90rslon pl04 Garston Adventure Playground Trustees Report For The Year Ended 31" March 2025
Garston AdYentsr¢ Hayground R¢port and accoullf5 Con¢ents PAGE Truste¢i' repo Statementof directors, responsibilities Indep¢lld¢nt auditor's repon Sthtemenr of FiJaa¢i81 A¢tsviti¢$ and Income and Expendithr¢ A¢eount Balance sh¢eE 12 13 Notes lo Ihe Accounts 14.18
GARSTON ADVENfuRE PLAYGROUND TrUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2025 History The Garston Advcnture Playground originally began&s a Summer Holiday playschem4 organized by locaL parents aDd res&d¢llts on Garston ParL R¢¢ognizing the ongoittg need for a dedicated space wher¢ ¢hildren and young people in th¢ arei could play safely and fre¢ly, the community look proactive steps to s¢cuw a pemianent location. Their efforts included searcljiug for ideal sitc and seekiTrg OUE fimding opportunitics to bring th¢ir vision to life. With support from central government fimding* combined wilh st8nificanr ommitsnent and hard work from those Involve4 the development of Gttrstoll Adventure PlaYollnd officially conllncnccd in 1978. In 19110 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh officially opencd the playground. The rights of ill children to plsy Attd free association + To b¢ ¢oJsultsd and list¢a to 4 The right to fair aud ¢qual treatment and equ81ity ot"opportunity + Thc righi to freedom from oppression and discrsjninotion •) To have free, local play provision + The promotion of ind¢p¢nd¢nce and autonomy of all children Staff Carnwl Moran- Flt Scnior Pl8yworker Rachael Hallnington- Family SupponlPlayworker Shirley Dllgdal Art & Craft PlJywork¢r Libby Brown- Trainee Youih Support Worker Misch% O'Cotmor- Apprenlxce Youth Worker MArk Moran- Seconded from Liverpool City colu11 Targeted SeNices Aimee Jortes- Youth WorkerNutritional Development (Youth Investment Fund) Alex And¢rson- Youtb WorkerlPhysicat DeveloptneErt (Youth ltsvestment Fund) Detach¢d Youthwork T¢aTn- Kelly Unsworth, sandra Riley & Kerry Lavety Volunteer A¢knowledgmeDt We want to extend our heartfelt Iltanks to all our volunteers. Their dedicotkon and comrnilinent are vit81 lo our ability to offer 4 variety of s¢rvi¢es and a diverse range of adiviti¢s aod opportunities eor the cluldren and yoiing people we sUPPOrt. Without their invaluable contributions. mu¢h of wha¢ we accomplislt simply would tN>t be possible. Throughout thij year. our volunt¢er$ tha%.¢ played all ¢5scntial rol¢ in numerous aff85, They have provid¢d $[stanCe with maintenance tdsks And the instullaticm oFequipmenL helpcd organis¢ and participate in community clean-ups, and contributed their time and skills to cooklng. Additionally, Volunteers have supported our play and youth worker6 in daily a¢tivities 2nd hNv¢ occompanicd children and yowig p¢ople on days out, ¢n5urin8 tlJe8e experiences are both enjoyable aod well-suppor(ed. We are dceply grnteful for the ongoing support and positivc irnpact our volunte¢t& bring to th¢ organi5ation and the community. Ir Tralnlng Staff aod volunteers have compl¢ted th¢ following trainin8:_ Updated - Dcsignated Safesuarding Lcld Safeguarding Kctaminc Awar¢n¢ss H¢alth & Saf¢ty Crimtnal Sexual Exploitslion Youth Participation Hate Crirne Food Safety PKdiatric Fir5l Ald Sexual Health
GARSTON ADVEwfuRE PLAYGROUND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Finance This financial year, we have recelved valuable support from a range of In[s, cl]atitsble foulldations, organizatiolls. and businc¥scs. Their contributions havc enubled us to ¢onliaue provtdtng essential scrvi¢¢5 aDd opportunities for childr¢n and young people iu our communily, Wc are grate1 for their partDer8hip ar commitment to ourmission, Children in Necd Councillor's Local Neighbourhood Fund Community Foundation for Mcr5ey5idc- Liv¢TpooI On¢ Foundation Liverpool City Council- Youth & Play Grant South Livcrp(yol Hornc$ John Moorcs Foundation M¢rs¢yside Police HAF-Holiday Activities & Food ?H Hult M¢rs¢y8id¢ Play Action Council Robcrtson Constructi Morrison8 Follndlltiou Youth Investmerrt Fund LCVS Groundwork - Tesco Community Granfs Richard Longblaff (Local R¢sidetst) Liverpool City Coullcil Eneryy Grant Fe¢ding Britsin We would likc lo rccognizc Five for Fatnilieg for their vital role in adminisl¢rin8 th¢ Youth & Play Grant funding for the Speke/Gatston Consortium. Their