Company gistratIon number. 2¥29085 Chariti. re8lStrdtion number.. 1030564 Education Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited IA company limiicd by guaTani¢el Annual R¢pon and Fit)an¢i3] Stai¢m¢n for the Yrdr Ended 31 August ?025 EJ Business Consultsnis Limited 2 ToomeT5 Wharf. Canal Walk Newbury Berkshire RG14 IDY
Edu¢atlOD Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited Contents Rcfcrencc and Admini5tr*ive Details Truslees, Report 2to6 Stalemeni of Trustees, Responsibilities Indcpendent Examin¢rfs R¢port Sthtemeni of Financial Activities Balance Sheei 10 Note5 to the Financial Siatemenls
Education Business Partnership Wesi Berkshire Limited Reference and Administralii'e Details C'h•ir J Coley Chlef Eieeutive oifietr K Barrow Trujiees l Han50n G Ward. Vitt Chair E Srnrth P Hobbs K IlarTiS S Grc¢nvi(Kxl A Elsey P cl8]¢ (opIn1¢d 27 Januw). 20251 J Kernthan lapwinkd 12 May 20251 C Wright lippoini¢d 14 July 20251 Setrelxry L Vinttni Prln¢ip•l Office Shaw House Chur¢h Road Newbury Bewk5hirt RG14 2DR The ¢harity is inwrTmt¢d in Engl•nd & W•le5. 2829085 C ompAn>' Rryistrgtion Number ChArtty RtEtslrAtaon Numbtr 1030564 nk¢ri l¢tro Bank Pl¢ Independent Ex•miner EJ Business Consylwits Limiied 2 Tty)mers Wharf. Canal Walk" NeM*¥ury B¢rk5hi RG14 ID), Page I
Edue#tion Business Parlnership West Berkshire Limited Trustees, Report The Trusiee8 (who ore also DirectOTS of the charity for the purp)ses of the Companies Act) pre5enl their annual report logeiheT Wlth Ihe audited financi81 sialemenis ot. Edu¢81iOt) Busines5 Partnership West Berkshire Limited (the chariryi for the year ¢nd¢d 31 AubiUSI 2025. Th¢ Truste¢s confinn that the Annual Report and financial statements of the choriiy comply wilh ihe ¢urreni statutory Teqiiirements. Ihe requirements of lh¢ ¢hariry $ 80verning do¢um¢ni and ihe PTOViSiOll$ of the Stal¢menl of Recommended Pra¢tice ISORPI 'A¢¢ountin¥ and Rewnin& by ChAriiies" i55ucd in March 2005. Introdu¢tion Educaiion Business Partnership (Wesi BerkshiTel11.'BPI is an experienLed And Irusled bri)ker. enga&iin¥ business prof¢ssianols 14) inierprei Ihe world of w(>rk for younu people. F.BP's mission 15 to unit¢ ¢du¢ation and business io insptre and equip our future workforce for tomorrow's Workplace. EBP aehieves ihis mission by WOTkin8 in partnership with busin¢58e$, funders and volunittrs io deliver A range of progJr8mni¢$ gnd iniiiAiiv¢s 10 yi)unb people in schools and colle¥es llcross the I'hgmes l alley. LBP builds and Culiivaies sift)n. ¢ru$ied r¢latit)n5hip5 M'iih bu5ine55es and ediicationol inslilulions lo f8ciliiai¢ inierfy¢live enriiunlers M'iih conipanies to influence Ilie sludenis, journey into WOTk, IrispiTe youn¥ people. raise awareness of seclors. pailiways and options snd ¢4uip Ili¢ni for lh¢ wurkplaie. S¢hools and ¢olle¥¢s pthy m¢mbership fees Iv EBP Iv full). btnelit froni the vilal 5UPPLlrt Ihul partner5 provide in Ihe fomi vf re$c¥urirs and finance i() rarry Out ac1111)es. EBP deliver5 pfoyTamme5 SUPPOrted by businesses whieh ¢ov¢r the followiTh¥t areas.. Personal nnd work relaied skill¥ develTrpmenl for young pcoplc Aspirniion raising for future life direction, increasing moiivaiion 10 study Pcr50nal finance awarenes5 and ski115 Irbsighi into industries and ski115 Work exp¢rien¢e pla¢¢m¢nis Bu5ine55 underslandiiib F.'mplo)'abilil) skills embcdded into Cu1£luM delivery and personal. social and healih edu¢ation IPSIIF.) StN¢tiire, Cvovernn¢e M•Ni%ement Gov¢rnln8 Doeument The org4nisaiion is a ¢hariiable comphny limiied by guaraniee. IllLorpoNted on 22nd June 1991 and regisiered as a Lharii). (?n 22nd June 1993. Thc compan) Iva5 e51ablislied uiider a Menioranduni of Assi)cialioTr w'hich e51abli5hcd Ilie objecis and powers ot. Ilie chariisble Ll)tiipany and is govemed under ils Articles ol. Association. In Ihe event 4)fihe ¢ompany bein¥ wi)u#d up meii)b¢rs ore required lo coniribuic an amount Dc)i ¢x¢¢¢din¥ £ l. Retrulimtnt nd AppolNtmtnl of the Boird of Tru5tets The ¥iiv¢min¥ bvdy (?f Ihe rvmpany i5 lh¢ BvaTd of Dircclors. *.ho are a150 the charity Trnsiecs for the purrK)se of Charity law.. LlndeT the Tequireiiienls of the Nlemoranduni and Articles of Associaiion one third of the metnbers of the Board of Dir¢¢iors siand dowi al ¢a¢h Anthval Cjeneral Meeting. They are eligibl¢ for r¢•ele¢iion. Page 2
