COMPANIES HOUSE St Elizabeth's Centre Annual Report and Financial Statements Year end 310ecember 2023 110B7989 IEn¥anU 4rnlWa￿$I Chanty Reg*traloTr NLTht¢r 1178777 *AKG8H7F• A13 261Qth24 COMPANIES FKXJSE Contents Reports Reference and 8dministfative informalpjn Report of the Board of Trustees IrhJep8ndent audrt¢*$ report 20 Flnanclal statements Statement of finanei•l aclrwties 25 Bal￿￿ sheet 27 Statement of fl(yws 28 Principal accounting policies 29 Notes to the financial sL*ements 33 St Elizab81h's Centro Referen¢e and administratlve infomMtSon Board of Trustws Mr Chrislopher Kemball (Chaiman) Sister Patricia Ainsworth Sister Josephine Anng CkmerKe Mr John Coleby Mr Adrian Cullen Si8ter Verontt H89en Bishop Paul MeAleenan Mr Robert Moore Ms CorFna Sampson Mr Nicholas Seed Crmnpany SKrgtary Ms Sarah Seacombe Company Trgislrntion numb 11087989 Charity wistratlon number 1176777 Address St Elizabeth's Centrg South End Much Hadham Hertfordshire SG10 6EW Audl¢oi Buzzxott LLP 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL PrSnclpal banker¥ CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent PAE19 4 JQ Sollch¢)rn Farrer & Co 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LH Stanley Tee LLP 95 L(x)don Ro Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LU St Elizab•th's Centre Referento and admlnlstratfve Inlomiallon Executlve Team Ch￿f Executive Off￿r Ms Jill Rank Ch￿1 OperatIr￿ Offw & Deputy Chief Executive Mr Rhodri Jenkins (resigned 17 Feb 20231 Director of Finance Mr Mike Bibby lappoinled 1 Aug 2023) Director of Leaming Ms Teresa Gtynn Directc* of Wellbeing Ms Cheryl Alum£Larke Drector of Children's Health & Care Ms knka Richard-Tella D*ector of Fundraising Mr A*¢w"r Graham (resuned 31 Mar 2023) Dwector of HR and COmmLm￿t￿ns Ms Flachete Gabe Other oificgrs Assislant Director of D￿￿11rary Care Ms Jenny Green Head Te￿her Ms Ltsa Tc¥)ley Head of IT Ms Jar￿ Chapman St Eljzabelh $ C8ntr8 Report of the Board of Trustees 31 December 2023 Introdudlon The Board of Twstees CTrust¢¢s") presents ils report wilh Ihe accounls of Sl Elizabeth's Centre I"Charity"I for the year ended 31 Dec￿ts8r 2023 wth ccrfnparalwe infomiallon provided lor the year ended 31 t)ecember 2022. The report has been prepared in accordance thryth Part 8 of the Charities Acl 2011 and also constr(utes a directors. report and sIrnte9￿ report for Ihe purposes of company legislation. The accounts are presented in &cwdance wrth the ae¢ounting polic￿$ set out on pages 29 10 32 therein and comply with the Chartys Memorandum and Art￿leS of Association l-Articlesl, the cCmpan￿Acl20C6 and the requirements of United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The aceounts follow the priKiples of Accounting and Repts￿ng by Charibes Statement of Re￿MMer￿led Pr￿tiCe apPlUb￿ to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial ReFQrting StaTKlard appluble to the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102). Strurfure. governance and managemenl St Elizabeth's Cenlre was onginally established in 1903 as one of the charitable works of the Congregation ol the Daughlers of the Cross of Lwe (the "Congregation"), a Roman Catholic relyious congregatL￿. founded in 1833 in Ltege. 8eb3ium. St Elizabeth's Centre operated as part of Congregation untA 30 September 2018, when the activities and 0$5ets of St Elvzabeth's centreWe￿ transferred toa register￿ charrty wi(h the name of'st Elizabeth's Centre.. One Trustee of the CongregalKin is also Tnjslee of the Charity. The Charrty was incorporated as a company limrted by guarantee without a share caprtal on 29 November 2017 and registered as a charity with the Charty Comrnission on 22 January 2018. It is governed in accordance Ihe Art￿s. The Articles ￿qUIre that Ihe Charity has bets¥e￿ fve frfteen Trustees. Tnjstees are appointed by the Archbishop of Westminster. The fojlowiro TTU51ees were in office al 31 December 2023 and served up unlJ"I the date of approval of the trustees. report. ex￿p1 Whe￿ Shown. St Elvzabath's Centre Report of the Board of Trustees 31 December 2023 Structur•. govem•n¢e and management (ccmtinuedl Trnstees irtt￿ l R•sl n•d tr Chiisiothr Kém￿1 Ichainnan) Sister PatrKia ￿n$WC Sistsr Josephinè An￿ C￿[￿K¥ Mr John Mr James CoTrway Mr Rthwd Crean ReswJned 28 Febniwy 2023 RwJrEd 5 Marth 2023 &¥ter Venxica Ha9en Mr Adrian Cullen B¢hop Paul IkAleenan r Rotert lknre MS Corina Sampson Mr N￿h0135 Seed RevereTrJ Fathèr Pètèr Lyr Awowrted 24 2024 16 J￿Y 2024 R•sWa￿ 20 July 2024 Trustees are encowa9ed lo attend any ￿nferen￿. courses and seminars which they fe81 are relevant to keep thwnselves apprnised of any changes in the re￿vant kgislation or best practice regarding the govemance of the Charity. In addrlion, Professional advice is exlensively sought and relied upon by the Trustees. Part￿UlarlY in the areas of law. fin￿¢8. accounting. prcperty and investmenL Trusle&s' expenses No Trustee received any remuneration frorn the Charity in connection with their duties as a Trustee. No Trustee had any benef￿￿1 interest in any cTh)tract wrth the Charity. Organisat￿n The Board of Tnjstees meets six times a year. In •Jdition, there is a Finance Audit and Ri¥k Committee and a Heatth Care and Qualty Committee to consKler those area5 ofthe Charills cperalions in vnore ¢Jetsil. as well as sep8Tate Boards of Govemors for the School and the College. The current Executive Team coftsisls of the Chief Executive Officer. Director of Finance, Director of Leaming. Lh'rectorofwellbeing. Director of Children's Health & Care and the Director of HR & CommunThlions. St El￿¥belh s Centr* Report of the Board of TNstees 31 De￿mber 2023 Structure. governance and management (thinwll The follwng members of the Execulr4e Team ¥￿￿ in off￿e at 31 December 2023: Ms Jill Rankin Chief Executive Mr M*e 8ibby Director of Finw Ms Teresa Gtynn D￿ectOr of Leaming Ms Cheryl Allum-clarke Director of Welbeing Ms Amaka Rthard-Tdla Director of child￿n'S Health & Care Ms Rache￿ Gale Director of HR & Communicabons The pay of the Executive Team is re¥￿ wularty and approved by the Trustees. based uwn independent extemal reeommendath)n. The pay of the Senmx Leadership Tft￿ 15 tenchmarked against Other thanties in the s￿. Publlc Benefit Charity law requires the Trustees to include in th￿r annual report a confimation that they have had ward lo the guidance of Ihe Charity CommissKJn regarding public benefrt. The Trustees a￿ also required to prowdg infomiaticffl whth demonslrates the Charity meets the guidance. This report descnbe5 the aiTll5 and actIvrt￿5 of the Charrty which the Trustees believe eonlribute to the Charrty meeting the uiteria established by the Charity Commission for assessing publ￿ benefii. In particular. whtre fees are charged for seNices provKled. these services are prwded on the basis of need and the is largely met fr¢)m publie finances. St Elszateth¥ Centre Report of the Board of Trustees 31 December 2023 Aims and Activiti*s Alms The Objects of Charity are the pron￿lIon of the cathol￿ relwJ￿. the advancement of e(lUCat￿ aThJ the prornotK)n of phy5uI and emotional wellbeing for people of all ages who have epikp5y or other complex needs on the basis of need and regardless of their religious, curtural or ethnK b&kground by the provision of.. edUCat￿n (including culiural. S￿131. moral and spiritual development); training ￿ other xtwities to devew th8ir sklls. cybilrties and capacity lo engage in wryk: Ca￿ and heaRh SUFP)rt," and fxilities for ￿lsUre time Occup*1￿ in the interests of socral. moral and spiritual weware.. in accordance wth the leaching. rrtes and pTrctsces of the Calholt Church and {save for purpo¥es incidental and ancillary to those objects) no olher purposes. Actlvities Based on a 4￿a¢re site in Herifordshire. th8 Charity prwde5'. Sup￿1 to over 80 ¢hikJren. young people and adums each year. Hyhty-specialised residentral acccwnmodation. *Thth 24 t￿ur care. including.. SUpp￿ted Imng Xe¢Jmmrylat￿n in the nearby town of Bisfv)p's Stortford.. a lumy Keessible ch(Idren's home spreaj over e*3hl bungalows.. and on-site supported INing aCcommodatK￿ for our College sbjdents. S￿aliSt educat￿. inckwjing.. a 'norHnantaned speual ￿hcO1, for chiklren 4ed 5-19 {"School"I,' and a 'Secticffl 41 approved specHI post-16 bnstitutK>n' C'collegol for young people aged 19-25. offering a 3 or ¥year programmethal focuses on developing key skills. Heatth and therareutic support including.. 