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DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED (Limited by guarantee)

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Registered Company Number: 1947995 Registered Charity Number: 294670

DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

CONTENTS Page
Governors’ Report 1 – 6
Independent Auditor’s Report 7 - 8
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 9
Group and Charity Balance Sheet 10
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow 11
Statement of Accounting Policies 12-13
Notes to the Financial Statements 14-18

DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

GOVERNORS’ REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

GOVERNORS

GOVERNORS
Mr P Carpentier
Ms A Collier (Chairman)
Mr J Gill (Appointed 1 September 2023)
Mr K S Girn
Mrs S-A Huang
Ms P J Honigsberger (Resigned 18 August 2023, Re-appointed
1 November 2023)
Miss H Kaur
Mr W Key (Appointed 1 September 2023)
Mrs Isabella Kurek-Smith
Mr K J Mahoney (Co-Chairman) (Resigned 31 October 2024)
Mr L Mak (Appointed 1 September 2023)
Dr R Maloney (Resigned 29 September 2023)
Mr M Mudan (Resigned 6 October 2023)
Mr B Purkiss
Mr F Sayood (Appointed 6 October 2023)
Mr A Sokolowski (Appointed 1 September 2023)
KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
HEADMASTER Mr K H G Entwisle
BURSAR AND COMPANY SECRETARY Mrs J M Twyford
REGISTERED OFFICE 12 Castlebar Road
London W5 2DR
ARCHITECT ADP Architecture Ltd
150 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8SB
AUDITOR HaysMac LLP
10 Queen Street Place
London EC4R 1AG
BANK The Co-operative Bank
16-18 New Broadway
London W5 2XL
CHARTERED SURVEYOR Gerald Eve
7 Vere Street
London W1M OJB
INSURANCE BROKER Hettle Andrews & Associates Ltd
2 Brunswick Square
Birmingham B1 2LP
SOLICITOR Blandy & Blandy LLP
One Friar Street
Reading RG1 1DA

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DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

GOVERNORS’ REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

The governors, who are also the trustees and directors of the charitable company Durston House School Educational Trust Limited (“the Trust”), present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 and confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Charities SORP - Second Edition (effective 1 January 2019).

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

Durston House School Educational Trust Limited was set up under its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 17 September 1985 as a company limited by guarantee, number 1947995 and also a charity with the Charity Commission, number 294670. The School, previously privately owned, was established in 1886.

Following the opportunity presented, the Trust entered into a Change of Control agreement with Harvington School in April 2022 in which the Trust became the sole member of Harvington School. The Change of Control Agreement was entered into at the start of the Summer Term 2022. Harvington School closed on 31 August 2023 and the activities, assets and liabilities to transferred to the Trust at this date.

AIM

The School’s strategic aim, as a charitable independent school operating for the public benefit, is the attainment of the highest academic levels with the benefit of a comprehensive extra-curricular programme .

OBJECTIVES

The principal object of the School is to promote and provide for the advancement of education for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13 years.

In the furtherance of this object the governors, as the charity trustees, have complied with the duty in s.17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s published general and relevant sub-sector guidance concerning the operation of the Public Benefit requirement under that Act .

Objectives for the Year

The principal objectives for the year were:

ETHOS, STRATEGY AND POLICIES

Ethos

Durston House has been a preparatory school for boys since 1886. On 1 September 2023 the school became co-educational when they merged with Harvington School, the girls school next door. It welcomes those from all ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. The School is proud of its diversity. It is a community in which mutual respect and understanding, fairness and opportunities for all are promoted within the framework of its Christian foundation.

Strategy

The governors are responsible for setting strategy. The focus of their strategy is on the development of the pupils, their continued high levels of academic and co-curricular achievement and the broadening of access to the education the school provides. In taking this strategy forward the governors:

Durston House School is a charitable trust which seeks to benefit the public through the pursuit of its stated aims and welcomes pupils from all backgrounds. Fees are set at a level to ensure the financial viability of the school.

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GOVERNORS’ REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Access Policy

It is important that access to the education offered is not restricted to those who can afford full fees. The governors believe pupils benefit from learning within a diverse community. The governors will make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of staff or pupils who are or become disabled.

