EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP Charity Registration Number: 1118721 Company number: 05635779 Annual Report and Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025
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| Contents | Page |
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| Legal and administrative information………………………………………… | 3 |
| Trustees’ report………………………………………………………………… | 4-8 |
| Independent examiner’s report………………………………………………. 9-10 | Independent examiner’s report………………………………………………. 9-10 |
| Statement of financial activities……………………………………………… | 11 |
| Balance sheet ………………………………………….…………………………. | 12 |
| Notes to the accounts …………………………………………………………… | 13-19 |
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Company number: 05635779 Charity Number: 1118721 Registered Office & Resource Centre Business Address: Featherstone Terrace Southall Middlesex, UB2 5AL Trustees: Dr Sham Qayyum Ms Tanya White Khadra Abdillahi Mohamed Nur Ms Dee Martin Bankers: HSBC Bank, Southall Branch 1 Regina Road Southall, Middlesex UB2 5PL Independent examiner: Optmark Accountants Ltd 5 Mitcham Lane London SW16 6LG
Chairperson Member Member Member Member
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP Directors’ and Trustees’ Report For the 12 months ended 30 November 2025
The Trustees are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the 12 months ended 30th November 2025, which comply with relevant law and good practice including Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statements 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) (Effective 1 January 2015).
OUR PURPOSE AND OBJECTS
Established in 2005, Education Skills Development Group (ESDEG) is an independent charity based in Southall, Greater London. ESDEG provides valuable services to over 1500 families, children, young people every year, including through three supplementary schools in Southall, Northolt and Brent; employability and training for youth and women, mentoring children and young people, services for SEND children and their families including short breaks/respite, ESOL classes for parents, refugee elderly luncheon club and befriending services and advice and guidance on welfare benefits, housing, education and many other community issues.
Objects:
The objective of Education and Skills Development Group is to improve the conditions of Somali refugees, asylum seekers and other Black and ethnic minority (BAMER) communities in Ealing and surrounding boroughs, particularly children and young people by:
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The advancement of education and training
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The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public
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The relief of poverty, sickness and promotion of good health and well-being
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The provision of recreational facilities in the interest of social welfare with the objects of improving their conditions of life
LEGAL STRUCTURE:
Education and Skills Development Group is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. ESDEG is governed by a memorandum and articles of association and in accordance with these Trustees are appointed and the Chair nominated by the Trustees. Trustees meet a as frequently as they wish and a minimum of four times a year. Trustees set the overall framework, and grant delegated authority to the director and his team for implementation of this framework and day to day operational management of the company. Trustees are given an induction and relevant training as and when required.
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OUR ACTIVITES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Education a n d Skills Development Group has been engaged in various activities for the year ended 30 November 2 0 2 5 , which includes, among other things, the activities below.
Supplementary School Teaching
We delivered weekly supplementary classes in Maths and English in schools in Southall, Northolt, and Brent to children studying from Key Stage 1 to 4; as well as extra-curricular activities for pupils that have focused on developing self-esteem and confidence, aspiration, and core skills to enable young people to succeed.
Our activities are aimed to reduce the attainment gap between refugee-heritage and other disadvantaged children and their peers, helped children develop key soft skills and support parents to foster better working relationship with schools. This helps parents to work in partnership with school teachers which helps children achieve their full potential.
Mentoring, and STEM project
We mentored children from six Primary schools in West London (Blair peach Primary School, Durdan’s Park Primary School, Viking Primary School, Gifford primary school, Petts hill primary school and Vincent primary school) and four secondary schools (Villiers High School and Brentside High School and Northolt High school and Greenford High school).
Our mentoring led to a reduction in fixed, permanent, and informal exclusion, improved attainment, and raised aspiration. In addition to mentoring this project also includes technology workshops designed to inspire children for future career in STEM by enabling them access to the use and design of robotics. This project is funded by the National Lottery and Great Western Rail.
