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Annual Report

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31[st] March 2025

Securing Success

Securing Success Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial statements For Year End 31[st] March 2025

CONTENTS

  1. Legal & Administrative Information-------------------------------------------- Page 1 2. Trustees Annual Report----------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 3. Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) -------------------------------------- Page 6 4. Balance Sheet ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 5. Accounting Policies & Accounting Notes -------------------------------------- Page 8 6. Independent Examiner’s Report ------------------------------------------------ Page 14

Securing Success Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

CHARITY NUMBER

CHARITY NUMBER 1164630 START OF FINANCIAL PERIOD 1[st] April 2024 END OF FINANCIAL PERIOD 31[st] March 2025 TRUSTEES Farid Mall Treasurer Carole Tobin John Paxton Chairperson Gillian Roberts

LEGAL STATUS Incorporated Charity

OBJECTIVE Securing Success is a charitable incorporated organization (CIO) which works in partnership with local authorities, charities and schools to raise achievement of underachieving children and support the integration of families and communities.

REGISTERED OFFICE Securing Success 34A Sedgemere Avenue, London N2 OSX Tel: 020 8444 1053 Email: joycollins1@outlook.com Website: www.securingsuccesssupportingachievement.com PRIMARY BANKERS HSBC Bank Plc 26-28 St Ann’s Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1LA INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Romero Tayong FCCA 105 Fullbrook Avenue, Spencers Wood, RG7 1FE

Financial Statement:

A summary of our Independently Examined Accounts for the year ending 31st March 2025 can be found at the end of this report.

The Board of Trustees is satisfied with the performance of the charity during the year and the position on 31st March 2025 Trustees' Report 24-25.doc and considers that the charity is in a position to continue its activities during the coming year, and that the charity’s assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations.

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Securing Success Report of the Trustees

For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Trustees’ Annual Report

The Work of the Charity

Our Mission

Enhance educational opportunities, provided mainly by supplementary schools in NW London, through: partnerships, financial assistance, training, guidance, advice and support.

Our Values

Collaboration:

We work in partnership with local councils, charities and schools to make our work most effective.

Celebration:

We encourage learning, development, aspiration to excellence and celebrate achievement.

Diversity:

We value the wide range of communities and recognise their contribution to the richness of British society.

Aims:

The aim of this project is to work in partnership with local authorities, mainstream schools, Young People’s Foundation Trust/Centre for Supplementary Education and voluntary organisations in order to develop the quality of Saturday school provision in Harrow. In particular we aim to:

  1. Increase the resilience of supplementary schools, particularly as they recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. This aim particularly refers to their financial resources, human resources (staff and volunteers), premises resources, and depth of teaching and organisational expertise.

  2. Enable as many disadvantaged children as possible to access high quality provision in Maths, English, and Science. This includes ensuring that the quality of in-class teaching is as high as possible, learning is linked to the national curriculum and relates to children’s academic needs.

  3. Ensure that supplementary schools are safe, accessible, and have strong governance. This aims to ensure that they have strong background managerial processes such as

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Securing Success Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

  1. safeguarding and other policies, are responsive to children’s needs, and adhere to best practice charity governance structures which keep them effective and outward looking.

How the project is being delivered:

During the past year Securing Success has carried out the following activities which together achieve the three aims above:

  1. PROMOTION OF THE YPF Trust/Centre for Supplementary Education QUALITY MARK 2024-25

This aims to ensure that Harrow supplementary schools have strong background managerial processes such as safeguarding and other policies, are responsive to children’s needs, and adhere to best practice charity governance structures which keep them effective and outward looking.

Securing Success has worked closely with The YPF Trust/Centre for Supplementary Education, to promote the revised Foundation Quality Mark in Harrow. For example, Securing Success commissioned a four - day training in Harrow from YPF Trust/Centre for Supplementary Education, to support schools to update policies in line with DfE guidance for OOSS in September 2023. 11 schools signed up to the training: MathsMakers, Qing Hua Mandarin School, Mashal, Stag Lane Saturday School, Valar Thamil Nilayam, Alridha, Zawiyah, Ariana (part of the Afghan Association of London), Romanian School Mihai Eminescu, Harrow Somali Supplementary School and The Maths Society. All 11 schools completed the training and 9 will complete the Foundation Quality Mark and progress to the full Quality Mark Award. Securing Success hopes to commission further training to promote children’s rights and creative teaching and learning (2 of the Quality Mark standards).

