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ANNUAL REPORT
For Uie year enlling 3tst Augusi

CONTENTS
Introduction
Executive's update
Impact
Our Approach
What Works Well
School by School
Better is Possible
Responding to the Pandemic
Trustees. Report
Look Ahead to 2021-22
Thank you
Financial Statements
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Reglstered charity 1178964

INTRODUCING
CHEFS IN SCHOOLS I
Chefs in Schools was established in 2018, growing from the seed of one
bold. forward thinking school, who knew that investing in school food would
improve the health, wellbeing, behaviour and attainment of their pupils.
And if that wasn't enough, when the food is cooked from scratch, sourced
ethically and sustoinably, there are benefits to the environment too.
Our model of delivering school food and food education rips up the rulebook
that says it isn't possible to do better tor our school children. that budgets
are too tight ond that school chefs aren't really 'chefs'. We know that isn't
true. that school chefs are a vital workforce worth investing in, that
in school food, and we're proving it in the 41 schools we work with -
reoching more than 76.000 pupils.
If you think the whole school meals thing was fixed ages ogo, think ogain.
60°A of secondary schools fail to meet the school food standards. We know,
because we see it everyday, thot many primary schools ore falling short too.
Change is needed. because more than ever. school food and tood education
has a vital role to ploy.
Our country is in the grip of a genuine food crisis, with malnutrition and
diet-reloted disease so prevalent that one in three children in the poorest
areas are leaving primary school obese. Meonwhile, more thon 1.5rn children
miss out on the vital nutrition of a daily free school meal because unfoir
eligibility thresholds exclude them. We can't solve these problems with
improved school meals and food education alone. but we do have a vital
opportunity to provide immediate nutrition. food thot fuels learning ond
guides lifelong eating habits.
Our goal is to ensure that every school in the country is delivering tasty,
nutritious. inexpensive. generation-powerin9 food ond tood education. In
schools, we do this by working directly with them to help them implement
our transformative philosophy. training up the school chefs who play such a
crucial role in the relotionship children develop with food. Outside of schools.
we lobby for change,. compoigning, advising
and collaborating with industry and other NGO&

E-XECUTIVE.
UPDATE
Our second birthday as a charity coincided with the start of the pandemic,
which exposed the cruel realities of social inequolity, hunger, malnutrition and
diet-related disease. It also reiterated to us how vitally important school food
is - for some children it will be the only hot meal they eat each day.
The schools we work with have as many as 70/0 of pupils entitled to free
school meals - when schools closed, they were at risk of going hungry. We
reinvented ourselves as a food crisis response operation. Our networks of
schools, suppliers and supporters enabled us to swiftly establish production
hubs that delivered more than 600,000 meals to those families at home.
We went into September 2020 with a renewed belief - equipping the next
generation with the skills and enthusiasm to feed themselves well had never
been more relevant. important or as high in the public consciousness. When
schools re-opened, we were uble to focus again on our core mission of
ensuring every child has equal opportunity to learn about and enjoy real food
in schools. Too often this is still a postcode lottery, with processed & beige
school meals in one school, while next door the food is freshly cooked and
vibrant. And in all areas, too many children are missing out on a hot lunch
due to a threshold for free school meal eligibility that does not reflect the true
number of children living in food insecurity.
Our overriding aim going into the year was twofold:
Continue to demonstrate that better is possible through our frontline work
with schools.
To share that possibility by creating meaningful resources that will help
other schools to follow their lead.

With this in mind. we invested in our team. creating o new training department
which is busy developing a bespoke qualification aimed specifically at school
chefs, funded by Impact on Urbon Health. We were also delighted to be
awarded the Clarion Prize in 2021, enabling us to start work on a digital toolkiL
to help others replicate the food education work delivered at the Hackney
School of Food.
Alongside this we continued to work, boots on the ground, in schools. Our
chef trainers worked with another12 schools, bringing the total up to 41. This
means 4500 more pupils able to choose vibrant, exciting and nutritious meals.
Our covid hamper programme continued. with more than 12.000 hampers
distributed to families across London - including nearly 3,000 Christmas
hampers with treats and gifts for the festive period.
We also continued to work collaboratively with partners across the sector.
At the 2021 Third Sector Awards we were jointly awarded the Big Impact and
Charity Partnership of the Year awords. These owards recognised our food
poverty support work in partnership with School Food Matters and Impact
on Urban Health. Also recognised was our advocacy behind the scenes of
the End Child Food Poverty coalition (headed up by Marcus Rashford) to
secure vital food support for children during the most intensive phase of the
pandemic.
Our sincere thanks goes to our funders, partners, supporters and volunteers.
Most of all to our co-founders, our incredible team, patrons and trustees who
made this all possible in another uniquely challenging year. We lateral flowed,
forgot we were on mute, had our pets make impromptu appearances at every
crucial juncture of meetings and. most importantly. kept each other sane in
the most challenging times of the year.
We go into 2021-22 with a team of nine. a stable financial platform and a
renewed vigour for our mission. We know it's possible for every child in the
country to get a full education about food, from great food in the dining room
to meaningful lessons in the classroom. And we won't stop until that is exactly
what they have.

