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RF.NDCOMB COLLEGE RETrF.RF.PCF. AND AD1111$TRATI1'E DETAILS Go%ernor5 and Direciof5: S F. Arkle N J Ford (Chair of Governors) P A Hc)rnby A R Marchand N J Neiilelon (resigned .10 December 20251 V K Baron lappoinied 17 Feb ?0?51 I l H Ormerod Ire%igned 17 January 20251 S D E Par%on4 TD H C W Kc)bin%on DL L H Sin¥p¢r Maii)r Cieneral P G William% Ire%igned 30 Decernber 2U251 R 11 Wills T R Shepherd Iresigned .1 l (kiober 20241 E W Brvani Ileadlter. R Jc)ne% IrL%igned 31 Augusi •0251 A Murphy lappoinied 01 Sepi¢mb¢T 20251 SetretAf+': R K Ellioii-Jone Kegisfered oifice: Rendcomb College Cirence4ler Glouce%i¢rshire CJL7 7HA Soliciiofs: Charle% Ku%%ell Speechly4 5 Fl¢ei Sireei Plaie l.ondo EC4M 7RD Auditor$: Ha71ewDod% LLP Siai¢rton Court Siili¢rton Ch¢ltenham Gl.51 Ollx Iniestment IIY4nager5: Ca7.enove Capital Managemeni Limited l London IK'all Place London EQ?Y SAU Ilankers: Lloyds TSB Bank ple 14 C-asile Sircei Cirence4ier Gloucesiershire GL7 IQJ C.ompni" Reglsiraiion Yumber: 5891198 Charity Regi51r*titstt Trlumbtr: 1115884
F.NDC.01IB C.01.I.F.C.F. C.OI'FRi%iORS' RF.PORT TrOR TIIE YLAR ENDLD 31 ,IL1GL,S'I' 202$ 'rht CJoi'ernor4 pre4ini their rL'PlTrrt f()I th¢ ylar ¢n(led .1 I Aub7u41 !0?$. li)¥¢iher with th¢ audilLd finaniial %iaiern¢ni for ihe year h1¢h ioinply M'iih the C onipanies .4vi 7006. th¢ Stalernenl of K¢cofflrnend¢d I'raLlice -'AcrounlinbT and RetK)ning? by ChariiiL'S effecliTre I january !01 g11.-RS I O!) - Second Ldilion. Kfr'fr'LRL)CTr: ,IDl) ..DlIN[sI.R,lTI%'E INTrOR%I I,ITIO LegAI and ¢haritAble stAtus "T"he L'ollLLe coii%lllUtLd a a separalc cornpany liffliied by guaranleL on I l July ?006 Ic'otnpany R¢¥i%tralion No 5%9119XI aiid d% a %L'Pdraie chariiy on 22 Aubpu%l 2006 (C'harity Kegiiraiion No. 11158841 and commenced Irading on I SLpi¢mb¢r ?006. Goi"ernor5 and Yldvisers l)eiÉiil% ill. Ihe (ii)ILriii)r4. whv ar¢ Iru%l¥¢% ol. Ihe Lharily. key officer% and adki%orK are %hown on page l. A qualifying Ihird pany indernniiy proiion for the bcnefil of di¥¢cior4 wa% in force during the financial yeilr. Goi'erning document "I"he C'iillL'ge 14 L)i)l LfiiLxi by ils Mlinorandurn and Articles of A550cialion daied 3 l July 2006 and amended on 21 Au¥u%l 200f>. ()rgani5ationl 51rurtur¢ 'rhi Memb¢r% ol. IhL Ciille¥e are Ihe Tru%teL'% c)f RtndLI)mb C()IILgL' Foundaiii)n. ALci)rdin¥ly. IhL' Foundation i Ireaitd ai a cotinectLd cliarity 10 IhL C'ollL8e. Rendcornb Service% l.imited 1% a wholly owned sub%idiary of Rendcornb Colltge and the regi%iered office addre4% ]% Rendcomb College. Rendciimb. C'irence4ier Gl.7 711A. The Go¥ernors of Ihc CollL¥e arL' rt%pon%ible for Ilie 8etieral poliLy of Ihe C-olle¥e. I"he Gowernor% have convened a number of commiiiL'i and working btroup% to addre%% morL dLiailed i%sucs a% follow%'. DevLlopmeni Committee lcurrenily in ab¢yan¢¢ Education and PLr%onnel Cornmiiiee F'inJnLe and GLnLfdl Purpo%e% C'ommitiee Tht day 10 day manabJem¢ni ofihe C ollege ig delegaied to ihe Ilead IRoben J()iie% uniil .11 .4ugu%l 20?51 and Ihe Ejursar (Rowan Elltoii-Jont%l. They also supported bv Iheir Senior l.eader%hip Team (Gavin Robert%. Jonnie HOOrth. NILk Cox. David Illingworth and Chri%iine Williams) and io¥dhLr Ihi% group are Ihe kcy management per%otinel. Remuneraiic>n 1% %¢bl by the Board. with IhL i)bjLLllI'C of pro%'iding appropriate inccniiie to eneouragye enhanced P¢Tlc)miJn¢¢ and {)[ r¢wardinb fairl). and respi)nsibly Indi¥idUil Li)tiirihuiions ii) the C ollLge s suciess. -l-hc ppri)prialLne%* dnd rvleiartLe of the r¢muneraiion is reviewed annually. includinbTr reference 10 compari%on% wilh oilier Independ¢nl %rhonl% whvre publicly afvailable ila benchmdrking daia. 10 ensurL' thai the ColltbTre remain% %en%iiiwe 10 Ihe broader is%ues of pay and employment condiiiony el%¢where. Rtrrui¢m¢ni. indurliun and training of Gol'ernors l ypiially tioiernor% %er¥¢ two i() thr¢¢ terms. i.e. six lo nirte yeaTh although thi% ¢2n be extended through muitsal con4eni and ofien 1%. Gokernor% are r¢cruit¢d who hal'e ihe appropriate %kill% 10 benelit the Coll¢B¢. The indu¢ii(>n i)r Go¥eThor% in%'vlkL% the pro11 Ljf infortnaiion ¢onicrnin¥ th¢ C(Illege. (leiaill of iheir role a% %¢1 oul in th¢ Cjovernors handiK)ok. C'harity CoTllThi5Sit>n guidanie on the Tole ()f G[)em{)[ and vi%il% 10 the C()IleBe io meei %¢nior rDanagement "I'rainin¥ Is proi'id¢d 10 Tw%l¢L'S and CyC)Imor% bii%¥d Idvniified nL'¢d%. ThL' CJOlL'rno hakL Ihe iipportuniiy lo allend Iraining cour4e% run by AlJlllS. on¥01n G()v¢m(>r ¢ortiacI 1% lariliiaied Ihri?u¥h Ihe Governor ol. lh¢ Mc)nih pTiigratnm¢ and re¥ular Vi%ii% l() th¢ CollLge. Investment power5 I"he C'ollegje s punlolio 01. 5¢curi15C5 15 Tnanaged by Cazenove & C'o. who act wilh deleated auihi?rity under th¢ Icnns ol-a disiiliionaty agTeern¢nl.
RENDCO%IB COLLEC.E C.01'ERclK5' RF.PORT Icontinuedl 'OR THF. YF.AR EN4DED 31 ALGI.'ST 2025 O&IF.CTS. AIIIS AYD 0C[lI.S Objt¢ls Thc objeci for whi¢h the Coll¢8e is Vbtablished is io advance educati( for ihe public benefi¢ including Ihe prnvision and mainlenance ora board)ng and day %¢h(N)l or s¢hry)Is for boys and gir15 in Ihe United Kin¥dom. Ilsslott Sttement Our mi%¥ion 1% 10 d¢v¢liip ihoulhtful. Advtniurous and ¢dtmicAlli afftbltioul young people who are lif¢-lon¥ learncT4. We aim li) prepJr¢ Ihrir u Iih th¢ LhdfdLieT and %kill% ILI NuicLYd In the eier-changin¥ world after ich(x)l. l)ur pupil4 hal'e ihe fTecdom i() ¢ip¢ri¢ni¢, explui¢ ¢t)qyire about ilie world arLwnd ihtm. Wc aim lo encourage independence and loleTancc in a iafc. carin¥ rthmmuniiy and ma8nifi¢¢ni naiural ¢1[0nfflCnt. To ¢hl¢it this wt will: Prorn()le a ¥rowih mind.id, wher¢ abiliiie% ¢on b¢ d¢%'eloped Ihrough dedication and hard-work., PrÉ)i'ide a ¢o-¢um¢ulum Ihai will challenge and suppon chardcler dei'elopmeni, lead¢Tthip and i¢amwork.. l.n¢oura¥e indi%iduali¥m. CTeaii%'ily and coniribulion 10 a nununn¥ and collaboraiiv¢ ¢ornrnunity: l.'n¥ender phy%ical. %piniual and menial well-bein¥ through a rOng p&%iorhl 4y41em.' Prepare pupili for a lif¢ beY(d Sch1. D¢velop an apprccialion for and rrsponsible lilude iowards Ihfflr en¥1ment and ¥urn)undin84. TRA'I'L(:IC R Tr.P()R-r I'he ALademic Year 20})015 preKni¢d R¢ndcomb Collebve with a complex and challen&pin¥ vpcraiional en%ironrneni. I'hc lder Independeni %¢h(x)l %eili)r faced unprecedenied economic headwind%. inten%ified by Ihe prol'i)und un¢enainiy %urroundin¥ Ihe imsK>4ilion of IIA T on fee%. Thi% ¢limaie %ignifi¢4nily impacicd parenial deci4ion- making, ¢i)niribuiing to a d¢¢lin¢ in pupil numbeT¥. Ik%piie thcrf difficuli eKlernal pre%%ure%. Ihe College mainiained li eommiimeni io an excepiic)nal programm¢ of academic%. Sports. and Ihe aff 4. I hi% pen(MJ of %iralLgic Challenge al%0 aw a pivolal rhange In leadepihip. a% th¢ College prepared for ihe departurc of Ilrdd L)f CollegL. R(>b Jone%, ai th¢ ¢nd ol. lh¢ acad¢mir year. I'hr cJC)%¢mS acknowled¥e th the ouicome4 of Ihc !0?4-1025 >ear nece%%ilaie Lareful rinan¢ial %1¢wardship and a ri8or(MJs qrdlcgir revicM' 10 enwr¢ Ihe lon¥.ierni sustainability and fuluTC of ihe C'i)Ilege. Af¢T4vmlr,' ThL itLademi¢ %u¥ces% of the Llpper Sixth Form cohort in Ihc ?0?5 A-Lth"el exominaiLon% %iands a4 a powerful r¢affirmaiion i)fihe Colle¥e s eduiaiional qualiry arbd lh¢ pupils, 5111<(¢. Th¢ r¢sultS secured continue io demonstrate a ¢(In%i%lenilv %1fLing acddemic perfomance for rhe C-ollegc. wilh l? of pupil% achie%'in¥ A•_tl gradth and 58:. ¥ecunng A•_B. Th¢%e oui¢omth eMbY the Colle8e' core Nalue of "Ambitious" Ihrou8h drive. dtherninaiion. and a commiimeni IL) excellence. Indi%idual tsucce% highlighi ihc brradih of ihi% a¢hi¢vemeni.' Jack ured an oul4ianding four A. ¥rad¢% and Pted% 10 The Untversiiy ol- Bh lo %tudy Computer Scicrtce." G¢oTgdie achie%ed A• A A. A: and (iene aiiained A. A. A artd will allo be a(tending The Unilersiiy of Baih. rv4ding Ar¢hiieciure. Furthermore. %iudeni% achie&ed eirellcni re%ult% in key %ubjeLl% including Psychology. Ili410ry. Bu4)ne%% Siudie%, and Sport. conliTrnill8 offer% at highly tt8arded Inlili005 %u¢h a% ihe University of Bh. Univcp•ily of l.ivcrpool. and th¢ University of Exeter. Overall. 91V/o of %tudenis re¢eived their firrf or %¢cond-choiee universiry offer. Tefleriing the effi¢•¢y of Ihe College's preporaiion and guidance. The Nireng¢h of thc .4n% wa% allo eiideni. iih one %ludeni progre%4ing io the l.e¢d Con%¢Tvaioir¢ I'or Mu%ic and another 10 London Mfflropolithn for Fine An. Thei¢ resulis noi only rq)re%enl academi a¢hietremeni bui also demonra1¢ the tangible ialue pr'Ided by ihe College's programme. succe¥sfully preparing %illdenis for diverse and ambtttous futUTe pathway5.
RF.IDCOIIB COI.LEGE GO%'ERNQRS' RF.PORT Itottiinlltd 'OR'I'FIK I'LAR tr.NDLD 31 ,II'GI'S'f 2024 TR.ITTr.C.'IC RF.POR'f (co¢1ued) Rob Jones. Head ol'Lolle8e. surnmed up thi5 )ear s rtsu115 b) sa) in8= -11 e con8rniulaie all of our 20•5 leaeT5 on their incredible achie%'emenis this )'ear. All thai hard work and dedicaiion ha paid oly. We w i%h them all the lery bes1 as Ihey begin ihe nexi exciting chapier of iheir live5 after Rendcomb C'ollLbe. "Ihi% year 1% e%pecially poignani. as it is my las1 a% Flead of College. l am delighi¢d with all ih¢ %UCLes%e% Ihai Ihe 51hool h&$ provided tor so many pupi15 here during my iim¢.' I'h¢ aLhi¢i'vmeni% lif lh¢ I'rar I l ¢ohon in ihe ?0?5 CJCSF_ ciaminalion% furthcT ur)der%rore ihc qualily and robuilii¢i% of the Coll¢¥e 5 ¢durational pro¥rdmm¢. tkspitc thc broader uthG¢rtaintics in Ihc s¢clor. these r¢5ulis d¢mun51ral¢ ihai the C i)Ile¥e continue4 1() delii'¢r eicell¢ni arademic i'aluc. Thr pupil% achie¥'ed a wlid perfoTrnancr. wilh 19ts, rad¢% awiir(Icd ill 4-7 and 544 Q ill 94J Ththe flect nLiI onl> ihe 4iudcni%' 0,th ambiiion and drtLmiinali()n bul al4(k th¢ dediiaiion of the Icachin¥ 41aff and Ihe effeclii'ent%4 ()f Ihe %upporr mechani%mN Ihal enc(iura&ii Imprc%4ivc progTeS% from initial 4tarting poin14. Individual su¢i¢ss¢s highlight th¢ whon's strength. ¥%tih l)livia and Ella kjih s¢iurin¥ ouisiondinbtr seis of lop btrades between g and 7. Sc)phia and Tony also achLe%ed excelleni re%uli. eaeh ¥ainin¥ 8 top grad¢% In lh¢ 9 10 7 range. Th¢%¢ HLhi¢vcment% aTe particularly i'aluablc a4 ihey confirm the loundaiion for ihe pupil4 Iran%iiion io %ixih l.i)rin. IliLrtby upportirt8 fulurc cnTolmeni Slabilily. The %ricncc tk'partmeni4 w¢ce%%fully maintained iheir Commiiment lo a¢adcmic riBour. curin¥ 4ir()n¥ eiiernal perfomanil and (lelibering %i¥nifi¢ani %'alue through ouirra¢h and applied learning. Thi% ¢onliJuous inve4imrni in hi¥h-qualily %'l'l.'Nl eduratlon 1% 10 Uring Ihe C'olle¥c'4 rcpulalion and l(ffi¥-Icmi i'iabilily. Thv l ()II¢Be's suE¥c$s in naiional COM11110$ highlights ihe wbusi i¢ad¢mic standard 0$5 all th¢ s£i¢n¢¢s Iliiilii¥y. ('herni41ry. and Phy%i¢%l for pupil% in l'ear 10 and abo%'e. The rc%ults demon%¢raie a compeliliNe cd¥c in exlcrnal b¢nchmarkin¥'. Ilriiish Ph>¥iL4 Olympiad.. 5ucce%% was recorded acro45 b(Mh lh¢ Senior C hallengt (Year l •). achieving I il% Lr and l Broni.¢ award%. and ihe Year 10 Online Challen8e. curing l Gold and 9 si1¢r aard%. ljii)Ic)gy Olympiad%'. Pupil% achieved a ljronze award and a Ilighly Commended in the InicTrnedialc Olympiad. ali)n¥%ide 4i¥nificani %ucce44 in the Biology C-hallen8e. w'hich included l (iold. I Sil¥er. 5 Br()nLe. and 7 Highly Cornm¢nd¢d c¢rtificai¢s. Tii lunher enhanL¢ ihe ¢um¢ulum an(J %upport uni%ttily apiraii()n%. Ihe dcpartmen¢ dclii'ered Crurial applicd learnin¥ cxpcnen¢e%. The%c included a Yraf l ? semin Day ai Bimiingham Uni%eT%ily and a rollabordtii'e Iw(i-dily in-houie rield trip f()r I'eaT 1.1. rvndurlcd joinily wilh the Geography tkpartmeni. The4£ aciiviliti reinfoT¢e the a¢ademi¢ depih requircd for proBre%sion into highcr eduralion. A NITal¢gic PTiOrily wa4 lo le¥erage College resour¢e5 for irttrrnal pipelinc del'elopment and cxlernal en8a8ernent. eNseniial for market positioning in a difficult sector.. R%C' Compaiiion.. The Cherniiiry Departmeni d¢mon%iraied regional leadmhip by ho%iing the Royal Sc>ciy ol-(-h¢mtSlT% Sihools ..Inal>51 Compeiiiion. In%"iiing external schools and showcasin¥ th¢ Ctsll¢ge s laciliiies. Junior School Inlegralion.. Senior Schi)ol Sciencc Icdchers priorilised engagernenl wilh the Junior School by nJnnin8 dedicated lesyons in iht speciall Senior labs. This early ex)%re io highqualiiy faciliiies helps 10 secure the hThiernal pupil pipellne and demonsifdies ihe College's commiimeni io coThiinuous curriculurn ini¢graiion. Wider En8a8emenl.. The annual Science Week offered a rdn8e of iniernal evcnis. including lunchtime open lab ion% and a ttjll %chwl &srnbly %how. Pupils also benefilled fTOrn external irips io lh¢ Chelienham S¢i¢n¢¢ Fe%ii%al and Silence Live ledures ai lh¢ Forum Theaire in Bath.
