swTRYD for y￿n£ YyT,VV Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 **Country Days Limited Registered number Charity number (date of incorporation 26.06.2018)** **11433398 1181833** ||| |---|---| |Contents|| ||Page| |Aims|1| |Strategic Review|2-5| |Our team|6| |Patrons/Trustees|7-8| |What Patrons, Trustees, Staf and Volunteers say
about us|9| |What our families sayabout us|10| |Our Sponsors in 2024|11| |Trustees Report|12-22| ## **We aim for our young people to** **To smell the earth** **To taste the rain** **To touch the wind** **To see things grow** **To hear the sun rise** **And night fall** **To care** ## **Our values** **RESPECT** Be kind to each other **FUN** Make friends, be enthusiastic, support each other ## **NATURE** Enjoy the nature reserve 1 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Strategic Review** Country Days is an Educational Charity providing outdoor learning in a beautiful nature reserve for young people aged 7-11 in Bedfordshire, giving children who have little or no access to the countryside an opportunity to learn in and about nature. We are grateful for the dedication of our patrons, trustees, teachers, support staff, volunteers and our fundraising committee whose dedication and enthusiasm has made all this possible. We are equally grateful to all those who have supported us and proud of what we have achieved to help create a brighter future for children on low-income families in Bedfordshire and hope you enjoy reading about it. Research has highlighted why stimulating interest in the natural environment is the key to unlocking learning potential, building confidence and resilience to give children a more positive future. Each year we have delivered more places to more children, extended the scope of our courses to deliver our most ambitious curriculum to date and received our most positive feedback from teachers, parents, and children. We have introduced new activities, hired more staff, had more volunteers and are creating a bank of teachers and volunteers for the future. The family fun day and quiz night have continued to raise awareness and allowed the charity to play a more central community role. 50% of our children this year were FSM, pupil premium or SEND and the need to support the growing number of these children is vital. We will continue to publicise our funding on social media platforms, newsletters, word of mouth and local fundraising events. We have been awarded National funding for the first time by the National Lottery and were delighted to receive the High Sheriff award in recognition of our one-day course especially designed for children of the Grange Academy. _“Country days has been an amazing opportunity for our children during the holidays. The charity has been kind enough to open a day especially for our pupils who all have special educational needs at Grange and have made multiple accommodations for the needs of our pupils. The organisers of the days out have been amazing with our pupils and have given them opportunities and experiences they wouldn't usually have such as pond dipping and making dens. All of our pupils loved the day out and talked about it for months after. The children felt like they had achieved so many accomplishments from the day out and it enabled them to build their confidence. I have also had lovely feedback from parents about how nice it is to have a day out especially for our pupils in a safe and comfortable environment. We are so excited to continue these days for our pupils”_ **Megan Jones, Grange Academy** Helen Orssich ( nee Hadfield Esme Watkinson ( nee Hadfield ) Rita Di Carlo Co – Founder Co- Founder Head of Administration 2 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Our Journey** In 2018 Country Days was founded by Ann Hadfield MBE to help vulnerable young people in Bedfordshire learn to thrive by learning and spending time in nature. She sadly passed away before the first course but her 2 daughters Esme and Helen took over, we had 24 children **2018** attending on our first course In 2020 Covid hit and we did our online courses which over 50 children took part in our online learning, In 2021 our we decided to **2020/2021** expand our courses for Easter and summer and saw 150 children attend **2024** In 2024 the Easter course was a great success. Pond dipping remains a very popular and rewarding activity and the occasional sunshine encouraged not only newts but also water boatmen, pond skaters, water spiders beetles and mayfly nymphs to appear. Summer course 2024 we increased our activities from 4 to 5 and had over 300 children 3 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Our young people** ## **Helped 300 unique young people** **50% came from families with financial difficulties** **45% of our young people have one or more SEND, mental health or neurodiverse** **More than 10% have a social worker or are under a child protection plan (CPP)** ## **The difference we make** - 98% of young people have shown improved **SELF CONFIDENCE** - We work in partnership with other local agencies including 50+ schools, children's services, and specialist organisations, supporting young people and their families. - 45 hours of interactive learning in small groups - 99% would come back to Country Days - 97% learnt SOMETHING NEW - 93% made NEW FRIENDS - 97% improved TEAMWORK SKILLS 4 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Our projects and ambitons** We want to continue to run our outdoor learning courses of one- or two-days duration during the Easter and Summer holidays at a local nature reserve for 300 children aged between 7-11 from low-income families in Bedfordshire who have little or no access to the countryside. Each year we review our courses using teacher, parental and child feedback and adjust our curriculum accordingly. Our courses this year were the most successful to date, receiving the most positive feedback from parents and children. Our links with schools and organisations continue to grow rapidly. However, due to the cost-of-living crisis, the pressures on the education and welfare systems, we believe the work Country Days does in the community in Bedfordshire has become increasingly vital to support the emotional wellbeing of children 7- 11 consequently we need to broaden its reach to include more children throughout the year. Therefore, we want to expand our activities to include a Saturday morning club run by 2 teachers so that we can give more children the opportunity to benefit from being outside and learn in a beautiful nature environment. We need to make improvements including permanent compost toilet facilities at the nature reserve and raise funds for the additional staff to make this possible. ## **Our Strategic priorites** ## **ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ACTIVITIES AND FOOD** Through our face-to-face delivery, maintain that 50% of places are accessed by young people meeting our criteria and alleviate barriers created by financial hardship. Increase access to healthy meals and snacks at our face-to-face provision. ## **EXPAND OUR REACH** Ensure that the delivery locations are reflective of where referrals are being received from, where there is most local need, and where we can build strong relationships within the community. ## **FUNDRAISING** Continue our relationship with our existing funders where possible, explore new funding, extend and develop our fundraising activities. 5 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Our Team** ## Victoria Hayward ## Curriculum leader Safeguarding Head of Curriculum. Victoria is the Education Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Lead, School Improvement Team, Bedford Borough Council. She has over 15 years of experience working in education as a former Deputy Headteacher with the focus of driving forward practice and improving outcomes for children. ## **Teaching staf** Tim Sergeant Laura Davies Katrina Hyden Emma Wilson Christopher Tansell Helen Watkinson ## **Support staf** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Rita Di Carlo Lynni Gingell Roy Horner
Head of Admin Health and Safety, Fire Marshal Site Manager
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Group leaders
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Amelie Davies Tim Davies Nicola Bowyer Izzy Davies
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Volunteers
Sophie Abdin William Westwood
Fundraising Commitee
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Esme Orssich Anna Lewes Hugh Maltby
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6 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Patrons** ## **Susan Lousada, DL** Susan was born and educated in Bedfordshire and has lived all but four years of her life in the county. She is married to Simon, has two children and two grandchildren and enjoys local history, gardening, skiing, walking and spinning classes. Susan has a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Microbiology from Leeds University and a PGC in Translational Medicine from Cranfield University. She has over 20 years’ experience of running a family business prior to its sale in 2007. She is a non-legal member in the First Tier Tax Tribunal and serves on a Research Ethics Committee based in Oxford where she has held both the Chair and Vice-Chair positions. Susan is privileged to serve as Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire as His Majesty the King’s representative in the county. Other voluntary positions held include school governor at Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School with particular responsibility for safeguarding and is Chair of the Curriculum Committee and has mentored pupils in a Bedfordshire upper school. She is Vice President of Bedfordshire NSPCC, a member of the County Priory Group (St John’s Ambulance), a member of the charity School readers Senior Management Team, serves on the Bedfordshire Committee of the East Anglian Air Ambulance and is a Trustee of Level Trust. Susan was very honoured to serve as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2020/2021 where during lockdown she was instrumental in distributing almost 1800 laptops to children with no access to a digital device across Bedfordshire. ## **Lionel Stewart, MBE** Lionel Stewart is a retired Police Officer with over 60 years’ experience both serving and retired. He is Chairman of Beds Retired Police Officers Association NARPO. As Crimebeat coordinator he worked closely with the late Ann Hadfield in the early days of Fun for Young People. 