/J/T.,
•A• NASS
The National Association
of Independent Schools &
Non-maintained Special Schools
AnnuaL Report & Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st March 2024
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03774801 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1083632
Be informed O Be recognised O Be represented
Belong at nasschools.org.uk
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **CONTENTS**
||**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|3 - 12|
|Reference and Administrative Details|13|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|14 - 15|
|Statement of Financial Activities|16|
|Balance Sheet|17 - 18|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|19 - 26|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|27 - 28|
page 2
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
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 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts by the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
## **About NASS**
We are a membership organisation representing special schools in England and Wales providing support, advice, information, events, training, and a strong voice for non local authority maintained special schools.
## **Our values**
We put NASS members and their learners at the heart of all we do.
We are proactive, outward-facing and collaborative, to continuously improve opportunities and standards for member schools and their learners.
## **Our vision**
Our vision is for all non local authority special schools to be centres of excellence, delivering and evidencing the best possible outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
## **Our mission**
We **inform and support** our members, enabling them to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
We **represent** our members, influencing policy and practice as the voice of non-maintained special schools.
We **recognise** , research and share approaches that deliver positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
page 3
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Ay
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **The work we do**
NASS champions high-quality, specialist provision within a modern, inclusive education service that respects the choices of children, their families, and carers. We currently represent and support more than 400 members across England and Wales.
Through various activities and initiatives, NASS seeks to:
- Provide a central point of contact and information for all members.
- Promote the sector's unique contribution to Special Education with central and local government to influence strategic policy developments relating to pupils with SEN so that policy has due regard to the contribution of the specialist sector.
- Fairly represent the views of our sector in a way that reflects the rich diversity of individual institutions and specialisms.
- Provide the best possible service to members through:
- information, advice and support
- delivery of high-quality, bespoke training courses and development programmes
- commissioning of research
page 4
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **Achievements and performance**
_“_ _**The education sector is very di�cult to navigate and NASS provides our schools with a network of people to talk to in order to improve our service, share our worries and make our voices heard in the right places.** ”_
_**“NASS do a great job of supporting the SEND sector and it means a lot to me and our organisation to be a NASS member.”**_
_**“As a school we would be lost without the breadth of services support and guidance you issue.”**_
**Feedback from members, NASS member survey 2023/24**
## **Events and training**
We have continued to o�er a mix of online and face-to-face courses and programmes.
## **Leadership programmes**
In September 2023, we launched the first cohort of our social care leadership programme, working in partnership with Dialogue. This complements our education leadership programme, delivered by Caboodle Education, which started its 5th cohort in January 2024. We have continued to sponsor our members to undertake Mulberry Bush’s School Improvement training programme and have been able to deploy our alumni to support schools in need free of charge.
**In 2023 969 members attended 40+**
**workshops, events, training and leadership programmes**
## **Expert training**
Carolyn Eyre continues to be NASS’s safeguarding trainer extraordinaire. Her knowledge of our sector is unrivalled and we are grateful to be able to call on her for her popular and very well-regarded training. Across the year, we have also partnered with Altruist to deliver mental health first aid training and with South West Grid for Learning for training on online safety for special schools.
## **Specialist advice**
In December 2023 and January 2024, we ran two of our most successful online events ever with Leonie Cowen, solicitor, to discuss schools’ legal rights in setting school fees.
page 5
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **Annual conference**
Our annual conference took place in Birmingham in October 2023. We had a magical time with American magician Kevin Spencer leading very popular keynote and workshop sessions on use of the creative arts. We were delighted to be joined by Ofsted and also by our colleagues at Sonnet Impact, who presented our ‘Reaching my Potential’ research. Once again, we were able to highlight our members’ work through a number of workshops and also at the NASS Awards, held at our conference dinner.
## **Informing and supporting our members**
NASS puts out an e-newsletter to members at least once a fortnight and more frequently in times of major activity. We know from our membership surveys that this is highly valued. In addition to the newsletter, we have continued to share draft template consultation responses and to brief on key issues. NASS sta� deal with well over 1,000 email and telephone queries from members each year and aim to respond to all queries within 48 hours.
**The NASS team responds to around 15 member email and telephone queries a day**
The launch of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan in March 2023 led to a number of member briefings and we have continued to represent members’ views as work on the Change Programme has got underway.
