Registered Charity Number 1172935 Registered Company Number: 02404473 QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Financial Statements and Trustees Annual Report For Financial Year Ending 31st March 2024
CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 18t Aprll 2023 to 0 31•t March 2024 Charity name: Queenspark Books Charlty roglstrntlon numbor 1172938 Objectives and Activities SORP Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document P•ra 1.17 Queen6park Books gathers, preserves and makes accessible the untold storie5 of the peopl8 of Brighton 8nd Hove. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefil, in particular. the activities, projects or Services identffied in the a¢¢ounts. Parg 1.17 1 19 During the period April 2023 to March 2024 Queen$park Books has conlinued to deliver its Natnal Hertage Lottery Fund-project, Brighton Incoming. It has worked with three lorAI organisations - 8righton & Hove Faith In Action. the Bevy and Refugee Radio - to train volunte8rs and to gather stories for a new book, Brighton Bound, to be published at the end of the project. In addkn'on to Brighton Incoming, Queenspark Books has continued to develop and promote its online archive, providlng free access to its back rAtalogue. It has also continued to sell books, developing a new partnership with Kemptown Books. statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charty Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 The Trustees confim that they have paid du8 regard to the Charty Commission's guidance on publK benefft. Addltional information (optional) Volunteers continue to be at the heart of Queenspark Books, work and without them the organisation wouldn't continue. Volunteers manage the Charity, but also contribute to the delivery of wojects, selling I tkS and making connections across the P8M138 Contribution made by volunteers
Achievements and Perfomiance As outlined above, Queenspark Books continues to provide opportunities to tell their stories for communities who are marginalised OT whose contribution to the life of the Cty isn't aVayS reCcnd. These opportunities in¢lude'. Summary of the main achievements of the chanty, identifying the dbfference the hanty's work has mad8 to the circumstsnces of its beneficiaries and any wid8r benefits to society 88 8 whole. Pwa 1.20 Having your story recorded and told in publiotion. Leaming new skills such as book editing. oral history interviewin9. Exploring the history of Brighton and Hove. Taking part in related groupAqCtivitias. Financial Revlew Review of thè charty's financial positvjn al the end of the eriod Statem8nt explaining the policy for holding reserves stalin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materialty in deficit Explanatbn of any uncertaints'es about the charity continuing as a going oncem PAra 121 Que8nspafk Books made a small profft of £94 in the year. Queenspark Books hobjs reserves in I SUPPOrt of its future activty and sustainabili £2539 Parry 122 P•ra 122 Pw•124 P•r• 123 Additional Infomiatlon (optional) You ma choose to include further stalements where relevant about.. The charty's principal It continues to b8 a challenging time for sources of funds (induding lundraising for small charities. The sale of any fundfaising) tM)oks and the back catalogue conkn'nues to raise income for Queenspark Books. P•ra J.47 . Structure, Governance and Management Des¢flPtion of charty'$ trusts-. Type of goveming document Para 125 Memorandum and Artscles of Association How is the chatity constituted? Pwa 1.25 ' Qu8enspafk Books is governed by its Mermrandum and Articles of Association dated 14th Juty 1989.
