REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03166809 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1070440
Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
for
EIL UK
Locke Williams Associates LLP Chartered Accountants Registered Auditors c/o Blackthorn House St Pauls Square Birmingham West Midlands B3 1RL
EIL UK
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 11 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 12 to 14 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 15 |
| Balance Sheet | 16 to 17 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 18 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 19 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 20 to 30 |
EIL UK (Registered number: 03166809)
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The advancement of education in the culture, circumstances and way of life of people of different nations, races and creeds.
Our Vision
A more tolerant and understanding world.
Our Mission
We bring people together to develop lasting understanding across communities, borders and ideological divides.
What we do
Since 1936, the charity has provided intercultural learning opportunities to create a more peaceful, tolerant and understanding world.
Our cultural immersion programmes include study abroad, family homestays, group educational programmes, training and language courses.
During 2021-22 our programmes were severely curtailed for a second year running by the Covid-19 pandemic. Towards the end of the year our programmes were able to restart but the outbreak of the Omicron variant just before Christmas led to cancellations. Despite this setback and the burden of safety measures, EIL staff and volunteers managed to deliver high quality intercultural learning experiences that enriched the lives of everyone involved.
An international network
As a founder member of Federation EIL (FEIL), the global network of not-for-profit organisations dedicated to intercultural experiential learning, we continue to support FEIL. Federation EIL is one of the oldest and most established hosting organisations in the world. In 1989 the United Nations Secretary General awarded Federation EIL Peace Messenger status.
EIL UK is a significant contributor to the association and remains fully supportive of its aims, ideals and objectives. Collaboration and joint-working practices with Federation partners serve to strengthen all organisations, advance good practice and reinforce the shared mission and vision.
FEIL normally holds an annual General Assembly (GA), hosted by one of the member countries. Due to the pandemic, the face-to-face GA planned for 2021 was postponed. Federation members met online to conduct the organisation's business and to update and support each other. Federation members are planning to meet face-to-face before the end of 2022 for a shorter GA.
EIL UK remains an active member of FEIL. Although recovery from Covid-19 has been slower than expected, work has continued on the development of a Certification Scheme to advance global practitioner standards and good practice for organisations in the international exchange sector. We continue to actively contribute to this important and pioneering initiative and support the Federation's Certification Manager.
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Public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit.
EIL UK enriches and transforms lives by giving people from different countries and cultures opportunities to get to know and understand each other. By living as a member of the host family, participants and hosts develop lasting friendships through the charity's structured inter-cultural learning programmes. It is this deeper understanding and appreciation of different cultures that breaks down barriers between people, fosters tolerance and respect for other perceptions and viewpoints and provides participants with a range of intercultural competencies.
Our programmes offer groups and individuals the chance to participate in cultural learning and communitybased projects that improve the wellbeing and environment of people of other races, religions and cultures in the UK and beyond.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - IMPACT AND MITIGATION
The pandemic first impacted on the charity in March 2020 when the UK, along with many countries, went into lockdown. Our priority has remained the safety and well-being of our participants.
For a second year, all planned cultural group programme activity was postponed or cancelled. Most staff continued to work from home. Two staff attended the office occasionally to maintain essential services. Staff returned to work in the office in March.
We avoided any compulsory staff losses and redirected staff time to develop new opportunities. We have been able to do this due to our strong financial reserves. The UK Government grant support, in particular the Job Retention Scheme, provided furlough payments for many of our staff for part of the year and the Additional Restrictions Support (ARS) grant from Malvern Hills District Council supported us through the Omicron outbreak and additional Covid restrictions at the end of 2021.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OUR PROGRAMMES
Although restrictions on international travel eased, confidence remained low which limited the recovery of face-to-face programmes.
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Cultural Group programmes were cancelled.
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A small number of Individual Homestay programmes were able to take place where it was safe to do so.
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We welcomed students on our new 3-5½ month School Cultural Exchange programme which we introduced to replace our successful academic year programme which we were forced to suspend, following the post-Brexit changes in UK high school student visas.
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Training volunteers
Our Training and Evaluation Contract (TEC) for the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) remained in place throughout the year. This EU initiative funds training and evaluation for European volunteers coming to the UK and prepares UK volunteers for life abroad. We were delighted that the TEC contract we hold for the UK National Agency partners, British Council and Ecorys, was extended to the end of December 2023.
