**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1181143**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **FOR**
## **POWER THE FIGHT**
Rothmans LLP Chartered Accountants Chilworth Point 1 Chilworth Road Southampton SO16 7JQ
**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|4|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||5||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||6||
|**Balance Sheet**||7||
|**Cash Flow Statement**||8||
|**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**||9||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|10|to|22|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|23|to|24|
**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. 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**
Power the Fight was launched in early 2019 in response to the rapid rise in serious youth violence in the UK, based on the belief that communities must be at the forefront of the response. The charity exists to empower communities to end youth violence through collaboration and shared learning.
We work with parents, churches, faith groups, community organisations and statutory agencies, equipping and training them through workshops to engage with the issues surrounding youth violence and its underlying caused. We also produce resources, engage with high-level decision makers in organisations and government (including the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit and the cross-party Youth Violence Commission).
Power the Fight is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, governed by its Constitution.
The objectives of the charity, as set out in the governing document, are:
In accordance with Christian principles and for the public benefit, to prevent crime and protect people of all ages and their property from knife and other serious youth violence, by:
a) the rehabilitation of persons engaged in knife crime and other serious youth violence or at risk of becoming so engaged and
b) the support of victims of knife crime or other serious youth violence and their families
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Charitable activities**
Power the Fight recognises violence affecting young people in the UK as a public health crisis with multiple causative factors including untreated trauma, lack of focus on early intervention, education in youth services and social inequality. Consequently, we advocate for a holistic approach to tackle these inter-related systemic root issues and protect the lives of our children and young people.
Our work is work is trauma informed and is co-designed with the community. Power the Fight has unique access to leading thinkers and practitioners from a range of disciplines working in the field of violence affecting young people, who partner with us to deliver a range of tailored training opportunities.
Since our launch in January 2019, Power the Fight has trained over 18,000 individuals across the UK. Partners have included London Borough Councils, the Premier League, NHS England, Churches and Youth Justice Services across the UK. Attendees have come from a wide range of faiths, ethnicities, and professional backgrounds, including Social Services, the NHS, Arts and Sports organisations, Education (including alternative provision) and Youth work.
We have developed accessible resources for faith and community groups, including our Power Talks series, available via our website which explore key themes around youth violence. These talks have now reached over 100,000 online views and continue to evolve in response to need.
In October 2024, CEO Ben Lindsay received the KPMG Black Entrepreneurs Award in recognition of Power the Fight as the most promising not-for-profit organisation, selected from over 150 applicants.
## **Therapeutic Intervention for Peace (TIP)**
In 2024, Power the Fight successfully implemented delivery of TIP programme in three new secondary schools in South London. The programme supported 48 young people, 13 parents/carers, and 51 school staff, while reaching a further 200 students through awareness-raising assemblies.
We also secured funding to pilot a scalable model, enabling other organisations to deliver their own versions of TIP. This work begins in 2025.
We also continued to deliver the TIP Alumni programme, working with nine young people who had previously engaged with TIP in their schools. This initiative aims to facilitate youth-led efforts to support mental health and reduce risks related to violence and exploitation. In the last year, the group approached this aim by producing a podcast series that will be launched in 2025.
In June 2024, we launched the latest TIP report and introduced a new theory of change for the organisation. This initiative aims to facilitate youth-led efforts to support mental health and reduce risks related to violence and exploitation. In the last year, the group approached this aim by producing a podcast series that will be launched in 2025.
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**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **Developing services for families**
In partnership with the Helping Families Team at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM), we completed a three-year project designed to extend the reach of therapeutic services to families from global majority backgrounds exposed to high risks of gang affiliation, community threat and violence. This partnership, funded by the Bernard Lewis Foundation, engaged 14 family members through co-production, one to one meetings and five parent group sessions.
We also delivered four training sessions to nearly 200 professionals within SLAM. A full evaluation report will be published in 2025.
## **Training**
In 2024, Power the Fight trained 800 professionals across 21 organisations and projects. Notable partnerships included the VRUs Rise UP Leadership Development Programme, Tower Hamlets Youth Service, and Goodwin Law.
## **Family and Community Support**
In 2024, we provided family support grants to six families affected by knife crime and made a £3,000 donation to Brave's, a grassroots sports club supporting young people at risk of violence and exploitation.
