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Charity Reglstratlon No. 1142325 Compary Registrati¢)n No. 07577822 (England and Wales) BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Haines Watts Chartered Accountants Bridge House 157 Ashley Road Hale Altrincham Cheshlre WA14 2UT 'A8OLQSD￿. 2e40312022 COMPANIES H¢JUSE A05

•. BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mrs J Ouscher£s Dr T Myatt {Resigr￿d 12 May 2021) Mr J Sleven50n {ReshJned 31 AwJust 20211 M Bocquet IResbJned 7 October 20201 Mr M Hawcmj (Resigned 31 Augu* 20211 MTS S Rylands (ReS￿ned 30 September 2020) Dr H Zhao Dr N fyJh8 MrG HemmiThJ MrG Lines Mrs E Howard Ms R Mwphy IArrf)tsinted 30 September 20201 Ms W Littman (Appointed 12 May 2021) Mr N Edwards IAppJ"nted 13 January 20221 Mrs Abb￿ Stewart (Ap[￿ed 31 January 20221 Ms K Pheasant Charity number 1142325 Comp•ny number 07577822 R¢glstsred office ASh￿Y Road Cheshire WA14 2LT

is BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL CONTENTS Page Trustees, report ststement of trustees. respongbilities Independent auditovs repcmt 10-12 Statement of fina￿la1 acbwties 13 Bala￿e sheet 14 StsI￿ent of cash fkw 15 Notes to ts firkAr￿la1 slatemerts 16-32

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 The trustees present their report and ￿ financ￿1 statements of the ￿MpaThy for the year erkjed 31 ALfv3USt 2021. Referen¢¢ and admlni$tratlve irfomiatlon Reference and administrative detats are shywn Y) ihe 5cPdute of cornpany informatK)n on the first page of the fina￿la1 siatements. The trustees The trustees who seNed the company durir#J the period were as folk)ws". DrT Myatt {ResTgn8d 12 May 20211 MTS J Duschenes MT J Stevengjn Mrs M 8oGouel Mr M Haywood Mrs S Rylands Dr H Zhao Dr N Tighe Mr G Hemming Mr G Lines Mrs E Howard Ms R Murphy Ms W Littman (Resigned 31 August 20211 {Resigneil 7 Octob&r 2020) {ResvJned 31 August 2021) (Resigned 30 September 2020) (Appointed 30 Seprember 2020) {Appo4ited 12 May 2021) Mr N Edwards was appointed as a Trustee on 13 January 2022 Mrs A Stewart was apwinted as 8 Trustee on 31 January 2022 Stru¢ture, governan¢e and management The Govemors. who are also the charity trustees. are reSpc￿s1bk for the overall marAgement arKI control of 8owdon Preparatory School aThd meet in full at least four times a year. The work of iMp￿MentIng most of their policies is carried out by the Headmistress and the SenK)f Management Team. Business Committee, which also meets al lèast four limes a year. works under the chaimanship of a GOVerr￿ appointed al the first Goverr#Jrs' meetirYJ each acadern￿ year. The Bowdon Preparatory ScFwl Bursar responstle fN C(frcKdIr￿Atin9 Ihe work of the Governo and their Committees. Organisational management The Directors determined the general ￿lIcY of the SchcK)l. The day404lay running of the School was delegated to Mrs Gee. supportèd by senK)r edLKatK)nal staff. Mws Gee urKl8rtook tl key lead8tship ro￿. overseeing educat￿nal. pasloral and adrninistrative fUnct￿n$. The day-t(>day administraiKJn of the Sthool was undertaken within the poliaes and procedures approved by the Directors. Mrs Gee oversaw ihe recruitmenl of all educat￿￿ arKI other stalf. Mrs Gee attended all Directors, meetiThJ& Risk management The Directors were colthtNety respon￿ble for overs8eiThJ the risks faced by the Sch)ol. Oetailed considerations of risk were Considered by suwroups ol the Directors and daTrt04dayoperalKtns were dg8led to appropriate staff 8t the School. Risks were iden(rfted and assessed controls We￿ established thToughoLrt the year. and sleps were tsken lo mitigale risks, includirKJ insur3r￿e cover where appropriate. A fomial review Of￿ chariws risk management processes was ongoirrfJ during year. in response to the COVID-19 pandern¢. Risks were managed uThJer the he8dings of.. (81 Healih & Safety. Safeguard1￿ch1￿J proleclKJn (bl PropetylBuildings Icl Educationffeaching Idl Financial Suslainabilily Governanc & Management lel Human Resource￿Empk)yment. Through the rtsk management processes, tFE 01￿ClOr$ were satisfd that the major risks tdenlrfied had been adequatety miligated where necessary. It was rec(￿JnL￿ that systpJns ¢an 0￿Y provide reasonable bLrt not absolute assurance that major risks had been adequately managed. key controls ir￿lI*je formal agervjas for board meelirYJs, minutes of all meetiThJs follow-up action tx)inls, formal written Pol￿￿.

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Director recruitmnt and tralnlng Directors were appointsd al the full Directors, meetir¥Js by the e¥istityJ Directors. The Board of Directors required breadth ar¥J depth of experience to cary oul its duties effectively and efficiently. When recruitiNJ nèw Directors. as well as appropriate skills and experienc£. the Directors sought people wth a high cornmitment to the Sch￿r$ eth)s. Directors are lookiThJ for addrt￿nal offjcers to add to the skils of existing board and 8re likely to seek to make further appointments in the comirg school year. Group structure and relationshlp5 The School's aetivilies and trading performarts are Ir￿uded in these acL<Yrts. The School has no subsidiaiies but b&￿TItS from the generoFity of an actNe Pwent Teacher AsgxiatKJn support is greatW appreciated and ad(nowledge(l. Whilst due lo the pandem￿ a Njmbfyr of everts have not g)ne ahead. the SC￿1 and ils community benefit greatly from the work of the Paient Teaclr ASsociat￿n. through furKJraising events thal finance enrichment activities and opportunities for the pupils also Streryt￿n the SC￿￿1,$ etlKJS thowJh the family community events. Our parents help wth many communtiy projects arKI fvndraisrry activilies. The pandemic ¢urtailed the amount ol actwity during tF year, bul r￿VertheleSS i￿luded.. Runniw a 8ecoThJ-harMJ unrfonn sh Charity fu￿￿Tal￿￿j Funding lthry resow¢es FurKting speci4list curriculLwn materials FuThJing Christsmas treats Fundirg Entertainment for Lower ScFM)ol Christrnas party Fundir4J a QuKklilch day for the Prep PLpiIs Fu￿11r￿j the Year 6 Leavers Party

