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REGIsfERED COMP￿￿1. YUMBER: CE018218 {KnglaDd #Dd Wales) REGIsfERED CHARITY PiiiMBER: 1184444 rtoftheT Fitwi s￿erne Decernber 2024 Frnncis & Co Second Flfy)r 12J Promenade Cheltertham Glou¢ester5hire GL50 INTrV

VLC Contents of the Financial Ststemenis for the Y¢ar Ended 31 December ?0"4 Rerx)rt of the Trustr¢5 RepK)rt of th¢ Independtnt.4uditOTS Stat¢ment of Financial A¢Dvities Balan¢e Shect 14 Cash Flow Statemen¢ 15 Noies ￿ the Cash Flow Ststeme 16 Notrs ￿ the Financial Swements Derail¢d Statement Of Finon¢ial A￿l￿.itieS

VLC Re rt of the TTUStes Th¢ m]siees Mtho are a]so di￿￿r5 of th¢ ¢lwity for th¢ purp)5es of the Companies Act 2006. pres¢nt their r¢pon with the fin3￿ClaI St￿eMents of the charit). for the year ejyjed JI tkcember 2024. The trustees have adopted the provision5 of A¢countino and Reportitt2 bv Chariiies: Ststrment of Re¢Omrnet￿td Practice applicabl¢ w ¢hariti¢s preparintr their accounts in a¢cordance with the FinaDci21 Reponing Standard appli¢abl¢ in the and Republic of Ireland ffRS 102} {eff¢rtive l ja￿uary 2019). Simply. exist ts tran5fornJ the live5 of )'oun8 people through comp&ssionate edu¢atitsn. Ov¢r the course of 2024 we have pro￿)ded education at four sites across Warnickshire: as registered settings two as Lwe8iSIe￿d aiternativc provision sites. At VLC. our ¢th05 is rood in fostrring a deep sense of belongin& love, and Compassio￿ We believe that every individual deserves a space where theN feel valued. SUP￿rted, and uThd¢rst(xxl. Our holisiic and trautna-infornied approa¢h to education re¢ognises the unique journos of ea¢h persotL ensuring we meet their needs with ¢2re and empathy. Il'e are committed to goinq the extr mile, creaiing aD t￿￿7rOnMent that not onl). nurtures and learning but a150 builds meaningful connections and tnLSi. At VLC. we strive to emp)weT it￿lY1dVa1$ to thrive academically. emotionally. and socially. cultivating a communiry Mthere tveryone caTh flourish. We belieY¢ in th¢ transfomiative power of ¢ducation and ¢crfnmuniry to ¢hamoe lives. Rood in Cornpa￿lon, $￿et. and inclusion. our vision is to i¥)Idty do things differentlv. sts that what feels exceptional toda). b¢eom¢s rhe swidard of tomorrow. We rejeei one-size-fjts-all models in favour of bespoke. person-certtred approaches that mea individuals where they are. As Davi¢s d al. (:Olil Ob￿r¥c& -Wiat work¢d best for the disafftcttd young people was an apptoath that was different (o forn￿1 educatio￿ Wds flexible. informal atbj 2llow¢d the young people to work at their pace without pressur¢." This phIlosophy shapes every aspect of our ThDrk from ther2peuti¢ learning enmronrnents to stron& meaningful relationships. By bridging gaps and Temoving barrier5. we open doors to 0p￿)rnin1ty. resilience, and life14)ng l¢arning. 'e aim to be a voice for the voi¢eles& a pla¢e of r¢stOfdtion and belonttnts. a Iwjnchpad for every learner to step into their futtlre with confiden¢e and pUr￿se. OUT work is ground¢d in our ¢ore V￿￿¢S. - Comp&ssion - Belonging - Respert Integritv - Petseverni¢e Joy To tT#ttsforth lives through eompswttte éd￿£>tioTr 'e provide all-through education that re5pofMls (o indivkdual tKeds, goes alM)Vt and b¢yoTh4. and nurtures tr[￿110￿al Wel￿bein& confidence. and a love of leamino in every SbJdenL To PTovide every child access to gn edutation that meets their nee(Ls Il'e suppon every Child's a¢¢¢ss LO l¢aming and education. r¢moving 4nd providinr a space for reflectiot) and recolery. To equip Ivarneys for lilekbng gromlh and purpose We create spaces for reflection and recover%'. preparin8 SLudents for their thapter. We foster resRlience and self-belief empowering ¢hildTen to engage their COM￿￿ni￿¢s and navigate their ￿tUreS ￿ryth IM)pe. To fosttr belonging and relationshit￿tt￿tred prrtict We build 5aft, trustin(p and nurbjring relationships bthwren 5thd¢￿ educators. fami.lies. and communities to create the conditions where learners can thrive. Page I

