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2024-03-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1131906 COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 02741421

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees C M Dean
R S Foster
C A Jenkinson
N Jowitt
Secretary C M Dean
Chief Executive Officer R Dowling
Charity number 1131906
Company number 02741421
Registered office Alison Business Centre
40 Alison Crescent
Manor
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S2 1AS
Auditor UHY Hacker Young
6 Broadfield Court
Broadfield Way
Sheffield
S8 0XF
Bankers Co-operative Bank plc
PO Box 250
Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 1 - 6
Statement of trustees' responsibilities 7
Independent auditor's report 8 - 11
Statement of financial activities 12
Balance sheet 13
Notes to the financial statements 14 - 26

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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 financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Memorandum and 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) (effective 1 January 2019)".

Objectives and activities

The charity’s objects, as set out in the constitution, are the promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation, and in particular the Manor Estate in the City of Sheffield area by the following means:

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake and have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, and our achievements over this year are broadly as follows:

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

Achievements and performance

Manor Works

Our landmark building has enjoyed another successful year of commercial operation, with steady demand for high-quality lettings, making a major contribution to the success of the wider business…

…and is established as an engine for increased business and community activities within the Manor area, and because of its high quality, configuration and facilities has very greatly broadened the range of businesses choosing to operate from Manor Development Companies current commercial estate.

Alison Business Centre Phase1&2

Overall, our operating arm, Alison Business Centre, runs 33,500 square feet of commercial space, comprising seventy workshops and forty-four offices and split across three adjacent sites...and has routinely maintained close to full occupancy...with some periods when every single unit was let...and this gives us a very strong and robust commercial base from which to support our wider community ambitions and objectives.

All tenants benefit from full reception, post and ancillary services provided by the Company, and the training, meeting and atrium spaces are all available, and continuing to be used by the local community for a range of activities.

MATREC

In the course of this year, we gave great emphasis to developing our partnership with the Manor Training and Resource Centre (MATREC)…and in consequence have now established links at Board Level, and initiated the purchase of 296/8 Prince of Wales Road, a shop-front/commercial unit close to their main building…but surplus to their current requirements, and a substantial and avoidable drain on their financial and management resources. We have negotiated and agreed a commercial price, and our intention is to keep the building in community ownership…let some of it commercially to offset cost…but develop community uses for the parts of it most suitable for that purpose (the ground floor/shop-front area), working in partnership with them.

This will reduce management pressure on them, and strengthen their cash base…broaden our commercial offer…and facilitate the further development of our community-facing partnership working in the medium and long term. It provides a very exciting new opportunity to pursue our charitable objectives, but underpinned, as all our work is, by a rigorous determination to increase the value and income of the assets we hold and manage on behalf of the Manor Community.

Shine Academy, 300 Prince-of-Wales Road

We have in addition opened discussion with Shine Academy who occupy another property adjacent to MATREC and 296/8…with a view to taking over their building at no cost, and working with them to keep it in good order, and in community use.

Angleton Meeting Rooms

Through the support of a local housing provider (Places for People) Angleton Meeting Rooms is partly financed and largely managed by Manor Development Company Ltd, with a view to facilitating positive activities in the neighbourhood. Having achieved a strong commercial position through the success of Alison Business Centre, the Manor Development Company Charity now increasingly sees Angleton as a community development opportunity to be taken up in the medium term.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

Other “good neighbour” activities

Manor Development Company can and does continue to act as the voice for those living close to the facility, and for other key community organisations...in areas such as crime and vandalism and stands ready to work in partnership with other projects to support a range of indoor and outdoor social, educational and other activities whenever required, increasingly working from the new facilities at Manor Works. As an employer MDC continues to welcome applications from the local community.

As one of the oldest community-owned third sector organisations on the Manor Estate the Company continues to maintain links and work in cooperation with a network of local organisations – and has especially started to develop a robust partnership with colleagues at MATREC...cemented by our agreement to purchase 296-298 Prince of Wales Road, which is now being executed.

In addition we also engage with the Manor and Castle Development Trust, MASKK and the Manor Community Childcare Centre; to support key projects, especially those targeting local young people like, My Life Project and Shine; and to maintain links with service providers including Places for People, ACIS (the local RSL’s), local government and local emergency services as well as the Community Youth Team…who are long standing local licensees, with a base on site.

The company would as always like to formally thank those who have provided funding and continuing support, especially Sheffield City Council, as well as those who give freely throughout the year of their time and donations for the benefit of the area and the people who live and work in it.

It sends its thanks to all those who have supported its activities during the past year and special thanks to the partners, residents and volunteers who have played a vital role in developing its involvement locally and to local businesses who support and use the services on offer.

Financial review

The Statement of Financial Activities shows a net increase in funds of £55,416 (2023: £72,143). The charity has general unrestricted reserves of £3,218,708 compared to £3,163,292 the previous year.

