SOCIAL ARTS FOR EDUCATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1. General Information
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Charity for SOCIAL ARTS FOR EDUCATION is a Charitable Company (Limited by Guarantee) registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The registered office is GROUND FLOOR, 253 ELTHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE9 1TY.
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2. Accounting Policies
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2.1 Accounting PoliciesThe principal accounting policies adopted by the Charity, which is a public benefit entity, in the preparation of the accounts are as follows.
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2.2 Basis of preparation
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of charitable properties and fixed asset investments and investment properties at valuation.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with “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) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
These accounts are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest pound.
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2.3 Going concern
The Trustees have prepared financial projections, taking into consideration the current economic conditions and have, at the time of approving these accounts, a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
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3. Income from Donations and Legacies
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| Analysis |
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
| Donations |
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674 |
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674 |
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758 |
| Other Income |
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12,957 |
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12,957 |
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- |
| Total |
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13,631 |
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13,631 |
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758 |
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4. Income from Other Trading Activities
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| Analysis |
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
| Fees |
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868,637 |
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868,637 |
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832,623 |
| Total |
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868,637 |
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868,637 |
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832,623 |
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5. Income from Investments
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| Analysis |
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
| Deposit account interest |
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1,111 |
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1,111 |
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1,426 |
| Total |
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1,111 |
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1,111 |
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1,426 |
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6. Expenditure on Raising Funds
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| Analysis |
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
| Materials & Resources |
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20,023 |
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20,023 |
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13,627 |
| Trustees' salaries |
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108,690 |
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108,690 |
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111,072 |
| Trustees' social security |
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14,772 |
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14,772 |
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12,682 |
| Trustees' pensions paid |
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1,882 |
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1,882 |
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1,842 |
| Wages |
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408,813 |
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408,813 |
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375,176 |
| Social security |
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38,226 |
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38,226 |
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33,393 |
| Pensions |
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9,900 |
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9,900 |
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10,693 |
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Total
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602,306
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602,306
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558,485
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7. Expenditure on Charitable Activities
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| Analysis |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
| Charitable Donations |
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198 |
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Total
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198
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| Analysis |
Total funds 2025 |
Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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Support Costs
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| Rates and water |
2,613 |
710 |
| Insurance |
8,461 |
7,228 |
| Utilities & Telephone |
11,485 |
9,292 |
| Postage and stationery |
593 |
1,255 |
| Subscriptions |
1,517 |
1,024 |
| Safeguarding |
4,573 |
1,394 |
| Training |
5,500 |
7,914 |
| Staff Welfare |
1,508 |
2,394 |
| Computer software |
1,822 |
1,181 |
| Subcontractor |
3,042 |
21,506 |
| Bank charges |
281 |
312 |
| Motor & travel |
9,882 |
8,925 |
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Governance Costs
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| Accountancy and legal fees |
4,805 |
6,516 |
| Legal and professional fees |
41,275 |
11,679 |
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97,357 |
81,330 |
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| Analysis |
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Unrestricted funds |
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Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
| Exams |
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3,450 |
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3,450 |
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2,294 |
| Health & Safety |
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1,447 |
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1,447 |
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1,264 |
| Send |
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55,624 |
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55,624 |
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37,038 |
| Rent |
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60,534 |
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60,534 |
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44,030 |
| Premises expenses |
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20,014 |
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20,014 |
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16,456 |
| Entertainment |
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1,509 |
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1,509 |
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1,512 |
| Fixtures & fittings - Depreciation Charge for the Year |
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268 |
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268 |
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268 |
| Computer equipment - Depreciation Charge for the Year |
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1,138 |
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1,138 |
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1,606 |
| Total |
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143,984 |
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143,984 |
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104,468 |
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10. Employee’s Emoluments
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10.1 Staff Costs
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This year £
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Last year £
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Salaries and wages
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518016 |
488236 |
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Social security costs
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52998 |
46075 |
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Pension costs
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11782 |
12535 |
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Other employee benefits
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0 |
0 |
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Total staff costs
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582796 |
546846 |
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Band
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Number of employees
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This year
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Last year
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£60,000 to £69,999
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2 |
2 |
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10.2 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees)
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11. Tangible Fixed Assets
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Fixtures & fittings |
Computer equipment |
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£ |
£ |
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| At 01 January 2025 |
2,370 |
7,112 |
| Additions |
- |
- |
| Disposals |
- |
- |
| Revaluations |
- |
- |
| Transfers |
- |
- |
| At 31 December 2025 |
2,370 |
7,112 |
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11.2 Depreciation and impairments
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| At 01 January 2025 |
2,102 |
4,261 |
| Charge for the year |
268 |
1,138 |
| Disposals |
- |
- |
| Revaluations |
- |
- |
| Transfers |
- |
- |
| At 31 December 2025 |
2,370 |
5,399 |
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| At 01 January 2025 |
268 |
2,851 |
| At 31 December 2025 |
- |
1,713 |
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12. Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year
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| Analysis of Debtors |
Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
| Other Debtors |
- |
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27,892 |
| Trade debtors |
53,052 |
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3,391 |
| Total |
53,052 |
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31,283 |
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13. Cash at bank and in hand
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| Analysis |
Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
| VAT FUNDS |
84,596 |
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- |
| Bank account no. 1 |
309,082 |
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297,928 |
| Bank account no. 2 |
100,000 |
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100,000 |
| Cash in hand |
329 |
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328 |
| Total |
494,007 |
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398,256 |
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14. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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| Analysis of Creditors |
Total funds 2025 |
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Total funds 2024 |
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£ |
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£ |
| VAT |
88,445 |
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- |
| Social security and other tax |
13,589 |
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24,811 |
| Nest |
2,266 |
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2,498 |
| Accrued expenses |
3,350 |
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3,958 |
| Total |
107,650 |
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31,267 |
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15.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period
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| Fund names |
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Fund balances brought forward |
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Income |
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Expenditure |
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Fund balances carried forward |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
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Unrestricted funds
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| Total |
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401,390 |
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883,379 |
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843,648 |
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441,121 |
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15.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period
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| Fund names |
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Fund balances brought forward |
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Income |
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Expenditure |
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Fund balances carried forward |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
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£ |
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Unrestricted funds
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| Total |
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311,064 |
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834,807 |
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744,481 |
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401,390 |
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16. Transactions with trustees and related parties
16.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits
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This year the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits.
| Name of trustee |
Legal authority (eg order, governing document) |
Amounts paid or benefit value |
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Remuneration
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Pension contribution
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Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia
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Other
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TOTAL
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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| Ruth McWeeney |
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62723 |
1882 |
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64605 |
| Lisa King |
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45967 |
0 |
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45967 |
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-
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-
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Last year the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits.
| Name of trustee |
Legal authority (eg order, governing document) |
Amounts paid or benefit value |
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Remuneration
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Pension contribution
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Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia
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Other
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TOTAL
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£
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£
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£
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£
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| Ruth McWeeney |
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61404 |
1842 |
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63246 |
| Lisa King |
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49688 |
0 |
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49688 |
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-
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17. Average Number of Employees
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This year £
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Last year £
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15 |
18 |
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Total
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15 |
18 |
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Average number of employees during this year : 15 and last year : 18
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