THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025
Registered Charity number: 1160321
THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025
INDEX
| Trustees, registered office etc Trustees’ Report Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities Independent Examiners Report Income and Expenditure Account Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements |
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST ] DECEMBER 2025
CURRENT TRUSTEES
(UK) Ms Sarah Rowley (Chair) Ms Charlotte L Millar Mrs Clair Jane Diggle (Treasurer) Ms Patricia Williams (SA) Mr Mluleki Shongwe Ms Mpho Maponya Mrs Phemelo Mosadinyana Mitchell Mrs Millicent Beverley Jones
PATRONS
Mr Jonathan Edwards Mr David Morrissey Mrs Oti Mabuse
REGISTERED OFFICE
78 North Road Glossop Derbyshire SKL3 7AU
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1160321
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Graham H Wood & Co Chartered Accountants 225 Market Street Hyde SK14 lHF England
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025
We present our report and financial statement for the year.
Structure and Governance
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) established by a constitution agreed on 13 December 2014 and registered with the Charity commission on the 4 February 2015. It is managed by its board of trustees.
The trustees who served during the year were: UK Board members - Sarah Rowley (Chair) Charlotte Millar, Clair Diggle and Patricia Williams. SA Board members - Mluleki Shongwe, Mpho Maponya, Phemelo Mitchell and Millicent Jones.
There has been no changes to the board in this financial year. We have four Trustees based in the UK and four based in South Africa.
Lisa Ashton MBE, Founder and CEO of The Winnie Mabaso Foundation continued working full-time for the Foundation through funding from a donor.
Activities and Objectives
The Winnie Mabaso Foundation raises funds to support various projects for the benefit of vulnerable and orphaned children in South Africa and the wider community through fund raising activities and individual donations.
The main focus of the Winnie Mabaso Foundation relates to: Ilamula House: A place of safety for girls who have been abused, orphaned or abandoned from the ages of 2 -18 in Mid Ennerdale, South Africa. The Foundation now has an additional property Tropic House, a forever home for some of the girls who have completed full time education.
Our project work includes:
Mabaso Pre School, Mabaso library, Gardening Club, Feeding station, Homework Club, Provision of School Uniforms to underprivileged children, Mama Nabantwana (Mother and Baby group) Sew Amazing sewing school, Granny club, Individual family support, Workshops/training, Sports coaching, Dance Classes Remote Clinic
Achievements and Performance.
We are enormously thankful to all of our sponsors and supporters who continue to enable us to share Mabaso Love with our friends in South Africa.
Four of our girls have now moved from Ilamula to Tropic House and continue to thrive. The house is a forever home for those who reach adulthood but still need our care and support. The house also is the perfect location to host special events for the local community and for the girls living at Ilamula to enjoy some recreational time and to learn to swim in the pool.
Each Saturday the girls from Ilamula attend dance drama and ballet lessons at JATA. This allows them to explore their passion for the arts. The year culminated in a performance at Joburg Theatre in October.
The Friday Night feeding station continues to feed over 1,000 people from the community in Meriting every week.
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This year our Volunteer programme welcomed a number of people who came to spend up to two weeks with us. They work across a number of our projects in Meriting and help out with the work at Ilamula. All volunteers are police checked and checked against the sexual offenders register in their home country.
Thanks to our close working relationship with Edwin Doran Sports Tours we were able to welcome over 1,000 children this year. They come to Meriting to enjoy a day of volunteering. We are grateful for the ongoing support from AA Bakery who have donated thousands of loaves of bread to the community in Meriting this year.
The Pre School in Meriting was finally officially registered by Dept of Education. It has taken such a long time due to the fact that it is on an informal settlement.
We have around 300 students from UJ who have adopted us. They come through roughly every month and help in the gardens and with homework club.
A year in the life of The Winnie Mabaso Foundation!
January
Our Sew Amazing club made outfits for the members. The club continues to go from strength to strength.
New school uniforms and stationery packs were distributed to disadvantaged children.
We have a new area of land which we are cultivating to expand our vegetable and fruit growing. We have taken on three young men to help with the expansion
We worked in the Meriting Community repairing granny/grandpa shacks.
February
A social media appeal to provide dignity packs for our young mothers group Mama Nabantwana was very successful. These packs are to be distributed at the Hygiene Workshop run for the group. Thanks to the money from Tropic Skin Care we were able to provide a new home for one of our Grandpas who lives in Meriting.
March
Thanks to the donation from Tropic Skin Care we were able to take our Grannies and some Grandpas on vacation to the seaside. For many of them this is the first time they have seen the sea. A further amount was raised by Face Book supporters to provide toiletries for all the Grannies to take with them on their holiday.
