REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1168531 REPORT OFTHETRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED HNANCi4L STATEMENTS FOR THÉ YEAA ENDED 30 SÉPTEMBEII 2023 THE WRttEIS' SUMMER SCHOOL Brooke5 Stephen5 New Media House Dawdson Road chfield Stafftirdshire v￿14 9DZ THEWRttERS' SUMMERSCHOOL coKrENTS OF THE FINAl4flALSTAYEMEpirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Repwt ofthe Tn￿le¢S Independent ExamIne￿$ Report St•tement olFIn￿dI1 AcU¥l li to 17 18 ro 19 ThE WRtrEAS' SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED30 SEIryEMBER21)23 The trustees present thelr report wrth the financial statements of the charlty for the year ended 30 September 2023. The trustee5 have adopted the provlsion5 of kcounting and Rep￿tIng by Charitres: Statement of Recommended Pract5ce applicable to charieiu preparin8 their attounts in ¥cordanc¢ with th* Finanoal Roporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republicof Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective ljanuary 20191. The charity is a Charitable Inco¥porated Organisatlon. 08JECTIVESANDACTIVITIES Objectivesand alms The objprt of the School Is to ar￿art¢e the edu￿t￿ of the publlc in the art ofwritin& induding tuition forwritèrs and prospectNe writers. S￿Ilkart artl¥ltles The School is committed to running an annual ￿Idential cmference for writers for one week durfng each summer. The programme oirns to provide wrtter5 and potential writers with a r3n8è of cour5Ès. speakefs and other activltie5 intended to Inspi￿ and develop their writlr8 in a friendty and suppthtive environment. allowin8 them to nthork and share experienc While plannin8 the pro8ramme for the cmfèrersce, the Trusrees cort5iderthe Commission's guidance on public benefit and Sn particular, seek to enable as many wrrtW5 potential writers as po&siblt to benefrt from the opportunities the School has to offer, which are: - A Comp￿henSIve programme of courses arJoss as many 8enres as posgble - Opprrtunltie5 fty mentorship - Communication throughouttheyearto maintain the spirit ofthe Sthod - Asslsted places for WTiters who wouhl otherwise be unable to attend. Publk benefft The trustees have have had regard to the Charity G)mmission%guidarKe on public beneffiL THE WRtr&is' SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT OFTHETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBEII 2023 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMA14CE Charltable a¢tl¥lt*s 08ramme This year, the pro8ramrne comprlsed fovr Speclalist c(wJtses & txefve Short courses. co¥erinB How to wrbte Your Flrst NLSvel. Perfert Plottin& Catching Stars-'A brief guide to launchin8 your thoughts into space and grabbln8 a poem on the way down. The Pzth to Publication. Crime= Getbn8 The sOen￿ Right Writing Historlcal Fictlon, Dlgitsl Publishin& Water & Poetry, The Trickier Bits of Firtion, Getting Playfvl With Picture Books, Creatin8 Character Dialogue. Writing & Sdling Travel Articles- twenty One Hour Sessions itKJuded Amazon & Kindle Publishin8, Stress Relief for Writer& Prtry Fun. A Healthy L[f￿e for Writer5, Comedy-A Whistle Stop Tc4Jr. Writing A Synopsis, Whose Istoryl Line 15 It Anyway - 'Is our personal St￿line helpi￿ hindÈrtng or sabotsging our creativityP' . Ten Ways to Update Your Folklore, Drama Techniques. Yoga Forwritws, What'5 in a Name- 8ettin8 the fight name for your thararters - Editi￿ Both Sides of the Fence. Romantic Ficbon, Competition fps & Trick5, Social Media & Photography for Write1& Unfortunatew, for the sec￿0 year runni￿ one Guest Speaker who wa5 a150 a Short Course tutor, was unable to ttend. The ctyJrse varancy was filled by inviting a regular tutor who pThided an alternative course. The SpeHkef vacancy was filled by of the Spetsalist C￿r5e tutLYS. In previous years, opportunities were provided to write or develop work,. f¢Y creatNIty through -￿ft Up Your Pen5', "Just Write. and 'Page to Sta8e'. trwjt due to the need to drop a day15ee "financial R£view' page 91, Page to stsge was