Cwpany regi5trati(m numiw.. 3636957
Charityre8istrAti1￿ numb¢r. 1102016
Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the
Blind
(A L*NllP￿Y limiteAI by guarantee)
At)rt￿￿ Repyt and Firtanu¥l Stsiemettts
for th¢Year Endal 31 Mardj 2021
Manningtons
Charttt&4 A¢countants
39 FfIgh Strttt
Battle
East Sussex
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Contents
Reftrene¢ and Administrative Detsils
2106
Ind¢p¢ndtht Examin&s Rwt
Ststement of Financial Activities
8t09
Ba]ance Shttt
10
Statement of Cash Flows
Not¢5 tothe Financial Statements
12tts24

Hastings and Rother Voluntsry Association for the Blind
Reference and Administrative Details
Truste&¥
TNovis ffreasurtt)
P J Gr¢enhal
A Patmc*e(Chairnw)
B G Purd¢y
A J Hollis
E Petr¢e
Other Offleers
G Si¢warL President
Settlor ManagemetttTeA
F Fwric¥.Thvis( Chief Ex￿￿tiVe Offittr
Principal Offlte
3 Upper Maze Frill
Sl LeonardsTh) Sea
Eas( Sussex
TN38 OLQ
39 High St
Reglster¢d Offlet
East Sussex
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Th¢ Charity is inwatal in England and Wales.
3636957
Compgny Rtgistr*tlon NunEber
Chirlty ReKlstrAlloD Number
1102016
BAttkers
Lloyd5 bank
3rd Floor, N(*th BILYK St Mar￿3 cC￿t
20 St Mary at Hill
LONfJoN
EC3R 8NA
IDdepeDd¢Dt Examlner
R TKWaish
Manningtms
Chartered a¢¢￿ntsnts
39 High Street
Battle
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Hastings and Rother Voluntsry Association for the Blind
Trustees, Rep)rt
The trustees who are directrn fw the pur[￿￿ of C4XnF4ny law. pr¢￿t the ann￿￿ Tepcrtt 108ethu wih the
finaTEcial s¢a*mentsof thecharitable cornpany fv the year ended 31 Marth 2021.
Tr￿stee$
T Novis (Treasurtr)
R L2ne
P J Gr￿h￿8b
A Patmore (Chairman)
BGPurd
A J Hollis
E Peirc
Objtctlves And *ttiTrili¢J
Objects
'I'he charity's objeLtiv¢ is to provide wvic¢s and Sllp￿ visually impAir￿ pts)ple living within the are4 of
Haslin8s and Rother.
The AssWi￿10n,s priTt¢1￿] A￿]VitEC5 residenti￿ ¢4re Carri￿ at Healey HO￿ and day care provision at
the John Taplin Centr& We also hold Sc¢ial and Rehabillthii￿I ¥¢tivities in th¢ John Taplin centre and in
Bexhill. Hasttngs and Mountfield. Wc offer advie4 informaiicffi and sUPP(*t to thc visually impaired of all ag
livin8 in Hasiin85 and Rother. The s￿1¢￿ continu¢s to &ssess the neal for iftnovation and crffitinues to seek to
improve the r&n8e qUAlity of it$ s¢rviczs whett resource5 and fithdin8 allow. The Assctiation thnploys
welfare offlcers who Mvrk out of the Bexhill and conqu¢￿ Ek)spitsi ond Healey Hou
The policy of the organizati¢x) ￿ltinUeS to ￿ to pmmde hi￿ quality scrwces and suppJrt for visually impair•J
people livin8 tn HA5tin8s and Rother ond to 8therale rev￿Ue fr(￿ ftes. dC￿atIOn￿ Icgacie5, grants and
fundraising in ordcr to provide these sttvice
Th¢ TTUStees of the Association meet on & bi monthly twi$ w more fr4uently. ond overstt the &dI￿ted team
of employee5 and volun
Thc Association h&$ two shLV.' in Bexhill, the other in Silvtrhill whi¢h continue with the support of our
Warehouse. Along with sellin8 on eBay, t(yJether thty c￿lInUt to provide an invaluable source of intome and
our Bcxhill Shop. alon8 the Charity ¢ontinuas to prowde invaluable 8ift 41
COVlt>19
The onsei of Covid 19 has had a direct impad ￿ our artivitits. Healey Hous¢ ranaitis fun¢tionittB with
loss of 7 rtsidents to Covid 19. We had ¢0 close our Day Centr4 shops and Clubs and most stsff were
rI￿ghed. All ￿ndraising for the charity ceased and ￿Jr Low Vision Suptort Work¢r home visits were
stopped #nd help is now given on th¢ te[oh￿tt

Hastings and Rother Voluntsry Association for the Blind
TThsteoq' Report
ObJedlFYs. slr41egl&s tmdacth71
In (ktober 2011, a new Cr{￿$ cowjty Low W15ion Suppon Servio w launched Uftd￿ a thrce year fvnding
agreement t¢nveen East Suss¢x County Council and Fau sU￿X Visi(M Car& Hastin8$ and Rother Voluntsry
knLKiation for the Blind is reSp(￿SIble ￿ d¢liverin8 this C￿￿tra￿ in the Hastin8s and Rother area with
outreath work for t￿¢1¢nts attending Boxhill and CcmquesL e)r cliniL4 along wth C(X￿ to build
confidenK reduce tsola11c￿ and create independenL% skills and Strategies for daily livin& including eookery
and an intr(NJucticfft to computers. In October 2014 funding secura for a further 3 years. which was
¢xt¢nded bjt ended SeptcmEer 2019. We successfully $￿ured a new grani in octo1￿￿ 2019 for 5 to 7 years to
provide a c(xnpr¢hensive1ow vision supptrt 5ervi¢¢ ft* p¥ile with visual impArimwL
Hastin8s and Rother Volunwy A&s(Kiation for the Blind is now also re5t*)nsibie fcr eLX)rdinating the first stag¢
of th¢ registrati(￿ prot￿ of CVIS (Certifi¢4* of Viw81 ImpAim*nt) behalf of East SU$￿y County Council
t 4 county.wide k4sis.
dIsclo￿r
Fundr&isin8 activities are und¢Ttakn by thethrity to rnis¢ fund&
Pmbllc benef
The trustees confiryn they have compli¢d with the requiranents of SeAl(￿ 17 of the ChAritie8 Aet 2011 to
have due regard to the public imefit guidth(¢ published by thecharitycommission ￿ EngLand and Wale5.
