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our members and partners bursaries to under-represented |
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to mentor on the actively supporting |
Equal Power people to |
Equal Voice contribute to |
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| Delivering | effectively | on | our | current | funded | Despite staff turnover which can affect a small team |
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| Resourcing two new multi-year our policy priorities in relation to |
projects focussed Wales' democracy |
on and |
Our new JRCT-funded Media and Democracy project began in April 2022. However, we have not yet been |
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| Implementing | our | new | Business | Plan. | We have made significant progress in implementing our |
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| Updating | our | membership | offer. | Following a significant upgrade to our systems in |
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| Setting out organisation. |
a | plan | for | becoming | a | Net | Zero | We have made a start on this by undertaking Carbon Literacy training and will be presenting our plans to the |
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| Supporting the wellbeing ofour small staff team. |
and | professional | development | We have subscribed to a wellbeing package and prioritised training and support for our team, including |
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| Carry out a skills audit support the staff team new Business Plan |
of our Board to ensure it is able to to deliver against our strategy and |
We completed the skills audit against our Business Plan, advertised for specific skills, competences and experience accordingly, and successfully recruited and |
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NCVO Trusted | Charity | kitemark | process, | We are pleased that we were awarded the Trusted |
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| to evidence | that | we | are a | responsible | and | well-run | Charity Level 1 standard in June 2022. |
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| Review | our membership offer |
Following a significant upgrade |
to our systems in FY22, |
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adapt our membership |
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| offer. We have updated the |
user journey on |
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and personalised |
our | ||||||||||
| membership communications |
(including welcome |
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| emails and newsletters). We |
have also started |
the | ||||||||||
| process of increasing legacy |
fees (individual |
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| organisational) and streamlining our direct |
debit | |||||||||||
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| Focus | on resourcing additional |
core funding. | This remains a key priority for |
the organisation. | Core | |||||||
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| future- roof the or anisation. |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||
| fund | funds | funds | funds | |||||
| Notes | F | |||||||
| INCOME AND | ENDOWMENTS | FROM | ||||||
| Donations and |
legacies | 219,561 | 219,561 | 191,062 | ||||
| Charitable activities |
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| General | 95,744 | 166,153 | 261,897 | 146,278 | ||||
| Investment income Other income |
1,195 | 1,195 | 595 3000 |
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| Total | 316,500 | 166,153 | 482 653 | 340,935 | ||||
| EXPENDITURE | ON | |||||||
| Raising funds | 53,519 | 53,519 | 55,594 | |||||
| Charitable activities |
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| General | 234,618 | 110,586 | 345,204 | 367,004 | ||||
| Total | 288,137 | 110,586 | 398,723 | 422,598 | ||||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Transfers between funds |
19 | 28,363 ~200) |
55,567 200 |
83,930 | (81,663) | |||
| Net movement | in funds | 28,163 | 55,767 | 83,930 | (81,663) | |||
| RECONCILIATION | OF FUNDS | |||||||
| Total funds brought | forward | 76,092 | 8,050 | 84,142 | 165,805 | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | CARRIED FORWARD | 104,255 | 63,817 | 168,072 | 84,142 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
| Notes | fundf | funds f |
funds f |
fundsf | |
| FIXEDASSETS | |||||
| Tangible assets | 14 | 10,657 | 10,657 | 8,482 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Debtors Cash at bank and in hand |
15 | 21,106 147,593 |
63,817 | 21,106 211,410 |
64,062 91,222 |
| 168,699 | 63,817 | 232,516 | 155,284 | ||
| CREDITORS | |||||
| Amounts falling due within one year |
16 | (75,101) | (75,101) | (79,624) | |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 93598 | 63,817 | 157,415 | 75,660 | |
| TOTAL ASSETSLESSCURRENT LIABILITIES | 104,255 | 63,817 | 168,072 | 84,142 | |
