REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1170604
rt ofthe Tn￿ and
Unaudited FiDancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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Bolton Sauthritans
Higsons Lin)ited
Accountauts
Offices l and 2
l A King Street
Farnwortb
Bolton
BL4 7AB

Bolton SamaritaDS
Contellts of the Financisl Ststements
for the Year EDded 31 March 2025
Pydge
Report of the Trnstees
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Fthancial Adivities
Balrdnee Sheet
Notes to the FlnaDcial Statements
6 to 10
Detalled Statement of ￿llancIal Activitses
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The truste¢s pres¢J]¢ their report with the financial staten￿ts of the GI￿lty for the year 31 March 2025. The
trLiStees have adoptsd dLe ptovisions of Accowitiog and ReportiDg by Charities., Statement of Rwmended Practice
applicable to th&ities preparing theii a¢coi]nts in accordm with the Financial R¢porting Stalldard applioable in the
UK and Repllblic ofIrelAnd (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
Objectives gnd airRs
The principal objective of Bolton SamarÈtans is lo offer confidorttal emoti008t supwt for peopk wbo are AJicidaL
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORlkfANCE
Fundraising aetlvities
Tolal incoming resour￿$ for the year wae £43,080 (2ill4" £4359XJ. Swplus for th¢ year W&8 £3,905 (2024" wlus
£3?27).
Reserves polley
Tolal reSe￿¥¢S at the yefir end weT¢ £205296 including a designated Trserve of £19,OtK) d￿Med to be sufficierLt to cov¢r
six months nu]Ding costs, in orderffj allow forthe orderly ￿dIng up of the cl)aEity, should circttnL8tatt% require this.
Goveilling document
The r]Mtity is ci)ntsolled by its goYaTring (kJcum&i¢ a deul of tnLSt Jnd c4)nstitsts an charity.
Re8iStered Charity Dumber
1170604
Principal *ddress
16 Barf( Street East
Bolton
Lan¢athiTE
BLI 2BQ
Trustees
M Riley Treasurer
T Kempster Tnjstee
M Kennedy Secretary
M Greenhalgh TtiJsl¢e
C ThretfaLI TnL%tee
C Billington Tnjstee {8PPOinted 11225)
J Taylor ThIstee
G Gntndy Tr[￿tee
W Scott Tn￿tee (appointed I1.2.25)
Independent Exllmill¢r
Mattliew Whale MAAT
Higso1￿ Lirntted
Accountants
Offices I￿2
IA King Street
Bolton
GreatsTManch&*r
BL4 7AB
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th Year Ended 31 l¥larch 202
Approved by ordff ofthe boatd oftll￿te&S on14 AUg￿t 2025 ar￿ SIW￿l on its bebalf by.
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bolton Sam8rltartS
I report to the tharity t￿￿teeS ott my examination of the aecouThts of Bolton Samarkn (th¢ Tnjst) for the year enthd
31 Mareh 2025.
Responsibilitles and basls of report
As the charity twtees of the Tll￿t YOU 8R re9X)n&￿Ie for the ￿ePAratIon of the &co)unts in accordance with the
requirunents of the Clwities Act 2011 Cthe Ace).
r report in rwect of my fAaminatioD of the Trusvs accouttts carried out UDder Section 145 of the Act and in canying out
my examination I have followa all applicable Directiolls given by the Charity C4)M￿Oll under S¢¢tion 145{5)Ib) of
the Act.
Independent examiner's Statement
I have completed my exam7natiotL I confirm that no material matters have conk to my attentiou in c(MllKction with the
examination g]vin8 rn¢ cause tobelieve that in &ny matai31
accounting records were not kept inrespect of the Tn￿1 as requllEd by Seclion 130 of the ACL. or
the accounts do not acconl with those records. or
the accouttts do not comp]y with the applic&bl¢ rqUJr¢￿ts Coll￿]ng the fomi and content of accounts set out
in the ch￿ltieS (Accounts and Reports) Regutations 2008 other djan any requirement that the accounts give a
true aod fair vi¢w which is not a matter o)Trsiik7ed as w of an independent examination.
