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**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 August 2022** 

**Company Number:  9166520 Charity Number: 1162372** 



## Contents 

|**TRUSTEE REPORT**|1|
|---|---|
|**INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT**|8|
|**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY**|12|
|**CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET**|13|
|**BALANCE SHEET**|14|
|**CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT**|15|
|**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**|16|





**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2022** 

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## **TRUSTEE REPORT** 

The Trustees present their report, together with the financial statements, for the period ended 31 August 2022. 

Following the acquisition of the subsidiary company Paint Pots Pre-School and Nursery Ltd in February 2022, in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the company passed a resolution to change its financial year-end from 31 December to 31 August, to better align with that of the subsidiary company. As a result of this, the current financial period covers 8 months with the comparative period for 2021 covering a full calendar year. 

This combined report satisfies the legal requirements for: 

- a Directors Report of a charitable company; 

- a Strategic Report under the Companies Act 2006; and 

- a Trustees Annual Report under the Charities Act 2011 

## **Legal Objects** 

The principal objects of the charitable company are: 

- To relieve poverty, to advance education, and to relieve need in individuals arising from their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances, by any charitable means and in such places in the world as the Trustees from time to time decide: 

- The promotion of research into the moral and social welfare needs of the community and the publication of the useful results of all such research. 

- The promotion for the benefit of the public of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation by any charitable means as the Trustees from time to time decide 

- Such other exclusively charitable means as the Trustees may from time to time determine. 

The company was incorporated on 7[th] August 2014 and registered as a charity on 24[th] June 2015.  The company commenced trading/activity in December 2017 as the Winchester Social Enterprise. This name was legally changed to Launchpad Social Enterprise on 25[th] Nov 2021. 

Given that one of LSE’s charitable objects is to advance education, the directors are confident (having had regard to Charity Commission guidance) that the Charity delivers public benefit through carrying out its aims and business strategies. 

## **Strategic Aims** 

In general terms, the charity was set up with the aim of supporting social transformation for the common good by running some activities of its own as well as helping local churches to run their own activities, by providing training, and running a range of socially enterprising activities of its own that will sustain the organisation in the long term. 

The LSE board has agreed a long-term strategy in which the primary focus of its work is on developing an early years’ offer (nurseries and pre-schools). The Church of England has a great deal of experience in primary and secondary education, but the early years element is not consistent. By making this a 

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key focus, LSE can offer expertise across a range of settings including in areas of disadvantage, as well as richer areas, and aim to work as a self-funding, trading, social enterprise with benefits for the people (children, parents, and staff), the planet (in terms of policies which are environmentally and community friendly) while making a surplus which is reinvested back into work of the charity, and securing its own long-term sustainability. 

## **Strategic Risks and Uncertainties** 

The Directors are responsible for the identification, mitigation and management of risk. To achieve this, a register of the risks identified is maintained and, alongside it, a management and mitigation strategy formed. This is subject to review by the Directors on a regular basis with the responsibility for delivery of the mitigation strategies identified by it, being delegated to the Executive Director and through him, other responsible officers. The following areas are considered to be the current highest strategic risk areas for the charity and its subsidiary undertaking. 

Safeguarding Financial Legal Ofsted Reputation Operational People 

## **Activities and Achievements in the period** 

The first three Launchpad pre-schools were opened in 2019, with the expectation that it would take them three academic years to reach full scale. This was due to children in pre-schools largely being ages 2-5 and parents not usually changing settings once they have found somewhere. This development path was interrupted to a significant degree in 2020 and then in 2021 by Covid which meant that it would take longer than originally envisaged to reach full scale. 

While Covid has presented huge challenges for staff and settings coping with the virus in staff, parents and children, the impact on children’s development and their mental health has continued to emerge. Staff have worked hard to mitigate the effects and help children who have missed out on learning and socialisation to catch up and continue their progress into their school years. 

