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WomenZone

Charity number 1170163

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024

WomenZone

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 4
Examiner's report	5
Statement of financial activities	6
Balance sheet	7
Notes to the accounts	8 to 14

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

WomenZone

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Rizwana Jamil Chair Lorna James Vice Chair Marcia Marczynski Treasurer Tahera Kocholia Charity number 1170163 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers 19-21 Hubert Street Yorkshire Bank plc Bradford 14 Broadway BD3 9TE Bradford BD1 1EZ

Independent examiner Rhys North ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 14 November 2016 and is governed by a Constitution as amended on 12 December 2016, 9 August 2021 and 9 September 2021.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

1) To further or benefit the female residents and their families of Bradford, without distinction of sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said residents.

In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power: to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance or management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.

2) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit among women residents in Bradford preventing women from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of women who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

The charity's main activities

WomenZone provides a range of the following activities and services to promote education and support health and wellbeing:

l Gym, exercise classes, steam room, weight management support, healthy eating sessions.
l Training programmes – Employability, ESOL, IT, soft skills.
l Health and Wellbeing – Support groups for senior citizen women to participate in relaxation activities, arts and crafts and healthy lifestyle activities.
l Happy Women - an opportunity for women to develop new initiatives.
l “Active Families”- Healthy Life Style - A programme to provide mindfulness, cook & eat and physical fitness sessions.
l Holiday Activities and Food Programme - Play scheme to provide nutritious meals and enrichment activities to children in receipt of free school meals.
l Food parcels, hot meals, tea, coffee and activities as part of Welcome Spaces.
l Mental Wellbeing – Behavioural activation therapy, yoga and mindfulness sessions.
l Family Services – Art attack, parenting groups and coffee mornings at the Play Gym.
l Genetics literacy project to educate Pakistani communities about rare genetic disorders.
l Youth project to support young people’s mental health post pandemic.
l Social events.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education and improvement of health and access to services for women living in areas of highest deprivation and health inequalities.

Achievements and performance

In June 2023, we celebrated WomenZone's 20th anniversary, reflecting on the impactful projects and services delivered to empower local women. Over the past two decades, our organisation has made significant strides towards achieving our goals of supporting women and their families to improve health, wellbeing, education, skills, and access to employment - all with the aim of helping them achieve greater independence. Despite the challenges of securing funding, our dedicated team has risen to the occasion, delivering remarkable results. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and perseverance. We are led by women experiencing racial inequality. 100% of our team are from South Asian and other minoritised communities.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance continued

In the period from April 2023 to March 2024, WomenZone has served the following number of attendees:

Financial review

The net expenditure for the year was £16,868, including net income of £722 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £17,590 on restricted funds, after transfers.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £399,233.

Included within this balance, the trustees have designated £250,000 of these free reserves to a building fund.

WomenZone's reserve policy is to maintain a level of reserves that enables operating activities to be maintained, taking account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time. The policy will be reviewed annually by the trustees of the Charity.

WomenZone will maintain unrestricted reserves to provide cover for:

l Known liabilities such as salaries, redundancy and office costs.
l Unforeseen liabilities. l To continue funding core activities, in case of loss of a funding stream.
l To manage organisational cash flow in the short term.
l To invest in growth and development.

In light of the uncertainty existing around cost of living pressures on future income flows and the desire to make improvements to the community centre the trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and have decided that for the 2024/2025 financial year reserves equivalent to between six and fourteen month's running costs should be maintained. This is between £238,200 and £555,900, based on budgeted 2024/2025 expenditure. As noted above actual reserves are currently £399,233.

Funds or subsidiary undertakings materially in deficit

At 31 March 2024 three funds had deficit balances - BDMC Art & Culture (£3,072), BBC Children in Need (£2,213) and National Citizen Service Trust (£13,205). Note 4 to the accounts provides further information concerning these accounts. These deficit balances have been cleared since the 31 March 2024 following the receipt of further grant funding support.

Approved by the board of trustees on 11/12/2024

Marcia Marczynski (Trustee)

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of WomenZone

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 14.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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

Since the CIO's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.

I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ICAEW which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3 the accounts 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 accounts to be reached.