Bursary policy

Durston House bursary awards are available to all who meet its general entry requirements and are made solely, and subject to the entry requirements, on the basis of parental means or to relieve hardship where a pupil’s education and future prospects would otherwise be at risk, for example in the case of redundancy. The bursary awards range from 50% to 100% remission of fees.

Assistance for staff

As part of the emphasis on attracting and retaining high calibre staff, the school offers a 50% discount to staff members who choose to educate their children at Durston House.

Community access

The governors see Durston House School as a part of a wider community. Where the School can assist the community without detriment to advancing the education of its pupils the governors are delighted to do so.

A Register of Public Benefit Initiatives records appropriate ventures, including targets for the provision of means tested bursaries as a proportion of the total number of pupils on role, and the school’s links with the local community, including community use of the School’s playing fields.

The Head of Complementary Curriculum acts as the charities coordinator arranging various activities during the year, supported by parents and pupils, to raise funds for other organisations. The nominated charities for the year were Children in War UK and Young Ealing Foundation.

ESTATES DEVELOPMENT

The planning application for the development plans to combine the three sections of the school on to the Carlton Road site was submitted to the local planning authority in January 2020 and granted approval. Subsequently, as required, it was submitted to the Greater London Authority, where in July 2020, it was refused. The governors considered their options and agreed that the plans should be revised and updated to address the points on which it was refused. The updated planning application will be submitted in due course. The programme of routine maintenance to ensure high standards are maintained across all school sites continued. The Main School was redecorated throughout. The Pre-Prep front and rear playgrounds were resurfaced and new learning and play equipment was provided.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governance

The Annual General Meeting is held in March each year. The governors of the School, who are also directors of the Company, are appointed in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Responsibility for the overall management and organisation of the School rests with the governors, who meet at least on a termly basis. They are supported in carrying out their responsibilities by the Education and Welfare, Estates Development, Finance and Governance Committees, meeting termly.

Membership of the five Committees during 2023-24 was as follows – Education and Welfare: B Purkiss (Chair), Ms A Collier, J Gill and A Sokolowski; Estates Development: K J Mahoney (Chair), P Carpentier, W Key and A Sokolowski; Finance: Ms P J Honigsberger (Chair), K S Girn, Mrs I Kurek-Smith, K J Mahoney and F Sayood; Governance: Ms A Collier (Chair), Miss H Kaur and L Mak.

Operational Management

In 2023, the task of running both schools on a day-to-day basis was delegated to the Headmaster and Bursar. The Headmaster and the Bursar attended the governors’ meetings of both schools. In 2024, the task of running Durston House school on a day-to-day basis was delegated to the Headmaster and Bursar. The Headmaster and the Bursar attend the governors’ meetings and those of the Education and Welfare, Estates Development, Finance and Governance Committees. The Headmaster is assisted by the Durston House Senior Management Team comprising the Bursar, the Deputy Head, and the Assistant Heads, Academic and Co-Curricular who also attend meetings of the Education and Welfare Committee, the Assistant Heads, Studies Administration and Pastoral and the Head of Pre-Prep.

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GOVERNORS’ REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Governor Recruitment, Induction and Training

The Governance Committee regularly reviews the mix of skills that is available to the Board. New governors are appointed by the Board until the date of the next Annual General Meeting at which they are eligible for election for a period of three years. All new governors receive an induction pack, which explains their role, the role of the Board, and details of Charity Commission and Companies House requirements. They are assigned a mentor, offered a tour of the School and given background information on previous Board decisions, Board papers, current financial position, information about the School and future developments. Governors attend a range of courses aimed at keeping them up to date with matters relevant to their roles, including Safeguarding training. These are provided by the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), Haysmacintyre LLP, the Trust’s auditors, and Graffham Consulting Ltd. Governors spend a day or part day in school shadowing a member of staff or department as often as possible.

Governors’ Interests

None of the governors has a financial or beneficial interest in the trust.

Remuneration of Key Management Personnel

Remuneration policy for key management personnel is set by the governors. The appropriateness and relevance of the remuneration policy, including reference to comparisons with other independent schools is considered, to ensure that the School remains sensitive to the broader issues of pay and employment conditions elsewhere. Delivery of the School’s charitable vision and purpose is primarily dependent on our key management personnel and staff costs are the largest single element of our charitable expenditure.

STRATEGIC REPORT

Achievements and Performance

Pupils

At the beginning of the year there were 389 pupils on roll. During the course of the year twelve pupils left the School and fifteen joined; we therefore ended the school year with 392 pupils.

