Charity Number: 1158669 

## Les Crocodiles 

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1[ST] JUNE 2024 TO 31[ST] MAY 2025 

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|I.|TRUSTEES REPORT ............................................................................. 3|
|---|---|
|1.|1.<br>OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 3|
|2.|2.<br>ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE ............................................................................... 3|
|3.|3.<br>FINANCIAL REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 4|
|4.|4.<br>STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ............................................................. 5|
|5.|5.<br>REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION .......................................................... 7|
|6.|6.<br>TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................ 7|
|II.|INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT .................................................. 9|
|III.|STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ............................................ 10|
|IV.|BALANCE SHEET ............................................................................... 11|
|V.|NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ......................................... 12|



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## **I. TRUSTEES REPORT** 

**1. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ~~AAA~~ 

## Charity Objectives 

To advance the education for the public benefit by teaching the French language and French culture, heritage, and history to children in East and North London and to adults through the provision of after school, weekend and holiday classes and through organising events open to the general public as the trustees shall determine. 

Les Crocodiles organisation offers to all French speakers and Francophiles, tuition in French for adults and children aged between 6 months and 14 years old. Les Crocodiles also provides access to its library, with a choice of more than 2,000 books and magazines in French. 

## Public Benefit 

The Trustees consider that the activities undertaken, offered at no or minimal cost, provide benefit to the public and confirm that in exercising their powers and duties, they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission and have complied with their duties under Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. 

**2. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ~~AAA~~ 

The board members welcomed a new Trustee in 2024-2025 who joined on 13[th] of November 2024 as a Safeguarding Trustee. 

In 2024-2025 we created the paid position of floating assistant for £2,093 per year to help the charity in case of absence. This covers: 

- Teaching Assistant 

- Library 

- Gate Monitoring 

- Food Stall 

During 2024-2025 the charity continued the reviews of the contracts with guardians, premises, teachers and GDPR policies thanks to the pro-bono help from a law firm. 

During the School year 2024-2025, the charity welcomed 255 students versus 244 the year before 

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## **Student Registrations** 


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A fuller account of Les Crocodile’s activities can be found on the website www.les-crocodiles.org. 

**3. FINANCIAL REVIEW** ~~aaa~~ 

## Financial Results 

Overall, we made a surplus of £3,294 which together with transferred funds of £86,452 from the previous period has left us with total funds of £89,746. In 2023/2024, Les Crocodiles had a profit of £15,524. In 2022/2023, Les Crocodiles had a profit of £24,035. 

Full details of the results for the year are as shown in the Accounts. 

## Reserves Policy 

In respect of unrestricted reserves, the Trustees believe that they need to hold the equivalent of 6 months’ turnover for the school year 2025–2026 to cover any exceptional circumstances e.g. another pandemic, an unexpected need to relocate school premises, an unexpected increase in school premises rental etc. 

Based on our budget for the school year 2025–2026 of an unrestricted income of £156,570 this would require us to be holding some £78,285. Our unrestricted reserves were £89,746 at year end. This surplus of reserves which is mainly due to an increase of students allows us to expand our planned expenditure which is discussed further below in the Strategic Development section. In 2024/2025 the charity faced a rent increase of 10% versus 2023/2024. A similar increase is expected for 2025/2026. 

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**4. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

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## Constitution 

Les Crocodiles was established as an Unincorporated Association on **14[th] September 2009** with its governing document being its Constitution. 

As of **25[th] September 2014** , Les Crocodiles became a CIO, registered at the Charity Commission under the Charity Number: 1158669. 

## Trustees 

During the period the Management Committee Members were: 

- Camille Blateau (Chair) 

- Nicholas Ryan (Treasurer) 

- Martina Larkin (Secretary) 

- Olivier Somsay (Trustee) 

- Makila Nsika Nkaya (Trustee) 

- Zoe Tatiana Elisabeth Salim (Safeguarding) joined 13[th] November 2024 

All trustees are appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. New Management Committee Members are supported by the existing Management Committee Members. 

## Organisation Structure and Decision-Making Process 

The overall management and control of the Charity rests with the individual members of the Management Committee. At the first Committee meeting following the Annual General Meeting at which the newly elected members of the Committee are elected they shall choose from amongst their number the members who will act as Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. 

## Risks and Internal Control 

The Management Committee has overall responsibility for ensuring that the charity has appropriate systems of control, both financial and operational. These systems are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. 

