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2025-03-31-accounts

forum[+] Ltd (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Report and Financial Statements For the year Ended 31st March 2025

Charity Number 1107855 Company Number 05132434

Charity Information

Registered Charity Number 1107855

Company Registration Number 05132434

Registered Address 54 Chalton Street Kings Cross Camden London NW1 1HS  020 7388 5720 Email: governance@forumplus.org.uk www.forumplus.org.uk Governing Document Memorandum and Articles adopted 17/05/04; amended 16/12/16 Management Committee C Dean (Chair) Trustees N Kennedy (Deputy Chair) R Underhill-Smith E McKenzie M O’Reilly Company Secretary T Havers-Strong Senior Management Team Tessa Havers–Strong (Director) Registered Office 54 Chalton Street London NW1 1HS Independent Examiner Goldwins Limited 75 Maygrove Road West Hampstead London NW6 2EG Banker The Co-operative Bank PLC PO Box 101 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP

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Trustees’ Report (incorporating the Director’s Report) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Chair’s Foreword

Our culture and community work expanded across a busy year for all our services. We are extremely proud of everything achieved in 2024/5 and we would like to highlight the support of our funders Camden Council and Islington Council, and the engagement of so many wonderful individuals from the local LGBT+ community. Thank you for your invaluable support and we hope you enjoy reading about the key achievements, successes and highlights for the charity in 2024/25.

Camden & Islington LGBT History Month 2025

The theme for LGBT History Month 2025 was Activism and Social Change. We reflected on the achievements of the past and paid tribute to the amazing activists who have campaigned for equality. We learned about the inspirational Camden and Islington individuals, campaigners and community groups, who achieved so much positive social change. The programme was a true community effort, creating an exciting line up of activities and events celebrating our culture and heritage. Camden and Islington’s rich LGBT history was brought to life in this collection of over 40 diverse engagements, designed to educate, entertain and inspire.

Pride Month

Throughout Pride Month in June we enjoyed the festivities across Camden and Islington with our programme of events which included Cooking With Pride , Rainbow Paddlers, Incite Open Mic at Housmans, Peter Bedford Pride Party, Pride in London and more! Pride in London was an amazing day of pride, protest and joy. We were delighted to participate in the official London celebrations by hosting an information stall at the Community Village in Soho Square. LGBT Pride is not just for June and the charity is proud to celebrate our community and culture all year round.

Exercise and Outdoor Social Support Groups

At forum+ we love interacting outdoors and there is much to enjoy across Camden and Islington! In 2024 we explored so much of our local area in our Wellbeing Walks which are a fantastic way to exercise and socialise. We also enjoyed a community cookout and BBQ, visits to urban farms, local nature reserves and a very special Pride Picnic. Exercising near water and greenery is proven to reduce depression and improve mental health. Our monthly kayaking trips to Rainbow Paddlers at The Pirate Castle continue to be very popular. It’s so much fun paddling on the beautiful stretch of the Regent’s Canal and engaging at a friendly social together afterwards. In the year ahead we’re looking forward to more paddle sport sessions, picnics, park socials and walks in the beautiful green spaces across Camden and Islington.

Community Celebrations and Connections

Community celebrations, conferences and festivals are key to us reaching the communities we serve. We love meeting members of our local community and celebrating the rich diversity of Camden and Islington. Collaborating and joint working with Camden and Islington charities, community groups and residents is so important to forum+. Thank you to everyone who visited our information stalls and engaged with forum+ during our community outreach work at local festivals, celebrations and street parties. Exciting partnerships await in 2025 and if you would like to collaborate with forum+ please reach out.

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Cooking With Pride

Cooking With Pride continued to be a favourite event in 2024. The cookery class is a warm, welcoming and inclusive social group where we join together to learn recipes and enjoy a delicious meal. At a time when many people are struggling due to the cost of living crisis it is amazing to have the opportunity to learn how to cook low budget, nutritious meals. At each event there is a focus on a different cuisine and there have been special cultural celebrations, with a focus on Chinese food for Chinese New Year and Indian cuisine showcased on Diwali. Thank you to all at St Luke’s Community Centre for making us feel so welcome and we’re looking forward to lots more fun in the kitchen in 2025.