We would like to thank all staff and partners for their commitment towards making Manor and Castle a better place to live and work. Manor Development Company relies on the support it gets both from its staff and volunteers and from its partners in order to achieve its objectives.

Reserves Policy

Introduction

This reserves policy has been developed as a part of the Trustees risk identification approach and is based on income streams for both MDC the Charity and its subsidiaries. Where this policy states MDC this term includes its subsidiaries.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

Definition

The term reserves is that part of MDC’s income that is freely available for its general purposes once it has met its commitments and covered its other planned expenditure. This is generally monies that have been generated through the sale of services etc through the charity’s trading subsidiary. This excludes any monies received as restricted funds (e.g. where a funder has specified what the money must be spent on and therefore the Trustees do not have the power to spend the money on anything else).

Policy

Policy - Unrestricted Funds

Reserves are built up and then maintained at a level that ensures that 6-9 months of the organisations’ current activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. At present this is estimated at or around £205-£305k.

The amount above include:-

Policy - Designated Funds

The following areas cover the amounts of designated funds that MDC will use for particular purposes · Building Renewals

MDC reserves the right to re-assign designated funds within its unrestricted funds.

Policy - Pursuing our Charity Objectives

The trustees will ensure that it can support its commitment to its core aims by designating an amount annually to be used to support its community activity from any unrestricted funds held at that time. This amount will be agreed on at year-end, after a full review of the company’s financial position.

Review of Policy

This policy will be reviewed annually in line with the company’s financial status and will take account of any changes in circumstances of itself and its trading subsidiaries at this time.

The trustees has assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, including operational and business risks, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. It regularly reviews all its policies in order to ensure that they are relevant and effective.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

Plans for future periods

In furtherance of its support to local employment and community participation, Manor Development Company Limited has now completed its strategic plan to build a new business and community resource centre, which has now achieved very considerable commercial success...which supports a thriving community of licensee and their businesses – which have survived the vicissitudes of the last couple of years, and both grown and thrived.

Overall, the demand for the spaces and services we offer has grown month-on-month...at least in part because work-styles have evolved in the last few years – with many smaller businesses preferring to have their own front door, ample car-parking, and secure but compact spaces suited to the shift to hybrid working which is increasingly embedded in the economic and social life of the UK.

...thus, in the coming period, we will build on this experience commercially, embed our growing partnership with MATREC, and do our level best to contribute to prosperity and social stability across the Manor Community...as well as doing what we can to support the local community and our tenant businesses to handle the economic and political turbulence which will inevitably follow the continuing war in the Ukraine…

…finally, as always, we would like to thank all staff and partners for their commitment towards making Manor a better place to live and work. Manor Development Company relies on the support it gets both from its staff and volunteers and from its partners in order to achieve its objectives.

Structure, governance and management

Manor Development Company was registered as a company limited by guarantee in 1992 and gained charitable status as of September 2009. The constitution is set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association, which was amended in February 2009.

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:

C M Dean

R S Foster C A Jenkinson N Jowitt

The charity is registered with the Registrar of Charities, number 1131906. The constitution provides for a minimum of 3 nominated member trustees to be people who live or work in the geographical area of benefit, i.e. the Manor Estate, Sheffield.

None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.

Our trading subsidiary Alison Business Centre has continued to build momentum, and we have been fortunate in that our centre is designed to ensure that each business can work independently on site…which is ideal for models of work and business that are now increasingly embedded in the UK.

The company is the sole member of Manor Development Company (Alison Centre) Limited which is also limited by guarantee.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

Asset cover for funds

It is a condition of the funding for Phase III that the Phase II buildings (currently included in the balance sheet of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Manor Development Company (Alison Centre) Limited are transferred to this charity. The transfer has been subject to the delays caused by issues and land leases. MDC is working with its partners to complete this process.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

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

R S Foster

Trustee Dated: 11 December 2024

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors of Manor Development Company Limited 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 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.

6 Broadfield Court Broadfield Way Sheffield S8 0XF

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Manor Development Company Limited (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including 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.

Material uncertainty relating to going concern

We have identified a matter of concern in our report because we have concerns that the charity may not be able to continue as a going concern. Disclosure has been made in note 1.2 to the accounts concerning the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Whilst re-financing discussions are taking place, there is some doubt over whether the charity has sufficient working capital over the next 12 months. The charity has net current liabilities of £160,987. These conditions, along with the matters explained in note 1.2 to the accounts, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The accounts do not include the adjustments that would result if the charity was unable to continue as a going concern.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED CONTINUED

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, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report included within the trustees' report.

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:

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED CONTINUED

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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED CONTINUED

Based on our understanding of the charity and the sector in which it operates, we identified the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the acts by the charity, which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations including fraud, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to inflated revenue and the charity's net income for the year.

