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ocrAGONTHEATRETRUST UIIITED FOR T•EYEAR EMJU)81 MARCH ZO Tho thAto0s lyth0amth>dlr•(orsofOGtawiTh•8troTrtL1nrtedfDTtr pur• l¥) arer8BPJnB1)rprepIri the Tr1, Afinual Report the flnan¢t stapts in •ctsthnr• ¥plt•bkn ljw and Untted ACn[a st¥nd•rds Iuniiod Klngdr4n 08n8raty Accw Att01.ng PraLair¥l. Company Ivw requtreg tstrL•lw•toprtpfinaffd 5taf¢rrrtts Ic¢•a¢h finorwJyeNF, sbthKgNeatru88nd r¥Iofth0stsfr of aff•rs of the charl18b ¢cPEnY and of irKrffllng r8sourc8s and gWca15on ol B8ourtas. Irrrn •ThJ xpenL1iture. ¢lthe dmrithle mrnparty forlhatpwknd. In WEparirtyJ th888 finaTrr•af 5tatwnents, the tru5teesgre to: • saltttwhblt 4¢xwnting poIiGi66 ar then#ppty thEm L¥Jn5t3nty". • obseNè the ond printypS th ts Ch4Mm SORP IFRS 1021 (¢notoM-ct8r 2019),. • rTok01jgents and 85Irnatès thatawe r8a8onabla prudgn¢ . state wh8th8r aFvlcabt& UK Accwntkng Slandards have ba fd$), tIt kn any material depar68 thsdosed ond •xpktr in th• finfinual 8tatem . W8par6thtffftonc44$taeThts 0nth8goilowrrn bssis urIes¥it inapwow&otD presLThethatthechthknp)mpany ill condnue in ¢yr8b"orL The truBt88S •TO rosprKWNo f¢r ad•4t c•untino rBCOtdg that with r8HaonBt48 occur8cy at any tbm¢ fina[ rtIon otJh8 carStsbbwnpany a1¢M10 onsurèthstthe finortcL41 stments rdynptywlth tho Compar%88 Act 2C•J6. akn Tespon5tt>19 tr sofegvarthng th8 a8Bets ofts ¢harftslMe company arKI hence foftsklng reasonab staps for pr•vgnWcm afKI (kteclon of frqud and LXMrlrf4utsrll88. STATEMENTOF CLoSURET0 AlOR8 W8. th8trwte8s dweCto ofthe o)Np•ywho Iwkl ottsd d•Fvoval Sta1n as Bato eath faraswè sKEre, that theR IB M releVanta1nfODythn ¢fwthich tr¢ 81)r$ are Ind W8 takgn 011 thg $tgPS t&tw•0wttt hav• tak•Th h ordorto m• re ofsny f•kntwJdt informaknn ar b] 8stsbJknlPotthe c4rrwy'$ aT• ww¥e ofth•tlnfomiaii)n. SMALL COMPANY PROVISICMANDAPPROVAL ThLg1eport$beetsP1l#ed in UGcothr¥*ithlh•yowon5 aFplK•bfe tornmpBnr8#8ntiWt0thod exemptk)Jk ofT[ 8b3nad on118 b8haMty. DJ Knvjht Dir•d)r 10
TOTHE MEhlBERSANDTRVSYEE80FThE(K3TAGOMTHEATrE TRiwfLWAIIED FOR THEYEAR ENOED31 MARCM2024 Opknl W have au(Pred the fin•nclal statemetlts of The O¢taEQll Theatre Trust tshe'chafftv) and Its 5ub51diatk5 Ithe'8rwJ for the yearwded31 Marth 2024wht¢h u>mwbe theGroup ènd parent Ch2rttyStstements of11atIIA(t1vIe5, the Group, 3nd Txirent ChartV5BajansheethÈ6rnUp aNJ Parerrt CharWsStatemeTrt of ia$hflows and notestc trandal$l4teMQnts. Indudlng slgnffi¢antAccountln8 pdlde5. Theflnancial reportsngfrdmeworkihat ha5 bEenappllEd Inthelr weparatfoTrlsappliaIe lawand Unlted nEdOM AccountiD8 STAndart Includlng Flnancial Ro4N)rtlre Standard 102 The Finar1•1 ReportknE Stsndard applkable Sn th• UX and Republc of Ireland Iunltsd ngdOM G¢neraltyAt£epted AccouAtlng Pvadi¢e}. In tsw¢ptnlonthe financlal Stalwts. e atrue and f8lr•rtew ofthe swe ofthe Brourfs and