Educgtion Bu5ine&s Partnersbip West Berk8hire Limited Trustees, Report The process of apw>inting TruceS to the charity is und¢rtaken by fitsilw id¢niifying ¢as wher¢ skills and professional exptrtise are tt currenil) found among the exi51ing Tru51ee5. Suilable candidate5 ar¢ identified within the communitv. Th¢ Chair of TNsttts and Chitf Exeeuiii'e OtTicer inieTh'iew' shortli51ed candidates. the). arc invited to ai¢cnd ihe me¢ting as a guesi before an aPintMent is made. Tru51te lttdwttioty #od Trin1¢ (kn betng app)inied as a Trustee a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of A$cIatio the recent busines5 plan 3rbd rnost rccenl 5tatemeni of inrome and ¢KpenditUTe ar¢ pffsenied io the t)eM trustee. All Trustees are given many OPWTrunities lo become familiar with ihe rk of the compan).. .411 are encouraged to attend a number of eN'enis each }'ear to experience the chariti. al T-. .45 training opportunities present ihernselves. Tn]siee$ are ¢ncoura8ed to anend appropriaie eernal trainin8 events to suppirt the underrakin8 of their role. The Board of TThsttt5 meet 3 times per year. OrgADiIAtion#l SiTh¢ts A Chief Executive oific¢r ICEOI is apwinted by the Twusiccs lo rnanagc th¢ da)..td8V op¢ration5 of the ¢harih.. To ensure the effethiveness of the organisaiion. the CEO h&$ delegated auihorit>' for operational matters including financc. efftplovmenL business developmeni. raising and deli%"ery managemeni agai$1 an agreed busine55 plan. The CEO is a member of the .45KIatIOn of Education Bu5ine55 Profes5iona15 IAEBPI network and Slts on the following neN"ork&groups'. Skills and Enterprise Partnership for Wesl Berkshire a[ Business Gr0h and Skills group IReadingl. The Chair olTwsiees is a member of Th¢ Asso¢iaiion o(Chairs. Rellied Partie5 In 50 far as it is complemcn1 to the rh8Tity"'s objerfiv. the ri)mpAny is a mmbcr of the following or8anisatioThs= Association of Education Business Profe5siona15 Ifonncrl). EBP Nationall Risk Managtment The company acknowledges at all limes the risks slted with its work a clwitable cornpany. The Board of Tnjsitts ensures thai its objectil'es. philosoph) atld strneg). encompass the id¢niifi¢aiion and Control of risks at all tirN¢s. li r¢rognis¢s that surh risk involves the followin8'. Go%'ernance and manag¢met)I 0ra110nal risk Financial risk Environmentsl and exiernal risk Law and regulation risk To ¢nsur¢ su¢h risk is identified and appropriat¢, ¢ontrol m¢asur¢s e pw in pl8¢e. The Board of Twsi¢es dircct5 the CEO to undertake a regular re%'ieM" and ¢alUatiOn of all aspects of the company and Thain¢ain the company-s Risk Register. The CEO submiis this regular risk anal)'sis for review based on the compan} s pre4lefined 'Risk Poli¢y'. Page 3
Edueatioll Business Partnership West Ber]Lshire Limited Trustees, Report Objeets AetiV5ties for public benefit In setting the obj¢¢iives and planning arfivilies. the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public [her)I and in particular to its supplemeoiary publi¢ benefii guidanre on advancing education and on ftt-chargin8. The principal actii'it) of the compan). is to advance the edueation and training of youn¥ p¢ople. pupi15 and 5tud¢nts in thc Thames Valle%. and M.'iltshire. with panicular regard 10 ihe develupm¢nt of s¢lf.ronfidence, comm¢rcial and businc55 skills and other relaied maners. And io provide young people with insi¥his inio industrj and the 5ki11s needed for working life. In planning the p)nfolio of a¢iiviti¢s for ihe year. thc company sought to demonstrdle the public benefit to the community from su¢h aciivities. Th¢ focus of the Comparh) S Xtivities remains On WOTk-relatcd learning. establishing effective partnerships beNeen lh¢ business and education sedors. EBP recruit busines5 volunteers lo inforn. inspire. coach and mentor >'oung people. The principal beneficiaries of the company's activities are young people through building on their knoMl¢dge and awareness of ihe imrx)nan¢e 4)r skills needed 10 compeie in the empluymerkl tnarkel. A150. fOtnpani¢s who work with EBP Secure a sustainable parlneTship to improve the supply and quality of fvture skills. as well as the supply chain of poteThlial candidales for local businesses. Alongside