FYLDE COAST ADVICE AND LEGAL CENTRE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023

FYLDE COAST ADVIC.'E AND LECAL CENTR
YEAR KNDED JOTH JUNE 2023
CONTENJS
Page
Tn￿te¢S report
Independent Examiner's reFX)rt to the tntstees
Income and expenditure account
Balance Sheet
Note5 to the in¢ome and expenditUT¢ a¢count

FYLDE COAST ADVICK AND LEGAL C.ENTR£
TRIJSTEES AI¥NUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 30171 JUNE 2023
Report of the trnsteeg for the ye8r endlllg 30 2023
The tntst¢es. PTesent the annual ￿]M)rt together with the financial statements and independent examiner's report
of the chwity for the year ended 30 Jun¢ 2023.
RKFERETr4CE AND ADMINISTRATtVE DETAILS
Registered naMe:
Fylde Coast Adw¢e and Legal Centre
Cbarity Dumber:
1172655
Principal off￿:
Unit 8, Blackwol Technology Centre. Farnday Way. Blackpool
Trustees
Th¢ t[￿$teeS manage the dwty on a day to day basi$.
The tn￿ setviDg the choxity are as fo]lows'.
Ms C￿01¢ Lay
Mr Martin Mitchell
M5 J(Klie Trembles
Ms Amandawilliams
Rev Richard Cartmell
Ms Angela Brooke-steel
Mrs DeEoTah Heyw(x)d
Mr Paul Greatorex
Mr Kerthi¢k Fowl¢r
Mr John Blott
Ms Holly Swaies
TTl￿ and Chair
Trustee and Acting Chair
Tnkstr¢ and Tre&surer
Tn￿tr
Twstee
Tntst£¢
Tn￿te¢
Tn￿tee
Ttustee
TTUStee
Tn￿te¢
ReS1￿MINoVeMber 2023
Resi8n¢d March 2024
Resi￿ FebnTrary 2(r24
Publie benefit
The trustees have ¢omplied with the duty in5e(Xion 17(5) of the 2011 Ch8ritiesAct to have due regardtoguidance
publisk*d by the Chan"ty Commission on public benefit
STRUCTU￿ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENr
Governing document
The ¢l]arity is a Charltable Incoryoythd (hBam'sats'on and is governd by its Constr'tlltio￿ dated 20th April 2017,
which sets ¢Jut the obj#ts aTht pomus of the charity.
RecrnitsDent and Ippointm￿t of tr¥aiee8 and member8
Atthe AGM of the CIO. memixr5 of the organisation &gn nomtDate p￿SonS to Stal￿fOre]e¢lion as a Trustee. To
keep coDsisterw. one third of TrUS￿S are rwled¢d at each AGM. The Tnist¢es have w>wer to eo-opt
prospective TrLStees between AGMs and are invited to 5eTve L8 Tntstees by the executive cotyMnitte¢ b&8ed on
tFKir expression of interest in the ObJ￿ts of the charity. lly are then voted on by ihe Trustees at a meetmg.

FYLDE COAST ADVtCE AND LEGAL CENTRE
TRUSTF.ES ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 30TII JUNK 21)23
OIUECIIVES AND ACTIVFfiES
Th¢ obJ¢cts and principal activities of the charity are..
a) to Telieve wor ￿r81￿ tn the bor(Mghs of Black￿01, Fylde and wy￿ 8nd in the cities of Lan¢oster
and Preston (the desigy74t¢d area) by providing s￿h persoDS with legal 8erYtc¢s which they could not
otherwise obÉaw thtwgh the lack of means
b) the advonc¢ment of edwalion among persons r¢$th or Wo￿ll￿ in the designated area
ACHIEVTMENTS, PERFORMANCE AIYD PLANS FOR FUTURE PERiODS
The year ended 3yhJune 2(r23 h&5 l*en a difficult year. finan¢ially. for the Fylde Coast Advice and14al Centre
a sisnificant reduction in fimding during the ye8T, which has unfortuJJately ¢onttnuedp)st year erKI.
Since the year en￿ the charity ha5 wgbt to exyand COTtnection5 W2th the community arKI I￿81 oiganisati¢)ns to
nitiate the development of a Mib to f(￿u5 on addressing housing issues in the Bl8ekpool and Fylde Coast ar
continullwthe fightagamst $ub-stondard accommodation in th¢8re&8nd aim]ng to breach the gap E¢tween tenant5
and la￿]lOrd5
Throughoutthe year ended 30thJwRe 2011, the centre I￿5 continued to obtsin work refenrd to us by anumber of
sources, wlll.ch includ¢5 Statsknry agencies. Yoluntwy and charitable otg8nisations. Enquines and case Work have
0150 arisen from our website aod from national or8anÉ5ations and thw"r websitss.
The work done by the ¢harffity volunteer5 and staff is essential to the OF¢tatiollof the eharity and their setvt¢es are
vcry much appreciatedby the trustees and all involved in th¢ charity.
FINANCIAL REVIKW
ThereS￿ts f<>rtheyearoJ)dthe chaTity's fu￿￿781 positionatthe endofth¢ye2rareshown inthe attathed f￿ancial
statements.
Incoming res(xures for the year &yJed 30th Jun¢ 20￿. totslled £56.￿.
Ov¢rall expenditwe in the year amounted to £57.636. resuiting in a deficit ￿51110￿ of £1570 for th¢ year ended
3Uh June 2023.
Res¢ry¢s caffied foThwd at the year end date in totsl stand at £4.317. ￿Ing £1,224 of restricted reserves and
£3,(Y)3 Lmre5tsic¢d reserves.
Re8erves ptrli¢y
The chaTity aims to increase reseTves to approximately 6 month's expendihre in the region of £30.￿0, to enable
the Chan"ty to Fem•tn operaÉion8] should theF¢ uneXp￿tell fall in gr2ntsAnd donations receivedor any otl
unforeseen c1￿U￿51allc¢.

