2022-07-31-accounts

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British Universities and Colleges Sport Limited

(A company limited by guarantee)

Charity number: 1126863 (England and Wales) Charity number: SC041947 (Scotland) Company number: 06483060

Annual Report

For the year ended 31 July 2022

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31 July 2022

	Page
Trustees’ Report	4
Independent Auditors’ Report	16
Consolidated income and expenditure account	18
Consolidated balance sheet	20
Charity income and expenditure account	21
Charity balance sheet	23
Consolidated statement of cash flows	24
Notes to the accounts	25

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31 July 2022

Patron	Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
Chair	Professor Craig Mahoney
Directors	Andrew Westlake (resigned 09/12/2021)
	Born Barikor
	Catherine Gallagher
	Chris Anthony (appointed 28/04/2022)
	George Christian (appointed 06/07/2022)
	Jennifer Agnew
	Josef Baines
	Katy Storie
	Madeleine Cannell (resigned 06/07/2022)
	Russell James (appointed 28/04/2022)
	Nigel Wallace (resigned 09/12/2021)
	Simon Wilson
	Zoe Clifton
Chief Executive	Vince Mayne
Company Secretary	Duncan Jones
Registered office	20-24 King’s Bench Street London SE1 0QX
Principal bankers	Royal Bank of Scotland, London City Office, 62-63 Threadneedle Street
	London EC2R 8LA
Independent auditor	Haysmacintyre LLP, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1AG
Solicitors	Sport and Recreation Alliance Legal Panel Framework, Holborn Tower,
	137-145 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6PL
Investment managers	CCLA Investment Management Limited 80 Cheapside, London EC2Y 6DZ
Company number	06483060 (England & Wales)
Charity number	1126863 (England & Wales)
	SC041947 (Scotland)

British Universities and Colleges Sport Limited TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 31 July 2022

WELCOME FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

On behalf of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), enclosed are the annual Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 July 2022.

It is fair to say that this opening of the annual report paints a very different picture to 2021’s report. I put pen to paper this time last year after a period of learning and adapting, and highlighted “we have come out wiser, stronger and more determined than ever to make the 2021-22 season the best ever BUCS season.” And that we did.

The first full BUCS season in three years did not disappoint, filling our lives with in-person sport, physical activity and networking events for the sector. At the heart of everything we do is a mission to afford all university students an opportunity to engage in sport and physical activity. Over the last twelve months, we have made that possible to over 100,000 students and shown the strength of university sport internationally on the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth stage.

All across the country at over 26,000 fixtures featuring 5,000 teams, BUCS Wednesday’s were once again filled with title races, local rivalries and new team chants. We saw students compete in 26 league and knockout sports including four new sports: wheelchair basketball, dodgeball, baseball and softball, which certainly made their mark in their debut year.

From archery to beach volleyball, our events returned with a bang, featuring over 124 events, 10 para events and our flagship events BUCS Nationals and BUCS Big Wednesday, powered by New Balance. At the latter, the largest celebration of the year featured 57 fixtures, 16 sports and 114 teams, and well and truly showcased incredible performances, undeniable teamwork, and the electric power of sport.

What we do at BUCS goes beyond just sport; this year we offered networks for black athletes and women, exclusive employment opportunities through our growing partnerships with leading global brands, race and equality research, as well as a global award-winning student leadership programme.

And we didn’t just keep all this a secret, with so much success and talent on show from students and universities, our digital content gained over 28 million social media impressions and our livestream coverage was viewed by over 1 million people - allowing university sport in all its glory to reach new audiences.

It really was a season to remember, and we are ready to carry this momentum into a bigger and better 202223 season.

With best wishes

Vince Mayne Chief Executive Officer

British Universities and Colleges Sport Limited TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 31 July 2022

1. GOVERNANCE

The Trustees of the charity are also directors under company law and are referred to as Directors throughout this report. The Directors present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2022.

1.1. Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Directors and Advisors

Details of the Charity’s addresses, its Directors and advisors are given on page 3.

1.2. Objective of the Charitable Group and Principal Activities

The Group’s objective is the advancement for the public benefit of physical education and sport development among students and in Universities and Colleges by promoting standards in sports administration and coaching and by the provision of events, activities and facilities.

In furtherance of this objective, the Group develops and arranges the following for members:

Sporting activities and the organisation of league competitions and events between members
Professional and sporting development events and services
European sporting events organised by the European University Sports Association (EUSA)
International sporting events organised by the Federation Internationale Du Sport Universitaire (FISU)

The key objectives of the charitable group are:

The promotion of Higher Education Sport in the UK.
The professional development of Higher Education sport staff in the UK.
Improving the quality of the student experience through sport and physical activity.
Provide opportunities for more students to play sport and take part in physical activity.

The BUCS Group includes a wholly owned trading subsidiary, BUCS Trading Limited. The principal activity of this company is to provide support to the charity through commercial activities. Under the terms of its Articles of Association, the whole taxable profit made by the company is paid to the charity.

In the current financial year, the Company made a small profit. The business plan associated with the digital investment shows profit levels to grow in the future. The governance of the Trading subsidiary was strengthened by the appointment of additional directors to the Trading Company Board this year.

1.3. Governing document

British Universities and Colleges Sport Limited is a company limited by guarantee (Company number 06483060) and has charitable status charity number 1126863 and SC041947. The charitable company is governed in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 13 June 2008 and updated 28 May 2021. British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited has a 100% subsidiary, BUCS Trading Limited (Company number 07125529).

1.4. Recruitment and appointment of Directors

The Memorandum and Articles state that the maximum number of Directors is eleven and the minimum number is four. The Directors shall comprise a Chair, up to two Student Directors, Chair of the Senior Managers’ Executive Group and up to seven persons with specific responsibilities which are determined by a Nominations Committee prior to advertising the vacancies. Directors are appointed for a term of three years and may be reappointed after serving one term. The term of office as a director for the Chair is three years and may serve a maximum of two terms in office. The term of office as a director for the Student Director shall be two years. The role of Student Director is subject to annual election with one Student Director being elected each year for a two-year term. The Directors’ appointment and reelection, if appropriate, is subject to ratification at the Annual General Meeting by ordinary resolution.

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1.5. Director induction and training

The Directors are made aware of and acknowledge a Code of Conduct based on the model code developed by the National Council of Voluntary Organisations and the DCMS Code of Governance. The Directors are made aware of the strategies and activities of the company during their induction.

All Directors receive summary information and reports covering all areas of the operation of the company on a quarterly basis. All Directors receive a Directors’ handbook which provides information on the organisation and responsibilities of the Trustees, all Directors sign a fit and proper persons declaration, and receive the Articles of Association and the previous year’s accounts.

1.6. Pay policy

Remuneration of senior members of staff is set having due regard to the pay ranges in place, the need to retain and/or attract the appropriate level of skills and attributes.

1.7. Related Party Interests

During the period BUCS had financial transactions with the following related parties where BUCS Directors were part of these organisations:

University of the West of Scotland: Professor Craig Mahoney – Principal and Vice Chancellor
The University of Law: Professor Craig Mahoney – Vice-Chancellor and CEO
University of Birmingham: George Christian – Rowing Club President
University of Birmingham: Chris Anthony – Head of Sport Development
University of Stirling: Catherine Gallagher – Executive Director of Sport
Scottish Student Sport: Catherine Gallagher – Member of Executive Council
London Sport: Josef Baines – Senior Insight Officer
Northumbria University: Katy Storie – Head of Sport and Exercise
Lawn Tennis Association: Born Barikor – Trustee
Our Parks: Born Barikor – Chief Executive Officer

1.8. Public Benefit

From the review of activities, the Directors feel that they have demonstrated how they have complied with the duty in the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission on the operation of the Charity for the Public Benefit.

The review of the activities undertaken in relation to the organisations purposes and objectives is detailed in the Section B - Review of the Year. These demonstrate how the organisation has achieved its objective of the advancement for the public benefit of physical education and sport development among students and in Universities and Colleges by promoting standards in sports administration and coaching and by the provision of events, activities and facilities.

1.9. Campaigning

As a non-political organisation, BUCS does not campaign in the political arena.

1.10. Organisational structure

The strategic direction is reviewed by the Board in their quarterly meetings. The day-to-day decisionmaking process has been delegated to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) within specific parameters. The CEO is supported by a Leadership Team, comprising the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Delivery. This is further supported by a Management Team, comprising of senior managers from the two directorates.

The Company prepares an annual budget, which is approved by the Board, and performance throughout the year is monitored against management accounts and forecasts. The Board and CEO are advised by

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the Advisory Group, which comprises of two representatives from each of the nine regions in England; two from each of the other UK nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland); four elected staff members; four elected students from BUCS member institutions and an elected chair.

1.11. Staff Structure

The below is the current staff structure.

1.12. Strategy

We are in the process of finalising a new strategy to take the organisation through to 2027. This will be launched in December 2022.

1.13. Member Engagement and Representation

BUCS has a regional and member engagement structure, with a range of groups, boards and networks that guide, shape and advise on the organisational strategic direction and support BUCS staff. See diagram below.

The groups enable a flow of information and feedback from members into BUCS strategic and advisory

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groups through to the BUCS Board.

