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2023-12-31-accounts

Hitched Communities Ltd Report and Accounts // 31 December 2023

Company Registration Number - 08164822 The Charity Registration Number is - 1201541

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Hitched Communities Ltd

Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Contents

Charity information ..............................................................3 Trustees' Annual Report .....................................................1 Statement of directors' responsibilities .................. 8 Independent Accountant's Report ..........................10 Funds Statements:-

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023, which also comprises the Directors’ Report required by the Companies Act 2006.

Reference and administrative details

The charity name.

The legal name of the charity is:- Hitched Communities Ltd. The charity is also known by its operating name, Hitched Communities.

The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-

255 Poulton Road Wallasey, Wirral, CH 44 4BT Telephone +447851693316

Email: gary@hitched-communities.org Web: www.hitched-communities.org

The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.

The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:-

The charity’s areas of operation and UK charitable registration.

The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1201541. The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.

Legal structure of the charity

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.

The governing document is dated 01 August 2012

There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.

The following persons served as Trustees during the year ended 31 December 2023 :-

The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period were as shown above, and there were no changes during the year, or in the period between the year end and the approval of the accounts.

All the trustees are also members of the charity.

By operation of law all, trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.

The trustees are all individuals.

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Chairperson’s Statement (Gary Wootten)

We’re delighted to have completed our first year as a registered charity. We have built on our successful track record of collaborating with community-based organisations since 2012, and have continued our rhythm to design, pilot, sustain and scale social innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities.

We have continued to support the Mountain Pass programme, with our partners CGL and Wirral Well, training volunteer walk leaders and commissioning its evaluation, and plan to explore its potential growth in 2024. After meeting with the wider Hitch Marketing team, at the start of the year they commissioned us to develop a food poverty and mental health programme using their Hitch Fund. This is now beginning to take shape after research and stakeholder interviews in the Wirral and Cheshire, and is due to be designed and piloted in 2024.

programme, whilst also developing relationships with academic and community partners in the areas we operate in. We will also look to expand our professional services to develop continuity of service, introduce new services linked to social marketing best practice, and use revenue to contribute to the cost of core services, such as a charity administrator role.

Objects and activities of the charity

We were also approached by ROC Angels in the summer to help fund and design a Street Angels project in Chester, which has just got under way, thanks to funding from Safer Streets. Hosted by Vineyard53, we are excited to see how the pilot goes, and hopeful it will grow into an excellent permanent service to help vulnerable people in the night-time economy.

To sustain the charity, whilst programmes develop at an early stage, we have continued to share our skills and know-how with a cohort of small charities with objects similar to our own, which continues to provide significant value.

Moving forwards into 2024, we plan to continue developing both strands of our charitable activities. This will include broadening and embedding existing programmes, and designing at least one new

The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

For the purpose of this clause “socially excluded” means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).

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The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year.

The Mountain Pass (TMP)

The Mountain Pass mindfulness walking programme, designed primarily for those with a history of substance misuse, has operated effectively during its first full year of operation. During this time, we have delivered 48 walks using 25 different walking routes covering over 200 miles and facilitating 280 attendances. In total 55 people registered on the programme with 35 (64%) people attending at least once over the year.

Street Angels Chester

Street Angels Chester was established with Vineyard53 (project host) following a successful Safer Streets funding application. We are currently leading the pilot, which involved training and coordinating street roaming teams of volunteers to help vulnerable people in the night-time economy in Chester, including the homeless and those at risk of or affected by sexual harassment. The pilot launched on 2nd December, with 20 trained volunteers and will run over 17 shifts before being evaluated by University of Chester.

Food poverty and mental

health programme

Desk research and stakeholder engagement work was undertaken with a view to codesigning and piloting a food poverty and mental health programme in the near future. A garden allotment programme is being designed to reduce health inequalities and improve community cohesion.

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Professional services

We provided consultancy support to eight charity clients, who operate in line with our charity objects. Professional service provision to charities has involved strategy development, theory of change modelling, sustainable fund planning and grant writing. This work has supported the following:

The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.

Longsight, Manchester

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Structure, governance and management of the charity

The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.

This process is followed upon appointing new trustees

Bankers

Santander, Sunderland, SR43 4FW

Accountants

KBH Accountants Ltd, 255 Poulton Road, Wallasey, CH44 4BT

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Financial review

The charity’s financial position at the end of the year ended

31 December 2023

The financial position of the charity at 31 December 2023 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-

2023 £ 2022 £
Net income 6,055 -
Total funds 6,056 1

Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 December 2023.

The trustees consider the financial performance by the charity during the year to have been satisfactory.

Policies on reserves.

