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Compary Thql¥tralkn numb•r 01760271 (England •Trd Wal•s)
WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
N￿1r
AJ Bra
N L P•nlwr#J
(Au￿1nted S Jun& 2024)
S•cr•l•ry
C Mind
Charlty numb•r
Company numlJ•r
017fQ271
R•glstw•d •ffl
7 Cheap Str8ot
RG14 SDD
Audllor
lijtts LLP
3 Lorthi Squ¥0
ildford
GU1 1W
8ank•
&5 Bridge Slreet
RG14 5BQ
Solleltorn
L￿ahty Sdldto
20 West Mills
8ewkshw•
RG14 5HG

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
CONTENTS
Trust88s' ro
Stateffl￿t of Truste8¥ respon5iblitl85
StotsN*nt offinarthl activiuos
Balan￿ sh••t
10
Slatsm￿t ofcash
11
Notas to th8 fin￿la1 slatsmonts
12-22

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
Th• Truslo8s present their annual rowl and finanLy81 statenwts 31 July 2024.
The fin8n¢l•l state￿￿nts have been pi•pwed hl a¢¢udarKY 7*ilh the acc￿ntry19 polrcies Set out in nots 1 to the
finanoal stat•m¢nts and c¢mply with Ihe Charitys de&J of trusL the Companies Act 20C6 and 'A(xxunting and
R8F¥)rbng by Charths.. stst￿t of R•ca)mmonded PTa¢lic• ¥pplKabkn to ¢h•rit*s preparing thdr acojunts in
at)xJrdance with the Fin￿¢￿4 Roporting Stan¢Jard appl*Abl• in th• UK Rowbbie of lrnlarml {FRS 1021 {effecti
1 J*wry 2019r.
ObJ•¢tlvM Ind athltl•¥
Contracts
Tho Charity a)n￿nUeS to bè ￿ tho Register d Approved Trainir4 Prtyidors (Rts4TP) for the delfvery of
Appr￿n￿c8shipS and th)tr￿ts dirndy ¥Ath 8nwk)yws to deliver Ihis provislon. WBTC also o)ntra¢ts wth the
Education & Skilb Fun(11ng A48ncy for fundirwJ such as sts￿ PffMJrammos. In addition to thi5. the Charity hès bogn
Operating oth8r contracts that offer training related re¥w￿. Th8 c4)rtJination of all of those tx￿ has onablad
the Charity to provide a diveTre range of CPPLYlunibes in leaming ar￿ to PBOF49 of ￿[399$.
Publ1¢ b•nofft roPOrtI
In plannlng actm'tiès thg >w. WBTC has kept Wb mind the Charfty Commiss￿¥ ￿*dance on Publ￿ Ben8fiL Tho
focus of our ath.vity remains the ar￿a￿ment of iThJNiduaL8 aThJ omployws in (yd8r to imprDvg vO￿tIOnal skllls,
knowledg8 and behawouTr. in bJm wll g)ntribulg to both the and natmal Tho a¢b"vities liBted
below have direclty hdFed young Fwle into and S￿lained Ihwr 8mploy8br.lity thr￿jgh promotion. add8d
rgsponslbility cy high Jwnirb3 QPFKMtunili•s. ￿￿Te$ primary fo¢us is ￿thin Borkshire and extends to th8 Thames
Valkny region but. Wh￿ a n08d is Osla￿Ls￿. tW￿d this arga.
Mls8lon
We are dedlcated to enriching INgs. transfomin9 ¢ar¥•rs arbd iThprovirwJ ¢¢¢rttynr¢ •rK1 sodal W￿lIb01n9 of our
¢¢mmunits"¢s. We eThyower iTrJNiduals through bTKlgiThJ skills g8ps. dw¢b)piNJ and Confiden￿
hith qualty tril￿￿ st￿1 programmes. a￿￿￿tiCeshipS and trainirwJ.
. Support young people, espooalty trK*• disa(l¥•nt•g¢d dwtyygod th￿￿ sludy prc#Jrnmm¢s to
help build a brighterfu)Jr¥.
2. Prnmto appr￿tI¢&shlpS *Mih I￿￿1v￿ [￿pIe and support 8n¥Aoyers to upskill their cuThent %w)rk forc•.
3. E¥ofve the organisatKffl to reduce gaps of local and natio1￿ employers.
4. Promote a supportive 8nd $usts1na￿8 work en¥irMrr*nt f¢* ènW0y￿S In whlth Ihty ¥•
enu)ur•yod to develop t￿1r skilLs and feel valutd.
Inswling seN.cfjnfidence a￿1 self-bel￿f in pecW• barrn a(AX￿)Med to alienatlon and
disoppobntment is c(Ke lo enablirvJ thange.
Apprantle•shlp & Comm•r¢l•l Programm
WBTC'S r￿MMItMent lo our18am8r and enknr partner5 thmugh qualty apprentic¢$hip programmtrs can b8
evidenced through achievement rates that are again swnffi(xnty above n•tA)nal average. In 23124. 73.24%
achigved their apprentThship against a natirywl averago of 54.3%. Tmst88's and the seni(Y managoment team
m?intsrn its strategic obiecl]'¥e ol athievernnt rates to bg 11y% aLN)ve th8 national aver•g&. Apprenticeship.
Apprenti¢¥ship num￿15 grow In 2W24 vAth an IrKxeased proporbon being delivered diredly tyy W8TC leadlro to an
iryoved fin￿¢1￿ ￿￿urn.
study Progrnmmos
The Study Prograrrth8 und•r allocatA)n in 23r24. V*BTC saw an in¢wsed rwnknr of knamers remaining
¥￿th th•* s¢hoc4 in to year 12 in th• local area. Busr*s *nning ha5 been inW¢montsd to inyove performance in
24125. A n•w pos( Study Pwramme I Work ExpWi0￿ T4rtty w•$ tXe0t￿ leamor a¢tess to wvrk
eyperionc• pww•l dwloprmnt. whith has had [*)s￿￿ impact as r•pyted by our ￿arne￿ and th¢ir paronts.