RLNDCON1B COI.I.Tr.C.E GC)I'ERNCIRS' REPnRT lconlinedj FOR THE I'E.4R ENDED JI ..ILGL'ST 2112$ STR,ITF.C•lC RF.PORT lcontinutdl The a¢hiev¢menis ¢onfirn thai ihe Sciences Depanmenl rernains a core se¢ in deliiering ihe htgh-valu¢ educational cxperience required 10 maintain parental confidence and enrolmeni in ihc current climate. I'he M()dcrn FoTei¥n l.angu¢% d¢panm¢ni coniLnu¢d to ¢nhane¢ lh¢ ¢urriculum thi% yVdT. f(Ku%ing on fo%iering culiural Underand)n8 and dcmon%lraliThg the Crucial pra¢1]c value ofionguage skills beyond the classroorn. A k¢y iniiiaii%'e was welcominB bark IhTee uccc%%ful alumnae-Anna Fro%1. F.Ila Iliggin%-AndeMn. and Miir¥an Seaiier.Me%%¢r. Th¢y d¢liv¢r¢d inspiring pre%eniaiions io Year5 7. 8. 10. 1 l. and 1.1. illu%lTaiing how Iheir lanbiuage IcarninB ha% pro¥ided a %ignificani Compeiitiit d%Anta%e in di%'erse careerK irbcluding law. and iechnolu¥y. The talk provided sludtnl% 1th k31uablc inJ¥his iniu lh¢ r¢levan¢¢ of languages in profes4ional life and %hiirLd ¢xperitnce4 IT()rn Ihetr year abroad. Th¢ d¢panm¢nl excelled in delivcrin8 innowaiive. tr4rI1¢uIar proje¢i% lh apply lan8ua8¢ skill% in practical R,l' ndlhm Ch¥lltnRe: SILLdents participaid in a highly wcce4%ful joini Phijlrs and Tr'rellrh Irlp ici RAF. I h11hl1. LxpI(Iriii¥ Ili< icinnixiion% brtwe¢n langua¥es and spaLe. -1 hey {)1] lirNI pldLL ITI <1 11)1111?Ililii)ii by de%i¥ning and rnarkding a ¥pace hoiel. preEeniin8 their prow%al in their ¢hoien12nguagL. lthi% achie>eTnenl edrn¢d 25 %iud¢ni% a rffjurn visii. which includcd a Chinook helicopier iour. a Ru%%ian lesion, and preeniaiion on %pa¢e ¢xploraiion. Cwliurl Celtbratloni: The Colle8¢ marked Tr.uropun Da) of l.nxuaes '11h a iuior group quiz and Lrlcbr#iid Journ¢e Ini¢rn#tionle de l TrrAn¢ophonit. where %iaff and udentS engaged in %peaking F"r¢nch. LnjLI>Ld l.rLnih iUi%illL aI lun¥h. and Iwk pan in r¥latd a¢iii'iii¢%. The re4ideniial Irip io C'hAieau dt l• Baudonnlèrt ciffeTed a fanta%li¢ Imm¢r%iv¢ ¢xp¢rience for Year 7 and 8 puplls. C-onducied eiiiirLI) In l.renih. Ihc 4iudcni4 parti¢ipaied in a wjde arraw of euliurdl and historical acii%'iii¢%. includin¥ cxploTin8 lh¢ %ormndi IAndin% beArhes. viewing Th¢ H•Tr¢ux 'fpe51ri. and en¥agin& in Fren¢h life %kill% w¢h br¢4d m4kJrt¥ and stlail tssiing. thi¥ deep immmion i i¢nlral lo de¥eloping lluency and culiural Iiieracy. Th¢ d¢partmeni'5 f(Ku5 c)n praiiilal applicaiion and professional le¥Tr¢¢ ¢rt5ur¢$ ih•i MFL r¢m&ins a hi¥h-value and cnriching LLimwineni of the Rcndi()rnb ¢durali(?n. 'rhe lju%ines% and Lconomic% tkpartmeni 4uccrulIY coniinued 10 embed engoging and challengiTh8 leachin m¢ihi)di)lo¥ies. re¥uliin8 in a year of txcelleni tyJi¢ome4 and w4ained a¢ad¢mi¢ improvernenl acro¥4 all 4enior ¢our%%. The voLalit)Do1 B"I l.'C- demonstrned outstandin8 altainment. confim)ing ihe depanmeni'% obiliiy io deliver hi¥h-calibrL praliical qualilicaiion%'. GC'SF. l.efvel.. Th¢ cohort achieved a record hi8h of fi%'e Di51irtclion Star%. with ihe v%1 majoriiy of Temaining student uring l)iitinciion Lir Mtni ¥rades. A-l.evel'. All %iudenis sryur¢d ai lea a Merii grade. and no¢ably. onc 51udcllt xhieved a preqigious Di%iiTh¢iion Star. Thi% %ir()rt¥ p¢rfornian¢¢ followed a sifdiegic in%esimeni of ieachcr time irt prtpanng be%"pok¢ examination advice. particularly for a ¢hall¢nging Mdrk¢ting componeni. Th¢ A-Level F.¢()nomi¢i r¢%uli% mark¢d the highest le%'el of iop-8Tade altainrnenl in Ihree ycapi. ¢onfimiin¥ lh¢ %lTengih of the acadern)¢ Ira¢hing". The A'.B prop)rtion in A-Le&el Economics was Ihe highc41 re4uli over ihr lasi Ihree years. reflecting 4uccessful ¢urni¢ulum delivery and Uden1 eftgagement with ehallengin8 economic prin¢iple%. The departm¢nl s wn5151cnt su¢iess in delivering top grades across trrf)th wocaiional and iradilional a¢&d¢mi¢ subj¢¢lS underscores its vitsl contribuiion lo ihe Coll¢ge's ovwall a¢ad¢mic Profile and value ProWl110.
REliDCO%IB COI.LEGE C:()I'FRS()R•' RF.PC)RT (contined) 'oR'I'IITr: I'L,Ik Tr:%'DTr:D JI AL'GL'ST 21125 TIL4TF.C:IC RF.PORT l¢ontlDuedl The Hi%iOry Department reciYd¢d a highly su¢¢essful a¢ad¢mic year. distinguished by LNJisthnding pupil attainment and the uccc%sful strdlegi¢ enhancement of ihe Curriculum. The departmeni demon41rd1 excewional academi¢ perfornian¢¢, significanily ¢x¢¢eding baseline ¢xp¢ci&ions acro% all ieniOT ciaminaiion levels: GC'SL Re%uli¥'. Oulcomcs were excellent. with 6(P/• ofgrJes achievit)g A18rade% 8 and 91. A-Le%¢l R¢%uli%.' Results were cqually imprcssive. includiTh8 Iwo %tudenl4 &hieving the highly cowe¢ed A grade, and IOOQ/a a¢hi¢vin8 gr1¢ (- and above. 11(Iih Kry %ia¥¢ 4 1(iC'%I.'I Key %ia¥e 5 IA-Leiell demonirdied bi¥nificani 111¥t value-added. eonfimin¥ the dLpaninini'% ¢ni¢aiy in ¢n%urin¥ %iudeThis p¢rform wbsianiially aboie iniiial projeclivn%. I'hL (I¢p41rtm¢nl %uLre%%fully emlK.dded a new A-Le%'¢l N)c¢ificaiion ihai iirai¢gi¢ally broad¢ned 4iudent4' his1orical kni)wl¢ilg?¢. I'hi included Ihe iniriylu¢iion of important and l¢an1 iopici uch as ?Ihh C-eniury C'hina and L-i%il Ris?hi% in the II%A. a"hi4 enhancemeni allowed ihc curriculum io delwe into pr¢wiwily OW¢TlTh)ked p¢rip¢¢iive%. 11)4lLrin¥ a more inclu4ive and ¢omprrhen%iYe under%ianding of Ihe pa%1. I'.nrolmeni figur¢s for both A-le%'el and (ic'%F. Ili410ry COUT4C4 Temaincd robu%¢. demon4lrnling ihe coniinued popularity and Ihe hiuh academic value Dl. ludying ihe ubjcci al Rendcomb College. Th¢ (i¢o¥rdphy D¢panm¢nt upheld ils commitment io dcvelopin8 iniellcclual curilty and dcli%'cring high value. gppli¢d l¢arnin¥ exp¢rience% 1hroughr Ihe year. Fieldwork, a crucial clemerbl of Ihe curri¢ulum. wa4 suc¢e&%fully deliiered 10 reinfor¢e real.world undeTi1ondin¥ and daia colleaion %kill5'. A-l.etr¢l F"Itldwork.. I'tar 12 Geogrdphers undenwk e4seniial field lrip 10 l=.bbM Vale and Chelienham ¢0 In¥e4ligaie cornpltx of economic chan¥e arhd incqualiiy. proi iding necc55ary prnEiical cxpenenc¢. (iC-Sl.' Fi¢ldw()rk.. Y¢ar 10 udentS %isiied Glouctsier Docks 10 Ud> urban re¥eneTalion proce%. while Icar I I ludLni% Londucied ¢or¢ phy%i¢al gco8raphy fieldwork on ihe Jur&%%lC C-oa41 in l)Dr. including a re4idenlial 4lay on lh¢ l%1¢ of Portland. Ind¢p¢nd¢ni Re¢ar¢h.. A-Level Gco8rdpheTS succes$fully completed their rigorous indq)endenl research PTVjrtl% on advan¢¢d physical or human 8¢08Trphy iLViCS. a kry requiremcni ihal demon51C hi8h-Icvel academic compclen¢e. I'he departmeni a¢tiv¢ly external OPTXlrtuniiies 10 enrich Ihe learning environment and foslcr a global p¢r%pective'. IIK PiilJr Nriwork InilLaiitr¢'. Ai Ke> Siagt 3. Ihe Year 7 cohon collat)rated wilh the IIK Polar Ndwork. re%uliints in Ihc %ucie%ilul de%)¥n and deploJmL'ni of an Aniarciic tlag with a team of polar rearcherN. Thi% iniii&iifve %ucce44fully fo%iered ¢x¢epiional ¢re*ivity and d¢monstraied th¢ denis, ¢ngagemeni with critical global CIdal i%sue%. Th¢ d¢partm¢ni s fiKu$ ort pra¢iiial in%estl8ation and hi&h-le%'el indcp¢nd¢ni r¢wwh ¢oThfirns the %irale8lC imsx?rtsn¢¢ of G¢o¥raphJ in delivuing the Colle8e s ambi1$ xademLC swidanl5.
