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Registered number: 01961978 Charity number: 293360

ST. EDWARD’S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

TRUSTEE’S REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

CONTENTS PAGE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

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Legal and Administrative Information	1
Trustees’ Report	2 - 17
Independent Auditor’s Report	18 - 20
Statement of Financial Activities	21
Balance Sheet	22
Statement of Cash Flows	23
Notes of the Financial Statements	24 - 43

ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

TRUSTEES

The Trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows:

Dr S Honeywill (Chair of Trustees) Mr A Newland (Deputy Chair) Mrs C Findlay Mrs G Greenwell (retired 10 August 2020) Mr R McGrath (retired 31 January 2019) Mr P Potts Mrs J Jones Mrs J Penny Dr A Cooper (appointed 1 October 2019)

CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES	Z Drew
OFFICERS	Mrs J P Clayfield (Head of Senior School) (retired 2 April
	2020)
	Mr M Burke (Head of Senior School) (appointed 3 April
	2020)
	Mr S McKernan (Head of Preparatory School)
	Mr M L Coles (Bursar)
COMPANY NUMBER	01961978
CHARITY NUMBER	293360
REGISTERED AND PRINCIPLE OFFICECirencester Road
	Charlton Kings
	Cheltenham
	GL53 8EY
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR	Crowe UK LLP
	Statutory Auditor
	Carrick House
	Lypiatt Road
	Cheltenham
	GL50 2QJ
BANKER	HSBC PLC
	109 Bath Road
	Cheltenham
	GL53 7RA
SOLICITOR	Harrison Clark Rickerbys
	Ellenborough House
	Wellington Street
	Cheltenham
	GL50 1YD

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

CONSTITUTION AND OBJECTS

St Edward’s School Cheltenham Trust was founded in 1987. It is a company limited by guarantee (number 01961978); a charity registered with the Charity Commission (number 293360) and is regulated by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 5 December 2012 and 3 December 2014, with amendments on 1[st] April 2016, 10[th] November 2016.

The Trustees of St Edward’s School Cheltenham Trust (“The Trust”) present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the trust deed and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

The Trust’s Objects and principal activities, as set out in the Memorandum of Association, are to promote and provide for such charitable works whosoever and whatsoever as to advance the Roman Catholic religion, and, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to acquire, provide, conduct and develop an independent Roman Catholic School or Schools for the advancement of the education of children of any creed (with preference to children of the Roman Catholic faith) PROVIDED THAT in the memorandum the expression ”Roman Catholic” shall indicate communion with the “See of Rome”.”

In furtherance to these Objects for the public benefit the Trust, which operates two schools (one Senior and one Preparatory) known collectively as St Edward’s Cheltenham, has established and administers bursaries, grants, awards and other benefactions, and acts as the Trustee and manager of property, endowments, bequests and gifts given or established in pursuance of these Objects.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

In setting our objectives and planning our activities the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance.

Aims

The Trust’s aims for the public benefit are:

• to provide a first class independent education within a Christian ethos. St Edward’s is a Roman Catholic foundation and warmly welcomes students of other denominations and creeds or none who are willing to support the Christian ethos of the Schools;

• to offer pupils a range of opportunities so that they can achieve to the best of their ability within a framework of shared values and standards;

• to value and nurture pupils as individuals, giving them a sense of their own self-worth and of the value of service to others, thus preparing them for life beyond school; and

• to establish the Schools as a community in which there are strong and active partnerships between parents and the Schools and between the local community and the Schools.

The Board is mindful of the long-standing need to provide public benefit and of the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Primary Objectives

The primary objectives of the Trust to fulfil these aims are:

1. to maintain the aspiration of high standards in academic performance and extra-curricular activities whilst preserving a healthy balance between the two;

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1. to widen access to the education provided by the Trust through the provision of financial support for children whose parents are unable to afford the full fees and also through a range of projects and activities in the local community;

2. to provide appropriate teaching resources throughout the Schools;

3. to provide an effective management structure and the administrative and logistic framework necessary to meet the needs of staff and pupils alike;

4. to provide an environment which promotes and develops independent learning and supports pupils in the achievement of their individual potential.

The primary objectives are reviewed regularly and their success is measured through regular reporting to Trustees by the Senior Management Team.

GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

There is one Board of Trustees for the two Schools. Details of the members of the Board of Trustees, together with officers and principal advisers, are given on page one.

There were seven members of the Board of Trustees at the year-end. The numbers in brackets refer to the sub-committees which each Trustee is a member of as explained below.

Dr S Honeywill (1,2,3,4)

Mr A Newland (1,3, Chair of Health and Safety & Finance and General Purposes committees) Mr P Potts (2, Chair of Land and Premises committee)

Mrs C Findlay (1)

Mrs J Jones (3, Chair of Education and Ethos committee) Mrs J Penny (1) Dr R Cooper Fr P O’Keeffe O Carm. Ex-Officio

The following Trustees’ sub-committees met during the year:

1. Finance and General Purposes committee

2. Land and Premises committee

3. Health and Safety committee

4. Education and Ethos committee

The Trustees are legally responsible for the overall management and control of both Schools. They meet at least four times a year. The work of implementing the policies is delegated to the following committees:

• The Finance and General Purposes Committee (F&GPC) scrutinises the management accounts and forecasts throughout the year and makes recommendations to the Board about any capital expenditure. They recommend the audited financial statements and annual report for approval by the Trustees. They also oversee other matters such as the review of school fees, insurance, pay, marketing and staffing. The Finance Committee is chaired by Mr Andrew Newland.

• The Health and Safety Committee oversees all matters relating to Health and Safety and Safeguarding. These include safeguarding policies, staff code of conduct, pupil behaviour, e-

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safety, information technology, data protection, cybersecurity and review of and implementation of recommendations from Health and Safety and Fire Safety audits. It is chaired by Mr Andrew Newland.

• The Education and Ethos Committee oversees all matters relating to the pastoral and academic issues across both schools, including provision for individual learning needs, able, gifted and talented students, those with English as an additional language and overseas students. The Committee also ensures that the Catholic Foundation of the Trust is reflected in the curriculum. The Education and Ethos Committee is chaired by Mrs Jane Jones.

• The Land and Premises committee provides oversight of the programme of maintenance work for the schools premises, accessibility arrangements for pupils and visitors and makes recommendations for capital expenditure on larger projects. The committee is chaired by Mr Paul Potts.

The day to day running of the Schools is delegated to the Heads and Bursar, supported by their Senior Management Teams and a Joint Management Committee. The Heads and Bursar attend board and committee meetings of the Trustees.

Recruitment and Training of Trustees

New Trustees are elected on the basis of nominations from the Trustees based on the candidates’ professional qualities, experience, personal competence and local availability.

New Trustees undergo an induction programme that includes an introduction to the Schools including Trustee Board policy and procedure, briefing by both Heads and the Bursar and training from AGBIS (Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools). All Trustees attend external Trustee Training and information courses designed to keep them informed and updated on current issues in the independent schools' sector. Trustees visit both schools and take part in lessons, staff briefings and school events during the day and after school, weekdays and weekends and make themselves available to all staff. The Chair attends a weekly meeting with both Heads and Bursar during term time.