Each strategy strand has a chair who feeds into the Senior Managers Executive, who have a representative on the BUCS Board.

Each regional and national forum has a staff and student chair who sit on the national Advisory Group, enabling regional views to be discussed at national level.

A representative from each region and devolved nation also attends national Competitions Group, a forum which reports into Advisory Group.

1.14. Risk management

Risks are reviewed by the Board of Directors regularly and any major strategic business or operational risks to which the company could be exposed are identified, reviewed and minimised where possible. Current business risks include:

Area	Risk	Mitigation
Member affiliation income	Decline in services provided or a reduction in ability of members to provide funds.	Programme delivery and resource attributed would be scaled back across the business.
	Reduction in offering from BUCS or	Delivery would be reduced across
Team entry income	in the ability or desire of members	the business, especially in
	to enter teams.	engagement.
Event entry income	Reduction in offering from BUCS or in the ability or desire of members to enter students into events.	Programme delivery and resource allocated would be scaled back.
Sport England and NGB funding	Reduction in funding.	Programme delivery and resource allocated would be reduced.
		Delivery would be reduced across
Commercial revenue	Reduction in income.	the business, especially in
		engagement.

2. REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Delivering inter-university sport is an important part of BUCS' mission, but it is so much more than a competition body. Our broader responsibility is to advocate for the powerful impact physical activity has on young people during their time within higher education, ensuring every student experiences the benefits of an active life.

BUCS emerged from the pandemic even stronger, and restored sport to an entire cohort of university students, after 18 months away. The 2021-22 season gave over 100,000 competitors the opportunity to play sport again, and that, alongside our numerous engagement, development and workforce initiatives, helps BUCS be at the forefront of providing the very best university sport experience.

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2.1. Digital Engagement and Profile

We reunited staff from the higher education sport sector for an in-person programme, focussing on professional development and information and learning exchange. Starting with the Back to BUCS event for sabbatical officers and new staff in September, continuing with Winter Seminar and AGM in December, and culminating with the annual BUCS Conference this summer, we saw over 1000 staff come together to network, and share ideas and experiences from the last two years.

The ultimate celebration of the season took place in the form of the first in-person BUCS Awards for three years. Receiving a record breaking 250 nominations, and hosted by Sky Sports presenter Emma Paton, we recognised the achievements and efforts of students, staff and volunteers over the last twelve months, as well as inducting four new athletes into the BUCS Hall of Fame.

We built on our social change activity from the last 12 months and grew campaigns across social media centred around Black Heritage athletes, women in sport, and mental health. Diversity and inclusion continued to be a key part of our engagement strategy, with our Pride Month campaign - #ShareWithPride - profiling LGBTQIA+ athletes and engaging with clubs to share stories, tips and content.

Building on the success of the Sporting Leaders webinar series delivered in 2020-21, we worked with our graduate recruitment partners – including ICG, Amazon and EY - to illustrate the skills that engaging in sport and physical activity provide students after university. This included the BUCS Sporting Leaders Festival, and the BUCS and EY 94 Network, the latter of which promoted the success of female BUCS athletes in the workplace, creating an inspiring network of over 300 young professionals.

With 28 million social media impressions and 1 million livestream views, engagement with our digital channels skyrocketed during a season with sport.

2.2. Commercial Partners

In the 2021-22 season, BUCS worked with 19 commercial partners, continuing to build our strong relationships with long-standing partners Technogym, ICG, and Speedo. We secured nine new partners, growing our presence in the student recruitment and employability space with global brands such as Amazon, EY and BT Group, integrating them into key parts of both our in-person and digital activity.

In June, we announced a five-year partnership extension with Technogym, increasing sports and physical activity in higher education, whilst providing a platform for our members to hear about their innovations in the wellbeing space.

We also embarked on a five-year partnership with global teamwear provider New Balance Teamsports, offering BUCS athletes the opportunity to purchase a co-branded merchandise range from a leading sports range; inclusive for students no matter what their level. This partnership also saw New Balance becoming headline partner of BUCS Big Wednesday, and a supporting partner of BUCS Conference.

2.3. International Competition

2021-22 brought the return of an international programme containing more competition than usual, due to the delay of various events as a result of the pandemic. Although the Winter World University Games in Lucerne were cancelled due to the pandemic, the European University Games took place this summer in Lodz. At the latter, we sent our largest delegation to date, with 199 athletes from 51 universities, and finished sixth in the medal table, including a gold in our first ever para event – table tennis.

At individual sports world championships, the team from Great Britain saw significant success. At the World Cross Country Championships, our delegation dominated, coming away with individual gold and silver, and team gold, in the women’s race, silver in the mixed relay, and were crowned overall winners of the event.

We regretfully announced the withdrawal of our GB Students delegation from the FISU World University

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Summer Games, held in Chengdu, China. This was influenced by several factors, including the current conflict in Ukraine, the lack of clarity from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) on the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, as well as ongoing concerns about cybersecurity and COVID-19 protocols.

This summer, we saw over 200 past and present BUCS athletes compete for glory on home soil at the Commonwealth Games, representing a wide variety of sports – from cricket and judo to gymnastics and basketball. Incredible performances from BUCS athletes secured them a total of 132 medals, including 42 gold, across 10 sports. These medallists spanned across 32 different universities which also means that if BUCS was a country, we would be in third place in the medal table.

2.4. Development

Funding from Sport England enabled us to continue BUCS Active 4, which so far has engaged over 12,717 unique participants across 22 universities, and trained 273 student and staff workforce. This allowed us to tackle the inactivity in female students; use physical activity to approach mental health issues; and increase the number of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds engaging in sport and physical activity.

The digitisation of UNIversal Gym has streamlined the user experience and enabled more staff and students to be physically active all year round. There are now 3,515 UNIversal Gym members, from 76 institutions, who have booked over 15,420 gym sessions since December 2021.

From physical activity to professional and workforce development, 17 Coach Parker delivery centres have been launched, and 85 certified Coach Parkers have qualified from the 15 pilot courses that have taken place.

Through FA funding, 71 institutions from across the UK have become part of the Football Accredited Universities Programme, engaging over 34,000 participants, including 437 with disabilities. Our flagship BUCS and FA Women’s Leadership Programme won a global gender equality award, recognising the efforts of the programme to develop equality in football. Another 19 students have completed the programme this year, joining a network of 25 alumni from the first two cohorts.

2.5. Events

Spanning across 290 days, over 124 individual events were delivered this season. Our para offering was increased to 10 sports in the event programme, introducing Para Triathlon and Para Cycling categories for the first time. Athletics was our most popular para sport with over 45 athletes taking part across the Indoors and Outdoors Championships, including Paralympic champions.

The event with the biggest student attendance was Rowing Regatta with over 2,600 athletes taking part. Gender equality continues to thrive across our event-based sports; 50.41% of entries at Regatta were women.

In March, wheelchair basketball and American football made their debuts at BUCS Big Wednesday powered by New Balance, making it the biggest finals event in our history. In total, 114 teams competed in 57 finals, across 16 sports in six different venues. The event also had one of the biggest volunteer workforces of the season, with over 200 volunteers and officials making the day possible.

2.6. National and Regional Competition

Comprising of 24 sports and 41 programmes, the league and knockout season gave nearly 5,000 teams the opportunity to take to the field, court and pool after eighteen months away. The four new league sports of baseball, dodgeball, softball, and wheelchair basketball successfully joined the competitions programme, and contributed to a total of 26,440 fixtures across the 838 leagues that were administrated.

In our regional offer, over 400 LUSL teams played nearly 1500 league and knockout fixtures across their season. The 11 knockout competitions culminated in the LUSL Cup finals in March, with 22 teams

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competing in eight sports.

3. 2022-23

3.1. Competition

This season, we have seen a record 4945 team entries (excluding cricket), totalling more than 250 additional competitive teams in comparison to 2021-22. Following the incredible success of the EUSA games, another record delegation will be heading to Lake Placid in January 2023 to represent GB Students at the FISU Winter World University Games.

3.2. Physical Activity and Development

Sport England funding will facilitate the continuation of the BUCS Active Programme, with the aim of engaging over 800 students, across eight delivery projects, in the three key areas detailed previously. Working with the University of Wolverhampton, we will publish the findings and associated tool kit of our commissioned Race and Equality Research, to deliver what we hope will be sector-leading insight into addressing the barriers to physical activity for students from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Continued funding from The FA will allow us to work with institutions to deliver football development projects, the BUCS Women’s Leadership Programme, club committee leaders training and the BUCS Football Accreditation model, as well as allowing us to publish the findings of our football specific race and equality research.

3.3. Engagement

Last year we live streamed circa 50 events and fixtures, mainly at Big Wednesday and Super Rugby, all posted on our YouTube page. With the volume of sport happening on campuses every week, we can only cover a small amount due to cost and resource. Our ambition is to capture the best moments of university sport across the country, every week. Showcasing the incredible action - e.g., goals - to help raise the profile of university sport, improve student experience and grow our captive audience.

For the last few months, we have worked to identify a partner who can make live streaming as easy, and as cost effective, as possible, opening up the ability for all members to live stream fixtures. We will be giving students, parents, alumni and fans access to higher education sport, all in one place.

