Ruski
Oxford
olle
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 July 2021
Compary Lbmlted byGuarantee
Re8iStratw Number 00066196
IEnÉl¥nd and Wales)
C￿lity Re8bStration NurnbEr
309701
•AAG6EEXF•
3011tY2021
COMPANIES HOUSE
A16
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Key Manazement Personnel are dellned as mernbers of the College Senior
MaTragemen¢ Team and wefe represented in 2020-21 by:
Paul Dl-Fellce (Prlndpal & CEO)
l•ark Gli￿S IFknartce Manager)
Abld Hu55ain Istudent Serri¢es M3na8er-AvBu5t 2020-February 2021)
Lesley Da￿ (Student 5eNkes Manaier- February 2021. June 20211
Jant Frankl￿ I￿>JItant. A55i5tant Prln(ipal-August zozo to November 20201
5hereen Sameie5inghe Iconsuftant. ASSIS￿*t Prlnclpal- November 2020-May 20III
Nicola O'Shea18Us￿ess Developrr*nt and MaTketingManagerl
Ashok PèteS (Cl￿su1tan1J
Advisors
Flnantl•l stsiement atyJ¥tOfS and reportln8
accountwts
Aifiotis LLP
Friary Court
13-21 Hieh Street
Gvildford GUI 3DL
140 appjintrnent for 201920
lol•rnal aydhors
Banke
The Co-opei•live Bink
legacy Portlolio M•n¥8ement
51h Floot. l 8alloon Street
M•rKhe#eT M604EP
¢offjperatbveb#nk.co.uk
Solicltors
Perlningtons MaThth￿ LLP
94Q0fyrsin8ti￿ Road
QAford BUSI￿$$ Pwk
Alord OX4 2HN
Eve￿h¢o$ Sutherland LLP
One Wc4)d street
London EC2V7WS
Irwin Mntheu LLP
Imperial HDyse
31 Temple streei
rmin8ham 82 58

Contsnt
Reports
rMrec¢ors' reyt wKwporatir¥ Operat￿¥and fvwnrial we4•ewaThd strategic rewt
Ststemenl of corporategovernance and internal control
14
Go¥emln8 Executive's statemenlon regdailly. propilety and compliance
21
Ststemeni of responstblliles of the Members of the CorporatSon
22
Independent aud11￿ report to the Mernbers of Ru5kln College
24
Independeni rewlin8 ac(ountanYs report to Ruskln Cd*e and ESFA
51
Nn•ndal 5tatemehts
Staterneni ofCompreheng%* Inc(rtne
28
8alaDre Sheet asai 31 jU￿T 2021
29
Sfatemwtofcharys in ReseThes
30
Statement ofcash Fkn
31
Note5to the fin￿¢131 ststements
32

OlrectoY< ieport and Kiaieoc rtport-yea
to 31 Jufy 2021
Nalure. Objertlves and Strateiles
The directors present thetr report aAd the flnancMf stsiements for th* yeèy *nded 31 Juty
2021.
Letal slalu5
Ruskin College is a company limited by 8uarantee and a regimered charrty for thE purpD5es of the
Charblies A(11993 as amended bytheChariliesA¢r2011. It isdey8nated forfunding bythe Educatk)n
and Skills Fundin84ency IESFAI and receNe5 fundin8 from the office lorstudents lQfSI.
Mission
ThE CoUeBt'S rni55ion. a5 4pprty4ed ty its Go¥w4￿ ExECUtlvt is..
T0prOv￿ed1KutiOnolOpportUnrtles toodufts whooreexcludedornldtsodvoni¢iged, ondto tr¢w15lornJ
the Individu015 r(wmed oloftg with the ctNnmunit*8 group5 undso(retle5fvn whith they comt.
Publlc benefit statement
Ru5kln College is a registered chority and Is rtyulated by the 5ecretsry of State for Education as
Principal Regulator for all FE Corporations in ÉngLind. The rnembers of the Gfftmin8 Exerutive. who
are tru51eesof the tharily. •re ds%lo5ed on page IS.
In seitirkg ar￿ revlewing the (one8e's sirategic objethves. Ihe GovErnln8 Executive ha5 hod due
rwrd for the Charity CommiMion'$ 6uidance on puL4ic benefit and particularly upon it)
svpplemeniary 8uidan£e on thE a(knncemÈnt of educaiion. ThE gudance sets out the requirernent
that al orEani5ationswishin#tobertco£r•sed¥scharihes must demonstrateexplicitlythattheiraims
are for Ihe publK benefrt.
In deliverin8 rts Miss￿￿. thé Co*e Movides thE foknng ideNsfiable public benelits through the
advancement ol educaiion=
Improves the qualific3tior4 ski15 and erryl¢)yab*t¥ of the Eroups and indi¥iduats it erbia8es
learning.
8Enefits in ￿her areas of pthjlic pdy. lor examp￿ ift Ènhancin6 health and wellbein&
redurK¥ dependEn¢yiJn publii 5ervitts 5UPPOrtinE lamil*s and up'skilline Vo￿nteerS.
Tr•nsform5 the kn of indNKfuals whith in turn roniribute to the deVelopTh￿￿t of cghtSi¥e
and wliertt aynmuhities.
Svpports ihe national need io UP-&kii its aduli popul4tion and address tssyes of social
deprw*btsn. poverty and econotht iDattr4itv.
Adds ￿lue t) the artivitios of ttsrnnwnllies and tr3dÈ w*on5.
The dekvery ol puwlc benefii is ¢o¥ered throughout Ihe DireLiors' Report.
Ruskin College Strateglc Objedlves
A previous stiatewc plèn was a8reed Mt the Grtlern￿i Execuli¥e In November 2016. Havi￿ du*
I￿#Tdfor¢hÈCurrentcOT(UfflStan(Ès.￿hQrethec¢1eEe.SfinancIalOTrd sol¥enrypO￿ts0n deterioraied
sienifi£èNtly. the Cal*ge #raiw wasto seek a mefgei partner tp strengthen itsfmancialheolth.This
ha5 bttn achieved through the rwzerwith the University of Wesi London on 30jU￿ 2021. A rth5ed
sttatwcplan basd on WiinuiTr8tht OPErai(on50f the Colltgt asa BDin8 C+X£tin willbe developed
dum8 2021-22.
Ruskin College

Olrector< report and
te£lc fepwl-yearto 31 Jth 2021
Flnanclal objecflyes
Thecoly's fin￿31 oblecti¥es twt:
To remain financ431ty sound toprotect Itself from unfoTeseen adverse thanees In enrolments and
to generate 5uffKienl iftwme tv enable il to maint•in and impr+)¥e it5 a¢c&)mmodèlloTh and
eoulpment.
To rnainlain the ronfidente of S￿dents. fvnder8 suppliers. bankers and auditors.
fo achievp J &gnilicaAt lÈ¥el ol •¥+r￿@s$ amon8 the Collese 5tsff of the fin•n¢lal envlroThment
wlthin f*hKh il opwate5.
The College *etognise5 thai ihese stated obJectiN*s are easily delNer•ble without Sign1￿cant
linancial and SO￿neY supp￿.
Hnancial perf(xmance Indkators
These financial perforrnar￿ ￿dical0T$ ￿re agreed during theyear.
Taitet 20-21
£11,593kl
17.61
0.02
106%
Actual ZO-21
£1994lk
14_51
0.05
Deficit8eneraled laftev e¥rep¢ional item51
Covenant ratio
Current rat
Debtlincome ratio
Caslt dèys in hand
Siaff costs 1exdudl￿ÈXcepIWjn4 nerns135 % ol
turn¢)ve¥
Flnancial Health
31
iio
116%
97%
Inadequate
Inadequate
The College recognises the importanceof sector measures and Indkators and these are monltored by
the Colle¢*'s FinancÈ Committee on 3 re£ular basi5 and throu¢h the ESFA. The College uses the FE
b d¥ta availawe ¢)n the GOV.UK website Y•hich looks at measu￿5 such •s a¢hfjevemtnt rates. The
College is required to cornplere the annual Finance Record for the ESFA. The College had an
"InadequJt*- financial health gra& in 201&17. aTrJ the rtst4ted position lor 2017-18. the p05ilions
for 2018-19 & 2019-203r￿ the current￿ar also give an Inadequath- rInar￿al hethh grade.
Finandal posltlon
The College athieved an operaiin8 defiot ol E994k12020.. £1.588k defic￿1. This ts aftèr allt)wing for
restructuring costs of É159k12020: nil) and profrt on d￿Pl>s31 of £1.731k1202tr. nill. The College has
not been able to rerow Irorn some siylficant solvency and finanual problems durlng 2018.19 and
2019-20and the overall posili¢n haswrserted durthothe¢utrentfinanoalyear. The keyi55ues beinR:
a Ixk of av•ilable liquldiry. the Impart of COVID on 51udent re¢ruilment and retention,
dlsproprytionately affe¢tir4 RU￿A's denv4raphic In cornparison with the natlonal average. slaff
turnover. w80inE ¢lawbxks from the ESFA and an inuease In thE ppnsion liability. These criiical
ues hwe &Bnificanty and ad¥*rsely Imp3Cted on the o¥erall financial artd sol¥enry ptssititsn of the
College. Tht operatine defKit a£h*￿d was after adju5tin¢ for the provl4on of pensfjon liabllltles
associated to both USS•ndOSPSptnSiOn5.a fvllprobisknnfortheESFAfundw¥clawback and a surplus
on disposal olassets.
Ruskin College