2. CHAIR THE HARROW SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS’ FORUM

The aim is to increase the resilience of supplementary schools. This aim has been achieved. Forum meetings are held termly:

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3. PROMOTE THE STUDY SUPPORT PROJECT

The aim is to enable as many disadvantaged children as possible to access high quality provision in Maths, English, and Science. This aim has been achieved. 8 Supplementary schools have been funded this year:

Total = 275 children supported

4. PROMOTPARTNERSHIPS AND LINKS WITH MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS

We were pleased that a recent introduction between MathsMakers and Belmont School resulted in a summer term programme for year 5 and will continue next year when the children enter year 6.

The successful partnership between Paiwand and Stag Lane School continues.

Ongoing partnerships between Securing Success and mainstream schools have continued with five schools in Harrow and eight schools in Ealing through the Parent Ambassador projects, established and managed by Securing Success in partnership with partner schools.

5. LINKS WITH HARROW COUNCIL AND THE YPF Trust/Centre for Supplementary Education

Meetings with Patrick O’Dwyer, the Divisional Director, Education Services, Harrow Council continued. Recently permission was given to add the Harrow Council logo and that of Voluntary Action Harrow Cooperative to the Foundation Quality Mark Certificate awarded to 9 Harrow supplementary schools (see section 1 paragraph 2 above).

Links with the YPF Trust/Centre for Supplementary Education continue with Joy Collins attending appropriate networks and commissioning new Quality Mark training for supplementary schools in Harrow. Dr Mon Partovi regularly attends the Harrow Supplementary Schools’ Forum to provide updates on the development of the Quality Mark.

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Securing Success Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 March 2025 A Children'5 Rights programme was delivered at the Greek School, Harrow and both Zaitun Virani-Roper and Gillian Robert5 Isecuring Success trustees) have contributed to the development of the Quality Mark standards with respect to evidence reflecting children's rights. 6.RELATED ACTIVIT]ES TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT OF VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORTH WEST LONDON Links have been made with the charity Joining Old and Young (JOY) which runs school workshops for intergenerational story-telling. A network meeting of Parent Ambassadors in Harrow was an opportunity to share their offer. Big Beat Summer Festival also offered 100 free tickets to be distributed by supplementary schools to families. Looking ahead Going forward. the project will continue to raise standards through mentoring supplementary schools to achieve the Quality Mark accreditation and providing support to supplementary schools via the study support grant which will be used to engage with 5 - 8 supplementary schools each year. The project will provide general support to supplementary schools and out of school education projects in Harrow. This will involve supporting them with issues such as gaining funding. technical advice on teaching methods, creative approaches to teaching and learning, learning about children's rights and children's voice, recruiting teachers and pupils, and networking and training. We will achieve this through providing training. visiting each supplementary school. lesson observation. coordinating the Harrow Supplementary School Forum, and providing strategies and infom)ation to supplementary schools so they can support themselves. In addition. Securing Success will generate awareness of the role carried out bv supplementary schools with parents. mainstream schools, and other bodies that might be able to support them. This will be carried out by facilitatin8 the development of formal partnerships between supplementary and mainstream schools. discussions and work with bodies such as Harrow Council. Securing Success will also continue to carry out other work that enhances the academic performance. wellbeing and integration of young people in North West London. This includes maintaining parent ambassador projetts in Harrow and Ealing. We believe the above successes and aspirations reflect robust planning and adaptability on the part of Securing Success. This has been possible as a result of partnerships with supplementary schools developed over time and key partners such as John Lyon's Charity, YHF, YBF and the YPF Trustlcentre for Supplementary Education. Name of chair: Mr. John Paxton Signature of chalr: eknfo Date:

