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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 103218

FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MARCH 2024

Crossan & Co

Chartered accountants 8 Columba Terrace Derry BT47 6JT

FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the executive committees’
report) 1-6
Independent examiner's report to the trustees’ 7
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10-16

FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The members present their report and the unaudited Financial Statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered charity name Foyle Women’s Information Network Charity registration number NIC103218 Principal office Foyle Women’s Information Network Diverse City Community Partnership Holywell 8-14 Bishop Street Derry-Londonderry BT48 6PW

The trustees

The members who served the charity during the period were as follows:

Marie Coyle (Chairperson) Niree McMorris (Vice Chair) Lorraine Bobby (Treasurer) Rosie Doherty (Secretary) Eileen O’Doherty Ann Sherrard Mary Mackinnon Julie Ann Coll Victoria Neely Jean Gormley Helena Downey Emma Burns

Secretary Rosie Doherty Independent examiner Noel Crossan F.C.A 8 Columba Terrace Derry BT47 6JT Bankers Meadow Bank House 143 -145 Strand Road Derry BT48 7TN

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

Foyle Women's Information Network is an unincorporated organisation and accepted as charitable under reference NIC103218. The charity was established under a constitution which sets out the objects and powers.

Recruitment and appointment of the Executive Committee

All members of the Committee shall retire annually but shall be eligible for election or appointment again. Nominations from members of the organisation for membership of the Committee must be in writing and must be in the hands of the designated officer at least seven days before the AGM.

Organisation Structure

The Committee consists of fifteen members. The Executive Committee are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the organisation. Committee members are from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity. The Committee as a whole was approved by the AGM and continues to monitor its membership.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Principal Activities

The principal activity of the charity is to offer encouragement, support, and information to women in the Foyle area. Our main objective is to increase the capacity, visibility, and voice of women throughout the North-West. The strategy used to meet the objective includes working closely with local women's organisations and developing relationships with women's organisations regionally, nationally, and internationally. We review our aims, objectives, and activities each year to ensure that they remain focused on their stated purposes.

What we do

At Foyle Women's Information Network, we aim to:

Educate

Working with local organisations and individuals, we provide educational facilities so that all our stakeholders have an equal opportunity to develop their full potential.

Support

We provide individual and community support to our stakeholders, offering the opportunity for women to make a brighter future for themselves.

Develop Partnerships

We work together with a wide range of groups to maximise our ability to realise our mission.

Deliver Quality

We aim to deliver services that are of the highest quality, which are well planned and managed. We aim to be effective, efficient, and accountable in all our work.

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

FWIN was established in 1994 by Derry City Council who recognized that women were working away in their local communities however there was no cross over or engagement between or across the divide and thus the network was established to bring women together to build relationships and begin the road to reconciliation.

The focus of the charity's work is to provide a supportive place for women and women's groups to meet from all the different neighbourhoods and venues over Derry/Londonderry. Such gatherings have provided opportunities for women to discuss health issues, educational matters, and politics. Women are also given the platform to try new ideas, make new contacts and friends and to offer and exchange information.

Courses delivered during this period:

Multi-Craft Classes Genealogy Classes Crochet Classes IT classes Book club Mental health and wellbeing classes Pebble Art Classes Quiz evenings. Floral Art Classes Bingo and games Door wreath making classes evenings.

Human Library x 2 events were held, where instead of reading a book, you take a human person who has a story to tell and you engage in hearing and understanding their stories. FWIN also delivered a program aimed at reducing the strain for older women who were finding it hard to heat or to eat as the cost-of-living crisis started to have an impact and costs were increasing. FWIN formed a G & T group who met twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Different types of activities were planned and tea, coffee and fresh buns were in constant supply. This helped address the issues faced by the rise in the cost of living.

FWIN held an Easter Networking event, a September Networking event and a Christmas Networking event where over 80 women at each event come together and undertake taster sessions, they hear about services which are available to women from a variety of groups and organisations based throughout the council area.

FWIN held two inspirational women’s event in this year and undertook 4 study trips with over 400 women taking part in trips to North Antrim Coast, Antrim Castle Gardens, Belfast City Hall and Belfast Christmas Markets.

RISP -Consortium for regional support for women in areas of disadvantage and rural areas.

FWIN are one of the 7 partners involved in the consortium which engages with a range of key decision makers and funders on behalf of the women’s sector, provides support to groups and distributes information and provide bespoke training, carry out research and have better evidence of issues which impact women.

