Company registration number 09013822
Charity registration number 1170010
Gl()bal Sliills Ccntrc
Company J.imitcd by Guarantcc
Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 April 2024

Global Skills Ccntrc
Company Limited by Iruarantee
Company information
Dircctors
Polivios r,fyhymiou
Jeremy Ilarkcr
l.'sjaL. Williams-Gormlic
Secretary
Joseph Jacobs
Company nuinbcr
09013822
Charily numbcr
1170010
Regislcred office
2 Ma.scficld Ilousc
Stalford Iload
I,ondon
NW6 5YU
Accounlants
I,orralL'x Associates Accountants
I l Kiirjbcrlcy Court
Kimbcrlcy Iload
I,ond()n
NW6 7SI.
Bankers
Ilarclays 13ank plc
74 ShcphL'i'ds 13ush Grecn
I.ondon
W12 8Ql;.
Solicilors
Riisscll-cookc Solicilors
2 Pulncy IIill
I,ondon
SW15 6A13

Global Skills Centre
Company Limited by Cyuarantee
Contents
Page
Annual report
Indepcndcnt examincrs, rcporl
8tateincnt of fiiiancial activiliLS
Ilalancc bhcct
N()ies 10 the Siatcmcnt of finiincial aciivitiL's

Global Skills Centrc
Company Limited by Guarantcc
Annual Report
for thc ycar cndcd 30 April 2024
The dircctors present this rcporL and the financial stalcmcnts for the pcriod ended 3 0 April 2024.
Organisation
Global Ski118 Ccntrc 18 rcgistLrcd as both a Charity and a Company limilcd by guaranlcc and is
govcrncd by ils Mcmur<mdum and Articles of Associalion. 'I'hc dircclors arc also 'I'ruslccs ol IhL'
charily aiid arc rcfcrrcd io as dircctors.
Rcvicw of progress and achicvcmcnts
After thL closurL' of our ccnlrL iii Novembcr 2023 (duc lo thc .severc flooding of Maseficld lTousc),
our programmcs wcrc tLmpor¢irily disrupted. Ilowevcr, since April 2024 WL. hdVL dL'liverLd scalLd
down scrviccs from thc nearby CJranvillc Plus l.'amily Wcllbcing Ccntrc in %outh Kilburn.
Prc-Novcmbcr 2023, wc 8ucccssfully dclivcrcd thc following progrdmmcs..
I)igital Inclusion.
I,;soI,.
Coding) <￿d Ilobolics.
Allcr-scliool Maths and I'nglish 'l'uilion.
CurrLlltly wc arc only ablc lo dclivcr Malli8 and I,'iiglish tuitioii for young people at thc (Jranvillc
})lu% l.'amily Wcllbcing Cenlrc, with d pl<in lo bL' Lully opcrcilional oncL wc sL'Lurc PL'mianLnl
prcmiscs.
Nevcrthclcss, Ihc Charity conlinuc8 lo build on thc bcsl of cxisling rcsourccs to fill idcntified local
gaps in provision for residents whil.st dclivcring fir%t-class scrviccs in a customcr-oricnlcd culture.
Our proLirammcs arc acccssiblc and opcn to all Scciions ol'ihc community.
Youth Provision
In Llic financial yL'ar 2023/2024, wc Successfully ran two distinct programmcs for childrcn, aged 7-
16..
l. S-I"l-.,M (SciL'ncL "I'cclinology ]-' ngincering and Maihcmatics).
2. Supplcincntary I,'ducation (Al'tcr-8chool 'l'uilion).
47 Young pcople were cngagcd in thc S'l'l,:M programmc during ihc school icm]8 and holidays,
acquiring ncw skills through participating in thc following Icarning activilics:
Al.
13uilding a roboi from scratch.
Coding, programming and crealing mobile apps.
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Global Skills Ccntrc
Company Limited by Guarantee
Annual Report
for the year cndcd 30 April 2024
(continued)
21 childrcn (57 % boys and 43 % girls) participatcd in the s'fF.M holiday pr0gr￿mLS and had the
opportunily 10 pr()udly take Iiome the robol which they had buili. 'I"hey wcrc encouragL'd to exhibil
their work in thc L'L'ntrc and cit school - thcreby raising awarcncss of the project locally and
cncouraging pccr intcrcsl in ILcirning. l)uring school icrn]s, 26 youiig pcoplc (53 /0 boys and 47010
girls) wcre al%0 engagcd in thc Codiiig <ind Elobotics classcs on l.ridays and Saturdays, dcsigncd io
prcpare parliLIp￿ts lor ihe VLX Robolics ComplLlion.
