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2024-08-31-accounts

Company Registered Number: 01812908 Charity Registered Number: 299186

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

CONTENTS

Page
Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers 1
Trustees' Report 2 - 10
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 11
Independent Auditors' Report on the Financial Statements 12 - 15
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 16
Consolidated Balance Sheet 17
Charity Balance Sheet 18
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 19
Notes to the Financial Statements 20 - 44

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Trustees Alessandro Chiozzi
Kevin Flood, Deputy Chair
Coralie Poumel, Treasurer
Matt Taylor
Mani Vijayaraghavan (resigned 28 January 2025)
Mathangi Vikranth
Cathy Walsh, Chair
Deborah Viner
Company registered
number
01812908
Charity registered
number
299186
Registered office
260-264 Kingsland Road
London
E8 4DG
Key Management
Personnel
Anthony Harmer - Chief Executive
Naima Elmansouri - Head of Vocational Learning
Yvonne Bizayi - Head of Life Skills and Community
Independent auditors
MHA
Statutory Auditor
6th Floor
2 London Wall Place
London, United Kingdom
EC2Y 5AU
Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc
PO Box 10863
130 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 7PY
Bank of Scotland
14-16 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5BL
Solicitors
Russell-Cooke LLP
2 Putney Hill
London
SW15 5BL

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

The Directors, who also act as the Trustees of the Company for charity law purposes, submit their group annual report and the consolidated financial statements of East London Advanced Technology Training for the year ended 31 August 2024. The Directors confirm that the annual report and financial statements of the Company and the Group comply with current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2019)'.

Organisational structure, governance and management

East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT) is a registered charity (charity number 299186) and company limited by guarantee (registered company number 01812908) governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 10 February 1984.

The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees who take responsibility for the strategic direction and quality of operations of the organisation and its people. Working closely with the Senior Management Team, the Board makes decisions through a detailed knowledge of delivery, opportunities and risks garnered through four standing subcommittees which enable scrutiny of the four primary business functions: Curriculum and Quality; Finance and Facilities; Business Development; and Safeguarding. The subcommittees are chaired by Trustees and include as members both Trustees and specialist advisors who contribute their skills and experience without taking on the full duties and responsibilities of trusteeship.

Trustee recruitment, training and evaluation

The organisation has documented trustee responsibilities and duties. Trustees sign an agreement, with each period of tenure limited to three years, though extension through election is permitted. Trustees are recruited via advertisement in relevant newspapers and websites, as well as through word-of-mouth and targeted approaches through community organisations, in particular East London Business Alliance’s Board Match programme which connects voluntary sector organisations with local business. Potential trustees are invited to formal and informal activities prior to appointment. Trustees also undertake training through away days and specific training events.

The board reviews its own performance and that of individual trustees, including the chair. This happens every year with an external evaluation by FE Associates against the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework. Such evaluation typically considers the board’s balance of skills, experience and knowledge, its diversity in the widest sense, how the board works together and other factors relevant to its effectiveness. To consolidate its effectiveness and identify improvements against good practice on an ongoing basis, the Board is currently working towards the Charity Commission Governance Code for larger charities. This process is now largely completed, and the Board expects to fully meet all Code criteria by July 2024.

The Board retains close links to the Board of Haggerston Neighbourhood Learning Centre, ELATT's subsidiary charity. The chair of ELATT’s Board also chairs HNLC’s Board. The HNLC was set up in 2002 as a safeguard to ensure that in the event that ELATT faced closure, the HNLC could continue to make the property available to other charitable causes. Therefore, HNLC's only activity is to provide permanent premises in Hackney for ELATT to run its charitable activities of training and education, and it does not employ its own staff or have any other income other than its rent from ELATT.

Volunteers

Volunteers are integral to ELATT’s charitable activities and ethos. In the past year, ELATT has had a team of up to 50 volunteers at any one time, who have provided:

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Please note that the financial value of volunteers is not recognised in the accounts.

Our vision and mission

ELATT’s mission ‘to inspire people with the skills they need to flourish in life and work’.

Since ELATT started teaching East Londoners to build computers in 1984, we have been working tirelessly to tackle poverty and social isolation in our city by providing training and whole-person support for marginalised young people and adults.

Our vision is to make London a city where everyone can flourish in their lives, no matter their age, background or circumstances.

Mainstream education and support services do not meet the needs of many of the most vulnerable Londoners, locking them out of the skilled employment opportunities that exist in our city and that offer financial security, stability and career development.

That’s why we work with people who have been let down by mainstream education, including young people not in employment, education or training; refugees, asylum seekers and migrants with no access to public funds; and people with long term mental and physical health issues, disability, learning difficulties or other barriers to achievement.

We are here to connect all the talented and aspirational Londoners who have not had access to the career opportunities they deserve nor the workplaces in our city that need them.

Objectives and activities

Our formal Objects as revised in July 2010 are:

(i) The education and training of young persons and adults in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and other disadvantaged areas of London in the skills essential for adult and working life, including information and communications technology.

(ii) The provision of advice, guidance and support so that such persons may benefit from education, training and employment.

Our strategic objectives for the period 2024 – 2027 are:

Meeting Needs: ELATT will seek to provide fit-for-purpose training and education, that meets the specific needs of those we aim to help. We will teach the skills they need, delivered in the ways they need, with the support they need.