| NET ASSETS | 104,255 | 63,817 | 168,072 | 84,142 | |
| FUNDS | 19 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds |
104,255 63817 |
76,092 8 050 |
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| TOTAL FUNDS | 168,072 | 84,142 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 2,850 | 2,505 | ||||
| Gift aid | 5,649 | 6,410 | ||||
| Publications | 328 | 491 | ||||
| Grants | 107,952 | 69,424 | ||||
| Subscriptions | 96,574 | 102,324 | ||||
| Patrons | 6,208 | 9,908 | ||||
| 219561 | 191,062 | |||||
| Grants received, | included | in | the | above, are as follows: | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| f | f. | |||||
| Friends Provident | Foundation | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||
| The Waterloo Foundation | 45,000 | |||||
| WCVA Third Sector Resilience Fund for Wales Scheme Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - cost of living support |
12952 | 19,424 | ||||
| 107,952 | 69,424 | |||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| F | ||||||
| Deposit account | interest | 1 195 | 595 |
| INCOME FR | OM CHARIT | ABLE ACTIVITIES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| F | F | |||
| Event income | 38,547 | 24,479 | ||
| Training income |
23,581 | 16,502 | ||
| Carnegie UK |
Trust | 5,869 | 17,729 | |
| CREW: Centre for | ||||
| Regeneration | Excellence | in | ||
| Wales | 41,192 | |||
| Grants | 166,153 | 41,376 | ||
| Other income | 1,700 | 5,000 | ||
| Collaboration | -Wales | |||
| Innovation Network |
12,125 | |||
| Consultancy | 13,922 | |||
| 261,867 | 146278 |
| Grants received, | included in t |
he above, are a | s follows: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| F | ||||||||
| Books Council of | Wales: 'the | welsh agenda' | 17,500 | 17,500 | ||||
| Friends Provident | Foundation | 5,000 | ||||||
| Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust: Media in Friends Provident Foundation - Re-energising The Legal Education Foundation: Fostering Wales' ongoing constitutional discussion |
Wales project Wales understanding |
and participation | in | 68,018 1,500 63,000 |
11,376 7,500 |
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| Books Council of | Wales: New | Audiences (Journalism) |
Fund | 14,135 | ||||
| Books Council of | Wales: Magazine Diversity |
Fund | 2 000 | |||||
| 166,153 | 41 376 |
| Raising donations | Raising donations | Raising donations | and legacies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| F | ||||||
| Staff costs | 46,784 | 47,035 | ||||
| Staff training | 228 | 53 | ||||
| Direct recruitment | costs | 856 | ||||
| Support costs | 6,507 | 7,647 | ||||
| 53,519 | 55,591 | |||||
| Investment | management costs |
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| 2023 F |
2022f | |||||
| Interest payable | and similar charges | 3 | ||||
| Aggregate amounts |
53,519 | 55,594 | ||||
| CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS | ||||||
| Direct | Support | |||||
| Costs (see | costs (see | |||||
| note 8) | note 9) | Totals | ||||
| F | F | P | ||||
| General | 285,830 | 59,374 | 345,204 | |||
| DIRECT COSTS | OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| F | F | |||||
| Staff costs | 241,714 | 243,013 | ||||
| Event costs | 2,731 | 153 | ||||
| Training costs | 823 | 1,142 | ||||
| Direct project | costs | 37,040 | 37,553 | |||
| Staff training | 1,039 | 272 | ||||
| Direct recruitment | costs | 4,421 | ||||
| Depreciation | 2,483 | 1,448 | ||||
| 285,830 | 288,002 |
| SUPPORT | COST | S | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raising | Charitable | Governance | |||||
| funds | Activities | costs | Totals | ||||
| F | F | ||||||
| Raising donations | and legacies | 6,507 | 6,507 | ||||
| General | 29,864 | 29,510 | 59,374 | ||||
| 6,507 | 29,864 | 29,510 | 65,881 | ||||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | |||||||
| Net income/(expenditure) | is stated after charging/(crediting): | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| F | |||||||
| Depreciation -owned assets Independent examination fee Other fees paid to independent |
examiners | 3,295 2,700 791 |
4,099 2,600 1,067 |
| anticipate covering tr STAFF COSTS |
ustee | travel expenses | in the | next financial | year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| F | F | ||||||
| Wages and salaries Social security costs |
274,730 24,108 |
276,173 23,585 |
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| Other pension costs | 13,052 | 13,808 | |||||
| 311,690 | 313566 | ||||||
| The average monthly |
number ofemployees | during | the year was | as follows: | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Charitable activities |
8 | 9 | |||||
| The number ofemployees | whose employee | benefits (excluding | employer | pension costs) exceeded | F60,000was: | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| F70,001 - F80,000 | 1 | ||||||
| F80,001 - 690,000 |