No funds are restricted and are available for general use. We run a policy to retain at least three months of operational costs in reserve, reported quarterly and updated in line with risk register.

Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds

The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity’s assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.

Details of The Independent Examiner

Olivia Higgins

Member of Chartered Certified Accountants 255 Poulton Road, Wallasey Merseyside CH44 4BT

Statement of the Directors’ and Trustees’ Responsibilities

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.

Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP).

In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions

The financial statements are set out on pages 12 to 21.

The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.

The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016)

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006, applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of trustees on

.......................................................... 2024.

The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Gary James Wootten Director and Trustee

The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees’ report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees’ report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company on pages 10 to 21 for the year ended 31 December 2023 which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) as modified by FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 14.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Independent Examiner and the basis of the report

As described on page 6, you, the charitable company’s Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and all other applicable law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, applicable to smaller entities, and for being satisfied that the financial statements give a true and fair view.

The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that there is no requirement in the memorandum and articles of the charity for the conducting of an audit, and that the accounts do not require an audit in accordance with Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. As a consequence, the

Trustees have elected that the financial statements be subject to independent examination.

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or otherwise, and are eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:-

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement and scope of work undertaken

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under s145 of the 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 Act setting out the duties of an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an independent examination.

An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charitable company and of the accounting systems employed by the charitable company and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning such matters. The purpose of the examination is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legislation and that, on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures made, the financial statements comply with the SORP.

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the examination is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries and does not cover all the matters that an auditor would consider in arriving at an opinion. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide

Consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements, and in particular, I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity, and my report is limited to the matters set out in the statement below.

I planned and performed my examination so as to satisfy myself that the objectives of the independent examination are achieved and before finalising the report I obtained written assurances from the Trustees of all material matters.

Subject to the limitations upon the scope of my work as detailed above, I have completed my examination: and can confirm that:-

The accounts of this charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006;

This is a report in respect of an examination carried out under 145 of the Act and in accordance with Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act which may be applicable;

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 financial statements to be reached.

Signed:-

Olivia Higgins - Independent Examiner Chartered Certified Accountants

255 Poulton Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH44 4BT

This report was signed on

and that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:-

.......................................................... 2024.

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Hitched Communities Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2023, as required by the Companies Act 2006)

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Sorp Ref Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds Total Funds
2023 £ 2023 £ 2023 £ 2022 £
Income & Endowments from:
Charitable activities A2 67,900 - 67,900 -
Other trading activities A3 - - - 66,559
Total Income A 67,900 - 67,900 66,559
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities B2 61,845 - 61,845 -
Other B3 - - - 66,559
Total Expenditure B 61,845 - 61,845 66,559
Net movement in funds 6,055 - 6,055 -
Reconciliation of funds:- E
Total funds carried forward 6,056 - 6,056 1
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The ‘SORP Ref’ indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.

A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.

All the prior year transactions were unrestricted items, and no further analysis is required All activities derive from continuing operations.

The notes attached on pages 16-21 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Hitched Communities Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

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Sorp Prior year Prior year Prior year
Ref Unrestrict- Restricted Total Funds
ed Funds Funds 2022 £
2022 £ 2022 £
Income &
Endowments from:
Other trading activities A3 66,559 - -
Total Income A 66,559 - 66,559
Expenditure on:
Other B3 66,559 - 66,559
Total Expenditure B 66,559 - 66,559
Total funds brought forward 1 - 1
Total funds carried forward 1 - 1
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All activities derive from continuing operations.

The notes attached on pages 16-17 form an integral part of these accounts.

The resources applied on fixed assets for charity use represents the cost of additions less proceeds of any disposals.

Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 December 2023

Revenue accumulated funds

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Unrestrict- Restricted Total Funds Last year
ed Funds Funds 2023 £ Total Funds
2023 £ 2023 £ 2022 £
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Accumulated funds
brought forward		 1 - 1 1
Recognised gains and
losses before transfers		 6,055 - 6,055 -
6,056 - 6,056 -
Closing revenue funds 6,056 - 6,056 -

Summary of funds

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Unrestrict- Restricted Total Funds Last year
ed and Funds 2023 £ Total Funds
designated 2023 £ 2022 £
Funds
2023 £
Revenue 6,056 - 6,056 -
accumulated funds
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The notes attached on pages 16-21 form an integral part of these accounts.

