
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**From **|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date|||
||31|August|2024||04|April|2025|




## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1209390 

Northants 4x4 Response 

**Charity's principal address** 21 Greenfield Avenue 

|NORTHAMPTON|||
|---|---|---|
||||
|**Postcode**|**NN3**|**2AA**|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Gordon Brown|Chair|||
||Michael William<br>Corfe|Vice Chair|||
||Wayne Fisher|Trustee|||
||Samuel David<br>Walter Nelson|Trustee|||
||GaryTaylor|Trustee|||
||James Nicholson|Trustee|||
||David Neil Orrow<br>Whiting|Trustee|From 17 October 2024||
||Luke Pell|Trustee|From 17 October 2024||
||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**||||
||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
||N/A||||



## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|N/A|||
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
|N/A|||



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**Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

**Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Northants 4x4 Response operates as a Charitable Incorporated How the charity is constituted Organisation (CIO). (eg. trust, association, company) During the reporting period the organisation completed its transition to CIO status in order to provide a modern legal structure with appropriate governance and trustee protections. Work continues to formally close down the previous charity structure. Trustees are elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting. Trustee selection methods ‑ Trustees may also be co opted during the year where necessary to ensure (eg. appointed by, elected by) the charity has the skills and capacity required to operate effectively. 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

The charity is entirely volunteer ‑ led. Trustees meet regularly to oversee the strategic direction, operational readiness, and financial management of the organisation. Operational policies cover areas such as safety management, safeguarding, training standards, and risk assessment. 

Trustees actively consider the major risks facing the organisation and have systems in place to mitigate them. These include operational risk assessments for deployments, structured training programmes, equipment management processes, and safeguarding procedures including the use of Enhanced DBS checks for operational volunteers. 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

The charity exists to support communities and statutory agencies by providing trained volunteer 4x4 drivers and specialist vehicles capable of operating in adverse conditions such as snow, flooding, and severe **Summary of the objects of the** weather, where conventional transport may be unable to reach people in **charity set out in its** need. **governing document** 

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The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning and undertaking the charity’s activities. 

Northants 4x4 Response provides public benefit by supporting emergency services, local authorities, health services, and vulnerable members of the community when normal transport infrastructure is disrupted. Volunteer drivers and vehicles are capable of accessing **Summary of the main** locations that may otherwise be unreachable during severe weather or **activities undertaken for the** flooding events. **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** During the year the charity supported activities such as transporting **this section the statutory** medical staff during flooding, assisting families affected by severe **declaration that trustees have** weather, helping maintain access to communities, and supporting local **had regard to the guidance** resilience arrangements. **issued by the Charity Commission on public** The charity also contributes to community safety and resilience through **benefit)** 

The charity also contributes to community safety and resilience through volunteer training, public engagement, and participation in community events. These activities help ensure volunteers remain ready to respond during emergencies and maintain strong relationships with partner agencies. 

The organisation relies entirely on volunteers who give their time to support training, preparedness, emergency response, and community engagement. Their contribution represents a significant social value to the community. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

N/A as we focus on moving to CIO charity in this financial period 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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|Section D|Achievements andperformance|
|---|---|
|**Summary of the main**<br>**achievements of the charity**<br>**during the year**|The reporting period was one of continued development and operational<br>achievement for the charity.<br>A key milestone during the year was the first operational deployment of<br>the charity’s Water Team. Following several years of preparation,<br>training, and equipment investment, the team was successfully deployed<br>during flooding incidents and received positive feedback from partner<br>organisations.<br>Across the reporting period the charity recorded 45 operational tasks,<br>events, or training activities involving approximately 121 volunteer task<br>allocations.<br>Operational support included assisting with flooding incidents,<br>transporting healthcare and emergency personnel, supporting affected<br>families, and helping maintain access to communities during severe<br>weather.<br>The charity also supported numerous community and fundraising events<br>including Race for Life events, emergency services shows, local<br>carnivals, and community fundraising activities.<br>Training remained a major focus during the year, with the charity making<br>plans for volunteers to undertaking qualifications and development in<br>areas including off‑road driving, winching, water operations, JESIP<br>principles, and First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) in the<br>following financial year.|
|||
|**Section E                    Financial review**||
|**Brief statement of the**<br>**charity’s policy on reserves**<br>**Details of any funds materially**<br>**in deficit**<br>**Further financial review details**||
||Reserves policy: The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to<br>ensure it can continue operating effectively, maintain vehicles and<br>equipment, and respond to emergency incidents when required.<br>Financial position:<br>As at 5thApril 2025 the charity held total funds of approximately<br>£12,853.31 across its various bank and financial accounts.<br>Trustees noted a significant improvement in the charity’s financial<br>position during the year, largely due to increased donations, grant<br>funding, and successful fundraising activities.<br>Principal funding sources include donations, grants, and income<br>generated through community events and operational support activities.<br>These funds are used to support volunteer training, purchase and<br>maintenance of equipment, insurance and operational costs, and the<br>continued development of specialist capabilities such as the water team.|
||None|
||**(Optional information)**|



