COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1656760
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC108559
Politics in Action
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
31 August 2024
Politics in Action
83 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HP

Politics in Action
Company Limited by Guarantee
Flnancial Statements
Year ended 31 August 2024
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Trustees, annual report (incorporating the directorfs report)
Independent auditorfs report to the members
Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure
account)
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Statement of financial position
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Notes to the financial statements
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectols Report)
Year ended 31 August 2024
The twstees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the
financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024.
Reference and administratlve detalls
Reglstered charity name
Politics in Action
Charlty reglstration number
108559
Company registratlon number N1656760
Princlpal office and reglstered 83 University Street
office
Belfast
BTI 1HP
The trustees
Treasurer (Resigned 17 June
2024)
Ms A Burke
Mr R Feeney
Ms A Mallon
Mr D McQuillan
Ms M Mcwilliams - Patron
Mr R Ross
Ms P Yarnell
Mr D Scott
Ms J Coen
Chairperson
(Resigned 30 October 2023)
(Appointed 3 July 2024)
Treasurer (Appointed 3 July
2024)
{Appointed 5 November 2024)
(Appointed 5 November 2024)
(Appointed 8 April 2025)
(Appointed 8 April 2025)
Mr C McArdle
Ms S Fisher
MrA Mahon
Mr D Shibu
Ms J Williamson
Audltor
Aubrey Campbell & Company
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
631 Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7GT
Structure. governance and management
Politics in Action, a company limited by guarantee and registered charity, is governed by a board of
trustees. Their task, in conjunction with employed senior management, is to oversee the administration
of the charity, safeguard it's assets and resources to ensure that they are used solely in the furtheran
of it5 charitable objectives, and to act in its best interests at all times. Board meetings take place
periodically, with extraordinary meetings held when necessary. and a general meeting is held on an
annual basis.
The day-to4ay business of Politics in Action is managed by Executive Director, Mr Paul Smyth. The
Executive Directorfs role is to ensure that the charity delivers against its agreed objectives. During this
financial year there was a small administrative function provided on a freelance basis, and the
organisation also contracted external facilitators to help deliver the programmes in schools.

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Objectlves and actlvltles
Politics in Action, a shared education initialive, was established in 2018 to provide a plaffom and a
conduit lo amplify the voices of young people through active collaboration with poltticians, activists, and
high-profile partners. Through learning, knowledge sharing, and nurturing the skills required to discuss
important issues constructively. the charity supports young people to actively engage the
aforementioned groups of people and with each other. to create a more equitable. inclusive political
landscape, with six principles in mind- equity, inclusion, partnership, respect, young person centred and
fun.
The trustees confirni that they have had due regard for the guidance produced on public benefrt by the
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and are pleased to report that, during the period, Politics in
Action has continued to provide public benefrts through the programmes and services it offers.
Strateglc r•port
The following sections for achievements and performance, financial review and plans for future periods
fomi Ihe strategic report ofthe charity. Our six values (agreed in the Strategic Plan) are equity, inclusion,
partnership, respect, young person centred and fun.
Achlevements and performance
The Trustees adopted a new Strategic Plan for the organisation to guide our work from 2023 to 2026.
The key aims of that plan are to:
1. Grow our network of projects
2. Grow and evidence our impact
3. Ensure our stability
The academic year 2023 2024 was a busy one with the final year of our National Lottery Community
Fund supported 'The New Nomal, project. New schools joined our nehvork in Newry and Belfast and
we vnrked with 21 schools through the course of the year.we were also able to further develop our
cross-border work between Portadown College and Loreto Community School in Milford, Donegal
thanks to a second grant from the International Fund for Ireland to support our cross-border work (until
December 2024).
We welcomed Laureen Cuckson as our new freelance finance support person in September and thanks
to support from the Rank Foundation's'Timeto Shine, programme we were able to recruit Emily Crudden
Mcllhatton in a role supporting the development of our communications from January 2024.
A grant from the International Fund for Ireland's 'Our Peace, Our Future, programme allowed us to
develop the 'Betler Peace Podcast, series with young people from Donegal, Portadown and Belfast.
The series looks at a wide pnge of issues identified by the young people from Votes at 16. to the
treatment of women in public life and the Mica crises in Donegal. The series concludes with an episode
where the young people met their peers from Bush Radio in Cape Town for an online discussion in the
afternath of the South African and UK General Elections.
