**Registered number: 09772287 Charity number: 1163801**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **UNAUDITED**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
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|**Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' report**|2 - 9|
|**Independent examiner's report**|10|
|**Statement of financial activities**|11|
|**Balance sheet**|12|
|**Statement of cash flows**|13|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|14 - 25|
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **Trustees**
Allan Aubeelack Zoe Dronfield Rachel Sylvia Horman Professor Nicky Stanley Nicola Seanor Siobhan O'Reilly
## **Company registered number**
09772287
## **Charity registered number**
1163801
## **Registered office**
The Emily Davison Centre St James Court East Accrington Lancashire BB5 0DW
## **Accountants**
CW Accountants Ltd Accounting Services Dept 30 Brotherston Drive Blackburn Lancashire BB2 4FJ
## **Bankers**
LLoyds Bank plc 25 Gresham Street London EC2V
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) as amended by Update Bulletin 1 (effective 1 January 2015).
Since the charity qualifies as small under section 383, the strategic report required of medium and large companies under The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Director's Report) Regulations 2013 is not required.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **a. POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES**
The charity's objects are:
- Provide advice and support to high risk victims of stalking
- Raise awareness of dangers and risks of stalking
- Provide training to professionals
- Scrutinise the stalking laws
- Campaign on behalf of victims
- Provide a victims network
## **b. ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES**
Stalking is terrifying and isolating when it happens to you. It is unacceptable to live in fear. Since 2013 Paladin has worked tirelessly to ensure victims of stalking have a voice and are safe. The principles we work from are:
- Safety: the safety of the victim and their children is the priority at all times.
- Led by risk and need: if we understand the risks a victim and their children face, then we can get them the
- right help as quickly as possible. And victims and children at the highest risk must be helped first.
- On a day-to-day basis, our staff are guided by values of integrity, compassion, curiosity, empathy and
- courage and we ensure the victims safety is at the heart of everything that we do.
## **c. MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO FURTHER THE CHARITY'S PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT**
- Provide trauma informed support, advice and advocacy to high risk victims
- Raise awareness of dangers and risks of stalking
- Provide university accredited ISAC training and best practice training to professionals
- Analyse the application of the stalking law
- Campaign on behalf of victims of stalking
- Deliver a Paladin ‘3D Knowledge Hub’ – a single port of call for any victim seeking the best support and
- safety advice, for a professional seeking information about how to respond to stalking and principles of an effective advocacy service
- Provision of specialist services and support to young people
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **d. VOLUNTEERS**
The charity is grateful for the unstinting effort of its volunteers who are involved in service provision and governance. It Is calculated that over 1,472 volunteer hours were provided during the year 2021 - 2022. If this is conservatively valued at £35 an hour, the volunteer effort amounts to £51,520.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES**
## **Vision , mission and valued redefined by board and Paladin team**
**Our VISION:** To have a society that is intolerant of stalking, where victims get the right response at the right time enabling them to live safely and free from stalking, whilst holding perpetrators accountable for their behaviours. **Our MISSION** : To have universal expert stalking advocacy support for all victims to drive lasting societal change. At the centre of our work are five core values that influence how we deliver our services and treat people: **Justice** - We strive for justice through meaningful work. Advocating for those we support, influencing improvements in the legal and institutional response to stalking.
**Empowering** - We are committed to supporting those we work with to reclaim control of their lives, to build resilience that enables them to make progress to live safe, autonomous lives.
**Learning** - We work as a lifelong learning and growth organisation. Investing in our own learning, gaining knowledge and learning from the experiences of those we support and using this to grow and drive innovative institutional and cultural improvements.
**Inclusive** - We put diversity and equality at the heart of what we do. In all our work we aim to be professional, accountable, collaborative and representative of the needs and rights of our diverse communities.
**Partnership** - We value the progress that is achieved when working in collaboration with our allies. We know we are stronger, louder and more effective when we work together. We endeavour to foster and grow these relationships to drive lasting change
## **Developments**
- Developed post covid business plan with Board and staff team with support from Lloyds bank funded
- consultant. Mission statement and values redefined
- Paladin received 4630 calls to the service from April 2021 to end of March 2022. We supported 431
- victims of stalking with intensive advocacy support and an additional 986 people with one off/Short term support including safety planning advice.