Use of vol4niee
The Charity has approximatrly 60 voluntetrs these vtslunt¢¢TS assist in the shop& with eb&y. drive or escort
on the minibus4 njn the clubs and ￿la1 activiiies of the memt¢r$. We are fortunate to have the v41uabl¢
v()luntetts that w¢ ha￿ wi are alwdy6 th th¢ I￿kOUt ftr mwe to help with drivin8 C4Lr min11￿$t$.
Aehlevtments And ￿rrOrnIa￿ee
The As5¢Kiatiort C￿tinueS to opernt¢ frC￿ Fkaley Hws¢.
We contin￿ to sell on eBay with thehclp of vdunietr5.
Fln8n¢Sal revlew
Thcre con¢inues to ix 8 high I￿] of c4)mpdiiion fty resida]ti81 and & demand fty more people to remain
iftdependa)t in their home% Covid brtyJ8ht its own i55UCs with family visits restridrf mony rnor¢ wsh to
remwn at home. Ail of this puts financi2] pr¢ssure C￿ Healey Hcrt￿.
Whilst Hast2ngs and Rother Voluntary AS￿l&tiM f￿ the Blind remains stsbility sound, the Tnjstees must
closely manage costs and continue to improve wwjcy.
The she& remainswell struL#ed
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Hastings And Rother Voluntary knociation for the Blind
Trusteos, Report
Pohcy on reserv
The trust¢¢s have ex#mIn￿ the requiremu)t for free reserves which are those unrestricted fvnds not inv¢sta in
rixed &ss¢ts, designatLyl for specifi¢ pur￿￿5 or (Aherwise cornmitted. As 8131 st March 2021 restr]rt￿ ￿rtd5
totalled £6,152 (2020.. £NIL) and unr&stricteJ fvnds t(thlld £1.482.781 12020.. £1.168.714). There were free
r￿erV¢S at theyear end of £439,404 (2020.. £334,889) repr4s¢nt()J by net ￿rre¥)t assets.
With the help of monthly managcrnt acwjnts. liquidity pr(*lems ean be qui&ly identified and the
apwopriate action tsk¢n. HoHrver. the p)licy of the ¢haritsble company 15 to build up reserves by means of
annual operating surpluses and judicious mana8LlllQ)t of ￿ investment &ssets, to en$ure that th¢r¢ 1$ sufficient
Iiqu2dity available to finance the Charity's work ai All tim¢s giveffi any Id￿tifie4J problems.
Prlnclpalfundln¥5wre
Whilst ihe ¢hkrit4ble company's largest items of inc(xn¢ are frC￿ Heal¢y House and the shop4 the investhi¢nts,
donations ￿ants and legacies also provide valuable s(yJrLxs of inct)m¢ to help fund the charity.
Invemhientpollry obJeeihEF
The charitable company coniinu&s to try to strike a Eth18n￿ bctwren the ftt short terni liquidity and It>ng¢x
tenn 8rD￿h. li is felt that thc curr(y)t Issets representd by cash and bonk ￿l￿n￿S are suificicnt to m¢¢t the
assctiation's fore5ttable needs. The in￿Stmen￿ manag&J ty investment brokers W&lker Crips StrKkbrokers
Limited are design￿ to 8ivc a r￿onable level of divid¢nd incom¢ ￿rnbIn¢d with theopportunity for long terni
C4Pital Bro￿.
As with th¢ previous year4 m¥rkets rern8inol un￿thIn. the P￿1(0110 is & Iffiwtemi investtnemt and it is hoped
that the market ￿)dItI¢MI ¢Thtin￿ to improve.
Structure* Rovtrnance *tsd mina¢ern¢Trl
IVothreofgovernlMK docMn¥nl
stings and Rothtt Voluntary knwiation fow the Blind is a c(ffip8ny jim1kn￿ by 8uaranfyY goVerrt￿ by its
Mernorandw￿ and Articles of Association. 11 is re8iSt¢r&J as J tharttywith the Charity Ccmmission.
Recruumen¢ond ¥ppolhimrfoJtrHsieey
The appointrncnt of truste￿ who arc also direct(￿ 1$ 8ov¢rned by thé Artielts tsf Association of the chw'itabje
company. 1.he Bcord of trustees is ￿thoriStsJ to appoint new Trust¢¢s to fill vacancie5 aristn8 throu8h
%i8naticrt or deBth of an existing trust
The trusiees of the ¢haritabl¢ ￿panY meet th a bi monthly tasis ¢Y more fr4uently if circumstsnces r4uir¢
Thcoss¢xiation actively seeks newtrustee
Inducllon dndtnilnlngolinute
Trustees are bri¢ftd on th¢ organizaticn and struaw4 along with some téckgrw)d infom)ation cm the history
of th¢ charity. They receive a copy of the Irwhure and twr) years ac¢ounts.
Arrnngememtslorsettthg key manfjgemenlpersonnelrew￿lltrQth
Key manag(Thenl per50nneJ comprises the Chief ExetsJtiv¢ and th¢ ranuneralicffl reffi￿ts the responsibilities of
the role and is agreed by theTr1￿ee5.
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Trustees, Report
The charity is nu) by the trustees who have app)intyJ a ChiefExaxrtive in overall ¢harge of administration. It is
the Chief Ex￿￿tive'S j(b to keep trustees regulaTly infornied and to implemLYJt the tru5tee5 Policies. 'the
trustees have also aptK>intal a Manag¢r at Healcy lknse to ovusee All a8peLas of R&SIdenti￿ Care. The
investmeftts are managed by the strtkin*ers and of thetrustces.
Majorr15k¥ 4nd mimtsg¢•neMofthtoerif*5
Major risks, BwineJs nsk ¢>*doper￿lornl nik
To maintsin rsservts and fimdin8 at 8 level so the charity 1$ able to provide servi¢¢s and any additionaj 5eryi¢es
if required.
