Ch•rfty numb•r'. 116577fj
ACCESS ACCOUNTANCY
UNAUDITED
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

ACCESS ACCOUNTANCY
CONTENTS
P9g8
R•l•r•nc• •nd •dmlnl$trntlv• d•t•ll• ot th• charlty. Its Tru•t••• and advl80rn
Tru•ts•i' roport
Indgp•ndgnt oMmlnorf• r•port
St•t•m•nt of financl41 actlvltl
B*lanc• •ho•t
Not•• to lh• flnanclal •t•t•m•nts
10-15

ACCE58 AccouKfANCY
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY. ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Truste
S Scott. Chair (appointed 14 June 20231
H Garv8y, Forrn8r Chair Ir8signed 30 Junè 20231
K E Mathars Irestqn8d 7 October 20231
M A Gomersall Ireslgned 30 Novembor 20231
E Thowood
R Argyle Ir881gned 19 December 20221
S H L•squ•rr• Iréslgn•d 1 October 2023)
C Clough18ppolnled 3 March 2023
J Barnett lappointod 1 MBich 20241
M Ramli lappolnled 2 February 20241
J 8rown {r•8lgnod 28 July 20231
J B¥il&y
B Patel IreBfjgn8d 14 May 20241
J Cosgrove Ireslgnod 15 September 20221
D BrfY)kès18ppolntod 21 F8bru8ry 20241
J BrookB loppolnted 28 February 20241
W Cl¥m&ngon1gppointod 22 M8y 20241
C Malon lappolnled 21 May 20241
Charlty f•glJJttrr•d numb•r
1165776
Prln¢lpal offl¢•
clo ICAEW
Chartered Accountants Ho11
Moorg8le Plaee
London
EC2R 6EA
Indèp•nd•nt •xamln•r
Par88h Radla FCA
RDP Nèwmans LLP
Lynwood House
37M75 Station Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA12AW
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ACCESS ACCOUNTANCY
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
The trustees pvesent their annual roport tOg8ther with the financial J181grnents ol the Acc83s Accountancy for the
year from 1 Sgplember 2022 to 31 August 2023.
The trustees conflrm that th8 annual report and IlnAncial stat&m¢nts comply ￿th tho relevant statutory
requlrements, tho requlramènls of th& charills 9overnin9 document and the prov181on3 of the Statement of
R8commènd8d Practicè ISORPI, 8ppIiB8bl8 to charities preparing thelr accounts in accordance wllh the
Financlal Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK Bnd Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffecuve 1 January 20191.
The Trustees have compllgd with the duly in section 17151 of the 2011 Charities Act In giving du8 conslderallon
lo the Charity Comml3sion'8 guidance on Public Ben6fil.
Detalls ol the current trustees of tha chgrily. and those WI￿ 8erye<l durlny the year, are 8t1 Out on page 1.
Awss A¢count¥n¢y Is a registered charlly, number 1185776, and Is Incorporated as a Charltable Incorporated
Organi5ation. Its goveming document is the conglrtuts'on as adoptad on 26 Fabruary 2016 and 8manded on 29
July 2019.
Oblectlv•• and actlvltl••
Pollcl•• and obJ•ctlv•8
The principal oblecl of the chadly Is to 8dvane8 adu¢alk*n and promtsl& $0¢181 Inclu8lt)n for the publ1¢ benelil by
Improvlng access to the 8¢¢OUntancy piole88lon for young peo￿? and others from lower 80clo-economlc
bgckgrounds.
b. PrlncSpal aellvltl•$
Acces$ Accountancy bring8 ltsg8lher 8e¢ountancy Ilmi8, prole6slonal bodies and other ¢orpor81e and publlc-
sector organ15ations wllh Ihe aim to rasoarch soc181 dlv•rslty, r81s8 8w8ranass and shara bast-pr8ctSce to delfv•r
real change towards aqual accèss and progwssion wilhln the 8e¢lor.
As al the dale of Ihls report, there are currenlly 26 member orgonlsmtlons who have slgned up to Ace8$8
Accountancy and are committod to hèlp f8cllitat& Its obl&ctives, Indud5ng:
Providlng high*u811ty work placements to students from lower sodo economlc background8.
Coll8Cting and monltoring socloeconomic dala ol appllcants and hlras on an Annual basls.
Taklng part In externally v8lid8t8d reviews of Acce88 Accountancy.
Gentrratiny inlorost in accountancy by delivering common messages In more target Scho￿8 and colleg69.
Wllh effect from Sept8mb8r 2021. the Acce8¥ Accountancy strategy evolved with a new mile51one-based
framework lor mèmbèrs, which is designed lo provide support and nexlblllty across a broad spectrum of targets
¥nd 90813. 8$ well as launching research Into workplac& and caratrr progression. Th¢ IrBmework in¢ludes
88Ties of 'core' and 'llexlble' mllestones, wlth ambltious t8rg8ts, to monitor members, cornbin8d and individual
Progress on measures of social diversity- This evoluUon lo the milestones aims lo create an Incluslve
environmènt for m8mber3. as it can appeal lo a wider vari•ty ol organlsatSons. no mattar Iheir size, sector or
wh8r8 thay sll withln their soclal mobillty loumey.
The organisallons currendy signèd up to Acc89s AccountBncy as 8t the dale of this report are listed below..
