Regigtered number: 03636078
Charity number: 107394S
THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limited by Guarantse)
CONTENTS
Refgrenca and Admlnlslrall¥e Detasls olthe Company. its Trustees and Ad¥isws
Trustsos, Report
Inde￿ndent AudIt0￿. Report on the Financial Statements
10-12
onSol￿at8d Staternent of Flnartcial A¢tlvities
13
Consolldat8d Statemwt of Flnan¢lal Posltlon
14
Company Statement of Financlal Posltion
15
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flry
16
Notss to the Flnanclal Statements
17-41

ThE OOREEN BIRD FOUNDAnON
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRAMVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY. ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Trnstse$
G. F. P￿, chainnan
S. A. Coen, CEO, joint princip￿ and accwnting offKer of subsid>ary Irading College
L. de Ab￿u. Joint pwincio of S￿)$KIlOry trading cdlege
S. J. Alkins
D. G. Hayes
J. P. Errery
N. Patel
S. R. Wats0n-FoW￿ lappointed 21 Juty 20201
Company registered
numb•r
03636078
Charity reglstofed
number
1073945
Register•d office
1 Be¢Yford Rtrw
London
WC1R 48Z
Company Secrètary
S.C.R. Secretaries Ltd
Chlef executive officer S. A. Coen
Ind¥p•nd&nl auditor¥
Venthams
Chartered Accountsnts
Statutory Audrtor
51 Lincoln's Inn F
L¢)ndon
WC2A 3￿1
8ankors
Bardays Bank ptc
Bexkyheath Business Centre
Kent
Sollcltors
Greenw(y>Js GRM LLP
1 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4BZ
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limlted by Guaranteel
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JIJLY 2020
The Trustees presenl their annual rep)rt together wth the audited fiftan￿1 statements of the Company for the
year 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2020. The Annual Report serves the purr*)5es of b)th a Trustees, report and
directors. report under company L￿. These documents. together with the audrtorfs report. fomi the financial
statements for the year.
The Tnjstees ¢onfim that the Annual Report and fin*eial sL*emenls of the charitable company coffyty with I
cuffenl stalulory Tequiremenls under the Companies Act 20C6, the requirements of the charitable Company's
govefning documents and the proVis￿S of the Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI applicable to
haiilies preparing their accounts in ac￿rdance with the Financial Reporting Standard aPpI￿able in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS102} {effective 1 January 2015) as wded by Update Bulletins 1 and 2.
The diTeetors of the Company a￿ rts Trustees for the purpose of charity I￿ throughout this report are
collgctively referned lo as 'lhe Trustees-.
The Doreen Bird Foundati¢)n is referred to ￿ this annual report and financial statements as 'lhe Companf, 'Ihe
Charty. and Yhe FOUn¢JalM￿" The subsidiary company, The Doreen Bird Col*e of Perfoming Arts Limited is
referred lo in this annual rep)rt and financial statements as co￿e. ar￿ 'lhe Subsidiaty,. The Charrty and
the College together are referred lo as Ihe Group-.
The DO￿en Bird Foundation is 8 limited ccrfnpany inccApor8ted on 22 September 1998 under the Companies
Acts.and is also a wislered charrty. 11 is governed by its Memornndum and Art￿leS of Association.
The company is limrted by guarantee and dces ncrt have a share capital. It is gxempl from using the wcid Limited
in the name of the company.
On 22 February 1999 Mrs D J Cook and Mr F E Ccok transferred their holdings of 900 8nd 100 shares
fespeclively in the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts Limited lo The DO￿en Bird F¢yJndation. These have
been included in the financial statements at the estimated value al the dale of trart5fer.
Mrs D J Cook dvj on 4 February 21J04. By her wll she left the chafity three propert￿ under 8 pemianent
endowment subject lo the payment by the charty of the expenses of the estate including inheritance tsx. These
were induded as langibje fixed assets but were sold in a prewous year and replaced by a further asset which
was a¢qui￿d for and is being developed forthe pu￿ of the trade of the Subsidièry.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Llmlted by Guarantsel
TrUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
08JECTIVES AND ACTIVITIE5
a. Pollcles and oblectlves
The objectives of the Charity are as folltrhs:
To advance the ed￿tIOn of the pul￿1¢ in the sluty of perfomiing arts, dance. drama. singing and related
subjects.
. To prom)le the development ofeduc*b)n in the perf￿rnIng arts.
To promote the deveb)pment of facihb.es for the te¥hing and performance of perfwning arts. dance, drama,
singing and related subjects.
In setting objectives and plannirvj for ￿tIV￿eS. the Trustees have given due consKleraIM￿ to general guidance
published by the Charity commiss￿ relating to public benefft. induding the guidance 'Public benefrt.. running a
charty IP82}'.
b. Strategles achieving obioCtive5
To achieve its objectives the charty pTovNJes schoLarships. bursaries and awards to applunts to attend courses
and provides Support to establish and maintain any ￿1￿. schwl, or education body where students may be
educated in perforffling arts. dance. drama. singing arKI related subjects.
c. Activitles undertaken to achleve Ob￿CtIveS
The Company has provided support to students of the College by way of prowding bursaries and other financial
support towards students. tull￿fi fees. Some of these bursaries were allocated from restr￿ed funds as the
awarding of these funds confoms to thè restriCt￿nS plac&J w the58 funds when they were gNen to the
company.
The C¢)mpany recewes a rna[k￿ rent from the subswjiary fty the building prowded by the Company lo the
College lor the purposes of the College's trade.
The cosls incurred on the acqui&tion and refu¢oishmenl of the premises Mention￿ abovè have been erfher
financed Irom the cash reserves of the subsidiary land Iherefote rdlecled in the balance on the intercompany
aC￿Unt) or from bank loans granted by the Cornpan¥s banker or from the sale pr¢xeeds of the three properts'es
bequeathed lo the Foundatson under the wll of the F¢wnder. Mrs. Cook.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Umited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMAN¢e
a. Maln achlov•m•nts of the Company
The Company has eonlinued to provide support to its trading subsidiary by way improvement of the site
occupied by the SubsKliary and the proVis￿ft of bursaries for students. The SubsidBry pays a martel rent for Ihe
propetywhich is used for the Se￿l¢ln9 of the bank loans that were taken out lo purchase and improve the sile.
Kèy pgrforrnance indicato
Th& CLynpany has not set any Key Perfomwce Indicators.
c. Revlew of a¢tNities
The resuks for the year are as set ¥1 the consolidated statement of ffinancial acttvities. The Subsidiary
achieved a surplus for the year which wll be passed lo the Company as a Grft Aid donation in the followng year
allowing the Company lo fund future charrtable eyndrture the develcyrnnl of the site for the Colkge.
d. Fundraising activities and income generati¢
The charity underlokes no direct fund raising r￿e1¥&I inccthe from the ￿Ing of its premises to the subsidy.
a conlribulitin from the Univefsity Sup￿ the actith of the trading subsidiary and from m5scellaneous
donations.
e. Investment polw and perfomance
All funds are held for short tem us8 and are therefore maintained in bank current rnrts.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
. Going ¢onc•rn
Impct of the coronavirng ICovld-191 pandemi
The Company and the Sub$Kliary have continued to be affeded by the impact of the coronaviru5 ICovid-19)
pandemic. Delails of this are sel out in the Principal Risks and Uncertanties Section below and in Notes 2.2 and
30.
b. R•s•rv•s policy
The Trustees have examined the charrws requirements for reseThes in the [￿ht of the main risks to the Charity.
They have determined that gNen Ihe wnmitment lo assist the SubsKliary. it should maximise the level of ils
. unrestricted funds in order to prov*Je thi5 assistance in the fLrture.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A coM￿nY Linwt•d ty Guar*ntse)
TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOEO 31 JULY 2020
c. PTSnclpal tsks and uncert•intl8s
The Trustees have conS￿ere￿ the priwpal risks and uncertainties the Company and the Group are exposeil to.
The sybsKliary is exposed lo a nLmber ol risks which are $pecrf￿ to the affairs of the subsidiary and these are
disclosed in fvll in the subs￿￿￿$ accounts as ftllknws.
Risk.. GoY•rnm•nt and local authorlty fund•ng
The Cowe has ￿nSIderab￿ reltance on o)nthiued g0vemm￿l funding through the further and highèr
educatX*n se¢tor fvnding b(¥Jies. In 2019r20 64% 12018119.. 64%) of The College's revenue w88 ullimatesy
publicly funded and this level of requirement is exFeCted lo cortinue. The￿ are can be no assurance that
government poli¢y or practice wll reffoin the sarrn or thal publi fvnding will continue at the same level$ or on
the same terms.
The is aware of several issues may ¥npa¢t on futu￿ fvrKJing:
the tunding may ¢ease ertheT through the xlions of a change in Govemff*nt Policy, the perfomian¢e of
the students ofthe College or a change in crrtell"a of ihe funding bodies which may mean the College no
longer qualTrfies fof funding-
the levels of fvnding may be reduced.
The risk is mitigated in a number of ways".-
funding 1$ dertved through a numt•r of direct and indirect contractual arrangements.,
by ensuring The col￿ge is rigor¢￿$ in delivering hBh qualty edu¢ation and training."
considerable focus and investment is placed on mainta'ning and managirffJ key relationships with the
various funding bodies".
ensuring Ihe College is focused on those pl1￿ WIS continue lo benefit frcm public fundrng.
regular dialogue with funding l)oJtes.
