2024-03-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1174543

LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP Unaudited Financial Statements

31 March 2024

RMR PARTNERSHIP LLP

Chartered Accountants 3rd Floor, Vyman House 104 College Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 1BQ

LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

	Page
Trustees' annual report	1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees	6
Statement of financial activities	8
Statement of financial position	9
Statement of cash flows	10
Notes to the financial statements	11

LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 March 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP Charity registration number 1174543 Principal office FARTHINGS BRIDLE LANE LOUDWATER RICKMANSWORTH WD3 4JQ

The trustees

Independent examiner

DAVID ELLIS OBE CHRISTINE STEPHENS PHILIP LEWIS BELINDA CHADWICK EDWARD SOBCZAK (Appointed 12 December 2023) RMR Partnership LLP 3rd Floor, Vyman House 104 College Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 1BQ

Structure, governance and management

The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 2 May 2017 amended on 30 August 2017.

Overall management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected under the terms of the constitution.The operational activity is managed and carried out by volunteers and paid staff.

Trustees have been selected from a number of diverse backgrounds including the spouse of a mesothelioma victim and those who have experiences related to the conditions or who have specialist skills and experience needed to strengthen the Board.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Structure, governance and management (continued)

Risk Management

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the management of the risks faced by the charity. The Board and its staff identify the potential and actual risks, the nature of the risks, the likelihood and impact of the risks happening, and the measures taken to prevent or manage them. The Trustees review risks formally at Board Meetings as well as discussing and updating risks at more informal governance meetings.

The main risks identified that the charity faces are to:

• Income - which is mitigated by our fundraising strategy, specific targets and consistent reporting to Board of Trustees

• Reputation - competence of our staff - which is mitigated by ensuring all the systems, processes and support are in place to ensure the effective recruitment, maintenance and development of Support Workers and their services

• Internal infrastructure - which is mitigated by continually assessing and evolving the infrastructure as the charity grows, while taking into account the needs for the coming years.

The Trustees continue to assess the effect of a significant financial event on the charity's income and are satisfied that the charity has a suitably robust and diverse range of income streams which will mitigate the risk from such an event. There is also a robust reserves policy.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Objectives and activities

The principal objects of the charity are to improve the quality of life for anyone affected by Mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases in London and the South East of England by providing independent, practical and emotional holistic support through:

-Setting up and running local support groups or working collaboratively with others to set up and run local support groups;

-Setting up and running friendship groups for bereaved carers and family members to remember their loved ones and raise funds to support our work;

-Conducting home visits and regular telephone support;

-Assisting with benefits claims and government compensation;

-Signposting to appropriate health care services and maintaining a list of tested legal service providers for help with civil compensation claims.

Our objects also include advancing the education of health care professionals by providing grants to enable them to attend specialist conferences or events as well as raising awareness within the community of the dangers and impact of exposure to asbestos.

Partnership and collaboration remain key themes of the charity going forward with a focus always on what arrangements best serve our beneficiaries who are the users of our services. We provide financial support to Mesothelioma UK for Clinical Nurse Specialist projects and to enhance patient support at support groups and one to one advice as required. In addition, we contribute financially and physically to research projects including more accurate early detection of Mesothelioma. We actively support The Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum UK including in campaigns as a voice for victims.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance

During this period our operation has continued to recover even if still somewhat gradually from the impacts of Covid-19 and our ability to deliver services has been largely reinstated. Our Support Workers and Service Manager have continued to do all possible to restore and then further develop services based on our tested understanding of user need. We still experience some patients and carers not wanting to put themselves to any measure of risk. We understand that and have been happy throughout to to deliver our services in whatever way best suits the needs of each patient individually and our commitment to do that continues.

During the period we have continued to operate a free independent helpline service for victims or their families to access our services immediately on diagnosis or at any other time afterwards.

Our team of Support Workers have given one-to-one independent support and assistance to an ever growing number of victims, family members and carers by face-to-face meetings, in groups, by zoom or by phone. Our monthly support group programmes in Basildon, Dagenham, Canterbury, Rainham, Dartford, Tunbridge Wells ,Surrey and London is growing in use again. Support group meetings continue to be held by zoom where convenient for the patients and carers. The level of donations continue to hold good despite the difficulties over the past few years and we continue planning to increase fund raising events and other activities to help grow our capacity to develop and increase our services.

