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HomePublicationsAnnual reportsCitizens Advice annual report 2007/2008Financial statements


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Financial statements

Statement of financial activities

Year ended 31 March 2008

Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account

UnrestrictedRestrictedTotalTotal

Note

BERR

Other

Designated

BERR

Other

2008

2007

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Incoming resources

Incoming resources from

generated funds:

  Voluntary Income

2

-

63

-

-

-

63

30

  Bank interest

166

204

-

51

34

455

446

Incoming resources from

charitable activities:

  Grants

3

21,314

24

162

13,015

7,171

41,686

42,863

  Trading activities

1,632

855

-

-

52

2,539

2,391

  Training and support

145

656

-

-

19

820

766

Other incoming resources

18

1

-

-

101

120

196

Total incoming resources

16

23,275

1,803

162

13,066

7,377

45,683

46,692

Resources expended

Charitable activities

  Strengthening network

9,951

442

85

484

428

11,390

14,657

  Delivering IT services

3,335

-

-

70

47

3,452

5,736

  Bureaux and other grants

5

381

-

-

18,408

3,614

22,403

11,953

  Developing our people

3,289

77

26

3

1,387

4,782

4,007

  Influencing policy

2,991

-

23

2

323

3,339

2,986

  Making information available

1,807

-

19

2

1,045

2,873

1,887

  Trading activities

304

889

2

-

14

1,209

1,287

Governance costs

8

309

-

-

-

-

309

278

Costs of generating funds

461

-

5

-

-

466

86

Total outgoing resources

6,7,16

22,828

1,408

160

18,969

6,858

50,223

42,877

Net (expenditure) / income

10

447

395

2

(5,903)

519

(4,540)

3,815

incorporating net (outgoing)/incoming resources

Transfers

175

(175)

-

Reconciliation of funds

Fund balance brought forward

16

707

2,017

152

6,029

2,805

11,710

7,895

Fund balance carried forward

16

1,154

2,587

154

126

3,149

7,170

11,710

The financial statements were approved by the Trustee Board and authorised for issue on 30 July 2008 and signed on their behalf by:                      

The Revd Hilary Watkins MBE
Chair

Jonathan Tross CB
Treasurer

Jonathan Tross treasurere

David Harker OBE
Chief Executive

Cash flow statement: Year ended 31 March 2008

20082007

Note

£'000

£'000

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating

activities

A

(7,047)

5,211

Returns on investments

Interest received

455

446

Capital expenditure and financial investment

Purchase of tangible fixed assets

(146)

(168)

Receipts from sales of fixed assets

-

-

Increase/(decrease) in cash

B

(6,738)

5,489

Notes to the cash flow statement

A. Reconciliation of net incoming resources to net cash inflow from operating activities

2008

2007

£'000

£'000

Net income

(4,540)

3,815

Depreciation charges

159

167

Disposal of fixed assets

-

-

Decrease in debtors

(541)

301

Increase/(decrease) in creditors

(1,759)

917

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

89

457

Bank interest receivable

(455)

(446)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from Operating Activities

(7,047)

5,211

B. Analysis of changes in cash during the year

As at

As at

31 March 2008

Movement

1 April 2007

£'000

£'000

£'000

Cash at bank and in hand

8,547

(6,738)

15,285

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