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2021-03-31-accounts

Child Poverty Action Group
(ACompany
Umited by Guarantee)
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31March 2021

Contents
Trustees' report 3-28
Independent
auditors'
report .29-32
Statement offinancial activities 33-34
Balance sheet
.
..35
Cash flow statement
.
..36
Notes to the financial statements .37-51

tructure ,
governa
nce
and management
nce
and management
Status Child Poverty Action Group ("the CPAG") is a charitable company limited by
guarantee.
Governing document The charitable company was established under a Memorandum ofAssociation
which established
the objects and
powers ofthe charitable company and is
governed
under its Articles ofAssociation.
Company number 1993854
Charity number Registered
with
the Charity Commission for England and Wales registration
number 294841, and with the Office ofthe Scottish Charity Regulator
registration
number SC039339
Registered office and 30 Micawber Street
operational address London
N1 7ST
Email office@cpag.org.uk
Website cpag.org. uk
Honorary officers Alan Buckle Chair
Kim Catcheside Vice Chair until 9 December 2020
Jane Millar Vice Chair from 10 December 2020
Mark O'Kelly Treasurer
Chief Executive Alison Garnham
Company Secretary Chineze Okonkwo-Onyilo
Bankers NatWest
Bank
pic
Islington
Angel
Branch
2/3 Upper Street
London
N1 OPH
Soliotors Russell-Cooke
2 Putney
Hill
London
SW15 6AB
Auditors Haysmacintyre LLP
10Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
Alan Buckle Chair
Kim Catcheside Vice Chair until 9 December 2020
Jane Millar Vice Chair from 10December 2020
Mark O'Kelly Treasurer
Alan Marsh
Diane Sechi
Fiona Forsyth
Anne Baxendale
Steve Bassam (co-opted)
Tim Waters Until 30ofJune 2020
Torsten
Bell
Satwat Rehman
Stephen Watmough

Continue to be Given greater media interest
in
Given greater media interest
in
~ Comment
and focus only where we are expert and have
Comment
and focus only where we are expert and have
Comment
and focus only where we are expert and have
the leading charities and increased exposure evidence.
experts on social to public comment through
social
~ Established,
clear approval
processes for press releases
and
security and child media activity ofour advocacy policy briefings,
balanced
with need for quick media
poverty and policy work, there is a risk response.
that our reputation,
credibility
or ~ Established
lines ofaccountabikty
for sign offof all external
market share as the leading documents
and comments.
independent
experts on social
security and child poverty for
media, policy stakeholders
and
advice workers, members
and
the
public may be challenged.
Grow income and Given our reliance on funders and ~ Sales and income reports generated
and regularly
reviewed
reserves publications
income, and the
to enable agility and timely corrective action.
sustainably economic pressures
facing our
~ Close monitoring
ofgrant funded
projects to ensure
that
financial supporters
and
funding
conditions
are met within timescales
given.
customers,
while sales have
~ Improve our CRM and website to enable us to develop
currently
stabilised, there is a risk
fundraising
in areas other than trusts and foundations
that levels ofsales of publications including
legacies programme,
individual
donations
and
or training
could reduce
in future.
corporates.
Sudden cancellation
ofgrants
~ Continue to develop new creative offerings to our
may lead to inability
to sustain
publications,
training
and membership
customers.
our vital policy and advocacy work ~ Continue to use more effective debt chasing procedures.
and inability to build unrestricted
income which enable us to post a
surplus
and build reserves tothe
required
levels.
We continue to Our objective to move towards a ~ The digital team lead by the Director of Business meet
invest in our digital provision
and service
regularly to ensure aims and objectives are met and we
digital continues
with investment
from
continue to work on our digital strategy.
infrastructure funding
and core where
~ A Board committee
monitors
digital developments.
appropriate.
Larger projects Given our ambitions to grow our ~ Hire the best staff CPAG can attract.
impact there is a risk that, as we ~ Constant
monitoring
ofactivities and resources within
large
expand, we fail to successfully projects.
deliver on even larger projects. ~ Including the projects as part ofour risk assessment process
which involves Trustees and SMT working together.
COVID-19 risk Senior Management
team and
~ Staff health and wellbeing
being a priority for CPAG,
remote
SRA Trustees have been meeting working
was fully implemented
in the financial year.
on a monthly
basis since March
~ Upgrade of IT infrastructure
such as laptops
have been
2020to mitigate the risk from procured for all staff. Also, to avoid the risk ofoverload on
COVID-19, and a series of the server via VPN, we implemented
Office 365.
mitigating
actions were
~ All staff are able to remotely access e-mails via outlook web
implemented. access. CRM and website are online, enabling
remote
SMT are in discussion
on what
working
post-lockdown
will look like while
~ Financial impact: the budget and plan for future years are
constantly
being revised
and reviewed to reflect further
loss

