| Contents | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| Report ofthe Trustees | 1-10 | |
| Independent Auditor's |
Report | ll - 13 |
| Statement ofFinancial | Activities | 14 |
| Balance Sheet | 15 | |
| Cashflow Statement | 16 | |
| Notes to the Financial | Statements | 17-29 |
| CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: | 701259 | 701259 | 701259 | 701259 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: | 2323141 (England and Wales) |
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| REGISTERED OFFICE AND | 16 โ18Maid Marian | Way | |||
| OPERATIONAL ADDRESS: | Nottingham | ||||
| NG1 6HS | |||||
| BOARD OFTRUSTEES: | JChambers | Elected (Appointed | 30.01.23)(Chair) | ||
| T Straw | Elected (Appointed | 30.01.23) | |||
| (Treasurer) | |||||
| OB Gill | Elected (Appointed | 30.01.23) | |||
| EKingscott | Elected (Appointed | 30.01.23) | |||
| D RKinshott | Elected (Appointed | 13.03.23) | |||
| P Slocombe | Elected (Resigned | 05.12.23) | |||
| S Payne | Elected (Resigned | 05.12.23) | |||
| KGodfrey | Elected (Appointed | 30.01.23) | |||
| (Resigned 20.04.23) | |||||
| D Preston | Elected (Resigned | 13.04.23) | |||
| RHodge | Elected (Resigned | 09.01.23) | |||
| SCalvert | Elected (Resigned | 12.12.22) | |||
| M Pipkin | Elected (Resigned | 29.11.22) | |||
| RHandley | Elected (Resigned | 02.11.22) | |||
| RKang | Elected (Resigned | 02.11.22) | |||
| G Zimodni | Elected (Resigned | 02.11.22) | |||
| CHIEF OFFICER | D Cumberlidge | ||||
| (responsible | for day to day running ofthe | charity) | |||
| COMPANY SECRETARY: | G Morrall (Resigned | 19.04.23) | |||
| SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: | Alexander | Butterfield | for and on behalf of | ||
| Haines Watts | East Midlands Ltd |
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| 10Stadium | Business | Court | |||
| Millennium | Way | ||||
| Pride Park | |||||
| Derby | |||||
| DE24 8HP | |||||
| BANKERS: | Unity Trust | Bank | |||
| Nine Brindleyplace | |||||
| Birmingham | |||||
| Bl 2HB | |||||
| SOLICITORS: | Actons Solicitors | ||||
| 20 Regent Street | |||||
| Nottingham | |||||
| NG1 5BQ |
| Notes | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Cash Flow from | Operating | Activities | 20 | (144,387) | 81,520 | |
| Returns on Investments: |
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| Interest Received | ||||||
| (144,387) | 81,520 | |||||
| Capital Expenditure | and Financial Investments: | |||||
| Purchase ofTangible | Fixed Assets | |||||
| (144,387) | 81,520 | |||||
| Net Cash Inflow/(Outflow) | 144,387 | 81,520 | ||||
| Increase/(Decrease) | in | Cash in the | Year | (144,387) | 81,520 | |
| Net Cash Resources | at | 1 April 2022 | 797,783 | 716,263 | ||
| Net Cash Resources | at 31March | 2023 | 653,396 | 797,783 | ||
| Analysis ofChanges | in Net Funds | At | At | |||
| 1.4.2022 | Cash flow | 31.3.2023 | ||||
| Net Cash | ||||||
| Cash at Bank | 797,263 | 144,387 | 653,396 |
| 2. Income from | Gr | ants and Contracts (Char | itable Activities) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Unrestricted | ||||||
| Nottingham City Council |
888,170 | 870,738 | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | County Council | 15,620 | 21,700 | |||
| Gedling Borough Council | 40,000 | 44,202 | ||||
| Rushcliffe Borough | Council | 12,000 | 12,000 | |||
| Capital One | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| 995,790 | 988,640 | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Restricted | ||||||
| Main Projects | ||||||
| Money and Pensions | Service | 273,737 | 276,470 | |||
| Citizens Advice UC-HTC | 385,542 | 388,085 | ||||
| Kick Start | 10,789 | 76,116 | ||||
| DEFRA | 65,000 | |||||
| Early Intervention | 18,267 | 13,399 | ||||
| Trussell Trust | 48,085 | |||||
| Autism Service |
42,132 | |||||
| NCC Social Recovery | 32,350 | |||||
| 810,902 | 819,070 | |||||
| Other Proj ects | ||||||
| M S Society | 12,667 | 12,358 | ||||
| Advice on Prescription | 49,301 | 8,217 | ||||
| Synergy | 29,900 | 35,880 | ||||
| Small Projects | 3,168 | 1,409 | ||||
| 95,036 | 57,864 | |||||
| 905,938 | 876,934 | |||||
| Total Grants and | Contracts | 1,901,728 | 1,865,574 |
