| Circuit | Ministers | and officers | |
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| Active | Circuit Ministers | Rev. Kathryn Stephens | |
| Rev. Ruth Jeffries | |||
| Circuit | Lay Workers | Mrs. Amy Wyatt |
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| Mrs. Alison Price | |||
| Mr. Sam Taylor | |||
| Mrs. Glynis Cooper | |||
| Mr. Brian Tattersall | |||
| Mrs. Lynn Tindale | |||
| Circuit | Secretary | Mrs. Bev Beverley Rushton | |
| Circuit | Stewards | Mr. Brian Barber | |
| Mr. Derek Mack | |||
| Mr. Kenneth Burgess | |||
| Mr. David Greatbatch | |||
| Mr. Timothy Sproston |
| Treasurer: | Mr. Frederick Sarpong-Boateng | ||
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| Independent | examiner | Name and address: | |
| Beaumonts Chartered Accountants |
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| 29/31 Moorland Road, Burslem. |
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| Stoke on Trent. ST6 1DS | |||
| Investment | Bankers | Central Finance Board of the Methodist | Church |
| Trustees for Methodist Church purposes |
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| Statement of Financial | Activities (SOFA)for the year | ended | 31August | 2023 | |||||||
| Notes | to | Circuit Model | Designated | ||||||||
| the | General Fund | Trust | Funds | Total | Total | ||||||
| accounts | (Unrestricted) (Unrestrkted) |
(unrestrkted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Income | |||||||||||
| Donations and legacies |
0 | ||||||||||
| Income from monetary | investments | 4 | 1,535 | 4933 | grt68 | 970 | |||||
| Income from investment | properties | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Assessments on Churches |
5 | 284,540 | 284,540 | 311,601 | |||||||
| Capital Receipts | 6 | 0 | 137,168 | ||||||||
| Grants received | 7 | 212 | 212 | 1,640 | |||||||
| Other charitable income |
8 | 9,753 | 9,753 | 9,243 | |||||||
| Total inmme | 296,040 | 4,933 | 0 | 300,973 | 460,622 | ||||||
| Expenditure | |||||||||||
| Grants and donations | 957 | 957 | 8,424 | ||||||||
| Salaries and associated | costs | 10 | 199,108 | 199,108 | 241,282 | ||||||
| Property maintenance | 9,419 | 9,419 | 9,826 | ||||||||
| Connexional assessment |
&model trust levy | 12 | 794 | 493 | |||||||
| District Assessment &Levy |
13 | 58,233 | 9,350 | 67,583 | 63,686 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Office expenses | 14 | 1,118 | 1,118 | 2,223 | |||||||
| Other outgoings | 15 | 17,418 | 120,000 | 137,418 | 21.233 | ||||||
| Total charitable expenditure | 286,253 | 10,143 | 120,000 | 416,396 | 347,167 | ||||||
| Gains/(losses) on monetary |
investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gains/(losses) on investment |
properties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Net Income/(expenditure) | 9,787 | (5,210) | (120,000) | (115,423) | 113,455 | ||||||
| Transfers between funds |
16 | 30,460 | 42,059 | 72,519 | (20,168) | ||||||
| Other gains/(losses) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Net movement in funds |
40,247 | 36,849 | (120,000) | (42,904) | 93,287 | ||||||
| Totalfunds broughtforward |
598,051 | 116,491 | 122,532 | 837,074 | 743,787 | ||||||
| Totalfunds carried forward |
638,298 | 153,340 | 2,532 | 794,170 | 837,074 |
| Balance Sheet as at 31 | August 2023 | ||||||||||
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| GN | |||||||||||
| Notes to | Circuit | Model | |||||||||
| the | General | Fund | Trusts | Designated | Funds | Totals | Totals | ||||
| accounts | (Unrestdicted) | (Unrestdcted) | (Unrestrkted) | 2022/23 | ZBZ1/2Z | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | E | E | E | |||||||
| Fixed Assets | |||||||||||
| Circuit Manses &Equipment | 17 | 515,000 | 515,000 | 515,000 | R | ||||||
| Investment properties |
R | ||||||||||
| Investments | |||||||||||
| Totalfixed assets | 515,000 | 515,000 | 515,000 | ||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Debtors | 18 | 8,520 | 8,520 | 8,138 | 5 | ||||||
