Registered number
07535108
Cliarity number
1142642
GRAVESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report and Accounts
31 March 2024

GRAVESHAM EXCEI LLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
Report and accounts
Contents
PaEt
Cotnpany information
Tru5tee5' report
Statement of financlal activities
Balance sheet
Notes to tlie aecounts
Independent exAmlners report
io

GRAVEI SHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMEfED
Company Illformation
Trustee.8lDirectors
Malco￿￿ Mo&by (Chair)
Ilathiyn Duii¢an
Catherine Grattan
CFll'iStophei' Jacl¢soii
Madcleinc Joiies
Sara Iceinsley
Jane Pa￿'Id￿t-DYer
Geoi'ge Roi'ke
Geoi'gina Salter {resigned I Septembei. 2023)
Chai'lotte Scott (appointed 18 lune 2024) (resiglled 2 September 2024)
Neerasha Singb li'esigned I Septembei. 2023)
Frazei. Westtnoi'land (appointed I Suly 2024)
Accountants & Independent Examiner
Begbies
Uiiit 14, P￿.1[ Bam
Evcgate Busiiiess Park
Smeeth, A5hford
Kent
TN25 6SX
Bankers
Lloyds TSB
78 New Road
Gravesend
Icent, DAI I OAR
Regi5tei'ed office
clo Ifield School
Cedar AveDU¢
Giavesend
Kent, DA12 5JT
Registei'ed number
07535108
Cliarity I'e¥ist¢red number
1142642
Website
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GRAVESIIAM EXCELLEIYCE CLUSTER LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
foi. the year ended 31 March 2024
The directors pi'eseiit tlieii. report aiid atcounts foi. tlie yeai. cnded 31 Mai'ch 2024.
Structure> governance and nianagenieiit
Gi'avesliain Excelleiice Clustei. Liiiiitecl was incoiyoi'ated as a company liinited by guaraiitee on 18th February
2011 and bec￿lle a I'egistered chai'ity on 29th JUDE 2011. It is govei'iied by ILE Memoi'andiii11 and Articles of
Associatioii.
Followiiig tlie appointsnent of the first DiiECtoi's, subsequent Directoi's ￿'e appointed by tlie M¢inbers by
ordinary i'esolutLOlI, They IDust be a head te&chei' of a pwticip&ting school. There inust be a ￿1￿11￿￿1n of 3 &id
a maxsinum of I S DÉi'e¢tors at aT)y tiine.
The Trustees aim to illeEt 3 times a year and accept ultimate responsibility foi. directing the affaii's of the
c118ritable coinpany eiisui'iiig it is solveiiL well led, run efficiently and effectively 2nd is delivering the
outcomes for which it has been set up.
Direetoi'srrrustees
The Trustees wlio served in tlie yeai. were as follows:
Malcolm Moaby {Cliair)
Kathwi Duncan
Catlierine Grattan
Christopher JaGksoD
Madeleine Jone5
Sai'a Keinsley
Jaiie Partridge-Dyei'
George Roi'lce
Georgina Saltcr (I'esigned I September 2023)
Chai'lotte Scott (appoiiited 18 J1111e 2024) (resigned 2 SepteTJiber 20241
Neerashi Siiigh (resigned I September 2023)
Fi'azei. Wcstmoi.I¥tDd (appointed l JLily 2024)
Risk management
Tlie TrLlStees Iiave identified the illajor risks which Ilie cliarity faces and consider that all ￿￿eSs￿lY action has
beeii taken to Inanige those risks.
Objectives and activitie5
The objects Df the Charity as staled iii its Memoi'anduin aiid Articles of Associatioii are to advaiice the
educatioii and the educational opportunities of cliildren, young people aiid firnilies by providing ai)d &5SiStiAg
lli the pi'ovisioii of services for schools in GraVesh￿n and other areas.
Gravesham Excelleii¢e Clitstei. Liinited (also known & The Gravesliaill Leariiing Paitnership) is an
oiganisgLtion cl'eated by schools foi. scliools and gi'ew OLIt of tlie (iovei'iuneiits Ex¢elleiice iii Cities initiative
wliich began in tlie borougli of Gravesliain. Siiice that tiine scliools aci'os5 Gi'avesliain have woi'ke(l in
collaboi'atioii to ensiire that the slogan 'exeelleiice for all, becanie an aspiration foi. all schools aei'oss the
disti'ict. It Iiscs tlie slcills and expei'ieiice of a specialist tea1n to pi'ovide liigh qLiality, flexible SLlPPOrt to Schools,
biiilds aiid siislai115 a professioiial coinmuiiity of practice a11d acluiowledge5 the existence of excelleiicc in 215
schools woi'kiiig iii cliffereiit toiitexts widiiii tlie saine geogi'apliical area.
In settiiig objectives aiid planning activities, The 'friistees Iiave given diie Co1￿lderatIOn to geiiei'al guidance
publislied by tlie Cliai'ity Coiniiiissioii i'clating to piiblic benefit.

GRAVESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LlllllTED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEESI REPORT
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Financial review reserves policy
Totsl income fell from £73,247 to £61,151. Expcndittiir decr¢as¢d fi'om £112,659 to £69,277. This r¢sulted in
a deficit for tl)e year of £8.12612023.. £J9.4121. Ai 31 Marcli 2024 uni'estricted reseives are £73,234 with no
rests'icted fiinds. The tti]steesldii'ectOTS will continue to monitoi. the level Of i"esei"ves annually to engiire that an
appropriat¢ Itvel is maintained.
Achievements and performance for the public benefit
Gravesham Leainiiig Partnei'sl)ip is an oi'ganisation led by scliools to piDvide ti'aining, support and services.
We support.. the improveinent of all pupils. attendance,. the continued developiiient provision for wlnerable
groups., the enhancemeiit of eapacity for leaders. We focus on inaking L positive impict on pi'ovisioi),
collaboration and professional development.
This year we have facilitated.. Learning hubslforums of professionals wlio coine togedier lo Sh￿'t best practice.
collaboration within dnd beyulld the GLP. provided a l'ange uf exLellent discoiinted CPD aiid cunllnissioned
seivEc¢s, lead liigh quality lieadieacliei. Ineeting and fenior leader meetiiigs. rnade introduction8lconnections to
strategic partners. advertised for free all vacancies in scliools., produced a fl'ee foitnigl)tly newsletter and
continued to be an NQT delivery partner.
We continue to work closely with STLS, and our Service Level Agreement with London Speech Thei'apy
continues to work well providing high quality.support for children in four of Liiir primary schools.

GIL4VESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
(A company limited by guai'antee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Trustees, re5ponsrbilities
Tlie TI￿SteeS (who are also directors tor the purposes of company law) are I'espon5ible for preparing the
Ti￿￿tee8, TCPOTt aiid accounts in aeeordaiice with applicable law and United Kingdom AeeoLinting Standards
(United Kingdoin Geiiei'ally Accepted Accoimtiiig Pi'actice).
Coinpai)y and eliarity law requii'es tlie Trustee￿ to prepare accounts for each financial wliicli give a tme
and fair view of the state of affall's of tlie cliai'itable Loinpany and of its incoming i'esouir¢s and application (If
resources of tl)e cliaritable company foi. tliat pcriod. In preparing these accounts, tjie Tnjstees are required to..
select suitsble accoiinting polieics aiid theii apply them consssteiitly;
obseive tlie n)¢tliods and priiiciples in the Cl)arities SORP.,
make judgements and estimates that are i'easonablc and piudent.
pi'epait the accounts 01) the going concem basis iinless it 1$ i1￿ppi￿)p1'iate to pi'esunie tl)at th¢ charitable
coinpany will continue in business.
Thc Tiustecs ai'c irspon5ible for keepii)g adequate accounting records tl)at disclose with i'easonable accuracy at
ai)y time the financial position of ilie charitable company aiid ellable theim to eiisure that tlie accounts coinply
with the Compai)ies Act 2006. They are also responsible foi. safcguardiiig the assets of the cl)aritablc coii)pany
and hence for taking reasonable steps for tlie pi'evention and detection of fi'aud and other inrgularities.
Small company provisions
This rcport lias been pi'epared in accordance witl) tlie pi'ovisions iii Part 15 of the Companics Act 2006
applscable to conipanies subject to the snvdll coinpanies i'egime.
This report was approved by tl)e Trustees on
2024 and signed on Its bel)alf by
Malcolm Mo8by
Chairman

GRAVESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
(A Company limited by guarantee)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(ineorporating the income and expenditure account)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Restated
2024
2023
Unrestricted Unrestriet¢d
Funds
FLinds
Notes
Income from:
Voluntary income
Investment income
Charsiable aetiviL]es
24,637
176
36,338
22.297
33
50,917
Tot21 iDeome
61,151
73,247
Expenditui'e on:
Cliaritsble aLtivitie
69,277
112,659
Total expenditure
69,277
112,659
Net (expenditurellincome for the year
(8,126)
(39,412)
Totrdl funds brouglit foii¥ard at l April 2023
Total funds carrled forward at 31 March 2024
81,360
120,772
13
73,234
81,360
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in tlie year and therefore a Statement of Total
Recognised Gains and Losses has not been pi"epared.
The notes on pages 7-9 foini part of these accoiints.

GRAVESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
(A compaiiy limited by guai'antee)
Registered number:
07535108
BALAIYCE SHEET
as at 31 March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
260
390
Curreiit assets
Debtoi's
Casl) at bank
io
14J33
77,550
91,883
17,869
98.654
116,523
Creditor5: amounts falling due wlthln one
year
li
IJ8,909
35,553
72,974
80,970
Net eurrellt assets
73,234
81,360
Represented by:
Unresti'icted Funds
73,234
81,360
Charity Fuiids
73,234
81,360
Tl)e Tiustees consid¢i' tiiat tl)e cliaritable cornpany is enutled to exemption fi'om the i'equii'ement to obtain an
audit ui)der section 477 of the Comp311ies Act 2006.
The n)eMb￿'S l)ave not requii'ed tlie ¢liai'itable compaiiy to obiain art audit in accordance with section 476 of the
Act.
Tlie TI￿SteeS1D1rc¢to1"S acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the i'equirements of the
Coinpanies Act 2006 with i'espect to aeeounting i'ecoi'ds aiid tlie pi'epai'ation of accounLs.
The TrnsteedDirectors acknowledge their responsibilities for pi'epai'ing accounts whicli give a true and fair
view of tlie state of the coinpany as at tl)e end of the financial yeai., and of its %uiplus oi. deficil for tlie financial
yeai., in accordance with tlic i'cquii'einents of Section 393, ai)d whicli othcnvise coinply with the requii'ements of
the Coinpanies Act 2006 ielating to accounts, so far as applicable to tlJe cliai'itable coinpany.
Malcolm P*loaby
Cliairman
Approved by the board oli
.1........!...... 2024
The notes oli pages 7-9 foi'ni pait of these accounts.