this there is a eonsiderabl¢ ¢ommunÉty ben¢fit boih io ¢he adulis who are wolunieering and to the healih and efferlivencs5 of the comrnunities in which the volun¢e¢Ting takes place. EBP OTk$ with all young people aged between 7-19 yeaTS. regardle55 of their personal background. faith, gender, disability OT personal cireumstanc¢s. Thr()ugh lh¢ sharing of skills and Knowl¢d¥e. life experiences and attiiudes. the young p¢ople 011 b¢n¢fii. The companN ¢arri¢s Qui 11$ work wiihin ¢he Thames Valle). and Wilishire (with Ihe maj(irily thking place in Wesi Bcrk5hire. Reading. Wokingham. South Oxfordshirt and Swirkdonl but sttks work in partnership wilh similar or8anÉsalions outside of Ihe regioTh. lo enrich the work and experiences for all h0 are engaged in the business ond education 5eriors. Benefii 1$ gain¢d for Ihis region by workin¥ in collaiJralion with the Education Businc55 Partner5hip5 IEBP51 in the wider Berkshire, Solenl and South Eastem area. Athievemtnts and Perforniinee 2024125 was aTh excellent year for EBP. We are proud io report that we suecessfully delivered a lo1 of 581 i s¢hool workshtsps which was +1190/0 on the year-refle¢ied in Ihe tkveltsping Skills team sales ending ai +15 / year and 0.50/• io plan. As prcdirled. work Experience continued to decline due to an orkgoing pressure on School budgets and oul turned at -320. .0 plan. We did. howei'er. make g(M)d progress with diversifyin8 the offer and ran a year and -160.. pilot of our 'W(>rk PlaL¢menis and Prepaiati(>n Pro¥ranime" in 2 schools aimed ai those pupils ai risk of becomin¥ NEET. This pilot Wds extremely successful with 95 /• of studenls starting Ihe programme mana¥in8 to compleie il and _1 part time jobs and 2 poiential )pprenii¢¢ship offers s¢cur¢d for siudenis posi work exp¢rien¢e. Bas¢d on ¢his $u¢¢¢s$ we haie exiended ihis pro¥ramme for 25126. We are proud to be working with 26 new. schools this year and io have ma55ively increased our reach within Primary Schools- delivering 75 workshops and impaeling 3000 pupils. We were proud 10 relawich our sui1¢ of Financial Aw'areness Workshops this year wilh 6 brand new workshops ilored lor young people aged from 7-18 and succe55fully delivered w'ork5hop5 10 2416 students. Page 4
Education Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited Truslees, Report Fingncial Review lolal incorne for the 12 months £409.322 wknich Énclth a small arnount of invesknent income from our reserves. We achieved a surplus for ihe yew of £1.898. Invtstmethi Polity The Tru$i¢e$ have mainiained a p)li¢y of retaining a pent amounl in re5¢Tve5 Ing mo$1 of the ¢h•rity'$ funds available lo undertake da).11 oper81iMs. Lasi >'ew, the Board of Trust¢es and Finance sU0Mmittee mad¢ ihe d¢¢ision 10 move the elemenl of unresthded reserves held in an in¥esMn¢ni fund io fi¥cd ieTm satrings accouni 10 guaraniee a rdyrn on investment and derisk an> further losses4ue lo the ongoing UnderperfoanCe of the previous invested fund. Reserv¢x Poliry The Trustees review the reserves 17£Y arul11Y. The minimum io b¢ held will be a Sum sufficieni io i¢miin4ie all ¢onti&¢ts ofemploymeni w)d exii from all leg811)' bindin¥ coniT8cts. All addilional monies in Teservc are held to ensure 5atisfactor¥ conclusion of all ¢onirn¢ts 10 supplj s¢Th'i¢e$ s¢hcols and ¢oll¢¥es in the Thames Valley. Prlntlp41 Funding Sources The main for aciiviiies were broken do%hTr 85 follows.. Schools and Collt8es 31•.. of total income 136•, Business fundin¥ ?8D/• of t81 iD¢ome132••1 . Imher sources (funding bodies. ¢haritybl¢ futth. local authori. projects etcl. 41•/• I32•1•1 Fi8ures slKbWfft in brttckeis rel to 202312024 fin¢1•1 y¢ar. The differen¢es in lh¢ makeup of tnwme sourtts re reflective of the success we have seen in appl) in¥ for fundin¥ from ¥rnni m1% bodies And bid wriiing, whiEh miii¥aies ihe risk of de¢reasiDg xhrMTrl budgels and decre&sing budgets from busine55e5 based on increasin8 bu5ine55 C0515 and challengc$. Toial inrom¢ Irtsm y)U¢S was £15.240 IV.