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ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT ONCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Th¢ tTUStee5 present their anttuol r¢port and fjnanciai 5tatememts for the year ended JU Septhber ?023. Th¢ ftrt8nLial %tht¢mettts have been epar inac¢ordan¢e with the accounting policies Set0 innote I tothe financial statetnents and comply with the ¢harity's Metnorandum 4nd Arti¢1¢s ofAssociation incorpor4t¢d on 12 S¢ptember2001 amd ls amended on 15 April 2002 . thE Companies Act 2006 and "Acwunting and Reportbng by Charitie5: Stat¢ent of R9mm¢dcd Practice applicable to charities preparing their •¢¢ourtts in accordance with the Financigl Reporting Standard applic8ble In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10?) leffedive l January 20191.. Obj¢etlves ind 4ettYltles The Adult Training Network {ktwn as ATNI $triv¢s tcp proYid¢ th¢ best qUlty ojucation and trnining siKia]ty excluded bers of the community who have little or ac$ to tnains(Te8m education. One of its main purp05e5 1Sto build the skills artd ¢onfidenceoftraditionally disadvantaged member5 ofthe community. including regeeS and members of ethni¢ minority GoffltnuDitiE5 to suptrfxt their enty into meanin8fv1 employment In addition. the Adult Tr4iTring Network strivcs to ithgrats learnu5 into th¢ %Jcial and cultural fabric of society at large. Th¢ orwi5ation wa5 forned to help ldress rt>E UCtitiOn disadvantage Suff by certaiTh mar8inaiised 5XtiOlls of the communtty. The main objectives of the edu¢atio]Jal prDgTamtne5 are to.. Develop ¢li¢nts' ernployability skills Help to improve students, IiTLgui5ric o)mpeten¢¢ in English. Provide Sbjdents with b8sic survival English foreveryday lift in UK. Provide s¢ud¢nts with b&sic English forxces5 to other Colle8e courses. Equip to progress to the n¢xt level of ESOL provision. Supwt students io their¢lv)sen progressioft path. Buildth¢ s¢lf-confidence of $knts. Develop the Icr Skills of pPit in th¢ lo1 Mmunity whohav¢ littl¢ or no to ttiainknam edu¢atiOTh WOVi5ion aThl ICT resour¢es. Support learr¢rs to qUITe career matsa8¢tn¢nt Skills sudj as job search techniqlles. intsrvi¢w skills, CV writin& nfidEce buÈldins. improllg sclf-esteem and to EDablE them to success1 compete for acquire sustainAbleJobs. Supw)rt learners with thEir well-b¢iDg mtntaj htaith by wnthictins pro8fBmmes in pain managemen( yog4 gardening and music. The tnLStee5 have paid due regard tf 8uidance issued by the Charity G)mmi$sion irt deciding wh* lIVitieS the GhaTity Should undertake. STAFFING in thc pcriod August 2022- July 2023. ATN employed 24 members ofstaff. ATh Southail employed a totsl of 16 staff member4 who served various prograrnnrs fijndcd by RufciHRUC. CAF and MI Solution$. It in¢l1¢d the Dirxtor. Regi&1 Mryer. Strate8ic AdvisET, two part tirne admini5trator5, one ledd Quality A5surer, O ESOLIFunctionaf Skill&Wath5 tlltor5. one part time ICT tutor to deliver Digital Skills, one prt time cleAtt¢r, on¢ part.titnE rmaDce coordinator and a N¢twork Engine¢r. In Stevenage and Hitchin ther¢ weye a ¢otal of four member5 of stsff employed to serve learning progr4tnmes fijnded by StrptoSki11s . Staffing in¢lud., two-part time tutors to deliver ESOUCommunity Education progrmeK one •lmirtistratorand adminloutreach offic2r. In Merton two part time Digital SkillslEnglishTutors w¢re employ inrluding an Athnltr¢ach Officer 2nd itt Slollgh one psrt time ESOtJFS En8lish tutor w&8 employ&l. Stall deYelopmeDt 8ftd traiui•g: During theyear 14 members of5tsff started andlor ¢omplel¢d 76 qU1r[CatIOnS as partof thecontinuing professional development proBramme. There i$ strong Evidence that tea¢her5 who continue to develop th¢ir skills during their w¢ers wntribute more to improvea learner att&imn¢nt. During 2021-22 w¢ GontiThucd to provide support to ourtutor5 and othEr tD¢mbeE5 Df staff to extend and enrich their skills and ttk fvrthErenhan¢¢ th¢Tr prDfessionaJ development. Some ofthe kty CPD &cti¥ities attend by the stsff in this period wete &8 follows:
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Safeguarding Prcyeot Srandordisation of M4rkin Cyber £ential5 OrgJmisatioDal Resilience Trdining Safrr Recnutment Online e safEty Matrix Preparation Intrf>duction to IQA SMART- rewrds of clear challegIng gTOUP and iftdiwidual gbje¢tives ILPS. based on initiaj LssessmenL learners starting points 2nd 8Oa[$,intrTts & PTogf455ion routcs Learners, portfolios and refl¢rtiDns & review dates Quality ftssuranL* End of cour5¢ papen¥orl updaing progress, o¢hrevements. satisfaction survey5.lexit questionn&tre$ intended and acwal destin&ion routes recorded. DiagnDStj¢ a5S¢S5menL cl5 profile. ILP. mid-¢our5e review, mock exams and end course evaiuatÈons Diversity and Inclusion SMART recDrd5 of clear8nd challen8Ln8 group and individual objwtives Eff¢ctive Digit Ski118 delivery Pedagogy Using Digital Skrlls D¥gitsl Champlorl training Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Level 3 Lev¢1 5 Diploma in Education and Trrining IAG l Level 2) OTLA
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMfTED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 QUALIFICATION ACCREDITATION The Adult Trnining NeNvork is accredited by the C&G (City and Guildsl. Ed¢x¢¢l and Gaway 8]irJCatIons for varro5 qualification5 including Fvndional Ski115 in English and Maths and ESOL at all ItIl includin8 Erttry Level l. Enty L¢vel 2. Entry Level 3. L¢v¢l l and LKvel ? Busines5 Admini5traiiott. ICT, ¢t¢. Th¢ inGlud¢ 4JptiOllS for both paper-b&s&l and -[lne te5tirtg. ATN is accredited to offerthe followiThg portfolio of qu1r1e21[0s:_ Functional Sknlls English Enty i - Level ? Fun¢tional Ski115 Mathemati¢s Business Admini5trationAdvancedApprenticeship (Level 31- England Bwines$AdrnitLiStrati¢Jn Interni¢diat¢Apprenii¢¢ship (Level 21- Englllrtd In1¢rnjiate Apprenu¢eship Tn Customer Ser¥ice (Level 21 {EnWaod) AdvancedApmLC¢5hip in Custorner Service (Lxvel 31 (England) Level 2 Diploma in Bu5ine55Administra¢ton Level 3 Diploma in Business Admini$triorL Diploma in Bu5inessAdministi•tion IU¢Jit RouTrl ITQ Certifith for IT $tr8 IL¢v¢l 21- LfNIT ROUTE ESOL Skills for Lrft 11-mode qualification$ ESOL Ski115 for Lif¢ fjjll-mode qua]ifi¢atlort$ Iiop up) ESOL Skill$ for Lifr single-moJ¢ quailfi¢*ions Enty t1 3 AwHrd 9d Cer[ifal2 for rr Users (Start IT- ITQ) ITQ C¢rtifi¢at¢ for IT ILtv¢l l)- UNIT ROUTE ITQ Level 3 for IT ¢Jsers ITQ Lcv¢l 2 fDr tr users ITQ Level I for rr LL8¢rs Function Skills English Fun1[1 Ski115 Mathematif5 Education and TTairLing ILevel 4) Disi Skills Qua]ifJ¢ations
A])ULT TRAINING NETWORK LILED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLIIDING DIRECTORS, REPOKD (CONTINUED) FOK THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 SIFweglesfor tYhievl È7inLF <Iab]eCtiVeS CriviTIES AUGUST 22 -JULY2023 HARROW RICHl0D IIXBRJDGE COLL£GES A.IIESCOLLEGE Rl'TC "C IRICHlfOND L1PO numberof lewrnus EDroll Functional Skill$ M•ths S EDglisb S ESOL L (S&LI TAL 120 Incrt ID &leV¢mer#eto 89%wbenLYJmpar¢d ¢0 th re¥ious yew 121122) by 3%. This ffts 81STenrwiththe thre¢ car trends bTDkn t8D8e of ÈtttA%ioD tIvItieS to bc olynij nternalty atATN and eXterty in th¢ form oftrips to places o intercsito extend skills and knoi¥l ittwroYE qLMlity of ¢Kit Novttsj at th¢ of Pts ofATN. EIGe111 CPD o rtuwties fordeliv ommeDdabl¢ prowion inty eowloyrnmt At 26% whe ked in Nov 23 earn refl0 ofthEir le8rntn rovemmt Ithouw) ATN has a QA in pl¥ which has b ' tained. therta slle flth d¢velrymeDts th8tare neede o ¢nsw¢ thE coll$15W th¢qualtty ofAsS¢5Sgnts4Dd IQ ra¢riLS
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT NCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 CrllErio usedfor d.e.(¥ll.¥CCe.il xxmpks: Key stre#8th5 ud ent ood teachin& leaming and 0sse55ment prDC¢S5 upwrtcd by hh quality r[[lItt¢e morritoriTr8 videate Fgh standard oftwhiTr8. learningar¥J assessm]t has be¢n k the su¢¢tss of ATN. There exists a highly efFeciiv rfonnance rnonitOriDg of learner prowess and achievemeni u5ingvariou5 QAmethods such &$ OTLAS, learning Ivalks uality chkS of tutor folder5. fomial and irtfonn collecti f learner feeAb8ck. audits. etc. All OTLAS idEritify go hie¥( of learner enga8Trt and Icaming (Kttome5. ¢sson obs¢rvation5 carried out by ATN'5 qulty ie#m TLA reports refknt the WM)d quality of teaching and leamin 15 undertthn at ATN. Somt of the mapr the5 tha duriD8 OTLAS are effectsve implemenlatioft o ifferentiation straWe5. ofgoodquality Tesouree& conston otsstryctive vetbal arKI written feedb& use of a wiety o uesttorting txhnique5 used efftIVelY AcLordin$ to the End $urw 98% of l¢amers hftve ra atthe qU[ty ofr¢sourCe5AsoutstdirygOr800d. Mtsst lesso bs¢rvcd4ftdauditsmea] th&tDJtorsa(¢A¢tlv¢ly and efftive1 Involv in the procets oftexTrllng learningat &SSMent by: Helping l¢¥n¢rs to d¢v¢lop lltp¢ndet leami sktlls. thatt]y EBe outsidethe classrc4)m. Providing con51ant frKmative feedbadt in thc fonn o error correction. mock tests, end of unit projeers prcs¢ntation4 dtSUJ55iOn5. 1:15UPPOrt e ffectivc Us¢ of difftrEntiation str4tegie5 includ. grad ue511o& ALS additional materials for Strong earner% peerossessmcnts. group WOTL ete. 'Lewncrs d¢mon51rnted g£x¥J awareDE5S of their I¢s50n ta d Made gocd progre55 in mttting them. Lcwrners perforni ks with ease and coofiden¢4 which show5 that they are o k &ie¥e the tar8ets lry the end date. They were engag ughoui the S10 e tytor h&$ a rAP)rt with th¢ le•m*s and this h t1p her to cwte an ¢xe¢lient clas5r¢Jom atmosphere. Th or is a strong moti¥ator to the learners. ThE tutor ke oriv8tin8 the learners throu8houÈ the swion irrespective o eirability- earnels W¢fE supporkd ¢lT¢dively. TbE tutor usd questions licitavrate spelling and encourased learners to Use strategi o think about the spellijjg ruJe5.- IOTLA 1313n31.