Enabling Progression: We will focus on the social integration, personal independence and employment outcomes that our students need by building great relationships with our communities, employers and industry, delivering a curriculum that community and employers value, and enabling progression to further learning and training, work experience, employment and apprenticeships.

Funding and sustainability: We will seek to secure our ability to continue to provide high quality services, diversifying our sources of funding and increasing efficiencies, and continuing to focus on the quality of our provision, which in turn improves our ability to attract funding.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

We implement these objectives through our Learning Model for personal development which combines classroom training, real world learning and one-to-one support. Its elements are:

Grounded

in the skills required to live an independent and fulfilling life in the modern age – English, maths, IT, and a mindset of lifelong learning and the ability to work with and support others.

Skilled

in practical and in-demand vocational areas including Web Design, Software Development, Computer Engineering, Digital Media Production, Games Design, IT and education professions.

Involved

in community through volunteering, community action or simply building supportive learning communities.

Ready

to move on to the next step. This can be employment or better pay, further study at college or university, community involvement and integration, but overall developing the confidence and self-worth to look ahead.

Our work engages with three groups of participants:

Adult returners aged over 19 such as Brunilda, a young refugee from Albania who started on an ESOL course and quickly progressed to Web Design and Development. Brunilda completed a Level 2 qualification in IT and volunteered for us both as a teaching assistant and in the admin department. She is now working in the tech industry as an Apprentice Programmer.

Sixth formers aged 16-19 such as Daniel* who arrived at ELATT with no qualifications, high needs and severe mental health issues: in the time he was with ELATT, he passed GCSE English, Functional Skills Maths and gained an Advanced Level 3 qualification in ICT and, in October 2023, began studying for a Foundation Degree in Archaeology and History at Birkbeck University.

Refugees and migrants such as Dilek, a physical education teacher from Turkey. Dilek arrived in the UK as an asylum seeker and attended English classes through our New Roots programme. She progressed to our Teaching Assistant course and volunteered at ELATT as a teaching assistant supporting lower-level English learners. Dilek is now safely settled in London and working in a primary school.

*name changed for reasons of confidentiality

Achievements and performance in 2024

Our learners

We supported a total of 797 learners across all our provision: 170 in Adult Vocational, 95 in Sixth Form and 532 in our Life Skills provision.

These 797 individuals took 1345 qualifications overall, passing 97% of them.

Achievement

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

We are graded good by Ofsted, with outstanding areas in personal development, behaviour and attitudes and adult learning.

The following table shows our targets and our outcomes for each of our key student groups in 2023-2024, with our goals for 2024-2025:

Adult returners 19+

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Key measure 2023-2024 target 2023-2024 actual 2024-2025 goals
Student enrolments 150 170 168
Learning aim starts 250 240 280
Grounded / Skilled
Qualifications achieved 90% 99% 90%
Involved / Ready
Progression to employment or further
learning 70% 60% 75%
Sixth form provision 16-19
Key measure 2023-2024 target 2023-2024 actual 2024-2025 goals
Student enrolments 75 95 95
Learning aim starts 200 257 240
Grounded / Skilled
Qualifications achieved 80% 85% 80%
Involved / Ready
Progression to employment or further
learning 80% 82% 80%
Life Skills: refugees and migrant provision
Key measure 2023-2024 target 2023-2024 actual 2024-2025 goals
Student enrolments 450 532 400
Learning aim starts 600 848 550
Grounded / Skilled
Qualifications achieved 85% 100% 90%
Involved / Ready
Progression to employment or further
learning 85% 71% 80%
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*Adult Vocational progression to positive destinations was lower than expected, caused by challenges in tracking all graduates for the six months after their course ended. To address this we are implementing a centralised database throughout 2024-2025.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

** progression to further study was lower in 23/24 than our target. This was largely due to the end of EU funding in the UK during 2023, which, following a steep rise in learner numbers in the last years of the UK ESF programme from 2021-23, led to a rapid decrease in student places from early 2024. This meant there were fewer available study places across London, and especially in the voluntary sector, for students to progress to.

Impact

ELATT students in 2023-2024 achieved great strides towards the career and life goals. We are particularly proud to note that:

58% of our Adult Vocational students were in paid work by the end of their course, 37% progressed into further learning, and 41% took part in our professional mentoring & community engagement programmes.

77% of our Sixth Form students progressed to further learning at a higher level, including at ELATT and external colleges, 96% took part in our professional mentoring and work experience programme, 18% took up long-term work placement opportunities and 28% of our graduates progressed into employment, supported internships or university.

78% of our Life Skills students took part in community engagement activities, 21% took up volunteering for a local good cause, 65% progressed to further learning, and 28% were employed at the end of their programme.

Meanwhile, ELATT’s subsidiary the HNLC continued to provide premises to ELATT.

Plans for future periods

Based on our successes and risks in 2023-2024 our priorities for the coming year are:

Going Concern

ELATT’s Trustees have reviewed our going concern status. They have concluded that ELATT is sufficiently financially robust to remain a going concern for the foreseeable future, in the knowledge that a number of our projects are grant-funded and secured in some cases until as far ahead as 2028. We have received generous additional support from UBS, Wellington Wealth Management, State Street, MarketAxess, Mimecast and the National Lottery, and so, combined with continued high levels of quality delivery, in this way have both further diversified our income and increased our reserves.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Whilst the Trustees recognise that the cash reserve level is lower than last year, this reflects the substantial investment made in the Hackney site in 2024, and the Board is content that loan debts will continue to be serviced and that cash will remain strong.