## • **Service User Feedback** :
‘Thank you so much for the support you gave me and knowledge you had to make sure everything that should happen was. You are an amazing service that helped me massively in such a stressful time’.
‘The ISAC was so knowledgeable. I felt that The ISAC was the first person to listen and understand how scared and helpless I felt. The ISAC contacted the police and ensured that they look at my situation and the incidents I had reported. This resulted in a trigger plan being implemented. I felt that without the ISAC I would not have this in place. She spoke to a Sergeant who has put an action plan in place for officers who may need to look at my file, it clearly states the next steps if there are any further incidents. I cannot thank Paladin and particularly my ISAC enough’.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES - continued Developments - continued**
• **Expansion of young people’s service** - We now have a Young Peoples (YP) Team, an exciting development. There are now two YP ISACs and a school development worker being piloted in Lancashire as part of Lancashire wide initiative with the dv services and LCC to develop Stalking awareness session with young people. This included developing a stalking awareness package for young people Yr10 through to Sixth form. This has been piloted throughout secondary and sixth form provisions across Lancashire.
• ISAC Course – Paladin delivered two cohorts of the ISAC course, training 35 new ISACs across England and Wales. Feedback from the training has been
• There has been monthly stalking awareness training sessions for professionals across all agencies within the sector. Paladin have also delivered specific stalking training to several police forces. Total of 1200 professional have been trained
## **Training feedback**
_‘ The facilitators were excellent and their knowledge and expertise as practitioners was apparent throughout. The interactive activities were great and broke the day up really well and the small groups were great. Thank you.’_
‘ _The best online training days I have been on, interactive, informative and thought provoking, I’m already making plans on what I’m going to do when I get to work’ ‘Fantastic course, great facilitators who were so knowledgeable and friendly. I feel so much more confident about taking about stalking in training professionals and I will recommend it to colleagues to do, thank you :-)!!’_
- Successful peer support for ISACs that have been trained by Paladin with quarterly group peer support
- sessions
- Ongoing work with police on the implantation of stalking protection orders
- Piloted a Stalking Victim Trauma Support Programme in response to need - roll out in coming in the next
- year year
- **Re-launched** Youth Ambassador programme as the current ambassadors get older and leave. Youth
- ambassadors that have left, went on to work in the police force, home office research in stalking and stalking advocates which is great. One commented ‘The training and exposure that I received from Paladin really helped be gain an insight that I would never have had otherwise. Made me see things different and contributed to me wanting to work in the field’. The youth ambassador scheme is now being run on a rolling programme
- New website created and launched
- The Paladin team have spoken at a number of local and national events. Keynote speaker at the Alice
- Ruggles conference, National Conference on Stalking, Various Police and CPS events and clinics.
- **Continue to work closely with women’s Aid and DA services to upskill staff:** Delivered workshop a
- t the women’s aid conference to raise awareness. During National stalking awareness delivered free advocacy sessions, specifically for DA workers.
- Over the last year Paladin have been involved in various national and local developments. They continue
- to be part of the National Stalking Consortia and have been involved in developments with regards to the new coercive control legislation post relationships. Been part of a super complaint raised by Centre of Women’s justice.
## **Message from the Chief Executive Officer**
It has been a challenging yet rewarding year for Paladin as we transitioned to a hybrid model of working post pandemic. The team has grown and we are grateful to our funders and the donations we receive. The funding has allowed to develop our young people’s service and achieve meaningful outcomes for those that we support.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES - continued Message from the Chief Executive Officer - continued**
As we come to ten years since the stalking legislation was brought into force, legislation that Paladin played a pivotal role campaigning for, it is important to note that our work is far from done. The last ten years has seen some encouraging developments, there is a greater awareness of stalking and it’s devastating impact which has resulting in more professionals receiving training. There are more accredited Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworker (ISAC’s) across England and Wales. Paladin alone have trained over 35 in the last year. ISAC’s who are trained and able to provide the expert trauma informed support that is needed.