ADULT TRAINING NETWORJ( LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT (IIYCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2023 eme•t vidence 4TN ha5 an eyrensivt raTr¥e of control measures in plaee nSUFe due diligence ad compliance in all of i¢s i)PL"Tllttona iocesscs and this is underpinned with a suite Df doruJventsLIO hat ¢l¢Jrlw $¢ts guNJelines and rAramelcT5 forATh's upcrJtions earncr feedback is extTrmEly posittv¢ regarding p¢ct)- of the teaching learning and assessment proLLS including thc learning environmenL cr fba¢k priwse5 are crEative and wcll developrd. hcv aT¢ Mri¢d out ott multiple ocgasions to C8Ptttre learners pirniions and views about their progtatnt]]es and th nformaiion capred is US tts infom) firtU planning of thei leaming programme$. L¢arn¢r vi¢w5 Oll their OWD progress ar aptitred well through reviews and various evaluations. Lesson r)TL.45 and l¢Brning walk5 highlight highly effective verb reedbk provid¢d. Some of the learner vtews on teaching an learning in¢lutsJ the following CDmments'. "Thi5 course and the teacher are very good. l llrKlerstan versthing and thc aimosphere is really grKxL I enjoy¢d thi ourse: I hoth¢neXt¢1aSS w(11 be very good 2nd useful to mt.. l ¢r>me froth BaDgladesh and I w&$ ThDt sood at speaki ngilish. Now l am bEtter at FAJglish and it 1$ thgi¢r for me i ommunicate with my teacher. My classmates are v?ry goo happy to learn.- J rvdlly enjoy the closs; thoiewheri5 always very attentive an would like tocontinue comtng to class to improve my English. I would like to learn ESOL ot LPVEI I because my EtsglL5h anguage nerds to improve as well my confidence. I like thi n4lish wur. rny c1&s5mats t friendly ny teacher i ind and very h¢lpfrJl. the way th¢y tea¢lL i$ fallstiC." of learnets confimjed that the quality of teaching leamtng aod the assessment pro¢¢ss w49 ¢ith¢r outstatmiing o °ts of leam¢r5 cOnfed that the karning ¢nvironment w ithcr ou¢Standing or good ighly qudified delivery stsff deliver high qUlty lesson sinsa vi of resourc at¥J techniques. Quality of education at AfN Continue5 to be very ctYectiv¢. achers mostly plan th¢ir l¢ssotLS well. having develop understandin8 of the skills and kThDwledge thetir learne need to acquire. SNIARTlessott objectives are mad¢ ¢lear at tht ¢ommeticErnen of session5 and in one leaming walk of thE 14111121 th bs¢Jver commented [ IlerS Particled a¢¢iv¢ly i various clasSrM activities. whicb were very interesting a pLalina . to ea¢h learner. Th¢ tutor u5cd itnage5 and artions Iici(Vabu1ary items in relion to healttly eatiog. he tutor 50 focus5ed on spplling and pun¢ation by eliciti e spelling C*f difficult words 2nd appropriaie pUn¢tu(0 arks at Various stages of the lesson. lost learner5 provided correct answers and contributed very ell to mwmise their leamintr There wa8 a lot of fvn an Lrious IcdrniTr8 blended to the s¢ssion. Th¢ tutor hel[d th E3kEr leam¢rs thTnugh nne ts) nne. $iJprK>rt ¥tnd 8rnd uestion$. Most learners appearryj to achi¢ved th¢ l¢sso bjectlV¢5.Th¢ lesson also enabled Irarnets to refresh what they aLI learnt in the
ADULT TIL41NING NETWORK LIMITED TR[ISTEES' REPORT IJNCLUDING DlREcfoRS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 xAmples: Key attas for dvel•pmeD¢ emttyt cnsure mor¢.4LS >llPW>rt to kss-abled I&iTt Evidtnte utors and rnathagers are of th¢ opittion that ther¢ would increLsed raie of achievement outrornes if moreALS SUPPO was rovided for learneys with le$5 abiliknes. ortiinueto etttourase learneys tu retleci on teachtftg d aksessmeni and PTvvid¢ felba¢k tsn this. Most fMTrrtfoli its id¢nrify Irarn¢r ¢omm¢nts 011 r¢view5 just Pfdis or5 awl ATN iTt gen1 rFts th•n ¢arttttKntimg on th learning e.xperi¢¢e. earner reflection of their leaming ffqUiTCS improvement. Exmples: Key streAgths Jydgtmtnt EwwJ¢Ac¢ Good outc¢Jme rates ID 2fPJ? 11 th¢ Iwfter retruitment number of ?L was lovKr Twhen cornpred to the Previo year 21122 pjrtly duc to the delay in the secoDd tr¥nche of contraLX •llocatÉon. ID 20r21 th¢ weTE nKrely l60enwkn$ due to the impxtofcovid 19. Howe¥er. in 20?In? l¢Arner recrui JnL¥e dled. 362 lewners enrolled for various pwwmes in 21m. The increase in leaffrtr tt¢Nitment wa$ 04tnty thJ¢ Io iNLT¢a5e in fUndiValUe. A lar8eTWU)nof lewlle were ExctIl¢nt¥hiev¢rnt rate of 8WD which i$3% hi8herthan the y¢ar2l/ 2 due tothc mmrnitmetbt and dedicatiDn of teachcrs and karn5. The pass rate of 9ry0 was ex¢¢ll¢nt aThJ 4% abDYe the rate for th¢ pr¢vious yw. There was also an upward trend over the 3 year period from ?OP_l onward. The retentiort rate oF91% l% lower than th¢ previoths year p¥tly dlle to the ra¢t that some learners left their courx$ io ¢nier inlo anploym¢nL The % of male learners this ytsr wa5 ?5•A 156 to} wlLi1st th¢ of female leamerswas 75%1??6totall.This hasrepresenteda6% incrwe in thepercentage of male l¢arnets ¢tsmpared to the previoL6 academic year which is ¢ommendable frorn a recruitment perspective. Female learners had a high¢rhie¥ement r*of 91% compared to male leamers ot HowcvEr therE b¢en an I Iyo InCre io the %ofmales achieving in J when ¢ompared with their achievement in the P10$ year ?11?? whith is laudabl¢. Female learners50 Increas theirachievement by ?Y•to 91Vowhe comp#r¢d tts the prcviou5 year of 8(P/o. The numbrr of disabl l¢amus is 80 and this letes ?8 % of all learn¢TS ernrolled and ig mor2 than the pr¢viou5 year.The achievement rate of disabled learners at )0/0 was ?D/p1¢$5 than in thg prgvious academic year.
ADULT TRAINIIYG NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORI. (IIYCLUDING DIREcfoRS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE FEAR EM)ED SOSEPTEMBER 2023 arners have very go(Ml opportunities kn s fijnclional attd personal development skill$ an .earn¢rs have 8 posittve attithde to learning, rake pride in thei ihiev¢rn¥y¥ts and enjoy their leaming at ATN. Most leamers mak prugTr¢¥s relative to their prior attainmtht ahd pOntI. L¢amin ppomniiies are carefvlly and ¢fftctivety planned tosuitthc rLied f adult leatner5 50 that they can ptogress at appropriat¢ pac from entry level courses to more $ub$tAntial Sbjdy at level l a[ ? hiLh l¢ad to relevant qualifi¢atiORS progression into rh ¥É)rk"pla¢e. Atsdi15 and OTLAS id¢ntify that le8rniTrg piogramme5 Lin pluvabilit)" skil[5 d¢velopment and leamers were Provided Moth cry S( tareer advice with a focus on dcvelopLII8 Iransf¢rabl .ki115. 26V( of learners have PTQgTeS5ed into Pn, Fry or seir mploynient.lhov 23 leamer SUTY¢yI. Additionally 91% of lea progress¢d into fuJthrr IEarning ATN or at another trainin rofvider at the end of Juty 23 eMploYeIllnd fjjrther le8rnin Attdte a¢TOSS most subjects and levels is relativ¢l Learnets and l¢&l¢T5 pursue excellence, as a consequenc behaviour. effort •nd attendance 1$ very good leading to Ui¢omL' ratcs. Attendance To$S 05t subjects and levels i lativ¢ly goLNI at 81%, thOUgh it is 5% below the rats1&8t ycar Gyheys 8nd all ATN staff work hard ty pwomot¢ a Culre of hig cndanLC. There are attendance related SterS displayed i prominent ar¢aalldATN's high expea•ioTr$ are reinforced throug bu5¢ induction progr&mmes. However. ATN will hugely benefj from introducing scheme$ 5uGh as vouchers or intemal certifi¢a for hi h attendance to fi2rther i rove the rat xample5: Key •reAs for devtknpTreDt ement Fyrther improve aChievent rth Trry 2% Eviden¢e urxnily the achievement rate 15 $(P/g and 1% 4bove th ational btnchmark for ESOL of 88Q/o i?11?? figllrti. Ithou4h 3•. above th¢ ATh rdt¢ yetsr. the is rooEll fo rutth¢r im Tovemcnt bv a er?t0 a LU et fi£ureof914.' ere ts fiLrther room for improvement for male Icarnbr& lthough their achieVemt rate of 88% w&8 8n I loh In verthe prrvious year, ATN nced5 to sllpport thEn to 8Lhsev fijrther 3% to mar¢h current Eemaje ratr5. a¢hievement rat¢of disabled Ieamers at90Yo W&8 2Y• I hajj in the previous acaderni lacAfrican learners, xhievement rates particlllarly i ESOL177YTrl were IDWCT than A5i4n {8) and Europe IcArners iQ3V,. . pport male le•rners to impTtswe achievement r4t¢5 to mat f¢ITl¢ rates by offering mOTe ¢Jne one support upport disoblEd leamEf5 to xhieve a higher a¢hi¢verncn ie of COllSlStent with the 21122 ratt lur¢ one to OD¢ 5UPPOrt is needed to support BlWArrI¢)n I{er5 improye their aehievem¢nt rate. tsp¢¢ially in ESOL
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Excellent embedding of M&hs and ICT dtills within ESOL aThl FS EnglislL ATN ha5 &iven ahigh priority to cmbedding fvlath& Engjish and ICT in ordwto improve theemployobilty ofthe learneT5. Lwon observations and learner fe¢dbk collected on various wwions I¢ve that most learnus in ESOL & fvnctional skills qualification5 agretsl th the CDuf5e had help1 them th improv¢ Math5 skills OTLA 2916r231. Similarjy. rn051 l¢arneTS have commenied thattheirrespectiye course h&1 helped them to develop empl(ryabilty 5kilt5. All SOWS nd lc5s plans audited reveal all tutor5 were keen to emb¢d ¢mployability, vi¢llJ)eing. English. Math$ ICT in to their cwricuia. Throu thi& arr well-prepared for the next srage such ¥$ furthcrtrain18 employment All bjtors confirrrtd that thry embed employability In SOWS and le55OD5 on a regular b15. The audits of pKKrfolios and fealback frofft leamery Collected during le&4Jrt observthon5 identify thatlessonshelptodevelopthcirempioyabiliry skillsthrough dcsSiOnS ofjob irtt¢niiew preparattOD. improving s¢lf-confidenK we5entstions skill& et¢. an OTLA of the •9161?3 the observer G0tnmetttI that ajl le4rner5 are learning Math5 to remove their barriers to Rain employDrt. Learn¢r5 CDmmcntsl that they a ¢ODtldEnt of gaining job5 in retsil especiatly the le5%0n rttuSs on weigh Exeellent ofBritish Vlues rdin ATN MMunity is m¢ up of pp]e from a wide of cuJwrES Staff art very aware of the ¢hallengcs brought by this diversity and are perststent in prDnU)ting funda Brtlish ¥lle$ of tolerarnce at¥J rtspeo by SettU higb standard5 for behaviour ound th¢ rentres. As a re$ll learn¢rs f#1 saf¢ in the cetth. A very high Pro)rtion learners bchavc well th0llgh a Small number of le550n5 are intemipled by iow-kvel di5Wtion by le¢1$ usiThg mobil¢ pholl¢5 ( chattin8. 2Skiil rt of Herts Cou ouncil Theacu¥lbted cours¢$ in ESOL and non-aecreditsj cowse5 in Pte Enty ESOL EvEryday.Mth, Employability Work Sktljs d Healthy Eat& W Well Being were (Wni5Ed aT dElivered for learner5 Steven88e and Hir¢hSll IA North H¢ns by bJknr5 with the support of experieth(d wjministrators and 5ETrior manager There wcre eXcellt KPIS in Retention. A¥iov¢TnEntand Progression PJthw3ys ¢ouploa wtth high kveis of leamer satisf&xion an inclusiw safr and condu¢ive leing tsvironm¢Jrt, The qu&lity of edu¢&iou. behaviouts atvl attitLryk pu50nai development of leamus aNJ lthhip and thment were of a ATN provides knth Don accrnlid atLd xcrrdittd courses tr& athilts over thE agc of18 in Stevenage aTrJ Hitchin who comprise mix of employed and unemployed learners from a diverse rnTLge of communities including refv8ee learnus from Ukrain Tht [-thredited PCDL coutses on offer OTh Empbyability and Work Ski115. Pre Enlly ESOU Everyday Maths. Healthy E&iDg and Well Being whilst the aceTedited Programn In ESOLarE f(uS5 on developing Speaking and Listenin& ReadS atwj Writing Skills from Enty i ty Level I to gJPPOrt the iniegration of leamus into the wider fabric of $Iety 8LNI ro facilitats enty into employmrrrt further leaming. In 2J? 23 there were 18? learning opportunities in tts of whi¢h l?5 were for redit¢d l¢aming and 57 for non-accr¢dl*d PCDL.
