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
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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 cl￿8￿]¢ (op￿In1¢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
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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 ac11￿11)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 Cu￿1£￿luM delivery and personal. social and healih edu¢ation
IPSIIF.)
StN¢tiire, Cvovern*n¢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.
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Educgtion Bu5ine&s Partnersbip West Berk8hire Limited
Trustees, Report
The process of apw>inting Tru￿ceS to the charity is und¢rtaken by fitsilw id¢niifying *¢as wher¢ skills and
professional exptrtise are t￿t 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 aP￿intMent is made.
Tru51te lttdwttioty #od Tr*in1￿¢
(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 e￿ernal 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)..t￿d8V 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 .45￿KIatIOn of Education Bu5ine55 Profes5iona15 IAEBPI network
and Slts on the following neN"ork&groups'. Skills and Enterprise Partnership for Wesl Berkshire a[￿ Business
Gr0￿h 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 ￿s￿l￿ted 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
0￿ra110nal 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'.
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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 collai*Jralion 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.
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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 p￿￿ent amounl in re5¢Tve5 I￿￿ng mo$1 of the ¢h•rity'$
funds available lo undertake da).11￿￿￿ oper81iMs. Lasi >'ew, the Board of Trust¢es and Finance
sU￿0Mmittee 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 Underperfo￿anCe of the previous invested fund.
Reserv¢x Poliry
The Trustees review the reserves ￿17£Y ar￿ul11Y. 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 t￿81 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 m￿1￿% 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)' $usthined 8rn￿h plan. The rnaTha¥emeThl ieam will work with the C'hair aTwJ
Board of Tru51ecs lo Tcfrtsh 8nd ￿l￿vi￿o￿te ik or¥ani5ali(m'$ business plan to build ihe foJndiiions for
¥rowih esiablishtd prior to Ihe pandemic. EBP ¥ill conlinue lo suP￿rf ￿h(￿)IS and colle8e5 in Meetin￿ the
Gatsb} Ben¢hm¥rks b). ¢oniinuing io align pwgrammes and ¢oni¢ni t(Tr the frame*i)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 cOr￿rnI¢ or8ani5ations they 5UPW)rt to mrti their $iudeni et)¥hgem¢nt,
emplo}¢¢ volunleering and CoTP)rate Social ReST￿sibility. objecti￿¢$. The incre￿1￿8 range of seciors
eXperie￿Ing 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.
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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¥ Se￿ICe 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
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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 res￿nSible 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¢S￿n51b*1iry 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.
B*sl$ 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 di￿10$ureS in ihc
account.s. and 5eckin8 explanation5 from )'ou as Iru51tts (L￿(CrnIng an). such matters. The procedyr¢5
undertAken do nol provide Bll the t￿1¢knCe that would bc requI￿d in an audil and consequently no opinion is
8iv¢n as 10 wheiher the Jc¢oyni$ preseni 4 and fair view. ihe re￿ is limiied ￿ those millers sei oui
in ihe $16iemeni below.
Indeptndent tiimin¢r's s¢•¢¢mtTh¢
In conneciion with m% examinaiion. no malter hos come 10 mi. Ol¢¢niicffi-.
I I I wthi¢h gives me re&sL)n#ble to belitvt thai in any m*ttrial respect the ￿quIreMents..
to keep &c¢ouniin¥ rewrds in vlith sethion .186 of the Compmit5 Acl 2006. and
to Prepare accoun15 which ac¢ord with th¢ a¢couniing rttords. ci)mply wilh ihe %¢ouniing requirements
of sttiion 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and ￿1th the mdhod5 ￿MI principles of the Stsiemenl of
Recomrncndcd PTaclice.. Accounting and Re￿rtIng by Chariiies
hAve noi been mrf.. or
12110 whiih. in my opinion. aN¢niion should be drawt) in order 10 enable a p￿per undetsthnding vf Ihc accounts
to be Tcachcd.
a I'homas
LJ Business Consultants Ltd
2 T￿rners Wharf.
Canal Walk
Newbury
Berkshire
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I l May 2026
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Education Business Partnership Wes¢ Berkshire Limited
Statement of Trustees, Re5POn5ibilitie$
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
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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¢lll*tlon 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.$2,802
Net income
3.166
3.166
Nel niovemenl in fvnd5
3.166
3.166
Reroncllia¢ion of funth
Toial fund5 broughi fonwd
163.616
163.616
Total fund5 carried fon+7rd
166.78:
166.782
All of the ¢￿rity'S acliviti¢s derive frorn wntinying opernions during the alM)ve two periods.
