Willow Green Trustees Annual Report
Year ending 3[rd] April 2021
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Our Aims, which are unchanged from the previous year
Willow Green is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charities Commission, with Registered Charity Number 1173796. The purpose of the CIO is to “to empower young people with special educational needs and disabilities, through the delivery of practical and skill based programmes, that will enable them to participate fully in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.”
Currently, in order to achieve and develop socially, emotionally and economically after age 19, the young people of Warrington with special educational needs and disabilities have to move or travel out of the area. This means being away from their surroundings, families and support networks. It can lead to great distress as a result of the upset to the routine of the young person and those around them as well as often being at great expense to both the local authority and local families.
Willow Green aims to create a familiar, supportive and local environment which will further the lives of young people with SEND through high quality, bespoke development programmes based on their individual needs. The programmes will provide a foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing. They will focus on essential and transferrable, work, economic, social and life skills which will enable increased independence and self-determination.
Willow Green will have the individual and their specific requirements at the centre, taking into account parental views. The service will aim to develop progress and reassure the young person by supporting their participation, volunteering and employment possibilities and liaise with partner agencies to offer the beneficiary a place within their organisation. The goal will then be to progress this into a long-term relationship allowing the young person to reach their maximum potential.
Our Achievements during 2020/21
During this period Willow Green were able to support 10 additional learners onto the Supported Internship Programme and secured funding and placements for a total of 10 places for the upcoming academic year, starting September 2021, through the LEA Post 19 High Needs Funding.
Feedback from our students has been very positive and their attitudes have been fantastic throughout the year; our students have met the high expectations that both they and the teaching staff have set. We have had no exclusions or incidents of bullying.
For the academic year 2020/21 our students achieved:
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Entry Level 3 Functional English (1 student).
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Entry Level 3 Functional Maths (3 students).
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Level 1 Functional English (9 students).
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Level 1 Functional Maths (7 students).
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City & Guilds Level 1 in Employability Skills (10 students).
All students were successful in completing all aspects of their planned educational goals.
To support the students currently on the programme, and prepare for the next academic year (2021/22) for which 16 students are enrolled, we have increased the teaching and support staff and now have the following compliment of staff:
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Business Manager x 1.
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Lead Teacher x 1.
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Tutor x 1 for Supported Internship Programme.
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Tutor x 1 for Preparation for Adulthood Programme.
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Teaching Assistants x 5 for Supported Internship, Work Skills Programme and Preparation for Adulthood Programme.
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In addition to this we also have a part time member of staff providing administrative support.
In addition to the Supported Internship Programme, this year Willow Green has continued to operate the Work Skills Programme and the Preparation for Adulthood Programme, which has again been well received by our students and has continued to be funded by Education and Social Care funding.
Our Finances for 2020/21
Revenues for the year total £92,725. The revenue for the Supported Internship Programme and Work Skills Programme comes entirely from the contract with the LEA (through Post-19 High Needs Funding). The revenue for the Preparation for Adulthood Programme is provided by the families of the students attending the programme through a mixture of private funding and direct payments.
The total cost of the provision (i.e. both the internship and work skills programmes) during this period was £93,221.
For the financial year 2020/21 the net operating surplus for Willow Green was -£496. This figure (and the revenue figure of £92,725) is lower than anticipated due to the revenue for Term 3 of the 2019/20 academic year valued at £37023, being processed on the 1[st] April 2020 rather than the end of April 2020. This resulted in the revenue being accounted for in 2019/20 rather than 2020/21 when it was anticipated.
At the end of the financial year 2020/21 Willow Green had £201,826 of cash. Accounts payable totalled £93,121 and accounts receivable totalled £4,468.
Future Plans
Following the success of all three programmes (Supported Internship Programme, Work Skills Programme, Preparation for Adulthood Programme) we are looking to continue to grow meet the needs of the cohort of students.
We are working with the Local Authority and Green Lane School to prepare for the next academic year, with challenges around space available on campus and the extension of secondments to be worked through. Willow Green has a full complement of Trustees and business manager in post operate the provision on a day to day basis and provide Willow Green with the governance and operational structure it needs.
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Balance Sheet
Willow Green CIO 1173796
| ACCOUNTS As of April 03, 2018 Assets Cash and Bank Cash on Hand Total Cash and Bank £0 Other Current Assets Accounts Receivable £18,842 Total Other Current Assets £18,842 Long-term Assets Total Long-term Assets £0 Total Assets £18,842 Liabilities Current Liabilities Accounts Payable £0 Total Current Liabilities £0 Long-term Liabilities Total Long-term Liabilities £0 Total Liabilities £0 Equity Total Equity £18,842 |
As of April 03, 2019 £30,122 £30,122 £43,644 £43,644 £0 £73,766 £15,721 £15,721 £0 £15,721 £58,045 |
As of April 03, 2020 £84,163 £84,163 £129,218 £129,218 £0 £213,381 £84,091 £84,091 £0 £84,091 £129,291 |
As of April 03, 2021 £201,826 £201,826 £0 £4,468 £4,468 £0 £206,294 £93,121 £93,121 £0 £93,121 £113,174 |
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Prepared by Claire Perrins 1 February 2022
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Profit and Loss
Willow Green CIO 1173796
| ACCOUNTS As of April 03, 2018 Income Sales £18,842 Total Income £18,842 Total Cost of Goods Sold £0 Gross Profit £18,842 Operating Expenses Payroll – Salary & Wages Professional Fees £0 Total Operating Expenses £0 Net Profit £18,842 |
As of April 03, 2019 £61,205 £61,205 £0 £61,205 £15,721 £15,721 £45,484 |
As of April 03, 2020 £133,435 £133,435 £0 £133,435 £84,091 £84,091 £49,344 |
As of April 03, 2021 £92,725 £92,725 £0 £92,725 £93,221 £93,221 -£496 |
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£113,174
Prepared by Claire Perrins 1 February 2022
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Willow Green CIO members of On accounts for the year 3[rd] April 2021 Charity no 1173796 ended (if any) N/A Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 03/04/2021
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
31/01/2022 Signed: Date: Name: Debbie Monk, Norbreck Ltd Relevant professional MAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: 107 Norbreck Close, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2SJ
1 October 2018
IER
Section B Disclosure
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Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
N/A
October 2018
IER
2
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