Cornp8ny T¥g1Str8tic￿ number. 10007655
Chariry w'.$tr8tion number. 1169347
Our Space (Staffs) Limited
krKv4n as
Our Spac9
IA ￿rnpany limited by guaranteè)
Annual Rew1 aThJ Finan¢id StatemBnts
for th8 Y8ar ErwJ8d 31 Mar(* 2024
Daryl Denson A
VAST
The Dudson Centre
Hope Street
Hanley
s10k￿on-Ttellt
staffordshlre
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Our Spaco (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Contents
Rèference and Adrninistrative Detals
Tnths, Report
2to8
Ind8penrtent Examlnevs Report
statement of Flnandal Actiwti85
10t0 11
Balonce Shè81
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Notes to the Flnancial St8t8m8nts
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Reference and Admlnistrative Details
Trustse8
HanTrah Dean. Tre8sur8r
Faye Johnson, Secrelary
Christina Loftus
Sanltt Managementl L¢ader8hlp Jane Smrth, Head of ChaTiIy
Tgam
R•gtstar•d Offic¥
Th8 BrLxJk Centre
Stanier Street
Ngw¢a¥Ue ur¥Jer LytnE
Staffordshire
STS 2SU
The charity 15 Incorp(rt￿ In England.
10)07655
Company Regl8lratlon Number
Charlty R￿l$tratIOn Numbgr
1169347
Bankèrs
N8t Wèst
Newr2sUe
Higb. Slree*.
N8WG98I9- Undorlyme
Staffcffdsh
Ind8p8ndent Examlngr
Daryl DenSL￿ ACMA
VAST
Tho Dudson Centre
Hope Street
Han18y
SIOk￿n-Tr8nI
staff0￿sh1r8
ST15DD
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Trustees. Report {incorporating Directors. Report)
The trustee5, who are dI￿￿tOrS for the purp)ses ot company law, kwesent Ihe annual r8POrt togèther wlth tho
nanci*l $talwn6nts and d￿jitOrs, rtswt oltha charTta140 company forthe year ended 31 Mard) 2024.
Charlty OveThlew
Our Space (Staffs) Ltd is a tharity sel up In Febw8ry 2016 lo prowde acbvib8s and fraciliti8s for thildr8n and
8dulls wltt) dlsabilltles and th6irlamdies.
Based at Thg Brook Centre. N8WC95d￿nder-LYMe. our prern￿ provide 5peoaiist fraGlllties neEdad In ￿er
to be able tcp delfver a fijI￿a￿S￿￿e seTric*: ourvariety of sessions are run by a learn of paid Staff wth support
from volunteers.
The 2023-2024 year h88 8een our Servi￿ prowi$ion ￿ntin￿O to grtrwwith o lull dk8ry Ihroughout tha yèar and 8
Steady inctease ill nurnbers at ses51Dn5. We have a150 had a suc£essfvl year financially, wilh us fina]ly achWlng
Iwèlve months of 8elf-SUStainability, generating enough incotnethst have not needed to rely on any grant
fijnding during the year. We are imm8ns81y pr(MMJ of th￿ ach￿ve￿￿nt
Our next n)ajor project 18 now the fvll refuloishment of our ouido(x area and thi8 is ￿rrentlY 8 main 8re8 offocus
for the Board and management team. Hans have bgen delayed *htly. but we now have designs and quotes
and we hope to be In a posluon to statt ap￿￿n9 for grant fvndlng In Autumn 2024. Much of the existing play
equlpment is reachlng the end of Its workiro I￿e so our alm ts to be able to brftvJ our plans to INffjon by tha end of
2025. We already have £67.500 deswJnated to our out(k)or refurbishment fund which will 51and u5 in g)od stead
when appjwng to grantThJnders for additvjnal suppJrL
We are looking fo￿ard to coming year with ho￿ and enthu&asm.
ot4ectfves and a￿vItIeS
ObfvGts andaims
The purpose5 of Our Spac8 as S8t out in our ArtTrdes of￿￿￿ation ar8..
-To promote the benefit of chldren. ycwMJ peO￿e and aduts a disablity linLkndlThJ learniry disabiuty.
rAhysical d%sabilty, sensory irnpalm￿nt, beha￿OUr￿ aryl errnlh)nal dh￿c￿tIeS), WIth￿t distmction of gander,
sexual orientatlon, race or indmdual finan£aal tneans. or ol Frftial. relvJious OT Othet Dplnlons by the provLslon ol
F4ay, sithl and ￿ucatiOnal opptsFbJn￿e$.
-To provide Opportun[￿88 for Ihe farTllI￿ of su¢h thildren. youro p8op1e and adults tri obtain r8spMe and supp(Yt.
Publk benefft
Our main a¢tiMties in the 202&2024 year were 1he ptoviswJn of *s*on5 Its benefit ehihyten. young peop￿ and
adults with a disabuity and theirfamdiES, and fundr8i5ing &tiwties 10 8naLI8 US to provide these sesslDns.
The trustees c£snfirn that they have com￿￿￿ wrth the rBqUiTements of S￿th0n 4 oflhe Charities Act 201110 have
due regaTd to the public ￿nefft guidan(x published by the Charity Commwion for Englanrj 8nd Wd83.
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Athlevoments and p8rfonnance
Sèsslons •¢tlvStlos provlded
Durlng the coursè of the year Our SpaTr ptOVNJed..
(al Evening Club Sessions
Our Space Juniors takes F4ece every Tuesday eveniwJ for ChIldr￿ vAlh a dk%ablity agèd 8 to 12 ye8ra.
Our Space Seniors tak88 p18(% every Thursday wing forywng p8orAe aged 13 to 18 yea
Our Spaco Plus+ takes place evory Frfday eveniThJ for you¥¥J adums aged 18 upwards.
I these dub sesslon5 provlde rn￿berS ￿th the opp)rtunty to meèt with frietmls, sociali5e a￿1 fake p8rk in
recreatlonal athlues - for son* kni5 15 their Dnly Social adÈvty and the only opportunity they h8v9 to galn
independence away from 1heir P8Tentsi carers.
Over the 12-rnonth ￿riod, the thm Offe￿ regularweekly Flacts to 50 chiklren. teenagers and young
adults a￿1 saw a fooffal of 1584 young people.
(bl Adult DrDP-In Sessions
Our Spa¢9 Adult Social takes pl￿ weekly on 8 Wednesday evening. These S￿On5 are for anyone over tho
age of 18 whok ha5 a di5abilsty to atteryj ￿ther irTrdeporMlgnty or 8 carer. Th8se sessKm had a fooffall over
the 12-month period of 1094 teenagers and 8duhs with a disatxlity and 482 carers.
