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2024-03-31-accounts

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Charity registration number 1128255

Company registration number 05976914 (England and Wales)

CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Miles Donohoe (Chair) Matthew Sampson Russell Thompson Stuart Dawson Jyotsna Chandrani (Appointed 22 November 2023) Charity number 1128255 Company number 05976914 Registered office Canopi 82 Tanner Street London SE1 3GN Auditor BK Plus Audit Limited Oakingham House Frederick Place High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 1JU

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CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 1 - 6
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities 7
Independent Auditor's report 8 - 10
Statement of financial activities 11
Balance sheet 12
Statement of cash flows 13
Notes to the financial statements 14 - 21

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CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

The Trustees (who are also directors of the Charitable Company for the purposes of the Companies Act) present their annual report together with the audited financial statements for the year to 31 March 2024. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the Charitable Company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charitable Company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), 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). Since the Chartiable Company qualifies as small under section 383, the Strategic Report required of medium and large companies under The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Director's Report) Regulations 2013 is not required.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Canopi Foundation 1 recorded net expenditure of £54,353, including a write-off of an inter-company loan receivable balance of £312,635. This is a decrease from the net expenditure in the prior year (2023: £235,197). There is an unrestricted deficit at the year-end of £1,170,191 (2023: £1,115,838).

RESERVES POLICY

The Trustees approved a Reserves Policy in 2012 and agreed to aim to maintain consolidated free reserves of £500,000 in cash or assets that are easily converted into cash. At 31 March 2024, the Group’s cash or assets that are easily converted into cash were £11,382,923 (2023: £11,648,540).

Group reserves necessarily fell during the pandemic as Canopi Foundation worked to deal with the challenges brought on by the pandemic’s financial pressures. Reserves rose in 2023 due to the sale of Old Street building. However, there was a decrease in 2024 due to the purchase of Tanner Street.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charitable Company is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Charitable Company and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate the exposure to the major risks.

GOING CONCERN

After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charitable Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

CONSTITUTION

Canopi Foundation 1 trades as Canopi and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopi Foundation.

Canopi Foundation is a Charitable Company limited by guarantee and is a Registered Charity. It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association last amended on 3 August 2022.

Canopi Foundation has sole membership of Canopi Foundation 1.

The charitable objectives of Canopi Foundation 1 are:

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

The management of the Charitable Company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.

The Articles of Association stipulate that there must be a minimum of three Trustees and not more than seven Trustees. All Trustees must be members of the Charitable Company, additional Trustees may be appointed by the existing Trustees at any time, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Trustees. Any Trustee so appointed will hold office only until the next Annual General Meeting and will then be eligible for reelection. One third of the Trustees are to retire by rotation at each Annual General Meeting.

No Trustees had a beneficial interest in contracts with the Charitable Company during the year.

The Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF NEW TRUSTEES

The Charitable Company strives to ensure equal opportunities and diversity in both the employment of staff and Trustee appointments. Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.

Trustees are given a comprehensive induction when they join the Charitable Company. Recruitment involves

interviews with the Chair and existing Trustees.

Additionally, individual Trustees may undertake external training in a particular area of their role on the governing

body.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING

The Board of Trustees controls and manages the affairs of the charity. Leadership and operational management of Canopi are devolved to the Senior Management Team.

The Senior Management Team through this period, and at the time of writing this report, are:

The Board of Trustees hold the Senior Management Team to account on key performance indicators as agreed between both parties, as well as monitoring the strategic direction.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.

Canopi aims to provide affordable and flexible workspace for UK and International Charities and other Social Sector organisations. We support this activity by providing services and events for a like-minded community of people who all want to do good work and who benefit from working in this collaborative environment.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Canopi’s objectives at the end of the last year were:

Property - Waterbridge House

Property - Borough

Property - portfolio

Handing back the Borough building completes the final step in our reorganization of our property portfolio. We have reduced costs significantly with two wholly-owned properties remaining, Arc House, Tanner Street, and the nearby property at Jamaica Road, Bermondsey

The state-of-the-art facilities in Tanner Street will now enable us to deliver our new business model through which we will significantly increase our impact on the Sector.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Finances

Finances continued to be challenging as demand for offices in the Charity and wider Social Sector struggled to return to pre-pandemic occupancy levels:

Operations

The demand for serviced office space from the Social Sector continued to be challenging, with a definite move from large space commitments, to fewer desk commitments and a demand for hot-desking and meeting space. We continued to refine our business model to ensure we were providing what our customers required. It proved to be difficult to achieve the necessary occupancy levels as the customers continued to downsize and reduce their commitments to space.

Planning for the move to our new building took up a significant amount of resource. This is seen as a real opportunity to ensure we offer state-of-the-art facilities and, especially through the event space, deliver on our objectives and increase our impact.

