| P~ae | ||
|---|---|---|
| Report ofthe Trustees | 3to7 | |
| Report ofthe Independent | Auditors | 8to 11 |
| Consolidated Statement ofFinancial Activities |
12 | |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
13 | |
| Charity Balance Sheet | 14 | |
| Consolidated Cash flow |
Statement | 15to 16 |
| Notes to the Consolidated | Financial Statements | 17to 28 |
| Registered | charity number | charity number | 292027 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | office | Bowland House | |||
| Philips Road | |||||
| Blackbum | |||||
| Lancashire | |||||
| BB15NA | |||||
| Trustees and | key management | personnel | H A Cann | CBE | |
| C Fahy | |||||
| H DTurner | |||||
| Bankers | Lloyds Bank Pic | ||||
| Blackbum | |||||
| Lancashire | |||||
| BB2IJQ | |||||
| Auditors | Ainsworths | Limited | |||
| Chartered | Accountants | ||||
| and Statutory Auditors | |||||
| Charter House | |||||
| Stansfield | Street | ||||
| Nelson | |||||
| Lancashire | |||||
| BB99XY | |||||
| Stockbrokers | and investment | advisers | Redmayne-Bentley | ||
| 8-10Victoria Street | |||||
| Harrogate | |||||
| North Yorkshire | |||||
| HGI 1ED |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | funds | funds | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Income from: | |||||||||||
| Donations and legacies |
5 | 162,316 | 162,316 | ||||||||
| Commercial trading |
operations | in support | ofthe | ||||||||
| charitable group's |
aims and objectives | 1,533,770 | 1,533,770 | 1,771,149 | |||||||
| Investment income |
57,764 | 57,764 | 165,390 | ||||||||
| Total income | I 753,850 | 1,753,850 | 1,936,539 | ||||||||
| Expenditure on: |
|||||||||||
| Commercial trading |
operations | in support | ofthe | ||||||||
| charitable group's |
aims and objectives | 4tt08,127 | 4,908,127 | 3,478,737 | |||||||
| Charitable activities |
1,319,948 | 1,319,948 | 1,469,833 | ||||||||
| Total expenditure | 6,228,075 | 6,228,075 | 4948 570 | ||||||||
| Net gains/ (losses) | on investments | (252,524) | (252,524) | 382,307 | |||||||
| Net expenditure and net movement |
in funds | (4,726,749) | (4i726&749) | (2,629,724) | |||||||
| Reconciliation offends |
|||||||||||
| Total funds brought | forwards | 7,016,330 | 7,016330 | 9,646,054 | |||||||
| Total funds carried | forwards | 18 | 2,289,581 | 2,289,581 | 7,016,330 | ||||||
| Net expenditure |
and | movement | in | funds | |||||||
| attributable to: |
|||||||||||
| Parent charity | (3,953,922) | (3,953,922) | (2,332,269) | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interest |
(772,827 | 772,827 | (408,081) | ||||||||
| Total | (4,726,749) | (4,726,749) | (2,629,724) |
| Notes | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIXEDASSETS | ||||||
| Intangible assets |
ll | 1,77$,521 | 2,564,828 | |||
| Tangible assets | 12 | 10665 | 25,078 | |||
| 1,789,186 | 2,589,906 | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
| Stocks | 377,572 | 678,578 | ||||
| Debtors | 14 | 685,068 | 906,560 | |||
| Listed investments | 15 | 3,323,652 | 3,224,936 | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 450,821 | 1,992,690 | ||||
| 4,837,113 | 6,802,764 | |||||
| CREDITORS | ||||||
| Amounts falling |
due within one year | 16 | 4,122 057 | 2 376340 | ||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 715056 | 4 426 424 | ||||
| TOTAL ASSETSLESSCURRENT | ||||||
| LIABILITIES | 2,504,242 | 7,016,330 | ||||
| PROVISIONS FORLIABILITIES | (214,661) | |||||
| NET ASSETS | 2)289,581 | 7,016,330 | ||||
| FUNDS | ||||||
| Restricted | ||||||
| Unrestricted | 18 | 2,6$1)533 | 6,635,455 | |||
| Non-controlling | interests | 18 | (391,952) | 380,875 | ||
