2023-03-31-accounts

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Trustees' annual report (incorporating			the	director's	report)
independent examiner's report to the			trustees
Statement offinancial	activities	(including		income and
expenditure account)						14
Statement offinancial	position					15
Notes to the financial	statements					16

REFEREN	C	E AND	ADMINISTRA	ADMINISTRA	TIVE DETAILS
Registered		charity	name		Unique Kidz &	Co.
Charity registration			number		1131652
Company	registration			number	06820293
Principal office and			registered		Woodhill Lane
office					Morecambe
					Lancashire
					LA4 4NW
The trustees					Mrs J Halpin
					Mrs R DArmer
					Ms T Elkington
					Mr D Knowles
					MR D C Walker
Company	secretary				Mrs R D Armer
Independent		examiner			Phillip Dennison	ACA FCCA
					20 Mannin Way
					Lancaster Business Park
					Caton Road
					Lancaster
					LA1 3SW

Unique Kidz 8 Co.	Unique Kidz 8 Co.
Company Limited by Guarantee
independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Unique				Kidz &Co. (continued)
Year	ended 31 March 2023
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Achievement and Performance to Date
2010	Rated as outstanding by OFSTED following their first Inspection
2011	Trustee Denise Armer attended a reception at No.10 Downing		Street
	David Morris MP tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament	in support			of Unique		Kidz and Co
2012	Enterprise Vision Award (EVA) for best New Business
2012	The Selnet (Social Enterprise Lancashire Network) Small	Social Enterprise				Award 2013 EVA
	Award —Inspirational Woman ofthe Year
2013	Social Enterprise North West (SENW) Small Social Enterprise		Award
	National Mumpreneur Award for Best Supporting Business
2014	EVA Award Best Small Business Award
	Rated Outstanding following a further OFSTED Inspection
	Finalists in the Inspiring Woman Awards Entrepreneur
	Category
	Listed in the Independent on Sunday Newspaper Happy List
2015	David Morris MP tabled an Every Day Motion in Parliament	in	support		of Unique Kidz and Co
	Emma Pearson won the CVS Young Volunteer Award
2016	4Ever Unique - Daytime Support Service opened, providing	daytime		support		to young
	adults with disabilities ages 16to 25
	Ofsted visit - all our conditions were "Met" (as we no longer	deliver services				to the "Early Years
	Foundation Stage" our quality and standards are measured	differently			than	in previous years)
	Shortlisted forThe Northern Enterprise Awards Manchester	for	the Resilience Award
2017	College Club opened.
	BBCRadio Lancashire Broadcast live from our Building
2018	Simon Antrobus, CEO of BBCChildren in Need visited Unique		Kidz	and Co. He wrote a report
	about his time spent at the club which can be found on the Children				in Need		website. BBC
	Northwest Tonight did a live broadcast from our building celebrating			CIN. Two of our team took
	part in the Pedal for Pudsey with Graham Liver cycling around		the	area visiting			local Primary
	Schools
	Won the "Visitor Newspaper" Sunshine Award for Care
	Won "BestStand" at the first North Lanes Business Expo
	Delivered disability friendly ice-skating sessions, working with Lancaster on					Ice
2019	Celebrated Unique Kidz and Co.'s 10th Birthday
	Won BBCRadio Lancashire Community Hero Award
2020	Successfully supported families in person and virtually throughout				the Covid-19 pandemic
2021	Purchased our building on Woodhill Lane and the adjacent	field	on Acre Moss Lane
	Graham Liver joined Unique Kidz and Co as Charity Patron
2022	Successful planning application for a cabin adjacent to 4Ever Unique			for service			delivery

Unrestricted	funds				603,914
Less unrestricted fixed		assets			(234,546)
Less funds	designated	to the Building	Development	Project	(150,000)
Less funds	designated	to the purchase	ofa Minibus		(40,000)

					2023		2022
				Unrestricted	Restricted
				funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds
			Note		F
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies			5	29,342	5,240	34,582	21,146
Charitable activities			6	419925	45,121	465,046	440,795
Other trading activities			7	35,744		35,744	27,456
Investment income			8	911		911	328
Other income			9	5890		5,890	2,622
Total income				491,812	50,361	542,173	492,347
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Expenditure on raising funds			10	44,636	550	45,186	31,428
Expenditure on charitable	activities		11	392,960	50,826	443,786	375,281
Other expenditure			13	32		32	80
Total expenditure				437,628	51,376	489,004	406,789
Transfers between funds				(688)	688
Net income and net movement		in	funds	53,496	(327)	53,169	85,558
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward				550,418	5,327	555,745	470,187
Total funds carried forward				603,914	5,000	608,914	555,745

