I I CVNTENT NTENT5 1 v¥ contents SECTION ONE | INTRODUCTION Introdu¢ii¢ntoTrLStees' Annual Pe¥¢rt 04 efererKeorO0dlsrrthtye derall5t¢hQrl¢y. IrsTrusteesand¢dv15ers SECTION TWO | ANNUAL FIEpofiT Ovee OJJ Natlond MarinEBldo9il LibriJry Wd¢ome Fa¢ilities Aboutus QÈsèar¢h Hlghlights Membershlp Marlne Mlcroblome Leornwithus Coastal Ecolog¥ PuNications Ocoan810109y Pohcy LookingAtteud Duto Inf¢rmotlo O¢notlons SECTION THfiEE | FINANCIAL FIEVIEW Struthre.9ovemunEearhdmana9Ement Statemèntof trustees. reso¢nsibllltles Ind¥endeTrtouditors' reg¢rt ¢nthefinon¢ial starements Statemontof financialactiwries Balanc8 Sheet 5tatementof cashflows Notest¢ thelnuncial statements
section two annual report
section three financial review
| Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | 2023 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Donations and legsacs |
3,202 | 2,751,500 | 2,75/,702 | |||
| Chantable act vities | 3,116,203 | 2 /76 940 | 5,595,143 | |||
| Other trading actmties | 5 | 122,829 | 122,829 | |||
| Investment income |
6 | 394,447 | 57,780 | 6,982 | 459,209 | |
| Total income | 3,656,($1 | 5,2$$,220 | (,9$2 | $,931,$$3 | ||
| Raising funds | (31,903) | (31,903) | ||||
| Chantable act vities | 7 | (3,255,915) | (3,558,585) | N,812,298) | ||
| Total expenditure | (3,1$5,816) | (3,558,385) | (Ii,$44,201) | |||
| Gains/losses on investment |
assets | (547,835) | (80,649l | (9,744) | (638,228) | |
| Net (expenditure)/income | (196,970) | 1,649,186 | (2,762) | 1/49,454 | ||
| Transfers between funds | 216/56 | (216,456) | ||||
| Net movement in funds |
19,486 | 1,432,730 | (2,762) | 1,449,C54 | ||
| Total funds brought forward | 16,401,935 | 4,541,394 | 174,311 | 21,218,650 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 26 | 16,422,421 | 5,974,124 | 271,559 | 22,668,104 |
| Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | Ehdowmerit | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funtls | funds | fuhds | 2022 | |||
| 3 | 3 | E | E | |||
| Donations and legaaes | 11,677 | 8,541 | 20,218 | |||
| Chontoble activities | 2,720,676 | 1,664,265 | 4,384,939 | |||
| Other trading activities |
50,750 | 50,750 | ||||
| Investment income |
629,346 | 629,346 | ||||
| Totalincome | 5,412,449 | 1,672,$04 | 5,0$5,253 | |||
| Rais ng funds | (28,984) | (28,98C) | ||||
| Chontoble activities | 7 | (2,733,590) | (3,094,919) | (5,828,509) | ||
| Other expenditure | 8 | (158,307) | (158,307) | |||
| Tote(expenditure | (2,920,$81) | (3,094,919) | (6,015,800) | |||
| Gains/losses on investment |
assets | 842,042 | 123,729 | 15,381 | 979,152 | |
| Net income/(expenditure) | 1,333,610 | (1,298,386) | 13,381 | 48,605 | ||
| Transfers between funds | (1,050,973) | 1,050,973 | ||||
| Gains/(losses) on eve)aston offixed assets |
38,810 | 38,810 | ||||
| Net movement i funds |
521/47 | (247,413) | 15,381 | 67,/15 | ||
| Total funds brought forward | 16,0S1,4SS | 4,7S8,S07 | 260,940 | 21,131,235 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 26 | 16,402,955 | 4,541,394 | 274,321 | 11,11$,(50 |
| Note | 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | E | |||
| Tangible assets | 15 | 5,453,754 | 2,595,551 | |
| He ntage assets | 16 | 1,315,475 | 1,315,475 | |
| Investments | 17 | 14990/50 | 17,088,698 | |
| 21,759,679 | 20,999,724 | |||
| stocks | 18 | 179,507 | 79,044 | |
| Debtors | 19 | I/03,743 | 1,023,818 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,689,236 | 2,315,965 | ||
| 5,272,4$6 | 3,41$,$27 | |||
| Creditors Amounts |
falling due within one year | 20 | (1,917,152) | (2/ 94,315) |
| Net current assets | 1,355,334 | 924,512 | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 23,115,013 | 21,924,234 | ||
| Creditors Amounts |
falling due after more than one year | 21 | (446,909) | (705,586) |
| Net assets | 22,668,104 | 21,218,650 | ||
| Endowment funds |
271,559 | 27/,321 | ||
| Restncted funds | 5,97412/, | 4,541,394 | ||
| Unrestncted funds |
16,422,421 | 16,402,935 | ||