To manage this risk the tharity c•rries (Art Sn anrtu￿ r¢view of C￿trOl$ over key finaneial 5)*ems and review&
the monthly mana8emoitaceoiints to adju51 strawts io miiiwe 5ignifiunt risk&

Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Truste25' Report
Statement ofTrustees' Responslbilities
The trustee5 (who are also th¢ di￿￿￿￿5 of Hastings and Roth¢r Voluntary Assctiation fv the Blind for the
purp)ses of company law) are reswisible for preparing the trusted report and the fin￿cial statements in
accordanc¢ with the United Kingdim Accounting S¢andard% (Unit&l Kingd(m Generally Accepted Accounting
Prartice) and applÉc&ble law and r¢guiatic¥J
Company law requir￿ the trtsste¢s lo preptrc fin￿¢181 st8temertts for each financi￿ ytsr. Under eompany law
the trustees must not approve the financial stst¢ments unless they are satlsfied that they give a true and fair view
of the st2tc of affairs of the ¢harttsbie compAny and of its inc(%Trin8 resourees and applicati<m of resouTce$.
ineluding its incorne and expenditur< ftr that peric*J. In prephring the5¢ financial statrmenE the trustees are
required to..
select suitable accwnting polici¢s and apply them ¢(￿Sistentiy.
observe the m¢thods and principles in th¢ Chariiits SORP;
mak¢ judgements and estimates that are re•s¢￿ab]e and Prud￿
state kppli¢able UK A￿oUnting Standards h#vc t¢en follort Subj￿ ty Hny matrrial dcparturts
disclos&l and explain￿ in th¢ financi81 Stat￿ts. and
prepare the financial st8tcments on the going eon¢wn E•sis wil¢ss it Is Ènappropriate to presume tha¢ the
tharitabie ¢ompany wll coniinuc in ￿SinesS.
The trustees are rc5ponsiblc fcf ke¢pin8 ad4uwe acty)untin8 that are sufficient to show and explain the
¢haritsble g)mpAny's tran￿¢t1{￿ and disclos¢ with retyjnable acturacy at any time the financial positign of the
¢horit8ble company and enable them to ensure that the financia] stathents (x%nply wth th¢ CompEnies Act
2006. Th¢y ftre also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the tharita￿e ¢¥)mpany and hence for taking
reasonable slep5 the pr¢v¢ntsc(A and daertic￿ of fraud and ¢)ther irre8ulariti¢&
Theannual rewt was approved by the trustruof the tharityth I Ckth 2021 and si￿)ed on its behalf by.
T Novis (Treasurer)
Trust¢e
A PBtmore (ChllirmAn)
Trustee
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Hastings 2nd Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Independent ExamineV$ Report to the trustees oc Hastings and Rother Voluntary
Association for the Blind
I report to the charity ln￿e¢S on my examinatiixj of the attumts of the charity the year ended 31 Marth
2021 which ares¢t out on pa8&$ 8 to 24.
Respective re5poDsibilities of trustees attd ex8min¢r
As th¢ Charitys tr￿stee$ of Hasiings and R(rth¢r Voluntary Assct48tlc￿ for the Blind {and also its directors for
the purposes of ¢unpany law) you are r&swisible for the preptrati(m of the ttccounts in accordan¢e with the
requirtments of the Compani¢5 Act ('the2￿ Act,).
Having satj5fieAI M￿lf th4t the aCC￿Lnts of H￿1￿85 and Rcther Voluntary A$s￿l￿tIOn for the Blind are ntx
rquirul to be audiied under Part 16 of the 2(M)6 Aet and are e]igibl¢ for inde￿nd￿)I examinaticK4 I report in
respect of rny examination of y￿r charity's aLX<Mints as carri&l out undtt section 145 tsf the Charities Act 2011
('¢h¢ 2011 A¢t'). In ewryin8 Wt my examinaticffi I h#ve followYA the D1re£ttL￿ giv￿ by th¢ Charity
Commi￿10n under S¢¢tiC￿ 145{5)(b) of the 2011 ACL
IDdepeDdeDt ex#rnlDer's $t*ttmeD¢
Sin¢e Hastings and Rother Voluntary As9xiati￿ for th¢ Blinds grcss inLl￿¢ eXceaJ￿ £250.0￿ y(w
¢xaminer must Ee a member of a listed in $￿tIOn 145 of the 2011 Act. I conflm) that l arn qualifjed to
undert¥k¢ the eXaminau￿) Fttause l am 4 memttr of . which 1$ LYJ¢ of the lis￿ Eodi
I have completed rny examinati￿. I c(mfinn th2t no matters hAve come to my attentith in conn&tion with the
examinaii(m giving me cèuse to bdicve:
l. R￿untIng records ThEre n(A kw in wrrtt of H￿In&S and Rother Voluntary Ass¢eiation for the Blind 48
required by 8Ktion 386 of the 2006 Ad. or
2. the ac¢tyJnt$ do not with those re<￿. (y
3. the aecounts do ¢C￿p]Y with the acc(4Lniing requirema)ts of Sethic￿ 396 of the 2006 Act other than
any requirment that the accounts give k '¢rue and tair vie¥V whith is not a mattrr C¥)n5]dtt￿ as pm of an
independa)t exaMinatic￿. or
4. the accounts have n(* W prepAred in act￿danCe with the meth(Kts and prin¢iples of th¢ Ststement of
Recommcnded PracLicc for accounting and rep￿ing by charities lapp11￿b]C to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Finan￿0] RepLYting Stsn<knrd applicable in the UK artd Republic of
Irejand {FRS 102)].
I hAv¢ no ¢oncerns and have wme a¢ross no other matters in c(￿￿¢¢110￿ with theexamin8tirAt to which attentia]
Should k dramfft in this report in (Yder ￿ en#blea prw undu#W￿in8 of the accounts to ￿ re4¢ha.
