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2023-03-31-accounts

Contents Page
Members ofthe board and professional advisers
Trustees'
annual report
2-6
Statement of Trustees'
responsibilities
Independent
auditors'
report
8-11
Consolidated
Statement offinancial
activities 12
Consolidated
balance sheets
13
Notes to the consolidated
financial
statements 14-24

Members ofthe Board and professio nal
advisors
Chairman DMashender
Treasurer C Inch
The board oftrustees
Elected Trustees C Inch
D Inch
M A Hodgkinson
DLMasheder
JF Sheehan
KHawitt
PBell
Co-opted Trustees (non voting) H Haddock - Council Officer
-Halton Borough Council JBriggs —Council Officer
Representatives Cllr M Fry - Councillor
Company secretary M SArnold
Registered office 33Ditton Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 OPP
Auditors Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
Chartered
Accountants
8i:Registered Auditors
Glebe Business Park
Lunts Heath Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 SSQ
Bankers H.S.B.CBank pic
48 High Street
Runeorn
Cheshire
WA7 1AN

Year ended 31"March 2023 Year ended 31"March 2023
Total Funds Total Funds
Unrestricted Restricted Year to 31u Year to 31"
Funds Funds March 2023 March 2022
Note
Incoming resources
Incoming
resources from generated
funds
Activities for generati ngfunds
Commercial
trading operations
130,913 130,913 112,974
Investment
income
6 132 132 21
131,045 - 131,045 112,995
Incoming resources from
charitable
activitiest
Donations 5
Operation oftransport
services
6~16924 616924 536029
Total incoming resources 7~47969 747969 649029
Resources expended
Costs ofgenerating funds:
Commercial
trading operations
46425 46@25 35,869
Investment
management
costs
~9052 ~9052 2409
Sub total cost ofgenerating funds 55,377 55877 38,278
Charitable
activities:
Operation oftransport
services
8 824,173 824,173 723,973
Crovernance
costs
10 9 00 ~900 8 420
Total resources expended ~8$8$50 ~888 850 770671
Net outgoing resources before
transfers (140,881) (140,881) (121,642)
Gross transfers between
funds
Net movement
in funds
(140,$$1) (140,881) (121,642)
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought
forward
~381019 - ~381019 502661
Total funds carried forward ~381 01

Group
31"March
31*'March Charity
31"March
31"March
Charity
31"March
31"March
2023 2022 2023 2022
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 16 268837 256,088 268,288 255,967
Investment 17 1 1
268837 256,088 268,289 255,968
Current
assets
Stocks 18 3,611 4,501 3,611 4,501
Debtors 19 40,782 61,843 55,47$ 76,359
Cash at bank and in hand 69,796 122,313 58,024 109,278
114,189 188,657 117,113 190,138
Creditors: Amounts falhng due
within one year 20 ~$1291 50218 ~73850 45 528
Net current assets 32 898 138439 43263 l44 610
Total assets less current liabiTities 301,235 394,527 311,552 400,578
Creditors: Amounts falling due after
more than one year 21 ~61 097 13508 ~61 097 13508
Net assets
The funds ofthe group and the charity
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted
income funds
General fund 15$,4$3 296,611 168,$00 302,662
Designated
fixed asset fund
~$1655 84408 ~81655 84408
Total funds 22

Asset category Annual rate
Freehold Property 2%
Fixtures, Fittings BcEquipment 15%
Motor Vehicles 20%

summary ofthe financial activities undertaken
by the c
harity is set out below:
2023 2022
g
Gross incoming
resources
698,132 619,537
Total expenditure
on charitable activities
(822,278) (721,747)
Investment
costs
Governance
costs
(5,519)
~6950
(259)
~6170
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources (136,615) (108,639)
Total funds brought
forward
3~87070 495709
Total funds carried forward
Represented
by:
Restricted income funds
Unresnicted
income funds
2~50455 387070
~3870

he nuding results ofthe subsidia ry
are summ
arised
below.
2023 2022
Turnover 130,913 112,974
Cost ofsales and administration costs ~54 103 ~42495
Net profit 76,810 70,479
Amount
gift aided to charity
(81,080) (83,494)
Taxation
Interest received 4 12
Absorbed by subsidiary ~130
The assets and liabilities ofthe subsidiary were:
Fixed assets 49 121
Current assets 111772 13,215
Current liabilities ~22 13 ~19386
Total net assets +{pig ~6050
Aggregate
share capital and reserves
+{@lan ~6050

Incoming resources from charitab le
activities
le
activities
The income was primarily from the operation ofthe transport services.
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds Total funds
funds funds 2023 2022
8 5 8 f
Grants 60,630 60,630
Fares 64,996 64,996 115,883
Council contracts 204,263 204,263 137,024
Mersey link 284,535 284,535 233,621
CJRS income 47,251
Profit on disposal offixed assets ~2500 2500 2250