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Information, communication and engagement is a big part of FWIN’s networking. FWIN send out weekly information bulletins every Friday to over 900 women online. FWIN post out monthly news sheets to 150 women in hardcopy and 900 online via Mailchimp equalling 1050 women per month. Our reach is wide and we also have a Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram account and an up-to-date webpage.

Christmas Appeal

FWIN supported over 250 children this year in our campaign and we would like to thank those involved for their support and generosity during these most difficult times. We partnered with our members, local businesses, and Downtown Radio’s Cash for Kids Christmas Mission.

Other Activities

FWIN engage with the following organisations by either siting on their boards or by inviting them to come along and speak to our members:

to come along and speak to our members:
PSNI Human Trafficking
Peace Plus partnership board Scam awareness.
APEX board. Charity commission
Glencree – women and peacebuilding Community dialogue
Libraries NI Engagement with NIO, MLA’s and local
Anti-poverty Network Counsellors.
John and Pat Hulme Foundation – Peace Sumit

FWIN engage with local media and also worked with local groups to appear on national TV focusing on the issue of the cost-of-living crisis.

FWIN as part of the WICT project traveled with participants to the United Nations in New York to attend and deliver workshops addressing UN1325.

FWIN have a management board, they work together to make decisions in the best interests of FWIN and its members. They have diverse opinions, skills, experience, interests and are often volunteers. Giving Direction to the Organisation, managing staff, being accountable, adhering to the Constitution and financial management.

The committee have developed a new strategy document for the organisation and have undertaken a lot of good governance training.

Finally, FWIN would like to thank our funders who have worked with us during this time without your support we would not be able to deliver these programs.

Thank You.

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Total incoming resources for the year were £107,677 (2023: £134,786), of which approximately 97% (2023:96%) was generated from grants and contracts and 3% (2022: 4%) from donations and fundraising activities. Total resources expended by the charity were £108,887. (2023: £127,317). Approximately 98% (2023: 99%) of this was expended on direct charitable activities and 2% (2023: 1%) on governance costs.

RESERVES POLICY

The Executive Committee consider it prudent to hold monies in reserve in the event that unforeseen circumstances should lead to financial difficulties which might put the future of its employment capacity, users' well-being and general charitable work in jeopardy.

A formal policy on reserves has been agreed by the Committee members which stipulates that free reserves be maintained at a level which ensures that the charity's core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. Free reserves are defined by the Committee as those funds freely available for use as the charity so determines and thereby excludes any restricted or designated funds.

The Committees' policy is that the amount of free reserves should reflect six months expenditure plus any additional core costs. Based on 2023/24 expenditure (excluding depreciation) of £108,580 that amount would be £54,290. Free reserves at 31st March 2024 are £61,596 (94% of the target level). The Committee continues to strive to build a general level of reserves that has six months of expenditure in reserve so that they will be able to continue the current activities of the charity. In the short term, the Committee have also considered the extent to which existing activities and expenditure should be curtailed, should circumstances arise.

PLANS FOR OUR FUTURE PERIODS

The focus of the charity's future work is to provide a supportive place for women and women's groups to meet from all the different neighbourhoods and venues over Derry/Londonderry. Such gatherings have provided opportunities for women to discuss health issues, educational matters, and politics. Women are also given the platform to try new ideas, make new contacts and friends and to offer and exchange information.

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The trustees, who are also committee members, are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.)

Charity trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period,

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with legislation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking the reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Noel Crossan F.C.A has been re-appointed as the independent examiner for the ensuing year.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 8[th] April 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Rosie Doherty Charity Secretary

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 8 to 16.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

As the charity directors you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year and that an independent examination is needed. It is the trustees’ responsibility to;

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

My examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Crossan & Co Chartered accountants 8 Columba Terrace Derry BT47 6JT

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from
generating funds:
Voluntary income 3 3,159 104,518 107,677 134,786
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TOTAL INCOMING
RESOURCES 3,159 104,518 107,677 134,786
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RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities 4/5 1,255 104,738 105,993 124,892
Governance costs 6 - 2,894 2,894 2,425
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TOTAL RESOURCES
EXPENDED 1,255 107,632 108,887 127,317
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NET
INCOMING/(OUTGOIN
G) RESOURCES FOR
THE YEAR 7 1,904 (3,114) (1,210) 7,469
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 59,692 28,265 87,957 80,488
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TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD 61,596 25,151 86,747 87,957
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The charity has no recognised gains and losses other than those included in the results above and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses have been presented. There is no difference between the net incoming resources for the year stated above and their historical cost equivalents.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 917 1,224
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 10 5,873 80
Cash at bank 80,557 87,853
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86,430 87,933
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 11 (600) (1,200)
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 85,830 86,733
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 86,747 87,957
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NET ASSETS 86,747 87,957
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FUNDS
Restricted income funds 12 25,151 28,265
Unrestricted income funds 13 61,596 59,692
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TOTAL FUNDS 86,747 87,957
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 8[th] April 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Marie Coyle Rosie Doherty Chairperson Secretary

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these Financial Statements.

