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2021-03-31-accounts

Company Registration Number: 04481253 Charity Registration Number: 1098666

The Mashamshire Community Office

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Mashamshire Community Office

Contents

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The Mashamshire Community Office

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees

PFTheakston (Chairman) D Marr TDIKlemz S J Briggs P Keigwin CJ Greensit J Fuller S Palin (Treasurer) G Pearson J Teece (resigned 3 December 2020)

Company Secretary

H E Jackson

Information Officer AN Mcintosh Principal Office 7 Little Market Place Masham Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 4DY

Registered Office 7 Little Market Place Masham Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 4DY

Company Reg No. 4481253

Charity Reg No. 1098666

Independent Examiner Clarksons Thornborough Hall Moor Road Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5AB

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The Mashamshire Community Office Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Mashamshire Community Office is a Company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 20" May 2002. It is registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission. Members undertake to contribute £10 to the Company's assets should it be wound up.

Appointment of Trustees

The Trustees are appointed by the members in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Articles of Association. One third of the Trustees automatically retire at each Annual General Meeting and are available for reappointment if they so wish.

Trustee Qualification

Trustees are chosen from individuals with appropriate experience and who possess a good knowledge of the areas of support covered by the Charity’s objectives.

Organisation

The Board of Trustees, which shall not be less than two members, administers the Charity. The Board of Trustees meet at least 6 times per year and hold an annual AGM. A steering group meets monthly to progress initiatives and a Manager is appointed by the Trustees to manage the day-today operations of the Charity.

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The Mashamshire Community Office Trustees’ Report

OVERVIEW

The Trustees of Mashamshire Community Office, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report of the company, together with the financial statements and independent examiners report of the company, for the year ended 31° March 2021.

The purpose of the Mashamshire Community Office is to promote and deliver a broad range of services and activities that further the interests of both Masham and the wider Mashamshire community.

OUR GOALS:

MCO was established to further the community’s economic prosperity, quality of life and access to appropriate services by:

OUR OBJECTIVES:

ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE

In 2019 Trustees adopted a two-year strategic plan for improvement and development. This focused on consolidating and improving existing activities and developing relationships and connections with

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stakeholders to establish and deliver new projects through partnership. We have moved forward with this plan during this financial year and have continued to deliver our core activities as outlined below.

Of course, this year the Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the needs of our community, and corresponding demands on the Community Office. Given that early in the pandemic Mashamshire Community Office was appointed as the Community Support Organisation for our district by NYCC, and therefore the conduit for resources and communication both from NYCC and Harrogate Borough Council, this placed considerable demand on our staff and volunteers who all responded magnificently to the unprecedented challenges facing them.

Many of the organisational changes made to cope with the pandemic have been embedded in our organisation and will stand us in good stead for the increased demands on The Community Office that we are already seeing as we go forward.

OUR CORE ACTIVITIES

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NEW INITIATIVES

VOLUNTEERS

During this financial year we have relied absolutely on the time and energy of our volunteers, many of whom are still engaged with us.

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During this financial year, volunteers have contributed more than 6,800 voluntary unpaid hours

to support our activities including:

We want to continue to provide valuable and rewarding opportunities to volunteer in the future.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Trustees have maintained funding levels to enable the charitable activities to continue and are grateful for the support of from Harrogate Borough Council, North Yorkshire County Council and Masham Parish Council and the Two Ridings Community Foundation and the Restore and Recover Grant from North Yorkshire County Council.

To enable the Charity to maintain its work, MCO has relied on generating additional income from booking services provided to Masham Town Hall, community gallery commissions, sales of merchandise and subscriptions to the Visit Masham website and Masham Directory.

Covid-19 impacted some of this self-generated income, however a combination of CSO funding, donations and additional grant funding combined with close management of expenditure, has resulted in an improved financial position overall.

RESERVES POLICY

As at 31 March 2021 the charitable company's reserves of £99,600 were unrestricted. The Trustees have reviewed the reserves policy which takes into account the current situation. The Trustees’ objective Is for the charitable company to have reserves that equal at least six months expenditure. This is a policy change from three to six months following the Covid19 pandemic and the uncertainty regarding future funding with the change to a Unitary Authority.

The balance held as unrestricted funds of £99,600 includes statutory and contractual liabilities with actual free reserves assessed as £85,000. Actual 6-month cash payments are £35,000. The current levels of reserves are higher than this level. The Trustees have allocated these funds to the delivery of projects that have been identified in the business plan 2020-2022. This is an investment in MCO capacity with the aim of making further ongoing grant applications. A further £20,000 has been allocated as a contingency to mitigate potential costs associated with lease renewal in 2023.

