Headway Wearside (a company limited by guarantee)
Company Registration no 07504702 Charity Registration no 1140910
Financial Statements
For the period ended
31 January 2023
Headway Wearside St Mary and St Peters Community Project Springwell Road Sunderland SR3 4DY
Headway Wearside (a company limited by guarantee)
Legal and Administrative Information
Name: Headway Wearside Company No: 07504702 Charity No: 1140910
Directors/Trustees:
Paul M Brown – Chair Person Ian Brown – Treasurer Clair Blackbourne – Secretary
Andrew Patterson – Regional Manager at JS Parker Andrew Elkington – Carer Anthony Lambelle – Brain Injury Survivor James Dowell – Brain Injury Survivor Gloria Finnigan – Carer
Registered Address: St Mary and St Peters Community Project Springwell Road Sunderland SR3 4DY Bankers: Lloyds TSB Grey Street Branch PO Box 1000 BX1 1XT Structure: Headway Wearside is a Company limited by guarantee registered on 25[th] January 2011 and a registered Charity from 29[th] March 2011. Independent Examiner: R J Whitelaw CA 12 West Meadows Road Sunderland SR6 7TX
Company No: 07504702 Charity No: 1140910
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Contents
| 1. | Director’s/Trustees Report | Pages 4-7 |
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| 2. | Independent Examiner’s Report | Page 7 |
| 3. | Statement of Financial Activities | Page 8 |
| 4. | Balance Sheet | Page 8 |
| 5. | Notes to the Accounts | Pages 9-11 |
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Director’s/Trustees Report
Objectives and Activities
Headway Wearside is established to promote understanding of all aspects of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and to provide information, support and services to survivors of brain injury, their families and carers.
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As an organisation Headway Wearside strives:
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To increase awareness of brain injury and its consequences
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To initiate activities and campaigns which will reduce the incidence of brain injury
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• To provide information and support for people with acquired brain injuries, their relatives and carers and concerned professional people
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To promote improved approaches to brain injury screening, acute care, assessment, rehabilitation and social re-integration
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To assist people with acquired brain injuries to return to community living, including access to appropriate accommodation, social outlets, and productive activity
Achievements and performance
Headway Wearside is run by a Volunteer Management Committee that is service user led. We hold bi monthly management meetings to ensure legal and charitable responsibilities are met. We are affiliated to Headway UK and follow Headway UK Standards. This includes organisations purpose, management of the project, involving service users, working together, equal opportunities and fairness, reviewing the project and financial management.
The service this year has grown with an addition of two new staff. The role of Cabis Coordinator was modified and became family support within the Cabis Team with a focus on carer support . A new benefits Advisor joined the team in May 2022 and is working within the CABIS Team from Monkwearmouth Hospital
The other new member of the team started working at Walkergate Park to support families from across the region as well as those from Sunderland .
CABIS – Carer Support and Benefits Advice
A dedicated role providing none clinical carer support within the Community Acquired Brain Injury Service, which is an NHS Neuro rehabilitation service. Over this period there has been 84 referrals for carer support, this is made up of 42 from Sunderland, 32 from Gateshead and 11 from South Tyneside. Support has included regular face to face sessions offering emotional support and psychological and brain injury education as well as practical support to access welfare rights, social services support and other services to improve the wellbeing of carers and their loved ones.
We have seen an increase in new patient referrals this year primarily for benefits advice, but also housing issues and basic debt advice. We have received 65 referrals for Sunderland, 32 for Gateshead and 7 for South Tyneside.
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Walkergate Park Update – Julie King
My post is a new role within the Walkergate hospital, and I would like to thank all of the staff for their enthusiasm about and support for the post.
Since I began taking referrals (June 2022 to January 2023) I have worked with 58
families offering emotional support and practical information on a range of issues. including:
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how to support someone with a brain injury;
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rights and entitlements.
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benefits and finances;
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support in the community;
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hospital discharge,
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planning for the future.
Activity and Support Services
Activities during 2022 went through a period of Adjustment, We have come through covid and out the other side with greater enthusiasm, new courses and activities.
We have started to work with new organisations and partners so enable us to offer a greater range of activities and support.
The service was accessed ……… times and we held about 329 hours of activity time.
