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04180958
Health & Education South
(A Comp8ny Limited ty Gua￿te8)
Report and Accounts
31 Marth 2024

Health & Education South
Report and accounts
Contsnts
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Report of the Trustees
Statement of financlal actlvltles
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Balance she8t
12
Notes to the accounts
13
Independent examtne¢s report
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HEALTH & EDUCATION SOUTH
A company limited by guarantee
Report of the Trustees
For the Year ended 31" March 2024
Charity Number: 1091209 (from March 2002)
Company Number: 4180958 (from March 2001)
The Trustees wish to present this annual repor4 summarising the activities of
the charity Health & Education South over the year ended 31S1 March 2024 to
the Charity Commission.
Administrative Information
Charity Name: Health and Education South
Registered OtTice and Operational Address: 6b Church StreeL Reading, Berkshire
RGI 2SB
Trustees: Robert Small (Chair). Paul Maiteny, Jessica Hamersteen, Robert
Brodie, Belinda Manning
Secretary: Kate Pepper
Senior Management Team: Kate Pepper (Director). Belinda Manning
(Management Team Member)
Bankers: Metro BanL 201 Broad SL Readin& RGI 7QA
Barclays Bank, Business Direct Access. 90-93 Broad Stree( Reading RGI 2AP.
(Contingency Fund)
Nationwide Business Savings Account, 51 Broad SL Reading RGI 2AA (for
transfer of contingency fvnd from Barclays)

Our Aims and Ob'ectives
Our Charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the company's
memorandum of association are to provide:
Relief of sickness and suffering
Advancement of Education
The aims of the charity are the promotion of health and to improve and maintain
conditions of livin& and to provide educational training to adults of all
nationalities in the local area, in a most effective and affordable way. Our aims
fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further.
The charity consists of two elements: _
l. The English Language Centre and
2. The Therapy Centre.
Both of these contribute to the aims and objectives of the charity.
The English Language Centre was founded in 1984. The present premises were
purchased in 2000 specifically to house the school and the therapy centre more
effectively and comprise an attractive historic building in a quiet conservation
area in the heart of Readin
The aim of the school is to provide not only an appropriate academic
environment, but also one which has a welcoming social atmosphere where
students feel at home and supported by their peer3 and stsff alike and where
they are able to make the most of their time to enhance their language skills
while experiencing different aspects of UK culture.
The school shares the premises with The Therapy Centre, also owned and
managed by the director, Kate Pepper. The Therapy Centre is on the ground floor
of the building with the school on the first floor. The Therapy Centre provides
room availability for a range of therapeutic and professional treatment.
Administration functions are provided to both centres from the central office.
Ensurin
the delive
of the Aims
We review the airns and objectives and activities twice yearly. We review our
achievements and outcomes of our work, focussing on the success of each activity
as well as the benefits to local residents. which includes the asylum seekers and
refugees to enable them to assimilate into the Reading area. The trustees plan the
future activities, taking into consideration how these activities contribute to the
aims and objectives of the charit),.

Focus of our work
The objectives during the last year continued to be for the advancement
of education to the local community, and also for the relief of pain and
sickness.
Premises with ground floor rooms accessible by wheelchair. therapeutic
services for treatment with qualified therapists and trainers. Seven days
per week access, and unlimited time usage.
Relief of ill health through alternative and complementary therapies
including hypnotherapy, acupuncture, psychotherapy and counselling.
Providing room space for other community groups. and self-help
workshops and courses including yog4 meditation. and support groups.
First floor space for educational training
Maintaining affordable prices for the community
English courses for foreign residents enabling them to integrate better into
the community and improve their language skills to find work
Provide a Preparation Examination Centre for Cambridge University
examinations for those needing qualifIcations for further education. work
or for immigration purposes.
Training for Teachers aiming to obtain the Certificate in English
Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) and Diploma in English Language
Teaching to Adults (Delta) qualifications
Abiding by the regulations of the government Accreditation body:
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
Who has used our services and how the
benefitted.
have
A.The Educational Courses:
The school catered for up to 150 international students at any one time, of whom
the majority were part-time students. The number of paying Students has thopped
dramatically and averaged 20 per month during the year.
The majority of the students are refugees and asylum seekers who attend free
classes taught by volunteer teaching staff and CELTA trainees who are supervised
by qualified staff. Over 200 such students were supported by the school. with
English Language classes during the year, to give them confidence while settling
into the are4 and hoping to find work in the near future.

