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REGISTERED NUMBER: 11976831 (England and Wales)













Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

for

Ombudsman Association

Ombudsman Association (Registered number: 11976831)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 3


Ombudsman Association

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024







DIRECTORS: R A Blakeway
D A Galligan
J R Munton
W Fennell
M Kelly
R J Marsh
M L Hughes





REGISTERED OFFICE: Upper Ground Floor
18, Farnham Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4XA





REGISTERED NUMBER: 11976831 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Bennewith 2018 Limited (Statutory Auditors)
Upper Ground Floor
18 Farnham Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4XA

Ombudsman Association (Registered number: 11976831)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2024

31.3.24 31.3.23
Notes £    £   
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 5 30,491 73,382
Cash at bank 253,864 194,411
284,355 267,793
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 6 100,579 100,449
NET CURRENT ASSETS 183,776 167,344
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 183,776 167,344

RESERVES
Income and expenditure account 183,776 167,344
183,776 167,344

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





R A Blakeway - Director


Ombudsman Association (Registered number: 11976831)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Ombudsman Association is a private company, limited by guarantee , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover
Turnover represents subscriptions receivable and conference income, net of VAT.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Website development is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of three years.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Going concern
The directors have reviewed the resources available to the company and have concluded that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 1 (2023 - 1 ) .

Ombudsman Association (Registered number: 11976831)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Other
intangible
assets
£   
COST
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 72,230
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 72,230
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 -
At 31 March 2023 -

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Trade debtors 19,894 50,190
Other debtors 10,597 23,192
30,491 73,382

6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Trade creditors 894 20,927
Taxation and social security 41,505 14,158
Other creditors 58,180 65,364
100,579 100,449

7. DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

The Report of the Auditors was unqualified.

A J Bennewith FCA, FCPA, FFA, FFTA, FIPA, DChA, FRSA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Bennewith 2018 Limited (Statutory Auditors)

8. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

At the year end, there was a commitments in the region of £58,600 relating to expenditure for the conference held in June 2024 ( 31 March 2023: £33,100).