Partnerships. – We have worked with several agencies to provide services and activities. Including
Mickeys Place - The lunch Club at the community Café in Washington. A two course set meal is cooked and served by volunteers. Meals are back to basics good wholesome meals made with food donated by the community and local supermarkets
WEA - Workers Education Association members signed up to free courses.
Moroccan Cooking – six weeks of learning new ways to cook using Moroccan based recipes
Art and Crafts- A range of craft sessions that are suitable for anyone to join in. including light up bottles, Christmas cards gifts and sweet treats
Deborah Doyle - Creative wellbeing, a six week programme of creative crafts linked to wellbeing, puppet making,
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Misic and movement – Deb also provided dance and music and movement chair exercise sessions.
Sunderland Foundation of Light
Skills sessions with a six week cooking course at the Becon of light, learning the basics and kitchen safety and healthy eating.
Sunderland and North Durham Society for the Blin d – A joint funding bid enabled a course of exercise to be delivered for those with a neurological condition and sight loss/disturbance. Exercise was focused on movement and core strength using a range of equipment to make the session more fun.
Adventure Sunderland . Delivered an archery session for beginners
Calvert Trust Kielder – Look ahead in the North
A residential weekend with other Headway groups and branches from the North East .
Members took part in a range of activities that enabled them to learn new skills, relax in a comfortable environment, make new friends. Members choose their own activities including, boat trips, zip slides, archery, laser clay pigeon shooting, murder mystery night, quiz night, arts and craft room, relaxation therapies, talent show competition,
Sunderland University
Access to gym services – 5 week block course with an initial assessment and specific exercise plan using large gym equipment.
Asha at One – specialist disability exercise
Physio based exercise and games sessions to support moveability.
Support for members
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Continued to deliver telephone and face to face support for members as required.
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Provided food vouchers for those in need who could not access local foodbanks.
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Held warm space Wednesday drop in Sessions
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Paid for access to their own local gym for 3 months
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Provided everyone access cards for gym/swim exercise sessions.
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Financial Review
Headway Wearside secured some additional funding towards the salary of our existing Community Development Worker, Kim Hunter, for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, despite austere times and the extreme challenges charities now face in securing grant/government funding, as well as the additional challenges of the covid-19 pandemic.
Kim’s aim was to continue to build the membership, increase volunteer opportunities, continue to develop activities and support the Committee in securing additional funding. Kim has again worked tirelessly to achieve this and, as a result, she has secured funding to continue in her role for a further 2 years until 2025. However, more work needs to be done by all those involved with Headway Wearside to keep building up our unrestricted funds through fundraising opportunities to carry on delivering this invaluable service to the head injury community of Sunderland.
Headway Wearside is now in its seventh year of supporting the Community Acquired Brain Injury Service [CABIS] in Sunderland. We expanded this project to include a Benefits Advisor, Suzanne Guthrie-Gower, to work with Charlotte O’Keefe, our existing Family Support Officer based at Monkwearmouth Hospital, as well as a further Family Support Officer, Julie King, based in Walkergate Park Hospital. Charlotte, Julie and Suzanne support adults with an acquired brain injury and their families and carers immediately following the injury and, where appropriate, refers individuals to Headway Wearside for community based support and activities. It is with great news that we have been able to extend the CABIS program for a further 12 months.
This Service now interlocks with our core development services.
Funders
Funding has been received from a number of sources for specific activities and projects for service users and their families and these are as follows:
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CABIS (funder CNTW)
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CCG – Sunderland Clinical Commissioning group
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Kickstart (Government funded)
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West Area Committee (Sunderland City funded)
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Arnold Clark
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Delaware Foundation
Risk Management
The Directors have examined the major risks, which the company faces in relation to external factors, governance and management, internal operations and business. An Assessing Risk Contingency Planning document has been developed and is included in their Business Plan. They have considered the likelihood and the impact of risks and have reviewed what systems should be in place to control and reduce those risks. The systems are being designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material loss or misstatement of loss.
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the company to try to build up unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the company, to a level that equates to approximately 3 months unrestricted expenditure. This will provide sufficient funds to cover management and administration support costs and any emergencies that may arise from time to time.