tèrnp0rari￿ sldelined - because of the amount of time required to do it - in favour of more Workshops which better fitted the time available and allowed a rea50nable number of Short Courses. However, 'tift Up Your Pen5" remained as a daily offer and 'Just Writs" wa5 restgned to a less "offitial- In that people We￿ invlted to u* any Spa￿ throughout the complex that they felt was insiMrinB to them. -lift Up Your Hearts," 'Meditation by the Lake" and "Unwind Your Mind" remained for reflertion and relaxation. These elements of the pmgramme are pro¥¥ded bv dele8ates themselves and supported by the Committee on behallof the school. As well as the daytime programme, a full range of entertainment was prowided In the ¢wenings, encouraging more partiopation from dele8ates and opportunities tts meet and 500alise with other writers. The "Speed Meet & Greet. first introduced at the 2022 School - was back by popular demand on the first night,. 'Write on Cue. reappeared on Sunday evening to help kick-start Creat￿ty. Both We￿ well attended. Othet e¥enin8 events induded a 'BIG' Quiz, combined literary and general knowledge questsons.- a fancy drw e4ening on the theme of "Fairy Tales. IdeleBates were free to dress up from dinner onwards) endlng with a disco- the ever-popular poetry and prose open mics,. and buskers. night lall well attended). Pa8e tt1 5ta8e performances were absent due to the dropping of the daybme workshop & rehearsal slots but the "Rrepit Sing-a-lonB' rÈturned on the final evenin& sound issues frorn 2022 resolved but the area was very dark makin8 It difficult tL) read 50n8 sheets and only one firepit was lit. Attendees enjoyed the performance but were disappointed that the darkness made it difficult to join in the less wdl-known song& Speakers induded Rty Mdad3ne - Poet. HaywTi8ht & fomer YoLrth & Community Worker. born in Bimiingham of Jamaican parentsge and INing in Br￿htQn and the current National Canal Laureate - replaced Nick Hunt who was unable to attend aTrd spoke about his international perforniances and passion for 50oal justi￿, equality, identity, love and the healing power of poetry - Sue Moorcroft and agenL Juliet Pl¢kerin& discussed each of their experiences publlshing Sue's seasonal romanticfiction. and whatto look forwhen aTrmin8fw sutte55 with your own writing. THE WRtfEIiS' SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT OFTHETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBfR 202a The Sthool attracted fifty-two first-time attende& a hi8her number than in re¢ent years and the Earty Blrd period from 1st October to 315t December 2022 which incorporated Friends of Swanwi¢k Prfodty Bookin& generated 105 booklngs. On 1st January, when the price rose to the post-Early Bird level. bookin8 lowed - only 11 in January 8 tn February - and continued to fluctuate in a ￿Milar fashion until th@ fin31 det3ils cut•off oa july 20th. The additional Assisted Plates Isee'Ftnancial review, pa8e 91 recipients and later bookin8s brought the grand total of rooms occupsed to 197. Contract numbers were not at capacity due to cancdlations. a few after the refund cut-off date but most came from those who had booked during the Eady Bird period. Interest continued up to the 5tsrt of the School but as bookin8s close at the final details. dea(Eline. any bookings could not be accommc*lated. There was one Part-fime attendee 3nd four Day-WIsittYs. Port-tirne avallablllty wa5 restricted to To￿￿$ free on the 1st of May 2023. 207 people In total were in ottendance. kndudin8 seven C¢>mmittee Member5 lone committeÈ member was unable to attend due to a family stuationl, tsvo Competition winnets, the Taffle winner from 2022. flve Topwrite TecTpients. six Assisted Places.. three 4-Part course tutors. nine 2-Part courses lsix guest tutors). 