Nevertheless, Trustees are clear that, in common with many organisations in the UK’s private and non-profit sector, the current economic and funding situation poses a significant risk to our cashflow and ability to build reserves, especially due to the high cost of living and the end of European funding. In order to manage the end of EU funding, we have to date applied for a number of continuation or replacement funds and expect further opportunities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. If these fundraising opportunities do not materialise, then we have sufficient reserves in order to manage successfully a downscaling of the charity's activities in order to remain sustainable.

Public Benefit

The Directors confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. In particular, the Directors ensure that access to ELATT’s learning and support provision remains free of charge to its students.

Key management personnel

ELATT’s key management personnel consists of its Chief Executive, Head of Vocational Learning, who is the organisation’s senior manager responsible for Adult Vocational and Sixth Form provision, and Head of Life Skills and Community, who is the organisation’s senior manager responsible for refugee and migrant provision.

The remuneration of key management is established through the Remuneration Sub Committee which consists of the Chair, Deputy-Chair and Treasurer and which meets annually in December. The Remuneration Sub Committee has delegated authority from the Board of Trustees to consider pay of all staff in the light of:

Trustees are not remunerated.

Principal Risks

The Trustees and the Executive Team assess annually the major risks to the organisation. These are compiled in the Risk Register which scores all the risks to the business for likelihood, impact and overall risk. The Register is reviewed each quarter by each of the subcommittees, noting action that has been taken within the organisation to reduce likelihood and impact. This in turn is reported to and monitored by the main Trustee Board.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

The Charity's principal risks and actions to mitigate these risks are:

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Risk Overview of actions to mitigate
Sudden loss of key staff Succession and contingency planning.
Sudden loss of key funding Succession and contingency planning; diversification of
income; building of free reserves.
Apply to replacements to ESF once available to ensure
replacement of EU funding.
Legal transgression at partner or subcontractor Due diligence and monitoring programme.
IT systems failure Ensure security procedures are adequate at all times;
plan ahead for upgrades to system.
Fraud (financial or delivery) Implementation of Financial Procedures and Policy;
ensure adequate insurance for eventualities.
Safeguarding and/or Prevent failure DBS enhanced disclosure for all relevant staff,
Trustees, visitors and volunteers. Implementation of
Safeguarding and Prevent policies including in the
online environment.
Health and safety failure Implementation of H&S policy and risk management
process; ensure adequate insurance for eventualities.
Data protection failure Ensure compliance with GDPR; ensure adequate
insurance for eventualities.
Equality and diversity failure Ensure consistent and appropriate application of the
Equality Act 2010 in regards to students, staff,
volunteers and partners.
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Financial review

In particular, the Trustees took great encouragement from the fact that the Charity achieved a surplus of £26,918 in 2023-2024 against the backdrop of the loss of over £600,000 in annual income following the end of EU funding in the UK, as well as further substantial investments in the property. This surplus, although narrow compared to previous years, shows the Board's careful oversight of both annual expenditure and longer-term financial strategy. At the mid-way point of 2024-2025 the trustees believe that ELATT should continue to generate a small surplus in the new financial year and next.

In the years prior to the end of EU funding, the Trustees took the decision to focus on building reserves knowing that the end of ESF funding in the UK would have a negative impact on the Charity and made provision for reserves to be spent in this transition period. As of now this has not yet been necessary, but the Trustees remain ready to spend a reasonable amount of these reserves over the next two years should this be necessary within the context of their wider strategic plan. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. Therefore, the trustees are ready if necessary to spend a reasonable amount of these reserves during 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 within their wider strategic plan. Nevertheless, the Charity's cash reserves remain strong, and the Board is fully confident in its ability to service the loan debt and meet its financial commitments. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

The HNLC continues to perform as expected, with its sole income coming from rental of the property to ELATT and its main expenditure remaining the fulfilment of the mortgage loan and its associated charges.

At the year end the charity group held free reserves (defined as unrestricted funds not held with Fixed Assets, mortgage debt or designated funds) of £1,211,387.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Reserves Policy

In accordance with the recommendations of the Charity Commission, the Reserves Policy is reviewed annually at the time of receiving the audited accounts.

The trustees are clear on why ELATT needs to hold adequate reserves. This is order to:

In this context the Board agreed a longer term goal to have between three and six months' running costs in free reserves (as defined as unrestricted funds that are not held as designated funds, fixed assets or mortgage debt). At the year-end this target was £600,000 at the lower point and £1,200,.000 at its highest. At the year-end the free reserves amounted to £1,211,387 representing 6 month's running costs. Although this is slightly in excess of the policy, this reflects the fact the revenue has fallen since the end of EU funding in the UK, whilst the cash reserve has largely been maintained in the same period.

In this light, the Board is determined that the Charity should work to maintain reserves at the upper end of the policy given the uncertainty caused to the sector due to the end of EU funding. Therefore, trustees are satisfied with the Charity's performance in regard to its general reserves level.

The purpose of restricted funds is to signify where the funder, donor or grant-making body have stipulated the exact nature of delivery and approved an expenditure-based system of drawing down the grant based on delivery of those activities.

Subcontracting policy

On some projects, ELATT acts as an intermediary for the government and its agencies and takes responsibility for management and quality assurance on these projects. Each of these projects has specific aims consistent with ELATT’s own charitable Objects, and the Charity meets these aims by applying a standard process in dealing with partners. In 2023-2024 our main projects using subcontractors was the UK Space Agency-funded project ‘Space for All’.