• TTI includin¥ pro¥id¢rs such Is 4 Borr()ws. CISI. The ColeJnan TNSI and the Klarsh Chan'thble I'ru51. Pl4Th5 for Truiwre Periods EBP plans 10 ¢oniinue ¥ si¢ad)' $usthined 8rnh plan. The rnaTha¥emeThl ieam will work with the C'hair aTwJ Board of Tru51ecs lo Tcfrtsh 8nd lviote ik or¥ani5ali(m'$ business plan to build ihe foJndiiions for ¥rowih esiablishtd prior to Ihe pandemic. EBP ¥ill conlinue lo suPrf h()IS and colle8e5 in Meetin the Gatsb} Ben¢hm¥rks b). ¢oniinuing io align pwgrammes and ¢oni¢ni t(Tr the framei)rk. while simultaneously delivering aBainst funder5 oIFje¢tive$. EBP "ill seek 1$1 the growing ¢ohon of young people experien¢in ongoing challenges includin8 SEND. anxiety and behaviour issue5 b). sttk"inB to 5tture funding for programmes 10 supwn improvements in their rIdenCe. resilience and Mrll-b¢iDg &% wrll lo ¢nabl¢ gft)und lo be made up wilh missed cmployer en8agmcnl opwrtunilie5. EBP will.. work to bmaden the ran8e of cOrrnI¢ or8ani5ations they 5UPW)rt to mrti their $iudeni et)¥hgem¢nt, emplo}¢¢ volunleering and CoTP)rate Social ReSTsibility. objecti¢$. The incre18 range of seciors eXperieIng skills $hona¥es. which have b¢en exacerbated bi Brexit. 15 further increasing demand from ernployer5 for programmes to enBage and in$pire young wple. continuc to cxlend h0o11¢011tg¢ partnetship$ 10 fxilithie deliv¢T)' of iniiiaiives. )Tk closely with a rnnge of fund¢rs io ideniifv ne¥%. and seek io continue existLll8. funding streams. Evaluate and qualit). assurt all of lis pn)%'ision. w)Tkin8 10 contiThuall)' improve contenl and delivery models lo meet funder and %hoollrollege objeaives. Pagc 5
Edu¢ation Business P*rttbership We51 Berkshire Limited Truslees, Report EBP will ensure thai ihe eompany r¢main$ well represenied on key 5trdlegic bodies such &% the LEP, AEBP Iforni¢rly EBP Naiicinall. I.al Auihoril)',IF.conotnic Dcvelopmenl bodie5 and any new senior sirategi¢ working groups. RepTesentalion on importarbl and intorniative operational Frt)dies sueh as C'arters Leads meetings will be maintained in We51 Berkshire. Reading and Swindonlwiltshire. All markti inielligen¢e and insight gained from such &roups will b¢ ¢olloied 8nd used 10 infom) pn)¥ramme de5i&Tn lo en5ur¢ business and school objeclives e4)ntinue lo be mel by exisiin¥ and prows¢d pro¥ramm¢s Iu iiid busines5 d¢v¢lopNi¢nt efforts. TraininB of EBP staff will ensure Ihey remain up io dale with siaiuiory oblibiaiions tor Insiiiuie ol'occupaiional S&fcly 14calih IIOSHI Manabiin¥ Safely. SafexuardinbTr trainin& and First .4id ¢ourses and c¢rtifiig1ion. Disclosure and Barrin¥ SeICe 11)BSI ¢h¢¢ks will also ¢()niinu¢ Ici be undertokcn. A $iron% patlern of internal ¢ommuni¢81ion will be mainiainLd to ensure th&1 siatT ure fully infornied aboul trends, chan¥es and ne working practices. M¢mb¢rs of th¢ Bo•rd of I'rnlttes Members of Ihe Bohrd of Truslee5. ?re DiTe¢lors for ihe PUT)$¢ ol. company law and Tru$iee$ for the purpose of charity law, served durin¥ the yehr &nd up lo Ihe date of this report &re set out orb pa8e l. This report was appwved by Ihe Tru51ees on I I Ih M#y 2026 And 5igncd ort Iheir behalf by: JaThe C'oley. I'hgir ofTrusleeJ Page 6
Education Business Partnership West Berksbire Limited Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Edufation Business Partnership West Berknhire Limited I retM)rt on the a¢¢ounts of the charity for ihe )'ear ended 31 Augud 2025 which are set oul on pages 9 to 17 . Resptctive rtsponiibilitits of trustees eiamintr a'he Irusiees Iwho are a150 ihe direclors of lh¢ compani, for ihe Purposes of mnp#ny lowl resnSible for the prepardlion of the accouThts. The ITuslees consider an audil 15 rioi reqiiired for Ihis year undeT se¢iion 144121 of the ('hariiies Aci 201 I Iihe 2011 .4ctl and ihal an independent examinaiion is needed. The chariiy'5 gn)5S income ex¢e¢ded £250.0 and l am qualifi¢d undtrtake the exarnination by being a qualifi¢d member of EJ Bu5ine5s Con5ulthnts l.td. Hovin¥ satisfi¢d m>s¢lf that the charity is nol subject to audil under company law and is eli8ibl¢ for independenl examinaiion. li is m>. r¢Sn51b1iry io.. examine the accoun15 under seciion 145 of the 2011 Act.. io follo the procedures laid down in ihe generni Direaions ¥iven b). the Charity Commission under sethion 14515Mbl of the 2011 Act. and to 51ale whether particular matters httve Come io my attention. Bsl$ ofindeptndttht ei•mlthtr'i report My examinalion was carried out in accordantt ¥ith the ¥cneTrl Directions given b) Ihe Charity. Commission. An examinaiion in¢ludes a review of ihe