We also welcomed Amy Dyer, one of the Tropic Skin Care Ambassadors who came to volunteer with us for two weeks.
Water Fela visited and donated their eco friendly water cartons. Their CEO Phakiso is an inspirational young man who has promised to come to speak to our Sbonelo Boys Project.
Two members of staff from Virgin Atlantic came with their daughters to spend time on our volunteers programme. This continues to grow with more volunteers planned for the year ahead. Forgiveness, one of the girls we care for, graduated with a BA in International Relations and Political Studies.
‘Super Soft Bread’ donated loaves of bread to the community.
April
We partnered with Mid Ennerdale clinic to vaccinate our youngest in the community. 1300 attended our Friday night feeding station our biggest for some time. Girls from Ilamula and staff had a day out hosted by Sport Pro Lodge.
We sold our produce at the Southgate Mall as part of the ‘We Act For Change’ initiative. We made a very colourful display of all our veggies.
Our social media appeal provided Grocery packs for those most in need. £20 provides basic groceries for a family of 4 for a month. This will enable our Grocery pack deliveries to continue in the community.
The team took part in First aid Training.
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May
We have been able to invest in our veg gardens which produced bumper crops this May. These veggies are used to feed the local community and the girls at the CYCC. Any excess is sold at market raising more funds and restoring dignity to our community.
Shoprite also help they pay ‘Fruit and Trees for Africa’ who come into the gardens and provide training and seeds etc.
Mluleki Shongwe one of our SA Trustees visited Ilamula, Tropc House and various projects in Meriting.
Thanks to Lou Gavan from Virgin Atlantic for providing new reading glasses for our Grannies.
June
We partnered with GPG Social Development to run an information session for Child Protection Week. The event was a huge success with many from the community attending.
Two of our team appeared on UJFM radio today to spread the word about the Foundation. Carmel who has been with us since being a young girl became 21 years old.
July
We welcomed pupils from Durham School who visited for the day through our work with Edwin Doran Sports Tours
We welcomed employees from The British High Commission and the British Chamber of Business SA who came to spend their “67 Minutes for Mandela” with us.
Thank you to ABSA South Africa who provided blankets for our grannies as part of their Mandela Day initiative.
We hosted pupils from Haverfordwest High School for the day.
We celebrated Mandela Day in Meriting and welcomed many of our supporters for the day. The FB appeal to replace our broken washing machine reached its target and was purchased.
August
We ran an appeal on social media for boots and kit for our Mabaso Soccer Club. During the month we hosted a number of volunteers who worked with our Granny club preschool
September
As part of our support for Deaf Awareness Month our team learned to introduce themselves in sign language.
We celebrated Heritage Day on 24[th] Sept
We were visited by staff from Virgin Atlantic who helped with the Friday night feeding station. The annual Tropic Skin Care celebration known as the Glammies took place in the UK at Birmingham’s NEC conference centre. CEO Lisa Ashton spoke at the event in front of an audience of thousands of Tropic ambassadors. She shared the news from the Foundation and thanked them for their ongoing support. Once again a huge total of £48,000 was raised for the Foundation. We are truly blessed to have their support.
Our Face Book followers reached 6,000.
Cedar Junction sponsored a day trip for our Sbonelo boys.
October
We held our biggest career day yet in Meriting with representatives from various industries coming to discuss possible careers with young people.
Helen Joseph Hospital and UJ Community Engagement ran a workshop for the Granny club to focus on the benefit of growing trees.
AA Bakery gave another donation of bread.
We raised funds for a container which will become a Prom Dress Library. We have many donations of Prom gowns and now we have somewhere to house them. Now girls in the community will be able to attend their Matric prom in a special dress.
We were nominated for the MTM Award for International Award for Excellence.
The Grannies from Granny club helped the pre schoolers make Halloween decorations.
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November
We began our 16 days of activism to raise awareness in the community of Gender Based Violence, an issue which has affected many of the girls in our care and those in the community we support. We launched our Christmas Appeal to raise money for Christmas presents for the children in the community. This raised enough to buy presents for disadvantaged children in the community.
December
As part of our 16 Days of Activism we ran a workshop with Sbonelo Youth – our boys empowerment programme aimed at 13 to 15 year olds. They meet each week to discuss things that concern them. This workshop looked at issues around Gender Based Violence so that we can tackle the cause. A huge thanks to Sal's shoes who distributed 2,540 pairs of shoes to the people in Meriting and Finetown.
We hosted our annual Granny and Grandpa Christmas party at Tropic House. Staff undertook a training day.
CEO Lisa Ashton and Trustees member Clair Diggle flew out to South Africa for a visit. Clair ran training session with the team focusing on bookkeeping. Members of our SA board of Trustees met up with Clair and Lisa.
