Tho Hov¢ Colleg•
Iforn)erly W¥lsan Stuart UCB Partn•rshlp Trust)
Trustees. Report
Y*¥r Ended 31- Aygu$t 2022
The Trustees presentlheir annual ￿Ptsrt togetherwith the finano81 statements and auditors report ol the charrtable
company lor the period September 202110 31* August 2022. The annual report serves the purposes ol both a
trustees, report and directors, report under company law.
The Independent Spè¢ia1ist college calefed lor 107 High Needs pupils aged 19 10 25 in 202112022.
Structure. Governanc• and Management
itulion
The college is a comp8ny lirniled by guarantee and an exempl ¢harity. The Chariiable Company'5 Artides of
Assooialion and the Funding Agreement arè the primary governing documents ol the college.
The Trustees ol Wrlson Stuart UC8 Partnèrship Trust are also the di￿lor$ of the Charitable Company for the
purposès of company law. T*è Charitable Company is known as Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust.
Details of the Trustees who Se￿e￿ throughout the yeaf are induded in the Reference and Administrativè Dei8ils
on page 2.
mbers.
Each member of the Charitable Company undertakes to contribute lo the assets of the Charity IA the event of it
being wound up while they are a membef. or within one year after they cease to be a rnember, such amount as
may be required, not exceeding £1. lor the debt5 and liabilifies contracted before Ihey ceased lo be a member.
Trustees, In
mnities
In accordance wilh nofmal commercial praCt￿e the college has purchased insuran¢e Io PFolect TTU51ees and
officers from Claims arising from negligent acts. errors or omission ocruriin9 whilst on colkge busine55. The
insurance provides Trustee Liabilily Gover up lo £5,000.000 on any one claim.
Methocl of Recmitment and A
intment or El8Ction of Twst6•es
The number of Trustees shall comprise ol no less than 3 but no more Ihan 9. TTUStèès may be re-elected lor
consecutive periods not exceeding in aggregate 12 years from the date of thti¥ original appointment. Co-opted
Truslees may only hold office for l year.
Polici85 and Procedures Ado
ted lor the Induction and frainin
ol Truslees.
Training for all Trustees is tailored around their existing experience and ski115 and is arranggd on an individual basis
dependant on iheir specific trainin9 needs.
l Trustees have access lo information via ihe college member website which holds paperwork relating to past
meetings and schedule of fulure rneelings.
One of Ihe Tiustees is appointed as ihe safeguarding Trustee, reviews safeguarding in the schools and piovides
feedback on the rev￿W9 to the Trust Board.
anisaJonal Structu
The governance ol the college is defined in the Mèmoondum and Articles of Assoclation togethef bwth the funding
agreement with the Department of Education.
The Tnjstees have establishet¥ a schedule 016 meetings per year with designated content at each meeting.
This will be reviewed annually but specifically inclvdes setting the college's policies. a¢Jopting the Sell-Assèssment
Report {SARI and budget, rnoniloring perfomance against these ￿anS and making decisions regarding curriculum,
achievements and wèlfare of students and slaffinglspending lèvels.
Thè Tiuslees have appointed an intefnal auditor to give assurance that the college's Financial Procedures are
bging adhered to and funds are being expended appropriately.
Arran
emenls forseltin
and￿M￿ne￿Il0￿ ol ke mana
emenÈ
srsonnel
Pay increments for all staff are subject to sucGesslul Perfomiance Management. Staff have lo meet Specifie
iargets, set arKI monitofed by line managers line with the colle9e Qualily Improvemenl Plan IQIPI, and 5pecif1ed
Truslees in the case ol.the collegè principal. All staff are paid within ranges on nationally agreed pay scales.
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The Hl¥e College
Iformorly Wi150n Stuart U¢B Partn?￿hIp Trust)
Tru$tee¥' Report {continuedl
Year Ended 31" August 2022
Related rtiés ènd othèr C
nne¢ted Ch
ritiès and O
anis8tions
All members and Trustees complete a business interest dedarations lorrn on an annual basi5. The declaralion
sets oui any relalionship with businesses, othef educalional esiablishments, T￿Stee5 or college staff. Each
individual is required to declare a polenlral "conflict of interesl. il it arises befften such declarations. Once a
declaration has been made. the individual conGerned takos no further part in any decision relating to the matter
declared.
In respect of the current year. the Trust has the IDllowing relalionships..
The Trust share5 some of its facilities with other site users. including James Brindley Sperjal School and
Wilson Stuart School. and thu5 shared costs.
It also has a partnership with University College 8imingham for the govemance of the college.
Tra
nion facKil lime
Infomalion in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Trade UnK>n IFaBility Time PuNiGation Requir8mentsl
Regulations 2018 is as follows..
Relevant union officlals
Number of employee5 who were relevant union
officia15 durin
the relevant
eriod
Full-time equivalent number
Percentage of time spent on fa¢ility timo
Peieenta
0%
1%-SO%
51%-99%
1000
e of timE
Nurnber of em
PÈrrenlage of pay bill 5pBnt on faGility time
Total c05t of facili
Total
Fa¢ilit knme as
time
£1.823.540
er¢enta
e of total
Paid trade unlon actlvllle$
rirne spent on paid trade union activitie$ a$
ercenta
e of lotal
lime hours
Objectives and Activitie$
CES
The college's object 15 to advance education for children aged 19-25 years. promote independent living and access
to paid Èmployment or volunteering.
Ob ectiv&s Slrèt
lès ènd Activities
The main objectives for the periofj ending 31￿ August 2022 a￿ detailed below..
To raise the standard of educational achievement of all students, ensuring every slud¢nl receives
high quality education with equal access to resources and teaching
To improve the effectiveness ol the college by keeping the curriculum and organisatKMal structure
under continual reviÈw
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The Hiv8 College
Ifomierly Wllson Stuart UGB Partnershlp Trus
Trustees. Report Icontlnuedl
Year Ended 31" August 2022
To prowde value for money ol the funds expended
To compiy wth all appropriate staiulory and curriculum fequiremenls
To conduct the college's business in accordance with the highe51 standards ol integrity and
opeftne55
The strategies a(Jopted for achieving Ihe5e objectives are..
Monitoring and evaluating the college alp ensuring il meets its aims
Driving Best Value and VFM when pr¢¢urirtg goodslworkslseNicès
Scrub"ny ol and rèwrting lo the Trust Board
Significant activities linked lo the trust's charitable activities. and how they further ils aims. have been..
Work placements for students lo promot8 indÈpend•ncè
Partnerships with outside agencies and collaboration with universib.es and oiher schools
Funding bid5 to outside a9encies including Educats'on Skills Funding Agency IESFAI and Local Authorily
Public 88n8fi
In setting our objÈelives and planning our a¢livi11ts5. the Trust Board has given careful consideration to the general
guidance on pUt￿le benèfit published by the Charity Commission on their wèbsite at ￿vw.
ov.ukJto
iclrunnin
charit Imana
in
<hari
in exercising Iheir powers or duties.
Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust is an equal opportunity employer and strives to give lull and fair consideration
to all applicants lor employment. training and promotions, irrespective ol disability. gender. race, colour or sexual
orientation.
Strat•9ic Report
Achievements and Performance 2022-22
moncÈ Indicotor5
ramme
LIVE
aualificalion
Nool
entries
Achieved
Partial
achievement
Fail
Em lo abili
Em
Pass rate
Skills L1
Skills E3
L1- 100°
E3- 90.90%
22
20
Qualification
Nool
entriès
Achieved
Partial
achievemènt
NCFE Maths L2
NCFE Maths L1
NCFE Maths E2
NCFE Math5 E1
Pa55 raie
L2. L1. E2. EI- 100Vo
10
10
Qualification
Nool
entries
15
Achieved
Partial
achievemenl
NCFE En
NCFE En
NCFE En
Pass rate
lish E3
lish E1
L1, E3, E1 100%
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Th¢ Hlve ¢rAlege
Iform•rly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trusti
Trustees. Report l¢ontinuedl
Y?ar Ended 311¢ August 2022
student Destinatins
18 leavers..
Paid Empkjyment 6
NEET 3
ormonte Indicotors
THRIVE Stud Pro
mmè
Apprenticeship 4 Voluftleefing 4 Seei81 Care lill healthl 1
Qualification
Nool
entries
16
Achieved
Parti81
achievement
Fail
NCFE Thrtaths E2
NCFE Maths E1
Pass iale
E2, E1-100&
8-16
Qualification
Nool
entriès
17
Achieved
Partial
achievement
Fail
NCFE En
NCFE En
Pass fate
lish E2
li5h El
E2. E1 - 100.10
17
Student Destination5
6 leavers
Social Destination 4 Volunieèring 2
STRIVE Stu
ramm
Studènts follow a non-accredited sensory curriculum,. largets set followng baseline5 being sel and progre55
is continually monitored and recorded.
student tkstinatsons
14 leavers
Social Oestination 10 Home lill healihl 3 Returned to home country 1
Attendanc8 for Ihe aeèdèmff¢
ar
LIVE-89.20%
THRIVE- 84.76%
STRIVE- 80.36%
Total average- 84.77
Rètention for Ihè academ
ar
95.330
Oire¢l costs as a per¢entage of tol81 costs We￿ 50.6%12021 $5.6%1
Supwrt ¢osts as a percen¢a9e of total Costs We￿ 49.4%12021 ". 44.4%)
Totsl payroll ¢o$1s a5 a pgrGpntage of rKurring income wer& 63.7%12021 57.6%)
Golng concem
After making appropriate enquiries. the Board ol Trustee5 has a rèasonable exp8Ct3tion that the college has
adequate resources lo continue in operational existence lor the foreseeab￿ lulvre. Ihis reason. il continue5 10
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Tho Hlve College
Iforfflerly Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnership Trusti
Tiustees. Report Icontlnuedl
Year End&d 31W August 2022
adopt the going con¢ern basi$ in preparing th• finan¢ial stsiemen15. Furthef details regarding the adopiion of the
going concem basis can be found in the Stat•menl ofAccounts"ng Policps.
Flnancial Revlew
The financial results of Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust are detailed ill Ihe following pages. 11 is considered
that the finances ar8 sound and wèll esiablished. The principal financial management policies adopteil are la
down by the Finance Handbook lor AcademEs published by thè ESFA and requi￿rnents as laid down by the
Academy Trust Handbook.
The prineipal funding source is grant income from th• ESFA. All èxpendilufe of thi$ grant income 15 plannèd lo
fulfil the objectives and sirategies ol the college.
During the year ended 31 August 2022 the college feceived total fundin9 01£2,940.337 compared to total resources
expende(J of £2,532,516 to give a surplus for the yeac of £407,821 which included ¢Jepreciation of £89.341.
R•s8rves Poltc
The Trusteès ronlinually monit¢r the reserve5 of the colkge. This process encompasses ihe nature ol income and
expenditure streams and ihè need lo matth commitment5 with income and nature ol reserves. 11 is the Trust
Board's general policy to continuè lo build resÈffts whtch can be used fr)r future educatlonal purposes.
The college had total funds at 3111 August 2022 of £2,243,518 which include¢J É1.312.274 restriclecl funds r￿1
available lor general purpose5 01 the college, £12,683 01 tree reseThÈs defined as unresiricted funds available for
general purpose5 and £1,066,561 which can only be realised by the disposal ol tangible fixed assets.
The balance on restricted general funds lex¢luding pensK)n reserve) plus the balance on vnrestricled funds was a
surplus of £1,324,957.
In a¢Jdilion, the deficit on the restricted pension luncj of £168.000 arises from an actuarial deficrt on the local
govemmenl ￿nSIOn scheme which will be dealt with as advised by the aciuary.
The trustees ￿gula￿Y review the level ol reserves to ensure the college is sustainable and monitor the number of
months the reseNes can fund.
Investment Polic
The college does not have an investment policy bul lollows the guidelines of the Academy Trust 4andbook. The
school reV￿wS investing funds in a high interest account on a ￿9￿lar basis depending on interest rates. At 3111
August 2022, the college ha(J no funds investèd in a high intèrest deposit account.
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Th• Hivo College
(formerly WSlson Stuart UCB Partnership Trus¢l
Tfuste8s' Report Icontinuedl
Y•ar Ended 31" August 2022
al Rlsks and Uncertainties
The Trustees have ¢gnsidered the major risks and uncertainties faciny the ¢harilable cornpany whi¢h in¢lude
changes in legislation and regulations and cash flow management and h8ve put in place pro¢edY￿S lo deal with
these matters. During the Covid pandemitt electronic pr¢cedures were introduced ft>r all business and opÈration31
systems which will be retained going forward.
Aitenlion has a150 been locvssed on non-financial risks arising from fife. health and safety. These risks are
managed by ensuring accreditation is up to date, having robust poli¢ies in pkce. and regular awareness training
for staff working in these operational areas.
Outlined below is a description ol the principal risk factors that may affect the college. However. not all factors are
within the college's conlrol and other faciors bèsides those listèd below may also adversely affect the college.
l. Govemrnent ftsnding
The college has considerable ￿lianCe Dn Contlnued government funding Ihr¢ugh the ESFA and the Local
Authority ILA).
This risk has and will be mitigated in a number of ways=
Considerable locus and investment is placed on Maintaining and managing key ￿latiOnshIpS wilh
various funding bodies",
Focus on priority sectors which will continue lo benefit from pvbltc funding:
Contingency planning is ernbedded into the academy budget process.
2. Funding pension liabilitias
The financial statements report the share of the local 9ovèmmenl pension schemè dèficit on the college's
balance sheet in linè with the requirements of FRS 17.
The college lakes professional advice on this position and makes appropriate contributions on the basis of
that advice to ensure lae deficit does not become unmanageable.
3. Studenl slrat8gy
The co51ege artracts prospective siudenls by..
Delivering high quality education..
Maintsining ouislanding success rates and good inspectH)n oulcome5'.
Invesling in slaffing and resources.
With ongoing Commitment to quality, the college provides high quality leamln9 environments for all Ihe students.
Ftsndmisi
The college does not US8 pxlernal hJndraiseTS. All fundTaisin9 undertaken during Ihe perivd was mon"rtored by Ihe
TrLbStees.
Plans for Future P•riods
The collagè's stut1ent numbers have in¢rea$ed sleadily from 10 in September 2013 to 107 in September 2021. Ir¢
September 2022 the number ol commi55ioned places is 103.
The ¢ollege facilib"e5 will conlinue to be developed and further capital investment will be sou9hl lo facilitate this
expan5i0n.
The college will join Education Impact Academy Trust on isl September 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary
company. The MAT will wovi¢Je educatK)n to nearly 1.000 students in September 2022.
Funds held as Custodian Trustèe on behalf of othe
Neilhèr Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Tru51 nor the Trust Board 15 acting as third party custodian trustee5.
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The Hlve Collège
Iforn)erly Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnership Trusti
Trust8•s' Report l¢ontinuedl
Year Ended 2191 August 2022
Audilof
In so far as the Trustees are aware-.
there is no relevant audit infomats'on of whr¢h the Charitable Company's auditor is unaware., and
the Trustees have taken all steps ihal they ought to have taken to make Ihemselves aware ol any relevant
audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.
Trustees. repor( incorpoTatin9 a slraleyic reporL was approved by order ol the Board ol truste8s, as the
Company d¢re¢tor5, on
and signed on the board's behalf by..
Slgned..
C. Hu$sey
Chair of Trustee5
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TklE
The Hive College
Perry Comfflon Road. Erdington, Birrnlngham, B23 7Ar
The Hive College
(formerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
(A Company Limited by Guarantee
Annual Report and Financial Statements
Year ended 31$t August 2022
Company Registration Number
09687904
(England and Wales)
Charity Registration Number 1168589
Feltons, Chartered Accountants
Birmingham
B1 3JR
*AewBV421•
30m1r2023
COMPMIIES ￿￿USE
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The H•¥e Colley
(formwty Wils•n Stsart UCB Partnership TTUSt)
Aan¢ial Sts¢ements
Ywr EThéed 31At August 2022
Contents
Page
Reference and Administrative Delails
Trustees. Report
Govemance Statement
Statement on Regularity. Propriety and Complian
12
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
Independent Auditor's Report on the Finanoal Ststements
14
Reporting Aecountanfs Report on Regularity
18
Statement of Financial Activitie5 incorporating Income & Expenditure Account
20
Balance Sheet
21
Cash Flo￿ Stalement
22
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements. incorporating".
Statemenl of Accounting Policies
23
Other Notes lo the Financial Statements
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T￿ Hive Collgge
Iformetly Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnershlp Trustl
Reference and Administrobon D*iaiJs
Yèar Ended 3111 August 2022
Members l Trustees
Mr. S Hughes
App(Nnted 15107r2015
Retired as AecountiThJ
Officer 3111212021
Accounting Officer
Vice Chair of Trust Board
Chair of Trust Board
MrJ Harris
Mrs. D Rush
Mr. C Hussey
Mr D Bennett
Ms A Lofthouse
Ms N Brady
Ms H Mandleterg
Appointed 0110112022
Appoinle(1151071201 S
Appointed 0610712017
Appointed 1310712018
Appointed 1611012020
Appointed 1410512021
Appointed 0611012022
Resigned 0410712022
Senior Leadershi
Team
Chief Executive Officer
College Principal
College Vice Principal
Chief Financial OFerations
Off￿er
Mr J Harris
Mrs K Everton
Ms N Culler
Mrs D Rush
Company Name
Wi150n Stuart UCB Partnership Trust
Registered Office
Perry Common Road
Erdington
Biniingham 823 7AT
Company Registration Number
09687904 (EThJland and Wales)
Charity Registration Number
1168589
Auditors
Feltons (Bham) Ltd
8 Sovereign Court
8 Graham Street
Bitmingham B1
Bankers
Uoyds Bank plc
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN
Solicitors
Browne ja￿b$On LLP
Victofia Square House
Iricloria Square
Birmingham B2 4BU

