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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1147549

SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN) UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MARCH 2025

MEADOWS & CO LIMITED

Chartered Accountants Headlands House 1 Kings Court Kettering Parkway Kettering NN15 6WJ

SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

PAGE
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 5
Statement of financial activities 6
Statement of financial position 7
Notes to the financial statements 8

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered charity name

Charity registration number

Principal office

Service By Emergency Rider Volunteers (OBN)

1147549 Sunny Bank High Street Ramsden Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3AU

THE TRUSTEES

Ms C Ruben Mr J Hussain Mr A Hyde Capt. K Irani Mr G K Lipscomb Mr P Smithson

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Mr D Kelland Headlands House 1 Kings Court Kettering Parkway Kettering NN15 6WJ

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

As an unincorporated charity, the organisation is controlled by its constitution at latest issue as ratified at Annual General or Extraordinary General Meetings.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

New Trustees are recruited and elected from the charity's membership as required.

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

SERV OBN has been formed to provide a "professional" framework organisation allowing its members to fulfil their personal objectives of serving their community in a manner commensurate with their skills, experience and interest.

The framework includes the provision of specialist training, access to and the use of fully expensed motorcycles and 4x4 vehicles, the authority to operate within the scope of Service Level Agreements in place with NHS hospitals and the opportunity to have their advance motorcycle rider skills assessed by suitably qualified personnel.

The frame work approach results in the provision of a motorcycle courier service, provided to or from NHS establishments and provided free of charge, transporting blood, blood products, samples, human donor milk, medical supplies or medical equipment, in turn resulting in the relief of sickness and suffering.

Public Benefit

The Trustees have due regard to guidance published by the Charities Commission regarding Public Benefit.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Provision of transport services to the benefit of the public

For historical reasons the operational year for the charity is per the calendar year, i.e. from 1st January to 31st December.

Hence the following statistics relate to the period 1st January to 31st December 2024.

Total fulfilled request for transportation 3,099 (3,204).

Comprising:

2024 2023
Blood 387 382
Platelets 572 645
Samples 2,512 2,398
Milk 653 554
Miscellaneous 43 74

Human Donor Milk Statistics

2024 2023
£
Total quantity of milk collected in litres 1,253 1,473
Number of Donor Mums 197 194
Total quantity of milk sent to other units in litres 496 292

The number of babies fed at other Neonatal Units using JR Milk Bank is not known but is significant.

The charity operates a fleet of 22 dedicated and fully liveried motorcycles and 3 4x4 vehicles in the provision of our service.

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Significant activities undertaken for the benefit of the public

Requests for the transportation of items by SERV OBN are initiated by NHS clinical staff. Such requests generally fall into the following categories:

 The Transport of Blood, urine or tissue samples to a facility in order to allow timely diagnosis and the development of treatment.

 The transportation of items needed for a specific individual or procedure or in response to an incident or circumstances creating exceptional demand. Such requests may be urgent or considered as an emergency.

 The transportation of human donor milk used to feed premature babies, significantly reducing development risks of potentially fatal bowel conditions. In these circumstances SERV OBN members will collect pre-prepared donations from the donors and deliver as required to requesting NHS establishment. Also they transport from the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Human Milk Bank to other hospitals, Neonatal Units within SERV OBN operating region which do not have their own Human Milk Bank.

 SERV OBN members may be involved in "relay" services in all the categories above, involving rendezvous with other similar groups where items are being transported onto, outside or through our region.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Fundraising during 2024/25 remained focused on gaining support from companies along with local community groups such as Rotary, Women Institute, Inner Wheel, Probus, Church Groups, Freemasons etc, and public collections at events and at retail outlets such as supermarkets. The public again responded positively with donations during the year.

Total income raised during fiscal 2024/25 was

2025 2024
£ £
Corporate and community presentations, personal donations and
events 79,687 61,231
Supermarket collections 43,432 43,207
Subscriptions 2,387 650
Sales of merchandise 385 694

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

The Charity continues to enjoy the support from Masonic Lodges, Rotary Clubs, Inner Wheel Clubs, Lions Groups, Women Institute, various other social Groups and individual Trusts.

The Charity will continue the policy of replacing the aging fleet of Yamaha FJR 1300 motorcycle Blood Bikes with BMW R1250RT and BMW R1300RT SERV OBN Blood Bikes motorcycles.

The Charity continues its support of the NICU - Human Milk Bank at John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford. During the year a total of 1,253 Litres of DMB was collected from domestic addresses of 197 mothers and delivered to John Radcliffe Hospital Human Milk Bank. 496 litres of processed DMB was also delivered from John Radcliffe Hospital Human Milk Bank to Wexham Park Hospital, Northampton General Hospital, Milton Keynes Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the Royal; Berkshire Hospital.

In summary for 2024/25 SERV OBN can be proud of having provided a high level of service to the NHS establishments within the Counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Northamptonshire.

The Board of Trustees aim to free reserves in unrestricted fund at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The Board of Trustees consider that this level will provide sufficient funds to respond to the day to day running of the fleet and ensure that support and governance costs are covered.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 12 July 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Kamran Irani (Jun 18, 2025 16:06 GMT+1)

Capt. K Irani Trustee

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Service By Emergency Rider Volunteers (OBN) ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

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

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements 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 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.