| Total funrl ~ | 26 | 22,44$,104 | 21,21$,450 |
| Note | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 5 | ||||||||
| Net income | 1,449,454 | 87,415 | |||||||
| Depredation | 528,053 | 335,276 | |||||||
| Investment income |
(/59,209) | (629,346) | |||||||
| Loss on disposal off xed assets | held for the Chanty's | own use | 10 | 158,307 | |||||
| Noir value odlustment | (58,810) | ||||||||
| Gain on investments | 638,228 | (979,152) | |||||||
| 2,156,526 | (1,066,310) | ||||||||
| Increase in stocks | (100,463) | (15,334) | |||||||
| increase)/decrease | in | debtors | 19 | (379,925) | 612,466 | ||||
| (Decrease)finc ease | in | credito | s | 20 | (855,840) | 28,273 | |||
| Net cash flows from | operating | activities | 840,298 | (440,905) | |||||
| Interest receivable and | aim | lar | income | / 59,209 | 629,3/6 | ||||
| Purchase oftangible | fixed assets | 15 | (3,386,256) | (5/1,058) | |||||
| Purchase ofinvestments | 17 | (1,442,980) | (467,063) | ||||||
| Sale of investments | 2,905,000 | 995,000 | |||||||
| Net cash flows from | investing | activities | (I/67027) | 616,225 | |||||
| Net (decrease)/increase | in cash | and cash equivalents | (626,729) | 175,320 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at | I Apnl | 2,315,965 | 2,1/ 0,6/ 5 | |||||
| Cash and cash eauivalents | at 31March | 1,6$9,236 | 2,315,965 |
| Un est cted funds | Restricted | Toto l | Toto l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| 6 | E | E | E | ||
| Dungeons | 3,202 | 1,001,500 | 1,004,702 | 17,202 | |
| Government | grants | 3,016 | |||
| Grants from | other ch antics | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | ||
| 3,202 | 2,751,500 | 2,754,702 | 20,218 |
| Unrestricted funds |
Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generol 6 |
fundsf | 2022 | ||
| Membership | subscnptions | 122,829 | 122,829 | 50,750 |
| 122,829 | 122,$29 | 50,750 |
| Unrestncted | Restncted | Endowment | Total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds General |
fuhds 8 |
funds Expendable |
2023f | 2022 6 |
| E | 8 | |||
| 1,935 | 1,935 | 117 | ||
| 392,512 | 57,780 | 6,982 | I57,274 | 629,229 |
| 394,447 | 57,780 | 6,982 | 439,209 | 629,544 |
| Unrestricted funds |
Restdcted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | fundsf | 2025 6 |
2022 6 |
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| Research actwities | 2,280,619 | 2 47891,0 | 4,759,559 | 3,637,347 | |
| Other knowledge | exchange activities | 518,035 | 518,035 | 530,570 | |
| Courses and workshops | 4,293 | 4,293 | 20,126 | ||
| Journa15 | 313,256 | 313,256 | 196,896 | ||
| 3,116,203 | 2,47$,940 | 5,595,143 | 4,3$4,939 |
| Note | un estncted | Restrcted | Total | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| General | 5 | E | E | ||||
| 4 | |||||||
| Research activities | 503,053 | 3,176,833 | 3,679,886 | 3,283,102 | |||
| othe | knowledge | exchange octiviaes | 455,887 | /,53887 | 628,565 | ||
| Courses ahd wo/ksho ps | 64,171 | 64,171 | 26,347 | ||||
| J6Unl | O15 | 25,740 | 25,740 | 12,90I | |||
| Allocated support | costs | 9 | 21/,2432 | 381,552 | 2 52398I, | I 81/,980 | |
| Governance costs | 9 | 64,630 | 6/,630 | 62,813 | |||
| Total | income | 3,253,913 | 3,558,385 | 6,812,298 | 5,$28,509 | ||
| OCher | |||||||
| knowledge | |||||||
| Research | exchange | COUISES Clhd | |||||
| activities | activities | wo/kshops | Jouniois | Total | |||
| 5(off | cos(5 | 1,889,749 | 255,0/I | 57,123 | 25,725 | 2,207,658 | |
| Other | dl/ect costs | 1,262,084 | 218,846 | 70I 8 | 15 | 1487993 | |
| Oepreaation | 528,053 | 528,053 | |||||
| 3,679,SSS | 453,SS7 | 64,171 | 2S,740 | 4,225,dS4 |
| Total | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| E | E | |||||
| Loss | on | disposal | offixed | assets | 158,307 | |
| 158,307 |
| Unrestnctedfunds | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | funds | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| 5 | E | 5 | 5 | |||
| Rent and rates | 275,713 | 275,713 | 158,248 | |||
