REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBEK. 11291732 (Englsnd Wales)
REGISTERED CHARTfY NUMBER: 1180322
Lof4C.TOWN UUTDOOR LEARNIIYG TRUST
{A COMPANY LtMtTED BY GUARAP4TEEI
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND
UNAUDrrED FPJANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DLLEMBER 2024

Lo￿￿OWN OUTDOOR LEARNINGTR
coiYrENfs OF THE FINANCtAL STATEMENrs
FOR THF. YF.AR F.NDED JI DECEMBER 2024
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Trustees, Report
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Independent ExxmlD¢r's Report
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Stiiternent of Flnandal A¢tivltle#
16
Bfilantt Sh¢e¢
17 to 18
C8th Flow St*t¢meAt
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Notes to the Cash Flow StAtement
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N•t¢$ to the Fln•Acial Ststements
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LONGTOWN OUTDOOR LEAR￿jNGTRUST
REFEREP4CE AND ADi¥UNISTRATIVE DETAILS
FOR THE YEARENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TRUSTEES
Mr M S Fawcett (resigned 5n)124}
MS J S¢ll￿{r￿l￿Ed 5N9124)
Mrs F H Dickson- Chainnan
MT S A Lee- Treasurer
MT8 A C Prcccc
Mrs E J W￿laCe
Mr N C Wilson {resigned 911n5)
Mrs C E Brown (appO￿ted 2212Q4}
Mr G G Smith- Centre [h"rcC￿r lapN)inttd 11&241
Mr G L Bourncr (appointed 911ll5}
Mrs J E Kent lapwTrirtted 911ll51
REGISTERED OFFICE
Lortgtown
H¢r¢ford
Hutforoshi
HR2 OLD
RECISTERED COMPANY
NUMBER
11291732 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY
NUMBER
1180322
Lotkett & Co
chart￿ C¢rrified Ac¢witsnts
Shelton House
Conit)8sby Strect
Hettford
H*Ef(￿shlrC
HRI 2DY
The Co-operative Bank
Busin¢5s Direct
POBox250
SkelrneTda]e
Lanc&%hirc
WN¥ owr
WEBSITE
www.1¢￿8toIm70uld0Orjtarn]ng.tO.￿k
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LONGTOWN UtiTI)OOR LEARNING TRUST
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11291732)
TRUSTF.Fts' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Tbe trustees who ar¢ also dirc¢tors of the ¢haTity for the PUTposes of the Lompatii&i Acl 2006* P￿5¢]1[ th¢ir Tewt with
the financial sratcmcnts of thc chAriry for the year ended 31 Decernbu 2024. The tnLsie¢s havc adoptcd thc provi$ions of
Accountin8 and Reporting by Charities.. s[3￿[[￿t of R￿ornmen￿d Prgthicc applicable to charities preparitkg their
counts in accordattct with thr FinJnLial Reporting Statkdard applicable in the UK 2ttd Rwblic of IreiaDd IFRS 1021
(effectivc l January 2019).
Ourvblou
We are a eharity that all young people should have the oppotti]nity to bwld ttsili¢nG4 d￿Clop confidenc< and
8￿w, throu¥h tran5fornJativc Ex￿riencES in thc outdoors.
Chllr ￿Tn￿e'S report
During 2024. LOLfs ce]Rtre t￿ advisory s¢￿i¢¢ aDd ix)ord of trus*e5 ￿ve worked collabordiively to ensllre th&t our
Updat￿ busin￿5 mLKkl was embcddcd and we were abl¢ 10 start looking fiirther &head and plall more sirate8ically for
the frjturg.
With a Tffjv Centr¢ DiTCCtor Successfully appointed, capacity tth huild oh the Trusts legacy of deliverit)g excellent
uuidow kyJucd¢ion has been enhallced and this eJJabl¢s us to look fO￿ard to a busy but purposcfi]1 2025. Despite
ornmercial challcngcs across the outdoor educati(xJ sertur, b￿h OUT centre delivery and advisory service have proved
re%iliett( and our core mi&8ion is felt keenly and sharEdby all staff, volwitcers and tNstccs.
ID 2024, two of our very long 5tandin8 tnL4t¢cs step￿d away from the Erfwrd to coDccntrate on other activities, and I
thdnk ih¢m Iw)Ih for their dedication ￿ the tNst sin¢¢ its ¢aTiI¢si incqJtiOT). Two new trustees with both historic and
ongoing corntnitment to the sector were appoJDtcd ￿ th¢ir St¢￿ ¢DsurÈng that the board remaÈn£ an active foDm for
discussion and dcbate, cquipra t() ensll￿ the coniinutd hi¥h quality provision we are so proud of.
Fran Dick50r]
Chair (Trf Trusl¢¢s
Centre Diretthr Introduction
l aTn dclightEd to present Long[0￿M Ouidoor LEarning TTU5V5 Annual Financial Report for the year ended 2024. J wou]d
like to surt by saying a hugc thank you to all our employvts. fr¢elancer4 Th15(￿, Suppor￿ and donor5: ywr b¢li¢f in
our vision atMI mi&%ion and your commitrnent to th¢ provision vf high quality outdoor Learnin& trait)ing attd advic¢ make
everything wc do possible.
We have b￿1 on quite a journ¢y Sill¢¢ th¢ Tn￿ was set up in 2018, with th]s year marking th¢ 60th Anttivcrsary of
Longtown Ihtdoor Eth￿tIOn Centre which first opth¢d its (Iwrs for the youns people of Northamptonshire in 1964.
Thc valuc of helpin8 young people build rEs]kn¢￿E and w￿l￿enCe through ￿anSfOrMative experiences iti the outdimys
rernaiTL% just as r¢levaTtt today as it was ba¢k th￿, and w¢ continuc to wclcornc IOOOS of chil¢tren and youn8 PLM)ple to
the C¢lltr¢ each yearaThJ provide sllrTM)rt and adwce to over l(rfJ educational establi%hments.
By focusing on the quality of our provision, we have be¢n abl¢ to achieve high leve15 of cusrom¢r retrnllo￿ both a¢ the
cenirc and with our advi50ry servicc. Demand for what we do continurs to grow in Northamplonshire and across the
'd]ands. South Wcst En￿alld and &iuth Wales. bursary fi￿d ￿￿[c5 that no child Miss￿ out on hawng an
adventttye, regard1¢55 of their circumstance& and our continued wnmitrncnt to the gOV￿Men¢5 Holidays Actiwties and
F(Kxl PrO￿amMe means more childT¢n from iow-income r￿lI)ES itl H￿¢fordsh1re b￿efit fry)m our
ttaTJsfoTmative outdoor ¢xpvi¢nc¢&
This rwt provides iLsights into ow ath'cYcm¢nts, challen8e8 and 0￿r excit]ll8 plan5. Th8Jth for your
¢￿tinued suppm.
Giles Smith
Cenlre Director
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LONC.TOWN oufF)OOR LEARNING TRUST REGISTERED NUMBER: 11291732J
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
0￿EcTIVEs AND ACTlVtTIES
Objectives and activitiL8
We are a charity th2L belie￿ all young people should havc the oR￿jnIry to build rtsilientt, develop MLfidence, and
8row. through t￿t￿litiv￿ &XPerieTKe5 inthe outthors
To achieve owvision. thc Tn￿t opcrate5 two distit)cl Imjt uverlapping arras ofpw￿5ioll..
i. tthjgtown Outdoor CentrE provides owdoor luming and adv¢nttwe experiences that insptre wsonal Erowth and
sillet)￿ in young Ewle.
2. Longtowrt Educational Visit5 Advisory S&vice provide6 ¢XF*rf advice and training that cnablas cducatOT5 10 orgaijjse
saf¢, m¢morDbl¢ aDd I[nrActfi￿ educatsoD81 visits and outd(hr l¢arnitJg ¢xp¢rierte
We have a stron8 association with Northamptonshiie d*ing back to 1964 when the centre op¢ned to provide exciting
8nd adventurous out of county residEntsai ¢xpericnGu for childT¢n from North and Wcst Northamptottthire. That Glose
relationship continues today forboth our residential co]tre ￿ld ouradvi50ry SCTVICC.
We believe ourcore strength li¢5 in the facr that w¢rollaiK>rat¢ closety with our ¢￿S1OMerS at￿ slak¢holdets to:
- Achieve the bttst outcomes forourgu¢5
- Ensure ourprovision i¥ ￿1h aCC￿1b]e and affordable for ail.
Pnbllc benefit
We ￿rther our charitable put￿e& for the publi¢ ixn¢ftt through:
l. Advancing th¢ education of the publtc by the provision of edll¢ational ¢rn and to promote learning and
deYelopTnetrt through participation in educational, recreatjooal orl¢isur¢ a¢tiviti¢b.
2. Rel1￿]ng the poverty of young p¢opl¢ by the provisiort of affonlablc opportuniucs ￿ cnablc to partJcipat¢ in
healthy recreational artiviti¢5.
3. Providing facÈlities in the interests of swia] w¢tfarr For rKr¢aiiun or other leisure time (￿CUpation of Jndividua]s who
have need of such facilities by Te4s0ft of their youth, age, infiTmity or disability, financial hardship or social
eircumstances with the object of imptY)ving their¢ottditiorts of life.
4. Helping young people, espetially but not exclusively thTough TecTeational leisure lime a¢iiviii¢s, so as to develop
their capabiliiics that they may BTI)W to full rnaturity as IT￿1vIdual5 and members of society.
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LONGTOWN oifEDOOR LEARNING TRUST {REGISTERED NUMBER: 11291732)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ACHIF.VEMF.NTS AND PERFORMANCE
LoN¥tDWn Outdoor Le4rnlng
Our thr¢eyear b￿Sine&S plan is based around five strategic ))illats':
l. Prople
2. Centre
3. Customtrs
4. Safety
5. Financc
Obj¢¢tlv¢* act10￿ ou¢eomt
P￿P￿t.. Attrac4 ret*in *nd develop the but te•m to mert our petds
After sor(LC sigDifLcallt cbaD8es in 2023, the f(￿% this year has be¢rt to iTnpleTTh¢nr a 5U5tsillable stafting 8tn]cture that
will enable us to achieve our longer temi ambitions. AddJ"ti(K]a] ToIE5 ￿TE Introduc￿ in 2024 include a Ccntrc
Diixtor to focus on the Strategic direction of th¢ ¢etstr¢ 2nd att a(Iditiuna] ￿¢dU￿r Lcarning Tutor to reduce our reliallce
on freelance insuwtors. We also (￿k on thtee new aNJThticcs forow Level 3 OthrActivhty tnstnLCtorprogrdmme.