Over the year we delivered a total of 37 On Arrival Training and Mid-Term Training sessions to 390 volunteers over the course of the year. This was an increase from the 2020-21 total of 29 Training sessions for 270 volunteers. Participants attended from 24 countries (compared to 22 countries the year before). Our on-line trainers continued to receive outstanding levels of participant feedback which averaged 95% for the quality, relevance of content and organisation of the training.
Hosting
The immersive experience of living as a part of the family is normally a key feature of our programmes. It has a high impact on both participants and the host family because it leads to a huge increase in the understanding of different cultures that opens up career and life opportunities. Many homestays result in life-long international friendships that enrich the lives of generations.
Although able to offer only a limited number of 63 carefully arranged homestays during this year, we have kept in regular contact with our hosts through emails and newsletters.
We have also continued the hosting experience online through the Digital Cultural Exchange initiatives, exploring how Virtual Visits could bring together international university students studying in British universities and UK hosts to develop cultural understanding and reduce isolation during the pandemic.
Study abroad and school cultural programmes for high school students
Changes in visa arrangements meant that, at short notice, we had to transfer students who had booked an academic year programme onto a 3 or 5½ month school cultural exchange. Another major change was the introduction of financial contributions for publicly (state-funded) funded schools.
Despite many challenges - not least the constantly changing quarantine and Covid rules in the different countries that make up the UK - we welcomed 14 students at the start of the school term in September 2021. A 15th student started their programme in January 2022. It is worth noting that in 2020-21 there were no students on the programme.
Restrictions eased enough to allow students to enjoy a cultural excursion to London as part of the programme. Overall, we received exceptionally good feedback from students, hosts and our school partners.
More than 50% of students on the 12-week programme asked to extend their school cultural exchange to the end of term which was a tribute to the dedication and commitment of everyone who worked together deliver a high quality experience.
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“ I don't know how to explain it but I felt free and accepted without even being introduced, [by] the programme and [by] the people here. I am starting to accept myself. The best time of my life .” Student from Italy living with host family and attending school in Kent.
“ It's been surprisingly amazing, so full of new experiences and discoveries, I'd say the greatest experience in my life so far. It has revealed [to] me a new way of teaching, studying, living and left me with a great desire to travel and visit new places .” Student from Italy living with a host family and attending school in Southport.
In the course of the year, we built on the success of the shorter programmes we have delivered for German students from Saxony to develop a new short School Cultural Immersion programme which we are piloting in the academic year 2022-23.
We welcomed new school partners to our Study Abroad programme and thank the teachers, senior managers and admin staff for their personal support for international students over the year.
Our strategy is to grow our new programmes to exceed pre-pandemic levels so that more young people can access and benefit from a combined homestay and UK high school cultural exchange experience.
We remain concerned that following Brexit, international students can no longer study for an academic year at UK high schools or take exams to return home with qualifications. We remain hopeful that, at some time in the future, we will be able to return to our formal education programmes with academic qualifications lasting a full academic year.
HOST UK
As reported in our annual report for 2019-20, the HOST UK charity's programmes and assets transferred to EIL UK in the Spring of 2020. 2021-22 was the first year we were able to open for international university students across the UK to apply to stay with a host for a Day Visit or Weekend Stay.
Unfortunately, the outbreak of a Covid-19 variant, known as Omicron, reduced the confidence of all involved and deterred both students and hosts from participating in Christmas and New Year Day Visits and Weekend Stays. Over the next few years we are committed to re-building the programme to achieve its pre-pandemic levels of participation.
We would like to express our gratitude to our wonderful volunteer Regional Coordinators for their ongoing commitment towards, and enthusiasm for, hosting opportunities for university students.
Outbound activity
Again, the opportunity to send participants overseas during this year has been very limited. Despite the difficulties, we sent 6 UK volunteers to our long-standing partner, Birdlife Malta on our Outbound ESC programme (compared to 5 volunteers the previous year).
Our impact
In normal times we measure our impact by the number of participants and host families involved in our programmes and the number of training places taken up by volunteers as well as the quality of the feedback we receive from participants. However, we know that our programmes impact on a far greater number of people whose lives are enriched by contact with international visitors, whether in host families, schools, business environments or communities.
We are pleased that the programmes that have run have been well received and had a positive impact on the participants.