Yrentcharlble c¢mpanVs thalr5 a$ at March 312024and of the grP.5 Incomln8 TP50ur¢es and aP1t8t1n of res(wre4 tn¢ludn8 bts Income attd expeThllture, for the year then ended,. ha¥ebeen propwly prepared In accordonte with United KiThBdom GeneralAt¢epted knourtlw PFartkè.' and have been prerea kn accordan¢e wlth the iequlremerrt50f thecOmpaes Art21K16arLd the CharfrlesAcl 2011 8551str4nIon We condurted fjur aud In octofthnce wtth Intematiun•l 5tsndards on Auditlrvd IVKI IISA5 IIJKII and applcable . Our reSponbI5 under t1 5¢andgrd5 a fijrther descrlbed In the re5ponsibtlltses for the ¥¥dlt of the finandal staternents50¢tion ofDurRporL W2aTèindoptndent ofthEgroup and parent¢harftsblecompany in a¢¢ordancewlththe Ethk)I reqLMremonts th are rdeyBnt to ow audit of theflnandal ststem¢sts In the UK Includlng the FRfs Ethi¢al stsndard, and we have fvffi11 our otherdhlcal re5p¢)nsJbllltle5 attudance wlth these requkements. We bdleve thai the audlt ddence we haveobtalned ts 5uffl¢lem and apprnprlateto wovlth a basI5for our oplnlon. In iudlbng the finartclal statements we have wndudéd ihat the trus$. use of the golyvd concem basls of x£ourfin8 In the preparntlDnoffinanCla1St&eMentslS approwlate.835edofi theworkwe havepwformed.we h•venotideAtffled anymaterfal untortalnts relatlngtoeverts ef ¢ondit¢O)k8thèt, 6ndwidu31tyoredlecihely. moyt8Stsl&nlficant doubt onthegroup'sorparertt ¢h¥fftabk tompans to c¢>ntlnye 15 a 8olng conrem for a pedod of at least •e1VE months from Wh the flnan¢i&l st8trrnerttsareauthortsedforknk. rreSponSIbil1rs and respon51bllitiesof thttntrslees wtth respecttogoln£eor¢cernar• desulbed in the rele¥ant se¢tlons of thb report. Thetrust•es are responsfvle forthe otherlnformatiok). The other Inlrrnatlon ¢omprisesthe InfoTrngtlonln¢ludd In the aThnual repor¢ otherthan the flnanclal statements and ourauditorf$ report.thereon. Our oplnlon on th• finand31 ststement$ doe5 not coverthe other Infornatlon and, eKttpt to the extent otherw151 expllthty 5tsted In our repoo do nDt eNpY85s form of a$SuFan[0nc1Uon thereon. In conn¥tlon ¥th the of the flffandal rtatements our respon$ibllrty ts to rad the other Informth an¢ In 50. considerwhethertheother inftJmiatlon15 m•terfally 5Aconslstentwfth theftnand•l steNtS ortyJfknled8e0bttSned In the course of the or oth¢rwtse appears to be materlally mLsstated. If we Identify Suth material In¢onslstencles or apparwt mateFkl misststeh)ents. we are requh-edto detennfjnewhetherthe Is a materkl rtsMent sn thefJftan¢klstatementsora matetlal m15ststement of the other Informatton. If. based on thework we ha¥E p8rformed, we £ondudethatthEre oa m8terièl mtsstztement of th1$ other Infomiatlon, ale reqvlred to reportthatfart. We have nothln8to reportln thts regard. OplnloMon oth•r matters prewlb•dbythe Coy189 Acl 2(116 In ouroplnltrn, based on the work undertaken in the courseofthe