MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Unr•slrictéd
funds
2024
R•slrict•d Rèvaluation
funds
2024
Total
Total
reser¥e
2024
2024
2023
14otOS
Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable a¢b"vities
Other trading aCtIv￿e$
2 723.731
300
15.882
2.723.731
461,894
21.292
2.713.806
218,706
69,994
461,594
5.410
Total income
467,M4
2 739.913
3,206,917
3,(X)2,506
Expenditure on..
Charrtablg ￿"Y￿eS
498.142
2 769.954
3,268.096
3,051,083
Not outgolng rèsour￿$ bèforè transf•rs
{31.1381
(30.0411
{61,179}
148.5171
Gros5 transfets between furKIs
101,349
1101,3491
Net incominglloutgoing) resources
70.211
{30.0411
(101,3491
(61,179}
148,5771
other recognised gains and losse5
Revaluation of tangible fixed asse15
101,349
Net movement In funds
70.211
{30.0411
(101,3491
161,179}
52.772
Fund balan￿5 at 1 April 2023
899,047
67,409
101.349
1,061,805
1,015,033
Fund balances at 31 March 2024
969.258
37.368
1,006.626
1,067,805
The statement of finanual actNilies includes all gains and losses rec￿lsed in Ihe year.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses rec(wised in 1he year. All income expend((ure derive
frorn conrinuing ￿tl￿tIeS
The stalernent of financial acliviti85 also cornplies with the r8quirelr￿ts for an incotn8 3nd 8xpenditure accoiJnl under the
Companies Ad 2006.
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS A T 31 AIARCH 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Flxed assels
Tangible assets
10
350.417
363,447
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in haThJ
11
36,838
877.315
43,583
799,fj01
914.153
843,184
Creditors: aMo￿ts lalling due within one
yoar
12
{257.9441
(138,8261
Net current ass•ts
656.209
704,358
Total a55ets less curTrnt liabililie5
1,006,626
1.067,805
The lund5 of the charity
Endowmentfijnds
Restn"cled income lunds
Unrèstricted funds
101,349
67,409
899,(M7
14
15
37,368
969,258
1.006.626
1,067,805
The cornpany is entl￿ed to the exemptm trotn the a￿111 iequiremerrt Cx)nta￿ed in 5e(Xion 477 01 the Comparbie5 Act 2006, for
ihe year ended 31 March 2024.
The directoTr ackn￿￿jge their responsixltlies for c￿nplyI￿j wth the requirernents of the Companie5 Act 2(K)6 with respect
to accounb'ng records and the preparation of financial slatemenls.
The members hav6 not required the cclnp￿Y to obtai) an audit ol its financial State￿￿nIS under the ￿quIrementS ol the
Cotnpanie5 Act 2006, for the yin question in accordance wth s￿li0n 476.
Th&s8 financial ststèments have prepared in accordan￿ with th9 provisions applicab19 to ¢ornpanies subj&d to the
small cornpanies regirTE.
The financial ststements were approved by the truslees cffi 11 Decanber 2024
Ir Steph8n Gr88n
Trusts•
Company registration number N1044482 (Northern I￿land>
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated fromllabsorbed byl operalions
18
85.850
192,7281
Investing aGtivities
Purchase ol tangible fixed assets
Proceeds from disposal of tsngible fixed assets
{8.1361
460.000
Nel ¢a$h {LKs¢d InVgen¢rat¢d fr4m Inv¢$tSny a¢tlvOII¢$
{8.1361
460,COO
Financing activities
Repayment of bank loar
(268,6451
Net cash used in financing actibilies
1268,fA51
Net Increase In cash and cash equlvalents
77.714
98.627
Cash aiid cash equivalents at beginnirwJ of year
799,601
700,974
Cash and cash equivalents at end of ye
877.315
799,601
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
A¢¢ountlng poIi¢itr$
Chority Information
MACS Supportir¥J Children & Y¢xJng People is 8 F¥iV8te company limited by gu¥antee ineorp(*ated in N￿thtrM
Ireland. The registered offi{* is 303 Onneau Road, Bewasl, 8T7 3GG.