Rhys North ACA

12/12/2024

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

WomenZone

Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (2) 3,034 Contracts 66,821 Room hire and services 9,217 Café sales and gym fees 30,169 Trips and activity contributions 3,281 Other 6,184 Bank interest 12,300 Total income 131,006 Expenditure on: Salaries and NIC (3) 95,268 Payroll charges 1,302 Consultancy, freelance and sessional staff 34,270 Travel expenses 1,032 Training 30 Volunteer expenses (444) Rent, rates and venue hire 1,428 Utilities 3,657 Telephone, internet and postage 2,409 Printing and stationery 1,788 Publicity and marketing 538 Computers, maintenance and software 1,397 Insurance 1,242 Maintenance and cleaning 5,419 Maintenance contracts 1,303 Events and activities 9,938 Awards and grants - Equipment and materials 1,054 Independent examination 2,400 Licences and subscriptions 866 Recruitment and DBS 25 Bad debts - Depreciation 1,628 Bank charges 587 Total expenditure 167,137 Net income / (expenditure) (36,131) Transfers between funds 36,853 Net movement in funds 722 Fund balances brought forward 399,803 Fund balances carried forward (4) 400,525	2024 Restricted funds £ 362,227 - - - - - - 362,227 205,321 - 21,644 3,102 466 800 - 21,500 728 527 1,227 3,593 936 4,050 - 68,243 5,794 4,577 - - 456 - - - 342,964 19,263 (36,853) (17,590) 55,290 37,700	2024 Total funds £ 365,261 66,821 9,217 30,169 3,281 6,184 12,300 493,233 300,589 1,302 55,914 4,134 496 356 1,428 25,157 3,137 2,315 1,765 4,990 2,178 9,469 1,303 78,181 5,794 5,631 2,400 866 481 - 1,628 587 510,101 (16,868) - (16,868) 455,093 438,225	2023 Total funds £ 329,589 67,563 13,419 21,489 6,407 2,792 2,099 443,358 277,470 - 41,465 2,076 199 150 1,497 22,053 3,283 2,219 412 2,101 2,311 6,854 919 43,414 600 626 1,800 630 684 4,000 14,810 550 430,123 13,235 - 13,235 441,858 455,093

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (5) 1,292 Total fixed assets 1,292 Current assets Debtors and prepayments (6) 11,418 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 397,395 Total current assets 408,813 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 9,580 Total current liabilities 9,580 Net current assets / (liabilities) 399,233 Net assets 400,525 Funds Unrestricted funds General unrestricted funds 150,525 Designated funds (11) 250,000 Unrestricted funds 400,525 Restricted funds - Total funds 400,525	2024 Restricted £ - - 5,085 32,907 37,992 292 292 37,700 37,700 - - - 37,700 37,700	2024 Total £ 1,292 1,292 16,503 430,302 446,805 9,872 9,872 436,933 438,225 150,525 250,000 400,525 37,700 438,225	2023 Total £ 2,920 2,920 26,845 441,405 468,250 16,077 16,077 452,173 455,093 149,803 250,000 399,803 55,290 455,093

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 11/12/2024

Marcia Marczynski (Trustee)

WomenZone Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Office equipment: over 5 years Gym and play equipment: over 3 years Computer equipment - over 3 years

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

Leases

Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2024

2 Grants and donations BBC Children in Need Better Start Bradford Bradford District Metropolitan Council (BDMC) Bradford VCS Limited Charities Aid Foundation CNET Go Higher West Yorkshire Hospice UK Sport England The Keith Howard Foundation Street Games UK Ltd The Leap Bradford Smallwood Trust National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) Amal National Citizen Service Trust The National Lottery Heritage Fund Other donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions	2024 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,034 3,034	2024 Restricted funds £ 29,132 - 122,117 25,750 - - - - 2,400 1,500 4,702 - 20,000 74,992 15,000 16,665 49,969 - 362,227	2024 Total funds £ 29,132 - 122,117 25,750 - - - - 2,400 1,500 4,702 - 20,000 74,992 15,000 16,665 49,969 3,034 365,261 2024 £ 280,578 20,737 (5,000) 4,274 300,589	2023 Total funds £ 27,395 37,751 118,245 37,500 29,202 3,572 4,692 4,020 39,154 - 14,808 13,250 - - - - - - 329,589 2023 £ 259,721 19,459 (5,000) 3,290 277,470

The average number of employees during the year was 14.4, being an average of 9.6 full time equivalent (2023: 13.3, 9.2 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.

