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|INCOME FROM<br>Grants||42,004|240,026|282,030|436.248|
|EXPENDITURE ON||||||
|Charitable<br>activities<br>City Bridge Trust VVave 2<br>National<br>Lonery, Panncrships<br>Fund<br>Power to Change<br>LBIVCS Core<br>LBI Local Initiative<br>Fund<br>LBIMatch VVCG||51,687<br>854|195,500<br>8<br>6436|195,500<br>8<br>51,687<br>6,336<br>854|(2,894)<br>177,918<br>47.443<br>1,6i5|
|Islington<br>Council. Ilighbury<br>Quadrant<br>Gardens<br>I.BI Andover<br>inspires<br>Groundwork.<br>Grow Back Greener|||17,601<br>103|17,601<br>103|14,792<br>25,720|
|Islington Council. Community<br>Growing<br>Strategy|||610|610|5,616|
|LBIEstates Growing<br>and Community<br>Nursery<br>Elizabeth<br>House Blackstock Trust<br>City Bridge Trust Bridging Divides<br>Climate Action Fund|Plant||15,0$4<br>5,'780<br>34,832<br>19,048|15,084<br>5,780<br>34,832<br>19,048|6,442<br>4,464<br>41,705<br>67,907|
|North I.ondon Waste Authority,<br>North<br>I.ondon Community<br>Fund<br>Breathe<br>PHE Mental<br>Health<br>Royal Mencap Society<br>LBI - I.IF Super Stew<br>Warm Spaces|||8,711<br>4,069<br>6,779<br>6,000<br>18,000|8,711<br>4,069<br>6,779<br>6,000<br>18,000|6,2$9<br>2,936<br>8,350|
|Voluntary<br>Action Islington. Local Wcllbeing<br>Netrvorks|||2,410|2,410||
|Hitldrop Community<br>Centre. Grecning|the||600|600||
|Grey<br>Packington|||3,803|3,803||
|Hornsey<br>Lane Estate Community<br>Centre,<br>Tollyrise Gardens|||4,000|4,000||
|Total||52,541|349,274|401,815|408,303|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)||(10,537)|(109,248)|(119,785)|27,945|
|RECONCILIATION<br>OF FUNDS<br>Total funds brought<br>forward||133,516|218,825|352/41|324,396|





