REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04479074 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1099941
Trustees’ Report and
Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
for Formby Pool Trust
Advance Audit Limited Statutory Auditor 71/73 Hoghton Street Southport Merseyside PR9 OPR
Formby Pool Trust
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
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| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 | ||
| Trustees’ Report | 2 | to | 4 |
| Report ofthe Independent Auditors | 5 | to | 7 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 8 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 9 | ||
| Cash Flow Statement | 10 | ||
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 11 | ||
| NotestotheFinancialStatements | 12 | to | 20 |
Formby Pool Trust
Reference and Administrative Details for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
TRUSTEES
D Edwards D Wilson
D V Pugh (resigned 14.4.22) C M Page R Dawson S Crean N S Killen (resigned 7.11.22) JC Scorgie M Williams (resigned 26.39.22) P Adams (appointed 7.11.22) C H Bull (appointed 7.11.22) H G Davies (appointed 7.11.22)
COMPANY SECRETARY
R Dawson
REGISTERED OFFICE Elbow Lane Formby Merseyside L37 4AB REGISTERED COMPANY 04479074 NUMBER REGISTERED CHARITY 1099941 NUMBER
AUDITORS Advance Audit Limited Statutory Auditor 71/73 Hoghton Street Southport Merseyside PRS OPR
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Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)
Trustees’ Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 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
Objectives and aims
Formby Pool Trust provides a swimming pool, fitness facility and café in a park setting. We aim to be at the heart of the community promoting the health, wellbeing and welfare of local people through the work we do. The Trust works in partnership with Formby Land Trust as owners of the land and building and Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council which commissions services.
The trust has 6 strategic objectives:
==> Being at the heart of the Formby Community
==> Delivering a first-class service, being the best that we can be. ==> Being a good employer
==> Achieving optimal financial performance to allow future reinvestment
==> Developing our services and facilities to meet the needs of local people
==> Working towards environmental sustainability.
In 2021/22 the trustees reviewed their 5-year strategic plan and agreed a new 5-year strategy 2022-27. Consultation with members, staff, trustees and the local community helped shape the strategy. This strategy coincides with the second half of the current 10-year lease from Sefton Council.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
Significant achievements over the 2022/23 period have included:
==> Opening a three-studio group exercise facility in Chapel Lane, Formby village in June 2022. This increased weekly fitness classes from 82 to 95, improving health and wellbeing and contributing to economic regeneration of the village. This was only affordable as the refurbishment was done inhouse. This has resulted in a 40% increase in the number of fitness visits over the year.
==> Extension of the gym to double the previous size using the refurbished former fitness studio in January 2023 and refurbishment of fitness changing rooms.
==> A 21% increase in fitness membership to 2718 during the year.
==> Maintaining the popular swim school with nearly 1900 children weekly. The trust developed a combined level 1 and 2 course for swimming teachers to address a national shortage of swimming teachers. The quality has been enhanced through a new role of swim school supervisor.
==> Investment in developing staff, through a leadership development programme for senior managers and junior managers.
==> Providing opportunities for career progression and succession planning through new roles such as the swim school supervisor and studio supervisors.
==> Prudent financial management which resulted in a small deficit despite the considerable capital investment and increased energy costs during the year.
The success of the Trust over this year is due to the hard work, dedication and commitment of the management team and staff, with the leadership and support of trustees and partner organisations and the loyalty and commitment of members.
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Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074) Trustees’ Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financlal review and reserves
The trust aims to become financially sustainable and invests to save, when possible. Income has increased in all areas in the financial year. There were financial challenges during the year including planned investment in the Chapel Lane and gym extension and unplanned increases in energy. Prudent management resulted in a small deficit of £26,787 for this financial year.
The trust has invested to build financial resilience. The Trust has retained much of the government backed business continuity loan to enable it to maintain a stable and strong position moving into the coming year.
FUTURE PLANS
Membership of the organisation is growing rapidly following the investment in facilities and services. Future plans for the Trust include:
==> Maintaining the quality of the building, site and services whilst expanding the offer to members. Over the next year plans include refurbishment of significant areas of the building, including the pool changing village, pool side tiling and cafe. Some of this refurbishment will be funded by Sefton council as part of the lifecycle plan and pool closure during the refurbishment will impact on income. ==> Installation of an air source heat pump and additional solar panels with the help of Formby Land Trust to bring the organisation closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral.
