**COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: CE008705 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1169026** 

## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**FOR THE YEAR ENDED** 

**30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **LANGARD LIFFORD HALL LIMITED** 

Accountants and Registered Auditors Lifford Hall Lifford Lane Kings Norton Birmingham B30 3JN 



## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)|**1**|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|**5**|
|Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure||
|Account)|**6**|
|Statement of Financial Position|**7**|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|**8**|
|**The following pages do not form part of the financial statements**||
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|**17**|





**1** 

## **MENTOR LINK** 

# **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

**TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT)** 

**YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2021. 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

**Registered charity name** Mentor Link **Charity registration number** 1169026 

**Company registration number** CE008705 **Principal office and registered** The Office Suite **office** 18 Lombard Street Stourport-on-Severn Worcestershire DY13 8DT 

## **The Trustees** 

R Hart S Conway J Brown A Maddocks MBE (Resigned 10 March 2021) D Seddon OBE M Stebbings 

All trustees (with the exception of J Brown) were appointed on 2 September 2016. 

**Independent Examiner** D J Hanby (Senior Statutory Auditor) Independent Examiner Lifford Hall Lifford Lane Kings Norton Birmingham B30 3JN 



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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S** 

**REPORT)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The charitable incorporated organisation was incorporated on 2 September 2016, under it's Articles of Association dated 2 September 2016. 

On 1 December 2016, the activities, assets and liabilities of Mentor Link, charity number 1106171, were transferred to the charitable incorporated organisation. 

## **Constitution, Policies and Objectives** 

Mentor Link is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation under it's Articles of Association dated 2 September 2016. Its objectives are as follows: 

- To advance the education of those young people in the West Midlands (Region), who are disadvantaged or are at risk of disengaging themselves from main stream education in particular but without limitation to the foregoing by the provision of a mentoring service with the aim of re-engaging them, in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society. 

## **Method and Appointment or Election to the Executive Committee** 

Mentor Link shall elect a President, such Vice Presidents as shall be approved by the Executive Committee, a Chairperson who will preside at the meetings of the Executive Committee and an Honorary Treasurer. 

**Policies Adopted for the Induction and Training of Members of the Executive Committee** 

- Members of the Executive Committee are generally professional or business people. However, appropriate training will be offered to any member who would benefit from this kind of support in helping them play a full part as a member of the Executive Committee. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

## **Strategies for Achieving Objectives** 

The Executive Committee and its Steering Group meet on a regular basis to ensure the objectives are being met. The day to day running of Mentor Link is in the hands of the CEO. 

## **Activities for Achieving Objectives** 

Fund raising events are ongoing. Existing and potential new sources of donations are contacted regularly with the assistance of members appointed by the Executive Committee. 



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## **MENTOR LINK** 

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## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S** 

**REPORT)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Review of Activities** 

During the period Mentor Link has faced some challenges in delivering the service during the pandemic due to the face-to-face nature of the mentoring.  However, at the end of this financial year the charities services was returning to near normal with more face to face mentoring sessions being delivered although covid 19 was still very disruptive to the mentoring service. 

This year the charity has been kindly supported with grant funding from Worcestershire and Herefordshire Community Foundation, Baron Davenport, Harry Payne, Masonic Charitable Trust, The Gosling Trust, The Donald Forrester Trust, The Swire Charitable Trust, Awards for All, Geoff Hill Charitable Trust, Eveson Charitable Trust and St James Place. 

To provide a safe working environment for staff and volunteers, the following changes have been implemented.  An online database so staff can work from home; interviews for new mentors have been conducted on the telephone; the number of new mentors attending induction training has been cut to reduce the risks of possible infection transmission. 

Due to the pandemic the Trustees decided to postpone the AGM for our previous year end to be held in October (normally the meeting is held in March) to follow the Government guidance at the time. 

## **Investment and Performance** 

The constitution authorises the Executive Committee to make and hold investments at their discretion. 

## **Factors Relevant to Achieve Objectives** 

It is important to maintain relationships with sources of funding and donors as well as maintaining Mentor Link's good reputation and standing in the wider community. 

