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2021-06-30-accounts

REGISTERED NUMBER: 08567293

CHARITY NUMBER: 1176493

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended

30[th] June 2021 for

The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company

(a company limited by guarantee)

Bay Tree Accountancy Chartered Accountants Stelling Minnis Canterbury Kent CT4 6AA

The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Contents of the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 10
Independent Examiner’s report 11
Statement of Financial Activities 12
Balance Sheet 13
Notes to the Financial Statements 14 to 17
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 18

The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the company comply with current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company’s governing document and provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) as amended by Update Bulletin 1 (effective 1 January 2015).

Since the charity qualifies as small under section 383, the strategic report required of medium and large companies under The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Director’s Report) Regulations 2013 is not required.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Registered Charity Number - 1176493 Registered Company Number - 08567293

Registered office

Creek Creative Studio Z210 1 Abbey Street, Faversham, Kent. ME13 7BE

Trustees

Ms S L Beeley-Fox – Chair Ms J Glew Ms S Eder Ms R Jackson Ms P Hardiman Dr K Lloyd Mr J Baldock (resigned 11/12/2020)

Patrons

Bobby Baker Veronica Lewis MBE

Independent Examiner

Bay Tree Accountancy Chartered Accountants Stelling Minnis Canterbury Kent CT4 6AA

Principal Bankers

The Co-operative Bank PO Box 250, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their Report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2021. The Trustees confirm that the report complies with the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities.

Public Benefit / Impact

The Trustees remain satisfied that Moving Memory Dance Theatre delivers a clear public benefit through the work it does to challenge ageism, and to bring health and well-being benefits to participants.

Moving Memory Dance Theatre has been making visually-striking performances, films and installations which have been surprising and entertaining audiences since 2010.

The work the company produces – and the way it is produced – shows that getting older can be liberating and life enhancing. Through working intergenerationally, Moving Memory demonstrate the richness, value and importance of older people’s lives and their contributions to local communities. The company’s unique Moving Well collaborative practice engages people of all ages and backgrounds with the creative process and is designed to enable participants to work together to tell the stories they want to tell, express their individual identity and have a voice in wider society.

The company undertakes a range of ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities which help measure how well it is succeeding in achieving its aims, how it can improve and how it can increase our impact.

Our ethos

The fundamental principles which underpin Moving Memory’s practice are:

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Summary of the year 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021

2020
July Continued sharing of 10-year anniversary video.
Evaluation and review of initial Moving Online workshops. Feedback and material collated for
inclusion in MovingWell online resource – build begun.
August External consultancywith Board and staff for strategic review began(completed October).
September Delightful Deliveries performance at The Red House care home.
MovingWell online resourcegoes live.
October Moving More online (return of summer
group)
Delightful Deliveries at New School
Canterbury
November MovingMore online(continued) Online trainingfor core facilitators
December Annual General Meeting
2021
January KUFCo online meeting Coreperformance ensemble live rehearsals
February MovingMore online(continued)
March Moving More online
(continued)
Moving March (new group) Training for core facilitators
April MovingMore online(continued) MovingMarch(newgroup)
May Moving More online (continued) New volunteers introductory meeting
Busting Trifles - 7 live performances in
Margate, Canterbury and Gravesend
Presentation at Arts for Brain Health: Social
Prescribing as Peri-Diagnostic Practice for
Dementia Conference (Arts4Dementia)
June CosyCocoon and BustingTrifles films shared

During the year:

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

COVID-19

The global pandemic continued to impact our activities. We worked largely online, with some physical meetings and performances during summer 2020 (when the first Lockdown was released) and on the lifting of most restrictions in spring 2021. Arts Council England’s Emergency Fund grant helped us undertake the pivot to new ways of working, and continue to deliver until new funding was found. While we were happy to have the opportunity to work online and learnt significant, useful skills (including running workshops via Zoom and remote film-making), we remain committed to in-person participatory work and performance.

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

2020/21 Projects and Activities

1. Online

Moving Well, our online learning resource was built by So Agency and went live in October 2020. There is an annual membership charge of £50. It contains more than 50 films and over 20 worksheets which can be used by workshop leaders to plan participatory creative movement workshops.

Created by the company and participants, led by Creative Director, Sian Stevenson, Moving Well is for anyone interested in a collaborative approach, where participants explore together in a playful way – rather than being given a set of instructions. Primarily for older peoples’ groups, there is a wealth of ideas and tips suitable for groups of all abilities and ages.

The Moving Well Online Learning Resource contains plenty of practical information and advice on health and safety matters and how to structure a workshop but – importantly and uniquely – the resource is designed as a “Pick ‘n’ Mix” from which a workshop leader can take whatever suits them and their group. There are 4 main sections:

Louise White, Director of Dacorum Community Dance said:

... As an experienced facilitator I can really appreciate how user friendly and inspiring Moving Well is... Concise and accessible to use... Moving Well is rooted in good, safe practice.. the peer-led approach allows everyone to participate, grow, learn, lead, follow and just purely enjoy creating and moving well. I highly recommend this for new and experienced artists/facilitators alike and for those who simply want to bring creative movement into their lives!

