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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 08330138

NORTH EAST WELLBEING UNAUDITED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2020

Charity Number 1154255

NORTH EAST WELLBEING

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

CONTENTS PAGE
Members of the Board and professional advisers 3
Trustees Annual Report 4
Independent Examiner’s report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10
The following page does not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities 15

NORTH EAST WELLBEING

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Registered charity name North East Wellbeing Charity number 1154255 Company registration number 08330138 Registered office 39a Hencotes Hexham Northumberland NE46 2EW Trustees Mr N J Blackburn Ms M Brown Ms J A Davidson Ms S McTimoney Mr P Ryan Company Secretary Mr N J Blackburn Independent Examiner Curlew Accounting Ltd Eastburn South Park Hexham Northumberland NE48 4DB

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Trustees, who are also Directors of the Charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present the Financial Statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2019.

The Trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 1 January 2019).

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the board and professional advisers on page 3 of the financial statements.

THE TRUSTEES

The trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows:

Mr N J Blackburn Ms M Brown Ms J A Davidson Ms S McTimoney Mr P Ryan (appointed 16 September 2020)

The trustees named above and on page 3 are trustees for the purposes of charity law and directors for the purpose of company law.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 December 2012 under the name Darlington Wellbeing Trust and registered as a charity on 18 October 2013. The name was changed to its present form by a Special Resolution dated 16 October 2014. The charitable company was established under a Memorandum of Association which sets out its objects and powers 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 £1.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

Terms are two years and trustees are expected to serve a minimum of one and a maximum of two terms. Retiring trustees may be reappointed but a trustee who has served for two consecutive terms must take a break from office.

Risk Management

The trustees have examined the major strategic, business, financial and operational risks which the charity faces. Procedures are in place to manage those risks and to ensure compliance with best practice and legislation including health and safety regulations for staff, volunteers and clients. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 13 December 2012 state that the objects of the organisation are:

To advance and promote education with a view to improving and enhancing the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people who are experiencing emotional, mental or physical distress and/or ill health in the school environment.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

In reporting the achievements and performance of the charity below the trustees have complied with section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

2020 was the year in which COVID turned the world upside down. Lockdown started on the 23rd March 2020 and lasted until July. There was an easing of restrictions over the summer and phased return to school in September. The second UK lockdown was announced on the 31st October and lasted for the rest of the year.

North East Wellbeing’s work is based largely in school and in tanden with school activity. In the Spring Term 2020 we worked well, with much promise for the year ahead – until the first lockdown. In the summer term, all schools-based programmes stopped. In September education was one of the busiest and most uncertain sectors in the country, with Govermnent changing safety protocols regularly as the pandemic developed and child absences affecting whole-class bubbles. Schools were staying on top of core processes with little capacity for additional services.

The net effect has been a near-total disruption of income for three of the four quarters of 2020. It is a testament to the hard work of NEW staff and the patience of our key clients that we did not run a deficit budget for any part of 2020, and finished the year by breaking even with a small reduction in our overall income (2020 = £183,405, 2019 = 193,923).

We survived by asking schools to pay for services without knowing when they would be deliered, by reducing staffing costs, and by adapting and innovating. We had two core grants from the Fore Foundation and the Community Foundation which made a lot possible. And we pushed ahead with our funded social prescribing project: Zone West.

Counsellors learnt to work online, and therapeutic services were delivered by walk-and-talk to the most vulnerable children who remained at school throughout. Wilderness Schooling made vigorous headway in September, being ideally suited to delivering the curriculum outdoors, before being cut short in October. Our puppetry programme, Curious Beasts transformed itself into an online adventure-game for socially distanced classrooms, and was successfully trialed in Gateshead. Zone West maintained the all-important relationship with our cohort of vulnerable children through doorstep delivery of resources and instructional videos on Facebook on how to use them.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The undoubted highlight of the year happened over the Summer Holidays. We ran twelve days of an integrated playscheme, developmentally focussed on the emotional and social wellbeing of locked-down children. Up to fifteen children attended each day, and as part of the city-wide ‘Best Summer Ever’ we were able to combine the best of what we do with puppetry, outdoor learning, health eating and pure enjoyment.

