REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1181867 REPORTOFThETrU TEES AND AUOITED FINANCIAL TATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 FOR THE WOLISTONECRAFTSOCIErY Cornfield Accountant5 rnited Chartered Accountants 5 Cornfield Terrace Eastboume East Sussex BN214NN
THE WOLISTONECRAFTSO INANCIAL STATEMEfrns R THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Pa8e Report of the Trustees I to 3 Independent Examkner's Report statement of Flnandal Aul¥ltles Balan Sheet Notes to the Flnanclal Statements 7 to 10 Detalled Statement of Flnanchal ActiAtles li
NECRAFTsIXIy REPORTOFT FO YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The trust presenttheir report wjth the finandal statements of the charlty for the year ended 31 Derember 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accountln8 and Reportln8 by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Praciice applicableto charltles preparlng their accounts in accordan wlth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectivÈ l January 20191. OBJEcfivES ANO ACtIVlTIES Oble¢tlves and alms The purpose of the charlty15 to carry Mary Wollstonecraft's legary of human rlghts. equallty and justlce Snto youn8 people's Ilves. Thls Is to be achieved by supporting the advancernent of: Educatlon Cltlzenshlp - Communlty development - Arts. culture and herltage In pla5 assoclated wlth Mary Wo115tonecraft Rell8iOU5 and raclal harmonv Equallty and diverslty Snlllcant a11$3 The early part of theyear was spent desi8nlnB, admlnlstratin8and Implem£y)tlng a robust recruitment process, vjhlch saw our first employee start mld-way throu8h the year as rhe Programme Devdopment Manager. ProBrarnme Development ManaBer was generously funded for threeyear5 by a donor. In May 2024 we held our fourth annual Mory Wollstonecraft lectur4 8enerousty hosted by London Sthool of Economlcs Internatlonal Inequalltles Instltute. We were honoured to welcome Baroness Shaml Chakfabartl, renowned 8rltlsh humhn ri8hts lawyer, to dlsCU55 her latest book Human Rl8hts'. The Case lor the Defence. Shewas lowied In conveT5atlon by the late Professor Conor Gearty and wrlter Bee Rowlatt, Chalr oFthÈ Wollstonecraft 5ocletv. We were dellBhted that It could be both In person and onllne. The Pro8ramme Developmeni Manager started employmentln June2024. Workingfrom home, in the Hull and East RldSr of Yorkshlre area, the Inltlal month5 were spent establlshln8 the new rule. This in¢luded developlng new company Infrastructure, bulldlng partnershlps and relationshlps relevant to our work and Mary Wollstonecraft in the local East Yorkshire area. Moreover. a slgnltlcant amount of work was done In laylng thegroulwork for the in-pefson wock wlth schools and In the communlty. Two focu5 groups and con5ts1tatlon processes took place; one w5th ? group of primary school teachers to develop the Wollstonecraft Soclely Schoo15 Award for Prlmary 5th0015 and another with Secondary sthool teachers to establlsh creallve and unique pilot project5 for Secondary level students. focus5ed on enrlchlng and supportlng the CUTrtculum in key subject areas suth as Engllsh, Hlstory, PSCHE, Drama and Art. An additional creatlve workshoptook p5acewith a group of students at Beverley Hlgh Sthool, aged between 11-16 years, which Influenced the first prolect dellvered ID the school, postponed frorn late 2024 Into e¥ly 2025. The latter Part of the year included developlng partneTshlp5 wlth locally and natlonally renowned communlty and arts organ15atlons IndudlnB Cornerhouse, mental health charity, Pl1 Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre and HEY Chlldren's Unlver51tYJ to plan new collèboratlve projects for 2025, includlng actlvity connected to'mwy and the HyeTta5' theatre Pfoduction and a unlque human ri8hts and leadershlp course Youn8 People who Lead,. Page I