Following a period of consolidation, the board recognised the need to expand. An opportunity arose in the last half of 2021 to take over a group of nine settings in Southampton. Following six months detailed due diligence, the board agreed to take over Paint Pots Pre-School and Nursery Ltd on 1 February 2022. This was a bigger group, with a dedicated central support which made a profit and was invested in areas of disadvantage as well as other areas. It therefore met all the criteria for LSE. The owners were keen to pass on the group they had started and developed to an organisation and people with similar values, and it was a positive collaboration for both parties. They continue to be involved as Paint Pots ambassadors which has also been a model of how a take-over can work positively. 

In bringing Paint Pots under the umbrella of LSE, it became a wholly owned subsidiary. As there were only 12 staff in LSE, working in early years, it was simpler and cheaper to move them across to Paint Pots than to move 165 Paint Pots staff the other way. There are now therefore 13 settings, six nurseries and seven pre-schools, all of which sit within the Paint Pots subsidiary. LSE now does no direct delivery except what is done by the Executive Director in terms of training and support to parishes. 

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Paint Pots had a year-end of 31 August and it was simpler to align LSE’s year end with that, hence this report is for less than one year as the two become aligned. This report therefore covers: 

- For LSE from 1 January 2022 to 31 August 2022 (8 months) 

- For Paint Pots, the consolidated accounts are from: 1 February 2022 – 31 August 2022. 

The LSE board met four times during the year. 

## **Fundraising Statement** 

The charity does not undertake any formal or organised fundraising activities, either directly or through a professional fundraiser or commercial participator or any person acting on its behalf. The charity does not engage in cold calling, door-to-door or street fundraising. Therefore, it does not target any vulnerable people. 

No complaints about fundraising activities have been received in either this or the preceding year. However, if a complaint were to be received, we would undertake to resolve it promptly and envisage that there would never be any need for any complaint to escalate to the stage of referral to the regulator. 

## **Financial Review** 

Launchpad Social Enterprise was supported in 2022 by the grant of £100,000 (2021: £95,000) received from Winchester DBF’s Social Responsibility Fund. Each Launchpad setting has introduced a new income stream to LSE partly from direct local authority payments for the free 30 hours for 3-4-year olds and some 2 year olds, and partly from parental fees for those not qualifying or buying extra hours. For 2022 the total income was achieved for each of the three settings combined, £160,550 (2021: £110,715). 

On 1 February 2022, Launchpad Social Enterprise purchased 100% of the share capital of Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited to expand its work in early years provision. The results of this subsidiary company are consolidated into those of the charity. The acquisition was funded in part by a loan from Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance, Social Responsibility Fund. The loan is interest free and is repayable over 10 years. The company also received grants of £74,500 from its subsidiary company during the period. 

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities shows a surplus for the 8-month period of £329,507 (2021: £12,378). Trading income has increased over the previous year, but the company was still dependent upon support from Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance to cover the day-to-day operational costs from their Social Responsibility Fund. As the Launchpad settings were transferred into the Paint Pots subsidiary on 1 September 2022 (and will be rebranded), there should be a reducing need for further subsidy in future years. 

## **Reserves policy** 

## **Unrestricted funds:** 

All of the charity’s reserves are unrestricted, meaning that they are freely available to spend on any of the charity’s purposes. 

The Charity does not currently have a formal reserves policy in place but is working towards this with the aim of holding free reserves equivalent of three months expenditure, taking into consideration 

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financial risk, liquidity requirement and the timing of cashflows. At 31 August 2022, the balance of free reserves was £74,563 (2021: nil). This balance represents the equivalent of less than one months of budgeted expenses for the charity and its subsidiary undertaking. The charity has been dependent upon the support of Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance during the period, but this should not be the case going forward. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Launchpad Social Enterprise is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated the 7th August 2014 and operating under a Memorandum and Articles of Association altered pursuant to Special Resolution on the 5[th] September 2019. (Company no **.** 09166520 **;** Charity no. 1162372). The board agreed to change the name of the company from Winchester Social Enterprise to Launchpad Social Enterprise in October 2021. The trustees, who served during the period are set out on page 6. Except for two ex officio trustees, and the Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance as a corporate trustee, the remaining, majority of trustees, are appointed by the current trustee body. 

