Trinity School Trust
Flnan¢lal Stst•monts
for the y•ar ended 31st July 2025

Trinity School Trust
Financial Statements
Y•ar End•d 31 Juty 2025
Contonts
Dlrector8 Rep￿%
1to8
Independent Examir*8 Report to th8 Truste8S
Statement of Ffftan¢W ktsvtt
Bdanc* She
Notes to the Flnanclal Ststsments
10b)13

Trinity School Trust
Year Ended 31 Juty 21)25
31 Juty 2025.
Reglstered Charfty Name
Trinty Scknl Tntst
Charlty RegbtrnttoD Nvmber
1163326
Birbe¢k Stre<¢
Stslybrid8e
Cheshire
SK15 ISH
Th¢ Tru8tee8
The trust¢•8 PA￿ semd the compAny duTing the wicrfl werr as follow&.
Gareth Cottrell (Chair of GovemoTsI Sam Deèkin (Vi￿ChaIrA John Grantham, Gill Jump.
In addition to the &bov& Rachel GT¢gx>n serves as a Governor.
S¢¢rethry (Chglr of GoverDor•)
G8reth Cottrell
IBdepeDdeDt Examlner
J A Simpson & Co Ltsl {Account8nts)
48 Bredbury Green
Romiley
Stockp)rt
B4nker8
The Royal Bank of Scotland
I Corp)r8tion Street
Hyde
Cbe5bire
SK14 IAQ

Trinity School Th￿t
Year Ended 31 July 21115
1.1 Governors
New governors are drawn from people having Tegard to th¢ needs of the Charity in accordanee with the
Governor Policy. Written policies ond p[c¢¢d￿ are in place covering provision of infonnation to
potential new 8ov¢rnors, the interview proc¢s5 and appointtnent of suctessfvl ¢andidat¢s. Newty
appointed governors are monitored by an existing governor. They serve a probationary period of one
awlemic terni. after which their position is reviewed. All relevant eligibility and safe8wding checks
are caThi¢d out in adv￿¢¢ of appointtn¢n
1.2 The Organisational StnJ¢t
Head T¢a¢her
(Chief Officer)
Senior Lead¢r5hip Team
(Including Head Teacher)
1.2.l The Head Teach¢r Assistant Head Te&her nornI￿ty attend all 8ov¢rnor meetings. Staff
representstives from the SLT MAY be invited to attend governors meetings butdo not have voting righ
A stsff member is also tovited to attsnd as-staff ReFYesentstive- and share 8ny ideas Atsj con￿MS that
staff may have. The Governors share a very wsitiv¢ relationship with thc staff. Staff conc¢rns are
acktTrowled8ed and listened to.
1.3 Managem¢nt
IJ. I In 8enml t¢Tm4 &isions are made iti withthe followxD8 levels 0fre$F￿1bI1lty.
(&) Governors
Policy. strategy. finance (including investmerrts and disposalsl legal *nd regulatory
requir¢m¢nts and spirttual direction.
(b) Governor& Head Teacher and As8isthnt Head Teacher
R¢cruitment and selection of staff, staff di5cipIiDary grievan￿ mattw4 budgetary and
planning issues {inGluding stthg levels), admission of students, stydcnt discipline.
{¢) txadcrship team (Head Teacher, Assistsnt Head Teacher and SLT)
Doy to day management of the &h(K)l including Curriculum, timetsble. ¢xamination
ppli¢atÈons and requirem¢nt4 studBtrt managemwlt and w¢lfare. Commitinent of School
nds up to agreed limits.
1.4 Risk Management
1.4.1 The major risks to which the Charity is exTw4 as i¢kntified by the goveTnor4 have been
r¢viewed. Appropriat¢ measures hav¢ been tsk￿ to manage those risks outlined below:

