REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06227737 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1119226
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 APRIL 2025
FOR
MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)
Whitehead & Howarth 327 Clifton Drive South Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 1HN
MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06227737) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
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 29 April 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The charity's objects and main principal activity is:
(a) the relief of persons having an addiction to drugs, alcohol or other noxious substances by the provision of spiritual guidance, care and counselling;
(b) the advancement of public education concerning addictions and approaches and care by the publication of literature, the holding of conferences and seminars and such other means as are required to disseminate the relevant information;
(c) such other purposes charitable according to the law of England and Wales as will benefit the community in the Blackpool area.
Public benefit
The trustees consider that the main activities undertaken by the charity to carry out its charitable purposes are for the public benefit and furthermore they consider that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06227737) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
Mulberry Community Project's mission is to offer each person who has experienced substance addiction the opportunity to achieve abstinence by offering each person holistic support and the chance to re-establish themselves successfully in the community by giving them a sense of value, respect and dignity.
We provide safe, secure accommodation and support for each resident. Residents have weekly 1-1 support from their designated support worker. Service users can engage with staff outside of their 1-1 time if they need any additional support and will be supported to appointments if this is needed. We also provide 3 groups per week that everyone initially has to attend. Support workers will put together a personal support plan with each resident of goals to work towards. These are categorised into 10 different areas, drug use, alcohol use, physical health, emotional health, meaningful use of time, community, accommodation, money, offending and family and relationships. This enables each service user to work on a wide range of issues while working towards training, education, employment and independent housing. We can hopefully work on all areas and work to improve all areas before a service user moves on.
This is the work we carry out on a day to day basis for every single resident. We also have a counsellor that comes in to support anyone that would like person-centred counselling. We will also refer to more specialist counselling and mental health support should this be needed.
We also encourage social activities and still have some of the money left from the donation that we received last year from Martin Geddes trust. The residents have had another camping trip and some days out over the past year. We have had our regular volunteering days with the National Trust in the Lake District. This gives out residents a great opportunity to volunteer and give back a great organisation and also see a beautiful part of the country. On the most recent trip they also went for a walk and a swim in one of the Lakes.
Our referrals are up again over the past year to 162. This is a massive increase over the past 2 years. We have had a constant stream of admissions. Sadly working with people in addiction means that relapses do happen, also the project simply might not suit everyone. So everyone we assess does not come in and everyone that does move in will not stay. We have been full at times over the past year but have also had space at times meaning losses.
We recognise the financial position the charity is in again this year and that we have, yet again run at a loss. We have applied for several funding streams, including the National Lottery twice, reaching the latter stages of the process but unfortunately we were not successful. We also recognise that we do need to keep the rooms as full as we possibly can and apply for more funding to secure the project's future.
Keith Stevenson, our CEO and founder will be retiring later on this year. Keith will be staying on in a trustee capacity as it would be a big loss to Mulberry to lose all his experience and passion. Keith will continue to do some work as a trustee around potential funding streams. We will not be taking on more staff immediately which will save the charity some money.
We have also engaged with our local MP who is now working closely with us to look for funding and to support our residents in any way he can.
Our main achievements continue to be the people we support. We are extremely proud of them and proud to be a tiny part in their journey. In the financial year we had 8 successful move ons, all into independent accommodation, all re-engaged with their family. 2 left with paid work, 1 to parent his new baby and 1 went travelling. Of our current residents 15 are currently in education, training or voluntary work. They are all giving back to the local community. The wider benefits to society are incredible. It means decreased crime, decreased homelessness, decreased cost for prison sentences, then giving back to local charities, supporting others to do the same as themselves through peer support or paid employment. It is amazing to watch people grow and this is why Mulberry Community Project exists. We provide an invaluable service to our residents.
We are extremely proud of the work that we do at Mulberry and what we have achieved with people over the past 12 months. We will continue to push to secure funding to keep the project around to help many more people through the next few years.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06227737)
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
We recognise the financial position that the charity is in and that we can at times be reliant on our housing benefit income. We are also are aware of the losses made during the financial year and are currently in the process of applying again for National Lottery funding. This application is in the latter stages and we are confident that we will be awarded this again. This will secure the project for the next 5 years.
These losses have happened as we have had to lose properties a couple of years ago, properties that enabled us to make a profit. This was caused initially by the loss in referrals through covid and just after. Unfortunately as referrals picked back up and increased we were unable to get more properties as there are new rules and regulations around supported housing, the Supported Housing Regulations 2023. We have had to go through lots of processes and assessments to prove that we are a good provider and provide all that we say we do. As Blackpool was a pilot area for the regulations coming in we are in a fortunate position that we are now through all the assessments, other areas are just starting. However it did come at a bad time immediately after covid when we had already struggled for referrals. We have now been given permission to look at more properties should the need arise. And as our referral rate is increasing all the time we are confident that this will happen.
Both the National Lottery and our increased referrals will help the financial position moving forward.
Principal funding sources
The charity is funded mainly by housing benefit paid in respect of the beneficiaries.