In March 2024 wc b￿arnC a Living Wage Employer. part of 3 raft of measurcs de5ignoJ to iDcrea5e employee
Tecruitmenl and retention. and in Au8Us4 we launched our first ¢mploy¢¢ ¢ngag¢m¢Nt survey which enablrd us to create
meaning￿1 people sirategy.
Tn our provision of advice and training, we hav¢ cxpmcnccd a pcriod of srability duc to our dcdicatcd ethK&tional visits
advisor role. which Iw cnabl¢d us to retain schools and grow crtw reach in a $￿tOr that is becorning more and more
ompetitive.
Our main challenge is in hospitaliry, where historically we have round it dIEr￿lIt to T￿rUIt or provide cover for our
¢xistihg team. This will be a key priority for 2025, alongside providing adth"iional support foT ourEVAS.
Centre: Develop ourf¥llldH* grounds a￿d tqulpm¢Mi
For the past 4 years, the priority for the tentr¢ has Srture plamning permission and fimding for a new kitchen
dining room. Pertnissiukn fmaily grdnld 2023 for a noy, multi-purpose 'ldg¢' iti the grout)ds of the centre.
Ilowever. the bulld eosts r08¢ dramatycally during thc projc¢t due tq aTnonggt othcr things, the war in Ukraine. which
meani that the proicci llo longer r¢presertted value for motley. The focus it) 2024 has F*en to identify a suitable
alternative lo the Lod8e, using our exisiing fool prinL This has ￿Ulted a proposal to utilize the 5iie of our ¢quipmeni
siorcs fora new mOdularee￿bu11d.
Although Th)L ￿ vetsatile in terttjs of fun¢tionality. this building wll provide us with a commcrc121 kitchen and Multi-￿52
thn]D8 twm tbat seats up to 80 people in one Sitting.
The Wil￿￿ FouDdatiOJ4 who are also our 12ndiords. hvE agrKd to fi￿d tbe PTDjeci atld WO￿ will b¢giTr 2025 to gei
planningpcnni&8ion for the build.
Cust(xDer5: Demver blgh qugllty outdoor learnlD& and tralnlng
Our custOma5 are predominAtitly primary sch￿16, With som¢ KwrNJaTi¢S. eolleg&s. univer5iti&%. unifonn grow)s, clubs
attd sttieLies. Our histtsry as an Nortlwnwollshire local authority Lentre xNeaDS that approxim*ly s￿/9 of our schools
comc from the Northamptonshire aTra Oui of 54 group5 that trdvelted in 2024, 26 8roups wcrc from NOrthampkn)ns￿.re
and 28 were ftom othwtouttties. This is u Slighl r￿uctIon on 2023 where the Talio 56QA.
We aIso welcomed IIXI children onto our Holiday Activiiies aT]d FoDd PrograTnm6. delivered in partnerS￿"p with
Hereford5hirc Council w provide healthy meals alottgside outdoor activities for childw froTD low-income families. Thi
IS ¢)nc of our most rcwanting programllm that wc deliver as it closety align5 with our Charitable objeLts. Here two
cxamplts of tk imp8cI this can havc on thc youn8 Ixople that artend, as recorded by our Outd(K)t L￿7n8 futor5.'
"Child ¢am¢ who was 8JJ excellent climber had nu fear on th¢ frst day oll his second day ￿1th us it Wa5 & river
day and he really quite afr&id of the water. H¢ started off with very little confidence at the be8innittg of the day but
¢onfidtr2c¢ ￿ the dAy progrc55ed. By the end be w&8 tskin8 ￿.8 le4)s into the water and said how hi5
confid￿e h&s grown 82Jd how much he had loved his day."
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FOR THE YL4R EP4DED 31 DÉCEMBER 2014
"One child. on arrival. 5&id'l'rn scared of evejiryhing.. She srArted climbing and after a few g(xs she said the felt Safe. I
rhe aftcrnooll she did the zip wire three tim¢s athd said 'it was th¢ E¢5t day ￿er.. Our iostructor5 said that it W&5 arnazing
to watch hEr confidence grow.
Wc lat￿ched our new nutketillg strategy Jn 2024. Projects itlcludtd new brandill& upda￿1 signag< new wthitGs
{launchcd in 2025), all updated pricing 5trafrgy, and phot05hoots to update 0￿ ima8c library. The focus of our
]n?￿ttIng h&5 been to athxct new customers. particularly 5choo15 and youth 8row)s that aff within 1-2 of the
centr. In 2024 we wel¢¢)med 14 n¢w inGluding 4 from Northarnptonshire.
Customer ietcnti(n is at the htarl of our strat¢gy. 72D/y of group5 that travelld in 2023 r¢iumed in 2024. with 15 groups
not ￿-boOking. Sorne of ihL%e grow>s tyavEI tv/o year5, somc were unablc to ga thcir PTeferred date5 and some
de£ided io go elsewhere or not do a residetttiai at all. Of the 15 groutts thBt did not reth]m 2U24. S were from
To achicvc high levels of Cuslomtt rctcntion, wc focus on two arns:
l. Ck)se collaiK)ration with custorneT5 to ensure their bcspoke pro8ranun¢, accommodation and meals meet the nttds of
Lheir childro.
2. Delivering high qua]ity le4rnin& advicc and trainin&
W¢ have a¢lll'¢ved consistendy higb customer feedback scorcs frotn a]1 tsur ￿L$tomerS. with 91Yfj of our r¢sidrutial
groups rating their overall experienc¢ as ￿cellen[. B¢low is our ¢ustomer feedback s￿r¢S for 2024 bas￿1 ott thc
respons¢s of44 rEsidential group5, alongmth some of our favollrite quotr$.'
estion
Ave
gore
COMM￿ts from GTOUP LcadcT5
Ilow did you find your Pre-course
infOrn￿tIon alld adminisrration
C￿MmuniCation was ¢leaT and effective w2th
¢gotiation ofprogramme. Atlenuon 10 detail wd tOWaTLts
individual studcnt nccds- Gloucesrer Univetsity
The COUT5e ha5 becn fant&stic. the instmctors have really
tLe1p￿ the children to ac]ueve- Cross AslrFFTh¢ PD)gramtt
was cohEreTrt and met our need%. a group. Betng able 10
involvcd in the'planning, SL28e of this prtttss wag btneficiaI
- LlaDfoist and Llanv1h￿8cl
Love how involved the children are in Sorttng their safety
equipment (with itistN¢iot ¢lx¢¢ksl- AbIn￿n Va]eGood
balanc4 clearly sale and well Tnanagcd wiihout being
overbean"ng- Sefton Park
Ki￿w[cdgL￿lc, flexible, informative, gotyj at getting to
know the children quiekly, ad4)tiV< P[DMot￿ illdepEndence
and team work- Seftot) Park+FGteai lea(krship 0[￿tivItieS
a8 well as sharing urtetestittg geographi￿ arjd historical
knowledge. Leaders eslablishedreally good rapport with all
kids. Activiti¢s w¢r¢ pa¢ked with t%￿rienceS-
Tiinity+FExcellent; especially ¢at¢ring for the need5 ofthe
childTcn with 8END- Iloothville
Tasty. warni, great wrti<w, dietary ￿qU]rcE[￿ts
accommodated well. Loved it! . Victoria Park
Quirky bui full of *mospher¢- Henry ChicheltrwV¢ry well
tllaintained. Like tb¢ chattge to using drying r(M)ms for
olttdoorcloth￿- Weston Favell+Fshowets were clean and
warni. Bedrooms were comfy and tidy- Up5 and Downs
A massive thank you from the sraff ¥tud¢nts for looknng
ft¢r u5 and maktng us feel at home. Such a posiuv¢
perierKe overall. (hjr studeDLs will have memones fora lifr
tim¢ b¢cause of Everyonc at Lon8rovm- Davetsty Hill
Howwould you rate the course
organisatiOD I coordinalion olyvur
pro8rammc?
4.86
How would you rate our5afety
matsageLMt systrrn5.
4.95
How did you f￿d th¢ qualiry of
instsi￿tion Ile*4ership.
4.95
How wwld you Mi¢ the catcring.
4.83
HowwNld you rate the centre's
f￿llItt¢S9
4.59
How would you ra* your overall
experience?
4.91
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IA)IYGTOWN OUTDOOR LEARNINGTRUST LRE.GISTERED NUMBEIL. 11191732J
TRusfEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR EIII)ED 31 DECEMBER 21b24
The Wils(yn Foundation provid¢5 a bursary for all children in N￿tiSh]re thai ￿tIVe Iree school meals. They
aI80 providc a dis¢reti¢)nary bur58ry for families that Ere facthg tinanciai hardship, which they apply for through the
school. Tn 2024, a t¢xal of 173 children received 8 3￿/4 buNry from thc Wilson FO￿d￿tion. with a totsj value of
£14.425.
Longtown Outdwr Learnin8 Tr￿St pmvidcs a similar bu￿ary sd)em¢ fot $th￿l Children in England and Wales
(cxcluding Northampton5hirc). In 2024. 104 children received a butwy LOLT. with a total value of £8,732.
Safety And compliance: Consffi$tentty m¢¢t bealth slfety ¢ompli4Nre requlrements
As wcll a5 maiDraining our safety and ¢ompliatt¢fy th¢ Centr¢ d¢cided to apply for the AHOEC Gold
rdthcr than simply Tcncwin8 1)ur Learning Outsi(k the Cla5sroorn ljwlily Badge. Goin8 throu￿ the Gold Sr2ndard
scheme ￿ve us the oppO￿1￿1ty to revi¢w our proctS8¢5 aTLd prdcticc5 in areas such a5 learning and development for
children and young people, ¢ustomLY Care. safety managcmcnt. IcadeT5hip and tnanagem¢nL ¢nvironmeT)tsI
sustainability. complign¢¢ on(E insurance. The centre achievcd the Gold Standard in October 2024 and we are now
implementing all action platt to llF2k¢ fiuth¢r improv¢m¢nts acr085 all including sa(¢ly and ¢omplian¢¢.