Our monthly disco, for anyon8 OV8r th8 age of 16 who has a disabilty, runs on the last Satur(lay of &aoh month.
In th8 12-month period, disco was attend￿ by 331 leenagets a￿1 adurts Mth 8 dls8bilty and 71 c8fgrs.
Icl Famli y Sessions
On8 of our most popular 8essions has a￿y$ been our we*W Saturday aftèmoon f8Thily sèssion which tan be
attended by any lamlty that ha5 a chld with a (5isatMltty. It 15 an opwjrtunity for th8 W￿18 family lo attend together.
for parent5 tD meet each olbkr, gain mutU81 support and r8kx whilst their Children. both wth and wrthout
disabilitiès, Can ￿aY in a saf8 and stimulatiro en¥ironrrenL
AddllionJ lamtty sessths and family fun ¢Jays also t¢Jtsk rAaee dvring sth)ol holiday3 and on Sund8ys, with
speaal activ1￿'t8 being prowded induding drumming, dan￿. bush(xaft 8nd vwts fr￿n th8 Animal Man as w811 as
Teddy and Cados Ihe alpa(xsl We have also run reg￿r famty se￿On￿ s￿IficallY for chiklren wlth a dlsabll
aged O-5 years and these have proven to be popular.
The 2023-2024 year has really seon att￿dan￿ at famly sessions ￿￿keL In ￿ 12-rnonth p8ri0d, f8rnily
sessions saw 1439 famlly visits with 2143 chli d￿n and young p80plo 11759 wilh a disability) and 2193
parent51(xier5 benpfitting fro￿ them. We cuTh9ntly have 303 indNhlual famllies w￿1 are members of Our Spacè.
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Idl HcAlday Play$themes
Hollday kgaysthemes took p4ac8 in th8 2￿23-24 year during the Easterand $ummer holiday8.
Chlldren and young people 8tt9nded F4ayschem8 for eÈther a [r￿ing or aftémctjn s￿￿n. ￿ stsyad for a fijll
day., as w811 as hamng ac¢8s6 to all Ihe fadlRies at Our Space. they also had the opp￿t￿nity to tske part in
special actiwties such as rnusic 5e55iOnS. 5FX)rtS S8sSK)[￿ alld (xaft activibes.
CWerth8 year. 101 pla¢8S Wer8 offered at pLqystheme to thadren and ywro pwple wlh a di5aL¥lity.
lel Schod and Gr￿p Visits
During th8 W88k, term4irn8, and at avaibble times at the w88kend and durfng school hdidays. sp8ciai schorAs
and groups are able lo make prfvato LKK)kings to rnake u58 olthe fac￿￿eS atTh8 Brook Centrg.
Over the last 12 months, 357 visits w8r8 made by 8p￿￿￿1 s(*o(As and C￿ege$ In the ar6a and by other 5UPPOrt
groups. 8$ w•ll as by som8 Iocs1 adult P￿s1ons. In lotal 2143 chIkI￿n adults with a disabil￿ty Mstted wth
th888 group5.
Our dlary Is currenuy fully boo￿ tswe8kd8y group vi8ils until January 2W25.
(Q Almlng Hlgh A(a[V￿e$
Our Spac& cont'nues to through Athn for Chlthn to prowdè thDrt bro8k actiwtiès 88 P8rt of the
Stok6-on-Tr8nt Alming Hlgh prD3ramrne.
In the pgriod we have provided for dwtAed children 8nd yourMJ peopb at our holiday famlly sessi￿8 and
famlSy lun ¢Jays. as wèjl 8$ Wtting on s￿181 famityfvn days exdLtswÈly f0rAJm1￿ H￿h lamilies.
Fundralslng ActIvl￿4
The 2023-2024 year saw us organise ourfirstswisoted event ￿nce before the pandernic and 8 healthy r8￿rn lo
18ryer scale furKlr8ising. This has been necessary for us to be able to mget the e¥er-ri8irTrg njnning o)sts of the
charlty.
In September Z023 we organised a tharTty abseil event fTom Milkgrs Dale BMJge In the P￿k DlstrfcL A team of
33 took on the chalknge Ihe rrWgnifi(￿nE total of £7273.61 vras ralsed.
In addltbn to Dur swnsored ab58il. in Juty 2023. Tntstse Faye deaded to brave the shavè In a sponsored
head-shave. The event look pla(x during a Sattjrday *mily S￿(￿) and Th lfvstrttamed on E)ur Facebod
p8g8. Fay8 fdised a marvellous £￿9.72. she15 now Flannlng her [￿xt chalenyel
Durfng the ywar w8 otganisgd Easter and Christmas raffleswhich ralwj a i(>tal of£944.
AISD In Septembef 2023. we suppNted lh& lthights Ternp48r UK in th8ir fvndrai8ing for us - they held a Faml
Fun Day event at oyr premlses wvth ￿￿￿c, a BBQ and a v￿rt from the Harley Davidsw Motorcyde Club. They
raised £62D.78 and we thank U)om foitheir ong<v.ng supporL
Our aim for 2023-2024 18 to sustain thls improvad 18V81 of irthuse fundraising. W¥ arg alreaty pbannlng
sponsored dirnb of Snowdon hope ￿se a svJnffi(xnt8mountol rThxey.
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Our spa￿ Staff and Volunloo
Our Space ￿rrBntIY ernF4oy5 a team Df 14 paid statr.
Jane Smith Hgad of Charity
Jlll Spencer Finance & Administra
Tim Coggins Cèntrè Assistant
John McC8ff@rty Grcxtnds and fjeaniro
U3 10 Sessional Playworkers.
Our staff teatn is our tnost V81u8ble asset and take prid8 in hwng a team of exp9rienced and professional
PlayNyorkgrs wlx) are key to Su0￿81U[ delivery of all wr dub $e8sk)ns anLI hollday playscttemes. Our
Playworker8 are qualified to a minlmum of levd 2 w 3 In Pla￿ andlor Childcare and they also receive tralning
in First AKI. Safeguarding Children and Adu115. Manud Handling and Fooxj HY9￿0, as wel as any other courses
whic* wll enhance their working practce. They are the heart ènd scxjl of all that we dts and w8 Ih8nk Ih8rn frjr
their hard work. forthelr dedlcalon, sjjpport and ffiendsh¥).
