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2022-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06926987 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1181124

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FOR

GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the Financial Statements 9 to 13

GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06926987)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

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 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

To develop the capacity and skills of the members and the community of North East Lincolnshire in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society.

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in North East Lincolnshire to prevent people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of being a member of a socially and/or economically deprived community.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

Our fresh produce has been donated to people involved with the charity (volunteers and participants in activities) as well as the Oasis Hub Nunsthorpe food larder to help those experiencing food poverty and financial hardship. Via the NEL Covid grant we supported people to pay utility bills and buy shopping.

The project focus has been to help people back into positive activities after the lockdown period, we have provided weekly volunteering activities and additional workshops and programmes for people to attend and kept in touch with those who were vulnerable and still not ready to leave their homes.

This year has been one of recovery, for 6 months we recruited a Project Officer whose role was to provide fun activities for local families and children and support people volunteering at Green Futures. We delivered activities every day for the summer holidays which was rewarding to see children and families able to play outdoors in a safe environment once again.

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06926987)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Chair's Report

The year 2021-22 has been a challenging year for Green Futures. The trustees are, however, pleased to be able to report progress has been made in moving the charity forward to delivering a wider range and greater number of activities to improve the health and well-being of members of the North East Lincolnshire community.

During the year the company has become a leaner organisation to ensure it can continue operating in the difficult economic environment. We now have just two permanent staff ably supported by more than 40 willing and loyal volunteers. We greatly appreciate all the hard work put in by the volunteers and thank them for their efforts. The board also made the decision to close the veg box scheme which had been running for more than 8 years as it had become unviable economically. The produce that was still being grown on site was then donated to the Oasis Hub (Nunsthorpe) Larder for distribution to those experiencing food poverty and/or financial difficulties.

The organisation has continued to receive funding from a range of sources including the National Lottery, Community Grants (CG5) and covid recovery funds.

The Reaching Communities Lottery funding enabled the employment of a project officer on a 6-month contract to work with families and volunteers after covid restrictions were eased and during school holidays. This helped the charity to develop the range of activities it was able to offer and stimulated the move towards commissioning local organisations to deliver workshops etc. on site and enabling the slimming down of permanent staff.

CG5 funding facilitated a successful cooking programme which ran alongside the weight management programme commissioned by the NELC Livewell Team.

The trustees continue to value all the funding received along with the generous donations from our local supporters. We also would like to express our appreciation of the hard work put in by our permanent staff, Charlotte Taylor and Carol Prendergast, throughout the year and their continuing commitment to making the project a success. They have frequently been working in difficult circumstances and maintained their effort throughout the year.

The trustees look forward to the future continuing the work begun using grants that we have been able to carry forward and to develop the use of the site by the local organisations identified by the CEO in her report. We will also seek out other groups that are able to provide support for our aims of improving social inclusion and enabling greater participation in society for members of the North East Lincolnshire community.

CEO Report

This year has been one of recovery, thanks to the Project officer role we delivered activities every day for the summer holidays which was rewarding to see children and families able to play outdoors in a safe environment once again.

As usual our community of volunteers have worked tirelessly to ensure site is well maintained and ready for visitors as well as growing beautiful fresh produce to be distributed to those who needed it the most. We had many new people join the team as their lives had changed in many ways and they wanted to contribute to the project. Staff have supported people through very difficult times both financially and emotionally as people have experienced hardship, poor mental health and isolation. We have signposted to other services including mental health, drug and alcohol support, housing, benefits advice and other similar community groups, trying as always to help those most in need when they feel at their lowest point, often celebrating the smaller things in life like a potato sprouting, sharing birthdays, people bringing in home baked cakes or just enjoying the British weather and the great outdoors.

Lincolnshire Co-op provided staff volunteers for a day to help manage the woodland area and via the Food Co-ordinator we provided toolkits and basic training to local community groups who have taken on their own allotments. Emerge have taken on an area of site to develop their own garden project and we became the Co-op Community Champions and were given a grant to work in partnership with the Oasis Hub Nunsthorpe to develop their own garden space at the hub. Cooking has also been a large element of our work with a six month project taking place onsite each week to teach people how to create tasty, health meals and I am managing a further grant called 'can't cook, want to cook' to deliver numerous cooking projects throughout North East Lincolnshire as well as being on the steering group for the 'Edible Grimsby' festival to be held in October 2022.