BUCS is 14 years old. However, in that time, we haven’t had a clear brand story. With many different stakeholders, and audience segments, we need to be clear on who we are talking to and how we are talking to them. To enable growth and better interactions, we need to understand how to talk to everyone on campuses across the UK.

Alongside the strategy, over the past few months, we have been defining who our audience is and how we engage them. After conducting audience research, we have started defining our place in the market along with a new look and feel.

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4. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

For the year ending 31 July 2022, the Group incurred a net gain of £112k including a surplus of £108k in unrestricted funds. The Charity incurred an operating surplus of £98k while the Trading company made a profit of £14k.

4.1. Income

Income for the Group for the year was £4.5m. The principal funding sources are:

	£k 1,699 1,164 516 438 247 246 148
Entryfees for events
Affiliation fees
Entryfees for teams
Grants from NGBs
Grants from Sport England
Commercialpartners
Other income

4.2. Expenditure

Expenditure for the Group for the year totalled £4.4m and was fully applied in accordance with the organisation’s primary objective of providing a wide range of sporting opportunities in higher education. Principal areas of expenditure include:

	£k 1,407 2,288 660
Staff costs
Direct deliverycosts
Operations and overheads

4.3. Balance sheet

Funds employed at the Group balance sheet at 31 July 2022 totalled £1.8m, as shown below.

	£k 29 1,212 5 573 1,819
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Designated –property
Designated – other
General
Total funds

Funds of £29k were held in restricted funds; £1,212k in a designated property fund maintained to ensure the organisation can continue to be accommodated; £5k in other designated funds associated with specific delivery such as LUSL; and £573k in general reserves.

4.4. Reserves policy

The reserves policy was set in 2019. At that time the reasonably assured membership income (£3.4m/72% in 2019) and the valuation of the property (£1.4m in 2014), a minimum of £300,000 was considered a prudent amount to maintain as free reserves for general operations. This is to absorb setbacks and manage change, should a major income stream fail. The minimum level of £300,000 is still considered prudent. The level of free reserves at 31 July 2022 was £342k as shown below.

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	£k
Total funds	1,819
Less restricted funds	(29)
Unrestricted funds	1,790
Less fixed assets,excl. investments	(1,448)
Free reserves	342

Other reserves could be maintained for specific projects, such as replacement of IT infrastructure or the development of new technologies. In the short term, any funds for this purpose would be included within free reserves. Once a proposal is more likely and costs can be forecast, funds would be designated.

4.5. Investment policy and performance

There is no restriction on the company’s power to invest. The investment policy is to use stable investments to protect capital and income from inflation over the long-term. The target for return is above inflation. The performance of investments is closely monitored by the Directors on a quarterly basis Investments are currently held in two funds in the Charities Organisation Investment Fund (COIF), with a policy of low to medium risk over a short to medium term.

Over the last ten years, the Investment Fund has delivered annualised total return performance of 10.56% after fees, with a balance at 31 July 2022 of £344k. The Property Fund has returned 9.22% annualised after fees over the same period, with a year-end balance of £60k. The 12-month total return performance to 31 July 2022 after fees saw the Investment Fund rise by 1.69% and the Property Fund rise by 21.02%.

4.6. BUCS Trading Limited

The directors of the charity will continue to offer support to its trading subsidiary, BUCS Trading Ltd in the form of a letter of comfort confirming that the charity will not demand settlement of the intercompany balance due to BUCS for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.

BUCS Trading Ltd has recovered well from the one-off detrimental effect of Covid-19 restrictions and has produced a surplus for FY22 of £14k (FY21 surplus of £42k).

A letter of comfort has been provided by the Charity to confirm that BUCS will provide ongoing support to the Trading Company for at least 12 months from date of signing the financial statements and that the intercompany balance will not be recalled.

4.7. Statement as to the disclosure of information to Auditor

The Directors who were in office on the date of the approval of these financial statements have confirmed that as far as they are aware there is no relevant audit information of which the auditors are unaware. Each of the Directors has confirmed that they have taken all steps they ought to have taken as Directors to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that it has been communicated to the auditor.

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4.8. Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees – who are also Directors of British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited for the purposes of company law – are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period.

In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

4.9. Auditor

The auditor, Haysmacintyre LLP, Chartered Accountants, has indicated its willingness to continue in office. This report is prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemptions.

Approved by the Directors on 14 November 2022 and signed by:

C Mahoney

Professor Craig Mahoney Director

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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of British Universities and Colleges Sport (the ‘parent charitable company’) and its subsidiary (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 July 2022 which comprise the Consolidated and Parent Charitable Company Statement of Financial Activities including Income and Expenditure Account, the Consolidated and Parent Charity Balance Sheets, the Group and Parent Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company and group’s affairs as at 31 July 2022 and of the charitable company and group’s net movement in funds, including the income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group/charitable company]'s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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the information given in the Trustees’ Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Trustees’ Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report) has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group’s and the parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report).

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charity Accounts (Scotland) Regulations (as amended) requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent charitable company; or
the charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit

Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement on page 14, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group’s and parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the group and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to Companies Act and Charity law, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011, Charity Accounts (Scotland) Regulations (as amended), Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, corporation tax, payroll tax and sales tax.

We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements, including the risk of override of controls. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

British Universities and Colleges Sport Limited TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 31 July 2022

Discussions with management including consideration of known or suspected instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
Reviewing the controls and procedures of the Charity to ensure these were in place throughout the year, including during the Covid-19 remote working period;
Evaluating management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities;
Identifying and testing journals, in particular journal entries posted on non-working days, postings by unusual users or with unusual descriptions; and
Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their critical accounting estimates.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of audit report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Thomas Wilson (Senior statutory auditor) for and on behalf of Haysmacintyre LLP, Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG

Date

Haysmacintyre LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 July 2022

For the year ended 31 July 2022

Notes Income Value in kind 4 Income from charitable activities 5 Trading activities Fundraising Conference Interest and investment income 8 Total income Expenditure Charitable activities 9 Raising funds Conference 9 9 Total expenditure Net income / (expenditure) and net movement in funds in the year before transfers and gains on investments Gains on investments 14a Transfer of funds 21,22,23 Net income/(expenditure) Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2022 Total funds £ 14,451 - - 14,451 3,207,570 55,928 718,307 3,981,805 248,011 185,144 - - - 7,000 248,011 192,144 21,854 - - 21,854
	3,677,030 55,928 725,307 4,458,265
	3,067,962 66,130 712,152 3,846,244 174,259 334,102 - - - - 174,259 334,102
	3,576,323 66,130 712,152 4,354,605
	100,707 (10,202) 13,155 103,660 8,133 - - 8,133 (360) - 360 -
	108,480 (10,202) 13,515 111,793 463,937 1,227,483 15,353 1,706,773
	572,417 1,217,281 28,868 1,818,566

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities .

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 July 2022

Comparatives for the year ended 31 July 2021

Notes Income Income from charitable activities 5 Trading activities Fundraising Interest and investment income Other income 8 7 Total income Expenditure Charitable activities 9 Raising funds 9 Total expenditure Net (expenditure) and net movement in funds in the year before transfers and gains on investments Gains on investments 14a Transfer of funds 21,22,23 Net (expenditure) / income Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2021 Total funds £ 1,377,834 10,902 593,668 1,982,404 134,643 - - 134,643 20,384 136,235 - - - - 20,384 136,235
	1,669,096 10,902 593,668 2,273,666
	1,597,462 58,608 602,284 2,258,354 200,011 - - 200,011
	1,797,473 58,608 602,284 2,458,365
	(128,377) (47,706) (8,616) (184,699) 54,541 - - 54,541 (13,948) (6,721) 20,669 -
	(87,784) (54,427) 12,053 (130,158) 551,721 1,281,910 3,300 1,836,931
	463,937 1,227,483 15,353 1,706,773

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities .

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

Company number: 06483060 for the year ended 31 July 2022

Notes Fixed Assets Tangible fixed assets Intangible assets Investments Trophies 12 13 14 15 Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 16 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 17 NET CURRENT ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year Provision for liabilities 19 18 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES Funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds: General - other Designated - property Designated - regional 21 22 23 23	2022 £ 2021 £ 1,225,478 191,131 417,634 31,076 1,233,929 236,454 413,629 31,915
	1,865,319 1,915,927 244,964 1,454,591 265,086 1,009,914
	1,699,555 1,275,000 (1,481,416) (1,226,478) 218,139 48,522 (170,833) (94,059) (220,833) (36,843)
	1,818,566 1,706,773
	28,868 572,417 1,212,180 5,101 15,353 463,937 1,226,289 1,194
	1,818,566 1,706,773

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The financial statements on pages 18 to 51 were approved by the Board and authorised for issue and signed on its behalf by:

C Mahoney

Professor Craig Mahoney Director

Date: 14 November 2022

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CHARITY ONLY - STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

for the year ended 31 July 2022

Notes Income Value in kind 4 Income from charitable activities 5 Interest and investment income 8 Total income Expenditure Charitable activities 9 Raising funds Conference 9 Total expenditure Net income / (expenditure) and net movement in funds in the year before transfers and gains on investment Gains on investments 14a Transfer of funds 21,22,23 Net income / (expenditure) Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 21,22,23	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated Funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2022 Total funds £ 14,451 - - 14,451 3,193,570 55,928 718,307 3,967,805 14,953 - - 14,953
	3,222,974 55,928 718,307 3,997,209
	3,039,379 66,130 705,152 3,810,661 92,011 - - 92,011 5,065 - - 5,065
	3,136,455 66,130 705,152 3,907,737
	86,519 (10,202) 13,155 89,472 8,133 - - 8,133 (360) - 360 -
	94,292 (10,202) 13,515 97,605 774,447 1,227,483 15,353 2,017,283
	868,739 1,217,281 28,868 2,114,888

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities .