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Our people
The success of our programmes is dependent on the people who participant in them and lend their support. We are grateful to:
Our staff, who have combined home working with periods of furlough and demonstrated their commitment and flexibility. Over the year two members of staff left to pursue different career opportunities and one retired. We wish them all the best for the future.
Our trainers, who delivered on-line training throughout the year and secured excellent feedback from participants.
Our Coordinators and volunteer Regional Organisers, who tirelessly support participants and our host families to make the most of their homestays.
Our volunteer host families, who have stayed with us through the pandemic and are hosting again.
Our volunteers, including trustees, who have given additional time to respond to changing circumstances and to develop a new Strategic Plan for the future.
Our Chief Executive for her leadership and commitment in steering the organisation through another difficult year.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Over the next year we will continue to work towards our five key strategic objectives 2018-22, which are to:
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Strengthen and diversify our programme portfolio
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Grow our people
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Maintain and strengthen our financial resilience
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Develop and deliver an effective and targeted communications strategy
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Develop high standards and achieve programme accreditation
In 2022-23, our key goals are to:
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Refresh and resume our Cultural Group programmes;
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Rebuild HOST UK by working more closely with our Subscribing Institutions (SIs) and securing funding for bursaries;
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Continue to build our existing homestay and study abroad programmes;
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Introduce new programmes with a diverse customer/client base
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Complete the work on key communications investment projects, including delivery of a new website and new marketing strategy to support our partners and extend our global range and diversity of participants.
In conclusion, 2021-22 has been another challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Omicron variant and the impact of Brexit on ESC training. We are fortunate that our strong reserves, combined with our ability to change and adapt, have enabled us to bridge the gap between pre-Covid and post-pandemic recovery. During 2022-23 we look forward to resuming all of our programmes and to working with our existing and new international partners to open up inter-cultural learning opportunities for people of all ages. Our role in bringing people together to deepen mutual understanding remains as important as ever.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Overview
As anticipated, the curtailment of programmes led to a significant deficit of £79,956 at 31 March 2022.
The sum of £340,000, the value of the asset, Elphick House at 287 Worcester Road, Malvern, is shown as a designated sum in our accounts.
Income
Our two main sources of income were:
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The EU-funded contract for the delivery of the Training and Evaluation Cycle (TEC) contract for young adults aged 18-30 taking part in European Solidarity Corps activities that replaced European Voluntary Service (EVS)
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Government support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Expenditure
Staffing costs formed the majority of our expenditure. We continued the careful management of our expenditure throughout the year.
Investments
Under its memorandum and articles of association, the charity has the power to invest in any way the trustees wish. The trustees, having regard to liquidity requirements, to the cash flow involved in operating programmes and to the reserves policy, have maintained a policy of keeping available funds in accessible accounts. The trustees have sought to achieve a rate of interest that matches or exceeds inflation as measured by the retail prices index.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves in its unrestricted funds that have not yet been committed or designated for any particular purpose. The trustees set aside these free reserves to protect the future operations of the charity from the effects of any unforeseen variations in its income streams.
As at 31 March 2022, reserves in the charity's unrestricted funds amounted to £466,256 (compared to £549,212 at 31 March 2021, £633,107 at 31 March 2020 and £616,528 at 31 March 2019) of which £122,560 were free reserves (compared to £203,400 at 31 March 2021, £285,771 at 31 March 2020 and £267,524 at 31 March 2019).
Free reserves are reserves which do not include restricted funds, endowment funds of £25,000 or funds tied up in the fixed assets. As at 31 March 2022 the free reserves represented just over four months operating costs.
In July 2022 trustees reviewed the charity's reserves policy in line with their policy of good financial management practice and continued their policy to target a level of reserves equivalent to a minimum of six months (compared to four months the year before) of gross revenue expenditure with a target level of nine months' gross expenditure (compared to six months the year before). At 31 March 2022, the charity's reserves are significantly depleted. During 2022-23 trustees anticipate the need to make further significant withdrawals from the charity's reserves while international mobility and programmes continue to recover from Covid and Brexit. It is likely to take some time to achieve the target level of reserves.
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Through our reserves policy we recognise and mitigate against two key risks to the charity's future operations:
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The impact of changes to free movement across borders and consequences for future stays in the UK following Brexit
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Our reliance on income from the European Erasmus+ funded ESC Training and Evaluation Cycle (TEC) contract. The contract for services was extended for a further 24 months and will end in December 2023.