audli.. the Informakn glven th 1he tru5te¢s' report lor the finin¢lal year for thlch the flnand81 statents are p¥2pared ts o)rbs15tent wlth the flnanckl statements,. and thetrUStee¢ reFL)rt ha5 been prepared In 8t¢ordancevMh 8ppllcat4e legal requlrement& Mattw5 whl¢h Wtarernqrd to repoftbyvxceptil In the118htofthq kn)0vA¥nI underst•dtn8of thegroupand parentth•rttable rompany it5 enyironmentobtrined Irbthe courseof the aud1¢ we have not idEntlflÈd materkl rnbstatements In theTrustee< n31 RewrL
INDEPEIWNT AUDJTCIiSftEP(xr F(XITHEYUR $1 IAARCH 2024 We hJ4e nothlnEto rèportln rtspÈct of the followlni matter5 In rdaiionts whtch the CompaniesAct 2ffj6 requlres u$to report to you If. In our oplTrlon- adequate and 5uffldent actountlThg reIdS have fftOtbe kept bythe parorttharftable cornpany. or returns adequate forcuraudltha¥e not been rttdved from branchesnot SIted by us: o thÈ parnrrt charilablec0rnpan5 flnan¢lal statemertsare not In ¥reemertV+tth the aco)untln8records arml rÈtum5: or tertaln dts¢losures of d1Ctor remuntratlorsspecffied ty laware not made. or wehavE not re allthe Informati and txpLgnatktrrbSwe WL11f0roUfaytht,' or thetrustee5 We notenthled to ppare ihellfianclal siatsments In accordèrKe lth the small ¢ompanies' rp8lme and tske advaniatr of the 5rnall corry>anle< exempllons In prep¥lnB the dlrectors, rep¢+rt from the requlrement prrfjare a str8teO£ repokt Aewnslblttlesrfthetr¢5 As explatnL¥J mre ful tn the tru5tee< SpOrtsIbirthes stst2menL set ¢ut ID the Director< and Trustee< Annual Repori the tru$t¢85 IVA are alsothedettors ofthe parent char[tab company forthe purp9 of rompawlawl a responsible for the preparatnlthe finanthalstatements and forbdn8 satlsfied ththeythe atrue•nd tslrtlew. Ind forsuch Internal conrrol as the trustee5 delemiine Is fiecessaryts enabtetk preparation of financial statements that gre free from materlal mlsstatemen¢ thetherdue tofraudor•rror. In preparing the finanthl Staternts, the trustees are re9ponslNe for 8ssessin8 the groups and parent tharknble companVs abllRy to Icrtlnue as a 8oln8 concern. dtsdosW as oppllclble. mattu5 related to golng and USI the 80lnK concern b8sts of attoyntln8 le$SthetrU5es ettherlntend to Ilquldate thesroup or parent¢hrfiabJÈ MpanY0r to rase operations, orhave no reallstlcatternattve Ixrtts do so. AudlW$ re5pon51fftteslorthe I01the{In1IIatem•rfS Our objertfves are to obtain rezsonzble assuran whether the ffifianclal statements as a whole are free from materlal mlsstatèmÈrt whetherdueto fr•ud orerror.and to SUean3dltOrfS reportthot Sndydes ouropinkrn Rewnable as5ur3nce a hfigh lev•1 vfa5wrarKe.buttsrtta8u?rJnteethatan audk¢onducted kn l(wdan¢eWh IS IUK)wlll alway$ detecta mateiial mi55tatemert when It 2xlsty Mlsstat•ments ar15e from fraud orerror and are consldered materlal If, indwwlually or In the 8Kgregat¢. they roukl r•asonably