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Education Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited
(Registration Dumber: 2829084)
B4laDce Sheet as at 31 August 2025
202.4
21124
Noie
Fixtd •$stt$
Tangibl¢ assets
Investment$
2.872
97,792
934
91,743
100.664
92,677
Curreni 155ets
tkbiors
C￿h ai bgnk and in hAnd
38.792
5.1,770
31.804
74.051
92.562
105,S55
Creditorj: Amounts f*llini dut wlthln oTht ve•r
10
124.$461
131,7501
Net current aM¢ts
68.016
74,105
Net *Jsets
168.680
166,782
undj ofthe rhlrity:
IlThrestricltd intomt funds
Ilnrtstricied funds
168,680
166,782
Tot*l fundi
168.680
166.782
F(IT ihc financial year eThdin¥ 31 Augy$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 wep*rtd 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..
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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 fIn￿l¢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 $u¢h a¢iiviti¢S ond ihose costs of an
indirect nature necessary to support them.
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EducatlOD Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 Augu512025
Swpport eo$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.
T*xation
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 P￿r[M)Se$.
T*ngible 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 re￿rtIng 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.
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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$trl¢ted
runds
Totgl
Totgl
2024
Gtnenl
Interc51 ￿¢¢INable and sin)ilar inic?me'
Inl¢r¢sl recei%'able on bank dcp05115
6,049
6.049
1.743
3 TrAAPtnditure on fh4rli*ble #rilvitieq
£110.58612024 - £121.2821 of the above expenditure was altribulable lo unrestricted fund5 and £322.61712024
£1l1.514111) rebiri¢ied funds.
4 Trustt¢y ￿M￿neratIOn ¢xp¢nJes
No irusiees. nor any persons ¢(Inn¢cied wilh ihem, have re¢eived any remuneraiion from Ihe charity during ihe
year.
I)UTing ihe ye&r Ihe charity madc ihe followin￿ trnnsactions with iNsiees'.
P Chou%ule
£7412024.. £Nili of expenses were reimbursed lo P Chougule during the year.
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EdU￿110n Business Partnership West Berkshire Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 2025
S SIAff costs
The monihly av¢rag¢ numbeT of pcr50ns lincludiTh8 senM>r mona8em¢ni ieaml employed by ihe charity during
the year expr¢55cd a5 full time equivalents was &% follow$:
2024
Number ofemployees
24
2212024- 241 of the above empkiyees participAted in th¢ tkfiKd Contri￿110ft Pension S¢hemt5.
No employee received t￿￿1￿MentS 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
Tot*1
C'ost
Ai I Seplember 2024
Addiiions
4.056
4.056
Ai .1 l August 2025
55.613
55,013
Dtprecl*ilo
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*l￿t
At 31 Au8USt 2025
2.872
2.872
At 31 Ausust 2024
934
934
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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 v*lut
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 Cr￿lt0[$
Other taxation and S￿181 security
A¢¢ruals
Deferred income
614
5282
250
18.4(10
940
4,402
458
25.950
24.546
31.750
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Education Busin￿$ Partnership West Berkshire Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 2025
Bal*Trre *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$ign*¢d
I100.(MKII
{IIM>.0001
Tot•l unrestricted fuTrds
166.7821
192.7541
90.856
{168.6801
Restrided fuMd5
1322.6171
322.617
Tot•l funds
1166.7821
1415.371
413.473
(168.6801
Septembtr
2023
Resource5
eiptnded
BAl*nee gt 31
A￿gust 2024
UDr¢stri¢ttd fvnds
Generdl
163.616)
1124.454
121.288
166.7821
Designated
I i[￿.000)
1100.0001
Tot#l unrestritttd funds
1163.6161
1124.454
121.288
1166.7821
Reytricttd funds
1331.514
331.514
Tol*1 fund5
116i.6161
1455.9681
452.802
1166,7821
12 Analv5is of Det assets bernee￿ f￿￿d9
[IDrestrirted
lunds
G¢n¢r¥l
Total funds
T8n¥ibl¢ fixa asse
Fixed asset invcstments
Current &sseis
Cunrni liabiliiies
2.872
97.792
9?.56?
124,546
2.872
97.792
,562
124.546
TO￿ nei assets
168.680
168.680
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Educalion Business Pgrtnership West Berkshire Limited
oles to the Financial Statements for the l'ear Ended 31 August 202$
13 Rel*ted p*rty traTrsifli0Trs
Durin8 the year the charity made the folloying relaied pty. trnthsKiion$:
The charity is controlled by the Board of TnL￿eCS, are also the compnny diTeclors.
Fnvimnmet)ial Soluiions Ltd PUrch￿d services from the charity for £0 I10!4." £I.0001 durin¥ ihe period. G.
Ward. a Trusiee. is the of the busin¢y. There were balaThce5 ou151anding at ihc yearthend.120?4.. £01
The Ascend Learning trust purchased 5m'iccs from ihe charit)" for £.3.1 S$ 1£?024 £26.101 I during ihe p¢riod. J.
Coley. our Chair of TnJsie¢s. 1$ th¢ CEO of the In￿1. 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
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