| CONTENTS | PAGE | |
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| Annual Report of the Governors the Strategic Report |
including | 1-11 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors |
12- 15 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities |
16 | |
| Balance Sheet | 17 | |
| Statement ofcash flows |
18 | |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 19-31 |
| Governors | |||||
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| The Governors ofthe School, who are also Directors of the |
Charity and the | Charity trustees, | during | ||
| the year were; Mr D Arnold MBE¹+ (Chairman) Dr T D Lee + (Vice Chairman) Mr G Black¹ Mrs SCoventry Mr A Devani ¹ + Mrs E Eve-Raw * Co-opted 17November 2023 Appointed 21 March 2024 |
Ms M Jones Mr J Segal ¹+ Mrs LSelby¹ Mr W Thorp¹ Mr S Wilson $ Mr A Williams * |
Resigned 21 March 2024 Resigned 17 November 2023 |
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| Mrs H Gunasekera *+ Resigned 22 June 2023 |
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| *Member of the Education Committee ¹Member of Finance and General Purposes Committee |
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| +Member ofthe Governance and Nominations Committee |
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| @Health and Safety Governor | |||||
| $ Safeguarding Governor |
| @Health and Safety Govern $ Safeguarding Governor |
@Health and Safety Govern $ Safeguarding Governor |
or | |||
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| Ke Executives 8 Professional |
Advisors | ||||
| Head Teacher | Mrs A Lobo BEd Hons | ||||
| Deputy Heads | MrS Cavana h BA Hons PGCE Mrs C Edwards BA Hons QTS Resi ned 5Januar 2023 |
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| MsFAnwarBA Hons QTS A ointed3A ril2023 |
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| Mrs G Wilkins BA Hons PGCEQTS A ointed1 Se tember2023 |
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| Bursar, Company Secretary 8, Clerk to the Governors Clerk to the Governors |
Mrs J Smithson BA Hons (Dunelm) FCA Resigned as Clerk to the Governors 21 September 2023 Mr R Williams A ointed 21 Se tember 2023 |
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| Bankers | Barclays Bank pic, 22-24 Upper Marlborough |
Road, St Albans, | ALl | ||
| 3AL | |||||
| Solicitors | Pro en Law 8,Tax Limited, 1ATower S uare, |
Leeds, LSI 4DL | |||
| Auditors | Balfour Sanson, Statutory Auditors, Chartered |
Accountants, | |||
| 17Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford |
Green, Essex IG8 8HD | ||||
| Insurance | Broker | Aon UK Limited, 8 Devonshire S uare, London |
EC2N 4PL | ||
| Investment | Managers | Rathbone Investment Management Limited, 8 Finsbury |
Circus, | ||
| London EC2M 7AZ |
| Total | Total | ||
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| (Unrestricted) | (Unrestricted) | ||
| Notes | 2023 | 2022 | |
| INCOME FROM: | |||
| Charitable activities Other trading activities Investments Voluntary sources |
6,237,457 76,038 92,862 5,696 |
5,840,241 24,690 12,316 48,662 |
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| Total income | 6,412,053 | 5,925,909 | |
| EXPENDITURE ON: | |||
| Charitable Expenditure Raising funds Charitable activities |
23,850 5,764,427 |
6,462 5,238,667 |
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| Total expenditure | 5,788,277 | 5,245,129 | |
| NET LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS | 13 | (14,559) | (33,325) |
| NET INCOME AND NET | 609,217 | 647,455 | |
| MOVEMENT | |||
| IN FUNDS | |||
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT |
9 181 690 | 8,534,235 | |
| FORWARD | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED | 9,790,907 | 9,181,690 | |
| FORWARD |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
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| Notes | |||||||
| FIXED ASSETS Tangible Assets Investments |
12 13 |
11,487,907 393,719 |
11,239,823 346,011 |
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| 11,881,626 | 11,585,834 | ||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at Bank and in |
hand | 14 | 202,077 1,958,309 |
138,310 1,605,143 |
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| 2,160,386 | 1,743,453 | ||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||
| Creditors: Amounts within one year |
falling due | 15 | 1,725,034 | 1,399,107 | |||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 435,352 | 344,346 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
12,316,978 | 11,930,180 | |||||
| CREDITORS: Amounts after more than one |
falling due year |
15 | 2,526,071 | 2,748,490 | |||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | 9,790,907 | 9,181,690 | |||||
| CHARITY FUNDS | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
9,790,907 | 9,181,690 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
