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2021-09-30-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 01853527 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 290458

Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee Financial statements 30 September 2021

Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial statements

Year ended 30 September 2021

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) 1
Independent auditor's report to the members 9
Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) 13
Balance sheet 14
Statement of cash flows 15
Notes to the financial statements 16

Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report)

Year ended 30 September 2021

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2021.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Companies Act 2006 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 published in October 2019.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Petans Limited Charity registration number 290458 Company registration number 01853527 Principal office and registered The Training Centre office Imperial Way Horsham St Faith Norwich Norfolk NR10 3GJ

The trustees

The trustees who served during the year and at the date of approval were as follows:

M L Goodall (Chairman) J W R Best R H Burden (resigned 30 April 2021) S P Rose Business manager A Marshall Training and Operations Manager I Richards Company Secretary and Accountant P Ludkin Auditor Lovewell Blake LLP Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Bankside 300 Peachman Way Broadland Business Park Norwich NR7 0LB Bankers National Westminster Bank 11 Market Place Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 1LY

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Objectives and activities

The primary aim of the Charity is to promote and advance the theoretical and practical training and education of persons engaged in the energy industry, and the public generally. There have been no material changes in the policies of the Charity since the last annual report.

The Charity has successfully continued in these stated aims and will continue to further develop its training provision with diversification into new areas where and when appropriate.

Petans strategy for achieving this is to provide specific training that is required to allow persons to work within the energy industries. In this we have particular regard to the provision of training to standards accepted within these industries. Principal amongst these are accredited training to OPITO standards for the offshore Oil and Gas industry, STCW training for the maritime business and GWO training for Wind energy industry.

In order to provide a suitable location for this offer we develop and maintain extensive practical and theoretical training facilities at Norwich and Lowestoft.

Public Benefit

The Trustees have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and review the position annually.

The charitable status of Petans allows us to offer public benefit in the following ways:

We are a fully open and non-discriminating organisation, where any person may apply for the training we offer. We do not discriminate by any status.

We operate two grant programmes, New Entrant and Experience Worker, both funded entirely from within Petans.

Our New Entrant grant offers non-returnable funding of up to 33% off basic safety initial course costs for offshore, maritime or wind energy courses to eligible persons entering the energy sector who are either on an approved Government Apprenticeship, Armed Forces Resettlement Programmes or have relevant skills but are currently unemployed and receiving state benefits.

Our Experienced Worker programme recognises the need for those individuals recently made redundant or on notice of redundancy to keep their training up to date to better support the chance of reemployment in the energy sector.This scheme also offers, eligible workers, the opportunity to receive grants on courses which enable them to gain transferable skills to work in other industries within the energy sector.This supports both the individual and the sector by supporting diversity to keep valuable experience within the wider energy sector so it is not lost to other areas.

Both grant programmes are also open to applications from employers who offer positions to eligible

persons.

Despite experiencing ever rising costs Petans have not raised the price of basic survival courses for Oil and Gas or Maritime in the past 6 years, and as maintained the cost of all GWO courses since they were introduced by Petans in November 2017.To further support our sector and the companies within it Petans is able to provide benefit to companies and individuals by running courses below minimum resource and financial thresholds by using its charitable funds in a way that may not be afforded to a purely commercial operation.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Achievements and performance

The pandemic has continued to cause disruption during 2020/21 however with the careful use of the job retention scheme and the continuation of cost control, the anticipated training income, and surplus has seen an improvement from 2019/20.

We continued to cap class sizes until September 2021, which not only affects income but increases costs, we also had additional costs for extra Covid measures such as a marquee and pagoda over the winter months. As we move into this year we have continued to keep some Covid measures in place, and although smaller than last year they continue to have cost implications for the charity that simply wouldn't be there if the pandemic was not present.

The income has been helped by 2021 being the STCW refresher year, since the introduction of the Manilla Amendment. We have also seen GWO courses increase sales revenue by a third. However, OPITO remain our largest customer base and we have seen a drop in initial survival and secondary role courses. We have also experienced a drop in income from our bespoke fire team courses however these are starting to materialise and they have all re-booked for 2021/22.

