Background
Gifts from Fairies was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 18 January 2023 and became a registered charity on 27 June 2024 (Charity Registration Number: 1208853).
Continuity of Entity
The registration as a charity did not create a new legal entity. The company limited by guarantee remains the same legal body, but is now also subject to the statutory requirements and governance of the Charities Act 2011 in addition to the Companies Act 2006.
Accounting Treatment
The financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the entity remained the same throughout the reporting period. Results for the period prior to 27 June 2024 represent the company’s activities before it obtained charitable status, while results after this date represent its activities as a registered charity.
For this reporting year, the results represent both the pre-charity period (1 January 2024 – 26 June 2024) and the post-charity period (27 June 2024 – 31 December 2024).
Where income and expenditure have arisen evenly across the period, they have been apportioned on a straight-line basis. The trustees consider that this approach provides a fair representation of the results of the company before and after registration as a charity.
Impact on the Accounts
There is no change in the recognition or measurement of income, expenditure, assets or liabilities as a result of the change in legal status. The principal change is the format of financial reporting, which from the registration date is prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).