iccouniing records kept b). Ihe ¢hariiy and 8 comparison of ihe a¢¢ounis presenied iih ihose reco$. li also includes ¢onsid¢rniion of any unu$ual items or di10$ureS in ihc account.s. and 5eckin8 explanation5 from )'ou as Iru51tts (L(CrnIng an). such matters. The procedyr¢5 undertAken do nol provide Bll the t1¢knCe that would bc requId in an audil and consequently no opinion is 8iv¢n as 10 wheiher the Jc¢oyni$ preseni 4 and fair view. ihe re is limiied those millers sei oui in ihe $16iemeni below. Indeptndent tiimin¢r's s¢•¢¢mtTh¢ In conneciion with m% examinaiion. no malter hos come 10 mi. Ol¢¢niicffi-. I I I wthi¢h gives me re&sL)n#ble to belitvt thai in any mttrial respect the quIreMents.. to keep &c¢ouniin¥ rewrds in vlith sethion .186 of the Compmit5 Acl 2006. and to Prepare accoun15 which ac¢ord with th¢ a¢couniing rttords. ci)mply wilh ihe %¢ouniing requirements of sttiion 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and 1th the mdhod5 MI principles of the Stsiemenl of Recomrncndcd PTaclice.. Accounting and RertIng by Chariiies hAve noi been mrf.. or 12110 whiih. in my opinion. aN¢niion should be drawt) in order 10 enable a pper undetsthnding vf Ihc accounts to be Tcachcd. a I'homas LJ Business Consultants Ltd 2 Trners Wharf. Canal Walk Newbury Berkshire RG14 IDY I l May 2026 Page 8
Education Business Partnership Wes¢ Berkshire Limited Statement of Trustees, Re5POn5ibilitie$ The tru51ees Iwho are also ihe directors of Education Business Partnership We$1 Berkshire Limiled for the pur]x)ses of company la) are responsible for preparing the InJsi¢es' report And the f¥nancial statements in a¢¢ordatt¢e wilh the lJniled kingdom Accounting Siandards (Uniied kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pra¢ii¢¢l And applicable law and reuDulalions. Company r¢quir¢s ihe irusiees t(} Prepare fynancial staleiiients for ¢a¢h linaD¢ial yeAr. Ilnder company law Ihe Irusiees musi nul appruvt Ihe financial 51alements unless they are saiisfied thai they gpive s Irue aThd fair view of thc 51Hlc ()f atTairs of Ilie chariiable conipanj and of 11$ inLuminb¥ r¢souTces and application of resour¢e$, including its inconie and expenditure, for thai peMI)d. In pr¢parin¥ ihc5e financial statemenls. Ihe trustees ar¢ required io.. sele¢t suiiable hccountiny poltcie5 wid apply them ¢onsi$l¢nily: observe th¢ meihods and principles in the ('hArilics SORP: make jud¥em¢nls and ¢s¢imaies ihAI are rea50n#ble and prudent.. 51al¢ whether applicable I',K Aceounlinb Siandards Iiav¢ been followed. subjecl lo any rnalerial departure5 disclosed and explained in ihe financial %ikniemenis'. tsnd prepare the fJnJn¢ial slalemenis on Ihe ¥i)in¥ c()n¢em basis urtless il 15 inappropriate lo presume th41 lh¢ ¢hariiable cc)mpany will continiic in b115iness. The irusl¢es are r¢sp)nsible lor Keeping adcquaie aLLiiuniingT Teci)rds Ihol &re sufftcienl Ic) 5hc)w and ¢xplgin ihe lhariiable Lonipans's Iran58ciions aiid disc105e with reasonable 8ccura¢y Ji any linie Ihe linancial po$iiii)n i)f ihe charitable conipany and etiable Ih¢2n lo ensure thai lh¢ finAnLial 51aieni¢nis cumply with Ihe Cumpanies Ael 2006, '1'he) are ilso re5P(?nsible for 5afcgiuardin¥ the a55els of the Lharildble conipgny and hence for thkin¥ reasonable %iep% IOT Ihc preienlion and deleilion of fraiid #nd other irr¢¥ulJriii¢s. Approved b Ihe Iru$lee$ of ihe ¢hariiy ot> I l May 2026 signed on 115 behalf by.. C'hair Page 7
Edu¢gtion BU51De Partnership West Berkshire Limited Statemenl of Financial Actii'i¢ies for the Year F.nded 31 August 2025 {Ineluding Income 8nd Expenditure Account and St#tement o(Total Recognised l•ains Lvsses) I'nrestritted funds Restricted runds Totxl Nott In¢omt nd Endowments from: Charitable acii¥iiies Inv¢simeni in¢orne 86.705 6.049 322.617 409.-I22 6.049 Tothl Income 92.754 -122.617 415.371 Expenditure on: Charitable hctiviiies IW.856 13?2.6171 141.1.4731 Total Expcndilurc Nei ifbcome IW.856 1322.6171 141.1.4731 1.898 1.898 Nei movemeni in fimds 1.898 1.898 R¢con¢llltlon offuThds Total funds broughi fonwd 166.782 160.782 Total funds rarria forward 168.681 [Inreslrlcted 168.680 TotAI 2024 Reslrlrled fyndx Nolt In¢ome •nd Endowment$ from: 122.71 .743 331.514 454.225 1.743 Invesimeni in¢ome Toi81 In¢ome 1 ?4.454 331.514 455.968 ExptDdl¢ur¢ on.. Chariiable o¢tiviiies IT•1 1881 lJ31,5141 Total Expendilure 1121.2881 1111,$14 14.$2,802 Net income 3.166 3.166 Nel niovemenl in fvnd5 3.166 3.166 Reroncllia¢ion of funth Toial fund5 broughi fonwd 163.616 163.616 Total fund5 carried fon+7rd 166.78: 166.782 All of the ¢rity'S acliviti¢s derive frorn wntinying opernions during the alM)ve two periods. Page 9