| Loans by the Circuit Investments with TMCP |
19 | 153,340 | 153,340 | 236,491 | |||||||
| Central Finance Board Deposits | 20 | 59,473 | 59,473 | 53,034 | T | ||||||
| Cash at Bank and in hand | 21 | 79,679 | 2,532 | 82,211 | 32323 | ||||||
| Totalcurrent assets |
147,672 | 153,340 | 2,532 | 303,544 | 328,986 | ||||||
| Current liabilities |
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| Creditors (due in under 1year) | 22 | 24,373 | 24,373 | 6,913 | U | ||||||
| Grants payable within 2022-23 Total current Babgkles |
24,373 | 24,37S | 6,913 | V | |||||||
| Net current assets/liabgities | 123,299 | 153,340 | 2,532 | 279,171 | 322,073 | ||||||
| Total assets less current | gabilities | 638,299 | 153,340 | 2,532 | 794,171 | 837,073 | |||||
| Long term liabilities (due |
after more | ||||||||||
| than one year) | |||||||||||
| Grants payable after 2022-23 | |||||||||||
| Loans to the Circuit | |||||||||||
| Total long term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net assets | 638,299 | 153,340 | 2,532 | 794,171 | 837,073 | W | |||||
| Funds ofthe Circuit | |||||||||||
| General Fund (Unrestricted) |
638,298 | 638,298 | 598,050 | ||||||||
| Circuit Model Trust Fund | (Unrestricted) | 153,340 | 153,340 | 116,491 | W | ||||||
| Designated Funds (Unrestricted) Total Unrestricted Funds |
2,532 | 2B32 794,170 |
122,532 837,073 |
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| Restricted Funds | |||||||||||
| Endowment Funds |
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| TotalFunds | 638,298 | 153,340 | 2,532 | 794,170 | 837,073 |
| Note 4. | Income | from | moneta | ry investments |
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| Circuit Model | ||||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Interest | received | from | Central | Finance Board | 1,530 | 1,530 | 95 | |||
| interest | received | from | CAF Bank | |||||||
| Interest | received | from | Model | Trust | 4,933 | 4,933 | 875 | |||
| Total | 1,535 | 4,933 | 0 | 5,455 | 970 |
| Circuit Model | ||||||
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| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | ||
| Gateway | 13,138 | 13,138 | 12,074 | |||
| Mount Pleasant | 6,009 | 6,009 | 5,599 | |||
| New chapel | 3,857 | |||||
| Oasis Community | 35,753 | 35,753 | 45,541 | |||
| Packmoor | 6,272 | 6,272 | 6,041 | |||
| Ponors | 23,783 | 23,783 | 23,399 | |||
| Swan Bank | 142,251 | 142,251 | 161,350 | |||
| The Village | 12,775 | 12,775 | 10,822 | |||
| Wesley Hall |
22,739 | 22,739 | 20,259 | |||
| Whilehill | 21,820 | 21,820 | 21,224 | |||
| ECG | 1,435 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 284,540 | 311.801 |
| Note 6. | Capital Receipts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Model | ||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | ||||
| f | E | f | ||||||
| Sales Proceeds - Biddulph Park Church | 137,168 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 137,168 | ||||||
| Note 7. | Grants received | |||||||
| Circuit Model | ||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | ||||
| f | f | f | E | |||||
| Trairing | Grant | 212 | 212 | |||||
| Furlough | Grant from HMRC | 1,840 | ||||||
| 212 | 0 | 212 | 1,640 |
| Note 8.Ot | her c | harit | able income |
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| Circuit Slodel | |||||||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | |||||||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) E |
(unrestricted) E |
2022-23 E |
2021-22 E |
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| Manse Rent Received - 19Woodland | grove | 8,484 | 8,484 | 8,808 | |||||||||
| Newchapel | Rent | Received | 1,209 | 1,209 | |||||||||
| Methodist | Property | Funds - Gateway | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||||||
| Insurance | Claim | 375 | |||||||||||
| 9,753 | 0 | 9,753 | 9,243 | ||||||||||
| Note 9.Grants | and | donations | |||||||||||