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The Directors/Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the company and which enable them to comply with applicable law. The Directors/Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Plans for the Future
Headway Wearside shall continue to relieve persons who are resident in Wearside who have suffered a brain injury, their families, carers and other related professionals by the provision of information, service and facilities and advance the education of the public in all aspects relating to brain injury and its prevention.
The Directors/Trustees have considered the guidance produced by the Charity Commission on the provision of public benefit and they confirm that public benefit has been provided by the range of activities as described above.
Directors’/Trustees’ Responsibilities:
For the year ending 31[st] January 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 of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors/trustees 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 provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
Approved by the members and signed on their behalf:
Name:…… Ian Brown …Signature:……
Name:……………………………………Signature:…… Date
Company No: 07504702 Charity No: 1140910
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Independent Examiners Report
Report to the trustees/members of Headway Wearside on Accounts for the year ended 31[st] January 2023
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Examiner
The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. 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.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
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to prepare accounts which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities; or
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(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name R J Whitelaw C A
Signed Robert Whitelaw
Date
Company No: 07504702 Charity No: 1140910
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| 2022-2023 | 2022-2023 | 2022-2023 | |||
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| Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Incoming Resources | |||||
| Incoming resources from | |||||
| generated funds | |||||
| Voluntary income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Activities for generating funds | 4 | 8374 | 129322 | 137696 | 72435 |
| Investment income | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incoming resources from | |||||
| charitable activities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total incoming resources | 8374 | 129322 | 137696 | 72435 | |
| Resources Expended | |||||
| Cost of generating funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cost of generating voluntary | |||||
| income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fundraising Trading Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investment Management Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charitable activities | 4 | 4226 | 90943 | 95169 | 62226 |
| Governance Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total resources expended | 4226 | 90943 | 95169 | 62226 | |
| Net incoming/outgoing | |||||
| resources | 4,148 | 38,379 | 42,527 | 10,209 | |
| Total funds brought forward | 19,601 | 36,472 | 56,073 | 45,864 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 23,749 | 74,851 | 98,600 | 56,073 | |
| Statement | of Financial Activities 2022-23 | ||||
| Balance | sheet | as at 31st January 2023 | |||
| 2022-2022 | 2020-2023 | ||||
| Note | Unrestricted |
Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Fixed Assets | |||||
| Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 23,749 | 74,851 | 98,600 | 56,073 | |
| Total Current Assets | 23,749 | 74,851 | 98,600 | 56,073 | |
| Creditors falling due within one year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net Current Assets | 23,749 | 74,851 | 98,600 | 56,073 | |
| Funds of the charity | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | 23,749 | 23,749 | 19,601 | ||
| Restricted income funds | 74,851 | 74851 | 36472 | ||
| Total Funds | 23,749 | 74,851 | 98,600 | 56,073 |
For the year ending 31 January 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 of its accounts 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 accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. Approved by the members and signed on their behalf
Name Signature
Ian Brown, Treasurer
Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 January 2023
1 Accounting Policies Basis of Preparation
These Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with:
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(c.27);
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The Financial Reporting Standard for Small Entities (effective from January 2007) of the Companies Act 2006;
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Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005);
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Accounting Standards; and with the Charities Act 2011
The Directors/Trustees have taken advantage of the exemption in financial reporting standard no 1 (revised) from including a cash flow statement in the financial statements on the grounds that the company is small.
Incoming Resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:
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the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
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the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
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the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability
Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Resources Expended and Liabilities
Resources expended have been analysed using a natural classification.
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources
Governance costs include the cost of trustee travel expenses and telephone calls and any costs relating to the governance of the charity.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
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2 Funds
The Charity has 2 funds, an unrestricted general fund and a restricted fund used for purchasing items of a specific nature funded by one funder: hence all movements on each fund are disclosed.