## **Advocating for Change**
Power the Fight continues to advocate for systemic change through strong partnerships with government, churches, and youth service providers. We remain active in policy discussions and strategic forums, including the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit. Our CEO also became the chair of the Mayor of London's Multifaith Alliance and the Youth & Violence Reduction Advisory to the Mayor of Lewisham. Power the Fight in partnership with the Contextual Safeguarding Network and Cumberland Lodge released the Protecting Black Lives, Celebrating Black Professionals report.
Volunteers, including our Advisory Group and Trustees continue to play a vital role in our work, and we are deeply grateful for their contributions.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial position**
During the year, the charity generated total income of £827,590 (2023: £856,184), representing a decrease of £28,590 compared to the prior year. Total expenditure for the year amounted to £923,424 (2023: £853,866), an increase of £69,558. This increase reflects the charity's continued strategic investment in service delivery and operational infrastructure in response to growing demand.
Donations of unrestricted income totalled £146,002 (2023: £154,054). This highlights the increasing level of trust and support from individuals, churches, local businesses, and community organisations, enabling the charity to strengthen its work and broaden its impact.
The resulting deficit of £95,834 was offset by carried-forward funds, in excess of the required amount per the reserves policy. This release of equity, as planned, mitigated the impact of the deficit on the charity's overall financial position. As a result, the charity's financial position remains stable, underpinned by the strength of its balance sheet. The trustees continue to monitor the reserves policy to ensure the organisation maintains sufficient funds to meet future obligations and manage financial risk effectively.
A detailed schedule of funders and donors can be found on note 18. The trustees extend their sincere appreciation to all supporters. Every contribution, regardless of size, is valued, and we acknowledge that many donations may involve significant personal sacrifice. This generosity remains vital in enabling Power the Fight to sustain and scale its operations.
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**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
Power The Fight designates part of its reserves for specific purposes aligned with the charity's mission and long-term goals.
- General Purpose Grants: A portion of the reserves, £50,000, is earmarked for strategic support grants to community groups. These groups play a critical role in the sustainable reduction of violence affecting young people, a core focus of Power The Fight's mission.
- Research: £20,000 has been designated over a two-year period for research initiatives, which support evidencebased approaches to violence reduction and youth empowerment.
- Sustainability: With the continued growth of the charity and its projects, the trustees believe that the reserves are adequate to ensure the sustainability of each initiative. The charity's policy is to maintain general reserves of at least two months of general fund expenditure-approximately £100,000, based on 2024 expenditure. This amount should be supplemented to ensure the completion of grant-funded projects in the event of a hiatus in funding and to ensure operations can continue should there be any adverse changes to income or expenditure. To support these financial commitments, the charity maintains a designated "Sustainability Fund" of £50,000, bringing the total reserve target to £150,000.
- Year-End Position: At the year-end, the charity's general fund net current assets stood at around £240,000, which is approximately 10 months of general fund expenditure. In addition, the Sustainability Fund held £50,000 in cash balances. As a result, the charity is in compliance with its reserves policy.
## **FUTURE PLANS**
At Power The Fight, our mission is to end the violence affecting young people. We are working toward this goal through three core objectives:
- No family or young person impacted by violence affecting young people feels alone.
- Services for young people, families and the wider community are culturally sensitive and inclusive.
- The voices of communities impacted by violence affecting young people are at the centre of policy and programme change.
Over the next three years, we are committed to expanding the "TIP" model to new locations across the UK. This initiative is a critical step in advancing our mission and will help provide culturally relevant therapeutic services to students, parents, guardians, and teachers. Our aim is to develop an evidence-based approach that addresses the mental health challenges faced by vulnerable young people, ultimately reducing the incidence of violence affecting them.
As part of our commitment to scaling impact, we are launching an e-learning platform in 2025 to broaden access to our specialist training. This platform will allow more individuals and organizations to benefit from our expertise, equipping them with the skills to address the complex issues faced by young people in their communities.
In addition, we are focused on deepening our community engagement efforts. This includes refining our social media strategy, producing high-quality digital resources, and building stronger connections with government bodies and networks of youth service providers through ongoing relationship-building and advocacy.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Trustees are appointed based on the skills and experience needed to support the charity's mission and strategic direction. Recruitment is carried out through open process and personal referrals, with a view to ensuring diversity and breadth of expertise on the board. New trustees receive an induction which includes an overview of the charity's work, governance responsibilities, key policies and training, and finances. Trustees meet on a bi-monthly basis to oversee the charity's strategy and performance, and decisions are made collectively in accordance with the governing document and relevant legal requirements, supported by a clear scheme of delegation that outlines the responsibilities delegated to staff.