## **Marketing and membership**
New members continue to join us through word of mouth and we remain grateful to members who are clearly promoting the organisation to colleagues. NASS has been strong at retaining existing membership and has continued to add new members, reaching over 430 schools and organisations by the end of the financial year. We continue to seek opportunities to promote our work to potential new members and to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our current membership.
**NASS membership continues to grow, reaching 430+ members by the end of the financial year**
NASS continues to use social media as a way of communicating with schools and interested parties. It has remained a useful way of getting messages out quickly in the face of changing policies.
page 6
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **Representation and political**
## **objectives**
Much of the year has involved work on the Government’s SEND and AP improvement Plan, launched in March 2023. Work on the subsequent Change Programme was slow to get started and much of our work has involved trying to clarify the role of the sector in the planned actions. Additionally, we took part in discussions through our membership of other consortia – the SEND Reference Group, Disabled Children’s Partnership, Children at the Table, The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, The Special Education Consortium and the National SEND forum.
**NASS responds to all key government consultations, ensuring that the views and concerns of our members are not only raised but also heard**
In response to the SEND and AP Improvement Plan's recommendation for the Department for Education to _“examine the state's relationship with independent special schools to ensure comparable expectations across all state-funded specialist providers”,_ we published our 'Working Stronger Together' paper in January. Informed by our member schools, the paper explores the current and potential future relationship between the state and Independent Special Schools. It presents a series of recommendations for schools, the DfE, and local authorities that we hope can underpin future discussions.
Between January and March, we also began to promote the upcoming launch of our NASS manifesto for special schools with a series of blogs highlighting the key asks we will be making of the next government in its first 100 days.
## **Research and projects**
In June 2023 we launched our research report ‘Reaching my potential’, commissioned from Sonnet Impact. The report set out the tangible value to society of e�ectively meeting the special educational needs of children and young people. We were delighted to be given the chance to present the research to o�cials and data analysts at the Department for Education and to commissioners at the annual Children’s Commissioning Conference.
In September 2023, our pilot programme with Education Support to embed sta� wellbeing in schools concluded and highlighted the value of
**Our report – ‘Reaching my – potential’ evidenced the value of SEND provision demonstrated through learners’ stories**
page 7
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
wellbeing in their school. In June and October 2023, we held focus groups in partnership with Matt Bell at SAILS to think about how we might improve
Reimagining Your Workforce programme, in partnership with SAILS and Glassdoor, which launches in September 2024.
## **A new look for NASS**
After nearly 25 years of the ‘apple logo’, in 2023 we refreshed our look to one that more accurately reflects our position as a well-established, professional organisation and the valuable work we do to support our members.
In all our work, we seek to promote a real sense of belonging. Our members tell us that this is one of the most important things that they gain from being part of NASS. Our new logo and strapline reflect that sense of coming
We launched our new logo and branding at the NASS Conference. We worked with Drumbeat to develop our new logo and Impulse to develop our new website. Zoe Ensor of Dragonhill Communications provided excellent project management across the process.
page 8
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **Strategic aims and future plans**
We remain committed to championing high-quality, specialist provision within a modern, inclusive education service that respects the choices of children, their families, and carers.
The work we do is underpinned by our four strategic aims:
To position NASS and its members as powerhouses of sharing ‘what works for children and young people with SEND’ in light of the SEND Review.
To develop an evidence base of how member schools improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
To grow and broaden our membership to include more academies and free schools, to increase our reach and influence.
To demonstrate the value of the non local authority special sector through conducting research and running projects that strengthen and promote the sector.
In the coming year, we plan to review our governance.
## **The NASS team**
Claire Dorer has continued as Chief Executive and Mari Davis has continued
page 9
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **National Council (NASS trustees)**
The Council met virtually during 2023 in June and September and had a faceto-face meeting in January 2024, followed by a virtual meeting in March. The Annual General Meeting was held at The Leonardo Royal Hotel, Birmingham on 13th October 2023. The trustees’ strategic away day took place in Birmingham in November 2023.
All Council meetings feature strategic discussions about key issues facing NASS and member schools. In this way, we ensure that NASS is responsive to change and the needs of members and that we are an organisation fit for the future. All Council members volunteer their time to NASS and make a significant contribution to the organisation.
