YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
Trustees’ Report
and Unaudited Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 APRIL 2023
Registered Charity Number 1099715 Registered Company Number 04774173
YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023 INDEX
| Page | |
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| Charity information | 1 |
| Trustees’ report, including Chair’s report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner’s report | 4 |
| Statement of financial activities | 5 |
| Balance sheet | 6 |
| Accounting policies | 7 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 9 |
YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
CHARITY INFORMATION
Trustees
T Carey (Resigned 8 July 2022) O Durowoju (Resigned 8 July 2022) T Simpson (Resigned 8 July 2022) ML Clark (Appointed 7 July 2022) BE Morgan (Appointed 7 July 2022) W Chipperfield (Appointed 7 July 2022) B Soltanpur (Appointed 7 July 2022 and resigned 30 August 2022)
Secretary M Mawson
Registered & Principal office
88/90 Baker Street London W1U 6TQ
Registered charity number 1099715
Registered company number 04774173
Independent examiner Geoffrey Frost Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY
Accountants
Dales Evans & Co Limited 88/90 Baker Street London W1U 6TQ
Bankers
HSBC UK Bank plc
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
TRUSTEES’ REPORT, INCLUDING CHAIR’S REPORT
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective 1 January 2019).
Objectives and activities
The company is a charity and exists to advance the education and conditions of life of young people under the age of 30 in London and anywhere in the world by the provision of advice, guidance and education, educational facilities and other facilities in the interests of social welfare and the relief of poverty for those young people.
Youth Education Support Services London (YESSL) offers a sympathetic and professional approach, considering the individual circumstances and difficulties of the young people we work with. Through a combination of moral and emotional support, linked to practical resources in association with other support agencies, Youth Education Support Services London is helping many disadvantaged young people to build a better future for themselves.
In accordance with Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to continue maintaining its principal objects for the advancement of education and conditions of life of young people.
The charity is providing a public benefit through moral and emotional support for disadvantaged young people and developing educational facilities to offer students with opportunities for personal and professional development.
Achievements and performance
As we ended our 20th year (30 April 2023) well established, having provided general support for students beyond the capabilities of schools and local authorities. During this year, we have contributed to supporting St Giles Trust with supporting youth with music and building and setting up a recording studio. We continued approaching other schools in the area to offer extra-curricular music activities. We have now successfully delivered the community music industry programmer with charity partner St Giles Trust (SGT) as mentioned in the Trustees' report for the previous year.
We have supported Kids on the Green, a London based creative arts project supporting children and young people in the creative and performing arts alongside a range of alternative and holistic wellbeing such as art therapy and counselling on request.
We continue to provide practical and moral support, remotely, for students in difficulties, whatever those difficulties may be. Most importantly, we assist students in finding opportunities for further education, training and employment and provide motivation and resources for them to put their hopes and plans into action.
We continue to support a wide range of young people, including all past students from our previous work in South London. At present the main focus being in Afghanistan with zoom teaching as the schools have been closed down for general education. The schools are now only religious schools, teaching only the Muslim religion.
We supported the humanitarian evacuation of two families with young children who were in danger from the Taliban to safe countries.
However, our main task in Afghanistan has been utilising volunteers to enable the zoom teaching of all subjects to the young students that are denied an education.
Financial review
The trustees have reviewed its financial performance achieved during the year, full details of which are shown on the Statement of Financial Activities on page 5 together with the accompanying notes to the statement.
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
TRUSTEES’ REPORT, INCLUDING THE CHAIR’S REPORT
The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ('the free reserves') held by the charity. The charity's has scaled down its operation, and trustees believe the current level of funds maintained is sufficient to meet its expenditures
The trustees have considered the most appropriate policy for investing funds and believe the current investment policy meet their requirements to generate income.
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which Youth Education Support Services London is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Significant external risk to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and to ensure consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charitable company. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.
The balance of reserves as at 30 April 2023 were a deficit of £522 (2022 surplus: £46,012). The trustees are satisfied the balance of reserves at 30 April 2023 was temporary, and future donations and income received and expected beyond the approval of these accounts sufficient for the charity to continue activities in the forthcoming years.