Adult students only, over the age of18. Student recruitment is mainly by word
of mouth and the website. The school does not use agents for recruiknent at
present but is investigating this as a possibility in the fvture. The school was last
inspected by ISI in November 2023. The next inspection will take place in the
autumn 2024.
The ISI inspection accredited The English Language Centre with the following
grades:
Quality of curriculum, teaching and learners,
achievements
Excellent
Students, welfare, including health and safety
Governance. leadership and management
Good
Good
Visa students nonnally enrol at the start of the academic year. Part-time and full-
time students can enrol at any time. This year there have been no students
attending on a full-time fier 41Student visa status, and the other students are all
part-time.
e breakdown of students during the past 12 months ( I S¢ April 2023 to
31. March 2024)
IAge Range jcount .Pereentage IFemale
23.9 0/0
19.70/0.
14
Over 50 .
, Unknown
2.8 0/0.
The total number of students was 71 during this period, up slightly from the
previous financial year at 54.
During the past12 months the school has been host to students from 29 different
countries, up slightly from 24 in the previous year:

Code
SA
HK
IT
Country
Saudi Arnbia
Hong Kong
Italy
Turkey
India
Ukraine
China
Spain
Russian Federation 3
Thailand
Albania
Argentina
Switzerland
Gemiany
France
Greece
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bulgaria
Brazil
Canada
Hungary
Japan
Korei South
Libya
Macedonia
Mexico
Pakistan
Poland
Count Percentage
11.30/
8.5 0/0
IN
UA
CN
ES
RU
5.6 0/0
4.2 0/0
4.2 0/0
4.2%
2.8 0/0
2.8 0/0
2.8 0/0
2.8 Yo
2.8 0/0
2.8 0/0
AL
AR
CH
DE
FR
GR
BD
BE
BG
BR
CA
HU
Jp
KR
LY
MK
MX
PK
PL
1.4 t)/0
1.40/0
1.40/
1.4%
1.40A
EU
Non EU $2 73.2 0/0
The recent phenomenon has been the decrease in students from Europe, partly
due to the economic situation there, and the impact of Brexit thus demanding the
need for a Study Visa in order to enter the UK to follow an English Language
Course. A work visa would be necessary for the students in order to find a job to
subsidise their studies. The outbreak of Covid- 19 world-wide had a dramatic
effect on attendance in the Language School and the number of attendees remains

very low. with few teachers returning to work at the centre as the demand for
teaching staff has also dropped. The students prefer to visit the UK on a tourist
visa for 6 months at a time.
There are no students with significant learning difficulties or disabilities at
present. but Disability Support is provided upon request by one of the previous
Trustees who is fully qualified and experienced in this area, including Special
Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).
Detsiled records of each student are kept in paper files and on the student
athninistration system. Passports are checked for all students, and proof of valid
visa status or residency AS recorded for those students who may arrive from
outside the UK.
Student satisfaction remains generally high and the success of the school in
meeting its students, needs is demonstrated by the willingness to recommend
the school to friends and family (typically around 95 % in student surveys) and
the greater number of students who come to the school via personal referral.
Cambrid e Examination Results
There was a limited number of Cambridge University examination sessions held
during this period, and they continued with only a few of the Centre's students as
follows:
Date
Student
Exam Body Exam CEFRln Level Result Pass
06 Jun 2023 Silvia Demelas
Cambridge FCE B2
06 Jun 2023 Emilie Fournier
Cambridge FCE B2
06 Jun 2023 Samantha Velasco Garcia Cambridge FCE B2
07 Jun 2023 Irene Bini
Cambridge CAE CI
07 Jun 2023 Marta Mateos
Cambridge CAE CI
28 Nov 2023 Ledja Fisheku
Cambridge FCE B2
16 Mar 2024 Leo LotternK)ser
Cambridge CAE CI
P&ss
Pass
CEFR B2 P&ss
Pass
Pass
Due to the increase in examiners, training and standardising fees put upon the
Centre by CambrAdge University, it became financially unviable to run the
examinations on site. Unfortunately, after 30 years of holding the exams, the
Director felt obliged to infonn the university that the Centre would be closed and
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not accept candidates from l January 2024. It is now a Preparation Centre for
the main suite e￿amS only, sending students to other nearby Examination Centres.