8ue5t speakers two guests from Writing ma8aztnè and 154 delegates. As usual. a Welcome Reception for 'Flrst Year5. was held the first erniing to help put new people at èase, and mid-week Aftemoon Tea session was hdd to cdlert val4sable feedback on how the programme was bein8 re¢eived by those attending for the first time. Ambassador5 WLYe In place to provide additimal wpport and help with collectin8 the inforniation. The ¢(#nmittet are not involved in this session, but Arnbas5adors are in plate to encourage and assist attendees with thlwr feedbK Slxteen tutors provided a totsl of ninety-se**n one to one sessions lof whith twenty-seven were used) coverin8 a wlde ran8e of genres and subject rnatter for delegates seekin8 5pectfic a¢fvice and dlrertion for their work. These intluded fiction (Wofflen's/Hlstorical/SerialslShort StorieslPlottin8 a NoveilLGBTQLA+l. non-fiction. scriptwritin& story creation and structure. General Forensic Advice for Crime Writer& Healthy ￿￿ftgfQr Wrtters, Boo* Design and Grammar. The School's F3￿book aosed Group page and Twitter feed were pr￿￿le(l wth a wide selection of ftyers and up-to-date information throughout the year whid) helped to ratse the Sthool's onllne profile through links to various pages on the web>te and delegates rep05ting and retweet¢n8 them. ￿l￿WIng tutors and Speakers to promote thelr work at the S¢hool using social Media helps maintain the visibiltty ol the School and atuacts new people from a wider range of areas. This drives trafficto the website which helps to maintain online ￿￿bility. The bi-monthty newsletter wa5 maintained dispensin8 updates and information to those who subscrfbe and provldin8 forum for dele8ates to share their WTtting successes. The new Newsletter Editor transfornied the medlurn into a morè up to datÈ and interactNe fOrn￿L prNding opportunÉties for Subscribers to communicate and share. It Is hoped that this will help to draw new subscrtbers to the newsletter and potential new delegates ttj the 5thool. Updates beh¥een newsletters were posted oft Facebook and Twitter and circulated by the membership. The School contlnued to maintsin a Wikipedia page and the webstte continued issues with the Dreamhost platfomi prompted a rewew of the School's needs and 3 change to a mtte stable platfom was begun. A rebranding of the school was proposed and had begun to 80 ahead, tyjt fvrther issues combined to dday completlon in time to P￿sent the Sdea to the S¢hool. Shortly beforè the start of the School. Shopintegrator, announced that they would close their ecomrnèrce divSsion on 1st Ortober 2023 leawng the Web￿te without a shopfronL meaning that there would be no atcess to online payrnents for donations or gift vouthers from that dats until the new site was up and running. Followifig the end of the school. dele8ate feedback was against any rebrandin8 and the new proposed Ic£0 was not well supported. $0 the committee detided to call a halt to the rebrandi￿ rtwerted to the previous logo, and concentrate on stabilisin8 the website and email platfom and building a website shopfront and payment page. THE WRttERS' SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT OFTHETRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 TopWrkelA551#ed Plx egular and one-off donations to the Friends of Sw3nwfjck fvnd p￿ded subsldised plates for seven creative writing jtudents throush its Topwrite Sehemé. A8ain, applitations wwe fvwthan hoped and. in the end, On￿ five recipients were booked In. The fee forTopWritewa5 raised to £130. Through the Sthool's A5SiSted Waces Stheme, also funded by Friend5 of Swanwici IMI partial places and four full places were provided for individuals ￿ a incorne andlor reteiving beneffts. A fvrther donation 01 £2.C(Q from Amazon L5terary Partnership all¢)wed the ￿aceS allotated to both sthemes to be CfNered more easily leavin8 a Subst￿tIal remainder goin8forwafd. Th15 Fbow re8ulaT donation is muth appreciated by the Trustees. THE WRtrERS' SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT OF THE TRUStEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED *) SEPTEMBER 2023 FINANCIAL REVIEW Fknanclal poNIItyi The deusion to drop one day from the usual fAay Week was made in answer to the 15% hlke in accommodatiun Costs