However, we continue to see systemic failures within the criminal justice system that continue to put victims of stalking in danger. Stalking charges remain woefully low at less than 5% with convictions rates even lower. Stalking Protection Orders are not utilised as effectively as they could be and reported stalking behaviours continue to be mislabelled as lower level crimes. Our ISAC team work tirelessly advocating for those that we support challenging decisions to disrupt perpetrator behaviour and increase safety for the victims. We continue to work with our partners on the National Stalking Consortia and The NPCC and the Home Office to ensure the learning from Paladin’s frontline work is transferred to change in institutional practice.
As member of the National Stalking Consortia we contributed to the Stalking Super Complaint and endorse the recommendations to ‘implement systemic change to improve the police response to stalking, including:
- The College of Policing must mandate that all officers that deal with cases of stalking complete training by
- a specialist stalking training provider, in order to adequately identify, investigate and risk assess cases of stalking;
- Police must work with the Crown Prosecution Service, Home Office, Ministry of Justice and National
- Probation Service to implement a unified recording system which allows one to follow the journey of a victim through the criminal justice system, and track attrition rates from reporting stage through to conviction, including sentencing;
- Police forces should consider investment in improving digital evidence retrieval for cyberstalking (e.g., in
- cases of online spyware and hacking);
- SPOs should be applied for at the earliest opportunity that best protects the victim – a maximum of 4
- weeks between recognising the need for an SPO and its application; meanwhile an interim SPO should be put in place within 48 hours of a report by a victim or the arrest of perpetrator, with the victim’s consent;
- Police must treat 2 or more breaches of any order (including a Stalking Protection Order, Restraining
- Order, Non-Molestation Order or bail conditions) as a separate offence of stalking as set out in the CPS Guidance;
- Any statutory guidance on the police response to stalking (including guidance on the identification and
- investigation of stalking) should be developed in consultation with experts from the National Stalking Consortium.
A decade on from the stalking legislation being brought into force, it is clear that police are failing to understand and implement it appropriately, ultimately leaving many victims unprotected. The Consortium therefore strongly urges the College of Policing, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS) and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to investigate this issue in depth and put forward recommendations to reform the police response to stalking’.
In 2023 PALADIN will continue to press for the necessary changes required in partnership with the consortia. Throughout all the legislative, political, social and economic turbulence, we have and will continue to provide high quality services to victims of stalking. We are a strong, experienced and determined team that will always meet new challenges with resilience and drive. We are committed to ensuring that victims of stalking get the very best service and support they need in order to not only live their lives free from violence but to recover and thrive in the future.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES - continued Message from the Chief Executive Officer - continued**
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all supporters and stakeholders, most importantly to thank the frontline team here at PALADIN who work tirelessly to ensure individuals and families are safe.
## **Debbie Fawcett CEO**
## **Message from the Chair.**
Firstly I want to reiterate what the CEO has said previously and show my gratitude to the staff team on the frontline. Every day they go above and beyond to ensure victims of stalking get the best support they so desperately need.
The board have spent the last 6 months renewing and refreshing both our strategic and operational plans and we will be announcing our new strategy in March 2023. As mentioned in the afore section, it is ten years since the stalking legislation was brought into force, PALADIN played a key role in making this happen. Ten years on, we must now ensure that the legislation in place is used in full by the Criminal Justice services to ensure that victims get the support they need at the right time.
Funding for our specialist services continues to be a challenge, I am however confident that I am surrounded by the best and most hard-working team in the sector and that we will survive these turbulent times. As always, I would like to thank our stakeholders and funders for their continued support.
## **Rachel Horman Chair**
## **Financial review**
## **a. GOING CONCERN**
After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.
## **b. PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES**
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks. These major risks are the impact of short term funding, changes in funding streams, changes to key personnel and changes in local and central government policy. The principal risk to the charity is that of securing sufficient funding to cover the charity's overheads to enable its charitable objectives.
The reality of funding for the Violence Against Women and Girls sector in the current climate means that organisations are having to work hard to ensure they explore as many avenues of funding as possible. As a charity we work incredibly hard to seek alternative sources of funding. We pride ourselves on working hard to sustain and provide viable services. For a charity who launched itself in the midst of austerity we have become skilled at utilising as many resources as possible to deliver all our projects in full, and will continue to build our reserves to ensure the safety of our services for our beneficiaries.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **c. RESERVES POLICY**
It is the policy of the charity that cash balances should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least six months of overheads. The trustees consider that an appropriate reserves level to acheive this is around £154,798 for the charity. Maintaining reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities whilst consideration is given to raising further funds. Currently, the charity holds reserves equating to approximately four months of overheads.