THE WOLLSTONECRA REPORTOF THETRUSTE FOR THEYEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Flnandal p05Jtlon We have ended 2024 with reserves of £57,650. These are prlmarily held forthe ernployfflent of otsr programme development Tnanagerwholn turn is focussed on carrylngMaryWollstonecraft'sle8acy of human rtghts 3nd equ?Ilty Into the Ilves of childTen and young people. We env15a8e further fundraising wlll be required as different actlvitie5 Wlthin thls remlt come to fruition. A5 a small. volunteer lead charity we had modest outgoings in 2024 otherthan the cost of employlngtheprogrammedevelopment manager and some limitÈd costs associated with our charitable actLVities. Our flnanclal posltlon remains stable and In line with our bud8et prolectlon5. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govemln8 document The charlty Is controlled by Its 8oveTnln8 document, a deed of tnjst. The Wollstonecraft Soclety15 a Charitable kncorporated Or8an15atlon run by volunteers. Our slxTrustees las at 31 December 20241 aresupported by additional voluntserswlth thesk1115werequlreto meet Ourobjetts andfromjune 2024 by our pro8ramme development mana8er. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DAll$ R•8lstered Charlty number 1181867 Prlnelpal •ddr4ss 277a Upper Street London Nl 2rL Trustee5 C Bradshaw IAppolnted l Aprll 20251 S GulamhuseSn D Roblnson B Rowlatt S Sonmez IAppolnted 23 Marth 20251 C Utley (Reslgned 17 September 20241 C Wri8ht (Appointed 27 March 20251 Independent Examlner Cornfleld Accountants Llmlted Chariered Accountants 5 Cornfield Terrace Ea5tbourne East Sussex BN214NN Pa8e 2
THE WOLLSTONECRAFTSOCIEri REPORTOF THETRUSTEES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 STATEMENTOF TrU5TEES' RESPONSIBIUMES The trusteès arè responslble for preparing the Report of the Tr[leI and ihe financlal statements In accordance applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndard5 (United Kingdom Generalfy Accepted Accounti Prattlcel. The law applicajle to tharlties in Enand and WI. the (harities Art 2022, Charity (Accots and Reports) Regulatlon5 2008 and the provL%lons of the trust deed requir& ihe tTlkSteès to prepare fin(la1 statements for each fintc131 year which gNe a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resour5 applicatlon of resources, Induding the Ile and expenditure. of the charity for thal pericpj. In preparinB those financlal statements, the trustees are required to select suitable accountln8 policie5 and then apply them conslstentty; obseThe the methods and prinuples in the Charity SORP,. makejud8ements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. prepare the financial statements on the golng Lxjncern bas UTl&s it is Inapproprfate to presume that the charrty will continue In business. The trustees are Tespon5ible for keeplng proper aCCoti recordg which disclose wf(h reasonable accuracy at any time the finanoal posttIc of the tharity and to enable than to wure that the hnandal statements comply thè Ch¥lties Act 2022, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulions 2008 and thÈ provÈlons of the twst deed. They are a150 responsible for safeguarthng the assets of the charty hence for takin8 rea50nable steps for the prevention al derection of fraud and other irreÈularltl Oct 2025 Approv by order of the board of trustees on .....-.................... and $18ned on its behalf by.. C Wr.ht- Trustee Pa8e 3
INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF E WOLLSTONECRAFTSOOETY Independent examlner's report to the trust••s of The Wo115tonecraft Sodety I report to the charlty trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts ofThe Woltstcfftecraft Ciety (the Trust) the year eftded 31 December 2024. Responslbllltles and basis of rèport A5 the tharity tru5tee5 uf the Trust you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts In acccrfdance vAth the requirements of the Charltles Art 20221'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Tr8t,$ account5 carrled out under Sertlon 145 of theAct and in carrying Out my examination I have ftllowed all aPIcable Dlrectlons 8Nen by the Charliy CommLsshn der Sectlon 14515llbl of the Art. Indep•ndent examlner'5 Statsment I have ¢ipleted my examlnatlon. I wnfim) that no Materf mattets havo come to my attention in ffjnnecthjn whh the examlnatlon 8ivln8 me causeto believethat in any materfal respect.. accountln8 records were not kept In respect of theTrust a5 requlred by Sectlon 130 of theAct; or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not cornp with rhe appllcable requlrements Concernlngthe fomi and cortentof accounts set out In the Charltle5 (Accounts and Reports) Regulatltms 21)08 other than any requirement that the accounts se a tn and f4Sr vlew whlch b5 rt a matter consldered as part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In ¢onnectlon th the examlnatlon to whlth attentlon shoukl be drawn In thls rèport In order to enable a proper understandln8 of the accounts to be reached. Shaun Muller FCCA AC4 Comndd Accountant5 Llmlted Chartered Accountants 5 Cornffeld Terracè Ea5tboume East Sussex BN214NN Date- Page 4
