THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
COMPANY NUMBER: 05093277

THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
COMPANY NUMBER
05093277 (England and Wales)
CHARITY NUMBER
1155297
TRUSTEES
S Khan
J Phillips
S Kauser (resigned 815123. re-appointed 1511124)
l Gabriel (appointed 1216123)
P Akhtar (appointed 2717123, resigned 2211124)
Y Aboagye (appointed 2717123)
REGISTERED OFFICE
Saint Pauls Road
Manningham
Bradford
BD8 7LS
REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS Wilkinson and Partners
Chartered Accountants
Fairfax House
6a Mill Field Road
Cottingley Business Park
Cottingley
BD16 1PY
BANKERS
Barclays Bank plc
10 Market Street
Bradford
BD1 1EG

THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March
2024.
CONSTITUTION
The Meridian Centre is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity.
The company was incorporated on 5 April 2004.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The charity's principal activity is to offer nursery education and youth training to the local
community.
The trustees delegate the day-to-day responsibility of running its activities to the Centre
Manager who is also a Director.
TRUSTEES
The trustees who have all held office during the year are as follows:
S Khan
J Phillips
S Kauser (resigned 815123, reappointed 1511124)
l Gabriel (appointed 1216123)
P Akhtar (appointed 2717123, resigned 2211124)
Y Aboagye (appointed 2717123)
The trustees are company directors for the purpose of Companies Act 2006.

THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Review of Activities
Breaking the Silence
In the past 12 months we have engaged 119 men directly plus another 291 phoneline callers {31 of
whom became direct recipients through counselling). in addition to 63 calls from professionals
looking to refer e.g. GP'S Clinical Practice Nurses (CPN, Principle Clinical Psychologists, Social
Workers, Care Teams, NHS First Response, es NHS Talking Therapies (Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies {IAPT)) looking for additional information in order to refer their service
users. We have received referrals from GPS, Social Prescribers, IAPTS, Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services (CAMHS), NHS, Social Workers, Family Lawyers. Social Workers, and a
host of women's agencies, including specialist Muslim organisations, supporting families e.g. Apna
Haq (Rotherham),
Our users were predominantly Birmingham and Leicester based in 2024, representing over 40 % of
referrals. 28 /0 are London based with the remainder coming from Yorkshire and Greater
Manchester. There is also representation from Cardiff, Swindon and Glasgow.
As you will see from our 'additional work, section, we have continued to build our reputation as the
leading national service for the mental well-being of South Asian, predominantly Muslim men.
Worked in collaboration with the Drive Partnership to Co-Design on the next phase of its National
Systems Change work to improve responses within racialised communities to those causing harm in
their intimate and family relationships and the culture of silence that enables abuse
Collaboratively we have written the first and only culturally informed and religiously sensitive Early
Intervention programme. this 26 week court mandated intervention will engage both perpetrators
and victims of domestic abuse from South Asian communities. The programme is to be rolled out
nationwide through the SafeliveslRespect networks with Breaking the Silence acting in an advisory
capacity.
Our users were the primary contributors to a study launched in March 2024, in collaboration with
King's College London and the University of Westminster: 'Prevalence, Disclosure, and Help-
Seeking in Black and Asian Male Survivors of Sexual Violence in the United Kingdom.. A Rapid
Review.
Delivered 4 x 12 weeks 'Walid' {fatherhood) programmes to South Asian men and their children, to
build healthier attachments, and to play a more meaningful role in their lives.
Co-developed the REACT ne￿Ork - for professionals working to tackle and respond to the sexual
abuse of children of Asian. African. Carribean and racialised heritage communities.
Invited to join the Bradford Community Safety Partnership, sub-group specialising in issues
pertaining to men, in particular to represent the needs South Asian and Muslim men. from a mental
health perspective
Collaboration in research between Pakistan and the UK on Child Protection in Pakistani
communities with the University of Bradford
Co-developed a men and boys strategy for West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Continued as Board member of Male Survivor Partnership, as only non white Muslim
representative.
Taken part in GFC'S Global Impact Study as a 'participatory peer action researcher, (PPAR) from
May to November 2024. The Global Impact Study aimed to understand the effects of GFC'S funding
model and non-financial support on GFC partners, and how this impacts the children, young people,
and communities that GFC partners work with.
Worked with the Centre of Expertise of Child Sexual Abuse on a new practice ne￿Ork for
professionals working to tackle and respond to the sexual abuse of children of Asian, African.
Caribbean and racialised heritage.
We were part of the planning group for first Ministerial Conference on ending violence against
children that took place in November in Bogota. htt s:Ilendviolencea
ainstchildrenconference.or
We were selected as a supplementary topic supplier for the ECB'S new strategy for equity, diversity
and inclusion training, delivering bespoke EDI training delivered to staff working within 18 first class
counties and 38 national county boards which totals 56 cricketing organisations across England and
Wales.
Whilst the approach in EDI education was intended to be transformative for cricket. empowering
each local organisationlclub to drive forward their plans with central support & guidance from the
ECB, it has come to pass that racism and islamophobia are not the priorities (given the Azeem
Rafiq scandal), but actually it is the LGBTQIA+ community who are the intended beneficiaries.
Invited as a key note speaker for Amnesty International's Deconstructing Power conference in
September. The talk addressed the pre-crime industry, where national security overlaps with mental
health, in order to psychologise the threat of terror. We explored how this transformed social and
institutional problems by localising them in the individual, thus attempting to sidestep issues of
racism and Islamophobia.
We joined the IICSA Chan
emakers (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse) who are
coordinated by the NSPCC, a group of 68 like-minded organisation's that have united across the
sectors to inspire a national mission to prevent child sexual abuse and provide much improved
support to victims and survivors. All IICSA Changemaker organisations contribute to the
successful running of the group by investing their time, expertise, and access to networks to
achieve the following ambition.. "Inspire a national mission to prevent child sexual abuse and
provide much improved support to victims and survivors"
Coop
We have engaged the final 7 participants the funding covered, all from racialised communities. We
have delivered 2 peer led sessions with 18 participants (the end of the grant limited us to this); we
have delivered 9 training sessions to professionals on the issues experienced by South Asian young
people who have experienced griedlloss - peer mentors co delivered 3 of these., we have conitnued
our fathers programme engaging a further 109 men.
The latter, developed out of the Coop grant, led to a successful application through the Lottery's
Phoenix Fund. This work starts in April 2024 and is a continuation of this work.
We experienced some alarming behaviours from young men in particular, who were being targetted
because of their vulnerability (a concomitant issues rooted partly in being bereaved), by criminal
gangs who wish to groom them into criminality. This has included blackmail through sexual