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CHARITY ONLY - STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 July 2022

Comparatives for the year ended 31 July 2021

Notes Income Income from charitable activities 5 Interest and investment income 8 Other income 7 Total income Expenditure Charitable activities 9 Raising funds 9 Total expenditure Net (expenditure) and net movement in funds in the year before transfers and gains on investment Gains on investments 14a Transfer of funds 21,22,23 Net (expenditure)/income Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 21,22,23	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated Funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2021 Total funds £ 1,368,334 10,902 593,668 1,972,904 15,984 - - 15,984 136,235 - - 136,235
	1,520,553 10,902 593,668 2,125,123
	1,526,335 58,608 602,284 2,187,227 158,127 - - 158,127
	1,684,462 58,608 602,284 2,345,354
	(163,909) (47,706) (8,616) (220,231) 54,541 - - 54,541 (13,948) (6,721) 20,669 -
	(123,316) (54,427) 12,053 (165,690) 897,763 1,281,910 3,300 2,182,973
	774,447 1,227,483 15,353 2,017,283

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities .

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CHARITY ONLY – BALANCE SHEET

Company number: 06483060

for the year ended 31 July 2022

Notes Fixed Assets Tangible fixed assets Intangible assets Investments Trophies 12 13 14 15 Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 16 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 17 NET CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year 19 Provision for liabilities 18 Total assets less current liabilities Funds: Restricted funds Unrestricted funds: General funds Designated - property Designated - regional 21 22 23 23	2022 £ 2021 £ 1,225,478 94,274 417,734 31,076 1,233,929 113,244 413,729 31,915
	1,768,562 1,792,817 545,792 1,288,044 645,536 933,992
	1,833,836 1,579,528 (1,222,618) (1,097,386)
	611,218 (170,833) 482,142 (220,833) (94,059) (36,843)
	2,114,888 2,017,283
	28,868 868,739 1,212,180 5,101 15,353 774,447 1,226,289 1,194
	2,114,888 2,017,283

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The financial statements on pages 18 to 51 were approved by the Board and authorised for issue and signed on its behalf by:

C Mahoney

Professor Craig Mahoney

Director

Date: 14 November 2022

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 July 2022

Operating activities Net income/(expenditure) for the year Net income/(expenditure) for the year as per SOFA Adjustment for: Depreciation and amortisation charges (Gains) on investments Dividends, interest and rents from investment Decrease/(increase) in debtors Increase in creditors Increase/(decrease) in provisions Net cash generated from operating activities Investing activities Dividends, interest and rent from investment Investment manager fees Purchase of property, plant and equipment Net cash (used in) / generated from investing activities Cash flow from financing activities Bank loan Repayment of loan Cash (used in) / generated from financing activities Net increase in cash and cash Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year Consolidated analysis of net cash and cash equivalents: Cash at bank and in hand Bank loan due within 1 year Bank loan due after 1 year Total cash and cash equivalents	Group Charity 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 £ 2021 £ 111,793 (130,158) 97,605 (165,690) 107,755 (8,133) (21,854) 104,066 (54,541) (20,384) 61,362 (8,133) (14,953) 64,892 (54,541) (15,984) 20,122 234,105 57,216 (182,932) 481,577 (13,940) 99,744 104,399 57,216 (144,667) 411,561 (13,940)
	501,004 183,688 397,240 81,631
	21,854 4,128 (53,142) 20,384 3,558 (41,731) 14,953 4,128 (33,102) 15,984 3,558 (9,032)
	(27,160) (17,789) (14,021) 10,510
	- (29,167) 250,000 - (29,167) 250,000
	(29,167) 250,000 (29,167) 250,000
	444,677 415,899 354,052 342,141 1,009,914 594,015 933,992 591,851
	1,454,591 1,009,914 1,288,044 933,992
	At 1 August 2021 1,009,914 (29,167) (220,833) Cash flow 444,677 29,167 - Non-cash movement - (50,000) 50,000 At 31 July 2022 1,454,591 (50,000) (170,833)
	759,914 473,844 - 1,233,758

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

1 General information

The Charity is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The registered office is 20-24 King’s Bench Street, London SE1 OQX. The Charity is registered under the following: Charity number 1126863, Charity number 06483060, Scottish Charity number SC041947.

The financial statements have been presented in Pounds Sterling, as this is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the charity operates and are rounded to the nearest pound.

2 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) second edition – effective 1 January 2019, the Charities Act 2011, UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015 and the Companies Act 2006.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the charity's accounting policies (see note 3).

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate those of British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited and its subsidiary undertaking, BUCS Trading Limited for the year. All financial statements consist of the year to 31 July 2022.

Going concern

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) obtained in December 2020 will has been retained in the business and provides a level of comfort. Should interest rates continue moving upwards the cash flow position does allow for the early settlement of the loan.

The Directors will continue to provide the support of BUCS to BUCS Trading for at least 12 months from date of approval of the financial statements, not calling in the amount owed by BUCS Trading until the company is in a position to do so. BUCS Trading made a surplus in year ended 31 July 2022 with an increased surplus forecast for the coming year.

Historical and current support to BUCS Trading Ltd was made for the sole reason to be of benefit to BUCS over the medium to long term and thus its charitable aims. The support was needed to invest in the necessary digital platforms to create a strong viable trading income stream for BUCS Trading Ltd with the intention that that income stream is remitted to BUCS in the medium term including and over and above the initial support. The Directors are confident that the support currently given by BUCS will be not needed in the medium future and a return on that support will be given back to BUCS to support its charitable activities.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

The Directors are confident that the Group has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future.

The Directors have considered the Group and Charity’s cash flow requirements for the 12-month period from the date of approval of these financial statements and believe that they will be able to pay their debts as they fall due for at least that period. Therefore, these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

Income

All income, including government grants, is included in the income and expenditure account when the charity is legally entitled to the income, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Interest on funds held on deposit included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is usually upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category, it includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered. Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following headings:

Cost of raising funds are those costs incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs in the delivery of activities and services for its beneficiaries and include directly allocated costs and an apportionment of support costs.
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity’s activities. These costs have been allocated based on direct costs, as set out in Note 9.

Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objects of the charity. In the case of an unconditional grant offer this is accrued once the recipient has been notified of the grant award. The notification gives the recipient a reasonable expectation that they will receive the one-year or multi-year grant. Grants awards that are subject to the recipient fulfilling performance conditions are only accrued when the recipient has been notified of the grant and any remaining unfulfilled conditions attaching to that grant are outside the control of the charity.

Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Directors for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. The other designated funds have arisen based on timing differences across years and these are expected to be fully utilised in the coming year for their designated purpose.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment income and gains are allocated to the appropriate fund. Tangible fixed assets

Fixed assets are stated at historical cost. Minor additions or those costing below £500 are not capitalised.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

At each reporting date the charity assesses whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment loss is recognised where the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets in order to reduce by annual instalments the value of the tangible assets over their estimated useful lives. Depreciation is provided for using the straightline method at the following rates:

Leasehold buildings: over the life of the lease Computer equipment: over 3 years Fixtures and fittings: over 6 years Office equipment: over 10 years

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

Intangible fixed assets and depreciation

Intangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible fixed assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. Costs relating to development of the items are capitalised. Research costs are not capitalised.

All intangible fixed assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years. Amortisation is provided on all intangible fixed assets in order to reduce by annual instalments the value of the assets over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives range as follows:

Digital systems 3 - 5 years, straight line Assets under construction not amortised until brought into use

Trophies

Trophies are items which are in the possession of the charity and were created for use in sporting activities and continue to be used for this purpose. The charity maintains stewardship by keeping a full inventory and has no intention of disposing of any of the trophies so long as this use continues. The trophies are valued at cost less accumulated depreciation. The trophies are considered for impairment on a regular basis and any impairment is charged to the income and expenditure account. Depreciation has been applied over a period of 50 years.

Investments

Investments are recognised at fair value which is measured at market value at the balance sheet date. The income and expenditure account includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year. Investment manager fees are taken directly from the Funds and capital values are net of fees. The investment manager fees have not been grossed up in these accounts. The fees for Investment Fund are 0.6% and for Property Fund are 0.65%.

Investment in subsidiary and unlisted investments are held at cost and are reviewed for impairment annually, with any impairment taken to the income and expenditure account.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

BUCS holds shares of Bench Freehold Limited but Bench Freehold Limited has not been treated as an associate in these accounts. Accounting for this as an associate would not have a material effect on the holding as Bench Freehold Limited had very limited trading in the year.

BUCS Trading Ltd holds 15 shares and 15% in National Students e-Sports Limited. No payment has been made for the investment in this company and the value of the investment is valued at £nil in these financial statements. No indicative market value of the investment and the directors believe is £nil value is appropriate based on the early stage of the investment.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

Financial instruments

The charity only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract.