In 2021-22 we continued to draw on our reserves to fund the charity.
The Board has agreed the use of our reserves to support a deficit budget for 2022-23, while the organisation invests for the future. We intend to restore the reserves to the target level over future years.
Recovery Loan Scheme
In December 2021 the charity started to investigate the possibility of applying for a loan through the UK Government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme in order to provide additional stability to the charity while operations recovered from the impacts of Covid-19 and visa changes following Brexit.
Independent advice confirmed the suitability of a loan and the Board of Trustees agreed to progress the application. Further information is provided at note 21.
Fundraising
For six months the charity benefited from the government's Job Retention Scheme which was essential as it enabled the charity to retain its skilled staff. Over the year the charity's fundraising activities included:
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A successful application to the Victoria League Scotland for £5,000 to fund bursaries for international students to experience HOST UK cultural visits in Scotland.
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An Additional Restrictions Support (ARS) grant of £6,000 from Malvern Hills District Council aimed at supporting businesses suffering losses from the Omicron outbreak and additional Covid restrictions at the end of 2021.
Alongside fundraising directly for EIL UK, a number of businesses supported the charity with help in kind which was greatly appreciated.
Support was also provided by the Department of International Trade in the form of specialist advice.
The trustees would like to express their gratitude to the charitable trusts, businesses and individual donors who supported the charity in 2021-22.
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.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Legal Status and governing document
EIL UK (also known as EIL) is a registered charity in England and Wales and company limited by guarantee, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 22nd February 1996, as amended by special resolutions dated: 27th June 1998; 16th November 2013; and 21st December 2020. The liability of the trustees, as members, is limited to £1.
The trustees of the charity are directors of the company and are referred to as trustees throughout this report.
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Appointment of Trustees and Induction
There is a requirement for one third of trustees to retire by rotation. If their number is not three or a multiple of three, the number nearest to one third shall retire from office. A new Trustee may be appointed either by the Company at a General Meeting or by written resolution signed by a majority of the members of the Company.
When trustee vacancies occur, nominations for new trustees are received from the charity's stakeholders and are considered against the specific requirements that have been identified for the vacancy. Any trustees appointed by the Board are put forward for reappointment by the members at the next Annual General Meeting.
On appointment, new trustees receive a detailed information pack on both their role as a trustee and on the charity. They are invited to attend a trustees' meeting before formally being invited to accept the position. All trustees are invited and encouraged to visit the charity's offices and take part in various aspects of the charity's work to increase their understanding of the charity's work and impact.
During 2021-2022 we welcomed one new trustee who was appointed to the Board in September. The charity's members reappointed Stephen Backhouse at the AGM held on 3rd December 2021.
Members
EIL UK has appointed members. The members appoint trustees and all appointed trustees are members. The Memorandum and Articles allows for thirty members. All members agree to contribute £1 in the event of the charity having to be wound up.
As at 31 March 2022, there were eleven serving members (compared to eleven on 31 March 2021). In addition to the trustees named in this report, the members were: R Begley, B Coker, R Godwin, M Hancox, C Hyde, R MacDonald, M Matthews, G McKeown, R Tilley, E Tilley and B Worrall.
Organisation
The Board of Trustees oversees the work of the charity and meets at least four times a year. In 2021-22 the Board met in person. By prior agreement, some meetings were conducted online. The Chief Executive is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the charity with delegated powers, approved by trustees.
The Board of Trustees and the Chief Executive comprise the key management personnel of the charity.
Trustees determine the charity's strategic direction, which is informed by stakeholder engagement, and delegate to the Chief Executive the management, administration, organisation and operations of the charity on a day-to-day basis. All trustees give of their time freely and none received remuneration during the year.
In September 2021 the Board established three committees for Governance, Finance and Safeguarding. In addition, a Nominations Committee was formed to assist in the recruitment of members and trustees, as and when needed. Committee recommendations are considered by the Board of Trustees for decision. After a year of operation, the Board will review the committees.
Conflict of Interest
The trustees have full regard to any perceived and actual conflict of interest that exists or may arise. They review conflicts on a regular basis and trustees with a conflict of interest are required to leave Trustee Board meetings so that any issues may be considered in full and decisions taken in the charity's sole interests.
Related parties and cooperation with other organisations
None of the trustees receive remuneration from their work with the charity.