24-hour nursing support. including epilepsy-speckglisl nu￿. specialisl learning disability nurses and paedialric nurses.. and access lo on-site therapeut￿ pr(>yrammes including (￿patIOnal therapy. physiotherapy, speech & larrfjuage therapy and emotional & behavioural 5UPPOrt: Key skills devehjpmenl and ￿lSUre opportunitses. both on arKI off-site. including Y￿alK)nal and therapeutic actsvits"es. must. crafts. sensory aclivities, information tschnobgy and sports. St ElV￿teth.s Cgntr• Report of the Board of TA￿t￿$ 31 December 2023 Aims and Activities (￿￿11￿￿1) Through the Chartys fflulti-dis¢iplinary approach. with its academK teams, Ca￿ rs. health staff, therapL%ls and managers w(￿king tcgether t¢)waids a common goal. the Charity ensures ils Serv￿ usws gel the best possible chance to realise their full potential. The Charity prowdes personalised care p￿ft$ that meet the needs of each indivhlual, enwnpassing Ihwr edUCa￿n. care. heath and wdlbeing. and social skills. and enwuraging indepeThJen¢e so far as p)ss*Jle. During 2023. there wae fve regU￿t￿l ¥eTvices on.site. Nursnj Agerw (provides nursing aTrJ therapy servKes lito all the other regulated t￿r￿ceS on the fdte) Domuliary Care Agency {￿thich provides supp)rted living lo tenants in their own hcthe} Chikjren's Home College Sch¢￿1 Achi•vem•nts and p•rtomwn Transltional Year The past year has tAen Si Elizabelh's go through a signrfTcant tmsition lo an organisation that fctuses on providiThJ a resKlentral sch￿￿ and college, supporting children and young pecple wth epilepsy and other complex conditi'ons where ther8 is an incr&%ing need for specialist care. Service Oelivery In order to ensure the successful firtufe of the servws, the senior team have delwed the fcllowing Init￿lVes.. Developed a S year strategyfccussing on key Strateg￿ enabkrs-our peop￿, our eslale and our finanual suslainabilty.. Introduced a dedicated AdmiSS￿nS Te￿ I￿US51ng on our relalK)nships with our key slakehobjers lour chIld￿n and young people. their famil￿. Local Authorities and Hea￿h Services) to ensure a smooth tranSit￿n into our Ser¥￿e,. Achieved Investors in People IIIPI accreditation slalus in Oclc4Jer 2023,. Successfully tranSit￿ned many of our stsff from Supp￿tIng adults in the discontinued Adult Home lo working V￿th children and young people wih an intensive training and devdopment pwramrne: st Elizabeth's Centre Report of the Board of TnBtees 31 December 2023 Achitivements and perlommnco (c(rtinu& Ser¥ice Dellvery (continued) Improved trnining ctynp1l4￿e to a striking 92% as we move from a 3 ye¥ to 1 ye trainin9 cyde" Moved our services lo a more ¢Jata-driven model wrth Ihe intrc*Yuct*)n of both Omnicell and Persw Centred Notes lo manage our medi¢*ion adminBtration and to ￿ptUre the rich var* of progress for our SerV￿e useTS,' Reduced our agency spend by 90% whilst improvww staff retentic￿. as we strive to bee¢Jme the employer of in our thal area.. Buitt strong partnerships with ktal authorilies as we seek to have positive long term outccmes for all our it￿1 children and young people. SeThices The educational provision, which will provide the CO￿ future offering al Sl Elizabeth's has g)n8 from $trenglh lo strength this year students On￿ again achieving natijnally recognised quaIffi￿￿S. Our many ach*vements r￿Ude.. * Our College and are rated GocvJ by Ofsted: • The Schrxjl vra5 ¢T(￿ed ￿nrff of the 'M05t Supportive Speckqlisl Leaming D￿ablI￿leS Sthoof at the Pnvate Educat￿n Awards" • Winners of the 'Best Chiklren's Home Tewn ISoulh}' * the National Children and Young People Awards: Our Supported Living Services ¥hie¥Ed a rntwig in our PAMMS Inspect￿n,. • Our Day Opp(xtunities also achi￿￿ a Goc¥J rating in ris PAMMS inspection", • In Maths and English of our in Col* made pr&Jre55 against their targets aThJ in Preparation ￿ AAuRh¢)od. 100% of our leamers achieved oulstanding or above eX￿ted grades: Successful restructure of our Day Opportunit*s Department Ihe intr(xyL￿tion of a se￿￿e development plan. Fundraising Succe We once again express our deep gralttude for the generosty of our large number of supportets. including Charitable Trusts. IrKli¥idua￿ and Ccmmunity Group$ who support the at St Elizabeth's. Sl Elizat)8th's Cent Report of the Board of Tntstees 31 December 2023 Fu¢urn Str•tsgy & Strurture St Elyzabeth's rewgnises that our staff are our greatest asset and as part of our strategy we are cornmrtled to Iraining and devebping our staff lo the highest possible stsndards and erwing with them so It￿ we can collectwety ach*ve the best outcomes for all the people we support. Our parkknd site in Much H*jh￿ is both #JyllK and Iwquil. Continuing investment in the devetopment of the sf(e is essents.al in ensuring that everyone who use5 Qur Sery￿e$ has opportunty lo have their need5 fully met and can Ihrive in the environment we provide. Essential lo all of this rs the delivery of stable and consislenl income streams to ensure we have a bnghl Itrture and continue to deliver ex¢eptKJnal outcc¥ne$ for all the chikdren. young people and adulis we suppryt. To achie¥e thks our admission5 must be financially $u$tainabl& Over the next 5 our f￿Uts ￿11 be lo". • Prowde market I￿Jing edu¢atK)n. heath, care and support semces that reftect our brand, values and ethos. We wll continuously review our service offer to ensure thai the people we support have the oppcltunity to'lNe lrfe to the full"; Grow ouroff4rte communty servrces w thatvRcan support a greater number ofadutts in varyng IC￿lOns., • Devdop partnerships a dNerse wge of organisattons including regulators. parishes. communilies and individuals as well as the fun¢Jers of ourchildren and young adums. Our aim is lo be OU￿ard facing and play an integral part of ￿lmunty life in our rural $etting and Iccal towns so th* children and young adults can experience kre in a wble range of seth"ngs: Grow the Day Op￿rtUnIt*S $0 that it offern a range of stimulating activitigs wtth a on independence and skills development wh￿h may ￿ad to work pL*ements with loca companies: Ensure that we have a robust opeFating and financial model that deltvefs a consislenl ar¥J suslaird)le financk31 Surplus.. * To expaThJ our usage of mL¥Jem business intellynce systems lo underpin our robust raling model. Th• Environnmnt The Trustees are cOn￿lOuS of the Chanvs corporate social responsibilrty to protect the environment. The Chaiity has adopted an Enwronmental Sustsinabilrty Poli¢y. Voluntews Over 15.OLM) hours of volunteenng haNp been provided by a team of very dedicated vcAunteers. supp)rt the vK*k of the Fundraising Team and the Charity SWS, though the estimated monetary value of their lime is not recognised in the financial ststements in linewith the Charit￿¥ Statementof Recommended Practice (paragraph 6.181. Sl Elizabeth's C&ntre Report of Ihe 8oard of Trustee$ 31 December 2023 Financlal Review Ch8ntat4è aCtivilie5 Sthoc4 College & Fun(Jraising, Hcffie & Day & Children, Domiciliary Shops & Serw Horne Care Investmènts £'ooo £'ooo Toi•l Schod. Cdlege aTrJ Hryne InC￿e Fundraisng and Tradi Cost of rai4iry fiJr¥Js Fundrwsin9 ansj Trading charitsb￿ ACti￿tIeS 12.172 3.281 711 6.976 4,485 3,281 1441 19161 19161 17.726 10,247 6.307 Net leypenditure} irKc b6lore transfers 3,233 3.271 1.822 The restricted futwjs had a def￿1 of £11k in the penod. Reserves Policy and Financial Position The Trustees are conscious of the need to balance the requirements of the Charitys present sermce users and students against those in thefuture. This means that they have to determine the ￿Ve1 of reserves to be carried foThvard lo invest in fLrture development. The Trustees eonsider that. g￿n the nature of the ChariWs th. the minimum level of reserves should be 3 months, annual expenditure. The unadjusted g8neral fund reseNes of£2m Itakiry lolal rese￿esOf £17.401k and excluding the deswJnated fund of £15,395k and reStr￿ted funds of £103kl represent approximately 1.5 months of annual expenditure. The Tlustees have adopted a new 5-yearstralegy with the aim of generaling su$lainable operating surpluses to support investment in new facÈlittes and wnproved ser¥￿eS. In this ccrtextthe reserves will be reviwedto ensurg is consistent with the long lerm financral stralegy. Restrded funds are ar4labl8 for a range of smaller prqects for vthich th& Charity has [￿1Ved donattons. but has not yet incuffed the expendituffj. Oe5NJnated reserves crynpnse the ffix￿ asset fund. representing all net assets and liabilities connected to the r￿ed assets of the Chairty. Cash balances total £1,939k at 31 December2023. consisting of £418k of sWterm deposits aThJ £1.521k of at bank and in hand. Golng concem The Trustees bdieve that the Charty's fir￿n¢￿1 statements sh￿Id be prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that. based the Charrty's assessment of the feasibility of fLrture plans up to December 2028. including a revtsed pn¢ing structure, Current and future sources of funding or support will be suffiC￿nt and availab￿ for the Chantls needs. St Elvzatth s Cenir¢ 10 Report of the Board of Tntstees 31 December 2023 Financial Reviv* (continued) The Charfty's Assets The acquisrtions and disposals of fixed assets during the perKxl are recorded in note 10 to the