LEEDS DEC- GLOBAL LEARNING LEEDS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023-24 Leed Educating for a just and sustainable worfd Badge created by a Bramley St Peters pupil as part of Leeds DECS Agents of Change workshop
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR This year has been a good year for the centre with delivery and completion of several projects, development of new training and partnerships. Leeds DEC (Development Education Centre) was established, fully funded by Oxfarn, in the late1980s to raise awareness among teachers and learners around issues arising from the unequal 'development' in 'developing countries,. However, the term 'development' is problematic, holding the su99estion that there is one path to 'development' (often understood narrowly as economic development) and that a 'developed' destination is necessarily desirable. Also, the term 'development education, doesn't mean anything to most people and perhaps is suggestive to some of o 'problem over there,. So Leeds DEC is now renaming Itself as Global Learning Leeds. 'Global Learning, is more instantly understandable. Rather than suggestin9 that the focus is on a 'problem in 'developing countries, it focuses on learners, understanding of the complex and rapidly- changing world we live in. The name change is in line with our national network and other Global Learning centres across the country. The core staff working at Global Learning Leeds hos changed during the year. Hannah Langdana who, with Adam Ranson, has been at the heart of the or9anisation, has moved to another job. We would like to thank her for the enormous contribution she has made over her many years with us and are delighted thot we are not losing her completely os she is still able to work with us for one day a week. We are extremely lucky to be able to welcome Sarah Fishwick as her successor. Sarah has worked with us part-time for many years, and her prior knowledge of the organisation has enabled her to slip seamlessly into the new role. This annual report highlights the many different people from Leeds and beyond involved in and affected by the important work that Global Learning Leeds carries out. The success of this work has depended on the hard work of our staff and volunteers. The Trustees send many thanks to them, and to the other supportive partners who have worked with the Centre staff over the last year.
PROJECTS CLIMATE CURRICULUM FOR CLIMATE ACTION This Erasmus funded programme enabled partners in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Turkey to systematically ernbed teachin9 about Climate Change throughout their curriculum. It also enabled teachers in different year groups to audit schemes of work and plan new teaching activities covering agreed climate learning outcomes. The transnational team reviewed and adapted the Climate Curriculum which Global Learning Leeds created, to fit their national education contexts. The project culminated in a new updated primary phase Climato Curriculum Frameworl a guide on how to teach about climate change in a way that inspires hope and action, a toolkit with resources, and a website to disseminate to school networks in the 4 countries. 7 training and dissemination events were organised at St Matthews CE Primary, Beechwood Primaryi Shire Oak CE Primaryi Moor Allerton Hall Primaryi the national conference for the Consortium of DEC8 (CODEC) and the University of Leeds, to share the new resources. The project was completed in June 2023 and reached195 teachers across the 4 countries. Resources and versions of the climate curriculum Framework in German and Turkish are available on the project website htt tion orgl te CLIMATE CURRICULUM FOR CLIMATE ACTION FRAMEWORK PROGRESSIVE ANO AGE APPROPIIIA TE LEARNING OUTCOME5 TO EMBeD CLI¥A TE CHAMGE ACAPSS PRIMAA Y SCHOOL Erasmus+ CC4CA
ate on Ac CLIMATE ACTION LEEDS [_ Leeds This was the fourth year of a 5-year Lottery-funded project which aims to engage and join up communities and individuals across Leeds to deliver transformative change to address the climate emergency. Global Learning Leeds, role in this multi-agency project is to engage and enable Leeds schools to deliver a meaningful climate curriculum across school. Global Learning Leeds worked in partnership with volunteers at Fairtrade Leeds to run a Fairtrado and Climato Action school celebration in June 25 for12 schools, 19 teachers and 60 students plus 25 other guests. Tom Riordon, Chief Executive of Leeds City Council and Cllr Katie Dye, chair of Leeds, Climate Emergency Advisory Committee Party were the keynote speakers. Moor Allerton Hall primary school shared their creative climate curriculum work (picture below) and challenged schools to think about how much they were taught about the climate crisis. qiiq AIRRAD We were excited to welcome Adelle A asante - lived experience Storytreller and a Tribeswoman at Alricaniwa who led an engaging, interactive story telling of cocoa farmers in Ghana and poet and theologian Honnah Stone who wrote a poem entitled 'Deborah dances, about the experience. In March 2024, the centre worked in partnership with staff at Cardinal H88nan Catholic High School to run a Eeo-schools council conference for13 Secondary schools, reaching 19 teachers and 99 students and 9 other guests. The centre began planning for our Global Learning Awards for June 24
THE LINKING NETWORK * The Linking Network MY JEsf FR IMKES AE Bunting exchanged by linking classes on display The Linking Network is a national scheme to support schools and communities foster intercultural understanding and develop a positive, cohesive ethos across communities by helping children, young people and adults to explore identity, celebrate diversity, promote community and champion equality. This year the programme has brought together12 schools,16 classes and a link with 2 School Councils from demographically diverse schools in a year-long pro9ramme within the city, providing children the chance to broaden their perspectives about the lives of other people that they would not normally come into contact with. We have worked with Leeds Local Authority and Leeds Learning Alliance to promote the programme to more schools, including running a bite-size CPD for PHSCE teachers. '1 feeL excited to meet the children again!" pupil involved in Linking 'Lots of (the Linking) Lessons lend themselves to deeper discussions.. .such as the Love we have for our friends, the love I have for my pupils." Year 5 teacher, All Saints Richmond Hill Pupils from Valley View and All Saints Richmond Hill getting to know each other on a class visit.