Any connection between a trustee or senior manager with a third-party contractor must be disclosed to the full Board of Trustees.
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Pay policy for senior staff
The pay of senior staff is reviewed annually and, where appropriate, increased.
Key management remuneration
The Chief Executive's pay is reviewed annually and, where appropriate, increased in line with increases awarded to all staff. The trustees regularly benchmark the pay of the Chief Executive and managers against levels of pay in other charities of similar size and complexity.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Trustees take a proactive approach to the management of risks. The charity maintains a Risk Register which identifies the principal risks and uncertainties facing the charity and documents the policies, systems and procedures which help to mitigate exposure to and the impacts of those risks. Trustees review and assess the Risk Register on a quarterly basis to take account of changes, consider and new risks and to update mitigating actions.
The Covid-19 pandemic continued to present a major risk to the charity. The trustees have closely monitored this risk and implemented the mitigating actions outlined elsewhere in this report. The financial risks have been managed through regular reviews of available funds and the reserves.
The other major risk to the charity is that associated with safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. The safeguarding risks are managed through regular monitoring of our safeguarding standards and practices against our policies and procedures and through benchmarking them against good practice elsewhere.
In 2021-22, safeguarding risks were reduced for a further year due to the low level of programme activity. We had no safeguarding incidents and no causes for concern. Safeguarding standards are managed through our Safeguarding Policy, systems and procedures which include participants, host family households and hosts and everyone involved in the delivery of EIL UK programmes.
As reported last year, the changes to immigration rules and visa arrangements for incoming students following BREXIT are a significant risk for the charity. Specifically, the lack of access to European funding for multinational initiatives, reciprocal activities, changes to the 'free movement' rights within the EU and restricting international student attendance at state-funded UK high schools to a maximum of six months without qualifications provide significant threats to the charity's programmes and restrict UK and European citizens' access to inter-cultural and multi-national learning opportunities.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains another major risk, including risks to health and wellbeing, programme cancellations and reputational risks in the event of infection. We continue to adapt our programmes so that we can return to a level of activity that returns us to our former levels of success and financial security.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 03166809 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number 1070440
Registered office
17 Graham Road Great Malvern Worcestershire WR14 2HR
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Trustees
K Dance C Lavalette (resigned 3.12.21) D M Myers J Shaw S Lange C Tweddell (resigned 3.12.21) S C G Kuenssberg M E Pellew S Backhouse (appointed 4.9.21)
Chief Executive
K M Davis
Auditors
Locke Williams Associates LLP Chartered Accountants Registered Auditors c/o Blackthorn House St Pauls Square Birmingham West Midlands B3 1RL
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also the directors of EIL UK for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland"
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
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there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
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the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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AUDITORS
The auditors, Locke Williams Associates LLP, have indicated their willingness to continue in office. In accordance with good practice, EIL will conduct a tender for the provision of auditor services in preparation for the appointment of the auditor at the charity's Annual General Meeting in December 2022.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 2 December 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
D M Myers - Trustee
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of EIL UK (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trustees.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of EIL UK (Registered number: 03166809)
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to these risks, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
We focussed on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, enquiries with management and enquiries of third parties where appropriate.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and, the further removed noncompliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud.