Teacher Trainin
The CELTAteacher training day and evening courses are offered 6 times per year.
This y&qr three courses ran.. April to July 2023, September to December 2023,
January to March 24. All the trainees were awarded a pass grade or above.
Applications have been on the increase, and both day and evening courses are
reinstated. The demand for teaching training has remained good.
B.The Thera
Centre:
The Centre, opened in May '96, has experienced and qualified therapists and
consultants who continue to provide facilities for those interested in undertaking
treatment as well as attending occasional meetings, or following courses. The
hands-on treatments continue to benefit their clients by producing lasting relief
from pain and discomfort. Counselling or psychotherapy? among others, is
conducted in sound-proofed rooms, which al lows meetings with clients in privacy
and confidence, to explore distress or difficulties the client may be experiencing.
The rooms are also let out to community groups for free or at a reduced fee (e.g.,
Reading Welfare Group and Reading Town in Transition). The aim is for the
Centre to continue operating as such for the next year ahead.
During this financial year, 32 therapists have made regular use of the rooms in
The Therapy Centre: an increase from 26 in the previous year. Over the last year
there has been an increase in clients booking sessions with the Therapists face-
to-face in the Therapy Centre rather than online. There is a balance between new
therapists joining the Centre, and those moving on. Weekend group gatherings
and trainings have now re-started.
The range of treatment for the community is returning to nearer that of pre-covid
times with:
Alexander Technique
Acupuncture
Coachinglcounselling
Cranio-sacral Therapy
Hypnotherapy
Massage
Psychotherapy
Reiki
Reflexology
Meditation
Yoga

Financial Review
The Princi
l Fundin
Sources:
The sources are the fee-paying students for group and private tuition on a weekly
and monthly basis, examinations held until January 2024 for internal and external
candidates, the CELTA trainees and also the therapists who pay on a monthly basis
for the room usage. During the financial year 2023124, the income from Tuition
has Increased by 250/0 and the Therapy Centre income has risen by approximately
400/0. showing more stability as shown in the financial report by the accountsnt
(attached). There is a corresponding increase in the cost of external teachers, in
line with the tuition fees. The reserves are now at £70,000. This is adequate, but
the considerable upheaval of the last few years has demonstrated the need for
adequate reserves. This represents about 9 months of costs. One grant from
Berkshire Community Foundation was received during the year with an amount
of £2,000. Further funding possibilities need to be researched.
Plans for the future
The Charity will continue the Educational and Therapeutic activities as
previously de￿rIbed, with added focus on: .
The monitoring inspection by ISI which will take place in autumn 2024.
We aim to further maintain our standard of 'exceeding' and undertake to
resolve any areas of recommended developmenL
Review costing and viability of external compliance.
Maintain and update the app&qrance of the therapy centre to attract fvrther
therapists and maintain a pleasing environment for their clients.
To look into taking on further educational agents to work together for
students needing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes.
Develop a wider range of training for examinations available such as the
OET for nurses and medical staff.
Keep updated with the government regulations for maintaining safe
working condltions for all staff, clients and students. Research into further
available grants and funding for the Charity as a whole
Provision of affordable and free Classes for the many refugees and
asylum seekers on a daily basis, both during the day and evening times.