Creative Arts

We love getting creative at forum[+] ! The creative arts offer LGBT people a powerful way to explore our identities and emotions, express ourselves and celebrate our culture. In LGBT History Month 2024 we enjoyed engaging in creative workshops on lino printing and collage making for Pride with the fantastic Finn Yvo of Queer Art Club. forum+ was so excited to join with Camden artist and resident, Joana Monteiro to host the LGBTQ Workshop for Portraits of Camden. It was so fun learning how to make portraits with fabric and participants of the workshop were delighted to make their contribution to a huge quilt that will tell the story of Camden. We were very proud to partner again with the wonderful Loudest Whispers LGBT Art Exhibition which launches every year during LGBT History Month.

Incite!

2024 was a very exciting year for Incite! – the forum+ monthly spoken word event – London’s longest running LGBTQ poetry event! Throughout the year we met online to enjoy live spoken word performances which included poetry, prose, singing and stand up comedy. forum+ is very proud that Incite! was featured in the DIVA Magazine ultimate guide to LGBTQIA spoken word events in the UK! We said goodbye to our amazing Incite host Hannah Chutzpah, at an incredible live gig for Pride at iconic Housmans Bookshop. Thank you to all the open mic performers and audiences that joined with us in 2024.

forum[+] International Film Club

The forum[+] International Film Club returned for Season 5 in October 2024. For each session we first watch an International LGBT Film on sharing platform Plex and then join together online to share feedback, meet other LGBT people who love film and enjoy participating in our fun, creative and sociable online group. Thank you to everyone who joined our film events in 2024, including our very special evening in celebration of Derek Jarman in Islington. which we organised and hosted during LGBT History Month. Our film club discussion group will continue to meet online throughout 2025 and we also have some very special in-person events and screenings to look forward to in the year ahead.

Volunteers

Our wonderful volunteer team have had a very busy year supporting our social groups, organising online events, providing kitchen support at our fun cookery event Cooking With Pride, survey work and so much more! forum+ volunteers make a vital contribution to the local LGBT community and are an inspiration to us.

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Support Services

It is our mission is to challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia at all levels in society and tackle the inequalities and barriers faced by LGBT communities. We work across Camden and Islington to raise awareness of hate crime and provides services to victims of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime, discrimination and stigma. Throughout the year the charity engages in action, education and training to highlight the issue of hate crime, to encourage reporting and to assist those who need our ongoing support.

Our organisation provides specialist training, consultation advice and bespoke LGBT awareness sessions. In 2024 we delivered training and information sessions to local businesses, Council partners and voluntary and statutory organisations on a range of LGBT matters. Throughout the year we create a variety of cultural and commemorative events for key LGBT+ awareness and remembrance days such as Pride and International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

In February 2025 the charity launched a new support service, the Camden LGBT+ Caregivers Support Service (CLCSS) in partnership with Alternative Care Services Ltd. The one-year project was commissioned by Camden Council to support LGBT+ unpaid caregivers. CLCSS will raise awareness around the issues that LGBT+ caregivers face and provide easily accessible advice and information to support them. CLCSS will also organise free social events for caregivers to meet and socialise, along with facilitating monthly support meetings which will offer a safe space to talk things through and share experiences.

All of these activities would not be possible without the support of our funders Camden Council and Islington Council, and the engagement of our local LGBT+ community.

Charles Dean Chair – forum[+] Ltd

The Management Committee presents herewith its report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 202 5 .

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:

Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102- effective 1 January 2015 (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Structure Governance and Management

forum[+] Ltd (‘forum[+] ’ / ‘the Charity’ / ‘the Forum’) is a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Governing body of the Charity is the Management Committee that consists of all the Trustees. The Management Committee leads the process for recruiting new Trustees, as it deems necessary, based on an assessment of the skills and experience needed to govern the Charity.

The Management Committee oversees the work of the Director (who is not a Company Director / Trustee of the Charity under Company law). The Director is responsible for the day to day running and operational Management of the Charity and Forum staff and meets quarterly with the Management Committee.

