REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 09949539 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183532
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
FOR
AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
Hopper Williams & Bell Limited Statutory Auditor Highland House Mayflower Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4AR
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CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 | ||
| Report of the Trustees | 2 | to | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 | to | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 10 | ||
| Cash Flow Statement | 11 | ||
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 12 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 | to | 19 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 20 |
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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
TRUSTEES D J Brain Z A Evans J E Wilkinson REGISTERED OFFICE Rosewood Free School Aldermoor Road Southampton Hampshire SO16 5NA REGISTERED COMPANY 09949539 (England and Wales) NUMBER
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1183532
AUDITORS Hopper Williams & Bell Limited Statutory Auditor Highland House Mayflower Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4AR BANKERS Lloyds TSB Bank plc 77 Shirley High Street Shirley Southampton Hampshire SO15 3TX
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
The trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements and auditor's report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 August 2024. The annual report serves the purposes of both a trustees' report, and a directors' report under company law.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
To prepare students who have Severe and/or Profound Learning Disabilities, with complex physical and sensory needs, for adulthood in an adult orientated environment. To provide opportunities to develop lifelong learning skills, reduce dependency and increase community participation.
We believe that in order to provide an effective learning environment it is necessary to have a detailed and shared understandingof a student's needs by all the professionals from education and therapy. This shared understandingwill lead to every student having a personalised learning plan that will influence the provision offered.
We will always treat each student with dignity and respect. As a Post 19 through to adult provider we will be respectful of each student's age and needs as they move through the provision making their individual developmental journey into adulthood. We aim to provide an adult orientated environment that is responsive and reflective of the individual needs of the students. We will use the guidance and ambition of the Preparation for Adulthood to ensure we are ambitious in our aspirations for each individual.
Communication strategies will be developed, consistently applied, respected, and responded to. All students will have opportunities to apply communication skills functionally in community settings.
We aim to provide a range of meaningfulopportunities that allow students to transitioninto adulthood with increased control of their learning, environment, and future life choices.
We value and respect the knowledge, experience and expertise of parents/carers and welcome every opportunity to work with them to support the student's journey through the provision and into adulthood. We aim to understand our students within the context of their family and the community they live in.
We believe in the right of all of students to have opportunities to make meaningful choices or have their preferences respected and will appoint an advocate for each student.
Public benefit
To promote the education of young people between the ages of 19 and 25 years with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, education, training and social and physical training at such school, college, schools or colleges as the charity thinks fit.
The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
STRATEGIC REPORT Achievement and performance Charitable activities
Charitable activities During 2023/24:
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13 young adults were assessed and had delivered a personal learning plan to support their transition into adult life.
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Data is now collected to reflect the areas of "Preparation for Adulthood", all learners made progress in at least one key area of their learning plan.
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Four young adults transitioned into adult services following a planned schedule of orientation and joint working with the Avenues staff team.
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Monitoringby Rosewood School Senior Leadership found the quality of teaching and learningto be at least good and some lessons had outstanding features on the six occasions this was formally monitored.
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Avenues have put in place strict safeguarding procedures to support vulnerable adults and have actively been involved in advocating for young people in case reviews and family conferences.
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During the Annual review processes this year, led by both placing authorities,the families were informed of the decision to cease EHCPs for each individual and no longer fund the Avenues provision. This was initiallyto be with immediate effect. Following robust challenge from Avenues and the families the provision was funded to complete the transition into adult placements the remaining learners by Easter 2025.
Financial review
Financial position
At the end of this reporting period, the Charity's financial position is satisfactory. There is a small deficit in the budget set due to the death of a learner which had an effect on the predicted income for the year. Looking forward to the next academic period, forecast income is expected to cover predicted expenditure and the small deficit carried forward from this year, even taking into account the shorter time period.
Salaries paid were 95% of Grant Income received, and other expenses included Classroom Hire, Business Insurance, Audit costs and Finance Management System charges. These expenses are largely comparable year-on-year and no major inflationary rises are expected.
An increase in the amount of funding received is expected in the next financial period, adequate to cover the deficit and a balanced budget can be expected for the 2024-25 year. It bears noting, though, that the Local Authority has taken the decision not to renew the contract for this provision past Easter 2025. Although this year is finishingwith a deficit, there is a plan to negate that in the 2024-25 academic year before the provision closes.