THE WOLISTONECRAFfsooEPI 5TATEMENTOF FINANCIALACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DecEM8ER 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legades 30.601 31.350 Investment Income 513 Total 31.858 31,863 EXPENDITUREON Raisin8 funds lJ86 Charltable actlvitles Development. launch and delivery ot edational materials 6.289 2,149 Other 1.280 16,507 3A29 INCOMV(EXPENDITUREI 15.351 28,434 RECONCJUATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 42,299 13865 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 57,650 42,299 The note5 form part Df these financlal statements Pagè 5
THE WoLisfoNECRA5oclET¥ BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds Note5 CURRENT ASSErs Debtors Cash at bank 59.220 42.785 59,220 42.785 CREDITORS Amounts falllng due wlthin oneyear 11,5701 14861 NET CURREf4T ASSETS 57,650 42,299 TOTALASSETS LESS CURRENT UABIUTIES 57,650 42,299 NEfASSETS 57,650 FUNDS Unre5trlcted funds 42,299 TOTAL FUNDS 57.650 The fsnanclal statemonts were approved by the Board of Trustees and author15ed for15sue on ......................,,...,...,...,,..,,,... and were signed on its behalf by.. C Wright- Twstee The note5 ftjrm part of these flnancial statements Page 6
THE WOLiSTONEcRASOClErV NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ATEmENTs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparlng the financlal ststements The financial ststements of the charity. whith is a public benefit entity der FRS 102, have been prepared ui accordanceth thecharities SORP IFf6 1021'Accounting and Reportlng by (haritie5'. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities prepariftg thelr accounts in accordance with the Financlal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK awwj Republicof Ireland IFRS 1021 leffecEive l January 20191,, Financial Reporting Standard 102 Yhe FinclaI Reportin8 Standard apiCable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Charlties Act 2L)22. The financial statements have been prepared underthe historical cost convention. Going concern There are no materlal UnrtaIntieS that tAst doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Income All inccme i5 recognsed in Statemert of financial Activitiffi On the charity has entitlement to the fuNls. It probable that the Incomewill be rec£¥ved and the amcwnt can be measured reliably. Expendlture Liabilitles are retLgnised as expenditure as soon as there L% a l%al Or eonstructlve obllgation cunmitting the charity to tha expenditure. it probable that a transfer of economic benefits wlll be required in Settlnent a1 the amount of the obfigation can be measured reliably. Expendlture accnted for on an accwals basls and ha5 been classified under headin85 that a88re8ate all c05t related to the category. Where costs cannot be direct attributed to p3thcular headin&. they have been allocated to actwitiÉ% ort a bLis tor&lstent wlth the use of resour. Tamatlon The tharity is exèmpt from tax on its charitable actlvitie5. Fd oc¢ountkng Unrestricted funds can be used In acCOrdanWIth the tharitable oblectlves at the d15cretion of the truste. Restricted can only be (Lsed for partlcular rstritted purposes wlthin the objects of the charity. Re5trictior6 rise when specified by the donor OT when funds are ralsed for partlculai restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature purpose of each fund is induded in thè notas to the fina13[ statements. Penslon costs and other post-retlrement beneffts The Charlty ¢)perates a deff ned cNtrfDution pension stheme. Contributions payable to the Charfcy pension scheme are charged to the Statent of Financial Attivitles in the period io whith they relate. Pension costs are albjcated to artivities on the same basls as set out In the allocatlon and apportionment of cost5 policy stated below. Alhxatlon and apportior*ment of ¢05ts The charly,5 operadng costs onede staff and peTtsion $t$. Such costs are a1Cated between dlfferent expenditure totegorles includhE charftable atthrfty. fUndraSi management and administraLion. Mthere costs cannot be directly attributable to dSrect charlcabSe expendfcufe or other pjpenditure. they hwe been apportioned based on an estimatè of timè spent in each of these categorles. Page 7 contlnued...
