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| Reference and administrative details | ||
| Report of the trustees | 2 | to 4 |
| Report of the independent auditors | 5 | to7 |
| Statement of financial activities | 8 | |
| Balance sheet | 9 | |
| Notes to the financial statements | 10 | to16 |
| Detailed statement of financial activities | 17 |
| Area | Objective | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Legal | Use the law as a lever of change | Plan and implement a coproduced legal strategy |
| Challenge legal advice deserts | Establish caseloads and provide high quality legal advice and representation in ourpriorityareas of law |
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| Operate a legal aid contract in compliance | ||
| Financial | Build and maintain a secure funding base | Make successful grant applications to a broader range of funders |
| Collect data to evidence our work | ||
| Improve individualgiving | ||
| Develop medium-term financial plan, including pathwayto increasingreserves |
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| Community | Develop and maintain partnerships with community groups and advice organisations that add value to existing provision and enrich the advice ecosystem |
Plan and implement a stakeholder engagement plan |
| Greater recognition of North Wales CommunityLaw |
Plan and implement a communications plan | |
| Involve volunteers in our work | Developa volunteer team | |
| Staff | Support our staff | Manage staff team |
| Develop and implement a professional developmentplan |
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| Promote apositive workplace culture | ||
| Review of workplace policies to ensure sector-leadingoffer for staff |
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| Governance | Broaden and renew trustee membership | Recruit new trustees, with a focus on skills gaps and improvingdiversity |
| Strengthen governance | Develop annual plan of Steering Group Board work |
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| Strengthen Board skills through training opportunities |
| Name | Date annointed |
|---|---|
| CrashWigley _( _chair) | 4 February2022 |
| Debbie Wilkins (treasurer) | 4 February2022 |
| Acton Afonso | 4 February2022 |
| DanielNewman | 4 February2022 |
| Daniel Scrase | 4 February2022 |
| Matthew Court | 4 February2022 |
| Ron Davison | 4 Februarv 2022 |
| Sue James | 4 Februarv2022 |
| JabezOakes | 11 February2023 |
| Jason Edwards | 18 June2024 |
| Christopher Lothian-Field | 18 September 2024 |
| Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Provision of legal services and advice Total EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 4 Provision of legal services and advice Support costs Total NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOT AL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
Unrestricted fund £ 45,000 45,000 44,628 6,094 50,722 (5,722) 11,291 5,569 |
Period 4.2.22 Year Ended to 31.3.24 31.3.23 Restricted Total Total funds funds funds £ £ £ 750 102,428 147,428 35,106 102,428 147428 ~~35856~~ |
Period 4.2.22 Year Ended to 31.3.24 31.3.23 Restricted Total Total funds funds funds £ £ £ 750 102,428 147,428 35,106 102,428 147428 ~~35856~~ |
|---|---|---|---|
63,126 5,147 68,273 34,155 4,966 |
, ~~,~~ 107,754 13,917 11,241 5,682 118,995 19,599 28,433 16,257 16,257 |
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| 39,121 | 44,690 16,257 |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
| fund | funds | funds | funds | ||
| FIXED ASSETS | Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Tangible assets | 9 | 3,211 | 3,211 | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Debtors Cash at bank |
5,430 43,539 |
7,499 31,622 |
12,929 75,161 |
2,623 88,559 |
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| 48,969 | 39,121 | 88,090 | 91,182 | ||
| CREDITORS | |||||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 1 I | (46,611) | (46,611) | (74,925) | |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 39,121 | 16,257 | |||
| TOT AL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | |||||
| LIABILITIES | 5,569 | 39,121 | 44,690 | 16,257 | |
| NET ASSETS | 5,569 | 39,121 | 44,690 | 16,257 | |
| FUNDS | 12 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds |
5,569 39,121 |
11,291 4,966 |
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| TOTAL FUNDS | 44,690 | 16,257 |
| 3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
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|---|---|---|
| Activity Grants Provision of legal services and advice Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: AB Charitable Trust The Legal Education Foundation Law Centres Network AB Charitable Trust/The Legal Education Foundation Steve Morgan Foundation 4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Provision of legal services and advice Support costs 5. SUPPORT COSTS Provision oflegal services and advice Support costs Direct Costs £ 107,638 970 108,608 Finance £ 72 72 |
Year Ended 31.3.24 £ 147,428 Year Ended 31.3.24 £ 45,000 86,250 3,219 12,959 147,428 Support costs (see note 5) £ 116 10,271 |
Period 4.2.22 to 31.3.23 £ 35.106 Period 4.2.22 to 31.3.23 £ 11,250 11,250 5,000 7,606 35,106 Totals £ 107,754 11,241 118,995 Totals £ 116 10,271 10,387 |