SEND Project
We provided support to families and children affected by special educational needs and disabilities. Our work helped families to overcome challenges associated with gaining a SEND diagnosis, and/or EHC plan, and helped them to better support their child. Through accessible information, advice and guidance we raised awareness and enabled families to exercise their rights. In addition to support for families and children we also run short breaks or respite for children with SEND, this provides activities suited to needs of children with SEND while providing much needed respite to parents. This project is funded by Esme Fairbairn and Henry Smith Charity.
Counselling Project
We provided children and their family members with 1-2-1 and group counselling sessions to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Our qualified counsellor helped them to cope with a range of challenges from intergenerational conflict to mitigating the impact of Covid-19 and enabled them to access mainstream services as required. This project is funded by Esme Fairbairn and Henry smith Charity
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Healthy Eating and Positive Lifestyles Project
We provided activities for girls and women from disadvantaged and intersectional backgrounds to improve their lives through healthier eating, and exercise. As required participants were enable and sign-posted to relevant NHS services that they needed. We also supported participants to socialise and develop targeted skills that enabled them to achieve their aspirations.
ESOL Classes Project
We delivered twice weekly ESOL classes for parents and grandparents of children attending our supplementary schools. In addition to helping attendees improve their English, this programme helped participants improve their functional skills, gain confidence and enabled them to interact positively with people from different communities.
Refugee Elders Luncheon Club
We delivered a weekly luncheon club to elderly people including from a refugee background. We helped participants escape isolation and loneliness, encouraged physical activity, and civic participation, mainly through socialising with other members of the community and through volunteering. This project is funded from ESDEG’s own resources.
Home school liaison Project.
This a pilot project aimed to tackle disproportionately high number of school exclusions in mainly black heritage boys in Ealing. This is an intervention to help close the gap between mainstream schools and recent migrant communities. The project runs workshops for parents to educate them on British curriculum and school behavior policies. Similar initiatives are also in place to run cultural competency sessions for school teachers and management.
Welfare Advice and Guidance Project
We provided one to one and group support to service users as regards welfare benefit and housing, hospital appointments, energy and council tax payment plans, and any other issues they may have had that was preventing them from thriving.
Core costs:
Garfield Weston Foundation, provided core costs funding to ESDEG for the first time this helps us a lot in strengthening our governance, monitoring and evaluation of our services as well as to improve our networking and partnerships.
Other activities
As a hub for community services and activity, we delivered a number of other activities in the form of workshops, collaborative events, to help integration, civic participation and for people in the community to know their rights.
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Public benefit statement
In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the Trustees have considered S.17 of the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘public benefit: running a charity (PD2). The achievements and activities above demonstrate the public benefit arising from the charity’s activities.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trustees of Education and Skills Development Group submit their Trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 30 November 2025.
Risk management
The Trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises:
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An annual review of the risks that the charity may face;
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The establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the plan;
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Implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise.
Reserve policy:
The charity currently operates with unrestricted reserves of £. The Trustees have set a target of £ unrestricted reserve which equals to approximately 6 months of operational expenditure.
Trustees Responsibilities:
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare the financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently,
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,
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State whether the policies adopted are in accordance with the Charities Act, and
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue to operate.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the regulations and are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Funding
We would like to thank our funders which includes John Lyon’s Charity, National Lottery, Esme Fairbairn, BBC Children in Need, Young Ealing Foundation, People’s Health Trust, LB Ealing, BME Health Forum, Edward Goslin, Greater London Authority, Garfield Weston Foundation, Henry Smith Charity, Great Western Rail and NHS.