1.1 Accounting convention
Th8 finanaal statements hav8 been prepared in accordanc8 I￿th the tharitys gov8ming docurnent, the Companies Act
2006, FRS 102'The Finanual Repoth"ng Standard awl￿ble in 1he UK and Republic of Ireland. and the Charities
SORP "Accounting and ReFQrting by tharities". Statement of Recommen(led Practi￿ applicable lo charities preparing
their accounts in accordance wtth the Financial Reporting Standard applrable in the UK and RepUl￿1C of Ireland IFRS
1021". The charity is a Pubk'c Ben&fil Entity as defin8d by FRS 102.
The finanoal statemenls are ryep3￿ li slertiro, which is the f￿#￿al ujrrew olthe d)arity. Monetary amounts in
th8$0 ffinancial $18lem&nts rounded l01he ne8ttrsl £.
The linanoal statements have be￿ prepared underthe historical cost conve*ts"on, mixlified to Include the revaluation
ol freehold properties and to include investment PlOFert'es certain ￿￿cIal inslruments at lair value. The principal
accounting w)licies adopted are set oul below.
1.2 Going CO￿￿M
At the time of approving the financial slatements. the twstees have a reasonable ex[￿Otation that the charity has
adequate resDurees to conb.nue In operaiional exislenc* tor the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees cx)nlnue to adopt
th8 going C£>ncem basis of 8¢xtsuntiny in prep8ring th8 fin8n¢ial stalwnents.
1.3 Charilable funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of Ihe tnjstees in furtheran￿ of Iheir tharitable objectives.
ReStr￿ted funds are S￿"e(l to S￿￿condItK￿s by donors or gr￿lor5 HS to h¢)w IW rnay be used. The purposes
and uses of the restrKted funds are set out in ihe notes io the fmanual staiements.
Endowment funts are siW1 to speriffic (￿ndIt￿ by ¢Jonors thai the capi￿1 musl be rnafjntained by the charfly.
1.4 Incorne
Incofflg is recognised whèn the charty is legally èntitled to il after any p￿￿rMancE conditions have been mel. tha
•JfTivuiiib ￿rI L¥J 'ii¢i4surtxl i¥liiiLply. il i¥ p￿0￿1¥ Ili•Jl lilwii￿ will r￿￿1VE￿I.
Cash donaiions are re¢ogni$ed on receipt. Other <kn)aiions are re¢ognised on¢e the charity has been notified of Ihe
donab'on. unless performance condibons require deferral of the amounl. Inc(wne tax recoverable in relation to donatio￿8
re￿1ved under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time 01lhe donation.
Legacies are recognised ￿ receipl or otherwise rf the Gharity has been notified of an irnpending distribution, the
amount is known. and receipt is expecled- If the amounl is not known. the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accounting poli¢i•s
Icontinutdl
1.5 Expenthtur*
Expenditure 15 ￿OgnISed C￿Ce there is a legal or construcaive obligats.on to transfereconomic benefft to a third party. It
is probable that a transfer ol ecorKrfnic benefiis will be required w) SetdeM￿t. and the arnount of Ihe obligabon can be
measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activty. The costs ol each acivrty are made up of the total of direcl cosis and shared cosls,
induding supwrt costs involved in undertaking eath actiwty. Direct costs attfibutable to a singl* activity are allocated
dire¢ly to that adivity. Shared costs whi¢h ¢ontribiJte to rnore than one adivrty and supwrt costs which ale nol
attribLrtable 10 a single aclivity are apkKrfio￿l betwew those actiwties on a basis ￿)nSiste￿I with the use ol resources.
Central staff costs are allocated ￿ the basis oftime spent. aNJ de￿ecIatiOn rthaig&8 are allocated on the FKlrtion ol the
assel's use.
1.6 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible f￿ed aqsets are inthally measured at cost and subsequenly measured at cost or valualion, net of depreuation
and any in1)a￿Ment losses.