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees P¥•125 . Trustees are selected via an open , advertised process. The Management Cornmee votes on the appoinknent of new Trustee5. Reference and Administrative details Char name Other name the cha Re istered chari number Charity's principal address Queens 1172938 CJO Radio Reverb Unrt8 Open Mark Marshalls Row Brighton 8N14JU N•m•• of tho charlty tru•t•M who manage tho ch•TIty Trustw nam• Offk• (11 any) O•t•• •cl•d If not for *thal• Nam• of p•r•on lor body) •ntitl•d Int tru8t•• Ifan M8lrta Denn8tt Dr Gery HOlltraY Esther Gill Declaratlons Th• trusto•s d•clar• that th•y hav• approved th• tru•t•ea' r•port abov•. Signod on bohalf of the ¢h•rity'8 trustee• Signatur•(•) Full name(8) Po•ition lag Secretsry, Chair, otc) Esther Gill Trustee Dat• 111h February 2025
Brenda Peèr8-Ro88 29 Drift Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex P020 OPW Independent ExamIn•3 Report to the Tru8te•s of: QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Reglstorad Charity Number: 1172935 I report on the accounts of the cmPanY 1¢% the year eThJed 3111 March 2024. tAhith are set OLrt on the attached pages 110 6. R98PtlY• rn•ponslbillti•s of trust••8 and •xaminor The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the Pufposes of company law) are rèsponsible for the preparatIC of the aCc(nts. The trustees nsIder that an alf( is not required for thi$ year under Part 16 of the CNnpanies Ad 20[ (the Act) arnl that an independent examinatson B needed. Having Satisfied Mlf that the ccrfnpany 15 not subject to an audit undor c4Jnpary lknv and 18 eligible for independent examination, it is my reSPsIblIty to.. examine th• a¢Unts undgr Section 145 of ts Charits8 Act 2011: follow the procedures la dcrwn in the general Directions given by the Charlty Ci)mmi88ion (under section 14515)Ib) of the ki. a5 amended: and slate whather matters have como to my attwrtion. Ba•1• of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•e• •tst•m•nt My examination was camed out in rdance with pneral Dlrecllons glven by th8 Chadty Commission. An •xamination includes a revitrw of the acrxiunting records kept by the chanty and a Comparison of the accounts presented wrth those records. It also includes o)n$Kleration of any unusual items or disdosures of th8 accounts and seeking explanats.ons frtyn you a8 tTU8te88 con¢emiry any such rnattets. The procedures uTrJertaken do nol provide all the evidence that would be required in an audrt. and consequendy no opinitin is given as to whether the accounts present a knie and fair view," and Ihe report 15 limited to th¢)se mattern set out in the statement below. Ind•p•nd•nt Examlnee• 8tat•m•nt I have completed my examination. l (x>nffiffli that no matters have come to my attention in connection wilh the examinalwi giving me cause to bel¥8 that in any maten.al resF*¢t'. acwunting re(x)rd¥ We n¢X kept in acwrdance wrth the C(Mnpwies 8ection 386 of Ihe 2006 Act: or the accounts do not accord with records.. or the accounts do nol comply with the a¢UntirwJ requiremenls of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, whi¢h is not a matter conswjered as part of an independent examination.. or the acc(KJnts have rK)t been prepar1 in awrdance wtth thg methods and principles of the Statement of Recornmend practi for accounting and reporting by chafitw applicable to charrtE$ preparing their accounts in a¢cordance with the Finanual ReiMNting Standard applicable in th• UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). Bren(la Pew¥.R¢)ss Fhi4AT. ACIE 13m June 2025