effectivc management And coordination have ensured that. rint resourc¢8 dre distributed effJciLntly ONI equitsbly. supporting St wide rangg ofpro8ram$ and aclivities for ¢hildr¢n and young people in our area. This f7nancial year mArked the coft¢lugiOll of our filling fmm Children in Need for the Art & Craft Playworkcr position. Due to 2 chon8e irt their lljnding prioritics. Childrcn in N¢¢d impl¢meDted a policy excluding otganizalions thal have received support for nine years or more from r¢applyin8 for a period of tl7ree yefWS. As a re5uIt, we were no longL'r ¢li8ibl¢ io seek LODtinu¢d funding fur Ihis role. Despite this changc, Children in Nd g¢ll¢rously provid¢d a £5,000 exit srdnt for the 2024125 financial year. This sranl will hclp us transition as W¢ dapl lo lh¢ new fullding IHndsL'ttpc and continue our cornmilmenl 10 offering ¢r¢8tive alld en8aging opportuntlies for children 4nd youngpeople in our conjmmity.
GARSTON ADVENTURE PLAYGROtrND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 IV MARCH 2025 r.'nod Pi"oi.'i.%i(111 Liri(I Cumln Iiiii ttp .qLI I)PI'I." Th&nks to the gcnctosity of South Live4yool Homes, our Fareghare membership was fillly pdid f(Jr the year. This crncial gupport enabled us lo acces5 food Mkpplies that were used to provide nutritious meals for yowig peoplc in our comrnunity. Aftcr meeting the ttee&s of the youtK any surplus food wa5 dislribuod throughout the wider community. ensuring that nothing went to wkste aud that as many people as possible benefited from these resources. Tn addilion. funding from Feeding Britain playcd a Gomplcmentary role by providing extra financial support. This a5SiStan¢¢ specifically helped us rea¢b children who did not qualify for th¢ Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) program, allowing us to extend our services to a br03der Broup of youn8 pcople. The additional fidIng also enabled to 5UPPOrt familtes And other comrnunity rncfflbers by distributing food parcels, firther strengthening our cotnmitment io combating fo(Jd insecurity in the area. "My chlldrcn and l are vi¢tim6 of domesti¢ 8bus¢, And I'm havAng to wail 6 weeks for universal credit. Tt breaks y lieart to hear th¢ ¢hildr¢ll say their hungry. This is amazing. That& you." Family of 3 I390 individuals have benefited from our Fare5h8re rood both on and off the plgyground. * 20 Asda Sbopping VOULhers distributed. 'ETrett t1]gh am worklng food is so expensive, w¢ Struggle. I ¢an make a few meals and packed Iwiches from this food. Thank you" Reiiewing Essentlal Eqiiipment Mu¢h of our equipment had reached the end of its usabl¢ lif¢, creating an urgent n¢¢d for replacemenls as we prepared 10 move ba¢k inro our butlding. We prioritised 8cquiring new kitchen equipment lo ensure our ¢ontinued abiliry to provsde meals nnd sUPPOrt for the Community. The addition of a new free7.er has sigDificanily increased ourstorage capacity for food, 8Jlowiog us to better serve local familie5 and prevent food wa%le. Ixpan(Iliig the Homework Club Recognistng ih¢ imporrallce of educational support, we sougbr to expand our homework ¢Ill vttal resource for local children. This ¢xpansion required inv¢stnwnl in new ¢onwul¢rs to enhance the club's offcrings ond ensure ehildren have ae¢cs8 to th¢ technology tb¢y n¢ed for l¢arning and dClopMenL Acknowledgment5 Wc are extr¢mely gralcful to TCO,$ ¢uSton[S and resident Rlchard Longstaff for th¢ir generous sllPPOrt. Their¢ontributions enabled us to purchase the necessary equipment: which has ollowed us lo continue our sular activities and bro8den the ranse of 8etvi¢¢s offer to families in the community. Support from Jolm Moore's Foundation and PH Holt has been illstrumenEal in our Family SupportsPlayworker position. This valuable contribution has allow¢d io ¢xtend our opening hours and providc additional support to famili¢s in our community. By increIng our availability, we have been able to enhance the level of care and guidance offered to children and young people. ensuritt8 that their needs are met re eff¢¢tively. De8Pttu the pro$ made through this fiIng. thcre remains an onsoing need to s¢Gur¢ additional rcsourLrs to sustain th¢ Family SupportlPlayworker rol¢. This p051tion is ctitical to our tuissxon and plRyg a key purt in delivering the best posstbl¢ oulcomes for th¢ Children and young people who Ltly on our $¢rvie¢s.