## **Financial Review** 

The charity has had a positive year with a surplus of £12,760. Despite the negative impact of Coronavirus, with a concerted effort to raise funds, the trustees have been actively asking for support with income being generated of £5,520, with donations and grants increasing resulting in income to £111,913. 

Tight controls have been kept on expenditure to keep the losses as low as possible and to allow the trustees to direct as much income as possible to our one to one mentoring service. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The Executive Committee maintains a deposit account with HSBC and Nationwide, in order to cover any unforeseen expenditure and part of the expenditure anticipated for the forthcoming year. At 30 November 2021, £70,472 (2020: £70,917) was held on deposit. The Executive Committee has introduced a policy of holding reserves that equate to a minimum of three months overheads. 



MENTOR LINK
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANfEE
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATtNG THE DIREcfoR'S
REPORD {coMIiNu
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021
PrAncipal Funding
Principal funding comes from our charitable activities.
Plans for the Future
The trustees plan to continue the Servi￿ into next year.
Future Developments
Since the end of the ft'nancial year. the Fxecutive CommTttee has continued to raise funds through
applicats.ons to grant Eunder5 and Obl￿"Tr support from I￿81 businesse5.
Small Company Pro￿910￿$
Thi5 report ha5 been prepared in accordance with the provtsions applicable to companies entitled
lo the small compamies exemptiorL
The trustees, annual report was approved on 4 March 2022 and signed on Eehalf of the b0￿d of
trustees by."
Trustee

MENTOR LINK
COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF MENTOR
LINK
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financi￿ siatelnents of Mentor Link ('the
charity,) for the year ended 30 NovemEer 2021.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the trtsstees of the conipany (and akn its dirertors for the purFK)ses of company law) you are
responsible for the preparntion of the fi[w￿la1 siatements in accordar￿e with the requirenients of
the Companies Act 20(kn ('the 21Kkn Acv).
Iqaving satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to ￿ audited under
Part 16 of the 2{￿ Act and are eligible for indeFEndent examination, I report in respect of Jny
examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011
('the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my exaffjination I have followed tl* Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examinees StateDient
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no matiers have COTne to my attention in
coJ)nection with the examination giving me cause to ￿lIeVe..
accounting records were Thot kept in reS￿t of the charity a5 required by secbon 386 01
the 20(kn Actr. or
the financtal statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements ol 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 e￿imInatio￿ or
the financial 5tatenients have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and
principles of the Statement of ReCoM￿ended Practice for accounting and reporttng by
charitie5 applicable to charities prepartng their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in cont￿tiOn with the examination to
which attention should ￿ drawn in this reFX)rt in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
D JHan
rnor Statuto
Independent Examiner
Lifford Flall
Iafford Lane
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B30 3JN
4 March 2022

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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)** 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

||||**2021**||2020|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|||
|||funds|funds|**Total funds**|Total funds|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**||||||
|Donations and legacies|**5**|58,099|53,814|111,913|161,601|
|Incoming Resources from Charitable||||||
|activities|**6**|49,476|–|49,476|40,850|
|Fundraising Income|**7**|5,520|–|5,520|2,798|
|Investment income|**8**|91|–|91|347|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Total income**||113,186|53,814|167,000|205,596|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|
|**Expenditure**||||||
|Expenditure on raising funds:||||||
|Fundraising Costs|**9**|550|–|550|420|
|Expenditure on charitable||||||
|activities|**10,11**|90,359|63,332|153,691|188,279|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Total expenditure**||90,909|63,332|154,241|188,699|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Net income and net movement in funds**||22,277|(9,518)|12,759|16,897|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|Total funds brought forward||47,532|71,058|118,590|101,693|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Total funds carried forward**||69,809|61,540|131,349|118,590|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

