approi'Ld and authorised for issue b!. the Board on 19 SepIL￿nher 7024.
Kelytll J
Trustee
C()mpwi>' numbLT 3613847
The notcs on pagLs 10 10 14 lorm dn iniL"4rn1 part ul'th&L linancial 51alcmcnlS

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEA R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Accounting Policies
Tlic prinLipal ¢lLLouniing policies adoptcd, judgements and key sources ol. estimation uncertainly in the
preparaiion ol- (he linancial stalcments are as lolloivs..
Basis of preparation
Tlic IinaiiLial sLaieiiiLnts have been prepared in accordance wilh A¢counLing and Reporting by
Charities.. SialLmenl ol- Recommend¢d Praclicc applicable to charitlC5 prcparing iheir uccounls in
aiLordanLc wiih Lhc finanLial Rcporling Slandard appliLablL in Ilie UK and Republic ol. Ircland I l-'RS
1021 (clTLc(ive l Jdnuary 2015)- (Lharilies SORP Iriis 1021, IhL. financial Rcporling Stdndard
appliLablc in the IIK and RL'public ol. Ircland IFRS I O? l aiid LIIL Coinpanics ACL 200(1.
Thc Lompan}' nieels the dcl Inilion of a publii bcnel Il eiilily under FRS 102. Asse(s and liabilitics arc
iniliully r¢cogniscd at hi51orical cost or Iransaction Vlilue.
AIILr revieiving Ihe company's lor¥caslS and projections, thc IrusiLes havL a rea.sonable eYpL¥talion
(hat Ihc Lompany lids adLquaLL fL.%oufcL'S LO Loniinuc in opcralional cxislcncc lor ilie loreseLablc lulure.
Thc company iherclore Lonlinucs lo adopl LhL going conLLrn basis in prcpdi'ing il.s financial slalcmen(S.
Therc are no significanljudgements made in the proccss of applying the en(ily'S aCLounling policics.
DonAtions
Volunlury incomL is rLcLivLd by way ol'donali(?ns, COVLrtants and gi l(s and is inLludLd in full in the
SiaicmLnt vl. finan¢ial Allivilics when reLeivablL. DunalLd dLLounl&ncy sci'vices ai'¢ in¢ludL.d in boih
inLomc and cxpcnditurc, ba5cd on Lhc eSlimatL.d LosL ol- LhL SLfviLLS lo Ihc firm ￿'h1¥h suppli¢s ihL'm.
Grant5
Cil'aiils. inLSuding grants lor Ilie purcha.se ol. lixcd assets. are reLognised in lull in Uic SialLmenl or
Fiiiancial ALIIVIIILS iii ihL ycar in whiLh Ihcy a￿. rL'cLivablL'.
Other ineome
InLvming I'LsoufLCS Irum the I'esource puck sales und Irom inv¢stmcnlS is included when receivable.
Re$ource5 expended
RLS()urLLs cxpcndLd are recognised in thc PLriod in whiLh Ih¢v dre incurred. Resources CYPLnded inLludc
atlribuldbli VA T whiLh Lannul bc I'ccoi'crLd. RLsoufLLS L.¥pcndLd arc iillocalL.d lo the pailicului. aLIiviiy
wl)ere ilie COSL relales direcilv to ihat aL'livily. Oi'erhLad expcndilurc has been alloLdLcd bcliN'een ihc cosl
centres ofResources Lxpcndcd in accordunce wilh IhL u5agc ul'the as%eLs or ihL. bcnLlIl ofihc cxpLndilurL
concerned.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciatio
Tangiblc fixed asscts iyith dn individual LOSI of aEx)ve £250 arc recognised as capital iicms. 'fhcy are
sidiLd al LOSL ILSS dLprLLialion. l)LPI'L'¥ialion is proiyidLd al 33.J /0 Ull LIIL reduLing b&lanLL; a ralc
cuILulalLd io i¥ril¢ oft. the cosl less Cstimatcd rcsidual vdluc ol- Lach assei ovcr ils eypectcd usclul lile.
Funds structure
Donations re¢¢ived which arc condilion&l upon Ihcii. bL'ing USLd foi. 5pccific purposc5 arc Ii'calcd as
RLsLrictcd incomc funds and amuunts unexpendLd ai ihe year-end are shoivn scparaLLly undcr
Accumuldtcd lunds in thc BalanLC Shecl.