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Laura Horn, Arts Development Officer, Watford Borough Council said:

A fantastic resource! beautifully explained, demonstrated and explored by the company and their participants, using real life, in action examples. This work will develop, inspire and refresh the practice of dance facilitators at any stage of their career.

2. Addressing loneliness

From February 2021, Moving Memory was commissioned by Gulbenkian, Canterbury to deliver a project addressing loneliness and isolation with funding from DCMS via Arts Council England. This project involved:

We also:

Impact of the project:

100% of respondents in Moving Memory’s online survey said they felt “more connected to others”, 66% said they felt “more positive overall” & 1 participant reported feeling “less lonely”, as a result of participating in the sessions. Comments from respondents include:

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

An additional grant from Canterbury City Council allowed Moving Memory to employ a specialist accessibility support worker to provide support to 2 online participants - one with visual impairment and one with chronic illness. The accessibility support worker attended all sessions and planning and review meetings at the beginning and end of the project. She also attended weekly review meetings where the 2 participants and 2 facilitators met to discuss the delivery of the previous session (also attended by Moving Memory Creative Director, Sian Stevenson). The experience has resulted in a series of recommendations for improving the access to our work – and its health and wellbeing benefits - both on and off -line, in the future. The access assistant commented:

“… you've created an environment that's warm & welcoming & has supported all the participants… I think the happy & creative attitude that everyone has been able to share, particularly when some of the participants began sessions by saying they 'weren't very good at this sort of thing', speaks volumes about the sense of community you've fostered.”

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Feedback from performances of Busting Trifles, included comments on the impact on the community, including:

Based on this feedback, other informal comments & observations from participants, audiences and collaborators, Moving Memory’s view is that the project succeeded in reducing loneliness, increasing a sense of belonging, connecting people to their communities & increasing peoples’ sense of well-being.

Governance

The Trustees are committed to fulfilling the expectations and legal responsibilities required by the Charity Commission and have been diligent throughout the year in considering and implementing appropriate policies and working practices.

Risks

The charity does not have any long-term commitments that pose significant financial risk, and even in the pandemic emergency, our low overheads and flexibility meant we have been able to be resilient.

The Trustees work with the Development Director to monitor individual projects against budgets and review all financial matters, identifying any financial risk, at quarterly board meetings. The Trustees seek to develop multiple income streams including grants, fees, ticket sales and commissions. A fundraising strategy is in place which prioritises applications for grant funding which will allow the charity to flourish in achieving its vision.

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

The Trustees are committed to ensuring good governance across the whole organization to ensure that all areas of potential risk are regularly reviewed and mitigation strategies are in place. Policies on Health and Safety, Privacy, Safeguarding, and Diversity & Inclustion are in place to mitigate risks in these areas, and are regularly reviewed. The Trustees recognise the importance of strong administrative and governance systems in successfully delivering the most effective public benefit of the charity and that commitment has a financial cost.

Note on reserves

The charity is largely project-funded. A proportion of our small unrestricted reserve, which had been cultivated from individual donations and fees, was used to bridge a shortfall following the impact of Covid-19 on fundraising. We are working hard to restore these unrestricted funds and aim to develop a stable background from which we can grow the charity’s work. In the long-term we will be seeking to accrue reserves sufficient to cover six months activity.

Thanks

The Trustees would like to take this opportunity to say an enormous thank you to everyone who has supported the success of the company this year. Special thanks to:

Core Company members : Wendy Asprey; Glyn Burnett; Ginette Casey; Jane May; Meire Machado; Miranda Orton; Jayne Thompson.

Associate artist : special thanks to the truly original, Bob Karper

Volunteers: KUFCo and all volunteers

Accessibility advisors : Susie Eder; Vicki Oliver

Contributing specialists : Mo Pietroni-Spenst; So Agency; Matt Wilson

Partners/commissioners : Gulbenkian, Canterbury; BeeeCreative, Herts

Funders : Arts Council England; DCMS via Arts Council England; Canterbury City Council; Kent County Council; University of Kent; Whitehead Monckton Charitable Trust

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

FINANCIAL POSITION

The statement of Financial Activities shows net outgoing resources of £21,584 (2020: net incoming resources £20,721).

At 30th June 2021 the total funds of the charity totalled £11,176 (2020: £32,760) comprising restricted and unrestricted funds of £4,438 and £6,738 (2020: £24,160 and £8,600) respectively.

Trustees’ responsibilities statement

The Trustees (who are also directors of Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

Ms S L Beeley-Fox – Chair – Trustee

Dr K Lloyd - Trustee

Date: 08/12/2021 Date: 09/12/2021

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2021.

This report is made solely to the charity’s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner’s Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the Trustees of the charity (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. The accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  3. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

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.