RE%DCO%IB COLI.F.GE GOI'ERNOKS. REP()RT leothtirtutdl FOR THE I'E,IR LNDEDJI ,ILGLSI' 202$ STRATLGIC RF.PORT Irontinuedl The A¢ademi¢ Physical Edu¢aiion Ikpartmeni ensured thc curriculum was 5ignificarJily cnriched ibft)ugh high-valu¢ exlcmal exp¢rienees. reinforeing the prdciical applieaiion of theoreiical knowledge.. port% Therapy Coui%e: All a¢ademi¢ PE iiud¢ni% in Year 10 through Year 13 attcndcd a PCtICal Sport 'I'heTapy course ai Bimitn¥hom Ciiy Universily. Thi% provid¢d kaluable Nocaiional experience. giving %ludenl% hand%-on leaming in the a%%e%%meni and ireaimeni of iports iThjuri¢s. including Ihe e44eniial clinical 4kill of lapin8. New Di4cipline4.' The curriculum was further diver%ified and enhanttd by a ddi¢ai¢d irip for Y¢ar 10 iiud¢ni ¢0 Far Peak 10 Irdrn and exFnence Padel tennis. ensuring exFK)surc to coniemporary and emerging ipon diiplin¢%. I"he%e targeted prd¢iical activilic% cnwre ihe high-value delivery of ihe A¢ademi¢ PE curriculum. Th¢ Coll¢¥¢ rnainiains a iiraie¥ir focu¥ on miximi%in¥ pupil potcntiaj IhTough iargded a¢ademi¢ %upport, ¢oniinuou pLdag()giial impr()%'¢meni. and fLul eornrnunii> enga¥emeTri. cn4urin8 ihai high educational ¥'alue li dLlivered a¢r()i SirucluTed %upport 14 pro.ided iu more able fy1udeni% ihrThJgh Iwo age-differeniiai¢d gn)ups. de%i8ned lo build the cornrnunicalion 4kill% and inlclleclual ¢urio%ily nece458ry for making ¢ompdiiiv¢ applicaiion% 10 top yniv¢rsiii¢s'. The Biiner-Glindzicz 8T(KlP Iycars 7-10. named antt Old Rendcombian Mana. a diiiin8ui%h¢d SetIC11). Th¢ Suffolk group IY¢ars 11-13. named after Old Rendcombian Jonaihan. ex4Jire¢ior of the naiional iheaiiel. Boih group% focu on the developmeni ofhigh.level acemiC %kill% including d¢baiing, criiical thinkin¥, and Iheory of knowled8e. reinfor¢in¥ Ihe ambilion for lifelong intellectua] growth. The Medvel Soc%cty offerx rru¢ial, spe¢ialicd %upport for %ludeni% pur%utng ¢ar¢¢r% in mcdieine and veterinary science. I"he 8roup en¥age4 in crilical diKu%sion4 on i%sue4 %urh a% the %iaie of Ihe naiional h¢alih T%'i¢¢ and medical eihi¢. Preparaiion for apiiiude It4lN and uni%eT4ily interviews 1% often 4udenl.led, lew¢ra¥in¥ the valuabl¢ fIl-hand experi¢n¢¢ of i¢nior pupil$. The programme bencfiis %isnificanily from Ihe Scncrtws ¥upwrt of ihe Old Rend¢ombian ftsmily n¢iwoTk. The C'olle¥e demon%iraied a commiimeni io Fdagogi¢al impro%"emeni ihrough in%iiiutional deielopmenl4 in lea¢hin and learning. 'I'h¢ qualiiy or rccdbak %1udcni% benefii fr(m enhan¢ed via a new bwk Ik prLXC4S. e51ablishing %iruilured accounlabilily for ferdba¢k deli%'ery. The Colle¥¢ ¢%tabli%hd a ihar¢d philowhy of leachin¥ and IcarninB. deliberdlely infonlled by pupil puThui1s. This new philo%ophy provide% an ambi115 fram¢work d¢%i8n¢d io en¥ure all pupils achieve Ihe besi pos4iblc progres5. The College maintain4 ils strnclured Community Link% Programme Ihrough a pannership with Henley Bank Sch(M)l. Thi% iniiiaiive 4tts Year 12 udenl% pro&idc &aluable Teachin¥ A%%i%iant ITAI wpw)rt in Henley Bank le%40n4 on a rL¥uldr ba%is. offerin8 our Sixih Form pupil% rrdl-world expcncn¢c In lead¢T%hip and leaching while supportin¥ educational capacity within ihe l(xal arr DT. .4rt Drdniu.. The De%i8n Technology Departrnenl fLKu%ed Ihi4 academi¢ year on enhan¢ing i¢chni¢al capabiliiie%. inie8raling adanced manufaciuring. and equippin8 dent 'Ith iiial. applicable skills for higher educaiion and independtni life. The uliimate rnca%ure of the depanrnent'% Nucce44 15 the roTrg progrvSiOn of studLmi% inio related fields. This year saw graduate% funher their pas%ion for the subjeci by ring place4 10 Study Engincenng. Pr(xluci De%i¥n, and .4rchiie¢ture al universities both in the UK and iniern*ionally.
Rfr:NDCO%IB COI.I.fr.GF. GOI'F.R%nRS' RF.PORT Ironiinuedl F()R THF. I'E.4R E•iDED3I AI'GI"5T 2025 S'I-JLI'I'LGIC Rb'PUR'f (continued) To en4ure the progrdmme remn% cutting-edge and delivrri high-qualily prdclical oulCOme4. the dcpartmeni execuied a key inve%lmeni sifdte8y'. Advan¢¢d Equipment.. Th¢ a¢quiiiion and inall10n of a new laser culler significanily enhances ihc brfddih and quality of futur¢ Practical projects. -ID Priniin¥ E%oluiion.' "Ihe use of 3D priniin8 funher inie8raied acros% Key Stage .1 IKS_II. (ic-sl." and A-level pro)¢Cl. including dedicaied Rer¢h and DeN'¢lopm¢ni IR&DI wilh new ma¢¢rial% 10 ¢xplore dilT¢r¢nt physical pr()p¢rti¢% and applicalioni. The curriculum empha4i4ed praclical applicalion and Critical thinkin8.' F.n%'ironrrJenlal l)e%ign'. A new dedicaie(l KSI ¢arou¢tl module challet)ged Yew 8 %ludeni% io addTe%i global eni Ironmenial Ll)ncern% by [yClIng rnaierial4 ILI CTcaie new. %'aluable Pr(U4. fotsiering a crucial de41¥tJ rnind4cl. Green Car Chall¢ng¢.' Th¢ mulii-year Gre¢Th Car challen ¢oniinu¢d. ¢ngaging d¢n1% in ihc d¢taild PToce%$ of deii¥nin¥ a l¥ghiwri¥hi ¢h%sii 10 a¢hi¢v¢ enhan¢¢d p¢rfornian¢e. Cr()%%-Curriculiir Suppc>rt.' The d¢panmeni proiided e%seniial iechnicaj %UPFM)n and ¢xpenie for lh¢ S¢nior School priiducli()n of Iliirry ViiiieT and lh¢ Curd Child, con18 complex, cuqom props. including moving %iair¢ai. Ii¥thi.up wand%. Jrtd IIL)JlinbTr br(x)miii¢k. A %urcc%4ful cornmunily link% module esiablihed. ulilising ihe departmeni'% pra¢ii¢al eiperti4e 10 benefii Ihe Siiih F'iirrn. Ihi% pri}Ided Nludcni% with alUable pracii¢al life %kill% e%Yntial for independcni living, Including bdllc plumbing. Car mni¢an¢¢. and repairinB ¢iT¢UiiS -I'h¢ l)r(Ima l)LpJrtm¢ni aihi¢ved d y¢2r of %i¥nificani deliNenn¥ an inno%1%¢ prjU¢ll0n dnd %ecuTinb ¢X¥¢llcnl a¥ad¢iiiii cTrulLom¢s. The deparnmeni's work ioniinue5 io be a major g)ur¢e of ¢ollab)iaii¥e aiii¥Jiy and skill dei'rloprnvni acr044 Ihe C'ollcge. The tla%%hip prt)duciion wa% an innowaiiv¢. ¢ollaboraiive qaging of ihe brand.new s¢hiKbl's ¢diiicTrn lif H¥rry Pc)iier and Ihc C'uThrd Child. Thi% major undertakin¥ %u¢¢e%%fully engagcd 70 pupil% from all a¥e ¥roup% in Ihc Senior S¢h()i)l. prokidinK laluable yatIOnal expcTienLc on and off %ta¥e. Crucially, Ihe 4u¢¢c%% of ihe %how wa% foundcd c)n exienNii'e cro44-deparlmenlal collaknTa¢ion. dTawinB on rewurre% and ciper11 froTn l)e%ign Technology 11)'I'l. Art. and 11 ardrobe. I"hi4 i17llaboraiion w&% ¢%11a1 in con%iTuciing Ihe arnbiiiou% icrhnical elerneni%. Including a be4p()k et ol. rnoving Ircad% for Ihc %taii ballcl. 40 lighiin¥ wand%. and three magical dwrway% 'fhe lightly Lhore(Igraph¢d %hiiw. whiih na¥iBaled 47 Icene change% and 14 localion%. highly %alued for its integrdied %iagecraft. where the prole%sional exeLuiion ofihe con4ianily moi'ing 4ctncry wa% a% Criiical a¥ the aciin8. ALademic rigour r¢main¢d a pnoriiy. Tviuliing ITh stn)ng eXamin10n perfornance.. F.xam ()uicome%'. The depanrneni succts4fully 4a8ed and exarnined se%en differeni play4 for (i(-SL and A Level. rangin¥ from de%'i%ed work io serioed lexi%. This rigorous aSSVbsmeni proc% culmina¢ed in acLornpli4hed. highly 8Tad¢d work thai demon%irdied excelleni posiiiie value-lded. I.AMD.4 F.xaminaiion%'. Pupil4 aLhi¢%'¢d Outanding resul1% in LAMDA ¢xaminaiion% acro%% Solo ond Duo Acting. Reading I'L)r Perli)rniance. and Mu%ical Theaire caie8ories. 66°. è of enirdnis achieved Di%iinciion%. wilh the rernainin8 34 gaining Mcr1l%. Two pupil¥ achiefved Merits ai Bft)n2t Le%el. and one gained an impre4si%e Di%iinciion ai Gold Le%'¢l. securing valuable UCAS iaritTpoinis for Iheir unieThiiy application%. Th¢ departmeni en%ured siud¢nis benefit¢d from high-qUllY exiernal partneT%hips ond ih¢aire exposu 10 hance Iheir practical arjd theordi¢at knowl¢dg¢-. Th¢alre Ili%il%'. Eiaminalivn and l'ear 7 group% %UPFK)rted The Bam Thratre. atiending thy Inno%'aliNe 'made by Barn. pr(xJuction of The Three Nlu%ketttTh and the wcces%ful -IteraTiOn of Sione% in hiN Porket4. These i')sits providrd e4%eniial in4pirdiion and con¢txtual material IheiT Comwnenl 3 written exaThinaiion4.
REDcoB COLLEGE G()I'ERNORS' RF.pnRT lconiinuedl FOR THF. YTr.AR ENDED31 AI',GIIST 2024 S'TRATF.C.IC REP()RT l¢oiiiinuedl Speciali41 Work%hop%.' The Coll¢8¢ hosted ihe Paper Birds I"heaiTe cornpany to in%lTU¢i Year% l 0-13 on Verbaiim The(Iire. and %plindid Prduciion% perfomed Ihe A Level %ei lexi Woyzeck with an accompanying work%hop, directly aiding pupil prLparaiii¥n fc)r ihe wriii¢n ¥xaminaiion%. CrL4'iiive l-.ngagetnenl.. MAI) Week law the rt'iuni L)f Kaimary ProduLiion4 with a crealivc inierpieiaiion ()f MLl4?Inorpho4i4. engaging pupil% in phy%ically challen¥in¥i ¢redliL)n and %iabtin8. aloii8¥ide the popular squire Sidg Combai work%hops. which laughi iafe and ¢(>nvincing %iagwrdfl. Thi depJnin¢ni's fo¢u5 on high-LalibTe produciion. mea%urdblc acadcmic %ucce%i. and pracii¢al indusiry enggbi¢rn¢ni en%ure% Ihai l)rama remaini a high-valve ¢l¢meni of ihe Rendcomb curriculum. ThL Art l)epdnmeiii delivered an LILLpli(Iiially 4ULLe%%lul aiad¥miL year Markl by %ignilicani public en¥a¥Lmeni, sifoiibl L.Xallli11411ion (iulLum¢4. and %ifdlL&pii ¢hl¢M¢nt ()f %iud¢iii faiiliii¢% and rL%(iurcL%. A Ir(tj(¥r higihlighi lh¢ publiL exhibition. the kendcornb Relro4pc¢iive. h()%tLd ai N¢w Br¢wery An% in Cir¢nce4ler. Thi4 weLk-l()n¥ exhibiiion aiirdii¢d L)I¢T 8(X) ¥i%iiors. pro%'idinby Crucial exlerniil vdlid(Iti(In of Ih¢ qualiiy i)I' OUT siudLglls ivi)rk and riinliirling ihL ( c)Ili¥¥'s standing wiiliiii Ihe wider Li)Mmiinil. 'h¢ 5u¥¢¢sslul iipining night inLILided 4Lli in4igwhil.ul lalk by ILaLh¢r and PdllllLr Il¢n¢di¢l l.i)vLrin&. enriLliitig IhL public exrIenl. F'unhermÉ)re. ci)114LboraiiN'e painlingw ireai¢xl by Ihe An S¢holar% IY¢dr 7 10 Year 1.11 was unveilcd dl Ihe %hÉ)w an(1 14 n()w pri)udly di%played on the L'ollc¥c prcmi¥c4. %erving a la%ling ieiiameni IL) Ihe d¢panrnenial collaboraliL)n. Siud¢ni% Jlhieved excellciii rc%iili4. w iih p()%Iiic ¥aluc-addcd d¢miin%iralL(l air()%i dll iiibj¢¢i%. -l-hi% wa% hLadlined by Aiiiiabclld. wh() %eLured an A. iii A-lefv¥l Art and ha% ui¢¢4%fully probrre4ied io l.'ine Art study ai a ILadiii¥ London am Th¢ ¢ufficulum w&5 %i¥nifieanily enriched Ihrough hi¥h.value experience%.' Pari% Siudy Trip.. Year 12 and 1.1 An and Phoiography %ludeni% undertook a highly %ucce%%ful Te%ideniial trip lo Pari%. Trlou%e ()I' Phol(>grdphy. Thi% provid¢d ¢is¢niial coni¢xl and I'resh pcr%peLlive% for Ihcir iidvdnied LÉ)ur%ework proj¢c¢%. W(?rk4hop% and I rip%.' SiudLni% benelii¢d IN)m a hand%-i)n iexiilLS workshop lcd by C¥iorgpiL R¢c%e, a dc%i¥ncr wilh explL>rin¥ Ihl A%hmolean and Piii Ri¥er rnu%cum% l(1 dirtiily ¥upp()n the coniexiual d¢velopmLnt of their coursework. The generoiiiy of Ihe RL'iidcc)tiib ('olle8L. Pareni'5 Associalion IRC'PAI pr()lded a %ub%ianiial enhancement IL) r¢%iiurce% Ihi% y¢dr, through IhL di)naiion ot. a Silk %Lre¢n LxpLIsuTC Ilnil aiid IILal Pr¢i%. I'hi% %pcLiJli Lquiprneni expand% the rdnge (>f irea11Ie i)ppi)rtuiiiii¢ a%ailJblc li) iludeni4 in both Art iind Ph(?Ii)¥raphy, ¢n%uring diiL%% IL? coniemporary Icilile proce%ie%. The department also iniliaied and led the ljrban Arti eveni for MAD Week. inN'olving every %ludent in the %¢hwl in largpi-4cal¢ murd1%, pi)ken wi)rd pc)¥*lry. and sired danLL. Thi% 4ucce44ful. wholC-%Chll en¥a¥LmLni und¢r%Li¥rL'% IhL dcparlmeril's r(Ile in li151Lrin¥ a vihrani. ¢rL'aiive Luliure across the (-ollege. Finally. the L()mniiimeni Ii) pri)vidin dedicated work4pacc% wa% rLali%¢d wilh Individual studio %paces for all Year 1.1 4ludeni%, with plan% li) exi¢nd ihi enlianced proi'ision lo all Sixih l.i)mi arti%ts in thr near luiur¢. Spiirtin%..Irhievemenl¥.' The Sponing pro8ratntne for the 20?<E?025 academic ycar defined by pupil dedicaiion. lalenl. and the %ucce%%ful delifvery of Ihe C-olle¥e'% holi%lic education. Strong perfomianre a¢ro%% a br()dd Ipectrum of di%ciplines reinforced the qualitv ot'ihe C'ollege 5 offering. Ellie individual p¢rforman¢e hi8hli8hi% the high slandard of coachins and pupil commiimeni, adding %i8nificant value to the Coll¢ge'i reputaiion..
RTr.%DC()II IB COI.LECF.
Ill)VF.RNnK%' RF.POR'I' l¢oniinuedl
OR'I'III- I'Tr-,IR Tr.P¥Dfr:I).I I ,ILGL"%'1' 2024
SI'RAI'fr:GIC. RF.P()Rl' Irontlnuedl
Cycling.. Georgia achieved an oul%ianding Ihird-place finiih ai Ihc Naii()nal nmnium Champion%hip%, a remarkable feai
given she competed a year above heT age gTOUP.