| Total | 2,289,581 | 7,016,330 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | |||||
| FIXEDASSETS | |||||
| Investments | 13 | ||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Stocks | 240,516 | ||||
| Debtors | 14 | 635,000 | 289,000 | ||
| Listed investments | 15 | 3/233652 | 3,224,936 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 321,316 | 1,901,726 | |||
| 4,279,968 | 5,656,178 | ||||
| CREDITORS | |||||
| Amounts falling due within one year |
36 | 303400 | 333900 | ||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 3,927,568 | 5,317,278 | |||
| NET ASSETS | 3,927,568 | 5,317,278 | |||
| FUNDS | |||||
| Restricted | 18 | ||||
| Unrestricted | 18 | 3,927,568 | 5,317,278 | ||
| Total | 3,927,568 | 5,317,278 |
| Notes | 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from charitable activities |
||||
| Cash used in operating activities |
I | (2,674,957) | (2,583,608) | |
| Tax paid/ (received) | ||||
| 2,674,95 | ~2,583,608 | |||
| Cash tlows from investing activities |
||||
| Purchase ofcurrent asset investments Purchase ofintangible fixed assets Purchase oftangible fixed assets Saleofcurrent asset investments |
(4,501,743) (12,388) (5,388) 4,150,502 |
(392,515) (1,049,390) (11,867) 1,658,902 |
||
| Interest received Issue ofordinary share capital |
462 | 1,596 | ||
| Dividends received |
57,302 | 163,794 | ||
| Net cash &om investing activities |
311,253 | 370,520 | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||
| Loan advances received | 1 444 341 | 1,255,975 | ||
| Net cash from financing activities |
1,444 41 | 1255 975 | ||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (1,541,869) | (957,113) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning |
ofyear | 2 | 1 992,690 | 2,949,803 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end ofyear |
2 | 450,821 | 1,992,690 |
| RECONCILIATION OFDEFICIT TO CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITKS |
RECONCILIATION OFDEFICIT TO CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITKS |
RECONCILIATION OFDEFICIT TO CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITKS |
RECONCILIATION OFDEFICIT TO CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITKS |
RECONCILIATION OFDEFICIT TO CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITKS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||||
| Net expenditure | and net movement | in funds | (4,726,749) | (2,629,724) | |
| Finance income | (57,764) | (165,390) | |||
| Net losses on disposal ofintangible assets |
7,511 | ||||
| Net (gains)/losses | on disposals of | investment | assets | (26) | 9,652 |
| Net losses/(gains) | on investments | assets | 252,551 | (391,959) | |
| Depreciation and |
amortisation | 810,985 | 493,387 | ||
| Decrease/(Increase) in stocks |
301,006 | (49,385) | |||
| Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other debtors |
221,492 | (178,661) | |||
| Increase in trade | and other creditors | 516,037 | 328,472 | ||
| Cash generated | from charitable | activities | (2,674,957) | (2,583,608) |
| Year | ended 31"December 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.20 | 01.01.20 | ||
| f | |||
| Cash | at bank and in hand | 450,821 | 1,992,690 |
| Year | ended 31"December 2019 | ||
| 31.12.19 | 01.01.19 | ||
| Cash | at bank and in hand | 1,992,690 | 2,949,803 |
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 1,724,562 | 883,708 | |||||||
| Social security | costs | 188,046 | 76,413 | ||||||
| Employer contributions | to | defined | contribution | pension schemes | 148,161 | 83,158 | |||
| 2,060,769 | 1,043,279 | ||||||||
| The average number | ofemployees | during the | year | was as follows: | |||||
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||||||||