==> Continuing to adapt to meeting the needs and demands arising from population changes. ==> Planning opportunities for development in response to changing needs. This will include a landscape plan, and potential onsite development.
==> Developing a 2023-27 investment strategy and starting discussions on a new lease from 2027.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
| Trustees | |
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| Dr Dympna Edwards | Chairman |
| Mr David Wilson | Vice Chairman |
| Mr Rod Dawson | Trustee and Company Secretary |
| Cllr Catie Page | Trustee and Sefton Council Representative |
| Mrs Sharon Crean | Trustee and Formby Land Trust Representative |
| MrJamie Scorgie | Trustee |
| Ms Pauline Adams | Trustee |
| Mrs Katie Bull | Trustee |
| MrsHeatherDavies | Trustee |
Trustees are appointed for a three-year period. One trustee stood down and three new trustees were recruited to the board at the last AGM. There is currently a vacancy for a Sefton Council officer Representative.
Declslon making
The Board of Trustees has continued to meet bimonthly over the year by zoom and in person and has overall responsibility for the management of the business with clear oversight and a scheme of delegation. Regular performance reports are made to the board against the annual delivery plan and 5-year strategic plan. Performance is also reported to a partnership board and scrutinised on a six-monthly basis.
Financial transactions undergo independent checks by the trustees, particularly cash-flow, expenditure and income trends. Cheques are signed by one authorised signatory. The accounts and supporting records have been reviewed by the Trust's auditors.
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Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)
Trustees’ Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also the directors of Formby Pool Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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- observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to 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.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
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there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
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the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Advance Audit Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21 August 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
- D Edwards - Trustee
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Formby Pool Trust
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Formby Pool Trust (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’; and
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- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concem for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial staternents or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
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In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: - the information given in the Trustees’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Trustees' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Formby Pool Trust
Matters on which we are requlred to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report.
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We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: - adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or - certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or - the trustees were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the trustees’ Report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concem basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;
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Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations;
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Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Formby Pool Trust
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors’ report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Jennifer Tobin FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Advance Audit Limited Statutory Auditor 71/73 Hoghton Street Southport Merseyside PRY OPR
21 August 2023
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Formby Pool Trust
Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
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| Unrestricted | Total | ||
| funds | funds | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | |||
| Donations and legacies | 2 | 260,758 | 186,667 |
| Charitable activities | 4 | ||
| Activities undertaken directly | 1,827,672 | 1,423,911 | |
| Investment income | 3 | 1,753 | 57 |
| Total | 2,090,183 | 1,610,635 | |
| EXPENDITURE ON | |||
| Charitable activities | 5 | ||
| Activities undertaken directly | 2,116,970 | 1,616,401 | |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (26,787) | (5,766) | |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |||
| Total funds brought forward | 250,466 | 256,232 | |
| TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD | 223,679 | 250,466 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)
Balance Sheet 31 March 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
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| Unrestricted | Total | ||