•BDO
Deloitte
.EY
. Mazars
N8tion81 Audit Offico
.MT
. ICAEW
. Blick Rothenb6rg
Duncan & Toplis
. Grant Thomton
. Menzies
• Buzzacott
Cèfc8SS
East ol Eng18nd Regional NHS Foundation Trusts
. KPMG
. Kreston Reeves
. MHA Madntyre
Moore Klngston Smlth
.RSM
. SBffery Champness
.AIA
. CIPFA
First Inlutr)n
. ACCA
ICAS
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ACCESS ACCOUNTANCY
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINVEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2023
Obl•¢tlvtrs •nd a¢tlvltl•$ l¢onUnu•dl
e. Strateg195 and actlvltlots und•rtaken to achl•¥e oblecti¥••
8eyond dlrectly imp8Ctlng on the careèrs of students who ar8 offered Access Accountancy work èxperience
placements, a wider aim of the charity is lo have a la8ting impact on the diversrty of the accountancy profession
8$ 8 whole. To th13 erKJ, Bnd as part ol the evolution of Access Accountsncy, thgr6 are six distSnct wort(Ing
groups focused on the l¢)ng-torm $trategy of thè charlty. Each worklng group is mad8 up of volunt&8rs from
memb8r organlsations who hav8 Signed up to th¢ ¢omm5tments ol the chacity. The89 worklng groups have
$pon8ibilitles allgned to achlevlng the oblectSv85 of the charity. as follows..
AdvoeA¢y Group.. MBnAg¥ Intèmal and &xt•rn81 communications that promote Ac¢$$$ Accountsncy and rai38
awaffjne85 of Its momb6rs' ¢ommllmonl tts sodBI moblllly, as well as IdenUWng opportuni1S0$ to collaborate with
thlrd parties to shar8 insight, thovght188dership and best-pra¢li¢¢ from all working groups.
D8t8 Group: Wc*k$ ￿th membgr firm$ to collect and analy3e sockneconomlc dlversrty dats used for Ir8cking
milestone ach18vemenl8. The group Is supportod by Thè 8rldg8 Group, a nol-for-profll consLJllaney sp8cialising
in social equallty, who undertake anonymou8 and Independent dats vglldatlon and anBlysls and provide an
annuol rgport of th85r findlng$.
Hirlng Group.. Evaluate r8crultment practJc89 and 8dvlg0 on improv8mentB and be31.practl¢g lo en8ur8 Ih8y are
18lr and &limin81o bias. Is lo en6vre all 8ppll¢anl$ hava an equal chance of accesslng th& profo$$lon based
on merll, not background.
Outre8ch Gmup.. Id8ntily 8r&89 of stud8nls In the UK that are underrepresented wllhin the 8ccountlng seclor and
lead marketing Camps￿n8 to reach those 8ludenl8 and &ncourage them to &ngMge In opportunit1&$ offered by
member or9anSsalSon$. The group also work8 memb8r8 on broadèning Ihelr own oulraach eNorts.
Progresslon Group.. The group Is newly eslabllshed 8nd wlll bégln Inltlally wlth research Into prcgr8$$lon and
relentlon ol trainee Blud8nts from lower socloeconomic backgrounds.
N8w Slgnatorle8 GfOUP'. A kay factor to th8 SUCC088 of Access Accountsncy18 the combln6d ¢ommltmant and
ol its memb8rs lo effect change. As Such, thè group alms lo attracl members ITOM a bro•der r8ng8 01
Bedors to increase the overall reach and Smpacl ol the ¢h8rlty B acllvllies.
Achlevernents and perlorman¢•
•. R•vl•w Of a¢tivltb••
Work experlgnce pla¢ern•nt¥
The charity encourage5 and monltors work exparlence placem8ni8 by mamber organlsatlons. Th8s8 placemenls
are lo be set aside lor sludanis who meol a sel of 'widening participation, criteria that ensure that sludents who
would not normally hava occess to these klnds of opportun￿leS are targeted. To be eligiblè for an Access
Ac¢ounlan¢y pl8¢9ment, a slud8nl musl 8tton¢Y a 8tat8-fund8d 8choDI or collègè and be in year 10,11,12 or 13
and eilher.'111 The occupallon ol thelr maln household earner when they were aged 14 cala9orised as a lower
socloweconomlc bèckgiound or.. lill They a￿/hav• bean ellglble for free school meals or.. lili) They Brtend a
school thal Is above the reglonal average In ternis of the numbor of gtudènts èllglbl8 for free school meals or; Ilvl
They would bo the Ilrsl member of theSr immedSale famlly to attend university.
Providlng ihese wtyk 8xperlon¢e placemènts pTovkl88 bonefts to studènts from 18ss advantaged ba¢kground5
whether or not they wish lo pursug B caroer in aGcountancy. As well as introducing them to th8 profession and
th8 cara•fS avallablè ¥Mthin 11. A¢¢ess A¢¢ounlancy plècèments equlp students wth Iranslorablè skllls and
professional experience that will be valuable in wh818ver sgdor they ehoo$e to anler.