Tho HNe Collegè
Ilorm•rfy Wtlson Stuart UCB partn9￿￿1p Trusti
Tru5tees' Report
Year Ended Jl" Awust 2022
The Trustees presentthèirannual report1tr3eiher with the finarrial statements and au(Jitor's report ol Ihe charitable
company for the pèriod IM Septembèr 2021 to 31st August 2022. The annual report serves the purposes of boih a
trustees, report and directors, report under company law.
The Independent Speek?list college catered fc¥ 107 H*Jh Needs pupi15 aged 19 10 25 in 202112022.
Structure. Gov¢Thanc• and Manag•mgnt
Thè cdlege Is a CoMp￿Y limile(I by guarantee and an Èxempt charity. The Charitable Company'5 Art￿leS of
Association and Ihe Funding Agreement are the wirnary goveming documents of the GLillege.
The Trustees ol Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnership Trust are a150 the diredtsrs of the Charitable Company for the
purposes ol company law. The Charitable Company is known a5 Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust
Details ol the Trustees who seNed throug￿11 the year a￿ fflduded In th¢ RefererK¢ and AdministratNè Details
on page 2.
' L￿bill
Each member of the Charitable Company undertakes to contribute to the assets ol ihe Charity in the evenl of it
bging wound up Whi￿ they are a member. or wthin one year after they cease to be a member. such amount as
may be required, not exceeding £1, lor the debts and 1iabilth.es contracted ￿fOre they ceased ro be a member.
Trustses, I demnIt￿$
lft ac£ordanee with nomal eommefaal pcactsce the tallw has purthased insurnnce lo prolect Trustees and
offieers from claw7)s arisjng from neglKJent acts, errors or omission occurrirrfJ whilst on college bvsiness. The
insufance provides Trustee Lia￿"l1ty cover UP to ÉS.1)XI,O￿ on any one dawn.
Meth
ofRecrnilment and A
oinimènt orElec
on r Trusle*s
The number ol Trustees shall ¢ThTrprisÈ of Tho less than 3 but no mfè than 9. TTUStee5 may be re-eleclea lor
conse¢utyve periods noi exceedin9 in a99re9ale 12 yèars the date of their original appointsnent. Co-opted
Trugtees may only hold oiffce for l year.
i8s and P
ures A
ted lorlh Ind cl￿n
inin
ITnJ
Trainin9 for all Tru5tee5 is tailored ariyjnd th•rexisting experience and skills and is arranged on individual basis
d•pendanl on their spe¢ifK training t)eeils.
All Trvstees have access to infotmalion via the coJleg• member website which hokls pwrwork ￿lating to pasl
meebngs and schedule of future meebngs.
One of the Trustees is appointed as the safeguarding Twy5tee, re¥￿w$ safeguarding in the schooL8 and provides
reedback on the revwts to Ihe Trust Board.
anisalion
ure
The governance of the college is define(l in the Memcrfandum aThJ ArtKle5 of Assock*iDn together wtlh the funding
agreemÈni wilh thè Department of Edueabon_
The Trnstées have èsrablished a schedule of 6 meetings per year wilh deswnated content at each meeting.
This will be reviewed annually but 5peciftslty includes seiting the Collegè's wlicies. adopb.ng the Self-Assessmenl
Rep)rt ISAR} and budget, monitoring perf0m￿nCe a9ainsithese ￿a￿S and making decisions regarding curriculum.
aGhv&vements and welfare of sludents and slaffin9lspendin9 levels.
rhe TTU5kes have appointed an internal auditor to give assurance lI￿t the college'$ Financial Proce%Jure$ are
being adhered lo and lunds are bein9 expended approprkqtely.
A￿rt
ements lorsettin
and remunetslion ofke mana emènt
8r50nn•l
Pay increments lof all staff are subject to su￿SsIu1 Pertomaneè Management. Staff have to rneet specifRd
targets. set and monitored by linè managers in line with the collegè Quality Improvern?nt Plan (Qlp). and specified
. TnJstees in the case of the col*e principal. Al staff arè paKJ wlhin ranges on Tha￿ttallY a9reed pay scales.
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The Hlve College
Ilornierly Wilson SbJart UCB Parthgrship Tru$V
Tntste•s' Report Icontinuedl
Y¢ar Ended 31*1 August 2022
Related artiès and olherconnèeled Charillès and O
All rnembers and Trustees trynplete a trxJ$iness interest dedarabons form on an annual basis. The declaration
sets out any relaiimship wilh businesses, other educational establishments. Tiustees or college staff. Each
individual is required to declare a FQtentk71 'COnfl￿ ol inlerest. il it ari5e5 behveen such declarations. Once a
de¢laratr)n has been made. Ihe indNidual concerned lakes Tro bjrlher part in any decislon relating to the matter
declared.
In fespect of the current year, the Trust has the followin9 rdalion5hips.'
The Trust shares s¢xne of its facilitie5 Wth other Sile users. indudirrfJ Jame5 Brindley Speual Schcrfjl and
Wilson Stuart S¢h¢ol. and thus shared costs.
11 also has a partner5hy with University Cow BiTmingham lor the govemance of ihe wllege.
Information in aCcOr(Jar￿ wFth ScheI1u￿ 2 of the Tr*e UnK)n (Fwlty Time PU￿[Cat￿)n Requirements)
Regulations 2018 is a5 follows..
Relèvant union officials
Nurnber of employees who were relevant union
officials durin
the relevant
eriod
Fu114ime eqvNalenl number
Percentagé of lime Spent oft faeility tim•
Per¢eftta e ol time
0%
1%-50%
51%- 99%
100%
Number ol em
es
Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Toial cost of faoli
Total
Fatilil time as
time
£n
£1.823 540
0%
r¢enta
e ol total
Paid trad• union a¢tl¥iti
Time spent on paid trade union acti￿￿"t$ as a
rcenia
e of total
ad faol"
time hours
Obj¢¢tives and Activities
Ob" ts andAim
The college's object is to advance education for¢hik1fen aged 1￿25 years. independent liwn9 and access
to paid ernployment or volunteering.
ecti
tral
les and Acbwlies
The main objectives for the perw)d ending 31 Sl August 2W22 afe detaile¢l beh)w.
To raise the stsndard of educational achievement of all stu(Jents. ensuring every SI￿a¢nt receives
hvJh quality education with equal access to resources and teaching
To improve the elfeCbv￿ess of Ihe college by keeping the cu(rKylum and organisational structure
under contsnual review

The Hive Colege
(fornierly bYib¢)n Stuart UCB Partrership Trust)
Trustees. Report Icontinuedl
Year Ended 31- August 2022
To provide value lor of the fund5 expended
To comply with all appropriate slatutory and curriculum requirements
To eonduct the college's business in accordancè wilh the h￿he$l stsndards tsf inWrily and
openness
The strategies adopted lor achieving thèse objectivès are:
Monitoring and evaluatw)g the colle9È QIP en5uiing il meets its aims
Driving Bèst Value and VFM when wcturing goodsh¥orkslservices
Scrutiny of and reportitYJ to the T￿$1 8oard
Stqnificant aclivitye5 linked to ihe tnjsl's charitable actiV￿es, and they further its aims, have been..
Work pla￿￿entS for st￿lS to promole independence
Partnerships wilh outside agencies and cdlaborabon with univergbe5 and olher schoD
FuTrJing bids to outswle agencies ￿lUding Edtxab"on Skilb Funding Agen¢y IESFAI and L￿1 Authority
Public Benefi
In setting our objectives antJ planning our ￿tMties. ihe Trusl Board has gNen ca￿lu1 considerabon to ihe ger￿1
guidance on public benefil publishe(J by the Charity Commission on th￿r website at vhvw.
ov.ukJto
iclrunnin
hari
Im
in exero5irvJ their w)wers or dutw.
Wi150n Sluart UCB Partnership Tru5115 an equal opportunity employer and strives to give lull and tsir wnsideration
lo all applicants for ¢M￿0Yrnent. training and promofKsns. yre5peckn.ve of disability, gender, race, cpbur or sexual
ori8nlation.
Strategi¢ Report
Achièvèments and Perfomiance 2022-22
Ke
Pe
LIVE Stud P
ormonce Indic¢7rors
ram
QUalIf￿￿on
Noof
entriès
Ach*ved
Parb'al
ach*vement
Em
h) abili
abili
Pass rate
sk￿1$ L1
Skills E3
L1- 100%
E3- 90.90%
22
20
Qualifulion
Noof
entries
Partial
achievement
NCFE Maihs L2
NCFE Maths L1
NCFE Maths E2
NCFE Maths E1
Pass rate
L2, L1. E2. E1-1C
10
Qualificxtion
Noof
entries
15
ACh￿d
pa￿al
ach￿Vernent
Fail
NCFE En
NCFE En
NCFE En
Pa5$ late
15
lish E3
lish E1
L1. E3. E1 100%

The Hl¥e College
(forn)•￿Y Wi150n Stuart UC8 P•rtnew5hip Trust)
Twsl¢es' Report {con¢inuedl
Y•ar Ended 3141 August 2022
Student Desfinahons
18 leavers..
Paid Empioymenl 6
NEEf 3
ormonce Indicotors
THRIVE Stud
ramm8
ApWenIKe5h￿ 4 Volunteering 4 Care (ill health) 1
Qualification
Noof
Èntries
Achieved
Partial
ach*vement
NCFE Maths E2
NCFE Malhs E1
Pass rate
E2. E1 100%
16
8-16
Qualfficab"on
Noof
entries
17
Achieved
Parbal
achievement
Fail
NCFE E Ir5h E2
NCFE En
lish E1
Pass rate
E2, E1- 100%
17
student Destinati(￿5
6 leavers
s￿al Deslination 4 VolunteerirwJ 2
STRIVE Stud Pm
ramme
Students folknv a nOn-￿e￿ited sensory Cyrrw￿m." tar9ets are set folkn￿n9 baselines being set and progfess
is continually monitored and recorded.
Sludgnt Destinatws
14 leaver5
Soa"al Destination IQ Home hÈalthl 3 RelumÈd to IKme county 1
Attendance fortlK* academic
ar
LIVE-89.20%
THRIVE- 84.76%
STRIVE- 80 36%
Tot& average- 84.77%
Reten
95.33'h
Direct costs as a percentage of total c0515 ￿re 50.6% (2021 . 55.6%)
Support costs as a per￿ntage ol total LX5ts 49.4%12021 . 44.4%)
Tolal payroll w5ts as a percenlage of recwrry inc(Mme vrtre 63.7%12021 .. 57.6%)
Going cone•m
After makin9 appropriate enquiries. the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expeclab.on that the college has
adequate resources lo continue in opefational existence for the foreseeable luluie. Fry th￿ rea50n, it ¢ontinues lo

Tha Hlvè Coll?ge
(formerly Wi150n Stuart UCB Partnership Trusti
Trusfees, Report{¢¢)ntlnuedl
Year Endtd 31" August 2022
adopt the g￿n9 ¢))ncem basis in prep￿ing the fmancol st*menis. Further delails regarding thè adoption of the
going concern basis can be found in the stateff￿nE of ACc￿Jfib"n9 PoI￿les.
Financial Review
The finanaal rèsults of Wilson Stuart UCB Parlnership Twst are deialed in the Idlomng pages. It is considered
ihal the financès are sound and wdl established. The wincipal financial management poI￿leS adoptèd are laid
down by Ihe Finance HandtKy)k for Academ*s published by the ESFA and reqU1￿MentS as laid down by the
Academy Trusl Handl￿￿.
The principal funding source is 9rant incomè from the ESFA All expendilure ol this grant income is planned to
fulfil the objecti.ves and strategies ol Ihe colle9e.
Dunng the year ent1ed 31 Avgusl 2022 the c¢illege ￿e1Ved iotsl run￿1n9 of£2.940,337 compared lty total resources
expended of £2.532,516 to give a surplus for the year of £407.821 wh￿h included depreciation of £89,341.
Rtserves Po
The Trustees continually monitor the ￿serveS ofthe colkge. Thi8 pr¢xess encompasses ￿e Tratu￿ of in¢ome and
exPer￿li￿re 5trearns and the need to match commitments with income and natu￿ of reserve5. It is the Trust
8oard's general policy to ￿thb.nUe lo build re5eryes wh￿h can be vsed lor luture educational purposes.
The college had lotal funds at 3111 Augusl 2022 of £2.243.518 induded £1.312.274 restrmaed funds r￿1
available for general purposes of the college. £12.683 of free reseNès defined as unrestricted lunds available for
general purposes and È1.086.561 which can only be (eal￿d by the disposal of tangible fi'xed assets.
The balance on restrr¢led general fvftds (èxduding reserve) Wu5 the balance on unfestr￿led lunds was a
surplus of £1,324,957.
In addilion, the defKit on Ihe restrtcted pension lund of £168.000 •ses from an a¢tuarial deficit on the local
govemrnènt pension sd)eme which Mll be deall wth as &Jvised by the thry.
The trustees re9ularty review the level of reseThes to ensure the O￿lege Susta￿at1e and monitor the numbèr ol
rnonlhs the reseThes can hjnd.
Invèstment Pol
The college does T￿t hÈve an investment but follows the guidèlines of the Atadtmy Trust Handbook. The
school reviews investing funds in a high interest acctyJnl on a regular basis depending on intefest raies. At 31.
August 2022. the college had no fvnds invested in a hwh interest depts5it account

