## English4all in Leeds 

Charity number 1175775 

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 November 2023 

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## English4all in Leeds 

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 November 2023 

|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6 to 7|



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## English4all in Leeds Trustees' report for the year ended 30 November 2023 

## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors** 

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: 

## 

||**Position**|**Dates**|
|---|---|---|
|Carla Loss|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Nick Conibear|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Zsofia Pelyva|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Alexandria Burke|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 10/08/2023|
|Milada Walkova|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Andrew Tulchoski|Trustee|16/08/2023 – 28/07/2024|
|Robert Young|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Joseph Snee|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Hossain Saeedi|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Marina Idiatulina|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Mandy Cheng|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|David Raper|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Helen Lai|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Deidre McKenna|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/07/2024|
|Fiona Holman|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 20/05/2024|
|Anne McCaffrey|Trustee|01/12/2022 – 28/04/2024|
|Lesley Fox|Trustee|13/02/2024 - 28/07/2024|



## **Charity number** 

The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1175775, on 16 November 2017. 

## **Principal address** 

The Arches 56-58 Brussels Street Leeds LS9 8AB 

## **Bankers** 

Barclays Bank UK plc 69 Albion St LS1 5AA 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 16 November 2017. 

## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees** 

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM. 

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## English4all in Leeds 

## **Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 November 2023** 

## **Objectives and activities** 

## **The charity's objects** 

For the public benefit in the Leeds area, to advance the education of the public, by providing free access to English lessons for adult speakers of other languages 

## **The charity's main activities** 

Free English classes every Saturday. Since moving into its own premises at The Arches in May 2024, it is expanding its activities to include a café and throughout 2024/25 will continue to expand its activities to include more evening and weekend classes. 

## **Public benefit statement** 

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

3,000+ students registered 2,000+ classes given (including more than 400 online) 900+ volunteers registered 

## **Financial review** 

The net receipts for the year were £24,485, including net receipts of £4,063 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £20,422 on restricted funds. 

## **Reserves policy** 

The charity's free cash reserves at the year-end were £19,445. 

The trustees have a reserve policy to reviewing annually in April how to use any reserves. 

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees: 

Signed: … Nick Conibear …………… Date: …………28/7/2024 

Name ……Nick Conibear…………. (Trustee) 

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