Income from:
Donations 1,326,533 1,326,533
Legacies 45,707 45,707
Activities for generating funds
Rent and room hire
Charitable
activities;
Publications 1,011,097 142,777 1,153,874
Welfare rights and test cases 2,452 1,114,298 1,116,750
Training 349,026 267,099 616,125
Membership 48,459 878 49,337
Information,
research and campaigning
19,044 1,529,605 1,548,649
Investments 6,202 6,202
Other 30,391 30,391
Total 2,838,911 3,054,657 5,893,568
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds 252,822 252,822
Charitable
activities:
Publications 648,523 142,778 791,301
Welfare rights and test cases 51,991 1,115,440 1,167,431
Training 228,545 267,098 495,643
Membership 72,460 878 73,338
Information,
research and campaigning
234,757 1,536,420 1,771,177
Total 4 1,489,098 3,062,614 4,551,712
Net expenditure before Investment losses 1,349,813 (7,957) 1,341,856
Gross transfers between funds
Net Income/(expenditure) 1,349,813 (7,957) 1,341,856
Unrea lised Investment gains 272 272
Net movement in funds 1,350,085 (7,957) 1,342,128
Total funds brought
forward
2,203,795 22,573 2,226,368
Tote Ifunds carried
forward
3,553,880 14,616 3,568,496

~
~
Income from:
Donations 277,964 277,964
Legacies 5,701 5,701
Activities for generating funds
Rent and room hire 19,740 19,740
Charitable
activities:
Publications 734,721 79,395 814,116
Welfare rights and test cases 216,415 776,564 992,979
Training 613,216 160,428 773,644
Membership 66,339 66,339
Information,
research and campaigning
122,077 788,790 910,867
Investments 6,044 6,044
Other 25,741 25,741
Total 2,087,958 1,805,177 3,893,135
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds 219,049 219,049
Charitable
activities:
Publications 673,865 79,395 753,260
Welfare rights and test cases 333,635 860,631 1,194,266
Training 359,323 160,428 519,751
Membership 122,952 122,952
Information,
research and campaigning
610,746 790,414 1,401,160
Total 4 2,319,570 1,890,868 4,210,438
Net expenditure
before
Investment losses (231,612) (85,691) (317,303)
Gross transfers
between
funds
Net expenditure (231,612) (85,691) (317,303)
Llnrealised
Investment
losses (789) (789)
Net movement
In funds
(232,401) (85,691) (318,092)
Total funds brought forward 2,436,196 108,264 2,544,460
Total funds carded forward 2,203,795 22,573 2,226,368

a ~
FIXEDASSETS
Tangible fixed assets 1,744,010 1,863,034
Investments 1,118,444 512,281
2,862,454 2,375,315
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 10 74,944 100,029
Debtors 11 1,573,118 874,218
Cash and Short term deposits 1,429,407 303,563
3,077,469 1,277,810
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year 12 (2,371,427) (1,426,757)
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ ASSETS 706,042 (148,947)
TOTAL ASSETS LESSCURRENT
LIABILITIES 3,568,496 2,226,368
NET ASSETS 13 3,568,496 2,226,368
FUNDS
Restricted funds 14,616 22,573
Unrestricted
funds:
Designated
funds
2,278,553 2,088,034
General funds 1,275,327 115,761
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS 3,568,496 2,226,368

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Cashflows from operating activities
Net cash provided
by operating
activities (see note below) 1,728,574 355,650
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment
income received
6,202 6,044
Purchase ofproperty,
plant
and equipment (3,040) (130,115)
Purchase ofinvestments (605,892) (155,144)
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing
activities
(602,730) (279,215)
Change
in cash and cash equivalents
in the year
1,125,844 76,435
Cash and cash eqwvaients at the start ofthe year 303,563 227,128
Cash and cash equivalents ot the end ofthe year 1,429,407 303,563
Notes reconciiiation ofnet Notes reconciiiation ofnet errpenditure tonet cash used by operating activities
Net income/(expenditure) forthe year 1,342,128 (318,092)
Adjustments
for:
Depreciation 122,064 110,090
Investment
(gains)/losses
(272) 789
Investment
income
(6,202) (6,044)
Decrease in stock 25,085 7,155
Increase in debtors (698,900) (136,136)
Increase
in creditors
944,671 697,888
Net provided
by operating
activities 1,728,574 355,650