Between 2016 and 2022. slgnalodes of the charlty pfovhled 5,176 placements lo studtsnts who mèet the crlteria
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ACCESS ACCOUNTANCY
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2023
Achl&¥emènts and ￿rf0MlanC• Icontlnuéd
sel out above. Of thi8, 615 placements were dellv8red In the 202112022 year, whlch was $lighUy lower thon th8
previous year 01651 due to fewer flrmj submitting their dala for anaty8Js.
Colloetlng •oclo•eonomie data
The charSly engages ￿th The Brfdge Group lo undertoke an blennlal rewew of the socloeconomlc background of
gpplicants and hires lo member Ilmis. Th8 Lat8St gtudy, publlshad in October 2023, covers the 202112022 period
#nd considars tr&nds from 2018, 8nd 18 of the 18rg•81 cross sector an8ly$i8 of Ms kind Including lop
accounlan¢y fims 8nd organi8atSonB.
The report18 available at.. http$'.Ilac¢e$sac¢ountancy.orglobout-u¥levaluatSonl ond rellecls Access Accoun18nclJ
alm lo raport publkly on Ihè backgrounds of p8ople hlrad by flrms and usa flndlng8 to b8nchmgrk performanc8
and luluro divèrsity slraleg1&8.
Whlle the 8nalysls showB there Is sllll more to do lo make accountancy truly reflecllve of the populallon, memb¢r
fimis ore already working hard in thig orèa. As 8 collaborative organisalion. the milestone fram8work pul in plaee
anable8 mtsnllorlng of progress and ¢onllnuou8 knprov&menl by members of A¢¢88$ Accountancy In lorrns of
Smprovlng hirlng and progre5Bion of Indlviduals from lower socloeconomic backgrounds. Addillonally, feedback
through th8 work experience programm& is encouraging as many 5tudentg feel the Access Accountancy work
gxperfence Impacts on th¢m pg$lYv8ly whon Ih¢y aro glven the opportunlly.
R•a¢hlng Student•
Th& Outreach working group have witSnued p8rtn8rtng wlth RMP Enlerprise lo further enhance the charflys
outréach •fforts, prSmarily through an onlln•'Aeeéss AecountBncy Careèrs Cours8. almad lo promote car•8rs in
8¢¢ount8n¢y to sludenls 8¢r088 the UK, %4th 8 focu8 on Sod81 mobilily 8nd $choo18 In lar9&tèd 'cold spot. areas.
The onllne course, deslgned for 16-18 year olds Included se8slons on. An introductlon to A¢¢ountan¢y Careers,,
'Translerable Skills. and 'Llnkedln 8ÈgSnners Workshop,. The Interac￿Ve sesslons were aimed to develop th$lr
knowledge ol the accountancy sector, wllh the Incenllve lo wln prlze5 offered by member firm3 Including
lechnology vouchers and opportunitles lo gain work oxperlence placements. The 22123 campalgn, whlch ended
in Febru8ry 2023 b&nofil¢d 877 8ludenls dir0¢tly121122 749 student81 who ¢ompl¥ted the $¥rl&$.
Flnanclal rgvlwv
Golng ¢on¢ern
After making appropriale enquiries, the trustees have a r8a80nable expectation that the charity ha3 adequate
resources lo conllnue ￿n operatlonal 8xlslenc8 for tha foreseeablo futur8. For thls raoson, they continu8 to 8dopl
the golng concem basls in prgparing the financial 8ts181ngnts. Further dBtai18 reg8r4ing the adoption r)f the going
cone8m basis Can be found in the accounling pcllcies.
b. R•8•rv•s pollcy
A fom81 re$grve$ policy h8$ been agreed by the tru31ee8 of Acce83 Accountancy. Al a minimum. the p￿ICY of
th¢ charity will b& to keep In reserve enough funds to enable normal operating acUvlttes to continue should a
5hortlall in income occur, take account of potenllal rtsks and conungendes that may arlse from lime lo tlrn•, and
Alow lor an ordlnary wlndlng up of 8ff8lrs. Thls should Include at 1&8St enough to ¢ove¥ th& charty's
¢omrnitments to Bxtomal organi¥atsons and has b&en $91818 mlnrmum of £35,000. Fro& roserves at 31 August
2023 w&r¥ £56,641 and in exce33 of the target minimum.
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Access ACCQUMTANCY
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONT￿vED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUQUST 2023
c. Pthclp•l lundlng
r)uring the yèar the chailty has ba8n compktéty lundtd by mèmber organ1381k>n8. Eath membvrorgan15atlon
giv•5 an annual donation and the svi• ol thls annu￿ donalion varies depending on lh& s￿e ol the orgmnisolipn.
Subgffjuent. to the year•rwJ, the truslee8 ha￿ held discu38iona exWng $tr¥le* lnrtlg￿ts includlng r•W•J lo
Ihe fuiur• funding model of th• ¢h•ity, Whilst no ¢hong•s hm bttn mad• at this 8l•J¢ thtr trusla•s conllnue to
explore lundlng slratvglu to •d8pt •nd Bnx¥ th• ch¥Fty •ustaln￿y.
Tlwi for Ih8w fvnd8 hav• moinly be•n us•d to".
Pay fty th* •trJte9k 18crelario1 ?uppcrt by ICAEW during th• yeAr. ￿ th• Charity has r
employees, third-party support b needed lo lak• on the exten$Ne ltcMtarl81 M$p0naibilil￿5 Ihat allrw Ihe
v•rb)ui grt4lP$ and 81gn•lorias ￿l¥￿¥¢d in the charity 10 Itay kn ¢ommunlc8tlon vAlh another.