The Trustees attended 4 training courses through the course of the year to ensure that they stay up to date on current Governance and compliance issues. A budget is set aside every year to support the continued professional development of the Trustees.

Employment policy

The Trust will endeavour to recruit the most suitable staff for any post to ensure the highest standards are maintained throughout the Schools, both teaching and support staff. Whilst reflecting its role as a Catholic school it also pursues policies as an equal opportunities employer. Full and fair consideration is given to job applications from disabled persons and due consideration is given to their training and employment needs. Communication with staff continues throughout the year with whole school INSET briefings three times a year and after school staff meetings.

Key Management Personnel

The Trustees consider that the Joint Management Committee (JMC) of The Trust comprise the Key Management Personnel. The JMC comprises of the Head Teacher of the Senior School, the Head Teacher of the Preparatory School, the Deputy Head Teachers of the Senior School, the Deputy Head and Assistant Head of the Preparatory School, the Bursar and the Director of Marketing & Admissions.

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Trustees give their time freely and do not receive any remuneration. The pay and remuneration of the JMC is determined by the Finance and General Purposes Committee and is reviewed annually. A number of criteria are used in determining pay:

• The financial performance of the Trust against sector benchmarks

• The nature of the role and responsibilities

• The individual’s performance

• Competitor salaries

• The sector average for comparable positions

• Inflation and the cost of living

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees (who are also directors of St Edward’s School Cheltenham Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company 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 Charities SORP;

• make judgements and 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; and

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions, disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the provisions of the charity’s constitution. 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.

Insofar as each of the Trustees at the date of approval of this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Trust’s auditor is unaware. Each of the Trustees have each taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a Trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Trust’s auditor is aware of that information.

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STRATEGIC REPORT

VISION STATEMENT

Believe……Strive……Achieve

St Edward’s is a Catholic School, welcoming all. We are a place of learning and a community based on Christian values. We work in partnership with parents to develop the talents and interests of all the young people entrusted to us. We aim to develop each individual pupil’s potential, academically, personally and spiritually. We serve the wider community by making this education available to all, including those who cannot afford our fees, as far as we are able within our resources.

Our Vision……… what we Believe in ……

Our vision is to help each pupil to realise they are truly unique and possess God-given gifts and talents which gives them unlimited potential. We wish to create an educational foundation whereby throughout their lives our pupils will always be ambitious for self-improvement and so develop beyond their perceived potential.

Our Vision……... what we Strive for ……

The Trust’s vision is to:

• Provide excellent teaching, learning and pastoral care

• Provide a wealth of opportunities both curricular and extra-curricular

• Build a caring community based on Christian values

• Encourage pupils to be the best they can be so that we help them to develop their untapped potential

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

St Edward’s Senior School

This has been another wonderful year in the life of St Edward’s with many successes both inside and outside the classroom culminating in the best GCSE and A Level results in recent history. At GCSE this mean 26% of all grades were 8-9, 47% 7-9 and 77% 6-9 and at A Level 42% of all grades A-A, 73% A-B and 28% of students securing straight A*-A.

The established round of whole School liturgies took place until the situation brought a halt to all acts of public worship. The New Academic Year Mass set us off on the right footing for beginning another year of extraordinary human endeavours and challenges - little did we know then what form these challenges would take.

For St Edward's Day we were joined by a large proportion of our Prep school and it is wonderful to see us celebrating as a single community. Advent was marked with a new initiative, we carried out a 'posada' where an icon of the expectant Virgin Mary toured around the School spending a day in each Form Room before arriving at the Nativity scene in the School Hall.

Tewkesbury Abbey and School Carol Service brought both solemnity and fun to the beginning of the festive season for us all.

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On the academic front many of the department areas have been very busy this year. In honour of World Pi Day (celebrated on 14th March) we assembled a paper chain in the Canopy at break time to represent the digits of Pi. Pupils were encouraged to add a link or two to the chain - each digit will be represented by a different colour. The Maths department and their students have achieved success in the Individual UK Maths Challenge with some students qualifying for the next round of the Senior and Intermediate Maths Challenge – particular mention must go to senior competitors James, Theo and James as well as Shagayeg, Emma, Chihiro and Jess from the intermediate competition who were placed in the top 5% of all participants. We also entered Teams into the Junior, Intermediate and Senior competitions and were incredibly proud of their performances. We also participated for the first time in the MEM competition run by Liverpool University with Merit certificates being secured by Nathaneal and Mackenzie. Our Sixth Form mathematicians attended a lecture from Dr Lee Fawcett, a senior lecturer in Statistics at the University of Newcastle. His talk on ‘The Storm of the century’ explained how researchers like himself were calculating probabilities of extreme climate events in order to anticipate them. This talk was thoroughly interesting, made more so by its relevance today - the flooding in Venice for example and some of our Year 9 students attended a series of Royal Institute Maths Masterclasses during the autumn term, designed to stretch and inspire the county’s brightest young mathematicians.

Our modern languages department ensure this year we had our German Christmas Market - in the Triangle on Wednesday 11th December raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. A number of our Year 10 linguists took part in the UK Linguistics Olympiad with one silver and two bronze medals being secured.

There was also a very successful House History essay competition - over 50 entries from students and parents - huge range of individuals written about - from relatively well known figures such as Martin Luther King and Florence Nightingale to much more obscure, little known figures such as Elizabeth Smith Freidman and Katherine Johnson. It was also nice to read a number of entries which focused on people with personal links to the writer.

Our A Level Historians made a trip to Gloucester History Festival to listen to Franck Mcdonaugh speak on the rise of the Nazis and the icing on the cake came when the History Department was awarded 'Beacon' status based on last year's GCSE results by edexcel, for being in top 5% performing department in the country.

The English department continued to put on an impressive number of events this year which included marking National Poetry Day with: House Poetry Competition, House Poetry Video Competition, House GCSE Anthology Slams for Years 10 & 11 and a Whole School Slam. And then for World Book Day: House Dress-up Competition for Book Aid International, House Literary Scavenger Hunt, House Literary Quiz (written and presented by Elinor Harper East, English Prefect) The Year 8’s enjoyed a visit by the Watermill Theatre’s ‘A Mini Summer Night’s Dream’ as well as Theatre trips to the RSC for ‘The Boy in the Dress’, to the Everyman for ‘Macbeth’ and to Malvern for ‘An Inspector Calls’.

The creative life of St Edward’s is clearly flourishing and the Art department are particularly proud of the number of students going on to further studies in their area and to such impressive destinations which have included Bath College and St Martins in London. Sixth formers enjoyed a trip to the Tate Modern in September. An evening on the turner Prize was held to discuss this year’s nominations. Presentations were given by y13 students. It was also fantastic to have Alice win the ISA Christmas card competition. The Y9 students enjoyed a trip to the Pitt rivers and natural history museum in Oxford. Using the fantastic array of visual resources for artwork. The addition of New Mac computers for Art Department has been part of our programme of developing resources for fine art and photography

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students. The Art department also had an addition to their department this term when Ms Fraser had a baby girl called Lily.