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FOYLE WOMENS INFORMATION NETWORK

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of accounting

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.

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 directors 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-classes: 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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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2. 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:

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.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

3. VOLUNTARY INCOME

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations & fundraising 3,159 - 3,159 4,891
Grants receivable
DSD Community Investment Fund
(CIF) 45,120 45,120 49,313
Big Lottery - - 5,310
Training for Women Network - RISP 31,261 31,261 32,115
Dept of Foreign Affairs 2,929 2,929 2,986
Tampon Tax 5,333 5,333 23,692
CRC 2,401 2,401 5,000
Derry City & Strabane Council 46 46 2,577
DEL-ESF 5,966 5,966 -
Halifax Grant 4,500 4,500 -
Job Start 1,814 1,814 -
Women into Politics - - -
WICT - - -
Arts Council NI 150 150 1,902
Apex - - -
Cooperative Ireland - - -
ROSA - - 7,000
CFNI - 5,000 5,000 -
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3,159 104,518 107,677 134,786
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4. COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY FUND TYPE

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Core Programme Costs 1,255 104,738 105,993 124,892
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

5. COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY ACTIVITY TYPE

Activities
undertaken Total Funds Total Funds
directly 2024 2023
£ £ £
Core Programme Costs 105,993 105,993 124,892
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GOVERNANCE COSTS
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Accountancy fees 600 600 600
Bank Interest & Charges payable 276 276 287
Foreign currency gain/loss - - - -
Insurance 2,018 2,018 1,538
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- 2,894 2,894 2,425
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NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Exchange (gains)/losses -
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6. GOVERNANCE COSTS

7. NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR

8. STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS

Total staff costs were as follows:

Total staff costs were as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 74,297 74,297
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74,297 74,297
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Particulars of employees:
The average number of employees during the year, was as follows:
2024 2023
No. No.
Number of staff 4 4
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No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2023 - Nil).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Equipment
£
COST
At 1 April 2022 5,066
Additions -
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As at 31st March 2024 5,066
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DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023 3,842
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At 31 March 2024 4,148
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NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 917
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At 31 March 2023 1,224
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10. DEBTORS
2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors - -
Grants payable/receivable 5,873 81
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5,873 81
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11. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts
Other creditors - -
Accruals and deferred income 600 1,200
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600 1,200
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

12. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS

Balance at Incoming Outgoing Balance at
1 Apr 2023 resources resources 31 Mar 2024
£ £ £ £
DSD Community
Investment Fund (CIF) 2,000 45,120 45,083 2,037
Derry City Council - 46 - 46
Big Lottery - - - -
Dept of Foreign Affairs - 2,929 520 2,410
ROSA 7,000 - 5,473 1,527
WICT 10,319 - 2,904 7,415
Dept Employment &
Learning- ESF (5,966) 5,966 - -
Training for Women
Network- RISP CIF 10,747 31,261 34,094 7,914
CRC Grant (1,900) 2,401 - 501
John Moore’s 1,559 - 1,552 7
Halifax Grant 101 4,500 2,093 2,509
Women into Politics 962 - 962 -
Peace 4 332 - 332 -
Cooperative Ireland 498 - 498 -
ACNI 1,542 150 1,625 67
CFNI 434 5,000 5,309 125
Tampon Tax 637 5,333 5,567 403
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28,265 104,518 107,632 25,151
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13. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS

Balance at Incoming Outgoing Balance at
1 Apr 2023 resources resources 31 Mar 2024
£ £ £ £
General Funds 59,692 3,159 1,255 61,596
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Net current
Tangible assets/
fixed assets (liabilities) Total
£ £ £
Restricted Income Funds:
DSD Community Investment Fund 25,151 25,151
Unrestricted Income Funds 917 60,679 61,596
Total Funds 917 85,830 86,747
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15. CONTINGENCIES

A contingent liability exists to repay grants received should certain conditions not be fulfilled by the charity. In the opinion of the Trustees, the terms of the Letters of Offer have been, or will be, complied with and no liability is expected.

16. RELATED PARTIES

There were no other related party transactions incurred during the year (2023: nil)

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