Education Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited (Registration Dumber: 2829084) B4laDce Sheet as at 31 August 2025 202.4 21124 Noie Fixtd •$stt$ Tangibl¢ assets Investment$ 2.872 97,792 934 91,743 100.664 92,677 Curreni 155ets tkbiors Ch ai bgnk and in hAnd 38.792 5.1,770 31.804 74.051 92.562 105,S55 Creditorj: Amounts fllini dut wlthln oTht ve•r 10 124.$461 131,7501 Net current aM¢ts 68.016 74,105 Net Jsets 168.680 166,782 undj ofthe rhlrity: IlThrestricltd intomt funds Ilnrtstricied funds 168,680 166,782 Totl fundi 168.680 166.782 F(IT ihc financial year eThdin¥ 31 Augy$i 2025 the Ehariiy. entitled io exrmoion from audil under sectlOD 477 of the C'ompanies A¢1 2006 ttl&iin8 to small companies. Directors, r¢s)sibIlIties.. The niembers hav¢ noi required the ¢knity obthin di1 of its cOunt5 for the year in question in ac¢oidan¢e wilh s¢¢iion 476: arhd The dir¢clorn acknowld8e iheir resw>nsibililies for complyin8 14ith the requirements of the Acl with r¢sp¢¢i io &c¢ouniing records and the prepJr81ion of •ccowits. Th¢$¢ g¢¢ount$ hive been weprtd in (OrdanCe with the provisions applicabl¢ lo wmpanies subject the Sm] companics rc8Lme. The finan¢ial Siaiemen15 on pa¥cs 9 to 17 Hrre approved b> the trus¢e¢s. and authorised for issue on I l May 2026 and 51Bned on their behalf by.. Poge 10
Education Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited Iyotes to the Financial Statements for tht Year Ended 31 August 2025 Accounting policies 5ignifir#nt rcountittg policies #nd ktv ttounting eslimates Th¢ principal aeLOUllting policies appliLd in ilie prtpdraiion ol- Iljese tinancial 51atemenls are sel out below. Th¢s¢ F¥)lici¢s have been consisienily applied 10 all the years pi¢s¢nied. unless oihenvise siaied. Statement of¢ompliAnce The fInl¢la1 51alenients have bcen prepared in accordance w'ith AccounlinB and Reporting by CharitLeS.' Statement of Recommended Prdciice applicable 10 cliarilies prepariThb their accounts in accordance with the Finan¢ial Repi>nirt¥ Siartdard appli¢abl¢ in ihe IIK Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 leff¢¢live l Jaovary 20151 _ ICharilie5 SORP IFRS 10211. the Firbancial Reporting Standard applicable in the I,'K and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Compani¢s Act 2006. Basis of preparation Educalion Busine55 Partnership Wesl Berkshire Limil¢d meet$ the deflnilion of a public bentfit entity under KS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially reco8ni5ed at htstorical cost or transaction value unless otherwise siaied in the relevani accounting policy notes. Going concern The tru51¢e5 consid¢T thai Ihtre are no material uncerlain11¢5 aboul the charity's ability to continue as a going eoneem nor any significant areas of uncertainty. that affect the carTr'in¥ value ol'ass¢ts held by ihe chariTh. Incorne iDd endoThments Deferredimcome Deterred income represents amounts recetved for fuiure periods and is releasa io tn¢oming resources in ihe period for which. it has been receiv¢d. Siirh inrome 15 onl) delerrcd when.. The donor specifies that the grant or doThaiion mllsl only be used in fuiure a¢¢ouniing periods: or The donor has imp)sed ¢ondiiions which must be met before the Charitv has unconditional entitlement. IKI'eslmenl income Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been de¢lar¢d and noiifJ¢aiion has been r¢¢eiv¢d of the dividend due. Expenditure All ¢%ndituTe 15 recognised once there is a legal or constructil'e obli8alion to that expenditure. il is probable senlement is requir¢d and ihe 8mouni can be mea%ured reliablv. All ¢osis aTe all0¢ed 10 Ihe applicable expendi¢ure heJdinb thai aggregate similar CQ$15 lo thal category. Where costs cannot be directl) attributed lo particular headin¥s the) have been allocaled on a basis consisleni with ihe use of resources. w'ith central staff costs allocated on Ihe basis of time spent. and depreciation chargkes allocated on the portion of the assei's use. Other 5UPPOTI c0515 are allocaied based orb ihe 5PTead of slaff costs. Chdriluble OL'lii'ilies Chariiable expenditure comprises those costs incurred bv the charit). in the delivery of its aeliviiies and services for lis benefi¢iaries. li in¢ludes Ix)Ih ¢osi$ thai ¢an be allo¢aied dire¢ily io $u¢h a¢iiviti¢S ond ihose costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Pagell