(a) GaT&h Cottrell. Sam Deaki￿ J(Am Granth￿. Rachael Gregson and Gill Jump continue gs
Governors. A recruitment initiatsve h&% rAXttinu¢d with a view to new Governo￿ Ixking an
observerladviwry rol¢ t*fore fornialty ¢￿Ing on board as Governors when paperwork and
checks are carried OUL Th¢y bring expertise from ed￿tiO￿ from Ind￿ty. from civil Service
charity leadership and fonn the CLYe of a strong t¢￿￿. Additional Governor5 will t* r￿lIted
durin8 2025r26 to strength¢n th¢ team.
(b) As everwith a small sthcKIL th¢ biggest challeD8e is to cnsur¢ recruittnent of new students to
replace those who leave. Recruithient will remain a major focus. Marketing continues to be a kny
focus with a strong emphasis on building links wtth Sch￿14 nurserie4 community groups and
churGh¢s.
(c) Trnstees and GovernorJ ¢(￿tinue to reco￿15¢ the Challenge to be efficient and efftxtiv¢ in
complia1￿¢ and decision mokin8 whilst endeavouring to ernbr￿ the Yamily frel" of the school.
When we plan to hold events to engage the wideT s¢IN￿l community such as:
Family inforniation meeting5 to include seminars on topical ￿UCatiOnal issues (e.g.
keeping children safe on the internel the firture of public exams);
Temily work days as 'Fomily Aotion Mornings, with clearly-led maintenance teams
and a 5tron8 focus on working together with Te8uknr refreshments so that families can
get to know each other.
Fund raising events such as the Christmas and Summer Fairs. These seek to ¢nga8e
parents and famili￿ in rnisin8 funds for school T¢sourr¢3 and special projects.
Obje¢tlve8 and A¢tivi11¢8
2.1 Th¢ purpose of the Charity is to rull an indeEetht non.PToftt makin8 school based on Christian
principles with Christian education at Its core.
2.2 The aim 1$ th¢ dcv¢lopm&rt of the whole person thThw8h a 8￿￿1 ethication in the best And widest
s￿se with a wid¢ choice of inter¢st and activityand an appreciation of spiritual values. The pre5entatton
of the Christian faith, both by example aThl t¢a¢hin& is to be an e$8¢Dtial part of the life of the ￿h0O1.
2.3 The $i8nificant activities ¢ontinu¢ to b¢ focuss￿ on the aim #ated in para 2.2 81*)ve.
2.4 Other activities includ¢".
(a) Re￿rbIshMéTrt and repairs of ¢urrent buildings and u￿tIng electrical and heating systems.
(b) The PGTA ￿*[ent Governor T¢a¢her A3soGiation) continues to gain momentum and is
focusing on Taising fimds throu8h events to raise awareness of the school, to help support the
charitable aims of the sch(M)l and to raise filnds to purchw of new equipment for the school.
(¢) Financial proKss¢s and controls ar¢ r¢viewed amwajly and additional prc￿dureS implement¢d
where r¢levanL Regular financial rerM)rts are prcsented to th¢ tswstecs to give them up to dat¢
figujts.
25 A number of volunteejs offer th¢ir time and ¢fforts to the The roles that th¢ voluntee
undertake I￿lude. Listening to children Tea(I fun(h*isin& and 8¢oeral mainten￿.
2.6 In line with its public b¢nefft respO￿51b111t1e￿ the TnL8t Iws Ix¢n l(K&ing for ￿y$ - as well as
thTOU8h its Core business of ￿uCation- to stipport the I￿1 communty. This has iD¢luded (￿Ca910nal

hire of its buildings at a concessionary Trte. It akn seek3 to make pl&xs avallabk to f8mll1￿ low
in¢omes thn)ugh he4vity subsidised fee arrw)8attent&
2.7 This year we have continued to be in conmiunicatÈon with E8tate Agents and potential developers tn
Order to sell the Street carprk to arepl*ement Primary School buildin& Discussions and
feasibility plans are ongoing.
S¢hool Performantt aDd Imp)Y>veuwxt
3.1 At our last inspcclion in April 2024. ¢4rri¢d out by th¢ Inde￿ident Sch(K)Is Inspector8t4 911
Regulatory Compliance standards were met. The Sumnw of ins•ion findings included thc following
introductiot4"The school's aim of bringing the love ofGod into the elassroom is YEinfor¢ed successfully
through all asF*cts of sehool life. Leaders aNI staff demonstrate the Chrtstian values of love. care. trust
and inclusivity in their internctions with pupils. Pupils resw)nd tK6itivety ond feel v￿uCd.. The whole
inspection r¢port r¢flect¢d the hard work pui in by th¢ Govcrnors Senior Ltad¢rship Te8m and ￿h0o1
staff to provid¢ an education exwience wh¢re ¢v¢ry ¢hild ¢ffi whi¢v¢ their given ￿tential.
The Senior Le￿leTShiP Team have been ITa¢king pupil atsinment and continuing to monitor teaching
and learning opportuniti¢s to ensu￿ that standards remain high and to continue to build on the success
of the insFe¢tion. Furthermor¢, there is a robust schcrf)I development plan in Pla￿ to continue to make
improvements 8nd ensure that 8uidaoce frrth the inS￿tiOn is put in to prnctise.
3.2 In the year ending 31 Juty 2025, the GCSE ￿S￿lts showèl good progress ￿hl¢ved. The results
reflected the hard work by te4chets and S￿dents alike. Students w¢nt on to study a range of cours¢s at
local Sixth Forni and FE colleges.
3.3 Open Evenings and iTrFmon PareDt Evenity ha￿contInU￿. W¢ continueto hav¢ a small numLKr
of new student applications.
3.4 Staff undertAke re8ular Continuing professional developmeArt trn?ning s¢ssions both in xhool and
online at other parther or8Anisations includin8 the lo￿ authority. ISA and CST.
Flll*ttdAI Revlew
4.1 There are sufficient fimds to offset contin8encie% as outlined in the Government 8uidance found
ern
19
42 The r¢serv¢s we to Cover contingencies such as:
(a) uapaid fee$
4.3 The fixed assets of the trust are consid¢Ted sufficient provision for redundancy and (ther costs to
cnablc the tn￿t to clos¢ down in a r¢s[￿nsible matmer if this should become necessary.
4.4 Thern have been a numberof familtes who have suffered hardship? redundancy and r¢duc¢d in¢ome.
The schiM)I has li&iwl dir￿tlY with families to ensure that supp)rt is provided to reduce fees and make
payment plans available to families in arrears. Neverthele4 vknere individu&ls and families do not wo
closety with th¢ ￿h0o1 to fonnulats repaytn¢nt plan& the Governors have that a third Vdrty
organisation will b¢ usedto recoverthe debt. The app)intment ofadedIc￿ debt￿￿Very oryanis&ti¢)n
will safeguarded the school from sI￿1fiCant futur¢ losses.
4.5 Independent schools are now wuired to cknge VAT school fees. This has had a sigDificaDt
impact on th¢ finances of the 5chwl.

