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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04479074
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1099941














Trustees' Report and

Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

for

Formby Pool Trust

Formby Pool Trust






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023




Page

Reference and Administrative Details 1

Trustees' Report 2 to 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 5 to 7

Statement of Financial Activities 8

Balance Sheet 9

Cash Flow Statement 10

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 20

Formby Pool Trust

Reference and Administrative Details
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023



TRUSTEES D Edwards
D Wilson
D V Pugh (resigned 14.4.22)
C M Page
R Dawson
S Crean
N S Killen (resigned 7.11.22)
J C Scorgie
M Williams (resigned 26.9.22)
P Adams (appointed 7.11.22)
C H Bull (appointed 7.11.22)
H G Davies (appointed 7.11.22)


COMPANY SECRETARY R Dawson


REGISTERED OFFICE Elbow Lane
Formby
Merseyside
L37 4AB


REGISTERED COMPANY
NUMBER
04479074


REGISTERED CHARITY
NUMBER
1099941


AUDITORS Advance Audit Limited
Statutory Auditor
71/73 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0PR

Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)

Trustees' Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023


The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
Formby Pool Trust provides a swimming pool, fitness facility and café in a park setting. We aim to be at the heart of the community promoting the health, wellbeing and welfare of local people through the work we do. The Trust works in partnership with Formby Land Trust as owners of the land and building and Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council which commissions services.

The trust has 6 strategic objectives:

==> Being at the heart of the Formby Community
==> Delivering a first-class service, being the best that we can be.
==> Being a good employer
==> Achieving optimal financial performance to allow future reinvestment
==> Developing our services and facilities to meet the needs of local people
==> Working towards environmental sustainability.

In 2021/22 the trustees reviewed their 5-year strategic plan and agreed a new 5-year strategy 2022-27. Consultation with members, staff, trustees and the local community helped shape the strategy. This strategy coincides with the second half of the current 10-year lease from Sefton Council.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
Significant achievements over the 2022/23 period have included:

==> Opening a three-studio group exercise facility in Chapel Lane, Formby village in June 2022. This increased weekly fitness classes from 82 to 95, improving health and wellbeing and contributing to economic regeneration of the village. This was only affordable as the refurbishment was done inhouse. This has resulted in a 40% increase in the number of fitness visits over the year.
==> Extension of the gym to double the previous size using the refurbished former fitness studio in January 2023 and refurbishment of fitness changing rooms.
==> A 21% increase in fitness membership to 2718 during the year.
==> Maintaining the popular swim school with nearly 1900 children weekly. The trust developed a combined level 1 and 2 course for swimming teachers to address a national shortage of swimming teachers. The quality has been enhanced through a new role of swim school supervisor.
==> Investment in developing staff, through a leadership development programme for senior managers and junior managers.
==> Providing opportunities for career progression and succession planning through new roles such as the swim school supervisor and studio supervisors.
==> Prudent financial management which resulted in a small deficit despite the considerable capital investment and increased energy costs during the year.

The success of the Trust over this year is due to the hard work, dedication and commitment of the management team and staff, with the leadership and support of trustees and partner organisations and the loyalty and commitment of members.


Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)

Trustees' Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial review and reserves
The trust aims to become financially sustainable and invests to save, when possible. Income has increased in all areas in the financial year. There were financial challenges during the year including planned investment in the Chapel Lane and gym extension and unplanned increases in energy. Prudent management resulted in a small deficit of £26,787 for this financial year.

The trust has invested to build financial resilience. The Trust has retained much of the government backed business continuity loan to enable it to maintain a stable and strong position moving into the coming year.