50 young pcoplc (46 % boys and 540/0 girls) bcncfitL"d froin Aficr-school Maths and r.nglish tuition
in Key Si<ige% 2-4, embcdded with wraparound intcrpLrsondl, lifc tmd slucly skills.
'I"hc youih prograinrnc bring.s togcthcr young peoplc in a safc Icarning cnvironmcnl, wilh scssions
frcc at thc point of dL'IivLry tmd accessible to all.
G8C provision complcmcnts main8lrcam cducaiion and nurturcs posilivc progrcs% and allainmcnt
along%idc promoling conlinuous Icai'niiigj and ciieouraging E)artiClPcints lo devcl()p ncw %kills (for
cxainplc, tcamwork, rcscarch, i?roblL'ni-solving, cnhanLingy thLir wLllbLingJ and pLrsonal
dLvLlopmL'nl lo aLhicvL L'ducational outcomcs). 'I'hc %upport acl8 prcvcnl<itivcly to stop ihcm from
undcrachieving, dropping ihrou&yh the net and falling inlo Nl", I,"'I'. Wc havc also continucd to
dcvclop workiiig partncrsliips witli parciits, C￿'crS and oihcr aLJciicics.
Adult l)rovision
Ovcr ihc yL<ir, WL. traincd 74 adults (31 % rnalc and 690/0 fcmalc) agcd 18+ in T)igital J'cchnology and
I S()I. cmbcddcd willi an cmployability progi'<llnmc - parllclp<￿L￿ iilso bL'nLlilL'cl Irom our onc-lo-onc
CcirLirs' <idviLc. 'I'his li,%t is not cxhciu%livc. J'hc m()%l cnLc)Ui-(Ig) ing) dcvcl()pinciit 1% ihat 17 % of ihc
parlicipant% liavc ii()w bccn in full cinploymL'nt lor inorL than 3 monlhs and 32 % h<lVL progrLbscd
into lurihLr L'duLation.
Ilcvicw of delivL'ry
'I'hc Charity opcraics principally from Souih Kilburn, Brcnl. Wc havc in placL' a system of rcgular
scif-asscssmcnt, covcring revicws of pcrformancc in tcaching: managcmcnt, rcsourccs, achicvcincnl,
rclcntion and proLirc.s.sion. 'I'his 15 suI)porlLd by <in cLfieclivc systL'm oI"rccord-kccping, IccdbdLk and
cvaluations, which Iccd into our ￿]nUal conlinuous improvcmcnt action plan.
Support
WL would also likc lo tliank all thc organi.salions and individuals who havc given invaluablc supporl
lo Lhc Global Slcills Ccnti-c during this linancial ycar. iii pai'ticulai.: r,dwai'd I l<wvisI, John I,yon's
Charily, Awards for All, l.ondon Community I,'oundalion, South Kilburn .1 rusl, OK Club, CJranvillc
Communily Kitchcn, I3rciit Ilubs, CVS 13rcnl and Brcni Job Ccntrc l)lus (DWP). Wc look forward
to continuing and nurturing tliosc importanl working relalionships.
'I'he Charily has also bcnc'fitcd from voluntccrs and staff iii-kind contributions towards project
delivciy. 'I'his sldfl- cind voluiitcL'r donatcd iimL (Irc valucd monclarily al over £17,500, and wc would
likc lo thaiik thL'iii lor thcir invaluablL supporl ovL'r ihc pas( ycar.
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Global Skills Ccntre
Company Limited by GuaranteL'
Annual Ilcport
for thc year cndcd 30 April 2024
(continued)
Statement of dircctors, rcsponsibilitics
Dircclor% arc i'cspoiisiblc for thc pi'cparation of financial statcmcnts for cach financial ycar which
gives a true and fair view of Ihc slale of lliL ¢iffdirs ol" thc charity and of ihc rcsuli for thai period.
In preparing ihosc financial slatcmcnts, dircLtors arc rcquircd to:_
Select suilablc accounling policics and ihcn apply ihcm consistcnt
Makc judgcnicnls and Lslimatcs thill were reason<ible (ind prudL'nl
Sialc wlicthLr appliciible acLounting sidiidai'ds have been followed, subject to any material
dLparlurc discloscd and L'xplainLd in ihL' accounls, and
l)rcparc ihe finanLial SiiltL'ment.g on a going conccrn basi8 unlcss it is inappropriatc to
prcsumc ihai ihc chi￿llY will continuc lo opcratc.
