The World of Owls Company Limited by Guarantee Statement of Financial Position (continued) As at 31 July 2025
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on
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Mr Michael Gibb Trustee
The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements ~~.~~
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The World of Owls
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 July 2025
- 1 ~~.~~ General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northern Ireland and a registered charity in Northern Ireland. The address of the registered office is World of Owls Centre, 32 Mountshalgus Lane, Randalstown, Co Antrim, BT41 3LE, Northern Ireland Statement of compliance These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006 ~~.~~
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2 ~~.~~ Statement of compliance
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3 ~~.~~ Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure ~~.~~
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity ~~.~~
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue ~~.~~
Disclosure exemptions
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: (a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company. (b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented ~~.~~
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported ~~.~~ These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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The World of Owls
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea
Year ended 31 July 2025
3. | Accounting policies (continued)
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes ~~.~~
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment ~~.~~
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub ~~-c~~ lasses: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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. income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably ~~.~~
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. legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established ~~.~~ . income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value ~~.~~ Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured ~~.~~ No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers ~~.~~
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. income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service ~~.~~ This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
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The World of Owls
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 July 2025
- Accounting policies (continued)
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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. expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non ~~-~~ charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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. expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities ~~.~~
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. other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities ~~.~~
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource ~~.~~ Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity ~~.~~ Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis ~~.~~ Tangible assets Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses ~~.~~ Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses ~~.~~
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities ~~.~~ A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities ~~.~~
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Property - 10% straight line Fixtures and fittings - 25% straight line Motor vehicles - 25% straight line
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The World of Owls
Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (continueg) Year ended 31 July 2025
4. Accounting policies (continued)
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist ~~.~~ Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly ~~.~~ Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date ~~.~~ For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash ~~-g~~ enerating unit to which the asset belongs ~~.~~ The cash ~~-g~~ enerating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets ~~.~~
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash ~~-g~~ enerating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition ~~.~~
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument ~~.~~ Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs ~~.~~ Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost ~~.~~ Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure ~~.~~ All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment. Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument ~~.~~ Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship ~~.~~
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The World of Owls Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) Year ended 31 July 2025
3 Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment. an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised
For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment ~~.~~ Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.
Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised ~~.~~
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The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital and is recognised as a Charity by HM Revenue and Customs ~~.~~
5 Donations, legacies and grants
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|Unrestricted|Total|Funds|Unrestricted|Total|Funds|
|Funds|2025|Funds|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Donations|
|Sales|and|donations|12,209|12,209|14,330|14,330|
|Entrance|fees|14,300|14,300|13,650|13,650|
|Visits|24,567|24,567|15,775|15,775|
|Grants|from|Government/Other|0|0|
|51,076|51,076|43,755|43,755|
|6|Investment|income|
|Unrestricted|Total|Funds|Unrestricted|Total|Funds|
|Funds|2025|Funds|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Deposit|account|interest|0|0|0|0|
|7|Costs|of|raising|donations,|legacies|and|grants|
|Unrestricted|Total|Funds|Unrestricted|Total|Funds|
|Funds|2025|Funds|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Costs|of|raising|donations|and|8,832|8,832|9,096|9,096|
|legacies|—|Director's|remuneration|
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