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||STATEMENT|OF FINANCIAL POSITION|||
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|Tangible assets||10|5,556|7,047|
|CURRENT ASSETS|||||
|Debtors|||31,056|26,569|
|Cash at bank|||212,163|336,799|
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|CREDITORS|||||
|Amounts<br>falling due within|onc year|12|(16.219)|(18,074)|
|NET CURRENT ASSFTS|||227,000|345,294|
|TOTAL ASSETSLESS CURRENT|||||
|LIABILITIES|||232,556|352,341|
|NET ASSETS|||232,556|352,341|
|FUNDS|||||
|Unrestricted<br>funds|||122,979|133,516|
|Restricied<br>funds|||109,577|218,825|
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|National<br>Lottery, Partnerships<br>Funds<br>Miscellaneous<br>Income||117,737<br>2,000|224,837<br>4,359|
|City Bridge Trust, Bridging Divides<br>Islington<br>Council, Community<br>Growing Strategy<br>Evening Standard<br>Dispossessed<br>Fund<br>Islington Council<br>Islington Council, Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>dr Estate Growing<br>Groundwork.<br>Grow Back Greener||40,549<br>4,938<br>75,270<br>8,794<br>7,343|47375<br>(300)<br>113,986<br>13,450<br>7,343|
|Elizabeth<br>House Blackstock Trust|||9,038|
|North London Waste Authority,<br>Nonh London Community<br>Royal Mencap Society<br>Islington Council, Bloomin' Gardeners<br>Hilldrop<br>Community<br>Centre. Greening The Grey|Fund|11450<br>4.195<br>238<br>600|11,250<br>4,910|
|Islington Council Highbury<br>Quadrant<br>Gardens<br>Voluntary<br>Action Islington,<br>Local Wellbeing<br>Networks<br>Hornsey<br>Lane Estate Community<br>Centre<br>East London Business Alliance||800<br>2,816<br>4,000<br>1,500||
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|National<br>Lottery, Partnerships<br>Fund<br>Power to Change<br>LBI VCSCore<br>LBII.ocal Initiative<br>Fund<br>LBIMatch WCG|195,500<br>55,744<br>6,031|8<br>(4,057)<br>305<br>854|195,500<br>8<br>51,687<br>6,336<br>854|
|lslington<br>Council, Highbury<br>Quadrant<br>Gardens<br>Groundwork.<br>Grow Back Greener|15490<br>1,499|2,211<br>(1496)|17,601<br>103|
|lslington<br>Council, Community<br>Growing Strategy|(3,479)|4,089|610|
|LBIEstates Growing<br>and<br>Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>Elizabeth<br>House Blackstock Trust<br>City Bridge Trust Bridging Divides<br>Climate Action Fund|13.584<br>27,804<br>19,048|1,500<br>5,780<br>7,028|15,084<br>5,780<br>34,832<br>19,048|
|North London Waste Authority,<br>North London Community<br>Fund<br>Breathe<br>Royal Mencap Society<br>LBI - LIF Super Stew<br>Warm Spaces|8,711<br>4,069<br>5,629<br>6,000<br>18,000|1,150|8,711<br>4,069<br>6,779<br>6,000<br>18,000|
|Voluntary<br>Action Islington. Local<br>Wellbeing<br>Networks|2,410||2,410|
|Hilldrop<br>Community<br>Centre,<br>Greening<br>the Grey<br>Packington|600<br>3,173|630|600<br>3,803|
|Hornsey<br>Lane Estate Community<br>Centre. Tollyrise Gardens|3,168|832|4,000|
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|Power to Change<br>LBIVCSCore<br>LBILocal Initiative<br>Fund<br>LBIMatch WCG|6,737<br>854|8<br>(16,870)<br>305|6,076|8<br>(4,057)<br>305<br>854|
|lslington<br>Council, Highbury<br>Quadrant<br>Gardens<br>Groundwork.<br>Grow Back Greener||2,211<br>(1,396)||2411<br>(IP96)|
|Islington Council. Community<br>Growing<br>Strategy||4,089||4,089|
|LBl Estates Growing and Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>Elizabeth<br>House Blackstock Trust<br>City Bridge Trust Bridging Divides<br>Royal Mcncap Society<br>Packington||1,500<br>5,780<br>7,028<br>1,150<br>630||1,500<br>5,780<br>7,028<br>1,150<br>630|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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|Wages and salaries<br>Other pension costs|||||172,021<br>6,245|194,051<br>5,523|
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|The average<br>monthly<br>number|ofemployees||during the year|was as I'ollows:|||
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|Charitable<br>Activities|||||6|9|
|No employees<br>received emoluments||in excess off60,000.|||||
|COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR||||||YEAR|
|31.3.2022||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|
|||||funds|fund|funds|
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|INCOME FROM<br>Grants||||42,016|394.232|436,248|
|EXPENDITURE ON|||||||
|Charitable<br>activities<br>City Bridge Trust Wave 2<br>National<br>Lottery. Partncrships<br>Fund<br>LBIVCSCore<br>LBI Match WCG<br>LBIAndovcr<br>inspires<br>Groundwork.<br>Grow Back Greener||||47,442|(2,894)<br>177.918<br>I<br>1,615<br>14,792<br>25,720|(2,894)<br>177.918<br>47,443<br>1,615<br>14,792<br>25,720|
|Islington Council, Community<br>Strategy|Growing||||5,616|5,616|
|LBIEstates Growing and Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>Elizabeth<br>Ilouse Blackstock Trust<br>City Bridge Trust Bridging Divides<br>Climate Action Fund|||||6,442<br>4,464<br>41,705<br>67,907|6.442<br>4,464<br>41,705<br>67,907|
|Nonh London Waste Authority,<br>North<br>London Community<br>Fund<br>Breathe<br>PHE Mental Health|||||6,289<br>2,936<br>8,350|6,289<br>2,936<br>8,350|
|Total||||47,442|360,861|408.303|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)<br>Transfers<br>between<br>funds||||(5,426)<br>43,949|33,371<br>(43.949)|27,945|



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||funds|fund|funds|
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|Net movement<br>in funds|38,523|( I0.578)|27,945|
|RECONCILIATION<br>OF FUNDS<br>Total funds brought<br>forward|94,992|229.404|324,396|
|TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED<br>FORWARD|133,515|218.826|352,341|



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||machinery<br>f|equipment|Totals<br>f|
|COST<br>At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023|23,622|5,884|29,506|
|DEPRECIATION<br>At<br>1 April 2022<br>Charge for year|18,212<br>1,082|4447<br>409|22,459<br>1,491|
|At 31 March 2023|19,294|4,656|23,950|
|NET BOOK VALUE<br>At 31 March 2023|4328|1428|5)556|
|At 31 March 2022|5,410|1.637|7,047|