Grants from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and the Ireland Funds were crucial in helping to
secure our core costs. The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust has decided to fund our Votes at 16
campaign including support for 8 3 days per week role originally filled by Tracey McArdle and then by
Rebecca Corbett. Catherine Kilgallen left her administration role and we have hired Carrie Mulligan to
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Professor Tony Gallagher evaluated both our 'The New Nonnal, and 'Poreto' projects - providing good
evidence of the learning and skills development that happens through the projects. Our Young
Evaluators helped to design the baseline and follow-up suNeys, and they engaged with Tony,
developing their skills and providing important insights into our work. A year on from the historic events
marking 25 years since the signing ofthe Good Friday Agreement, we were back at Queen's Universty
for an event on 'The Role of Westminsteff in April with over 200 students, the UK Secretary of State,
Chris Heaton-Harris MP and local MPS Stephen Farry, Claire Hanna and Paul Maskey.
The Better Peace Podcast crew visited Edinburgh and Cardiff to interview young people and experts in
each city about the impacts of Votes at 16. The episodes are getting good traction and the young people
are covering a very wide range of issues from attitudes to women in public life, the environment, the
Mica scandal in Donegal and even a conversation with young people in Cape Town, South Africa about
the peace processes here and there.
Support from the International Fund for Ireland's 'Transforming Local Leadership, grant allowed us to
start a governance review with support from NICVA. This has been really useful and has included a
process where we are going to be recruiting and supporting trwo young trustees to join the board in line
with the Strategic Plan.
Priyam Yarnell and Antoinette Burke stepped down from the Board in December and June respectively
and Ciaran MaArdle and Joanne Coen joined in July. Ciaran was also appointed treasurer given his
accountancy background. Joanne is a politics teacher from Portadown who has been involved in our
work for a number of years.
Financlal revlew
The Executive Director and his team are committed to the future of Politics in Action. The organisation
is working to secure additional funds from existing funders, to attract new funders and to generate
income and attract donors.
During the year ended 31st August 2024, net incoming resources of £283,000 were generated (2023..
£160,790). The charity received funding from a wide range of public and private funding sources during
the period, chiefly The International Fund for Ireland, National Lottery, The Rank Foundation, The
Ireland Funds and Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. Totsl expenditure in the period, to include estimated
year end administrative accruals, totalled £276,939 (2023: £178.568).
The charity remains in a strong cash and reserves position where total reserves available total £54,722
(2023.. £48,660). with restricted fund reserves available of £29,221 (2023.. £21,870), and unrestricted
fund reserves available of £25.500 {2023.' £26,790).
Plans for future periods
Support from the National Lottery Communty Fund continued until the end of September 2024 and the
organisation was at that time in the process of applying for a further Lottery grant.
Politics in Action secured a third grant from the International Fund for Ireland's 'Communities in
Partnership Programme to extend this work to December 2025. The new phase of the project will
involve a second Donegal School (the Royal and Prior), Lismore in Craigavon and a cluster of 5 schools
in the Magherafelt area.
Politic5 in Action We￿ excited to receive an award from the Ireland Funds, Heart of the Communty
scheme in June 2023 of£15,000 to supportthe core costs of the organisation. In June 2024 we secured
a further grant of £10,000 also toward core costs.
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to 16. This was a significant boost to our Votes at 16 Campaign. and we held a special event at Queen's
University in September 2024 to launch the local campaign attracting significant media interest. Our
campaign has been funded by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, who also gave us an additional gpnt
toward the launch event.
In June 2024 the charity secured another grant from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs,
Reconciliation Fund, to help support the salary of the Executive Director.
Politics in Action has made progress in the implementation of its, Strategic Plan.
We have expanded our work and developed new projects and have secured new funding. Support from
the Rank Foundation has allowed us to increase our profile and build awareness of our work. Support
from the International Fund for Ireland has allowed us to address the Board's desire to recruit two young
Trustees to INe up to our'young Person Centred, value.

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Trustees. responsibilities ststement
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the
trustees. report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give
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 ststements, the trustees are required to".
select suitable accounting policies and then appty them consistently.,
observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP.,
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent,.
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.,
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the charty's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the charty and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confinns that:
so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is
unaware" and
they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of
any relevant audit infomiation and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information.
The trustees, annu
behalf of the bo
I report and the strategic report were approved on 28 May 2025 and signed on
of trustees by..