| funds | funds | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Tangible assets | 11 | 230,372 | 208,148 |
| CURRENTASSETS | |||
| Stocks Debtors |
12 13 |
3,841 99,365 |
2,681 39,003 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 295,528 | 455,277 | |
| 398,734 | 496,961 | ||
| CREDITORS | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | (222,484) | (236,201) |
| NETCURRENTASSETS | 176,250 | 260,760 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | |||
| LIABILITIES | 406,622 | 468,908 | |
| CREDITORS | |||
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 15 | (182,943) | (218,442) |
| NETASSETS | 223,679 | 250,466 | |
| FUNDS | 18 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 223,679 | 250,466 | |
| TOTALFUNDS | 223,679 | 250,466 |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21 August 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
D Edwards - Trustee
D Wilson - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Formby Pool Trust
Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
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|2023|2022|
|Notes|£|£|
|Cash|flows|from|operating|activities|
|Cash|generated|from|operations|4|(24,433)|190,743|
|Interest|paid|(11,798)|(8,782)|
|Net|cash|(used|in)/provided|by|operating|activities|(36,231)|181,961|
|Cash|flows|from|Investing|activitles|
|Purchase|of|tangible|fixed|assets|(107,006)|(144,078)|
|Interest|received|1,753|57|
|Net|cash|used|in|investing|activities|(105,253)|(144,021)|
|Cash|flows|from|financing|actlvities|
|Loan|repayments|in|year|(59,870)|(29,723)|
|Capital|repayments|in|year|(8,385)|{7,165)|
|New|borrowings|in|year|49,990|-|
|Net|cash|used|in|financing|activities|(18,265)|(36,888)|
|Change|in|cash|and|cash|equivalents|
|in|the|reporting|period|(159,749)|1,052|
|Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at|the|
|beginning|of the|reporting|period|455,277|454,225|
|Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at|the|end|
|of the|reporting|period|295,528|455,277|
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Formby Pool Trust
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
1. RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
| ACTIVITIES | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Net expenditure forthe reporting perlod (as per the Statement | ||
| of Financlal Activities) | (26,787) | (5,766) |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation charges | 84,782 | 93,424 |
| Interest received | (1,753) | (57) |
| Interest paid | 11,798 | 8,782 |
| Increase in stocks | (1,160) | (1,315) |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | (60,362) | 2,551 |
| (Decrease)/increase in creditors | (30,951) | 93,124 |
| Netcash(usedin)/providedbyoperations | (24,433) | 190,743 |
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
| At 1.4.22 | Cash flow | At 31.3.23 | |
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| £ | £ | £ | |
| Net cash | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 455,277 | (159,749) | 295,528 |
| 455,277 | (159,749) | 295,528 | |
| Debt | |||
| Finance leases | (1,941) | (41,605) | (43,546) |
| Debts falling due within 1 year | (51,836) | (2,012) | (53,848) |
| Debts falling due after 1 year | (218,442) | 61,882 | (156,560) |
| (272,219) | 18,265 | (253,954) | |
| Total | 183,058 | (141,484) | 41,574 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Formby Pool Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘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)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Company status
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Revenue support grants are accounted for as they become receivable.
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received. A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised asa liability.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Equipment - 50% on cost, 33% on cost and 25% on cost
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Tangible fixed assets
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.
Financial Instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of the designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
The charity dogs not have any restricted funds.
Leases
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profits on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
Retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme ae charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
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Formby Pool Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Retirement benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The trustees do not believe that there are any estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities.
Irrecoverable VAT
All VAT which can not be recovered due to partial exemption regulations is shown within the appropriate expenditure headings in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Going concern
The accounts show a net asset position at 31 March 2023. Management and the Board of trustees have reviewed the current performance and prepared forecasts alongside setting achievable budgets for the next 12 months.
The realisation of these forecasts may be affected by a number of factors outside their control affecting the charity and the UK economy. Management and the trustees are continuously assessing the impact of these factors on the charity and are reacting and adapting to ever changing working circumstances.