## **Decision making structure** 

Section 172 of the Companies Act requires trustees to act in a way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the charity to achieve its charitable purposes. In doing so the Board of Trustees delegates day to-day management and decision-making to the Executive Director and Management Team, who are required to act in furtherance of the Charity’s strategy and to ensure that the Charity’s activities are carried out in compliance with agreed plans and policies. The trustees receive updates on the Charity’s performance and plans at each Board meeting. 

## **Trustee recruitment, selection and induction** 

Trustees are selected on the basis of skills, knowledge and networks. They are given induction and provided with training as appropriate. All Trustees are required maintain their entry in the record of declarations of interest. 

## **LSE staff** 

Canon Nick Ralph’s role as Executive Director on a half time basis (shared with Portsmouth CSR) continues. Liz McCarthy continued in her role as Operations Manager. There are also staff across the three settings, including a manager, deputy manager, and practitioner(s) at each one. All, apart from Nick Ralph, transferred to Paint Pots on 1 September 2022. LSE is grateful to many others who have given their time, support, and expertise to help move this work forward. 

## **Remuneration Policy** 

The Board operates a set salary scale and employees are placed on this and benchmarked where possible against comparable roles in other similar organisations. The salary scale is reviewed each year by the Board with reference to cost-of-living, movements in staff and national minimum wage. Emoluments of higher-paid employees are determined in consultation between the Bishop of Portsmouth and the Diocesan Secretary. 

## **Related Parties** 

The Charity has been dependent on the continuing financial support of Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance (WDBF) during the period, but this should no longer be the case going forward. This financial support was in the form of grant income and an interest-free loan repayable over 10 years. During the period, the Charity acquired 100% of the share capital of Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Ltd. The Charity received a grant from its subsidiary company during the period. 

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## **Future plans** 

Having taken over Paint Pots on 1 February 2022, the priority has been to consolidate the current work and establish the necessary professional working protocols and staffing complement for a much larger early years operation and get to know the new business and new area well before contemplating further work. That said, there was an existing agreement to open a new pre-school setting in Southampton on the site of the new through school at St Mark’s and this was duly opened on 1 September 2022 – the first new setting under our ownership. 

Early years is a challenging area of work, and there are well-rehearsed issues nationally, to do with levels of funding, recruitment, and staff ratios all of which are under active review and discussion by and with central government. Over 4,000 settings have closed in the last year alone (according to the Early Years Alliance), but Paint Pots is working well. We will take a view on other new opportunities as they come up bearing in mind their location and impact on our current staffing, especially the work of the central staff who supervise, and manage finances, HR, and other elements. 

## **Trustees’ Responsibilities** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations **.** 

Company law requires the Trustees (as Directors) to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the LSE and of the surplus or deficit of the LSE for that period. 

In preparing these financial statements the Trustees are required to: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently 

- Observe methods and principles in the Charities SORP 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

- State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue in operation 

The Trustees are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the LSE and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the LSE 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 in the LSE’s website. Legislation in England and Wales governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements and other information included in Annual Reports may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

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## **Administrative Details** 

None of the below listed Trustees’ had any beneficial interest in the charity. The following are the Trustees who served during the period and as at the date of this report: 

The Right Reverend Deborah Sellin Mrs Victoria Louise James (resigned on 8[th] Aug 2022) Colin Harbidge Ms Gambol Beverley Parker Mrs Jane Annabelle Boyes (resigned on 21[st] July 2022) Mrs Jane Elizabeth Dyke The Reverend Andrew Mark Micklefield The Reverend Dr Philip Lewis Krinks (with effect from 15[th] Feb 2022) Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance (WDBF) (corporate trustee) 