Our plans for 2020/21 were not extensive as we were aware that operational challenges would exist whilst the pandemic continued. We have however continued with a number of site repairs such as the classroom roofs, we also were hoping that new welfare facilities for staff would be installed in August. Unfortunately due to manufacturing issues (Covid and Brexit) and construction staff availability this has been delayed until late 2021. We have invested in new transit suits for our survival delegates. Both Petans sites have upgraded to VOIP phone system and all administrative and management staff have the capacity to work from home if required.

Throughout the year cash flow has remained positive and we have been able to add to our decommissioning fund by £200k as per the plan.

Petans remain in discussions with OPITO regarding ways to support industry delegates to utilise their training and training experience to work across the three key areas; Oil & Gas, Maritime and Renewables. There is a desire to enable learning to be recognised across the sectors and to produce courses to complete any gaps, at present there is much duplication which is a cause of frustration and added expenditure to our delegates. We have received no demand for the online BOSIET or GWO course this year. We have experienced a delay in auditing our GWO Advanced Rescue course which was expected in September, due to circumstances beyond our control this has been delayed and we are awaiting a new date from the auditors.

OPITO remain the only awarding body to maintain a grace period due to the pandemic. Delegates can currently complete their training up to 2 months after their expiry date (although they cannot work on an expired ticket), there is no visibility from OPITO when this will end. OPITO will be completing a remote audit Nov 30/Dec 1 2021. The MCA have not completed any audits and it is unclear how they will pursue this in the future, we have submitted evidence to enable our expiring certificates to be extended. The GWO audit was started in September as a remote 3 day audit by SGS, the auditor has had a personal issue and been unable to finish the audit, we are currently waiting for a new date to enable completion - this does not affect our ability to deliver training. The NQA audit has been completed in October and recertification gained. City and Guilds are auditing February 2022 and have cancelled the scheduled 2021 audit.

Both of Petans senior managers have attend Mental Health First Aid Training, and further training is being sourced for the remainder of the management team. All managers hold ILM level 3 or above or an equivalent. Development is key for staff and managers a like and remains a key objective.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Achievements and performance (continued)

Carried forward site repairs are planned and budgeted for this year. We have also highlighted a need for a covered GWO Safe Working at Height unit and refurbishment/replacement of lifeboat(s) at OSTP. As cost control continues to be key to our activities all expenditure will continue to be done through a process of priority with the decision being made using key markers such as health and safety, quality and value. We are not alone in experiencing higher operating costs, especially when purchasing utilities and fuel required for operational purposes. We continue the aspiration of developing a proactive plan to site maintenance.

We continue to work on a cycle of continuous improvement and have implemented a Management Framework focusing on the principals of Plan, Do, Check, Act.

The Charity remains strong with healthy reserves and continues to provide cost effective training of the highest calibre, focusing on quality and best value. Through careful management of our reserves and a strong base of effective cost management our cash flow position is strong even in such difficult and unprecedented times.

The Board looks forward to the Charity's continued provision of high quality training to the industry and fully supports it in this aim.

Financial review

Total income amounted to £2,472,771 (2020: £2,215,589) and, after incurring charitable expenditure of £2,333,033 (2020: £2,376,534), the net income in the year before gains on investment was £139,738 (2020: net expenditure £160,945). Net gains on investments were £231,842 (2020: net losses £123,610) leaving net income of £371,580 (2020: net expenditure £284,555).

Reserves policy

Free reserves within the general fund at 30 September 2021 amounted to £0.9m (2020: £0.9m), together with designated funds of £1.3m (2020: £1.1m).

Our policy on reserves has been to maintain them at a level equivalent to a minimum of six months income and operating costs as defence against a reduction in activity by the offshore energy companies. This policy served us very well during the recent downturn caused by price sensitivity and also Covid-19, proving our stance.

Reserves will also be held as capital for the continued development of the site to ensure equipment and assets are available to carry out our training and development plans and to replace life expired assets. Together these actions ensure we maintain our position as a provider of the best quality training using facilities specifically built for the purpose.

