[foundation-board] Open Knowledge Financial Accounts, year ending 31/05/2015 for your review

[Rufus Pollock]

On 15 September 2015 at 22:18, Tim Hubbard <
tim.hubbard at genomicsengland.co.uk> wrote:

> These look fine to me.
>
> Couple of queries:
>
> - Would be nice to know what SRV and KNW are which don’t seem to be
> defined (page 10).
>

Services "unit" and Knowledge "unit". We use to break work up by
org/business "unit"


> - I’m surprised the tax is so low compared to 2014 when much more was paid
> in tax on a considerably lower surplus.
>

Remember it will depend on where surplus comes from. Only surplus from
"commercial services" will be taxable.


> - 4 Staff Costs seems an orphan piece of data relative to everything
> else.  Its very different between 2014 and 2015, yet 'Direct Project costs’
>  (which it presumbaly is part of) has very similar numbers for 2014 and
> 2015.  I assume this is some structural change (moving people onto payroll
> where they were not before)?
>

Exactly. 2014-2015 is the tax year in which we either moved - or had just
moved - large numbers of people onto payroll.

Rufus


>
> Best wishes,
>
> Tim
>
> On 9 Sep 2015, at 20:36, Karin Christiansen <k.christiansen at party.coop>
> wrote:
>
> Folks, we do need to formally sign these audited accounts.  In the absence
> of a finance committee but frankly anyway, can everyone read them and
> response with a yes or no, which we will take as votes.
>
> Thanks
> Karin
>
> *From:* foundation-board [mailto:foundation-board-bounces at lists.okfn.org
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> *Sent:* 07 September 2015 15:26
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> *Cc:* Naomi Lillie <naomi.lillie at okfn.org>
> *Subject:* [foundation-board] Open Knowledge Financial Accounts, year
> ending 31/05/2015 for your review
>
> Dear Board Members,
>
> Please find attached the draft accounts for your review, prior to
> Wednesday's Board Meeting.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michelle
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