As in all our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and checking the authorisation of expenditure as part of our substantive testing, using analytical review to identify any significant or unusual transactions and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the trustees that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
David Williams (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Locke Williams Associates LLP Chartered Accountants Registered Auditors c/o Blackthorn House St Pauls Square Birmingham West Midlands B3 1RL
2 December 2022
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Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| Unrestricted funds Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 23,259 Charitable activities Cultural Groups 819 Homestays 329 Study Abroad 72,355 Training & Skills 137,651 Explore 1,547 HOST UK 12,237 Investment income 3 27,985 Total 276,182 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 5 Programme expenditure - Cultural Groups 42,171 Homestays 28,903 Study Abroad 116,536 Training & Skills 162,415 Explore 1,046 HOST UK 8,067 Total 359,138 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (82,956) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 549,212 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 466,256 |
Restricted Endowment funds fund £ £ 5,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,000 - 2,000 - 3,000 - 8,148 25,000 11,148 25,000 |
31.3.22 Total funds £ 28,259 819 329 72,355 137,651 1,547 12,237 27,985 281,182 - 42,171 28,903 116,536 162,415 1,046 10,067 361,138 (79,956) 582,360 **502,404 ** |
31.3.21 Total funds £ 65,360 729 740 3,170 148,075 - 4,466 27,244 249,784 - 28,396 23,636 24,926 244,157 - 4,416 325,531 (75,747) 658,107 582,360 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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EIL UK (Registered number: 03166809)
Balance Sheet 31 March 2022
| Unrestricted funds Notes £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 12 3,696 Investment property 13 340,000 343,696 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 14 68,083 Cash at bank and in hand 91,952 160,035 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 15 (37,475) NET CURRENT ASSETS 122,560 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 466,256 NET ASSETS 466,256 FUNDS 17 Unrestricted funds: General fund Property fund Restricted funds: Victoria League in Scotland Tanner Trust QA Higher Education Chevening Secretariat Endowment funds: Marie Benson-Stott Scholarship TOTAL FUNDS |
Restricted Endowment funds fund £ £ - - - - - - - - 11,148 25,000 11,148 25,000 - - 11,148 25,000 11,148 25,000 11,148 25,000 |
31.3.22 Total funds £ 3,696 340,000 343,696 68,083 128,100 196,183 (37,475) 158,708 502,404 502,404 126,256 340,000 466,256 8,000 2,000 1,140 8 11,148 25,000 **502,404 ** |
31.3.21 Total funds £ 5,812 340,000 345,812 120,070 172,700 292,770 (56,222) 236,548 582,360 582,360 209,212 340,000 549,212 5,000 2,000 1,140 8 8,148 25,000 582,360 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet - continued 31 March 2022
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 2 December 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:
D M Myers - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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EIL UK
Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash used in operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Interest received Net cash used in investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
31.3.22 £ (43,404) (43,404) (1,196) - (1,196) (44,600) 172,700 128,100 |
31.3.21 £ (47,724) (47,724) (1,926) 59 (1,867) (49,591) 222,291 172,700 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
1. RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
| ACTIVITIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per | the Statement | |||
| of Financial Activities) | (79,956) | (75,747) | ||
| Adjustments for: | ||||
| Depreciation charges | 3,312 | 3,450 | ||
| Interest received | - | (59) | ||
| Decrease in debtors | 51,987 | 12,068 | ||
| (Decrease)/increase in creditors | (18,747) | 12,564 | ||
| Net cash used in operations | (43,404) | (47,724) | ||
| 2. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS | |||
| At 1.4.21 | Cash flow | At 31.3.22 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Net cash | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 172,700 | (44,600) | 128,100 | |
| 172,700 | (44,600) | 128,100 | ||
| Total | 172,700 | (44,600) | 128,100 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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EIL UK
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to make estimates and assumptions which affect reported income, expenses, assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Use of available information and application of judgement are inherent in the formation of estimates, together with expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results in the future could differ from such estimates.
The key estimations used in these financial statements include:
Investment property
The trustees have revalued the property to fair value at the year end. In doing so, they have considered the last professional valuation undertaken in 2017 and the current condition and occupation of the property. The directors consider that there are no significant areas of key judgement or estimation uncertainty other than those identified in the accounting policies above.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing.
No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the Charities SORP (FRS102). Further detail is given in the Trustees' Annual Report.
Programme income includes charges made to participants or sponsoring bodies for programmes run throughout the year and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.
Other income includes management charges and recharges to other related parties.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.
Allocation and apportionment of costs
Expenditure on charitable activities includes:
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Allocation and apportionment of costs
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Programme expenditure, being directly related programme costs and staff costs incurred in the performance of the programmes
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Management and administration expenditure, being those costs that that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs and administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity.
Where costs can not be directly attributed to particular activities, they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on cost Computer equipment - 33% on cost
It is the policy of the charity to include any capital expenditure below a sum of £500 within the Statement of Financial Activities during the financial year in which the expenses was incurred.
Investment property
Investment properties for which fair value can be measured reliably without undue cost or effort are measured at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recognised in 'net gains / (losses) on investments' in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Taxation
The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Endowment funds represent those assets which must be held permanently by the charity. Income arising on the endowment fund can be used in accordance with the restrictions placed on the endowment.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Debtors
Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.
Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
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 twelve 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. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| DONATIONS AND LEGACIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Donations | 6,395 | 16,628 |
| Grants | **21,864 ** | 48,732 |
| 28,259 | 65,360 | |
| Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: | ||
| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Victoria League in Scotland | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| HMRC Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme | **16,864 ** | 43,732 |
| **21,864 ** | 48,732 |
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| 3. INVESTMENT INCOME Rents received Deposit account interest 4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Activity Incoming programme Cultural Groups Incoming programme Homestays Incoming programme Study Abroad Incoming programme Training & Skills Outbound programme Explore Incoming programme HOST UK 5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Cultural Groups Homestays Study Abroad Training & Skills Explore HOST UK 6. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Staff costs Incoming programme expenses |
Direct Costs (see note 6) £ 26,401 13,400 78,787 105,436 493 4,719 229,236 |
31.3.22 £ 27,985 - 27,985 31.3.22 £ 819 329 72,355 137,651 1,547 12,237 224,938 Support costs (see note 7) £ 15,770 15,503 37,749 56,979 553 5,348 131,902 31.3.22 £ 110,771 118,465 229,236 |
31.3.21 £ 27,185 59 27,244 31.3.21 £ 729 740 3,170 148,075 - 4,466 157,180 Totals £ 42,171 28,903 116,536 162,415 1,046 10,067 361,138 31.3.21 £ 135,025 55,080 190,105 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
7. SUPPORT COSTS
| Management £ Cultural Groups 15,742 Homestays 15,490 Study Abroad 35,263 Training & Skills 52,247 Explore 500 HOST UK 5,070 124,312 |
Governance Finance costs £ £ 15 13 7 6 1,356 1,130 2,614 2,118 29 24 229 49 4,250 3,340 |
Totals £ 15,770 15,503 37,749 56,979 553 5,348 |
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| 131,902 |
8. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Auditors' remuneration | 3,340 | 3,540 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 3,312 | 3,450 |
| Hire of plant and machinery | 3,856 | 5,309 |
| Other operating leases | 7,500 | 7,500 |
9. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021.
10. STAFF COSTS
| STAFF COSTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
31.3.22 £ 157,065 12,532 7,592 177,189 |
31.3.21 £ 178,443 14,197 9,615 |
| 202,255 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
| Direct charitable work Administration |
31.3.22 5 2 7 |
31.3.21 7 2 9 |
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No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
The total amount of employee benefits received by key management personnel is £45,500 (2021 - £45,500). The charity considers its key management personnel comprises the Chief Executive.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| 11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds fund £ £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 13,480 51,880 - Charitable activities Cultural Groups 729 - - Homestays 740 - - Study Abroad 3,170 - - Training & Skills 148,075 - - HOST UK 4,466 - - Investment income 27,244 - - Total 197,904 51,880 - EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Programme expenditure - - - Cultural Groups 28,193 203 - Homestays 23,430 206 - Study Abroad 24,044 882 - Training & Skills 202,959 41,198 - HOST UK 3,173 1,243 - Total 281,799 43,732 - NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (83,895) 8,148 - RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 633,107 - 25,000 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 549,212 8,148 25,000 |
Total funds £ 65,360 729 740 3,170 148,075 4,466 27,244 249,784 - 28,396 23,636 24,926 244,157 4,416 325,531 (75,747) 658,107 582,360 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| COST At 1 April 2021 Additions At 31 March 2022 DEPRECIATION At 1 April 2021 Charge for year At 31 March 2022 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2021 13. INVESTMENT PROPERTY FAIR VALUE At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2021 |
Fixtures and Computer fittings equipment £ £ 16,499 25,741 1,106 90 17,605 25,831 13,598 22,830 1,118 2,194 14,716 25,024 2,889 807 2,901 2,911 |
Totals £ 42,240 1,196 43,436 36,428 3,312 39,740 3,696 5,812 £ 340,000 340,000 340,000 |
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The investment property is freehold.
The trustees do not consider the fair value of the property to be materially different at the 31 March 2022 than from the last independent valuation.
The investment property was last subject to an independent professional valuation at 27 June 2017. The valuation was undertaken by Ian Humphries B.Sc.(Est.Man.) FRICS. The methods and significant assumptions used to ascertain the fair value of £340,000 are as follows:
The valuation is at a 'Fair Value' defined as 'The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date'.