ADULT TILIINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YE4R EIVDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 ¥#lity Improvement Pl•n 2022.23 Key Ir lor 4mprovem¢mts Aedo• taken irnpgrt OD learn¢r$ Further imFwv¢ marketing $trate8ies to improve IcamerAdditional marketing was undertaken in Httchirb via So¢jal r¢cruitinent. edia whtch had the impactof increasing leamBrnumbers there. Ov¢rall hOw¢r th¢re has beert a thu¢ibort in l¢arner n05 compared to the previous academic year. Jmprove pass and achte¥¢ent rates forAccredited le&rningMorc focus on achievern¢nt by tutors includiTh8 reglliar ffvtews pro8ramm¢s by 4%. and tracking olprogress. This has reslllttd in an A¢hi¢vement rate for AEB of 96Qh 4 3% Incre on 211. The impact has been to enable leamers to progre$5 Into further learning and employment including the building and retention of knowledge and Skills plu5 an improveTttBTht in confidence. CL prDgrammc5 aJ50 showed a Creditable IOOYO ach2ev¢tnent rate a1 rE5uliins in an enhancernent and retention of knowledge 5ki115 Improve employment opporDJllitie5 for learners andcourse content and SOWS are refiectiTLg d greater foc5 on Cvs progression infonnaiioll is captured in a timely fashiop. writing, Job Search and s*tors Df the e¢onotny. including care work where there 3re vacancies. Etnployment ratt before course ¢nd is 27Yo and aft course end an additional 4 % whi¢h is ommendable and 15 having the necessary tmpatt of a P05jtiYe prO510n pathway into work. Additioo4lly, thgre is some improvement on a motiM¢ty input of data otj L25rnErTrxk. IALITTr OFED 'CATIOY Commentary ATr1 provides a good quality icachiog and learning exp¢rience for di56dvantaged ad11 leamer5 by ¢TEarittg a conducive and inclusive Cultu of learning. L¢arners ¥e ¢JJcourd8ed to PEf5evere by tutt>r5 to reach their l¢arr]iHg go&Js and are provided wtth th¢ necessary $kills and knowledge using a rdnge of iea¢hing and motivational Str81ee5. PEKS LDEV EN Commellt&ry There is a condllcive learning ¢nvironmeTht in which Ivarner5 from a diver8e range of cornmunities atr¢nd sessions. The prin¢iple5 of ¢qulty. diversity and inclusion are a hish priority and Centr to the planning and delivery of all courscs. Diversity and inclu510n in the curTiculuJn hElps learners understand Ihe marn prinEiples of British value$. Teaching. learning 2nd a5se5%meJt and thc wider college enVilinent prornote and ¢xernplify th¢ tyrtranizaiion's commiiment to equality and thv¢rsity- Leamer5 have developed per50nally frotn th¢ Courses at ATr4 to proRTtSS into fijnher learning and work and have int¢rnali5ed the value5 and norrns promoted by staff of citizenshTP and tolerance. Publicity images. learning marIalS artd displays acro$s ATN are repre5enthtive of the centre's dive¥s¢ ¢ommunity seek to nise awar¢n¢ss of diversity issues and studeTht's righrs and rtsponsibilities. OTLA rqKrts highlight good integration of wuality and diversiry in1¢$5orts. 1CI-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORD (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR EIVDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 LbAVEK5'HJY4nd MANAGLMENT Commentary .nIr Management Team have established a clear strat¢gic dIrtiOn. whi¢h Sets out the direction and priorities of the or8anization and guides cucriculum planning. Truste¢5 hold senior lead¢r5 to a¢¢wnt for &sp¢cts of performance and meet quarterly to rcwiew perforniance itbtluding Setting out a clear vison for the organisatiL>n. All gtaff e pasgionatc about th¢ir ¢ommitment to the deliv¢ry and plaGe the cducation, well-betng and progression of the le4rner ai th¢ fofrn1 of its ethos. This is r¢tlected in a pt>$itiv¢ learning eXrienCe coupled with sterling reback prDvided by learners on their health, well being and attwrtmertt. ReteJLtlon Achlevemettt IAII cOTSe5 CL and AEB) ?o?o-?I 146 O??_?3 18? Stsrts ReteTrii Achievement 96•A AtteDdgnce Attendance 76% 80Yty 75% Se551oo VJ>lts Number scssion visits ofSes5ion Vjsit Wothing ttiwaTd or nOtLv1ns WalkPercenta8e of onliDe% of TherS achieved Visit visits visited NIA loo% Course Feedback- LeirDer EvaltIOn Please find b¢low f¢¢dbacK frorn the leamers who provided feedback in Julv ?01. 88.5% confim)ed that th¢ir S¢lfConfjdence had improv 85.SY cofLfimi¢d that their Per%)nal And well- being improved afterth¢ ¢ourse- IOOYO frlt 5af¢ in clas5 885Vo confinned that the course has contributed to persona], work Dr learning goa13 h confirn)ed that Qualty of IAG before the course wa5 excell?nt 91% coTrfed that Quality ofThing on the cotn¢ was ¢xttll¢n¢ 85% ¢onfirnied that the Le8rning Environment w&$ cooduciv¢ to pi¢kintr up skills 91% confinned thot Support during thc course was excellcnt CDnfirmcd that their Di8it41 skills irnproved after th¢ 83% ¢onfirn)ed thattheiroverall satisfaction was eKcellent. PFogressioll Dat&- IarDer Setf-Evalugtion ?7Y• Into employment (cobinatIon of existing p4rttim¢ employ and those progressing into employment) 54% into FE MERTONADULT LEARNINC ATN provides basic skills courses in Digit Ski115 Inon-accredited). Multiply INum¢rwl. Fun¢tional Skills English laccredited and non-xcrediia) to disVantaged l¢arneTS 79Vd64010 IFFICLI of whom are frDm deprived ward% in MertOD.