In February we staged our whole school production of "Chicago". Packed houses were treated to a musical extravaganza of wonderful songs and dastardly tales of double dealing. The confidence and skill of our performers and stage crew shone through night after night. Lead by Mairead and Anastasia the cast included students of all ages. As ever, it was a production where all were welcome to take part - very much reflecting the spirit of the school. In spite of, or perhaps because of, this policy, the standard was sky high, sending audiences home raving about the talent and commitment of the cast. That a small school such as St Edward's can tackle such a demanding show so successfully is a wonderful endorsement of the staff and student body.

Technology day which has become a regular feature on the school calendar was another great success with over 100 Year 5 pupils from local primary schools are invited to participate. A range of clubs were available for KS3 pupils. In after school cooking club pupils were able to practice new cooking skills and take home a range of cakes, biscuits and cookies. At lunchtime Year 7 pupils have made door stops, desk tidies and rockets and were in the process of making rocket cars.

The House Icing competition returned this year in a new ‘Spring Term Slot’. The theme was Roald Dahl and there were many imaginative entries as students were challenged to design and make a themed decoration out of icing. Students and staff were able to demonstrate their baking skills for the Easter Cake Competition, held during Lockdown. There was a fabulous response and some very creative entries including: rabbits, lambs, fillings eggs, rainbows and even a unicorn.

The STEPS programme continues to provide additional guidance and support to Sport Scholars and those identified for their sporting ability. Masterclasses this year included; Strength and Conditioning, Hockey, Rugby, Swimming.

Once again St Edward’s pupils were leading the way on a National, Regional and County level with Daniel continuing to represent England at Touch Rugby and Kyle winning selection to the England Waterpolo development squad. Jamie continues to impress on the national stage in Squash, gaining an England ranking 8[th] at U17 and 25[th] in the country at the U19 age category. He also won selection to the U19 South West squad as well as continuing to compete for Gloucestershire. Adam also won County Squash honours in the U13 age category. Bea toured India with Gloucestershire County Cricket and was selected to Captain the U15 squad as well as play for Gloucestershire ladies team. James achieved a Lawn Tennis Association ranking of 6[th] in England at U16 level as well as a ranking of 24[th] in the country at 18 and under. Fergus, Isi and Ioana were all selected to the U14 Gloucestershire County Tennis squad.

In addition to these individual achievements, numerous pupils across the School were nominated, selected and attended Academy and development squad set ups in Rugby, Hockey, Football. In the Independent Schools Association competitions, St Edward’s Swim Team became ISA Midlands champions overall at the annual Gala. Four pupils won selection to swim for the Midlands at the ISA National Swimming Gala at the Aquatics Centre in London winning a fantastic haul of 7 medals between them! In the ISA Midlands Cross Country Championships– Ciara and Emma became Midland champions with five pupils in total qualifying to run at the ISA Nationals. St Edward’s continued to achieve success in the ISA team game tournaments; U15 girls Hockey team became Midland champions with the U13 girls finishing in a fantastic 3[rd] position. The U13 boys earned their place in the National Cup Semi-finalists also, narrowly missing out on a finals spot. Our U16 Football team were 6

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a-side ISA National runners-up and our U18 Rugby Sevens team became National ISA Sevens Bowl winners.

At District level our Cross Country team had another successful season. Noa and Ciara became Cheltenham District Champions, with a total of five St Edward’s pupils earning a starting position at the County Cross Country Championships. From this Abigail, Ciara and Emma were selected to run for Gloucestershire at the South West Championships with all three subsequently qualifying to run at the National finals.

The sporting calendar finished with a Virtual Sports Day which took the form of a week-long Lockdown Decathlon. Led by our Sport Scholars and Sports Science pupils, over 60 pupils across the school competed to earn points for their House. It was a different feel to the usual Sports Day and hopefully something of a one-off but it was great to bring the school community together! Well done to Newman House who were victors.

Remote teaching for the PE department saw a daily offering of a Skill, Challenge and a Live Workouts (al la Joe Wickes). By the end of the summer term this amounted to a whopping 44 Lives, 39 Skills, 39 Challenges plus a Lockdown Decathlon! So if your children claim to be bored over the holidays, point them towards the Dashboard where they can find all sessions!

The Library has had an exciting year, despite the challenges the world has thrown our way, and even before lockdown, St. Edward’s has been celebrating astronomic levels of reading for pleasure. Our list of Reading Award holders is the longest it’s been yet, and I’m so very proud of everything our Key Stage Three Readers have achieved. This academic year has also seen the most books borrowed yet, with reading initiatives like our ‘Secret Santa and Midwinter Book Review’ and ‘Blind Date With A Book’ challenging students not to judge a book by its cover and read something completely new.

The Carnegie Committee shadowing the Carnegie Medal for Best Young Fiction was set a difficult challenge this year, starting the day lockdown commenced, but we are still going! We are reading all of the books we can get our hands on, and the Reader’s Choice Award will continue into October for anyone wishing to join us in helping to decide who we think is the best book of the year.

The library will have a new temporary location in the Main house while the original library is being restored.

54 students have completed their DofE award at Bronze, Silver or Gold this academic year. Students currently enrolled in the Bronze and Silver Award have had their expedition postponed until Oct 2020. This event will generate another 21 Bronze, 18 Silver awards.

There are though three students who have been hugely successful with their DofE and have now completed their, Bronze, Silver and Gold award while at St Edwards - congratulations to Gemma, Sara and Reuben.

The CCF continues to go from strength to strength. We were awarded the Bronze Covenant Recognition Scheme at the start of lockdown and we hope to hear about the Silver by the end of August with events for cadets including an Air Cadet Leadership Course at RAF Cranwell, an Army Cadet International Expedition Instructors Course in Canada and The National Air Cadet Pilot Scheme.

CSM Gemma McKernan was awarded Lord Lt Cadet for Gloucestershire for 2020 and I am delighted to inform you that SSgt Keylock has been awarded the Lord Lieutenants Certificate of Meritorious

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Service.

Mr Alan Porter held various roles at the school including teacher of Science and more recently timetable and assistant to the examinations officer and will be missed by colleagues. Ms Megan Spiers has made an incredible impact to those sixth form students she has taught Psychology to whilst covering for maternity. Mrs Emma Silverside will be sorely missed not only by the Maths team but the staff as a whole as well as all those students for whom she has taught during her time with us. We also bid farewell to Mrs Alison Scarboro who has spent over 30 years with us as part of our St Edward’s community.

St Edward’s Preparatory School

The Preparatory achieved another exemplary inspection report, achieving Excellent in all areas in its ISI inspection. In addition, the School secured a fully compliant ISI Focussed Compliance Inspection with no recommendations. Our robust academic curriculum, specialist subject provision and the provision of over 40 after school clubs continues to be very popular with our parents.

Pupils were awarded academic scholarships to St Edward’s Senior School and 11+ places at local selective schools. Our EYFS results were above the local and national average for the 6[th] consecutive year. The School continues to compete strongly in all sports fixtures including winning local and regional competitions in Netball and Hockey, along with our pupils representing ISA at the national swimming finals. Cross country competition continues to be a strength and the School hosted the county championships attended by dozens of maintained schools.