For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that would result from the basis of preparation being inappropriate.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
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| £ | £ | ||||
| Annual | Fee | Sefton | MBC | 260,758 | 186,667 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
3. INVESTMENT INCOME
| 3. | INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Bank interest receivable | 1,753 | 57 | |||
| 4. | INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Activity | £ | £ | |||
| Pool Income | Activities undertaken directly | 1,652,521 | 1,213,974 | ||
| Car Park Income | Activities undertaken directly | 4,904 | 3,096 | ||
| Goods for Resale | Activities undertaken directly | 28,412 | 25,726 | ||
| Café and Events | Activities undertaken directly | 139,142 | 97,019 | ||
| Grant income | Activities undertaken directly | - | 83,336 | ||
| Miscellaneous Income | Activities undertaken directly | 2,693 | 760 | ||
| 1,827,672 | 1,423,911 | ||||
| 5. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS | ||||
| Direct | Support | ||||
| Costs (see | costs (see | ||||
| note 6) | note 7) | Totals | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Activities undertaken directly | 2,096,672 | 20,298 | 2,116,970 | ||
| 6. | DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Staff costs | 952,844 | 779,430 | |||
| Freelance instructors | 107,219 | 93,997 | |||
| Rates and water | 12,010 | 7,703 | |||
| Insurance | 89,107 | 51,128 | |||
| Light and heat | 217,579 | 75,640 | |||
| Telephone | 5,352 | 3,590 | |||
| Postage and stationery | 17,032 | 9,408 | |||
| Advertising Sundries |
14,910 28,521 |
9,235 12,200 |
|||
| Repairs, Maintenance and Equipment | 223,444 | 102,360 | |||
| Equipment Rental | 8,311 | 10,615 | |||
| Chapel Lane costs | 40,642 | 105,555 | |||
| Cleaning | 28,288 | 19,095 | |||
| IT Support, Hardware and Software | 51,653 | 43,844 | |||
| Provisions | 83,105 | 62,838 | |||
| Recruitment and Training | 17,504 | 7,520 | |||
| Consultancy and Professional Fees | 31,863 | 46,482 | |||
| Finance Charges | 44,881 | 30,417 | |||
| Security | 14,990 | 12,454 | |||
| Rent | 22,635 | 25,000 | |||
| Depreciation | 84,782 | 93,424 | |||
| 2,096,672 | 1,601,935 |
| Bank interest receivable | |
|---|---|
| 4. | INCOMEFROMCHARITABLEACTIVITIES |
- CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
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SUPPORT COSTS
| SUPPORT COSTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Govemance | |||
| costs | |||
| £ | |||
| Activities undertaken directly | 20,298 | ||
| Support costs, included in the above, are as follows: | |||
| Governance costs | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Activities | |||
| undertaken | Total | ||
| directly | activities | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Auditors’ remuneration | 8,500 | 5,684 | |
| Bank interest | 11,798 | 8,782 | |
| 20,298 | 14,466 | ||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | |||
| Net income / (expenditure) is stated after charging / (crediting): | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Auditors' remuneration | 8,500 | 5,684 | |
| Depreciation | 84,782 | 93,424 |
- TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.
10.
STAFF COSTS
| STAFF COSTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 891,469 | 730,808 |
| Social security costs | 47,846 | 36,802 |
| Other pension costs | 13,529 | 11,820 |
| 952,844 | 779,430 |
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| 10. | STAFF COSTS - continued | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The average monthly number of employees during the yearwas as follows: | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Pool and Cafe | 59 | 50 | |
| Maintenance | 3 | 4 | |
| Admin | 12 | 2) | |
| Management | 7 | 7 | |
| 81 | 70 | ||
| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. | |||
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | ||
| Equipment | |||
| £ | |||
| COST | |||
| At 1 April 2022 | 685,507 | ||
| Additions Disposals |
107,006 (30,970) |
||
| At 31 March 2023 | 761,543 | ||
| DEPRECIATION | |||
| At 1 April 2022 | 477,359 | ||
| Charge for year | 84,782 | ||
| Eliminated on disposal | (30,970) | ||
| At 31 March 2023 | 531,171 | ||
| NET BOOK VALUE | |||
| At 31 March 2023 | 230,372 | ||
| At 31 March 2022 | 208,148 | ||
| 12. | STOCKS | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Stocks | 3,841 | 2,681 | |
| 13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHINONEYEAR | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade debtors | 20,342 | 27,763 | |
| VAT | 3,950 | - | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 75,073 | 11,240 | |
| 99,365 | 39,003 |
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14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) | 53,848 | 51,836 | |
| Hire purchase (see note 17) | 17,163 | 1,941 | |
| Trade creditors | 91,127 | 47,423 | |
| Social security and other taxes | 9,570 | 12,856 | |
| VAT | - | 11,229 | |
| Other creditors | 31,242 | 66,327 | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 19,534 | 44,589 | |
| 222,484 | 236,201 | ||
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Bank loans (see note 16) | 156,560 | 218,442 | |
| Hire purchase (see note 17) | 26,383 | - | |