Governance

With the assistance of Solicitors (Shakespeare Martineau) we reviewed all of our objectives and articles, to ensure they are up to date, using modern templates, and that they better represent our current activities. We are waiting for approval of these updated articles.

PLANS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Canopi’s objectives for the coming year are as follows:

Main focus- make our new building in Tanner Street work:

Eco-system

Governance review

Finance

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aim and objectives and in planning the charity's future activities. The aims of the Charitable Company for the public benefit are detailed in the 'Objectives and Activities' section of this report and the main activities undertaken in order to carry out the Charitable Company's aims for the public benefit are outlined under 'Achievements and Performance' above.

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED

Employees have been consulted on issues of concern to them by means of regular consultative committee and staff meetings and have been kept informed on specific matters directly by management. The Charitable Company carry out exit interviews for all staff leaving the organisation and has adopted a procedure of upward feedback for senior management and the Trustees.

The Charitable Company has implemented a number of detailed policies in relation to all aspects of personnel matters including:

In accordance with the Charitable Company's Equal Opportunities Policy, the Charitable Company has long established fair employment practices in the recruitment, selection, retention and training of disabled staff.

Full details of these policies are available from the Charitable Company's offices.

THANK YOU

Many thanks to our customers, partners and staff who have supported us over the past year.

Kirstin Ross-Reed: We would especially like to acknowledge the immense contribution that Kirstin RossReed gave to the Foundation since the beginning of 2006 until her death in 2023. Over 17 years of extremely loyal service. Kirstin has been a big part of the changes that the Foundation has gone through, and she was a key member of staff through the extremely challenging COVID period. Her unstinting hard work and good humour helped ensure we got to the very positive place we are now in. Kirstin is truly missed.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' Report is approved has confirmed that:

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Auditor

In accordance with the Charitable Company’s articles, a resolution proposing that BK Plus Audit Limited, successor firm to Haines Watts High Wycombe Limited, be reappointed as auditor of the Charitable Company will be put at a General Meeting.

The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

.............................. Miles Donohoe (Chair) 05/12/2024

Dated: .........................

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The Trustees, who are also the directors of Canopi Foundation 1 for the purpose 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).

Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the Charitable Company for that year.

In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Statement as to disclosure to our Auditors

In so far as the Trustees are aware at the time of approving our Trustees' annual report:

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity 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 charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Canopi Foundation 1 (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of Trustees' responsibilities, the Trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the Charitable Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Explanation as to the extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

During the audit we identify and assess the risk of material misstatements of the financial statements due to fraud or error; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud and error; and to respond appropriately to those risks.

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and noncompliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the audit team included:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations are from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusions. There is always the unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected despite the audit being properly performed in accordance with UK Auditing standards.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Gary A Heywood (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of BK Plus Audit Limited

......................... 06/12/2024

Statutory Auditor

Oakingham House Frederick Place High Wycombe Buckinghamshire United Kingdom HP11 1JU

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2024 2023
Notes £ £
Income and endowments from:
Trading income 3 2,220,215 2,042,940
Investments 4 2,136 418
Other income 5 28,588 38,098
Total income 2,250,939 2,081,456
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 6 1,992,657 2,316,653
Net income/(expenditure) for the year/
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources 258,282 (235,197)
Other recognised gains and losses
Exceptional item 10 (312,635) -
Net movement in funds (54,353) (235,197)
Fund balances at 1 April 2023 (1,115,838) (880,641)
Fund balances at 31 March 2024 (1,170,191) (1,115,838)

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The Statement of Financial Activities also complies with the requirements for an Income and Expenditure Account under the Companies Act 2006.

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 11 87,682 161,706
Current assets
Debtors 12 422,928 662,106
Cash at bank and in hand 142,703 423,959
565,631 1,086,065
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 13 (1,823,504) (2,363,609)
Net current liabilities (1,257,873) (1,277,544)
Total assets less current liabilities (1,170,191) (1,115,838)
Income funds
Unrestricted funds (1,170,191) (1,115,838)
(1,170,191) (1,115,838)

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

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on ......................... 04/12/2024

.............................. Miles Donohoe (Chair)

Trustee

Company Registration No. 05976914

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from
operations
17
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2024
£
£
(274,262)
(9,130)
2,136
(6,994)
-
(281,256)
423,959
142,703		 2023
£
(22,621)
418		 £
195,177
(22,203)
-
172,974
250,985
423,959

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Canopi Foundation 1 is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Canopi, 82 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3GN.

The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the company.

