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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07678748 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1142732














REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

FOR

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023










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Report of the Trustees 1 to 6

Independent Examiner's Report 7

Statement of Financial Activities 8

Balance Sheet 9 to 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 19

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 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 August 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
ProgressAbility.org (also known as A4S) was launched in September 2011. The main activity of the charity is running the A4S project, which offers outdoor skills development activities to fulfil the charitable objects of ProgressAbility.org, which are:



To provide and assist in the provision of training, mentoring and counselling for those of all ages and
backgrounds and current or future leaders within the UK and abroad and, in doing so, assist them in growing
to full maturity as individuals and as members of society, within a framework of strong moral/British values.



To provide and assist in the provision of sports and other facilities and leisure time occupation of the
inhabitants of urban and rural areas within the UK and abroad who have need of such facilities by reason of
their social and economic circumstances and for the advancement of health and wellbeing, within a framework
of strong moral/British values.


The aim of A4S is to change the lives of young people through positive personalised learning experiences - "to help transform and improve the lives of young people who are struggling, or have struggled in life so far, whether it be academically, socially or economically. We aim to promote a sense of well being and purpose, so they feel they are better equipped to progress, move on and start to lead a fulfilling life." (Mission Statement in the Staff Handbook).

The project achieves this by providing experiential learning activities that engage and inspire young people to build their self-esteem, confidence, skills and qualifications to make progress in education, training or employment.

Within the framework of today's mainstream, secondary education system, a recurring pattern of under-performance consistently manifests itself amongst 10-15% of young people. In such situations, this disengaged and disaffected group can get lost in the system or can disengage to the point of exclusion and result in social marginalisation. In these circumstances and for primary school aged children, the ethos of A4S remains to try and find a way of engaging young people using personal, social and educational skills development programmes. The aim is to find a spark from which to re-ignite a passion in learning and in finding a positive progression route to training, college or work.

Our ethos strongly advocates the need for a parallel provision of experiential learning activities that play direct to the strengths of those young people aged 8 - 18, who are experiencing difficulties achieving in the traditional classroom setting. These young people may better achieve their potential for learning by using our purpose built centre and by utilising the outdoors. Learning in these settings can lessen the immediate pressure of the classroom for those young people who are experiencing difficulties and can also take them away from peer pressure that might be taking them towards negative behaviours. We have often worked with gifted young individuals who find themselves unable to pull away from a (self)-destructive peer group, within which achieving and succeeding are considered uncool.


PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023


OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Significant activities
In term time we work with young people referred from schools and complementary education centres, as well as social services. The term-time sessions are typically 6 hours, including the collection and return of the student in one of our vehicles, and are run by qualified and experienced coaches on a 1:1 or 1:2 bases and customised to the needs of each individual. Coaches write daily reports on each student containing information on their work, progress and any issues. We perform personal development Reviews for all students to monitor their progress more formally and help identify further specific needs to work with them on. These are both extremely valuable to referrers and others involves with the young people.

In school holiday time we run more 'fun' skills and techniques based activity sessions. The holiday activities include a range of events; taster session; days for small groups and family days

The activities available to students include, but are not restricted to, Angling, Estate Maintenance, Aquarium Maintenance, Cooking, Arts and Crafts, Nature Activities and walks, Carpentry skills, Budgeting and Finance, Healthy living and Employability skills. We also support students in learning life skills to prepare them for adulthood.

ProgressAbility.Org is accredited as a Gateway Qualification centre and offers accredited qualifications to students which enable them to progress within school or colleges or into employment or apprenticeships. The qualifications we run include a wide range of different Gateway qualifications, run over a few weeks to an academic year.

General Qualifications
Gateway Qualifications, Level E3, Awards in Preparation for Employment (QCF) (6 credits) or Certificate in Preparation for Employment (15 credits).
Gateway Qualifications, Level 1, Improving Own Learning and Performance (QCF) (2 credits)

Various units of the qualification below can be chose by the student plus a selection of mandatory units.
Gateway Qualifications, Level 1, Award in Peer Mentoring (QCF) (4 credits)
Gateway Qualifications, Level E3, Award in Progression (3+ credits) or Certificate in Progression (QCF) (15+ credits)
Gateway Qualifications, Level 1, Award in Progression (10-15 credits) (6+ credits) or Certificate in Progression (QCF) (25-30 sessions) (21+ credits)
Gateway Qualifications, Level 1, Certificate in Employability Skills (QCF) (13+ credits)
Gateway Qualifications, Level 2, Award in Health and Care (9 credits)