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMED TRUSTEES, REPORT ONCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (COIYTINUED) FOR THE YE4R E2VDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Over811 Effettiveness kty strengths Provide thESE gs one sintence bullet poitsts artd rtot Paragraphs. Excell¢nl recruitmeni and surpassing taryet res of Icarners from deprivd wards MertDn th¢74% IRI 11 and 51Y4R121 a8ainst a targe¢tsf 35% Excellent te¢rniimeni rates for in rOUgh learners of 91% (at Rl 11 Ex¢¢ll¢nt retention rate of 99% {Rl11 Irdrning PTogram]nes. Gwd overall pas5 rate of 94% IRI 11 Good ovmll aclUevEnJI rnte of 90% Highly efftctive Quatity wur•J]¢e system leJing to excellent r¢tentioD. attd good pa55 8ThJ achicvement rate5. Good promotion of CPD opportunities provided to staff and tutor5 including PrevenL Safeguarding. Awotding Boty A55e5sment Processe& Safer Recruitm¢ThC M4trix Assessment Policy and Proce55. IAG qu81ifj¢atiofts {Level 2) and CyberEsseatials. Good PfOgTe5sion mutes for learners. 91% of whom are pro8Te5sing into fither leanlln8 thrT 3. Very p)sittve Icarner fcedbackon the qUlty ofteaching Ij Iwning Overall EfTettivene$5 regs for ImproY¢meu( Accuwy of inputtittg dath onto Maytas to be maittrain¢d by ensuring that a $aTnpl¢ ofdats Inputt is cross ¢h¢cked by anotherdata ioputter. fLm¢liness of inputtiftg &hIeVnefttdth on MayrLs to be itnpribvd by Msuring that staff are aware of the d2adlin¢ date5 fot re¢ordiTrg infD attd For lhEring to the deadlines. Initial ass¢ssment process to be made mote rDbust by ¢TrsuriTrx that ail potential learners art offered one to one IAG to c¢rtain theirneeds and th the IAG 0ft1 is ¢omprEhensivety fillcd in. Addiiioftally staffto be offered opportimitie5 for saining IAG qualif1cE0rt5 to supplement their expertis¢ Eyowiding effective IAG by nIL Staff reseatEhiNg appropriate qua15 labl¢ atNJ disseminating the info to r¢l¢vani stsff. Staff to subs4llently undertakc the training before the startofthe new academic ye Overall Effettrvent55 imprnvements m#dè in ye•r and impel the provision Improvement in the accurw of infomwort inputted onto May145 Improvement in the qulty of ILPs and the ordinOf SMART in Tern 2 8mdTm 3. Formula FundedAdNIt Skills Provision dts urrl¢uJw nrDlme 14armer FeIk ount Male %Mal BAME %60+ LLDD FemAIÈ AME LLDf oundations fo eaming ife and JCT fo The numir of enrolrnents for FF provision (FS English- Aon regulakd artd Iredited and Don rryulabj kvel Digitti Skill$ and Math5} is 50% lower tharn the previous ypar as there b¢rll a focus on Community Learning too. Cwnulaiively IFF and CLI howev¢rth¢re been a IO% increase iTh enrolments. Also to note that in thc previou5 acad¢mic ye4r there wtre no CL enr0]nlI BAME 5t are alluded to the 3 yrtrends io 4.6 comu11¥ Ltsrnl ProYl$lon dala rrt¢ulum Enrolments t¥rller rex ou]ht Vem8le Mgle V• M*le BAME emale LLD£ oundation5 fo 13 12-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMrfED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) {CONTINUED) FOR THE FE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Scvlul Courses were conducied in non regulated Pre Enty and Enty Level Entslish for the fifst time in AfN's d¢livery for MAL and w¢re a pnsitivt pmgres$ion pathway lo FF accredited English at El. Learner n05 weTe 3.8 fold above profilc with a $ignificaoL 45¥kn of leomers fro BAME communities. The % of maje learner5 at 18% is the same as FF ITh 22P3 and i5 ¢onsi$tentwith previou$ FF Frtages. Given that this is th¢ first yew for CL, it i5 not possible to evaluate tr¢nd5 over threE yea. The of over 60s for CL at 13% is IO% lower ihan for FF artd is an area tD be addressed Pls refcr to 4.7 in Equality and Diversity forsteps to be in more effective targeting of over 60s. LLDD for CL at 6% is low compared to FF {28%) and is an area for imprrvemcnt which is addreSd in 4.7 b¢low Three-yeor trend 0-21 1_22 Enrolments Uniquc Learner5 e Learn¢r5 Yo v¢r 60.$ % 13 BAME % LDD IDecl8Tedl % privtAI Wd5 % ¢tention % 100 100 loo chievetnent % 79 Th¢r¢ has been a 58% increas¢ of unique learti in 2V23 Lompxred to 2ifLg for dll programmes. which is apositive hI¢vn¢1rt. The % of mal¢ legmews h&% temained fairty ¢ottsistent acTOSS acad¢mi¢ ye8rs and was 2% higher in 22123 than 21Q2 The % of Ivdrners in deprived wards has in¢re)5¢d by 12% for FF in 2Z23 when compartrj to 21122. It is also very creditabl¢ at 64% for CL giv¢rt th the ben¢hmark is 35Vt* for MAL. Th¢ trend overthe IL8t three years for all PTogrAmme$ (FF and CL) 15 abtrve the MAL benchmark of 35%. The % of ov¢r 605 is 1% higher in 22123 compared to 21122 for FF although it is lower than 20121 when the fi8UTe w&8 29%. The % of BAME$ for FF has t[en by 8% in 22123 Compar to 21P2 thoUh it is Still a cteditAbl¢ 64%. Th¢re has howcvcr beejj a downward tretwj of BAME5 for FF over th¢ la5tthree years. The rt¢trtlOil? Pass and achievement rates in 22Q3 for FF at 97YJ. 9ryts and 95Ya respectively wert laudable. ThEre has be a mprk¢d imprDvEmcnl of 18% and 16Yb for pa55 and achievement rates reStIVelY in 2212) when eompared tr> 21rp? 13-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMrrED TRUSTEES, KLPURf (INCLUDINC DIRECTORS, REPORT) (coNfiNUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Grart mak"nKpoliLy BUCklNGHAMSHIRE AD LT LEAIU41NG Summary of Overall Key Str¢Jgth5 and Key Areas for Development Key strengths The wogrammes haye supportEd Itanjers trj progress well. retain skills and knowledge and progresi into further learning and employment GoDd ¢umulativ¢ achievement rat of 90V• which is 2.5% ab(Jve th¢ rate a¢hievEd lastyear. Retention r¢ was excellent at 97% due w th¢ 5upporUv¢ attd [tIVe learning environment created by the SMT and tutor5 which in tum resulted in good achiev¢TneTrt Tates acioss 1 Subject areas and progression into omployment. Long trnn relenriDn of skills is evident in high achievement rntes across #ll subjECt arw and in the prog$S1O[L route5 of l¢Arn¢rs into etnployTnent12Th1 and fvrther learning. Strong parn¢rship5 with Bucks Adult LeaTrin& JCP. Slough Rebjgee Support, Singh Sabha SrKJrts Centr¢ and Slough BorDugb Council ¢n5ure that the provisiort me¢ts the nee(b of the community and xupports th¢ most disadvantaged learners whD a unemployed lunderemployEd and in rnany 1nCeS refuge&&5ylum seekers who ar¢ sufftiing from othersorÉal barricr5 of poverty and inadequate housin8. reas for development Th¢ attendance rnte of 66% w&% below the nion41 benthmark of 86% and needs to be addres5¢d as a priority 45 learners are mi$5ing on buildin8 on their skills in a uential manner. More resowce5 need to b¢ availablc and utilised e4. xcess to laptops should rnade avaiJabl¢ to enhan lallguagc learning whi15t developing Digitsl Skill5. More OTLAS to ensure consistenty of delivery across different progrotnffle arw and to ensure that ttrtors are surwn¢d in a more hands ot) maDner. AR Data D19llO %) 020r21 IA (No programmes due ro Covtdl 021122lVf•l OL123 IY•l 13rt5 etelltion rats Pas5 rate chi¢vement r8te 88 100 IA IA 87 14.
ADULT TIL4INING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (coiYfip4UED) FOR THE YE4R EIVDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 ChAritie$Aid Foundatlon 97%11141 of those wlk) l¢1P81¢d ¢ompl#>l the pm8ramTne #nd irnproved their English and IT skills 8MI d¢v¢loW their confidcn¢¢. Partieipants also developed strategics to improvt their wellbeing and mental h¢th.89(lo5l of those parti¢ipatin continu onto fijrther a¢¢redit¢d leaming with ATN gaining qual1rKtOns in ESOL and IT and 21Ph moved into employment either immediately after the CAF progTartttr)e or after having ¢ompi¢tyl rther ac91td leaming atATN. Having used this programme to embark oft a le4rniRg joumey, itis expected that they will continue ty accE$5 adult educatioth #nd improve their b&, skills improving their Imn employment prospects Imwoyingthe life chance5 of their f8milies, for ¢xampl¢, with supwKt th can give their Ghildren with school worL The families and communiti¢$ ofth¢ Pa¢iPts betlefitted frpm th¢ improvttl knowledge and skill$ gained oo the programme. particul. the improved skills the use oftechnology for communication and learning, which were cascaded throughout th¢ participants. families, and friends. For many individuals this pro8ramme provided the conduit to emb3rk on a jtswney of lift-lon learning. they have encDuraged other5 Within their o)mmunities to imprDYe thir skills and enrol on locajty provided ¢ourse.' ATN was abl¢ to re-e5tablish pre-pand¢mi¢ level$ of 5tsffing houTS and, without the grant Funding w&q a si8nifi¢ant fw<N in ¢nsuirt8 the charity wa5 able to survive the drastic fvnding reduction that impacted income from out sual sources and enab us to Coutinueto offcr these IMrtant sknlls improvEtnentand qualifjcation ¢)pportunities to our lo¢ai deprived wmmunitie5. Without this fvndingATN would very prob8bty have $uff¢T¢d an irreversible fiAndiThg decline. However. this h&8 been avoided the charity can continue to serve our communiti¢5. EXTEILYALVERIFI ATJON & IT PE N REPORT and Guilts The Adult Training Network c(Mitinued ip r¢G¢iv¢ gwd rewrt5 from Externa] Verifiers, College Frnochlse Mana8eTS And Contra Managers from tbe various funding bodies. There re 3 ExtErnaJ Verifiers&mpling actiwties in the academic ye&r by City and Guilds External Quality A55urJnccAssessors ith Fun¢ti0Tr41 Skills English and Maths, ICT and ESOL. AfN retained Dit¢ct Clair stth in all three subject 8reAs. Are rt on Futtctl nil Ski115 itr ETF i5k & latheMatIc5 Th¢ EQAAssessorwnfirmed tha¢ the centre wa8 or8antsed and stht ail rerords via 5¢wr¢ twk trace Roya] Mail D¢livery in an ord¢rly whith covered dl the CriterionlSt4Thdwds lor the FS Qialificaiions. The team wtsrk well tDgethErto mcet the needs of their learneT5' this h&8 been evid¢nL The centre howevEr need to tighten their Assessment and IQApractiCe5. The ¢¢nrre hard worknng centre and h4v¢ a good professiortal working relationship a¢r th¢ 5atcllite 5itC5 and staff members rt-ESOL The City and Guilds EQA confirn)ed th&t it was a good Yemot¢ EQA monitoring VLSLt. Tbe Centre have a robust QA system in plaee whidj ha5 been maintained since there have beetl stsff thanges. however the are fitrther developments that are needed to ensurr that the Consist¢Y in the qua]ity of assessment artd IQA pra¢ti¢¢s. , Rt ort ICT There 15 a clearA55e$5mart & JQA stratsgy in Pla whith is wmprehensive 8nd tTrfornauve- ¢h¢ IQA ensures that all Cohorts have a ratio of Sampling acro the units. The assessment Atrategy and proce55 is embedded within the org8ni5atton. No issyes found. 