09/12/2021

Sue Leitch BFP FCA FMAAT - Bay Tree Accountancy

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Notes
INCOMING RESOURCES
Charitable Income
Donations & Grants
Total incoming resources
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Total resources expended
NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES
BEFORE TRANSFERS
Transfer between funds
NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
30/06/21
30/06/20
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Total
Funds

807
-
807
2,500
1,710
33,267
34,977
79,020
2,517
33,267
35,784
81,520
2,262
45,610
47,872
53,897
1,323
8,173
9,496
6,902
3,585
53,783
57,368
60,799
(1,068)
(20,516)
(21,584)
20,721
(401)
401
-
-
(1,469)
(20,115)
(21,584)
20,721
8,600
24,160
32,760
12,039
7,131
4,045
11,176
32,760

The notes on pages 14 to 17 form part of these financial statements

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Balance Sheet As at 30th June 2021

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
6
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at Bank and in Hand
Debtors
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
7
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds:
General Fund
8
Restricted Funds
8
TOTAL FUNDS
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
740
4,045
6,926
-
-
2,893
30/06/21
30/06/20
Total
Funds
Total
Funds
4,785
5,656
6,926
26,479
2,893
1,900
6,926
2,893
9,819
28,379
(928)
(2,500)
(3,428)
(1,275)
5,998
393
6,391
27,104
6,738
4,438
11,176
32,760
6,738
4,438
11,176
32,760
7,131
8,600
4,045
24,160
11,176
32,760

TOTAL FUNDS

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 9[th] December 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

Ms S L Beeley-Fox – Chair – Trustee

The notes on pages 14 to 17 form part of these financial statements

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statement For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective 1 January 2015) – (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.

1.2 Company Status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on Page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

1.3 Fund Accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

1.4 Incoming Resources

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

1.5 Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee) Notes to the Financial Statement For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

Computer equipment

Production equipment

The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

1.7 Interest

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

1.8 Cash at Bank and in hand

1.9 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance Sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

2 Company Information

3 TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30th June 2021.

Trustees’ Expenses

There were no trustees’ expenses reimbursed for the year ended 30th June 2021.

4 Net income/(expenditure)

Net income/(expenditure)
This is stated after charging:
2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets:
-
owned by the charity
1,594 1,886
Independent examiner’s fees 915 925

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statement For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

5 Income from donations and grants

Income from donations and grants
Donations
Grants
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
2021
2021
2021
£
£
£
-
1,710
1,710
33,267
-
33,267
33,267
1,710
34,977

6 Tangible Fixed Assets

Tangible Fixed Assets
Cost
At 01/07/2020
Additions
At 30/06/2021
Depreciation
At 01/07/2020
Charge for year
At 30/06/2021
Net Book Value
At 30/06/2021
At 30/06/2020
Computer &
Production
Equipment
£
16,262
723
16,985
10,606
1,594
12,200
4,785
5,656

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statement

For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Accruals
Funding in Advance
8
Statement of funds
Unrestricted Funds
General fund
Restricted Funds
Digital Doris
Covid Emergency
Loneliness Project
Total Funds
30/06/2021
£
928
2,500
3,428
At 01/07/20
Net movement
in funds
At 30/06/2021
£
£
£
8,600
(1,469)
7,131
5,395
(1,350)
4,045
18,765
(18,765)
-
-
-
-
30/06/2021
£
928
2,500
3,428
24,160
(20,115)
32,760
(21,584)
11,176

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted Funds
General fund
Restricted Funds
Digital Doris
Covid Emergency
Loneliness Project
Total Funds
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfer
between
funds
Movement
in funds
£
£
£
£
2,517
(3,585)
(401)
(1,469)
-
(1,350)
-
(1,350)
2,139
(20,914)
10
(18,765)
31,128
(31,519)
391
-
33,267
(53,783)
401
(20,115)
35,784
(57,368)
-
(21,584)

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The Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company (a company limited by guarantee)

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 30th June 2021

INCOMING RESOURCES
Charitable Income
Donations, Grants & Other Charitable Income
Total incoming resources
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities
Artist Fees
Administrator’s Fee
Artist Miscellaneous Expenses
Production Expense
Governance costs
Advertising
Website & Software Development
Insurance
Office Rent
Equipment Hire & Expense
Telephone & Internet
Professional Fees
Subscriptions & Memberships
Printing, Postage & Stationery
Hospitality
Depreciation
Sundry expenses
Total resources expended
Net income/(expenditure)
30/06/2021
30/06/2020
£
£
35,784
81,520
35,784
81,520
34,163
33,260
12,090
14,480
882
3,704
737
2,453
47,872
53,897
160
418
4,290
-
744
660
1,156
1,313
-
381
204
204
870
929
454
692
10
27
-
377
1,594
1,886
14
15
9,496
6,902
57,368
60,799
(21,584)
20,721

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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