. Hire Th• 8rido• Grtyjp ai an exlern81 evaluator to onsure iigorous. hvjh qu•lily ev￿￿￿tIon ol th• prograrNneB
n by the charlty'l ilgnalory OTganliatkns and 8UPPOrt wfth data analy￿8 qnd benchm•rklng act￿11￿.
Enga9¢ wlh RMP Enterpri$0 lo craft and deliver a b￿p9k¥ ¢•mpwgn lo r¢och iludents •nd improve
•worena88 of ¢¥portunilwJ$ lorw)rk •Xpor￿n¢9 ind ¢•roor8 In t￿ *¢ctsunl8ncy 1octc*.
othor O•nllAI futurn ui•• ol knd• ￿14 be to the ongolng devdopmenl of tho c￿rty. knc*Jdlng
•clSvttK•8 lo prtynot• •nd r•h• ww•r•nu$ of lh• ch•r*y. •nd m•k* progr••• Ag•ln8t it• cèj•Gtiv•¥.
StN¢tur•i qov•rnanc• •nd rnan•g•m•nt
4. Con•tltutlon
Ac¢•As A¢￿￿1￿ncY kn 8 rtyl•ter•d charty, nurnber 1185776, ArKI l• Incowirnled aB • Ch•rlt•bl• Inwor•l•d
Organlsotth. Its gov•mlng doe￿￿0n1 l• th• ¢on8lttulbn as •dcpt¢d on 26 F•fnwry 2016 and •rn•nded on 29
Juty 2019.
b. M•thod• ol•ppolntm•nt Or •I￿tIon of tru•ts
The ¢h8flty InJ8teea jhall Con￿81 of up to five Nomtrwted TrusleeB.' o mlrthum tsf four l￿d m•xlmum d five
Appdntsd Trul1￿8, ral• ￿MmItted lo on APA org#ni$•lion; on• Sc¢lal MobSMty Tru8100 on•
Prolei$tswl Bojy Tru￿￿.
Member oryni8atk)n• Dek￿tte, EY. KPMG. And th• N40 may •pKh aPP￿nt om Nomin*d TN•l••, f¢X
such a lirn• 01 Ih•y •r• m•mb•r• of the th•rfy. Apwinl•d Tru81••8 musl bo appoJnl•d frorn amorrfJsl
c4ndld8tes pul forymrd by chariil8 rn*M￿r org8nl•8tlon8. by a r•wlution of t￿ charity IruJte•s, A Soclal
Mobllrty Trust￿ and PTohHbnal Body T¥￿te0 mu8t be apOni•d by a i•8olutlon ofthe chority tiuste•s.
Th• ow?in9 tru¥te•8 be resP￿sIble for th• I￿uCtIOn of new tru8tee8, *thtch wwofve6 wn ww•ren•$i ol
trust••'s f•8ponslbllllks, the term$ of the conslilulK>n, ¥nd •dM￿￿t￿81iVt, gov•rnonc• •nd proc•dur81. Th•
tru6t¢¢s wll b6 advl8ed ol th• (•l8v￿t Chgfrfy Commi88kM guidanc8 in connoctKJn wilh th￿r rokn M Irusl•e8.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2013
8tru¢wM. fPV•m4n¢• and m•n•g•m•n¢ l¢¢•rtlnu•dl
Oryunl8atlonal ￿￿¢tUr0 and d•cl¥lon4n•klng poll¢l•ffj
The org•nl881(ond #lru¢iur• of th• a• lollm".
Patron Grnup: Th1$ group l& rnade up of lh• charfty Iruthm 4nd 41•c¢kntM. Th• group m••li •pproxkn4t•
¥tx time¥ prA year •nd h•* Iwo k•y purpoM8'.
Providrng slrat•g* dlreLiM and over81ght, •r
. Le•Jinq on •n9•qer￿nt wtth • v•r*ty ol stak•hoklw• wlth 8 vl•w lo prorncrtlng wort of lh• L*•rfty.
St••rln9 ar0￿P.. ThL• gfOUP Is m*Je up ￿ 1h8 knt41(Ing groups chalr, Accas8 Af%c4Jnt•rKy Treaiur•r and
Acc8ss AccountarKy Secfelariat. ThSB group meot8 approx¥na¢dy ￿￿1¥0 Iirn•s • y8•f and 18 dlr•ct
4￿u￿*¥bIg for ov•rn88ing 8lx ¥%thlna groups on develcpm•nt defNery of all ch•rhabl• activltle¥, u well
anwrlng that ¥lgnoiorkn8 •r• *d￿U8181Y consult•d and inform•d d•cl•bn• •ffKllrtg th• InltWIv•,
All rn•mber8 d P•tran Grw, St••rlng Group l•xcW tho S•crethrt•ll •nd •ll workhg grou￿ are ¥0￿￿te*￿.
T￿ wklng 9roup ar• 8•t oth In nKX• de￿1 OTr 3.
