REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
FOR
SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Page
Report of the Trustees
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
Accountants Report
Company Number 05861136 (England & Wales)
Charity Number: 1149703

SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The Trustees are pleased to present their annual directors, report together with the fmancial statements of the
charity for the year ending 3 l March 20?4 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors,
report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 201 I, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and
Articles of Association, and Accounting Reporting By Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporttng Standards for
Smaller Entities in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective l January 2015).
Introduction and Objects
Signposts (Stafford) is a company limited by guarantee, without a share capital and is governed by the
directors, subject to the requirements of charity law.
The principal activities of the organisation is for the provision of care and services to the community with a
specifically Christian ethos.
Reference and administrative details
Charity number:
Company number:
Registered Office:
1149703
05861136
C/0 Rising Brook Baptist Church, Burton Square, Stafford, ST17 9LT
Our advisers
Accountants
Wynniatt-Husey Limited
The Old Coach House, Horse Fair
Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2EL
Bank
The Co-operative Bank
P.0. Box 250, Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT
Trustees, responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law. The
trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Mrs Dianne Corson
Mr Mark Corson
Mr Stephen Eyton-Jones
Mr John Marshall
Mrs Grace Marshall
Mrs Linda Smith
Chairman
Secretary
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 continued
Trustees, responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The charity trustees (who are also the directors of the Signpost (Stafford) for the purpose of company law)
are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual report and financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare fmancial statements for each year which give a true
and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company at the end of the fmancial year and of the
incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charitable
company for the period ending on that date. In preparing the fmancial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods 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 fmancial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the fmancial posttion of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Charities Act 201 l and part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Reserve Policy
It is the charity's policy to maintain funds equivalent to a minimum of three month expenditure to provide
security of operation should grant funding be delayed or deferred for any reason. Reserves are held in a mixture
of short tern] bonds and an instant access savings account to maximise the interest earned on the charity's
funds.
Risk Management
The directors have examined the principle areas of the company's operations and considered the major
risks, which may arise in these areas. In the opinion of the directors, the company has established
resources and review systems which under nonnal conditions should allow the risks identified by them
to be mitigated to an acceptable level in its day to day operation.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Statement of Financial Activities for period ended 31 March 2024
2024
Restricted Unrestricted Total
2023
Total
Incoming Resources
Grants for projects
Sundry income
Note 8
90,946
90,946
5,642
98.903
10,700
5,642
Total Incoming Resources
90,946
5,642
96,588
109,603
Resources expended
Note 9
100,476
6,289
106,765
98,234
Net Incoming/(Outgoing) Resources
~9,530
-647
-10.177
11,369
Total funds as at l April 2023
Total funds as at 31 March 2024
62,941
53,411
67,283
66,636
130,224
120,047
118,855
130,224
The notes form part of the financial statements
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets
42
Current Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
121,146
1,017
130,370
3,502
122,163
133,872
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2,116
3,691
Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)
120,047
130,182
Total Assets
120,047
130,224
Represented By:
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
53,411
66,636
62,941
67,283
Total funds
120,047
130,224
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended
31 March 2024.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its fLnancial statements for the year ended
31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledges their responsibilities for .
ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records which comply with Section 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 and;
b) preparing fmancial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company,
as at the end of each fmancial year and its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the
requirements of Section 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirement of the Companies
Act 2006 relating to fmancial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The fmancial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating
to small companies.
The fmancial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on . i.*a.D4.c .lo¥And were signed by:
. Chairn]an
Director
The notes form part of the financial statements
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2024
I ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimations uncertainty
in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
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)
(effective l January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Signposts (Stafford) meets 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 note(s).
Grants Receivable
Grants, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are received.
Resources Expended
Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Attributable VAT is included,
which cannot be reclaimed. Resources expended are attributed to the particular activity to which they relate.