Investment policy

The Trustees have reviewed and considered the most appropriate method for investing our funds. A portion of the charity's funds is invested in a low risk investment plan managed by a reputable fund management organisation and the balance is held on deposit. This mix is reviewed regularly in light of interest rates available to us.

Three monthly reviews of the investments will be carried out to monitor performance.

Principal funding source

The principal funding source is from the fees charged to the groups and individuals who attend the training centre.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Financial review (continued)

Principal risks and uncertainties

In keeping with good governance, the Trustees recognise the importance of being aware of any uncertainties faced by the Charity and to identify and record the Principal risks to the charity.

The Trustees will be the owners of this, and the senior management in Petans will manage those risks, ensuring that actions or plans are in place to mitigate or minimise them. The Risk Register will be a live document and to ensure this important matter has ongoing visibility, the subject of Risk and uncertainty is a standing item on the agenda for Board meetings.

The main risks to the Charity are:

  1. The downturn in the energy sector shows little sign of improving and demand has fallen further due to the changes in behaviour seen following the pandemic. Whilst this reduces the number of people to train the growing competition between the awarding bodies continues to put pressure on training providers such as Petans, as we are required to put on more courses but for fewer people meaning lower income and higher cost of delivery.

  2. The awarding bodies changing the standards so that fire training can no longer be completed using simulation training (gas props/modules) but requires training to only be delivered via the burning of real fuel.

  3. Finding qualified and experienced staff with the appropriate and relevant background to satisfy the awarding bodies requirements. Petans are unable to train instructors in certain areas such as firefighting, emergency response and maritime and therefore have a limited pool of people to choose from who have the right background.

Plans for future periods

The Charity intends to continue the activities outlined in this report in future years. We will maintain our principal aim of delivering high quality training under an ethical governance that provides our customers with good value. As our core market continues to provide a challenge we look for appropriate areas for diversification. Any new training opportunities will continue to be reviewed researched and considered carefully, particularly where significant investment is required. We will continue to to assure our clients of a quality product by maintaining our approvals and accreditations ISO, OPITO, MCA, GWO, City & Guilds and HSE approvals as appropriate. We will ensure a proactive strategy of training and development for staff and resources so that we are able to adapt and adjust to market conditions appropriately.

Our staff remain our highest asset and we will continue to ensure that they receive the training and support required to do their roles in a way that keeps everyone safe and delivers best value to our end user.

We still anticipate changes in the plans to develop Norwich Airport and have seen some changes to the land around the NDR (Recycling Centre Open Autumn 2021 - Broadway Enterprise Plans to continue development). We will continue to ensure that we monitor these closely to ensure we are able to be proactive with our planning ensuring that negative and positive impacts are considered at all times. We anticipate a planning response to Norwich Airport's Plans relating to Imperial Park Development - land which Petans currently rent, to be published at the end of 2021.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

Petans Limited is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 September 1984 and registered as a Charity on 16 November 1984. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10. The company has 3 members.

Recruitment and appointment of Trustees

Trustees are recruited as necessary, from the ranks of the energy industry or from relevant onshore occupations. We seek to identify and recruit Trustees who have an awareness of the industry we serve or those who bring knowledge and experience to the Charity.

Trustee induction and training

All Trustees are provided with copies of:

In addition, Trustees are encouraged to read Charity Commission and other newsletters and to attend courses designed to keep them abreast of their duties and responsibilities.

Risk management

The Trustees have conducted their own review of risks to which the Charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. Formal Risk Assessment programmes are in place for all ongoing activities associated with the training and Task Risk Assessment is in place for every activity throughout the day-to-day operation of the site.

There is a continual management review process in place, with our ISO 9000 accreditation monitoring these practices. Environmental risks are similarly assessed during procedures set out in our ISO 14001 policy.

The Charity operates a fully integrated management system incorporating the requirements of ISO 9000 and 14001 alongside Health and Safety Management in line with the Best Practice as per ISO 45001.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Structure, governance and management (continued)

Organisational structure

The Board of Trustees consisted of four individuals (until 30 April 2021 when one resigned), one of whom is appointed Chairman, who meet on a quarterly basis. The Company Secretary is Petans Company Accountant.