Finante: Strong ond secure finances
2024 h&s tr*en a thall¢rtging yetr from a financial tKrsrKctive with incre&w to our overh¢ads, dn'ycn by ri5in8
wholtsale pri¢¢s. At ¢he same lim< w¢ held our 2023 prices to encourdge more groups io llse ow services to help
farnilias tbai Mi￿( otherwise sttuggJ¢ to pay for their children. meani that we made a very smajl SUTpIu5 in 2024 but
we avoided dippin8 into ow rcservcs. A full financial re[￿ can bc found in our Fitsancial Review seGtiott of this rep￿rt.
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TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECF.MBER 2024
AClIIE￿METrrrS ANID PERFORMANCE
Educatinn*l Vlslts Advi50ry Service (EVAS)
Despit¢ signifiGant comracrcial pressur￿ from both natior￿1 aDd re8ional comp¢tstm, 65 Northampronshire Sc1k￿ls atc
still usin¥ Longtowm EVAS Logeth¢rwith 12 ind¢p¢ndenl Kh(M)Is from th"ff¢r¢n¢ lo¢atioTkS around the county.
A number ofotherschTh)Is are using the $tsnd-aione training offcr.
The ¢hallenge of prowding high quality advice 8ftd support to schcA)Is wirhitt a civnpetitive business environment has led
to 2 fLth changu..
- Incre￿¢ in l)Jtdoor Fknion Advisces IOEAI hours to 0.6 FFE Imay 2024)
- Recn]itmenV of dedIcat￿l pBrt-titn¢ admin support (Frttlancc 0.2 FfE tertn tktne only, October 2024)
The fi>Lus of our platt for Longtown EVAS is to supwrt the delivery of LOLT'S charitable objective$ and tharitable aims
a￿1 10 achieve long4eJyn f￿anCIal sustainability.
To do this. w¢ hove created thTCC stratcgic 8￿14 each with aset of kry priorities to be complcted ovcr a 4_ycar PCTiO(L
- Cusiomeys-To deliver high quality advice and traitiing fot ¢duLUtion PTactitioners.
- FIt￿￿¢-TO en5urc strong and secure fJnatLCts.
- Safety- To ¢nsure that the advice providcd to scheols ￿tgr￿S with OEAP National Guidonr¢ 4nd i5 inforrned by current
bestPrn¢tic¢.
Customers
Maintaining our Service LEvel Agre¢tncnl ISLA) income 15 Critical to the a¢hI¢v￿A¢￿t of our finance 8oaJ. Wr
recognise the nttd ro provide a hI￿l-qUalIty Yryice in order to rctaitt eustomrrs and hllve intr￿U¢￿ Key Perfotman¢e
ltsdicalors for thequality of thisory suppo
Growryng our trainit*g custotner number5 i¥ important thrtt ￿aSonS..
l. Achicvtment offinartcia] goals.
2. Creating a pathway for ¢Nning custorneTS to beci>me SLA wswmers.
3. Cro&s-sclling othct LOLC producT5 and 5ervice¥ to a'¢apiiv¢ audi¢n¢i.
Wc have established a new s¢( of Key Perforniance Indica￿￿ far tht quality of training coutK8.
Cowse feedback has been received from 107 EVC ty4inin¥ and re-validation course cuswm¢rs in the last 3 ye4rs. It
indi(xtcs a high level of satisfaction.
Feedback qu¢5tion
How wiiuld yvu the cour8e detivery.
l4uw wuuld you rdte the opporDJnity io conrribute?
How would you rate the Telcvance of matenal?
Pl¢88¢ ra* how mu¢h you enjoyed the course.
FinaD£e
Thc Longt0￿ EVAS nct Ma￿1￿ In 2025 15 fOrecL￿ted to be 37.40/0. The 3-year trettd has b¢eTL for an annual Teduaion in
net rAargin. (*Jr 8(fdl is to prioritise the re¢enlion of oycrall SLA customer numbEfs and to increase trdinin8 ¢OILrse
custo1￿[LUmberS in order to wiu¢¢ I ￿0W the rate of net marwn rethiction.
To ¥hi¢v¢ this targct. we pian to..
. JThprove the sUPPOrt (o SCh￿IS including the effiri￿cY of the SLA rcncwal proce&ses atjd rmErg¢ncy ￿1viser sur4)M.
- Con¢inue 10 apply price rises that refl¢ct th¢ iULTW¢ ofstsff costs.
- Develop and sell new trasning pmducts in r¢$p)nse to the training n¢¢ds survey.
- Develop and dis¢ribut¢ new maTketin8rnatcrials focused on the Inde￿ndent schools, market.
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L.ONGTO_WN.ovfDOOR LEARMNG TRUST (REGISTERED tIlJMBER: 11291732J
TRUSTELS, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEKBER 20Z4
ACIIIEVEI¥iENTS AL¥D PERFORMANCE
S&lety
There have been no gignificartt intiden￿atcid¢nts on educational visits that Lotwown EVAS h&8 provided
f0M￿tiv¢ fe¢dba¢k 3ttdlor ¢ndor5CTn¢nt for.
It 15 rriticai that the advice provided to sCh￿IS is infornlcd by OEAP Natiotlal Guidat￿e amplifia by '¢ase law, and
naiional E¢st p¥a¢iicc shared in OEAP Forum and OEAP panel meetings Iboth nats.onal and re￿0￿*]).
lrt his rol¢ as Choir of th¢ OEAP Midland5 region, Uike Faweett h&s been a¢ the f¢￿¢frOn1 of effons w se¢ure SUSTainable
fllnding forOEAP Nationa] Guidance which is such a critical safety resource.
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LONGT0ITrTr4 OUTDOOR LEARNING TRUST
REGISTERED NLMBER: 11291732)
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 DECEMBER 2024
FINANCIAL REVTF.W
Fin*ndal po$ltion
Finatjcial re5ulrs for thc YC￿ret￿4 31 Dttember 2024.
Re5id¢ntial cduc4tional eours¢ in¢um¢ wa¥ £434,878 comrdred with £567.462 in 2023.
Income from nott.r¢sidcnttal cducationd COU￿ increased. from £31277 10 £55235.
Educau0)￿l Visits Advisory S¢TViC¢ (EVAS) income to £86,395 for adwe¢ 15UPPOrt {£80.332 in 20231 and
£17,915 fortrainin8 (£21,3(M in 20231.
EVAS Advice in¢4)m¢ is bccoming incre&%ingly ￿￿erable. Yvdr ott incrca5in8 numbers of SCh￿lS citl
h¢x)sing w move providers to external fac(ors (e.g. & school joins a Multi Academy TnLSi- MAT - who ar¢ already
lttked-tn with a ditTer¢nt provider) or who mBk¢ their renewal decisioll basrd on price alone. The apparent growth in
advice iticotne (prir¢5 a]ready 1n0jry￿rattd a 5014 rise in ftts) wa$ only 3th1￿ed bec4use w¢ wer¢ able to r¢place the
lo&s of itt¢ome from a largc 5ccondary school atjd a primary ￿h0o] with & sm411 inde￿ident secondary sch¢x)l aT￿ three
primary Schc￿ls. The eth1cati0n￿ visits advice tIJa￿<1P[￿(c is very cotnwitivc alld cncrgy and li￿ has to be
expen(kd4tmually to 5ecurc renewals.
The EVAS training income for 2024 was iofiated by the Jnelusion of a training contract for a large hL4T. Although
excellcnt fethack w&8 rcceivcd for the trtining providd. they have since moved thcir t￿nill8 2nd advice requiremenLS
oD-lir]¢ with a large tlational competitor. Cwled the l(y55 of the MAT contra4 demand for bainittg has Teduecd
SI￿lfi¢￿tlY al￿ trdining inc4)tlle is declining.
IIKtr¢nds dr5cribed above arc thown he￿..
SLA Jneome
of total
79.0
82.8
86.6
Training Incornc
EVAS
Net Mat¥w Y
45.5
2023
2024
2025 budget
21.0
17.2
13.4
37.4
Self-catrring dccre&8ed to £l4.0951£18.518 in 2023).
The Wilson Foundation provided £14.426 of d0ftatto￿ (down frcfft £58,028 in 20231. This wa5 due to thc removal of
laukel buTSaTi¢S' forall NotihonwtollshiTr s¢h(N)Is {re5tiicled fi]nds).
We were forecastitkg a loss of £21,038 in the 2024 fJnaMal year but achiev￿ a $UTpIu5 of £1.789. a Y4ria¢ion of
£22,827. Ill 2023, we Tnadc a surplus of £174.722.
Overall income dropped by £154,693 and there a sigDificani and itttentiOTThi ittcreast in wage% due to pay rise$ 8nd
chan8e to the cefttre teant $&ff￿g stwcture. TILere wa$ in¢rewd inve8tm¢nt in health and safety. trainjng and att
incre&sc in profc&8ional fe￿.
Th¢ swplus is r¢tlectrd iti the inc￿48¢ ill cash held at var2ous batiks by LOLT which incrcascd frorn £642,055 at th¢ end
of2023 LO £662,401 on 31 December 2024.
UTtr¢Stri¢ted r¢svv¢s inGr¢gsed by £1.789 over (he year 8nd r¢s¢rye5 increased by £nil.
On 31 DeL'Ember 2024 the charity held total reserves of £618.240 12023 £616.451) of which £644 (2023 - £644)
r¢laitd to rcstyl¢￿d r¢setV¢5 and £617.596 12023 - £615,807) uf un[￿tricted rtserves. Free ieserv&s Iunrestsl¥t￿ uet
cwreni &$Set￿lI1&bIlitIC8)I at the year-¢nd arnoUn1￿ to £566,021 (2023- £589.8821
Voluntser ¢ontrlbudon$
Tnjsiees have contributed approximately 160 hours of volunieerinB time lo th¢ running of the T[￿SL Thts was a plw]ned
rcdu¢tion in con)mitmettt compared to Previous years {t￿Ga. 250 hours) as ttU'5 level of llLvolVen￿nt was f¢lt lo b¢
W￿U8￿nablc. The ¢en¢r¢ (4WdtiOn ai80 Seen an overall redllctim in volunteer time &8 we movc to & more slablc
stalTin8 StrucDJre.
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LONGTOWY OUTDOOR LEARNING TRUST {REGI8TERED NUMBER: 11291732J
TRUSTELS. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 DECEi¥IBER 2024
Affordablllty BuTS8rie5
LnL8tC*wn OutthT Learning Trust is a charity which swks io b¢llcfii the public through the pursuit of ils objects.
Our l¢¢s wre %1 at & level to LYLwrc thc financiAI v￿bilIty of the TntsL wkn'lst consist¢nt with our mission to
provi& high quality outdoor learntn8 that is both xr¢ssibl¢ aTMI affordable.