PIgDS for FDtsrePeriodJ
5.1 To create and implement a new strategy to markrf the school and increase pupil numbcTS.
5.2 A review of the existing modular buildings with a view to r¢p]athodernise our faciltties.
5.3 Broadening the edllc￿ on offer * Trinity lo ]￿lUde more educational visits and clubs.
5.4 A contiDIKd push to get more pKolc eD8a8ed with the wid¢r Itfe of the school through th¢ PGTA
and to serye on the governing bjly.

Trinity School Trust
Year Ended 31 Jllty 2025
The charitys reswnsli )Ic for prepary the TnL8tern Annu81 Re￿rt and the finan¢ial
stat¢ments in accordance with applicabk law and UDil¢d Kingdom A¢￿unting Standards (Unit¢d
Kingdom Generally Acceoed Accouth8 Pr¥tice).
The law Applicable to charities in England and Wales requirc5 the to prepare fAnanciaJ
statem¢nts for each fu￿￿181 year which gÈve a trne &Dd fair view of the state of affairs of th¢ charity
and of the incoming resources and application of resou￿ of the charity foy that perio(L tn prepftrin8
these financial stat¢ment4 the trustees are r¢qvired to".
Se1￿ suitable accounting policie5 And then appty consistent￿.
observe the methods and WiDciples ID the Charities SORP.
make judgements and e*imth that ar¢ r¢asonabl¢ and prnd
stat¢ whether applicable wKoiintitig standa￿ hNve iwi followt4l subject to w matsrial
departw disclosed and explaind in the fiTran¢tal 8tat¢ments:
prepare th¢ financial statem¢nts on the going con¢¢rn btsis unlus it is inappwriate to presume
that tho ch8rity will ¢ontinue in OF*rntion.
The trustees are rynsible for keepin8 proper accounting records that disclose with reawnable
accurncy at any time the fmancial position of the charity and enable them to ensute that the financial
ststem¢nts compfy with thc Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008. The tnjsttts are also reswible for safcguarding thc assets of the charity and hen￿ for t8kin8
reasonable steps for the prevention and dthtion of fiaud and other itr¢gularitie&
IMd•p¢Ddent ExwRIDer
John Simpson
J A Simpson & Co Accountants
Appointed as indq)endent examiner for thc ctwin8 year.
Mr G Cottrell
Chair of TrUst￿s
and Chair of Governors
Si￿d. GCottrdL
Date". 253.26
On behalf of the ttl￿te¢S.