that the Haye5 land ccn had impo>ed on th¢ir rates for 2023_ Thio w3£ an Unusual￿ high ￿rCenta￿e and would have meant that the School'5 pri￿ would have to BO up by a very large 3mounL meanin8 that a 8reat many regular dele8ates would struggle to afford it and such an èle4ated ccst would dissuade new people from attending. Dropping one day alltswed the Sthool to retain the sum of £18.8(￿1 in its surplus to be set against replacing that day the followin8 year Ishould the committee deem it reasonable) and raising prices by a smaller percentage would generate a small surplus. The committee agreed a strate8y of usln8 the 2022 pritt of £655 as the"Eath Blrd.. rising to £680 from 1st January 2023 for normal bo0kfj￿. Due to the three month Earty Bird period. the Friends of Swanwick Priority Booking period was less well utillsed, and only twelve people took advanta8e. Hty4vever. more booked in the followng two month5 and 3tst December 2022, had seventeen bookings. Bookings lluctuated dudng the remainder of the booklng period but were closed on 20th July when final detsi15 were lodged wtth the Hayes. At this st38e. four. rryjms remained available and t)ookings closed despite several enquirie5 at the time. Cofitrart numbers were reduced atcordin8ty to avold vnnece55ary charges. 'Note'. Bookings dose at the final detsils stsge because the Haye5 ICCT) restrict changes after that date to essential changes only, e.g. changes to the pro8ramme due to last-fflinute 5uth"tution5 of tutor51speakets, so additk)nal delegate5 tan't be added unless their bookings have at least been rece￿ed for confimation. Details could be added pendin8 b¢>okings the risk that someone cwld change thekr mlnd would mean the School is liable for the cost of the empty roomlsl. A previous delegate contact￿1 a ¢L¥nMEt￿ member re8ardin8 a Short 5tzy at the School and queried the possibility but was told that bookin8 was closed. A discussion with other members of committee fdlowed and the result was that the duty manager should be asked for conffirmation before decision could be made. However, the duty mana8er booked the ddegate in ￿thout fvrther discvsgon in committee and so thls perwn was allowed to attend after l)ookiw had dosed. The T￿aSurer felt this was unfalr on th¢)se who had been tumed away when bookin8s d05ed and that If it was Possible to book people In tlvrire the week then it would be prudent to discuss that with the Hayes goin8 forwaTd to avoid the School lo￿n8 any opporturtity to fill rooms. Part-tyme availability was again restdcted to room wdilability but the date was changed from 1st lune to tst May 2023. althoy8h Oay and Half Day attendance was available frorn the stsrt and was favoure(I by people who were unable to mana8e the full-time c05L Thls generated ￿e Part-rime, two Day and Half Day booklngs but meant that the Sch90¢ could 8ain additional income without addinB rooms. &Jirtg forward, such bookln8s will be restrirted by the capaaty of the dining rooms at the Hayes and the number of other people attendSng a¢companyin8 conferences throu8hout the week. Due to the shortfall In Topwrite and A5SiSted Places reopients- a totsl of fifteen rooms was laid aside for these. but onty five Topwrite and two A5SSted Waces were ¢onfirmed - Assisted Place5 pplicauons We￿ reopened for the remaining weeks befijre final detsil& This 8enerated four more re¢Splents. ffillin8 all but ofthe held rooms. The sale of one to one sessions- a totsl of twe*)ty-seven sessions brou8ht in a Surplus of £￿,. the raffle produced a further £1,275 Itaken in cash and by cardl and the Book Shop generated a surplus of £233. At the end of the year, the final position at 30th September 2023 was an encouraging surplus of £10,901 and a total surplu5 remalnlng of E67.565 (amounts falling due have been taken into ¢(m%deraDonl. The first of twts dep05its for the 2024 Sthool was paid 110% of contract cost per in5talmentl at £IL480, and a holdin8 dèpogt for 2025 of £l,¢XQ to secure dates. deposits afe dedutted frorn the final