Risk: Tultion f¢• policy
Ministers have confimed that Ilre fee assumption remains al S￿. In line with the majorrty of other colleges. The
College will seek to increase tuitKJn fees in accordance with the fee assumpti'ons. The risk for College is that
demand falls off as fees increase and this reduces the income stfeam of from Ihese soufces. This will impact on
the grovhh strategy of The College.
The risk is mrtigated in a nunthr of way3.'-
ensuring The Comege is fwrous rn deli¥Ering high qualty eduCatM￿ and Iraining, thus en$urirvJ value for
money for students.,
close monitoring of the demand Icff as prices change..
increasing the number of full fee paying St4thnts such as ¢)verw$ $14thnts.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDAMON
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Rlsk: Leglslatlon and health and safety
In line wilh otheT Colleges and businesses. The C￿￿ge is exposed to the risk of aclnn by existing staff. students
or members ol the public from the failure to operate the business in accordance with current legislation including
that and safety matters.
The is m(11gated in a number of ways.'-
setting up a an<1 safety Sub-¢￿)mI1tee lo lodt at all asFects of heaih and safety..
appointh)ent of a head of faCilit￿S and addrtional premises supeNisors",
engaging a specialised heatth and safety company lo carry out fomwl risk assgsswents on the assets of
the College,.
engaging a speciah'sed human resources Company lo ensure that all staff matters are in accordance with
the relevant legislation..
ensuring UBI all stsff r￿e1Ve adequ*e training in health and safety matters.
Rlsk: Impact ol the coronaviius (Covid-19) pandemic
The Company and the SubsKliary have been affected by the Worl(￿￿e impact ol the pandemic caused by the
coronavirus {CovKb19 p8ndem¢}. The Tr￿￿e#S war(1 this as a ygnfficanl risk 8nd therefo￿ disclose in Note
30 the risks that the company is currenlty exposed to and the fa¢lors th* they are taking lo mitig*e these risks.
The trustees regard the risks that the subs￿￿ are expxJ5td to as beiry the major risk5 that the Company pjone
and thg Group are exposad to.
The majLV risks associated wlh the inpact ofthe coronavwts ICovKI-191 pan¥Jemic have be8n assessed as:
possible drop in students and fee rncome fw other sources."
an inabilty to use the companys premises for teaching purposes..
an impact on the enlWs suppty chain-
an impact on the entys work for￿..
an impact on cash from ether kisses or changes of or payments schedu￿$ for sup￿￿er5.
not knowing how long this srtualion will go ￿.
The risks arg being mitsgated by detsiled planning and ￿ntingencY measures being put in place by the toard of
directOTS and the senKJr management team of the Subsidiary. These indude..
use ofGo¥ernment fvnded sc1w￿ to finance empbyees plac&J on fvrlough..
revis￿n to detailed cash flows and budgets under various scenartos,"
dixussKJns with suppl*rs lo arrange pawnenl plans and to defeT plann&J capital exp8ndilure'
where possible arranging for the wOrkf0￿e to off srte.
The sU￿dIary ha5 thntffied three immedth key obiedives to reduce the impact and detrimental effects
Coused by the impact of the virus..
protect the educat￿n and traning of the student bLty.
rgwf( exceptional studenls for September 2020",
protect the financial heatth of the organisalion to secure its fvture
The soL￿d financial planning and measures Pbjt in by the management team of the subsidk?ry hav
ertsured it is in a reasonable financial and OFeth"ng F*%rtion to coFe wrth the immediate effects of the pandem
but it 1$ app￿cIated that longer tem planning consKlèrations are also ￿quIred.
The impact of factors r8sukin9 from the VINS are Or￿Ing and not kncming hcm long this situation wll go on
represents a material uncertainty. Boafd of Directors Set out their consideration5 regarding going concem in
Note 2.2
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THE OOflEEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Llmitgd by GuaRnt•el
TRUSTEES. REPORT {coKfip4UEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr
a. Con$tslutlon
The DoTeen Bird FoundatKJn is regtstered as a chaiilable ujmpany limited by guarantee and was set up by a
Memorandum of AsscciatK¥n.
b. M•thods of appolntment or elKtlon of T￿￿te¢S
The management of the Cryany i8 the Tesponsbilty of the Trustees. The Trustees are electsd and cmpted
under the terms of the Artides of A$s￿latI)n which st* that the number of tnJsl8es shajl not be Jèss than hvo
bul shall not be subject to any maximum. The first trustees appointed under the Art￿1¢5 ol Association.
TTU51ee5 are required lo retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting and rf thé members do not fill the
vacancy, the retiring tnjstee shall be deem&J reappointed unless the INslee ts unwilling to act or (( is resolved
not to reapp￿nt the Irustee. Addthonal truslees are appointed by the Company by ordinary iesolulion ol the
membeTS. The Trustees may appoint addrtiona trustees or fill a ¥￿a￿.
The Foundation has ￿ *aff so all dectsion$ are made bythe Truslees.
The Trustees seThiing in the year and since the end of ts yeor are set out on page 1 of these finanoal
ststemenls.
¢. Policies adwed for the induction and training of Trustees
No specthc polirie5 have been ￿￿ted for the inductK>n and training of Iruslees.
d. Pay pollcy for key management p•tsonnel
There are no key management personnel empw by the Company. The pay policy for the key
management personnel employed by the trading subsKli8ry ts detemiined by the Board of Diredors of the
subsidiary.
e. Financial rlsk management
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Group and th8 Company are exposed, in particular
Ihose rel*ed to the operations and finances of the Group arKI the Company, are satisfied that syslems and
Pr￿luTeS arp in pW to mitsg* exFosure to the mw risks.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIQDS
The new site prowded for the trnding subs￿[ary has been fuuy c¢cupied by the subsidiary, bul thoTe is 8
continual and on going need lo look * expansKJn of this site. The Companls bankers ¢onlinue to provide
additional support to undertake this expansion. This indudes the Company providing Ihe Subsidiary wrth modular
buildings acquire(I by rwans of finarKe leases to be used a additional ¢Jasyc<Jms.
Impact ol the coronavirus ICovld-19) pandemlc
As noted in the principal risks and unr*rtainties section above and in ￿leS 2.2 and 30 the Company and the
Subsidtary have been rmpacted by the effects ol the coronaMNs ICowd-19} pandemic. These affects are wide
ranging and cannot be determined wrth a¢¢urary a$ the parKlemrc is ongoing al the dale of apprgval of the
financial 5tstements. and not knwng how long thB srtuation go on represents a Materi￿ uncertainty.
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ThE DOREEN 81RD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limtted by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
TRUSTEES. UABILITY
The trustee5 of the Company guarantee to contribute an mnl n¢X exceeding £1 to Ihe assets ofthe Cornpany
in the event ol winding up.
Statement OITN￿¢es. respoTrsibllitles
The Tfustees (who are a150 the dire¢t¢ys of the Cumpany for the purp¢)ses of companylowl a￿ responsible Iof
prgparing Ihe Tru$tee$' Report and the fina￿￿?1 statemènts in accordance wrth applicable and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunrted KingdThn Generalty Accepted Accounting Practvl.
Company law requires the Tn￿te￿ to wepare financial staternerts for each financial ￿ar. Under company law,
the TTUStees musl not approve the financial statements unless they are sali$fi&J tl)al they give 8 true and fair
VMY of the stale of affaits of the Group and the Comparty and of their sncc￿1￿9 resour￿ aftd apPI￿1¢0n of
resources, including their Inco￿ and expenditu￿, ftv that penod.
In preparing Ihese financral sL*en*rts, the Tntstees are required to".
seled surtable a¢countirrfJ policw and then appty them consistenlty..
observe the methc*Js and prffKWes of the Charilies SORP {FRS 1021..
make judgements and accountiry estwnates that are r&7sOr￿bI8 and PTudenl:
stste whether applicab￿ UK Accounting Standards IFRS 102) have been foll¢)wed, Subj'ect lo any material
departures disctosed explained in the ffinanci81 stateM￿ts,.
prepare the financial statements on the going c￿Cern basi5 unless inapprcpriale to presume that the
Group will conbnue in business.
The Trustees are responsiblo for keeping adequate ac￿nting rewds th* are suffKienl lo show and explain
the Group and the Companys transaclM)ns and discbse with reasonable a￿racY al any time the financial
posrtion of the Group and the Company and enable them lo ensu￿ that the financial statements compty wlh the
Ccmpanies Act 2CKJ6.
They ale also responsible for safeguardin9 Ihe assets of the Group and the Company and hen￿ fof tsking
reasonable Steps for the prevention arKI detectKJn of fraud and other irregulaTrtEs.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
Each of the persons who are Trustees at the tffne when thi¥ TTU5tees' Rewt is approveJ has confirmed that..
so far as that Trustee 1$ ware. there is no re￿nI audrt infr)miation of which the charitable group's
auditots are un￿re. and
that Trustee has taken aN the steps th8t ￿Jght to have been taken 8s a Tfuslee in order lo be aware of
any releva￿ aLhYil information and to estsblish th* the charilable group's audrtors are aware of that
informatK)n.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOVNDAnoN
{A Company Limited by Guaftnteo)
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
AUDITORS
The auditors. Venthams, have ir¥Jicaled tr*ir to continue in off*. The d￿Ignated Trustees wll
propose a Moti￿ reappointing the audrtors at a meeting of the Trusteas.