C114V£SHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
Notes to the Aeeounts
t'or tlie year ended 31 March 2024
l Accounting policies
Jl4sis Ofprep￿r[lI1Ol#
The accouiits liave beeii prepared in accordatice with the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recotnmended
Practicc ISORP), 'Accoiinting and Rew)rting by Cliarities, relating to cliai'itie% preparing accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reporiing Standards applicable in tlie UK and Republic of Treland IFRS 1021.
The charitable coiiipany constitutes a public benefjt enlily a8 defjned by FRS LO2.
The accouE]ts have been PiEpaiEd on a 80illgT concern basis and ll￿d￿. the historical cost convention. The accounts
pi'epai'ed in stei'ling and rounded io tl)e neai'est pound.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of tli¢ trustees in fvrtherai)ce of rlie general objectives of die
charity.
Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure iinposed by the donor.
Iiiconie
All income 15 recognised once ihe cliarity lia5 entitlement to the inconie, tliei'e is sufficient certaillty of IEceipl and so
it is probable that the inconie will be i'eceived, and the aniount of incon)e receivable can be mea8u1.ed reliably.
E¥peiiditiii
ExpeiiditLUf 15 lllcluded iii the Statement of Finaiicial Activities on ali accNals basis.
Li8bilitie5 are i'ecogniscd as expenditui'e As there 15 a legal or constructive obligation coi]]nutting the charity
to that expenditure, it is pi'obable that settlement will be i'eqiiired and tlie 21llOUnt of tl)e obligation can be measured
reliably.
Expenditure on ¢11aritable aciivilies Comprises tliose cosis incurred by tl)e cliarity in delivery of its activities. It
include5 both costs directly allocated to sucli activities and tliose costs of an indirect nature necessaiy to suppoi't
them.
Irrecoverable VAT is ¢liarged against tl)e expenditure heading foi. wliicli it was incurred.
TuiigiblefL¥ed asse1& depreciulioii
Tangihle fixed assets are slated at cost Itss deprecialion,
Dcpi'eeiation has bccn providcd at the followiiig Yates in order ta write off die assets over their estimated useful
lives.
Compiiter equip]nent- 25 /0 stt'aight line
Debioi's uiidcieditoj's ieceivable/puyuble wiihiii oiieyeuv
The conipany only enteis into basic fjnancial instiiijnents diat result Ill tlie recognition of fjnaiicial assets and
liabilities like sales ledgei. and otlier accounts receivable and payable. Debtors and cirdiloi's with iio slated inte]'est
Tate and receivable or payable witliiH one year al'e re¢oi"ded at the transaction price. Any la%ses arising fi'om
iinpaii'ment al'e recognised ill expenditure.
ca.slj und¢N.sli eqiiivrtléiii.f
Casli is I'epieset)ted by casli in liand and deposits witli financial insliliilions.
JiidgeiiiÈiirfs iii &pplyiiig uccoNNlingpolicies Niid key sources of esliwiulioii iiiicei'luiitty
The directoi's do not con8idei' tliat tliei'e aiE any s&8iiificant areas of esliinalion unceitaillty.

GIL4VESIL4M EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
Notes to tlie Accounts
foi- the year ended 31 March 2024
2 Voluntaiy income
2024
2023
Meinbership subs¢riptions
24,637
22,297
3 Investment income
2024
2023
Iiiterest received
176
33
4 Inc(bme from charitable activities
2024
2023
Cour%es
Speech & Language service
TTailling
Consultancy
Sundi'y in¢ome
15,503
20,990
5UII
11,060)
405
20,643
27,487
850
1,060
877
36,338
50,917
5 Eypendltui'e on charitable activitle5
2024
2023
Courses- consultancy, venue hii'e, cateiing ete
Staff costs (see note 6)
Consllltancy
Rent
CUITent year
pi'ior year oveiyrovision
Insurance
Stationery
Suppoit and govei'nance costs
A¢¢ountan¢y aiid indeptiident examination
curreiit yeai"
prioi. year ovcipi'ovisio
Coiiipulei. aiid wcbsitc costs
Website design costs
Sundry expenses
Depreciatioii
34,317
8,100
23,976
51,608
19.137
21,470
s,000
{8,750)
1,208
213
5,000
1,172
32
3,600
(yuu)
1,443
5,160
1,999
5,580
940
130
130
69,277
112,659
6 Staff eosts
2024
2023
Gro.qs salaries
Pen5ioiI contribulionb
Etnployer's national in5urai)ce and SMP recoverable
9,455
376
23,953
309
5,125
19,137
8,100
The avei'age numbei. of einployees foi. tl)e year
No einployees i'eceived eiMolun)ents dlli'iiig ilie year above £60.00012023.. None).
Total emoluments received by die cliarity'5 key tnaiiagemenl p¢iTonnel
13,850