NOTES YO THE FINANCIALSTAT FOR THEYEAR ENDED ECEMBER 2024 INVESTMENT INCOME 2024 2023 Deposit account interest 513 TRUSTEES. REMUNBIATrON AND BENEFITS There were no tnJstee5' remuneration or otr benefits for thè year ended 31 December 2024 ncf for the year ended 31 December 2023. Trust•gs' •xp•nses During the year, three 12023.. three) Trusted were relmbursed for travel to schoo15 to speak about Mary Wollstonecraft, and the printing and postage of certificate5 aj cTrniLs abryjt Mary Wollstonecraft. This expendlture was incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the Performan of thr dutiès as Trustees. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wa8es and salarie5 Penslon $t$ 12.318 260 12,578 Induded in defined contrlbutlon pension costs is an accrual for unpaid penslons of £9012023.. £Tr111. The averaBe mcfflthly number of employees durlng theyear was as follows: 2024 2023 Support staff DEBTORS 2024 2023 Other debtors Page 8 contlnued...
NOTESTO THE FINANCIALSTA FOR THEYUR ENDED 31 DE EMBER 2024 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WIThIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Taxotlon & 50clal securlty Other creditOT5 & a¢¢ruals 631 939 486 1,570 486 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 31112124 At 111124 Unr•strlcled fvnds General fund 42,299 15,351 57,650 TOTAL FUNDS Net movement In fvnd$, Included In the above are a5 follows: Incomln8 resources Resour expended Movement In fund5 Unr•strlct•d funds General fund 31,858 116,5071 15.351 TOTALFUNDS 31,858 116,5071 15.351 Page 9 contlnued...
THE WOUSTONECRAS0ClETy NOTES TO THE FINANaAL ATEMENTs- continued FOR THEYEAR ENOED31 DECEMBER 2024 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued Comparatlvès for m¢)vement kn funds Net movement in funds At 31112123 At 111123 Unrestrlrted funds General fund I365 28,434 42,299 TOTAL FUNDS 13.865 28,434 42,299 Comparatfve net movement in fijnds. included in the above are as follows: kncoming reswNes Rèsour expended Movement in funds Unrestrlcted fd$ General fLznd 31,863 3A29 28,434 TOTALFUNDS 31A63 3A29 28,434 A current year 12 months and prlor year 12 months ¢omblned posltlon Is as follows: Net movement in funds At 31112124 At 111123 Umestrfrted funds General fund 13,865 43.785 57.650 TOTAL FUNDS 13,865 43.785 57,650 A current year 12 Mont and prior year 12 months combined net movement In funds, intluded h the above are as follows.. Inwming resources Resources expended Movement In fund5 Unrestrlcted fund5 General fund 63,721 119,9361 43,785 TOTAL FUNDS 63.721 119.9361 43.785 RELATED PARTY DISCiOSURES There were no related party transactions for theyew ended 31 December 2024. Pa8e 10
THE WOLiSTONECRAFTSO DEfAILED TATEMENTOF FINANaAL 41 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 INCOMEAND ENDOWMENTS Donatlons and leBzde5 DCatiOnS Gift aid 30,601 31,350 3001 31,350 Investment Income Deposit account interest 1257 513 Tt)tsl Incomlng resou5 31.858 31.863 EXPENDITURE Ralslnglunds support costs- Staff 1.886 Charltabte actIe5 Support costs- staff 6,289 2J49 other costs Mana8ement Acrountancy & professional fees Admin costs Recruitment expendltUTe Staff costs Minor equipment IM53 iii 912 2,515 804 612 5,795 612 Flnan Bank charges 60 60 Gwernance costs Computer running costs Staff costs 590 608 2,477 Total resource5 expended 16,507 3,429 Net {expendlturelllncome 15,351 28,434 Thls page doe5 not form part of the statutory financTal statements Page 11