The School completed a significant redevelopment of our car parking facilities for parents which has made a considerable improvement to the drop off and pick-up experience. Our Music and Peripatetic rooms were completely refurbished to make them more modern and stimulating for the pupils and teachers alike.

The School adapted very well to COVID restrictions and moved to online teaching almost immediately. Supported with investments into a high-class Virtual Learning Environment provided by Firefly Learning, our pupils and parents were highly appreciative of the lengths the School went to in order to ensure our pupils progressed well while learning remotely. We delivered hundreds of food orders to the elderly and vulnerable, using our minibuses in support of our local community.

We have invested further into our Outdoor Forest Schools, Bushcraft and Farm Education which continues to be appreciated and highly valued by the whole school community. We have extended our farm education programme to include Kune Kune pigs. Whole groups of classes have regular lessons and links to the science curriculum are maximised.

The School has shared its farm facilities with local maintained and special needs schools both through physical site visits and virtual tours to schools within and beyond Cheltenham.

Fundraising continued with several thousand pounds raised for local charities including Sue Ryder Cheltenham and our facilities were shared with the local community, including the Charlton Kings Choir and Sue Ryder for their annual starlight hike.

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FUNDRAISING

Due to Covid restriction, our ability to run charitable fundraising events was severely impacted. However, over the course of the year, the Trust still ran around 9 different fundraising events across the two schools which raised a total of £6k for local and national charities. The Trust values the fundraising and awareness work it does for other charities and plans to continue its strong programme of support going forward.

The Trust did not use any professional fundraising partners in the year as all fundraising activities were small scale focusing on raising funds for other charities from the schools’ communities. Neither the Trust nor anyone acting on behalf of the Trust has voluntarily subscribed to fundraising standards. No complaints were received in the year about any of the Trust’s fundraising activities. The Trust ensures that vulnerable people and other members of the public are protected from behaviour which is unreasonably intrusive, persistent and pressured. The Trust does not consider this type of behaviour a high-risk area but will continue to monitor fundraising activities.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

St Edward’s School remains committed to the aim of providing public benefit in accordance with its founding principles. The Trustees continue to consider the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and confirm that they have complied with their duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011.

The Trust fulfils its obligations under this Act through the availability of bursaries and scholarships, the affordability of school fees and the availability of its facilities to community groups and State funded schools.

Bursaries and Scholarships

The value of means tested bursaries totalled £423k (£415k in 2019) and the value of scholarships totalled £524k (£672k in 2019) representing a combined 11.5% of gross fees (12% in 2019) . A further £458k (£531k in 2019) from gross fees was awarded through staff, sibling and fees in advance discounts. A total of 55 children (40 in 2019) benefited from the Trust’s means tested bursary scheme with 9 of these children in receipt of 100% bursaries as part of the Trust’s School Assisted Place Scheme (SAPS) between Year 7 to Year 13. The Trust has expanded its means tested bursary scheme in recent years and remains committed to providing suitable access to the Schools to a wide range of socio-economic groups.

Fee affordability

The fee structure is an area that Trustees continue to review to ensure that it remains an attractive and affordable option for local families whilst continuing to support the bursary schemes and capital development programmes. Regulatory pressures and the increasing cost of utilities, salaries, pension schemes and the upkeep of two listed buildings have caused a rise in fees above inflation in recent years. The Trustees are extremely mindful of fee affordability and plan to keep future fee rises to a minimum whilst still investing in the infrastructure of the Schools.

Facilities and community links

The Trust made its facilities available to local community groups including sport (cricket, swimming, rugby, football, tennis and hockey), drama and music groups. The Trust values its links with the local

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community and plans to continue to build on these strong relationships. Below is an outline of some of the links the Trust has with local community groups and state-funded schools:

• Membership and contribution to the Cheltenham Education Partnership. The driving ambition of the Partnership is to expand the horizons of young people in Cheltenham and to help them realise their full potential. Partners include secondary schools (from both the maintained and Independent sectors) and local organisations and charities.

• Subsidised use of the Trust’s swimming pool to local state primary schools

• The district cross country championships, rounders, football, athletics and quadkids tournaments are held at the Preparatory School with the involvement of state schools for no charge

• Local sports groups including East Glos Hockey and GoCrea8 Hockey use the Senior School’s astroturf pitches

• Pupils from many local state primary schools take part in the many free experience days that the Senior School holds which offers them the opportunity to expand their knowledge and experiences of particular subject areas. Successful music, sports, STEM and drama days were held through the year.

• Use of the Trust’s cricket pitches and equipment by Charlton King’s Cricket Club for no charge

• Subsidised use of the Trust’s rugby pitches and equipment by Old Patesians RFC

• Both school sites are made available through the holiday periods for holiday camps which benefit many local working families

• The use of the Preparatory School site for a large fundraising event for a local charity, at no charge

• The Trust’s CCF resources are shared with Pate’s School, a local state funded school

• • The Highbury Club, a local community group for partially sighted and disabled, use the Schools’ facilities once a term free of charge and are entertained by the Schools’ pupils

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Results for the year

The Trustees regularly review the finances, debtors and creditors, budgets and spend against budget together with a half termly financial analysis as part of the effective management of the Trust.

School fee income for the year was £8,252k (2019: £9,054k ) . The decrease of £802k was due to a downturn in pupil numbers and a discount of 21% totalling £531k that was set against the summer term fees due to the Schools being closed to all pupils save for the children of key workers. In addition to this remission, all other remission across the school year totalled £1,405k (£1,620k in 2019), including £51k for means tested bursary awards linked to the financial effects of the pandemic. This led to a net fee income position of £6,848k (£7,434k in 2019) .

Other income for the year totalled £920k (£577k in 2019) which is largely due to grants of £552k from the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme through the pandemic. Income from trips, sale of food, hire of facilities, school care etc. were all heavily impacted by the pandemic.

Whilst like for like comparisons with 2019 are difficult due to lockdown, savings against last year were made through a reduction in expenditure. These were all due to a downturn in activity linked to the pandemic with many costs deferred to the next financial year.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES’ (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Staff costs decreased by 0.7% to £5,158k (£5,193k in 2019). Pay was controlled through a consultation process that took place in 2019 following the announced increase the Teachers’ Pension School from September 2019 to 23.68%. The Trustees are pleased that given the increase of 43% in TPS costs, the Trust was able to ensure that the pay bill did not increase, but in fact showed a slight decrease.

The yearend results therefore show a surplus after depreciation of £273k (£58k in 2019) and represents the first time in over 10 years that the Trust has recorded year on year surpluses.

The balance sheet shows an increase in debtors from £367k to £542k and this is due largely to an increase in prepayments and accrued income of £151k. Fee debtors, including bad debt provisions, fell by £49k which is a pleasing result in light of the financial difficulty families are facing through the pandemic. Creditors decreased as fewer parents paid fees in advance for the following year during the summer period. Fixed asset purchases of £111k were made through the year (£211k in 2019) to reflect the pause in expenditure through lockdown. These changes to operating and investment activities resulted in a decrease in cash by £503k.