| Directors | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| Statf | 48 | 47 | |||||||
| 53 | 55 | ||||||||
| Employees earning more than 560,000 during |
the | year: | |||||||
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||||||||
| 560,001 - 570,000 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||||||||
| Key management | personnel | 243401 | 166,573 | ||||||
| Key tnanagement | personnel | employer contributions | to defined | ||||||
| contribution pension |
schemes | 22,565 | 17,132 |
| subsidiaries, the activities ofwhich are disclosed in note 1 |
subsidiaries, the activities ofwhich are disclosed in note 1 |
subsidiaries, the activities ofwhich are disclosed in note 1 |
3. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The summary financial performance ofthe charity alone |
|||||||
| is: | |||||||
| Unrestricte | Restricted | ||||||
| d | |||||||
| Funds | Funds | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| 8 | |||||||
| Donations | and legacies | 125,000 | 125,000 | ||||
| Investment | income | 57)764 | 57,764 | 165,382 | |||
| Other income | 2,101 | ||||||
| 182,764 | 182,764 | 167,483 | |||||
| Expenditure | on charitable activities | (1,319,949) | (I819,949) | (1,469,833 | |||
| Net expenditure | (1,137,185) | (1,137,185) | (1,302,350 | ||||
| ) | |||||||
| Net gains/ (losses) on listed investment | assets | (252,525) | (252,525 | 382,307 | |||
| Net movement in funds |
(1389,710) | (1,389,710) | (920,043) | ||||
| Total funds | brought forward |
5,317,278 | 5,317,278 | 6,237,321 | |||
| Total funds carried forward | 3,927,568 | 3)927)568 | 5,317,278 | ||||
| Represented | by: | ||||||
| Unrestricted | income funds | 3,927,568 | 3,927,568 | 5,317,278 | |||
| 5. | DONATIONS AND LEGACIES |
||||||
| 3L12.20 | 31.12.19 | ||||||
| Group | Charity | Group | Charity | ||||
| Donations | received | 125,000 | 125,000 | ||||
| Grants received: | |||||||
| Comnavirus | Job Retention Scheme | 26416 | |||||
| COVID support grants | 11,000 | ||||||
| 162,316 | 125,000 |
| INVESTMENT INC | O | ME | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | |||||||
| Group | Charity | Group | Charity | |||||
| 8 | ||||||||
| Dividends receivable on |
listed investments | 57302 | 57302 | 163,794 | 163,794 | |||
| Interest receivable on | cash at | bank | 462 | 461 | 1,596 | 1,588 | ||
| 57,764 | 57,763 | 165,390 165,382 |
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| All ofthe above, in both | the current and preceding | year, are unrestricted | funds. | |||||
| TOTAL RESOURCES | EXPENDED | |||||||
| Commercia | ||||||||
| I | ||||||||
| trading | Charitable | Total | Total | |||||
| operations | activities | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| Costs directly allocated to activities: | ||||||||
| Grants awarded (see note 9) | 1,012,793 | 1,012,793 | 1,414,374 | |||||
| Staff costs (see note 3) | 2,060,769 | 2,060,769 | 1,043,280 | |||||
| Redundancy cost |
151,498 | 151,498 | ||||||
| Promotional costs |
163,270 | 163,270 | 143,482 | |||||
| Product costs | 1,287,594 | 240,516 | 1,52$,110 | 1,442,405 | ||||
| Professional snd consultancy |
fees | 219,458 | 219,458 | 123,143 | ||||
| Office and administrative | costs | 207)444 | (9,539) | 197,905 | 222,546 | |||
| Depreciation | 27,$03 | 27,803 | 21,570 | |||||
| Amortisation | 783,1$2 | 783,182 | 471,817 | |||||
| Net losses on disposal | ofassets | 7,109 | 7,109 | |||||
| Support costs (Note 8) | 76,178 | 76,178 | 65,953 | |||||
| 4,908,127 | 1,319,948 | 6,228,075 | 4,948,570 |
| SUPPORT COSTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercia | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| trading | Charitable | Total | Total | ||