All 34 pupils in Year 8 scored sufficiently well either in Common Entrance or through Year 6 deferred entry (or individual school entrance examinations) to gain places at their chosen schools at 13+. Six awards were offered; two Sports Scholarships - one to John Lyon and one to Harrow, one John Colet Scholarship, one Foundation Academic Scholarship to St Paul’s School and two Academic Scholarships to Merchant Taylor’s. Year 8 pupils leaving in July 2024 gained entry to the following schools: nine to Hampton School, seven to St Paul’s School, six to Merchant Taylor’s School, five to John Lyon School, four to St Benedicts, two to Harrow and one to Ada Lovelace. 18 pupils left at 11+, gaining entry to the following schools: three to St Benedict’s School two each to Latymer Upper School and St Augustine’s Priory and one each to The London Oratory, John Lyon School, Notting Hill and Ealing High School, Kew House, St Michael’s Grammar School, Holland Park School, Alperton Community School and Ealing Fields School. Two pupils relocated abroad, one to Japan and one to India.

Bursaries and Discounts

Four pupils were supported by Durston House School during the year, three with a 100% bursary and one with a 35% bursary. A further six pupils that had transferred over from Harvington School continued to receive discounts of 50%, five had been awarded on the basis of hardship and one was a previous competition winner. Sibling discounts were introduced for the first time. 65 pupils were awarded 5% or 10% discounts. Staff discounts were introduced in 2022-23. Five members of staff, with seven children between them, received 50% discounts.

Staff

The staff – full and part-time, teaching and support – numbered 94 (85.5 full-time equivalents). The Board of Governors wish to express their thanks to the Headmaster and staff for their contributions and efforts during the year.

Pastoral Care

Durston House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Parents are given regular information about their children’s social and academic progress through parent evenings in addition to the traditional end of term and year reports. The School has ‘vertical grouping’ within the organisation of the four ‘Houses’ and ‘Vertical Group’ meetings at which younger and older pupils work together on a number of projects including workshops on anti-bullying.

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GOVERNORS’ REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Co-curricular activities:

Sport

Sport continued to play a full part in the life of the School. Saturday and Sunday morning football and rugby tournaments at the Swyncombe Playing Field were well attended by visiting schools and large numbers of parents. Athletic sports at the Perivale Stadium were a highlight of the summer term. Pupils are encouraged to participate in team sports – notably football, rugby union, hockey and cricket – at a number of ability levels within their age groups.

Music

Many of the pupils learn at least one musical instrument and belong to various ensemble groups. Pupils in Years 3-8 are invited to perform as solo artists or ensembles at the Annual Music Concert. The Junior School and Upper & Middle School choirs also perform at this concert and the annual Carol Service.

Drama

All pupils have the opportunity to take part in small scale drama activities and/or major productions. End of term highlights were the Pre-Prep’s ‘Christmas Celebrations’, the Junior School’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ and the Year 8 production of ‘Sherlock and Cinders’.

Trips and Outings

The extension of the curriculum beyond the classroom continued to feature prominently in the school calendar. All pupils benefited from a large number of one-day trips to places of educational and cultural interest. The Trips Policy includes funded residential trips for all pupils in Years 4 to 8.

Environmental Initiatives: Cutting the ‘carbon footprint’

The School continues to take very seriously the importance of environmental sustainability in its day-to-day operations. This is demonstrated by many practical environmental and recycling programmes to reduce emissions in the buildings and by educational initiatives. The School hopes that by setting a good example as an institution, it can help to influence the expectations and behaviour of its pupils as future citizens and leaders.

Financial Review

The governors believe that in order for any successful school to maintain, upgrade and improve the facilities it offers there has to be a financial surplus for the required investment in future projects. Therefore financial targets are set to assist in the budgeting process and in monitoring performance.

2022-23 had been an exceptional year for Durston House in terms of income and expenditure with lower than normal pupil numbers and one off unplanned expenditure resulting from the merger with Harvington School. The year had therefore ended with a £210,287 deficit. However the accounts reflected the consolidated position of the two schools with a combined deficit of £631,786.