financBI statements. Since the transfer of the COngregat￿n,5 assets and activities to the Chorrty in September 2018, the Chantys land and buiklwYJs have been revalu￿1. Fundrnl$ing Dunng the year a total of £3.211 k was raiwj frryn grft apa, d¢￿at￿)ns. leg¥ies. shops and fundraising adivitses (all unrestricted).. Shops £1.050k'. Events £10k: A ¢S)nation fTc¥n the Ikughter5 of the Cross of £2m: *d Other dona1K￿$ and totallry £151k. The inlemal Fundraising Team engages with the k)cal communty groups and corrorale partners to encouwe these employees to ratse fvnds and v0￿￿te&r at Ihe centre as part of their CSR (C￿￿ale and sc*ial respL%isth>ilitiesl. plicalions are aLso made lo granl4nakry Twsts for capital wqects, specfft prqects. arKI unrestricted fvnding. The Fundraising Team ￿s0 runs a Ser￿ of on-site events to raise funds, and supports indwKlua15 to fundraise and ¢S)nate, by part￿patIng in challenge events. hosting fundraisers and raising awareness within our local ccmmunthes, netr￿rking and working wrth the local counuls. Our HR team has joined the communrty events. The Charity sends a nE￿letter fv*i¢e-Farty lo supwKteTS who have exwessed an interest in our work and runs 2 fundraising raffles throughout the year. The Charity does not make use of professwal fvndraising ￿encIes. The Charity Is registe￿ lhrylh the Fundraising Regulator is ccrfnmitled to adhering to the Fundraising Cc*Ye of Practrce. Complaints are reP￿d to the Fundraising Regu￿1￿ in ￿rdance with their Ilmetsb￿. There were no complaints in the last reF#Yting Feriod. The Charty has not had any adJUdKat￿￿s and had no signrficant failures. ensuring ￿mp1K￿nCe with these standards. Detailed polic￿ and wc¢edure5 are in place and crniplianee is reviewed through audit. by monitofrg feedback and taking aciion where required. Sl Elizatelh s Centre 11 Report of tho 8oard of T￿￿t00$ 31 D￿rnber 2023 Fundralsing (continued} Supporters are asked whether Ihey would I￿e the Charity to keep in touch with them, by way ol regular updates on our work and they h8ve helped the Charity. Re¢ip¢ents of both email and maikbased communutp)ns are gNen the oplh?n to confim rf they prefer less contact or no W ￿$h to receb¥e corresponde￿e. and these preferences are immediately utthted. The Charity does not sell or exchange ILsts of data with any other eharilie5 N companies. The Charitys fundraisefs have been briefed lo protect people in vulnerable circumstsnces. If they encounler someone sh¢)wing signs of di8tress, confusion ¢x vulnerabilty, the fundraisers are tra¢ned to ￿itely end Ihe 0)nverSati￿ and refuse any donation offered in such rCUmst￿ces. In the unlikely event of a thnation being t*en, tho donation would be refvnded.. Promollng the success of the charity and employee engagemgnt As the Twslee5 of St Elizabeth's. we have a legal reskK)nsibility under secl¢on 172 of the Companies Act 2C￿ lo act in the way we conshler, in good faith, would be most likely lo promote the Charity's suecess for the benefrt of all stakeholders, and lo have regard to the long-18mi effect of our decisions on the Charty. ThB s&*ement addresses the vlays in which ¥￿ as Trustees execute Ihis responsibilty. Pmmoting the Chaiity's success forits stakeholde St Elizabeth's became an indeperKlenl charity in 2018 with a Board of Trustees and run on day to day basis by an Executive Team. We are proud to delNer our servi￿5 which for over a century have prowded care and sUp￿t forchihjren and adults olall ages with epilepsy ar other cOMp￿X medical condthons. the severity of which impacts their health. SLKial. behavthr. leaming and emclional ¢Jeveknwnent. The decisions we make as a Charty. from the ground level Ihrough to the Board of Truslees. are for their benefrt. We are a values dnNen ¢xganlsal￿n and strive to demonstrale the folkYing ideals". Compassionate We￿. Wethink of lrfe as a gbft. to be resFecl&J, celebrated and eherished. Aspirational We are ambith)us for people wrth. We work with passion to ensure Ihat they INP their Irves lo the full. and wrth dwnrty. We sel hwh standards and strdthing go*. and SUPE￿ pec￿￿ to achieve their potential. Creative We seek out OppOrtunrt￿ to be creaiNe. to innovate and lo have a P05Tiive impact. We embrace change. Collaboratlve We are collatorativ8, professional and inclusNe. We respect. value aThJ leam frcm each other. We wi partnership. Joyful We stri¥E never lo l¢)se swJhl of the fun and joy in life. Our Success is dyndenl on the collective energy and conlribulK)n of our staff. Staff who enjoy their work and enjoy being at work. are the bedrock of a high quality sustainable seThKe. St Elizateth's Centre 12 Report of the Board of Tntstees 31 Decembgr 2023 Promoling the of the Charlty and employee engagement (continued) There are ￿der consultati¢)n mechanisms vthich support us in fosterirKJ healthy relationships wth sL7kehoklers. These indude." 6 meeting$ annualty wilh the Execut￿* Team Family Fowm Residents Forum Schcd Council C￿lege Council Staff Forum We have ajreed and appr¢)ved a 5-year strategic plan. whth emphasises the delivery of market lea(ling Services provhjing the required relums to reinvest in the infrastructure of the operation and property pOrtId￿ lo build further SLKcess. 11 underfines the need lo build a taknted team and a respected brand that is recognisable for rts purpose and qualrty of service de￿very. We recogntse thal lo succeed we WIN need to buikl sliategic partnerships with other organisalions Ihat can h8Jp prowde rhe infrastnKture to successfully deliver this ambrtious pkqn. Our key stakeholders. wjd the ways in whrch we engage with them, are as fc4lows". Our clients The of cwr cl*nts are of paramount importance to us and fom) the bas￿ of our and there are forums for th￿ in each service area. Additionally. we have annual surveys, monthly house meetings and weekly keynote sessions lo ensu￿ the wew3. wishes and aspirations of those who use our servus. Regulatory authorllles St Elizabeth's provrdes semces to vulnerabje children and consequently h￿hty regulated envIrC￿ment. We engage proactively with Otsled. CQC and multiple kxal autfhyities wtK) carry out compliance visits. Si Eloabeth's ￿erate$ in an open and transparent manner with regulators 8nd aspiw to reach the highest possible stsndard xross all our St Elizab8th s Centre 13 Report of the Board of Truglees 31 Decernlw 2023 Promotlng the succtss of the charity and eTr4>loyee engagement (continued) Our employees Bel(yw are vmys we engage wilh our employees.. We operate a wen embedded staff con$ultalKJn pr￿e$s. incjuding Jr Staff Forum. Thp forum wnprises elected staff represenlaiives who meet every 2 months wrth the CEO and Executive Team. There are annual all-staff suryeys and an annual staff confefence. Collaborative staff working partÉes both for ad hoc issues or longer term initraliveslareas of ￿tereSt. for exarnp￿ our Equalily, Diversity al￿ Indusion Group arKI our Envtronmental Suslainabiltty Group. Regular cross sthice Executi￿ Team rrwting$, iftclLKling our Operational Sen￿r Leadership Team meetings of all our Heads of Department and tyjr Care and Health Le&Yership Team meetings. Appraisa and supervision processes wh￿h are deS￿ne￿ to support refi￿INe N*way dr￿u$S￿)n bdween staff and line mana9ers. Other OPWTI￿itles feedback staff an11 effe¢tNe engagement are also in place to include a "Moving On" (exit interview) process. Our pecp￿ Strategy has been created following a comprehensive engagement procests with Staff. The wider communlty The Centre is eommitted to working with and alOngs￿e the local cclrmunty to increase awareness of Si Elrzabelh's and the work we do. n charity shops xross Essex and Hertfordshire support fundraising efforts and helpto spread awareness amongst our customers. supported by over 1(M) ￿￿lunteets Irc￿ the thal area. Sl Elr£ateth's is also a member ol a number of Busrness Impry)vement District (BID) initiatives ift towns ￿ere our shcps are based. St Elizabelh's is a memter of ¥everal Chambers of Commerce and Nets￿rkIng Group5, working alongside town councillors. local businesses and communty group5 to raise awa￿ne$S and develop potent181 partnerships. meM￿￿Ship ofthese Netrthing Groups leads to Signif￿nt dOnat￿n$. marketin9 QPPOrtunrties and pro-bono support. St Elvzabtrih's Cgntre 14 Roport of the Board of Trustee$ 31 December 2023 Streamlinod Energy and Carbon Reporting requiwements We detail bel¢)w our rwing obligatths in relatw to the energy use and carbon emi5s10ns for the accounting perK#J under remew. UK Gmen1￿$• Gas Emi5s1ons andE 2023 2022 Energy Consumption uwj to Calculate (kwh) 4,120.204 4.336,644 Energy CMSUMpt￿ break down (kwh) (Opt￿al) Gas E￿rlltY Transport Fuel 3.492,774 627,379 51 4.120 204 3.303,873 1.032,720 51 4.336.644 Scope 1 Emlsslons In PA8trk Tonnes C02e Gas ConsumptK Chvned