Wc also run a bursary scheme which the T￿￿1¢￿ VI￿ a5 ¢S5¢ntial in helping to ensur¢ young ￿ople, from famili￿ who
would not oth¢rwtK be able to aftord the f¢c4 arc ablc to acC￿S the In￿￿r￿mIatIvC resi(kntial experiences we offrr.
To dS5LSt fatnilies that are strugglin8 fujanciaily, the Tnkst offers fwr bur5aTie5'.
l. The Wilson Foundation 'Fret Scknol Meals, But5ary - rover5 31PA of the cost of& scbool ruidential trip for auy thild
in the county QfN(￿th￿npt0￿shirc who is on free whty)I mral.%.
2. The Wit%)n Foundthn 'DiscreiioJJary' BuT5ary - fiwd5 UP to 30% 01 the cosi of & xh(xTrl 1¢8thiial for ¢luldr¢n
NortharnptOTLshire that mi8ht not otherwise Lx able ￿ au£nd due to fiTx8ncial challcngcs.
3. The IA)]]gtovrn Free School Meals. Bursary - ¢ovcrn of the cost of a sch(KJl reSid￿tI&l trjp far any thild in the
UK (excluding Northamptonshire) who is on fre¢ school meals.
4. The LOnbrto￿1 Viscretionary. B￿rsary - fulld5 UP to 3(P/o of the cost of a school residentia] for thil(hEn in the UK
Icxcluding NOrthamP￿ttshlrc) thal might not otheThwi5e be able to attetKi duc to flnancial challenges
Prlndp81 fundlng 8ourtes
Grsnts and oth¢r $ourtts of fvndlng
LOLT¥ pnnctpai sourtc of T¢v¢nu¢ is incorne generated through the ￿le of outdoor l¢aming r¢5id¢ntials, activity days,
visit leader traLlllrtg and EVA seThTrcc level agreements. Grdnt applications art limitcd to th¢ Holiday5 Activi(ies aDd
Fo(xl Pr0￿Mme by Her¢fordshire Council and dIsc￿et applications to local grants for equipment. We did not run
any fjJtblN"8ing events iT) 2024. nor didwe apply forany other fi]nding ¢.& businrss loan&
Invut￿¢￿t pDlicy and oblectlves
LOLT adh￿¢& to the ethical investment rK)licy regulaiiotjs of the Co￿￿ratiVe Bank and Monrnouthth￿ Building
Reserns po]Icy
Th¢ hol¢Jing of aT¢scrvE allows LOLT to pian for the fvDJre, absub SE(bwck5 and maxiTnise oppojwnities. For WKAmple:
- To reduc¢ the impact of wlanned expenditu￿.
- To fund shortfalls in income, when income does not rca¢h eX￿Cted level5.
- To accuruulale major proj¢¢is or ev¢nt&
- To inv¢5t capital and use the interest to fund our Bwsary S¢h¢m¢s.
Havitig coDsidcred IKst practice wthin th¢ st¢ttr atLII arm55 other 5CCtor4 and taking into account van0￿5
insights s￿h ￿ predickd incom4 exr*ndlu￿e and risk, Trys*es agree that LOLT should havt enough res¢Jves ￿ fDV
a'ttonnal, peri(MJ of trading of between 3 and 6 months in relation to known liabilitie&
Coing eontern
LOLT achieved a5rn81I Surp1￿￿ of £1.789 itt 2024 a5]d had assets of £618240 at 31 Dcccmbtr 2024.
Tht Tntst meets its day4￿daY w0￿1n8 capital requirements through its ¢xisting cash reserves. l(M)Tr/• of th¢ projected
turnovu for 2025 ha5 dlrvady been %cured through adva￿￿ knokJn8s. Th¢ Twsttts gre 51ti8rl￿ thai th¢ budget for
2025, shtiwing a small 5￿pIuS of £1.916. will bc achicvcd.
Based (• the liquid Asscts held by th¢ Trust a8 at 31 Decen￿ 2024, the budgetcd cash flows and the TnL8tegs'
a&Yssmcni of the Tntst's ability to mainlain satisfaclory reserves and casl4 th¢ Trustees beli¢vE it L5 2ppropriate to adopi
thc going conttm basis itl prcpatitig the Trust's fiDancial s¢atemcnts.
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LONGT01￿ OtrrDOOR LEARNINGTRUST
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11191732)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR E￿I)ED 31 DECEMBER 2024
STRUCTURF.. GOVb:RIIAIYCE AND MANAGEMEiYr
verning document
The governing d(￿Ument is LoET￿ Memorftndh￿n and Arfi¢les of Association.
In setting u]r objectives plonning our activitie4 the Tr￿Stee5 have given car¢M ¢ottsiderntion to the Charity
C4)mmission's gn¢ral guidance on public benefit and in [￿rtiCUlar to its suppl¢m¢rttsry publiL benefjl ¥uidatLce on
advancing education andort fce-chor
Our I*inciples of Govern8n￿ dwument sffls oul how the day.to.day management of the TnLSt tske5 platt, highlighting
where responsibility li<s for d¢cision Tnaking in general and specifically for ceffain governan¢¢ area5. and 8150 identifles
a lead and ILrtked tn￿ceS and staff for cach of thc charity5 five strate￿¢ pillats. This docwncnt ￿ reviewed and updated
regul8rly as In￿let$ alld s&ff chaw. iwt at le&st every three year
Charlty ¢onsrfththin
Ineorporatlon
Longtown ￿td(m)r t*amuLg fn]st 15 a register¢d chan'ty limited by guarallrcc, it)cotlM)Ixied on the 4 April 2018. The
company COMM￿ tr￿ltsg on 23 ScpteTnbcr 2018 aThJ obtaincd fvll charity st&rns and wstratton wth the Charity
CornmissEon on th¢ 16 OciuiYr 2018.
Recrultment attd APPOintmeTrt ITu5tee5
Thr Eloard of DirectLK5 COtL5iSts of a minimum of 3 Tms*ts. Cuttentfy LOLT has 8 tru5ttts, apwinied for th¢ir skills,
exp¢ricnc¢ and conjmitmcn
N¢w TTU51tts ate elected at the AGM or by th¢ BoaTd ffgulyr ll￿¢1]ng a￿1 serve for a ￿Lod of 3 Ye￿5. Th¢r¢After.
TTU4tecs may bc re<lected for one furth¢r tettn ul'ihree ￿aT5.
TNste¢s may 5¢rve for fUrtI￿r pcriods of 3 ye&r% only if agreed by the Board. Tnjstee retire6 from thc Board
helthe tnay not Stand for re-appoinunent before the lapse of a minimutn of one year.
Durin8 thc year two In￿te¢S resi￿ fr(Trm thc Board and two ncw Tru5tccs were appointed. At the AGM in se￿anber.
one Trustre retired and was re-appoin￿￿
(kganlsAtfoDal strnctur¢
Tht govertung b(xiy of th¢ C]Jarily 15 the BLwrd of Tru5tccs which JneeL8 regularly throughout thr year. A Centre
Director, who is oiso a Tn¢rnbEr ofthe Board undcr the Companl5 8ovcmin8 drtuments, 15 apw>intd by th¢ TTU5tee5 to
oversee the siaff tram who martag¢ the day to day operations of the centre. An Eduration41 Visits Adviser is appointed
by th¢ to manag¢ th¢ education81 visits adwsory service (EVAS). llw Boord decides on deYclopmcllL siraiegy,
)licy and finan¢¢, and the Centre Direcujr and Educaiiona] Visis Adviser Iwho mak¢ up the Senior Leadership Team
or si.'ri ate respoTrsiblc for irnplenvltation. The Educatiot￿ Visits Athiiser att2nds the Board Meeting5 to rer
dI￿￿]Y to th¢ Board on all EVAS mattcr5. The SLT mccL8 fottrightly and mcct5 with the Chair ol. the TrUs￿¢S on a
Te¥u]arbasis.
The Czntrc Di￿r and FV Adviser provid¢ Writt￿ retA)rt% to the Tn￿lee$ wior io Bo8trd meetings to help infonn their
decisions.
The CUTr¢nt Tru5te¢5, list¢d in this Retm are also th¢ Dir¢¢tors and membeT5 of the company. Tr liability of members
1$ limited atjd their indiv1th￿l limit of guardntee is £1. There are m¢mbEt¥ 0[Th¢Tn￿t who are noi Tn]siees.
R¢muncr*tion policy for trustees
Ail Trust¢¢s volunteer the￿ titnc orl uDpoid b&8i8. Wh¢n TnJstM undertake work for LOLT in a professional capacity
¢ky arc paid for the work on a comrn¢rcial b&sis w￿"th, in ¥¢orth¢¢ with Charity Cornmission guiddiiK8. 1$ agreed by
rEsolution at a gcneTal meetin8 and minuted and paid on presentauoll of art apptopriate invoice.
A l￿zD discount Is offered to Tnjsttts when ￿)kIttg thetn5elv¢5 or th¢ir on cour5cs offcred by LOLT.
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LOWGTOWN OUTtIOOR I.F.ARNING TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11291732)
TRUSTEES1 REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEb(BER 2024
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEI4IEKr
Indudlon and trglnlng tsfneY4 tTUStee5
The Charity U[￿E￿akeS a 5kL'115 audit of the thLSt¢¢¥ on att oc¢asionAI basis and pRrticulaTly around the lle¢d for the
aM)ointment of a new TTUStcc. Once new Trustets have bects identified the C¢ntr¢ Director and th¢ Chair of Tn￿te¢S
meets the candidate lo discu￿ the purpose of th¢ rharity and the busincss plan for the next thrcc Ye￿￿. The priKrfs a150
invitvs theTll to attcnd Board JncctiDgs &8 att observer and to Tneet Oth￿ Trustee5. Oncc appoillte4t the TnLSt¢es sign a
code of conduct and are given an induciion invvlvit]¥ a Lombination of key ¢kncurnenta(ion plus communications and
fa¢¢ to fa￿ discussion5 with staff and TnLS1¢¢ rewesentative9.