| Repairs and mointe | nance | 108,926 | 108,926 | 65,146 | ||
| IT&0515 | 186,360 | 186,360 | 96,403 | |||
| Travel and staff costs | 20,882 | 20,882 | 8,55/ | |||
| Offic costs | 280,781 | 280,781 | 178,935 | |||
| IhsU/OhCE | 31,192 | |||||
| Legal and professional | 30,355 | 30,355 | 18,672 | |||
| Subscnptions | and | grant costs | 52,713 | 52,713 | 52,469 | |
| Bahk charges | 15,603 | 15,603 | 21,787 | |||
| Irrecoverable | VAT | 68,958 | 381,552 | 450,510 | 107,792 | |
| pension interest | 25,559 | 25,559 | 17,120 | |||
| gruf costs | 1,058,500 | 1,058,500 | 994,100 | |||
| Exchange rate vanances | (26,554l | (26,554) | 66,562 | |||
| Support costs | —Govemonce | 64,630 | 64630 | 62,813 | ||
| 2,107,042 | 3$1,552 | 1,5$8,614 | 1,$77,793 | |||
| Support costs | Governance costs | Total | ||||
| 5(off cosL'5 | 1,058,500 | 38,648 | 1,097,148 | |||
| other d rect costs | I,/65,484 | 25,982 | 1491,466 | |||
| 2,523,9$4 | 4d,li30 | 1,5$8,614 |
| Unrestricted | funds | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| E | 3 | E | |||
| Wages and salanes | 38,6/8 | 38,648 | 52,463 | ||
| Aude ofthe finanaal | statements | 8,885 | 8,885 | 7,350 | |
| Other fees paid to auditors | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||
| Other governance costs | 14,097 | 14,097 | |||
| 64,63O | 64,(30 | 62,813 |
| 10 NET INC | 10 NET INC | OMING/OUTG | OING RE |
SOURCES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net incoming/(outgoing) | resources forthe year include | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| E | E | ||||
| Audit fees | 8,885 | 7,350 | |||
| Other non-audit | services | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||
| Loss on disposal | offixed | assets held for the Chanty's | own use | 158,307 | |
| Depreaation of |
fixed assets | 528,053 | 335,276 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| E | E | |
| Wages and salanes | 3,021,661 | 2,786,663 |
| Social securlt'/ costs | 266,726 | 212,329 |
| Pens on costs | I3,689 | 518,723 |
| 3,332,076 | 3,517,715 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| No | No | |
| E60,001 —E70,000 | ||
| E70,001 —E80,000 | ||
| E80,001 —E90,000 | ||
| E100,001 —E110,000 | ||
| E110,001 —E120,000 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | |||
| Audit ofthe | finanaal statements | 8,885 | 7,350 | |
| Prepolotloh | ofstotutoh/ | occouhts | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Long-term | Plaht ahd | Research and | Research | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| leasehold | machinery | laboratory | vessel | 8 | |
| property | E | eau pment | E | ||
| E | E | ||||
| At I Apnl 2022 | 1,72!!,804 | 273,329 | 1,964,749 | 371,285 | 4,338,167 |
| Addtons | 2,926,626 | 91,816 | 363,775 | 4,041 | 3,386,256 |
| At 31March 2023 | 4,655,430 | 365,145 | 2,328,522 | 375,326 | 7724,423 |
| At I Apnl 2022 | 264,455 | 148,874 | 1,166,919 | 162,568 | 1,7/2, 616 |
| Charge for the year | 175,648 | 8/,150 | 246,959 | 21,296 | 528,053 |
| At 31March 2023 | 440,103 | 233,024 | 1,413,878 | 183,664 | 2,270,669 |
| At 31March 2023 | 4,215,327 | 132,121 | 91/,6/ / | 191,662 | 5,453,754 |
| At 31March 2022 | 1,464,349 | 124,455 | 797,830 | 208,917 | 2,595,551 |
| He itage assets | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| At | I Apnl 2022 | 1,315,/ 75 |
| At | 31March 2023 | 1,315,475 |
| At | 51 March 2025 | |
| At | 51 March 2025 | 1,315,475 |
| I.sted | vest ents |
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|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| At 1 Apnl 2022 | 17,088,698 | |
| Revaluation | (638,228) | |
| Add tions | 1,442,980 | |
| Dlsposals | (2,903,000) | |
| At 31March 2025 | 1/,990450 | |
| At 51 March 2023 | 14,990450 | |
| At 31March 2022 | 17,088,698 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Trade creditors | 540,785 | 202,27/ | |
| Due to group undertakings | 13,597 | ||
| Other toxation ond soaal secunty | 95,905 | 105,958 | |