EducatlOD Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 Augu512025 Swpport eo$ts Suppon cosrs include ¢eniral fun¢lion5 and have bcen allocaied to activiN eosi caiegories on a basis ¢onsistenl with the use of resour¢es, for exa¥llple. allocating property eosls b>. floor areas, or per ¢apita. staff cv5t5 b). the lime speni and other ¢0515 bj their usage. Txation The charit). is considered to pass the tests set out in Para8Taph I Schedule 6 of the Finan¢e Aci 2010 and therefore i¢ Tn¢ets the definition of a charitable companv for UK ¢orp()ro1ithn i&¥ PUryK)ses. AccoTdingl>'. the ¢harily 15 pol¢nlially exempt from raxalion in respect of in¢om¢ or ¢apiial gains received wiihin ca¢egorie5 covered b) C'hapier 3 Part I l of Ihe Corporaiiun Tax Acl 2010 or S¢clion 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains A¢1 1992, 1(> the exienl that such incL)me or 8ains are applied exclusively lo charitable Pr[M)Se$. Tngible fix¢d ¥$$et$ Individual fjxed assets cosiin& £200.00 or more are iniii311)' recorded at ¢osi. less any subsequcnl accurnulated d¢pre¢iaiion and subsequent accuThulated irnpaiTmenl losses. Fixed Asset investments Fixed a55et investments. orher ihan progrdmme related investmenis, are included ai markei Nalue ai ihe balaD¢e sheet dale. Realised gains and losses on investments are col¢ulaied as the difference between 5Ale5 proceeds and their maTk"et Nalue at the start of the year. or their subsequenl cost. and are char8ed or credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in ihe period of disrK>sal. Unrealised gains Jnd l()sse5 represeni the Tn()v¢meni in rnark¢l valu¢5 during lh¢ vcar and are crediled or ¢haTged lo Ih¢ Staten)enl of Financial .4clivilic5 based on the market value at ihe year end. Tr4de debtvr$ Trade debtors are amout)is du¢ from ¢usiom¢rs for mer¢handise sold or services perfomied in the ordinary our5¢ of business. Trade debtors are Tecognised initiallv ai ihe iransa¢tion pri¢e. They are $ubsequ¢Dily measured ai amortis¢d ¢osi using ihe effe¢iive interest method. le$5 provisioTh for iTnpaimient. A proN'ishon foT the impairnierbl of trade debtOTS IS established M'hen there 15 objective evidence that the chariry will not be able lo collect all amounts due according lo the original lemis of the reeeivabl¢s. C.45h and cash equivalenls Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand aThd call deposits, and other short-terni highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an jThsi8nificanl risk of ¢hange in value. Tride credRtOTS Trade CT¢dilor5 are obligation5 to pay for goods or 5ervice5 thal have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable ar¢ Classified as ¢urr¢ni liabiliiies if the charity. does noi hawe on uncondiiion81 righ¢. 01 The end of the T¢IK)rting perhod. to deler settlemenl of the creditor for at least twelve monihs afler the rertIng date. If there 15 an uncondiliotlal right to defer settletnent for at least twelve months afttr the rew)rting date, the! are presented as non-curreni liabilities. Trade credi¢of5 are rccognised inilÈally at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised c4)st Using the effective inierest method. Pa8e 12
Education Business Partnership West Berkshire Limiled Notes to the Financial Statement5 for the Year F.nded 31 August 202.5 Fund $¢ru¢iur¢ Ilnreslricled ineollie funds are &T¢ller&l funds ihai are available for use 41 the irnsle¢s's discretion in furtherdnce of the i)bj¢eiives of the charity. Lksi¥naied funds are unresiricied fund5 5¢18side for specifLC purposes al the discretiorh of the ITUSttts. Kesiricied inconie fund5 are those donated for usc in o particular area or for sp¢¢ifi¢ purw)s¢s, Ihe use of which 1$ resiri¢ied lo ih81 area or purp)se. 2 InveJtment Income Ilnrt$trl¢ted runds Totgl Totgl 2024 Gtnenl Interc51 ¢¢INable and sin)ilar inic?me' Inl¢r¢sl recei%'able on bank dcp05115 6,049 6.049 1.743 3 TrAAPtnditure on fh4rli*ble #rilvitieq £110.58612024 - £121.2821 of the above expenditure was altribulable lo unrestricted fund5 and £322.61712024 £1l1.514111) rebiri¢ied funds. 4 Trustt¢y MneratIOn ¢xp¢nJes No irusiees. nor any persons ¢(Inn¢cied wilh ihem, have re¢eived any remuneraiion from Ihe charity during ihe year. I)UTing ihe ye&r Ihe charity madc ihe followin trnnsactions with iNsiees'. P Chou%ule £7412024.. £Nili of expenses were reimbursed lo P Chougule during the year. Page 13
