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HILL END OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Charity No: 1173987 Company Registration No: 10688301
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| CONTENTS | PAGE | |
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| General information | ; | 2 |
| Trustees’ Annual Report | 3 | |
| Responsibilities oftheTrustees | 6 | |
| Independent Examiner’s report to the members | 7 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 8 | |
| Balance Sheet | 9 | |
| Statement ofCash Flows | 10 | |
| Notestothefinancialstatements | 11-19 |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Registered charity name
Hill End Outdoor Education Centre
Charity number 1173987 Company registration number 10688301
Principal & registered office address
Trustees
The Hill End Centre Eynsham Road Farmoor Oxford OX2 9NJ
Charlotte Christie Nicholas Brown Alison Matthews Amanda Beckett Isobel Hughes Richard Munday Trevor Mutton Brian McCarthy
Independent examiner Sheila Parry FCCA SPX Oxford Ltd Peace House Paradise Street Oxford ; OX1 1LD Bankers NatWest Bank
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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law (referred to as trustees throughout), present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company (referred to as the Charity throughout) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of general information on page 2 of the financial statements. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Hill End Outdoor Education Centre continues to seek to fulfil its charitable objectives and mission to provide exciting and meaningful day and residential learning experiences that inspire children, and every visitor, to enjoy and value nature and the outdoors.
The trustees and Centre Director focused in 2024-25 on the Centre’s long-term strategic aims, as set out in the Hill End business plan and site and buildings masterplan, while delivering a programme of outdoor learning that meets the evolving needs of schools and other visitors.
Structure, governance and management
The trustees who served the charity during the year are shown on page 2. Brian McCarthy, Richard Munday and Alison Matthews reached the end of their term of office as trustees in October 2024 and were reappointed for a further 3-year term at the AGM, with many thanks.
The trustees agreed to continue the strategic working group to help drive the trust’s vision to transform Hill End and make it fit for the future, with a series of strategies including education, site and buildings, and fundraising to better deliver our mission and make the centre more financially sustainable.
Staff and Volunteers
The core team remains very small but was supplemented this year by a new part-time Project Coordinator generously funded by an Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) Step Change Grant, two seasonal assistants and a developing pool of experienced peripatetic tutors.
Our regular outdoor volunteer team is a crucial part of Hill End. In 2024-25 they gave 2,391 hours of their time to help our charity with every conceivable task to manage our landscape and keep operations running smoothly.
This year our dedicated volunteer Friends of Hill End committee revised their constitution to focus on fundraising and organising the annual ffennell festival. They also recruited 60 more volunteers to help at this popular summer event, which saw 459 people from our local community enjoy nature-based fun, crafts, music and food.
Outdoor education days and residential visits
Hill End saw a very successful year in delivering outdoor education and experiences to an increasingly broad audience. In 2024-25 we welcomed around 23,500 visitors, with a 4% increase in child visitors compared to last year. Primary-age trips amounted to 38% of these, with secondary at 18%, and adult or mixed age community, charity, faith and others making up 44% of our visitors.
Of these groups, 69% were day visits and 31% residential (this up from 26% last year), much of this reflecting the continuing popularity of the all-inclusive residential packages for schools. Our peak summer season sees the site at full capacity, and a key strategic challenge for Hill End is to provide more comfortable facilities to extend this into the ‘shoulder’ spring and autumn.
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Outdoor hands-on history days remain a key part of our offer all year round, and we hosted 74 exciting history days in 2024-25 based in our purpose-built ‘ancient settlement’ and in the WW1 genuine practice trenches in Wytham Woods, with the kind permission of the University of Oxford. We also hosted a number of family days, many with Oxfordshire University researchers from Wytham sharing their expertise with our community.