Following the completion of the renovation works of the Kingsland Road Premises a review of the nature of this fund balance was conducted. It was concluded that whilst the works were funded by grants received from the Greater London Authority, other private foundations, and the Charity's own funds, the terms on which the funding was given have been complied with. Therefore, the restriction of the funds has been complied with. However, in line with the terms on which some of the funds were given means that should the charity sell the property then the grants are subject to a clawback. As such a contingent liability has been disclosed in Note 23.

This report has been prepared having taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in the Companies Act 2006.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Approved by order of the Members of the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:

………………………… Cathy Walsh Chair of Trustees

Date:

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

The Trustees (who are also the Directors of the Charity for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the 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 Group and the Charity and of their incoming resources and application of resources, including their income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group and the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

Approved by order of the Members of the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:

................................................

Cathy Walsh Chair of Trustees Date: 30.04.2025

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of East London Advanced Technology Training (the 'Charity') and its subsidiaries (the 'Group') for the year ended 31 August 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Charity Balance Sheet, the Consolidated 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:

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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group and Charity 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

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 or the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (CONTINUED)

Other information

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the Group and Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' 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:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the Trustees (who are also the Directors of the Group and Charity 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.

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(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (CONTINUED)

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the Group's and Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the Group or Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors' 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 Auditors' Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

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

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 Auditors' Report.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (CONTINUED)

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Group and Charity's Members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Group and Charity's Members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' 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 Group and Charity's Members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Stuart McKay BSc FCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of

MHA

Statutory Auditor London, United Kingdom

Date: 09.05.2025

MHA is the trading name of MHA Audit Services LLP, a limited liability partnership in England and Wales (registered number OC455542).

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Note
Income from:
Donations
4
Charitable activities
5
Investment income
6
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
Charitable activities
8,9
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
89,553
2,144,488
22,576
2,256,617
48,666
2,181,033
2,229,699
26,918
3,100,914
26,918
3,127,832		 Restricted
funds
2024
£
-
805,580
-
805,580
7,531
798,049
805,580
-
-
-
-		 Total
funds
2024
£
89,553
2,950,068
22,576
3,062,197
56,197
2,979,082
3,035,279
26,918
3,100,914
26,918
3,127,832		 Total
funds
2023
£
119,281
3,471,271
10,906
3,601,458
45,361
3,331,883
3,377,244
224,214
2,876,700
224,214
3,100,914

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 20 to 44 form part of these financial statements.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 01812908

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
13
Current assets
Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year
15
Cash at bank and in hand
21
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one
year
16
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more
than one year
17
Total net assets
Group funds
Restricted funds
18
Unrestricted funds
18
Total funds		 2024
£
422,890
1,286,159
1,709,049
(423,271)		 2024
£
1,842,054
1,842,054
1,285,778
3,127,832
-
3,127,832
-
3,127,832
3,127,832		 2023
£
729,533
1,374,338
2,103,871
(713,867)		 2023
£
1,777,701
1,777,701
1,390,004
3,167,705
(66,791)
3,100,914
-
3,100,914
3,100,914

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.

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

................................................

Cathy Walsh

Chair of Trustees Date: 30.04.2025

The notes on pages 20 to 44 form part of these financial statements.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 01812908

CHARITY BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
13
Current assets
Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year
15
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one
year
16
Net current assets
Total net assets
Charity funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds		 2024
£
422,890
1,282,210
1,705,100
(343,437)		 2024
£
673,912
673,912
1,361,663
2,035,575
-
2,035,575
2,035,575		 2023
£
729,533
1,299,517
2,029,050
(660,713)		 2023
£
585,792
585,792
1,368,337
1,954,129
-
1,954,129
1,954,129

The Charity's net movement in funds for the year was £81,446 (2023 - £388,655) .

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.

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

................................................

Cathy Walsh Chair of Trustees Date: 30.04.2025

The notes on pages 20 to 44 form part of these financial statements.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities
20
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment income
6
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
13
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of borrowing
16,17
Interest paid
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
21		 2024
£
118,473
22,576
(185,017)
(162,441)
(51,811)
7,600
(44,211)
(88,179)
1,374,338
1,286,159		 2023
£
32,896
10,906
(141,977)
(131,071)
(59,411)
8,112
(51,299)
(149,474)
1,523,812
1,374,338

The notes on pages 20 to 44 form part of these financial statements.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

1. General information

East London Advanced Technology Training is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is registered with the Charity Commission (Charity Registered Number: 299186) and the Registrar of Companies (Company Registration Number: 01812908) in England and Wales.

The address of the registered office is given in the Group and Charity information on page 1 of these financial statements.

The nature of the Group and Charity's operations and principal activities are detailed within the Trustees Report.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

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), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

East London Advanced Technology Training meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The financial statements have been presented in sterling, which is also the functional currency of the Group and are rounded to the nearest pound.

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and Consolidated Balance Sheet consolidate the financial statements of the Group and its subsidiary undertaking. The results of the subsidiary are consolidated on a line by line basis.

The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption allowed under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its own Statement of Financial Activities in these financial statements.

2.2 Going concern

The Trustees have assessed the use of going concern and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the Group and Charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of the approval of these financial statements. The Trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group and Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, the Trustees are not aware of any material uncertainties regarding the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Group and Charity continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. The Group and Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.3 Income recognition

All income is recognised once the Group has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

For donations to be recognised the Group will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfillment of those conditions is within the control of the Group and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

The Group receives government grants in respect of furthering its charitable objectives. Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the Group has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.

2.4 Expenditure recognition

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs relating to the category. Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Group's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

2.5 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Group; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

2.6 Taxation

In accordance with schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 the Charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. It therefore does not suffer tax on income or gains applied for charitable purposes.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Invoices of £500 or more relating to the purchase of tangible fixed assets are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.

Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is not charged on freehold land. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives. Each category of asset is separated into its different components and then depreciated in line with the useful economic life of that component on the following bases using the straight-line method:

Long-term leasehold property - over the term of the lease Leasehold improvements - over the term of the lease or life of the asset (between 5 and 50 years) - Equipment, computers and 20% - 50% of cost each year furniture

Expenditure on leasehold improvements includes pre-development costs directly attributable to the property improvements being undertaken.

2.8 Debtors

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

2.9 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

2.10 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance Sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Group anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities as a finance cost.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.11 Financial instruments

The Group does not have a material holding in complex financial instruments. The Group only holds basic Financial Instruments. The financial assets and financial liabilities of the Group are as follows:

Debtors – trade and other debtors (including accrued income) are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost as detailed in Note 15. Prepayments are not financial instruments.

Cash at bank – is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value.

Liabilities – trade creditors, accruals and other creditors will be classified as financial instruments, and are measured at amortised cost as detailed in Notes 16 and 17. Taxation and social security are not included in the financial instruments disclosure. Deferred income is not deemed to be a financial liability, as in the cash settlement has already taken place and there is simply an obligation to deliver charitable services rather than cash or another financial instrument.

2.12 Leases

Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalised and depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and the expected useful life of the asset. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction of the outstanding lease liability using the effective interest method. The related obligations, net of future finance charges, are included in creditors.

2.13 Pensions

The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Group to the fund in respect of the year.

2.14 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 Group 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.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Group for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

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.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

4. Income from donations

Grants and donations
Grants and donations		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
89,553
Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
119,281		 Total
funds
2024
£
89,553
Total
funds
2023
£
119,281

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(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

5. Income from charitable activities

Income from charitable activities - current year
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)
National Lottery Community Fund (RC London and South
East Region): 'Equal Voices'
City Bridge Foundation
Henry Smith Charity: 'New Roots'
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Education, Health and Care Plan Funding
ESF Academies
Garfield Weston Foundation
Greater London Authority
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
NHS East London NHS Wellbeing Fund
Other Funders including Trusts and Colleges
St. James Place Foundation
UBS Business Solutions
UK Space Agency: 'Space in the Community'
University College London
Wolfson Foundation
Youth Futures Foundation
14-16 Statutory Educational Provider
Total 2024		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
-
-
-
-
678,500
367,533
-
-
947,130
18,150
79,168
-
3,317
-
-
-
480
-
-
50,210
2,144,488		 Restricted
funds
2024
£
162,671
190,670
44,534
27,200
-
-
4,287
6,667
76,187
-
-
13,081
-
30,000
106,751
37,523
-
39,700
66,309
-
805,580		 Total
funds
2024
£
162,671
190,670
44,534
27,200
678,500
367,533
4,287
6,667
1,023,317
18,150
79,168
13,081
3,317
30,000
106,751
37,523
480
39,700
66,309
50,210
2,950,068

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(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

5. Income from charitable activities (continued)

Income from charitable activities - prior year
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)
National Lottery Community Fund (RC London and South
East Region): 'Equal Voices'
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Education, Health and Care Plan Funding
Greater London Authority
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Lottery Building Better Opportunities Fund: 'Working West
London'
Other Funders including Trust and Colleges
Paddington Development Trust: SWEET
Roma Support Group
St. James Place Foundation
UBS Business Solutions
Youth Futures Foundation
14-16 Statutory Educational Provider
Total 2023		 Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
-
-
418,475
360,321
694,265
27,900
32,934
9,451
-
20,233
-
4,154
-
-
-
10,065
1,577,798		 Restricted
funds
2023
£
760,926
97,368
-
-
524,873
-
-
-
192,161
-
10,564
-
30,000
119,989
157,592
-
1,893,473		 Total
funds
2023
£
760,926
97,368
418,475
360,321
1,219,138
27,900
32,934
9,451
192,161
20,233
10,564
4,154
30,000
119,989
157,592
10,065
3,471,271

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(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

5. Income from charitable activities (continued)

Included within Income from charitable activities is grant income from the following Government sources:

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)
National Lottery Community Fund (RC London and South East Region):
'Equal Voices'
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Education, Health and Care Plan Funding
Greater London Authority
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Lottery Building Better Opportunities Fund: 'Working West London'
14-16 Statutory Educational Provider		 2024
£
162,671
190,670
678,500
367,533
1,023,317
18,150
-
79,168
-
-
50,210
2,570,219		 2023
£
760,926
97,368
478,475
360,321
1,302,686
27,900
-
32,934
9,451
192,161
10,065
3,272,287

There were no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies attached to the government grants recognised above.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

6. Investment income

Bank interest receivable
Bank interest receivable
Expenditure on raising funds
Direct costs
Staff costs
Support costs
Staff costs
Depreciation
Premises costs
Office supplies
Marketing
Interest and bank charges
Other staff costs
Legal and professional
Governance costs (Note 10)
Other costs		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
22,576
Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
10,906
2024
£
48,666
48,666
1,961
1,439
1,292
505
339
17
671
831
457
19
7,531
56,197		 Total
funds
2024
£
22,576
Total
funds
2023
£
10,906
2023
£
39,958
39,958
1,352
936
1,017
287
387
11
720
362
249
82
5,403
45,361