SERVICES CPD AND TRAINING We were commissioned by the National College to create 4 CPD webinars: Climate Education in Citizenship Curriculum for Primary and Secondary and Climate Education in a High_ouality MFL Curriculum for Primary and Secondary. They are uploaded here tt tion Teach Climate Justice, a course funded by Oxfam and administered by Liverpool World centre, was delivered to15 people at Bishop Burton College. GLOBAL LEARNING LEEDS CLIMATE CURRICULUM CPD The centre ran one online Climate Curriculum training for teachers across the country, one blended training for teachers in Horsforth and 4 face to face courses, includin9 for senior leadership teams from across The Cooperative Academies Trust in Manchester in Autumn 23. We ran a full day climate curriculum training for Cumbria DEC (CDEC) for 20 schools across Cumbria who are being SUPPOrted by CDEC to embed the curriculum in their schools. As a consequence, CDEC has franchised the Climate Curriculum Course and online learning platform from Leeds DEC. Two f urther courses with delivered f or whole staff teams at Beechwood Primary School and Grimes Dyke Primary School. Inspiring whilst being realistic and responsive to the participants teacher at CDEC training (The climate curriculum is) "very comprehensive and a useful way of mapping into existing planning Josh Berry, Coop Academies (I've learnt to) 'look at climate change from other perspectives" te(7cher at training "Amazingl Sometimes I feel so alone doing this but that's been really inspiring. It's been brilliant."Alison Hooper, former Primary Headteacher and education consultant
NEW COURSES The centre developed a face-to-face Climate action and carbon literacy course for community and 3rd sector. The first part was which was delivered to participants at LS14 in June 23. The centre also created an online climate course for 6th forms which was delivered to students at Abbey Grange Academy in the autumn of 2025. We began negotiations with Notre Dame 6th Form College to trial the course with a group of their Lower Sixth. My values shape how I behave, really. Oi! Stay away from my chips! One of the images created for the online 6th form course WORKSHOPS The centre delivered 59 workshops enriching the curriculum, engaging pupils whatever their background and bringing dynamic new perspectives to over 1,170 primary and 1,236 secondary students in 13 schools. The centre adapted the 'Local People Global Stories, workshop {about stories of migration to Leeds) for a secondary audience and it has become the most popular workshop delivered (18 times). The second most popular workshop was 'Agents of Change, which enables pupils to learn about inspirational children and adults who have changed or are changing the world for the better. "Interactive, engaging session. Knowledgeable deLivery. Varied content, ChiLdren learnt a lot. Good use of maps, artefacts, photos etc" Year 6 teacher, Beechwood Primary about our Incredible India workshop.