2023-24 was the first full year for the new merged school, operating as Durston House. Following the merger on 1 September 2023, the school returned to operating on a more even keel, and although pupil numbers and therefore fees income were higher than the previous year, the year ended in a much improved but still small deficit. The main factors behind this were an increase in the bursaries and discounts awarded as well as an increase in overall costs, the most significant of which related to the increase in depreciation as a result of the major works needed following the merger with Harvington, along with some unforeseen cost increases including utilities and the introduction of school lunches.

Reserves Policy

The Trust’s unrestricted funds stood at £12.3 million at the year-end, most of which is deployed to fund tangible fixed assets totaling £12 million. At the year end, free reserves stood at £268k. The need for day-to-day working capital is met by careful management of short-term liquid resources. Free reserves are monitored termly by reference to cash flow projections to year-end and for a further five years when major capital projects are being considered. This allowed the governors to plan the investment of substantial sums in new School buildings, the development of the existing buildings in recent years and the 2023 merger with Harvington School. The policy is therefore to continue to build reserves out of annual operating surpluses. The School intends to continue the standard of educational services currently provided.

Plans for future periods

The governors’ strategy is to invest in high quality facilities for education. Plans to combine the three sections of the School on the Carlton Road site were presented to staff, parents and the public for consultation in October 2018, submitted for planning permission, but refused. The long term aim remains a new school on the Castlebar Fields site within five to seven years. Achieving a high standard of academic results is a constant aim whilst maintaining the breadth and depth of the education provided. Future plans are financed primarily from fee income and from reserves. The governors maintain an equitable balance ensuring current pupils benefit whilst, at the same time, ensuring a sound infrastructure and financial base are preserved for the next generation of pupils, just as current pupils benefit today from investment made in the past.

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GOVERNORS’ REPORT (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Principal risks and uncertainties

The governors together with the Senior Management Team, have assessed and categorised the risks that the School is, or may become, exposed to ensure that there are satisfactory systems established to mitigate those risks. They believe the principal risks facing the School are the introduction of VAT on school fees, difficulties in attracting key staff to a London school and road safety. Appropriate risk mitigation measures, such as attractive employees benefits and stringent procedures for staff accompanying the pupils walking up to the fields on numerous occasions each day, are taken in every case. Following the announcement that VAT would be imposed on school fees the governors working party met several times to discuss scenario planning and mitigations such as reducing staffing numbers that might need to be considered if more than anticipated pupils withdrew. Following the announcement in July 2024 that VAT on school fees would be introduced in January 2025, much sooner than expected, they met again and after careful consideration agreed that the school could absorb 8% of the VAT meaning that only 12% would have to be passed on to parents. The announcement to parents was well received but it remains to be seen if any will withdraw once faced with the higher fees. The assessment of risks and potential risks are detailed in the Risk Management Risk Assessment and reviewed termly by the Committees. Ms A Collier has the role of overseeing risk management and reporting on it to the full board of governors.

STATEMENT OF GOVERNORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The governors (who are also directors of Durston House School Educational Trust Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Governors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the governors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company and group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the governors are required to:

The governors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time of the financial position of the group and the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

So far as each of the governors is aware at the time the report is approved:

Approved by the Board of Governors at its meeting on and signed on its behalf by: 04/12/24

A.E. Collier

……………………………………

Ann Collier Chairman

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Durston House School Educational Trust Limited for the year ended 31 August 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We 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 group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

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

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

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Governors’ Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Governors’ Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors’ report).

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

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Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the Statement of Governors’ Responsibilities set out on page 6, 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 group’s and the parent 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the group and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of noncompliance with laws and regulations related to The Educational (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, safeguarding regulations, health and safety requirements, GDPR, employment law, and charity law, and we considered the extent to which noncompliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, and payroll taxes.

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

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

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the 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 the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Tracey Young (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of HaysMac LLP, Statutory Auditors

10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1AG

Date: 22 December 2024

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
2024 2023
INCOME FROM Notes £ £
Income from charitable activities
Tuition fees 1 6,498,367 6,254,288
Other educational income 1 699,609 405,023
Voluntary sources
Donations - 200
Trading activities
Lettings income 45,600 45,276
Investments
Bank interest 145,299 53,809
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Total Income 7,388,875 6,758,596
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EXPENDITURE ON
Expenditure on charitable activity
School operating costs:
Teaching costs 4,468,999 4,431,309
Premises costs and maintenance 1,296,471 1,143,361
Support costs and governance 1,656,337 1,815,712
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Total Expenditure 2 7,421,807 7,390,382
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NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE
YEAR (32,932) (631,786)
Balance brought forward at 1 September 2023 12,316,733 12,948,519
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BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD AT
31 AUGUST 2024 12,283,801 12,316,733
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The Statement of Financial Activities contains all the income and expenditure recognised in the current and preceding year.