| Other creditors | 17,991 | 26,380 | |
| Accrue(a and deferred | income | 1,/6/, /71 | 2,148,306 |
| 1,917,152 | 2,494,315 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5(ocks | 179,507 | 79,044 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Other | creditors | //6, 909 | 705,586 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | |
| Trade debto s | 7/7,266 | 554,269 |
| Prepayments | 23,5/7 | 107621 |
| Accrued income | 604,000 | 349,918 |
| Otherdebtors | 28,930 | 12,010 |
| 1,403,743 | 1,023,$1$ |
| Balance at I 4prg 2O12 |
Incoming resources |
Resources expended |
Transfers | E | Other recognised gains/(lossesl |
Be(shee at 31 March 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f. | f. | f. | E | E | ||||
| 56Uthword | &Todcl (Un | 167,062 | 4,252 | (5,934) | 165,380 | |||
| &pooner Bequest | 107,259 | 2,730 | (3,810) | 106,179 | ||||
| Total funds | 21,218,650 | $,931,$$3 | (6,844,201) | (63$,228) | 22,668,104 |
| Balance at I | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | Other recognised | Balance at 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | resources | expended | E | gains/(losses) | March 2022 | |||
| E | E | E | 5 | 5 | ||||
| General | ||||||||
| General | reserve | 1,129,437 | 3,412//9 | (2,628,036) | (1,050,973) | 132,817 | 995,89I | |
| Pension | liability | (506,500) | (251,912) | (738,412) | ||||
| 623,137 | 3,411,449 | (1,859,948) | (1,050,973) | 132,$17 | 257,4$2 | |||
| Des/gnated | ||||||||
| Investmentreserve | 408,521 | 408,521 | ||||||
| Hentoge | ossets ress ve | 1,266,665 | 38,810 | 1,305,l75 | ||||
| Designated premises fund |
11,019,395 | 567731 | 11,587,126 | |||||
| Anne Warner Fellows Fund | 2,763,770 | (60,935) | 141/94 | 2,844,331 | ||||
| 15,458,351 | (60,933) | 748,035 | 16,145,453 | |||||
| Total unrestricted | funds | 16,081,488 | 3,412,449 | (2,920,SSI) | (1,050,973) | $$0,852 | 16,402,935 |
| Boi ance ot 1 | Intern ng | peso rces |
Transfers | Other recogn sed | Bo ion caotst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 E |
resources 5 |
expended E |
5 | gains/(losses) 5 |
March 2022f | ||
| Glahts ahd Research | 989,954 | (1,045,927) | 55,973 | ||||
| EU Programme | Awards | 11,364 | 682,710 | (694,074) | |||
| Browne Bequest | 38,540 | 1,966 | 40,306 | ||||
| Browne & Bull Library | 200,841 | 10,299 | 2H,140 | ||||
| Mon/ Parka Bursary | 3,048 | 3,048 | |||||
| Morely Heals Fund | 1,007 | 1,007 | |||||
| Seawater Hall & Resource Centre |
312,219 | 512,219 | |||||
| Capital Grants | 665,646 | 140 | (413,755) | 252,031 | |||
| Capita) | (253,162) | 495,000 | 241,858 | ||||
| SAHFOS | 2,132,926 | 111,464 | 2,244,390 | ||||
| IhflastlUCL'Ule | (318,291) | 500,000 | 181,709 | ||||
| iCPR | 1,423/16 | (369,710) | 1,053,706 | ||||
| Tote(restricted | funds | 4,7SS,S07 | 1,672,S04 | (5,094,919) | 1,0S0,975 | 125,729 | 4,541,394 |
| Southward &Todd fund |
158,915 | s,1l9 | 167,062 | ||||
| &pooner Bequest | 102,027 | 5,232 | 107,259 | ||||
| 260,9/0 | 13,381 | 274,321 | |||||
| Total fuhds | 21,131,235 | 5,0$5,255 | (6,015,$00) | 1,017,961 | 11,11$,(50 |
| Grants and Research | Grants and Research | The Research Programme combined funds awarded forspeafic research prolects |
The Research Programme combined funds awarded forspeafic research prolects |
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| that cannot be used for other purposes | |||
| Research Programme funds are now shown as fogoww |
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| Eu Programme awards |
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| 2020 programmes Funding awarded covers only a proportion ofthe |
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| full prolect costs and transfers from unrestncted reserves |
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| Browne Bequesti | These funds are for the purchase ofapparatus and the |
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| publication ofbooks on Bntish Manne Fauna |