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You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

The charity continues to strengthen its operational resilience through improvements to training, equipment, volunteer welfare, and governance arrangements. 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Samuel David Walter Nelson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)** 

**Date** 18 / 03 / 2026 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees** Charity Name Northants 4x4 Response **On accounts for the year** 4[th] April 2025 **Charity no** 1209390 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 – 2 (remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 04/04/2025. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of  the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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. 

**Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did 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 be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

**Signed: Date:** 20 / 03 / 202619/03/2026 **Name:** Barbara Krzyczmonik **Relevant professional** AAT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 45 Matheson Road, Southampton, SO16 8GS 

1 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 



## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

N/A 

2 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 



||Charity Name: Northants 4x4 Response|Charity Name: Northants 4x4 Response|Charity Name: Northants 4x4 Response|Charity No:|1209390|**CC17a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Annual accounts for theperiod||||||
||Period start date|19/10/2024|**To**|Period end<br>date|04/04/2025||
||||||||
|**Section A**|**Statement of financial activities**||||||
|**Recommended**<br>**categories by activity**<br>**Details of own**<br>**analysis**<br>Note<br>**Incoming resources (Note 3)**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**generated funds**<br>Voluntary income<br>S01<br>Activities for generating funds<br>S02<br>Investment income<br>S03<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>S04<br>**Other incoming resources**<br>S05<br>S06<br>**Resources expended (Notes 4-8)**<br>**Costs of Generating Funds**<br>Costs of generating voluntary<br>income<br>S07<br>Fundraising trading costs<br>S08<br>Investment management costs<br>S09<br>**Charitable activities**<br>S10<br>**Governance costs**<br>S11<br>**Other resources expended**<br>S12<br>S13<br>S14<br>S15<br>S16<br>S17<br>S18<br>S19<br>S20<br>S21<br>**_Total funds carried forward_**<br>**Total funds brought forward**<br>**_Net movement in funds_**<br>**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before_**<br>**_transfers_**<br>Gains and losses on investment assets<br>Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets<br>for the charity’s own use<br>**Other recognised** **gains/(losses)**<br>**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before_**<br>**_other recognised gains/(losses)_**<br>**Gross transfers between funds**<br>**_Total resources expended_**<br>**_Total incoming resources_**||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**Total last**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05|||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||4,023|19,998|-|24,021|-|
||||-|-|-|-|
|||189|-|-|189|-|
|||2,424||-|2,424|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||6,636|19,998|-|26,634|-|
||||||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||3,402|6,789|-|10,191|-|
|||315|-|-|315|-|
|||773|-|-|773|-|
|||4,490|6,789|-|11,279|-|
|||2,146|13,209|-|15,355|-|
|||13,209|13,209<br>-|-|-|-|
|||15,355|-|-|15,355|-|
||||||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||15,355|-|-|15,355|-|
|||11,110|-|-|11,110|11,110|
|||26,465|-|-|26,465|11,110|



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|**Section B                      Balance sheet**|**Section B                      Balance sheet**|**Section B                      Balance sheet**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fixed assets**<br>**Tangible assets              (Note 9)**<br>**Investments                    (Note 10)**<br>**_Total fixed assets_**<br>**Current assets**<br>**Stock and work in progress**<br>**Debtors                           (Note 11)**<br>**(Short term) investments**<br>**Cash at bank and in hand**<br>**_Total current assets_**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year              (Note 12)**<br>**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**<br>**_Total assets less current liabilities_**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due after**<br>**one year                (Note 12)**<br>**Provisions for liabilities and charges**<br>**_Net assets_**<br>**Funds of the Charity**<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted income funds (Note 13)**<br>**Endowment funds(Note 13)**<br>**_Total funds_**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all<br>the trustees|Note<br>B01<br>B02<br>B03<br>B04<br>B05<br>B06<br>B07<br>B08<br>B09<br>B10<br>B11<br>B12<br>B13<br>B14<br>B15<br>B16<br>B17<br>B18<br>B19<br>B20|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F01|<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F02|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F03|**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**Total last**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F04<br>F05||
|||13,644|-|-|13,644|1,208|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||13,644|-|-|13,644|1,208|
||||||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||100|-|-|100|100|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||13,036|-|-|13,036|9,802|
|||13,136|-|-|13,136|9,902|
||||||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
||||||||
|||13,136|-|-|13,136|9,902|
||||||||
|||26,780|-|**-**|26,780|11,110|
||||||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||315|-|-|315|-|
||||||||
|||26,465|-|-|26,465|11,110|
||||||||
|||26,465|||26,465|11,110|
|||-|||-|-|
||||-||-|-|
|||||-|-|-|
||||||||
|||26,465|-|-|26,465|11,110|
||||||||
|||Signature||Date of<br>approval<br>Print Name|||
|||||Samuel Nelson<br>03 /||20 / 2026|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts** 