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**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Risk management**
The Charity is exposed to a range of risks across its activities. The trustees regularly review these in line with Power the Fight's Risk Management Policy, covering areas such as governance (including strategic and leadership), operations, finance, legal and regulatory compliance, ad external events. When risks are identified, they are assessed, and proportionate mitigating actions are taken to reduce or eliminate them where possible.
A key ongoing risk is the uncertainty of long-term, particularly unrestricted, funding. Institutional funding priorities can shift over time, often influenced by changes in government policy. Power the Fight actively seeks to diversify its income sources to reduce dependency on any single stream and to build greater financial resilience.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 1181143
## **Principal address**
c/o Market Peckham Ltd 133A Rye Lane London SE15 4BQ
## **Trustees**
S H Matthews A N Peterkin T Makoni (resigned 5.2.25) C H L Millar E G Christou (resigned 4.6.25) P Gray B C W Lindsay T T Newman M Stickland (resigned 4.6.25) W Dalziel (appointed 30.1.24)
**Independent Examiner** Lisa Wilson FCA Rothmans LLP Chartered Accountants Chilworth Point 1 Chilworth Road Southampton SO16 7JQ
**CEO** B C W Lindsay
**Bankers** Barclays 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP
CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: 17th July 2025
........................................................................ W Dalziel - Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF POWER THE FIGHT**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Power the Fight**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Power the Fight (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 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 Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts 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.
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.
## Lisa Wilson FCA
Rothmans LLP Chartered Accountants Chilworth Point 1 Chilworth Road Southampton SO16 7JQ Date: .............................................24 July 2025
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## **POWER THE FIGHT**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
175,879
**Charitable activities**
5
Training and Welfare
68,223
Cumberland Lodge
-
Other trading activities
3
315
Investment income
4
13,130
**Total**
257,547
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
6
13,059
**Charitable activities**
7
Therapeutic Intervention for Peace
158,267
Training and Welfare
48,171
Direct support
17,287
Cumberland Lodge
6,763
**Total**
243,547
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
14,000
**Transfers between funds**
18
(1,868)
**Net movement in funds**
12,132
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
402,005
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
414,137|Restricted
funds
£
457,685
112,358
-
-
-
570,043
772
612,111
38,823
22,628
5,543
679,877
(109,834)
1,868
(107,966)
123,001
15,035|2024
Total
funds
£
633,564
180,581
-
315
13,130
827,590
13,831
770,378
86,994
39,915
12,306
923,424
(95,834)
-
(95,834)
525,006
429,172|2023
Total
funds
£
594,445
233,045
15,934
3,245
9,515|
|---|---|---|---|
||||856,184|
||||19,969
657,658
97,247
32,441
46,551|
||||853,866|
||||2,318
-|
||||2,318
522,688|
||||525,006|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **POWER THE FIGHT**
## **BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
13
-
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stocks
14
2,704
Debtors
15
111,440
Cash at bank
358,305
472,449
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
16
(58,308)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
414,141
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
414,141
**NET ASSETS**
414,141
**FUNDS**
18
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
funds
£
3,938
-
115,681
186,311
301,992
(290,899)
11,093
15,031
15,031|2024
Total
funds
£
3,938
2,704
227,121
544,616
774,441
(349,207)
425,234
429,172
429,172
414,141
15,031
429,172|2023
Total
funds
£
-
3,853
45,203
546,399
595,455
(70,449)
525,006
525,006
525,006
402,005
123,001
525,006|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: 17th July 2025
............................................. W Dalziel - Trustee
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **POWER THE FIGHT**
## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Notes
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash used in operating activities
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received
Net cash provided by investing activities
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in**
**the reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the**
**beginning of the reporting period**
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of**
**the reporting period**|2024
£
(9,006)
(9,006)
(5,907)
13,130
7,223
(1,783)
546,399
544,616|2023
£
(65,878)
(65,878)
-
9,515
9,515
(56,363)
602,762
546,399|
|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **1. RECONCILIATION OF NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
|**ACTIVITIES**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per the**
**Statement of Financial Activities)**
**Adjustments for:**
Depreciation charges
Interest received
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
Increase in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
**Net cash used in operations**|2024
£
(95,834)
1,969
(13,130)
1,149
(181,918)
278,758
(9,006)|2023
£
2,318
-
(9,515)
(3,853)
(26,884)
(27,944)|
|||(65,878)|
## **2.**
|**ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||At 1.1.24|Cash flow|At 31.12.24|
||£|£|£|
|**Net cash**||||
|Cash at bank|546,399|(1,783)|544,616|
||546,399|(1,783)|544,616|
|**Total**|546,399|(1,783)|544,616|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The financial statements of the charity, 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 Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (the '2008 Regulations') requires charities to prepare their accounts in accordance with 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 'but this accounting standard has since been withdrawn and has been replaced by the Charities SORP mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The charity has prepared these financial statements in accordance with the new Charities SORP; this departure from the 2008 Regulations is believed to be necessary for these financial statements to give a 'true and fair view'.