be eXPted to 1nfv)Pn the e¢onomlc dedslons of ttyers tsken the ba51s ofthesefinandal atet. Iwlarllle4 Includlngfralkl. aye Instanres of PIloce with lawsand regulatrors. We deslgn pro¢edur85 in Ilne wlth our spoDslbllltle5, Outllned 8bove, to detect materlal mTsstatÈments In respeEt of IrrelarItIe$. Induifing fraud. whl¢h Is detaNed below. Wè IdÈnttfi¢d area5 of laws Ènd regulations that Eoukl rea50nabty be eXpted to habE a mello1 effttt on the firla1 ststernertts from our 8eieral commerdal and 5ettor experfence, and through d15cussloThs w51h the trustees las requlred by aud1 w5tandardsl and dlxussed th tPe trust•ostho r4)licle5 and prcKedure5 re83rdingcompllance with laws and re8ulatiDns. Wecommunkated K1ertifEd14wsarbJ re8ulationsthrouthoutourteam al remaln¥J okrt tOanYThl(atIons0f norn4omplkn throw0the3Ud1t. Thepotentlal effof these laws arn4 rezulations on the th8nclal 5terts¥8rlesCunsldPrnb. Flrstly, the chawitable compBny15 5ublettto laws and regulaOrtS that directty the finanLial statements In¢ludrrffinand reportlnB le51?tlon and tsxallon le8tsktlon. We assessed the tent0t tompll8ncèwith th&e lawslrtd re8ulathX3s partof our Procedu onthe related finanElal 5taternentltems. Secondty. the compary L subject to mary otherlaws and re8ulotlotrts where the ¢onsequentes of non-cornpliance could have merfal effecton amounts or dlscb5ure5 In the finan¢l st•tÈmeDts, for In5tstKe throu8h the Imposttlon of flThes or Iifiq8tiorL weldentlfledthef0lbwlngar rn05t liketo havesuch an effect chathles leBtslo law5 rqlatod tD healtharKt Safety. employmenl kiw¥gender p8y gap. GDPR ard tOA5um¢rprotÈ¢t¥un. Audltlr8MIDdard5 Ilmli the re4ulred audlt pmcedures to Idekrtlfy non-complknt• wtth these law5 and reBulatlons to enquJryof thedltorS and Inspectlonof r¢gulat¢ryand ItBal Corresponden If any. Through these procedur¥ we dld hot become aware of at)ya¢w41 or 5uspertEd non<onyllarKe, CAvlTh8 trtr the inheront limitathon5 of an audlL there Is una¥oldabl¢ rf5k that may hove detstted Some materlal ml55tatsmerts In the Ilnanclal xatements even th0h we have properly planned and porfornied our in acwrdinEe with audttlpgxandard$. For#xamplo,thofurthwrernovednon<ompllancewtth laSand re8ulatlon5lr¢oularitil Isfromthee¥ents and transacdo refierted In thefin)dal statements. the less IlkelythE Inherent limited proredures requlred tsy¥udltlD8 12
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ASAT81 IAAKH 2024 11 13 547 Cwh41kn Fknj 1278,244 CREDrroRS 15 2A19P5 16 2.17 FUNDS 17 1.Ilbf,l 21Zi3XI 17 Tol01¢hbI•Id9 4174Tn 2,246A li 124, 11W,747 YOTPLFUNDS The5eftTh8ndaI5tatsrÉ1 have been Ppared In actordan¢e ¥th the$pwial provision5 of Part IS rAthe Comp4nle5 Act 2(VJ6 relaung tOall ¢harItabcOMpanieS. Theftnandal s£tswere apprw¢d byth¢ board DI Tru5tee5 on behawby. nd 5ned on Its r+lght- ector Company re8tstratlon number. 008B22Z6 16