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STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE TO INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
In accordance with Company Law, the Companies Directors certify:
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so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s
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auditors are unaware; and,
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as the Directors of the company, they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken in
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order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the
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charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Optmark Accountants Ltd 5 Mitcham Lane London SW16 6LG
appointed as the charity’s independent examiner during the year ended 30[th] November 2025.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:
Chairperson: Dr Sham Qayyum
Date: 30/04/2026
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Independent examiner’s report
For the year ended 30 November 2025
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 12.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act; and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
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Independent examiner’s report (Continued)
For the year ended 30 November 2025
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention, which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met;
-----------------------------------------Mr A Hussein Optmark Accountants Ltd 5 Mitcham Lane London SW16 6LG
Date: 30/04/2026
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025
| Note Income from Charitable Activities & Grants |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2025 2025 2025 £ £ £ 64,350 431,332 495,682 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 541,885 |
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 2 |
64,350 431,332 495,682 |
541,885 |
| RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable Activities Support Costs Governance |
45,663 410,964 456,626 - 9,352 9,352 - 1,440 1,440 |
442,100 13,842 1,440 |
| TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 4 Net income Funds brought forward |
45,663 421,756 467,418 18,688 9,576 28,264 72,333 302,242 374,575 |
457,382 84,504 290,071 |
| Net movement in funds and fund balances carried forward at 30 November 2025 10 |
91,021 311,818 402,839 |
374,575 |
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP B ALANCE SHEET
As at 30 NOVEMBER 2025
| As at 30 NOVEMBER 2025 | |||||
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| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Current Assets | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 8 | 594,542 | 538,405 | ||
| Trade debtors | 13,173 | 6,450 | |||
| Total Current Assets | 607,715 | 544,855 | |||
| Current Liabilities | |||||
| Creditors amounts falling due within one year | 9 | (204,876) | (170,280) | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 402,839 | 374,575 | |||
| 402,839 | 374,575 | ||||
| Financed by: | |||||
| Balance for the year | 28,264 | 290,071 | |||
| Balance brought forward | 374,575 | 84,504 | |||
| Charity Reserve Funds | 10 | 402,839 | 374,575 |
The financial statements on pages 12 to 18 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on ....30/04/2026...................... and signed on their behalf by: .......Dr Sham Qayyum........................
Dr. Sham Qayyum Chairman
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP Notes to the accounts (Continued) For the year ended 30 November 2025
1. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (2005), the Companies Act 2006 and applicable United Kingdom accounting standards.
Company status
The Charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the Company are the Trustees named on page 2. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the Charity.
Cash flow statement
Under Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 1 the Charity is exempt from the requirement to prepare a cash flow statement on the grounds that a parent undertaking includes the Charity in its own published consolidated financial statements.
Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in Note 2.
Investment income and gains are allocated to the appropriate fund.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The donation income where related to performance and specific deliverables are accounted for as the Charity earns the right to consideration by its performance. Where income is received in advance of entitlement, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors. Where entitlement occurs before income being received, the income is accrued.
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP Notes to the accounts (Continued) For the year ended 30 November 2025
Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resource
Community project costs are those costs incurred directly in support of the objects of the Charity. The community project costs include other support costs incurred in support of the objects of the Charity. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with governance arrangement of the Charity, which relate to the general running of the Charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. The basis of allocation for support costs and governance costs has been explained in Note 3.
