Charity number: 1142334 Company number: 07522878 

**BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION** ( **A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Financial Statements** 

**Year ended 31 March 2022** 

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**BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION A company limited by guarantee** 

## **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

**Contents** Page Legal and Administrative                                                                     1 Report of the Management Committee                                               2 - 5 Independent Examiner’s report                                                           6 Statement of financial activities                                                           7 Balance sheet                                                                                      8 Notes to the financial statements                                                        9 - 14 



**BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION A company limited by guarantee** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

Charity Name: Berkshire Family Mediation Charity registration number: 1142334 Company registration number: 07522878 Principal & Registered Office: The Reading Health Centre, 61 Castle Street Reading Berkshire, RG1 7SN Key management personnel: Management Committee: Sally Wood Trustee Mark Penston                                   Trustee Alan Meechan                                  Trustee Aideen Mattimore Director Secretary: Raza Rehman (appointed 01.11.2022) Operations Manager: Sue Whiteley Bankers: Lloyds TSB Plc 1 Market Place Reading Berkshire Independent Examiner: Patrick Walsh 

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## **Report of the Management Committee for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

The Management Committee present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **Governing Document** 

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 9 February  2011,  registered  as  a  charity  on  9  June  2011.  The  company  was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and  powers of  the  charitable  company  and  is  governed  under its  Articles  of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10. 

## **Objects** 

The objects of the charity are to provide assistance through mediation for couples going through separation and divorce or couples who are separating and have unresolved  matters  to  be  settled.  These  matters  can  relate  to  property  and financial issues and to parenting issues such as where children will live and the time they spend with each parent. 

## **Organisation** 

Berkshire Family Mediation (BFM) has a Management Committee made up of the Trustees  and  Directors  of  the  company.  Additional  members,  who  will  not necessarily be Directors, attend Management Committee meetings in an advisory capacity. 

It is proposed that the Management Committee will meet quarterly. 

The  Chairman  will  be  responsible  for  ensuring  that  the  charity  delivers  the services specified and that key performance indicators are met. The Operations Manager has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the charity. 

Sally  Wood,  a  local  solicitor  and  specialist  Family  Practitioner,  took  over  as Chairperson in January 2021. Sally Wood has significant experience in mediation, the Family Court and relevant legal processes, which will assist with furthering the aims of Berkshire Family Mediation. 

## **Activities and Achievements** 

2021-2022 continued to show a decline in numbers and in particular demand for financial mediation subsided with financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic ongoing. Mediators continued to work to a hybrid meeting model, in line with government advice to work from home when advised to do so.  Accordingly, BFM clients  could  request  Zoom  or  office-based  meetings  depending  on  their requirements and circumstances. 

In March 2021, the Family Mediation Council secured funding from the Ministry of Justice for a government voucher scheme that offered all families up to a total of £500 towards mediation costs for child-related issues. All BFM’s mediators signed up  to  this  scheme  and  subscription  to  the  scheme  contributed  towards  a stabilisation in the rate of joint mediation meetings. 

Compared with the previous year, there was a 16% decrease in legal aid income. An unprecedented number of clients had been furloughed during 20/21 and so became eligible for benefits and consequently legal aid funding. As more returned to work in 2021-2022, BFM’s legal aid income adjusted down to levels more in keeping with pre-pandemic conditions.  Mediation, Information and Assessment meetings  (MIAMS) fell  by  16%  and  some  of  this  may  be  due  to  not  having 

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mediators working at full capacity.  Despite this, there was only a decrease of 1% in the number of joint meetings. 

Both BFM’s Reading and Newbury landlords offered a discount on rent for the period of 20/21 and this was restored for the financial year 21/22. 

BFM retains a compliment of four mediators operating from offices in Reading and Newbury. The organisation saw the retirement of one of its mediators, Bernadette Davis, who ceased to take on new work for the charity from April 21.  A new mediator, Jill Redshaw, was taken on in June 21 but unfortunately was initially unable to work at full capacity due to unforeseen family circumstances. 

The ability to offer meetings via Zoom has allowed the organisation to attract clients from outside of the area, including nationwide. 

## **Financial Review and Policies** 

The main sources of income during the year were fees from mediators and, where eligibility came into play, via Legal Aid funding. 

