| Contents | Page | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Members ofthe board and professional | advisers | ||
| Trustees' annual report |
2-6 | ||
| Statement of Trustees' responsibilities |
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | ~$1291 | 50218 | ~73850 | 45 528 | ||
| Net current assets | 32 898 | 138439 | 43263 | l44 610 | |||
| Total assets less current | liabiTities | 301,235 | 394,527 | 311,552 | 400,578 | ||
| Creditors: Amounts | falling due after | ||||||
| more than one year | 21 | ~61 097 | 13508 | ~61 097 | 13508 | ||
| Net assets | |||||||
| The funds ofthe group and the charity | |||||||
| Restricted income funds | |||||||
| Unrestricted income funds |
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| General fund | 15$,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 |
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| Net incoming/(outgoing) | resources | (136,615) | (108,639) |
| Total funds brought forward |
3~87070 | 495709 | |
| Total funds carried forward | |||
| Represented by: |
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| Restricted income funds | |||
| Unresnicted income funds |
2~50455 | 387070 | |
| ~3870 |
| he nuding results ofthe subsidia | ry are summ |
arised below. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 20. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |