Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2023 



## **Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** 

## **Overview** 

## **Crispin Kelly (Chair of Board of Trustees)** 

The School is rapidly approaching the 10th anniversary of its founding. It shows no sign of slowing down. Its vision – that people should live more fulfilled and more sustainable lives in cities – feels more and more an imperative rather than a luxury; its mission – to educate future leaders and innovators in design – increasingly urgent. As I approach the end of my tenure as the LSA’s founding Chair, I might be tempted to look back over a decade of extraordinary achievement. Instead I find myself looking resolutely forward. 

Alongside our path-breaking Part 2, we have imaginatively opened up our outreach activity under the heading of ‘Part 0’. Three programmes will run from next academic year, and our research commission around pathways, green skills and procurement will further unlock opportunities to widen access. We will rapidly scale this work in the coming years. Part 4 holds the possibility of deepending reciprocal relationships with our growing number of industry partners, delivering meaningful and ethically motivated learning experiences, whilst offering the prospect of generating much-needed additional income. 

Architectural education is at a critical juncture: the Architects Registration Board (ARB) are in the midst of major regulatory reform, enabling alternative routes for architectural education (our founding purpose); the climate emergency will require new approaches and pedagogies; our industry still needs to learn the lessons of the Grenfell tragedy. As we enter our second decade, the LSA will remain at the vanguard of learning providers ready to step up and meet the call for change. 

Complementing our lofty ideals, we’re ever more rooted: I’m delighted that the School is now settled in east London. Our move to Beechwood Road, Dalston, will allow us to more clearly express our identity and mission, retrofitting an existing building, neighbouring the largest youth centre in Hackney, providing our students with much-desired workshop facilities. With greater community engagement, civic presence and dynamic new programmes, our students are poised to be the agents of change we so badly need. 


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**Nature and Objectives** The trustees present their report and the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2023. **Legal Status** The London School of Architecture was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO) incorporated on 10 December 2014, and registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales on 13 January 2015. **Registered Charity Number** 1159927 **Charitable Objectives** To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly among the architectural profession) on the subject of architecture and to promote design and research for the public benefit in all aspects of architecture and to publish the useful results and proposals. **Public Benefit** The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives, in planning future activities and setting a grant-making policy for the year and that they have complied with the duties in section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act. 

The trustees are satisfied that all charitable activities during the year are for the benefit of the public and the benefits of each and every activity are clearly identifiable. The trustees are also satisfied that all charitable activities are in line with the Access and Participation plan. Further details are set out in this report. 


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## **Vision, Mission and Strategy** 

## **Vision** 

Our founding vision is that people living in cities experience more fulfilled and more sustainable lives. Our school educates future leaders to design innovations that contribute to this change. 

That vision endures. Climate emergency, the tragedy of the fire at Grenfell Tower, ever stronger demands for social justice: our communities and our planet need responsive forms of built environment practice – a new generation who will design, develop, and build more equitable and more ecologically flourishing environments. To fulfill our vision, we must act with increasing urgency. 

## **Mission** 

- _Network_ – To bring together outstanding students, practices, professionals, educators and social entrepreneurs to generate and champion essential new approaches to the design of the urban built environment. 

- _Institution_ – To maintain the school as independent and financially sustainable, achieving the highest standards of governance and academic delivery, in our physical and virtual studio, with a spirit of agility, openness and responsiveness. 

- _Programme_ – To provide career-long learning programmes that generate incremental and disruptive innovations in the design of cities and urban environments and which critically equip our graduates for the green economy and a just transition. 

- _Talent_ – To be the route of choice for gifted learners to become spatial leaders, recruiting talented candidates from across the whole of society by proactively addressing soft and hard barriers to the profession/industry. 

- _Impact_ – To influence the future of architecture and the city – and particularly London – by producing provocative design/research for global dissemination and by being nimble agents of change within the capital itself. 

The core pillars of our mission remain unchanged and the objectives outlined in the current Strategic Plan allow us to further each of them. The Strategic Plan was developed in consultation with faculty, staff, the Practice Network and other stakeholders and this has been agreed by the Board of Trustees. 

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**Vision, Mission and Strategy** continued 

## **Summary of Strategic Objectives** 

The focus of the next three years will be on programmes: through our next period of growth and development, we will emerge poised to take advantage of a new regulatory and policy landscape in further and higher education as well as the built environment sector, creating radically more affordable and accessible routes to practice in development, design, and construction. We will engage learners innovatively through new platforms and evidence-based pedagogies, and offer a lifetime of opportunity and creative stimulus. By Academic Year 2024/25, we will offer learning experiences across three programmes: 

Our _Part 2_ will be _Scaled, Strengthened and Sustainable_ , delivering value for money for our students, producing graduates armed with the tools for changing practice. 

Alongside this, we will develop a _Part 0, Supporting Fair Access and Participation, Deepening Social Value_ – delivering on our outreach agenda with programmes aimed at 13 – 19 year olds and career changers, supporting practice in adding to the social value of development, and focussing on green skills for a just transition. 

And we will build a _Part 4_ comprising _Modular Learning Experiences for Professional Practice,_ responding to new ideas in design and business, creating a more reciprocal relationship with the Practice Network. 

We were built by, with and for practice. The _Practice Network_ will remain fundamental to who we are and how we teach, and will bring in a wider range of ethically aligned industry partners, mobilised to engage with young people and communities to tackle the challenges faced by humanity and the planet. 

The Strategic Plan can be found on the LSA’s website: _www.the-lsa.org / about /_ 

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## **Change Model** 

## **Outcomes** 

The LSA has three main outputs: 

- _Part 0_ – outreach and widening participation programmes for 13 – 19 year old students interested in studying architecture, in particular those from underserved and underrepresented communities within the built environment sector. 

- _Part 2_ – graduates from the MArch programme (approximately 50 – 70 annually to date); published design/research (approximately 50 – 70 proposals, and 8 – 10 design/research publications annually). 

- _Part 4_ – online and in person post-qualification training for architects and built environment professionals. 

From these emerge outcomes: students at a range of levels from pre-degree to professional, who are equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviors at commensurate levels to contribute innovations in the design of architecture and cities; the publication of design /research promotes knowledge that influences others to contribute. All our students may be destined for the profession of architecture or an adjacent profession, and both of these can contribute to our ultimate goal. 

## **Activities** 

The LSA’s primary activity is the MArch in Designing Architecture, a two-year Part 2-Level programme validated by the University of Liverpool (UoL) and supported by a distinguished Practice Network of London-based architecture firms. Our tuition fees are balanced with placement salaries from within our Practice Network. We aim to create a platform for discourse and knowledge exchange and we also have a public programme of lectures and events. 

## **Enablers** 

Our relationships with industry and the external regulatory environment make our programme a viable alternative route into the profession. The LSA’s three primary enablers are: 

- Our Practice Network comprising over 200 firms operating within Greater London who provide work placements, teaching and physical resources. 

- Academic partner validation by the University of Liverpool and registration with the Office for Students. 

- Professional body recognition from the Architects Registration Board and the Royal Institute of British Architects and registration with the Office for Students. 

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## **Change Model** continued 

## **Inputs** 

- _Talented students_ – who will benefit from our model, which is a unique hybrid of learning at the School and at a paid practice placement, drawn from across the whole of society; 

- _Faculty_ – who are central to the delivery of the programme, and who drive the intellectual and creative life of the School. 

- _Founders and supporters_ – who make the LSA financially viable in the mid-term by contributing donations or sponsorship. 

- _Physical resources_ – where the programme delivery takes place, such as the LSA studio or the Practice Network. 


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## **Institutional Governance** 


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## **Academic Governance** 


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**Organisation** 

## **Statement of Corporate Governance** 

_The LSA is committed to complete transparency regarding its corporate governance arrangements and regularly ensures that these arrangements are effective and adequate._ 

## **The Board of Trustees** 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The trustees are required to: 

- Select suitable accounting policies for the School and ensure they are applied consistently; 

- Ensure the methods and principles in the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting for Further and Higher Education are observed properly; 

- Ensure that financial judgements and estimates that are made are reasonable and prudent; 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis. 

The trustees are responsible for: 

- Ensuring that proper accounting records are maintained, 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 Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the constitution. 

- For safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

- For the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. 

- For ensuring that funds from the OfS are used in a timely manner for the purpose for which they were intended. 

The trustees are ultimately responsible for the policies, activities and assets of the charity. They meet regularly to review developments with regard to the charity, its activities and to make any important decisions. When necessary, the trustees seek advice and support from the charity’s professional advisers. 

There must be between three and twelve trustees in office at all times. The identification of potential new trustees is carried out by the Board through its Nominations Committee. In selecting individuals for appointment, the Board must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. 

On agreeing to serve the charity, new trustees are thoroughly briefed by their co-trustees on the history of the School, the day-to-day management, the responsibilities of the trustees, current objectives and future plans. 

