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2020-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 10301475 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1179354

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

for The 5% Club Limited

Wilson Howe Limited

Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers 212A Bocking Lane

Greenhill Sheffield Yorkshire S8 7BP

The 5% Club Limited

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9 to 10
Cash Flow Statement 11
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 to 17
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 18

The 5% Club Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

The Trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The 5% Club exists for the prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit, of those in need by reason of lack of employable skills, in particular but not exclusively, among the young. It works to deliver these aims as a member organisation consisting of employer organisations, by such means as:

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The 5% Club Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Significant activities

During 2020 The Club undertook a wide range of activity to promote its aims, including:

Events:

The Club organised a range of networking/best practice events during the year. The initial plans for three member events to be held across the UK with an annual conference in London in the autumn had to be revised when the lockdown was put in place nationally by the UK Government.

Two physical face to face events had been arranged and delivered in the early part of 2020.:

Thereafter all events for the remainder of 2020 were moved online. While this limited the level of networking previously enjoyed by and benefiting members, the easy accessibility of attending an event online, and the shorter format did enable wider engagement across the network.

Event themes during 2020 (and into 2021) were extended and adapted to reflect the pandemic and its impact on members and emerging talent. Many of the online events were created with partners to share the technical workload and extend the reach of The Club. The Club also invested in the Zoom platform. Events were as follows (and are all available on The Club's website to watch):

Additional member meetings were held as follows:

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The 5% Club Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Membership as at 31 December 2020 stood at 506 members.

During 2019, The Club launched a new series of best practice papers entitled Expert Opinion and this series of papers was continued during 2020. Using the expertise among the membership, these papers were researched and written with volunteer help, then distributed to all members and many influencers including Government and stakeholders, as appropriate, on the following subjects:

In response to Covid-19 and its impact on young people, a thought leadership paper We can't let our young people bear the economic brunt of Covid-19 was produced in May and personally supported by our Founder Leo Quinn. This paper was sent from Leo Quinn to over 800 senior leaders, including company CEOs and Government members with the resulting meetings at which The Club and apprenticeships were discussed.

o Iain Mansfield - senior adviser to Gavin Williamson (Sec of State for Education) o Baroness Wolf - Boris Johnson's Skills adviser

o Gillian Keegan MP - Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills

A further follow up from Leo Quinn to members and stakeholders on this paper and the impacts it achieved was also communicated in August.

Additionally, in supporting the youth employment agenda as impacted by Covid-19 -The Club became a member of the Youth Employment Group. In response to the crisis, Impetus, Youth Futures Foundation, Youth Employment UK, the Institute for Employment Studies and The Prince's Trust formed the Youth Employment Group (YEG) to bring together key leaders and experts from the youth employment sector to help drive the UK's response. The Club joined more than 100 other organisations participating in this pressure group and widely supported outputs including a letter published in the Sunday Times with The Club's name listed as one of the signatories.

Covid-19

Like all charities and businesses, The Club faced a volatile and unforeseen 2020 due to the emergence of the global pandemic.

Despite plans for events in March in York, in July at Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy, in November in Scotland and an annual conference in London in the autumn - all event plans had to be cancelled. Additionally, as a result, the Board decided to put The Club's external PR support 'on hold' for three months.

Within a short period of time of lockdown one, all event/networking/best practice activity was moved online (see below). A dedicated page on The Club's website was also created which signposted members to relevant information from the Department for Education/Education and Skills Funding Agency with regard to Covid-19 and arrangements for apprenticeships.

Patron supporter engagement moved to a virtual delivery and all patron supporters continued to support The Club both financially and with help and assistance throughout all of 2020, despite facing their own challenges created by Covid-19.

The Trustees would like to express their gratitude and thanks to all our patrons for continuing to stand by us throughout such a difficult year.

In spite of all the difficulties Covid-19 created, The Club with careful management, continued to thrive, closing the year with £167,732 in reserves; more than 500 members; a range of events (delivered live and available on demand) and a strong team in place to review activity and revise strategy.

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The 5% Club Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Club received donations of £142,000 (2019: £174,100) and donated services and facilities of £94,974 (2019: £96,500) which gave The Club a total income in 2020 of £236,974 (2019: £270,600)

Expenditure on member services, and associated costs, amounted to £169,254 (2019: £223,940) in the year, and The Club incurred administrative and governance costs of £2,496 (2019: £2,894), giving total expenditure in the period of £171,750 (2019: £226,834). The net surplus for the period was £65,224 (2019: £43,766).