Investment policy and objectives
The Charity's powers of investment are governed by its deed of trust.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, at a level which equate to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs. The unrestricted expenditure for 6 months in this year was £131,508 (2024: £135,295).
The charity has unrestricted reserves of £77,070 (2024: £88,751) which covers less than 6 months unrestricted expenditure. The adequacy of the reserves policy is reviewed annually.
FUTURE PLANS
Over the next 12 months we plan to keep promoting our service, to educate people so we get more appropriate referrals and to keep up our good reputation. We feel that now Keith is moving over to the Board of trustees that we have enough experience and knowledge on there to support the project. We have an incredible staff team who are dedicated, extremely experienced and completely committed to the project and its ethos. The Trustees will continue to support them moving forward into the next chapter.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Trustees are appointed according to the memorandum and articles of association.
Key management remuneration
The total remuneration paid to the key employees responsible for carrying out the day to day activities of the charity in the year amounted to £76,852 (2024: £75,055).
Public benefit
When planning the activities for the year, the trustees have considered the commissions guidance on public benefit and in particular the trustees have considered how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
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.
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06227737) REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number
06227737 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1119226
Registered office
30-32 Clifton Street Blackpool FY1 1JP
Trustees
A Bottomley Flight Technician Ms A M Gordon Trustee Mrs N J Johnston Trustee
Independent Examiner
Candice Higgins Whitehead & Howarth 327 Clifton Drive South Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 1HN
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 12 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
A Bottomley - Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Mulberry Community Projects (Blackpool) ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 29 April 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
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
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:
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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
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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
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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.
Candice Higgins The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Whitehead & Howarth 327 Clifton Drive South Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 1HN
17 September 2025
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
| Unrestricted fund Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 6,342 Other trading activities 2 242,683 Other income 330 Total 249,355 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Welfare services 140,624 Housing services 120,412 Total 261,036 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (11,681) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 88,751 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 77,070 |
Restricted funds £ 1,600 - - 1,600 1,980 - 1,980 (380) 1,818 1,438 |
29.4.25 Total funds £ 7,942 242,683 330 250,955 142,604 120,412 263,016 (12,061) 90,569 78,508 |
29.4.24 Total funds £ 7,618 226,384 4,093 238,095 157,518 121,156 278,674 (40,579) 131,148 90,569 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06227737)
BALANCE SHEET 29 APRIL 2025
| Unrestricted fund Notes £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 7 13,358 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 8 14,713 Cash at bank and in hand 54,051 68,764 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 9 (5,052) NET CURRENT ASSETS 63,712 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 77,070 NET ASSETS 77,070 FUNDS 11 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
Restricted funds £ 559 - 879 879 - 879 1,438 1,438 |
29.4.25 Total funds £ 13,917 14,713 54,930 69,643 (5,052) 64,591 78,508 78,508 77,070 1,438 78,508 |
29.4.24 Total funds £ 18,065 2,994 74,885 77,879 (5,375) 72,504 90,569 90,569 88,751 1,818 90,569 |
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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 29 April 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 29 April 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
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 12 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
A Bottomley - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Going concern
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historic cost convention. The charity has net assets of £78,508 (2024: £90,569) and a net deficit of £12,061 (2024: £40,579) in the year.
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.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - Straight line over 4 years Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance Computer equipment - Straight line over 3 years
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
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.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
Government grants
Revenue grants are recognised on a systematic basis over the periods in which the company recognises the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate.
A grant that becomes receivable as compensation for expenses or losses already incurred, or for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the company with no future related costs, is recognised in income in the period in which it becomes receivable.
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2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
| Fundraising events Rent and housing benefit NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): Depreciation - owned assets Other operating leases (Deficit)/surplus on disposal of fixed assets |
29.4.25 £ - 242,683 242,683 29.4.25 £ 6,174 81,347 172 |
29.4.24 £ 40 226,344 226,384 29.4.24 £ 7,122 79,694 (1,574) |
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3. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 29 April 2025 nor for the year ended 29 April 2024.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 29 April 2025 nor for the year ended 29 April 2024.