| operations | activities | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| Support costs allocated | to activities: | ||||
| Bank charges | 73 | 73 | 80 | ||
| Legal and professional | fees | 19,123 | 19,123 | 17,333 | |
| Management charge |
43,482 | 43,482 | 40,440 | ||
| Auditor's remuneration |
—audit services | 13,500 | 13,500 | 8,100 | |
| 76,178 | 76,178 | 65,953 | |||
| ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | |||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Educational activities |
912,729 | 860,024 | |||
| Religious activities | 52,817 | 30,428 | |||
| Recreational activities |
3,588 | 50,000 | |||
| Cultural activities |
14,965 | 373,922 | |||
| Support for activities | ofyoung people | 25,000 | 41,300 | ||
| Donations to other charities | 3694 | 58,700 | |||
| 1,012,793 | 1,414,374 |
| INTANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | Computer | ||
| costs | software | Total | |
| COST | |||
| At l'January 2020 |
3,132,720 | 40,011 | 3,172,731 |
| Additions | 12/88 | 12,388 | |
| Disposals | 40,011 | 40,011 | |
| At 31"December 2020 | 3,145,108 | 3,145,108 | |
| AMORTISATION | |||
| At l"January 2020 | 583,405 | 24,498 | 607,903 |
| Charge for the year | 783,182 | 8,002 | 791)184 |
| Eliminated on disposal |
(32,500 | (32,500) | |
| At 31 December 2020 | 1366,587 | 1,366,587 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | |||
| At 31"December 2020 | 1,778,521 | 1,778,521 | |
| At 31"December 2019 | 2,549,315 | 15,513 | 2,564,828 |
| TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixtures | & | Computer | ||
| fittings | equipment | Total | ||
| 8 | ||||
| COST | ||||
| At 1*'January 2020 | 1,176 | 69,335 | 70,511 | |
| Additions | 5,388 | 5,388 | ||
| Disposals At31'December 2020 |
1,176 | 2,116) 72,607 |
(2,116 73,783 |
|
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| At 1"January 2020 | 98 | 45,335 | 45,493 | |
| Charge for the year | 235 | 19,566 | 19,801 | |
| Eliminated on disposal At 31"December 2020 |
333 | (2,116) 62,785 |
(2,116) 63,178 |
|
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31"December 2020 | 843 | 9,822 | 10,665 | |
| At 3l"December 2019 | 1,078 | 24,000 | 25,078 |
| N~f | ortion ofnominal | value ofissued | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning by Questions Limited | 77.6%Ordinary | Shares | Educational | support services |
| Lancashire Digital Limited |
100%Ordinary | Shares | Soibvare | development |
| Learning Clip Limited | 100%Ordinary | Shares | Soibvsre | development |
| LEBParmership Limited |
100%Orfhnary | Shares | Sale ofeducational products |
| LISTEDINV | E | STMENTS- GROUP AND CHARITY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| 8 | ||||
| Market value | at | beginning ofyear | 3,224,936 | 4,109,016 |
| Additions during |
the year | 4,501,742 | 392,515 | |
| Disposals during |
the year | (4&150&502) | (1,658,902) | |
| Net gain/(toss) | on revaluation | 252,524 | 382,307 | |
| Market value | at | end ofyear | 3,323,652 | 3,224,936 |
| 31.12.20 | 31.12.20 | 31.12.19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Charity | Group | Charity | ||||
| Trade creditors | 123348 | 65,525 | |||||
| Other creditors | 825,333 | 300,000 | 812,779 | 300,000 | |||
| Other loans | 2,700,316 | 1,255,975 | |||||
| Accruals | 127,991 | 52,400 | 166,621 | 38,900 | |||
| Social security | and other taxes | 345,069 | 75,440 | ||||
| 4,122,057 | 352,400 | 2,376,340 | 338,900 |
| ANALYSIS OFNET ASSETSBETW | EEN FUNDS - GROUP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | |||
| restricted | unrestricted | Total funds | Total funds | |