D*Jpr8Liabun is r¥cogn1b￿ ￿ as lo ￿11* otr lh& Lx>sI oi Val￿110n ol as*Ls klss Ilwir rfj)sidual valu8S ()V8r 11i8ir usÉful
lives on 1he following bases:
Fixturés arKI fiitings
Comp(Jters
33% straight line
33%
The gain or loss arising on the disposal ol an assel is detemiined as the differerKe between Ihe sale proceeds and the
carrying value ol the asset. is recx)gnised in the statement of ffinancial acb¥ities.
1.7 Impalmiènt of fix8d ass•ts
At &a¢h reporting end dale, Ihe ¢harity reviews ¢arrying 8rnounis of its iangible ass&1S to determine whether ther
is any indication that those assets have suffered an irnpairment loss. If any suth indcation exisis. ihe re￿Verable
amount ol the asset is estimated in order to determine 1he exlent of impaiment loss {rf anyj.
1.8 Cash and Gash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents Include cash in hand, deposits hdd at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments
wtth original maturrties ol three months less. and bank ov￿ra￿S. Bank overdrafts are shown wthin buffowings in
current liabilth"es.
1.9 Flnanelal instrum•nts
The d)arity has elected to apply the profflsions of Section 11 '8asic Finanual Instruments, and Section 12'0ther
Financial Inslrurnents Issues. of FRS 102 to all of rts ffinancial in*ruments.
Financial instrurnents r￿￿ISed in the tharity"'s balance il*et when the tharity becomes party to o)ntractual
proyislons of the instnjftwt.
Financial assets and liabilrties are offsel, vrith Ihe net amounts presenled in the financial statemenls, when there is a
legally FJnfor¢eable nghl to set off th& rSwgnis￿ ￿K){Ints and thore is an intention to sdtltr on a n&1 basis or to r&81is
the asset and settle the liablity Simultaneously.
835ic financial assets
Basicffinancial assets, Nvhich i￿lUde debl(Ks and cash and bar)k balances. *e initially me8sured at transaction price
induding transaction costs and are subwwently carried al amorbsed ccBt using the effective interest method unless
thè arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. Whe￿ the transaction is rneasured at the present value of ihe
fvlure re¢eipts discounted al a market rate of interast. Finan¢k31 assets ¢lasstfigd as rg¢eiv8t>le wtthin ong year are not
amorti5ed.
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accounting poli¢i•s
Icontinutdl
8a81¢ finJn¢i41 liabilities
Basi¢fin8ncial liabilities. Ir￿lUdIng creditor5 and bank loans are iNts"aly recc¥JThsed at tr￿0￿.?n Pri￿ unless the
arrangement constitutes a financing tranS￿tiOn. *here the debt inslrumenl is measured al Ihe present value ol the
future payments discounted at a market rate of interest Financial liabilth.es cla￿tied as payable wIt￿"n one year are not
amothse(l.
Debt inslnjments are subsequently G￿led at am(M11g￿ cosL using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations io pay for goods or services that have been acquir& in the ordinary course of
operations from suppliers. Arnounts paiable are cL3ssified as current liabilities if payment is due within Dne year or less.
If not. they are presented as non-ojrrent h"abililies. Trade ¢re¢itors are wognised Initially at transaction price and
subsequenuy measured at aMOrbs￿ cost using the effective interest mettKKI.
D6rncognltlon of Ilnanclal Ilabllttlas
Financial 1th.1￿.eS are derecogni5ed when the cherity's contra(*ual obl•Jations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.10 Employee bene)lts
Th8 cost of any unus8d FKAiday 8ntit18Th8nt is r8cognis8d in th8 P8fKMI in which Ihe 8mpltsyee's s8rvTrc8s afy rEc8iV8d.
TerminatTon benefits a￿ recognrsed immediately as an expense when Ihe charity is demonstrably cO￿ltted to
terminate th8 ernployTnenl of an ernployg& or to prDvide lermination bgnofits.
1.11 Retirement benefits
PaytThnts lo defned contrit￿lI0rn ￿tire11￿1 benefft s¢*emesaro ¢harged 8$ an expense as they f811 due.