Depreciation
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated
useful life:
Fixtures and Fittings
Computer Equipment
25.0 % straight line
33.3 % straight line
Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of
the charity Wlthout further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
2 CHARITABLE STATUS
The company received charitable status on 12 November 2012 under number 1149703.
3 TAXATION STATUS
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section
252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 199? to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
The notes form part of the financial statements
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2024
4 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures Computer
& Fittings Equipment
Total
Cost or Valuation
At l April 2023
Additions
Disposals
25,681
5,409
31,090
At 31 March 20?4
25,681
5,409
31,090
Depreciation
At l April 2023
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
25,639
42
5,409
31,048
42
At 31 March 2024
25,681
5,409
31,090
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
4?
42
S DEBTORS
2024
2023
HMRC
1,017
3,502
1,017
3,502
6 CREDITORS
Accruals
2,116
3,691
2,116
3,691
7 SHARE CAPITAL
The company is limited by guarantee and does not have share capital. Every member of the company
undertakes to contribute a maximum of £ l in the event of the company being wound up. whilst they are a
member, or within a year of them ceasing to be a member. As at 31 March 2024 the company had 6 members,
in 2023 the company had 6 members.
The notes form part of the financial statements
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIfvIITED
Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 l¥larch 2024
8 INCOIIIING RESOURCES
2024
Total
2023
Total
Restricted Unrestricted
Project: Git"t"Gaff Neighbourly
Project: National Lottery (April 22)
Project: National Lottery (Dec 22)
Project: National Lottery (Sept 21)
Project: National Lottery (June 23)
Project: Crash
Project: Food Bank
Project: Infonnation & Guidance Project
Project: Open House
Project: Storehouse
Project: Lidl Bear's Toy Bank
Project: National Grid
Bank Interest
Financial Services Compensation
Gifts Received
Monthly Donations
HMRC- Gift Aid
1,000
4,771
8.970
50,000
60
22,728
3,367
3.367
50,000
2,400
3,515
18,234
50,000
2,400
3,515
18,234
2,670
8,278
426
8.649
326
555
3,900
8,649
326
5)5
3,900
3,144
3,144
1,503
3,87)
1,290
1,758
2,274
143
2,043
312
143
2.043
312
90.946
5.642
96.588
109.603
The notes form part of the financial statements
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIfvIITED
Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 ￿larch 2024
9 RESOURCES EXPENDED
2024
Total
2023
Total
Restricted Unrestricted
Proj¢ct: GiffGaff Neighbourly
Project: Clarion Futures
Project: National Lottery (April 22)
Project: National Lottery (Sept 21)
Project: National Lottery (Dec 22)
Project; National Lottery (June 23)
Project: Crash
Project: Food Bank
Project: Infonnatton & Guidance Project
Project: Open House
Project: Storehouse
Project: Lidl Bear's Toy Bank
Project: National Grid
Fixtures & Fittings Depreciation
Insurance
l.T. Costs
Utilities
Accountancy Fees
Database Licence Fees
Bad Debts
Uniforn) Bank
65
65
888
74
3.368
50.000
2,123
3,367
50,000
6,457
1,500
94
23,261
57
9,026
4,145
352
2,152
3,367
50,000
6,457
1,500
94
23,261
57
9,026
4,145
352
2,152
42
2,352
724
759
1,212
1,200
515
18,666
1,620
7,761
6,441
42
2.352
724
759
1,212
1.200
73
2,337
889
1,212
1,200
769
298
100.476
6.289
106.765
98.234
The notes form part of the financial statements
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SIGNPOSTS (STAFFORD) LIMITED
Report of the Accountants to the Directors of Signposts (Stafford) Limited
As described on the balance sheet you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the
period ended 31 March ?0?4 set out on pages three to eight and you consider that the company is exempt
from an audit.
In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited financial statements in order to assist
you to fulfil your statutory responsibilities, from the accounting records and inforniation and explanations
supplied to us.
Wynniatt-Husey Limited
Chartered Accountants
The Old Coach House
Horse Fair
Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 2EL
Date: 14 November 2024
This does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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