Structure, governance and management
The charity is controlled by its governing document, the memorandum and articles of association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Trustees
T Carey (Resigned 8 July 2022) O Durowoju (Resigned 8 July 2022) T Simpson (Resigned 8 July 2022) ML Clark (Appointed 7 July 2022) BE Morgan (Appointed 7 July 2022) W Chipperfield (Appointed 7 July 2022) B Soltanpur (Appointed 7 July 2022 and resigned 30 August 2022)
Trustees are appointed each year at the Annual Genera l Meeting of the company.
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and in the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity.
Small Companies Exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
W Chipperfield Trustee[Gag]
Date 29/01/2024
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 30 April 2023 which are set out on pages 5 to 12.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the company (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 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 your company’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 that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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 not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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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).
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.
Geoffrey Frost BSc(Hons) FCA Blue Spire Limited, Chartered Accountants 30 January 2024 Date
Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
| Note INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies 1 Total EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities 2 Total resources expended Net Income/(expenditure) TRANSFERS Gross transfers between funds 10 Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 10 Total funds carried forward 10 |
Funds £ 38,620 38,620 85,154 85,154 (46,534) - (46,534) 46,012 (522) Unrestricted |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - |
2023 Total Funds £ 38,620 38,620 85,154 85,154 (46,534) - (46,534) 46,012 (522) |
2022 Total Funds £ 82,807 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82,807 | ||||
| 60,568 | ||||
| 60,568 | ||||
| 22,239 - |
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| 22,239 23,773 |
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| 46,012 |
The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those dealt with in the statement of financial activities.
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 APRIL 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash at hand and in bank | 18,117 | 102,427 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 18,117 | 102,427 | ||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 7 | 18,639 | 56,415 | |||||
| Net current assets/(liabilities) | (522) | 46,012 | ||||||
| Net assets/(liabilities) | (522) | 46,012 | ||||||
| THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY | ||||||||
| Restricted funds | 10 | - | - | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 10 | (522) | 46,012 | |||||
| Total charity funds | 10 | (522) | 46,012 |
For the year ending 30 April 2023 the company 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 company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; - 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 special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf.
W Chipperfield Trustee
Date
29/01/2024
Youth Education Support Services London Company Number: 04774173 Charity Number:1099715
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General information, scope and basis of the financial statements
Youth Education Support Services London is a registered charity, established as a private company limited by guarantee in England with the company number 04774173. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity. The address of the registered and principal office is given in the charity information page of these financial statements and the nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are detailed in the trustees' report.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
Income
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
Expenditure
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
It is categorised under the following headings:
● Charitable activities; includes all costs incurred in undertaking activities that further the charity's aims for the benefit of beneficiaries
Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.
Support costs allocation
Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. The analysis of these costs is included in note 7.
Governance costs
Governance costs are any costs associated with the strategic as opposed to day-to-day management of the charity’s activities. These costs include emoluments for trusteeship, the cost of charity employees involved in meetings with trustees and the cost of any administrative support provided to the trustees such as external audit, legal advice for trustees and costs associated with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Employee benefits
When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.
Redundancy and termination payments are recorded as an expense in the financial statements as they fall due with any amounts unpaid at the balance sheet date accrued.
The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are expensed as they become payable.
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
VAT
The charity is not registered for VAT and cannot therefore recover any VAT incurred on expenditure. Irrecoverable VAT is accounted for within the expenditure category to which the underlying costs relate.
Taxation
The Charity is an exempt Charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in sections 466 to 493 Corporation Tax Act 2010 (CTA 2010), as such no income tax is payable on the Charity's activities.
Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash at bank and in hand available for the charity's use.