**Company Secretary** : The Reverend Canon Nicholas Ralph (non-trustee) 

**Registered Office:** Bishop of Winchester, Wolvesey Palace, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9ND 

**Bankers:** National Westminster Bank PLC, 105 High Street, Winchester, SO23 9AW 

**Solicitors** :                 Blake Morgan LLP, New Kings Court, Tollgate, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3LG 

**Auditors:** Haysmacintyre LLP, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1AG 

## **WDBF Trustees as at the date of this report are set out below:** 

Mr A J L Barron Mrs E Clift Mrs A Coulter The Reverend A Micklefield Mr I Newman The Revd Dr T Matthews The Revd R Noel Mrs G Knight The Right Revd D Sellin The Right Revd D Williams The Ven R Brand The Very Revd C Ogle Mrs E Mackeggie Gurney Mr I Dighé 

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In so far as the directors are aware: 

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

- The directors have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. 

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies’ regime. 

## +Deborah Southampton 

____________________________ The Right Revd Deborah Sellin Chairman 

Dated: 18 July 2023 

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## **Independent auditor’s report to the members of Launchpad Social Enterprise** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of Launchpad Social Enterprise for the period ended 31 August 2022 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, 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). 

In our opinion, the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent charitable company’s affairs as at 31 August 2022 and of the group’s and parent charitable company’s net movement in funds, including the income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

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

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **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 group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’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. 

## **Other matters** 

The financial statements prepared for the prior year were not subject to an audit, therefore the comparative figures presented in these financial statements are unaudited. 

## **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 group'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. 

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## **Other information** 

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ 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. 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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. 

## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the Trustees’ Annual Report (which includes the strategic report and the directors’ report prepared for the purposes of company law) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

- the strategic report and the directors’ report included within the Trustees’ Annual Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report). 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent charitable company; or 

- the parent charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or 

- the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the trustees’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. 

## **Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements** 

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 5 **,** the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they 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 group’s and the parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters 

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related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

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

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: 

Based on our understanding of the group and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to safeguarding, health and safety and employment (including taxation), and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011. 

We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to income recognition. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: 

- Inspecting correspondence with regulators and tax authorities; 

- Discussions with management including consideration of known or suspected instances of noncompliance with laws and regulation and fraud; 

- Evaluating management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities; 

- Identifying and testing journals; and 

- Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their accounting estimates. 

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 non-compliance 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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## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members 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 charitable company and the charitable company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 


Jane Askew (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Haysmacintyre LLP, Statutory Auditor Date: 26.07.2023 

10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG 

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## **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

|**Note**<br>**Income**<br>Voluntary Donations<br>Grant from Winchester DBF<br>Other Grant<br>Furlough<br>Charitable activities<br>**Total Income**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Support costs<br>5<br>Depreciation<br>Charitable activities<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>2<br>**Net Income before tax**<br>Tax Payable<br>**Net Income after tax**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**2022**<br>**8 months**<br>**£**<br>100,000<br>953,795<br>-<br>1,287,104<br>**2,340,899**<br>302,603<br>40,769<br>1,652,334<br>**1,995,706**<br>**345,193**<br>15,686<br>329,507<br>**329,507**<br>35,745<br>**365,252**|**2021**<br>**12 months**<br>**£**<br>95,000<br>95,082<br>755<br>110,715|
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|||**301,552**<br>68,299<br>11,979<br>208,896|
|||**289,174**<br>**12,378**<br>-<br>12,378|
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|||23,367|
|||**35,745**|



All income and gains for the period are recognised on the statement of financial activities. All of the charity’s activities are classified as continuing. The results for the period include those of the subsidiary undertaking for the period 01 February 2022 to 31 August 2022. 