Oirectors. report and strateglc r
rt- year to 31 July 2021
The College experienced Wficani fundi￿ ctswback for the ihree yeary to 2018.19 and as a resull
new fvndin¢ clains were inittsted in 2019.20 and 2020.21. The impact ol COVIO-19 was pariicularly
acute amon# aduli learners with famity and finaficlal obl¢aiions. t¢ynpriswiE the rnajority of the
Ruskin cohort. Enrtslrnents wert up 57% Ort the premis ye•r. with Trade UDioTr Educatlon courses
dell¥ered IOOX onlkne. The College delivered its fffst bEspoke gnline Cornmunlty LeamlnE currlculurn
In partnership with local organisation5 and I￿lepen￿ent￿- ESOL abo saw a sharp rise rn stvdent
numbers on the pr•rious yeai and in this context it is eApected that the Colle8e will have delivered
slgnjficaftdy h¢her percentage of ESFA fundirry(ontsacithan durmKthe prÈv¥)vs¥ear.
7he Colege had suby•niial relahte On the educatii)n 5e£tor fundithu bDdies lor ils principal lund￿8
50vrce, largety through recurr￿1 ¢rants. In 202￿21 Ihe ESFA wobyled 46% 01 the Cole¢e's wt)I
intome.
Foifowlng a Stiategft Prospeds Appralsal ISPAI led by the Further Edtscation Councll {FECI, it
recr*nmended a rnerEer which ¢ould bEtter secure Ihe fvture of the Colkge. Ihe College has
successlullycompkted a fi￿tr the Ur%￿eTS¥1yofWest London IUWLI on 30Jufy 2021. Uwi has
reviewed the past and proieaed peTlorm¥nce of Ru5ksn College in detail and have incorporated this
into a Recovery Plan. UWL which is dernonsrra￿ finanually resthem. Is confideni that it ¢aTh
effertively inherrt Ruskin Ctsllpy I￿•￿Eho￿ #5transilion from opeikn8 al a dpficl ir*an operatinB
surplus position and beyond.
Covid-19
11 is Important io acknDwle* thes1gmbffi￿t IM￿ Covid.19 h45 had on the CtsllEge. De5pff¢e a high
level of ￿terest in the Colle8e. arbd an overoll incrtase in enrolment5 on the pre￿OU$ yEar. lockdown
le5tricl￿ThS seb*rebt alfe(ied the College's abihly to ¢l￿ver1 applications afid retain 51udent5,
e%pEoa1￿at bEEinniThtof thÈ ye•r.
ThÈColle8È4lso fx¢d ch*nB¢S In ensyrln8th4t studeni ahd stsfl salèty was p•r¥hount durin# thi5
period. The costs associated io rnaintainin8high slandardslnthis regard escalated. e5pecièllyin teims
of laciliiies mana8emEnL onhne teaching and provhlin8 (ovef teaching durtng tb5en£es et(. Whi15t
Ihe College wa5 not abl? to secure addlllonal income Irorn its traditional short courses ènd summer
school actwrty. the College was however able to bulld on Its work wth the NHS Irom the pievious
vearto piovifle accommodation ènd Cateri￿l0T.kt￿ workeT53nd overseès cohorislortheacademl¢
year to Mav.
Taxatlon
None of the Cdlege's acti￿1[e5 are Ikibte fwcorporationtu.
Treasury polides armf obJecti¥es
Treasury managemenl is ihe mana8emthioftheCoife8e's cath flow5. *s b4nkin& rnoney Ma￿etartd
capital market transactiohs. theeffertiby control of the iisk5a$50cvJ¢ed with those actithies.. and the
pursufjt of optirnum performance consistent with those r￿ks. The College has separaie tfÈasury
management wo¢eduw ift plxe in its Finan¢lal Reevl•tws. short.term borrowing for temporary
revenue purpo5e5 was auihorised by the Prfndpal after tonsukatw with the Flnanre Manager. Suth
arrangements are vestrirted by limits w tht Financial memorand￿Tr with the E5FA. All oiher
requlre5 the authori5a1￿ of the Governine Exetutive and wdl Col￿ty ￿1th the
requirements of the FIDam¢171 Memoran￿m01tht ESF
Ruskln College

Dirertors. re
and Strate8k report-yearlo 31 2021
Llquldity
The College was abl? to Settle in March 2021. the out51andin¥ lohns wth the Co-operative Bank by
51ng the disposal ol sale proteeds of Stoke House. As the Collège cont￿￿e$ io ImplÈmeni the
othstandiDR actions from the recovery p￿Tr amd the FEC reLommendatiofft& 6t wlll need to malntsin
otsd rdation5hip wbth all stakeholder5. whKh indudes the ESFA.
Thecurreni ratto gNe5 an indication of acollege'sabilitylorneel i15short-terrn dEbt (within oneyearl
usine cash al￿ money owed tc* the Colleze. The ¢utrent iat6D after re¢lasstfyinB the bank loan and
¢lèwback payThents duE to the ESFA wa5 0.05 (before reclassification of fixed asse151 which meant
that ihe College Dot have the ltyuidity to meet its short-¢em 0￿•£41￿￿$. withoui the support of
its maln turthr. the ESFA However. due io ihe mer8er compleled on 30 July 2021 with UWL. Rvskin
Cdl4e ￿11 have adeq￿ate fundine tocontinue in oper31ional txtstente asa pingconcern.
Paymeni perfonnan¢e
The Late Payment of Commercial Debts {InrefeMI Art 1998. 4vhich (ame into torce on l November
1998. requires colleges. in rhe abserKe of agreement to the contrary. to make payments to suPpl￿rS
wtshin 30 days of elther the proviyon ol goods or seThKes or thE date on whith ihe iDVOlfE was
recelved. The tareet5ei bythèTreasury forpayment losu￿￿r$wl1hiN 30 days is 95 per cent. Durin8
the accounbDK perN)d l Au8llSt 2020 io 31 Jufy 2921. the College w•$ unable to meet this target.
because ol on-%oin8 sofvency i55ues. but all supplier5 and contractors were kept informed and the
College is noi aware of any Major adwse issues faced by Sup￿lerS during this period as all were
event41al￿ di5tharged.
College Currlculum, Qualrty and Performance
Perfornia￿e •MI 4Xrtcomes
Oespfte limiied 51alf and financial resources. the Comege adapted to the reality ol COVID bv
Successful￿ mowng all Trade Union pro￿s1On online, alm051 doubling the delivery of the previous
year. The Colle8q a150 delivered itsfrisi bespoke Comrnunity LexninE curiiwlum online. wilh a range
of suuessfultourses dthered in h.ne *ith its stated mlsslon and purpose.
Enroknent fw 201ts21 acfOSS FE couyw for non.re%dentia courses durin¥ the atademic year
intreased by 133%, with ÉSOL cohort5 5ho¥AnE the greatest iTrcreasÈ o17S%. Recruitment to the
flayhip Access tdurstswas lowerthan in provknisye*r. as a result of the challenges ol lockdowh
both on recr1mts￿Dt and •dministralion at the 5tartof ihe arademir year and the wecedin8 months.
In accordance with its stated purpose and faknK as'eMemFlaryfor widenin8 Pxtiopation. by Of5ted.
Ruskin Colle4e students are recTUited from the hardest to ￿a(h seaions of sc*lety and these are the
groups who kn*fe mosi impacted by CrMd-19. Despite a positive start to the 3cademTrc year, the
successive lockdowns ihrough the autymn •nd wnter of 2020-21 Ereaied additional challenges to
51wJEntswhowere alre￿Y fin￿¢•11. farn1￿ and tethnplu¥Ka1th￿leD￿e5.
The Cdley coniinued to support all students th￿￿hOut the cr1￿5 and supplied IT hardware and
support remotely. All Cour￿ ran on a blended wndple wirh a mixlure of online 3nd face-io-f¥ce
miry. On kce4 rMention levels were 75% and %% of students athieved.
Ruskin College

DlrertoT¥ report and stra
c report-year to 31 2021
Qualityartd cuthltsm
The College continues io btslld upon its 0￿e￿ Short In5pectlOh 8rade of 'Good' and the Colle8e
remains'exempl3ry forwidening partiopattron.. kn line wlth Ihe LEP sk115 A4eThd3 lor Oxford5hire
a new curriculum kneorp0rat¥￿ use of ¢>utstdè space and res*Jential provision. together with a new
emjthays on skins. was proposed but was adversely affeded by the continued lockdown and
res¢ficti¥*lS. The focu5 remained 10 supp￿t student5 to complete iheii couises aCfOSS skilh, he3lLh
and wdlbwng and CornmvThty Learryni course
The Communny Learning offewt& ¢Jevdoped fw 2020.21 and deb¥ered online. in dass ènd off-slte,
wa5 partKularFy successful w￿h retention and com￿tI10n levels abovÈ 90%. Delivery was in
partnership with key aBencies in O¥lord i￿UdIng a PiLwbeering empl0yats1￿Y and self-coThfoenc*
ESOL classwith refugeesat the Pilt Rivets Museurn.
Therè were 24 Access students Tffttho tompleted covrses in Nursing and Social Sciente and
achlevement Wa5 96% foi year. Retpntlon was •1 75% due tg 4 ieducliorb in ALL provi510n.
lo¢kdowm £h¥llenges and admini5rrallvt Issue
Student numbeis
The College enrolled 2522 ESFA-fvnded studenis during the ye￿. ol whlch 148 were Community
Learning and 19)4 on Trade Union programmes. There were 18 students fvnded by HE luitwjn fees
d other sowce
Student achle¥ernents
Student achievement is mvsw*d by the percentsee5 of those a¢knini the qualifitatK*n ol those
who enrollÈd on it. As noitd. the o¥erall achiE¥em*nt fate Ic* the ESFAfunded pro8rarnme5 Stands
199% and that figvre wemains constant.
Given tht fIna￿la1 and operal*)nal chaltnees ln 2020.21. a reductd nvmbef of prizes were
warded thls year to a lotal value 01 £160. Asthe College ￿ now under t)ew ownership followngthe
mer8eT wbth UWL on 30Juty 2011. wlwe p0551bbe prizes will be reinstated th future years.
Business d¢velopment
Outreach under business deveknpment contfjnued thriyJghout the academlc year and the Colleet
continued to emgaoe wtth its I￿al and naihonal piriners ihrouBhout Ihe ac3demi¢ ye•r. There were
over40 sotial and localeThterpfises Ind orgoftisations •nd bespokecommunity Le¥rAin8¢tsurses were
defNered for Asylum Welcome. Oxford Homelessness Prolett, Multaka la charity SUPPOrtin8 asyltsm
seekers into work through the Natural History Museuml and othen. The work wih ihe OUH Trv5tto
pr¢)vidt ac¢ommodatlort for key7*YJrker510nlin¥ed and expanded to Include caterin8 and support lor
overseas Cplwrts.
Resources
Tht CdleRt ha5vaTiOUS Itsowusthat ilcan deplDV In pw5uIt of bt5 5trate8Kobjectives.
Finondol-thecollegehasnet assdsof £6.Sm.This lThdudestsng￿1e fixed assets gf £15.8m, proviskjn
for bad debts ol Eslk and pens•Jn liabil￿leS 01 £425k.
People- the Colege eMpID￿ 47 people DI whorn 16 are teathln¢staff.
Ruskin College

orf report and ￿Tate8￿ report-ye•rto 31July 20ZI
Reputotion- the CollEee has suffered repulaticn•l damag? as • result of its d￿er[C￿at1￿8 finantial
health. H¢)we¥er. due to ihe mefger with UWL in July 2021, the College Is confldent thai li can
tinue tt54)pEraiional e>istence lor the fweseeable future and rebuild its reputation.
Princlpal Straleik Rlsks Addressed by the College
The key iisks were Identif￿ ir(Mm the straleyc plan and thefinantial pl•n3Dd were ¢ont•ined in thE
risk fflana8ement rewsler fty 202￿21 •ncludinÈthe bdow:
Reputational damage dvEto orbgoing f￿a￿tIll healrh of the Colleee
Decli￿ in student recruitment rates in hyher education
Risk of sd¥ency problems a55QCi3ted to poor finanoal outlurns
The management ofthese risk5 isouth.ned in the risk management atthual rep)rt.
Risk management process
A rpvised risk managemeni plan artalnst the new Strate8lc Flan was artginalfy approved by the
Governin8 £xecut•¥e in November 2016. The key risks hwe been rtvltwed by Audit Cornmittee
and the GoN*rninB Executwe ona it8￿￿rboSi55lffK¢ 1rKeptiOn￿d newfi5ks havebeen identifiedand
on5idered.
rlsk in relaiion io Go%*rnmertt fvndi
The Cdlege tontinues to recei¥e Sludent fvnding throveh tho ESFA. In 2020-21 the College received
£0.6m from the ÉSFA tt is likely that the level of publK fundirq for adult educat￿￿ will c¢)nlinue lo
be £hallen8ing. Thècollegeconlinutsto re%ryew rncon* position5 and expltsre new opportunities. The
fisk i5mitiyttd ￿ a numbet olways..
Dl¥erse Incorne Streams: thecollete ￿ committed io de¥elopinE • range ol diverse incorne streams.
These include developing an bn*mationai ofter. apwentKesht'ps artd the contlnued comrnitmeni to
HiBher Edu£airon ofler.
Nath7nal c•￿paI0n. the Cdle8< ihrwgh the Ir6tilutes of Learni￿ TAas *ively knbbyith8 the
ESFA and the Depwtinent for Éducath)n to maintain natlonally funded 51atus. whKh was agreed.
Meethi lotal Prtorfties.. the College works wilh local pro¥idws. Comrnunjiies￿d commi5sloners to
address local needs.
fvndlnK Priorities.. the Col*e coniinves to focus upon the funding ww)riiies ol the Department ol
Educat￿Tr to demoY*strate the Cdlege altenmentwth educaiional poliry.
PartMwsh¥p Wwkkn¢: the de4elopTh￿l of local partner5hip5 to facilltate prvgTession routes from
la¢•1 providers. Ihe xoping of partr*erships with national stakeholders and hi¢htr edUcat￿n
st1tu1￿nsto support the gr0￿h in fee incorne and direct student recruIt￿￿nt.
Carnpus and ResldeDy. conts"nualty imwove the ¢ampus io Èftwre ihe wate provides an in¢fyYbe to
the College ¥thilst Meeti￿ the future needsof our student body.
Stake1￿Ider Relatiortshlps
In I1￿￿th01hvc91leys4ndWlth Lw¥¥ersiti*s Ru5kinCdI￿*hlsmlAvs11kehO￿dw$. These include:
swdenls
Stsff
ESFA& 015
TUQ CWU. GFlli and affillate trade unio
Ruskin Colle8e