| Circuit Model | |||||||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | |||||||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | |||||||||
| f. | E | E | E | ||||||||||
| Connexion | Pension | Reserve Donation | 8,100 | ||||||||||
| Donation | 957 957 |
957 957 |
324 8,424 |
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| Note 10a.Salaries | snd associated | costs | |||||||||||
| Circuit Model | |||||||||||||
| General | Tnrst | Designated | Total | Total | |||||||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | |||||||||
| E | E | E | E | ||||||||||
| Minister's | Salaries | and associated | Costs: | ||||||||||
| Stipends | of Presbyters | 53,856 | 53,856 | 51,648 | |||||||||
| Employer's | Nl | 5,466 | 5,466 | 5,218 | |||||||||
| Ministers | Pension | 14,487 | 14,487 | 13,893 | |||||||||
| Super's Allowance | 2,693 | 2,693 | 2,582 | ||||||||||
| Com in Miriistry | Allowance | 352 | 352 | 342 | |||||||||
| Apprentiaehip | Levy Recharge | 286 | 286 | 274 | |||||||||
| Lay-worker's | Salaries and associated Costs: | ||||||||||||
| Salaries | 110,263 | 110,263 | 150,795 | ||||||||||
| Emloyer's | Nl | 5,516 | 5,516 | 8,078 | |||||||||
| Pension | 5,062 | 5,062 | 7,122 | ||||||||||
| Apprenticeship | Levy Recharge | 1,126 | 1,126 | 1,330 | |||||||||
| Total | 199,108 | 0 | 199,108 | 241,282 |
| Note 11.P | roperty | maintenance | |||||||
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| Circuit Model | |||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | |||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) f |
(unrestricted) f |
2022-23 | 2021-22 | |||||
| Council Tsx | 4,410 | 4,410 | 4,261 | ||||||
| Insurance | 2,020 | 2,020 | 1,892 | ||||||
| Water | 1,258 | 1,258 | 730 | ||||||
| Nswchapel | Electricity and Gas | 1,008 | 1,008 | ||||||
| Building Inspection |
Report (Qdnquennisl | ||||||||
| inspections) | 1,425 | ||||||||
| RMG CRA | - Ground | management | for | ||||||
| Sandiacre | Manse | 142 | 142 | 136 | |||||
| Manse Maintenance | 581 | 581 | 1,382 | ||||||
| Total | 9,419 | 9,419 | 9,826 |
| Note 12.Connexiona | l assessment 8mode |
l trust levy | ||||||
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| Circuit Model | ||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | ||||
| TMCP Admirlstration | Charge | 794 | 794 | 493 | ||||
| Note 13.District Assessment 6Levy | ||||||||
| Circuit Model | ||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||
| (Unrestricted) | f | (Unrestricted) F. |
(unrestricted) | f | 2022-23 f |
2021-22 f |
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| District Assessmsnt | 58,233 | 58,233 | 57,544 | |||||
| District levy | 9,350 | 9,350 | 6,142 | |||||
| Total | 58,233 | 9,350 | 67,583 | 63,686 |
| Note 14. | O | ffice exp | enses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Model | ||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||
| (Unrestricted) f |
(Unrestricted) f |
(unrestricted) f |
2022-23 | 2021-22 f |
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| Stationery, | Copying | and Postage | 15 | 15 | 1,079 | |||
| Methodist | Handbook | |||||||
| Photocopy | Lease | 563 | 563 | |||||
| Bank Charges | 60 | 60 | 101 | |||||
| Independent | Examiner's Fees | 480 | 480 | |||||
| Total | 1,118 | 1,118 | 2,223 |
| Note 15.Other out | goings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Model | ||||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | ||||||
| (Unrestricted) f |
(Unrestricted) 6 |
(unrestricted) | 2022-23 6 |
2021-22 6 |
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| Staf expenses reimbtssements | 5,196 | 5,196 | 6,190 | |||||||
| Furkwgh Reimbursement |
to Churches | 1,640 | ||||||||
| Rent - 32 Milehouse | Lane | 9,702 | 9,702 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Preaching Expenses |
381 | 381 | ||||||||
| Methodist Property |
Funds | 60 | 60 | |||||||
| Telephone | ||||||||||
| Trairiing | 635 | 25 | ||||||||
| DSBApplication | 38 | 38 | ||||||||