Angling
Gateway Qualifications, Level E3, Award in Progression (QCF) (6 credits).
This comprises of 2 units: The Angling Environmental (3 credits) and Developing Angling Skills (3 credits)

Aquarium Systems
OATA Certificate (Ornamental Aquatics Trade Association) units include: Water quality, Filtration, Fish biology and Fish health.
OATA Advanced Diploma (Ornamental Aquatics Trade Association) (City and Guilds)

Arts and Crafts
Gateway Qualification, Level 1, Award in Skills for Art and Design (Arts and Crafts) (7 credits)

Indoor and Outdoor cooking
Gateway Qualification, Level E3, Basic Cooking (QCF) (2 credits)

Carpentry
Gateway Qualification, Level 1, Award in Skills for Construction (QCF) (6 credits)

Public benefit
The trustees have regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in section 4 of the Charities Act.


PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023


ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
During the year we provided a total of 1,428 individual sessions to 66 young people.The number of students and session run have increase from last academic year which is due to the increased number of coaches we now have available.

We continue to work with a large number of referrers and are keen to focus on students with more difficult needs.
We continue to receive a number of new referrers which have used our services this year.
We are working on a 1:1 basis with more student due to their individual needs. Around 95% or students attending are on a 1:1 basis which has reduced the overall number of students we are able to support.

The overall number of sessions we have run this year has increased to 1,428 from 907 last year. This continues to show the increasing need for our provision and our slow but steady growth.

We had a number of students that ended the year achieving qualifications. These included:
Gateway Qualifications, Level 2, Award in Health and Care (9 credits)
Gateway Qualifications, Level 1, Improving own Learning and Performance (3 credits)

Alongside qualification, all students that attended Progressability.org gained important and practical life skills and development opportunities which will support their life and future prospects.

We continue to expand the activities we offer to our students so that we can offer our provision to more disadvantaged children and young people and engage them in learning in line with their interests. We also continue to work with young children that are of primary school age 8-11 years for our early intervention project. To further increase our offering and diversity to the community, this academic year we have introduced a Positive Steps programme which is predominantly designed, but not exclusive to female student with qualified dedicated female coaches. Which has proven successful over the last 12 months.

We continue to work with EVC Uganda and provide financial support to their work which is delivering education to some of the poorest young people in the world. Staff sponsor one of their students.

These achievements were due to the hard work, dedication and expertise of the management team and staff, and to the support of our funders. We want to thank all members of staff and acknowledge the contributions of those that have left us during the year whilst welcoming those that have joined us. We have continued to build the capability and sustainability of the organisation through the recruitment of new staff and development of individual members of staff.

FINANCIAL REVIEW
Principal funding sources
We record our appreciation and gratitude to the following organisations that provide funding to support the work of ProgressAbility.Org during the last financial year:

BL Robinson CT
John and Susan Bowers fund
Helen Hamlyn
The Doreen Hood CT
Smile for a Child
St John's Hospital Trust
Trees of David
The John and Ruth Howard Trust
Dr Nixon
Wixamtree Trust
CDS Action
The Trueman Trust
House of Industry
Souter CT
Gale Family Trust
The Blunt Trust
Strangward Trust
St James Place
The Woodroffe Benton Foundation
Blunham Angling club


PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023


FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
The Trustees intend to ensure that reserves are maintained at a level that would ultimately cover the loss or decline of long term income of the charity, reviewable at least once a year. The current figure for this is £55,000 (available without the sale of fixed assets). This would be used for staff salaries as well as the short term overheads and building clearance. We remain short of this figure however we are aware of this and continually work towards increasing our reserves. We also currently have a bank overdraft facility of £20,000 which is available from Natwest Bank to cover any short term cash flow deficits.

Total funds at the end of the year amounted to £72,977 (2022: £94,726) of which £68,197 (2022: £40,780) is unrestricted and £4,780 (2022 £53,946) is restricted. Of the £68,197 (2022: £40,780) unrestricted funds £30,174 (2022: £31,961) would only be realisable on the disposal of tangible fixed assets at their current net book value.

Going concern
The Trustees have indicated an uncertainty around the amount of grants that will be available and received during the next financial year. We continue to address this uncertainty by having a dedicated fundraiser who will target grants depending on the need of the charity at the time. This has proven successful in previous years and although uncertain we are confident that the funds will again be available to mainstream charities.