Volunleers remain an in¢egral part ol the ￿ccessful rtJnnirKJ ol Our spa￿ Sèss￿$. The suw)rt w8 gain from
our voluntgers is invaluable and t￿ly dedlcakn an(J •nthusi8srn Is part of what mak85 s8t8￿nS such
rasounding success. We w(MJld I￿9 to take this opwjrlunty lo Ihank this ye8rfs regular volunteers Kelty, Llsa.
Amelia, L￿. Martha, Lauren and D8rrA, who hawe vcAunieered at our dub sessions. and also to Dave, Shaun,
N8than and Stanby who have given hours of tb.eir tlme to malntaln our grtyjnijs whose supwjt
continues to be invaluable. We also had 6 skndents from Keele Medical sChD￿ who C￿nplEted a 12-week
pla￿ment wrth u5, vo4unteering at ourdub sessions.
In 8ddltlDn to our regular vcAunt88rs, Ihis year 12 ¥cAunteets hew at our hd￿aY ￿aYS¢heme$. We are Indobt?d
both to th8 support of our playstheme vdunteers and trJ the staff at Ihe l(d scFKds and cYJlleges who assist us
in their re￿UltMent.
We have ￿80 been lortunaie to receive the supwl of WirKanlonl Suewfix and B&Q during lh& year, who hav
supp(rted us by providSng work partles to help malntaln our g￿unds. WO 8r8 very gral8ful for all th8ir support,
they have put in hours of tl¥eltrss woyk between them. 0ft8n in not the I￿stWeather ￿￿dItions!
Trustees and officers
Th8 trust888 and offir£rs servnig durfng the year anL1 since Ihe year end ￿re as fiAIow5.'
TrkJ8t88S=
Mthael R¢xJalskl, Chair {re5igned 24 June 20241
Hannah De8n, Treasurer
Faye Johnson. SeGret
ristina Lolb
Senlor Managam8nll Lead￿ShIP
T8am'.
Jare Smrfh, Head ofcharity
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Financlal revièw
Our financ￿1 focusforthe 2023-2024 year was ¥8ry muth on M￿ntain￿9 and itnpioving upon the previw9
levels ol seW-genEratEd Incorn&. Through careful Spe￿11￿, an irKrease in incom8 generated ffi)m our acthiities
and an improved focu5 on fundraising ev￿ts. we rga¢hed the end of our financkql y88r without tho need for any
grant fundlng. As a t88m we are exlrem8ty proud ofvthal we havo achieved and are crmbnulng to make great
strides towards a wsibve future.
Our totsl income for 202&-2024 w8s £126.884 12022 - £191.4731, expwmliture of £117,543 12022 -
£140,943). At the end of the p8ri{￿, Ihe total ne.. asset5 are £442,901 12022- £433,561). of which £152,02215
restiict8d fund
Of the £290,880 of unrestricted fvnds. £41,297 is hdd as ta￿1bT8 fwl assets. Of the rem8ynirwJ cash, £80,000 18
d88ignat8d as reserve8. Our spa￿ has a pdicy In lo h￿d 6-9 rnonths, running costs In resgrves to cover
cmgoing costs sh￿Id there be 8 k)ss of funding or a re￿￿tIon ol income. tt) allow the Chamty suffici8nt tima to
source 811emative funding. Ba88d on wc¥¢cted figu￿$ for expendi￿re fw th8 cornirNJ financial year. our current
levd ol rèsèrves mèets thls r8quir8ThnL
The Directors hav8 also dssignatefl £50.000 to a 5inknNJ fund fc* 8ssenti81 premises ￿pairS, The building ￿ over
30 ye£rs old and the outd(x)r 8qulsxnent 19 year¥ old, 50 the l*elihood of s(qnlfi¢ant repair work bging needed
incrnases every year. It 15 prudent tts prepare for the 8ventualty of work b8ing requlred.
At the end of the 20Z3-2024 finawal ye8r, (¥Jr deS￿na￿ fund forlh8 refurty'shmenl of our outdwr aiea slands
at £67,500. W8 &fB hoF4ng to rais8 the r88t of lh• monies need8d lo IxirYJ our klans to fNthn ovèr thè nexl 12 to
18 months.
It has ahvays been intgnlon to r8ach a18vel ol sdl-SUStainthlity that we do not need to rBly in the future
on laTg8 grant lundiTrJ to SUPFM)rt OUT darl(Fday actlvlues and staffing costs. In order to achiev8 this w& need Èo
have a Strong fi)cus on our own income generatwjn, b)th through th8 tharging for servicr
JS offered and thr(¥Jgh
ndraising. Thi5 financlAI year has seen u8 athieve thi5 goal, sorrplhing of whl(*h we are very proud. Howev￿.
we knDW the coming year nol be a5 easy- risiry staffi*g costs and othgr goneral costs, we wlll n*d to
ganeratè h¢gher18V816 of inccme to be ablelo conimu& to be $81t-SUSt8lnlng.
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Funding Sourcas
Slgnlficant financTal and other support has gr8taftdly recew throughoutthe year from".
S The Food Hub
S Ann Mccabe Solicitor8
5 Mr l. Hlckton
g In memory ol Pettsr Dean
a In rnemory of Margaret Heath
g In m8mory of Howard Grrfffths
In rnemory of Cynthia Royall
S Tracey Joinson
S Mgllor Family
S Newcastl&urKlèr-Lym& Uons aub
g Mr arKI Mr5 D. Slad(
5 R8d Slraèt Santa Fund
S Rotsry Club of NewCas￿E-under-Lyme
S Mike Lynock and The Knights T6mpiAr
Mr S. Knight
$ Mid Che5hir• Indepe￿Ient Adjud￿ating P8nel
a Scre%rfix (from theiT dre55-doYm dayl
a Jane Brevirt Solicitors
5 Parallel Parents
5 Jennirys Family
g Newcastle College Mernorial Foolball Match for Meg Nawton
S Keele Unwer5ity Drama Soclety
g Linda Emery
a Friends of Dutham Grove
S Hitmlx Radio
& Red Strèet Beavers
s stodite IntEmational
S Asda Wolstsnton
S Te5to Trenl Vale
5 T88co Kidswve
5 Emma Bridg8Water
Peak Wlldllfe Park
g Blue Planet Aquarium
S W85t Midlands Safart Park
S New Vic Theatre
g Paathes Restaurant
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Plan8 for fy￿re pgrlod8
Alrns andkey ob10th￿ forfuturèpwlods
Th8 FuttJr8
The 202&2024 year has stathl W￿1. We already have a ful diary weekday tKM)klngs and ar8 continuin9
to réceivo a 18rge nurnb6r of enquirfe8 from new f8mdi98- f8mity se￿On5 haye been busy wth many, e8P8cia
the surnrner holiday farnily Sessions, full to Capacity- We are sill working on incr8asing numbars al some of our
¢lub $08sions, but ￿ &re conf￿ent that wth Ihe number of n￿4 faM￿18S appToathing ￿, W8 wlll be able to
It Is ImFy)rtant now that have successfulty ￿athed a year of s8]f-SU5tainabdity that ablé to o)nlinuo in
this v8in- it wll not ba oasy, so we musl continue to fctus on improv￿1 of in-h(M￿8 fvndr&ising as ￿11 as
o)nllnulng to focus on improwng where wa can on servhx dellvary.