FUTURE PLANS

There is a prediction for the easing of restrictions in 2021, and schools did return mid-March. The hope of all of us at North East Wellbeing is for a full return to all the social activities that help a child to remain happy and healthy. The first major piece of work beyond lockdown is a playscheme planned for the Easter Holidays, and after that we are set to help schools with the catch-up curriculum. Despite everything, hope remains high, and we are strongly motivated to offer solutions to schools seeking to help children catch up on the social and emotional aspects of their development.

RESERVES POLICY

New is committed to building reserves to the value of three months operating costs and we hope that goal is consolidated in the year ahead.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The total income for the year was £183,405, and expenditure was £175,666. The excess of income over expenditure reduced the oustanding amount of the Development Loan that appears as a deficit on the Balance Sheet.

9th September

Approved by order of the Board of Trustees on ……………………………..2021:

Registered office: 39a Hencotes Hexham Northumberland NE46 2EW

Signed by order of the Trustees

N J Blackburn Company Secretary

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF NORTH EAST WELLBEING

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of North East Wellbeing ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of 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 Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed 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. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

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

Paul Barron, FMAAT ICPA (Fellow)

Certified Practising Accountant

Curlew Accounting Ltd Eastburn South Park Hexham N46 1BS

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating an income and expenditure account)

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Total Funds Total Funds
Period 01 Period 01
January January
2020 to 31 2019 to 31
December 2020 December 19
Note £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from charitable activities 3 173,532 170,148
Incoming resources from other activities 4 9,873 23,760
Income from interest 5 - 15
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TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 183,405 193,923
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RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities 6 (168,678) (179,375)
Governance costs 7 (6,988) (4,726)
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TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED (175,666) (184.101)
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NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES 7,739 9,822
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward (13,322) (23,144)
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TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD (5,583) (13,322)
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All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET

31 DECEMBER 2020

2020 2019
Note £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
9 7,510 -
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7,510 -
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
10 10,520 3,540
Cash at bank 76,176 2,338
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86,696 5,878
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one
year
11 (99,789) (16,575)
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NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (13,093) (10,697)
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES (5,583) (10,697)
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CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after one year 12 - (2,625)
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TOTAL NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) (5,583) (13,322)
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FUNDS
Restricted income funds
13 11,163 11,163
Unrestricted income funds 14 (16,746) (24,485)
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TOTAL FUNDS (5,583) (13,322)
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

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

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on …………………….2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

N J Blackburn Director

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

North East Wellbeing is a charity, registered in England and Wales. The Charity’s registered number and registered office address can be found on the charity information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of accounting

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

There were no material departures from that standard.

Fixed assets

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Computer and Office Equipment

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Support costs

Raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the charity to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of fundraising activities, events and non-charitable trading.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year-end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Financial instruments

The charitable company has 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.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:

The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Critical areas of judgement:

Due to the non-complex nature of the charities operations and balance sheet, in the opinion of the trustees there are no key judgements or estimation uncertainties that need to be considered when preparing the financial statements.

3. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Conference income 705 705 -
Income–Therapeutic Schooling - 54,190 54,190 50,855
Income–Wilderness Schooling - 18,108 18,108 29,936
Income–Curious Beasts 7,500 17,545 25,045 29,491
Income–Zone West - 75,484 75,484 59,866
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7,500 166,032 173,532 170,148
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INCOMING RESOURCES FROM OTHER ACTIVITIES
Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Voluntary income (including grants) - 9,873 9,873 20,740
Activities for generating funds - - - 3,020
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**- ** 9,873 9,873 23,760
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4. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM OTHER ACTIVITIES

