Charity registration number 1043260 Yorkshlre Schools Explorlng Soclety Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements forthe Year ended 31st December 2024 Index Reference 3nd Administrative Details Trustees Report 3. Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31" December 2024 Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024 Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2024 yorkshi￿ Schools Exploring Soclety Reference and Administrative Details Trustees Mr I Chappell Mr D M Williams Mr P G Drake Mrs Dixon Mr D Robinson Mr Rsmith Secretary Vacant Registered Office Ilcornflower Drive 8essacarr Doncaster DN4 7DH Charity Registration Number 1043260 Trustees, Report The Trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable organisation for the year ended 31st December 2024 Objects and aims Tlie advancomènt of education of children in the area of Yorkshire particularly relating to the study of the environment by means of recreation and leisure time activities of an enterprising or exploratory nature so to develop their physic31 mental and spiritU31 capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society and that their conditions of Sife may be improved. Objectives, strategies and activltles Grants of £3450 were approved in the year to six young people participating in expeditions throughout the World. Public beneflt The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales Structure, governance and management Nature of governing docLiment Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society IYSESI is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The company was established under a Memor3ndum of Association and Articles of Association in 1964. In the event of the organisation bein£ wound up members have no liability to contribule lo its assets and no personal responsibilitv for settling its debt5 and113bilities. Recruitment and 3ppointment of trustees The charity trustees for the purposes of charity law 2nd under the organisation's articles are also members of the Committee. Organisatlonal structure Y5ES is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and the trustees, in accordance with the constitutional document, form the Committee, which is a volLJntary body. The charity trustees may create associate or other classes of non-voting membership. Ongoing responsibility for the day-to-day adminlstration is shared between the Chair lin the absence of a Secretaryl and Treasurer. Major rlsks and management of those rlsks The trustees have a55essed the rnajor risk fartors to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to them. The risk factor5 have been vastly reduced due to the change in focus of the charity. The society continues to keep up to date with minor and major risks the society may face and feels appropriate 5y5tems are in place to mitigate exposure to them. The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on the 11 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by.. Mr I Chappell Trustee Statement of Financial Attivities for the year ending 31st December 2024 2024 2023 Income and Endowments from.. Member subscriptions and Donation Bank and Building Society Interest loo 6631 6731 210 2850 3060 Expenditure on: Charitable Activities Governance Costs 3884 5314 Net Surplus IDeficitl 2847 122541 Total Funds bought forward 124192 126446 Total Funds carried forward 127039 124192 All funds are LJnrÈstricted Balance Sheet at 31" December 2024 2024 2023 Current Assèts Debtors, Prep3yments and Accrued interest Cash at Banks and Building Society 2987 127152 130139 3100 127039 127039 3100 122442 125542 1350 124192 124192 Less Creditors less than a year Net current assets Net Assets Funds of the charlty Unrestrlcted funds 127039 124192 The financial statements on pages 3 to 5 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on the 11 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by.. Mr I Chappcll Trustee Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year endlng 3tst December 2024 l. Charlty Status The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. 2. Accounting Pollcies Basis of preparinE the financial statements These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section IA 'Sm311 Entities, of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, The financial 5t3tement5 have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Taxation Tlie charity is a registered charlty and is therefore exempt from taxation.