The  main  items  of  expenditure  were Office  rental  space,  secure  IT  systems, telephone, PPC cost & Managers’ fees, insurance, and Independent Examiner's Fee. 

The  trustees and other members  of  the  Management Committee  continue  to monitor the results and workings of the business model adopted upon moving to Forbury Square in August 2018, which has been transferred across to the new Castle Street office. The business model’s aim was to reduce the overheads of personnel from BFM and for BFM to become a service provider to self-employed mediators. The new model has resulted in the contracted Mediators receiving a higher level of income from clients with the Charity only taking fees to cover items of expenditure to cover ongoing costs as well as maintaining a reserve to safeguard the future going concern of the charitable Company and meet some of its charitable aims. This change of income for BFM is reflected in the financial statements with a considerable reduction in income to the charity as expected and planned.  The charity, BFM, will maintain a surplus of funds sufficient to meet its obligations as a not-for-profit organisation and continue to deliver a mediation service. 

The Management Committee is aware of the Charity Code of Governance and its principles, and how they affect the Charity. 

## **Public Benefit** 

In planning the activities of the charity, the trustees have given due consideration to Charity Commission published guidance on the operation of the Public Benefit requirement. 

The primary aim of family mediation is to help couples involved in the process of separation and divorce, to reach agreements or reduce the area of intensity of conflict  between  them,  especially  in  disputes  concerning  children  and  family property/finance matters. 

In the short term, the objective of mediation is to help parents/ex-partners to reach a workable settlement which takes account of the needs of the children and adults involved. 

The longer-term objective is to help both participants: 

- to maintain their relationship with their children 

- to achieve a cooperative plan for their children’s welfare. 

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- to offer child-inclusive mediation so that the voice of the child is heard 

- to alleviate financial and relationship distress in families by offering an empathetic,  solution-focused approach to problem-solving. 

- to  settle  financial  disputes  in  a  way  that  allows  needs  to  be  named, fairness  criteria  to  be  shared,  options  reality-checked,  and  ultimately allows people to turn a page and move on with their lives. 

The service is able to offer appointments in Reading and Newbury to cover the communities  of  Reading,  West  Berkshire,  Wokingham  and  Bracknell  and  has extended its reach into parts of Oxfordshire. In addition, the organisation will continue to offer remote appointments via Zoom thereby extending services to wider parts of the country. Referrals from Court can be dealt with quickly and efficiently. Clients can refer themselves for services. Referrals are also taken from solicitors. Clients outside of this area are welcome if they wish to meet in Reading or Newbury. 

The service offers a cheaper and quicker way of resolving disputes and is an alternative to protracted and costly legal proceedings. Since April 2012, when public funding for legal advice in private law cases ended, the provision of noncourt dispute resolution services has been vital for families unable to afford legal advice. Legal aid is still available for mediation so, for clients on a low income who qualify for legal aid, the Charity through the legal aid contract it holds can offer mediation free of fees. 

## **Reserves Policy and Going Concern** 

The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves in light of the main  risks  to  the  organisation.  It  has  established  a  policy  whereby  the unrestricted  funds  not  committed  or  invested  held  by  the  charity  should  be between six and nine months’ normal charity expenditure. 

The  trustees  are  committed  to  the  new  business  model  established  from  1[st] September 2018 and will ensure that sufficient funds will be maintained to cover net outgoings, at the current rate, for the foreseeable future, and in particular for a period of at least twelve months from the date the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 and are approved by the directors. 

## **Management Committee Induction and Training** 

The Management Committee has been chosen from people who have qualifications and experience that will be of assistance in managing and running the  charity.  Additional  training  could  be  available  should  the  Management Committee require it. 

## **Plans for Future Periods** 

The Management Committee will continue to hold virtual Zoom meetings on a quarterly basis, in order to review monthly trading volumes versus expenditure. 

The organisation has been mindful of the downturn in Legal Aid income and in January 2022 it conducted a thorough review of the business plan and business needs.   This  process  identified  the  need  for  greater  investment  in  business leadership, strategic decision-making, marketing and succession planning. Proposals were made to redefine roles and responsibilities within the organisation in order to place greater emphasis on developing and protecting the organisation’s  resilience  and  to  improve  efficiency  of  day-to-day  business decision-making. 

