2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dale 01 Period end dale 31 08 2022 2023 From Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Czech School & Community Manchester Other names charity is known by Czech School Manchester Registered charlty number (If any) 1170346 Charity's principal address 4 Brind18y Road Old Trafford Manchester Postcodo M16 9HQ Namos of tho charity trustees who manage the charty Oat•• act•d If not for whol• Tru•tM name oin¢•111 •nyl Nam* of porson lor body) •ntltl•d toa Int tru•t•• Ifan Board of Trustees Tereza Kokocinska Lenka Halova Sydney Bailey Petr Prause Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Board of Trustees From 3 January 2023 From 1 March 2023 Petra Travnickova H818na Wall Till November 2022 Board of Trustees Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charity's trusts Constitution Type of governing document How the charity is ￿nStItuted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods Appointed by the charity trustees. mefflbets of our community are always welcome and invited to step forward to become trustees Addltlonal governance issues (Optional Inforniation) TAR Mar¢h 2012

You may chooso lo include 8ddilional information, where relevanl, about.. The organisalion has adopted all required policies: Health and Safety Policy Privacy Notice Safe Recruitment Policy Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Fees policy policies and Pro￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity s organisational structure and any wider network wilh which the charity works., The trustees meet on a ￿gUlar basis and manage all activities of the charity in accordance with the conslitution. Mrs Pavla Malaskova is employed as the Headteacher and Managing director of the charity. The charity also hires a manager for the Czech Community Centre relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures lo manage them. The charity also employs 10 teachers for the Saturday supplementary school. The school cooperates wilh oltter Czech and Slovak Schools in the UK and is a member of the Association of Czech and Slovak Schools in the UK. The charity also v￿rkS closely with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London and the Consulate General in Manchester. Th8 Iruslees identified as the major risk lo our activities frequent lack or limited number of suitably qualified 16aching staff, so we are on a constant loOk￿Out for new collea ues. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To advance education for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively in the language, history, geography. th8 arts. culture and heritage of the Czech Republic by-. • teaching the Czech language and Czech history and geography to children and young people- teaching the Czech language to adults., promoting and organising events that support Czech culture. art and folklore.. and organising educational trips for children and young p80ple Summary of the objocts of the charlty set out in Its govorning documont Th6 promotion of social inclusion for the public benefil among people who are nationals of the Czech Republic settling in the North Wesl region of England who are or feel th6y are socially excluded by providing.. education and training in the English language; support and general advi￿. and social arKI recreational facilities and events involving the local community. 'Sociall excluded. means bein excluded from societ or art of societ TAR March 2012

In planning our activtties for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at our trustee meelings. The main focus of our aclivities was on the education of classes for Czech speaking school-age children (Year 1- 9 plus a class for children who leam Czech as a foreign language}. and 3 pre-school classes for children age 3- 5 years. In total. we had 55 children enrolled. We open the class for the smallest children (1.5 - 3 years} wilh their parents. All children lessons were held at St Bede's College Manchester on Saturdays term-time only. in total 36 sessions of 3 hours each. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include wlthln this section the statutory declaration thal trustees havo had regard to the guidance issued by tho Charity Commlsslon on public benefit) For the whole Czech Community, V￿ organise a numb8r of expals events, for children. whole families as well as Czech adult population. We've been able to renew our traditional events such as Cimbalom music evening. Saint Nicolas day for kids on December. Costume party before the Lent period or Czech is fun (theme educational games). We also organize some new events and make nicé Iradilion of Easter eggs dewration or Christmas wreath making. In the end of the school year we had BBQ when we provbjed certificates to our kids. We also run the Czech Community Centre in Manchester. wherè we provide evening adult courses. more workshops for children and families, cultural events for both children and adults, run our holiday club-like Czech language leaming clubs for children, as well as provide the school with a solid base that would support the high quality of teaching and learning we are 8ndeavouring to provide. Additlonal dotslls of objoctlvos and activities (Optlonal Inf0m￿tIOTr) Volunteers participation on Ihe planning, management and ex8cution of our events is still below th8 level we would have liked. All our ev8nts as well as main activities are run by the trustees. It is our Current aim lo try lo involve more our community in the everyday running of the organisation. That said. we are very grateful to the parents of the children enrolled at the school who support our events with contribulions to our food stalls or raffle and who help with some of our events. You may choose to include further statements. where relevant, about-. policy on grantmaking. policy programme related inveslmenl. contribution made by volunteers. TAR Marth 2012

Section D Achievements and performance We have successfully completed first full year of running the Czech Community Centre which fulfils our charity objectives of Promoting and organising Czech culture, art. and folklore events and Providing support and general advice to nationals of the Czech Republic and Slovakia settling in the North West region of England. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Through careful financial management we have also almost doubled our nel profit, stabilising thus the organisation in the post-covid environment. TAR March 2012