GARsfoN ADVErn PLAYGROUND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 5T This ycar, ourfinancial position experienced inotable boost as a result of rcceivins fdIll8 from th¢ Youth tnvestment Fund. The support primarily consisted of capital ndIn& which was dedicated to the much- needed refurbishmellt of our building. In addition to the capital fiwds. we also received some r¢venue support ainted at facilitating our expansion providtng tratning opportunities, additiooal staff for12 months and v¢rintsy any addifional expenses associated wtth the refutbishment proje¢r. R¢furbishment work ¢omm¢nced in May. marking a significant milestone for our organisatioD. Despite the ongoiDg constructi¢Jn, we remained Committed to seillg the eonttillmty artd ¢ontintsed to our aetivities tbout internsption. Durin8 this period, we operatcd out of the Muddy Footprintlp NurKrys whi¢h ts located on our site. This errangement a]lowed us to tnaintain otsr rc£ularserviccs artd support for local children and families while improvcmcnts. tu our main building were underway. The capital part of the project camc in under budget. Unfortunately. we weren't able to re-allocate ihe funds. 'I'r'iii.%i Lio>ii IJLJI'IO jl .iiicl IIL liii'ii lo ()11 i- RL,fii I'l)islie(l B Liildiiig During the refurbi5hrnent, we continued to op¢r&t¢ out of th¢ Muddy Foolprints Nurs¢ry. While thi5 arrangemettt allowed us to n)Ailltaill our reguIar actiV2ties, the nwKber ofyoung people attending was SiBnifieantly lower thall usual. Nevertheless, we ttmain commirted to supporting a5 m•ny youns people as possible by ¢xpandinB our activlties and impl¢menting some outrea¢h work On O¢tober1, 2024, we moved back Into our Dewly r¢furbished buildillg. The transfonration was r¢m41kabl-th¢ space 1$ now much more wclcorning. filled with nattjrdl light, warnier, and far more functional. Thly improved ¢nvironment has greatly eDbanced our ability to s¢rv¢ local chiEdr¢n alld famili¢& Hiulili2liLs ()r 2£1-'?r Youth Volce Throughout the 2024-2025 period. w¢ plac a strong empbasis on amplifying the voices oEyoung people within our Orydnization, Theirfecdback and idea5 have been integrdl to shaplng program5 and s¢rYi¢¢ ¢nsuring that our a¢tiviti¢s remain r¢l¢vau¢ sponsI¥C to their needs. Veiiiiy Vlslo)) Youiig Person'.% CoiiiTiiillee A key developMt during thi8 year Wds Ihc illiruduclion of the Vamy Vijion Young Persull'L4 CornrniltL'e. This ¢ommitte< was establishcd lo siv¢ young peoplc a dedicarcd platform ro shar¢ dieir pcrsp¢cttve5, contributr to decigion-makin¥, and play an aclivc rol¢ in th¢ future direction of our orgjnigation. Throu8h th¢ir Involv¢ment, yowig 0p]ell2ve helped guide our initiatives and strengthen our ¢ommitment to youth- led prl1MmIng.
GARaN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 1ST MARCH 202) As part of our consultation exercises, young p80ple were asked il they would fjke io be part of a young person's cornmittee 5 young people rnee¢ monthly- they 8¢1 the agenda- to discuss issues and plan projects. Hopefully more wll join. Young people atlend local printing business to design posters for Question Time. 7 young people dtt¢nd¢d Question Tlme in Town HaLI. ChTldren's Rishts-youns people working on display to let other you08 people know their righls.