For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the charity would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Financial instruments classified as equity instruments are recorded at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of transaction costs, unless the equity instruments are issued to extinguish a financial liability due to a shareholder or a party under common control, or in accordance with the original terms of the financial liability.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are included at the rate of exchange prevailing at the date they occurred. All differences are taken to the Income and expenditure account.

Pension costs

The charity contributes to employees’ individual personal pension schemes, a variable group pension plan with the National Provident Institution on a defined contribution basis and to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”), which is a defined benefit scheme.

Contributions to all schemes are charged on the basis of the amount the charity has agreed to contribute in the year.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

The institution participates in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). With effect from 1 October 2016, the scheme changed from a defined benefit only pension scheme to a hybrid pension scheme, providing defined benefits (for all members), as well as defined contribution benefits. The assets of the scheme are held in a separate trustee administered fund. Because of the mutual nature of the scheme, the assets are not attributed to individual institutions and a scheme-wide contribution rate is set. The institution is therefore exposed to actuarial risks associated with other institutions’ employees and is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the scheme on a consistent and reasonable basis. As required by Section 28 of FRS102 ‘Employee benefits’, the institution therefore accounts for the scheme as if it were a wholly defined contribution scheme. As a result, the amount charged to the income and expenditure account represents the contributions payable to the scheme. Since the institution has entered into an agreement (the Recovery Plan) that determines how each employer within the scheme will fund the overall deficit, the institution recognises a liability for the contributions payable that arise from the agreement (to the extent that they relate to the deficit) and therefore an expense is recognised.

Valuation of donated services

Pro bono services received are recorded as income at estimated market value and included under the relevant expense heading in the Income and expenditure account. These are recognised when the Charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from these by the Charity of the item is probable and economic benefit can be measured reliably. On receipt, donated professional services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Charity which is the amount the Charity would have been willing to pay to obtain the services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market, a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

Operating leases

Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged against profits on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

3 Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In applying the charity’s accounting policies, the Directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The directors make such decisions on the basis of the most relevant and reliable evidence available at the time, which may include factors such as historical experience. Due to the inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are also applied to future periods where it is appropriate to do so.

The Directors do not consider that any of the judgements which they have made in the preparation of these financial statements are key to the financial statements overall.

Estimates and assumptions which the Directors have made which are key to the financial statements are discussed below.

Recoverability of debtors

The charity establishes a provision for debtors that are estimated not to be recoverable. When assessing recoverability, the trustees consider factors such as the aging of debtors, past experience of recoverability, and the credit profile of individual or groups of customers.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 July 2022

4 Value in kind

Sports equipment Sports venues	GROUP Year ended 31 July 2022 Year ended 31 July 2021 £ £ 10,000 - 4,451 - 14,451 -	CHARITY Year ended 31 July 2022 Year ended 31 July 2021 £ £ 10,000 - 4,451 - 14,451 -

5 Income from charitable activities

GROUP Domestic programmes International programmes Development Football development Engagement Affiliation fees Non-BUCS affiliation fees Other income	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated Funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2022 total funds £ 1,922,845 34,205 - - 72,004 18,780 1,994,849 52,985 39,648 - 224,137 263,785 7,400 13,540 - - 324,658 38,000 332,058 51,540 1,164,100 - - 1,164,100 - 11,136 28,552 39,688 25,832 44,792 12,176 82,800
	3,207,570 55,928 718,307 3,981,805

GROUP

GROUP
Domestic programmes Development Football development Affiliation fees Non-BUCS affiliation fees Other income	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated Funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2021 total funds £ 170,895 - 46,507 217,372 16,539 - 306,158 322,697 4,800 - 236,881 241,681 1,162,551 - - 1,162,551 - 8,982 - 8,982 23,079 1,920 4,122 29,121
	1,377,834 10,902 593,668 1,982,404

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

5 Income from charitable activities (continued)

CHARITY Domestic programmes International programmes Development Football development Engagement Affiliation fees Non-BUCS affiliation fees Other income	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated Funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2022 total funds £ 1,922,845 34,205 - - 72,004 18,780 1,994,849 52,985 39,648 - 224,137 263,785 7,400 13,540 - - 324,658 38,000 332,058 51,540 1,164,100 - - 1,164,100 - 11,136 28,552 39,688 11,832 44,792 12,176 68,800
	3,193,570 55,928 718,307 3,967,805

CHARITY Domestic programmes Development Football development Affiliation fees Non-BUCS affiliation fees Other income	Unrestricted Funds £ Designated Funds £ Restricted Funds £ 2021 total funds £ 170,895 - 46,507 217,372 12,739 - 306,158 318,897 4,800 - 236,881 241,681 1,162,551 - - 1,162,551 - 8,982 - 8,982 17,379 1,920 4,122 23,421
	1,368,334 10,902 593,668 1,972,904

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

6 Grant income

Grant income
British Curling British Universities Ice Hockey Lawn Tennis Association R&A Foundation Rugby Football Union Sport England Table Tennis England Tennis Foundation The Football Association Other grant income	GROUP AND CHARITY Year ended Year ended 31 July 2022 £ 31 July 2021 £ (360) - 8,730 - 27,930 11,570 23,074 13,858 21,000 11,182 247,137 4,519 306,158 - - 346,658 5,890 9,897 236,881 -
	684,578 589,546

All of the above grants were received to support sporting activities and there were no unfulfilled conditions relating to these grants at either year end. These grants are included within income from charitable activities.

7 Other income

Included in other income on the Statement of Financial Activities, is Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme income of £nil (2021: £136,235). There are no unfulfilled conditions relating to this grant income at either year end.

8 Interest and investment income

Bank interest, dividends and other income Interest on CBILS loan NSE royalties	GROUP CHARITY Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended 31 July 2022 31 July 2021 31 July 2022 31 July 2021 £ £ £ £ 14,953 11,817 14,953 11,817 - 4,167 - 4,167 6,901 4,400 - -
	21,854 20,384 14,953 15,984

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

9 Expenditure

GROUP Direct costs Support costs Year ended 31 July 2022 Direct costs £ £ £ £ Raising funds Commercial activities 118,749 51,382 170,131 88,311 Conference 168,914 165,188 334,102 - Investment manager fees 4,128 - 4,128 3,558 Total raising funds 291,791 216,570 508,361 91,869 Charitable activities Domestic programmes 2,221,435 656,451 2,877,886 540,320 International programmes 120,949 35,361 156,310 59,216 Development 290,353 84,888 375,241 344,399 Football development 259,357 75,826 335,183 171,406 Member support - - - 17,349 Other expenditure 78,618 23,006 101,624 70,712 Total expenditure 3,262,503 1,092,102 4,354,605 1,295,271 Support costs – group Staff costs Staff related costs Information communication technology Marketing, PR and media Office costs Accounting fees Bad debts Depreciation and amortisation Interest paid Other costs Insurance Governance costs Total expenditure	Direct costs Support costs Year ended 31 July 2022 Direct costs £ £ £ £ 118,749 51,382 170,131 88,311 168,914 165,188 334,102 - 4,128 - 4,128 3,558	Support costs Year ended 31 July 2021 £ £ 108,142 196,453 - - - 3,558
	291,791 216,570 508,361 91,869 2,221,435 656,451 2,877,886 540,320 120,949 35,361 156,310 59,216 290,353 84,888 375,241 344,399 259,357 75,826 335,183 171,406 - - - 17,349 78,618 23,006 101,624 70,712	108,142 200,011 473,667 1,013,987 51,912 111,128 301,914 646,313 150,262 321,668 15,209 32,558 61,988 132,700
	3,262,503 1,092,102 4,354,605 1,295,271	1,163,094 2,458,365
		2022 2021 £ £ 433,027 46,299 129,576 135,063 81,132 56,996 595 107,754 3,441 40,591 14,004 43,623 695,689 26,487 137,422 14,152 60,286 54,802 1,267 104,066 4,167 8,341 12,423 43,992
		1,092,102 1,163,094

Support costs are allocated based on a percentage of direct costs.