Petans operates a management framework structure where the Business Manager reports into the Trustees and provides regular updates as to the performance of the charity. The Business Manager has overall accountability for the performance of the Management Team who are responsible for the effective day to day management of the charity.

All staff at all levels have direct access to all members of the Management Team and to the Trustees' representative at any time.

Petans holds ISO 9000(2000) Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management and ISO 45001 Health and Safety management qualifications.

These form part of our integrated management system which clearly set out the operation and the methodology of the management of the charity in accordance with national best practice. All qualifications and the management system itself are externally audited at least annually.

Senior management pay policy

The board of Trustees and the senior management team are the key management personnel of the charity. They are in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the Charity on a day to day basis. All Trustees give of their time freely and no trustee received remuneration for this role in the year. Details of expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in note 28 to these accounts.

The pay of the Charity's senior staff is reviewed annually, and normally increased in accordance with average earnings. In view of the nature of the charity, the trustees benchmark against pay levels in other provincial charities of a similar size.

The remuneration bench-mark is the mid-point of the range paid for similar roles adjusted for a weighting of up to 30% for any additional responsibilities.

If recruitment has proven difficult in the past a market addition is also paid, but the pay maximum no greater than the highest benchmarked salary for a comparable role.

Auditor reappointment

The auditor, Lovewell Blake LLP, is willing to continue in office and a resolution to reappoint Lovewell Blake LLP will be propsed at the annual general meeting.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' annual report (incorporating the directors' report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

· select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

·observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102);

· make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

· state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

· prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that 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 Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Auditor

Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that:

The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 21 January 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

M L Goodall (Chairman) Trustee

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent auditor's report to the members of Petans Limited

Year ended 30 September 2021

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Petans Limited (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 September 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), balance sheet, statement of cash flows and the related notes, 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 FRS 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 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.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent auditor's report to the members of Petans Limited (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the trustees annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent auditor's report to the members of Petans Limited (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) 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.

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:

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.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent auditor's report to the members of Petans Limited (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

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 members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members 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 and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mark Proctor FCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of Lovewell Blake LLP Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Bankside 300 Peachman Way Broadland Business Park Norwich NR7 0LB

12 April 2022

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 30 September 2021

2021 2021 2020
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Charitable activities 5 2,274,504 2,274,504 2,038,720
Other trading activities 6 28,628 28,628 21,860
Investment income 7 21,156 21,156 35,186
Other income 8 148,483 148,483 119,823
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Total income 2,472,771 2,472,771 2,215,589
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Expenditure
Raising funds
Investment management costs 9 (4,392) (4,392) (4,150)
Charitable activities 10 (2,328,641) (2,328,641) (2,372,384)
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Total expenditure (2,333,033) (2,333,033) (2,376,534)
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Net income/(expenditure) and net movements in funds
before gains and losses on investments 139,738 139,738 (160,945)
Net gains/(losses) on investments 11 231,842 231,842 (123,610)
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Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds 371,580 371,580 (284,555)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 6,859,411 6,859,411 7,143,966
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Total funds carried forward 7,230,991 7,230,991 6,859,411
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 16 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Balance sheet

30 September 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 15 3,044,326 3,157,737
Investments 16 1,992,934 1,744,432
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5,037,260 4,902,169
Current assets
Debtors 17 1,077,246 1,212,792
Cash at bank and in hand 1,359,069 1,043,461
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2,436,315 2,256,253
Creditors: Amounts falling due within
one year 19 (242,584) (299,011)
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Net current assets 2,193,731 1,957,242
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Total assets less current liabilities 7,230,991 6,859,411
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Net assets 7,230,991 6,859,411
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 7,230,991 6,859,411
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Total charity funds 22 7,230,991 6,859,411
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 21 January 2022 and are signed on behalf of the board by:

M L Goodall (Chairman) Trustee

Company registration number: 01853527

The notes on pages 16 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of cash flows

Year ended 30 September 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £
Cash generated from operations 25 505,969 173,274
Interest received 104 1,244
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Net cash from operating activities 506,073 174,518
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Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 21,052 33,942
Purchase of tangible assets (194,857) (241,556)
Purchases of other investments (21,052) (33,940)
Proceeds from sale of other investments 4,392 4,148
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Net cash used in investing activities (190,465) (237,406)
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 315,608 (62,888)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,043,461 1,106,349
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,359,069 1,043,461
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The notes on pages 16 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements

Year ended 30 September 2021

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is The Training Centre, Imperial Way, Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3GJ.

