COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 07348697 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1139848
Menter Rhosygilwen Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 December 2023
R E MATTHEWS FCA
Chartered Accountant Garn Hebogydd Gwbert Cardigan Ceredigion SA43 1PR
Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
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| Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 3 |
| Statement of financial activities (including income and | |
| expenditure account) | 4 |
| Statement of financial position | 5 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 6 |
Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 December 2023
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Menter Rhosygilwen Charity registration number 1139848 Company registration number 07348697 Principal office and registered Neuadd-y-Derwen office Rhos-y-Gilwen Mansion Rhoshill Cilgerran Pembrokeshire SA43 2TW
The trustees
Dr G Peters Mr N A Forrest Dr D A L Owen Dr R R L Davies Independent examiner R E Matthews Garn Hebogydd Gwbert Cardigan Ceredigion SA43 1PR
Structure, governance and management
The charity was incorporated on 17th August 2010 as a company limited by guarantee. It is governed by Memorandum and Articles of Association as amended by a special resolution which was registered at Companies House on 10th January 2011.
The charity was registered by the Charity Commission on 14th January 2011.
There must be at least four Trustees. The appointment of new trustees will be decided by the existing trustees.
Objectives and activities
The primary objective of the charity is to advance the Arts and culture for the benefit of the general public by promoting and facilitating access to and performances of music, literary and dramatic arts and other art forms.
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
Strategic report
The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.
Achievements and performance
The artistic programme for 2023 has been successful thanks to a more diverse range of events which attracted new audiences from around the catchment area. Most notable of these was the Simon Armitage event which attracted a record audience. Opera also scored a huge success with two nights of packed houses.
Financial review
The charity must maintain sufficient reserves to fund future activities whilst recognising the risks inherent in estimating ticket sales in advance. Surpluses in 2022 and 2023 have significantly improved the charity's reserves but the trustees will remain cautious as economic pressures put a strain on attendances.
Plans for future periods
The trustees are considering the concept of a music bursary for students from West Wales to study music at university or conservatory anywhere in the UK.
The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 20 September 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Dr G Peters Trustee
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Menter Rhosygilwen
Year ended 31 December 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Menter Rhosygilwen ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with 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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection 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.
R E Matthews Independent Examiner
Garn Hebogydd Gwbert Cardigan Ceredigion SA43 1PR
20 September 2024
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 December 2023
| 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
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| Unrestricted | ||||
| funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 5 | 20,960 | 20,960 | 21,172 |
| Charitable activities | 6 | 42,520 | 42,520 | 31,614 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total income | 63,480 | 63,480 | 52,786 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 59,886 | 59,886 | 48,558 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total expenditure | 59,886 | 59,886 | 48,558 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Net income and net movement in funds | 3,594 | 3,594 | 4,228 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 5,450 | 5,450 | 1,222 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 9,044 | 9,044 | 5,450 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
31 December 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 13 | 480 | 720 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 14 | 7,416 | 8,500 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 5,259 | 1,099 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| 12,675 | 9,599 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 4,111 | 4,869 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Net current assets | 8,564 | 4,730 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 9,044 | 5,450 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Net assets | 9,044 | 5,450 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 9,044 | 5,450 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Total charity funds | 17 | 9,044 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
5,450 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
For the year ending 31 December 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 20 September 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Dr G Peters Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Neuadd-y-Derwen, Rhos-y-Gilwen Mansion, Rhoshill, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, SA43 2TW.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
Accounting estimates and assumptions are made concerning the future and, by their nature, will rarely equal the related actual outcome. There are no key assumptions and other sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible assets (continued)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Equipment - 25% straight line
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
4. Limited by guarantee
Every member of the charity undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required (not exceeding £1) to the assets of the charity if it should be wound up while he is a member or within one year after he ceases to be a member, for payment of the charity's debts and liabilities contracted before he ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves.
There were four members of the charity at 31st December 2023.
5. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations | |||||
| Donations received | 20,960 | 20,960 | 21,172 | 21,172 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 6. | Charitable activities | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Programme of events | 42,520 | 42,520 | 31,614 | 31,614 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 7. | Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Programme of events | 59,526 | 59,526 | 48,198 | 48,198 | |
| Support costs | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| 59,886 | 59,886 | 48,558 | 48,558 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 8. | Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type | ||||
| Activities | |||||
| undertaken | Total funds | Total fund | |||
| directly Support costs | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Programme of events | 59,526 | – | 59,526 | 48,198 | |
| Governance costs | – | 360 | 360 | 360 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| 59,526 | 360 | 59,886 | 48,558 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
9. Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
| Net income is stated after charging/(crediting): | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 240 | 240 |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | |
| Independent examination fees | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 360 | 360 |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ |
10. Independent examination fees
11. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 13,233 | 12,431 |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 171 | 137 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| 13,404 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
12,568 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
The average head count of employees during the year was 1 (2022: 1).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: Nil).
12. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
13. Tangible fixed assets
| Equipment | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cost | ||
| At 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 | 960 | 960 |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | |
| Depreciation | ||
| At 1 January 2023 | 240 | 240 |
| Charge for the year | 240 | 240 |
| ৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄ | |
| At 31 December 2023 | 480 | 480 |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | |
| Carrying amount | ||
| At 31 December 2023 | 480 | 480 |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | |
| At 31 December 2022 | 720 | 720 |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ |
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
14. Debtors
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Other debtors | 7,416 | 8,500 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 15. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors | 2,451 | – | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,080 | 1,080 | |
| Social security and other taxes | 597 | 158 | |
| Other creditors | (17) | 3,631 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| 4,111 | 4,869 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
16. Pensions and other post retirement benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £171 (2022: £137).
17. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At | ||||
| 1 | January 202 | 31 | December | ||
| 3 | Income | Expenditure | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 5,450 | 63,480 | (59,886) | 9,044 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| At | At | ||||
| 1 | January 202 | 31 | December | ||
| 2 | Income | Expenditure | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 1,222 | 52,786 | (48,558) | 5,450 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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Menter Rhosygilwen
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2023
18. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 480 | 480 |
| Current assets | 12,675 | 12,675 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (4,111) | (4,111) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| Net assets | 9,044 | 9,044 |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 720 | 720 |
| Current assets | 9,599 | 9,599 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (4,869) | (4,869) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| Net assets | 5,450 | 5,450 |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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