Charity number 1163352
## Alliance Francaise De Leeds
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31
August 2024
## **Alliance Française De Leeds**
## **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2024**
|Contents|Page|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 9|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds**
## **Trustees' report for the year ended 31 August 2024**
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
**The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:**
**Name Position Dates** Michael Carey Chair Julie Barnaby Treasurer Laura Sutherland Phil Myerscough Gail Bond Sorina Alina Radu Rachael Salmon Kimberley Williams Rachel Healey Director Manon Veyssieres Edwina Zeganadin **Charity number** 1163352 **Registered and principal address Bankers** Suite 9, Unity Business Centre Virgin Money UK plc 26 Roundhay Road 32 Town Street Leeds Horsforth LS7 1AB LS18 4RJ
Resigned 5 October 2024 Resigned 5 October 2024 Appointed 8 June 2024 Appointed 25 January 2025 Appointed 25 January 2025 Appointed 15 July 2024 Resigned 31 July 2024
Registered in England and Wales
## **Independent examiner**
Rhys North ACA **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 1 September 2015 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at a general meeting.
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2024**
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To advance the education of the general public in all aspects of the French language and the culture of French speaking communities in and around, but not restricted to, West Yorkshire, in particular by the provision of French classes and cultural events.
## **The charity's main activities**
The Alliance Française de Leeds has offered French classes and cultural events in order to meet the above objectives.
The Alliance Française de Leeds has promoted education generally in a manner which is consistent with the constitutional objectives of the Alliance Française de Paris founded in 1883, and represented since the 1st January 2008 by ‘la Fondation Alliance Française’.
The management of the activities of the CIO rests on principles of moral responsibility which are essential to its independence. It will have no political or religious affiliation and will not discriminate on those grounds.
## **Volunteers**
The activities of AF Leeds, e.g., the running of clubs, the presentation of and organization of special evenings, the organisation and running of classes, has been made possible thanks to the goodwill of volunteers and the support of trustees and tutors.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
The activities of Alliance Française de Leeds, which the trustees have overseen, have been in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and in accordance with Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. The charity has made sure that all members of the public can have access to our courses and clubs, and we have offered special rates for full time students, and people with disability and health issues. We have offered discounts to allow those with financial difficulties to attend.
## **Achievements and performance**
Increased recruitment of students with a record number in the Spring term 2023 of 98 individuals.
Overall registrations continued to be strong with a total of 301 students registered and taking advantage of the Alliance’s services during the year.
Instigated free taster sessions to encourage more enrolment.
Consolidated the move to a central Leeds location. The new premises are more convenient for many students and as they are our dedicated offices we are able to operate there on a full-time basis, allowing more efficient use of the premises and convenient timetabling of courses.
We have built a solid team of people around AF Leeds: tutors, volunteers, students, trustees, all in support of our action. Two teachers have left during the year and one new teachers was recruited giving a total of 7 at year end. This number is currently sufficient to meet demand.
Featured on Leeds List.com as offering the best French Language courses in Leeds
## **Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2024**
## **Financial review**
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds**
The net receipts for the year were £1,603, including net receipts of £1,603 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £nil on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £24,966.
The trustees have established a policy whereby the free reserves held by the charity should be £12,000. At this level the trustees believe they would be able to continue the operations of the charity for the foreseeable future. This level of reserves would enable the charity to continue to operate for a reasonable period allowing it continue to function for the short term in the case of an interruption in cash flow, and for it to be wound down in the case of a collapse of income. The trustees will review the policy annually.
Approved by the board of trustees on 26[th] April 2025
Signed: (Chair of Trustees)
Name: Michael Carey
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Alliance Francaise De Leeds**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 August 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Rhys North ACA
Date: 24/04/2025
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 August 2024**
|Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
**Receipts**
£
Course fees
59,266
Membership fees
1,976
DELF exam fees
3,660
Grants and donations(2)
-
Other income
29
Total receipts
64,931
**Payments**
Salaries NI and pensions
18,157
Teaching fees
28,535
DELF exam costs
688
Rent
9,950
Insurance
241
Networking
1,016
Sundry costs
773
IT costs
1,350
Accountancy and independent examination
2,618
**Total payments**
63,328
Net receipts / (payments)
1,603
Fund balances brought forward
23,363
Fund balances carried forward(3)
24,966|2024
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
2,142
-
2,142
1,300
800
-
-
-
-
-
42
-
2,142
-
-
-|2024
Total
funds
£
59,266
1,976
3,660
2,142
29
67,073
19,457
29,335
688
9,950
241
1,016
773
1,392
2,618
65,470
1,603
23,363
24,966|2023
Total
funds
£
51,434
2,320
840
-
2,795|
|---|---|---|---|
||||57,389|
||||19,022
27,102
357
8,655
174
271
64
1,410
2,233|
||||59,288|
||||(1,899)
25,262|
||||23,363|
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds Statement of assets and liabilities**
|**Alliance Française De Leeds**
**Statement of assets and liabilities**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**as at 31 August 2024**
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
**Total cash funds**|2024
Unrestricted
£
24,966
24,966|2024
Restricted
£
-
-|2024
Total
£
24,966
24,966|2023
Total
£
23,363|
|||||23,363|
|**Debtors and prepayments**|2024|
|---|---|
||£|
|Other debtors - rent deposit|500|
||500|
**Assets retained for the charity's own use** Projector Computer Course Management Software HANAF Software Assets retained for the charity's own use
## **Liabilities**
|||
|---|---|
|**Liabilities**
Accruals - independent examination
Taxation and social security
Other creditors - salaries and pensions|2024
£
1,140
303
1,875|
||3,138|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 26[th] April 2025
Signed: (Chair of Trustees)
Name: Michael Carey
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## **Alliance Française De Leeds**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31[st] August 2024**
1 Accounting policies
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## **Alliance Francaise De Leeds**
## **Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 August 2024**
|**2 Grants and donations**
French Embassy UK
**3 Restricted funds**
French Embassy Fund|Balance b/f
£
**-**
**-**|2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
Incoming
£
2,142|2024
Restricted
funds
£
2,142
2,142
Outgoing
£
2,142|2024
Total
funds
£
2,142
2,142
Transfers
£
**-**|2023
Total
funds
£
Balance c/f
£
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||2.142|2.142|**-**|**-**|
## **Fund name**
## **Purpose of restriction**
French Embassy Fund Towards the costs of a cultural event, training and equipment.
## **4 Related party transactions**
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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