EdU110n Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 2025 S SIAff costs The monihly av¢rag¢ numbeT of pcr50ns lincludiTh8 senM>r mona8em¢ni ieaml employed by ihe charity during the year expr¢55cd a5 full time equivalents was &% follow$: 2024 Number ofemployees 24 2212024- 241 of the above empkiyees participAted in th¢ tkfiKd Contri110ft Pension S¢hemt5. No employee received t1MentS of nKJre ihan £60.000 duritts the ytsr. 6 Tix•ii• The ¢h4rity tg a regisiered ¢h•rity and 1$ therefore exernpt frorn taxation. 7 Tits8lbJe 1Sxed #uets Furniture •nd tytyipmtnl Tot1 C'ost Ai I Seplember 2024 Addiiions 4.056 4.056 Ai .1 l August 2025 55.613 55,013 Dtpreclilo At I Sewember 2024 Charge for ihe year 50.623 2.118 50.623 Al 31 August 2025 52.741 52.741 iyet l)ook v*lt At 31 Au8USt 2025 2.872 2.872 At 31 Ausust 2024 934 934 Pa8e 14
Edueation Busine&s Parkner5hip West Berkshire Limited Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 202$ 8 Fistd ssrf investments 2024 her investments 97.792 91.743 Other investments Ilnlisttd inThe5trneDts Tot#1 C051 or I'lu¢ioth At I September 2024 Additions 91.743 6.049 91.743 6.049 AI 31 Au8USt 2025 97.792 97.792 Net Trthk vlut At 31 August 2025 97.792 97,792 At 31 August 2024 91.743 91.743 9 Debtors 2024 2024 Trade dcbtQTS Prepayments Ac¢rn¢d ineome 26.319 2,473 10.000 24.821 2,983 4.0¢ 38.792 31.804 10 Cr¢diiors: f¥llithg due witbith otyt vur 2024 TTadc Crlt0[$ Other taxation and S181 security A¢¢ruals Deferred income 614 5282 250 18.4(10 940 4,402 458 25.950 24.546 31.750 Page 15
Education Busin$ Partnership West Berkshire Limited Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 2025 BalTrre 1 I September 2024 ID¢omiDg r¢soyr¢¢s R¢50urces eAptnded Balance Il JI August 2025 UDrestri¢¢ed fun General 166.782) 192.7541 90.856 {68.6801 De$ign¢d I100.(MKII {IIM>.0001 Tot•l unrestricted fuTrds 166.7821 192.7541 90.856 {168.6801 Restrided fuMd5 1322.6171 322.617 Tot•l funds 1166.7821 1415.371 413.473 (168.6801 Septembtr 2023 Resource5 eiptnded BAlnee gt 31 Agust 2024 UDr¢stri¢ttd fvnds Generdl 163.616) 1124.454 121.288 166.7821 Designated I i[.000) 1100.0001 Tot#l unrestritttd funds 1163.6161 1124.454 121.288 1166.7821 Reytricttd funds 1331.514 331.514 Tol*1 fund5 116i.6161 1455.9681 452.802 1166,7821 12 Analv5is of Det assets bernee fd9 [IDrestrirted lunds G¢n¢r¥l Total funds T8n¥ibl¢ fixa asse Fixed asset invcstments Current &sseis Cunrni liabiliiies 2.872 97.792 9?.56? 124,546 2.872 97.792 ,562 124.546 TO nei assets 168.680 168.680 Page 16
Educalion Business Pgrtnership West Berkshire Limited oles to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 202$ 13 Relted prty traTrsifli0Trs Durin8 the year the charity made the folloying relaied pty. trnthsKiion$: The charity is controlled by the Board of TnLeCS, are also the compnny diTeclors. Fnvimnmet)ial Soluiions Ltd PUrchd services from the charity for £0 I10!4." £I.0001 durin¥ ihe period. G. Ward. a Trusiee. is the of the busin¢y. There were balaThce5 ou151anding at ihc yearthend.120?4.. £01 The Ascend Learning trust purchased 5m'iccs from ihe charit)" for £.3.1 S$ 1£?024 £26.101 I during ihe p¢riod. J. Coley. our Chair of TnJsie¢s. 1$ th¢ CEO of the In1. There was an out5taThdin8 balance of £0 at )eaT*nd l ?Q24.. £5.7.181 Wesicoo$1 purchased services fn)rn the charity for £6.350 12024.. £10.(N)Oi durin¥ the period. K. Harris. & Trustee. 15 #lw the Group CIO of the business. There balances oytswiding It ih¢ year-end 1202.1.. £01 TiellisMtsTks pur¢hased seTVi¢¢5 fn)m the chariry for £115.65 12024.. £01 during the period. J.Kernahan. Tru51e¢. is hlso the CEO of the business. There an outsthnding balance of £115.65 ai yearryend12024.. £0 Pa8c 17