Thè Study Programm¢. vthll$t small in number, 15 ¥it￿ty inp)rtant to wr ¢*oritsbkn okn of suppjtiry 1&18 ￿#r old
NEET$ in the local aw and the board are keen frx Ihe pnwision to to impact moro INOS.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Flnan¢l•l r•¥l•w
Flnanclal posllkbn
F.ty the year ending July 31 2024 th8 Chwty has reptytsd a of£93.2W). (2023: deT￿t of£16.344}
Inv•slmont pollw and p•rfornbanc•
Cash balarK*s improv&J viti reserves of£270.816 W in N￿￿ry 8w1d1￿ Soth ¥nd £156.690 (2023: £76.334)
In cwr•nl as of Jutry 312tr24.
pollcy
Thè Boarf of Trustees has t>)n$￿tre￿ the ad8qvaLy of roserves W by tho company. in lino 4*ith the Chgrity
Commission gui¢J8n¢e and ¢th)¢ur thai the levd of reserves is suffi¢xnl to meot th8 companws responsibilitss Sn th*
short temi. In frJrtherarKe ol It* th¥iity$ rAji￿lI￿. ￿ reserlw polw ofthe is des&￿ed to:
. Protect the bU￿n9sS from thg rtsk ol in>Jvercy crf awup￿n to it5 charitabl0 *Drk.
. Provlde s9cL￿ty against th• peaks and of inc4)n* affthd by bu5ines5 dovmtum ty ¢h•rw
governff￿t
. Provide sufficiant funds to inNYst kn Ca￿ Infrastr￿ ar*J r•souw for th• b•n&fft of l•amws to
undertake training.
Rl8k
Manag•m•nt
Thè TrusteeT4Diractors have assessed the wroiw r￿kS lo whith tho Charity oxposed, in particular those Telate(t to
its oporatw and ffinan￿. and arg satthd that the are in to mitigats exwre to major risks. Th8
TrUSte￿oIreCtOrS will $valuat* ¢urrnnt ￿¥91$ of r¥S0ur￿5 * workn'r@ mtices in line gwernry￿t furKling
available for 2024-2025 and thi% is assesswj 8$ 9tr>J in Ln• ￿ ESFAffinancaal r￿pIran¢4.
Plans lorfu￿r# p•rlods
To build the foundation5 ts grv•th. ￿ Chwity is wlxkiry fLknirwJ aL*¥itie&
. Further rÈdue8 subcontractsd mtsion in apw•ntK*ships and fovJs bL￿￿*s dev¢bwnenl on intsm8lFy
d$liv¢r¢d programmes to wnprove marg
. Identrfy pthrs to d•¥•knp aducationa txryraffffi•s fty NEEf4 th• un•mpW and ￿re¢r
chang8rs
. Id8ntfy new p￿raInMe5 to delpM onAEB contra(*s b inyry40 upt*e
Grow the Study Programme numbe
. Plan new satslite (wtTrs to offèr the Slvdy PrograrnTh￿ to gwJgrath85
Significantly increa%e th$ numbsr ot lender5 resprythj to.
Stru¢tur•. gov•rnanc• and m•nagwn•nt
The Charity is o)ntrdied by its gov8ming a d88d of t￿ and rxtstitl￿ a Ilmited coryany. limbted by
guorants8, as defin8d by th? CoMpan￿S Act 2(￿ffj.
W8TC Is o regist•rnd C￿rity based n Vlest Berkshire ￿ is opwatwj the terms of its mem￿dum and
Articles as fir￿￿pOrated 101h October 1983.
The ￿1ndpa1 oblec1t￿ of the Charity is:
change. WB TC Is d¢v¢lWng lalen£ shaplw th• firtur•".

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
th• date of shinalure (rtth8 fin￿cial SlateM￿ werw.
G twaby
S Gillam
A Greenidge
N Mulr
T Sandford
TwI￿St88d
AJ 8rn*K)
AMohorM*d
N L Penfound
{Resigrwl 15 Jwwry 2￿24)
{Rwned 15 January 2024)
{R¢signed 5 Jum 2W24)
(R•swJn¢d 24 Sofvibor2024)
(Apwnted 5 Juno 20241
Th8 man8gement of tr* Chaiity is thè resptywblty d tho TntytO0s Arn and ¢trOPt￿ undor tho tem
ofthe TNst de¢d.
Org•*Wtlonal 8tnKtur• and d•el•lan4nakhy Okl•s
Truste8smirectors me8t as a miniThun bITrfTK￿trty, al¢ry wilh the Dirnc*or. DirOClrA of Tr8ink¥ •
the Diroctor of Financ¥ and operatm￿S to o¥*seo tr* strategK (tre¢ATh of tr* (*ryny. The D*ector of FlnancAry
aThl Operation$ Is also tM rx¥rwny 8•gBt•y.
. lThJudon pmgramm¢ indLxling (Kganssalion c*art
. Char6ty Commisskn bcx)klat. R8sFI￿sIbll￿18S of Trust•es
Act 1993
. Audital Year End lkntst)
. Mlnutos of last AGM arnl Board fvlrwte5
. Management Retth of
. Th•y atso undortako tra¥iing on th¢ fOlkn￿ (￿[￿e. Tr Essenlw Trustoe *¥J kn Practts.
2020 Programm8".
R•lat•d pwty rnlatlon•hlps
st￿Uld a confftict of intsiost Wis8 T￿tea8 aro reqL¥rnd tr> dedare th*r intor¢st * a fofflHI M￿tir￿. *thl¢h wll b
fflinut¢d. Wth• tssu¢ ts rnlatod to payrnnt Tntst88 of work (Mtside Ihfr agre•J ol pocket
expen￿. • vots wll b• laken by thè r•mainry TAtsI￿S as to ts appr￿toneS$. this wll oxdudfr tho Twsteo in
qLMtion. If a(￿pted. a dedaraliM rwwt Mll be sent to tha Chty Comn¥55Th lor aFrfwDval.
Audllor
o)mparby will ￿ Ixrt at a G8n8ral
AJ 8r8N
Chalr
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
arn r8sponsible for ￿Paring the Trustees. Rw and Ihe finanraal statements in acc4ydanc8 wrfh apFAi¢obl•
and United btingdom A￿0￿￿K¥a Stsr¥Ja￿S (United Kirydryn Generamy AC￿pted Aoxunting Prath"c8).
Cowany Low requirns tho Truslees to w8porB frnn¢i81 slatomnts for each finan(xJl year vthlch give a true and
f8lr of th8 State of affars of tho Charity and ol ts inD)ming reswwAs applution of resources. induding
th8 income and exp8ndibJre. of Iho charitable c£Niwy fr* thal yew.
In weparing thes• fThnc¥al stat8monts, Ihe Tn15tees we wuired kn."
