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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 501041
REGULATOR OF SOCIAL HOUSING NUMBER A3838
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| Table of Contents Page |
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| Reference and Administrative Details ................................................................................... 2 |
| Trustee Report ...................................................................................................................... 3 |
| Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities ................................................................................ 5 |
| Indepentent Examiner’s Report ............................................................................................ 6 |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income................................................................................... 7 |
| Statement of Financial Position ............................................................................................ 8 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements ........................................................................................ 9 |
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 1 – Reference and Administrative Detail
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Registration Number: Registration with the Regulator of Social Housing:
501041 A3838
Managing Trustee
54 North Homes Limited
Registered Office
3[rd] Floor, White Rose House 8 Otley Road Headingley LS6 2AD
Bankers Barclays 10 Market Street Bradford BD1 1EG
Independent Accountants
Beever and Struthers Statutory Auditor One Express 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 2 – Trustee’s Report
Trustee Report
The Trustee submits their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.
Governing instrument
Emily Bentley Homes was founded by a will dated 8 August 1939 and on 19 April 1955 the Charity Commission established a Scheme for the regulation of the Charity.
Emily Bentley Homes are used for the residence of those who qualify under the trust deed. Residents should have resided in Ossett for at least 2 years or be in need and aged 60 years or more. The properties are best suited to single persons.
Whenever vacancies occur these are advertised locally. When making decisions about applicants, lettings have been made that are consistent with the Governing Instrument.
The Charity recognises the need for reserves to maintain its future viability. The annual budget provides for setting aside an amount within the weekly maintenance charge to transfer to its Extraordinary Repair Fund and Cyclical Maintenance Fund.
Structure and governance
The managing trustee is 54 North Homes Limited of 2 Alpha Court, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York, YO32 9WN. The registered charity number is 16826R.
54 North Homes Limited is the corporate trustee which is a subsidiary of Karbon Homes Group. 54 North Homes Limited delegates the day-to-day management of the trust to its staff.
Objectives and principal activities
To provide accommodation for older people who are in need and who live in the former Borough of Osset. The Trustee has considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and considers that the activities of the Alms-house meet its charitable objects and is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102.
Review of Operations
A surplus of £6,105 was generated in the year compared to £13,258 in the previous year.
Reserves
The Trustee has reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and consider it prudent that reserves should be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets. The Trustee continues to review whether future income will enable the Charity to meet its foreseeable needs on the basis of planned expenditure. The Charity had reserves of £210,582 on 31 March 2025 (2024: £204,476). The Charity establishes designated reserves where reserves are earmarked for a particular purpose.
Public Benefit Entity
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 2 – Trustee’s Report
Value for money,
In the table below benchmark refers to the median of 15 smaller registered providers whose unit numbers range from 6 to 428 and have been obtained from their financial statements. The 2024 and 2025 targets refer to the agreed budgets for that period.
| 2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
2025 2024 2025 Target Variance to target Benchmark Variance to benchmark 2026 Target |
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| 1 - Reinvestment | - | - | - | - | 1.9% | - | - |
| 2a – New supply delivered (Social Housing) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2b – New supply delivered (Non-Social Housing) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 – Gearing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4– EBITDA (MRI)Interest Cover |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 -Headline Social Housing cost/unit |
£6,118 | £6,118 £3,622 |
£3,622 £5,109 |
(£1,009) | £4,579 | (£1,539) | £5,603 |
| 6a – Operating Margin (Social Housing lettings only) |
(7.51%) | (7.51%) 26.77% |
12.8% | (20.31%) | 18.21% | (25.72%) | 4.35% |
| 6b – Operating Margin (Overall) |
(7.51%) | (7.51%) 26.77% |
12.8% | (20.31%) | 27.8% | (35.31%) | 4.35% |
| 7 – ROCE | (0.72%) | (0.72%) 2.41% |
1.19% | (1.91%) | 3.05% | (3.77%) | 0.4% |
Metric 5 is higher to target as more expenditure was incurred on responsive repairs and legal fees than was budgeted.
Metric 6 is unfavourable to target, turnover was greater than budgeted due to no voids in year, but repair costs and legal fees were higher than budgeted as noted above in Metric 5.
Metric 7 is therefore unfavourable to target due to a lower operating surplus in the period as per metric 6.
The annual report was approved by the trustee of the charity on 17[th] July 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
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Board Member of 54 North Homes Limited, the Trustee
OnE44AE5B499DF42A...eC) Board Member of 54 North Homes Limited, the Trustee
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025
SECTION 3 – Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities
Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities
The Trustee is responsible for preparing the Trustee’s Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales and registered social housing legislation requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustee is required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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observe the methods and principles in the Statement of Recommended Practice for registered housing providers: Housing SORP 2018.
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and the Accounting Direction for private registered providers of social housing in England 2022. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustee is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and financial information included on the Charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Approved by the trustee of the charity on 17[th] July 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025
SECTION 5 – Statement of Comprehensive Income
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustee of Emily Bentley Homes
I report to the trustee on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 7 to 15.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustee, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the Financial Statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has since been withdrawn.