violencelabuse. The bereavement is often one of a range of events that have led to them 'acting
up,, and thus bringing their vulrabilities to the attention of those who wish them harm.
We have used our collaboration with the Police and Social Care. to bring this alarming trend to the
attention of the community through the father's group. We are working with the University of
Westminster and the Male Survivor Partnership to identify funding for further research in order to
demonstrate this to policy makers and commisioners.
We have developed business relationships with South Asian professional networks (a by product of
the fathers work). Consequently, they are arranged a '100 man dinner, for professionals and
business leaders. to fundraise for our work.
Success
Young people being able to better identiy risk in their lives and link it to their own vulnerability. This
is difficult work as the mind isnt yet of a capacity to fully comprehend and link the ￿0. But we have
been sucessful in making. some young men, and one young woman in particular, more conscious of
events in their lives that bear the hallmarks of exploitation.
We have learned how much global politics impacts the young people we have supported. The on
going issues in the middle East have been brought up in every session, whether 1-1 or in the group.
The grief is palpapable, but very few understand the complexities of the issue and so it is often
reduced to identity markers. This is projection of their own suffering, their own experiences of racial
prejudice and inequality.
We have done considerable work to help young people understand their feelings, and to help them
understand the harms of falling for simple binary understandings that allow for antisemitismlracism.
One of the peer led sessions was around supporting human rights groups who provide care to
children and young people on all sides of the divide.
Sucess in that we are now a truly a national project with Berkshire, Warwickshire and Essex NHS
leads reaching out to our service to request support in better engaging vulnerable young people
from South Asian communities. We have also received referrals of young adults from health care
professionals from all of these CCGS.
Bridging the Gap
Meridian Centre began to deliver the Bridging the Gap project in partnership with Shipley
College, Safety First, Women Zone and QED. This project has generated revenue in
respect of room hire, printing and salaries. The Project commenced in October 2023. This
is a three year project funded by the Big Lottery.
ESOL with Shipley College
Meridian Centre in partnership with Shipley College delivers had 24 classes of ESOL E1,
E2,E31Pre Entry running per week generating income for room hire and crèche. Each
ESOL class was 2 hours long. We deliver Functional Skills and GCSE English (3 hour
sessions) as well as Functional Skills Maths. The sessions are wll attended with 12 to 14
learners in each class.
Good Things Foundation - YBS
With this funding we were able to offer free online platform that helps people gain basic
digital skills and build confidence in using the internet.