They were able to take part in our special Christmas event. We built a Mabaso Grotto and invited Santa to hand out presents to children in the community. The children were recommended by the charities and organisations we work with throughout the year.
Hamley’s Toy shop provided gifts which were paid for by the donations received by our supporters. Virgin Atlantic donated 238 Christmas boxes for children in the communities we support. We’re grateful to Virgin Atlantic staff for their ongoing support.
The British High Commission spent the day with us and distributed xmas gifts to all the pre-schoolers and Ilamula girls. We are thankful for their ongoing support.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters we have provided over 52,000 meals this year to our friends in Meriting.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters we were able to deliver over 500 gifts to disadvantaged children in Gauteng. We partnered with other local NPO’s for our Christmas initiative. Thank you too to Hamley's South Africa who discounted the gifts and wrapped them.
Children from our preschool also received gifts from Santa.
Whilst in Johannesburg the young people from Edwin Doran stay at Sports Pros lodge. Thanks to the lodge and Auntie Josie our girls enjoyed a couple of nights stay at the lodge.
Otti Mabuse and her sister Motsi Mabuse, (sisters of our Trustee Phemelo Kgosigadi) went onto the UK ITV show Deal or No Deal and won almost £12,000 for the charity.
We held our annual Staff Recognition Awards. This encourages our staff and is an opportunity for us to thank them.
Other Highlights:
Private tutoring: We have continued with private tutors Monday-Friday afternoons to assist with homework and to give one to one help to the Ilamula girls who need it.
Early childhood Training: Staff at Ilamula will be placed on this training which will help them advance as well as benefiting the foundation.
Friday Night Feeding: 800 - 1000 of our friends in Meriting receive a hot meal every Friday night. Over 52,000 meals have been provided this year alone.
Spread Some Sunshine: continued to sponsor Birthday Gifts and cakes for all the Ilamula children. This year they also made a cash donation that enabled the Ilamula children to spend a day at the shopping mall to choose new clothing or toys for themselves or their friends.
Gardens: Our gardening team continued to work hard and grew veggies for us to use, share and sell. Emergency Grocery Packs: Provision of emergency grocery packs had to be paused during the period of violence in the run up to the Government elections but has started again. Tropic House : Girls from Ilamula who come of age are now able to live in Tropic House. This provides them with a more traditional life after the CYCC where they can live with their family (their Ilamula sisters) when they leave Ilamula. Thank you again to our Tropic family for making this dream a reality.
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Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2025 the CIO had a loss of £6,552 (compared with a loss of £66,018 in the previous year). This is the eleventh full year of operating the Ilamula orphanage.
The CEOs salary costs are covered by a donation provided specifically for that purpose.
The expenditure was funded solely by donations received by the charity during the year.
Mrs Clair Diggle (Treasurer) On behalf of the trustees
Date: 20/01/2026
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the appropriate legislation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUATION
Independent Examiners Report
Report to the trustees of The Winnie Mabaso Foundation (Charity number 1160321) on the accounts for the year ended 31[st ] December 2025, which are set out on pages 9-12.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the account under section 145 of the Charities Act.
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To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145 (5) (b) of the Charities Act) and
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. Toe procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below:
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act. Have not been met: or
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(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Graham Wood Limited Accountants
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225 Market Street, Hyde, SK14 lHF
Date: 4[th ] March 2026
THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Notes £ RESOURCES EMPLOYED Income: Donations received 1c Donations received designated 1d Bank Interest Received Fund raising DIRECT COSTS Expenditure: Project costs 56,906 Child Sponsorship and Training - Orphanage running costs 248,293 Orphanage repairs 10,842 Education 7,839 Tropic House repairs 3,290 Motor Expenses 27,835 Travel costs in South Africa 865 Groceries and supplies 42,099 Fundraising costs 960 SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) BEFORE OTHER COSTS Travel costs including flights 2,239 CEO Salary (incl. National Ins) 45,000 (Profit)/loss on sale of asset - Fraudulent bank activity - Pension contributions and charges 1,500 Depreciation 17,985 Bank charges 2,331 BDO fees 862 Exchange rate (gain)/loss 1h (8,785) SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) AFTER OTHER COSTS RESERVES AT START OF YEAR RESERVES AT END OF YEAR |
2025 £ £ 316,706 90,000 1,516 45,288 453,510 58,108 - 208,073 6,191 28,557 2,498 34,479 - 40,353 653 (398,929) 54,581 9,168 45,000 (4,833) - 1,500 24,593 2,503 883 1,978 (61,132) (6,551) 1,405,876 1,399,325 |
2024 £ 132,568 150,000 1,510 109,607 393,685 (378,912) 14,773 (80,792) (66,019) 1,471,895 1,405,876 |
2024 £ 132,568 150,000 1,510 109,607 393,685 (378,912) |
2024 £ 132,568 150,000 1,510 109,607 393,685 (378,912) |
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14,773 (80,792) |
The accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages 9 and 10 form part of the financial statements.