				Note	2023 f	2022 f
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets				18	234,546	238,407
Current assets
Items for resale				19	250	250
Debtors				20	73,029	51,785
Cash at bank and	in	hand			324,166	281,124
					397,445	333,159
Creditors: amounts		falling	due within one year	21	23,077	15,821
Net current assets					374,368	317,338
Total assets less	current		liabilities		608,914	555,745
Net assets					608,914	555,?45
Funds ofthe charity
Restricted funds					5,000	5,327
Unrestricted funds					603,914	550,418
Total charity funds				24	608,914	555,745

over the useful economic life oft	hat asset as follow	s:
Settings and play equipment	33'/0 straight	line
Fixtures and fittings	33'/o straight	line
Motor vehicles	25'/0 reducing	balance
Computer equipment	33'/0 straight	line

Donations	and legacie	s
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
			Funds	Funds F	2023 f
Donations
Donations			29,342		29,342
Donated	goods and services			5,240	5,240
			29,342	5,240	34,582
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
			Funds	Funds	2022
Donations
Donations			9,270		9,270
Donated goods and services				11,876	11,876
			9,270	11,876	21,146
Charitable	activities
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
			Funds E	Funds F	2023 f
Grants				45,121	45,121
Holiday Club fees			52,700		52,700
After School Club fees			48,027		48,027
4Ever Unique fees			258,846		258,846
LCC Breaktime funding		8 HAF funding	60,352		60,352
			419,925	45,121	465,046

Charita	ble activities (continuedj
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds f	Funds f	2022 f
Grants		1,668	110,127	111,794
Holiday	Club fees	46,693		46,693
After School Club fees		30,216		30,216
4Ever	Unique fees	200,189		200,189
LCC Breaktime funding		51,903		51,903
		330,669	110,127	440,795

						Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds f	2023 f	Funds	2022
	Fundraising		events			35,744	35,744	27,456	27,456
8.	Investment	income
						Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds	2023 f	Funds f	2022 f
	Bank interest					911	911	328	328
9.	Other income
						Unrestdcted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds f	2023 f	Funds f	2022 f
	Miscellaneous		including		sale of items	5,890	5,890	2,622	2,622
10.	Expenditure		on	raising	funds
							Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
							Funds f	Funds f	2023 f
	Fundraising	staff		costs			25,472		25,472
	Other fundraising			costs			19,164	550	19,714
							44,636	550	45,186

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
			Funds F	Funds f	2022 f
Fundraising	staff	costs	20,076		20,076
Other fundraising		costs	11,352		11,352
			31,428		31,428

	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
	Funds F	Funds F	2023 f
Staff costs	208,248	35,048	243,297
Play and activities costs	10,725	8,994	19,719
Vehicle costs	9,964		9,964
Other direct costs	9,484	2,930	12,415
Depreciation	12,472		12,472
Support costs	142,067	3,854	145,919
	392,960	50,826	443,786
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
	Funds	Funds F	2022 f
Staff costs	113,244	83,233	196,477
Play and activities costs	8,785	15,000	23,784
Vehicle costs	9,135	2,609	11,745
Other direct costs	8,598	1,222	9,820
Depreciation	12,046		12,046
Support costs	100,353	21,057	121,409
	252,161	123,121	375,281

Analysis of	sup	port	costs
				Total 2023	Total2022
Staff costs				61,415	54,845
Premises				52,611	36,262
Communications		and	IT	10,024	9,380
General office				2,519	1,777
Finance costs				156	29
Governance	costs			1,510	1,220
Legal and professional			fees	5,678	7,541
Depreciation				6,165	6,230
Other support	costs			5,842	4,125
				145,919	121,409

							Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
							Funds	2023 f	Funds f	2022 f
	Loss on disposal oftangible fixed
	assets held	for charity's		own use					80	80
	PAYE interest		paid				32	32
							32	32	80	80
14.	Net income
	Net income is		stated after		charging/(crediting):
									2023 f	2022
	Depreciation	oftangible		fixed assets					18,637	18,278
	Loss on disposal oftangible fixed					assets				80
									18637	18358
15.	Independent		examination		fees
									2023 f	2022
	Fees payable		to the independent			examiner for:
	Independent	examination			ofthe financial		statements		500	500
	Other financial		services						720	720
									1,220	1,220