IMPACT
School
school
Our aims:
Through
examples
entitlement
School
School,
portfolio
schools,
utilising
schools
practice
school
school
another
ten
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indicator
target
continue
raising
achieve.
greatest
school
we
profile
possible
Our progress.,
managed
schools
including
primory,
provision,
demonstrating
settings.
Despite
ongoing
disruption
more
schools
planned,
working
special
educational
implement
pandemic,
we
oll-through
possible
our
across
new
schools
worked
pupils
schools
number
schools
reached cumulatively
number
pupils
reached cumulatively
averoge enlitlemenl
to free school

School
school
continued
further
develop
quantitative
strengthen
education
evidence
impact
programmes,
improve
school
notional
standards.
progress:
school
2020-21
conducted
surveys
worked
headteachers
schools
we
results
demonstrated
positive
benefits
programmes
improvements
particular.
feedback
schools
significant
healthiness
schools
provision
incorporating
future
lessons
improve
schools.
84%
io0%
we
trained
recommend
working
school
kitchen
sotislaction
increosed
involved
Schools
getting
90Y.
92%
headteachers
now
satislied
quolity
23/.
previous
orron9ements
werc
experienced
positive
culture
75%
90%
headteochers
now
were
heoclteachers
now
satisfied
healthiness
ovoiloble
were
school

School 01 Food
Our aims: Through the Hackney School of Food to continue to run programmes
for local school children, honing our understanding of What Works Well,
introduce classes for adults, and share our learning freely.
Our progress: Through our partnership with LEAP Federation, the Hackney
School of Food was able to reach thousonds more local school children, and
their families, through a mix of in person and online lessons. In August 2021, with
restrictions lifted, we also began teaching adults in the facility.
Online view5 of our
'Cook along with Chef Tom.
lockdown shows
Number of puplls
attending ¢los$es
over the course
' of the year.,
3404
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Number of
. awards won
- in yeac*-
School chefs
¢Jttended face-to
-face learning for our
Chef Educator pilot
Better is possible
Ouraims: Through Better is Possible to share our knowledge freely, challenging
myths and preconceptions that may be holding back progress on standards and
gathering and sharing best practice examples from across the school food
system.
Our progress: We gathered best practice exomples of school food delivery from
across the country and shared these case studies with school leaders, caterers
and chefs at a series of well attended webinars. we partnered on delivering these
with School Food Matters.
Best proctice webinars.
run with School Food Matters
Attended by 200+ people

Ouraims: TO gather and share aspirational content through social and traditional
media to inspire others to take action.
Our progress: Our work was covered ocross a broad range of traditional media
throughout the year, leading to direct engagement with another 54 schools. We
olso significontly increased our following on social media across Twitter and
Instagram, allowing us to engage with thousands more people, including school
leaders, supporters and the general public, to help drive owareness.
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Our aims: To continue our co-campaigning work with other charities to call for
meaningful action to tackle child food poverty, using the vital safety net of free
school meals.
Our progress: Our successful role in the End Child Food Poverty campaigning
group, which led to significant additional support for children entitled to free
school meals, was recognised in a joint Big Impact Third Sector award in August
2021.
4500+
Views of our #EndChildFoodPoverty video finned Pears
Third Sector Awards
Big Impoct
Chority Partnership
of the Year

OUR
APPROACH
Our philosophy is simple. We treat food education and school food as
interlinked, vital opportunities thot shape better eating habits for life. Research
by the McKinsey Institute identified eighteen proposed interventions to tackle
the western obesity crisis. A third of these were in schools.
Our aim is to change the food culture within a school; we want food to be at
the heart of o school. part of the daily language and something that brings
people together.
Empowering school chefs to serve great food is key to success. We train them
to run their kitchens with a passion for food and the skill of top restaurants and
restaurant chefs. We help schools to integrate food into their culture. We also
campaign to showcase that better is possible and that serving nutritious food
in schools is a priority.
To see long-term change, we need school chefs who are passionote about
food, but we also need schools who value their kitchen teams and invest in
their development and training - just os they would for teaching staff.
How we work to achieve change:
We continuously innovate ond hone'what Works Well. in school food
and food education.
We work directly 'School by School. implementing our philosophy and
transforming the standards of food and food education offered.
We showcase that Better is Possible to raise the profile of school food,
developing resources and training to help all schools improve.

