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ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 sepkn s Specia/ist2 Christ in Our Lives No Lirnits ..- Just Possibilities Registered Charity Number 1177680

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALisf TRusr FINANCIAL STATEMEIYTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 CONTENrs ge Trustees and Advisers Executive Principa]'s Annual Review Trustr¢s' Report 5- 12 Independent Auditors, report 13- 15 Statement of financial activitie5 16 Balance sheet 17 Statemeni of cash flows 18 Notes to the financial statements 19-25

ST. JOSEPH'S SPICIALIST TRUST TRu￿EEs AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Aucusf 2023 CHARITY TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION GOVERNING COMMITTEE Trusttts Dominic GortorL Chair Kathryn Sarah Sardma Richard Boyle Simon Charleton Fr. Jonathan Michael How Rebecca Jean Godwin Vickers (resigned 31 July 2023) Una Corning (resigned 10 J￿Y 2023) Bernard Gerdld Smith (resigned 3] March 2023) Governing Board (fornierty FAlu￿tiOn GoverDiBg Cojllmittee) Richard Boyle, Chair Maria Gavrili Jean Keane Melissa Longmire Tim O'Dwyer Leonie Collingwood-JohTwn Monica Whitehead Simon Jaggard Karen May Annie Sutton. Executive Principal Registered ¢barity nuDJber 1177680 Registered Offi¢e Amlets Lane. Cranleith Surrey. GU6 7DH Website wivw.sl-josephscran1eigh.su￿ty.$eh.uk Billkers: HSBC UK Bank plc I Centenary Square Birmingham BI IHQ Barclays Bank plc I Churchill Place London E14 5HP Auditor Crowe U.K. LLP Aquis House 49-51 Blagrdve Street Readin& Berkshire RGI IPL

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL'S ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 No limits......justpossibiliÉies , is the mission statement of St Jos¢ph's seen every day in ourcaring community where action5 speak louder than words. This year, our community of approximately 240 staff have SUPFQrted 73 young F*)ple from Ihe age of 5- 19 and 13 adults with Complex and severe learning disabilities, many of whom are on the autistic spectrum, and have other associated difficulties. We ar¢ trusted by L￿al Authoriti￿. not J￿5t locally but also nationally, lo provide education and c￿¢ for some of the most ch￿]engIftg young people who have rea¢hed & point of ¢ompl¢xity and often of crisi whereby they can no longer be supwrted safely or adequately within moinstream settings. We provide fully Committed care supported by ¢x¢eptional expertise and experience in this ¢ompl¢x and often physi¢a]ly and emotionally challenging field. To uphold the trust placed IA us by Lod Authoritie& we continue to provide a financially se¢ure and stsble environmenL We invest ail Surp1￿ funds into se¢uring and ensuriTtgthe conlinued developmenl and support of our beneficiaries. We are thlly focused on the pursuit of securing for our young ￿0p]e a stable future quality of life that represents the highest levels of tKrsonal autonomy, Self-￿S￿ and conteniment as is possible for each individual. W¢ ar¢ a Catholic provision with Christian principles at our co￿. welcoming s￿dents. residents and staff of all faiths and of non¢. We are blessed to know that w¢ wi couni on such guidance. on His wishes and to follow the wisdom Ihat He has wished for us all. This year has been challenging, not uniquely to our settÉn& but by wtthstanding the CoSt￿f-[iV1rtg crisis and national shortag&s of skilled staff, Si Josephs has been unswerving in ILS d¢di¢ation to the ¢hildren and adults n¢v¢r compromising their needs. We have continued to work with a wider community of family, guardians and providers. 1￿ce more this year we have sought to improve and excel in our SFecia]ist provision for stuiknts. Ofsted inspeciions in both Education and Care sUPPOrt our specialill pmvision an￿ in their observations. they highlight. Having a rich curriculum thai is shaTply fo¢u5ed on meeting pupils, needs and &spirations. Pupils. l¢arning and wider development is cat¢Ted for extreTn¢ly well. Teachittg atKI closely worktng with therapists is sharply attuned to pupils. learning and development needs and is even more strongly rooted in a holistic understanding of pupils, pro￿ and le&rning needs. This supports outstanding pmgre5s over time. There is a heightened focu5 on preparing pupils for &Aulth(xxl increasing and broad¢ning pupils, opportunities to experience th¢ world of work. The school provides a rich range of opportunities for all pupils which is highly bespoke to ¢￿h pupil's inlerests and &8pirdtions. Links wtth Colleges and local employeTS are utilised very effectively. Safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpos¢ a￿j records are of high quality. There is clear evidence thai the children who live in our Children's Home are achieving life<hangiDg outcomes. Stsff don't lei their children's needs slow them dow￿ they ensuTr that ¢hildren are able to grow and leam in a fun environment and are SUPFrf)ned to spend tim¢ in the community participating in activities and creating special memories. building their confiden¢e and independence. Stsff are fond of the children knowing their likes and dislikes well and with su¢h a personal investmenl this has helped chtldren comrnunicate when once they could not. to undertake SiTnple chores even at their home. Managers and staff seek children's views and irKorporafr these inio their care planning so their voice is evident and Understo￿ by 811 working with them. <. Senior managers in Children's Hotnes support careful planning for ¢hildren's and closely link with Adult Supported Living io assess and provide the best opp)rtuniiies. We coniinue to invest significantly in plans to provide improvements in facilities. St Joseph's speciall￿ Trust is a happy and caring place.

ST. JOSEPHS SPECIALIST TRUST EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL'S ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The educational highlights in the yeaT to name but a few have been: We successfully retained our Outstanding stat￿$ in our Febrw Ofsted inspection and continue to drive Bnd improve our practice. +0 The Headteach¢r continues io ne￿Ork and support other provisions as a School ImpToverneni Partner. We are CUrre￿]Y a¢tive memkrs of the SENCO (Special EduC￿lOn Needs Co-ordinators) group at the Cranford Confederation. Recently, w¢ provided CPD insets at other local ￿hOOlS, and other organi5ations have reached out lo us to schedule future visils. We continue ￿ supwrt teacher trainin& apprentices and developing fu￿re leader5 with a number of agencies in¢luding ST Polycarp's Teaching Alliance. Xavier Trust and The Schools. Students and Te&hers Network (SSAT). We continue to &¢ttvely network through The National Association of Special Schools (NASS), The South and West Association of Leaders in Special Schwls (SWALSS). Catholic Independent Schools. Conference (CISC), Challenge Partners and of course our Diocese of Arundel & Brighton. We have been awarded the position of Licence Holders for the A￿lsM Educalion Trust for Sch(x)l outreach trainTng for Surrey. Alongside this development. we plan to have staff trdining as traine￿ with the Anna Freud Centre. We continue to host our Annual Creativity Conference with workshops with a number of schoo]s from different sectors artending. We hosted and ran a new Chotces and Decisions Day careers event successfully onsite. We are working with a number of provisions to trdnsition our leavers on lo ihe schi)ols and colleges that are available to ihem in readine55 for when they ouwow the need for our high level of intervention specialist support. We ¢ontinue to drive down the need and totsl Counts of the use of high-level interventions with the most challenging young people that we care for. •% Two of our a]UTnni sludents have reported this year s[￿ in applying for and being appointed to paid work, one working as a kitchen wrter at his locd public howse and the oth¢r ￿ a memiw of ¢l¢aning and ¢￿takIng team at his local primary s¢hool. The sterling work and commithlent by the Aduli SuppN)rted Living staff in the year has led to residents who use the service and their relatives. who speak highly of the service. feeling that they are supported in a kind and caring way. Residents with individual goals are able lo live independent live5 With m&Kimum control that includes dignity, privacy and respect for human rights. AtrM)ve all, the right culture, ethos. value4 artitudes and behaviours of leaders and care staff ensure residents lead ¢onfidenL inclLL8ive and em￿￿ered lives. In additio￿ St Joseph's ha% always ensured that Adult Supported Livi[￿ Xcowtun(Klatlo￿ which is situd in r¢sidential has no ouNard si￿8 Èo diffemtiale it from (Aher houses in ￿ streL 9) thaf the are able to ix a tort of the c(Nnmunity Our unique selting for children is in a 23-acre site Situated on the outskirts of Cranleigh nestled in the scenic Surrey Hills. Cranleigh 15 England's largest village. providing not only a supportive community but also many vibrani opportunities for the children and adults in our care. Eting just on our dwrstep, we are most fortunate to benefit from ils patronage in many ways. The site is surrounded with fields woodland. local flord and fauna. A world that offers grace and guidance, a time for insighi renewal and healin& to listen and lea￿ arKI surniount the challenges the young people and adults face daily. Such high stsndards highlight our greatest &sset. our dedicated and comrnitted staff who directly contribute towards the overall wellbein& future happine￿ and quality of life of our young Feople and vulnerable adults. In tum, this also ITnpacls directly on the quality of life and the happiness of Siblings a￿d favnily members. They do so by colle¢tively providing innovative leadership, teaching in Classes, therape￿1¢ supprt safeguarding and prot¢ciing, being ¢ustodians of ¢are in our ¢hildren's home and having viial sUp￿rt stsff who. together with all staff ensure that St Joseph's runs successfully and smoothly. As a 52-weeL 24-hour. 7 day a week organisation, St Joseph's never really sleeps or stops.