Other Groups
Hill End also provides a welcoming venue for a wide diversity of other groups to enjoy the outdoors. This included events hosted by charities such as Yellow Submarine, Bicester Autism, Autism Family Support Oxfordshire, groups from Tibetan, Nepalese, Brazilian and Finnish communities in the UK, and Be Free Young Carers, thanks to funding from the CLA Charitable Trust. A highlight was welcoming St John’s Ambulance’s first ever national summer camp, with many hundreds of children each day. We were also delighted to continue to host Children Heard & Seen who support families impacted by parental imprisonment, and who brought over 200 families to Hill End for their largest summer residential to date.
Teacher and adult training
Hill End is Oxfordshire’s leading centre for Forest School training, running level 2 and 3 forest school training, taster sessions and forest school ‘meets’ to provide skills and confidence to teachers and practitioners in settings beyond Hill End. We provided 171 hours of on-site forest school training, outdoor first aid training for 95 people, and hosted CPD sessions, including green woodcarving and wellbeing with the generous help of our volunteers.
Buildings and land management
Promoting a more sustainable future is core to our mission, and the responsible management of our landscape and buildings is vital. We have a long-term vision to transform our ageing facilities to make them more environmentally and economically sustainable, but this is a significant challenge, and we need additional funding to supplement our reserves as we make these essential changes. In 2024-25 we continued to work with volunteer Neil Clark to improve our energy data and create our first climate and energy policy.
This year we were able to make essential improvements to our North Dormitory thanks to funding from the OCF Step Change Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund, creating a more accessible, energy-efficiency and comfortable building. Thanks to a UK Business Decarbonisation Grant we installed 190 rolls of loft insulation in our six most-used buildings.
Our staff and volunteers worked tirelessly all year to care for our natural landscape and grassland SSSI. We restored our two Barn Ponds for wildlife and education, thanks to a generous grant from the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE), and Cumnor and Botley and North Hinksey Parish Councils. We planted 450m of new hedgerows as part of Wild Oxfordshire’s ‘Hedgerow Heroes’ project. We were also delighted to be awarded the Green Flag once again in recognition of the quality of our outdoor spaces.
Health and safety, safeguarding
There was one HSE (RIDDOR) notifiable H&S incident in November 2024 whena visitor fell and fractured their hand. This was reported and action taken at the time, with no follow-up required. There were no other significant issues or incidents to report.
Financial summary
In.2024-25, income from charitable activities and investments combined was £633,668, around £36,500 greater than forecast and about 6% higher than the previous year. Once again, the largest income stream was accommodation and residential packages for schools and other groups in the summer months, followed by alternative education, other building hire, tutor-led day trips, outdoor site hire and camping.
Expenditure was also higher than the previous year at £641,026, made up primarily of staff costs, catering for package residential trips (recharged to customers) and ongoing repairs and maintenance.
This resulted in an overall operational loss for 2024-25 of £7,358. A shortfall had been expected, but this was greater than forecast due to the loss of long-term building hire income from Oxfordshire County Council halfway through the year.
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However, with the addition of grants and donations of £104,025, the overall surplus was £97,062, significantly greater than forecast for the year. This also reflects the capital nature of much of this income, with spending (depreciation) being spread over a number of years in the accounts. The largest of these were grants from the OCF Step Change Fund (£47,484 over 2024-25 and 2025-26) and the UK Rural Prosperity Fund (£28,288).
The charity also finalised its new reserves policy in April 2024, with a recommended minimum level of cash reserves not less than £100,000. Any reserves in excess of this amount will be used to contribute to the long-term development of Hill End’s site and buildings as described above. In 2024-25 Hill End benefited from £11,277 interest from savings.
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES
The trustees (who are also the directors of Hill End Outdoor Education Centre for the purposes of Company Law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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e select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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e observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
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e make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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e state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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® prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION
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Sheila Parry of SPX Oxford Ltd will be considered for re-appointment at the next trustees’ meeting as independent examiner for the ensuing year.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Chait. Onesie
Date ......02/10/2025..........
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HILL END OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out in pages 7-17.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
The trustees (who are also the directors of Hill End Outdoor Education Centre for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed Having satisfied myself that the company is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination it is my responsibility to:
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e examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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e to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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e to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the company and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is expressed as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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e to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
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e to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sheila Parry FCCA
Date.........02/10/2025..............