As part of this review, consideration was given to diversifying the income stream from mediators and a fixed monthly membership fee and a referral fee per private MIAMS were proposed.  Up until this point and from September 2018, mediators had been paying for the cost of premises on a pro rata basis according to usage. The unintended consequence of this was that if a mediator left, the remaining 

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mediators were liable for their unallocated costs and it created a fear of being ‘the last man standing’ which was identified as an underlying risk for the organisation. The new proposed income streams were proposed to replace the pro rata rent cost model but be in addition to legal aid income, which would continue as before. 

## **Responsibilities of the Management Committee** 

The  Management  Committee  is  responsible  for  preparing  the  management committee’s  annual  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 Management Committee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Management Committee is required to: 

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently. observe the method and principles in the Charities SORP. 

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

- state  whether applicable  UK accounting standards have  been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements 

- prepare  the financial  statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charitable company will continue in operation. 

The Management Committee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable  company  to  enable  them  to  ensure  that  the  financial  statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 

They 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. 

The Charity operates an online accounting system through ‘Xero’ which provides Financial  Accounting  Software  and  Online  Bookkeeping.  This  system  allows accounting integrity with improved reporting functions and is accepted by the Charities Auditors. 

In so far as the Management Committee is aware: 

- There is no relevant accounting information of which the charitable company’s 

   - Accountant is unaware; and 

- The Management Committee has taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant accounting information and to establish that the accountant is aware of that information. 

The Management Committee is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the  corporate and financial  information included on the charitable company’s website.  Legislation  in  the  United  Kingdom  governing  the  preparation  and dissemination  of  financial  statements  may  differ  from  legislations  in  other jurisdictions. 

## **Tax Status** 

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The company is a registered charity. It has no liability to corporation tax on any of its sources of income or any chargeable gains realised to date, to the extent that it is applied to its charitable objectives. No tax charges have arisen. 

## **Risk Management** 

The Management Committee has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed as part of the review of the business plan and business model undertaken in January 2022. Risks to which the charity may be exposed are routinely raised and discussed during committee meetings and plans to minimise these risks are recorded in the minutes of those meetings. 

A trading report is produced monthly for discussion at monthly team meetings and at quarterly management committee meetings, and a full review of finances is conducted six monthly which offers an opportunity to implement wider changes to increase revenue from mediators if a shortfall is identified. 

## **Independent Examiners** 

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

## **Approved  by  the  Management  Committee  on  21  December  2022  and signed on its behalf by:** 

## **............................................................** 

## **Sally Wood Director on behalf of the Management Committee INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION** 

I report to the charity’s Trustees on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 7 to 14. 

## **Responsibilities and basis for report** 

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination and I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts 

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give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

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. 

Patrick Walsh, FCA 

Date: 

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**BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION A company limited by guarantee** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account) For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

||**Notes**||**Total Unrestricted Funds**|**Total Unrestricted Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2022**|**2021**|
||||**£**|**£**|
|**Income**|||||
|Activities in furtherance of|||||
|the charity’s objectives|||||
|Donations and Legacies||2|<br>|220|
|167|||||
|Charitable Activities|3||51,740|<br>62,429|
|**Total income**|||**51,960**||
|**62,596**|||||
|**Expenditure**|||||
|Charitable Expenditure|||||
|Direct Costs|4||53,108||
|55,355|||||
|**Total expenditure**|||**53,108**||
|**55,355**|||||
|**Net Income**|||**(1,148)**||
|**7,241**|||||
|**Fund balances brought forward**|||||
|**on 1 April 2021**|||**28,556**||
|**21,315**|||||
|**Total funds carried forward**|||||
|**at 31 March 2022**|||**27,408**||
|**28,556**|||||



The statement of financial activities relates to continuing operations. 

The charitable company has no recognised gains or losses other than the net movement in funds for the year. 