PARTNERSHIPS Leeds DEC'S work was recognised at Leeds, Compassionate City Awards in December 2023, where we received a two awards! Vve received a 'Highly Commended, for the Jo Cox Award for our Schools Linking work, and a second 'Highly Commended, in the Diversity Project of the Year category for the Intergenerational Linking project. ate 'Iiiiiiii The Case for Global Learning: There is a lot of interest from schools for support to address global challenges we face on the "one small and fragile planet" we share, and, incorporate global learning into the curriculum. Unlike almost all other advanced economies (including all the EU states), the UK government doesn't have a programme of support for global learning. We began a collaboration with other members of the Global Learning Network, DECS across the four UK nations and colleagues at UCL and Oxfam to develop a paper making the case for a new UK Global Learning Programme. The centre has continued to work with Leeds Learning Alliance and it's member organisations to promote global learning, including in creating the Eco-schools conference. Leeds Church Institute commissioned poet Hannah Stone to attend the Fairtrade and Climate Action school celebration to write a poem. 'Debra Dances, was the result of this, which was published in Leeds City Theology magazine. The centre was invited to run a workshop at the Fair-Trade International Symp08ium held at the University of Leeds in June 2023. In partnership with Jane Dickinson from the University of Leeds, a workshop was delivered on How can campaigners and academics engage with schools around Fair Trade and Sustainability: ideas on what works. The centre ran a stall at Leed8 Cultural Education Conference in Dec 23 promoting the Local People Global Stories exhibition and workshop. The centre hosted the annual conference of DECS (CODEC) in Leeds in June 25. In addition to sharing good practice from across the network, the Consortium rebranded itself as The Global Learning Network {TGLN) Hilary Benn MP virtually welcoming participants to the CODEC conference hosted in Leeds, June 23
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Currentassets 2021 2023 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand W 239695 293927 Total Creditors 332311 Net current assets 242207 Net assets 242207 122181 2912471 2912471 Unrestricted funds 2506881 Restricted funds 405591 Total funds 241206 291241 Statement of financial activities 2024 20231 Grants Workshops and CPD training 19352 18818 Donations Bank interest Total Expenditure Charitable activities 27624 850451 Governance costs 149Q 10901 Bad debts 140 Totalw 161.281 170.164 Investment gain .9482 -434301 Balance at 1 st April 334677 571 2070 CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTRATION NO 1003862 COMPANIES HOUSE NO 02627506
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Charity number 1003862 A company limited by guarantee number 02627506
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st March 2024
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st March 2024
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Balance sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 to 11 |
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Trustees' report for the year ended 31st March 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Martin Wedell Chair Melanie Stockdale Treasurer June Brighouse Patrick Lewis Patricia Sandbach Parminder Smedley Alex Conrads
Alex Conrads Appointed December 2022 Charity number 1003862 Registered in England and Wales Company Number 02627506 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address Bankers 70 Cross Green Lane Unity Trust Bank plc HSBC Leeds Nine Brindley place 1 Centenary Square LS9 0DG Birmingham Birmingham B1 2HB B1 1HQ
independent examiner
Richard Smedley Richard Smedley Chartered Accountants Richmond House Redvers Way Lawnswood Business Park LS166QY
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on the 8th July 1991. it is governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objectives
To promote, maintain, improve and advance public education, particularly by the promotion of education in world problems of hunger, disease, poverty and ignorance and the solutions thereof and the economic and other problems of developing countries and their relationship with other countries.
Provided always, and for the avoidance of doubt, that the purpose of such objects is to inform and educate the public rather to campaign for a particular policy.
The charity's main objectives
To present, promote, organise, provide, manage and produce seminars, workshops, tutorials, conferences and publications to further the promotion, maintenance, improvement and advancement of education. Leeds DEC provides face-to-face and blended learning training, and curriculum development support, for formal sector education and the informal sector, that includes an online training platform and education resources centre. In particular, the centre provides advice, training and support to schools, communities and the youth sector on Global Learning and local-global issues (including Climate Change; Intercultural Awareness & Understanding; Social Justice; Peace & Conflicts; Global Citizenship; Youth Agency & Action; Human Rights; Values & Perceptions; Critical Literacy).
To assist, advise and support individuals, groups and organisations engaged in development work. To carry out research in the field of development education and related areas and to disseminate the useful results of such research and related publications.
To supply or provide educational materials or publications.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education, particularly global learning and climate education.
Achievements and performance
The charity has continued to deliver a rich and varied programme raising public awareness of global themes and issues in schools and school communities across West Yorkshire and beyond. The centre has provided a range of training, webinars, workshops and conferences for school pupils and teachers on Climate Change & Justice, Intercultural Understanding and other global themes. Alongside this, we have delivered projects on Climate Change, facilitated Schools Intercultural Linking, and developed new online course for Sixth Forms, Community & the Third Sector. Leeds DEC’s work was recognised with two awards at the Leeds Compassionate Cities awards in December 2023, and we are planning to develop our own Global Learning Awards in the coming year.
Financial review
The net expenditure of the year was £40,785 (Last year: £43,430)including net Loss of (£9,482) (Last year profit of £368) on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £63,938 (Last year: £43,798) on restricted funds
Reserves policy
The reserves of the charity are composed of unrestricted funds. These funds are maintained at a sufficient level in order to allow the smooth operation of the charity's activities.
The trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and set an ultimate target to establish a financial reserve of unrestricted funds equivalent to approximately 6 month's total expenditure to cater for possible future contingencies and uncertainties together with the working capital requirements of projects where income is received in arrears. Total spending for 2023/24 was approximately £93,000 (Last year :£86,000) making the 6 month target £46,500. (Last year: £43,000)
Given the continuing uncertainties over the funding of GLOBAL LEARNING and the need to provide matched funding, the trustees have made a decision to invest a significant element of the reserves to provide an income to support some of the charities costs.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31st March 2024
Statement of trustees responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors for purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare finance accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
Select Suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. they are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approves by the board of trustees on 16/12/2024
Martin Wedell
(Trustee)
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 - accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as is required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2 - the accounts do not accord with those records
3 - the accounts do not comply with accounting requirements of section 285 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4 - the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)]
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Richard Smedley
17/12/2024
Richard Smedley Chartered Accountants
Richmond House Redvers Way Lawnswood Business park Leeds LS16 6QY
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Statement of Financial Activities
(including Summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31st March 2024
| Notes Income from: Grants and service level agreements Donations Workshop, courses and training Sundry income Bank interest Expenditure on: Salaries and on costs Premises and office costs Resources and other project costs independent examination bad debts Total expenditure Net Income/ (Expenditure) Other gains/(Losses) Transfers net movement in funds Fund balances brought forward Fund balances carried forward |
2024 2024 2024 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ - 28,864 28,864 21,839 120 - 120 57 19,352 - 19,352 18,818 - - - 220 5,352 - 5,352 2,070 - 24,824 28,864 53,688 43,004 20,871 35,893 56,764 54,470 5,225 - 5,225 5,821 1,528 28,045 29,573 24,754 1,490 - 1,490 1,090 - - - 140 29,114 63,938 93,052 86,275 (4,290) (35,074) (39,364) (43,271) (1,421) - (1,421) (159) (3,771) 3,771 - - (9,482) (31,303) (40,785) (43,430) 250,688 40,559 291,247 334,677 241,206 9,256 250,462 291,257 |
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All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Balance sheet as at 31st March 2024
| Notes Current assets Debtors and prepayments Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals Net current assets/ (liabilities) Net assets Funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds |
2024 2024 2024 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ 4,598 4,598 9,538 239,695 39,405 279,100 293,927 244,293 39,405 283,698 303,465 (2,086) (31,150) (33,236) 12,218 (2,086) (31,150) (33,236) 12,218 242,207 8,255 250,462 291,247 242,207 8,255 250,462 291,247 241,206 241,206 250,688 9,256 9,256 40,559 241,206 9,256 250,462 291,247 |
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For the year ending 31st March 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provision applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and with FRS102 (effective January 2019)
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on the 16th December 2024
Martin Wedell
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31st March 2024
1) Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost of transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of recommended Practice:
Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102 There has been no changes to the accounting policies since last year. no changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured by its performance.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of these items to which it relates.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity of receipt.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets are rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:
Improvements to premises: over 10 years Office furniture and equipment : over 4 years
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31st March 2024
| 2 Grants and donations | ||||
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| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| The Dunhill Medical Trust | - | - | 5,167 | |
| The Linking Network | - | - | 10,000 | |
| Leeds Tidal (CECAP) | 3,595 | 3,595 | 6,672 | |
| British Council (ERASMUS+) | 25,269 | 25,269 | - | |
| - | - | |||
| - | 28,864 | 28,864 | 21,839 | |
| 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions |
2024 £ 50,436 3,709 (3,709) 6,328 |
2023 £ 48,422 3,883 (3,883) 6,048 |
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| 56,764 | 54,470 | |||
| The average number of employees during the year was 2.5, being an average of 1.7 full (2023: 2.5, 1.7 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000. Defined contribution pension scheme Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end |
time equivalent | 2024 £ 5,550 778 - |
2023 £ 6,048 756 693 |
4 Restricted funds
| Leeds Tidal British Council (ERASMUS+) The Linking Network The Linking Network (intergen) |
balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers Balance c/f 1,875 3,594 (7,099) 1,630 - 19,709 25,269 (45,979) 1,001 (0) 17,175 (7,919) 9,256 1,800 (2,941) 1,141 - 40,559 28,863 (63,938) 3,772 9,256 |
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Fund name Purpose of restriction Leeds Tidal (CECAP) Towards the 'Climate Action Leeds' project. British Council (ERASMUS+) Towards the 'Climate curriculum for climate action' project, aimed at addressing climate challenges across schools in four countries. The Linking Network This is a project to help schools with awareness of global issues
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31st March 2024
4 Restricted funds continued Fund name
The Linking Network (Intergen)
Purpose of restriction
Additional funding towards the costs of the #iwill ' Intergenerational Linking' project which brings together primary schools and care homes to develop long term volunteering opportunities and to connect care home residents with their local communities.