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## **Organisation** continued 

The maximum length of service as a trustee is three terms of three years. A number of the original trustees – including the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Honorary Secretary – are therefore reaching retirement stage. The Trustees are mindful of the need to stagger these retirements over the next financial year. 

The Board of Trustees is supported in discharging its responsibilities by its sub-committees: the Audit & Risk Committee, the Finance and Fundraising Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the People Committee, the Nominations Committee and the Bursaries Committee. Fuller details on the principal sub-committees are included below. 

The Board delegates the day-to-day operational functions of the School to the Chief Executive/Head of School. The Chief Executive/Head of School is supported and advised by the Senior Management Group, which comprises the Academic Director, Registrar and Engagement Director. The Finance Manager, People Manager, and Operations and Projects Manager are invited to attend from time to time. 

The Board of Trustees assures itself of the quality of its provision with a robust system of governance. The Practice Forum (comprising members of the Practice Network), Academic Management Committee (comprising module leaders and senior faculty members) and Course Forum (comprising students) feedback to the Executive Committee. The academic validating partner appoints External Examiners, who review the work of the School. The Executive Committee reports to the Board of Trustees. The LSA reports externally to the Charity Commission, the Architects Registration Board, the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Office for Students (OfS). 


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## **Internal Control and Risk Management** 

## **Statement of Internal Control** 

The statement of internal control relates to the School’s arrangements for the prevention and detection of corruption, fraud, bribery and other irregularities. The board of trustees is responsible for the School’s systems of internal control. The controls in place for the financial year 2022 – 23 are considered appropriate but it is acknowledged that they will reflect the size and complexity of the LSA’s operations. The trustees have reviewed the HIgher Education Audit Committee Code of Practice and have concluded that an internal audit function is not yet required by the School. 

The principal controls in place are: 

- Production of monthly management accounts, which include a comparison with the annual budget. 

- Regular review of all financial information by the trustees. 

- Weekly reports on cash flow and regular review of the School’s bank reconciliations. 

- A robust system of expenditure control to include the requirement for multiple quotes for material items. 

- Dual authorisation for invoices and payments, with direct trustee oversight. 

- Appropriate security measures to enable physical control of the School’s assets. 

In line with the requirement to undertake a risk assessment exercise and report on the same in their annual report, the trustees maintain a Risk Register. The trustees have identified five areas of principal risks and uncertainties which may occur: 

- _Governance and management_ – the risk the charity might suffer from the lack of direction, the skills and training of the trustees and the good use of its funds; 

- _Operational_ – the risk inherent in the charity’s activities including continuity of staff and a disaster recovery policy; 

- _Financial_ – includes risks arising as a result of poor budgetary control, inappropriate spending, poor accounting, inappropriate investment policies, unsuccessful fundraising, or loss of practice support; 

- _Reputational_ – possible damage to the charity’s reputation; 

- _Laws, regulations, external and environmental_ – looks at the effects of government policies and the consequences of non-compliance with the laws and regulations. 

Having assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, the trustees believe that by monitoring reserve levels, by ensuring that controls exist over the key financial systems, and by examining the operational and business risks faced by the charity, they have established systems to identify and manage those risks, which remain under review. 

The School additionally implemented a Risk Policy in 2021 – 22 which is reviewed by the Audit and Risk Committee annually. 

The trustees are not aware of any failures of internal control or resultant loss in the year or to the date of this report. 

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## **Key Committee Terms of Reference** 

## **The Audit & Risk Committee** 

The Audit & Risk Committee is responsible to the Board for: 

1.  Supporting the Board of Trustees in discharging its responsibility for adequate and effective risk management and control. 

2. Ensuring that systems are in place for the economic, efficient and effective operation of the School and for the prevention of fraud. 

3. Reviewing the School’s approach to Value for Money. 

4. Making recommendations as to the appointment of internal and external auditors and monitoring their performance. 

5. Ensuring the probity of the School’s Financial Statements. 

6. Ensuring that systems are in place to achieve data quality. 

7. Undertaking such other work as the Board may require. 

The Audit & Risk Committee is composed of at least three independent trustees, not serving concurrently on the Finance and Fundraising Committee, at least one of whom should have a background in finance. 

The current members are: 

- _Independent Trustees_ – John Oliver (Chair from January 2021). Crispin Kelly, Nick Bliss, Roland Oakshett, Robert Mull and; 

- _Executive Committee_ – Chief Executive / Head of School, Finance Manager and Operations and Projects Manager. 

## **The Finance & Fundraising Committee** 

The Finance & Fundraising Committee is responsible to the Board for: 

1.  Considering and making recommendations in relation to the School’s financial. 

2.  Strategy, including annual and long term capital and revenue plans. 

3.  Ensuring that systems are in place to achieve financial viability. 

4.  Considering and making recommendations in relation to the School’s Financial. 

5. Statements and management accounts. 

6.  Advising as and when appropriate on the financial management of the School. 

7. Reviewing and recommending the Estates Strategy to the Board, and monitoring its application and implementation. 

8.  Agreeing fund-raising plans in prioritised areas. 

9.  Overseeing the coordination and promotion of fundraising through a communications strategy designed to influence key external stakeholders to assist in fundraising. 

10.  Monitoring adherence to the Funding Acceptance Policy. 

11.  Reporting to the Board on the progress in relation to fund-raising. 

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**Key Committee Terms of Reference** continued 

The Finance and Fundraising Committee is composed of three 

independent Trustees: Roland Oakshett (Chair), Davina Mallinckrodt and Crispin Kelly and members of the Executive Committee: Chief Executive/Head of School, Finance Manager and Engagement Director. External member: Dr Alistair Cartwright. 

## **The Remuneration Committee** 

The Remuneration Committee is responsible on behalf of the Board of Trustees for: 

1.  Providing an independent view and governance check on executive pay and the School’s strategic approach to Total Reward. 

2.  Approving the School’s reward framework and compensation philosophy. 

3. Approving the School’s annual cost of living award and costs pertaining to the annual Senior Managers’ salary review. 

4.  Agreeing the remuneration of the Chief Executive/ Head of School of the LSA and roles reporting directly to the him/her. 

5. Keeping under review the remuneration for all roles that form part of the School’s executive group. 

6.  Approving any performance related pay (PRP) awards for all eligible members of the School. 

7. Reviewing issues of equality and diversity in relation to remuneration of the School’s executive team . 

In carrying out its responsibilities, the Committee will take into account factors such as legal and regulatory requirements, the external operating environment, the financial situation of the School, the value, breadth and complexity of all roles under consideration and the contribution of the role holder, set against national sector benchmarking data. The Chair of the Committee shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Board (taking into account the advice of the governor representative on the appointment panel) in any case where a proposed salary falls outside the current policy. 

The Remuneration Committee is composed of three independent Trustees: Roland Oakshett (Chair), Simon Allford. Crispin Kelly and the Chief Executive / Head of School. 

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## **Organogram** 

Accountability line Collaboration line 


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## **Strategic Report** 

## **Key Achievements** 

Part 2 – Developing our Existing Offer 

- The School produced its seventh cohort of graduates in 2023. The 2021 – 22 intake experienced a mix of online and in-person teaching as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lingered. Teaching was entirely in person for the 2022 – 23 academic year. The School produced a wonderfully successful end of year show at Hackney Depot to showcase the work of our 2023 graduates who led the exhibition design and aspects of a supporting programme. 

- We have completed our second year with our MArch programme validated by the University of Liverpool, which included a full site visit in January 2023.The LSA was successfully revalidated for 5 years by the RIBA, following a 2 -day visit and full review of the academic programme. The resulting report made two commendations: it praised the ‘initiation and development of the City as Campus through the LSA Practice Network which is vital to the uniqueness of the offering’ and encouraged ‘the School to continue to develop the Network as a priority’; and it commended ‘the enthusiasm, drive and commitment of the trustees, staff, and students.’ The Visiting Board offered no conditions on revalidating the programme until 2027. 

- The OfS approved the School’s Access and Participation Plan in 2020 and we have made progress on our commitment to recruit 40% black, Asian and minority ethnic student for our 2023 – 24 intake making positive steps towards meeting the 50% target by 2030 (see Part 0 for more of our activity in relation to our Access and Participation Plan). 

- The School recruited 50 UK students for the 2022 – 23 academic year. The School is planning to secure a Student Sponsor Licence to be able to recruit overseas students commencing academic year 2024 – 25. We have recruied 64 UK students to start in September 2023 – our second largest cohort to date. 

Part 0 – Outreach, Access and Social Value 

- A key initiative in the Strategic Plan is the acceleration and expansion of our Access and Participation Plan (agreed with the Office for Students). The LSA is poised to respond imaginatively and rigorously to the updated guidelines on Access and Participation recently issued by the OfS. Alongside this, the School recognises that its key partners, namely the Practice Network, are increasingly required to demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and social value. ‘Part 0’ delivers impactful outreach activity to serve underserved and underrepresented young people and career changes in our sector. The School has begun to build collaborative partnerships with over 10 schools across Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets. This work has been ably led by Roy Coupland, serving as ‘Part 0’ Coordinator. 