**The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.** 



MENTOR LINK
COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE
STATEMENT OF FINANCtAL posrrioN
30 NOVEMBER 2021
20
2020
Note
Fixed assets
Tanslble Eixed assets
16
4,940
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
17
1813
I￿.24L7
2p28
135,367
163,056
137,895
Creditorg.. amounts fallins due
within one year
Net current assets
18
35.412
24.24)
127,644
113,6XI
Total assets le88 oArrent IAabilitie8
131249
118.59J
Net assets
131249
118,59)
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
61￿0
69,8(
74,857
43,TJ3
Totsl <harity funds
131349
11859)
For the year endins 30 November 2021 the chaTity was entit]ed to exemption from audit under
section 477 of the Compames Act 2006 relatin8 to small companies.
Directors, re5ponsibilities'.
The members have not required the company to obtain an auth"t OE its financial statements
for the year in questt.on in accordance section 476:
The direcloT5 acknowledse their responsibilits'e5 for cornplymg wtth the requirements of the
Art with respect to accounting records and the preparats'on OE financ￿1 statements.
These fir￿cL￿ statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to
companies subiect to the small companies, re8ime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised Eor issue on
4 Marth 2021 and are sisned on behaIf of the by:
stee
The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of thesg financial slaternents.

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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **1. General Information** 

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is The Office Suite, 18 Lombard Street, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 8DT. 

## **2. Statement of Compliance** 

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006. 

## **3. Accounting Policies** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure. 

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. 

## **Going concern** 

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. 

## **Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty** 

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. 

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. 

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds. 



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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **3. Accounting Policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Incoming resources** 

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: 

- income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably. 

- legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established. 

- income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. 

- income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted. 

## **Resources expended** 

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates: 

- expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods. 

- expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities. 

- other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities. 

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis. 

## **Tangible assets** 

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. 

## **Depreciation** 

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows: 

Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 25% reducing balance 



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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **3. Accounting Policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Impairment of fixed assets** 

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. 

## **Government grants** 

Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are not recognised until there is reasonable assurance that the charity will comply with the conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received. 

Where the grant does not impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient, it is recognised in income when the grant proceeds are received or receivable. Where the grant does impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient, it is recognised in income only when the performance-related conditions have been met. Where grants received are prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria, they are recognised as a liability. 

## **Financial instruments** 

Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. 

## **Defined contribution plans** 

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. 

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises. 

## **4. Charitable Incorporated Organisation** 

The Company is a Limited Liability Charitable Incorporated Organisation and is registered as a Charity (Registered Number 1169026).  The members of the company are the Directors. 



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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

|**5.**|**Donations and Legacies**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|||Funds|Funds|**2021**|
|||£|£|**£**|
||**Donations**||||
||Donations|(1,143)|20,791|19,648|
||**Grants**||||
||Big Lottery Fund|–|6,623|6,623|
||Tesco|–|–|–|
||Misses Berrie|–|–|–|
||William A Cadbury Trust|–|–|–|
||Worcester Community Fund|–|–|–|
||Comic Relief|–|1,592|1,592|
||Eveson Charitable Trust|–|1,100|1,100|
||Henry Smith|–|–|–|
||Awards For All|–|7,418|7,418|
||Swire Charitable Trust|–|8,500|8,500|
||Donald Forrester Trust|–|4,550|4,550|
||Edward Cadbury Trust|–|2,500|2,500|
||St James Place|–|740|740|
||John Martin Charity|–|–|–|
||Government grant income|59,242|–|59,242|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|||58,099|53,814|111,913|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2020|
|||£|£|£|
||**Donations**||||
||Donations|18,398|18,819|37,217|
||**Grants**||||
||Big Lottery Fund|–|3,312|3,312|
||Tesco|–|2,000|2,000|
||Misses Berrie|–|1,666|1,666|
||William A Cadbury Trust|–|19,615|19,615|
||Worcester Community Fund|–|3,700|3,700|
||Comic Relief|–|4,460|4,460|
||Eveson Charitable Trust|–|–|–|
||Henry Smith|–|15,867|15,867|
||Awards For All|–|4,990|4,990|
||Swire Charitable Trust|–|–|–|
||Donald Forrester Trust|–|–|–|
||Edward Cadbury Trust|–|–|–|
||St James Place|–|9,167|9,167|
||John Martin Charity|–|1,200|1,200|
||Government grant income|58,407|–|58,407|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|||76,805|84,796|161,601|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|