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

Hitched Communities Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2023 as required by the Companies Act 2006

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2023 2022
£ £
Income
Income from operations 67,900 66,559
Gross income in the year before exceptional items 67,900 66,559
Gross income in the year including exceptional items 67,900 66,559
Expenditure
Charitable expenditure, excluding depreciation and amortisation 61,845 -
Other expenditure - 66,559
Total expenditure for the year 61,845 66,559
Extraordinary items
-
Net income before tax in the financial year 6,055
Tax on surplus on ordinary activities - -
-
Net income after tax in the financial year 6,055
Gift Aid donations made - -
-
Retained surplus for the financial year 6,055
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All activities derive from continuing operations.

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity’s activities.

The notes attached on pages 16-21 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Hitched Communities Ltd - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

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Note SORP 2023 2022
Ref £ £
Current assets B
Debtors 7 B2 7,293 9,063
Cash at bank and in hand B4 1,342 15,303
Total current assets 8,605 24,366
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8 C1 (2,549) (24,365)
Net current assets 6,056 1
Net assets - -
The total assets of the charity 6,056 1
The total net assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity, as follows:-
Unrestricted funds 6,056 1
- -
Total charity funds 6,056 1
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The ‘SORP Ref’ indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 9.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006, applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Gary James Wootten

Trustee

Approved by the board of trustees on

................................................2024

The notes attached on pages 16-21 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

1. Accounting policies

Policies relating to the production of the accounts.

Basis of preparation and accounting convention

The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and ‘FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity’s jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.

Risks and future assumptions

The charity is a public benefit entity. Finance could be limited to maintain and grow charitable activities. Assume funding is secured to deliver programmes and retained consultancy fees remain in place to cover charity core costs.

Policies relating to categories of income and income recognition.

Nature of income

Gross income represents the value, net of value added tax and discounts, of goods provided to customers and work carried out in respect of services provided to customers.

Categories of Income

Income is categorised as income from exchange transactions (contract income) and income from non-exchange transactions (gifts), investment income and other income.

Income from exchange transactions is received by the charity for goods or services supplied under contract or where entitlement is subject to fulfilling performance related conditions. The income the charity receives is approximately equal in value to the goods or services supplied by the charity to the purchaser.

Income from a non-exchange transaction is where the charity receives value from the donor without providing equal value in exchange, and includes donations of money, goods and services freely given without giving equal value in exchange.

Income recognition

Income, whether from exchange or non exchange transactions, is recognised in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) on a receivable basis, when a transaction or other event results in an increase in the charity’s assets or a reduction in its liabilities and only when the charity has legal entitlement, the income is probable and can be measured reliably.

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Income subject to terms and conditions which must be met before the charity is entitled to the resources is not recognised until the conditions have been met.

All income is accounted for gross, before deducting any related fees or costs.

Policies relating to expenditure on goods and services provided to the charity.

Recognition of liabilities and expenditure

A liability, and the related expenditure, is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, and when it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and when the amount of the obligation can be measured or reliably estimated..

Liabilities arising from future funding commitments and constructive obligations, including performance related grants, where the timing or the amount of the future expenditure required to settle the obligation are uncertain, give rise to a provision in the accounts, which is reviewed at the accounting year end. The provision is increased to reflect any increases in liabilities, and is decreased by the utilisation of any provision within the period, and reversed if any provision is no longer required. These movements are charged or credited to the respective funds and activities to which the provision relates.

Volunteers

In accordance with the SORP, and in recognition of the difficulties in placing a monetary value on the contribution from volunteers, the contribution of volunteers is not included within the income of

the charity. However, the trustees value the significant contribution made to the activities of the charity by unpaid volunteers and this is described more fully in Note 5.

Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. There are no endowment funds.

2. Liability to taxation

The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.

3. Winding up or dissolution of the charity

If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.

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4. Staff costs and emoluments

Salary costs

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2023 £ 2022 £
-
Gross Salaries excluding trustees and 44,375
key management personnel
-
Employer's National Insurance for 4,415
all staff
-
Total salaries, wages and related costs 48,790
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Numbers of full time employees or full time equivalents

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2023 2022
The average number of total staff 1 1
employed in the year was
The average number of full time staff 1 1
employed in the year was
The estimated full time equivalent 1 1
number of all staff employed in the
year was
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The estimated equivalent number of full time staff deployed in

different activities in the year was:-

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Engaged on charitable activities 1 1
The estimated full time equivalent 1 1
number of all staff employed as above
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Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration from the charity or any related entity, either in the current or prior year.

5. Defined contribution pension schemes

Any liabilities and assets associated with the scheme are shown under debtors and creditors.

6. Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them

No trustees or persons connected with them received any remuneration from the charity, or any related entity.