The financial statements are prepared in Sterling which is the functional and presentation currency of the charity.
## **GOING CONCERN**
The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
## **INCOME**
Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.
Income from donations and legacies includes:
- Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor.
- Donated facilities, services and goods. Goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries are recognised as income when receivable at fair value (being an estimate of the amount it would cost to purchase those items). [Goods donated for resale are recognised as income at the point of sale (as the sale proceeds cannot be estimated reliably before the goods are sold)]. Facilities, services and goods donated for the charity's own use are recognised as income when receivable at their value to the charity.
The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured.
When donated goods, services and facilities are distributed or consumed, an expense in respect of those items is included in the Statement of Financial Activities. At the year end any goods that have not been distributed or consumed are recognised as stock; donated fixed assets are capitalised.
Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from goods, services and facilities supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It includes income from advice and training and other events and courses given to educate and empower communities, statutory bodies and others.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets and government grants, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable unless they are subject to specified future performance-related conditions in which case they are recognised in income only when the performance-related conditions are met.
## **EXPENDITURE**
Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued**
## **EXPENDITURE**
Expenditure on raising funds comprises the costs incurred on commercial trading activities and fundraising.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are apportioned directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on the basis of percentage of income.
Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.
The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.
## **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Items purchased or donated for the charity's own use are capitalised when the cost of purchased items, or the fair value of donated items, is more than £2,000 and the item is expected to benefit the charity over more than one accounting period. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis so as to write down the value of each asset to its estimated residual value (if any) over its expected useful economic life. To achieve this objective the following rates of depreciation are charged:
Equipment Over 3 to 7 years
The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
## **STOCKS**
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.
## **TAXATION**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **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. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
## **HIRE PURCHASE AND LEASING COMMITMENTS**
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
## **PENSION COSTS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS**
The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|**2.**
**DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
Donations
Grants
Donated services and facilities
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
Government grants
Other grants receivable
**3.**
**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
Fundraising events
Online sales
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Deposit account interest
**5.**
**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Activity
Training
Training and Welfare
Welfare services
Training and Welfare
Training
Cumberland Lodge
**6.**
**RAISING FUNDS**
**RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
Events
Contractors
Patron|2024
£
146,002
487,549
13
633,564
2024
£
91,807
395,742
487,549
2024
£
-
315
315
2024
£
13,130
2024
£
155,578
25,003
-
180,581
2024
£
368
934
10,964
12,266|2023
£
154,054
425,578
14,813|2023
£
154,054
425,578
14,813|
|---|---|---|---|
|||594,445||
|||2023
£
34,002
391,576||
|||425,578||
|||2023
£
2,160
1,085
3,245
2023
£
9,515
2023
£
193,467
39,578
15,934|2023
£
2,160
1,085
3,245
2023
£
9,515|
|||248,979||
||||2023
£
13,497
7,400
-|
||||20,897|
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**POWER THE FIGHT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **6. RAISING FUNDS - continued**
## **OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
|Opening stock
Purchases
Closing stock
Aggregate amounts
**7.**
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
Direct
Costs
£
Therapeutic Intervention for Peace
566,907
Training and Welfare
20,467
Direct support
19,310
Cumberland Lodge
(999)
605,685
**8.**
**GRANTS PAYABLE**
Therapeutic Intervention for Peace
Direct support
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
Grants for the relief of hardship|Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
8)
£
30,506
-
7,300
-
37,806|2024
£
3,853
416
(2,704)
1,565
13,831
Support
costs (see
note 9)
£
172,965
66,527
13,305
13,305
266,102
2024
£
30,506
7,300
37,806
2024
£
30,506|2023
£
-
2,925
(3,853)
(928)
19,969
Totals
£
770,378
86,994
39,915
12,306|2023
£
-
2,925
(3,853)
(928)
19,969|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||909,593||
|||||2023
£
-
4,250|
|||||4,250|
|||||2023
£
-|
## **9. SUPPORT COSTS**
|Management
£
Therapeutic Intervention for Peace
169,792
Training and Welfare
65,307
Direct support
13,061
Cumberland Lodge
13,061
261,221|Governance
Finance
costs
£
£
739
2,434
284
936
57
187
57
187
1,137
3,744|Totals
£
172,965
66,527
13,305
13,305|
|---|---|---|
|||266,102|
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## **9. SUPPORT COSTS - continued**
Activity Basis of allocation Management These costs are allocated as described below. Finance These costs are allocated as described below. Governance costs These costs are allocated as described below.