| 5 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments Accrued income 6 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand 7 Creditors and accruals Accruals for partner payments Bank loans and overdrafts Accruals Taxation and social security Other creditors |
2024 2023 £ £ 4,598 9,538 - - - - 4,598 9,538 2024 2023 £ £ 279,100 293,927 279,100 293,927 2024 2023 £ £ 31,150 10,489 - - 720 990 586 676 780 63 33,236 12,218 |
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8 Related party transactions
Trustees expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year of the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this year or the previous year.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31st March 2024
| Income Grants and service level agreements Donations Workshop, course and training Sundry income Bank interest Total Income Expenditure Salaries and on costs Premises and office costs Resources and other project costs Independent examination Bad debts Total expenditure Net income/ (expenditure) Other gains/(losses) Transfers Net movement in funds Fund balances brought forward Fund balances carried forward |
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds funds funds funds funds £ £ £ £ £ £ - - 28,864 21,839 28,864 21,839 120 57 - - 120 57 19,352 18,818 - - 19,352 18,818 - 220 - - - 220 5,352 2,070 - - 5,352 2,070 24,824 21,165 28,864 21,839 53,688 43,004 20,871 12,974 35,893 41,496 56,764 54,470 5,225 5,584 237 5,225 5,821 1,528 850 28,045 23,904 29,573 24,754 1,490 1,090 - 1,490 1,090 140 - - 140 29,114 20,638 63,938 65,637 93,052 86,275 (4,290) 527 (35,074) (43,798) (39,364) (43,271) (1,421) (159) (1,421) (159) (3,771) - 3,771 - - - (9,482) 368 (31,303) (43,798) (40,785) (43,430) 250,688 250,320 40,559 84,357 291,247 334,677 241,206 250,688 9,256 40,559 250,462 291,247 |
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Leeds Development Education Centre Llmited Charity number 100386 A company Ilmlied by guarantee number 02627506 Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2024 LeedJ; Educating for a just and sustainableworld
Leed5 Development Education Centre Limited Annual Report and Flnancial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2024 Contents Pa8e Trustees. report 2to4 Examiner's report Statement of financlal actlvlties 8alance sheet Notes to the accounts 8t0 11
Leed5 Development Education Centre Limited Trustees, report for the year ended 31st March 2024 Reference and admihlstratlve d&talls ¢1 the ¢harlty, its trustee5 ané adylsors The trustees durin& the flnancial year and up to Ind (Trcludlng the date ihe report was approved were.. Name Posltion Dates Martin Wedell Chair Melar)ie Stockdale Treasurer lune Bri8house Patrlck Lewls Patficia Sandba¢h Parminder Smedlev Alex Conrads Appointed December 2022 Charliy number 1003862 Registered In England and Wales Company Number 02627506 Règistered in Engaand and Wales Re4lsiered and prSn¢lpal addre$s 70 Cross Green Lane Leeds LS9 ODG 8ank•ri Unlty Trust Bank plt Nine Brlndley place Birmin8ham BI 2HB HSBC I Centenary Square Birmin8harn BI IHQ Independent •ximln•r Richard Smedley Richard Smedley Chartered Accountant5 Richrnond House Redvers Way Lawnswood Buslness Park LS166QY strurlurei sovernince and management The charity is a company limited by 8arantee and was foimed on the 8th july 1991. Ills governed by a memorandum and artitles of assoclation. The liability ol the member5 In the event of the companv belng wound up Is Ilmiled to 4 sum not exceedln8 £1 Method ol re¢rultment and appolntmenl ol trustee5 The truste•s of the charity aré also the dlrettors for the purp05e5 of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limlted
Trustee5' report Icontlnuedl lor the year ended 31st Maich 2024
Oblectlves and a¢tlvltles
The charlty's oblectlve5
To piomote, maintain. improve an¢J a(Jv8nce public education. particularly by the promotion ol educalion In
Jrld problèms of hunger, disaase, poverty and ignorance and the solulions thereof and the economlc and
oth8r prob18rns of developlng countrfe$ and their rglaliorbship wllh othèr countriès.
Provided always, and for the avokyance of doubt. that the purpose of such objecls 1810 Inlomi ond educale the
public ralhei lo campaigr lor a particular policy.
The charlty'5 maln oblectlves
To present, promotè, organi5e, provlde, manBg& and produce s8mln8rs, workshop$, lulorlals. Conferences and
publications lo further the promotFon, mainlenance, improvemenl and 8dvanc8ment of edwatk)n.
