REI GJSTEIiED COMPANY NUMBER: 03780128 (Englllnd and Wales)
REGISTEI REI D CIIARITY IYUMBER: 1077230
Report of the Trustses and
Unaudited FlnanelAI Statements
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
for
Famlly Medlators Assoclatlon
Atkinson Donnelly LI
I Cambuslang Court
Cambvslang
Glasgow
Stratbolyd£
G32 8FH

Fall￿Y M¢dl4tors Asso¢iation
Contents of the Flnantlal Staten]ents
For The Year Ended 31 Deeember 2024
Page
Report of the Trus¢e¢8
Independent Examiner'8 Report
Statement of Flnaneial Actlvities
Balance Sheet
Notey to the flinancial Statement5
8 to 12
Detalled Statement ofFinanci41 Activities
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riall￿y Medlators Agsoclatioii
Report of the Trustees
For The Ye￿r Ended 31 December 202A
The Inistees who are also directo￿ of the charity for the purp08es Df the ConwHnie8 Act 2006, present their report with
the financial statements of the chaTily for the year ended 31 DecembeT 2024. The trustecs havo &dopted th¢ provisions 0£
A¢¢ountillg ￿]d Reporting by Cbarities.. Statement of Recommended Th'actice applicable to charities preparing their
a¢¢ounts iti accffldance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS 102)
(eff¢¢live l January 2019).
OBJECTtVES AND ACTIVITIES
Obje¢tlves and alm8
The airn8 and objectives of the trustees, are to lessen the impact of divor¢¢, separation or family dispute and breakdown
upon the parties and families, at￿-
- to help people in England and Wales to find VMA mediators who work to recognised standai'ds. and
to educate the public and other professionals about mediation, and to promote the values and practice of mediation:
- to ￿0VIde consultsn¢y and affordabl¢ training to family mediators, our fellow family justice and other professionals.
and
- to continue to develop a robust and flexible interdisciplinary model of family mediation that adapts to meet the needs
of famili￿ in disput¢' and
to help family mediators provide sensitive and profesgional assistance to families in dispute. and
to continue lo develop standards for and to siipport our members in their provision of professional family mediation
services.
Pllbllc benefit
The chaTity 15 Gommitl¢d ¢0 th¢ dovelopnwnt of family m¢diation whi¢h it believes afford8 substantial potential benefits
to sepurated ¢ouples tmd their cl]ildren. The twstees have given du¢ considffl'ation to the Charity Commission's
published guidan¢¢ on th¢ Piiblie Benefit requirement ullder the Charities Act 2011,
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ri *mlty MedlAtorg As8oclath)n
Report of the Trustees
For The Ycar Ended 31 December 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERf,ORMANCE
Charltable attlvldes
The charity is a n￿mb￿'ship organisation, which has the objective of aiding family tnediation and, in 80 doing,
pi'omoting positive farnily relatiollthips, It does this by supporting its members as follows,.
- a88j8ting th¢m to provide higb quality Mediatio￿ and
providin& and ¢nfoi'¢illg, clear guidelines and standards for the provision of family mediation, and
providing high quality tRining, which reco￿lse8 the importance of d¢liv¢ring an intsgrated model of f&mily
mediation
The chatity also offers support to the publi¢ &s follows:
- assistance in finding skilled family mediators in England and Wales. and
- the development and enforcement of high standards within its membership,, and
education regarding family mediation and its benefits as & fomi of alternative di8pule resolution
The ch￿lty 18 a merober of the Family Mediatlon Council (FMC) and works in collaboration with the FMC to promote
Standards within the profession.
This year, the charity has protnoted ¢orntnunity and standards within the profession via the continued provision of free
online workshops and Iow-COSt training. The charity has also soiight to raise awar•1¢53 of the PTof¢ssion (both to the
general public and otl)er professionals) through its continuing $l￿pOlt of Family Medi&tion Week (an evtht Gr￿ted by
the FMA).