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
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| Funds | Funds | 2025 | Funds | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Incomefrom: | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | 3 | 3,902 | 100,123 | 104,025 | 4,783 | 72,071 | 76,855 |
| Charitable activities | 4 | 619,589 | 2,802 | 622,391 | 591,774 | - 647 | 591,127 |
| Investments | 5 | 11,277 | . | 11,277 | 5,127 | - | 5,127 |
| Other | 6 | 395 | 395 | . | - | ||
| Total income | 635,163 | 102,925 | 738,088 | 601,684 | 71,425 | 673,109 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||||||
| Raisingfunds | 7 | 5,514 | 323 | 5,837 | 2,178 | 1,000 | 3,178 |
| Charitable activities | 8 | 602,450 | 28,574 | 631,024 | 529,859 | 4,522 | 534,381 |
| Governance costs | 9 | 4,165 | - | 4,165 | 2,137 | - | 2,137 |
| Totalexpenditure | 612,129 | 28,897 | 641,026 | 534,174 | 5,522 | 539,696 | |
| NatIncanef'- expenditure |
23,034 | 74,028 | 97,062 | 67,510 | 65,902 | 133,413 | |
| Transfersbetween funds |
103,365 | -103,365 | 7 | : | _ | ||
| NEEARWARIOTER funds |
126,399 | -29,337 | 97,062 | 67,510 | 65,902 | 133,413 | |
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| funds: | |||||||
| aed forwards |
435,161 | 65,030 | 500,191 | 367,651 | -873 | 366,778 | |
| Tenetheatscaer forward |
561,560 | 35,693 | 597,253 | 435,161 ia |
65,029 | 500,191 |
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
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|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|Notes|
|'|FIXED|ASSETS|
|Tangible|Assets|12|265,574|132,636|
|CURRENT ASSETS|
|Debtors|13|17,955|27,860|
|Cash|at|bank|373,418|414,569|
|391,373|442,429|
|CREDITORS: Amounts|falling due|14|59,694|74,874|
|within|one|year|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|331,679|367,555|
|NET ASSETS|597,253|500,191|
|FUNDS|
|INCOME|FUNDS|
|Designated|income|funds|15|-|2,800|
|Unrestricted|Income|funds|15|561,560|432,361|
|Restricted|Income|funds|16|35,693|65,030|
|TOTAL INCOME|FUNDS|597,253|500,191|
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For the year ended 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Trustees responsibilities:
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e The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
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These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
These financial statements were approved by the members of the committee and authorised for issue on e2fto 2s. and are signed on their behalf by:
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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|Notes|
|Cash|used|in|operating|activities|19|128,520|158,079|
|Cash|flows from|investing|activities|
|investmentsDividends|and|interest from|-|i:|
|Proceeds|from|the|sale|of fixed|assets|-|-|
|Purchase|of fixed|assets|-|169,670|-|73,975|
|Cash|provided|by (used|in) investing|- 169,670|- 73,975|
|activities|
|Increase|(decrease)|in cash and|cash|- 41,150|84,105|
|equivalents|in|the|year|
|Cash and|cash equivalents|at the|414,569|297,156|
|beginning|of the|year|
|Total cash and|cash equivalents at|373,419|381,261|
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
- COMPANY STATUS
Hill End Outdoor Education Centre is a company limited by guarantee. The liability of each member is limited to £1 on a winding up of the company.
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Income
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitledtothe income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Donations and legacies income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Fixed assets
Fixed assets (excluding investments) are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of minor additions or those costing below £500 are not capitalised.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Plant and machinery — 20% straight line Computer equipment — 33% straight line Office equipment — 25% straight line Leasehold improvements — 10% straight line
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Expenditure
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure represents amounts invoiced, including value added tax.