Digital skills & confidence are the foundation of being digitally included. These days you
need to know how to use the internet or technology to use public services, work or stay in
touch with loved ones.
Learn My Way provides up-to-date digital content for our modern world. We were able to
offer various essential digital skills topics through Learn My Way:
Using a touchscreen, keyboard and mouse
Creating an email account
Searching for jobs online
Setting a safe password and using authentication
Online safety and dealing with online scams
Basics of video calling
Plus many more!
Learning Curve Group
We work in partnership with Learning Curve Group who pays for room hire. Learning Curve
Group's Mission is to support employers and individuals by providing innovative, high
quality training, educational and employability services to create opportunities that lead to
success in learning, life and work.
Since 2016 Learning Curve Group has worked closely with Meridian to support the centre in
providing suitable courses requested by the service users to achieve their full potential. We
have delivered the following courses through Learning Curve Group..
16 -18 year olds- Childcare L1 and L2
19+
Working with Children Level 1 and 2
Health and Social Care Level 1 and 2
Beauty L1 and L2
Award in Creative Crafts
L2 Security Guard Course
L2 Customer Service
ESOL
Woodspeen
With over 30 years, experience, Woodspeen Training is a well established provider of Level 2 -
Level 5 apprenticeship and skills programmes.
We work in partnership with Woodspeen to deliver ESOL courses.
Realise
Realise help organisations to thrive. In partnership with them, they work to understand the
organisations needs. Realise design and deliver training programmes that ensure our learners
grow. Their programmes are regulated and funded through the government or your apprenticeship
levy.
In partnership with Realise we delivered L1 Hair styling courses.

Traineeship Programme
The programme was funded by ESFA.
The Traineeships were designed to help young people gain the skills to progress to an
apprenticeship, to be able to get a job, or to continue their education to gain the skills they
need for their chosen career.
Traineeships were for young people aged 19-24 who were not in education, employment or
training, are focused on getting a job and have not yet achieved a full Level 2
Traineeships included..
A high quality work placement - to provide meaningful work experience and develop work
place skills to help you find and keep a job.
Work preparation training developing inter-personal skills and including CV writing, job
search and interview skills
Level 1 Preparation to work in Adult Social Care, Level 1 Childcare, Level 1 Support Work
in Schools or Level 1 Beauty course. We also also delivered SIA Security Course (badge
included).
Employability Skills
English and Maths training (unless already achieved GCSE grades A"_C) - seen as crucial
by employers. Initial assessments were carried out during enrollments.The work placement
was for minimum 70 GLH within a traineeship Which was a minimum of 6 weeks.
At the end of the programme all students were offered an exit interview with their work
placement organisation to help them practice and prepare for future opportunities. Where
available, these interviews may have been for real apprenticeship or job vacancies within
the placement organisation. They also gained qualifications from courses completed with
the training provider to add to their CV.
Nursery and 2 Year Old Offer
All 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to 570 hours of free early education or childcare a year.
This is often taken as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year.
2 Year Old Offer is a scheme that allows eligible children to receive free early education
from the funding period after their second birthday. This is part of a national offer from the
Department for Education (DfE) and has been developed to improve outcomes for identified
two year olds who would benefit from access to high quality early years and childcare
provision 15 hours per week for 38 weeks in the year. It will also offer help to tackle
challenging circumstances, through family support.
Meridian Nursery was registered in November 2006. The setting operates from rooms
in a purpose built detached property in the densely populated area of Manningham,
Bradford. Meridian Nursery is located in a residential area close to a number of local
schools, children's centres and other amenities.
Children have access to large play rooms, covered outdoor area and associated facilities.
There are two enclosed outdoor play spaces of varying size available and accessible for the
children to play in. These outdoor areas have a secure climbing frame and digging area for
the children to enjoy. The nursery receives funding for two, three and four year olds. The
setting actively adopts a multi-agency approach and has links with Midland Road and
Abbey Green Children's Centre as well as other local schools. The Nursery operates