Lèeds DEC provid8s lace-lo-lace 8nd blended leaming training, ond Curriculum d6voioprnent support, for
formal sector educ8lion and the Informal seclor. tho1 In¢lud0s 8n ollllre Irainlng plalloim education
resourc6s cenlre. In parlicular. the cenlrg providès advice, Iralning and supporl lo scnoo18, commun&s Bnd
the youth $g¢lor on Global Learning and local-global issu8$ lincludlng Climal? ChaNJ6', Inl8rcullural Awar8n&s$
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Leeds Development Education Centre Llmited Trustees, report lcontinuedl foi the year ended 31st MJr¢h 2024 Statement of trustees rèsponslbllliles The trustees Iwho are also the directors for purposes of company lawl are responsible lorpreparin8 the Trustee% report and the financial Statements in accordancè wilh the applicable law and UK Accounting standard5. Company law requires the trustees to prepare finance accounts for each flnanclal yearwhith givè a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charitable company and of the incomlng resources and applicarlon of fesources. including the income and expendliure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparSng these linancial 5tatement5, thetrustees are requlred Eo.. select Sultable accounilng policie5 and apply them con51Stently observe the methods and principles In the Charities SORP,. make judgements and estlmatès that are reasonable and prudent,. Stale whether appllcable UK accountln8 Standaids have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the finanelal statements.. prepare the account5 gn a Roing concern basis unless it 15 inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operailon. The trustees are responslble lor keeplng proper ac¢ountinA re¢oKds whi¢h dis¢lose with reasonable attur2cy at any tlme the financial position of the charitable company to enable them to erbsure that the financlal aciount5 comply with the Companies Alt 2006. they aro also respon51ble for sale8uardin¥ the asstts of the charliy and henctfof taklng reasonable step5 for the prevention and detection of fiaud and other irregularlties. 7hls report ha5 been prepared In accordance with the Statement of Recommended Pracllce.. Aciounting and ReportinB by Charltles (Charitles SORP IFRS10211, and in accoldance with the speclal provlsions of the Cornpanies Act 2Q06 relating to small ompanie5. Approves by the boa¥d of trustee5 on 1611212024 Martln Wedell (Trustee)
Leeds Development Educatlon Cenlre Limited Independent examlnèr'5 report to the trustees of Leeds Development Edu¢ailon Centye Llmlted I report to the charity trusiees on rny exarniThation of the accounts of the ¢harit3ble company lor the year ended 31 March 2024. which are Set oul on pages G lo 11. Responsibllltl¢s and basi5 of report A5 the charity's trustees of the charitable company land 3150 Its directors for the PUfpose5 of company lawl you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the CompniesAct 20061'the 2006 Act'l, Having satisfied myself that Ihe accounts ol the tharitable company are nor requlredto beaudited under Part 16 of the 2006 Aet and are elSgible for independent examination, I repoit respect of my exarnination 0fyourchart¥'5 aCCOUnts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act I'the 2011 Act'l. In car¥ying out my examinètion I have followed the Directions Biven by the Charity Commlsslon under sectlon 14515llbl of th? 2011 Act, Independent examlner'5 Stat•m•ni I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no material matter5 lave come lo my attentlon In tonne£tlon with the eMaminati¢n giving me cause to believe that In any materlal reipecl.. l- accounting records werp not kept in re5pert of the company a515 required by 5eCtlon 386 olthe 2006 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records 3- the accounts do not complywiih 4¢cguntin8 requiremeTht5 of 5ectlon 285 of thè 2006 kl other than any requlrement that the accounts 8ive a 'true and falr view, whlch li not a matter considered as part ol an indèpendent examination,. or 4- the accounts have not been prepared in accordance wlth the rnethods and pr5nclJes ol the Statement of Recommendèd Practice for accounting and reportlng by tharities l applicable to charitles preparlng their accounts in accordance wlth thè Flnantlal Rèportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 10211 I have no concerns and have ¢ome acrogs no other Matters ln connectlon wlth the examlnillon to which attention should be drawn In th15 report in order to enable a propef undeistèndlng of the accounts to be reached. Rlchard 5medley 1711212024 Rl¢hard Smedley Chartered Accountants Rlchmond House Redvers Way Lawrb5wogd Bu5ine5s park Leeds LS16 6QY
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited Statement of Flnan¢lal Actlvltles lincluding Summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31st March 2024 Noies 2024 2024 Unrestricted Re51ricted Funds Funds 2024 Total Fvnd5 2023 Total Funds In¢ome Irom., Grant5 and servlce level agreements Donailons Workshop, course5 and training Sundry income Bonk Interest 28,864 28.864 120 19,352 21.839 57 18,818 220 2,070 120 19,352 S,352 5,352 24,824 28.864 53,688 43,(X)4 Expendlture on.. Salaries and on costs PfemSses and olflce costs Resources and other project costs Independent examln3tlon bad debt$ Total •xp•ndltur• Net In¢omel (Expendituiel Other galns/lLo%spsl TraThslers net movemènt In funds 20,871 5,225 1,528 1,490 35.893 56.764 5,225 29,573 1,490 54,470 5,821 24,754 1,090 140 86,275 143,2711 11591 28,045 29.114 14,2901 63.938 135.0741 93,052 39,3641 11,4211 13,7711 19,4821 3,77L 131,3031 140,7851 143.4301 Fynd b•lan¢ei brought lon¥ard Fynd balanc¢$ carrled lorward 2SO,688 241,206 40,SS9 9,256 291,247 250,462 334,677 291,257 All incomin8 resources and resources expended derive from ¢ontlnulng a¢tlvllies.
