HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL Hope ESOL CIO Trustee Reptsrt 2021-2022 Trustee Report _ 1st September 2021- 31st August 2022 The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accouniing policies set out in notes to the account5 and comply with the charivs governing document. the Charities Art 2011 and the relevant version of the 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 IFRS 1021. Hope ESOL CIO Hope ESOL CIO is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI reEistered with the Charitv Commlsslon on 5 March 2020, registration number 1188370. The organisation is governed by its constitution. Charitable Objective5 and Activities The charlty's object as defined in it's constitution is.. Yo advance the education and training of those granted refugee status. those seeking asylum, and other vulnerable migrants in South Yorkshire and it5 surrounding counties in need thereof so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community., Our strategic priority is to ensure that all asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable minorities in South Yorkshire land its surrounding towns and titiesl have access to the ESOL and skills trainin8 they need. Historlcally we have done thls by provldlng affordable ESOL services to organisations who already work wlth asylum seekers & refugees- provldin8 on premlse teachin8 to their service users. Since becomlnB a charlty we have also started to provlde Dl8ltal Sk1115 trainlng and received 8rant fundlng to enable us to put on our own fully 5ubsidlsed classes. The trustees have 8lven due conslderallon to the Charlty Commlsslon ptsbllshed 8uidance on the Publlc Beneflt fequlrement under the Charltles Att 2011. Achievements and Performance The followln8 tlmellne outllnes the or8anlsatlons achlevements durfng thls pertod. Autumn T•rni IS•ptember 21- December 211 Moved all oper•tlons over to CIO Ifornierly funnlng CIO and CIC In tandem) Returned to dellverln8 classes face to face after Covld 19 Pandemlc Supported 55 asylum 5*ekers, refu8ee$ •nd other vulner•ble ml8rant5 HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL Hope ESOLCIO Trustee Report 2021-2022 8 staff on payroll lall part-timel Provided 14 hours of teaching a week Recnjited 2 new volunteer fundralsing assistants Anna Bolllngerjoined the board of Trustees Katherlne Sturdey stepped down and was then reappointed a5 a Trustee (see explanation below) Sprlng Temi lJan- March 20221 Supported 52 asylum seekers, refugees and other vulnerable migrants Provided 14 hours of teaching a week IESOL and Digital Skills) Welcomed I new teacher to the team and 3 new volunteers Gainèd I new regular giver Applied for devices through council loan scheme o Won 22 Laptops and £5.500 Summer Term (Aprll 2022- July 20221 Supported 103 asylum seekers, refugees and other vulnerable migrants Provided 22.5 hours of teachln8 a week IESOL and Di8ltal Skills) Began teaching at Staindrop Lodge IBrid8ing Accommodation) Welcomed 3 new teachers- 10 staff on payroS1 (all part timel Welcomed 3 new volunteers (classroom assistants) Appointed I new Trustee- Josephine Taylor ESOL and Teacher Tralning Specialism Ralsed £1,987 through 'Walk a Mile. Sponsored Event Galned I new regular giver Was awarded £2,640 from Sheffleld GfammaT School Moved Into new Off1￿ wlth own teachlng spacel -11 HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL Hope ESOL CIOTrustee Report 2021-2022 Governance Durlng thls persod a board of appointed trustees ran the charity ICIOI. delegating most day-to-day operations to the employed management team. The Board of Trustees seek to appoint members who have a wide range of appropriate skills and knowledge of the sector that will allow them to govern and grow the charity successfully. The Charity's governing document permits a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 12 Trustees. The Trustees conduct a skills review to identtfy potential gaps in