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECtALIST TRUST EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL'S ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Our plans for the future are to consolidate our current residential Children's Home cohort and hold the current number of residents whilst we systematically upjate the current housing stock to a very high level of comforL practicality and homeliness. We a]50 intend to relocate the edu¢ation f¥iliiies contsined in the building referred to as a 'School' into the main College Building to enable us to safely remove this ageing and cost inefficient &sset with the plan to replace with a purpose builL high efficiency Provision that will fully meet the needs of. in porticular. our Explorers Pathway students. Mindful of our duties towards the prudent ￿ of publi¢ funds, we continue lo provide a highly spe¢iaiist provision that represents excellent value for our L￿1 Authoriry Pla¢¢ment Parthers. The provision at St Joseph's continues to produce tangible and me&8urdble results that support life changing improvements for the quality of life and prospec for independence to the ¢xtr¢mely ¢haElengtng and complex yotmg people that we supFN)rt regiona]ly. The knefits of a placement at St Joseph's extends filrther beyond the significant impact on the young person who attends St Joseph's. and the opportunities to access educatiOD effectively and better￿UalIty family life are seen in siblings, as well &8 affording parents the optM)rtunity to retum to eMplO￿ent and embrace a new. safer and fulfilltng family life. St Joseph's strives every day to make positive fvtures from d¢sp8ir. conjuring happin¢ss from sadness, creating the best FM)ssible quality of lif¢ right now for everyone ￿ Si Joseph's and providing a lasting lega¢y of hope and security for the lives of the studenw the supported adults and their families. As we go forward into the unknown elements of 2023-24, the suptM)r¢ love and compassion of our community is a give￿ the imFwible become5 wssible. There are "no liniils......ju51pouibili¢ies" Annie Sutton Executive Principal

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The Trnstees present their annual TTUStees' Report for the year ended 31 August 2023. together with the audited finoncial statements. About the Trust Si Joseph's Specialist Trust comprises a t)on-rnaintained, CodU￿10na1 school I college and registered children's home for students aged 5-19 with ASD & complex needs and supported living accommodation hous¢s for vulnerable adults. St. Joseph's was origina]ly foLbnded by the Sisters ofthe Sacred Heart5 of Jesus and Mary and. whilst acatholic settin& welcomes ihose of a]1 denomination5 or none. At the heart of St Joseph's, and reflecting its Catholic foundation. is a commitment to furthering the coming of God's kingdom through ensuring that young people with ASD and complex learning needs are enabled to grow &s children of God and ￿eM￿r5 of the human family and to share as fully as possible in its life. St Joseph's welcomes all those, like its staff, suptM)rters. residents. students and their families all those who share this aim. irrespective of their own faith or beli¢fs. Established as an Inde￿ndent Charithble Incorw)rated Organisalion (CIO) on l Y September 2018. the ass¢t5 and liabiliiies of St Joseph's s￿cla11St School and Colleg< an OFCTation of the Diocese of Arundel 8nd Brighton. were transferred io the Trust from the Di(Kese under a 999-year le&%e with peppercorn rent. Objectives and Activities The objects of the CIO are for the public benefil and aff given in its ¢onsiitution as: (a) the advancement of the Rornan Catholic religion. and, in accordance with the tenets. teaching and practice5 of the Roman Catholic religion: (b) the advancemerrt of education and trainin& and (¢) the provision of residential accommodation and 5UPPOrt to those in nee This is achieved. particularly bui nol ¢x¢lusiv¢ly wtthin SuTTey and Sussex by: {a) the management, maintenance and development of SL Joseph's SFecialist School and College for children and young people with complex learning and behavtoural difficulties and ancillory charitable activitie5. and (b) the provision of residential accommodation to children and young people, and suptM)rted hou8ing to adults, both of these wilh complex learning and behavioural difficultie& The Si Joseph's campus sits on the fonner Wyphur5t Estate in the Surrey Hills. The main house. surrounding buildings, some historica]. sorne purpose developed. provide the secure and tranquil setting for some of the most complex and challenging young people in the UK allowing them to benefit fTom highly specialist education. care and therapy. St Josepb's School and College St Joseph's Sch(M)l and College offers a fully integrated approach that enables it to mttt the needs of young people with complex learning needs. who additionally have often experienced crisis. rej￿tion or exclLLsion leading to a fear of school. Leaming and teaching at St Joseph's is fully inregrated with a broad range of therapies and opportunities, including speech and language therdpy, occupalion￿ therapy. art. dram& and music therapies, an arts centre with artist in residence, sports facilities, a swimming ￿￿)1, horticulture provision. OUtd￿r classrooms, a nat￿e reserve and enterprise ventures including a student run cafe. Each of the small Classes is by a tho of teacher. Occupation￿ therapi￿ plus a speech and languag¢ therapist supported by a team of leaching aSSis￿nts and designated therapy asSi￿ants who work to remove the obswles to leaming, which traditional educational approaches have failed to achieve. Mental health and well-being are supported through daily theTapy led group sessions. The availability of a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist in-house gives students fast and effective access to Child and Adolescent Mental Healih Services (CAMHS) as required.