¢HARITY&41ANCE8HEr FvM8ET5 14 IQ714 12 13 14 2254.191 ¢KDiro IIETeURREMT 1*2,0Tr 2N31.IlbJ ¢REDrroRS 10 Er5 2,131315 FUN 17 17 101(4a¥ 17 124fCffj ToTuM)s These ffn1ThaI ststemerts have been prepar¢d In a¢cordance¥Ath thèspedal pmwslon$&Part 15 of the CorryoplosArt20• relatihgtosrnall tharltable wmpanl Thefinandals behalf. ments WEreapprned bythe boBrd OlTnees OD dwuesWdoTrlts DJKnl Company re8lstrntpJn Trumber.. (IW2226 47
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I AC(OUPmNG pouau" 0¢ts8on Theatre Trum Llmlted ts a thadtablE party re84stW8d as a tharity lfft Eand and we5 and a company limlted by guaranw. The Charlty has ttr8dlngsub51dièrr?5 namedOcts£¢n Caterln8 Ltmlted and OctaRM Productions Ild. Th8 rez15tered offl¢e of all entluests Ffowell Croftsmh. Botto BLI ts Badsotpy•plOn The finantlal stBtements pf th ch8rltable wmpanyi Ythkh Is a publk benefft ¢ntlty under FRS IOL ¥t prepared In accordano wlth the Charttles SORP IFRS 1021 'AE¢owMing and Rep£ by Charftles: statement of Recornmtrthd Pr8rtlce zpplleable ID chafftles pr$paTkn8 theEr attothits In with the FlnBn¢ial Repryt1 Stsndard applkable In the UK and Repubfic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 leffertNe l Januèry 20191,, FknaTrcial Repottlyg 5tsndard 102 Tr Flnandal Reportin8 Stsnd8rd applitable In thè UK8nd Republlcoflrelan&. theComp3nk$ A¢1 2(IX and the ChartrfesArt201L Thefiiarclal ststemtnts hwe been prEpared underthe hlstowl¢al ¢ost¢thiVen0n. TheTntsiee$have addrwd the Impactof thrrenteL¥InOMI¢tny%rontPos1O?V1D 19 and hwe prepared bartforEra5ts thatdeMonstrat4thatthottfflpnyh&sadequats5h r•s•wand Is leto mana8e Its ushflow•ndtW have conc1led that there are Is%ue5 (f)nmInI the Grourfs abl to cortlnup 35 * 8olng o)rK4m. For thls reasorn thE ac¢4uThts he been preparedLma gdngwncern bg$1s, All Inw[ is ¥ttognlsed tsthe ch2rlty ha5 entlilerTntto the Incom¥. It Is wobablethrtthe Inwme wlll be rtcthd 4nd the amOtf Income r•c•hMblecarb be m&sured rdlobly. ThefoVryln{appllESto plculartyps oflncome: GrB whthr ofa ¢aphal rrevenue nature. are re¢ogfils¢dvthen the rharlty has •nddemwttothefunds,4ny perfonnanc• ¢¢ndltknns Ibave been metand Itls probableth t kn¢ome wlll be recthed. Donknfrom INIMdu•ls ?rvJ otherLdles ¢t beinEofthenatUTeof a Brantl are re¢o8n15ed wheTh r¢cdvoble. Earned Inaxm Is measured atthè falr vlue of the conslderatlon recelved or recewablt for ser¥lc•s and 8o¢xls suppw rtrtof d5ctyJntsandVAT, In IdHdApwt¢on515tlF¥oldonotedfadNtleslsre¢o8nlsed a5 IOmewhe thedrny ha$controlrtlad1ethe Te¢elpt of etonomlc benefft ts wobable and ran be measured refiab. The faLllliles are reco8nlsed at thevalue the charlty ¥4vuld have been prtp•redto payfortherKL AcorrwdltVdwnount15 Inthded a$ ¢YpeThJttur. ¢orr ts 0deFerred and Ided in ryedltorsvthw: The incomerelofesto i future ac¢ountlng perfod Asaleg Inwte has