7. Expenditure on raising funds

In the previous year, £39,958 was allocated to unrestricted funds and £5,403 was allocated to restricted funds.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

8. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities - by fund

Training and education
Training and education		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
2,181,033
Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
1,443,813		 Restricted
funds
2024
£
798,049
Restricted
funds
2023
£
1,888,070		 Total
funds
2024
£
2,979,082
Total
funds
2023
£
3,331,883

9. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities - by type

Training and education
Training and education		 Activities
undertaken
directly
2024
£
2,431,781
Activities
undertaken
directly
2023
£
2,702,532		 Support
costs
2024
£
547,301
Support
costs
2023
£
629,351		 Total
funds
2024
£
2,979,082
Total
funds
2023
£
3,331,883

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

9. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities - by type (continued)

Analysis of support costs

Staff costs
Depreciation
Premises costs
Office supplies
Marketing
Interest and bank charges
Other staff costs
Legal and professional
Governance costs (Note 10)
Other costs		 Total
funds
2024
£
136,453
105,792
89,908
35,119
23,605
8,817
51,647
62,183
29,844
3,933
547,301		 Total
funds
2023
£
157,454
108,991
118,421
33,478
45,100
1,242
83,913
42,179
28,991
9,582
629,351

10. Governance costs

Auditor's remuneration - Audit services
Auditor's remuneration - Non-audit services
Independent Examiner's remuneration (HNLC)
Independent Examiner's remuneration (HNLC) - Prior year under accrual
Bank charges
Total		 2024
£
15,600
10,541
4,160
-
-
30,301		 2023
£
15,000
10,560
2,280
1,310
90
29,240

Of the total governance costs, £29,844 (2023 - £28,991) were allocated to charitable activities - support costs and £457 (2023 - £249) were allocated to raising funds - support costs.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

11. Staff costs

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 Group
2024
£
2,012,324
182,333
90,200
2,284,857		 Group
2023
£
2,026,466
187,389
94,887
2,308,742		 Charity
2024
£
2,012,324
182,333
90,200
2,284,857		 Charity
2023
£
2,026,466
187,389
94,887
2,308,742

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

Group Group Charity Charity
2024 2023 2024 2023
No. No. No. No.
Employees 78 77 78 77

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

Group Group
2024 2023
No. No.
In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1 1

The Trustees have considered the following posts fall within the scope of the definition of Key Management Personnel; the Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer, the Head of Vocational Learning and the Head of Life Skills and Community. The Trustees of the Group give their time voluntarily and are not remunerated. The total employee benefits paid to the Key Management Personnel was £219,132 (2023 - £222,731).

12. Trustees' remuneration and expenses

During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2023 - £NIL) .

During the year ended 31 August 2024, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2023 - £NIL) .

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

13. Tangible fixed assets

Group

Cost or valuation
At 1 September 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 August 2024
Depreciation
At 1 September 2023
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31 August 2024
Net book value
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023		 Long-term
leasehold
property
£
820,000
-
-
820,000
138,006
6,560
-
144,566
675,434
681,994		 Leasehold
improvements
£
1,515,043
167,807
-
1,682,850
475,802
53,269
-
529,071
1,153,779
1,039,241		 Equipment,
fixtures and
fittings
£
365,286
17,210
(19,046)
363,450
308,820
47,402
(5,613)
350,609
12,841
56,466		 Total
£
2,700,329
185,017
(19,046)
2,866,300
922,628
107,231
(5,613)
1,024,246
1,842,054
1,777,701

Equipment, fixtures and fittings are all owned by the Charity. The long leasehold premises is owned by the subsidiary company (Note 14).

A charge is registered against the title of the leasehold property by the Department for Education and Skills in respect of a grant from UK-Online, a major contributor towards the purchase of the premises, which secures the repayment of part or all of the grant should the assets not continue to be used for the purposes for which the grant was given. The grant received from UK-Online in 2004 was £345,629.

There is a further charge registered against the property by the London Development Agency (LDA), another major contributor towards the purchase of the premises. This also secures the repayment of part or all of the grant should the assets not continue to be used for the purposes for which the grant was given. The grant received from the LDA in 2004 was £585,012.

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

13. Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Charity

Cost or valuation
At 1 September 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 August 2024
Depreciation
At 1 September 2023
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31 August 2024
Net book value
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023		 Leasehold
improvements
£
654,685
167,807
-
822,492
125,359
36,062
-
161,421
661,071
529,326		 Equipment,
fixtures and
fittings
£
365,286
17,210
(19,046)
363,450
308,820
47,402
(5,613)
350,609
12,841
56,466		 Total
£
1,019,971
185,017
(19,046)
1,185,942
434,179
83,464
(5,613)
512,030
673,912
585,792

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EAST LONDON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

14. Investment in subsidiary

Haggerston Neighbourhood Learning Centre (HNLC) is a registered Charity (Charity Registered Number: 1098129) and company limited by guarantee (Company Registered Number: 04619849), with no share capital, East London Advanced Technology Training being its sole member. The charitable objects of HNLC is the advancement of education and training of young people. HNLC was incorporated on the 17 December 2002.