Rd4ted parties
LOLT ba5 a very strong working relatii)nship with The Wilson Foundation, both 38 the owner of the oUtd￿r C￿tre and
as a providcr of but$2ry for children from N0rthampt￿jShJre. We are eX￿melY gr*ful for their colltinued
support of our ￿ttable purposc their conllnitsn￿t to the longterm SUStsllllbdity of tb¢ ¢¢JLi
A¢¢¢5slblUty
The Tnw wtlcomes partiCipa￿ts frum all baCkgro￿d$. The Trnst is ￿mMIt*d to safeguarding and pr¢hTr)oting the
Welfa￿ of our participants and expeets all staff 2nd volunteers to shate this ¢ornTnithEnl. We are constantly striving
mak¢ SU￿ that our rKovtsion is lillked to relevant Obje¢tiV￿ and provid¢5 a truly tlolislic approach to hcalth and
w¢llb¢in¥. outd(Kx I￿￿7ng and advcmts￿. and petsonai growth. Wc believe our P￿tleypanrS b￿efit from learning
within a diverse community. A ￿eat ¢kal of IEarning OCCUTS through social interaction. conversaLion and sh&red
experi¢nce5 which hel￿ our wliLipallLs develop an underststsdiog of th¢ ]Kr5pectiv&8 of other p¥y)pl¥ Ihdt will b¢ vital
in their adult livcs.
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LONGTOWN OtrrDOOR LEARJ¥tNG TRUST {REGISTERED NUMBER: 112917321
TRU.STEESI REPORT
FOR THE YEARKNDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AIW MANAGEMENT
Risk m*nagemÈni
The tru5t¢¢s have a duty to identify rcvicw thc risks to which the charty ts exrM)s¢d and to esjsure appropriate
Lontyo15 piaee to provide reason2ble &ssurance agajnst fralld and Error.
Trt￿e￿% are a150 Tesponsible for ssftEuardin¥ the a55ets DE th¢ Clwity and taking re4soDable sty for the prevention
and detCDon of fraud and other I￿g￿larItieS providing reassurnicc that:
l. The Clwity complics with r¢l¢vanL laws aud regulations.
2. Tts ￿ets are safeguarded a￿llst unauthonsedwe or disp)sityon.
3. PTopcr records are mainthined and financial inf0t7t￿LIO￿ used within the ChaTity or for publication is reliable.
The TnJst¢es cry our a review of the charity's activities. identifying (hc opportsinits"c8 avail8ble w thr rharity and the
risk5 to which tt is exposed. There is a bUsill¢¥￿ risk r¢gist¢r which aims ts) protect the charity. its guests and staff from
risks, with procedurcs in place to tniThitni5e t￿part should any of t1￿.e iisks crystallize. Tn￿lee$ ca]Efillly review risk
reports at each Board meetin& in particular the operational risks and asseciaied repofting that relate tu the Safety and
wellbeirtg of gu¢sts attd staff.
Procedures are it) place for staff trainill& supervi5LOn and asse&8men¢ with independent ¢￿tern￿ verifi(a¢ioll where
apprO￿la(C, attd PDlicie5 are In place for 5afeguardtng and health and sdlely. C¢)1)￿¢la1 insurance ￿Ver ES ttiai]IlaillEd
￿t￿￿11Y to ¢OVErpublic and employer liability and insuting ¢)uildings and facilities forreplacctncnt value.
Like rnany Llwitics and bu51lle&￿ the incr￿J￿8 costs faced in th¢ UK is a ctsntitiu¢d burden for the orgaDi5atioxL with
fTrEr inffeasing salary. utilitie5 and other costs. Schools are feeling the firtanLial pr¢ssur¢s related to Sch￿1 trips
including the cth%t of supply cover and coach costs. Thvre LS alho a gcnEral laiw shortage which can make it very
d]"fficult tr) re¢tuit for certain positions. rArticuiarly in hoswts]ity.
The C¢ni¥e's mosl significanr risks art..
- People- Failure to recNit and rctsin an appropriately skilled $tsff ieaTn.
Centre- Faciliti&s falling behind cusiomerexpe¢rAtion$.
- Custorn¢r- Schools bLN)king shorter durduons attd bringing fewcrchildren.
- Saftry- Risk of a serio￿5 ineid¢nl involving a yowig person or
- Finance- Failure to mana8c our resetves effectively.
The Centre's th(e8y ￿ miti8ate these risks is to..
- People- Lncr¢ase our fows on ￿L￿1t￿#ll4 trainin¥ d￿% d¢vEloptnenL engagernent and reteniLOn.
- Centre- Returbi¥h and reDew our a¢¢onThKthrion faGilitiC5 and build a brdnd new kiichett and dining f￿111ry.
- c￿tOmer- Partner with organtsations that work with children and young people outside ofschcM)I hours.
- Safety- Maintain our focus on safrty compliance. ￿ClUdIng 5al¢guardll￿.
- Finance - IncreL8t our ottupancy rats, Incre￿ our price5 in line with inflation and incentivize sthi)ts18 trj bring more
children andeome for long¢r.
EVAS, most significat)( risks arc,
- Pcople- tAck of advisory tApaciry
- Customer. SCI￿OIs notrcuewwg Service Levd Agreettlents ISLAS)
EVAS, strategy to miiigal¢ the lark of advisory capacity is to..
- Employ an EVAS Busirtcss Support Offiecr.
- U5¢ the VisiiEmergenci¢s SupptsrtN¢nvork (VESNI to provide emergency advice capaciry.
. Elthle the Centre Director to be ablB 10 off¢r addlu0t￿l c6pacity / w0￿1n¥ towards *5socia￿ advis¢rstaius.
- Sct up infornial amngements wth other Midland5 pancl Golleagu¢s.
EVAS strategy to miiiwdL¢ the risk of s¢h(w)Is not renewing their StAs is to..
- Devel¢)p a ranxe of adNYsory p￿kageS ai different price points,
- Retlew f¢xus on the quality of the offer, partirularty to Head Trathc
. Rcnew f(Kus on EVC newsletters &q ap&¢k4¢ bm¢fit for SLA cw*omers only.
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LONGTOWN OL'TDOOR LEARNING TRUST IREciYfERED NUMBER: 11291732)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
STATEmE￿r OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSJHII.ITI
Thc ttustets (who art also the dir￿10￿ of Longtown Outdoor L£￿ning Trnst for the putpt)5Ls of company Idw) drt
res￿nSible for prep￿ftg the Tnjstees. Report and thc financial ststemcnts in acctsrdan¢e wtth applicable law and Unit¢d
Kingdo￿ Ae¢oulltfftg SIArKlards' ILTiLit¢d Kingdom Generally AGGounting Pr8clic¢) including Financial
RwTting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard 8ppli¢able in the UK aTMIRepublic of Ireland"
Comwiy law re4wires the trustee5 to prepare fJnan£i81 ststcments for ¢￿h fitthllCi81 year which givc a tnje attd fa￿ view
of the sia¢ of #ffwirs of the charitable company ond of th¢ in¢orning r¢sou￿&S and applicatioTr of rosowce4 in¢luding
the incomE ard ¢xp¢ndiiure. of thc charitable company For that period. In preparing those fitwjcial stht•nents, the
seleci suitable accountillg poiici&s aDd th¢D apply ¢hem consistendy,.
ob5¢rye the methods 2nd principles in the Charity SORP.,
make judgemenis and estimates that are reason3hle and p￿￿ent..
preparc thc r]naDciai sratern￿￿ on th¢ going conc£rn basis untess it IS illappmpri8t¢ 10 pre$￿t￿ that th¢ Gharitable
Company￿1] continue En ￿l￿¢S9.
Tr tr￿st￿5 arc reswjnsible tor ke￿)￿g propEf aCCOUTtting record5 which diKlose with reag)nable ￿UraCY al any tin
the financial posiuon of the charitablc company and to enable them to ensutt that the financial 51aternents comply with
the Compani¢s Act 2006. They ar¢ also r¢spon5ible for 5af¢guarding the &ssets of the charitablc Company and hence for
taking rc&8onable steps forth¢ preV￿tiOn and ddecti¢)n of fraud and other llr¢8ukn'ti¢$.
Thi8 rerA)rt h&8 be¢rt pr￿￿ iD acrordancc with the S￿claI prowsioths of PaTt 15 of th¢ Cornpallie5 Act 2006 rdatill8
10 Small wmpani¢s.
Approved by ordcrof the board of trusttts on l¥ Scp*mber 2025 ￿ signeil oll its i￿￿alf by..
Mrs F H Dickson- Chaimwi- Tn￿ee
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ThI)EPENDENt EXAMINERIS RF.PURT TO TIIL TRUSTEES OF
tL)NGTOWLY OUTDOOR LEARNING TRUST
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11291732
Ind¢p¢ndent txaminer'5 report to the trusteu of IA)ngtowtt Outdoor L¢*rnlng Trn5t ('the Company
I retxjrt to th¢ ch￿lty tn&%ttt5 on my ￿aMInall0ll of th¢ ￿ll¢S of th¢ CoTllFQJLy for the year cnded 31 December 2024.
Respoth$lbliltfjcs basis of rep)rt
As th¢ Gharity'5 tNstee5 of thc Comp&ny (and aLs() its direuors fi)r the puryx>5es of Company law} you are rcsponsible for
tb¢ preparation of the accoullts in a¢¢tsrdart¢E with thr rEquirements of tbe Compani¢8 Aa 21X>6 fth¢ 2006 Arf).
Htvin8 satisfied myself that the awowits of the Company are not requiT&I to be audited under 16 of the 2￿)6 Act
atld are eligible for indep¢nd¢nt examination. I rcport in respect of my examinatioty ol'your charity's a¢￿￿llts as carried
out under S¢¢tion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {the 201 l ACVI. In canying out my cxamittation I have followed the
Directions given by the ch￿lty Commi55iOQ UTHler sectio￿ 145{5) (b) of ihe 2011 ACL
Independent txaminer'5 5ta¢emeTrt
Sini¢ yow ¢lwity'S gross income exceeded £250,(K)O your Tnust bc a membcr of & listed iKM4y. I can confitm
thai T am qualified to undertake the ¢xaminalioll b￿ause l am a member of the A&qociation of Chartered Certified
Accountant4 which is ¢)ne orth¢ listed bodies.