We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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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.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025
SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
Statement of Comprehensive Income FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | ||
| TURNOVER | |||
| Maintenance contributions receivable | 21,688 | 20,150 | |
| Service charge income | 3,602 | 2,992 | |
| Amortisation of government grants | 694 | 694 | |
| Maintenance contributions from residents | 25,984 | 23,836 | |
| OPERATING COSTS | |||
| Management | 14,954 | 8,800 | |
| Service charge costs | 5,015 | 4,218 | |
| Routine maintenance | 4,502 | 1,469 | |
| Depreciation of housing properties | 1,121 | 1,121 | |
| Bad debts | 2,343 | 1,848 | |
| Total operating expenditure costs on social housing lettings |
27,935 | 17,456 | |
| NET OPERATING (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS ON SOCIAL HOUSING LETTINGS |
(1,951) | 6,380 | |
| Interest receivable and other income | 5 | 5,423 | 4,781 |
| Movement in fair value of financial instruments | 10 | 2,633 | 2,097 |
| SURPLUS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE | 6 | 6,105 | 13,258 |
| TAXATION | |||
| Taxation on surplus on ordinary activities | Taxation on surplus on ordinary activities 7 |
- | - |
| SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR | 6,105 | 13,258 | |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - | |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 6,105 | 13,258 |
Emily Bentley Homes have not acquired or discontinued any fundamental activities during the above two financial years. These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustee on 17[th] July 2025 and signed on its behalf by: a by:
_________
(Board Member of 54 North Homes Limited, the Trustee)
_________ (Board Member of 54 North Homes Limited, the E44AE5B499DF42A... Trustee)
The attached notes on pages 9 to 15 form an integral part of these accounts.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES As at 31 March 2025
SECTION 6 – Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Financial Position
AS AT 31[ST] MARCH 2025
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Housing properties | 8 | 95,396 | 96,517 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Investments | 10 | 106,224 | 100,230 |
| Debtors | 11 | 2,494 | 5,974 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 82,168 | 72,755 | |
| 190,886 | 178,959 | ||
| Less: | |||
| CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one | 12 | (15,981) | (10,587) |
| year | |||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 174,905 | 168,372 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 270,301 | 264,889 | |
| CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more | (59,719) | (60,413) | |
| than one year | 13 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 210,582 | 204,476 | |
| Income and expenditure account | 210,582 | 204,476 | |
| 210,582 | 204,476 |
These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustee on 17[th] a July 2025 and signed on its behalf by: _________ 27FA22ADB59F by: 443... Board Member of 54 North Homes Limited, the Trustee Trustee)
_________ (Board Member of 54 North Homes Limited, the Trustee) E44AE5B499DF42A...
The attached notes on pages 9 to 15 form an integral part of these accounts.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES As at 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General information
The charity is registered with the Charity Commission registration number 501041 and with Regulator of Social Housing registration number A3838.
Registered Office The Trustee of Emily Bentley Homes C/O 54 North Homes Limited 3rd Floor, White Rose House 8 Otley Road Headingley LS6 2AD
2. Accounting policies
The Financial Statements are in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards.
Basis of Accounting and statement of compliance
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UKGAAP) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS102) and the Housing SORP 2018: Statement of Recommended Practice for Registered Social Housing Providers and comply with the Accounting Direction for Private Registered Providers of Social Housing 2022.
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis of accounting except as modified by the revaluation of investments and are presented in Sterling (£).
The financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102. In complying with FRS 102 the Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity.
Going concern
The trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Exemption from preparing a statement of cash flows
The charity has taken advantage of the exemption available to it under FRS102 whereby it is not required to publish a statement of cash flows.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Turnover
Turnover represents maintenance contributions receivable for the year, net of voids and amortisation of government grants as referred to below.
Housing Properties
Social Housing Grant
Government grants include grants receivable from Homes England, local authorities, and other government organisations. Government grants received for housing properties are recognised in income over the useful life of the housing property structure of 100 years under the accruals model.
Grants due from government organisations or received in advance are included as current assets or liabilities.
Government grants received for housing properties are subordinated to the repayment of loans by agreement with Homes England. Government grants released on sale of a property may be repayable but are normally available to be recycled and are credited to a Recycled Capital Grant Fund and included in the statement of financial position in creditors.
If there is no requirement to recycle or repay the grant on disposal of the asset, any unamortised grant remaining within creditors is released and recognised as income in income and expenditure.
Depreciation
Emily Bentley Homes were constructed in 1955. There is no record of the original cost and no value is attributed thereto. The housing properties costs relate to improvements carried out since 1992 which were funded by the Homes England grant, a mortgage loan from Barclays Bank plc secured by a charge on housing, land, and buildings and from Emily Bentley Homes’ own resources.