Section E Financial review Allhough we do not have an official policy on reserves, we monitor our cash flow very carefully and ahvays have funds to cover the vitals costs dunng the year. such as rent and teachers. payments. Brief statomant of the charDty'S policy on reserves Detai18 of any funds matorlally in deflclt Not applicable Further financial review details (Optlonal Inforniation) You may choos8 to include addilional information. where relevant about- the charity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity- investm6nl policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Main income of the school is from the sthool fees. We keep them to the bare minimum as we want the school lo be affordablè to the widest possible commLJnity. The fees have remained on the same level since the school opened in February 2011. The fees are supplemented by our fundraising activities during our events. such as raffle. fwd donations to our food stalls, elc. We are also recipients of grants from the Czech Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreon Affairs of the Czech Republic. Following the contractual agreement with the Departrnent of Education we will also be recipients of a regular subsidy based on number of pupils, teaching costs and a coefficient as set up by tha t)ofE of the Czech Republic. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees Signature(s) Full namel8) Position (eg Secretary. Chair. etc) Lenka Halova Petr Praus& Trustee Trustee Date 1910712024 TAR Marth 2012

CHARITY (OMMISSION F(161 ENGLAfyU AND ¥VAIES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p•rSod from To 91112022 813112023 Section A Receipts and payments Vnr•stricted funds Restricted funds Endowment fund• Totsl fvnds L••1 y•ar toth• n•arnst £ loth• n••r•¥i £ A1 Roc•lpti Chanl8bFe 8¢Uvilies- F••s Donaliom Gr8nl$ Ftsndrai6vvJ e¥•nty 1.174 3,049 81.050 5.532 19.174 3.049 01.050 S,332 11.04) 248 44,381 4,673 Sub total(Gmss income for AR) 17.J45 A2 A•8•t and Inwtm•nt s•lM, (••• t•bl•l. Sub tol•l 07,345 A3P• •nts T•a¢hin ts Mana ern•DI •¢Jff¥ni•Irth￿l R• oth•1 s•Thlc•s l•try49•. ¥Mb, postap. le￿phon&. knlomd. ￿￿tIng. gl•lltraifMr*Jl 19,002 12.150 27.962 19,002 12.150 37.162 15,404 10.JDO 21.2 io ),164 9310 J.164 3.511 6.505 2,125 1,363 247 Consumables and 9•nornI •xp•n8•6 TIAv•l expenses B¢ok6 mAl•n•ls Insurllncé (Xher 65Y 352 352 Sub total 71M7 71,￿7 81$15 A4 A•s•t and Snvestm•rtt ur¢h•s•8, Ise• tabl• Sub total 71.0•7 71.097 fj2.515 Net of Yg¢elpts/{paym•nts) AS Transf•r$ bets¥eon fundJ A6 Cash funds last •nd C•sh funds thls year end 7,701 7.708 4,830 6.638 6,638 4,830 CCXX R1 acwunts ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnTestrietod furKIs ID n••rHt£ R•$trl¢t¢d fund• Endowment funds to rDar••t£ B1 C￿h fvnds Bank accJx 33334 Peitycash Total cash funds 33.688 Unr•strl¢t•d fund$ n••rwf R•strlct•d lund# to Mar•¥t É Endowm•nt funds Details Curr4nlv•l on•1 Details ••t b•1• FWMI towhh ••1 rr•nlv•lu• Delai13 84 A8Mts r•t•ln•d for th• ¢harlty's own u• Funrlto ¥rtthh Wh•n d lon Oetails 85 Llabllltl•s Signed by one or fv•J trust••s c b¢haK￿ all Ihe tsuslaes SvJnatur• int Name Dat• of roval Lnka H8k>v8 jI7zv2 ifj. ?.ai7 Pe¢r Pwse CCXX R2 accour¢ts ISSI

SectionA		Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees! membersof		CzechSchool&CommunityManchester
		Charityno 1170346
Onaccountsfor the year ended		3108/2023 (ifany)
Setout	onpages	3-11 acearnerscis
		Ireeporttothetrustees onmyexaminationofthe accountsoftheabove charity(theTrust')fortheyear ended
Responsibilities basis of report	and	Asthecharity'strustees,youareresponsibleforthe preparationofthe accountsinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheCharitiesAct2011 (theAct).
		I reportinrespect ofmyexaminationoftheTrust'saccounts carriedout undersection145ofthe2011Actandincarrying outmyexamination,I havefolowedalltheapplicableDirectionsgivenbytheCharityCommission under section145(5)(b)oftheAct.
independent examiner'sstatement		Ihavecompletedmyexamination.lconfirmthatnomaterialmatters have cometomyattentioninconnectionwiththe examination (other than that disclosed below")which givesmnecausetobelieve thatin,any material
		respect: theaccounting records were notkeptinaccordancewith section 130
		ofthe CharitiesAct;or theaccountsdidnotaccordwiththe accountingrecords;or theaccountsdidnotcomplywiththeapplicablerequirements concerning theformand contentofaccountssetoutintheCharities (AccountsandReports)Regulations2008otherthananyrequirement that theaccountsgive atrueandfair'viewwhichisnot amatter consideredaspartofanindependentexamination.
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