Thg Hive College
If0￿8T1Y Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
Truste85' Report {continuedl
Y•ar Ended 3111 August 2022
l R￿kS and Uncert
The Trustees have consi(Jered the rnaior risks and uncert￿.ntieS facing the charitable company which include
changes in legislation and regulations and cash Ilow management and have pul in place procedure5 to deal with
these matters. Ouring the Covhj pandemic electron￿ prcredu￿ we(e introJ¢xed for all I￿SinesS and operaiional
systems which will be relained going foTh¥ard.
Attenlion has also been locussed on non-frnGwl iisvs arisiTr3 ffom fire, hèalth Safety. These risks a
managed by ensuring acciÈditatitsn is up to date. having robust policie5 in pl*, and regular awareness training
for staff working in Ihese operational areas.
Ouilined below is a descfiPtK)n ol the principal risk fadors thai may affect the collegè. However, nol all factors are
within the college's control and other factors besides ihosè lisied bek)w may also adversely affecl the college.
l. Govemment funthng
The college has Conshdèrable rekancè on cthkn.nued 9OVeTnmenl lunding thiough thè ESFA and the LDcal
Authority ILA).
This risk has and wi11 be mitKJated in a fiumber of ways..
Conside￿ble focus and inveslment 15 on maintsinlig an*J managirg key relationships with
various funding ty)dies'.
Focus on prK)nty sectofs wh￿h will conkn.nue 10 benefil frlyn publ￿ fundiry."
Coniingency planning is embedded into the academy ty)dget prceess.
2. Funding penston liabKKi•s
The fi'naneiai 5tatemenis ￿port the Sha￿ of the government pensk)n scheme def￿1t on the college's
balanGe Sheet in line the requirements ol FRS 17.
The college tske5 prolessional adv￿ on this wsilion and makes appropriate contributions on the b8sis of
that adwce lo ensure the defi¢rt does becomè unm*age*e.
3. Sfudent slrategy
The college attr&ts pro¥ective studenis by."
Delivering h￿h quality educah"on"
Maintaining Outstanding success rates anLI 9oc¥J bnspecbon outcomes,"
Investing in stsffing and re50urees.
Wilh ongoing commitment to quality. the cdlege wovides high quality leaming enwronments for all the students.
Fundraisin
The colSe9e does nol Lhse external fundrai5W5. AM fundrabSiny undertaken dufin9 pwb)d was monitored by the
Trustees.
Plans for Fuiure Poriods
The college's sludent numbers have increased steadily from 10 in September 2013 to 107 in September 2021. In
September 2022 the numtrw ol commissKJnÈd pkcès is 103.
The college facilities will cont¢nue to be develored art¢ further ¢a￿l investsnent will be sought to fa¢ilirate this
expansion.
The coHege will join EdUcat￿n Impa¢t Academy Trust on 1￿ Sèptember 2022 as a wholly oW￿d subsidiary
company_ The MAT wll provNle eduCat￿n to nearly 1.000 studenls in September 2022.
Funds hèld as Custodian Trustee on behalf of othe
Neither Wilson Siuart UCB Partnership Trust the Twst Board is acting as third party Custcxl￿n trustees.

Th¢ Hl¥e College
Ilomierly Wilson Siuart UC8 Party￿1$h[p Trus
Yrustees. Rtport Icontinuedl
Year Ended 31" Auyust 2022
Auditor
In 50 far as the Trustees are awa￿..
there is no ￿l￿Vant audrt information oft*hich the Charrtable Company's auditor is Unawa￿." and
the TnJstees have taken all slep5 that they ought to have taken lo make themsd¥es aware ol any relevant
audit informat￿n and to establish that the auditor is aware ol thal inlormation.
Trustees. report. lricorporab.ng a strategic reFtht was approved by order of the Board of truslees, as the
Company directors. ort
and signed on the t*)ard's behalf by:
Signed-.
C. Hu$$ey
Chair of Trustees

Th• Hiv• College
Iformerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Tru
Governance Report
Year End•d 31" Aug￿1 2022
Scope of Responslbility.
As Trustees. we ackna￿edge we have overall resFonsibilrty lor ensuring Ihat Wilson Siuart UC8 Partnership Trust
has an effective and appropriate System ol contr￿. financial and otheThvise. Howevef, such a system is designed
to manage rather than eliminate Ihe risk of failuce lo achieve bu%ness Object￿ and can provide only reasonable
and noi absolute a55vr3nce against material misstatement or k15S.
The Trust Board has ddegaled Ihe daY-l￿daY responsibilty to the CEO, as A¢covntin9 Off￿r. lor ensuring
financial controls conform wlh ihe requirements of tx)th prOpr￿ty and 9ood ffnanual management and in
ac￿rdanCe with the requirements and responsibilits.es asswJned to it in the lundin9 agreement between Wilson
Stuart UCB Partnership Trust and ihe Secretary of State lor Educab"on. They are also responsible lor reportin9 to
the board of Iru5tees any matefial weaknesses or ￿eakdown5 in internal control.
Governan¢e
The inlowrnalion on governance included here suppkments that ￿e￿ribed in the Govemors. Repcgrt and Ihe
Statement tsf Govemors. resFM)nsibililies. The Tnjst Board has met fom)alty 5 times t1uring the period to 3111AugLrst
2022. Attendance duTing the year at meeb.ngs ol the Trust Boatd was as follows..
Trustee
Stephen Hughes
Jon Harris (appointed 13151221
Debbie Rush
Calvin Hussey
Dave Bennett
Alex Lofthouse
Nikki 8rady Ire5rgned 4171221
Category
CEO & Trustee
CEO & Trusiee
TnJstee
Truslee
Truslee
Trustee
Tw5tee
Meetings Attended
Out of a Possible
A rewew ol governance was L￿dertakeN dLKin9 the yearvthich hjeftttfitd Ihai 2 Twstees hail missed 1 meeting
each. Therefore 93.3% attendarKe by Tnjslees C¢)ntri1￿Ied to the t1i%Lrssions acted as a Crittsl friend.
Subsequent to thbs Ihe following aclions wefe laken".
Attendance of Trustees aitendance 15 publtshed ￿ the cdlege Trust websile
Valid ieasons are oblained for any meeting5 missed
Non-attendance at meetin9s was dealt with swiftly
The Trust Board met 5 times during the year. Managernentaccounts a￿ ￿l$led io the frust Board portal to ensure
the Board have maintained elfective oversight of lunds wrth fewer ￿an 6 fe¢ommernded meetings per year.
Trustees ale invited to view and ¢omm?nt on the acwunts and Ihe months revtewed is minuted at ea¢h meeting.
Conllicls of interest are kirgely avoided by mainta.ning an up-t￿date regisler of Businw Interests 50 Trustees are
aware.
Review of value lor money
A$ Ac¢ounting Officer. Ihe CEO has responsibilty for ensuring that ihe col￿ge delivers good value in ihè us¢
of public resour¢es. The Accounting Officer underslands that value for money IVFMI refers to the educational
and wi¢Jer sociètal outGomes achieved in return for ihe tsxpayer (esources receNed.
The CEO considers how the college'5 use of resource5 ha5 wovided good VFM dvring each academ￿ year.
and reports to the Board of Trustees where VFM can be improved. including the use of benchmathing dat8
wheie avai18ble. The CEO has delivered improved VFM during the year by..
Embedding ￿$1 value and VFM in allstaff in Ihe college ro drive eff￿'encieS and eConom￿s.
Review expenditure anrj COntr￿ts in line vnth the QIP. making adjustments based on effectiveness ol
strategies introduced in yevious years

Thè Hive Colle9e
(lonnerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership T￿t)
Governance Report Icontlnuedl
Year End•d 3191 August 2022
Continuou5 review ol the stslting strLKture',
Securing extefnal funding for speofic and Kfjentifled PTojets".
Appoinb"ng an internal auditor lo wov•Je assurarKe that the conege has 59und internal crmtrols:
The Purpo$e of the System of Internal Conlrol
The system of iniernal control is deggned to manage risk to a reasonable ￿Ver rather than to elirninate all risk of
lailure lo achieve polries. aims and objectNes. It can Iherefore only provide reasonable and not absolute
assur8nce of eFfectNeness. The 5yStèm of intemal control is based on an ongoing prcrEss designed to idèntify and
prioritise the risks to the achievement ol wllege's p)licie5. aim5 and objectives. to evalvale the llkelihood of those
risks being realisèd and the impact should they be realt5ed. and lo manage them efficienuy, effectively and
economically. Thè Sysiem of internal ￿ntrol has b￿n in ￿aCe in the cdlege for the period ended 31W August
2022 and up tr) the date of approval of thè annual report financial statements.
CapacSty to Handle Risk
The 8oard ol Trustees IHS rèviewed the key risks to which the ¢ollege 15 exposed logethtr with Ihe operating.
financial and compliance controls that have been IMp￿mented to fflitwjate those risks. The Board ol Trusiees is of
the view that there is a formal on*¢ing prctess lor identifw'ng, evaluab.ng an¢J managing the college's significant
risks that has been in pl￿ for the year to 31# August 2022 and up to the date of approval of ihe annual report and
rinancial statements. This process is reguL8rfy reviewed by ihe Board of Trustees.
The Risk and Control Fiamowork
The college's system of inlemal finanrial Contr￿ is based on a framework ol regular management information and
admI￿lstratiVe pr(Kedures includiThJ the seg￿gat￿n ol dubes and a system of de*ation and accountability. In
pani¢ular, it indudes..
comprehensive budgetirvJ and monitrKiThJ systems with an annual budgel and period￿ financial ￿portS
which are reviewed and agreed by the Trustees."
iegular rev¢ew5 by the Trust Board of reports INd￿￿e financial pÈrformarKe againsf ihe lorecasts
and of major purchase plans. capiial wotks and eX￿ndIt￿re programmÈs-.
setting targets to fflea5ure financial and other perfofmanGe'.
clearly defined purchasing la5Sèt purchase or ca￿"￿1 inve5tmenl) 9uidelines-,
delegation of authtirity and se9regatson of dubes".
idenlificalion arnd management of risks.
The Trustees have considered Ihe need lor a Speci￿ iniemal audit fvnction and have decided to appoint S4S as
an inlernal auditor. The internal auditorfs ro￿ Indudes gNing ad¥￿e on financial mattèrs and performing a range
ol checks on the ¢ol*e's finarrial systems. In part￿ular the checks carn*d out in the current period included..
lesb.ng of payioll systems
testin9 of purchase systems
tesb"n9 of contrd accounts i bank reconciliatb￿5
The intemal audiiof produ￿ bRnnual rerx)rts whth a￿ presented to Trustees ￿ the opera[￿￿ of.lhe systems of
control and on the disch3r9e of the Trust Board's financial responsibilit￿$.
Thère were no material control issue5 irKluded in Ihe intemal audit rep)rts prepared and presenled to the Trustees
during the year. The exterrtal auditor will presenl the Sl*utory Accounis in November ol each year.
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Hiv• Co11•9
Ilonnerfy Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnershlp Tn￿tI
Governarnce Report l¢onlinuodl
Year Ended 31*1 August 2022
R•view of Effectfveness
As Accounting Officer. ihe CEO has responsibifity for reviLYin9 the effe¢tNeness of the system ol intemal Lxjntrol.
During the period in quesb.on the review has been infomed by.
the work of the internal auditor throughwt the perK)d".
the wofk of the External audrtor"
the work of Ihe Leadership TeJn who have resFonsibility ts the developmenl and maintènance of Ihe
internal c(￿trOl framewor
The A¢eounlin9 Offiw has been ad￿Sed of the implicat*)n5 of the ￿￿1t of their rewew of ihe sy5terD of intemal
control by the Trust Board ar￿ ensure conb"nuous improvement ol the system is in ￿3¢e.
Approved by ordw of the rnemtws of the Trust Board on
behalf by..
l (
and sbJned on its
Signed..
Signed:
C. Hussey
Chair of Trn51ees
Jon Harris
Accounting off￿er
P￿e li