invoice. The Schod attracts delegates from home and abroad. and this year, there were Seven overseas delegates. four more than last year. Travel costs dyring the summer rn￿th5 have stayed high and although less than at its height, covid restrictions are still eausin6 issue5 with fryeign travel. Other costs are beginning to retum to a more normal level but many people are still experienoryg finanoal difficulties frryn the recent rlse in liwn8 Costs. However. there were 52 First Years in attendance, a small Improvement on recent year> THE WRITERS. SUMMER SOIOOL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 5EFfEMBER 2023 Funds raised throu8h 'Friends of 5wartwltV a￿ treated as restricted reser¥¥ and are identified separately in the Sthool's acC￿ntS to provide mcye transpa￿nCY of purpwe. The fund has continued to be essential in maintainln8 nance fpr the Topwrite and A55iSted Ploce5 sehemes throu8h rè8ulaf and I)n￿lf donation£ alikg. This schomÈ is very popular and is handled by the 5th￿1,$ Topwrite lia¥S￿ but applKations this year were a8ain fewer. Despite dtfficulty in attracting applications for Assisted Places, two were reC￿*d and both We￿ successful. Better adverusing and profnotion of th¢s scheme 15 atiknsed going forward. The fund continues to support Topwrite and A5515ted Haces due mainly to generous donations from 'Friends', both re8vl3r and ontroff. but bdstered by another donation from Amazon titerary Partnershtp IUK)(£2,C￿I. The number of wular donors to'Friends of Swanwid( fluctuates eath year but onfroff donations appear to be on the increase, eswially in October when the Friends of Swanwick Priority Booking period opened Ilst October 20221. Previously, when funds were low. the School contributed 3 small portion of the surplus to the fvnd l£l,LMJ)1£2.c¥XJ as OK￿ed by comrnitteel but has not c￿trIbthed fvrther to Friends of Swanwick due to donations maintainlng a wNkable level of funds and the annual injection of a large Sum from ALP which has varied since the first in 2017 but was agaln £2,CiKI this year. After all payments were made for places lunded at the 2022 School. the fund stood at £7,2Y The online booking system produced the highest prosK)rticffi of bookings receNed and is the most populaf method of bookin811191, foll¢Jwed by bank transfer1411, theqyes1301. PavBy￿nk181. with 5tandirkg orders brlnging up the rear The Sumup card reader used in the Book Shop performed very wdl and was popuior with delegJte5 p0s￿bI¥ dve to the "No Cash. policy at the Hayes and the assumption that the Sthcrfjl was Included in that policy. Cash was taken in the Book Shop and at book 5i8niry and for the Raffle and Hayes, cdlert1(￿. but the card reader was also In play for these purposes as well. The online banking facllities provided by the CAF Bank. Ltd. continued to reduce the need for writin8 chèques and facilitates easier payment of invoices throLWI bank transfers. M¢)nthW account fees remained at £5 per account. the increase(l interest rates were maintsined. Another benefit fw the School is that a chan8e ol Treasurer does not mean chan8e of bank. A5 long as there is proximity to an HSBC or RBS bank and a Post Office, the handover only requires a maftdate and associated transfer documents, not a Change of bank. The only issue with a completèly online bank Is that depositing cash or cheque5 must be done throu￿ a thlrd party who may thange their alleglance to G4F Bank at any time. The School's soci31 netwothng conunued the bl-monthly dertronic neW￿etter, regular updates on Fatebook and Twtter and ongoin8 revlew of content (x) the website. The advertising budget Wa5 substantially raised to accommodate the need to ad¥￿tise the earlier bookin8 Start and generate more intèrest in the School. The commitment to conventional thertisin8 vAth Writing Magazine corÈtinued, maintsining the Sthool's long-stsndin8 relationship with Warner Group Public3tions who provide a competttion prize ￿aCe and administrdtè all three annual competitions. The dose assoclatlcffi with the