| Sales of Manse Expenses | charge by District | 2,550 | ||||||||
| Sundry Expenses/Previous Adjustment |
Assessment | 523 | 523 | 637 | ||||||
| Total | 17,418 | 17,418 | 21,233 |
| Note 16.Tr | ansfer | ofF | unds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Model | |||||||||||
| General | Twist | Dsslgnstsd | Total | Total | |||||||
| (Unrestricted) 6 |
(Unrestricted) 6 |
(Unrestricted) 6 |
2022-23 6 |
2021-22 6 |
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| Transfer from Nswchapel | TMCP | to Circuit | 42,059 | 42,059 | |||||||
| Transfer from Newchapel | Current | Accounls to | |||||||||
| Circdt Cwrent | 30,461 | ||||||||||
| Nswchapel | Children | Funds AC to | Circdt Current | 3,461 | 3,461 | (17,168) | |||||
| Payment of Packmoor |
Newchapel | Children | Funds to | 3,461 | 3,461 | 3,000 | |||||
| Total | 30,461 | 42,059 | 72,520 | 20,168 |
| Purlmnlts | on | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixtures, | account | and | |||||
| Other | fittings snd | assets under | |||||
| Land | bugdlngs | ~quipment | construcgon | Total | |||
| E | 4 | E | |||||
| Balance brought forwsni | 515,000 | 515,000 | |||||
| Addiliorw | 0 | ||||||
| Revsluacons (+I-) |
0 | ||||||
| Dlsposals (-) | 0 | ||||||
| Trarafers (+I-) |
0 | ||||||
| Bslsncs carded folwsrd | 515,000 | 515,000 | |||||
| Accumulated depraclsdon |
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| Balance brought forward | |||||||
| Deprsciaaon charge for the year (-) |
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| Revaluations (+I-) |
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| Disposals (-) Tlansfers ' (+I-) |
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| Balance carried forward | |||||||
| Net book value | |||||||
| Brought folwsrd | 515,000 | 515,000 | |||||
| Cerned forward | 515,000 | 515,000 |
| Note 18.D | ebtors | ||||||||
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| Circuit Igodel | |||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | |||||
| (Unrestrictsd) | (Unrestricted) E |
(Unrestricted) E |
2022-23 | 2021-22 f |
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| Total Prepaid Expenses: | |||||||||
| Presbytsrs' | Salaries and Associated Costs | 6,876 | 6,876 | 6,401 | |||||
| Methodist | Irsurance | 1,550 | 1,659 | ||||||
| Menses Water Rates | 38 | ||||||||
| RMG CRA | - Ground | management | for Sandiacare | ||||||
| Manse | 47 | 47 | 48 | ||||||
| Total Accrued Income: | |||||||||
| Assessments on Churches |
1,630 | ||||||||
| Total | 8,520 | 0 | 8,520 | 8,130 |
| Note 19a.Investments with TINCP |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Model | |||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | 2021. | ||
| Trust 9411 | (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 22 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Opening Balance - 01/09/2022 |
236,491 | 236,491 | 172,851 | ||||
| Add Trust Interest (Note 4) | 3,583 | 3,583 | 875 | ||||
| Add Property Proceeds - Bid dolph Park Church (Note | 6) | 137.168 | |||||
| Less Transfer to CFBfor Ministry (Note 17) | (42,500) | ||||||
| Less Transfer between funds -Transfer to Oasis fro |
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| replacement project (Note 17) |
(17,168) | ||||||
| Less District levy (Note 14) | 9,350 | (6,142) | |||||
| Less TMCP Administration charges (Note 13) |
674 | 674 | (493) | ||||
| Less Pension reserve payment/Donation | (Note 9) | (8,100) | |||||
| Less Cost of Property on Lord Street - Oasis |
120,000 | 120,000 | |||||
| Closing Balance - 31/08/2023 | 110,051 | 110,051 | 236,491 | ||||
| Circuit Model | |||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | 2021. | ||
| Note 19b.Investments with TMCP |
(Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 22 | ||
| Trust 16793-Sof Land | |||||||
| Opening Balance - 01/09/2022 |
41,954 | 41,954 | |||||
| Add Trust Interest (Note 4) | I,347 | 1,347 | |||||