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 Obiedives and advltles Our aim$ The School operates under the temis of ￿ MemoraThYm arKJ of Ass¢xialK)n. The Objects of the School, as delir￿￿ in Ihe Articles. are the advawmenl of education for the publi¢ benefit at A￿lInchaM in Cheshire. throu9h an independent preparaiory school for girls aThY boys, in which pupils are ￿ught the dutyes and doctrines of ChristHnty. The School is non-selective. Atth0￿h the Objects albw for Il educalion of boys. there is m intentKJn of doing so at present time and the school remains committed to gids rather than mixed education. We a¥n, through the Pre-Prep and Prep Departments. to promde an exceifent educalKJn to girls aged 3-11. We seek to enable the attainment of hwjh8￿ aGadern￿ b8ve15. through an academic curriculum and attentive pastoral carg. whilst promoting the physical. mordl and social development of PLf)ils. Pupi15 are encouraged to bènefit from the extra-curricular programme prowdirwJ opportunit￿S for creatiwty and seif•eypanwn. Our objectives Our 04'ectives reflect the educatKsnal aims aNI et￿$ of the School. With academ￿ sU￿$S comes Ch0￿e. We are committed to produciThJ Wel￿bala￿ed. rounded and confhfjent indiwjuals. The Directcis have given careful consderatKJn to the Charthty CommiSs￿n,$ 98￿ra1 guidance on public be￿rit aNI in part￿￿lar to its supplementary public benefr( guklance on adva￿1r￿ edL￿t￿n and on fee chargirg. Our key objectives for the year inchxled: To sustain pupil nLwnb8fS to a sell-supportiNJ arKI suInab￿ level To enable all pupils to ath￿ve their ac8fJwnic p)tential To offer a speualisl educal￿n where all pupils access a taihyed edw4b.on wh￿h rellects Iw grls ￿8M best To continue the Scknfs excelent pastoral care for pupils To promote sF¥Jlore I￿1r tdentrtE& have opportunit$ to lead and irffluerrE. t8ke risks devebp rxtsitl've values To smooth the transit￿n of pu￿1$ to secorKJary by devekpiTrJ important lrfe skills that wepare pupils for ir rxt steps To develop Kleas of wellbeiNJ and leadership To work in partnership wth parents to enabk our g¥ls to ttryive V*ithin a secure nurturiro enviror￿ent To eThJender enthusiasm. a genuine bjve of ￿arnI1¥3, gcM)d worf( habils and the abilty to think and speak for theMSe￿e$ To provkle siw for pupils vAlh additiorKg1 ￿e￿$ To maintsin the ￿0Vi%￿n of means-tested bursa To widen our links wth ktal uThmunity irmase communty access to facilities To secure the finar￿￿￿1 vtability of S¢￿]01

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Our ethos. strategy and polieles Our ethos can be summed up as a schwl that enables each pupil lo achieve their w.tential. Klentifwng and builjing on their areas of strength. be t￿eY academt, sportir¥J, artist￿ or other. Our is to empower gi￿$ lo believe in themselves. and lo persevere ar￿ succeed in all that they do. AM pw)iL8 are e￿uraged to a(Jopl the traditional values of hard wor. seW-discipline a￿1 respect for othe￿. The Company is a registered charity that seeks to benefrt the through the pursuit of its ststed awns. PoI￿re5. Our school wekomes pupils from all ba(grourKJs. Entra￿ interviews a￿1 assessmenls are undertaken to satisfy ourselves and parer)ts Ihat potential pupifs woukj berEfrt from educational offer and supporttve environment that tl School proV￿e$. An irmjividuafs eco￿￿ stslus. ethn￿rty. race, religion or disabilrty does not f¢)rrn part of the assessment processes. We are an equakopportuntty organ?sation and are ¢(￿Mi￿$d to a %hing envirot)ment that is fTe8 from any fomi of discrirnination on grounds of cdow. race. ethnicity. relvJion. sel sexual O￿ntat￿)n or disability. Our sclt(Jl is committed to safeguarding a￿1 promoliro ts weware of pwthils and requres all staff ar¥J volunteers to share this commitment. Parenis are given regular feedbad( on their Chi￿ren'$ soaèl and academ￿ progress through regular parents, eveniNJs and wiitten rep￿$. In addition. our slaff maintain irrfomial contact with parents as required. Our schcL)l is committed to ensurir#J that access to the educatw that we offer is Th)t restricted to th¢)se WPKJ can afford owfees. The furJs of ￿ School need to be buih up first. but several bursaries have been made lo relieve hardship where a pupifs eduGalbon woukl be at risk O￿n9 to, for example. business failure or redundancy. In assessing means. we tcx)k into account a number of factors. indudirg family income. savings. assets and investments. arKi dependanl re￿tiVeS. The Sthool does not. ts)wever. have a captral endowmenl and we have lo be careful lo maintain a baL?￿e between fewawrYJ parents, many of th)m made ¢0rn8iderable saCr￿lceS to Pay fees, and those wtrK) benefrt from awards. The BLwsary awards raryJed from 20Yo lo 100% rerni5sK)n of fees. Details of how to appw are included in irrfcffiiation packs provKJed to parents apptying to the SdrK)l. The SLJccess of our Bursary Scheme is explained in our revthv of actswtses achievements bek)w. The scFwl also offer5 dixounls where parents ha¥E more than one thld at the School. wh¢h we ￿lieve assis larger families. access to ow school. W8 seek to attr8cI and retsin h￿h￿ffibre staff. ttEre is a CLNrtribthOry pensKJn scheme 8vaiL9b￿ to all staff. Ixjth teaching and non-leaching. Review of a¢tiviti•s and achie￿Ments for th• year Review of activibes Publ1¢ be￿fit Bursarieslfamily sw)port Bursaries have been provided during the Far, part￿lartY in supF￿ of fan•￿S wnpacled by COVID-19 Ttryee mornirwj ¢lubs are available- namety Wthe ￿ Shake up, Workout Story TThe Aftersc1￿1 club is offered. akry with at kast two a￿vty eath n•Jht- attendances at the clubs are high Staff trainiry lo supFort vulnerable families Increased wellbeing provision for pupils Holiday Club is offered for all haw-term aThJ full holhlays. Cxr hol#lay club access was opened up to the whole community from the summer holKlay

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 Extra4uffkular local involvement FundraisirKJ- The school supp￿ed the fCIb￿ry charilies: In house= Save the ChikJren- £155 8ritish Leg￿n Poppy Appeal colleC￿n Comic Relief - £319 Jeans for Genes- £341 General: Trafford SoLrth Frx)d Bank- d￿t￿)n of forKI Ha￿er Mount Oasis Academy- DonatKin of Ibrary books Career support and professional development Our activity was curtailed due to the parthM￿. Training oppLKlunities offered: One teacher iroining opportunty fcy a teachirvj asststart on staff to work towards a Level 5 qua1rf￿aIi0n Supportgd fvKJ r￿wlY quaIrf￿ teac￿r$ in swr Facilities Use of car park by kxal communily {Altr1r￿haM Baplist Church) Rental of the school by Stage0￿dI PerfO￿lr￿j Arts