Reserves held at 31 March 2022 were £138,154 (2021 - £177,452) of which £100,405 (2021 - £108,937) were unrestricted funds and £37,749 (2021 - £68,515) were restricted funds.
## **d. PRINCIPAL FUNDING**
Principal funding has been received from the Police Crime Commisioners Office, Lloyds Bank Foundation and Tudor Trust.
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **a. CONSTITUTION**
The charity is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 10/09/2015 and is a registered charity number 1163801.
There have been no changes in the objectives since the last annual report.
## **b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.
## **c. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING**
## 1. Board responsibility
Under PALADIN’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, authority for overseeing the work of the organisation is delegated to PALADIN Trustees, who are responsible for:
- Ensuring PALADIN effectively fulfils its objectives, general functions and duties
- Determining the overall strategic direction of the organisation and ensuring the availability of resources
- Monitoring the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and staff team and holding them to account for
- delivery against plans and budgets
- Promoting and protecting PALADIN’s position, values, integrity, image and reputation
- Ensuring high standards of governance that command the confidence of PALADIN’s stakeholders.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **c. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING - continued**
2. Authority delegated to the Chief Executive Officer
The role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and members of the Trustee Board are interdependent;
- The CEO is dependent on the Board for authority to function and manage the organisation
- The Board is dependent on the CEO to exercise leadership by building a staff and volunteer team and by
- helping Board members to use their time effectively in governing the organisation
The majority of operational decisions are delegated to the CEO, who manages the organisation in accordance with the strategic, planning and budgetary parameters, and risk management strategy approved by the Board. The Board remains legally responsible for the organisation, including matters delegated to staff.
## **Plans for future periods**
## **a. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS**
- **Developing trauma informed guidance for the police when working with young victims of**
**stalking.** At present the Young Peoples Team have held focus groups with young victims of stalking to get their views to begin the guidance. A survey is currently being developed alongside the Youth ambassadors to be completed with young people supported at Paladin. Two police force areas have agreed to work alongside us to consult on the guidance as well as the NPCC (National Police Chiefs Council).
- **Accreditation for a Young persons training qualification (Youth) ISAC**
- Paladin is part of a larger project and was asked to write a chapter for a book on Young Victims of
- stalking, focused on how to work with young stalking victims. The book will be edited by Caroline Flowers, Maria Mellins & Rachael Wheatley.
- **Explore research opportunities with the international connect centre – funding for PHD student**
- **based at Paladin**
- Hold conference in Lancashire
## **MEMBERS' LIABILITY**
The Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT**
The Trustees (who are also directors of Paladin NSAS 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).
## T **RUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT - continued**
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 the 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 then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and 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.
This report was approved by the Trustees, on 19 December 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
## **Trustee**
## **Trustee**
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF PALADIN NSAS (the 'charity')**
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.
This report is made solely to the charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.
## **RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT**
As the Trustees of the charity (and 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 charity 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 the charity's accounts 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 can confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. 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
4. 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.