the Board that can then be sultablv recruited for. The appointed individuals must fil within the requirements in the constitution, support the values of the organisation and be able to make the necessary time commitments. The trustees hope to grow the board further to include individuals with lived experience of being an asylum seeker/refugee in the UK. All trustees give their tlme voluntarily and receive no remuneration for their role as a Trustee. There was some doubt as to whether Anna Bollinger and Katherine Sturdey. having prevlously been Directors and paid staff members at Hope English School CIC- could be appointed Trustees and continue to be paid members of staff when all operations were moved over to the CIO at the start of this financial year. The board of Trustees sort the advice of the Charity Commission who replied to Philip Howden on I Nov 2021. Whllst the board awaited a response Katherine Stepped down as a Trustee. With the Charity Commissions approval and on the grounds that both Anna and Katherine were employed prior to their appointment as Trustees they were both Irelappointed. Management Hope English School wa5 led on a day-day basis durin8 this perlod by Anna Bollln8er ICEOI and Katherine Sturdey ICOOI. Financial Review Durlng the year the CIO ralsed Income of £42,176 from all artlvStles and incurred expenditure of £38,021. Thls resulted In a comblned net Income of £4,155 compr151n8 unrestritted net income of £554 and restricled net Income of £3,601. Year-end total reserves were £28,094 comprisin8 unrestrlcted funds of £14,991 and restrltted fund5 Of £13,103. HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL Hope ESOI CIOTrusttr Report 2021-2022 Income1£42,1761 came from: Restrirted Funds1£13,8881 including o Grants received - £13,840 One off donations- £48 Unrestricted Funds1É28.2881 Includin8 Oonations One-off donations from individuals - £3,349 Regular donors - £3,529 Gift Aid - £758 o Tuitlon fee5- £18,441 Grants retelved- £2,211 A breakdown of Charltable expenditu￿ Can be found in note 4 of the accounts. The Board of Trnstees adopted the reseNes policy on 17 March 2022. Hope ESOL CIO has idenilfied the provislon of trainin8 services including= the recruitment and tralnlng of teachers, the plannin8 an(i delivery of classes, the monitoring of classes, as core activities and wlll seek trJ fftnafi￿ these thmugh Income streams that are as secure and long tem) as possible Free reserves are that part of a charity's unrestricted funds that is free￿ available to spend on any of the charws purposes. Hope ESOL CIO maintains free reserves: to provlde a level of workln8 capital that protects the continuity of our core work to provlde a level of funding for unexpected opportunities to provlde cover for risks such as unforeseen expen(liture or unanticipated loss of income Hope ESOL CIO alms to malntaln mlnlmum free reserves equal to the highest school term of working capltal In order to be able lo continue to provlde a service to beneficiaries. Unless Otherwise agreed by the Board of Trustees. the charlty wlll alm to have no more than one year of workin8 capital in uiirestrlcted fvnds In reseNe It any 8lven tlme. The tar8et range Is £14,¢J)0- £30,1J)O. Free resefves It 31 Auaust 2022 were £14.99112021: £14,437). whlch15 Wlthin the tar8ei range. The 8￿rd of Trustees wlll fevl¢w the above crlterla wlth reference to the chartty's strategy and Temity Pl•ns •nd deternilne the tar8et level of free reserves lo meet these on a rolllng termly basls. The 8o*rd of Trustees wlll It tlmes desl8n•te funds from free reseThes for s18nlflcanl prolect C05ts or tephc•ment of major assets. HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL Hope ESOL Trtsstee Report 2021-2022 Reference and administrative information Charlty Name: Hope ESOL CIO Other name the charity uses: Hope English School Registered charity number.. 1188370 Charltws prlncipal address.. 