sessionally every weekday offerings sessions from g.'OOam - 12:00 pm for 2-3 and 3-5 year
olds and 12:45pm till 3:45pm for 2-3 year olds who attend the various sessions and are
mainly from the south east Asian community and from the local area. The Nursery operates
term time only offering care and education for 38 weeks of the year.
The setting is registered for a maximum of 86 children at any one time. The nursery is
made up of the shared office, kitchen and the two classrooms-'Clever Caterpillars, and
'Busy Bees,
Last year we expanded the nursery to increase the number of places available to offer
quality education to children and provide a crèche as requested by parents attending the
courses in our training centre in the adjacent building.
Since lockdown we have seen a decrease in the number of children on roll. The maximum
number of children in the nursery was approximately 65 whereas previously we would have
almost 90 children on roll.
Velvet Mills Site
Due to increase in demand for courses we have now leased Unit 2. We are still looking to
purchase another building to offer our courses in another deprived area of Bradford.
Risk Management
It is the trustees, policy to assess and identify major financial and business risks that the
charity may encounter in the future. As an organisation with an ever-changing environment
there is a regular need to monitor and review both internal and extemal risk factors. As part
of our commitment to ensuring that our risk management needs influence our overall
strategy for the organisation we plan to have Away Days in the future with all staff to
consider our development needs.
Our Health and Safety policy continues to be reviewed annually. The regular report by the
Finance Officer on Project Budgets has enhanced the trustees, level of understanding and
monitoring of identified risks. There is an annual review of insurance arrangements. The
charity holds the Matrix accreditation
Reserve Policy
In line with the Charity Commission's guidelines, the trustees have a policy whereby they
aim to have a minimum of six months reserves to ensure that the charity can continue to
provide an appropriate level of service in the event of possible future fluctuations in both
income and expenditure.
By order of the Board.....
.S Khan - TrusteelDirector
25 March 2025

THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITABLE
COMPANY ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company on
pages 3 to 18 for the year ended 31 March 2024 which have been prepared in accordance with th8
Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (effective 151 January
2016) as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting for
Charities) 2015 {as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016), (The SORP}, published by the
Charity Commission in England & Wales {CCEW), and under the historical cost convention.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and
the basis of the report
As described on page 3, you, the charitable company's trustees, who are also Directors of the Company for
the purpose of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance
with the Companjes Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities. and for being satisfied that the
financial stalements give a true and fair view.
The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 14411) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does
not apply, and that there is no requirement in the memorandum and articles of the charity for the conducting
of an audit and Ihat the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Acl
2006 and that no member or members have requested ab audit pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies
Act 2006. As a consequence, the Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to
independent examination.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statement are not required to be audited under any legal provision
or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.
ii. follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission (under section 145(5){b) of Ihe Charities Act), and
Basis of Independent Examinerfs Statement and scope
of work undertaken
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under s145 of the Act.
In carrying out my examination, I have followed Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5) (b) of the Act setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an
independent examination. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by
the charitable company and the accounting systems employed by the charitable company and a comparison
of the financial statements presented to those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or
disclosures in the financial statemenls, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning such
matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches
of the charity legislation and that on a tesl basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made,
the financial statements comply with the SORP.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and the
information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected lo audit tests or
enquiries and does not cover all matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The
planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independenl examination can
provide.
Consequently I do not express an audil opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in
particular, l express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.
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THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITABLE
COMPANY ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Independent examlner's Slatement,
Report and Opinion
Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, I have completed my
examination and can confirm that'.-
The accounts of the charitable company are not required lo be audited under Part 16 of the
Companies Act 2006.
And that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me
cause to believe that in any material respect.
Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the
Companies Act 2006 and The Charities Act 2011
The financial statement do not accord with those records
The financial statements do nol comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form
and conlenl of the accounts set out in seclion 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any
requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view, which is nol a matter considered as
part of an independent examination.
The financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and
principles set out in the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting
and Reporting by Charities) 2015, {as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 20161,
(The SORP).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination to
which ttention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
fina
ial stat
ents to be reached.
P Raistrick FCA
Wilkinson and Partners
Chartered Accountants
Fairfax House
6 Mill Field Road
Bingley
BD16 1PY
25th March 2025

THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2024
2024
Unrestricted
Restricted
2023
Total
Funds
Funds
Total
General Designated
Note
Income Resources
Fees, Grants and Other
Income:
Grants
266.151
68,193
68,336
68,336
217,740 217,740
552,227 354.269
197,958
177,586
98,769
229,851
506,206
Fees
Other Income
Total Incoming Resources
197,958
Total Resources Expended
593,562 386,582
206,980
599,387
Net Incoming (Outgoing)
Resources before Transfers
(41,3351 (32,313)
(9,022}
193,181)
Transfers between funds
Net Incoming (Outgoing)
Resources after Transfers
{41,3351 (32,313)
(9,0221
(93,181)
Fund Balances at 11412023
737,061 428,039
300,000
9,022
830,242
Fund Balances at 311312024
695,726 395,726
300,000
737,061
The notes form part of these financial statements.
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THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets
269,714
277,932
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
447,261
716.975
462,249
740,181
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors - amounts falllng due within one year
21.249
3,120
NET ASSETS
695,726
737,061
REPRESENTED BY
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Designated Funds
300,000
300,000
General Funds
395,726
428,039
RESTRICTED FUNDS
9,022
737,061
695,726
The notes form part of these financial statements.
For the year ending 31 March 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemplion from audit under
section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the
Companies Act 2006.
The twstees acknowledge their responsibility for ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting
records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing financial
statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of
each financial year and its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of
Sections 394 and 395 and othe￿iSe comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to
financial stalements, as far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statemenls have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the
Companies Act 2006, applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in
accordance with FRS102 SORP.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of trustees on 25th March 2025 and signed on its behalf
by..
Ms S Khan
Directorrrrustee

THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS- 31 MARCH 2024
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or
transaction value unless otherwise staled in the relevant note{s) to these accounts, and with the
Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)
issued on 16 July 2014, and with the Charities Act 2011.
1.2 Incoming resources
Voluntary income and donations are accounted for as received by the Charity. Other funding income,
grants and investment income are accounted for on the accruals basis. Grants received towards Ihe
acquisition of fixed assets are shown in Other Creditors and are amortised on the same basis as
depreciation is charged on the corresponding fixed assets.
1.3 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to
write off the cost of fixed assets, less estimated residual value, by annual insialments over their expected
useful lives.
1.4 Taxation
As a registered charity, The Meridian Centre is exempt from income tax and corporation tax under section
505 (1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
2 GRANTS AND FEES
2024
Total
Unrestricted
Funds
General Designated
Restricted
Funds
2023
Total
Grants
Nursery and Centre
Groundwork UK
ESFA
Tudor Trust
Global Fund
Human Appeal
Ministry of Justice
68,193 68,193
83,550
35,000
20,000
22,500
36,908
83,550
35,000
20,000
22,500
36,908
Fees
Nursery and Centre
68,336 68,336
334,487 136,529
197,958
276.355
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A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS- 31 MARCH 2024
3 OTHER INCOME
2024
Total
Unrestricted
Funds
General Designated
Restricted
Funds
2023
Total
Nursery Income
Premises Income
Miscellaneous Income
Bank Interest
200,410 200.410
14,865 14,865
2,465
2,465
217,740 217,740
229,851
4 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
2024
Total
2023
Total
Total Resources Expended
Staff Costs
Depreciation
Other Costs
360,535
8,218
224,809
593.562
334,941
8,218
256,228
599,387
Of the total resources expended of £386,586 relates to Unrestricted Funds and £206,980 to Restricted Funds.
Staff costs comprise
2024
2023
Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Workplace Pension Costs
336,760
16,976
6,799
360,535
309,861
16,915
8,165
334,941
Salaries of £48,712 {2023.' £48,712) were paid to Directors, who are also Trustees.
The average number of employees during the year was 26 (2023.. 22}
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THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS- 31 MARCH 2024
Other costs comprise..
2024
Total
2023
Total
Rent & utility Costs
Travel
Insurance
Telephone
Equipment & Resources
Repairs & Renewals
Training & Recruitment Cosls
Professional & Freelance Fees
Activities
Accreditation costs
General Office Equipment
Other
49,740
4,092
26,218
2,920
6,245
16,914
4,433
60,712
5,740
70,348
13,356
9,823
7.666
6,163
15,344
21,425
54,889
2,003
4,234
4,068
46,909
256,228
448
47,347
224,809
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THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS- 31 MARCH 2024
Tangible Fixed Assets
Freehold
Property Equipment
Fixtures &
Fittings
Total
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposal
At 31 March 2024
410,857
41,956
3,136
455,949
410,857
41,956
3,136
455,949
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for period
At 31 March 2024
132,927
8,218
141,145
41,955
3,135
178,017
8,218
186,235
41,955
3,135
At 31 March 2024
At 1 April 2023
269,712
277,930
269,714
277,932
DEBTORS
2024
Total
Unrestricted
Funds
General Designated
Restricted
Funds
2023
Total
Due within one year
Other debtors and prepayments
7 CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
2024
Total
Unrestricted
Funds
General Designated
Restricted
Funds
2023
Total
PAYE & pension creditor
Accrued Expenses
17,691
3,558
21,249
17,691
3,558
21,249
3,120
3,120
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THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS- 31 MARCH 2024
8 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance Resources Resources Transfers
1.04.2023 Incoming (Outgoing) inl(out)
Balance
31.03.24
Designated Funds
300,000
300,000
General Funds
428,039
354,269 {386,582)
395,726
728,039
354,269
(386,582)
695,726
The Trustees have identified that it will be necessary to purchase a further freehold property in order to ensure
that the Charity's activities can be rnaintained. The cost of the property was forecast at approximately
£300,000 and this amount was transferred from General Funds to Designated Funds during the year ended
31 March 2021 in order to ring fence the funding for the property.
9 RESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance Resources Resources Transfers Balance
1.4.2023 Incoming {Outgoing) inl(out) 31.03.24
Groundwork UK
1,981
1,301
1,415
1,529
1,981
21,301
1,415
22,500
24,029
36,908
36,908
35,000
37,796
83,550
83,550
197,958 (206,9801
Global Fund
Bereavement Counselling
Human Appeal
Ministry of Justice
Tudor Trust
ESFA
20,000
2,796
9.022
10 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
The charity had no future financial or capital commitments at 31 March 2024.