Approved by order of the me
rs of the board of Trustees and spJned on their behall by.
G. F. Pln•
{Chair of Trustee
Date. 6 April 2021
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THE r)OREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Llmited by Guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ThE DOREEN 81RD FOUNDATION
Opinion
We have audited the financBI ststements of The Doreen Bird Foundation (the 'pawt eharilable cornp8nrfl and
its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the sear ended 31 Juty 2020 whicti comprise the Consolidated St*8ment of
Finanaal Activities, the consol￿*ed Slateme¥)l of Financial Pos￿"c￿. the Company Statement of Finacial
Position, the Consolidate(J Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes, indudin9 a summary of signfficanl
accounting policies. The financial reports.ng framework that has been appl.th in their preparation 1$ applicable law
and United Kingdom Artounting Stsndards. induding Fina￿101 Rep¢yting Standard 102'The Financial Repoth"ng
Standard appluble in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland, {Uni(e(1 Kiwom Generally Accepted Accounting
Pradicel.
In our ¢¥inion the financial statements:
give a tnje and fair vitr* of the state of the Group's and of the pargnl charitabl& c¥)rrpanys affairs as * 31
July 2020 and of Ihe Group's Inci￿nIng resoLIf￿ appluthjn of resourcEs. irKluding its income and
expenditure for the year then ended:
have been properly prepared in accordan￿ with United Kiwm Genernlty Accepted Accounting
Practice.. and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ccffipanie5 Act 2006.
Basis IOT oplnlon
We wndu¢ted our audit in accordance wrth Intemalk?nal Standards on Audrting (UK) (ISAS IUKII and applicable
law. Our responsibilrties under Ih¢)se standards are further des¢ribe(l in Ihe Auditors. ￿SPOnSIbilItIeS lof the audit
of the financial statements sectKJn of our report. We are independent of the Group in &cordance wrth the ethical
requirements that are ￿leVant to our audtt of the finan¢ral statements ift the Unrted Kingdom, including the
Fina￿la1 Reporting Cou￿11,$ Ethical Stsndard. and we have fvlfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have oblained is sulficient and
appropr.ote to prO¥￿e a basis for ¢>Jf 0￿rt￿.
Mat•rfal uncertainty related to golng ¢on¢em
We draw attenlK)n to n¢)te$ 2.2 and 30 of the fKJarKial statements. w1j￿h sets out the Group and Companls
con$ideralKJns on the impact of the c￿r￿a¥1￿$ (CovwJ-19) parKlemic. As slated in note 30 the impact of thèse
fxtors are onwng and not knthvir¥J h(yw k)r¥J this srtuation vill go on represents a material uncertainty. The
Oirectors have set out their asseSSrr￿nt of going concem in note 2.2 and ¢onsKJer that the goitYJ ¢oncem basis
irt the preparation of the Financial Statements remains appropriate. The material uncertainty re9arding how long
the situation will go on may cast significanl doubl on the cwpany's abilty lo continue as 8 gc4ng concern. Our
¢Jpinion is not medrf￿% in respect of this maiter
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limited by Guaranteg)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE OOREEN BIRD FOUNDATIQN
(CONTINUED
Other inforrnation
The Trustees a￿ responsible for the other infomwion. The other inf0M￿tIOn comprises the inf0m￿tIOn included
in the Annual Report. other than the finan￿al statements and our Audrtors. Report thereon. Our opinKJn on the
rinanoal statements does not cover the other inlomation and. excapt to the extent otherwise explthy ststed in
Oul feport, Y* do not express any fomi of as$urance condusion thereon.
In ￿nneCtIOn with our audit of the financial Ststeff￿nts, our responsibilty is to read the other infomialion and, in
doing so, consider whether the other inform8lion Is materialty in¢onsi$lent with tho financial ststements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appgars to be materialty rni551aled. If we identify such material
inconsistencies or apparent material rni55tstemenls. we are requlred lo determine whether there is a material
misstalemenl in the financial stalements or a material mi8ststement of the other informatKJn. 11. based on thg
wort we Iwe performed, we condude that there is a m*erK41 misstatement of this other information. we are
required to rgport that faca.
We have nolhing lo report in Ihis regard.
Opinion on other matter5 prescri1￿d by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion. based on the vKrfk undertaken in the c￿lse of the audit..
the inlomation gNen in the Trustees, Report for the financial Jwr for the fina￿tal stalemenls are
prepared is consistent wrth the finan¢hi1 ststertsnts.
the Trustees. Report has been prepared in ￿ance with appiicabie legal wuirements.
Matters on whlch are required to report lry excepllon
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charrtable company arKt ils environment Obtain￿ in the
CCMJTse of the audrt. we have not idenlthed material misststements in the Twstees, Rew)rt.
We have nothing lo report in respect of the follNin9 mattets in relation to which Companies Act 2Cth requires
us to report lo you if. in our opinion..
the parent tharit￿e ecmpany h8$ not kept adequate and suffiC￿nI acccwnting records, or retums
adequate fGY our audit have not been [￿eived from branches not visited by us., or
the paont charitable company financial sL*ments are not M) 8greernenl %vith the ￿0untir9 records and
retums.. or
certain disclosu￿ of Trustees, remurwatth specthed by law are not m*," or
we have not received all the informaknn and explanations we require for our audit.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
{CONTINUED)
Responsibllities of trustees
As explained more fulty in the Trustees. Responsibilities Stalement. the Trustees (who are ￿50 the directors ol
the charitable company for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for the p￿paralKIn of the financial
Statements and for being satisfied that they give a Inje and fair view, and for such internal conlrol as the
Trustees determine is necessary lo enable the prepafth.on of finaneial statemenls that are free from material
misstatement. Nthelher due lo fraud or error.
In preparing the finan￿81 stalemenls. the Trustees are fespons*)le for assessing the Group's and the parent
charitable cornpanls ability to continue as a going concern. disclosing. as appli¢abte, matters related lo going
concern and using the going concem basis of aceounling unless Ihe Trustees either intend to liquidate the Group
or the parent ch￿rtable company or to cease (Werati￿$. or have no realislic 8Aemalive but lo do so.
Audltors, responslbilities for the audit of the financlal statements
Our obje¢tNes are to ¢)btain reasonable assurance about whether the financial slalements as a whole are free
from material misslalement. whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an Auditors, Report that include5 our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance. but is not a guarantee that an audrt conducted in
accordance with ISAS (VK} w￿1 always detect a material misstatement when il exists. Misslalemenls can arise
from fraud or error and are considered material if. indivKlualty or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be
expected lo influence Ihe economic decisions of users laken on Ihe basis of these f5nancial statements.
A further description of our responsibilrties for the audit of Ihe financBI statements is located on the Financial
Reporting Council's website *" www.frc.or
ukjaudit
we
This description forms part of our
Auditors. Report.
Use of our report
This report is made solety lo the charitable company's member5, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part
16 of the Companies Act 20C6. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we mNJht slate lo the charitable
companls member5 those matters we are required lo slate lo them in an Auditors. Report and for no other
purpose. To the fullest extent pemi￿ed by Law, we do not accept or assume responsibilrty lo anyone other than
the eharrtable company and rts members, a5 a body, for our audit work. for this report. or for the ¢Jpinions we
have formed.
Mark Taylor (Senior Statulory Audllor)
for and on behalf of
Venthams
Chartered Accounlanls
Stalulory Auditor
51 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3NA
8 April 2021
Pagè12

THE t)OREEN BIRD FOUNDAnoN
IA Company Limited by Guarantee>
CONSOUDATED STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND
EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTI
FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31 JULY 2020
EndO￿nefit
funds
Rgstricted Unrestricted
funds
fitnds
2020
2020
Total
funds
2020
Total
fiinds
2019
Nole
Incomè
Charitable actiwlies
Other trading actmties
- subsidiary turnover
Cxher investments
175.998
300
176298
189. 103
6,224.829
6,224829
5.995,077
75, 129
Total Incom•
175.998
6.225.523
6A01.521
6, 199,309
Expenditure on:
Other tradin9 &tM"tEs
subsiiliary expenses
Charitable activities
6.578.456
101.409
5.578.456
187,233
5.543, 792
779,098
85,824
Total expendlture
85,824
6.679.865
5.765.689
5. 722.890
Net movement In
funds
90.174
545.668
635,832
476,419
Reconchllatlon of
funds:
Total funds brought
lo￿ard
1.755.035
737,929
1,eoo,617
4,093.581
3,617. 162
Total funds canied
foNard
1,755.035
828.103
2.148.275
4,729.413
4,093.581
The Consdrda￿th Siatement of FinancBI Actiwties indudes 41 gains and Iwes rewjnised in the year.
The notes on pages 17 to 41 fomi part of these ffinanoal ststwnents.
