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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

30 JUNE 2024

Registered Charity number: 284569

THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

CONTENTS Page
Reference and administrative details 1
Trustees’ Report 2 - 3
Independent Auditor’s report 4 - 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7
Notes to the financial statements 8 - 13

THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Trustees Mr T J Douglas-Home BA
Mrs K Herzog Parsons
Mr W A Wells
Principal address 57 Palace Street
London
SW1E 5HJ
Charity registration number 284569
Independent Auditor HaysMac LLP
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
Investment managers CCLA Investment Management Limited
One Angel Lane
London
EC4R 3AB
Principal bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES’ REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

The trustees present their statutory report with the accounts of The Westminster City School General Charitable Trust for the year ended 30 June 2024.

The accounts comply with the charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and 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) - second edition.

Constitution

The Westminster City School General Charitable Trust (‘the Trust’) is constituted by a deed of trust dated 22 February 1982 and is registered as a charity (Registration Number 284569).

Charitable objective

The Trust’s objective is the furtherance of any charitable purpose connected with Westminster City School.

Organisation

The Trust is the responsibility of the Board of trustees. The trustees listed on page 1 of the accounts have served during the course of the year and since the year end.

There are no employees of the Trust.

Public benefit

In setting the objectives and planning the activities of the charity, the trustees have given consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit.

Risk management

The key risks facing the charity are assessed and discussed at periodic trustees' meetings.

Review of financial activities of the Trust

During the year the income comprised investment income of £1,969 (2023: £1,810) and grants and donations totalling £68,000 (2023: £68,118).

Donations of £86,272 were awarded to the school in the year (2023: £68,118).

Planned future expenditure is congruent with the Trust’s charitable objectives.

At 30 June 2024 the charity had total funds of £74,874 (2023: £86,824), comprising of unrestricted funds of £2,939 (2023: £17,121), designated funds of £51,704 (2023: £50,162), restricted funds of £20,226 (2023: £19,536) and endowment funds of £5 (2023: £5).

The Trustees have considered the level of reserves held and are satisfied it is adequate when considering the nature and level of the Trust’s activities.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES’ REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The charity’s trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to:

The trustees have responsibility for maintaining proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the charity's deed of trust. They also have responsibilities for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps to prevent and deter fraud and other irregularities.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Tara Douglas-Home

……………………………………. Dated: 10 June 2025

T J Douglas-Home Trustee

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Westminster City School General Charitable Trust for the year ended 30 June 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet 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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity 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

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Report. 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 materially inconsistent 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement , the trustees 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.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’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 charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s 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 an auditor’s report 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, 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, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the charity and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of noncompliance with laws and regulations related to Charity law and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Charities Act 2011.

We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to income and management bias in accounting estimates. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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 auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's 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 charity’s trustees as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

HaysMac LLP 10 Queen Street Place
Statutory Auditors London
EC4R 1AG
Date:
11 June 2025

HaysMac LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Note
Income from:
Donations
2
Investment income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Bank charges
Total expenditure
3
Net (expenditure)/ income for the
year before gain on investments
Gain on investments
Net (expenditure)/ income
and net movement in funds
Balances brought forward at 1 July
Balances carried forward at 30 June
Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2024

£
£
£
£
£
68,000
-
-
-
68,000
359
1,390
220
-
1,969
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
68,359
1,390
220
-
69,969
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
82,467
3,805
-
-
86,272
74
-
-
-
74
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
82,541
3,805
-
-
86,346
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
(14,182)
(2,415)
220
-
(16,377)
-
3,957
470
-
4,427
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
(14,182)
1,542
690
-
(11,950)
17,121
50,162
19,536
5
86,824
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
2,939
51,704
20,226
5
74,874
=========
=========
=========
=========
=========
Total
2023
£
68,118
1,810
-------------------
69,928
-------------------
68,118
63
-------------------
68,181
-------------------
1,747
1,442
-------------------
3,189
83,635
-------------------
86,824
=========

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The notes on pages 8 to 13 form part of the financial statements.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 30 JUNE 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Investments 4 61,240 56,813
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61,240 56,813
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand 83,024 98,129
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83,024 98,129
CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 5 (69,390) (68,118)
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 13,634 30,011
----------------- -----------------
NET ASSETS 74,874 86,824
========= =========
REPRESENTED BY FUNDS AND RESERVES
Permanent endowment fund 5 5
Cornish Bequest fund 20,226 19,536
Lennox Hannay designated fund 51,704 50,162
General fund 2,939 17,121
------------------- -------------------
6 74,874 86,824
========= =========

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 10 June 2025 and were signed on their behalf by:

Tara Douglas-Home

…………………………………

T J Douglas-Home Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 13 form part of these accounts.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Westminster City School General Charitable Trust is constituted by a deed of Trust and registered as a Charity. Its principal office is shown on page 2. The controlling party is considered to be the Trustees.

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) – Second Edition, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

The Trustees have taken advantage of the exemption available to small charities and have not prepared a cash flow statement.

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the accounts may require the trustees to make significant judgements and estimates. No such judgements or estimates were required in the period.

