THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
Company Numbèr 07434303
Charity number 1139723
'J14813M6P*
23108rd021
-SOMPANIES HOUSE
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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
CONTEpirs
PAGES
Members of the board and professional advisers
Directors. report
2to3
Independent examinerfs report to the directors
Statement of finanaal actiwties
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements
7t09

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
Directrys
Elizabeth Waldock
Oebbie Hawker
John Cooper
Mark Hart￿￿r
Company Secretary
Felix Heame
Registered offiGe
Unit7
Ronald Rdph C￿rt
Wadloes Road
Cambridge
CB5 8PX
Independent Examlfter
Matthew Baker ACA

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
DIRECTORS. REPORT
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
The directors present their rep￿t and the ffinartial statements of the company for the year
ended 30 November 2020.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The 88som in Cambridge is'a company limited by guarantee. registered in England and
Wales. incorporated on 9 November 2010. governed by its Memorandum and Articles of
Association. The company was granted ¢haritable status by the Charity Commission on 6
January 2011 and is registered as charity number 1139723. In the event of the company
being wound up. the liabikty in resF*d of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member.
DIRECTORS
The'directorsltrustees, also the members. wh) served the company during the year were:
Elizabeth Waldc
Jon Halls (resigned 28 October 2020)
John Cooper
Mark Hart)our
Debbie Hawker (appointed 19 Odober 2020)
Lisa Mclntyre Iresigr)ed 28 o￿ober 2020>
Trustees have responsibility for overseeing the work and for the effective implementation of
policy. New trustees are appointed by ordinary resolLrtion. We seek to find trustees who are
excited by the Besom's wsion. twho have had experien￿ of the day to day running of Besom
or who have been involved n weekend proie¢ts with dtents. Trustees aim to meet at least 5
times per year.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the cwipany as laid down in the Memorandum and Arbdes of Associath)n
are a$ follows:
To relieve financial hardship and sickness and to promote and preserve good health by the
provision of funds. 9)ods or services of any kind in Cambridge and in such parts of the
United Kingdom or the va)dd as the Trustees from time to lime may think fit. and to fulfil such
other purposes which are exdusivdy charitable according to the law of England and Wales
and are connected with the charitable woth of the Charity.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
The Besom in Cambridge is a public benefft entty. The charity trustees have complied with
their duty to have due regard lo the guidance on public benefit putAished by the Charity
Commission in exercising Iheir powers and duties.

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ACHIEVEMENTS IN YEAR
It has been a pleasure to continue the W•￿[k of Besom during this year of pandemic. We have
been able to wllect and deliver essential fumiture and while goods and provide bedding and
starter packs to those being housed in the communty by the councl. 'Baby bundles, have
been provKled to those in the comrnunity through the ￿treach in Sawston.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The compart￿$ financial pOsit￿n at the end of the year is shown in the attached financial
ststements.
General reserves of £4.306 were hdd at the end of the year. In the Trustees, view, the
Charity's reseNes should provide the Chartty with adequate financial stability and the means
for it to meet its chanlable objeclives for the foreseea￿8 future. The Trustees review the level
of reserves at their Trustees. meets"ng.
The Trustees do not ¢C￿$4der that there are any material Uncertaint￿ about the Charitys
ability to ￿ntinue as a gmng con￿rn as al Ihe date of this report.
This report was approved by the directois on ..17.... 8.: 2 0 i.1... 2021 and is
signed on their behalf by".
Debbie Hawker
Director

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS
I report to the tharity trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of The Besom in
Cambridge for the year ended 30 November 2020.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As Ihe charity's truslees land also its directors lor the purposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of
the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,).
Having satIsf￿d myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited
under Part 16 of the 2006 Act arKJ are eligit￿8 for independent examination, I report in
respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of
the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act,). In cafrying out my examination I have followed
the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5} Ib} of the 2011 Act.
Independent examinerfs sLitement
I have completed my examination. I confim that no matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by
section 386 of the 2006 Act.. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records., or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of
the 2006 Acl other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair
view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
or
4. the accounts have not been p￿pared in accordance wrth the methods and
principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and
reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concems and have come across no other Matte￿ in conneclion with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Matthew Baker ACA
Address: 27 Rampton Drift, Longstanton. CB24 3EH
Date..

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVMES
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
Unrestricted Totals
Funds
2020
Totals
2019
INCOMING RESOURCES
DThptions & legaues
36.166
36,166
23.179
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
36.166
36,166
23.179
RESOURCES EXPE14DEO
Charitable activitEs
34.188
34,188
23.204
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
34.188
34.188
23.204
NET INCOMING I IOUTGOINGI
RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR
1.978
1,978
125
8alances brought forward
2,328
2.328
2,353
Balarhces Ca￿led forward
2.328
The notes on p•ges 7 to 9 fomi part offth￿ finan¢i*l

