LIVErNORTH Charity Annual Report 2023
- The financial year to which this report relates : Start: 1[st] April 2022 End: 31[st] March 2023
2. Brief summary of the main activities and achievements of the charity during the year in relation to the charity’s objects:
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a) Offering support, advice and information to all those who suffer from liver disease.
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1] Free support newsletter ‘LIVErNEWS’. 2350 copies were distributed quarterly at a cost to the charity of £9,024.16 A PDF copy of each newsletter was placed on the LIVErNORTH website, on our ISSUU publishing platform site and sent electronically to 282 members by email. The reduction in the number of printed copies distributed required due to the restrictions on displaying paper documents and posters imposed by COVID measures in healthcare environments was reduced in some locations but others were more cautious.
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2] Live meetings of the main group have been affected due to COVID implications. Previously held approximately every six weeks at the Freeman Hospital they have of necessity been fewer, held online during the period via Zoom and only when speakers have been available. Each meeting was addressed by a qualified speaker who talked about some aspect of liver disease and each talk was followed by an interactive Q&A session. The talks were recorded and are available to view on our YouTube channel. 2022 May PBC - Is the Fog About to Clear? Aug NAFLD - Latests Updates Dec ERAS - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
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2023 Mar Progress Towards the Elimination of Hepatitis C
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3] Operation of the telephone helpline continued with seven trained listeners and one bereavement counsellor. The helpline coordinator is Revd. Nigel Goodfellow M.A., (a governor of the charity).
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4] The charity currently has twenty notice boards/leaflet dispensers in UK hospitals. All information leaflets provided free of charge to patients. The group now publishes 26 leaflets covering a wide variety of information for liver patients, carers and family members. All leaflets were reviewed during the period with several being updated.
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5] The group newsletter ‘LIVErNEWS’ was available to read online and all advice leaflets were made available to download online via the website.
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6] All publications have been made available to read online without downloading via the ISSUU online publishing service.
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7] Our patient & carer accommodation provided within Beechwood House in the grounds of the Freeman Hospital has continued to be used as accommodation for visiting clinicians who were providing COVID related assistance to the NHS in the region.
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8] One governor (a barrister] has continued to work pro bone for members with respect to disability allowances and other legal matters of relevance to liver patients.
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9] The group has continued to distribute copies of a DVD describing Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) both in the UK and abroad (a USA versions has been produced).
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10] The contents of the PBC DVD above and several of the lectures given to the group have been made available to watch via YouTube.
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b) Offering support, advice and information to all formal and informal carers of liver disease sufferers.
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1] Formal and Informal Carers attend online (Zoom/Teams) meetings where possible. Regular email updates and the LIVErNEWS provides helpful information for carers.
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2] The accommodation mentioned in item 2 a) 7] above has been used solely by clinicians and carers during the period.
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3] Many of the calls to the helpline are from carers and family members.
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4] Carers are supplied with free information leaflets on request and can avail themselves of the information displayed on the notice boards in the Freeman Hospital Ward 16 and Ward 38 day rooms, the clinics and elsewhere. The website has several leaflets on liver diseases to download free of charge and the ISSUU publishing link is widely advertised. Carers and clinicians are encouraged to refer patients to the charity as a pathway to further support.
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5] An Educational Grant of £2,448.00 was made during the period. This funding was for a period of
specialist filming for training surgeons at the Institute of Transplantation at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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c) Assisting in the funding of research into the causes of, treatments for, and prevention of all forms of liver disease.
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1] Research Grants totalling £53,102.00 were made during the period.
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2] The charity is an officially designated NIHR non-commercial partner for one funding stream.
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e) Assisting with the provision of amenities, equipment and funding for the care of liver patients, their carers and families providing that such provision shall be for the general benefit of a liver patient or liver patients.
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1] Christmas gifts to the value of £502.00 were distributed to inpatients on 24[th] Dec 2022.
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f) Advancing the public awareness of liver disease, the treatment of liver disease and the prevention of liver disease.
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1] Several articles and interviews initiated by the charity regarding liver transplants, alcoholism and organ donation initiatives were published/broadcast by the media.
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2] The Charity website www.livernorth.org.uk continues to receive several thousand hits each year with information leaflets and the newsletter (LIVErNEWS) available for download.
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3] The charity makes full use of social media and regularly issues tweets using twitter and posts using facebook with the hashtag #livernorth and @livernorth.