Cash levels continue to be monitored closely through the forthcoming financial year as the economic strain of the pandemic and Brexit uncertainty start to become clear. The finances continue to be managed prudently so to boost cash levels and support operating costs into the 2020-21 year, the Trustees agreed to a CBILS loan of £250k, to be drawn down in March 2021.

Reserves level and policy

The Trustees have considered the reserves held by the Trust at 31 August 2020. The Trust’s unrestricted funds stood at £4,043k (£3,772k in 2019) and free reserves (i.e. the value of unrestricted reserves after deducting fixed assets) represented £118k (deficit of £268k in 2019) . Whilst many independent schools operate with negative free reserves, it is the intention of the Trustees to rebuild the reserves in the long term in order to cover the risks and uncertainties of operating as an independent day school. At the 31 August 2020, the Trust’s endowed and restricted funds comprised £3k (£1k in 2019).

The Trust’s policy has been to aim to retain 3-5% of annual operating surpluses to increase free reserves. However, this has been challenging in recent years due to external financial pressures and the challenge of running two large estates.

The Trustees will review the reserves position annually.

Impact of Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdown had a significant impact on the St Edward’s community, both financially and personally, with a number of families suffering bereavements as well as severe and ongoing illness. Staff and students adapted to online teaching and learning very quickly, with a seamless transition and excellent educational provision continuing throughout the lockdown. A Level and GCSE results were some of the best achieved by the School in recent years. The impact of the pandemic on wellbeing was carefully monitored and additional pastoral support was made available.

St Edward’s contributed to the community response to Covid by manufacturing personal protective equipment in the DT department, providing a delivery service for food and medicines to vulnerable local people and hosting drive-through flu vaccination clinics.

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The Senior School site was closed for the duration of lockdown and children of key workers were accommodated on the Prep School site. The initial financial impact of the lockdown was mitigated by careful management of resources and payments from the Government’s Business Retention scheme. It is clear that there will be ongoing effects as the pandemic continues and a detailed breakdown of the impact on costs, savings, and ongoing impact is provided below.

Costs of lockdown

1. Fee discounts were offered for the Summer Term 2020. Discounts were initially set at 15% for the main school and increased to 21% after a review of savings at half term. Kindergarten parents were offered 85% discount for the period of closure to reflect the increased proportion of childcare required in this age group. The total discount offered was £531k.

2. Many families were adversely affected by the closure of businesses and the school provided additional short-term bursary support of around £51k for the Summer Term

3. Loss of income from hire of facilities, holiday bookings

4. Additional IT costs to provide laptops for staff and students who did not have adequate home equipment to cope with full time online provision

5. Cost of Covid-secure measures – installation of new hand-washing facilities, signage, personal protective equipment, screens

Savings

1. Savings on premises, utilities and catering costs due to closure of the Senior School site during the Summer Term

2. Payments from the Government Job Retention Scheme amounted to £562k for 2019-20

Ongoing impact of Covid from September 2020

1. Some pupils have left the school, delayed or cancelled joining due to the ongoing financial impact on families. However, we have seen an increase in interest and transfer of pupils from other schools, who were particularly impressed with our online provision during lockdown.

2. Ongoing increased bursary provision for current pupils

3. In order to support families and avoid exacerbating affordability issues, there was no fee increase for 2020-21

4. Ongoing loss of ancillary income from hire of facilities, sale of food and buses

5. Decreased uptake of after-school clubs (this is assumed to be due to more parents working from home)

6. Decreased uptake of school bus services resulting in payment of increased subsidy by the School

7. Increased costs of cleaning – staffing and materials

8. Ongoing provision of Covid-secure environment

9. Increased staffing costs to cover for staff on long-term sick leave, and additional cover required to adequately staff ‘bubbles’

10. Delay in completion of Senior School library project due to problems with supply of materials and non-availability of contractors. Other capital projects have been put on hold

11. Further grants from the furlough scheme are anticipated to be minimal

12. Repayment of the CBILS loan over the next 6 years

The Trustees will continue to monitor the impact of Covid on the School and make further adjustments to our provision in light of Government advice and the ongoing needs of staff and pupils.

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ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES’ (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

FUTURE PLANS

The following are key priorities for the future:

• Provide a cohesive and continuous journey (1-18) as one School Trust operating on two sites.

• Ensure the Prep School’s provision prepares all pupils for successful transition to their School of first choice at Year 6

• Provide the most affordable independent education for day pupils aged 1-18.

• Retain selection criteria at points of entry to achieve an intake ability profile which in general is above national averages.

• Ensure excellence in teaching, learning and pastoral care.

• Invest in new capital projects to enhance the facilities for Sport on both sites (by improving the Swimming Pool, Changing Rooms, Gym and Hall on the Senior School site and the RedGra and Sports Hall on the Prep School site) to complement the educational provision.

• Maintain existing buildings and facilities to a high standard and adopt, where practicable, sustainable solutions to improve energy efficiency.

• Develop mutually beneficial partnerships which utilise the Schools’ estate and provide a community benefit.

• Develop outside spaces to extend opportunities for outdoor learning and pupil wellbeing.

• Achieve a minimum of 60% transfer from Kindergarten to Reception in the Prep School and from Year 6 to Year 7 in the Senior School.

• Maintain a strong sense of community and develop long-term relationships with the School through liaison with the alumni, former parents and former members of staff as well as the religious orders who founded the schools.

• Ensure long-term financial sustainability of the School Trust.

Going concern

As part of the Trustee’s responsibilities of the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements, a range of scenarios have been considered. The assumptions modelled are based on the estimated potential impact of the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and regulations, along with our proposed responses.

The School depends on its existing bank facilities to meet its day to day working capital requirements. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees have given consideration to the major risks to which the Trust is exposed. The Trustee Body has ultimate responsibility for managing any risks faced by the Trust. Detailed consideration of risk is delegated to committees, which report formally to the Trustee Body each autumn. The structure of the committees comprises at least two members of the Trustee Body, assisted by Senior Management.

The risk management process and the resulting Report identifies risks, assesses their impact and likelihood and, where necessary, recommends controls to mitigate and monitor those risks. The generic controls used by the Trust to minimise risk include:

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• detailed terms of reference together with formal agendas for Committee and Board activity;

• comprehensive budgeting and management accounting;

• established organisational structures and lines of reporting;

• formal written policies including clear authorisation and approval levels;

• vetting procedures as required by law for the protection of the vulnerable.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Trustees consider risks in the following categories:

• Governance

• Operational

• Financial

• Employee

• Public relations/reputation

• Health and Safety

• Academic standards

• Land and Premises

Of these categories, the Trustees consider the principle risks in the next 12 months to be:

1. The recruitment and retention of pupils moving into 2021

2. The economy and ability of parents to continue to afford independent school fees

3. The maintenance and upkeep of the estates

Measures which the Trust is taking to mitigate against these risks are:

1. A sustained investment in marketing the Schools and raising awareness of the many benefits of a St Edward’s education.