2021 2020
Publications 10% 90/
Welfare
Rights and Test Cases
27% 26%
Training 15% 9%
Membership 1% 4%
Information, Research and Campaigning 42% 46%
Fundraising and Publicity 50/ 5%
Governance 1% 1%

a ~
This isstated after charging:
Depreciation 122,064 110,090
Operating
lease rentals:
Property 38,438 40,896
Equipment 14,937 23,664
Auditors
remuneration:
Audit Current Year provision 15,000 25,500
Audit Release of previous over provision (6,500)
Trustees'
remuneration:
Costs paid for trustees
Trustees'
reimbursed
expenses
~ ~ ~
~
~ ~
Costs ofgenerating funds
Raising funds 58,476 194,346 252,822
Chaditable
activities
Publications 108,813 682,489 791,301
Welfare rights 306,861 860,570 1,167,431
Training 134,928 360,715 495,643
Membership 14,925 58,413 73,338
Information,
research
and campaigning 454,743 1,316,435 1,771,177
Total expenditure 1,078,746 3,472,966 4,551,712

~ ~
Costs ofgenerating funds
Raising funds 46,797 172,252 219,049
Charitable
activities
Publications 92,053 661,207 753,260
Welfare rights 267,674 926,592 1,194,266
Training 92,287 427,464 519,751
Membership 41,654 81,298 122,952
Information,
research
and campaigning 460,824 940,336 1,401,160
Totalexpenditure 1,001,289 3,209,149 4,210,438
Salaries and wages 2,463,145 2,074,350
Social security costs 256,412 214,530
Pension contributions 138,428 116,601
2,857,985 2,405,481
Agency staff costs 5,066 18,497
Tota
I staff costs
2,863,051 2,423,978

Welfare rights and test cases Welfare rights and test cases Welfare rights and test cases 16 15
Information, research and campaigning 23 19
Fundraising and publicity 3 3
Training 6 5
Membership 1 2
Publications 5 5
Governance 1 1
Support activities 8 6
63 56

Cost
At 01/04/2020 1,766,146 107,225 555,809 2,429,180
Additions
in year
3,040 3,040
Disposals
in year
(183,490) (183,490)
At 31March 2021 1,766,146 107,225 375,359 2,248,730
Depreciation
At 01/04/2020 180,187 57,874 328,085 566,146
Charge for 2020/21 35,537 9,211 77,316 122,064
Disposals
in year
(183,490) (183,490)
At 31March 2021 215,724 67,085 221,911 504,722
Net BookValue
At 31March 2021 1,550,422 40,140 153,448 1,744,010
At 31March 2020 1,585,960 49,350 227,724 1,863,034

Market value at the start ofthe year 512,281 357,926
Amount deposited in the year 605,892 155,144
Unrealised
gain
272 (789)
Market value at the end ofthe year 1,118,445 512,281
Historic cost at year end 1,119,701 513,265
Investments
comprise:
Close Brothers Group Pic 1,117,188 511,296
Shares listed on the LSE 1,254 983
Investment
in trading subsidiary
2 2
1,118,444 512,281

a
~
Work in progress 67,236 95,154
Publications for resale 7,708 4,875
74,944 100,029

Trade debtors 833,538 326,061
Other debtors 43,588 17,377
Prepayments 67,976 164,793
Accrued income 628,016 365,987
1,573,118 874,218
~
s
Trade creditors 182,356 292,152
Taxation and social security 65,937 79,371
Other creditors 212,004 56,473
Accruals and Deferred Income 1,911,130 998,761
2,371,427 1,426,757
Tangible fixed assets 1,744,010 1,744,010
Fixed asset investments 1,118,444 1,118,444
Net current assets 14,616 (583,901) 1,275,327 706,042
Net assets atthe end ofthe year
2021
14,616 1,744,010 534,543 1,275,327 3,568,496
Tangible fixed assets 1,863,034 1,863,034
Fixed asset investments 512,281 512,281
Net current assets 22,573 (287,281) 115,761 (148,947)
Net assets atthe end ofthe year
2020
22,573 1,863,034 225,000 115,761 2,226,368