Material uncertainties continue to exist around ongoing referral income. Services for September are not confirmed until late in the academic year (June - July) or even the beginning of the new one (September), creating this uncertainty. We continue to mitigate this by ensuring that our relationships with our key referrers stays strong and adaptable to their student's needs. We have a marketing plan in place to attract potential new referrers which continues to be successful. Are fundraising activities continue to target areas where we require support either for new projects of to maintain existing ones. We also continue to diversify and adapt our project taking on board both student and referrer feedback. We have increased our geographical area allowing us to offer our services to student that would normal be out of reach for our coaches. We have also incorporated a Positive steps programme, designed for female students, to help us reach this area of the community. These areas, linked with the ever-increasing demand for alternative provisions, like ours, for students, and an increased coaching staff level, helps us to be confident that this will not impact us over the next financial year.

As of September 2023 we had again received a high number of referrals and are fully operational supporting the local community as well as students from further afield.

The trustees are therefore confident that strategies are in place to justify their opinion that the charity is able to continue as a going concern.

FUTURE PLANS
Growth will continue to be made by increasing the number of coaches we have available alongside diversifying our offering to referrers as well as offering new projects. We are also looking to further increase our coaching staff in the next academic year, by a total of two, one for A4S project and the other for the Positive steps project. This will increase our overall capacity and allow us to increase the number of students we can support each week.

We are looking to increase the qualifications we offer to include functional skill and a range of further Gateway Qualifications to enable more students to complete a qualification whilst they are with us.
We are confident of securing our own lake in the next academic year. This will support the charity further and open other possibilities for our students, giving them a safe space to learn and engage with us.

We continue to look to branch further into other areas to enable us to offer our services to students that would normally be out of reach, however ongoing premises costs in these areas are blockers to this possibility, to which we are looking to secure the relevant funding for.

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.


PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023


STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Recruitment, appointment and induction of new trustees
The charity requires a minimum number of three trustees who are required to retire by rotation every three years subject to the quorum being retained. Trustees can be re-elected, and new trustees appointed, at trustee meetings based on the majority vote of all trustees present. We advertise for new trustees using local community voluntary service as well as word of mouth and recommendations of an existing trustee. New trustees are provided with a trustee induction pack and a briefing on their specific roles and responsibilities as trustees. Trustees confirm and sign a form on trustee eligibility annually at the AGM.

Organisational structure
The charity's operations are controlled from, and its records and accounts maintained in, its office in Barkers Lane, Bedford.

The trustees hold monthly working meetings as well as the formal quarterly meetings to consider all aspects of the charity's activities and to monitor progress against the charity's plans. Trustees also ensure that required policies and procedures are in place.

The trustees delegate day to day running of the charity to a management team, comprising of a full time Operations Manager, a full time Project and Coach Support Manager and a Part time HR and Safeguarding Manager. The charity outsources maintenance of its IT infrastructure to JustComputers in Kempston.

The Operations Manager reports weekly to the trustees keeping them up to date with current activities and issues occurring.

Monthly management meetings are held to co-ordinate the day to day activities of the charity. These are attended by the Chair of Trustees and the Officers. Activities are delivered by qualified coaches under the supervision of the Project Manager and the Coaches Team Leader. Annual workshops are held with advisers and staff to consider the future direction, priorities and actions to develop the work of the charity. Three training days are held per year, attended by all staff, with trustees and advisers invited to attend.

The trustees have established an Education Committee, including the main referrers that we work with, to advise the trustees and staff on the educational needs of the young people we work with and future developments. This meets regularly every term and is providing valuable input to trustees decisions on the future direction and priorities of the charity.

Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risk to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Risk assessments are in place for all activities delivered by the charity.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
07678748 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number
1142732

Registered office
129A Barkers Lane
Bedford
MK41 9RX

Trustees
B C Burke
J Allen
C E Matthews (resigned 23.1.24)
P Layton
M Boness (appointed 25.4.23)
S Crosbie (appointed 18.7.23)


PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023


REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Independent Examiner
Catherine Brown FCA
Wright Connections Limited
Bedford I-Lab
Priory Business Park
Stannard Way
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 3RZ

Bankers
National Westminster Bank
81 High Street
Bedford
MK40 1ND

Operations Manager
Graham Wilson

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 12 March 2024 and signed on its behalf by:





B C Burke - Trustee

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
PROGRESSABILITY.ORG


Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Progressability.Org ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.