Component Accounting
The SORP requires registered Housing Associations to apply the rules relating to component accounting. Having insufficient records to assess the nature of the improvements carried out since 1992, it is assumed that they relate to structural repairs.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
2. Accounting policies (continued)
The Trustees depreciate the components of the housing properties at the following annual rates:
| Bathrooms | 30 years (3.3%) |
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| Boilers | 15 years (6.7%) |
| Heating & plumbing | 30 years (3.3%) |
| Electrics | 40 years (2.5%) |
| Kitchen | 20 years (5.0%) |
| Roof | 70 years (1.4%) |
| Structure | 100 years (1.0%) |
| Windows and doors | 30 years (3.3%) |
| Lifts | 20 years (5.0%) |
Investments
Investments are carried at market value. Investments held for the long-term are included in fixed assets. Investments held as part of the short-term treasury management are included in current assets.
Value Added Tax
Emily Bentley Homes is not registered for Value Added Tax. In these financial statements, where applicable, expenditure is shown inclusive of VAT.
Significant judgements and estimates
Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made include:
Estimation uncertainty
Information about estimates and assumptions that have the most significant effect on recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses is provided below. Actual results may be substantially different.
Useful lives of depreciable assets
The Trustee reviews the estimate of the useful lives of depreciable assets at each reporting date, based on the expected economic life of the assets. Accumulated depreciation at 31 March 2025 was £15,580. (2024 £14,459)
Fair value measurements
The Trustee uses valuation techniques to determine the fair value of financial instruments and non-financial assets.
Debtors
Trade debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment.
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Creditors
Trade creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank, local authority, and other loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
3. Trustee’s emoluments and key management personnel
The Executive Board of 54 North Homes Limited is the Trustee. 54 North Homes Limited receives a management fee (see notes 6 and 14). The Trustee received no emoluments. No remuneration was paid to key management personnel.
4. Employee information
The average weekly number of persons employed during the year was:
| 2025 | 2024 |
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| - | - |
The charity operated using 54 North Homes Limited staff time, the cost of which is recharged.
5. Interest receivable and other income
| Deposit interest Investment income 6. Surplus on ordinary activities before taxation Surplus on Ordinary Activities before Taxation is stated after charging / (crediting) - Management Fee Independent examiner’s Remuneration Losses arising from voids Amortisation of grant Depreciation |
2025 £ 1,120 4,303 5,423 2025 £ 6,485 1,030 - (694) 1,121 |
2024 £ 811 3,970 4,781 2024 £ 6,021 1,112 - (694) 1,121 |
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
7. Taxation
Emily Bentley Homes is a registered Charity and is therefore, outside the scope of the liability to taxation on its income and capital gains arising from its charitable activities.
8. Fixed sssets
| HOUSING PROPERTIES Cost: At 1stApril 2024 and 31stMarch 2025 Depreciation: At 1stApril 2024 Depreciation charged in year At 31stMarch 2025 Net Book Value: At 31st March 2025 At 31st March 2024 |
Fixtures & fittings £ Total Completed Housing Properties £ 2,366 110,976 2,366 14,459 - 1,121 2,366 15,580 - 95,396 - 96,517 |
Total 113,342 16,825 1,121 |
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| 17,946 95,396 96,517 |
The above cost of housing properties comprising four units related to improvements carried out since 1992 only. The original cost of the land and buildings is recorded as £nil.
9. Deferred grant income
| Total grant received: At 1stApril 2024 and 31stMarch 2025 Amortisation: At 1stApril 2024 Amortisation in year At 31stMarch 2025 Net Book Value: At 31st March 2025 At 31st March 2024 |
Total 69,400 8,293 694 |
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| 8,987 60,413 61,107 |
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
10. Investments
| Market value: 1stApril Accumulated income Dividend received elsewhere Unrealised gain/(loss) on investments 31stMarch |
2025 £ 100,230 4,303 (942) 2,633 106,224 |
2024 £ 95,071 3,969 (907) 2,097 |
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| 100,230 |
The investments comprise income shares in the National Association of Almshouses Common Investment Fund. The fair value is the market value of the shares.
11. Debtors
| Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Less provision for bad debts Prepayments Amounts owed from group undertakings 12. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Rent and service charges received in advance Amounts owed to group undertakings Deferred grant income Other creditors and accruals |
2025 £ 4,191 (4,191) 0 786 1,708 2,494 2025 £ 450 2,966 770 694 11,101 15,981 |
2024 £ 6,154 (1,848) 4,306 1,668 - |
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| 5,974 | ||||
| 2024 £ 450 2,674 978 694 5,791 |
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| 10,587 |
13. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
| Social housing grant | 2025 £ 59,719 59,719 |
2024 £ 60,413 60,413 |
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EMILY BENTLEY HOMES Year ended 31 March 2025 SECTION 7 – Notes to the Financial Statements
14. Related party transactions
During the year, the Charity was charged management fees of £6,485 (2024: £6,021) by 54 North Homes Limited whose executive board act as Trustee of the Charity. These fees were charged under normal commercial terms and any yearend balance due is shown as a debtor within the accounts of 54 North Homes Limited. At the end of the year the Charity owed group undertakings £770 (2024: £978).
15. Capital commitments
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Contracted less certified | Nil | Nil |
| Authorised not contracted | Nil | Nil |
16. Contingent liability
There were no contingent liabilities at 31 March 2025 (2024 £nil).
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