Registered Charity No. 1167221
CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 AUGUST 2024
CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
INDEX
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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| Legal and Administrative Details | 1 |
| Trustees’ Annual Report | 2 – 5 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 9 - 14 |
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
TRUSTEES: Carol Grant (Chairperson) Evan Grant Alastair Grant John Scott Alan Flack (Resigned on 31/03/2025) Frances George
CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1167221
LEGAL STATUS: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“CIO”) PRINCIPAL ADDRESS: 23 Belle Vue Terrace Hampton-in-Arden Solihull B92 0AR WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.camgrant.org.uk BANKERS: HSBC Bank plc 34 Poplar Road Solihull West Midlands B91 3AF
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
The Trustees present their Annual Report together with the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2024.
Structure, governance and management
The Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“CIO”) is registered in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and was entered on the Central Register of Charities on 19 May 2016. It is governed by a Constitution dated 18 May 2016.
Trustees
The following Trustees held office during the period to the date of this report:
Carol Grant (Chairperson) Alastair Grant Evan Grant John Scott Alan Flack (Resigned 31/03/2025) Frances George
Objectives and activities
The objectives of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation are the preservation and protection of good mental health in particular in young people (without prejudice to the generality) through:
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Raising awareness of young suicide.
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Urging all who are suffering in silence to speak up and ask for help.
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Supporting all who are fighting to overcome poor mental health, especially young people, and especially where this can be done through outdoor activities like hill-walking and the Duke of Edinburgh’s award; and
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Assisting in the provision of education and support that will help to increase awareness and knowledge of the issues around mental health and well-being for all and especially amongst young people.
When planning expenditure, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and performance
Awareness of mental health problems in the UK has continued to rise and the stigma has reduced. While the challenge may now be recognised more widely, huge problems remain; in 2023, 7055 suicides were registered in the UK, an increase of 467 compared to the previous year, (Samaritans: Latest suicide data).This means that on average 18 people per day – one person every 80 minutes - take their own lives in the UK.
Cameron fought a silent battle with depression for over 7 years before he died; we only know this through the letter he left us, as he hid his depression successfully from everybody who knew him. We set up the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust in Cameron’s memory especially to help others in these circumstances.
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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Our aim is that the activities of the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust will make a difference to the number of people, and especially young people, suffering from poor mental health and improve outcomes for all sufferers. The Trust works to raise awareness of young suicide; to urge all who are suffering in silence to speak up and ask for help, and to support people who are fighting to overcome poor mental health, especially where this can be done through outdoor activity.
In support of our goal to encourage all to speak up and ask for help rather than to soldier on battling mental distress on their own, we create Cameron’s Coasters; these are simple drink mats which carry the message “There is always someone you can talk to” on one side and contact details for people who can help on the other. We have worked with universities, colleges & schools, and workplaces, especially in the emergency services, to customise Cameron’s Coasters so that they carry the help details most important for each place where they are used. We also produce Cameron’s Cards, a ‘business card’ version of the coasters, with similar help information, but in a form that is more enduring and can easily be kept in a wallet. Further information can be found on our website: camgrant.org.uk/coasters and camgrant.org.uk/cards
Our beautiful Wellbeing Postcards, many drawn by Cameron’s cousin Kirsty Ferguson, continue to be popular, especially in schools and counselling services. As ever, we print helpline information on the reverse side of the postcards, and you can see them all on our website: camgrant.org.uk/postcards.
In the year to 31 August 2024, we sent out 75,250 Coasters, 4,000 Cards and 24,800 Postcards. All of these were sent free of charge.
This year we discussed a postcard design competition with Dumfries Council open to all children at secondary school in the area and the winning postcards will be distributed to all secondary school pupils in the area in 2025. These will have the relevant helpline information.
As a free, 24/7 text service, SHOUT 85258 complements what is offered by others such as Samaritans (free and 24/7 but not widely available by text) and PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 (free and with a text contact option, for people under 35 and those worried about someone under 35). Cameron Grant Memorial Trust is delighted to be a Keyword Partner of Shout enabling us to offer the CAM Support Messenger service: “Text CAM to 85258 for confidential, free support at any time of day or night”. We use this on as many of our Coasters, Cards and Postcards as possible.
We started Cameron’s Coasters to encourage people to ask for help rather than to suffer in silence as Cameron did. If you know of a community that might benefit from Cameron’s Coasters, Cards, or Postcards, or any other signpost, then please get in touch on info@camgrant.org.uk.
We organise an annual Night Walk on a Friday close to 10 October, Cameron’s birthday; we do this to remember Cameron, to raise some money, and to have some fun! Our last Night Walk on 11 October 2024 was again a success with 330 people taking part and we look forward to the next one on 10 October 2025. This will be our 10[th] Night Walk. For more information, please see: www.camgrant.org.uk/night-walk
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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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Evan continues to visit local schools to give talks based on Cameron’s story. The talks highlight the importance of good mental health and looking out for your friends. Frances George and I visited several university wellbeing events to highlight the work of the charity and to distribute our resources.
