2025-05-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NI661665 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 109018

Belfast Tool Library Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 May 2025

Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 May 2025

			2025		2024
		Unrestricted	Restricted
		funds	funds	Total funds	Total funds
	Note	£	£	£	£
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies		1,441	31,042	32,483	32,108
Charitable activities	6	35,290		35,290	26,246
		───────	────	───────	────────
Total income		36,731	31,042	67,773	58,354
		═══════	════	═══════	════════
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7		21,274	31,042	52,316	52,267
		───────	────	───────	────────
Total expenditure		21,274	31,042	52,316	52,267
		═══════	════	═══════	════════
		───────	────	───────	────────
Net income and net movement in funds		15,457	-	15,457	6,087
		═══════	════	═══════	════════
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward		10,830	740	11,570	5,483
		───────	────	───────	────────
Total funds carried forward		26,287	740	27,027	11,570
		═══════	════	═══════	════════

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 11 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 May 2025

		2025	2024
	Note	£	£
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets		2,486	2,140
			─
Current assets
Debtors	10	1,193	1,862
Cash at bank and in hand		47,880	26,641
		───────	───────
		49,073	28,503
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	11, 12	24,532	19,073
		───────	───────
Net current assets		24,541	9,430
		───────	───────
Total assets less current liabilities		27,027	11,570
		───────	───────
Net assets		27,027	11,570
		═══════	═══════
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds		26,287	10,830
		740	740
		───────	───────
Total charity funds	13	27,027	11,570
		═══════	═══════

For the year ending 31 May 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

• The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;

• The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 6[th] January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

C McCartney Trustee

The notes on pages 4 to 8 form part of these financial statements.

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Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northern Ireland and a registered charity in Northern Ireland. The address of the registered office is 116 Shankill Road, Belfast, BT134 2BD.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

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

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

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:

• income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.

• legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.

• income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.

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Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

• income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.

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:

• expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable 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 benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.

• other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Plant & Machinery - 20% straight line IT Equipment - 33% straight line Fixtures & Fittings - 20% straight line

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Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2025

4. Limited by guarantee

The liability of the members is limited.

Every member of the Charity promises, if the Charity is dissolved while he, she or it is a member or within twelve months after he, she or it ceases to be a member, to contribute such a sum (not exceeding £1) as may be demanded of him, her or it towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Charity incurred before he, she or it ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves.

5. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

6. Income from generated funds

	2025	2024
	£	£
Membership Income	16,925	14,745
Late Return Fee Income	455	2,813
Small Grant Income	2,952
Income from Classes	10,664	8,688
Other Income	5,735	950
Income from generated funds	36,731	27,196

7. Costs of generating funds

	2025	2024
	£	£
Purchase of Consumables	240	409
Repairs and Renewables to Library Stock	404	67
Trainer Costs	4,711	5,745
Online Payment charge	1,050	165
Hardware and Building Materials	-	363
Small grant costs	2,653
Staff Costs	2,402	1,187
Marketing	-	595
Rent and Rates	4,200	4,200
Office costs	604	473
Computer and Software Subscriptions	1,850	1,786
Accountancy Fees	-	985
Insurance	1,550	844
Repairs and Renewals (overheads)	83	324
Workshop refurbishment	508	3,077
Bank charges and interest	120	110
Depreciation	899	589
Other Sundry		190
Costs of generated funds	21,274	21,109

8. Company member emoluments

The Company employs 2 staff.

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The Company members received no emoluments or reimbursement of expenses during the year.

Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2025

9. Tangible fixed assets

		Plant &	IT Equipment	Fixtures &
		Machinery		Fittings	Total
		£		£	£
	Cost
	At 1 June 2024	801	740	1,525	3,066
	Additions	640	605		1,245
		────────	────────	───────	────────
	At 31 May 2025	1,441	1,345	1,525	4,331
		════════	════════	═══════	════════
	Depreciation
	At 1 June 2024	261	431	234	926
	Charge for the period	288	306	305	899
		────────	────────	───────	────────
	At 31 May 2025	549	737	539	1,825
		════════	════════	═══════	════════
	Carrying amount
	At 31 May 2025	892	608	986	2,486
		════════	════════	═══════	════════
	At 1 June 2024	540	309	1,291	2,140
		════════	════════	═══════	════════
10.	Debtors
				2025	2024
				£	£
	Trade Debtors			215	105
	Prepayments and accrued income			978	1,757
				───────	────
				1,193	1,862
				═══	══
11.	Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
				2025	2024
				£	£
	Accruals and deferred income			23,885	18,420
	Other creditors			647	653
				───────	───────
				24,532	19,073
				═══════	════
12.	Deferred income
				2025	2024
				£	£
	Amount deferred in year			23,030	18,070
				═══════	════

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Belfast Tool Library

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2025

13. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
	At			At
	1 June 2024	Income	Expenditure	31 May 2025
	£	£	£	£
General funds	10,830	36,731	(21,274)	26,287
	═══════	═══════	═══════	═══════
	At			At
	1 June 2023	Income	Expenditure	31 May 2024
	£	£	£	£
General funds	4,743	27,196	(21,109)	10,830
	════	═══════	═══════	═══════
Restricted funds
	At			At
	1 June 2024	Income	Expenditure	31 May 2025
	£	£	£	£
Restricted Funds	740	31,042	(31,042)	740
	════	════	════	════
	At			At
	1 June 2023	Income	Expenditure	31 May 2024
	£	£	£	£
Restricted Funds	740	31,157	31,157)	740

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