Dlrector< report nd strate¢ic report-yearto 31 July 2021
Othereducationalin5fituti¢Jn5
Empbyers
. PubksectL
Voluntary¥Thl wblk.sertor partnÈrs
Suppliers
The Cdege re¢ogr4ses the irn[￿ance olthese relationships and en8a8es in regular cornffwjnicalion
with them th[￿h theco11￿* Web￿1& reyAar ¢c¥nmuni<ètlon5 and hetworkvy mettinE5.
Trade Unlon FacilityTlme
Ihe Trade IFac•lity Time P￿￿1c3110n Requlrementl Re8ulations 2017 iequire5 the College to
publish informalion on faciliiy tsme ar￿￿￿ementS fortrdde union offlcsa15 at the G￿lege.
P4umberot employee5 whts were rele¥*nt
FTE employee nuTThber
2 siaff
nla
Per¢eDta8e oliime
Number of employte5
i-so%
2 ernployees
51-99%
loo%
Total cost of lac[￿ry ts"
20•
Total pay Ml
£6,400
Pefcentsgeof t￿•1 bdl 5peftt on faclllty time
rimo spent on paid irade unlon a¢tvrties asa wcèniake ol
total pa0 fa¢lfity time
The Colege h35 no fomi¥l agreement with sthff or recogNls¢d unions In tevrnsof twne and c05to
actiwties asMxi¥ied tmth sypportkn8 unioh acti*ties.
Equality and Oiversity
Ru$￿Tr Colleee has a tradition of pfferI￿ hiKhqvaHty educat￿ to mature studeM5, many of W￿)M
have experienced s￿1410[ ecgnomic dt5a¢fv•nta8e5. The Cak8e is committed to the rnaintenanct
no extenYoA of equaltyof opportunrty and to trtalin8 al siaff and students with rt5pe(iand
di8nity. kn terms olethnioty disabiliry. there isa hi8h levelof In¢lv5ion with 24%of student5
from In ethnic minority background138% tsn ￿(e$S 58% HEI and Il% 01 studeAt5 declarfng a
d*sabHityor learning dlffkvhy138% Access and 331$ HEI. The athlevement rates for the College
are ab￿ sector benchrnarks.
Ruskln Comege ID

Oivector< report and 5tr•te8lc iewrt-yearto 31J
Student Cohort Ovef¥iew 202fy21 byAge. Gender. Ethniftty and
Dlsabllity
Enrolled
AveraBe
Female
Male
BAME
Disabl¢d
Access to HE
29
32%
38%
38%
English l ESOL
Maths
212
36
73%
27%
67%
47
36
85%
Is%
32%
Preparing for
Further Stwly
125
74%
26%
23%
Short Courses
41
21%
21%
13%
Union Short
Courses
1924
32%
ESFA F￿ded
Total
2522
43%
25%
HE Students
16
21%
58%
33%
Apprenticeships
47
38%
63%
Grand Tolal
2546
42%
$8%
25%
11%
TheColle8e hasa &nEle EqualiiyScherne7*thichth5ures that attention is pald to equality ènd diversltv
in every aspErt ol colle8e lrfe. nol onty in openin8 our dows to all. regardkss ol b3ek£rourtd or prior
edu¢aiional achie¥emeni but In specthc rneasuws suth 3s incorporating disjbled access in the
redeveloprnent ol the College estate. screening for beaming 5uppNI needs and continuinE to offer
access route5 into at the appropriare ltrol.
Ruskln's equality obj￿￿¥*5. a dear steer fromgovemors and mafia8emeni. are to:
Retain open a£￿$t00ffered￿3Ilon3lOPport￿ThItIe$t0 ad￿ts￿h0 have been excluded and
di5advaAiaged.
Pr<Mntsie so¢1¥ mobility ty fostermie proyession thro￿ study. encomp*51￿ flexible
opportuniti*s from Levd I to Levd 7 ur4JErpinntd by hi8h levels Of learThnB SUPPOrt and a
Th6q￿ modelol academic tutorialsat thE higher oducaik)n leveh.
Increase the represenièibveness of the student body on all cows*¥ p¥tkul•th oh trade
nion short courses.
Monltor and any rfent•on and ¥hI•¥eM￿ laps betw**n ithft¢ront aroup5 of
students fof example in respect of categwies of disadvantsge.
Promwe and embed ¢qu￿lty and d1¥e￿Ity In leamiw and tea¢hlnR and assessment by
identifying and Shar1￿ good prart*es identified In1¢$5(￿ observations.
Increast the c(mthbution vf studert ￿￿te by iTrcludth8 e4uiIty and diwe¥slty issues In
survtys. cotstse [￿wS and meetints wth s￿dents.
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Diiectors, report and strate41¢ feport- yeartojl July 2021
SafeEuaidin8 and Prevent Dirty
The successful Otsted str￿rt inspp¢tion 54fryuarding ￿ 1017-18 demDn5tFaled Cowyl￿nCe with
the FE settor standard for 5afeguardlng and prevert polky and procedurè. The CoHege is vlgil•nt '
terms of ensuring students ?nd siaff widerstaThJ and engaKe In the saleguardkng and preveni duty.
The Colleee's saleguardi￿ Pdlcy Is avalable on the Colege webslte and 15 displayed ￿ staff offices
so that both staff and students are reminded what forffls of abuse to keep a watch for and what io
doll any learner Is believed to be at risk. Ihe Cole8e hascompw wtih rh4Tr8Sn8 national deciyons
on priority erovp5 01 staff who should uTrJergo an enhanced D15(lowre and Barrlng Service IDBSI
Dlsdc*sure Check. Al policies. In¢ludin8 and hara55meni. have been kept under revlew and
learners have been helped to bring concerns io the 9xface io enswe a safe leaifiin8 environment.
Pollcjes io ensure the sale use of IT are developed. The CoNeEe has Éood Ilnks Wth local
ctsmmunily polt¢e offiters. The ColleEe Is compliant with the PievEnt Dvty in ierms of staff training,
the assessment ol risk ènd the M￿lorIng of the Prevent Acfb)n Plan.
Health and Safety
There is o Heakh and Safety Committee. wNth rnrt h) Deornbw 2020. Any tssyes arising were
covered by the Audit Commlttee Fln4r*e Comrn*tee. The health and safety of students is
morbttored throyghout ihelr Ume ai Ru5kln_ long course swdents are re4ulred to obtain medlcal
learance tts sludy and thÈ ColFrfe work5 W¢th its deslgnated MedKal Offv"cer to ensure thai
approprote decision5 are taken. and approprlate suppart put in place from thÈ interviEW stsge
onwards. Where nece55ary• rnedtcal factors are ifjcwporated ffjto ihe condltfDNs ol the offer Itittr
and inio the prObat￿nary temi at Ruskkn. During inductitsn. students meet the Ht•tth and Safeiv
man￿eT and they le3m obout ihe CokgE provision fo¥ OnT5KE counseYln8 and oiher supporr
serwces. Throughout the￿ tlmè at Ruskift. studonts are a5sisiÈd by informatitin and Éuidance.
disability supporl. leaming devdopmeni and dost I￿or131 contact as well as on-slle advite servKes
for those who •ie res￿ent. This f*eb of support. tQ8ethef with the collegial aimLwihere, helps
stuLlents to foru5 on ihe¥ studles and hence Change thetr Ilves for the better.
Dlsabllity Statement
The College seeks to atheve the obiertNe5 set down In the Equakty Act 2010. As part Of tts Capital
Project theCtsMe8e iM￿¢m￿nted a ran¥èof iworovemen15airned atstudents with mobl￿r¥di5ab1lltfje
The CoNe8e has a Wellare off￿er who pro¥vJes ￿￿￿MIll0n. adviEe ar￿ arrange5 5UPPQrt whefe
ne¢e5sary for studentswith dlsabillt*s.
Thereis • ranBeol sperl•kst t9vip￿tht¥th1th the Colle6e can ma*e a¥ailabkfor use by 51udentsand
• range of •ssistP4e technolDV 15 31$0 avalawe. Ruskin focuse5 on ability as far as reasonably
P05yble will Con￿der flÈxibl* arr•ne*ments within its policiE5 and procedures. 10 challenge
Stereotypi￿ pTo¥lde inforniat40n in fftexible lorm•ts.' antk*ate and plan evefits. presentation and
tra￿1ng to a#ow in¢lusNity and ac¢esthl¥ty and prohide opportuniiies fof adv•ncernenl.
Reserves Pollcy
The College has bpEn reslrirted in terms of its Cash Ilnw kn 202￿21. n￿nIrt& th•t bt was unable to
develop a suffK*nl reserves po￿¢¥. However. foPowinE the mer8er wlth UWL on 30 Julv 202L a
reserves poScy will be developed and feinstat¢d for 2021.22.
Ruskvi College 12