WHAT
WORKS
WELL
grounded.
continuously
learning.
children
develop
healthy
relationship
Federation,
opened
Hackney
School
innovating
honing
partnership
skills
school,
community
garden
multi-function
grounds
primary
school.
kitchen
equipped
productive
vegetable
gordens,
beehives
chickensl
children
adults
experience
indicates
people
producing
giving
complete
kitchen,
outdoor
residents,
latest
likely
classes
experience.
between
gardens
kitchen,
Despite
ongoing
disruption
planned
lessons,
lockdowns
social
distancing
requirements,
we
throughout
pandemic,
providing
available
Federation
delivered
in-per.son
school
children,
utilising
grounds
kitchen.
lorion
Innovation,
funding
develop
schools
across
country
create
released.
rolling
national
school
lessons
online
lessons
awarded
digital
toolkit
education
Beginning
sessions
August
school
Schools
launched
Hackney
School
in-person
training
course
community,
learning
coming
we
intended
firmly
establishing
Hockney
London.
School
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SCHOOL BY SCHOOL
Core to our approach is the belief that you have to inspire change from the
ground up - you can't improve food and food education through legislation
alone. We set out in 2018 with a goal to work directly with 100 schools over
the course of 5 years, to set these up as examples of what it is possible to
achieve.
Over the last 12 months, we've worked with another12 schools, bringing the
total to date to 41 schools. reaching 16,000 pupils across London. We also
secured our first schools outside of London, which will start in September
2021.
In Spring 2021 we conducted our first annual impact survey of school chefs
and headteachers. Headteachers in schools we worked with reported that:
90Yo are satisfied or very satisfied with food quality (23Y. before they
started with us).
75/0 are satisfied or very satisfied with meal
rice (vs 44°A).
90/0 are happy with the healthiness of food
vs 24/).
90Yo reported an increase in fruit and vegetable intake.
A huge thank you for helping
the school improve the food
offer at school in every area and
continuing to support it in its
journey. l also want to mention
the passion ond innovation
during lockdown with food
hompers and the fight to end
child food poverty and how
it has helped so many Of Ih"e-
sLliuul's fiiiiiilies,
Headtcacher
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Chefs in Schools are passionate
about what they do and so are
we, so the partnership just felt
right from the beginning. Yes
there wgie Sume risks but that,:
how we progress and it's exciting
learning together and having
autonomy about what and when
we feed our students and how
we deliver food education so
that it's meaningful to all of our
young people.
Headteocher
Our school by school programme involves working very closely with schools
to help them put food bock ot the centre of a child's education. We help
them to recruit and train chefs to run their kitchens, implement systems to
manage their new food programmes, and reintroduce meaningful food
education.
Our survey of school chefs we've placed or trained found that
IOO/¢J would recommend working in a school kitchen.
96/0 were satisfied or very satisfied in their jobs.
92/0 experienced o shift in food culture.
96 / felt the job they signed up to met their expectations.
Chefs are fuelled by the mission (and the sustainable working patterns).
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BETtER IS POSSIBLE
The third strand of our work seeks to use the learnings from our experience on
the ground in schools, to bring about change necessary to ensure every child
in the country gets a good education about food - both in the dining room
and the classroom.
Our work in 2020-21 included:
Running a series of best practices webinars, attended by IO0+ caterers,
school leaders and local authorities covering:
Tackling stigma and improving quality of free school meals.
Food education, life skills for a future generation.
Sustoinable school kitchens.
Contributing to working groups on school food ond public sector
procurement for the National Food Strategy.
Feeding into the UN Food Systems summit via Omved Gardens.
Contributing to the global Policies Against Hunger summit strands relating
to school feeding programmes.
We also continued development of our School Chef Educator training
programme. Delayed by the pandemic. the pilot will begin in September 2021
with the first cohort of 40 learners. Our goal with this programme is for every
school in the country to have a professionally qualified school chef by 2030.

