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2022-08-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER:

268726

The Parrot Society UK Unaudited Financial Statements

31 August 2022

COLLETT HULANCE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

Chartered Certified Accountants 40 Kimbolton Road Bedford MK40 2NR

The Parrot Society UK

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2022

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 7
Statement of fnancial activities 8
Statement of fnancial position 9
Notes to the fnancial statements 10

The Parrot Society UK

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 August 2022

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2022.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name The Parrot Society UK Charity registration number 268726 Principal office Audley House Northbridge Road Berkhampsted Herts HP4 1EH

The trustees

Mr G Steptowe (Retired 5 December 2021) Mr A Jones Mr A P Clements Mr A Mogg (Retired 5 December 2021) Mr D Dickason Mr D Walker Mrs H Baker Mr L Clarke Mr M Roxx Company secretary Mr L Rance Independent examiner Andrew Upton FCCA

Structure, governance and management

Governing Document

The Society operate under a Constitution, a copy of which is attached.

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The Parrot Society UK

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

Structure, governance and management (continued)

Recruitment and Appointment of Management Committee

Under the Constitution of The Parrot Society UK the Council members are elected by the members of the Society and are elected to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting.

Due to the nature of the Charity and its objectives the majority of Council members are experienced aviculturalists who have been involved in the hobby most of their adult life. They are experienced in providing advice to new members of the hobby who have a wide age range. To be eligible to become a Council member you must have been a normal member of the Society for at least 2 years and be proposed by one member and seconded by another member before you can stand for Council. Obviously some members wish to assist the Society and do much good work for us on a voluntary basis.

If certain management and business skills are in short supply on the Council, we have the ability to co-opt members, this ensures that our skill levels are maintained.

Council Induction and Training

Most Council members are already familiar with the practical work of the charity having worked on aspects of our Shows and contributed articles to our monthly magazine and our free On-line publication Bird Scene over a long period of time. Additionally, new Council members are also encouraged to visit our office in Berkhamsted to see the advice provided from the centre. This allows them to gain more knowledge of the charity, browse our extensive avian library and see how our monthly magazine (our life-blood) is produced and despatched. Our Microsoft Access database of our members is also demonstrated and allows new Council members to acquire knowledge of the records we maintain. These visits are lead by our Secretary and Editor.

A Question and Answer pack has also been prepared which is based on Charity Commission publications. This is distributed to new Council members together with a set of our last two years accounts and a copy of our Constitution.

Risk Management

The Council conduct regular reviews of the major risks that we are exposed to. Obviously the Covid-19 pandemic that swept the country during the financial year 2020/21 had a major impact on the Society as three annual shows were cancelled in the period. However, during this financial year 2021/22 Covid has not stopped any of the four Shows we ran.

Avian Influenza continues to have a potential risk for the Society and during the 2022 summer it continued to pose a problem, which is unusual, it is normally stronger during the winter months following the migration into this country in November. DEFRA are taking a more proactive response to outbreaks of this disease and they now slaughter infected hens, ducks and geese. Our shows and Sale Days, when we are able to hold them due to Covid-19, have become accustomed to the licensing and associated paperwork.

Our investments during the year have been very prudent as the Society feared the general financial situation at the commencement of the year and only invested in areas where we were protected by the £85,000 limit under the rules of the FCA. This has proved successful but has meant that as the Bank of England has a very low Base Rate of 2.25% it has been difficult to obtain a reasonable return on most of our investments. The reduction in the value of sterling against major currencies has resulted in CPI for

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The Parrot Society UK

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

Structure, governance and management (continued)

September 2022 coming in at 10.1% and therefore careful management of our expenditure will have to be redoubled.

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The Parrot Society UK

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

Structure, governance and management (continued)

Organisational Structure

The Parrot Society has a Council of up to 11 members who meet 6 times a year. Our Council are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. The present Council has a compliment of 7 members and an excellent mix of business and professional skills allied to strong avicultural knowledge. The secretary attends all Council meetings but does not have a vote. The Chairman and Secretary handle the day-to-day management of the Society, these two individuals have daily contact by telephone and e- mail, and a part time administrative assistant also based at our Berkhampstead office with the Secretary support them.

Related Parties

The Society has no related parties, although in so far as it is complimentary to the charity's objects, we will work with other clubs and organisations in the avicultural world.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the Society are to promote the study and conservation of parrots and parrot like birds. In order to achieve these objectives the Society publishes magazines, e- magazines and other literature that it makes available to the public. It holds public meetings, lectures and exhibitions and provides advice and information to the public. We also have 3 Area meetings to provide information around the country. Our extensive free website, which was updated during the year, also assists us in in providing valuable information to the public.