| 3. Analysis o |
fE | xpenditu | re on Charitable |
Activities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||||||
| Main | Other | Advice | Total | Total | |||
| ~Pro'ects | P~ro'ects | Work | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Staff Costs (note 6) | 674,442 | 79,070 | 390,773 | 1,144,285 | 1,001,676 | ||
| Training Costs |
1,035 | 121 | 600 | 1,756 | 748 | ||
| Payroll Preparation | Costs | 2,088 | |||||
| Recruitment Costs |
3,043 | 357 | 1,763 | 5,163 | 1,364 | ||
| Travel and Subsistence | 1,215 | 142 | 704 | 2,061 | 433 | ||
| Subscriptions | 6,614 | 775 | 3,833 | 11,222 | 13,229 | ||
| IT Software and Maintenance | 9,565 | 1,121 | 5,543 | 16,229 | 17,012 | ||
| Subcontractors | 604,136 | 604,136 | 591,097 | ||||
| Support 4 Governance | Costs | 114,988 | 13,450 | 68,631 | 197,069 | 171,745 | |
| (Note 4) | |||||||
| Total | 810,902 | 95,036 | 1,075,983 | 1,981,921 | 1,799,392 |
| Main | Other | Core | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~Pro ects | P~ro'ects | Advice Work | Total | |||
| Grants | Ec Contracts | (see note 2) | 810,902 | 95,036 | 995,790 | 1,901,728 |
| Costs | (810,902) | (95,036) | (1,075,983) | (1,981,921) | ||
| Net (Costs) | 80,193 | 80,193 |
| General | General | Governance | Total | Total | Basis of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~Su | 0rt | Function | 2023 | 2022 | A ortionment |
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| Rent, Rates and Insurance | 55,327 | 55,327 | 52,362 | StaffResources | |||
| Light, Heat and Water | 23,696 | 23,696 | 14,397 | StaffResources | |||
| Cleaning | 2,740 | 2,740 | 3,615 | StaffResources | |||
| Repair and Maintenance | 11,201 | 11,201 | 10,867 | StaffResources | |||
| Telephone and Postage |
10,391 | 10,391 | 16,482 | StaffResources | |||
| Publication, Printing |
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| and Stationery |
7,809 | 7,809 | 2,004 | StaffResources | |||
| Office Equipment | |||||||
| Purchase and Repairs |
2,849 | 2,849 | 8,184 | StaffResources | |||
| Sundry Expenses | 5,403 | 5,403 | 4,635 | Staff Resources | |||
| Insurance | 4,238 | 4,238 | 4,533 | StaffResources | |||
| Annual Report and AGM Costs |
78 | 78 | 99 | Governance | |||
| Audit and Accountancy | 10,229 | 10,229 | 5,000 | Governance | |||
| Depreciation | 26,427 | 26,427 | 29,372 | StaffResources | |||
| Legal and Professional | Fees | 8,873 | 8,873 | 3,724 | Governance | ||
| Dilapidations | StaffResources | ||||||
| Bookkeeping/ | |||||||
| Management Accounts |
5,386 | 5,386 | 4,352 | Staff Resources | |||
| Irrecoverable VAT |
22,422 | 22,422 | 12,119 | Staff Resources | |||
| 172,503 | 24,566 | 197,069 | 171,745 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Leases โRent and Service Charges |
49,973 | 51,303 | |||
| Auditor's remuneration: |
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| Audit services | 4,000 | 3,500 | |||
| Accountancy services |
2,400 | 1,500 | |||
| Payroll Services | 2,381 | 2,088 | |||
| Depreciation | 22,422 | 29,372 | |||
| Employee Information | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Average Number | ofEmployees: | ||||
| Advisors, Management |
and Administration | 50 | |||
| Staff Costs | |||||
| Salaries | 959,668 | 830,809 | |||
| Pension costs | 88,106 | 97,346 | |||
| Social Security costs | 78,178 | 52,756 | |||
| Pension surcharges Pension Scheme |
paid | to Nottinghamshire | County Council | 18,333 | 20,765 |
| 1,144,285 | 1,001,676 |
| ~to Pro er | ~Eui | ment | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||||
| Balance at 31.3.22 | 238,676 | 39,819 | 278,495 | |
| Additions | ||||
| Balance at 31.3.23 | 238,676 | 39,819 | 278 495 | |
| ~De reeietion | ||||
| Brought Forward 31.3.22 | 67,899 | 37,465 | 105,364 | |
| For Year | 24,073 | 2,354 | 26,427 | |
| Carried Forward 31.3.23 | 91,972 | 39,819 | 131,791 | |
| Net Book Value 31.3.23 | 146,704 | 146,704 | ||
| Net Book Value 31.3.22 | 170,777 | 2,354 | 173,131 | |
| 0. Debtors | ||||
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
2023 | 2022 | ||
| Income and Grants Receivable | 43,761 | 65,000 | ||
| Prepayments and Accrued Income |
15,796 | 11,093 | ||