## Signed: _G Davies_
Dated: 19 December 2022
Gillian Davies AAT qualified and affiliated member of ACIE
CW Accountants Ltd 30 Brotherston Drive Blackburn Lancashire. BB2 4FJ
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Note**
**2022**
**£**
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations and legacies
2
**4,446**
Charitable activities
3
**61,263**
Other income
4
**37,057**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**102,766**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
7
**110,690**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
8
**110,690**
**NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) BEFORE**
**TRANSFERS**
**(7,924)**
Transfers between Funds
14
**(608)**
**NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) BEFORE**
**OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES**
**(8,532)**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**(8,532)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**108,937**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**100,405**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**-**
**96,293**
**-**
**96,293**
**127,667**
**127,667**
**(31,374)**
**608**
**(30,766)**
**(30,766)**
**68,515**
**37,749**|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**4,446**
**157,556**
**37,057**
**199,059**
**238,357**
**238,357**
**(39,298)**
**-**
**(39,298)**
**(39,298)**
**177,452**
**138,154**|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_5,804_
_365,223_
_26,147_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_397,174_|
||||_309,597_|
||||_309,597_|
||||_87,577_
_-_|
||||_87,577_
_87,577_
_89,875_|
||||_177,452_|
The notes on pages 14 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 09772287**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022**
|**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
11
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS:**amounts falling due within
one year
13
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**CHARITY FUNDS**
Restricted funds
14
Unrestricted funds
14
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**£**
**671**
**150,156**
**150,827**
**(12,806)**|**2022**
**£**
**133**
**138,021**
**138,154**
**37,749**
**100,405**
**138,154**|_£_
_7,801_
_190,383_
_198,184_
_(21,131)_|_2021_
_£_
_399_
_177,053_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_177,452_|
|||||_68,515_
_108,937_|
|||||_177,452_|
The charity's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Trustees consider that the charity is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act") and members have not required the charity to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 19 December 2022 and signed on their behalf, by:
## **Trustee**
## **Trustee**
The notes on pages 14 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
|**Note**
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
16
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward
**Cash and cash equivalents carried forward**
17|**2022**
**£**
**(40,227)**
**(40,227)**
**190,383**
**150,156**|_2021_
_£_
_92,892_|
|---|---|---|
|||_92,892_
_97,491_|
|||_190,383_|
The notes on pages 14 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
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) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Paladin NSAS 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.
## **1.2 Reconciliation with previous Generally Accepted Accounting Practice**
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 the restatement of comparative items was required.
No restatements were required.
## **1.3 Company status**
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.
## **1.4 Going concern**
No material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern have been identified by the Trustees.
## **1.5 Income**
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 income receivable can be measured reliably.
Donated services or facilities are recognised when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use of the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time of the Friends is not recognised and refer to the Trustees' report for more information about their contribution.
On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.6 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the charity's educational operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
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**PALADIN NSAS**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
All assets costing more than £2,000 are capitalised.
Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
- Plant and machinery written off over five years Fixtures and fittings - written off over five years
## **1.8 Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
## **1.9 Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **1.10 Cash at Bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **1.11 Liabilities and provisions**
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised within interest payable and similar charges.
## **1.12 Financial instruments**
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **1.13 Pensions**
Payments are made into staff personal pension schemes, Any monies owing at 31 March 2022 are shown in creditors.
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **1.14 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Donations
**4,446**
_Total 2021_
_5,804_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**-**
_-_|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**4,446**
_5,804_|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_5,804_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
## **3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
|**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Charitable grants
**61,263**
_Total 2021_
_27,126_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**96,293**
_338,097_|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**157,556**
_365,223_|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_365,223_|
|||||
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **CHARITABLE GRANTS**
|Big Lottery
Tudor Trust
CAF
CAF Resilience Fund Covid
Community Foundation
Community Land SESF
Home Office GBS
Police Crime Commission
Hyndburn DC - unrestricted
Rank Foundation - unrestricted
Nightsafe - unrestricted
Cardboard Citizens
HARV Outreach Team various projects funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Total|**2022**
**£**
**-**
**45,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,293**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**61,263**
**25,000**
**157,556**|_2021_
_£_
_67,530_
_55,300_
_6,000_
_44,207_
_5,000_
_40,000_
_97,168_
_22,892_
_10,000_
_15,000_
_1,526_
_600_
_-_
_-_|
|---|---|---|
||||
||||
|||_365,223_|
## **4. OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Training income
**37,057**
Other income
**-**
**37,057**
_Total 2021_
_26,147_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
_-_|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**37,057**
**-**
**37,057**
_26,147_|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_25,772_
_375_
_26,147_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **5. DIRECT COSTS**
|Computer expenses
Employee welfare and travelling expenses
Postage, stationery and telephone
Subscriptions
Sundry expenses
Staff training and recruitment
ISAC Support and secondment costs
Advertising and promotional costs
Volunteer expenses
Wages and salaries
National insurance
Pension cost
Depreciation
_Total 2021_|**Activities**
**£**
**5,825**
**4,224**
**2,576**
**732**
**1,622**
**2,460**
**1,370**
**59**
**330**
**177,685**
**13,553**
**13,453**
**266**
**224,155**
_287,030_|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
**5,825**
**4,224**
**2,576**
**732**
**1,622**
**2,460**
**1,370**
**59**
**330**
**177,685**
**13,553**
**13,453**
**266**
**224,155**
_287,030_|_Total_
_2021_
_£_
_19,763_
_6,243_
_2,782_
_612_
_1,893_
_3,079_
_62,516_
_20_
_358_
_165,983_
_11,813_
_11,702_
_266_
_287,030_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
IIn 2022, total direct costs were split between £127,667 restricted expenditure and £96,488 unrestricted expenditure. In 2021, total direct costs were split as follows: Restrcited expenditure of £269,807 and unrestricted expenditure of £17,223.