Governance costs – group Audit fees Other governance costs Total governance costs	2022 2021 £ £ 24,461 19,162 30,660 13,332
	43,623 43,992

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9 Expenditure (continued)

CHARITY Direct costs Support costs Year ended 31 July 2022 Direct costs £ £ £ £ Raising funds Commercial activities 67,433 20,450 87,883 83,443 Conference 3,939 1,126 5,065 - Investment manager fees 4,128 - 4,128 3,558 Total raising funds 75,500 21,576 97,076 87,001 Charitable activities Domestic programmes 2,214,435 632,825 2,847,260 540,320 International programmes 120,949 34,564 155,513 59,216 Development 290,353 82,975 373,328 344,399 Football development 259,357 74,117 333,474 171,406 Member support - - - 17,349 Other expenditure 78,619 22,467 101,086 70,711 Total expenditure 3,039,213 868,524 3,907,737 1,290,402 Support costs – charity Staff costs Staff related costs Information communication technology Marketing, PR and media Office costs Accounting fees Bad debts Depreciation and amortisation Interest paid Other costs Insurance Governance costs Total expenditure Support costs are allocated based on a percentage of direct costs. Governance costs – charity Audit fees Other governance costs Total governance costs	Direct costs Support costs Year ended 31 July 2022 Direct costs £ £ £ £ 67,433 20,450 87,883 83,443 3,939 1,126 5,065 - 4,128 - 4,128 3,558	Support costs Year ended 31 July 2021 £ £ 71,126 154,569 - - - 3,558
	75,500 21,576 97,076 87,001 2,214,435 632,825 2,847,260 540,320 120,949 34,564 155,513 59,216 290,353 82,975 373,328 344,399 259,357 74,117 333,474 171,406 - - - 17,349 78,619 22,467 101,086 70,711	71,126 158,127 441,732 982,052 48,412 107,628 281,559 625,958 140,131 311,537 14,183 31,532 57,809 128,520
	3,039,213 868,524 3,907,737 1,290,402	1,054,952 2,345,354
		2022 2021 £ £ 433,027 40,320 96,565 25,355 79,572 42,727 595 61,360 3,441 39,002 13,437 33,123 695,689 26,487 97,124 10,392 60,260 41,443 1,104 64,892 4,166 7,963 12,423 33,009
		868,524 1,054,952
		2022 2021 £ £ 18,961 14,162 19,500 13,509
		33,123 33,009

Support costs are allocated based on a percentage of direct costs.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

10 Staff costs

Total staff costs comprise the following: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs The monthly average number of employees in the year was: Leadership team Other staff The number of employees whose emoluments for the year (including benefits in kind but excluding pension contributions) fell within the following bands were: Between £60,001-£70,000 Between £70,001-£80,000 Between £80,001-£90,000 Between £90,001-£100,000	31 July 2022 £ 31 July 2021 £ 1,366,149 134,453 78,114 1,219,081 115,155 72,467
	1,578,716 1,406,703
	No. 3 37 No. 3 33
	No. 1 - 1 1 No. - 1 1 -

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Delivery. These three roles form the Leadership Team. The total employee benefits of the Leadership Team of the charity were £242,405 (2021: £224,146) and the employers national insurance contribution in relation to these employees were £27,997 (2021: £24,947). The employer pension contributions related to these employees were £37,017 (2021: £35,131).

The key management personnel of the group are those of the charity and the key management personnel of its wholly owned subsidiary BUCS Trading Limited. There are no additional staff within BUCS Trading Limited.

The Charity’s directors were not paid remuneration from the Charity during either year. During the year, no (zero) (2021: £nil) directors were reimbursed for travel expenses amounting to £nil (2021: £nil).

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

11 Grants paid

Institution Purpose of grant Inclusivity Fund Anglia Ruskin University Inclusivity Fund Bucks Students Union Inclusivity Fund Canterbury Christ Church University Inclusivity Fund De Montfort University Inclusivity Fund Hertfordshire Sports Village Inclusivity Fund Manchester Metropolitan University Inclusivity Fund Northumbria University Inclusivity Fund Queen Mary Students' Union Inclusivity Fund Sheffield Hallam University Inclusivity Fund UCFB College Of Football Business Limited Inclusivity Fund University Academy 92 Inclusivity Fund University of Brighton Inclusivity Fund University of East Anglia Inclusivity Fund University of Gloucestershire Inclusivity Fund University of Hull Inclusivity Fund University of Manchester Inclusivity Fund University of Salford SU Inclusivity Fund University of Wolverhampton Inclusivity Fund Warwick Inclusivity Fund Total Grassroots Hub Grant Reward and recognition Canterbury Christ Church University Reward and recognition awards Hertfordshire Sports Village Reward and recognition awards Queen Mary Students' Union Reward and recognition awards University of Brighton Reward and recognition awards Total reward and recognition Engagement Aston Student’s Guild Engagement Durham University Engagement Hartpury Engagement Loughborough Students Union Engagement University of Hull Engagement University of Manchester Engagement University of Wolverhampton Engagement Warwick Engagement Total engagement	2022 2021 £ £ 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 200 -
	3,800 -
	750 - 750 - 750 - 1,250 - 3,500 -
	880 - 450 - 1,430 - 880 - 850 - 880 - 850 - 850 - 7,070 -

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

Active Project

Anglia Ruskin University Active Project Grant Manchester Metropolitan University Active Project Grant Nottingham Consultants Active Project Grant Royal Holloway University of London Active Project Grant St Mary's University, Twickenham Active Project Grant Students’ Union UCL Active Project Grant Surrey Sports Park Ltd Active Project Grant UEA Sport Active Project Grant University of Brighton Active Project Grant University of Chester Active Project Grant University of East London Active Project Grant University of Essex Active Project Grant University of Exeter Active Project Grant University of Leicester Active Project Grant University of Manchester Active Project Grant University of Nottingham Active Project Grant University of West London Active Project Grant Total Active Project Grant Other grants Leeds Beckett University Research project Manchester Metropolitan University Development project Nottingham Trent University Research project Plymouth Marjon University Development project Queen Mary students Union Development project Sporting People Research project Surrey sports Ltd Development project Teesside University Development project Union of Brunel students Development project University of Brighton University of Essex Development project Development project University of Hull Development Project Total Other Grants TOTAL GRANTS PAID	- 2,945 - 6,535 - 2,500 - 8,715 - 5,440 - 6,247 - 3,430 - 7,122 - 2,787 - 200 - 6,542 - 648 - 6,091 - 5,130 - 200 - 7,438 - 6,000
	- 77,970
	6,000 - - 5,000 7,200 - 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 12,000 - 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 15,000 2,500 15,000 2,500 7,500 5,000
	47,700 40,000

	62,070 117,970

All grants paid are to intuitions and no grants have been paid to individuals.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

12 Tangible fixed assets

GROUP Cost Opening balance 1 August 2021 Additions At 31 July 2022 Depreciation Opening balance 1 August 2021 Charge for the year At 31 July 2022 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2022 At 31 July 2021 CHARITY Cost Opening balance 1 August 2021 Additions At 31 July 2022 Depreciation Opening balance 1 August 2021 Charge for the year At 31 July 2022 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2022 At 31 July 2021	Long Leasehold £ Fixtures and equipment £ Total £ 1,368,602 - 185,199 14,252 1,553,801 14,252
	1,368,602 199,451 1,568,053
	142,313 14,109 177,559 8,594 319,872 22,703
	156,422 186,153 342,575
	1,212,180 13,298 1,255,478
	1,226,289 7,640 1,233,929
	Long Leasehold £ Fixtures and equipment £ Total £ 1,368,602 - 183,887 14,252 1,552,489 14,252
	1,368,602 198,139 1,566,741
	142,313 14,109 176,247 8,594 318,560 22,703
	156,422 184,841 341,263
	1,212,180 13,298 1,225,478
	1,226,289 7,640 1,233,929

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

13 Intangible fixed assets

GROUP
Cost
Opening balance 1 August 2021
Additions
At 31 July 2022
Amortisation
Opening balance 1 August 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 July 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 July 2022
At 31 July 2021
CHARITY
Cost
Opening balance 1 August 2021
Additions
At 31 July 2022
Amortisation
Opening balance 1 August 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 July 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 July 2022
At 31 July 2021

Digital systems
£
584,685
38,890
623,575
348,231
84,213
432,444
191,131
236,454
Digital systems
£
193,781
18,850
212,631
80,537
37,820
118,357
94,274
113,244

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

14 Investments

Investments are UK investments and return. Listed Investments (note 14a) Investment in subsidiary (note 14b) Unlisted Investment (note 14c) 14a – Listed investments Opening balance 1 August 2021 Disposals Investment manager fees Unrealised investment gain Closing balance 31 July 2022 Historical cost 14b – Investment in subsidiary BUCS Trading Ltd	GROUP CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 £ 2021 £ 402,634 - 15,000 398,629 - 15,000 402,634 100 15,000 398,629 100 15,000
	417,634 413,629 417,734 413,729
	GROUP CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 £ 2021 £ 398,629 - (4,128) 8,133 347,646 - (3,558) 54,541 398,629 - (4,128) 8,133 347,646 - (3,558) 54,541
	402,634 398,629 402,634 398,629
	189,133 189,133 189,133 189,133
	are held in COIF Charities Investment Fund Units, primarily to provide an investment GROUP CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 £ 2021 £ - - 100 100

BUCS Trading Limited was incorporated in England in January 2010 and BUCS owns 100% of the issued share capital. The purpose of the company is to develop commercial opportunities and income.

14c – Unlisted investment	GROUP			CHARITY
	2022	2021	2022		2021
	£	£	£		£
Bench Freehold Ltd	15,000	15,000		15,000		15,000

Bench Freehold Limited acquired the Freehold title to 20-23 King’s Bench Street during the year to 31 July 2010. BUCS, in common with other tenants of the building, hold ordinary shares in proportion to their leasehold interest. This company collects ground rents, builds reserves and distributes dividends.

