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| Directors, Executive Officers, Advisors | and Bankers | ||
| Report ofthe Directors | 2-8 | ||
| Independent Auditor's |
Report | 9-11 | |
| Statement of Financial |
Activities | 12 | |
| Statement of Financial | Position | ||
| Notes to the Financial | Statements | 14-24 |
| Directors | ||||||
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| Richard Jones CBE(Chair) | ||||||
| Karen Ainsworth | (Vice-Chair) | |||||
| Andrew Henderson |
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| Anne Coates (resigned | 1 | March 2021) | ||||
| Georgina Nolan (resigned |
6 July 2020) | |||||
| Grahame Elliott CBE |
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| Kelly Shaw | ||||||
| Lynn McCracken | (resigned | 28 April 2021) | ||||
| Michelle Pilling (resigned |
1 | December 2020) | ||||
| Mushtaq Khan |
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| Sharon Livesey | ||||||
| Sallie Bridgen (appointed | 23July 2021) | |||||
| Susan Moore (appointed | 23July 2021) | |||||
| Company | Secretary | Stephen Aggett | ||||
| Executive | Officers | |||||
| Group Chief Executive | Anthony Duerden |
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| Executive | Director of Group Finance | Stephen Aggett | ||||
| Executive | Director of Group Operations | Helen Thompson | ||||
| Executive | Director of | |||||
| Organisational Development |
Vicki Howard | |||||
| Company | Leads | |||||
| Head ofSupport Service | Stacey Gawin | |||||
| Head of Skills & Enterprise | Samantha Howarth |
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| Registered | Office | Centenary Court |
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| Croft Street | ||||||
| Burnley | ||||||
| BB112ED | ||||||
| Registered | Number | 06329047 | ||||
| Charity Number | 1125312 | |||||
| External Auditor | Beever and Struthers | |||||
| Statutory Auditor |
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| StGeorge's House | ||||||
| 215-219Chester | Road | |||||
| Manchester | ||||||
| M154JE | ||||||
| Solicitor | Forbes Solicitors | |||||
| Rutherford House |
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| 4 Wellington Street |
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| St.Johns | ||||||
| Blackbum | ||||||
| BB18DD | ||||||
| Bankers | National Westminster |
Bank | ||||
| 6th Floor, 1 Spinningfields | Square | |||||
| Manchester | ||||||
| M3 3AP |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | ||||||
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| Funds | Funds | ||||||
| Note | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| F'000 | F'000 | ||||||
| Income from Donations | 201 | ||||||
| Income from Charitable | activities | 5382 | 4590 | ||||
| Total Income | 5,382 | 4,791 | |||||
| Expenditure | |||||||
| Expenditure on |
Charitable | activities | 5078 | 4 571 | |||
| Total Expenditure | 5,078 | 4,571 | |||||
| Net Income/(Expenditure) | for the | year | 304 | 220 | |||
| Initial recognition | of multi-employer | defined benefits scheme | |||||
| Actuarial Gain/(Loss) |
(297) | 217 | |||||
| Net movement | in funds | 437 | |||||
| Reconciliation | of Funds | ||||||
| Funds brought forward 31 | March | 178 | (259) | ||||
| Funds Carried | Forward | 31 March | 2021 | 185 | 178 |
| Note | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
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| F'000 | f'000 | |||||
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 10 | 263 | 268 | |||
| Intangible fixed assets |
11 | 24 | 72 | |||
| Total Fixed Assets | 287 | 340 | ||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Stock | 18 | 21 | ||||
| Debtors | 12 | 660 | 620 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 251 | 73 | ||||
| 929 | 714 | |||||
| Creditors: amounts | falling | due within one year | 13 | 556 | 663 | |
| Net current (liabilities)/assets | 373 | 51 | ||||
| Total assets less current | liabilities | 660 | 391 | |||
| Creditors: amounts | falling | due after one year | ||||
| Provision for liabilities: | Pension | provision | (475) | (213) | ||
| Net (liabilities)/assets | 185 | 178 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds |
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| General unrestricted |
funds | b/f | 178 | (259) | ||
| Surplus in Year |
7 | 437 | ||||
| Total unrestricted | funds | 14/15 | 185 | 178 |
| 5. Net incom |
e | I(expe | nditure) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| This is after charging:- | F'000 | F'000 | ||||
| Depreciation ofowned |
assets (Note 9) | 40 | 33 | |||
| Amortisation of intangibie assets |
(Note 10) | 47 | 41 | |||
| Auditors remuneration |
for audit services (Note 4) | 5 | 2 | |||
| Operating Leases —Land & Buildings |
245 | 39 | ||||
| Operating Leases - Other |
45 | 10 | ||||