IILILkey.' Arwen rnainlained PLrformaiice al the hi¥hes1 level. compeling in th¢ Divi4ion l Nali()nal l ia¥ue while
ervin¥ a% the l %1 Xl C47plain. IICT bTiiihcr Mdx 1% awailinB a deci%i()n from IhL 11()ckey Talrnl Aca(ILmy following hi
reLeni Irial. C'liloe NelLcied for the (iliiucc%ler4hire County Ilockey 'leatn I'or Ihe 4econd c()n%eculii'e yLar and
rL'pre%¢ni¢d Ihe Weil Panih¢r4 Ul 3% ai ihe naiional iournameni. alw excellinsr in netball 1th the Old Cheli4 U14
R¥k7ional 4qUdd.
WILILr RLprL%¢nldlii)11.. MiiliaLI rLpre%Lni¢d Ihl Souili WL%l in Volleyball, and SL¥phie %¢cur¢d fourth pla¢L in (he Souih
Scklral rubby liiuiball playrri pr{r¢sed 10 advanied Irtal%, Iniludinb finn
l(iliiuce%lcr RuBby l)I>PI and fLlix and l.ra/Lr11..nbiland Independent %¥hi)i¥l% F(x)Iball A%wciaii()n i¢am IriJlil.
'ILum %ucce44 demLin%lraled 4lrLingr collective spiril and the effiLacy of the Coll¢grL'4 training pr()grRmme%'.
ii)oiin¥.' Th¢ Clay l)IbTrCI)n Shooiinb -leam achieved an oul%iandinb Ninth place nationally, finishinby ahead Df hi¥hly
¢%iabli%h¢d in(lep¢nd¢ni %¢hooli. markin¥ a ¢tsmp¢iiiive mil¢%ion¢.
l.¢iL To%%e.. The Firil Team achieved a memorable viciory. winning ih¢ R¢ndcomb Invilaiional 'lournameni for lh¢ fir%1
lime in five yearn.
'I'hi luni()r HIiy5 Yiur S Mnd () riibb% dnd luc?Ibo11 iqu¥ds ¥c)mpl¢i¢d iLndifL8l¢bd 51thsc)ns. rell&¢iin¥ %irc>n¥ ti)unddiionJl
divil()pinenl aiid ILdmw()rk. %Lnii)r l
RENDCO%IB COI.LEGE GOI'ER%OILS' RF.PORT {eoniiou¢dl FOR THE I'LAR ENDED31 .4LGLST 2024 STRATEGIC REPURT Itontinutdl All giaff ¢oniiny¢d io rry¢ive opportunities for safeguarding tTabnin& including Ik$ from the hly)1 coun%ellor o currenl i%%u¢% all¢Liing our pupil%. The on-siie C'ounsellor conlinucd lo offer be%pok¢ supwTrrt 10 %iudeni% and worked clo%ely with ¢h¢ $4leguarding and Palioral ieam%. ()Jr highly qualified mcdical team ¢oniinued 10 %upport siudenis wilh their oi'erall h¢alth and well-b¢ing. Pro% iding expen care. Ireaimeni and ad¥ice for a warirfy of acute illne%%e%. and ba%ic fii%i aid. Th¢ m¢di¢al i¢am alw helped s1udenis manage their rhronic healih ¢ondiiion% and Provide health education and healih prom(Mion io encourage %tudenis io lead healihy life%tyle4. Siudeni% with ADHD. benefited from early mMiin8 gym 4ek%ions in ¢onjunciioTh wilh ihe SINCO and Direcior or Spi)n, "rh¢%¢ iniiiaii¥e% demoTh%lTaie Ihe deparlrnenl'ts dedicaiion io proiiding ¢ompr¢hensi¥¢ pa%iordl carc and 5UPPOrt lo our %1udeni4, promoiin8 their well-being and academic wcce%s. I"he refurbi%htnrni of "I'he Barn- iy¢¢e%ftslly dri%en by Ihe pupil%. creating a viial wa¢¢ Ihai r¢fl¢¢i% iheir p¢r%onalili¢% and id¢niiiir%. Th¢ ¢nihu%ia%m and ieamwork diwlaycd by the tudeni4 itlwolved in Ihi% iniiiaii¥e were OUl%iandin¥. "rhi4 project pro%'id¢d a p(>wrrful plaifom 10 fc)il¢Y ind¢pendence and cntTeprcneurial %piril. Ltsre valu¢% lh¢ C'i)Ile¥e 1% keen lo in%iil. Pupil% dcmon%lraird ihi4 drii'e by underIng i'ariLWS fundrdi4iny initial)¥'c%. Including I'oraging from Ihe Rendcomb 8roundN lo pT(NJuce rordial% and jam%. a% well ¢ulii¥aiin¥ fruit and ve8elable% Ir()m Ih¢iT Kiich¢n tiardeft. I'he %uLL¢%% L)f thi% endcal'our 4 a% irnly a collecli%'e effon of the wider College communiiy. Grdiiiude 1% extended lo the C'olleye Pareni%' A%xKiaiion IRCPAI for Iheir generous 8rdni. and lo ihe parent% who c(?niribuied Iheir prof¢i%ional experti%c or upport. Including Ihc?%e who pro%id¢d the blind. assi with The Kiichen Garden. otTered Inierior d¢%ign exp¢ni. %upplied all ihe paint. coniribulcd buildinwirading wppon. and doned homemade cushion4. throws. and branbag%. Thi% pri)jeci t% ? cl¢ar ¢xampl¢ of the Rendcomb Family spirit. proving Ihat the Colle8¢ Community IS ¢5rilial 10 alhiei'ing ambiiiou% %iud¢ni-led 8oal%. I"h¢ Junior SihtK)l. encompa44ing NuT%ery Ihrough Year 6, Continu 10 be ? viial source of academic and financial 4iability. %UCLe%%fully deli%erin¥ a broad and hi8h-quality educational expenen¢e dPite Ihe challen8in¥ exlcrnal ¢nvironm¢ni. Th¢ focus remains demonslrdlin8 lan8ibl¢ value and 5¢¢uring th¢ Coll¢g¢'s pupil pipeline. The Tr'ear 6 Lohort 5 Irarisiiiori sucrcss pro%id¢s a 5troDg ¢ndorsem¢ni of the Junior School pro¥rammr. 'thi5 y¢Jr sai¥ a htghly cornpelilil'e of iniemal %cholapihip% awarded. w'tih pupil% %u¢¢¢%fully otTered Art. Sport. and Acadcmic cholaT%hips ai the Senior Sch(K)l. Crucially. the Rend¢omb S¢hcJlarthip wa% &8ain awarded. and t0 pupil% ¢ur¢d exiernal ¥rdmmar %ch(x)I pla¢e¥, validing the 4renBth of lh¢ Colle8e's xademic PTepardlion and vcuring luiur¢ enr()Im¢ni. Th¢ performrng and crvdlii'e arts remain a critical dilTerentiaior. adding si8nificani value 10 the overHII offering. Nc?iabl%.. Isc)bL.I (Year 61 had htr painiing. 'Hadg¢r th¢ l.urEh¢i'. s¢l¢tted for inclusion in ihe Royal Aiademy 5 1'()unB Antit% exhibiiion in London. Thi5 ou151anding exlemai re¢ognition eleve4 ihe protile of ihe Lollege's Art provis10ll. In exiernal ¢OmP1110n$. Junior 5chixil pupil4 were hugely wrre%%ful at the Ch¢li¢nharn Tr"ti¥al of Performing Art%. ecuring a high number of certifiLaie% and medals. Of note. Lily IYeaT 41 achici'ed on exc¢plion haul including three gold medal% and the preiligioui Whiiefriar% Cup. while Ihe Perfornanre Dance Group rrlumed %'icioriou% wilh ihe Iliibart-Bird Cup. Thi% %u¢¢e%. alongide %irong resul¢% In LAMDA and A55ocied Boar(l Mu%1¢ exams, Underore5 the eyccllence ()f Ihe %pe¢iali%t i¢achin8 proi ided. A key factor in pupil retention 1% the delivery of a rich aTTrd diIncI p&4loraJ and empeneniial programrne. This wa hi¥hlighied by the inaugural "Magic Ihy." ¢tTed on a Quidditch Day where children fTom Re¢epiion 10 Y¢ar 6 were orted inio hou4 lo lake part in phy%icaJ game% and challenges de%igned 10 pn)rnoie teamwork and phy%i¢al actilly. Such unique. Whole-h0o1 e&enls reinforre the i"Ibrani ¢ommuniiy spirit and holislic valuc propo%ilion c%%eniial for attracting and rdainin8 families in the CUTrthi mark¢l.
RF.NiDCO%IB COI.LECE
C:C)I'ERNOILS' R Tr'PORT 1¢ontinknI
OR I'FIF. I'F.AR I:NDTr:D 31 ALC.I"ST 2025
S-I-1i4Tb.C.IC REP()RT l¢otsllnty)
The commiiment 10 ¢ommuniiy rthpon4ibility a]40 remairKd firm. The Year 6 pupil4 dcmon%iraled cornrnendable
Itad¢hip and Inilidliie b) planning and excculin¥ ¢heir rhanly d10 pan of iheiT PSIIF. cU1culUrn. '[ hi4 etTon
SU¢C¢55fully rai5¢d (?v¢r I71 tor Ivio rhos¢n rharilics. rcfleciinx ih¢ h(lI s dedbcaiion nurturin8 r¢spoiisible
The 5POrting pro8romme Loniinued to yield s¥¢cess. reinfor¢iDg the value of ihe College's rtstsurres aThd ¢oa¢hin¥. The
11 I I boys, rlball team were viciorious ai the M'indrush Valley Pr¢p S¢hth)I iournameni. demonstf#lirt¥ ix)mp¢iilll¢
rurthermor¢, the Lc)mmiimeni i() %af¢¢y and pra¢ii¢al life %kills wa4 hi¥hlighied by Ihe cornprehen%iNe Cycl¢ Rcady
prc)¥ramme IBikcabililyl undertaken by Year 5 and I'car fy pupi14. Thc exiernal noied Ihe excepiional cffiin.
dvlL Trninalion. and Tt%ilience by all 40 participan¢4 during Ihe on-road Le¥el 2 irdining. re%uliin¥ In a l 01
urLe%%ful pa% rate. rhi% %u¢ce%% 1% n(rt merely iff hnical bul Tefler14 the characier de¥'elopmeni fo¥iered by Ihe Colle¥e.
IndIldual acLouni% hi¥hli8hied thi4 derenninaiion.. a Year S pupil. iniiially v¢ry nervouk %uc¢¢%%full> ¢ompl¢ied th¢
cour by showing blT¢ai dthenninaiion 10 succeed. Similarly. %¢%'¢ral pupill who wer¢ anxiou% abiNI de%¢¢ndingTr %l¢¢P
hill%. and oih¢Yi ¢y¢ling long diiiani¢% de%pii¢ phy%iLal dis¢omfon. uliimaiely conquered Iheir feaTh. dcmon%iraling the
ril and per%everdnce Ihai are key educwional ouicome% ai Rendcomb.
By u%laining high-qualily academi¢ out¢ome4. %ecunng compditii'e holarshIP4. and deliverin8 excellence in co-
Cutricular area% Ihal build e%ntial lif¢ 4kill% and chararler. Ihe JuThioT School cnsurch 114 e%seniial rol¢ in mainlaining
Ihc C(Illege'% li)J¥-Icmi %1rale¥Jr i'iabilily and appcal io proyciiic familic%.
'I'hL C'(Ill¢ge ha% eilxuied a compTchenNiie progTam of sile in¥v&lmeThl and faciliiy mLK1erniIi0n ihi% academic y¢&r.
high %landaTd4 Lif rely. funciionaliiy. and ae4iheiic qualiiy acro¥N ihe Campu¥. I"IIL l-"%laie% leam
demon4lrBted exccpiional skill and dedicalion. SUCCVD5fully delivering multiple complex proj¢¢is.
Sibpnaiurr R¢furbi%hmcni% and Tracility Ilp¥rad
ignifiiani resources were strnle¥ically deplojed io UPBrade key are of the campu5. showcasing ihi FsigiL'S Team's
in-houle LapabilLlie%. The Rendcomb C-afè.. The new caf¢ behind the R¢nd¢omb Siiire% ané Pci%1 [)lre Iiimpleied
ILI an excell¢ni standard. Lwening ai ihe end of January. A 4ub4ianiial refurbithrneni of The Barn, wai compld¢d.
encornpa4%ing full rewirin8. replacernenl of the eniire heaiin8 and dome1¢ Mater y%iem linLluding a new boiler.
pipeN. and radiaior¥l. ne%% flLX)rin8. complde redecorlOn. and th¢ in%iallaiion of a n¢w lighiin¥ iy%i¢m. I"h¢ l-"%iaie
AppTeniiLe I7k a leading Tole In insialling ihe ne kitchen. Trunher e%+
REyDCOIB COLLLGE .OI'F.RYORS' REP()RT Itontinutdl frOR'I'IIE YEAR Eh4DED 31 ALGLST 2025 STRplTEGIC RLPORT Icontinuedl Commerci41 EvvNI.F.- The College'% comrnercial aeiiviiie and auxiliary busine%4e% delivered exceptional performaD¢e this year. proving iheir ¢riti¢al Importance in dIveIry1ng income %lrearns and 8eneTaling profil foi reinve%imeni In ihe core educational mission. he C'ollege'% trading? Lornpany IRLn(liomb Service41 achieved a highly wsiiive year. This %ucces% Iran51ale¥ direcily inio %ignificani %uppon lor the C'ollege Trade dl Rendcomb Stores coniinues 115 strong upward trajectory. with tumover increa%ing by 47. ThL siore continue% lo %liatL¥iiially ideniify new %upplier. including ILxal producer%. and introduce %easonal %ioLk lin¢%. I'he nLwly opened C'(?IlegTL Café i% %u¢¢e%%fully iniegraled into operations, with the main kitchen providing popular food, including high- quality %w¢el Ir¢ai%. I'he slraiegy ol. ma%imi%ing facility uiili%aiion Ihrough rental% and letting% provcd highly efyeciive. minimi%ing o¥erhead% and gen¢ratin&p Iiliable income. New leiiing% %inJciure%. including opening School View for ihe eniirv year and Garden 11()u%e for a prol()nged PVTiO(I vn%urul Ihai the Airbnb propertie% were regularly booked. including during the quieier rnonih%. leading to an inrrta4ed lumoi'er of 890/0. A%ifo PiiLh bookings went frorn sirength io 4lrength Ihrough %ironbt local recommendaiion. The lacilily wa5 u%ed I to 4 limes a we¢k. %ccuring regular bookin¥% frorn local Lacri)4%¥. Hi)Ik¢y. Fooiball. aiid Rugiby club%. The%e muliiple low-input bookingN have generaied inLome with minirnal 0erhead. The Cyriffin Theairi hi)%ling w¢l¢omed muliiple external show% Operation4 hake bern pri)fL%sionali%ed with the in%1allaiion of a pertnarteni till and card machine. Bar and %nack ser%'ice%. now run through Rendcotnb Services. rnaximi%ing eveni re%'¢nue and %ireamlinin¥ logi%tic%. I'he College conlinuc% to secure valuable re%ideniial bookings. The Coll¢ge ho%ied Project International for it4 eiablished four-tek Inlemalional SuTntnvr £¢h(x)l. alih(?ugh Iwo ¢¢k5 of Ihe original bookin8 were cancelled due lo ¥1 t%%ue%. The College secured new booking5. including 3 two-w¢¢k F.d%ier holiday program for a gyroup of up lo 40 pupil% from Gerrnany. Foodworks coniinue% to utiliie Gvdman 14()u¢ l(¥r Ih¢ir re%idcniial%. with muliiplL booking confimed for Ihe year. Public henefil The Governor% have had re¥ard 10 th¢ guidanee is%ued by the Charity Commission in accordance with 4ection 17 of the Charities .4ci 201 l in ensiiring Ihai Ihe College 5 objeriive5 aT¢ for the publil b¢n¢fit. CDllKe.%upportlorfee.I The school ¢an offer th¢ Noel Will% Scholarship. a mean%-le¥led award which is awarded to è Siaie Primary School pupil anDuallN enier2n¥ ihe college ai IhL age of I l. This is an eniirelj free plare for the duratiun of a pupil-s lime ai ihe 4chool. In addition, IhL College ha% an exicn%ii'e Scholar%hips and Bur4arie4 Policy which 1% dvsigned wilh Ihe inieniion IhJt lunding ¥L)es to families most iii tieed. in keeping wilh th¢ F()under 5 ini¢niii)ns TL) SUPPI)ft this aim. the ser%'ic¢s of BuNry .4dmini%iraiion Limited are uNed to undertake horne vislis and in-depth analysi% ol- financial siiuaiion%. Ithin thi% financial year, bursary %uppon amounting 10 6 10 of toial fee inromr h&% b¢¢n ¥r&nied 10 pupils atiending R¢ndci)mb. ThL Sinclair Bupary Fund money proi'ided by Rendcomb College koundation to the Colle¥e is al%0 used io rund %upport to famili¢%. a% a fund% raised by ThL Friends of Rcndcomb Injslees. Charilahlv O¥trffurh AcliVtAes C'haril>' plays a major role in the College'% I'undrdi%ing. %llpponinu local and national causes throuhoul the a¢adL'mic year. I'his commitrnenl is refli¥t¢d In Ihe numerou% ini¢rnal evenis and initiaiitres undertaken by Ihe sludeni body and %iaff. The College aciively organised events f(USed on %pe¢ifir ¢horitable need% such as mulli days which were succe55fully held thi% year 10 raise fund4 for Cancer RL%earch and Cjreai Wt%iern Air Ambulance. Tar8eted fundraising etTorts provid¢d %upport 10 local organisaiions. including Cii¢nce%ier Hou%ing for Young P¢opl¢.