Governanee costs
GovernanLe Losls are those incurred by the chariiy in meeting ILS sialuLOry obligacions.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Preparation of the finaneial statement5 on a going eoncern basis
Allei. reviewing forecasis and projcctions thc Trustecs have a reasonablc expe¢talion thai ihc company
ha.q adcquaic I'esoui'ces to Colllinue in opcraiional exislcnce for ilic forcsccable luLurc. Tlic company
IhLI'¢fore conlinuLS lo adopi the going conLLm basis in prL"pdi'ing its financial sldtLmLnts.
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Reeonclllatlon with previous Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
In prLparing7 thL finanLial .5(alements, the Ii'usLeL'S have Considci'cd ￿'hC[her in applying the accounting
policies i-equired by FRS 102 and th¢ Charities SORP fRS 102 the restatement ofcomparative items ivas
I'equii'ed. Tlie Iruslees have I'eviem'ed tlie li'ansaclions and havc delermined Ihal no amendment lo Ihe
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THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Don#ted services
Donaied services in each of 2023 and 2022 amounied lo £500.
Expendlture on charitable Aetlvllles
F.xpendiiure on chariiable activities for the year are analysed as follow's:
Chari(dblL acliviiies
2023
2022
Salaries
()ri ILL LOSLS
CommuniLdiions
38,017
5.134
38,223
5.708
1.680
44,302
45.611
SharL ol. suppori Losls1sLL no(L 4)
Sh#re ol-governanLL Losls IseL nuie 41
5,529
1.000
5.794
1,000
50.831
i2.405
Analysis by fund
LlnrcslriLILd lunds
RcslriLILd lunds
50.831
52.405
50.831
AnAlysls of support And governAnce eosts
Support Governance
costs
cost5
2023
2022
Basis of allocation
Salaries and Consull￿ni lees
5.331
5.331
198
5.427
367
Allocation on time
AlloLalion on limc
()Ilicc cosis
O(licr costs
198
1.000
1.000
1.000
Analyscd bciivecn Chai'ilable
aLIiviiiLS
i,529
1,000
6,529
6,794
Net Income
2023
2022
Nei ineomc is slalcd aficr charging:
Dcprcciation ol. tangible a5SLIs
ndLpendcnl accounlanis rcmuneralion
407
1.000
543
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THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Taxation
The eompany is a regislered charity and is exempt from corporation lax.
Tangible fixed assets- Fixtures, fittings and equipment
Cost
Ai l January 2023
Addi(ions
34,428
Ai 31 Dcc¢mbcr 2023
34.428
Depreciation
Ai l January 2U23
Chargc lor the ycar
32,797
407
Ai 31 December 2023
33.204
Net book value
Ai 31 Dcccmbci. 2023
1.224
AI 31 DLc¢mbLr 2022
1.631
All lixcd a5scIs arc used in direci furtherance ofihL Lharily's objects.
Accumulated funds
2023
2022
UnrLslriLILd inLomL lunds
Reslricled income lunds
51.49)
2.600
50.)16
2,600
54,095
53.116
All rcsiricied income lunds are rcprcsenL¢d b>. cash ai bank.
Restrieted income funds
Rcstriclcd incomc funds LumprisLd:.
From a chariiablL Irusl lo cnablc the Cen(re to ex￿nd ILS work into
Mcrseyside
?.600
?.600
?.600
2,600
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THE SECOND WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATE￿IENTs (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEThIBER 2023
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Employees
Employecs, lolal emoluments during Lhc year M'ere'.-
2023
2022
Wages and salai'ies
.Socidl 5ccurily cos15
36.554
1,463
36.754
1,469
38.017
38.223
The avcrage number ofemployecs during the period was 2 (2022- 21.
No einployee's cmoluinenls lor Ilie period exceeded £60.00012022- none).
No remuneralion or oiher bcncl its w'er¢ paid or payablL lo any charily Irusiee or ¢onnected person.
Indcmniiy insurancc has becn purLhased lor £57) 120?2 - £5751 Lo proleci ihc charity, trustecs and
orriL¥rs from Ioss¥s arising Irom IhL nLglL'LI or defauli ofall Iruslees or ofiicLrs.
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