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD IA Company Limii¢d By Gu•r8th81 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivfTES Charfty Nwntyor.. Com Numbw.. 11729J5 02404473 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2Q24 2024 2023 Incom• and EndmIn . DonaDons Chanlabte Acti¥At Bwk Intere5l Tt)tal Incorn• and •ndoin•nt• 35 40.482 24 6.315 24 34.187 18.410 20 18,410 20 Exp•ndliur• on: Raising Funds Charitable AcknTrnts Oth•r 280 34,187 40,447 I4, 24.698 Total exp•ndtur• 24.6 24.696 Transfar Funds N•t mov•rn•nt ol lund 18,2811 18,281 Total fvnds broughtfmrd 8,706 8,705 To¢•1 IuAd• trt0 lorw•rd
QUEE14SPARK BOOKS LTD PwJ 2 IA Compary UThited By GuarHntspl Charlty Numb•r Numb•r'. 1172935 07411826 BALANCE SHE AS AT 31 AIARCH 24 X+24 202J Flxd A•t• 2.382 1.763 1448 1,448 1,763 5.482 Ca¥h at bank and in hand 2.793 1,448 Cr•dttorn Arunts falliw du¢ within one ye 2.793 12.7931 7,089 17,0891 {4) 13,8131 13,81 Credhors due after one yew N•t Curnt A••ot• .366 NET A88ETS 2,365 FUN0¥ Tot1 To1 2P23 Unro8trthJ htsnds ReSt[f IT Fry th•yeur •n¢Jry 31rt 2024. w• ¢•mp•ty ¥V••#iJ•dtO•XWf¢lkn •ud# sècllon 477 01 the Comp•nw Ad 20LXI. The ClreLkns thty'r tr. 01 th• m¢mbtrk hA not fequir•d to rthin d8 t••¥th0 y8•r in 91)n In wih 478 o)rnpArfee bj tlhi wn•ll ¢¥nPW Tho accnIS been preppre¥ in •w4mTAith tho wo¥l8wy4 •rl ¢0¢yanI vrftrmn the Cefflpan Act . Appr¢¥ed by th& Board ol TrLNtees at a m•ryrwt rrwlkng hebj on 9th 2WIS. ?yJned w IheK bhatt by.. Esther Gill TiusteeJDire¢tr PJle$ orn pagM 4. e frym pw¢ 0fthef•x stttkn
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD (A Carnp&ny L}rted By Gu8r8rt881 PnNCIPAL ACCOuNNG POUCIES FOR niE YEAR EMDeD 31 MARCH 2024 ¢¢oUng Pollcl•8 The Inwc4al statemwts ofth8 Chwtth cWiny, 19 8 eftenl er FRS102, havè t prep8r¢d under the h15tOriC81 c05t conventnn axvdance th the CrynFarvs Act 20C6 and the Stater1 of ReConYnWd Prxtce SORP IFR51021 Lswed on 161 Lkntw2019. wk¥L4e UK Aronts.J Standard5 and the Charities Ad 2011. Fo•t The company hB5 taken adv ol tIE wob75VJn5 of Ctynpaffts 21)J6 presented income and experHliture xc4unt the l¢nn of a Statement of dwibes th&9rour¥ts that It 8n8bl85 the financi •latements tg 18irMew clthe fe$t fttthe yew Fund a¢¢ountkng General lup.di aro unlrIGed lunds lthlch Are avwiabkn for use at the dwetion ofthe 8o¥d ol Trustge5 in furtheran ofthe gener4 obJe¢tr06 olth ntyi.profft thty whth ha¥e T1 de6nated for otsr purrthe8. De8vJn•ted fundi ccffiprt unresrricted fvnds thal have been set a8Je by Bc•rd Of Trustee8 fur partular purposes. Th? ain and uso of oath dew9ftalod 801 th? nrrtes to Ihe f8181 8talernents Restrkt•d nd8 ar8 fwd8 which are to be ustsl in rIant% spedlk wnpowl tsy tldm• (wwlh h b88n raM8d ty Ih8¢h•rity for partkxlaf purpos. Incomlng rMouYc•• Voluntary Income