WORK
IN
THEIR
WORDS
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improved.
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RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC
In 2020, when the pandemic first took hold in the UK, we immediately took
oction. Our work in schools is focused in areas with high levels of socioeconomic
deprivation, therefore we see first-hand every day the reliance that some children
have on a good quality free meal in schools.
We established on emergency food hamper relief programme and were original
members of the campaigning group that went on to become the End Child Food
Poverty coalition - headed up by the Food Foundation.
In 2020-21. with the pandemic still causing significant disruption to the country and
food insecurity rising we continued our involvement in both of these initiatives,
alongside reinstating the remainder of our programmes.
Over the course of the pandemic. Chefs in Schools has distributed more than
600,000 meals to families across London. Our work:
Targeted families who were at risl those missing out on government support
programmes, or for whom those programmes were insufficient.
Prioritised nutrition, our hampers were created with the idea of supporting
families access to fresh fruit and vegetables.
Put dignity first, by ensuring our food products were high quality and responding
to feedback from families.
We continued that work throughout the last twelve months in close collaborotion
with key funders including UBS Bank and Impact on Urban Health. and delivery
partners School Food Matters.
Our work has seen us winning two Third Sector Awards, in the'Big Impoct. ond
'Charity Partnership, categories, and finalists for a Lord Mayor's Dragon Award for
Innovation During Covid-lg.
Our campaigning work continues to make sure no child misses out on the vital
nutrition, education and fuel of a quality school meal.

TRUSTEES. REPORT
Introduction
2020-21 has been another unprecedented year, with the ongoing Covid-19
pandemic providing a stark reminder of the need to tackle the underlying causes
of obesity and our nation's unhealthy relationship with food.
We have strengthened and grown our core team and head into 2021-22 with a
sustainable financial position and renewed drive to set the next generation up with
the fuel and skills to live a healthier future.
Our mission, objects and howwe deliver them
Our mission is to improve the health of children. through improving school food
and food education. Specifically, our objectives are to..
l. Advonce education through cookery & food preparation.
2. Advance health through (but not limited to) the improvement of food standards
in schools.
We deliver these objectives through the provision of training. advice. guidance and
resources, working directly with schools. We also campaign. lobby and advise on
best practice, and devise and deliver food education programmes.
We fund our work through a mixture of fundraising activities, working primarily with
Trusts & Foundations, in addition to a select group of corporate sponsors who align
with our values. We also have an increasing focus on income generation through
traded activities, to ensure a stable and sustainable financial basis as we grow.
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Risk management
Our Trustee board meets four times a year,
with a focus on strategic decision making,
financial oversight and management of risk.
In 2020, we strengthened our board, with the
appointment of Jasbir Notay - a chartered
accountant - as Treasurer. In 2021 we will
review the development of subcommittees
in line with our growing size.
With a risk register developed to monitor
all ongoing risks and ensure appropriate
mitigations, the board has identified
the following key risks and outlined the
mitigations in place:
Ongoing disruption caused by the
pandemic
The risks of the pandemic to the charity
include risks to the team of incapocitotion
or ill health, ond risks to the operational and financial stability of the charity. We
have and continue to mitigate those risks through (i) adhering to all
overnment
guidelines, rules and regulations, (2) maintaining sufficient reserves,
rudent
budgeting and cost planning to account for potentiol loss of traded income, (4)
clear and open communication with funders. stoff ond partners.
Reputational
Chefs in Schools is a new charity but has worked quickly to build a reputation of
which we are proud. We ensure we protect our reputation through (i) compliance
with legal & statutory requirements, (2) strengthening our team as we grow, with
a Treasurer added to the Trustee Board and a plan to recruit a Finance Manager
in 2021-22, (3) maintaining policies and training to deliver our responsibilities
including safeguarding, employee monagement and food safety. We have also
recruited additional communications supporL to enable us to respond to any
adverse PR or publicity should this arise.
Resourcing
AS o new charity that has grown quickly. there is a risk that our resource could
outstrip the demand for our services. We manage this risk through (i) financial
prudence, (2) delegation of limited outhority to the Chief Executive to manage
resourco in line with income. (3) seeking new. stable investment to allow us to
reinforce our team as necessary to meet demand.