Transport- mini-buses. ￿ and vehic Tolal Sco • 1 689 605 33 638 696 Scope 2 Emisslons in Metric Tonnes C02e Purchased ElectrKty 130 130 219 219 Total Sco Scope 3 Emissiwffj In M•tri¢ Tonnes C02e Taxis to Work Bus Services Leased vehicles 10 10 45 Total Sco Total Gross Emissions in Metric ToTrnes C02e 23 921 Intensity Ratlo Tonnes C02e Resident Where the infomialK)n has been available we have taken thL8 direcuy from primary records, for example, gas and e*tricty invoices and slatements. For transport costs, we have taken infomalion frLYn mileage recorts and ap￿ie￿ UK Govemment's gu￿anCe in relation lo energy conversion factors. Where infomation and d*a has not been recorded in a comprehensive manner. we have made infomied aSsuMpt￿S and judgements in relalion to 3￿Nty and usage. This has been applied to the infom)alK)n have in felalion to the Lt5e of taxis and the staff bus service. We are activety bokirvj a¢ new approaches and processes I￿1¢h wil provide further elarily to our record keeping for emi55ions. energy consumpt￿￿ and energy efficiency. Intensity measurement Our intensrty measurement is based UF￿ the average number of resNlents on sle ¢)ver the peri(xl under review. St Elizabeth's Centre 15 Report of the Board of Trustms 31 December 2023 Slr•amlined En•rgy and Carbon Reporting wgqulrements (continued) Al•asurns Takén to Impmve Eneryy Efflclency The Charty ha5 in place a range of OFwats'onal initk*rves aimed at making a positive contributi¢yt lowards reducing our carbon fctyrint. efflissK>ns and energy consumption and at improving its energy eff￿￿cy. Such initiatNes include, but are not limr(ed lo.. The formation of an Environment and Su51•nats'lity working gn)up to provide leadership and direction on energy related matters.. Travel and tran$p¢yt- devebping fvrther the bus serV￿e provided to stsff Membe￿ ar other uses,. a cOntinuat￿n of the share ￿hem8 arrangements., cycle to worf( initialives,. and expanding ewric Vehic￿ charging wnts; and Energy usage and renvW•b￿- repthiNJ electric bulbs ¥￿th LED equlva￿nts when they are ready for replacement., miethtyng sO￿r panel Ltsage, wind turbine expansion and cawty wall insulati￿. Additionalty. in relatL￿ to procurement fry services and works. the Chty will be actively assessing suppliers and c(knwtors in relalbon to waste disposal. the use of recycled malerials and policEs for energy effia.erry rgjucing th&"r cathn fwtyrint. emiSs￿n$ and energy consumption. Risk Management I major risks to which the Charity ts exposed have been assesse(l including those relating lo the spe¢rfic opernt￿naI aspects of the Charty. its investrnents and finances. The Trustses beI￿ve that by exarining the operalK)nal ard business risks faced by the Charity, and by monrtonrw reserve levels and ensuring prcper syslems of fina￿￿1 control are in place, they have estsblished effective procedures and safeguards to mitigate all reasonably known risks. The Charity operates a system of annual planning and budgeting. Performance is moni(ored against the approved budget with the use of financial and non-financial metrics and targets. St Elrtsbeth's Centre 16 Report of thg Board of Trustees 31 Dec•mber 2023 Risk Management Iconlinued) Risks are ￿nI￿￿￿ by the Executive Tean and senN?r managers and the likeliho¢xl and impad on the Charty 15 assessed. Mityting &lK)ns are Trdenlrf￿ and kept urbder review. The major rtskg &e set out belcNr. Rl¥k Mltl9atlon De¥elopm8nt and impl￿￿[￿li0￿ ofthe peoFde talfing- wel wblius•d staffing c￿￿15 the care se(aor. InsuffKienl staff lèad to a red￿* in semce qualty Insufkrent stsff lèad to h agency an￿ 5￿MI￿n tr4erti costs Sub$tanb"al pay awards in Lknmber 2022 and 2023 c￿￿c￿ent aTrJ iMpl￿￿ta￿on dthg r•t•nts"on action plan Embed In¥Estots in Peop* action planning to supp)rt improb*d pr8ctice and rèttrntson Increase ¢Jpaoty to offer &J￿￿Onal support to RCCL3 caThJidates Learn￿9 Management Systern ILMSI Nnpkn)enknJ tmlh no rethKtion in qualty of training offer. conb"nuing to meet regulatory requirernents Devi￿ ar¥J implement sp￿r￿ welcornel inducDon traIn￿g packages with a bW8d l&amrn9 approach tr) ensure ￿gUlatOry wuir•mènts a￿ mel or fr￿U￿lent slaff creates a skilL8 gap whth could impact on our Regulalryy $t*u$ Diffiojlty re￿￿tI￿1 an￿Or retaining sufficaent numbers of stsff who a al￿e￿￿1111n9 to ccrylete the requrred RCCL3 qualrftabon Loss of key per50nnd impxts on R•duc￿n in quahty I breath ol staff IrainiTrJ as training moves to a t￿ended delivery rrw)d¢l hildfèn'¥ Horno RotyJstdè•nt Flan in place R•gular update5 on prwe5s prgvid8d to regU￿tOr IrK¥eawJ1gvals of Stsff grwJ*J8mant and retentson Taryètsd recrurtment Lampaign De*1oF￿ent prcgramme for man&J¢rs 'TaL4hf seswons Icfj stsff wnplèts.ng Level 3 quali￿1￿)￿ Corn￿te all apF4i¢ations lor indi%Adual registrations Daify safety briefirvJs in pJoc¢ Stsff paid to (￿np￿te IfainirvJ on LMS whon off duty Group swer¥1siry￿ roll&J out on key safèty subjects Dai sa￿ty br*firvJs Wod(iThJ ￿7th reguktofs to ensure Servi￿ ar¢ graded at a le¥d to alknv rontinue(J. viabje, cyerabon aTrJ avc*J enforc￿ servic• dosure Sg* and obtsin intwsed fa&s from Llxal AUthor￿•S to refl￿t th• inueased ￿$ts of #aff￿9 and inflation Further b"ghten all prCtU￿1ent aCb'v￿e3 8TrJ Contin￿ ￿ s•8k test valu* lor mLX)ey Re9ulalory rabng R&putalion Staffing levels Management exp¢1 Stsff qu0lrf￿ati￿ns ShortlalLs in qualrty le9uaftllng isk that inadequate staffing levels uced iraining lèad to SAFA concems Ina￿L11 Sta￿lIty nable ts meet going ¢rmcem Criteria in . he ft*dium lerm due 10 econom ncertainty {hgh infflat￿) moking stimales difficull on both operats.ng arhy tsl costs, ￿0￿Js￿le re9ulalOry essureshequirements whth may rhr4e igher expendilure. St Elizat¢lh'$ ¢¥ntre 17 Report of the Board of Trnste•s 31 December 2023 Stat•ment of Trustees. rpsponsibllitles The Trustees {who are afso directors of the Chafity for the pUrp￿e$ of c(%npany law) are resF4Jnsibk for preparing the Trustees, report and financral stslemenls. in accordance wf(h appluble law and Unrfted Kingdom Accounting Stsnd¥ds (United Kingdom Generally Accfjpled Acccwnting Pract¢e> Company law requires the Tfustees to prepare fmanci& Stat￿nents for each financial year which gTve a true and fair ￿eW of the state of affairs of the Charty and of the income and expendrture of the Chwity for that period. In preparing these financial statern￿. the Trustees are required to: Select sutsble accounting poliues arKI then apply them C¢￿S151enttr. obseNethe methc*ts and winciples inAecounling and Reporting by Charities.. Stat￿ent of Rectyrmended Practice applicable to chanties preparing their accounts in accordance wth the Financk?l Repth'ng Standard appI￿able in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.. makejudgements and estKnaies that are reasonable and wudent.. state whether applicable Unrted Kiwdc*n Acctyjnting Standafds have been followed. subjecl to any m*rial departures di5dosed and explained in the fknancial statements., and prepare the financtsl slalemenls on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charty will wilinue in operatw)n. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper &xounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finaroal position of the Charrfy and enable them to ensure that the finarrial statements c(ymply ￿th the c￿pan￿&S Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeg[￿rding the assets ofthe Charrtyand henceforlaking reasonable steps for the preventK)n and detect[￿ of fraud and other wregulariiw. Each of the Trustees ¢￿fimiS Ih*.' so faras the Trustee 1$ avrdre, there is no rel￿t audit Info￿atIon of?￿h1¢h the Charitys Auditor is unaware" and the Trustee ha5 token all the steps that helshe ought lo have taken as a Iru51ee in Order to make hNnselftherseW aware of any ￿levant audit infomiatv)n * to establish that the Charitys Audrtor is aware of that infomiation. This confimiatKin is gNen and ShoU￿j be interpreted in ￿￿OrdanCe with the provisKJns of $418 ofthe Compani8s Act 2006. TrU￿ee5 responsi1￿e for thtr maintenanee ￿ inte9rity of the corporalg and financrdl infc*matK)n included the Charitys v￿b$11e. Legislation in the United Kingdom g(weming the preparatbjn and disswnination of financial statemenls may drfer from islation in 0ther1urL8d￿tlOns. St EIr￿be￿.9 Centre 18 Report of the BO•￿ of Tru$lees 31 De￿nber 2023 Thanks We woukj like to re￿rd our thanks lo al of our stsff, yo￿￿teerS and dor￿1$ for their hard work and commbtment fr*the last year. Withoutthelrded￿Ilon. St Elizabeth's Centre woukj t be able lo offer the excellent lrfestyle and Opportun(t￿ it does to the aduf(s. young people and chiklren who are plxed in ts ￿re aThJ who arg sUpp￿ed in day opportunities. S￿ned on behalf of the Bo¥d of Trustees". Christ¢)pher Kemball Dale of approwal.. 