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Achlevements for the year Tea¢hlng and learning As a result of COVID Pa￿Jemi¢, pupls spent a [￿0k￿YJ8d per￿￿ of ¥&knl prior to start academic year and were faceil with another peri¢yJ of remote knmir¥J in JanuarylFebruary. There was Iherefore a foctjsed effort to help pupils catch up and to tske the Jesy)ns of the fwst k)ckdown to pro￿de a hwJh Sla￿lard of remote kaming. CritirAIMey-workerlVulnerabte children had been in sclk)ol kydown. Lxrt rt was an unusual twne for am (drffefent teachers, cL4ssrooms. norpunifomi etc.). Therefore, we focused our efforts on SUPF¥Xtirg al children. in a crf ways. dependir4J on their needs (academic arKllor pastorall. We also drew on our prior experience of locdown ￿rn1r￿. in trder to provKle a high standard of remote ieamiThJ. when li was reouire(J for a secorvj lime. In summaw. We had an exiremety pogtive stsrt to the ￿tUrn to scknl ar#Y chikjren were very happy to rel￿n. As anticipated. the majority of our pupils returned eager and ready to leam. However. we noticed some chIld￿n found it drfficult to retum lo s¢lK)ol for a number of reasons". attathmenl and beaving parentslsiblir4Js, concerns about covitk19, being part of a L4rger group again el¢. Tlse ¢hiklrenlfamilios were supported by Phase Leaders as needed All staff completed an INSET day which f¢xused on pupil wellbeir¥J (PSED or PSHEI. mindtulness and the updated RSE curriculum On ￿lUmIng lo school srte. Year5 girls We￿ offered f(Ar befOre-scI￿)I sessK)ns perweek to sharpen skills and support devekjpment of c￿np￿henslon. verbal TeasoniTrJ. general maths. and Tr)n.ve￿al Teasoning. These took place in focused groups which were appropriate kn the ¢hidren's pace of learni A strong f(Kus was placed on identifyir¥J perceived actual gaps in leaming for EThJlish and Ilalhs by using CEM leslirg and lea¢F¥￿￿ children inijlv￿ua1ty. or in small. focL6ed ￿rning groups. to ensure optimum progress for all the gir Reading recovery was pul in pla￿. ￿ necessary. to aid debelopment cwipreh&nsitsn from Y1- 6. and Y&6 r8ceNed hKJlFqualty specrdlist teadiNJ sessions in ts library. where discussion of rh)vels improved hwJher-￿Vel readiryJ skills further During lockdown. the timetable was re-written to offera sIr￿t￿ed pmgramme forthe full daywf(h opportunities for interaCt￿n throughout the day from KI￿￿ergarten to Year 6. In addit￿n. a full extra4urrKuJar progfamme was offered Ir￿lUdIng dubs. qutzzes and social events Remole leamirvj included hmo Current Affairs lessons on a weekPrf basis, for Y34. these focused on comprehensh)n and then a linked wrtbrYJ task. to enha￿ Unde￿ta￿dIrQ and offer creative thinkiTrJ oppx)rtunities on how an aspèct could bé applieil more wKlèty. All leachir¥J staff received extenwve trainirKJ in the LEe of ￿￿0$1)ft Off￿e to enabl8 better comMunut￿n and delwery of lessons Assemblies focused on SL4)POrting pèrsonal, swal and emotional development, as well as celebrating birthdays and the general achvements of the girts {e.g. Pupil of the week and a new-Headleacherfs Award" to reward outstanding efforts). AII SEND pupils re￿iVed besFoke karnire packages as part of our remote leamiryJ provision; some also received individual leaching for English aTrJ Maths, via zwm. Whe￿ necessary. All SEND pupi5s receive regular wel￿be1￿j calls. ReV￿w$ were carried out where necessary. i￿lLjIrlJ th)se with the Local Authority and other professionab. 'The LearnirKJ Village, (an onlir platform which translate vLKabulary in lo a chikj's firsl language) ￿ntinUed to be used to support EAL gids durirKJ k)¢kdown, and on ￿t￿MIr¥j lo the school sile," thrs programrne supports and aKJs Standard spoken Ersglish. vocabulary devetopmenl, and geneial concèptual understanding. Design TeChnol￿Y was replaced by STEM. %wth a new scheme of work tn pLqcJ>. A summer school for Year 5s was offwed during summer lern succe￿ and achievements Pupils 8th￿Ved exceptnnal resuts in the slale a￿1 iThJepeThdenl entra￿ assessmenlsaloThJ with outstanding results in the G￿ater Manchester MalhematTh Challerge and ISA essay writir#J cAJmpetition. 50% of Year 6 pupils passed the Trafford entrance ey2minal￿fyns.

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 As well as its academic excelle￿. is pro￿ of rts reccd in encouragirwJ its pupits to get involved in the wider opportunities aThJ to aim hsgh. These activrttes are nwnerous and extsnsive. akntjgh due to Ihe pandem￿, most of the reQ￿navnal￿nal sporting and performing arts ￿￿e1]LlOnS dKI rK)1 go ahead. Some ol the h￿hlIghtS were.. 1 pupil q￿liried for the ISA Nattonal Swmmiro Champw)nships at LoThJon's Aquat￿ Centre Year 5 winner of .50 Word WrrtiTrJ Compeir(K)n'_ Natkjnal CL)mpetibon 2 Year 6 finalists in'Poetry by Heart. competitK)n- National C(￿￿￿tiOn Year 5 Bronze Award Maths Chalknge finalist - NatK)nal competitKsn 5 Year 3 and 4 Year 5 girls inmted to atteThJ a 4-session course for grfted arKI tslented write Prep pupils attended the North-west Grfted aThJ Talented Ch411eThJe days for history, MFL. wiitiro, cookery, IT. STEM. maths PLths. art and scierKo Pupll numbers and fees Our educatKJnal activities were caffied oth thrO￿h ow Rewtion aThJ P￿p Year 1- 6 Departments. The average number of PLpils al the Schwl duriru the year was as folkxv&" 2021 46 212 2020 46 213 Pre-Preparalory Preparatory Tolal 258 259 Ow fee increase in September 2021 was 4.2%. Our fee5 for the year to ALNJUSt 2022 ￿fOre deduction of ary bursaries or disc4)unts are £2.763 per temi. Public benefit In setting its aims. the GOVer￿TS ha￿ carefully constdered and cornp￿d with the duly in section 4 of th8 Charitses Act 2011 to have due regard lo the Charity CommiSs￿￿'S publislEd general guKlance on public benefrt and. in pathular. to the guIdar￿e on the advar￿ment of edl￿1￿)n fee chargirKJ. The Sck¥)I fU￿11S its public benefit requirement in varrous ways. lneJ￿1￿. (al 8L¥saries- the Schjol operates bursaries to six ¢￿Id￿n rar¥Jirg from 20% 10 100% for pupils who wouk olhemise be unable lo take up a place. There is m current bwsary fund ar¥J the bursaries need to be paid out ofthe income achieved forthe year. The scho￿ must baLl￿e the awardiro of bUr$ar￿S against the long- term sustainability of the School in gerral. rM)Ssib￿. School will award tryJrsar￿s in cases of hardship and especially lo &Y￿Jren wh) will benefrt and flourish frLYn the enwronment the ScFwl has to offer. Bursaries are offered only to existiry pupils aThJ tK81 fomis part of the bursaries Folicy. Ib) Fa¢ilrtKes - hxal residents have used car park wularly. Allrincham Baptist Church every Sunday. All the extemal Club wovKJers are al￿￿ed to use ts scho(1 f8alrfies free of charge. {cl Volunteers- parents of pupils helped wrth Var￿US actNities 81 the Scknol, i￿luding the Christmas fair, and the GoverrK)rs woukj like lo e>press tsir gra[[t￿le for ts ￿ntinUIr￿ and Valuab￿ supF4)rt. Flnanclal revlew and resuhs for the year Operaling perfom)ance oveThw- SclvJ ￿[￿Jrted a defKii of £133,255 after 8 £17,300 contribution lo the bursary furKI. However. Ihe Schxsl has rn cwrent debt. mainla￿S stroThJ cash resems. enablirKJ il to absL¥b the kjss and plan a recovery. Numbers- the sc￿￿)1, like other preparatory sC￿K)IS. fa￿S ￿)nSIderable presswe on roll nLmibers. owing to In￿ased competition. the general dowrward IreTrJ in demographic numbers and problems with the wider economy. The Governors are r￿1 compkcent abc￿ the need to carefulty morxtor cash fiow and expenditure in this environment. That said, Ihe school is at capacrty in a nUMberof￿rgr0Up5. This is thanks to the hard work of Mrs Gee aThJ all fAaff al the IncrMne- total fee of £2,002.983 has been achieved this Jear.