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## **CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET** 


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Note 2022 2021<br>£ £ £<br>Intangible Assets<br>Goodwill 7 463,371 -<br>Tangible Assets<br>Property, plant and equipment 6 290,689 134,197<br>Current Assets<br>Debtors and Prepayments 8 42,686 30,671<br>Cash at Bank 560,298 7,250<br>602,984 37,921<br>Creditors – amounts falling due within one year 9 346,856 58,373<br>Net Current Assets 1,010,188 113,745<br>Creditors: falling due after more than one year 9 644,936 78,000<br>Net Assets 365,252 35,745<br>Reserves<br>Unrestricted Funds 365,252 35,745<br>365,252 35,745<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The notes on pages 16 to 24 form part of these financial statements. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 18[th] July 2023 and signed on behalf of the Board by: 

## +Deborah Southampton 

____________________________ The Right Revd Deborah Sellin Chairman 

Dated: 18 July 2023 

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## **BALANCE SHEET** 

|**Note**<br>**£**<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>Property, plant and equipment<br>6<br>**Investments**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>126,599|**2021**<br>**£**<br>134,197|
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|Investment in Subsidiary<br>3|1,351,112|**-**|
|**Current Assets**<br>Debtors and Prepayments<br>8<br>Cash at Bank<br>**Creditors – amounts falling due within one year**<br>9|2,847<br>12,388<br>15,235<br>118,122|30,671<br>7,250|
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|**Net Current Assets**<br>**Creditors: falling due after more than one year**<br>9<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Reserves**<br>Unrestricted Fund|1,374,824<br>1,265,963<br>**108,861**<br>108,861<br>**108,861**||
|||113,745|
|||78,000|
|||**35,745**|
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The net income for the charitable company for the 8 month period to 31 August 2022 was £73,116 

The notes on pages 16 to 24 form part of these financial statements. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 18[th] July 2023 and signed on behalf of the Board by: 

## +Deborah Southampton 

___________________________ The Rt Revd Deborah Sellin Chairman 

Dated **:** 18 July 2023 

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## **CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT** 

|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**8 months**<br>**12 months**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Net cash provided by operating activities**<br>588,681<br>(4,147)<br>**Cash flows from investing activities:**<br>Purchase of business combination<br>(463,371)<br>-<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>(197,262)<br>(7,931)<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities**<br>(660,633)<br>(7,931)<br>**Cash flows from financing activities:**<br>Cash inflows from new borrowing<br>625,000<br>-<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities**<br>625,000<br>-<br>Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting<br>period<br>553,048<br>(12,078)<br>Cash and cash equivalents at 01 January 2022<br>7,250<br>19,328<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August 2022**<br>**560,298**<br>**7,250**<br>**Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Net income for the reporting period<br>329,507<br>12,378<br>Depreciation charges<br>40,769<br>11,979<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>(12,015)<br>(29,671)<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>230,420<br>1,167<br>**Net cash used in operating activities**<br>588,681<br>(4,147)<br>**Analysis of Cash and Cash Equivalents**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**560,298**<br>**7,250**|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**8 months**<br>**12 months**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>588,681<br>(4,147)<br>(463,371)<br>-<br>(197,262)<br>(7,931)|
|---|---|
||(660,633)<br>(7,931)|
||625,000<br>-|
||625,000<br>-|
||553,048<br>(12,078)<br>7,250<br>19,328|
||**560,298**<br>**7,250**|
|<br>Net income for the reporting period<br>Depreciation charges<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>**Net cash used in operating activities**<br>**Analysis of Cash and Cash Equivalents**<br>Cash at bank and in hand||
||588,681<br>(4,147)|
||**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
||**560,298**<br>**7,250**|



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**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (formerly WINCHESTER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2022** 

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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Legal status of the charity** 

Launchpad Social Enterprise is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Launchpad Social Enterprise is a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102 

## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ published in October 2019, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and applicable UK accounting standards, including FRS 102. 

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. Under ‘Going Concern’ below, the trustees state that they have reasonable expectation that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the charitable company’s ability to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due. Consequently, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in existence for the next 18 months and, therefore, have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements. 

## **Basis of consolidation** 

The consolidated statement of financial activities (SOFA), group balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows consolidate the financial statements of the Charity and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Ltd. The financial statements of the subsidiary are consolidated with the Charity on a line-by-line basis. Transactions and balances between the entities are eliminated on consolidation. Details of the subsidiary undertaking are given in Note 3. 