26109r2024 St Elizabeth s Cath 19 Independenl avdltorfs report 31 Oecember 2￿23 Independent auditofs roport to the membgr of Sl Elizabgth's Centro Oplnlon We have audrted the financial statements of St Elizabeth'5 Centre for the year ended 31 December 2023 whth eomprise the statement of financial activities. the company balance sheet, the ststement of cash IIM, the prirtipal ￿¢￿nting policies and the notes lo the financral statements. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their pwaration 15 applKable law and United Kingdom AccountirrfJ Standards. irduding Financial ReportirKJ Standard 102 The Financial ReFQrting Stsndard applicable in the UK8nd Republ of Ireland, (United Kingdom GenerallyAccepled Accountiry Practice). In our opinion. the finarKial $t*ements'. • gNe a true and fair view of the sLite of the compan￿$ affairs as al 31 December 2023 of its income and experxliturn peric#J then ended,. have been properly prepared in acccffthnce wrth United Kingdom Generally Accepted Acctyjnting Practice.. and • have been preparwJ in accordance w*h the requirem￿ of the Ccffnpantes Act 20LK. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in aecordance with Inlemational Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUK}l and applicable law. Our respon50ilities under those standards are further degribed in the auditorf5 re5ponsibilrties for the audrt of the finanual statements section of our report. We arg independent of the Charty in accordance wrth the ethul requirements Ihal are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fuffilled our other ethical respon$ibilit¢es in accordance with these requirements. We beI￿ve that the audit evKlence we have obtained is Suff￿lent and appropriate to provide a basis for cpinKJn. Conclusions relatlng to golng concern In aLKliting the financial ststanents. we ha￿ corKluded that the trustees. use of the going ¢crf￿ern basi5 of accounting in the preparatw of the financial statemen15 is appropriate. Based on the we have perft)rn￿, v* have not Identif￿ any material Un￿rtaInl lating to e*nts or conditions Ihal. indNidually or collectNely, may cast signrficant doubt on ompanys abilty to continue as a gimng COn￿rn for a of at least twelve months frlvn when the financial statements are authorise(I for issue. Our responsibilities and Ihe resFonsibilities of the trustees w￿h respect lo going concern are descriW in the relevant sedions of thL8 report. Other infomwtion The Iruslees a￿ iespjnsible for the rAher infomali)n. The ¢)ther infomiation comprises the infomat•Jn induded in the annual rewt and financial statements. other than the finanual ststements and our audrtorfs iep)rt thereon. Our opinion on the fi'nancial statements does not eover the other Inform*￿ and. except to the extent othe1v￿e eXPl￿111Y stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. St El￿t￿h,$ Centre 20 Independent auditorfs report 31 Dfjcember 2023 Other Informatlon leonlinuedl In wnnection wrlh our athjit of the fiftanc￿ statements. our responsibilty ts to read the other inform?￿n and, in doing so. consNler Whet￿r the other inforni*ion is materially inconsistent with the financial stalements u Our kntr•Aedge ¢)btained in the audit OT Othewse appears to be m*erially misstated. If we identfy such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatemenls, we are required to detem)ine whether there is a malerial misstatement in the finanryal slalements or a material misstslemenl of the other infomiatY)n. If. based on the work we have perfomied, weconcludethatthere is a material misslat￿)ent ofthis Otherinfo￿allOn. we are req￿￿ed lo rewrt that fxl. We have nothing to rep)rt in this regard. Oplnlons on other mattern prnxribed by the Companles Act 2006 In our opinh￿. based i)n the *￿rk undertaken in the c4Jurse of the a￿rt.. • the infomation grven in the Trustees. Rep(xt. wh￿h ts also the directors, report for Ihg purposes of c(mpany law and includes the strategc report. for the financial period for whth the financial statements are wepared is consislenl with the financial statements., and • the Trustees. Re￿1. wh￿h is also thè directots, report for the purposes of company law and indudes the Strateg￿ reFort. has been pTepaied in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Mattern on vthich we are Yoqulred to report by exceptlon In the lighl of the kn¢y*ledge and understanding of the ccffipany and bls environment obtained in the COUTse of the audrt. V•P have not idenlTfied material misst*ements in the Trustees, Report includiry the Strateg￿ report. We have nothing lo report in respecf of the folk7wing matters in relatin to whrch the Ccmpanies Act 20C6 requires u5 to report to you rf, in our opin¢on: adequ*e accounting Ta￿S have not been kept. N retum$ adeqLth for ¢)ur audit have rh)t been reeeived fr(xn brwKhes not vtsited by us; or • the financial St*eMe￿S are not n agreement the accounting records and retums,. or • certain d¢scbsures of trustees. remuneratK>n specffied by law are not made., or • we ha￿ ￿e1ved an the infom*tN)n explanalions we require for our audit. Responslbilities of Trt￿tee$ As explained more fully in the TNstees' resp(fftsibiIrt￿S statwnenL the Trustees (who are also the directors of the Charity for the purposes of ccynpany lawl are respOnS￿le for the preparation of the finaneial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair ew, and for such intemal control a5 the trustees detennine is necessary lo enable the preparation of financral 5L*a))errts that are free fr￿￿ material mwt*emenl. wthether due to fraud or error. Sl Eloabeth's Centre 21 Independent auditovs rgport 31 Oecember 2023 Responslblllti85 of Trustees Iconlinuedl In preparing Ihe financial stat￿ents. the trnstees are responsib￿fOr assessing the charitable parent wnpanls abilty to contsnue as a going concern, disclosir*J, as applicable, matters related to wng concern and using the goiry concem basis of accounkn'ng unless the trustees either intend lo INU￿018 Ihe oynpany or to cease operat￿n5, or have no realistsc altemalbve bul lo do so. Auditofs responsibilities for the audtt of the finaTrcial statements Our objective5 are to obtain reasonab￿ assurance about whether the financial statements as whole are f￿ frcffi material misstslement. whether due to fraud or error. and lo issue an audrtorfs report that indudes our cpinion. Reasonable assuran￿ is a hyh level of a$sura￿e. bul is nol a guarantee that an audrt ￿ndUcted in accordancewrth ISAS IUKI will a￿ayS delect material mtsslalement when rt exists. Misstatements can arise from fraLKI or wror and are C￿sidered material rf, indNKlualty or in the ￿gregate, they could reasonably be expected lo influence the econom￿ dectsions of usern t&%en on the basis of tsse fina￿laIstatemenls. Ifregularities. induding tr￿d. are i1￿lanCeS of rM%KCmpli￿ce with laws and regulations. We desKJn proCedU￿S in line wrth our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misst*ements in resp￿1 of iryegularit*s. including fraud. The extent to wh￿h our prctedure5 are capable of dete(Aing irregularitw, inclLMling Iravd is detailed below.. How the audit was consldered capable of detectlng lryularltles Includlng fraud Our approach to Klentrfying and assessing the iisks of materia9 m￿Statement in respect of irregulafit*s. including fraud and non-compliance with laws aTrJ regukitions, was as folk>ws.' The engagement partner ensured that the engagemerrt team fAYlectively had the 8ppropiiate comFeterKe. capabilities aTrJ skilks lo identfy or recognise non4cmp1lar￿e with appI￿able laws and regulats"¢)ns: We Klentrf*d the laws arwj wlic8ble to the ch¥ity through discussions with key rnanagernenl aThJ frErfn our kntrw* and experience of the tharity sector.. We focused on specific ￿4¥5 aTrJ regulation5 which W￿ considered may have a dire material effect on the ac¢ount$ lx the actiwties of the charity. These included bul were not lirnited to the compan￿ Act 20C6, the Charities Act 2011, the Charities SORP and specrfic Educaiion and Care kgislation relatin9 to vulnerable indNpJuals'. We assessed the extent of cc*npliance wlh the and regulations identified above through maing enquir￿ of key man￿ement and wew of minutes of Trustees, meetings. We assessed the suscepth"bilty cl the chartys financhql stalements to material misstalemenL including obtainiThJ an underslanding of how fraud MHJM Lxeur, by". Making erouiries of key rnanagem￿t as to where they considered there was sus¢epb"bilty to fraud. their knowledge of actual. sUSp￿ted and alie9ed fraLKI'. and St El¥￿t￿th,$ Centrè 22 Independent audito￿9 report 31 Oecember 2023 Auditorf¥ rosponsibiliti•s for thg audit of the fin•nGlal stalemgnts (continued) How th• audlt was eonsldw8d capable of detecbng lffegularftles Includlng lrnth (continued) ConsKlering the inlemal Controls in p*e to mibg*e risks of fraud and non-compliarKe