The Hlvè C¢llege Ifornierly Witson Stuart iIC8 Partnership Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Statement of règularlty, propriety and compliance
for the perlod tnded 31 August 2022
A5 accounl¥ig officer ol Tho Hive c¢￿Iege I have my responsibiltty to notify the xademy trust t•)zrd of
Irustee5 and the Education and Skills Funthng Agenty IESFAI ol rnateri￿ irregulanty. irnprowiety and non-
eompli8fi¢e with terms and eonditions of aH fuThJin9 received by the academy trust. under Ihe fundiryj agreement in
place bethen the acaderny trust and ¢he Seuetary ol Slate for Education. As part of nry c))n$iderabon I have had
due regard to ihe reA￿lements of Acadeffl*s TN8t 2021.
l confiftn that l and the academy trust board of I￿￿tte5 are able to identify any material irregular or Thproper use of
nds by the academy Imst. ty m*erial f￿-comF1￿7n¢e Tmlh the *m5 and coThthtion$ of fuThJin9 under the aca¢Jemy
trust's funding agree￿￿nt and the Academies Trust Handbook 2021.
I confirm thal no Instan￿ ol material ¥regU￿￿"ty. ¥i¥wriety or fund￿9 nw-c¢￿plW￿ Pove been th$w¥e￿d ict
dale. If any instances are identified after of this $tatemen( thes* vrill be nob.fied t*> the tKsard of Iruslees and
ESFA.
Jon Harri5-Accountlng Offic*r
Date".
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The Hive College Ifonnerly Wilson Sluart UCB.Partnership Twstl
(A C9mpany Limit•d by Guaranteel
Statement of Trustees. responsibilities
for th¢ period •nded 31 August 2022
The trustees Iwho a￿ also the dffec￿ C*f Ihe charita￿e company for the purposes ofcornpany lawl are responsrble
for preparing the TnJ$lees' Report and the finanual statements in aeCrffdar￿ tre ￿adeMIeS Accounb (lireclion
published by Ihe EdU￿tIOn and Sk411s Fundiry Agery. United lQngdorn Accounbng Staryjards (United lfjngdom
Generally A￿pted Act4)unD"n9 Practice) ¥ykable Law ￿ reg￿tiN￿.
Company law require$ trustees lo Fware finwal $taterneN$ for e*h ￿na￿tal year. Under ¢onpany law Ihe
frustee5 musl nDI approve the financial slatements unless Ihey are sati$f*d that Ihey gNe a true and fair view of the
slatÈ of alfair5 of the th3ri1abl• company and of its incoftrrin9 resources and ap￿￿al￿ ol resources. indLKling its
income and ej[penditu￿ fry Y￿1 perT(*J. In wew¥ig these fina￿421 51*8m*ts, the trustees are rewired to..
select sLN1a￿e attounting poh.oes and then ￿p￿Y them wisistenty.
observe the rnethc4Js arwj priwple5 in the Chorthes SORP 2019 and Ihe Ac•Jemw Ar£ounls Direct￿ 2021
to 2022..
make judgements and accounbrg esbma*s that ale reas￿ats1e and prudent..
state whelhef appliUb￿ UK AGcwnling 5tandard5 have been frAl¢Aved. $ubied lo any rnaterial d?￿rtUreS
disclose¢J and eXpla￿e¢S in Ihe financial staiernents." arKI
prepa¥e the finanaal Staiernenls ￿ the goi￿ concem basis un￿sS It is inapprowate Io Presume that Ihe
charitable company wll CDntsnue in bUS￿eSs.
The trustees a￿ responsi￿e for keetxr#J adewale accounb.ng reC￿ts blat are sufficiert lo sh(pw and explain the
¢haritoble ¢ompany'$ traDsxlx)n5 and disd05e with reasonable xcuracy at any bme Ihe finanra* poytson of Ihe
charitable company and enab￿ them efi$u￿ that the finarLo4 siatemenfs c(Mnpty *ilh the Companie5 Aci 2006.
They are also re5pcn&ble for safeguarrfiryJ the assets of Ihe tharitable wxp•iy and hev¢è for takrry r*asonabl•
steps fof the preven￿7 detectrjn of frau¢J and other ifTe9ularities.
The iruslees are ￿Sp￿Sible for ensuring that ￿ its conducl and r)peration Ihe c*aritable company apph.es ￿an¢￿al
and olhef Contr￿$ v4hich conlomi wilh the requiremen15 boih ol kryriety and of financial rnarsagemenl. They
are also responsible for enswin9 9rants teceived frtyn the ESFh4DE h•b* been awied for Ihe purposes in*nded.
The Irvstees are responsible ffx ¢he rnainlenan¢e and In￿{￿ of the corporate art*J fmwnryal infomiation widuded on
the charitable company's website. Legislation in Ihe United lfjngd(m govenw the pfeparatim and disserninath￿ of
financial statement5 may differ from le9l$lab"c￿ ￿ otherjurisdKIiws.
Ilz{Zts&Z
Approved by oriJe¥ of Ihe members of Ihe twl of trvstees .................. . . ............. .
behalf by..
. w)d signed ￿ its
.. C. Hus$ey- Chair ol Trustees
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The Hive College {formèrly Wilson Sfvart UCB Partnership Tru$V
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Indèpeftd•r*t Audltoes Report on th• Financial Stst•ments to the Membern ol
The Hlve college Ilonnerly Wi150n Stuart uce Partnership Trusti
OpTnlon
We have audited the finanoal statements ol The Hive Cc4lege (the 'academy tru5VI for the year ended 31 Augusi
2022 which comprise Ihe Slatement of Fin￿¢￿11 A¢t1Vtb￿. the Balance Shee( the Siaternent of Ca$h Flov•s and
notes to the financial stalements, inc*Jding a summary of significant accounbng policies. The fina￿1#1 reporlEn9.
framework that has been applied in their preparalion is applKable law and Llniled lfjry¢k)m Accounting Standards
Iunited Kingjorn G?neralty Accewl knO￿ting Practice) W￿￿dIng Finanoal fteporring Standard 102 "The
Finantyal Repoth"ng Standard applicable in the IM and Reputit ol Ireland" Ihe Charilies SORP 2019 and the
A￿den￿e$ Ac¢wnts ￿rectiOn 2021 to 2022 issued by the Edu¢abon and Skills Agency.
In our wn•Jn the finanoal statemerts..
give a true and l•r VIEW Ot the state of the academy tru5f5 aff*r5 as at 31 August 2022. and of its ir￿Orning
resource5 ar￿ appltwion of reswr¢es. ￿dud1r9 ils incfft al￿ expenditurt. lor the perK)d O*n ende
have been properfy prepared In awdance wilh United ￿9￿Orn Generally A￿epted Accounting Practice
have been prepared in accordance ￿ the requirements of the Ccmnpanies A¢t 2KG. Ihe Charlies SORP
201$ and Ihe Academies Accounls tJKeLkn 2021 to 2022 issued by Ihe Ed￿tr.￿n and SknILs Funtling
Agency
Basis for opiniijo
We ￿ducted our audit in accrKdanca IntematiMal SlaThJards on Audibng IVIQ IISAS IUK>I and applirable law.
Our reS￿$1￿11￿85 undw those standards *e further desc*bed in the Auditors rÈsponsibilthes lor the audit of the
financial $tstemenls se¢Don L)f our report. We are ￿dePendent ol the academy tnjst in accordance ￿1h Ihe elhical
requirements that a￿ fekvant to our audit of the finaroal staiements in the UK, irKluding the FRC'S Elhical
Standard. and we have fuffilled our ¢ther re$w$￿"1￿5 in accordance IMth these requirernents. We bdieve
that the audit eviderte we have ot4aiie(l Trs SUffrti￿t anil approwats to provide a bags lor wr O￿n￿)rt.
Conclusions relating to going eoncem
In audibng Ihe finanoal stat8ments, we have conduded Ihat Ihe trLL8tees' use ol the gO￿g concern basis of
a￿OUntir￿ in the preparalion ofthg financ4al $l*ments ts apkYopria*.
Based on the we have perfmed. we have not idenbfied any mateiial ￿￿ertaIntieS relating to event5 or
conditions that. indI￿d￿alty Lv colleclivdy. may cast 5ignifi¢3nl doubt on ihe xademy iru5f5 abilty to witinue
35 a cO￿8M for a perK*d of at twdve month$ fron when Ihe finanoal statements are aulhorise¢
for issue.
Our respty)sthilth$ and the reSp￿￿'1￿e5 01 the tsustees *ilh resped to ￿Ing concem are éescribed in the
relevant se¢lions olthis ￿p(¥1.
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IA Company Limitsd by GuaiantÈel
Indèpendent Auditors R•port on the Financial Stat•ments to thg Members of The Hive Colleg?
{continuedl
other inlomiation
The other Informa0￿ tsynprise5 Ihe ￿tormati￿ induded in ts trustees report. other Ihan Ihe finan¢1
statements and our aU￿lI￿r.5 rewl ther8on. The Iru51ees are respm&￿e lor Ihe other information ccntained b*th
the annual report. Our opiniDn on Ihe finanual stslemen15 ¢5)es not cover Ihe olher infornation and, except to the
extent othelwse exPl￿1￿Y stated in (wr ￿r￿￿t. we do nol express any frffrn of assurance condu5ion thereon. Our
responsibility is to read Ihe olhef ffil0rn￿Et￿ antl. in thng so. consiLler Yhthether the Olher inform•ton 15 rnaterialty
inconsistent with the financial Statements or wr kn￿￿e obtained in the Course ol the audit or otheA¥lse appea
to be materially rnisstated. 11 we vjenb.fy suth matwial inf3)nsistenaes or appawt material rnisstatements. we a
required to deterrnine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in Ihe finanL¥al statements thems*e5. If.
ba5eil on the work we have performed, we condude that thwe 1$ a material ff*sstalefflent ol ￿"$ other nf0mial1c￿.
we are required to report thal facl.
W8 have nothing to f8POrt in this re9ard.
Opinlon on other matter pregrVJwl by the Cornpanies Act 2006
In opinion. based on Ihe I￿rk uTrJertaken in the cryjrse ofthe 3￿j
e irnforrnabon given in the trustees. rewt Ir•>Jwating the strategrc report and the d*ectors' reFOrtI fot the
financial year fw whKh Ihe financial slatements are wepored is cr#￿IS1¢nI ￿ the finaftual staiem**". and
the strategic rewrt and Iht dtyedoYs' rEw1 have Ixen wepared in at￿ance *icabk legal
requirtrnenls
Mattors on whtch we are requlre<l to t*￿rt by ¢xe•ption
In the light of the knowledge and undefslarn*"n9 of Ihe academy and ts enthronment obtained in Ihe ¢outse of the
audit, we have not Identified matenal misstalewts in Ihe strateg￿ ￿Ptyt and Ihe dire¢ttys' rEWt.
Vve have nothing its rewrt In resFed tsfthe fdl)wrt'ThJ matter5 in rela1￿￿n to Ihe Ccrfnpanie5 Act 20C6 requires us
to ieportto you rf. in our opinion..
o(Iwu* 3ccounknJ reEC￿d5 have not teen kepL or
the finanual 51*ments are nol in agreement vmh the a￿oUn￿￿ reD)rds and re￿rn5'. or
certain disclos￿e$ of tru5tees' rerThJMBtion specif*d by law we Th)t made.. <
we have nol re¢eNefl all the informalK￿ and eWan¥ions ￿ requwe trour a￿.
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The Hlve Collège Ifomierly Wilson Siuart UCB Partner4knip TTUSt)
IA Company Limrted by Guarantèe)
IndÈpend•nt Auditorfs Report on the Financial Statements to thè Membèrs of Thè Hive College
{contlnuedl
Re5ponsilMlths of In￿1•*￿
As e￿3￿￿d fulty ￿ thE trustees. responsi￿ltieS statemeni Iset page 131, the Ink51885 (who are al$0 the
directors of the charitable C(￿panY the purposes of company l*¥) are respon&ble for Ihe weparats.on of the
financial 5taternent5 and for bwn9 satisfied that they gNe a trt￿ an¢J fair vivw. and for such intemal Conlrol as the
trustees delemine is necessary to en•We the ryeparaiKn of finaryial statemEnts Ihat are free from material
In preparing Ihe finanoal 51aiements. the Iru$iees are re$wsibte lor assessing Ihe charitabb8 conyany's ability to
ntinue a5 3 gL¥ng COC￿rn. th5doyng, as app￿c4b￿. matters ieiated to 90ing ￿cern and using the going ¢oncem
basis of ac¢ounlin9 unless Ihe trustees eilher intend to liqu*Jate ihe ch*iiable ccffjpary or to cea$e operations. tsr
have no wli$ts"c atternabve butto do so.
Audito￿$ ￿SpOnSIbIlItIeS for the audit of the financial statem•nts
Our obje¢lives are ￿ obtain reaswble a55uran¢e a￿￿t ¥thEther Ihe fin*¢ial statements as a vhwye are ￿e fvom
material missialemenl Y4hether ￿ue to fraud Ix errry. and to issue an audirorfs report ihat In¢lude$ oyr opinion.
Reascfiable assucance is a high ￿Ve1 of assura￿. ￿ is not a guarantee that an auért ¢￿￿￿eted in acccKdanr
with ISAS IUKI will aP•Rys deteci a material misstatemeni *hen rt exists. Misslatements can arise Irorn fraud or error
and are considered malerial if, indmdualty ￿ in Ihe aggregaLe. ¢ouh3 reasonably be expected to Inluence the
econ¢)mic decis*Jn5 of user5 taken cffl the bas5 of th85e finanual ststements.
IrreguL4rilie5. induthng Iwd. a￿ inst￿5 of rmyFc¥xnpli￿ce vlith lart5 regulations. We de5vw wo¢e￿leS in
line ￿1￿ our resp¢yTrsikn"Fities. Qydined •bLwe. t¢* detect rn*erial mi5siatements in re4)e¢t ot ¥regularil*$. Miduding
fvaud. The extent lo which our procedvrE5 are opalle of dete¢l*ng irre9ularihes, indwlitvj Iraud 1$ detailed below".
We revivwed the academy 5 Contr￿ 2nd iisk management proce(lures and ￿anned ovr work based ouf
assessrnent of those controls and procedures..
ThSs ￿VIeW ind￿￿e￿ an assessmenl of Ihe risk ormale￿I Irrfsstaiemenr due to errots. fraud and
management overrid¢ of ¢onirols for all ma*ri•l *as in the finan¢i•l st•tements'.
We made enq￿lle5 01 rnanagement and the academys laffjers re9ardiry any aciual or pcrfential lthgafion
andlor claims".
Financial $latemenl$ dts¢losures ¥¥ere remewed arKI thedted for cvrnplrance ￿th applicab￿ laws".
Oetailed testing was conducted on balances and transa¢tKJn$ I￿￿l￿dIng Unusu￿ i*ms and those of indNidual
significance to Ute financ4al statements".
Data ￿n￿y￿C$ were used in order to Klentrfy or ssgniknnl trend5:
Communications %%ith rnanagement and Ih¢)se thar9ed ￿ govemance iegardry relevant mthr5 was
ur)dertaken mf(whout Ihe audit and thi •bon.
eecause of the inherent limitations of an there is a iisk Ihal we ￿11 not detect all irregvlaribÈs. including those
lea¢Jin9 to a rnaterial ￿N5Statement in Ihe financ4al statements or r￿-￿MplI￿R ￿th wulati¢fi. This risk increases
the rnore Ih¥i compliarto with a I￿4 or re9ulabon is removed from Ihe events and Iransarlions reflected in the
financial stalements. as we %*ryll be les$ likdy to bec¥)ffle aydre of inStsn￿5 of non<ornpliance. The risk Is also
greater re9arding ifteguLarities occufflng due to fraud rather than e￿Or. a5 Irdwj inthes Intenti￿al concealment.
forgery, collusion, c*YissiM or misreprewlatstyi.
As part of an aud*1 in aEcordance vfilh ISA2 IUKI. exercise prolesswa judgmenl and mainiain piofessional
srepticism thro￿Out the wdil. We a150'.
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The Hive College Ifornierly Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnership Tntsti
IA Company Limited by Guaiantee)
Independent Audltovs Rèport on the Financial Stat•m•nts to the IA•mb•rg ol The Hivè Coll•g•
{continuedl
Auditorfs r•sponsibilities lor th• aud1¢ olthv finon¢i•l $taternents Icontlnuedl
Identify aThJ assess the risks of materi4 mBstalemeni of firwwl staleftwits. Tmhether due to fraud
error, design and perform audit wttedures reswnsi¥e trj ihose risks. and oblan audst wNlence thal 18
suffKient and appropnate to provide a baw5 for our opnion. Th? of not delecbn9 3 rn3￿n31 misstate￿￿t
results'ng from fraud is hffJher Ihan for one rèsu￿.￿9 from ettty. a5 tra￿￿ m•y Invo￿ colhAKJrt. lorgffjy.
Intenbonal um15￿￿ns. misrepresenlakns. w the override of M)t¥nal ¢ontrd.
Obtain an understanding of internal control ￿leVant to the order to deSff￿ aL¥X pr￿dI￿e$ that are
appropriate in the orcurn5tances, bui not for Ihe purpose of exwessing an tyirt￿n ￿ the effe&"¥enes$ of the
charitable companl5 internal c￿tr￿.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accouniry FdKies used Ihe ￿Sonab1eness of 2CtMliry estimates
and relaled disd05ures made by the lrnstees.
Conctyjde ￿ the approproW￿9 ot Ihe tmstees. use ofthe 9tyng eor*em l)asBof a￿¥￿ting and, based on
the audii evidence obtained. whether a material unwiainty e￿$ts related ￿ events ￿ ¢ondib"on$ Ihat may
asl 5ignificani do￿1 on the tharitat4e cthmpany s ability ￿ ￿tinue as a going corKem. Ifwe condude Ihal a
material uncertsinty e￿Is. WE are iequired io draw attention in our audito¢s report to the ¥elated disclosure$
in the financial slatement5 or. rf suth di5dosures are inadequale. lo rnodty our O￿TrI0n. Our wndusions are
based on the audit e￿ence obtained up lo the dale of our *Jd11￿$ ￿P￿t. H¢ywÈver. future Èvents or
Evaluate Ihe overall presentation. slruclure and contenl of the finartial statements. indudin9 Ihe disdosuces.
and whether the financk31 slatements repyesent the ￿￿erlY￿9 transacbons and events in a rn￿er that
achieves f*"r presen￿110￿.
We comm￿1c4te wlh t￿lSe (*Arged 9tsvtrnance regardwy. am￿9 ¢Aher maitws. the pLanned scope and
liming of the audit and svJnifi¢aht fiNliry5. AKawlin9 any signiftant def*•ncaes in ￿ternal ¢ontrd that we
identity during our a￿lIt.
Use of our report
This report is rnade solety to the academy tnJsf5 members. as a bc#*. n zcurdance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 01 the
Companips Act 20C6. Our audil wryk ha5 been l￿dertaken so that we might stste 10 ihe charitable cornp2nf$
member5 IhD5e matters ￿ are required to 51ate tD thErn in an auditorfs report and no other purpose. TD the fulle51
extent pem)ilted by law. we do not aeLept or assume respon*tMlity to tslher than the atademy lrntsl and the
.academy trusys mernbers as a bcrfty, for our audrt work. for this wtyt or for the own*)ns we have lormed.
David W Farnsworth FCA (Senior Slatutory Audliorl
For and on behaw of Fettons. Slatuw A￿aitor
8 Sover&gn Court
8 Graham Street
Birmirngham B1 3JR
Date '.
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The Hive College Ifornierly Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnership Tru￿)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Independent Reporting Accountanfs Assurance Report on Regularity to The Hive College and the
Education and Skills Funding Ageney
In accordance wilh the lerm$ of our engagement letter dated 22 March 2021 further to Ihe TW￿reMentS of the
EduCat￿n and Skills Fun(hng Agency IESFAI as included in the Academ*s Account$ Direction 2021 to 2D22. we
have carried out an en9agement io oblain limited assurance abcut wthether Ihe exp￿litUre disburs￿ and in¢c¥ne
ceived by The Hive CoMe9e during the per#)d 1 Septernber 2021 to 31 August 2022 have been applied to the
purwjses identtf*d by Paiiament and trar￿aCtionS confonn to ihe auuyrti￿S govem th￿.
This report is made $￿ety to The HNe College and ESFA h attLYdance Ihe terrns gf our engagement letter.
Our work ha5 been undertaken $0 that we mwjhl $tate ￿ The Hive College knmited aTr3 ESFA tIKsse rnatters we
required to slate in a report and for no other rw)o$e. To the fullE51Ptent pem)itted by law. we do not accept or
assume responsibility to anyone other than The H￿e LThited and ESFA. for our for this report.:or for
the Cc￿cluSIon we have fom)ed.
Resp•¢tiv• r•sponsibilitles of Th• HI￿ CoU89•'5 accountiry officer and th8 TrpO￿n9 accountant
The accounts'ng officef is respjnsible. under the requirements ol The HNe Colege's f￿￿ing agreer￿nt wth Ihe
Settetary of State Edwaiion dated 1 August 2016 and the Academies Trust Handbc**. extant frorn I September
2021. for ensuring that expenditure dithjrsed ana in¢¢)me ￿ceiVed is ap￿ie4 frjr the purposes intended by
Parliament and the finanoal trnn5act￿9 Conf￿7n to the aU1hr￿￿$ which govem them.
Our responsibilit*e$ for thi5 engagement are •51abli5hed in the Unifed Kry4¢)m by our k¥ofe$$ion's ethical 9UKlance
and are lo obtain limrted assuran¢e arnl repc¥t in accordance wth our engagement lettef and the requwemenls of the
Academies Accounis Direction 2021 to 2022. We ￿port to you wA￿ther anythin9 has tome lo attention N)
carrying out work which suggests that in all material respe¢t$. expendilure disbur￿ and I￿orne received during
the period I September 2021 to 31 Augusl 2022 have not W ap￿ie￿ to Pur￿Se5 Intended by P*liament or that
the financid transactions do Th)t eonlorm to the aUth￿lIbe$ go¥￿ them.
Approach
We ¢onduded our eThJagement IA accwdance wlh Ihe Frarnelth and GuM1e E¥temal Audrtors and Reporting
Accountsnt of Academy Trusts i$sued by ESFA . We perforn￿d a I"mited assurance e￿agement a$ defined in our
engagement letter.
The obje¢lAie of a limited assurnrte engagemeni is ￿ perfm s[￿ wttedures as lo obl•n infi¥mation and
ewlanabons in ¢)rder to provKle us *ith suffKient awwiate eviderte to exwess a f*galwe ￿ndUS1on on
fe9ularity.
A limiteil assurance en9agement ¢ more limrte(I scope ihan a reasonable assurance engagement and
¢onsequentty does not enable v$ io eètain a5suran¢e Ihat we *vJid b￿Orne aware DI all signiftanl matters that
mighl be Identi￿ in a rea%)nable assuwKe tywagement. AttorfThJty", do not exp￿$$ a p05iti¥e opirnon.
Our engagement in¢lty*S examinalth). ¢*) a te$1 basis. of evh*nce relev•* to the regulan.ty and prwety ol the
a¢a(Jemy trusfs Income and expervlitwe.
The work un(lertaken to draw our ifidudes:
Con%deratN)n of the appfic*e le91sts1￿ aTrJ the academy trusfs hJndin9 agreement
Review and evaluatton of the a¢adery trusfs system of intemal ¢onirc4s
Exarnination and assessment of Ihè ACcOL￿￿"r¥J Olkerfs statement on Re9ularity. PrO￿tY and CTrMph'anr
Examination. on a iesl ba$bS. ol third pwty eviden¢e supporting ￿cOme and expenditure
Review of exceptional and unusual rtems
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The Hive College Ifomierly IYil$on SttHrt UCB Partnewship Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guarant•¢}
Independent Reporthng Ac¢ountanf$ Assurance Report ¢)n Reyul•rity to The HTV* College and the
Education and Skills Funding AgÈney (continuedl
Conclusion
In the COUfSe of Work. nothing has eome to ￿Jr attenbon suggests Ihat in all material ￿peCtS the
expenditure disburse(l fftcome received during Ihe period I Seplember 2021 tD 31 August 2022 ha5 not been
applied to purposes inlend¢d by Parfiament arKI tl* financial Ir￿Sact￿lIS do conlDrm to the aulhorthe$ *thich
govem thern.
Davld W Fam$worth FCA (Reporfiny Accourrtantl
For and on behalf of Feltons. Slatulory Auditor
8 Sove￿19n Court
8 Graham Street
Birmingh￿ B1 3JR
Oate .
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The Hlve College Iformtrly I￿150n Stuart UCB Partnership Tntst)
IA Company Limitsd by Guarafttetl
statement of IlhakKlal aGlivitie5 for the year ended 31 Auyust 2022
lincluding income and expenditure account)
￿n￿strkI•d p•￿kn1 gPTrtNI •sHt
full
lyndl
Totsl
2021122
Totsl
lo￿121
Irom..
Dona￿On$ aThJ capital grants
¢haritablB acllwlip5'
Fundiry for the academy tr￿f5
eduGilional opeiations
Inv88hnents
4.570
63.5B?
fj8.152
41.810
2.841.672
2.872.02
157
2.41J.123
157
Total
35.083
2.841.672
63.582 2.940.337
2.455.039
Expendltuvg0n=
Chaniab* aCliv￿e5'.
¢ademy edu¢a*)n81
28.922
297.(th 2.117.253
89.341 2.532.516
2.075.971
Tctal
28.922
297 CO) 2.117.253
89.341
2.532.516
2.07S.971
Net Incom*llexpendltwel bptw•
irnnsl•rs
6.161
1297.(
724.419
125.7591
407.821
379.Cfj8
Tran$fws berrtw funds
13
1582.8731
562.873
Net incomellexpendltw•l aftai
afjslers
6.181
141.ys
557.114
407.e21
379.068
Other recognlsed galnsl¢loss•s1
Actu8Th•19•inyJllossesl on defjn*J
bÈnBftt 5ch¢n*5
13. 22
792.1
792.r*yJ
IY4.OfX)I
Net movement In funds
8.161
495.(¥JJ
141.$46
S57.114
1.199.821
265.068
Recon¢lliat6on ol fvnd$
T*)tal h￿d$ brought f￿lId
13
6.522
(•63.￿1) 1.170.728
529.447 1.D43.697
758.629
T¢xal lunts carrfed for•Mrd
12.683
I168.￿x)I 1.312.274
I.￿.$61 2.243.S18
1.043.697
AJI of Ihek•Jeffly'5 actIMl*sd￿Ne 1rcfflcthibnlmr￿ opo¢ai¥yo w* abo¥e t￿financIal wrDJ5.
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The Hive College Ifomierfy Wilson Stuart UCB Partnèfship Tfusti
(A Company Limlted by Guarantee)
Company number: 09687904
Balance sheet as at 31 August 2022
2022
2021
Fixed as$•ts
Tangibje assets
10
1.C68.469
529.447
Curreni¥sset8
Oebtors
Cash al bank and in hand
347 253
2.072.625
2.419.678
169.089
1.327.922
1.497.011
Llabilltjes
Credilor5'. amounts falhng
due wlhin one year
12
1.076.829
319.761
Net current assets
1.343.049
1.177.250
Total assets kss cuNent l￿bIlI11es
2.411.518
1.7C6.697
Dar￿ed benefit pens￿ scherr* I4?￿ty
1166.(t#Ji
(663,COJI
Total net assets
2.213.518
1.043.697
Fund8 oflhe academy trust:
Restricted funds
Fixeil a$$et fvJnd
Resthcted Inc4)￿
Pe￿￿n reserve
Total r*stii¢ied lurtds
14
14
14
1.￿.561
1.312.274
1168.(MJ))
529.447
1.170.728
663.rKJJi
2.2x1.835
1.037.175
Unrestricted tncome funds
14
12.683
6.522
Totsl funfls
2.243.518
1.043.697
The fiftantyal staiemenls on page5 20 to 43 w aFyo¥e(I by the Injsiees. aTrl zuthon$ed lot i$5ue on
{.14.1..&o Z £. . arLd are S￿ne￿ w Iheir beh￿rty.
C. Hu55ey. Chair ol Trustees
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The Hive College {formerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
IA Company Limitsd by Guarantee)
StstsmeTrt of cash flows for th¢ year ended 31 August 2022
2021122
2020121
Cash flow5 frorn operntin9 acti￿11e5
Net cash provided by operating actMI
17
1.309.326
526.132
Ca8h flows frorn InvesVn9 ac￿vIll
1B
IW.623)
1187.9421
chan￿ in ¢ash and ¢ash oquivalents In tho reporting
period
744.703
338.1
Cash cash equNalents * I Sepiember 2021
1,327.922
989,732
Cash and ¢ash equl¥alents at 31 Augusi 2022
19
2.072.625
1,327.922
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The Hive College (formerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
{A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the finanelal statem•nts for thè year ended 31 August 2022
l. Accountins pofici
A summary of the wwKipal accounting policies adopied lY*M¢h have been apw c4n5i5knUy. excepl t•there
nole<Jl. judgernents and key styjrces of e$b"mation ￿r￿ertainty. is sd OLrt W¢ye4.
1.1 8asl$ of pr¢par•tion
The finanual statements ol Ihe xademy tru$t. 1$ a put￿￿ b*fft entity U¥Kler FRS 102. have been
wepwed uThYer the hisltN*al cost con¥entian in accordarK* wlh the Finanry¥ Reprybft9 Standard Appltat4E
in Ihe UK and Republic of Irdand (FRS 1021. Ihe Afxounb"ng and Reporting by Charil*$' Statement ol
Recommended Practice aPpI￿able to tharities pyeparing their accounls in ac£ord2nce w•th the Fina￿81
Repo￿n9 Standartl applKabie in Ihe UK and Rewbiic of Ireland IFRS I D21 (Charities SORP IFRS 10211. the
Academies A¢￿Unts DireLtson 2021 10 2022 Is￿e0 by ESFA Ihe Charilies Act 2011 the Compari85 Act
2006.
1.2 Going coneem
ThB lrnslEe5 355e55 whelher Ihe use of going corKem is approwiate i.e. wthether there are any material
uncertain￿$ ￿Lated io ev￿lS or conditi.ons that may cast significant doubt on the abih.ty of Ihe company to
¢ontsnue as a wng ¢oncerTt. The iruslees make this a5ses5ment in respect of a per￿>1 of at ￿5t one year
fvom the dale ol aUth￿1$a￿cn ￿ issue ol Ihe finawal staiements and have ¢))ndudEd that Ihe *G*emy trust
ha5 adeouaie re50wces 10 conlirwe in op8ra*"onal exislerte for the I￿e$eeab* future and there are no
material uncetr4inties about the a¢a¢Jerny trust's a￿lIty to continue as a g￿n9 ¢on¢ern. t￿$ Ihey continue to
adopt th8 g￿n9 concwn ba$1$ ol acc(MJAtirKJ in preparing ts financial staiernehts.
1.3 Incorne
All incoming resources are recognised when Ihe ¥ademy Intst has enbtsrr￿nt to Ihe luTrJs, Ihe ￿elpt 1$
probatle and the arnount cafi be measured relk?bty.
Gtan
Grants a￿ included ￿ the Siaiement of Fina￿131 thbviiie5 Dn a ¥eceNable ba5¢5. Thv balarKe of
income ieceived for 5peufic purp05e5 bul nol expended dur￿￿ the period is shrnw in ihe relevant
fijnds on the bakince sheet. Where inc¥)me is ￿teNed in advan{* of meeting any perforrnance-ffjlated
condit￿$ there is not [m￿ditIOnal eniillement to Ihe income and its recogniiw is deferred and
included in credrtlxs 35 deferred inojme vnll Ihe perforffjance-rdated condfiions are rnet. Whe
enlilement IXCW5 before Incorne is iecewed. the irKome is accrwd.
Gener￿ Annual Grant 1$ re¢ty)rrised in fijll irt tr* state￿nI of Finaybtsal At*ibes in the ye¥ for which
it is re¢eivabJe and any aba*ment in ￿ped of the per￿￿ is dedth from in¢iKne and ￿COgniSed a$
a liabilty.
Capital grants are recognised in ￿￿1 lhe￿ is an Unc￿J￿1 enbilemenl to the grant Vrnpent
arnovnls of capital yrants are reflected in Ihe balance sheet in the restricted fixed asset fund. Caprtal
9rants are recognised when Ihere is entillemert ar*J we Th)t d•ferTed over the lrfe of the asset on wh
they are ewended
Donations
Donations ate recognised on a reteNa￿e ba%$ (where there are no perfo￿ance-rE1•ted c£fithth'onsl
where the re¢wpt Is probats￿ and Ihe arntyJni can be retsably meawred.
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The Hive Collgge Iforniefly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnèrship frust}
IA Company Lirnited by Guarnntsel
Not•s to tho financlal statèmènts for the year ended 31 August 2022 IcontiAtsèdl
1. Accounting policlès Icontsnuedl
1.3 In¢om• Icontinuedl
Other in¢on
Mher in¢ome, inctuthiThJ the hire ol faulibe$. is re¢ogni$ed th Ihe period Ii 1$ receiva￿8 and lo the
extent the oc•Semy trust has provthd the goods or services.
Donat*d goods. l•ellltles and servic•5
Goods donateil lor re$ate ¥t induded al fair value. bein9 ihe expectsd wL*eed$ from s* less the
expected costs of sale. If it 15 practIc￿ to assess the lay value at receip( il is rewnised in'stocks, and
'Incwne Irom Other Trading A￿￿￿e$.. Ukx)n sale. Ihe vakle of the sio(a is Charged against 'lncom
from Other TradiThJ Actiwties. the wty*eds are recwwsed as 'ln¢tyme from Other Trading
Activitvès,. Where rt is impradtcal LO fair value the items due lo the vohjme of Irhv value *ems they are
not recognise¢l in the financBI Statern￿ ￿bI Ilw are sc4d. Tlws income is recognised witlmn'lncome
frtyn OLher Tradin9 Acti￿1￿5..
Donatod ffixed assets
Where Ihe donated good 1$ a fixed asset it 15 meagJed at fait v•ltA. uhles$ il is Unpra￿Cal to nwsuf•
thi$ retiably. in wh￿h cast Ihe c05t of ihe item to Ihe donot $hwkl be used. The gain is recognised as
income from donat￿￿5 and a cotreswxxth.ng amounl is included in the appropriate fixed asset caie90ry
and depieci*ed over the u5efvl eOjrthi￿ lrfe irb actordartt wlh the academy trust's act(yJnting
poloes.
1.4 Expondliure
Expenthtijre 15 recogrmsed once there is a legal u C(￿struc￿Ve ob14gatw to transfer econom¢ knefft lo a thwd
party. it is probable thai a transfer of economic benefits ￿11 b? raquwed in Sett￿rnent and Ihe arnounl of Ihe
otyigaD"¢)n can be rneasurBd reliabty. ExpeTrJiture is cla5sffied by athwty. The c051s of each a¢hvity ate rnade
up of the lolal of direct co$t5 and shared c051s. indudrng supW u)sts iniolved in undertaking each activity.
Direct costs attri￿rtable to a ￿ngle a¢Dvrty are allocated directy to that adivrty Shared rA)sts *lNch eonlnbute
lo more Ihan one activity and SUFg0rt c*sts ¥¥hth are rKsl altributable io a $￿gle a¢¢rwty are appNtioned
befv4een lfv)se aclNilie5 on a basis ccxisistent the use ol resources Central Staff costs are allocaied on Ihe
basis of time spent, and depreOab"C￿ charyes ￿￿Xaled on ihe portsn oflhe asset's use.
Expendilure on raising lund5
Thi5 Includes ¥1 expeTrJilure incwred by the acèjemy Imst to raise fuThJs lor its charltsble purposes
and inChjd￿ ¢osts of al bjndratsing acb¥thes events aThJ w￿-charlt￿e Irèthng.
Charitable activities
These are costs intrjrred the *3derny Iru5fs ethJcalp)nal Operalp￿S. induding supp¢*t costs and
ccists relabng to the go¥ema￿e of the academy trust apportio￿ to tharrtaNe a¢tNthes.
All reswrce5 eypendvd are indu5bve ofwrecoverat4e VAT.
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The Hive College Ifomitrty Wilson Stuart U¢8 Part￿rShIp T￿$t)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NatÈs to thè linanciAI ststem•nts for the year ended 31 August 2022 Icontinu•dl
1. Aceountin9 Oicips Iconliw•dl
1.5 Tanglble fixed assets
A55ets COSbng £1.000 or rrN)re are cwtalised as assets ￿ are ¢affied at cost. nel of
dep￿ciatiOn and any provision for irnpaimwnL
Where tsngible fixed assets ha¥e b88n acquwed aid of spepfic wts. •ther from the govemm8nt or
fiDm the PTivate 58ctor, they are ir￿lUded in the 8aWce Sheei al cost and dewe¢4*ed over Iheir expecte(I
u$efrJl economic lile. Where there are speofic conditions atiached to the fundlng requiring the continued use ol
the a55eL the related grants a￿ credited to a restricted fixed asset f￿d in Ihe Statemenl of Finanrial Activiti?5
and Carried Imord in Ihe 8alan¢e Sheet. Depreeiatw ￿ the re￿want assets is c*8rgEd diredy to Ihe
re$tri¢ted fixed a$5et lund in the Siatement of Finanual ALti￿e$. Where trrybie fixed assets have been
acquired with unrestricted funds. deFKeciabon *Jn Suth assets 1$ chargÈd to tr* un￿lricted fund.
Deprec4ation is pro¥KJed cffj all tangibte ftted assets olher than freehokl 18n(l and assets urth C¢>￿tructiOn, at
rales calculated lo write off the cost of each asset ¢)ver its expected useful lrfe as follows..
Long lea5thYd bLHWin9S
FUrThtU￿ and ewipmenl
Cornpther harthvwe
Motor vehKles
. straghl Imr SO yea
- Straight IM
33% stia¥ht line
. 20% $ti3wJht bAe
A5se15 in the cou(s8 of construclion *e induded ol cxjsl. DeFweuation rjn Ihese assets 15 not tharged unbl Ihey
are'brou9hl iThlo use and recla55rfied to frEEMd or kasehold lond and tAMklir¥Js.
A review for impairment of a fixed asw carried ¢xrt rf events ￿ thanges in (1￿M$tanceS inthc* that Ihe
carrying valLte of any fixed asset may not be re¢over#Jle Shortfalls beknn the carry￿9 value of frAed a$$
and their ￿¢0¥9¥a￿e alnounts are recognised as irnpainents. lrnpairrnenl h)sses ar• recognised in the
Staternent ol Financial AciiviDes.
1.8 O¢btors
Trade and other debtors are reuJ9nised at the SetUeM￿ amount after any trade disco￿1 offered.
Prepaym8nts are valued al Ihe zmounl prepaK1 net ofany trade di$￿￿ts d￿.
1.7 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank har*J includes cash and short-terni h¥hty Iyihy ￿yes1rrErIts WFth a sl*)rt rnaiurty of three
monihs or les$ frorn Ihe date ol acquis1￿ oroFerffig ol Ihe depjst or sirnilar a¢Kr￿t.
1.8 LlabJllti¢s
Liabilities are recogThsed when there ts an obrlgab.￿ * the baance sheet date as a fegJlt of a past e¥ent. rt is
probabl¢ Ihat a t13nsfer of econom￿ benefft wll be required in Sett￿M￿t. and the arnwnt ol Ihe setkment
can be esb"ma*d relkgwy. Liabilities are recognised at Ihe a￿Unt that Ihe academy trust anbcipates rt ¥*Yll pay
lo sewe the tlebt or the amrthi r( ha5 r8¢eNed as adva￿ed paYrner￿ for the goods c¥ 5•rvw8 11 nyjst
pro¥i¢Je.
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Thé Hivt College Ilormerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partn•rshtp Trnsll
{A Cornpany Limited by Guarante•l
Notes to thè financlal statements for the year ernded 31 August 2022 {continuedl
1. Accounting poltci•s Icontinuedl
1.9 Leas•d as8•ts
Renla15 under operating leases are ¢*arged hne basis over the lease term.
1.10 FIna￿¢1¥1 ￿$trum￿nts
The ai¥derny trust only h￿d5 bas￿ financkqt ￿$trUMents as defined by FRS 102. The fin*cia1 a55ets and
fjnanual liabill￿e5 of the academy trust and Iheir mea$uremenl ba&s are as lollows .'
Financftal ass9ts- trade and olher 11eblors are basi¢ financial in$truments and ￿ debl inslnwnents mea$ured
al amortised Prepayment5 are not financrdl i051ruments.
Cash at ljank 1$ ¢assbfied a$ a finwjal in5trumert aThl is measwe(l at frdix value.
Fin8n¢i81 l1abth￿$- tyade ¢redkor5. a¢¢Juals aTrJ other crethtr5 we fin￿￿al in5trumBrts we measured ai
amortised COSL Taxation and soual security are not indudBtS in the fifia￿al instnjments dis¢k)SVfe defini￿n.
Deferred incwe is not deemed to bE a finantsal luit4"lity. as the cash sewemenl has atrea¢Jy tsken place and
Ihere is an ¢j￿gation to deliver s￿1r*S rather than ¢ash or financlal inslrurnent.
1.11 T•¥ation
The a¢aderny trust is considered to pa55 ihe tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the FI￿ce Act 2010
thefelore it rneets lh* defin1t1￿ of a thantsble company lor UK Corp￿¥t10n tax purpose5.
Accordiryly. the academy trust is potentialy exempt from taxal*)n in respect of irthme or eaF4al gains
received wthin categorie5 covered by part 11. c*apier 3 01 the corporats.on Tax Acl 2010 or Section 256 of the
Taxation ol Chaigeabk Gains ￿ 1992. 10 the extsnl thal such iN*me ty gauls arè applied to
charitable purpos*$.
1.12 PenslLNI benellls
Rets"remenl benefits w empk*yees of Ihe academy trust are prO￿jeLl by the Teachers. Pertsiw Stheme CTPS'I
and the Local GoveftNneni Pens￿)￿ SL*eme I'LGPS). These a￿ defined b¥iefit schemes.
The TPS 1$ an unfvnded 5dJeme and rnntr*ulw5 •e calcuLgled ts $pread Ihe cost of pen5¢Dns over
employees. wtykin9 live$ with th• 3cadery tru51 ￿ st￿ a way that the pen5w cosl is a $&)$tanlially level
percenlage of ¢*rrent and flrtute pensianaL4e payroll. The contrit)utions arè deierrnined by IhÈ Govemment
Actuary on the basts of quadrenni81 valuabons U￿n9 a ky0s￿l￿e uedit method. TPS is an LJnfunded
mults".employer scheme ¥•ith no undety.ng 35sets lo teh¥een ernptyer5. Conse4uentty, the TPS is
treated as a defiT￿ ￿ntribUt￿￿ scheme for accDunbn9 purposes and Ihe ¢ortribuliDns rEED9ni￿o in the
period to which they rekts.
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The Hive College {fomierly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnershlp fru$t)
(A Company Limited by Guarantepl
Notes to the financial stat•m•nts for th• ￿ar ended 31 August 2022 Iconllnuedl
1. Accounting poli¢ie5 (¢￿tinued)
1.12 Penslon benpfits Icontinuedl
The LGPS is a tunled mtstt5-empkJyer scheme ihe assets are held 5eparatety from Ihose of the ar2demy
Irust in separate tsustee administefed knds. Pension scheme as$gts afe measured ai fair value and liJbililie$
are measured on an actuarial ba%s Ihe yoieded unit iyedit method &isc4unied at a rate equivalent
lo the currenl rate of reiurn on a ￿9h qualrty corporate t¥%)d of e4w¥lenl lem) aThJ curren¢y k) the liabilities.
The actuarial valua)'ons are obtained at least triennialty and are u￿lated at each balance sheet date. The
amount5 charged to net income1lex￿lUreI a￿ the ojrrent semce costs ancl the costs of scheme
inlr(rtluctions. benefrt thange5. sethemenis aThJ curtailrrEnts. They are as wt of stall costs as
in¢urred. Net m)le￿$t ￿ the nel defined benefil liabthtyla55et 15 akn re(oJnised ￿ the Staiemenl cl Financial
Activitie$ and comprises Ihe interest tost ￿ IhE def￿ed b￿efft 014igaboD and Inte￿$1 irKorne on IhÈ scheme
a55ets. calcu131ed by mul1sw￿"n9 Ihe faw value of the sckne assÈls at the begiming of Ihe period by Ihè rale
used to disc¢xJnt Ihe benefit oblig3tions. The dIffe￿nCe betrw the ￿terest inctime C￿ the sc*eme 355eis and
the aaual relum on tre sche￿* assets i% rerngn1Se￿ ￿ other recwised gains a￿1 losse5.
Actuarial gains arn1 losses are rectsynised ￿￿r[￿diatelY in ¢Jlhw reojgrwsed gan5 and losses.
1.13 Fund accounting
Unfestricted Ir￿ fijnds rewesent ihose res(￿[￿￿ rnay bp used tffiVa￿ meeting any ol Ihe
charitable obJ"¢cts olthe acaderny trusi al the of the Irustees.
Re51ricled fixed a558t lunds ¥e resowce$ whith are to be ap￿led ￿ specik Capilal purposes imposed by
fvnder5 where Ihe a55et acquired or rJeated is hels lor a 5pwfic purkw.
Restricted genera fvnd$ Corn￿$e an 011￿ ￿Str￿￿ed funds receb¥ed ￿th restrKtions imposed by the
funderl(lonw and ind(Nle frw Ihe £Ll￿ats"(￿ •)d Sknms Fthylirva Awcy or Department fw
1.14 Critical a¢¢ountin9 estirnatss and ¥r••s of ]￿$￿•￿•nt
E5bmale5 and judgements are cOn￿nUalfy ev￿Uated *)d ￿ based ￿ histori¢al expewKe and olher fac￿5.
inGltyYing expe¢talion5 c*1 l(#JJre events Ihat we befieved to be reasonab￿ utKler the oroJm*arKe5.
The academy trust makes estimate$ •)d asswnpwts Ihe luiwe. The results"rrfJ
estimates and as5umptK)ns wij. by definthon. sethm equal the rdated aclual resutt5. estimates and
a$5umplions Ihal have a sigrrificanl risk of Caus¥￿ a malerial adju51menl lo the ¢•nwng amounts of assets and
liabilitie5 Wthin the nex1 financTal year are thscu55ed belLYW.
The present vahJe of Ihe Locat Govemmw* Pensh>) Scheme defined benefit Ik*'lty depends cfi ¥ number of
laetors Ihal are determined on ￿ atharial basis ugng a variety ¢1 aS$Umpti￿5. The assumpttons used
determining Ihe net Cosl lincomel ￿ pe￿¢)n8 irtdude Ihe discounl rate. Any charrfjes in these 3$5umpbon$.
which are di5dosed in note 22. wrill impacl the arnount of the pensw ￿'3￿1ty. FUrtherM￿e a roll
lo￿ard approach whith projects results from Ihe latest full aciu*ial ¥alu8bon perf0m￿￿ at 31 Mar¢h 2019 h85
been used by Ihe acluary in valuing the pensims lialylrty al 31 AugLt512022. kn drfferen¢es betsyeen the
fi9ure5 derived fr￿ the foll f•Mard apwoxh and a full actuarial valualion would impxt on Ihe carrying
amounl of the penFion liabilty.
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The Hive Collegè Ilonn•rly Wilson Stuart VC8 Partnership Tntsti
IA Company Llmited by Guarantee)
to th¢ financial statements lor the year end¢d 31 August 2022 {continued)
1. A¢¢ountlng poli¢ies l¢ontinuqdl
1.15 Agency arrangements
The acèjemy trust arts os an agent disthbubng 1&19 tr￿rsary fiJnd5 from ESFA. Payment5 received from
ESFA and subsequent disbuisements tv students are excluded from the slalement of finanoal activ*ie5 as the
trust does not have contrc4 over Ihe ¢hari*We aprftsiion of the fvnds. The trust can use up to .. ..% of the
allo¢alion Ii)wards rts rmn admiTh5trats"on costs and thi$ is re¢ognised in the ￿a￿Me4)t of finartC4al acknvities.
The lund$ rece￿8￿ and paKI 3ThJ any balarKes hek1 are di$dosed in note 25_
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The Hive College Ilorm¢Tly Wilson Stuart UCB Partn¢tship Trust)
IA Company Limit•d by Guarant••l
Note5 to the financlal statem•nts lor the year •nd•d 31 August 2022 {continued}
2. Donations and ¢ipital grants
Restricted
9enwal
fvnd
Restricted
fixed asset
lund5
Unr85tricied
lunds
2021122
Tot•1
202W21
Totsl
Capital grants
ODftaied fixed asse
Other donati￿$
63.582
63.582
39.535
2.275
4.570
4.570
4,570
68.152
63,582
41.810
2021 total
2.275
39.535
41.810
3. F¥ndln9 for the Audemy Twsfs edu¢atitsna4 operatiorts
R*stricled Restsi¢trd
genefal
fixed asset
lund
fvnds
Ufvrestrlcl
funds
2021122
Totsl
2020tt1
Total
DIEIESFA yrnnts
General Annual Granl (GAG)
Other DfE Gr¢yJp granls
Teachers pension
Olhers
1.171.954
1.171.954
994,lYJ
1B.743
10.551
1.201.248
18.743
10.551
1.201.248
9,417
1.￿3.567
Other gov¢mmenlgrants
Local authority 9ranlS
Offter governmenl fundin9
1.614.747
1.614.747
1.32S.
7.055
1.336.409
1.614.7417
1.814.747
Other in¢ome Irom the academy
trusfs educational operations
Covid-19 additional funding IDIEIESFAI
Other OfEESFA CovirS-19 fvn¢Jirv4
30.356
19.977
25.677
1.640.424
25.677
1.670.780
53.170
1,409.SS6
30.356
30.3
2.841.672
2.872.028
2.413.fj23
2021 total
19.977
2.393.146
2.413.123
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The Hivt College Iformèrty Wllson Stuart UCB Partnershlp Trusti
(A Company Limited by Guaraniee)
Note$ to th* finanetal statem¢nts for th? year end•d 31 August 2022 Icontinuedl
4. In¥eslmentincom•
un￿StrIcted R*stri¢ted
funds
hmds
2011112
Total
202W21
Total
Short twm deposts
157
157
2021 total
S. Expenditure
Slaff
¢￿ts
Non pay e¥pendlbJ
P￿￿1$*$
2021122
Totsl
2020121
Total
AGadery¥y's educab0￿ OFeral￿n$
Direct ￿5t5
Allocated $upport costs
1.080.798
792.505
1.873.303
13.236
786.660
199.8
188.135
271.182
459.317
1.282.169
1.250.347
2.532.516
?,154.928
921.043
2.075.971
2021 1•ts1
1.576.102
177.119
322.750
2.075.971
Net incomellexpendibjfel forthe peri&J
2021122
202W21
OpeTaiin9 leases
Depreciat￿￿
Fees payabl8 to auditor
592
89,340
4,450
$92
90.555
4.300
6. Charilable a¢tl¥hles
Restricted
Unrtstricw pension
funds
fund
restricted
lunds
2021122
Total
102a121
Totsl
Educat]onal operaoons
Direct c051s
Educab"¢Jnal opera1m￿S
Support costs
Ellucational (4]era￿lS
4.375
1.277.794
1.282.169
1.154,928
24.547
28.922
297,000
297.ts
928.800
2.2C6.594
1.250.347
2.532.516
¥21.043
2.075,971
2021 totsl
161.C(Kl
1.894.887
2.075.971.
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Thè Htvè College {fomierty Wilson Stuart UC8 Partnershlp Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the finanelal statemènts for th• year ended 31 August 2022 leontinuedl
6. ChariiAblo activits85 Icontiwmwdl
Educ*tional
operation$
20J
Total
202LV21
Total
A￿lysIS ol support costs
Suppwt $latt costs
Depreuali
Technol¢>Jy costs
Premises costs
Professimal costs
Other support cosis
Governance costs
792.￿15
76.105
lo.￿)
109.%3
101.558
155.476
4.450
792.505 fl)3.479
76.105
75.710
10.2
7,599
109.963
87.156
101.558
72.901
155.476
66.554
Totsl support Costs
1.250.347
1.250.347
¥21.043
2021 total
921.043
921.043
7. Staff
al Staff costs
Stall costs dum9 Ihe pernd were..
2021122
2020121
Wages and salanes
Social security CD5t5
Pension cKJsts
1.196.535
92,458
534,547
1.099.471
74.375
260.341
1.823.540
1.542.187
Agerty staff costs
49.763
33.915
1.873.303
1.576.102
bl Staff numbe
The average number of pewsons employed by the academy
the year was as follows".
2021122
Ilumber
202￿21
Number
Teathers
Adrnlnislrati￿ and support
Managemeni
10
69
51
81
61
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Thè Hive College If0rn7efty Wilson Stuart Uce Partnership Trust}
IA Company Lirnited by Guarantee)
Notes to the financlal $t*em¢nts for th¢ year erbded 31 August 2022 {continuedl
7. siaff l¢ontinu•dl
cl High¢r pald stsff
Z02112Z
Number
ZD20121
Nwiber
The number of employees kne empknyee benefrts lexduthNJ emp￿Yer pensM)n
¢o$lsl ex￿eded £fA).I)X ￿$.
£60,001- £70,OJO
dl Key managem•nt personnel
Thè key manag*ment petsonnd of the a¢aJerny tru51 comwse the tru￿eets and Ihe senw)r management tsam as
listed ￿ page l. The total amount of employee beneffts (Incl￿0￿9 empbyer pertsion eontribultrjns aThJ employer
atK)nal insurance cOnt￿ul￿n5) received by key rnanagemenl persomd for th￿( seNicès 10 the academy Irusl
was £170.gJ912021.. £159.924}.
8. Related Party Transactions- Trnstees. remur*ration •nd expenses
No tru*ees have been paid rem1￿*r¥IN￿ or have received olher benefft5 from an employment *ilh the academy
trust.
During the year ended 31 Augusl 2￿2. rKJ trnvel •d S￿Ster￿ eygÈn$es were ￿rnt￿rSed or paid diie¢iiy to
any trusiees.
Olher ￿lated party tyansadion5 intyving Ihe Injstees are set •Jl in r￿te Z2.
9. Tru8tees' and offlcers. Ir6uran¢e
In a¢cordance With nomul cornmer¢u?I pradKe the aczdemy ha5 purchased insurants Io PTol£d Iruslees and
officers from daun$ arising negli9enl xts. effors or ornissiws ocojrring 4hthi15t ¢)n a(ademy Lwsine55. The
insurance provide5 ccp4er to £5,0￿.0[￿• M any onE d8*n. The ￿$1 01 this insurance is ind￿le￿ in Ihe tolal
insurance a￿t.
Page 32