REYDCOMB COLI.EGE C:OVLRNC)R.S' R Tr-P()R'l' lcontinuedl FOR TFIE I'F.AR Tr.liDED 31 ALC.liST 2024 STRATEGIC REPORT Iconiinuedl The College continued its Iradition of supporting national fundraising efforts by undertaking internal event% key date%. including Ihe MdLmillan Cofftt Morning, BLyond direct financial fundiai%ing. Ihe College %upported ¢haTiiable infra%ifuciure by aidin oiher organi %aiions. such il% the Fnertd% i)f R¥ndic)mb. 10 further ihlir own tommunily work. Th¢ ¢0rt4i%lLni organi%aii()rt of thL%¥ Li'eni% en%ur Ihal the Ctsll¢¥¢ tndinlairt% Il% tradition of %¢rvin¥ ihe wider community and Inslilling a %en%e c?f %ocial re%pon%ibiliiy in The C'ollege has stren¥ih¢n¢d It% ¢(Itnmiimeni io Ioc41 public %af¢ly by a%4uming re%pon%ibility fvr ihL tn<iini¥nanc¢ and upkeep of the community defibrillaloT. 'hICh 14 conl'enienily located nexl lo th¢ main road through the village. 'fhi %iial. lifc-saving equipmeni i now readily acce54ible io anyone in the 4urrounding area. offering crucial peace of mind i() re%ideniN Lind the l<irge nurnber of vi4ilvr4 ¢lljLTrying IhL local Lounlry4idL. including? hiker% i)n the MaL¥nillan Way dnd Monarch'% W'ay. and frtyuenily Ira%'¢lling cycli%l%. By Lnsurin¥ thr defibrill<ilor 14 aLcL%%iblc and piuperly maintainLd. Ihe College acii%'ely coniribuie% 10 Ihe safety and well-being of Ihe wider communiiy. R¢ndkiimb urtd¢rtak¢s lh¢ ¥r&%s lulling of Si P¢i¢r's Chllr¢h. R¢nd¢omb. and also pn)vtd¢s the ileaning. healing and general day 10 day Inainienance of Ihe church building. The C'olllge makes land ai'ailable lor Ihe %11ing of Ihe village recycling and charily collertiort bini. Duiing PL)OT weaihLr. th¥ 4ihool and Llear% th¥ ruads in thi lI1&&ye and th¢ dociors Surgery car park. The commitrncnl of Ctslle¥e %iaff 10 chariiable and Community %ervi¢e %ignifJ¢anily extended Rendcomb'% rea¢h and po%ili¢ local irnpacl over Ihc pa41 acadernTC year. Staff involvernenl covered civic leadership. educational %upport. and direLI wcial aid. Several %laff rnetnbeT% deTnon4traied LIVIC commiimeni Ihrough impaciful local project%.' One %iaff member Nucce%%l'ully Necured a Naiioiial Loiiery (irani and oiher funding. working with the Parish Council and re%idenl% 10 esiabli%h d new C'omrnuniiy Orchard. .4noihLr acii%'ely Loniribuicd 10 ihe Loial Naiurc Aciion Plan ¥TOUP. collaboraiin8 wilh Ihe Glouce51ershire Wildlift Tru41 10 map local wildlife and 4uppon rewilding iniliaii&e%. Furth¢r iii"11 seriic¢ InCludL aciing a% a %¢creiary for a local Parochial Church Coun¢il IPCCI and as Councillor for the RendLomb Pari%h Council. Staff dedi¢a¢ed time and ¢xp¢rtise to %upport education and profe4sional d¢velopmeni acTQS% the region.. several %latT rn¢mbeT% volunteered a% Goi'emors in local %lal¢ %¢hool%, In¢ludin¥ one who chaired iw'o academie4 in 6louie%teT. "rhe C'ollegL Librarian 4erved a% Treatsurer for the local Glouce%leT%hire branch of the School Librdry A%%ociaiion and Ihe College ho%ied a valuable half-day C PD %e4%ion for local librarian%. Staft. coniribuied %igniftcantly 10 local welfare, art%. and sports cornrnuniiies.. Coniribuiion% 10 the lo¢a1 2n$ scene in¢lud¢d i'olunieering at ihe Chelienham Film Festival. with a c()IlJbvraiion eiplored to gill Art and Phoiography %ludeni% i)pportuniiie% 10 partiiipaie irt fe%iival ekenil. OihLr role% Included takin¥ on d Marketin¥ OtTicer role for a local Art% & DTdma Society. In Lliretl well'2re %upport. one %idiT mLmber aLlikely ¥olunieered ai thL' %milL'% Community Café for Glollee%ier FLLd The Ilungry. ThL C'irenLLler l.acro%4e Club was run on a volunteer ba%1% by a member of staff. and the w'ider siaft. body howed %lrong colleciiic lupport for a chariiy walk that Tai%¢d for MdCTnillan Cancer Supp()rt. These efforts underscore the 4iatT% dedicaiion to %ervi¢e. aciii'ely siren¥ihening ihe Colle¥e'4 ¢onne¢tion% within the wider cotnmuniiy.
RL%DCO%IB COI,I.F.GE
GOI'ERNORS. REPORT Irontinued)
FOR THE Tr-EAR ENDED 31 .4LGI'ST 2D2S
STRA TEGIC RLPORT {continuedl
Financilll review
D¢iasl% ofincorning and outgoin8 Ttsourcts in ihe yvdr are shown in Ihe Siatement of Financial Aciifvitie% on page 71.
Fe¢% incom¢ nei of buTharie%. %cholarshiw and allow3nces decTr&&
RENDCOIIB COLLEG GOI'ERNORS. REPORT leonlinuedl FOR THE I'E.4R ENDED 31 .4LGLST 2025 STRA TLGIC RLPORT Icontinuedl The C olle¥e s portfolio of securiiies rnanaged by Cazenoi'e & Co. who xied wilh delegaied atjihoriiy under the temi% of a di%creiionary agreement. "I"he C'ollege recei%'ed quanuly rcpons from Cazenol'e and ¢on%id¢r perfornance in 20?4.70?5 10 h8%e been tIsfactory. During ihe year a deci4ion 'a% iaken lo rvali4e the fixed a%sei ini'estrnenis and io plar¢ the proceed% into Itquid %hon-iemi de$11 accounis. Thi£ enwred ihal fuNd% w'eic readily a"allable 10 %uppon ihe operdiional need% ofihe College. PrincipAI RiTk.% ¢Tnd L.'ncertoiThfie.* The Governors coniinue lo monitor ihe ri%k% fa¢ing ihe College Lhrwgh established risk-rnanagemenl pr[¢5. col'ering sirategic. regulaiory. goi'crnance. e¥¢emal. operational. per%onnel. en%ironrnenial. iechnological. acadetni¢ and Iinancial ConiToI mtasure% remain in pla¢e and ar¢ penIcallY reviewed 10 ensure Ihey are appropriate foi thL C-ollege's circumsiances. IILe College a150 aIntaInS a ¢11-de&t[optd Emerg¢n¢y Plan. which haq been %ubjeci lo boih external review and internaj leIng. In PTLtrlOU4 year4. the principal risk% Telaied 10 pup¥l number% and lh¢ lon¥-ietrn fittancial i'iabilily of ihe C-ollege. with significani work undertakep to mi¢igaie Ih¢%e ri%k% through iargeied marketing acii%'iiy and rategiC deci%ion% relating to admi£sion%. includiDg ¢he balan¢e of international pupils. The College alw implernenied Nariou& miligaling tIOnS In response 10 risk¥ ihai emerged during Lhe pandemic. panieularly in Tel10n io stsffing and coniinuiiy of operaiion%. Following Ihe CJoNernoTS' anvounc¢meni on ?? Januar¥ ?0Tr6 thai the College will close ai Ihe end of the ?0!5. ?6 academic year. Ihe nature of the fared by the or¥ani%aiion ha% changed. The primary fLXU¥ of rigk managetneni i no, on ¢nUring a we1l.rnatg¢o and ordtTlv w"ind-dow"n of operaijons. Thi¥ includes safeguarding pupil uelfaTe during Ihe final year of i¢a¢hing. managing ltaff Iransiiions sen%iii¥ely and in accordance wilh employrnenl legislalion. fulfilling all reBulatory obliga¢ionx and ¢n%uring thai fLnancÈal. contractual and fiafeguarding respon4ibililie% are m through io closure. The cloemorY are 5aiislied ihal appropriaie plan% and contro15 are in place io manage these closure-relaied risks and 10 support the Colle¥e communiiy Ihroughoui Ih¥s period. Plutt.¥lorluthreperiods A% noted above. with no luaInable rLwie fon4'ard. Ihe Goiemors ha&e reached ihe profoundly w4 wnclusion thai the Coll¢g¢ eannoi continue beyond the end of ihe ?025,26 arwjcmic year. 16
RENDCOMB COLLEGE (:OI'ERYI)RS' REPI)Rl' Icontinuedl F'OR-I'HL Y:AR F.NDF.D 31 AUCIUST 1025 Sl'A'I'b.%i 1Tr.Tr4T OF C.()I'b.RNC)RS' REsPOs[BILITIES 'I"he GoN'emoT% (who arc alK) dire¢ior% of Rendcomb College l.imiied for ih¢ purpo%e% of Cotnpany l.awl are Tespon4ible IOT picparing ihe Ciovemc)r%' Report and the finaniiJl %iaiemeni% in accordaiiie with applicable law and Uniied Kingd()Tn Accounling Siandard% Illnilid Kin¥dom Cjenerally AciLpiLd A¢Louniinbt l>rdLiicel. Lompany l.aw rL4UITe% the (i(IN'Lmor4 1(} prLpaiL finiinLial %lalcmLni% fi)r Lach linancial year which giive a true and fair view L)l- Ihe %iaie of affair4 ol. the charitable company and ol. the incorning re%(?urce% and application ol- re%ource%, iniludin&T ihe iiicorne and expenditure. of the charitable company for that pcriod. In preparing Ihese tinancial 51aiernenl4. Ihl 6owernor% are requir¢d io,, SelLil %uilable acL()unling p(?licic4 and Ihvn dpply IhLrn LLin%i%lLnily; Ob%LrTrL IhL meth% 4Liid principlv4 in the ('hariiie% SnEII': Makc judgremenl% lind c4limalc% that arr rca%iiiiablc and prud¢ni' lui¢ whviher dpplicablc IIK ALLLiuniin¥ %iAnddrd% hiive beLn foll(>wed. iubjeci 10 any mai¢rig1 departure di%LIo%L.d and explained in IhL linunLial 4iaiLrneiii%' PrLparL Ihe linancial %iai¢m¢nii c)n lh¢ going ¢on¢¢rn baiii un1¢5% il inappropriate to PTe4ume thai the IhJTii4ble company will ioniinu¢ in buiin¢%i I'he Ci()vemor4 are re¥pTrn4ihle for k¢¢ping proper a¢¢i)uniing r¢¢oTd% Ihai di%¢li)%e with rea4onable acLuracy ai Any with lh¢ C'iimpaiiiei Aci 2006. 'I'hcy are ul4(I re4pon4ibl¢ for 4al'egu4Lrdin& the ()f the charitable ¢ompany and henL¢ tor iakinb? reasonable iep% l()r Ihe pr¢N'¢niioii and dcleclion ()I' I'raud and Éiihcr Irrcguldrill¢%. In lf{}rdanic 1¢h ¥()mpan¥ law, as lh& ihariiJbl¢ ¢iiinpJny s diri¢lc)rs. w¢ Lertily Iliai.. %() far os we arL' uware. IhLrL' is no rcllvaiil audit inl()rniuli(In of whikh th¢ Lharilabli Lcimpuny's aiidiii)r is iinawarL': Ihe dir¢ili)ri L)l- Ihe Lliariiable cornpuny WL haNL illkln all IhL %iep% Ihal WL ()ughi i() hd&L iakcn In iirder Ic> makl iiur5¢1v¢% awurL l)f an> r¢l¢v8ni gudii infnrni81ion and have ¢stablished that Ihe chaTltabl¢ company s Nudiior is IIIL (ji)ernOr$ RLPI)rt. wliiLh inrorp()rdlts Ihr Sirul¢¥iL Rcpiirl. auihoTi%¢d for i%iu¢ and appTov¢d by the I n(1 1% %i¥ned on their bchall. triy.. Mr Nichola4 l.ord - Chairrndn 17
IYDEPEYDb.NT AUDII'()RS' RLPOR'f'i'o'i'iiTr: m.1]1.K1 OF
RTr.NDC.O%IB COI.I.F.C.
