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2021-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05852220 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1118465

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

FOR

EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Haslers Chartered Accountants Old Station Road Loughton Essex 1G10 4PL

EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Page Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report ofthe Trustees 2 to 4
independent Examiner's Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7 to 8
Cash Flow Statement 9
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 10
NotestotheFinancialStatements 11 to 17

EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Trustees:

Mr N Conway (Chair) (from October 2020)

Ms J G Wells (Chair until October 2020, trustee thereafter) Ms A Happell (Treasurer) (from October 2020) Mr C N Corrigan (Treasurer) (until October 2020) Mr | Allsop - (Deputy Chair) Ms | J Bowen Dr ML Gilbert Mr P W Gordon Ms N Goswami (from October 2020) Mr S P Harding-Lister (until June 2020) Ms C Hartley (from October 2020) Ms D Lowry Ms A McBrayne (until October 2020) Mr S W Murray Mr B Sarpal (from October 2020)

Secretary: Ms A Happell

Chief Executive: Ms J O'Boyle

Registered office: Ernest Withers House 50A Hemnall Street Epping Essex CM16 4LS

Accountants: Haslers Chartered Accountants Old Station Road Loughton Essex IG10 4PL

Bankers: CAF Bank Limited PO Box 289 West Mailing Kent ME19 4TA

Registered number: 5852220 (England & Wales) Charity number: 1118465

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Review of the year

The objectives of Epping Forest District Citizens Advice Bureau (the charity) are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit of the community in the Epping Forest District and surrounding areas, by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

The charity provides a free, independent and impartial advice service to all comers on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. It aims to provide the advice people need for the problems they face, and also to help improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives. The trustees have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. The manner by which the trustees have delivered the charitable objectives for the public benefit is described below.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Review of the year

While the charity had offices in Epping, Loughton and Waltham Abbey during this financial period, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions meant the charity was unable to operate face-to-face services from those offices. However, it continued to offer a full range of generalist and specialist advisory services to the general public via a telephone service, and some email. The challenges of staff and volunteers working from home, both technologically and mentally, was understandably considerable especially due to great uncertainty and changing regulations, and the charity strove to ensure a balance between delivering an efficient and effective service, and meeting the needs of its advisers.

Prior to the pandemic, the charity was already committed to a move to a more telephone-based model of advice delivery so was prepared, to some degree, for the externally enforced change in how its services could be operated. In 2019/20, telephone was the channel of advice for only 20% of clients, this rose to 73% in 2020/21. Conversely, face-to-face dropped to zero from 64%. The charity also experienced a rise in advice enquiries via email from 7% in 2019/20 to 19% in 2020/21.

During the financial year, the charity supported 1,357 clients compared to 2,463 in the previous year. 3,947 issues were dealt with (8,789 in 2019/20). Overall, the charity calculates that the income gain of its clients as a result of its support was £115,280 (2019/20 - £336,441), an average of £84.95 per client. The drop in figures can be explained by fewer clients accessing the charity's services, due in large part to Government support measures introduced during the pandemic. Additionally, the service dropped to three days a week as fewer advisers were available to help clients.

There was no significant change in the top issues being addressed by advisers, with benefits and universal credit first and second, followed by housing, debt, and relationships & family. There was also no significant variance in the gender (37/63% male to female) or ethnicity of clients. However, there were slight increases in the percentages of clients in younger age ranges.

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position The resources of the charity were applied during the period to the provision of advice to individuals. The financial position at 31 March 2021 will allow the charity to continue its activities. The primary source of income for the charity is grants from public authorities - county, district, and town councils. Additionally, the trustees wish to thank funders who generously supported us to maintain services throughout the pandemic, including funding for infrastructure, IT systems and volunteer recruitment. This enabled the charity to invest in equipment and systems which support a more flexible advice model. However, while small amounts raised in donations and from bank interest continued, the pandemic meant that no event or face-to-face fundraising activity was possible. Income comes to the charity in two main ways: either without restriction and available to be spent on the day-to-day operation of the charity in meeting its objectives; or for projects where the monies are used to deliver specific services. The main cost of all operations is the salaries and overheads of paid staff, though it is important to note that over 40 dedicated volunteers supported the charity during the year with a variety of skills and input including charity governance, delivering advice, supporting services and helping the core staff team with day-to-day administration.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees continue to consider the major risks which may havea significant effect on: - Operational performance, including risks to personnel and volunteers, - Achievement of the stated aims and objectives, - Meeting the expectations of clients and supporters.