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) {CONTINUEO) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 E>pendrture - whilst there have been a number of material increases in experKJrture thi5 year. Ihe ￿reful control of expeThJiture has meant that overall ￿SOurceS experKled has ￿mained relatively constant at just under £2.4rri51ion. The average number of staff irKreased frcm 63 to 64. trv)wever total staff costs fe￿ by 4% to £1.W2m. We remain f¢X￿Sed on keepir¥J Costs urJer corrtrol aThJ in li￿ with btsyget proled￿n$. Reserves policy - Sel￿1 has invested in upgrading its buildings ancl facilrties. but tt has no free UnreStr￿ted reserves. The Govermrs wish tr) bLJikJ w) a ¢aptal furxl for use S￿uld parts of the buildir4J fail. atthou9h this requirement is beir@ carefvlly ba￿a￿d WTth the MO￿ immediate edu¢alK)nal wds of the school. Inveslment policy and objethives- the MemorarYJum al￿ ￿tiCleS of As9XHtK)n authorise the GOVer￿rS to make and hold investments and to operate an overdraft fa￿IrtY and tske k)8ns. At present, the Governors have not neede(1 to run an overdraft ortske out any such loan. At pr￿n( tho Goveny)rs consJer they have SLfficEnt cash reSe￿S for emergerry requiremenls. Plans for future periods FLrture plans- the Sc￿r$ CUT￿nI fina￿181 aThJ wern￿$ plans t1)nb"n￿ to ￿ revwed by the Govermrs. The key objectives for if ￿MIng >ear are to.. Raise slar¥Jards by embeddirvJ teathiw of ptrK)ni￿ in Earty Years aTrJ pre￿rep. Improve ICT faulities. p￿pare for ttrk accreditatson arbj reaecreditatK•n on ldentff￿d awards to en$Lwe reflecuon of the school's proviwon. Ensure hvJh profi￿ of pwil Tner￿1 health. To reinforce CLYrenl scknl system5 and recentty devek)ped PSHE programme lo secure effeclNe transitK)n back lo sch)ol aThJ posrtive mental he8Wh of 811 pupils. Ernbed commun¢ty-wde programmes to supp￿1 G&T teamers and enable them access to yciafrsl resoure£s. Fijrthèr develop pupils as ￿aders. Build on the I￿reased use of technology as a resuli of cbswe a￿1 forward tlan for a bknded leaming mod81 io ensure consistency in accessbk learning opportunities. Ensure effectwe operatk)nal leadership is sustained with capaaty to facilitate excellent outC4)mes for pupils. Auditor Haines Watts is deerned to be re-apwinted as a￿itorS under section 485 of Compar4e5 Act 2006. Each of the persons who is a direct￿ * Ihe date of appmva5 of this rewrt ccrfwms tlwt.. so far as each director is aware. there is Tr) ￿￿vant aLklil lnfcffma￿n of the CoMpa￿S audiior is unaw8re.' and each dire¢tor has taken an sleps that they ought to have taken #S a dire¢tor to make themselves aware of any relevant audit infcffiiation and to establish thai the (y)mpan¥s aL#Jitor is awa￿ of that informatron. Registered office.. Ashley Road Attrincham Cheshire WA14 2LT Svyed by ordw of ￿ trustees M$ K Pheasartt Date..

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 The trustees, who a￿ al￿ the <Jireclors of Bowd￿ Preparory S¢￿1 for purpose of company Faw. are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report armd Ihe finar￿la1 5talements in accordance wlh applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards {Unrted Kiwm Generalty Accepted Atxa)unliNJ Practice). Company Law requires the trustees to Prepare financ￿1 statements for each financial ye8r whth gNe a true and fair vw of the state of affairs of the charity aThJ of the I[￿￿nIr￿j resources and applÉcation of resources. includiThJ the income and experKliture, of the charitable company for that year. In preparirwJ these fmancial statements, the truees are required to.. - Se￿¢1 suitable aC￿UntIr4j ￿￿CleS arxl then appty tlm consistently. - observe metPK¥ls and pri￿1p￿S in Charrties SORP; - make judgements arml estimates that a￿ wson8ble and prLMYent: arny - p￿pare the finan¢rJl stslements on the going cAwKem basis unless it t5 inappropriaie to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. The trustees are respons￿12 for keepirKJ adequate ac￿unti￿j re¢wds that dis¢bse with reasonable accuracy at any mg the financial pO¥4t￿n of charity arKI enable them to ensure that the financial ststemenls ¢ompty with thg Companies Act 2006. They are also responsibte fLY safeguarding ￿ assets of the charrty and he￿ for taking reasonabl8 steps for the preventson and deteCt￿n of fraud and oltrr i￿egULArl11e$. Approvod by ¢yder of board of twslees on ...... .. .. arJ s3rd on its t*haif by." Mrs J Du$chenes Chair of Trustee5

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL Oplnion We have audited the finan¢i81 ststements of Bowdon Preparatory School Ill￿ '¢hariWI for the year ended 31 August 2021 which comprise the statemenl of financtal activities. the baL4rtt sheel. the statement of cash flows and the notes lo the fin8n¢wl st8temenlS. irK4udirYJ sVJn5f￿￿ ac¢A)untiNJ pOl￿eS. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable aThJ United Kirgdom Acccyjnting Standards. including FRS 102 'The FinarKial Reporting StsrJ8rd applicab￿ in UK and Republ￿ of IrelaThJ" (United KiNJdom GetraltyAccepted AcC￿jntirYJ PiaclKel. In otx opinion. the finanu81 statemerts". give a true and fair view of the stste of the charitable companls affa¥s asat 31 AwJust 2021 aThJ of its incoming roSOtthr¢es and appltatK)n of resouros. for the year then ended: have been properly wepare(l in ae£ordance wth United KirWim Gerwally AcCep1￿J Accounting Practv: and have been prepared in a￿￿lar￿ with requirements of CompaThes Art 2006. Basis for opinlon We coThJucted our audit in acc(da￿ with lrtematK)nal St￿¥ds on A￿1111￿ (UK) (ISAS IUK)) and applicable raw. Our responsibilities Ur￿er those starvjards are further described in the Auditoes responsibilities for th8 audit of the financial statements section of our rewrt. We are lTh1epe￿Ient of the charity in accordance with the elhical quirements that are relevant to our au¢Jit of the finawal statements in the UK. inclujirg the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our othgr ethical responsibilities in aox)rdan¢e with these ￿qUirements. We bèlieve that the audit ewdence we have obtaird is sulfi(ient appropriate to prwde a basis for our opinion. Con¢lusions relating to golng concern In auditiThJ the financial statements. we have cOnc￿ed that the trustees. (tseof the goiTrJ COr￿ern bags olacwJnting in the preparat￿n of the financial ststemerns $ apprtywiate. Based on the work we have perf(fft)ed. we have ￿t IdÈntrf￿d any material ￿￿ertaIntIeS ￿lating to everts or co￿lit￿lAs that, iThYiMdually or Co1￿Ct￿ely. may cast signifunl doubt on the charitys abilrty to cortlinue as 8 going concÈm for a perh)d of at ￿ast fvlelve mc￿th$ from when financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees respect to goirYJ eonc£m are described in the relevant sections of this report. Other 5nlormatlon The other information comprises the informatr)n in￿￿ed in the ann￿1 report other than the finana81 statemenrs 8fKI cwjrauditorfs report thereon. The trustees are re¥x)nsibk Ihe other inft)miation conlaiwj within the annual report. Our (Jpinion on the financol statements does cover Ihe olher information and we do rK*t express any form of asSwa￿e CO￿lU￿0n thereon. Our responsibilily is to read other infomiaticfft a￿1. in doing so. consider whether the other information is materially irKonsistent wilh the fina￿￿1 ststements or ow knowledge obtained in the course of the audit. or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. ff we idenlify such material incA)nsistencies or appa￿nI material misstatements. we are required to detemiine whether Ihss gives rise to a material misstatement in the financi81 statemenls Ihemsefves. W. based on work we hyve performed, we conclude that the￿ is a m8lerial Misstatem￿ of this other infffination. we a￿ reou¥ed to repW( that fact. We have nothing to rewrt in this regard. 10