Governance
Chefs in Schools is a charitable company. limited by guarantee. The company
was incorporated on Ilth May 2018 and registered as a charity on 27th June 2018.
We are governed by our Articles of Association.
Our Trustee board is made up of seven volunteers with experience across the
private and public sector. Skills and knowledge on our board include legal,
governmental, professional and accountancy, in addition to experience from the
education sector.
No Trustees received any personol benefiL or claimed ony expenses during the
year 2020-21.
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LOOK AHEAD TO 2021-22
In 2021-22 we will continue to build on our successful work to date
by..
Working with a further 25 schools to transform food and food
education for another10.000 pupils.
Developing our work outside ot London. including establishing
o new hub outside of London.
Complete the pilot for the School Chef Educator qualificotion
and deliver the evaluation evidence olong with a plon to role
this out nationwide.
Establish the Hackney School of Food as the 'go to. food
education space in East London.
Launch a national campaign to get the country talking about
the importance of school ft)od.
In 2022 we will also set out a bold ond ambitious five yeor plan to
grow our impact further.
We believe that key to 'building t)ack better must be investing in
our nation's young people. their health, academic attainment ond
wellbeing.
We know that school food ond food education can play a crucial
role in this and ore determined to ensure that every child in the
country has the same opportunity to access great school food.

Thank
As ever, we could achieve nothing without the support of our incredible partners
who. provide us with funding. in-kind support and promote our work.
Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Belazu Foundation
Charlie Bighams
Clarion Housing Group
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Hawberry Trust
Howksmoor
Impact on Urban Health
Indigo Eight
Issy Croker
James Helm
Leon Foundation
Libby Burke-wilde
Mark Leonard Charitable Trust
Natoora
Ocado
Progress Films
Rude Health
Tastily Ltd
The Fishmongers, Companws Charitable Trust
The Food People
The Linbury Trust
The Worshipful Company of Cooks
Trail
UBS
Wahaca
Windmill Organics (Biona)
Woodward Charitable Trust
Patrons
Ailana Kom•lmocher
Cormel Mcconnell
Joonna Weinberg
Lisa Morkwell
Prue Leith
Rosie Boycott
Yotam Ottolenghi
Senior Management Team
Naomi Dvncon. Chief Executive
Nicole Pisoni. Co-Founder & Executive Chel
Danielle Glavin, Head of Communicotions
Polly Praill, Heod of Development
Yenny Chong Head of Troining
Independent examiners
Project H Accountants
Beodle House. Bull Ploin
Hertford
Hertfordshire, SG IDT
Address ot ¢harity and registered offbce
Hackney School of Food, Oswald StreeL E5 OBT
Email.. hello@chetsinschools.org.uk
Website.. www.chefsinschools.org.uk
Bankers
Coutts, The Strand, WC2R IDT
Company registrotion no- 11356489
Chority registration no- Englond and Wales 1178964
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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Despite ongoing significant disruption to our work, including the re-closure of
schools in Januory 2021, Chefs in Schools has carefully monaged its resources.
We hove invested in our team to grow our reach and impact whilst maintaining
sufficient reserves to ensure our stability in periods of uncertainty. In 2020-21 we:
Roised a further £277,000 to continue our emergency Covid-19 food hamper
programme.
Increased our income from traded activity by a further17/ts. continuing on our
path to minimising long term reliance on charitable donations.
Invested further in our teom, doubling our team to end the year with nine
employees.
Maintained reserves of 5 months forecast total expenses not otherwise
covered by restricted funding. to ensure our financial security in uncertain
times. Our reserves policy will be reviewed quorterly.
We remain very confident in our long-term ability to continue growing
sustainably, despite the uncertain circumstances.

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CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIALsfATEMENTS
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021

CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
CONTENTSOF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEAR EIIOED 31ST AUGUST 2021
Page
Reference and Administraiive details
Report of theTrustees
Report of the Independeni Examiners
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial siatements
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CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
REFERENCE AND AOMINISTRAnVE DETAILS
Members
Henry Dimbleby
Thomasina Miers
Louise NicPw)ls
Trnstees
John Michael Lee
Jane Amphlett
Anna Cain
Jasbir Liur Notay lappointed 06.11.20201
Company Narne
Chefs In Schools
RegTrstered Office
HaCkr￿ School OF Food
CIO MandevIl￿ Primary School
Oswald Stfeet
London. ES OBT
ReOstered Company Number
113S6489 (En￿and & Wales)
Reglstered Charliy Number
1178964
Independent Examlners
Projea H Accountants
Beadle House. Bull Plain
Hertford, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire. SG14 IDT
Bankers
440 Strand
London. WC2R CQS