Funds
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the note 16 of these financial statements.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Donations and legacies
| 1. Donations and legacies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | Unrestricted Funds £ 38,620 38,620 |
Restricted Funds £ - - |
2023 Total Funds £ 38,620 38,620 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 82,807 82,807 |
Restricted Funds £ - - |
2022 Total Funds £ 82,807 |
| 82,807 |
2. Charitable activities
| 2. Charitable activities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Funds £ Staff costs 48,939 St Gabriel's college music room - Grants (see 2.a.) 21,100 85,154 Support and governance costs (see note 3) 15,115 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - |
2023 Total Funds £ 48,939 - 21,100 85,154 15,115 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 49,688 295 - 60,568 10,585 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - |
2022 Total Funds £ 49,688 295 - 10,585 |
| 60,568 |
2.a. Analysis of grants - England and Wales and one grant unless annotated
| Grants to institutions Maja School - Education of young girls Afghanistan Maja School - EiFi teacher salary Afghanistan The Voice Project - Safe evacuation of children and young mothers Ukraine Grants to individuals Relief of poverty - Emergency funding Pakistan |
2023 £ 6,000 2,500 10,000 18,500 2,600 2,600 21,100 |
2022 £ - - - |
|---|---|---|
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - |
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. Support costs and governance costs
| Unrestricted Funds £ Accountancy 4,955 Bank charges 90 Telephone 1,393 Sundry 638 Travel and personal support 4,039 Computer running - Consultancy costs 2,500 Governance costs: Independent examiner 1,500 Independent examiner - Other services - 15,115 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - |
2023 Total Funds £ 4,955 90 1,393 638 4,039 - 2,500 1,500 - 15,115 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 6,645 20 1,363 72 1,140 85 - 960 300 10,585 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - |
2022 Total Funds £ 6,645 20 1,363 72 1,140 85 - - 960 300 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,585 |
4. Independent examiner's' remuneration
| Independent examiner Other services |
2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 1,500 - 1,500 - - - 1,500 - 1,500 |
2022 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 960 - 960 300 - 300 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,260 - 1,260 |
5. Wages and salary cost
| Gross wages Employer's national insurance costs (net of employment allowance) Staff numbers: Average head count |
2023 Total Funds £ 48,250 689 48,939 2023 Total 1 |
2022 Total Funds £ 48,250 1,438 |
|---|---|---|
| 49,688 | ||
| 2022 Total 1 |
There were no employees with emoluments (excluding employer pension costs) above £60,000 in this or the preceding year
6. Related party transactions
The charity's one employee represents key management personnel of the charity and received employee benefits as set out in note 5.
There were no other disclosable related party transactions during this year nor the comparative year.
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| Other creditors Accrual - Accountancy fees Accrual - Independent examiner Accrual - Independent examiner other services Net wages Other taxation and security society Petty Cash Expenses |
Funds £ 3,550 3,555 2,460 - 6,368 2,510 196 18,639 Unrestricted |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - |
2023 Total Funds £ 3,550 3,555 2,460 - 6,368 2,510 196 18,639 |
2022 Total Funds £ 41,211 13,107 960 300 - 837 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56,415 |
8. Financial instruments
The carrying amounts of the Charity's financial instruments are as follows:
| Financial liabilities Measured at amortised cost |
2023 2022 Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ 18,639 - 18,639 56,415 Unrestricted |
|---|---|
| 18,639 - 18,639 56,415 |
9. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Net current assets/(liabilities) | Unrestricted Funds £ (522) (522) |
Restricted Funds £ - - |
2023 Total Funds £ (522) (522) |
Unrestricted Funds £ 46,012 46,012 |
Restricted Funds £ - - |
2022 Total Funds £ 46,012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46,012 |
10. Analysis of net movement in funds
| Unrestricted funds General fund Total unrestricted funds Total funds |
Total funds brought forward £ 46,012 46,012 46,012 |
Total incoming resources £ 38,620 38,620 38,620 Year |
Total Transfers resources between expended funds £ £ (85,154) - (85,154) - (85,154) - ended 30 April 2023 |
Total funds carried forward £ (522) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (522) | ||||
| (522) |
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YOUTH EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES LONDON
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. Analysis of net movement in funds (continued)
| Unrestricted funds General fund Total unrestricted funds Total funds |
Total funds brought forward £ 23,773 23,773 23,773 |
Total incoming resources £ 82,807 82,807 82,807 Year |
Total Transfers resources between expended funds £ £ (60,568) - (60,568) - (60,568) - ended 30 April 2022 |
Total funds carried forward £ 46,012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46,012 | ||||
| 46,012 |
11. Comparative statement of financial activities
| Note INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies 1 Total EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities 2 Total resources expended Net Income/(expenditure) TRANSFERS Gross transfers between funds 10 Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 10 Total funds carried forward 10 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 82,807 82,807 60,568 60,568 22,239 - 22,239 23,773 46,012 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - |
2022 Total Funds £ 82,807 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82,807 | |||
| 60,568 | |||
| 60,568 | |||
| 22,239 - |
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| 22,239 23,773 |
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| 46,012 |
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