VLC tees for rhe Ye2r Ended * l Decem To advocate for svstemic cbDge withio ed￿￿til￿? W'e seek io influencc chan(pe wiihiTh the educauon s%stem ¢0 ensu￿ li is fit ￿ meet the needs of tc%Jay's children and young people and root¢d in ¢omp&ssion. equity and innovaiion. The need: Re¢ertt data paints a troubling picture: despi1e growing awar¢ness of m¢th￿ health and inclu5iOTh School exclusions are rising. Autumn 202i124 saw. a J41J/o incr¢w in pemwienl ¢x¢liisions and a 40 /0 rise in sUspen5ioDs compared to th¢ same t¢mi th¢ previous )'car. ManN' of the affecied 5DJdents ha￿e addiiionai needs or f4¢¢ c¢)mpl¢x Challenges. These y￿An8 people have a right kn eduelo￿ wet many ftt)d themselves on the marg1￿.Un5￿pPorted atld urthard. It is in¢reasitigly difficult to find sma]l. calrn. therapeuiic learning envirorfftients wtsere students Struggle to aec¢55 mainstream education can tr￿1￿. thrive. s¢1￿0[ refusal. an arLWety relaTed condttion. affects ktwecn 1-5Q/ti of the UK population. In December ?0: , over 6i8,700 ¢hildren ond w0￿g people held EHC Plans. an increase of 10.8°/o from the . SEN sup1￿ h&s risen ￿ 1.7 millioJL a 5.6°/o increase previous year. Meanwhile. the ￿Tal nutnbtr of pupi15 receiiinlv since 2024. Even year5 later the long-term irnpact of the Covid19 pandernsc ci>ntinue5 to unfold: many 5tyd¢nts. oft¢n brighi and full of p¢Dmise. strnO(ple in mainstr¢am setiing& and without tailored SUPPOTL their confidence, progress, 2nd future opportunities decline. In 202i. onis. JO.4V/• of pupils with SEXT) a¢hiev¢d a Grade 4 or alK)v¢ in English and Maths GCSE. compattd 10 72.lQ/y of their non-SENT) peers. VLC ¢ii5ts to change that Stor). 2024 Dtsmbers 'e Morked 57 sbjdents irt 0?4. Ile had 140 consuhations for school places in 2024. cornpa￿d to 144 in 202). - Srndeni affendance (on-roll attd AP Combined) th2s 7V/• 4ams1 bespoke timetable IOO•/u year I I leal'ers obtsined a qualifi￿110￿ in Maths vear I I l¢aNers obtain¢4 a qualifi￿rIon in English. IOOO/¢ Student grades w¢r¢ hiJo ¢r ihan their ¢ntrV poinL -4t the end of 20?4 we emplo)'ed 47 sthff. 2024 has been a ttaThsfi)nnative vear for NIC. As TnLSttts and Sch￿1 Govemot& are proud to present this review of a year defined bj" b)Id growth. decpened pur￿5¢. and Meaningful change. In February 2024, we ￿s0 launched Tr Harbour Projecf. Harbow is a response ts the ne¢ds of the growing number of ¢hild refiJg¢¢s and )'ol￿g aswlum se¢ker5 who are resideni in local hoiels and wljo do vet have schwl plact5 or a wa acces5 education. We seek to provide 2 wel¢om¢ and the opp¥)rtuniTh tts a¢ce5s education. in line Mryth our core values as an oreanisation. M'e now have 5tsff N'isii a local ho] each week in order io deliver sessions to the children and Joung people there. Studeni llLmibers flu¢Tuate in xwrdance Mith the number of people residenL have worked w'ith over IIX> young people OV￿ the l'ear. In Sepkmber 2024 we also laU￿hed little Vine5'. Lfftle l-.ines is our Primary. 2ltern2tive provL5ion setting. b￿d in Cubbington. We haNe developcd the provision here in rewnse ￿ the huue Theed for 5UPPOrt for voung children and a deq) sense of wanting to offer sllpp)rt and pro￿ls1On ethier in children's educationa] joumei. ￿-.¢ have leanji significant amounTS about tht need5 of this cohort of ¥oung people and l(x)k fon%ard to dN'elopin(r our Primary Offer fiuther in the cominu years. This year: we took anoth¢r majot step formard b) Securi￿ a[￿ b¢ginning developme￿ on our prgp¢rty for our independent school. Thjs milestoThe represents more than just bn¢ks and mortar: it is the result of unwav¢ritLg passiot iireless dedication, and a shared itlief in the IM￿)rIance of we do_ li reflects our comtnitment to creaiing a stable. nurDJring enN'ironment for the young peopk *"ho necd li rn05L. ￿'t wrre deli£hied LO opth our dwr5 to 5tud¢nts ai Little Pinum in Sepiember 2024. Page 2

VLC ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 'e Kl￿W the need5 are real and growing. The steps raken this }tar are fvelled by that kiKbwledge. and by our dei¢nninauon to r¢sEM)tKI care. creariNiN. and courage. Our Sch(x>l Improvernem and [k￿lOF￿¢ni Plan continu¢s guide this work. a[￿ is structwed around Six kry are&k which we Mryll review bek>w. Leadersbi and Mana VLC continues to strengthen leadetship practice. governance oversighL and operalionai efficiency to support the ¢klivery of high-qualjlv provision. Strategic Leadership DevelopmMi: The Colt Tearn has reflected on ledrning from the School genie Trust Programme and begun ettknedding selecied stratrgies across stsff ieams to enbane¢ l¢ad¢rship ¢ulture a￿d ¢ollaEK>rdtion. Stgff Wellbeing and ￿'01vcrnor O￿lty A5sufdnce IQA) visÉts have tsket) place. providing external scrutiny and construcitve feedback io supp)rt improvemeni plannints aTwJ #c￿Untabl1￿ty. Svsttms and Compliance.. Management sysiems, including fili¢rin(p and online monitoring t(xJls. are now embedded cr05$ a][ sil¢& (ormino a corc part of daily saf￿ardin￿ and opernional pr￿ed￿e$. These action5 demonstrate Iic's ongoing cornmimient io strong gov¢mon¢e. efftttivt leadership. and operational excellence-all of wllich underpin our Mission to protride outstsnditig ¢d￿catiOn and support for evers learner. thi * d Lxarnin VLC is Cotnmitted to deliverillts hij￿ FqUa]itv ieachints 8ThJ learning through sr2ff developnnL ¢uffÉ¢ulum design. and qualit! &ssuranc¢ processes. Centrdl to our approach is the St3ges of Gromth frameKirk-a developmentally infomed model rhat SUPFK)Tts styden¢S M'ho face barriers lo mainstream edu¢&ioN. This framewrk underpins our ¢fduma-infonn¢d and therapeutic pra¢ti¢¢ and guides curriculum plannin¢F ieachins and ass¢ssmeni. The model Consists of (our stages-Platitin& Nurturin& GroMin& and HarveStIng-￿ith are applied #¢ross three core arcas.. - Learning and Pmcessin8 - Communication Interaction - Social. Emotional. and Mentsl Health (SEMHI This STage-bas¢d system fo¢uses on a 5tudenYs developmental sw rather than age. allowing foT tndy pe￿O￿at]sed 5UPPOrt. Each stage T¢flects En￿￿1n8 levels of independence. en8agethenL and resilience: PlaDtiDg: building tTUSt and saf urtvring". forning relationshtps and beginning mctured learning Growing- consolsdating skills and navigatints %TrdeT eniironments HrvestiDg: showin(r Independer￿ atld preparing for nextsieps LTsed across all NIC siies. in¢ludtng Hathiur. the framework iDfonn5 individua] l¢arning plan& sthffing approaches. and support sirategies. Progress is tracked using staff observations, ¢￿ern￿ inpuL and an adapted version of the A￿l$M Education Trusi IAETI Progrtssion FTaTneMoTk. This Str￿lure allows US to mwure student Progress wÈth clarttv. aljgn with EHCP outcomes. and ￿rydence impaci ro regulators and srakeholdeTS in a meaningful aELd accountsble wdy. The following key actiotLS have a]so strengikned edll¢•ional delivery and student progress acros5 Ihe organisation.. Qv21it)' Assurince and Plxnninr. Leaming enMronmeNts aTe no￿ 4"stenuticall5' reNiewtd ￿ part of the Tea¢hirtg and Leartling QA prncess. Staff are confid¢nt in anicul&ing l¢sson obje¢tive& a55e5sment opportunities. and ¢xpe¢t¢d outcomes. leadingto greater clarity attd eoThsiAency in planthin