GARSTON ADVETrfTURE PLAYGROIIND TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEARENDED 31- MARCH 2025 NDERFJJL EJ "I cen expr myself beuer- 'Y Can concentrate better whe li5tgnxng to the music" -Thcrc's no righL or wrong woy to mttke Iny music" "Music sessionj h¢lp me feel iti a bctter m4JOd- "It's fun" IHURSDA 5-7'45PPA Lfverpool heritage- 20 young people look part In varfous ¥es5ions inrluding pholograpby, wriling and crafts based on local area - the young people said they enjoyed sÉalng and hearing what it was Itko grolng up In Garston In the past- 10 young peotye nt to the exhibTtlon oftheir work fn the Llverpool Open Eye gallery wlih l young persons volce belrtg recorded to be heard al the gallery-the young p•r8on was oxtr8rn8Fy oxclted at the opportunity and proud Ihal they were able lo overcome thelr fear8 Be free Mental health workshops. uslng Art room 8os8lon$ and connedions to 8tsff enabled 1 young person lo p8rt1clpale away from th¢ fflain group and work through what was balng sald at theSr own p- They were able to draw as they 8ald Ihls relaxed them and quesllon what was b8lng said 8nd was able to put thi? In context wlth their own thoughts and feelings - They said th18 helped them with the snxlety thay lttlt and too much Infoimalion at once. Sport & Physlcal FItne Se$glons 264 young people participated In physical organised aetlvities. 200 report they have increased the amount of tlme spent doing physlcal activlty by 300¥0 217 report thal they have made new frlends. 96 report leamt new sklllslknowledge. 173 Increased confidence In playing and using equlpment Communlty Cleanp 12 young people partlcipated, Stay & Play 8esslonB- 29 Famlligs & 49 chlldren attende<l. 3 student work placemenis cmpleted 90 hours volunteering. 1 student completod Duke of Edlnburgh Award volunteer hours. 772 Volunteer hours completed. 15 Family Chrlstmas Hampers dlstrlbuted. 33 Young People had Chrlstmas Dlnner We have 3 young people, 16-19 years employed by us. 2 Young people studylng L2 Youth Work Chrlstm85 decoratlons di8tr5buted tc famllles and Garston Chlldren'$ Centre Youlh Employment Hub- Just started 2 YPAS referrals
GARSTON ADVENfuRE PLAYGROUND
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEpiR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
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Merseyside Play Action Council
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ASD Team
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+ ARCH
+ Long Lane Youth Hub
+ Neighbourhood Mlnager
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Garston Adventure Haygroulld Ststement of Dire¢lovs' Responslblllde$ The director5 are responsible for pr¢p8ting the report and accouE]ts accor¢5mce applicabl¢ law and regulatitsns. Company l&w roquir¢s tb¢ dirlorn to prep¢ a¢cout)ts for ellch finall¢iDI year. Under that law th¢ dire¢tors bAve eleet¢d ro prepqre Ihe a¢couni& in COrdanCe with Unld Kingdom GLyTcrally Accepted Acetsuntjll8 Practice (Unitsd Kingdom Accouuting Standards and 8pplicable lam"). Under company law lh¥ dir¢¢'lvrs musl lltst apprtsvc the uccoun(8 unless tIILy are satisfied that they giv¢ i lrnc and lair view of the swte of affolrs of th¢ ¢ompany And ol the profit or loss of the