Achievements and performance

The main areas of charitable activity are the provision of advice and information both to our members and the public on all aspects in relation to parrots and promote the study and conservation of parrots and parrot like birds.

Advice and Information

Our advice and information centre is based at our Berkhamsted office and we provide help to anyone having problems or wanting to know more about parrots. Funding for this service that is spearheaded by our Secretary is from funds generated at our Shows. We have produced four publications entitled 'Grey Parrots as Pets - Some guidelines for beginners', 'Amazon Parrots as Pets - Some guidelines for beginners', 'Parakeet Breeding - Some guidelines for beginners' and 'Colour Mutations - Some guidelines for beginners'. Feedback on all of these publications has been very pleasing and our Council consider that this is an excellent way to provide quality advice both to our members and the public on important areas of aviculture. It is our intention to continue to use this medium to inform and educate our audience. In addition we have supplemented our information by producing an e-magazine known as Bird Scene which is published four times a year, accessed through our website www.theparrotsocietyuk.org.

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The Parrot Society UK

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

Achievements and performance (continued)

Conservation of Parrots

We continue to support parrot conservation projects around the world, those that we have given financial support to in the current year have been: -

Financial review

For any Society finance is always an area that requires considerable attention. Money can so easily be spent on items or services that do not give value for money. For any Society, finance is always an area that requires considerable attention. Money can so easily be spent on items or services that do not give value for money. The Society has had a challenging year in 2021/2022 and achieved a deficit of £18,060 during the year.

Principal Funding Sources

A small amount is received from the sale of publications, second-hand books donated to the Society by members, binders and club badges. The major income comes from Shows run by the Society, subscriptions for the monthly magazine and commercial advertisements in the monthly publication and bequests.

Investment Policy

The Society has always had a very prudent investment policy. Most bird keepers are not rich and there has always been a tradition of careful spending amongst them. Possibly for this reason our Council has always taken great care to protect our surpluses and use the income from the investments to subsidise annual subscriptions.

Reserves Policy

Initially the Council were concerned that the Animal Welfare Act 2007 could make our Shows uneconomic to run by enforcing welfare issues and requirements that would be expensive to implement. For this reason and the possibilities of a serious outbreak of Avian Influenza that might have decimated the UK bird-keeping hobby, our Reserves policy has been, like our Investment Policy, very prudent. This has proved a sensible approach as the coronavirus that is now with us will not have such a devastating effect on our future than it could possibly have inflicted. It does not now look as though we will experience difficulties with the Animal Welfare Act but the general financial state of both the country and to a degree private individual's does give the Society concern. Our strategy is to continue to build our reserves through operating surpluses where we can, we are aware that Animal Rights Activists are targeting bird-keepers and we may well need these Reserves to protect our interests against these Activists. If this does not prove necessary Council would like to consider the purchase of office accommodation but at present that does not seem as necessary as protecting our activities against the Animal Rights Activists. Council, however, will continue to monitor this area carefully.

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The Parrot Society UK

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

Plans for future periods

The Society wishes to continue to provide advice and assistance to the public because there is a high level of need and interest from them in parrots and such intelligent animals do give rise to difficult problems when they are not properly stimulated and cared for, both for their dietary and housing requirements.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 20 November 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr L Rance Charity Secretary

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The Parrot Society UK

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Parrot Society UK

Year ended 31 August 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Parrot Society UK ('the charity') for the year ended 31 August 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements 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 examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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

Andrew Upton FCCA Independent Examiner

Collett Hulance Accountants Limited Chartered Certified Accountants 40 Kimbolton Road Bedford MK40 2NR

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The Parrot Society UK

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2022

2022 2022 2021
Unrestricte Total
d funds funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 55,369 55,369 49,291
Other trading activities 5 73,912 73,912 244
Investment income 6 2,813 2,813 3,279
Other income 7 8,216 8,216 –
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Total income 140,310 140,310 52,814
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of raising donations and legacies
8 66,195 66,195 25,606
Expenditure on charitable activities 9,1
0 77,885 77,885 70,826
Other expenditure 12 14,290 14,290 (10,300)
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Total expenditure 158,370 158,370 86,132
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (18,060) (18,060) (33,318)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 916,727 916,727 950,045
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Total funds carried forward 898,667 898,667 916,727
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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The Parrot Society UK

Statement of Financial Position

31 August 2022

2022 2021
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fxed assets 17 2,653 3,707
Current assets
Stocks 18 200 200
Debtors 19 6,468 6,814
Cash at bank and in hand 904,734 929,248
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911,402 936,262
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year 20 15,388 23,242
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Net current assets 896,014 913,020
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Total assets less current liabilities 898,667 916,727
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Net assets 898,667 916,727
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 898,667 916,727
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Total charity funds 21 898,667 916,727
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 20 November 2022, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr A Jones Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2022

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Audley House, Northbridge Road, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 1EH.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

All incoming resources and resources expended are treated as unrestricted.

