2023-03-31-accounts

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Trustees' annual report
Independent examiner's report		to the trustees		13
Statement of financial	activities			14
Statement of financial	position			15
Statement of cash flows				16
Notes to the financial	statements
The following pages	do not form part of		the financial statements
Detailed statement of	financial	activities		27
Notes to the detailed	statement	of financial	activities	28

Registered	charity	name	Beacon Bolton Counselling	Beacon Bolton Counselling	Service
Charity registration		number	1181596
Principal office			Beacon Bolton Counselling		Service
			Bolton Hub
			Bold Street
			Bolton
			BL1 1LS
			Greater Manchester
Trustees			Mrs Anne Gill		(14January 2019)
			Mrs Rita Liddell		(7 March	2019)
			Mr David Carabine		(resigned	December 2022)
			Mr David Tucker		(31 October 2022)
			Mr Andrew Gill		(19June	2023)
Bank			National Westminster	Bank	pic (Nat West Bank)
			4 Standishgate
			Wigan
			WN1 1UE
Independent	examiner		Barry Fine FCA
			Parkgates
			Bury New Road
			Prestwich
			Manchester
			Lancashire
			M25 OJW

					2023		2022
				Unrestricted	Restricted
				funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds
			Note
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies			4	1,984	2,633	4,617	2,153
Charitable activities			5	74517		74,517	64,159
Total income				76,501	2,633	79,134	66,312
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable	activities		6,7	89,056	2,024	91,080	86,044
Total expenditure				89,056	2,024	91,080	86,044
Net expenditure and net	movement	in
funds				(12,555)	609	(11,946)	(19,732)
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward				49,661		49,661	69,393
Total funds carried forward				37,106.	609	37,715	49,661

			2023	2022
		Note
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets		13		1,416
Current assets
Debtors		14	10,725	16,245
Cash at bank and in	hand		30,179	37,167
			40,904	53,412
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year	15	3,189	5,167
Net current assets			37,715	48,245
Total assets less current liabilities			37,715	49,661
Net assets			37,715	49,661
Funds ofthe charity
Restricted funds			609
Unrestricted funds			37,106	49,661
Total charity funds		17	37,715	49,661

Year ended 3	1 March	2023
				2023	2022
				F
Cash flows from operating		activities
Net expenditure				(11,946)	(19,732)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets				1,416	1,416
Accrued (income)/expenses				(3,613)	2,267
Changes in:
Trade and other	debtors			5,520	(2,646)
Trade and other	creditors			1,635	432
Cash generated	from operations			(6,988)	(18,263)
Net cash used in	operating	activities		(6,988)	(18,263)
Net decrease in	cash and	cash equivalents		(6,988)	(18,263)
Cash and cash	equivalents	at beginning	ofyear	37,167	55,430
Cash and cash	equivalents	at end of year		30,179	37,167

Donations	and	legacies
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Funds
			Funds	Funds		2023
Donations
Donations	type	1	1,984	2,633		4,617
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Funds
			Funds	Funds		2022
Donations
Donations	type	1	2,153			2,153

			Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
			Funds	2023	Funds	2022
Sale of goods/services		as part of direct
charitable	activities		74,517	74,517	64,159	64,159

Expenditure on charitable activit	ies by fund type
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
	Funds	Funds	2023
Counselling	87,856	2,024	89,880
Support costs	1,200		1,200
	89,056	2,024	91,080
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
	Funds	Funds	2022
Counselling	84,244		84,244
Support costs	1,800		1,800
	86,044		86,044

Expenditure	on charitable a	ctivities by activity typ	e
		Activities
		undertaken			Total	funds	Total fund
		directly	Support	costs		2023	2022
Counselling		89,880				89,880	84,244
Governance	costs			1,200		1,200	1,800
		89,880		1,200		91,080	86,044

8.	Analysis of support c	os	ts
					Analysis		of
					sUpport costs
						activity	1	Total 2023	Total	2022
	Governance costs					1,200		1,200		1,800
9.	Net expenditure
	Net expenditure is stated		after charging/(crediting):
								2023		2022
	Depreciation of tangible	fixed assets						1,416		1,416
10.	Independent examination		fees
								2023		2022
	Fees payable to the independent			examiner for:
	Independent examination		of the financial		statements			1,200		1,800
11.	Staff costs
	The total staff costs and	employee		benefits for the reporting		period	are	analysed as	follows:
								2023		2022
	Wages and salaries							52,201	49,626
	Social security costs									407
	Employer contributions	to	pension	plans				412		462
								52,613	50,495

13.	Tangible fixed asset	s
				Equipment
	Cost
	At 1 April 2022 and	31 March 2023		4,248
	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2022			2,832
	Charge for the year			1,416
	At 31 March 2023			4,248
	Carrying amount
	At 31 March 2023
	At 31 March 2022			1,416
14.	Debtors
			2023	2022
	Trade debtors		10,725	16,245
15.	Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year
			2023	2022
	Accruals and deferred	income		3,613
	Social security and other taxes		255	1,018
	Other creditors		2,934	536
			3,189	5,167

			At 1	April		At	31 March
				2022	Income	Expenditure	2023
General	funds		49,661		76,501	(89,056)	37,106
							At
				At		31 March 202
			1 April	2021	Income	Expenditure	2
General	funds		69,393		66,312	(86,044)	49,661
Restricted		funds
			At 1	April		At	31 March
				2022	Income	Expenditure	2023
Restricted		Fund 2 - desc in a/cs			2,633	(2,024)	609
							At
				At		31 March 202
			1 April	2021	Income	Expenditure	2
Restricted		Fund 2 - desc in a/cs
Training	Fund
This fund		has to be spent on training	volunteers.

Analysis ofnet as	sets between funds
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2023
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets		40,295	609	40,904
Creditors less than	1 year	(3,189)		(3,189)
Net assets		37,106	609	37,715
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total Funds
		Funds	Funds	2022
Tangible fixed assets		1,416		1,416
Current assets		53,412		53,412
Creditors less than	1 year	(5,167)		(5,167)
Net assets		49,661		49,661

Analy	sis	ofc	han	ge	s in net debt
						At	1 Apr		At 31 Mar
							2022	Cash flows	2023
Cash	at	bank	and	in	hand		37,167	(6,988)	30,179