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2025-01-31-accounts

Charity registration number 1194864

EMERGE HUB CIO

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

EMERGE HUB CIO

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees K
Taylor
Reverend
K
S
Jones
B
H
Miles
Sister
B
H
McGowan-Rooney
C
Jackson
Charity
number		 1194864
Principal
address		 2a
Albion
Street
Grimsby
DN32
7DY
Independent
examiner		 Fawley
Judge
&
Easton
Chartered
Certified
Accountants
1
Parliament		 Street
Hull
East
Yorkshire
HUI
2AS

EMERGE HUB CIO

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees'
report		 1-5
Independent
examiner's
report		 6
7
Statement
of
financial
activities
Balance
sheet		 8
Notes
to
the
financial
statements		 9-15

EMERGE HUB CIO

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's [governing document], the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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)" (effective I January 2019).

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects are the relief of women who are, may become or have engaged in prostitution and who are in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage or social circumstances, in particular but not exclusively by providing counselling and support, pastoral and practical care and educating the public in the issues surrounding prostitution.

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

Our work has been consistently underpinned by a triplicate model of:

Our activities all incorporated this triplicate model. including:

Outreach:

TO support women through night outreach on the streets and contacts through parlours. We have worked collaboratively with the local Sexual health team, Women's Aid. YMCA, Substance misuse teams and the Police. We aim to provide a safe presence, condoms, personal alarms, and goody bags with information about The Hub and other relevant services.

Hub:

To welcome women and their family members regularly into the Hub from the connections made during Outreach. It has been open four afternoons per week with an external sign giving contact details for emergencies.

Hub facilities:

EMERGE HUB CIO

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

Phone/Media support:

Each team member supports the women during out of hours opening times of the Hub. A private Facebook page (monitored) includes the women and the volunteers/staff to enable increased access to our services, to supply relevant information about events and health and safety issues and to encourage the building of a support network.

Outside support:

To accompany and provide intensive support for women to include transport to doctor's appointments, job centre appointments, court appearances, sexual health clinics, hospital appointments, prescription collections, job interviews, food banks, walking therapy.

To work with organisations to support the rehousing of women. To provide a start-up grant to supply furniture and white goods. To support with budgeting, cleaning, and managing a home. To source and provide other training to include self-defence, box fit, and hiking. To support women at job interviews, medical appointments, court appearances, food banks, re-housing, and emergency housing.

One day per week we have the use of an allotment which we will use to assist women to team how to grow their own food from seed to table whilst building healthy relationships and memories which are not drug or sex-work related.

Collaborative working:

Local police (regular meetings to discuss safety and information sharing)

Local GP with a team of substance misuse prescribers

Women's Aid — two-way referrals

Substance support agencies - two-way referrals and information sharing. We work collaboratively by providing outreach support (appointments), counselling and as a training facility for their staff.

Stirling sexual health - Hub Sexual health checks — two-way referrals. The local sexual health clinic visit the hub monthly to perform sexual health tests for the women as well as supplying condoms for outreach.

Local Authority housing and homelessness team - 2 way referrals

Job Centre - referrals and introduction sessions within their offices

Probation - connection to beneficiaries within the day centre as well as providing RAR for beneficiaries on probation

YMCA — Housing — two-way referrals

Salvation Army — Housing — two-way referrals

North Bank Forum: have provided impact and evaluation training and support with the business plan and the conversion to charity status in June 2021

Garden project — We have an allotment at a local farm to grow vegetables and work with the beneficiaries using horticulture therapy

scheme Local knowledge - umbrella has organisations been researched for organisations against National working sex with work street data sex held workersby Beyond the Streets and Ugly mugs Local fitness centre - movement and music for therapeutic purposes

Equine Centre - monthly therapeutic hacks

Chiropodist - monthly visits to the day centre to provide much needed care

Local churches - Allow us to use a bungalow for the day centre as well as supporting us with fundraising goods (toiletries etc.)

Comeback — Local organisation that supports recovering addicts.

Wizer — Local organisation supporting ex-offenders and 92Qg culture

EMERGE HUB CIO

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

Benefits for the individual:

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Impact on the community:

How stakeholders have been consulted

Our main stakeholders are the women who engage with the therapeutic program and regularly visit the Hub

Contribution made by volunteers

Our Including, volunteers social are worker, from vicar, a wide those section with Of lived the experience, community bringing academics, different probation skills worker, and talents financial and personality types. knowledge etc.