| 10,387 Governance costs £ 44 10,271 10,315 |
| Trustees' expenses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Period | ||
| 4.2.22 | ||
| Year Ended | to | |
| 31.3.24 | 3 l.3.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trustees' expenses | 44 | l,950 |
| Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.22 | ||||
| Year Ended | to | |||
| 31.3.24 | 3 l.3.23 | |||
| Legal support | 3 | |||
| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. | ||||
| 8. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL | ACTIVITIES | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| fund | funds | funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 750 | 750 | ||
| Charitable activities | ||||
| Provision of legal services and advice | 16,250 | 18,856 | 35,106 | |
| Total | 17,000 | 18,856 | 35,856 | |
| EXPENDITURE ON | ||||
| Charitable activities | ||||
| Provision of legal services and advice Support costs |
5,167 542 |
8,750 5,140 |
13,917 5,682 |
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| Total | 5,709 | 13,890 | 19,599 | |
| NET INCOME | 11,291 | 4,966 | 16,257 |
| 8. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL | ACTIVITIES - | continued | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted |
Total | ||
| fund | funds | funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| TOT AL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 11,291 = |
4,966 = |
16,257 = |
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| 9. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Office | Computer | |||
| Equipment | equipment | Totals | ||
| COST | £ | £ | £ | |
| Additions | 181 | 4,000 | 4,181 | |
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| Charge for year | 26 | 944 | 970 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31 March 2024 | 155 = |
3,056 | 3,211 | |
| At 31 March 2023 | ||||
| 10, | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUEWITHINONE YEAR | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Trade debtors Accrued income Prepayments |
£ 290 7,500 5,139 |
£ 17 2,606 |
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| 12,929 | 2,623 |
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade creditors Other creditors |
£ 5,506 41,105 |
£ 620 74 305 |
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| 46,611 | 74,925 | |||
| 12. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||
| Net | ||||
| movement | At | |||
| At 1.4.23 | in funds | 31.3.24 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | £ | £ | £ | |
| General fund | 11,291 | (5,722) | 5,569 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| The Foundation Funding for new Development Manager |
4,966 | 32,583 352 |
37,549 352 |
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| Steve Morgan Foundation | 1,220 | 1,220 | ||
| 4,966 | 34,155 | 39,121 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 16,257 | 28,433 | 44,690 | |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||
| resources | expended | in funds | ||
| Unrestricted funds | £ | £ | £ | |
| General fund | 45,000 | (50,722) | (5,722) | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| The Foundation Funding for new Development Manager Steve Morgan Foundation |
86,250 3,219 12,959 |
(53,667) (2,867) (11,739) |
32,583 352 1,220 |
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| 102,428 | (68,273) | 34,155 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 147,428 | (118,995) | 28,433 |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Net | ||
| movement | At | |
| in funds | 31.3.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||
| General fund | 11,291 | 11,291 |
| Restricted funds | ||
| Funding for new Development Manager | 4,966 | 4,966 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 16,257 | 16,257 |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 17,000 | (5,709) | 11,291 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| The Foundation | 11,250 | (11,250) | |
| Funding for new Development Manager | 7,606 | (2,640) | 4,966 |
| 18,856 | (13,890) | 4,966 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 35,856 | (19,599) | 16,257 |
| for the year ended 31 | March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Period | ||
| 4.2.22 | ||
| Year Ended | to | |
| 31.3.24 | 31.3.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | ||
| Donations and legacies | ||
| Donations | 750 | |
| Charitable activities | ||
| Grants | 147,428 | 35,106 |
| Total incoming resources | 147,428 | 35,856 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Charitable activities | ||
| Wages Rent and rates Insurance Telephone Advertising & publicity Staff travel & volunteer expenses Printing, Postage&Stationery Office maintenance Membership and subscriptions Miscellaneous expenses Computer accessories, software & support Recruitment&training Computer equipment |
83,964 5,201 1,768 1,991 44 1,306 1,072 1,536 770 237 3,341 6,408 970 |
4,333 223 22 1,143 79 IOI 364 139 5,563 |
| 108,608 | 11,967 | |
| Support costs | ||
| Finance | ||
| Bank charges | 72 | |
| Governance costs | ||
| Trustees' expenses Professional fees Independent examination |
44 6,321 3,950 |
1,950 3,582 2,100 |
| 10,315 | 7,632 | |
| Total resources expended | 118,995 | 19,599 |
| Net income | 28,433 | 16,257 |