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INVESTMENT POLICY

The trustees have adopted a prudent attitude to investments and risks and believe that, by the utilisation of interest-bearing investment accounts, they maximise the income available and protect the capital investment. Investment performance is reviewed at each trustees’ meeting.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIOD

The Covid-19 crisis enabled us to come together as a community, highlighting new ways that MCO can provide support. Many of the consequences of the crisis will continue to be challenging and are still emerging. Due to our improved financial position, we have increased our staffing capacity to progress new initiatives within our community. These include:

APPROVAL

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies by order of the Trustees.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 11 November 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

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S Palin

Treasurer and Trustee

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The Mashamshire Community Office Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors of The Mashamshire Community Office for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on 11 November 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr P F Theakston Chairman and Trustee

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The Mashamshire Community Office Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of The Mashamshire Community Office

| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 10 to 17.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

As the charity's trustees of The Mashamshire Community Office (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of The Mashamshire Community Office are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts 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. | 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 Mashamshire Community Office as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts 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 nota matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. The accounts 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)).

| 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. Hows‘ Qeuta4 11 November 2021 Dawn Clarkson Clarksons Thornborough Hall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5AB

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The Mashamshire Community Office Statementof Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 (Including Income-and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised

Gains and Losses)

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |funds|funds|2021| |Note|£|£|£| |Income|and Endowments from:| |Donations Grants and Legacies|3|63,712|1,000|64,712| |Charitable Activities|4|12,617|0|12,617| |Other trading|activities|5|17,121|0|17,121| |investment|Income|6|740|)|740| |Total Income|94,189|1,000|95,189| |Expenditure on:| |Raising funds|7|4,449|0|4,449| |Charitable Activities|8|61,895|12,190|74,085| |Total Expenditure|66,343|12,190|78,534| |Net (expenditure}/income|27,846|-11,190|16,655| |Net movement in funds|27,846|-11,190|16,655| |Reconciliation of|funds| |Total funds brought forward|71,755|24,059|95,814| |Tota! funds carried forward|16|99,600|12,869|112,469| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |funds|funds|2020| |Note|£|£|£| |Income and Endowments from:| |Donations|Grants|and|Legacies|3|27,226|i@)|27,226| |Charitable Activities|4|11,895|0|11,895| |Other trading|activities|5|24,688|i¢)|24,688| |investment Income|6|796|0|796| |Total Income|64,605|0|64,605| |Expenditure on:| |Raising funds|7|5,481|0|5,481| |Charitable Activities|8|54,229|19,747|73,976| |Total Expenditure|59,711|19,747|79,458| |Net (expenditure)/income|4,895|-19,747|-14,852| |Net movement|in funds|4,895|-19,747|-14,852| |Reconciliation|of funds| |Total funds brought forward|66,860|43,806|110,666| |Total|funds|carried|forward|71,755|24,059|95,814| |All|of the charity's|activities derive from|continuing operations during the above two|periods.| |The|funds breakdown|for 2021|is shown|in|note|16.|

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The Mashamshire Community Office (Registration Number 04481253) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangibleassets 11 11,445 19,594
Currentassets
Stocks 12 1,905 2265
Debtors 13 4,016 1,506
Cash atbank and in hand 97,186 75,878
103,106 79,648
Creditors:Amounts fallingduewithin oneyear 14 2,082 -3,428
Netcurrentassets (liabilities) 101,024 76,220
Total assets less current liabilities 112,469 95,814
Creditors:Amountsfallingdueaftermorethan oneyear 15 ie) 0
Netassets 112,469 95,814
Fundsofthe charity:
Restricted funds 12,869 24,059
Unrestricted funds 99,600 71,755
Totalfunds 16 112,469 95,814

For the financial year ending 31 March 2021 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors’ responsibilities

The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

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

The financial statements on pages 10 to 17 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 11 November 2021 and signed on their behalf by: Wy | BID Mr P F Theakston Chairman and Trustee

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The Mashamshire Community Office Noteste the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

1 Charity status The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in England, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trusteesis liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.

The address of the registered office is: 7 Little Market Place

Masham

Ripon North Yorkshire

HG4 4DY

The principal placeof business is: 7 Little Market Place

Masham

Ripon North Yorkshire

HG4 4DY

These financial statements were autorised for issue by the trustees on 11 November 2021

2 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statementof compliance The financial statements have been. prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: StatementofRecommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102} (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republicof Ireland (FRS102). They also comply with the Companies Act

Basis of preparation The Mashamshire Community Office meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accountingpolicy notes.

Golng concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue asa going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity. Exemption from preparing2 cash fiow statement The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements.