Our Aims and Objectives

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To promote equality and diversity by the elimination of discrimination in relation to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (‘LGBT’) people living or working in Camden and where appropriate, neighbouring Boroughs in London e.g. Islington, for the benefit of the general public. Our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further.

Ensuring our Work Delivers our Aims

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at

Public Benefit

Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on the prevention and support of victims of LGBT hate crime and abuse and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for public benefit in line with the Charity Commission’s Public Benefit general guidance.

How our Activities Deliver Public Benefit and Who Used and Benefited from our Services Advocacy, Community Safety and Policing

The Charity sees local LGBT+ people living in Camden and Islington who experience difficulty at work, in the home, on the streets or when accessing other services. We see people who experience hate crime, bullying, harassment, discrimination, housing needs, social isolation and domestic or sexual violence. Due to formal membership of Camden Council’s and Islington Council’s community safety panels and committees and our unique working relationship with the Police, we can provide a broad offer to service users and our funders.

Outreach

We undertake outreach to community groups and local service providers to raise the profile of our work and the support we provide. One of our primary outcomes is to increase the confidence of our members to deal with issues affecting them due to their sexuality or gender identity. The above goes a long way in supporting this aim. Particularly in 2024/25 we:

Community and Social Empowerment

We run a large programme of events throughout the year to bring local people together, empower LGBT+ residents, inform non-LGBT communities and to break down social isolation within the LGBT+ community. forum[+] Ltd contacts the community in a number of ways:

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Working with non-LGBT Allies, Partners and the Arts

Although we primarily work with our LGBT+ members we also have a remit to educate and bring together our non-LGBT+ allies. This helps us achieve a more cohesive community and in 2024/25 we:

Staff Volunteering and Skills

The Chair and Trustees recognise the hard work and dedication of the staff managing the services we provide both to individuals, strategic partners and other organisations and we know that none of this is achievable without the many hours given by volunteers to enable us to carry out these services and to allow us to function effectively as a Board.

It is impossible to emphasise enough our gratitude to our staff and volunteers who give so much of their time and dedication to our charity to support our local communities in Camden and Islington. Particularly in 202 4 /25 we:

Strategic Partnership

forum[+] Ltd acknowledges that a small charity cannot deliver a specialist service to mirror all other local authority services on offer. As a result, we work hard to train local providers, statutory, voluntary and corporate, to ensure access to our members. This will involve a mix of training, support around marketing to local residents and importantly ensuring the services deliver their mandates in a way that produces outcomes to our members. Specifically, in 2024/25 we:

Financial Review

During the year ending 31 March 2025 the Forum continued with its core grants which came to the end of their term completing the financial year. forum[+] Ltd has been successful in securing a new round of funding over the next four years from Islington Council and to 2031 with Camden Council.

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Reserves Policy

The Board has examined the charity’s requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation and the Trustees have formulated a policy whereby the free reserves held by the Charity should be approximately 25% of resources expended. This would enable current activities to continue in the short term should funding drop significantly. For the close of this financial year, we are on target to achieve the objective of the reserves as per the policy.

Trustees

The Trustees, who served during the year, and up to the date of signing, are shown on page 1.

Risk Assessment

The Trustees have re-assessed and reviewed the major strategic, business and operational risks, which the charity faces and confirm that systems are established to mitigate the charity’s exposure to those risks.

The Trustees review risk on a yearly basis and a full risk profile has been completed. This is available on request.

Fixed Assets

The Forum's office furniture and computer equipment were acquired at nil or very low cost. In accordance with our accounting policy, they have therefore not been capitalised.

Plans for Future Periods

We will continue to expand our advocacy and strategic plans continuing and expanding on the activities in Camden and Islington in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. Plans are also being developed to work on a number of schemes with local organisations in Camden and Islington

The Board recognises the value and importance of strong leadership and good Governance to deliver a strategic service as a strategic partner. The Board will continue focus its attention on Leadership, Governance and aligning itself with best current practice.

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also the Directors of the charitable company 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).

Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the result of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these statements the Trustees are required to:

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

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

• The Trustees have taken all steps they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Small Company Provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Independent Examination

Goldwins Limited have been appointed as independent examiners, and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 a resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting (non Public) in December that they be appointed as examiners to the company for the ensuing year.