FYLDE COAST ADVICE AND LEGAL C.ENfRE
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023
RESPONSIBILrriFS OF THE TRUSTEES
The cknrity trustees are resp)nsible forprep8rin8 a trustees, annual report and financial statem¢nts in occordance
with Unit¢d Kinodom Accountthg Standards (United Kingdom Generally A¢eepted Accountin8 Pfficti￿> and
applicable law and regulAh'ons.
The law applicable to charities requir¢s the chan.ty trustees to prepare fmancial sta*m¢tts for each fuwKial y¢at
which give a tNe and fairview of the *ate of aff4ir$ of the clwity a￿] of the incoming resoU￿e$ and application
of resources of the chanty for that wiod.
In pr¢pgxing the fmancial statements. the t￿￿¢t5 are reqtsired to".
sel¢ct 5Urtable account￿8 policies and then apply them e(msistently"
obsave the meth(d5 gnd principles in the awities SORP.
mak¢ jUdgeMa￿ a[￿ estill￿teS that ar¢ re&y)Ek#bk and pnthnl
state wh¢ther applicable UK aCcO￿￿n8 standards have beenfollow&l subjectto any material departwes
disclo￿1 and explain¢d in the rnw￿[al stalem¢nts" and
pi¢par¢ the stat¢tnurts on the concern b&8is unless it 15 ifEappropriat¢ to presume that the
ch￿lty wdl ¢ollttll￿ in business.
The tr￿Stee8 we responsible for keeping prow ar0)uttt￿s r￿Ords that disc105e wtth rEasonable aecmcy at any
tim¢ the ftnancial pwition of charity ar￿ enable them to ert5ur¢ the fllwiciai stateroents ¢ornply with the
Charities Art 2011, the applicable Charities {ACCo￿ts aEKI Reports) Regulatlons. 2SKt the provisions of the
constibjtson. The InLStees are also responstble for safeguarding the assets of the ¢Fwity aTKi hence for tsking
reasonable steps for the prevention ￿ detection of frgud and ot￿r irregulariti¢s.
I l ￿￿￿￿.Q0Z￿. ond Sig[￿ on its behalfby..
Approvcd by the trnsttts of the charity ffl ... . ..
ss J Tremble5