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL Matters which we are required to report by ex¢ept•¢)n We hav8 nothirvJ to report in respect of the folhJwrrtJ matters in rebtion to wlich th& Charities (AcL¥)unts and Repoitsl ReguFations 2(K)8 require us to report to you rf. in our opinion.. the information gbven in the financial ststements is i￿nSistent in any maierial respectwth the trustees. report". or sufficient accountiro rec￿8 have been kept.. or the financial statements are Th)t in aJreement with the accountir¥J records: or we have rK)t ie¢8ived all the Informati￿ ar¥J explanalh)ns we rewire for Olf aL#Jit. R8spon$lblliti•$ of tru$tee$ As explained more fully in statement of trustees. responsibilities. the tnJstees. who are also the directors of the charity for the purp)se of company law. are res￿nsIts￿ for weparation of th r(nar￿tal stateMef￿ and for being satisfied that they give a true atxl fair wew. for intemal wntrol as Ilw tnjslees determine is necessary lo enable the preparatK)n offironaal statements that are free from material misstatement. whetlr due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, ts trustees are respons￿￿ for assessing the charitvs ability to continue as 8 going concern. dis¢k)siro, as applKable. matters reL4ted lo goiro concErn using the going COT￿rn basis of accounting unless the trustees either inteThl to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations. or have no realislic allemative bur to do so. Auditorfs responsibllltles for th¢ audit of th• financial stat¢m¢nts We have beèn appointed as auditor under SeCt￿n 144 of the Chariites Act 2011 aThJ report in accordance with t Act and relevant regulat￿n$ made or havi￿ effect thereund￿. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable ass￿ra￿e aboLrt W￿ther the financAal statements as a w￿)18 are free from material misstaiement. whelher due to fra￿j or error, atKJ to issue an aLwJitorf5 report that incl￿e$ our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a h￿h level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audrt cOr￿UCted in acLordance with ISAS IUKI will a￿vaYS deted a material misslalemenl when it exists. Misstatements Can arise from fraud or èrror aThJ a￿ considered materol rf. irnlividuany or in ihe aggregate. coukl rèasonably b8 8XPtrCted to Influen￿ the economic decis￿rts of users taken on the basis of these financial aatemert Irregutarities, inclLvJirKJ fraud. are instsrw of rK>n-compIia￿e ¥￿h laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our respon&bili£Ke& outlined above. lo detect material mi&tements in respect of irregularilies. including fraud. Thè extent to whi¢h our procedu￿$ are capable of detectiw irregularities. irKluding fraud, is delaited below. A further deSCript￿n of our responsibilities is available on the Finar￿tal Reporting Councifs website at.. https'.IhMY.f￿.0rg.UkIaUdft0r￿s￿nWbIIrtI8s. This des¢riptKMI f(ms ￿ of our auditorfs reF*Jt. This report is made solely to the companws members. os a body. in acccWtsr￿ with section 391 of the Compani&s Act 2014. Our audit work has been uTrJertaken so that we mght stale lo company'5 members Ih05e maiters we are wuired to state to them in an aLxlitorfs report and for rn other purpose. To the fullest extent pernitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibiltty to anyone other than the company the e(Impan￿S members, as a body. for our audit work, for this report c¥ f¢y the opinmjns we have forn)ed.

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL John Whittl¢k Bsc FCA (Senlor Ststutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor Bridge House ASh￿Y Road Ha Altrincham Cheshire WA14 2UT Date:..... 12

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Unrestricted funds Totsl 2020 Notes Income fr Charitable activities Investments 2.243.168 2,182,525 1,153 1.918 T¢)tal Income 2,244.321 2,184,443 enditure on.. CharitabLq 8Ctivitses 2,377.S76 2.599.242 Total resource5 expended 2.377.576 2.599.242 Net expenditure for the yearl Net movemont in funds {133.2551 (414.7991 Fund balances at 1 September 2020 2.532,540 2,947.339 Fund balances at 31 August 2021 2.399.285 2.532,540 The stslement of financial aclwities also cunplies with the requrements for an income aThJ eyr¥Jrture account uThJer the Companies Act 2CXJ6. 13

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL BALANCE SHEET AS A T31 AUGUST2021 2021 2020 Fixed assets TaNJible assets 10 1.888.927 1,959.397 Current assets Debtors Cash atba￿ and in hand 11 569.252 1,045,2e6 $55.437 929.752 1.614.518 1.485.189 Creditors: nounts falling due within one year 13 {1.097,032) {897.790) Nel current assets 517.486 587.399 Total assets less current Ilabllltle$ 2.406.413 2,546,796 Credltors: amounts falling du• after morè than one year 14 17,1281 114,2561 2.399,285 2.532,540 Incomè funds Uwestricted fu￿$ 2.399,2&5 2.532.540 2.399,285 2.532.540 The company is entilled to the exemplK)n from aLMlil requirement Gontained in sectR)n 477 of the Cornpanies Act 2006. for the year ended 31 August 2021, alth)￿h an audit has been carried out under seciion 144 01 the Charilies Ac12011. The directors ackTh)wledge their reSpon￿bIlitieS fw COM￿ry with the ￿qU￿￿ents0ffhe CompaThes Ad 2006 w(Ih respect to accounting records arJ the preparation of finanaal statements. The members have not required the compary lo (￿taIn an audit of its fi￿￿￿91 statemenls under requirements of the Companies Act 2Cth, fc￿ the SEar in questK)n in aCcOrda￿e wth SeC￿n 476. These financial stalemenls have been prepared in accorda￿ wilh Ihe prwsiorts applicabte to ojmpany's s￿l"ect to the small c￿panIeS regime. The financial slaternenls were apwoNEd by the Trustees on...... Mrs J Ouschenes Chair ol Trust•8$ Company Registration No. 07577822 14

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 2021 2020 Cash flows trom operallng a¢tSvllles Cash generated fromllabsorbed by) operations 17 1fA).025 1355,6381 Investing acfjvities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Investment Ir￿Me recgivod (38.536) 1.153 I￿.889) 1,918 Net cash used In Investing activities (37.383) 1288.9711 Financing activitlos Payment of obligatwJns ur¥Jer finarth leases (7.1281 17,128) Net cash usod In financing actlvlties (7,128) 17.128) Net increaselldecrease) in cash and ush 8quivalents 115.514 1651,737} Cash and cash equivalents al teginning of year 929.752 1,581.489 Cash and ¢a$h oquivalerts at ond of year 1.045.266 929.752 15

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 A¢¢ountlng policies Charity infomiatl¢)n Bowdon Preparatory School ￿ a private ccxnpany limited by guarantee in¢0￿￿)rated in ErwJland and Wales. The registered office is Ashley Road, AltrI￿harn. Cheshire. WA14 2LT. 1.1 A¢¢ountlng convention The financial stalements have been wepared in accordance with the charitys IgovemTng documentl, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102"The Fir￿nCIal ReportiThJ Standard applub￿ in the UK ar￿ Republic of Ireland" I"FRS 102") and the Charf(ies SORP "Ac￿￿ntiTrJ arKI Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommendetl Practi￿ applicat4e to charrties weparirg their accounts in acrA)rdance wilh the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK aThJ Reput￿￿ of IrelaThY (FRS 102)" {effectNe 1 January 20191. Tho charity is a Pthlic Benefil Entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared in sterfing. which is tIE funclional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial ststements are rounded lo ￿ ￿rest £. The financial statements have bgen prepared under histo￿al c4)st convention. mod1r￿d to include the revaluation of freehokl properties ar¥J to include investment properties and certain finan¢ral instrLxnents at fair value. The prinapal acLounting wltl8s adopted are set out bekA¥. 1.2 Going Mncem At the time of approwr¥J the finan¢k41 statements. the trust￿ have a reasonab￿ ewtion that the charrty has adequate resources lo Continue in ¢)perab"onal e￿stent for foreseeable future. Thus th8 trustees continue to adopt going c￿ncern basis of a¢¢otrtirKJ in p￿Paring the fina￿181 statements. 1.3 Charitablé funds Unrestricted furttds are avaiL3l￿e fc￿ use at the discretKJn of the trustees in furth￿r￿e of thèir charitable objectNe5. 1.4 Income Incorne is recognised when the charity is ￿9allY enkn.tled to it 8fter any perf0mlan￿ wnditiorts have been meL the amounts can be measured ￿11abty. and rt is probable that income wll be rec￿ved. Fees re¢eiv8Ne are accounted in the pericd in which the SerV￿e is provided. arjd as $l￿h. consist of charges for the school year ending 31s1 AUgl￿ 2021. Other fixed assets aThJ nel current liabil¢l from Cthlh Hall School were p￿V￿)ll$ly introduced as donations at market value. 1.5 Expenditure Expenditure is rerngnised orKe is a legal or co)sIr￿liVe obligat￿n to transfer ecnrnm￿ be￿rit to a tlird paty, it is probable Ihgt a ttansfer of econom￿ be￿fftS wll be required in Sett￿Ment, and thè amount of the obligatk)n can be measured reliably. E¥pendrture is dasSff￿ by adwty. The cosls ofeach aciiwtyare rnade up ofthe lolal Ofd1￿Cl costs and sha￿0 Costs, including supporl costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a sirKJle actiwty are allO￿ted diwtty lo that a¢ttvrty. Stsred c&)sls which cL)nlribute lo mcYe than aCtsvity8r￿ support costs which are not attribUtsb￿ to a single aclivrty a￿ 8PPOrtioned between ttK)se activilEs on a basis consislenl Wbth the use of resources. Centrdl slaff costs are alhxated on basis of twne spent. and depreaation charges are allcraled on the portK)n of the assel's Lse. 16