3. The name of the charity as it appears on the register: LIVERNORTH
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The number assigned to the charity in the register: 1087226
The principal address of the charity: freepost LIVERNORTH
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The document which regulates the purposes and administration of the charity:
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a) The objects of the charity dated 30 May 2001regulates the purposes of the charity.
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b) The constitution of the charity adopted on 18[th] October 2000 as amended on 30 May 2001 and accepted by the members at the annual general meeting of 4[th] July 2001 regulates the administration of the charity.
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Description of the objects of the charity:
The relief of persons suffering from liver disease and those persons caring for sufferers, in particular but not exclusively, by;
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a) Offering support, advice and information to all those who suffer from liver disease.
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b) Offering support, advice and information to all formal and informal carers of liver disease sufferers.
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c) Assisting in the funding of research into the causes of, treatments for, and prevention of all forms of liver disease.
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e) Assisting with the provision of amenities, equipment and funding for the care of liver patients, their carers and families providing that such provision shall be for the general benefit of a liver patient or liver patients.
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f) Advancing the public awareness of liver disease, the treatment of liver disease and the prevention of liver disease.
8. The name and address of the charity’s banker is:
National Westminster Bank PLC 2 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BD
- The name and address of the charity’s independent examiner is:
Mrs. Julie Elizabeth Diamond ACA BSc 39 Nenthead Close Great Lumley Chester le Street County Durham DH3 4SP
10. The names of any person or body of persons entitled by the trusts of the charity to appoint one or more charity trustees and the method provided for such appointments:
The trustees are the only body entitled to appoint new charity trustees. A candidate is proposed by a trustee and the appointment is approved subject to a majority vote in favour.
11. The trustees of the charity on the date when this report was signed were:
John Edward Bedlington Joan Bedlington Alf Bennett Mr. Jeremy French Rev. Nigel Goodfellow Dawn Goodfellow Marian Godwin-Clifford Yvonne Gray Fiona Hale Debbie Anne Lovell Sarah Murphy Siân O’Dea Peggy Oliver (sabatical) Alan Rochelle Linda Turnbull
12. The charity has the following relationships with related parties:
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a) A working relationship with the Freeman Hospital and has ex-gratia use of some facilities (meeting rooms, lecture theatres, seminar rooms, parking and access permits).
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b) The charity actively pursues liaison with many community health care groups and health care information sources, all of which have the charity listed as a resource. The charity is also listed on several community care web sites.
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c) The charity has a medical advisory committee (MAC) to assist in assessing the merit of appeals received from the medical community. All members of the medical advisory council with two exceptions are liver disease specialists (clinicians & surgeons) from the region. The exceptions are one scientist from the University of Newcastle and one governor of the charity. Recommendations from the MAC are considered by the management committee (governors) before any decision is made to give financial support to appeals of this nature.
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d] Members and Governors of the charity represent the views of liver patients, their carers and relatives on various forums and networks both social and professional.
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e] The charity has continued to function as an NIHR Non-Commercial Partner during the period.
13. This report has been dated and signed by:
the chairman of the management committee (governors of the charity), who has been authorised to do so by said management committee.
Signature .................................................. Dated 9 January 2024 John Edward Bedlington, Chairman
| LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | |
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| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Donations - CharityDraw | £1,515.00 | Telephone Charges | £514.45 | |||
| Autumn Fair | £0.00 | Christmas Gifts - inpatients | £502.00 | |||
| CharityDraw | £3,270.00 | Computer Related Expenses | £932.90 | |||
| Grant Repaid | £0.00 | Costco Card | £151.20 | |||
| CollectingCans | £0.00 | CharityDaw | £1,137.00 | |||
| Donations - Autumn Fair | £0.00 | Education | £2,448.00 | |||
| Donations - Masks | £0.00 | Equipment | £499.80 | |||
| Donations - Flat | £205.00 | Support | £5,500.00 | |||
| Donations - General | £11,940.78 | Flat | £190.12 | |||
| Donations - Golden Giving | £2,742.00 | Great North Run | £1,062.71 | |||
| Costco | £92.69 | Internet | £0.00 | |||
| Gift Aid | £1,049.30 | Insurance | £341.09 | |||
| Great North Run | £4,839.13 | Leaflets | £4,098.74 | |||
| Bequests | £79,421.11 | Lotteries Registration | £20.00 | |||
| In Memoriam | £8,927.83 | Newsletter | £9,024.16 | |||
| Lottery | £286.00 | Lottery | £4,250.00 | |||
| Pens,Badges & KeyFobs | £0.00 | Pens,Badges & Fobs etc | £0.00 | |||
| Postage | £67.65 | Postage | £885.74 | |||
| Repaid Cheques | £0.00 | Research Grants | £53,102.00 | |||
| Account Transfer | £15,802.95 | Stationery | £105.68 | |||
| Sponsorship | £0.00 | Golden Giving | £225.97 | |||
| Donations - PBC DVD | £15.00 | PBC DVD Copies | £0.00 | |||
| Account Transfer | £55,755.90 | |||||
| Returned Unpaid Chqs | £511.55 | |||||
| Video Conferencing | £143.88 | |||||
| Total Credits | £130,174.44 | Total Debits | £141,402.89 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £30,569.33 | Balance C/Fwd | £19,340.88 | |||
| £160,743.77 | £160,743.77 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | |
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| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Christmas Dinner | £0.00 | Christmas Dinner | £0.00 | |||
| Christmas Dinner Tombola | £0.00 | Christmas Dinner Tombola | £0.00 | |||
| Donations | £0.00 | Gifts | £13.00 | |||
| Raffles | £0.00 | Refreshments | £0.00 | |||
| Refreshments | £0.00 | Misc 1 | £0.00 | |||
| Xfr | £0.00 | |||||
| Total Credits | £0.00 | Total Debits | £13.00 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £340.84 | Balance C/Fwd | £327.84 | |||
| £340.84 | £340.84 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH Capital Reserve Account foryear ended | 31.03.2023 | |||||
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Account Transfer | £65,000.00 | Debits | £0.00 | |||
| Interest | £860.17 | Account Transfer | £0.00 | |||
| Total Credits | £65,860.17 | Total Debits | £0.00 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £147,608.33 | Balance C/Fwd | £213,468.50 | |||
| £213,468.50 | £213,468.50 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH Clubs and Societies Reserve Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | ||||||
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Donations | £64.00 | Debits | £52.00 | |||
| Lottery | £8,038.00 | Account Transfer | £25,030.00 | |||
| Interest | £47.78 | |||||
| Total Credits | £8,149.78 | Total Debits | £25,082.00 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £22,736.32 | Balance C/Fwd | £5,804.10 | |||
| £30,886.10 | £30,886.10 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 |
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| CHARITIES ACCOUNT | |||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £30,569.33 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £19,590.88 | ||||
| Total Credits | £130,174.44 | Cheques notyetpresented: | £250.00 | ||||
| Total Debits | £141,402.89 | ||||||
| Balance | £19,340.88 | Balance | £19,340.88 | ||||
| GENERAL ACCOUNT | |||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £340.84 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £327.84 | ||||
| Total Credits | £0.00 | Cheques notyetpresented: | |||||
| Total Debits | £13.00 | ||||||
| Balance | £327.84 | Balance | £327.84 | ||||
| CAPITAL | RESERVE ACCOUNT | ||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £147,608.33 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £213,468.50 | ||||
| Total Credits | £65,860.17 | Transactions notyetposted to account | £0.00 | ||||
| Total Debits | £0.00 | ||||||
| Balance | £213,468.50 | Balance | £213,468.50 | ||||
| CLUBS & SOCIETIES RESERVE ACCOUNT | |||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £22,736.32 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £5,804.10 | ||||
| Total Credits | £8,149.78 | Transactions notyetposted to account | £0.00 | ||||
| Total Debits | £52.00 | ||||||
| Balance | £30,834.10 | Balance | £5,804.10 | ||||
| Examined and found to be correct in accordance with the documents and explanationsprovided to me | |||||||
| LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Charities Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Donations - CharityDraw | £1,515.00 | Telephone Charges | £514.45 | |||
| Autumn Fair | £0.00 | Christmas Gifts - inpatients | £502.00 | |||
| CharityDraw | £3,270.00 | Computer Related Expenses | £932.90 | |||
| Grant Repaid | £0.00 | Costco Card | £151.20 | |||
| CollectingCans | £0.00 | CharityDaw | £1,137.00 | |||
| Donations - Autumn Fair | £0.00 | Education | £2,448.00 | |||
| Donations - Masks | £0.00 | Equipment | £499.80 | |||
| Donations - Flat | £205.00 | Support | £5,500.00 | |||
| Donations - General | £11,940.78 | Flat | £190.12 | |||
| Donations - Golden Giving | £2,742.00 | Great North Run | £1,062.71 | |||
| Costco | £92.69 | Internet | £0.00 | |||
| Gift Aid | £1,049.30 | Insurance | £341.09 | |||
| Great North Run | £4,839.13 | Leaflets | £4,098.74 | |||
| Bequests | £79,421.11 | Lotteries Registration | £20.00 | |||
| In Memoriam | £8,927.83 | Newsletter | £9,024.16 | |||
| Lottery | £286.00 | Lottery | £4,250.00 | |||
| Pens,Badges & KeyFobs | £0.00 | Pens,Badges & Fobs etc | £0.00 | |||
| Postage | £67.65 | Postage | £885.74 | |||
| Repaid Cheques | £0.00 | Research Grants | £53,102.00 | |||
| Account Transfer | £15,802.95 | Stationery | £105.68 | |||
| Sponsorship | £0.00 | Golden Giving | £225.97 | |||
| Donations - PBC DVD | £15.00 | PBC DVD Copies | £0.00 | |||
| Account Transfer | £55,755.90 | |||||
| Returned Unpaid Chqs | £511.55 | |||||
| Video Conferencing | £143.88 | |||||
| Total Credits | £130,174.44 | Total Debits | £141,402.89 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £30,569.33 | Balance C/Fwd | £19,340.88 | |||
| £160,743.77 | £160,743.77 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH General Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | |
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| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Christmas Dinner | £0.00 | Christmas Dinner | £0.00 | |||
| Christmas Dinner Tombola | £0.00 | Christmas Dinner Tombola | £0.00 | |||
| Donations | £0.00 | Gifts | £13.00 | |||
| Raffles | £0.00 | Refreshments | £0.00 | |||
| Refreshments | £0.00 | Misc 1 | £0.00 | |||
| Xfr | £0.00 | |||||
| Total Credits | £0.00 | Total Debits | £13.00 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £340.84 | Balance C/Fwd | £327.84 | |||
| £340.84 | £340.84 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH Capital Reserve Account foryear ended | 31.03.2023 | |||||
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Account Transfer | £65,000.00 | Debits | £0.00 | |||
| Interest | £860.17 | Account Transfer | £0.00 | |||
| Total Credits | £65,860.17 | Total Debits | £0.00 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £147,608.33 | Balance C/Fwd | £213,468.50 | |||
| £213,468.50 | £213,468.50 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH Clubs and Societies Reserve Account foryear ended 31.03.2023 | ||||||
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Donations | £64.00 | Debits | £52.00 | |||
| Lottery | £8,038.00 | Account Transfer | £25,030.00 | |||
| Interest | £47.78 | |||||
| Total Credits | £8,149.78 | Total Debits | £25,082.00 | |||
| Balance B/Fwd | £22,736.32 | Balance C/Fwd | £5,804.10 | |||
| £30,886.10 | £30,886.10 | |||||
| LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 | LIVErNORTH Accounts Balance Sheet foryear ended 31.03.2023 |
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| CHARITIES ACCOUNT | |||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £30,569.33 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £19,590.88 | ||||
| Total Credits | £130,174.44 | Cheques notyetpresented: | £250.00 | ||||
| Total Debits | £141,402.89 | ||||||
| Balance | £19,340.88 | Balance | £19,340.88 | ||||
| GENERAL ACCOUNT | |||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £340.84 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £327.84 | ||||
| Total Credits | £0.00 | Cheques notyetpresented: | |||||
| Total Debits | £13.00 | ||||||
| Balance | £327.84 | Balance | £327.84 | ||||
| CAPITAL | RESERVE ACCOUNT | ||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £147,608.33 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £213,468.50 | ||||
| Total Credits | £65,860.17 | Transactions notyetposted to account | £0.00 | ||||
| Total Debits | £0.00 | ||||||
| Balance | £213,468.50 | Balance | £213,468.50 | ||||
| CLUBS & SOCIETIES RESERVE ACCOUNT | |||||||
| Balance B/fwd | £22,736.32 | NatWest Bank Statement to 31.03.2023 | £5,804.10 | ||||
| Total Credits | £8,149.78 | Transactions notyetposted to account | £0.00 | ||||
| Total Debits | £52.00 | ||||||
| Balance | £30,834.10 | Balance | £5,804.10 | ||||
| Examined and found to be correct in accordance with the documents and explanationsprovided to me | |||||||