8t•l•m•nt ol tr￿10￿, v••pon•lbllltb••
Th• Iw$l•e$ •r• r•i￿ni￿￿ lor prepariTra the Tw•t••$' repcrt and lh• li￿nC￿l •tat•rn•nt¥ In K¢or￿n¢* wth
*pplkabl• law •nd Untt•d KlnpJc¥n ACc￿nI￿r￿J sI￿￿8rd$ IUnll•d Klny*im G•ner81￿ ￿￿>tOd Acc￿ni1
The law •pplicti)l• lo In England 8 W408 th• trul1•￿ lo pr•p•r• 1knort1*l •tat•ment• lor each
finond•l vhlch gN• • tru• falr th ol lh¢ Stab rf •11oiri ol th• ch•fjly •nd of In¢C￿￿9 mour¢es •nd
aFplic*lion of I•￿￿G•S, Includir￿ its incom• •xp*￿rtur•, for th•1 p•rknd. In pry￿Trg thes• finwlclal
•t4tThnt8, th• Irwlw• •f• r•gulr•d lo..
•d•ct 8uWl• 1¢￿JU￿11n9 polk4•s and Ih•n wly thwn con8lstenlly'.
¢+J8ewve the method$ and pri￿1p￿S ol ih• Chorlth•s SORP {FRS 1021..
rnak• judgmgnts and accountlng e81in•te$1tt41 re¢wn•blo •nd prud8nt;
stale Wh￿¢her •pplrJbl? UK Accountln9 Slondath IFRS 1021 h•v• t￿rt lolow•d, Subj￿t to any rn•t¢rlal
departure8 dS•ckJged explAined in tho fin•n¢lal 818temont6',
Propafe the flnancl•l $t4l¢rn•nt8 on tho gdng c¢rtém unh•• il li wi•pprwii•l• to pr•itTh• IhAI lh•
¢hadty cantinu8 In bu￿ne61.
The Iru$lee¥ are Tespon8iblo for k¢•phg •d•qu•t• •¢¢ounllng rewds thot ￿ $uffKtent to show and eyplaln Ihg
chJrill• lran6actKY￿ and disck)sè ￿th rn8sonabl• OCCUfOCy at Qny tirne the lknandal positic￿ of th8 tharfly and
•Tr￿• thorn to •ngure th•t th? f￿9￿ClI ￿￿tem￿nI8 compty with th• chorit￿ Act 2011. th• Chartty IAccounl•
Ar￿ Reporlsl R¢gul•tiono 2008 and lh• prov181ons ol the Chwty Constitut￿ffl. Th•y ar• rwpJn51ble for
s•fegyJrdM19 Ihg 98s01g of th• ch•rily l•king mgonatla lteps for the pfov•nt•)n gnd
fraud ar￿ othw Irragularitw.
Apprmd ty crfderofth¢ memb8rn d th• dtru*e•8 and jigned on thelr bsh•W by..
8 Scott
Chair
)-6-zoL
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ACCESS ACCOUNTANCY
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Indep•nd•nt examln•rf8 rnport to tho tru•tO0¥5 of Aee•s• Accouortancy Iyhtr ¢harlty}
I report to th8 charlty trustoes on my expminathon of lh$ occounts of the charity for th• year ended 31 Augugt
2023.
Respon•lbllltle4 •nd b?sl¥ of r•port
AS the trustees ol the charfly you arè r8$pon51bla for the preparallon of the accounts In accordan¢• w5th tho
requirernanis of the Charities Act 20111'lhe 2011 Acl'l.
I reporl in resp8Ct of my examination of the charitl5 account$ ￿rrI￿d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and
in carrylng out my axaminotion I have followed the appllcable Direction8 glvan by the Charity Commlsslon undar
secllon 14SISllbl of tha 2011 Aci.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rf8 8tat•rn•nt
I have completed my examlnetlon. I conflm that no mallèr8 have ¢ome lo my attenllon In conne¢llon ¥￿th th•
examinatSon 9lvln9 ma caus8 to b&l+ava that In any material respect..
accountin9 records wer8 not kepl In respect of the charity aB required by Sgction 130 of the 2011 A¢1: or
the accounls do not accord wllh Ihose records,. or
tho accounts do not comply with tha applicable r8quir8ments concernlng the lom ond content of
a¢counl8 801 out in the Charlties IAc¢ounls and Report81 R8gulallon8 2008 other than any requlrgmenl
that th8 accounts glve a 1rue and falr. vlew whlch Is not a mattgf ￿nsIdered as part ol an Indopendonl
examSnaUon.
I have no concerns and have come acroB8 no other matter8 Sn conngdon wlth tho exominafjon lo whlch
aliantlon should bo drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper underslandlng of tho occounts to be reached.
ThSs roport Is mad8 sol&ly to th8 charflys truste8s, Bs a body, In accordancè wlth 88Ctlon 145 ol the Charllles Act
2011. My work ha$ been undertak¢n so that I mlght stale to the charftys Iru81ees Ihoge m8tter81 am requlfed to
18le to them In thls report and for no other purpo39. To th¥ lullost axlenl pemiltted by law. I do not 9¢¢8pt or
assurne re5ponslblllty lo anyone otrer than thè ch8rlly ènd the ¢h8rity's tw$1￿8 As a body. for my work, for Ihl$
report, or for the opinions I have lomied.
Signed..