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
BALANCE SHEET
30 NOVEMBER 2020
NOTE
2020
2019
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
DebtOTS
Cash at bank and in hand
2,065
2,240
4.120
5.224
CREDITORS: Amounts f￿ling
due within one year
Other creditors
12.897)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
2,327
NET ASSETS
2.328
FUNDS
Genèral reserves
2,328
TOTAL FUNDS
2.328
The directors a￿ sattsfed Ihai the enblled io exemplw)n Ihe prow*0￿ of Ihe Cornpanies Ad 2008
(the Act) rdating to the a￿11 of (he ar*￿Trts for the year by of section 477, and that no member or
members have ￿Uested an audrt w￿J￿110 Secti￿ 476 IMthe kL
The ¢threcIO￿ adIThx￿edge their reSF(ms￿itY for.
Co￿￿￿￿j wilh the reqthrements of Ihe Act wih resF*Ct to armJnthng reojrds and the preparaticfi of
prepariry xcwnts tA*xh sive a tnje aThJ fw ol sla18 ofaffws ofthe cw 85 al ￿ end ofth•
fwTrancwl yew arKJ of rts rwmir¥J or ￿'ng re50ur(w fry the ffflan(ial year in atK(th¢t
requrements of Ih¢ Act we￿1119 ￿ ￿n￿lI1 ¥2teiYients. sofar as the charity.
These fmandal ststements have prepwed in aC￿rdanc* wilh the Pro￿SK￿ for0￿an185 5￿Ject to the
Sm￿1 coffyanies, re9irne. and wilh the Finant?al Rerknt"n9 Stsn¢Jard 102.
These ffinancial ststsments were approved ty Ihe direct￿5 on.... ...l..? :. ¢¥). . Io i.1.. 2021 and
are signed on their beh4f by=
bie Hawker
tA"rèctor
Th• notes on pages 7 10 9 forni part of these financial statements.

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
AccouKfiNG POLICIES
Basis of pr•paraQion
The financial statements have l)een wepared under the lystowical cost ￿1Vention, and in accordancè
the Stateffl¢nt of Recommended Pract￿ ISORPI, "AccountiThJ and Reporting by Chanttes
(revised 20191-. the Finan(#al ReporliThJ Standard 11r2 and the Crynpanie5 Act 2006.
Fund accountlng
General ftjnds are unrestricled funds which are available for use at the d￿¢￿tion of the trusts8s
in furtherance of the general obJ'ectNes of the tharity and have not been designated for
Designated funds ¢omprise unrestricled fuThJs ihat have been sel aside by the tru51ee5 for
parti¢ular purposes. Reslri¢led luThJs are funds which are to be used in acc¢ydance with spec¢fic
restrictions imposed by donors or whicth have been raised by thè charity for parb"¢ular FXJfPOS8S.
The c051 of rassirMJ and administering such funts are charged agaw)si the speryfic lund.
Investment incC￿e and gains a￿ allocated to the appr￿riate fund.
Incoffling resources
l Incornw￿ reS￿Jrces are iT￿V{led in the stslemeni of financial activit￿ when thè charity is
legally enliued to the income and amount Ixn be quantifiad with reasmable accuracy.
No 8mounts are irKluded in the finaKial ststements for SeThI￿ donated by volunteers.
Re$our¢es expwthd
l expenditure is a￿(￿nI￿ for on an accrual$ basis arKI has been dassffied under headings
th* aggregate all ￿$ts related to the categw.
Fund-raisin9 costs are those bncurred in seekn.ng vduntary contn"butKsns aryj do not include the
costs of disseminating inlom)alion in supwrt of Ihe charitable activities. Management and
IministralK)n costs are those incuned in ￿nne￿i￿ wth administration of the charity and
compliance wilh conststutional aTrJ stshrt(¥y wu￿nentS.
Tangible fixed ass•ts
Tangl￿e fixed assets are stated at C￿51 less depreciation. Assets are capita￿sed il Ihey have a
useful lrfe of more than one year and a cost ¥a￿e greater than £250.
Depreciatic￿ is provided at the folkwi.ng annud rate5 in wder lo write off the value of ead) assel
over its expected useful lrfe:
- Van5
20% on cos¢

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
DONATIONS & LEGACIES
2020
2019
Donations received
Gift A•J reclaimed
35.205
22.075
1.104
36.166
23.179
COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTMTIES
2020
2019
Prcqect costs
Van expenses
Rent and estslJishThEnl costs
Voluntèer expenses
Off￿e equipment and expenses
Accountancy
13.035
1.872
17.503
1.346
432
6.664
1.002
13,644
1.094
525
275
34.188
23.204
TRANSACTIONS WtTH DIRECTORS AND RELATED PARTIES
The directors neither ￿CeIved waived any em￿UmentS or expenses in the oJrrent or
previous year and tr￿re werè no other related paty transactions.

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THE BESOM IN CAMBRIDGE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020
S. FIXED ASSETS
Van
To181
Cost
At 1 D&¢ 2019 aThl 30 Nov 2020
4,722
4.722
Oeprecb•tion
At 1 Dec 2019 arKI 30 Nov 2020
Net book value
At 1 Dec 2019 aThY 30 Nov 2020
DEBTORS
2020
2019
Gift Aid debtor
2.065
1.104
CREDITORS: Amounts falling
due wtthin one year
2020
2019
Othor creditors
2,897
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER REMUNERATION
There was no remuneration recwved by Ihe d)arty'$ independent examiner for the examination
of the accounts.