The trustees review these risks on an ongoing basis and satisfy themselves that adequate systems and procedures are in place to mitigate and manage the risks identified.

During the year, with the required adoption of a remote advice service model, the trustees have specifically focused on ensuring risks associated with home working, data security and confidentiality have been prioritised and mitigated through robust policies, processes and procedures.

Reserves policy

In light of the pandemic, the trustees reviewed the reserves policy post year-end and have determined that:

The charity should hold financial reserves in order to ensure it can continue to operate and meet the needs of clients in the event of unforeseen and potentially financially damaging circumstances arising. It has taken into account the reliability and continuance of future funding, timing of cash flows and working capital requirements, cover for unplanned emergency repairs and potential liabilities relating to staff should there be closure of a particular activity. The trustees review the reserves annually and agree a level that is felt appropriate given the business climate. The calculation of reserves is after designating funds for the following purposes:

Development and investment (internal). This is essential expenditure needed to maintain the operating capacity of our local office. The aggregated amounts needed to spend on the ongoing renewal of IT to support the core advice delivery and maintain a hybrid staffing model comes to £10,000. The trustees have determined to retain 3 months of operating costs in reserves to meet unexpected events (such as a significant loss of funding). The amount of reserves is calculated from the annual operating budget (excluding salaries which are covered below) and amounts to £20,000.

The trustees have agreed to retain the cost of redundancy for staff in the event of a crisis wind down of the charity. The redundancy liability as at 1st July 2021 amounts to £32,000.

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The reserves position will continue to be monitored and amended if appropriate to reflect any changes in funding circumstances.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

The charity will continue to provide a full range of services to meet the needs of its clients and fulfil its public benefit duties. The trustees are committed to continually reviewing strategy and assessing the optimal ways in which to deliver services, including how technological developments can assist.

Additionally, the charity will continue to monitor areas of need and beneficiary demographics to ensure that as many people as possible can access its services, and that wherever possible all of those with significant needs are being reached.

The charity has an ongoing recruitment and training programme for advisers to ensure continuity.

The main challenge in recent years is the ability to raise funding to sustain its much-needed services and the trustees will continue to seek ways in which a diversified spread of income streams can be accessed. The trustees have also committed to embedding an equality and diversity strategy to ensure our services meet the needs of our client demographics and that everyone has equal access to receive free, impartial advice and support.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is administered and managed subject to and in conformity with the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association as amended in 2019. The charity is limited by guarantee and its operations are primarily the provision of advice to local citizens in need of help. The charity is a member of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux.

Appointment of Board Members Trustees are appointed in one of the following manners: elected at the AGM; or by being co-opted by the Board. Certain outside organisations nominate representatives to attend meetings of the Board. Investment Powers Investment decisions are taken by the Board. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21 October 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Epping Forest District Citizens Advice Bureau (‘the Company’) | report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021.

(‘the

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, | 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 | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. | can confirm that | am qualified to undertake the examination because | am a registered member of ACCA which is one of the listed bodies. | have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

a Paul Thain BA (Hons) FCCA ACCA Haslers Chartered Accountants Old Station Road Loughton Essex 1G10 4PL

21 October 2021

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |funds|funds|funds|funds| |Notes|£|£|£|£| |INCOME AND|ENDOWMENTS|FROM| |Donations and|legacies|2|7,469|-|7,469|5,677| |Charitable|activities|5| |Charitable|activities|159,496|134,830|294,326|267,072| |Other income|3|2,418|-|2,418|12,543| |Investment|income|4|115|-|115|-| |Total|169,498|134,830|304,328|285,292| |EXPENDITURE|ON| |Raising|funds|6|-|-|-|1,883| |Charitable|activities|7| |Charitable|activities|109,197|106,080|215,277|238,603| |Total|109,197|106,080|215,277|240,486| |NET INCOME|60,301|28,750|89,051|44,806| |RECONCILIATION|OF|FUNDS| |Total funds|brought forward|163,719|8,609|172,328|127,522| |TOTAL|FUNDS|CARRIED FORWARD|224,020|37,359|261,379|172,328|

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The notes form part of these financial statements