| Unrestricted | Restncted | Restncted | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fund | funds | funds | ||||
| F | F | F | ||||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | FROM | |||||
| Donations and legacies |
191,062 | 191,062 | ||||
| Charitable activities |
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| General | 104,902 | 41,376 | 146,278 | |||
| Investment income |
595 | 595 | ||||
| Other income | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||
| Total | 299,559 | 41,376 | 340,935 | |||
| EXPENDITURE ON | ||||||
| Raising funds | 55,594 | 55,594 | ||||
| Charitable activities |
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| General | 313,678 | 53,326 | 367,004 | |||
| Total | 369,272 | 53,326 | 422,598 | |||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (69,713) | (11,950) | (81,663) | |||
| RECONCILIATION | OF FUNDS | |||||
| Total funds brought | forward | 145,805 | 20,000 | 165,805 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 76,062 | 8,050 | 64,142 | |||
| TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS | ||||||
| Office | ||||||
| Website | equipment | Totals | ||||
| F | F | E | ||||
| COST | ||||||
| At 1 April 2022 | 19,240 | 19,240 | ||||
| Additions | 5,470 | 5,470 | ||||
| At 31 March 2023 | 19,240 | 5 | 470 | 24,710 | ||
| DEPRECIATION | ||||||
| At 1 April 2022 | 10,758 | 10,758 | ||||
| Charge for year | 2,483 | 812 | 3295 | |||
| At 31 March 2023 | 13,241 | 812 | 14,053 | |||
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||||
| At 31 March 2023 | 5,999 | 4,658 | 10,657 | |||
| At 31 March 2022 | 8,482 | 8,482 |
| 15. | DEBTORS:A | MOUNT | S | FALLING | FALLING | DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| F | ||||||||||||
| Trade debtors | 16,029 | 56,279 | ||||||||||
| Prepayments | and accrued | income | 5,077 | 7,783 | ||||||||
| 21,106 | 64,062 | |||||||||||
| 16. | CREDITORS: | AMOUNTS | FALLING | DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| F | f | |||||||||||
| Other loans (see note Trade creditors |
17) | 3,005 | 6,475 4,104 |
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| Social security | and other | taxes | 7,034 | 6,535 | ||||||||
| VAT | 4,294 | 9,149 | ||||||||||
| Other creditors | 1,523 | 1,609 | ||||||||||
| Accruals and deferred | income | 59,245 | 51,752 | |||||||||
| 75 101 | 79624 | |||||||||||
| Included within |
accruals | and deferred | income is the following | deferred | income: | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| E | E | |||||||||||
| Deferred income brought | forward | 45,387 | 15,971 | |||||||||
| Released to Statement | of | Financial | Activities | (25,387) | (15,971) | |||||||
| Additional income deferred |
36,545 | 45,387 | ||||||||||
| 56,545 | 45,367 | |||||||||||
| 17. | LOANS | |||||||||||
| An analysis of | the maturity | of loans | is | given below: | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| F | F | |||||||||||
| Amounts falling due within |
one year | on demand: | ||||||||||
| Other loans | 6,475 | |||||||||||
| 18. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | ||||
| Within one year | 2,294 | |||
| Between one and five years | 1,899 | |||
| 4,193 | ||||
| The total lease payments | recognised as an expense | in the year was | E2,550(2022:F6,915). |
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
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| Net | Transfers | ||||||
| movement | between | At | |||||
| At 1/4/22 | in funds | funds | 31/3/23 | ||||
| F | F | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
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| General fund |
76,092 | 28,363 | (200) | 104,255 | |||
| Restricted funds | |||||||
| Re-energising Wales project |
(1,700) | 1,500 | 200 | ||||
| Media in Wales |
9,750 | (3,952) | 5,798 | ||||
| Fostering understanding |
and | participation | in | ||||
| Wales' ongoing constitutional |
discussion | 54,796 | 54,796 | ||||
| New Audiences (Journalism) |
Fund | 3,223 | 3,223 | ||||
| ~8050 | 55567 | 200 | 63817 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 84,142 | 83,930 | 168072 | ||||
| Net movement in funds, |
included | in the above are as follows: | |||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |||||
| resources | expended | in funds | |||||
| F | F | E | |||||
| Unrestricted funds |
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| General fund |
316,500 | (288,137) | 28,363 | ||||
| Restricted funds | |||||||
| 'the welsh agenda' |
and | online | 17,500 | (17,500) | |||
| Re-energising Wales project |
1,500 | 1,500 | |||||
| Media in Wales Fostering understanding |
and | participation | in | 68,018 | (71,970) | (3,952) | |
| Wales' ongoing constitutional |
discussion | 63,000 | (8,204) | 54,796 | |||
| New Audiences (Journalism) Magazine Diversity fund |
Fund | 14,135 2,000 |
(10,912) ~2,000) |
3,223 | |||
| 166,153 | ~110,586 | 55,567 | |||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 482,653 | l386,223) | 83,930 |
| Comparatives for |