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| Note | E | ||||
| Cash flow from operating activities |
17 | 1,457,688 | 1,480,720 | ||
| Interest paid | (103,012) | (102,338) | |||
| Net cash flow from operating | activities | 1,354,676 | 1,378,382 | ||
| Cash flow from investing activifies |
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| Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets Purchase of fixed asset investments |
(824,198) (52,500) |
(735,590) (30,000) |
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| Interest received | 85,314 | 5,892 | |||
| Dividends received | 7,548 | 6,424 | |||
| Net cash flow from investing | activities | (783,836) | (753,274) | ||
| Cash flow from financing activities |
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| Net (decrease) in loans |
(249,174) | (251,753) | |||
| Increase / (decrease) in deposits held |
31,500 | (7,000) | |||
| Net cash flow from financing | activities | (217,674) | (258,753) | ||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
353,166 | 366,355 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at 1 September | 1,605,143 | 1,238,788 | ||
| 2022 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at 31 August 2023 | 1,958,309 | 1,605,143 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | consists of: | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,958,309 | 1,605,143 | |||
| 1,958,309 | 1,605,143 |
| 2. | INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | 2023 | 2022 |
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| E | |||
| School fees receivable Gross fees Less: Discounts, scholarships and bursaries |
5,850,660 (148,790) |
5,537,355 (161,156) |
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| 5.701,870 | 5,376,199 | ||
| Clubs, school lunches and other activities Registration fees |
514,887 20,700 |
442,092 21,950 |
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| 6,237,457 | 5,840,241 | ||
| 3. | INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES | 2023 | 2022 |
| E | |||
| Net cafe income / (expenditure) Income from fund raising events Hire offacilities Other |
8,732 52,986 14,320 |
(5,956) 16,268 12,860 1,518 |
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| 76,038 | 24,690 | ||
| 4. | INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS | 2023 | 2022 |
| Interest- Deposit and current account Dividend income |
85,314 7,548 |
5,892 6,424 |
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| 92,862 | 12,316 | ||
| 5. | VOLUNTARY SOURCES |
2023 | 2022 |
| Insurance claim against repairs costs Donations and gifts |
5,696 | 29,692 18,970 |
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| 5,696 | 48,662 |
| nalysis ofcharitable |
activity | , governance | and support | costs is as follow | s: | |
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| Direct | Support | Governance | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| charitable | Costs | Function | Total | Total | ||
| activity | ||||||
| Salary and employee | 2,937,102 | 750,537 | 3,687,639 | 3,424,969 | ||
| costs Premises and overhead |
521,147 | 521,147 | 514,623 | |||
| costs Catering costs Amortisation Depreciation |
324,013 281,289 163,204 |
324,013 281,289 163,204 |
248,525 272,151 147,326 |
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| School activities and | ||||||
| excursions Educational supplies Other costs |
185,046 61,163 32,391 |
322,274 | 185,046 61,163 354,665 |
149,821 76,070 223,466 |
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| Finance costs including loan interest Legal 8, professional fees Audit remuneration |
105,297 | 61,184 19,780 |
105,297 61,184 19,780 |
106,480 62,900 12,336 |
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| 3,215,702 | 2,467,761 | 80,964 | 5,764,427 | 5,238,667 |
| et income for the year is stated after charging: | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Other expenditure includes: |
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| Fees payable to the Company's auditor —for the audit ofthe Company's annual accounts — for other audit work on behalf ofthe Company Amortisation 8, Depreciation —owned assets Operating lease rentals — Land and buildings Fittings and equipment Net (loss) on investments Loss on disposal oftangible fixed assets |
18,380 1,400 444,483 72,766 8,135 (14,559) 131,621 |
11,136 1,200 419,477 74,407 720 (33,325) |
| TAFF COSTS | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
| E | 'E | |
| Wages and Salaries Social Security costs Pension costs |
2,869,792 293,424 461,767 |
2,651,356 280,375 433,610 |
| Other employee benefits |
62,656 | 59,628 |
| 3,687,639 | 3,424,969 |
osts) of more than f60,000 in the year was a |
s follows: | |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Number | Number | |
| 260,001 —%70,000 | 1 | 1 |
| R70,001 —280,000 | 1 | |