15-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMrrED 'rRUSTEEs' KEPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONfiNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Aehlevetyents aJLd performance Signyfictsni aGtEviries <7ndachievemtnrs objecflvetr MATRIX ACCREDITATIOY: ATN ts matrix accredited and gwnEd accreditation in July 2007. The accreditation has been renewed every threeye#r5 since then. In Nov¢mbcT ?0?2 ATN'$ 4wreditation was re[¥1 afirr an a55B55ment ty the MatrixAsse5sor. The Matrix A55e5sor confJm)¢d the Matrix Report thatAfN is a Gompany that cares about the leamets it supp)rts, and this w75 evtd¢nt ftoth talking to both staff and leamers. Both accredited and non-accredited courses are njn to support learners to inrrrase their ski115 towards ¢roploytn¢nt, &$ well as supporting their wellbetn8 and thittgs they n¢¢d to know for lift in the UK. Staff had agt4)d knowledge of ext¢rnal agencies tosignpostto forfurther5uprx>rt need>los well as ¢xiemal ¢oll¢g¢Rnd training providers for fiUthe[edu¢atton progression Leamers inthiewed by ihe Matrix as5e5sor brought to life the datarecorded in the SARS. with one leurner de5cribtThg how tt were'5tuck at home dueto Cowd with no confidettce to get • better job. 18-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT QNCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR EM)ED 30SEPTEMBER 2023 Fltt•Aelol review FINANCIAL REVIEW The trustt¢s believe that th¢ eompony i5 fitt¥nGiaJly sound. The company is llsing lis r¢50ufGE5 EconOlI¢1ty and EffE¢iently in a dtiflcult funding climate forth¢ seL)r. Th¢ ¢haTity h&$ rnaintyn steady fvnding whilc exp¢nding further resource5 to improve Service quality. FIY..INCl..KLM.INAGC1ET POLIC). The Board of Th]stees ofAfN Tecognise$ the need to maDa8e its finance5 in a way which ts trParen¢ deftosibl¢ and enSIe5 the financia] well-being of the charity. The Board ofTrustre5 15 responsible for ¢n$uring ¢harity fvnds aTe used to further the obie¢tives of the ¢harity. The Board of TnJ5tees will ensure that all appropriate 11¢1¢5 and are in place so that th¢ ¢harity's arc managed ¢0¢tlY and in lin¢ with Charity Commission guidan¢E. Th¢ meer$ of the Board ofTrustee5 are collrttively TC5ponsbi le forthe financtal dxisions of the cttarity. The Board t¥fTTU5tees will $¢t th¢ financial di110 and Priorities of th? ¢hority. Mwb¢rs of theBoard will tive r¢gular urxlatES On the a¢unt$ any pr(pj¢¢ts linked to finances and may requesttr see ¢opies Df b8nk staLemeDts as well any other docum¢tJtation. Thi3 ts so that they fan satisfy themselves that the chority finan¢e5 are being managed appropriat¢iy aThJ the Bosrd is not exr)sin8 itself to tsnn¢c¢&sary finGla1 risk. The Treasurer is r¢5p)nsible for m8oaging the charity a¢¢ouDts. eAsurin8 that reports ar¢ PTepaTed in good tim4 the a¢nts ate i[TrspBrt each year and that the Board 15 kept Inform of any financial matters whi¢h the lon8-teim Vi8bility tsf the ¢ty. The Tre8surerwill providethe Bo&rd with an llPt(ate 5tsmmary of the accounts atr¢gularintervaJs.ThL55hould llKlud¢ ino)rne aTrd extthdits]r¢ #nd should a150 provide a sumryw Df the overall stste of the acwUts. The accouftts should be InSpd eAch year in lirt¢ with Charity Commi55ion lde]ines. and the a¢¢ourtts Should be prepar¢d 2nd submitted to the Ind¢pendEllt Examiner a5 soon after the end of th¢ financial year &8 po&%ible. Any income re¢eivcd should be bolljked as Soon a5 Possible and should always bepaid rntothccurrent acGounLMoney can then be rcansf¢rr¢db¢¢wEell accounts as ryuired. sInlit1Y) ajl paytnents should be mad¢ promptly and should atso be paid from the current ac¢ounL All payments should be authorised by twoiTU5tees. Simi[ly. all clwues should be signed by two tnjstees and tknse Signing Ihe ¢hequ¢5 should not noThally be th¢ Pay Howev¢r, in ¢x¢eptional circumstsnc¢5 it m&y be necessary for the payee to sÈgn a ¢heque and this should be recorded in thc next Board M¢eting minutes. The pEt5on rrspon5iblr for k¢¢piog the accounts should ettsure that fuThds are alway$ availabl¢ so that all y¢[Its will be honoured and the ¢h8rity d¢$ not become OVErdr&wn. thu5 avoiding bank charges. Before etttering into any asre¢rn¢nL the Board of Tnwte¢s •thd the CEO of ATN should Et fijlly aware of the fin4neial r05¢ what will ir delivert th¢ times¢&le for deliv¢ry And if iherc 15 likely to be any variation in The Board and th? CEO should regulady review th¢ agreements intC+ which it h&¥ entered to ensure that it CDntinues to rtIve v*lue fur rnoney and that all m¢)ncy being spent continues to fitrther the aims of th¢ ¢harity. If ste rarsed relatin8 to a fotm of finanGial )egularity tbis shOd b¢ inve5tigai¢d itnmediatety. ln the first tnstance any perceived irre8ularity %hc>iild be broughtto ihe attention ot'the TreasuTerorChair.Th¢ Board will also need to ¢on5ider whether th¢ ingularity shou]d bc reported to the Charity CoTnmi5sion. the Police and atty other financial or8atJi50bon. 17-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMrrED TRUSTEES, REPOKI. (IEYCLUDtNC DIREcfoRS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE FE4R EJVDED 30 SEPTEMBER 21123 The Trustets Df the Adult Training N¢twork IATNI aept that it is good Pr11{ to keep money &%ide &9 a reserve to protect the charity aswnst thops in income or allow it to take advantage ofnew opportunities. The charity's reserves cat) be spent ort nY of its aims. ATNS re$erye5 11¢Y sets out: how much the charity Treed5 to hold in r¢s¢Tve and why lW and whert Ihe Charity's reserv¢5 can be spent how oft¢n the re5eTve5 policy will reviewed Alm The ofthe p)licy is ro ensure $uffi¢icntreserves hre set a5ideto meet a potential such as an unexpected drop in incotnp. CompoD¢n¢s The policy allocates money from Lttt These w¢: fund b4lance& which A no¢ InYled in fixed to Seve desi8nated futtts. Continurty Food This fiLnd is ttk be used tobrtdg¢ aJry possibiedc]ay$ in ¢¢IvIng wotnised grarLtsormwiTrg payment lll arrears c4)ntracts. This h$ beeth d¢fJned &$ a Tnini]num of athrc¢ months budget&J trading 8MiYtty. Rdtrueturlng Fw•d This fjjnd is to used to wver ¢ss¢ntid tradinp/adivities whi15t sourcin8 in¢om¢ to a njaxinum of 6 months IMged trading activity. DtssolntioD Fund Thi$ thd provide5 for thE costs of dis501ution Stld the charity be UTh1e to continue. It is onty t(p be US in the event of the Tru$ws' de¢iding the charffy should ceas¢ to ¢Ki5t. It will be used to pay notice period& ffdundan¢i¢s atld the expenses of runrtin8 ATN until d05ure of the organi$ation. Mlllirnunl Ivel Orer¥e$ to b¢ b¢hl Fund ntlnu tstructurln Issolutitr aJgnce 240.(4)0 8LI.OQO RedMnd&tsties 3 moDth¥ costs 3 mooth5 re5Ldual salxries for2 $tff uirtd Reslructurin rund Iw thr Diswllltion Fuftdl 12.000 56.000 Minimurn Reserve Re The minimum reserve Iquir is the R¢sttuc¢uring Fwid plus th¢ Dissolution Fund. These are to be used to ensure we lTh)k at every aJrftAtiYe befo dissolution of thc charity. AnDuAI R¢vlew Du¢ to the nature of the owisation and the re8ular rew¢w of the bJd8e¢ this wjliw wtll be (eviewEd on annual basis en5UTe . the ¢ontilluity ¢l¢meut tnatches ¢hanges to the annual Iwdg th¢ ]fStructuring element matches th¢ requirem&lls of trading activities th¢ di5501ution element mathe$ thc rwutremertts of thc 5tsffing leve15 Should the budget be reduccd due to the end of prDjects or other such occurrences then the reduction of reser slNld be planned over a minimum of five yettr 18-
ADULT TRAIIYING NETWORK LIMTTED TRUSTEES, RLPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONfiNUED) FOR THE FEAR ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2023 lajor ris Th¢ trustees hav¢ asscs5¢d the major risks to which th¢ charity is exposrf and are 5ati5fied that system5 are in place to miti8at¢ exposure to the major risks. Plns for fui•re periods FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS & PIUORITIES Eversince its inwtionAfN has supported its leamersto improv¢ theirconfidencc. devclopthcir5kn115. getiniowork and become hea]thieT. ATN will ¢ontinuc to source fijftding opportunities and strive to provide the best quality edu¢ation and training to s131[Y excl¥a¢d tn¢mb¢rs of the community who have littte or no access to mainstream education. Building the skills and conftdence of trzditionalty disadvants8 meJnbeTS of the community, in¢ludin8 re8¢¢$ and m¢mbws of ¢thnir minority Communities ¢0 sUPPOrt their enty illto Thvdningful employment is a htgh priority at AfN. The long-1[lI rctstiOJJ5hip that exists with St¢p2Skills will 8t Merron Council will continue to be fimd&mtr1 to Adult Trnining N¢¥0¢k'S ability to deliver qU1fte2tiofi ¢tsur5es in the collfftuniti25 WE 5crve. The Director is S¢¢k¥ additional contrwts fromTrustslFoundatitsns with the suPrt of our consultants Edltkit to >upplemem any shortfall in fyndin& AdditiorIY wc are Applying for fundins from local authorittes in London ad the Sottth Els¢ vi4 funding Portajs sh as Proa¢tiS. Strn¢tiire goverDD¢e ind malligement The Adult Training N¢tsvork is a Rewstered ChArity Number 1093609. establish¢d in Juty 1999. and a Compatty Limited by Gumte¢ rLumbcr42866151. Th¢ Head Office 1$ at Unit 3 Triangle Centr< 399 Uxbridg¢ Ro4 South411, UBI 3ET. TheAduttTrainingNetwork has a BoardofTruste¢5 da N(anaging Director, WILO l$themoin ¢onta¢tperson forth¢organI$ati. Fwther infortnation on the Adult Training N¢twork can be found ort the or88nisation'$ Iv¢b5lte * http:Ilwww.adult- tr4ining.org.uk. The Chairof Board of Tntst¢es is Mr Adam and the Mana8fftg Dir#tOf ts Mr S&rieet Singh Gill. Tbe tnJstee4 who are also th¢ drrecttY5 for thc purtx)se of company law. and who Serv dutin8 the Ye aod up to the date of Si8llthre of the financial $tatQllVUt5 were.. Fawzy Adam Beulah Lyn F¢lst¢ad Kttranpal Kaur Reema Be8um Sonia Khokhar J E James (Resigned 16 March 2023) (Appointed 20 Aprtl 2023) Ret itm d trgSnln of1ru5tees Trustee5 With sp¢¢ialist exwtise in ¢ducatiOT4 trainin& fJman¢e and fundraising ar¢ (Kruit¢d through adwrisin8 on ¢Ilty forums, rKornm¢ndations from Trustees and weral member5 of the charity. Th¢Ye is & shonlisting atMI arqM)intrnwrt process which is overseen by th¢ TN$tee5. Apwinkn¢ni$ are rne in a¢o)rdsAce with th¢ Articles of Association of the charity. On appointmertt, Tru$k¢$ s provided with on induction pack whi¢h includes th¢ Essentiaj Trustee Handbook detsilirtg roles artd Te5tM)nsibilrtie$. Both internal aod extern trwniTh8 is provrded including r¢fr¢sh¢r trainiDg where appropriat¢ for Trustees to be more effectlve in their roles atwj re5POtL5111iliti¢s ittcluding fllwicl ft1h0trneTrt 19_
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (C.n1l]ED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Auditor Rehncy5haheen are deemed to be re-appointcd in accordance with an eltttive resolution under section 487 121 of th¢ C.ompani&% Acr 2nnfi. Disclosure of information tts auditOT Fach of the trnstees hos confirmed that there is Tto inf0m110n of which they 8Te aware which is r¢l¢v8ntto the audlt. but ofwhich the auditor is ts unaware. They have furth¢r wnfimied thatthey have taken appropriate st¢ps to identify 5u¢h relev¥ttt infomiation and to establish the auditor 15 aware of such information. The trnstees, report w&s approved by ihe Board ofTru5tees. 2r Mr S Singh Gill Director D8te: 1819124 -20-