All of the charity’s activities during the above two financial years derived from continuing activities.

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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Company Number: 1947995

CONSOLIDATED AND CHARITY BALANCE SHEETS

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024

Group and Charity Group and Charity
2024 2023
Notes £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 5 12,015,924 11,914,037
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 11,588 9,785
Debtors 7 253,546 213,611
Cash at bank and in hand 3,244,120 2,617,824
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3,509,254 2,841,220
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due
within one year 8 (2,499,177) (1,745,024)
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,010,077 1,096,196
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 13,026,001 13,010,233
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due
after more than one year 8 (742,200) (693,500)
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NET ASSETS 12,283,801 12,316,733
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UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
General Fund 12,283,801 12,316,733
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TOTAL FUNDS 12,283,801 12,316,733
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The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Governors on 04/12/24 and were signed below on its behalf by:

A.E. Collier

……………………………………

Ann Collier Chairman

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net expenditure (32,932) (631,786)
Depreciation 620,725 453,617
(Increase) in stock (1,803) (9,785)
(Increase) in debtors (39,935) (41,287)
Increase in creditors 802,853 (19,416)
Interest receivable (145,299) (53,809)
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Net cash (used in) operating activities 1,203,609 (302,466)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Interest received 145,299 53,809
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (722,612) (1,372,618)
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Net cash (used in) investing activities (577,313) (1,318,809)
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DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 626,296 (1,621,275)
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 September 2023 2,617,824 4,239,099
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August 2024 3,244,120 2,617,824
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ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2024 2023
£ £
Cash at bank 164,851 137,221
Deposits 3,079,269 2,480,603
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August 2024 3,244,120 2,617,824
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The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Durston House School Educational Trust Limited is a charitable company incorporated in England and Wales. Further company information can be found on page 1. The School is a Public Benefit Entity registered as a charity in England and Wales and a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 17 September 1985 (company number: 1947995) and registered as a charity on 18 June 1986 (charity number: 294670).

a) Basis of Accounting

Durston House School Limited is dormant and has no assets or liabilities. It is therefore not included in the consolidation.

The Governors, having reviewed the funding facilities available to the School together with the expected ongoing demand for places and the School’s future projected cash flows, found that there are no material uncertainties and therefore have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the School’s financial statements.

b) Fees receivable and similar income

Tuition fees are stated after deducting allowances for awards and other remissions. Other educational income comprises income from school outings, activities and other related income. These sources of income are included in the accounts when they become receivable and their value can be measured with reasonable certainty.

c) Expenditure

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Charitable activity costs comprises all expenditure directly related to the objects of the School including direct staff costs attributable to each activity. Support costs included within the charitable activity comprise the costs of all resources utilised to directly support the School’s primary activities.

Governance costs are those costs incurred in connection with the governance of the charity and its assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements.

d) Pension costs

At Durston House School Educational Trust Limited pensions for the teaching staff are provided through the Aviva APTIS Pension Scheme a defined contribution scheme which complies with the requirements for a stakeholder pension scheme.

Harvington School Educational Trust Limited contributed to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, a defined benefit scheme, at rates set by the Scheme Actuary until 31 August 2023. The scheme is a multi-employer 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 the scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

All non-teaching staff, where required by pursuant legislation, are members of a defined contribution scheme which complies with the requirements for a stakeholder pension scheme.

e) Fixed assets

All items of a capital nature with a value of over £1,000 are capitalised. Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets on a straight-line basis over the expected useful economic lives of the assets concerned. The principal rates used for this purposes are:

used for this purposes are:
Freehold land Freehold land is not depreciated.
Freehold buildings 2%
Freehold improvements 10%
Furniture and equipment 20-33⅓%
Motor vehicles 20%

Freehold improvements include any capital expenditure relating to land and buildings which is believed not to have a useful economic life of 50 years.

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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

f) 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.

g) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any discounts offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any discounts due.

h) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

i) Creditors and Provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the School has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any discounts due.

j) Fund accounting

The funds of the School are accounted for as unrestricted or restricted income, in accordance with the terms of trust imposed by the donors or any appeal to which they may have responded.