So it's fair to say the year has been busy, thanks to Charlotte Taylor for her hard work and dedication to the project and each and every person who has contributed to Green Futures.

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06926987)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

Green Futures has received a number of grants throughout the year to provide activities, training and support. Short term funding is still an issue, the NLCF Reaching Communities grant enabled us to employ a Project Officer but only for 6 months. The project now only employs two members of staff which is challenging considering the quantity and range of activities and support that is offered but means we have greatly reduced our expenditure costs. Funds were applied for from Green Social Prescribing and were expected to be in the bank by the end of August, the great news is the funds were successful but not received in this financial year meaning existing funds had to stretch that bit further to enable us to continue.

The project was paid to deliver activities throughout the school holiday by other projects who received HAF funding and was also paid to deliver the weight management programme by the Livewell services. Getting paid for service delivery means the project can decide what to spend the money on (for example fixing the leaky roof and servicing equipment) as it is unrestricted funding.

Reserves policy

Once again, we have used all available funds to enable the charity to remain open and functioning, staff have been reduced to a minimum as has all unnecessary expenditure. The trustees are aware that more needs to be done to raise income levels for the future but the effects of Covid-19 have taken their toll. We have been unable to deliver activities for much of the year thus couldn't apply for relevant funding the future being uncertain regarding lockdowns and project delivery.

FUTURE PLANS

The project has numerous grants carrying over into the new financial year, including the Green Social Prescribing funding, Covid Social isolation funding and the Covid Food grant. The delivery of paid for summer activities is planned again for the summer and additional funding is being sourced. Green Futures aims to apply for a capital grant to improve the standards of the building giving more potential for it to be used by other groups who will pay room hire. As well as the building the site will also be hired out.

The overall plan is for the Green Futures site to be used by various different projects who pay to use the premises, Grimsby College, Emerge, Nurture Nature and Climb4 all have plans to hire the site in the coming year. This will bring some income to the site but also many more participants and visitors as they bring new people with each of their services, however grants for staffing and core costs will still need to be sourced for the project to progress in the coming financial year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The company is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The company became a registered charity in December 2018, registered with the Charity Commission.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Charity may by ordinary resolution:

1) Appoint a person who is willing to act to be a director; and

No person other than a director retiring by rotation may be appointed a director at any general meeting unless:

1) He or she is recommended for re-election by the directors; or

2) not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-five clear days before the date of the meeting, the charity is given notice that;

a) is signed by a member entitled to vote at the meeting;

b) states the member's intention to propose the appointment of a person as a director;

c) contains the details that, if the person were to be appointed, the charity would have to file at Companies House; and d) is signed by the person who is to be proposed to show his or her willingness to be appointed.

All members who are entitled to receive notice of a general meeting must be given not less than seven nor more than twenty eight clear day's notice of any resolution to be put to the meeting to appoint a director other than a director who is to retire by rotation.

The appointment of a director, whether by the charity in general meeting or by the other directors, must not cause the number of directors to exceed any number fixed as the maximum number of directors.

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06926987)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organisational structure

The directors meet a minimum of four times per year (inclusive of an Annual General Meeting) and are required to have a quorum of 3 directors present, electronic meetings via Zoom or Teams are acceptable if the directors are unable to meet in person.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

06926987 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1181124

Registered office

The Vanson Centre Bradley Road GRIMSBY DN37 0AA

Trustees

A Poppleton V Goose J. R. Abba M. D. Hill M. R. Head

Company Secretary

Mr. A Poppleton

Independent Examiner

H. J. Spauls F.C.A Smethurst & Co LLP 12 Abbey Road GRIMSBY DN32 0HL

Bankers

Unity Trust 9 Brindley Place BIRMINGHAM B1 24B

PUBLIC BENEFIT

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and complied with section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities act when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.

The public have benefitted from Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd in many ways including:

Receipt of quality, fresh, local fruit and vegetables grown on our site or from local suppliers, Visiting site for events, coffee afternoons, children's activities, workshops as well as volunteering activities onsite. Everyone benefits from increased social interaction and many make new friends, reduce isolation, increase skills, confidence and general wellbeing.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 19 July 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06926987)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

A Poppleton - Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also 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 Company 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 your charity's accounts as 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 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 Company 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 not 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.