				2023	2022
				F
Wages and salaries				307,824	258,379
Social security costs				13,937	9,297
Employer	contributions	to pension	plans	8,422	3,721
				330,183	271,397

full-time equi	vale	nt employees during the year is an	alysed as follows:
			2023	2022
			No.	No.
Fundraising	activities		1	1
Direct charitable		work	25	26
Administration	and support		3	2
			29	29

				Setting and
			Freehold	play	Fixtures and	Motor	Computer
			property	equipment	fittings	vehicles	equipment	Total
			E	F	F	F	F	F
	Cost
	At 1 Apr 2022		209,283	74,807	27,474	18,592	32,479	362,635
	Additions			7,070	5,611		2,095	14,776
	At 31 Mar 2023		209,283	81,877	33,085	18,592	34,574	377,411
	Depreciation
	At 1 Apr 2022			59,178	27,474	16,873	20,703	124,228
	Charge for the
	year			10,171	1,870	431	6,165	18,637
	At 31 Mar 2023			69,349	29,344	17,304	26,868	142,865
	Carrying amount
	At 31 Mar 2023		209,283	12,528	3,741	1,288	7,706	234,546
	At 31 Mar 2022		209,283	15,629		1,719	11,776	238,407
19.	Stocks
							2023	2022
								F
	Items for resale						250	250
20.	Debtors
							2023 f	2022
	Trade debtors						47,878	34,785
	Prepayments	and accrued income					25,151	16,731
	Other debtors							269
							73,029	51,785
21.	Creditors: amounts		falling due	within one	year
							2023	2022
							F	F
	Trade creditors						11,676	5,632
	Accruals and deferred		income				2,692	5,476
	Social security	and other taxes					4,552	3,435
	Other creditors						4,157	1,278
							23,077	15,821

Deferred income
	2023	2022
	E
At 1 April 2022		24,253
Amount released to income		(24,253)
At 31 hllarch 2023

								At
				At				31 INarch 20
			1	April 2022	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	23
					E	E
General	funds			400,418	491,812	(437,628)	(40,688)	413,914
Designated		Funds
Minibus							40,000	40,000
Building	Development
Project				150,000				150,000
				550,418	491,812	(437,628)	(688)	603,914
				At				At
			1	April 2021	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	31 March 2022
					E	E	E	F
General	funds			220,953	368,677	(75,001)	(114,211)	400,418
HMRC	JRS				1,668	(1,668)
Designated		Funds
Building	Development
Project							150,000	150,000
Property	reserve			207,000		(207,000)
				427,953	370,345	(283,669)	35,789	550,418

		At					At
		1 April 2022	Income	Expenditure	Transfers		31 Nlarch 2023
Donations			F
Donated services			5,240	(5,240)
Revenue grants
GIN —Main Grant		5,327	36,521	(42,536)	688
CIN —additional	funding		500	(500)
Eric Wright Trust—
Jubilee celebrations			100	(100)
Eric Wright Trust	—Toy
Library			5,000				5,000
Arnold Clark			2,000	(2,000)
Lancaster Mobility Trust			1,000	(1,000)
		5,327	50,361	(51,376)	688		5,000
		At					At
		1 April 2021	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	31 March 2022
Donations
Donated services			11,876	(11,876)
Revenue grants
CIN —Bridging Grant		8,618	19,714	(30,421)	2,089
GIN —Next Steps		6,085	28,750	(28,191)	(6,644)
CIN —Main Grant			11,484	(6,157)			5,327
Global		23,834	27,471	(31,609)	(19,697)
LCC Income support			15,291	(7,451)	(7,840)
LCC Covid Infection
Control			2,410	(2,410)
LCC Covid Infection
Control			4,007	(4,007)
Lancaster Mobility Trust			1,000	(1,000)
Capital Grants
The Co-operative		3,697			(3,697)
		42,234	122,003	(123,121)	(35,789)		5,327

Analysis of net as	sets between funds
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds F	Funds f	2023 E
Tangible fixed assets		234,546		234,546
Current assets		392,445	5,000	397,445
Creditors less than	1 year	(23,077)		(23,077)
Net assets		603,914	5,000	608,914
		Unrestricted	Restricted	TotalFunds
		Funds	Funds	2022
		F		E
Tangible fixed assets		238,407		238,407
Current assets		327,832	5,327	333,159
Creditors less than	1 year	(15,821)		(15,821)
Net assets		550,418	5,327	555,745