r. JOSEPH'S SPECLIUST TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 St Joseph's School and College ¢ontinued In place of the usua] Key Stage4 students at Si Joseph's follow one of three educational pathway5: Adventurer Pathway.. for students identified &5 having the ability and dIS￿sItiOn to follow a more academic route through the ￿h0O1. who on leaving St Joseph's are likely to go into Further Education atMI then employment. Although the academic side of the Adventur¢r Pathway is imporlanL the￿ is aiso an equaily important emphasis on developing social and life skills, ard Intern￿ and external work experience placemeT]ts at an appropriate age. Discoverer Pathway: enables students to follow a Cu￿1c￿luM that prepate5 them for a future that is likely io be in a sp¢¢iali# ￿Sidential Further Education college, or in supp)rt¢d livin& with part-time working and &8 great a degree of autonomy as possible being long-tenn goal& Explorer Pathway.. nurtures students characterised &5 having higher levels of dependency in the ar￿£ of Communicatio￿ so¢ial interaclion and relationships, flexibility of thought (activities and interests) and sensory issues. They may have high levels of need in personal care and health. It is anticipated that students in this Pathway will ¢onlinue to require high leve15 of support into adult life and that ￿)me will continue to be non-verbal. relying on augmentative and alternative communication systems. The Curriculum for th¢s¢ students aims to develop their communication and independence. St Joseph'5 engages in research through the National SENCO Award with research assi￿)ments being ca￿led out by the P￿hWaY Leaders. The Directorof Care is currendy engaged in a research project exploring th¢ impact oftransitions for young people wilh complex needs and ASD in th¢ r¢sid¢nliaI care s&ting. Cbildren?s Home St Joseph's Specialist TnL%t is registered with Otsted as a Children's Home. There are seven boarding houses that encourage and support young people to M￿]Mise their full p)tential. Young people have the benefit of the waking day ¢urri¢ulum where they develop And achieve in Tnany &8pects of their liv£s and m&ximise key skills towards independent living. They Can spend time pur5uingtheir Vario￿ hobbies and interests whi15t achieving their objectives within their EHCP. Staff encourage and support young wip1¢ in all areas of independence and the development of skills to enable interaction out in the community. The links to education and therapies to ensure & whesive and nsislent approach in all areas of their home. Adult Supported Lfviog Supported Living for vulnerable adults is provided at two locations away from the main site. Springvaie, originally a student house. was launched as ￿Ult SUPEX)rted living in 2012. Standing on the edge of Cranleigh village, it ¢nables tenants to be a part of the local community with the ￿)cial and training opporEunities. retsil 8nd l¢isure facilities this offers. In 2015 a second provision wls opened at Long Barn, in the more rural Beare Green are4 a setting well suited to tenants for whom community interaaion is ¢xtremely challenging. Long Barn is owned by the equity group Equitix Renaissan¢¢. the landlord by association is First Priority/Myshon. It is staffed by St Joseph's expert care provision. St Joseph's is at the heart of the Cranleigh community. Goodwill towards the operation h&% attracted local patronage for various ventures. St Joseph's works hard to continue to attract the SI￿lfICant donations necessary for the continuation and improvement of its aims. Achievemeut alld Perfornianee In 2022123 St Joseph's provided quality education to 73 children and young people (2022= 7D, and supported living for 13 adults (2022: 13). Siudent pmgress is monitored using CASPA {Comparison and Analysis of Special Ilyil Attainment) scores. Considering overall progress against expe¢tallons, of a cohort of 73 students in KSI-5: 48 students exceeded expectatio￿￿. 19 stud¢nts met expe¢tations. 3 narrowly missed expectatio￿8 3 students were ¢ause for concern The dath further suggests that Tn8ny students make significant wogress aFM)ve previous expectations when ihey move into the St Joseph's sethng.

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIAUST TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 AUGUST 2¢)23 Achievement and Perfornian¢¢ (colllltsued) This provision is highly rated. The School and College was given overall gTrde I for effectiveness by the inspecÉoT5 of the Catholic Schools Inspectorate in De¢ember 2019 and then confirme& in March 2020 and October 2022, by inspections from West SLLssex Local Authority and Surrey LO¢￿ Authority respectively. on behalf of the CCRAG. a joint commissioning group of Iwal authorities. In February 2023 OFSTED maintained their &ssessment that the education provision is Outstanding in all areas. The Cgre Quality Commission (C￿) inspect aduli supported living provision. The last report on springV￿e was following an inspection in January 2022 and which assessed ￿00d. a¢ross all aspects of provision. The CQC review¢d ihe information to date in July 2023 and confThed that the servic¢ ￿rfOrn)ed well and met ihe expect&iions. In June 2023, Ofsted ca￿ confmned th¢ Tr￿t provides effective care services that meet the requirements for Good. Flnancll RevieTv The Trust generated a surplus £299.270 for the year (2022: £613,337). The Tru￿,$ work with Children and Young People geneTated a surplus of £95,638. Adult supwned living generated a surplus of £203,632. Key Performance Indicators show a net surplus margin of 2.51J/o, working capitsi of £3.2m and acurrent ratio of approximately 5.1. This reflects the reserves policy established by the Trustees as set out below. The principal source of income this year h&s been the fees and bursaTies received from L(Kai Authoritie5 and the Education and Skills Funding Agency. to secure an appropriate and effective education and care that meets the significant addiiionai needs of the children who are placed at St Joseph'5. The largest part of this relates to the funding provided by Local Authorities. Despite a lengthy waiting list of potentia] applicanL8. the TnLSt is w)abl¢ io Incre￿ inthke to ¢apa¢ity because of severe stsff recruitment Ch￿lenge$ experienced across the sector. The Trust makes use of contr8¢torlagen¢y staff to fill some gaps but the costs of these remain significant and account for some of the underlying volatility in overall staffing costs. The Tru# has measures IT) place to alleviale thi5 Position and to relain directly employed staff. The Trust continues to apply robust cost controls ￿ geneTa] oVert￿ad5 at the tM)int of planning well &s delivery. Capital expenditure in the year h&% spent on improving facilities principally on accommodation for children in care part of a long-terni straiegy io enstsre that higher Stand￿d5 are rriet. The Tn￿t retains the use of the land and premises at the school and wllege and at Springvale for a peppercorn rent for a peri¢Jd of 999 years dO[￿d by the RC Diocese of An￿de1 & Brighton in 2018. All funds raised in connection with operating activities are solely exFnded for the benefit of the Trust and its beneficiaries who are the Children & Young People and lults in Supported Livin Appointm¢ut of•¢w auditors In ¢ornpliance with r¢gulwory requiremen￿ we hereby dixlose the app)inth)ent of Crowe U.K. LLP &8 the auditors for the Report & Financial Ststements of the Tnst for the financial year ending 31 Augu￿ 2023. Reserves trt)licy The Trustees recognize th¢ n¢¢d for the TTUSt to maintain suffi¢ient reserves to: provide for future maintenance and development of the InfraStn￿1￿￿. Provide for managed ¢losure. possibly wthout much i￿ome with a responsibility io ensure the wellbeing of its children, young people and adults: provide for var2atiorLS of cash flow. cover its duties for staff pensions, liabilities. sv.