. rnake1udge￿nts ond esomotes that we reas(Thblg
. stats wh•thor appli(a￿e UK AoxwJntiTh3 Slandwth have been fol(r*8d. su1¥￿t to any mater181 departurns
disclosed ond ex￿ined in ts finanLyal sl•tsm8nts; and
. pr¥para the financial $t•twMnts ￿ tha ywj c£￿￿*M bosis unb•ss It is inawwi•t¢ lo prosumo that the Charity
11 continue in operation.
Tru3tees ar• respjnsible for keepKty •d8qU8te ao)yJnliry reclyds Ihat disdose with veasonabte aceuracy al
any lim8 th& financial p)5ition of the Chority and enable them to ensure that the finarKial Statements ￿￿PIY wilh
ihe Companles NLt 2006. They are 8lso respw8iWe for safagu8rfirwJ the assets ofthe Ch￿ty ènd her￿ for ta￿.ng
reasonabla steps for the prgv8ntion and d8tK*on offraLx1 a￿1 othar ryu18filw.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
Oplnl
W• have audltsd Iho fIna￿la1 slatsments of W¢st Borkshlrn Trainirwj Corwtium (the 'Ch•rity') for tho yoar ended
31 July 2024 which i>ywse the statement of finan(>al a(#1viti￿. th• baknc* shèèt. th8 stat•m•nt of e4sh Ilows
and the notes to Ihe financial stateTh*nts, irxluding a of 9gnif￿t accA)untlrKJ policlas. Tha financial
r¢porting framtwtyk th¥t has be$n Op￿18d in ther is applir2bkn law aTrJ Unit8d lfjn9dom A￿)Unting
Standards. induding Financial R￿0117￿￿ Stsndard 102 Tho Fmncml R•wting Standanl applicable in the UK and
Ropubllc oflroland Iunltsd KIr￿¢￿￿Tr G8n•raltyPu*FthI pao￿tIr￿￿ Pra(kn
In our opinion. th? finarval state1￿￿..
give a tfue and fair view cl the slate of the dwitstle èff•irs as at 31 J￿Y 2024 and of Its knceming
reswrces and appltsbon of rnsources. ky tr* year Ih¢n gndèd:
and
B#*ls for oplnlon
We conducted our aLKlit in a￿Ydar￿ *ith Internat#Thl Stsndards on Auditi'ThJ IUKI {IS4s (UK)) and appllcable
law. Our re8FMY￿IbII￿eS under th080 stsndards a￿ ftjrther dèscribod li th¢ Authlorfs lar the 8udil of
th• fin8ncro1 statèménts $8th"on of reFrfrt Wè arè indapandènt of the Charity in xctsird8nc* vAth thè oth11￿1
rnquirèmènts that ar8 relevant to our audit of thè ￿na￿la1 stslements in t￿ UK. Induding the FRC'S Ethical
Standard. and ￿ have fuKIlknJ our other eth￿1 reS￿r￿1b11ItreS in accwdanc* with these Tequirements. We believe
that the audit evidence have obtsined 15 suffvwt arKJ 10 wovyje a l>asi8 tr our owiM.
Con¢lusl¢)ns r•l8tln9 to golng conc•rn
In audiUr¥J the 8ts1erwts. we have ¢#)ndud6d that lh¢ TrLtst8•¥ w of tré 90*4J basis of
accwnting irn the preparation of thè final￿￿ slatsm¢nts is approprAt•.
(x)ndith)ns thaL ir¥lividually Ix oSleGli¥etyi, may (361 signfficant th)ubt on the Charitys atiilty to continut as 0 going
Jnc*m for a peric4J of at knast twèlve months whon thè finanual slatwr*nts 8re 8ulhor*eO for issuè.
Our respjnslbilittes aThl the r8sponsibHlti8s (rf the Tnthes with resped to g(xrvJ are desLY&J&J In the
r•l*vant sections ofthis resxYL
Olh•r kntsrniallon
Tho Tn￿ are resFX)nsibkn for other infor1￿liOn. Th¢ other thmatAy) lh¢ infonmlion in¢lud¥d in
th• annual rtport oth¥r thon the finanual statem￿ts and our a￿litt￿S thgwn. opknion on the Ilnanci•l
stat¢m•nts do•$ not co¥8r tha other In1￿0￿ aThl ￿ (lo not ￿PY￿S any fvxm Lrf assuranco o)ndu5*Jn thareon.
In connectKffl With ujr audit of the financial ￿at8￿￿ts, cwr rpspM$bfity is kn re•d th• oth•r informobon and. in
doing 80. 0)n5ider whethw the ouw infc*maliw is mat•rialty incLThl￿•nt with th• flnan¢ial statements or OUT
knovAedg8 obtsined in th¢ audit (Y aro&ars to bo matwwlly misslatad. If wa identify such matsrial
incondstendes or apparent matsrial misslato￿ts. are Ipqui￿j to determine whelher th¢re is a matsrial
misslatement in ts f￿anCIal 5talerFwts or a material mis51atwngnt of I1￿ other infcffith. If. bosed on th8 w¢wk
have perfOrn￿￿, we (Y>￿u￿¥ thot Ihere a rrwknial misStat￿t of this oth•r infornialion. wa are required to
report Ihal fad.
We havg noth￿ to re￿1 in thi5 rBg•rt1.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
M•ttorn on t*hl¢h TM w• rnqulred to ff•wt by •x¢•pfjon
We have nolhlng to re￿1 in respect of tr* folcMirwJ matter5 in relat￿ to whith the Chariti•s (kuunts and
Reports) Règulatiors 2008 require us to Tewt to you il. in wOpin￿..
repNt.' or
sufficl¥nt #ccthn￿ng reC¢￿S havo Mt bwi kept
the finanaal slateff*nts are N)t in agreement tha ac£ounting r8cx)Tds: or
we hava not recewj all Ih infcrntm and *natitins requirn for aLA4IL
Regpon81bllltl•s of Trust•es
As •xplaln6d fulty in ststemgnt 0fTn￿. rp5ponsthkligs. ts Twuslee& T•tho aro aLso the dwBclors of the
Charty for th¢ purpo$8 of company law. ar• rnsponsibltr for th* prnparatsr￿ of th• financwl statements and for boing
satisfied that thèy giv8 a true and fair 14i•w. a￿1 for su¢h intwnal o)nlrol a$ tho Tmst8eB dotemino is ngce5Sary to
enable the preparat￿￿ of finanoal statom8nts that arn frun material mtsslat8m¥nL 7Affigt￿r to fr8LwJ or
ern)T.