The price that would be achieved is based on the income generated by the investment, which at the valuation date was £23,135pa and with the expectation of an initial return on investment of just under 7%.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trade debtors Other debtors Accrued income Prepayments |
31.3.22 £ 53,711 3,524 9,379 1,469 68,083 |
31.3.21 £ 84,589 8,071 19,483 7,927 |
| 120,070 |
Included in other debtors is an amount of $5,325 (2021 $5,325) which is held as a deposit by the Federation EIL.
15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Trade creditors | 12,564 | 38,675 |
| Social security and other taxes | 5,191 | 3,647 |
| Other creditors | 484 | 269 |
| Deferred income | 6,153 | 2,522 |
| Accrued expenses | 13,083 | 11,109 |
| 37,475 | 56,222 |
Deferred Income
| Balance as at 1 April Released in the year Deferrals in the year Balance as at 31 March |
31.3.20 £ 2,522 (2,522) 6,153 **6,153 ** |
31.3.20 £ 3,053 (3,053) 2,522 2,522 |
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Income under contractual arrangements is deferred where it is subject to the performance of certain terms or conditions. Where these have not been met at the balance sheet date, the income is not recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Income from property rentals is deferred where this is demanded and received in advance of the period of let.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
16. LEASING AGREEMENTS
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Within one year | 1,030 | 12,851 |
| Between one and five years | 772 | 9,045 |
| **1,802 ** | 21,896 |
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| At 1.4.21 £ Unrestricted funds General fund 209,212 Property fund 340,000 549,212 Restricted funds Victoria League in Scotland 5,000 Tanner Trust 2,000 QA Higher Education 1,140 Chevening Secretariat 8 8,148 Endowment funds Marie Benson-Stott Scholarship 25,000 TOTAL FUNDS 582,360 Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming resources £ Unrestricted funds General fund 276,182 Restricted funds Victoria League in Scotland 5,000 TOTAL FUNDS **281,182 ** |
Net movement At in funds 31.3.22 £ £ (82,956) 126,256 - 340,000 (82,956) 466,256 3,000 8,000 - 2,000 - 1,140 - 8 3,000 11,148 - 25,000 (79,956) 502,404 Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (359,138) (82,956) (2,000) 3,000 (361,138) **(79,956) ** |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparatives for movement in funds
| Unrestricted funds General fund Property fund Restricted funds Victoria League in Scotland Tanner Trust QA Higher Education Chevening Secretariat Endowment funds Marie Benson-Stott Scholarship TOTAL FUNDS |
At 1.4.20 £ 293,107 340,000 633,107 - - - - - 25,000 658,107 |
Net movement in funds £ (83,895) - (83,895) 5,000 2,000 1,140 8 8,148 - (75,747) |
At 31.3.21 £ 209,212 340,000 549,212 5,000 2,000 1,140 8 8,148 25,000 582,360 |
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Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Victoria League in Scotland Tanner Trust HMRC Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme QA Higher Education Chevening Secretariat TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ 197,904 5,000 2,000 43,732 1,140 8 51,880 249,784 |
Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (281,799) (83,895) - 5,000 - 2,000 (43,732) - - 1,140 - 8 (43,732) 8,148 (325,531) (75,747) |
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The balance on the unrestricted general fund has arisen from accumulated surpluses and is held for the general purposes of the charity. The fund is considered by the Trustees to be sufficient for the charity's needs.
The balance on the designated property fund has arisen from the transfer of the investment property from T E I L and is being held for investment purposes to generate income.
The Marie Benson-Stott Scholarship fund has been established by way of a legacy granted to E I L, from which an income is to be generated. The income from this endowment is to be used to support the promotion of international living through homestays, for students at the University of Worcester.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Funding from the Victoria League Scotland is for the design and development of online cultural exchanges for international students and hosts in Scotland and facilitator training.
The Tanner Trust fund is established to facilitate and support HOST UK volunteers and their integration into EIL UK.
18. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan for its employees. The amount recognised as an expense in the period was £7,592 (2021 £9,615). £4,317 remains unpaid at 31 March 2022 (2021 £13,223).
19. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
EIL UK contracts in advance for certain programmes. Should EIL UK be unable to fulfil those contracts, it could be liable to meet claims for breach of contract. The cost of any such claims is unquantifiable.
20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022.
21. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
After the balance sheet date, but before the date of approval of these financial statements, the charity secured loan finance, under the Government backed Covid Recovery Scheme of £120,000. The loan is repayable in monthly instalments over six years, at an interest rate of 3.95% above base.
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