5. STAFF COSTS
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
| Management, administration and support No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted fund £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 5,217 Other trading activities 226,384 Other income 4,093 Total 235,694 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Welfare services 149,434 Housing services 121,156 Total 270,590 |
29.4.25 5 Restricted funds £ 2,401 - - 2,401 8,084 - 8,084 |
29.4.24 7 Total funds £ 7,618 226,384 4,093 238,095 157,518 121,156 278,674 |
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6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
| 6. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |||
| fund | funds | funds | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (34,896) | (5,683) | (40,579) | ||
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 123,646 | 7,502 | 131,148 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 88,750 | 1,819 | 90,569 | ||
| 7. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | ||||
| COST | Fixtures and fittings £ |
Motor vehicles £ |
Computer equipment £ |
Totals £ |
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| At 30 April 2024 | 8,957 | 21,193 | 10,281 | 40,431 | |
| Additions | 1,893 | - | 305 | 2,198 | |
| Disposals | (230) | - | - | (230) | |
| At 29 April 2025 | 10,620 | 21,193 | 10,586 | 42,399 | |
| DEPRECIATION | |||||
| At 30 April 2024 | 5,867 | 7,772 | 8,727 | 22,366 | |
| Charge for year | 1,914 | 3,355 | 905 | 6,174 | |
| Eliminated on disposal | (58) | - | - | (58) | |
| At 29 April 2025 | 7,723 | 11,127 | 9,632 | 28,482 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | |||||
| At 29 April 2025 | 2,897 | 10,066 | 954 | 13,917 | |
| At 29 April 2024 | 3,090 | 13,421 | 1,554 | 18,065 | |
| 8. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||||
| Trade debtors | 29.4.25 £ 806 |
29.4.24 £ 2,994 |
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| Prepayments and accrued income | 13,907 | - | |||
| 14,713 | 2,994 |
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9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN | ONE YEAR | |
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| 29.4.25 | 29.4.24 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trade creditors | - | 412 |
| Social security and other taxes | 1,431 | 1,182 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 3,621 | 3,781 |
| 5,052 | 5,375 |
10. LEASING AGREEMENTS
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
| Within one year Between one and five years MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds IT Training Project National Lottery Community Fund Crowdfunding Boat Project Angling Trust Martin Geddes Trust Rank Foundation TOTAL FUNDS |
At 30.4.24 £ 88,751 92 51 550 846 61 218 1,818 90,569 |
29.4.25 £ 47,110 13,000 60,110 Net movement in funds £ (11,681) - - - (423) 124 (81) (380) (12,061) |
29.4.24 £ 47,535 73,593 121,128 At 29.4.25 £ 77,070 92 51 550 423 185 137 1,438 78,508 |
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11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
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11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Angling Trust Martin Geddes Trust Rank Foundation Eco Grant TOTAL FUNDS Comparatives for movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Minibus IT Training Project National Lottery Community Fund Crowdfunding Boat Project Angling Trust Albert Hunt Trust Martin Geddes Trust Rank Foundation TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 249,355 - 600 - 1,000 1,600 250,955 At 30.4.23 £ 123,646 100 92 377 550 1,268 4,264 851 - 7,502 131,148 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (261,036) (11,681) (423) (423) (476) 124 (81) (81) (1,000) - (1,980) (380) (263,016) (12,061) Net movement At in funds 29.4.24 £ £ (34,895) 88,751 (100) - - 92 (326) 51 - 550 (422) 846 (4,264) - (790) 61 218 218 (5,684) 1,818 (40,579) 90,569 |
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11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Minibus National Lottery Community Fund Angling Trust Albert Hunt Trust Martin Geddes Trust Rank Foundation TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 235,694 - - 1 - 1,000 1,400 2,401 238,095 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (270,589) (34,895) (100) (100) (326) (326) (423) (422) (4,264) (4,264) (1,790) (790) (1,182) 218 (8,085) (5,684) (278,674) (40,579) |
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A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Unrestricted funds | Net At movement 30.4.23 in funds £ £ |
At 29.4.25 £ |
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| General fund | 123,646 (46,576) |
77,070 |
| Restricted funds | ||
| Minibus | 100 (100) |
- |
| IT Training Project | 92 - |
92 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | 377 (326) |
51 |
| Crowdfunding Boat Project | 550 - |
550 |
| Angling Trust | 1,268 (845) |
423 |
| Albert Hunt Trust | 4,264 (4,264) |
- |
| Martin Geddes Trust | 851 (666) |
185 |
| Rank Foundation | - 137 |
137 |
| 7,502 (6,064) |
1,438 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 131,148 (52,640) |
78,508 |
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11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Minibus National Lottery Community Fund Angling Trust Albert Hunt Trust Martin Geddes Trust Rank Foundation Eco Grant TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 485,049 - - 1 - 1,600 1,400 1,000 4,001 489,050 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (531,625) (46,576) (100) (100) (326) (326) (846) (845) (4,264) (4,264) (2,266) (666) (1,263) 137 (1,000) - (10,065) (6,064) (541,690) (52,640) |
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12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 29 April 2025.
13. RESTRICTED FUNDS
IT Training Project
Funds were provided for IT training.
National Lottery Community Fund
Funds have been provided to cover any office costs for Clifton Street including - salaries, professional fees, van costs, training costs, travel costs, utility bills and repairs & renewals. Funds can also be used for any repairs and renewals for any other properties.
Crowdfunding Boat Project
Money was raised to cover any costs associated with the sail boat donated to the charity.
Angling Trust
Funds were provided to the charity to use towards the cost of coarse fishing activities for residents including - purchases of equipment, rod licences, fishery fees etc.
Martin Geddes Trust
Funds have been provided to pay for residents recreational activities including - sports equipment and associated indoor/outdoor costs.
Rank Foundation
Funds were provided to pay for any household items including white goods for any of the residential properties.
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13. RESTRICTED FUNDS - continued
Eco Grant
Funds were provided by Blackpool Council to make energy efficiency improvements in homes.
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MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 29 APRIL 2025
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 7 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 | to | 15 |