178 Shoreham St, Sl 45Q Board of Trustees: Key mana8ement position Phllip Howden Paul Horton Hannah Peck Anna Bollin8er Kotherlne Sturdey (appointed 15 july 20201 (appointed 15 july 20201 (appointed 27 May 20211 (appointed 9 December 20211 (stepped down on 10 October 2021 and reappointed on 9 December 20211 (appointed 17 March 20221 lappolnted 7 July 20221 Chief executive officer Chief operating offlcer Josephlne Taylor Solange Pousanl Independent examlner land atcountantsl.. Sarah Llghrfoot, FCA DChA Seven Hllls Accountants Llmlted 57 Burton Street Sheffleld S6 2HH Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above on 06 Slgned on behalf of the charltvs t ustees: Sl8nature Name: OSEP fbtYLfjL. Posltlon HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Hope ESOL CIO I'the CIO'I I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 August 2022. Responsibilities and basis of report A5 the charity trustees of ihe CIO you are iesponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirement5 of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report In respect of my examination of the CIO'S accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wSth the examination 8ivin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than anv requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. Your attention is to drawn to the fart that the charity has prepafed the accounts Ifinancial slalementsl In accordance with the relevant version of the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparSn8 their actounts in accordance with the Flnancial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Praclice issued on l April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn. We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provlde a true and fair vlew In accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accountln8 Prartlce. I have no other concerns and have come across no other matters In conneetlon with the examlnation to whlch attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper tsnderstandln8 of the 4¢¢ounts to be reached. 518ned: S Sarah Llghtfoot, FC4 DChA Seven Hllls Accountanls Llmlted 57 Burton Street Sheff leld 562HH Date,. 26 June 2023 Hope ESOL CIO Statement of finandal actfvltles IlncorporatSn8 the Income and expenditure acrourttl For theyearend•d 31 Au8USt 2022 Unrestricted Restricted fund5 funds Total Unrestricted 202Z fund5 Restricted fund5 Total 2021 NotÈs Incomefrom: Donation5 and grants 7,636 48 7,684 14,991 14,991 Charftableactivitles 20,652 13,840 34,492 16,040 16,040 Total Income 28,288 13,888 42,176 14.991 16.040 31,031 Expendiiure on: C￿rItable activitie5 27.734 10,287 38,021 554 6,538 7,092 Total wponditure 27,734 10,287 38,021 554 7.092 Net IrKomellexpendkurtl 554 3,601 4,155 14,437 9,502 23,939 Total lund5 brou8htfo￿ard 14,437 9,502 23,939 Total ful￿$ carrfed fon¥ard 14,991 13,103 28.094 14.437 9.502 23,939 Hope ESOLCIO 8alance sheet As Bt 31 Au8USt 2021 Notes 2022 2021 Debtors Co5h at bank ar0 in hand Tot•1 ¢urrent a55els 782 28,554 29,336 1.364 28.135 29,499 Credltors: amountsfallln8due wlthln one year 11,2421 15,5601 N•t ruTr•nt ass•ts 28,094 23,939 Tot•1 •s5•ts I•M curnn¢ Il•bllltles 2B,094 23,939 Crethtors.. •mounts falllng due •fttr more than one year Totsi n•1 as%•ts 28.094 23,939 Funds ofth• Ch•rfty Unrestrlcted fund Rt5trlcted income funds 14,991 13,103 14,437 9,502 li Tot•1 fvnds 12 23,939 Approved bythe trustees on and $18ned ofi thelr behalf bv.. Sl8n•tur• NJrne'. osrfHiwe YLOL Poiltlon-. Nope ESOL CIO Note5to the Accounts Forthe y•are•ded 31 Au8UA 2011 l Accountln8 Pollcles • Bth51s of pre￿ratIon Hope ESOL CIO 1$ 3 charitable incorporated or8alli5ation. In the event that the charity is wound up the liability in respect of the 8urantee is Ilrnlted to £nil per member ol the charity. The èdtlress of ihe re815terO office Is given in ttE areference and administratlon Information In these financill ststements. The flnancial $tsternents have been prepared In accorda￿e wlth the