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Notes to the Accounts (Continued) For the year ending 30 November 2025
2. Grants & Donations
| 2. Grants & Donations | ||||
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| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Total Funds | Funds | |
| BBC Children in need | - | 3,300 | 3,300 | 49,997 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | - | 20,000 | 20,000 | - |
| Barnados | - | 333 | 333 | 1,667 |
| BME Health Forum | - | 5,750 | 5,750 | 7,536 |
| Ealing Young Foundation | - | 5,650 | 5,650 | 20,570 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | - | 45,342 | 45,342 | 83,267 |
| Charitable Acttivties | 64,350 | - | 64,350 | 47,015 |
| Groundwork London | - | 3,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| Great West Rail | - | 32,179 | 32,179 | 8,670 |
| Greater London Auth | - | 33,484 | 33,484 | 36,602 |
| John Lyon's Charity | - | 76,600 | 76,600 | 98,000 |
| LB Ealing | - | 23,850 | 23,850 | 39,349 |
| National Lottery | - | 78,748 | 78,748 | 75,015 |
| Send-King's College | - | 2,250 | 2,250 | - |
| People's Health Trust | - | 5,232 | 5,232 | 13,076 |
| The Henry Smith | - | 43,760 | 43,760 | 10,000 |
| Ealing Parent Carer Champion | - | 6,454 | 6,454 | - |
| Manly TST Tromanly Trust | - | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Household Support Grant | - | 17,850 | 17,850 | - |
| Race Equality Parent Support Grant | - | 11,250 | 11,250 | 12,500 |
| VRU | - | 12,300 | 12,300 | 3,500 |
| Northolt Partnership Project | - | - | - | 121 |
| YMCA | - | - | - | 6,000 |
| NHS | - | - | - | 5,000 |
| Foyle Foundation | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| Total Incoming Resources | 64,350 | 431,332 | 495,682 | 541,885 |
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP Notes to the Accounts (Continued) For the year ending 30 November 2024
4. Direct Charitable Expenditure
| Salaries and wages Seasonal Tutors National Insurance Contribution & Income Tax Employer Pension Rent Rates, Venue Hire & Utilities Printing and stationary Training Expenses Chariatable Activities Volunteers Expenses Leaning Resources Telephone,Fax & Internet Trips & Holiday Activities Capacity building & Fundraising cost Consultancy |
2024 2025 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds Total Funds - 280,000 280,000 280,430 - 32,115 32,115 26,081 - 28,291 28,291 20,321 - 2,898 2,898 2,751 - 21,725 21,725 6,642 - 1,709 1,709 588 - 2,050 2,050 3,418 45,663 12,013 57,676 77,408 - 1,403 1,403 1,920 - 3,101 3,101 - - 5,331 5,331 1,726 - 4,708 4,708 323 - 11,465 11,465 5,650 - 4,156 4,155.64 3,629 |
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| Total Direct Charitable cost | 45,663 410,964 456,627 430,885 |
| 5. Support Cost Bank charges & Insurance Admin & office Expenses |
- 1,506 1,506 1,649 - 7,846 7,846 23,408 |
| Total Support cost | - 9,352 9,352 25,057 |
| 6. Goverance cost Accountancy fee |
- 1,440 1,440 1,440 |
| Total Governance cost | - 1,440 1,440 1,440 |
| Total Resouces Expended | 45,663 421,756 467,419 457,381 |
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Notes to the Accounts…continued
For the year ending 30 November 2025
Operating Surplus is stated after charging
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Accountancy fee | 1,440 | 1,440 1,440 |
| 1440 | 1,440 |
7. Staff Remuneration
The trustees did not receive any remuneration during the year; other staff cost was as follows
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| £ | £ | ||
| Gross Wages and benefits in kinds | 280,000 | 280,430 | |
| Season tutors | 32,115 | 26,081 | |
| NI Contribution & Income Tax | 28,291 | 20,321 | |
| Total | 340,406 | 326,832 | |
| Number of Employees | 2025 | 2024 | |
| 17 | 17 | 15 | |
| 17 | 17 | 15 |
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP Notes to the Accounts…continued For the year ending 30 November 2025
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|8. Cash Balance|
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|Cash in hand and Bank|594,542|538,405|
|Total|594,542|538,405|
|9. Trade debtors|
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|£|£|
|Trade Debtors|13,173|6,450|
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Notes to the Accounts…continued
For the year ending 30 November 2025
10. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Accrued Income | 204,876 | 170,280 |
| 204,876 | 170,280 | |
| Breakdown | 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ | |
| YMCA | - | - |
| Ealing Council, Household grant | 17,850 | 23,850 |
| Greater London | 9,000 | |
| National Lottery | 31,000 | 10,200 |
| John Lyon's Chairty | 79,200 | 50,200 |
| Esme Fairbairn | 56,826 | 26,400 |
| BBC Children in Need | - | 23,300 |
| The Henry Smith | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Gear West Rail | 10,000 | 17,330 |
| Total | 204,876 | 170,280 |
10. STATEMENT OF FUNDS
| Unrestricted Funds Current year movement Restricted funds: Current year movement |
Bal b/f Bal C/f 2024 Income Expenditure 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 72,333 64,350 45,663 91,021 72,333 302,242 431,332 421,756 311,818 302,242 |
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| Total funds | 374,575 495,682 467,418 402,839 374,575 |
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