Dlrertow< reptyt and strats8k reixxt-year to3
July 2021
Events Afterthe Reportlng Period
Followinea reromrnendètion bythe Further EdUcat￿n CourKil {FECI, the ColleEe has ntsw succe55fullv
completed a merger wilh the Uni¥e¥sity of West LorKlon IUWLI on 30 July2021. LIWL will operate the
ColFe£e as a g¢YThgcorKern and has boktered the Colle£t's finan¢balfooiin£ uealty.
The repayTh￿l ofthe ÉSFA liability on 2 August 2021 folknJin8 the mer8er is also a slgnfficwi evenr
after the rtportinKpeI￿.
F￿Ure Developments
UWL h¥$ set a Re£o¥ery Plan lor the ColleBe whereby the existinz ctyjrses at Ruskin College wlll
coniinut irt the future. as weH as broadenine the currkulum to de￿¢Jp a key fows th ihe delivery of
nursinB and healthcare.
DiK105ure of Inforniation to Audilois
The member5 who held office at ihe date of aPFffoval of this report confirm that, $0 far as they are
oware. there bs no relevant audit informatbn of whith the CoThe8e's auditors are unaware- and each
member has taken all the steps Ihat he or she wht to hwe taken to br •wareof any relevant audit
informatb)n 3nd to establish thai thE College's ouditort are aware of that informatlon.
Govemiry Execvlrtyt on 27 Cktober 2021 and signed on its behalfby".
Prole550r Anthony w00(kn￿ (Governarl
R￿kin College 13

ement olCoipoTate Go¥ernan¢e and Internal Contrnl
The lolbMnR ststement Is WQVKled to enab￿ readers of ihe annual repm and accounts of the
Colk8e to obtain a better under5tandlnE of itsgovernance and legal structure. This staiement covers
the per￿d Irom l Au6USt 2020 10 31 July 2021 and up to the date ol approval of the annual rep)rt
and financtsl statements.
IheCollE8e endeavtyjrs to conduct Irs bu￿.
In aC<ord￿re with the Seven principfes KleThtified by the Committee on Stanthrds kn Publlc
Lle15elfkn5ne55. integrity, objecliMty. accountability. openne55. honesty and leadeTshwl..
lull attordancewththe evidancetocollegesfrom the Association ol Colleges in The Code
ofGood Govemanre lor English co￿$e5 Ilhe Code-l: and
hwnR due reg¥d to the UK Corpwait Governance Code 2018 insofar as it is applicable to
Ihe further education secto
Ihe Colege 15 committed to ethtbitin8 bert Fff¥dice ￿ all aspetls of corporate Rovernance and the
CdleKelBoard has adopied and complled with ihe Code. We do not t¢Jrnpty with the UK Corporate
Governance Code. No￿4￿r. we have reporte(l on our Corporate GovernarKe arran8emenis bv
drawin8 upon best practice available. Incknling those aspects ol the UK Corporaie Go￿rnat￿t code
we COAslder io be felevant to thè further tduration Sector and be3t pra¢iire.
iheopinion olthÈ Go¥erninE Execuli4*. the Collete complie5 woth ￿1 the wovÈsion5 of the Cc#ge in
sofar asthy appfy iothe Futiher Education Sertor. and it has corylied throughrwji the yearended
31 Jvly 2021.
The Govern￿8 Exec4rt￿È recoBrMses that. as a bo* ontrusttd with both publr and priv•it funds, il
has a duty to observe thè hiEhÈst 5¢andAids Of torporate governance at all ttrrnis. In carryin8 Out its
respons*Jilitie5. It takes full account of ihe code of good governance for English Collete's 1SSlltd by
the Associaiion ol ColltKes in March 2015. whlth li forrnal￿ adopted In Marth 2018.
The Govemifig ExÈtuti¥È
The Goven¥ng Exe(vtl¥e has a rnembershp of up to 22 members - IS ordinary members. 4 staff
rnembefs. 2 student memb¢rs and IhePrin¢ipèL11 rs the Governi￿ Executive'5 responsibilityto brinR
y￿ependent judgement to bear on issues of strate￿. perforrn•nie. resources and stand•rd5 of
condurt.
The Governing Executsve has a 51fon¢ and independent Th0n￿e01t￿e element and no indivtdual or
8roup dominates it5 decislon-rna*ine proces* The Ooxd conslders ihat Eoth oi lis non*¥ecutyve
membws ￿ irtdependÈni of nvnagernent arKI is requwed to dedare any bU$￿eSS or other
retstion5hip. which could mateiiawy interfer¢ with the exercise ol iheir Independent judg0￿￿1.
Their is a £leardlvision of respon￿bIlIty kn that the roles ol the Chaii and Principal are separate.
Ihe Board Ispro￿edW1ih reedar andtwthinlLwmation oThthe o¥erallfinancialperforrnanceol the
College ¢¢tether with orher inlorrnaiion suth a5 performance aganst funding tar8tts. prgjosed
capital expendllllfÈ. qualily m•tters. persortnel rÉ>tod matter5 such as health and salety and
environmental issues. The Gr￿ernIng Execut￿¢ meets at least three times • year. Formal aEendas,
P4pers andlepry15 are suppkd to Go*m¢x5 kn atimetr rnanner. prior to 8oard meetin8s. grieflng5
re also provmled on an ad ho¢ baws.
TheGoVern￿g Exttuti¥e atsoconductsiisbusinessthrough a numberol¢omm61tees. E•chcornrnittee
has approved terns ol reference. These commlttees ar¢ Finance, Search. Audli and Quafity.
Ruskin College 14

Stalement of Corpornte fjovernartce and Internal Conlrol
Minute5 of al rneetines. except those deemed io be conlldtntlal by Ihe Gtwèrnlne Exètutive, are
availat4e from the Clerk to tht Governwsat:
Ruskin College
Durtstsn R¢)a¢l
Old Headlngton
Oxford OX398Z
The aerk to the Govwn(Ys maintains a register of finaniial and personal interests of ihe G￿rnIng
E¥e¢utwe. Finance Committee. Audlt Commltteeandthemanagement Team. The re8iSterlsavailable
for inspeciion at the abo¥e address.
All Go¥•mtys¢4n tske Indeptndtnt prolessi(MMI ad¥icE in fvrfheran¢e of thwriknties ètlht Comege's
expense and have access io theoerk to tht Board. who is re5pon5ible to the board for ensurin8 that
all applioble procedures and regUlai￿S are complled with. The appointment. evaluatlon and
removal ofiheclerk I￿ matters for thefjo¥emlns EXec￿l¥e ￿ • whole. Formal aEenda5, papers and
report5 are 5uppllÈd to Go¥er1￿$ M) a t*)*ly minner, pwior lo Board meetirrfs. 8rlefln85 are also
provided on an ad hoc basi5.
Appolntments to the fjw¢mlnE Executi
Anynewappointmenlslothe Board area matter 1orthecons￿er￿￿*noI the lull Go¥emln8 Executlve
nd are rnadè on the basis of retommendati￿s by the search Commitiee. which is responsible lor
Ihe selection and norninaiion ol any new ordinary member. The GoveminE Éxecutive is responsible
fw ensurinK that èppropriate traifiine is prov&d as required. Any new appointments to the
Govtrnlw E¥ecuis¥e are appoknted lor a ierm of off￿e ordinarily lasting three year$11 year for staff
•nd studEntsl. Lana Jacknthh tARs appointed 21 November 2019 and ￿ted as the Clerk to the
Govemkng £xecutNe until 30July X121.
The rnembeis who seThed on the fjo¥erning Exewii¥e dwlne period were as listed In ihe tsble
below.
Name
Other CommlttÈ*s
Aiiend•n¢*
Appokntment
Peter Ptryjlt
AeslBned 15.9.2020
Ordinary
member
Audit
Alison
Stoecker
From 10.03.2019
ieygned 30.07.2021
Ordinary
Quality
Paul Di Felce
From 21.03.2016
rewgned 4.06.2021
Pllncipal
Finance." Search &
Rernuneration
l¢bYA Search and
Rernuneraiion
Kevin Flaftaean
From 23.03.2016
resigned %.07.2021
Ord4nary
membEr
Audii. Search &
ReM￿eratIon
100% Search and
Remuneialion
lieorna
Omornbol
Fnxn 5.7.2019
regtned 26.03.2021
Ordinary
membÈr
Ruskln College 15

Statement of Corporate GO￿A3￿¢ and Intemal
(>ouB NKhoMs
From?8.12.2rK17
resl8ned 30.07.2021
Charfrom 29.6.18
Search and
Rernuneration
member
Oshor Wlliams
From 5.7.2019
si8ned 30.07.2021
Ordinary .
member
Quality
Lindsay Cane
From 5.7.2019
reswied 23ffj3.2021
Ordinary
rnember
JIM Mowatt
From 22.11.2019
r*si¢ned 30.07.2021
OrdiThary
member
Dave Proctor
From 30_11.2020
resigned 3a.07.2021
Stall membef
Wincenl Brown
From 17.02.2021
resiEned 25.03.2021
Student mEmber
05car
Guardiola.
Rr¥eia
From 14.OS.2021
reslEned 30.07.2011
member
Grah¥n
Mtsrl•v
From 4.06.2021
resi¥n*d 23_07.
2021
knierim PrwKw
David
Anderson
From 14.05.2021
reslgned 30.07.2021
Ordinary
member
Phib"pJohn
Coward
From 14.05.2021
re￿ 30.07.2021
Ordknary
member
Geoffrey
SheaTS
From 14.05.2021
1ty8ned 30.07.2021
Ordplary
rnember
Y¥eite
Wimlams
Ffom 14th.2021
98ned 30.07.2021
Ord•i*v
member
On acquisitloN by the UWL or$ 3(Mh Jury 2021. •N GovwnoFsoI the Colle8e resw$￿. At the Pobntol
acqu￿ltI0n, the follo*yfig Go¥efnorswere appwted:
I￿nif￿r Bema
30.07.2021
Lhfertor
j￿eS Damd EdTrxtnds
30.07.2021
Direcwr
Dff Suresh Gamlath
30117.2021..
Dire¢ioi
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Slaiement ofCorpoTate Govern
and Intemal Control
Profe55gr PeiÈr Da¥id Jotr
30.07.2021
Dlre¢wr
Matthew Robson Snowden
30.07.2021
tlreclor
ProfessorAnthonyWoodman
30.07.2021
Oirector
PatrickArtt1￿Th¥ Yots
30.07.2011
Direttor
Audlt Commiltee
The Audlt Committee coryrises UP to seven mÈmbers {excludinB ihe PrYKipall arttl is quorate at
thre¢. The Committee operate5 in accordance wlth writien terrns of reference approved by ihe
Governing Executive.
The Audit Committee pfovides a forum lor reportiTh8 by the College's internal extemal auditors.
who have ¥rre55 tv the CommiitEe for independent di5CU55KJn, the piesence ol college
management. The Commlttee reeew•ts and ¢¢nsidets reports from the E5FA ￿ they affect the
Colle8e's busines&
The Audit Commiiiee also advises thè Governkng Execuii¥e on the appoiniment of the reportin
accountants and financial slaleffenl audltors and the￿ rernuneration for both audit and non-audit
Ghen the on￿[nE rnv¢er disthsslons ofthe Coleit and the re5iEnoliDn ofoneComm*tee rnember.
thÈ Audii Committee was no lonyr qUorète.ThÈ￿forè. there were no Aud* Committee mteiin#s in
Ihe year.
Finance Commlttee
The Flnance Comrnlit** operaie$ 6n ￿(Ord￿Ce wkh wrilteh tern5 of reference approved by the
Executive.
The Finantt CIMnmittee takes a sirate£ic ovtryiew of the finante of the CoNeRÈ, rh¢ludiThg the
ov2rsi8ht of finan¢i41 forecasts and bJd8ets, Ihe Colle8e'5 Investment polky. cash mafiaBtment and
Ix)rrwn8 polKies. bankn.ng arraneements and insurance arrarygement* Due io the tsft8th8
(ir(um5tances of the College in 2020-21. there were no formal FinorKe Cornmillee meeting
However, a deswMtedRroup of the Otsard that COn5i5ted of the Chair. Vlce.Chiir al￿1 Prinopal along
th the Finance M•D•8er. weokty to <ash fI￿t •nd all ffinanEial m•lltrs, undEr FEC
supef¥isIon.
Searth and Rem•Jneratlon Commlttee
The Search and RernuneratlL)n Corrfftfttee comprises up to six members. induding the thair and
Principal and is quorate zt three. The Cofflrniitee operate5 In accordance with wrstten temis of
relererKe. The Sezich Committ** met three times in the year. The Committee ad￿Se5 the Council
and Go¥em1￿ Exeurtve on the apwntment 4nd reaPp￿tMEnt of ordI￿ry mernbers ol the
GoveminE Exetutivl cortsklers the results of skins audits and montt+yS the comptysrtion of the
vernin¢ Executive to ensure that it is ful￿ repteseni•tiw of the Colle8e's students 8nd
Ruskn"n College 17

