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Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
08487247 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 August 2022

End date: 31 July 2023

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

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Balance sheet

As at 31 July 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 7,806 8,139
Total fixed assets: 7,806 8,139
Current assets
Debtors: 4 2,177 6,030
Cash at bank and in hand: 14,864 9,481
Total current assets: 17,041 15,511
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 8,059 ) ( 6,274 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 8,982 9,237
Total assets less current liabilities: 16,788 17,376
Total net assets (liabilities): 16,788 17,376
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 16,788 17,376
Total members' funds: 16,788 17,376

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 July 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 23 April 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Dr Mary Calvert Maclachlan
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 14 13

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 August 2022 10,800 10,800
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 July 2023 10,800 10,800
Depreciation
At 1 August 2022 2,661 2,661
Charge for year 333 333
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 July 2023 2,994 2,994
Net book value
At 31 July 2023 7,806 7,806
At 31 July 2022 8,139 8,139

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

4. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 2,177 6,030
Total 2,177 6,030

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 July 2023

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 936 994
Taxation and social security 619
Accruals and deferred income 4,919
Other creditors 1,585 5,280
Total 8,059 6,274

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 08487247 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 July 2023

Company activities and impact

The company offers outdoor learning for primary aged children in a small urban woodland. It provides forest school leaders who offer outdoor learning in various settings as well as consultation and training for adult learners. The community that benefits are the people who live in Manchester, Stockport, Trafford and beyond. The company offers opportunities to connect to nature with compassionate communication which can be vital for those living in a big city.The company employs people from the local area and offers volunteering opportunities for a maximum of 18 people a year.The company offers a holiday club for over a hundred children each year.The company has strong links to local business, local authority, other primary & secondary schools, educational psychologists, local cemetery, and woodland conservation groups.

Consultation with stakeholders

No consultation with stakeholders

Directors' remuneration

The total amount paid to directors in remuneration for services provided was £26,004.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
12 April 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Dr Mary Calvert Maclachlan
Status: Director