Reserves policy
At the end of this reporting period, the charity recorded a deficit on the Income Statement of £19,071 and has reserves carried forward of negative £6,267. These reserves will be held in the Charity's bank account to be available for contingencies relating to the continued uncertainty of the future location of the provision and any unanticipated costs that may be incurred.
Going concern
After makingappropriate enquiries, the board of trustees has a reasonable expectation that the charityhas adequate resources to continue until closure in April 2025. Arrangementshave been made with the families concerned for alternative provisions within Adult placements, and funding will cease and the provision close at Easter 2025. It is for this reason that the Trustees believe the charityis not a going concern, and these will be the last full-year accounts produced as academic year 2024-2025 will run September 2024 - April 2025.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The charityis controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Charity constitution
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The charitable company's memorandum and articles of association are the primarygoverningdocuments of the charity. The trustees are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
The Trustees were initiallyselected from family members and interested parties in the provision. They now have ownership of the appointment of further trustees.
Funds Held as Custodian Trustee on Behalf of Others
Funds are not held as Custodian Trustee on Behalf of Others.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also the directors of Avenues College Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incomingresources and application of resources, includingthe income and expenditure,of the charitable company for that period.
In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
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there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
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the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Hopper Williams & Bell Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Report of the trustees, incorporatinga strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on ............................................. and signed on the board's behalf by: 25 Mar 2025
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Z A Evans - Trustee
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Avenues College Ltd (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 August 2024 which comprise the Statement of FinancialActivities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
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In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with InternationalStandards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial statements which explains that the trustees intend to dissolve the company and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in Note 1.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statementsare prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understandingof the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothingto report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparingthe financial statements,the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
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Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities,includingfraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities,includingfraud. Due to the inherentlimitationsof an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularitieseven though the audit has been properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK). The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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We obtained an understandingof the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company, and the industry in which it operates. These include but are not limited to compliance with the Companies Act 2006, UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, Charities Statement of Recommended Practice and the relevant tax compliance regulations for the company.
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We obtained an understanding of how the company is complying with these frameworks through discussions with management.
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We enquired with managementwhether there were any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations or whether they had knowledge of actual or suspected fraud. These enquiries are corroborated through follow-up audit procedures including but not limited to a review of legal and professional costs and correspondence.
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We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including the risk of fraud and management override of controls. We designed our audit procedures to respond to this assessment, including the identification and testing of any related party transactions and the testing of journal transactions that arise from management estimates, that are determined to be of significant value or unusual in their nature.
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We assessed the appropriateness of the collective competence and capabilities of the engagement team, including consideration of the engagement team's knowledge and understandingof the industryin which the company operates in, and their practical experience through training and participation with audit engagements of a similar nature.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Gary Brown FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Hopper Williams & Bell Limited Statutory Auditor Highland House Mayflower Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4AR
26 Mar 2025
Date: .............................................
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 - 447,094 Investment income 3 - 5 Total - 447,099 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 4 Educational operations - 466,170 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) - (19,071) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward - 12,804 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD - (6,267) |
2024 Total funds £ 447,094 5 447,099 466,170 (19,071) 12,804 (6,267) |
2023 Total funds £ 470,717 9 470,726 483,275 (12,549) 25,353 12,804 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET 31 AUGUST 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 9 - - CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 10 - 105,201 Cash at bank - 43,300 - 148,501 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 11 - (154,768) NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) - (6,267) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES - (6,267) NET LIABILITIES - (6,267) FUNDS 12 Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2024 Total funds £ - 105,201 43,300 148,501 (154,768) (6,267) (6,267) (6,267) (6,267) (6,267) 25 Mar 2025 |
2023 Total funds £ 1,122 11,503 99,928 111,431 (99,749) 11,682 12,804 12,804 12,804 12,804 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
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Z A Evans - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Interest received Net cash provided by investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
2024 £ (56,633) (56,633) 5 5 (56,628) 99,928 43,300 |
2023 £ 75,530 |
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| 75,530 | ||
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| 75,539 24,389 |
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| 99,928 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW | FROM OPERATING | ACTIVITIES |
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per the Statement of | |||
| Financial Activities) | (19,071) | (12,549) | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation charges | 1,122 | 1,122 | |
| Interest received | (5) | (9) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | (93,698) | 10,453 | |
| Increase in creditors | 55,019 | 76,513 | |
| Net cash (used in)/provided by operations | (56,633) | 75,530 | |
| 2. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1.9.23 Cash flow At £ £ Net cash Cash at bank 99,928 (56,628) 99,928 (56,628) Total 99,928 (56,628) |
31.8.24 £ 43,300 |
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| 43,300 | |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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AVENUES COLLEGE LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The charity is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the business. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
Going Concern
The charity's main provider of grant income will cease to provide grant funding within 12 months of the approval of these financial statements. The Charitable Company will become dormant at that time and consequently the going concern basis of accounting has not been used.