Assessment of going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these accounts. The trustees have made this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of these accounts.

The trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Donations

Donations are accounted for gross when received.

Investment Income

Investment income is included in the accounts in the year in which it is receivable.

Fund raising and publicity costs

The Trust does not make formal appeals to raise funds.

Grants payable

The Trust makes grants to other organisations whose charitable objects complement its work. They are accounted for on an accruals basis.

Governance Costs

Governance costs represent direct expenditure on the governance of the trust.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

Legacies

Legacies are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the legacy, the executors have established that there are sufficient surplus assets in the estate to pay the legacy and any conditions attached to the legacy are within the control of the charity.

Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, but the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Expenditure

Expenditure is included on an accruals basis, inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. Expenses are attributed to the category of expenditure to which they relate.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash receipt where such discounting is material.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Financial instruments

The Trust holds only financial instruments of a type which qualify as basic financial instruments as defined by FRS 102. These include investments which are held at fair value.

Fund accounting

Endowment fund

The general endowment fund represents the original £5 capital donated by the original trustees when the trust was set up.

Cornish Bequest Fund

The bequest income of the fund is to be used by the Headteacher at their absolute discretion.

Lennox Hannay Fund

Designated funds contain monies not restricted but notionally committed by Trustees: this fund is intended to be invested in perpetuity, with the income yield paid annually to the School.

General fund

The general fund can be utilised within the objects of the Trust.

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

2. DONATIONS Unrestricted Total
£ £
Current year:
Gifts and donations 68,000 68,000
========= =========
Prior year:
Gifts and donations 68,118 68,118
========= =========
3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
Designated
Total
£
£
£
Current year:
Donations to Westminster City School 82,467
3,805
86,272
Other expenditure on charitable activities 74
-
74
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
82,541
3,805
86,346
========= ========= =========
Prior year:
Donations to Westminster City School 68,118
-
68,118
Other expenditure on charitable activities 63
-
63
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
68,181
-
68,181
========= ========= =========
Other than the above donations to Westminster City School, no other transactions with related parties occurred.
4. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Market value Cost
2024 2023 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
CCLA COIF - Investments 61,240 56,813 60,000 60,000
========= ========= ========= =========
5. CREDITORS DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£ £
Grant accruals – Westminster City School 69,390 68,118
========= =========

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

6. FUND MOVEMENTS

Cornish Lennox
Permanent Bequest Hannay General
Endowment Fund Fund Fund Total
£ £ £ £ £
Balance at 1 July 2022 5 19,330 47,309 16,991 83,635
Income
Donations - - - 68,118 68,118
Investment income - 232 1,385 193 1,810
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
- 232 1,385 68,311 69,928
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Expenditure
Charitable activities - - - 68,118 68,118
Bank charges - - - 63 63
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
- - - 68,181 68,181
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Loss on investments - (26) 1,468 - 1,442
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Balance at 30 June 2023 5 19,536 50,162 17,121 86,824
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Income
Donations - - - 68,000 68,000
Investment income - 220 1,390 359 1,969
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
- 220 1,390 68,359 69,969
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Expenditure
Charitable activities - - 3,805 82,467 86,272
Bank charges - - - 74 74
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
- - 3,805 82,541 86,346
========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Gain on investments - 470 3,957 - 4,427
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
Balance at 30 June 2024 5 20,226 51,704 2,939 74,874
========= ========= ========= ========= =========

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

7. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Current Current
Investments Assets Liabilities Net assets
£ £ £ £
Current year:
Permanent Endowment - 5 - 5
Cornish Bequest Fund 9,536 10,690 - 20,226
Lennox Hannay Fund 51,704 1,390 (1,390) 51,704
General Fund - 70,939 (68,000) 2,939
----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- -------------------
61,240 83,024 (69,390) 74,874
=========== =========== =========== ==========
Current Current
Investments Assets Liabilities Net assets
£ £ £ £
Prior year:
Permanent Endowment - 5 - 5
Cornish Bequest Fund 9,066 10,470 - 19,536
Lennox Hannay Fund 47,747 2,415 - 50,162
General Fund - 85,239 (68,118) 17,121
----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- -------------------
56,813 98,129 (68,118) 86,824
=========== =========== =========== ==========

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THE WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024

8. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Income from:
Donations
Investment income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Bank charges
Total expenditure
Net income for the year before
gain/(loss) on investments
Gain/(loss) on investment
Net income and net
movement in funds
Balances brought forward at 1 July
Balances carried forward at 30 June
Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
£
£
£
£
68,118
-
-
-
193
1,385
232
-
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
68,311
1,385
232
-
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
68,118
-
-
-
63
-
-
-
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
68,181
-
-
-
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
130
1,385
232
-
-
1,468
(26)
-
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
130
2,853
206
-
16,991
47,309
19,330
5
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
17,121
50,162
19,536
5
=========
=========
=========
=========
Total
2023
£
68,118
1,810
-------------------
69,928
-------------------
68,118
63
-------------------
68,181
-------------------
1,747
1,442
-------------------
3,189
83,635
-------------------
83,824
=========

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