7. Debtors

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2023 £ 2022 £
- -
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors 7,263 9,063
7,263 9,063
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8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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2023 £ 2022 £
Other creditors 2,549 24,365
2,549 24,365
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9. Income and Expenditure account summary

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2023 £ 2022 £
At 1 January 2023 1 1
- -
Transfers in for the year
- -
Prior year adjustments
At 1 January 2023 1 1
-
Surplus after tax for the year 6,055
At 31 December 2023 6,056 1
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10. Related party transactions

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2023 £ 2022 £
-
Hitch Marketing Ltd 7,274
Sarah Wootten and Gary Wootten are
directors of Hitch Marketing Ltd. Rent
of the office
KBH Accountants Ltd 1,200 -
Libby Higgins is a director
Accountancy fees
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11. The purposes for which the funds as

Unrestricted and designated funds:-

Unrestricted These funds are held for the meeting the Revenue Funds objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future activities, and , subject to charity legislation, are free from all restrictions on their use.

Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2023 as required by the SORP 2015

This analysis is classified by conventional nominal descriptions and not by activity.

13. Income from charitable activities – Trading Activities

Current year

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Primary purpose 67,900 - 67,900 -
and ancillary trading
Sale of goods
and services in
accordance with the
charity’s objects
Total Primary 67,900 - 67,900 -
purpose and
ancillary trading
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14. Total income from charitable activities

12. Ultimate controlling party

The charity is under the control of its legal members.

Every member of the charity is obliged to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

Current year

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Total income from 67,900 - 67,900 -
charitable trading
Income from funders - - - -
Total from 67,900 - 67,900 -
charitable
activities A2
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15. Income from other, non charitable, trading activities

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Non-charitable - - - 66,559
trading activities
Total from other - - - 66,559
activities A3
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Income from other, non charitable, trading activities

- Prior Year analysis

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds
Prior Year 66,559 - 66,559
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16. Expenditure on charitable activities - Charitable trading

Current year

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Cost of services for 3,836 - 3,836 -
primary purpose
trading - Including
movement in stock
Total charitable 3,836 - 3,836 -
trading costs B2b
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17. Support costs for charitable activities

Current year

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Employee costs not included in direct costs
Salaries - 44,375 - 44,375 -
Administrative staff
- - - -
Defined contribution
pension cost -
administrative staff
Employers' NI - 4,415 - 4,415 -
Administrative staff
- - - -
Training and welfare
- staff
Travel and subsistence - - - -
- staff
Premises expenses
Rent payable under 7,274 - 7,274 -
operating leases
Administrative overheads
Subscriptions 518 - 518 -
to periodicals
Software licences 173 - 173 -
and expenses
Liability and 504 - 504 -
contents insurance
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Professional fees paid to the Auditor or Independent Examiner in addition to audit and examination fees.

Professional fees paid to advisors other than the auditor or examiner.

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Accountancy fees other 1,200 - 1,200 -
than examination and
audit fees
Support costs 58,459 - 58,459 -
before reallocation
Total support costs - 58,459 - 58,459 -
Current Year
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The basis of allocation of costs between activities is described under - accounting policies

Hitched Communities Ltd. // Company Registration Number - 08164822 Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Other Expenditure - Governance costs

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Current year
Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Independent - - - -
Examiner’s fees
Total - - - -
Governance costs
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19. Total Charitable expenditure

Current year

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Total charitable 3,386 - 3,386 -
trading costs B2b
Total support 58,459 - 58,459 -
costs B2d
Total charitable 61,845 - 61,845 -
expenditure B2
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20. Other trading expenditure unrelated to fundraising or charitable activities

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Non-charitable - - - 66,559
trading expenditure
Non-charity - - - 66,559
expenditure B3b
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21. Total of other expenditure

Current year

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Current year Current year Current year Prior year
Unrestrict- Restrict- Total Funds Total Funds
ed Funds ed Funds 2023 £ 2022 £
2023 £ 2023 £
Non - - - 66,559
charity expenditure
Total other expenses - - - -
and costs
Total taxation costs - - - -
Total other - - - 66,559
expenditure B3
All the expenditure in the prior year was unrestricted
Prior year
Prior year Prior year Prior year Total
Unrestricted Restricted Funds
Funds Funds 2022 £
2022 £ 2022 £
Non charity expenditure 66,559 - 66,559
Total other expenses - - -
and costs
Total taxation costs
Total other 66,559 - 66,559
expenditure B3
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Other trading expenditure unrelated to fundraising or charitable activities - Prior Year analysis

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds
Prior Year 66,559 - 66,559
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Hiiched Con)n)unities Lld I/Con)pèny Re9isir3tion Nun)ber- 08164822 Trustees. Annual Report for the year ¢nded 31 December 2023 Hitched Communities *•