I have completed my cxaminaiion. T tonfirm that no malters have comc to my attcntiot) in cottncction thc
exarnination givittg me caus¢ to Ixliev¢.'
accounting Teeords weTE llDI kept in r¢5p¢ci of the Company rt4uired by Section 386 of the 2(YJS A¢k or
the accounts do not accord with thosc records., or
th¢ accounts do not cnmply wth the accountin8 requirements of Sec¢ion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
TequiremeThi that th¢ a¢¢ounts give a true and fair view which is not 4 lliatr￿ considered as part of an independent
cxamtnation," or
the accowits have not bcLT prcparcd in accoTdan¢c with the method3 and Principle5 Lif the Statement of
Reeomm¢tKicd Prnctice for ac£ounting ￿er￿n8 by ¢haniirs lapplir&bl¢ to prcparing th￿r accounts
in xwrdance with th¢ FinoJ]cial Rq)orting Standard applicable in the UK R¢publie of Irelttnd (FRS 102)).
I have t￿ ¢onc¢ms and have come acm&s no other matters in eont)etlion with Lhe ¢xamination lo whith attentioD should
be th&wn in this T￿￿rt in Ord￿t0 cnable aprw understanding of the accounts to be reached.
S A Tindall
The A550cialioD of Chan¢red Cenified Ac¢ountsnts
L(Kkett & Co
Chartered Ccrtified Accou]Jtants
Shelion House
Coningsby Street
Hercford
Hcrcfor&hirc
HRI 2DY
22 septernb￿ 2025
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tA)NGTOWN oirrDOOR LEARIIINGTRUST
STATEMEYf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
IINCORPOIL4TING AN IYCOME AND LVEf4DrruRE ACCOiTNf)
FOR TIIL YEAR EF4DED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
Totsl
2023
Total
Ut￿<$tri¢ted Rastsicted
futl
Not¢5
INCOME AND ENDOWMENfs FROM
Donation5 aTLd legacia
2,073
14,425
16.498
58,705
CILaritabk activities
Ccntre activities and Ix)okings
594,483
594,483
7(Kb,375
Othcr trwjing aL*ivitie$
Inv¢slment it￿orne
Other inc(xne
19,214
11,522
2,014
L9214
11.522
2.614
29.1(
10,155
683
Totsl
629,906
14.425
644.331
799.024
EXPF.NDITURE OL¥
Charitsble &etrvltles
Centre activities aNI trf)okJngs
606,093
14.425
620,518
601.701
10
22,024
22,024
22,601
Totsl
628.117
14.425
642542
624.302
ET INCOME
1,789
1.789
174,722
RECOYCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tothl ftmds brought fON￿d
615.807
616.451
441.729
T(yfAL FUP4DS CARIUED FORWARD
617,596
618,240
616,451
The notrs folrn rArt of these fuuncial Sts1¢n￿
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LONGTOlTrTh OtryDOOR LEARNtNG TRUST {KEGISTERED NUMBKR., 112917321
BALANCE SItEET
31 DECEMBF.R 2024
2024
Total
fimds
2023
Total
fun(Ls
Unrcstrictcd
fi￿d
Rcstricted
fimd
FIXED ASSETS
T2nwble assets
16
51.575
51.575
25,925
CURRENT ￿SETs
St(Kks
DebtOT5
Cash at bank and in hat
17
18
19
2,748
32.797
661.408
2,748
32,797
662.421
1.320
56.544
643,298
696,953
1,013
697,966
701,162
CREDITORS
Amounts falling thje within one year
20
(74,010}
174.0101
(4.I,O25}
r*ET CUPIIENT A$￿ETs
622,943
1,013
623,956
658,137
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREf*
LIABILITIFS
674,518
1.013
675,531
684,062
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME
22
(56,922)
1369)
157291 }
(67,611)
NET A&SETS
617.596
618.240
616.451
uT￿striCted fiJnd8
Restrictol fimds
617596
615,807
TOTAL FUNDS
618.240
616,451
The charitable company is enLiLied to exemptiort from athlit undef Section 477 of the Companies A¢1 2006 for the year
cnded 31 Dc¢cmbcr2024.
The members have tto¢ r¢quÉtrd the company lo obtain an audit of irs finan¢ial statements for the year ended
3 I DecetnbEr 2024 in accorddnce with Sec¢ion 476 of the compa￿ Act 21x16.
The trustees acknowledge theirrespoDsibilitie5 for
(al
ensuring thai the Charitable cotnpany keeps accowiting T¢4)rds that cottwly with Seetiotts 386 and 387 of th¢
Companits Act 2(K)6 and
prcpating financial slatetnents wkn.ch ￿ve a tnlt and fair view of the statE of affairs of the cbarilable compatty as
&i the end of each f￿￿CIal year and of ILS surp1￿% Dr d¢ficit for each finBnci&l year in aecoTdan¢e with thc
Tc4ujre￿enl5 of Sections 394 and 395 and which othetws¢ comply with th¢ requirements of thc Comp3ni&% Act
rejahng to fiD8ncial statrmcnt& so far ￿ applicable to ¢batitsbl¢ L￿Mp￿DY.
Ib)
The notss forn part of thes¢ fJ]]an¢ial statvnetlts
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LOYGTOWN oirrDOOH L￿ARL￿G TRUST (REGISTERE_D li_UM_BER: 11291732)
BALANCE SHEET- Coll￿n￿ed
31 DECEMBER 21J24
These financial slatemetjts havc in accordance with the prows10￿ aFvlicable ro charitable ¢(pmp4ni¥5
bject io tbe sm811 companies regtine.
The financial sratements were approved by the Board ofTTU5tees and autlKrrised (or i&sue on 18 Sep¢¢mber 2025 and
w¢Jt $ignEd its tKhalf by..
Mys F II D￿kSOn- Chairman. Tnstct
TILe notes forni partof th¢sc fitwi¢iai stat¢mcllts
Poge 18

LONGTOWN oufDOOR LEARNING TRUST
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YL4R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21J24
2024
2023
C4sb flDIV5 from operating
C85h generated from VPWdUvns
52,024
191,778
cash provida by operating a¢tivities
52,024
191.77
Ca$b IknTY5 fD)m inve5thE¥ actlvltle8
PuTcha5c of tangible fixed asstts
Interest receivcd
139,353)
6,452
(10,921)
3.512
Net cash used in investing a¢¢iwiies
{32.901)
(7.4091
ClwiR¢ ¢ash #nd eqvlvajents I
thE reporting period
C.#%h #nd equivalents al the
beglnDlng ofthe reportlThg period
19,123
184,369
643,298
458,929
Casb #nd cash equlvaknt5 st the eDd of
tbe rtyordng perlod
662,421
643,298
The notes forn part of these financi*l S￿le￿￿ts
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LONCWTOWN ovfDOOR LEARNING TRusr
NOTES TO TItE CL8H FLOW STATEMENr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
RV.CONCJLIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH Fl￿w FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2024
2023
Yet kncome for the reportkng per1￿1 (45 per the Ststernent of Flnancl
Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation char8es
tnter¢5t received
Increase in Stocks
Decrease in (kbtors
Increase in creditors
1,789
174,722
13,703
{6.452)
{I,428)
23,747
20,665
6,626
{3,512)
{669)
11,134
3.477
Net ¢8sh provlded by oper#tlons
52,024
191,778
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
Ai 1.1.24
Cash flow
At31.12.24
Net cash
Cash Ht bank and in hand
643.298
19.123
662.421
643,298
19,123
662.421
Tot*1
643,298
19,123
662.421
The note5 fomi rArt of tse financial statemcnts
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LONGTOWN ovfDOOR LEARNING TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf4TS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
GENF.IiAI. I￿￿1)RMATIoN
The charity i5 a privatc company limitcd by guarantee, rebri.$ored in Englartd and Wales. The charitsbl¢
Lyllpangs regist¢red number and r¢8isier¢d offi¢e zddt¢5s can be fou1￿ on we l. Thc mcnthcrs of the
eharitsble company are the tsiJst¢es naYn¢d ¢)n l. ITh the event of the charitable company being wound ￿,
the liability in res￿ of the 8uaran*e is limited to £1 w m¢mbErof the company.
ACCOUNTINC. POLICIES
B•sl$ of prep*ring the fl￿￿￿1￿1 Statements
Thc financial 5tatetn¢nts of the charitable compzny. thich is a public b¢]¢fit ¢tstity FRS 102, have been
prcpared irt accordmcc with thc tharities SORP IFRS 102) 'A¢co￿ting and R¢portiDg by Chuiti¢s: Statemem
of R￿}Mmended Practi￿ applicable io chari¢i¢s preparirtg their accounts in aecordance with the Financial
Reporung Stsndard applithl¢ in the UK and Rwblic of Lt¢land IFRS 102) {cff¢ctive l January 20191.,
Financial Reportin8 Standard 102 The Finarttial R¢porting SrandArd applithl¢ in the UK and Republi¢ of
Ireland. and thc Crjmpanies Aci 2006. The fitK¥ncial statements have b¢eR prepared under the historical cosi
convention.
The financial sia(¢m¢ni$ ar¢ pr¢s¢nted in stttiing which is the fiuwtional currency of the chaTitsbl¢ o)mpat)y and
rounded to the ncarcst poun
ID¢ome
All inc(bmE is r¢co¥ni5ed in th¢ Statement of Financial Activitie% once th¢ dwity has entitlemetst to the fiJTrtLs. it
is probabl¢ that the income wll be received and the amount can be measur&1 r¢liabfy.
It￿)me tax ￿cOVe￿bIe in re￿tion to donaiions received under Gift Aid or d¢¢ds of ¢ovcnan¢ is r¢wgosFcd ai the
lim¢ of the donation.
Goverurnent Gr*wts
Govemn)eni grattts atr W wing thc pcrfurnanre tllixjel and are crcditd to thc Statcment of Fit)atic￿[
Activities as the rela*d expemdityrc is incurrc& any defetred el¢mcnt of grdnts is included in creditors as
d¢[e￿¢d itt¢ome.
Expendffithr¢
Liabiliiies aTr rffogn)5cd as cAp￿d]b￿re as 500n iherc is a le8&] or cons1n￿lVt obligation cojnrnitting th
charity to thai expertdittw¢ it is probable that a trdnqfer of econnrnic bcncfits will be required in s¢ttl¢m¢nt and
the amount of th¢ obligation can be reliably. ￿K￿LtUre 28 accounted for on an accnjals basis and has
b¢en ¢lwifi¢d wider headings that awegate all cost r¢lotrd to th¢ cat¢gory. Wher¢ ¢olls ￿T￿oI b¢ directly
attributEd to p3rticular heading4 they havc ken allocated to activities on a b￿lS consistetst v/ith t￿ use of
rc50urc¢s.
All expendilure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
Grants offtrcd subject to Conditio￿ which have not bccn mei at the year datc are nottd a5 a cotnmitmcnt but
t￿l accrued a5 cxpcnditurc.