2. Financial planning to ensure that fee increases are kept to a minimum by building in cost savings measures and activities to generate income from other sources.

3. The development of a rolling programme for maintenance, asbestos management and capital projects.

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ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES’ (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

AUDITOR

In accordance with Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing the re-appointment of Crowe U.K. LLP as auditor to the Trust will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

This Annual Report, prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006, was approved by the Trustees of St Edwards School Cheltenham Trust on 1 March 2021 including in their capacity as company directors approving the Strategic Report contained therein, and is signed as authorised on its behalf by:

Dr Susan Honeywill Chair of the Trustees

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of St. Edward's School Cheltenham Trust (the 'school') for the year ended 31 August 2020 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the 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 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:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2020 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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 charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

• the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

• the Trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (CONTINUED)

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Auditor's Report thereon. 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.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

• the information given in the Trustees' Report including the Strategic Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements.

• the Trustees' Report and the Strategic Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report including the Strategic Report.

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

• adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• certain disclosures of Trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (CONTINUED)

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company 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 charitable company'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 charitable company 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.

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 charitable company'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 charitable company'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 charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Guy Biggin (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP Statutory Auditor Carrick House Lypiatt Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2QJ

Date: 4 May 2021

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Note Income from: Grants and donations 4 Charitable activities: School fees receivable Ancillary trading income Other trading activities 7 Investments 8 Other income 9 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 10 Total expenditure Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward 19 Net movement in funds 19 Total funds carried forward 19	Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 562 6,848 278 59 3 18 7,768 7,497 7,497 271 3,772 271 4,043	Restricted funds 2020 £000 2 - - - - - 2 - - 2 1 2 3	Total funds 2020 £000 564 6,848 278 59 3 18 7,770 7,497 7,497 273 3,773 273 4,046	Total funds 2019 £000 6 7,434 478 94 5 126
				8,143
				8,085
				8,085
				58
				3,715 58
				3,773

The notes on pages 24 to 43 form part of these financial statements.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (A Company Limited by Guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 01961978

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2020

Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 15 Current assets Debtors 16 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 Net current assets / liabilites Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 18 Total net assets Charity funds Restricted funds 19 Unrestricted funds 19 Total funds	542 1,302 1,844 (1,521)	2020 £000 3,925 3,925 323 4,248 (202) 4,046 3 4,043 4,046	367 1,805 2,172 (2,196)	2019 £000 4,040 4,040 (24) 4,016 (243) 3,773 1 3,772 3,773

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 1 March 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Dr S Honeywill Chair of the Trustees

The notes on pages 24 to 43 form part of these financial statements.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

Note Cash flows from operating activities Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities 21 Cash flows used in investing activities Interest received Purchase of tangible fixed assets Net cash used in investing activities Cash flows used in financing activities Cash inflows from new borrowing Repayments of borrowing Movement of finance leases Net cash used in financing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 22	2020 £000 (389) 3 (111) (108) 50 (25) (31) (6) (503) 1,805 1,302	2019 £000 1,325 5 (211) (206) - (13) (27) (40) 1,079 726 1,805

The notes on pages 24 to 43 form part of these financial statements

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

1. General information

St. Edward’s School Cheltenham Trust is a registered charity with the Charities Commission England and Wales (charity number: 293360) and is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (company number: 01961978). The address of its registered office is Cirencester Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8EY.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - 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) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

St. Edward's School Cheltenham Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

2.2 Going concern

As part of the Trustee's responsibilities of the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements, a range of scenarios have been considered. The assumptions modelled are based on the estimated potential impact of the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and regulations, along with our proposed responses.

The School depends on its existing bank facilities to meet its day to day working capital requirements. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.

2.3 Income

Fees receivable are accounted for in the period in which the services are provided and are stated after deducting allowances, scholarships and other remissions granted by the School.

All other income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the School has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the items of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government grants, whether 'capital' grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the School has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Where entitlements occurs before income is received, the income is accrued. Where income is received in advance of the School having entitlement to the funds the income is deferred.

2.4 Expenditure

Expenditure is allocated to expense headings on a direct cost basis, with staff costs being allocated according to the estimated time spent by staff working in relevant departments.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.4 Expenditure (continued)

Charitable activities include all costs relating to the running of the School.

The irrecoverable VAT element is included with the item of expense to which it relates.

2.5 Taxation

The School is a registered charity, and as such is entitled to certain tax exemptions on surpluses on any trading activities carried on in furtherance of the charity’s primary objectives.

2.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

In common with other educational establishments the School has historically written off all expenditure on tangible assets during the year of purchase (prior to 1997).

The original School buildings are predominantly listed properties and are carried at the amount of the original merger cost, as the Trustees consider it is not appropriate to apply a current valuation to such properties. The School is responsible for keeping these properties in a fit and useful condition and these costs are written off as incurred, and hence no depreciation is charged on these properties.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets in use, other than listed properties and freehold land, at rates and bases calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

• Freehold buildings 0% - 2% straight line or the expected remaining life of the building - Plant and equipment 10% - 33% straight line Motor vehicles - 20% straight line - Furniture, fixtures and fittings 10% - 20% straight line

Land is not depreciated.

Assets under construction are not depreciated.

Expenditure on fixed assets is capitalised except for expenditure incurred on the replacement of assets of low value with a short life. Repair, renovation and replacement expenditure is written off as expenditure in the statement of financial activities. Individual items costing less than £5,000 are written off as an expense as acquired.

2.7 Debtors

Short term debtors are initially measured at transaction price, less any impairment.

2.8 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.9 Creditors

Short term creditors are initially measured at the transaction price.

2.10 Liabilities

Liabilities are recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation that commits the School to the obligation.

2.11 Financial instruments

The School only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

2.12 Finance and operating leases

Where the School has entered into finance leases or hire purchase contracts, the obligations to the lessor are shown within creditors and the rights in the corresponding assets are treated in the same way as owned fixed rights. Leases are regarded as finance leases where their terms transfer to the lessee substantially all the benefits and burdens of ownership other than the right to legal title.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred.

2.13 Redundancy costs

Redundancy and termination costs are accounted for on an accruals basis when commitment to terminate a post on the grounds of redundancy has been made.

2.14 Pensions

The School contributes to the Teachers’ Pension Defined Benefits Scheme at rates set by the Scheme Actuary as advised to the Board by the Scheme Administrator. The scheme is a multiemployer pension scheme and it is not possible to identify the assets and liabilities of the scheme, which are attributable to the School. In accordance with FRS 102 therefore, the scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. The School also contributes to personal pension schemes for non-teaching staff and these contributions are accrued accordingly. Pension costs are allocated to the unrestricted fund due to this being the fund in which staff costs are paid from.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.15 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the School and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Funds donated for purposes restricted by the wishes of the donor are taken to restricted funds, where these wishes are legally binding on the Trustees.

2.16 Deposits

The Governors have reviewed the contract terms under which pupil fee deposits are held by the School. Although under normal circumstances these will be repaid in future years when the pupils complete their education at the school, pupils can leave at earlier dates. The School does not therefore have an unconditional right to retain the individual deposits for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date and, in line with the requirements in FRS 102, the balance of deposits held have been included within current liabilities.

3. Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

The items in the financial statements where these estimates and judgements have been made include the following:

Useful economic lives of tangible assets

The annual depreciation charges for the tangible assets are sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are reassessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets. See note 15 for the carrying amount of the tangible assets and note 2.6 for the useful lives for each class of asset.

Impairment of debtors

The School makes an estimate of the recoverable value of fee and other debtors. When assessing impairment of fee and other debtors, management considers factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing profile of debtors and historical experience. See note 16 for the net carrying amount of the debtors and associated impairment provision.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

4. Income from donations and grants

Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 Donations 10 Government Grants: Job Retention Scheme 552 562 Total 2019 -	Restricted funds 2020 £000 2 - 2 6	Total funds 2020 £000 12 552 564 6	Total funds 2019 £000 6 -
			6

The Government grant income received totaling £552k relates to the Government’s Job Retention Scheme as part of their response to COVID-19. There are no unfulfilled conditions and the School has not received any other forms of Government assistance.

5. Charitable activities: Fees receivable

Income represents gross school fees invoiced less discounts and allowances as shown below:

School fees Less: total scholarships, bursaries, grants and allowances	2020 £000 8,253 (1,405) 6,848	2019 £000 9,054 (1,620)
		7,434

All income was to unrestricted funds during this and the prior year.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

6. Charitable activities: Other income

Sale of meals School trips Application fees Special needs fees Examination fees Bus income Afterschool clubs Other fees as extras	2020 £000 23 68 8 100 41 14 23 1 278	2019 £000 35 224 11 100 44 23 40 1
		478

All income was to unrestricted funds during this and the prior year.

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

7. Other trading activities

Hire of building and grounds Total 2019 Investment income Bank interest Total 2019 Other incoming resources Other income Total 2019	Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 59 94 Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 3 5 Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 18 126	Total funds 2020 £000 59 94 Total funds 2020 £000 3 5 Total funds 2020 £000 18 126	Total funds 2019 £000 94
			Total funds 2019 £000 5
			Total funds 2019 £000 126

8. Investment income

9. Other incoming resources

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ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL CHELTENHAM TRUST

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020

10. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Summary by fund type

Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 Education and grant making 4,695 Welfare 439 Premises 1,360 Support costs 1,003 7,497 Total 2019 8,079	Restricted funds 2020 £000 - - - - - 6	Total funds 2020 £000 4,695 439 1,360 1,003 7,497 8,085	Total funds 2019 £000 4,922 582 1,483 1,098
			8,085

11. Analysis of expenditure by activities

Analysis of direct costs

Staff costs Depreciation Other Total 2019	Education and grant making 2020 £000 4,273 11 411 4,695 4,922	Welfare 2020 £000 33 - 406 439 582	Premises 2020 £000 343 215 802 1,360 1,483	Support costs 2020 £000 509 - 494 1,003 1,098	Total funds 2020 £000 5,158 226 2,113 7,497 8,085	Total funds 2019 £000 5,193 221 2,671
						8,085

Bank interest paid on the loan balances in the year amounted to £1,024 (2019: £7,508 )

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12. Governance costs (included within support costs)

	2020	2019
	£000	£000
Fees payable to the School's auditor for the audit of the School's annual
accounts	10	10
Fees payable to the School's auditor in respect of:
All non-audit services not included above	2	4

13. Staff costs

Wages and salaries Social security costs Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes	2020 £000 4,136 390 632 5,158	2019 £000 4,330 387 476
		5,193

During the period there were redundancy or termination payments made which amounted to £1k (2019: £48k). No amounts were left outstanding at the year end (2019: £ nil).

The average number of persons employed by the School during the year was as follows:

Scholastic Administration	2020 No. 86 80 166	2019 No. 87 83
		170

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13. Staff costs (continued)

The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:

	2020	2019
	No.	No.
In the band £60,001 - £70,000	2	2
In the band £80,001 - £90,000	1	1
In the band £110,001 - £120,000
	1	1

Aggregate remuneration and benefits of the key management personnel totalled £714k (2019: £629k). This relates to the Headmistress, Headmaster, 4 Deputy Heads and the Bursar.

Retirement benefits were accruing on behalf of 4 (2019: 4) higher paid employees. Payments made in the year for these members of staff into the relevant pension scheme totalled £52k (2019: £48k).

14. Trustees' remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2019: £Nil ) .

During the year ended 31 August 2020, expenses totalling £ 91 were reimbursed or paid directly to 1 Trustee (2019 - £Nil ). Expenses related to travel.

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15. Tangible fixed assets

Cost or valuation At 1 September 2019 Additions At 31 August 2020 Depreciation At 1 September 2019 Charge for the year At 31 August 2020 Net book value At 31 August 2020 At 31 August 2019	Freehold property £000 7,457 14 7,471 3,640 165 3,805 3,666 3,817	Plant and machinery £000 918 - 918 768 38 806 112 150	Motor vehicles £000 256 - 256 202 22 224 32 54	Fixtures and fittings £000 65 15 80 65 1 66 14 -	Assets under construction £000 19 82 101 - - - 101 19	Total £000 8,715 111
						8,826
						4,675 226
						4,901
						3,925
						4,040

Included within tangible fixed assets are assets with a net book value of £18k (2019: £nil) which meet the definition of intangible fixed assets.

The net book value of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, included above, are as follows:

	2020	2019
	£000	£000
Plant and equipment	23	49

Depreciation of tangible fixed assets included depreciation relating to assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts totalling £26k (2019: £26k )

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16. Debtors

Due within one year Fees and extras Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income	2020 £000 282 27 233 542	2019 £000 264 21 82
		367

Fee debtors are stated after impairment provisions totalling £162k (2019: £229k) .

17. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Bank loans Deposits from parents Trade creditors Fees received in advance Other taxation and social security Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts Other creditors Accruals and deferred income	2020 £000 70 278 74 685 82 8 304 20 1,521	2019 £000 20 299 135 1,303 95 23 115 206
		2,196

Fees received in advance represent payment for school fees relating to terms within the 2020/21 financial year.

Deferred income at 1 September 2019 Resources deferred during the year Amounts released from previous periods	2020 £000 1,303 685 (1,303) 685	2019 £000 549 1,303 (549)
		1,303

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18. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

Bank loans Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts Included within the above are amounts falling due as follows: Between one and two years Bank loans Between two and five years Bank loans Over five years Bank loans	2020 £000 201 1 202 2020 £000 21 34 146	2019 £000 226 17
		243
		2019 £000 65
		-
		161

There are three bank loans of which £35k (2019: £46k) represents the balance owing on a fixed rate 2.69% loan. The loan capital is being paid over a 5 year period. The second loan of which £193k (2019: £200k) represents the balance owing on a 2.57% fixed rate per annum loan over the Bank of England Base Rate. The loan capital is being repaid over a 20 year period. The third loan of £50k was drawn down during the year. The interest rate is 2.63% over the Bank of England Base Rate, this will be repaid within one year.