At 31 December 2020, The Club had total funds of £167,732 (2019: £102,508). This balance is in line with the Trustees' plans to December 2020, whereby the balance will be utilized over time to support expansion of existing programmes while ensuring reserves are maintained at a prudent level.

Both income and expenditure are recognised at the point of commitment.

At the time of writing this report the Trustees are satisfied that the charity's assets are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations.

Principal funding sources

The 5% Club operated in 2019 solely due to the generous support - in kind and/or in financial donations - of a small number of patron members. This included the continued secondment from Balfour Beatty of a member of staff to serve as Director of Operations. This enabled the Trustees to ensure that the day-to-day administration and compliance of The Club as well as the provision of events, thought leadership reports, surveys and other member services to encourage their earn and learn programmes were delivered. The Director General, who worked on a part-time consulting basis, engaged with large organisations to recruit them as members of The 5% Club and in due course to secure and retain their support as patrons. The Trustees would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of The 5% Club during 2019: Balfour Beatty; Babcock; MBDA; Kier Group; Leonardo; Lockheed Martin; QinetiQ; Redrow; Schneider Electric and Vinci.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks. A risk register is discussed at the majority of Board meetings and updated according to the current operating environment. The principal risks faced by The Club are the failure to secure additional funds to support its work, failure to maintain relevance with members, and failure to achieve impact through its members, on beneficiaries.

The emergence of Covid-19 was, at December 2019, an unknown risk. Once this became a global pandemic, the Trustees anticipated a financial impact and immediately took steps to protect The Club's reserves by reducing costs to a minimum. Nevertheless, activity was transferred to a virtual basis and to date The Club's patron supporters have continued to support the charity. However, like all small charities, the situation continues to require careful management while Covid-19 impacts the marketplace.

FUTURE PLANS

As well as four Board meetings, The Trustees also held a strategy meeting in November. This provided a forum for Mark Cameron, then operating in a strategic consultant role, to present to the Board his work on a Theory of Change analysis of The Club status quo as well as a proposed operational plan for the future.

Areas included continuing best practice/networking events and patron funding (sustain) and the proposed development of additional initiatives such as a member kitemark programme, focused Government engagement and enhanced marketing and communications (growth).

Creating a charitable trust to directly aid beneficiaries was considered a positive concept and will remain on the Board's radar as a future initiative when the time, and potential funding, is right.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

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The 5% Club Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

The 5% Club was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on 28 July 2016. It became a registered charity 1179354 on 26 July 2018.

Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees

The first directors were appointed for a term of three years and also became the first Trustees. New Trustees are appointed by existing Trustees, by a majority. There must be at least two Trustees. Decisions are made by Trustees acting as a majority.

In selecting individuals for appointment as Trustees, the Trustees have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

There were five Trustees / Directors as at 31 December 2020: Yvonne Baker, David Mercer, Stephen Wardell, Jo Volk and Victoria Scarth (Chair). David Mercer was appointed in October 2020 as Director/Trustee and Secretary.

One Trustee resigned during 2020: Andrew Astin, July 2020.

Organisational structure

As at 31 December 2020, The 5% Club had no employees. The administration of The Club was carried out by a part-time Director General working as a consultant who resigned from The Club in January 2020. The Club continued to be supported by a full-time Director of Operations, seconded under legal agreement from one of the patron corporate supporters of The 5% Club.

The Board of Trustees reviewed arrangements required to continue the support of The Club following the agreed resignation of the Director General and in February a job search via a charity recruitment website, with a full role specification for a CEO commenced.

Despite a large, high quality response and an impressive shortlist of candidates, the emergence of the Covid-19 global pandemic meant the Board decided to put recruitment of the new CEO on hold. The Club continued from March to be administered by the Director of Operations with support from the Chair of Trustees.

In autumn 2020, Commodore Mark Cameron OBE, who had retired from the Royal Navy after 38 years of service, was retained under a short-term project agreement as a consultant to support The Club for the duration of the year. Mark provided two months of pro bono support, ahead of being contracted for six months of advice from October.