|**Charitable activity**|**Split**|
|---|---|
|Therapeutic Intervention for Peace|65%|
|Training and welfare|25%|
|Direct support|5%|
|Cumberland|5%|
During 2024, an amount of £3,744 (2023: £4,000) has been incurred in respect of the independent examination, and a further £1,872 (2023: £1,500) is due to the independent examiners in respect of accountancy services.
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
|Therapeutic
Intervention
for Peace
£
Other operating leases
63,691
Insurance
2,190
Telephone
4,446
Postage and stationery
343
Sundries
758
Staff training
5,905
Staff welfare
3,269
Advertising
12,135
Accountancy
43,319
Computer costs
7,632
Subscriptions
3,248
Entertaining
2,506
Professional fees
19,069
Depreciation of tangible and heritage assets
1,281
Bank charges
739
Independent examination
2,434
172,965
Cumberland
Lodge
£
Other operating leases
4,899
Insurance
169
Telephone
342
Postage and stationery
26
Sundries
58
Staff training
454
Staff welfare
252
Advertising
934
Accountancy
3,332
Computer costs
587
Subscriptions
250
Entertaining
193
Professional fees
1,467
Depreciation of tangible and heritage assets
98
Bank charges
57
Independent examination
187
13,305|Training
and
Welfare
£
24,496
843
1,710
132
292
2,272
1,258
4,668
16,662
2,935
1,249
964
7,334
492
284
936
66,527
2024
Total
activities
£
97,985
3,371
6,840
527
1,166
9,085
5,031
18,671
66,645
11,741
4,997
3,856
29,337
1,969
1,137
3,744
266,102|Direct
support
£
4,899
169
342
26
58
454
252
934
3,332
587
250
193
1,467
98
57
187|
|---|---|---|
|||13,305|
|||2023
Total
activities
£
77,132
3,125
6,129
1,341
3,748
5,211
8,100
11,707
36,327
10,473
3,281
3,224
14,813
-
824
4,000|
|||189,435|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.
B Lindsay served as CEO and received payments of £79,367 for serving in that capacity, not for serving as a trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