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THE OOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limlled by GuaTantsel
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
FQR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
2020
2019
Note
Flxod assets
Tan9ible 8s8ets
12
6.854.647
6,696, 108
6.854,647
6.696, 108
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
15
16
22,856
103,151
1.064.796
24.249
109. 127
464. 177
1.190.803
597.553
Cr8drtors.' amounts falling due within one
year
17
(843.169)
(2,408.690)
N•t ¢urr•nt assets 1 liabilities
347.634
(1,811. 137J
Total assets 18ss curr•nt Ilabilities
7.202.281
4,884,971
Creditors.. amounts falling due after mc*e
than one year
18
12.472.868)
(791.390J
Totsl net assets
4.729A13
4,093.581
Charlty funds
Endowment funds
Restricied funds
Unrestricted funds
19
19
19
1,755.035
828.103
2,146.275
1, 755,035
737,929
1,600,617
Total fvnds
4.729.413
4,093.581
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ￿rnp￿.ng with the requirements of the Act wlh respect to
accounting records and p￿pa
of financial sktemenls.
The fina
ppr
arKI au￿rI
e by the Trustees and sKJned on their behaw by..
F.Pi
{Chair of Trustees)
Dale.. 6 April 2021
The n￿eS on pages 17 to 41 forn part ofthese financial stat￿￿￿.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
{A Company Llrnited by Guarantee)
OMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
2020
2019
FIX￿ asséts
Tangible assets
Investrnents
12
13
&690.454
70.000
5,456,904
70,000
5.760.454
5,526,904
urrgn¢ assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
16
94.690
468,249
418,499
16.030
$61939
434.529
Creditors.. arnounts falling due within o
year
17
1318.183)
(1,877, 160)
Net current assets I liabllitleg
244.756
(7.442.631)
Tolal assets less current Ilablllttes
6.005.210
4,084,273
Creditors. amounts falling due after more
than one year
18
{2.472,8681
(T91,390)
Total net aysets
3.532.342
3,292.883
Charity funds
Endowment funds
Restficted funds
Unreslnded funds
19
19
19
1.755.035
864,867
911440
1.755.035
737.929
799.919
Total fvnds
3.532.342
3,292,883
The Trustees acknNledge their re5pon5ibililies lor comptying with the requ(rpJnenls of the Act with re5pe¢t lo
accounting ￿cOrdS and p￿parats.0n of financ￿1 sktements.
The financial s
ments were
and authovi5ed for issue by ￿ Trustees and spJne(l on their behalf by.
Plne
(Chair of Trustee51
Date.. 6 Apiil 2021
The notes on pages 17 to 41 I￿rn part of th858 financial slatem8rrts.
Pagg15

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company limitod by Guaranteg)
ONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 JULY 2020
2020
2019
Cash flo￿ from operating a¢tivitieS
Net cash use(1 in cper*'ng activi
707,263
Cash flows frorn Investlng actlvltles
Purchase of tangsbje r￿d assels
Addit￿n$ to investment properties
1157.9SS) (338,898)
1270.3141 {1.439,L￿j
Net cash ￿5￿ ln investing activ•ti•s
1428.2691 11,777,967)
Cash flows Irom fiTranclng adlvitlos
Cash infflow$ from new borrovAng
Repayments of borrowing5 excluding interest
2,1]00.000
11,871,480)
656,408
f181.049)
Net PTovided by financlng acllvliles
128.520
475.359
Chang• in cash and ¢xh equiva￿ftts in the yoar
Cash and cash equivalents al the begtnning olthe Jeaf
600,620
464.176
1595,345}
1,059,521
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
1.064.796
464, 176
The notes on pages 17 to 41 fom) part ofthese financwl ststwnents
Page 16

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limil•d by Guarante8}
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEp¥rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 JULY 2020
GEnepal Information
The Doreen Bwd Foundation is a wmpany limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales.
registr*ion nurnber 03636078. The wistered office is 1 Bedf¢yO Road. London, WC1R 4BZ.
The Doreen 8ird Foundation ts also a registered ehaiity with charity number 1073945.
Accountlng polkles
It Basls of preparation of financial statmnts
The DcKeen Bird F(YJndat￿ meets the definrt￿n of a public benefft enlrty under FRS 102.
The financtral statements have teen prepared in accordance with:
the chsTrt￿ SORP IFRS 1021
-Aecounting and Reportrng by Charibes.. Statement of
ReCom￿nded Practice appI￿1ft to charities preporing Iheir accounts in accordance wth the
Financial Reporting Stand3Td applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of I￿￿nd IFRS 1021 the Financial
R¥porting Standa(¢ *icabie tn the UK and Ropubltc of Ireland IFRS 102)" leffeclive 1 January
20191.
- FRS 102 The Financial Rewting StarKlard AppI￿able in the UK and Republic of Ireland,.
- The amendments to FRS 102 peffliitted from the Triennial Review 2017.
. The C¢¥npanies Ad 20CE applic* to thar1￿￿ c(Anpanw.
In the case of the Subshliary it has to prepare its accounls in accordan￿ with Ihe Staternent of
Recommended Prnckn"ce." Accounting for Further and Hvjher Educatwjn 2019 Ilhe 2019 FE HE SORPI
and the asxtiated College Accounts Dirthin for 2019 to 2020.
Assets and liabilrtw ￿ initially reccgnised al hi%torKal ￿$1 or transactK)n Thra1￿ unl8S$ Otheryise
slated in the relevant aceounting
The Consolidated Stalemenl of Financial ACtiVrt￿ ISOFAI and ConsolK4ated Statement of Financial
Posi¢p)n consolidate the linancial $t*ements of the G[oL￿ and rts subsidiary undertakirKJ. The results
of the subsidiary are consdidated on a line by line basis.
The Gr¢wp has taken advantage of the exomption akmed under seCt￿Tr 408 of the Companies Act
20CE and ttas not presented ts trwn Statemerrt ol Financial A¢tivrties in these financial Slatemenl5.
Page ?7

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Llmlted by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Accounting Wicie$ (Conllnuedl
2.2 Going ¢on¢em
The a¢tivthes of the Company and the SubSKI￿ry, tcgether the factors bkely to afle¢t th&r future
devek)pment and perfoman¢e are set in the Trustees, Report. The financial posrtion of the
Company and the group. its cashfiow. liquidity and borrow1￿$ a￿ presented in the Financial
Statemerts arKI &Compan￿n9 ncles.
As noted in Note 30 and 3150 the principal risks and uncertainb.es secbon of the DIre¢to￿, Report,
The c￿PanY and the SubsKJiary have been impacted by the effects of the coronavirus ICovid-191
pandemic. The effects of the pandemic are w￿e ranging and cannot be detemined with accura￿ as
the pandemic is ongoing al the d*e of approval of the financial Statements. and not knchvin9 how
long thi5 SitualTon will go on represents a material uncertainty.
The Trustees ￿ve considered in detail the effect5 of the imp&ts on the Company and the
Group of the coronavirus ICovid-191 outbreak and, taking into account a perictya exceeding 12 months
from the date of approval of these financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expettation
that it has adequate resources to conts.nue in cyeralional existence for the foreseeable future, and for
this ￿0$On wll ¢￿tinUe to •Jopt the g)ing concem basis rn the preparalion ol its Financial
Statements.
13 Income
All income of the hO￿ing company 1$ recognised once the Company has entit￿ment lo the inc¢)me, il
is probable that the income will be received and the arrM)unt of income receivable can be meaSU￿d
liabty.
The poltaes adopted forthfj recognition ol irwne by the Subsidrary are as Idl(Avs:_
Rov8nu8 grant lundlng
. Recurrent grants frcffi Funding CourKts and bcrfJ*s a￿ recconised in line vnth the lalesl
esttmates of the grant fe¢eivable ￿ an academi¢ yeaT. Non-recurrent grants from Funding Councils
or other bod*s received in resp￿ of the acquisition or construction ol fixed a$5ets are treated as
tjeferred capital grants and am0￿"Sed in line wrth depreciatK)n over the life of the assets. No
recurrent grants ftom Funding Counuls or other r8ceNed in respect of revenue expenditure
are recognised in the sa￿£ peric¥J that the eypendrture is incurred. Grants receNed before th&
expenditure has been incuried are sho*n in rJedrtors.
Fee Income and btsts•fties
Tuilion Fees and EdLJ&*ion Contracts represent amtsjnis receivable from sludents, parents, L¢xal
Educatton Authoritye$ and SF<Jnsors in respect of fees for the year under consideration. The
osl of provhling bursaries and fvnding from the Companls own fvnds is excluded fr¢)m tuihon lee3.
Bursaries mei by other partyès are I￿vded as TUrt￿n F88S.
The Coltege acts as an wt in the Collect￿ and Pa￿neftt of certaNI dtscretKJnary support funds and
any other arrange￿￿nIs. Related payments received from the fundtng ￿jIeS and s¢*uent
isbursèments to students are excluded from the irt￿me and e￿enditure of the College.
Page 18

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Umlted by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Acounting pdicies {contlnued
2.4 Expenditure
Expenditure b5 reccgnised once there is a legal c* ¢￿￿rUCIlve obligats'on to transfer economic benefit
10 8 third party, rt is probable th* a transfer of econrynic benefrts will be required in sertlement and
the amount of the obligat¢on can be measured reliabty. Expendrture is ebassffied by activrty. The costs
of each ath.vty are made up of the totsl of direct Costs and shared costs, including support costs
involved in undertaking each activrty. Diwl costs attributabfe to a single activity a￿ allocated direcuy
to that actJ"vity. Shared costs which contribute lo rn0￿ than one actNity and support ￿SE5 which are
not attributable lo a single actiW apportioned beknn those acts'vrties on a basis consLStenl with
the use of resoLhrces.
