2023-03-31-accounts

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Trustees'	annual report
Independent examiner's report to the trustees
Statement	of financial	activities
Statement	of financial	position
Notes to the financial		statements	10

Reference and administrative	Reference and administrative	Reference and administrative	details
Registered	charity	name	Chester Civic	Trust
Charity registration		number	504634
Principal office			Bishop Lloyd's	Palace
			51/53 Watergate		Row
			Chester
			CH1 2LE
The trustees
			Mrs C M Russell
			Mr P W Cocker
			MrJ D Herson
			Mr A D Pannell
			Mr A R Barton
			Mr JSLangtree		MBE
			Mrs H McNae
			Mr DJ Tweed
			Mr BDutton FCA
			Mrs R A Davidson
			Mr A Taylor Jones
			Mr DJ Evans
			Mrs J Evans
			Mrs C Phillips
			Ms K McKay
			Ms SJ Denly			(Resigned	24July 2023)
			Mrs V F Mustill-Daniels
			Mr G Catlin
			Mr N Clarke
			Ms S Harris
			Ms J Harrad -Roberts			(Appointed	5October 2023)
Accountants
			Chartered accountants
			Hargreaves &	Woods
			Cholmondeley	House
			Dee Hills Park
			Chester
			CH3 5AR

				2023	2023		2022
				Unrestricted
				funds	Total	funds	Total funds
			Note	8		6
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies			4	2,132		2,132	3,856
Charitable activities			5	44,846		44,846	22,966
Other trading activities			6	6,254		6,254	8,123
Investment income			7	463		463	618
Other income			8	54		54	73
Total income				53,749		53,749	35,636
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of raising donations		and legacies	9	6,997		6,997	5,259
Expenditure on charitable	activities		10,11	50,537		50,537	30,757
Total expenditure				57,534		57,534	36,016
Net losses/(gains) on investments			12	1,090		1,090	(2,206)
Net (expenditure)/income	and	net movement	in funds	(4,875)		(4,875)	1,826
Reconciliation offunds
~~(robot forward				80,764		80,764	78,938
'rotal funds carried forward				75,889		75,889	80,764

			2023	2022
		Note	2
Fixed assets
investments			64,244	65,334
Current assets
Debtors Cash at bank and in	hand	17	345 14,584	5,321 28,534
			14,929	33,855
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year	18	3,284	18,425
Net current assets			11,645	15,430
Total assets less current liabilities			75,889	80,764
Funds ofthe charity
Unrestricted funds			75,889	80,764
Total charity funds		19	75,889	80,764

4.	Donations	and	lega	cies
						Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds	2023	Funds	2022
						2	6		2
	Donations
	Donations					1,058	1,058	38	38
	Gift Aid Receipts					1,074	1,074	1,151	1,151
	Grants
	CWAC Discretionary			Grant				2,667	2,667
						2,132	2,132	3,856	3,856
5.	Charitable	activities
						Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds	2023	Funds	2022
							2
	Other income from charitable				activities
	- BLP Lettings					2,375	2,375	5,959	5,959
	Other income from charitable				activities
	- Members	activities				42,471	42,471	17,007	17,007
						44,846	44,846	22,966	22,966
6.	Other trading activities
						Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds	2023	Funds	2022
							2		2
	Subscriptions					6,254	6,254	8,123	8,123
7.	Investment	income
						Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
						Funds	2023	Funds	2022
						2	2
	Other investment		income - Dividends
	and interest					463	463	618	618

8.	Other income
							Unrestricted		Total	Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
								Funds		2023	Funds	2022
	Other income							2 54		54	2 73	2 73
9.	Costs of raising	donations			and legacies
							Unrestricted		Total	Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
								Funds		2023	Funds	2022
	Costs of raising donations			and		legacies		6,997		6,997	5,259	5,259
10.	Expenditure on	charitable		activities			by fund type
							Unrestricted		Total	Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
								Funds		2023	Funds	2022
	Bishop Lloyd's Palace Member Activities Support costs							6,090 44,070 377		6,090 44,070 377	11,827 18,930	2 11,827 18,930
								50,537		50,537	30,757	30,757
11.	Expenditure on charitable			activities			by activity type
								Activities
							undertaken				Total funds	Total fund
								directly Support		costs	2023	2022
	Bishop Lloyd's Palace Member Activities Governance costs							6,090 44,070		2 377	6,090 44,070 377	2 11,827 18,930
								50,160		377	50,537	30,757
12.	Net (losses)/gains	on investments
							Unrestricted		Total Funds		Unrestricted	Total Funds
								Funds		2023	Funds	2022
	Gains/(losses) on	listed investments						(1,090)	(1,090)		2 2,206	2 2,206
13.	Independent examination			fees
											2023	2022
	Fees payable to the independent					examiner for:
	Independent examination		of	the	financial		statements				360	240

	Listed
	investments
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2022 Additions	65,334
Fair value movements	(1,090)
At 31 March 2023	64,244
Impairment
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2023	64,244
At 31 March 2022	65,334

		2023	2022
Prepayments Other debtors	and accrued income	345	3,975 1,346
		345	5,321

2023	2022
3,284	18,425

							At
			At			Gains and 31	ililarch 202
		1	April 2022	Income	Expenditure	losses	3
General	funds		80,764	53,749	(57,534)	(1,090)	75,889
							At
			At			Gains and 31	March 202
		1	April 2021	Income	Expenditure	losses	2
General	funds		78,938	35,636	(36,016)	2,206	80,764

Analysis of net as	sets between funds
		Unrestricted	Total Funds
		Funds	2023
Investments		64,244	64,244
Current assets		14,929	14,929
Creditors less than	1 year	(3,284)	(3,284)
Net assets		75,889	75,889
		Unrestncted	Total Funds
		Funds	2022
Investments		65,334	65,334
Current assets		33,855	33,855
Creditors less than	1 year	(18,425)	(18,425)
Net assets		80,764	80,764