Company registration number: 09267930 Charity registration number: 1158898
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
(A company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Xeinadin Phillip Carroll 10 Ambassador Place Stockport Road Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8DB
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
|---|---|
| Trustees' Report | 2 to 6 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 7 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 8 to 9 |
| Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 11 to 21 |
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Reference and Administrative Details
| Chairman | Ms H M Roberts |
|---|---|
| Charity Registration Number | 1158898 |
| Company Registration Number | 09267930 |
| The charity is incorporated in England and Wales. | |
| Registered Office | 431 The Colonnades |
| Royal Albert Dock | |
| Liverpool | |
| L3 4AG | |
| Principal Office | 431 The Colonnades |
| Royal Albert Dock | |
| Liverpool | |
| L3 4AG | |
| Accountants | Xeinadin Phillip Carroll |
| 10 Ambassador Place | |
| Stockport Road | |
| Altrincham | |
| Cheshire | |
| WA15 8DB |
Page 1
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Trustees' Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Mrs A L de Joia Revd Canon C A Pailing (resigned 23 May 2024) Mr J Dunn (resigned 16 October 2023) Mr D W Roscoe Ms H M Roberts Mr J M Hernandez Mr S Morrison Miss J E C Pyne Chairman: Ms H M Roberts Secretary: Mr D W Roscoe
Structure, management and governance
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation is an independent charitable company. It was registered as the Albert Dock Charitable Foundation in 2014 with the Charity Commission (1158898) and Companies House (09267930), and the name was amended in October 2018.
New trustees are either nominated by the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool or appointed by the existing trustees. No more than 50% of the trustees may be nominated by the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool. All trustees have either a direct connection or a reasonable interest in the Royal Albert Dock.
Financial strategy
The Foundation’s income for the year comprised grants from Royal Albert Dock Liverpool and other charitable organisations which the trustees used to fund employees to work on behalf of the Foundation, as well as expenses in the delivery of programmes. The Foundation does not make grants and does not budget for profit. The Foundation has no on-going obligations, and the Trustees consider that it is not necessary to hold reserves beyond existing project costs.
Significant benefit in kind contributions are also made to the foundation from key business tenants of Royal Albert Dock, primarily Holiday Inn Express (Centre Island Hotels) and Stone Management. Several other tenants support the foundation with contributions, without whom the foundation would not have the expertise and resources required to deliver the educational programmes.
Employees
During this year, the Foundation had two part time employees who are on contract from Stone Management. There are no direct employer obligations (which are undertaken by Stone Management).
Page 2
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Trustees' Report
Objectives and activities
The Objects of the Charity are:
-
To advance the education of the public in general and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the education of children and young people, utilising the range of expertise and resources available at the Royal Albert Dock.
-
To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Merseyside and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of the social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.
-
For the public benefit, such charitable purpose or purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine from time to time.
Overview of present situation
At the present time the country finds itself desperately short of employees to the point of hampering economic growth; Liverpool City Region is no exception, with data reported stating 17,400 people aged 16 and over were unemployed in our region in the year ending December 2023. This is an unemployment rate of 7%. Now more than ever the work of the Royal Albert Dock Charitable Foundation is vital in encouraging career aspirations, career development and employment of young people whilst improving individuals social and economic circumstances.
Our objectives for 2023/2024 financial year were:
For the 2023/2024 financial year the charitable foundation was focused around project delivery in three key areas:
Educational Walking Tours
-
Introduction to Royal Albert Dock and possible job opportunities. For many they have not visited the dock and are unaware of what the dock has to offer the communities of the city region.
-
21 such tours have been completed, impacting 176 young people.