ADULT T1141NtNG NETWORK LIMITED STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YE4R EM)ED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 The tNSI5. wkn ore 50 thc dircctors of Adult Traiiiing Netwurk Lililid fo4. Ilit puiwse vf ¢vfflpany law, arr rrsponsibl¢ tor preparing th¢ Tru5t2es' Rep)rt and the financial statements in acwrdanGe with aPp[tble law and Untted Kinsdom Accounting Standard5 Iunttcd Kin4dom Gtncrally ACCePtl.4outttinI Pr¥ticel. CornpaTry Law require5 th¢ trustres to pr¢pare fioan¢iai statemmts for ¢ach firwicial year whr¢h give a tn and fair view of the State of affr5 of the ¢hlty and of the inmiNg r250urc¢5 atld application of resourGe5. inCIalg tF¢ itwom¢ and expenditure. of the ¢harirable co(npany for thatyvdr. In preparing these finaneial statements. the truste¢5 ar¢ r4uir¢d to.. - selett suttable accounting polrries and th¢n apply them wnsist¢n¢ty; - ob5¢rve the methtMt5 and principles in the Charities SORP- - make judgan¢nt5 aAd es(ima¢rs that are r¢Asooable and prudeN' - wh¥ther applicable UK Accounting Standards have b¢En followecL subject ts any materia] d¢partutgs dlgBlosvJ and explatrted in the f1naftci 5tat¢rnents- and - prepatr thE fl[trIal statements on the going mnL%m basis unless it Is Inappropriotr to presume that the charity will continue in operation. Th¢ trustees ore TE5poosible fv keeping adquatg aoUnting records thot disclose with rcasoTrable xGuracy at any Lim¢ the fiTh4ncial lI10th of th¢ chatity and enable Ehem to ¢n5ure that the finan¢iJ statcmeAts comply with the Comwies Acr ?(M)6. They are rcsponsible fvr safeguarding the assets of th¥ rharity and hfj¢ for taking re&wn&ble steps for the prevention at dewtion of fraud a[ oth¢r Irregularities. 21
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBEIiS OFADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED Opillio We hav¢ audited the financi21 sthtements ofAdultTraining Network Limitrd lthc'charity,) for the year end¢d 30 September 13 which comprisc the #at¢menl of financtal activitie5. the balance 5h¢et and notes to the finantial sratem¢nts, incluthng SIlfIan1 accountin8 polici¢5. The r)nan¢ial rep<Mting frd¢work that ha8 been applied in their preparation 15 atvlicable law and United Kingdorn Accounting Standards including Finart¢ial Reporring SraAdard 102 rhe FlnoM¢i& Reporfin& SÉath upplicable in Ihe UKartdR¢publlc ofJfrYlaThllUnitEd Kingdom Genety A¢ceNcd Accounting Practice). In our oprnion. the fJn¥ncial statements.. give a tr and lair view of the sra of the char2tabl¢ ¢DmpaT5y'S affairs ai 30 Septert)b¢r 2023 and of its ineomin8 trsourr¢sand applTCAtion of reso¢Jrc4 includin8 Its intome and expendittjre, forthe year then ended- have b¢¢n properly prepared in eccordance with United KiDgdom GeE)erally A¢wted Accounting Practic4 and IVe been prepared irt &cordance wtth thc requirements of the Compan2esAct 2006. BgsiB foropltsion We conthjcted our audit ith arcordatlce with IntematloD Stsndards tsn Auditing {UKI IISAS IUKII and appli¢able law. C re5P)Asibilitif5 underthose standard8are fvrth¢rdEscribed inthEAwdlrorsrespon5ibilillesforihe audli Dfthefinqnrlqlsthtemenr section of OUT report. Wc are Independent Df the chariry in xcordattce with the ethicsj requirements that ar¢ relevant to our audlt of th¢ finaocial statements in th¢ UK. illcludingthe FRC'5 Ethic Srandar<L and w¢have fvifilledour oth¢rfflh&cai responsibilities in aOrdanCe wlth these refuir¢ments. We believe tbat the wdit ]dence we have obtsned 15 5uffJcient and appropriat¢ to provldt & b&8is for our opinion. Cotttlu5itsns relatlng to goltsg eotheern In 8uditing the financiat $tstEments, we have nCluded that th¢ trustees, us¢ of thc going concem basis of accountin8 in the pr¢p8ratioa of the fwLmCia] stat¢ments is appropriate. Based on the work have petfonll. we have Trot ideotifjed any tnatrriat unc¢rtain¢iES relating to events or conditiMs th4 itldlvidurY or 11¢¢1]YetY. rnay cast signifit doubt on the chartty'5 obilty ro continue &5 a goin8 concern for a period of gt leastnv¢lve months from when the fiTWLCl st¢ts are authoris¢d for i55ue. Our r¢sponS]l11tieS and thE responslbilitie5 ofthe tAJSeg with respect to going conctrn dcscribcd in the reIeYant se¢tion50f this rep)rt. Other ihformtion Theother infoThnation comprisesth¢ infonnation rtL¢luded in theaDnual rtpjrt otherthanthe financial statements andourauditorfs report theTEon. The trustees ar¢ responsible for the other inf0mtion contattted within the annual report. Our opinion otl the fjnancial statement5 doe5 not coverthe other ihforrnatioft and, ex¢eptto the extetst oth¢rwi5e explicitly st*gJ in our repotL we do not cxpressany forn of aswmGewnclw%ion th¢rwTr. Ourr¢sponstbilsry is to rcad theotherinfDrTnation And, in doing 50. consid whether the other inforni8lioii i5 mwially tncollsi$Mt the finan¢iaJ 5tatcmcnt$ or our knowledge Lknrncd in the wurs¢ of the audiL or Trtherw¥s¢ appea to bc materially mi5Stated. If we identlfy 5u¢h atErIal inconsjSten¢i¢s tsr appaTCllt material mi5Statements. we afe required to determine whether this gives rise to a matcrial mi8statemeT)t in the finanGtal statements thcrnselves. If, based on th¢ WO we have perfomied. we ¢[Clude thatthcre 15 8 m4t¢ria] mi$5tatementofthis other inforJuBtion. we Arc required to port that fact. We hav¢ nDthin8to report ID this regard. Oplnioos ou other m4tt¢rJ prestrlbed by the CompalllesAct 2006 In our opinion, based oth the work undertthn in the ¢(wJrse of our &udit.' the I0natiOn givEn in the trustees. wort fcr ¢h¢ fancial yew foi which the rtnancial sthtements arc prep8r¢d. which in¢ludcs the dir¢ctors' iywtl prtyaMJ Fur the purposes of ttjmpany law. is ct)nsist¢nt Wjlh the tittancial 5tattm¢nts' and thedtrector5' report included within the trste¢5' fWOrtbas been prepared in 8rrnrdanr.e, wirh ipplicable leBal reqU1Ments. -22-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPOlft (CO1NuED) TO THE MEMBEIiS OF ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED MAtl¢rJ on whl¢k vi¢ are requlred to rert by exetptlon In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its envimnment obtaineJJ in the course of th¢ audi¢ we have not idcntifjed material misstatements in the diTeCtor5' rep)rt includ¢d within the rrusiee5' reporL W¢ have nothing to T¢POrt in resF¢Ct gf the following matrs in reJatiotL tts which tk Compafti¢s Act 2006 reoyires us to rep)rt you if, i)ur opinion.. adequate atIng rEcords have nDt been kwi or retttms adequ4 for our audit hw¢ not be¢n receivèj from branches Dot visited by us.. or the financi SW¢rnents arc not in agreement with th¢ xEounting ordS and rEtUTns,' or certain disclosures of ¢ru5t¢¢s' remutleration 8cifIed by low ar¢ not made,. or we have not received all the irJforttLation and explanaiions we requiff for our audii or the trustees were noi enritl¢d to pr¢p4TE the financial statements in Xcordance with the srnail coropanies rcgirne and take fvantsge of tht small companies, excmptions in preparing the tN$tees' repert aThd from the requirement to prepare a Rupojtsibilities o(trnsttts A$ explatned more fvliy in the 5tstementof trust5, re5ponsibilitLe5. the trusiec4 who are also the dirxtors of the charity forthe pury>ose of Company law, are responsible for the pTeparaliott of the financia] statements and for being satisfied that they give true and fair vi¢w, and for sud) internal control a5 the twstees determine ts necessary to enable the preparation of ftnanctai statements that fr¢¢ frorn material mi8st8temertL whether due to frdud or error. Jn preparins the financial 5tatementy the tsustee5 are responsible for essing the charity's ability to eolltinu¢ as agoing concem. disc105in& as applicable. matters rel¢d to going ¢onc£rn and using th¢ going concem btsts of a¢¢ountsng unle55 the trustees either intend to liquhdatr thE chaTttabl¢ coMpY or to Cvdse operations. OT have no re8li5ti¢ al¢¢rnative bui to do so. Adltor's r¢spoDslbllltia% forthe audlt of the fiDMncl•l 5tterA¢Dts Our obj¢ctive5 ate to rwoDable &ssurance whether the acts)untS as & whole are free ff[rn material mis5tat¢men( whether du¢ to fraud or error. and to issue an audiknvs report that include5 our opinion. Reasonable a55urdni% is a high l¢vel of a55uranr¢, Imt is not agu8r8nt¢¢thatan audit conducted itt aGwrdancewith ISA5 IUK}will always detect a meal misstatement whrn it exis Misstatents Gan arise from ftaud or error and a Considered malerial 1£ individualty or in the awegate, they ¢ould r¢450nably bc expected to influetKe the economic thisioD$ of uscr5 taken on the b&%is of these accowits. The extent to vhich our pmc¢dur¢5 arc capable of detertitjg irrrgulariti¢s, tncludin8 ftaud. 15 detsileA below. W¢ hw¢p¢rftsnncd the audit to idEntify signsoffraud orinegulitie5 that materially affe¢t th¢fmancial Staternents.Th in¢Lud proc¢dur¢s b esS th¢ risk of m8teri& missMttmetLt due to frau¢ such as enquiries with managemertt &rtd others within the entity. aRaiytical pro¢edures and inspection of dorum¢nts. However. prim8ry resportsibility forprevtntion aTrJ de1ClOn of frd rests with those Charged with govemartCE of thc cntity and mwa&euNLL A fitherdescriptiort of ow rESponsiTr*ilities 1$ lIlable otl theFinancisl R¢pyting Coun¢il's websit¢4t: htipsJA¥ww.frc.or8.ukl audit0respOnsiblltse$. Thi5 description fonns part of our audttovs re. -23-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED INDEPE1ENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTILYUED) TO THE MEMBERS OF ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED Use ofour report This report 1$ made 501ely to tk charitabl¢ wmpany'5 members. &$ a body, in a¢¢ordance wtth Chapter 3 of Part L6 of thc Companies Act ?006. Ouraudit work h&8 beeD undertaken so that wr might 5tsteto the chzrifable CDmpany'smembets those matters we art TequiFcd to st&0 to th¢m in at2 auditorfs rcpon and for no other purpose. To th¢ fvlle51 ¢xteni perniit¢¢d by law. we do not accept or assum¢ rEspDnstbility 10 anyone other than the charitsble company and the charitable compatsy's m¢mber5 a5 4b)dy. for our4udit worK ftirthis repor¢ or for th¢ opillions weh8v¢ fDnned. Ingb Rebncy {S¢nlorStatstory Auditor> for nd on bÈh#lf otRePAnEyShAheeD Chrt¢red AecouDt*Trts 1)7S11278 Gr Greenford Middl¢seK UB6 OHH ford Rogd -24-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMrfED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACI'IVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITUIiE ACCOUNT 'OR THE YE4R ENDED JU SÈP7EMB£Ji 21J23 UAre5tr1¢ted funds 2023 Restrtcted Dd 2023 Total UDrestrlctwJ Restrittsd fund5 funds 2022 2022 Totsl 2023 2022 Nots5 Intome and elldowAeAts from: Donation5 and Icgacie5 IDv¢5tsn¢nis Other income 428.707 1,573 428.707 1.573 638,942 24 2,307 638,94? 24 2,307 Tothl iRcome 430380 430280 641.273 641.273 Expenditsre on: ChaTitsble actiwties 666,275 6.146 672.421 60I.50I 8.196 609,697 Totsl ¢xp¢lldithre 666,275 6,146 671421 601.501 8,196 609.697 Net gtlI05$) on Ittvestrnts 12 1.234 1234 12J321 Ine1(eXPen1thre) •ttd movem¢ot In funds 1234.7611 (6.146) ?40.907) 37,44D 18,1961 29,244 Reconeilthtiou of fuDd5: Fund bAI¢t5 at i (ktober 2022 402.140 24.587 426.727 364,70D 32.783 397,483 Fuod balth¢es t311 SepttmbEr 2023 167.379 18,441 185.820 4.140 24,587 426.727 The StateMt of financial xtiYitie5 includes all gains w)d Ioss¢5 reeognistd in the ytsr. All income and expffldIre derive from contlnuittg activities. -2S-