sr. JOSEPH'S SPECIALisf TRUST TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Reserves pollcy (contillued) The Trustees have established an Initi￿ targd for free r&serves, in net ¢urrenl a55ets, of 6 months operating costs. They plan to build this up over the coming years by generating a small oFrating SuTpIl￿ while meeting their duties lo provide Value for Money for public fun(ts. At year end free reserves stand at £3209,052 (restated 2022.. £2,661.145) agatnst a target of £5.5 million. At 3 1" August 2023 the TnLq has a restricted fijnd of £7,966 (2022: £783k) in relation lo general donations. Funds previously held in respect of the Work Ski115 & Enterprise Centre are no longer restricted gs the works have ￿en completed and it is being fvily utilized for charitsble purposes. There are no other c￿￿ent designated reserves. Future PIAll5 It is planned for the Work Skills & Enterprise Centre to also serve as an outreach amenity for the I￿] Community. Plans to further develop the residential facilities at the main site with the addttion of two new Day Rooms to two of the existing resideniial Iv)uses have been complaed. Work to UP￿ade and re purw5e selected Children's Home housing stock to a¢¢ommodate ihe desired standards, which include5 en-suite facilities for each bedroom, a separate bathroom in each housing unit h&$ also ail ¢ompl¢ted. Ofs*d Care have worked with St Joseph's to advise and comment the ageing hoLLsing stwk of the Children'5 Home facility. The plart5 to rest￿dUre Adult Supw)rted Living arrangements in 2023f24. following a review of the costs IncU￿ed, and h&8 given notice to withdrdw from the pmvision of services at Long Barn. The Long Barn provision closed in October 2023. The past few years. with respectto the quality Or￿u￿tion. have been spent focusing on drivingthe quality of teaching delivery and developing the pathway curriculum. Through this. we have seen a st￿lfIcant drop in negative pupil behaviour as an indicator of improved en8agemenL alongside other initiatives such as more ongoing and developmental Beh&viour Support training for a]1 stslTand improved induction of new staff. We are now turning our heads towards the Cognitiv¢ Scien¢e. whi¢h underpi￿5 the curriculum: the reFtition and spacing of infornialion to optimise on the long-terni retenlion of knowledge ar￿ development of skills. By lengthening the time between recalling Informatio￿ a student will improve their long-terni memory and hoFefully their understanding. Teachers are also using evidence-b&8ed pra¢ti¢e to support existing processes and explain why we use certain ASD friendly approaches. which provide them with both the credibility and the ¢onfiden¢e in developing their practice. Structur< GovernAnce and Management The Board of Trustees originally appoiffled on the date of incorporation(23 March 2018). Th¢ Board of Governors of the SclK)ol and Coll¢g¢ became a SU￿0MMitt￿ of the TnLSt (Ed￿ation Governing CoTntnittee), supporting the Trust¢es in the gov¢rnan¢e ofthe educatiortal activities of the Khool and college. Members ofthe Education Governing Committee are still known as governors. though the usual re5Follsibilities of a Governing Board now sit with the Board of Trnstees. The current Trustees and Govemors are lisied on page l. The Board of Trustees, Is the ac¢ountable Eyxly the major decisions of Si Joseph's. ensures clarity of vision, ethos aThd strategic directioN it holds the e￿UtIve leaders to account for the perforn)ance of the OTganisation and its management, and oversees ihe financia] perfonnance of the chariiy. The Board meets at least four times a ye4r. Day lo day management of the chartty is delegated tothe Executive Prin¢ipa] who reports regularly to the Board of Trustees on the progress of key matters. The B0￿d of Trustres has delegated to the Education Governing Committe< Tesponsibility for overseeing the management of the School and College including policies. staffing and use of resources. The Governan¢e arrangements for the School and College fall under the Non-maintained Specia] School Regul￿10n5 and mirror school governan¢e within the Local Authority maintained sector.

ST. JOSEPH?S SPECIALIST TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 structu￿ Govenb4n¢e •nd M*nagemeDt (¢ODtinued) The COnsti￿tion provides for to eleven Tn]fftes. Eighi apwinted by merni￿r$ of the CIO, two by the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and one by lh¢ Bishop of Arlmdel Brighton. Th¢ consentof boththe TT￿￿ee$ and the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton is needed to amend the objects of the TnL8t. The TnLStees have taken steps to ensure that they have the breadth and depth of experience and undersianding to cary out their duties effectively and efficiently particularly a5 regards educatio￿ SEND, we and therap)., financial, audii and legal, health and safety, HR and remunerdtion. The recruitment of svitable and available Individ￿15 remains a challenge in common with many charities. New Trustees receive an intrThlu¢tion to the work of the TnLSt from the Core Senior Leadership Team. Trustee training is a¢¢essed through Stridly 4 Educaiion and other training servi¢es. Most TrUs￿e5 brtng signif5cant skills from other s¢ttings. The Trustees and the Governors und¢rstsnd iheir roles in ￿l￿10n io equality and divetsity. and ¢omply with legislative requirements including those re18ting to disability. safeg￿dIng, and health and safety. ManagemeDt The operational management of the Trust is delegated io its Core Senior Leadership Team. whi¢h Comprises.. Annie Sutton E￿Utive Prin¢ipai Alan Day Director Residential Care Cedri¢ de Souza D1￿ClOr of Finance Eli7abeth Hurst Dire¢ior of Business Simon Jaggard Director of Edu¢alion (Head Tea¢h¢r) Adrian Maxey DI￿lor of Estates & Fa¢ilities Karen May Direuor of Ther2pies Elizabeth Sanders Director of Human Resources Employee involvement St Joseph's policy is to work collaboratively with employees on matters likely to affect employees, interests through organised forums such as anonymous-Ask the Boss- online facility and regular staff update5 via weekly meeting5 and email circulars. Each half tenn welcomes all Staff with an update on the current State of affairs led by the Executive Principa] and sup￿rted by all Core and Senior Leaders. This may be information regarding tnatters of personal. local or national concern" we 5eekto achieve M common awareness ott matters relatingto strategic, operational ¥JMI financial faetors affecting St Joseph's perfonDan¢e. In m&tttrs that significantly Change policies or tems. full and extensive ¢onsultation processes are followed, to ensure that all staff are able to offer their opinion5, suggestions and concerns. There is sound evidence that demonstrates that the consultslion process at the Trust takes this on board and has adapted new proposals in line with suggestions offered by the wider staff. In some c&ses vthere there have been significant concerns raised by staff. new initiatives or changes have been abandoned. There is sound evidence that the Executive Principal leads the Core Senior Leadership Team and wider management team in giving 5eriou5 considerdtion to all staff queries and gives respectful and full comprehensive f¢edb¥k to stsff. Equality alld Diversity St Joseph's ha5 a robust Equality Policy and Safer Recwithieni prcKess and is Committed to ensuring equality of edUC￿lon. care and opportunity for studenty residents and staff Irres￿¢t1ve of race, gender, faith, sexuality, disability. or wio-economi¢ backgrouFKi. We al￿ to en¢ournge inclusion diversity in which all those conrttted to the TTUSt feel ¢qually vaiued and are able io parti¢ipate fuily.