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Governing document**
NASS is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
The National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools (otherwise known as NASS) is the national organisation for NonMaintained Special Schools and Independent Schools (including Academies and Free Schools) catering wholly or mainly for pupils with special educational needs. NASS is a company limited by guarantee, number 3774801, registered on the 20th May 1999. NASS became a registered charity, number 1083632, on the 23rd November 2000, constituted by the Memorandum and Articles agreed by the members dated October 1999 and amended October 2001, September 2007, October 2015 and June 2018. NASS does not maintain premises, with all executive sta� working from home. The registered o�ce in this period is: NASS, PO Box 705, York, YO30 6WW.
The objects of the Charity are to promote the benefit and advance the education of young people with special educational needs and in particular, but not so as to limit the generality of these objects:
- To promote high quality standards of service, administration and management within its member schools and maintaining organisations
- To promote the interests of its member schools and organisations in the Non-Maintained and Independent sector in England and Wales as service providers
- To encourage appropriate practice and collaboration among member schools whilst recognising their autonomy; and
page 10
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
- To develop, where appropriate, joint guidelines or codes of practice to serve as standards for members.
NASS is governed by a board of trustees, known as ‘NASS Council’. Council is made up of 12 members elected for a four-year term from within NASS membership. Council is able to co-opt up to three further Council members to address any imbalance.
During this period, NASS was managed by five paid sta�: a full-time Chief Executive, a full-time Operations O�cer, a full-time Senior Policy and Public A�airs O�cer, a full time Communications O�cer (from September 2023) and a part-time Administrative O�cer.
## **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. The full risk register is reviewed by the NASS Council at the March Council meeting each year and current risks are identified at each Council meeting. Mitigating actions are agreed to reduce any risks to which the charity is exposed. The structure and format of the risk register was reviewed and revised in March 2024.
## **Financial review**
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees aim to maintain the level of reserves required to meet the Charity’s objectives which equates to six months unrestricted charitable expenditure. NASS has met its reserves policy during this accounting period. Trustees keep the level of reserves required to meet these tests under review on an annual basis at their March meetings.
When our reserves exceed the set threshold, we implement strategic investment plans to benefit our members. In 2023/24, we allocated funding from reserves to support targeted initiatives, such as the ‘Reaching My Potential’ report, and to further develop NASS itself. This included strengthening communications through a rebranding e�ort and upgrading our website to better engage and serve our members.
During this financial period, NASS continues to hold current accounts with CAF Bank and the Co-operative Bank. Our deposit account is held with United Trust Bank. Our investment accounts are held with Walker Crips Investment Management Limited.
page 11
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
##
NASS exists to serve schools meeting the needs of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the country - largely at the expense of the public purse. It is a core aim of NASS to ensure that children attending our member schools are able to access the full range of opportunities open to both non-disabled children and those attending special schools in other sectors. Additionally, although parents are not intended to be a specific beneficiary group of NASS, we are aware that many access our website and seek advice or information on finding schools for their children. NASS trustees are confident that NASS meets its public benefit requirements as a charity.
.............................................
## **E Farnden – Chair of Trustees**
7[th] November 2024
page 12
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered company number**
03774801 (England and Wales)
**Registered charity number** 1083632
## **Registered o�ce**
NASS PO Box 705 YORK YO30 6WW
## **Trustees**
L Dalgleish E Farnden (Chair of Trustees) M Farnham resigned 05.09.23 P Gale resigned 13.10.23 G Germer elected 13.10.23 W Gosling elected 13.10.23 H Hewitt K Hingorani S Jones J Kaur J McConnell M Nicholson co-opted 15.12.23 B Quartey P Robson elected 13.10.23 C Theobald (Treasurer) I Thorsteinsson resigned 13.10.23 J Turberville elected 13.10.23 N Wargent co-opted 15.12.23
## **Company Secretary**
Mrs J McConnell
## **Chief Executive O�cer**
C Dorer
## **Independent examiner**
Franks Accountants Limited First Floor, Equinox 1 Audby Lane Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS22 7RD
page 13
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of National Association of Independent Schools & Non-Maintained Special Schools (‘the Company’)**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
page 14
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Mr Adam Franks FCCA**
Franks Accountants Limited First Floor Equinox 1 Audby Lane Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 7RD
page 15
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|Unrestricted
Restricted
fund
fund
Notes
£
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
**Charitable activities**
General
453,376
-
Investment income
2
7,624
-
**Total**
461,000
-
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
General
550,741
5,123
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(89,741)
(5,123)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
417,597
5,123
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
327,856
-|31.3.24
Total
funds
£
453,376
7,624
461,000
555,864
(94,864)
422,720
327,856|31.3.23
Total
funds
£
419,361
5,253
424,614
432,484
(7,870)
430,590
422,720|
|---|---|---|
page 16
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Intangible assets
7
10,191
Tangible assets
8
2,248
Investments
9
76,856
89,295
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
10
192,904
Cash at bank
293,516
486,420
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
11
(247,859)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
238,561
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
327,856
**NET ASSETS**
327,856
**FUNDS**
12
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|31.3.24
Total
funds
£
10,191
2,248
76,856
89,295
192,904
293,516
486,420
(247,859)
238,561
327,856
327,856
327,856
-
327,856|31.3.23
Total
funds
£
-
900
73,750
74,650
126,797
478,734
605,531
(257,461)
348,070
422,720
422,720
417,597
5,123
422,720|
|---|---|---|---|
page 17
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the
year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
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 2nd August 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
.............................................