-
Working with business tenants to deliver a 10-15 minute long insight into working in their industry to the young people as inspiration & motivation to career pathways and opportunities
-
16 business tenants regularly support the foundations activities
-
As with previous years we have worked with a local independent tour guide (Livertours) to provide the history and cultural aspects of the Royal Albert Dock during walking tours
- Work Ready (Pre employment)
-
One-week long work ready programme was delivered
-
7 young people attended the programme
-
The element of the work ready programme which gained the most positive feedback and had the most impact on the young people was the interview skills & interviews with employers. As such an short-course in interview skills was delivered
-
1 interview skills workshops delivered, impacting 11 young people
Page 3
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Trustees' Report
- Weekend Work Ready (Pre employment)
- This element of the pre-employment workstream didn’t go ahead but remains an area to explore in future years
Work Experience
-
No work experience has been supported during the 2023/2024 financial year by business tenants of Royal Albert Dock Liverpool
-
The charitable foundation continues to support the work experience of two volunteers supporting the social media aspect of their degree programme and another volunteer who was a referral from a partner organisation the foundation works with
Several areas of development have also occurred within the operational workings of the foundation during this financial year:
-
Secure appropriate staffing for project delivery
-
Continue to develop a wider strategy for contact with young people
-
Develop new systems for booking and tracking individuals through our programmes through the implementation of a CRM system
Key targets
-
AQA accreditation has been successfully achieved
-
CRM system now embedded and used to monitor all aspects of the charity operations and has enabled database management and reporting required for future progression of the foundation
-
The foundation is no longer supported with office space by Royal Albert Dock, as such the two employees utilise remote working, working from Holiday Inn Express and other key tenants around the Royal Albert Dock whilst utilising conference space pro-actively when delivering projects
-
Due to increasing costs and reduced funding applications post-covid a board decision was made to reduce project delivery significantly in the latter half of the year to re-focus the time of the two employees to actively submit funding applications.
-
2 funding applications were submitted during 2023 2024 financial year (King Charles III Fund & PH Holt
-
Foundation)
Key targets for the 2024 2025 financial year
Charity Operation & Administration
-
Update financial reporting to allow more information to be discussed at trustee level & ease of reporting at the end of each financial year
-
Ongoing use and enhancement of the CRM system, further use of reporting to enable trustee level discussions & decisions
-
Vision & values to be overhauled to be more reflective of charities outlook and future direction
-
Recruitment of additional trustees, including setting up of a shadow board made up of young people to report into the trustees on key areas of focus
Page 4
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Trustees' Report
Funding
-
Continue to work on funding bids with targets of four smaller bids per month plus two ongoing larger value bids at any one time
-
It is anticipated that the Royal Albert Dock will continue to part fund the core running costs of the foundation on an annual basis. As this funding does not cover the full amount required for the day-to-day operational function of the charity additional funding is required to secure the charities future. Full funding is also required for all project delivery. If is the aim of the foundation that the percentage contribution from Royal Albert Dock will reduce annually over the next five years as funding grants are sought.
Project Delivery
-
Annual project delivery calendar developed
-
Ongoing educational walking tours throughout the academic year (nominal charges implemented from April 2024)
-
Interview skills workshops - minimum of 4 to be delivered
-
Work ready training programme - minimum of 1 to be delivered
-
Work placement opportunities - continue to work with business tenants to engage with work placement opportunities as appropriate
-
AQA accreditations issued to all trainees
Page 5
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Trustees' Report
Statement of trustees' responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". The report and accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
-
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
-
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
-
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-
state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
-
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Small companies provision statement
This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 2 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Ms H M Roberts Chairman and trustee
Page 6
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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:
-
accounting records were not kept in respect of The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
-
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
-
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
-
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
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.
...................................... David Burgess Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
10 Ambassador Place Stockport Road Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8DB
4 October 2024
Page 7
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Investment income 4 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities Total expenditure Net income Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 17 Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Investment income 4 Other income 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities Total expenditure Net income Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 17 |
Unrestricted funds £ 42,000 33 42,033 (400) (38,311) (38,711) 3,322 3,322 15,134 18,456 Unrestricted funds £ 24,000 31 1,450 25,481 (1,450) (21,970) (23,420) 2,061 2,061 13,072 15,133 |
Total 2024 £ 42,000 33 |
|---|---|---|
| 42,033 | ||
| (400) (38,311) |
||
| (38,711) | ||
| 3,322 | ||
| 3,322 15,134 |
||
| 18,456 | ||
| Total 2023 £ 24,000 31 1,450 |
||
| 25,481 | ||
| (1,450) (21,970) |
||
| (23,420) | ||
| 2,061 | ||
| 2,061 13,072 |
||
| 15,133 |
The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements.
Page 8
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2023 is shown in note 17.