7 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Trustees** **Helen Orssich and Esme Watkinson** are the daughters of Ann Hadfield MBE. They formed the charity inspired by their mother's vision following their mother's death in 2018. Helen runs an advertising and film production company in London and Esme has just retired as a General Practitioner in Birmingham. **Alexis Orssich** works in technology for a startup. Despite living in London, he loves the countryside and believes all children should have the opportunity to appreciate and love nature. **Helen Watkinson** is Ann Hadfield's granddaughter. She is Head of Department for English at Fulham Boys School London. **Margaret Campbell** is a qualified accountant. She is company secretary for the charity and handles the financial record keeping and preparation of accounts. **Caroline Heaton** lives in Bedfordshire and very much enjoys rural life. She feels it is important for young people to have the opportunity to experience time in the countryside and develop skills and knowledge while in an area surrounded by plants, trees and wildlife. **Claire Innes** is a Partner in the Interim HR Practice at Eton Bridge Partners, an Executive Search firm in London. Passionate about education and the opportunities it provides to transform lives, Claire supports Country Days with the recruitment of excellent teaching staff to inspire young people. **Frank McMahon** was headteacher of Robert Bruce School and greatly appreciated the Fun 4 Young People summer school initiative which enriched the school holiday experiences of so many pupils. He believes Country Days, its ambitious successor, builds on those achievements and significantly develops the range of activities provided. **Caroline Waterfall** is a mother of 3 and grandmother of 8. She believes being outside in the countryside broadens the lives and learning of the young. 8 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **What Patrons, Trustees, Staf and Volunteers say about us** ## **Lionel Stewart MBE (Patron)** "It is my pleasure to be a Patron of Country Days, as a school governor for over 30 years I have always held the view that EVERY child has a talent it is for us to nurture that talent and in doing so give him or her the confidence to get through life with head held high. Country Days gives so much to the young people that attend each year and are always looking at new ideas to stimulate the learning. The staff, the volunteers and trustees work together to provide a meaningful experience for all that attend each year. On a number of occasions, I have had the pleasure of visiting the project in action and to see the enjoyment that is evident is priceless. To our funders I say a big thank you and assure you your money is well spent. Here's to the future” ## **Caroline Waterfall (Trustee)** “I support Country Days because I would like every child to have the nature experiences that I was able to have as a child” ## **Claire Innes (Trustee)** “I support Country Days because it's a wonderful charity providing a much needed solution for local young people. I love the outdoors, and think everyone should have easy access to nature, it's so good for mental health and wellbeing, amd the fact that many young people don't get enough access or have enough opportunities to be in nature is a very sad situation. Country Days really meets this need, and there's a desperate need in the Bedfordshire area. This charity has a real impact and makes such a difference to a large number of young people's lives, fostering a love of outdoors for life” ## **Emma Wilson (Teaching staff)** “Country Days has been one of my best experiences in 34 years as a teacher. It has been said so many times already how important the outdoor experience, fun and learning are to the children and how much they benefit. What must be emphasised is just how ambitious, conscientious and authentic this provision is. What a joy to have children, volunteers and staff so respected and cared for while they learn and play together. If only all learning could be like this” ## **Sophie Abdin (Volunteer)** “I enjoyed being outdoors and helping. I felt really supported by the staff there, everyone was really nice. I found that the children got so much from the activities. I recognised how much the children valued eating, being outdoors and learning together. It was an extremely rewarding experience and I can't wait until the