## **C Theobald – NASS trustee**
.............................................
## **E Farnden – NASS trustee**
page 18
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **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) (e�ective 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, with the exception of investments which are included at market value.
## **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.
## **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.
## **Governance costs**
Governance costs comprise the costs of running the charity, including strategic planning for future development, any professional advice for the trustees and all the costs of complying with constitutional and statutory requirements, such as the costs of meetings and preparing statutory accounts and satisfying public accountability.
## **Website development**
Amortisation is provided for at the following rates to write o� each asset over its expected useful life:
Website development - 33% straight line
page 19
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **1. Accounting policies - continued**
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write o� each asset over its estimated useful life.
Computer equipment - 25% on cost
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
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.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
##
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.
## **2. Investment income**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
31.3.24 31.3.23
£ £
Deposit account interest 7,624 5,253
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **3. Net income/(expenditure)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
**----- Start of picture text -----**
31.3.24 31.3.23
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 1,349 1,580
Computer software amortisation 5,096 -
**----- End of picture text -----**
page 20
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
##
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
During the year NASS reimbursed trustees for their travelling and subsistence expenses to and from council meetings totalling £569 (2023: £377).
Insurance at a cost £1,928, (2023: £1,733) was purchased in the year to cover the trustees of the trust against legal liability arising from acts of neglect, error or omission.
## **5. Sta� costs**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
||31.3.24|31.3.23|
|---|---|---|
|Chief Executive Officer|1|1|
|Executive Officer|1|1|
|Administrative Officer|1|1|
|Policy & Membership Services Officer|1|1|
||4|4|
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:
|||31.3.24|31.3.23|
|---|---|---|---|
|£80,001|- £90,000|-|1|
|£90,001|- £100,000|1|-|
|||1|1|
page 21
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
##
|Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
**Charitable activities**
General
419,361
Investment income
5,253
**Total**
424,614
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
General
415,086
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
9,528
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
408,069
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
417,597|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
17,398
(17,398)
22,521
5,123|Total
funds
£
419,361
5,253
424,614
432,484
(7,870)
430,590
422,720|
|---|---|---|
## **7. Intangible fixed assets**
|**angible fxed assets**||
|---|---|
||Computer|
||software|
||£|
|**COST**||
|At 1 April 2023|25,939|
|Additions|15,287|
|At 31 March 2024|41,226|
|**AMORTISATION**||
|At 1 April 2023|25,939|
|Charge for year|5,096|
|At 31 March 2024|31,035|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|At 31 March 2024|10,191|
|At 31 March 2023|-|
page 22
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **8. Tangible fixed assets**
||Computer|
|---|---|
||equipment|
||£|
|**COST**||
|At 1 April 2023|21,414|
|Additions|2,697|
|At 31 March 2024|24,111|
|**DEPRECIATION**||
|At 1 April 2023|20,514|
|Charge for year|1,349|
|At 31 March 2024|21,863|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|At 31 March 2024|2,248|
|At 31 March 2023|900|
## **9. Fixed asset investments**
||Cash and|
|---|---|
||settlements|
||pending|
||£|
|**MARKET VALUE**||
|At 1 April 2023|73,750|
|Additions|3,106|
|At 31 March 2024|76,856|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|At 31 March 2024|76,856|
|At 31 March 2023|73,750|
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