GIi4VESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 M#reh 2024
7 Trustee5 IDirectors remuner&tlo
No trusteesldirectors or otlier i'elated parties reteived any reiDiineration or reiinbuiBenient of expenses in tlie period.
8 Taxation
As a ch&Tity. The Gravesham Excellence Cluster Limiod is exen)pt fiK>iM lax on inconie and gains falling witliin
Sectiot] 505 of Il)e Taxes Act 1988 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Cliargeable Gains Act 1992 to il)e extent that
these are applied to its ¢liariiable object5. No tax charges have arisen in tlie Charity.
9 Fixed assets
Computtr
Equipment
Cost blfivd at 1st April 2023
4,182
Cost clfwd At 31 M8r¢h 2024
4,182
Depreciation blfwd at l April 2023
Depreciation charge for yetr
Depreelatlon clfwd It 31 March 2024
3.792
130
3,922
Net book vY41ue at 31 March 2024
260
Net book vllue at 31 March 2023
390
10 Debtors
21124
2023
Debtors
Pi"epaymenis
Othei. taxes and social security costs
2J31
9,931
1,571
2,190
1,267
4,412
14,333
17,869
I I Creditors.. amounts lalllng due wlthln year
2024
2023
TL"H(Je creditors
Accrua15
It)come ill advai)ce
3,613
8,601)
6,696
18,909
2,142
20,883
12.528
35,553
12 Prlor ye91. re-statement
Following a detailed review, the ri￿SteeS identified £21,716 of funds inconrctly designated as restricted fut)ding.
These funds liavt now been i'e-¢lassitied as unrestricted fiinds and tlie 2023 COTnpai'atives i'e-stated.
13 Co￿p9￿Y limited by guarantee
The charitable coiiipany has no shal'e Capital, being a ¢ompai)y liniited by guar￿]tee.
Every inetnber pioinises, if tlie cliarity is dissolved wliile lie, slie or it ieinains a Ineinber oi. witliin 12 niontlis
afteiwards, to pay up lo £1 lowai'ds the costs ol. dissolution and tlie liabilitie5 illcutred by the chai'ity wliile Ilie
Lantributtsr was a meinber.

GRAVESHAM EXCELLENCE CLUSTER LIMITED
INDEPENDENT EL4MINER'S REPOlI'r
fnr the year ended 31 March 2024
l i'eport to the ts￿stee8 on Iny examination of the accounts of the Gi'avesham Excellence Cluster Limited I'the
Collipan￿) for the year ended 31 Maicli 2024.
Responsibilitie$ &nd basi5 of report
As the charity's trustees of tlie Conipaiiy {aiid also it5 dii'eLtuis for tlie puipose5 of company law) you are
I'esponsible foi. the prcparatioii of tlie accounts in accoi'danc¢ with the requll'ements of the Compallies Act
20a61'the 2006 Act'l.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to bc auditcd undei. Part 16 of th¢
2006 Act aiid are eligible for iiidependent examination, I ieport in Tespect of Tny examination of your cliarity's
accouiits as cai'jicd out under sc¢tion 145 of tlie Chai'ities Act 2011 ('tlie 2011 Act,). In cai'rying out my
exaininaiion I have followed the Directions given by Llie Chai'ity Coinmi%sioii ullder section I45{51 Ib) of the
2011 ACL
Independe￿t examiner'5 Statement
I have complcted iny exaininatioii. I conf￿rn diat no matci'ial Jndttei's have come to my attention iii COnn￿tion
with the examinalion giving me cause to believe ilial in any Inaterial respect..
l) accounting recoi'ds were not kept in resp¢ct of tlie Compaiiy as requiird by section 386 of tlie 2006 Act;
or
21 th¢ accounts do not accord witli those recoi'ds., oi.
3) the accounts do llot comply with the accounting iEquii'ements of section 396 of the 2006 Act othei. than
any requireinent tl)at tlie accounts. give a 'iiue and fair view whicl) is not a inatter considered as part of an
independent examination. or
41 tlie accounts have not been preparcd ll) accordancc witli tlie methods aiid pi'in¢iples of the Staten)ent of
Reconunei)ded Practice for ac¢ouiiting ai)d reporting by chai'it1¢5 lapplieable to charities PTcpariiig ilieir
accowits in accordaiice with tlie Financial Reporting stand￿'d applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 102)]
J l)ave no concerns and liave coiiie across no ollier matters iii connection with ihe examination to which
attention should be dTawn in tliis rew)rt iii ol'der to enable a prop¢r uiidci'5taiiding of the accouiits to be
reached.
Danlel Valentine ACA
Bcgbies Chrtitered Accountants
Unit 14, Park Bai
Evegate BusEiie8s Pai'k
Sineetii, Ashford
Kent TN25 6SX
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2024
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