next one” 9 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **What our families say about us** "It's hard to find a course that he enjoys and stays focused on and interested in for any length of time. This course kept him engaged and he said he had a brilliant time. Will definitely recommend to others and will be booking again" "My daughter was a little nervous going on a course for the first time and not being with any of her friends. I dropped her off and drove away feeling worried and hopeful that she would have a good time but promised if she wasn't happy then the next day she didn't have to go! When I returned to pick her up all I saw walking up the field was a great big beaming smile and her first words to me where we have had the best day ever, I loved it, thank you so much for all you do for the children of Bedfordshire! She is already looking forward to next year!" “My son enjoyed this course more than any other he's been to in the past 6 years. his favourite bits were the rock painting, the archery, the logic puzzles, poetry and making clay models” "A truly lovely experience; our daughter thoroughly loved it, and can’t wait to come next year! The feedback about the staff was lovely, and I felt better knowing she was well looked after” “Thank you for a fantastic couple of days! My children had a great time, they made some new friends and the course leaders were engaging and kind. The kids particularly enjoyed holding a newt, archery and learning about different habitats. It was very well organised with lots of different activities” “My Daughter absolutely loved this and only wanted more! She was so proud of her creations that she could bring home and in particular her finger knitting!!! She loved the pond dipping and clay making and of course the obstacle course. I can’t imagine how you could improve. She really loved writing about it in her notepad and is keeping that safe. Honestly a highlight of her holiday and her sister can’t wait to join you next year!!” “My daughter had such a fantastic time on the course. She really enjoyed all of the activities and it was great for her to be outside and off a screen! She particularly enjoyed working with clay and pond dipping. She mentioned Izzy a number of times. We will definitely book again - thank you all for providing such a lovely two days and getting them all out and enjoying nature” “My daughter thoroughly enjoyed both days, talking with enthusiasm about pond dipping, using clay and archery to name but a few activities. Her self-confidence has been boosted & she has learned new skills. As a parent, the course was extremely well organised from drop off to pick up, the activities and the communication via email/social media” 10 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 **Our Sponsors in 2024** We are proud to be supported by so many fantastic local and national charitable trusts. - The St Johns Hospital Trust - The Carlton Educational Charity - The Neighbourly Charitable Trust - The Gale Family Trust - The Miller Charitable Trust - Kempston Charities - Bedford Charitable Trust - Bedford Lions - Oakley Parish Council 11 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 ## **Trustees Report** Country Days Ltd is a single entity set up as a private company limited by guarantee and a registered charity and governed by the objectives listed on the Charity Commission website. ## **Charitable objectives and activities** To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 11 living in the Borough of Bedford by providing programmes of Physical, educational and other activities as a means of: A) Advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals. - B) Advancing Education - C) Providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for young people living aged 7-11 living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons. ## **Public Benefit Statement** The Trustees confirm that they have due regard for the Charity Commission Guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives, planning future strategy and setting policy. The work of Country Days is fundamental in improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Bedfordshire by giving them opportunities they would not otherwise have. Research has shown multiple benefits of being outdoors on children’s learning and development, including social, physical and academic benefits. Despite the research children still spend most of their time inside. With the increasing challenge of climate change it is vital that our young people develop an awareness and appreciation of the natural environment which can only be heightened by spending more time in it. The Leys Nature Reserve at Felmersham provides an ideal learning environment for Country Days with 33 different varieties of trees in woodland, a pond with great crested and common newts, resident ducks and other wildlife and three natural open play areas. The use of the Leys Nature Reserve, which is used to host the nature courses for