Re rt of the Trustees for the Tr-ear Ended il Decern￿r 2014 Cwrritulllrn Rtiiew #nd Ewbedding: The Curriculum Polic). ha5 been updated io reflect changes in approach and deliN"eTr acros5 siks. The Curriculum Framework is t)oM' embedded inio dAil¥ p￿dICt. ensuring Cohe￿O¢e across ¢entres. 4th English Sybject Lead has been appoinied 40 styengthen 5ubjtct specific leadershÈp and 0￿ersight. Reditig EnygerneDt: A recent LoTre of Readin(p reTrAiew' hiJo LI1￿¢￿ incre&sd snul¢nt eThgagem¢m with a brnader range of iems. Staff TrainiDg and Development: .411 staff hav¢ r¢tti%¢d trainlng in Core ped3gogi¢a] theories and practices. supporting a consistent approach io ieachintp across ihe organisaiion. Stsff are erKoura8ed to actively implem¢nt and n￿¢] foundational pcdagogtes in their ejassmom pr¥tttt. TeclLDo1o￿ aDd Safet).: Investmcnt in digital infrastructure h&$ enabled consistem fLltrring and monitoring Svstems across all sites, supw>rting safe and effeai%"e use of ￿ChnOlo￿". Governante 9nd External Oversi t: .4 aovernor led Q.4 visit h&$ tsL"en place. feedba¢k incotporaied I￿10 tsngoiDU dev¢lopment and iTnproTr¢meni planni￿. Impact on StudeDt Outcomes: ETridence from planning. I￿￿ looLs. assessmenL and QA shoms measurabl¢ individual progress acros5 all three core Stsges of Gro￿￿h. Th)(able gains in readtn8, maths. and spelling. These developments rtflect a strdteoic and resPo￿l¥t apr￿a¢h to leaching and learning. eAswing that both staff and Sll￿¢nts are supponed to achieve htgh standards in an inclusive. •¥alues•led eTLvin)nment. AchieTremeDt and Outcomes f Stlldents VLC continues to prioriiise rob￿$1 slstems thai ensure SllLd¢nts 2r¢ supp)rted efftttiielv from the p)ini of enw through to post 16 transition. .4 serie5 of d¢"¢lopments hait strengdKn¢d our ability w plan for. tsack: and evidcncc indivsdual progress aTrJ p)sitive outcomes". Stud¢ni Voiet •d IndurtioD: All ￿tem￿ve provision STudents ￿ IlThithash and CubbingTon have wntributed to their ow) Learner Information Passport5. promotin(t oHiJer5hip and self-aTh2reness from the ￿arr of their journey. The student irvJu¢tion pr￿¢s$ has brtn r¢vi¢MEd and rtfin¢4 with updated dOcUll￿1ation WTur]￿- the key elements of each learnerf5 Starting FM)inL Parent and Carer ETrga&emenl: All families participating in the tri￿ ph￿¢ received tk S￿ge5 of fjro￿h Questionnaire. 5UPPOrting ¢onsi5tent dialogue between laome ar￿ ￿IK￿l. Attendance ￿ Celebrating Success Days h&$ teflcctiti8 Strongtr family engagcrn¢nt. P05t-16 Destin#ti•n$ and Career5: The majoriN Of Year I Is and selected Year IOS hai'e undertaken care¢rs and Irartsition meetings. with etreri Sttkleni suptKprted to 4)pl%" for a ¢olleg¢ ¢oJ￿¢ or apprenTi￿hip if appropriate. A¢adewic TrackiDg and Tr"ear I I students have now had muitiple OPFX)minities to Complete m(k exams. with daL4 arolv%d and ud 10 inftsrm r¢5wnsiv¢ t¢xhin£ All Year I l aJ￿ s¢lected Year 10 swdents are ￿OrkIng ￿WardS or have achieved qualifications in English and Ilathematies. Asstssment IlDd Success Capthre: All students are supported to rnake p¢r50nal progr¢5s from their point of enty.. &$ rneasured against Arics's three core Stsges of Growth. EHCP and Transition Targets: Out£ome5 for pupÉls traAsitioning into Kei. Stage 4 are being mei in lint %%tth their EHCP tsrg¢ts. These targeted well-coordinatrd svstems ensure that no SttLdenVs progress is left to chan¢¢. Fwm P¢Tsona]is¢d inductiDn to post-leavin8 supw>fL every %oun8 Per￿)ll is ￿tIded along a pathwaN refl¢as th¢ir str¢ngrKs, goats. and individual needs. Pa8e 4

VLC rt ofthe Trustees for the Year Ended 31 Dccernbry 20?4 Attitude Behavio frtv (p and safewding at the heart of its provision. underpu)t)¢d by a strong v41ues bas¢d VLC pla¢es STr￿¢nE wellbein. approach and cotnmikneni io tsauma infonned pran1￿. Th¢ following d¢v¢lopThnts and outwm¢5 highlight our progress in this area= Values-Lod Culture: Students are engaping with our CO￿ vatues. Mthich shap¢ exp¢ciation& beha￿0￿r, and ¢ommunity Ment1 Heahb Support: There ha5 been a significant Incre￿ Én the numbcr of students accessin£ Én school rnental health support. For those engaged in additional 5upp(>rL measurable Prog￿5$ in Cmotkonal wellbeing ha5 been recorded. Indi11d￿ll1sd Sllpport: Every s￿deth tM)w has personah.sed emtiorjal regulation stMe8ies recorded in their Indi>idual Learning Plan (ILP). with consistent implemenwion across S¢ryines. Att¢ndaD<¢ and Englgernent: Attendanct plan5 are in platt for all studtnts requiring ￿ditional supwrt. Absence procedLre5 are followed rigorousty. and all staff are accountable for supportin8 r￿n¥4 Parental Involvement- Engagement from parents and carers has Incre￿¢L ¢onthbuting positively kn swdent othcomes and School (onntction. Saftgulrditsg Excelknte". Robusi safeguarding syst¢ms are in plac¢ and regularly reviewed. ensuring pupil ￿fety remains eentrdl to our prdcrice. Emotion1 LRterdcy And Citizethship." s￿￿ents are 511PW)rted to develop high l¢i'e15 of emotional liieracy and aTe encouraged to tak¢ xwuntabilitv for their actions. preparing them to b¢¢om¢ ¢ompassionate aTrJ Ttspon5ibl¢ members of s￿IetY. Positive BebaviouT Cultsrt: stro￿ rellonshi￿ celebMion svstems, and a r¢#orive approach promote self-Tegulation. re5pecL atKI wellbeing througknut ihe school communifv. This holistic, proactiTrr apprtsa¢h ertSUTes that all snLdents are supporfed not just academic￿ly. but sociall>' and emotiona]ly. enabling them to thrive wthin and iwDnd the classroom. Mtion for Adulthood VLC has embedd¢d the four kes. rn of Preparitho for Adulth(Kx4 {PF.41 tmpltsvmenL independent livin omrDunity Inc1￿lOn. and heakh across its curriculurn and planniDg ss"s¢ems. .411 Centre Leader5 are familiar ￿7th these are&% and athivelv it)wrwTrrate them lTr￿ indivtdual and wlK>le-scknI provision. Key developments 8nd aehiev¢mems include: CMrrifuluTh IDt¢gr#tion: PFA IiDks are ¢xpli¢itly mapped across curriculum d￿￿Ments. PSHE, and SMSC provision. with Qualilv AssuraJ)¢e ¢he¢ks ¢onfirming alignmenL Skills Builder Frmework: All KS) and KS4 studenTS with EHCP5 arc encouraged to cornplete Skills Builder audits to inform their personalised learning plaths and progffssion roAmaps. Work ExperieDce.' Taster session5 and placements have been delivered for Year I I SEudents aT￿ aTran(ped for Year 10 Students wherever wssible and apprtspTiaie. Ongoing Quality.knuNnet: KS4 Roathnaps aThJ KS3 PFA probisK)n are regularly Teviewe¢ feedback provided to support further defvelopment and praetice. Wider Impact: PFA is T￿w a wr¢ asp¢d of th¢ learni￿ culturt at VLC. ¢mb¢dd¢J in daily routin¢s and languag¢ across sites. Feedb2ck from students and parents de￿nstrateS a strong Frf)Sttive impact on aspiration& COnf￿eThee. and Prepa￿th￿SS ftsr next Meps. Page 5