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Accounting policies Rescmjrces e>peThJ&J are ac£ounted for on an accruals bass. The irrecoverable elerneth of VAT is induded with the item of expense to wh￿h tr relates. ExpeThJitwe is 8lkx8ted to ey4)ense h88dirvJs either ¢)n a direct crjst basis. or apportKinment accordirYJ to time spent. Costs of charitable actiwlEs Ind￿￿6 expeTh1iture as5￿￿91ed with ttr njnning of the school aThJ indude both direct and support costs. Supplies of games equipmert. books. sts1￿n￿Y aryj sundry materials are written off when exper¥Jiture 1$ incurred. Governance cosls represent the costs of a￿11, accountiNJ. ￿31 aTrJ professpjnal fees incurred during thg tncorrml￿n and maIntena￿e of clK8rity. 1.6 TangSble flxed assets TarKJible fixed assets are inrtially meawred at cost and subsequenty measured * cost or valuation. net of deprecialion any impaiment losses. Dep￿081￿)n is recognised so as to write off the cost or vahJat¥)n of assets less their reswjual values over their useful lives on the foHowir#J bases.. LaThl at￿1 buildings Other assets Plant and maehinery Office equipmenl Sctrk)ol equipment 2% on a straKJhl li￿ basis 15% - 25% ofvmtien down value 25% of written down v81 25% of wntten down value 25% of wiitten ¢&)wn value The gain or kjss arising on the disposal of an asset is detem)ird as the dThYeTen￿ between the salè proceeds and the caryiro value of the asseL arml is recogrised in the statement of financkal activitps. 1.7 Impairnient of fixed assets Al each reporb.ng ervj date, the charity reviews th8 carrwrg amounts of rts tangible assets to delemiin8 whether there is any indiration that those assets have suffered an impaim)ent loss. If any such indication exists. the recoverable amount of the assel is estimated in order to deleM)￿￿ the exlent of the impairment loss {rf any). 1.8 Cash and cash equivalents Cash and c2sh eqU￿3￿nIS Ir￿lKIe cash in harKI, deposits hekl at call wlh banks, ottv short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months ￿ le&s. and ba￿ overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown thin borrow¢ngs in currenl liabilities. 1.9 Financial instrumènts The charity has elecled to apptylhe provis￿rts of Section 11 '8asic Financial Instfuments. and Seclion 12'0ther Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of rts financial instruments. Financial instr￿ments are reec¥Jnised in chartys balar£ sheet when t￿. tharity be(£mes party to" Ihe contractual provisions of the instriment. Fin8ncial assets and liabilit￿S areoffset. with the net amounts presented in financwl statemenls, ¥￿enthere is a legally enforceab￿ rvJhl lo sel off the recognised amounts there is an intent￿n to settle on a net basis LY to realise the asset arxl settfe the IK4bilrty smultarEousty. 17

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Accounting pollcies &islc flnan¢lal assets Basic financial assels. wtiich include debt￿$ and cash arKJ bwk bak8nces. are initially measurod at transaction price incluijing transaGtK)n costs arKI are sthsequently carried at amortised Cost usiNJ the effective interest method unless the arrangement constrtutes a financtrvJ transa¢i¥)n. where tre transact#)n is measured at the esent value of the fLrtur8 receipts discounted ￿ a market rate of interest. Financial assels classified as receivab￿ wrthin one year are ￿t amortised. Basic financlal liabilitles Baslc fina￿la1 liabilities. ind￿lI￿j ue¢Jrttys bank k)ans are initially rewgnised at 1rartsart￿n priee unless arrangemerrt ¢onstrtLrtes a financing transa¢th)n, where the debt instrument is measured al the present value of the future payments discounied at a market rate ( 1)tere￿. Fina￿la1 labilrties classrfed as payable within one year are not amortised. Oebt instruments are ￿Sequenty carried at an(Ktised cost. the effective interest rate method. Trade C￿rtOrS are obligations to pay for goods OT serwces that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payabk a￿ dassrfied as current IF3bilrties rf payment is dlte within one year or les5. M rnt. they are presented as non-cufrent liabilitie5. Trade creditors are recognised initially8t transaction price aThY subsequentty measured at amortised ￿$t USI￿ the effecb.ve interest metlkjj. Derecognition of financlal liabilitles Fina￿131 li3bilits a￿ derecognised when the cI¥9rWs C￿￿tual obligalwjns eypire or a￿ dBcharged or cancelled. 1.10 Employee berfits The cost of any unused holklay entitlement re¢￿3n1Sed in trE pericKI in whth the eM￿)Yee'S services are received. Termination benefts are recognised immedBle￿ as an expense when the charty is dem￿StrablY committed to le￿inate the employment of an empk)yee or to provkle terminatK)n benefits. For eligible employees, the scFwl Contnbuies to Teachers. PenS￿n AgetKy. a superannuation scheme wtuch pr￿￿e$ benefrts based on fin81 pensonable saw. There is also a grow contribLrt(ry sctrwne for rK)n-teaching slaff. vthh ry)ntrJut¢on rates set by It￿ school. The pension costs charged in the accJ)urts rep￿SentS the am￿jnI of c4Jntrbution5 payabfe to the schemes in spect of the accountiro pertrJ. 1.11 Leases Leases are classifd as finance leases wher¥er Ihe lerms of the lease transfer substsntially all the risks aTh rewards of ownership to the lessee> All otter leases are cJaSsif￿d as operatiry lease Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at ￿ k)wer of the a&sels fair value al the dale of i￿eptIOn a￿1 Ihe Present value of the minimum lease payments. The relaled liability is included in the balan sheet as a financ* kase obli9atton. Lease payrnents are treat￿ as cons￿1r￿j of caprt31 and interest elements. The interest is charged lo net Ir￿orne1{eWendlture) for the year so a5 to prodLtt a constsnt peric¥Jic rale of inleresl on the remainir¥J baLl￿ of the liability. 18

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Crltlcal a¢countlng astknales and Sudgements In the applicalion of the d)aritls accounting pokie& the irustees a￿ required to make l￿￿98M8n￿. estimates and assumptiors ak)ut the Carrying amount of assets and liabiliiies that are mt readily apparent from oth sources. The estimates arbj assockated assumpt￿)￿S are based on historical exper￿￿ and other factors thal are considered to be relevant. Actual resLths may differfr(m ￿se estimales. The estimates arNJ UThJer￿.￿j assumptiorts are ￿vthed ￿ an ongoiThJ basis. Revisior6 to accounting estimates are reeognised in the perk)d in which estimate is rewsed where rhe rewsKsn affects only that period. or in the period of the reViS￿)n and f￿u￿ periods ¥there the revision affects both current and future periods. 19