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## **Strategic Report** continued 

- Alongside the pilot programmes described below, ‘Part 0’ also constitutes research and advocacy: in May, the LSA announced a joint commission with the Foundation and the London Borough of Hackney to run in the academic year 2023 – 24: the ‘Part 0’ Commission will devise a framework for ever more accessible outreach programmes which will radically transform built environment education for 13 – 19 year olds. The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation (SLDF) is supporting this commission with a £20,000 donation, with an additional £10,000 support from LB Hackney. 

- Between January and June 2023, the LSA piloted a Saturday Club (part of the National Saturday Club programme) in collaboration with the RIBA. Led by Roy Coupland and Ya Ya Chen, ‘(Un)Building’ introduced 20 young people (86% from Global Majority backgrounds, and largely drawn from local school children in Islington and Hackney) to sustainability and circularity in relation to design and construction. The programme culminated in a live build of a pavilion in Hoxton Community Garden, and an exhibition and awards ceremony at the RIBA (alongside the formal National Saturday Club Summer Exhibition at Somerset House). The Saturday Club is the LSA’s first dedicated ‘Part 0’ outreach programme and it is intended to maintain and expand this programme in the coming years. 

- The School was also the recipient of a grant from the Foundation for Future London to develop its next programme, an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) programme – the first dedicated to architecture – which will launch in academic year 2023 – 24. The programme will be further supported by £10,000 from the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation, and will be sustained in the medium term by a three-year donation from Rothschild & Company’s ‘4 Generations’ funding scheme, amounting to £120,000. 

- Finally, the School supported Gateshead College (and Ryder Architects) with the London roll-out of their Level 4/Level 5 Design and Construction Management Apprenticeship programme, PlanBEE. The first London cohort will commence their studies in September 2023. These three initiatives – the Saturday Club, the EPQ, and PlanBEE – will provide a legible route for progression aimed at underserved and underrepresented young people. 

Part 4 – Modular Learning for Professional Practice 

- The second major strategic initiative is the expansion of learning provision to professional practice, in particular post-qualification. 

- There is a need to support practice in demonstrating ongoing professional competency, both in the wake of the tragedy of the fire at Grenfell Tower, and in order to keep abreast of knowledge needed to battle the Climate Emergency. 

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## **Strategic Report** continued 

- In May – June 2023 the LSA ran a pilot ‘Part 4’ programme, ‘Design for Life? Fire Safety and Property Resilience’: 30 practicing architects from a range of organisations participated in the course, led by Dr Liam Ross (University of Edinburgh), which featured industry leaders and experts (including Jane Duncan PPRIBA, Paul Bussey and Peter Apps). The feedback was universally positive on course content. 

- The LSA was awarded £15,000 funding from Clare Richards (Harriet’s Trust) to develop a programme around the intersection of social and built heritage with the Architectural Heritage Fund. 

- Further programmes around Ethics (the RIBA’s mandatory core competency) and Inclusive Procurement (collaborating with Marsha Ramroop (Unheard Voices)) are in the early stages of development. 

## **Strategic Partnerships and Fundraising** 

- The School has continued to build a strong relationship with the London Borough of Hackney (LB Hackney) with whom we will be collaborating on a number of initiatives, including ‘Part 0’. 

- **•** The School has also been privileged to deepen its relationship with the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the charity in July 2023. The two recipients of the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation Bursary (awarded in September 2021) graduated successfully. Additional bursary support will be offered in academic year 2023 – 24. In May 2023 the LSA organised a networking event around diversity and climate literacy in the built environment, generously hosted by the RIBA and supported by U+I and facilitated by the Accelerate Programme (Open City). ‘Commemoration, Connection, Action’ brought together 250 diverse practitioners to inform our access and participation work going forward. 

- The School was also honoured to receive a substantial donation from the Zaha Hadid Foundation (ZHF) in 2021, for the sole purpose of providing three fully funded (fees and maintenance) bursaries for students at the LSA. All three bursary holders have progressed successfully to their second year of study. 

- The School continued to be generously supported by our Founding Practices and Founding Partners, with donations made by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Foster + Partners in the year to 30 June 2023.The development of the Practice Network has been led by the Engagement Director, and there are now some 40 practices supporting the school with a high level of participation and engagement. 

- The School was privileged to receive a donation of £50,000 from the Baylight Foundation which was used to support the development of Part 4 pilot programmes. 

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## **Strategic Report** continued 

- The School left 6 Orsman Road, London N1 at the end of August 2023, and moved to 4 Beechwood Road, Dalston. These new premises have been leased from the Diocese of London for an initial six-year period. This move will offer the School a stable base, greater visibility, and more direct connection with the communities and learners it seeks to engage. 

## **Financial Objectives** 

The LSA’s primary financial objectives are to establish an income stream from tuition fees that covers the costs of delivery of the programme on an ongoing basis, and to secure through other revenue streams, such as fundraising, sufficient resources to fund growth and provide long-term institutional robustness. 

## **Key Performance Indicators** 

## _Students_ 

In 2022 – 23 we enrolled 50 students into the sixth cohort (66 students in 2021 – 22). Student outcomes are evaluated through academic achievement. Their satisfaction is reported through an annual survey. 

## _Practice Network_ 

Our model requires all students to be in a work placement. Our Practice Network has grown to over 200 practices. We have once again been successful in placing all enrolled students over the last year into work placements in London. For the academic year of 2022 – 23, we again successfully placed all students enrolled on the first year of the programme by the start of the year. 

_Regulatory requirements_ 

1.  The University of Liverpool became our validating partner for the 2021 – 22 academic year under an initial five year agreement. 

2. We retained full professional recognition from the Architects’ Registration Board and the Royal Institute of British Architects for Part 2 accreditation and validation respectively. 

3. The LSA has been registered with the Office for Students, the regulator of higher education institutions, since the OfS became the regulator of the sector in April 2018. 

4. At the end of March 2020, the LSA successfully applied to change category on the OfS register to the Approved (Fee cap) category, which enables the LSA’s students to access tuition fee loans from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to the maximum amount of £9,000 per student. The date on which the change of category took effect was 1 August 2020. 

5. As part of this regulatory process, the OfS approved the LSA’s Access and Participation Plan (APP) for the years 2020 – 21 to 2024 – 25 and the APP is available to be reviewed on the School’s website at _www.the-lsa.org_ . 

6. We successfully completed the 2021 – 22 statutory audit and annual submission to the Charity Commission. 

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## **Financial Position** 

## **Financial Results** 

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102, the applicable provisions of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practices (SORP), and the Statement of Recommended Practices (SORP): Accounting for Further and Higher Education, in order to provide a true and fair view of the financial performance and position of the CIO. 

Income for the period was £1,258,407 (£1,156,997 for the year to 30 June 2022) and normal expenditure was £1,203,432 (£1,156,854 for the year to 30 June 2022). As a result, for the year ended 30 June 2023 there was an operating surplus £54,975, (£143 for the year to 30 June 2022). 

Despite slightly lower tuition fees the surplus for the 2022 – 23 year reflected continued emphasis on expenditure controls and our success in fundraising. The marginal surplus for the previous year was a result of the late withdrawal of the overseas students when our application to the Home Office for a Student Sponsor License was turned down and the legal costs incurred in settling an employment dispute. 

The School maintained a strong cash position throughout the 2022 – 23 financial year and kept at least three months expenditure in cash reserves on average throughout the year. The School’s cash flow does continue to fluctuate through the academic year in accordance with receipts from the Student Loans Company. 

The School holds its cash funds in current and deposit bank accounts with HSBC. The day-to-day management of receipts and payments is handled by the charity’s administrator and bookkeeper, The Trust Partnership, under the direction of the Chief Executive/Head of School, with close oversight from the Board’s Finance & Fundraising and Audit & Risk Committees as well as the Finance Manager. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

It is the policy of the Trustees to hold sufficient funds in hand such that, together with appropriately forecast and largely contracted income, commitments and expenses for the current financial year are covered and further that an appropriate budget is maintained to ensure that longer term commitments and future plans are covered. 

As at the end of June 2023 the School had cash balances of £490,050 (£319,735 at 30 June 2022), which together with anticipated income, was in the opinion of the Trustees, sufficient to meet its accrued liabilities and cost commitments to run the charity effectively for at least 12 months from the date of this report. 