We will be moving f¢xw8rd wth k48ns to refvrt)k8h ourou1dL￿ arEa- thi5 is our number prfority and wll be
submkttng funding blds and laU￿hing a fvndraising (¥mp8ign in the comlrKJ rmnths.
W• have again enter￿￿ the year ￿th much rn0￿ ConftIen￿ and finanri81 c8rt8inty Ihan w8 dKJ the ￿vIOUS
year. We are currenuy in a ststAe 8nd cornfort8b￿ finorK791 wtion and we have many things lo svhich to ￿0k
forward.
Structure, g¢>wr4anc& and management
Naturg Olgovemlng documenl
Our SpaGe Istaffsl Ltd Is a Company Limlied by Guar8nEe8 and a Registared Ch*lty govemed by its
Memorandum arK1 Athcles ol Assooalkjn. wttith were last amend8d on 31 May 2016.
Raerulthi•ntand 0ppo1ntsn￿t oltmslees
Our Space is governed by a Boaril ol Dlrectors. The￿ are ￿rren￿Y4 ￿reCtor3, Ixrt 8 m8Mmum of 12 can seNe
on the BoaTd.
Any family wth 8 Chi￿ or young pewson sYth a eisabilty can aptty to Our Space to become m8rnI￿r8. On
becomkng a member, they r2n then Mminate Dirertor5 for d8Cth)n to the 808rd at the AGM.
The Board cAn 8180 appoint 8 p6￿￿ wlliro to a Dir8Ctor and can cwt IndiwdualB to the Board., th85e
appointments would th8n b8 rdtified by m8Tnbw5 at the fdlowing AGPI.
Inducllon and tralnlng of Iru5tees
All Directors receive inducthon tr8ining and r8c8Ne a handtwk of pdioes arvj [￿cedUreS. TrainSng sesslon6 arg
Identifled throughout the year ￿at￿lI benefit Directors in the governa1￿ of th9 Charity.
SM￿1 companies provlslon Btatement
This r8POrt h8s been prepar8d in 8￿an(* the small companies regin* under the Companies Act 2￿.
The annual reportwas approv&J by the tru5te8s oflhe charity on
and signed on its behalf by:
Hannah Dean
Tw8tee
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Independent Examlnerfs Report to the trustees of Our Space (Staffs) Llmlted
(Yhe Company,)
I rèport to the dwity trustees on my examinal￿n of the arAxunts of th8 Company for the year 8ndèd 31 Marth
2024.
R•sponslbllitie¥ and ba¥is of Teport
As the chartls trustees of the Company (and also its dtrecaors for Ihe purp089s of wrnpany lawl yw or8
re8ponsible for the prBparubon of tne awjnts in accordance with the rtqutrgments of th& Companws Act 2006
I'the 2(K)6 Act'i.
Having Sa￿8￿ed my5ell that the ￿OUnts irf the CO￿panY are not tequired to be audited under Part 16 of Iha
2006 Act and are eli9ibt¢ frjr 1nd8pè￿t Èxamination. I re￿rt li respect of my examinatbn ol your chad￿6
awcwnts as r2rfed out under sedon 145 of th8 Charfb'8s ArA 2011 IYh8 2011 Act'l. In caryiNJ out my
examlnatK)n I have follrywed the DI￿￿￿￿$ given by the Charity Commission und8T S8ction 14515Xb} ofthe 2011
Act.
Indèpendent examlnels stalement
I h8Vg complet8d rny examin8t1￿. l confirm 1hat no matters have lo my attenb.on in ￿nnectIOn w4th the
examination 9iwng mg eaus& to bd*v8:
ac(xJuThting r8cords w8r8 not kept in r8SPeCt of I￿1r Sp8C8 Islaffsl ￿MIl8d 8s r8quir*d by 50Ct¥Jn 386 of the
2006 Act,. or
2. th6 accounts do not de￿d Imth those reD)rds' or
3. the accounts do not o)mply wrth the ao)yJnb"ng requ1￿Ments of serth 396 of Ihe 2(X16 Act oth8r than any
requirem8nt that th8 a¢(xxJnts gNo 8 Inj8 and lair is not a matter co",Isidered as part of an
iné8pendent examination- or
4. the ac￿unt$ have not been prepared in a¢3))rdan￿ wilh ￿ melhcmjs and wn¢lFAes of the Statem8nt of
R9comrTT8nd8d Practic8 l<x accounts.ng ane reporting by charities lapplicable to Char￿&$ prepamg their
accounts in acccrfdance with the Financi￿ Re￿rtIr0 Stsnd8rd applicab18 in ihe UK and Republlc c>f IreL8nd
{FRS 10211.
I have no concerns and have ￿)rne across no other matters in cnnnethn with th8 8X8rninatlon to whlth att•nOon
should be drawn in this ￿port in ofder to enaWe a proper understsNliw of.th&8C￿U￿tS io be rEathed.
enson ACMA
VAST
The Dudson Centre
Hope Sireet
Hanley
StDke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5DO
Date..
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
statement of Flnancial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
(Including Income and Expenditure Account)
Totsl
2024
Reslrict•d
Incgm8 and Endowments frrjm..
Donations and leg￿e$
Charit8Lle a¢tlviti88
othertradlng actlvlUes
Investrnent income
17.238
88.169
12,654
8.823
17.238
88,169
12,654
8,823
Total Income
126.884
126,884
Expendlturo on:
Raislng funds
Charitable aolviti'es
11,4341
111.207
11.4341
116,109
4,902
Total Exp8nditure
Net inwmellexpgnditurel
112.641
14.902
117,543
14,243
4.902
9,341
Net moveM8￿t in funds
14.243
I4,￿2)
9,341
Reconciliatlon of fvnds
Totsl funds broughtlt¥ward
276.638
156,922
433.560
Total fund8 forward
17
2Y).881
152.020
442,901
The notes on page5 13 to 26 fomi an integral partof these finan￿￿ statements.