This year the ¢harity is pl¢a8ed to have comn)ittgd timg and funding to the development of its website, which is both a
valuable resource for its ￿￿MberS and a means of promoting family m¢diation to tho public. Th¢ focus tlii8 year has been
on updating the n]atsTials availabl¢ to all meinbers, incliiding giiidelirAeS and sample docUn￿nts, to help nmintain bigh
standards protect the publi¢. The clmrity has also promoted the Short video cr¢&te41 in tb¢ previous y¢ar' this is
aIn￿d at member8 of the public. to ￿rther educate people about the serviLes that the profession offers. The charity Rs
pl¢a8ed to havg been llblE to rontinue to h¢lp and support its yourwr members (both in Tespect of age and experience)
tttrough the operation of the Young FMA, which tbis year held its frst ever in-person mectiiig, rombiniug training and
networking opportunities foi recently trained family mediator8.
riINANCIAL REVICI W
Financial position
As a result of fllwicial prndcnce in previous, more Uncertai￿ periods, the charity now fmds itself in a healthy fmancial
P081tion with good I￿¢18 of reserves. The kn￿tee$ take th¢ view that it 18 important to now focu8 on the promotion of its
aims a8 a charity alld have alloc&t¢d funds to a nutllb¢r of project4 including the creation of short video (a8 detailed
above).
Reserves policy
The TnJste¢s ainl to hold less than three tnonth5 opeT&ting costs as ￿serVeS. Th¢ l¢vel of rese￿e5 as at 31 D￿en)ber
2024 is £154,878 wbich is sirfficient to cover nore than one Ye￿,8 operating ¢osts.
FUTURE PLANS
The th￿tee￿ intend in 2025 to contillue working with the Mediatiots Counoil and othors to develop standards
witbin the mediatioii tllid find iiew and innovative way8 of mark¢ting the profession. The trusfres are also committed to
¢ontinuing to suppoit ils m¢mb¢rs and promoting SUSt&inability within the professioiL Of note, 18 an ongoiiig initiative to
cr¢at¢ att fMA sGholarship scheme to provide SLiPPOrt to individuals entering the professioii.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEI NT
Goyernlng document
The charity is in¢orporated as a Company limi¢¢d by g[￿rantee imder the Companies Act and consequently does not have
share capital. Each of the mgmbers is liable to contribute an arnount not exceeding £1 towards the ass¢t8 of the company
in the ev¢nt of liquidatio￿ The rule8 and regulations, by wbi¢h tbe Association is governe( are contained in the
Memorandum alld Articl￿ of Asgociatioll.
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Famity Medlxtors Association
Report of the Trustses
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
STRUCTUREI, COVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
OrganlsAdonal structure
The Board of Trustees meet at least qU￿.terIY to administsr the cbarity. There are sub-¢onllllitl¢e5 covering profe58ion&l
standards & ethics &, legal aid, complaints. PPC, conllnunications and llmrkcling, and members, plus other
8ubconunittees formed on an ad hoc basis for specific pmposes.
There is an induction proce85 for all Trustees wben they join the BO￿.d and the Trustees agree, annually, the budget for
the forthcoming year.
The Family Mediators Association (the AssocAalion) operates without a Cbief Executive.
The affairs, property and fvnds of the Association are managed by a board of TNstee8 that consists of at least three aftd
not more than sixteen m¢mbcrs who ￿e electsd in a¢cordance with the Articles of Assoeiation.
Up to one tbird of the elected Board (excluding th¢ offlcer8) retires &t each Anlluaj Generp41 Meeting and can be
re-elected for one fither terni in office.