Taxation
The Charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
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|3.|DONATIONS|AND|LEGACIES|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Die|Unrestricted|Restricted|Teta|
|Funds|Funds|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Donations|3,902|652|4,554|4,783|45,500|50,283|
|Grants|-|99,472|99,472|-|26,571|26,571|
|Total|Donations|3,902|100,123|104,025|4,783|72,071|76,855|
|4.|CHARITABLE|ACTIVITIES|
|.|.|Total|.|.|Total|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Unrestricted|Restricted|
|Funds|Funds|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|,|€£|
|Alternative|Education|94,283|-|94,283|91,743|-|91,743|
|Building|Hire Accommodation|225,950|-|225,950|176,973|-|176,973|
|Building|Hire|Non|Accommodation|55,105|-|55,105|68,714|-|68,714|
|Early|Years|building|hire|14,605|-|14,605|33,529|-|33,529|
|Children|Heard|and|Seen|hire|5,367|-|5,367|5,151|-|5,151|
|Externally|Led|sessions|68,571|2,502|71,073|68,619|-|68,619|
|Family|Educational|Events|10,477|-|10,477|11,064|- 647|10,418|
|Farm|House|Rent|8,028|-|8,028|8,028|-|8,028|
|First|Aid|Training|Forest|School|19,475|-|19,475|15,626|-|15,626|
|Forest|School|Teacher Training|32,879|-|32,879|32,196|-|32,196|
|Led|Sessions|-|-|-|3,601|-|3,601|
|Outdoor|Site|Hire|80,435|-|80,435|73,204|-|73,204|
|Residential|Lettings|1,200|-|1,200|1,200|-|1,200|
|Resource|Boxes|2,270|300|2,570|1,585|-|1,585|
|Other training|activities|944|-|944|540|-|540|
|Total Charitable activities|619,589|2,802|622,391|591,774|~ 647|591,127|
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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|5.|INVESTMENTS|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|—|Unrestricted|Restricted|Gal|
|;|Funds|Funds|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Interest|11,277|-|11,277|5,127|-|5,127|
|Totalactivities investing|11,277|-|11,277|5,127|:|5,127|
|6.|OTHER|INCOME|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|rate|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|
|Funds|Funds|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|FIT|income|395|-|395|-|-|-|
|Total|other|income|395|-|395|-|-|-|
|7.|RAISING|FUNDS|ji|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|ick|Unrestricted|Restricted|Teta|
|Funds|Funds|
|2025|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Fundraising|costs|5,514|323|5,837|2,178|1,000|3,178|
|Total|raising funds|5,514|323|5,837|2,178|1,000|3,178|
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 8. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE |
8. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE |
ACTIVITIES | ||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | ional Funds |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Tete Funds |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Catering Costs | 98,334 | 555 | 98,889 | 74,270 | 213 | 74,484 |
| Cleaning Materials | 4,567 | - | 4,567 | 4,190 | - | 4,190 |
| Cleaning Services | 3,310 | - | 3,310 | 3,087 | - | 3,087 |
| Consultancyfees | - | 10,967 | 10,967 | 4,500 | 2,045 | 6,545 |
| DBScosts | 448 | - | 448 | 200 | - | 200 |
| Depreciation | 36,733 | - | 36,733 | 26,597 | - | 26,597 |
| Educational materials | 1,784 | 259 | 2,043 | 1,226 | 16 | 1,242 |
| Extenal Tutor costs | 38,386 | 2,011 | 40,397 | 32,476 | 412 | 32,888 |
| Insurance | 7,189 | - | 7,189 | 5,214 | - | 5,214 |
| ITGiggaclear | 9,478 | - | 9,478 | 8,638 | - | 8,638 |
| Motor Vehicle Expenses | 5,245 | - | 5,245 | 3,823 | - | 3,823 |
| Other office costs | 556 | - | 556 | 542 | - | 542 |
| Pest Control | 1,463 | - | 1,463 | 907 | - | 907 |
| Printing& Stationery | 854 | - | 854 | 1,069 | - | 1,069 |
| Rates | 416 | - | 416 | 427 | - | 427 |
| Rent | 4,200 | - | 4,200 | 4,200 | - | 4,200 |
| Repairs & Maintenance | 34,938 | 1,012 | 35,950 | 42,571 | 1,059 | 43,630 |
| Site supplies | 3,471 | 395 | 3,866 | 4,179 | 127 | 4,306 |
| Staff costs | 283,554 | 12,009 | 295,563 | 254,218 | - | 254,218 |