The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
(Registration number: 09267930) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
| Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 13 Current assets Debtors 14 Cash at bank and in hand 15 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 16 Net current assets Net assets Funds of the charity: Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 17 |
2024 £ 948 72 21,648 21,720 (4,212) 17,508 18,456 18,456 18,456 |
2023 £ 557 659 16,431 |
|---|---|---|
| 17,090 (2,514) |
||
| 14,576 | ||
| 15,133 | ||
| 15,133 | ||
| 15,133 |
For the financial year ending 31 March 2024 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
-
The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
-
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements on pages 8 to 21 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 2 October 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
.........................................
Ms H M Roberts Chairman and trustee
The notes on pages 11 to 21 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1 Charity status
The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
The address of its registered office is: 431 The Colonnades Royal Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4AG
The principal place of business is: 431 The Colonnades Royal Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4AG
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the trustees on 2 October 2024.
2 Accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
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)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation 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 notes.
Going concern
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.
Income and endowments
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of the income receivable can be measured reliably.
Page 11
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Donations and legacies
Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
Grants receivable
Grants are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing that the amount of the grant has been approved and that payment is expected in the reporting period.
Investment income
Interest receivable is recognised on an accrual basis, in accordance with the effective interest rate method.
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
Raising funds
These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
Governance costs
These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees meetings and reimbursed expenses.
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets costing £250.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
Page 12
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Asset class
Office equipment
Depreciation method and rate
25% Straight line basis
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the Statement of Financial Activities over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the charity has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Page 13
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Financial instruments
Classification
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the charity after deducting all of its liabilities.
Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the charity intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, b) the charity transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the charity, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Page 14
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Debt instruments
Debt instruments which meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method:
(a) The contractual return to the holder is (i) a fixed amount; (ii) a positive fixed rate or a positive variable rate; or (iii) a combination of a positive or a negative fixed rate and a positive variable rate.
(b) The contract may provide for repayments of the principal or the return to the holder (but not both) to be linked to a single relevant observable index of general price inflation of the currency in which the debt instrument is denominated, provided such links are not leveraged.
(c) The contract may provide for a determinable variation of the return to the holder during the life of the instrument, provided that (i) the new rate satisfies condition (a) and the variation is not contingent on future events other than (1) a change of a contractual variable rate; (2) to protect the holder against credit deterioration of the issuer; (3) changes in levies applied by a central bank or arising from changes in relevant taxation or law; or (ii) the new rate is a market rate of interest and satisfies condition (a).
(d) There is no contractual provision that could, by its terms, result in the holder losing the principal amount or any interest attributable to the current period or prior periods.
(e) Contractual provisions that permit the issuer to prepay a debt instrument or permit the holder to put it back to the issuer before maturity are not contingent on future events, other than to protect the holder against the credit deterioration of the issuer or a change in control of the issuer, or to protect the holder or issuer against changes in levies applied by a central bank or arising from changes in relevant taxation or law.
(f) Contractual provisions may permit the extension of the term of the debt instrument, provided that the return to the holder and any other contractual provisions applicable during the extended term satisfy the conditions of paragraphs (a) to (c).
Debt instruments that are classified as payable or receivable within one year on initial recognition and which meet the above conditions are measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, net of impairment.
With the exception of some hedging instruments, other debt instruments not meeting these conditions are measured at fair value through profit or loss.
Commitments to make and receive loans which meet the conditions mentioned above are measured at cost (which may be nil) less impairment.
Investments
Investments in non-convertible preference shares and non-puttable ordinary or preference shares (where shares are publicly traded or their fair value is reliably measurable) are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Where fair value cannot be measured reliably, investments are measured at cost less impairment.
Investments in subsidiaries and associates are measured at cost less impairment. For investments in subsidiaries acquired for consideration including the issue of shares qualifying for merger relief, cost is measured by reference to the nominal value of the shares issued plus fair value of other consideration. Any premium is ignored.
Page 15
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Derivative financial instruments
The charity uses derivative financial instruments to reduce exposure to foreign exchange risk and interest rate movements. The charity does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each reporting date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in statement of financial activities immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in statement of financial activities depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.