wrth laws arKI reguk*N)ns. To address the of frwd through management bias and override of controfs. we.. perf{￿ed ana1￿￿al wccedures to *Jentfy any unusual or ￿xPeCted [glat￿m$hIpS'. Test&4 and ￿¥]eWed ioumal entries lo idenbfy unusual transacaions.. Tesbj the authorisalion of expenditwe,. Assessed whetf*r judgements and aSsuMp￿S made in detemiining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias". and Investgated the ralw)nale behiTrJ signifunl or unusual transxtion$. In reswjnse to Ihe risk of irregulariiies and rKJnryc¢Mnpliance wth lavts and fegulalions, we designed pr￿e(lureS wh￿h included. but were not limrted to.. Agreewig financial stslement disck)sures to underfyirvj supportng dwumentati¢)n'. Reading the minules of meetings of Trust￿.. Reajing Ofsted and CQC rep)rts'. and Enquiring into actual and potenli81 Iféyta?n and clains. Twe are inherent limitations in our audrt prrLeilures described above. The more removed that taws and regulat￿n$ are from financial transactions. the less likety it is that we would become aware of non-complian￿. AudTtirrtJ slandards also limit the audit prc¢edures required to hlentfy non-ccmplkqnce with and regulat￿￿1$ to enquiry of key management and the in8pectKin of regul810ry and legal correswndence, rf any. lknal mi5sts1ements that arise due to fraud ￿ be harder to delect than those that arKs8 fr(Yn error a5 they may in¥ob4e delternte wrKe8lment or collusDn. A further desc1ptk￿ of our responsibilit*s for the audft of the f￿ancIal statemerbts is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at vMrt.frc.org.uklauditorsre$ponsbilities. This descriptIc￿ fom)s part of our audilorfs reF4yt. St Elizot•th's Centr• 23 Independent auditorfs rnport 31 December 2023 Use ol our report This report is made sO￿ty to the ChariVs member. in ac￿rdanCe with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2c￿￿. Our audit woth has been undertaken so that we might slate to the Char*ls member Ih05e matters VR are required lo slate lo them in an auditorfs report and for no other purpose. To the ful￿1 extent pemiitted by law. we do not accept or assume responsibilrty lo anY￿e other than the Charty and the Charitls member, for our audrt wod(. for this report. or for the opinions have fC￿l￿d. 26 September 21r24 Edward Finch (Senior Statutory AUdrt￿) For and ¢>n behaK of Buzzac¢Xt LLP. SL*utory Auditor 130 Woc¥J Street LorKlon EC2V 6DL St Eliz•tth'¥ Cèntre 24 Staternent of Ilnancial acllvllles 31 DeLember 2023 Totsl lund¥ 2023 Total 2022 £'ODO No*$ £W(I lftcomo •nd Incomè from: DonatK*15 aro legac Donwtth frcffj the Cwgeg•bon ofthe Da￿hlerS of the Cios¥ Other Iradir¥ 123 87 21 1,750 1.7 70 12.172 15.453 Chariiai)le acbwt Cominuiry QF*abork* Di5conbnL¢d orerth"( Totsi In¢ty 12.172 15.425 12,323 15.286 12.323 15.286 9.850 25.136 28 15.425 28 25,136 Exp•ndtturo tyr RaisiTrJ futhJ$ . C¢$ts of rais¥4 fur . C951 ofgoc*s 5¢YY (Ilw 103 103 8n Ch*itab* a¢Uvlt Day SeNces . School & CNhJren's Horr . Cdkgè & OomKllv￿ Core COrdi￿￿j OF*ra￿c￿$ r￿$G￿l￿Ued oFeratiry 1.1 10.247 6.307 18.647 1,172 10.247 6,xi7 18.616 8.973 8.991 5.6e9 15.597 15.726 15.589 15.728 Totsl 0￿n￿lIU￿• 18.647 18.688 31.317 31.325 Not •xp•ndttsrn lorll 13.2>31 <6.1811 (81 (6.189) Fur#Js 8111* SI￿ ￿1h2)E Funds at Ih••n41 of th4¥ ywr 20.5x1 17.298 114 103 20.634 17,401 26.701 122 114 26.823 20,634 There were no cthef r￿nISed gains or lossgs crther than those slated above. The Mtes on pages 29 to 43 foTh part ofthese financial statements. St Elizabèth s Centre 25 SLitement of Financial activities 31 Dec￿nber 2023 Summary of Inc¢)me & Expendilure Account >)23 2023 2022 2022 £'ooo Charitabfo ac¢fviti8s ContlNln9 Cg•rtli4)ns Ir¢ome from Day Services Expenditure on Day SeNic•s IDefKrtI on Day Strryi￿$ 11.172) 1461) frcyn SC￿1 ar*J ¢hibJren's Home Expendi￿re on School and Chill￿n.$ H (Defuii on Sch￿1 arnj Ch￿ren'$ HL 6,976 110.24n 18,9811 112711 11,6591 I￿0[￿ frcffl Cclw and DtynKiliary Care Expendilure on College aThJ D￿1)lary Care IDthitl on aTrJ DCIn￿￿8ry Ca 5.001 15.6691 16,30n 11.8221 16681 Income from.. [%)nat￿S arwj w.es Other tradiNJ acbwl In¥estm•nt inc 2.151 1,060 1,837 1281 2,963 Expondi¢W• on rthlng funds {9601 19471 (Drficitl on Charrt￿• •aivitS85: cotXIn￿ty operatlo 13,2331 Dlscontlnued operatSon5 Incthxe fr¢m Adutt H¢Nme ExpenditUTr Dn Pdult Hcffj• Defot oThPAult Hoft 9.850 115,728} 15.878} Not1gxpondltwo} fw the 13.2331 16.1891 St Elizabelh's Cantr8 26 Balance sheet 31 D￿ernber 2023 2023 £'ooo 2022 £'ooo Flxod a8sets Tangibl? assèts 10 16.395 18,CQ6 Currnnt ass•ts 1272 418 1.521 3,211 2,836 2,634 1,013 6,483 12 12 Ca¥h at bwk in han Crtdltor¥'. amwnts tsiirfj orp yo¥ 13 112051 11,8551 N•t ¢wr•nt as••ts 2.006 4.628 17h01 20.634 R•pwent8d by. Funds and 1¢￿￿¥ un￿$t1￿t•￿ lunds .Dgsignaknl fvTrJ5 .General fund Tclal Unréstr￿ luThls 14 16,395 1,903 17.298 16.IX 4,514 20.520 Restricted 15 103 17A01 114 20.634 Approved by the Board of Trustees s￿ned on their behaff by. Tru51ee Christopher Kembal Date: 26109r2024 Si Elizabeth's Centre Crynpany Registra￿ Number 11087989 (England and Wath) St Elizateth s Centr• 27 stst•ment of cash fl¢)ws 31 D&ember 2023 2023 £'ooo 2022 Cash fltr•rn Irom ￿￿￿ting actlvlllg Net &15h lus*1 in) operatry *b¥ib&s 11,439} 12.852) ash flgw8 fry¥m Inwstlng actMII•s Interest re￿i￿j Purehasè oftsrgljle fiyod assets m￿Ment in short depcEits 70 13391 2,216 16211 723 Not easth provided by invtstlng •thrb 1.947 140 In¢r•as• l(l¢cr•a8•) In ￿sh 508 12,7121 Notes to the statement of cash flows forthe perlod to 31 DeceM1￿r 2023 A Adjustment of net expenditure before transfer4 lo net cash Inll¢)w from op•rating actlvlti•8 2023 rooo 2022 £'ooo Net ewendiiurè belore transf*s canb"nuirg cwatms . Conbnuirg yrabow . Di5conDnu&J orerabon5 {3.2331 13111 15.8761 Oepre¢Jatr)n ¢haffJè lrnpa1rrn￿t charyje Inte￿t recewabi8 Decrease lincfèasèl in t1ebt IC)e¢reasel In ¢ye(litors Net ¢atyh {used Inl prgvid811 by o￿l￿ting Xllviti•s 950 2.939 1381 12431 13671 12.B521 (TOI 1.564 16SOI {1.4391 B Anatysis of changes In net debt At l January 2023 At Cash 31 Decefflbèr 15ows 2023 £'ooo Cash at b￿k in hand Tolal 1.013 1,013 1,521 1,521 508 As at the balance sheet date Sl E1r￿beth.S Centre does n¢X have any borrowings cy tease oblwations. Net debt con&sts the￿lOre ol the cash at bank and Trn hand. St Eliz&Jeth's Centre 26 Ststement of aecounling policies 31 December 2023 The principal ￿lUntIng poI￿leS adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uneertainty in the weparaticffi crf the finarKial statwnenls are lahJ out b810w. Basls of prnparatlon These financwl statements have been prepared forthe year ended 31 December 2023 with c(wnparalive infomial￿n gtven in respect to the year ended to 31 Deeember 2022. Thefinancial statements have been Prepa￿ under the historical cost convention with items inrtially recognised * cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in Ihe relevant iunting Fdicy Thxe. The financ￿ ststements haNp been prepared in *￿danCe with Accounting and Reporting by Charit*s". Slalernent of Recommended Prxtice applrable lo charities preparin9 their accounts in accordance vthh Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ire￿nd IFRS 102) 1'chant￿ FRS 102 SORP 2015.1, the Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). St Elizabeth's Centre 15 a pubk b8nefrt entty as definèd by FRS I￿2. Basis of eonsolidation St Elizabeth's Centre Weffare Servw Lwnrted (y￿rated on 25 Octther 2019), a private company lirnited by gu8rantee and not ha￿ng share eaprtal. is under the control of Si Elvzabeth's Centre as its wholly ovm6I subshliary. The company has not troded since incorporatK*n and as such. these fJnanck81 slatements are not consolidated. Assessment of golng concem The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going conwi assumption is appropriate in preparing these financkal slalements and they have made this assessment in respect of a peric#J one year fr￿￿ the date of th8 approval of these financ￿1 statements. The Truslee5 have concludgj thai there are no material urKertaintEs relate(I lo events or rKIrt￿n$ thatwoukl cast ￿gnfftant doubl on the ability of Sl Elizabelh's Centre lo continue as a going concem. Subsequent to the yearend, the Charity agreed a drawdown f8cilily and has agreed a revised pricing slructuie wlh key cl*nts such that the Trustees believe that the Charty has suffic￿1 rese￿$ and resources lowithstsnd any temporary drop in income or any addit￿nal unexpected liability. Critlcal accounllng estlmales and argas of Judgèment preparat￿)n of the financk41 stslements requires truslees and 8enK)r managemenl to make signfftanl I￿jg￿rents ￿ estimates. The item in Ihe financial statemerrts where I￿￿e jud9emenls and estimates have been made include the estimation of th8 useful economic life oflanuibse fixed assets las indicated in