ADULTTRAINING NETWORK LIMrrED BALANCE SHEET ASA T30 SEPTEMBER 2023 2023 Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets Current a&ts Debtors Investments Cash at bank and in hmd 14 66.639 60,775 16 15 56.680 68,294 53.480 29.959 121235 257,111 178.454 408,305 Credltor5: X[not$ falllDgdue within one ytAr 18 {38.3861 (35.141) Net current assEts 140.068 373.164 Total assets lesscurreftt lknbllttie5 206,707 433,939 Creditors: amounts f•lllng due AfterJDor¢ tham ontye&r 1*0.8871 {72121 Net 8sJets 185.8?0 426,727 locome fvllds Restricted fvThJs Unrestrid¢d fidS-geneTr1 18.441 167,379 24,587 402.140 185.8?0 426.727 The finaneial statements were approved by theTrustees ort I Name: Fawzy Adam Trustee Nwne.. Keeranpai Kaur Trnstee Comparty Reglstration No. 04286151 -28-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LI.VAITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATETrIENTS FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Attotyotlog polkies Charity Inforwtion .4dtslt Tratnin8 N¢iwork Lirnited is a private compw litnited by gUartte ill¢QEpor¥d rn E[Igl}d and Wales. The g.itered is Unit 3 Tnangle Ccntre. )99 U.briLtre Ro&t Southall, Nliddle5w lJB13Et. 1.1 AteDIIDtkng eooventiDn The firCl st3t¢m¢nts ha¥¢ been prepared in acLaYd3ne¢ th the ¢hariry's tgov¢mirtg documeftt]. the Companies Act 2006, FRS IQ? ':The Financial Reporting Srandard applicablL in th¥ Uk and R¢publii of Lrtland" I'"FRs 10?") and the charities SORP '.4i¢ounting R¢porring by Charities.. St31ement Df RccoMMded Prarticc appli¢able to charities preparin¢ their accounts in accordance with the FinRnci81 Retrt)rting Stsndard appli¢able in dLeUK and Republic of Ireland [FRS 102). (eff1¥e l JatwBry 20t9). The Chlty is 4 Public Beneflt Entity as defined ty FRS 102. The ¢ttty ha5 taken advantage of th¢ prDVi5ions in the SORP for ¢hariti¢s not to prepare a Stakment ofcash Flows. The tinanLiai >tatem¢nts areprepar¥l in 5terlift& which is th¢thnctIonaicuPncY ofthodwity. Monethry afftiMnts inthese financial $t8t¢menrs are rounded to th¢ nearest £. The ffnancial >tar¢mellts hav¢ beetz prtpared under the bistoii¢al cost ccnTretttion. [modified to include the reyaluaiion ol freehold ptop¢rties and to incltsde ivtenL prop¢rties certatn finanoi&l instrwnEnts at fair Vur]. The prfncipal acerjunting polici¢s adopted ar¢ set out klow. la Golng collcern Ai the time of apprDvin$ fthe fiRancial statgm¢nts, the tnJ5fee5 have a rcawnable expectation that the chartty. has adeqvare rEur-¢S to in operAtlODal exist2ELce fDr the rore5¢Babl¢ tur¢. Thus the tTU5tee5 COQtiAue tt) adopt thE gOtryK corEcem ba5ii Df iBDuThring in prEparing th= financi itatErnertts. IJ C&•rltsble IuDd5 UTLre$tri¢red fjjnds arE milabl¢ for use at the discretion of the trust¢es tn firrtherance of their¢haritble objtstives. Restrict fvnds are SbJeCt to specifi¢ ¢ondition$ by donors or gratttors ¥5 to how they tnay be $1. The purp05e5 and Uses ofthe reMri¢ted fvnds are set Olrt in tlt¢ llotes 10 th¢ fillan¢ial statements. Endowment fiinds are subj#t lo spe¢ifi¢ ¢Y)ndiiions by d01$ that the Capit must be fflaintsined by the Charity. IA IHcoJTh IncDtEie is reCOlSed when thetharity is le$alJy erttttled to it atsany perforn)An¢e wnditions have bcen met, the amow can be ured Rliably. aryd it 15 probabl- that inctyne F4ill b¢ re¢eiv¥L Ca5hdonatiotts are recognisolon rtceipt. Otherdonations ar¢ recognised onr¢ the charity has been noiifiedof th¢donat50rt. nl¢ss perfornianc¢ condition$ requir¢ d¢frrrdl of the amouttt. Ineom¢ tts recoverable in relatioll to donations r¢tcived under GiftAid QT deeds of¢ovenant is remgnis¢d at the time of th¢ donatiott. LegdCi¢5 ar¢ Tecognisd on re¢iptor othtrwise tfthe chty has been notified of an impending distribution. the amount is knowry a2xI r&Yipt is ¢XPCLtyJ. If thr amount i$ not know the legacy is treated ¥ a Conttllgenl assgt. Income from governrnent and othcryant% whrther'rnpital. grants or'rrw•nu•' grmts. is rocogni.lcd whcn the wh&ity h&$ eRiiilement ro the fiJnL-, atty ptrfomiauc¢ conditions attraGh 10 th¢ grdrjts have beeB mtL it is probable that th¢ income will b¢ rwcivcd ond thc amount be i1urll r¢lhktbly and Is noi d¢f<re¢L 27-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2023 AttOUDting wjlleles (Continued) 13 Expéthdlts Exp¢rLdithre is recDgJJiSEd once there is a legal orCotCtIve gbligation to trajjsfer economic benefit to 4 third party, it is probabl¢ that a traN$fcr of economic benefjts will be required in settlcrnenL and the amount of the obligatitsn can b¢ m¢a5ured reliably. Expendtthre is clas5ifi¢d by a¢tivty. The costs of ¢ach activity are mth up of thc totst of dircct costs and shared ¢L includrng 5UPWt Costs iovolved ITh utNJtftakg eath xtivity. Direct ¢05ts attributsble to a single actiTrity are allocated dir¢¢tly to that activity. Shkred costs which contribute to more than oncxtivity and 5UPPOrt costs whichare notattributable tD a single aclivity are apportion¢d between those activities on t bssis consistent with th¢ us¢ of resour. CeThtral staff Costs are alloc8ted on the b&8r$ oftiTn¢ speftL ad {lEprLatIon charges are allocatyl on th¢ portion of th¢ a5S¢t's use. ExdIrE i5 recogttised on ac¢ruai basis #5 a Ikability is ir]WTrtd. Expenditwe includes any VAT %YhiBh C0t be fjjlly TrBoverEd, and i5 r¢ported as part of the expendity tr> which it relate5. CD5ts of generating fvrtds ¢ompri5¢ the costs &%gociated with voluntary iowme and the Gosts o>f trnding for fimdrdisillg purp05¢5 inGluduJg thE charity5 shop. Charitable expenditure CDrDpllses those eosts incurred by the charity in the delivery of its &¢t(vIti 5¢ryices for it5 b¢TrefJ¢iaries. Jt include5 txjth Cfp5ts that can be allwated directly to Such activiiies and tho$¢ Costs of an iDdirect ttatwe llxess8ry to 5UPPOrt th¢m. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntsry ronthbutions aTLd do not include the costs of disseminatitjg infornrI0n in supm of the ch8Titsbl¢ aaivities. Supporttosts 8reth05E Costs ittGUTrtd diTCCtly in support of cxpenditsre on the objccts of the charity and include project mana¥rtllYnL. I TttgrNe fixed Sets Tangible fJx¢d assets are initialIy mxsured at ¢ost and subs4uEntiy fflea5ured * ¢osl orv4tUa¢iDTL. netofdepreciatioTh at Dy impwmipnt IDsses. D¢preGiatiOD 15 r8Th1$ed so &8 ic? write off the colt or valltI¢j of wets less theit residual values overtheir useful live$ on lh¢ following bsgs: Computers & quipmerrt Fixtt& frttiogs & equipment Motor vehicles 25% rduGitLg balance 25% reducing baianrE 25% reducing balon¢¢ The gain or 105s arising on the diwal of alt &85et is deieTmincd &8 the difftrerttt itween the sale proceeds trtd the carrying value of th¢ •sset. and is recoLiSed in the ststement of fJnanci31 a¢iiYities. 1.7 Implinnent orru¢d •55ets At EaGh reportllJ8 end de. the charity reviews th¢ Gatrying amoullts of its tangible &wts to detennin¢ whEth¢r thuE i5 any illdication thatthose assets have suffered an itnpainnent ]oss. If aoy such indication exist4 the reVerable amount of th¢ asset is e%timated in order to determin¢ the extent of th¢ impainn¢Ri loss lif any). IJ (Asb eqwiYileDtS C&8h and c2sh equival¢nts include in harf deposits held at c] with banks. other short-tsrm liquid inveslmertts with oriwDal mgturities of three month$ or I%, and batrk overdrafts. Baok overdtafts are slKJWn Within irrow[g5 in wrrent 28-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FIY4ANCIAL STATEMENrs (coiwriiwED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2023 Aerollntlng polieles {CoDtAnued) 1.9 Fln•Dtil irys¢TumeDts The charty b49 elected to appty the provision5 of Section I I 'Ba5ic Fitwjciat IDstruments' and Section 12'0ther Fin8llciaJ InstrumeDts155UC5'0f FRS 102 to all of Tts fLnanciaJ instrnments. FinaRGial in5tswments are wognised in the charity'$ balanrt sh¢¢t when th¢ Glwrity b¢wm¢s pArty to th¢ LN)ntracbJal provisions of the instwrtKnt. Financial assets and liabtlitie5 are offset, with the netamounts wesented in the finatJ¢ial Statemen wh¢n there is a le8ally ¢fftforceabl¢ right to set off the recogttised amounts 8nd there is an intention kn stttk ON a net basis or to rtalise the as$¢t and settle the liability simultartei>usly. BasicJlllwidol4ss¢ts B&8ic finonGiaJ asyet5. which in¢lude debtors and c&sh and bartk ITC initially musurcd at ¢rnnStlo1J pri¢¢ including tranStIOn costs and ar¢ subwuentiy trarried at amortised ¢oA using the effective interest method uftle5S arran8ement¢onslitutes o fin4n¢1ngtras8CtiOn. wherethetranstioTh 1$ m¢a5ur¢d atthe Prellt V4tu¢of th¢ tUre rvipLS discovnt¢d at arnarket rat¢ of in¢¢r¢5L Fitwicia] assets classif1 r#¢ivabl¢ within one year are notamortised. Bl¢JIMN¢1llQblld Basi¢ flnancial liabilities. LD¢luding creditorn and baDk loans are initially reco8nised at transa¢tion price unless the arrang¢m¢nt collmitutes L fjnomcing transaction. wh¢r¢ th¢ debt instNment is measur&1 at the preseAt value of the fvts]r¢ payments discountslat 4 rnarketrate o(interesL Financial liabilities classified Lsp&yable within OAeyeararenotamorti$ed. Debt instruments c 5uIJs4u*ttty ¢wri•g at wnortised cos¢ thsiDgth¢ effective intuest rate method. TT•Je cRditors are obligations to pay for goLxJ5 or Services that have t¢en acqvired in the ordiTWy course of owion5 from $uppliers.Amounts pay?ble are clwificd a5 CUTrcnt liabilities if paytnent l5 duE within one year or le55. Ifno4 th¢y
re PT¢%nted a% non<urrent liabiliti. Tr¢ creditors are rewgtsis&l initially at trans0 price Hnd subsequently
measurpd at amortis¢d Cost U5in8 the effective inteTC5t method. Dtrecosfvltion ofjlnqnclal Ilt745ilieivs Financial liabilitie5 are derec4)gnised when th¢ ¢harity'5 conlTrctual obligattons expiff or ar¢ dis¢hargAI OT Ganc¢lled. 1.10 Employee bentfits The ¢05t of any uDuS lidaY entitleJtKnt is reCl$ed in the p¢riod IN whith thE employee's 5pr¥i¢e5 are rELTiv. Tcrmiliation benefi15 arg irumediately as an expense when the chirity is demDthstrably Committ to ttrmlnate the employment of an emplryee orto provide temiinion betlefits. 1.11 Retirement bentfits Poments io defitd contribution tirement benefit schemes are ehatged as expense as th¢y fall due. 1.12 1ose9 Leases Ore e1&85ified Is finance Iwes whenever the trn5 of the l¢a5e ¢rarLsf¢r sub$tantiaJly ati tht risks and of OWLKrship to the less¢¢s. All other lease8 are cla55ified as op¢rating leases. Assets held Lthder finance leases ar¢ recognised $ w¢ts at th¢ lower of the assets fair yUe at the date of inception and the pre$¢n¢ value of the mrnimum le&gc payments. The relatrd liability 15 Includ in tbe balanc¢ sh¢¢t &s a finaD¢¢ lease obli8atiort. Le•sc payments are treated as cot)SiSting of capitsj and interest el¢ment5. The interest is Chaed to n¢t incomel lexpendityrrl for the year $0 &s to prothlce a ¢On4Attt periLxJic rnlt of inrest on the remaining balance of the liabilty.