movemen | t in fun |
ds | |||
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| Net | ||||||
| movement | At | |||||
| At 1/4/21 | in funds | 31/3/22 | ||||
| f | f | |||||
| Unrestricted funds |
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| General fund |
145,605 | (69,713) | 76,092 | |||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| Our Land project Re-energising Wales project Media in Wales |
20,000 | (20,000) (1,700) 9,750 |
(1,700) 9,750 |
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| 20,000 | ~11,950 | 8,050 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 165,805 | ~81 663) | 84 142 | |||
| Comparative net movement |
in funds, | included | in the above are as follows: | |||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||||
| resources f |
expended f |
in funds f |
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| Unrestricted funds |
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| General fund | 299,559 | (369,272) | (69,713) | |||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| 'the welsh agenda' | print and | online | 17,500 | (17,500) | ||
| Our Land project Re-energising Wales project Media in Wales |
5,000 7,500 11,376 |
(25,000) (9,200) ~1,626) |
(20,000) (1,700) 9 750 |
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| 41,376 | ~53,326) | ~11,950) | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 340935 | )422,598) | ~81 663) |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | F | ||||||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | |||||||
| Donations and |
legacies | ||||||
| Donations | 2,850 | 2,505 | |||||
| Gift aid Publications |
5,649 328 |
6,410 491 |
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| Grants Subscriptions |
107,952 96,574 |
69,424 102,324 |
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| Patrons | 6206 | 9,908 | |||||
| 219,561 | 191,062 | ||||||
| Investment income |
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| Deposit account | interest | 1,195 | 595 | ||||
| Charitable activities |
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| Event income | 38,547 | 24,479 | |||||
| Training income |
23,581 | 16,502 | |||||
| Carnegie UK Trust CREW: Centre for |
Regeneration | Excellence | in | 5,869 | 17,729 | ||
| Wales | 41,192 | ||||||
| Grants | 166,153 | 41,376 | |||||
| Other income | 1,700 | 5,000 | |||||
| Collaboration -Wales Innovation |
Network | 12,125 | |||||
| Consultancy | 13,922 | ||||||
| 261,897 | 146,278 | ||||||
| Other income | |||||||
| Other income | 3,000 | ||||||
| Total incoming | resources | 482,653 | 340,935 | ||||
| EXPENDITURE | |||||||
| Raising donations | and legacies | ||||||
| Wages Social security Pensions |
41,210 3,616 1,958 |
41,426 3,538 2,071 |
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| Staff training | 228 | 53 | |||||
| Direct recruitment | costs | 856 | |||||
| 47,012 | 47,944 | ||||||
| Investment management |
costs | ||||||
| Bank interest | |||||||
| Charitable activities |
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| Wages | 212,915 | 214,034 | |||||
| Carried forward | 212,915 | 214,034 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F | F | ||
| Charitable activities |
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| Brought forward Social security Pensions Event costs |
212,915 18,684 10,115 2,731 |
214,034 18,278 10,701 153 |
|
| Training costs Direct project costs Staff training Direct recruitment costs |
823 37,040 1,039 |
1,142 37,553 272 4,421 |
|
| Depreciation ofwebsite |
2 483 | 1 448 | |
| 285,830 | 288,002 | ||
| Support costs | |||
| Raising funds | |||
| Establishment costs Office expenses Travel &subsistence |
1,223 2,181 482 |
1,367 5,260 150 |
|
| Marketing | 364 | 135 | |
| Legal &professional Bank charges |
1,720 415 |
5 332 |
|
| Fixtures and fittings | 122 | 398 | |
| 6,507 | 7,647 | ||
| Charitable Activities |
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| Recruitment costs |
2,550 | ||
| Establishment costs Office expenses Travel and subsistence |
6,318 11,271 2,488 |
7,062 27,178 776 |
|
| Marketing | 1,883 | 698 | |
| Legal and professional Bank charges Fixtures and fittings Bank interest |
2,774 1,890 690 |
27 1,717 2,054 13 |
|
| 29,864 | 39,525 | ||
| Governance costs | |||
| Wages Social security Pensions |
20,605 1,808 979 |
20,713 1,769 1,036 |
|
| Establishment costs |
611 | 683 | |
| Office expenses Travel and subsistence |
1,091 241 |
2,630 75 |
|
| Marketing | 182 | 68 | |
| Legal and professional Bank charges |
costs | 502 | 8,016 166 |
| Independent examiner fees Staff training |
3,491 | 3,667 26 |
|
| Direct recruitment costs |
428 | ||
| Carried forward | 29,510 | 39,277 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| F | ||
| Governance costs | ||
| Brought forward Fixtures and fittings |
29,510 | 39,277 199 |
| Bank interest | 1 | |
| 29,510 | 39,477 | |
| Total resources expended | 398,723 | 422,598 |
| Net income/(expenditure) | 83,830 | ~81,663) |