BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL Registered Charity Number: 1053283
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 31°" JULY 2024
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CHARITY INFORMATION
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BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL CHARITY INFORMATION
Address Beacon House 30 Beacon Hill, Aston Birmingham
Bankers Lloyds TSB Bank Plc Birmingham Sutton Coldfield Branch 9 Birmingham Road Sutton Coldfield
National Westminster Bank Plc 46 One Stop Shopping Centre 2 Walsall Road Perry Barr Birmingham
Al Rayan Bank Edgbaston House, 3 Duchess Place Hagley Road Birmingham
Solicitors Khan & Co 47 Cape Hill Smethwick West Midlands
Accountants Mr Akbar Dedat Crystal Business Services Ltd Chartered Accountants 264 Stoney Stanton Road Coventry West Midlands
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BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL CHARITY REGISTRATION No:1053283 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2024
The trustees present their report for the year ended 31st July 2024
Trustees
The charity trustees during the period from 1st August 2023 to date were as follows:Mohammed M Uddin - Chairman Mr. Syed K Ahmed Mr. Mohammed A Rahman
Mr Anwar H Teladia is the charity's secretary.
Management The day to day running of the school is carried out by the school head-teacher (Mrs R Mogra), the school governors and also the trustees.
New Trustees
The charity, when appointing a new trustee, initially seek any interested person who has the appropriate qualification or expertise to run the charity. Such person then acts as a school governor for some time and if and when the present trustees find this person as suitable, the person is appointed as a new trustee. This ensures that all trustees are well aware of the charity's objectives, functions and procedures.
Constitution
The charity was established by a constitution dated 2nd January 1996 and is registered with the Charity Commission (1053283).
Registered Office
The charity's registered office is situated at Beacon House, 30 Beacon Hill, Aston, Birmingham.
Objectives"
To establish, maintain and conduct a school for the education (and mainly) of girls so as to be an independent school within the meaning of the expression as defined in the Education Act. In order to fulfil these objectives the charity runs a girls secondary school which is managed by experienced and qualified staff. The overall aim is to provide a good education to girls so that these girls became good examples and useful to society.
Public Benefit
There is a public need for this type of school which the charity has now been addressing for many years.
Risk Management
The trustees have assessed the maior risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the school, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.
Activities and Progress During Year
During the year, there was an increase in the student numbers which was met by the existing capcity. Concequently the gross incme increased by a greater margin than the increased costs.
The charity's last Ofsted inspection was in May 2024 and all the quality standards have been met. During the year, the charity's net incoming resources were £39,283 (last year- £22,678). The unrestricted reserves at 31st July 2024 increased from £302,200 to £341,483.
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BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL CHARITY REGISTRATION No:1053283 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2024
Future Plans
The trustees intend to continue with the improvement of all the school standards. There are challenges ahead in that from 1st January 2025 the charity has to charge VAT which may have an impact on student numbers. Furthermore, recent government policy changes have substantially increased the amounts payable for rates.
Fixed Assets
during the year, the charity spent £18,000 on Science laboratory furnishings and £9,067 on the buildings improvement.
Grant-making and investments
The charity does not give any grants or has any long-term investments.
Reserves Policy The net current assets at the year-end is £136,473.The available liquid funds were £137,773 which more than satisfies the trustees’ aims of having sufficient funds for immediate expenditures.
The charity intends is to continue building up reserves by means of operating surpluses, supplemented by general-purpose appeals from time to time.
The private loans are not only long-term and interest free, but there is always the possibility that such loans may become actual donations in the future.
Trustees’ Responsibility For The Accounts Charity laws requires the trustees of the charity to prepare statements of accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
To prepare the financial statement in accordance with the models and principles set out in the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities and to state whether or not the accounts have been prepared in accordance with that statement and applicable accounting standards. .
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to do so.
Presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping the proper accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and to disclose with the reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that any statements of accounts comply with the requirement of the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
On behalf of the managing committee. Approved on 20th August 2025.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL
| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st July 2024 which are set out on pages 5 to 8
Basis of independent examiner's report.
As the chanty’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Act. | confirm that | am qualified to undertake the examination because | am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies. | have completed my examination. | 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
| 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.