the tangible fixed assets acc(￿nting policy in this section). St E￿￿)￿,$ Centrè Statement of acct￿nting policies 31 D￿ember 2023 Income Income recognised in the period in whKh the Charity 15 enlitled lo receipt, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the funds will be received. Legacies are IndUd￿ in the statement of financral xtivrties when there has been a grant of probate. the executors have established that there are Sufficient Surplus assets in the estate to pay the Eegacy. and any conditk?n¥ allathed to the *acy are wrthin Ihg wntrol of the Charrty. Investment iro)me, representing dNidends. interest. and income fr￿￿ property, includes any asscck*ed tax recoveiable. Reslricted gr* and avmds we inclLKled once the amount 15 kn¢￿n and receipt is probable. Donaled gc4Js {with the eXCeptK￿ of donated st¢￿[ in the Charty's shops) are valued by the Trustees on the basis of their V￿rth lo the Charty, a￿ includgd in the statement of financial a¢tw￿@S in the year Hi wh￿h they are rece[￿. Expenditurn Expenditure is recognised oncethere is a ￿1￿COnstruct[ve obltr3alion to make a payment to a third party. it is prcthble that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the oblKJation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is 8ccoynled for on an accwals basis. Ml expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. Expenditu￿ comprises the fdlNing'. The costs of raising furKls include expenses incurred in generatK)g income for the organisation, including the costs of fvndraising events and the charty shops. b. The costs of charitable actwities crynprise all the Costs of earrysng out the charilable objecti'ves of Sl E￿'Zabeth'S Centre. Costs incurred by central services departments are allctated based on the established use of each of the Home, School and College. Govemance costs have been althated to the costs of charitable activities. Governance costs are the costs ass(Kiated with the govemance arrangements of the Charity that relate to the general running of the Charity as opposed lo those costs ass¢xkated with fur￿TaI$ln9 or Charrtab￿ actr4i(ies. Included within this category are ￿St5 asscLiated wilh the slralegic as ¢)pposed to day lo day man¥Jement of the Charity's activrties. Allocation of support and governan¢e costs Support costs represent indirect charitable expervjbture. In order to earry out the primary purposes of the Chanty. * is necessary to provKle support in the form of personal develownenl. finants81 ￿￿edUreS. provksK•n of office Serv￿ and equipment and suitsble w0￿1ng enwfonmenl. Governance costs comprise the costs involving the public accounlabilTiy of the Charty (including aL￿rt costs) and costs in respect to ils Compl￿nCe with regula1p￿ and good prxtice. Support ￿sts and govemance costs are apportioned based ¢)n the proportion of floor area occupied by the activity. Staff related costs are allcrated in the same proportion as directly attnbutabie staff costs. St Eltzabelh'5 Centre 30 Ststement of accountln9 polkies 31 December 2023 Dlscontlnutd actlvlties Where a decision has been made to diswitinue or le￿inate an adNity in accordance with the definitions contained within FRS 102, inccyne. cost$ and oblig*ions a$S￿lated wrth the discontinuing operation are recog￿Sed wthin the year. The income, costs and obligations are disclosed separat* on the f&e of the $L￿ornent of finanoal activities. Tangibh fixed a￿ets At each repthting date the Charity asses￿ whether the￿ is any indication that an asset is impaired. If 8ny s￿h indication exists, the Charty estimates the recoverable amount of the asset and reccsnises this as a charge to the statement of financial actNities. Al assets costing more than £1.Cm and with an expected useful lrfe exceeding one year are capitalised. Assets transfefred to the chwity are recojnised al tsir fair value. vthich is treated as deemed eost. Other asse15 are reecgni5ed al their purchase cosL Depreciation is cakulated at the fotbwing annual rates in orfer lo write down each asset to its estimated residual value over its estinated useful lrfe.. Freehokl buddings FVmrtu￿ and office equiwienl Motor weh￿eS 3- 10% on cost or revalued amounts 10- 33%cffl cosl 10% on cost No depreciation is providÈJ on freehokl land or assets UINJ￿ ccrftstruction. Fund accounting The Restricted Funds are rnOn￿ raised for, aThJ their use reslrKaed to. a specffi￿ pu￿0$e, or donalims subj'gct lo donor imposed condrtion. The DeS￿nated Funds are monw sel aside out of General Funds and deswnaled for Sp￿rf￿ purposes by the Trustees in con5uILition 8nd agfeement wth the Trustees. Desynated FurKls also include fvnds represenled by tangible fLxgJ asset5 and available for general eyThJitL*e. The Ger*ral Fund represents unrestricted arKI undeswJnabJ monies Lssed lo fund NWfking capitsl and wh￿h the Truslees may use at their dtscretion in furtherance of Ihe Charrty's objectives. Leased assets Rentals applicable to operating kases vthere substsntially all of the beneffts and risks of ownership remain with the ￿50r are charged lo the statement of financial actmties on a strawht-line basis over Ihe ltte of the lease. Cash Cash bs he%Y in bank accounts or in hand and money available on demand or tem deposrts wrth an expiry date wthin three months of the balance sheet (late. Any amounts held on deF*)Srt f￿ longer than three months. trArt less than Iwelve, are classrfied as short tem deFOSrts. St Eloabelh's Centre 31 Statement of accountlng polkles 31 December 2023 Oebto Debtors are retognised * the settlement amounl, less any provB*)n for non-recoverability. Prepayments are Val￿ al the amount pa￿ in advance. Credltors CTedrtors and provisions are recognised wthen there is an rt•lvJalion at the bak8nce sheet dale as a resurt of a past event. it is pr(￿ab￿ Ihat a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement. and the amount ofthe settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors and prwsions are recognised at the amount St E&zabeth's Centre ant￿1pate$ il will pay to settle Ihe debt. Pension costs Sl Elizabeth's Centre operales a defined contributi(￿ pension Scheme. The amounts charged represent the empk)yers' contributK)ns payable lo the xheme in the year. Tr Charity ccffttrilyJtes lo th8 Teachers, Pen$im Scheme whKh is an unfunded scheme and members contribute ￿ a pay as you go basis. The Charity is unable lo identify rts share of the undertwrKJ net assets and liabilit*s of the scheme and accounts for its contributions as rf it were a defined corttribution scheme. St Elizabeth's Centr¢ 32 Notes to Ihe financlal Statements 31 Dwiter 2023 1 Cxher trading actlvlties Unrestricted R•stn"cted fvnds £'ooo 2023 Total £'ooo Chanty ShoF6 E￿nts Tolal 2023 1,060 io 1,060 10 1.C*O 2022 Total fijnds funds Chan"tysliops Evonts Tot812022 1.070 18 1,088 1,070 18 1,088 2 Investment In￿ffle iknrestrthd Resth¢X&J fvjnds 2023 Total £'ooo Bank interest ￿C￿Vab￿? Toial 2023 70 70 70 70 Ufftsbictod R&str￿ad runds 2022 Total 8ank internst r8coivab Toto12022 38 38 St Elizabglh's Centre 33 Notes to the financlal statements 31 Dttember 2023 3 In¢¢Kne from ¢hariiabl• adiviti 2023 Day Ch*JM'¥ ts£￿￿118ry Rethctwj Ctynonylhg are fuTrJs wr•tlong £'ooo Govemmentfw *nd gMLts Loc* Auihorilies (Soc44 Semcesl LOG* EthJ¢aiiN N•JI￿)nts"eS Departr￿nt fw Ea￿1 3.CO7 &3J1 $31 J1 6.895 12.022 19 14 76 41 Rert 14 Restawart S*s 24 12 4.485 25 6,976 TO￿ 2023 12.172 2022 To181 D15¢0nthu•d Chrl*en* Orynrihary Reslrtct8d Conllntslng Co luthjs I)pe￿I￿nS L¢xa1Athlth￿S (S(L7*Seryxe¥ 3.357 135T rorEdLt** 7.22S 8.782 519 7.225 4.914 12.139 15 13 16 Resio1ft¥rtsths 61 108 51 Tota12022 5.LX)7 12.323 St Elizabeth's Centre 34 Notes to the fin•ncial stslements 31 December 2023 4 Cost of ralsing funds 2023 Totsl £'ooo fvnd5 £'ooo fijnds £'o Staff costs 33 33 11 Toi*l 2023 2022 Tot81 fvnds funds £'OL Staff Costs ¢lher¢osts Total 2022 102 102 103 103 5 Cost of goods sold and other costs u￿￿tr￿￿e￿ RestrKted fur fvnlts 2023 Total £'o F￿￿raI￿ry acts¥i1*5. Ihg c(Sts dcharity S Cc61 of e¥ents.' slaff . Cosi Ole￿18.. nw-St4f 20 430 385 65 916 . Property other T(ts12023 877 2022 Tot81 £000 fun£ts . Cost ￿￿￿$.. stgff . &aff costs 36 475 240 475 240 93 Tolal 2022 844 St Elizabeth's Centre 35 Ilotes to the financlal stal•ments 310ecember 2023 6 Cost ot charitable a¢tivities {￿ntInued) 2023 Tol•l ¢ontthulng oporatloni scho￿ & Cdlego & Day Ckn"Idr•n's Dom￿lIary Home Care £'NJo £'OOD Staff Academ Residential Day SeNces NwsirrfJ Support Services Athinistrab"c 1.392 3,8&8 450 3,628 7,464 652 1.213 498 2.269 13,838 1.031 295 182 219 819 704 5,119 7.9C Facrfrtes costs Dewvcuab"on 127 814 575 412 332 1,353 951 1,584 17.726 182 1,172 Total 2023 10,247 6,307 Day SeThiG&s Schoal & c￿1898 & Dlscontinr*d Children's Oryn{￿lIary Care a)22 To181 Continuing cyeralions £'ooo Staff Gosts Academic Rèsid￿￿￿1 Day se￿c*s Ntmsing Support SèMts5 Athninistrai 1.362 4,514 1.776 7, 784 8.268 524 525 3,270 246 176 486 4.592 1,115 372 1,028 12,OT5 196 $42 7,483 10.462 F￿#11*$ costs Dgproeiation 311 430 279 127 557 2.939 1,352 T5T 677 1.428 15. 