In pr8parlng th8 financial slatWTwts, thè Tmst•es are res￿r￿1b18 tr a&8e55ing thè Charivs ability to ojntinue as
golng conc4m. th"sdoslng. a$ appli¢at￿e. mattws to wng o)n¢¥m ond u$lrKJ the goir4J ￿rt¢￿n basis of
a￿￿￿kn.ng unless the TnJstee$ erthor SnteThl to liwthte the charilabkn or to c￿• cwakns. or h8VO Th)
realistic altemative but lo do so.
Audltorfs rnsponslbllltles for tho audll of th• Ilnanclal st•twn•nts
We have been appointed as aLMlitor under section 144 of the Chant*s Act 2011 and report In accAvda￿ wrfh th•
Act and relevant regulatr)Th8 made or hav¥y effect therwnder.
C￿r object1￿$ arn to oblaln rea$Wb￿ assurarth fihancoal statorr￿ts 8$ • wholè we free from
material misstAtement, whether due to traud w error. and to Issue an awlitorfs ieFWYt that indu¢Jss our opinion.
Reasonablg assurance is a hlgh level of assuran(* Ixrt is a guorantee that an aLKlit o)Thlucted In aco)rdanc4
th ISA8 (UK) wrfl ahvays deteca a material misstatement when it exists. Mwtatements can arse from fraud or
errDr and are considered material ¢f, i￿j￿￿l￿allY or in the aggregate, reasonably b8 expectsd to Inlluonca
Ihe ecryK>mic d￿5•￿￿5 of uw5 L*en cffi th8 basis of fin?rKial ststsmonts.
1ffggu1a￿¥S. indudin9 fraud. aro jnstow rf r￿¢￿￿19n¢¥ wlh and r¢gulotM￿. W• d8swJn procedures in
Ilna with our r¥$ponsibilitios. atr￿. to dèt8¢t material misstst8m8nts in rnsped of irrggularib'os, indudin9
fraud. The ext￿1 to which our procedures arn capablo of deteL*rrfJ Yr¥gLtsribos. ind￿JIr￿j fraud. 1$ detailed b¢low.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
INDEPENDENT AUDITORE REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
Our approath to identfying and ass8ssing th• of mat•rial nMs*8tom•rt li r•sp•ct of irrngularfil*. tr¢duding
fr￿d and non-oNryAiance with 18w3 ￿Ulat￿5. was a5 folkhVS'.
. th8 ervJag8ment partntr ènsurod that the engagement team o)l*ti¥ety had the approme i>Jnpet8nco,
capabilits.es and thlls to h1èntrfy or reco3nisè rbJn-c4YiWlar￿e with appficable laws and regulation5:
we identified the laws aNJ WLd*ons applicable lo thtr c*ari*abYe cthnpany thwough 01￿$510nS with
truslees and other management. and from our kn¢￿0 and axpenence of lh8 séctor.
we locused on specffic laws and whK* we c•)nskJered may have a direct m8t•rial •ff8ct on the
ffinancial ststswwth3 or thg opw3DonB of fv tharbtsble (yynpany. iThYuding safeguardiThJ. Olsted. ESFA
regulatory rgqulr8nwnts. ￿ Cthmpgnios Act 2C#)6. t￿ Chyrilios ALt 2011. tho Charibes SORP. taxauon
legislation. dats proteckn. anti-bri￿ry. ￿￿tynent. environmental and health and safety l•gW•tion'
we assessed the exlent ol cOm￿lan¢% with the laws and regulalK￿ Klentffi&J above thrO￿h ffla￿ng
enquirios of m•n89orrnnt 8nd inspeding Wl con•spondon(*'. and
b identifi￿ laws and wulalitir￿ wwe LJ>nmUn1rAt￿ wrfhin the audit t8am r8gulaty and tho team remained
alert trj Instanc￿ of non-cOm￿lanc• throwhout the awJlL
We a35essed the susceptiknlty ofthe c*aritabfe (Xynpan￿$ fm•Th>81 Statel￿nts to matsrid mi$statem￿t. Indudln
ci)tsinirwJ #n under¥tsndiry of fraud mvjht OLvJr. by:
• making ¢rv4u￿&S of M8nagÈ￿nt ¥$ to th8y (x)lKs￿ th•ro was $usc￿￿1ty t(> fr¥LwJ. the
knowledge of actual. suspact*l ar¥J 8ll¥g8d fraud., and
considering the intemal contrds in rAace to M￿gaI• Thsks of frawj aThl non￿￿mpl￿ance wth laws and
rowlations.
Audlt rnspons• to rlsks Id•ntffi•d
To ad(k8ss tho Tisk of fraud through managwmnt boas aThY v￿ry1de of cxxtrols. *?'.
. [￿lOrmed analytical pn)cedures to *Jontfy any unLwal or Unexpe￿￿1 rdat10r￿hlp￿.
. re￿eWed 811 lTrns8ctKJns listed:
• assèss￿ whéthèr ILwJg•m•nts •ThJ assunpl￿ m>J• in d•tomiinirwJ th• act￿nting èsllmates wore
indicatwe of pot￿traI t#"as: arkl
. invest￿al&j the ratK*nale bohind svJrIf￿anI ar W￿u£l transackn.
In rtswnse to the of irregularitw and nIx￿coMpl￿n￿ ￿1h lrn arKI royulol*M. we de*ned procodures
Ich indudèd. but wèrè not limitÉd to:
• agreeing finaThial slatem8nt disck6uros to undètyirwj SUP[￿lig dcumentskn: and
enquirirwJ of management as to actual and rx)tential litigatKm and daims.
There 80 Inherent limilalK)n8 amlit ￿￿edureS described af*)¥e. The mNe rnmoved thèt 18ws and
regulatlons are finanoal trans8ctions. the likety it is trAt wè bgLX*ne 8W8ro of ￿￿-elynpIIanCe.
Auditi'ng Standards also limit thè audit proce(1wes requir￿ to idantify ￿n-0)￿lanC* wlth laws and rngulations lo
enqulry ofth8 TrL￿te•S aThl other managWr￿n1 and th• inspecti￿ ofwulaw and W coTh8spondence, rf any.
Material mls5tsteThnts that arise due to fraud b8 harder to d¢t¢¢l than IIK* that wrvr os moy
involvo delibwate wncealrrnnl ￿ rxl1us￿.