| StaffTraining | 476 | 491 | 967 | 572 | - | 572 |
| Subscriptions | 3,016 | - | 3,016 | 4,828 | - | 4,828 |
| Telephones& Mobiles | 1,844 | - | 1,844 | 1,720 | - | 1,720 |
| Training | 8,172 | - | 8,172 | 7,872 | - | 7,872 |
| Travel and subsistence | - | 875 | 875 | - | 650 | 650 |
| Utility costs | 54,016 | - | 54,016 | 42,533 | - | 42,533 |
| Totalcharitableactivities | 602,450 | 28,574 | 631,024 | 529,859 | 4,522 | 534,381 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 9. GOVERNANCE COSTS |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | tonal Funds |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Independent Examination | 350 | - | 350 | 350 | - | 350 |
| Accountancy fees | 2,002 | - | 2,002 | 1,774 | - | 1,774 |
| Legal Costs | 1,800 | - | 1,800 | - | - | - |
| Othergovernance costs | 13 | - | 13 | 13 | - | 13 |
| 4,165 | - | 4,165 | 2,137 | - | 2,137 | |
| 10. NETOUTGOING/INCOMING RESOURCES FORTHEYEAR | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Directors’ remuneration | - | Ss | ||||
| Depreciation | 36,733 | 26,597 | ||||
| 11. STAFF COSTSANDEMOLUMENTS | EMOLUMENTS | ’ | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Wages | 261,163 | 224,226 | ||||
| Social security costs | 17,237 | 14,001 | ||||
| Pension costs | 17,163 | 15,991 | ||||
| 295,563 | 254,218 |
None of the employees of the company earned £60,000 or more during the periods ended 31 March 2025.
The average number of employees during the period was 13.17 (2024: 11.42). All employees are involved in the provision of the Company’s objects.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Catering . equipment |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| COST | |||||||
| At 1 April 2024 | 51,436 | 4,889 | 4,796 | 190,221 | 5,601 | 256,943 | |
| Additions | 1,232 | - | 2,158 | 159,400 | 6,880 | 169,670 | |
| Disposals | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| At 31 March 2025 | 52,668 | 4,889 | 6,954 | 349,621 | 12,481 | 426,613 | |
| DEPRECIATION | |||||||
| At 1 April 2024 | 50,400 | 4,889 | 4,595 | 61,251 | 3,171 | 124,306 | |
| Charge forthe year | 765 | - | 539 | 32,933 | 2,496 | 36,733 | |
| Disposals | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| At31 March 2025 | 51,165 | 4,889 | 5,134 | 94,184 | 5,667 | 161,039 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | |||||||
| At 31 March 2025 | 1,503 | - | 1,819 | 255,437 | 6,814 | 265,574 | |
| At 1 April 2024 | 1,036 | - | 201 | 128,970 | 2,430 | 132,637 | |
| 13. DEBTORS | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Otherdebtors | 16,862 | 26,730 | |||||
| Prepayments | 1,093 | 1,129 | |||||
| 17,955 | 27,860 |
14. CREDITORS
| 14. CREDITORS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trade creditors | 17,057 | 4,123 |
| Other creditors | 4,920 | 5,185 |
| Income received in advance | 34,527 | 62,018 |
| Accruals | 3,190 | 3,548 |
| iii | 74,874 |
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| 15. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS | 15. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS | 15. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1April 2024 |
Income | Expenditure | Copia expenditure from 5 restricted funds |
Transfers | Balance asat'34 March 2025 |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Designated funds: | ||||||||
| Grantfundedwindow depreciation fund |
2,800 | - | : | ' | -2,800 | _ | ||
| General funds | 432,361 | 635,163 | - 612,129 | 153,664 | -47,499 | 561,560 | ||
| 435,161 | 635,163 | - 612,129 | 153,664 | - 50,299 | 561,560 | |||
| Designated funds: | ||||||||
| This fund has now | been absorbed | into general | funds and will notappear | in future | financial statements. | |||
| 16. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS | ||||||||
| Balance at 1 ‘ April2024 |
Income | . Expenditure |
. Capital : expenditurefrom restrictedfunds |
Transfers from General funds |
Balance asat31 March 2025 |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Restricted funds: | ||||||||