Income and endowments

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of the income receivable can be measured reliably.

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The Mashamshire Community Office Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

Donations and legacies

Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is sublect to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of thos conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an ebtitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and ar eyet to be met, the income is recognised asa liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings thay have been allocated ona basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset's use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Support costs

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories ona basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustee's meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised, Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Taxation The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt frpm taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

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The Mashamshire Community Office Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

Tangible Fixed Assets

Individual Fixed Assets costing £100.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation and Amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Leasehold Property

Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment

5% straight line basis over the lease of 20 years 20% reducing balance basis

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for imairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits , and other short term highly liquid inbestments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right , at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustee's discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

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The Mashamshire Community Office Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

3 Income from Donations

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Donations and legacies;
North Yorkshire PoliceAuthority 7,150 7,150 7,150
General 2,581 2,581 1,576
Grants, including capital grants;
NYCC 4,000 1,000 5,000 5,500
HarrogateBorough Council 9,800 9,800 9,500
Masham Parish Council 3,500 3,500 3,500
GovernmentGrants - Covid support 36,681 36,681 0
63,712 1,000 64,712 27,226

4 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Project Grants 5,292 5,292 11,895
StatutoryMaternity PayRefund 7,325 7,325 0
12,617 0 12,617 11,895
5 Incomefrom othertrading activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Rent, salesand otherincome 17,121 17121 24688
6 Investment income
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Interestreceivable 740 740 796

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The Mashamshire Community Office Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

7 Expenditure on raising funds

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£58,414 (2020 - £54,229) of the above expenditure was attributable to unrestricted funds and £8,122 (2020 - £19,747) to restricted funds.

9 Analysis of governance and support costs

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |funds|funds|2021|2020| |£|£|£|£| |Accountancy fees|2,055|228|2,283|1,314| |Legal fees|13|0|13|13| |Marketing and|publicity|1,886|200|2,085|1,385| |Employment Costs|38,836|1,763|40,599|37,390| |Rent|6,435|715|7,150|7,150| |R & R Grant|i¢]|1,000|1,000|839| |Liftshare|scheme|0|}|0|3,891| |Other governance costs|12,670|8,285|20,955|21,994| |61,895|12,190|74,085|73,976|

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The rent shown includes £7,150 for rental of the offices estimated by the Trustees and this is shown as a donation to the Charity in Note 3 as rent is not currently being paid.

The average number ofemployees during the year totalled 4 (2020 - 4). These staff undertook administrative duties.

10 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation

11 Tangible Fixed Assets

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Short Fixtures,
leashold fittings and
property equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2020 158,598 14,144 172,742
Additions (s) 528 528
Disposals 0 -491 -491
At 31 March 2021 158,598 14,181 172,779
Depreciation
At 4 April 2020 142,001 11,147 153,148
Charge for the year 7,930 694 8,624
Olsposals -439 -439
At 31 March 2021 149,931 11,403 161,334
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 8,667 2,778 11,445
At 31 March 2020 16,597 2,997 19,594
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The Mashamshire Community Office

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 continued

12Stocks Total Total
2021 2020
£ £
Stocks 1,905 2,265
13 Debtors
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Trade debtors 3,452 3,452 1,267
Otherdebtors 564 S64 239
4,016 ie] 4,016 1,506
14Creditors:amountsfallingduewithin oneyear
Total Total
2021 2020
£ £
Trade creditors 787 698
Accruals and deferred income 1,295 2,203
Othercreditors
15 Creditors:amountsfallingdueafteroneyear
i]
528
_2,082
3428
Total Total
2021 2020
£ £
Othercreditors 0 0
Deferred Income 0 0
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16 Funds
Balance at Incoming Resources Balanceat
01-Apr-20 Resources expended 31-Mar-21
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 71,755 94,189 -66,343 99,600
Restricted funds 24,059 1,000 -12,190 12,869
Total funds 95,814 95,189 -78,534 112,469
Balanceat at Incoming Resources Balanceat
01-Apr-19 Resources expended 31-Mar-20
£ £ £ £
Unrestrictedfunds 66,860 64,605 -59,711 71,755
Restricted funds 43,806 0 -19,747 24,059
Totalfunds 110,666 64,605 -79,458 95,814
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Unrestricted
Funds
General Totalfunds
£ £
Tangiblefixedassets 11,445 11,445
Currentassets 103,106 103,106
Currentliabilities -2,082 -2,082
112,469 112,469
18 Analysis ofnetfunds
AtiApril2020 Cashflow At31March 2021
£ £ £
Cash at bankand in hand 75,878 21,308 97,186
Netdebt 75,878 21,308 97,186

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