Statement ot Corprrte Governance and I
nal Control
Corporntion perf0m￿fice
O¥er the 202fy21 atarfemic year. Iht Govemi*& Executive put In con5ider•blt time and effort on
behalf ol the College to SEcure its lu￿re su(ress_ However. the c￿lege.5 dEterfMJiating financial and
ency positions ¢ouhl not be ￿0vered suff*ientFy to remain independent, and a dpd51011 Was
taken In 2021 to stek a mer8er, T*hKh wa$ 4chiÈvtd on ao July 2021 with th? mer8er wilh th
unI￿r$￿0f Wesi London.
Internal control
scope of Te5pon5ibility
The Board 15 uklmately rÈsponslble for the Colkge's system of witernal contrd and lor reviewlng bts
effertfvene55. Howe¥er. such a sysiem hdesigned ro manage rather than efirninate the rfsk of failure
io achiÈve business objectives and tart prov￿* rewnablE and not absolute assuiance a8alnst
material mbsslalewriviit ur loss.
In the year. tht Governlng fxeCUi￿e delegaied ihe d3¥-t￿daY respOnsib￿rtY to the Prlrtckoal, as
Aceountln£ oifxer. for maintwninea Sound systemof inlefnal cor*trol ihat supports the athievemeni
of the Colege's policies. •ms and objertNes. whilsi safe8uardinR the pub&c funds artd assets foi
whlth he is personaly respons￿￿. ￿ accordance with the responsibilities assi8nÈd tts him in the
Flnancial Memorandum between the ColkRe and the fund￿R bodses. He was also responsible for
ieporting to the Governin¢ Executive any nwteri4 weaknesses or breakdowns in ifiiernal tontrol
The purpose of the system of internal ¢ontrol
The system of intemal control 15 designed to mana8¢ ri&k to a reasonable level rather thèn to
elwhlnate all r￿k of fallure to ath￿ policie5. aims and objectwes., it can therefore only provide
reasonable and not èbsolute assurance ol effectiveness. The 5ysiem of inttrnalcohirol Is b?5ed on an
On-goi￿ Pfoce5s d￿gned io ￿en1* and prioriiise the risks to the achievement ol coltege policip5.
a￿5 and obietlNes. to evaluate the like11￿ ol Ihose risks bel￿ reèlised and the impact should
Ihey bt reali5ed. and io manage them effic*ntly. effectively andeconomKally. Thesy5tem of Internal
control has been in pla¢e in Ruskin cal￿te for the year ended 31 July 2021 and vp to ihe date of
apwovalol ihe annknal report and accounts.
Capacity to handle risk
The Governtng Execvtrle hès re¥ievRd the key iisks tc* t*thlch G￿le8¢ is exposed, w8ether wilh
the operat￿& financial and Comp￿"3nce controls thai have been Impjementedto mitigate those risks.
The Go¥emln8 E¥twtiVZ 15 of tht ¥iew thal there 15 a formal on*okn% process for ¢dentlfyin&
t￿l￿ating and mana&rtg the CoHe8e's si8nlficant risks ihat has beem in place for the period endlne
31 Juty 2021 and upwthe dateofapprovalofthe annual reporranda¢counts. Thispro¢ess Isr￿￿1411¥
remewed bythe G￿le￿Ing ExeoJtrde.
The rlsk and control framework
The system of internal conirol is based on o Iramework of re8ul¥ manè£ement inform•iltsA,
adminisiraiive prC￿ed￿re$ ￿(lUdIng the $egre8at￿n of duties, and a ￿tern of dele8al￿N and
accwnta￿I•ty. kn particular the risk and controlframework includes=
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ststement of Cuwate GOver￿e and Internal Contrul
eomprehenslve budge￿ng sy5ternswith an annual l￿dI& wthlth Is reNryewed and by the
Go¥ernirq Ex•(ulNe
reeulèr re%ryews by the Governing Exec￿l¥e of and anftual fin3ncl•l reports whtch
indicate ftharKial perforrnance a8ainst lorecasts
setting13rger5 to Measure financial and other pErfonna￿e
deartydefined capitsl inbEstmenicoYbtrol guidelines
the adoption of formal wDiecl rnènaEernent dI5v￿￿ne$. whefe appropriate.
The College had no internal audit ser¥ice durln8 the finanoèlyear 2020-21. The Work. outcomes and
recommendarions have been Shared *ith ihe GoverninK ExttutNe #nd sotoo have actions pl•Ds ènd
progress ari￿n( thereon. The ¥￿IV9$0f risks. vra the risk registerhas also been sh•redaftd endorsed
by the 6ovetnirvd Executive on the re¢ommendatlon of ihe FIDance Manager and Piincipal. The
exetuiive management team has shared at regulai inter¥als ihe ¥ery ktest assessment of risk.
In thp yeai. a5 AcEL7unling Offi¢er. Ihe Princwl had responsvoilrty for rewewins the efFeciivene5s of
the system vf iniemal control. His ￿ of the effectivenes5 of the syMem of internal control wa5
infoffted by: .
the of ¢onwkaThtsand adb4styg irKludini 5enlor Iniwim Man•8trS
tht work ol the exe¢uii¥e mam•8ers w+thin ihe College who have responsibility for the
devtlopmont and maintenance of the Intemal control framework
¢DmmeniS made byihe c￿l￿ge's￿nInCIal Staten￿￿￿ auditors and the reportireacwuntant for
Feeularity assvrance, in their managemeni kifers and other repDrts
The Acco￿lIne Officer had bew ad¥ised ¢n the Imph"Caiior6 of the of h15 review of the
effectiveness ofthesystemolinternal controlbyolher mernber501theFinance group. whKh over5aW
the w￿k of the auditor5 and other sovrces of a55urance.
[￿e tD the ¢ircum*an¢es surrovndiry the College. Ruskn"n strugtw to recruit Governor& As a result
of the resicrbation of a Committee member. Ihe Audit Committee wa5 no kjngerquorate Therefore,
there were no Audit Cornmitte* meetings in the year. The Finance Committee wa5 Superseded by a
des18￿ted group of the Board. that ¢onwsted C+f ihè Chalr. Vice-chapi and Pfin¢ipal alon8 with the
Finanre MaAaeer. ¥4thich monitored cash flow and all finanaal mèttery under FEC sltperyision. This
meant that senlor staeholders were d05er to the operations of theintemal cryhtrol 5V5tem>
It isalso tAorth notw¥ ihat as the Coleze had a Financral Noiice to Improve Imposed bytht ESF& an
ESFA manager was present at all fornial Committee meeti￿$ in a rnmit0￿ capacity. From
October ZQIQ. it was also required th￿ any 5i8nifKant spend was ratified by the ÉSFA beforehand.
Due lo abrwe Circumstar￿e5 Ihe College is vnablt to determule the ellecti¥ene$5 of the system
ol internal contrds for the year as rt wa5 mort dlre¢ily managed by the Board representat￿e5 and
tht ESFA.
Ruskin College 19

ststement of COrP￿￿teGO¥ernan¢e
nd Int¢mal Control
Golng corKern
The Directors have prepared the financlal statemerts on a go￿% cot)wn basts as the Cdlege 15 now
a wholy owned subsldiary of Uwi followlng the ￿feel on 30 jtsly 2021. Followin4 its acoulsition ol
the Q)Ilege. UWL repahl all rnoniesowed to ESFAon 2Au8usI 2021. UWL wdl continue to provide
wor*lng casxial to the cdlegetoerwe it its financial obteCli4e$.
The Cdleie sokl a property. sioke House. in Febru•ry 2021. and has used the disposal proteeds to
repay its bank loan kn filland W0￿de ¥ddi1in1<45hfiowtawards optr¥tin8 adivities.
Approved by ihe membefs of the Go¥err¥n8 Exe(Uifve on 27 Ottober 2021 •nd ssgned tsn its behalf
Dale
Date
Professoi AnthoAyW+xdman
ofessor Peierjohn C8E
{Gtyvernorl
IAcc+knllNd 0lh.cerl
tluskln College 20

Go¥ernlrf bod
terms and con
s slalement on the College's feylarltyi pr¢yiety and ux¥o
t10Tr5 01 fundh
'an¢e wlth Fu*￿ing body
The GovernlnK Executrye h•s cons￿￿ed its responsibility to noiify the Education and Skllls Fundlnz
enry of m•teri•l Irre￿larity. Mnwoprfety and nOn¥complkn¢e ¥¥lth terms and ¢ondilioAS of
fvndin& the College's Grarti fvnding agreements arbd coniracts wilh the ESFA. As part of its
con%deration we have ward to ￿ req￿rtMentS ol the Grant I￿01￿E agreemtnts and
contractswith the ESFA
After due enquiry and the 0￿(0￿ of the ESFA funding aud* and rwrriew, materlal irre8uPar and
imwoper use of fvnds by the CclFe8e was identified. as wem ès some material n¢)Tr4¢omplianre Twiih
the term5 and ¢ondltknnsolfvndlng undertheCollege'$8rant fundingagreemenrs and ¢(mtracts 44Yth
the E5FA. lrtstances of maierlal Irregulariry. Impropriety or fundine non-compliance wore discovered
as a result of ihe ESFA Ivndhg auth"t. Once rnade aware. thE College co-operated with the
Education Ski115 F￿r￿1￿cA8ency. OutslandinR monbesijwedto the ESFAweter￿Id in fullbytht
Vnlvefsilyol West LoNlon on compleiion of ihe acqui5itiOn.
Apwosrd by the mEmbers of the Go¥emrnE ExecutTr¥e on 27 Odober 2021 and $i￿ed on it5 behalf
Date
o¥¢
Professor Peterjohn C8E
{G0￿rT￿rI
IAttountyAg Officer)
Ruskin College 21