Securing Success Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds 2024/25 2023/24
Notes £ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming Resources from Generated Funds
Income from Charitable Activities
Main Grant 3a - 70,000 70,000 95,000
Activities for Generating Funds 3b 5,658 - 5,658 5,233
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 5,658 70,000 75,658 100,233
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of Generating Funds
Publicity & Consultancy 4a 2,285 50,000 52,285 25,794
Disbursement Supplementary school 4b - 34,853 34,853 20,995
Charitable Activities & Salaries 4c - 23,586 23,586 24,892
Governance & Professional Costs 4d - 1,100 1,100 950
Support Costs 4e 262 - 262 178
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 2,547 109,539 112,086 72,809
NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)
RESOURCES 3,111 (39,539) (36,428) 27,424
Total Funds Brought Forward 28,341 25,208 53,549 26,125
Transfer Within Funds (25,000) 25,000 - -
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 6,453 10,669 17,121 53,549

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. The attached notes form part of these financial statements.

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Securing Success SLqtement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Balance Sheet Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds TOTAL 2024125 TOTAL 2023124 Notes Fixed Assets Tangible assets 410 410 Current A55ets Cash at bank and in hand Debtors & Prepayments Total Current A55ets 6.042 36.592 176 36,769 42,635 176 42,811 99.336 164 99.499 Creditors: amounts falling due within lyr 126,1(N)) 126.ICK)1 145,9501 Net Current Assets 6.042 10,669 16.711 53,549 ASSErs 6,453 10,669 17.121 53.549 Funds of the Charity General Funds Restricted Funds Totsl Funds 6.453 6.453 10,669 17,121 28.341 25.208 53,549 10.669 25,208 28,341 The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2￿6. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provision applicable to companies subject to the small companies, regime and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities {effective April 2C()81. Approved by the trustee on and Signed on behalf of the Trustees Date= ci The accompanying accounting poI￿leS and notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

Securing Success Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Incoming Resources

Recognition of Incoming Resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:

Incoming Resources with Related Expenditures

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.

Grants and Donations

Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts

Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA during the same period as the gift to which they relate.

Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants

This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services has been delivered.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realized. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable.

Donated Services and Facilities

These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonable, quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.

Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the amount but is described in the trustees' annual report.

Investment Income

This is included in the account when receivable.

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Securing Success Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Expenditure and Liabilities

Liability Recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Governance Cost

Include costs of the Independent Examination or Audit of statutory accounts, the cost of the trustees meeting and cost of the any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Grants with performance conditions

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payments to be specific level service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified services or output.

Grants payable without performance conditions

These are only recognized in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remains under the control of the charity.

Support Costs

Support costs included central function and have been allocated to the activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of the resources, e.g. allocating property costs by floor area, or per capita, staff costs by time spent and other costs by their usage.

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Securing Success Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed asset on a reducing balance basis over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied per annum are as follows:

Freehold property
2%
Office, Fixture & Fittings
20%
Technological Equipment
33%
Fixed Assets
Cost at 1 April 2023
Additions/(Disposal)
Cost at 31 March 2024
Accumulated Depreciation
Depreciation During the year
Total Depreciation
Net Book Value as at 31 March 2025
Net Book Value as at 1 April 2024
Net Book Value as at 1 April 2024
Additional Fixed Assets
Total at Costs
Depreciation Allocation
Net Book Value as at 31 March 2025
Office Equipment Technology
Total
Furniture
Equipment
£
£
£
1,015
-
1,015
-
612
612
1,015
-
1,627
1,015
-
1,015
-
202
202
1,015
-
1,217
-
410
410
178
-
178
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
- -
-
612
-
612
612
-
612
202
-
202
410
-
410

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Securing Success Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