cotyy for thatp¢rio& In prarIng these accounLS, th¢ dire¢lors requircil ttJ'. seleci suitable accoui)litJ8 poli¢tes and then apply them ll$l$l¢ll11y. • nMkojudscmcnl.i and ¢stimat¢s U(r¢ lnable and prudeni. preparo the ucwunts on the goini ¢ottcern basis unl¢s$ il 1$ illapproprt8t¢ rij pr¢sum¢ thii th¢ companywill continue itt business. Thg dir¢ciors ar¢ r¢sponsille for k¢epiugod¢qu81¢ a¢¢ounltllg rccords that suffi¢i¢nl 10 show aud explaln the ¢oMpan5 tr8ns8¢1ions and di5clos¢ with reOnable a¢Lisra¢y 01 any tin the fanGI1 po¥itio0 of th¢ ¢vwany und cnoblr thcrn to cnsurg thAt tho aE¢ounts ¢omply with tbL' Compani* A¢t 2006. Th¢y are also responsible for safe8varding the assrts of the cornpany hence for raking r¢aAonAble xtq>$ for ih¢ prcvcntion ond dete¢titsn of fraud 2nd oih¢r irr¢wilad¢ies. There WAinwrighi IA-ii-zf
GAr5ton Advelltur¢ HaygrOud Independent udltor's report to th¢ rnemb¢u olGarston Adv¢ntsre Play£round OpFolo W¢ have audited th¢ sthtenwnls of Gllrston Advenwre PIAygrouDd {the'charilable company) for the year ended 31 2025 which compr¢se the Staiemen¢of FiNancial A¢tivtiies. the Balance Sh¢¢r, the C05h Flow Statgrnt aud notes to the fillancial staterttents, includills a summJry of $igrtÉficant a¢¢outitittB ptrli¢ies, Th¢ fall¢FaI rLTQrtill8 [ramLOrk th41 hps bccn applicd iu thcir preparatson is applicable lttw and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Wnil¢d Kingdom GenerallyA¢cepted A¢coull¢ing Prn¢ti¢e). lil ouropwionthv d¢¢ounl%: give a ttve and fair viewof the stare of the ¢haritsble comparts as ac 31 Marcll 2025 of its i#eoming resour¢e$ and appEi¢ation of r¢wur¢es. inLluding its illCOED¢ and ¢xpcndltt¢, for lh¢ th¢JJ ettded; hav$ NprIY pr¢par¢d in a¢G0T&n# with Ullittyj Kingdom GuJ¢TrUy A¥p(Ed A¢¢outttillg Pt3ctic¢', havE pr¢pu¢d ill o¢¢onkbEKr with T¢qUtrcmcrtts of th¢ Lompanioq AN 2006. Baib olnplnlon We condu¢ted our audit in accordxnce wrth Inrernoiional Standards on Auditius (UK) IISAS IUK)14nd pplicablc law. r responsibiltiies undorthos¢ sl3tTdar& further described in the Auditors, r¢$ponsibiliti¢s for the audii of the financlal statements section of our repotL W¢ Ire Independ¢n¢ orth¢ tritable company in accordartccwith the ethical r¢quir¢oyents that are relevant ourAudil of the fth4neial fatenwats in the UK in¢lyding the FRCS Ethi¢ol ST#ndord, Ind wehave fulfilled47urotherethic81 r¢sponsil>ilides in 8c¢ord2rt¢e with (hese fequirem¢at$. W¢ b¢ll¢ve that thc au(5it¢vid¢n¢¢ wc h8vc obtaincd 1$ SU1¢itnt and appropriat¢ lu prOt & bssts forour opinion, In auditing th¢ financial stat¢m¢nls. w¢ havc Concluded that thc tnisteqs, uie of Ibe goittg cl0£M basis of ccowiiing in th¢ pr¢p8rauon of the tlnanclAI fjtat¢mmt6 1$ dppropriate. Based on th¢ work we hawe perfum.d. we h&v¢ nol id¢Atifi¢d OJIY TrAl¢rial uncrrtainiie$ reiatlrt6 lo ¢v¢nls or onditions thaL individwlly orcollKdv¢ly, may c&si slgnifieallt doubt on the clwltsblL companys abiliry to continue os a going ¢ots¢¢rn for a peris)d ofat Ic twelv¢ monihs from whcn ¢he fm8nclal staEem¢nis ar auth¢Jrf5¢d for i55ue. Our r¢wEJsibtliti¢$ Andth¢ r¢sponsIlI1¢1¢b orth¢ lrn$tK$ with w$pKI tg i0ill8 8r¢dwcrib¢d tn Ill¢ t¢l¢vant s¢otion8 of this r¢ptht Other knfnrmatlnn The tru&l¢esare responsibl¢ for the other infomiatioTr The