## **TRUSTEES' EXPENSES**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.
**11. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs|2024
£
394,536
31,900
21,931
448,367|2023
£
425,998
37,570
23,455|
|---|---|---|
|||487,023|
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
|Employees|15|13|
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:
|£70,001 - £80,000
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
funds
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
277,734
**Charitable activities**
Training and Welfare
153,107
Cumberland Lodge
-
Other trading activities
3,245
Investment income
9,515
**Total**
443,601
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
19,969
**Charitable activities**
Therapeutic Intervention for Peace
292,112
Training and Welfare
66,129
Direct support
26,755
Cumberland Lodge
11,347
**Total**
416,312
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
27,289
**Transfers between funds**
(5,502)|2024
1
Restricted
funds
£
316,711
79,938
15,934
-
-
412,583
-
365,546
31,118
5,686
35,204
437,554
(24,971)
5,502|2023
1
Total
funds
£
594,445
233,045
15,934
3,245
9,515|
|---|---|---|
|||856,184|
|||19,969
657,658
97,247
32,441
46,551|
|||853,866|
|||2,318
-|
## **12. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
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|**12.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Net movement in funds**
21,787
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
380,218
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
402,005
**13.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
**COST**
Additions
**DEPRECIATION**
Charge for year
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
**14.**
**STOCKS**
Stocks
**15.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Accrued income
Prepayments
**16.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors|
Restricted
funds
£
(19,469)
142,470
123,001
2024
£
2,704
2024
£
156,026
34,893
21,495
14,707
227,121
2024
£
52,500
13,382
283,325
349,207|Total
funds
£
2,318
522,688
525,006
Computer
equipment
£
5,907
1,969
3,938
-
2023
£
3,853
2023
£
17,338
16,278
-
11,587
45,203
2023
£
1,650
-
68,799
70,449|Total
funds
£|
|---|---|---|---|
||||2,318
522,688|
||||525,006|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **17. LEASING AGREEMENTS**
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Within one year|70,000|13,500|
During the year the charity was charged £72,556 (2023: £73,780) for its office operating hire.
## **18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Sustainability fund
Community Development fund
Research fund
Training fund
**Restricted funds**
Core administration fund
Comic Relief fund
Johnson & Johnson fund
Bernard Lewis family support funds
Cumberland Lodge fund
BBC Children in Need fund
Slam
HSBC Podcast
Mission 44
The Charter Schools Educational Trust
Staff welfare
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.1.24
£
241,132
50,000
50,000
20,000
40,873
402,005
3
16,250
5,344
27,500
4,054
28,754
8,711
6,760
15,625
-
10,000
123,001
525,006|Net
movement
in funds
£
39,702
-
(7,300)
(9,498)
(8,900)
14,004
(3)
(16,705)
(5,711)
(27,500)
(2,553)
(28,754)
(8,711)
(3,230)
(15,625)
(1,046)
-
(109,838)
(95,834)|Transfers
between
funds
£
(1,760)
-
-
-
(108)
(1,868)
-
455
367
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,046
-
1,868
-|At
31.12.24
£
279,074
50,000
42,700
10,502
31,865|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||414,141
-
-
-
-
1,501
-
-
3,530
-
-
10,000|
|||||15,031|
|||||429,172|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Community Development fund
Research fund
Garfield Weston fund
Training fund
**Restricted funds**
Core administration fund
Comic Relief fund
Johnson & Johnson fund
Bernard Lewis family support funds
Cumberland Lodge fund
BBC Children in Need fund
Slam
HSBC Podcast
Mission 44
The Charter Schools Educational Trust
BBC Children in Need extension fund
Durham fund
National Lottery fund
City Bridge fund
MyEnds VRU fund
Paul Hamlyn fund
Youth Leadership fund
Media Training fund
Bernard Lewis Core fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
175,914
-
-
14,869
66,764
257,547
-
32,500
66,103
-
(1)
1
23,547
-
26,007
58,849
5,401
48,383
66,268
25,251
91,805
37,500
40,429
5,000
43,000
570,043
827,590|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(136,212)
39,702
(7,300)
(7,300)
(9,498)
(9,498)
(14,869)
-
(75,664)
(8,900)
(243,543)
14,004
(3)
(3)
(49,205)
(16,705)
(71,814)
(5,711)
(27,500)
(27,500)
(2,552)
(2,553)
(28,755)
(28,754)
(32,258)
(8,711)
(3,230)
(3,230)
(41,632)
(15,625)
(59,895)
(1,046)
(5,401)
-
(48,383)
-
(66,268)
-
(25,251)
-
(91,805)
-
(37,500)
-
(40,429)
-
(5,000)
-
(43,000)
-
(679,881)
(109,838)
(923,424)
(95,834)|
|---|---|---|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Sustainability fund
Community Development fund
Research fund
Garfield Weston fund
Nat West grant fund
House of Lords fund
Training retention fund