T*ngible fixed a58ets
Tangible fixa assets are sta￿1 al eosl less a¢wmuiated depre¢iatioL attd accumulat￿ irnpairn]cnt lo￿& Items
or S￿IfiC group of ilems costing mort than £500 that arc cottsidcrtd ¢0 have a ￿5¢fUl life of I￿ger than the
finallcial period in which thcy We￿ purcbasd are c2pitalised.
Dwrrciauon is provided at the following annual Tares in order ￿ write off the cost of ¢a¢h a¥s¢¢ IE¥5 its ¢5tirnatoJ
T&sIdU￿ over its estimated usefi]I life.
Mi)tor vehirles
Plallt aud ¢qvipllrnt
fumitUTe and equipTnent
. 25•/• on reducing b81gtKe
. 2541ts Oll tthing baitt￿e
. 25°/n on reducin8 balance
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iA)IYGTOWN oirrDOOR LEAR￿7¥CTKUST
NOTLS TO THE FIP4AI¥CIAL STATElbtEIYTS- eontltsued
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 DECEMBER 20Z4
ACCoU￿G POLICILS- continued
Stocks
Stcth arr valued gt the lower of co8r alld Det reali6able ￿luE afteT rnaking duc ail0woj￿t for obsoletr and slow
moving items.
Fllnd aetounting
Gweraj ti]nds are llnrestrictcd fimds and can Ee used in accordan¢¢ with thE charitsble objectives of the clwity
at th¢discretti)n of the tnLstee&
Re5trictcd fund8 can only ￿ US￿ fur particular rcstlicted P￿pose$ within the L)bjects olth¢ ¢hatity. Restii¢tions
arise whcn wified by the donor orwhcn fund8 arc raiscd forpattscuiar TE5trictcdpuTPJ8CS.
The aiD] andus¢ of each r¢stricted fuDd is..
The WiLson Foundation BuT5ary fund i5 for the purpose of giving finawially disadvantaged children and young
p￿SonSW￿o knve in NOrthall￿to￿￿1rc acce55 to the residential wur845 by the chatity.
Penslon Costs and other p¢￿-retIrement benefits
The charitable cotnpany orKTat¢s detine41 contsibuiion pensien ￿h¢T￿¢S. Contiilwtions payable to the charitable
company$ ￿Tr&i0n schernes are charged to the Staterncn¢ of Financial Activiues in the period to whtch they
relate.
Donated goods and 5ervlt¢s
Assets donatcd to th¢ charitable compony are rectsgni%d at the Jx)iThi of donatio￿, and valued at th¢ir marke¢
value.
In a¢¢otdance wth the Charities SORP (FRS 102) the value of scrviccs providtsj by volunteers is not ￿08n]S¢lL
Th¢ Trustees annual rewtt Limlains further infornMtion a]x)UL th¢ invaluable ¢￿tribUtIon p]vvided by
voluntecTS.
Debtor5
Trade and other debLOts ar¢ r¢lU￿nISed al the sertlement amoullt aft¢r atsy trn(k diseount offered. P￿t￿YMents
rc vdued ai the amountPTrpaid net of any trade discounts due.
C4sh atbfink and tn hand
C&th at bank aJ]d in hand includes cash 8Dd short temi highty liquid investsnents with a short maturity of three
months tr Less from the date of acquisitsoD or OlXIliIiB of th¢ dwit or simil4r¥coullt.
Ll&billtles and pnbvlsi0Trs
Liabihii¢s atr r￿0g￿lSed when there is an cèliWiOtt at the balance sheet da* a5 a TC5uit of a past event, Il IS
probable that a transfer of economic ben¢fi¢ will be r¢quiTed in s¢ttlem¢nL and the ott)ount of settlement can be
Liabilities Ye¢0￿]sed at the amouni that the rh4Titablc company aniicipfttes it Iwll pay to settle the delm or the
amounr li has ￿(c]Ved a5 thance payrnents forgwjs or seThiccs it musi provid¢.
ProM5ion8 are me&%llred at the best e5Limate of the amollttts r4uired to settle the d>lig8tion.
￿l￿vInCIal instrumeits
FinanLial &ssets ond liabililics are recogDiged the batthKe sheet when thc ttwitsbie ¢owy becomcs Jxrry
to the contra¢(ual provisions of the financial in$trum¢nrs.
The chan"table comparty's financ￿1 ￿cts qnd liabilities ar¢ basic f￿ncIal instrwncDts, ioitially Trcognised al
trAn5action value and ¥ub5¢qii¢ntly rneas￿ at the￿ scttlement vxlu¢.
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LON￿Ow￿ oirrDOOR LEARNfNG TRUST
￿(￿Es TO THE FINANCIAL SfATEME￿s. eontillll￿l
FOR ThE YEAR EYDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIFS- continued
Coin% concErn
These fittancial srai¢m¢nts have bttn pr¢parrd the going Conc￿ b&si& which that th¢ tharitsble
compsny will tthrttinue its a¢tiwti&s for the fOr￿ceable futyjre.
The tw$tees Lvniinue to rcgularly fDOnitOE both the financial position of th¢ dwity ar￿ the wider econoTrJic
envitDntnrrEI it Op￿dI¢S in.
The tswst¢es beli￿e thAt WTth the charitys exi51ing reserv4 carefid fjnancial mmagemeffl and loyaj C￿ther
b2S4 it will all￿ it to continue to deliver its charitabl¢ abje¢riv¢s for th¢ foreseeahle and at least twelve
tnonths fmTn the date of apprvval of these financial statements. Th¢r¢for¢. th¢ ttvSt￿s foutiuue to adopt tbe
going conccm basis of acc4)uniin8.
DONATIONS AND LEGACILS
2024
Tots]
2023
To&1
)knILs
Unr¢stTiCted
Restricted
fund%
Donations
The Wilson Foundation
1072
2,072
14,426
677
58,028
14,425
2,073
14,425
16,498
58,705
OTHER TRADINC. AcfivvTIES
2024
2023
Total
ut￿¢StriC￿d
R￿tricted
fund
fi]nds
Self C￿ering
Red and ￿eakf￿$t
Shop llJcom¢
14.095
14,095
18,518
3.839
6,749
5.119
5.119
19214
19214
29.106
INVESTh(ENT INCOME
2024
2023
Totaj
fi￿dS
UDrestrict¢d
Restii¢¢d
Rents r¢(&ivtd
Deposit ￿¢0￿)¢ interest
5.070
Q452
5,070
6.452
6,643
3,512
1,522
11522
10.155
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LONCTOWY OUTDOOR LEAIIJ¥ING TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf4TS- ¢ontlnued
FOIiI1ILX￿ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
tNCOMW. FROM CHARITABLE ACTtvrriEs
2024
202J
Actiwty
Residcntia] ethjcationaj
course$
Non residential educatio￿1
¢ows¢¥
Edll¢ation •dvisory traiTLing
FAucatioll advigory sup
Centre activities and bookings
434,878
567.462
Centre activities ond bty)kitig5
Centre a¢riviti¢s 4n4J bookings
Cenire atiivilies and b)okit
55,235
17,975
86J95
31,277
21,304
SOJ32
594.483
7(K>,375
CHARITAIILE ACTIVITIES COSTS
fimdin8 of
aciivities
15ee noic
Dtred
Costs {*¢
note 8)
9}
Torais
Ceth activities and b)okings
597J51
23,167
620.518
DIRF.￿ COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
2023
TnLSteCs' remunuatton etc
Staff costs
Vehitle and ty4ulp￿It hirc
Rent
Rates at)dwa
I￿SUr8￿ce
LiEhi atjd h¢at
Telephorte
Postsge and swionery
Advertibittg
lknpcrty repxir
Food atsd dnnk
Cot￿MIable$
EthLcario[￿I li1￿￿tUre
Olltsid¢ WUTse ¢enttes
SUP￿Dn￿?¢1ors
Trdvelling
Motor expet
Repairs and r¢n¢wu]s
Cle2ning maleri415 and waste th'sposal
Training
Subsistcnee
Htralth and safery
comput￿ expetjses
.8undry exwxqes
Subscriptions
Bad debts
Payroll Frf]rcau
BookkLrping
67.070
253,042
IIJ05
42.934
219,21Y2
18.66$
4,903
11,933
27,555
1.779
722
3,963
7,820
42.569
5,321
13,898
36,743
I,(￿8
1.51
25.471
52.343
437
1.602
74
43,829
954
14,443
9,IH5
6,176
3,486
353
6,2[17
5,420
2,116
1,901
3.541
2.244
1,834
431
2,420
44,795
20,968
9,528
6.21)8
6,837
518
9.957
4.352
4,279
2.055
2.899
2.313
10,214
C4tried fo￿ard
562.104
522,887
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LONGTOWY oirrDOOR LEARi%TNGTRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMLvfs- contiDTred
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
DIRECT CIKSTS OF CHARITABI.b: ACTIVII'IDS- continued
2024
2023
Brought forward
Accountancy
Lc8al and profe&8iottal feES
Baok charges
Depreciaiion
562,104
4577
17.376
91
13.203
522.887
4,394
9,133
180
6,329
597,351
$41923
GRANfs PAYABLE
2024
2023
Centrc actLVjties and bookings
23,167
58,778
The tirtal gran¢$ paid to illdividua15 during theyear w&% a$ fouows:
2024
2023
Wilson Foundation Bws8ry
LOLT Bursary
14,425
8,742
55.317
3.461
23,167
58.778
OTHER
2024
Totsl
fimds
2023
Total
fi￿dS
Unjutrictsd
Restricted
Tru5tee5' remuneration and staff costs
Vehicle equipment hire
Rates and water
11,736
428
185
451
1,042
57
23
128
296
11,736
428
11073
876
250
652
1,725
83
451
1.042
57
23
l28
296
Light and heat
Telephone
Postage and stationcry
Advcrtisin8
Pr(yerty repairs
Fixxi and think
Purchase5- Shop
Motorexpenses
Rcpairs and Ta￿1$
Cleaning nuteri&ls attdwa￿ disrAisal
Trainin8
su￿1stenCe
Health and safety
Computerexpense$
Sundry expenscs
Subscriptions
Paw)11 bureau
Bwkkeeping
Accountancy
63
1,196
354
1,922
600
425
290
3,538
678
360
235
259
20
377
165
162
78
87
386
173
3538
678
360
235
259
20
377
165
162
78
87
386
173
17
295
254
89
105
86
206
Cwried forward
20,864
20,864
21.8611
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tL)NGTOWN oufDOOR LEARNtNG TRU
N(yfES TO THE FtL¥ANCIAL STATEMFNTS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
10.