Dircclor8 arc rcsponsiblL' for kccpiiig proper accounling rccc)rds wliicli disclo8c with rcasonablc
accuracy at {￿Y timL thc financial po8ltion of ihc charity. 'I'hcy arc also rcsponsiblc for .%afeguarding
thL' assclb OI" dic charily (uid liLnLL' for lakiiig rca%oiiablc 8lci)s for pi'cvcntion and dclcclioii of fraud
and oihlr irrLL?ulariliLs.
DirL'L'tor8
'I"hL' dircctors who scrvcd during thc year wcrc Polivios L.'fyhymiou, Jcrcmy 13arkcr and I,'sj ac
Willian18-CJormlic,
'I'his rL'port is prcparL'd in accordancc with thc spccial provisions of Part 15 of ihc Comp<inics ALt
2006 rclaling io siniill cumpaiiics.
'I'his rcpori was approvcd by ihc board on 15 Novcmbcr 2024 and signed on it.£ bclialf by
.WL'rcmy iiark¢r
l)ircctor
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C.lobaI Skills Ccntrc
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent F.xaminers' Rcport
to the Trustecs of Global Skills Centrc
for the ycar ended 30 April 2024
I rcpotl on the accouiils of thc coinp<iny for thc year eiidcd 30 April 2024, which arc sct oul on pagcs 4 lo 8.
IIL'speetive responsibilitics of Tru8tees and cxaminer
'I'lic -I'rustccs (who arc also tlic dircctors of tlic coinpdliy for thc puiposcs ofcomp(Iiiy law) arc i-csponsiblc for
thc prLP(Iralion of ihc accounts. 'fhe "frustccs considcr that ali audit is iiot rcqu ircd lor th is ycar undcr scLtion
43(2) ofihe Cl?aritiLs Acl 1993 (Ihc 1993 Act) Éind thal an accountanls, report is nccdcd.
l-laving 8ali8fiLd Inyscl r Lhai ihc Lharily is nol .subjcct lo audil undcr company law and 1.8 cl ig) iblc for
indLPLndcnl cxainination, il is my respoiisibility lo:
cxaininc ihc accounls undcr scction 43 of ihc 1993 Act-
to follow tlic proccdurcs laid down in thL gcnLral Dircctions givcn by ihc Cliarily CoiTtmission
undcr scclion 43(7)(b) of ihc 1993 Acl. and
lo statc wheihcr pariicular maltLrs havc coiiic lo Iny attcntion.
Iliisis of accountants, report
My cxaminalion was C¢irried oul iii acLoi'dancc with ihc gcnLf¢il l)ircclions givcn by ihe Chai'ily
Coinmission. An cxainination inLILidL's a rcviLw ofihL' accoiinlinL) rL'cords kcpt by thc Lharity and a
c()mpai'i.8on o r tlic acLount.s prcsciilcd willi ihosc rcLords. li also includcs considL'rdlion of any unusual
ilems or disclosure.8 in thL' uccnunl% and sccking L'xplanalions froin you as .1 ruslcLs conccriiing any sucli
matlcrs. 'I"hc proccdurcs undcrt<ikcn do nol providL all thc cvidcncc tlial would bc rcquircd in an audit
and consLLIULnily no opinion is gFivcn ils Lo whcther ihc accounts pi'cscnt a "truc aiid fair vicw" and the
rcport is limilcd to ihosc matlcrs sct out in thc .stalcincnt bclow.
AL'c(iuntAnt8' StatemLint
In coiincclion willi my cxamination, no mattLr has comc lo my attcntion:
( l ) which givc% mc rcasonablc cause to bclievc that in any matcrial rcspcct Lhc rcquircmcnls:
to kccp accounling rL'cords in accordance wilh section 386 of ihc Companics Act 2006. dnd
lo prLparL' accounls wliiLli acLord willi tlic accounling rccords, coiiiply willi Ilic accounliiig
requirciiiciils of scctioii 396 of ilic Coimpaiiics Act 2006 <iiid witli ilic mLilii)ds aiid pi-iiiLii)Ics of ihc
StdiL'mciil of iiccoinimcndcd Practicc= Accouiiliiig (iiid Ilcportiiig by Lliarilics have iioi bccn Incl. or
(2) which, in my opinion, dllcntion should be drawn in order lo cnablc a propcr undcrstanding ofihc
accounts to be reachcd.
orrfftne
n&er
.orralcx Associatcs
Accounlanls and Indepcndcnt Lxamincrs
I l Kimbcrlcy Court
Kimbcrley Road
London NW6 7SI.