It is the policy of the Trustees to seek to keep at least three months’ operational reserves on hand in cash or cash equivalents. Receipts from the Student Loans Company (SLC), which is now the major source of income for the School, come in three tranches at the beginning of the School’s three terms – October (25%), February (25%) and May (50%). The periodic nature of these receipts, together with the broadly even spread of the School’s expenses throughout the financial year, does create ‘pinch points’ for this reserves policy for short periods during the academic year. The School has managed to keep three months’ operational expenses reserves on average during the last three financial years and to the date of this report but there 

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## **Financial Position** continued 

have been short periods (just prior to the SLC payments) where reserves have dropped below the three months’ figure. The cash forecast for the 2023 – 24 financial year shows that we will continue to meet the Board’s 3 months policy on average throughout the year with similar short periods of reserves below that figure. 

## **Going Concern** 

The Trustees of the charity have reviewed the challenges facing the LSA and believe that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The primary ongoing challenge is to recruit and retain a larger complement of students in future years, including international students, and continuing steps are being taken to achieve this in the new 2024 – 25 academic year. Actions taken include hiring of a Marketing Co-ordinator, focused on student recruitment and the re-application for a license to grant visas to international students. 

At the time of writing and acknowledging that the situation continues to change the Trustees are satisfied that the financial position of the School is secure for the foreseeable future. The School has started the new academic year strongly in our new premises with another cohort of exceptionally talented and motivated students. 

## **Future Objectives** 

- To ensure that the School becomes substantially selfsustaining, which will require the continued recruitment of sufficient student numbers, maintaining sufficient reserves and diversifying our income streams whilst continuing to focus on our charitable objects. 

- To create impact and influence through the production of learners and students and design/research, and to demonstrate the validity of our unique model of education. 

- To respond to the regulatory changes to architectural education proposed by the ARB, ensuring the LSA delivers on its founding objective to deliver affordable and accessible alternatives routes to entry, not just in architecture but also in the built environment. 

- To strengthen our offer by developing an appropriate Level 6 qualification in built environment education. 

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## **Resources** 

## **People** 

- Dr Neal Shasore was appointed the Chief Executive/Head of School in 2021 and took up his post in succession to the School’s founder Will Hunter. Neal was joined by Samantha Hardingham, who was appointed to the new post of Academic Director. She takes overall responsibility for the quality of design across the programme, overseeing all development, briefing and delivery of design teaching. 

- Sophie Bailey left her position as Operations Director/ Registrar at the end of 2022. Sara Doherty was appointed as the school’s Registrar in December 2022. Lily Wilkinson joined the School as Operations and Projects Manager. George Shaheen serves as Programme Manager and John Nahar is as Engagement Director, Gloria Ntalani left her role as Studio Coordinator, and David Baker, Technical Coordinator, was appointed as Studio Manager on an interim basis. Heather Storry and Melanie Jarrett left as People Manager and Finance Manager respectively in the year. HR is now covered by an outsourcing company, Redway HR, and the process of hiring a new Finance Manager is on-going, with an outsourced solution, YRH, being used as an interim measure. 

- **•** The LSA continues to attract diverse and talented Faculty members, drawn primarily from architectural practice. The LSA contracted 28 tutors as part of the visiting faculty. Dr David Knight succeeded Steven Smith as module leader for Design Cities and Design Direction. Daniel Ovalle Costal was appointed to co-lead Design Think Tank with Dr Neal Shasore. Dr Ruth Lang continued to lead Critical Practice Placement and Critical Practice Theory. In the second year, Dr Alan Powers continued to lead Design History, but expanded the teaching team, and Lewis Kinneir continued to lead Design Tectonics. Samantha Hardingham served as module leader for the core design modules across second year. 

- The Trustees and wider school community have been profoundly saddened to learn of the deaths of two Founding Faculty members, Clive Sall (former Design Director) and Peter Buchanan (Reader in Architecture and Urbanism). 

In setting salary levels, the LSA offers fair pay to attract and keep appropriately qualified staff to lead, manage, support and/or deliver the organization’s aims. It also conducts online research of higher education salaries and uses surveys to benchmark levels of pay. The remuneration of key management personnel is benchmarked to relevant data. The LSA does not automatically award its staff with annual salary increases, either incremental or cost of living. Key management personnel are defined as the Chief Executive/ Head of School and the trustees. 

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## **Resources** continued 

## **Physical Resources** 

In the practice-based first year, students are primarily based in their practice placement. In the second year, students are normally based at the LSA studio. 

In 2022 – 23, First Year students had access to the facilities of their placement provider within the Practice Network as part of their employment, and our agreement with the practices. 

To help students, we have agreed a discounted rate for annual library membership with the Architectural Association, which students apply for individually. Students are entitled to use the library facilities at the University of Liverpool including a growing number of digital resources. The LSA was also the grateful beneficiary of a number of volumes from the RIBA (former Loan Library), the architect Dr Joyce Lowman RIBA, and Lynn Pearson (widow of the late Peter Davey). As a result, the School now boasts a library of over 3,000 volumes including a number of rare books and special volumes. These will form part of the teaching resource available to students and faculty. 

Face-to-face counselling sessions are also available at the UoL, for a fee that the LSA will cover within agreed limits. The LSA has also identified local in-person counseling provision for students at a discounted rate. 

## **Reputation** 

The LSA has continued to build an excellent reputation within the architectural and higher education communities through the successes and recognition of student achievements and through the activities of its full time academic and faculty members. 

Selected highlights include: 

- Students nominated for RIBA Silver Medal 2022 and 2023 respectively: Sebastian Maher, Samuel Pywell, Elliot Wang and Eleanor Washington. 

- Students nominated for Mies van Der Rohe Award, 3D Reid Student Prize, AJ Student Prize – Sustainability 2023: Eleanor Washington, Decaln Wain. 

- Our Design Think Tank projects were invited to exhibit at the Building Centre Gallery in Bloomsbury in July 2023. 

- Our faculty, guest reviewers and speakers are all drawn from practices of varying sizes. Largely London-based and many with international reach, each have achieved a wide range of accomplishments that have a profound influence on the shaping of our city, current and future. Their close alliance with the school and a sharing of design ethos is a key factor in consolidating our reputation across the built environment and higher education sectors. 

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**Resources** continued 

Practices represented on our faculty, practice leads for Design Think Tanks, guest-reviewers and speakers this year include: Allies & Morrison, Orms, Material Cultures, DSDHA, Grimshaw Architects, Foster & Partners, David Chipperfield Architects, AOC, Whittaker Parsons, Haptic, Public Practice, Studio Weave, SkyRoom, DKCM, Piercy&Co., Morris + Company, EAST, EDIT Collective, Waltham Forest Borough Council, Islington Borough Council, BeFirst/Barking & Dagenham Borough Council, London Festival of Architecture, New London Architecture, amongst many others. All have either won major design competitions, exhibited work, and /or completed built schemes this year, led or participated in Design Review Panels across the city, contributed to changes in planning guidance and policy, been selected to be one of the Mayor of London’s Design Advocates to work on the Good Growth by Design programme. 

## Selected achievements include: 

- Year 1 tutor, Gill Lambert, AOC – architects for all interiors at the newly relaunched V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. 

- Year 2 tutor Matthew Whittaker, director of Whittaker Parsons, shortlisted for an AJ Award for Projects under 500K for their Corner Fold House. 

- Head of School, Neal Shasore acting as EDI consultant and Maria-Chiara Piccinelli,Yr 2 tutor and project architect at David Chipperfiled Architects, on the winning design team for the Firoz Lalji Global Hub at the London School of Economics (LSE) campus in central London. 

- Publication of the Quality Homes Design Guide for Hounslow, 2022 – 23 and Royal Docks Economic Portrait 2023 (for the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone) – researched and authored by Year 1 Design module leader and director of DKCM, Dr. David Knight. 

Now almost ten years old, the LSA is currently undertaking a comprehensive impact report to capture and gain a more complete understanding of the extent of achievements of students, alumni, faculty and Practice Network, including employment records (currently standing at 100% after graduation), destinations and industry retention. 

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## **Resources** continued 

Dr Neal Shasore, Chief Executive / Head of School: 

- Published two books: a monograph, _Designs on Democracy: Architecture and the Public in Interwar London_ (Oxford University Press) and a volume of essays, co-edited with Dr Jessica Kelly, _Reconstruction: Architecture, Society and the Aftermath of the First World War_ (Bloomsbury Academic). 

- Presented work on ‘Empire Timber’ at the Architecture Foundation’s, ‘Tree Talks’ at the Barbican, and published an article on the same subject in the _Architectural Review_ (March 2023). 

- Co-convened (with Prof Eva Branscome) a major international conference for the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, ‘Constructing Coloniality: British Imperialism and the Built Environment’ held at the Bartlett School of Architecture. 

- Contributed to ‘Surfacing Stories’, a project for the V&A’s Architecture Gallery, providing alternative label texts. Shasore’s contribution focussed on a bust of the architect Edwin Lutyens. 

- Promoted the LSA on a series of podcasts, including A is for Architecture, Architecture Academy, the Business of Architecture, and Open City’s ‘LONDON.’ 

- Gave a talk to the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects’ Temple Bar Trust series. 