A further dascription of our f8spon&bilIt￿ for tho audit of Ihe ffinarKial ststwngnts is lO￿ted on 1he Financial
Roporting Counal's websbte at: http."IAwhV.frc.￿g.￿kIaUdrtrj5re￿pYs1kn1l￿$. This d•scn"pb'on fomi$ part of our
audilorfs roporL
of our r•port
Thts report is made soltly to thè cha￿$ truste¢s. 85 a boty. in aioJrdanc% wth part 4 of the Charities (Accounts
and R8ports} Ragulalons 2008. Our audit has boen wthrtaken so that we M￿h¢ stste to the charitys tnjstees
Ihose matters required to state to them in an audiiofs arKI for no other purpose. To ts hjllèst extent
pennItt￿ by law. we do not acyxpt cw respon&bilty lo anyone other than the chartty and th8 Chari￿8
trustees Aa a body, forour aLNJit 7KJrK forlhi3 reFrt ￿lOr1h* c¢AnK)nS The have frymed.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
INDEPENDENT AUDrroRE REPORT (coKnMUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
Chrlsloph•r M•ntsl IS•nlor Stalul•ry Audltth)
faf •nd M b•half olAlllt)tts LLP
2511112024
statutory AudStor
3 Lrythn Squarn
&JibJltyd
GU1 1UJ
Alr￿ LLP is ellgible for aponlmwrt as auditcy of th8 Clwity by vlrts* d Its 8ligl>lty for ap￿nIM￿l as audltor of
a u)mp8ny under sect¥￿ 1212 of the CompanigsAct 2(Th.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVMES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
Tot•1
funth
2024
fund8
fvnd$
2023
Income from:
Oonations arrfl18gac
Charitsbl¢ actTrvWles
Investments
1.218.091
195.824
I218,￿1
195.824
1275,727
177.
6.422
1275.727
177.696
6,422
Total In¢om•
1.422.7
1.422.760
1,459.845
1,459.845
Exp•ndltur• Qn:
Rai54rvJ fvnds
Charftable activit
561,154
891,808
561.154
915,124
774.562
5,981
780.543
ZJ,316
Tolal •xp•ndltsJr•
1.323,489
5,961 1.329.470 1.452.962
23,316 1.476.278
M•¢ IncoTh•ll•xp•ndlturn)
mov•m¢nt In lund$
99.271
(S.￿1)
(23.316)
{16.433)
R•conclllatlon of fuftd$:
Fund balances ¥t 1 A￿Just
336.344
5.981
342.325
329,461
29.297
358,758
Fund ￿knc•B at 31 Juty
435.615
435.615
5,981
342.325
The statement of finandal acknvit*s indud85 all gans aTrJ k*ses rn¢¢gni80(l kn IM par. Al arKI oxpendfilurn
derive from ¢ontirwing actmties.

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT31 JULY2024
Flx•d •M•ts
TorvJlble assèts
13
7.751
29,802
14
176205
427.5x4
128.350
Cash ¥t bonk and In hwKI
603.713
Credltorn: amounts falllng du• wlthln
on• y￿r
15
(175W)
1154,133)
N•t ¢uvr•nta88•ts
427.864
312.523
Tol•l l•M ¢urr•rt Il•blllll•s
435.615
342.325
Tho funds ol the Ch•rlty
Rostrfcled incomo lunds
Unreththl funds
17
5.981
336.344
435.615
435.615
342.325
Tho ¢>ynpony Is to frryn the autht rnqutrwwrt (x)ntsined In s￿lI0Th 477 oftha CompanlesAct
2CKI3. fry tho ￿ ond8d 31 July 2024. athxwJh has I￿n carri￿1 crfrt urKIw 144 of th8 Charfties
Act2011.
with rest￿L to ac<x*Jnting reojrds arwj the pr¢r¢rnIl￿ ¢f ffinano¥al statThnts.
The membws ha¥• not WUifBd th• ¢(ry¥ty lo calaln an as fmndal slatamrt th• r•ryarnm•nts
finandal statsThnts ho￿ bean rnpwad in au¥xdarK• *ilh lh8 to ￿MPanieS subject
to the smal ￿mPanIO9 r•gimè.
2511112024
AJ8rn
Ch•lr
Company ragistratm nurrthr 01760271 IErql¥*l and Wabes)
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
Ca8h genvatqd flum operdlN)ns
.357
13,847
Invostlng acll¥lO
Purchase of tsngible fix•J assets
{840}
6.422
N•t g•n•r•t•d fvom Inv•slkno
aellvltl•s
8.845
N•t c￿h In ffin•n¢lno •cll¥ltle¥
In¢rnaM In cash and Cash ¢qulvaknts
89202
19.429
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
318,877
Cash and ¢••h wwl¥ahnls at •nd ofyw
427.508
338.306
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Ae¢ounUty pollclos
Charlty Infonnallon
West 8wkshiw TralniThJ ￿sOrtI￿n Is a wv•t• ¢tyTyany linuted by gu8r¥nt¢¢ in(orporatsd in England and
Wdes. Th? rngistornd offic* is C¢nstrlium 7 Chw Strt Nthbury. B¢b*shYe. RG14 5DD.
1.1 Accountlnq GOn￿nI￿)n
The ffin8ncKql ststen*nts have be8n wepawpd in accordance 7•hth the tgovamlng dc4xmerrtl. thg
Comp8ni¢s A¢t 2C¥J6. FRS 102 The Fir￿1#1 Reporting Standard applicab￿ in th8 UK and R&public of
Iroland- I"FRS 10ri an(1 the Chwitiès SORP -ALr(wntir¥J and Re￿rtiry by Charikn8s.' Statement of
R0￿MMended Prncike appliL¥tAe 10 th•111￿ prwry their arxryjnts in acce￿nce ￿th the Financial
Rew16ng Standard appli¢abl8 in the UK 8nd ROpubl￿ of Iroland IFRS 102r leffect1￿ 1 January 2019). The
Charity is o Public 88n8fft Entity as dafinad by FRS 102.
The financlal statements arn prepared kn storfing. *thich 1$ th* lurthl ￿rIgnty of thg Charity. Mongt*y
amovnts in th•so finandal slatements ar• rounded lo tho n•arnst£.
fin•n¢i81 ststements been weparod the hthyiral cost a￿vention. Tr pri￿PaI ar￿untIng
+tr+
)Itryes adopt￿ 81¥ set bek>w.