## **6. SUPPORT COSTS**
|Rent and rates
Insurances
_Total 2021_|**Activities**
**£**
**12,000**
**1,158**
**13,158**
_13,625_|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
**12,000**
**1,158**
**13,158**
_13,625_|_Total_
_2021_
_£_
_12,500_
_1,125_
_13,625_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
In 2022 total support costs of £13,158 were unrestricted expenditure. In 2021 total support costs were split between unrestricted costs of £1,125 and restricted costs of £12,500.
_£_ NIL _(2021 - £NIL)_ included within the table above in respect of direct costs Charitable Activiites.
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **7. GOVERNANCE COSTS**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Independent examiner's fees
**450**
Legal and professional fees
**434**
Bank charges
**86**
Trustees expenses reimbursed
**74**
**1,044**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
**450**
**434**
**86**
**74**
**1,044**|_Total_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
_420_
_8,437_
_85_
_-_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||||_8,942_|
In 2021 Total governance costs of £8,942, £8,413 were unrestricted costs and £529 were restricted costs.
## **8. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY EXPENDITURE TYPE**
|Charitable activities
Expenditure on governance
_Total 2021_|**Staff costs**
**Depreciation**
**Other costs**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
**2022**
**£**
**204,691**
**266**
**32,356**
**-**
**-**
**1,044**
**204,691**
**266**
**33,400**
_189,498_
_266_
_119,833_|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
**237,313**
**1,044**
**238,357**
_309,597_|_Total_
_2021_
_£_
_300,655_
_8,942_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||||_309,597_|
|||||
## **9. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
This is stated after charging:
||**2022**|_2021_|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|_£_|
|Depreciation of tangible fixed assets:|||
|- owned by the charity|**266**|_266_|
|Independent Examiner's fees|**-**|_420_|
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration (2021 - £NIL). During the year, no Trustees received any benefits in kind (2021 - £NIL).
1 Trustee received reimbursement of expenses amounting to £74 in the current year, (2021 - # Trustees - £NIL).
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **10. STAFF COSTS**
Staff costs were as follows:
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs|**2022**
**£**
**177,685**
**13,553**
**13,453**
**204,691**|_2021_
_£_
_165,983_
_11,813_
_11,702_|
|---|---|---|
|||_189,498_|
The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year was as follows:
|Caseworkers
Administrative and support|**2022**
**No.**
**8**
**1**
**9**|_2021_
_No._
_7_
_1_|
|---|---|---|
|||_8_|
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
## **11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2022
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2022
_At 31 March 2021_|**Office**
**equipment**
**£**
**1,775**
**1,376**
**266**
**1,642**
**133**
_399_|**Fixtures and**
**fittings**
**£**
**955**
**955**
**-**
**955**
**-**
_-_|**Total**
**£**
**2,730**
**2,331**
**266**
**2,597**
**133**
_399_|
|---|---|---|---|
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **12. DEBTORS**
|Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2022**
**£**
**-**
**671**
**671**
**2022**
**£**
**11,252**
**1,554**
**12,806**|_2021_
_£_
_6,200_
_1,601_|
|---|---|---|
|||_7,801_|
|||_2021_
_£_
_6,000_
_15,131_|
|||_21,131_|
## **13. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**
## **14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS**
## **STATEMENT OF FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR**
|**Balance at**
**1 April 2021**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds
**108,937**
**Restricted funds**
Lloyds Bank Foundation
**-**
Commuity Foundation
**2,976**
Police Crime Commission
**4,815**
Tudor Trust
**60,724**
**68,515**
Total of funds
**177,452**|**Income Expenditure**
**£**
**£**
**102,766**
**(110,690)**
**25,000**
**(24,238)**
**-**
**(3,049)**
**26,293**
**(31,643)**
**45,000**
**(68,737)**
**96,293**
**(127,667)**
**199,059**
**(238,357)**|**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**
**(608)**
**-**
**73**
**535**
**-**
**608**
**-**|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**100,405**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**762**
**-**
**-**
**36,987**
**37,749**|
||||**138,154**|