KTKWalsh
Manningwts Chartervj aLrountants
39 High Street
Battle
E&st Susscx
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H￿ting5 attd Rother Voluntary knoeiation for the Blind
Statement of Financial ActivitRts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
ncluding Income Ydnd Expenditure Aceount and Statement ofTotal Reeognised Galns
and Lo&8c5)
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Totsl
2021
C¢DeTrl
Note
Income •nd EDdowmeDts from:
Donations and legacies
ChAritabie aetivities
(hhcr trading &ctiviti4S
Inv¢stmc4]t income
302,207
533,898
58.108
10.545
31,666
333.873
533,898
58.108
10.545
Total Income
Expendtture OD:
Costs of tradin8 ac¢iviti¢s
Staff Costs
Investment managemult etots
Charitsble aetivilics
Gov¢rnance Costs
(39,407)
(S4,689)
(6.1891
(693,837)
2,880
(39,407)
154.689)
(6,189)
1719,3511
2.880
(25,514)
Totkl ExpendilLre
Realised gainl(loss) on investsnents
Unrealised 8Ainl{10s5) on inv¢stments
Net income
(797,0021
120,469
79.6
(25,514)
1822,516)
120.469
79.690
307,915
6,152
314,067
Net movement in fimds
307.915
6.152
314.067
Reconelllatiott of funds
T¢)tal fund$ Lyoushi forward
Total funds epTriod fcnvard
1.168.714
1.168,714
21
1476 629
1482 781
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Hastings and Rotber Voluntary Assoeiatioll for the Blind
Statement ol Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
(Ineluding Income and Eipenditure Account and Statement of Total Reeognised G&in$
and IA)sses)
UDrestricted
fvr&d$
Restricted
funds
Total
21120
Gentral
Note
Income Etsdowmettts frnm:
Donations and les￿1£
Charitsble activiti&%
Othu trading aaiviti¢s
InvesThent income
71.S54
683,063
109,642
34,170
105.724
683,063
109,642
Total In¢om¢
876.074
34,170
910,244
V.xp¢ndltur¢ on:
Costs of tradin8 8Ctivilies
Staff Costs
Investment management cc6ts
Charitable activities
Gov¢rnanee o)sts
(45.4721
(54.616)
(5,629)
(689,909)
2.880
<45,472)
(54,610
15,629)
(727.6261
(37,717)
Total Expendiiwe
Realised 8ainl{Irffjs) C￿ investments
Unrealis&l gainl(Icss) on investments
Net in¢orne/lexpenditur¢)
Net movement in ￿ftds
R¢eonc1114tlon of fund#
Total funds brought forward
Totsl fvnds ￿rie￿J forw•rd
{798.506)
(20.012)
(37,717)
(836.223)
(20,012)
15.947
3,54
12,400
15.947
(3,547)
12,4(
152,767
3,547
,156.314
21
1 168 714
1 168 714
l of the charitys acttvities derive from c(ffltinuin8operati(Th during the¥l￿ pcriod&
The fi]nds breakdown f￿ 2020 is showTL in nc¢¢ 21.
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary A&wciation for the Blind
(Registration number 3636957)
Balance Sheet as 8t31 March 2021
2021
20211
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
Invtstments
15
16
431.736
611.641
426,849
406 976
833.825
Current assets
Stccks
Debtors
Cash at bAftk and Èn hand
17
3.527
38.6
417.212
4.774
76,031
282,515
363.320
18
459,429
Credltors.. Amounts falllng du¢ withlb ont year
Nel current
19
20.025
28.431
439.404
334,889
Net
.482,781
1,168,714
Funds of the ¢bArlty".
Re$trltted Income fun
Restricted fun(ts
21
6,152
LTnrestrict¢d income
Unrestrict￿l funds
1476 629
1 168 714
Total fI￿dI
21
1,482,781
1 168,714
For the finaneiai year ending 31 March 2021 the charity entitlol ty exempti￿ from audit under 5￿tIOn 477
of th¢ Ctmpanie5 A￿ 2006 r¢iatin8 to s￿￿1 c(xnpanie&
Directors, res&K)nsibilitie&
Thc memE¢rs have niA requir￿ the charity to otthn an audtt of its aco)unts for the year in question in
ae¢ordan¢e with section 476. and
The directors atknowldge their rwisibilitits for L¥m)plying with the requirements of th¢ Act wth res
to 8¢countin8 r￿{ts and theprepwati(m of &c¢¥yJnts.
These aceounts have Eeen prwd in thc¢c*dan¢e with th¢ provisic￿S applEcable to eompafti¢s subie<g to the
small comp8nie5 regim
The financial statements pages 8 to 24 wtre approved by the trusteffj and authorIs￿ for issue ￿ l October
2021 and signed on thar behalf by".
TNovts {Treasuru)
TTUStee
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H&4tings and Rother Voluntary A￿ociation for the Bltnd
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
2021
2020
No¢¢
C4Jh flows from optrati￿1 activitAes
Net income
314,067
12.4(M)
Adjustments to CAsh flows from nOnryt*sh itemi
Depreciation
Investmeni income
(Profit)11(w on di$pc6al of investments
RevaI￿lI0n of investsnents
16,458
(10.545)
(120.4701
17.795
20.015
41,609
67.604
119,820
80.004
WoTklng c*pital adjustn)ents
De¢rease in stocks
DeCrea￿lInCre￿e) in debtors
{D￿re&s¢y1ncTcA$t in ￿editOrS
Net ¢4sh flows owatin8 a￿VitieS
CaAh flows from Inve$tln¥ *ctlvlti
Interest rxeivable and similar ineome
purch￿ of tangible fixed assets
Net cash flow8 from investin8 activities
Cfisb nows from Ilnatttffing getlvitiel
Intertst payable and similar charges
Repayment of Capi￿ ejemeni of finance leases and HP CCffltr4ds
N¢1 cash flows from finAncin8activiti¢s
Net increase in ¢a$h and cash equÉvalents
Cash and ￿$h cquivalents At l April
C4sh and ￿$h equiv&lMts ￿ 31 Mard)
17
18
19
1.247
37,341
6.282
{15.838)
5,765
152.126
si
21,345
93
15
93
5.989
2.124
5,554
3,640
134,697
71,939
210576
282515
417212
282.515
All of th¢ c*sh flows are derived from c4)ntinuin8operatiors during the al￿ tw) pui(ds.