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICOPUINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 lunctr SalBswfthnctrArrtaNe 2m.983 134.1 IL.049 22411t8 1.gZJ.7 170.635 88.104 2.182,525

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 Inve81ments Uwestrlcted Unreslricled funds funds 2021 2020 Interest receivable 1,153 1,918 21

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 Chx6table aC16V￿ Tol•l 2020 Costs Stsff CL5 Deprecial￿n EstailislYnertcos Teachiry c05t5 Catefiry Cor￿uM￿S C￿an1 AthMThstrat￿n- sL￿ryt0#s 1.414329 71.79 .132 213.163 98.199 s.￿7 .855 25.W2 l.B￿.423 1,￿7,130 ILVJ.LW 110,037 I44.￿3 126.600 4.423 128.026 49.uo 56.555 178.ID8 .154 64.423 51.176 81.W 81.￿2 55,639 42,624 42.624 1539. 1XI.031 .178 359.661 41624 2J7T,576 2.5￿.242 I.539x￿ lx1￿1 X6.178 359.fj61 42.624 2.377.576 2.599,242 An•ty¥i Ur*estri2tÉd fufMIs 1.539k 1x1.031 359.651 42.624 2.3TT.576 1.539. 130M31 3l￿.118 359.661 42.624 2.371.5T6 For thèyè¥e￿èd 31 AuguAt 202 un￿S￿leted [L￿S 1ffj47217 125.W) 2r2.42D X4891 45.154 2,599.242 1.647.217 125.560 272.42 50B,891 45,154 2.559.242

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Support costs Support Governance costs 2021 2020 Basls of allocatlon Audit fees Accounlarty Legal and prOfe￿onal 6.71X) 4.548 31,376 6.700 6.700 Govemarce 1.743 Governar￿e 36,711 Governa￿& 31.376 42.624 42.624 45.154 Net movement in funds 2021 20211 Nel movement in funds is staled after char9ingl{cxeditiw) Fees payable lo the o)mpanls auditor forth? aLKlit of the r￿mpan￿$ fina￿￿￿1 ststemenls Depreaation of owned tangib￿ fixed assets Depreualion of tsroible fixed assets h8bJ uThJer finarce lease 6.700 104,044 4.962 6.700 103,155 6.882 Tntste•s None of the tnjstees (C￿ any perxjns c£rted with fvml receNgJ any remuneralKJnlreimbursed expenses during the year. 23

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 Employees There were no empklyees dwirvJ the year. Number of full-time teaehing staff Number of part-time teachir@ staff Number of full-time teaching suppori staff Number of part-twne teachirvJ support staff Number of f(Al-time pupil support stsff Number of part-time pupil support staff Number of fldl-time administratwjn staff Number of part-time adminiStrat￿n staff Number of full-time weKare stsff Number of full-time premises stsff Numb¢r of part-time premises staff 13 14 12 Totsl for all employees 63 Employment Costs 2021 2020 Wages and salaries Sockgl seeuriiy costs other penS￿rt costs 1.484.998 133.866 209,559 1,545,358 141,434 220,338 1.828.423 1,907,130 The key management person￿1 of the charity comprise the mwnber of the Executive Leadership Team. The total amounl of empty benefits received by key management personnel for their services lo the charrty wa5 £304.15412020.. £312.OLKJ). The number of employees annual remu￿atiOn was £60.000 or more were.. 2021 Number 2020 NuM￿r £70.001- £80,Oc￿l Of the efflpkjyees w￿￿e emduments exceed £fyJ,OCx). 1 (2020: 11 ￿ve retremenl beneffts acuuing uThger defined be￿fft pension schemes. 24

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCFAL STATEMENTS {COPmNUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 10 T¥tyiW• fix￿#%141% Tol CoEt Al 1 September2W20 AdditKb 62&015 24.821 15. 59.717 2.5T6.241 1.419 14.￿1 At31 AwLW2021 ImJ.LW s34.￿7 40.451 78.589 S1.136 2.614.777 Al 1 Sepiwnbw 2020 Depre(Jioncharged In1k￿ 5? 243.f 27.W) 2712 67.176 18. 4.023 47. 4.9 36.979 5,857 616.844 1fts.OC6 AI 31 Aw# 2021 270.fp)J 336.414 22.lffj 52, 42,&16 725,850 CrryifWJ AI 31 ALWSt2W21 .187 18.386 18.300 1,&88.927 At 31 Auwst 202D 1557.(*1) 356.7n 6.779 16.103 22.nB 1.959.397

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 10 Tanglble fixed aS￿ts The net ca￿Ying value of tarwJJle fixed assets irtlLJes the folkn¥ing in respect of assets hekl under ases or hire purchase ¢ontrart Tf deprecia￿n charge in respect of such assets amounted to £4.962 12020- £6.882) 2021 2020 Office equ¥¥nent 14,886 19.848 11 Debtors 2021 2020 Amounts falling du• withln onè yèar. Trade debtors Prepayments aThJ accrued irwne 509,932 59.320 514,642 40,795 569.252 555.437 12 Finance lease commitm•nls FutLWe minimum ￿8$e paymenls due uThJer fir&grte leases: 2021 2020 Wilhin one year Within tsvo aThJ fNe ￿rS 7.128 7,128 7,128 14.256 14.256 21,384 Finar￿e lease pa￿Trents represent rentals payab￿ by the company fr￿ an ilem of offth equipment. Leases include purchase Opt￿n$ al the ervj of the tease perKwJ. and rwj restr￿￿)n5 are placed on the use of the assets. The lease is on a fixed repa￿￿ent basis arrar#Jements have been entered into for conlir¥3ent rentsl payments. 13 Creditors". amounts falllng due within one year 2021 2020 Oblwjalions under finar￿e leases OIF*r taxation and sccial secjjrity Deferred income Trade Creditors Other ¢￿dItorS Accruals deferred income 12 7.128 34,859 782,799 27,884 27,488 216.874 7.128 36.528 631.479 18.913 29.525 174.217 16 1.097.032 897.790