The Hlve College Ifornerfy Wilson 51uart UC8 Partnershlp Tntst)
IA Company Limited by Glwrnnteel
Notes to the financlal ststements lof the y•ar ended 31 Au9USt 2022 Icontlnuedl
10. Tanglble ass¢ts
Leasehold
l•nd aryl
buildings
mdei
consvucllon
Fthing• •nd ¢omputer
quiprnent
hardwa
Motor
v¢hlcles
C05t or valuaiion
At 1 September 2021
Additions
AI 31 August 2022
52.525
6(Xl.484
3.Q09
301.205
I￿.324
6.312
166.636
184.072
761 916
628.362
1.3W.278
14.76Z
78.552
184.072
Depreciatson
Al 1 Seplwnl)er 2021
Char92 for Ihe year
At 31 AugU812022
15.285
6.160
21.445
92.811
26.269
119.000
38.449
.097
85.924
.914
122.738
232,469
89.340
321.809
N*¢ book values
At 31 Auyu$12022
286.564
47 556
61.334
1,lJ68.489
Ai 31 Augu512021
52.525
285.920
67.513
25.341
95.148
529.447
Cos1 or valUa￿ft al 31 Atyjusi 2022 s repres¢r4ed by".
A55ets
nder
ti)nstsu¢bon
Leasehold
Fltbngs and
Compultr
hardware
bubliFin9$
vehlcles
Tolal
Cosl
653.CQ9
166.636
1B4.072
1.39).278
653.(K19
166.636
78.552
184.072
1.39).278
e33