| 6. Employees |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Staff costs consist of: | 8'000 | F'000 | ||||
| Salaries and wages | 2,729 | 2,625 | ||||
| Social security costs | 215 | 182 | ||||
| Other pension costs | 88 | 149 | ||||
| Redundancy | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 3042 | 2 97'I | |||||
| The average number of |
employees | during the year, analysed | by function was: | |||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Number | Number | |||||
| Support contracts | 57 | 43 | ||||
| Work initiatives | 87 | 97 | ||||
| Overheads | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 149 | 145 | |||||
| Full time equivalents | (36.25 —40 | hours/week) | 127 | 125 |
| Period from | ||||||
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| 31 March 2020to | ||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF OPENING AND CLOSING BALANCES OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT OBLIGATION |
31 March 2021 | |||||
| (f000s) | ||||||
| Defined benefit obligation at start of period |
1,461 | |||||
| Current service cost | ||||||
| Expenses | ||||||
| Interest expense | 34 | |||||
| Member contributions | ||||||
| Actuarial losses (gains) due to scheme experience | (») | |||||
| Actuarial losses (gains) due to changes in demographic |
assumptions | 6 | ||||
| Actuarial losses (gains) due to changes in financial |
assumptions | 403 | ||||
| Benefits paid and expenses | (19) | |||||
| Defined benefit obligation at end |
of period | 1,866 | ||||
| Period from | ||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF OPENING AND CLOSING BALANCES OF THE FAIR VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS ~'"":~~~ '"-'-~~itIew' |
' | 31 March 2020to | ||||
| . 31 March 2021 | ||||||
| (f000s) | ||||||
| Fair value of plan assets at start | of period | 1,248 | ||||
| Interest income | 30 | |||||
| Experience on plan assets (excluding amounts |
included | in interest | income) - gain (loss) | 89 | ||
| Employer contributions | 43 | |||||
| Member contributions | ||||||
| Benefits paid and expenses | (19) | |||||
| Assets acquired in a business combination |
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| Assets distributed on settlements |
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| Exchange rate changes | ||||||
| Fair value of lan assets at end of eriod |
1,391 |
| Period from | ||||||
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| DEFINED BENEFIT COSTS RECOGNISED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (SOCI) |
IN STATEMENT OF | 31 March 2020to | ||||
| 31 March 2021 | ||||||
| f000s | ||||||
| Current service cost | ||||||
| Expenses | ||||||
| Net interest expense | ||||||
| Defined benefit costs reco nised | in Statement of Com | rehensive | Income | SoCI |
| Period from | |||||||||||
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| 31 March 2020to | |||||||||||
| DEFINED BENEFIT COSTS RECOGNISED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (OCI) |
IN OTHER | 31 March 2021 | |||||||||
| (R000s) | |||||||||||
| Experience on plan assets (excluding | amounts included |
in net | interest cost) | - gain | (loss) | 89 | |||||
| Experience gains and losses arising on the | plan liabilities | - gain (loss) | 23 | ||||||||
| Effects ofchanges in the defined benefit obligation |
demographic - gain (loss) |
assumptions | underlying | the present value ofthe | (6) | ||||||
| Effects ofchanges in the defined benefit obligation |
financial assumptions underlying - gain (loss) |
the present value | ofthe | (403) | |||||||
| Total actuarial gains and losses (before restriction recognisable) -gain (loss) |
due to | some | ofthe surplus | not being | (297) | ||||||
| Effects ofchanges in the |
amount ofsurplus | that is | not recoverable (excluding |
amounts | |||||||
| included in net interest cost) - gain |
(loss) | ||||||||||
| Total amount recognised |
in Other | Comprehensive | Income - gain (loss) | (297) | |||||||
| ASSETS | 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | |||||||||
| (E000s) | (E000s) | ||||||||||
| Global Equity | 222 | 183 | |||||||||
| Absolute Return |
77 | 65 | |||||||||
| Distressed Opportunities |
40 | 24 | |||||||||
| Credit Relative Value | 34 | ||||||||||
| Alternative Risk Premia |
52 | 87 | |||||||||
| Fund of Hedge Funds | 1 | ||||||||||
| Emerging Markets Debt |
56 | 38 | |||||||||
| Risk Sharing | 51 | 42 | |||||||||
| Insurance-Linked Securities |
33 | 38 | |||||||||
| Property | 29 | 28 | |||||||||
| Infrastructure | 93 | 93 | |||||||||
| Private Debt | 33 | 25 | |||||||||
| Opportunistic llliquid Credit |
35 | 30 | |||||||||
| High Yield | 42 | ||||||||||
| Opportunistic Credit |
38 | ||||||||||
| Cash | |||||||||||
| Corporate Bond Fund | 82 | 71 | |||||||||
| Liquid Credit | 17 | 1 | |||||||||
| Long Lease Property | 27 | 22 | |||||||||
| Secured Income | 58 | 47 | |||||||||
| Over 15Year Gilts | |||||||||||