Structure Governance and Mana
ement
Governin
Document: The organisation is a charitable company limited by
guarantee. It was incorporated in March 2001 and registered as a charity in March
2002. Trustees have wide experience in the areas of management, finance,
education, therapy, and disability and can provide a quality assurance which
monitors the progress of the school, with strategic business and financial planning
The Trustees serve an indefinite period and give notice upon deciding to Jeave the
trusteeship. At present there are 5 trustees on the board. New trustees are voted
upon at the end of a year as to whether continuation of their role is required.
Recruitment and A
ointment of Trustees: Trustees are sought when notice to
resign is given by a trustee. Any new trustee has an induction period during
which the director clarifies the aims and objectives of the charity and provides
infonnation of the previous meetings and minutes. The present trustees will
meet and discuss the suitability of a new trustee, and then vote to appoint that
trustee or not. Reference will be made to the Charity Commission publications
CC30 Finding New Trustees and CC3 The Essential Trustee.
Risk Mana
ement:
Financial Risk: The risks to the charity's income falling andlor the expenditures
increasing are reviewed by the Trustees twice a year with direction from the
Senior Management Team. Also, a monthly overview of the income, expenditure,
sujplus or loss spreadsheet for the Charity is maintained by the treasurer. Also,
financial propriety is reviewed to ensure that good standards and procedures are
maintained for processing money, fees etc.
Health & Safe
The requisite H&S and Fire Regulations and procedures are
applied and adhered to throughout the charity premises and are regularly
reviewed by the Senior Management and Trustees.
Res
onsibilities of the Trustees
The trustees will:
Monitor all activities of Health & Education South to ensure that all staff
and therapists are furthering the objects of the Charity and abiding by the
regulations of the Centre
Meet twice yearly to advise on and approve of improvements and changes
to the Centre
Periodically talk with clients to gauge their opinions on their treatment