been r4lsed aheaddthe work bohw crtd out and tPore Is r t41ntraLual attitlementtothe Ineome urtllthe wrk has bwn done Not gll tho ts¥ms and condithms olthe gtsnt have been MÈL IAduthngthe IrKurrfrbB Df ewditureand the Brdnt u)ndltlfjns aresuchihat urApentgrantmust be refundod Expgndtlur8and trreto¥er¥IVAT uabl1 are recD8n15ed as expendftur• as sow as there Is a leBal or construrt64 oblatlDfb comrnitts#g the Charrty to that expendItU ft i¥ probablè that a tr8n51erof Konomic beneffts will bo requlred In settlement and the amount of th• th1118atlon an be mea5uredrellably. Expendknre 1$ a¢¢outrtedforonan Kcnwb5I58nrt has beencla55ffled under headlngsth8g8r•D all cost related to the categtsry. Where cosls cannot be directly aiirlbuted tg p3rUcular they have been allothd io a¢tlvltieson a ba$t0stentWkh the useof resou. Expendlture Isdasslfbj underthe followin8 aCtltY headlry.. CD5ts01 ralslwfunds dvdln8thw a550dated lth fvndY8lslNaa¢tMtl marwBln8inv¥thiet)tsand commerdal tradlrv4 by wbsldlarycompaAy. ¢osts ofundertakh)ithe wortof the ¢h•rlty. Ch¥bIe ath¥lttes The tharlty15 re8tstered forVAT and &$ able to reco%trsome of the Inputtsx charged a5 It relates to VatJle suppliÈ& Costs are $tated Jt ofthe recovèrable amount of VAT. wh¢reVAfha5 boen tharge
OCTA4)NThEATRETrUSTUM I ACcoN6 pouaES l¢oniimEdl Supportf05ts arethose functlonswhlch 15tthewrk of the ¢harOty elthw bysupporUN8tht thINeryof chorikble actlvltlesor bysupportlngthe generaiion of funds. Theyindud?propertytOSts, bèek Offieèfuncon% staff costs.depredadotyffin4n¢E Costs and profo54onzl f5. The basls of 8llocatlon515 Set01 note& Tmlbl•fix•daMets•nd deprethtlon IndfvldualfW a5setscostlng more thaTh£500 are caphallsed attostand4ie depredated overthElre5thnatsd u5efvl a straWrt41nebèsf$a$ set Dut below. Depre¢lthn re$ are 5 foNows'. Lon8 IseId land and buNdlng5 Prernises refurbishment re5, fittinBs & equlprynt' CDMpLrteroPMt IO% #Trtght lin¢ 2% on addf(1grfj pre 31103114. 4 addltlonsttre8fter IO% hnd 2, •Assets qred underfimnee lease ¥edeweciated o¥erthe ITI eof the Iwes, whlch equate5 to5years oncurront TèxBlh>n The tharlty Is &xemptfroM Corporaon t•x on EhritabJeacttr¥hlB Fund •¢¢Thl1 General unre51rfrtedfvndscan beused In ac¢ordance wlththe charftabje obIeafves atthe dlxreuon oftheTrustee DeslEn8ted unrestrkted fvnds have been denatsd by Ihe Tru5tee5 for partlcular purpD5e5 aThA are also TeStrted 8$ the TrLlltee5¢an rtrIn thu5emonleslfthey50 de51rs. Restrkted funds ¢an onty be used for certalTh re5trttiÈd purposes wlthkn the (]eets of the th3rfty. Restrictlon5 arfse whBn spec41ted bythedonor Orw15 lundsare raIS lorrtllrthd purposE5. Furtherexplanallon of the nature and purpose of eathfund Is Induded In the notes tothe finandal statèments The thorKI ha5 baslc ffnandal I1tments whlch we InllLwlly recorded at COSL 5ub5equentty measured at thur