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2024-03-31-accounts

Northern Ireland Scout Council

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 3,910 209,113 213,023 184,972
Charitable activities 6 482,219 67,969 550,188 585,012
Investment income 7 12,195 12,195 3,214
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Total income 498,324 277,082 775,406 773,198
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 360,307 363,267 723,574 745,884
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Total expenditure 360,307 363,267 723,574 745,884
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Net gains/(losses) on investments 10 5,948 5,948 (3,466)
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Net income and net movement in funds 143,965 (86,185) 57,780 23,848
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 742,357 3,074,380 3,816,737 3,792,889
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Total funds carried forward 886,322 2,988,195 3,874,517 3,816,737
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All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Northern Ireland Scout Council

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fxed assets 15 2,782,553 2,861,391
Investments 16 90,225 84,277
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2,872,778 2,945,668
Current assets
Debtors 17 427 514
Cash at bank and in hand 1,327,233 1,171,748
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1,327,660 1,172,262
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 19 325,921 301,193
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Net current assets 1,001,739 871,069
---------------- ----------------
Total assets less current liabilities 3,874,517 3,816,737
---------------- ----------------
Net assets 3,874,517 3,816,737
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 2,988,195 3,074,380
Unrestricted funds 886,322 742,357
---------------- ----------------
Total charity funds 21 3,874,517 3,816,737
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12 September 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Dr Henry Brown Chair

Gary Proctor Treasurer

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Northern Ireland Scout Council

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Cash fows from operating activities
Net income 57,780 23,848
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fxed assets 78,838 79,012
Net gains/(losses) on investments (5,948) 3,466
Dividends, interest and rents from investments (12,195) (3,214)
Accrued expenses 9,817 20,115
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 87 34,713
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Cash generated from operations 128,379 157,940
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Net cash from operating activities 128,379 157,940
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Cash fows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 12,195 3,214
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Net cash from investing activities 12,195 3,214
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 140,574 161,154
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,052,588 891,434
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 18 1,193,162 1,052,588
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Northern Ireland Scout Council Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024

1. General information

The address of the principal office is 109 Old Milltown Road, Belfast, BT8 7SP.

2. Statement of compliance

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 Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

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.

Fund accounting

The charity is responsible for various types of funds that require separate disclosure as follows:

(i) Restricted funds

(ii) Designated funds

(iii) Unrestricted funds

Funds that are expendable at the discretion of the committee in the furtherance of the objects of the charity

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Northern Ireland Scout Council Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

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:

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:

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.

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Year ended 31 March 2024

Northern Ireland Scout Council Notes to the Financial Statements

3. Accounting policies (continued)

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:

Freehold property - 2% straight line
Fixtures & fttings - 25% reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% reducing balance
Computer & video equipment - 25% reducing balance
Buildings - 2% straight line

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

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-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating 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-generating 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.

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Northern Ireland Scout Council Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments

contractual provisions of the instrument.

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.

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.

the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

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.

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.