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## **Balance Sheet as of 31 March 2022** 

||||**Total Funds**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Notes**|**2022**|**2021**|
||||**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed assets**||5|**2,549**||
|**2,548**|||||
|**Current assets**|||||
|Debtors||6<br>|12,121||
|13,752|||||
|Cash at|Bank||18,933||
|17,262|Cash in Hand||183||
||183||||
||||**31,237**||
|**31,197**|||||
|**Creditors amounts**|||||
|**falling**|**due within 1 year**|7|**6,378**||
|**5,189**|||||
|**Net Current assets**|||**24,859**||
|**26,008**|||||
|**Total net assets**|||**27,408**||
|**28,556**|||||
|**Represented by –**|||||
|**Unrestricted funds**|||**27,408**||
||**28,556**||||



The Management Committee are satisfied that the charitable company is entitled to exemption from the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audit of the financial statements for the year by virtue of section 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act. 

The Management Committee acknowledge their responsibilities for: 

(i)  ensuring  that  the  charitable  company  keeps  adequate  accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act, and 

(ii) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of the financial year  and  of  its  results  for  the  financial  year  in  accordance  with  the requirements of sections 394 and 395, and which otherwise comply with 

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the  requirements of the  Act relating to financial  statements,  so far as applicable to the charitable company. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

These financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on 21 December 2022. 

Director 

Secretary 

Sally Wood 

Raza Rehman 

## **The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

The  principal  accounting  policies  adopted,  judgements  and  key  sources  of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of these financial statements are as follows: 

## **a) General Information** 

Berkshire Family Mediation is a registered charity, number 1142334, a charitable company limited by guarantee, number 07522878, incorporated in England and Wales. 

The address of the charity’s registered office is The Reading Health Centre, 61 Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7SN. 

The financial statements are prepared in pounds sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound. 

## **b) Basis of Preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting  and  Reporting  by  Charities:  Statement  of  Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)  (effective  1  January  2015)  –  (Charities  SORP  (FRS102)),  the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006. 

Berkshire Family Mediation meet the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. 

A separate income and expenditure account has not been prepared as the information required by the Companies Act 2006 is given in the Statement of Financial Activities and in the notes of the financial statements. 

## **c) Going Concern** 

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The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which  the  Management  Committee  consider  to  be  appropriate  for  the following reasons. 

The  Management  Committee  has  prepared  cash  flow  forecasts  which indicate  that,  taking  into  account  reasonably  possible  downsides,  the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due. 

Consequently, and after making enquiries, the Management Committee have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as outlined in the Statement of Management Committees’ Responsibilities. 

## **d) Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance  conditions  attached  to  the  items  have  been  met,  it  is probable that the income will be received, there is little doubt the income will be received, and the amount can be reliably measured. 

Income received in advance or provision of other specified service; it is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

## **Notes to the Financial Statement For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

Income from the Legal Services Commission is subject to retrospective audit and adjustments can be made subsequently. 

## **e) Fund Accounting** 

Non restricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the Charity. Designated funds are non-restricted funds of the Charity which the Trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the work of the Charity. 

## **f) Expenditure and VAT** 

Expenditure is included on an accrual’s basis. All costs are considered to be direct charitable costs except the Governance costs which relate to the running of the charity. 

## **g) Tangible Fixed Assets** 

Expenditure  on  computer  equipment  and  specialist  software  has  been capitalised and shown on the Balance Sheet as a Fixed asset and is being depreciated over 36 months. The capitalisation policy is that only items above  £1,000  are  capitalised  and  that  other  tangible  fixed  assets  are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which it is incurred. 

## **h) Debtors** 

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. 

## **i) Cash at Bank and in hand** 

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Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and any deposit or similar account. 

## **j) Creditors and Provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation  resulting  from  a  past  event  that  will  probably  result  in  the transfer  of  funds  to  a  third  party  and  the  amount  due  to  settle  the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. 

## **k) Financial Instruments** 

The Charity has only financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify  as  basic  financial  instruments.  Basic  financial  instruments  are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. 

## **l) Pensions** 

There are  no current or contingent liabilities attached to the provision Pensions during this period. 

## **Notes to the Financial Statement For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **m) Judgements and Estimates** 

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the directors are required  to  make  judgements,  estimates  and  assumptions  about  the carrying amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. 

There were no judgement or material estimation uncertainties affecting the reported financial performance in the current or prior year. 