Training fund
**Restricted funds**
Core administration fund
Mayer of London MOPAC fund
Comic Relief fund
Johnson & Johnson fund
Lewisham NCIL
Bernard Lewis family support funds
Benefact Trust fund
Cumberland Lodge fund
BBC Children in Need fund
Slam
Urban Mission School Community
HSBC Podcast
Mission 44
Staff welfare
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.1.23
£
108,254
50,000
50,000
20,000
23,500
25,000
82,900
20,564
-
380,218
18,750
11,916
16,004
-
5,370
27,500
15,000
44,000
3,930
-
-
-
-
-
142,470
522,688|Net
movement
in funds
£
6,710
-
-
-
-
(25,000)
4,706
-
40,873
27,289
(18,747)
(11,916)
246
5,344
(10,833)
-
(15,000)
(39,946)
24,824
8,711
(39)
6,760
15,625
10,000
(24,971)
2,318|Transfers
between
funds
£
126,168
-
-
-
(23,500)
-
(87,606)
(20,564)
-
(5,502)
-
-
-
-
5,463
-
-
-
-
-
39
-
-
-
5,502
-|At
31.12.23
£
241,132
50,000
50,000
20,000
-
-
-
-
40,873|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||402,005
3
-
16,250
5,344
-
27,500
-
4,054
28,754
8,711
-
6,760
15,625
10,000|
|||||123,001|
|||||525,006|
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Nat West grant fund
House of Lords fund
Training fund
**Restricted funds**
Core administration fund
Mayer of London MOPAC fund
Comic Relief fund
Johnson & Johnson fund
Lewisham NCIL
Bernard Lewis family support funds
Benefact Trust fund
Cumberland Lodge fund
BBC Children in Need fund
Slam
Urban Mission School Community
HSBC Podcast
Mission 44
The Charter Schools Educational Trust
Staff welfare
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
294,071
-
4,706
144,824
443,601
-
1
65,001
69,451
34,631
33,000
-
29,095
35,365
39,578
2,200
6,760
62,500
25,001
10,000
412,583
856,184|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(287,361)
6,710
(25,000)
(25,000)
-
4,706
(103,951)
40,873
(416,312)
27,289
(18,747)
(18,747)
(11,917)
(11,916)
(64,755)
246
(64,107)
5,344
(45,464)
(10,833)
(33,000)
-
(15,000)
(15,000)
(69,041)
(39,946)
(10,541)
24,824
(30,867)
8,711
(2,239)
(39)
-
6,760
(46,875)
15,625
(25,001)
-
-
10,000
(437,554)
(24,971)
(853,866)
2,318|
|---|---|---|
## **Unrestricted funds**
The designated Sustainability Fund is an unrestricted fund set aside to provide additional resources to ensure that the charity and its projects are sustainable in the event of a shortfall in agreed project and core funding.
The designated Community development fund is an unrestricted fund set aside to support the work of church, faith and other community groups in reducing youth violence.
The designated Research fund is an unrestricted fund set aside to enable research to be undertaken starting in 2022 on certain issues affecting the impact of serious youth violence.
The designated Training retention fund is an unrestricted fund retaining profits made from training to fund further charitable training in line with the financial policy set for this sector. During the year, it was determined that a separate designated fund was no longer required for these monies and the remaining balance of £20,564 was transferred to the general unrestricted fund.
The designated NatWest grant fund is an unrestricted fund set aside for funding a Clinical Psychologist to enable welfare work to be done in key areas.
The designated House of Lords fund is an unrestricted fund arising from gifts raised in order to achieve strategic change during 2023 and 2024. During the year, it was determined that a separate designated fund was no longer required for these monies and the remaining balance of £87,706 was transferred to the general unrestricted fund.
The designated Garfield Weston fund is an unrestricted fund to develop culturally sensitive programs and develop the work with Clinical Psychologists. During the year, it was determined that a separate designated fund was no longer required for these monies and the remaining balance of £23,500 was transferred to the general unrestricted fund.
The designated Training fund is an unrestricted fund for the delivery of training.
## **Restricted funds**
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## **18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
The Lewisham NCIL fund is a restricted fund grant for the development of TIP projects in Lewisham Borough. An amount was £5,463 was transferred to this fund to cover a shortfall in funds.
The Bernard Lewis support funds are restricted funds for the SLAM partnership and infrastructure support.
The Benefact Trust fund is a restricted fund to support the employment of new training staff.
The Cumberland Lodge fund are restricted funds to support a conference symposium to be held in 2023.
The Core Administration Fund is a restricted fund providing financial grants to support the charity's core administrative costs.
The Mayor of London MOPAC fund is a restricted fund grant financed by the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit to establish a school's project for TIP ("Therapeutic Intervention for Peace") in Lewisham.