The results and capital of HNLC were as follows:

Income
Administration costs
Aggregate of reserves		 2024
£
91,200
(145,728)
(54,528)
2024
£
1,099,857		 2023
£
91,200
(255,641)
(164,441)
2023
£
1,146,785

15. Debtors

Due within one year
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income		 Group
2024
£
374,709
-
48,181
422,890		 Group
2023
£
351,893
14,311
363,329
729,533		 Charity
2024
£
374,709
-
48,181
422,890		 Charity
2023
£
351,893
14,311
363,329
729,533

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16. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Bank loans
Trade creditors
Amounts owed to group undertakings
Other taxation and social security
Accruals and deferred income
Deferred income
Deferred income at 1 September
Resources deferred during the year
Amounts released from previous periods
Deferred income 31 August		 Group
2024
£
74,391
34,124
-
13,734
301,022
423,271
Group
2024
£
397,035
264,666
(397,035)
264,666		 Group
2023
£
51,811
71,113
-
13,993
576,950
713,867
Group
2023
£
510,115
397,035
(510,115)
397,035		 Charity
2024
£
-
32,824
2,237
13,734
294,642
343,437
Charity
2024
£
397,035
264,666
(397,035)
264,666		 Charity
2023
£
-
69,813
2,237
13,993
574,670
660,713
Charity
2023
£
510,115
397,035
(510,115)
397,035

Deferred income comprises grant and contract income received or invoiced in the year to be used in future accounting periods.

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

Group Group
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans - 66,791

A long term loan from Halifax Bank of Scotland PLC was obtained by HNLC and is secured on the Group's property. £74,391 (2023 - £118,602) in total was outstanding at the year end, split between Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year and Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year.

This loan was obtained to help finance the purchase of, and works to, the Group's property. Mortgage interest is shown in Note 9. The loan is secured on the property, and repayable over 20 years from March 2006 at 2% over base rate.

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18.
Consolidated statement of funds
Statement of funds - current year
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
(AMIF)
National Lottery Community Fund (RC
London and South East Region): 'Equal
Voices'
Henry Smith Charity: ‘New Roots’
Wolfson Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation
Greater London Authority Capital Skills Fund
UBS
Youth Futures Foundation
City Bridge Foundation
NHS East London NHS Wellbeing Fund
St. James Place Foundation
UK Space Agency: ‘Space in the Community’
ESF Academies
Total Restricted funds
Total of funds		 Balance at 1
September
2023
£
3,100,914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,100,914		 Income
£
2,256,617
162,671
190,670
27,200
39,700
6,667
76,187
106,751
66,309
44,534
13,081
30,000
37,523
4,287
805,580
3,062,197		 Expenditure
£
(2,229,699)
(162,671)
(190,670)
(27,200)
(39,700)
(6,667)
(76,187)
(106,751)
(66,309)
(44,534)
(13,081)
(30,000)
(37,523)
(4,287)
(805,580)
(3,035,279)		 Balance at
31 August
2024
£
3,127,832
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,127,832

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18.
Statement of funds (continued)
Statement of funds - prior year
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
(AMIF)
Greater London Authority / European Social
Fund: 'Digital Academies Fund'
Lottery Building Better Opportunities Fund:
'Working West London'
National Lottery Community Fund (RC
London and South East Region): 'Equal
Voices'
UBS Business Solutions: 'New Roots' and
'Refugee Learning Now!'
Youth Futures Foundation
Paddington Development Trust: SWEET
St. James Place Foundation
Total Restricted funds
Total of funds		 Balance at
1 September
2022
£
2,876,700
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,876,700		 Income
£
1,707,985
760,926
524,873
192,161
97,368
119,989
157,592
10,564
30,000
1,893,473
3,601,458		 Expenditure
£
(1,483,771)
(760,926)
(524,873)
(192,161)
(97,368)
(119,989)
(157,592)
(10,564)
(30,000)
(1,893,473)
(3,377,244)		 Balance at
31 August
2023
£
3,100,914
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,100,914

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18. Statements of funds (continued)

Restricted funds

East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT) receives funding for its charitable activities from a variety of sources including restricted grants for specific projects. More details of the overall activities of the Group and Charity are set out in the Trustees' Report.

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)

AMIF supports third country national migrants and refugees to integrate in the UK through a package of English language training, community engagement activities and volunteering.

City Bridge Foundation

A five-year programme providing contextualised ESOL with a community participation and organising programme, including wraparound and wellbeing support for 600 participants across London.

Garfield Weston Foundation

A two-year programme fostering language, skills development, peer support and independence for refugees.

Greater London Authority / European Social Fund: 'Digital Academies Fund' The ESF Academies project provides one-to-one employability, careers advice and job search training to disadvantaged Londoners looking to move into the digital sector.

Greater London Authority Capital Skills Fund

Through the Capital Skills Fund, the GLA provided 50% of the costs towards the creation of the refurbishment of our Kingsland Road premises in summer 2024, including new learning and student support spaces and student facilities. The works were completed by 31 August and fully in use for the new term in September 2024. During the year a transfer was made out of this restricted fund as the full amount of the fund had been spent. In line with the nature of the funding being a capital fund, the balance was therefore transferred to the designated fixed asset fund. This amount will be released periodically in line with the depreciation of the assets which were built with the funds.

Henry Smith Charity: ‘New Roots’

New Roots offers an innovative skills and personal development programme that tackles the root causes of poverty (social isolation, low self-esteem, critical external circumstances such as debt), to help refugees move to a position where they can take up mainstream vocational learning and employability support.