VLC of the Trustces for the Year Ended il December 0•4 This structured and embedded approxh en5urcs that all students-particulorl). those with EHCPS are SLLPJK)rted in defveloping the k￿)￿led￿le. sk.ills. and confidence theN' need to transiEion S￿ceSsfi]llj. Into adulthood. IDdt dent Scbool Stand8 VLC made siqnificattt prowss in strength¢ning its it￿r￿￿Te a￿1 operational Ca￿lTh, ac]rJss multiple sites. nsuring continued cornpliatlce. quality. and sNd¢m ¥ttss to high Stat￿rd prol'ision: New Site Aequi5ition aDd Ikvelopment= .4 nv4" farm 5iie (Little Pinuml has been secured Is part of VLCS long4emi 5trat¢gi¢ growth. Phase l of deVCk>p￿￿M has been completrd with infr&strucfrJre work to supp￿1 ¢d￿atIOnal and IherdP¢Ytic provision. Site Complinct Readiness: Th¢ new si opentd w on-roll students in Sepiember Tro?4 with us ensuring ISS ¢ompli2n¢¢. Food hvgi¢ne inspections have been carrted out xi Shtsttery. Cubbrngtt>n. and the nem. si. erLsurino safe op¢rational pra¢ti¢es xrogs 3]1 Io¢10￿. E￿￿￿.4d[n7n1StrJIi0n 2nd Success: A n¢w' Exams Officer has been apw>intrd ￿ lead on exams administr41ion. flwther enhanctng snt¢mai capa¢iry and ensurinu compliance ￿1th relula￿rj. requiiements. These de%'etopments refleet VLC'S ¢ommilment io providing safe. high qualits. envLmrtm¢rtts ftsr 51ud¢nts and staff, whil¢ strengthening operaiional sV5tt￿LS a￿1 maintainino complianee across a]1 asp¢¢ts of protrision. FiRan¢ial ReTrieiv Our finaThciai statements show net incoming rrsowre5 for the vear on SchLKI activities of £396,82812023.' £425:533). The principal source ocincome is f¢e5 for children Mljo arc on n)11 with VLC. As a ehartrv: all Income of the School rnu be applied for educational and social ￿'elfare purposes. The Go%"ernor5 plan to use the5¢ to eoniinue To expand the provision that w¢ offer our SttHlents. We pa!. as an emplo)tr Ehroueh the nationa] insurnn¢e Contributions we make. Rtserves and FinBcial Hulth Gov¢rnors regularl J review the f￿ances. bud8ets and spend againsi budw tog¢dr with a (zsh flow anallsis as pan of the effective ￿ewardshIp of the School. Pension Lixbilitv Two pensions are used by VLC - The Teachers, Pensions arjd NEST. The bank IKJld5 a ￿)nd of £14k in re5peci 10 any Te￿herS Pensions contributiotLS that rna> be unpaid as a r4uir¢ment for belon?oing to the scheme. Public Benefit The trus¢¢es have had regard to the Clwity Commission's ￿lidance public b¢n¢fft. STRATEGIC REPORT Achievements and perfotiDanc¢ A¢hieN'¢rnent and p¢rfortnac¢ detsils can be fouDd in the Re￿rt of th¢ Tnwees. VLC does noi carry. oui SI￿1￿Cant fi]ndrdising actiiititt. STRIICfDRE. GO￿.ER￿A￿ICE AND %1.4N.4GENIE)T Governing document The ch3rih' 15 rontrolld by its .￿vernin.. limited by gU>￿tte. as defined b). the Companies Aci 21)06. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIIE DETAIIS Registered Comp3Dy nwnber CE018?18 IEDgland al￿ Wales) Registered Charity numb¢r I IS4444 Page 6

VL f the Trustees for ihe Year Ended i l Decem 2024 Registered otric¢ St. Mi artsJrets Centre IO) W'hitnash Ro&1 lihitnash Leamington Spa Warwi¢kshire CV312HB Tr￿Ste¢S Mr C Srtelson Mrs L Nash Rel'erend B J N'ash Mrs H Jau)b5 Mr C TheophilusBevis Senior Ststuiory Auditor Warren Frdncis Auditors Frdncis & Co Second Fl(K)r 123 Promenade Chelienham Gloucestershire GL50 INW STATEMEI%T OF TRLISTEES. RESPOYSIBILITIES The trusttts (￿h0 are also the direaors of NLC for the PUTtA)ses of companv lawl are responsible for preparing ihe Report of the Trustees and the fllwi¢ial stakments in actordance with appliEabk law and Lnited Kingdom Accounting Standards {L.nited Kin4¥dom Ge￿ra]I￿..￿CCtpted Accountino Practi¢el. Company 13vi rcquires the trusi¢es w prepare fin2n¢ial ststements foT each financial year. LTnder that law. the tru￿¢¢$ have eleaed to prepare the financiat ststements in accordaD¢e L'nited Kinodom Generally Aceq)ted Accounting Practice Iunited Kingdom AccoLhnting Standards and aPpli￿11t lawl. Under companv law the trustees must rtot approve the fman¢ial ststements unless thev are satisfied that ihey give a true and fair view of the stste Of affairs of the charitsble companv and of the incoming resources and application of regour¢e& inrluding the tneom¢ and expenditure. of the charitable company for that period. In P￿paring those finathcial stsiemenis, the are required select suitable accounting wlLCle5 atld then applv thern Consi￿¢n￿￿. ob5¢rve the methods and prirKiples in the CTharilies SORP: make judgements and estimats ihat are re&%onable and prudenL prepare the financial ststements on the going ¢orKern basis unle5$ it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. The trustees ar¢ responsible for keeping proptr acco￿tin¢P records disclose ￿1th re￿nable accuracy ai any time the fInancial position of the ¢hariiable companv and to enable them io ensure that the financial statemtnts comply with the Companies Act 2006. Tho. axe also resw)Dsible for safetsuardino the tssets of the charitable t¢)rnpany aTrl hence for king reasonable steps for the Prevention and de￿tIOn of frnud and other ]￿egUlaritieS. In so far as the trustte5 are awar¢.' th¢r¢ is no relevant audii infomiation of whIch the charitsble compan}'s a￿titors aft unaware.. and the trustees have tsken all steps thai they ought to have tsken to make themselNts aware of any relevant audit tnforniation and to estsblish ih audttors are a￿?re ofthat Infonnation. ALDITORS The auditors. Frdncis & Co. yill be prO￿Sed for re-apw)intment at the forthcoming Annual Gener41 Mectin8.