Unrestricted income belongs to the School’s corporate reserves, spendable at the discretion of the governors either to further the School’s Objects or to benefit the School itself. Where the governors decide to set aside any part of these funds to be used in future for some specific purpose, this is accounted for by transfer to the appropriate designated fund.

Designated funds are a particular form of unrestricted funds consisting of amounts, which have been allocated or designated for specific purposes by the governors. The use of designated funds remains at the discretion of governors.

k) Critical sources of estimation uncertainty and accounting judgements

In the application of the accounting policies, the governors are required to make judgement, estimates, and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affected current and future periods.

In the view of the governors, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets or liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.

l) Transfer of control

On 31 August 2023 the trade and assets and liabilities of the Harvington School Educational Trust Limited was transferred to Durston House School Educational Trust Limited at the Governors’ best estimate of their fair value at the date of transfer.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

1. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2024 2023
£ £
Fees receivable consist of:
School fees 6,748,517 6,465,913
Less: total bursaries, hardship awards and staff discounts (250,150) (211,625)
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6,498,367 6,254,288
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Other educational income
After school care 58,279 37,768
Extras 587,476 259,755
Acceptance fees not returned 7,200 39,100
Registration fees 18,800 13,520
Test fees - 1,700
Outings income 16,606 45,803
Sundry income 11,248 7,377
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699,609 405,023
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2. TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2024
Staff costs Depreciation Other costs Total
£ £ £ £
2024 Charitable activity
School Operating Costs:
Teaching costs 3,524,069 2,630 942,300 4,468,999
Premises and maintenance costs 191,797 618,095 486,579 1,296,471
Support and governance costs 1,264,512 - 391,825 1,656,337
--------------------- ----------------- ------------------- -------------------
4,980,378 620,725 1,820,704 7,421,807
=========== ======== ========= =========
2023
Staff costs Depreciation Other costs Total
£ £ £ £
2023 Charitable activity
School Operating Costs:
Teaching costs 3,839,586 - 591,723 4,431,309
Premises and maintenance costs 211,072 453,617 478,672 1,143,361
Support and governance costs 1,171,427 - 644,285 1,815,712
--------------------- ----------------- ------------------- -------------------
5,222,085 453,617 1,714,680 7,390,382
=========== ======== ========= =========
2024 2023
£ £
Governance included in support costs
Remuneration paid to auditor for audit services 24,030 33,250
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24,030 33,250
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

2. TOTAL EXPENDITURE (continued)

2024 2023
£ £
Total expenditure includes the following
Auditors remuneration for audit - Durston House Educational Trust 24,030 18,900
- Harvington School Educational Trust - 14,350
Depreciation – owned fixed assets 620,725 453,617
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3. GOVERNORS’ REMUNERATION

The governors received no remuneration during this or the previous year. No governors received reimbursement of travel expenses in 2023-24 (2023: Nil). During the year the governors purchased indemnity insurance costing £2,784 (2023: £2,652).

4. EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEES 2024 2023
Full time Full time
No. Equivalents No. Equivalents
The average number of employees (full and part time)
analysed by function was:
Teaching - full time 53 53 60 60
- part time 4 2.5 5 2.6
Premises - full time 4 4 5 5
Support - full time 16 16 20 20
- part time 17 10 25 13.2
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94 85.5 115 100.8
=== === === ===

Teaching staff numbers includes teachers and teaching assistants.

Teaching staff numbers includes teachers and teaching assistants.
2024 2023
£ £
The costs incurred in respect of these employees were:
Wages and salaries 3,966,692 4,192,380
Social Security costs 408,559 431,032
Pension costs 605,127 598,673
--------------------- ---------------------
4,980,378 5,222,085
========== =========

Key management personnel remuneration for the period totalled £315,386 (2023: £325,563)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

4. EMPLOYEES (continued)

The number of employees whose emoluments exceeded £60,000 excluding pension contributions was:

2024 2023
No. No.
£60,001 - £70,000 1 6
£70,001 - £80,000 5 1
£80,001 - £90,000 - -
£90,001 - £100,000 1 1
£140,001 - £150,000 1 1
=== ===

Defined contribution pension contributions for eight employees whose emoluments exceeded £60,000 were £110,809 (2023: £119,479).