| Less TMCP Administration charges (Note 13) |
120 | 120 | |||||
| Closing Balance - 31/08/2023 | 43,181 | 43,181 | |||||
| Circuit Model | |||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | 2021. | ||
| Note 19c.Investments with TMCP |
(Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 22 | ||
| Trust 338 - John Hamlett Legacy for poor | |||||||
| Opening Balance - 01/09/2022 |
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| Add Trust Interest (Note 4) | |||||||
| Less TMCP Administration charges (Note 13) |
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| Closing Balance - 31/08/2023 | 109 | 109 | |||||
| Total Closin Balance - 31/08/2023 |
153,340 | 153,340 | 236,491 |
| Note 2 | 0.C | entral Finance Board Deposits | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Model | ||||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | 2021. | |||||
| (Unrestricted) f. |
(Unrestricted) f |
(Unrestricted) f |
2022-23 | 22 f |
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| Central | Finance Bank | 59,473 | 59,473 | 53,034 | ||||||
| Note 21.Cash at Bank and in hand | ||||||||||
| Clrcuk Model | ||||||||||
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | 2021 | |||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 22 | ||||||
| Natwest | Bank | 78,448 | 78,448 | 26,951 | ||||||
| Cooperative | Bank | 2,532 | 2,532 | 2,532 | ||||||
| Charity | Aid | Foundation | 1,230 | 1,230 | 1,840 | |||||
| Total | 79,679 | 2,532 | 82,211 | 31 | 323 |
| Circuit Model | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Trust | Designated | Total | Total | 2021. | |||||||
| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | 2022-23 | 22 | ||||||||
| f | f | f | ||||||||||
| Accrued | Expenses - Indeperdent | Examiner's Fees | 960 | |||||||||
| Prepaid | Income - Assessmenis | on Churches | 19,308 | 19,308 | 6,373 | |||||||
| Properly | Furds liability | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||||||
| Cost of | living Gik to Swan | Bank | Staff | 500 | ||||||||
| Miriisters | snd Lay-workers | Expenses | 3,830 | 3,830 | ||||||||
| Preaching | Expenses | 91 | ||||||||||
| Total | 24,750 | 24,858 | 6,913 |
| 23.Money rece | ived and | passed on to External Org | anisations - |
Ref | Note 22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2021-22 | |||||
| Balance brought | forward | from last year | 60 | 60 | ||
| Offerings/Gifts | - received | for External Organisations | 60 | 60 | ||
| Offerings/Gifts | - passed | to External Organisations | 60 | 60 | ||
| Balance carried | forward | 60 | 60 |
| Opening | Incoming | Resources | Closing | Purpose | of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Name | Balance | Resources | Expended | Balance | thefund | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Support for | |||||||
| individuals | in | ||||||
| s ciTic need |
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| Available | for | ||||||
| funding | |||||||
| outreach | and | ||||||
| development | |||||||
| Dsvslo | nleilt Fufld | work | |||||
| Funds | |||||||
| designated for |
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| the | |||||||
| maintenance | |||||||
| Circuit | resorvces centre | 122,532 | 120,000 | 2,532 | of the centre | ||
| Totals | 2,532 | 137,168 | 17,168 | 122,532 |
| Fund Name | Fund Name | Opening Balance |
Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Closing Balance |
Purpose the fund |
of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Support | for | ||||||||
| indrdduals | in | ||||||||
| Benemlent | Fund | s ecific need | |||||||
| Available | for | ||||||||
| funding | |||||||||
| outreach | and | ||||||||
| development | |||||||||
| Dsvalo | fnsrll Fuild | work | |||||||
| Funds | |||||||||
| designated for |
|||||||||
| the | |||||||||
| maintenance | |||||||||
| Circuit | resources centre | 2,532 | 137,168 | 17,168 | 122,532 | ofthe centre | |||
| Totals | 2,532 | 137,168 | 17,168 | 122,532 |