Expenditure on raising furKls includes all ewdrture incurred by the Group to raise funds for tts
charitable purposes and includes costs of all frjrnyratsing ac1bV￿leS events and non-charilable Ir&Jing.
Expend((ure on chafitabie acb'vities is in¢urred on diredty undertakng the actMti&s whth fvrther the
Group's cknjeCt￿. as well as any a$S￿￿ted supm costs.
Expendf(ure is ￿Ounted for under the aCC￿￿S concept ￿th the &Jditi"on of Value Add￿ Tax as
neither the C￿npanY nor the SubsKliary are registered forvalue Added Tax.
2.S Government grants
Grants are accounted under the accruals mtslel as permitted by FRS 102. Grants ￿lating to
expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited lo profft or bss at the same rate as the dep￿CIalton
on the as$els to whi¢h the grant rejales. The deferred e18ment of grant5 1$ includ*J in Crgditors as
deferred incomg.
Grants of a revenue nature a￿ recogni￿ in the Consolidated Stalen￿1 of Financia ktivities in the
same FericKI as the related expeftditu￿.
Page 19

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Accounling pollcie5 {¢ontinu•d)
2.6 Tanglble Ilxed awts and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets c05tin9 £1￿ or mfft per irkjrypjual rtan we Capttalised in l)oth the Company
and the Subsidiary and recognised when fvture ecc￿¢¥￿￿ benefits are probab￿ and the C￿1 ￿ value
of the asset can be measured rel￿bty.
Tangible fixed assets are initiaty recognised at C051. After rectrjnrtion, under the fevaluation model.
langible fixed assets ￿kno5e fair value can be measured reliabfy $hall.be carried at a Tevalued
amount. bging Ihebf faK value * the d*e of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated
depreciation and subsequent xcumuiated impairwEnt losses.
Follixy4￿ the reorganisalion of the Subs￿rary coljege wrto slée in 2016. a detailed review of Fixed
Assets was carried out by the subsKliary and a policy was adopted of ￿Valuing those ass?Is which
existed at the transfer lo a new sile al their rnarket value at Ihe date of the transfef Addilions
subsequent to the transfer lo the site. and the costs involved wilh the cre*ion of Fixed Assets
thin the new srte are sh(h¥n at cost. Revaluat*)ns are made wth sufficient re9ularity to ensure that
the Carrying amount does not drffef materialty from that whtch would be delemiined using fair valuo at
the end of the rewrknng date.
Gains and losses on revaluatth a￿ recognised in the Consolidated St81ement of Financial ActNities.
wffh a separ*e r8valuobon reserve bgiry shtyvn in the St*emenl of Funds r￿18.
Properties rented to other group ent((es are accounted for under the cost model and are ststed *
historic cost les5 accumu5ated depreciation and any accumukited impairment losse5.
Assets in the course of constr￿tA)n are wJclLMled at Costs incurred to date. Depreciation on these
assets is not charged untrl they ao brought into use.
At each reporting date the Company assesses ￿ether there Trs any indK*ion of impairnenl. If such
indi¢8tion exists. the recoverable amount of the asset is deteffnrned to be the h￿￿eT of its fair value
less costs to sell and its value in use. An impaim*nl foss is recogntsfra wlwe the cairying amount
excegjs the recoverable aTr￿nt.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Llmlt•d by Guafanteol
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Accounting polfcles (continu￿)
2.6 Tangible flxed assèts and d¢prnciatiofi (continued)
Deweciation 15 charged so as to alk¢ate the cost ol tangible fixed assets less theii residual value
over their estimated useful lives. using the Stra￿ht line and reducing baLgnce method$. .
Deprecialion is prov*Jed on the foil(ywing basiy..
Lo1￿.terni leasehold propErty
Modular buildings being erected on the lorvJ-
temi leasehold propety ale depreciated over
the expected lrfe of the buildings of60 years.
In the direciorfs opinion the femainder of the
long4erm leasehold property of the hotding
Company has an expected ￿s￿Ual value al
st equal lo the costs as work is being
undertaken to improve and extend the 5iie and
therefore no Llepreciatbjn is currently being
prowded on this.
Over the term of the bea5e {SLbbsidiary onty)
Improvements to leasehold
premises
Costumes and props
Motor veh¢les
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
Computer & IT equipment
Musical instnj￿￿nlS
2¢)% ReducirrfJ balance method (subsidiary ontyl
20% Reducing balance method Isu05idiary on￿)
20% Reducing balance method (subsidiary ontyl
20% Reducin9 balance method Isubsidiary ontyl
20% Reducing balance method Isubsidkary on￿)
The 8sgets' resKlu•l vaues. useful lives and depreCIat￿n methods are revi￿d, and adjustsd
pro$pectivety rf appropri*e, or rf there is an iTh3ication of a signthcanl change sinGe the last reporting
dète.
Gains and losses on dispwls are detemiined by ￿Par1￿j Ihe prc£eeds with the carrying amount
and are recognised in the Consolhlated Statement of Financial ActNities.
2.7 Invwtments
Investrents in sub&diaries are valued at cost less provision for wnpairment.
2.8 Stocks
Stocks of the Subsidkary are valued at the kn¥er of cost and selling pn¢e less selling costs after
making due allowance for cbsolete and Sknw4r￿1r$ Cost includes all direct costs.
2.9 Oebtorn and prepayments
Trade and other debtors are reccgntse(l at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered.
Prepay7nents are valued * the amount prepaKI.
110 Cash and cash equlvalenis
Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits financial institutions repayable without penany
on notice of not rnre than 24 houTS. Cash equNalents are hvJhJy INuid investrnents that mature in no
mofe than three months from the date ol acquisrtion and th* arg readity ￿nVertible lo known
amounts of cash with ins￿n￿eant fisk ofchange in ¥a￿e.
Page 21

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Llmltgd by Guarnntst)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
A￿ountIng policles {conllnuedl
2.11 Llabllltles and provisions
Liabilities are recognised when there 15 an d>lyatron at the Balan￿ Sheet date as a result of a past
event, it is probable that a transfer of econom￿ benefft will be required in settlement, and the amounl
of the settlement can be estimated ￿11abty.
Liabilities are ￿niSed at the wn¢wnl that the CThny anticipate5 rt wll pay to settle the debt or
the ￿ount il has rKeived as ad￿ce￿ pa￿nents for the goods or services rt must p￿￿e.
A is rewnised in the Sub$KIr￿ lo the exlent of any unused h￿￿aY pay entit￿ment which is
accnjed at the Balanca Sheet date and carned fO￿ard lo futu￿ pericmys. This is measured al the
undiscounted s3Lgry of the lulure hd]day entitlement so accrued * the Balance Sheet date.
2.12 Flnancial Instruments
The Group only has finanryal assets and financk41 Itabilities of a kind that qualfy as basic financial
in$trument5. 8asic financ￿( instruments are initi.alty reco3nised at trans8ctK)n value and subsequentjy
measured at their setU¢m￿t value with the ex¢epts"on of bank b)an$ which are subsequenlly
measured at 8morti5ed cost U5￿g the effec(Ne Interest fTEthoa.
2.13 Flnanceloases and hlre pur¢h
Assels obtained ut￿r hire purchase contrxts arwj ffinance leasos are Capilalised as tangibl8 fixed
asset&
Finance leases are those where substantialty au of the beneffts and risks of cwneTrhTJ are assumed
by the Group. oblffjat￿nS undei svch 89reements are included in ¢￿￿or$, net of the finance charge
albcated to fvture per￿s. The finance of the rental payment is charged to the Consolthled
Statement of Finanrial A￿Mt￿5 so as to prcmJU￿ a con5tsnl pericrfjic rale of charge on the nel
obligation outstanding in wh peric¥J.
2.14 Operatlng leases
Rentsls paid urnjer operating leases a￿ chaoed to the Consolhlat&￿ Statement of Finarttal
Actbvities on a $trawJht line basis over the kase term.
2.15 Penslons
The sLtbSid￿ry operate5 a defined c(￿tribUtIon plan for its empbyees. A defined ttJntributKJn plan is
pension pL3n under wh￿h a Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entsty. Once the
contribut￿n$ have been pabj the Company has no fvrther payment obligatN)ns.
The contributions are recogntsed as an expense in the Statement of Financial ActNilies when they
fall due. Amounts not paid are shthvn in accruals as a liability in the consol￿ated Slalemenl ol
Financial Position. The asse15 of the pfan are ￿ld separatety from the Conwany in indepondently
administered funds.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNOATION
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Accounting pollcies Icontinued)
2.18 Fund accounting
UnrestrKted funds are available for use at the disC￿lOn of the Trustees in furtherance of the yon8ral
obiecb.ves ofthe Group and whith have nol been desgnated for other p￿￿oSeS.
Designated funds comprise unrestn"¢ted fvnds that have been set aside by the Truslees lor particular
purposes. The aim and use of each des+Jnated fund is set out in the notes lo the finanu81
staternents.
Restricted funds are furKls which are lo be used in &Cordar￿e with 5pecffic ￿$trIC￿OnS imposed by
donors or which have been raised by the Group for particular PUfTM)ses. The ￿tS ol raising and
administerir¥J such funds are chargejj against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted
fund is set out in the notes to the financial stalemerts.
Endovrnent fun(Is represent the v*ue of assets giftgj lo the charity by lis founder either as gifts lo
the chty or as le9acie5.