Critical accounting estirnaies and judgements
In the application of the charivs accounting policies, the truslees are required lo make judgen*nts, estimates and
assumpiions aboul1he ¢arryin9 amount of assets and liablities that are not readily app?￿nI from other swr¢es. The
estimates and aqsociated assumptions are based on histori(21 eVrien￿ and other facknrs that are consKlered lo b8
relevant. Actual results may differ from these eslbmates.
The 85timales and underfwng assuMpti(￿S ￿e reviewe(J on an ongoing basis. ReWs￿S to accounth'ng estimates are
recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised vAwe the revtsDn affects only Ihat period, or in the period of
th& mision and futuré p&ri(xls wharé Ihe rèvision aff￿tS bolh current a￿1 futur8 pèriods.
Incom• from donati¢)ns and l•gaciès
Restricted
fund5
2024
Restricted
funds
2023
Grants
2,723,731
2.713.806
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Incom• from donati¢)ns and l•gaciès
Icontinutdl
Restricted
nds
2024
R88trioted
nds
2023
Grants
Children In Need
NIHE- Supporbng People SLA
Public Health Ag8ncy
Southern Trust
11,333
1.874.052
114.020
90,072
286,CQO
273.555
64.774
1,908.175
90,012
374,233
251,294
6.251
South Easlem Tiust
Belfast Trust
Oth8r
2.723,731
2,713,806
Charltable actl¥ltles
Unr*strl¢tsd Unro$trl¢t¢d
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
Rent81 income
MACS (￿r￿raisi[vj athib'es
416,415
45.479
149,094
69,612
461.894
218,706
Anatysis by fund
Unrèstrictèd funds- gentrral
ReSt￿ted lunds
461,594
300
218,706
4fj1,894
218,706
Other trading activities
Unrestrlcted
fund$
2024
Restrfcted
funds
2024
Total Unrostricted
lunds
2023
2024
Other income
5,410
15.882
21.292
69,934
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Expenditure on ¢harllabl• a¢tivlti•$
Cheritable
a¢tiviti¢s
2024
Charitable
•¢tivitiè$
2023
Direct costs
Staff ¢osts
Depreciab"on and impaiment
Establishment costs
Staff expenses & travel
L&gal & prolessoinal fe&s
Communicabons and IT
Audit fees
other office expenses
Staffing training
Memberships and Sub￿￿pIlOns
Iniere51 payable and similarcharges
Fundiai5ing acb"vth"es
Activity and residents'al
2.505.864
21,166
403.044
31.
77.517
68.4(K)
2.260,140
40,103
367,425
41,
93,720
29,176
26,011
36,557
8.291
2.725
23,857
33,718
1,459
13,848
138,037
81,761
3.268.096
3.051.083
Analysls by fund
Unrestricted ftjnds
R*str￿l*d funds
498.142
2,769,954
216,777
2,834,￿
3,268,
3,051,(￿3
Net movement in funds
2024
2023
Th8 nel movernenl rn 15 Staled after chaigiwI(cre(fitingl."
Fees payable for the rf Ihe tharilv's finanrial statements
Depreciation of owned fix9d assets
4,800
21,166
40,103
Employees
The average rnollthly numb8r of etryloyee5 durirwJ Ihe year wa5:
2024
Nurnber
2023
Number
staff
93
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Employ••s
Icontinutdl
Employment ¢osts
2024
2023
WagEs and salaries
Other pension costs
2,442.960
62,904
2.198.012
62,128
2,505.864
2.260,140
The remuneration of key management personnel in the year ivas £193.81212023.. £184.2071. The key managernent
personnel of Ihe Charity comwses of 4 members of staff {2022'. 41: the Inierim CEO. Corporate Services Manager and
two S8rvice Managets.
Th8r8 were no employees wh058 annual remun8ration wa5 than £60.000.
Taxation
The d)arity is exempt from tsx on irwme and gains falliThJ wrthin secb.on 505 of the Taxes A¢t 1988 or section 252 01
the Taxation of Chargeable Gain5 Act 1992 to tsexlenl Ihat these are applied to its charitable objects.