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited Ba13nce sheet as at 31st March 2024 Notes 2024 2024 Unrestr¢cted Restricted 2024 Total 2023 Total Current asstts Debtor5 and prepayments Cèsh at bank and in hand Total current asset5 4.598 239.695 244,293 4.598 279,100 283,698 9,538 293,927 303.46S 39.405 39.405 amounts lalling due wlthln one year Ciedltors and accruals 12.0861 12,0861 131,1501 133.2361 131,1501 133,2361 12,218 12,218 Net current assetsl Illabllltlesl 242,207 8.255 2SO.462 291,247 Net assets 242,207 8,255 250,462 291,247 Funds Unrestricted funds Re51rlcted funds 241,206 241,206 9,256 250,462 250,688 40,559 291,247 9,256 9,256 241,206 For the year ending 315t March 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemption fiom audit under sectlon 477 of the cornpanies Act 2006 relatin8 to small companies. The members hève not required the tharitable company to obtain an audit ol its accountg lor the Veèr in question in accordance with Section 476. the trustees (who are also the directors lor the purposes of company lawl acknowledge thelr responsibilities lor complyin8 Wlth the requirements ol the Act wlth respect to accountin8 records and the preparatlon ol the accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provision applicable to companies subject to the small companies. regime and wlth FRS102 leflectlve january 20191 The financial statements were approved by the board ol trustees on the 16th December 2024 Martin Wedell
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited Notes to ihe accounts for the year ended 31st Marth 2024 11 Accountlng policles Basls of accountln8 These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items iecognlged at cost ol transaclion value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notelsl to these accounts. The financial staternents have been prepèred In accordance with the Statement of recommended Practice., Accountlng and Reportlng by Ch31ities preparlng thelr accounts In Jccordance with the Flnanc131 Reporting Standard appllcable in the UK and Republi£ of Ireland IFRS 1021 (Erfectlve I january 20191 and wlth the Chèritie5 Act 2011. The charity constitutes a publSc be.nefit entity as defined by FRS 102 There has been no chaD£es to the accounting ptslltles since last year. no changes have been made to the a¢¢ounts lor previous years. Golng concern The trustees are satisfied that there are no rnaterial vncertainties about the charitV'5 ability to continue. Inc¢mlnK r•soDrc•s All incomin8 re50vrces are included sn the Statement ol Financial A¢iivities ISOFAI whpn the thafity becomes entitled to the resources, 51 It Is more Ilkely than not that thè irustÈès wlll ré£èlvè the resourcès and the ThanÈtary valuè can be measured by lis performance. Grant$ and donatlons Grant5 and donations are only inrluded in the SOFA when the charity ha5 uThcondltlon)l entltlement to th2 re50urre$. Where giarnts are rtlated to perlormihce and specifit deliverables, they Jre accounted for as the charity earns the right to consSderation by its performance, Expendlture and li¥bllities Expènditure Is reco8nlsed on an accruals basls as a liablllty Ss Incurred. Llabilltles èr• rétoEnlsèd wheiè It is fflore Ilkely than not that there Is a legal or constructlve obligitlon ¢omrnlttlng the charlty to pay out the resources and the amount L>1 ihe obli8ali¢*n an be rnea5vred with reasonable ¢ert?inty. Taxatlon A$ a ¢harity the organlsatlon benefits fiom rates relief and is geneially exempl Irorn irrfome tax and capital 8ain% tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT Is included In the cost of these Items to whlch It relatés. Tan8ibl• flx•d assets Tanglble flxed assets C05tin8 more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost Including any incidental expenses ol acqu15ition. Gifted assets are sl¢wn at the value to the charity of reteipi, Depreciation is provided on all tan8lble fixed assels are rates calculated to wrlte off the coston a straight line basls over thelr expected useful economic lives as follows.. lrnprovements to premises.. Office furniture and equipmènt over 10 years ovtr 4 years Pènslons The charity operates a defined contribution scheme lor the benefit of its employees. The costs ol contribution5 are recognised in the year they are payable. Fund Arcountlng Unre5trlcted funds are available for use at the dlscretlon of the trustees In lurtheranceof the 8eDeral objettlves of the charlly. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor orthrough the term5 of an appeal. Further explan2tlon of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the noies to the accounts.