## **2 GRANTS AND DONATIONS RECEIVED** 

**2022 2021 £ £** 

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|**Donated Services:**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Donations<br>|220|||
|167||||
|||**220**||
|**167**||||
|**3 INCOMES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**||||
||**2022**||**2021**|
||**£**||**£**|
|**Non-Restricted Income:**||||
|Legal Services Commission<br>|41,771||50,389|
|Income from Mediation Activities<br>||9,970||
|12,040||||
|Other Income<br>|-|||
|-||||



**51,740 62,429** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **4 EXPENDITURES** 

||**2022 **||**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**||**£**|
|Rent|10,178|<br>|12,713|
|Mediator's Allowances||22,783||
|25,643||||
|Telephone and Postage||1,072||
|463||||
|Stationery|466||365|
|Advertising|3,902||4,250|
|Management and Supervision||10,339||
|6,901||||
|Bank charges|84||82|
|Insurance and Afliations|702||802|



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|Independent Examiner's Fee|<br>750||750|
|---|---|---|---|
|Solicitors and Interpreters Fees||-||
|-||||
|Administration and Sundry Costs|1,591|||
|2,045||||
|Depreciation|1,168||1,341|
||**53,108**|||



## **55,355** 

## **5 FIXED ASSETS** 

|||**Compute**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**r**|||
|||**Equipme**|||
|||**nt**|**Software**|**Total**|
|||**(£)**|**(£)**|**(£)**|
|**Cost**|At 1 April 2021|13,5<br>08|10,567|24,07<br>5|
||Additions||-||
|||1,169||1,169|
||**At 31 March**<br>**2022**|**14,677**|**10,567**|**25,24**<br>**3**|
|**Depreciation**|At 1 April 2021|11,011|10,516|21,52<br>7|
||Charge for Year|1,134|34|1,167|
||**At 31 March**<br>**2022**|**12,145**|**10,550**|**22,69**<br>**5**|
|**Net Book**<br>**Value**|At 1 April 2021|2,497|51|2,548|
||**At 31 March**<br>**2022**|**2,532**|**17**|**2,548**|
|**6 DEBTORS**|||||
|||**2022**||**2021**|
||||**£**|**£**|
|Receivables from third parties|||902||
|717|||||
|Due from Legal Services Commission|||7,079||
|8,135|||||
|Prepaid Expenses||2,619||2,176|
|Rent Deposit||1,522||2,724|
|||**12,121**|||
|||**13,752**|||



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**A company limited by guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **7 CREDITORS** 

||**2022**||**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**||**£**|
|Other taxes and social security<br>||981||
|905||||
|Creditors and accruals||5,397||
|4,284||||
||**6,378**|||
|**5,189**||||



## **8 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** 

No members of the Management Committee were in receipt of a salary during the year ended 31 March 2022. One members of the Management Committee were paid for their services during the current year. 

|.||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2022**|**2021**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|Aideen Mattimore|Fees<br>|11,318|9,160|
|Richard Palmer|Fees|-||
|2,019||||



One  member  of  the  Management  Committee  was  also  charged  for  usage  of premises in accordance with the new agreements that are in place as part of BFM’s new operating model. 

. 

|.||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2022**|**2021**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|Aideen Mattimore<br>|Rent|3,795|4,120|



## **9 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** 

|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**2022**||
|||**£**|**£**|||
||**£**|||||
|Fixed assets||2,548|-|2,548||
|Current assets||31,237||-|31,237|
|Current liabilities||(6,378)<br>|-|(6,378)||
|||**27,408**|**-**|**27,408**||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Total**|
|||||**2021**||
|||**£**|**£**|||
||**£**|||||
|Fixed assets||2,548|-|2,548||
|Current assets||31,197||-|31,197|



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|Current liabilities<br>|(5,189)||-           (5,189)|
|---|---|---|---|
||**28,556**|**-**|**28,556**|



## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **10 OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS** 

As of 31 March 2022, The Company has the following future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows: 

||**2022**||**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**||**£**|
|Less than one year<br>|6,384|||
|5,736||||
|Between one and fve years<br>||-||
|-||||
|More than fve years <br>|-|||
|-||||



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