Restr)cted funds
National
Lottery Community
Fund —UK Cost
ofthe School Day project
729,958 (729,958)
Scottish Government
—second tier welfare
rights project 675,000 (675,000)
Scottish Government
through
a
ALEC Fund grant-
Early Warning
CYPFEIF and
System
113,536 (113,536)
The Legal Education
Foundation
(TLEF)—
improving
public law education
and capacity 113,530 (113,530)
ofnon-legal
professionals
Scottish Government —Covid-19 Social
Justice Fund
104,877 (104,877)
Community
Justice Fund via Access toJustice
Foundation —Covid-19 support
100,000 (100,000)
Scottish Government
—Cost ofthe School
Day Project 93,905 (93,905)
Trust for London 4,435 89,500 (93,935)
The Legal Education
Foundation
'Computer
Says No'
(TLEF)— 12,614 83,147 (83,147) 12,614
Oak Foundation 79,011 (79,011)
Barclays —Your Work Your Way 880 75,718 (76,598)
Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation
74,354 (74,354)
Comic Relief —universal
credit project
435 68,938 (69,373)
Therium
Access Limited
58,484 (58,484)
University
ofYork grant from Nuffield
Foundation —poverty
in the pandemic
56,633 (56,633)
Standard
Life Foundation
55,051 (55,051)
London Community
Response
Fund via Trust
For London —Covid-19 response
50,000 (50,000)
National
Lottery Community
Fund Covid-19
Emergency
Funding
49,281 (49,281)
City Bridge Trust 48,750 (48,750)
City Bridge Trust —continuation grant 16,052 (16,052)
The Legal Education
Foundation
Justice First Fellowship
(TLEF)— 41,543 (41,543)
Glasgow Health
and Social Care
(HSCP)
Partnership 40,927 (40,927)
Comic Relief in partnership
with
Covid response
the DCMS- 39,850 (39,850)
Barrow Cadbury Trust —Early Warning
System
30,000 (30,000)
Mitchell Charitable
Trust
30,000 (30,000)
Grants for Advice Line Glasgow 22,900 (22,900)
Feeding Britain 707 22,083 (22,790)
TOUT Charitable
Trust
20,237 (20,237)

Baring Foundation
Covid-19 Response
Baring Foundation
Covid-19 Response
Fund 20,027 (20,027)
Barrow Cadbury Trust
Children
and Families
—Secure Futures for 12,000 (12,000)
Oxfam GB 10,542 (10,542)
Scottish Government
project
Benefits Take-up 6,600 (6,600)
University
ofYork grant from Nuffield
Foundation —benefit changes and larger 3,926 (3,926)
families
Barclays —Survivors Welfare Advice Project 2,192 (2,192)
Fusion 21 Foundation 975 (9/5)
Other grants 3,502 15,130 (16,630) 2,002
Total restricted funds 22,573 3,054,657 (3,062,614) 14,616
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d
Tangible fixed assets 1,863,034 (122,064) 3,040 1,744,010
Capital Reserve 40,000 40,000
Development
Fund
100,000 100,000
Redundancy/Leave 85,000 85,000
Investment
Fund
259,543 259,543
Campaign
Fund
50,000 50,000
Total designated
funds
2,088,034 (122,064) 312,583 2,278,553
General funds 115,761 2,838,911 (1,366,762) (312,583) 1,275,327
Total unrestricted
funds
2,203,795 2,838,911 (1,488,826) 3,553,880
Total Funds 2,226,368 5,893,568 (4,551,440) 3,568,496