Strategic Development 

Short-term objectives: 

- Using surplus funds to tackle inflation: expanded costs (mainly our renting facilities) and to increase teacher, teaching assistant and administrator payments more in line with market rates, budgeted for 2025/2026 

- Expend recruitment of volunteers to help the running of the charity on Saturdays. 

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- Opening a 2[nd] paid position for floating assistant: £2,093 per year to help the charity in case of absence 

- Opening a paid position to run the food stall 

Medium-term objectives: 

- Further expanding the number of trustees to reduce workload of individuals and to minimise over-reliance on any single person as 2 trustees will gradually step down. 

On a longer term, we aim at: 

- Finding a long-term solution for the Library, a key part of the Charity. Renting a dedicated space or building our own shed. 

- Increasing the numbers of classes, many students are joining us and the Charity will potentially need bigger facilities as the charity is now using all the classroom in the facility. 

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**5. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** ~~AAA~~ 

## **BUSINESS ADDRESS** 

Les Crocodiles 

Flat 1203, Moro Apartments 

22 New Festival Avenue 

London E14 6FT 

## **BANKER** 

Santander 

Sort code 09-01-28 

Account number 82965461 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** 

Shabir Djakiodine 

Euro Accounting ltd 

25 Station Road, Kings Heath 

Birmingham B14 7SR 

**6. TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES** ~~AAA~~ 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and applications of resources of the charity for that year. 

In preparing these Financial Statements, the Trustees are required to: 

1. Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently 

2. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 

3. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

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4. State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures and disclosed in the Financial Statements and 

5. Prepare the Financial Statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the Financial Statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.  The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

This report was approved by the Trustees on 11[th] February 2026 and signed on their behalf. 

Chair Camille Blateau 

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## **II. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT** 

Please refer to attached document. 

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## **III. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

**For the year 1[st] June 2024 to 31[st] May 2025** 

||||**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted<br>Funds|Restricted Funds|Restricted Funds<br>**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
||Note|£|£|£|£|
|**Incoming Resources**||||||
|Generated Funds||||||
|_Voluntary Income_|2|127,748|0|**127,748**|**113,230**|
|_Investment Income_|3|582|0|**582**|**291.63**|
|Activities|4|13,257|0|**13,257**|**7,408**|
|**Total**||**141,586**|**0**|**141,586**|**120,930**|
|**Resources Expended**||||||
|Fund Generation Costs|5|8,119|0|**8,119**|**5,132**|
|Activities|6|130,174|0|**130,174**|**100,274**|
|**Total**||**138,293**|**0**|**138,293**|**105,406**|
|**Net Movement**||**3,294**|**0**|**3,294**|**15,524**|
|Carried Forward||86,452|0|86,452|70,928|
|**Total Carried Forward**||**89,745**|**0**|**89,745**|**86,452**|



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## **IV. BALANCE SHEET** 

**As at 31[st] May 2025** 


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2025  2024<br>Note  £  £  £  £<br>Fixed Assets<br>Tangible Assets  7  0  0<br>Current Assets<br>Debtors and Accrued Income  8  1,486  358.4<br>Cash at Bank and In Hand  9  89,280  86,393<br>Total Current Assets  90,765  86,752<br>Current Liabilities<br>Creditors: Falling due within 1 year  10  1,020  300<br>Net Current Assets  89,745  86,452<br>Total Assets Less Liabilities    89,745  86,452<br>The Funds of the Charity  11<br>Unrestricted Funds  87,119  83,826<br>Restricted Funds  2,626  2,626<br>Fixed Asset Reserve  0  0<br>Total Funds   89,745  86,452<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Approved by the Trustees on 11[th] February 2026 and signed on their behalf by 

Treasurer: Nick Ryan 

Chair: Camille Blateau 

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## **V. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## 1. Accounting Policies 

## **a. Basis of Preparation** 

These The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102, effective 1 January 2015). 

Les Crocodiles meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. 

## **b. Incoming Resources** 

Donations, other forms of voluntary income and investment income are recognised as incoming resources when received. However, where the terms of a grant, gift or legacy have not been met, the income is deferred until it becomes due. 

## **c. Resources Expended** 

Expenditure is recognised on a cash basis. 