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST TRUSTEES? REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 GeDd¢r Py Gap In 2023. our stron& diverse and engaged network of 242 employ￿ Indica￿ & pay g8p of 2Yo in favour of the female gender b&Eed on an hourly rdte of pay. Further analysis is as follows: Gender Staff StafP/¢ Rat¢/Hour Male Female 85 157 35V• 65V 16.02 16.30 The proportions of mal¢ and female employee5 in respective pay bands are as follow5: Quanile Female Male Lower Lower Middle Middl¢ Upper 63.80A 70.80A i(J)Oh 50¥0 36.2Y• The Core Senior L¢ad¢rshÉp Team is comprised of 4 males and 4 female5, With a pay gap of 50/0 in favour of the female gender and it 15 to be noted that this includes the Executtve PrincitAI of the organisation who is of the fema]e gender. The Board of Tn￿ee$ is comprised of 4 males and I female who are ail volunteers and hold unpaid positions of responsibility. Our strategy is to continue tocreate aculture of incl￿10￿ and development for everyone and we will continue to shape a more diverse and inclEL8ive culture at the TrLL4. Pupil Data The school participates in the Departmentfor Education (DtE)annual census in January each year. The school reported the following pupil numbeT5: Key 2023 Stsge Pupils ofwhich 2023 Boarding Boarders Key 2022 Sfage Pupils ofwhich 2022 Boarding Boarders KSI KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Total Week]y Termly 52 week KSI KS2 KS3 KS4 Weekly Termly 52 week 13 23 18 19 73 16 25 20 14 77 12 16 18 Supported Living Tenancies at August 2023: Springvale: 7 ￿nanCIeS (2022: 7 tenancies). Long Barn: 6 tenanci {2022.. 6 ienancies). Admissions and Funding Admissions criteria for the school and college requi￿ pontia] students io have an Education. Health and Care Plan that specifies a dis&bility. Residentia] placeme[￿ aTe only available to students either already in or taking up an academic placement. Adults accessing supported living accommodation must initially meet &ssessment criteria of Local Authority Adult &xial Care or Continuing Health Care in order to apply for the provision. St Joseph's specialis¢s in provision designed to meet the needs of those wilh ¢omplex aJ)d signifi¢ant learning difficulties. All education, care and adult supported living services are fully funded by public bodies. The majority of students are placed and fil[￿ed by Local Authorities and tenants are charged rent capped at Housing Benefii maximum. 10

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Fundrgisillg The Trust does not engage any third-party fundrai5ets. the fundraising team ensure that all re&sonable sfrps are taken to protect vuln¢rabl¢ r￿pIe from inappropriate or unwel¢omed fundrnising ￿pr￿h¢s. The Tru￿ h&s not Ye¢¢ived any complaints ab)ut any &5pect of its fundraising. The Trust will register with the Fundrdising Regulator and follow the Code of Fundraising Prdctice which sets oui the responsibilities ihat apply io fundraising carried by charitable inSiiiUtiOnS in the UK. Our donors lake us above and kyoTKI the core funding we receive from Local Authorilies and enable us to provide new facilittes and equipment for the young people at the Trust. This would not be possible without the 5UPPOrt of so many organi5ations that have helped the Trust to secure the funds it needs to address our ambition for the children and young people we serve. Compliance wltb Chrlty Commissiott GuidJJ¢e and Publi¢ Bettefit The Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Comrni&%ion in deciding what activities the charity should uTwJertake. The Trufftes have considered the question of public berkefit and are satisfied that the Charity's activitie5 are &$ defined by charity law and Charity Commission regulations. St. Joseph's is a member of the NattODa] A550ciation of Independent Schools & Non-M&intained Special Schools {NASS) a membership organisation working with and for spe¢iai schools in th¢ independent, voluntary and private sectors within the UK. The Executive Principal is a Trustee of NASS ensuring that St Joseph's is fully involved at a national level within the special educational sector. In aldiiion. Ihe Head Teacher ensures that St Joseph's works collaboratively with the local maintained Se￿Or. and is an active memF*r of the Crdnfold Confederation, an informal Confederntion of schools in the South Guildford are& Risk AssessJueDt and Risk MaDag¢mellt DurtT]g the period, Ihe T￿￿eeS continued their oversighi of the major risks to which the Trust 15 ¢xposed and have put in place a Comprehensive Risk Register. These have not changed significantly during the course of the year and include Ihe following major risks- MAJOR RISKS MITIGATION Poor safeguarding leading lo &dveTSe Of5ted judgements and safegu4Tding concerns A dedicated Head of Safeguarding manage5 referrals and cornpliance requirements. monitoring activitie5 to addres5 risks &s well as conducting in- depth trdining and providing regular updates foT Staff. Reputstional damage Implement Bl￿inesS Continuity Plan including media management, negation of insurance, disc￿5510n5 with local aUth￿lty. Of5tul and CW, managing parentsllguardians cOr￿ms. Maintain Of5ted and CQC standards, apply Strict pro¢eduTes with new placements and change5 in contracts. Manage cash flow issues due to potenti￿ delayed payments of billings. Reliance on local authority pla¢emeDt5 Cyber security Maintain two separate back-ups of data and multiple layers of protection that meet with stringent Sta￿jardS. Insufficient staff lo deliver services Str&egtc plan to recruit stsff in place. adhere to EHC Plan. dynamically re&ssign staff from other dutie4 collapse timetables. create larger classes. and maintain a list of children who can be ￿ home. Tnstees hav¢ directed the Core Senior Leadership Team to Cominue to focus on risk reduttion in 2023124 in order to ensure the continued high-quaiity provision that h&s been maintained over recent years.

ST. JOSEPH'S sPEcI￿llST TRUST STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEIKR ENDED31 AUCUST 2023 The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financia] statements in accordance with applicable law and Uniied Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generdlly Accepled Accounling Practi¢e). The Truste¢s are requI￿d to prepare a financial statemeni for each financial year that gives a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the charity and of the incoming ￿SoUrceS and application of resour¢es, including the income and expenditure. of the charity for that I￿riod. In preparing these financia] statements. the Trustees are required to.. Sel¢¢t suitable accounting policies and then apply them corLSiStently. Observe the methods and principles in the Chariiies SORP. Mak¢ judgements and estimates that are re&wnable and prudent. State whether appli¢able UK Accounting standards have been follow&1 subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial ststements. Pr¢par¢ the financial statements on the going concern blsis unless it is inappropriate to presume thatthe charity will Continue in bu5ine55 The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finan¢ial Position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the &￿ts of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and deteciion of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as we are aware, there is no relevant audit inforniation of which ihe charity's auditor is unaware, the Trustees have taken all steps th￿ they ought to have taken to make themselves awa￿ of any r¢l¢vanl audit inforniation and have taken steps to establish that the auditor is aware of that inforniation. Approved by the Tn]stees on 28 Febnw 2024 and signed &8 authorised on their behalf by.. Dominie Cort Trustee 12

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDETrrr AUDrroRS TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST FOR THE YEAR KNDED 31 AUGusf202J Opillion We have audited the fitwicial s￿ements of St Joseph's Specialist Tr￿st for the year ended 31 August 2023 which comprise of the Statement of Financial Activitie& the Balance Sheet, the Cash flow Statement and notes to the finan¢1 statements. including significani a¢counting wlicies. The financial reporting frarnework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndard& including FIr￿CIal Reporting Standard 102 The Financia] Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice)- In our opinion the finan¢ial s¢at¢ments.' give a true and fair view of the stste of the charity's affairs &5 at 31 Aug￿￿1 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income arKI expenditure forthe year then ended. ave been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom GeneTally AC￿pted Ac¢ounting Pra¢tice' have been prepared in accordance with ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011. Basls for OPilllOD We conducied our audit in accordance with Internation￿ Stsndards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS {UK)l and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's reS￿nSIbIlitieS for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that ￿e relevant to our audit of the finartciai statements in the UL including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficiem and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions rel•tlDg to golng ¢on¢ern In auditing the financial statements. we have concluded that the trustees. w of the going ¢oncem basis of a¢¢ounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have perfome¢ we have noi ideniified any maierial uncertainties relatittg to events or condition5 Ihat, individudly or ¢olle¢iively. may cast significarf doubt on the ¢harity'S ability to continue as & going concern for a persod of at least twelve months from when the financi￿ ststements are authorised for issue. Our resp)nsibilities and the restx)nsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. Other iDforniation The tnjstees are responsible for the other inforniation contsined within the annual report. The other inforniation comprises th¢ information included in the annual reFK)rL other than the financial staternents and our auditor's report thereon. Our opinion on the financial ststemenis does not cover the other infornjation and we do not expre&s any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility isto read the other information and. in doing 50, consider whetherthe oiher information is materially inconsistent wilh th¢ finan¢ial ￿ate1ntnts or our knowledge obthined in the audit or otherwise appears to be materia]ly misstated. If we identify such material inconsislen¢ies or apparent materiai misststements. we are required to deterniine whether this gives rise lo a material misstemeni in the finan¢ial swem¢nts themselves. If, based on the work we have perfomied. we ¢on¢lude that there is a M￿erial missiament of this other inforniation, we are required to rewrt thai f￿t. We have nothing to report in this regard. 13