No separate SOFA has been presented for the Charity alone, as permitted by s408 of the Companies Act 2006. The total income of the Charity for the period was £335,050 (2021: £301,552) and the net result of the Charity was a surplus of £73,116 (2021: surplus of £12,378). 

## **Going concern** 

The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern and they therefore continue to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis. 

The charity is supported by the Corporate Social Responsibility funding from the Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance. The WDBF restricted fund has sufficient reserves to support the continued operations of the charity and has been designated for that purpose. 

## **Income** 

All income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met and it is probably that the income will be received and the amount can be reliably measured. 

Income from nursery fees are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the fees and any conditions for receipt are met. 

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## **1.   ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)** 

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probably that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Grants are accounted for on a receivable basis. 

Furlough grant income is recognised in the same period as the staff costs to which it relates. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis and the trading costs have been classified under headings that relate to the categories of trading income. 

Charitable expenditure relates to the costs incurred in support of the day to day operations of each nursery setting. 

Support costs are overhead costs necessarily incurred in the running of the charity. 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

Fixed assets are capitalised at cost, where acquired or managements approximation valuation of cost where donated. 

In the charitable company, depreciation is provided to write off the cost, less an estimated residual value, or all fixed assets evenly over their expected economic useful lives as follows: - 

|• Property – Yurt|15 years straight-line|
|---|---|
|• Fixtures and fittings|20% reducing balance|



For the subsidiary undertaking, depreciation is provided to write off the cost, less an estimated residual value, or all fixed assets evenly over their expected economic useful lives as follows: - 

|• Land & Buildings|Any leasehold properties over life of the lease|
|---|---|
|• Fixtures and fittings|20% straight line|
|• Motor Vehicles|25% straight line|
|• Equipment|33% straight line|



The need for any impairment of a fixed asset write-down is considered if there is concern over the carrying value of an asset and is assessed by comparing that carrying value against the value in use or realisable value of the asset when appropriate. 

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## **1.   ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)** 

## **Intangible fixed assets** 

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation. 

Amortisation for all intangible assets is calculated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows: 

- Goodwill 

10 years straight line 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

As no restrictions were placed upon the grant received from Winchester DBF, all activities relate to a single general fund. 

## **2. EXPENDITURE** 

|Support Costs<br>Depreciation<br>Expenditure on charitable activities|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**(8 months) (12 months)**<br>**(8 months) (12 months)**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>302,603<br>68,299<br>117,850<br>68,299<br>40,769<br>11,979<br>7,597<br>11,979<br>1,652,334<br>208,896<br>136,487<br>208,896<br>**Group**<br>**Company**|
|---|---|
||1,995,706<br>289,174<br>261,934<br>289,174|



|**Net income is stated after charging:**<br>Services provided by the Charity’s auditors:<br>Audit fees<br>Independent Examination fees<br>Depreciation<br>Operating lease rentals – buildings|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**(8 months) (12 months)**<br>**(8 months) (12 months)**<br>17,946<br>-<br>10,200<br>-<br>120<br>2,369<br>120<br>2,369<br>40,769<br>11,979<br>7,597<br>11,979<br>171,125<br>-<br>48,167<br>-<br>**Group**<br>**Company**|
|---|---|



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**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (formerly WINCHESTER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2022** 

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## **3.   INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY** 

On 1 February 2022, the company purchased 100% of the share capital of Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited to expand its work in early years provision. The total cost of acquisition was £1,351,112 split as follows: 


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2022 2021<br>£ £<br>-<br>Completion Payment 1,250,463<br>-<br>Capitalised Costs of Acquisition 100,649<br>1,351,112 -<br>Fair value of Net Assets Acquired:<br>-<br>Tangible Fixed Assets 169,720<br>-<br>Intangible Fixed Assets 7,509<br>Cash at bank and in hand 999,667 -<br>-<br>Debtors and Prepayments 59,443<br>Creditors and accruals (343,848) -<br>892,491 -<br>-<br>Goodwill arising on acquisition 458,621<br>-<br>1,351,112<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Ltd (company number 03895659) is a UK Registered company with registered office at Paint Pots House, 1 Spring Crescent, Southampton, England, SO17 2FZ. The aggregate of the subsidiary company’s assets, liabilities and funds at 31 August 2022 was £1,148,882. The gross income for the 8 months to 31 August 2022 was £2,080,349 and the surplus for the period was £256,391. 

