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|independent<br>Auditors'|Report|14to 17|
|Statement<br>of Financial|Activities||
|Statement<br>of Financial|Activities|19|
|Balance Sheet||20|
|Statement<br>ofCash Flows||21|
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|Fiscal benefit total||||E4,970,106|
|Public value total||||E31,460,195|
|Value to the people we help (financial outcomes)<br>total||||E19,601,966|
|For every E1 invested<br>in Citizens Advice Northumberland:|||||
|For every E1,Ex in fiscal benefits||||E2.88|
|For every E1,Ex in public value||||E18.21|
|For every<br>E1, Ex<br>in<br>value<br>to the<br>people<br>we<br>help<br>outcomes) t|(financial|||E11.35|
|Specific<br>Savings<br>to<br>stakeholders<br>for<br>2020-21<br>estimated<br>at:|can|be|||
|Local<br>authority-<br>by<br>preventing<br>homelessness<br>and<br>housing<br>evictions<br>8 mental<br>health services. Savings<br>to Northumberland<br>County<br>Council (fiscal benefits)||||E466,573|
|NHS - by reducing<br>use of mental<br>health<br>and GP services,||and|||
|keeping<br>people<br>in work:|||||
|Reducing<br>use of health services||||E533,840|
|Keeping<br>people<br>in work||||E150,246|
|Total saving to NHS||||E884,086|
|Other government<br>departments:|||||
|Department<br>of Work and Pensions<br>(by keeping people|in work)|||E2,353,855|
|Criminal<br>Justice System<br>(by preventing<br>housing<br>evictions<br>homelessness)||and||E56,182|
|Housing<br>Providers<br>(by preventing<br>housing<br>evictions)||||E1,385,419|
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|Public<br>value<br>of<br>improving<br>clients'<br>wellbeing<br>(emotional<br>wellbeing,<br>family relationships<br>and positive<br>functioning)|||F22,515,768||
|Public value ofvolunteering<br>(part ofpublic value total)||||E670,177|
|Financial<br>review|||||
|Incoming resources<br>for the year were E1,888,612.Of this E1,269,937related to restricted||||activities.|
|At 31 March 2021 total reserves were E1,008,771 ofwhich E81,111were restricted|||funds.||





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|Donations<br>and legacies||3|221,256|72,524|293,780|132,342|
|Charitable<br>activities||4|390,000|1,197,413|1,587,413|1,432,381|
|Investment<br>income||5|419||419|1,264|
|Total Income|||611,675|1,269,937|1,881,612|1,565,987|
|Expenditure<br>on:<br>Charitable<br>activities||6|~436,9)6)|~),)41,552|~),578488)|)1518772)|
|Total Expenditure|||)436916)|)1,141,552)|~),578468)|~),5)8,772)|
|Net income<br>Transfers<br>between|funds||174,759<br>58,205|128,385<br>(58,205)|303,144|47,215|
|Net movement<br>in funds|||232,964|70,180|303,144|47,215|
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|Charitable<br>activities||||390,000|1,042,381|1,432,381|
|Investment<br>income||||1,264||1,264|
|Total income||||523,606|1,042,381|1,565,987|
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|Charitable<br>activities|||6|~487,986|~7,956,786|~),578,772|
|Total expenditure||||~487,986)|(1,036,786)|(1,518,772)|
|Net income<br>Transfers<br>between|funds|||41,620<br>5,956|5,595<br>~5,956)|47,215|
|Net movement<br>in funds||||47,576|(361)|47,215|
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|Tangible assets|||12|7,758||
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|Debtors|||13|119,251|88,711|
|Cash at bank and in hand||||1,028,161|821,745|
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|Creditors:|Amounts|falling due within one year|14|(146,399)|(204,829)|
|Net current|assets|||1,001,013|705,627|
|Net assets||||1,008,771|705,627|
|Funds ofthe charity:||||||
|Restricted|funds|||81,111|12,274|
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|Net cash income||||303,144|47,215|
|Adjustments<br>to cash flows|from non-cash|items||||
|Depreciation<br>Investment<br>income||||2,586<br>)419)|~)1,264|
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|Increase<br>in debtors<br>(Decrease)/increase<br>in creditors|||13<br>14|(30,540)<br>~58,436)|(31,681)<br>83,742|
|Net cash flows from operating|activities|||216,341|98,012|
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|Interest receivable<br>and similar|income||5|419|1,264|
|Purchase oftangible<br>fixed assets|||12|(10,344)||
|Net cash flows from investing|activities|||(9,925)|1,264|
|Net increase<br>in cash and cash|equivalents|||206,416|99,276|
|Cash and cash equivalents<br>at|1 April|||821,745|722,469|
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|Parish council donations<br>Madeleine<br>Kinlen donation<br>Gift aid|1,858<br>3,015|58,018|1,858<br>3,015<br>58,018|4,055<br>745|
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|Grants<br>Alnwick<br>Town Council Covid Support<br>Citizens Advice - Single Queue<br>Joicey Trust<br>Prudhoe<br>Town Council<br>Energy Savings<br>Trust - Energy<br>Redress Covid 19Crisis Fund<br>Citizens Advice - Big Energy Saving<br>Network - Digital Funding<br>Rothley Trust<br>Alnwick<br>Town Council<br>Morpeth<br>Town Council<br>Northumberland<br>County Council-<br>PBS|General<br>6<br>500<br>10,000<br>3,000<br>7,000<br>20,045<br>30,000<br>5,000<br>2,500<br>10,500|fundsf|2021<br>500<br>10,000<br>3,000<br>7,000<br>20,045<br>30,000<br>5,000<br>2,500<br>10,500|2020<br>8,000<br>5,000<br>4,000<br>10,500|