FYLDE COAST ADVICE AND LEGAL CKNTRE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO TUE TRusfEES
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023
We report on the accounts of the charity for the year ¢rKlcd 30th June 2023. which are set out on pages 5 to 7.
liespective responsibilities of Trusteey and Examiner
The charit)Is trustees ar¢ responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charitys tsijstees consider that an audit
Is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (th¢ 2011 Act) and that an iJJd¢pend¢nt
e￿Arni￿tion is ne¢(kil
It is our iesponsibility to".
examine the acwunts under section 145 of th¢ 2011 Act.
to follow the procedures laid dowi in the General Directions given by th¢ ChaTity Cornmission
UEkn section 145(5)(b) of th¢ 2011 Act. 8nd
to state whether particu]ar matt¢rs have come to our attentio]L
Basi8 of Judependent Examiner'8 Report
Our cxamination was c￿rIed out in a￿OrdanCe with the General Dire¢tions given by the Charity Con)mission.
An ex8rninatioA include5 a review of the accountin8 records k¢pt by the Chan"ty and a compari50n of the accounts
pres¢nted with those records. It also Trn¢ludes considetation of any items or di￿10sureS in the a¢¢ount& and
the seeking of explanations from you as Trusteu concerning such mattets. The procth5 undertaken do not
piovide all the evidence that would be required in an audiL and consequently no opinion is ¥iV¢n as to whether the
ac¢ounts present a true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out the statement below.
Ihdependenl Examinerls Statement
In connection with our ¢xomination, no m&tteT5 have ¢om¢ to our attention
Which would give us reasonable cause to believe that in any mateiial respect the requirements
to keep awouT21ing tecords in accordance wlth Section 130 of the 2011 Act" ond
to prepare Accounts which accord with the accounting recoid5 attd to comply the accounting
Twirements of the 2011 Act
haye not been me( or
To whi¢l in our Opinio￿ attention should be drawD in order to enable a proper unde¥standing of th¢
ae￿wits to be reached.
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FYLDE COAST ADVICE AIYD LEGAL CENTRE
IP4COME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUTr
YEAREIYDED311fH JUNE 2023
2022
Total
fund$
rejtslele
nds
2(123
Tot*ifunds
TudorTrust
Receipts:
Grants ieceived
D0T￿tiOnS
Senices
Othei incom¢
4U.(K)O
40.0
40.￿)￿
2.716
12.046
1.304
105.336
2.488
20,945
5,994
2.716
12.046
1.304
Ti*tai rete4pts
40.000
40,IM)O
16.Q6f)
56.OC16
134 763
PA￿￿ents.
26,934
26.934
26.934
80.793
Tninitig. cmsulknffi" and reference
materi￿5
Trai'el and accom1r￿d
Adi'ertising
Computer expe￿eS
Prinling. siatsorxw aod postage
Genernl admti) eipws¢s
Rent
HeaL knghi and ivol¢r
Repwrs
Telephone
Insurance
Profe5y"onal servicts and
memberships
BJnk" Charge5
Bookk"eeping
Oiher exp¢lldittwe
818
818
512
310
3.018
715
2.983
7.144
707
610
2.2¥7
2,540
3,373
778
878
3,71)8
1.982
3,951
8.000
2.979
1.055
2.1116
2.594
398
310
2.746
715
1.103
7.144
707
610
2.2k7
2.540
310
2.746
715
1.103
7.144
707
610
2.287
2.540
272
1.880
6.140
507
6.141)
507
8.551
507
29.028
461
T•t#l p8)Inemts
52.959
959
4.677
iyet of receipts l (pwtttsl
{12,959)
(12,959)
liJ89
IlJ71b}
{7ffi33}
Tra￿[erS bdiveen fuT
Cath funds broughi lornyrd
14,183
14.183
(8.296)
5.887
13,521)
c￿ fundi eanied forw•rd
I,ZZ4
24
4J17

FYLDE COAST ADVICE AND LEGAL CENTRK
BALANCE SHEET
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023
2022
2023
Fixed a&8ets
Fixtwe5 and fittings
Offtce equiprnent
335
10,616
10,951
335
11,626
Current a88ets
Other debtor5
Cash at bank and in hand
939
497
,436
58
58
CUrr￿t liabilitie8
Other creditors
{6,5(K))
{7J67)
5,887
Total aggests less currmt Ilabilities
4.317
Represen¢e41 by:
{8,296)
14,183
General fimd
Re$tri¢led fijnds
3,093
1224
5.887
4,317
These r]n￿￿la1 statem¢nt& were apyroved by the board of trusttts on ..l.¥..ffj.wX. . Qo
and ￿e Si￿ed on their Eehalf by:
J Trembles
Treasurer

FYLDE COAST ADVICE AND LEGAL CENTRE
NOTES TO THE INCOME AND EXPKNDfTuRE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 21125
Aceountlng pollciej
Th¢ accounting policies adopted are regularly reyiewed to ensure th8t they [en￿Illthe most appropriat¢
for th¢ ¢ireumstances of this Chan"table Incorporated OrganTsation.
The fjnanciai statements have be￿ prepared on a receipts and payments basis. under the historical cost
convention
Inrom¢ is recosnised wh¢n it is receivc(L
Expendith is r¢wsmised when it is paiLi
2 Grants received
Gr8nts received during the year were..
21)23
2022
CJRS- Futloush wts
Access to Justice Fund
Tudor TnLSt
Other granls received
8,836
60,IXX)
30,0(X)
6.500
Reslricted
Reslricfed
40.￿￿5
105,336
Trwgteeg expenseB
No amounts were paid to Trnstees dwing the ye8r.