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
(Including Income and Expenditure Lcount)
Comparatlv8 Information for tho Provious Yoar
Total
2023
Unrethcted Re5tr1cted
Income and Endowments trom:
Donations and1898ri8s
Charitable &c￿vIl.e$
Other',rading adMti¢s
Invastment Income
69.984
79.821
4.851
4,010
32,807
11Y2.791
79,821
4,8S1
4,010
Total Income
158,686
32.807
191.473
ExpondlbJr& on..
Rai6iTrJ funds
hBritaL4e actw*ties
12431
67,610
12431
140,711
73.101
Tolal Exp8lldthre
67,853
173,101
140,954
Net incomellgxponditurel
40,294
,519
Net movement in fijnds
90,813
140,2941
50,519
ReconcIlla￿On of fund5
Total fvnd8 brought forw8rd
185.825
197,216
383,041
Totsl funds carri8d forw8rd
17
276.638
156,922
433,560
All of the charltys activities derivo from ￿ntinUIng operations duriThJ the alb)ve two pericrfls.
The funds bre8kdovm for 2023 is skwn in nole 17.
The notes on pages 13 to 26 form èn integral part of Ihese financia statements.
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Our Space (Staffs) Llmited
known as Our Space
{Registration number: 10007655)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Flx•d assots
Tanglble assets
13
72.935
79.280
Current assèts
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
1S
7.803
364.980
6,764
349.(￿9
372.783
355,833
Crodltors.. Amounts fallSng due within one Jwr
16
2.817
1.553
Nat eurrant a#88ts
369,966
354,280
Net assets
442,901
433,560
Funds of the charlty..
R8Strtctad Income funds
Restricted funds
152,020
156,922
Unrestrfcted Income lund$
Unfe$tJKted funds
290,881
27e,638
Total fundg
17
442.901
433,560
For the finanoal year ending 31 Marth 2024 th8 charitywas entided to exemplw from audlt under sathon of
the CompanSes Act 2￿6 re18ting to $rn811 wmpanw.
Di￿torS. responslblli1S0s".
The members have not r8quir8d the charity to obtain an a￿lit of ils ac(¥)unts for the year in question In
3(zorda[￿e wth 476.. and
Th8 dir8¢tors ad(novledge their rO¥￿Si￿1￿8S for complwng the requirements of the Act with ie5pect to
accounts.ng records and the prepardtion of acrvunLs.
Thefi
al 51atements on wes 10 to 26 were approv￿1 by th8 ItUSt88S. 8nd autlKJris8d for issue on
nos &gned on thelr behaw ty.
Hannah Dean
Trusteè
The notes on pages 13 10 26 form an Intogral part of these statements.
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to tha Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1 Charlty 8tatU8
Thè charity is limited by guarantee, incorpor8tad in Er,Llana: and (x)ri5equenYy do8$ not have Share c8pnal. Each
of the trustaes is liab18 to contribule an arnount rK)t èx<eediw £1 iowards tho assets of the charty in the event of
Ilquidation.
The address of its reglstered office B=
The Br(K)k Cent
st8nief Street
N8wca5Ue under Lyme
StsffL¥dshlr6
ST5 2SU
2 A¢countlng pollclo5
Summary of slgnlficant accountln9 pollc105 and key accountlng estlmatos
The prirrip81 accounting policies applied in the preparatFon of these finan￿01 stat8m8nts a￿ set out below.
These have Lwn consist8nlly to al the years Pres￿. u￿sS otherwk%e stat￿.
Statement ol compllance
Th8 finanoal statements have b88n prepared in attA)rdanc8 Accounting and RepDrling by Charities..
St8tement ol Recortmended Practice 8PFlicatle to ¢haribes preparing thelr a￿Ount8 in accordan¢È wth the
¥inancial R8￿[ting Standard ap￿K￿ble In the UK and Repu￿1¢ of Ireland IFRS 102} (effectivè 1 January 20191-
(Charitles SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting Statthrd ap￿1¢able in the UK ar￿ Republic of Ire￿nd IFRS
1021. They also cornply the Compan￿$ Ad 2OJ6 and CharM"es Ad 2011.
Bas1$ of preparation
Our Spac8 (Stays) ￿mited meels the defintbon of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are
In￿allY r8cc>Jni88d at hlstorical Ix)st or transaction value unless oth$￿Se ststed in the relevant accounting
notes.
Golng concern
The ttU51ees Gonsider that there ar8 no material unctrtaknlies abo￿ th8 th8rity5 ab￿lty to wnlinug 85 8 golng
con(*rn N)r any significant areas of un(wtair.ty that811gd Ihe ¢aty￿ valu8 of 85sets held by fv charity.
Income and ondowments
l income is Tecogni5ed once the charity has entidem8m to the Inc￿, it is probable that th6 Income wll be
raceived and the amountol the income receNable L*n be measured reliaNy.
Donatlon$ andlegxies
Donamons S￿ ￿cOgnised when the charity has be8n notified in wrlbng 0f￿th the amcAJnt 8nd setNem&nt date. In
th8 event that a donauon Is subject to o)nditions that require a level ol perfomancè by th8 Charity before the
arity 15 entitled to the fvnds, the Income is deferrgd and not recogntsed untl either ih088 conditions are fully
met, or the fulfllment of those Condi￿On5 15 w￿￿lY wtthln Ihe control of the char.ly and rf£ is wobable that thes8
condlllons will be fu1fi119d in the rgp(xbng perwA.
Donated Sery￿eS piovided on a prtrbono basis are incJud8d 88 in(x)me with a reloyanl expense also belng
recognised in the SOFA at th8 C05t that would have been tharge(I for the servi(￿.
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Our Spac8 (Staffs) Llmlted
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Grants rncofvablo
Grants a￿ recogni58d the charity has a.￿ 841iU8m8nt to the funds and any condibons link8d to the grants
hav8 been met. Whwe perfomiance (x)nditic￿ are altathed to Y)e gran and are y8t to be mol, U)e income i5
recognlsed as a liatN'lity and included on the balants sheot a8 d8ferr8d income to be tElea5ed.
InYeslmentin¢offl8
Dlvldends ar8 re￿gnIsed once the dwKlend h8s been d*red and noltfication has b8en ra￿Ve￿ oflhe diwdend
du8.