Inveslm8nl inuTh8. gains and losses are allo¢ated to the appropriate fund.
Pagg 23

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limited by Guarantsa)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 JULY 2020
Critical a¢counting estlmats5 and ar•as of Judg•m•nt
Eslirnales and judgements a￿ continyally waluated and afe based on historical experpence and other
factors. including expecl*KJn$ of future events that are believed lo be reasonable under the
circumslancgs.
Critul accourrting ests"mate5 and assvrpptions".
The Company and its subsrdiary make estimates and assumptions conceming the future. The resulting
aceounling estimates and assumptions wll, by definition, seldom equal the relaled actual results. The
estim*es and assumptic￿S that have a $KJnfficant risk of ￿Using a materral adjustment to the carrying
amounts of assets and liabilrtY&s wrthin the next financ￿1 year a￿ d￿sSed bel¢)w.
Tanglble Ilxed assets olthe subsidiary
Certain cla%8es of tangible fixed assets of the Subsidiary were revalued during a previous year at
estimated market value as assessed by the directrys in consuttalkjn with members of staff and exteTnal
suppliers.
Tangib)g fixed assets are deprecioled over their us8ful lives tthng into awunt rgsidual values. where
appropr￿. The adual fves of the assets and ￿5￿1Val values are assessed annualty and may vary
depending ¢)n a number of fa¢tors. In re-assessing asset lives. factors such as le¢hnol¢yJical innovation
and MainteTran￿ programmes a￿ taken into accourrt. Reshlual value assessments consKler i$$ve5 su¢h
a$ fLrtufe market ¢ondits"ons. the remaining lrfe of the asset and projected dispos81 values.
The direclors of the Subsidiary have consldereil whether there a￿ indicators of impaimient of the Group's
tangible assets. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a deusion include the econtynic viability
and expected future financial perf0mW￿ of the asset.
Loasos
Managemenl determine whether leases entered into by the Company or the College as a lessee are
¢Jpefaling or finance leases. These dec1sK￿S depend on an assessment ofwhelher the risks and rewards
of rywnership have been transferred from the lessor to the lessee on a lease by lease basis.
Crili¢al aws of judgement..
Impact of the toronavirus (Covi&19) pandemic on the acbvfties of the Company and Subsldlary
The Tlustees of the C¢ynpany and the dTrredors ol the Subsidiary have consKlered the uncertainty ari5in9
from the ¢thinaviru$ (Cov￿-19) pandemic has ￿curred durin9 th8 fina￿1?1 year buk is Continuing up
to the d*e on Wh￿ these financial stslemenls are approved. The risks that the Company and the
Subsidiary are exposed to and the steps taken to miligate them a￿ sel in the Tnjstees. Report and in
Notes 2.2 and 30
The Subsidiary is aware that dve lo the pandemi¢ it was ncrt able to pro¥pJe a full level of teaching facilities
lo the students during the year and 1$ intending to offer the students who studied in the ye3T 8 series of
C*¢h Up Classes. An estsmale of the cost5 of provhtting the classes lo such students has been maLle and
included as an accrual in these accounis.
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ThE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limited by Gu•rant•8)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Income from tharftable a¢tlvltles- holdlng ¢ompany only
Restrlcted Unrestrlcted
funds
funds
2020
2020
Total
fund8
2020
Support of the performing arts
175.998
30D
176.298
Restricted un￿striCted
funds
funds
2019
2019
Total
funds
2019
Support ofthe perfomiing arts
ta6,￿5
2,298
189, 103
Income from other tTadlng actlvlties
Income from non charltable tsadlng •ctSvities
Unrestrlcted
funds
2020
Total
funds
2020
Income of the subshliary- of a charitable nature as the sUp￿Y of eduealK)n
in the perfomiing arts but as the Subsidiary is r￿lt a eharrtable entsty this is
Ireate(J as trading ITr￿￿
6.224,829
6.224.829
un￿s￿le￿ed
funds
2019
Totsl
fijnds
2019
Income of the 5ubsKliary- of a Charitab￿ nature as the suppty of education
in the perfomiing arts but as Ihe Subsh*kary is not a charitable enlty this is
treated as tradiThJ incon
&995,077
5.995,077
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limlted by Guarantsè
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Govèrn•nce costs . holdlng company onty
Endowment
funds
2020
Total
funds
2020
Auditors. remuneration
Auditors, non audit costs
Legal costs
Bank char9es
4.5
4.5C
3.767
241
4,500
3.767
241
Total 2020
13,008
13.008
Endowment
funds
2019
Total
funds
2019
Audrtors, remuneration
Auditors, non audit costs
Leg81 costs
Bank charges
2.4C(I
2.400
3.822
246
2.4
2,40)
3,822
246
Total 2019
8.868
8.868
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDAnoN
(A Company Umited by Guarnntse>
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Investment Income- holding company only
Unrostrictsd
funds
2D20
Total
funds
2020
Rent81 income
394
Endowment Unrestricled
funds
funds
2019
2019
To181
fun(ts
2019
Rental income
Profrt C￿ sale of Bithbed( and Clarence Crescent
3,879
3,879
11,250
11,250
rol* 2019
11.2
3.879
15, 129
Analysis of •xpenditurn on charltable aCtiV￿e5 - holding ¢ornpany onfy
Summary by fund typ•
Restricted Unrestrirted
funds
funds
2020
2020
Totsl
funds
2020
Support ol the perfonning arts
Interest on bank lJans
Govemance costs
Intefest on finar￿e lease
S.163
24,053
77.356
29.216
77,356
80.661
80,661
Total 2020
85,824
101,409
187.233
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Analysls of 8xpenditure on charltable activitles- holding company only Icontlnued)
Summary by fund type Icontlnued)
Restricted Unffpslrided
funds
funds
2019
2019
Tot81
funds
2019
Support of the performing arts
Interest on bank loans
Interest on finance lease
6.170
36,49Q
975
42,660
86,975
49,463
49.463
Total 2019
5&633
123,465
179.098
Auditor6. remunerntio
2020
2019
Fees payable to the C￿panIS auditor forthe a￿lIt ofthe Companls
annual accounts
3.900
2,4
Fees payable to the Companys auditor in resped of..
non-audil services not inclu¢Jed above
2,400
10. Trustees. remuneratlon and expenses
t)uring the year. or rn0￿ Trustees has been paid remuneratN)n from an employment 88
EmplOyee￿DI1e¢I0fS of the Subsidiary.The value of this remuner81ion and other benefits was as follows..
2020
2019
S. A. Ccen
Remuneration
Pensw)n contribLrtions paid
Remunerabon
Pension contributMs paid
121.138
21,230
11)0,758
19,779
119, 788
10,960
96,546
9, 168
L. de Abreu
During the year ended 31 July 2020. Trustee expenses have been incurred (2019- £NIL).
Page 28

ThE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limlted by Guarantee>
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
11. Employee and slaff detsils
Group
2020
Group
2019
The staff costs incurred by the subsldiary ¥Are as follows:
Wages and salaries
ial securty costs
Conlrib(rtion to defined ¢(￿lrIbUtion pensN?n scherr
3,687.016
320.060
203,883
3,557,812
306, 722
163.814
4,210.959
4.028,348
The avtt4e number of persons empbpj by the Company during the sear was as folk>ws.'
Group
2020
Gr￿p Company
2019
2020
No.
Company
2019
No.
Directors of the sUbS￿lary
Other key management personnel
Te￿hIng Staff
Non teaching staff
Nonknexecutive diTectOfS of both The
Foundation and The C￿lege
Non executive dYectOT5 of The F¢)untstion
62
31
61
32
104
104
The number of empbyees whose employee beneffts {eX￿￿j1ro employer penS￿n costs) exceeded
£60.C(K) was..
Group
2020
Group
2019
No.
In the band £50,001 - £60,￿)
In the band £60.001 - £70.CO)
In the band £90,001 - £100.Crf)O
In the band £110,001- £120,000
In the band £120,c4)1- £130.000
The￿ were no oth8r stsff members of the Subsidiwy ttho received annual enN*Jmenls 01 £60,000 or
more.
Page 29

THE t)OREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limfted ty Guarnntee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATÉMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
12. Tanglble Ilxed assets
Group
Long-lerrn
asehold
property
Short4erm
lea$ehold
property
Plant and
machinery
Total
Cost or valuatgon
Al 1 August 2019
Addi(ions
Di$posal$
SA56.904
270.314
1.185,794
99,647
1,165,964
58.308
122,4121
7.798,662
428,269
122,4121
Al 31 Juty 2020
5.727.218
1.285.441
1,191,860
8.204.519
Depreciation
Al 1 August 2019
Charge for Ihe year
On disp05als
425.521
36.721
67T.033
186.282
(12,4491
1.102.5S4
259.787
112,449}
36.764
At 31 Juty 2020
36.764
462,242
850.866
1.349,872
N•t ljook valu•
Al 31 Juty 2020
5.690A54
823.199
340.994
6.854.647
At 31 July 2019
5.456.904
760,273
478,931
6,696, 108
Company
Long-term
l•asehold
property
Cost or valuatlon
At 1 August 2019
Additions
5,456.904
270.314
Al 31 Juty 2020
5.727.218
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limlted by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
12. Tanglbl• fixed assets (continued)
Company (continued)
Long-term
leasehold
prO￿rty
D•preclation
Charge for the year
36.764
At 31 Juty 2020
36,764
Net book value
At 31 Juty 2020
5.690.454
At31 Juty2019
5.456,904
The carr￿fig amount of a propety, whth the Group rerrts lo another group entity when il has chosen lo
acwunt for such proFerties usirwj the ￿st r￿•Je1 is £5,696.454 (2019- £5.456,904J.