Grant income
Grants are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of meeting any performance-related conditions there is not unconditional entitlement to the income and its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income until the performance-related conditions are met. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committingthe charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
| Short leasehold | - Straight line over 3 years |
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| Fixtures and fittings | - Straight line over 3 years |
The profit or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Fund accounting
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
Retirement benefits to employees of the charity are provided by the Teachers' Pension Scheme and the Hampshire Pension Fund ( Local Government Pension Scheme). The employees are seconded to the charity from Rosewood School which is the recognised employer for both of these pension schemes.
Teachers' Pension Scheme ("TPS"):
The TPS is an unfunded scheme and contributions are calculated so as to spread the cost of pensions over employees' working lives with the charity in such a way that the pension cost is a substantially level percentage of current and future pensionable payroll. The contributions are determined by the Government Actuary on the basis of quadrennial valuations using a prospective unit credit method. The TPS is an unfunded multi-employer scheme with no underlying assets to assign between employers. Consequently, the TPS is treated as a defined contribution scheme for accounting purposes and the contributions recognised in the period to which they relate.
Local Government Pension Scheme:
The Hampshire Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme and the share of the actuarial deficit in respect of the employees seconded from Rosewood school is accounted for in the accounts of that company. Contributions to the Hampshire Pension Scheme by the charity are recognised in the financial statements based on the contributions payable to the scheme as they fall due.
Financial assets
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments'and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financialassets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances are initiallymeasured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, unless the arrangement constitutes a financial transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other payables, are initially measured at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost, unless the arrangementconstitutes a financing transaction where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2024 £ Donations 6,287 Grants 440,807 447,094 Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: 2024 £ High Needs Top Up 440,807 3. INVESTMENT INCOME 2024 £ Deposit account interest 5 4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Support Direct costs (see Costs note 5) £ £ Educational operations 457,388 8,782 5. SUPPORT COSTS Governance Management costs £ £ Educational operations 1,972 6,810 |
2023 £ 96 470,621 |
2023 £ 96 470,621 |
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| 470,717 | ||
| 2023 £ 470,621 |
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| 2023 £ 9 Totals £ 466,170 |
2023 £ 9 |
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| Totals £ 8,782 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
6. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
| 2024 | 2023 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Auditors' remuneration | 6,810 | 6,290 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 1,122 | 1,122 |
| Operating Leases | 16,500 | 18,000 |
7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended 31 August 2023.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended 31 August 2023.
8. STAFF COSTS
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
2024 £ 329,703 25,095 64,182 418,980 |
2023 £ 304,087 21,876 59,157 |
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| 385,120 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
| Teachers Assistants Admin |
2024 2 14 1 17 |
2023 2 13 1 16 |
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No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Short leasehold £ COST At 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 9,800 DEPRECIATION At 1 September 2023 9,800 Charge for year - At 31 August 2024 9,800 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 August 2024 - At 31 August 2023 - 10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debtors VAT Prepayments and accrued income 11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income |
Fixtures and fittings £ 5,370 4,248 1,122 5,370 - 1,122 2024 £ 104,425 93 683 105,201 2024 £ 69,031 10,036 75,701 154,768 |
Totals £ 15,170 14,048 1,122 15,170 - 1,122 2023 £ 96 61 11,346 |
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| 11,503 | ||
| 2023 £ 83,543 10,036 6,170 |
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| 99,749 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||
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| Net | |||
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| At 1.9.23 | in funds | At 31.8.24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 12,804 | (19,071) | (6,267) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 12,804 | (19,071) | (6,267) |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 447,099 | (466,170) | (19,071) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 447,099 | (466,170) | (19,071) |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | |||
| Net | |||
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| At 1.9.22 | in funds | At 31.8.23 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 25,353 | (12,549) | 12,804 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 25,353 | (12,549) | 12,804 |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 470,726 | (483,275) | (12,549) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 470,726 | (483,275) | (12,549) |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net movement At 1.9.22 in funds At £ £ Restricted funds Charity's educational operations 25,353 (31,620) TOTAL FUNDS 25,353 (31,620) |
31.8.24 £ (6,267) (6,267) |
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A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 917,825 | (949,445) | (31,620) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 917,825 | (949,445) | (31,620) |
13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The Rose Road Association - a charitable company in which Z Evans (Trustee) was a trustee (resigned 27 February 2024):
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During the year, purchases totalling £18,203 (2023: £18,000) were made from The Rose Road Association.