Exp•ndlture
All &xpÈnditurp is recognised on(x Ihere Is a kgal or con51nJc*v& oNp)ation to that expenditufv, it 15 probabl?
sgrf&ment k8 ￿quired and th8 amount can be mea5Utpd reliaNy. All costs are allocated to thè applicabl8
exwdilure heading that aggregate slm11 ar costs to that calegory. Where costs (xnnot b8 dir8clly attributed to
Per￿cUlar headings they hav8 been allocatsd a b88K8 ¢onystent the us8 of resources, with cgr.tral staff
costs alknated on the ba￿$ of time speA( and depreckgtion charges alknzted on the tKxtion of Ihe asset's use.
othw support (yjsts ar8 allocated b8sed on th8 spr8ad of staff costs.
Raislng funds
Th8se are cnsts incurred in attracting voluntsry Incom8. th8 man&Jemenl of inveStm￿ts and thDSa inrwrred in
trading acbwtles that r8lse fijnds.
Chant¢abl• acllvllA•$
Chariiable expenijiture comprises those costs incurred by the thatity in ddivery of Its activltkn ond sèrvic85
for tts ben8ficiaries. It indudes both cosis that be albcated dir8dly to such a¢O¥Ales and ￿￿8e costs of 8n
Indltyc* nature necessary to 5UPPOrt them.
Governan￿ C￿1$
These Snclude the costs attritr&utaiAe to the thariWs wmklianc£ wilh (x)ll5titutional and ststutory requ1￿ments,
induding audit, strategic management and tru8t886 n￿ting$ 3nd ￿MbUr5ed expen688.
Taxation
The charty ts consklered to pass the tests sel in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 01 the Finance Act 201 D and
thor&fore il mee'ts the definition of a charitable wnp8ny for UK c0rpwatiC￿ tax purpos8s. Accordingty. the charrty
15 Potentially exempt from tsxotion in r8spe¢t ol IncL¥ne or GgFxlal galns retsiv8d categories covered by
Ch8Pter 3 Part 11 of th8 corporats.on Tax Act 2010 or Se¢tion 256 of the Taxation ol Chafgeatle Galns Act 1992,
to the extent that such incx)me or gains ap￿18d exdusfvely to charilatle wrposes.
Tangible Hxed assets
IndividuBI fixed assets costing £75 or rp.org wth an expected lrfesp8n of 5 years or more are initially re¢orded at
C08t, less any subsequent ac(xJrr¢ulaled deprecia1ion ano subsequent accumulated irnpairment10s5es.
Depreclallon and amortisation
Depiecialion is provided on tangitrde fixed assets so as to wriie crff IhB Lxsst or valuation. 19$5 any esUmat£d
r&sidual vEIu8, ovor Ihdr expected useful e(#￿0Mle lrfe as follows..
P&38 14

Our Space (Staffs) Limlted
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
As$et class
Office Equipment
Play Equipment
Fixed Play StNthres
Kttchen Equipment
Gardenin9 E4llEpn￿nt
Dtprtclatlon method and rate
20% reducing balance
15% tedwing balance
15 years- Stralght I':ne
5 years- Straight lirye
20% reduung balanc
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are arrN)unts due from Gustomers for merLthandk%e sokl or servirA8 p8rfomRd in Ihg txdlnary
course ol bllslness.
Trad8 d8btors are recogni88d ￿[ballY at1hp tran5actk)n price. Try ar* gJbsequentty m88sured at amorti8* cost
Using the effective Interest method, 18ss provhsvjn for im[￿l￿n8￿L A wov&h)n for (hg impairrnènt of trade d8btors
is est8bli5hed when there Is obj8Ctive emdènce that the charity ￿11 not be ablo to collact all amounts due
according to the onginal terms of th8 T8IXvaD￿.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equlvalents wrnpri89 rnsh tsn hand and de5X)5its, aTKI other short-tèm highly liquld
investments that are rEadily conVerti￿e lo a knowm amount of cash and 8re sutye￿ to an in8ignlfic8nt risk of
hang8 in valu8.
Trade erèditors
Trade crgditors are obligatlOn5 to pay for goods or $8rvi(%s Ihat have been acquired in the ordinary course of
buslness from 8vppli8TS. Accounts payaNe a￿ dassffjed as (ajrrent ￿￿bIllIeS Ir the i*arity d025 nDI have an
unconditioTral righl. al the end of the reportivg peri(xl, lo defer settlemwl of the CTeditor foral least fvvelv8 months
after the reporting date. 11 there is an unconditsonaE ight to del•r selljemenl for at least twelve months after the
reportiro datè. they 8re p￿sented as norrturrenl liabilit
Trade ￿d￿or5 are recogni8ed initially at the trdnsactKm and sub5equenty Measu￿ at amrKtised cost
u&ng affective interest mothod.
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Spac8
Notes to tho Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Fund $truGtur&
Unrestri¢ted incoThts funds are gengrd fvnds that are avaIlat￿ for use at th8 trjst￿6 dlScrn￿0n In furtherance of
Ihe objectlves ol the charity.
ReSL￿cted itKome futKls are those dona18d for use in a par1m￿lar area or lor speofic purpN)ses. thg UBe of which
15 r8slrict8d to that arga or purpose.
Pen$lon$ other post ￿lTeMent obllgations
The ¢harlty operdtes a defined contribubon pension scheme is 8 pensK)n pi8n under whth flxed
contrlbullons are paid into 8 pension tund and th8 charrty has no ￿81 or conslructive ODligation to pay further
C￿trIbutiONS 8v8rh if the knnd does not h￿d Su￿ent assets to pay all employees the benefts ￿lats"n9 to
employee seThice in the currant and prior p8fiL*ts.
Contribubons to defi[￿d contribub'on rAans are rei*)gnised in the Slatement of Financial ActiV￿eS when they are
due.11 ¢x)ntribulion payments &xce8d the ¢ontribuUon duo for $6Meè. thè gxcess is r6cognis8d 8$ 8 prèpay1￿nl
Flnanclaj In5trumtnt5
Classmc•tlon
Finawal assets and financial liabl￿￿￿ are recognwy when the charity beo)mes a paty io the contractual
provSslon8 of th8 In8trurn8nt.
FInan￿al liabilitie5 and equty instrumwis a￿ dassifieo accordi￿ to the 5ubst8rK% ol th9 c¥ntrèctual
8rr8ngem@nts entered into. An equlty Snstrumenl 5$ any com￿ctthat ewd8nc8s a r8sidual inter8St in th8 8S58ts of
tha charity after deductlng all of t1s1￿￿1￿85.