Defined contribution pension scheme	2024	2023
	£	£
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year	4,274	3,290
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end	3,851	645

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Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2024

4 Restricted funds AMAL - Kahaani BDMC Art & Culture - Kahaani BBC Children in Need NLCF - Capacity and Resilience BDMC - Combined Funds BDMC - Coronation BDMC - Day Opportunities BDMC - HAF 2024 BDMC - HAF 2023 BDMC - HSF The Keith Howard Foundation The Leap Bradford BDMC - Wellbeing National Citizen Service Trust National Lottery Heritage Fund VCS Alliance Out of Hours Smallwood Trust Sport England Street Games 2023 Street Games Yoga BDMC UKSPF Charities Aid Foundation BDMC Community Buildings	Balance b/f £ - 6,300 - - - - - - 5,420 925 - 13,168 - - - 12,190 - - 11,412 50 3,000 2,825 - 55,290	Incoming £ 15,000 - 29,132 74,992 10,000 200 22,308 8,100 31,940 35,069 1,500 - 10,000 16,665 49,969 25,750 20,000 2,400 4,000 702 - - 4,500 362,227	Outgoing £ 11,720 6,502 29,497 63,087 10,000 100 16,328 358 26,050 35,994 1,500 13,168 10,000 29,360 6,946 37,940 20,000 2,400 11,412 277 3,000 2,825 4,500 342,964	Transfers £ (3,280) (2,870) (1,848) (6,820) - (100) (5,980) - (10,925) - - - - (510) (45) - - - (4,000) (475) - - - (36,853)	Balance c/f £ - (3,072) (2,213) 5,085 - - - 7,742 385 - - - - (13,205) 42,978 - - - - - - - - 37,700

Fund name Purpose of restriction AMAL - Kahaani

To use storytelling and performance techniques to enable South Asian women to tell their stories, theatrically, in a new drama which they will coproduce. The transfer is for café and room hire recharges.

BDMC Art & Culture - Kahaani

BBC Children in Need

To support young people living in deprived communities and at risk of mental health issues improve their wellbeing and self-esteem by delivering mental health workshops, physical activities, careers advice and trips. The transfer is for café recharges.

NLCF - Capacity and Resilience To develop the capacity and resilience of the charity including the delivery of ongoing services including food parcels, a warm space and ongoing services. The transfer is for café and room hire recharges.

BDMC - Combined Funds BDMC - Coronation

BDMC - Day Opportunities

To support the provision of food parcels and advice support. To support the holding of a Coronation celebration. The transfer is for room hire recharges.

To support older women, participate in health improvement activities to improve their health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation. To support 30 women with learning differences to enable them to be healthier, more active, more independent and socially connected. The transfer is for café and room hire recharges.

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Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2024

4 Restricted funds continued

Restricted funds continued
BDMC - HAF 2024	To provide an Easter, Summer and Christmas holiday activity programme
	for children, delivering healthy lifestyle messages through fun, creative
	activities and food provision.
BDMC - HAF 2023	To provide an Easter, Summer and Christmas holiday activity programme
	for children, delivering healthy lifestyle messages through fun, creative
	activities and food provision. The transfer is for room hire recharges and a
	contribution to core costs.
BDMC - HSF	To provide food parcels, hot drinks and meals to families.
The Keith Howard Foundation	To provide singing and writing workshops for new mothers.
The Leap Bradford	To develop and deliver an awards and support programme for individuals,
	groups and organisations with arts and culture ideas/projects that can
	increase participation in arts and culture.
BDMC - Wellbeing	To support the delivery of a programme of wellbeing activities.
National Citizen Service Trust	To support the provision of targeted community experiences for young
	people. The transfer is for café recharges.
National Lottery Heritage Fund	To support a community project with a focus on learning about Sufi heritage
	via music. The transfer is for café recharges.
VCS Alliance Out of Hours	To deliver an out of hours service as part of the Wellbeing Network.
Smallwood Trust	To enable the provision of a Women's Urgent Support Fund that will help
	sustain the provision of emergency welfare support.
Sport England	To enable the purchase of sports equipment.
Street Games 2023	To recruit 4 young people aged between 16 and 24 years to become trained
	sport leaders thereby harnessing the power of sport to create positive
	change in the lives of disadvantaged young people. The transfer is for room
	hire recharges.
Street Games Yoga	To maximise the contribution yoga and mindfulness can make to support
	emotional regulation and develop coping skills within young people, aged 13
	to 25 years. The transfer is for room hire recharges.
BDMC UKSPF	To alleviate the impact of financial hardship amongst families in Bradford
	East, by providing food parcels and low cost hot, nutritious meal ideas.
Charities Aid Foundation	To deliver a health and wellbeing programme for women and their families,
	based in the Play Gym, healthy cafe and Her Gym.
BDMC Community Buildings	To contribute towards the running costs of the centre.