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H&8tlDgs and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Not¢s to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
I C.h#rity Status
The charity is limit￿ by guarantsx inccrywatal in England and Wa]4 and c(ffiSeq￿1tIY dL￿5 not have share
pital. Each of the trusiets 18 liable to cc41trikn¢ an am¢xmi not exceojing £1 lrnv8rd5 the of the charity
in the ev¢nt of liquid￿L(Xj.
The address of iL8r¢gisttred offie¢ is..
39 High Street
Battle
E2St Sussex
TN33 OEE
The prin¢ipAi place of I￿gIneSS is:
3 Upper Maze Flill
St ￿o￿ardS on Sea
East Su$8¢X
IN38 OLQ
2 Atcountltsg pollcles
Summ#ry of glgjbincant accountlog pdielts and key •cfountlttK utlmtttri
The principal aceounting policies applied in the preparaii(ffi of these financial sthtemcnts are set out below.
These policies have been ￿)n$1￿¢n¢1Y applia to all the￿ pre￿￿ unle&4 othenwse stated.
St*tement of compll#nt¢
The finan¢i8J stAtements hav¢ been prepaml in accordance with Aeeounting and Rcpwts'ng by Charities..
Stateinent of Rec(Knrnended Ptaaiee 4pplic&ble to tharities pr¢paring their le￿1￿¢9 in accordance with the
Financial ReportEng Sianikrd aPpIt￿le in the UK and Rq)ublic of Irel&nd (FRS 102) {effective l January
201 S) - {Chariu&4 SORP (FRS 102)). the Finanaal R￿>￿ing Stsndvd applicable in the UK and Republic of
Jr¢land (FRS 102). They also comply wtth the c(￿panIa9 Act 2006 and Charitirs Ad 2011.
Balls ofpreparatio
Hastings and Rother Voluntary A5Sc¢1￿lOTr fw the Blind me¢ts th¢ definitim of a publie bwefit entity urtd
FRS 102. A8sets and liabilitias are initially recognlse41 at histixi￿l cost or transa¢tiffl value unless otherwsc
stated in the relevant aLxouDtin8 policy not¢s.
GolDg eoDc¢rn
The trustees consider that there are no materiel un¢ert&inti¢s the chariws ability to ¢ontinue as a goin8
concern nor any slgnlffiL￿t ar￿$ of uncuthinty that af￿ the carryin8 Vatue of assets hdd by the charity.
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Hastings and Rother %'fjluntary Association for tbe Blind
Notes to the Finaneial Ststements for tbe Year Ended 31 March 2021
judge￿￿ntS
In preparin8these fin￿tial ststrnt4 m2na8¥lnQrt h&8 rnadethefi)Ilowing judgcments:
rknmiination of whethtt there are indiLXtiYs of impaimmt of the Charitys tan8ible assets. FaLtors taken into
Considerati￿ in reathin8 su¢h decision include the eo)n(Nnic viability and eXp￿d fijture financial
FErfom)ance of the and where it 15 a ￿￿￿ent of a largtr (wh-gener￿tng uniL the viability and exFt¢ted
future perfornwice of that ut)IL
Key wurces of tJtimatlOtt UDC¢rtalnty
Tan8ibl¢ fixed assets are dePr￿lated over their useful liw tsking into acc￿llt residu￿ value5, where
appropria￿ Th¢ act￿1 lives of the ass¢ts and residuat values ar¢ assessed annually and may vary dcpending on
a numbtr of factors. In rtr&s%ssing a5sd li￿ factor$ $u¢h a5 technologial innovation. product life cy¢l¢s and
maint¢nanit programmes are iaken into acc(xtnt. Resid￿1 values asstssrnents consider issues su¢h as ￿tllre
market condition& the remainin8 life of the asset and projccted dispwl values. The carrying amount is
£431,736 {2020- £426,849}
The rccov¢rability of are reviewtsj by manA8em¢xit and a provisicrtj is made b&sed on all th¢
information available.
Intome #nd elldowments
All income is recogni5￿ onee the djerity has eniitlenKnt to the ino)m< it is Prob￿[¢ that the inc(rtne will be
ree¢ived And the amount of the ino)me rteeivable can t* measura reliably.
Don￿10￿5
DonAtions are rttognised then the charity has bttn notifirga in ￿Lting of th¢ amoun¢ and settl¢rnent date.
In the ¢veni that a d(mati(xJ is subject to ¢c￿dI110ns that r4uire a level of ptrfonnanL* by the eharity before the
¢h2rity is enti￿￿￿ to the fvnd& the in￿me is deferred and nc* recivdnised until eithtt those Condition$ are fully
meL (Y the fulfilmeni of those conditions is wholly within the CLXLtrol of the ch8rity and it is probable that ihese
conditions will k fulfilled in th¢ r¢pmu18 ptricd.
Legacy gift5 art re¢ognised on a C￿ by case hsis folltiwng the 8ran( of probate whcn the
adminlstratorlex￿Ut0r for th¢ est8te has rommuntca*d in writin8 tx)th the amount ar￿ settlemcnt date. In the
event th￿ the gift is in ihe fom of an asset other than or a financid assd traded on a recognised slock
exchangG recoBnitLCXJ LS subje¢t to thc value of the 8ift kin8 reliably measurable with v4 dqKre¢ of re&kJnable
accur2cy and the title to the L59¢t havin8 tr￿sfer￿] to the charity.
Gmftts peceivoble
Grants are rco)gnised MdJ¢t) the charity h&% an entit]•Jnurt to the fimds and any (xmdilions linknl to the grants
have been met. WhLY¢ perf(Thance c(mdiiiws are attacheAI to the ￿an1 and Hr¢ yet to be meL th¢ incom¢ IB
recognised as a liability and in¢ludcAI on the Wanceshect ¥ deferr¢d inci)me to k released.
Invesime•tslncoTr
Interest on fithds held on depc6il is in¢ludoa when rcceivable a￿1 the arn¢)unt can b¢ Measur￿ reli8bly by the
charity, thi5 is norn)al]y UFX)n notifi(xtifft of the intenst paid payable the bank.Dividends are recognised
once the dividetjd has deelared and notifi¢aii(m has t¢cn rcctlvd of thedividend du
Cliqrilable 4Ctiviti£F
Charirabie aetivitics includeHcalry residentsj h￿n4 J(thn Taplin day ¢entrq duE6 and other serwce5.