I have no Conca￿ and have c4)m¢ across no other matter8 ID (x)nneclion with the ¢x￿ni￿atiOn to which att￿tion SE￿Id
be drawn in thjs report in order to enable aprw undu8tardiDg of the &W4xmts trj be reath
Mattbew Whale MAAT
Higsons Limited
Accountants
Offices l and 2
IA King Street
Farnworth
Bolton
Greater MaTKhest¢r
BL4 7AB
14 Ajjgust 2025
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Ststemtntof
31.3.25
UDreslricted
fimds
313.24
Totsl
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and l¢wi¢s
16325
14,474
OtlL¢r trading aotiyities
Investsnent income
23,232
3,523
25,823
3297
Total
43,080
43594
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising fi]nd8
16907
19.074
Charltable activities
Direct Ch￿Itable eKpeditu
21.193
Total
39,175
40,267
NET INCOME
3,905
3J27
RECONCILtATION OF FUNDS
Total fi￿dS brought fonvard
201,391
198,064
205,296
201J91
The not&8 forni Imrt of these fina￿la1 31¥tements
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313.25
31.3.24
Total
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Txngible &ssets
120,250
121,535
Debto
Cash * bank ￿]d in Iiand
1802
84,499
5,029
77,385
87301
82,414
CREDITORS
Amoijnts falling within Ime year
(2255)
(2,558)
NET CtJRRENf ASSETS
85,046
79,856
LIABILITIES
205296
201J9 J
205296
201J91
FUNDS
10
205296
201,391
TOTAL FUigDS
201,391
Th¢ financial statements were apwoved by the b)anl of Tn]th a￿1 aulb(￿ for issue on 14 Au￿]St 2025 and were
signed on ils b¢lwlf by:
M Greenhalsh. Twske
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Bolton Samaritans
Notes to th¢ Flnancial Statements
for the Ye2r EDded 31 March 2025
ACCOi]TITING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the fin8neial ststements
Th¢ financial statements of the charity. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102. have been prepared in
accordance with the Charities SORP (Flis 102} 'Accounting and Reporting by a)atitics: Statement of
Recommcnded l¥acti¢e applicable to ¢I￿ltieS preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Rqiublic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l Jalluary 2019),,
Fintincial R¢porting Standard 102 The Financial R¢Fx)rti￿ Standard 8pplicable in the UK and Republic of
eland, and the Cbarities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared undw the bistorical cost
Convention.
Inconie
All income is reCOgn￿ed in the Statement of Financial Activiti¢s once the chatity bas eDtitlement to th¢ fimds, it
is probable that the income will be recevved and the amou￿ can be mel$￿ reliably.
Expendithre
Liabilities are recowed as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive ob￿gatiOn committing the
charity to that expenditure. it is probable that a transfer of econornic bellefits will be required in settlement and
the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditute is accounted for on an a¢¢n￿ts basis and has
been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be diTedly
attributed to particular headings thcy have b¢en allo(xted to activities OD a basis CODSiSt¢nt with the use of
resoirces.
Tangible fjxed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to Write off each asset over its estimated useful
life.
Fixttm and fittings
Computer equipnient
15 /0 on reducing balan
330/0 on cost
No depreciation is provAded on propety as the trustees (x)nsider the value of the propety to not less than the
20(K) revaluation of £50,0(M) plus subsequent additions.
Taxatiop
The charity is ¢x¢mpt from tsx on its cbaritable activities.
Fund aeeountin£
Unrestricted fuThds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted ￿Thds can only be used for particular restricted PUTposes within th¢ objects of th¢ c]wity. Re6trirtiODS
arise when specthed by the donor OT when funds are rdised for particular restrict&l PUTposes.
Further explanation of the natt￿e and purpose of each fund is included in the not¢s to the financial statements.
Branch contnljution
Thc charge for brdnch ¢ontribution in the income and expenditure accowit is based on actual payments made in
the accounting period. The cost of the brallch contribution was previously ac£ount¢d for on an acc￿￿lS babis.
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Iton SamaritsDS
Notes to the Financial Ststements- tontinued
for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025
31.3.25
31.3.24
Shop income
23232
25.823
sTr￿￿K[ ￿COmE
31.3.25
31.3.24
Deposit account interest
3.523
3,297
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFTrs
There were no trustees, remunetation or other benefits for th¢ year cllded 31 Match 2025 llOT foi thc y¢ar ended
31 March 2024.
Trustees, expenses
It is the EX)licy of the charity lo reimburse all expenses proputy incurrd and clairned by ivs volunteers in
connection with it's cbaTitable aciiviti&8. Th¢ tr￿ reinthth in accordance with that policy in
conmion with oth¢r Vol￿teerS and the totsl separate amolltrt invofved is not cnnsidered material.
