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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 13351596 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1194376

Special Spirits Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

30 April 2022

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Statement of cash flows 10
Notes to the financial statements 11

Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the period ended 30 April 2022.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Special Spirits Charity registration number 1194376 Company registration number 13351596 Principal office and registered 2nd Floor Parkgates office Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL The trustees D Black (Appointed 3 December 2021) Z Brodie C Einhorn R Halpern M Z Kaufman (Appointed 24 June 2022) J Weinstein (Appointed 27 June 2022) Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

Structure, governance and management

Special Spirits is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 22 April 2021 as a company and the company number is 13351596. It is a registered charity with a charity number being 1194376 and was registered on 07 May 2021.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Memorandum and Articles and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

Trustee induction and training

New trustees undergo an orientation day to brief them on their legal obligations under the Charities Act, the committee, decision making processes, the business plan and the recent financial performance of the charity. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.

Organisational management

The trustees of the charity are legally responsible for the overall management and control of the charity and meet regularly. The day-to-day affairs are managed by the trustees who oversee the governance and management of the charity.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The major risks are financial and the trustees plan to manage these risks by having appropriate insurances as well as ensuring regular income from grant making authorities as well as donations from the public at large.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are: To provide or assist in the provision of facilities and services in accordance with Jewish values, in the interests of social welfare for recreation and education for children and young people with disabilities or disadvantaged social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

The activities of the charity to achieve these objectives are:-

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity invites applications for funding through contacting local philanthropists and grant making authorities to contribute towards projects that both the trustees and the benefactors feel are appropriate for the charities objects.

The application of the funds is usually by way of direct activities in line with the objects of the charity.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

Achievements and performance

The charity received £376,694 in donations during the period including a donation of 149,536 of net assets from the unincorporated Special Spirits. The charity also received £284,731 in grants, £53,121 in parental contributions and £174 from the Job Retention Scheme.

The charity paid out £327,390 directly for youth club expenditure, sleepaway camps, trips and support costs.

The trustees consider that the above expenditure is in line with the objects of the charity.

The charity has governance costs that comprise professional fees.

The charity runs an after-school club for 40 children with special needs, from ultra-orthodox Jewish community, in a calm, safe environment. The charity caters for a wide range of severe disabilities. They are mostly autistic, physically impaired or have downs syndrome. These children have no awareness of danger. Their disabilities mean they cannot be left unattended and they require a one-to-one key worker who supports all their needs.

The charity has 80 dedicated volunteers, 35 satisfied children and the after-school club includes a nutritious meal followed by a program - music, baking, art, football, drama and life skills activities.

The Sunday afternoon program includes horse riding, bike riding, rock climbing, trampolining, soft play and multi-sensory. The children and young volunteers gain tremendous social and life skills and gain tremendous confidence and self-esteem. This project builds positive relationships between the children and the volunteers and builds tolerance and understanding for these children - giving them a place in the community. The parents rely on our services and rely on this respite - using the time to give attention to the rest of their families.

The trustees wish to express their appreciation to the various grant making authorities listed in the grant income note to the accounts. The trustees are certain that without their support these youth clubs would simply not have taken place.

There were no charitable grants paid out in the year.

Fundraising costs incurred during the year are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

The split between restricted and unrestricted funds is as disclosed on the face of the SOFA.

There was an overall net income and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £387,330 which relates solely to the unrestricted fund.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

Financial review

The trustees feel the year was a good one in terms of donations and grants receivable by the charity.

The trustees wish to report the following regarding the surplus generated in the year.

Most of the surplus funds generated in the year were used to enhance and modify the freehold property. Additions to freehold property in the year, as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, amounted to £414,014. It should be noted that some of the additions to freehold property were transferred from the previous unincorporated entity.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.

The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against charitable activity.

The free reserves comprising the net current liabilities amounted to £22,882 all of which are unrestricted. The trustees are unconcerned as included in current liabilities are loans amounting to £43,411 who have indicated they will not call in those loans to the detriment of the cash flow of the charity.