Included in Long lem leasehold proFerty of the Company and the group 15 an amount of £1.023,368
12019- £1.055.623) in respect of assets held untjer finance leases.
13. Flx8d asset Investsnents
Inv¢stm•nts
in
subsidiary
eompanles
Company
Cost or valuallon
At 7 August 2019
70,000
At 31 Juty 2020
70.01)0
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Llmlted by Guaranteel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
14. Prlnclpal subsldlarfes
The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the Company.
Namg
Company
TrUM￿r
Regtstsred offlce or prin¢ipal Principal adivity
place of busine55
The Doreen Bird C(Alege of
Perfomiing Arts Limited
03088287
1 Bedtord Rthv. Lorthn. WCR1 Performing Arts
College
Class of Holding
Included in
consolidation
Ordinary
100% Yes
The financtral resutts of the subsidiary for the wwe:
Name
Incomg Expènditure Prof￿(Lo$S)
for the year
Not tssets
The t)oreen Bird College of Perfom?ing 6.224.829
Arts Limited
S.828.436
396,373
1,267,071
IS. Stoc
Group
2020
Group
2019
Goods for resale of the subsidiary
22.856
24,249
18. Dobtors
Group
2020
Group Company
2019
2020
Company
2019
Due wlthln one year
Trade deblo
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepaymenls and accrued incow
14.151
25. 159
1,499
417,Ct
94.690
13.012
75.988
18.449
6&519
103.151
109, 127
94,690
418,499
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limited by Guarnntee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
17. Crodltor&: Amounts falling duft within one yw
Group
2020
Group Company
2019
2020
Company
2019
Bwk loans
Trade creditors
Other ta￿￿10n and social secunty
Obligations under finance lease¥
Other creditLYS
Accruals 8rn1 defer￿ income
153.691
80,627
111.622
159.690
69.204
268.335
1,717,924
112, 138
98, 766
148,415
60,967
270.480
153,891
1, 71T,924
159.690
148.415
4.802
10,821
843.169
2,408, 690
318,183
1,877, 160
Included in Accruals and deferred income of the Group is £40.445 f2019 £151, 101) representing
deferred income recwved in advance by the $ubsKlk4ry company which falls to be included as incom8 in
the subwuent perictrj..
The bank loans are secured by a fixed tharge ¢)¥er the k)ng temi leas8h￿d property of the holjing
company and by a guarantee giwi by the Subsidiary.
Tho obli9alions under finance leases are secure by a charge ovw the assets concemed and a 9uarantee
the SLthidiary for the total of the obloalions.
18. Credltors". Amounts falllng due after morg thon one year
Group
2020
Gr￿p
2019
Company
2020
Company
2019
Bank loans
Obligat￿an$ under fina[￿ leases
2.116.172
356.696
275.tX)4
516.386
2.116,172
356.696
275,004
576.386
2.472.868
791,390
2.472,868
791.390
The bank loans are secured by a fixed charge over the hyu lemi leaseh¢)kl prcperty of the hokling
company and by a guarantee given by the SubsNJiary.
The obligations urKler finance feases are sewre by a charge over the assets ￿n¢eMed and a guarantee
from the Subsidiary the IcAal of the obligat￿nS.
Pagg 33

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Limit￿ by Gu•rantee
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
19. Statement of fvndg
ststement offunds- current year
Balance at 1
August 2019
Transfers Balance at
Inlout 31 July 2020
Income Expendlture
Unrestricted fund5
Cxher unrestricted re5eryes-
belanc& on profrt and 105S
account and rntained eamings
ReValuat￿n reserve of the
subsidrary
1.458.298 6.22&523 (5.679.866)
94.783
2.098.739
142.319
194.7831
47.536
1.600.617
6.225.523 (&679.865)
2.146.275
Endowrnenl funds
Endovmient Funds- all funds
1.755.035
1.755.035
Restricted funds
ConditK)nal donations
ma Road Site
9.703
728.226
15,163)
180.6611
17S.998
823,$63
737.929
175.998
185.8241
828,103
Total of funds
4.093.581
6.401.S21
15.765.689)
4,729,413
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA cOm￿nY Llmltsd by Guarnnteel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
19. Stattment ol fvnds l¢onllnued
Statetnent of funds- prlor year
Balanc% al
l Augusl
2018
Transfers
Balan￿ 81
i￿1 31 July 2019
I￿e Expendilurp
Unr•strid•d fvnds
Other unrestncted r8s8Nes-
balance on profrt and 10s5
account and retained eamrys
Revaluation resgrve of the
subsNJiary
1.086.359
6.C(11,254 (&667.257)
37,942
1,458,298
180.261
(3T.942J
142,319
1.2e6.620
6.C4)1.254 15.667,257)
1.600.617
Endowment lunds
Endo•bTnent Funds- all funds
1. 743.785
11,2S)
1,755.035
Restricted funds
CondrtK)nal donations
Alma Ro&J Site
14,7T9
591.978
(6, 170)
(49.463)
9. 703
728.226
185. 711
,757
186,805
155,6331
737.929
Totsl of funds
3.617. 162
6. 199,309 (4722.890)
4,093,581
Page 35

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATFON
IA Cofflpany Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
20. Summary offunds
Summary of funds- curr•nt year
Balance at 1
August 2019
Transfers
Balancg at
Inlout 31 July 2020
Income Exp•ndSturg
General funds
Endowment funds
Restricted funds
1.600.617
1,755.035
737.929
6,225.523 15.679.865)
2,146,275
1,755.03S
828.103
175,998
185,8241
4.093,581
6,401.521
15.765,6891
4,729.413
Summary of funds- pvlor year
Balanc6 al
I Augusl
2018
Transfet5
8alance 81
I￿0￿1 31 July 2019
Inccmne Expenditure
General funds
Endowment funds
Restricted frJnd$
1,266,620
1.743. 785
e4)6, 757
6.(X)1,254 f&667.257)
11.2x1
186,805
1,6LXI,617
1,755,035
737,929
(55,633J
3.617, 162
6, 199.309 (&722,890J
4,093.581
The end(vrtnent fiJnds represent the of a55ets gifted lo the chanty by rts f￿jnder ei(her as grfts lo
the charity or as legaaes. The founder and her husband grfted their shares in the subsidiary company lo
the charity and these shares have been included at a valuation * the date of the gfft. Under the teTm$ of
the wll ol the l*e Mrs Doreen Cc¥)k (nee Bird) who died on 4th Febwary 2004 the D¢Teen Bird
Foundation was the residue of the estate of Mrs Cook. 5ubj.ect to payment by the Foundation of any
debts. funeral and testsmenlary expenses. legacies and all laxes incjvding taxes on any le9acies to other
benefiuaries given free of tax. The resid￿ of the esl*e included three fieehold properties which we
induded at their probate valuali¢n but these have rv•V been sold and a new repla¢emenl propety
purchased which now fom$ part of the pemwient end(y*ment.
Th• reslricled funds dassrfwj as -cond￿'onal donations- represent fuTrds with restrict￿n5 on their use
p*ed by the dor￿r$ and a￿ held bythe Ho*Jing Company. The ￿anCe is represented a5 follows..
- £1,273 (2019 - £4.486) in resp8cI of a conditK)nal dOr￿tIOn from the Bexley Music Centre Charilablo
Tnjst that was maje on the conditw that the fvTrJs will be used to enable that trust'5 charitable
obseGti"ves of the advarKemenl of MUS￿ educatM)n and performing arts in the 8exley London Borough to
¢￿tinue.
- È3.267 (2019 - £5,21T) in respect of funds rnis&J in ojnnection a crealKJn of a student hard$hip
fijnd for students of the subsidiary.
The restri￿ed funds clasyfied as Atma Ro*J site rep￿sent fvnds rni*J directty in conn8clioTr with the
project lo xquire arKI develop a site fof the trading sub$￿18ry.
P•Je 36

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limit•d by GuaRnts¢l
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOEO 31 JULY 2020
21. Analy$i$ of nel assets between funds
Anatysis of net assets bet4*en fund5- ￿rrent perlod
Endowment Restrfcted Unrestricted
funds
funds
fund$
2020
2020
2020
Total
funds
2020
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within year
Cfeditofs due in nvye than one year
1.755.03S
1.339.949
3.759.663
6,854,647
1,786.263
1.190,803
1159,690)
1683.4791
1843.189)
1356,696) 12,116,172> (2.472,8S81
Total
1,755,035
828,103
2,146.275
4.729,413
Analysls of net assets between ￿nds. prior perlod
Enthm*nl Restiicled UnrnstncÉ&d
funds
funds
funGIs
2019
2019
2019
Totsl
ltsnds
2019
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Credrtors due within one year
Credrtors due in more than one year
1.755.035
1.393,027
3,S48,1]46
6.696. 108
9,703
587,850
59T,553
(148,415) (2,260,275) (2.408,690J
{516,386)
1275,004> (791,39OJ
Total
1.755.035
737.929
1,600.617
4.093,58f
Reconciliation of net movemert in funds to net u$h Ilow fffom op•raling activities
Group
2020
Group
2019
Net income for Ihe peri¢>J las per Slatemenl ot Fin￿￿la1 A#Mb8$1
635,832
476,419
AdJu$trnents lor.