The elected officers retire a8 provided for in the Article8.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglslered Company numl
03780128 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1077230
Reg4st¢red offJc¢
Tozerg LLP
Bro&dwallc House
Southernhay West
Exetsr
Devon
EXI IUA
Trustee8
Miss L L Caldw¢ll (resAgned 12.12.24)
Ms P S Johnson
Ms B A Sayers
Miss S E Clark
W Hogg
R Eels
Mrs S Smith {resigned 25.9.24)
S Kauser (resigned 25.9.24)
N Robinson
R Gershuny
Mr O Dobson
A Vollans
Mr N J Coffer (appointed 25.9.24)
Mrs C Dalliels (appoAnt¢d 25.9.24)
Ms E GrahArn (appointed 25.9.24)
Miss J Gosling (appointed 25.9.24}
Mrs C Webb (appointed 25.9.24)
Mrs C Noris (appointed 25.9.24)
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F￿n￿Y Medlntors Association
Report of the Trustees
For The Year Ei nded 31 December 2D24
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETA￿s
Independellt Examiner
Atkinsoll Donnelly LLP
I Carnbuslang Court
Carnbuslang
Gl&sgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
Soli¢Ators
Tozers LLP.
Broadwalk House.
Southernhay West,
Exekr,
Devo
EXI IUA
TRUSTEES
No Trustee hnil during or at the end of tlie year, any intsrest in contract8 that are significant in relation to the
￿$s(￿l&tion's busines8. For th¢ purposes of company law, the Trustees listed on page l are the Directors of the
Association
The Association has taken out in8m'an¢e foi. the TTh￿tees and officers of the Association against liability arising from
wrongfid acts in relation to the Charitable company, as permitted under Section 532 of tl]e Companies Act 2006.
8.M.ay..2025
Approved by order of the boaTd of tTh8tees on ..,..,..,, .
. and signed on its behalf by..
Ms P S Joiinson - Trustee
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Independent ExAmlner's Report to the Trustees of
FAmlly Medlators AssoclAtloll
I r£port on the accoiu)ts for th¢ year ended 31 December 2024 set out on page8 SIX to twelve.
Respeedve regponslbllltles oftrnstees &nd examlner
Th¢ ch￿'Ity'S ttustees are regpollsible for the preparal'ion of the aG¢ount8 in a￿ordance with the ternis of the Ch￿ltieS
alld Trustse Investnwnt (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accoimts (Scodalld) RegLdations 2006 (as amended), The
Charitys trustees considor that the audit ￿quiren￿llt of Regulatioii 10(1 )(a) to (c) of the A￿OUnts R¢gulations does not
pply. It is my responsibility to examin¢ th¢ &ocoiints as requAI'ed ￿￿1¢r Section 44(1)(c) of tILe Aet and t() stale wheth¢r
particular mattel's have come to my att¢ntion.
Basis of the independent examljier's report
My examination was carried out iii accordance with Regulation I l of the Charities Accounts (S¢otland) Regulations
2006. An examitt&tion includes a review of the accounting r¢¢ords kept by the charity and a ¢omparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It P41so includes Consideration of any unusual items or disclosur&8 in the accoiints, and
seeking explanations frorn you as trnstees ¢ott¢eining ally such matt¢rs. The procedur￿ ujdertaken do not provide all
the evidence that would be required in all audit, and consequently I do not expre&8 an audit opinion on the view given by
the account8,
Indepe￿dent examlner's stAtement
In connection with my examination, no matter has coyJJe to my attention ',
(l) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any materiv41 r￿pec¢ the requirmnts
to keep Plccounting records in &G￿rdance with Section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regiilation 4 of the 2006
Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to cotnply with Regulation 8 of the 2006
Accounts Regulations
have not been met or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be itrawn in ord¢i to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
re￿￿ed.
