Oxford Open Centre
Charity Commission No. 288863
Receipts & Payments Accounts–for the year ended 30 June 2023 (unrestricted funds)
| Receipts | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary sources | ||
| Trading Activities: | ||
| Examination entry fees | 27615.78 | 29060.00 |
| Government covid Grants | 5,600.00 | |
| Income from assets: | … | |
| Deposit account interest | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Receipts (A) | 27615.78 | 34,660.00 |
| Payments | ||
| Direct charitable expenditure: | ||
| UCLES fees | 15507.71 | 14165.03 |
| Accommodation/equipment & invigilation | ||
| Staff cost | 9413.40 | 5405.07 |
| Management/Administration: | ||
| Office expenses | 522.97 | 539.75 |
| Pension | 175.00 | 1288.25 |
| Liability insurance | 818.29 | 579.70 |
| Professional fees | ||
| Software charges | 900.00 | 185.00 |
| Total Payments (B) | 27337.37 | 32162.81 |
| Surplus / Defecit Cash Surplus/defecit (A1 - A2) | 278.41 | 2497.19 |
| Cash funds last year | 7510.90 | 5013.71 |
| Cash funds this year (A1 - A2 + A3) | 7232.49 | 7510.90 |
Oxford Open Centre
Charity Commission No. 288863
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 30 June 2023
| Cash funds Bank current account Bank deposit account Total. Other Monetary Assets Debtors Assets retained for charity's use Office & computer equipment Value brought forward Additions Less: provision for depreciation Value carried forward Total assets Liabilities Contingent liabilities Contingent staff and other costs Net assets (D1 + D3 - D2) |
3079.27 4153.22 7232.49 34.00 9.00 25.00 7257.49 1072.37 6185.12 |
|---|---|
The receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities for the year ended 30 June 2023, prepared as outlined under section 42(3) of the Charities Act, are approved and adopted by the management committee on 20/04/2023
signed on its behalf by:-
Authorised Trustee
Oxford Open Centre
Charity Commission No. 288863
THE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT: 01/07/22-30/06/23
Name of the charity: the Oxford Open Centre for the Cambridge Examinations in English as a Foreign Language.
Registration Number: 288863
Registered address of the charity: Office 282, 266 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DL
The governing document of the charity is the constitution that sets out the charity’s purposes and how these are to be administered. The Trustees are responsible for the control and management of the charity. A list of Trustees for the financial year 01/07/22-30/06/23 is included.
Names and addresses of the charity’s main agents and advisors are as follows:
Examining Board: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU
Banker: Barclays Bank, Witney Branch, West Oxfordshire Group, PO Box 64, Witney, OX8 7BA
Solicitor: Geogina Cheetham, Cole and Cole, Buxton Court, 3 West Way, Oxford, OX2 0SZ
Independent Examiner: Bryan Pereira, Miranda Management and Accountancy Services ltd, G38 The Triangle Centre Southall UB1 3EJ
Accountant: Bryan Pereira, Miranda Management and Accountancy Services ltd, G38 The Triangle Centre Southall UB1 3EJ.
The Aims and Organisation of the Charity .
The objects of the charity are the advancement of education of persons studying English as a Foreign Language in Oxford and the surrounding area by the provision of a single agency for the Cambridge Examinations in English as a Foreign Language.
The Charity is responsible for the administration of the examinations according to the regulations of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).
The Charity is managed by a committee of trustees composed of representatives from teaching establishments who regularly present significant numbers of candidates for the examinations. It employs a manager to set up and run the examinations. It employs a manager to set up and run the examination. During the examination periods supervisors and invigilators are also employed.
Also, from January 2023, the Oxford Open Centre had to assume responsibility for employing, training, and paying speaking examiners which had previously been organized by UCLES. These costs would hopefully be shared with other nearby Open Centre’s that used the same speaking examiners.
The Charity has no institutional base as the manager works from home.
A summary of the activities undertaken during the year 01/07/22-30/06/23
During the year the Oxford Open Centre was responsible for hosting the examinations for a total of 145 candidates from Oxford and the surrounding areas. The Oxford Open Centre offers four levels of the Main Suite Examinations.
In the December 2022 session, there were:
9 entries at Cambridge First.
45 entries at entries at Cambridge Advanced.
7 entries at Cambridge Proficiency .
In the March 2023 session, there were:
9 entries at Cambridge First.
14 entries at Cambridge Advanced.
In the May 2023 session, there were:
0 entries
In the June 2022 sessions, there were:
8 entries at Cambridge Preliminary for Schools.
20 entries at Cambridge First for Schools.
4 entries at Cambridge First.
24 entries at Cambridge Advanced.
10 entries at Cambridge Proficiency.
All the exam sessions ran smoothly. Oxford School of English were used as the venue for all the examinations. The Oxford Open Centre has maintained close scrutiny of its finances at the same time as maintaining an efficient and secure examination provision service for candidates.
Trustees to the Oxford Open Centre
Ms Rosa Lucia, Oxford School of English, 4th Floor Clarendon House, Shoe Lane, Oxford OX1 2DP Mr Colin Lockhart, 6 Pattison Place, Oxford, OX4 4UA
Oxford Open Centre
Charity Commission No. 288863
Independent Examiner’s report on the Accounts Year ended 30 June 2023
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention other than that disclosed below. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Bryan Pereira
Miranda Management and Accounting Services Ltd Dated :21[th] April 2024 G38 The Triangle Centre SouthallUB1 3EJ