The Hlve College {fom)efty Wilson Styart UCB Partnership Twsti
IA Company Limit￿ by Guarantee)
Not•s to the financial statements for th• year •nded 31 August 2022 Icontinued
11. Debto
2022
2021
Debtor$ fro￿ operatKffi$
VAT recovwable
Prepayrnent5 and accJued income
29.629
62.811
255.013
347.253
1B,960
.1SD,129
169.089
12. Credito
2022
2021
Amounts lalling due withln on* yt•r-
Creditors from opuations
Accruals and deferred inctyne
Other ¢￿￿110r5
789.297
97.358
190.174
173.863
54.769
91,129
1.076.829
319,761
Deferrgd Income
Deferred ifthme al 1 September 2021
Resources delerred in the year
Amounts released fr￿￿ wevhYJS y
36.516
42.263
(36.5161
46.214
36.516
146.1141
Dèfe￿•￿ It￿Me at 31 August 2022
42.263
36.516
At the balan￿ sheei d*e the academy trvst was fuThYs received In advance for Srthgot Condilh
All0vra￿e 01 £34 070. Devolved Fomiula Captsl grnni of £5.050. and 16-19 Turtion Funding of £3.413.
I￿L•Yed in ¢￿￿Or$ from ¢)pprztions *t amtyJftts of £749.321 due to Birmingharn Cty r(x pay¥oll
sts whith they have noi dra%￿ a[￿ the trLtsI hphj 5uffioeni lurxls IDr the payrnent of tr￿ ¢￿ditOrS.
These are b8ing W off after the ye¥ wd.