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| Browne and Bull Library Fund: | Combines specmc legaaes forthe "purchase ofrare orvaluable | ||
| books as need oroccasion ar ses" for the MBA's library | |||
| Mary Parks Bursary Fuhd | To provide bursar es for phys ological students atthe MBA | ||
| Morley Heale Fund: | To provide soaalfaalitiesto the staff members ofthe MBA |
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| Seawater | Hall and Resource Centre | Infrastructure grants forthe Resource Centre and Seawater Hall are held |
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| as restncted funds with a proportion ofthe depreaation forthese assets |
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| being charged tothe respective fund each year, calculated as the amount |
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| that the capital grant bears tothe total cost ofthe asset funded | |||
| Capital grant: | This isa grant for capital equipment purchased |
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| Capltah | This represents capital items still held by the charity, relating to restncted funds |
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| SAHFGS: | This represents the amount transferred from the SirAlister Hardy Foundation |
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| Ocean Saence As part ofthe terms and conditions oftransfer, the balance | isto be | ||
| restncted to expenditure relating to the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey |
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| Infrastructure: | These funds are for the refurbishment and redevelopment prolect |
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| ofthe new Mar ne Microbiome Centre ofExcellence | |||
| iCPR | These funds are to be used for the iCPR prolect with intends to enhance | ||
| the capabilities ofthe Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey by creating a |
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| system to integrote about the oceans and new computat onal techniques | |||
| BIIon Morton Fund | This fund relates to0donation from Professor Bran Morton on his death, forthe | ||
| purpose offostenng co-operation inthe broad field ofmanne biological research by |
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| young (up tothe age ofSoi,eorly career, Bnbsh, Hong Kong and Azorean atizens |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total funds ot 31 | ||
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| funds | funds | funds | March 2025 | ||
| General | 5 | E | E | ||
| 4 | |||||
| Tangible | fixed assets | 2,629,899 | 2,823,655 | 5/53,754 | |
| Hentage | assets | 1,315,475 | 1,315,475 | ||
| Fixed asset investments | 11,28/,81/ | 3//76/5 | 257991 | I/,990,450 | |
| Current | assets | 2,266,091 | 992,827 | 13,568 | 3,272/86 |
| Current | liabilities | (626,949) | (1,290,203) | (1,917,152) | |
| Creditors over Iyear | (//6 909) | (446,909) | |||
| Totai net assets | 16,/12,411 | 5,974,124 | 271,559 | 21,66$,104 | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Toto(funds ot'31 | ||
| funds | funds | funds | Morch 2022 | ||
| General | 5 | 5 | |||
| 4 | |||||
| Tangible | fixed assets | 1,607754 | 987,797 | 2,595,551 | |
| Hentage | assets | 1,315,/75 | 1,315,475 | ||
| Fixed asset investments | 14,318,541 | 2,495,836 | 274,321 | 17088698 | |
| Current | assets | 250,760 | 3,166,067 | 3/18,627 | |
| Current | liabilities | (364,009) | (2,130,306) | (2,494,315) | |
| Creditors over Iyear | (705,586) | (705,586) | |||
| Totai net assets | 16,402,935 | 4,541,394 | 274,321 | 11,11$,(50 |
| At 1April | Financing | At 31March | |
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| 2022 | cash flows | 2023 | |
| 5 | E | E | |
| Cos)i ot' bank 0nd in Iiond | 2,315,965 | (626,729) | 1,689,236 |
| Netfunds | 2,515,965 | (626,729) | 1,(89256 |
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