The Comic Relief fund is a restricted fund to support the development of TIP projects and development.
The BBC Children in Need fund is a restricted fund for the support of children focussed projects in 2023.
The Johnson and Johnson fund is a restricted fund grant to support projects involving community health and wellbeing.
The Urban Mission School Community fund is a restricted fund towards the delivery of the TIP project at an alternative provision centre in Lewisham. An amount of £39 was transferred to the fund to cover a small shortfall in funds.
The SLAM (South London and Maudsley) fund is a restricted fund grant to support extending the reach of therapeutic services.
The HSBC Podcast fund is a restricted fund grant to support the purchase of capital equipment.
The Mission 44 fund is a restricted fund grant to support inclusive learning environments for young people.
The Staff Welfare fund is a restricted fund grant to support staff wellbeing.
The Esme Reflective Practice fund supports ongoing reflective practice across the organisation.
The Durham fund builds on training delivered in 2021/22 and supports innovation in tackling youth violence and embedding Contextual Safeguarding research.
The National Lottery fund supports the scaling up of TIP (2023-2028), enabling co-production of effective interventions with local communities across England.
The City Bridge fund contributes to salaries of TIP staff and other related project costs.
The MyEnds VRU fund supports the MyEnds programme, developing community-led and locally relevant interventions for those most at risk.
The Paul Hamlyn fund is restricted to the delivery of TIP in three secondary schools.
The Youth Leadership fund enables delivery of training programmes on contextual safeguarding, race and youth violence, and youth work policy development.
The Media Training fund is restricted to media training for staff.
The Charter School Educational Trust fund supports the implementation of TIP in three secondary schools within the Trust.
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
An amount of £3,000 (2023: £3,000) of unrestricted donations were received from Kings Church London, a charity with a common trustee.
E Christou, a Trustee, was paid £nil (2023: £900) for consultancy advice in respect of specific sector engagement, and not for being a Trustee, as permitted by the charity's governing document.
During the year, the charity commissioned research in the form of a PhD to be undertaken by B Lindsay, in conjunction with Durham University, into specific impacts of cultural competency on services provided to children. During the year £9,498 (2023: £4,596) was incurred in fees for this PhD research.
No expenses were paid to trustees for whilst carrying out duties associated with being trustees; reimbursements for expenses incurred when acting as agent for the charity or incurred when undertaking employment duties not connected with serving as a trustee are not included in this disclosure.
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## **POWER THE FIGHT**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
Grants
Donated services and facilities
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
Online sales
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Charitable activities**
Training
Welfare services
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Raising donations and legacies**
Events
Contractors
Patron
**Other trading activities**
Opening stock
Purchases
Closing stock
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Contractors
Travel
Research
Events
Grants to institutions
Grants to individuals
**Support costs**|2024
£
146,002
487,549
13
633,564
-
315
315
13,130
155,578
25,003
180,581
827,590
368
934
10,964
12,266
3,853
416
(2,704)
1,565
394,536
31,900
21,931
775
15,159
120,960
11,321
9,498
(395)
30,506
7,300
643,491|2023
£
154,054
425,578
14,813
594,445
2,160
1,085
3,245
9,515
209,401
39,578
248,979
856,184
13,497
7,400
-
20,897
-
2,925
(3,853)
(928)
425,998
37,570
23,455
2,061
1,654
101,918
6,299
3,064
38,193
-
4,250
644,462|
|---|---|---|
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## **POWER THE FIGHT**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Management**|||
|Other operating leases|97,985|77,132|
|Insurance|3,371|3,125|
|Telephone|6,840|6,129|
|Postage and stationery|527|1,341|
|Sundries|1,166|3,748|
|Staff training|9,085|5,211|
|Staff welfare|5,031|8,100|
|Advertising|18,671|11,707|
|Accountancy|66,645|36,327|
|Computer costs|11,741|10,473|
|Subscriptions|4,997|3,281|
|Entertaining|3,856|3,224|
|Professional fees|29,337|14,813|
|Computer equipment|1,969|-|
||261,221|184,611|
|**Finance**|||
|Bank charges|1,137|824|
|**Governance costs**|||
|Independent examination|3,744|4,000|
|Total resources expended|923,424|853,866|
|**Net (expenditure)/income**|(95,834)|2,318|
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