## Note 1 **Basis of preparation** 

_**This section should be completed by all charities** ._ 

## **1.1 Basis of accounting** 

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with: 

- Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005); •  and with* ✓ Accounting Standards; 

or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE); 

- and with the Charities Act. 

## _**Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.**_ 

## **1.2 Change in basis of accounting** 

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year 

_**Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.**_ 

## **1.3 Changes to previous accounts** 

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years 

_**Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.**_ 

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**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 2                           Accounting policies** 

_**This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted.  Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.**_ **INCOMING RESOURCES** 

|**Recognition of incoming**|These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:|
|---|---|
|**resources**|• the charity becomes entitled to the resources;|
||• the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and|
||• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.|
|**Incoming resources with**|Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income)|
|**related expenditure**|the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.|
|**Grants and donations**|Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional|
||entitlement to the resources.|
|**Tax reclaims on donations**|Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to|
|**and gifts**|which they relate.|
|**Contractual income and**|This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.|
|**performance related grants**||
|**Gifts in kind**|Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the<br>amount actually realised.|
||Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or|
||distributed by the charity.|
||Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when|
||receivable.|
|**Donated services and**|These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources|
|**facilities**|expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and|
||material_._The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the|
||service or facility received.|
|**Volunteer help**|The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the<br>trustees’ annual report.|
|**Investment income**|This is included in the accounts when receivable.|
|**Investment gains and losses**|This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from|
||revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.|



**EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES Liability recognition** Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. **Governance costs** Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters. **Grants with performance** Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service **conditions** or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. **Grants payable without** These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are **performance conditions** no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity. **Support Costs** Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. 

## **ASSETS** 

**Tangible fixed assets for use** These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £200. **by charity** They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. **Investments** Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end.  Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value. **Stocks and work in progress** These are valued at the lower of cost or market value. 

**POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE** 

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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 3                           Analysis of incoming resources** 

|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations received<br>3,358<br>-<br>Membership Fees<br>665<br>-<br>National Lottery Grant<br>19,998<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 24,021<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total**<br>-                     -<br>Bank interest<br>189<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 189<br>-<br>Reimbursements for servicesprovided<br>2,424<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 2,424<br>-<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>**Investment income**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>**_Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts._**<br>**Analysis**<br>**Voluntary income**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations received<br>3,358<br>-<br>Membership Fees<br>665<br>-<br>National Lottery Grant<br>19,998<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 24,021<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total**<br>-                     -<br>Bank interest<br>189<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 189<br>-<br>Reimbursements for servicesprovided<br>2,424<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 2,424<br>-<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>**Investment income**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>**_Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts._**<br>**Analysis**<br>**Voluntary income**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations received<br>3,358<br>-<br>Membership Fees<br>665<br>-<br>National Lottery Grant<br>19,998<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 24,021<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total**<br>-                     -<br>Bank interest<br>189<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 189<br>-<br>Reimbursements for servicesprovided<br>2,424<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 2,424<br>-<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>**Investment income**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>**_Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts._**<br>**Analysis**<br>**Voluntary income**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations received<br>3,358<br>-<br>Membership Fees<br>665<br>-<br>National Lottery Grant<br>19,998<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 24,021<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total**<br>-                     -<br>Bank interest<br>189<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 189<br>-<br>Reimbursements for servicesprovided<br>2,424<br>-<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>-                     -<br>**Total** 2,424<br>-<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>**Investment income**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>**_Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts._**<br>**Analysis**<br>**Voluntary income**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Donations received|3,358|-|
||Membership Fees|665|-|
||<br>National Lottery Grant|19,998|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
||**Total**|24,021|-|
|||||
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|||-|-|
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|||-|-|
||**Total**|-|-|
|||||
||Bank interest|189|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
||**Total**|189|-|
|||||
||Reimbursements for servicesprovided|2,424|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
||**Total**|2,424|-|



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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