REPORT OF THE INDEPEf4DEprf AUDrroKs TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRusr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Matters on which we are required to report by ex¢eptloD W¢ have nothingto rewrt in respect of th¢ following matteT5 in rel8tion to which t￿ Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(K)8 require us to report to you if, in our opinion- the information given in the fiTwicial statements is In￿nsIstent in any material respect with the trustees. report; or sufficient accounting records have not been k¢pL or the financial ststements are not in agreement with the accounting records returns. or we have not received ail the infonn￿lOn and ¢xplanMtions we require for our audit Responsibilities of trustees As explained more fully in the tr￿￿te£s, reS￿nsibIlitieS statement set on page 12 the Irustees are responsible for the prepardtion of the financial Statements and for king satisfied ihat they give a true and fair view. 8nd for such internal control &$ the tnLStees deterniine is necessary to enable the preparation of financia] 5taternents that are free from materi8] misstatemenL whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financia] statements. the tr￿eS are resEx>nsible for assessing the ctwity's ability to ¢ontinue as a going concern. disclosin& ￿ applicabl¢, mthers related to going concern and using the going concern basis of a¢¢ounting unIes5thetr￿tees either intendto liquidatethe ¢harityorto ceaseoperations, or have no realistie alternative but to do so. Auditor's responsibllities for tbe #udit of the f￿ancIal slatements W¢ have be¢n apkN)inted as audiior under section 144 of the Charities Ad 2011 and rewrt in accordance with the Act and r¢l¢vant regulatio￿ made or having eff￿t thereunder. Our objectives are to obtain r￿onable assurance alM)Ut whether the financial statements &$ a whole are free from rnaterial rnisstatemen( wh¢th¢r due lo fraud or e￿Or. and to issue an auditor's report that includas our opinion. Re&sonable &8sUra￿e is a high level of assuranK but is not a guarantee that an audii conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK} will always detect a material tnisstatement wh¢n it exists. Misstatements arise from frnud or error and are considered rnateria] if. individually or in the agwgate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of taken on th¢ basis of these financial statemen D¢tails of th¢ ¢xtent lo which the audil was co￿]dered capable of ddecting irregularili4 including fraud ond non- compliance with laws and regulations are set out below. A further d&8cription of our resFx)nsibilitie5 for tk audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This description fornis part of our auditor's r¢porL Extent to which the audit Was CODsidered ¢apgble of detectiDg irrwlarities iDcluding fraud l￿egularl11eS, including fraud. are instances of non-coThpliance with laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material misst&emeni of the financial statements from irregularities. whether due to fraud or error. and discwed these beNeen our audit team members. We then designed aNI ￿rfOrnled audit procedures re5pon5ive to those risks. including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropria* to provide a basis for our opinion. 14

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charity operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the detennination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were

the Charities Act 2011 together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be fundamental to the charity's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charity for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were Children's Home Regulations 2015, Non- Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015, Safeguarding regulations, Health & Safety legislation, General Data Protection Regulations, Food Hygiene Standards, OFSTED and Care Quality Commission regulations.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the timing of recognition of income, and the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management, and the Finance Committee about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission, and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly pla ed and perfonned our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would be to identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remains a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent pennitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have fanned.

Crowe U.K. LLP

Statutory Auditor

Reading

Date: 18 March 2024

Crowe U.K. LLP is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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ST. JOSEPH'S SPECtALIST TRUST STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 AUGugf 21)23 20 2023 2023 2023 2022 Nole CbÉldren & Children & Adult Young Young Supported People People Livin8 Restri¢trd Unres¢ri¢trd Unrestriaed Total Total INCOME Charitable ctivities Fets tK)eal Authorities Fees ESFA Sundry income Voluntsry income GrADts to meet exwdits Dontions Other trading aetiwitses Rentsl income 9.174.750 835,973 5.687 1.501.397 10.676.147 835,973 5,687 11,058.705 667.843 1.412 74.442 153.671 3.617 228,113 64.561 150.773 53.196 154,127 154.127 135,707 Total ineome 135.386 10.173.698 1.655 J24 I1.964.￿8 12,067.636 EXPENDITURE Raising hnd5 ChArit8bk ActivitiÈ4 {31766) {32,7661 130,8231 (229,4711 {9,951209) (1,451,892) (11,632,572) (11.423,4761 TotAI expendithr¢ (229.4711 {9.983.975) (1.451.892) (11,665,338) (11,454299} Net movetnent in fvDds 189.723 2113.632 2993711 613J37 Fund balances brought fomrd at I September 2022 TrgDSfer5 between fund5 782.51XS {680,4551 17.151.967 680,455 926.137 18.860.610 18347273 Fund balattctg ￿rrIed fornnl t 31 Augwst 2023 181122,145 .129.7159 19.159J80 1&860,610 There w¢r¢ no re¢ognis¢d gains and losses other than those includ¢d in the Statem¢nt of Financial Activities. The notes on pages 19 10 25 forni part of these financial swements. 16

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023 2023 2022 Iyot FIXED ASSETS Tangible fjxed assets 15.942.862 15,416,959 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand I(￿.457 4.408,952 502,872 4.116.568 4.515.41)9 {859.8071 4.619.440 1665.5511 CREDITORS.. Amounts falling due within one year NET CURREPU ASSETS 3,655,602 3,953,889 TOTAL ASSETS LESS cuRREr￿ LIABILrriES 19,598,464 19,370,848 CREDITORS: Arnounts f￿]ing due after one year 14385841 1510.2381 NCIT A&8ETS 19.159NO 18,860.610 FUNDS Children & Young Peopl¢ Adult Supported Living 18.022.145 .129.769 17.151,967 926,137 Unrestrieted fund$ Restricted funds- Children & Young People 19.151.914 7.966 18,078,104 782.506 TOTAL FUNDS 19.1590811 18,860,610 The fitwiciai statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trusiees on 28th February 2024 and wer¢ signed below on its behalf by: l// Domini Trustee The accompanying notes form part of these financia] ststements. 17

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST sTATETh￿￿T OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR Ef+TDED 31 AUGUST 2023 2023 2122 Notss Net ¢4sh provided by optTrtiomJ 1324J71 l J35th26 Cash fltsws from Jttvestinz Artivi(i¢s Purch￿ of fixed &8%ts {932.187) (171J471 Net ¢ash (used Sn) lrtvtstitig activltlts {931187) {171J47) Change in cgsh and easb equivknts ID the TeportiDg period 292J84 1.164,079 Nei cash and cash equiv8]ents at the l%ginning of wiod 4.116J68 2.951489 Net Cash aDd c•sh equKvl¢Dts at end ofperiod 4,40&952 4,11￿68 RECONCILIATION OF P4ET fvIOVKMENf IN FUNDS TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS 2023 2022 Iyet movemtht in fun Depreciation tkcreas¢ in debtors Increase / (Decrease) in cred1￿ 299.270 4106,284 396,415 122.602 613J37 423,158 480.980 1181.8491 Net e8h prowlded by operntions 1224J71 I J35,626 ANALYSIS OF CHANCFS IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALEiYfs AND NET DEBT At Other At 31-Aug-2022 Cash Trlo Cb*ge8 31-Aug-2023 Cath and cash equivalents 4,116J68 292J84 4.408,952 Net cash provided by operatio 4.11 292J84 4,4118,952 18