Par•$h Radla FCA
RDP NewmaD$ LLP
Lynwood House
373-375 Stadon Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2AW
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2023
Unr•8trlct•d
funds
2023
Totsl
funds
2023
Total
funds
2022
Not•
lo)come from:
Charit8bl8 ￿tIvitI￿S
117.521
117,521
114,625
Total Incom•
117.521
117,521
114,625
Exp•ndltur• on:
Charftablo acllvltlas
120,491
120,491
90,115
Total •xp•ndltur•
120,491
120,491
90,115
N•t •xp•ndltur•
12,9701
12,9701
24,510
Net mov•mont In lund•
12,9701
12,9701
24,510
R•¢on¢lll•tlon ol fund•:
Total funds brought forward
N•1 movthmant In funds
59,811
12,9701
59,611
12,9701
3S,101
24,510
Totsl lund• ¢arr￿d forw•rd
56,041
S6,841
59,011
There are no re81rfctèd lund8 for either the curr•nl or prfor yeor.
Th• not•s on pag8$ 10 to 15 form part of the80 finand81 $latgmgnl8.
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 AUOUST 2023
2023
2022
Curr•nt •¥••ts
Cath at bjnk •nd in h•nd
136,412
I25,￿1
13&4W2
123,￿1
CfedAorn: •rTrJunt• fillng du• wlthln on&
y•ar
1718411
ie6,29)1
N•l ¢urr•nl a•s•l•
68.641
S9.811
Totsl n•1 a•••i•
58.841
59.611
Ch•rlty fvnd•
R•8trlct•d fundb
Un¢•￿rIet•d luThJ•
59,611
Tot•1 lund•
69,811
Th• fln•nd•l tht•m•nt• w•r• oppiov•d •NI •JthovlMd lor IMu• by th• trv•l••• •nd •lgrk•d on thdr beh4fby'.
S Scott
Ch•lr
)-6-Zoz
Th• n¢tss on pag•• 10 to 15 lorn p•rt ol Ih•M fln•rKl•l •t*Thnth.
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NOTES TO THE FIMANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
G•n•rnl Intormatlon
Acc￿& Acc￿nI*[beY i¥ a Charttabkn In￿￿ted Organ￿1)n gov•rn•d ty COn￿t￿lYJn •1 •dcf4•d
on 26 F8bru8ry 2018.
Ae¢ounilng poll¢l
2.1 8••1• ol Pr*￿￿tIon olflnanel•l •ut•m•nts
The nnanclal •talemeThts ha6* bean pr•par•d In 8Kcordanc• ￿th Chariti•s SORP IFRS 1021 .
A¢eounling and Reprytir4J by Ch•ritle•.' St•tement ol Recrynmended PrBCtlce appl￿3￿1• lo CharIt￿9
preparing their accoun1• In accordance with th• Roportln9 Standard 4ppllcAbh kn the UK
d Rep￿)￿.¢ ol Ir•l¥)d IFRS 1021 {ell•clw• 1 Januory 20191, th• Fln•ncl•l Reporting Stsnd•rd
Jplkabl8 in tho UK and RepublSc ol Ird•nd IFRS 102) •nd th• Ch•rlll•8 Act 2011.
A¢c•81 Account4n¢y ¢cffl8lltul•• • pubHc b•n•lll antlty al d•lkn•d by FRS102. A8oat• •nd lknbllltbi
Aro Inltlalty mc4onlMd al h1$￿¢ coat or v￿u8 unle81 othern1￿ •t•l•d.
charty hai tak￿ *Yv￿1&ga of the prow81on8 In th• SORP Upd￿e 8uH•tln 1 not to •
Slat•m•nl ol Cash Flows.
The WA>unt8 w• prepAr•d In •1•rlkng. whbch i• tho lunctkjnal cwrwKy of th• tharty. MM¢t•ry
•mount• In Ih88• Ilnan¢W 9tal￿•￿I aro found•d tr) t￿ n•are8t pound (£1.
2.2 Qolng ¢on¢•fn
After miklng 4pproprJDte •Dqu¥*, Ihe trustea8 a rea80nabl? expectotbn Ihal th• chwlly hb8
•dequat8 r880lJfc￿ lo ccrtlnue In op•r*llon* •xi•t•nc• for th• lor•81•abla futur•. b•lng a
ot knasl 12 month8 from th• dat• of apprsJv81 ol lh• IlnancLg1 81ataments. For th59 reason Ih•y
ccffllhu• to adopt th• golng concem ￿11* h pwiwing Ihe fin•nci•l •thiements.
13 Incom•
IrK¢m i• roc•N•d 8• donatp3n8 from m•M￿r er9antsatlona IwArd$ chpr**l• ac11￿1￿ and
2orvlceB provthd to m•mber orqonl8atbrn. Incorn from theae ￿rviCeS 15 r•cognls•d In th p•r
In whlch the se￿CeS ar• pro¥id•d.
2A Fund aeeountl*)g
All lund8 are un￿trICt•d •rd ar• •v•l•bh lor LO• •1 lh• d1•cr•I￿￿ of th• tru818•• In fLAlh•M¢e ol
th• 9•n•r•l ollhe rharNy 4TrJ hw• fi¢A been dwbntthl lor other purpou8.