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Re rt ofthe Ind VLC ndent Auditor5 to the MembeT5 of Opinion We have audited the finÈncial ststements of VLC lthe'charitsbl¢ wmpan! } for th¢ y¢ar ¢nd¢d 31 D￿¢rnb¢r 2024 which comprise the Staiem¢ni of Financia] Activities. the BalaTh￿ SheeL the Cash Flow Ststrrnent and notes io the financial stsiements. including a 5ummarJ of Si￿lfi&7nt a¢counling w)lJ¢ies. The fiMn¢i3J ieFA)rting framework that h2s been applied in their prepar2tion is applicable law and UniEed Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accouniino Practice). In our opinion ihe financial $￿eMem5.. give a tnle and faÉr view of the state of the charitable ¢ompan)'s affairs &% at il December 2024 and of its iticoming resources and application of resource& includirtg its itKorne and e.xpendiftre. for the year then eTrJed: have been properly prepared in accordance wth L Thited Kinodorn Genera]Iv Accepted Accounting Practice: aThl have been prepared in accordatKe ￿7th the requiTements of the Companies A￿ 2006. Basis (or t)pinion 'e conducted our audit in accordance Mith Imernational Standards on Auditing (L￿) IISAS IUKI) and applieable law. Our responsibilities under those StsTwJards are fiuther described in the Auditors. responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements seciioTh of ow rew)rt. Il'e are iThJependeni of the charitable companv in accordance with the ethical requ￿¢t￿ents thai ar¢ relevant to our audit of the finaneial SL￿ements in the Lry(, including the FRC'S Ethic￿ Stsndard. and ive have fulfilled OUT Other cthical resF¥)nsibililies in a¢¢ordan¢e Mith these requirernents. We believe that the audit evidence we have obiained is suificient and appropri io provide a basi5 forour opinion. Conelu5ioDs relating to going concern tn auditlng the flnancial swements. we ha&e ¢on¢luded that the mwees use of the going concem b&sis of accouniing in the prepaMion of ihe financial S￿ements is appropri￿e. B￿¢d on ihe work we have perfornied. have identified anv material ￿￿tnaIntieS relating to events or ¢onditions thaL individually or ¢olle¢tiN'elJ. may tast $1?nific8nt doubt on the chxtittble totnpanv's ability to continue as a going ¢oncern for a rkriod of at leaSttt￿fve ￿K)nthS from the financial stments are authorised for issue. res￿nsibIlItIeS and the resp)nsibilities of the trusttts with res￿1 to going concen) are described in the relevani sections of this reporL Other information The trustees are responsible for the other information. Th¢ other inforrnation comprises the infonnation included in the Annual keport, other than the fin3neial stsiements aTJd our Report of the Independeni.4udi¢ors therwD. Our opinion on The financÉal sratern￿ts does not o)ver the other Inforn￿10ft aT￿. except to the extcnt otherwise expliciily stated in our reiwL do express onv form of as5uran¢e ¢on¢lusion thereon. In ¢onn¢xtion wsth our audit of the fmaDcial statements. our responsibility is to r¢ad th¢ other infom1￿10￿ and in doing so. consider whether the other infom)ation is mat¢riatl!' iDconsistent with the fIT￿ClaI 5tat¢ments or our knDwledge obLqined in the audit or other%vise appears to be materiallj Tnisstated. If identify. such material inconsistencies or apparent tnaterial misstaternents, are requited to detennine wthether this gives nse to 3 materia] mis5tst¢m¢nt in the fjnancial 5taternents themselves. If. ba%d the work w¢ have performcd. we conclude that there is a material Tnisstatement of this other infOrn￿tiOr￿ we are requirtd to report th￿ faci. We have ￿￿thing to rewrt irt thjs rtgard. Opinions on other m&tteT5 prescribed bw the Coln￿lieS Ad 21)06 In OUT opinion. b￿ed on lh¢ work ￿}den3k¢0 it) th¢ course of the audtL the inf(rniion given in the Re[￿rt of ihe Tr￿slee5 for the finarKial year for which th¢ financial 5th1em¢nts are prepared is consistent with the finaneial stsiements: and the Report of the Trustees has bttn prepared in accordaTtt applicable requirements. Page 9

rtof io the llembers of Matters on which we Are requir¢d io rtport b!. exception In the light of the knothledge and undtrstsndiThg of the chan"tsbl¢ COMpa￿Y and its en&ironmeThi obtai￿￿ irj the ¢ourse or the audit. we have not Identified material miss￿ements tn the R¢w)rt of th¢ Tn￿￿e5. V¥¢ hav¢ nothing io Teport ID respect of the followinq manets th¢rt the Companies.4ci ?006 requires us ￿ rep)rt io you if, in ow opinion- adeqllate a¢¢ouniirtts records have not been kept or retums adequa￿ for our audii have noi been received fmm branche5 not N75iled by u5.. or the fInan¢ial #•¢Tn¢nts tK)i in agr¢emeni with the a¢¢othiting records and rewrn5: or ¢nain di%losures of tr￿STeeS, remunerion S￿lfied b!. la7A" are not made; or we have noi received all ihe inform￿lOn and explatwons we require forour auditi Re5POnsibiiiti£s of tr￿tee5 As ¢xplained more fvll} in the Statemeni of Tn￿l￿s. Resp)nsibilities. the tru51ee5 I￿￿0 are also the directors of the charitsble company for the purp05¢5 of compani. la￿) are reS￿nsIble for the preparation of the financial statements and for beints sa(isfied that they give a mle and fair view. and for Such internal control as the ￿st￿S determine is ne¢e5sar! enable the preparntion of financial 5tstements that we free from m*eTial missratcmeThL wthetherdue to fraud or t￿r. In preparing the financia] statements. the trustees are restrt)nsible for assessing the chariiable co]npanv'$ abiliw to continue as a going concem aisclosino. as applithle. rnaller5 related to gointi eoThcem and using the votnu concern basis of accounting unless the tTUSi¢¢S either intrnd to IiqLEidaEe the eharitsble Company or ro cease operdtions. or ha¥¢ no realistic alternatiNe but io do KJ. Page 10