other infornwtion ¢OEllprlses th¢ information i]Uded in thc Annu#l ReporL other thon the fin8n¢tAI stht¢ments and our Report ofih Zlld¢pendelll Auditoi th¢reott, (hir opinn th¢ fIDcIal y18ll¢s no¢&wer thc other inlormiion 8nd. ¢xi¢pi w th¢ ¢xtoni otherwis¢ explicitlysmted in ourrepoT( we do llot expr$ any forni ofassufanc¢ ¢on¢lu5ion ther¢on. In ¢omiectiun with uur audil of th¢ finanLial s¢#t¢m¢nts, our responsbi ilily is to read the other inforntiOn und, in doin¥$o*cun¥id¢rwh¢ihLr the other iNfOtion i¥ mat¢rially in¢onsisl¢nt with thb f9¢1#1 sLilents or our knawledgc obtained in the aiidil oth¢rwis¢ appcats to b¢ mat¢riallymi8%tat¢d. If we id¢nlity such lerial in¢onsiston¢i¢6 orapparent nlltuiil misstst¢llTfflIts, we are r¢qUid lo d¢ternuts¢ wh¢th¢r this siv¢$ ri%c to A rnllteriAI mlsstat¥m¢Ttt in tb¢ finan¢MI 5ts1cmcnts th¥Th5elve%. If. bascd on th¢ w()Tk we hav¢ perforni¢¢ we ciJncludL thar th¢r¢ is o Material mi%&t4tement of thix otlier iuf0rmation,wea required to rciy)rt Ihat fact. We havc nothing lo report irt this rcgar
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Garston Adventure P]aygroylld lrtdepellde#t auditor's report to éhe momb¢rs ofGthtston Adv¢ntur¢ Plnyground Dcspite thc audit b¢ing planoed and collducted in 8¢¢ordan¢e with ISLq (UK) there retnains an ullavoidabl¢ riskihdtmatsTial mtsstai¢m¢ut ia the fmaDcial $taÉemertts tsay]Jot be detectedowins to inbereui limifations of the audi4 and thai by th¢ir v¥ry naLur¥, any such inst2Dceb of fraud or itTcEularity iik¢ly involve collusio rorry. kUtentiorA81 mT$representatsons. orth¢ override of internal controls. A Ikscription of ourrespon5ibiltties for th¢ audit of the finan¢ial statemenrs is located on the Finattciaj RwrtTnB Council'$ vjebsttc at wvn¥.frc.org.uWaudiiorsr¢$pousibilitits. This d¢scripliorE fomb part of our Rqjort ofihe Indcpcndk'ni Auditors. Useof our rirt This report is solely to th¢ ¢haritsbt¢ companVa memb¢ts. as a body. th a¢C1)rdC with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of th¢ Companlgs A¢c 2006, Our audiE work hus undertaken so thglwc might stalc to the chari&ble compon$ rn¢mb¢r.s those mlttcrs we ar¢ r¢quircd s(ai¢ Ih¢m in an Juditors, report and for no oth¢r purpose. To the fvIIc5t cxten( p¢miitt¢d by law, w¢ do Not aept Dr us5urue r¢sponsibiliryto anytsn¢ other th< chgritable complnydlld the dwitsblo comp2Thys ¢nembets 2s a bodyg for our auditworl for Lbis repo or for th¢ opiniou¥ wc bave formpd. Michjel For¥haw. FCA (Stntor Auditor) for and on behalf tsf DJH Audlt Lirnitcd Statutory Auditor 3rd Floor Pacifi¢ Chamb¢rs 11-13 Victoris Strcet Liverpool Me[sld¢ L2 5QQ D#ie:....
GAryto# AdV#rtre PIAyir4uJd Statement olFltt#nel#l A¢tivities and Imeome Eypelldlture A¢foutst (or the ytar ended 31 Nffftrrh 2025 Ullrutrl¢¢ed RoitrErt¢d Futt 2(124 21124 Totsi Note5 In¢oM¢ T•conrc dooations dLwJ ntS 926 1.143.575 1,144.501 351.633 JCtsEre from iLvcstTh¢nls Oth¢r incim¢ 479 479 2,OQO 1,405 1,145.575 1.146.980 851 352.936 Exp.¢¢ ottchAriwbk 1vItieS %ld In¢omG 460 1.147.5?J 1,147.985 945 (1.950) (1,OOSI 318290 34,646 rotgl biw8hi forward 32JJg 185.709 218247 183AII Toul fundi ¢arrI fonvard 33A¥3 183.759 21724? 218247 Th# not¢s fonn ¢>f thue iiJl¢m¢nt 12
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