Mr R Ross (Chairperson}
Trustee
Mr C Mo4rdle (Treasurer)
Trustee

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Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Politics in Action
Year ended 31 August 2024
Oplnlon
We have audited the financial statements of Politics in Action (the 'charity'} for the year ended
31 August 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure
account), statement of financial position and the related notes, including a summary of significant
accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view ofthe state ofth8 charity's affairs as at 31 August 2024 and of its incoming
resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then
ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice.,
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basls for oplnlon
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing {UK) {ISAs {UK)} and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditols
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the
charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial
statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in a¢cordan¢e with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropri8te to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclu8lons relatlng to golng concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concam basis
of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the worf< we have perfomied, we have not identrfied any material uncertainties relating to
events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to
continue as a going concern for a peri¢xl of at least twelve months from when the financial statements
are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described
in the relevant sections of this report.

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Other Inforniatlon
The other information comprises the infomation included in the annual report, other than the financial
statements and our audrtorfs report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our
opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other infonnation and, except to the extent
otheThvise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any fomi of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other infonnation
and. in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If
we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements. we are required to
detemiine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial ststements or a material
misstatement of the other infonnation. If, based on the work we have perft)rmed, we conclude that there
is a material misstatement of this other infomation, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescrlbed by the Companles Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit..
the information given in the trustees, report for the financial year for which the financial statements
are prepa￿d is consistent with the financial statements,. and
the trustees, report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on whlch we are required to report by exception
In the light ofthe knowledge and understanding ofthe charity and its environment obtained in the course
of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees. report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act
2006 requires us to report to you rf, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or retums adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited by us., or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and retums., or
certain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the infomiation and explanations we require for our audit.

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Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more ful￿ in the trustees, responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the
directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements
and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such intemal control as the trustees
detemine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable. matters related to going concem and using the
going concem basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease
operations, or have no realistic a￿arnatIVe but to do so.

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Audltorfs responsibilitles for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an
audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on
the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect
of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of deteding
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below=
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misststement in respect of irregularities,
including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows..
the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate
competence, capabilities and skills to identfy or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and
regulations:
we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and
other management;
- we assessed the extent of compliance wtth the laws and regulations identified above through making
enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularty and the team
remained alert to instances of non<ompliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement, including
obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibilty to fraud, their
knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud: and
- considering the intemal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non<ompliance wilh laws and
regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we..
perfomied analytical procedures to identfy any unusual or unexpected relationships;
tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions. and
assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in detemining the accounting estimates set
out in note 3 were indicative of potential bias.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed
procedures which included. but were not limited to..
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

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reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance,. and
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws
and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is Ihal we would become aware of non-
compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance wrth
laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory
and legal correspondence, rf any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error
as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also..
Identify and assess the risks of materi81 misstatement of the financial statements, whether due lo
fraud or error, design and perfomi audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit
evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not
detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error,
as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override
of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accounting
and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events
or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's abilty to continue as a going concern.
If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists. we are required to draw attention in our auditor's
report to Ihe related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,
to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of
our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to
continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whetherthe financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events
in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in
intemal control that we identify during our audit.
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Other matter
The prior period financial statements were not audited.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16
of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might slate to the charity's
members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditorfs report and for no other purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than
the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions
we have fomied.
Joh
Magee (
enior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
Aubrey Campbell & Company
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
631 Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7GT
28 May 2025
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Statement of Flnancial Actlvltles
(including Income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 August 2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
Totsl
funds
Income & endowments
Donations & Legacies
Notes
8,435
274,565
283,000
160,790
Total Income
274 565
283,000
Expenditure
Expenditure on Charitable
Activities
10,380
266,559
276,939
178,568
Total Expendlture
266 559
276 939
178 568
Net Expendlture
Transfers between
funds
655
(655)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought
forward
26.790
21,870
48.660
66,438
Totsl funds carried
fo￿ard
25,500
29,221
54,722
48,660
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expendtture derive from continuing activities.
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Statement of Flnanclal Position
Year ended 31 August 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
13
7.062
3,773
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at bank
14
22,575
67,498
90,073
106,601
106 601
Creditors.. Amounts falling due within one year
15
58,940
45.186
Net current assets
47,660
44,887
Total assets less current Ilabilities
54,722
48,660
Net assets
48,660
Funds of the charity
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
29,221
25,500
21,870
26,790
Total Charity Funds
19,20
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 28 May
2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by..