1.1 Accounting convention

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments, given the measures that could be undertaken to mitigate the current adverse conditions, and the current resources available, the Trustees have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. Integral to this assessment is the continuing support of the members for at least 12 months from the date of the financial statements being signed. The parent company, Canopi Foundation, confirmed that it will support the charity beyond December 2025.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

1.4 Incoming resources

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.

1.5 Resources expended

Liabilities are recognised as resources expended where there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and includes, where applicable, value added tax where this is irrecoverable.

Cost of generating funds are those included in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

Governance costs are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity that relate to the general running of the charity, as opposed to those costs associated with fundraising or charitable activity. Included within this category are costs associated with the strategic, as opposed to the day-to-day, management of the charity's activities.

Support costs, which include central office functions such as general management, payroll administration, budgeting and accounting, information technology and financing are allocated across the categories of charitable expenditure, governance costs and costs of generating funds. These costs are apportioned on the basis of an estimate by the Board of the time spent.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold improvements Over the period of the lease Plant and equipment 10% straight line Fixtures and fittings 20% straight line Computers 25% straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

1.7 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10 Taxation

Canopi Foundation 1 is a registered charity and has no liability to corporation tax on their charitable activities.

1.11 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.12 Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged as an expense on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

3 Income from other trading activities

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2024 2023
£ £
Non-charitable trading activities 2,210,258 2,039,129
Other income 9,957 3,811
Other trading activities 2,220,215 2,042,940

4 Investments

**Unrestricted ** Unrestricted
funds funds
2024 2023
£ £
Interest receivable 2,136 418
5 Other income
**Unrestricted ** Unrestricted
funds funds
2024 2023
£ £
Rental income 28,588 38,098

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CANOPI FOUNDATION 1

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

6 Charitable activities

Staff costs
Other staff costs
Interest and charges
Printing, postage and stationery
Rent and rates
Premises expenses
Communication services
Depreciation of improvements
Depreciation of fixtures and fittings
Depreciation of IT equipment
Bad and doubtful debt
Sundry expenses
Share of governance costs (see note 7)
Support costs
Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
Audit fees
-
(1,500)
-
(1,500)
Charitable activities
-
(1,500)		 2024
£
(1,500)
(1,500)
(1,500)		 2024
£
185,514
5,941
626
101,576
1,376,580
183,072
55,553
77,324
-
5,830
1,529
612
1,994,157
(1,500)
1,992,657
Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
-
4,500
-
4,500
-
4,500		 2023
£
184,089
3,613
623
113,814
1,367,437
315,741
71,762
126,363
10,702
6,684
110,726
599
2,312,153
4,500
2,316,653
2023
£
4,500
4,500
4,500

7 Support costs

8 Trustees

None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charitable company during the year.

9 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

10 Exceptional item

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2024 2023
£ £
Exceptional item 312,635 -

The exceptional item above is a write back of intercompany loans with Canopi Foundation 2, a fellow group member.

11 Tangible fixed assets

Leasehold
improvements
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023
806,069
Additions
2,113
At 31 March 2024
808,182
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
652,583
Depreciation charged in the year
77,324
At 31 March 2024
729,907
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
78,275
At 31 March 2023
153,486
Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 Plant and
equipment
Fixtures and
fittings
£
£
149,264
495,669
-
-
149,264
495,669
149,264
495,669
-
-
149,264
495,669
-
-
-
-		 Computers
£
245,844
7,017
252,861
237,624
5,830
243,454
9,407
8,220
2024
£
69,071
127,918
23,059
202,880
422,928		 Total
£
1,696,846
9,130
1,705,976
1,535,140
83,154
1,618,294
87,682
161,706
2023
£
129,084
338,485
18,012
176,525
662,106

12 Debtors

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxation and social security
Trade creditors
Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 2024
£
-
191,014
10,923
772,933
848,634
1,823,504		 2023
£
58,759
209,124
178,973
826,135
1,090,618
2,363,609

14 Operating lease commitments

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between two and five years		 2024
£
466,812
-
466,812		 2023
£
1,072,785
466,812
1,539,597

15 Related party transactions

The charitable company has taken advantage of the exemptions in FRS 102 "Related Party Disclosures" from the requirements to disclose transactions with group companies on the grounds that consolidated financial statements are prepared by the ultimate parent company.

16 Control

Throughout the period, Canopi Foundation 1 was ultimately controlled by the parent undertaking, Canopi Foundation, a Charitable Company incorporated in England and Wales.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

17 Cash generated from operations 2024 2023
£ £
Deficit for the year 258,282 (235,197)
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities (2,136) (418)
Exceptional item (312,635) -
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets 83,154 143,749
Movements in working capital:
Decrease in debtors 239,178 310,196
(Decrease) in creditors (540,105) (23,153)
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations (274,262) 195,177