| 280,001 —R90,000 | 1 | |
| R100,001 - R110,000 | 1 | |
| f110,000 —R120,000 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
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| Number | FTE | Number | FTE | |||||
| Charitable activities Administration |
(Teaching | and | support) | 74 16 |
62 12 |
82 7 |
64 7 |
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| 90 | 74 | 89 | 71 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
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| Bank | loan | interest | payable | 103,012 | 102,338 |
| Computer Equipment |
Equipment, Fixtures and |
Land 8 Freehold |
Short Leasehold |
Total | |
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| Fittings | Property | Property | |||
| E | E | ||||
| Cost As at 1 September 2022 Additions Disposals |
627,180 96,193 ( — ) |
1,596,544 171,292 ( — ) |
13,050,397 556,713 (174,505) |
636,470 ( — ) |
15,910,591 824,198 (174,505) |
| As at 31 August 2023 | 723,373 | 1,767,836 | 13,432,605 | 636,470 | 16,560,284 |
| Depreciation As at 1 September 2022 Charge for year Disposals |
519,729 58,930 ( — ) |
1,276,426 104,274 ( — ) |
2,597,394 254,638 (42,884) |
277,219 26,651 ( — ) |
4,670,768 444,493 (42,884) |
| As at 31 August 2022 | 578,659 | 1,380,700 | 2,809,148 | 303,870 | 5,072,377 |
| Net BookValue As at 31 August 2023 |
144,714 | 387,136 | 10,623,457 | 332,600 | 11,487,907 |
| As at 31 August 2022 | 107,451 | 320,118 | 10,453,003 | 359,251 | 11,239,823 |
| At 1 September 2022 |
At 1 September 2022 |
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| Re-invested | income |
| Change in |
market value |
| Additions |
| nvestm | ents | at fair value | comprise: | ||
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| At 31 August | At 31 August | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Funds | held | within a unit | trust | 390,786 | 341,286 |
| Cash | within | investment | portfolio | 2,933 | 4,725 |
| 393,719 | 346,011 |
| EBTORS | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
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| Fees receivable | 26,000 | 5,707 |
| Other debtors | 22,180 | |
| Prepayments | 153,897 | 132,603 |
| 202,077 | 138,310 |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
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| E | |||
| Amounts | falling due within one year: | ||
| Bank loans | 263,311 | 260,566 | |
| Taxation and Social Security payable Other Creditors |
73,237 160,910 |
67,545 160,691 |
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| Fees paid Deposits Accruals |
in advance held |
725,699 30,500 471,377 |
610,232 28,500 271,573 |
| 1,725,034 | 1,399,107 | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| E | E | ||
| Amounts | falling due after one year: | ||
| Long term mortgage Deposits held |
2,250,071 276,000 |
2,501,990 246,500 |
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| 2,526,071 | 2,748490 |
| The amounts fa |
lling due in | respec | t of credito | rs payable by |
instalm | ents after five |
years were: |
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Bank loans —element over Deposits held —element |
five years over five years |
(not payable | by | 1,395,287 153,000 |
1,576,640 126,500 |
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| instalments) |
| otal future minimum lease paymen |
ts under non-cancellable operating |
ts under non-cancellable operating |
leases are | as follo | ws: |
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| Land 8 Buildings | Other | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| E | E | E | E | ||
| Expiring: Within one year In two to five years In more than five years |
1,320 76,773 2,180,107 |
2,273 27,610 2,288,279 |
121,854 | 1,620 | |
| 2,258,200 | 2,318,162 | 121,854 | 1,620 |
| ECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME |
TO NET CASH FLO | W FROM OPE | RATING ACTIVITI | ES |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Net income for the year Dividend income Interest receivable Interest payable Depreciation charges Increase / (decrease) in debtors Increase in creditors Change in market value of investments/reinvested Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
income | 609,217 (7,548) (83,314) 103,012 444,493 (63,767) 321,182 4,792 131,621 |
647,455 (6,424) (5,892) 102,338 419,477 (4,287) 302,113 25,940 |
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| Net cash inflow from operating | activities | 1,457,688 | 1,480,720 |
| nk loans, | other creditors, | dep | osits held an | d accruals. | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| F. | ||||||
| Financial | assets measured | at | amortised cost |
2,006468 | 1,610,850 | |
| Financial | liabilities measured | at amortised | cost | 3,452,169 | 3,469,820 | |
| Total interest expense for | financial liabilities |
held at amortised cost | 103,012 | 102,338 |