Michael Donnelly CA
The Illstitute of Chwtered Accountants of Scotland
Atkinson Donnelly LLP
I Cambuslwig Court
Ckunbl￿Iang
Glasgow
Strathctyde
G32 8FH
Dale.,
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F8mlty Medlator$ Asso¢lfttion
sthtement ol FlnanclAI Actjvltles
(In¢orpoi'ating an Income and Expendlture Aeeollnt)
For The Year Endcd 31 Decenjber 2024
31.12.24
Ullre8trict¢d
fllnds
31.12,23
Tot81
ds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and l¢wies
9,499
Charltable actlvltle$
Charitable
74,108
69,411
Investment incon
2,383
1,307
Total
76,492
80217
EXPEI NDITURE ON
Charitable acdvltles
Charitable
62,929
78,569
NET INCOTrtE
13,563
1,648
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fimds brought foThvard
140,815
139,167
TOTAL FUNDS CARIiIED FORWARD
154J78
140,815
The notes forni parl of these fthancial 8tatsnLents
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Famlty Medlators AS￿¢1*￿011
Balance Sheet
31 December 2024
31,12,24
Unrestricted
rund8
31,12,23
Total
Notss
FIXED A￿ETs
Investments
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank
8,074
166,541
2,143
157,813
174,615
159,956
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one ye
{20,238)
(19,142)
IYET CiJRRENT ASSETS
154J77
140,814
TOTAL ASSETS ￿Ss CURRENT
LIABIIJTllI S
154,378
140,815
NET ASSETS
L54378
140,815
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
154,378
140,815
TOTAL f4UNDS
154,378
140,815
The charilabl¢ company is entitled to exernption from audit ulldw Section 477 of the Comp4ni¢5 Art 2006 for the yeaT
ellded 31 December 2024.
The n￿mberS have not iequired th¢ ¢ompany to obtain an audit of its hnancial statements for the year el￿ed
31 December 2024 itt a¢¢ord&lloe with SeGtion 476 of th¢ Compullies Act 2006.
The t￿Stee& acknowledge their responsibilities for
(&)
ensuTillg th&t the charitable COmPk￿Y k¢eps accounting Tecords that comply with S¢¢tions 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 and
PTcparing finall¢ial statements which giv¢ a truc and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as
t the elld of each financial year and of its SLirp1118 or d¢fi¢it for ¢a¢h fil￿ncIal y￿r in &ccordance with the
requiren￿lt$ of Sections 394 and 395 and which otha'wise ¢omply with the reqUIren￿ll￿ of th¢ Compunies Act
2006 rel&ting to fmanci81 statements, so far as applicable to tlie ch￿itable company.
(b)
These fjnan¢ial statementg have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies
subject to the small companies regime.
The financi81 8talements were approved by the Board of Trusts¢s atld authorised for i&8iie
8.Ma512025.......... and were siglled oil its behalf by:
on
Ms P S Johttsoll- Trustet
The notes form part of these financial staten￿nts
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FAmlly Medlators Assotlatlon
Notes to th¢ FinAncial Stlltements
ri or The Year Ended 31 December 21124
ACCOUNTING POLICILS
Bwsis of preparillg the fin&ncial statements
The f￿￿¢1￿1 stat¢ment5 of the charitable coinpany. which 18 a public benefit entity und￿£ FRS 102, have b¢¢n
prepared in accordance with the Chariti&% SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities,. Statement
of Re¢omrnend¢d Practic¢ applicable to charities preparillg th¢ir accounts in accordan¢¢ witEJ the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland (FRS 102) (t￿￿tive l January 2019),,
FinAnciAI Reporting Standard 102 'The Flnancial Reporting Stand￿'d appli¢abl¢ in the UK and Republic of
Ir¢land' and the compani￿ Act 2006. The fin￿¢1￿1 statements have been prepared under the histori¢al ¢ost
oonventioffj with tbe exception of iiivestment8 which included at mnrket value.
Income
All income is reeognised in the Statement of Financial Activities. Once the charity has entitlement to the funds. it
18 probable ￿￿t the income will be received and the amount can be ineasured reliably.
Expendlture
Liabilities are recognised g4s expenditur¢ as so￿] as th¢re 15 & legal or constw¢tive obligation ¢on)milting the
Charity to that expenditure. it is probable that a tran8fer of economÉc bellefits will be required in settlement and
the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Bxpenditure is accounted foi on an accnu18 ba8is and has
been classified under headings that aggr¢gate all cost relatd to the category. Where costs ¢aniiot be directly
attribut¢d to particular headings they have beeii allocated to activities on a basis consis*nt with the use of
resources.