Country Days, is freely donated by its owners Esme Watkinson and Helen S E H Orssich, who also act as trustees for Country Days. The Charity has raised funds to maintain it as safe environment for the children and developed it so it is fit for purpose with the addition of rain shelters, landing stages at the pond and 2 science sheds, Admin hut and storage, in order to allow the course activities to take place and accommodate the growing number of places the charity can offer in line with the demand for its activities. The nature reserve is not run for profit and the owners’ intention is to continue to develop opportunities for schools, voluntary organisations and other charities in Bedfordshire to benefit from using the Nature Reserve if suitable for their activities when it is not in use by the charity, and any fees raised by this will be donated back to Country Days to contribute to the preparation costs of the site for the courses 12 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 **Financial Review Accounts December 2023** The Charity was awarded total funds of £29,010 this financial year from a range of grant funding, donations and community fund raising activities. The major sources are grant funding from The National Lottery, The Wixamtree Trust, The Carlton Trust, The BEA, The Gale Trust, Kempston Charities, The Miller Charitable Trust, The St John’s Hospital Trust and Bedford Borough Council also provide funding through the HAF programme. As we expand the remit of our courses, offer more places to more children but keep the teacher to pupil ratio the same, combined with the rise in costs, our yearly budget has risen and the difference of £11,943 between secured funding and the costs been met by funds in our unrestricted reserves. Currently we hold sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet the funding gap between our costs and the funding we raise and will allow us to expand the charity’s vision to benefit more children in Bedfordshire and increase the use of the nature reserve throughout the year but we recognise that these funds will deplete as the charity expands. We now have a charity committee in place and aim to increase our fundraising activities in step with the growth of the charity. The trustees recognise that as with all charities there is an uncertainty to grant funding but the trustees have an expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The trustees approve a draft budget for each financial year and any costs which exceed this budget but are deemed vital to the charity are approved by the board. Any capital and core costs over a threshold of £2,000 are sanctioned by the board of trustees on an ongoing basis. 13 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Registered number 11433398 County Days Limrted Report and Accounts 31 December 2023 14 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENfjiAND AND WALES Independent examinerf8 report on the accounts Section A Indepen¢Jent Examlnèi's Report R•port to th• tr￿t￿l COUNTRY DAYS LIMITEO1114333981 On •eeounts forth• y•4f •nd•d 310 DECEMBER 2023 Ch•rbty no Ibl •nyl 1181833 S•t aut on p•q•• 1108 I r•port lo the trust￿ M my ox8minaiM>n ol th• ￿0)Unts oflhe ¢harlty llh• Tr￿1.) for lh& yèar end￿ 31112r2023. 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IER Oct 2018 Country Days Limited Registered number: 11433398 Directors' Report The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **Principal activities** The company's principal activity during the year continued to be the provision of nature courses for children aged 7 - 11. ## **Directors** The following persons served as directors during the year: Helen Orssich Esme Watkinson Caroline Heaton Claire Innes Francis McMahon Alexis Orssich Caroline Waterfall Helen Watkinson They are also trustees of the charity ## **Directors' responsibilities** The directors are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these accounts, the directors are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. This report was approved by the board on 23 September 2024 and signed on its behalf. Helen Orssich Director 15 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Days Limited Piofrt and Loss Account fot the yeat ended 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Twnover 29.010 56,827 Cost of sales (24,756) (18,293) Gros8 profit 4,254 38.