STAVF COSTS
Th¢ charity has no elltployee& All w<)rk carria out forthe charity is done by volunteers.
The average nwnthly number of employees during the year w&$ as follows:
31.3.25
31.3.24
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,(KK).
UDrestrict¢d
Donations and ILgaci¢s
14.474
Other trading activities
Investment income
25.823
3,297
Total
43,594
Raising fLuLds
19,074
Charitable activities
DiTect ciwitable expeditu
21,193
Totsl
40,267
NET INCOME
3,327
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F4otes to the Financial Ststements- eoDtinued
for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMINf OF FINANCIAL ACllVITtES. coDlinued
Unrestricted
fimds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
198,064
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
201.391
TAIYGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Freehold
pmperty
Comput
equipment
fittings
Totsls
COST
At l Apiil 2024
Additions
141.475
33506
174.981
410
410
At 31 March 2025
141.475
33.506
410
175,391
DEPRECIATION
At l April 2024
Charge for year
30J44
23.102
1,560
53.446
1,695
135
At 31 March 2025
30J44
24,662
135
55.141
NETBOOK VALUE
At 31 Marth 2025
111,131
275
120,250
At 31 March 2024
111.J31
10.404
121,535
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALIING DUE wrrHYN ONE YEAR
31.3.25
31.3.24
pryayn￿Dts and aC￿led income
2.802
5,029
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Bolton Samaritans
Notes to the Financial Statements- eontinued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
CREDfTORS: AMOUNIS FALLING DUE wrfHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25
31.3.24
Trade creditors
Other Creditors
1,530
725
1,600
958
2,255
2,558
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MOVEMEIYT IIY FUNDS
Net
movement
in funds
At
31.3.25
At 1.4.24
Unrestricted funds
General fiu3d
201.391
3,905
205,296
TOTAL FUNDS
201J91
3,905
205296
Net movement in funds, included ID the alx)ve are a5 follows:
tncoming
Movement
in funds
expended
Unrestrieted funds
General fimd
43,080
{39,175)
3,905
TOTAL FUNDS
43.080
(39.175)
3,905
Comparatives for movement in fund$
Net
movement
At
31.3.24
At 1.423
UDrestricted funds
General fund
198,064
3,327
201,391
198.064
3.327
201,391
Comparative net movement in fu￿d8 included ill thc above are &8 follows:
Resources
Movement
Unrestrieted funds
General fimd
43594
(40,267)
3,327
TOTAL FUNDS
43,594
(40267)
3,327
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Notes to the Financial Statements- eontinued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. eontinued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
Net
movement
At
31.3.25
At 1.4.23
Unrestricted funds
GcThuai fijnd
198.064
7.232
205296
TOTAL FIJNDS
198,064
7232
205,296
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 montTrLS collthined net rDovement in fimds. included in the above are
as follows:
in fullds
UDrestricted funds
General fund
86.674
{79.442)
7232
TOTAL FUNDS
86,674
(79,M2)
7.232
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RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related paty transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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Bolton SamaritaDS
Detsiled Statement of Financial Acknities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
31.3.25
31.3.24
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
DonAtioDS and legacies
Gifts
Don*ions
200 club
Other events
{1)
14247
190
38
13.180
170/
2.975
16,325
14,474
Other trAding activities
Shop income
23232 J
25.823
Investment income
Deposit account interagt
3,523 J
3297
Total incoming resourtts
43,080
43,594
Ralsthg donations and legaci
Publickty
1,937 1
1.447
Other trading acbvities
Premises & servi
Shop rent
5,720 J
9,250 /
8,377
9250
14.970
17.627
Charitable adivities
Premises & services costs
Trdvel expenses
Telephone
Postage and stationery
Volunteers, training & support
Charttable donation
Depreciation of tall￿￿1e fixed ass&8
11,965
1,0461
10,854
1,258
2,497
415
1256 J
1,487
1,835
1,696
18.477
18.346
Support costs
Governance costs
AGM & branch meeting expenses
Branch contribution
Accountancy
1,014
2.052
7251
692
1,465
690
3.791
2.847
Total resources upended
39.175 Jfy
40,267
Net income
3,￿5
3,327
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