BUCS holds 23% (2021: 23%) of the shares of Bench Freehold Limited but Bench Freehold Limited has not been treated as an associate in these accounts. Accounting for this as an associate would not have a material effect on the holding as Bench Freehold Limited had very limited trading in the year. The company made a profit in the year of £25,320 and had aggregate share capital and reserves of £235,258 at 30 April 2021. The registered office address of Bench Freehold Limited is 8 The Bench, 22 Kings Bench Street, London, SE1 0QX.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

14d – Investment in National Students Esports Limited

BUCS Trading Ltd holds 15 shares and 15% in National Students Esports Limited (NSE). No payment has been made for the investment in this company and the value of the investment is valued at £nil in these financial statements. There is no indicative market value of the investment, and the directors believe is £nil value is appropriate based on the early stage of the investment. For the year ended 30 June 2021, the company made a loss in the year of £279,653 and had aggregate share capital and negative reserves of (£1,115,501) as at 30 June 2021. The registered office address of NSE is 110 High Holborn, 5[th] Floor, London, England, WC1V 6JS. During the year, BUCS Trading Limited received royalties of £6,901 (2021: £4,400).

15 Trophies

COST Opening balance at 1 August 2021 Depreciation Closing balance 31 July 2022	GROUP AND CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 31,915 (839) 32,754 (839)
	31,076 31,915

16 Debtors

Trade debtors Prepayment and accrued income Amount due from subsidiary Other debtors Other taxation	GROUP CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 £ 2021 £ 190,642 47,601 - 1,180 5,541 140,057 125,029 - - - 64,022 47,601 427,448 1,180 5,541 49,456 125,029 471,051 - -
	244,964 265,086 545,792 645,536

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

17 Creditors

Bank loan Trade creditors Other taxation and social security costs Accruals and deferred income Other creditors	GROUP CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 £ 2021 £ 50,000 275,328 33,101 973,482 149,505 29,167 112,584 43,337 968,483 72,907 50,000 71,377 33,101 922,011 146,129 29,167 104,826 43,337 847,149 72,907
	1,481,416 1,226,478 1,222,618 1,097,386

Deferred income comprises: Deferred income at 31 July 2021 Deferred in the year Released in the year Deferred income at 31 July 2022	GROUP CHARITY 2022 £ 2021 £ 2022 2021 £ 788,496 730,194 (788,496) 287,843 788,496 (287,843) 678,389 689,485 (678,389) 259,906 678,389 (259,906)
	730,194 788,496 689,485 678,389

Deferred income relates to grant income received in advance and is expected to be released in full in the next financial year.

18 Provision for pension funds deficit

GROUP AND CHARITY As at 1 August 2021 Charged to the SOFA As at 31 July 2022 Payable by instalments Within one year 1 to 2 years 2 to 5 years After 5 years	2022 £ 2021 £ 36,843 57,216 50,783 (13,940)
	94,059 36,843
	5,803 5,844 17,790 64,622 4,665 5,772 18,376 8,030
	94,059 36,843

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited has been notified by Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) of their allocation of the overall deficit of the USS pension scheme (see Note 26).

Contributions of 6.2% are being made towards the scheme deficit for 14 years to March 2031 included in note 26.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

19 Creditors: amount due after more than one year

GROUP AND CHARITY Bank loan – long term portion As at 31 July 2022	2022 £ 2021 £ 170,833 220,833
	170,833 220,833

The bank loan relates to Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) the charity received during the year ended 31 July 2021. The loan is interest free for the first 12 months and subsequently subject to an interest rate of 2.17%pa above base rate and is repayable monthly in instalments from December 2021. During the year, the charity repaid £50,000.

20 Loans

GROUP AND CHARITY Amounts failing due within 1 year Amounts falling due within 1-2 years Amounts falling due within 2-5 years As at 31 July 2022	2022 £ 2021 £ 50,000 50,000 120,833 29,167 50,000 170,833
	220,833 250,000

21 Restricted funds

GROUP Chris Potter Award Fund The Football Association Volleyball R&A Foundation Sport England Lawn Tennis Association Rugby Football Union English Universities British Universities Ice Hockey Association British Curling Table Tennis England Other restricted funds Total	1 August 2021 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 31 July 2022 £ 1,002 - - - 1,002 - 346,659 (346,659) - - 2,298 - (2,298) - - - 23,074 (23,074) - - - 247,137 (247,137) - - - 27,930 (27,930) - - - 21,000 (21,000) - - 12,053 40,729 (24,916) - 27,866 - 8,730 (8,730) - - - (360) - 360 - - 4,518 (4,518) - - - 5,890 (5,890) - -
	15,353 725,307 (712,152) 360 28,868

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

CHARITY Chris Potter Award Fund The Football Association Volleyball R&A Foundation Sport England Lawn Tennis Association Rugby Football Union English Universities British Universities Ice Hockey Association British Curling Table Tennis England Other restricted funds Total GROUP AND CHARITY Chris Potter Award Fund The Football Association Volleyball R&A Foundation Sport England Tennis Foundation Lawn Tennis Association Rugby Football Union English Universities Total	1 August 2021 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 31 July 2022 £ 1,002 - - - 1,002 - 339,659 (339,659) - - 2,298 0 (2,298) - - - 23,074 (23,074) - - - 247,137 (247,137) - - - 27,930 (27,930) - - - 21,000 (21,000) - - 12,053 40,729 (24,916) - 27,866 - 8,730 (8,730) - - - (360) - 360 - - 4,518 (4,518) - - - 5,890 (5,890) - -
	15,353 725,307 (712,152) 360 28,868
	1 August 2020 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 31 July 2021 £ 1,002 - - - 1,002 - 236,881 (236,881) - - 2,298 - - - 2,298 - 13,858 (13,858) - - - 306,158 (306,158) - - - 9,897 (9,897) - - - 11,570 (11,570) - - - 11,182 (11,182) - - - 4,122 (12,738) 20,669 12,053
	3,300 593,668 (602,284) 20,669 15,353

(i) The Chris Potter Award Fund was transferred from BUCS to provide an annual award of £500 and associated costs to one or more students during undergraduate and postgraduate study. The student should be selected each year by the Executive Board based on the students’ commitments to BUCS activities.
(ii) The Football Association is a grant specifically for the development of football within universities and higher education.
(iii) Volleyball funds represent a proportion of the affiliation fees which is retained by BUCS for expenditure relating to volleyball within further education.
(iv) The Royal & Ancient Golf Club provide a grant to BUCS to develop golf within the Higher Education sector.
(v) Sport England have provided funding to support sport in England.
(vi) Funding from the Tennis Foundation is for the Tennis Administrator Post who oversees the delivery of our National Tennis Programme.
(vii) Lawn Tennis Association have provided funding to support sport in England.
(viii) Rugby Football Union - This funding is for the Rugby Union Programme Administrator post who supports the delivery of our National Rugby Union Programme, including BUCS Super Rugby.
(ix) English Universities - BUCS overseas operations for students from English Universities competing in competitions against other home nations.
(x) British Universities Ice Hockey Association have provided funding to support ice hockey
(xi) British Curling have provided funding to support curling.
(xii) Table Tennis England have provided funding to support table tennis.
(xiii) Other restricted funds relate to smaller donations which were received for a particular purpose and spent in full in the year for the purpose for which they were intended.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

22 Unrestricted funds - General

GROUP General funds Total GROUP General funds Total CHARITY General funds Total CHARITY General funds Total	1 August 2021 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Gain on investment £ Transfers £ 31 July 2022 £ 463,937 3,677,030 (3,576,323) 8,133 (360) 572,417
	463,937 3,677,030 (3,576,323) 8,133 (360) 572,417
	1 August 2020 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Gain on investment £ Transfers £ 31 July 2021 £ 551,721 1,669,096 (1,797,473) 54,541 (13,948) 463,937
	551,721 1,669,096 (1,797,473) 54,541 (13,948) 463,937
	1 August 2021 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Gain on investment £ Transfers £ 31 July 2022 £ 774,447 3,222,974 (3,136,455) 8,133 (360) 868,739
	774,447 3,222,974 (3,136,455) 8,133 (360) 868,739
	1 August 2020 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Gain on investment £ Transfers £ 31 July 2021 £ 897,763 1,520,553 (1,684,462) 54,541 (13,948) 774,447
	897,763 1,520,553 (1,684,462) 54,541 (13,948) 774,447

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the charitable company.

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23 Unrestricted funds – Designated

GROUP AND CHARITY Property fund LUSL Yorkshire Region Total GROUP AND CHARITY Property fund LUSL English Universities Yorkshire Region Total	1 August 2021 Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 31 July 2022 £ 1,226,289 - (14,109) - 1,212,180 - 55,928 (52,021) - 3,907 1,194 - - - 1,194
	1,227,483 55,928 (66,130) - 1,217,281
	1 August 2020 £ Income £ Expenditure £ Transfers £ 31 July 2021 £ 1,240,398 - (14,109) - 1,226,289 19,649 10,902 (44,499) 13,948 - 20,669 - - (20,669) - 1,194 - - - 1,194
	1,281,910 10,902 (58,608) (6,721) 1,227,483

(i) The property fund is designated fund which is matched to the net book value of the property.

(ii) LUSL - BUCS manages competitions and events for students at London-based HE institutions

(iii) Yorkshire region - overseas the use of funds for professional development activities for staff in HE institutions based in Yorkshire, one of the 12 BUCS regions and nations.