15 Novcmbcr 2024
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C.lobal Skills Centrc
Company Limitcd by Guarantee
Statcmcnt of Financial Activitics
for the year cndcd 30 April 2024
Unrcstrictcd RcstrActcd I'otal
Funds
Funds
2024
Notc
2023
Incoming Ilesources
rom gcncrating funds
ALlivitics for gLncraling lunds
Gi"ants and dun<ilions
IntLrL'st rL'LLiv(Iblc
(3,500)
119,200
19
800
30
24,287
25,087
Total Incoming Ilcsourccs
830
24,287
25,117
115,719
IIL'.sourccs Tr-xpcndcd
Cost of &icncrdtiiig lunds
Charilablc aclivitics
3,979
69,842
73,821
106,894
'rotal Ilcsourccs Fxpendcd
3,979
69,842
73,821
106,894
Nct Incoming / Outgoing Resources
Surplu$ / (l)cficit)
(3,149)
(45,555) (48,704)
8,825
Total 1¢ unds Ilrought Forward
13,332
39,712
53,044
44,219
I'otal Trunds Carried Tr orward
10,183
(5,843)
4,340
53,044
All transaLtions arc dcrived from continuinL* activities
All rccognisLd gains and losscs ai'L includcd in thc Statcment of l-'inancial Activities (SOI,'A).
'I'hc noles on pagL's 6 10 8 form pait ofthcse financial statcmcnls.
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Global Skills Centre
Company Ijiniited by GuaranlL'e
Balance Sheet
2s XI 30 April 2024
2024
2024
2023
Notcs
Fixed assets
'rangiblc assets
152
Current assets
Debtors and Prcpayincnts
Cash at bank and iii haiid
13
46,939
13
97,387
46,952
97,552
Creditors: atnounls falling
due within one year
(42,612)
(44,508)
Nct current asscts I liabilitie5
4,340
53,044
Net assets
4,340
53,044
RcscrvL.8 Funds
4,341)
53,044
In dpproving thcsc financial slatcmciils ils dirc¢tors of the coinpany we hcrcby confirm:
(a) Ihat foi. thc ycar statcd abov¢ thc coinpaiiy Wds Clititlcd to thc cxcinplion coiifcrrcd by Scclion 477 ofiiic
Coinpaiiies Act 2006
(b) Ihat no noliLC lias bccii dcposilcd al thc rcgistci'ed office of ihc company pursuiint to Scclioii 476
rcqucsliiig) Ihdl an liudil bc coiiductcd for Ihc PL'riod endcd 3 0 April 2024 ¢iiid
(c) tl)at wc ackiiowlcdgc our rL'sponsibilitics foi-:
( l ) cnsiiriiig Iliat ilic coinpany kL'cps aLcouiiliiig i-ccords wliicli comply willi Scction 3 86, dnd
(2) prci)(iriiig I Inaiicial stalcmciits wliicli gFiVC a truc and fail. vicw of tlic st(ilc of arraii's of tlic coinpaiiy as at
thc ciid ol. Ilic I Iiiancial ycar and of ils surplus for thc ycar Ihcii ciidcd in accordancc willi Ihc rcquircinciils or
Scclioii 394 dnd 395 and wliicli oihL'I'wisc coinply with tlic provisioiis of tlic Coinpat]ics Act 2006 rclating to
financial st(Ilcinciils, so fai. as iipplicablc lo tlic compaiiy.
ThL'sc fiiianLiÉil stalcincnts arc preparcd accordance with thc sp¢cial provi%ions of I'art 15 of thc Coinpanics
ALL 2006 rcl4lting to small compaiiiL's.
'I'he financial slalciT]cnts were appi-ovcd by Ihe board 011 15 Novcinbcr 2024 and sigii
n its bchaif by
J()seph JaLobs
Secretary
.leremy Barke
Dircctor

Clobal Skills Cenlrc
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Statement of finaneial activities
for the year clldcd 30 April 2024
ALcounting policiL's
1.1. Accounting convention
'I'lic fiii(incial %talcincnl8 arc prepared under ihc historical cosl convcnlion. and in accordaiicc witli
applicable aLLounling staiidards aiid Ilic %tatcmcnt of IlccommcndLd Accounliiig Pi'aclice 2005
(SORP) acLounling by CharitiC8 Coillini4sion. 'I'lic company has laken advaniagc of the
exemption in I-lls I from thc requircment to producc a cash flow stalement as rcquircd by
l inancial Reporting Standard No. l on tlic ground that it is a small company.