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

5. INCOME FROM INTEREST

5. INCOME FROM INTEREST
Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Interest received - - - 15
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- - - 15
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6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Direct Costs–Therapeutic Schooling - 36,366 36,366 36,948
Direct Costs–Wilderness Schooling - 7,866 7,866 17,396
Direct Costs–Curious Beasts 7,500 1,755 9,255 12,807
Direct Costs–Zone West - 41,188 41,188 17,140
Direct Costs–NEW - 4,135 4,135 3,837
Overheads–Therapeutic Schooling - 3,326 3,326 3,787
Overheads–Wilderness Schooling - 8,534 8,534 9,071
Overheads–Curious Beasts - 8,254 8,254 20,052
Overheads–Zone West - 638 638 4,195
Overheads–NEW - 47,960 47,960 51,205
Outreach expenses - 1,156 1,156 2,937
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7,500 161,178 168,678 179,375
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7. GOVERNANCE COSTS
Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Independent Examiners Fees - 2,269 2,269 1,904
Bank charges - 138 138 118
Loan interest payable - 2,704 2,704 2,704
Depreciation - 1,877 1,877 -
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- 6,988 6,988 4,726
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8. STAFF COSTS, TRUSTEES ’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no staff costs, trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Office and other Office and other
equipment
£
COST
Brought forward -
Additions 9,387
Disposals -
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At 31 December 2020 9,387
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DEPRECIATION
Brought forward -
Charge for the year 1,877
On disposals -
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At 31 December 2020 1,877
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NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020 7,510
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At 31 December 2019 -
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10.DEBTORS
2020 2019
£ £
Trade debtors 9,520 2,540
Prepayments and accrued income 1,000 1,000
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10,520 3,540
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11.CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2020 2019
£ £
Trade creditors 1,000 1,410
Accruals 720 720
Deferred income 88,878 -
Other creditors - Key Fund Loan 9,191 14,445
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99,789 16,575
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12.CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER ONE YEAR
2020 2019
£ £
Other creditors - Key Fund Loan - 2,625
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- 2,625
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

13. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS

Net incoming/ Balance at
Balance at (outgoing) 31 December
1 January 2020 resources 2020
£ £ £
General Funds
11,163 - 11,163
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14. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
Net incoming/ Balance at
Balance at (outgoing) 31 December
1 January 2020 resources 2020
£ £ £
General Funds (24,485) 7,739 (16,746)
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15. NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Income Expenses Net
Movement
£ £ £
Restricted Funds 7,500 7,500 -
Unrestricted Funds 175,905 168,166 7,739
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183,405 175,666 7,739
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The following page does not form part of the statutory financial statements .

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

2020 2019
£ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Conference income 705 -
Income–Therapeutic Schooling 54,190 50,855
Income–Wilderness Schooling 18,108 29,936
Income–Curious Beasts 25,045 29,491
Income–Zone West 75,484 59,866
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173,532 170,148
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INCOMING RESOURCES FROM
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Voluntary income (including grants) 9,873 20,740
Activities for generating funds - 3,020
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9,873 23,760
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INCOME FROM INTEREST - 15
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TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 183,405 193,923
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RESOURCES EXPENDED
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Direct Costs–Therapeutic Schooling 36,366 36,948
Direct Costs–Wilderness Schooling 7,866 17,396
Direct Costs–Curious Beasts 9,255 12,807
Direct Costs–Zone West 41,188 17,140
Direct Costs–NEW 4,135 3,837
Overheads–Therapeutic Schooling 3,326 3,787
Overheads–Wilderness Schooling 8,534 9,071
Overheads–Curious Beasts 8,254 20,052
Overheads–Zone West 638 4,195
Overheads–NEW 47,960 51,205
Outreach expenses 1,156 2,937
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168,678 179,375
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GOVERNANCE COSTS
Independent Examiners Fees 2,269 1,904
Bank charges 138 118
Loan interest payable 2,704 2,704
Depreciation 1,877 -
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6,988 4,726
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TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 175,666 184,101
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