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## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **6. Incoming Resources from Charitable Activities** 

||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|**2021**|Funds|2020|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Income from schools|49,051|49,051|40,583|40,583|
|Miscellaneous|425|425|267|267|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||49,476|49,476|40,850|40,850|
||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|



## **7. Fundraising Income** 

|||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Funds|**2021**|Funds|2020|
|||£|**£**|£|£|
|Fundraising||2,052|2,052|1,335|1,335|
|Fundraising:|100 Club|3,468|3,468|1,448|1,448|
|Fundraising:|Events|–|–|15|15|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|||5,520|5,520|2,798|2,798|
|||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|



## **8. Investment Income** 

|**Investment Income**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|**2021**|Funds|2020|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Bank interest receivable|91|91|347|347|
||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|
|**Fundraising Costs**|||||
||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|**2021**|Funds|2020|
||£|**£**|£|£|
||550|550|420|420|
||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|



## **9. Fundraising Costs** 

## **10. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Fund Type** 

||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|**2021**|
||£|£|**£**|
|Mentoring|47,529|57,315|104,844|
|Support costs|42,830|6,017|48,847|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||90,359|63,332|153,691|
||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|





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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **10. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Fund Type** _**(continued)**_ 

|**Expenditure on Charitable Acti**|**vities by Fund Type****_(continued)_**|||
|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2020|
||£|£|£|
|Mentoring|47,299|79,531|126,830|
|Support costs|59,983|1,466|61,449|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||107,282|80,997|188,279|
||==========================================|==========================================|==========================================|



## **11. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Activity Type** 

||Activities||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||undertaken|Support|**Total funds**|Total fund|
||directly|costs|**2021**|2020|
||£|£|**£**|£|
|Mentoring|104,844<br>==========================================|48,847<br>==========================================|153,691<br>==========================================|188,279<br>==========================================|



## **12. Net Income** 

||Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2021**|2020|
|||**£**|£|
||Depreciation of tangible fixed assets|1,235|1,647|
|||==========================================|==========================================|
|**13.**|**Independent Examination Fees**|||
|||**2021**|2020|
|||**£**|£|
||Fees payable to the independent examiner for:|||
||Independent examination of the financial statements|600<br>==========================================|600<br>==========================================|



## **14. Staff Costs** 

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows: 

||**2021**|2020|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Wages and salaries|121,701|159,836|
|Social security costs|4,964|4,833|
|Employer contributions to pension plans|2,040|2,436|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||128,705|167,105|
||==========================================|==========================================|





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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **14. Staff Costs** _**(continued)**_ 

The average head count of employees during the year was 16 (2020: 17). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows: 

||**2021**|2020|
|---|---|---|
||**No.**|No.|
|Administration|6|7|
|Management|1|1|
|Finance|–|1|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||7|9|
||==========================================|==========================================|



No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2020: Nil). 

## **15. Trustee Remuneration and Expenses** 

During the year no trustees received remuneration in respect of their trustees duties. 

During the year a salary was paid to A Maddocks of £37,927 (2020: £38,789) in respect of her managerial role of running Mentor Link. 

During the year travel expenses of £nil (2020: £nil) were reimbursed to trustees. 

## **16. Tangible Fixed Assets** 

|**Tangible Fixed Assets**||
|---|---|
||**Fixtures and**|
||**fittings**|
||**£**|
|**Cost**||
|**At 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021**|12,979|
||==========================================|
|**Depreciation**||
|At 1 December 2020|8,039|
|Charge for the year|1,235|
||------------------------------------------|
|**At 30 November 2021**|9,274|
||==========================================|
|**Carrying amount**||
|**At 30 November 2021**|3,705|
||==========================================|
|At 30 November 2020|4,940|
||==========================================|





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## **MENTOR LINK** 

## **COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **17. Debtors** 

|**Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Trade debtors|2,139|1,354|
|Prepayments and accrued income|674|1,174|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||2,813|2,528|
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## **18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|**Creditors:** **amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Trade creditors|–|69|
|Accruals and deferred income|32,000|16,789|
|Other creditors|3,412|7,387|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||35,412|24,245|
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## **19. Pensions and Other Post Retirement Benefits** 

## **Defined contribution plans** 

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £2,040 (2020: £2,436). 