Fair value measurement
The best evidence of fair value is a quoted price for an identical asset in an active market. When quoted prices are unavailable, the price of a recent transaction for an identical asset provides evidence of fair value as long as there has not been a significant change in economic circumstances or a significant lapse of time since the transaction took place. If the market is not active and recent transactions of an identical asset on their own are not a good estimate of fair value, the fair value is estimated by using a valuation technique.
3 Income from donations and legacies
| Donations and legacies; Donations from companies, trusts and similar proceeds Total for 2024 Total for 2023 4 Investment income Interest receivable and similar income; Interest receivable on bank deposits Total for 2024 Total for 2023 |
Unrestricted funds General £ 42,000 42,000 24,000 Unrestricted funds General £ 33 33 31 |
Total funds £ 42,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 42,000 | ||
| 24,000 | ||
| Total funds £ 33 |
||
| 33 | ||
| 31 |
Page 16
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
5 Other income
| 5 Other income |
||
|---|---|---|
| Fees and supplies Total for 2023 |
Total 2024 £ - Unrestricted funds General £ 1,450 |
Total 2023 £ 1,450 |
| Total funds £ 1,450 |
6 Expenditure on raising funds
a) Costs of trading activities
| Note Costs of goods sold Total for 2024 Total for 2023 Total for 2023 |
Unrestricted funds General £ 400 400 1,450 Allocated support costs £ 1,450 |
Total funds £ 400 |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | ||
| 1,450 | ||
| Total costs £ 1,450 |
Page 17
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
7 Analysis of governance and support costs
Governance costs
| Staff costs Wages and salaries Marketing and publicity Depreciation, amortisation and other similar costs Other governance costs Staff costs Wages and salaries Marketing and publicity Depreciation, amortisation and other similar costs Other governance costs 8 Net incoming/outgoing resources Net incoming resources for the year include: Depreciation of fixed assets |
Unrestricted funds General £ 33,513 1,845 238 1,365 36,961 Unrestricted funds General £ 14,861 868 80 4,811 20,620 2024 £ 238 |
Total 2024 £ 33,513 1,845 238 1,365 |
|---|---|---|
| 36,961 | ||
| Total 2023 £ 14,861 868 80 4,811 |
||
| 20,620 | ||
| 2023 £ 80 |
Depreciation of fixed assets
9 Trustees remuneration and expenses
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any other benefits from the charity during the year.
10 Staff costs
The charity did not directly employ any staff during the year.
Page 18
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
11 Independent examiner's remuneration
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Other fees to examiners | ||
| All other services | 1,350 | 1,350 |
12 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
13 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2023 Additions At 31 March 2024 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 Charge for the year At 31 March 2024 Net book value At 31 March 2024 At 31 March 2023 14 Debtors Prepayments 15 Cash and cash equivalents Cash at bank |
Furniture and equipment £ 637 629 |
Total £ 637 629 1,266 80 238 318 948 557 2023 £ 659 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,266 | ||||
| 80 238 |
||||
| 318 | ||||
| 948 | ||||
| 557 | ||||
| 2024 £ 72 2024 £ 21,648 |
||||
| 2023 £ 16,431 |
Page 19
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals 17 Funds Balance at 1 April 2023 £ Unrestricted funds General 15,134 Balance at 1 April 2022 £ Unrestricted funds General 13,072 18 Analysis of net assets between funds Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
Incoming resources £ 42,033 Incoming resources £ 25,481 |
2024 £ 4,212 Resources expended £ (38,711) Resources expended £ (23,420) Unrestricted funds General £ 948 21,720 (4,212) 18,456 Unrestricted funds General £ 557 17,090 (2,514) 15,133 |
2023 £ 2,514 |
| Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 18,456 |
|||
| Balance at 31 March 2023 £ 15,133 |
|||
| Total funds at 31 March 2024 £ 948 21,720 (4,212) |
|||
| 18,456 | |||
| Total funds at 31 March 2023 £ 557 17,090 (2,514) |
|||
| 15,133 |
Page 20
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool Charitable Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
19 Analysis of net funds
| 19 Analysis of net funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand Net debt Cash at bank and in hand Net debt |
At 1 April 2023 £ 16,431 16,431 At 1 April 2022 £ 18,256 18,256 |
At 31 March 2024 £ 16,431 |
| 16,431 | ||
| At 31 March 2023 £ 18,256 |
||
| 18,256 |
Page 21