1.2 Golng conc•rn
Followng Tobust control of (xists in 2{Y￿2024, th8 Charit￿S financ8s hava stsbilis&d and achi8vod an
operating surplu5 in the year. At the time of approving th8 fmanckql statemonts. tho TnJst88s havo 8
reasonab￿ e¥pecwb)n that the Charity ha5 adequate resources to C￿tinUe in operational existence for the
fores￿blO lulurv. Thus the Twuste•s to adw 1h8 gtyng ct•Yxn basis of aLuuntiThJ in
tho finanoal statémants.
13 Charltablo fund•
Unr8stdct8d fijnds 0¥9i1gbl8 tr use at the disuglwxt of ts Twstees kn Iw1her8n￿ ￿ th¢lr chorilablo
R8strictgd fvnds aro sui4ecl to Spgok u)ndilk)ns by dcANYS c* grantors as to how th6y may b8 U8od. The
purposos and usos ofth¢ rgstrthd funds ar* set out Mi tho notss lo tho frnirial stslerwts.
1.4 Incom•
Inwm8 is recL¥Jnlsed th• Ch9rfty Is legalty entiw to M gft•r any perforn)8n¢e ctrdlttr4 have beon
met, the arnunts can be meosured relraW. a￿1 it is wbable that Incom8 be roceNed.
Cash donal1￿ aro rgwgni8ed ¢n 1gr*t d￿t￿$ wo re¢tyJnlsad onc* Its Charity has been nolNl8(1
of Ihe donation. unl8$5 F￿01m4￿c¥ 1Xx￿liK￿ Taquwe deferral of tha anmmrt. Inrnng tsx rBLvverablg in
relation to donattys r*ceNe(l under GrfiAid or daets of covw)ant is roo)gnlsod at the time ol the donab"on.
Lega¢l8s arn recogni5ed on rnceipt or rAherww rf the Charity ha5 been notif￿ of an inwanding distribution.
the arTh)unt is known, and rKwpt 15 expected. W the arr•)unt is not knrxvn, th• lagacy is Ifeatod as
cfjnOng•nt asset.
Govemmenl grants are recognised at Iho la￿ valw ol ltr* agsot or re￿I¥8b￿ when 19
reascThble assurar*ca that the grant bo rr*t afvj grnnts wll b? r¢cer¥ed.
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
Accountlng pollcl
IContlnu•d)
1J Exp•ndlluff•
E¥penditure is rocx*Jnised once tlwe is a L¥)f¥tnth obligation lo tran*r O￿n0M￿ b8n8fft to a
thrrd p*ty, it is prowe t*￿t è trnnsler ofec4)nomic will b¢ raqutr¥d trt saidement and tho amount of
thè c4)ligaticA) ¢an be rnasur8d rdi8bty. ExperhJilur• is classffjwd by aciivity. Th& ojsts of eath activty are
made up of thé totsl dirèct and shartrj cosl8, induding supF¥xt o)sts invow in undertaking each
activty. Dlr8Ct ca)sts attrityjtable to a Sing￿ acbvity Ère althated dwedy to that #ctsvity. Shared r￿sts vthlch
o)ntribute to ffl0￿ than one acb'vty and ￿jp￿)rt cosls vthich are rK)t attributable to a Sing￿ actNIty are
apport¢oned betymen actiwtitis on 8 b8sts ctmssst8nt th¢ uso of resources. Central staff cosls are
allocated on the basis of tim¢ ynL and d&prWts￿ tharyes allOca￿j on the wrth)n ofthe assefs use.
Expwvjiture ￿ raslng thJnd8 yKludes all expondilure by th8 Clwlty to raY&e funds its dmritable
ose8 indudos o)sts ol¥M fundrdiwThJ a¢livitss events and wK)nrfharitabte fvrnl*wJ.
EX￿¥Ji￿re ￿ Charitab￿ activikn k% in¢xwr#d ￿ threc* und8rtaknry the aL*r4ikn vthlL* further the Charitys
I oxp8nditur8 Is indus1￿ oflff•Thrabkn VAT.
1.15 T¥NJlbl• fix•d as••ts
Tangible fwl assets 80 iAiti8My mèasurnd at aryj *Awuenty n*a8urnd al o)st ty vokkn. not of
depretyatb)n al￿ any impaim*nt lossos.
0epreclati(￿ is reLwni%ed so as to 74rtits ¢41tho (x*t or valuati(￿ of assets I￿8 their resKlual 0￿r tholr
U8efvl Iwes on the folkmng baw3".
Fixture5 and frtii
25%- 33% straight Ine
The gain ￿ loss aiising on the di8posal of an 8sS8t is deterTrdned as the drfyerence betr￿n the Sale
oceeds and the carying ¥a￿e of the and 15 re￿gnISed in the statement of financial actsV￿8S.
1.7 Impalrni•nt of Ilx•d ass•ts
At each rep)rbrwJ end dats. Iht Charity rnVW4bS the ar￿Unts of rb tsrwJible 8ss¥ts to dot•min•
wh$th$r Ihèrè is any ind￿￿"¢n that those assots have suffered an impaimont loss. If any such indlcatton
sts. th8 recov•rab￿ anN￿nI of the assat is •stwnaW in order to d8tWTr4ne tho exiant of the impairment
k)ss Irf arry).
1.8 C¥$h •nd oqyl¥al•nts
Cash and cash equivalents Ind￿ (￿h M) harbj. derA>sits l*kJ at wilh bonks. other short-tsnn Ilquid
inveslm8nts with orvJinal malufili08 of thro0 mmths ￿ ths, 8rd bwk ovethfts. Bank (Nordrafts ara shown
thin t*Jrrowings in ￿Trentl￿t￿lI￿s.
1.9 Flnan¢F¥l In*twm•fits
The Charity has eleded to 8ppty the provryons ef Secaion 11 'B88i¢ FMian¢ial IrfatnThents' and Sectk)n 12
'Other FinwKial Instruments IS￿￿. of FRS 102 to èl of 115 ffinan(ytil inslturY*.