related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

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Year ended 31 March 2024

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 3,910 3,843 7,753
Grants
Grants received 205,270 205,270
Other donations and legacies
Belfast County Scout Council
--------------- --------------- ---------------
3,910 209,113 213,023
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,840 7,617 10,457
Grants
Grants received 169,515 169,515
Other donations and legacies
Belfast County Scout Council 5,000 5,000
--------------- --------------- ---------------
7,840 177,132 184,972
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5. Grants received
2024 2023
£ £
Restricted
Education Authority Infrastructure 150,000 150,000
Education Authority Volunteering 29,868
Ulster Scots Agency 418 10,000
National Lottery 9,515
TSA Growth 24,984
--------------- ---------------
205,270 169,515
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6. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Membership fees 166,171 166,171
Programme 18,561 41,854 60,415
Crawfordsburn 295,291 295,291
Mini-bus 2,196 2,196
World Scout Jamboree 26,115 26,115
--------------- --------------- ---------------
482,219 67,969 550,188
============== ============== ==============
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Membership fees 153,112 153,112
Programme 24,489 15,318 39,807
Crawfordsburn 284,296 284,296
Mini-bus 1,006 1,006
World Scout Jamboree 106,791 106,791
--------------- --------------- ---------------
462,903 122,109 585,012
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7. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from listed investments 12,195 12,195 3,214 3,214
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Salaries 140,697 178,663 319,360
Depreciation 577 78,261 78,838
Other costs 217,933 103,843 321,776
Support costs 1,100 2,500 3,600
--------------- --------------- ---------------
360,307 363,267 723,574
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Salaries 153,049 133,529 286,578
Depreciation 577 78,435 79,012
Other costs 234,095 142,599 376,694
Support costs 360 3,240 3,600
--------------- --------------- ---------------
388,081 357,803 745,884
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9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly Support costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Salaries 319,360 319,360 286,578
Depreciation 78,838 78,838 79,012
Other costs 321,776 321,776 376,694
Governance costs 3,600 3,600 3,600
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
719,974 3,600 723,574 745,884
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Net gains/(losses) on investments
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on other investment
assets 5,948 5,948 (3,466) (3,466)
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10. Net gains/(losses) on investments

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11. Net income

Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):

Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fxed assets 78,838 79,012
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12. Auditors remuneration
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable for the audit of the fnancial statements 3,600 3,600
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13. Staff costs

2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 225,601 207,060
Social security costs 64,079 52,450
Employer contributions to pension plans 29,680 27,068
--------------- ---------------
319,360 286,578
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The average head count of employees during the year was 12 (2023: 13). The average number of fulltime equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2024 2023
No. No.
Number of staff 12 13
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Key Management Personnel

Key management personnel include all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the charity was £144,083 (2023:£134,150).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

During the year -

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15.

Freehold Fixtures and Motor
property fttings vehicles Equipment Buildings Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 Apr 2023
and 31 Mar 2024 3,886,947 44,266 20,520 28,171 92,550 4,072,454
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Depreciation
At 1 Apr 2023 1,045,697 42,186 20,520 28,171 74,489 1,211,063
Charge for the
year 77,740 521 577 78,838
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
At 31 Mar 2024 1,123,437 42,707 20,520 28,171 75,066 1,289,901
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Carrying amount
At 31 Mar 2024 2,763,510 1,559 17,484 2,782,553
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At 31 Mar 2023 2,841,250 2,080 18,061 2,861,391
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16. Investments

Listed Other
investments investments Total
£ £ £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2023 82,877 1,400 84,277
Additions
Fair value movements 5,948 5,948
--------------- --------------- ---------------
At 31 March 2024 88,825 1,400 90,225
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Impairment
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
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Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024 88,825 1,400 90,225
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At 31 March 2023 82,877 1,400 84,277
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Financial assets held at fair value

Listed investments are valued at their market value at the balance sheet date.

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16. Investments (continued)

Listed Investments

Listed investments includes shares costing £10,063 held in respect of the Tyack Memorial and International Friendship Funds.

Ground Rents

17. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 427 514
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Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
2024 2023
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 1,327,233 1,171,748
Bank overdrafts (134,071) (119,160)
--------------- ---------------
1,193,162 1,052,588
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 134,071 119,160
Accruals and deferred income 191,850 182,033
--------------- ---------------
325,921 301,193
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18. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

20.

plans was £29,680 (2023: £27,068).