- Participated in an ARB around table on the future of architectural education and presented ideas around Part 0 and alternative routes to entry. 

- Profiled in the _Architects’ Journal’s_ special issue on education in September 2022. 

- Invited by Simon Allford PRIBA to serve on the RIBA Honours Committee, responsible for selecting the Royal Gold Medal, awarded to Dr Yasmeen Lari in 2023. 

- Asked to sit on the RIBA House of Architecture Steering Committee for the renewal of 66 Portland Place. 

- Continued to serve as External Examiner for the MA in Architecture at the Royal Academy. 

- Served as a Commissioner on _Building’s_ Build the Future, which considers the future of the construction industry. 

- Appointed to sit on the Design Museum’s Learning and Research Committee and on its Future Observatory Research Steering Group. 

- Presented the ‘Retrofit Designer of the Year’ award for Retrofit Academy at the Future Build Conference. 

- Participated in a panel discussion on the future of built environment education organized by the Edge Debate. 

- Participated in the Architecture Foundation’s ‘Part IV’ discussion on architectural education. 

- Invited to discuss Part 0 at the Independent Higher Education’s Annual Conference. 

- Served as a judge on the SPAB’s Philip Webb Award and Hackney’s Design Awards. 

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## **Resources** continued 

## Samantha Hardingham, Academic Director: 

- Guest-editor of a special issue of _AD_ on Will Alsop: _Serious Fun: The Arty-tecture of Will Alsop_ , including a number of scholars, practitioners, friends and colleagues of the architect. 

- Appointed External Examiner at Oxford Brookes (all postgraduate programmes) 

- Continued her role as external assessor for a masters studios at Cardiff University 

- Guest lecturer and visiting critic in Leuven, Belgium and Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD), U.S.A. 

- Hosted delegations from Bergen Arkitekt Skole (BAS), Norway; Kharkiv School of Architecture (KhSA), Ukraine; and a three-day research visit to London for a group of architectural academics and practitioners from Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. Itineraries included talks and building visits.featured on BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Anti-Building with Cedric Price’. 

- Served as a judge on the inaugural Architecture Books of the Year Awards 2023, launched by _The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects, the Temple Bar Trust, and the World Architecture Festival._ 

These appointments and appearances are important opportunities to advocate for the LSA’s mission and vision and represent the institute’s growing esteem across the sector. 

## **Equal Opportunities** 

The LSA’s full Equal Opportunity Policy is included in the Staff Handbook. The LSA is committed to ensuring that, as far as is practicable, all employees, job applicants, customers/clients and other people with whom we deal are treated fairly and are not subjected to unfair or unlawful discrimination. 

Our policy is designed to ensure that current and potential workers are offered the same opportunities regardless of sex, race, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, gender reassignment or any other characteristic unrelated to the performance of the job. We seek to ensure that no one suffers, either directly or indirectly, as a result of unlawful discrimination. This extends beyond the individual’s own characteristics, to cover discrimination by association and by perception. We recognise that an effective equal opportunity policy will help all employees to develop to their full potential, which is clearly in the best interests of both employees and our School. 

We aim to ensure that we not only observe the relevant legislation but also do whatever is necessary to provide genuine equality of opportunity. We expect everyone who works for us to be treated, and to treat others, with respect. Our aim is to provide a working environment free from harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form that may affect the dignity of the individual. 

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**The London School of Architecture, 2022 – 23** 

## **Trustees** 

Crispin Kelly (Chair) Davina Mallinckrodt (Vice Chair) Roland Oakshett (Treasurer) Nick Bliss (Secretary) Robert Mull Deborah Saunt (resigned 10 October 2022) Simon Allford John Oliver Del Hossain Lucy Carmichael (appointed 6 December 2022) 

## **Faculty** 

Chief Executive / Head of School – Dr Neal Shasore Academic Director – Samantha Hardingham Cities Leader and Design Direction Leader – Dr David Knight Design Think Tank Co-leaders – Daniel Ovalle Costal & Dr Neal Shasore Critical Practice Leader – Ruth Lang Tectonic Leader – Lewis Kinneir History Leader – Dr Alan Powers 

## **Operations** 

Operations Director – Sophie Bailey (to December 2022) Operations Coordinator – Lily Wilkinson (from July 2023) Operations Coordinator – Gloria Ntalani (to June 2023) Registrar – Sara Doherty Technical Coordinator – David Baker Programme Manager – George Shaheen Finance Manager – Melanie Jarrett (to March 2023) Finance Services – Your Right Hand (from April 2023) People Manager – Heather Storry (to March 2023), Amy Slatter (Redway HR) (from April 2023) Engagement Manager – John Nahar 

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**The London School of Architecture, 2022 – 23** continued 

## **2022 – 23   First Year Design Tutors** 

Pete Jennings, Daniel Ovalle Costal, Akari Takebayashi, Dr Nicola Antaki, Alpa Depani, Dann Jessen, Emily Dew-Fribbance, Gill Lambert, Alberte Lauridsen. 

## **2022 – 23   Design Think Tank Leaders** 

Angie Jim Osman, Alicia Pivaro, Andrew McEwen, Cany Ash, Carly Dickson, Daniel Elsea, Dr Deborah Saunt, Christophe Egret, Nick Keen, Pedro Roos, Rafael Marks, Rachael Owens, Yasir Azami, George Massoud, Lingge Yang, Jordan Whitewood-Neal, Joshua Thomas, Karman Wan, Mei-Yee Man Oram, Oscar Rodriguez, Paloma Gormley, Philip Breese, Paul White. 

## **2022 – 23   Second Year Design and History Tutors** 

Matthew Whittaker, Esther Escribano, Maria-Chiara Piccinelli, Kit Stiby-Harris, Akari Takebayashi, Tumpa Fellows, Maurizio Mucciola, Eddie Blake, Fabrizio Matillana,Vsevolod Kondratiev-Popov, Jack Penford Baker, Matthew Lyall. 

## **2022 – 23   Tectonic Tutors** 

Lewis Kinneir, William Whitby, James Walker, Tara Clinton, Sophia Rawlins. 

## **2022 – 23   Design History Tutors** 

Dr Alan Powers, Kit Stiby-Harris, Federico Ortiz, Marianna Janowicz, Eddie Blake. 

## **2022 – 23   Critical Practice Tutors** 

Dr Ruth Lang, Joanne Preston, Roberta Marcaccio, James Soane. 


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**Practice Network / Student Placement Providers** 

1. 51% Studio 

2. 5th Studio 

3. Ackroyd Lowrie 

4. Acme 

5. Adam Architecture 

6. Aedas London 

7. AHMM 

8. AL_A 

9. Alan Baxter 10. Alan Higgs Architects 11. aLL Design 12. Allies and Morrison 

13. Alma-nac 14. AOC 15. Apt 16. Arney Fender Katsalidis 

17. Ash Sakula 18. Assemble 19. Astronaut Kawada Architecture 

20. Astudio 21. Aukett Swanke 22. Barr Gazetas 23. BDP 24. Beasley Dickson 25. BeFirst 26. Ben Adams Architects 27. Benchmark Architects 28. Benedetti Architects 29. Benoy 30. Brady Mallalieu 31. Buckley Gray Yeoman 32. Burrell Foley Fischer 33. C.F. Moller 34. Carl Turner Architects (Turner Works) 35. Carmody Groarke 36. Charlton Brown 37. Chris Dyson 38. Chris Mew Architects 39. Citizens Design Bureau 40. Clive Sall Architecture 41. Coffey 42. Common Ground Workshop 43. Coppin Dockray 44. Cullinan Studio 45. Daab 46. Dallas Pierce Quintero 47. David Chipperfield Architects 

48. David Kohn Architects 49. Daykin Marhsall Studio 50. De Matos Ryan 51. Delve 52. Denizen Works 53. DRMM 54. DSDHA 

55. Ellis Miller 

56. Erect Architecture 

57. Eric Parry Architects 58. EVA Studio 

59. Fabric Space 

60. Facture Architects 61. Farrells 

62. Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios 

63. Feilden Fowles 

64. Flokk 

65. Formation Architects 

66. Foster + Partners 

67. Foster and Partners 68. FreeHaus Design 69. Gensler 

70. GPAD 

71. Gray Architecture and Design 72. GRID Architects 

73. Grimshaw 

74. Groupwork 75. Haptic 

76. HAT Projects 77. Hawkins \ Brown 78. Haworth Tompkins 79. Henley Halebrown 80. Henning Stummel Architects 81. Herzog & de Meuron 82. Hesselbrand 

83. Hobhouse Niall 84. HOK 85. HollowayLi 86. Hopkins 87. HUT 88. Idom 89. IF_DO 90. Interrobang 91. Jack Carter Architects 92. Jan Kattein Architects 93. Jestico + Whiles 94. Jo Cowen Architects 95. John McAslan 96. Jonathan Tuckey Design 97. Julian McIntosh 98. Karakusevic Carson 99. KCA Architects 100. Kiran Curtis Architects 101. Knoll 102. Langstaff Day 103. Liddicoat & Goldhill 104. Lipton Plant Architects 105. Lynch Architects 106. Maccreanor Lavington 107. Mailen Design.com 108. Make 109. Marcus Beale Architects 110. Marko & Placemakers 111. Mica 

