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2023-01-31-accounts

Trustees Norman
Heaton
James Archer
Mark Callingham
David Duckitt
Tobias Faber
Peter Holgate
Company registration number 09644387
Charity registration number 1164475
Registered office 14Ledborough Lane
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2PZ
Business address Bekonscot Model Village and Railway
14Ledborough Lane
Beaconsfield
Bucking hamshire
HP9 2PZ
Auditor Harwood
Hutton
Limited
22 Wycombe
End
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1NB

Page
Report ofthe trustees 1-6
Independent
auditor's
report 7-9
Consolidated
statement
offinancial activities 10
Consolidated
balance
sheet
Charity balance sheet 12
Consolidated
statement
ofcash flows 13
Notes to the financial statements 14-25

Total Total
2023 2022
Notes
Income
Donations
and legacies
126,557 179,622
Income from charitable
activities
1,033,523 919,626
Income from trading
activities
635,089 517,812
Income from investments 9,444 9,931
Other operating
income
79,496
Total Income 1,804,613 1,706,487
Expenditure
Costs ofraising funds:
Commercial
trading
operations
(517,507) (415,542)
Expenditure
on charitable
activities:
Operation
ofthe Bekonscot Model Village
(960,342) (895,373)
Grants payable (153,129) (146,330)
Total Expenditure (1,630,978) (1,457,245)
Net gain/(loss)
on investment
3,731 (16,881)
Net incoming resources 10 177,366 232,361
Unrestricted
funds brought
forward 1,065,911 833,550
Unrestricted
funds carried
forward 17 1,243,277 1,065,911

2023 2022
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 12 270,296 262,564
Investments 13 505,179
775,475 262,564
Current assets
Stocks 35,000 36,000
Debtors 42,897 23,442
Cash and cash equivalents 609,961 968,183
687,858 1,027,625
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 16 (220,056) (224,278)
Net current assets 467,802 803,347
Total assets less current liabilities 1,243,277 1,065,911
Unresticted
funds
ofthe group:
General funds 17 1,070,277 887,911
Designated
funds
1'7 173,000 178,000
Total unrestricted funds 1,243,277 1,065,911

2023 2022
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 12 270,296 262,564
Investments 13 665,179 160,000
935,475 422,564
Current assets
Debtors 42,897 23,442
Cash and cash equivalents 478,842 859,981
521,739 883,423
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 16 (331,519) (342,346)
Net current assets 190,220 541,077
Total assets less current liabilities 1,125,695 963,641
Unrestricted
funds
ofthe charity
General funds 17 952,695 785,641
Designated
funds
17 173,000 178,000
Total unrestricted funds 1,125,695 963,641

2023 2022
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated
from operations
21 187,955 347,886
Net cash inflow from operating activities 187,955 347,886
Investing
activities
(Purchase) oftangible fixed assets (54,173) (67,669)
(Purchase)/Sale
offixed asset investments
(501,448) 345,992
Interest received 9,444 9,931
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from investing
activities (546,177) 288,254
Net (decrease)/increase
in cash
and cash
equivalents (358,222) 636,140
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning ofyear 968,183 332,043
Cash and cash equivalents at end ofyear 609,961 968,183
The notes on pages 14 - 25 form part ofthese financial statements.

Income from d onations and l egacies
Total Total
2023 2022
Donations
from
visitors and associated Gift Aid 122,258 165,868
Other donations 4,299 13,754
Total donations and legacies 126,557 179,622
Government
and local authority
grants 79,496
126,557 259,118
Donations
received are
all unrestricted.
Income from charitable activities
2023 2022
K
Income from admissions and other related income 1,033,523 919,626

The wholly
owned
trading subsidiary subsidiary subsidiary Bekonscot Bekonscot Bekonscot Limited Limited (company (company number number 01338347) is incorporated
in
01338347) is incorporated
in
England
and
Wales
and
distributes all its profits to the Foundation. Bekonscot
Limited
operates
all
commercial
trading
operations carried on at the Bekonscot Model Village.
The summary
financial
performance
of the subsidiary alone is:
2023 2022
Turnover 635,089 517,812
Cost ofsales and administration costs (517,507) (415,542)
Net profit 117,582 102,270
Retained
earnings
brought forward 102,270 4,505
Amount
distributed
to the parent charity (102,270) (4,505)
Retained
in subsidiary
117,582 102,270
The assets and liabilities of the subsidiary were:
2023 2022
F
Current assets 280,582 265,270
Current
liabilities
(3,000) (3,000)
Total net assets 277,582 262,270
Aggregate
share capital and
reserves 277,582 262,270

