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Registered number: 07178907

SOUTHPORT SOUP KITCHEN DIRECTORS' REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Southport Soup Kitchen Contents

Page
Company Information 1
Directors' Report 2
Accountants' Report 3
Income Statement 4
Statement of Financial Position 5
The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:
Detailed Income Statement 6

Southport Soup Kitchen Company Information For The Year Ended 31 August 2023

Directors Mr D H Alty
Mrs M C Buchanan
Secretary Mrs M C Buchanan
Company Number 07178907
Registered Office 6-8 Botanic Road
Churchtown
Southport
Mersyside
PR9 7NG
Accountants K A Farr & Co
Accountants & Tax Advisors
6-8 Botanic Road
Churchtown
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 7NG

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Southport Soup Kitchen Company No. 07178907 Directors' Report For The Year Ended 31 August 2023

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

Mr D H Alty Mrs M C Buchanan Mr J A Physick Resigned 12/06/2023

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing the financial statements the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company 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 company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Small Company Rules

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

On behalf of the board

Mr D H Alty

Director

Date

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Southport Soup Kitchen Accountants' Report For The Year Ended 31 August 2023

In accordance with the engagement letter , and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have compiled the financial statements of the company from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given to us.

This report is made to the directors in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken to prepare for approval by the directors the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, to report to the directors that we have done so, and to state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this 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 Company and the Company's directors for our work or for this report.

You have acknowledged on the statement of financial position as at year ended 31 August 2023 your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements.

Signed

KA Farr & Co

Date

K A Farr & Co Accountants & Tax Advisors 6-8 Botanic Road Churchtown Southport Merseyside PR9 7NG

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Southport Soup Kitchen Income Statement For The Year Ended 31 August 2023

TURNOVER
Cost of raw materials and consumables
Depreciation and other amounts written off assets
Other charges
NET SURPLUS
2023
£
34,661
(18,688)
(833)
(2,619)
12,521
2022
£
23,231
(15,266)
(856)
(1,417)
5,692

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Southport Soup Kitchen Statement of Financial Position As At 31 August 2023

Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
RESERVES
2023
£
4,720
75,614
(420)
2022
£
4,853
62,930
(390)
75,194 62,540
79,914 67,393
79,914 67,393
79,914 67,393

Notes

1. General Information

Southport Soup Kitchen is a private company, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 07178907. The registered office is 6-8 Botanic Road , Churchtown, Southport, Mersyside, PR9 7NG.

2. Average Number of Employees

Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was: NIL (2022: NIL)

3. Company limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1.

For the year ending 31 August 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions.

On behalf of the board

Mr D H Alty

Director

Date

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Southport Soup Kitchen Detailed Income Statement For The Year Ended 31 August 2023

TURNOVER
Donations
COST OF RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES
Family needs
Rehousing costs
Clothes
Christmas/Easter
Food & packaging
DEPRECIATION AND OTHER AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF
ASSETS
Depreciation
OTHER CHARGES
Premises expenses:
Light and heat
Water rates
Cleaning
General administration costs:
Repairs, renewals and maintenance
Insurance
Website costs
Accountancy fees
Sundry expenses
NET SURPLUS
2023
£
£
34,661
1,460
174
133
-
16,921
(18,688)
833
(833)
-
71
70
141
648
380
55
1,020
375
2,478
(2,619)
12,521
2023
£
£
34,661
1,460
174
133
-
16,921
(18,688)
833
(833)
-
71
70
141
648
380
55
1,020
375
2,478
(2,619)
12,521
2022
£
£
23,231
1,419
782
9
4,000
9,056
(15,266)
856
(856)
398
-
-
398
198
254
-
390
177
1,019
(1,417)
5,692
2022
£
£
23,231
1,419
782
9
4,000
9,056
(15,266)
856
(856)
398
-
-
398
198
254
-
390
177
1,019
(1,417)
5,692
833
-
71
70
856
398
-
-
141 398
648
380
55
1,020
375
198
254
-
390
177
2,478 1,019
12,521 5,692

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