## **10. Debtors: amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income|31.3.24
£
157,110
35,794
192,904|31.3.23
£
125,592
1,205
126,797|
|---|---|---|
page 23
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **11. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
VAT
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|31.3.24
£
1
2,575
8,717
1,045
235,521
247,859|31.3.23
£
-
2,731
14,402
255
240,073
257,461|
|---|---|---|
## **12. Movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|
At 1.4.23
£
417,597
5,123
422,720|Net
movement
in funds
£
(89,741)
(5,123)
(94,864)|At
31.3.24
£
327,856
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||327,856|
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
461,000
-
461,000|Resources
expended
£
(550,741)
(5,123)
(555,864)|Movement
in funds
£
(89,741)
(5,123)
(94,864)|
|---|---|---|---|
page 24
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **12. Movement in funds - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Net
movement
At
At 1.4.22
in funds
31.3.23
£
£
£
408,069
9,528
417,597
22,521
(17,398)
5,123
430,590
(7,870)
422,720
as follows:
Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
424,614
(415,086)
9,528
-
(17,398)
(17,398)
424,614
(432,484)
(7,870)|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Net
movement
At 1.4.22
in funds
£
£
408,069
(80,213)
22,521
(22,521)
430,590
(102,734)|At
31.3.24
£
327,856
-|
|---|---|---|
|||327,856|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
885,614
(965,827)
(80,213)
-
(22,521)
(22,521)
885,614
(988,348)
(102,734)|
|---|---|
page 25
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **13. Employee benefit obligations**
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for certain employees. At 31 March 2024 there were £2,574 unpaid contributions (2023: £2,730). Returns are made within the calendar month and payments taken the following month relating to the prior month liability.
## **14. Related party disclosures**
During the year further payments were made for the Impact & Value in Special School Provision strategic project that was awarded to Sonnet Advisory & Impact. Christopher Theobald, current treasurer of NASS, is a director of this provider. He was not included in any decision making within NASS regarding the allocation of this project.
During the year a contract for Sponsorship of 5 places on SIP training programme was awarded to Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd, Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd also booked 1 place on this training programme in the year. The place was booked at current market value. John Turberville, trustee of NASS, is the CEO of this provider. He was not included in any decision making within NASS regarding the allocation of this project.
## **15. Ultimate controlling party**
The company is under the control of its trustees.
page 26
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Investment income**
Deposit account interest
**Charitable activities**
Membership Subscriptions
Training Days
Conferences and AGM
CASPA Licences
Special Interest Group
Sponsored Training Programmes
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
Conference & AGM
Training Days
Software Costs
Meetings
Sponsored Training Programmes
Strategic Projects
**Support costs**
**Management**
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Insurance
Light and heat
Telephone
Postage and stationery
Recruitment Expenses
Motor and Travel Costs
Accountancy Fees
Storage
Computer Costs
Bank Charges
Consultancy Fees
Legal Fees
P.R (Literature & Brochures)
Carried forward|31.3.24
£
7,624
321,778
44,462
49,035
1,030
90
36,981
453,376
461,000
48,720
18,400
920
3,377
69,772
32,933
174,122
204,327
18,440
28,815
1,928
4,123
3,644
2,381
6,610
8,499
4,239
970
1,347
61
22,574
48,008
1,340
357,306|31.3.23
£
5,253
309,143
60,424
48,764
1,030
-
-
419,361
424,614
50,555
12,090
920
1,034
65,703
40,404
170,706
167,559
14,870
24,722
1,733
5,868
3,273
2,035
1,336
7,006
4,128
823
1,468
73
7,244
2,486
(210)
244,414|
|---|---|---|
page 27
National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024
|**Management**
Brought forward
Subscriptions
Computer software
Computer equipment
**Governance costs**
Wages
Social security
Cost of Trustees Meetings
Accountancy
Total resources expended
**Net expenditure**|31.3.24
£
357,306
3,058
5,096
1,350
366,810
10,754
697
2,733
748
14,932
555,864
(94,864)|31.3.23
£
244,414
2,773
-
1,580
248,767
8,883
594
2,761
773
13,011
432,484
(7,870)|
|---|---|---|
page 28