Statement ol reSpor￿(bilIti
olthe membevs of the Corporalion for the year ended 31 Ju
2021
The members of the Govemln8 Exec￿￿* who ad as t￿$￿e$ for the charltable aciivities of the
Co*e ?rtd are also the directors ol the tol*e for the puip05e5 of o%npany law are ieqvifed to
preseni audtted finartoal statements for e•th flnancial year.
Conwany kiw and the law applicable to tharlties in England and the ierms and condittons of Ihe
Financtal Klemorandum between theEducation andsklls Funding*rKV ¥nd the Corporatiun of the
Colkge. requke5 the Governing Execvtfve of ihe cgllege to prepare fvancial statemerst5 and the
Directors. and StrateeK Reports for each financial ye3r In *cordan￿ with the Statement of
Recornmended Piactice
Accountin8 lor Further and Mlgher Education Institutions the annual
Accounts DireCt￿n issued by the Ed￿aLlon aftd Skllls Funilin8 AgerKy. and in aceord#nce wlth United
Kingdom G￿eral￿r Accepted Accountirv4 Practlce (Uniied Kingdom Accountin8 Stalldèrds and
ppllcable lawl and gNe a In￿ and fair view of the slate of affaiis of the Colle80 •nd of the
Col*e's ￿rP￿sIderI0t of Income over¢xpenditurt for that period.
ijnder companylaw the dlrectofs rnust Th￿approV*the fknanci31 statements ufiles$they ore satlsfied
that they give a trne ahd fairview of the College and of Ihe Cokge's sUrplU￿defi'oI ol Incorne ovei
expenditure for th•t Per•￿.
In Pfep3Tlng ihe financial stèiements.the c0rptsr)ti¢￿ Isfeguired io..
select suitable accountin8 po￿.¢$ and apply ihem ioftslsterbl
fflakeiudgements and e5timaiesthat are ¥easoTrable and prudent
ale whether ap￿1(able UK Accouniine StaTrOards have been followed, subject to any
rnarerial dEPartures disdosed and explained in the flnaTrcial statements
prepare financtsl statemerfs on the going concern basis. unless li b inappfOPViate toassurne
that the colk8o wfju continue in operat￿n_
The Gover1￿nE Éxetuli¥e 15 responsible fot keeplog adequate xcounting records ihat are suffKlent
to Show and explain the tompJn7K5 Iransartltsll5 and disclosè wlth reasonable èCCUfary* at any time,
the finanrial postion of the Co¥e8e. and enatAe them to ensure that the flnaTrcial statements are
prepared kn accordance with the Charltie5 Acr 2011. the Charlty IAccounts and Reports) Regulations
20￿ Cornpanies Act I￿6 and other relevant accountinE 5tandard5. They are responsible for tak￿¢
sttP5 to yfeeuar(I the assets of the Cdlege and to preverf and dete￿ fraud and other wregularttie
The maintenance and integrity of the College websfte Is the ￿spOnsit￿lity olthe fjo¥ern¢ng Executive
ol the Colkge.. the work carried out by the aU(lit0￿ does not itsvofve consideration of these mattels
and. aCcord￿lIv. the auditors accept no reSpon&￿.1*Y for any ¢hanges that may h•ve occurred to the
financlal statements since they were ini￿allY presented on the websltt. Le8$laiioTh in ihe United
Kin8d(¥Th 8ovwning the preparation and dissemlnation of flnandal $tstemÈni$ may diffpT from
le8islatp)n In oiherlurwlithons.
Members ol ihe Exewii¥e ¥e resp0Th5ible lof ensurin8 that e¥penditure and Income are
applied for ihe purposes Intended by P•dkament and thar the fithandal transaction5 conform to the
8utho¥ities that 8o¥ern them. In addition. thty are resptyFb5ibk for ?n5UflW that funds from the
EduEation aro Skills Fundkn4 are useil in ¥rordince with the Financial Memorandum
wlth the Educalion ahd Skills Agency and any other coDdltion5 that may be prtscribed from
time lo time. Members of the Governing Exerutiwe must ensure that there art approprsate financial
and manaeernent ¢ontrols in place In ordev to Safeguard public and other funds and to ensure they
are used woperty. In add4tM. rnembers of the Governi￿ E¥ecutNe are responsible for securlng
economlcal. elf*ieni and effett*¥* maNa8emeni of the Cdlece's resources and expendkture. 50 that
the berrfL¢S that 5hovld be defl¥ed fiom theaPpl￿atiOn of publkfunds from the Edycatk)n ahd Skius
Fundfft8 Agencyare noi put ai risL
Ru5*in College

State
nt of TesponsSblliiles ot the membews of th• Corporation for
vear ended 31 July 2021
Approved byorder of the w*mbers ofthe Coiporntion 27 O¢iober 20214nd siBnEd on 11$ behall
S*ned
Date
D*e
ProIeMorAnttr￿nYWoodM￿n
PTofe5$0r Peier John CBE
(Governor)
lAcc￿￿ting OffKer}
Ruskin College

Independent A
ilorfs Report to the Mernbels of Ru5kln College
Opinlofv
We ha¥E audiied the finandal statementsof Rtssktrb Corteiè Ithe 'Cofiegt'lfor the year ended 31
Juty 2021 whith (ompri5e Iht callegE Statement of COrnWEhensive Incomp, the college balance
sheet. the c"olley 5talen*nt of th•nges in resttve5. the (olleee staternentofca5h Ilows and notes
to the flnantyal ￿aleMEnts. knElvdln8 a 5umm4ry of 5ignifKant Kcountinc policies. The financwl
report￿1 Iramework that has beeffl appfied ￿ their preparatloll rs United KinEdom Ac(ountl#8
StandaTds. intludini FPS 102 Ihe F￿￿¢1￿1 ftewting 51èrKlard applicable in the UK and Republk
of Irdanrt (Untted finedom GenÈraly AtteptedAtCOUnilng Prattkel.
In our opinb)n. thÈlManci¥ stalemÈnt5:
gr41e a true and lair *ew of the state of the Cdlege's allars as at 31 july 2021 ond of the
Colleo¥s deNcit of Incorne over expenditure for the yearthen ended- ar+d
h3ve been prq>ertr¥ prepared In accordancet*lth Uniied KI￿d0￿Generalfy￿cCéWed
Accounting P￿Ct￿e.. and
have been wepared in accordance with the rewremEntsofthe Companies Aci 2￿6.
asis foi opinion
We conducted OLYaudft In Kcordance with thtemètioTral s￿ndards on AudiLin8 IUXI IISAs IUKII
and applicable law_ Our re5ponsibilttie5 underthose siandards are furtherdexrtbed in the
Audilorfs responsibilitie5 lor the audit of the financial statement5 settioN of our report. We are
Independeni of the co1￿￿e in accordance wlth ihe ethical requirements that are rele¥arf io our
udlt ol the f*naAdal stateTh*nis lththe UK. in(fudin8 the FRCS ÉihKal standard and we have
fulfilled otrr other ethKalfe5pOTh￿￿"lI1Ies In accordante whh ihese ie4uiremen15. W¢ beliéve that
tht autht ¢¥Ide￿I we hav* obtained15 Sutficient and appropriate to pro¥•* a bast5 lor our
oplnior
Conduslom relallni t•8okyfonc¢r
In audil1ngthefN￿nclal staiements. we cohduded ih•l thÈgovtrWs use of the 8oln8
concern b35i50f accountiThE tn the Preparati￿ of the financial slatsments is appropriate.
Based on the WLw* we havo performed. we have not vjenttfled any mater¢al un£ertasntles rei3tlng
to events or coThdikn"ons ihat. indwldualy or ¢dIe£l￿tly. may ¢ast s6gn*ir*nt doubt on theCoUeEe's
ability to continue a5 3 8oinE concern IOT a periodof at least twefve months frorn when the
financial$￿tementsafft auth0ri5Ed fof issue.
Our rtsponsibilitiÉs and the resptsn5ibilitles of thezo¥ernorst•rith rtspecl to ÈoinK torKern are
desciibed in the relevant settioths of this repo
Olher Infoirn*lo
The other informatkM¢omprises the inforfflation in theArbnu¥ Report and Financial
Statemems other than The ffinancial statementsand our aUdI￿S rtport therton. Thfe governors
are respon￿ble lor theothw informatloft. Our op￿1￿￿ en the financitil statements dve$ rbot Cover
the othei information and we do not express aryfexm of asstsrnnce conclusion thei*tsn.
In conneclion with tyjf audbt ol the financial statements. our les￿￿5•b511tY is io read ihe other
Inlormation and. kn dow¥ so. ton5ider whethtr the other inf0m￿tIOn ts mater￿lly inconsistent
v4ith the financial statefflents or our kAowied8e obièined in the èudbt or otherwise Ippears tc* be
maierialty misSt4Eed. Ilwe ident* such maierièl in¢onsisterKiesor app¥ent M￿erIal
mlsstaiernenu. we are required to detemiine Wheth￿ theTÈ bsa mat*rf31 MIS￿ateMent.ln the
hnancial statefflents or a materialmisstatement tsf the other thformatknn. If, tsase(l ofi thè work
Ruskln College 24

IndependentAudltorfs Report to the Members ol Ruski Colle
we have performed. we condude that therels a material misstatement of thi5 oihev infomwtion,
are required to report thai lact.
W? have nothiNd to report In thi5 regard.
Opinion OD othw rnattevs w•xribed by theComp•th A¢t2006
In our opinion. based on the WO￿ undertaken in the course olthe audll:
the inlormatron giwen 111 Ihe OiTectors' Report Str3ie81¢ flewt. lorthe fin3nclal year for
which the financial statement5 are prepared 15 con5r5tEnt with the I￿3￿¢101 statements., athd
the Stratelic Repryl and the Ilirectors. Report have ljeen p￿Pared ￿ accordance wilh
applitsble leR* re4Uif•ntn
Op5nion on other rnatier5 by the Offl¢*lor Students. A¢¢oynts O*ealon
In our oplThlon, in èll matertal respects-
fvnds from *thatever source admrnistered b¥ the cofiege lur specbfic purposeshave been
propefly applied tothose wip)ses and mana8ed in aCC￿dance with relevant legislation,.
fund5 provtded by IheOff*e ftySludtnlS, VK Restarth and Inrthfatv)n lindudirvd Reaseaich
Eng￿n￿l. the Educat*M and Skilb Fur¥Jin8 AEew and Oepartment for Edutatlon have been
applied in accordancevrith Ihe rel￿TrI terrn5 and condith)ns- and
the requlrementsofthe Office fOrStUdent￿ atcountsthrertion for the rekvani yearfs financlal
ststements have been met.
Matt•rs whith w••r* te4uktd to report by•xept
In the light of the knowfed8e and undeiuandmg of the comparbyand its environmeTrl obtalned In
Ihe covrse Df ihe avdif. we haNP not ideAts"fied material rni55tatements in the Strategic Report or
the Diredor< Report.
Wt ￿￿thin4 lo report in respect of tht folk)Mn8 matter5 in rdaiion to %which the Companie5
Act 2(MJ6 and the P051.16 Audit Codtof Prac¢*e 2020tts 2021 issued by the Education and Skills
FundinzA8ency requires us to to you if, in o¥ror)WbM￿.
adequate aetouniin8 fecords have Thoi been kepL or retums adequate for our audit have not
bEen reEeNed from braA¢hes rK¥l v4Sited byvs..
the financial statements are not inagreement the accountire recorLls,' or
ertain di5c105ure5 vfthrec￿[S. rernuneralipn Specif￿ •r* made..
we ha¥e not reCeI￿d3￿ the Informal￿ and explènatlons requiredfor our audL
We habe nothing toreport in Tespertofthe fokn¥ln8maiEers whert the Offi¢e for5tuden
a￿O￿nts direttt￿ require5 V5to report toyou il..
the College's grant and feE asdisdosed in the noteto theaccounts. has been
materialty mi5Stattd_
the ColEeg¥s •penithtuRfy)"¥oss and PWi¢iwion actbrfies for ihe fina￿la1 ye•Y has been
Material￿ m155tated.
Ruskin Colle8e 15