Taxation
The charity is ¢xempi from Corporation tax on it8 charitable acLivities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in awordance with the charitable objectives al the discre¢ion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particiilar restrictsd purposes within the objec18 of the charAty. R¢strictions
ari8¢ wh¢n sp￿lfied by the donor or when funds are raised for particular i'estricted purposes.
Furtbu. explanation of the nature and pU￿OSe of ¢aGh fimd is included in th¢ not¢s to thg fitwicial stslements.
Basic finaTheial instruments
Deblor5
Short tGrm debtors are measured at transaction price, le&8 any impairment. Loans Teceivable are measured
initially at fair value, net of transa¢tion ￿st8, and measured subsequLntly at amortised cost Using the eff¢ct(ve
interest method, less any 1nwairn￿nt.
Credltors
Short term tsade creditors are n]ea8ured at the transaction price. Other financial liabiliti¢s, including bank loans,
ar¢ Jneaswed initially at fair valu¢, net of trans￿tion costs, and ar¢ measured subsequently at amortised cost
using the eff¢Gtivg intsrest method.
C#sh and Bank Balances
Cosh and baJk balances are measured at the transaction price
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Family Medfiators Association
Notss to the ffinAnclal Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 31 D¢¢ember 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.12.24
31.12.23
Deposit accouttt interest
2083
1,307
TRUSTEESI REMUNERATION AND BEIYEFITS
There w¢r¢ no twstees, remunelation or other benefits for the year ended 31 D¢¢ernber 2024 nor for the year
ended 31 December 2023.
Truste¢s' eJpens¢s
All trustees ar¢ reimbursed for out of pocket expenses iiicurred during tli¢ year in the ¢our8e of piwsuing the
artivities of the charity, in accordance with the reimbursemellt policy of the charity. This ig detailed in Board
meeting expenses included in governanc¢ ¢oyts.
The total expenses reimbursed to the t￿Stee8 were £2,208 (2023 - £1,016),
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVTriEs
Unrestricted
fiwds
INCOME AND ENDOWMEI FITS FROM
Donations aud legaoies
9,499
Ch&ritable aetlYltle8
Charitable
69,411
Investment income
1307
Total
80217
EXPEI NDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Ch￿l￿b]e
78,569
IYET INCOME
1,648
RECONC￿￿￿0￿ ofi FUNDS
Tot&l funds brought fonvard
139,167
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED fiORWARD
140,815
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riAmity Mediators Association
Iyotes to the FlnanclAI Stlltements - continued
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
FIx￿D ￿sSET INVESTMEiYrs
Shares in
'oiip
undeitaktllgs
MARKET VALU
At l January 2024 and 31 December 2024
NET BOOK VALU
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
Tbe ¢ompany's investments at the balance slieet dats in the share capital of oompallies include tbe following:
r4MA Trading Ltd
R¢￿stered office:
Nature of business: training provider
Class of share:
Ordinary
holding
IDO
31.12.24
31.12.23
Aggregate capital and res¢rves
55,681
54,136
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24
31.12.23
PrepayD￿n¢$ and a¢¢rued income
8,074
2,143
CREDITORS: AMOUIYTS FALLING DUEI wfrHIN OIYE y￿AR
31.12.24
31.12.23
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Defcrred incon]e
AC￿lled expenses
28
4,740
11,701
2,673
16,749
3,489
20238
19,142
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FAll￿1y MedlAtors Asso¢latAon