Restricted funds
Scottish Government
—second
tier
welfare rights service 610,000 (610,000)
City Bridge Trust —universal credit
London 2,216 48,750 (50,966)
Scottish Government
—Cost
ofthe 75,371 (75,371)
School Day Project
Oak Foundation —Early Warning 86,319 (86,319)
System
The Legal Education
Foundation
50,521 (50,521)
(TLEF)Justice First Fellowship
TLEF —AskCPAG 64,634 12,152 (76,786)
TLEF —increasing
legal knowledge
11,100 51,542 (62,642)
and capability
TLEF —improving
public law
18,749 (18,749)
education
and capacity of non-
legal professionals
TLEF —Computer
Says No
46,382 (33,768) 12,614
Trust for London 89,500 (85,065) 4,435
Scottish Government
through
a 133,000 (133,000)
CYPFEIF and ALEC Fund grant
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 16,835 (16,835)
Barrow Cadbury
Fund
420 35,000 (35,420)
Oxfam GB —National
Lottery
12,591 28,288 (40,879)
Community
Fund —Menu for
Change
Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation
78,823 (78,823)
UCL 2,251 (2,251)
Allen
fk Overy Foundation
5,000 (5,000)
TUUT Charitable
Trust
8,500 (8,500)
Feeding Britain 420 26,500 (26,213) 707
Gwyneth
Forrester Trust
27,000 (27,000)
The Strategic Legal Fund— 6,237 (6,237)
vulnerable
EU migrants
project
Strategic Legal Fund
—child tax
8,674 (8,674)
credits and refugees project
Access to Justice Foundation 12,500 (12,500)
Comic Relief —universal
credit
35,796 (35,361) 435
project
National
Lottery Community
Fund 11,853 (11,853)
—Cost ofthe School Day
development
project
National
Lottery Community
Fund 231,987 (231,987)
—UK Cost ofthe School Day project
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation— 10,536 (10,536)
citizens' jury
Barclays —Your Work Your Way
16,049 (15,169) 880
Grants for Advice Line Glasgow 21,342 (21,342)
Glasgow
City Council for
Participatory
Budget work in
Calton Ward 1,970 (1,970)
Other grants 8,383 6,250 (11,132) 3,501
Total restricted funds 108,264 1,805,177 (1,890,868) 22,573
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cd
d
Tangible fixed assets 1,843,009 (110,089) 130,114 1,863,034
Capital Reserve 40,000 40,000
Development
Fund
100,000 100,000
Redundancy
/Leave
85,000 85,000
Total designated funds 2,068,009 (110,089) 130,114 2,088,034
General funds 368,187 2,087,958 (2,210,270) (130,114) 115,761
Total unrestricted funds 2,436,196 2,087,958 (2,320,359) 2,203,795
Tote(Funds 2,544/60 3,893,135 (4,211,227) 2,226,368

Nationa
I Lottery Community
Nationa
I Lottery Community
Cost ofthe School Day project breaks down financial
barriers to education
in
Fund England, Scotland and Wales. At the heart ofthis work is poverty proofing in
partnership
with the charity Children
North East.
Scottish Government —second This service provides information,
casework advice and training to frontline
advisers
tier welfare rights project and support staff working
with families across Scotland. Service users include
welfare rights advisers, sokcitors, student
advisers,
housing staff, health workers,
family support staff, social workers and social security staff.
Scottish Government through a The Early Warning
System collects and analyses evidence about the impact
of
CYPFEIF and ALEC Fund grant— changes
in social security on children, their families and the communities
that
Early Warning
System
support them
in Scotland.
The Legal Education Foundation Second of a two-year grant to advance
legal education
through
a range oflegal
(TLEF) —improving public law procedures
among welfare rights advisers to increase access tojustice and
secure
education
and capacity of non-
positive outcomes for families on low income.
legal professionals
Scottish Government —Covid-19 Support for families
in need to deal with the impact ofcoronavirus.
Social Justice Fund
Community
Justice Fund via
Support for specialist advice services during the CQVID-19 pandemic.
Access to Justice Foundation-
Covid-19 support
Scottish Government —Cost of Supports the salary costs and overheads
of a part time CoSD project manager
and
the School Day (CoSD) Project information
officer. This project provides strategic leadership
and support to
more
schools and local authonties.
Trust for London Towards campaigning
work to support
Lond one rs during the roll out ofuniversal
credit and other aspects ofwelfare reform.
The Legal Education Foundation Second ofathree-year
grant to enable access tojustice in the face ofthe
(TLEF) —'Computer Says No' digitalisation
of universal
credit.
Oak Foundation Fourth of a four-year grant forthe Early Warning
System, an evidence base
concerning the efficacy ofthe welfare system and its impact on families on low
income
in England
and Wales.
Barclays —Your Work Your Way Second of a four-year grant for an innovative
work support
programme
for
potential
second earners from low-income
families, helping them overcome barriers
to get
into work and progress.
Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation
Third of a three-year
grant towards the salary costs ofa senior communications
officer and associated costs to support the policy rights and advocacy programme to
reduce child poverty.
Comic Relief —universal
credit
Second ofathree-year
grant to equip the advice sector and frontline
workers
with
project the knowledge
and tools needed on universal
credit so financial entitlements
are
maximised
for families
living in poverty.
Therium
Access Limited
Funding for one year for the employment
of a new solicitor.
University
ofYork grant from
This proiect focuses on understanding
how families
in poverty navigate this
crisis,
Nuffield
Foundation
—poverty in while also tracking how the social security system responds.
The grant istowards
the pandemic CPAG staff costs and overheads.