Catherine Brown FCA
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Wright Connections Limited
Bedford I-Lab
Priory Business Park
Stannard Way
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 3RZ

12 March 2024

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

31.8.23 31.8.22
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £    £    £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 2 28,010 - 28,010 25,082

Charitable activities 5
Skills development 312,076 31,450 343,526 298,768

Other trading activities 3 - - - 436
Investment income 4 316 - 316 26
Other income 6 400 - 400 154
Total 340,802 31,450 372,252 324,466

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 8,999 - 8,999 25,094

Charitable activities 7
Skills development 315,893 69,109 385,002 306,592
Total 324,892 69,109 394,001 331,686

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 15,910 (37,659 ) (21,749 ) (7,220 )
Transfers between funds 16 11,507 (11,507 ) - -
Net movement in funds 27,417 (49,166 ) (21,749 ) (7,220 )

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 40,780 53,946 94,726 101,946

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 68,197 4,780 72,977 94,726

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

BALANCE SHEET
31 AUGUST 2023

31.8.23 31.8.22
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds funds funds
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 13 30,174 - 30,174 31,961

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 14 4,308 - 4,308 4,304
Cash at bank and in hand 56,240 4,780 61,020 74,893
60,548 4,780 65,328 79,197

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 15 (22,525 ) - (22,525 ) (16,432 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS 38,023 4,780 42,803 62,765

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 68,197 4,780 72,977 94,726

NET ASSETS 68,197 4,780 72,977 94,726
FUNDS 16
Unrestricted funds 68,197 40,780
Restricted funds 4,780 53,946
TOTAL FUNDS 72,977 94,726

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2023.


The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.


The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a)ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.


PROGRESSABILITY.ORG (REGISTERED NUMBER: 07678748)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
31 AUGUST 2023

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 12 March 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





B C Burke - Trustee

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 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.

Whilst the nature of operations gives rise to material uncertainties regarding funding from one academic year to the next and continued grant funding the trustees believe they have adopted strategies to mitigate these uncertainties. The financial statements are therefore prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

General information
The charity is a private limited company (incorporated in England and Wales) limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The charity's operations are controlled from, and its records and accounts maintained in, its registered office in 129A Barkers Lane, Bedford.

The nature of the charity's operations and principal activities are described in the Report of the Trustees.

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.

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in
writing.

Income from grants is recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after any performance
conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Where grants are payable in more than one year income is only recognised in the year to which it relates. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.

Grants received from both central and local government are recognised at fair value on an accrual model once entitlement has been established.

Income from sessional fees is recognised when the responsibility to provide those sessions has been fulfilled.

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
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.


Improvements to property - 25% on cost
Plant and machinery - 25% on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on cost

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

PROGRESSABILITY.ORG

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023


1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible fixed assets

Assets whose purchase costs exceeds £250 are capitalised which includes those bought for specific projects. Where assets are acquired with grant funding they are depreciated on a straight line basis over the same period as the grant monies cover.

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.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company makes contributions to employees' defined contribution pension plans. These are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Donated goods and services
Donated goods services are recognised in income at their fair value only when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item.


Debtors and creditors receivable/payable within 1 year
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

Judgements
No judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have been made in the process of applying the above accounting policies.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Donations 2,826 2,948
Grants 25,184 22,134
28,010 25,082


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3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Sundry sales - 436

4. INVESTMENT INCOME
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Bank interest received 316 26

5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
31.8.23 31.8.22
Activity £    £   
Course and session fees Skills development 312,076 203,339
Grants for specific educational
projects


Skills development

31,450

95,429
343,526 298,768

6. OTHER INCOME
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Gain on sale of tangible fixed assets 400 -
Covid SSP grant - 154
400 154

7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Support
Direct costs (see
Costs note 8) Totals
£    £    £   
Skills development 381,358 3,644 385,002

8. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
£   
Skills development 3,644

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9. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

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

31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Independent Examiner's fee 1,200 1,080
Independent Examiner's other 2,444 3,396
Depreciation - owned assets 19,294 20,036
Other operating leases 3,260 5,515
Surplus/(deficit) on disposal of fixed assets (400 ) 300
Payments to defined contribution pension schemes 8,632 6,185

10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

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


Trustees' expenses

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


11. STAFF COSTS
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Wages and salaries 255,765 190,285
Social security costs 16,816 9,466
Other pension costs 8,632 6,185
281,213 205,936

A total of £Nil (2022: £154) was claimed in Covid SSP grants.