| 182,943 | 218,442 | ||
| 16. | LOANS | ||
| An analysis ofthe maturity of loans is given below: | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year on demand: | |||
| Bank loans | 53,848 | 51,836 | |
| Amounts falling due between two and five years: | |||
| Bank loans - 2-5 years | 156,560 | 218,442 | |
| 17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS | ||
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: | |||
| Hire purchase | contracts | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Net obligations repayable: | |||
| Within one year | 17,163 | 1,941 | |
| Between one and five years | 26,383 | - | |
| 43,546 | 1,941 | ||
| Non-cancellable | operating leases |
||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Within one year | 1,220 | 1,220 | |
| Between one and five years | 3,355 | 4,575 | |
| 4,575 | 5,795 |
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18.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| Capital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| expenditure | ||||||
| Net | paid out of | Transfers | ||||
| movementin | development | between | ||||
| At 01.04.22 | funds | fund | funds | At 31.03.23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| General fund | 226,042 | (26,787) | - | - | 199,255 | |
| Development fund | 24,424 | - | - | - | 24 424 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 256,232 | (5,766) | - | - | 250,466 | |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above | are as follows: | |||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement in | ||||
| resources | expended | funds | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| General fund | 2,090,185 | (2.116.972) | (26,787) | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 2,090,185 | (2,116,972) | (26,787) | |||
| Comparatives for movement in funds | ||||||
| Capital | ||||||
| expenditure | ||||||
| Net | paid out of | Transfers | ||||
| movementin | development | between | ||||
| At 01.04.21 | funds | fund | funds | At 31.03.22 | ||
| £ | £ | F | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| General fund | 231,808 | (5,766) | - | - | 226,042 | |
| Development fund | 24,424 | - | - | - | 24,424 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 464,460 | (208,228) | - | - | 256,232 | |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above | are as follows: | |||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement in | ||||
| resources | expended | funds | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| General fund | 1,610,635 | {1,616,401} | (5,766) | |||
| TOTALFUNDS | 1,610,635 | (1,616,401) | (5,766) |
As part of the operating agreement between Formby Pool Trust, Formby Land Trust and Sefton MBC, a designated development fund was established.
From the year ended 31 March 2018 onwards, 50% of any surpluses generated by Formby Pool Trust are transferred to the Development Fund to be used for developments to the facilities or services as agreed by the partnership board.
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- RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Formby Pool Trust are part of a tri-party agreement together with Formby Land Trust and Sefton MBC to enable the operation of the leisure centre.
Formby Land Trust own the land and building within which Formby Pool Trust operates the leisure centre.
The land and building are leased under the terms of a lease contained within the Operating Agreement and there is a representative of Formby Land Trust on the Formby Pool Trust board of trustees. Rent totalling £5,000 was charged to profit and loss during the year covering the 5 years ending 31 March 2023 (2022: £25,000 covering the five years to 2022).
Sefton MBC provide Formby Pool Trust with an annual fee contribution towards the operation of the leisure centre. Sefton MBC provides a Sinking Fund which is accessed for LifeCycle maintenance and building requirements at the leisure centre. There are ordinarily two representatives of Sefton MBC on the Formby Pool Trust board of trustees.
During the 2017 year end the operating agreement was renewed with Sefton MBC and a new ten year lease was agreed and signed. The annual fee contribution has been agreed which provides a financial subsidy linked with RPI.
Formby Pool Trust received an Annual Fee contribution from Sefton MBC of £260,758 (2022: £186,667) under the terms of the Operating Agreement and £79,039 (2022: £27,489) was accessed in relation to LifeCycle works paid for out of the Sinking Fund. At the year end £15,340 (2022: £27,489) was due from Sefton Council in respect of LifeCycle works, as well as an additional £1,463 (2022: NIL) in relation to leisure centre memberships for employees of Sefton MBC.
Formby Pool Trust paid Sefton MBC £27,712 (2022: £12,925) for car park control, waste removal and security services and £11,950 (2022: £4,783) for general rates. At the year end an amount of £450 (2022: £202) was due to Sefton MBC in respect of the above recharges.
In an earlier year, Formby Pool Trust agreed to provide a contribution in relation to equipment to Formby Land Trust following completion of the extension during 2019/20. The total contribution was £60,000 of which £24,900 remains outstanding as at the year-end and falls payable within the 2023/24 financial year.
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