Operation o fBekon scot Mod el Village
Running
of
Education Grant Total Total
Notes model village giving 2023 2022
R R
Staff costs 543,244 22,267 1,381 566,892 567,353
Activities undertaken directly 331,168 4,573 335,741 280,346
Governance costs 7,909 7,909 7,306
Other support costs 48,736 1,064 49,800 40,368
931,057 27,904 1,381 960,342 895,373
Education Arts, culture, Religion Total Total
&community 2023 2022
R F F
Grants payable to Church Army 88,407 88,407 107,405
Grants payable to other institutions 3,323 52,399 9,000 64,722 38,925
3,323 52,399 97,407 153,129 146,330

Support Governance 2023 2022 Basis of
costs costs allocation
E
Staff costs 39,840 39,840 31,080 Time spent
General office costs 9,960 909 10,869 9,594 Direct
Audit fees 7,000 7,000 7,000 Direct
49,800 7,909 57,709 47,674

10 Net incoming
resources for the year
Net incoming
resources for the year
2023 2022
Net incoming
resources is stated after charging:
Depreciation
ofowned tangible
fixed assets 46,441 47,275
Operating
lease charges
3,991 7,568
Audit ofthe financial
statements
ofthe group and company 7,000 7,000
Audit ofthe financial
statements
ofthe company's subsidiary 8,400 4,000

2023 2022
Number Number
Total employees 45 42
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
Group Group
2023 2022
R
Wages and salaries 722,068 653,323
Social security costs 56,404 48,873
Pension costs 15,066 42,030
793,538 744,226

Tangible fixed asset Tangible fixed asset s
Group and Company Land and Plant and Total
buildings machinery
etc
Cost
At 1 February 2022 145,739 273,446 419,185
Additions 53,371 802 54,173
Disposals (812) (812)
At 31 January 2023 199,110 273,436 472,546
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 February 2022 24,149 132,472 156,621
Depreciation charged in the year 9,678 36,763 46,441
Eliminated
in
respect ofdisposals (812) (812)
At 31 January 2023 33,827 168,423 202,250
Carrying
amount
At 31 January 2023 165,283 105,013 270,296
At 31 January 2022 121,590 140,974 262,564

Group Charity
2023 2022f 2023 2022
K
Investment
in subsidiary
160,000 160,000
Other investments as at 1 February 362,873 362,873
Other investments acquired 514,325 514,325
Other investments divested (12,887) (345,992) (12,887) (345,992)
Other investment revaluation 3,741 (16,881) 3,741 (16,881)
Other investments at 31 January 505,179 505,179
Total investments at 31 January 505,179 665,179 160,000

Fixed ass et investments
at fa
ir value compri se
Group Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
Investment and unit trusts 306,978 306,978
Fixed interest securities 92,637 92,637
Property funds 18,357 18,357
Alternative asset funds 68,638 68,638
Cash held within the investment porffolio 18,569 18,569
505,179 505,179

15 Debtors
Group Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
Amounts
falling
due within one year:
Trade debtors 13,229 314 13,229 314
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations 9,668 9,668
Other debtors 20,000 23,128 20,000 23,128
42,897 23,442 42,897 23,442
16 Creditors: amounts
falling
due within one year
Group Company
2023 2022 2023 2022
Trade creditors 53,672 48,018 53,672 48,018
Amounts
owed to group
undertakings 114,462 121,068
Taxation and social security 23,751 17,659 23,751 17,659
Other creditors 142,633 158,601 139,633 155,601
220,056 224,278 331,518 342„346
17 Analysis ofcharitable funds
At 1 Incoming Resources Net gain on At 31
February resources
R
expended investmentf Transfers Januaryf
Group (all unrestricted)
General funds 887,911 1,804,613 (1,630,978) 3,731 5,000 1,070,277
Designated
funds
178,000 (5,000) 173,000
Total unrestricted
funds 1,065,911 1,804,613 (1,630,978) 3,731 1,243,277
At 1 Incoming Resources Net gain on At 31
February resources expended investment Transfers January
F
Charity (all unrestricted)
General funds 785,641 1,324,996 (1,166,673) 3,731 5,000 952,695
Designated
funds
178,000 (5,000) 173,000
Total unrestricted
funds 963,641 1,324,996 (1,166,673) 3,731 1,125,695

Group Charity
2023 2022 2023 2022
R
Within one year 3,946 3,946 3,946 3,946
Between two and five years 2,041 5,987 2,041 5,987
5,987 9,933 5,987 9,933

Cash generated
from group
operation s
2023 2022
Surplus for the year 177,366 232,361
Adjustments
for:
(Income) from investments (9,444) (9,931)
Depreciation
and impairment
oftangible fixed assets 46,441 47,275
Net (gain)/loss
on investments
(3,731) 16,881
Movements
in working capital:
Decrease/(increase)
in stocks
1,000 (12,000)
(Increase)/decrease
in debtors
(19,455) 9,945
(Decrease)/increase
in creditors
(4,222) 63,355
Cash generated
from operations
187,955 347,886