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRuKr NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEMETrITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2023 AccouKfllYG POLICIES BASIS of prep4r4tfion The fsnancial 5tstements hav¢ prepared in ¥cordance with t1￿ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102). and the Statemeni of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective l January 2019. The Trust is a charitable incortM)rated organisation (charity numEtr: 1177680) registered in England and Wal&8. The financial statements have been prepared under ihe historical c05t convention. Coing Concern Having reviewed the funding facilitie5 available to the Trust together with the expected ongoing demaThJ for places and the Tr￿81.$ future projected rnsh flows. the TnLStees have a re&sonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and consider that there were no materid uncertainties over the TnLft's financial viabiliry. Crilie81 g¢eountillg Judgements and key sources ofestimation nneertsinty In the appli¢ation of the accounting poli¢ie& Tnjstees are required to make judgement, estimates, and sumptions aLx)ut the carrying y￿Ue of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sourc&s. The estirn￿es and underlying assuwnptions are based on historical expeTien¢e and other factors that are considered to be relevanL A¢tua] results may differ from these estÉmates. Estimates and underlying wumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to &counting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised. or in the period of the revision and fijture periods if the revision afyected current and future pertod%. Judgemenis made by the Trustee& in the appli¢ation of these xcounting policies that have signifi¢ant effect on the firwiciai sttheTnents and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year are deemed to be in r¢lation lo the depreciaiion rntes of tangible fixed assets and are discussed below. In the view of the Trustees. no assumptions concerning the fwure or estimation un¢ertxinry affe¢ting assets or liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in amateriai adjustmenttotheir wrying amounts in the next financial year. Income Fees receivable and other fee5 are accounted for in the t￿ri0d in which the service is provided. FundTaising and other income are accounted for when entitlement arises, the amourrt can be reliably quantified and the economic benefit to the Trust is considered probable. Eipenditvre Expenditure is accouffled foron an a¢¢ruals blsis and is re¢ognised when there is a legal orconstructive obligation to pay for expendilure. All ¢osts have been attributed io the functional categorie5 of resources expended in the Statement of Finan¢iai Activities. The TnLSt is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is included gross of irrecoverable VAT. Cash at bgnk and in hand Cash at bank and cash in hand includes and Short tenn highly liquid invesiments. 19

ST. JOSEPH>S SPECIALIST TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCJAL sfATEMEprrs FOR THE YEAR EIWED 31 AUGUST 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Tllgible fixed a5￿ts Tangible asseW except the freehold propety. are stad at cost less depreciation. Depreciation 15 provided on all tangible fixed &ssets other than freehold laniL at rates ca]culated to write off the cost less their eStiMa￿d residua] value of each &sset over its exFcted useful life. &s follows.. Buildings 20- 50 years (2 _ 50/0 per annum) Premises adaptations l O years ( IOYO per year) Furniture and fittings 8 years (12 IA Yo per annum) Vehicles 3 years (33 IA il/0 per annum) Individual itern5 Costing less than £5.OL￿) are nornially written off as an expense on acquisition. Freehold land is not depreciated. Computer and IT costs of less than £5,(MM) per item are expensed through the Income and Expenditure account. Financial instruments B&sic financial instnmients are initiaily recognised w transaction value and subsquently tne&sured at amortised with the ¢xc¢ption of inveMments which are held at fair value. Financial &ssets held amortised cost comprise cash at bank and in han¢1 together with trade and other debtors. A specific provision is made for debts for which re¢ov¢rability is irb doubt. Cash at bank and in hand is defined &$ all c&sh held ITh instant access bank accounts and used &% working capital. Financi￿ liabiliti¢s held at amortised cost ￿MpriSe a]1 Q￿dItorS ex￿pt social security and otheT t&xes and provisions. Debtors Trade and other debtors are ￿ogniSe1J at the settletnent amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Creditors and provl810tts Crediiors and provisions are recognised where the Tr￿st h&s a p￿sent obligation resulting from a p￿t event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be rne&sured orestimated Teliably. Creditors and Fyovisions are noTmally rttognised ￿ their settlement amount after allowing foT any trade discounts d￿. Taxation The Trusi 15 constituted &$ a registered charity. and therefore 15 exempt from direct t&xation on its Charitable activities. There were no t&x reclaims in th¢ year on gifts and dOn￿lo{Ls receive¢L Pensions The Te￿her5. Pension Scheme - This scherne is a multi-etnployer pension scheme. It is not possibl¢ to identify the Trusi's share of the underlying &￿ets and liabilities of the Teachers. Pension ScheTne on a consistent and reasonable b&8is and therefore, as required by FRS102, accounts for the ￿heme &s if it were a defined contribulion scheme. The Trust's contribution4 which are in accordance with the recommendations of the Government Actuary, are charged in the in whi¢h th¢ salaries to which they relate are payable. 20

ST. JOSEPH'S SPICIALtST TRUST NOTES TO THE VINANCIAL sfATEMENTS {¢onllnued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The ¢lwity also operdtes defined contributory group ￿rSonal Ftn5ion schemes for non-teaching staff. Operating kase commitments The rentals payable under operdiing le&ses are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) on a straight line bLSiS over the lease temi. Fund 2teounting Funds held by the charity are: Unrestricledfyndf - these are funds which can be ￿Sed in aceordance wtth the ¢harttable objects at the dis¢retion of the Trustees. They are divided between Childffn and Young People and Adult Supported Living. RestrietedfypK15- these are fund5 that can only be usal for ￿tiCUlar restricted purpow within the Obj￿15 of the Charity. NET INCOME 2023 2022 Net Inco￿t u $tsted 8ft¢r ¢b•rging Depreciation of owned tangible fixed fisse Auditor5. rernuneration- non-8lldit sery1￿$ Auditor5, remunerati(Fn- audit s¢rYic¢s 406.284 423.158 19.915 3. ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXPENDrruRE Stsff Costs 2023 2023 Other Costs Depreeiathn 2023 Totsl 2022 Tot* Rgising fwnds 32.766 31766 30.823 ChAritsbk 4rtiviti¢g Te8¢hing Welfare Premises Supp)rt Costs Grant5 3.494.252 4.105,616 671.911 1.336.994 97.076 188.780 711.912 492538 127209 3.591 J28 4294J96 1,790,107 1,829,532 127209 3571.489 4.470.490 lJ64,682 1,993,568 23247 406284 9.641.539 1.617.515 406284 11.665J38 1.454,299 Restri￿ed expendilure in the period in relation to ￿ received amounted to £127,209 (2022: £23,247). 21