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

24 Analysis of net assets between funds

GROUP Fund balances at 31 July 2022 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Intangible assets Investments Trophies Net current assets Loan Provision for pension deficit Total GROUP Fund balances at 31 July 2021 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Intangible assets Investments Trophies Net current assets Loan Provision for pension deficit Total CHARITY Fund balances at 31 July 2022 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Intangible assets Investments Trophies Net current assets Loan Provision for pension deficit Total	General Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £ £ £ £ 13,298 1,212,180 - 1,225,478 191,131 - - 191,131 417,634 - - 417,634 31,076 - - 31,076 184,170 5,101 28,868 218,139 (170,833) - - (170,833) (94,059) - - (94,059)
	572,417 1,217,281 28,868 1,818,566
	General Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £ £ £ £ 7,640 1,226,289 - 1,233,929 236,454 - - 236,454 413,629 - - 413,629 31,915 - - 31,915 31,975 1,194 15,353 48,522 (220,833) - - (220,833) (36,843) - - (36,843)
	463,937 1,277,483 15,353 1,706,773
	General Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £ £ £ £ 13,298 1,212,180 - 1,225,478 94,274 - - 94,274 417,734 - - 417,734 31,076 - - 31,076 577,249 5,101 28,868 611,218 (170,833) - - (170,833) (94,059) - - (94,059)
	868,739 1,217,281 28,868 2,114,888

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 July 2022

CHARITY Fund balances at 31 July 2021 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets Intangible assets Investments Trophies Net current assets Loan Provision for pension deficit Total	General Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds £ £ £ £ 7,640 1,226,289 - 1,233,929 113,244 - - 113,244 413,729 - - 413,729 31,915 - - 31,915 465,595 1,194 15,353 482,142 (220,833) - - (220,833) (36,843) - - (36,843)
	774,447 1,227,483 15,353 2,017,283

25 Operating leases

During the year, operating leases of £nil (2021: £529) were paid. The charity has no operating lease commitments in place at either year end.

26 Pension commitments

The total cost charged to the income and expenditure is £57,216 (2021: £27,575).

The latest available full actuarial valuation of the scheme was at 31 March 2020 (the valuation date).

Since the institution cannot identify its share of the scheme assets and liabilities, the following disclosures reflect those relevant to the scheme as a whole.

The 2020 valuation for USS under the scheme-specific funding regime introduced by the Pensions Act 2004, which requies schemes to adopt a statutory funding objective, which is to have sufficient and appropriate assets to cover their technical provisions. At the valuation date, the value of the assets of the scheme was £66.5 billion

and the value of the scheme's technical provisions was £80.6 billion indicating a shortfall of £14.1 billion. The assets therefore were sufficient to cover 83% of the benefits which had accrued to members after allowing the expected future increase in earnings.

Defined benefit liability numbers for the scheme have been produced using the following assumptions:

	2022	2021
Discount rate	2.80%	2.15%
Pensionable salary growth	n/a	n/a
Pensions increases (CPI)	3.00%	2.50%

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

The main demographic assumptions used relates to the mortality assumptions. These assumptions have been updated for the 31 March 2020 accounting position, based on updated analysis of the Scheme’s experience carried out as part of the actuarial valuation. The mortality assumptions used are as follows:

2022 Mortality base table 101% of S2PMA 'light' for males and 95% of S3PFA for females Future improvements to mortality CMI 2019 with a smoothing parameter of 7.5 and initial addition of 0.50% pa and long-term improvement rate of 1.80% pa for males and 1.6% pa for females.	2021 Pre-retirement 71% of AMC00 (duration 0) for males and 112% of AMC00 (duration 0) for females Post retirement 97.6% of SAPS S1NMA “light” for males and 102.7% of RFV00 for females CMI_2017 with a smoothing parameter of 8.5 and a long-term improvement rate of 1.8% pa for males and 1.6% pa for females

Use of these mortality tables reasonable reflects the actual USS experience. The current life expectancies on retirement at age 65 are:

	2022	2021
Life expectancy:
Males aged 65	24.4	24.4
Females aged 65	25.9	25.9
Males aged 45	26.3	26.3
Females aged 45	27.7	27.7
	2022	2021
Scheme assets	£66.5bn	£80.6bn
Total scheme liabilities	£80.6bn	£95.8bn
FRS102 total scheme deficit	£14.1bn	£15.2bn
FRS102 total funding level	83%	84%
	2022	2021
	£	£
Pension scheme deficit at year end	94,059	36,843

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

27 Related party transactions

During the year the group had the following transactions with related parties:

			2022
Institution	Trustee	Income	Expenditure	Debtor	Creditor
		£	£	£	£
University of the West of Scotland	Professor Craig
	Mahoney	-	-	-	-
University of Law	Craig Mahoney	1,325	(699)	18	-
University of Birmingham	George Christian,
	Chris Anthony	76,369	-	6,078	-
London Sport	Katy Storie	26,491	(200)	(20)	-
Northumbria University	Josef Baines	-	-	-	-
University of Stirling	Catherine Gallagher	50,895	-	2,312	-
Scottish Student Sport	Catherine Gallagher	-	(45,228)	-	-
Lawn Tennis Association	Born Barikor	17,000	(8,836)	(690)	-
Our Parks	Born Barikor	30,000	-	-	-
Bench Freehold		1,500	-	-	-
National Students e-Sports Limited	Duncan Jones	6,901	-	-	-
			2021
Institution	Trustee	Income	Expenditure	Debtor	Creditor
		£	£	£	£
University of the West of Scotland	Prof Craig Mahoney	4,952	-	-	(1,326)
University of Bath	Prof Steve Egan	21,513	-	-	(3,426)
Sheffield Hallam	Madeleine Cannell	9,531	1,500	-	(5,514)
Hewitsons LLP	Benedict Moorhead	-	2,592	-	-
Northumbria University	Katy Storie	10,776	-	-	(520)
London Sport	Josef Baines	-	-	-	-
University of Sterling	Catherine Gallagher	17,125	-	-	(450)
Scottish Student Support	Catherine Gallagher	-	16,300	-	-
Lawn Tennis Association	Born Barikor	32,500	-	-	-
Our parks	Born Barikor	30,000	-	-	-
University of York Students Union		1,500	-	-	-
National Students e-Sports Limited	Duncan Jones	4,400	-	-	-

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2022

28 SUBSIDIARY – BUCS TRADING LIMITED

The below results of BUCS Trading Limited have been consolidated into these accounts.

BUCS Trading Limited is incorporated in England, Company number 07125529. The address of its registered office is 20-24 King's Bench Street, London, SE1 0QX, United Kingdom.

Profit and loss account extract: Turnover Cost of sales Gross profit Operating costs Operating profit for the financial year Assets Liabilities Funds	2022 2021 £ £ 461,056 148,543 (170,857) -
	290,199 148,543 (276,016) (113,008)
	14,183 35,535
	389,665 290,977 (686,058) (601,553)
	(296,393) (310,576)

During the year, the charity recharged BUCS Trading Limited £6,633 (2021: £nil) for overheads and £43,355 (2021: £nil) for salary and staff related costs. £30,060 (2021: £51,000) of cash as short-term informal support on which no interest is charged was also transferred to BUCS Trading during the year. BUCS Trading paid £67,887 (2021: £51,000) to the charity during the year and no interest was charged. The charity paid £4,446 (2021: received £24,734) of VAT from HMRC during the year. These were recharged under normal commercial terms. At the year-end BUCS Trading owed the charity £427,448 (£2021: £471,051).

British Universities and Colleges Sport Limited

Annual Report

CONTENTS

WELCOME FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

1. GOVERNANCE

1.1. Reference and administrative details of the Charity, its Directors and Advisors

1.2. Objective of the Charitable Group and Principal Activities

1.3. Governing document

1.4. Recruitment and appointment of Directors

1.5. Director induction and training

1.6. Pay policy

1.7. Related Party Interests

1.8. Public Benefit

1.9. Campaigning

1.10. Organisational structure

1.11. Staff Structure

1.12. Strategy

1.13. Member Engagement and Representation

1.14. Risk management

2. REVIEW OF THE YEAR

2.1. Digital Engagement and Profile

2.2. Commercial Partners

2.3. International Competition

2.4. Development

2.5. Events

2.6. National and Regional Competition

3. 2022-23

3.1. Competition

3.2. Physical Activity and Development

3.3. Engagement

4. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

4.1. Income

4.2. Expenditure

4.3. Balance sheet

4.4. Reserves policy

4.5. Investment policy and performance

4.6. BUCS Trading Limited

4.7. Statement as to the disclosure of information to Auditor

4.8. Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

4.9. Auditor

C Mahoney

Professor Craig Mahoney Director

Opinion

Basis for opinion

Conclusions relating to going concern

Other information

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Use of audit report

Date

Professor Craig Mahoney Director

Company number: 06483060

for the year ended 31 July 2022

C Mahoney

Professor Craig Mahoney

British Universities & Colleges Sport Limited CASH FLOW STATEMENT

1 General information

2 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

Basis of consolidation

Going concern

Income

Expenditure

Fund accounting

Intangible fixed assets and depreciation

Trophies

Investments

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial instruments

Foreign currency transactions

Pension costs

Valuation of donated services

Operating leases

3 Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Recoverability of debtors

4 Value in kind

5 Income from charitable activities