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## **Practice Network / Student Placement Providers** continued 

112. Mikhail Riches 152. Scott Tallon Walker Architects 113. Mills Power Architecture 153. Scott Whitby Studio 114. Minotti 154. Sharp Architects 115. MoBo 155. Simpson Studio 116. Morris and Company 156. Skene Catling de la Pena 117. Mulroy 157. Skyroom 118. Murphy Philipps 158. Smith & Newton Architects 119. NBBJ 159. SmithBrooke 120. Neil Kahawatte Architects 160. SODA. 121. NG Architects 161. Solid Space 122. Nick Wilson Architects 162. Something & Son 123. Nooma Studio 163. Square Feet Architects 124. One Works 164. Squire and Partners 125. Orms 165. Stanton Williams 126. Outpost 166. Stead 127. Parti 167. Stiff and Trevellion 128. PDP London 168. Studio Egret West 129. Pedder Scampton 169. Studio Octopi 130. Penoyre & Prasad 170. Studio Shaw 131. Pensaer 171. Studio Weave 132. Piercy and co 172. Studio8fold 133. PiM 173. Surman Weston 134. POD 174. SUSD 135. Populous 175. Takero Shimazaki Architects 136. Practice Benchmark 176. Tate Harmer Architects 177. The Furniture Practice 137. Prewett Bizley 178. The Klassnik Corporation 138. Price Parizi 179. Tonkin Liu 139. PriceGore 180. TP Bennett 140. Pringle Richards 181. Undercover Architecture Sharrat Architects 182. Unknown works 141. RCKa 183. Urban Architecture 142. Red Deer 184. Urban Narrative 143. Red White Architects 185. Useful Studio 144. Resi 186. USM 145. Richard Parr Associates 187. vPPR 146. RSH-P 188. Walters and Cohen 147. Russian For Fish 189. Waugh Thistleton 148. Ryder Architecture 190. Wilkinson Eyre 149. Salter + Collingridge 191. William Russell Architects 150. Savills 192. Wright and Wright 151. Schlüter-Systems Ltd 193. Zac Monro Architects 

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**Practice Network / Student Placement Providers** continued 

## **Founding Patrons** 

Niall Hobhouse, Crispin Kelly, Sir Terry Leahy, Nadja Swarovski 

## **Founding Practices** 

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Allies and Morrison, Grimshaw, Foster + Partners, IDOM, Orms, PDP London, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Scott Brownrigg 

## **Founding Partners** 

Stanhope, Savills, Tata Steel 

## **Founding Benefactors** 

Richard Collins, Martin Halusa, Sir Peter Mason, Davina Mallinckrodt 

## **Independent Auditor** 

MHA MacIntyre Hudson, Sixth floor, 2 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU 

## **Administrators** 

The Trust Partnership, 6 Trull Farm Buildings, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8SQ 

## **Bankers** 

HSBC, 60 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4TR 

## **Solicitors** 

Withers LLP, 16 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EG 

## **Academic Partners** 

The University of Liverpool 

## 

6 Orsman Road, London, N1 5RA from September 2021 to August 2023 4 Beechwood Road, London, E8 3DY from September 2023 

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## **Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities** 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. 

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the constitution require 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 application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- Observe the methods and principles in the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting for Further and Higher Education; 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

In so far as the trustees are aware: 

- There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditors are unaware; and 

- The trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. 

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 Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the constitution. They 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. 

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. 

On behalf of the Board of Trustees 


Signed: Crispin Kelly Date: 30 November 2023 

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## **Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of The London School of Architecture (the ‘Charity’) for the year ended 30 June 2023 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Changes in Reserves, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting for Further and Higher Education 2019 in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations. The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, but has been withdrawn. 

This has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015. In our opinion the financial statements: 

- Give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 30 June 2023 and of its income and expenditure for the year then ended; 

- Have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; 

- Have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. 

## **Basis for Opinion** 

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

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**Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

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

**Other Information** The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditor’s Report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

**Matters on which we** We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where **are required to report** the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us **by exception** to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- The information given in the Trustees’ Report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or 

- Sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or 

- The financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- We have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

**Responsibilities of Trustees** 

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

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

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## **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the** 

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. 

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

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

- Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims; 

- Enquiry of staff to identify any instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations; 

- Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness; 

- Evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business; 

- Reviewing accounting estimates for bias; 

- Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; 

- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or noncompliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. 

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

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## **Report on other legal and regulatory** 

We are required to report on the following matters by the Accounts Direction dated 25 October 2019 issued by the Office for Students (‘the Accounts Direction’). 

In our opinion, in all material respects: 

- Funds from whatever source administered by the Charity for specific purposes have been properly applied to those purposes and managed in accordance with relevant legislation; 

- Funds provided by the Office for Students have been applied in accordance with the relevant terms and conditions; 

- Expenditure on access and participation disclosed in the financial statements is not materially misstated; and 

- The financial statements meet the requirements of the Accounts Direction dated 25 October 2019 issued by the Office for Students. 

We are also required by the Accounts Direction to report where the results of our audit work indicate that the Charity’s grant and fee income, as disclosed in notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements has been materially misstated. We have nothing to report in these respects. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the Charity’s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity’s Trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor’s Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and its Trustees, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 


MHA, Statutory Auditor London, United Kingdom 

## Date: 30 November 2023 

MHA is the trading name of MacIntyre Hudson LLP, a limited liability partnership in England and Wales (registered number OC312313) 

MHA is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies act 2006. 

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## **Financial Statements for The London School of Architecture** 

## **Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2023** 

|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Income Funds**|**Funds**|**Year Ended**|**Year Ended**|
||**Notes**|**2023**|**2023**|**30 June 2023**|**30 June 2022**|
|**INCOME**||||||
|Tuition fees and educational contracts|2|1,012,350|-|1,012,350|1,040,683|
|Donations|3|120,983|121,634|242,617|11,623|
|Other operating income|4|3,440|-|3,440|5,691|
|**Total income**||**1,136,773**|**121,634**|**1,258,407**|**1,156,997**|
|**EXPENDITURE**||||||
|Raising funds||6,450|-|6,450|6,300|
|Charitable activities – bursary costs|5|11,851|62,282|74,133|30,000|
|Staf costs|6|344,890|3,436|348,326|319,887|
|Other operating expenses|7|724,171|41,500|765,671|794,117|
|Depreciation and disposal of fxed assets|8|8,852|-|8,852|6,490|
|**Total expenditure**||**1,096,214**|**107,218**|**1,203,432**|**1,156,854**|
|||||||
|**Total Comprehensive Income for the period**||**40,559**|**14,416**|**54,975**|**143**|
|||||||
|**Statement of Changes in Reserves**||||||
|**Balance as at 30 June 2021**||**275,025**|**-**|**275,025**|**-**|
|(Defcit) / Surplus from the income and expenditure account||(10,617)|10,760|143|-|
|**Balance as at 30 June 2022**||**264,408**|**10,760**|**275,168**|**275,025**|
|Surplus from the income and expenditure account||40,559|14,416|54,975|143|
|**Balance as at 30 June 2023**|12|**304,967**|**25,176**|**330,143**|**275,168**|



All of the charity’s activities derived from continuing activities 

The notes on pages 40 – 48 form part of these financial statements 

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|**Balance sheet as at 30**|**June 2023**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Notes**|**2023**|**2023**|**2022**|**2022**|
|**NON CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||
|Fixed assets||8|-|56,152|-|19,405|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||
|Trade and other receivables||9|89,810|-|87,828|-|
|Cash and cash equivalents|||490,047|-|319,735|-|
||||**579,857**||**407,563**||
|**Less: Creditors – amounts falling due within one year**||10|**305,866**||**151,800**||
|**Net current assets**|||-|**273,991**|-|**255,763**|
|**Total net assets**|||-|**330,143**|-|**275,168**|
|**RESERVES**|||||||
|Unrestricted Income Funds||12||**304,967**||**264,408**|
|Restricted Funds||12||**25,176**||**10,760**|
|**Total Reserves**||||**330,143**||**275,168**|
|Approved by the board of Trustees on 30 November 2023 and<br>**Crispin Kelly**<br>**Neal Shasore**||signed on its behalf by:|||||
|The notes on pages 40 – 48 form part of|these fnancial statements||||||



## **Statement of Cash Flows at 30 June 2023** 

|**Statement of Cash Flows at 30 June 2023**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Year Ended**|**Year Ended**|
||**Notes**|**30 June 2023 £**|**30 June 2022 £**|
|**CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:**||||
|**Net cash used in operating activities**|11|**215,911**|**4,604**|
|**CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:**||||
|Purchase of equipment|8|(9,037)|(15,872)|
|Studio improvements|8|(36,562)|-|
|**Net cash used in investing activities:**||**(45,599)**|**(15,872)**|
|Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period||170,312|(11,268)|
|Cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period||319,735|331,003|
|Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period||**490,047**|**319,735**|



Analysis of changes in net debt: There were no borrowings during the reporting period or prior period. 