Indepe
denl Ayditorfs Report to the Memtse￿ of RI￿1n Collese
ResponsibknofiheG¢)¥eml￿80dvofRth Colle8t
As explalned more fvlly In the Staternent of re5ponsibllitie5 of the members of Corporatlon set out
on pa8es 22 10 23 the80¥erno￿ Xl aslnJstee5 for the charitable acliwties OF the ColleB¢
and are as fy"rec¢or5 of ihe College for the purpo5e5 of ¢ornpany lawl are responsible for ihe
preparation of financi31 $￿te￿nts and éry bel￿ satisfied ihat theygfj¥e a true and faSr vlew. ab
for 5uth Internal Control ès iht 8ovÉrnors determine 15 nece55afV to enable the preparation of
rffiancialstaiernents that are free from Jnaterial m155tatemenl. whetherdue tofraud or error.
Ih wep3rknB thè financial statements. the Bovern￿S are respcffjsrble for assesslng the Colle8e's
ablity to coniinue as a ¢olTr8 concern.disdosifi& as applicable. matiers related to goin8 ioncer
and using the wng con¢ern basisof accouniin8 unless the go¥*rnors either Sntend to liquidate
Ihe Cdle8e OF to cease operarions or ha¥e no reahstic atternatfve bw iodo SL).
Audltorfs rewnslbllities for the auditol th* fYkinti•l siate4Mtnts
OUT obiectNe5 are to obtain reasonable assurance aboui wheiher ihe ftnanc•al statements as
whole are free from mateilal ftwssiaiemeni. wheiher due to fr•ud Dr Èrror. and to issut aft
avdiiorfs report that ihclude5 our oplnion. Reasonable a55urJncÈ 15 level of a$5urante, but ts
not a Euarantee ihat an audtt conducted in a¢(ordance t*Ath ISAS IUKI wlll alway5 dÈttct a rnaterial
mlsstatemeot when li exi4s. M1s5tatements arise from fraud w errof and art ton5idered
material if. individuamy Dr ￿ the aR8re83ie. they could reasonably be expEtied to Ihfluence th
economic decisions ol userstaken on the basis of these financ￿1 Siatements.
Iirel￿arltIÈs ivKludin8ftatsd. areinttinces ol non4tsmplianre WFth laws and regu￿tIons. Wedesiir¢
protedufes in line wilh our responsib•*"Lie5. oudined above. to detect material rnI55taiernents in
respect ol *reeularities. th(ludine fraud. The Èxtent to whKh wr prKe(lure5 are capable of
deteaine ltte8ularities. Intludine fv•ud. 1% detailed beltsw.
Extentto whlth the wdft w45 Cthbsidved r•p•bl¢ of d•t¢rtiry ir¥eEulavitie5. In¢ludin8 fraud
Our appToach to identifyiTrB and a55e5sipg ihe risks of material missiatement ￿ respect of
irre8ularitie5. ind[￿10( fraud and rM)n<Dmpknce t￿th laws anLI regulations. was as follows..
the en8a8ement partrer ensured ihar the engagement team collectNEfy had the
pproprwte comwente. cipabilities •nd skdls to identify w rtcc%nise non<ornplIa￿e
wilh appliiabk law5 and ¥e8u&Iion5.'
we identified ihe law5 and regulativn5 appliroble to the college through di5CU5s6on5 With
govemors and othef mana8ement. and fTOm ¢Wf t{xM￿rtIll know*dBe and txperien¢e
of the settor..
we focused t)• spetifK laws and regulations whith we considered may have a th.rect
material effect on the fin•ncial st•tements ot the Operat￿￿$ of the ¢olle8ei in(ludlnE
5afeeuardwi8. OlstÈd. E5FAand ors reEuhtoryrequKemerbts, dati protertion. anti-britery,
tmployrnenl e￿Il0n￿entaI and hÈalthand safety
we assessed the extent of cwplonce with ihe laws and reButslions Identified above
throvgh Maki￿ enquiries of mèna8ement and inspetting legal Corres￿ndent¢- •nd
rdentlfied laws and le4ulaiio￿ were ¢ommuAicaied within th¢ 4udii learn reKulirty and
the team rema•*d alert lo knstances olnon-compllan¢ethrouthouE the audit.
We assessèd the susceptibility ol ihe colkÈgÈ's hThantlal statemtnts M m•tertal mi5Stat•nEnt.
obiainwe an undersi•ndfft8 of howfrlud m*hi i)￿Ul, by..
rnaking enquiiies of managemeni as IQ V4here ihey ctsnsthred there was susceptilxlity to
fraud. th￿r knowkdge of artual. sU5perted and alleBed fr•ud." and
<onsrtferkng the inteiftal ￿trO•S in place to mltr8aie rbsks ol fraud ènd non.complian¢t
with laws and regulations.
Ruskin College 26

Independent Auditorf5 Ileport to the Members
Ruskln ￿￿1•
Audlt respoNSe to ideniified
To address the risk of fra￿d thro￿￿ management and 0￿rrIde ofcontrol¥ we..
perfoimed analytical wocedures to identify any uny5ual or UnEMFrtled relationships-
revie4￿d all tran5aCtlon5 listed:
assessed whffiher Judgemen￿ and assumptions made ￿ determining the accounting
estim*es were indiutive of poteniial bia5: and
in*styied ihe behind 5i8nifitantor unusual transaction&
k) response to the risk of irie£ylaritses and non4ompliaKe with latwsaThd regU￿tiOns, we designed
procedure5 which in£luded. but were not Ilmit*d io=
agreeine financial 5taiemEni disdosures to undeAyin¢ Supp￿11￿8 docurnentètion; and
enquiring of manaiemeni as io actual and potentvdl liticalion and dèim5
A further ée5cription of ow re5ptsn5IWities is3¥allable on the Flnlncial Aeportine Councfjl's
webslte at.. hllps."/lwww.Irc.org.uVauditor5re5ponsilMlitie> This deserwtion lorms part of our
audito¢s ￿[￿￿￿
Ust of ouryeport
This report is made so￿¥ tothe companls membtrs. as a borfv, in a¢cord4n¢e with Chapter 3 uf
Pirt 16of the Companies Aa 2(M16. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to
the College's mernber5 th95E mitter5 we are required io siaieto them in an auditorfs report and
for no other purpose. To the fullest t￿efit permltted by law. we do noi accepior assume
respOn&￿Ilty io anyone otherthan thecollege and the College's members as a body* low ouraudit
worK l(Ythis iern, orforthtopift*)ns￿ ha¥e formed.
Chrflloyher Mantel IStnknrStstthyAudltor1
Far and on olAllotts iLP
Chartered Accountsnts
Friary Court
1>21 High Street
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GU13DL
27 October 202)
A￿skin College 27

Statement of Comprehensive Income For theyear ended 31
IV 2021
2021
2020
Notes
Income
Fundiw both8￿ts
Tuition lev5 educ¥tipn Cahtracts
Other incc
Investment inwrne
667.834
325.587
425.940
2,759
L931,805
8%.582
310.627
15121
Total WKome
IA22.120
3.138.501
Expenditure
Staff Costs
Restruct￿TIng£0sts
other operating experbsts
Depreciatiort
Interest and otherfinance costs
I,651,179
158.742
1.856.864
42L698
S9.338
2.127.$16
2,077.340
424.620
96.982
T•ul expendkuye
4.147*21
4.7Z4458
Oefic* beloTe other and 105se5
11.?25.7011
IIJ87,9s61
fjain ondisPV5al of fixed assets
Ga￿ <yn ith¥esirnent5
J,731,377
1994.3241
11.587,9561
Taxat
Tothl comprehen5i¥E irfome forth* ye•r
atmbutable t•the Colkse
1994J24)
{1.$87.9561
f¢épre5enttd By>
IlestTiCted comprehensive Income
Unre5trK*d tomwehtssive income
1994.3241
1994,314)
11.587,956
{1.587,9561
Ruskin Collège 28

Balance Sheet a5 at 31 July 2021
2021
2020
2020
Notes
flxed assets
Tangible assets
Investments
li
IS￿23.507
14.360
Is￿31.8&1
12.524,936
11.601
12.536.537
Cyrrent assets
Debtor5
Cash at bank and in hand
40.226
410.924
451,150
50.669
211.557
262,226
CredStows.' arnounts ¢•linR due
within one year
I9￿1057
9,062 812
Net c¥Nenl fjabilbties
18.850.907>
18,8OJ.5861
Total asseu less curnent
I1•￿tIll*S
(986.960
3.735.951
Crediior&' •mounis fallkng due
alter one year
153.8861
{84.4011
Provisions
Oefined benefrt penslon
stheme
17
I425,￿)>
1488.5341
Tvtol net assets
6.$07.$84
3.163,016
Aeserv¢5
Re#ricttd Resevles
Income and expendilvre reserve- endowment rese
Intome and expendAure reserve. restrirted restrve
Unre51ri¢t¢d ReseNes
Income and expendilure reserve
Revaluation resen
272.936
156.788
288.997
156,007
144.518
5,933.342
1.123.562
1,594,450
Total r
ble lothè Colrye
6.S07.584
3.163.016
fessorAnthony Woodman
27 ottober 2021
(G￿ernOr>
Ruskin College 29

Statement of charyes In reserves
Rev¥lu•tloM
Rese
T•t•l
Ewpenthble
lind &
Idlngs
8•lance al l Avwst 2019- As
r*stsled
288.997
157537
711.1
1.586.308
4.750.972
Income
3.138.502
4.726.4581
11.587,9561
3,138.501
14.726.458)
11.$87.9561
Éxpendlture
DefKlt for Ihe year
Transfers between funds
Depreciotb)n on revalued assets
Reserve corredion
Rekèse of restrKted funds spent
2.810
110.9521
12.8101
10.952
11.5301
L530
Toral (omprehenslv• lTrc¢Kne lor
th• ye*r
11,5301
(L594￿6¥)
IL587.9561
Balante at 31 JufyZIIZO
288.997
IS6.007
1.123.562
1.$94ASL)
3.163,016
Inco￿
Expendilure
1.422.120
I4.147￿21)
1.422.120
14.147,8211
Deficit forlhe year
Transfer between fund5
Gain ￿ disposal
Transfer of permanent
endowments
AevaluatIc￿ of hssets
12.725,7011
12,725,701)
749
(7491
1731.377
1,731,377
4.338W2
4.338,892
Releaseof restricted l￿d$SP￿rtt wi
ye¥
Tot•1 ¢?mprehensl¥e in¢om*for
the ye•r
I16￿10)
1.530
15.2
116mll
781
4.331.•92
3.344.568
8•l•n¢e * 3lJuty 2021
271936
156.788
IM.510
5.933342
.507,584

Statement of Cash FIL￿$ f
year ended 31 July Z021
2011
2020
Mot
sh from operatknzKU¥lYes
19
14SA76
170,9661
Invtstini allivities
f inaKin8 Xti¥itles
2.350.QKQ
12.296.IC81
19.7881
1146.8861
21
Incr¢•sellDeueasel in rash and rash
•qUIv•le￿ for the yew
199J67
1227.6401
Cash and cash equivalenis ai the
beglnningol the year
211.557
439.197
Cash and cash equiv•lentsat the end
of Ehe year
410.924
211,557
Ruskin College 31

