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
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COMPANIES H¢JUSE
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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

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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$tratlve irfomiatlon
Reference and administrative detats are shywn Y) ihe 5cP*dute of cornpany informatK)n on the first page of the
fina￿la1 siatements.
The trustees
The trustees who seNed the company durir#J the period were as folk)ws".
DrT Myatt
{ResTgn8d 12 May 20211
MTS J Duschenes
MT J Stevengjn
Mrs M 8oGouel
Mr M Haywood
Mrs S Rylands
Dr H Zhao
Dr N Tighe
Mr G Hemming
Mr G Lines
Mrs E Howard
Ms R Murphy
Ms W Littman
(Resigned 31 August 20211
{Resigneil 7 Octob&r 2020)
{ResvJned 31 August 2021)
(Resigned 30 September 2020)
(Appointed 30 Seprember 2020)
{Appo4ited 12 May 2021)
Mr N Edwards was appointed as a Trustee on 13 January 2022
Mrs A Stewart was apwinted as 8 Trustee on 31 January 2022
Stru¢ture, governan¢e and management
The Govemors. who are also the charity trustees. are reSpc￿s1bk for the overall marAgement arKI control of 8owdon
Preparatory School aThd meet in full at least four times a year. The work of iMp￿MentIng most of their policies is
carried out by the Headmistress and the SenK)f Management Team. Business Committee, which also meets al
lèast four limes a year. works under the chaimanship of a GOVerr￿ appointed al the first Goverr#Jrs' meetirYJ each
acadern￿ year. The Bowdon Preparatory ScFwl Bursar responst*le fN C(frcKdIr￿Atin9 Ihe work of the Governo
and their Committees.
Organisational management
The Directors determined the general ￿lIcY of the SchcK)l. The day404lay running of the School was delegated to
Mrs Gee. supportèd by senK)r edLKatK)nal staff. Mws Gee urKl8rtook tl* key lead8tship ro￿. overseeing educat￿nal.
pasloral and adrninistrative fUnct￿n$. 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 d*g8led 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 satisf*d 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￿￿.

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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 Teacl*r 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

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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 su*Inab￿ 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<Jrt. MUS￿ aThJ thama wilhin the scknl and the ￿￿erCunm￿ity
To maintain a purposeful learrwrKJ enmronment wrthin wh￿h girls e>¥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 r*xt 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

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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 fur*Js 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 assi*s
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

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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

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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 ky*down. 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 loc*down ￿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¢. Tl*se ¢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$1)ft Off￿e to enabl8 better comMunut￿n and
delwery of lessons
Assemblies focused on SL4)POrting pèrsonal, swal and emotional development, as well as celebrating
birthdays and the general ach*vements of the girts {e.g. Pupil of the week and a new-Headleacherfs Award"
to reward outstanding efforts).
AII SEND pupils re￿iVed besFoke karnire packages as part of our remote leamiryJ provision; some also
received individual leaching for English aTrJ Maths, via zwm. Whe￿ necessary. All SEND pupi5s receive
regular wel￿be1￿j calls. ReV￿w$ were carried out where necessary. i￿lL*jIrlJ 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.

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As well as its academic excelle￿. is pro￿ of rts recc*d 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 ger*ral. 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.
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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.

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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 ur*Jer corrtrol aThJ in li￿ with btsyget proled￿n$.
Reserves policy - Sel￿1 has invested in upgrading its buildings ancl facilrties. but tt has no free
UnreStr￿ted reserves. The Govermrs wish tr) bLJikJ w) a ¢aptal furxl for use S￿uld parts of the buildir4J fail.
atthou9h this requirement is beir@ carefvlly ba￿a￿d WTth the MO￿ immediate edu¢alK)nal wds of the
school.
Inveslment policy and objethives- the MemorarYJum al￿ ￿tiCleS of As9XHtK)n authorise the GOVer￿rS to
make and hold investments and to operate an overdraft fa￿IrtY and tske k)8ns. At present, the Governors
have not neede(1 to run an overdraft ortske out any such loan. At pr￿n( tho Goveny)rs cons*Jer they have
SLfficEnt cash reSe￿S for emergerry requiremenls.
Plans for future periods
FLrture plans- the Sc￿r$ CUT￿nI fina￿181 aThJ wern￿$ plans t1)nb"n￿ to ￿ rev*wed 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￿ Prepar*ory 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 tru*ees are required to..
- Se￿¢1 suitable aC￿UntIr4j ￿￿CleS arxl then appty tl*m 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 oltr*r i￿egULArl11e$.
Approvod by ¢yder of board of twslees on ...... ..
.. ar*J s*3r*d on its t*haif by."
Mrs J Du$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 Stsr*J8rd applicab￿ in UK and Republ￿ of IrelaThJ" (United KiNJdom Get*raltyAccepted
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 obtair*d 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.
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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. whetl*r 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:.....
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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.
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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 ar*J 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
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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
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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.
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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)ir*d 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.
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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 ￿$t USI￿ the effecb.ve interest metlkjj.
Derecognition of financlal liabilitles
Fina￿131 li3bilit*s a￿ derecognised when the cI¥9rWs C￿￿tual obligalwjns eypire or a￿ dBcharged or
cancelled.
1.10 Employee ber*fits
The cost of any unused holklay entitlement re¢￿3n1Sed in trE pericKI in whth the eM￿)Yee'S services are
received.
Termination benefts are recognised immedBle￿ as an expense when the charty is dem￿StrablY committed
to le￿inate the employment of an empk)yee or to provkle terminatK)n benefits.
For eligible employees, the scFwl Contnbuies to Teachers. PenS￿n AgetKy. a superannuation scheme
wtuch pr￿￿e$ benefrts based on fin81 pensonable saw.
There is also a grow contribLrt(ry sctrwne for rK)n-teaching slaff. vthh ry)ntr*Jut¢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 pertr*J.
1.11 Leases
Leases are classif*d 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.
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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.
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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

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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 CL*5
Deprecial￿n
EstailislYnertco*s
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.
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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(J*ioncharged 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
C*rryifWJ
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 tarwJ*Jle fixed assets irtlL*Jes 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$k)n scheme operated by the
School IfvoLtgh an indepeThJenl penS￿ll provKJer.
The Teachers, Pens**n Scheme (rps} is a *atutory. defined benefrt scheme. The reguiatK)ns underwhi¢h the
TPS operates are the Teachers. PensTrons ReguL4tion$ 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 reF*JI was published by
the Department for EducatK)n on 5 March 2019.
The keyelem8nts of the valLthion subwt*nl 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 mutti*mployer pensh?n scheme.
The school is unable to Klentify rts share of the ur*Jerfyirg 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).
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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