2. Statement of compliance

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 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

3. Accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

(b) Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

The trustees have taken into account the effects of Covid-19 in making this assessment.

(c) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or committment.

(d) Income

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

3. Accounting policies (continued)

(e) Government grants

Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are not recognised until there is reasonable assurance that the company will comply with the conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received.

Where the grant does not impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient, it is recognised in income when the grant proceeds are received or receivable. Where the grant does impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient, it is recognised in income only when the performance-related conditions have been met. Where grants received are prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria, they are recognised as a liability.

(f) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

(g) Tangible assets

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost. Capital expenditure of less than £1,000 is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which it is incurred.

(h) Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Leasehold property - 2% - 33% straight line
Training equipment - 5% - 50% straight line
Plant and machinery - 5% - 25% straight line
Office equipment - 20% - 50% straight line

Assets under construction are included at cost. Depreciation on these assets is not charged until they are brought into use.

(i) Investments

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in the SOFA.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

3. Accounting policies (continued)

(j) Operating leases

Rents payable and receivable under operating leases are charged to the SoFA on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

(k) Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or paable including any related transaction costs, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

(l) Redundancy

Where an obligation to make a redundancy or termination payment exists, the costs incurred by the charity are accounted for on an accruals basis and included within employee benefits.

(m) Defined contribution plans

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are expenses as they become payable.

4. Limited by guarantee

Petans Limited is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee with no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of a winding up is limited to £1.

5. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Survival at sea 879,682 879,682 766,289 766,289
Offshore helicopter operations 252,541 252,541 283,341 283,341
Seagoing safety - OSTP 189,127 189,127 153,525 153,525
Fire fighting 261,266 261,266 297,628 297,628
Practical safety 83,435 83,435 95,274 95,274
Management safety 32,980 32,980 42,614 42,614
STCW 245,194 245,194 142,388 142,388
Opito registration 75,863 75,863 71,054 71,054
GWO 254,416 254,416 186,607 186,607
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2,274,504 2,274,504 2,038,720 2,038,720
======================================= ======================================= ======================================= =======================================

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

6. Other trading activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Rental income 19,760 19,760 11,689 11,689
Lunch money 8,868 8,868 10,171 10,171
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------
28,628 28,628 21,860 21,860
========================== ========================== ========================== ==========================
nvestment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Income from listed investments 21,052 21,052 33,942 33,942
Interest received 104 104 1,244 1,244
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------
21,156 21,156 35,186 35,186
========================== ========================== ========================== ==========================
Other income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Other income 373 373 3,097 3,097
Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme 148,110 148,110 116,726 116,726
------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------
148,483 148,483 119,823 119,823
=============================== =============================== =============================== ===============================

7. Investment income

8. Other income

Government grant income received was £148,110 (2020: £116,726).

9. Investment management costs

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Portfolio management 4,392 4,392 4,150 4,150
====================== ====================== ====================== ======================

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

10. Expenditure on charitable activities

Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly Support costs 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Staff costs 958,459 200,279 1,158,738 1,218,206
Consultancy fees 5,250 5,250 10,500
External costs 432,572 432,572 419,083
Meals 110,088 110,088 107,932
Other direct costs 201,692 201,692 181,596
Support costs 95,925 95,925 102,580
Depreciation 308,268 308,268 318,496
Governance costs 16,108 16,108 13,991
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
2,016,329 312,312 2,328,641 2,372,384
======================================= =============================== ======================================= =======================================
Analysis of governance costs:
2021 2020
£ £
Audit fees 8,900 8,160
Auditors remuneration for non audit
services 7,208 5,831
-------------------------- --------------------------
16,108 13,991
========================== ==========================

During the years ended 30 September 2021 and 2020 all expenditure in respect of costs of charitable activities was unrestricted.