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECiALIsf TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENfs (eontinlled) FOR THE YLIR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2023 PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES 2023 2022 Th¢ av¢ra8e p¢wns employed by the Trt￿l during the periixl W￿.. 240 253 T1￿1T iotalreTrllU￿rUtl0￿ w￿*.. Wages and salaries Social 5e¢urity ¢OSts Other pension costs 6.701.930 674,698 491.008 281 J20 6.651038 660244 460,103 150J79 .148,956 1,491583 7.921964 1.611590 Agency staff 9.641.539 9.535554 The total remuneration of k¢y management personnel during the period was £876,299 (2022.. £815.7001. K¢y management are considered io be th¢ Core Senior Le￿ershiP Team and their total remuneration- gross pay. taxable benefits. employer's pension and National Insurance contributions. Th¢ number of stsff with ¢molum¢nts within the following ranges were: 2022 No. No. £60.(￿1 - £70.1M)o £70.(KJI - £80.000 £80,001- £90.000 £90,001- £100.000 £ioo,001- £1 10,000 Other pension costs include liability provisions for the peri￿1 of £Nil (2022.. £49,043). The Trust made £121.661 (2022: £105,632) contributions to defined contribution pension schemes in the period in respe¢t of the higher paid employees. Termination payments mth in the year were £Nil (2022: £8,650). Durtng the year. c105e family members of key management personnel re¢eived remuneration of £1.628 (2022: £2,092). Trustees aDd Advisers, remuneration aDd reimbursed expenses Trustees do not receive remuneration from the Chariry. No tnLStee had any beneficia] interest in any eontract wtth the company during th¢ year_ Five Trustees were reimbursed expenses totalling £65 (2022: nin¢ ttijstees £191) in the period.

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs (CODtinued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Aucusr 2023 TAI¥GIBLE FIXED ASSETS Lelsebold premises The premises were a¢quired from the T￿￿teeS of Sacred Heart Sisters of Chigwell Convent on I SeptemEer 1981 at a Cosi of £425,(MKI plus furniture and fittings £50.000 (part wa5 sold in 1988 for £69,453). In addition. a house. Springvale, was purchased from the Sisters in SeptemEer 1986 at a cost of £155,(Kx). The use of the properties which are still owned by the RC Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, has been gifted through a 999- year lease with only peptKr¢orn rent payable. Sch￿1 t￿5th411d premis¢y Springvale Legsehold premlxg Fixture 4nd ffttlngs Motor CoDStrukn vehicles Computtrs Total At Cost or vluation Bc8inning of period Additions End of ye•r Depretiation Beginning of period Charge for th¢ period Released on disposal End of ye•r Net Botsk Value 1&981922 789.637 9.716 45JS8 IV26ffj33 845.712 IV27h34 34.405 34.405 52.070 52.070 932.187 45J58 17.758I20 789W7 9.716 l J47.753 61.921 1,409,674 383.790 14.881 1.943 5,670 406,284 1,731J43 1,943 S670 1OIS958 As at 31 Augusi 2023 As ai 31 August 2022 15,096,091 712.835 34,405 52,070 7,773 39,688 15.942,862 14.689343 727.716 15.416.959 DEBTORS 2023 2022 Fee debtors her debtors 55.792 50.665 361,446 141.420 106,457 502,872 23

ST. JOSEPH'S SPECIALisf TRUST NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {eontinued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI AUGUST 2022 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due wi¢kniD one year 2(123 2•22 Trade creditors 187.805 180,932 4251 281.746 205.073 253,748 121.991 36.926 230260 21626 Siaff costs pff)vision Payroll crcditors Other creditors 859.807 665 J51 Amounts fAlllllg due gfter oneyear 2023 Staff ¢osts provision 438J84 510238 Pension liabllities The Tn￿1 wos notified by the Teachers. Pension Scheme in 2019 that they were to chatlenge ihe eligibility of two members of staff from the inception dat¢ of the scheme in 2010. This was accept¢d wilh one member who has since retired 8nd a liability provision based on a settlement agreement between the Trust and the member is now in pla¢e and included in the accounts. The fIF￿ decision by the TPS for the other member of staff who remains in employment has been referred to the Per￿jOrL5 Ombudsman. Pending this decTSiOll and following an independenl valuation. a further liability provision has been incltHled in the accounts. The Trust h&$ an unregistered Employer- financed Retirement Benefits Scheme for a fornier employee whose pension is trting administered directly by the Trust. STATEMErrr OF Fuf4DS- CURRETrrr PERIOD Brnvght forward at I Septembtr 2022 Carried forwxrd 4¢ 31 August 2023 IDtome Expejuliture 21)23 TT4osfers 2023 Children and Young Pwile Adult Supported Livitig 17.151.967 10.173.698 926,137 1.655524 {9.983.975) {1.451.892) 680.455 18.022,145 1.129.769 Unrestrided fvnds Restricted funds 18.078.104 11.829222 (I 1.43S,867) 782J06 135 J86 (229.471) 680.455 (680.455) 19,151,914 7.966 To¢a] ￿ndS 18.860.610 11.964.608 (11.665 J38) 19.159.880 24

r. JOSEPH'S SPECIALIST TRUST NOTES TO THE FIf4ANCIAL STATEMENTS (cootinued) FOR THE YEAR EI¥DED 31 AUGusf 2022 9. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS- CURRENf PEIUOD Tot¥1 2023 Total 21122 Dds 2023 2011 Tangibl¢ Fixed Assets 15,942,862 15,942.862 15,416.959 Current assets 4J07.443 4.515.409 4,619,440 Current liabilitie5 859.807) 1859.8071 (665J51) Non•¢uffent liabilities (438,584) (438.5841 (510238) 19.151.914 19.159.880 18.860.610 10. FINANCIAL COMMITMETrrrs At 31 August 2023 there were capital commitments of £Nil (2022: £255,0￿). 11. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENrs At 31 August 2023. there were operating lease commitments of 8n insignific8nt arnouni. 12. PENSION COSTS (a) T¢a¢ber8' Peosioll S¢hem¢ The Trust partic]W￿ in the Te&¢h¢rs' Pension Scheme {Yhe TPS-) for its teaching staff. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the TPS of £235.017 (2022: £222,390) and at the year-end £nil (2022: £nil) was accrued in respect of contributiorLS to this scheme. The TPS is an unfunded multi-ernployer defined benefits pension schetne governed by The Teacher5, Pensions Regulations 2010 (as amended) and The Teachers. Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 (as amended). Members contribute on a -pay &5 you go- basis with contributions from members and the employer being credited to the Exchequer. Rdirement and other pension Ixnefits are paid by public funds provided by Parliarnenl. The employer contribution rale is Set by the Secretary of State following scheme valuaiions undertaken by the Government Actuary's tkpartrnenL The most recent actuarial valuation of the TPS was prepared as at 31 Mar¢h 2020 and the Valuation Rel￿ wa8 published in October 2023. Following th¢ Mccloud judgemenL the remedy prow5ed that when benefits be¢om¢ PV4yable, eligible mernbers can select to receive them from either the refonned or legacy schemes for the Peri￿ l April 2015 to 31 March 2022. The actuaries have &ssumed that memEtTS ￿e likely io Choose the option that provides them with the greater benefits, and in preparing the 2020 valuation have valued the '￿ater v&lue' benefits for groups of relevant membeT5. The valuation confinned that the employer ¢ontribution rate for the TPS wou5d Incre￿ from 23.6Yo to 28.6f/*o from l April 2024. Employers are aiso required to pay a scheme administration levy of O.OV/o giving a total employer contribulion rnte of 28.680/0. (b) Group Personal Pension The Trust participate5 in d¢fined contribution schemes for its teaching arkd non-teaching staff who are not in a final salary scheme. The cost for the year of the Trust's contributions was £288265 {2022.. £286,756). 25