relevant version of the Statement ol Retomrnendtd Practice appllc)ble to charltles preparing their atÉounts in accordance with the Financial Rtportin8 Stènd3rd applitible in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the FinJnclal Reportlng Siandard applicable in the United Kln8dom and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Charlties Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Ac£ountin8 Practice. The accounts (financial statÈrnÈntsl have been prepared to 8ive a 'true and fai wlew and have departed from the Charitie5 IAccounts and Reportsi Re8ulation5 2￿8 only to the exient required io provide 3 'true and fair wiew. This departure has involved followin8 the relevant vÈr5ion of the Staternent of Fiecornmended Practice applicable to charities preparlnB theSr acc¢unts In accordèn£e vlith itte Financièl RÈportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 rather th•n the Accountln8 and Reportin8 by Chbritie5.' sraremeni of Recommended Practiee effeetlve from l April 2005 which has slnce been wlthdrawn. The financlal 5ratements have tsken advanta8e ofthe exemption to prepaie a Staternentof Cash Flows. The tharlty meets the Itfinlfjon of a publlc b¢n¢fit entity under FRS 102. The flnanclèl stètem¢nts •¢t prtp•rèd under the hi5torlcal cost tonvtntion wlth Items reco8nlsed at cost or riansactlon value unle55 orherwise stared In the relevant notelsl to rhe 4¢¢ounts. rhe nnanclal suiem¢nts are presented In sterlin8 which is the functional currency of the charity and are rounded le the nearest £. IJ In¢offl• Income Is te￿8￿1$ed In the SOFA when the charlty has entitlernent to the funds. any performan¢• ¢onditlons attached to the m*>nles have been mei the recelpt ¢*f lh• Intt+me Is probable and It5 amount can bt r¢li•tsly meisured, Glft Ald r¢c¢lv•ble15 I￿l￿ded In income when there Is a valid detlaratlon from the donor. Anv Gift Ald amouni recovered on a donation Is consldered to be p•rt of th•tqlft INI 1$ treated 153n addirlon to the sarne fund as the ¢nitial donation un1è55 the donor or the t¢mis of the •ppe•l hav¢ speelfied ¢thtrwls¢. F•e5 re¢¢lved In 4¢¥•nee ol the classes or Other specified servlce515deferred until ¢he criterla lor Income recolnltlon ale met. Income from 8ovemmeM and other 8rants whether'capital, aiants or'revenue. grants, Is retolnlsed whert the charity hès entitlèmeni to thi funds, any performance condltlons attached to the 8rants have been met, it is prtsbable thai Iht income will be reteived an¢ the amountcan be measured rellably andls noi deferred. It)vestsnent Income Is Included In the accounts when re¢el¥able. ¢ Expendbtyr••nd Il•bllltl Expendlturels rece8nlsed once there 1$ 4 le811 or constru¢tlve obll8atlon to make a payment to a thlrd party, It Is probable t￿1 settlement wlll be iequlred and thè amoun¢ of th¢ obll8aiion can be measured rellablv, Support costs I¢Klude cffntral lunctlons and 8overt)ance costs. Irr•co¥er•bl• VAT Ix ¢h•ried is a C05t aylnst ihe actlvlty lor whlch the expendlture wa5 Inctsrred. d TIn￿bI+ flx•d •is•ts T•n8lble flxed èss•¢s loi usè by th• ¢h•rfty •r• ¢aplt•llsed If ¢h¢y Can be used lor more than ono yèar, and c05t £5C#) or more, They are lu•d It toil or, If81ft•l, •1 the vJlu• to the ¢h•dty on fe¢¢lpt. • C•sh ifid ush equP4*•l•nts Cash Ind ¢4sh equlvalenu ¢omprfiq cish on hind •nd c•ll deposlts, Ind oiher 5hort-rerm hl8hly Ilquld Investrnenis that are ¥eadlly nvtrublt to i known amount olcash and •re suble¢t to In Inounlficanr r15k of chan8e In value. f Tf•d• d•bto Tr•d• d•btori•r• amounty duefron1c￿tDrntrs lor5e￿te£ yrformoo In Lhe ordlnarycow5e olbuslness, Tr￿J1 d•btory •r• rrtoort1sEd Inlll•lty •i th¢ ty40Urtlon prfce. They Ire subsequently measu¥ed at arnortlsed cost usln8 Ihe effe(il¥e Int•r•ii m•thoJ, 1151 piovlslon lor Imp•lm)•nL A prO￿￿10n for th¢ lrnpalrment of trado debtor5 Is estJbllshed whÈrt therè Is oblectlve W41d•nc• th•f th• cornp•ny wlll not bo 4bl• ts coll•¢t Ill •mounu iue 4e¢ordln8 to theorl81th1l