COMPANY NUMBER: 5847510 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1115279
Swiss Cottage School Charity (A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Report and Accounts for the Year Ending
30[th] November 2021
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| Report of the directors | 3 - 4 |
| Independent examiner’s report to the trustees | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities (including income and | |
| expenditure account) | 6 |
| Statement of financial position | 7 - 8 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 9 |
SWISS COTTAGE SCHOOL CHARITY
( A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
DIRECTORS’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2021
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
STATUS: Company Limited by Guarantee without share capital COMPANY NUMBER: 5847510 CHARITY NUMBER: 1115279 REGISTERED OFFICE: 80 Avenue Road London NW8 6HX DIRECTORS: John Peter Sprinz Alexandra Naomi Eavis Vijita Sharad Patel Piyush Ramanbhai Patel Marriam Ghaffar Jonathan Adam Hilliard ACCOUNTANTS: BANKERS Nat West Bank
The notes form part of these financial statements
Swiss Cottage School Charity (A company limited by Guarantee)
Directors’ Report for the year ended 30 November 2021 (01 Dec 20- 30 Nov 21)
The impact of the pandemic widened the access gap for the special needs population, and the marginalisation of this vulnerable communication equally deepened. The charity responded to the developing context of the COVID-19 pandemic through a focus on supporting the inclusion priorities the education sector encountered for remote education during the national lockdowns. This continued due to the high proportion of pupils nationally remaining in remote learning or reduced access to full time education due to mental health or medical needs in the mainstream and special school sector. The creation of national remote learning materials for the Department for Education promoted ‘Oaks National Academy’ was completed by school staff for England’s national special needs curriculum. From December 2020 to November 2021, multiple national networks engaged in the materials through school-to-school support programmes. This ensured sector support as the pandemic’s longer term impacts were being realised for the highly marginalised population of pupils with special educational needs.
With the support of the Charity, the school has informed a wider population of educators with presentations through systematic partnerships on ‘Engagement’, ‘Leadership at all Levels’, and ‘Policy/Legislation’ through a formal partnership with ‘Learning Shared’ and ‘Evidence for Learning’. This ensured the virtual creation of podcasts was mobilised through a series of virtual events and the creation of training modules through school experts and national experts. This mobilised best practice within the school to support a wider network of professionals, early career teachers, and other sectors.
The Charity enabled the strategy of bringing the community into the school provision through the funding of various school-based workshops for pupils to continue with holistic development. The school’s social enterprise initiative through the Sixth Form provision of the ‘EmployMEnt Pathway’ grew in strength as the shop run by pupils to sell greeting cards and pottery designed, created, and packaged by the pupils themselves moved to an online shop during this period of the pandemic. This expanded the learning opportunities for pupils. The funding of daily fruit continued alongside a joint partnership with the Magic Breakfast Charity to enable the Sixth Form to lead on school-based curriculum learning as they complete vocational learning to provide a healthy breakfast to all pupils. The Charity also funded key sensory technology through the partnership with a key independent school, and the funding of movement equipment through a local partner supporting pupils who qualified for Free School Meals.
The Charity has a longstanding reputation of hosting international delegates to support their strategic and operational planning for inclusion at a wider scale. Despite the pandemic’s impact, this continued through international events that involved the expertise of Swiss Cottage School through virtual events. The focus during this period was on the use of technology for inclusion.
Risk Assessment
As a small charity with a limited amount of unrestricted funds, and hence limited fundraising resources, Swiss Cottage School Charity devotes attention to engaging with key partnerships and organisations.
The Charity is focused on five key pillars for fundraising: Technological Innovation
Community Learning Social Enterprise Inclusion Curriculum
These are scoped and matched to relevant sources for funding. Each opportunity integrates engagement and training to meet the key strategic aims which promotes capacity building to mobilise key partnerships and organisations.
SWISS COTTAGE SCHOOL CHARITY
Independent Examiner’s Report
For the year ended 30 November 2021
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 30[th] November 2021.