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Hastings and Rother Volukntydry Assoeiation for the Blind
Note8 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ende4131 Mareh 2021
Expenditure
A]1 expenditure is recognised Imce thtte is a legal or C￿struCtive obligation to that expenditurq it is probabl¢
settlement is requir&J and the amount can ￿ me4sured re]iably. All costs are alIc￿trd to the applioble
cxpcnditure heading that aggregale sirnilar c(ksts to that (atr8￿. Wh￿e co8ts Cann￿ be dir¢¢tly attributal to
particular heading% they have Ften all￿trd on a Frtsis consistent with the use of res<NJrc4 with ¢en(rdI st&ff
sts. allc(ated on the basis of time sp&)L and deprwiatirn ¢haT8es ailLKXt&l on the porti(￿ of the asset's Use.
oth￿ support Costs arc all￿ated on theswead of staff CL%ts.
All resour￿ expended are tnclusiveof irr￿¥Mable VAT.
Rtwslngf¥nds
These are Costs In￿rred in attradin8 voluntsry incl￿< the mana8eTMt of investhi￿ts and th(be incurr&l in
trading activities that rwse fiLnd&
Chan"14ble d¢ilvlrtes
Charirable expenditure eomprists those wsts incurroj by the ¢harity in the d¢livery of its a¢tivitie5 and s¢rvitts
for its beneficiaries. It in¢lude5 e(*ts that can be allctated dire¢tly to 5u¢h a¢tivities and th￿ costs of an
indireo nature to wptmxt thun.
GovernAD¢e t(rfts
I'hese include the c(X%ts attriP￿table to the charity's compliance wtth e{x￿ltUtiC￿j and ststut(ry r¢quirement4
2n¢luding audi4 strate8ic managcmp￿t and trus￿,$ meetings and reimixJr*l ¢xptsts¢s.
Govenkment gr8Dt$
Gtsvunment gr&nts are re￿gnIs￿l th¢ accru￿ mrmlel and are measured at the fair value of the asset
received or receivable. Grnnts are classified Is rclating eithv to revenue ￿ io assets. Grants r¢lEtin8 to rwenu
are re¢o8nised in income over the peri￿1 in which the relatttl Cl￿ are reco8nised. Grants r¢l&tin8 to QS5e¢s are
rewised over the expect￿ usefvl life of the asseL Whtye part of a 8rant relating to an asset is deferred, it is
recognised #s deferrd illCLxne.
Irrecoverable VAT
lryecoverable VAT is charged awnst th¢ cateROry of re50uw expuLded frx whÈch It￿￿ in(x]rr•J.
Taxation
The ¢harity is wnsidered io ￿s$ the ttsts set out in ParaV￿ I Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and
therefore it mects the defini(1￿ of a tharitabte comkmny f(* UK eryaticA) tax purFrf>ses. A￿OrdinglY. th¢
charity is potentially exempt from taxati(m in respect of inC￿e or gains received withirt categories
covered by Chapttr 3 Part I l of the cOr￿ati£￿t Tax Act 2010 or SeLti¢)n 256 of th¢ Taxali(m of Chargeable
Gains Aet 19)2. to the extu)t th* such income cr 8ainsar¢ appliol eKclusively tr) charitable purposes.
TangÉbl¢ fixed ￿ets
Individual fixed assets costin8 £l.CW ￿ mwe are initially rox￿01 at (xrt Itss any subsequeni accumul￿e￿
depreciatiWL and $uWua)i ac¢umulat>J Im￿]rn￿l l(ws.
The cost of the land in¢lud&l in the ￿lance shttt iyJt n(rt d4)￿lated is £284.938.
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Hastittgs and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind
Notes to the Financial StatemeDts for the Year End￿ 31 March 2021
Depreeiation and amortisatio
Depreciation is provided on tan8iblc fixed assets so as ￿ write off the or va]uati¢xL Icss any estimated
residual value, over their expect¢d useful ￿on(xni¢ life as follo￿..
Asset el#$8
Freehold prLyttty
Other buildings
Fixturos and fittings
M￿Or vehicl&s
Depreci8tlon method •nd rAt•
2/0 srraight line hsis
I(PA redu¢in8 balance
20% reducin8 balanL¥
25% r￿U¢l￿8 Edance
xed atset Invt5tmettts
Fixed asset Investmen￿ (*her than program1￿ rela￿ inVes￿enty are induded at marka value at the balance
shed date. Realised gwns l(tss¢s on Investm￿1$ Ar¢ ￿]Culared &$ the difference sal¢s pr¢)cecd5 and
their rnarktt valuc at the sw1 of the year, (Y their suWLMt and ar¢ chargod LY ¢reAittsJ to the Statement
of Financial Activities in the pericd of diSFrt￿.
lJnrealiscd gains and Icsse5 reprcwt the movunent in market valyes during the year and are cr￿lted c
ChAr8￿ to the Statement of Financial Aaivtlies Eqs•J on the markd value at the year end.
Stock
Stock is valued Bi the lowv of c¥Jst and emiMa￿ selling pfiLX less costs to ¢￿Iplete And sdl. after due regard
for obsol¢te And slow movin8 ￿t￿ks. cts￿ is de*rniined usin8 the first-if4 first-out (FIFO).
Trade d¢btor8
Trade debtors are amounts due from ￿$t￿ner&[#S1dents ft¢ mttchandi* Kjld or services pttfomied in the
ordinary course of business.
Trade det40rs are reco8nis¢d ai th¢ transactity) priL*.
Cash And cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprtse ￿$h rm hand and rall deptisits &nd (*her short-ttrm hi8hly liquid
investments tha¢ are readtly conv¢rtible to a known am(wnt of cash #nd are sui¥ed to 8n rn$i8nificani risk of
ange in value.
Trade er¢ditors
Trade creditors tr¢ obliwion$ to pay 8cds or services that hBve W aequir&l in th¢ ordinary cowse of
business frorn supplitt&
Trade creditors are rwi5ed initiallyat the transleti￿ pric
Fund strttcture
Unrestri¢ted income funth are ￿er￿1 fimds that are availtbl¢ for use at the trustees's disc¥etirn irt fiutheran
of the objectives of thechartty.