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
BALANCE SHEETAS AT 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
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| TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Building | 5 | 98,509 | 100,987 | |||
| Computer Equipment & Other Assets 5 | 391 | 582 | ||||
| Motor Vehicles | 5 | 26,849 | 40,074 | |||
| Solar | 5 | 39,709 | 41,799 | |||
| 165,458 | 183,442 | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand | 6 1,233,867 | 6 1,233,867 | 1,223,295 | |||
| Prepayments | - | - | ||||
| 1,223,867 | 1,223,295 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1,399,325 | 1,399,325 | 1,406,737 | 1,406,737 | ||
| Wages | - | - | ||||
| PAYE Control | - | - | ||||
| Pension Control | - | - | ||||
| PAYE Control (South Africa) | - | (861) | ||||
| - | (861) | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES | 1,399,325 | 1,405,876 | ||||
| RESERVES | ||||||
| General Fund | 7 | 1,194,304 | 1,238,017 | |||
| Designated Fund | 7 | 205,021 | 167,859 | |||
| TOTAL RESERVES | 1,399,325 | 1,405,876 | ||||
| The financial statements were approved by the trustees on: | ||||||
| Signed on behalf of the Board: |
Trustee: Ms Sarah Rowley …………………………………………………………………
Treasurer: Mrs Clair Jane Diggle..………………….………………………………………
The accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages 10 to 11 form part of the financial statements.
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025
1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLLICIES
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards in the United Kingdom. A summary of more important policies is set out below:
(a) Basis of Accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to the accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance 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 (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
(b) Resources Employed
Income represents the donations received by the charity from various sources.
(c) General Fund
This account represents the free funds of the charity, which are not designated for particular purposes. The trustees will make decisions on the amount of grants to be paid to the various projects and wish to maintain funds for further costs required by the projects and the Foundation Orphanage.
(d) Designated Fund
This account represents donated funds of the charity which are designated for a specific purpose.
(e) Value Added Tax
The charity is not registered for Value Added Tax. In the financial statements expenditure is shown inclusive of VAT, where applicable.
(f) Cash Flow Statement
Under Financial Reporting Standard No.1 the charity is not required to produce a cash flow statement.
(g) Tangible Fixed Assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost less depreciation. The buildings are depreciated on a straight line basis over 50 years. Computer equipment is depreciated on a straight line basis over 3 years. Motor vehicles purchased pre 2021 are depreciated at 25% reducing balance, post 2021 are 33% reducing balance in line with a change in internal policies. Solar panels are depreciated over 25 years, straight line.
(h) Exchange rate
The exchange rate has been calculated using an average of the year.
2. TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES EMOLUMENTS
None of the trustees received any emoluments. The charity has one employee and the whole of the salary and Employers National Insurance costs are covered by Designated donations received specifically for that purpose.
3. PROFESSIONAL FEES
The independent examiner makes no charges for his service.
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THE WINNIE MABASO FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025
4. TAXATION
No provision for taxation is required as the trust is a registered charity.
5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
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| Other Assets & Solar Buildings Computer Motor Equipment Vehicle £ £ £ £ Cost: At 1stJanuary 2025 52,248 123,906 12,155 74,011 Additions - - - - Disposals - - - - At 31stDecember 202552,248 123,906 12,155 74,011 Depreciation At 1stJanuary 2025 10,449 22,919 11,572 33,937 Charge for year 2,090 2,478 192 13,225 On Disposals ____- - - - At 31stDecember 202512,539 25,397 11,764 47,162 Net Book Value At 31stDecember 2024 41,799 100,987 582 40,074 At 31stDecember 2025 39,709 98,509 391 26,849 6. CASH AT BANK 2025 £ Barclays Bank Plc 1,198,776 Shoprite 94 Cash in hand 136 FNB 11,053 Nedbank BDO 24,036 Staff Loan (139) 1,233,867 7. MOVEMENT IN RESERVES General £ As at 1stJanuary 2025 1,238,017 Surplus/(Loss) for the year (43,713) At 31stDecember 2025 1,194,304 DESIGNATED RESERVES £ In respect of donations for CEO salary 90,000 |
Total £ 262,320 - - 263,320 78,877 17,985 - 96,862 183,442 165,458 2024 £ 1,188,629 - 205 13,386 21,075 - 1,223,295 Designated £ 167,859 37,162 205,021 |
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8. CONTINGENT LIABILITY
There are no known contingent liabilities.
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