| Index Linked All Stock Gilts |
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| Liability Driven Investment |
354 | 414 | |||||||||
| Net Current Assets | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total assets | 1,391 | 1,248 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | ||
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| KEYASSUMPTIONS | %per annum | %per annum | |
| Discount Rate | 2 21% | 2 35% | |
| Inflation (RPI) | 3.22% | 2 55% | |
| Inflation (CPI) | 2.87% | 1 55% | |
| Salary Growth | 387% | 2.55% | |
| Allowance for commutation |
of pension for cash at retirement | 75%of maximum allowance |
75%of maximum allowance |
| Life expectancy at age i | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | |||
| (Years) | |||
| Male retiring | in | 2021 | 21.6 |
| Female retiring | in 2021 | 23.5 | |
| Male retiring | in | 2041 | 22.9 |
| Female retiring | in 2041 | 25.1 |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F'000 | f.'000 | |||||
| The aggregate | emoluments paid to |
or receivable | by Directors | 38 | 42 | |
| The aggregate | emoluments paid to |
or receivable | by executive officers | 52 | 86 | |
| The emoluments | paid to the highest | paid officer excluding pension |
contributions | 51 | 77 | |
| Pension cost for executive officers | 1 | 9 | ||||
| The aggregate | amount ofany consideration payable to /(receivable |
from) third parties | (28) | (31) | ||
| for making available the services of |
non-executive | Directors | ||||
| Total key management personnel remuneration |
| 10. Property, |
plant and equipm | ent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | Freehold Property |
Leasehold Property |
Computer Hardware |
Fixtures & Fittings |
Total | ||
| E'000 | E'000 | L'000 | E'000 | f'000 | F'000 | ||
| Cost or Valuation | |||||||
| As at 31 March 2020 | 49 | 70 | 140 | 69 | 107 | 435 | |
| Additions | 35 | 35 | |||||
| As at 31 March 2021 | 49 | 70 | 140 | 107 | 470 | ||
| Depreciation | |||||||
| As at 31 March 2020 | 29 | 40 | 56 | 37 | 167 | ||
| Charge for period | 26 | 40 | |||||
| As at 31 March 2021 | 36 | 40 | 61 | 63 | 207 | ||
| Net Book Value | |||||||
| 31 March 2021 | 13 | 30 | 133 | 43 | 263 | ||
| 31 March 2020 | 20 | 30 | 135 | 13 | 70 | 266 | |
| 1. Intangible |
Fixed Assets | ||||||
| Computer | |||||||
| Software | Goodwill | Total | |||||
| F'000 | F'000 | F'000 | |||||
| Cost or valuation | |||||||
| At 31 March 2020 | 62 | 160 | 222 | ||||
| Additions | |||||||
| At 31 March 2021 | 62 | 160 | 222 | ||||
| Amortisation | |||||||
| At 31 March 2020 | 22 | 128 | 150 | ||||
| Charge for period | 15 | 32 | 47 | ||||
| At 31 March 2021 | 38 | 160 | 198 | ||||
| Net Book Value | |||||||
| At 31 March 2021 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| At 31 March 2020 | 40 | 32 | 72 |
| 12. Debtors |
12. Debtors |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| f'000 | f'000 | |||||||
| Trade Debtors | 406 | 561 | ||||||
| Intercompany Balance |
66 | 25 | ||||||
| Prepayments & |
Accrued | Income | 188 | |||||
| 660 | 620 | |||||||
| 13. Creditors: amounts |
falling due | within | one year | |||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| f'000 | f'000 | |||||||
| VAT | 69 | |||||||
| Trade Creditors | 58 | 176 | ||||||
| Salary Control | 13 | |||||||
| Deferred Income | 263 | 39 | ||||||
| Accruals | 141 | 97 | ||||||
| Intercompany Balances |
12 | 351 | ||||||
| 556 | 663 | |||||||
| 14. Analysis of net assets between |
funds | |||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2021 Total | 2020 Total | |||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |||||
| f'000 | f'000 | f'000 | f'000 | |||||
| Tangible Fixed Assets (Note 9) |
263 | 263 | 268 | |||||
| Intangible Fixed |
Assets (Note 10) | 24 | 24 | 72 | ||||
| Net Current Assets | 372 | 372 | 51 | |||||
| Long Term Liabilities | ||||||||
| Pension Liability |
(Note 6) | (475) | (475) | (213) | ||||
| Net movement | in funds | 184 | 178 | |||||
| 15. Movements |
in funds | |||||||
| At 31 March | Incoming | Outgoing | At 31 March | |||||
| 2020 | Resources | resources | Transfers | 2021 | ||||
| f'000 | f'000 | f.'000 | f'000 | f'000 | ||||
| Restricted funds | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
178 | 5,382 | 5,375 | 185 | ||||
| Total funds | 178 | 5,382 | 5,375 | 185 |
| Operating | leases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The payments which the company |
is committed | to make under operating | leases are as follows: | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| f'000 | E'000 | ||||
| Motor vehicle leases expiring: | |||||
| Less | than one year | 37 | |||
| Two to five years | 173 | ||||
| Land and | Buildings, leases expiring: | ||||
| Less | than one year | 235 | 39 | ||
| Two to five years | 243 | 21 | |||
| Equipment: | |||||
| Less | than one year | ||||
| Two to five years | |||||
| 360 | 77 |