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**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS (continued)**
## **STATEMENT OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
|**STATEMENT OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
General Funds
**Restricted funds**
Big Lottery Covid 19 Response
CAF
CAF Resilience Fund Covid 19
Commuity Foundation
Community Land SESF
Home Office GBS
Police Crime Commission
Tudor Trust|_Balance at_
_1 April 2020_
_£_
_69,811_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_20,064_
_20,064_|_Income_
_£_
_59,077_
_67,530_
_6,000_
_44,207_
_5,000_
_40,000_
_97,168_
_22,892_
_55,300_
_338,097_|_Expenditure_
_£_
_(18,877)_
_(67,530)_
_(6,000)_
_(44,207)_
_(2,024)_
_(40,000)_
_(98,242)_
_(18,077)_
_(14,640)_
_(290,720)_|_Transfers_
_in/out_
_£_
_(1,074)_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_1,074_
_-_
_-_
_1,074_|_Balance at_
_31 March_
_2021_
_£_
_108,937_|
||||||_-_
_-_
_-_
_2,976_
_-_
_-_
_4,815_
_60,724_|
|||||||
|||||||
||||||_68,515_|
## **SUMMARY OF FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR**
|**Balance at**
**1 April 2021**
**£**
General funds
**108,937**
Restricted funds
**68,515**
**177,452**|**Income Expenditure**
**£**
**£**
**102,766**
**(110,690)**
**96,293**
**(127,667)**
**199,059**
**(238,357)**|**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**
**(608)**
**608**
**-**|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**100,405**
**37,749**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||||**138,154**|
## **SUMMARY OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
|_Balance at_
_1 April 2020_
_£_
General funds
_69,811_
Restricted funds
_20,064_
_89,875_|_Income_
_Expenditure_
_£_
_£_
_59,077_
_(18,877)_
_338,097_
_(290,720)_
_397,174_
_(309,597)_|_Transfers_
_in/out_
_£_
_(1,074)_
_1,074_
_-_|_Balance at_
_31 March_
_2021_
_£_
_108,937_
_68,515_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||||_177,452_|
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**PALADIN NSAS**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **15. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
## **ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
**133**
Current assets
**113,078**
Creditors due within one year
**(12,806)**
**100,405**
**ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
Tangible fixed assets
_399_
Current assets
_115,608_
Creditors due within one year
_(7,070)_
_108,937_
**16.**
**RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW**
**ACTIVITIES**
Net (expenditure)/income for the year (as per Statement of Financial
Activities)
**Adjustment for:**
Depreciation charges
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
**Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities**
**17.**
**ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS**
Cash in hand
Total|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2022**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
**133**
Current assets
**113,078**
Creditors due within one year
**(12,806)**
**100,405**
**ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2021_
_£_
Tangible fixed assets
_399_
Current assets
_115,608_
Creditors due within one year
_(7,070)_
_108,937_
**16.**
**RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW**
**ACTIVITIES**
Net (expenditure)/income for the year (as per Statement of Financial
Activities)
**Adjustment for:**
Depreciation charges
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
**Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities**
**17.**
**ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS**
Cash in hand
Total||
|---|---|---|
||||
||||
||||
||||
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## **PALADIN NSAS**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
## **18. PENSION COMMITMENTS**
The charity paid into staff personal pension plans. No amounts were outstanding at 31 March 2022 (2021 - £Nil).
## **19. CONTROLLING PARTY**
The charity is controlled by the trustees.
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