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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||||31,056|26,569|
|12.|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR|||31.3.23|31.3.22|
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||Trade creditors<br>Social security<br>and other taxes<br>Other creditors<br>Deferred income<br>Accrued expenses|||1,779<br>12,040<br>2,400|8,021<br>7,415<br>238<br>2,400|
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|13.|ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETSBETWEEN FUNDS|||31.3.23|31.3.22|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|||I'unds|fund|funds|funds|
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|||122,979|109,577|232,556|352,341|
|14.|MOVEMENT<br>IN FUNDS|||Net||
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||Unrestricted<br>funds<br>General<br>fund||133,516|(10,537)|122,979|
||Restricted funds<br>Restricted<br>funds||218,825|(109,248)|109,577|
||TOTAL FUNDS||352,341|(119,785)|232,556|





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|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>General<br>fund|||42,004|(52,541)|(10,537)|
|Restricted<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds|||240,026|(349,274)|(109348)|
|TOTAL FUNDS|||282,030|(401,815)|(119.785)|
|Comparatives<br>for movement|in funds|||||
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||||movement|between|At|
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|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>General<br>fund||94.992|(5,425)|43,949|133,516|
|Restricted<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds||229,404|33,370|(43,949)|218,825|
|TOTAL FUNDS||324,396|27,945||352,341|



|Comparative<br>net movement<br>in funds, inc|luded<br>in thc above are as follows|:||
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|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>General<br>fund|42,016|(47,441)|(5,425)|
|Restricted funds<br>Restricted<br>funds|394,232|(360.862)|33.370|
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|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>General<br>fund||122,979|133,518|
|Restricted<br>funds<br>LBIAndovcr Inspires<br>islington<br>Council, Highbury<br>Quadrant<br>Gardens<br>Breathe||17,177<br>3,835<br>8,058|17,177<br>20,636<br>12,122<br>266|
|LBILocal Initiative<br>Fund<br>Climate Action Fund<br>Royal Mencap Society<br>Relish Embellish Cafe||10,189<br>2427|18,915<br>4,910<br>4,962<br>8|
|Power to Change<br>Islington Council. Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>National<br>Lottery. Partnerships<br>Fund<br>Elizabeth<br>House Blackstock Trust<br>Islington Council, Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>Groundwork,<br>Grow Back Greener<br>City Bridge Trust (Bridging Divide Project)<br>Soil Food<br>Warm Spaces|Ik Estate Growing<br>Ik Estate Growing|10,917<br>14,568<br>31,465<br>7,500<br>1,000<br>397|(4,327)<br>99,003<br>5,780<br>20,862<br>(7,238)<br>25,749|
|Packington<br>Voluntary<br>Action Islington, Local Wellbcing <br>East London Business Alliance<br>Islington<br>Council, Bloomin' Gardeners|Networks|406<br>1,500<br>238||
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|DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|||
|FORTHE YEAR ENDED 31MARCH 2023|313.23|31.3.22|
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|Grants<br>National<br>Lonery, Partnerships<br>Funds<br>Miscellaneous<br>Income<br>City Bridge Trust, Bridging Divides|117,737<br>2,000<br>40,549|224,837<br>4.359<br>47.375|
|Islington<br>Council, Community<br>Growing|4,938||
|Strategy<br>Evening Standard<br>Dispossessed<br>Fund|75370|(300)<br>113,986|
|Islington Council|||
|Islington Council. Community<br>Plant Nursery<br>&Estate Growing<br>Groundwork,<br>Grow Back Greener<br>Elizabeth<br>House Blackstock Trust|8,794<br>7443|13.450<br>7,343<br>9,038|
|North London Waste Authority.<br>North<br>London Community<br>Fund<br>Royal Mencap Society<br>Islington Council, Bloomin' Gardeners<br>Hilldrop<br>Community<br>Centre. Grcening The|I1350<br>4,195<br>238<br>600|11,250<br>4,910|
|Grey|||
|Islington Council<br>Highbury<br>Quadrant|800||
|Gardens|||
|Voluntary<br>Action Islington, Local Wellbcing<br>Networks<br>Hornsey<br>Lane Fstate Community<br>Centre<br>East I.ondon Business Alliance|2,816<br>4,000<br>1,500||
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|Total incoming<br>resources|282,030|436,24$|
|EXPENDITIIRE|||
|Charitable<br>activities|172,021|194.051|
|Wages<br>Pensions<br>Insurance<br>Marketing|6,245<br>2,677<br>1,6 l4<br>8,000|5,523<br>4,333<br>1.022<br>8,000|
|Rent|14467|29,056|
|Materials|741|3,089|
|Event costs<br>Carried forward|205,725|245,074|