In April 2021 Mark Cameron was appointed CEO of The Club on a part time basis, becoming The Club's first employee.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

10301475 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number 1179354

Registered office

212A Bocking Lane Greenhill Sheffield Yorkshire S8 7BP

Trustees

Ms Y Baker Ceo Ms V M Scarth Consultant Ms J Volk Director Of Talent & Development S J Wardell Consultant D Mercer (appointed 7.10.20)

Company Secretary

D Mercer

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The 5% Club Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Independent Examiner

Matthew Howe FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Wilson Howe Limited Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers 212A Bocking Lane Greenhill Sheffield Yorkshire S8 7BP

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees (who are also the directors of The 5% Club Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by order of the board of Trustees on 7 July 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Ms V M Scarth - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The 5% Club Limited

Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The 5% Club Limited ('the Company')

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's Trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any

    1. requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of

    1. Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Matthew Howe FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Wilson Howe Limited Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers 212A Bocking Lane Greenhill Sheffield Yorkshire S8 7BP

7 July 2021

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The 5% Club Limited

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
3
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 31.12.20
Unrestricted
fund
£
236,974
171,750
65,224
102,508
167,732		 31.12.19
Total
funds
£
270,600
226,834
43,766
58,742
102,508

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The 5% Club Limited

Balance Sheet

31 December 2020

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets
9
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
10
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
11
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
12
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 31.12.20
Unrestricted
fund
£
2,606
6,722
169,287
176,009
(10,883)
165,126
167,732
167,732
167,732
167,732		 31.12.19
Total
funds
£
2,769
46,000
81,697
127,697
(27,958)
99,739
102,508
102,508
102,508
102,508

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The 5% Club Limited

Balance Sheet - continued 31 December 2020

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 7 July 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

V M Scarth - Trustee

S J Wardell - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The 5% Club Limited

Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash provided by operating activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting period		 31.12.20
£
87,590
87,590
87,590
81,697
169,287		 31.12.19
£
23,225
23,225
23,225
58,472
81,697

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The 5% Club Limited

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
31.12.20 31.12.19
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial
Activities)		 65,224 43,766
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 163 163
Decrease/(increase) in debtors 39,278 (34,000)
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (17,075) 13,296
Net cash provided by operations 87,590 23,225
2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1/1/20 Cash flow At 31/12/20
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 81,697 87,590 169,287
Total 81,697 87,590 169,287

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The 5% Club Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer 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 classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Intangible assets

The intangible asset was acquired in 2015 and amortisation is being charged on a straight line basis over its estimated useful life of 20 years.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

2.

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
Donated services and facilities
Sponsors		 31.12.20
£
137,000
94,974
5,000
236,974		 31.12.19
£
172,000
96,500
2,100
270,600

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The 5% Club Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

3. RAISING FUNDS

Raising donations and legacies

Staff costs
Room hire
Telephone
Sundries
Consultancy fees
Website costs
Administration assistance
Travelling and subsistence
Subscriptions
Entertainment
Depreciation
SUPPORT COSTS
Other trading activities
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Room hire
Patents and licences amortisation		 Finance
£
43		 31.12.20
£
94,974
1,708
-
139
61,784
2,754
7,072
32
628
-
163
169,254
Governance
costs
£
2,453
31.12.20
£
1,708
163		 31.12.19
£
96,500
3,217
39
4,432
107,579
3,274
6,970
1,142
51
573
163		 31.12.19
£
96,500
3,217
39
4,432
107,579
3,274
6,970
1,142
51
573
163
223,940
Totals
£
2,496
31.12.19
£
3,217
163		 Totals
£
2,496

4. SUPPORT COSTS

5.

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no Trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.

Trustees' expenses

There were no Trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2020 nor for the year ended 31 December 2019.

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The 5% Club Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

7. STAFF COSTS

The 5% Club has no direct employees. The administration of The Club is carried out by Consultants and by a fulltime Director of Operations seconded from a Founding Member of The 5% Club.

8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

9.

Unrestricted
fund
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 270,600
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 226,834
NET INCOME 43,766
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 58,742
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 102,508
INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Patents
and
licences
£
COST
At 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 3,258
AMORTISATION
At 1 January 2020 489
Charge for year 163
At 31 December 2020 652
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020 2,606
At 31 December 2019 2,769

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The 5% Club Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade debtors
Other debtors
VAT
11.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
VAT
Accrued expenses
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At 1/1/20
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
102,508
TOTAL FUNDS
102,508
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
236,974
TOTAL FUNDS
236,974
Comparatives for movement in funds
At 1/1/19
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
58,742
TOTAL FUNDS
58,742		 31.12.20
£
-
4,000
2,722
6,722
31.12.20
£
9,083
-
1,800
10,883
Net
movement
in funds
£
65,224
65,224
Resources
expended
£
(171,750)
(171,750)
Net
movement
in funds
£
43,766
43,766

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