Discuss the Feedback Fornis which will be available for clients and
students to complete
Attended Open Days whenever possible to gain more insight into therapy
courses and treatment
Verify provision of all certificates. qualifications, and insurance of the
Therapy Centre room hirers
Check full and accurats accounting records
Advise on fimding and possible grants
Help the Charity achieve its aims through their expertise or commiknent
Oversee the legal duties and ensure these responsibilities are carried out
Accountanc
The Directorfs Report and Financial Statements for the Y&gr ended 315t March
2024 are attached separately.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the statement of recommended
practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (March 2005) and in accordance
with the speclal provision of Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 relating to small
entities.
Approved and signed on behalf of the Trustees on 2 December 2024 by:
Name of Trustee: Robert Small
Signature:
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Heafth & Education South
Statement of Flnanclal Ac1fv6tles (including Income & Expenditure AcGount)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
unrestrlct￿ Fund8
2024
2023
Incomlng rosources
Income from Charilable activilies
Interest receivable
86,055
253
87.094
R•8our¢M exp•nded
Charitable actsvities
Other operating Inco
(95.186)
7.700
(94.625)
16.773
N•t mov¢m¢nt In fund•
(1.178)
9,272
Reconclllatlon of lund8:
Total funds bro￿ht fi)rward
71.171
61,899
Tolal funds Carr￿ fthward
69.993
71.171
The stalement of financial activities includes all gains and k)sses for the year. All In￿mirvj
resources arKI resources eXI￿ded derive from &￿tinUIrt9 athiles.
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Health & Educatlon South
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Flxed a88ets
Tangible asse18
Cuff•nt as8•ts
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
3.595
80.077
83,672
1,088
83.198
84.286
Credttor8: amounts falllng due
wlthln one year
(13,681)
(13,117)
Net current a88et8
69,991
71.169
N•t a890ts
71.171
Capllal and rn8•lVe8
General funds - unrestrkted
69,993
71,171
The dlractoTs are sats'sfied that the company Is entltsd to exempllon from the requlrement to obtain
an audét under 8ection 477 of the Compantes Act 2006.
The member has not requlred the company to obtaln an audit in accordance vAth sectlon 476 of the
Act. However, In accordance with $145 of Charities Act 2011 the accounts have been examlned by
an Independent examiner.
The direclors acknowtedgo their responslbillties for complylng wlth the requirements of Iha
Companles Act 2006 wllh respect to accountSng records and the preparatlon of accounts.
The accounts have been pr8pared In accordance with the provl8ion8 Sn Part 15 of Ihg Companles
Act 2006 appllcable to cornpanies Subject to the small companies regime.
K I Pepper
Dlrector
Approved ty the board on 2 1 12 r2024
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Health & Educatlon South
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 A¢¢ountlng pollcles
Basls of prnpararfon
The accounts have been prepared on the 8¢¢ruals basis, under the hbStoriGal cost convention, and
in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS
102 SORP (siatement of Recommended Practice far Accountlng and Reporting by Charltles)
2015, {as amended by the Bulletin issued in February 2016). (The SORP), published by the
Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) . effective January 2016. . and in accordance
th all applicable law in the charivs jurlsdictfon of registration, except that the charity has
prepared ihe financlal siatements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP {Stalement of
Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the
Bulletln issued in Febnjary 2016). (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP
2005, which has been wlthdrawn, nohvithstanding the fact Ihat the extant statutory regulations, the
Charlties (Accounts and Reports) Regulakn'ons 2008 refer explicitty to the SORP 2005. Thls has
been done to accord with Gurrent best practice.
Incomlng resources
Incoming resources represents the value of tuition and ancillary services supplied to pupils and
rent trom room hire for therapy seryices. Income is recognised when the seNice is rendered or the
hire period has completed.
Resources expended
Expendllure is accounted for on an accruals basis as a liabilty is incurred.
Fixed assets are measured at their original cosl.
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates In order to wriie off the assets over their
esb'mated useful lives.
Equipment and fixiures
20% straight line
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Health & Educatlon South
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
2 Incomlng rn80urc•s
2024
2023
Tuition fees
Therapy Cenire
56,314
29,741
86,055
65,739
21.355
87.094
3 Chavitable a¢iSvltle8
2024
2023
Charitable aclivities
Emoluments of empbyees and extemal tutors
Govemance costs - Schools inspeclion Se￿iCe
Directors, remuneralion
Pension costs
42.060
32,144
2.600
18,382
35.946
27.964
7,150
13.565
10.000
94,625
95.186
The average number of staff employed during the year was
4 Tanglble flxed a88ets
Equlpment
and fixtu
Cost
Al 1 April 2023
At 31 fvlarch 2024
21.698
21,698
D•preclatlon
At 1 April 2023
Al 31 March 2024
21.696
21.696
Net book value
At 31 Marth 2024
At 31 Marth 2023
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Health & Educatlon South
Notes to the Accounts
for the ended 31 Plarch 2024
S Debtors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
3.595
1,088
6 Credltorn: amounts falllng due wlthln •)ne year
2024
2023
Other taxes social securty costs
Other creditors
359
13.322
13.681
311
12,806
13.117
7 Unrestrlcted general lunds
2023
At 1 April 2023
(Lossynet income for Ihe
71,171
(1.178)
61.899
9.272
At 31 March 2024
69.993
71.171
8 Related party transaclto
2024
2023
The company rents premffjes from Ihe rfwector at market value.
The rent ￿ during the year was:
12.000
10.000
9 Company Ilmlted by guarantee
The company has no bssued share capital and in Ihe event of a wirKling up each Member will
ntrfoute £1.
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Independent examlne¢8 report to the trustees of Health & Educatlon South
I report to the charlty trustees on my examination of the 8ccounls of Health & Education South for Ihe
year ended 31 IAarch 2024.
Responslbllltles and basls of the report
As the charity trustees of the Company land also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparats'on of the accounts In accordance wlth the requirements of the Companies
Aci 2006 ("the 2006 Acf,). Having sats'sfied myself that the accounts of the Company are nol required to
be audlted under Part 16 of the 2006 Acl and are eligible for independent examlnallon. I report in
respecl of my examinatlon of your charity's accounts as carried out under s145 01 the charl￿e$ Act 2011
("the 2011 Act"). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directlons glven by the Charity
Commisslon under sectlon 145 (5) b of the 2011 Act.
Indop•ndent examlnerfs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn thai no matters have come to my attentlon In conneciion
with examination g￿Ing me cause to believe..
(1) accounting records were not kept In respect of Ihe company as requlred by secllon 386 of the 2006
Acl; or
(2) the accounts do not aG￿rd with those records: or
{3) the accounts do not company with the 8ccountSng requlrements of sectton 386 of the 2006 Act other
than any requlrement thal the accounts give a true and falr view which is nol considered as part of an
independent exarninatlon; or
(4) the accounts have not been prepared In accordan￿ wllh the methods and prfnclples of the
Statement of Recommended Practs'ce for accounts'ng and reporting by charltfes applicable to charities
preparin9 accounls In accordance with Financial Reportlng Standards appllcable in the UK and Republic
of Irelan¢S {FRS102)
I have no concem8 and have come across no other mattern In connocllon with the examlnatlon to whlch
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enabl8 a proper understanding of the account8 to be
reached.
A R Mltchell
Chartered Accountants
16 Polkirt Heights
Mevagissey
Comwall
PL26 6rr
Q? 112 12024
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