and don•bon8 are In irthNry rewurces tlw afP receivabb aDJ Ount Can be quantfvd reaDabl8 Gr8nts rti xiwnton a rgNabl• ba?i4. for which it h•8 teen receNed . thore was no delefftrj irKome in the per>J R••ouffjM •yp•fid• AW oxpendituTr i¥ fcrf on an attn1$ b8$ and has th wgr•J&te al (xjots related to calryory Expendllwt 48 s¢afrd In4%01 18X. T•nglbl• Ilx•d ••••t• •nd d•w•ctsllon Tangibl¢ Fixoj Assets for use by the C aro rfthty b• us•J Ic¢mcrf• than one yew and cojt at least £lk. Ihey 4r ¥U at ¢st O¢pwWon l¥ cubEa io wri1• de tre cijstor of fix¢d aJ7¢15 excryi Ireehokl ty •qual nnu81 Instshn¢nts (r thè us0fv1 l+w¥ Tr perbJ8 9eneralty oFpk4ble arg. c•puter 1pMen 50 % pw amum swhl lthe methoj FNture8 FittiTrJs 50 % pw #Mum on c4)st str8gN line Int•nglblo lrtom• Intangibb IrKorne, in the fr)mi vl ¢SywigJ tsralities hdp ., 18 not inckth1 In the stwn8r Sin it i¥ not ronsered to quantrty suth incc The rrent re&erve ['cY 15 kn maknun suifKlwt lty for commthThts, and Iho repcwiwnt otcertain The Dir¢¢toryBo8rd ofTru8tees do nol belevt thè organatp)ft Is sutyectlo arry sybstsntw rkk twd ose di103¥1 in the Annu ReFQrt ar¢ A[¥
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD IA Company Lirnit& By aranIeeI P4ge 4 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 2023 Incom• from Ch•r*•bltAcllvAh• Gr•nt5 Sales Inoyne Other In¢c 34,167 39,167 1,315 16,922 1,488 1,315 Charftsbl• Aclt¥Hkn Éxp•ffdlturn Cost of sa8 B¥nk ch¥r9es Merchants tse$ General expens•8 Quk Bk1 Postage St¢r8gÈ pr1. organi)nl Re8lwKe Proert .. NLHF Events 2,187 107 2,187 107 379 107 32 41 41 219 1,784 7.107 27.CQJ 7,107 27,C60 12,822 33 5,763 897 765 1,gJS 633 1,805 633 299 Finance worker Webslte O¢pre¢Ww)n 143 Gov•rn&nc• costs Ind•wnderrt E¥amin 16
QUEE14SPARK BOOKS LTD IA Cvrnp8ny mrtE By Guwjnleel P•9• S NOTES TO ThE ACCOUNTS EqlThi Flttby Total 2024 Total 2023 Co•t 8rought fr)M Additions DiskwLs lowd 143 804 Brought forWd Charge for year DI5al• CamBd fOr N•t Book V•lu• B3lanc• at 31.03.24 756 8Ckl BalAnrA at 31.03.23 2024 2023 Tradè HMRC . VAT refund ¢ PfOpaym•nt8 1.387 307 1,387 3Q7 104 630 714 Crtdltorn.AfvM)Unkn du• 4m• y•W 13391 11.2071 2.750 12.7931 13,1321 11,2071 2750 13,3521 14611 Accruals Del•rf•d wr••trkt•¢l IrKorr 2025 Opmlng Mo¥•ffl Mov•m•n¢ Tr•n•f•r CloBlng B•l•nc• lJ•¢w••n 8l#nc• •1.25 nd• 31 JJ3.24 Urrtsirithd 6.374 6.280 20rJ Openhw lkntemenl IAovem•nt Tr*n•f•T Closlng B•lan¢• In Balance 22 31m.23 fund• Unrtstn¢tsd fvTrJs 8.705 5.553 11.814 11.814
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD (A Comp8ny UrTrrted By Gu•rnnteel Pag• 8 NQTES TOTHE ACCOUNTS Opming m4>¥• Ilov•rn•nt Trnn•t•r Clo•1 Balancè In Bilance IM1.23 31.03.24 lund NLHF. Organis6tional Resilience NLGHF-Brighton Inconyng Pro11 7.107 27,CEO {7.1 D71 R••trl¢t•d Fund• Op•nlrvJ Mov•m•nt Mov•rn•nt Tr•ni Clo•kng B•lancg oth .04.22 nd¥ 31.03.23 NLGHF.BrJhkn ProJ8rt 12.822 12,822 NLHF. Funds bj wppoft 8Th3Mc Prqect to t for rM9. aTrl cebrating (he stori88 of p8opKe h4ve LYJrn8 kn 8j10. R•E•t P•rty There are Th) rolad pHrty tr¥nsacbW in tl ¢xryeDt yew N kn 2023. uitlm•t• eontrolllng Paity The ¢ornpany under th8 ult&n•t• e4Xtrd ol ts dirxlLY4 •nd *th• •r• shoh t front of thD fharal stabmenl8.