3. INCOMING RESOURCES

3.INCOMING RESOURCES 3.INCOMING RESOURCES 3.INCOMING RESOURCES 3.INCOMING RESOURCES 3.INCOMING RESOURCES 3.INCOMING RESOURCES 3.INCOMING RESOURCES
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
a) Income from Charitable Activities
£
£
£
£
Grants John Lyon's Charity
-
45,000
45,000
95,000
Grant John Lyon’s for Consultancy
-
25,000
25,000
Total income from Charitable Activities
-
70,000
70,000
95,000
b) Activities for Generating Funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
Small Grant
-
-
-
-
Service Rendered
5,658
-
5,658
5,233
Total Income from Generating Funds
5,658
-
5,658
5,233
4. RESOURCES EXPENDED
a) Publicity & Marketing Costs
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
Generating Funds- Publicity,
Consultancy
2,285
50,000
52,285
25,794
Total Publicity & Marketing
2,285
50,000
52,285
25,794
b) Disbursements
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
Disbursements to supplementary school
-
34,853
34,853
20,995
Total Disbursement to Supplementary Schools
-
34,853
34,853
20,995
c) Charitable Activities & Salaries
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
Salary and National Insurance
-
21,000
21,000
21,000
Travel & Volunteer Expenses
-
50
50
-
Training & PA Promotions
-
227
227
60
Insurance
-
410
410
446
Quality Assurance
-
897
897
2651
Organisation Overhead
-
952
952
735
Total of Charitable Activities & Salaries
-
23,586
23,586
24,892
5,658
Unrestricted
Funds
£
2,285
2,285
Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
Restricted
Funds
£
50,000
50,000
Restricted
Funds
£
34,853
TOTAL
31-Mar-25
£
52,285
52,285
TOTAL
31-Mar-25
£
34,853
-
34,853
34,853 20,995
Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
Funds
£
21,000
50
227
410
897
952
TOTAL
31-Mar-25
£
21,000
50
227
410
897
952
TOTAL
31-Mar-24
£
21,000
-
60
446
2651
735
- 23,586 23,586 24,892

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Securing Success Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

d) Governance & Professional Costs
Accounting & Audit Fees
Total Governance & Professional Costs
e)Support Costs
Depreciation
Bank Charges
Total Support Costs
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
-
1,100
1,100
950
-
1,100
1,100
950
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
202
-
202
178
60
-
60
-
262
-
262
178

5. RESTRICTED FUNDS

RESTRICTED FUNDS
John Lyons Charity Balance
B/forward
Income
Expenditure
Transfer
Balance
C/forward
£
£
£
£
£
25,208
70,000
(109,539)
(25,000)
10,669
25,208
70,000
(109,539)
(25,000)
10,669

John Lyon's Charity:

The aim of this project is to work in partnership with local authorities, mainstream schools, National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education and voluntary organisations in order to develop the quality of Saturday school provision in Harrow. The funding is paid for the salary of Project manager, financial support to various supplementary schools and organisation overhead.

6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND

6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
HSBC Current Account
7. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
Prepayments
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Fund
Fund
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
6,042
36,592
42,635
99,336
6,042
36,592
42,635
99,336
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Fund
Fund
31-Mar-25
31-Mar-24
£
£
£
£
-
176
176
164
-
176
176
176

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Securing Success Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

8. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME

Accruals:
Z Suleman Accounts & Payroll Fees
R Tayong Independent Examination
Quality Assurance
Supplementary School
Deferred income:
Deferred Income (Advance from John Lyon's Charity)
Total Creditors falling due in one year
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL
TOTAL
Funds
Funds
2024/25 2023/24
£
£
£
£
-
850
850
700
-
250
250
250
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25,000
25,000
45,000
-
26,100
26,100
45,950

9. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS

STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
TOTAL TOTAL
2024/25 2023/24
£ £
Gross Wages and Salaries 21,000 21,000
Employer's NI (Director NI) - -
Total Staff Costs 21,000 21,000
Employees who were engaged in each of the following activities:
TOTAL TOTAL
2024/25 2023/24
Management and administration -Part Time 1 1
Total Number of Employee 1 1

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000. Staff are paid through the PAYE System using Money Soft Payroll Software.

10. TRUSTEES AND RELATED PARTIES

Payment to the trustees
Total Number of Trustees paid
TOTAL
TOTAL
2024/25
2023/24
-
1
-
1

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Final Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Securing Success Independent Examiner's Report

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SECURING SUCCESS

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Securing Success for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) or under Regulation 10(1)(a) to (c) of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (the 2006 Regulations) and that an independent examination is needed. I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission and is in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent 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 Trust as required by section 130 of the Act;

(2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or

(3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

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