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At the balance sheet date, the amount owed to The Rose Road Association was £Nil (2023: £Nil).
Specialist Schools Trust Limited - a charitable company in which Z Evans (Trustee) is a trustee:
- During the year, purchases totalling £430,415 (2023: £464,950) were made from Specialist Schools Trust Limited. - At the balance sheet date, the amount owed to Specialist Schools Trust Limited was £69,900 (2023: £83,667).
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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 09949539 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183532
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
FOR
AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
Hopper Williams & Bell Limited Statutory Auditor Highland House Mayflower Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4AR
AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 | ||
| Report of the Trustees | 2 | to | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 | to | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 10 | ||
| Cash Flow Statement | 11 | ||
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 12 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 | to | 19 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 20 |
AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
TRUSTEES D J Brain Z A Evans J E Wilkinson REGISTERED OFFICE Rosewood Free School Aldermoor Road Southampton Hampshire SO16 5NA REGISTERED COMPANY 09949539 (England and Wales) NUMBER
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1183532
AUDITORS Hopper Williams & Bell Limited Statutory Auditor Highland House Mayflower Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4AR BANKERS Lloyds TSB Bank plc 77 Shirley High Street Shirley Southampton Hampshire SO15 3TX
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
The trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements and auditor's report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 August 2024. The annual report serves the purposes of both a trustees' report, and a directors' report under company law.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
To prepare students who have Severe and/or Profound Learning Disabilities, with complex physical and sensory needs, for adulthood in an adult orientated environment. To provide opportunities to develop lifelong learning skills, reduce dependency and increase community participation.
We believe that in order to provide an effective learning environment it is necessary to have a detailed and shared understandingof a student's needs by all the professionals from education and therapy. This shared understandingwill lead to every student having a personalised learning plan that will influence the provision offered.
We will always treat each student with dignity and respect. As a Post 19 through to adult provider we will be respectful of each student's age and needs as they move through the provision making their individual developmental journey into adulthood. We aim to provide an adult orientated environment that is responsive and reflective of the individual needs of the students. We will use the guidance and ambition of the Preparation for Adulthood to ensure we are ambitious in our aspirations for each individual.
Communication strategies will be developed, consistently applied, respected, and responded to. All students will have opportunities to apply communication skills functionally in community settings.
We aim to provide a range of meaningfulopportunities that allow students to transitioninto adulthood with increased control of their learning, environment, and future life choices.
We value and respect the knowledge, experience and expertise of parents/carers and welcome every opportunity to work with them to support the student's journey through the provision and into adulthood. We aim to understand our students within the context of their family and the community they live in.
We believe in the right of all of students to have opportunities to make meaningful choices or have their preferences respected and will appoint an advocate for each student.
Public benefit
To promote the education of young people between the ages of 19 and 25 years with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, education, training and social and physical training at such school, college, schools or colleges as the charity thinks fit.
The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
STRATEGIC REPORT Achievement and performance Charitable activities
Charitable activities During 2023/24:
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13 young adults were assessed and had delivered a personal learning plan to support their transition into adult life.
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Data is now collected to reflect the areas of "Preparation for Adulthood", all learners made progress in at least one key area of their learning plan.
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Four young adults transitioned into adult services following a planned schedule of orientation and joint working with the Avenues staff team.
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Monitoringby Rosewood School Senior Leadership found the quality of teaching and learningto be at least good and some lessons had outstanding features on the six occasions this was formally monitored.
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Avenues have put in place strict safeguarding procedures to support vulnerable adults and have actively been involved in advocating for young people in case reviews and family conferences.
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During the Annual review processes this year, led by both placing authorities,the families were informed of the decision to cease EHCPs for each individual and no longer fund the Avenues provision. This was initiallyto be with immediate effect. Following robust challenge from Avenues and the families the provision was funded to complete the transition into adult placements the remaining learners by Easter 2025.