Approval

Approved and authorised for issue by the Management Committee on ……………………………………….. 08 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

……………………….. Charles Dean Chair - forum[+] Ltd

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Forum + Ltd for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Forum + Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

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

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anthony Epton BA FCA CTA Goldwins Chartered accountants 75 Maygrove Road West Hampstead London NW6 2EG

Date: 08 May 2026

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Statement of financial activities

(incorporating an income and expenditure account)

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Note
Income from:
Charitable activities
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
5
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Net (expense)/income/ for the year		 Unrestricted
£
138,126
138,126
-
146,491
146,491
(8,365)
(8,365)
122,737
114,372		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 2025
Total
£
138,126
138,126
-
146,491
146,491
(8,365)
(8,365)
122,737
114,372		 2024
Total
£
172,018
172,018
-
114,973
114,973
57,045
57,045
65,692
122,737

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. The attached notes form part of these financial statements.

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Forum+ Ltd Balance sheet As at 31 March 2025

Note
Fixed assets:
8
Current assets:
Debtors
9
Liabilities:
10
11
Total unrestricted funds
Net current assets
Restricted funds
Total net assets
Funds
Tangible assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Total funds
General funds		 2025
£
1,650
116,276		 2025
£
197
114,175		 2024
£
5,387
129,361		 2024
£
1,303
121,434
117,926
(3,751)		 134,748
(13,314)
114,372 122,737
114,372 122,737
-
114,372		 -
122,737
114,372 122,737

For the Financial Year ended 31 March 2025, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirments of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Approved by the trustees on

and signed on their behalf by:

Date: 08 May 2026

Charles Dean - Chair

Company registration no. 05132434

The attached notes form part of the financial statements.

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Forum+ Ltd Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The charitable company is exempted from preparing a cash flow statement due to exemption available to charities with income of less than £500,000.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

Public benefit entity

The charitable company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance for the provision of specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Donations of gifts, services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item or received the service, any conditions associated with the donation have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), volunteer time is not recognised so refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated gifts, professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

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Forum+ Ltd Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies (continued)

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Costs of raising funds comprise of trading costs and the costs incurred by the charitable company in inducing third parties to make voluntary contributions to it, as well as the cost of any activities with a fundraising purpose. Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of delivering services, exhibitions and other educational activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the Trusts artistic programmes and activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 4.

Operating leases

Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

Tangible fixed assets

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £1,000. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows:

Computer equipment 33%

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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 with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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Forum+ Ltd Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

2
Detailed comparatives for the statement of financial activities
2024
£
Income from:
Charitable activities:
172,018
Total income
172,018
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
114,973
Total expenditure
114,973
Net income
57,045
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
57,045
Total funds brought forward
65,692
Total funds carried forward
122,737
3
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
£
£
LB Camden
52,500
-
Islington Council
85,626
-
Other income
-
-
Total income from charitable activities
138,126
-
Restricted
Unrestricted		 2024
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2025
Total
£
52,500
85,626
-
138,126
Restricted		 2024
Total
£
172,018
172,018
-
114,973
114,973
57,045
-
57,045
65,692
122,737
2024
Total
£
137,500
34,396
122
172,018

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

Forum+ Ltd

4 Analysis of expenditure Current year

£
Staff costs
-
Other Staff costs
-
Direct costs
-
Premises costs
-
Professional & consultancy fees
-
Other office costs
-
Telephone and IT support
-
Subscription
-
Bank Charges
-
Volunteers Expenses
-
Independent examination
-
Legal fees
-
-
Support costs
-
Total expenditure 2024
-
Fundraising		 Charitable
activities
£
50,654
-
27,306
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
77,960
68,531
146,491		 Support
costs
£
28,781
868
-
25,007
3,311
915
4,104
1,277
15
121
2,898
1,234
68,531
(68,531)
-		 2025
Total
£
79,435
868
27,306
25,007
3,311
915
4,104
1,277
15
121
2,898
1,234
146,491
-
146,491		 2024
Total
£
79,898
1,006
6,191
15,551
2,803
891
3,794
894
12
30
2,690
1,213
114,973
-
114,973

Of the total expenditure, 146,491 was unrestricted (2024: £114,973) and Nill was restricted (2024: Nill).