The following statement does not form part of the statutory accounts
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THE MERIDIAN CENTRE
A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Detailed Revenue Account- Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
Total
2023
Total
Unreslricled Reslricled
INCOME
Grants
Fees
other income & donations
TOTAL INCOME
266,151
68,336
217,740
552,227
68,193 197,958
68,336
217,740
354,269 197,958
177.586
98,769
229,851
506,206
EXPENDITURE
Food & other consumables
Rent. rates & water
Insurance
Light & heat
Subscriptions
Accredltation ¢o$ts
Wages & salaries
Telephone
Postage, printing & stationery
Advertising & promotion
Travel costs
IT equipment & maintenance
Repairs & renewals
General office equipment
Cleaning costs
Equipment & resources
A￿1VitieS
Venue hire
Volunteer costs
Training & recruitment Costs
Accountancy
Legal & professional fees
Financial management Costs
Incentives
Freelance & consulting costs
Hospitality
Bank charges
Donations
Miscellaneous expenses
Freehold property depreciation
8.176
38,408
26,218
11,332
8,593
8,176
30.055
22,727
11,032
6,206
5,920
56,781
9,823
13,567
10,903
4,234
334,941
7,666
7,515
1,841
13,356
1.587
15,344
4,068
8,353
3,491
300
2,387
360,535
2,920
5,982
365
4,092
3,167
16,914
448
5,148
6,245
5,740
181,078 179,457
2,858
62
5,494
488
365
1,028
2,347
16.897
448
5,148
6.245
4.844
3,064
820
17
6,163
2,003
675
1,518
21,425
3,550
1,965
1,516
4,596
52,924
4,609
102
896
2,854
4.433
3.558
2.256
6.347
2.166
4,433
3,558
2,256
5,947
688
400
58,456
458
94
1.600
1,005
8,218
51,899
458
6,557
1.600
1,005
8,218
2,573
8,218
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
LOSS FOR THE PERIOD
593,562 386.582 206,980
41,335
32,313
9,022
599,387
93,181
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