| Other Debtors | 7,482 | |||
| VAT Repayable | 18,936 | |||
| 59,557 | 102,511 |
| Amounts falling due |
Amounts falling due |
within one year: | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes and other Social Security costs | 26,269 | 24,840 | |||
| Trade Creditors | 45,669 | 72,871 | |||
| Grants Received in Advance | 127,250 | 155,346 | |||
| Accrued Expenses | 9,266 | 41,208 | |||
| VAT liability | 3,811 | ||||
| Client account | |||||
| Rent Free Period | 17,488 | 20,138 | |||
| Other Creditors | 29,491 | 80,320 | |||
| 259,244 | 394,723 | ||||
| Grants | Received in Advance | (Deferred Income) | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Balance at 1 April | 2022 | 155,346 | 389,586 | ||
| Released to Incoming | Resources | (155,346) | (311,656) | ||
| Amount Deferred |
in | the Year | 127,250 | 77,416 | |
| 127,250 | 155,346 |
| nalysis ofNet Assets b | etween Funds |
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| Year Ended | General | Designated | Restricted | Total |
| 31March 2023 | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds |
| Fixed Assets | 146,704 | 146,704 | ||
| Current Assets |
692,534 | 20,419 | 712,953 | |
| Current Liabilities |
(259,244) | (259,244) | ||
| Pension Scheme | ||||
| Deficit | 123,000 | 123000 | ||
| Net Assets | ||||
| at31.3.2023 | 456,994 | 20,419 | 477,413 | |
| Year Ended | General | Designated | Restricted | Total |
| 31March 2022 | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds |
| Fixed Assets | 173,131 | 173,131 | ||
| Current Assets |
734,698 | 165,596 | 900,294 | |
| Current Liabilities | (266,433) | (128,290) | (394,723) | |
| Pension Scheme | ||||
| Deficit | 1,370,000 | 1,370,000 | ||
| Net Assets | ||||
| at31.3.2022 | 728 604 | 37,306 | 691,298 |
| 13. Movement in |
Fu | nds | ||||||
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| Year Ended | At | At | ||||||
| 31March 2023 | 1April | Incoming | Outgoing | 31March | ||||
| 2022 | Resources | Resources | Transfers | 2023 | ||||
| Restricted funds: | ||||||||
| Advice on Prescription | 49,301 | 49,301 | ||||||
| Money and Pensions | Service | 273,737 | 273,737 | |||||
| Early Intervention | 5,012 | 18,267 | 18,267 | (5,012) | ||||
| M S Society | 934 | 12,667 | 12,667 | (934) | ||||
| Nottinghamshire | Housing | Advice | 29,951 | 9,532 | 20,419 | |||
| UC- HTC | 385,542 | 385,542 | ||||||
| Kick Start | 10,789 | 10,789 | ||||||
| Synergy | 29,900 | 29,900 | ||||||
| Trussell Trust | 48,085 | 48,085 | ||||||
| Autism Service |
42,132 | 42,132 | ||||||
| NCC Social Recovery | 32,350 | 32,350 | ||||||
| Other | 1,409 | 3,168 | 3,168 | |||||
| Total restricted funds |
37,306 | 905,938 | 915,470 | 7,355 | 20,419 | |||
| Unrestricted funds: |
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| General Funds available | ||||||||
| for day to day activities | (728,604) | 2,244,694 | 1,066,451 | 7,355 | 456,994 | |||
| Total unrestricted | funds | ~728,604 | 2,244,694 | 1,066,451 | 7,355 | 456,994 | ||
| Total funds | ~691,298 | 3,150,632 | 1,981 921 | 477,413 | ||||
| Year Ended | At | At | ||||||
| 31March 2022 | 1 April | Incoming | Outgoing | 31March | ||||
| 2021 | Resources | Resources | Transfers | 2022 | ||||
| Restricted funds: |
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| Advice on Prescription | 8,217 | 8,217 | ||||||
| Money and Pensions | Service | 276,470 | 276,470 | |||||
| DEFRA | 65,000 | 65,000 | ||||||
| Early Intervention | 13,399 | 8,387 | 5,012 | |||||
| M S Society | 12,358 | 11,424 | 934 | |||||
| Nottinghamshire Housing |
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| Advice | 29,951 | 29,951 | ||||||
| UC- HTC | 388,085 | 388,085 | ||||||
| Kick Start | 76,116 | 76,116 | ||||||
| Synergy | 35,880 | 35,880 | ||||||
| Other | 1,409 | 1,409 | ||||||
| Total restricted funds |
29,951 | 876,934 | 869,579 | 37,306 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds: |
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| General Funds available | ||||||||
| for day to day activities | (1,017,176) | 1,218,385 | 929,813 | (728,604) | ||||
| Total unrestricted | funds | ~1,017,176 | 1,218,385 | 929813 | ~728,604 | |||