Child Poverty Action Group Child Poverty Action Group 50
(ACompany
Limited by Guarantee)
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31March 2021
Standard
Life Foundation
First ofa two-year grant towards research and advocacy work to build consensus
and support for government-backed
emergency
assistance schemes to reduce
reliance on food banks.
London Community
Response
Grant for funded
AskCPAG subscriptions
for London's
voluntary and community
Fund via Trust For London- sector.
Covid-19 response
National
Lottery Community
Covid-19 response grant for low-income families.
Fund Covid-19 Emergency
Funding
City Bridge Trust Third ofa three-year
grant for
a London
universal
credit welfare rights worker, and
first year ofa new three-year
continuation
grant forthe worker and associated
project costs.
The Legal Education
Foundation
Towards
a trainee solicitor.
(TLEF) —Justice First Fellowship
Glasgow Health
and Social Care
Funding for a Glasgow child poverty action co-ordinator.
Partnership
(I-ISCP)
Comic Relief in partnership with Grant for funded
AskCPAG subscriptions
for frontline workers and advisers.
the DCMS - Covid response
Barrow Cadbury Trust
—Early
Third and final year ofa grant towards the Early Warning System for England and
Warning
System
Wales.
Mitchell Charitable
Trust
First of a two-year grant towards the Early Warning System for England
and Wales.
Grants for Advice Line Glasgow Match grants towards
CPAG in
Scotland's second tier welfare rights advice service.
Feeding Britain Pathways
out of Poverty project.
TOUT Charitable
Trust
First ofa two-year grant towards
part-funding
ofa parliamentary assistant.
Baring Foundation
Covid-19
Support for legal action related to Covid-19.
Response
Fund
Barrow Cadbury Trust
—Secure
Funding for a citizens' jury.
Futures for Children
and
Families
Oxfam GB Funding for a citizens' jury as part of our work on Secure Futures for Children and
Families.
Scottish Government
Benefits
Funding to develop elearning
courses on
the Scottish child payment and other new
Take-up Project Scottish benefits.
University
ofYork grant from
Project on how welfare reform in the UK affects larger families.
Nuffield
Foundation —benefit
changes and larger families
Barclays —Survivors Welfare One-year project advising professionals
working
with domestic abuse survivors on
Advice Project issues relating to their benefit claims and entitlement.
Fusion 21 Foundation Research, policy and advocacy project to improve the experiences of people
experiencing
mental
ill-health
using the social security system.
Other Grants Grants towards
our advice service and policy work.
Tangible Fixed Fixed assets Reserves Reserve relates to the net book value of tangible fixed assets at the end ofthe
financial year.
Capital Reserve (Databases 5 IT Reserve to fund the cost ofthe charity's planned overhaul
ofour IT and
Infrastructure) communications
hardware
and software
infrastructure.
This
includes
upgrading
our
IT and support
and replacing
our finance
software so it is fit for CRAG's purposes in
the foreseeable future.
Development fund Reserve Reserve to fund a tax/benefit
modelling,
research and new ITsystems
critical to
the
heart ofour business
model to enhance
the online shopping experience and e-
commerce facilities, our finance function and to aid efticlent working.
Redundancy/Annualleave Reserve to finance possible redundancies and contractual
holiday entitlements
of
reserve staff including
up to 10days carried forward
from
the previous year.
Investment Fund Reserve to build development
of our leading
digital products,
our sales outlets and
development
ofour campaigning
capacity.
Campaign Fund Reserve to fund our campaigning
activity
including research, polling and campaign
assets.

Within 1year 38,508 38,508 15,584 23,809
1—5years 154,033 154,033 20,483 32,545
192,541 192,541 36,067 56,354