I report on the a¢cwits olthe c%Ynpary ￿mIed by fortr* ￿tar ended 31 Juty 2025,
which are 8et out on pages 8 to 13. Th8¥e a¢%￿nts have tjeen preFored In a¢cordanc£ the
FRS 102, under the historical ￿$t convention arttl ts accounting pdi¢ies set out therein.
As described tn the Statement of Dir￿lOr$. Responsibilities the comF¢nVs rfwectors (wffto are also
the trustsesl are resFonsibie for tho preparatK)n ofthe 8CJ>)unts in ￿r￿dan¢0 appli¢able l•
and United TrQngdom Accounling Standards. You conshkn that Ihe audlt requirement of $144121 of the
Charrbes knt 20111the Act) does not appty and that an I￿Pendent examin8tlon is needed.
l am qualffied to undertak8 the examination ty boing a qualifi8d memter of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants tn Enguqnd and Wales.
Having salsfied myself that the charity ig not subject to audll uNlw e(*nrory ￿ and 18 etbb18 for
independent examinatbjn, it is my re8p)nsibiEty to..
examine the a¢￿Unts under sectlon 145 of th• 2011 fvrt
to folknv the procedures lakl In the general Dlrection8 gfven ty11)8 Charlty Comml8slon
under soctlon 145(5)(bl of the 2011 *#. and
to state vthether par￿u￿r matters hava Gam8 to my
Ba•1• oltha Inde￿dent exan￿n•￿* roport
My examinalion was out in ac£ord8ncAry wibl the genor81 Dirocti¢ms grrfen by thé Charlty
Commlssloner8. An examinakn inclu¢Jes a revbew of the aCcthn￿ng rècords kept by the charity
and 8 ¢ompari8on of the axounts presented with thoso recor(Is. It a180 includ88 ￿nSIderatK)n
of any unu8ual items or digdosures in the accounts arKI tho sagking of expLgnations from you
as trustses concemlng any such matters. Tt* kyocedures undert*n do rKX provkJe all tho
evKt6nce that woukl ￿ required in an audll and. eonsequenty rjo cwion * given a$ to whether the
accounts kyesent a Irue and fair VW and the rep￿t IB Ivnited to thc60 mattorG Sat out beltx.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•e* •tat•m•nt
In connection with my examinalh)n, no matter has m to my attenlh)n'.
Which gi¥e8 me reasonab￿ cause to belwe thrt in any material Tespe¢l th8
requiremen￿.
to keep a¢countlng records In *cordm wllh s 386 ot the Compan*s Ad 21)J6' and
to preparo accounts which a¢¢ud with the a(￿jnting reo)rd$ and comply
with the &counting requirements of s 396 of the Compgnles Act 2006 and the
methods and prinaples ofthe Statemert of Re¢ommen(led Prth: Accountlng and
Repxting by Charibs
have not been mrt or
To which. in my opinion, attention should Ix dr￿ in order to enable a proper
und8rstanding of the accounts to ￿ reached.
John A Simp50n
Chartered A¢￿untant f.A S-bs-
48 Bredbury Green
Romiby
Stockport

Trknity se1K￿ Tn*t
Y•ar
•nd•d
31.07.24
fund
2026
fund
2028
Yoar •nd•d
31￿7.20
In¢omlng r••ouvc••
Voluntary Inwme
7,965
4,392
Adlvrilo8 for generating fvnds
144
144
728
Investment inc(xne
1.414
1.414
3.398
Incoming from charitablo actr4its8
483,085
483,085
500,998
Other *r￿me
17.tr546
17.646
15,503
Total Incomlng rescHJrc8S
525019
char￿abLe acm
532.842
13,801
ye,443
535,199
Gov8manc• costs
2.300
2,300
2,300
718
534,942
13.801
537,499
N•t In¢omlnWloulgolng) ro•ouve
(24,688) (13,801)
(38,489) (12,480>
R•￿n¢1￿•￿0n olFund•
Total fund8 brought forward
785.973
66.621
832,694 845,074
Total fund• ¢arrf•d fonv•
52,820
832,594
The Slatsment of Fin8noal Actsvitss Ir￿ude$ aH gains and k>88e8 in the year and
therefore a statemont of total recognisable gains and kssos has not been pr8paYed
All the above amounts relgts to witinulrKJ aCtsvit￿.

14
774
17
11
4￿5 1728
9,132 28,910 01430
Calh •1 t•nk•ryJ knlwml
T¢Xal
14
14
14
820 018>) 86,tr21
159.180 181
Q Ee1105 88110
169.1
081100