11. Net gains/(losses) on investments

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on listed investments 231,842 231,842 (123,610) (123,610)
=============================== =============================== =============================== ===============================
Net income/(expenditure)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 308,268 318,496
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements 8,900 8,160
Operating lease rentals 98,284 81,793
Fees payable from non-audit services 5,831 5,831
=============================== ===============================

12. Net income/(expenditure)

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

13. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Wages and salaries 1,022,577 1,067,291
Social security costs 78,335 86,163
Employer contributions to pension plans 57,826 64,752
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
1,158,738 1,218,206
======================================= =======================================

Total redundancy/termination payments amount to £nil (2020: £19,150). There were no amounts outstanding at the year end.

The average head count of employees during the year was 54 (2020: 53).

The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within the following bands, were:

2021 2020
No. No.
£60,000 to £69,999 1 1
============= =============

Key Management Personnel

Key management personnel include all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the charity was £196,528 (2020:£193,215).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No Trustees received any remuneration or expenses payments during the year.

For payments to organisations to which the Trustees are related, please refer to note 28.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

15. Tangible fixed assets

Leasehold Training Plant and Office Assets under
property equipment machinery equipment construction Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 October 2020 4,784,205 2,351,325 655,370 207,345 64,900 8,063,145
Additions 18,900 173,944 2,013 194,857
Transfers 64,900 (64,900)
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
At
30 September 2021 4,803,105 2,590,169 657,383 207,345 8,258,002
======================================= ======================================= =============================== =============================== ========================== =======================================
Depreciation
At 1 October 2020 3,496,606 572,842 653,622 182,338 4,905,408
Charge for the year 118,465 177,092 1,907 10,804 308,268
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------
At
30 September 2021 3,615,071 749,934 655,529 193,142 5,213,676
======================================= ======================================= =============================== =============================== ========================== =======================================
Carrying amount
At
30 September 2021 1,188,034 1,840,235 1,854 14,203 3,044,326
======================================= ======================================= =============================== =============================== ========================== =======================================
At
30 September 2020 1,287,599 1,778,483 1,748 25,007 64,900 3,157,737
======================================= ======================================= =============================== =============================== ========================== =======================================
16. Investments
Listed
investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 October 2020 1,744,432
Additions 21,052
Disposals (4,392)
Fair value movements 231,842
---------------------------------------
At 30 September 2021 1,992,934
=======================================
Impairment
At 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021
Carrying amount
At 30 September 2021 1,992,934
=======================================
At 30 September 2020 1,744,432
=======================================

All investments shown above are held at valuation.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

16. Investments (continued)

Financial assets held at fair value

The fair value of listed investments is determined by reference to the quoted price for these assets in an active market at the balance sheet date.

Investments comprise the following:

2020 2019
£ £
Listed securities 1,992,934 1,744,432
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17. Debtors
2021 2020
£ £
Trade debtors 216,253 292,224
Prepayments and accrued income 860,839 920,414
Other debtors 154 154
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
1,077,246 1,212,792
======================================= =======================================

Included in prepayments is £813,132 (2020: £879,320) relating to an advanced lease charge for the land occupied by the charity under lease until 2031. Of the £813,132 included in prepayments £736,902 was due after more than 1 year.

18. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of:

Cash and cash equivalents consist of:
2021 2020
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 21 1,457
Short term deposits 1,358,914 1,041,870
Petty cash 134 134
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
1,359,069 1,043,461
======================================= =======================================
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
2021 2020
£ £
Trade creditors 69,505 99,088
Accruals and deferred income 83,716 86,189
Social security and other taxes 83,798 108,102
Other creditors 5,565 5,632
------------------------------- -------------------------------
242,584 299,011
=============================== ===============================

19. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

20. Deferred income

2021 2020
£ £
At 1 October 2020 58,741 81,946
Amount released to income (58,741) (81,946)
Amount deferred in year 51,230 58,741
-------------------------- --------------------------
At 30 September 2021 51,230 58,741
========================== ==========================

Deferred income relates to monies received in advance of courses for the 2021/22 financial year.

21. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £57,826 (2020: £64,752).

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

22. Analysis of charitable funds

Year ended 30 September 2021

At 30
At 1 October Gains and September
2020 Income Expenditure Transfers losses 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Income Funds
Decommissioning
Fund (Designated)
600,000
200,000 800,000
Capital Projects
Fund (Designated)
500,000
500,000
General Funds 5,759,411 2,472,771 (2,333,033) (200,000) 231,842 5,930,991
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
6,859,411 2,472,771 (2,333,033) 231,842 7,230,991
======================================= ======================================= ======================================= =============================== =============================== =======================================
Year ended 30 September 2020
At 30
At 1 October Gains and September
2019 Income Expenditure Transfers losses 2020
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Income Funds
Decommissionin
g Fund
(Designated) 400,000 200,000 600,000
Capital Projects
Fund
(Designated) 500,000 500,000
General Funds 6,243,966 2,215,589 (2,376,534) (200,000) (123,610) 5,759,411
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
7,143,966 2,215,589 (2,376,534) (123,610) 6,859,411
======================================= ======================================= ======================================= =============================== =============================== =======================================

Year ended 30 September 2020

The Capital Projects Fund was set up by the Trustees to set aside funds for capital expenditure.

The Decommissioning Fund was set up by the Trustees to set aside funds for the potential future clearance of the site that the charity occupies.

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

23. Analysis of net assets between funds

Year ended 30 September 2021

Tangible Net current
fixed assets Investments assets Total
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Income Funds
Designated Funds 1,300,000 1,300,000
General Funds 3,044,326 1,992,934 893,731 5,930,991
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
3,044,326 1,992,934 2,193,731 7,230,991
======================================= ======================================= ======================================= =======================================
Year ended 30 September 2020
Tangible Net current
fixed assets Investments assets Total
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Income Funds
Designated Funds 1,100,000 1,100,000
General Funds 3,157,737 1,744,432 857,242 5,759,411
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
3,157,737 1,744,432 1,957,242 6,859,411
======================================= ======================================= ======================================= =======================================

24. Financial instruments

The carrying amount for each category of financial instrument is as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure
Fixed asset listed investments (note 16) 1,992,934 1,744,432
======================================= =======================================
25. Cash generated from operations
2021 2020
£ £
Net income/(expenditure) 371,580 (284,555)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 308,268 318,496
Net gains/(losses) on investments (231,842) 123,610
Dividends, interest and rents from investments (21,052) (33,942)
Other interest receivable and similar income (104) (1,244)
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 135,546 33,607
Trade and other creditors (56,427) 17,302
------------------------------- -------------------------------
505,969 173,274
=============================== ===============================

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Petans Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2021

26. Analysis of changes in net debt

At
At 30 September
1 October 2020 Cash flows 2021
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 1,043,461 315,608 1,359,069
======================================= =============================== =======================================

27. Operating lease commitments

The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Not later than 1 year 32,095 30,785
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years 101,943 105,265
Later than 5 years 76,472 94,431
------------------------------- -------------------------------
210,510 230,481
=============================== ===============================

28. Related parties

In the normal course of its activities, the Charity provides courses to various companies in which a number of the trustees are also directors.

In the year ended 30 September 2020 consultancy advice was provided by R Burden, a Trustee of the charity. The income received by R Burden in relation to this amounted to £3,454 with £Nil balance owing by the Charity at the year end. No amounts were paid or owed to R Burden for the year ended 30 September 2021.

The Charity obtained membership from the East of England Energy Group, a company of which M Goodall is a director. The expenditure in relation to this amount to £1,548 (2020: £2,855 membership and exhibition stand) with £1,548 (2020: £1,548) balance owing by the Charity at the year end.

During the year a member of key management personnel direct family member was employed by the Charity. Total remuneration for M Ludkin for the year was £15,886. The appointment was made in open competition and the member of key management personnel was not involved in the decision making process regarding the appointment.

29. Commitment

During the year a project commenced to purchase staff welfare units. These were ordered in April 2021 for a cost of £67,400 to be completed in November 2021.

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