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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary
Accounts
31 March 2024
Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Contents
| Page | |
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| Business information | 1 |
| Approval statement | 2 |
| Accountants' report | 3 |
| Profit and loss account | 4 |
| Balance sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 |
Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Business Information
Proprietor
R Hills
Accountants
Lucid Accounting Ltd One Trinity Green Eldon Street South Shields Tyne & Wear NE33 1SA
Bankers
Barclays Bank plc Leicester LE87 2BB
Business address
Hilltop Farm Gorfenletch Longhorsley Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3DW
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary
Approval statement
I approve the accounts which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. I acknowledge my responsibility for the accounts, including the appropriateness of the applicable financial reporting framework as set out in note 1, and for providing Lucid Accounting Ltd with all information and explanations necessary for their compilation.
R Hills
5 September 2024
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary
Accountants' report on the unaudited accounts to Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary
You have approved the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited accounts from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.
Lucid Accounting Ltd
One Trinity Green Eldon Street South Shields Tyne & Wear NE33 1SA
5 September 2024
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Sales Cost of sales Gross profit Expenses Car, van and travel expenses Rent, rates, power and insurance costs Repairs and renewals of property and equipment Telephone, fax, stationery and other office costs Advertising and business entertainment costs Interest on bank and other loans Bank, credit card and other finance charges Accountancy, legal and other professional fees Other business expenses Profit |
2024 £ 38,790 24,428 14,362 5,539 1,367 2,351 2,187 766 - 164 742 94 13,210 1,152 |
2023 £ 15,697 12,095 3,602 911 - 367 1,064 - 114 169 451 194 3,270 332 |
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
| Notes Current assets Bank/building society balances Cash in hand Net current assets Loans due after more than one year Net liabilities Capital account Balance at start of period Net profit |
533 50 583 |
2024 £ 583 (3,409) (2,826) (3,978) 1,152 (2,826) |
31 50 81 |
2023 £ 81 (4,059) (3,978) (4,310) 332 (3,978) |
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting basis
The accounts have been compiled on a basis that enables profits to be calculated in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and that provides sufficient and relevant information to enable the completion of a tax return.
2 Profit and loss account analysis
| Sales Donations Other Income Sales Cost of sales Purchases Animal Upkeep Other direct costs Car, van and travel expenses Motor expenses |
2024 £ 38,789 - 1 38,790 7,425 17,003 - 24,428 5,539 |
2023 £ 8,193 7,504 - 15,697 1,343 10,362 390 12,095 911 |
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Rent, rates, power and insurance costs Rent Cleaning Repairs and renewals of property and equipment Repairs and maintenance Telephone, fax, stationery and other office costs Telephone and internet Other insurance costs Advertising and business entertainment costs Advertising and PR Interest on bank and other loans Interest Bank, credit card and other finance charges Bank charges |
350 1,017 1,367 2,351 1,158 1,029 2,187 766 - 164 |
- - - 367 220 844 1,064 - 114 169 |
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Accountancy, legal and other professional fees Professional Fees Other business expenses Subscriptions Other expenses |
742 83 11 94 |
451 96 98 194 |
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Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
3 Plant, machinery and motor vehicles
| Cost At 1 April 2023 At 31 March 2024 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 At 31 March 2024 Net book value At 31 March 2024 |
Plant and machinery £ 6,944 6,944 6,944 6,944 - |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Hilltop Farm Animal Sanctuary
On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any)[1172781 ] Set out on pages N/A(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2021. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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 [The charity’s gross income exceeded £30,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did 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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Date: 31 December 2025
Signed:
Name: Russell Bambling
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ACMA
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address:
Westwood Otterburn, Northumberland NE19 1HA
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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