rt ofthe Inde ndent Auditor5 to the M¢tnbeTS of VLC Ovr responsibilities for the audit of the fiDntil ststemeDts Our objeaives are io obtsin reasonable assurance atrout Hl)ether the financial $wen￿nts as a Mthole are free from material misstatemenL Mthether due to fraud or error. and to issue a Report of the IT￿ependent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable asswan¢¢ is a high level of assuraThce. but is Th)t a guaranre¢ an audit condu¢t¢d in accordance wth ISAS (UK} will alwa)s deci a materia] mtsstalemenr then it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if. individuailv or in the 4gregate. rouid re&wnably be exTKCted to influence the economic decisions of user5 tsken on the b￿15 of these fInanc￿l S￿¢[nents. The extent to which our pnxedwe5 are cawdble of dettrfing irregularities. including fraud i5 detailed klow. Our approa¢h to identifyIn4 and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities. including fraud and non-compliance ￿1th and r¢gulatiOTL%. as foll￿5.. - the engatremfflrt parther ¢￿$[w¢d that the engagement te•n ¢oll¢ctivelv had the appropriate competence. Capabiliiies and skills to identity or recogni5e ry)n-cornpliance with appliL3ble laws and req11￿lOns'. - we identified th¢ laws and reqllations applicable to the companTr throu￿ dis¢U5sion5 directots and other man3g¢m¢nL 2nd from our comDJercial knowledge and experience of the sector in wthich the o)mpany opers: we focused on specific laHs and rw1￿10n5 we wtjsiderrd mav have a direcT tnalrrial effect on the financial staternents or ihe opcration5 of the cornpanN. including the Charities A¢t 2011. taxation legislation and data protcctioD: anti-bribery. employment. enNTrronmental and health and safw- le(pislation: - we a￿eSSed the e￿en[ ofcompliance with the artd ￿gUlationS identified above through mth.ng enqviries of managemeni and insperfing legal ￿￿¢s￿ndence.. 2nd - identifled laws aTrJ rNLlations were communicated within the audit team regularlv aDd the team remained ￿ert t instances of non-cornpliance throu￿)ut th¢ audit. We assessed the $￿¢ePUblI1ty of the company'5 fiDaociai swements w Materi￿ mi5StaiemenL )r￿lUdIng obiaining at understanding how. fraud mighi oc¢w. bv: - making enquiries of management ￿there they considered there Vias susceptibilÈty to fra￿J. their knowledge of tual. suspected and alleged fraud; and - considering the Intemal controLs in place to mitigaie risks of fraud and noTrc4)mpliance with laws a￿1 regulatio1￿. To addres$ the risk of fraud throu￿1 managemeni bi&s a￿1 override of control& - perfornied and1￿1¢87 procedures io identify. and unusual or uTrexpeaed Telarionship& - tested joumal entries io id¢Thtify unusual transactions. - assessed wheiher judgments and wwTr)ptions made in deterniinin? the aceountittg eoimates wtr¢ indi¢attve of pot¢ntiai bi&s: and - inv¢stigated the rationale behitid Si￿]ricant or uThusuai transactions. BeCa￿e of the inhereni limitations of an aDJiL there is a risk that will not detect a]1 irregulartiies. including i1￿se leadin(p to a material misllatement in the f￿at￿la1 swements or ￿n-￿mplIanCt with regulation. This risk increases the more that ¢omplianee a law or regulation is removed from the ￿'ents 8tMI transactions reflected in Ehe financia] statements. &$ we will be less likely to be¢on￿ aM•re of itN2n¢es of JK>n-¢omplianc¢. The Tisk 15 also greater regarding irr¢gulariiies OCCUJTing due to fraud rather than error. as fra￿j involwtt intentional concealmenL forgery. collusio] omission or Tn15repr￿￿laIIon. A further description of our ￿$￿)nSIbilitieS for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at wi￿.fr¢.0rg.￿k.,a￿dIf0r5re$pOnS1bi]itIes. This descripiion fornis part of i)ur Report of the Independent Audiior5. Pagell

Ind¢ ¢ndent Auditor5 to the Ife VLC Lse of our report This rep)rt is madc solelv to the charitsble companN. s rnembers. &s a in acetsrdan¢e with Chapter 3 olPart 16 of the Companies A¢1 ?006. Our audit wx>rk. has been underrak.en 50 thai V4r miJr* i stsie to the charitable companv's mernbers those matters we are required to state io them audiiors. rcport and for no other purpose. To the hllest extent perniitted bj law. we do not accept OT &&5ume responsibiliTh to at)}one oiher than the charitsble company and th¢ chan"tsbl¢ ¢ompaJhN"s m¢mber5 &s a FK>th.. for 0￿r audii knork". forthis report: or forihe opinions w¢ haN'¢ formed. Warrtn Frdncis (Senior Statutory .4uditor) for and on bellalf of Francis & Co Second Floor 1?3 Promenade Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 INW 30 Orfober ?025 Pagc 12

tatemeTLt of Financial Activit or ihe Year Ended 31 tkcember 2 31.12.24 31.12.23 Total fijnds Unresrricted fund INCOME AYD ENDOW.￿lE%￿s FRO.M Donations and legacies 9,782 10,264 Cbaritable ctivities General 2.479.618 1.671.095 Invesmieni incom¢ 14216 168 Toll 2.503.616 1,681,527 EXPENDfTURE of* RaisiDg funds 85.8)9 34,118 Charitable 8rtivities General 1020,949 l.L?l.876 Total 1106.788 1255,994 NET INCOME i96.828 425,533 RECO.NCILIATION OF FLNDS Totsl funds broughi for¥vard 835,172 409.639 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 1.232.000 835.172 The notes fom) part of these fina￿1?1 statements Page 13

L 5.hc 11 tk&rnlier ?0 jl.l? ?4 il.1:..23 Totsl ruod FI.NED.WETS Tan¥ible. J%)¢lts -511.747 CLTrRENT XWTS. 90i.076 4i4.676 659.841 916.447 .jj9.75? 1376 ?95 CRL"DITOR5 13 1174.YJJl 1744 4461 TT C￿RRENT.￿￿£F.Ts 121.749 TOTAI. &KAI."'IS' Istsb Ll.RRL'.%T .IA8ILI'IIL li5.172 CRLDrroiv Amouthts fallths aftcr Jott th*k 14 1814.Sn 16 TOTAL Fi'NDS l.i5_1 n Tr wYr¢ appwi'ed ly¥ the Brtrard of Tn￿1£¢$ and autkntsed for i59Je on JO Oaober )O?l Ind wtte 1tse fi>Tm part rfth¢s¢ fU￿￿lI1 P4t 14

VLC Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 20 31.12.24 31.12.23 Cash flows from optrtiDe aCtiThities Cash generat¢d from opetalions Interest paid 280.i29 {29.563} 4i1.745 Net cash provided by operatints adivities 250.766 431.745 C%5h floF/5 from inveming Xclivities Pur¢hase of tsngible fixed assets InieTest re¢eived 11.575.062) 14216 (12.5001 168 Net cash used in investing adivities {1.560.8461 {12.332) C$h Ilows from fwncimg activi¢i¢s New103ns in vear 828J09 cash provided by financing aaiYiiie5 Cbllge ill tash and cash equivalents in the reporting ptriod Cash ¥nd cash equivalthts at tht IKginDing of the reporting pti?)d {481.7711 419,41J 916.447 497,034 C$h And ¢a5b equivlents t the end of the reportlng period 4i4.676 916,447 Th¢ notes forni part of these fiman¢ial statwnrnts Pag¢ 15