The VCFSE Mental Health Collective, the community for mental health and wellbeing Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise organisations in Birmingham and Solihull, has succeeded the Third Sector Mental Health Forum. Evan represents our Trust on the Collective.
Cameron Grant Memorial Trust is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) and the Support After Suicide Partnership (SASP). This helps us keep current with other initiatives and programmes, and the latest research, and gives us another means of communicating what we do. It also allows us to check we are not duplicating work done by others. In June 2022, Evan was elected to the Steering Group of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance for a 3-year term.
Cameron Grant Memorial Trust is also a member of the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA). We strongly believe in the power of a Zero Suicide ambition to change culture and hugely reduce the number of deaths by suicide. We urge everyone over 16 to take the free online suicide prevention training from the Zero Suicide Alliance. It takes only 20 minutes, and it might just save a life: www.zerosuicidealliance.com/training
This year we’d again like to make special mention of Kirsty Ferguson, Cameron’s Cousin, who created the Wellbeing Postcards and continues to work with her mother, Tamara Ferguson, my sister, to produce beautiful greeting cards for Cameron Grant Memorial Trust.
We are very grateful for all donations given to us by many groups and individuals and all the fundraising efforts made by so many throughout the year. We would like to highlight: Warwickshire WAGS Gang Show, Hamptonin-Arden Calendar, Paul Ebrey from The Hampton gym for his trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, Mark Weston and Declan Whelan for running the Brighton Marathon, and everyone that donated or fundraised for the Charity during the year. We are extremely grateful to you all.
During the year we also gave grants to NSPA, University of Northumbria, Be Brave counselling, and Quinns Retreat totalling £8,000.
We know the gap between the number of young people reaching out for support and the support available is widening all the time. This coming year we will consider how we can support increased counselling services.
Poor mental health can affect anyone and there is no shame in seeking help for any illness, physical or mental. We hope that by spreading this message openly and honestly, we can help many others in Cameron's memory. We miss Cameron an unbelievable amount and we so wish that he had asked for help.
Appointment of Trustees
Trustees are appointed by members at the Annual General Meeting. Additional trustees may be co-opted between AGMs. The minimum number of trustees is three and the maximum number of trustees is twelve.
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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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Investment policy
The trustees’ policy is to invest operating funds in easy access and relatively low risk bank accounts to meet expenditure over the next 12 months with the balance held in return yielding assets that will at least offset the effects of inflation.
Reserves policy
The trustees’ reserves policy is to manage the reserves in such a way as to have sufficient funds available for the orderly winding up of the charity without liability should its future income be in such doubt that this is the only credible course of action.
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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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 operation.
Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice SORP 2015 (FRS102);
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on 20 June 2025 and signed on their behalf by
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Carol Grant
Chairperson
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024 which are set out on pages 7 – 14.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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 financial statements to be reached.
Paul Mannion FCA FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of BK Plus Audit Limited Certified Accountants and Statutory Auditor 2 Highlands Court, Solihull, B90 4LE
Date: 20 June 2025
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Note Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ Income: Donations and legacies 2 8,377 Other trading activities 3 18,636 Investments 796 Total incoming resources 27,809 Expenditure: Expenditure on Charitable activities 4 17,619 Other trading activities 5 1,085 Total expenditure 18,704 Net surplus/(deficit) 9,105 Net gains / (loss) on investments 13,766 Net movements in funds during the year 22,871 Funds brought forward 118,919 Total funds carried forward 8 - 9 141,790 |
Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total Funds 2024 £ 8,377 18,636 796 27,809 17,619 1,085 18,704 9,105 13,766 22,871 118,919 141,790 |
Total Funds 2023 £ 5,735 13,822 742 |
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| 20,299 | |||
| 32,461 2,518 |
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| 34,979 | |||
| (14,680) (1,185) |
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| (15,865) 134,784 |
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| 118,919 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Note | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
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| £ | £ | |||||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||
| Fixed asset investments | 6 | 91,212 | 77,446 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Prepayments | 725 | 725 | 459 | |||
| Debtor | 100 | 100 | - | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 49,753 | 49,753 | 41,027 | |||
| 50,578 | 50,578 | 41,486 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Creditors falling due within one year | 7 | - | (13) | |||
| Net Current Assets | 50,578 | 41,473 | ||||
| Net assets | 141,790 | 118,919 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 8 | 141,790 | 118,919 | |||
| Restricted funds | 9 | - | - | |||
| Total funds | 141,790 | 118,919 |
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 20 June 2025.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees;
Carol Grant Chairperson
The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1. Accounting policies
a) Basis of preparation
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘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 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland’, the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
The charitable company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’:
- The requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows
b) Fund Accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds that 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 cost 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.
c) Incoming resources
- All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Details of incoming resources are shown below.
d) Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on a payments basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs relating to the category. Where costs cannot directly be attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
e) Support costs allocation
Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative and management payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent the charity’s income profile.
f) Grants
Grants are credited to deferred income. Grants towards capital expenditure are released to the profit and loss account over the expected useful life of the asset. Grants towards revenue expenditure are released to the profit and loss account as the related expenditure is incurred. Grants towards capital for on lending are released to restricted capital reserves when the funds are utilised in accordance with the company's principal activity.
g) Investments
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding any transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in ‘net gains / (losses) on investments in the Statement of Financial Activities if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliability. Other investments are measured as cost less impairment.