R￿o￿n￿l0￿ and measvrement
AJI financial a55ets and liabiliknes are initi￿ty measured at trawtion price linduding traiisaction costs), except
for th088 financial 8888ts classtled as at fair value tnrwgh profft or105s, which a￿ intbally rneasured at fair value
(which is normally the transaction Pri￿ exduding transaction costs). ur,les8 th8 arrangement constitut68 8
financiw transaction. If an arrawrr.ent ctr)stitutes a fiD8nring transacti￿, the financaal asset or financk81 liability
is measJred at +he pregent vaue of th8 tuture pay￿nts discounted at a mafkel late of interest for a &milar debl
instrument.
Flnancjal as5et5 and liabilities or4y offsel In $tateffEp.t of finandal posit￿ when. aftd onty when there
exists a legally enforwbie right to $6*t off the re¢ognised aff￿ntS and the charity Snttsnds 81th$T to 58tU8 on a nèt
basi8. orto rgalise the asset and setlle thg Ilabllity sirnultaneously.
Finan¢ial assets are derecogni5ed when and only when al the cx)ntractual rights to the cash flow5 from thè
financial asset expl￿ or are settled. bl Ihg charty transfers lo another party substsnlially all of the risks and
rewards of tswnetship ol the finanual asset, cl the chatity. desprte hamng ietained sorne, Lxrt not all. ￿gnfficant
sks and rewards of own8rship. has trdnsferred ¢ontriJ Df the asset to another party.
Finan￿al li8billle8 are dere(ognkwJ only when the olA￿3a￿04 spec#fiÈd in the u)ntra¢t Is disd)anJed. cancelled or
expires.
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Our Space {Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes lo the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
3 Income frorn dOna￿on5 and1ogael8s
Unrestrictod
funds
Gpnèral
Totsl
2024
Donations and legaaes.,
Donations
17.238
17,238
17.238
17.238
Unl￿tr￿lOd
funds
Rèstrfct
fvnds
Totsl
2023
Don81ions and legacies..
Donations
Gr8nt5, in¢luding copit81 grants;
Granls Irom other tharthes
2,831
72,815
29,976
29.976
32,807
102,791
4 In¢omg from ch8rltal)1o a¢t1vI￿e6
Unrestrtcted
Totsl
2024
G8nordl
Centre a¢tfvitles and rknyschew*s
88 169
88,169
Unrestrlctpd
fund
General
Tolal
2023
Centre activrftsos and plays¢hern8s
79,821
79,821
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Our Space (Stsffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
5 In¢omg frorn othertradlng actbviii•s
Unre5tdcted
funds
Genoral
Totsl
2024
Ev8nts incorne..
Other events incomè
12,654
12,654
12.654
12.654
Unresthct•d
funds
Goneral
Totsl
2023
Events Incom8',
othw wents Incomg
4,851
4.851
4,851
4,851
6 Investmont Income
Unr•strfcted
fund5
General
Total
2024
Interest recoiv8ble and slmilar income-
Intergst receiv8t￿8 on bank deFM)Si
8,823
8.823
8.823
8,823
Unrestrl¢tsd
funds
Ganeral
Total
2023
Int8r88t re(￿l¥able and &milar irthrn8'
Interest leceiva￿e on bank dewsts
4.010
4,010
4,010
4.010
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
7 Expendi*ur• on r￿SIng fundo
al Costs of tr#ding #etivitieB
Uhrestrleted
funds
General
Totsl
2024
Fundmlsing trading costs..
Fundraisiro
1,434
1,434
unrestricted
nds
Ggneral
Total
2023
Fundrai8ing tradiro ￿￿ts.,
Fundraising
243
243
243
243
8 Expondltum on Charftable activrll88
Actlvity
undertaken
dlrecty
2024
The provision ofa Servi￿ for peop18 ￿ disabilths
116.739
118,739
undertaken
dlrectiy
2023
The provision of a se￿e&fOr peqAe wilh dIsa￿lI￿e$
140,711
140.711
£111.837 12023 - £67,610) of the atx)ve eVnditu￿ vas attritMrtatAe to unrestri(X8d funds and £4,902 (2023 -
£73.1011 lo rgslricted fvnds.
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Noles to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
9 AnalyBi$ of g0￿ManCe and support costs
Govemanco costs
Unrestricted
Yunds
General
Total
2024
Independent exatninerf6es
Fxamlnation of the financial statements
Other fees paid to examiners
804
1,447
1,447
2,251
2,251
Unre8trl¢ted
funds
General
Total
2023
Independent examlnerfees
Examinatlon of the fvh8n¢i81 ststements
Other paid to examiners
768
1.074
1,074
1.642
1,B42
10 TTU$t¢e$ r9munern￿0n and expens•s
No trusttres, nor any per50ns connecLed with them. h8ve received any ￿MUnera￿On from the charity durlrKJ the
year.
No trust898 hava receNed any relmbursed trypws85 or any other ￿nefftS from th& charitydurKng Ihe y8ar.
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Our Space (Stsffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
11 Staff ¢0s1g
Th9 aggreg8tp payroll wsts were as ftAk)w8:
31 March 2024
2023
Stsff costs durlng tho year welt:
Wages and salarie8
Pension costs
85,339
1,637
83,941
86.976
85,093
The monthly average numberofparsons linc4udiThJ seni)r management team) 8mFksyed by the Charty during the
year was as fcllows:
2024
No
2023
No
ayworker3
Man8g8rn8nt and 8dmlnlstratlon
13
No employee received emoluments of rrK)r8 than £60.(Ul dudng the year.
The total ernploy88 ￿n8￿$ ofthe key rnanag￿nent personnd ofth8 th8rityvMp £NII12023- £40,314}.
12 Taxation
The char,ty is a reg￿tered charlty and is theref￿ ex8nwifrom laxation.