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2021

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2021 2020
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 10 14,514 - 14,514 14,921
Cash at bank and in hand 212,513 37,359 249,872 161,831
227,027 37,359 264,386 176,752
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 11 (3,007) - (3,007) (4,424)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 224,020 37,359 261,379 172,328
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 224,020 37,359 261,379 172,328
NET ASSETS 224,020 37,359 261,379 172,328
FUNDS 13
Unrestricted funds 224,020 163,719
Restricted funds 37,359 8,609
TOTAL FUNDS 261,379 172,328
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

BALANCE SHEET- continued 31 MARCH 2021

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

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21 October 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

N Conway - Trustee \ IN }

A M Happell - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |Notes|£|£| |Cash|flows from|operating|activities| |Cash|generated|from|operations|1|87,933|35,056| |Net cash|provided|by operating|activities|87,933|35,056| |Cash|flows|from|investing|activities| |Interest|received|115|-| |Net cash|provided|by|investing|activities|115|-| |Change|in|cash|and|cash|equivalents| |in|the|reporting|period|88,048|35,056| |Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at the| |beginning|of the|reporting|period|2|161,824|126,768| |Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at the|end| |of the|reporting|period|2|249,872|161,824|

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The notes form part of these financial statements

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMETO NETCASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMETO NETCASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMETO NETCASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMETO NETCASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMETO NETCASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
£ £
Net income forthe reporting period (as per the Statement of
Financial Activities) 89,051 44,806
Adjustments for:
Interestreceived
Decrease in debtors
(115)
407
-
112
Decrease in creditors (1,410) (9,862)
Netcash provided byoperations 87,933 35,056
2. ANALYSIS OFCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
2021 2020
£ £
Cash in hand 154 154
Notice deposits (less than 3 months)
Overdrafts included in bank loans and overdrafts falling due within
one 249,718 161,677
year - (7)
Total cash and cash equivalents 249,872 161,824
ro ANALYSISOFCHANGES IN NETFUNDS
At 1/4/20 Cash flow At 31/3/21
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash atbank and in hand
Bank overdraft
161,831
(7)
88,041
7
249,872
-
161,824 88,048 249,872
Total 161,824 88,048 249,872

ro ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of lreland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Epping Forest District Citizens Advice Bureau is a charitable company, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales. The registered office is detailed on page 1 of the accounts. The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the charitable company.

income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1998 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Designated funds are allocated out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes. The use of such funds is at the trustees’ discretion. Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits The charity operates defined contribution pension arrangements and the pension payments are charged to the statement of financial activities in the period in which they are incurred.

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2021 2020
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
Total
funds
Total
funds
Donations £
£
7,469
- £
7,469
£
5,677
3. OTHER INCOME
2021 2020
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Total
funds
funds
funds funds
£
£
£ £
Fundraising events
Deposit account interest
2,388
30
-
-
2,388
30
12,490
53
2,418 - 2,418 12,543
4. INVESTMENT INCOME
2021 2020
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Total
funds
funds
funds funds
£
£
£ £
Miscellaneous income 115 - 115 -
5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
Total
funds
Grants £ £ £ £
Epping Forest District Council - General
Advice
Epping Forest District Council - DebtAdvice
Essex County Council
Essex Community Fund
Big LotteryFund
Loughton Mens Institute
Loughton Town Council
Waltham AbbeyTown Council
Epping Town Council
Citizens Advice
BEIS
Other grants and fees
113,840
--
16,924
2,901
--
10,000
8,500
--
--
17,788
-
43
--
42,000
-
~
_
-
--
--
-
60,780
21,550
--
113,840
42,000
16,924
2,901
-
10,000
8,500
--
-
78,568
21,550
43
134,840
20,980
11,105
9,500
10,000
10,000
8,500
2,300
1,500
53,827
-
4,500
169,996 124,330 294,326 267,052

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

  1. RAISING FUNDS

  2. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
General
Unrestricted
General
Restricted
Debt
Restricted 2021 2020
Advisory
Services
£
Mitigation
Service
£
Universal
Support
£
Total
funds
£
Total
funds
£
Cost of raising funds -- -- -- - 1,883
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Restricted 2021 2020
General
Advisory
£
Debt
Mitigation
£
Universal
Support
£
Other
E
Total
funds
£
Total
funds
£
Staff Costs
Other direct
79,235 40,576 54,101 1,434 175,346 173,836
costs -- -- -- -- -- 7,683
Support
costs -- -- - -- -- 59,034
79,235 40,576 54,101 1,434 175,346 240,553
Support costs
Management
Office,IT &
-- a -- a -- 2,495
Communicati
ons 14,372 2,798 1,983 89 19,242 26,647
Premises 15,335 2,091 2,940 68 20,434 27,194
Governance - 312
Other 600 -- -- -- 600 2,386
30,307 4,889 4,923 157 40,276 59,034
  1. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

The basis of allocation of staff costs is hours worked.