It is with thanks that our volunteers give so much of their time, both when they are in the day centre and when responding to phone calls.

weekend Our volunteers per year and together staff are on important a team building to us, retreat.we ensure they have regular monthly supervision and spend one

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EMERGE HUB CIO

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

Achievements and performance Outreach:

We have supported 46 different women through night outreach on the streets and contacts through parlours. We have worked collaboratively with the local sexual health team, Womens Aid, YMCA, Salvation Army, substance misuse teams and the police. We have provided a safe presence, condoms, personal alarms, and goody bags with information about The Hub and other relevant services.

We have welcomed 60 women and their family members regularly into the hub from the connections made during Outreach. We have been open 4 afternoons per week with an external sign giving contact details for emergencies. 44 of the women have engaged with individual counselling sessions and 30 of them engaged in family therapy. We provided in house training for personal development, counselling level 2, mindfulness, parenting skills, home management, budgeting, cooking and other life skills for 20 women.

Hub:

We have welcomed 44 women and their family members regularly into the Hub from the connections made during Outreach. It has been open four afternoons per week with an external sign giving contact details for emergencies. 30 of the women have engaged with individual counselling sessions and 20 of them engaged in family therapy. We provided in house training for personal development, counselling level 2, mindfulness, parenting skills, home management, budgeting, cooking, and other life skills for 30 women.

Outside support:

We accompanied and provided intensive support for 27 women to include transport to doctor's appointments, job centre appointments, court appearances, sexual health clinics, hospital appointments, prescription collections, job interviews, food banks, walking therapy. We worked with organisations to support rehousing of 18 women. We provided a start-up grant to supply furniture and white goods. We visited regularly to support with budgeting, cleaning and managing a home.

We have sourced and provided other training and days out to include food hygiene, box fit and hiking for 13 women. We have collaboratively supported 52 women at job interviews, medical appointments, court appearances, food banks, re-housing and emergency housing.

One day per week we have the use of an allotment which we have taken 6 women to and who have learned to grow their own food from seed to table whilst building healthy relationships and memories which are not drug or sex-work related.

Financial review

The financial statements are set out elsewhere in this report.

During the year under review the Company has a deficit of expenditure over income of 215,307 leaving the company with net surplus of Ell ,894.

It is the policy of the charity that unrestncted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation.

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EMERGE HUB CIO

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were. K Taylor Reverend K S Jones B H Miles Sister B H McGowan-Rooney C Jackson

Trustee selection method: Recommendation by project manager and approved by the CIO Board Trustees — through vote

None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute El in the event of a winding up.

Chair of trustees: Accountable to charity board Trustees: Accountable to chair of trustees Project manager/Lead therapist: Accountable to trustees Support therapist: Accountable to Project manager

Outreach support/Finance admin/Support admin: Accountable to Project manager Volunteers: Accountable to Project manager/Support therapist

The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

Reverend K S Jones Trustee

5 March 2025

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EMERGE HUB CIO

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF EMERGE HUB CIO

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Emerge HUB CIO (the charity) for the year ended 31 January 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees Of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.

I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after I January 2015. 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 that in any material respect: 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act, or 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

nathan Leathley, FC

Fawley Judge & Easton Chartered Certified Accountants 1 Parliament Street Hull East Yorkshire HUI 2AS

Dated: 5 March 2025

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EMERGE HUB CIO

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds funds
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024
Notes
Income
from:
Donations
and
legacies		 3 3,843 148,676 152,519 10,000 151,170 161,170
Total
income		 3,843 148,676 152,519 10,000 151,170 161,170
Expenditure
on:
Charitable
activities		 4 19,150 148,676 167,826 133,281 133,281
Total
expenditure		 19,150 148,676 167,826 133,281 133,281
Net
income/(expenditure)		 (15,307) (15,307) 10,000 17,889 27,889
Transfers
between
funds 17,201 (17,201)
Net
movement
in
funds		 6 (15,307) (15,307) 27,201 688 27,889
Reconciliation
of
funds:
Fund
balances
at
1
2024		 February 27.201 27
,201		 (688) (688)
Fund
balances
at
31
January
2025 11,894 11,894 27,201 27,201

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

EMERGE HUB CIO

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025

2025 2024
Fixed
assets		 Notes
Tangible
assets		 10 8 38
Current
assets
Debtors
Cash
at
bank
and
in
hand		 11 4,844
60,943		 12,844
67,519
Creditors:
amounts
one
year
falling
due
within		 12 65,787
(53,901)		 80,363
(53,200)
Net
current
assets		 11,886 27,163
Total
assets
less		 current
liabilities		 11,894 27,201
Net
assets
excluding
pension		 liability 11,894 27,201
The
funds
of
the
charity
Unrestricted
funds		 11,894 27,201
111894 27,201
The
financial
statements		 were approved by the
trustees
on
5		 March
2025
K
Taylor		 Reverend
K
S
Jones
Trustee Trustee

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's [governing document], the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102") and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest E.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value). The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and Uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

the Legacies amount are is recognised known, and on receipt receipt or is otherwise expected. if If the the charity amount has is been not notified known, of the an legacy impending is treated distribution,as a contingent asset.