Fénancial instrurnents affj reo)gnised In the ChoriV8 shoot the Charity b8comos paty to ths
ntr8CIu81 pwsims of the inslnJm8nL
Flnancial assets and liabilities we offset. lh8 rf affthnts yesented In tho Ilnandal statemonls. when
thwe is a 18galty 8nforc8able right to set off tha recognis8d amnts and thwe an int8ntion to saldo on a
ot basis or to the asset and setde ts Iwbthty
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Accounllng pollcl••
(Conllnu•d)
8asic fm8ncial assats. ¥th¢h dab￿ arml Cash b•nk bathes. are initlalty measured at
tr3nsa¢bon pric8 indudiNJ transaclkn ctyts and are subs¢qu8nty ¢orri*l al am(yti5ed cost Using Ih
•ffo¢tiv$ Intsrest method unlw th• aThangemont (￿￿titUt¢S • finanong trdnSaEt￿. whefy Ihe ITaw¢tion is
asured at the present valLn of the fukn8 rn￿pts dtsc¢unt4d at a rfArkot rat¢ of inter¢sL Finantsal ossèts
dassTThed as re￿￿eble withn ono year are anwybssd.
Baslc ffn•n¢l•lll•bllltles
Basle finanoal liabmities. indudin9 uedrfkys ar#J barth kJ8ns •• Initial￿ rwnised at pri¢s unkss
Iho arrang•m8nt Co￿titut¥S • finan¢ing transaction. whore th¢ debt fftsbwmont is m¥•sur¢d •1 tho prnsènt
value of tho fu￿re paynwnts disc¢Mmted at a Ma￿•1 rnl• of intrnL FInanCh￿ liabilili8s das4fi8(18$ payable
within ono year are rK)t anxylised.
Trddg ugdhors Are oblIgat￿$ to Poy fr* g*)ds or swicts th81 hava bo8n a(4uwed li Ihe Ordin￿ u)urne of
op&rat￿￿S from suppliers. Aft￿￿nts payable ara dassffj￿ as affrent IAtilities if paym¥nt is due wthin one
r or less. If W they are present￿ as rrf)nll(Yjrf￿t liabilitt8s. Trade creditors arn recoJnis8d inltlally at
Financial Ilabllths are dwwis8d ¥&t18n the chart￿$ c*ffitraclual obl*Jali￿ oxplrn or ar& dlscharg8d or
1.10 Employ•0 bBnefits
Thg of any unus&J holiday env11￿￿t is reoJgn*od In In **)Ich the enwloyofj's soNIc4s
Temiination bertefits ¥r¢ r•o)gnt50d immwiiatety ￿ an expense th8 Charfty is dor1￿strabfy cunmittad
to lemiinale tho ¢M￿oy￿t ot an wryloyee or to provth twMinat*￿ bonoftts.
1.11 R•tlr•mwrt b•n•fits
Crltkal acM¥nllng osUmat•¥ and Jwlg•mw*s
In the applicatim of th8 ChariV$ ac££wntiro Oi(i88, ts Trust¢¢s •ro rwuired to make judg¢m¢nts.
estimates and •s$ump1kn5 tho carying amtyjnt of as50ts ond lith"litios that affj not readily app8rBnl
frorn other sourc&s. Th8 esb'matos and assorJat8d a55urnption$ are bas8d on hisl0ri¢81 experi•n￿ and other
factors that are o)ns•Jer•d to b• rd¢vant ktual may drff8rfrc•m eslim•tOS.
Thè èstimat8s and undortw'ng assurytions are rnviÈw￿ cffl an ryxng basis. Révlsions to aCc￿n11N9
8sb"mates are reco3nised Sn th8 In **)￿h Ihe 8Stin)ato is rovisad t*fiere rèvision affacts only that
perfod. or In the perbj tho revtsth arml mxjs ¥thtwo ts revl4on affects both vJrront and futsjre
periods.
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Unrnstrtct•d Unrnslrtet•d
fundB
fundB
2024
2023
1,218.091
1,275.727
GTrnts
Other
1,218.091
1,275,T27
1.218.091
1.27S.727
Charltabl•
Charltable
In¢om•
2023
2024
Charltable In¢om•
Commercval training
Emptyer contributwjr
Olhgr irK¥Jff*
117,935
51.397
26.492
113,561
58,094
6.041
195,824
177.696
UnrnstrfGt•d Unr•Btrlct•d
funds
funds
2024
2023
6.422
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
Exp•ndllur• on ralslng fund•
Unrnstrlct•d Unrngtrlcl•d
fund8
fvnds
2024
2023
Fundral4lng and publl¢lty
Adverusing
O¢h•r fvndraising costs
25,239
995
522,693
36.297
5,220
519.637
548.927
561,154
Exp•ndthirn on ¢harllAbl• acll¥lU
Charlt•bl• Ch•rflabl•
actlvltles acllvltl•s
Dlr•ct costs
Dep￿￿11￿ and impainT￿l
Training
0th8rtralno9 costs
5.981
227.541
23.316
310,160
139.154
315.888
472,630
Sh4rn of svpport and go¥•rnw costs (s•• not• 8)
Support
Go¥emance
446.711
15.944
420,016
22.478
780.543
915,124
Analysls by fund
Unreslricted
Restrthd funds
TT4,562
5.981
891,808
23.316
780,543
915.124
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
Support coBts
2023
245.265
16.070
48.C(M)
9.976
17.048
245.265
16.070
48.000
9.976
17.048
30.529
214.837
214.837
2.565
48,123
12.496
12.542
39,985
D•FTh¢io1
Rent
InsuranL¥
Ratas ar¥J ￿8￿JY
Re￿IrS aThJ ren8wals
Telephone, postage arKI
Ststionwy
Slaff lrnining and
recruiiment
Professional fws arKI
subsrriptions
Sundrl8s and donations
Bad debts and bank
thorg0$
48.123
12.496
12,542
21,1(K)
21.100
19,361
I9,￿1
10,379
10,379
16.704
41.626
16.704
41.626
18,766
18,766
36.355
4.607
4.807
feas
N£countsncy
Legal and profess￿81
0th8rgovemance cuts
8250
7,375
7,375
9.380
1.213
4,510
210
210
2,400
1.213
4.510
448.711
15.944 464.655
420.016
22.478
442.494
Analys8d b8h¥8en
Chawitsble acti￿1¥9
448.711
15.944 464.655
420,016
22.478
442.494
G0veM8￿ o)sts *K4ud&s paJThnts to th8 &wJiltys of £8.250 (202& £7.375) audit I￿.
14•t mo¥•m•Tht ln funds
2023
The net rn0vw￿ In fuThJs 18 stated after dwgwWIryBdbtryl.
