a little bit of love (Company limited by guarantee) Company number Charlty number 09187514 1158952 UNAUDITED FINANaAL STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2023 Independent Examlner: Peter Saltlel, Church & Charlty Accounts Servlce Ltd a little bit of love (company limited by guardntee) INOEX Page REFERENCE AND AOMINISTRATIVE DETAILS REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES {INCLUDING DIRECTORS'S REPORn INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcllvrnES & INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT BALANCE SHE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMf5 a little bit of love (company limited by guarnntee) REFERENCE AND ADMINISTARllvE OETAILS OF M ClfARirY, rrsTR115TEES ANO ADVIg)RS 31ST DECEMBeR 2023 Charlty Name: A little bit of love Company Number. 09187S14 (En8land & Wales) I158￿2 lE￿knnd & Wales) Memorandurn and Artldes of Assoclatlon irKorporated 22rn1 Au8USt 2014 Trurt••s: Arny Gilrnour Mark GSlmour Prfnclpal & G>rrespondenc• Address: 17 West Park Retford Nottln8h•mshlre DN22 7PP Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r. Peter Saltlel Church & Charlty Accounts Servlce Ltd 7 Planchadeau 23460 Salnt-Plerrtr8ellevue ank•rn: HSBC Bank pl¢ 67 The Parade 872 IPU Anthony Collln5 Solicitors LLP 134 Edmund Street Birmingham 83 2ES a little bit of love (company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES. / DIREcfoRS' ANNUAL REPORr The Trustees. who are dlrectors of company for the purposes of company lawl pl￿ent thelr report and flnancial statements together wlth the Independentexamlnerfs report for the perlod ended 31 D•￿mber 2023. srRucTUR¢ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Charbty was ￿￿bliShed by memorandum and artides of association Incorporated 22nd Au8USt 2014 under company number09187514. The Charltywas reg15tered as a charlty by the Charlty Commisslon on 23rd Ortober 2014. The prlrtdpal office Is 17 West Park Pl•ce, Retford, Nottlnghamshire, DN22 7PP. It was set up to make yants. It wlll financl41ty benefit unconnected Indlvldual$ Jnd organlsatlons where the grant wlll meet the definltlon of a tharltable grnnt and be applied by the reclplent In fulfllment of a charltsble purpo$e. Both trustees named on page I, Amy Gllmour and Mark Gllmour, have been In offlce slnce In￿rpOr￿tkIn. They have h•ld offlce throuohout the year and to the date of thls report. No trusteè has recelved any remuneratlon dlrertly or Indlrectly from the Charlty. Th• Power of appDlntln8 new or addStlonal trustees is vested in Its Members who are the present Trustees. The Trustees hjve agreed that, as part of the Inductlon process for new trustees, befofe anyone wslders •ppolntmeni as a trustee. they should famlllarlse themselves with the responslbllltles of charity trustees, rwd the Charlty Commlsslon booklet on this sublect ind carelulty read the Charlvs memorandum ènd artlcles of associatlon and Its latest finandal st•t•ments. The Trustees have reviewed the major rlsks to which the Charbty is expos•d. Wh•re practlcal and Ippropr￿t•. st•ps hav• been put In pl•¢e to man•ge, mltl8ate or mlnlmlse those rlsks. OBIEcfivES AND ACTNMES ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The Oblect as set out In the Ch•rltr¢s Artlcles of Assoclatlon, Its governlni documen( Is to: promote and support $uch charltable purposes as the Trustee5 may Irom tlme to tlme determlne. Thecharlty has sought toachleve Its object by theilvlngof grants to IndMduals•nd organisatlons. TheTrustees have taken account of the Chartty Cornm155ion'$ general 8uldance relatlnl to public benellt 155ues when revrewing the CharlDls oblecdves pjnd actlvltles. The Charlty has pald y•nts as follows: 2023 No. 2022 2022 No. Churthes Youth and Children Chrlstl8n Centres and OrBanlsadons Overseas Ilnc overseas ald and overseas missionl 4,033 1206 4.033 a little bit of love (company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEEY / DIREcfoRS' ANMIAL REPORT (cont1rn￿dj HIIANaAL REVIEW The trustees are of a View that there are sufficrent resep4es to secure the wnmediate futtwe of the Trust for the next 12 to 18 months and. on this basis. the thafity ts a going concern. ThèTrustees havethepowerto inbTrt n suth assets aswe see fiL Howe¥er, to the balance sheetdatewe have onty placed fund5 wlth HSBC Bank plc Income for the year was £31.25012022 £nill. EwKllture for the year was £L57912022 £4.4081. The Charity currentfy ha5 £È10.