The notes on pages 40 – 48 form part of these financial statements 

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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

- In preparing the accounts the following accounting policies have been applied consistently 

## **1.1 Basis of accounting** 

- The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2019): Accounting for Further and Higher Education and the regulations of the Office for Students and where applicable in order to give a true and fair view the 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 and Republic of Ireland (FRS102). 

- The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound. The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. 

## **1.2 Status** 

- London School of Architecture is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Charity registered number 1159927) incorporated on 10 December 2014, and registered with the Charity Commission on 13 January 2015. 

## **1.3 Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement** 

- Preparation of the financial statements requires the trustees to make significant judgements and estimates. 

- The main item in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made is in estimating the value of deferred income and depreciation. 

## **1.4 Going concern** 

- The Trustees have assessed the going concern and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of the approval of these financial statements. In particular, the Trustees have considered the Charity’s forecasts and projections and have taken account of pressures on income and cash flows. After making inquiries, the Trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. 

## **1.5 Fund accounting** 

- Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

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

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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## **1.6 Recognition of income** 

- All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Comprehensive Income when the charity is legally entitled to the income, the receipt is probable, and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. 

- For donations to be recognised the Charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the Charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled. 

- Tuition fee income is recognised in the period in which tuition takes place. 

- Deferred income represents revenues collected but to which the charity is not yet entitled as of 30 June 2023. This is primarily composed of fee income collected in advance of courses taking place and deferred until the charity is entitled to that income as and when the course takes place. 

## **1.7 Expenditure** 

- Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Direct costs are allocated to the activity to which they relate. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistentwith the use of resources. 

- Expenditure includes irrecoverable VAT which is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. 

- Bursaries are included in the statement of comprehensive income when approved and when the intended recipient has either received the funds or been informed of the decision to award the bursary and has satisfied all related conditions. 

## **1.8 Foreign currency translation** 

- Receipts and payments which occur in foreign currencies are included in the accounts at the amount into which they are converted in sterling, using the exchange rate on the day in which the transaction occurs. 

## **1.9 Debtors** 

- Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash receipt where such discounting is material. 

## **1.10 Cash at bank and in hand** 

- Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition. 

## **1.11 Creditors and provisions** 

- Creditors and provisions are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at the amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash payment where such discounting is material. 

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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## **1.12 Tangible Fixed Assets** 

- All tangible assets purchased in excess of £500 and that have an expected useful economic life that exceeds one year are capitalised and classified as fixed assets. Tangible fixed assets are stated at historical cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write each asset down to its estimated residual value evenly over its expected useful life, as follows: 

|at rates calculated to write each asset down to<br>expected useful life, as follows:|its estimated residual value evenly over its|
|---|---|
|Property/Studio Improvements|Straightline over the term of the lease|
|Ofce equipment|33% straight line|
|Website development|33% straight line|



## **1.13 Taxation** 

- The Charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act. 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 

## **1.14 Operating Leases** 

- Rentals under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income on a straight line basis over the lease term. 

## **1.15 Financial Instruments** 

- The Charity only holds basic Financial Instruments. The Financial assets and liabilities of the Charity are as follows: 

_Debtors_ – trade and other debtors (including accrued income) are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost as detailed in Note 9. Prepayments are not financial instruments. 

C _ash at bank_ – is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value. 

_Liabilities_ – trade creditors, accruals and other creditors will be classified as financial instruments and are measured at amortised cost as detailed in Note 10. Taxation and social security are not included in the financial instruments disclosure. Deferred income is not deemed to be a financial liability, as in the cash settlement has already taken place and there is simply an obligation to deliver charitable services rather than cash or another financial instrument. 

## **1.16 Pension Policy** 

- In accordance with it duties under the Pensions Act 2008 the LSA enrols eligible staff members in its stakeholder pension scheme with a default contribution from the staff of 5% of gross salary. The LSA will match contributions to a maximum of 3% of gross salary. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Charity to the fund in respect of the year. 

## 

- Where termination benefits are paid to employees the expense, including any legal costs, is recognised as incurred. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

||**Unrestricted**|<br>**Other Restricted**|**Total Funds**|**Total Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Income Funds**|**Funds**|||
||**Year Ended**|**Year Ended**|**Year Ended**|**Year Ended**|
||**30 June 2023**|**30 June 2023**|**30 June 2023**|**30 June 20221**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**2. Tuition fees and education contracts**|||||
|Tuition fees UK|834,000|<br>-|834,000|834,150|
|Discounts on tuition fees UK|(9,150)|<br>-|(9,150)|(8,950)|
|Tuition fees EU|145,350|<br>-|145,350|185,333|
|Discounts on tuition fees EU|(1,350)|<br>-|(1,350)|(1,350)|
|Tuition fees Rest of World|43,500|<br>-|43,500|31,500|
||**1,012,350**|<br>-|**1,012,350**|**1,040,683**|
|In 2023all tuition fee income was unrestricted|||||
|**3. Donations**|||||
|Donations|120,983|<br>103,502|224,485|107,881|
|Government Grants: Ofce for Students|-|<br>18,132|18,132|2,742|
||**120,983**|<br> **121,634**|**242,617**|**110,623**|
|2022 Comparative Totals, unrestricted income funds were £48,000 and restricted funds||were £62,623, totalling £110,623|||
|**4. Other operating income**|||||
|Graduation Lunch|-|<br>-|-|2,404|
|Other Student Fees|1,749|<br>-|1,749|3,244|
|Bank Interest|1,691|<br>-|1,691|43|
||**3,440**||**3,440**|**5,691**|
|In 2022 £4,324 of the other operating income was unrestricted and £1,367 was restricted|||||
|**5. Charitable activities – bursary costs**|||||
|LSA|11,851|<br>62,282|74,133|30,000|
||**11,851**|<br>**62,282**|**74,133**|**30,000**|
||||||
|2022 Comparative Totals, unrestricted bursary expenditure was £12,000 and restricted bursary expenditure was £18,000 totalling|||||
|£30,000.|||||
||**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|**2022**|
|Students who benefted from bursary awards during the|7|13|20|10|
|accounting period|||||
|The bursaries granted form part of the LSA’s published Access & Participation (A&P) plan, which was submitted for approval during 2022/23|||||
|_https://apis.ofceforstudents.org.uk/accessplansdownloads/2024/TheLondonSchoolOfArchitecture_APP_2020-21_V1_10062810.pdf_|||||



The current A&P Targets and Investment Plan covers 3 areas which are monitored and evaluated: 

– Access Investment (split between pre/post 16 year olds, adults, community and other) 

– Financial Support Investment (the LSA offers bursaries which are means tested) 

– Research and Evaluation Investment 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## 

The average number of persons employed during the period and at 30 June 2023 was: 

|||**Year Ended**||**Year Ended**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Average**|**30 June 2023**|**Average**|**30 June 2022**|
||**Number**|**Number**|**Number**|**Number**|
|Teaching staf|3.00|3.00|3.75|3.00|
|Non-teaching staf|7.58|7.00|7.25|7.00|
||10.58|10.00|11.00|10.00|



## **STAFF COSTS FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS:** 

|**STAFF COSTS FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS:**||
|---|---|
|Wages and salaries<br>Termination payments<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Year Ended**<br>**30 June 2023**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Year Ended**<br>**30 June 2022**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>311,641<br>3,095<br>285,815<br>700<br>-<br>-<br>2,500<br>-<br>28,440<br>279<br>25,661<br>-<br>4,809<br>62<br>5,211<br>-|
||344,890<br>3,436<br>319,187<br>700|



The Trustees consider its key management personnel comprise the Head of Institution. No other staff members were considered to be higher paid. 

|Key management personnel|**2023**<br>£70,000 to<br>£75,000<br>1||**2022**<br>£70,000 to<br>£75,000<br>1||
|---|---|---|---|---|



No employees received remuneration of more then £100,000 (2022 no employees). Key management were paid £71,316 during the year (2022 £71,320). 

The basic salary of the head provider in 2023 and 2022 was £70,000. 

The salary of the head provider was 1.4 times the mean average of all other staff salaries in 2022/23 (2021/22 1.44 times) 

The salary of the head provider was 1.44 times the median average of all other staff salaries in 2022/23 (2021/22 1.44 times) 

The remuneration package for the CEO of the LSA reflects the size and reputation of the school and the CEO’s overall responsibility for all aspects of the school’s performance. The CEO is required to lead the school, taking an active role in recruiting and teaching students, fund raising, motivating and inspiring staff whilst engaging with the wider architectural world. . 