We continue to be most grateful to our Support Workers and our Service Manager for their dedication and commitment, and also for their professional and innovative approach in making sure best quality services are delivered to all those who need them.

Financial review

A surplus of £63,478 for the year ended 31 March 2024 It was generated by incoming resources totalling £327,915 for the period and resources expended £264,437. This deficit goes against to the unrestricted reserve fund the Trustees have set in accordance with their agreed reserve policy - this policy is designed to ensure that sufficient reserves are held for the purpose for ensuring the continuation of the services of the charity to the benefit of the users of our services.

The reserves policy in particular ensures the charity has the ability to withstand any unforeseen drops in income and sufficient free reserves are held for that purpose. The Board's policy with regard to free reserves has been to set a target for such reserves to equal approximately up to six months.

Reserves Policy

The reserves policy in particular ensures the charity has the ability to withstand any unforeseen drops in income and sufficient free reserves are held for that purpose.

The Board's policy with regard to free reserves has been to set a target for such reserves to equal approximately six months.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Public benefit

In setting our objectives and planning future activities the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidelines on public benefit. The Charity aims to provide for the benefit of the communities in the areas of Greater London and The South East of England, practical and emotional support services with the object of improving the quality of life of anyone affected by mesothelioma or other asbestos related diseases.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 20 January 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

DAVID ELLIS OBE Trustee and Chairman

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP

Year ended 31 March 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

• examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission

• under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and

• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member 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 member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (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 Act; or

2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

3. the financial statements 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.

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of LONDON ASBESTOS SUPPORT AWARENESS GROUP (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

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.

RMR Partnership LLP Independent Examiner

3rd Floor, Vyman House 104 College Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 1BQ

20 January 2025

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Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2024

			2024		2023
		Unrestricted	Restricted
		funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds
	Note	£	£	£	£
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies	4	327,527	–	327,527	220,091
Investment income	5	388	–	388	–
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total income		327,915	–	327,915	220,091
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities	6,7	264,437	–	264,437	216,815
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total expenditure		264,437	–	264,437	216,815
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net income and net movement in	funds	63,478	–	63,478	3,276
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward		54,233	104,000	158,233	154,957
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total funds carried forward		117,711	104,000	221,711	158,233
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 11 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2024

		2024	2023
	Note	£	£
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets	13	5,806	7,258
Investments	14	125,388	–
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
		131,194	7,258
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand		97,388	155,095
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	15	6,871	4,120
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net current assets		90,517	150,975
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total assets less current liabilities		221,711	158,233
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets		221,711	158,233
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds		104,000	104,000
Unrestricted funds		117,711	54,233
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total charity funds	17	221,711	158,233
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 20 January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

DAVID ELLIS OBE Trustee and Chairman

The notes on pages 11 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 March 2024

	2024	2023
	£	£
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	63,478	3,276
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets	1,452	1,814
Dividends, interest and rents from investments	(388)	–
Accrued expenses	960	–
Changes in:
Trade and other creditors	1,791	(402)
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Cash generated from operations	67,293	4,688
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net cash from operating activities	67,293	4,688
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments	388	–
Purchases of other investments	(125,388)	–
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net cash used in investing activities	(125,000)	–
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	(57,707)	4,688
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	155,095	150,407
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	97,388 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	155,095 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The notes on pages 11 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is FARTHINGS, BRIDLE LANE, LOUDWATER, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 4JQ.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared, on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of freehold land and buildings and fixed asset investments.

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these financial statements. The trustees have made this assessment in respect to a period of one year from the date of approval of these financial statements and have reviewed cash flow forecasts and budgets in performing this review.

The trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

If the going concern basis were not appropriate, adjustments would have to be made to reduce the value of assets to their recoverable amount, to provide for any further liabilities that may arise and to reclassify fixed assets as current assets and long term liabilities as current liabilities.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

• income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.

• legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.

• income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.

• income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

• expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.

• expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.

• other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Equipment - 20% reducing balance

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investments in associates

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the associate arising before or after the date of acquisition.

Investments in joint ventures

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the joint venture arising before or after the date of acquisition.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

The charity has basic financial instrument only. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value ans subsequently measured at their settlement value.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Donations and legacies

	Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
	Funds	2024	Funds	2023
	£	£	£	£
Donations
Donations	327,527	327,527	220,091	220,091
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

5. Investment income

Interest receivable

Interest on fund held on deposit is included when receivable ansd the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid ot payable by the bank.

6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

	Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
	Funds	2024	Funds	2023
	£	£	£	£
Support costs	264,437 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	264,437 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	216,815 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	216,815 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

		Total funds	Total fund
	Support costs	2024	2023
	£	£	£
Activity type 1	261,557	261,557	214,895
Governance costs	2,880	2,880	1,920
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
	264,437	264,437	216,815
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

8. Analysis of support costs

		Analysis of
		support costs
		activity 1	Total 2024	Total 2023
		£	£	£
	Staff costs	203,411	203,411	167,088
	Premises	363	363	364
	Communications and IT	5,863	5,863	4,581
	General office	22,549	22,549	41,048
	Human resources	1,692	1,692	–
	Finance costs	151	151	–
	Governance costs	2,880	2,880	1,920
	Support costs - Travel, Professional and Other admin
	expenses	26,076	26,076	–
	Support costs - Depreciation	1,452	1,452	1,814
		ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
		264,437	264,437	216,815
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
9.	Net income
	Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
			2024	2023
			£	£
	Depreciation of tangible fixed assets		1,452	1,814
			৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
10.	Independent examination fees
			2024	2023
			£	£
	Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
	Independent examination of the financial statements		2,880	1,920
			৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
11.	Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as	The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as	follows:
	2024	2023
	£	£
Wages and salaries	153,455	125,895
Social security costs	9,901	6,629
Employer contributions to pension plans	3,154	2,346
Other employee benefits	–	450
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
	166,510	135,320
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The average head count of employees during the year was 5 (2023: 5). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

	2024	2023
	No.	No.
Number of staff	5	5
	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees

13. Tangible fixed assets

	Equipment
	£
Cost
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024	11,585
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023	4,327
Charge for the year	1,452
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
At 31 March 2024	5,779
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024	5,806
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At 31 March 2023	7,258
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Investments
	Cash or cash
	equivalents
	£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2023	–
Additions	125,388
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
At 31 March 2024	125,388
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Impairment
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024	125,388
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At 31 March 2023	–
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

14. Investments

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

14. Investments (continued)

The above carrying amounts are recognised as follows:

	Cash or cash
	equivalents
	£
At 31 March 2024
Held at fair value	125,388
Held at historical cost less impairment	–
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At 31 March 2023
Held at fair value	–
Held at historical cost less impairment	– ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2024	2023
	£	£
Accruals and deferred income	2,880	1,920
Social security and other taxes	3,991	2,200
	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ	ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
	6,871	4,120
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

16. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £3,154 (2023: £2,346).

17. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
						At
		At			31	March 202
	1	April 2023	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	4
		£	£	£	£	£
General funds		54,233	327,915	(264,437)	–	117,711
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
						At
		At			31	March 202
	1	April 2022	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	3
		£	£	£	£	£
General funds		110,521	220,091	(216,815)	(59,564)	54,233
		৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

17. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
					At
	At				31 March 202
	1 April 2023	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	4
	£	£	£	£	£
Restricted Fund 1 - desc
in a/cs	104,000	–	–	–	104,000
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
					At
	At				31 March 202
	1 April 2022	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	3
	£	£	£	£	£
Restricted Fund 1 - desc
in a/cs	44,436	–	–	59,564	104,000
	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

18. Analysis of changes in net debt

					At
	At	1	Apr 2023	Cash flows	31 Mar 2024
			£	£	£
Cash at bank and in hand			155,095	(57,707)	97,388
			৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶	৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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