4b Analysis of expenditure
Prior year
Staff costs
Other Staff costs
Direct costs
Premises costs
Professional & consultancy fees
Other office costs
Telephone and IT support
Subscription
Bank Charges
Volunteers Expenses
Independent examination
Legal fees
Support costs
Total expenditure 2024		 £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fundraising		 £
51,117
-
6,191
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
57,308
57,665
114,973
Charitable
activities		 £
28,781
1,006
-
15,551
2,803
891
3,794
894
12
30
2,690
1,213
57,665
(57,665)
-
Support
costs		 2024
£
79,898
1,006
6,191
15,551
2,803
891
3,794
894
12
30
2,690
1,213
114,973
-
114,973		 2023
£
75,980
6,095
7,025
16,250
2,915
456
5,326
1,038
16
-
1,980
2,653
119,734
-
119,734

Of the total expenditure, £114,973 was unrestricted (2023: £87,234) and Nill was restricted (2023: £32,500).

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Forum+ Ltd Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Net income / (expenditure) for the year
This is stated after charging / (crediting):
Operating lease rentals:
Property
Depreciation
Independent examination fees
Staff costs were as follows:
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Employer’s contribution to defined contribution pension schemes
Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses,
and the cost of key management personnel		 2025
£
22,386
1,106
2,220		 2024
£
12,792
1,106
2,220
2025
£
76,346
3,089
-		 2024
£
76,809
3,089
-
79,435 79,898

6 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel

No member of staff received emoluments of more than £60,000 in this year (2024: None).

The total employee benefits including pension contributions of the key management personnel were £nil (2024: £nil).

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2024: £nil) neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2024: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2024: £nil).

Staff numbers

The average number of employees (head count based on no. of staff employed) during the year was as follows:

2025 2024
No. No.
Charitable activities 1.5 1.5
Support 0.5 0.5
2.0 2.0

7 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

8
Tangible fixed assets
Cost
At the start of the year
At the end of the year
Depreciation
At the start of the year
Charge for the year
At the end of the year
Net book value
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
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Debtors
Taxation and social security
10
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accruals
11a Analysis of net assets between funds - current year
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets at the end of the year
11b Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets at the end of prior year		 General
unrestricted
£
197
114,175
114,372
General
unrestricted
£
1,303
121,434
122,737		 £
11,554
Computer
equipment		 Total
£
11,554
11,554 11,554
10,251
1,106		 10,251
1,106
11,357 11,357
197 197
1,303 1,303
2025
£
1,650		 2024
£
5,387
1,650 5,387
2025
£
3,751		 2024
£
13,314
3,751 13,314
Restricted
£
-
-		 Total
funds
£
197
114,175
- 114,372
Restricted
£
-
-		 Total
funds
£
1,303
121,434
- 122,737

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

12a Movements in funds
(current year)
Restricted funds:
LB Camden
Total restricted funds
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds
12b Movements in funds
(prior year)
Restricted funds:
LB Camden
Total restricted funds
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds		 £
-
At the start
of the year		 £
-
-
138,126
138,126
138,126
£
-
-
172,018
172,018
172,018
Income
Income		 £
-
146,491
146,491
146,491
£
-
-
114,973
114,973
114,973
Expenditure
Expenditure		 Transfers
£
-		 £
-
At the end
of the year
- - -
122,737 - 114,372
122,737 - 114,372
122,737 - 114,372
£
-
At the start
of the year		 Transfers
£
-		 £
-
At the end
of the year
- - -
65,692 - 122,737
65,692 - 122,737
65,692 - 122,737

13 Operating lease commitments

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Less than 1 year 2025
2024
£
£
-
12,792
-
12,792
Property		 2025
2024
£
£
-
12,792
-
12,792
Property
- 12,792

14 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Each member is liable to contribute a sum not exceeding £1 in the event of the charity being wound up.

15 Related party transactions

There are no related party transactions to disclose for 2025 (2024: none).

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