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.

Trustees’ expenses

No trustee was remunerated for any services. During this year, and the previous year, no expenses were reimbursed to the trustees . The trustees had indemnity insurance in place during the year.

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

  1. STAFF COSTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

STAFF COSTS
2021 2020
£ £
Wages and salaries 172,420 161,420
Social security costs 2,926 6,410
Other pension costs . 7,216
175,346 175,046

No staff received total employee benefits exceeding £60,000.

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

2021 2020
Charitable purposes 8 8
Management and administration of charity 2 2
10 10
No employees received emoluments in excess of£60,000.
Pension Costs - Pension arrangements for employees is operated on a defined contributions
basis
and are open to all employees at anytime. The company contributes 6% ofpensionable earnings. The
assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in schemes managed by Aviva
and Standard Life. The pension contributions shown in the year represent the contributions payable
the company.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2021 2020
£ £
Other debtors 1,595 2
Prepayments and accrued income 4,419 4,419
Grants receivable 8,500 10,500
14,514 14,921
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2021 2020
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12) - 7
Social security and other taxes 2,487 2,072
Other creditors - 1,712
Accruals and deferred income 520 633
3,007 4,424

Pension Costs - Pension arrangements for employees is operated on a defined contributions basis and are open to all employees at any time. The company contributes 6% of pensionable earnings. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in schemes managed by Aviva and Standard Life. The pension contributions shown in the year represent the contributions payable by the company.

10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

  1. LOANS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2021 2020
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Bank overdrafts - 7
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1/4/20 in funds 31/3/21
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 113,719 60,301 174,020
Unrestricted designated funds 50,000 - 50,000
163,719 60,301 224,020
Restricted funds
Training
& Development Fund
8,609 - 8,609
Universal Support - 941 944
Debt Mitigation Service
BEIS/Covid
-
-
7,850
19,959
7,850
19,959
8,609 28,750 37,359
TOTAL FUNDS 172,328 89,051 261,379
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 169,498 (109,197) 60,301
Restricted funds
Universal Support 60,780 (59,839) 941
Debt Mitigation Service
BEIS/Covid
52,500
21,550
(44,650)
(1,591)
7,850
19,959
134,830 (106,080) 28,750
TOTALFUNDS 304,328 (215,277) 89,051
  1. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

  1. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1/4/19 in funds funds 31/3/20
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 72,629 88,417 (47,327) 113,719
Unrestricted designated funds 50,000 - - 50,000
122,629 88,417 (47,327) 163,719
Restricted funds
Training & Development Fund - 8,609 - 8,609
Universal Support 4,893 (26,462) 21,569 -
Debt Mitigation Service - (25,758) 25,758 -
4,893 (43,611) 47,327 8,609
TOTAL FUNDS 127,522 44,806 - 172,328
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 225,927 (137,510) 88,417
Restricted funds
Training
& Development Fund
10,000 (1,391) 8,609
Universal Support 28,358 (54,820) (26,462)
Debt Mitigation Service 21,007 (46,765) (25,758)
59,365 (102,976) (43,611)
TOTALFUNDS 285,292 (240,486) 44,806

Purpose of restricted funds

Debt mitigation advice project - Funding provided by Epping Forest District Council helped to fund our debt advice and mitigation project.

The training and development project is funded by the Big Lottery to develop service delivery and quality of performance.

The universal support project is funded by Citizens Advice to deliver Help to Claim.

Designated funds

Designated funds held are divided into four headings, primarily to provide for the potential need to cover a reduction or withdrawal in funding resources where new sources of funding cannot be found. Amounts have been designated to provide for any salary and restructuring costs, against failure of vital IT or other equipment needing immediate repair or replacement and refurbishment or fitting out of existing or new premises and where the cost cannot be met from an in-year budget.

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EPPING FOREST DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued

2021 2020
£ £
Redundancyreserve 20,000 20,000
Salary reserve 20,000 20,000
Lease and rates reserve 10,000 10,000
50,000 50,000

14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There have been no related party transactions identified in accordance with FRS 102. There were transactions between Citizens Advice in relation to insurance and information services.

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