Christian cOnferer￿ Tntst thro￿7 their management and pr(Msion of the faulities at the Hayes at SwanwKk saw the 74th Writers, Summer School held there. The Haye5 management continued to provide efficient and reciprocal support for the commrttee and the 5th001 In general, although issues with food contlnued and We￿ addre55ed to the Hayes. De5Plte this and the continuing improvements taking place at the venue. the stron8 felation5hip with stsff and management and the Schod's officots and committee were m•ntained. for the increased benefit of the dele8ate THEWRITERS. SUMMER SCHOtX REPORTOFThETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENOED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 FINANCIAL REVIEW Reser¥es poliry The School face5 a number of finan¢ial rlsks and liabilitie> l. The Hayes require5 a substantial deyit a year in athfi¢e of eath Sthool Islnce 20161 which is IO% of the expetted overa11 cost Invw 20% since 2022, paid In tsvo insralmentsl. 11. The number of members wie5 each year and Trustee5 are reminded that the k>west t)umber athl￿￿1 in the last fifteen years resutted in the loss of £20.((¥J. iii. Some expenditure. e.8. advertisin& honoraria. •lvance fe&%for the Haye5 (the School commits at least years In advancel, are Intyrred befo￿ any payment Is received for Pla￿ reqtslrlng a minimum reser¥E of £20,(MX). tv. There are a number of opportun51ies w6th1n the school thaL rf pursued. would requi￿ fvrther lunds to be held In thè order of £IO,(MJ). These will not be considered until suffiaent reserves have been established. A coMbInat￿ of all these e¥ents arising wtyjld require a reserye in excess of £45.￿￿} and although tl)e School acknowledges that this levèl of reserve 15 unlikely to be required, It Kopts that the sharp rise in costs currently bein8 felt the wodd over. may prompt the need to meet that figure woner. its aim, therefore, s to maintsin a minimum reserve of £40,c￿ in Unde￿8￿ated funds li.e. not dedicatad to spedfic purposes) and re￿*W requirements and possib(litles year on year. Contrartuzl changes that c￿ has put in pla¢e have mean that the Sthool must tommit tts payin8 a higher deposit eadier than normal. plus an additional. ever inryeasinB fee for seeurin8 dates in subsequent years. Ne8OtiatSons Wlth ccr re8arding thls have resulted Sn an agreement to make the 20% deposit payment In tN¢. IO% instalments and to malntain the turrent protocol of secLtrin8 the contract one year in athnce instead of 18-24 months. as CCT would prefer. Continued negotiations are advised. STRucniRE. GOVERNANCE Al￿ MANAGEMEpir Govtrnini document The charity operated under the rules of A5$watK￿ adopted on l August 2016. The method ol appointing trustees is set out in the Schtyj's c0nstitsft1￿. Members of the Writers, Summer khool Comrnittee are elected each year and act as the Sthool's trustees. The c￿mIttee is responsible for making dea5ions on all matters of 8eneral eoncern and importance to the kkty)l and for deciding on the allocation of the SChL*￿'S resoufces. 0r8?nlS￿lOnaI Structure This year, the Committee met fiFieen times: three times during the School week- pre-5th001 meeting on 4th. the AGM on 9th, and the post-sthool meetin8 on l(Mh August lincluded ctroptinÈ new Treasurer - one meetlng in October 2022, two in Novèmber 2022- one committee meeting and one Special meeting to co-opt a new committee member folSowing the resignation of another). one in January. Marth, April. May. June. July and August 2023 Ithe last by request from a new committee memberl and two In September 2023 - one committee meetin8 and one Spedal Meeting to CO-OP the wond new Treasurer. Those not tsking place at the School were vla Zoom as travel was still restrirted and problematic thr￿ghOut the yèar due to covml so face to face meetings were ImprattKable. Another meeting took place in lune at the Hayes but invofved only the Secretary and Treasurer and was principalfy to discuss some of the final details of the School an¢ darify any issues. Thi5 Used to be comblned