## **20. Government Grants** 

The amounts recognised in the financial statements for government grants are as follows: 

||**2021**|2020|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Recognised in income from donations and legacies:|||
|Government grants income|59,242|58,407|
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## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

## **21. Analysis of Charitable Funds** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||At|||**At**|
|1|Dec 2020|Income|Expenditure|**30 Nov 2021**|
||£|£|£|£|
|General funds|47,532|113,186|(90,909)|69,809|
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||At|||At|
|1|Dec 2019|Income|Expenditure|30 Nov 2020|
||£|£|£|£|
|General funds|30,635|120,800|(107,702)|43,733|
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|**Restricted funds**|||||
||At|||**At**|
|1|Dec 2020|Income|Expenditure|**30 Nov 2021**|
||£|£|£|£|
|Salaries, volunteer expenses and|||||
|running costs|71,058|53,814|(63,332)|61,540|
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||At|||At|
|1|Dec 2019|Income|Expenditure|30 Nov 2020|
||£|£|£|£|
|Salaries, volunteer expenses and|||||
|running costs|71,058|84,796|(80,997)|74,857|
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|**Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds**|||||
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|**Total Funds**|
|||Funds|Funds|**2021**|
|||£|£|**£**|
|Tangible fixed assets||3,705|–|3,705|
|Current assets||163,056|–|163,056|
|Creditors less than 1 year||(35,412)|(1,000)|(36,412)|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Net assets**||131,349|(1,000)|130,349|
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|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2020|
|||£|£|£|
|Tangible fixed assets||4,940|–|4,940|
|Current assets||137,895|–|137,895|
|Creditors less than 1 year||(23,245)|(1,000)|(24,245)|
|||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Net assets**||119,590|(1,000)|118,590|
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## **22. Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds** 



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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

||**2021**|2020|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations|19,648|37,217|
|Big Lottery Fund|6,623|3,312|
|Tesco|–|2,000|
|Misses Berrie|–|1,666|
|William A Cadbury Trust|–|19,615|
|Worcester Community Fund|–|3,700|
|Comic Relief|1,592|4,460|
|Eveson Charitable Trust|1,100|–|
|Henry Smith|–|15,867|
|Awards For All|7,418|4,990|
|Swire Charitable Trust|8,500|–|
|Donald Forrester Trust|4,550|–|
|Edward Cadbury Trust|2,500|–|
|St James Place|740|9,167|
|John Martin Charity|–|1,200|
|Government grant income|59,242|58,407|
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||111,913|161,601|
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|**Incoming Resources from Charitable activities**|||
|Income from schools|49,051|40,583|
|Miscellaneous|425|267|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||49,476|40,850|
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|**Fundraising Income**|||
|Fundraising|2,052|1,335|
|Fundraising: 100 Club|3,468|1,448|
|Fundraising: Events|–|15|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||5,520|2,798|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Investment income**|||
|Bank interest receivable|91|347|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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|**Total income**|167,000|205,596|
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## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** _**(continued)**_ 

## **YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021** 

||**2021**|2020|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Expenditure**|||
|**Fundraising Costs**|||
|100 Club|550|420|
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|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|||
|Wages and salaries|121,701|159,836|
|Employer's NIC|4,964|4,833|
|Pension costs|2,040|2,436|
|Rent|4,155|2,526|
|Rates and water|163|187|
|Light and heat|1,929|2,465|
|Repairs and maintenance|70|136|
|Insurance|1,069|727|
|Motor vehicle expenses|2,127|4,611|
|Legal and professional fees|4,497|3,076|
|Telephone|2,162|2,775|
|Other office costs|4,989|1,072|
|Depreciation|1,235|1,647|
|Recruitment and training|724|506|
|Printing and advertising|70|266|
|Miscellaneous|1,713|642|
|Room hire|83|538|
||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
||153,691|188,279|
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|**Total expenditure**|154,241|188,699|
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||------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|**Net income**|12,759|16,897|
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