2.6 Exp•ndlluv•
EXpendIu￿1$ rKognised orKe t￿re Is a or conslructi¥r obligation lo transler xcfflomlc b•n•fil
to a thlf4 paffji, tt Its probabl• th•t • trwtyfer of e¢onc¥))i¢ bentsfts wll bè f¥quired in getlK8meni and
th• •mount ol the oblwpjn rAn b8 m•8$urgd mllably.
Al expenditure 1$ Ac¢cunt•d for M •n a¢uu•ls baois. and 1$ •lb¢*d lo th• •pplk8blè •xp•ndtture
8dlng•.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Aecountlng pollcl•• {contlnued)
2.5 Exp•ndlturo Icontlnu•dl
Reseorch. charitable activlties and Support Costs arè those c08t8 Incurrgd directly in support of the
objects ol the charfty. Gov8rnanc8 costs are those incurred in connection with compllancs wlth
constitutional and statutory requiiern&nl$.
1 gxpenditure 1$ Sncluslve 01 irrecov8rabl8 VAT whor* oppllcoble.
2.6 Ca8h al bank and In hand
Cash 8t bonk and In hand Indudes C&Bh and ghort-tèm hlghly Ilquld In￿StMant& vAth a short maturfly
of thr88 fflonths orlgss from the dale of acquisition or opgnin9 of the depc*3il tsr slmllar account.
2.7 Llabllltl•• and provl$lon•
Llabilttle3 and provlslon$ gre rgcognlged when there Is 8n obllgatlon at the BBl8ncg 8hget date as a
result of a past event, it probabl• that a transfer of economic b&nofit will b8 requireil Sn $8ttlement,
and thè amount ol the sewement be measured or esbmaled TeliaNy. Liablllues and provI81on$
are rK*miglly rg¢0gnised At their setllernenl amount after allowlng for any dSscounl8 dug.
2.8 Flnanclal In*trum•nt•
Th8 eharlty has o18clgd to apply Sectlon8 118nd 12 01 FRS 102 In respect of finan¢l81 Instruments.
Flnanclal a8sels and flnancl81 IlablllUe8 are recognlsed when thè charity becomes party to the
contradual provlsions of the inslrumenl.
Flnanclal118bllilio$ and oquSty Sn8trument8 are cLgssilied a¢¢ordlng io the subBlanc8 of the contractual
arrangements entered into. An equlty In$trum8nt Is any contract that aVldèn￿5 a res)du81 Inlwg$1 In
thè 8s881s of the charlly after de¢Juctlno all of it# Ilablllties.
The chBrlly'3 pollcleB for its major cla889$ of financial a8Bel3 and financlal11obilitl8s are sèl oul b¥low.
FlnAn¢lal ••••ts
fSnancl81 a¥8et5. Including cash and bank bal8ncg8. 8r8 Inltlally recognlsed at Iransactlon prlce,
unles8 the arrangemtrnl consUlule8 8 financing transaction, where th8 transaction is mea8ured al the
presenl value of the lulure receipts discounled #t a market rale of interest for a sirnilai debt
Instrument. Financlng transacllons are those In which payment Is deferred beyond normal busln65S
terms or is financed al a r81è of intere* th8t is not B market rate.
Such 8ss&tS are subsequently carrled at amortlBed co$¢ uslng th& effective inleresl melmd. kns any
Impalm6nl.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Accountlng ptsllclo¥ l¢ontinuodl
Fln•nclal Instruments {contlnuedl
Flnanelal Ilabllltl••
Basic financlal Ilablllll88, Includlng trade and othor uedltors. ara Inltlamy racognSs8d 8t transa¢tlon
pric8, unless the arrangement conslltutes a financln9 transacllon. where the debt In$trumenl 18
m8asured al the present valu& ol thg lutur& payments di8counled al a markol ral& of interest for
slmilar dobl In$trumenl. Fln8n¢Sng Ir8n88¢llons are those In whl¢h payrnenl Is deferred beyond
normal bu31ne35 lems or 18 financed al a rale of interest that 15 not 8 market rate.
Dobt in8lnJmants ar8 8ubs8qu&nUy ¢8rrf8d al amcdsed cost, using th& effective Inler&$l rale method.
Impalrm•nt ol flnancl41 •*••t#
Fln8nclBI 8$￿13 m08svred al cost and amortlsed c05t ale asse8sed at the end ol each reportlng
p?riod lor oblecllvg evidence of impalrmenl. If oblectlve evldence of lrnpalrment 18 found. an
irnp8irmenl loss Is ￿¢09n￿sed in the profil and loss account.
FOT flnanclal a8so18 m•asur8d at cost 1988 Impalrmonl, th8 Impalrm•nl 1088 18 mea8ured 88 the
dlfferen¢o boNveon the 888?I's carying arnounl arKI the be318311Tnale of th8 amount the compony
would recelve for the asset Sf It were lo be 80hJ at the reportlng dale.
For financial assols measured ot amorti$ed cost, th$ impoirm&nl lo$$ 1$ mo88ured 8$ the difference
b¢lw?en the 8s861'$ ¢8rrying amount and the pre3enl value of e8tirnaled cash flows dlscounted al the
asset's original effectwe interest rat¥. 11 th• linanclal 8SS8t has a variBbl8 Snler8St ralè, tha dlscount
rat• for measurlng any Impairmènt loss Is th¥ Current gffo¢llv& Inleiesl ralo delerminod tsnder the
¢ontr8Ct.