with a Sprin8 face-tO-f3ce meeting but5in¢e lockdown. it was felt that 3 Small delegation was suffi¢ient THE WRrtERS SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEM ENT Kev management remuneration wilh the exception Of the honoraria paid to the Treasurer and Secretary (set out in the constfjtutlonl, no committee member re￿1ve{l remuneration. Committee members were retmbursed for their expen5e5. where claimed. Officers were reimbursed l(J)% Of the cost Of their accommodation at the School and ordhnary committee members were reimbursed Of that cost. reflecting the out of pocket Costs of running the School week. REFERENCÉ AND ADMINISTRAMVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1168531 Principal address Old Farmhouse Station Road Vlceby. North Llncolnshire DN39 6 Miss L E Deschner Treasurer Iresi8ned 9.8.20231 Mr G Hornsby Chair Mr L Mitchell Trustee (appointed 23.10.20221 Ire5i8ned 9.8.20231 MSV E Penny Trustee Ms S Rid8way Ms S Payne Secretary Mr A Roberts Trustee Ms M Hen nines-Hunt Vlce brought forward 8J02 52,IC¥J Totsl funds ￿rrIed10TW?rd 60,275 7.290 67,565 56.664 The notesform ofthesefinanoal statements Tawble a44ts 14315 Cash at 57242 70275 142931 67544 $4636 fLI275 67￿65 Unrestrlctedfi# 275 &3 67565 MISS P Wwr.Tn&te• 14Y)TES TO THE ANANCLAL STATEMEpirs FOR YHEYEAR ENDED 10 SEPTEMBER 2023 Basls of preparlngthe finandal slatem The financial 5tatemeftts of the tharity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102. havq b￿n pr@Par￿ in actordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to tharlties preparing their ac£ounts in accordance with the Finanaal Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective l January 20191,, Flnanoal Reportin8 Standard 102 The FLnanaal Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have beeri prepa￿d under the historlcal cost wnvention. Income All income Ss retognised In the Statement of Finanual Artt¥itie5 onte the charity has entitlement to the fvnds, it Is probable that the Inccrfne will be recwbEd and the amount can be measured reliably. Empendlture LSabilitie5 are recogni5ed as expenditure as scrf>n a5 there os a legal ty constructib* obl08a￿On committln8 the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of ecwomic benefits will be required in setdement and the amount Ctrf the obligation tan be ￿￿aSUre￿ reliably. Expersditure is accounted for on an accruals basi5 and has been classthe(l under hea(lIn￿ that aggregate all Cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directy attributed to particular thÉy have been allocated to attfj¥ltie5 on a basls consistent wlth the T3￿Ible fixed assets Depreciation is provKled at the foll(￿Ing annual rates In Lyder to write off each a55et ty¥er its estimated u5efvl Computer equlpment 25% on reduc1￿ balarKe The charity is exemptfrom tsx on its charitsbte ¥ti¥rftl FurTrd accounlln8 Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the tharitable obiecti¥e5 at thè discretion ofthe trust￿. Restrirted funds can onty be used for particular restricted purposes wlthin the obl￿ts of the charity. Restrictions zrise when 5petified by thÈ donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purpkws. Further èxplanation of the n￿￿re and purw)se of eath fund 15 induded in the note5 to the finanaal ststements. continued... THE WRITEKS. SUMMER SQIOOL P40TESTO fHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. conllnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 OThER TRADING AcriwnES 2023 2022 8ookroom Sales Accommodation 2,078 140.160 2.535 131,708 142,238 134,243 INVESTMENT INCOME 2023 2022 Dep051t account interett 1,073 171 TRusfEES' REMUNERATK￿A￿D BENEFn5 The foll(Min8 honoraria ha¥e been paid totrustee5 of the xh¢)ol as all¢)wed by sertlon 13 of the Constitution: L Deschner ITreawrerl £3.5￿)I2022 £3.5￿) 5 Payne Isecretsryl £3￿C￿l2022 £Nill Expenses tot311ing £2,383 12022 £1.8801 were paid to trustees durlng the year. Of the total amount paid, £1,31412022 £9291 related to reimbursed costs and £Lt6912022 £9511 related to fees and book room sales paid to trustees. In totsl. 