## **d. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation** 

All assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and are stated at historical cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value evenly over its expected useful life, as follows 

- Computers: over three years commencing in the first quarter after payment 

- Fixtures & fittings: over five years commencing in the first quarter after payment 

## **e. Description of Funds** 

The Unrestricted funds may be used for any purpose which complies with the organisations' aims and objectives. 

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions imposed by the donor(s). 

The Asset Reserve represents the book value of all assets and are an unrestricted reserve. 

## **f. Going Concern** 

After making enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements. 

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## 2. Voluntary Income 

|||**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
||£|£|£|£|
|Membership Fees|7,275||**7,275**|**6,958**|
|Class Fees|99,885||**99,885**|**92,331**|
|Tuition Fees|20,588||**20,588**|**13,941**|
|**Total**|**127,748**|**0**|**127,748**|**113,230**|



## 3. Investment Income 

||||**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
||£||£|£|£|
|Bank Interest|582|||**582**|**292**|
|**Total**|**582**||**0**|**582**|**292**|



## 4. Incoming Resources from Activities 

|||**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
||£|£|£|£|
|Food Stall Sales|10,580||**10,580**|**7,228**|
|Donations|646||**646**|**180**|
|Parapluie Flam|||||
|General Sales|2,031||**2,031**||
|**Total**|**13,257**|**0**|**13,257**|**7,408**|



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## 5. Fund Generation Costs 

|||**2025**||**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
||£|£|£|£|
|Miscellaneous Purchases|139||**139**|**230**|
|Food Stall Purchases|3,904||**3,904**|**3,644**|
|Class Materials|4,076||**4,076**|**1,258**|
|**Total**|**8,119**|**0**|**8,119**|**5,132**|



## 6. Resources Expended on Activities 

|||**2025**||
|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted Funds|Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds|**Total Funds**|
||£|£|£|
|Head Teacher|7,955||**7,955**|
|Teachers|51,947||**51,947**|
|Teaching Assistants|15,720||**15,720**|
|School Administrator|15,195||**15,195**|
|Gate Security|1,104||**1,104**|
|Librarian|5,000||**5,000**|
|Miscellaneous Expenses|4,045||**4,045**|
|Recruitment Expenses|1,100||**1,100**|
|Rent|20,804||**20,804**|
|Travelling|223||**223**|
|Postage & Carriage|119||**119**|
|Printing|38||**38**|
|Stationery|1,809||**1,809**|
|Books, Magazines etc.|7||**7**|
|Hosting Fees and IT<br>Consumables|1,259||**1,259**|
|Audit and Accountancy Fees|361||**361**|
|Transaction Fees|1,891||**1,891**|
|Subscriptions|212||**212**|
|Training Costs|511||**511**|
|Insurance|384||**384**|
|Refreshments / Staff Welfare|489||**489**|
|**Total**|**130,174**|**0**|**130,174**|



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## 7. Fixed Assets 

||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Net Book Value|0|0|
|Purchases|0|0|
|Accumulated Depreciation|0|0|
|**Total**|**0**|**0**|



## 8. Debtors and Accrued Income 

||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Debtors|1,486|358|
|**Total**|**1,486**|**358**|



## 9. Cash at Bank and in Hand 

||**2025**|**2025**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Santander Current Account|32,381|30,012|
|Santander Savings Account|56,549|55,967|
|Paypal|351|414|
|Cash in Hand|0|0|
|**Total**|**89,280**|**86,393**|



## 10. Creditors: Falling due within 1 year 

||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Prepayments|||
|Creditors|1,020|300|
|**Total**|**1,020**|**300**|



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## 11. The Funds of the Charity 

||**Brought Forward**|**Surplus**|**Transfers**|**Closing Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted Funds|84,438|3,294||**87,731**|
|Restricted Funds|2,014|0||**2,014**|
|Asset Reserve||||**0**|
|**Total**|**86,452**|**3,294**||**89,745**|



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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

## **Report to the trustees/ members of** 

Charity Name Les Crocodiles 

**On accounts for the year** 31/05/2025 **Charity no** 1158669 **ended (if any)** ~~eeee ee~~ **Set out on pages** (remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ~~Po~~ **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

**Basis of independent examiner’s statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission.  An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.  It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

**Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** (other than that disclosed below *) 

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 

   - have not been met; or 

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

**Date:** 23/03/2025 **Signed:** ~~_~~ **Name:** Shabir Djakiodine 

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**Relevant professional** Chartered Accountant (AIA) **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** 25 Station road Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7SR 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. 

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**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

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**IER**