**Note 4                           Analysis of resources expended Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.** 

|**Investment**<br>**management costs**<br>**Costs of generating**<br>**voluntary income**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>**Fundraising trading**<br>**costs**<br>**Governance costs**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Analysis**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Analysis**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Analysis**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
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||**Total**|-|-|
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||**Total**|-|-|
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||**Total**|-|-|
|||||
||Uniform|196|-|
||Computer Software|204|-|
||<br>Equipment|1,575|-|
||Internet & Telephone|78|-|
||<br>Communications|812|-|
||Stationery|14|-|
||Licenses and Permits|79|-|
||Staff Training|5,064|-|
||<br>Auto Expenses|1,517|-|
||<br>Events & Shows|170|-|
||Legal and Professional Fees|480|-|
||Bank/Finance Charges<br>|2|-|
||<br>**Total**|10,191|-|
|||||
||Accountancy Fees|315|-|
|||-|-|
|||-|-|
||**Total**|315|-|



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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 5                           Support Costs** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.**_ 

|**_support costs._**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Support cost type**|**Fundraising activity**<br>**£**|**Charitable Activity**<br>**£**|**Governance Activity**<br>**£**|**Total Cost**<br>**£**|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
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|**Total**|-|-|-|-|



## **Note 6                           Details of certain items of expenditure** 

## **6.1 Trustee expenses** 

_**Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees.  If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).**_ 

**Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses Total amount paid** 

|**This year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|
|**5**|**0**|
|**Motor expenses**|**Motor expenses**|
|**£                  507.00**|**£                          -**|



## **6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts** 

_**Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor.  If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).**_ 

|**_appropriate box(es)._**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy**<br>**services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor**<br>**Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees  for reporting on the**<br>**accounts**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
||£                  315.00|£                          -|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

**Note 7                           Paid employees** _**Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.**_ 

## **7.1 Staff Costs** 

|**Fundraising**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**Governance**<br>**Other**<br>**Total **<br>**7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year**<br>**Employer’s National Insurance costs**<br>**Pension costs**<br>**Total staff costs**<br>**Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind**<br>**The parts of the charity in which the**<br>**employees work**|**Fundraising**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**Governance**<br>**Other**<br>**Total **<br>**7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year**<br>**Employer’s National Insurance costs**<br>**Pension costs**<br>**Total staff costs**<br>**Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind**<br>**The parts of the charity in which the**<br>**employees work**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
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||**nt employees in the year**|**This year**<br>**Number**|**Last year**<br>**Number**|
||**Fundraising**|-|-|
||**Charitable Activities**|-|-|
||**Governance**|-|-|
||**Other**|-|-|
||**Total **|-|-|



## **7.3 Defined contribution pension scheme** 

_**Please complete if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.**_ **Brief details of the scheme** 

**The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end** 

||**This year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 8                           Grantmaking** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.**_ 

## **8.1 Total value of grants** 

|**_part of the charitable activities undertaken._**<br>**8.1 Total value of grants**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Purpose for whichgrants made**|**Grants to**<br>**institutions**<br>**Total amount  £**|**Grants to**<br>**individuals**<br>**Total amount  £**|
||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|
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|**_Total_**|**-**|**-**|



## **8.1 Grantmaking costs** 

_**If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking.  Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.**_ 

## **Support costs of grantmaking** 

**£** 

## **8.3 Grants made to institutions** 

_**If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed.  Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of institutions supported.**_ 

|**_institutions supported._**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Names of institutions**|**Purpose**|**Total amount of**<br>**grants paid £**|
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|**_Total grants to institutions_**||**-**|



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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 9                           Tangible fixed assets** 

## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets**_ 

## **9.1 Cost or valuation** 

|Balance brought<br>forward<br>Additions<br>Revaluations<br>Disposals<br>Transfers *<br>Balance carried<br>forward|**Freehold land**<br>**& buildings**<br>**£**|**Other land &**<br>**buildings**<br>**£**|**Plant,**<br>**machinery and**<br>**motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**£**|<br>**Fixtures,**<br>**fittings and**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**|**Payments on**<br>**account and**<br>**assets under**<br>**construction**<br>**£**|**Total**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||-|-|1,208|-|-|1,208|
||-|-|13,209|-|-|13,209|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|14,417|-|-|14,417|



## **9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions** 

|****Basis**<br>**** Rate**<br>Balance brought<br>forward<br>Depreciation charge<br>for year<br>Impairment provisions <br>Revaluations<br>Disposals<br>Transfers*<br>Balance carried<br>forward<br>Brought forward<br>Carried forward<br>**9.3 Net book value**|||SL||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||10%||||
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|773|-|-|773|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|773|-|-|773|
||||||||
||-|-|1,208|-|-|1,208|
||-|-|13,644|-|-|13,644|