Fetrs p8y8bl* for th¢ audit of the dwitys ffinanci￿ statema
8250
22.051
7,375
25,881
10 Trus1•
NO￿ of the Tru5t88s any (￿eLled ￿th thsml receivad ary rnmunwaknn thJrirwJ th• y•ar. nom
of Ihg Irvstees wer8 rnlmbur5ed {202> £nil).
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
11 Employ••s
2024
Numb•r
2023
Numb•r
Employrnnt ¢oJts
2024
2023
Wages and salams
Soclal securtty ￿SiS
Olher ponsion ojsts
676,605
65.302
26.051
649.25¢
58.T34
787.958
734,474
The numbw ofompbyws V•lKW annual remuw8t*Jn was nmye than £eo,(
is a$ fdlows:
2D24
2023
I￿rnber Numb•r
£60.th)1- £70.OCa)
Remungratk)n of key m•nag•m•nt p•Ysonno1
The rOw￿neratIon of koy Manage￿￿nI PW30nnel w85 as folhy*s:
2024
2023
100.2(KI
98.313
12 T•xotlon
Thg charfty Is exeiiytfrom taXatA￿ ils actsNryt￿ twaLLqe all ts IrKixn8 i8 appll8d fortharitabbe wryK>ses.
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
43 Tanglbl• Ilx4d
fftUngB
At 1 August 2
130.806
At31 thty2024
130.806
D•pmdatlon and Im￿1rnmrt
At 1 August 2023
08preciat￿ (*ary•d in the y￿1
101.004
22.051
At 31 J￿Y 2024
123,055
C•rrylng amount
At 31 July 2024
7.751
At 31 J￿Y 2023
29.802
2023
Amounts falling duo tAltrdn •n• >wr.
Trndg dobtr*s
Prppayft*nts arKI acowed in¢
146.￿1
29.304
96,584
31.766
176.205
128,350
15 Cr•dlt•rs: •mourfs ts111rtg thwwlthln t)n• y•ar
2023
19.7T1
14.220
39.580
437
99.8
Trad• crèdltors
Oiher ueditor5
Accruals and d•fernd ine4Jm
105.662
175.849
154.133
16 R•tlrnm•nl b•n•fft sch•m
2024
2023
Chargo to profft or k)ss in rnspe¢t of d8fir*d ctY)tritsjt￿ sc*w
26.051
26.486
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2024
16 R•llr•m•nt b•n•llt schwn•8
. {C¢mtlnuod)
The Charity operntos a defined c¥)ntr*yJlkn pws*)n Scher￿ for 81 que￿1￿) empbyees. The assets of the
heme art separaldy frc¥n th(xe Of￿ Ch• in an indgp8nd8nUy administernd fvrrfj.
17 Rostrlctod fvnds
Th• r•slrl¢t•d funds of the charity the urwpw*J•d balwK*s of dcrtlths arnl grants h•ld on trust
tyoct to specific c4)nditKffts ty dorbjrs as to thèy may ￿ us8d.
At 1 August R••(•uff••
2023 0X￿nd9d
At 31 July
2024
LEP grant
5,981
15.981}
Pr•vlou8 year.
Al 1 August Resources
2022
oxpond•d
At31 Juty
2023
LEP grant
29297
123.316)
5.981
18 Unrvstrlctsd fund8
The unroslrthd lunds oftM tharty c4)myiw tho uMxporK18d balan￿ ol ¢>xati¢)ns and grants whlch aro
r￿)1 subjgd to $P8¢ifi¢ eondibons by and gry4ntors as to how they may Lwd. Th¥s• indLKIg
dwgnatad funds whth have t*8n sat asth of unrestrthd funds by th• IrLffjt8•s for speofic pu￿￿•s.
At 1 August
IneomlnB R•sourc•s
rn80ur¢•s •xp•ndod
At 31 Juty
2024
Genernl fund8
336,344 1.422.760
11,323.4891
435.615
Prnvlou• y•ar:
Al 1 August Incomlw Resources At 31 Juty
2023
General fut
329.461
1.459.845
{1.452.￿)
338.344

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
19 An•lyslB of n•t •8s•ls bot￿fi lun
Total
funds
2024
fvnd
2024
At 31 Jvly 2024:
Torb3ible sssèts
Current assetsl(liabHil*s)
7,751
427.864
7.751
427.864
435.615
435,615
Tolal
funds
2023
funds
2023
2023
At 31 July 2023:
Tangib18 assets
Current as￿111￿b11tNs)
29,802
306.542
29,802
312.523
5.981
5,981
342,325
L•s$••
Operatry 18ase payments rekywnt rentab payab￿ by wamts88 and c*rtain items of
olTrc6 equipmenL
At th8 r8wUng end date th8 Clwlty Iwd ￿tsta￿J1Thj commftm8nts for futura Mini￿rn lease payments under
mFea￿￿1ab1O owalirwJ leases. fall due as fdkm:
2023
Within on8 year
Betwe8n fvKJ and fm yaa
In over fNO years
51.781
203.973
224.OLK)
5.511
15,123
630
479.754
21.264
22 C¢Mtholllng P•rty
The n￿MberShIp of the ch¥lty was transferr80 m 1 Augusl 2018 to 8asingsloke Collogè of Technology
(Bcon. a further ed￿tion ccrporation aThJ ex8mpt thaiity wilh the prirtipal purpose of provlding edUCat￿n.
8CoT exert ojntrol ovor thè Charity by oftha right to appotnt Dir¢dor5 under the govaming do¢ument ol
thè Charity. BCOT produc4 consolidated finandal statements. indwje the Charws ¥(*¥Junts and can be
oblairAd Road. Basingstoke. Hampshire. RG218TN.
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WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
23 Cash q•n•r•tod from opw*l•ns
2023
S￿p￿S1{deffidt) fcr th8
93,2WI
116.4331
ustments for.
IrM$tynont incLNrn rectyJni8ed in slAtement of finwKaal *iwti•s
08wedat1l￿ 8nd Inyainnont of tlwj 8S$8ts
18.8451
22.051
{6.422)
25.861
Mo¥omonts in W(￿r￿j ca￿al.
(Increaselldecreasè in d8btcrfs
In¢rea8elldecreasel in cr&JIt￿5
{47.855)
21,716
57,467
{46.646)
C•sh q•n•r•tsd from op•rntloni
80.357
13.847
24 Anotysts of ¢hwg•s In n•t fvnds
Th8 Chality had no matW48I debt duiwwJ the year.