rtrm5 01 the feceIvab￿s. Hope E50L CIO Notes to the Aecounts- cotttlnued For the ye•r ended 31AueuM 2022 l Accountlni Polltles. ¢pntlnued 8 Trade crediiors Trade £reditors are obll8ations to pay for goods or serv￿eS that hèwe been acovired in rhe ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an untonditional right. at the end trlthe reportin8 period, to defer setuement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an uncondit￿￿31 right to defer 5ettlernent for at le•$t twelve months after thE reportSn8 dat¢. they are presenred a5 noTrcurrent liabilitie$. Trade credltors are rnco8nlsed Inltlalty •t the tran5acUon price and subsequethtly measured at amortised c05t using the effective interesi thod. Unrestrfcted fvndsare avallable to spend on actlvltle5 ihat furthei èny of the purposes olthèrlty. Restricted fund5are lunds whlch are to be used In accordènce wl¢h specific restrlctions Imposed by Ihe donor. l Thx The eharlty Is emempt from tax on In¢ome and 8ains falling within seetion 505 of the Tayes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Galns A¢1 1992 to the extent that these are applled to its charitable¢b*¢ts, l Golw CO￿*M The financial statements have been prepar•d on 4 Bolni concern baslsas the trustees b¢liw¢ that no mattriol un¢¢rtainties exist. Z Incom• from donaii¢ns •hd y•nts U￿r￿tr￿￿ed R•strftt•d lunds lund5 Totsl lJnre5tricted 2022 funds Re5tricied funds Total 2021 Donitlon5 (Incl￿j7￿ Oftaldl Tr•nsf•r Infrom Hope E￿lISh khoolCIC 7,636 48 7,684 2.652 12.339 2.652 12.339 14,991 J kn¢om•fr¢m¢h•rf¢ibl• •¢tlvlll•s Unrestrltttd R¢strfct¢d ftrnds nds Total Unrestrictetl 2022 lunds Total 2021 lunds Tultlon fe IG Grave$Charttab*Twsi Open Gate Tru51 sheffie￿ atycouncll Oevlcescheme Sheffield Grammarschool Sheffield T¢wftTrust ToBether For Sheffield The Jaffles 14elll frust Fund Open fj4ttTfust The Foyle Found•don tlatlonal iott•ryCommur4ty Fund 18.441 IB,441 1.5(Kl 1.51)) 2.211 5.5LbJ 2.640 2.2CpJ 5.500 2,640 2,200 s&J 1,540 500 1,540 20,652 13,8dO 34.492 16.040 16,040 Ilope ESOL CIO Note5 trt the Acrounts-contlnyed Forthe yearended 31 Au8USt 2022 4 Éxpenthtyre on ch•rltsble •d￿ltIeS Unrestrlcted Restrfcted lund% lunds Totsl Unrestricted 2022 funds Restricted funds Total 2021 Not• stsff Costs- salaries Freelance teachln8 TeaC￿r and 5tsff expenses Ed¥¢a¢ional resources V4nue hi Creche eosts E9ulpmeni Admlnlstratlon al and profes510￿1 fee5 Indep•ndent examinatlon fees 24,840 82 647 187 3.634 656 476 42 1,706 974 2,799 28,474 738 1.123 229 2,006 974 2,799 926 278 474 554 2,184 2,738 1,188 1,188 3,166 3,166 926 278 474 554 7.092 S Stsff C0515 2022 2021 Salartes 28.474 No employee receSved emluments of more ihan £60,CbJO. The average number of employee5 durlni the Ferlod was B 12021.. 01- all ¢mploy•¢s ￿rI p•rttlm•. 6 F••Jto Ind•p•nd•rrt •Mmlnqr's ¢xi•rAs•tlon 2022 Fea for Independentexamlnatlon 474 There were noothei fees p•ld to the Independent qxJmlner'50r8anlsatlon. 7 TN#••s and k•ymanai•ment remuner•￿￿Tr. b•n•ffts and •xp•ws Two trustees were employed by the charlty in the year - see below. No other trustees were pald or received any other benefits from employrnent wlth the charfty In the yeèr.12021.' £nlll. No trustees were relmbursed expen$e5 durlng the year12021.' Enlll. P40 ¢ru5tee5 re¢el¥¢d yyment for professlon•l or other seThlces 5upplled to the charlty12021.' £nlll. Two trustees were patd employees durln8 the yéar, and rectlved the fdlowln8 remuneratlon.. Z022 Kathetlne Slurdey Anna Loulse 8olllnier Chlef Operatln8 officer Chlef Execullve offl¢er 4,811 Ooth tIU5teei were remunerated 45 employees before becornln8 trustees, whl¢h ¢o•s not requlre any •ddllltynal Chailty Commlsslon p•rm1551on, If allowed by the constltuilon, whlctt Is peimitted ès lon8 as no More than half of the tru51ee5 reCe￿e flnanclal benefits. K Sturdey stepped down as a trustee whlle cl•rltkitlon w•$ sou8h¢ from the Cha¥lty Commlsslon reiordln8 th15 maller, The key mJna8ement perwnnel ol th•