R&strittcd income fijnds are th(￿ donated f¢￿ usc in a pa￿"¢￿]?T arta or fw specifie purptts4 the use of which
is restri¢tuA to that area or purrrt)se.
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary knociation for the Blind
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Pebsions other pL￿t retirement obl]￿tiOnS
The charity operates a defind contritM]iiu) ￿s1￿1 s¢hern¢. Contrilx]ti(x)s are thar￿fj in the statement of
finan￿al aetiviti&8 as they l*come p8yabl¢ in accmlance with the ￿lts0f the scheme.
3 IDtOJDe frm doDAtioDS *J)d Iwtits
Unrestricted
ruknds
Restricted
funds
Totsl
21121
Gell¢rnl
Total
2020
Dthaticw and legacies:
Donations fr(Mn ittdividuals
Legacies
Gift aid reclaimgj
GranL% includin8 ￿pIt￿
Government grants
Grants from oth¢r charities
5.531
87.707
1.6(K)
6,152
11.683
87.707
50.888
12.750
6.916
195.946
11.423
195.946
36,937
333,873
25.514
35.170
302.207
31.666
105,724
4 Ineome from eharitlble *etivldes
Unrtttrieted
fuDds
General
TotAI
2020
2021
Healey House r&5ideftti￿ home
John Taplin Centr¢
oth￿ services And tssistan
523.734
1.321
8.843
523.734
1.321
8.843
620.228
47,581
533 898
683 063
S Income from other tr*dlng 8¢tiviti
Ullrestrl¢t¢d
funds
Totsl
21121
Tot&1
2020
GeD¢rnl
Trdding income..
Shop inctxne from 5a1¢ of donated 8(Kxts and scrvitts
Othtt tradtngincome
Ltsal ￿ndraising and stree¢ colltttion inc¢xne
53,S
1495
53.593
2.495
2,014
96,480
2,924
10,238
58.108
58.108
109.642
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H48tings and Rother Voluntary Assoeiation for tbe Blind
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year EDded 31 March 2021
6 Investment IDCOrn¢
Unr¢stri¢ted
rxnds
Totsl
202]
Totsl
2020
Gen¢nl
Inwme from dtvidend&
Dividends receivable from other lis￿1 Rnve#ma)ts
Interest rtteivable and sirnilar In￿m￿.
Intcrest rec¢iv&bl¢ (*) I￿k dwits
10.494
10,494
11.722
51
51
93
10,545
7 ExpenditsTe on nlslDK funds
A) Costs oftrnding ficti￿tI
Unrtstrfeted
runds
Total
2021
Total
2020
CtDer41
Costs of 8oods $old
L(Kal fijndraising and stred coll￿tIC
Note
40,925
40,925
1,518
41,490
39.407
45.472
b) lllves¢ment m&Da8emellt ¢08ts
Unrestricted
fund$
Total
2021
Tot81
2020
GeD¢r*l
Othtt investtnent mana8unait
Amounts payable to inves(m¢nt mana8US
Not¢
6.189
6.189
6.189
6,189
5,629
Stsff ¢¢￿ts for trathng Activiti￿ £54,689 (2020: £54.616)
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary Assoeiation for the Blind
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
8 Expenditure on charitswe activities
Unrestrict¢d
Restri¢t¢d
runds
Total
2021
Tot81
2020
He&ley House
John Taplin Centre
Other services #nd a&siStance
609.788
29,484
54.565
609.788
29,484
80.079
526,669
77.300
123.657
25.514
693.837
ActiTrity
ndtrtlke
direc
25.514
719351
727.626
Grnnt fuDdlng
of acti￿ty
Total
2021
2020
H¢alty 14ouse
John Taplin Ccntre
Other services &nd wistance
6(V).788
29.484
54,565
609,788
29.484
80.079
S26.669
77.300
123.657
25,514
093 837
719.351
£693.837 (2020- £689.909) of the atove ￿p￿dEt￿re w&5 attributable to uftrestric*d funds and £25,514 (2020-
£37,717) lo restrictsd fijnds.
In Addition to the expenditure anatysed #bov4 there ar¢ &lso govunance efAts of £2.880 (2020 - £2.880) which
relate dirtttly to charithbl¢ a¢tiVities. See nc4e 9 for fvrthLY drfail$.
9 ADaly&ls of governan¢¢ *Dd $UPPDrt c(￿￿
Gov¢rnao¢e costs
U4restrltted
run4
Totsl
2021
General
Total
2020
[ndepend￿t examinu fees
EXarninati￿ of the finartciai statem¢nts
2.880
2,880
1880
2.880
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary A&8ociation for the Blind
Notes to the Finallcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
10 Net ineojnillgloutgoing r¢sourees
N¢t ineornitt8 resou￿ fry theyear includ
2021
2020
{PrOfjtYl￿ on dispcsttl of investments
Depreciation of fixed asseL8
Independenireview fee
(120.469)
16.458
2,880
20.012
17.796
2.880
IJ Tru$tet$ rernuneratiO￿ And txptn
No trusie¢4 n(Y any Fer5￿$ connerted with than. hive ￿1Ved eny remuner&t1c￿ fr{#￿ the charity durittg the
No trustees have received ony r¢imburseAI ￿pu)￿S cff any ¢rther bu)efits the tharity durin8 th¢year,
12 Stsff c(4
The&gsrwte Payroll were #s fo]lows".
2021
2020
Stsff coxts durlng the yur wert".
Wa8¢$ 2nd salarits including LThplo)rrs nBiicfftMJ insuran
Pertsion ecsts- employee and employu c￿ts
530.375
30.318
558,355
560 693
589 799
Emplorn llation￿ insur8nL% inclwl&J in the fi8ura8 i$£31987 (2020.. £28.241.30)
The monthly average numEw of pws¢￿$ (tncluding s¢niLY man8gen￿t te*n) employa by the chariry durin8
the year expressed as full time gs follo￿..