1.2. Incominki Ilcsourccs
InLoming rLtsourcLs rL'prc8cnt iirnounts rcceivable during ihc ycar. Grants and donalions for
spccilic puri)o%c.% LWC Ireatcd a% incomc iii thc year iii whicli rceeivcd. Amoun18 received
during) the year rL'lating to %pecific pcriod.% arc .sprcad over thc period% io which Ihcy rclaic.
1.3. Outg(iing Resources
'rhesL' are re%oLirccs expcndcd in order to dclivcr scrviccs. 'I'hcy arc includcd in thc Statcmcnt
of I, iiiaiicial Aclivitics (SOI.'A) on accruals b(isis, inclusivc of dny VA'I. paÉd. VA'I. caiinot bc
rccovL'rcd. I,.xpenditurc is cliargLd io aLlivitiL's on a diicct ÉilloLalioii aiid / or suilablc
apportionmciil l)a8i8, in a mcinnLr consisicnlly applicd.
1.4, Dund Accounting
Ilc.%trictcd aiid unrcslriclcd lund% <irL' sL'paralcly discloscd, scl oul in ihL' SC)I.'A. 'I'hc
dillcrcni funds held dL'lined as lollows:
Ilcslriclcd lunds arL subjLLI t(} the bPLLilic pu￿0.￿e% lor which ihL' lund% wcrL rai%Ld'
ljnrcstriclcd funds arL' availablL' to spLnd ai ihc di%crclion of thc 'l'ruslLcs in
rurihcr(InLe ul IhL Lhiiritablc objcctives OF ihc charity.
'I'axation
As a rcgislcrcd charity, thc con]pany is polenlially cxcmpi from income and corporation
t<￿allOn in rcspcct of incomc and capital gaiiis rcccivcd wiiliin thc catcgorics covcl.cd by
S505 oftlic 'l"axL'% Acl 1988 or ,S256 ofihc 'l'axatioii ol" Ch{￿geabIL (iains Acl 1992 lo ihc
cxtcnt ihat such incomc or gain% arc applicd to cxclusivcly chai'itablc purposcs.
Liability of ML'mbL'rs
'I'he liabilily ol" mcmbcrs is limited by guarantec not cxcccding £1 cach.
Cyoing Conccrn
"I'hc aLcounls arc prcpared on a 'going conccrn, basis. 'I"he 'l"ruslces slill considcr thal 'going
conLcrn' is ihc corrcct basis lo prcparc thc accounls on thc grounds ihat they havc concludcd
an alicrnalivc funding ariangemcnt and thal grant funds will, in thcir vicw, bc sourced io carry
out thc ncw aclivilics. 'I'he 'l"rustccs will not undcrtakc commilmcnls unlil new funding has
bcen secured.
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Global Skills Centre
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notcs to the .Statcmcnt of financial activities
for the year cuded 30 April 2024
Ineoming Regourccs
Unrestricted Ilcstrictcd
Fund
Funds
2024
Total
2023
Grant
Intcrcst IILccivablc
Operating Income
800
30
24,287
25,087
30
119,200
19
(3,500)
830
24,287
25,117 115,719
Rcsources Tr:xpendcd
Unrcstrictcd IlcstriL'tcd
'unds
14.unds
2024
'I'otal
2023
'I'otal
Ch¢wilablc aclivilics
3,979
69,842
73,821
106,893
3,979
69,842
73,821
106,893
Tangible fixed assets
Officc
Lquipmenl
Total
Cost
Al l Mdy 2023
Add ilioiis
1,9(10
1,900
AI 30 Api'il 2024
1,900
1,900
Depreciation
Ai i May 2023
Chai'gc for ilic ycar
AI 30 April 2024
1,747
153
1,747
153
1,900
1,900
Net book values
AI 30 Api'il 2024
Net buok values
At 30 Api-il 2023
153
153
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Global Skills Centre
Company Limited by Cyuarantcc
Notes to the Statemcnt of financial activities
for the ycar cndcd 30 April 2024
Current Assets: Debtors and Prcpaymcnts
2024
2023
l)cbtors diid prcpaymcnts
13
13
13
4,607
CrL'dit()r.8: amuunls falling due
wilhin ono year
2024
2023
Accruals &nd dclcrrcd iiiLuinc
42,612
44,509
42,612
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