| funds | funds | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Fixed assets | 1,789,186 | 1,789,1$6 | 2,589,906 | |
| Current assets | 4,837,113 | 4,837,113 | 6,802,764 | |
| Current liabilities | (4,122,057) . | (4,122,057) | (2,376,340) | |
| Provisions for liabilities |
214,661 | 214661 | ||
| 2,289,581 | 2489,5$1 | 7,016,330 |
| ANAL | YSIS OFNET ASSETS BET | WEEN FUNDS -CHARITY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | ||||
| restricted | unrestricted | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| funds | funds | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| 8 | f, | ||||
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Current | assets | 4479,968 | 4,279,968 | 5,656,178 | |
| Current | liabilities | 352,400 | 352,400 | 338,900 | |
| 3,927,568 | 3,927,568 | 5,317,278 |
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- GROUP | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- GROUP | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- GROUP | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- GROUP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Transfers | ||||||||||||
| movement | in | between | Changes | in | |||||||||
| At | 1.1.20 8 |
funds | funds | equity | At31.12.20 f |
||||||||
| as restated | |||||||||||||
| Restricted | funds | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | funds: | ||||||||||||
| General | 2+92,036 | (3,778,831) | 383,808 | (1,002,987) | |||||||||
| Capital | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||
| Designated: | |||||||||||||
| Grants payable | 4,624,194 | (947,918) | (383,808) | 3,292,468 | |||||||||
| 7,016,330 | (4,726,749) | 2,289,581 | |||||||||||
| Net movement | in funds, included | in the | above are | as follows: | |||||||||
| Revaluations | |||||||||||||
| slid gallic ou | Net | ||||||||||||
| Incoming | Resources | disposal of | movement | in | |||||||||
| resources | expended | investments | funds | ||||||||||
| f, | f | ||||||||||||
| Restricted funds | |||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | funds: | ||||||||||||
| General | 1,753,850 | (5,273,048) | (252,524) | (3,778,831) | |||||||||
| Capital | |||||||||||||
| Designated: | |||||||||||||
| Grants payable | (947,918) | (947,918) | |||||||||||
| Total | 1,753,850 | (6428,075) | (252,524) | (4,726,749) |
| MOVEMEN | T IN FUNDS- CHARIT | Y | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Transfers | |||||
| movement | in | between | ||||
| At 1.1.20 | funds | funds | At 31.12.20 | |||
| 8 | ||||||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| Unrestricted | funds: | |||||
| General | 692,984 | (441,792) | 35,057 | 286449 | ||
| Capital | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Designated: | ||||||
| Grants payable | 4,624,194 | (947,918) | (35,057) | 3,641,219 | ||
| 5,317,278 | (1,389,710) | 3,927,568 |
| Net | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming | Resources | Other gains | movement | in | ||
| resources | expended | and losses | funds | |||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| Unrestricted | funds: | |||||
| General | 182,764 | (372,031) | (252,525) | (441,792) | ||
| Capital | ||||||
| Designated: | ||||||
| Grants payable | (947,918) | (947,918) | ||||
| Total | 182,764 | (1819,949) | (252,525) | (1,389,710) |
| CONSOLIDATED | STATEME | NT OF CHANGES IN E | QUITY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non- | |||||
| Unrestricted | controlling | ||||
| funds | interests | Total | |||
| Balance at 1January | 2020 | 6,635,455 | 380,875 | 7,016,330 | |
| Total comprehensive | expenditure | for the year | (3,953,922) | (772,827) | (4,726,749) |
| Balance at 31December 2020 | 2,681,533 | (391,952) | 2,289,581 |