%8 In undestgnated funds {2022 £11.2971 and £210.0Tr) in respert of Investment designated fuNb12022 £210,OCIII. RESPOPISIBIUllES OFTHE TRUSTEES The Trustees are responsible for thelr report the finanaal ststements in accordance with appl￿ble law and regulatN)ns. Company law requires theTrustees to prepare financid staternents for financial yeu. Urthr that l•w. the Trustees have elected to prepare the finanoal statements in accordance with Unlted Klngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK Accounting Stsndards and appficable lawl. Under company law. the Trustee5 must not approve the financial statements unless they are 5ati5fied that tlw give a true and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the tharity and of the s(Frplus or deficitof the Charity for that period. In preparingthese financial statements. the Trustees are reryi*ed to:. select Sultsb￿ accounting Poli￿ and then appty them conststenttv; makeJud8ements and accounti￿ estimates that are re￿oTra￿e and pruden¢ state whether applicalAe UK Accounting St￿¥[ds hm been folltr*rf subject to any material departures disdosed and ewained In the finanoal ststements: prepare the finanaal statements on the goirq concern basis unless it is Thpprowlate to wesume that the charitywill continue opera111￿. The Trustees are responsible for keepi￿ adequatr account1￿ records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charfvs transactiwts and disdose wrth r￿￿oftab￿ accuracy at ￿ timethe finanaal position ofthe charity and enable them to ensure that financial ststernents comply with the Companles Art 20%. They are also responslble for safe8uardirg the assets of the charity and her￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection ¢f fraud aTrJ other wregularities. This repor( which wasprepared in accord•ncewith the provisions in theCompanie5ArtI21I)6) relatingtosmall companie5. W45... •nd slBn¢d bythelr older ty Mark Gllmwr a little bit of love (company limited by guarantee) INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWS REPORT TO ThE TRUSTEES/DIREcfoRS/MEMBERS OF A LIME BIT OF LOVE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 I report on the accounts of A Little Bit of Love for the year ended 31st December 2022 whlch are set out on pages 5 to 9. Responslbllftles and bmls of report As the charltvs trustees of the Company (vtho are also the dlrectors of the comp•Dy for the purpose$ of company lawl, you are reSPODslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrements ofthe Comp•nles Act 211161.the 2006 Acfl. Havlng satlsfted myself thot the accounts of the Company are not requSred to be audlted for thls year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are elS8lble for Independent exarnlnatlon, I report In respect of mv examlnatlon of yourcharlV5 jcwunts as carrled out undersectlon 145 of the Charltles Act 20111.the 2011 Actr}. In carryln8 Out my examlnatlon, I have followed the Dlre¢tlons 8lven by the Charlty Commlsslon (under sectlon 14515)(bl of the 2011 Act. Independent •xarnlner'$ statement I have completed my ex8mlnatlon. I confirni t￿t no rnaterlal matters have come to my attentlon whlch glves me cause to belleve that: accountln8 records were not kept In accordance wlth se¢tlon 386 of the Companles Act 2006. or the a￿OUnts do not accord wlth such records, or the accounts do not comply wlth relevant accountlng requlrement$ under sectlon 396 of the Companles Act 2006 other than any requlrement that the accounts glve a'true and falrf vlew whlch Is not a matter consldered as part of an Independent examlnatlon,. or the a¢¢ounts have not been prepared In accordan¢e wlth the Charlties SORP IFRS1021. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enabie a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Peter SaltSel Church & Charlty A￿)untS SeThlce Ltd 7 Planchadeau 23460 Salnt-PlerrtrBellevue Frdnce fomierfy, 69 Portland P1¢7ce Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9FE Dated 19th September 2024 a little bit of love (company limited by guarantee) INCOME AND EXPENDfEuREACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 Unrests1cted &Totsl ￿ndS Unrestrlcted &Totsl Funds 2022 INCOME Donations recebved (Incl￿1n8taX recovernblel Interest received EXPENDrruRE ON CHARrrABLE ACTIVITIES 79 NEf INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI IN FUNDS 29.671 14,408) TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD 225,705 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 25q968 221,297 Thi5 5tstement of Flnandal Actl¥ldes Includes a51 gains and1055es recognised In the year. All of the above results are derived from continuing activtties. The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these financial statements. a little bit of love (company limited by guarantee) BALANCE SHEET AT 315T DECEMBER 2023 2022 CURR Cash at bank 245.(Si 221.610 12 221,610 A8ILm Credlto 313 313 313 313 ASSErs 25Q968 221.297 REPRESENTED 8Y: Designated - Snvestment fund unde￿8nated- available forernnts Total Unrestrlcted Funds 210,IXJO 11,297 221,297 40,968 The trustees (who are also the directors of the company forthe purpose5 of company lawl confirm that forthe year ended 31st December 2023: the company was entitled to exemption fr(Mn audit under sertion 477 of the Companie5 Art 2(X)6, and members have not requlred the company to obtsin an audit of its accounts for the year in question In accordan￿ with section 476 of the ACL The accounts have beèn examined by an independent examiner wlK•se report appears on paEe 4. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for cornplyi￿ with the requirements of the Act with respect to accountlng records and the preparatlon of accounts. The Notes on pages 7 to 9 fomi an Integrnl part of these accounts. These accounts, T*Jhlch have been prepared in accordance with the provision5 in the Companies Act 2L¥J6 relating to small companies, were approved by the Tntstees/ Dlrectors on it September 2024 and signed on their behalf Mark Gllmour Company Number 09187514 a little bit of love {company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE RNANaAL STAIEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31￿ DECEMBER 2023 I. BASIS OF PREPARATION Basls of actounilng These accounts have been P￿pared underthe hlstorkal cost convention wth items recognlsed at cost or transactlon value unle55 Qtherwse ststed In the relevant notelsl to these accounts, accordance wlth the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reportire bycharlties preparing thelr accounts In orcordance with the Companies Act 2(￿16 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland {FRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014 and with the Financlal Reportln8 Stsndard appllc•ble in the Unlted Klngdom and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102). The accounts present a true and falr vlew and no changes In the basls of a¢¢ountln8 have been made durlng the year. There have also been no Cha￿e5 to the prevlou5 •ccounts durlng the flnanclal year. The charltyls a publ1¢ benefft entlty as defined by FRS 102. Golng Concern The trustees are of a vlew that t￿re are sufficient reserves to se¢ure the Immedlate future of the Trust for the next 12 to 18 months and on that ba5iS the charity Is a golng concern. C•sh How Ex•mpt The charftsble company has not produced a Statement ofcash Flows, asthe charlty Is wlthln the small company and charfty thresholds. I ACCOUNnNG pouaes Fund Ac¢ountl Unrestrlcted funds are donattons and other Income re¢elved or 8enerated for the objects of the charfty ￿thout speclfic purpose and ¥re •y•l￿ble as general fur￿& There are restrlrted furrtls. IX)nat5ons from IndlvSduals are included ¢)n a cash received basls. There would be rK> rnaterfal dlfferenee If an accruals basls were adopted. Tax recoverable Is Include(l in the perlod to whlch the 81ft 8eneratln8 the tax recovery relates (accruals baslsl. Expendlture Grants are accounted for when a forn￿1 comrnltmentls made. Other expenditure Is Included on an accruals basls vthen Incurred. Govemance costs are those related to the running of the Charity, including the IndeperKlent Examlnatlon arKI other Statutory cost& Judgements and Esilnmtlons The trustees have not made any significant j￿ernents In the process of applyirva the accountln8 policies and there are no areas of estimation urKertainty that have a significant rlsk of causing rnaterial adjustrnent to the ca￿vIng amounts of assets and liabilitie Net current Assets Current assets are cash at bank with Immediate accessand debt¢>r& There are no fixed asse￿ Current liaEHlities are obligations to pay for serwces within one year. a little bit of love (company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STAIEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31- DE(EMBER 2023 (conllnuodl INCOME 2022 Donatlons Glft Ald 31250 Thls ¢omprlses restrkted grants and other dwrftable artlvlty costs. 2022 2022 Churches Youth and Chlldren Chrlstian Centres and Orianlutlons Ov•rs•*51lrt ov•rsw ald and o¥erse•s mlsslon} 4.033 4,033 OTHER COSTS: Governance Other Admln 313 313 62 TOTAL COST OF ALL CHARrrABLE ACTMTIES 79 a little bit of love (company limitsd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMEtirs YEAR ENDED MST DECEMBER 2023 (contlnued) 4. DEBTORS 2023 2022 GiftAid to be ￿laimed 6.150 6.250 5. CREDITORS 2022 Governance 313 313 313 313 6. ADDITIONAL NOTES None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or ￿te1Ved any other benefits from an employment with thelr charfty or a related entlty. No trustee expenses have been in¢urTrd. There hwe been no related party transactlons in the reportlng period that requlre disclosure. A5 there are no employees, no empEoyee was paid more than £60.1)W. The company 55 a registered charity and as all its Income will be applied for charitable purposes, no tax liabilty arises. The charity is limited by guarantee and has no share capitsl. If the charlty has debts that exceed its assets, members and any former members who resigned within one year of the deflclt are Ilable to contrlbute £1 each.