728 8.981 5.669 14,650 Incl4th within Home & Day servKes ￿ £&* of restricted costs. AH other costs ar8 unresliided. Other Total 2022 St EIr￿beth'S Centre 36 Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2023 7 Net lexwDdlture) Income This is stated after charging.. 2023 Tolal £'OOD 2022 Total £'ooo Stsff o)5ts1Tr)te 81 Athjitofs remunerntson . Cur￿1 ygar servKe5 . Prior ypar ￿[vIc*S . Olher serwces D8pre¢jat￿n oftartgi￿* ffix•d assets Impwrrnent oftsngitAe fixed a$5* Operatir#J kase rentsls- Land and buihJiTh OwatirvJ leasè rentsis- other 14.086 23.283 20 13 1,061 2,939 247 55 8 Staff G05ts. and Tn￿*889, and Mana9ement Team mombers. romunerntK)n 2023 Tol•l £'ooo 2022 Total £'o stall￿$￿ thJriNJ ts penod *we a5 kn". Wages and saL41ies Sc¢iJ sewnty cc6ts Other per6ioa costs Employe• costs Se￿ranCe Cost Agency o)sts Tot81 staff cos15 12.132 16,934 1.610 483 19,027 189 4.067 23.283 472 13,668 418 14,086 Included above are £Ok of severance costs {2022 - £189kl. All severance costs are rwnised in the per￿d as incurfed and charged to the irwne and expenditure account. 2023 Totsl £'ooo 2022 Total £'ooo Stsff o)sts per ￿nCt￿)n 89 f¢lItr￿S.' Cost of ge￿ratr￿J donab.ons and lega￿$ 33 102 36 475 Shops OperatirwJ actMI*s .Day Serncgs .School aTra Children's Pkjme .C￿lege and Dc¥nialiary Cwe pport ¢osts S52 6,410 4.069 2.532 14.086 9,451 6.746 3,930 2,543 23.283 Sl EIr￿beIh.S Centre 37 Notss to th• financlal stalements 31 December 2023 8 Staff costs, and TNs¢•w' and Managwnent Team membern. remungrab(>n (continued) Employees who earned £60,000 per annum are disck)se(I bekny.. 2023 2022 No. t60,CQ1 - £70,000 £70,QJ1 - £80,000 £80,LKJ1- £90.000 t90,CAJ1- £1CQ,(K)O £100,CQ1 - £110.C(o £110.￿1 - £120.C( £130.1X)1 - £140.OCQ No Tw$tees recebved any remuneratiw dur1￿ the year and rKJ Trustee5 received any reimbursed expenses in respect of thwr seNce$ dwing the year 12022 - none}. Other transactions wrth related parts.es are dtsthsed in note 21. Membets of the Managefflent Team a￿ executNe offws are paid in aC￿rdanCe with th*r contracts of eMp￿￿￿nI. Key managwnentpelsonnel The aggregate remuneration including empbyer pension contribLrtKJns for key management personnel foi the year was £932.45612022- £998.396). Staff numbers The avera98 numberofery)byees, ￿lculated on a ￿adCoUftt basis. vras 52412022- 7071. In addition. the cost of agency staff represents approximatety 13 FfE {2022 - 159) people on a full time equivalent basis. 9 Taxatio As a registered charity. St Elizabeth's Centre i8 liable lo income tax C￿ corporab'on tax on InC￿e and caprtal gains derived from rts CharbtSb￿ actNities, as it falls within the various exemptions a¥aila)le to registered charit*s. St Elvzabelh's c￿tr& 38 Notes to the financlal statornents 31 December 2023 10 Tangible fixed assets Freehdd Assets Furnitur¢ land aThJ un¢Jer and buikYirg5 o)r6truclicfi equipment otor hi¢￿$ Totsl At 1 Jawary 2023 Addth At 31 December 2023 Depr¥ei•tion At 1 January 2023 20.449 142 13 155 4,794 326 5,120 339 20,449 26.133 5,729 3.695 364 9,788 Charge fDr wied .Sthoc4 .Hcffle .Coll .Centre At 31 Dece1￿ 2023 Not book valu•s At 31 Decemt*r 2023 At 31 Deeember 2022 162 218 79 25 31 145 3.950 78 243 6.266 155 544 10,738 367 14,183 1,170 15.395 14,720 1.099 16.Q06 Fixed assets include buiklirKJs constructed in 19￿91 and 2001412 costing £1.938,000 in Ictsl, which are subject to joint venture arrangements with Althck Housing Association (now Peabc*Jy Trust) and Springboord IncM Genesis Notting Hill} Housing Association. £1.251,000 has been received in the fomi of grants by the Housing AssockHlions in respect of these buildings. Thejoint Nwlure arrangements include the granting of 99 year kases lo the Housing Associations of the land on whKh the buildings are built. and management agreements fenewable every fve years enable the Charrty to operate the buildings, and be sponsible the care of the residents ctcupwng them. 42 45 142 11 DebtOf8 2023 É'ooo 2022 613 22 637 1.272 2,378 36 422 2,836 Otsr debt￿s Prepayments and 8t>>ue(J ino St ElrLab8th's Centre 39 Notes to the financlal statements 310ecember 2023 12 Short tern) deposlts and cash at bank and In hand 2023 £'ooo 2022 Short teTh depc61ts Cash at bank and in hwvj .cu￿nt accouThts .Cash in hand 418 2,634 1.611 10 1,S21 995 18 1,013 Total 1.939 3.647 13 Credllors: amounts falllng due wlthln onè yèar 2023 £'ooo 2022 £'ooo Sup￿lers PAYE and sco¥1 s￿rity Oiher c￿ltorS Accruals 459 259 717 319 314 505 1,855 347 1,205 14 Designated funds The unreStr￿ted funds of Ihech¥rtyirtludethefollowng designated funds wh￿h have been set aside by the trustees for specrfK purpcws. At31 Depreoation At31 Additons and D•e•mbev IWJosJs imw'mient 2023 £'oAJo £'ooo 2022 £.￿0 Fixed assets fvnd 16.C 16.CK 339 339 1950 19501 15.395 15,395 At31 At31 DeGefftbèr 2022 2021 sposals impa.M￿nI Fix8d assets fvnd 19,370 19.310 621 621 f3.985J (3.9851 16,OC 16,006 The fixed asset$ fund represents the net bc<4 value of fixgj assets which are used in the day-l￿daY work of the Charty and hence are not available for working capi(al. St Eliz8b*h'$ Cènb Notes to the financlal statem•nts 31 Decèmber 2023 15 Restrlcted lunds 31 31 Lkn•lop. Dwmb•r Dev*)p Doc¢mber ments 2023 ments 2022 £'ooo £'ooo £'o Tot* incrn Total expenthbj 1391 1391 181 {8) Itiecreasel in 181 (8) B•lanc• at 1 January 114 122 122 Balance •t 31 Dewnber 103 103 114 114 Devel¢)pments represents funds rased to re(leveknp the Charty and its activiti'es Lgss expenditure on the redevelopment to dale. 16 P•nsion commiti))ents The Charrty makes contrFbulK>ns in respect of the currerrt service of its employees to either the Teachers. Pensions Scheme or the Scottish WidowB scheme. The Scottish WKlfAvs scheme is a defined contribution scheme. The Chanty matches employee Contribut￿nS lo the Sc¢)ttish WKlows scheme behveen 1% and 6%. The Teachers. PenS￿n Scheme (TPSI is a statutory. contrfoulory. defined benefit scheme. govemed by the Teachers, Pension Scheme Regulati¢)ns 2014. Membership is automatic for tsxhers in xademies. Ati teachers have the opkn to opl-out of the TPS following enrolmenl. TPS is an unluThJed $Ch￿ne to wh￿h both the memberand employer makes conlribulH)ns. as a per￿t￿e of 5alary- these contributs.ons are eied.rted lo the Exchequer. Rth"rement and other pensK)n benefrts are paid by public funds provided by Parliament. The Govemment Actuary. using rrt)mial xluarial principles, condlth a foThnal actuarial review of the TPS in accordance with the Public Semce Pensw)ns IValuatson$ and Employer Cost Cap) Directions 2014 p￿lIshed by HM T￿￿ry every 4 yews. The aim of the review is lo ensure scheme eosls a￿ reeognised and man•3ed approprialely arKI the review specrfles the kvel of fvture contributions. Actuarial scheme valLk*ions are dependerbt on assumpt￿nS about the value of future eosls, design of tenefrts and many other faclors. The latest actuarial valualK)n of the TPS wa5 carried out as al 31 March 2020. The ValUat￿n repjrt was published by the Department for Education on 27 October 2023, with the SCAPE rate. set by HMT, applying a notional vestment retum based on 1.Th above the rate of CPI. The key elements of the valu81ion outcome are.. Employer conlribulion ratès sel at 28.68% of pen5KJnable pay (including a 0.08% adrninistrat￿ft levyl. This is an increase of 5% in employer contributions and the ost control resutt is such that no change in member benefts is needed. St Elyzabeth's Centsp 41 Notes to the financlal statements 31 D&ernber 2023 16 Pffision coMmitm￿ts Icontinuedl Total scheme Ik4biliiies (pensions ￿rrentlY in pawnent and the estimoted Cost of future benefts) for sery￿e to the effective dale of È262.000 million and notional assets (eslimaled future cOntrib￿lOn8 knJether wth the not￿￿n81 investments held at the Trrdlual*Jn date) of £222.2C4) millicfi. giving a nOt￿nal past service deficit of £39,800 mill The empklyercontributions F>ayable tothe $ch￿e for the year were £114k12022- £119k). A Copy crf the Valuat￿ report SUPFth'n9 dc¢wnentation is on Ihe Teachets. Pensi website. Under Ihe definitK?ns set out in FRS 11f2, the TPS 15 an unfunded rnuli-employer pension scheme. The academy trust is Unab￿ to identrfy its sharg of the underlying assets and liabilit￿ of the pL8n. Accordingly. the chafity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 and has ￿CoUr￿ed for Its eonlributions to the scheme as rfil were a defined contribution scheme. The eharrty has set out above. the inf0mall￿ available on the scheme. 17 Leasing ¢ommitments Operatlng leases At 31 December 2023 the charity h•J total ccxnmitsnents under non