2021
No
2020
No
Nurstng and care stsff
Administratirm, welfare and sh
27
27
32
33
Contributiuis to the employee pthsion ￿he￿￿¢S for theyear lothtlql £11991 (2020- £13.476).
No employee receiva cmoluments of rnorethan £￿,1)￿ during theivr.
The to￿ employee Eenefits of the key managewt Ptt￿n￿ of thecharity wve £74.2(￿ (2020- £74,0￿).
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the BIind
NotQg to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
13 1Dd¢pendettt exathintr's remutteratlo
2021
21120
Exth1nati￿ of the financial stat¢mthts
2.880
2,880
14 T8Utlon
Theeharity is a r¢Bister&l charityand is thtr¢fore &Yempt frcrfn tsxAtith.
IS T8nglbl¢ fli¢d a**¢ts
IADd
bulldings
Furnlture 4nd
equiprnemt
Motor
vehicles
Tot#l
Cost
At l April 2020
Additi(￿$
441732
21.345
187,497
173.385
803,614
21.345
At 31 March 2021
464,077
173385
1124 959
Depr¢eiatl(
Ai i April 2020
Char8e for theyear
At 31 Mard) 2021
59,161
6.012
180.015
1.497
137.589
8.949
376,765
16.458
181512
Net b(￿k ￿1￿¢
At 31 Mardj 2021
398.￿14
431,736
Ai 31 Mkrth 2020
383.571
7,482
35,796
426.849
lTr¢luded within the net W value of land and E4tildin8s &Frt)ve is £389,637 (2020 - £373,275) in respect of
freehold land ind buildin&$ and £9.267 (2020- £10,2%) in res￿ of oth¢r ￿lIding>
16 Fixed 8Wt investments
2021
2020
Other investsnents
406 976
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Hastings and Rotber Voluntary Assoeiation for the Blind
Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Otber investments
Llsted
invostments
Total
Crth or V#luatSon
At l April 2020
Revaluation
Additioni
Dispwls
At 31 .Mareh 2021
Cash held awaiting inveskn¢nt
Tr*et book VAlue
402,594
79.6
204,565
402,594
79,690
204.565
595.203
16,438
595.203
16,438
At31 Morth2021
611.641
Net Book v*lue at 31 March 2020 £406,9n
At 31 M4rch 2021 the cost w¥s £494.672 (2020.. £369,698)
17 Stc¢k
2021
2020
Blind aid4 batt¢rie& provi$ions ¢t
3,527
4.774
18 Dtb¢org
21121
2020
Rcsident fees due
Prepayments
Othff dcbtors
14,3(KJ
20,772
3,618
38.6
45,709
19,(hS1
19 Credltors: amounts falllDg due wlthim one yt•r
2021
2020
Trath Creditors
Fbrc Purchase and finance le45e8
oth￿ Creditors
10.854
14,428
2,124
11.879
9.171
20,025
28,431
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary Assoeiation for the Blind
Notes to the FiDantial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
20 Obligatlojw Under leases alld hire pureb8st eontr*tts
Th¢tot21 value of filt￿¢ minimum leas¢ pa￿nents was as fD]I0￿.
2021
21no
Within one y¢Ar
4,500
Assets held under fJMaD¢e le8ses
Vehicle
A vehicle h88 i￿) 4uir&l undtr a fingnce le454 no inttre# is due and the final payment was in 2020.
21 Futtd$
B818Dee at I
April 2020
Other
R¢sounei
reco¥ni$ed
exptDd¢d gilDsl(IL]Mes)
Bal8n¢e at
31 March
2021
re40uree
Unrt8trlcted funds
General
unrestri¢¢￿ fijnds
1.168,714
984,448 (797,￿2)
120,469
Re9tricted funds
Rcstricted fvnd
1.476,629
25.514
6,152
Total fllndi
168714
822516
1482781
B*l8Jiee #t I
Aprll 2019
Other
Resourcej
rec￿niSed
¢Xpend￿ gAID￿(lo$SeS)
Incom5n8
BalAnce &t
31 MArch
2020
Unrestrl¢tsd fund
Gtnertsl
UnrestricttsA fijnth
1.152.767
876.074
(840,1 ISJ
Restri¢led fund•
Restrictrj fund
(20.012)
1.168,714
3.547
37,71
TotAI fund8
14 910244
877 832
20,012
1 168,714
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary knociation for the Blind
Notos to the Financial St2tem¢nts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
22 Analyiis of Det assets between fun
Unre5tricte41
runds
Tot81 fund$ at
31 March
2020
Restrieted
funds
General
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset iTiVthnents
Currfflt aX5ds
Curra)t liabilities
431,736
611,641
453.277
431.736
611,641
459,429
20.025
6.152
Total net &ssrfs
1,476 629
6,152
1.482,781
UDrestrict¢é
Total funds at
31 Mareh
2020
Getteral
Tart8ible fixed asscts
Fixed asset investments
Curr¢nt &ssds
Current liabilities
426.849
406,976
363,320
28.431
426,849
406.976
363,320
Totsl net assets
1.168 714
1.168,714
23 AD•1￿15 ofnet fvnds
At l Aprll 2020 C*sh flow
At 31 March
2021
Cash ai i￿nk and in hand
Financt le&s¢s and hire purehase gxttracts
Net funds
282.515
(1124)
134,697
2,124
417,212
280J91
136,821
IllAllting
n¢iws
417.212
At
2019
rt
2020
Cash 21 bank and in hand
Finance leas¢s and hIrepur¢hase¢L￿traLx$
Net d¢bt
210.576
71.939
282.S15
204,612
75,579
280,391
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Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Bllnd
Notes to ihe Finaneigl Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
24 Re19ted party transaetiort$
During the year the charitymade the following relatal Wdrty transactic*Js'.
Thirtle HArv¢y
(Thirtje Harvey made a donation to Hastings & Rother Volutttsry Associatio]i for the Blind duTlng the year of
£NJL. (2020.. {£NIL)
The majortty of tlie trustees of Thirde Harvey Memorial Ho]tte are also Trustees for Hastings & Rother
Voluntary Agsociation for the Blind.)
At the bolance sheet date the amount duc t(￿lfrOM Thirtie Harvey was £Nil (2020- £Nil).
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