Thè Hivt College Ifom)èrly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnetship Tntstl
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the finanelal stat•m•nts for th* ye•r •nded 31 August 2022 Icc*ntlnuedl
13. Funds
Balance at
1 Sèpt¢rnber
2fj21
G•lns,
ltssses and
transfers
Balance It
31 Augllst
2022
In¢ome
Exp¢nditure
ft￿trI¢ted gen*r•l fvnd$
General Annual Gr￿1 IGAGI
olher DfEIE5FA c￿￿￿-79 furn1ing
Oiher 9rant$
1.170.n8
1.171.954
25.6n
1.644.041
2.841.672
(447.5351
(25.6771
1.644.041)
2.117.253
IS82.8731
1.312,274
1.170.728
582.873
1,312.274
R*striGtsd fix¢d asset fund8
OIE Group caFital gfants
Capital eXper￿ure from GAG
122.354
407.093
529.447
63.58?
113.eo261
5.715
89.341
172.310
914,251
1.086,561
582.873
582.873
Pension reserve
663.(trt))
16B.0001
Total rp5ttictsd funds
1.037.175 2.9)S.254
2.￿.594
792.(XXI
2.230.835
Unrestricted funds
Other incorne
Total unre$tricted funds
6.522
6.522
12.683
12,683
3S.083
8.9221
Total fund5
1.043.697
2.910.337 792.cx))
.532.516
2.243.518
The speufic puwes forwhth the lund5 are to be apphed we as fdlm".
Restricted general lunds
These ¢(Knprise au resiricted fi￿d5 Olhw than re$￿ted fwj h￿d$ an(1 in¢kth 9Mts frorn The Education
and Skills Funding A9ency.
The academy trust is wl sv4"e¢t to GAG carf*d fcowzfd frnits.
Unrestricted Ivrtds
These comprise resources Ihal rnay be used towards meeting wy of the eh*itai* oty'octs of Ihe ￿dernY trusi
ai di5uetK)n of Ihe Ifusi885.
Restricted fixed asset lunds
These comprise res(MJr¢es are to be ar•¢￿￿ 10 ¥￿)r¢ captal Fwose5 imF4)sed by The and
Skills Funding Agen¢y 4*there the asset a¢))uir&l ￿ (seated iq hdd lry a spec1r￿ purpose.
Page 35

The Hlve Coll•9è (formerly Witson Stuart UCB Partne￿bIp Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to th• finanelal $tstements for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 August 2022 (continued)
13. Funds (Gontinuedl
Comp•rnlive infO￿ation in respect of the prEceding p•riod is as folbows:
BalanGe at
1 5tptrmbtr
2020
Galn5,
losse$ and
In¢¢m¢ Exp*rN1ityY* tsan$fers
Balan¢e at
31 Auyust
2OZ1
R¢5tricted 9gn•ral funds
General Annual Grani {GAG}
Othèr Covid-19 lundin9
Othei grants
767.939
994.1S0
53.170
1.345.826
2.393.146
1405.3361
153.1701
1.345.826>
1.804.332
1186.0251
1,170.728
767.939
186.025
1.170.728
Res¢ricted fixed asset funds
DfE Group rapilJ grants
Capitsl expenditure from GAG
Capitsl eVn(hIu￿ fvom olher
103.Th)
289.202
39.535
(21.1711
168.1341
11.2501
.555
122.354
407,093
186.D25
394.442
39.535
186.025
529.447
Pension reseple
161.QJ)
63.000
Total restrlcted funds
754.381 2.432.681 1.037.175
2.055.88
ilnrestricted lu*ds
Other income
Total unrestricted funds
4.248
4.248
22.358
22,358
(20.0841
6.522
6.522
Totsl lunds
758,629
2.455.039
2.075.971
4.0
1,ts13.697
P￿e 36

The Hive College (formerly Wilson Stuart UCB Partnershlp Trusti
IA Company L1rnIt￿ by Guarantee)
Notes to the financial slat•ments lor the year ended 31 August 2022 Iconllnuedl
14. Analysis ol net assets bei**en
Fund balart¢S ai 31 August 2￿22
a￿ ￿presented ty".
Restrictod
pensio
fund$
Restricted
fixed asset
fvrnds
un￿$￿iC1ed
fvAds
general
lunds
Total
Iwids
Tangible fixed ass*i$
Gurrent assets
Current 11a￿&11eS
I,CW.469
18.092
1.rffl.469
2.419.878
1.076.829>
2.411.518
168,CKrf)
2.243.518
12.683
2.389.103
1.076.829
1.312,274
12.683
1,086.561
Pensx)n scheme liablity
Total net assets
168.0
168.0￿>
12.683
1.312.274
1.086.561
Comparalwe information
iespecl of the preceding perK4 is
as f￿loWS..
Restricied Restrreted Restricled
rixed 4$S¢t
pension
general
fund$
fvnts
Unrestrictsd
Totsi
funds
Tangible fixetl assets
Curyent asseis
Current liabilil*S
529,447
$29,447
1.497.011
319,761}
1.706.697
663.OC#)
1.043.697
6.522
1.49J.489
319.7611
1.170.n8
6.522
529.447
scheme liatwlity
Total net assets
663.000
1663.OC4JI
6.522
1.170.728
529.447
15. Capital conrnitments
202Z
2021
Cwtracled for tr*Jt rnt pto¥idad in Ihe fmznri* statemerts
812.976
40.025
16. Conwnitsnents under operating leases
AI 31 Au9usI 2022 the ¢otal of Ihe Acadwny
Trust's fulure minirnum lease paymerts rth
cancellab￿ operating ￿8$e5 was"
Toial
202Z
Ttstal
2021
Am￿nIS due within one year
Arnounts due beh¥een one and fve years
591
1.035
Page 37

The Hlve College Iformerty Vlilson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the financlal $tatem•nts for the year endèd 31 August 2022 {eontlttuod}
17. R¢¢on¢iliatson of nel incom&l{•xpen¢fiturtl to n•t cash fl¢y
rrLTrm operaiing aclivibe5
2021122
Total
2020121
Total
Net irtoTnellexpeTrJitwel for reprMts"ThJ period135 wthe SOFA}
A￿l￿sted for".
Deprecia￿n Inote 101
Capital grants from cifE and other Ca￿ KKome
Interesl receivablÈ Inole 41
Defined benefft pensi4) scheme cosi less conlribJbons payabte (note 221
Oefinod benefft pefi51￿ scheme finance cost Inole 221
In(xease in debtors
Increase in ¢redilors
407,821
379.1￿6
89.340
163.5821
115n
284,000
13.000
1178.1641
757.OBa
90.555
139.5351
110ei
155.0
171.3421
6.492
Net cash pro¥ldgd by op•ratlng actsvlttes
1.309.326
$26.132
18. Cash Ilows frorn in¥•stiftg aeliyllles
2021ll2
Tolal
2020121
Totsl
Inleresl re¢eNed
Purchase of lar¥Ji￿e fixed assets
Copiw grants from OIE (kn
157
(628,3621
63.582
106
P27.5831
39.535
Net cash used in •￿eSting activitiès
564.623
187.942
19. Analysis of ush and Cash equivalents
At
31 August
2021
31 August
2022
Cash at bank and ￿ h*d
2.072.625
2.072.625
1,327.922
1,327.922
ZO. An•ly$i5 of changes in net debt
At
31 August
2021
Other
non<ty5h
changes
At
31 Augu5Q
2022
Cash
fiows
Cash ai bank in har￿1
1.327 922
1.327.922
744.703
744.703
2.072.625
2.072.625
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The Hive College (formerly Wilsofi Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guaranttel
Not•s to thè financial stat•ments for the y•ar ended 31 August 2022 {eorbtinued}
21. Members. liabllity
Each membw of Ihe charilabse c4ympany undeTiakes to contri￿te to Ihe assets of the company in eveni of tt
beiryJ wound up helshe is a [r￿lber. or ￿1hin year aftw hthhe cease$ kn be a member. such arnount
as may be rtquKtd. Aot exceedw¥J £10 lor Ihe debls and liabll￿eS c4ntracaed tse1￿ helshe ceases lo bè a
member.
22. Ponsion and 5imrfar obligations
The xa¢Yemy Irust's em￿OyeeS belorrfJ io winopal pension scthmes.. the Teathers. Pension Scheme
England and Wa￿$ (rpsi for academK and reL4ted s13ff,' and Ihe Loca Government Pension Scheme ILGPS)
for non-teaching slaff. %thich is by We$1 PlAdl￿dS FWKJ. Bcth mul110Fn￿0Yer defmed-
benefit $¢hernes.
The ￿te$l acwariai valua1v￿ of Ihe TPS relaied to Ihe ended 31 IAarth 2016 8Th1 of the LGPS JI M￿h
2019.
There wefe Tho oulslanthNJ ty ptepaid ai either begirniTrJ or Ihe end ofthe fin*tial yew.
T¢a¢hern' Pension S¢h•ne
Intrtsdu¢tlon
The Teathers, Pensffjn Sc**me (TPSI ￿ a statthw, ¢x￿tr￿￿. benefil schem8. 9￿Med by Ihe
Teachers. Pension Scheme Regulations 2014. Nlember5hip is •Aornatic for ieatheis ￿ aGademies. M teachers
have Ihe optw)n lo opl-out of Ihe TPS erttdment.
The TPS is zn unfunded scheme 10 boih the merthr and emplw makes c0nlribut￿S, as a percenlage
of salary- Ihe5e cc4itributioThs are cradiled to the Exthequer. Reliremerst 3ThJ other pension beneffl5 are paid by
public funds provided by ParliartLent
Valuatson of the Tea¢her5' Pension Scheffl¢
The Govemrnent Actuary. using norn)al Wrial ￿nri￿. CCTh1￿1$ 2 I￿rnal actuanal review of the TPS in
accordance wilh Ihe Public selv￿ Putsions (Valuations and Ernpkny￿ C05t Czpl Direclvjns 2014 publisheit by
HM Treasury every four year5 The aim of the ￿*leW is lo spe¢ify the level ol fviure ¢onthtxJlion5. Actuarial
scheme valuations are dependent on a￿umpI￿5 about the value of fvtwe ￿$1$. design of benefits and many
olher faclor5. The latest actuarial ¥￿UatiOn of the TPS was carried out as at 31 March 2016. The ¥afvJation report
wa5 published by Ihe Oepartment lor E￿Carin ￿ 5 Matth 2019. The key elements of the valualwirt and
subsequent c0n5ullat1r￿ are..
emFdoyer ¢fmlrib￿lion rnies set ai 23.68% of pensKMub* pay [mdLwJuyJ a 0.08% empbyer •1nynt5tr*ion
charge)
lolal scheme liabilities (pensions Vjffenlly ￿ pay￿1 and the estirnaled cost of fultsre benefilsl lof seTvice
lo the elfeclive dale 01 £218.1￿ Mill￿Tr. and notsonal asset5 (estimated future ccfitributiOn5 iogelher ￿1h
the notional Investrnenis held at Ihe valuation dale) of £1￿.1[￿) milliun a notK)nal past seN¢e def￿((
of £22.000 w*llion
ihe SCAPE rate. set by HNff. is used io delerrnine the notional ￿ve$1men[ felum. The ¢urrenl SCAPE rate
is 2.4% above Ir* rate of CPI. assumed real Trte of retum i$ 2.4% ￿ excess of pii¢es and 2% In excess ol
earnings. The rate of real p3ming5 asswnEd lo ￿ 2.2%. The assumed ￿Minal th of felum
Induding e8mings grtr*lh is 4.4S%.