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2024

5 6 7 8	Tangible assets Cost £ £ At 1 April 2023 3,382 44,916 Additions - - At 31 March 2024 3,382 44,916 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 3,348 42,030 Charge for year 34 1,594 At 31 March 2024 3,382 43,624 Net book value At 31 March 2024 - 1,292 At 31 March 2023 34 2,886 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments Other debtors Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand Creditors and accruals Accruals Deferred income (see note below for analysis) Other creditors Deferred income BMDC Genetics service Item name Reason for deferral BMDC Genetics service Being contract income received in advance for 2023. Gym and play Computer equipment	£ 5,940 - 5,940 5,940 - 5,940 - - 2024 £ 9,697 6,806 - 16,503 2024 £ 430,275 27 430,302 2024 £ 5,033 - 3,851 9,872 Deferred to next year £ - - the year ending Office equipment	Total £ 54,238 - 54,238 51,318 1,628 52,946 1,292 2,920 2023 £ 18,040 4,429 4,376 26,845 2023 £ 441,375 30 441,405 2023 £ 4,292 11,140 645 16,077 Released from last year £ 11,140 11,140 31 March

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Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2024

9 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £89,842 (previous year: £84,379).

Other transactions with trustees or related parties Tahera Kocholia 10 Operating leases Within one year In the second to fifth years inclusive 11 Designated funds Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing £ £ £ Buildings 250,000 - - 250,000 - - Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due: Trustee Consultancy Name of trustee or related party Relationship to charity Description of transaction	2024 £ 975 975 2024 £ 601 - 601 Transfers £ - -	2023 £ - - 2023 £ 792 66 858 Balance c/f £ 250,000 250,000

Fund name Purpose of restriction Buildings To be used for planned building works linked to the planned community asset transfer.

WomenZone

Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Grants and donations 3,034 500 Contracts 66,821 67,563 Room hire and services 9,217 13,419 Café sales and gym fees 30,169 21,489 Trips and activity contributions 3,281 6,407 Other 6,184 2,792 Bank interest 12,300 2,099 Total income 131,006 114,269 Expenditure Salaries and NIC 95,268 61,026 Payroll charges 1,302 - Consultancy, freelance and sessiona 34,270 18,225 Travel expenses 1,032 1,041 Training 30 49 Volunteer expenses (444) 88 Rent, rates and venue hire 1,428 1,372 Utilities 3,657 22,053 Telephone, internet and postage 2,409 2,096 Printing and stationery 1,788 1,733 Publicity and marketing 538 70 Computers, maintenance and softwa 1,397 412 Insurance 1,242 2,311 Maintenance and cleaning 5,419 6,854 Maintenance contracts 1,303 919 Events and activities 9,938 5,683 Awards and grants - 600 Equipment and materials 1,054 230 Independent examination 2,400 1,800 Licences and subscriptions 866 486 Recruitment and DBS 25 160 Bad debts - 4,000 Depreciation 1,628 14,810 Bank charges 587 550 Total expenditure 167,137 146,568 Net income / (expenditure) (36,131) (32,299) Transfers between funds 36,853 83,192 Net movement in funds 722 50,893 Fund balances brought forward 399,803 348,910 Fund balances carried forward 400,525 399,803	2024 Restricted funds £ 362,227 - - - - - - 362,227 205,321 - 21,644 3,102 466 800 - 21,500 728 527 1,227 3,593 936 4,050 - 68,243 5,794 4,577 - - 456 - - - 342,964 19,263 (36,853) (17,590) 55,290 37,700	2023 Restricted funds £ 329,089 - - - - - - 329,089 216,444 - 23,240 1,035 150 62 125 - 1,187 486 342 1,689 - - - 37,731 - 396 - 144 524 - - - 283,555 45,534 (83,192) (37,658) 92,948 55,290	2024 Total funds £ 365,261 66,821 9,217 30,169 3,281 6,184 12,300 493,233 300,589 1,302 55,914 4,134 496 356 1,428 25,157 3,137 2,315 1,765 4,990 2,178 9,469 1,303 78,181 5,794 5,631 2,400 866 481 - 1,628 587 510,101 (16,868) - (16,868) 455,093 438,225	2023 Total funds £ 329,589 67,563 13,419 21,489 6,407 2,792 2,099 443,358 277,470 - 41,465 2,076 199 150 1,497 22,053 3,283 2,219 412 2,101 2,311 6,854 919 43,414 600 626 1,800 630 684 4,000 14,810 550 430,123 13,235 - 13,235 441,858 455,093