¢ Cash Flo￿. for ihe Tr ear Ended . taiement mber ?0•4 RECONCILL4TIO)4 OF NET INCO.IIE TO.%ET CASH FLOM" FROM OPEIL4Tt%G .4crTr'iTIES 31_12.?4 et in¢om¢ for the reporting period {as per the Stsiemtht of FinaDcial ArtiTrities) Adjwstments for. Depie¢iatson ¢harge5 Loss on dispo5￿ of fixed assets Inr¢resi received Interesi Incre&se in debtors Incffa5e in ¢redirors 396.828 425.533 2.995 303 {1681 114.2161 29.56i {2452?81 106.644 1295.5i61 298.618 et cash providtd bv oper¥¢ioo5 280.)9 431,745 .4fiALYSJS OF cH.4￿GE5 IN NET FLIDSV{DEBD At 1.174 Cash flow At31 12.24 et task Cash at bank" 916.447 1481.7711 434.676 916.447 1481.7711 434,676 Debt Debts falling due M"ithtn l %' Debts falling due afier l year IlJ.7J61 (814.5731 113,7361 (814.5731 1828.3091 1828.3091 Toial 916.447 { l.il 0.080} {i9i:6331 The notrs forn) part of these firwKial sramen Page 16

VLC cial Ststements T 2024 for the Year End AcCO￿yrIllc POLICIES Ba515 of pre￿ring the statements The finan¢ial statern¢nts of the chan"table company. Mthich is a publi¢ benefii entity under FRS 102. havc bcen pr¢par¢d in accordance the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '.4¢￿U[ltinu and Re￿thng by Charitie5.' Statement of Recommended PTartice applicable to ¢hariiies prtparing their a¢￿Unts in accord8n¢e the Financial Rep)rting Standard applicabl¢ in the Ll( and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effedive l January 20191.. Financial Rew>ning Standard 102 The Finartciai Ryrting Stsndard applicable in th¢ LK and Republic of Treland, and the Cornpanies .4cl 2006. The financial stttements have been prepared under the historic￿ Cosi convention. All income is reeognised in the srate￿￿￿ of Finaneial Acbviues onee the charirv has entitlement to the fund5, il is probable that the incotne H'ill b¢ r¢¢eived and the amount ¢an be me&sured reliabl}'. Income rnainly comes from tenn ftts for str￿ents that 2ttend VLC. Th¢s¢ are invoiced to other schools or the loeal countil_ Expenditure Liabiliries are recO￿lSed &% expendimre as 9)on as there is a leea] or constructive obligatiott Comrnitting the ¢hariTy to that expendtture. Il is probable thar a transfer of e¢tsTK)mic benefits w]11 b¢ required in settlement and the pJrK)unt of the obligation be measured reliabl%'. Expendtiure is a¢¢ounted for on an at¢Tua]s basis and has been classified und¢r headings th aw¢g¢ a]1 rost re18tsd to the cate•>rv. Where costs cannot be direttly attrtbut¢d to particular kadings they have been aUoc¢d to activities 00 a basis conststent with the use of resourccs. Tangible fiied assets DepTeciation is pmvtded * the follo￿7n8 annual ra$ ID order to WTite off each asset over its estinmted us¢fvl life. Plani and machinerv Fixtures and fittings Motor vehTcles Computer equipment I￿1? on cost 15Qh on ¢ost 21P/o on cosi No depreciatÈ(>n has bttn charged on the freehold property a% the ass￿ was acqui￿1 durin8 the fit)an¢iot year. •Jd its value is deemed to be equiv￿¢￿ io its com. TaXa￿D The charitv is exempr from conh)ratioD on its charitable activities. Fund 3CCOUBting Unr¢5thcted funds can be used in ar￿￿lat￿¢ with the ¢hartthble ObJ￿1Ve$ at the discretion of the tswstees. Restricted fimds Can onl). be used for particlliar restricted purrATr5es within the objects of the charity. Restri¢tions arise when spe¢ified by the donor or funds are rdised for particular restri¢trd purp)ses. Further explanation of th¢ nature and pwwpse of each fillMI is included in the to the fina￿la1 statements. P¢nSiOD £osts and •tbtr m-TetiremeDt benefits The tharitabl¢ cornpanv operat¢s a defirbed contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable io the charithble company's pension %hem¢ are to the StatemEm of FinaJKial Activities in the period to wthich they relate. Page 17 ntinue41...

otes 10 the Financ for the Year taiemenis- conlin￿l l December 0?4 DONATIOTr•S A)D LEG.CIIS Jl.l? ?4 il.12.2i Donations Grants 4iO 9.i32 328 9,936 9.78? 10.2fy4 Grdnts receivrd, includ¢d in the aFK)ve. are a5 follo￿. Jl.12.?4 General 9.332 9.936 The 8Tani received in the )"¢ar rel¢d to a CoNid-19 reco%'ery premium grant INVESTME￿￿ INCOME )1.12.24 31.12.2i Intere￿ receivable- tradin" 14.216 168 tNCOME FROM CHAIUTABLE .4CTTrTfiES il.12.24 31.12.2J Learning centre ineome GeneTai ?.479,618 ,671,IW5 CH.4RITABLE ACTIVITIES cosrs Support 0515 {see note 61 General 2.020.949 SUPPORT Costs G0Ven￿￿e costs Finan¢e Totsls Getral .9i2.i62 44.759 2.020.949 ¢oniinu¢d...

VLC Nottt io the Financial Ststeme continue for the Year Ended 31 tk¢ember 2024 ET INCOMEI{EXPE%DrfLTRE) Net incomel{expenditwel is stskd alkr chargJ'ng{¢reditin8): Jl.1224 31.1£.2J Audiiof5' retnunernion Depreeiation- owned assets Deficit on disposal of fixed &ssets 9,300 6.738 7.500 2.995 303 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATIOP* ￿ND BENEFt15 31.12.24 31.12.23 Trustees, ￿arleS Trustres. social securitv Tr￿￿te5. pensions pai41 24.839 6,259 445 558 27.570 6,803 The ttustee renumeration relates to one TnJstc¢. Hantthi j￿b> in r¢laiion to her employment with the ch&Trty. Trustets, eJpen 31.12.24 31.12.2i Trustees, expenses 97 STAFF COSTS Jl.12.24 31.12.23 W4ues and salaries So¢iai securiTr costs Other p¢nsion ¢0SLS 1.072.489 91.767 138370 674.458 51.028 66.353 .302.626 791.839 The average monthlv number of cmpiovees during tk year was as fouows: Jl.12.24 42 31.12.23 32 General adminisoation The number of eryloyce5 whose employee benefits (¢x¢lLwJing ernployer pension costs} exceeded £60.0(rf> was: )1.12.24 31.12.2J £60.001- £70.OIXI continued...

VL ole5 10 ihe Finan¢ia tstements- ￿OnTinUed for the Ycar . l December 20•4 io. COMPARATIVES FOR THE ST.4TE.MET OF FIN.4NCIAL.4cnN'ITIES Lnr¢stricLed fvnd I)CO%IE AND EJDOM"MENTS FRO31 Donations and leoacies Charitable activiiies Gen¢rai 1.671,095 Inv¢strn¢nt inwme 168 Total ,681.i27 EXPENDITUBE O Rai51ng funds i4.118 Cbaritsblé acti￿tIeS Gerral 1.221.876 Totxl ET IryCOME 425,533 RECONCILIATION OF FL.)DS Tothi fvnds brought forward 409.6?9 TOTAL FL.I%DS CARRIED FORWARD 835.172 TACIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fimures and fittings Freehold prope Plant and ma¢hineTr COST At l JanuaTh' 2024 AdditLOJLS 22.850 29.062 1.5i6.054 i.854 At i l Dec¢ttther2024 l.i?6.054 i.8)4 51,912 DEPRECIATIO Ai l January" ?0)4 Charge for vear 9.427 5.)65 At 31 D￿ernber 204 14.992 ET BOOK V.4LI"E At J l December 20?4 l.ii6.054 36,9?0 At J l December 202) 13.42) Page 70 conunued...