()pinion
'i' ha¥ audited the financial %1aiemenis of Rendcomb College I'ihe charitable rompany") fnr Ihe year ended 31
Auu7u%t 20?5 whiLh ¢ompn%e the Siai¢mL'nt of l.-inaiiLial Aciiviiie4. IhL BalaiicL Sheei. the C'a%h Flow Siai<mcni and
n()ie% lo the finanLial %iai¢mLni%, in¢ludiii¥i a summary ol- %lbinificani accL)uiiiing poliLie4. 'I'he fin
IYDEPF.YDEST.4I'DITORS' REPORT TO THE IIEIIBERS OF RLNDCO%IB COI.I.EGE Ittsntinuedl Opinions tbji other Jn¥tttr5 prescribed b) iht Compnie5 Act Iii i)tsr opiiiion. bas¢d on Ihe OrK undLnaken in th¢ Lour%L ul. Ihi dudil.. Ihe infornalion given in Ihe Goi'ernor4 Rq)ort (which include% lh¢ Sirn¢gic Repon and ihe Direciors. Report PTepared for ihe kMJrp)%¢% of Company lawl for th¢ financial year for which ihc financitl teMent% are Prepared is consi41eni wilh rhe financial 41alctnenl%: and Ihe Sirategic Rq)orl and the Dir¢¥lor5 lieporl included within the Go%¢rnors' Report have bttn prepared in a¢cordan¢¢ with applicablt l¢gal requirements. Iliitr5 on hich Me #re rtquirtd to rtpon b% txteption Iii IhL Iighi L)i- Ihi knc)wl¢xl¥¢ lind un4J¢rsiandin¥ of lh¢ Lhariiable company and its environmeni obtaincd in Ihe cour4e of Ihe audit. w¥ ha¢ not Idmiified maienal misiiai¢m¢ni% In th¢ Goi¢rnors' Repon Iwhich incoTP(Irateq ihe Siralegic Report and Ihe Direthors. Keportl. WL have nothin¥ io report in Te%pert of ihe following maller% in relion io which ihe Cornpanie% Aci 2(K)f rquires us Ic) repon 10 yw if. in UUT opiiiion". id¢quai¢ a¢couniing records hav¢ not been kcpi by ihe chuithlc company: or Ihe chariiable ¢omparsy financial %1ai¢menis ar¢ in 88reem¢ni with ihe Counting rccord4 aThd returns,. or iertain di¥¢104ures of Govcmors. rtmurrtrntion sp¢¢ifid by li are noi m&le,' or we hav¢ noi r¢ceiv¢d all th¢ information ond explan10 we require for our audil. R¢%ponilbllltle$ of %oi"ernor$ for ihe fin•nciAI staiemtnts Al ¢iplain¢d Inor¢ lully in Ihe Go%¢rns reswMisibiliiie5 slalement 4d l)Ut on page 17. Ihe Ciovemor% (who are o1%0 thr Iru%lr¢% and dir¢¢¢ori of th¢ ch8riiabl¢ Lompany ti)r the purpo%e4 of cornpany lawl arc re%pon%iblc for Ihe prepara¢ii)n of ih¢ financtal %iai¢menis and for being saii%fied Ihai ihey ¥ivc a tnje and fair i'iew. and for 4uch ini¢mal c()nirol a% Ihe tio¥ernor% ddumine IN n¢¢¢%%ary 10 ¢nablt ih¢ preparaiion of financial 4lalcmeni% ihal arc free fr()m rnaterial rni4%tatement. whdher due 10 fraud or error. In prq)arin8 the financial eMr1% the Governo are reswjnsible f()r assessing lh¢ ¢haritable company's ability lo ¢oniinue concern. dixlo%ing. a4 applicablc. matiu4 reled io going ¢on¢¢m and uiing ih¢ ¥oing concern ba%1% of ¥couniin¥ unles% Iht (io%'ernor% eiiher InteT lo liquidate ihc chaniable company or io c¢aie operaiioni. or have no realiAli¢ 8liernaii%'e bui 10 do w. Au¢l1lor' rt¥POllsibiliiie5 for the #udii ofiht finn¢il Jtttments ()ur ÉibJLili¥e% dre 10 LlaIn rea%i)nable as4urance ab(yJi whdher ihc finanrial 4iai¢m¢nii ai a whi)le are free frn)m ftialerial Ini551ai¢nieni. M.h¢th¢r due 10 fraud i)r error. and 10 issue an audiior s reN that includc5 our opiiii()n. Rea)rtable aiurdnc¢ i a hi¥h leiel of a%¥urdnce. bui IN rKH a 8uaTaniee Ihal an audil rondu¢ied in &cordan¢e wilh ISA IIIKI will alwayi dderl a maimal milalement when it ¢XLl%. Mi4%iai¢mcnits can arise from fraud OT ermr and ar¢ Lon%id¢r¢d rn*eTial if. indi%idually or in rhe a88re8aie. the) r()uld reasonably be expecied i() inllu¢n¢t th¢ economie decisions of iaken on the b&sis of th financial 4ai¢men¢%. IrTc¥ulaTiiie& including fraud. are inqan¢¢% ofnon.wnplian¢¢ wilh l¥ws and r¢gulalion4. Vi'e design Procedures in line iih our Te%poniibilLll¢%. outlined abo%e. io deieci material miN4iaiemeni4 in re4peci of irTcgulanli¢%, including fraud. The exleni to which our proccdure4 ar¢ Capable of dete¢iing irr¢gulariiits. in¢ludin8 fraud is d¢thiled below.. W'e obiained an undersiandin8 of rhe le8al and regulatory framework% appli¢able 10 the ch2niabl¢ company's linancial 4talemcnt% or ihai had a fundamenial ¢ff¢ci on ihe operaiionN of ihe chariiablc company. We deierniined Ihai the mosl si8nifLcani and regulatlOll5 includcd UK(yAAP. IJK Companiei Aci 2006. C'harilicN legi41aiion.'SORP and iaxaiion law%- We a%i¢i%ed the %u%¢¢piibility of the ehariiable companv's financial slalements to mat¢Tio1 mi$$iai¢ment. Including how fraud rnight occur. Audit proredurri wforvned by ihe engag¢m¢ni team included challenging &%¥UrnptIon and Judgment% madc by maoagtineni In it% %ignificani accounting thiimaies and identifying and te%iing Journal tnines, in particular any journal eniries posied wilh unusual charIen¥t1¢. 19
IliDEPENDENT.41'DITORS' REPORT TO THE )IEIIBERS OF RF.NDCOIIB COI.I.F.CE l¢ontinued) Bectiu%¢ of the inhereni limiiaiions of an audii. Ihere 15 a Ihai we will no¢ detffl all Irre¥ularitie%. Including Ihole leading lo a material mi%%iaiemeni in the financial staiemenis or non4ompltance wilh regulation. Thi5 risk Incr¢¢$ Ihe more thai cc>mplian¢¢ wilh a law or regulation is remoled from rhe e¥eni¥ and iTan4aciion4 rellttied in Ihc finanlial siaiemeni%, % we will be le%% lik¢ly 10 btcom¢ aware of in%iances of non-compliance. The ri4k 1% alw BreaieT regard)ng irTe¥ularilie% occurrin¥ due to fraud h¢r than error. as fraud inNol%'p inieniional concealmeni. forgery. collu%ion. Omltssion or misreprenlation. A% part of an audil in accordance wilh ISA% IIJKI, we exer¢i%¢ profe%sional judgm¢ni and maintain profe4%ional scepiicism ihroughoul the audit. We also.. Id¢niify and Ihe risks ormerial mIslatemen1 of Ihe financial qaiemeni4. wheiher duc li) frdud or error, deign and perforni audit pn)c¢dure% Te%pon%ive 10 Iho%e risk4. and otAain audit e%'idence Ihal 1% %ufficient and appr()prialc 10 proi'ide a ba%1% for our opinion. Th¢ risk of Thoi d¢ieciing a rnaierial rni%%iaierneni re%uliing from fraud 1% higher Ihan for on¢ r¢suliing from ¢rTor. as frdud may involve eollusion. forgery. Intentional omii%ion%. mi%repreeniaiions. or ih¢ override of ini¢rnaJ control. l)biain an under4landin¥ of iniernal ¢onirol r¢le%ani io Ihe audii in ord¢r 10 d¢ii¥n audii proceduTeN Ihai art appropriaie in the circum4ianccA. bul for Ihe purpo¥e of expre%%ing an winion on Ih¢ ¢lT¢¢li%'e4% of lh¢ ¢haniabl¢ ¢omp8nJ's iniernal ionirol. l.'I'aluale Ihe appr(Trpriaiene%4 of a¢¢ouniinB 11¢1¢$ used and ihe reasonabl¢rkess of accounlin8 eslimaicx and relaied diclo%urc% madc by Ihe Clernor4. I'.valudi¢ ihe c>verall pr¢seniaiion. AnJciure and c4)nieni of the financial temen1¥. inLludin¥ Ihe di%clo%ure4. Ind wh¢iher ihe financial s13i¢m¢nis r¢pr¢s¢ni th¢ underlying transactions and tents in a manner ihai chieve% fair PTe%eniaiion. We iommuni¢aie wilh iho%¢ ¢harged wilh sovernanee re8arding. amons her mair% the planned 4cope and liming of Ihe audii %ignificani audii finding. in¢luding any $i8nificani deficiencies in internal Conlrol Ihai we identify during l it of nur repor¢ '[ hiN ripilrt 1% mJdi %olely io ihe ¢haritabl¢ ¢ompany's m¢mb¢rs. as a IKKIY. in accordhncc wilh Chapler 3 of Part 16 of lh¢ C'ompanie% Aci ?(KhS Our audii Work ha% trttn undertaken w thai we mi8hi io ihe charilable Lompany, mernber% lho mailer% we are required 10 4a1¢ to Ih¢m in an Audiiorfl fepon and for no fflher purpo%e. l o Ihe fulle%1 exicnl pcnnilled by law. we dv a¢¢¢pi or ai%um¢ rry1b1l1lY 10 anyone thher Ihan Ihe chariiable company and ihe charitable company'¥ mcmbcT4. a body, for our audii work. for ihis report. or for lh¢ opinion% we have tomed. ¢o¢t I,irtn¢¢ TrC.4 DCh,I Istnlor %i•iuion Audiiorl or #nd on beh•lf of Il•ileoods l.LP. Stiulor)" ,luditor St*itrton Court Chellenh•m c'i..si oi'x D4te-. 23.03.2026 20
RENDcOlB COLI.Tr:GF. (Inrluding Income Ind Expenditure tl¢counil FOR'I'llb. YEAR F.NDED31 ALIGUS1' 2024 Gtiitrl 'unds Deslgnated Restricted ds unds 'rot41 2024 Tnt•l 2024 Note INCQMF. FROII: Charitablc ac¢i%itie$ School fees receivable Ihher educational income 7.745.372 627.989 7.745.-172 627.989 8.071,462 801.577 TrAdin% Actii'ities 189.481 189.4N I 270.148 In%'estments Ini'e4imeni income Bank and other inierest 47.8?9 20.!50 47.y?9 19.981 I'oluntar) 5ervi¢e5 GraniN and don4111l)ll 848.579 848.579 242.544 Tofal in¢orne 9.479.500 9.479,5(K> 9.456.?57 F.XPTr.NDITURF. ON: R8ising fund5 6.951 6.951 67.168 C.hrii*ble &¢ti%'ilies F.duLalii)n 9.481.560 9,483.560 9,628,320 Tot41 expendilurt 9.490.51 9.490.511 9,695,48R Nei intomellexpenditurel before inNestment 105se5 and transfers 1239.2.111 8.188 6tI.OlK) Tran%fcT Nei moi'ement in fund5 8.388 12.6231 fr'und balances #t I %¢p¢emb¢r 2024 11.094.986) 1.253.31.1 158..147 329.578 Fund balances at JI ,luRusi 202$ 15.16 11.105.997) 1,261.721 155.724 15R.147 All Ihe aciivities tncludcd above were continuing dunng the year. The notes on page% ?4 to.15 forrn pan of Ihe4e financial %iaiemeni%. The Siaiemeni of Financial Aciivilies for the comparative penod has been presenied in noi¢ 23. 21
RTr.Dc()MB COI.l.b.C.E Company Number.. 4891198 AT 31 AUGI:.ST 202S 2024 ote ixed a15et5 10 460.978 480.401 1.067..383 Inveqlmenl% 460.979 1.547.7R4 Current Msseis Si()Lk I)¢'hio u¢ fr()m RLndcomb College Foundaiion Sh()rt leTrn dcposil Ca*h ai bank and in hand 1.884 646.381 00.000 1,087 772 fy.14.665 395.154 200.(M)O 762 2,019,937 21 2.567.702 2.615.852 Crediiors: Amounis fallin% due within one )'ear 12.872.957) 14.005.2R91 et turreni liabiliiits 1305.2551 11.389.417) et M55eis 155.724 158.347 R¢pr¢s¢nt¢d b>.: Di%igttaied Fund (i¢1liral Fund R¥%lniied Fund 1.261.721 11.105.977) 1.253.333 11.094.986) 155.724 158.347 ThL fiiianiial slaiLmcni% w¢re appred and auihoH%ed for is%ue by the Governor% on igned bel() on Iheir behalf by.. and were Mr Niiliola% l.ord - Chaimian 1210312026 "J"he note4 on pages 24 10.15 form part of the%e financial %tat¢tnenl%. 22
RENDCO%IB COLLLGE CIISHFLOII. ST ATF.%IE%T FOR TIIL IT.AR F.NDED 31 AI'GI'ST 2D25 2024 Cish flows from opertlD8 tIl.111e5 Net louigoingl incomin8 resource5 before inwestmeni gain5 Ini'e%tmeni Incom 12_19.?1 I I 144,1451 {47.8?91 Iniere%i recei%'ed Depreciaiion charge Nei Ig7ain4ylos% on inveslment Profil on %ale of Increa1¢ in lLk Increa1¢ in debiors Decre&%e in crediior !0.750 l49.440 18.3881 119.9RII 152.375 1_1.8841 {251 ?!81 I i.1.17.3.121 1149.11941 1.45R,708 Ntl cash used In op¢r•ilni •¢ililtl¢s 11.3?4.9R21 ,157.632 C5h 1105 from Invntlng actlilil {130.5171 1.075,770 1185.7971 DIpU1 ill. Inv¢%iineni Nel ¥aIn,l<)l¢%Tr i)n inve%imeni lrtve41meni income 08.079 64,126 Net CAsh ujtd in SnbestlTrg Nr¢li'ltl 1.021.720 NJ Ideerea%el(lncrea in c&sh and ra4h equi.81cm1S C'a%h and ca%h eqUiaItlS ai Iht bcginning of rhe yvdr IJO_1.2621 2.00.69 1.016.161 Cash And ¢sh tquli'ltnis •¢ iht ¢nd ol th¢ >'¢r .717.4.17 2.020.699 ADIl)'¥ls of ¢Ash *nd rAsh ryulbalents 2024 Ca¥h al bank Short iern deposi14 2.019.9.17 762 1.01? 772 ij .717.437 2.U?0.099 The analy%i% of net dcbi is not Tequircd as no debi held by thc College. 23