Coronavirus

The going concern of the charity has not been materially affected by the coronavirus.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 11 January 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

C Einhorn

Trustee

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Special Spirits

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Special Spirits ('the charity') for the period ended 30 April 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Special Spirits (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

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.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

11 Jan 23

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

Period from 22 Apr 21 to 30 Apr 22 22 Apr 21 to 30 Apr 22
Unrestricted Restricted
funds fundsTotal funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 387,194 274,231 661,425
Other income 6 53,295 53,295
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Total income 440,489 274,231 714,720
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 53,159 274,231 327,390
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Total expenditure 53,159 274,231 327,390
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Net income and net movement in funds 387,330 387,330
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
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Total funds carried forward 387,330 387,330
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 11 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

30 April 2022

30 Apr 22
Note £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 14 443,192
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 35,898
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 58,780
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Net current liabilities 22,882
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Total assets less current liabilities 420,310
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 16 32,980
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Net assets 387,330
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 387,330
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Total charity funds 17 387,330
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For the period ending 30 April 2022 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 11 Jan 23, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

C Einhorn Trustee

The notes on pages 11 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

30 Apr 22
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income 387,330
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 17,860
Accrued expenses 990
Changes in:
Trade and other creditors 48,833
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Cash generated from operations 455,013
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Net cash from operating activities 455,013
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Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible assets (461,052)
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Net cash used in investing activities (461,052)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 41,937
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Net cash from financing activities 41,937
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 35,898
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 35,898
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The notes on pages 11 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0TL.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Freehold property - 2% straight line
Motor vehicles - 25% straight line
Equipment - 15% straight line

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Limited by guarantee

Special Spirits is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 227,158 227,158
Donations from unincorporated Special Spirits 149,536 149,536

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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

5. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Grants
BBC Children In Need 35,333 35,333
Sport England 45,000 45,000
Delamere Forest School 26,666 26,666
Postcode Neighbour 19,690 19,690
National Lottery Mains Grant 67,527 67,527
Salford City Council 22,500 22,500
Booth Charities 16,080 16,080
Access to Growth 10,000 10,000
Salford CVS 16,300 16,300
Chronicle Cinderel 6,300 6,300
Jewish Childs Day 5,000 5,000
Aim Habonim 500 500
Arnold Clarke 1,000 1,000
CST 2,835 2,835
The Steinberg Family Charitable Trust 10,000 10,000
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387,194 274,231 661,425
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6. Other income
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Parental Contributions 53,121 53,121
JRS 174 174
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53,295 53,295
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Sleep away camp, after school clubs and trips 47,762 271,396 319,158
Support costs 5,397 2,835 8,232
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53,159 274,231 327,390
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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken Support Total funds
directly costs 2022
£ £ £
Sleep away camp, after school clubs and trips 319,158 6,040 325,198
Governance costs 2,192 2,192
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319,158 8,232 327,390
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9. Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs Total 2022
£ £
General office 6,040 6,040
Governance costs 2,192 2,192
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8,232 8,232
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10. Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
30 Apr 22
£
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 17,860
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11. Independent examination fees
Period from
22 Apr 21 to
30 Apr 22
£
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 990
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12. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the period was 21. The average number of
full-time equivalent employees during the period is analysed as follows:
30 Apr 22
No.
Number of staff - Admin 4
Number of staff - Carers & Other 17
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21
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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

12. Staff costs (continued)

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2021: Nil).

13. Trustee remuneration and expenses

Mrs C Einhorn, trustee of Special Spirits, was paid for obtaining grants for the charity. The amount received in the period amounted to £8,072. She was not paid for her role as a trustee. She is the only trustee to receive any remuneration and this was agreed by the other trustees as acceptable.

14. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Motor
property vehicles Equipment Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 22 April 2021
Additions 414,014 11,500 35,538 461,052
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At 30 April 2022 414,014 11,500 35,538 461,052
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Depreciation
At 22 April 2021
Charge for the period 8,970 3,115 5,775 17,860
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At 30 April 2022 8,970 3,115 5,775 17,860
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Carrying amount
At 30 April 2022 405,044 8,385 29,763 443,192
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15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

30 Apr 22
£
Bank loans and overdrafts 8,957
Accruals and deferred income 990
Other creditors 48,833
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58,780
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16. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

30 Apr 22
£
Bank loans and overdrafts 32,980
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Special Spirits

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Period from 22 April 2021 to 30 April 2022

17. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 22 At 30
Apr 2021 Income Expenditure Apr 2022
£ £ £ £
General funds 440,489 (53,159)
387,330
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Restricted funds
At 22 At 30
Apr 2021 Income Expenditure Apr 2022
£ £ £ £
Restricted Funds - Grants Receivable 274,231 (274,231)
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Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 443,192 443,192
Current assets 35,898 35,898
Creditors less than 1 year (58,780)
(58,780)
Creditors greater than 1 year (32,980)
(32,980)
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Net assets 387,330 387,330
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Analysis of changes in net debt
At At
22 Apr 2021 Cash flows 30 Apr 2022
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 35,898 35,898
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18. Analysis of net assets between funds

19. Analysis of changes in net debt

20. Taxation

Special Spirits is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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