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENfs (CONTINUED) FOR THE FEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Critl¢41 lecoAtIng t6timAtes and jydgerntnts In the applic•itsn of the chtrity's accounting llIcieS. the trugt¢¢s are required to rtlake Judgemen estimat¢5 &Jd assumptions about the carying amount of &8sets and liabilities that are not readily apparent frotn othcr 50urces. Th¢ estimates and a550ciat¢d assumptions are b&%edon htstori¢aJ ¢xp¢ri¢nceand other factors th8t8re considered to be le¥artt. Actud results may differ from these estimates. The #tlmates and underlying assumpti0Tr5 are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revysions tD accounting e5timat¢s are r¢¢ognised in the period in whi¢h thE Estimate 15 revised wher¢ th¢ r¢vi5ion affects only that period of in the period of th¢ T¢V15ion and fvture periods whete the revision aff¢cts wrreDt and fjjture periods. IAtome from dongtlons *nd legAdts UDros¢rfet¢d funds 2023 Ur£strICted 2022 Gr8ttts receivable 428,707 638.94? Grants receivabje foreore a¢tlYitieJ MI Comptsolutionj RiGhmoTtd upoth Tharnes College Slough Borough Coun¢il MertonAdultTraining North Hertfordshire Coll St¢p2Skil1ch2ThtiC5Ald Fouttdation Buckingham County Council Hertfordshirc Council Th¢ $k1erTnL$t IPaddingtoft Thtst Other 19,010 225 J47 32.32 245,976 44.927 425 38J61 10,122 62,871 20.000 4&203 27,840 170.000 2,922 91.681 20,(rt)O 448.707 638,942 lffjeome from iDvestments Uore5trItted UArestrl¢ted fuDds 21)23 2022 Int<St receivable 1,573 30-
ADULT TRAINllYG IYETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Ot*erlAtoD nd¥ 21rt3 f4Ddy Net gaiD on dispos•I of18nle )Sxed Ass#$ 1307 31
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ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMED NOTES TO THE Tr'IP4ANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Net movement in hndj 2023 2022 The net moverneTht in fvod5 IS stated after¢hargin(c[ed1ting}.' Fees payable for the audit of the clwity'5 fjnanciai srat¢m¢nts Delation of owned tangible fjxed assets Lo5(PrOfit) on disposal of tsngible fixed a5ts 4200 4.200 14,834 12,3071 Sllpport eosts Support ¢OSts Govtrmath¢e eosts 2023 2022 BAsl$ of alloe•tioo Depreciation Ren¢ rates and service eharg¢s Insutaftce Interes1 on HP Professional Fees Telephon¢ and inrernet Bank ¢lLgeS Lwl fees Book keeping 15969 146,659 3.915 57Q 12.160 4085 724 1.012 7,074 15,969 146,659 3.915 570 12.160 4.085 724 .Ol2 7.074 6.638 Pro ratato irt¢om¢ 123 J64 Pro ratato irtcome 4,M Pro ratato income 380 Pro rara to inwme PTO rata to incom¢ 5.479 Pro rnts ¢0 in¢orn¢ 638 Pro rdtato in¢(Trn)e 373 Pro rats to invome 6.810 Pro ratato iThcom¢ Altdit fr¢5 ¢UncY 421 3.600 4200 3.600 4,200 GoYernaThce 3.600 Gov¢rnan¢¢ I.168 7.800 19),968 156272 Analy$ed between Charitable aaivities 7.800 199.968 156272 Governa¢ ¢05ts includes payments to the auditors of £42CH)12022-£4,2JO) for audi¢ fe¢s. Auditor's remy0¢r0Tr Fees payable to th¢ ¢hOty'S auditor and SOcIateS.. 2Q23 2022 Forgudlt servitu Audit of th¢ fuwicial statements of the ¢harity 4.200 42CK) 10 Trn5ttts None of the trtee$ lor any person5 COre¢tj with them) teceived any remun¢rion orbenefits from th¢ ¢harity durin8 year.
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FANCIAL STATEMENTS (C014TINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Employees Thc average monthty number of cmployec5 during the ycar w85.. 2023 Nymb¢r 2022 Number Adrnini5trative staff To £pkYffteDt costs 2023 2022 Wages and sal•ri¢s Social se¢urity costs Other pension ¢tsst5 371,633 23,606 346JlO 21.404 28.948 424.157 396.862 The numb¢r of enpl¢)y¢e$ whos¢ rmnUDeratiL W&4 more thaTh £60.¢NX) 1$ as follows.. 2023 Nwnb¢r 2022 Number £70.J0 to £80,(AJO RemuDerAtion ofkey management personftel The r¢munerdtion of kry management personnel 4$ follows: 12 Gaitts and losses inv¢JtmeDLq Unrestrleted Unrestrict&l Dds fllnds 2023 2(J22 G8in51ll¢iss¢sl 8ri8ing on: Valiwtion of investhlet 1.234 (2.339) 13 Toxatloo The ehtirity is exempt from tax*ion on its artivities bccauseail its income i5 applied for charitsble purp)ses. -3S-
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YE4R EIVDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 14 TDgible fixed 455ets Computeri &FlxtKre& Molorvehlel equlprnent & eq#lpmeni Totsl Cost At l October 2022 ddition5 107ffj88 10,678 50.563 27.979 168.929 27,979 Ai 30 SepknFxr 2023 107,688 10,678 78.542 196,908 Depret14tion And knpirnÈDt At l October 2022 Depreciation charged irt theyear 74J76 8255 6.952 931 26,L?6 12,929 108.154 22.115 AI30 Septembty2023 82,631 7,883 39.755 I30269 Cirrying At 30 S¢ptember2023 25,057 1795 38.787 66.639 At 30 Septcmber 2022 33 Jl2 3,726 23,737 60.775 15 Curttmt Invesbllents 2023 21)22 Listed investments 68_ 121.235 These are at mwket value as at 30 September 2023 16 Debtors 2022 falll*g due withln one ye&r. Trade debtor5 Rent dwsil Other debtor5 Prepaymetlts and a¢¢rned llKome 5.349 6.582 33,159 11,590 I 1,377 6,582 2,695 9J05 i6.680 29.959
ADULT TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTtNUED) FOR THE FE4R ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2023 17 FingD¢¢ l¢a$t oblipttons Futureminimum leas¢ pym¢nts du¢ und¢r financ¢ Icasgs: 202J 2022 Jthin year Within two and fivo years 4.415 10.887 3.091 7.212 25.302 10.303 18 Credl¢or5: rnollllts f•lllRKthie oDe year 21)ZS 21)22 Blrtk overdratb lJ)It8atiort$ undcr finance le& Colption t&K payable (Xher and %)cial Security Tr8de tdItOrS Other creditr)rs Accruats Wld deCEtr&l ittcgme 19 17 .174 4.415 245 3,091 14S J.928 12.546 3.S48 9,635 5,970 14.083 3,420 9J24 38,386 35.141 19 Lofins nd overdr*fts 2•23 21)22 Bank overdrats 1.174 245 Payable within orte year 1,174 245 20 CrEditOTS: gJDounts fauiug due after more thaD one yegr 2022 Obligations under finance le&%¢5 17 7.212 21 Reelrement benefrt s¢heThes 2023 2022 Detkned toptrlbutlom sthemes Charge ty profft or105s in respect Df defined Gontribution schtm¢s 28.918 ?8.948 -37-
ADULT TRAIlG NETWORK LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEN"13 {CONfiNUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 21 Retlremeot b¢•elh 5them {Contlnutd) The charity operntes a defincd contribution pern5ion sdw¢ for atl qUalifyU employees. The &ssets of th¢ scheme are held separaly from those of the charity in 1 independthltly administered fvnd. R¢stri¢ted funds The resthcted fvnds of the charity ctsmprtse the un¢xp¢nded balances of donations and grnnts held on trnst subject to 5pecifJ¢ conditions Pty donors as ID bow thty may k usd. At l Oetohr 2022 Reso¥Jrtt At31 expendedseptember Z1123 24,587 16.1461 1 &.441 Pr¢vlou$ year: At l October 2021 Resource5 At3• ExpendedS¢ptembtr 2022 18,1961 24.587 Uorestricted fund Th¢ untrknStrithd funds of th¢ charity ¢tsmpri5e the unexpEnd¢d balanc¢s of donations and srants which are not subjectto SP¢fsfic conditlOll5 by donors and grantors as to how they ttw b¢ used. Thes¢ include desIated funds which h&v¢ b¢¢n set aside out of wirestricted funds by the trust¢es for spEcifiF purpose5. At i Ottober 2022 IDcomlDg Resoorces rtsour¢tJ eKpended Gln5 Ind At30 105sesSeptember 21123 Generaj funds 430280 1666.275) 1.234 167J79 Prevlows yer: At J O¢t•ber 20?1 In¢omln¥ resources Resou¢5 expeDded Gains *Dd At3Q 10sse5Stptember 20ZZ Gene fvnd$ 364,71MI 641 ?73 {601,501) (2,332) 404140 -38-
ADULT TRAIIYING NETWORK LIMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30SEPTEMBER 2Q23 Angty51s of n¢t 1S9ets btmeeo funds Unre$ttKt¢d RMtrld¢d fuud5 2023 Totl 2•23 At 30 S¢ptember 2023: Tangible assets Currerf asset511li8bilitie5) Long temi liabilitie5 4&198 I40,068 (20.8871 18,441 66.639 140,068 1ry0.887) 167.379 18,441 185.8?0 Unrtmrltted funds 2022 Tot ttds 2022 2022 At 30 Stptember2•22: Tangible Current &$SeIll•billtie5) Long tenn liabiliti¢s 36.188 373.164 {72l21 24J87 60,775 373.164 (7212) 24.587 426.727 R¢lted party trADsx¢tloMs During the year salary of £79.955.76 (%)22 - £70,627.56) has bEEn pwd to the Secretary Mr. SthrjeEt Singh Gill and £51.363.6812022- £45,372.30} hos been paid rfj K4matJit Glll re of Sarjeet Singh Gi]L -39-