Goodwill on acquisition will be amortised over 10 years commencing in the year to 31 August 2023. 

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Cash Flow Statement include the company’s share of the subsidiary’s results for the period 1 February 2022 to 31 August 2022. 

Following the acquisition, the company changed its financial year end from 31 December to 31 August, meaning that the figures for 2022 are for an 8-month period and the comparative figures for 2021 cover a full 12 months. The 2021 comparative figures are for the company only. 

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**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (formerly WINCHESTER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2022** 

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## **4.   STAFF COSTS** 

All staff are employed by Launchpad Social Enterprise or its subsidiary undertaking, except for Nick Ralph, whose stipend charge is recharged via Portsmouth Diocese Board of Finance. Staff costs for the period were as follows: 


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Consolidated Company<br>2022 2021 2022 2021<br>(8 months) (12 months) (8 months) (12 months)<br>£ £ £ £<br>Wages and salaries 1,363,512 169,441 121,540 169,441<br>National insurance contributions 69,242 6,446 8,444 6,446<br>Pension costs 27,234 12,825 9,320 12,825<br>1,459,988 188,711 139,304 188,711<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


At the end of August 2022 there were an average of 166 employees (2021:  12) across the charitable company and its subsidiary undertaking , working a mixture of part time and full-time term hours. In September 2022 the employment contracts of the staff were transferred by TUPE to Paint Pots PreSchool and Nursery Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. 

The trustees were not paid or reimbursed for expenses during the period (2021: £nil). 

No employee earned more than £60,000 per annum (2021: £nil) 

## **Remuneration of Key Management Personnel** 

Key management personnel are deemed to be those having authority and responsibility delegated to them by the trustees, for planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the organisation. 

For the period 31 August 2022 this covered Executive Director – The Revd Canon Nick Ralph 

||**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**(8 months)**<br>**(12 months)**|
|---|---|
||**£**<br>**£**|
|The Revd Canon Nick Ralph - salary, pension & expenses|20,788<br>30,283<br>20,788<br>30,283|



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## **5. SUPPORT COST ANALYSIS** 


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Group Company<br>2022 2021 2022 2021<br>(8 months) (12 months) (8 months) (12 months)<br>£ £ £ £<br>Office support costs 53,553 10,361 11,495 10,361<br>Office Rent 171,125 - 48,167 -<br>Salaries, HR & recruitment (overhead) 59,491 54,297 47,500 54,297<br>Subscriptions & publications 368 1,272 368 1,272<br>Independent examination 120 2,369 120 2,369<br>Audit Fees 17,946 - 10,200 -<br>302,603 68,299 117,850 68,299<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** 

## **Consolidated** 

|Valuation as at:<br>1 January 2022<br>Additions<br>Transfer on acquisition<br>31 August 2022<br>Depreciation<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Charge for the year<br>Transfer on acquisition<br>At 31 August 2022<br>Net Book Value<br>**At 31 August 2022**<br>At 31 December 2021|**Freehold Land**<br>**& Buildings**<br>**Leasehold**<br>**Improvements Motor Vehicles**<br>**Computer &**<br>**Other**<br>**Equipment**<br>**Fixture &**<br>**Fittings**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>129,083<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>17,093<br>146,176<br>-<br>11,127<br>-<br>16,414<br>-<br>27,541<br>-<br>435,481<br>3,450<br>247,581<br>-<br>686,512|
|---|---|
||129,083<br>446,608<br>3,450<br>263,995<br>17,093<br>860,229|
||8,561<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>3,419<br>11,980<br>5,707<br>19,901<br>-<br>13,271<br>1,890<br>40,769<br>-<br>300,689<br>3,450<br>212,652<br>-<br>516,791|
||14,268<br>320,590<br>3,450<br>225,923<br>5,309<br>569,540|
||**114,815**<br>**126,018**<br>**-**<br>**38,072**<br>**11,784**<br>**290,689**|
||120,522<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>13,674<br>134,197|