Audit procedures performed included: review of the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, review of correspondence with and reports to the regulators, including correspondence with the Charity Commission, review of correspondence with legal advisors and enquiries of management in so far as they related to the financial statements, and in testing of journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the trustees that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed noncompliance with laws and regulations is 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 collusion.

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.

Michael Mealing (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of UHY Hacker Young

11 December 2024

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
5
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Net income for the year/
Net movement in funds
Fund balances at 1 April 2023
Fund balances at 31 March 2024		 Total
2024
£
17,340
216,363
100,348
334,051
278,635
55,416
3,163,292
3,218,708		 Total
2023
£
15,600
203,548
114,477
333,625
261,482
72,143
3,091,149
3,163,292

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.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
Current assets
Debtors
13
Investments
14
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
15
Net current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Income funds
Unrestricted funds		 2024
£
£
3,379,695
467,196
259,092
79,272
805,560
(966,547)
(160,987)
3,218,708
3,218,708
3,218,708		 2023
£
£
3,419,712
349,187
253,713
107,174
710,074
(966,494)
(256,420)
3,163,292
3,163,292
3,163,292

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 11 December 2024

R S Foster Trustee

Company registration number 02741421

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Manor Development Company Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Alison Business Centre, 40 Alison Crescent, Manor, Sheffield, S2 1ASAlison Business Centre, 40 Alison Crescent, Manor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 1AS.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Memorandum and 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) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

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 trustees consider the charity to be a going concern and the accounts are prepared on this basis. Sheffield City Council have provided a cash flow facility for the completion of the Phase III development. This facility is repayable to Sheffield City Council and discussions are on-going in respect of additional grant funding and loan finance from alternative funders to replace this facility.

The trustees are confident that funding will be obtained to replace Sheffield City Council's facility and they do however recognise that it will be a challenge to ensure the Phase III development is sustainable, bearing in mind the deprived nature of the area. However, all the stakeholders in the development have continued to work together to give it the best possible chance for success.

As such, the trustees consider the charity is a going concern and have prepared the accounts accordingly. In making that assessment, the trustees have also specifically considered the impact of the coronavirus on the operations of the charity, alongside actions taken to mitigate that impact.

1.3 Charitable funds

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

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.4 Incoming resources

Income from donations and grants, including capital grants, is included in incoming resources when these are receivable except as follows:

Where the amount paid for the rental of the land used by the charity is below the commercial rate, a donation is included in income for the difference between the commercial rate and the amount actually paid by the group.

1.5 Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, 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 classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis and are recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party. All resources expended are classified under activity headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Charitable activities include activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity.

Governance costs represent those costs of strategic management and of complying with statutory requirements.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

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 property 1% straight line Fixtures and fittings 15%/33% 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.

Fixed assets costing less than £500 are not capitalised.

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.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in income/(expenditure) for the year, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately, unless the relevant asset is carried in at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

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.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

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

Financial assets classified as other financial assets are stated at fair value with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognised in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognised in profit or loss includes any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through income and expenditure, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date. Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected.

If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the charity transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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 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.

1.11 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

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.

Critical judgements

Donation of land

The charity and its trading subsidiary company receive a donation for the land it operates from as the actual rental it pays for the land is below the commercial rate. To estimate this donation, the trustees need to make an assessment of what the commercial rent would be. This involves a review of evidence as to how commercial rates for the rent of land are calculated and then using this evidence to estimate a donation.

3 Donations and legacies

2024 2023
£ £
Donated goods and services 17,340 15,600
4 Charitable activities
Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
Sales within charitable activities 212,923 200,108
Charitable rental income 3,440 3,440
216,363 203,548

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

5 Investments

2024 2023
£ £
Gift aid received from subsidiary company 90,892 110,926
Interest receivable 9,456 3,551
100,348 114,477

6 Charitable activities

Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
Staff costs 206,290 191,549
Depreciation and impairment 40,018 39,717
Angleton rooms 3,651 3,760
Rent and rates 17,340 15,600
Legal, professional and consultancy fees 2,535 4,548
Bank charges 143 140
General expenses 2,935 1,809
272,912 257,123
Grant funding of activities (see note 7) 3,573 1,959
Share of governance costs (see note 8) 2,150 2,400
278,635 261,482

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

7 Grants payable

Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions:
Matrec 2,373 1,909
My Life Project 1,200 -
Other - 50
3,573 1,959
Support costs
Support Governance 2024 Support Governance 2023
costs costs costs costs
£ £ £ £ £ £
Audit fees - 2,150 2,150 - 2,400 2,400
- 2,150 2,150 - 2,400 2,400
Analysed between
Charitable activities - 2,150 2,150 - 2,400 2,400

8 Support costs

Governance costs includes payments to the auditor of £2,150 for audit fees (2023: £2,400). Legal and professional fees include payments to the auditor of £2,500 (2023: £2,750) for other services.