Leeds Development Educatlon Centre Limited Notes to the accounts contlnued for thè year ended 315t March 2024 2 Gr4nts and donatlons 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds FuDd5 2024 Total Funds 2023 Toièl Fund5 The Dunhill Medical Trust The Linkin8 Network Leeds Tidal ICECAP) Brit15h Council IERASMUS+l 5,167 10,0 6,672 3,595 25,269 3,595 25,269 28,864 28,864 21,839 3 Sl•ff costs and numb•rs 2024 2023 Gr055 salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Penslon5 50,436 3.709 13,7D91 6,328 48,422 3.883 13,8831 6,048 56,764 54,470 rhe average number ol employees durlng the year was 2.5, beln8 an average of 1.7 lull tirne equlvalent 12023.. 2,5, 1.7 FTEI. There were no employees with emolument5 above f 60,000. Dellned coniilbutlon penslon s£h•m• 2024 2023 Costs of the scheme to the ch8rSty for the year Amount of any contrlbutlons outstandln8 at the year end Amount of any contribution5 prepaid at the year en 5.550 778 fj,048 7S6 693 4 Restrlcted lurnds balance blf Incomin8 Out80in8 Transfers alance c/1 Leeds Tidèl Orft15h Council IERASMLJS+l The Linking Nelwork The Linkin8 Network Ilntergenl 1,875 19,709 17,17.5 1,800 3,594 25,269 17,0991 145,9791 17,9191 12,9411 1,630 101 9,256 1,141 40,S59 28,863 63,938 3,772 9,256 Fund nam• leeds Tidal ICECAPI British Council IERASMUS+l Purpose of restrl¢tlon Towards the 'Cllmate Attlon Leeds, project. Towards the 'ClSmate curriculum for tllmateattion, projert, aimed at addre551ng climate challenges acros5 Schools in four countrles. This is a project to help sthools wllh aWarerSS of global Issues The knDkin8 Network
Leeds Development Education Centre Limited Notes to ihe a¢counts Continued for the year ended 31st March 2024 4 Restrlcted funds contlnued Fund name The Llnkln8 Network Ilntergenl Purpose of restriction Arfdiiional fundlng iowards the Costs of the liwIII' Intergeneratlonal Linkin8' piojett whlch bring5 together primary schools and care home5 to develop lon8 terrn volunteering opportunities and toconnect care home residents wlth their local communltles. 5 Debtors and prepayments 2024 2023 Debtors Prepayments Accrued income 4,598 9,538 4.598 9,538 6 CAsh at bank ènd Sn hand 2024 2023 Cash at bank Cash in hand 279,100 293,927 279,100 293,927 7 Credltors ènd •¢cruals 2024 2023 Accruals for partrner payments Bank loans and overdraft5 Accruals Taxatlon and social se¢uritv Othèr credltors 31,150 10.489 720 586 990 676 63 33,236 12.218 8 Related party transactlons Trustee5 expens•s No trusie¢ receivÈd any expenses durin8 thi5 year of the prevlous year. Trustee remuneratlon and benellts No trustee received any remuneration or benefit durin8 th15 year or the prevlous year.
Leeds Development Educatlon Centre Limited Statèment of Financial Adlvltlès IntludlnE ¢omparatlves for all fullds lin¢luding summary Income and expendlture accouTrtl lor the year Ènded 31st Marrh Z024 2024 2023 Vnrestricted Unrestrirted Funds Funds 2024 Restricted funds 2023 Restricted fndS 2024 Total funds 2023 Totsl funds Income Grants and service level a8reemenis Donation5 Workshop, course and trainin8 Sundry income 8ank Interest Total Income 28,864 2 1,839 28.864 120 19,352 21,839 57 18,818 220 2,070 43,004 120 19,352 57 18,818 220 2.070 21,165 5,352 24,824 5,352 53,688 28,864 21,839 Expendllure Sèlèrles and on costs Prem15e5 and off6ce costs Resources and other project cost5 Independent exarninalicrb Bad debts Toi•l txpendlture 20,871 5,225 1,528 1,490 12,974 5.584 850 35.893 41,496 237 23,904 56,764 S,225 29,573 1,490 54,470 5,821 24,754 I,ogo 140 86,275 28,045 1,090 140 20,638 29,114 63,938 93,052 Net Incomel leJrpendltur•l oiher 8ains/llossesl Tfanslers Net mo¥•ment In lunds 14,2901 11,4211 13.7711 19,4821 527 11591 135,0741 143,7981 139.3641 11,4211 143,2711 (IS91 3.771 131,3031 368 143,7981 140,7851 143,4301 Fund balan¢e5 brouihi lorward Fund balances tarrled forward 2SO.688 241,206 250,320 250,688 40.559 9.256 84,357 40,S59 291,247 250,462 334,677 291,247