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2024-09-28-accounts

Technorth 9 Harrogate Road Leeds LS7 3NB

contact@classs.org.uk

Community Leeds After School Study Support Charity Registration No 1202276 www.classs.org.uk

Report of the CLASSS Trustees for the 2023-24 Academic Year

CLASSS’ trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the 2023-24 academic year, which complies with charities legislation and public benefit guidance.

On behalf of the current board of trustees:

James Whitley (Chair), John Ryder (Secretary), Anthony Brown (Treasurer), Shahab Adris, Helen Coop, Lynda Burke and XX – trustee with dispensation[1] .

Date of AGM: 20 November 2024.

Objectives and activities

CLASSS is a registered charity established by Anne Williamson and Abdul Jalloh in 2008. It was designed for the public benefit to help young people develop their educational potential. It has roots in our predecessor CHALCS dating back to the 1980s.

We are a supplementary school that offers evening education classes, based on smallgroup tuition, to primary and secondary school age children in need of extra help with their schoolwork, to help children improve their fundamental skills in Maths and English. We aim to tailor tuition to the specific needs of each individual student and encourage the involvement of parents and schools to help achieve this goal. Classes run on Thursday evenings between 5.45pm and 7.30pm during term time. Our objectives are:

CLASSS is a member of Leeds City Council’s Supplementary Schools network and has achieved the Bronze Award from the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education.

On 9 March 2023 CLASSS became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), with charity number 1202276 (was 1144153).

Structure, governance and management

The trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. Trustee meetings are usually held approximately once every six weeks and meetings are chaired by the Chair. The day-to-day management of CLASSS is undertaken by the Managing Coordinator (paid role) and supported by an Administration and Resourcing Manager (paid role, currently on maternity leave) and Volunteer Coordinator (unpaid role). Two paid tutors deliver the secondary curriculum in English and Maths with the support of volunteers, some of whom are reading volunteers that read with students outside of the main classes.

Volunteers are an essential part of our work. Without the support of our volunteer tutors, CLASSS would cease to exist. Volunteers are involved in teaching, classroom management and all other regular weekly activities. All trustees also give their time freely, as does the Volunteer Coordinator.

1 This trustee has been granted a dispensation.

The existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new trustees. In selecting new trustees, we seek to identify people who can regularly attend meetings and are willing to volunteer their time to support the work of CLASSS. Potential trustees are invited to trustee meetings as observers and are given details of the charity’s aims and activities, and if all agree, they are then proposed as new trustees at subsequent trustee meetings. This process allows due consideration of the person’s eligibility, personal competence, specialist knowledge and skills.

CLASSS operates in accordance with its written constitution.

Achievements and performance

Throughout the 2023-24 academic year and into 2023-24, we have run four classes (Year 3- 4, Year 5-6, Year 7-9 and Year 10-11). In total, 49 children were registered as of November 2024, with waiting lists for all four classes. Students are taught by 20 volunteers in addition to the two professional tutors.

Our work has made a huge difference to the education and life chances of the children and volunteers we support. Primarily this has been achieved by enabling children and young people to catch-up on their schoolwork, homework and numeracy and literacy skills, as well as develop their social and transferable skills, in a welcoming and comfortable environment. Classes have focused on literacy and numeracy skills and curriculum support but have incorporated a range of other activities and skills, including Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education. Volunteers in the secondary classes have also benefited in their personal and professional lives from advice from the paid tutors and the experiences offered.

Given the levels of disadvantage in the communities that we operate and learning missed during the Covid pandemic, our service is needed now more than ever. Our demand and positive feedback from pupils, parents, volunteers and staff shows the difference CLASSS makes. For example, average ratings by students across CLASSS in September 2024 are:

Pupil responses have been positive also – they said that they enjoy different activities, and that CLASSS makes literacy and numeracy fun. Pupils are often keen to discuss and show the work they have done to reception staff and their parents at the end of each session.

Sarah Kitchen resigned as Managing Coordinator in January 2024. Jo Holloway-Green was recruited to fill the vacancy by an extensive recruitment process in March 2024. Jo’s interpersonal and organisational skills are exemplary and she has already made a real difference to CLASSS.

Haleema Hann joined as Volunteer Coordinator in November 2023 and resigned in September 2024. She will stay on as classroom tutor/reader and will ensure sufficient handover for the new recruit. Recruitment is ongoing and big thanks to Haleema for her excellent work.