CHEFS 114 Sc￿l00l5
REPORT OF THE TRU5fEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEÉS. RESPONSIBIUTIES
The trustees (who are directo￿ of Chets In Schools for the wrpose 01￿MpanY lawl afe responsible for
preparinE the Rewrt ol the Trustees financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and
the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountin8 Prarticel.
Company law require5 the trustees to prepare finantial statements foreach financial year which give
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resovrce5 and the
application of resources. induding the incorne and expenditure. of the charitable cornpany for that
period. In preparing those firwncial statements. the trustee5 are reqvired to
-select suitable accounting policie5 and then apply thern consistentty..
-ob5erve the method5 and printiples of Charity SORPS..
-make judgements and estimaies ihat are reasonable and prudent-
-prepare the linancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that
the companywill continue in busine55'
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting record5 that disc105e with reasonable
3ceura¢y at any time the firtancial ￿SItion of the tompany ènd enable them to ensure that the financial
statements comply with the Companies Art 21JJ6. They are also respons¢ble for safe8uardin8 the assets
of the company and hence for taking reasonable Steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and
other irreEylarities_
In 50 far as the trustees are aware=
-there is no relevant inforrnation of which the Independent Examiner is unaware.. and
-the trusiees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken io make themselves aware of any
relevant independent examination information znd to trtablish that the lftdependent Examiner is
aware of that inforrnat￿n.
Approved by the board of trustees.
Dated
19th April 2022
Signed
Henry Drmblebyt Chair of the Tnrstees

CHEFS IPI 5CHOOL5
IHDEPENDENf EXAMINER'S REPORT
I report to rhe trustees ol Chets In Schools (Charity No 11789641 on the accounts of the company for
the year ended 31st August 2021 which are set out on page5 5 tts 14.
Resperttve responslbilities otthe trnstees and examiner
The chafity'5 trustee5 are reSpO￿lbIe for the preparation ol the ￿cOunt5. The Chari￿$ trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under seuion 144 of the Charit￿5 Act 2011
l The Charities Act") and that an independent examination is needed.
It is rny responsibility to-.
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Acl 2011.
to follow the procedure5 laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission lunder
stttion 14515llbl of the Charilies Act 2011. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basls of Independent examlnerfs statemerrt
My examination was tarried out in accordance with General Dtrections given by the Charity Comrni5sion.
An examination includes a r￿leW of the accountin8 record5 kept by the charity and a Comparison of rhe
accounts presented with those record5. It also include5 consideration of any unusual items or
disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any Such matter5.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be require(l in an audit, arKI
con5equenttry no opinion 15 given as to whether the accounts preseni a'true and fair. view and the
report is limited to ihose matters set out in the statement below.

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1140EPENDENT EXAMIt4ERS REPORTconttnutd
Independent emamlrter's statement
In cornnection with my examination. no material matter5 have come to my attention which gives me
cause to believe thzt in. any material respect=
• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Aet 2011,. or
. the accounts did not accord with the attounting records- or
the accounts did not comply with ihe appli£able requirements cO￿erhbn8 the form and content of
accounts set out in the Charities IAccouTrts and Reports) Regulations 2LN)8 oiher than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which 15 not a matter considered a5 part of an independent
examination.
I have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be
drawn in this reKX)rt in order to enable a proper undetstanding of the acc4)unts to be reached.
R C Harris 8A (Honsl FMAAT
AAT licensed & regulaied accountant INO. I￿1948)
Project H Limited
Accountants
Beadle Hovse, 8ull Plain
Herrford
Hertfordshire
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CHEFS Ill SCHOOLS .
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcmimES
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021
Umestrlrted Restricted Restrkted Toial Furrfls
Fund5
Funds
Asset Fund5
2021
2020
INCOME RESOURCES
Donations and leK3ties
Charitable acti¥Wes:
265,111
499.529
764,640
640,697
Trading Income
Investment income
80.762
Other income
290
29)
2.634
Total Income Resour¢es
359.9)7
499.529
859,436
724,093
RÉSOURCES EXPENDED
thariiable Expenditure".
Charitable actwities
274,511
3.042
473,423
747.934
464.599
3.731
Other
Total Re50ur¢es Expended
277.SS3
473.423
750.976
468.330
NET INCOME I IEXPENDITUREI
81354
26.106
108A60
255.763
Transfers beiween funds
Income l Expenditure for the year
26.106
108.460
255.763
Balance brought forward
253,663
120.756
374.419
118,656
8alance carried forward
336.017
146,862
482.879
374.419