| Asda | - | 652 | - | - 652 | - | - | ||
| Decarbonsiation | - | 10,000 | - | -20,876 | 20,876 | 10,876 | - | |
| Friends of HE | - 1,208 | 500 | -486 | 486 | - | 1,194 | - | |
| OGE Bearwood | - | 4,401 | - | 195 | - | - | 4,206 | |
| Pond management | 400 | 1,400 | - 1,800 | . | - | - | ||
| Ruralpayments -SSSI grant |
1,757 | 8,452 | -10,209 | ' | . | - | ||
| Rural Prosperity | - | 28,288 | - | - | 33,600 | 5,312 | - | |
| Strategic planning | 42,455 | - | - 10,968 | - | - | 31,487 | ||
| Step Change | - | 31,000 | - 1,003 | -82,351 | 52,354 | - | ||
| TOE Ponds | - | 15,000 | - | 295 | - | 16,185 | 1,480 | - |
| Woodland Challenge | 20,917 | - | - | - 20,917 | - | |||
| Young carers | 709 | 3,232 | - 3,941 | - | - | - | ||
| Totalrestrictedfunds | 65,030 | 102,925 | -28,897 | -153,664 | 50,299 | 35,693 |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Restricted funds:
Decarbonisation — Grant towards the costs of loft insulation in 6 key buildings. Given by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with Vale of White Horse District Council as the lead authority.
Rural Prosperity — Grant to replace windows and doors in the North Dormitory. Given by the UK Government through the UK Rural England Prosperity Fund with Vale of White Horse District Council as the lead authority.
Step Change — Grant to develop our organisational capacity for successful project management and to refurbish the North Dormitory. Given by the Oxfordshire Community Foundation Step Change Fund.
TOE Ponds ~ Grant for pond restoration project. Given by theTrust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) with funding from Grundon Waste Management Ltd through the Landfill Communities Fund and additional funding from Cumnor Parish Council and Botley and North Hinksey Parish Council.
Woodland Challenge — OXLEP visitor economy grant funded playground, the work was completed by March 2024, however the capital expenditure was not transferred from general funds. This has now been shown in these financial statements.
Remaining restricted funds:
Strategic planning — Funding from the ffennell trust to support business and longer-term strategic planning in, a number of areas over the next year, for example to pay for professional advice where additional expertise and capacity was necessary to support this work. This is expected to be fully complete by March 2026.
OGE Bearwood - Funding from Oxford Green Estates' Wytham Woods for a joint project to pilot new sustainability teaching for primary schools.
17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| 31 March 2025 | 31 March 2025 | 31 March 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 265,574 | - | 265,574 |
| Current Assets | 355,680 | 35,693 | 391,373 |
| Current Liabilities | -59,694 | - | - 59,694 |
| 561,560 | 35,693 | 597,253 |
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
18. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION, KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL & RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
No trustees received any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with the charity.
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees and the Service Manager. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £56,172.36 (2024: £53,494.80).
Apart from that, no trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year.
19. RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
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|£|£|
|Net|income/expenditure|for the|year|(as|per the|
|Statement of Financial|Activities)|sili|aes|had|
|Add|back|depreciation|charge|36,733|26,597|
|Investment|income|-|11,277|-|5,127|
|Loss|on|disposal|of fixed|assets|-|-|'|
|Decrease|(increase)|in|debtors|9,905|- 4,782|
|Increase|(decrease)|in|creditors|-|15,180|16,090|
|Net cash|used|in|operating|activities|117,243|166,190|
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