The remuneration package is set by the trustees’ remuneration committee. The committee regularly reviews market data for educational institutions of a similar size, complexity, location and reputation. The committee acknowledges that the CEO must be flexible and creative, particularly in the current circumstances when the environment for higher education faces unforeseen external pressures. 

The remuneration package recognises that the CEO is supported by key management personnel and trustees but is ultimately responsible for the school and its students. 

The CEO’s performance is judged by the trustees in several ways including the number of students recruited and graduating from each cohort, the annual financial outturn of the school, the quality of the student output and experience, the external reputation of the school and the school’s success in meeting its vision as set out in the access and participation plan. 

Non statutory termination benefits (payment in lieu of notice) was paid to 0 employees during the year (2022 1 employee). 

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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## **7. Other operating costs** 

|**7. Other operating costs**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Teaching costs<br>Non-teaching costs:<br>Legal fees<br>Consultancy fees<br>Auditors' remuneration<br>Events<br>Accountancy<br>Marketing<br>Other<br>Premises costs|**Year Ended**<br>**30 June 2023**<br>**£**<br>16,449<br>143,759<br>17,250<br>8,347<br>44,922<br>2,561<br>113,467|<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>253,666<br>346,755<br>123,750|<br> <br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>11,136<br>-<br>6,956<br>-<br>-<br>13,899|<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>9,509<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>31,991<br>-|<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>263,175<br>16,499<br>154,895<br>17,250<br>15,303<br>44,922<br>2,561<br> <br>127,366|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Year Ended**<br>**30 June 2022**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>279,046<br>12,345<br>291,391<br>41,161<br>-<br>41,161<br>126,656<br> 5,100<br>131,665<br>20,760<br>-<br>20,760<br>7,610<br>8,920<br>16,530<br>22,422<br>-<br>22,422<br>3,119<br>442<br>3,561<br>128,046<br>6,394<br>134,440|
||||||<br>123,750|130,918<br>1,329<br>132,247|
|||724,171||41,500|765,671|759,647<br>34,530<br>794,177|



Teaching costs in 2023 included contract staff costs totalling £150,862 (2022 £182,053). 

## 

|**8. Tangible fxed assets**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Ofce**|**Ofce**||
||**equipment**|**premises**|**Total**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|COST||||
|At 1 July 2022|31,765|-|31,765|
|Additions|9,037|36,562|45,599|
|At 30 June 2023|40,802|36,562|77,364|
|DEPRECIATION||||
|At 1 July 2022|12,360|-|12,360|
|Charge for the period|8,852|-|8,852|
|At 30 June 2023|21,212|-|21,212|
|Net book value at 1 July 2022|19,405|-|19,405|
|Net book value at 30 June 2023|19,590|36,562|56,152|



The School has benefitted from the donation of approximately 4,000 modern and historical architectural books from the 20th and 21st centuries in the year.  These will be used for student and faculty research. The books are in the process of being catalogued but this will take a substanial period to complete. Accordingly, until the cataloguing has been completed no value will be attributed to the library in these financial statements. At that point we will employ the services of a specialist architectural bookseller to assist us in estimating the value of this resource. 

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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## **9. Trade and other receivables** 

|**9. Trade and other receivables**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR:|||
|Prepayments and accrued income|48,960|27,335|
|Other debtors|17,400|31,755|
|Trade debtors|23,450|28,738|
||89,810|87,828|



## **10. Creditors** 

|**10. Creditors**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR:|||
|Trade creditors|164,350|79,303|
|Taxation and social security|9,363|9,288|
|Deferred income|50,726|21,002|
|Accruals|79,724|41,804|
|Other creditors|1,703|403|
||305,866|151,800|
|Deferred income b/fwd at 1 July 2022|21,002|32,201|
|Amounts released in the period|(21,002)|(32,201)|
|New amounts deferred in the period|50,726|21,022|
|Deferred income c/fwd at 30 June 2023|50,726|21,002|



Deferred income represents revenues collected but not earned as of 30 June 2023. This is primarily composed of income collected in advance of courses taking place and deferred until the organisation is entitled to that income. 

## 

||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Net income for the reporting period per|54,975|143|
|the statement of fnancial activities|||
|ADJUSTMENTS FOR:|||
|Depreciation charges|8,852|6,490|
|Increase in debtors|(1,982)|(36,752)|
|Increase in creditors|154,066|34,723|
|Net cash generated in operations|215,911|4,604|



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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## **12. Funds** 

||**1 July 2022**|**Income**|**Expenditure 30 June 2023**|**Expenditure 30 June 2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted Income Funds|264,408|1,136,772|(1,096,214)|304,967|
|Restricted Bursary Funds|-|62,181|(62,181)|-|
|Restricted Funds|10,760|59,453|(45,037)|25,176|
|Total Funds|275,168|1,258,407|(1,203,432)|330,143|
||**1 July 2021**|**Income**|**Expenditure 30 June 2022**||
|Unrestricted Income Funds|275,025|1,093,007|(1,103,624)|264,408|
|Restricted Funds|-|63,990|(53,230)|10,760|
|Total Funds|275,025|1,156,997|(1,156,854)|275,168|



Restricted funds includes donations and grants received for specific projects, including from the Zaha Hadid Foundation for bursaries, Baylight Foundation donation for Vistage membership, donations from RIBA, Islington Council, National Saturday Club and Foundation for Future London to fund Saturday Club provision. A donation was made by the Footwork Trust for Development of a Part 4 Social Heritage course, and a RIBA donation was received for the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation bursaries. Donations were made by Ballymore Development Management for Charettes, Davina and Phillip Mallinckrodt for venue hire, and grant funding from the OFS. Donations were also made by Foster & Partners for Part 2 provision, and Zac Munro Architects for summer show sponsorship. 

## **13. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**13. Analysis of net assets between funds**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Fixed**|**Net**|**30 June**|
||**Assets**|**Assets**|**2023**|
|Unrestricted Income Funds|56,152|248,816|304,968|
|Restricted Funds|-|25,176|25,176|
|Total Funds|56,152|273,992|330,144|
||**Fixed**|**Net**|**30 June**|
||**Assets**|**Assets**|**2022**|
|Unrestricted Income Funds|19,405|245,003|264,408|
|Restricted Fundes|-|10,760|10,760|
|Total Funds|19,405|255,763|275,168|



## **14. Post balance sheet events** 

The LSA signed a lease on 27 July 2023 for the Trinity Centre. Rent is set at a peppercorn rate until 4 September 2026 when the rent amount will be set for the period until 3 September 2029. The lease at Orsman Road was terminated on 31 August 2023. 

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**Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023** continued 

## **15. Commitments under operating leases** 

As at 30 June 2023, the Charity had annualised operating commitments under non-cancellable operating leases expiring as follows: 

||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
|Expiring within one year|||
|– Land and Buildings|16,560|99,000|
||16,560|99,00|
|Expiring within two to fve years|||
|– Land and Buildings|-|16,560|
||-|16,560|



The value of lease payments made during the year was £90,900 (2022 £108,312) and £99,000 (2022 £95,592) was recognised as an expense in the financial statements. 

## **16. Related party transactions** 

The architecture firm AHMM made donations of £5,000 in the year (2022 £7,500) and were paid £0 (2022 £0) for teaching time. One of AHMM’s principals, Simon Allford, is a Trustee. Through the Baylight Foundation the Chairman, Crispin Kelly donated £50,000 to the charity in the year to fund membership of Vistage. The Deputy Chair, Davina Mallinckrodt donated funds totalling £1,350 for venue hire and to support an LSA lecture at the Design Museum. 

## **17. Comparative Statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2022** 

|||**Unrestricted**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Income**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||**Notes**|**Funds 20221**|**Funds 2022**|**Funds 2022**|
|**INCOME**|||||
|Tuition fees and educational|2|1,040,683|-|1,040,683|
|contracts|||||
|Donations|3|48,000|62,623|110,623|
|Other operating income|4|4,324|1,367|5,691|
|**Total income**||**1,093,007**|**63,990**|**1,156,997**|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||||
|Raising funds|5|6,300|-|6,300|
|Charitable activities - bursary costs|5|12,000|18,000|30,000|
|Staf costs|6|319,187|700|319,887|
|Other operating expenses|7|759,647|34,530|794,177|
|Depreciation and disposal of|8|6,490|-|6,490|
|fxed assets|||||
|**Total expenditure**||**1,103,624**|**53,320**|**1,156,854**|
||||||
|**Total Comprehensive Income for the year**||**(10,617)**|**10,760**|**143**|
|**Statement of Changes in Reserves**|||||
|**Balance as at 30 June 2021**||**275,025**|**-**|**275,025**|
|Surplus from the income and expenditure account||(10,617)|10,760|143|
|**Balance as at 30 June 2022**|**12**|**264,408**|**10,760**|**275,168**|



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