The Hive College (formerly Wllson Stuart UCB Partnership Trust)
IA Comp•ny Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the financial statsrnents for the year ended 31 August 2022 l¢ontinuodl
22. Pension and slmitar obligation$ l¢onlin￿l
The Va￿311(￿ is due ￿ be implemented from l April 2024.
The empltsyerfs pension costs paid ¢0 TPS in the yÈaf an¥Junled lo 87.467 r2021 .. £80.72Q).
A copy of the Valuatic￿ reFx*t docurr￿la1IOn $5 ￿ the Teachers. Pen$iMs website.
Under the definilions sel in FRS 102. Ihe TPS 1$ an unfun(bed Th￿1b.￿mp￿Yer p￿Slon scheme. The a¢aderny
trusl has accounted *t5 contributions to Ihe scheme as if a defined c0nlrknLit￿n Sc￿e. The academy
tru51 h35 Sel (wi above the inf¢yrnalion a¥aLth on the scheme.
Local Govemmtnt Pension Scheme
The LGPS is 8 lunded defiT*d benefil p￿$￿7 scthemÈ. Ihe assets t*kl ￿ separate Iw51etradminisle
funds. The total contribUt￿n made for the year ￿ded 31 AugLfsi 2022 was E148.ODD 12021 £119.OCWJI. of
tch employers contribLrtiMs iotalleo £1 73.[￿ 12021 ". £98.0￿) aThJ e[n￿oYeeS. contrl)ution5 lOtal￿ £35.0
12021 .. £26,1￿). The agreed c¢nlribution rates ruw￿ years are •ailing wif1nnaiN￿ Irorn the aJuary for
ernployers and between 5.5% and 6.5% lor ernptyes.
Padiament has agreed. at the reques¢ ol Ihe Secretary ol State for Edu¢atK)Tr. to a guarantee Ihal, in the Èvenl ol
acaderny dosure. rxtstandirvJ Local Govemment Pension Scheme trabrfibe$ wvulLI be met by the Departmenl for
Educaiion. The guarantee came Into force on 18 July 2013.
The tn151ee5 have zweed Ihat Ihe Iwst wim make adth"IK#)al (x¥)thlJutiL*i8 in addthn to Th)mial lunthng leveb over
the nexl 32 years.
Prlncipal ￿e￿arial assumptions
At31
At31
Auyust 2022 August 2021
405%
385%
3.05%
2.850A
425%
1.7
3.05%
2.85%
So.￿%
Rale of increase ITr salanes
Rate of increase ftsf pen&on5 in pa￿ThnI1 w)fla
Discounl rale for scheme h"abihleS
Inflation assumpDon {CPII
Comrnutation of Pen￿on$ to lump sums
Sensitivity analysls
A131
A131
August 2022 August 2021
rooos
£￿008
{241
(381
24
39
Chscwnt raie +0.1%
Discounl Rte -0.1%
Morfality as5UfflPtH)n 1 year inC￿38e
Mortality a5surnpt￿ l year deuease
CPI rate +0.1%
CPI rate-0.1%
1341
24
1241
148
1371
The current r￿rta￿ty assumpfr￿s it￿ude suifK*K aloydnce lor luluTe improvement5 in mortalty fat85. The
asstsmed h.fe eywlalions on retirement age 65 are".
At31
At31
August 2022 August 2021
Retiring today
21.2
23.6
21.6
24.0
Females
Retiring in 20 years
Males
Females
23.4
25.8
25.4
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Thè Hive Colloge Iformerly Wilson Stu•rt UCB Partnership Tntst)
{A Company Limit¢d by Guarantee)
Notes to the financial stal•ments lor the year •nd¢d 31 August 2022 leontinu•dl
22. P¢rt$loA and ssmilar obliyaiior6 l¢tythiu¢d)
Local Govvrnment Pension S¢henw (continued)
The academy Irusl's share ollhe a5sw$ in the was:
31 August
2022
31 August
2021
Equiti85
8onds
Property
Cash and olher liquid assels
Olhor
453,CQO
142.oc
334.000
79,O¢XJ
38.000
20.000
77,000
27.C
Totsi market valut of assets
676.C
548.000
The actual negative ￿lurn M scheme assets was 3.3%12021 .. E73.(KXJ positivtsl.
2021122
2010121
Amount recognised in the statem•nl of financial acts¥itteS
Current 5wwce c051
Interest Income
Inter851 cost
397.C
111.CUJI
24.0(Kl
253.000
17.0001
13.00)
Totsl amount recognised In the SOFA
410.CXXI
259.000
Changes in the. pr¢S•ntVal￿ of d¢fioed tsen•ftt4)bligatiorts
were a5 lollows '.
2021122
202W21
Al 1 September 2¢T21
Current service cost
Interes¢ cost
Employee ￿￿1￿1￿)￿5
Actuarial gainslllossesl- financial assumpt￿nS
Actuarial gainUllossesl- defflcgraphK assurnplKx
Aciuarial gain￿(lo$se$>- experien¢e gainsfftJ$ses
1.211.(
397.C
24.(KXI
759.0(Xl
253.OCw)
13.000
26.000
195.000
114.(MJ)I
122.OCQI
1822.(KKII
15.(XX)I
4.OCQ
Al 31 August 2022
844.CA)) 1.211.000
Pa9e 41

Th• Hivè Collegè Ifomierty Wilson Stuart UCB Partne￿hIp Trust)
IA Company Limited by Guarantee
Not•$ to Ihe Ilnanclal stat•ments for the y•ar ¢nd•d 31 August 2022 Icontinuedl
22. Pension and sirnllarobligations {¢(bAtIn￿￿)
Lo¢al Go¥¢mm•ntPènsion S¢h¢m* l¢ontinuedl
Changes"in the fair value of •¢ade￿$ slArÈ of s¢heme
assets were as follows-
20Xtt2
202W21
Al 1 September 2021
Interest income
Relum on asseis ￿$$ ￿teres1
Employer contri￿11(￿$
Employee conlributions
548.0
11.0
131.OCKII
113.0(Xl
35.OCKI
351.oc
7.000
66.000
98.000
26.000
At 31 August 2022
676.0
548.000
Net penslon scheme li*tMfity
1168.OC¥))
1663.CKIOI
23. Related paety tsansa¢bons
*ing to nalure of the academy twst and Ihe compt>5ilw)n of the board or truslEe$ bein9 drawn fvom ID¢al
public and private sethor 1xgani￿I￿S. tsansactions may lake place ￿th ¢yganisalths in which truslÈe$
have an interest.
The folk7wing related party transacbm(sl took rAace dtsring w*Jd:
ure and in
Educatk*A IM￿(t Academy Trust
Charitab￿ ccffjpary in trthich S Pmtyhes and J
Harris are tn151ees
2022
2021
SeNces iec*arged lo related ¢wpany durw the penc#J
PuFchase5 Irom related C￿panY during Ihe perK*J
Amwnl due to ￿lated cornpary at per￿0 end
24,487
376.116
190.174
10.344
340.039
90.487
The academy trust made ihe purch35e al arrrfs.
All Iransact*)ns such 0￿￿b$allOnS are Co￿lL￿￿ed ¢n ac£ud￿Ce the requiremems ol the
Academies Trusl Handbc*)k.
Page 42

The Hlve College Itormerly WiL8on Sttsart UCB Partnership Trusti
IA Company Limiled by Guarantee)
Not•5 to tho financial ¥tatem¢nts forthe year ended 31 August 2022 Iconttnuedl
24. Agtncy amngernents
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# **Services 4 Schools Ltd** 

Summary Annual Internal Control Report for Education Impact Academy Trust For the year ended 31[st] August 2022 



## **Contents** 


1) Introduction 3 2) Summary of Findings 4 - 10 


**Services 4 Schools Ltd** (Company Registration Number 8628145) Registered Office: Waterloo House, 4 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4BL 

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## **1. Introduction** 


For the year ended 31st August 2022, S4S carried out one internal control reviews for Education Impact Academy Trust, during February 2022. 

The review focused on the following areas, as requested by the Trustees: 

- ➢ In order to assist the Trust in discharging their duties, in February 2022, we started a high- level review of the following areas: 

   1. Review of the Financial Procedures  - To ensure that the approved Trusts Financial procedures, include all the required areas of control to ensure compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook 

   2. Review of the Scheme of delegation - To ensure the Scheme of delegation contains sufficient detail of the Trust responsibilities 

Extracts from each of the individual summary reports, are detailed on the following pages. 

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## **2. Summary of findings** 


## **Financial Procedures review** 

|**Appendix A**<br>**Ref**|<br>**Finding**|**Recommendation**|**Implications**|**Action**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Various|There have been various sections noted<br>from the Financial procedures which:<br>1.<br>Contain all information as required<br>(highlighted green)<br>2.<br>Contain some but not all of the<br>information required (highlighted<br>amber)<br>3.<br>Doesn’t contain the required<br>information(highlighted red)|It is therefore strongly<br>recommended those areas<br>highlighted as Amber/Red on the<br>detailed report, are reviewed and<br>updated to contain the relevant<br>information|To ensure the financial<br>procedures are<br>complete and comply<br>with the Academies<br>Trust Handbook||



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**Scheme of Delegation review** 


|**Appendix**<br>**B Ref **|**Finding**|**Recommendation**|**Implications**|**Action**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|People|Appointment and removal of Members not<br>listed within the Scheme<br>Responsibility for generation of the role<br>descriptions for Members, Trustees and Local<br>Governors<br>Greater clarity to be included on the<br>responsibly of appointing specific committee<br>members<br>Greater clarity required on who could remove<br>the Chair of Committee’s and Local Governing<br>Boards<br>Reference who is responsible for appointing<br>the Clerk to the Trust Board and Local<br>Governing Boards|<br> <br>That the trust consider adding each<br>of these areas to the Scheme of<br>Delegation|To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete|5|






|**Appendix**<br>**B Ref**|**Finding**|**Recommendation**|**Implications**|**Action**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Systems<br>and<br>Structures|Can find no evidence within the scheme of<br>Delegation whose responsibility it is to<br>approve the Articles of Association.<br>Greater clarity on the evaluation process<br>concerning skills audits and that the self-<br>evaluation process for Boards and<br>Committee’s should be completed annually<br>Can find no evidence of whose responsibility<br>it is to review the Chair of the Trust Boards<br>performance and who is responsible for<br>succession planning. There is also no<br>reference to who decides on the annual<br>business for Trust Board and Committees|That the Trust consider providing<br>greater clarity on these areas<br>within the Scheme of Delegation|To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete||



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|**Appendix**<br>**B Ref**|**Finding**|**Recommendation**|**Implications**|**Action**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Reporting|Not referenced within the scheme whose<br>responsibility it is to ensure compliance<br>regarding governance on Trust and<br>Academies website<br>Register of all interests, business, pecuniary,<br>loyalty for members/trustees/committee<br>members: It is not referenced in the scheme<br>whose responsibility it is to ensure<br>compliance regarding governance on Trust<br>and Academies website concerning the<br>completion of this documentation<br>It is recommended that the Members receive<br>information on the annual performance of<br>the Trust. The responsibility for this is not<br>clearly referenced in the scheme|That the Trust consider making<br>these matters clearer within the<br>Scheme of Delegation|To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete||



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||8<br>**Appendix**<br>**B Ref**<br>**Finding**<br>**Recommendation**<br>**Implications**<br>**Action**<br>Being<br>Strategic<br>Not enough clarity within the scheme of<br>delegation with regards to the responsibility<br>for approving specific Trust and School<br>policies<br>Evidence within the Scheme of Delegation<br>that the Trust Board approves all budgets for<br>individual academies, but no reference to the<br>responsibility of approving the top slice<br>Greater clarity required on the responsibility<br>of each individual academy with regards to<br>their school vision, values and ethos<br>The Trust to consider making these<br>matters clearer within the Scheme<br>of Delegation<br>To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete<br>Holding<br>to<br>Account<br>No evidence of Trustee monitoring within the<br>scheme<br>The Trust to consider greater clarity<br>of this within the Scheme of<br>Delegation<br>To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete|
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|**Appendix**<br>**B Ref**|**Finding**|**Recommendation**|**Implications**|**Action**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Ensuring<br>Financial<br>Probity|Scheme of Delegation outlines that the Trust<br>Board is responsible for approval of Trust and<br>Academy financial and governance<br>regulations and procedures, although I would<br>suggest more clarity on it being the Boards<br>responsibility to establish and review the<br>scheme of financial delegation<br>Scheme of Delegation outlines that the Trust<br>Board is responsible for approval of Trust and<br>Academy financial and governance<br>regulations and procedures, although I would<br>suggest more clarity on it being the Boards<br>responsibility to establish and review the<br>scheme of financial delegation<br>No evidence in Scheme of delegation on<br>whose responsibility it is to monitor staff<br>appraisal and pay progression in each<br>academy<br>No evidence in Scheme of delegation on<br>whose responsibility it is for benchmarking<br>Recommend greater clarity in scheme of<br>delegation with regards to responsibility for<br>best value exercises|The Trust to consider greater clarity<br>in these areas|To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete|9|



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|**Appendix**<br>**B Ref**|**Finding**|**Recommendation**|**Implications**|**Action**|
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|Other<br>Matters<br>for<br>considera<br>tion|No clear evidence within the Scheme of<br>Delegation regarding responsibility for<br>hearing pupil exclusions<br>No clear evidence within the Scheme of<br>Delegation regarding responsibility for<br>admissions<br>There appears to be greater detail within the<br>Finance Regulations Manual than is reflected<br>within the Scheme of Delegation, I would<br>recommend that the information from the<br>FMR be added to your Scheme of Delegation<br>so that the two documents match and the<br>scheme is therefore more robust.|Greater clarity required within the<br>Scheme of Delegation|To ensure the Scheme<br>of Delegation is<br>complete||



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