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS (GROUP AND CHARITY)

Freehold Improvement Furniture Motor
land and to freehold and Vehicles
buildings premises equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 31 August 2023 11,217,197 5,369,105 412,109 - 16,998,411
Additions - 632,537 69,927 20,148 722,612
--------------------- --------------------- ------------------- --------------- --------------------
At 31 August 2024 11,217,197 6,001,642 482,036 20,148 17,721,023
--------------------- -------------------- ------------------- -------------- --------------------
Depreciation
At 31 August 2023 2,588,322 2,312,101 183,951 - 5,084,374
Charge for the year 144,151 388,916 85,028 2,630 620,725
--------------------- --------------------- ----------------- --------------- ---------------------
At 31 August 2024 2,732,473 2,701,017 268,979 2,630 5,705,099
--------------------- --------------------- ----------------- -------------- ---------------------
Net Book Value
At 31 August 2024 8,484,724 3,300,625 213,057 17,518 12,015,924
=========== =========== ========= ========= ===========
At 31 August 2023 8,628,875 3,057,004 228,158 - 11,914,037
=========== =========== ========= ========= ===========

Included in freehold land and buildings is land with a book value of £3,278,666 which is not depreciated.

6. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY

The company has an investment in a subsidiary undertaking which comprises a holding of 100 ordinary shares of £1 each, being the whole of the issued share capital of Durston House School Limited, a company registered in England. The subsidiary undertaking has been dormant throughout the year and the preceding year and has no assets or liabilities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

7. DEBTORS Group and Charity Group and Charity
2024 2023
£ £
Fee debtors 141,791 77,967
Pupil disbursements 9,159 51,944
Other debtors 20,530 11,382
Prepayments 65,009 68,088
Accrued income 17,057 4,230
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253,546 213,611
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8. CREDITORS Group and Charity Group and Charity
2024 2023
Amounts falling due within one year £ £
Bank loans and overdrafts - 27,532
Acceptance fees 43,500 43,200
Fees in advance 1,795,425 682,298
Trade creditors 289,839 514,617
Other taxes and social security 126,339 215,749
Other creditors and accruals 244,074 261,628
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2,499,177 1,745,024
========= =========
Amounts falling due in more than one year
Acceptance fees 742,200 693,500
== ====== ========

9. LIABILITY OF THE MEMBERS

The company is limited by guarantee. The maximum liability of each member, in the event of the company winding up due to insufficient funds, is £1. The company had fourteen members as at 31 August 2024 all of whom were directors.

10. PENSION COMMITMENTS

Teaching staff - Durston House

The school’s contributions to the pension scheme for teaching staff in the year were £459,595(2023: £392,270)

Non-teaching staff – Durston House

The school’s contributions to the pension schemes of non-teaching staff in the year were £145,532 (2023: £103,085).

Teaching staff – Harvington

Harvington School Educational Trust Limited participated in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (“the TPS”) for its teaching staff until 31 August 2023. There were no contributions payable to the TPS in 2024 (2023: £91,608).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

11. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF HARVINGTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED TO DURSTON HOUSE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

On 31 August 2023 the trade and assets and liabilities of Harvington School Educational Trust Limited were transferred to Durston House School Educational Trust Limited. The following table shows the net assets transferred to Durston House School Educational Trust Limited on 31 August 2023:

£
Tangible fixed assets 5,806,826
Other net liabilities (1,427,286)
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Total net assets 3,193,765
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12. SUBSIDIARY CHARITY

Durston House School Educational Trust Limited became the sole member of Harvington School Educational Trust Limited, a charitable company registered in England and Wales (Company number: 00979140, Charity number: 312621), on 23 April 2022. Harvington School Educational Trust Limited has been consolidated into these accounts. A summary of the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet are given below:

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August:
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August: 2024 2023
£ £
Income - 1,136,249
Expenditure - (1,562,637)
----------------- -----------------
Deficit for the year - (426,388)
Transfer of assets and liabilities to Durston House - (3,193,765)
Total funds brought forward - 3,620,153
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Total funds carried forward -
========= =========
Balance Sheet as at 31 August:
Tangible fixed assets - -
Current assets - 25,941
Current liabilities - (25,941)
Long term liabilities - -
------------------ ------------------
Accumulated Funds - -
========= =========

13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There were no related party transactions during the year. (2023: Nil).

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