Mixed motive investment
Mixed motive investments are made by the charity to generate a financial return and also contribute to the charity’s objects. Such investments are valued at fair value which represents the bid price of the investment on the market in which it is listed. Any changes in the fair value of mixed motive investments are recognised in ‘net gains / (losses) on investments in the Statement of Financial Activities
2.
| Donations and legacies Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ Donations 5,960 Gift Aid 2,417 8,377 Donations and legacies Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ Donations 3,700 Gift Aid 2,035 5,735 |
Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - |
Total Funds 2024 £ 5,960 2,417 |
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| 8,377 | ||
| Total Funds 2023 £ 3,700 2,035 |
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| 5,735 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 3. Other trading activities Unrestricted Funds 2024 Fundraising: £ Craft cards 993 Night walk 5,297 Amazon Smile & Facebook 411 Sarah Marsden 50km Walk 15 Paul Kilimanjaro 2,166 Brighton Marathon 4,117 Wags Show 4,226 Other 1,411 18,636 Other trading activities Unrestricted Funds 2023 Fundraising: £ Craft cards 890 Night walk 4,108 Amazon Smile & Facebook 1,363 Ultimate Frisbee Tournament 924 100km Yorkshire Marathon Cambridge Half Marathon Gym Half Marathon Walk Sarah Marsden 50km Walk 50 1,195 2,465 815 Gym Triathlon 30 Other 1,982 13,822 |
Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - - - - - - - Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total Funds 2024 £ 993 5,297 411 15 2,166 4,117 4,226 1,411 |
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| 18,636 | ||
| Total Funds 2023 £ 890 4,108 1,363 924 50 1,195 2,465 815 30 1,982 |
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| 13,822 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 4. Expenditure on Charitable activities Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ Merchandise costs 6,054 Post and stationery 386 Advertising and marketing - Internet 139 Mental Health Innovation Grants 8,000 Delivery charge 1,236 Insurance 631 Sundries 1,173 17,619 Expenditure on Charitable activities Unrestricted Funds 2023 £ Merchandise costs 7,406 Post and stationery 990 Advertising and marketing 3,822 Internet 191 Mental Health Innovation Grants 17,683 Delivery charge 811 Insurance 572 Sundries 986 32,461 |
Restricted Funds 2024 £ - - - - - - - - - Restricted Funds 2023 £ - - - - - - - - **- ** |
Total Funds 2024 £ 6,054 386 - 139 8,000 1,236 631 1,173 |
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| 17,619 | ||
| Total Funds 2023 £ 7,406 990 3,822 191 17,683 811 572 986 |
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| 32,461 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 5. Other Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2024 2024 £ £ Fundraising costs 1,085 - 1,085 - Other Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2023 2023 £ £ Fundraising costs 2,518 - 2,518 - 6. Fixed asset investments Mixed Motive Investment £ Cost or valuation At 1 September 2023 77,446 Revaluation (unrealised gains) 13,766 At 31 August 2024 91,212 Historical Cost at 31 August 2024 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 1,085 |
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| 1,085 | |
| Total Funds 2023 £ 2,518 |
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| 2,518 | |
| Total 2024 £ 77,446 13,766 91,212 75,000 |
The trustees are of the opinion that fixed asset investments totalling £91,212 are disclosed at fair value.
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CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 7. Creditors Trade creditors 8. Unrestricted funds Balance brought forward at 1 September 2023 Incoming resources Resources expended Net gains / (loss) on investments Balance carried forward at 31 August 2024 9. Restricted Funds Balance brought forward at 1 September 2023 Resources expended Balance carried forward at 31 August 2024 |
2024 £ - - 2024 £ 118,919 27,810 (18,705) 13,766 141,790 Restricted Funds 2024 £ - -- |
2023 £ 13 |
2023 £ 13 |
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| 13 | ||||
| 2023 £ 134,784 20,299 (34,979) (1,185) |
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| 118,919 | ||||
| Restricted Funds 2023 £ - -- - |
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| - | - |
10. Trustees emoluments
The trustees did not receive any remuneration during this period (2023: £nil).
Expenses totalling £nil were reimbursed to the trustees during this period (2023: £nil).