Not¢s to the Financial Statements- contlnued
For The Year nded 31 December 2024
MOVEMENT IN FUTrIDS
N¢t
movement
in fi]nds
At
31.12.24
At I,1.24
Unrestrlcted funds
General fund
140,815
13,563
154,378
TOTAL FUNDS
140,815
13,563
154,378
Net movement in futtds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
itt fi]nds
Unrestrlcted funds
General fund
76,492
{62,929)
13563
TOTAL VUNDS
76,492
(62,929)
13063
Comp#rAtives for movement In funds
Net
rnovemeiit
in funds
Tran8fers
betw¢¢n
fillids
At
31.12.23
At I,1.23
Unrestritted fund%
General fund
W¢bsite R¢dov¢lopment
135,717
3,450
5,188
(3,540)
(90)
90
140,815
139,167
1,648
140,815
TOTAL FUNDS
139,167
1,648
140,815
Comparative net movement in included ill the above are as follows.,
Incoming
resources
Resourc
expended
Mov¢m¢nt
in funds
Unrestrlcted funds
General fund
Website Redev¢lopm¢nÉ
80,217
(75,029)
(3,540)
5,188
(3,540)
80,217
(78,569)
1,648
TOTAL FUNDS
80,217
(78,569)
1,648
PE4ge I I
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4 *mlty MedAators Assoelathbn
Nfjtes to the FinADcial Sthtement8- contlnu¢d
rior The Y¢Ar Ei nded 31 December 2024
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- eondnued
A current year12 rnonths and pi'ior year12 n￿nthS combiiied po8ltion is as follows:
Net
mov¢nwnt
in fund8
Transfer8
between
fiinds
At
31.12.24
At 1.1.23
Unreslrieted funds
General fund
Website Red¢velopm¢iit
135,717
3,450
18,751
{3,540}
(90)
90
154,378
139,167
15,211
154,378
TOTAL FUNDS
139,167
15,211
154,378
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 month8 combined net n￿Vement in funds, included in the above are
as follows;
In¢oming
resources
Resources
expended
MoveM￿lt
in funds
Ullrestricted funds
General fimd
W¢bsite R¢development
156,709
(137,958)
(3,540)
18,751
(3,540)
156,709
(141,498)
15,211
TOTAL FUNDS
156,709
(141,498)
15,211
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSUREI S
In the year 4 of the trnsteeg were paid a total of £23,671 (2023 - £32,977) from FMA Trading Ltd f￿ providing
training s¢iviGrs,
io.
CONSOLIJ)ATED ACCOUIYTS
The company and its subsidiary have claimed exemption froftn prepAring consolidated a¢¢ounts 88 it qualifies as
8 Small group.
ii.
PROVISION AVAILABLEI TO STrLALLER ENTlllES
In eommoll with many oth¢r businesses of oiir stze and nature we use our ind¢p¢ndent exan]iners to prepar¢ and
submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the prepardtion of the financial 8tat¢m¢nts.
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ITamity Mediators AssociAtion
Detalled Statement of Financlal Actlvlde%
For The Year Ended 31 D￿mber 2024
31.12.24
31.12.23
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donlltlons and legaeles
Donations
9,499
InvestmeNt income
Deposit acCol￿t interest
2J83
1,307
Ch4rltable #etivltles
Members, Subscriptions
74,108
69,411
Total Incomlng resour¢es
76,492
80,217
IXPII NDITURE
Cbaritsble *¢tlvltle8
Postage and stationery
Sundri¢s
Administration Fee
Profe&8ional Fees
SubscriptiOll8
Mark¢ting
Young FMA conference
746
34
41,758
300
1,433
3,675
2,687
13
41,345
450
2,347
18,732
50,633
63,570
Support CO8ts
Managejnent
Website Costs
Insurance
Ballk Charg¢8
2,031
2,377
1,504
4,404
1,819
2,715
5,912
8,938
Governance costs
Accountancy fees
Boatd, committee & FMC m¢¢iing
1,786
4,598
1,786
4275
6,384
6,061
TotRI resources expended
62,929
78,569
Net Incon
13,563
1,648
This page does not fOr￿part of the 8tatutory financial statemetlts
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