RENDCOIIB COLLEGE o'rES'fo TIIE ,ICCOLNTS FOR TFIL YLAR ENDED3I ALGLST 2024 GENERAL I)FOILII.4TIO R¢ndcomb College 1% a chariiable ¢ompany limii¢d by guaraniee iTh¢OfPOTaied in England and W'ale4 and rc¥i%lered with the Chariiy CommJ%%ion. The addr¢s% of ill regi¢red offic¢ is Rendcomb College. C'irence4ier. Glouce%lvr. Gl_7 711A The membcr% of the ¢ompany are ih¢ GovtMor%. In ihe ekeni of the chariiable company being wound up. Ihc liabilily in rripe¢i of ihe guarnniee is limjied io £1 per member of¢h¢ ¢hariioble company. Rendcomb C'ollege incorpomed on .11 July ?IXkn (company number 05R911981 and regi4iered a% a chariiy on Au¥u%l !(K)fi ILhar¥iy number.. 11158841 ACC'UI'N4TI)C' PUI.IC'Ifr:S A iummary of the more irnw)rtanl accounting policies. which ha%'e been applied con%i4ieiitly. i ¥et out below. elcrountin% roni'enilo '] he Iiiiiiiiiial Nialern¢ni% hai"e been prepared in oc¢ordance with th¢ Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in Ihc IIK dnd Republic ol. Ireland IFRSIQ?). Ihe Companjth Aci 7006 and Ihe ('horiiici %iaiemeni of k¢i)mmended Practice IS(IRPI FRS IQ2 '.4rcounting and Reporting by Charilie$ 110191. Seiond F.diiion, elleLii%e l January 1019. The ac¢ouni% are drawn up on hi¥iorical b1¥ of accouniin8. as mLKlified by ihe revaluation of inve%imeni%. Crlil¢•l rrouniltsi Judlemtttts And ke> iourets oftttlmtloTh uneertlDt)' CJLI¥LmLIT4 are Tequircd 10 make judgcrneni. cs1irnale%. and a%uinpliiin4 a)ul lh¥ iarrying iiilu¢ ol. dnd IiabilJiie% ihdl arL iioi readily appareThi from oiher 4ourceN. The ¢%iimai¢% and underlying a%%umpiions are based on hi0Cal experience and thher factor% Ihai are ¢on%idered ¢0 be rele%'ani. A¢iual r¢sulis may differ from Ih¢f¢ ¢Stimry. Th¢ ti()vcmor% do b¢li¢%e th Ih¢r¢ are any ar¢a% bItc1 10 %18nificani accouniing et4imaiii)n or judgiemenl and no a%¥umpiion4 ihe fulure or e%iimdiion uncertainly aff¢¢tin¥ or 11obili¢i¢% ai Ihc balan¥e heel dale are likcly lo re%uli in a maienal adJu%im¢ni 10 iheir ¢aTTring amount% in the nell finan¢ial year. Consolldntio Rcndcomb Ciille¥e ha% taken Ihe ¢xempiion from prepanng ¢on%olidai¢d finan¢ial %iai¢m¢ni% ai li% ub%idiary. Rendcomb Colle¥e SeTrice% l.imiied 1% wholly oi)ed and con4olided financial %i¢m¢n¢i are pr¢pJr¢d by lh¢ uliirnaie controllin8 pany. Rendcomb Collc¥e Four70. foT Ihe year ended 11 Augu%¢ ?0•5. 2.2 C¥oin% Concern These financial lieMen14 have bttn prepared on a basi4 o¢heT Ihan goin¥ ¢oncern. Subiequ¢ni io the r¢porting dale. on 22 January 2026. the Go&ernor4 rcsol%'ed Ihai Rendcornb Collrye I'lhe Il¢g¢'l 111 ¢lo%e ai ihe end of ihe %umrner term in July ?0?6. The deci4iDn ba4ed on ihe deterioraling linancial PO%ilLOll of the Coll¢¥¢. the projecied increa%e in the operaiin¥ deficii. and the cvnclu%ion that coniinued %upport from lh¢ Rendcomb Foundion was no longer feasible. A% a re%uli. the Gov¢rnori have d¢terniin¢d lh the Coll¢g¢ will coniinue its operdiions beyond the end of Ihe 2025126 acad¢mi¢ year. A¢¢ordingly. th¢ Go%emoD do noi conNider it appropriate w prepare Ihe financial 4iaiesneni% on a goin¥ conccm bail%. In ¢ea%ing to apply ihe going concern basis of aceouniing. thi4 include¥. where applicable. wrilinB lh¢ Coll¢ge s a55¢ts down lo Iheir nel reali5able %"alue and making pro%ision5 a¥ain51 conirai1S thai have beiome oncTOU¥ al Ihc reporTin¥ dai¢. Nv %i¥nifi¢ani adJusim¢nis ar a% a r¢%ul¢ of c¢&%in¥ io apply lh¢ ¥oin¥ Loncern ba414 of accounling. 24
Rb.NDC01B COLLEC.E I%OTES TO TIIfr: ACCOI,'NTS F()R THE I'EAR ENDLI) 31 AUGl15'f 2024 ..ICCOI.'NTINC. POI.IClbS Iconiinued) 2.3 School fee5 lee recei%'able and char¥es for %ervi¢e% and llse of premises are accounted for in the year in which ih¢ %¢rvice is prolided. l.ee5 recei&ablt are %lal¢d aftvt deduLting allowance%. scholarship% and other remi4%ion% grdnied by Ihc College. bul inLlude conlribulions r¥Lcii'ed I'rom re%iri¥ted lund% for 5cholar%hips. bursaries and other ¥rani%. 2.4 Inie4tm¢vt iDrom¢ In¥¢inienl In¢tim¢ I'rom dii idends, bank balances and fixed intcr¢51 securitie% 1% a¢¢ollnied for on an accruals basis. 2.5 Duniions income l)i)naiion% rLLiiNable foT ihe general pury)ose% of the Ct>llege are ¢rediied 10 unresiricied fund%. Donations for purrrt)ses rL'siriciLd bw ihL wishLs of IhL donor ar¢ lakin Io 'T¥siriLlid fuiid%" wherL Ihcse wishes ar¢ legally binding on Ihe Ciov¢rnors. Donations that are idenlified by IhL Ciovemors tQT particular PUTpo%e% are %hown a% dc%ignaitd funds. 2.6 Expenditure '.Xl)Liidiiuri 1% accounied for on an acctwal% ba%1%. li 1% allocaied between caietsoTies on the basis ofaciual colls. Cost of charitable activitie include% expenditilTe assoriaied with the rnnning of the College and include boih dire¢1 and %uppon cos15. Support LOSIS Tvpr¢s¢ni irtdireci Losts relaiiiig io raisins funds and the wharilj's ¢h8ritshle aciiviiies. Support costs. inLludinb ¥ovem2nce LOS15. are allolaied 10 activities on b35¢5 Ihal Tepres¢ni the Cjovemors. besi estimate of aciual u4¢. Ciovernance co¥t% compri4e the ¢o%li of running Ihe chari¢y. including auditOT%' reTnuneTation and expen4e% reimbuT%ed 10 Gol'emors attendin¥ me¢tirtg%. 2.7 Fixed gsset5 Fixed for u%e by Ihe chariiy are 4ialed ai ro%1 1¢%% deprccièiion. Depreciation 1% calculated on a slTaighi. line basis over Ihti L%limaiLxl u%elvl life ol-an a%%¢t ai the following rale%'. Equipmeni and motor vehicle5 20- 25.10 2.8 Iniestmenis Ink¢%lInLni In subsidiary 1% %taied al co41 le%5 piovi%ion for impaimieni. -i%ted Inve%imeni% are %tated ai markei value al Ihe balance 5hert dale Real¥4ed gain% and lo%%e% on inv¢%imtni4 repre4eni Ihe difference between %ale pro¢¢ed% and opening rnarket 'alue lor ¢0%1 ai dttie of purchase if laierl. Unrealised gain4 and 10%sv% rq)r¢4L'ni the Lhange in rnarkei I'alue of the inve%iment portfolio in the year. Unreali%ed gain% and lo%%¢% arising on r¢Valulon of investtnenl% are CTediied or charged io the Staiemenl of rinancial Activili¢s and allo¢at¢d io the appropriate fund according to the"owD¢rship" of the underlying asse¢s. 2.9 Cash t bAnk and in hand C'a%li at baiik and La4h in hand Include% ¢a%h and short lem highly liquid inve%imeni% with a lhort maiuriiy of Ihree monih4 OT le%% from th¢ dalv ofacqui%ilion or op¢ning of Ihe depoqii or 5itnildr account. 2.10 Flnancial iDStrunient5 The chariiy onl) ha* financial finan¢ial IiabililiL% of a kind thai qualify a% ba%1¢ finanlial In%irumenis. Ba%iL liiiancial in%irumeni4. includin¥ Iradi and oth¢r d¢biors. crediior% and invesltnenl% in non-putiable ordinary %hares are iniiially recLl8ni%ed ai tran%aclion alue <ind %ub4equenily measured ai iheir NetiletneDI 'alUe. Ca%h I measured at fair value thTou¥h the profit or loss. 25
RENDco1B COI.I.F.GE 40TLS TO TIIF. ACCOLYTS TrUR T14L YTr-AR ENDTr-D JI IlL.GlI%l' 2028 IICCOLYTIIYG POI.ICIFS l¢oniinued) 2.1 I Creditors proi'isio CredilorN and proNi4ion4 are recogni%¢d where Ihe charitable cornpany ha% a pre%¢ni nbli¥atic)n resulting from a pa%t ev¢ni thai H ill probably re%uli in the tran¥fer of I'unds to a Ihird party and the amouni due 10 %eitl¢ ih¢ obligaiion can be mea%ured or e%lirnaled reliably. 2.12 Trund a¢couniin% Rt%iricied fund% are fund5 which have been received for Specific purposes a5 indicated by the donor. Unr¢siricied fund% are funds whose use is wholly ai (he discreiion of the tiovernors. De%i¥naied fund%. a% the Foundation Fund, are funds which are identified for particular purposes by the Governo. 2.lj PensL0115 The Collebie Loniribuie% io the A¥'ii'a Pen%ion Tru%1 for Independent School4 IAP'I'ISI i%hich 1% a d¢fin¢d coniribuiion pLn%ion %cherne which can be used by all ISEJA member 4chool4 fi)r their leachiiigy Staff. I li is %el up a% part (if ilNiNJ s 'Nlasier Tnisi" a Iru%l-ba%¢d p¢niion arranbiem¢ni mand¥rcd by irtdLpLndeni profe%%ional Iru%iee%. li iq ai'ailable lor ISEJ.4 rnetnber% and 4uch other organi4alion% a% are adrniiied by mutual a¥reemcnt. ThL' Cc)Ile¥e al%0 operate% a money purcha%e scherne for non-ieachinby %laff. Conlribulion% are charged to the Siaiement ol. Findncial Aetii'itie% as incurred. 2.14 Oper¢bR leA¥¢¥ Runlal% pdyabli are charged on a time basis o>er the lease ierni. even if Ihe paymenis are noi made on such a ba.%i%. B¥nefii% rLcei¥'ed and rLecikable a% an incentiie to sign an operaiing lease are similarly spread on a %iraighi-Iin¢ ba%1% over IhL. lea%e temi. 2.15 bnr¢ign rurr¢n¢> ¢ransl*iion I'hL' Lharili¢s funLliondl and prL%eniaiion currency is pound sierlin¥. Mondary asset% and liabiliiies denominated In forvign currvnvies are Iran%laitd inio %ierling ai Iht rdlL% i)f exLhan¥L njling ai the baldnce Sheei dale. Transarliiin% In l()rL'ign ¢urrenci¢% are r¢¢i)rded ai Ihe rat¢ rulin¥t ai lh¢ dale of the Ir&i%aciion. All diffeTencc% are reCi)nIsed In the Siattm¢ni ofFinan¢ial A¢tiiiii¢%. CII,IRIT,%BLE,II1'jTIF.S- FF.ES RF.CF.II'ABI.E 2024 ee5 receii'ablc ron515t of: School I'ee ioial bur%arie%, %cholarships and allowance 8.979.162 11.23.1.7901 9.?15.1?? 11.14.1.6601 7.745.-172 8.071.462 Means ie%ied %cholarship¥. bur%arics and other award4 iolalling £508.50412024.. £488.0931 wrre paid 10 47 pupils l?0)4.. 46}. Within thi4. 0 pupils12024.. 1 I was in receipt of the F'ranci% Duiion ScholaT%hip. 26
RE%DCO%IB COLLEGE NC)TES TO THE ACCOLNTS (continued FOR I'HE YF.AR F.YDkD JI ALCLIST 2025 CHARITABI.E AcfIi'iTIES- OTHER JNCO%IE 2024 Addiiional cour5e5 School iransport Additional accomm(yJaiion An¢illary income 417.011 103.JJ7 59.335 48.306 56?.494 18.4.1 71.055 49.589 6?7.989 801,577 OTHER TR,IDING ACtIl'lTIES 2024 Tr8din% in¢ome FunLlii)n Rental income 93,435 96.046 94,.101 l 89.481 276.348 Renial income relates to pr£wt¥e• which are by Rendcomb College FLMJndaiion. for which the Tent is payable io the College in accdance wilh the rele%'ant agreement IYI'F.ST%IENry INCO%IE 21124 Income from it)we%tment portfolio Inieresi 47.819 ?0.?50 44.-145 19.981 68.079 64.320 GRT5.4.D DON.4TIOS Total ToiAI 2024 L'nresiricted Designated Restricted Dortatlons to tbe College: Rtndcomb College Foundation Donaiions- general 821.110 ?7.409 871.110 ?7.469 221.11 ?1.434 848.579 848.579 242.544 GtL&)T5.4%D DONATIONS120241 I'nrestricted DesignAted R¢iri¢ted 2024 202J Donations io the College.. Rendcumb ColltbL Foundation Donaiion% - General 221.110 21.4*4 221.110 21.414 728.7(X) 9,672 ?4?.544 242.544 7.18.372 27
RE)DCOIIBCOLLEGE OTF.8 TO TEIF. ACCOLNTS {¢ottiinuedl frOR'I'IIE YEAR L%I)Ll) 31 AbGbST 2025 81. TOTAE. F.XPF.%DITI'.RE Toil .1.0191 2024 Depre¢iiioD Oiher Raising fullds Tiading CONI 6.951 6.951 67.168 Chxritable Actiiilie5 Teachin8 Welfare Premise% Marketing pldmini%tration 4.477.-190 914.949 345.A56 66.60 8.338 72.937 IOR.599 505.010 l.l74.155 149.429 850.)35 4.851.650 1.4!R ?97 1.54? 94 149.4?9 1.510.?11 4,674,3?8 1.571 1?1 148.Oi3 1.616.435 657.997 6.396.19Y 14¥.940 2.937.4?8 9.481.500 9.628..120 6.396.192 149.940 2.944.379 9.490.511 9.695.488 TOT.41. Tr.XPE%DITI"RE 120241 Tol41 2024 Toil 21123 Staff r05tS Dtpreciatio Other Raising funds Trdding 67.168 67.168 65.741 Ch8ritAble ¢ti%ities Teaching Welfare Premise Marketing Adminisiraiion 4.-1?8.025 46fTr.341 -10? 305 58.91 19.?5R 73.195 ?87..19? 1.085.7?4 ?42.481 148.053 976.138 4.674.?311 l.571.1?.1 4,7?0.8?5 1.493.453 1 166.430 1.14.074 1.512.393 148.051 l.616.415 639.486 5.7_16.157 152.375 3.739.788 9.628.320 8.727.176 5.736.157 15•.375 3.806.956 9.695.488 8.792.917 2024 8b. Goiertt*nte itstlded oiber tosis: Retnuneraiion paid 10 audiior foT audji wi'i¢c Remuneraiion paid 10 audiior foT Qther Ice5 Reimbur%emeni of personal expenses io Governors- tANcl ¢(YJ1S 18.9(M) 3.9¢JO 393 18.0(Kl 3.800 304 23.7K.I No Governors were remun¢rdtcd during the yrdr. Trdi'rl expen were reimbun%d 10 £393 12014.. £3041.