$34 AdministratNe expenses (17,3091 (10,008) Operating Iloss)Iprofit (13,055) 28,526 Interest receivable 1,110 ILos8)Iprofit before taxation (11,945 28.526 Tax on (108syprofft ILoss)Iprofit for the financial year (11,945) 28,526 16 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Days LimrLed Registered number: Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 11433398 NotP5 2023 2022 Fix&d 355ets Tangible asse15 1&321 1g.7fj2 Current a55ets C35h 31 bank and ￿ hand 76.286 81.79D Net currpnt 355pts 7&28 81.790 Net 355ets 89.6D7 ID1.552 C3Pit31 reSEr￿p5 Profft and la55 aox>unt .6D7 ID1.552 Sh3reholdEr5' fund5 8Q.6D7 ID1.552 The dI￿￿Dr5 are 53ti5F*ed that the company is en￿lled to exemptiDn frum the requirerTrEnt ID Dbtsin an audti under Section 4Th ofthe Companie5 Act 2M6. The rThErnt￿rs have nol required the (ompany ID Dbtsin an audtt in ￿CordanCe Y￿￿th 5ecthn 476 Df the ACL The director5 3cknt¥wledge their re5F￿sibIlI￿e5 ft>r (omplwng wtih the requirerTrEnts of Ihe (bmpaniE5 Act 20￿ wth re5wXtD aox>unting rw)rd5 and the preparation of a(￿unts. The aox>unt5 hwie ￿en preP3r￿ and deliver&l in 30>)rdan￿ wilh the SP￿131 pr[Wi51C￿5 appli(sble bj CDmp3nie5 5ubj&X ￿ Ihe small CDmpanie5 regime_ The profil and IDSS 34￿Uni has r bèen delivered bj the R￿iStraT of Cornpanie5. Helen Or55Fch r￿tar Approved by the txHrd on 23 September 2D24 17 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Day8 Limited Statement of Changes in Equrty for the year ended 31 December 2023 Shafe Share Profrt capital wemwjm valuation and loss reserve account Total At 1 JaNury 2022 73.028 73.D26 Prcfft for the )Inanaa year 28.528 28.520 At 31 Decembèr 2022 101.552 101.552 At 1 January 2023 101,552 lo1.￿2 Loss for the financial year (11,945) (11.945) At 31 Decembèr 2023 89.807 89.￿7 18 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Days Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 1 Accounting policies Basis of preparation The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance wth FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entrties by section 1A of the standard). Turnover Tumover consists of the funds donated and amounts raised from the activrties of the charrty. Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulats-ve impaimient losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, al rates calculated to wrtle off the cost. less esb"maled residual value, of each asset eventy over rts expected useful life, as follows= Structures on the field over 4 years Creditors Short temi creditors are measured at transacts.on ptice (which is usualty the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabililies are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequenty measured at amortised cost delermined using the effeth.ve interest method. Taxation As a chanty tax is not payable Provlslons Provisions (ie liabilrties of uncertain b'ming or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefrt will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Foreign currency translation Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recognised at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. At the end of each reporbng period foreign currency monetary rtems are Iranslated at the closing rale of exchange. Non-monetary ilems that are measured at historical cost are translated at the late ruling at the date of the transacb"on. All drffeiences are chaiged to profit or loss_ Reserved funds The company does not hold any reserved funds in the stn.ct technical sense, but rt is the policy of the directors to hold in reserve enough funding to cover the courses of for the followng year and any donats'ons given for spectfic purposes are spent in the year of receipt so no funds are held at the year end. 19 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Days Limited Notes to the Accounts for ihe year ended 31 Decernber 2023 2 Employee8 2023 Number 2022 Number Average nUrnb￿ of persons emplosEd by the company 3 Tangible fixed assets Plant and machinery etc Cost At 1 January 2023 At 31 December 2023 25,765 25,765 Deprecialion At 1 January 2023 Charge for the year At 31 December 2023 6,003 6.441 12.444 Net book value At 31 December 2023 13.321 At 31 December 2022 19.762 4 Olher infomiation County Days Lrnrted is a private company linrted by shares InC￿rated in Eroland. Its registered office is" 2 St Stephens Terrace London SW8 1DH 20 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Days Limited Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2023 This schedule does not fomi part of the statutory accounts 2023 2022 Sales 29,010 56.827 Cost of sales (24,756) (18,293) Gross profft 4,254 38,534 Administrabve expenses (17,309) (10.008) Operating (loss}Iprofft (13,055) 28.526 Interest receivable 1,110 {Loss)Iprofit before tax (11.945) 28.526 21 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023 Country Days Limited Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2023 This schedule does not forni part of the statutory accounts 2023 2022 Sales Donats"ons Fund raising events Course fees Other 24.938 2,831 1.040 201 54,557 890 1,380 29,010 56,827 Cost of sales Course costs Field costs 12.047 12.709 12,383 5,910 18,293 24,756 Administrative expenses Employee costs" Fees pa 7.350 7,350 2,727 2,727 Premises cost8- Water 329 329 General administrative expenses: Telephone and intemet PO box Fund raising costs Bank charges Insurance Rubbish removal Depreciab'on Sundry expenses 313 396 541 126 1,011 464 6,441 110 9,402 126 378 393 5,153 100 7,094 Legal and professional costs- Advertising and PR 228 228 187 187 22 Country Days Trustee Report & Accounts Dec 2023