FUTURE PLANS
Membership of the organisation is growing rapidly following the investment in facilities and services. Future plans for the Trust include:

==> Maintaining the quality of the building, site and services whilst expanding the offer to members. Over the next year plans include refurbishment of significant areas of the building, including the pool changing village, pool side tiling and cafe. Some of this refurbishment will be funded by Sefton council as part of the lifecycle plan and pool closure during the refurbishment will impact on income.
==> Installation of an air source heat pump and additional solar panels with the help of Formby Land Trust to bring the organisation closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral.
==> Continuing to adapt to meeting the needs and demands arising from population changes.
==> Planning opportunities for development in response to changing needs. This will include a landscape plan, and potential onsite development.
==> Developing a 2023-27 investment strategy and starting discussions on a new lease from 2027.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Trustees
Dr Dympna Edwards Chairman
Mr David Wilson Vice Chairman
Mr Rod Dawson Trustee and Company Secretary
Cllr Catie Page Trustee and Sefton Council Representative
Mrs Sharon Crean Trustee and Formby Land Trust Representative
Mr Jamie Scorgie Trustee
Ms Pauline Adams Trustee
Mrs Katie Bull Trustee
Mrs Heather Davies Trustee

Trustees are appointed for a three-year period. One trustee stood down and three new trustees were recruited to the board at the last AGM. There is currently a vacancy for a Sefton Council officer Representative.

Decision making
The Board of Trustees has continued to meet bimonthly over the year by zoom and in person and has overall responsibility for the management of the business with clear oversight and a scheme of delegation. Regular performance reports are made to the board against the annual delivery plan and 5-year strategic plan. Performance is also reported to a partnership board and scrutinised on a six-monthly basis.

Financial transactions undergo independent checks by the trustees, particularly cash-flow, expenditure and income trends. Cheques are signed by one authorised signatory. The accounts and supporting records have been reviewed by the Trust's auditors.


Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)

Trustees' Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also the directors of Formby Pool Trust 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) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

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

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
-make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

-there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
-the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Advance Audit Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21 August 2023 and signed on its behalf by:





D Edwards - Trustee

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Formby Pool Trust

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Formby Pool Trust (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company 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 accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period 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.

Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information 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 determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies 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 prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Trustees' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Formby Pool Trust


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company 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 where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns 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 returns; or
- certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
- the trustees were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the trustees' Report.

Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company 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 internal control as the trustees determine 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 charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities 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 a Report of the Independent Auditors 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

- Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;
- Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations;
- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Formby Pool Trust


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company'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 state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' 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 charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Jennifer Tobin FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Advance Audit Limited
Statutory Auditor
71/73 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0PR

21 August 2023

Formby Pool Trust

Statement of Financial Activities
(Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account)
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

2023 2022
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
Notes £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 2 260,758 186,667

Charitable activities 4
Activities undertaken directly 1,827,672 1,423,911

Investment income 3 1,753 57
Total 2,090,183 1,610,635

EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities 5
Activities undertaken directly 2,116,970 1,616,401

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (26,787 ) (5,766 )


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 250,466 256,232

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 223,679 250,466

Formby Pool Trust (Registered number: 04479074)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2023

2023 2022
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 11 230,372 208,148

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 3,841 2,681
Debtors 13 99,365 39,003
Cash at bank and in hand 295,528 455,277
398,734 496,961

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 (222,484 ) (236,201 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS 176,250 260,760

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

406,622

468,908

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 15 (182,943 ) (218,442 )

NET ASSETS 223,679 250,466
FUNDS 18
Unrestricted funds 223,679 250,466
TOTAL FUNDS 223,679 250,466

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


The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21 August 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





D Edwards - Trustee





D Wilson - Trustee

Formby Pool Trust

Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 (24,433 ) 190,743
Interest paid (11,798 ) (8,782 )
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities (36,231 ) 181,961

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (107,006 ) (144,078 )
Interest received 1,753 57
Net cash used in investing activities (105,253 ) (144,021 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Loan repayments in year (59,870 ) (29,723 )
Capital repayments in year (8,385 ) (7,165 )
New borrowings in year 49,990 -
Net cash used in financing activities (18,265 ) (36,888 )

Change in cash and cash equivalents
in the reporting period

(159,749

)

1,052
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period

455,277

454,225
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the reporting period

295,528

455,277

Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per the Statement
of Financial Activities)

(26,787

)

(5,766

)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 84,782 93,424
Interest received (1,753 ) (57 )
Interest paid 11,798 8,782
Increase in stocks (1,160 ) (1,315 )
(Increase)/decrease in debtors (60,362 ) 2,551
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (30,951 ) 93,124
Net cash (used in)/provided by operations (24,433 ) 190,743


2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.4.22 Cash flow At 31.3.23
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 455,277 (159,749 ) 295,528
455,277 (159,749 ) 295,528

Debt
Finance leases (1,941 ) (41,605 ) (43,546 )
Debts falling due within 1 year (51,836 ) (2,012 ) (53,848 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (218,442 ) 61,882 (156,560 )
(272,219 ) 18,265 (253,954 )
Total 183,058 (141,484 ) 41,574

Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Company status
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Revenue support grants are accounted for as they become receivable.

Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received. A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.

Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Equipment - 50% on cost, 33% on cost and 25% on cost

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.


Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible fixed assets
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.

Financial Instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of the designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

The charity does not have any restricted funds.

Leases
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profits on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme ae charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.


Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Retirement benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

The trustees do not believe that there are any estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities.

Irrecoverable VAT
All VAT which can not be recovered due to partial exemption regulations is shown within the appropriate expenditure headings in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Going concern
The accounts show a net asset position at 31 March 2023. Management and the Board of trustees have reviewed the current performance and prepared forecasts alongside setting achievable budgets for the next 12 months.

The realisation of these forecasts may be affected by a number of factors outside their control affecting the charity and the UK economy. Management and the trustees are continuously assessing the impact of these factors on the charity and are reacting and adapting to ever changing working circumstances.

For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that would result from the basis of preparation being inappropriate.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Annual Fee Sefton MBC 260,758 186,667


Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

3. INVESTMENT INCOME
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank interest receivable 1,753 57

4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023 2022
Activity £    £   
Pool Income Activities undertaken directly 1,652,521 1,213,974
Car Park Income Activities undertaken directly 4,904 3,096
Goods for Resale Activities undertaken directly 28,412 25,726
Café and Events Activities undertaken directly 139,142 97,019
Grant income Activities undertaken directly - 83,336
Miscellaneous Income Activities undertaken directly 2,693 760
1,827,672 1,423,911

5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct Support
Costs (see costs (see
note 6) note 7) Totals
£    £    £   
Activities undertaken directly 2,096,672 20,298 2,116,970

6. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Staff costs 952,844 779,430
Freelance instructors 107,219 93,997
Rates and water 12,010 7,703
Insurance 89,107 51,128
Light and heat 217,579 75,640
Telephone 5,352 3,590
Postage and stationery 17,032 9,408
Advertising 14,910 9,235
Sundries 28,521 12,200
Repairs, Maintenance and Equipment 223,444 102,360
Equipment Rental 8,311 10,615
Chapel Lane costs 40,642 105,555
Cleaning 28,288 19,095
IT Support, Hardware and Software 51,653 43,844
Provisions 83,105 62,838
Recruitment and Training 17,504 7,520
Consultancy and Professional Fees 31,863 46,482
Finance Charges 44,881 30,417
Security 14,990 12,454
Rent 22,635 25,000
Depreciation 84,782 93,424
2,096,672 1,601,935


Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

7. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
£   
Activities undertaken directly 20,298

Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:

Governance costs
2023 2022
Activities
undertaken Total
directly activities
£    £   
Auditors' remuneration 8,500 5,684
Bank interest 11,798 8,782
20,298 14,466

8. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income / (expenditure) is stated after charging / (crediting):

2023 2022
£    £   
Auditors' remuneration 8,500 5,684
Depreciation 84,782 93,424

9. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.


Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.


10. STAFF COSTS
2023 2022
£    £   
Wages and salaries 891,469 730,808
Social security costs 47,846 36,802
Other pension costs 13,529 11,820
952,844 779,430

Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

10. STAFF COSTS - continued

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

2023 2022
Pool and Cafe 59 50
Maintenance 3 4
Admin 12 9
Management 7 7
81 70

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Equipment
£   
COST
At 1 April 2022 685,507
Additions 107,006
Disposals (30,970 )
At 31 March 2023 761,543
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2022 477,359
Charge for year 84,782
Eliminated on disposal (30,970 )
At 31 March 2023 531,171
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2023 230,372
At 31 March 2022 208,148

12. STOCKS
2023 2022
£    £   
Stocks 3,841 2,681

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors 20,342 27,763
VAT 3,950 -
Prepayments and accrued income 75,073 11,240
99,365 39,003


Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) 53,848 51,836
Hire purchase (see note 17) 17,163 1,941
Trade creditors 91,127 47,423
Social security and other taxes 9,570 12,856
VAT - 11,229
Other creditors 31,242 66,327
Accruals and deferred income 19,534 44,589
222,484 236,201

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 16) 156,560 218,442
Hire purchase (see note 17) 26,383 -
182,943 218,442

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2023 2022
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Bank loans 53,848 51,836
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 156,560 218,442

17. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase contracts
2023 2022
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 17,163 1,941
Between one and five years 26,383 -
43,546 1,941
Non-cancellable operating leases
2023 2022
£    £   
Within one year 1,220 1,220
Between one and five years 3,355 4,575
4,575 5,795

Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS









At 01.04.22


Net
movement in
funds
Capital
expenditure
paid out of
development
fund


Transfers
between
funds




At 31.03.23
£    £    £    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 226,042 (26,787 ) - - 199,255
Development fund 24,424 - - - 24,424
TOTAL FUNDS 256,232 (5,766 ) - - 250,466

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:


Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement in
funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 2,090,185 (2.116.972 ) (26,787 )
TOTAL FUNDS 2,090,185 (2,116,972 ) (26,787 )

Comparatives for movement in funds









At 01.04.21


Net
movement in
funds
Capital
expenditure
paid out of
development
fund


Transfers
between
funds




At 31.03.22
£    £    £    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 231,808 (5,766 ) - - 226,042
Development fund 24,424 - - - 24,424
TOTAL FUNDS 464,460 (208,228 ) - - 256,232

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:


Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement in
funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 1,610,635 (1,616,401 ) (5,766 )
TOTAL FUNDS 1,610,635 (1,616,401 ) (5,766 )

As part of the operating agreement between Formby Pool Trust, Formby Land Trust and Sefton MBC, a designated development fund was established.

From the year ended 31 March 2018 onwards, 50% of any surpluses generated by Formby Pool Trust are transferred to the Development Fund to be used for developments to the facilities or services as agreed by the partnership board.

Formby Pool Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Formby Pool Trust are part of a tri-party agreement together with Formby Land Trust and Sefton MBC to enable the operation of the leisure centre.

Formby Land Trust own the land and building within which Formby Pool Trust operates the leisure centre.

The land and building are leased under the terms of a lease contained within the Operating Agreement and there is a representative of Formby Land Trust on the Formby Pool Trust board of trustees. Rent totalling £5,000 was charged to profit and loss during the year covering the 5 years ending 31 March 2023 (2022: £25,000 covering the five years to 2022).

Sefton MBC provide Formby Pool Trust with an annual fee contribution towards the operation of the leisure centre. Sefton MBC provides a Sinking Fund which is accessed for LifeCycle maintenance and building requirements at the leisure centre. There are ordinarily two representatives of Sefton MBC on the Formby Pool Trust board of trustees.

During the 2017 year end the operating agreement was renewed with Sefton MBC and a new ten year lease was agreed and signed. The annual fee contribution has been agreed which provides a financial subsidy linked with RPI.

Formby Pool Trust received an Annual Fee contribution from Sefton MBC of £260,758 (2022: £186,667) under the terms of the Operating Agreement and £79,039 (2022: £27,489) was accessed in relation to LifeCycle works paid for out of the Sinking Fund. At the year end £15,340 (2022: £27,489) was due from Sefton Council in respect of LifeCycle works, as well as an additional £1,463 (2022: NIL) in relation to leisure centre memberships for employees of Sefton MBC.

Formby Pool Trust paid Sefton MBC £27,712 (2022: £12,925) for car park control, waste removal and security services and £11,950 (2022: £4,783) for general rates. At the year end an amount of £450 (2022: £202) was due to Sefton MBC in respect of the above recharges.

In an earlier year, Formby Pool Trust agreed to provide a contribution in relation to equipment to Formby Land Trust following completion of the extension during 2019/20. The total contribution was £60,000 of which £24,900 remains outstanding as at the year-end and falls payable within the 2023/24 financial year.