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## **6.  TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS (continued)** 

## **Company** 


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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Computer &|
|Freehold Land|Leasehold|Other|Fixture &|
|& Buildings|Improvements|Motor Vehicles|Equipment|Fittings|Total|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Valuation as at:|
|1 January 2022|129,083|-|-|-|17,093|146,176|
|31 August 2022|129,083|-|-|-|17,093|146,176|
|Depreciation|
|At 1 January 2022|8,561|-|-|-|3,419|11,980|
|Charge for the year|5,707|-|-|-|1,890|7,597|
|At 31 August 2022|14,268|-|-|-|5,309|19,577|
|Net Book Value|
|At 31 August 2022|114,815|-|-|-|11,784|126,599|
|At 31 December 2021|120,522|-|-|-|13,674|134,197|

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## **7.  INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** 

## **Consolidated** 


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|---|---|---|
|Goodwill|Total|
|£|£|
|Valuation as at:|
|1 January 2022|113,204|113,204|
|Goodwill on acquisition of subsidiary|458,621|458,621|
|31 August 2022|571,825|571,825|
|Amortisation|
|At 1 January 2022|105,695|105,695|
|Charge for the period|2,759|2,759|
|At 31 August 2022|108,454|108,454|
|Net Book Value|
|At 31 August 2022|463,371|463,371|

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**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (formerly WINCHESTER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2022** 

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## **8.  DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS** 


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Group Company<br>2022 2021 2022 2021<br>£ £ £ £<br>Trade Debtors 11,365 77 77 77<br>Prepayments 20,096 30,594 2,770 30,594<br>Other Debtors 11,225 - - -<br>42,686 30,671 2,847 30,671<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **9.  CREDITORS** 

## **Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year** 

|Loans Payable<br>Corporation Tax<br>Accrued Expenses<br>Pension, taxes and social security<br>Other Creditors|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>74,500<br>12,000<br>74,500<br>12,000<br>81,195<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>20,663<br>10,651<br>16,530<br>10,651<br>32,143<br>1,127<br>1,178<br>1,127<br>138,355<br>34,595<br>25,914<br>34,595<br>**Company**<br>**Group**|
|---|---|
||346,856<br>58,373<br>118,122<br>58,373|



## **Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year** 

|Loans Payable<br>Amount owed to subsidiary undertaking<br>Deferred Tax|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>640,500<br>78,000<br>640,500<br>78,000<br> <br>-<br>-<br>625,463<br>-<br>4,436<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**Company**<br>**Group**|
|---|---|
||644,936<br>78,000<br>1,265,963<br>78,000|



Loans Payable comprise two loans of £90,000 and £625,000 received from Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance (WDBF). These loans are interest free and repayable over 7.5 years and 10 years, respectively. 

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**LAUNCHPAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (formerly WINCHESTER SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2022** 

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## **10.  LEASE COMMITMENTS** 

## **Commitments under operating leases** 

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows: 


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Group Company<br>2022 2021 2022 2021<br>£ £ £ £<br>- -<br>Within one year 203,523 114,523<br>- -<br>Two to five years 635,412 348,762<br>- -<br>Over five years 493,777 145,867<br>- -<br>1,332,712 609,152<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **11.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** 

During 2022 a grant of £100,000 (2021: £95,000) was received from Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance. 

At 31 August 2022, loans totalling £715,000 were owed to Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance. None of the trustees received any remuneration from the charity. 

None of the trustees received any reimbursement of expenses from the charity 

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