## **9.4 Revaluation** 

_**If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation**_ 

> _*  The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories._ 

> _** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction._ 

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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 10                         Investment assets** 

## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.**_ 

## **10.1 Fixed assets investments** 

|**Add/(deduct):**net gain/(loss) on revaluation<br>Carrying (market) value at beginning of year<br>Carrying (market) value at end of year<br>**Add:**additions to investments at cost<br>**Less:**disposals at carrying value|**£**|
|---|---|
||-|
||-|
||-|
||-|
||-|



## _**Please provide below:**_ 

## **10.2  A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B03.** 

## **10.3  A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row S03.** 

|**Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies**<br>**Analysis of investments**<br>**Other investments**<br>**Total**<br>**Investment properties**<br>**Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange**<br>**Cash held as part of the investment portfolio**<br>**Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or  held in common**<br>**investment funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other**<br>**collective investment schemes**|**10.2**<br>**Market value at**<br>**year end**<br>**£**|**10.3**<br>**Income from**<br>**investments for**<br>**the year**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
||-|-|
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||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|



## **10.4 Material investment holdings** 

**If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total investments) please provide details.** 

## **Investment held** 

## **Market Value** 

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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 11                         Debtors and prepayments** 

## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.**_ 

|**Analysis of debtors**<br>**Trade debtors**<br>**Amounts due from subsidiary and associated**<br>**undertakings**<br>**Other debtors**<br>**Prepayments and accrued income**<br>**Total** <br>|<br>**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|<br>**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
||100.0|100.0|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||100.0|100.0|-|-|



## **Note 12                         Creditors and accruals** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.**_ **12.1 Analysis of creditors** 

|<br>**Loans and overdrafts**<br>**Trade creditors**<br>**Amounts due to subsidiary and associated**<br>**undertakings**<br>**Other creditors**<br>**Accruals and deferred income**<br>**Total**|**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||315|-|-|-|
||315|-|-|-|



## **12.2 Security over assets** 

_**If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.**_ 

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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 13                         Endowment and restricted income funds** 

_**Please complete this section if the charity has any endowment or restricted income funds.**_ 

## **13.1 Funds held** 

**Please give a brief description of any of the following type of  funds held by the charity:** 

- **permanent endowment funds (PE);** 

- **expendable endowment funds (EE); and** 

- **restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R).** 

|**Fund Name**<br>**Type PE, EE**<br>**or R**<br>**Purpose and Restrictions**|**Fund Name**<br>**Type PE, EE**<br>**or R**<br>**Purpose and Restrictions**|**Fund Name**<br>**Type PE, EE**<br>**or R**<br>**Purpose and Restrictions**|
|---|---|---|
|Restricted funds -grants received|R|Purchasingnew equipment and training,spent accordingto restrictions|
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||



## **13.2 Movements of major funds** 

## _**Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial Activities.**_ 

|**Fund names**|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**brought**<br>**forward**<br>**£**|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**|**Outgoing**<br>**resources**<br>**£**|**Transfers**<br>**£**|**Gains and**<br>**losses**<br>**£**|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**carried**<br>**forward**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted funds -grants received|-|19,998|-          6,789|-        13,209|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Funds**|-|19,998|-          6,789|-        13,209|-|-|



## **13.3 Transfers between funds** 

## _**Please give details of any transfers between funds.**_ 

|**From Fund(Name)**|**To Fund(Name)**|**Reason**|**Amount**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted funds -grants received|Unrestricted funds|Assetspurchased forgeneral use of the charity|£  13,209.00|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 14                         Transactions with related parties** 

_**If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should be provided in this note.  If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.**_ 

## **14.1 Remuneration and benefits** 

_**Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.**_ 

|**Name of trustee or connected party**|**Legal authority (eg order,**<br>**governing document)**|**Amounts paid or benefit value**|**Amounts paid or benefit value**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
|None||||
|||||
|||||



## **14.2 Loans** 

_**Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.**_ 

|**Due to trustees and**<br>**related parties**<br>**Due from trustees**<br>**and related parties**|**Name of trustee or**<br>**connected party**|**Legal authority**|**Amount owing**|**Amount owing**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
||None||||
||None||||



## **14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties** 

_**Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.**_ 

|**Name of the trustee**<br>**or relatedparty**|**Relationship to**<br>**charity**|**Description of the**<br>**transaction(s)**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|None|||||
||||||
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**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                   (cont)** 

## **Note 15                             Additional Disclosures** 

**The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts.  If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.** 

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