## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 6 April 2023 **To** 6 April 2024 **Charity name:** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool **Charity registration number:** 1167280 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are in accordance
with the charitable purpose for the
advancement of education and aim:
To advance the education of the public
and, in particular but not exclusively,
children educated in local English-speaking
schools and having a knowledge of French
living in Liverpool and surrounding areas
by:

Providing teaching services in French
as an extracurricular activity,

Organising cultural activities in order to
develop the knowledge of the culture
and history of the francophone world.
Nothing in this constitution shall authorise
an application of the property of the CIO for
the purposes which are not charitable
in accordance with section 7 of the
Charities and Trustee Investment| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|ONGOING:
- Weekly lessons, for 2 hours on a
Saturday, for French-speaking children
(FLAM);
- Weekly lessons for students of Dovedale
school as an extracurricular activity (FLE);
- Annual cultural activities: A French
Christmas celebration (December 2023);
- A cultural event linked to Eurovision (June
2023).
SPECIFIC TO THIS YEAR
- Introducing a new class by separating the
smaller level section into 2, and re-
assigning headcount, so there is 3 levels,
with one teacher each, no assistant;| La Petite Ecole de Liverpool |||- Changing the access to library books by
moving to free onsite pick up;
- Introducing term programmes for 2 of the
three classes.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance on public benefit as we welcome
all people from all countries who have an
interest in French language and culture to
join our organisation. We have kept the
charges to a minimum despite inflation in
order to keep our classes affordable.
We also have a policy for those families
who cannot afford these costs to have a
possibility to contribute in kind negotiated
on a one-to-one basis**.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|n/a| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We aim to develop skills for our teachers
and assistants through sending them also
for training, and promoting their
professional development.
We also provide equal access and
opportunities for families who cannot afford
the classes| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The management committee is made of
volunteers, who also happen to be
members (i.e. parents of children
registered). They help organise and run the
classes, fundraise, organise cultural events
and manage the library.| |Other||n/a| Annual return 2023/24 Page **2** of **8** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Main achievements:
- Promoting French language and culture
- Providing opportunities for those with
French-speaking parents to be bilingual and
thus have broader opportunities as they
grow up
- To entertain the wider general public in
Liverpool by organising cultural events
- By developing teachers
- By growing the network and connection of
the French community in Liverpool as well as
their connection to other French-speaking
communities across the UK (through the
network of French schools called ‘Parapluie-
FLAM’)
- Promoting connection between different
languages schools through meetings and
planning joint events with other language
schools in Liverpool| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|All objectives achieved, though refocused, in
order to remain in line with a reduced
management committee, and volunteering
time.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The charity was able to successful in
organising a cultural event open to the
general public, thanks for a EuroGrant
application as part of the EuroStreet
programme.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |Other||The Project Officer Laurence Payot
resigned from her position at the end of the
academic year(June 2024).| Annual return 2023/24 Page **3** of **8** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|This year, the income (totalling £12,168) came
from 3 sources:

FLAM: £6,300 , which represents 16.5
students in the year.

Dovedale school (FLE): £3,800

EuroGrant as part of the EuroStreet
programme: £2,000, for a event linked
to Eurovision, which was spent in full on
the event.
The net income for the year is £1,534
representing the net revenue generated by the
activity in Dovedale school, less ca £300 the
loss suffered by the FLAM activity.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|If we have a positive bank balance at the end of
the financial year we will adopt a continuous
cash flow into the next financial year for the sum
to be used to further the aims of the CIO only.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The bank account held a balance of £5,948 at
the end of the 2023/24 financial year.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|As described in the financial review previously,
the main source of funding for the Petite Ecole
is the activity held in Dovedale, helping
subsidise the charity’s main activity (i.e. the
FLAM lessons).| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|n/a| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The risks identified are:
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Our ability to balance the books,
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Recruit and retain teachers,
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Recruit and retain volunteers to run the
charity.
All these risks are currently mitigated by the
committee.| |Other||This year we have spent money on Facebook
advertisement, to help with recruitment of new
students (£50), and more than doubled the| Annual return 2023/24 Page **4** of **8** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool amount spent on DBS check (£150), as we welcome new members to the management committee. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|We have a constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|We are a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (CIO).| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|In summary, a trustee is selected from its
members (i.e. parents) currently but not
exclusively, selected for 2 years, position can
be renewed for another term.
Trustees are then voted in during the Annual
General Assembly.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|We have a document for new trustees
which explains what is meant as a trustee,
which refers to the trustee documents on
gov.uk, and which gives specifics about
being a trustee in our CIO.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|As above part of 2 networks:
- Parapluie FLAM: all French
supplementary schools in the UK
- LSSN: Liverpool Supplementary School
Network (LSSN): all children native-
language schools in Liverpool.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|n/a| |Other||n/a| Annual return 2023/24 Page **5** of **8** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|**La Petite Ecole de Liverpool**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|**1176280**| |Charity’s principal address|c/o Anne-Claire Leydier, 18 Mayville Road, L18 0HQ, Liverpool| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Anne-Claire Leydier|Director||General assembly with
members| ||Florent Alix|Treasurer||General assembly with
members| ||Dr Fabienne Marret-
Davies|Curriculum advisor||| ||Nadja van Ginneken-
Turtle|Liaison officer with
Dovedale||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name n/a** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**n/a**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Annual return 2023/24 Page **6** of **8** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets Annual return 2023/24 Page **7** of **8** La Petite Ecole de Liverpool ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
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**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ## **Other optional information** **n/a** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Anne-Claire Leydier **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 09/01/2025 Annual return 2023/24 Page **8** of **8** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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La Petite Ecole de Liverpool
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 06/04/2023 05/04/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
child subscriptions 10,168 - - 10,168 5,124
Donations - - - - 110
Fundraising - - - - 86
Raffle - - - - -
Grant 2,000 - - 2,000 2,785
refund - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 12,168 - - 12,168 8,105
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 12,168 - - 12,168 8,105
A3 Payments
Wages 5,818 - - 5,818 4,252
Classroom hire 2,362 - - 2,362 2,442
Hall event hire - - - - -
Insurance 195 195 191
FLAM fees 42 42 35
Internet - - - 129
Food and beverage 11 11 101
Fundraising costs - - - -
Events costs 1,904 1,904 3,842
(including paid to Trustee for services) 500
training costs 21 21 -
Equipment - 423
Adverts 50 50 25
school books 6 6 120
school furnitures 6 - - 6 156
website - - - 13
DBS 150 - - 150 67
Zoom subscription for online classes 11 11 58
- -
bank fees 60 - - 60 64
Sub total 10,634 - - 10,634 11,918
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 10,634 - - 10,634 11,918
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,534 - - 1,534 - 3,813
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 4,414 - - 4,414 8,227
Cash funds this year end 5,948 - - 5,948 4,414
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