10
Tangible fixed a55ets
Freghold I
and buildwvJs
Fixturos and
ritt￿95
omputers
Totsl
Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additigns
335.IK)O
156.664
130.016
8.136
621,680
8,136
At 31 March 2024
335,￿0
156,664
138,152
629,818
Depreclaiion and Impalrment
At 1 Apnl 2023
D8preciation ¢harged in Ihg year
137.013
13.821
121,220
7.345
258,YJ3
21,166
At 31 March 2024
150.834
128.565
279,399
Canwng anount
At 31 March 2024
335.￿0
5.830
9.587
350.417
At 31 March 2023
335.IN)O
19,651
8,796
363,447
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
11 D•btors
2024
2023
Amounts fdllng due vAthln one year.
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Piep8yments and accrued in¢(Mne
17,273
1,425
18,140
43,583
36,838
43,583
12 Cr•ditors: amounts falling duè within on• y•ar
2024
2D23
Other taxation and SLKial ￿Urity
Tiade creditors
Other ¢redilors
Accruals and deferred incorne
86,699
79.092
14,560
IT.593
91,181
5.085
42,
257.944
138,826
13 Retlrement benefll schemes
2024
2023
D•fln8d contrtbutlon schgm•s
Charge io profit or Ioss in ￿Spect of defined ¢xJn1ribution schemes
62,904
62,128
The d)arity operates a defir*d c(￿t￿trAI￿on pensi￿ scheme frjr all qualtying enwoyees. The assets ol the scheme are
held sepwalely from those of the charity in an inder*ndenly 3dminislered fl￿(1.
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
14 R¢std¢ted lunds
The restricted funds of Ihe tharity comprise the unexpended balances of don8tMy)$ and ￿antS held on twst $ubj¢¢t to
specific conditions by as to how they may LEed.
MoYèm•nt in funds
Irwmlng
RÈsourees
Balarv 8t
expended 31 March 2024
Bal￿¢eat
1 Nyil 2023
Belfast Tmst income
NIHE- Supporting People SLA
Fixed Kqset ReseNe
Public Health Agency
Southern Trust
South Easlem Trust
Every Youth
Other
251,294
1.9)8.175
1251.2941
11,908,175)
17.3451
193.7061
190.0721
1374,2331
118.1041
127,0251
3Y.330
31,985
93.706
90,072
374.233
21.242
1,191
3.138
2.245
28,079
67.499
2.739.913
12.769.954)
37,368
15
Unrestrlcted funds
The unrestricted funds of the chariiy camprise the unexpended balances ol donations and grants which are not subject
to specific condilons by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These irdude designated funds which have
been sel asid8 out of unres1ri¢ted funds by the trust&&$ for S￿¢If￿ pwposes.
At 1 April 2023
ming
rgsources
ReSoU￿eS
expend•d
Transfers
At 31 March
2024
Revalualion reserv8
101.349
101,349
867,￿
General funds
899.047
467.004
1498,1421
899.047
467.004
1498,1421
101,349
969.258
Previous year.
At 1 April 2022
coming
rnsDurc8s
Resources
exp8nd•d
Transfers
At 31 March
2023
General funds
924.415
288.700
1216.7771
197.2911
899,047
16 Events after the reporting date
Ther8 have b8en no mat8rial 8vents, occurring aft8r the reF4Jting date that r8qUit8 adjustments lo or disclosure in the
rinaiiiial 5L3tenienl5.
17 Related party transa￿10￿$
There were no d￿ClOSable Trlated party tranSacti￿S during Ihe year {2023 - ￿￿e).
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MACS SUPPORTING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (co￿lNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
18 Cash g*nÈraièd fromllabsorbed by} owations
2024
2023
DefiGil ft)r the year
(61.1791
148.5771
Adlustmants lor:
Depreciats"on and impairment of tangible ffixed assets
21,166
40,103
Movernents in working caprtal:
Decreasellincreasel in debtor5
Increaselldecreasel in credlors
6.745
119.118
IT.￿9)
176,2851
Cash generated fromllabsortjed byl operatsons
85.850
192.7281
19 Analysls of changps In net funds
The tharity had no Material debt during 1he year.
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