Deprerjation and k>sses on dhsp)sal
DeC￿8$ellIn¢re0Se) in stocks
Decrease in debto
Incfeaspjldeuease) in C￿rt0
263,730
1,393
5.977
(12.5631
208.839
{22,341J
36,983
1.363
Net cash pmvlded by opeTrting acti¥itSes
894.369
70T,263
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATtON
IA Company Limited by Guarnntse)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Anatys55 of cash and cash oquivahnts
Group
2020
Group
2019
Cash in h*d
1.064,796
464. 176
Total cash and ¢ash •qui¥alents
1,064.796
464. 176
Anatysis of changes In net dobt
At 1 August
2019 Cash flov*
At 34 July
2020
Cash at bank and in hand
Debt due within 1 year
Debt due after l year
Finance bases
464.177
600.619
1,064.796
{1.717,9241 1,5S4.233
1153.6911
(275.1)041 11.841.168) (2,116,172)
1664.8011
148.415
1516,3861
12.193.552)
472.099 {1,721.4S31
25. Conting￿1 liabllllles
Val￿A￿ded Tax IVAT) Position oflhe subsK1iary
The subsidiary company. The Doreen Bird College of Perfoffliing Arts Limited, is not currently registered
lor VAT as the directors of that company have been of the opinion that the taxable lumovef of the College
is beltr* that which requi￿$ VAT regi5tT81ion. The m8iority of rts turnover arisgs from the supplies of
edu￿tIOn lo ils sludents or from $upplw ¢iosety linked lo the suppty of educatK)n both of which are
exempl income forVAT pU￿s.
In coming lo this condusion, the dI￿lorS have rdied on a deusion of the UK lax tribunals and the
European Courts which have wled that this type of incm would not be taxable in an unconnected case
nceming the VAT liability of certain supplw wh￿h are closely related to education.
HMRC have iSsL￿d guidance on the appjthtion of tth"s deasion aThJ the College is of the ¢91n￿ffl that rf the
gU￿an￿ is applied lo ￿rtain asffts of rts income these items of incoTr* would not fom taxable income
and the remaining amounts of taxable income wouhl not be suffjcienl for VAT regislralitsn io be required.
the opinion is not confirmed, the College may be required to retrospeclively re9isler lor VAT and account
for tsx on supplies of nonoxempl income fr¢yn the date that rt should have been registered for VAT.
15 not possible lo quanlrfy the Fhxsrble liatjilty whth may air3e and as the final Il￿￿6￿1 has not been
issued. amount has been provided for in these accounts for any Fotential liakn"lty.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
IA Company Limlled by Guaranteg)
140TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME14TS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
26. Capltsl comml¢ments
The group and the company has commitments eontracted for but not provided in these financial
$latements in ￿Spect of tctsl pawnenl$ sMr 8 7 year peric*J for a Jease agreement entered into by thè
parent company on 21 January 2020 to provide a moJukr buikling to be used by the subsmdiary company.
Payments under thk8 lease commencÈJ in D￿ernber 2020.
Group
2020
Grrwp
2019
Company
2020
Company
2019
Contracted for but not PTOVId￿ in these
financial s&￿•M•nts
Total amount payable over the perThJ of the
lease
1.233,295
1,233.295
27. Operallng lease commltments
At 31 Juty 2020 the GroLP and the Company had commitments to make futurè minimum lease paymgn15
under norh-cancellable operating knes as fOlkA￿..
Group
2020
Group
2019
Not Jaler than 1 year
Later than l yearand not later than 5 yea
Later than 5 years
37.546
99.719
42,674
132,659
8.291
137.265
183,624
The following lease pa￿ts been rets>Jnised as an gxp8nse in the S&kn8nl of Finan¢kg1
A¢tNlties'.
Group
2020
Gmup
2019
Operating lease rentals
Changes in lease pa￿￿ents *ising from covi[￿19 related rent
concessi￿5
36.746
17,658
28. Finance lease commlbngnts
As menlpmed in Note 26 abové. the Company has errtered into a finance lease on 31 January 2020 10
provide a modular bu1￿1n9 to be used by the Svbsidiary. The payTnenls required to be made by the
Company have been gauaranteed by way of an ndeminty from the Subsidary.
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THE OOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION
(A Company Llmltsd by Guarante•l
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
Related party transadions
lo the natu￿ of the Charitls operatKJns and ts nature of its sub$￿￿?ry College's Operat￿n$ antj
the Trustees being drawn in part from k¢al prNale and publ￿ seclor organisab'ons. il is inevilable that
transactions wll lake p*e with organisations in which a Truslee may have an inleresl. All transactions
with such organis*ion$ are conducted at aFm's length a￿[ in accordance with the Char￿$ and the
College's financial regukts.ons and procurement prctedures.
Tfansacti¢)ns and balances wlth the sub51di•ry. The Dofe•n Blrd Colle9• ol Performlng Art8
Llmltsd I'yho College")
During the year fent of £250,fJXS (2019. £2￿.((￿7) thBS paKI by the College. in respect of properties
fjwned by the Found*ion which ￿ rKcupied by the Col$&¥ for the purpose ol its trade. This rent is
eliminated on ￿n$￿I￿a￿on.
The College made a Gift Aid donation to the F¢￿ndal￿Tr during the year of £Nil (2019.. £65,725) in
respect of the amount of The col￿e'S taxab￿ profrt for the prev*yJs year. The current yeaT'S taxable
profits of £372,787 (2019.. £Nd) will be paKI in the next year.
The Doreen Bird F¢yJndatKJn has agreed to provNJe 5UPPOrt to the Coltege by way of financing certain
students, tuiti¢Y) fees by w8y ol funding bursar*s for those students. The butsaries tha￿ed for the year
(including amounts charged to restricted funds) amounted lo £16,210 (2019.. £29, T92J.
The Doreen Bird Foundolw has warded prizes lo the b8$1 performiThJ students of the College for the
year. These prvzes are paid by the Foundation directty lo the students ￿ncerned. The prize$ awarded for
the year amounted to £Nil (2019.. £2.GOJ).
The College owes the Found*ion £*.889 (2019." £411.￿￿1) in respect of the inter-company current
account and this arnovnt is included in debtors. These amounts are eliminated on consdid*ion. The
ams)unts ch¥ed are unsecured. interest free. have no fixed date of repayment and are repayable on
deman¢J.
The Doreen Bird College of Perfomiing Arts Lirnited has gwen an untrfertaking of £2,400,000 12019..
£2,400,OOOJ to guarantee borr(Mings taken out by The Doreen Bird Foundation. Thi3 is secured by fixed
and f108ting charges over the assets ol The Dc*een Bird Cdlege of Perfoming Arts Limit￿. The Doreen
Bird College of Perfomiing Arts Limrted has also given an indemnty in respect of the lolal paymenls due
Lbnder finance lease agreements that The Doreen Bwd Foundatton ha5 taken out (see note 281.
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THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNOAnON
IA Company Limitèd by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
3Q. Post balance sh•et events and th* impad of th? cor¢)navints {Covid-19) pandemlc
Impact olthe coronavlrus ICovid-19) pandemk
The Company and the SubSid￿ry cont.nue to be affected by the worfth¥Kle impact of the pandemic ￿USed
by the coronavirus ICovid-19). At the year end the r))ronaviriJs ICovid-191 had been identified as a
worfthide threat and accor¢Jingly the impact of any factors resutting from the viws up to the date of these
aC￿nIS are ¢￿Sidered in these acwints. Th8 impact of these factors are contt"nuing post year end and
the uncert&nty of not knowing how loNJ this situatDn w￿1 go on represents 8 fr￿t￿la1 uncertainty.
The major risks as8￿¢01ed wth the ￿7paCt of the con)nawrus ICovMY-19) have been assessed as..
a possible ¢Jrcp in students and fee inecffie from other sources
an in8bility to use the companys premises for teathing purrx)ses
an impact on the enttys supply chain
an impact on the enltys work force
an impact on cash from e(¢her losses or changes of in¢cAne or payments schedules for suppliers
not knowing how W this sthjathjn wll go on.
The risks are being mitigated by detathl planning and contingency measures bein9 put in *ce by the
Board of Directots and the senior management t&wn. These include".
use of Government funded schemes to finance eryloyees placed on furlough
revision to detailed cash and budgets uThJer various scenams
discuss1￿$ Wrth suppliers to arrange payment plans and to defer P￿nned •al expendrture
wthere possible arranging for Ihe worklo￿e to WOTk ¢)ff site.
The Cdlege has three Immedh￿e arKI key obieLtNes to reduee the wnpact and detrimental effects caused
by the impact of the virus..
prOt￿t the edu&knn and training of the student
continuing lo recrurt exeeptional students
protect the financral healih ol the Lyganisation to secure its future..
Other evenls
There wer8 no other post balance sheet events vknith affecl the figures disclosed in the accounts or which
require disc105ure.
31. Controlling party
In the opinion of the dire¢tcrfs, there is no ultinate D)ntrolling paty as the company is limited by
9uaranlee.
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