9 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or any other benefits from employment with the charitable company or any other related entity during the year, and no trustee expenses have been incurred (2023: £nil).

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

10 Employees

Number of employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

2024 2023
Number Number
Trustees/directors 4 4
Management/administration/finance 11 9
15 13
Employment costs 2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 189,918 176,163
Social security costs 7,475 7,019
Other pension costs 8,897 8,367
206,290 191,549

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.

11 Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxationof Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

12 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold land
and buildings
Fixtures and
fittings
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023
3,934,505
82,455
At 31 March 2024
3,934,505
82,455
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
518,859
78,388
Depreciation charged in the year
39,322
696
At 31 March 2024
558,181
79,084
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
3,376,324
3,371
At 31 March 2023
3,415,645
4,067		 Total
£
4,016,960
4,016,960
597,247
40,018
637,265
3,379,695
3,419,712

The three phases of the Alison Centre are the development included within land and buildings. It is located in an area of significant deprivation, an area where the market has failed and an area that needs to be economically regenerated. The Alison Centre is part of the plan for economic regeneration.

The buildings have been professionally valued at a total of £1.8m during 2015. This is below the carrying value in the accounts of £3,376,323. The difference will be generated through the long term impacts of the development i.e. local job creation, as businesses move in and acting as a beacon for business development. It has changed the image of the area, making it more attractive for people to move in. Indeed this was the purpose of the public investment in the first place.

There is no formal lease in place between Sheffield City Council and Manor Development Company Limited in respect of two phases of the Alison Centre.

The matter is under negotiation and the trustees are under the opinion that a lease will be signed and therefore consider it appropriate to treat expenditure on the two phases as capital expenditure.

If a lease is not granted by Sheffield City Council then the capital expenditure on leasehold property may need to be written off.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

13 Debtors
2024 2023
Amounts falling due within one year: £ £
Trade debtors 2,797 3,850
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings 303,939 322,833
Other debtors 20,322 19,606
Prepayments and accrued income 140,138 2,898
467,196 349,187
14 Current asset investments
2024 2023
£ £
Unlisted investments 259,092 253,713
15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Other taxation and social security 2,532 2,688
Trade creditors - 184
Other creditors 953,505 953,505
Accruals and deferred income 10,510 10,117
966,547 966,494

16 Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities

The Phase I development which is included in land and buildings of the charitable company at a cost of £720,575 was fully funded by Capital Grants received. Similarly the Phase III development which is included in land and buildings of the charitable company at a cost of £3,213,930 was also fully funded by Capital Grants received.

The grants become repayable in the event that services provided fail to comply with the terms of the Capital Grant funding agreements. The trustees consider that the risk of repayment is remote.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

17 Capital commitments 2024 2023
£ £
At 31 March 2024 the charity had capital commitments as follows:
Contracted for but not provided in the financial statements:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment 132,210 -

The charity exchanged and completed on a property, 296-298 Prince of Wales Road, shortly after the year end date.

18 Related party transactions

Remuneration of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.

2024 2023
£ £
Aggregate compensation 59,556 53,923

Staff remuneration including all key management personnel was reviewed and agreed by Trustees.

The following factors were taken into consideration:

During the year the charitable company operated a loan account with its trading subsidiary company, Manor Development Company (Alison Centre) Limited. At 1 April 2023 the amount owed to Manor Development Company (Alison Centre) Limited from the charitable company was £322,833. During the year wages recharges of £194,923 and licence fees of £18,000 were charged by Manor Development Company Limited to its subsidiary. The subsidiary also made a gift aid donation of £90,892 to Manor Development Company Limited. At 31 March 2024 the amount due to Manor Development Company Limited from its trading subsidiary was £303,938.

MANOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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

19 Subsidiaries

These financial statements are separate charity financial statements for Manor Development Company Limited. The financial statements present information about the charitable company as an individual undertaking and not as a group.

The charitable company has control of 100% of the assets and trade of Manor Development Company (Alison Centre) Limited (company number 03581273), a company limited by guarantee. Manor Development Company Limited are able to appoint and remove directors in this company and in 2009 it was resolved that Manor Development Company Limited was to be its only member. The cost of the investment in the subsidiary is £nil (2023: £nil). The subsidiary's activity is social enterprise. Its incoming resources for the year were £631,392 (2023: £584,796) and its total resources expended were £498,917 (2023: £460,865), leaving a profit for the year of £132,475 (2023: £123,931). The company made a gift aid donation to Manor Development Company Limited of £90,892 (2023: £110,926) during the year. At 31 March 2024 the capital and reserves of Manor Development Company (Alison Centre) Limited were £225,467 (2023: £183,884). The charitable company does not have a statutory obligation to prepare group accounts and so consolidated accounts have not been prepared.