MR AKBAR DEDAT
20th August 2025
Chartered Accountant Crystal Business Services Ltd Chartered Accountants 264 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry CV1 4FP
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BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL Statement Of Financial Activity For The Year To 31st July 2024 (Income and Expenditure Account
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| 31/07/24 | 31/07/23 | ||
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| Notes | |||
| INCOMING RESOURCES | £ | £ | |
| Parents' contributions | 371,596 | 300,264 | |
| Donations & grants | 17,114 | 26,060 | |
| TotalIncoming Resources | ~~ 388,710 | 326,324 | |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | |||
| Direct charitable expenditure | |||
| Salariesandemployer'sNIC taff training |
4 | 217,640 1,581 |
199,872 515 |
| Rates, rent and insurance | 17,630 | 18,757 | |
| School stationery, books & equipment | 9,554 | 3,593 | |
| Repairs and maintenance | 26,538 | 10,303 | |
| Equipment hire | 13,361 | 7,773 | |
| Lightand heat | 31,970 | 33,139 | |
| Telephone, fax and internet | 1,560 | 2,666 | |
| Postage and stationery | 1,963 | 6,533 | |
| Subscriptions | 969 | 699 | |
| Software | 976 | 2,400 | |
| Examination fees | 6,374 | 6,418 | |
| Advertising | 1,140 | - | |
| Cleaning expenses | 4,271 | 3,513 | |
| Sundry expenses | 2,503 | 3,087 | |
| Depreciation | 4,007 | 707 | |
| Total Charitable Expenditure | 342,037 | 299,975 | |
| Less : Governance Costs (Ofsted fees) |
(7,390) | (3,671) | |
| NET INCOMING RESOURCES | 39,283 | 22,678 | |
| Fund Balances at 1stAugust 2023 | 302,200 | 279,522 | |
| FundBalancesat31stJuly2024 | 347,483 | ~~302,200 |
ALLACTIVITIESARE CONTINUING ALL OF THE FUNDS ARE UNRESTRICTED
BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL Balance Sheet As At 31st July 2024
| Fixed Assets | Notes | £ | 2024 £ |
£ | 2023 £ |
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| Freehold property | 3 | 278,004 | 268,937 | ||
| Furniture & equipment | 16,516 | 2,523 | |||
| 294,520 | 271,460 | ||||
| Current Assets | |||||
| Debtors and prepayments | 4,700 | 4,700 | |||
| Cash atbank | 137,075 | 139,731 | |||
| Cash in hand | 698 | 399 | |||
| 142,473 | 144,830 | ||||
| Less: Current Liabilities | |||||
| Creditors and accruals | (6,000) | (24,580) | |||
| 136,473 | 120,250 | ||||
| Total Assets Less Current Liabilities | 430,993 | 391,710 | |||
| Less: Long Term Liabilities | |||||
| Private loans (interest free) | 89,510 | 89,510 | |||
| 89,510 | 89,510 | ||||
| Total Net Assets | £ | 341,483 | £ | 302,200 | |
| Financed By :- | |||||
| Charity Funds Account | |||||
| General Funds - Unrestricted | 341,483 | 302,200 | |||
| £ | 341,483 | £ | 302,200 |
Approved by The Board of Trustees on 20th August 2025 and signed on it's behalf
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BIRCHFIELD INDEPENDENT GIRLS SCHOOL NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2024
4. Accounting Policies
The financial statements are 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) issued on 16 July 2014 and Charities Act 2011. Exemption has been taken from preparing a cash flow statement under ‘Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows’ as permitted by FRS 102 on the grounds that the charity qualifies as a small entity.
(a) Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when received. Other income is accounted for on an accrual basis as far as it is prudent to do so. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
(b) Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT, which cannot be recovered. Since there ase no restricted incoming resources the charity trustees are free to spend the funds as they deem fit in the furtherance of the charity's objectives. (c) As a registered charity the charity is generally exempt from Income and Capital Gains Tax, but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
(d) Debtors and creditors
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
(e) Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the charity has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be reliably estimated.
(g) Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
2. Depreciation Policy
Depreciation is provided on the school furniture and equipment at the following rates based on the estimated useful life of these assets and their anticipated residual value:
Furniture and equipment — 20% reducing balance method
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3. Tangible fixed assets
| 3. Tangible fixed assets | |||
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| Freehold | Furniture & | Totals | |
| Property | Equipment | ||
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost | |||
| At 1stAugust 2023 | 268,937 | 83,291 | 352,228 |
| Additions | 9,067 | 18,000 | 27,067 |
| At 31st July2024 | 278,004 | 101,291 | 379,295 |
| Depreciation | |||
| At 1stAugust2023 | - | 80,768 | 80,768 |
| Charge for the year | - | 4,007 | 4,007 |
| At 31st July2024 | - | 84,775 | 84,775 |
| Net book value | |||
| At 31st July 2023 | 278,004 | 16,516 | 294,520 |
| At31stJuly2024 | 296,004 | 16,516 | 312,520 |
4. Employees’ Remuneration
Total remuneration (including employer's national insurance contribution) for the year amounted to £217,640 (2023 - £199,872). There are no employees whose remuneration exceeds £60,000. The average number of paid staff for the year were 24 (2023 - 24 ), and these are analysed as follows:-
| 2024 | 2023 | |
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| Teaching: Full time | 4 | 4 |
| Teaching: Part time | 12 | 12 |
| Administration / non-teaching: Full time | 3 | 3 |
| Administration/non-teaching:Parttime | 5 | 5 |
5. Trustees’ Remuneration and Expenses
No remuneration, directly or indirectly, was paid or payable for the year to any person or persons known to be connected with any of them. No reimbursement of expenses has been made or is due to be made to any of the trustees in respect of the year.