VLC Noies to the Financial Ststernents- contiTtued for the Year End¢d 31 tkcember 2024 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS- coutinued Motor vehicles Computrr equipment Totals co¥r Ai l Jantwy 2024 Addiiions 22.850 1,575.062 1.7 Ai 3 1 December 2024 1.790 4.)02 1,597,912 DEPRECIATION Ai l January &024 Charge for ye4r 9.427 6.738 149 Ai i l December 2024 149 16.165 ET BOOK VALITE Ai J l December 2024 1.641 .581,747 Ai 3 1 December 2023 13.423 12. DEBTORS: AMOLhTS FALLING DLE WITHIY ONE YEAR il.1224 31.12.2J Trade debts>TS AT 82i.676 62.)20 19.080 647.765 PrepayThents and ac¢trued income 12.083 905.076 659.848 13. CREDITORS: AMoL￿[S FALLING DLE M"rrHIiI OliE YEAR 31.12.24 31.12.2i Bank ltsans and overdrafts Istt TK)le 15) Trade cr¢diior5 Social security and other taxes Other creditors ACen￿lS and deferred u￿rne i8.687 44.790 11,666 32216 777,595 706.760 874.926 754.546 Includcd in deferred incom¢ is In￿)Me which h&$ been deferred In￿ th¢ De￿ peri(Ml io which il relates. Page 21 continued...

VLC oies io the Financial StaiemenlS- ¢oni for the l'ear Ended il Decernbtr 14. CREDITORS: AI¥IOL.NTS FALLING DLE .4FTER MORE TH.&% ONE I'EAR Jl.l? ?4 Bank loans (see note l i) 8l4.i7i 15. Lo￿￿5 An ana]Jsis of the matttyity of loatts is gi¥eTh below: il.1224 31.12.2i Amounts f￿]Ing due within one >'ear on detnand: Bank loans AnM)unis failinu due bth%ten Th40 and five vears: Bank. loans- 2-5 years 65,6iO Amounts falling due in rtK)re than fi&c ￿tars. Repayable by insts]m¢nts". Bank" loans more than 5 >'ears 748.92) i& MOVE,NIENT FLf*DS rnovement in ftjnds At Jl.12.24 Ai 1.1.24 Unrtstrirted fuBds General fund 8ji.172 )96.878 1732.000 TOT.AL FINDS 83-.17? 1.232.000 JTh)vement ID fuDds. included in th¢ alK>ve are &% follow5: Incoming Resources resources experded Mov¢m¢nt in fuThds LDre5tri¢¢ed funds General fund * iOi,616 {:.106,7881 J96.828 TOTAL FINIDS 2.i03.616 {? 106.7881 i96.828 ¢oniinu¢d...

VLC Notes to the Financial Statements- continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 16. MOVEMEfT FLT)DS- CODtinued Comprtives for movemefjt in f￿ndS Net movement in fi￿d5 At 31.12.23 At l.1.2i Unrestricted fuDd5 Generd fund 409.6)9 425.53J 835.172 TOTAL FUNDS 409,6i9 4?5.53j 835,172 Comparnive net movemeni fft fun(Ls. iThcluded in the alKJV¢ are as follows: Incoming Resource5 re￿M￿C¢S expended Movement in fuThds l.nrestrided fun Generaj fimd 1.681 J27 {1255.994) 425.533 TOT_4L FITIDS 1.681,527 (1.255.994) 425.SJ3 A ctm vear 12 months and priorvear 12 months wrnbiDed FM)sJtion i5 ￿ follows: movement iTh fund5 At il.12.24 Al 1.123 Unreslrieted ftsnds General fund 409.639 822J61 1232.000 TOTAL FIIIDS 41)9,6i9 822.361 1.232,000 A cwreni vear 12 months and prtor )rar 12 moth c4)mbined net tTh)verneDt in funds. included in the abov¢ are as follows- Ittcoming resource5 Resources xpe[￿ed Movem¢ni in fimds Unrestricted General fund 4.185.143 13.i62,782) 822.J61 TOTAL FLThDS 4.185.143 13.362,7821 821)61 continued...

VLC ote5 10 the Financial Sthtement5- ¢ ti for the l'ear Ended J l Decern￿r ?014 17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSLRES There ￿tr¢ no relaied pam (rdnsxiiorns for the j'ear ¢Dd¢d il December ?0?4. Pag¢ 24

VLC Detailed STXteTncnt of Financial A¢tivitie$ for the Year Ended I rkcember 2024 )1.12.24 31.12.23 IliCOYE AND ENDOWMEhTS Donations Ind kgacies Donations Grants 450 328 9.936 9,782 10.264 Jnlestment incoJn¢ Jnteresi re¢eii'able- tradtng 14216 168 Cknritsble adfjvitie5 Le8rning cetrtre inc¢)m¢ 2.479.618 1.671.095 Totsl incoming resources 2.503.616 1.681.527 EXPENDITt¥RE ot￿r irnding activitits Purcth¢s Depreciation of tan￿ble fixed assets Los5 on sale of tsm."ble fixed assets 79.101 6.738 2.995 303 85.8i9 34.118 Support costs anagernent Tr￿stee5, salaries Trustees, Social se¢urity Trllstees, Fensions paid TnJsie¢s' ¢xpenYs 24.8i9 2.17? 5£8 6,259 445 99 97 668.199 1.047.650 89.594 138.370 19.415 5.04) 51.159 4220 278.876 94.000 61256 56.166 53,516 5.727 Socia] security Pensions Insuranc¢ Telephone P051age and stationery Sundries Subrontract co Room hire and Catering Trayel and sub5illence Staff trainins and welfare Computsr Costs Subscrbptions 66.353 14.165 753 10.719 2,870 186.i54 84.i05 27.391 11.565 4.615 1.932J62 .172,810 Fittante Bank chartses Canied fotivard 14.065 14.065 986 986 This page d)¢$ Th)t f¢)Tm part of the stsnrtory financial Swmet Pag¢ 25

VLC Detailed Staiem t of Financial AciiN'itie fort Ended 31 December 2014 j1.12 ?4 31.12.23 14.06- 61 ?9.)02 986 Bank. inresi 986 Governanee costs Audittsrs, remuneraiion Accounlan¢v Consultancv fee5 Le(pal and professional fees 7.ioo 9,260 4,076 27,244 8.)87 7,518 19.i54 44.759 48.080 Ttstsl resourees expended 7 106.788 1.25i.994 Tret j96.8?8 425.5JJ This page th)es Th)1 fomi part of the swutory fiDanc￿l ststrrnents Page 26