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2022-03-31-accounts

Contents
Page
Company Information
Trustees' Report
Independent
Examiner's
Report
Income and Expenditure Account
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
ONE VOICE BLACKBURN BLACKBURN
Legal and administrative Information
For the
eriod ended 31
March 2022
Trustees
Abrar Hussain (Chair)
Nisbah
Hussain
Ased Mahmood
Ehsen Raja
Charity Number 1194240
Registered Office BANGOR STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE
NORWICH STREET
BLACKBURN
LANCASHIRE
BB16NZ
Independent Examiner Durhams
Accountants
Limited
8Yorkdale
Drive
Hambleton
North Yorkshire
YO8 9YB

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Unrestricted Restricted 2022
Notes f f f
Incomin
and Endowments
from:
Donations
and legacies
136,847 946 137,793
Charitable
activities
261,956 32,027 293,983
Other trading
activities
Investments
Total incoming
resources
398,803 32,973 431,776
~Ex enditure
Raising
Funds
Charitable
activities
175,570 32,789 208,359
Total resources expended 175,570 32,789 208,359
Net income/(expenditure) 223,417
Reconciliation
offunds:
Total funds brought
forward
Funds at the end ofthe year 223,417
2022
Notes f
FIXEDASSETS
Fixed assets 7,382
7,382
CURRENT ASSETS
Prepayments
and
other debtors 5,829
Cash at bank and in hand 287,017
292,846
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred
income
(48,287)
Accruals (28,524)
(76,811)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 216,035
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT 223,417
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS 223„417
Unrestricted
funds
223,233
Restricted
Funds
184
MEMBERS' FUNDS 223,417

ble fixed assets ar
of the fixed assets,
e stated a
less their
ICT Equipment 3Years
Fixtures
& Fittings
3Years

2022
Charitable activities undertaken directly 207,819
Governance costs 540
Total resources expended 208,359

Income Spent Deferred
Received Income
Restricted funds at the balance sheet date are represented by:
18,960 18,960
WEA
BBC Children in Need 14,812 9,812 5,000
Scouts 3,255 4,017
32,027 32,789 5,000

5. Fixed Assets
ICT 8 Office Total
Equipment
Cost:
At the start of the year
Transferred 12,074 12,074
Additions 1,721 1,721
At the end ofthe year 13,795 13,795
Accumulated
depreciation:
At the start of the year
Transferred 2,496 2,496
Charge for the year 3,917 3,917
At the end ofthe year 6,413 6,413
Net book value
At the end ofthe year 7,382 7,382
At the start ofthe year