Responsibilities and basis of the report
The directors and trustees of the charity, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“The 2006 Act”)
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
The Company’s gross income was less than £250,000 your examiner is not required to be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. However, I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination and I am indeed on that list because I am a member of The Institute of Chartered Management Accountants.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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(1) Accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act, or
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(2) The accounts do not accord with those records; or
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(3) The accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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(4) The accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)
MARK GREEVE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Unit 4, Whitworth Court Runcorn Cheshire UK WA7 1WA 29[th] July 2022
SWISS COTTAGE SCHOOL CHARITY
Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 30 November 2021
| Note Income and endowments Restricted grants 4 Unrestricted grants Investment Income Bank interest Total income Resources Expended Cost of generating funds Transfer to B/S Expenditure Cost of activities in furtherance of the charity’s objectives Fee to broker (subscription) Management and Administration Total expenditure Surplus (Deficit) for the year |
Year to Year to 30 November 2021 30 November 2020 £ £ 19,800 16,662 13,773 18,047 36,570 6,575 2 |
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| 70,143 41,286 |
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| 27,408 3,138 16,662 (2,299) 234 2,627 1,102 2,819 |
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| 2,175 49,516 |
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| 67,968 (8,230) |
| Increase(decrease) in Restricted Funds Increase(decrease) in Restricted B/F Cumulative Restricted C/F |
3,138 16,662 72,143 55,481 |
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| 75,281 72,143 |
SWISS COTTAGE SCHOOL CHARITY Statement of Financial Position
Year ended 30 November 2021
| Investments Note 6 Current assets Debtors 7 Cash at the bank and in hand Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 8 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Net assets Funds of the charity Restricted funds c/f 9 Un-Restricted funds c/f Surplus on Income & Expenditure Account Total charity funds |
2021 £ £ 271,544 2,400 47,849 50,249 7,098 43,151 314,695 314,695 75,281 239,415 314,695 |
2020 £ 234,974 50 14,763 |
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| 50,249 7,098 |
14,813 6,198 |
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| 8,615 | ||
| 243,589 | ||
| 243,589 | ||
| 72,142 171,447 |
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| 243,589 |
For the year ending 30 November 2021 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Trustees’ responsibilities:
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The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
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The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 09[th] August 2022 and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Director - J P Sprinz
Director – A N Eavis
Director-V S Patel
Director- P R Patel
SWISS COTTAGE SCHOOL CHARITY Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 30 November 2021
1. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
2. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue.
Disclosure exemptions
Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Benefits Trustees
The charity benefits from the pro-bono support of its Directors and Trustees (who are not paid officers), volunteers and engaged members of the community.
3. Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by a guarantee and has no share capital.
4. Restricted Grants
| Carne Global Finance Regular donation by Bailiwick& Mccrac XTX Donation ( ringfenced for learners on PP) |
£5,100 £3,000 £11,700 |
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| £19,800 |
SWISS COTTAGE SCHOOL CHARITY
Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 30 November 2021 (continued)
5. Taxation
The charitable company is exempt from Corporation Tax as all its activities are charitable.
6. Investment
| Sundry debtors Add Gains/losses 7. Prepayments and Debtors School account Sundry debtors 8. Accruals and Creditors Other creditors Professional fee – Accountancy fee 9. Restricted Grants Charitable funds relating to autism Charitable funds relating to OOH Stephen Lloyd Awards Carne Global Finance Regular donation by Bailiwick& Mccrac XTX Donation ( ringfenced for learners on PP) |
2021 £ 234,974 36,570 |
2020 £ 228,399 6,575 234,974 2020 £ 50 50 2020 £ 6,198 6,198 £10,860 £17,600 £27,021 £5,100 £3,000 £11,700 |
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| 271,544 | ||
| 2021 £ 2,400 |
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| 2,400 | ||
| 2021 £ 6,198 900 |
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| 7,098 | ||
| £75,281 |