OTHER- Contin￿e￿
2024
Toral
2023
Totsl
Unrestricted
RE51rictcd
fi￿dS
Brought frAward
Legal and prof¢ssiom] f¢e5
Bank Lh8rg¢s
Dep￿tEa(1Drt
20,864
657
20,864
657
21.868
429
5(A)
51K)
297
22.024
22,024
21601
ii.
rr INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE)
The Jxet snwtllellexpcnditurc) is ststrd aft¢r¢h￿Birlg the following exceptaonai item:
Bdd (kbts £2,899 12023- £3,541)
IL TRusfF.F.S' REMUNERATION AND BLNEFrrs
2024
2023
Tnkn, Sa[￿leS
Trust¢e5' social security
Tr￿te¢s, pension c<mtribuliolls to money purcbase schcmes
60,8
5262
3.170
39.243
2,890
2,585
69,238
44.718
Mr G G Smith zJ]d Mr M S Fawcett &% tnLStccs. wett cmployrd atjd rcmuneratcd by the charittble ¢ottwgJry in
theirc4pa¢ity as enwloyee's as penDittcd by th¢ otti¢l¢& Derai15 of theirrernuncration is.4t&ted alx>ve.
No othertrustets wcre remunerated or receiv¢d bcneflts.
Trustees, expeux%
Thcre were no trustees, cxpen5cs paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 I￿r for th¢ ye4r ended
31 December2023.
11 STAFF COSTS
2024
2023
Wages salaries
Social Sta￿ty costs
Other per￿10￿ Costs
299254
20,917
1.677
253.021
12242
331.848
274,209
The avcrd8e monthly number of employees thiring the year wag follows:
2024
2023
Managemeni
TuioKs
Dome￿ie sthff
12
Pa￿ 26
cofttittued..

LONGTOITrTh OUTDOOR LEARNINC TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEliTS- eontlnued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
13.
STAFF COSTS- eontlnued
No employ¢c5 IffflVEd ¢rnoluments in excess of £60,￿0
Totsl trustee and key n￿nagerneTht personnel remuneratilm attdbenefi￿ were £81154 12023- £79.109)
14.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestrict
fund
Rcstricrcd
md
Total
fi￿(L5
ICOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donation% and legacics
3.388
55.317
58,705
Cb8At8ble xtlvllSes
Centre activities and b(K)kn"JJBs
7￿,575
7(Xl,375
Other trath.tjg a¢tiviti¢s
Investwt iD¢Uty¢
Other incom¢
29.106
9,572
683
29,106
10,155
683
583
TotAI
743.124
55.900
799,024
EXPENDITtIRE ON
Chxrltsble wtIvI￿¢S
Centre acts"Nities andiy)okings
546.384
55317
601,701
22.601
22,(rf)L
Totsl
5611.985
55.317
624.302
NET INCOME
174,139
583
174.722
RECONCILIATION OF FUYDS
Total brL)uglLI forward
441,66
61
441,729
T()TAL FUNDS CARRtED FORWARD
615,R07
616,451
15.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REMUP*ERATIOh'
2024
2023
F¢&$ for the indwdent cxaminatsoo of the accourtts for thepw'od
Fets for Lthcr financial services
2.400
9.255
2,400
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LONGTOWN OiThDOOR LEARNINGTRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATEmElYTs- eontlthued
FOR THE YEAR E￿IlED 31 DECEMBER 21J24
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Office
fiJrnittLre
Pl8JJt and
quipmtnt
Motor
vehicles
equip1n￿t
To1￿5
COST
Ai l jat￿ary 2024
Additiof15
35291
13503
6.299
31.586
25,850
73,176
39.353
Ar 31 D¢cembEr 2024
48.794
6299
57.436
12,529
DLPitEClATION
Ai L Jattllary 2024
Charge fory¢4r
19.736
6,418
3.589
23,926
6,605
47.251
13,?03
At 31 Dethnitr 2024
26.154
4.269
30531
61),954
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 Deccmber 2024
22,640
2,030
26.905
51,575
At JI Decen￿¢￿ 2023
15.555
2,710
25.925
17.
STOCILS
2024
21Tr23
S¢otks
1748
lJ20
DFIITORS: Amoufm FALLING DUE WITHIN OYE YEAR
2024
2023
Trndc delknr5
Prepayments and accrued
25.691
7,1
54,119
2,425
32.797
56,544
19. CASH AT BANK AND IN IL4ND
2024
2023
Wilson
Fa￿dati￿rt
Total
Total
fi￿dS
fimd
fund
Cash in hand
Bank account I
Bar￿ account no 2
BaE& deposit account I
Bank dctM)sit accollnt 2
Bank dwsit account 3
20
339.551
IIM)
218,904
15.293
88.553
1.243
291.657
338,773
778
100
218.904
15,158
88,553
215,389
48,857
86.052
135
Totsl
661.408
1,013
662,421
643298
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LONC.TOWN oirrtK)OR LEAILYtNG TRUST
NOTES TO TUE FINLCIAL STATEMEIY13. eotttknlled
FOR THE YEARENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
20.
CREDITORS: AmoU￿Ts FALLING DUE W￿H1N ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trnde crcditor5
Social security and othertaxes
Sunthy Creditors and a¢¢rLJals
Deposits in advance
5,486
5,785
1,065
896
25,064
16,000
54.690
74,010
43,025
21.
LEAStNCv ACIREEMF.Nrs
MiniTnum F4ym¢nts ulld¢r non-￿￿¢¢718blc q)aBtirtg le&ses fall due as follows..
2024
2023
Within one ycdr
Between one and five years
332
1.159
1,491
22.
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INC.nME
tkferred incom¢ Gornpri%s Educ&tion advisory support and Bursary incomc.
Education advL50ry s1]P￿rt incom¢ 18 dcfeLTed so as to reco8nis¢ th¢ in¢¢)me at tkne tim¢ the 5avice isprovid¢¢L
2024
2023
DeferTed in¢omc brought fonvdrd
IncullL¢ invoiced period
Deferred income canied fonvard
57.817
85,5
(56,922)
51.149
87.(K>O
157,817}
Income recogllLsed for the p￿1￿1
86,395
80,332
income tE¢eived for the peri(MJ I September 2024 ￿ 31 Augi]st 2025 bui not awardcd by thc year cnd is
deferred ￿ b¢ reC4)gni￿d in th¢ following year.
2024
2023
Deferred itlcome brought forward
Income received
Deferred income c￿rIed forward
9,794
5,0(M)
{369)
9,016
56.095
(9,7941
Incon￿ recognised for the period
14.425
55.317
2024
2023
Edu¢aiion Advibvry Support income e4rri¢d foNthrd
Bursary income carried fotward
56,922
369
57.817
9,794
Total dcfcrrcd income
57291
67,611
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LONGTOWN OUTDOOR LEAILYING TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMELYfs- eomdnued
FOR THE￿EA￿DED 31 DECEMBER 2024
23.
MOVF.MENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in fi￿d5
Ai
31.12.24
At 1.1.24
Unrestrlctcd
Gettcrai fjmd
615,807
1.789
617,596
Restricted fvnd5
Wilson Foundation Bwsfiry fimd
TOTAL FUNDS
616.451
1.789
618.240
movement ia itKlud¢d in tb¢ a￿ve arc 88 follows:
Incoming
resourc¢s
Rc5ourtts Movement
cxpend
in fijnds
UThr¢strl¢ted hlnds
G¢n¢ra] fiu)d
629,9(I5
{628,I17}
1,789
Re5tTieted funds
Wi150n Foundarion tlwsary fvtsd
14,425
(14,425)
TOTAL FUN]kS
644,331
(642542)
1,789
CompAr4tiva for movement In
Nct
moverneftt
in fiLDd5
Ai
31.1223
Al 1.1.23
Unrestricted funds
General fimd
441,668
174,139
615,807
Rtstrltted thDd5
Wilson Foundation BuT5ary fund
61
583
TOTAL FUNDS
441,729
174.722
616.451
Pa8e 30
con(tnued..

LONGfowEI OUTDI)OR LEAR￿1￿c TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL bryATEmE￿rys. ￿nd￿lled
FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
MOVEMEYf IN FUNDS- eontlnued
CompaNive t￿t movement in filljds. in¢lud¢d in the alK•ve oxe ￿ follow5..
Incoming
Rcsources
resourccs eXpe[￿¢d
Movement
in fimLs
Unrestrieted fvpd5
Gencrnl fulld
743,124
1568,985)
174,139
RestrICt￿ funds
Wilson Foundati￿ fi￿d
55,900
155,3171
583
TOTAL FUNDS
799,024
1624.302)
174,722
A culrent y¢4r 12 mondLS and prior year 12 months combined tx)5ition is &5 follows:
Net
At
31.12.24
At 1.1.23
Unrestricted funds
General fimd
441,668
175.928
617.596
Reitrkted
Wilson Ffxmdation Bursary fund
61
583
TOTAL FUNDS
441,729
176.511
618240
A rutrwrt year 12 ll￿nths atld prior yw 12 months cojnbilled n# tnoW¢￿¢￿t in fiu]d& included in the above ar¢
as follows:
tncomin8
Resouwes
expended
Movement
in funds
UThrestrleted funth
Generat fi]nd
l J73,03Q
(1,197.102)
175.928
Rests4cted funds
Wilson Founthtion Bw5ary fi]nd
70J25
169,7421
583
TOTAL Fuf4DS
1.443,355
(1266,844)
176,511
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LONGTOWN oirrDOOR LEARNtNG TRUST
NOTLS TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS- eonthiued
FDR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
RELATED PARTY DISCIAk8URF,S
There were tx) relakd patytransactions f¢x the year cndoj 31 Dccembcr 2024.
PENSION COM￿mE1%￿s
The tharitablc company owalesa dcfin¢d ci)ntribution peThsion scheme.
Contributions are Charged to the Statemcni of FiDkllciai ALtivi¢i#b ill the period which they ar¢ payabl
pension ¢hargc for the period repTcsenLS contributiOll5 payable to ihc 5ehemc of £1 1,677 12023 - £8,946)
COnth￿ul10nS outstsmding ar the period et)d wer¢ £nil (2023- £nil).
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