C MGArdle (Treasurer)
Trust
R Ross (Chairperson)
Trustee
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 August 2024
General information
The charity is a public benefrt entty and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northem Ireland
and a registered charity in Northern Ireland. The address of the registered office is 83 Universty Street, Be￿aSt,
BT7 1HP.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in Complian￿ 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.
Accountlng policies
Basls of preparatlon
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain
financial assets and liabilrties and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial ststements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entty.
Golng concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertalnty
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.
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 tenns of
an appeal and fall into one of two sub-classes.. restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Notes to the Financial Ststements {contlnued)
Year ended 31 August 2024
Accountlng policles (conllnuedj
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 charty and the
amount can be reliably measured. The following specrfic policies are applied to particular categories of income..
income from donations or grants is recognised when there is ellldence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is
probable, and its amount can be measured reliably.
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.
income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This
is classified as unrestrided funds unless there is a contractual requirement for rt to be spent on a particular
purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended.
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liabilty 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..
expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading
activities, and the sale of donated goods.
expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further
its charitable aims for the benefrt of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the
govemance of the charity apportioned to charitabSe activities.
other expenditure includes all expendrture 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 impaimient 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 accumuEated impairment
losses.
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Notes to the Financial Statements {contlnueo)
Year ended 31 August 2024
Accounting policies (contlnued)
Tangible assets {continu•d)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revalualion, is recognised in other
recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairmenl that has previously been
recognised as expenditure within the statement offinancial 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 to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the
useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Equipment
20 % reducing balance
Impalmient of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impaimient is carried out at each ￿pOrting 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 ri 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 impaimient 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 unrts.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a paty to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any
related transaction costs.
Cur￿nt 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.
IAlhere investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliabty,
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 impaimient.
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Ststements (￿ntInued}
Year ended 31 August 2024
Accounting policies (¢¢>ntlnugd)
Financial instruments fconllnuedj
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 fLrture
payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, wtth any changes
recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in
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 impaimient, 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 signrficance, 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 vrfould have
been had the impairment not previously b&n recognised.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the
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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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnuedj
Year ended 31 August 2024
Limited by guarantee
The company, being a company limited by guarantee, does not have share capital. The liabilty of
members is limited to £1 per member.
t)onatlons & Legacies
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
Donations
133
133
12,242
International Fund for Ireland (2022123)
International Fund for Ireland {2023124)
International Fund for Ireland Podcast Grant
National Lottery
The Rank Foundation 2024
The Rank Foundation Bursary Grant
DFA 2023124
The Ireland Funds 2023124
Joseph Rowntree Refomi Trust 2024
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Conference
Grant
Other Income
76,524
105,616 105,616
9,923
9,923
63,333
63,333
29,825
29,825
1,000
1.000
15,017
15,017
14,994
14,994
24,857
24,857
63,333
8,691
10,000
10.000
8,302
8,302
274 565 283 000
160,790
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Flnancial Statements fcontlnu
Year ended 31 August 2024
Expendlture on charltable activltles by fund type
Total
funds
2024
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Politics in Action shared education programmes
Support Costs
16,006
5,626
69,747
196,812
266,559
85,753
191,186
276,939
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total fund5
Funds
2023
Politics in Action shared education programmes
Support Costs
(11,559)
29,494
17,935
51,945
108,688
160.633
40,386
138,182
178,568
Expendlture on charitable activities by activity
7 type
Activltles
undertaken
directly
Total
funds Total funds
2024
2023
Support
costs
Politics in Action shared education
programmes
85.753
191,186
276,939
178,568
85,753
191,186
276,939
178,568
Analysis of Support Costs
Analysis of
support Total 2024 Total 2023
costs
Staff Costs
General Office
Govemance Costs
Support Costs
128,921
7,345
7,603
128,921
7,345
7,603
47,317
191,186
80.155
4,050
24,746
29,230
138,181
191,186
Net expenditure
Net expenditure is stated after chargingl(crediting):
2024
2023
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnu8
Year ended 31 August 2024
10 Audltors remuneratlon
2024
2023
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements
Fees payable for the independent examination of the financial statements
Other assurance seDiices
5,450
3,000
1,000
1,979
7,429
4,000
11 Staff Costs
The total staff costs and employee benefrts for the reporting period
are analysed as follows..
