Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited
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## Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited
The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
## Company No. 02656905
Charity No. 1091767
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## Registered Office
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## Directors and Trustees
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The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year: . N. Blackledge . D. Gent : . J.A. Wilkinson . ,
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## OBJECTIVES AND[ACTIVITIES]
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The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is therefore governed by a Memorandum — and Articles of Association. :
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ACE was founded in 1990 in response to the identified gap in education and training opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues. ACE continues to fill a gap within the local market of care providers by offering lifelong learning opportunities to a client group that have been marginalised and excluded from post 25 education and training. ‘
ACE supports individuals to become more self-reliant by offering individually tailored learning programmes covering a range of independent living skills. Our learning programmes enable students to get the-best out of their lives, learning about how to use community facilities and integrate with others where they live. ACE: e Provides.a flexible, person centred curriculum facilitating optimum use of local community resources;
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° Provides, selects and uses appropriate resources to support an individual learning programme including opportunities for progression; 4
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## Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited ; Trustees Annual Report a e Recruits and trains experienced well qualified staff to to deliver an needs; ‘ > I
e Recruits and trains experienced well qualified staff to to deliver an effective service based on individuals’ needs; ‘ > I _ © Offers Life Skills courses (including for example Citizenship, Self-Advocacy, Using Transport, Digital Technology, Meal Preparation, Healthy Living, Employability) which lead to local and/or national accreditation;
* Provides a range of facilities to enhance personal development and advocacy skills;
e Establishes links with local schools, colleges and training providers to ease the student’s transition into adulthood and promote lifelong learning. These links help students to transfer easily into provision at ACE or to leave to pursue greater independence; . ~
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* Maintains links in local and national networks to promote the interests of people with learning disabilities and maintain awareness of related issues; and ‘
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## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
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Throughout 2023/24 the management team has continued to maintain and support by:
1. Visiting the teaching sites,
2. Holding quarterly whole organisation meetings,
3. Attending 6 weekly. Management Meetings; and
4. Providing a suggestion box, at both teaching sites, with a £50 gift voucher for any staff member or
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ACE has successfully secured grants from the funders detailed below, amounting to £1,563
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1. The Co-op Community Fund for the purchase of e-reader pens and other resources.
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To continue all staff alignment on the teacher’s pay spine, ACE introduced a 5% pay increase
As of January 2024, ACE secured a place on the: Northwest SEND Procurement Framework enabling the acceptance of suitable students aged 16-25 with an EHCP (Education Health Care Plan) referred from all over the Northwest. :
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The Trustees are monitoring student numbers closely and encouraging new learner recruitment to maintain the viability of the business. The Trustees are satisfied that there are sufficient funds to continue operating and meet liabilities as they fall due, for the foreseeable future. ~ ;
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## FINANCIAL REVIEW
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Each student has a learning plan, which details their learning outcomes and includes statements of whatthe . - student is expected to know, understand and/or do as a result of learning at ACE. These vary considerably between individual students based on their aspirations and needs. Outcomes may include:
* The skills to live more independently and increased communication skills, confidence and autonomy, leading to improved resilience and reduced risk; ; * The ability to understand.and develop healthy relationships with peers; . - © Qualifications which enable them to progress to further education;
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* Gaining the employability skills, experience, and where appropriate, qualifications to obtain voluntary, supported or paid employment. {
## STAFF
The Trustees recognise the essential role that staff and volunteers play in providing a high quality service. Every teaching session is led by an experienced Tutor who holds a relevant Level 5 teaching qualification, such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), the Certificate in Education, and the professional recognition of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS). A Learning Support Officer supports the Tutor to ensure all students engage in learning and stay on task during the - session or activity. All our staff and volunteers have been through an enhanced DBS check. _ Weare committed to building and developing the knowledge, skills and experience of all staff members and volunteers. The organisation understands that professional development and training contribute to the effectiveness and the quality of the service the team provides. Therefore, ACE provides training and development opportunities for all its employees and volunteers so that they can perform their work effectively and in a safe working environment.
## VOULUNTEERS AND WORK BASED EXPERIENCE
As a charity ACE believes in fulfilling social aims such as creating jobs, providing volunteering opportunities and offering new skills and development to local people.We continue to offer placements for students from local and regional institutions, such as Wigan:and Leigh College, St John Rigby College, Winstanley College, Salford University, Edge Hill University and Bolton University.The students are studying in the areas of teaching and health and social care at degree level or for qualifications such as BTEC.
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ACE continuously develops mature and collaborative relationships not only with the students it supports but also, with other partners, who are working closely with our students to develop care and support solutions. These include informal carers and families, a range of allied health professionals, other education providers, landlords, care providers and wider community connections, such as the police -and DWP.
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ACE has established local links with local groups from the Vocational, Community and Social Enterprise sector, community leaders and the Police. We bring community services into ACE to support teaching sessions and use our classroom facilities to support community events.