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21. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 1 April Gains and At 31 March
2023 Income Expenditure losses 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Development Fund 183,376 3,909 187,285
Glenn Bequest 18,039 18,039
Jamboree Fund 6,757 (221) 6,536
Tyack Memorial 5,000 5,000
Capital expenditure 3,376 3,376
Property maintenance 17,068 17,068
General funds 508,741 494,415 (360,086) 5,948 649,018
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
742,357 498,324 (360,307) 5,948 886,322
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At 1 April Gains and At 31 March
2022 Income Expenditure losses 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Development Fund 180,535 2,841 183,376
Glenn Bequest 18,039 18,039
Jamboree Fund 6,757 6,757
Tyack Memorial 5,000 5,000
Capital expenditure 3,376 3,376
Property maintenance 17,068 17,068
General funds 429,172 471,116 (388,081) (3,466) 508,741
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
659,947 473,957 (388,081) (3,466) 742,357
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Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At 1 April At 31 March
2023 Income Expenditure 2024
£ £ £ £
Crawfordsburn Development Fund 2,972,807 1,000 (79,660) 2,894,147
International Friendship Fund 4,812 4,812
Cubs 1,214 225 (209) 1,230
Scouts 273 2,586 (1,822) 1,037
Explorer Scouts 796 6,055 (2,137) 4,714
Beaver Scouts 4,784 4,956 (4,738) 5,002
Arrowhead 3,721 2,843 (2,344) 4,220
Funded projects 15,218 15,218
NI Jam 23,761 (16) 23,745
Scoutlink 3,077 3,077
Education Authority Infrastructure 150,000 (150,000)
World Scout Jamboree 9,031 26,115 (34,294) 852
Squirrels 10,386 54 (3,500) 6,940
Nepal 5,109 532 (1,020) 4,621

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21. Analysis of charitable funds Restricted funds (continued)

At 1 April At 31 March
2023 Income Expenditure 2024
Belfast Islamic Centre 660 (60) 600
Big Sleep Out
Ulster Scots Society 10,000 418 (10,418)
National Lottery 9,391 (9,391)
Roverway 14,579 (12,840) 1,739
Explorer Belt 6,950 (3,552) 3,398
Inclusive Growth 24,984 (13,691) 11,293
Celebrating Belfast 1,550 1,550
Education Authority Volunteering 29,868 (29,868)
Overture 3,707 (3,707)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
3,074,380 277,082 (363,267) 2,988,195
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At 1 April At 31 March
2022 Income Expenditure 2023
£ £ £ £
Crawfordsburn Development Fund 3,045,943 5,299 (78,435) 2,972,807
International Friendship Fund 4,812 4,812
Cubs 1,214 1,214
Scouts 365 2,025 (2,117) 273
Explorer Scouts 3,244 (2,448) 796
Beaver Scouts 4,279 3,547 (3,042) 4,784
Arrowhead 3,244 2,317 (1,840) 3,721
Funded projects 15,218 15,218
NI Jam 23,804 (43) 23,761
Scoutlink 3,077 3,077
Education Authority Infrastructure 150,000 (150,000)
World Scout Jamboree 4,111 106,790 (101,870) 9,031
Squirrels 10,266 1,164 (1,044) 10,386
Nepal 16,609 (11,500) 5,109
Belfast Islamic Centre 2,375 (2,375)
Big Sleep Out 2,965 (2,965)
Ulster Scots Society 10,000 10,000
National Lottery 9,515 (124) 9,391
Roverway
Explorer Belt
Inclusive Growth
Celebrating Belfast
Education Authority Volunteering
Overture
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
3,132,942 299,241 (357,803) 3,074,380
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22. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fxed assets 17,484 2,765,069 2,782,553
Investments 82,567 7,658 90,225
Current assets 786,271 215,468 1,001,739
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net assets 886,322 2,988,195 3,874,517
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tangible fxed assets 18,061 2,843,330 2,861,391
Investments 77,464 6,813 84,277
Current assets 646,832 224,237 871,069
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net assets 742,357 3,074,380 3,816,737
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23. Financial instruments

2024 2023
£ £
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure
Listed investments 90,225 84,277
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24. Analysis of changes in net debt

At At
1 Apr 2023 Cash fows 31 Mar 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 1,171,748 155,485 1,327,233
Bank overdrafts (119,160) (14,911) (134,071)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
1,052,588 140,574 1,193,162
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25. Ethical standards

In common with many other businesses of our size and nature our auditors assist the charity to prepare and submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the preparation of the financial statements.

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