2024
2023
Total
Totsl
Wages & Salaries
Social Security Costs
Other Pension Costs
119,653
4,647
4,621
75,465
4,690
128 921
The average head count of employees during the year was 5 {2023: 3).
The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
2024
Number
2023
Number
Pemianent Employees
Employees on Fixed Term Contracts
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 (2023.. None)
12 Trustee remunaration and expenses
The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefrts from employment with the
Charity in the year (2023: £NIL). No Trustees were reimbursed travel expenses during the
year. (2023.. NIL).
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Company Llmited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (¢ontlnued)
Year ended 31 August 2024
13 Tangible Fixed Assets
Equlpment
Cost:
At 1 September 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31st August 2024
4,716
5.054
9,770
Depreclation:
At 1 September 2023
Charge for year
Elimination on disposal
At 31 August 2024
943
1.765
2,708
Net Book Value:
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnu
Year ended 31 August 2024
14 Debtors
2024
2023
Other debtors
22,575
15 Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one year
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
1,959
51,851
4,394
736
8,783
35,571
832
58,940
45,186
16 Deferred Income
2024
2023
Balance at 1 September 2023
Amount released in year
Amount deferred in year
Balance at 31 August 2024
30,011
(30,011)
46.401
46,401
30,011
30,011
17 Pensions and other post-retirement beneflts
Defined contributlon plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined
contribution plans was £4,621 (2023.. £4,690).
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 August 2024
18 Analysis of charltable funds
Unrestricted funds
At1
September
2023
Income Expenditure Transfers
At31
August
2024
General Funds
26,790
8,435
10,380
655
25.500
At1
September
2022
Income Expenditure Transfers
At31
August
2023
General Funds
27,820
12,242
4,663
Restricted funds
Balance At
Income Expenditure Transfers
Balance
At31
August
2024
September
2023
General Funds
274,565
266,559
655
Balance At
Income Expenditure Transfers
Balance
At31
August
2023
September
2022
General Funds
38,618
148,548
160,633
4.663
21,870
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Ststements (Contlnuedj
Year ended 31 August 2024
19 Analysis of net ass8ts between funds
Unrestricted
Restricted Totsl Funds
Funds
2024
Fund balances at 31 August 2024 as
represented by..
Fixed Assets
Current Assets:
Creditors less than 1 year
Net assets
7,062
30,977
12,539
7,062
106,601
58,940
75,622
29,221
Unrestricted
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Fund balances at 31 August 2023 as
represented by..
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets:
Creditors less than 1 year
Net assets
2,953
37,352
13,515
26,790
819
52,722
31,671
21,870
3,772
90,074
45,186
48,660
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 August 2024
20 Restricted Funds
At1
September
2023
Income Expenditure Transfers
At31
August
2024
International Fund for Ireland
{20231241
Intemational Fund for Ireland
Podcast Grant
National Lottery
The Rank Foundation 2024
The Rank Foundation Bursary
Grant
DFA 2023124
The Ireland Funds 2023124
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust
2024
Joseph Rowntree Refom Trust
conferen￿ Grant
International Fund for Ireland
Fund 1 (Restricted)
DFA 2020-23
The Ireland Funds (Restricted)
2022-23
0 105.616
(115.419)
(9,803)
9.923
63,333
29,825
{9,923)
(71,415)
(19,759)
14,905
(296)
6,527
10,066
1,000
15,017
14.994
{1,000)
(15,017)
(14,994)
24,857
{14.583)
10,274
10,000
(1,784)
8,216
449
2,575
(90)
{2,575)
(360)
(o)
3.940
21869 274 565
3.940
TOTAL
266 559
655
At1
September
2022
Income Expenditure Transfers
At31
August
2023
National Lottery
DFA 2020-23
Intemational Fund for Ireland
Fund 10 {Restricted)
The National Lottery (Restricted)
Nl Communty Relations Council
(Restricted)
Community Foundation Northem
Ireland (Restricted)
The Ireland Funds (Restricted)
Interim Funds Central (Restricted)
TOTAL
14,844
6,175
63,333
(62,153) (1,119)
(3,963)
363
14,905
2,575
(1,663)
10,719
76,524
(78,195)
(9,036)
3,783
1,686
449
539
(792)
253
8,201
(1,943) (6,258)
(4,751)
197
161.030
8,691
3,940
197
38,618 148,548
1,292
21.869