The bank loans outstanding of £271k (2019: £246k) are secured by way of a First Legal Mortgage over the freehold property known as The School House. This asset is included at its initial cost within Freehold property and its current market value far exceeds its carrying value. The hire purchase liabilities are secured on the assets to which they relate.

The net obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts due after more than one year are all due to be repaid between one and two years.

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19. Statement of funds

Statement of funds - current year

Unrestricted funds Designated funds Designated Funds General funds General reserve Total Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Chess Donation PTA Donations Total of funds	Balance at 1 September 2019 £000 236 3,536 3,772 1 - 1 3,773	Income £000 20 7,748 7,768 - 2 2 7,770	Expenditure £000 (16) (7,481) (7,497) - - - (7,497)	Balance at 31 August 2020 £000 240
				3,803
				4,043
				1 2
				3
				4,046

The designated fund is for the swimming pool and fitness room. Income received each year from the hire of the pool and fitness room is designated as a separate reserve. Funds will be allocated by the Finance Committee for capital improvements and significant maintenance and renewal costs in the pool and fitness areas. A transfer from the designated fund to the general reserve will be recognised upon the completion of any work to the swimming pool and fitness area which fully satisfy the above conditions of the designated fund.

During the year the School received a donated asset from the PTA which has been recognised within fixed assets in relation to a Timbertrail totalling £9k (2019: £Nil) .

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19. Statement of funds (continued)

Statement of funds - prior year

Unrestricted funds Designated funds Designated Funds General funds General reserve Total Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Chess Donation PTA Donation Total of funds	Balance at 1 September 2018 £000 220 3,494 3,714 1 - 1 3,715	Income £000 37 8,100 8,137 - 6 6 8,143	Expenditure £000 (5) (8,074) (8,079) - (6) (6) (8,085)	Transfers in/out £000 (16) 16 - - - - -	Balance at 31 August 2019 £000 236
					3,536
					3,772
					1 -
					1
					3,773

The designated fund is for the swimming pool and fitness room. Income received each year from the hire of the pool and fitness room is designated as a separate reserve. Funds will be allocated by the Finance Committee for capital improvements and significant maintenance and renewal costs in the pool and fitness areas. A transfer from the designated fund to the general reserve will be recognised upon the completion of any work to the swimming pool and fitness area which fully satisfy the above conditions of the designated fund.

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20. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds - current period

Unrestricted funds 2020 £000 Tangible fixed assets 3,925 Current assets 1,841 Creditors due within one year (1,521) Creditors due in more than one year (202) Total 4,043	Restricted funds 2020 £000 - 3 - - 3	Total funds 2020 £000 3,925 1,844 (1,521) (202) 4,046

Analysis of net assets between funds - prior period

Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors due within one year Creditors due in more than one year Total	Unrestricted funds 2019 £000 4,040 2,171 (2,196) (243) 3,772	Restricted funds 2019 £000 - 1 - - 1	Total funds 2019 £000 4,040 2,172 (2,196) (243) 3,773

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21. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income for the period (as per Statement of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Interest received (Increase)/decrease in debtors (Decrease)/increase in creditors Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 22. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents Cash in hand	2020 £000 273 226 (3) (175) (710) (389) 2020 £000 1,302	2019 £000 58 221 (5) 89 962 1,325 2019 £000 1,805

23. Analysis of changes in net debt

Cash at bank and in hand Debt due within 1 year Debt due after 1 year Finance leases	At 1 September 2019 £000 1,805 (1,322) (226) (40) 217	Cash flows At 31 August 2020 £000 £000 (504) 1,301 567 (755) 25 (201) 31 (9) 119 336

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24. Capital commitments

	2020	2019
	£000	£000
Contracted for but not provided in these financial statements
Acquisition of intangible assets	45	-

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25. Pension commitments

The School participates in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (“the TPS”) for its teaching staff. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the TPS of £564k (2019: £437k) and at the year-end £68k (2019 - £nil) was accrued in respect of contributions to this scheme.

The TPS is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefits pension scheme governed by The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 (as amended) and The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 (as amended). Members contribute on a “pay as you go” basis with contributions from members and the employer being credited to the Exchequer. Retirement and other pension benefits are paid by public funds provided by Parliament.

The employer contribution rate is set by the Secretary of State following scheme valuations undertaken by the Government Actuary’s Department. The most recent actuarial valuation of the TPS was prepared as at 31 March 2016 and the Valuation Report, which was published in March 2019, confirmed that the employer contribution rate for the TPS would increase from 16.4% to 23.6% from 1 September 2019. Employers are also required to pay a scheme administration levy of 0.08% giving a total employer contribution rate of 23.68%.

The 31 March 2016 Valuation Report was prepared in accordance with the benefits set out in the scheme regulations and under the approach specified in the Directions, as they applied at 5 March 2019. However, the assumptions were considered and set by the Department for Education prior to the ruling in the ‘McCloud/Sargeant case’. This case has required the courts to consider cases regarding the implementation of the 2015 reforms to Public Service Pensions including the Teachers’ Pensions.

On 27 June 2019 the Supreme Court denied the government permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s judgment that transitional provisions introduced to the reformed pension schemes in 2015 gave rise to unlawful age discrimination. The government is respecting the Court’s decision and has said it will engage fully with the Employment Tribunal as well as employer and member representatives to agree how the discriminations will be remedied. A consultation was launched by the government on 16 July 2020, and closed to responses on 11 October 2020.

The TPS is subject to a cost cap mechanism which was put in place to protect taxpayers against unforeseen changes in scheme costs. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, having in 2018 announced that there would be a review of this cost cap mechanism, in January 2019 announced a pause to the cost cap mechanism following the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the McCloud/Sargeant case and until there is certainty about the value of pensions to employees from April 2015 onwards. The pause was lifted in July 2020 and the government is preparing to complete the cost control element of the 2016 valuations, which is expected to be completed in 2021.

In view of the above rulings and decisions the assumptions used in the 31 March 2016 Actuarial Valuation may become inappropriate. In this scenario, a valuation prepared in accordance with revised benefits and suitably revised assumptions would yield different results than those contained in the Actuarial Valuation.

Until the consultation and the cost cap mechanism review are completed it is not possible to conclude on any financial impact or future changes to the contribution rates of the TPS. Accordingly no provision for any additional past benefit pension costs is included in these financial statements.

Other pension schemes

The School also contributes to a defined contribution pension scheme on behalf of its employees. The cost to the School of this scheme was £68k (2019: £39k).

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26. Operating lease commitments

At 31 August 2020 the School had commitments to make future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases as follows:

Not later than 1 year Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years Later than 5 years	2020 £000 151 557 3,375 4,083	2019 £000 146 558 3,510
		4,214

The following lease payments have been recognised as an expense in the Statement of Financial Activities:

	2020	2019
	£000	£000
Operating lease rentals	146	154

27. Related party transactions

During the year transactions amounting to £1.2k were made between the School and Clifton Diocese of which the Head Teacher is a Director. Some Trustees have children attending the school. School fees incurred by Trustees are paid on a commercial arm's length basis.

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