Lottery Building Better Opportunities Fund: 'Working West London'

The London Building Better Opportunities programme funds Working West London, a multi-agency partnership led by ELATT that takes a holistic approach to supporting unemployed refugees in West London into work.

National Lottery Community Fund: 'Equal Voices'

The National Lottery Community Fund supports our programme ‘Equal Voices’, which aims to help refugees and migrants in London learn English, volunteer, find employment and become active contributors to British society.

North East London NHS Wellbeing Fund

A 12-month grant to support the delivery of the ELATT Wellbeing Service, a peer-support programme designed to provide early social intervention to young people and adults in order to reduce later-stage demand for NHS mental health services.

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Paddington Development Trust: ‘SWEET’

ELATT is a partner in SWEET, a project funded by the Lottery Building Better Opportunities Fund and managed by Paddington Development Trust, to support BAME women who are far from the labour market into job search and employment.

St James’ Place Foundation

Our grant from St James’ Place Foundation provides vital, direct support to young people with special needs and at risk of becoming NEET to stay on their educational programme and set goals in order to progress into further learning and employment.

UBS Business Solutions: 'New Roots'

UBS supports ELATT's New Roots programme in East and West London, which addresses social isolation and educational disadvantage from migrant and refugee women through language training, employability, community participation and volunteering.

UBS Business Solutions: 'Refugee Learning Now!'

The Refugee Learning Now! project supports asylum seekers and refugees to access basic skills and vocational training as soon as they arrive in UK. Participants also benefit from cultural orientation activities and learning about British values, rights and responsibilities.

UK Space Agency: ‘Space in the Community’

Space in the Community is an innovative one-year project that encourages young people in inner-London to develop an interest in STEM careers in the space industry through regular seminars and film screenings delivered by professionals in the space, flight and scientific arenas.

Wolfson Foundation

The Wolfson Foundation generously contributed £39,700 towards the construction of a new training room at ELATT’s Hackney premises. The works were fully completed by the end of August 2024 and in use by September 2024.

Youth Futures Foundation

This project supports disadvantaged young adults with a programme of enrichment, employability and personal development running alongside vocational training. The project aims to improve employability outcomes in the long term for this group.

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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds - current year

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Total		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
1,842,054
1,709,049
(423,271)
3,127,832		 Total
funds
2024
£
1,842,054
1,709,049
(423,271)
3,127,832

Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Creditors due in more than one year
Total		 Unrestricted
funds
2023
£
1,777,701
2,103,871
(713,867)
(66,791)
3,100,914		 Total
funds
2023
£
1,777,701
2,103,871
(713,867)
(66,791)
3,100,914

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20. 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
13
Investment income
6
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
13
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
15
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (excluding bank loan)
16
Mortgage interest paid
Net cash provided by operating activities
21.
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
22.
Analysis of Net Debt
At 1
September
2023
£
Cash at bank and in hand
1,374,338
Debt due after 1 year
(66,791)
Debt due within 1 year
(51,811)
1,255,736		 Group
2024
£
26,918
107,231
(22,576)
13,433
306,643
(313,176)
-
118,473
Group
2024
£
1,286,159
1,286,159
Cash flows

£
(88,179)
66,791
(22,580)
(43,968)		 Group
2023
£
224,214
109,927
(10,906)
934
(330,506)
34,392
4,841
32,896
Group
2023
£
1,374,338
1,374,338
At 31
August 2024
£
1,286,159
-
(74,391)
1,211,768

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23. Contingent liabilities

The Group purchased and developed its leasehold premises with the financial assistance of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (originally registered at Department for Education Skills) (via UK-Online) and the London Development Agency (LDA). Both of these agencies placed ongoing restrictions on the asset's use as well as a legal charge over the property. The grant received from UKOnline in 2004 was £345,629 and the grant received from the LDA in 2004 was £585,012. Should a decision be made to sell the property a proportion of these funds would be repayable. At the year end, it was not the Trustees' intention to dispose of the property and therefore no liability has crystallised.

Following the investment of £76,187 into the refurbishment of 260 Kingsland Road over summer 2024, there is now a charge on the property whereby this amount would be paid back to the GLA in the event of the sale of the property. Please note that ELATT currently has no plans to sell the building.

24. Lease commitments

In September 2002, the Group leased premises at 260-268 Kingsland Road on a 125 year lease. The annual commitment for the year was £91,200 (2023 - £91,200). The premises were leased from its subsidiary, Haggerston Neighbourhood Learning Centre.

25. Related party transactions

The Group is taking the exemption under paragraph 33,1A of FRS102 not to disclose intra-group transactions with fellow wholly owned subsidiaries and the parent company.

The Spouse of CEO, Anthony Harmer, received £4,970 (2023 - £NIL) during the year in relation to the teaching of GCSE English. An amount of £NIL (2023 - £NIL) was outstanding at the year end.

There have been no other related party transactions in the year, other than those disclosed in Notes 11 and 12.

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26. Section 37 disclosure

Under Section 37 of the Government and Housing Act 1989, the Group is required to report specifically on grants of £2,000 or more from any local authorities. In 2023, the Group received grants from the London Borough of Hackney, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Waltham Forest		 2024
£
18,150
79,168
-
97,318		 2023
£
27,900
32,934
9,451
70,285

The above funds were fully spent on salaries and project running costs, for the purposes specified by the funders.

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