H. J. Spauls F.C.A Smethurst & Co LLP 12 Abbey Road GRIMSBY DN32 0HL

22 July 2022

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
7,681
Other trading activities
2
18,073
Other income
-
Total
25,754
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
17,529
Charitable activities
Core
9,577
Total
27,106
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(1,352)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
5,854
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
4,502
Restricted
fund
£
105,228
-
-
105,228
16,690
47,816
64,506
40,722
-
40,722
31.3.22
Total
funds
£
112,909
18,073
-
130,982
34,219
57,393
91,612
39,370
5,854
45,224
31.3.21
Total
funds
£
62,070
713
2,000
64,783
5,162
65,994
71,156
(6,373)
12,227
5,854

The notes form part of these financial statements

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06926987)

BALANCE SHEET

31 MARCH 2022

31.3.22 31.3.21
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
fund fund funds funds
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 7 1,336 1,311 2,647 1,506
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 9,479 3,934 13,413 7,880
Cash at bank and in hand 5,352 35,477 40,829 6,810
14,831 39,411 54,242 14,690
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 9 (11,665) - (11,665) (10,342)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,166 39,411 42,577 4,348
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,502 40,722 45,224 5,854
NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) 4,502 40,722 45,224 5,854
FUNDS 10
Unrestricted funds 4,502 5,854
Restricted funds 40,722 -
TOTAL FUNDS 45,224 5,854

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 19 July 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

A Poppleton - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

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

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Short leasehold - 25% Straight Line and 5% Straight Line Plant and machinery - 50% Straight Line and 25% Straight Line Fixtures and fittings - 25% Straight Line Computer equipment - 50% Straight Line, 33% Straight Line and 25% Straight Line

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.3.22 31.3.21
£ £
Income from workshops and training 16,483 80
Income for produce including eggs, honey and jam 552 633
Income from wood products 170 -
Income from plant sales 868 -
18,073 713

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

3. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.3.22 31.3.21
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 459 170
Surplus on disposal of fixed assets - (2,000)

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.

5. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

Core
Support
31.3.22
2
1
3
31.3.21
3
1
4

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

6.

COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
Restricted
fund
fund
£
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
29,874
32,196
Other trading activities
713
-
Other income
2,000
-
Total
32,587
32,196
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
5,162
-
Charitable activities
Core
22,037
43,957
Total
27,199
43,957
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
5,388
(11,761)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
466
11,761
Total
funds
£
62,070
713
2,000
64,783
5,162
65,994
71,156
(6,373)
12,227

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued

Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund fund funds
£ £ £
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 5,854 - 5,854
7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Short Plant and and Computer
leasehold machinery fittings equipment Totals
£ £ £ £ £
COST
At 1 April 2021 14,161 6,842 1,040 1,995 24,038
Additions - - - 1,600 1,600
At 31 March 2022 14,161 6,842 1,040 3,595 25,638
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2021 12,673 6,842 1,022 1,995 22,532
Charge for year 167 - 3 289 459
At 31 March 2022 12,840 6,842 1,025 2,284 22,991
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2022 1,321 - 15 1,311 2,647
At 31 March 2021 1,488 - 18 - 1,506
8. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.22 31.3.21
£ £
Trade debtors 2,199 -
Other debtors 11,152 7,818
Tax 62 62
13,413 7,880
9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.22 31.3.21
£ £
Trade creditors 10,057 8,759
Social security and other taxes 491 415
Other creditors 780 780
Credit card 337 388
11,665 10,342

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

At 1.4.21
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
5,854
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
-
TOTAL FUNDS
5,854
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
25,754
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
105,228
TOTAL FUNDS
130,982
Comparatives for movement in funds
At 1.4.20
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
466
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
11,761
TOTAL FUNDS
12,227
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
32,587
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
32,196
TOTAL FUNDS
64,783
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.3.22
£
£
(1,352)
4,502
40,722
40,722
39,370
45,224
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(27,106)
(1,352)
(64,506)
40,722
(91,612)
39,370
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.3.21
£
£
5,388
5,854
(11,761)
-
(6,373)
5,854
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(27,199)
5,388
(43,957)
(11,761)
(71,156)
(6,373)

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GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net
movement At
At 1.4.20 in funds 31.3.22
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 466 4,036 4,502
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund 11,761 28,961 40,722
TOTAL FUNDS 12,227 32,997 45,224

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
58,341
137,424
195,765
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(54,305)
4,036
(108,463)
28,961
(162,768)
32,997
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(54,305)
4,036
(108,463)
28,961
(162,768)
32,997
32,997

11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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