|Community<br>Foundation<br>Tyne 8 Wear<br>and Northumberland<br>- NETS<br>Northumberland<br>County<br>Council|5,000||5,000|2,331|
|-Community<br>Chest<br>Citizens Advice - DRO|3,066||3,066||
|Citizens Advice - Broadband<br>Grants||||163|
|Northumberland<br>County Council-||||250|
|Covid Winter Support Grant<br>Northumberland<br>County Council—|25,000||25,000||
|Energy Fuel Vouchers<br>Re-Imbursed<br>Income<br>Citizens Advice - Covid-19|10,000<br>772||10,000<br>772|1,742|
|Softphones<br>Ashington<br>Town Council<br>Cramlington<br>Town Council|1,300<br>16,000||1,300<br>16,000|10,667|
|Citizens Advice - Big Energy Saving<br>Network<br>Regional Lead<br>Citizens Advice - Big Energy Saving<br>Network<br>- Remote Working|12,975||12,975|2,500|
|Equipment<br>Warm Homes Fuel Energy Advice|13,200||13,200||
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|Citizens Advice - Big Energy Saving<br>Network<br>Champions<br>Citizens Advice - Big Energy Saving<br>Network|10,000||10,000|13,890<br>12,975|
|Citizens Advice - Big Energy Saving<br>Week<br>Misc income<br>Community<br>Foundation<br>Tyne & Wear<br>and Northumberland<br>- Newcastle|2,500<br>16,769||2,500<br>16,769|14,000<br>1,500<br>30,911|
|Building<br>Society<br>Citizens Advice -Pace Covid Funding|10,000<br>1,256||10,000<br>1,256||
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|Charitable<br>activities||||General<br>6<br>390,000|Restricted<br>funds<br>5<br>1,197,413|Total<br>2021<br>f<br>1,587,413|Total<br>2020<br>1,432,381|
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|Energy Redress|||||69,259|69,259||
|Northumberland<br>County|Council|||240,000||240,000|240,000|
|MacMillan<br>Cancer Support|||||68,822|68,822|80,000|
|Money Advice 8 Pension|Service||||424,937|424,937|415,328|
|NCC Housing<br>Service|||||16,519|16,519|16,519|
|Northumberland<br>County<br>Welfare Benefits Service||Council||150,000||150,000|150,000|
|British Gas Energy Trust|||||154,097|154,097|158,492|
|Building<br>Better Opportunities||Project|||155,214|155,214|97,456|
|Citizens Advice Help to Claim||F2F|||255,125|255,125|182,819|
|Citizens<br>Advice<br>Help<br>to|Claim||Phone|||||
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|Citizens<br>Advice<br>Energy|||Advice|||||
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|Interest||receivable||on bank deposits||General<br>6<br>419|2021<br>f<br>419|2020<br>6<br>1,264|
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|Generalist<br>advice<br>Support costs|||||General<br>8<br>117,909<br>319,007|Restricted<br>funds<br>890,179<br>251,373|Total<br>2021<br>8<br>1,008,088<br>570,380|Total<br>2020<br>6<br>1,009,950<br>508,822|
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||General office|||||112,611|112,611|94,267|
||Governance<br>costs<br>Staff and volunteer||costs||12,757|83,288<br>25,363|83,288<br>12,757<br>25,363|72,262<br>12,002<br>34,628|
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|Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs||1,179,122<br>84,754<br>22,399|1,019,695<br>74,615<br>19,866|
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|Prepayments<br>&accrued <br>Other debtors|income||23,142<br>95,065|44,130<br>44,318|
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|Other taxation and social <br>Other creditors|security||14,315<br>21,945|107,101<br>30,372|
|Pension scheme creditor|||6,789|8,842|
|Accruals and deferred<br>income|||4,837<br>98,513|5,413<br>53,101|
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|Deferred income at 1 April 2020<br>Resources deferred<br>in the period<br>Amounts<br>released<br>from previous||periods|2021f<br>15,833<br>37,333<br>(15,8337|2020<br>9,000<br>15,833<br>(9,000)|
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|General funds|44,696|611,675|(436,916)|58,205|277,660|
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|Total Unrestricted<br>funds|694,696|611,675|(436,916)|58,205|927,660|
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|Project<br>British Gas Energy Trust<br>Madeleine<br>Kinlen<br>Macmillan<br>Benefits Advice|10,931|155,214<br>154,097<br>72,524|(148,510)<br>(166,958)|1,930|6,704<br>72,524|
|Service<br>MAPS - Debt Advice<br>Energy Redress<br>NCC Housing<br>Service<br>MAPS Trainee<br>Citizens Advice Help to||68,823<br>424,936<br>69,259<br>16,519<br>20,890|(83,802)<br>(379,535)<br>(67,378)<br>(15,617)<br>(19,954)|14,979<br>(45,401)<br>(902)<br>(936)|1,883|
|Claim F2F<br>Citizens Advice Energy||255,125|(256,462)|1,337||
|Advice Programme||32,550|~(3,338|~29,212||
|Total restricted<br>funds|10,931|1,269,937|(1,141,552)|(58,205)|81,111|
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|Tangible<br>fixed assets<br>Net current assets/(liabilities)||||General<br>f<br>7,758<br>269,902|Designated<br>5<br>650,000|funds<br>81,111|Total funds<br>7,758<br>1,001,013|
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|Net current assets/(liabilities)||||General<br>f<br>44,696|Designated<br>8<br>650,000|Restricted<br>funds<br>f<br>10,931|at 31 March<br>2020<br>f<br>705,627|
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|Net debt|||||821,745|206,416|are<br>1,028,161<br>XP~|
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