D Kelland

D Kelland (Jun 18, 2025 22:14 GMT+1)

Mr D Kelland Independent Examiner

Headlands House 1 Kings Court Kettering Parkway Kettering NN15 6WJ

12 July 2025

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 123,119 123,119 104,438
Other trading activities 5 2,772 2,772 1,344
Investment income 6 979 979 785
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Total income 126,870 126,870 106,567
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of raising donations and legacies 7 360 360 694
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 111,573 111,573 105,478
Other expenditure 11 1,000
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Total expenditure 111,933 111,933 107,172
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Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds 14,937 14,937 (605)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 196,683 196,683 197,288
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Total funds carried forward 211,620 211,620 196,683
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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 8 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

31 MARCH 2025
2025 2024
Note £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets 16 95,561 80,274
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 17 2,214 1,727
Debtors 18 16,166 15,449
Cash at bank and in hand 104,131 107,059
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122,511 124,235
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year 19 6,452 7,826
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 116,059 116,409
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 211,620 196,683
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NET ASSETS 211,620 196,683
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FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted funds 211,620 196,683
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Total charity funds 20 211,620 196,683
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 12 July 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Kamran Irani (Jun 18, 2025 16:06 GMT+1)

Capt. K Irani Trustee

Peter G Smithson (Jun 18, 2025 20:52 GMT+1)

Mr P Smithson Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Sunny Bank, High Street, Ramsden, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 3AU.

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 Charities Act 2011.

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

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

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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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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:

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:

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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SERVICE BY EMERGENCY RIDER VOLUNTEERS (OBN)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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:

Plant and machinery - 25% reducing balance Motor vehicles - 25% reducing balance Computer equipment - 33% 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 cash-generating 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.

Stocks

Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.

4. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
DONATIONS
Donations 79,687 79,687 61,231 61,231
Store Collections 43,432 43,432 43,207 43,207
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123,119 123,119 104,438 104,438
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Membership fees 2,387 2,387 650 650
Shop income 385 385 694 694
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2,772 2,772 1,344 1,344
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6. INVESTMENT INCOME

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Bank interest 979 979 785 785
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COSTS OF RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Blood Bike Shop 360 360 694 694
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EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY FUND TYPE
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Charitable activities 110,693 110,693 104,625 104,625
Support costs 880 880 853 853
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111,573 111,573 105,478 105,478
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7. COSTS OF RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

8. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY FUND TYPE

9. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY ACTIVITY TYPE

Activities
undertaken Support Total funds Total fund
directly costs 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Charitable activities 110,693 110,693 104,625
Governance costs 880 880 853
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110,693 880 111,573 105,478
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

10. SUPPORT COSTS

Charitable
activities Total 2025 Total 2024
£ £ £
Premises 435 435 824
Communications and IT 929 929 229
General office 195 195 236
Finance costs 45 45 88
Insurance 1,713 1,713 1,591
Repairs and renewals 315 315 122
Telephone 3,128 3,128 3,482
Postage and stationery 1,014 1,014 141
Fuel costs 25,647 25,647 28,204
Vehicle licences and insurance 11,400 11,400 11,008
Vehicle repairs 32,847 32,847 27,583
Protective clothing 40 40 3,493
Depreciation 32,152 32,152 26,786
Advertising 830 830 838
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110,690 110,690 104,625
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11. OTHER EXPENDITURE
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Stability Testing 1,000 1,000
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12. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 32,152 26,786
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13. INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION FEES
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 882
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853
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14. STAFF COSTS

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

15. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

16. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and Motor
machinery vehicles Equipment Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2024 3,897 270,481 4,116 278,494
Additions 44,875 2,564 47,439
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At 31 March 2025 3,897 315,356 6,680 325,933
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Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 3,008 191,487 3,725 198,220
Charge for the year 224 30,974 954 32,152
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At 31 March 2025 3,232 222,461 4,679 230,372
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Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 665 92,895 2,001 95,561
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At 31 March 2024 889 78,994 391 80,274
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17. STOCKS
2025 2024
£ £
Finished goods and goods for resale 2,214 1,727
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18. DEBTORS
2025 2024
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 13,368 12,271
Other debtors 2,798 3,178
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16,166 15,449
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19. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 1,056
Accruals and deferred income 882 840
Other creditors 5,570 5,930
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6,452 7,826
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

20. ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At
At 31 March 20
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 25
£ £ £ £
General funds 196,683 126,870 (111,933)
211,620
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At
At 31 March 20
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure 24
£ £ £ £
General funds 197,288 106,567 (107,172)
196,683
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21. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 95,561 95,561
Current assets 122,511 122,511
Creditors less than 1 year (6,452)
(6,452)
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Net assets 211,620 211,620
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 80,273 80,273
Current assets 124,235 124,235
Creditors less than 1 year (7,825)
(7,825)
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Net assets 196,683 196,683
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2025-06-18

Final Audit Report

SERV Final Accounts 2025

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