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

I Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset's use.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases.

Fixtures and fittings 25% on a straight line basis

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

1.7 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

transaction interest measured classified Basic financial method as at price receivable the assets. including present unless within which value the transaction one arrangement of include the year costs future are debtors not and constitutes receipts amortised.are and subsequently discounted cash a financing and at bank carried a market transaction, balances, at amortised rate of where are interest. cost initially the using Financial transaction measured the effectiveassetsatis

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

Accounting policies

(Continued)

Basic financial liabilities

value within the Basic arrangement of financial one the year future liabilities, are constitutes payments not amoråised.including a discounted financing creditors at transaction, a and market bank rate where loans of are interest. the initially debt Financial instrument recognised liabilities is at measured transaction classified at price the as payablepresentunless

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

year transaction Trade operations or creditors less. from price If are not, suppliers. and obligations they subsequently are Amounts presented to pay measured payable for as goods non-current are at or amortised classified services liabilities. cost as that current using have Trade the been liabilities effective creditors acquired if interest payment are in the recognised method.ordinary is due within initially course oneatof Derecognition of financial liabilities cancelled.Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or

1.10 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and Other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted
funds
2025		 Restricted
funds
2025		 Total
2025		 Unrestricted
funds
2024		 Restricted
funds
2024		 Restricted
funds
2024		 Tota
2024
Donations and gifts 3,843 148,676 152,519 10,000 151,170 161,170

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

4 Expenditure on charitable activities

Core Core Core Core Core Core Core
activities activities
2025 2024
Direct
costs
Staff
costs
Depreciation
and
impairment
Outreach
Craft
therapy
Life
coaching		 117,790
30
497
930
3,126		 100,232
204
306
1
,373
1,599
174
Clothing
Emergency
housing
start-up		 2,461
11445		 3,341
904
Emergency
housing
costs
Training
for
ladies
Emergency
supplies
Emergency
housing
clothing/lD
changes
Emergency
housing
covid
bikes
&
phones
Staff
training
Other
charitable
expenditure		 3,030
1.43g
379
130
9,233
120		 12
548
875
40
2,825
685
140,610 113,118
Share
of
support
and
governance		 costs (see note
5)		 16,975
Support 27,216 3,188
Governance
167,826 133.281
Analysis
by
fund
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds		 19,150
148,676		 133,281
167,826 133,281

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

2025 2024
Hub
Rent
Hub
Runnning
Costs
Power,
light
&
heat
Repairs
&
renewals
Motor
&
travel
costs		 5,113
6,996
2,356
6,921
1
,464		 3,720
5.400
2,128
166
2,454
Office
costs		 1,105 1
,655
Insurance
Bank
charges
Sundry
Governance
costs		 150
627
85
1,579
820		 532
73
847
3,188
27,216 20,163
Analysed
between:
Core
activities		 27.216 20.163
6 Net
movement
in
funds		 2025 2024
The
net
movement
in
funds		 is stated
after
charging/(crediting):
Depreciation
of
owned
tangible
fixed
assets		 30 204

7 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

8 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

2025 2024
Number Number
5
Employment
costs		 2025 2024
Wages and
salaries		 117,790 100,232

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than E60,OOO.

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

8 Employees

(Continued)

Remuneration of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:

9 Taxation

The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.

10 Tangible
fixed
assets		 Fixtures
and
fittings
Cost 873
At
1
February
2024
873
At
31
January
2025
Depreciation
and
impairment		 835
At
1
February
2024		 30
Depreciation
charged		 in
the
year
865
At
31
January
2025
Carrying
amount		 8
At
31
January
2025
38
At
31
January
2024
11 Debtors 2025 2024
Amounts
falling
due
within
one
year:
8,000
Trade
debtors		 4,844 4,844
Other
debtors
4,844 12,844
12 Creditors:
amounts		 falling
due
within
one
year		 2025 2024
2,148 214
Trade
creditors		 51,093 52,326
Other
creditors
Accruals
and
deferred
income		 660 660
53,901 53,200

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EMERGE HUB CIO

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

13 Unrestricted funds

The not subject unrestricted to specific funds conditions of the charity by donors comprise and the grantors unexpended as to how balances they may of donations be used. and These grants includewhich are designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.

At 1 February February Incoming Resources Transfers
At
31
January
2024 resources expended 2025
General funds 27,201 3,843 (19,150) 11,894
Previous
year:		 At 1
February
2023		 Incoming
resources		 Resources
expended		 Transfers
At		 31
January
2024
General funds 10,000 17,201 27,201

14 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).

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