Financial review
Financial position
At the end of this reporting period, the Charity's financial position is satisfactory. There is a small deficit in the budget set due to the death of a learner which had an effect on the predicted income for the year. Looking forward to the next academic period, forecast income is expected to cover predicted expenditure and the small deficit carried forward from this year, even taking into account the shorter time period.
Salaries paid were 95% of Grant Income received, and other expenses included Classroom Hire, Business Insurance, Audit costs and Finance Management System charges. These expenses are largely comparable year-on-year and no major inflationary rises are expected.
An increase in the amount of funding received is expected in the next financial period, adequate to cover the deficit and a balanced budget can be expected for the 2024-25 year. It bears noting, though, that the Local Authority has taken the decision not to renew the contract for this provision past Easter 2025. Although this year is finishingwith a deficit, there is a plan to negate that in the 2024-25 academic year before the provision closes.
Reserves policy
At the end of this reporting period, the charity recorded a deficit on the Income Statement of £19,071 and has reserves carried forward of negative £6,267. These reserves will be held in the Charity's bank account to be available for contingencies relating to the continued uncertainty of the future location of the provision and any unanticipated costs that may be incurred.
Going concern
After makingappropriate enquiries, the board of trustees has a reasonable expectation that the charityhas adequate resources to continue until closure in April 2025. Arrangementshave been made with the families concerned for alternative provisions within Adult placements, and funding will cease and the provision close at Easter 2025. It is for this reason that the Trustees believe the charityis not a going concern, and these will be the last full-year accounts produced as academic year 2024-2025 will run September 2024 - April 2025.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The charityis controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Charity constitution
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The charitable company's memorandum and articles of association are the primarygoverningdocuments of the charity. The trustees are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
The Trustees were initiallyselected from family members and interested parties in the provision. They now have ownership of the appointment of further trustees.
Funds Held as Custodian Trustee on Behalf of Others
Funds are not held as Custodian Trustee on Behalf of Others.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also the directors of Avenues College Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incomingresources and application of resources, includingthe income and expenditure,of the charitable company for that period.
In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
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there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and
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the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Hopper Williams & Bell Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Report of the trustees, incorporatinga strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on ............................................. and signed on the board's behalf by: 25 Mar 2025
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Z A Evans - Trustee
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Avenues College Ltd (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 August 2024 which comprise the Statement of FinancialActivities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
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In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with InternationalStandards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial statements which explains that the trustees intend to dissolve the company and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in Note 1.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statementsare prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understandingof the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothingto report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparingthe financial statements,the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
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Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities,includingfraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities,includingfraud. Due to the inherentlimitationsof an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularitieseven though the audit has been properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK). The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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We obtained an understandingof the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company, and the industry in which it operates. These include but are not limited to compliance with the Companies Act 2006, UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, Charities Statement of Recommended Practice and the relevant tax compliance regulations for the company.
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We obtained an understanding of how the company is complying with these frameworks through discussions with management.
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We enquired with managementwhether there were any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations or whether they had knowledge of actual or suspected fraud. These enquiries are corroborated through follow-up audit procedures including but not limited to a review of legal and professional costs and correspondence.
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We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including the risk of fraud and management override of controls. We designed our audit procedures to respond to this assessment, including the identification and testing of any related party transactions and the testing of journal transactions that arise from management estimates, that are determined to be of significant value or unusual in their nature.
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We assessed the appropriateness of the collective competence and capabilities of the engagement team, including consideration of the engagement team's knowledge and understandingof the industryin which the company operates in, and their practical experience through training and participation with audit engagements of a similar nature.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Gary Brown FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Hopper Williams & Bell Limited Statutory Auditor Highland House Mayflower Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4AR
26 Mar 2025
Date: .............................................