| Total funds | ~987,225 | 2,095,319 | 1,799,392 | ~691,298 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | |||||||
| Citizens Advice | -US- HTC | 385,542 | 388,085 | ||||
| - Advice | Line (CSDF1) | 15,000 | |||||
| Expenditure | |||||||
| Citizens Advice | - Annual | membership | fee including | reference | |||
| materials, | information | systems | and | elements of | 9,846 | 11,309 | |
| insurance | cover. |
| The amounts | recognised | in the bala | nce sheet are as follows:- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| g | |||||
| Present value | offunded obligations | 1,765,000 | 3,029,000 | ||
| Fair value of | plan assets | 1,642,000 | 1,659,000 | ||
| 123,000 | 1,370,000 | ||||
| Present value | ofunfunded | obligations | |||
| Deficit | 123,000 | 1,370,000 | |||
| Net Liability | 123,000 | 1,370,000 | |||
| The amounts | recognised | in surplus | or deficit are as follows:- | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| g | |||||
| Current service costs | 63,000 | 83,000 | |||
| Net interest from net defined benefit asset/ liability | 35,000 | 33,000 | |||
| Administration | Expenses | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
| 99,000 | 117,000 | ||||
| Actual return | on plan assets | 99,000 | 117,000 |
| Changes in the present v |
alue o | fthe | defin | ed | be | nefit o | bligatio | n are as follows: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Opening defined benefit |
obligation | 3,029,000 | 3,116,000 | |||||||
| Current service cost |
63,000 | 83,000 | ||||||||
| Contributions by scheine |
participants | 8,000 | 10,000 | |||||||
| Interest cost | 78,000 | 64,000 | ||||||||
| Actuarial (gains)/losses |
from | changes | in | financial | and | demographic | ||||
| assumptions | (1,376,000) | (205,000) | ||||||||
| Estimated benefits paid net oftransfers |
37,000 | 39,000 | ||||||||
| 1,765,000 | 3,029,000 | |||||||||
| Changes in the fair value |
ofthe | scheme assets | are as | follows:- | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| g | ||||||||||
| At I April 2022 | 1,659,000 | 1,520,000 | ||||||||
| Interest Income | 43,000 | 31,000 | ||||||||
| Benefits Paid | (37,000) | (39,000) | ||||||||
| Contributions by Employer |
47,000 | 52,000 | ||||||||
| Contributions by scheme |
participants | 8,000 | 10,000 | |||||||
| Administration Expenses |
(1,000) | (1,000) | ||||||||
| Remeasurements: | ||||||||||
| Return on plan assets, | excluding | amount | included | in interest income | (74,000) | 86,000 | ||||
| Actuarial gains and losses |
3,000 | |||||||||
| At 31March 2023 | 1,642,000 | 1,659,000 | ||||||||
| The amount recognised in other |
comprehensive | income are | as follows:- | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Recognised in other comprehensive |
income: | g | ||||||||
| Measurement ofLiability: |
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| Actuarial (gains) and losses from changes | in | financial | assumptions | (74,000) | 86,000 | |||||
| Other actuarial gains/(losses) |
(3,000) | |||||||||
| Return on fund assets in excess | ofinterest | 1,376,000 | 205,000 | |||||||
| 1,299,000 | 291,000 | |||||||||
| The major categories ofscheme | assets as | a percentage | total | scheme assets are as follows:- | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| f. | ||||||||||
| Equities | 62 | 62 | ||||||||
| Gilts | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Bonds | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| Property | 12 | 11 | ||||||||
| Infrastructure | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| Inflation linked |
5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Cash/temporary investments |
5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 100 | 100 |
| Discount rate | 4.80% |
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| Future salary increases | 2.90% |
| Future pension increases | 3.90% |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net incoming | resources | (78,289) | 69,927 | |
| Adjustments: | ||||
| Depreciation | Charges | 26,427 | 29,372 | |
| (Increase)/Decrease | in Debtors | 42,954 | 161,713 | |
| Increase/(Decrease) | in Creditors | 135,479 | 179,492 | |
| 144387 | 81,520 |