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

31.8.23 31.8.22
Angling4Success 10 10
Administration 3 3
13 13

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

Total a remuneration paid to key management for the year ended 31 August 2023 amounted to £86,920 (2022 £80,540).


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12. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£    £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 25,082 - 25,082

Charitable activities
Skills development 203,339 95,429 298,768

Other trading activities 436 - 436
Investment income 26 - 26
Other income 154 - 154
Total 229,037 95,429 324,466

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 25,094 - 25,094

Charitable activities
Skills development 228,406 78,186 306,592
Total 253,500 78,186 331,686

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (24,463 ) 17,243 (7,220 )
Transfers between funds 28,165 (28,165 ) -
Net movement in funds 3,702 (10,922 ) (7,220 )

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 37,078 64,868 101,946

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 40,780 53,946 94,726


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13. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements
to Plant and Motor
property machinery vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 September 2022 30,677 10,377 71,249 112,303
Additions - 11,507 6,000 17,507
Disposals - - (7,364 ) (7,364 )
At 31 August 2023 30,677 21,884 69,885 122,446
DEPRECIATION
At 1 September 2022 26,891 9,807 43,644 80,342
Charge for year 1,572 2,699 15,023 19,294
Eliminated on disposal - - (7,364 ) (7,364 )
At 31 August 2023 28,463 12,506 51,303 92,272
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2023 2,214 9,378 18,582 30,174
At 31 August 2022 3,786 570 27,605 31,961

14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Trade debtors - 220
Other debtors 1,000 1,000
Prepayments 3,308 3,084
4,308 4,304

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.8.23 31.8.22
£    £   
Trade creditors 13,853 7,905
Social security and other taxes 3,240 3,014
Other creditors 1,532 1,223
Accrued expenses 3,900 4,290
22,525 16,432


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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.9.22 in funds funds 31.8.23
£    £    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 40,780 15,910 11,507 68,197

Restricted funds
Angling activities 3,949 4,571 (8,520 ) -
Asset purchase and maintenance 5,000 (40 ) (2,987 ) 1,973
Milton Keynes youth projects 33,544 (33,544 ) - -
PPE Equipment 3,015 (208 ) - 2,807
Positive steps programme 8,438 (8,438 ) - -
53,946 (37,659 ) (11,507 ) 4,780
TOTAL FUNDS 94,726 (21,749 ) - 72,977

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

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 340,802 (324,892 ) 15,910

Restricted funds
Angling activities 8,500 (3,929 ) 4,571
Asset purchase and maintenance - (40 ) (40 )
Milton Keynes youth projects 3,000 (36,544 ) (33,544 )
PPE Equipment - (208 ) (208 )
Positive steps programme 19,950 (28,388 ) (8,438 )
31,450 (69,109 ) (37,659 )
TOTAL FUNDS 372,252 (394,001 ) (21,749 )


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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.9.21 in funds funds 31.8.22
£    £    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 37,078 (24,463 ) 28,165 40,780

Restricted funds
Angling activities 5,599 (1,650 ) - 3,949
Specific project delivery 3,424 (3,424 ) - -
Uganda child sponsorship 44 (44 ) - -
Asset purchase and maintenance 20,456 4,754 (20,210 ) 5,000
Milton Keynes youth projects 20,310 21,189 (7,955 ) 33,544
PPE Equipment 535 2,480 - 3,015
Positive steps programme 14,500 (6,062 ) - 8,438
64,868 17,243 (28,165 ) 53,946
TOTAL FUNDS 101,946 (7,220 ) - 94,726

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 229,037 (253,500 ) (24,463 )

Restricted funds
Angling activities - (1,650 ) (1,650 )
Specific project delivery - (3,424 ) (3,424 )
Uganda child sponsorship - (44 ) (44 )
Asset purchase and maintenance 5,000 (246 ) 4,754
Milton Keynes youth projects 73,722 (52,533 ) 21,189
PPE Equipment 3,000 (520 ) 2,480
Positive steps programme 13,707 (19,769 ) (6,062 )
95,429 (78,186 ) 17,243
TOTAL FUNDS 324,466 (331,686 ) (7,220 )

The individual restricted funds have been set up to ensure that expenditure against grants given for restricted purposes can be monitored and recorded in accordance with any conditions imposed by the donor(s). The name of the funds are descriptive of the restrictions imposed by the donor.

Transfers between funds

The transfers from restricted funds to general funds are done when the conditions of the restricted grants have been met and/or there is no obligation to repay any surplus monies back.

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17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2023.