Slement value. QroupfinanEt81 statements The flnandal statements ¢onsollthttthe results of thÈ tharty and bts whdty tymed 5ub51diarles O¢tsqon cater1n8sqrvl and (ktaRonTh&atre ProduLtions Lt4on a Ilneby Ilnt bas1% al 8Mts Capal vantsreCe the charityar2 accounted fora5 income In the perN)d in whlththecharftybecome5 eThtttled to the IAtyJrneafid Includedwthin restrftted re5erve5 until theconditions of thegrant have fvlfflkd. thkn ihe w1•ry¢¢fftpan1e$, Capi¢ol£rant5are rE£se atthefa1rvalueoftheassetrefved or1eab. fjr8nts•re not reco8ni5ed untllthere15 rtssonable aS5UrarKethatthemp4nyIlC0rnpwW1th trcondttlLw4ttathl8tothem 8nd thegrants wlll be recew. Capftal Brants are reeoAnls¢d u$lNd the a¢uw•l modol and the PBrforrnanfo modd. Under the a£crual modd. Capital grants relating to revenue are re0)ISed on a systemzdc basls over the perictyjs In the ¢ompany recogTrise5 the related ¢>>stsfor whkh the grant Is Intended totompwsate. Grantsthat are rttefvable •s compensatlon for expense$ ctrr losses already inojrred orforthepurytyjse ofBbvlnglmmedlèteflnarKtal supportto the entltywlth nofirtwrerelated costsare retO8nLsed In Incomelnthe perlod In whlth be£omes reable. 6raThts rdaungto 4ssets art re¢01$ed In In¢Drne on a 5yStematsc b35Ls overtheexpttted usefullifeof theasset.Wherepartof avant rdattwtoan asset bdeferre4 lils reco8histda5deferred incom? and Trjt dedu(ted from thecarrylng amunt of the 8sS. The tre8tnnt of e#ptlal grants recefved bythesubsldlorycomp8nie$ Is al*ned with that of tht ¢hatity M ¢onsobdafjon and grantswhkh wert YeedfrO thÈth•rfty areelimirbatqd on consolldathn.
JudpmntsoDd kry&x$0rQ1MjthnUnce1Ity JudBEmts ammade byTru5treslntheproress ofapptylngthE CharW5attoyntin8 pollde5. Kry jud84ntsaTeelrn3tln6thE useM fives of fixed 8S5ets. 8olng concern and any bad debt provlsioJK These uncertalntres are not thouBht io P05e a s11rtnt rfsk of couslr4a materTal idlusim¢ntt0thearryln8•mountsa assetswlthln th¢ nextfinandal yEar. The charlty opEte5 a defined (•ntr5butlon pen$lon xheme for its PIDYaes. a8reelnz the (ontrlbuEroD rote5 ilh eath Fndlvlduèl. ThenlOn$ are p?Id to atNrdpartywho Investsth8conlrfbudoTrs Ina money pur¢h•se plan. Qffltrièutlonsarè thar8edt0th•SoFA tFy beccrfnèpyÈ. The tharttya150 nwkes ¢antrtllJDThSt0the Ktors Equlty Pensk>n frjnrf In rospeEt of rekvwt ryalifyiwvrker5. ontribthsdryed tothe FA asthey become Plb. FlnanEiil Instrum•nts Ihe foll¢Mins assets and Ilabllllits are dasslfied as fi31 Instruments- trnde debt0 trath uedIto. once55lonary loan$ recefvable and corKesglw8ry payab]e. Trade debtors and trade CredS are respeLdveJy debt InstNments and fSnandal I1¥bIle$ mexured at amortlsed cost, Conwslonary loans reidvawe roncessloNry loa1 payable arn respo(1¥ debt irthments and Ilrlanual Ilabllltte5 measured at 0ffl0rt15ed tost. 21
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