P8ge 21

Our Space (Stsffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
13 Tanglble flxed a88¢ts
Furnrlure and
•qulpm•nt
Total
C05t
At 1 Aprfl 2023
Additions
e8,974
424
88,974
424
Al 31 March 2024
89.398
89,398
D8PT8clation
At l April 2023
Charge lor tho year
9,893
6.770
9,693
8,770
At 31 Marc* 2024
16,463
16,463
NOÉ book valu
At 31 March 2024
72,935
72,835
At 31 March 2023
79,281
79,281
14 Debtorg
2024
2023
Trad8 debtors
P￿paYmEnts
7,432
371
6.575
189
7,803
6,764
15 Cash and cash equIT￿l￿nts
2024
2023
Cash on hand
Cash al bank
Sfv)rt-temi (Seposits
21
16.563
348,396
87
3,937
345,045
364,980
349,06g
16 Cradltors: amounts falllng du• wlthln one >*or
2024
2023
Trade credltors
Ac¢ru81$
2.013
785
2,817
1,553
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Our Space {Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
17 Funds
Balance at 1
Aprfl 2023
InGornlng
R¢$ources
experxlod
Balan¢s *t 31
March 2024
Unr88trlct¢d funds
Genoral fijnds
79.138
126,884
1112.6411
93,381
Deslgn&ted
Dèsignated Fund5
197,500
197,500
Total unr&strlcted fund
276,638
126,884
112,641
290,881
Restricted tunds
BBC ChlldrETh in Need
Newea$tlé Rotary
Newcastle Lion5
Barracks Trusl
NCS
T88co Bags of Herp
Soft Pl8y Appeal
North stal0rd￿r￿ H05pit8Is
Chlldren's Trust
Co-op Comrnunty Fund
Postcod8 Local Trust
CAF Resili8nc8 Fund
B8mard Sunley Foundath
{1251
{2921
(1651
1911
1601
11191
14541
531
1,719
717
1,005
343
1,316
5,876
2,071
1,0
4￿3
1.435
6.33D
120,OCKJ
120,000
2,251
11,855
2,014
4,333
12,803
2,517
4.667
19481
15031
334
Total restricted funds
156.922
4.502
152,020
Total fvnds
433.560
117,543
442,901
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known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Y8ar Ended 31 March 2024
Cornparative Inforniatlon for the Previous Year
Balance at
31 March
2023
Balan¢• at 1
In￿mIng
Resources
Aprll 2022 r•sourcos •xpended
Transfer5
Unr88tr1cted funds
General
Genwgl fvnds
73.753
158.666
167.8531
185.4281
79.138
L)eslgnat•d
Designaled FutMIs
112.072
85,428
197,51)0
Total unm$trfctad funds
185.825
67,8
276.638
Rfrstrlcted
BBC Childr&n in Need
Newpasde Rotary
NewEa5tle Lions
Barracks Trust
NCS
Sundry reslrict8d tunds
Tesco Bag3 of H81p
Soft Play Appeal
North Slafordshire HoSp[￿S
Childrgn's Trusl
Co-op Communty Fund
Postc(Kle Local Trust
CAF ResllEnce Fund
B8rnard Sunl8y Foundallon
B&Q FoundatK)n
1.442
11551
{17)
{110)
1951
1711
16311
250
2.071
992
237
954
1.096
403
1,249
12381
7.750
(1,2491
1,792
11,0001
11191
14201
1,435
6,330
120,LKrf)
2,625
13.751
41,730
120.0(K)
4.062
12.803
2.517
4,867
3.724
12,287)
1948)
{65.466}
13331
3,0801
26,253
3.080
Total restrlcted funds
197.216
32,807
73,101
156,922
Total hjnds
383,041
191,473
140.954
433,560
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Our Space (Staffs) Llmited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Thg spe(ific purpo￿ for whlth thè funds Areto be ap[A￿ are as foll
BBC Children In Need - To pay fDr a Servi￿ Manager and g•sslond F4ayworter5 arKI the developmènt of our
evening and weekend sesslons for thr88 years
Thg Barracks Trust-To rep￿ mats in the soft ￿8Y ar88. fL¥ christrnas party and towards soft play app8al
NCS- A ro5trirt6d donation to purchas8 iwo trikes rais￿ by young peplp patidpating in th8 National Citszenship
Servl¢e Progr8mne.
Te￿ Bag8 01 Help-For the dgvelopn*nl ofa sensory garden area
Norlh St8ttor4Jshlre HO￿1813 Chldren's TnJst- For playwOrk8￿ Salaries
Soft Play ApFe81- To fully refurbish the soft play area
Sundry restrictgd knnds ww8 r8C8iv¢d for the wrp03e ofreturtmshing lthe Brook Centrg.
CAF Re8ili8nc8 Fund - emeryency fvnding to hdp tharlues survive the impact of COVIJ 19 & furthar funding
towards Dlfic8 furnl(ure, staff costs
CO-OP Community Fun(kto b8 sperrt on creatiThJ a S8n8oryTral.
CAF Resli ience Fund fvnding lor Offi￿ lumiture, c￿puterS &tabl8ts and staffing costs
Post Code Locd Trust to fund the ouidcKJr play ar88
Bernard Sunley Fwndation to fund the soft play alea r8fiJrbi8hment
B&Q Foundation to fund the r8novaUon of our$￿s0ry gardan area
Designaled Funds
Designated funds are fur￿$ set ask18 to ensure that the Charity has the equiv818nt of between six and nlne
months, expenditure avai13blel£BO.OQOI to C0¥8r ongK)Ing costs sh)uld there be a knss of fvture lunding or a
redu¢tlon of incom8 to allow the Charily sufficlent time to source altemaUvE fvnding or, in extremis. to be ablp to
close tre Charity in an ordedy arKJ c¥)ntrolled manner. In additi￿ £50,lK￿ has been deslgnated lo ensura that
there are suffi¢ient funds held io cover any work r8qulred on the buildings and £67.500 ha5 been designated
towards the replacement of Quid￿ equiwnent
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Our Space (Staffs) Limited
known as Our Space
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
18 Analy815 of nei as¥ots betr•rnen funds
Total funds at
31 March
2024
Unrestrlct•dfvnds
Genèrnl
Desl9nat8d
funds
T8nglblè flxed aBSets
Current assets
Current Ilabilibes
41.297
54.900
2.817
31,638
120.383
72,935
372,783
2,817
197.500
Total n8t 8588ts
93.380
197,500
152,(f21
442.901
Cornparative Infomiatlon forthe Previous Y•ar
Ttstsl funds at
31 March
2023
Unrestrlcted furKI8
General
ljeslgrtatsd
fvnds
T8ngitA8 fixed assets
Gurr6nl as88ts
Current Ilabllities
34.916
122,006
79,280
355,833
1,553
36.327
1.553
197.500
TL48l nBI a55£ts
79,138
197,5CO
156,922
433,560
19 Related party transactlong
The￿ were no related party trartsacthn8 in year.
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