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 - 447,094 Investment income 3 - 5 Total - 447,099 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities 4 Educational operations - 466,170 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) - (19,071) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward - 12,804 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD - (6,267) |
2024 Total funds £ 447,094 5 447,099 466,170 (19,071) 12,804 (6,267) |
2023 Total funds £ 470,717 9 470,726 483,275 (12,549) 25,353 12,804 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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BALANCE SHEET 31 AUGUST 2024
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 9 - - CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 10 - 105,201 Cash at bank - 43,300 - 148,501 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 11 - (154,768) NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) - (6,267) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES - (6,267) NET LIABILITIES - (6,267) FUNDS 12 Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2024 Total funds £ - 105,201 43,300 148,501 (154,768) (6,267) (6,267) (6,267) (6,267) (6,267) 25 Mar 2025 |
2023 Total funds £ 1,122 11,503 99,928 111,431 (99,749) 11,682 12,804 12,804 12,804 12,804 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
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Z A Evans - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Interest received Net cash provided by investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
2024 £ (56,633) (56,633) 5 5 (56,628) 99,928 43,300 |
2023 £ 75,530 |
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| 75,530 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 75,539 24,389 |
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| 99,928 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW | FROM OPERATING | ACTIVITIES |
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per the Statement of | |||
| Financial Activities) | (19,071) | (12,549) | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation charges | 1,122 | 1,122 | |
| Interest received | (5) | (9) | |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | (93,698) | 10,453 | |
| Increase in creditors | 55,019 | 76,513 | |
| Net cash (used in)/provided by operations | (56,633) | 75,530 | |
| 2. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1.9.23 Cash flow At £ £ Net cash Cash at bank 99,928 (56,628) 99,928 (56,628) Total 99,928 (56,628) |
31.8.24 £ 43,300 |
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| 43,300 | |
| 43,300 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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AVENUES COLLEGE LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The charity is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the business. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
Going Concern
The charity's main provider of grant income will cease to provide grant funding within 12 months of the approval of these financial statements. The Charitable Company will become dormant at that time and consequently the going concern basis of accounting has not been used.
Grant income
Grants are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of meeting any performance-related conditions there is not unconditional entitlement to the income and its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income until the performance-related conditions are met. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committingthe charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
| Short leasehold | - Straight line over 3 years |
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| Fixtures and fittings | - Straight line over 3 years |
The profit or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Fund accounting
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
Retirement benefits to employees of the charity are provided by the Teachers' Pension Scheme and the Hampshire Pension Fund ( Local Government Pension Scheme). The employees are seconded to the charity from Rosewood School which is the recognised employer for both of these pension schemes.
Teachers' Pension Scheme ("TPS"):
The TPS is an unfunded scheme and contributions are calculated so as to spread the cost of pensions over employees' working lives with the charity in such a way that the pension cost is a substantially level percentage of current and future pensionable payroll. The contributions are determined by the Government Actuary on the basis of quadrennial valuations using a prospective unit credit method. The TPS is an unfunded multi-employer scheme with no underlying assets to assign between employers. Consequently, the TPS is treated as a defined contribution scheme for accounting purposes and the contributions recognised in the period to which they relate.
Local Government Pension Scheme:
The Hampshire Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme and the share of the actuarial deficit in respect of the employees seconded from Rosewood school is accounted for in the accounts of that company. Contributions to the Hampshire Pension Scheme by the charity are recognised in the financial statements based on the contributions payable to the scheme as they fall due.
Financial assets
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments'and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financialassets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances are initiallymeasured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, unless the arrangement constitutes a financial transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other payables, are initially measured at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost, unless the arrangementconstitutes a financing transaction where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2024 £ Donations 6,287 Grants 440,807 447,094 Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: 2024 £ High Needs Top Up 440,807 3. INVESTMENT INCOME 2024 £ Deposit account interest 5 4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Support Direct costs (see Costs note 5) £ £ Educational operations 457,388 8,782 5. SUPPORT COSTS Governance Management costs £ £ Educational operations 1,972 6,810 |
2023 £ 96 470,621 |
2023 £ 96 470,621 |
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| 470,717 | ||
| 2023 £ 470,621 |
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| 2023 £ 9 Totals £ 466,170 |
2023 £ 9 |
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| Totals £ 8,782 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
6. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
| 2024 | 2023 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Auditors' remuneration | 6,810 | 6,290 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 1,122 | 1,122 |
| Operating Leases | 16,500 | 18,000 |
7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended 31 August 2023.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended 31 August 2023.