7 trustees werè reimbursed Èxpense5 in the period. COMPARATIVES FOR THE sfATEMENfoF FINANCIALACTMTIES Unrestricted fund Restricted fund Total funds t)onations and legaaes 5.310 11,270 Other tradin8 a¢tiv¢tie5 Investment income 134,243 167 134.243 171 Totsl 140,370 5,314 145,684 Expendlture Ix Ra151ng funds 1203 2.203 Other 138.827 138.917 Total 14L030 141,120 INCOMEIIEXPENDIIVRE) Transf*rs betwèen funds 5.224 14,692} 4,564 4,692 ontinued... THE WRITERS, SUMMERSCHOOL MOTES TO THE FINANCIALsTATEMEP￿S. contlnued FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 COMPARATIVES FOR THESTATEMEKf OF FINAIKIALAcnvmES. ct)ntlnued Unrestrirted fund RestACted fvnd Totsl funds Net m(werntftt kn fvnds 532 Reconclllatlon of funds iotal fund5 brought forwanl 44,330 7,770 52,100 Totsl fvnds ¢arrled lorw¥d 48,362 8.302 56,664 TANGIBLE FIXEO ASSE[5 Computer equipment At l Ortober 2022 and 30 September2023 DEPREUAMON At l October 2022 Char8efor year 62 At 30 September 2023 NET BOOK VAWE At 30 September 2023 zi At 30 September 2022 OEBTOR&' AMOUNTS FAWP4fj tXJE w￿MIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trade debtors Prepayments and amed IncoTh 131 11802 14,315 12.933 14.315 -14- continued... ThEWRITERS' SUMMERSCHOOL P4)TE5 TOTHE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS. continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED30 SEPTEMBER2023 CREOtroRs: AMOUPIYS FAWNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trade creLllcors Otherueditors L649 6,293 2.631 6.293 MOVEMENf IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At LIO.22 At 30.9.23 General fvnd 48.362 IL913 60,275 Restricted 8.302 11.0121 7.290 TOTAL FUNDS 10,901 67.565 Net movement in fvnds. induded In the abm are as follows: Incoming Resource5 expended Movement in funds General fund ,1 1138.1871 11,913 Restricted 4.621 15.6331 TOTAL FUNDS 154,721 1143,8201 10,901 continued... THE WR[rE￿, SUMMER SCHOOL I*)TESTO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS. Conthu FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 MOVEMENT IN FUND5. continued Comparati¥eslor mo%*ment In funds Net ffl￿ement In funds Transfers between funds At LlO21 At 30.9.22 UnrÈstrkted fvnds General fvnd 4.692 48,362 esiricted fvnds Restricted 5.224 14.6921 8.302 TOTAL FUNDS 52.1(N) ,664 ComparatNe net movement in funds, induded in the akne are as follow& Incomin8 resources Resources expended Mcwement in funds Unrestrkted funds General fund 140.370 114L0301 16601 Restrfcw lunds Restrirted 5.314 1901 5.224 TOTAL FUNDS 145,684 1141,1201 4,564 A current year 12 months and prfor year 12 months combined position is as follows: Net Tran5fefS movement in funds At 30.9.23 LIO.21 funds Unrestrirted lunds General fund 44.330 IL253 4.692 60,275 Reslrittèd fvnds Restricte(I 7.770 4.212 14,6921 7.2 TOTAL FUNDS 52.IC 15,465 67.565 continued... THEWRtrERS' SUMMER SCHOOL TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS- contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 MOVEMENT IN FuNDS.￿ntI￿￿d A current year 12 months and prior year 12 month5 tombined net movement in funds, Induded in the above are as follows.. Incoming Resources MrNement pended in funds Unrestri¢ted lunds General fvnd 290,470 1279,2171 11,253 Restrlrted funds Restricted 9?35 15,7231 4,212 TOTAL FUN05 )￿,405 1284,9401 15,465 There were no related partytransactiws forthe year ended 30 sept￿Thber 2023. ii. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS. REMU￿RATKXl Totsl amounts payable to the Independent EXaff￿n¥ forthè ￿MInatiOn of the a££tsunts wa5 £6501£6COI. -17- THEWRITERS, SUMMERSOK)OL DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIALAcfMTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 2023 2022 IKome and ¢ndowments Donations and le8acles Donations Mist 5243 6,167 6,169 5,101 IL410 11.270 Other tradlngartfrlllles Bookroom sales Acti>mmod*ion 1078 140,160 2,535 131,708 142,238 134,243 l)eposit acctyJnt interest 1,073 171 Total InC4>mI￿ res