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Our team have established good collaborative relationships with the Council. We continue to attend and contribute to Provider Forums and events held by the Council. As of March 2024, ACE has successfully retained silver membership of the WMBC Deal for Business. : 7 - STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT: : \ ACE is led by a voluntary management committee of Trustees and’a Service Manager, who have a strong commitment to the staff and students. There is a strong vision, which is important in influencing a range of outcomes, including a low staff turnover that provides stability for our students. The Trustees and the Service ‘Manager are highly visible role models with strong ethics, who focus on fairness, respect, diversity, equality and recognition. We ensure legal compliance and fair pricing, whilst treating students as equal partners in ; the management of the organisation.
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## Trustees Annual Report
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguardingthe assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
> _ The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
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## Independent Examiners Report
## Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited
| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## Responsibilities and basis of report
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As the charity's 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 financial statements of the Charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respeet of my examination of your charity's financial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## Independent examiner's statement
~ {have completed my examination. | can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Statement of Financial Activities
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|Donations and legacies|||4||||||||1,607||1,607|2,453|
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## Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited
## Balance Sheet
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||Cash at.bank and in hand||||||||68,247||||80,069|
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||Total assets less current||liabilities||||.||70,478||||85,805|
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These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
For the year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. ;
The directors: acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
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## Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
## 1 Accounting policies
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## Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accountsin accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicablein the UK and Republic of treland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. - i
Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts : There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years. ; : Fund accounting Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance ofthe — general objects of the charity. ‘ ; Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. ; Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatementof investment assets at their market values. Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through ' ’ terms of an appeal. . . Income 3 ; . Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity . income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of + the income can be measured with sufficient reliability. expenditureIncome with related’ Wherereportedincomegross inhastherelatedSoFA. expenditure the income and related expenditure' is © - Donations and Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the legacies the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income. : Tax reclaims on Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the donations and gifts _gift/donation to which it relates. Donated services _—s-These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) . 8 and facilities where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and : material. : . Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. j i assets”
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## Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts to the Accounts the Accounts Accounts
Notes to the Accounts to the Accounts the Accounts Accounts : Expenditure Recognition of Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which expenditure cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it - relates. - 1 wit g Expenditure on These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising raising funds trading costs and investment management costs. i a, Expenditure on These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and ‘charitable activities services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and _ governance costs. Grants payable . All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet - paid. ~ Governance costs These include those costs associated with meetingthe constitutional and statutory ms requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, ! costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs. ; Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity. a
Taxation oli The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## Freehold investment property
_ Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet: date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. .
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Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.
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Trade and other debtors. : : Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash and cash equivalents : Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other , short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company’s cash management. | : Trade and other creditors Hh: i Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event,that will probably result in the . transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or . estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after _ allowing for any trade discounts due.
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Research and development ; Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.
## Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. : Transactions in.currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred. ; All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.
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## Leased assets
Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of
ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.
Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a Straight-line basis.
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The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations. The contributions are _ recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown‘in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company. in independently administered funds.
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|6|Income from|investments|||||:||||||||||||||,|.|
||;|||||||||||||Unrestricted|||||Total||Total||
||||||||||||||||||||2024||2023||
||||||||||||||||;|£|||£||£||
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||Interest received||:|||||||||||.|*|708|||708||84||
||||||||||||||rt||oy|Foe|||708||84||
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|||7|Other expenditure||.||:||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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||||.||||||||Unrestricted||||||Total|||Total|||
|||||||||||||||||||||2024.|||2023|||
|||||||||||||£|||||£|||oe|||
||||Employee costs|||||||:|126,393||||||126,393|||116,088|||
||||Premises costs||||||||23,611||||||23,611|||22,646|||
||||Amortisation, depreciation,|||||||||||||||A||a:|||
||||impairment, profit/loss||on|||||||558|||||558||||“697|||
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
||||disposal offixed assets|||||||||||||q|||||||
||||General administrative
costs||||||||16,702||||||16,702:|||16,215|||
||||Legal and professional costs||||||||3,275||||||3,275|||1,860|||
||||||||||||170,539||||||170,539|||157,506|||
|||8|Net expenditure before transfers|||||||||||||||||||||
|:|||||||||||2024|||||||||2023|||
||||This is stated after charging:|||||||||‘£|||;|||||£|||
||||Depreciation ofownedfixed|||assets||||||558|||||;|||697|||
|||9|Staffcosts|;|||||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||~||||||||||||
||||||||||||2024|||||||||2023|||
||||Salaries and wages||||—_||||122,037|||||||oe||RPS||:|
||||Social security costs||||||||2,313|||||||i||1,474||||
||||Pension costs||||||||2,043|||||||||1,880|||
||||||||||||126,393|||||||||116,088|||
||||No employee received emoluments||||in excess of£60,000.||||||||||||||||
|||10|Tangible fixed assets|||||||||:|||||||||||
|||||||||||||£|||||£|||4|||
||||||||||||.||||||||||||
||||Cost or revaluation||||||||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||||:|||||||
||||At 1 April 2023||:|||||||999|||||93,427|©||94,426|||
||||At 31 March 2024|||.||||||999|:||||93,427|||94,426|||
||||Depreciation and|||||7|||||||||||||||
||||impairment|||||||||||||\|||||||
||:||||||||||||||||||||||
||||At 1 April 2023|||||:||||977|||||90,660|||91,637|||
||||Depreciation charge
/|for|the||||||ea|4||f|||554|||_
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||||year||||a|a|||||||||;||||||
||||At 31 March 2024||||||||||981|||||91,214|||92,195.|||
||||Net book values|||||||||||||J|’||||||
||||At 31 March 2024|||%||||||18|||||223)|||2,231|||
||||At 31 March 2023||||.|||||22|||||2,767|||2,789|||
|||11|Debtors||||||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||2024|||||||||2023|||
||||;|||||||||£|||||||[|ak:|||
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||||Unrestricted|funds:|||||||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||||||||||;|
||||General funds||||||||||85,806||155,211|(170,539)|||||70,478.||
||||Total funds|||||||||_|85,806||155,211|(170,539)|||||70,478||
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||||||||||||||||||£||||Bea||
||||Fixed assets|-|||||||||||||2,231|||al|(2,258||
||||Net current assets|||||||:|.||||||68,247|||||68,247||
|||||||||||||||||70,478||||.|70,478||
||||||||||||||||||||||||;|
|||14|Reconciliation of net debt.||||||||H||||||||||||
||||||||||||||||||||||At 31||
||||||||||||||||At 1 April||||||March||
||||||||||||||||2023|~—Cashflows|||||2024||
|||||||||.|||||||-£||fi||||£||
||||Cash and cash equivalents||||||||||||80,069|(11,822)|||||68,247||
||||;||||||||||||80,069|(11,822)|||||68,247||
||||Net debt||||||||||||80,069|(11,822)|||||68,247||
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|||15|Commitments||||||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||||||||||||.||
||||Operating leasecommitments|||||||}||||||||||||.|
||||Annual commitments under non-cancellable|||||||||operating leases|||are as follows:||||||||
|||||||||||3|||;|2024|2024||2023||||2023||
||||||||||||||Land and|||Land and|||||||
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||||Pension commitments||||||||||||||;||||||
|||||||||||||||‘|2024||||||2023||
||||||||||||||||£||:||||£||
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||Incomeand endowments from:|||||||||||||||.|||||||j|||
||Donations and legacies||||||||||||||||:|||||||||
||Donations||||||||||||||||1,607|||1,607||2,453||||
||:|||||||||;|||||||1,607|||1,607||2,453||||
||Other trading activities|||||||||||||||||||;||||||
||Income from contracts|||;|||||||||||“LT||152,896|.||152,896|~|146,042||||
||A,||||||||||||||||152,896|||152,896||146,042||||
||Investments|||||||||||||||||||||||||
||||.|||||||||||||||||||||||
||Interest received||||||||||||||:||708|||708||84||||
||||||||||||;|||||p= mS)a||||||||||
||Total income and endowments|||||al||fe|||||||||155,211|||155,200||148,579||||
||Expenditure on:|||||||||||||||||||||||||
||Employee costs||||||||||:|||||||||||||||
||Salaries/wages||'|||||||||.|||||122,037|||122,037||112,734||.||
||. Employer's NIC||||||||||||||||2,313|||2,313||1,474||||
||Pension costs|=||||||||||||||2,043||||2,043||1,880||||
||||||||||||||||||126,393|||126,393||116,088||||
||Premises costs||||||||||||:|||||||||||||
||Rent||||||||||||||||23,611|||23,611||22,646||||
||||||||||||||||||23,611|||23a 1||22,646||||
||General administrative costs,|||||||||||||||||||||||||
||including depreciation|and|~|||||||||||||||||||||||
||amortisation|:||||||||||||||||||“a||“5||||
||Depreciation oflandand
ad
buildings||—||||||||||||||‘Rr.|.||4||6||||
||Depreciation of||:||||||||||||||554|||554||691||||
||Bank charges||||||||||||||||444|||444||505||||
||Equipmentexpensed||||||||||||||||258|©||258||1,122||||
||Equipment repairs and
maintenance||||||||||||||||inne|||;
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||General insurances||||||||,|||||||-|737|||737||688||||
|~|Information and publications||||||||||||||||10,013|||10,013||ei|||_«|
||Sundry expenses||||||||||||||||1,926|||1,926||1,770||||
||Telephone, fax and broadband||||||||||||||||1,752|||1,752||1,867||||
||'||||,||||||||||||17,260|||17,260||"16,912||||
||Legal and professional|costs||||||||||||||||||||oa||||
||Accountancy and bookkeeping||||||.||||||||||1,860||~|1,860||1,860||||
||Other legal and professional
aaah||||||||||||||||1,415|||1,415||-||||
||||||||||||||||||3205|||93,275||1,860||||
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