If there18 a decrease in the Impalrment loss orSslng from an w8nt occurrfng aftar thè Impalmiant w88
recognSs8d. tha lrnpalrmanl Is r&versed. Th& revorsal 18 such that the current Carrylng amount does
not &XCOgd what th& ¢arryng amount would have been had the Impalrrnenl not prevlously been
recognS3ed. The impalrmenl reversal Is r8cognised In profft or loss.
D•r•eognltlon of ffinan¢l•l a••ots and Iln•ncl•l Il•bllltl•¥
Flnanclal assets aro d&rgcognls80 when 181 th8 contractual rf9hl8 10 the c88h flows from the asset
expir8 or 58tdgd. or Ibl sub31anlially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asse¢ aro
transferred to anolhor party 01 Icl de8plle havlng relalned some signlllcant rf8ks and rewards of
ownership, control of the asset has been transferred to anothor paty who hag the practical ablllty to
unil8lerally Sell the asset lo an unrèlatèd third party wlthout Imposlng additional rastrictions.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is exlinguished, that Is when tha eontroctuthl
obligation 15 dlscharged, cancelled or 8xplr8S.
Offsettlng of flnanclal 0$80ts and financial Ilabllltle•
Financial assets and liabiliti•s arg offsgt and thg ngt 8mount reported in the balan¢9 ¥he8t when
there Is an enforceable rlght to sel off the re¢tsJnlsed amounts and there is an intention tts settle on
n&t basis or lo r¢ali$o the as8el and settle the IlabS1ity simultaneously.
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NOTES TO THE FINAMCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOEO 31 AUGUST 2023
Incom• from charltabh •ctlvltl•s
Unrestricted
lunds
2023
Total
fvndty
2023
TotBI
funds
2022
R8cglpts from marn￿r organlsatlon8
117,521
117,521
114.825
Analy•ls ol •xp•ndltur• by •ctlvltl••
A¢tlvltl•s Support and
und8rtaken gov•mane•
dlr•ctly
2023
Total
fund8
2023
2023
Research Into 50clal moblllly
Campalgns to ralse awargn888
Secrètarial support
Op8ralional and other ¢0518
Indepond&nl oxamlnatlort fe&
26,622
45,000
26,622
45,000
30,000
16,789
2,10Q
30.000
18,769
2.100
71,822
48.8e9
120,491
Activllles Support and
undertakan govoman
dlrectly
osts
2022
2022
Total
funds
2022
Research Into ¥ocl81 moblllty
Campoigns to ralse awaranas$
S8cretarSal support
Other
Independonl examlnatlon f&0
26.622
32,000
26,622
32,000
30,000
113
1,380
30,000
113
1.380
5e,622
31.493
90,115
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Indop•ndgnt •x4fftlnorf¥ r•muneratlon
Th8 indep8nd&nt examinerfs remunaratbn amounts to an indgpendenl examiner fee of £2,10012Q22 -
£1.3801.
Tru•tM•' rnmun•ratlon and •xp•n•••
Thgre wgre no employees during the year or the prevlous year. No Iruslee rec8lved any remunerallon
12022.. £NIL) for their services and no trustee was reimbursed lor expenses incurr8d on b8half of th
charity.
Crgdltori: Amounts f4lllng duo wlthln one y•ar
2023
2022
Trade creditor5
Aecruals and deferred in¢om•
1.560
Tl.281
66,290
78,841
66,2S￿l
St•t•mtnt ol fund•
Stat•m•nt of funds . eurr•n¢ y••r
Balane• At 1
S•ptembor
2022
8alance at
31 Augusl
2023
In¢om• Exp•nditur•
Unr•strlct•d funds
Reserye
59.811
117,521
{120.4911
56,641
Stat•m•Tht of fund• - prlor y•ar
Balance al
1 Septèmb•r
2021
Balance al
31 August
2022
Income Expendltur¢
unr•strIct￿ funds
R93erve3
35,101
114,625
190,1151
59,611
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Analysls of net asg•t8 b•tw••n funds
Analys1• of net ¥s$•t$ b•tw•en fund8 - current year
Unrestrl¢tod
lunds
2023
Total
fund
2023
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
135,482
178.8411
135,482
(78.8411
Totsl
56,641
56,641
An•ly•l• of n•t ••••t$ b•tw••n fund•. prlor y•ar
Unrestrfcted
lund$
2022
To181
lunds
2022
Currant asset8
Credllors dug WithSn ona yeai
125,901
166,2901
125.901
166.2901
Tot•1
59.611
59,611
10. R•latad party tr8ns&etlons
None of our tru81885 rec61v8 remunerallon or other beneflt lor Ihelr work ￿th the chorfty.
DonBtiong from m&mbgr or98n188￿on8. whom th¥ tw8t808 have a COn￿Gi10n, are feceived withoul
ondillonB attached.
Slnce l Octobèr 2020 th8 ch8rity h88 re¢elved 8&cr8t8rlAt support from ICAEW. a member org8n1$8110n.
In connection with these seryices an expense of E30,00012022.. £30,000) h8¥ been ehorged in the ye8r lo
31 August 2023, with £27,500 outstondlng at the year-end 12022: £27,500> and Included ￿thin accruals
and defarred Incomg Ipr¢sgnled in note 71.
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