There are no designated funds at this time.
| fund are disclosed. There are no designated funds at this time. |
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| Restricted Funds | Bal. BF | Income | Expenditure | Balance |
| DIAG Chance / extended | 209 | 500 | 709 | 0 |
| Cabis CNTW Foundation Trust | 12,479 | 0 | 5,112 | 7,3670 |
| Winter Covid Christmas + 2021, Sunderland Local Authority |
815 | 0 | 815 | 0 |
| Police | 6,741 | 0 | 6,540 | 201 |
| Thee Club | 464 | 1,946 | 2,410 | 0 |
| Goga, Sunderland foundation of light | 1,515 | 1,045 | 2,560 | 0 |
| NHS ccg2021 | 14,249 | 0 | 11,854 | 2,395 |
| Kick start, Government funding | 7,766 | 7,766 | 0 | |
| NHSCCG 2022-2025 | 32,406 | 0 | 32,406 | |
| West area Jubilee | 1,005 | 1,005 | 0 | |
| Arnold Clark | 750 | 365 | 385 | |
| Delaware foundation Trust | 1,364 | 150 | 1,214 | |
| CABIS STAFF–CNTW foundation Trust | 82,540 | 51,662 | 30,878 | |
| What matters to you–Sunderland council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36,472 | 129,322 | 90,948 | 74,846 | |
| Unrestricted fund | 19,601 | 8,374 | 4,226 | 23,749 |
3 Investment Income
There is no investment income at this time
| 4 Income & Expenditure 2022-23 | 4 Income & Expenditure 2022-23 | 2022-23 Total |
2021-22 Total |
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| Income | Unrestricted | Restricted | ||
| DIAG Chance / extended | 500 | 500 | 9,215 | |
| Cabis CNTW Foundation Trust | 0 | 0 | 26,546 | |
| Winter Covid Christmas + 2021, Sunderland Local Authority |
0 | 0 | 1,500 | |
| Police | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | |
| Thee Club | 1,946 | 1,946 | 2,000 | |
| Goga, Sunderland foundation of light | 1,045 | 1,045 | 4,180 | |
| NHS ccg2021 | 0 | 0 | 8,692 | |
| Kick start, Government funding | 7,766 | 7,766 | 0 | |
| NHSCCG 2022-2025 | 32,406 | 32,406 | 0 | |
| West area Jubilee | 1005 | 1005 | 0 | |
| Arnold Clark | 750 | 750 | 0 | |
| Delaware foundation Trust | 1,364 | 1,364 | 0 | |
| CABIS STAFF – CNTW foundation Trust |
82,540 | 82,540 | 0 | |
| Donations General | 8374 | 0 | 0 | 10,302 |
| Total Income | 8,374 | 129,322 | 137,696 | 72,435 |
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| Expenditure | unrestricted | restricted | 2022 | 2021 |
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| DIAG Chance / extended | 709 | 709 | 9,006 | |
| WTDC Salary | 0 | 0 | 775 | |
| Cabis CNTW Foundation Trust | 5,112 | 5,112 | 24,615 | |
| Winter Covid Christmas + 2021, Sunderland Local Authority |
815 | 815 | 754 | |
| Police | 6,540 | 6,540 | 3,258 | |
| Thee Club | 2,410 | 2,410 | 1,536 | |
| Goga, Sunderland foundation of light | 2,560 | 2,560 | 2,665 | |
| Peoples Health Trust | 0 | 0 | 9.253 | |
| Washington BIG Group | 0 | 0 | 2,604 | |
| Co op | 0 | 0 | 3,002 | |
| NHS ccg2021 | 11,854 | 11,854 | 4,284 | |
| Kick start, Government funding | 7,766 | 7,766 | 0 | |
| NHSCCG 2022-2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West area Jubilee | 1,005 | 1,005 | 0 | |
| Arnold Clark | 365 | 365 | 0 | |
| Delaware foundation Trust | 150 | 150 | 0 | |
| CABIS STAFF – CNTW foundation Trust |
51,657 | 51,657 | 0 | |
| Donations General | 4.226 | 0 | 4,226 | 1,014 |
| Total Expenditure | 4,226 | 90,943 | 95,169 | 62,226 |
| Income Less Expenditure | 4,1148 | 38,379 | 42,527 | 10,209 |
| Balance Brought Forward | 19,601 | 36,472 | 56,073 | 45,864 |
| Balance Carried forward | 23,749 | 74,851 | 98,600 | 56,073 |
5 Debtors
There are no debtors
6 Creditors: due within 1 year
Independent Examination fee of £0.00
Approved by the members and signed on their behalf:
Name …Ian Brown, Treasurer……………… Signature ……
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Name ………………………………………… Signature ……………………………………….
Company No: 07504702 Charity No: 1140910
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