On our trustee board, Anthony Brown was elected Treasurer in January 2024, and Lynda Burke, Kate Nicolson and XX – trustee with dispensation[2] joined. Anthony volunteers on a

2 This trustee has been granted a dispensation.

Thursday evening and is also our IT Coordinator.

Hannah Gorman and Marie Shrewsbury (treasurer) resigned as trustees in December 2023; Rachel Harcourt and Kate Nicolson resigned as trustees in November 2024. We thank them for their support and contribution. Lucy Hart and Guy Allerton (current Thursday volunteers) have expressed interest in joining as trustees.

At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, student registration paperwork has been revised, and behaviour expectations reinforced. Volunteers and staff received training before the start of term.

Financial review

CLASSS does not receive any statutory income. Our main sources of income are grant funding and subsidised lesson fees, plus some donation income which is almost exclusively from High Speed Training.

Currently have we have over £20,000 in funds, from a range of funders and donors. As a result, we have been able to keep lesson fees the same as they were before the pandemic.

Our funders have included Brelms Trust, Flint Family Fund via Leeds Community Foundation, the Scurrah Wainwright Charity, Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust, Wade’s Charity and Groundwork UK / Tesco Community Grants, plus High Speed Training.

CLASSS takes donations here: https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QC1PY1QR. Please share this link with family, friends, colleagues and on social media! And if you are able to donate even a small amount yourself, we would be very grateful and every penny will go to supporting the life chances of the children we support.

Thanks to our funders, donors and parents and guardians for funding CLASSS and enabling us to do what we do. Every penny is valued and supports our students and volunteers.

Ideally we would like to diversify our funding streams, though a callout to local businesses was met with a very limited response and secured no additional funding.

Future plans

We are recruiting a paid tutor to support delivery across our younger classes (Year 3-4 and Year 5-6).

The number of volunteers remains a key risk to CLASSS’ operation. At the moment we are seeking to recruit volunteers, particularly for our older classes (Year 7-9 and Year 1011) – if you or anyone is interested, please visit our website for more information or contact volunteering@classs.org.uk. Thanks to the volunteers that support these and all classes.

Likewise, we are seeking to recruit more trustees to ensure CLASSS operates effectively . We are particularly seeking current or past volunteers and parents to join us . We simply ask that you join our online meetings, which are held online approximately sixweekly, between 7pm-8pm. If you are interested or to find out more, please contact james@classs.org.uk.

In addition, we are happy to welcome any member (parent, student, volunteer, staff member) to our trustee meetings. Please contact james@classs.org.uk for the link to join a meeting. Our meetings for 2025 are due to be held on:

We continue to gather feedback via questionnaires, meetings and ad-hoc with parents, volunteers, staff and trustees. We would like to do more consultation with parents (perhaps including a parents meeting), and gather more evidence of our impact, via case studies and further measuring our outcomes.

Demand from parents remains high for all ages, with waiting lists in operation.

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Receipts and payments accounts

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For the period Period start date Period end date To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

A1 Receipts
Grants - 9,513 - 9,513 -
Lesson fees 3,637 - - 3,637 -
Donations 743 3,000 - 3,743 -
Pettycash close down 75 - - 75 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 4,455
 12,513 - 16,968 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
**Total receipts ** 4,455 12,513 - 16,968 -
A3 Payments
Rent 456 4,852 - 5,308 -
Stationery&photocopying 356 177 - 533 -
Computer costs 72 - 72 -
Insurance 320 - 320 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

07/17/2025

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DBS fees 148 262 - 410 -
Training 210 - 210 -
Bank charges 39 33 - 72 -
Sundries 300 300
Payment to tutors 3,309 4,150 - 7,459 -
Membership 25 - - 25 -
IT Support 14 - 14 -
Payment to ManagingCoordinator 414 1,798 - 2,212 -
Payroll charges 66 240 - 306 -
Other classroom resources 199 - 199 -
Payment to Coord Support 452 - 452 -
Sub total 5,294 12,598 - 17,892 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
**Total payments ** 5,294 12,598 - 17,892 -
**Net of receipts/(payments) ** - 839 - 85 - - 924 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 7,070 17,349 - 24,419 -
**Cash funds this year end ** 6,231 17,264 - 23,495 -

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds		 Details to nearest £
6,229
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Unrestricted
funds		 to nearest £
17,258
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Restricted
funds		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
6,229 17,258 -
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

07/17/2025

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B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

Total cash funds 6,229 17,258 -
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account(s))		 Agreement Error Agreement Error OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

07/17/2025

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B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - -

Date of Signature Print Name approval Anthony Brown 05 July 2025

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

07/17/2025

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