Trinity School Trust
NotsB to th• Account• for th• Yw to 31 July 21r25
l A¢counllng poIIcio•
Ba81• of Accountlng
Th8 financial statements have been prepared under the hiStorb￿l ￿$t
tx)nvention and in accordan* with FRS 102 and the Charities kt2011.
Al fixed assets aTO inlltally ree(th at Q)8t
Depreciatw)n is calculated $0 as to YKite off the ¢cét of an a88eL 5888 its
8Stsmaled re8Klual value. ow the uselul ￿On￿nIC Itfe of th8t asset as follrME'.
Freehold Land & Bulkllngs
No bnger depreciated as m8xket value is malntaln*J
Furnlture & Equipment
Fulty written dMI
Computer Equlpment
Fulty written dtr*n
Motor Vehicles
Fulty written dLWm
Port*x￿n9
Stra￿3ht line ovor thuty yo￿.
Note that the portakabin was pwthased Lxrt of restr￿t￿￿ fvnds. The"restrlcbJ eXp￿￿RUre.
Is the depraclotlon on the wrtacalxn.
Volunt•ry In¢¢xn•
Fund•
Fund•
2026
Fund•
2024
Donation8
Income Tax R•cov•rabl•
6.247
1.718
6,247
1,718
3.744
4,392
3 Incomlng R•aour¢o• from ActMUM for G•nornUng Fund•
unrnstrlC￿ Total
Fund•
Fun
2025
Totsl
Fund•
2024
Sates
144
144
728
10

Trinity School Trust
Nc*•B to th• Acco￿￿ fortho Yoar to 31 2026
t.414
456.478
18.202
8,407
486.476
18202
8.407
458.581
31,88D
10.737
Grants
Ti4) R￿Pty
In￿r￿
17.646
15.803
2024
Tè¥thlng and Supwt co
111TT
480.070
522.231
15,288
8 Coth ofChwtsL4gAdl¢th8 by Ty
Tot•1
2024
344 138 136
548 743 &37,499
9 QtyAmAne• Co•t8
2028
11

Trlnlty 8¢hool Tntyt
Y•Ar Ended 31 Juty 2025
10 Staff Co•t8 and Emolumonts
2025
2024
Wages and salaries
Social se¢urity costs
413,450
17,923
431.37
407,857
11,894
419,751
Particulars of emtheas
The avwage number of empw during the year was as follN*:
2024
No
No
Average monthty numbw of employees dur￿
the ￿ar wa8
No employees recewed remuneratlon of more Ihan £eo.000 durirwJ the year.
11 Tanglblo Flx•d A•••ts
25
25
Fteehokl Portakabkn Fumiture & c￿￿pUterS Motor
Propety
Equipment
Vehths
Total
At 1$1 August 2024
Addrtlons
Disposa18
At 31st July 2025
762,751
48.741
18.789
21.311
2.500 854,092
762.751
48,741
18.789
21.311
2,500 854,092
Dep￿alK)n
At 1st August 2024
Charge for the penc*
On disposals
At 31st Juty 2025
32.696
3.829
1.624
16,939
925
21,311
2,500
77.275
2.549
17.864
21.311
79,824
Net book value
At 31st Juty2025
730.055
43,288
925
774,268
At 31st Juty 2024
730.055
41.912
776,817
12

Trinity School Trust
Y•ar Ended 31 2025
12 D•btorn
Trada debtors
Glft Ald Recoverable
Prepayments
171
330
5.229
330
4,169
9,728
4,655
13 Cr•dltorn'. Amounts falHng duo wlthln on• ymr
2025
2024
Trad8 craditors
AccNal8
VAT
7,875
11.715
13.487
9,941
23,728
14 Aeeumulal•d Fund•
19,390
Balance at
31st Juty
2024
Incomln
{Outgoing)
Ba18nrA at
31st July
2025
Unrestricted g8n8ral fur#Y8
Restrictsd funds
183,888
(24,688)
13,801
(38,489)
159,180
52,820
212,000
582,105
794,105
250,489
582.105
832,
Revaluatlon fvnds
38,489
18
Rd•tod Party TraM•clloM
expenses.
18
Contlng•nt Lknblllty
In the event of the schoL4 ha¥lrvJ to dose, closure costs ha¥8 be￿ calrJJlaied w)uhJ bo
approxin• £130.000.
13

31107r
31mR4
.479
431.373
419,751
Ins
¢tion eobts
4.755
5,014
Taachin
8teAo1$ and mw
merrt
Examlnatton tes
7.050
10,118
Cur￿￿1￿ dwek)
ont&
10.070
10.070
12.121
Parts?,
229
355
In￿rInc•
9.378
9.278
Wat•r
2,647
4.134
8.841
8.875
6,875
8.810
Cloanin
ond waste d
Re Ir8 and renw
20.233
dat￿)rt
2.549
2,549
Com
ler su
ort al￿ soft￿r•
Su
13.131
9,09)
5.174
Stsnd
4.897
Prfntl
•r#1 •t•t
Teki ho
4.1ts)
A¢Munlan
Bank
847
MaT*eli
201
201
Dedl
r•
Tota
135.932
518.743
537.499