Incoming resources

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2022

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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources (continued)

Resources expended

Support costs have been allocated between the activities in relation to the income received in the year.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Equipment - 25% and 33% reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

Stocks

Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

4. Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies
Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Donations
Subscriptions 37,910 37,910 37,268 37,268
Donations and advertisements 10,671 10,671 7,530 7,530
Gift Aid 6,788 6,788 4,493 4,493
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55,369 55,369 49,291 49,291
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5. Other trading activities

Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Show income 73,532 73,532 – –
Sales income 380 380 244 244
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73,912 73,912 244 244
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Investment income
Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 2,813 2,813 3,279 3,279
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Other income
Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Other income 8,216 8,216 – –
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6. Investment income

7. Other income

8. Costs of raising donations and legacies

Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Magazine printing & postage 27,413 27,413 25,510 25,510
Shows 38,782 38,782 96 96
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66,195 66,195 25,606 25,606
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9. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Support costs 77,885 77,885 70,826 70,826
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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

10. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Total
Support funds Total fund
costs 2022 2021
£ £ £
Subscriptions 45,584 45,584 58,919
Donations and advertisements
12,831 12,831 11,907
Shows
19,470 19,470 –
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77,885 77,885 70,826
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11. Analysis of support costs

Donations
and
Subscriptio advertisem
ns ents Shows Total 2022 Total 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Staf costs 31,374 8,831 13,403 53,608 49,956
Premises
4,327 1,218 1,848 7,393 7,200
Communications and
IT 1,554 438 663 2,655 3,662
Legal and
professional 1,914 538 818 3,270 3,280
Depreciation 617 174 263 1,054 1,489
Other costs
5,798 1,632 2,475 9,905 5,239
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45,584 12,831 19,470 77,885 70,826
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Support costs have been allocated between the activities on the basis of income received in the year.

12. Other expenditure

Total
Unrestricte Funds Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2022 d Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Donations 14,290 14,290 4,700 4,700
Donation repaid – – (15,000) (15,000)
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14,290 14,290 (10,300) (10,300)
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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

13. Net expenditure

Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):

2022 2021 £ £ Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 1,054 1,489 ============== ============== ========= =========

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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

14. Independent examination fees

Independent examination fees
2022 2021
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the fnancial statements 2,496 2,496
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15. Staff costs

The total staf costs and employee benefts for the reportng period are analysed as follows: The total staf costs and employee benefts for the reportng period are analysed as follows: The total staf costs and employee benefts for the reportng period are analysed as follows:
2022 2021
£ £
Wages and salaries 52,897 49,703
Social security costs 711 253
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53,608 49,956
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The average head count of employees during the year was 2 (2021: 2).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2021: Nil).

16. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No trustees (nor anyone connected with them) received any remuneration during the year, but 8 trustees were reimbursed a total of £2,919 (2021: £1,254). £2,449 related to travel and subsistence and £470 was in relation to other expenses.

17. Tangible fixed assets

**17. ** Tangible fxed assets
Equipment Total
£ £
Cost
At 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 46,842 46,842
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Depreciation
At 1 September 2021 43,135 43,135
Charge for the year 1,054 1,054
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At 31 August 2022 44,189 44,189
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Carrying amount
At 31 August 2022 2,653 2,653
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At 31 August 2021 3,707 3,707
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**18. ** Stocks
2022 2021
£ £
Stock 200 200
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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

19. Debtors

**19. ** Debtors
2022 2021
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 6,468 6,814
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**20. ** Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022 2021
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 14,588 21,805
Social security and other taxes 800 1,437
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15,388 23,242
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21. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

At At
1 Septembe 31 August
r 2021 Income Expenditure Transfers 2022
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 676,793 138,836 (144,080) (121) 671,428
The John Mollindinia
Conservation Fund 239,934 1,474 (14,290) 121 227,239
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916,727 140,310 (158,370) – 898,667
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At At
1 Septembe 31 August 2
r 2020 Income Expenditure Transfers 021
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 721,986 36,239 (81,432) – 676,793
The John Mollindinia
Conservation Fund 228,059 16,575 (4,700) – 239,934
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950,045 52,814 (86,132) – 916,727
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The Parrot Society UK

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2022

22. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Total
Unrestricte Funds
d Funds 2022
£ £
Tangible fxed assets 2,653 2,653
Current assets
911,402 911,402
Creditors less than 1 year (15,388) (15,388)
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Net assets 898,667 898,667
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Unrestricte Total Funds
d Funds 2021
£ £
Tangible fxed assets 3,707 3,707
Current assets
936,262 936,262
Creditors less than 1 year (23,242) (23,242)
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Net assets 916,727 916,727
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