8. STAFF COSTS
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs |
2024 £ 329,703 25,095 64,182 418,980 |
2023 £ 304,087 21,876 59,157 |
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| 385,120 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
| Teachers Assistants Admin |
2024 2 14 1 17 |
2023 2 13 1 16 |
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No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| 9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Short leasehold £ COST At 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 9,800 DEPRECIATION At 1 September 2023 9,800 Charge for year - At 31 August 2024 9,800 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 August 2024 - At 31 August 2023 - 10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debtors VAT Prepayments and accrued income 11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income |
Fixtures and fittings £ 5,370 4,248 1,122 5,370 - 1,122 2024 £ 104,425 93 683 105,201 2024 £ 69,031 10,036 75,701 154,768 |
Totals £ 15,170 14,048 1,122 15,170 - 1,122 2023 £ 96 61 11,346 |
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| 11,503 | ||
| 2023 £ 83,543 10,036 6,170 |
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| 99,749 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Net | |||
| movement | |||
| At 1.9.23 | in funds | At 31.8.24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 12,804 | (19,071) | (6,267) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 12,804 | (19,071) | (6,267) |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 447,099 | (466,170) | (19,071) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 447,099 | (466,170) | (19,071) |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | |||
| Net | |||
| movement | |||
| At 1.9.22 | in funds | At 31.8.23 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 25,353 | (12,549) | 12,804 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 25,353 | (12,549) | 12,804 |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 470,726 | (483,275) | (12,549) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 470,726 | (483,275) | (12,549) |
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AVENUES COLLEGE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net movement At 1.9.22 in funds At £ £ Restricted funds Charity's educational operations 25,353 (31,620) TOTAL FUNDS 25,353 (31,620) |
31.8.24 £ (6,267) (6,267) |
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Charity's educational operations | 917,825 | (949,445) | (31,620) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 917,825 | (949,445) | (31,620) |
13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The Rose Road Association - a charitable company in which Z Evans (Trustee) was a trustee (resigned 27 February 2024):
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During the year, purchases totalling £18,203 (2023: £18,000) were made from The Rose Road Association.
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At the balance sheet date, the amount owed to The Rose Road Association was £Nil (2023: £Nil).
Specialist Schools Trust Limited - a charitable company in which Z Evans (Trustee) is a trustee:
- During the year, purchases totalling £430,415 (2023: £464,950) were made from Specialist Schools Trust Limited. - At the balance sheet date, the amount owed to Specialist Schools Trust Limited was £69,900 (2023: £83,667).
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Audit findings for Avenues ColLege Ltd for the year ended 31 August 2024 The Trustees Avenues College Ltd Rosewood Free School Aldermoor Road Southampton Hampshire S016 SNA Dear Trustees Audit findings lor Avenues College Ltd for the year ended 31 August 2024 In accordance with our normal practice we are writing to draw your attention lo various mallers which arose du ring the course ol our audit ol the accounts lor the year encied 31 Augu512024. Audit opinion There are no ehpecled modifications to the auditor5 report on the financial stèternent5 Adjusted and unadjusted misstatements The adjusled mis51alernenls determined during the course ol our audil, are sumarI5ed In section 2 01 our audit findings report. A schedule ol unadjusled misstatements over our audit triviality threshold ol £1.000 is included in Section 3. Letter of representation A dr31t ol our letter ol repre5enlalion. det3iling the representations which we have relied upon lor our audit, will be sent Separately lor your consideration. Internal ConlroLs The control onvironment at the charity was good and the key financial controls that we would have e¥pected lo see were in place. Improvements in the accounting and internal control systems As you are aware IFOM our letter ol eng3gemenl, our audit procedure5 were directed towards lesting the accounting systems In operation upon which we have based our assessment ol the accounts. Section l ol this report conlai11s detèils DI matter5 identified during the course ol our audit and our recomrnendèliDn5 lor impFovemenls. This may not contain all areas lor improvement that are present in your 5y51em. In making our recommendations. we have considered the Size ol the charity and the rbumber ol stall you employ. Responses IFOM the Chief Financial Officer are Included In the final column.
Other relevant matters retating to the audit We have oiscLssed with you the lacl that we prowde additional serv'ces to the charity in addition to acting as audilors. We wish .2 confirm to YOLJ Ihat in our opinion thè provigion o15uch sèrvi-E5 does Trot allect our independ&p.ce 35 th additional service5 provided are of a routine compliance nature and the Chief Financial Officer and Tru51ees lake any decisions where judgement is required. Other matter5 required byAuditing Standard5 to be communicated ThEre are no other matter5 that we are required by auditing standards to curDmunicale to you. We would like lo t3ke this opportunity ol expressing our thank5 to all of yOLJr stall lor their asslstance during the course ol our audil. in particular Jen Frost_ Please note th31 thi5 report ha5 been prepared for Avenue5 Collece Ltd. It musl noi be dis=losed, quoted or referred lo third P<rlies withou priorwritter. cor)sent. No responsibility is assumad by us to any other persori. Yours lailhlully HWB
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