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
f f f
Direct charitable activity 765,474 765,474 648,711
Support costs 58,699 58,699 75,262
824,173 824,173 723,973

Costs ofcha ritab le
activities b
y activity type
Activities
undertaken Support Total Fuads Total Funds
directly
f
costs
f
2023
f
2022
f
Direct charitable activity 765,474 58,699 824,173 723,973
Governance costs
Unrestricted Restricted Total Fuads Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
f
Audit aud accountancy 9,300 9,300 8,420

Analysis ofstaff costs
2023f 2022
Salaries and wages 396454 359,503
Social security costs 27,454 23,333
Pension costs ~9024 9 173
392009
No employee received remuneration ofmore than f60,000.

during the year was as follows:
2023 2022
Number Number
Charitable activities 18 12
Management
and adminisnation
2 4
26
14. Movement in total funds for the year
2023 2022
This is stated atter charging:
Depreciation ofowned fixed assets 65,126 61,574
Depreciation offixed assets held under hire purchase agreements 25,333 12,600
Auditor's remuneration:
External audit 9,300 8,420
Other audit services 1,650 1,500
Other services 1,114 2,919

Tangible fixed assets —group
Fixtures,
Freehold Fittings 4k Motor
Property Equipment Vehicles Total
g
Cost
At 1stApril 2022 158,437 124,964 843,099 1,126,500
Additions
Disposals
102,708
~7750
102,708
~7750
At 31stMarch 2023
Depreciation
At 1stApril 2022 61,538 107,032 701,842 870,412
Charge for the year
Released on disposals
3,167 4,364 82,928
~7750
90,459
~7750
At 31stMarch 2023
Net book value
At 31stMarch 2023
At 31stMarch 2022 141257 ~25608

Tangible lixed assets —Charit y (continued)
Fixtures,
Freehold Fittings
dr
Motor
Property Equipment Vehicles Total
K
Cost
At 1stApril 2022 158,437 109,958 843,099 1,111,494
Additions
Disposals
102,708
~7750
102,708
~7750
At 31stMarch 2023
Depreciation
At 1stApril 2022 61,538 92,147 701,842 855,527
Charge for the year 3,167 4,292 82,928 90,387
Released on disposals
At31"March 2023
~7750 ~7750
Net book value
At 31stMarch 2023
At 31stMarch 2022 ~968 9 ~111 141254 ~25
At 31stMarch 2022
~968
At 31stMarch 2022
~968
9
~111
141254
~25
The net book value ofassets held on hire purchase at the year end was f32,433 (2022: Z6,533)
and the depreciation charge for the year was f25,333(2022:f.12,600).
17 Investment —Charity
2023 2022
Cost
At 31stMarch 2022, 1April 2022 and
31stMarch 2023
Carrying
amount
At 31stMarch 2022, 1April 2022 and
31stMarch 2023

18. Stocks
Group Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
K
Stocks 3~611 4501 3~611 4501
19, Debtors
Group Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
g
Trade debtors 30,477 18,976 30,477 18,796
Amounts
due
from subsidiary
undertaking 14,696 14,696
Other debtors ~10305 42 867
~4
~10305
~
42 867
~359
20. Creditors: amounts
falling due within one year
Group Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
Trade creditors 9,300 6,170 6,950 6,170
Other taxes and social security costs 12,113 9,389 8,113 6,849
Hire purchase agreements 17,744 3,744 17,744 3,744
Other creditors and accrnals ~42 134 30915 4~1043 28 765
45 528

Group Charity Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
Hire purchase agreements 51(}K ~13 5 61j}K 13508
There are no amounts falling due in more than five years in respect ofhire purchase agreements.

Analysis o funrestricted
fun
d movements
Group Fund at 31u Incoming Resources Fund at 31"
March 2022 resources expended Transfers March 2023
8
General fund
Designated
fixed asset fund
296,611
~84408
747,969 (886,097)
~2753
158,483
~81655
Total
Group Fuad at31" Incoming Resources Fund at31"
March 2021 resources expended Transfers March 2022
General fund
Designated
fixed asset fund
415,500 649,029 (767,918)
~2753
296,611
84408
Total
649029 ~770 671

As at 31oMarch 2023
Designated
Fixed Restricted
General Asset Income
Fund Fund Funds Total
Tangible fixed assets 1869682 81,655 268337
Cash at bank and in hand 69,796 69,796
Other net current liabilities (36,898) (36,898)
Creditors ofmore than one year ~61097 ~6109
As at 31"March 2022
Designated
Fixed Restricted
General Asset Income
Fund Fund Funds Total
Tangible fixed assets 171,680 84,408 256,088
Cash at bank and in hand 122,313 122,313
Other net current assets 16,126 16,126
Creditors ofmore than one year ~13508 ~13508
4408