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2023-04-05-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 3228893 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1081366

The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

5 April 2023

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2023

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 5 April 2023

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited Charity registration number 1081366 Company registration number 3228893 Principal office and registered 115 Leicester Road office Salford M7 4GP The trustees A Henry Y I Luftig S Wolf Company secretary Y I Luftig Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

Structure, governance and management

The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 24 July 1996 as a company and the company number is 3228893. It was registered as a charity on 30 June 2000 with a charity number 1081366.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust Deed and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

There is no chief executive officer. The day-to-day affairs are undertaken by Mr S Grant on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making or direct charitable activity. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations or paying out for direct charitable activity.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are:

I. To advance the education of Jewish children;

II. To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and the promotion of resources for charitable purposes by charitable and non-charitable bodies in particular but not exclusively by the provision of support services;

III. The promotion of the voluntary sector for the benefit of the public in particular by the provision and maintenance of a community resource library to be used by the voluntary sector, including the provision of services and facilitating partnership and co-operation in the voluntary sector;

IV. Such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the charity.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity is primarily funded by donations and grants. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

The charity assists and supports families and children with a range of social, behavioural and educational difficulties. It offers a variety of programmes to improve their educational provision, social inclusion and quality of life.

The charity combines professionalism with ethnic sensitivities to empower the Greater Manchester Jewish Community.

Nationally accredited advice, signposting, consultancy and information programmes tailor made to clients' needs promote:

Education, youth and family support;

Training and employment provision;

Voluntary sector capacity and community development;

Social care and well-being;

Community research and consultation;

Debt counselling and financial education workshops to assist people to manage their financial resources in a proactive fashion (in memory of Hilda & Samuel Marks).

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

The charity is particularly keen to enable mainstream service providers to successfully engage with what is often perceived as a particularly inaccessible community. It has, therefore, an impressive record of effectively partnering mainstream bodies including Local Authorities, PCT's and national regulatory bodies e.g. The Care Quality Commission, The Mental Health Commission in the creation of community initiatives meeting service provision gaps.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

The application of the funds by way of grants is to either institutions or individuals.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

Achievements and performance

The charity received £76,603 in donations and grants during the year and £38,243 was paid out directly for tutors and educational consultants, £28,041 was paid out by way of grants to further the objects of the charity and £29,107 was for other direct charitable expenditure including apportioned rent as well as support costs.

The trustees consider that the above expenditure is in line with the objects of the charity.

The charity has support costs that comprise, insurance, professional fees, sundry office costs and the apportioned salary costs of an administrator.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions in the reporting period are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

The split between restricted and unrestricted funds is as disclosed on the face of the SOFA.

There was an overall net expenditure and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £18,789 of which £18,789 relates to the restricted fund and £195 relates to the unrestricted fund.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

Financial review

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted and restricted funds arising from past operating results.

The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the funds is acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The trustees intend to retain a small level of unrestricted reserves.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity amounted to £96,353, of which £96,335 is restricted, and £18 is unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 24 August 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

A Henry Trustee

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Year ended 5 April 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 5 April 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

24 Aug 23

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 5 April 2023

Period from
1 Aug 21 to
Year to 5 Apr 23 5 Apr 22
Unrestricted Restricted
funds fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 4,040 72,563 76,603 69,028
Charitable activities 6 165
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Total income 4,040 72,563 76,603 69,193
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 4,235 91,157 95,392 51,709
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Total expenditure 4,235 91,157 95,392 51,709
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Net (expenditure)/income and net
movement in funds (195) (18,594) (18,789) 17,484
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 247 114,964 115,211 97,727
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Total funds carried forward 52 96,370 96,422 115,211
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

5 April 2023

2023 2022
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 15 69 103
Current assets
Debtors 16 10,000
Cash at bank and in hand 88,847 117,610
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98,847 117,610
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 2,494 2,502
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Net current assets 96,353 115,108
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Total assets less current liabilities 96,422 115,211
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Net assets 96,422 115,211
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 96,370 114,964
Unrestricted funds 52 247
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Total charity funds 18 96,422 115,211
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For the year ending 5 April 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 24 Aug 23, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

A Henry Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2023

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 115 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GP.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds held by the charity are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds held by the charity relate to grants received from various sources that have been retained for future restricted expenditure.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Equipment - 33% reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Limited by guarantee

The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations and grants 4,040 72,563 76,603
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Donations
Donations and grants 457 68,571 69,028
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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

6. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Other income from charitable activities 165 165
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tutors, educational consultants & other direct
charitable expenditure 4,201 78,684 82,885
Support costs 34 12,473 12,507
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4,235 91,157 95,392
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Tutors, educational consultants & other direct
charitable expenditure 38,282 38,282
Support costs 530 12,897 13,427
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530 51,179 51,709
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly of activities costs 2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Tutors, educational
consultants & other direct
charitable expenditure 54,844 28,041 11,067 93,952 50,389
Governance costs 1,440 1,440 1,320
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54,844 28,041 12,507 95,392 51,709
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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £
Staff costs 7,917 7,917 5,450
General office 3,150 3,150 6,657
Governance costs 1,440 1,440 1,320
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12,507 12,507 13,427
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10. Analysis of grants
Period from
Year to 1 Aug 21 to
5 Apr 23 5 Apr 22
£ £
Grants to institutions
Grants under £1,000 4,385 4,000
H Weiss Centre 18,500
Ner 12,000
Pinto Kollel 1,500
Toras Emes 3,656
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28,041 16,000
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Total grants 28,041 16,000
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11. Net (expenditure)/income
Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2023 2022
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 34 30
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12. Independent examination fees
Period from
Year to 1 Aug 21 to
5 Apr 23 5 Apr 22
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,440 1,320
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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

13. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

Period from
Year to 1 Aug 21 to
5 Apr 23 5 Apr 22
£ £
Wages and salaries 43,999 24,403
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The average head count of employees during the year was 5 (2022: 5). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2023 2022
No. No.
Number of educational & non educational consultants 4 4
Number of educational advisors 1 1
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5 5
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No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: Nil).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

15. Tangible fixed assets

Equipment Total
£ £
Cost
At 6 April 2022 and 5 April 2023 18,203 18,203
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Depreciation
At 6 April 2022 18,100 18,100
Charge for the year 34 34
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At 5 April 2023 18,134 18,134
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Carrying amount
At 5 April 2023 69 69
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At 5 April 2022 103 103
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16. Debtors
2023 2022
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 10,000
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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,440 1,320
Social security and other taxes 1,054 75
Other creditors 1,107
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2,494 2,502
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18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 06 At 05
Apr 2022 Income Expenditure Apr 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 247 4,040 (4,235) 52
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At 01 At 05
Aug 2021 Income Expenditure Apr 2022
£ £ £ £
General funds 155 622 (530) 247
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Restricted funds
At 06 At 05
Apr 2022 Income Expenditure Apr 2023
£ £ £ £
Restricted fund – grants received 114,964 72,563 (91,157) 96,370
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At 01 At 05
Aug 2021 Income Expenditure Apr 2022
£ £ £ £
Restricted fund – grants received 97,572 68,571 (51,179) 114,964
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The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2023

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 34 35 69
Current assets 18 98,829 98,847
Creditors less than 1 year (2,494)
(2,494)
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Net assets 52 96,370 96,422
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 52 51 103
Current assets 195 117,415 117,610
Creditors less than 1 year (2,502)
(2,502)
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Net assets 247 114,964 115,211
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20. Taxation

The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance Limited is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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