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 14 Credltors.. amounts falling due after mor• than on• year 2021 2020 Nt)tes Obligations under finaKe knes 12 7,128 14.256 15 Retirem•nt b•neftt xhemes As detailed in Note 1. for elKJible empk)￿S. CL¥npany C(m￿n￿e$ to Teachers, PenS￿)n Agency scheme, for all ot￿r staff there is the wtion to jon a defined ¢￿tribUt￿)n pen$k)n scheme operated by the School IfvoLtgh an indepeThJenl penS￿ll provKJer. The Teachers, Pensn Scheme (rps} is a atutory. defined benefrt scheme. The reguiatK)ns underwhi¢h the TPS operates are the Teachers. PensTrons ReguL4tion$ 2014. Trse regulat￿n$ apply to teachers in schools nd other educational establishments in ErglaThJ and wa￿ maintained by hxal authyities, to te8ehers in rnany independenl and voluntary aided schools and to teachers arKJ lecturers in establishments of furthei and higher education. Membefship is athomatK for ful-time arKI part-time teactrws aThJ kntwers. Teachets and kcturers are ab￿ to opt out of ttre TPS. The pensK>n costs of the TPS are asse55ed in accordarr￿ vthh the ad￿e of irKlependent qua1ffj￿ actuaries. The latest actuarHI valuation of the TPS was carried out as at 31 March 2016 and in aCCordar￿￿ with the Public SeTri¢e Pensions (ValuatKsns aTrJ Emph)yer CO￿ Cap) D￿eCtionS 2014. The valuatK)n reFJI was published by the Department for EducatK)n on 5 March 2019. The keyelem8nts of the valLthion subwtnl consultatp)n are.. Empbyer contributw)n rates sel at 23.68% of pèrl￿abIè pay {includfftg a 0.08% empbyer administration charge) IfomieTly 16.48%) Total scheme liabilf(ies (pensions currently in payment the estimated cosl of fUt￿e benefits) for service io effectNe dale of £218.100 M￿l￿n. and mtional 855ets leslimated future contributions Ic¥Jether with the notional In￿StMentS hekl at the valuatpjn datel of £196.100 mllKJn, giviro a notDnal past service def￿rt of £22.000 milK)n The assumed real rate of rètum is 2.4% in excess of t)TttS and 2% in excess of eamir¥Js. The rale of real eamirvJs growth is assumed to te 2.¥h. The assumeLI rk)minal rale of return is 4.45%. During IF year tre empknyw conth"bulion r81e was 23.68%. The TPS vakjation for 2016 delemiined an employer rale o123.68°h from September 2019, whth is payaile dLFring the implementation period until the next walualK)n as at March 2020. whereupon the empbyer cKJntritiutson rate is expected io be reassessed antl 11 be payable from 1 April 2023. For the year covered by these accounts emplo￿ cOntrib￿￿n rates rarNJed between 7.4% arKI 11.3%, dependir¥J on the memberfs salary. Under the definit￿nS set cMJt in FRS102 (Ret1￿ment Beneffts). the TPS is a muttimployer pensh?n scheme. The school is unable to Klentify rts share of the urJerfyirg assets aTrJ liabilr(￿S of the scheme. AtxordirvJly. the school has taken advantsge of ￿ exemption urKler FRS102 arnl has aco)unted for tts ¢[￿lributIOnS as rf it were a defined contribution scheme. The sctrN)ol has set OLTrt aiK)ve the 1nfomial￿n available on the deficit in the scheme arKi the impiuth)ns I￿the scthx)l in terms of antiwted contribLrt)n rates. The employer's contributions payable for the year, for all schemes were £209,559 {2020 - £220.338I ar*J the amount oulstsnding at the year e￿1 was £25.593 (2020- £28.291). 27

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 16 Deferred Income 2021 2020 Other deferref1 income 782.799 631.479 Deferred income is incl￿ed in the finarrial ststements as folbws: 2021 2020 Current liabilit￿S 782.799 631,479 782.799 631.479 17 Cash genwated from op•ratlorrs 2021 2020 Defut for t￿ ￿ar (133.2551 {414.799} Adjustments for.. Investment irthme recognised in statemert C{fr￿ncIal 8cfi%Mies Depreciat￿n aThJ impairment of tangible fixed assels (1.1531 109.006 (1,9181 110,036 Movements in workirvJ capital: lI￿reaSe) in (leblors Increase in creditors Increaselldecreasel in deferred Ir￿ome 113,8151 47.922 151.320 18,4721 12.257 152.7421 Cash generated froml{absorbed by) operatlons 160.025 {355,638) 18 Analysis of changes In n•t funds At 1 September 2020 Casb flows At 31 August 2021 Cash at bank and in hand 929.752 11 S,514 1,045,266 0b1KJal￿ns un(Jer finance ￿SeS {21,384) 7.128 (14.2561 122.642 1,031.010 28

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (coKfiNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2021 The followlng page$ do not f)mi of11 statutory financlal ststements which are thè subject ol the independent audito￿$ rèport on pays 10-12

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 2021 2020 Incomlng resources Voluntary income Donations: Donated nel current Sabilrties Donations: Donated cash fuThJs Inve$tm•nt Income Bank interest receivable 1.153 1.918 Incoming resources from chariLible act1￿110$ School fees received IrKome frcm extra-curri¢ular activiti8s Ir￿me from schc4)I book sa￿S Ir￿oMe from lunches Irthme from unffomi sales 2.002.983 134,136 1,923,786 170.635 106.049 88.104 2.243.168 2. 182.525 Totsl Incoming resources 2.244.321 2, 184.443 Resou￿8$ experrfled Charitable activities Staff ¢osts- Wages & Salaries Staff costs- Employerfs NIC Staff costs- Pension ￿sts Operating leases- Oth8r assels Estsblistrmenl- Rates & Water Esta￿lS￿ne￿t- Light & heat Eststlishnenl- Repairs & maintenance Establishment- Insurance Estsblishment- Other Dep￿Ciall0n TeachirrfJ costs- Bursaries schcAarshi)s Teaching ¢osts- Other costs Teaching costs- Extra£urr￿￿1ar activrt*s costs Teaching costs- Administration Ot￿r costs Teaching costs- Bad debt provisK)n WeKare - CateriryJ consuMab￿S & LTO'S Premises- CkanirKJ- oth8r c￿$1$ Support- Interest payable Support- Administralw)n- SurKIry c4)sts SwMJrt- Donatio 1.484.998 133.866 209.559 1.545.358 141.434 220,338 16.414 41,644 56,002 25.220 5.013 109,006 17.300 30.273 25.145 1.138 -9,433 51,176 81,992 36.692 52.274 24.781 6,971 110.037 59.107 28.325 21.154 3.442 14.OCM) 49.630 56.555 55.639 178,108 2.334.952 2.S54,088 Governance costs Accountancy fees Audit fees (Xher financial costs 1,743 6,700 36,711 6,700 31,376 42.624 45,154 Total resources expended 2.377.576 2.599,242 Not {outgoln91 resour￿$ for the ytsr {133,255) (414.7991

BOWDON PREPARATORY SCHOOL NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 2021 2020 Charitsble activities Tea¢hing ¢OSts A¢fyvities undertaken directty Staff costs- Wages & Salaries Stsff costs- Employerfs NIC Staff costs- Penston costs OperatirvJ leases- Other assets Establishment- LKJhl & heal Establishment- Repairs & maintenance Establishment- Insurance Depreciation Teaching costs- Bursaries and schoLarshps Teaching costs- Other costs Teaching costs- Extra•curricular acbwtres cosls TeachiThJ costs- AdminiStrat￿n other costs TeachiThJ costs- Bad debt provisKJn 1.134,143 101.076 179.110 1,171.281 106,274 190.683 37.480 12.767 5.133 4.950 17.300 30.273 25.145 1,138 -9,433 33,023 10,267 4,922 4.739 59.107 28,325 21.154 3,442 14.000 1,539.082 1,647.217 Welfare costs - A¢tivilies undertaken dire¢t Staff costs- Wages & Salaries Staff ¢osls- Emplo￿$ N Staff costs- Pension cosis Estsblishmenl- Repairs & maintenance Establiskment- InsurarKe WeWare- Catering consumables & LTrys 64,039 5.156 5.338 1,953 5,098 1,958 51,176 2.895 1.954 49.630 130,031 125,560 Premlses costs - Acdvlties undertaken directly Stsff costs- Wages & Salaries Staff costs- Employerfs NIC Staff costs- Pension co#$ EstablisFmenl- Rates & Water EstablisF¥nent- Repairs & mawrtenar Establishment- Insura Depreciation Premises- Cleaning - other cosls 61.848 4,888 2.396 16.414 26,739 13,702 98.199 81,992 61.701 4.916 2.388 5,882 29.581 13,679 97.718 56.555 306.178 272,420 Support costs - Aclivlties undertaken dlrécty Staff costs- Wages & SaL4ries Staff Costs- Empk)yePs NIC Staff costs- Pension cosls OpeTatirrfJ ie8ses- Other assets Establishment- LvJhl & heal Establishment- Repairs & maintena EstsbJishment- Insurar Establishment- Orher Depreciab"on Support- Interest payable SLVPOrt- Adminislration- Sundry costs .s￿pDrt- DonatHJns 224.499 22.564 26,1C#J 248,337 25,088 25,381 4.164 11.398 4.427 5.013 5,857 9,531 4,226 6,971 55.639 178.108 359,661 508.B91 2.334,952 2,554,088 31