CHEFS IN SCHOOiS
BALANCE SMEET
AS AT 31ST AUGUST 2021
Unresrrkted Restricted Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2011
Total Fund5
2020
14oles
FIXED ASSETS
TaTr¥ibk assets
li
42.639
59.426
102,065
107.585
CURRENT ASSETS
D?btors
24.523
224.996
249.519
16.081
147.455
163.536
40.604
372.451
413.OSS
77.234
297,454
374.688
Cash at bank and in hand
CAEDITORS: ¥￿th1th l year
9.569
22.672
32.241
107.854
METCURRÉNT ASSETS
239.950
140,864
380.814
266,833
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREvf UABiufiES
282.589
200.290
482.879
374,419
NET ASSErs
282y9
482A79
374,419
FUNDS
14
Uniestrftted Funds
General fund
336.017
253,663
Re5trlct•d Funds
General fund
146.862
120,756
Fixed asset lund
TOTAL FLINOS
482A79
374.419

CHEFS IN SCFIOOLS
BALANCE SHE￿ ¢onthiued
AS AT 31ST AUGUST 2021
Fw the year endeLI 31 August 2021 the charitable company was entitled to exception from audit under
Section 477 of the Companies Art 2¢X)6 relating to small companies.
The trLt5tees have not required the charitable Company to obtain an audit in accordance with sertion
476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowled8e their responsibility for complying with the requirements of Section5 386 &
387 of the Act with respect to keeping accounting records and Sections 395 & 395 for preparation of
the accounts_
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject
to the small cornpanies'regirne and in accordance with the provisions of FRS IOZ Settion IA- Small
Entities.
19th April 2022
The financial statements were approved bythe trustees on......-.....-....................-......... and were signed
on its behalf bv..
Henry Dimbleby. Chair of the Trustees

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NOTESTO THE FINANaALSTATEMENIS
FOR YEAR ENDED 315T AUGUST 21121
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIE5
Basis of preparin8 the flna+Kial statements
The financial statements of the Charithble Company have been prepared in acco[dan￿ with the tharities
SORP IFRSSEI'Accounting and Reporting, by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable
to Charities preparinB their account5 in accordanee with the provisions of FR5 102 Section IA Small
Entilies and the Companies Art 2((6. The finanoal staiements have been prepared under the historic
cost convention.
In¢ome
All income is recogThi5ed in the Statement of Financial Activities On￿ the charity has entitlement to the
funds. it 15 probable that the income will be receNed and the amounttan be measured ￿lIably.
Expendlture
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure 35 soon as there 15 legal or construttNe obligation committing
the charity to that expenditure, it Is probable thai a transler of economic benefits will be required in
settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on
an accruals basis and has been cla55ified under headings that ag￿eate all costs related io the caiegory.
Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities
on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Expenditure is measured at the fair value of the consideration paid or payable. excluding discount5.
rebates and value added tax.
Tang5ble a55ets
Depreciation is provided at the followingannual rale5 in order to write off each asset over its estimated
useful life.
Computer equipment- 20% straiehi line
Fixtures & Fittings- 15% reducing balance
It is the charity's policy to capitalise fixed asset expenditure on costs exceedin8 £5(XJ.

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NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021
I. ACCOUNTING pouaES continued
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corwjration tax on it5 charitsble artivities.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds tan be used in accordance wrth the charitsble objectives at the dist￿tIOn of the
trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restritted purposes within the objects of the charity.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor Of when the funds are raised for particular restritted
purposes_
Further explanation of the nature and purposes ol each fund is incluiled in the note5 to the financial
statements.
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2020
Donations
760.056
4,$84
764,640
640.697
Grants
640.697
fjrants received. included in ihe above are as Idlows-
Othergrants= HMRC JRS funding

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NOTESTO TH£ FINANOAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021
3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE AcllviTIES
2021
2020
Trading Income
94.506
80.762
4. OTHER INCOME
2021
2020
Other Inc¢M￿e
290
2.634
S. CHARITABLE AcnvmES COST
Support costs
lTh)te 61
Dirett Costs
Totsls
charl￿ble arti¥ities
672.638
75.296
747,934
6. SUPPOftTCOSTS
Go¥emance
¢05ts
M•naEement
Totals
Other resourtes expended
Charitoble activiiies
3.042
3.042
72,254
75,296
72.254
72.2S4
3,042
7. NET IP4COME I IEXPENDITVRÉI
2021
2020
Net income I lexpenditurel is 5tsted after charging/ I(￿lting1'
Accountants fee
2.628
17.443
20,071
1,560
7,333
8,893
Depreci3tion
-io-

CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
NOTES TOTHE FIPIANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021
8. TRusfÉES' REMUNERAnoN AND BENEFITS
There were no trustee's remuneration, benefits or e¥penses paKI for the year ended 31st August 2021.
9. STAFF COSTS
2021
2020
Chief Executive & Senior Management
Other Staff
191.875
111,039
28.284
331.198
135.519
57.823
16,804
210,146
Social security Costs
The average number of ern￿O¥ee5 during the period was 35 fdknws=
The number of ern￿0Vees whose employee benefits lexeludine pensionsl exceeded E60.Ct¥) was
10. COMPARATives FOR THE STATEMENT OF ANANCIALAcnvrriE5
Unrestritted Restykted ftestricted
Fun&
F￿d5
Asset Funds Totsl Funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
DonatiorTrs and le8acie5
Charitable artlvlties
Trading Income
Investment income
141.351
473.513
24.958
639.822
84.128
84.128
Other income
143
143
225.622
473.513
24,958
724,093
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NOTESTO THE FINANCIAi STATEMENIS
FOR YEAR ENDÉD 31ST AUGUST 2021
10. COMPARATrVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAiACTIVmES Conti￿e&
Unre5tritoed Restrkned
Fund5
Funds
Restricted
Asset Funds Total Fu•KIs
EXPÉNDMJRE ON
Charitable activities
Charitsble activities
Other
352.756
24.958
464.598
3,732
468.330
3.732
90.616
352.756
24.958
NET INCOME I IEXPENDITUREI
135,rJ)6
120.757
255,763
RECONCILIAnoN OF FUNDS
Total fuThd$ brought forwèrd
I50.C4￿)
Total funds carried forward
135.006
120.757
1s0.0￿))
255,763
Computer
Equlpment
11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
F&F
Totals
Cost
At 1st September 2020
Additions
At 31st August 2021
l.S65
541
2.106
113.370
11,382
124,752
114.935
11,923
126,858
Depre¢hation
At 1st September 2020
charge for the period
At 31st August 2021
235
361
596
7.115
17.082
24,197
7,350
17.443
24,793
Net Book Value
At 31st August 2021
1.510
ICKI.555
102,065
At 1st September 2020
1.330
106,255
107,585

CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR YEAR ENOED 31ST AUGUST 2021
12. DEBTORS
2021
2020
Trade receivables
39,288
1,316
40.604
76.252
982
77.234
Piepayments
13. CREDITORS
20Zi
2020
Trade payables
Acciuals
29.553
72.857
434
22.923
9.318
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
5.010
107,854
32,241
14. MOVEMENT IN FUNOS
Movement in
funds
AtOI.09.2020
At 31.08.2021
Unrestrlcteo funds
General funds
253.663
82,354
336.017
Restricted funds
General funds
Fixed asset funds
120.756
26.106
146,862
TOTAI FUPID5
374.419
108,460
482,879

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NOTES TOThE FINANCIAL ￿ATEmENTs
FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGusr 2021
14 MOVEMENT IN FVNDS ¢ontinued
Netmovementinfvnds. os induded obove 0￿ oslollows..
In¢ominB
Resources
Resources Movemènt I
Expended
funds
Unrestrirted funds
General funds
3S9.9)7
1277.5531
82,354
Restritted funds
General funds
Fixed asset funds
499.529
1473.4231
26,106
TOTAL FUNDS
8S9.436
1750.9761
108.460
15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions during ihe year ended 315t August 2021
16. COMPARATIVE REPORTING PERIOD
During ihe previous year ended August 2020. the company exlended their accounting reference date from
May to August and subsequently reported a 15 month period. The comparative figures within these
financial statement5 reflect exclusively the 12 month period ended August 2020 so as to give a true
and reflective. year on year comparative.
17. GOING CONCERN
The irustees assess whether the use of goin8 concern is appropriate i.e. whether there a￿ any rnaterial
uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the companv
to continue as a going eoncern. The trustees make this assessment in respecrof a period of at least one
veaf from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the
charsty has adeqvate resources to continue tn operational existence for the foreseeable future and there
are no material uncertaintie5 about the thariws abilityto iontinue as o going concern. Ihus they
continue to adopt the BoinE contem basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
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