RENDCOIIB COI.I,F.GF. NOTES TO THL ACCOIINT5 (continued) FOR'fHL YE,IR Tr.NI)F.D 31 pll',GIIST 2025 SI'..Ifr'Tr COSTS 2024 Wage% and %alarie% SoLial %ecuriiy costs Pert%ion coniribulions Inoie 201 Teminaiic)n paymtni 5.270.350 553.0_32 534.665 .18.15 4.787.f>71 457 620 495.866 6.-396.19? 5.736.157 The average monihly numb¢T of employees in the year was.. Full lime 50 Pan litne Total 107 44 TLaching Welfare Premi%e Ildmtni%traiion 57 19 179 80 99 2024 Full lime 52 Pdn lime Total TL'achin8 'Lllare Pr¢tni%e% Admini%traiion 59 28 28 10 19 168 72 96 A¥gregaie employee benefi1¥ paid to kev Tnanagernenl personnel during the year were £785.78] 12024.. £663.7281. umber of higher p*id emploiees in bands of hQ.O()n - h4.gg9 70.0(X)- 79.999 150.000- 159.999 170.(K)0-179.999 2025 2024 29
REYDCO%IBCOI.I.EGE YOTES TO'TIIL ACCOUNTS Ironiinuedl FOR THF YEAR ENDED 31 ALGL5T 2025 10. TANGIBLE fr'IXED,ISSTr:TS F.quipment motor vehicles Mulii•U5t Game5 area Total Cost Ai I Sepiember 20?4 Addiiion% 3.080.h77 110.517 140.611 3.221 ?88 130.517 Al I l Augu%1 2025 3,211.194 140.611 3.151.805 Depr¢ri8tion pll I %LpILtnb¢r 2024 Charge for ihe year 2,726.826 135.879 14,061 14.061 2.740.887 149.940 Ai 31 Augus1 2025 ?.862.705 2.890.8?7 Yet Ilook I'Alue I l Au¥u%l 2025 -148.489 112.489 4f)0.978 31 Au¥u%l 20)4 -15_3.851 126.550 480.401 The Colllge ha% u%e of¢he prop¢rti¢s owned by the Foundaiion, consisting of..- Thc main building of Ihc School wilh many clas%room4 and faciliiies. including the kitchens. dininB hall and a boardin&y hi)u%e' The %iable block. including laboraloTie%. ICT Room and cl&s%room% and the Art4 Block including clas4rooms: The boardinb holl%es. consi¥iing of Park House. Old Rectory. Godfflan House. Lawn House and Stable House. GardLn House 1% used for Ihe 6 Form House. In addition. Ihere are lenni% court%. a ¥wimmin8 pool. Spons hall. 4, and S Fonn Social Centre and an all- weather %p()rts piich.. Dwellin¥ hc)uses for emplovees consist of ihe Headmasier s House. The Reciory,. Rectory C-oita8e. Park Cottage. Ni? 5 16. 19. FIc>us¢5 1)n ¢xi¢rnal l¢1 are C'oombe House. C hum House. Orchard House and No's 15, 17,1 %.20 the Po%1 Office and Pi)s1 Office Coiiage: and The Griifin Cenire. Thv CollL¥e ben¢fil% frtsm th¢ of the%¢ premi4e% for educational aciiN'iiie% ai no co%1. Th¢ ¥o¥¢mor% con%ider Ihai li 1% noi pra¢iiLablL to reliably m¢a%ure Ihe value of thi% benefii, and Iherefore li has noi been r¢cognt%¢d In the Siaiem¢ni of Financial Aclivitie4. Howvkvr. th¥ 0'emO acknowledge the %ignifi¢ani %upport prokided by the Follndaiion through ihe pro110n of Ihese facilili¢% al no charge. 30
REfDCOMBCOI.LEGE TriOTES TO THE .4CCOI'NTr l¢ontinutdl '()R THE YEAR ENDED 31 AI'GLST 2025 I I. FIXF.D IlS%F.T I%%-ESTIIF.STS l.Isied CAsh Tot1 Mark¢i %'alue ai I Sepiembcr 2024 Addition% 1.041.5?4 1.067,181 11.049.911) 8.118 ?5.8591 {1.075.7701 Gain MaTkei value ai 31 AuguAI 2025 -Ihe hi%loric co41 of invesirncnis held 14 £Ntl l ?0?4.. £959.h561. Ini'e%im¢nii are tn global eqLLiiiPi and funds. i¢h th¢ ¢xc¢piion of a £1 inVeMen1 in the %ub%idiary company. 'I'he Collc¥e owns Ihe eniire Share capiial of Rendcomb Servi¢e% l_lmiied of £1. The 888r¢gai¢ %har¢ ¢8piial and re%erve¥ of the company &4 ai 31 Augu%1 2025 and profil for Ihe year then ended a% follow%'. ,l%%re%Aie o( share ¢pii#l & reser%¢s Profil R¢nd¢omb Services Limiicd -18.-147 12. Db'B'f()R4i 2024 Fe Prepayrneni% and accrued inromc Due Irom Rendcomb Serviccs Lirnitcd (Note 211 ()th¢r dcbii) 296.091 319.11 10.578 126.012 194.515 44.597 64(1.181 195,154 13. CAS11 ,INI) C-*lSII b:Ql'll',11.LNTS 2024 Short ierni deposits Ca%h ai bank 1,087 772 A14.h65 762 2.019.937 ,717.437 2.0?0.699 Shi)n iern depo%ii% compri%e iernw)rary depo$iis of surplus funds wilh Lloyd5 Bank plc. 31
RTr.liDCO%IB COI,I.F.GF. OTLS TO TIIL ACCOLNTrS Irontinued) FOR TIIE I'F.tlR FSDED 31 ,ILGLST 21125 14. CREDIT()R%- due in Itss thAn one >e*r 2025 2024 Trade Creditors Arcrual% Regi41Taiion and guarantee fee Fev% r¢ceii'ed Irj adNan¢e ()theT crcdilor¥ Other lax and 4ocial ¥rturiiy 19R.740 197,470 70.91h S?1.}1 3,050.149 55.44X 108,711 1?7.972 1.478.561 8.1.194 556.9R7 2.S7? 957 4.005.219 I f>tpiember Iniesimtnt 2024 Income Exptndiiurt Transfers Cpeneral l.'und 11.094.9%O1 9.479.5 14.490.SI I I 11.105.997) 'i)undaiion k-lind l.ranii4 IlIlIn Bequ1 11.-188 49.?95 49.295 158.-147 9.479,51KI 19.490.511) 8.-18¥ 1 $5.7?4 I he Foundaiion F"und con%14 of ihe invlMent portfolio irdn%ferred by Rendcomb C-ollese Foundalion. 'I'he FranLii l)uitc>n B¢que%l 1% uiilised for ¥cholar%hip%. re%oLLrc¢% ¢xp¢nded inLlud¢ the iran%fer of £Nil 1•024.. £?.0551 In re%peci of Kholarnhip% funded during the year by ihe Fran¢i% Duiton Beque%l. 21123 F.xpertdlturt Trinsfen 2024 Cieneral l.'und Ih'.ii.¥llUli'd Trtinds 'i)undaiion F-und l."ranci4 Duiii)n Bequvbi Ri'.¥iric'l(,d Fiifftiil¥.' Longiiude grani L'Lntcnary fund 1914.hlRI 9.456.257 19.695.488) 58.863 11.094.41R61 .13fTr.018 51.150 h8.0(X) 1 ?(Tr4.01 4y.?y5 {2.0551 6.808 S0.0(X) 16.8081 SO.)1 329.578 9.456.257 19.695.488) 68.0(K) 158.-147 RF.NDCOIIB COLI.EGE
OTES TO TH .4CCOI'%TS Irontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 ALGLST 2025 IS. FUND IIOI'EMb.%TS {Contined> The Foundation Fund con%i%iN of ihe investment portfolio lrnnsferred by Rendcomb College Foundation. The curreni intention its 10 rdain the Fund athd u%e Ihe in¢ome gtherated io help fund the actifv'iiies of ihe College. The Fran¢i% Duiion B¢qUe is uiilised for 5cholarship5. rewurces expended include ihe iTansfer of £Nil 120?4..£?.0551 in rest0 of hol8rships fund¢d during the year by the Franci4 tMiton Bcque%l. Fund% were %yeni ()n the ini¢nd¢d. Th¢ Longiiude grdni being uyed 10 deNelry) Science. Technology, Eninten¥ and'É)r Math% ¢du¢aiion within lh¢ Coll¢8¢ and Th¢ Lenienary fund being amount% Teceived for the Cenienary celebraii()n. In pnor ycaTh the eipcr)diluie had b¢en m8i¢h¢d againil Ihe funds and 50 had been shown as a Iran%fer in 20?4. 16. i%ET ASSET5 BI. TrI'%D Tn%ible fixed In%'tstmen15 el rurrn¢ Total De4ignaied Fund Cfteneral Fund R<'.firic'ied 1.261.720 11.566.975} 1 ?61.721 11,105.99711 460.97R 400.9711 1105,2551 155,724 C-ornparatli'e splli of net asse15 bi fthd T•n8lbl¢ flxtd lo%uimeDts •JstlS currtnl let1)1•h51111eII Toi•l L'iiri'siriL'li,d Ftsn(ts De4igtnaied Funds (Jeneral Fund Ri'.¥iricied 1.067.383 185.950 11.575.71171 ?s.i..iii 11.094.gNfiI 480.401 4hO.97X 1.067.18.3 11.189.417) I.SX.147 17. CplPITAI. COIIIIITII>-NT5 Ai Ihe balancr shcrl date there were £Nil ¢opi141 wnrniimenis120?4.. £nil.I 21125 2024 Cash and cash equivalenis Financial rnca¥uTed al amortisd ¢0 .713.568 654.901 2,020.699 41.1.71.1 2.-172.338 ?.414.41? Financial liabiliiiel mea%ur¢d amoff ised cos¢ 12.872.957) 14.005.289) Finan¢ial mea%ured at amortised cos1 include fee debr5. Other debiors and ac¢rued income. Financial liabili¢ie% mea%ured amorti*d C1 inelude ftts in vance. trdde ¢reditor&, attNals. registrln fee and other credi¢or%. 33
RESDCOIIB COLLEGE OTF.S TO THF ,ICCOI'.%TS l¢othiltsued) TrOR'I'IIL I'EAR F.NDLD 31 AI"GI'5T 21124 19. OPF.ILITINC. I.Tr.,I%Tr. C()lI11T1F.%Ts At I l August 2025. Ihc Collryc had annual commiimenis under non-cancellable Lyerdiin¥ leases as sd out below.. 1024 Fiiiurcs & ixtures & TrlItlllR5 'ehlcles 'thA¢l l)i)Lralin8 leaies which expire.. 'Iihin one year In one 10 Iwts year In two IL) flic yeaT 2.022 8,504 8.504 2.022 8,504 11.504 ?,022 ?9,763 2.022 Total cost incurred in th¢ yw in respea of reTr ¢harBes for held under op¢Ning lease or £10,51617074.. j6,ty741 20. PTr:Y%IO% C()%'I'(i (u) fi'dc'hinx Sia]I 'I'hr %¢h(KJl partiripoie% in Ihe Avil'a Pen4ion I'rn< for Indqjcndcni Srho(114 IAPI"ISI which 14 a defined L()nlribution pinNiiin 4ihcme whirh can be ued by all ISIJA member 4ch(Kil4 for iheir ILaLhinB iaff. li i¥ up a part of ,4Niva 5 'I1a51er Tru$1" a Iru41-based pcn4ion aTfdngerneni rnanaged by independeni profes4ional Iru4ie¢N. It 1% aiailable lor ISBA mcmbcr4" and wch oiher OrsanilIDn a4 are adrniiied by mutual agrttrneni. fhc penNi(In charge for ihe year include colliTibuiion% payable io Al'ii'a of £371.h8.11?0?4.. £_106.1611 and ai th¢ y¢ar- end £JU.13712U?4.. £30.1431 accrued in resp¢cI of coniribuiions 10 Ihis s¢h¢m¢. The Colle¥¢ operat a money purch&%c h¢m¢ for non-leachin8 51aff. The a%%th4 of the Kherne are held eparalely Ir()rn Ihoe of Ihc L-ollc8e. Al ihe ycar cnd Iherc were A5 1?0?4.. 771 mcmbeI of Ihe money purcha%L sLheme. mplo)er s iorblribiiiions ioialled Elfi•.O_l? 120?4.. £128.5!41 during ihe year and ai ihe year-end £13.460 120?4.. £11.29?) wa% accrned in respcci olconiribuiion li) Ihis icheme. Rendcomb Collcgc 14 a connecled chaniy with Rendcomb Colle8e Found10n a4 ihe TTu%ieei of ihe Foundation are the member% of Ihe colle¢. [ring the yrdr Ihe Fi)UndlOn donaled £R?I. 110 I?11?4.. £?21.110110 Ihe C'olle8e. Ai I l Au¥u41 ?0?5 Ihe balance rectiNablc from Ihc Found&ion wa4 £?.[mKIl20Tr4.. £•00.(X)01. During the year lh¢ College purcha%ed servi¢¢% of £269.532 12024-. £179,937) from Rendcomb SeNi¢e% Limilcd and ai the year ¢rtd Liw¢d a nd balanre of £1 0.578 110?4'. owed £30.0291. Rcndcomb SeTvice4 Limilcd i wholly ownLd %ub%idiary of Rendcomb College. Urin the year no Go¥crnor12024.' oncl had any rhildrcn12024.. two children) cnrollcd ai Ihe Colle8e. and fee¥ char¥ed were ai Ihe full Talc. During Ihe year £24.295 120?4.. £13.3751 w&$ do¢)ated by the Friend5 of Rendcomb for two scholarships.
REN41K'O%IB COLI,b:GTr. NOTES 1'0'1'11 F ACCOIINTS Icontinuedl FOR THF. YEAR F.YDED 31 AUC.UST 202$ 22. coTROLLI1¥¥c. PARTI. R¢ndcomb College Foundation is the immediaie parent undertakin8 of Rendcomb College. Consolidated account% are prepared by RLnd¢omh Cc>llege FÉ)undaiion, regi%ieTed Chariiy number 311713. The con501idaied accounts are availabl¥ Iri)m the Chariiy ("(¥mmi%%ii)n. 23. COIIPIlR,ITII'Tr. STATF.,VIF.NT ()F FJNAYCIAI. ACTIN'ITIF.S120241 Genergl Linds Desi%nated Re5tricled Tr'unds Tot1 2024 Tolil 202.1 Charitable a¢ti%'liies School fee% recei¥'able OthL'r educaiional income 8.U71.4fi2 801.477 8,071.461 01.477 7.170.7?2 649.799 Tr4ding a¢iii'iiles 276.348 276.348 212.026 Inve51m¢llt5 In¢41¢1 Inii?me Bank and other iniere¥l 44.345 19.981 44.-145 19.981 5.595 Voluniir>' ser>i¢es Gran14 and dunaiions ?4? 544 738.172 Total income 9,456.257 9.456.?57 7.76.1.616 XPEN4DI'I'bRL ON.. RttisinR fulld5 67.168 67.168 65.741 Chwriimble actiltieS Eduiilllon 9,(1?8.3?0 9.6?8.3?0 8.727.176 Total expenditure 9.695.488 9,695.488 8.792,917 et intomellexpenditurel before inl'estmtnt 10s5es transfer5 1239.2311 1?39.2311 26,-161 GainlI0%5e5j on invesimcni &5seis Tran%fer 68.000 12.0551 6A.000 165.5101 58.863 156.80RI ei moi'tmeni in funds 1180.3681 05.945 139.1491 Fund b#ln¢¢s 01 l September 2023 1914.6181 1,187.388 56.808 329.578 368.7?7 Fund b*l•nces #t 312lugus12024 15.16 11,094,986) 1.253,333 158.347 329.578 35