Notes to the I￿￿•3• statements for theyear ended 31 July 2021
Ac£ountlnB policles
Gtntr*l inforni*tio
Ruskin College rthe Colley") 1$ 3 wi¥ate company lTrmited by guaiantee doffliciled and intorporated
In England & Wale5. The College is also a registered charity Inurnbei 3097011 Sn England & Wale5. The
abilty of members in the eb*ni of a windin8 ￿ Is lirt*ied by guarantee to an èmoyni w exteedlwa
£1 per member.
The addre55 of the Colexe's retistered off￿¢ windpal plaie of operation is flusk￿ Colle8t,
Dunstan RDad. HeadinEton. Oxford. OX3 98Z.
The College's principal adi¥it¥ is that of operaiing an education estabknshment and the n•ture of the
Colle8e's operdtions a￿ dlscuss*d In ihe Dirertors. Aeport.
Ba51s of preparalion
Ihese fiMno•l statemen￿ have betn prepared in at£ordance wilh ihe Statement of Recornmended
Prattke.. A￿o￿nt￿n& foT Further and Higher Education 2019 Ilhe 2019 FE HE SORP-I. the College
Accounts lor 2020 10 2021, Aeeuuitory Ad¥ice 9.. Afetsunts Dlrection issued by the Office fo
Siudents aro in accordance with FflS 102'The Financial Rejjtsrting Standard applir•ble in the UK and
A*publir of Ireland, I-FRS 102.1. The College 15 a pubfx beneflt entity and theiEfore ha5 app14ed tht
relevant public benefit requirements ol FRS 102. The flnancrdl statements are prepwed in accordance
ththe historical cost con¥ention, rnodified to include the revaluaiion of freEhold properties and to
includecertain lin•nc•31 instrumthis at fair value.
Monetary amounts in these finan¢i41 sthtemEnts are presented ￿ Pounds Sterling. t*thlch Ls also the
Cole8e's lunclional currency. rounded io the neareA £1.
rJoln¥ ¢on£ern
The Directors have prepared the fina￿la1 statements on a gdng concern basis as the Cdle8e ha5
adequaie resource5 to conts.nue in operational existence lor the foreseeable future. followfin8 the
successlul mer8er t*Mh the Univeisity of West Londoth OTh 30 July 2021. UWL has confirrn￿ that r(
would provide coniinued cash flow faclities to ensvre the Col*e Is able to meet its liabi1Sties as they
fall dLte for a period ol noi less ih•h 12 months from ihe date the finaft¢ial statements are opproved.
The College sold a woperty. Stoke House. In FtFxuary 2021. and ha5 Y5ed the drssy)s31 proceeds to
repay ils bank loan in full and pr￿de addibonal cashflow i¢>waids tsperating a¢ii¥il*
Ruskin College

Ntrtes to the financw sl*ments forthe yew ended 31 July 2021
l Accounting polKles l¢ontlnuedl
Incomefrom the ￿le of good5 or 9eryice5i5u￿lited tothe Statement of Comwehensfve Income
when the goods or seThices are supplied to the extemal cu51omw5 or ihe term5 of the contratt
have been 5atirfied.
Fee Income is stated eross of any expenditure whKh is not a drstount •nLI ¢iedited io the
Statement of Campr•h*nsivt Income over ihe period tn ¥thith students are stUdYw￿. Where tht
amount ol ihE tuilion lee 15 reduced, by a dtscouai lor wompt paymEnt. Income recetvable is
shown netolthe dlscount. 8ur5arie5 and scholarship5areac¢ovnied foryoss as expendiiureattd
ntst Lleducted from Income. In¥eMnwnt wime is credited lo the Stalement of Comprthenslve
Income on a receivable basis.
Fuybds the Colley ieeeNesand disbursesas paying aeenl on behallof a funding bodyèreexduded
frorn the Statemeni of Comprehthsive I￿¢me wheie the (￿￿￿e is exposed to mlnlmal rtsk or
enloys mlnlmal econo5nK benefit rdated iothE trartsartM)n.
GiaTrt lun
Government revenue ilants irKlth*n8 furK16ng W recurrent grants and other grants are
accounted lor under the accru•l mt)dd a5 permitted by FRS 101. Funding body recurrent grants
are measured in lim with best estimate5 forthe period of what is rec•vable and depends on the
income stream IrN0￿￿. %••hefe partol a governn*nt grant is deferred it i4 recognised
a5 deferred incomewithin ¢redilov54rHlallotaied be￿￿n(redItOTs d￿￿4th•nOneVear3nd due
after mowe than one year a5 appropriate.
Grants (including research yantsl from non go¥ernment sourcesare recognised In inwme when
the co1￿￿e is entitled io the IncoTr￿ and performance related ¢ondiiWS have been met. Incorne
re¢eNed in advance of performance related Condit￿n5 b￿rt8 met 15 recogni5ed 05 deferred
incthme wilhin creditors ¢)n the balance sheet and released to income as the condition5 are met.
Donatlons and endowments
Noh exchange iransactions without relaied ¢oDdilh)ns are donalions and
endowmehis. Donations and endowments ¥￿th ¢knor imposed restrict￿n$ are reco[ Thised in
incomev+then the CdleEe is emtbtled to the fvnds. Income is retained w4thin the restritted reserve
til such timethat it is ulilised in line with such restrictions ai whth pointthe income is ￿leaSed
iogeneral reservès through a resepR tra￿ler.
Oothaiionswiih nore5tridion5 are reco¢￿$￿ in ¥ntomewhenthEColl4e isentitled to the funds.
Investment incomt apwecialiun of ￿d0¥Mi*￿t$ ts re¢tyded incoThY In the year in which
it arfses and as elthef restrtcted or unre51rKted irKomt att0rd￿ to ttrms other restrittion
aPpl￿d to the inL*vit*Jal endowment fund.
There arethree main types of donat￿$ and endtykn*nts ideAtifJed TAfylhin resetyes..
Restrirted donotions
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Notes io the Ilnanclal statementskn the year ended 31 July 2021
Yhe d(wr has specified tha¢ the d
tWffl￿t be used for a part￿￿r obiectihE.
Resrnrted expendable endowments
The donor has specif*d a particular obiecbve other than the purthase or can￿rUell0￿ of
tsnÈibte fixed assets. and the Colle£e h•sthe power to use the ca￿al.
RestrKtedpermttnem endowrnent
The donor h•$ piovided a permaneht cwtal sum. ththkh be wTh*sitd and any income
¥ristn would bE used to supwt the spec¥ied spendM)8 crireria.
Capitalyants
The a(covntin8 policy was amended durbnt the year. sg thèi Go¥ernment capltal grants are
recognised in kncome in ihe yeary•rt$4r¢ rKek¥ed.
Accountkn8 for relirement benef
The two prinripal PEnslon s¢hemes for the College's staff arethe Uni¥*rsities Superannuation
Scheme IUSSI and the Llniversity ol Oxford Staff Pension kheme IOSPSI. The schemes are
delined benEfit 5(hemes. whi¢h are erternal￿ funded and contracted out of the State Secorsd
Pens*)n152PI. Eath fund Is valued e4ery three years by profe$4onally qualified ffidÈpendent
actuaries.
Both xheme5 are multpemployev schernes ènd the CollÈie & unable to identify IES share of
Ihe vnderlylng assets and liabd¢tie5 01 each 5thEme on 4 ctsn5i5tEnt and reasonable basis.
Therefore. the Coifeee accounts forthe xhemes as if theywere defined contrilwlion5chemes
15ee belowl.
A Ilabir￿ Is recorded wovisions for contractual comnNtrntnl to fund past def*its
within the both Khernes_
Defined Contrlbutlon Plan
A deflned contribut*)n plan is a posi*mploymeni benef* plan uThler whKh the Cc4lege pays
lixed contributions into a separate Èntity and will have no legal or constructive olAigation to
pay further amovrsls. Obl¥atlons for Conmbvtions io defined £onir*4ution peThsion pjans are
recognlsed as In ewense th ihe oKome stateff￿nt in the w•Jds dum8 which seThices are
rendered by empknyets.
Enwloymeni bentffts
Short te￿ employrneni beneffts such as salarfiesand cornpensated absences (holiday payl are
r￿QgnIsed as an expense In the ye4r ifj T•thith ihe employees. render Se1￿ce to the College.
Any unused benefrts are a¢ciued and measured as the additional am¢yJnt the Coll￿¢ txpec
to pay as a result of the unvsed entitlemeni.
Fin¥n¢e l¢a5e5
Leases in whirh thecolltge asswne5 sthtantlalyall the ri*sand rew3rd50fownershipof thè
leased asset are dassrfied a5 finance leases. Leased assets ac9ulred ￿ way ol finance lease
nd the correspomdifyg lease liakn"Itke5 are initiaty recognised at an amount equal tothe lower
f thelr fair value and ihe present value of the rninirnum ￿ase payments at irttptwjn of Ihe
lease.
Mlfiimum lease p•yments are apportwd bet*wn the finance thar8e the redu¢iion of
thè ouistanding liability. The finance tha￿e is alocaied w each period during the lease term
$0 as to produ¢e a constsnt periodic rate of interest on thè ren4ininÈ balarKe of ihe liability.
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Notes to the flnanclal ￿atements fw the ¥earended 31 ￿1¥ 2021
Operati
CDSts in fes
¢tof opwarin£ leasesare thareed on è $trni8ht.line basis D￿rthe I
premiums or incentive5 are spread overthe minimum lease term.
•seierm. Any Itase
Flxed assets
Flxed assets are Mated at less acttymdaied depredation aThl a¢¢umulated irry>alrment losses.
Certain iterns Df fixed assets that had been rtvaluEd to fair valLre on or prior to the date of transltlon
to the 2015 FE HE SORP arHJ following a prole55ional valUa￿Oft of the estate5 as at 31 July 2021. are
measured on the bas￿ of open market ¥a￿e. beln# the re¥71ued amount at the date of that
vevaluation. The revaluationwas dty)e byprolesslonal propertyservitesfrrm Vall Wdliams on 5August
2021. The valuers were irtsrruded to prepare è report and valuation of the freehold interest in Ruskin
College. Dunstan Road. Headirytory Oxlord. OX39bZ. The valualion wasmade on the assumptton Ihat
there are no onernus condit￿nS or restrlrtions affecting the market vakFe reported. Market value 15
n ipprop¥ièie basis for the valuation, as il has been deri¥*dthrov8h ¢4*hp•rltw toslmlar spedallst
educational institutiOD$ specialist bustdin8
Where parts ot a fixed asset have different useful li¥4 they are attounted for as separate iterns of
r￿d awt>
Land and bulldln
Freehold larbd 15 ng1 dEpreciaied a5Trt is¢tysidtred io hwe an inder￿lIe ustfvl lrft. Freehold
bulldin¢s alt ¢Jepreciated on è straitht line basis over iheif expe¢ted useful lives of 50 years. A
review for impairrnentof a fixed asset bs carried out ile¥Ènts or tha￿S in (ircumstarKe5 iThkate
that the amount of any lixed ￿e1 may be recoverable.
No depreciation is charBed on assets in the course o1con5tnKt￿Tr.
Équlpmenl
Equipmenl inElw%n8 ci)mputers. coslin8 less than El.tsXI per lrtdi¥ldu•l Iiem i% recognlsed as
expenditure. Al other equipment is capilalwl at rost.
Capitaliseil e¢wlpment is attost and depre£i*ed o¥erlts expected usefvl lrfe % fdlows:
Ftxtures and fittin
Computer equipmeni
12.5%per annum on a straight line basis
IS% per anr￿rn on 3 5trab8ht line basis
BNrowlng E051S
8orrowin6 costs aro recoenised as in the peiiod in whth they¥re iKurred.
Non current asset 1n￿trnents areheld at farva￿e with m¢wements recognised in the Statement of
Comprehensiwt Income.
Fln•ndal assets and Il•bHit•es
The Q>lley hasdKJsentoadoptsetlit)n 11 •nd IZ Df FRS 102 infullin resped of instrument& Financial
assets and liabilities are reco￿Sed T*ben the C¢*Et be¢vmes a party to the contraclual provisions
ol the Instrumertl. Finantial a$s￿S and liabilitle5 are da5sified acCord￿g to the substance of the
Ilttart¢ial Instrument's contra¢tu4 ¢)bIi8aih￿s. rather than the fn)anval thstrument's le8al lorm.
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Plotes to the f#￿n0a1 statements for the year ended 31 ￿lY 2021
All loan$ and irwe51ment5
eld by the College are ¢la55rf*d as basic fmanrial instrument5
ccsxtlance FR5 102.
hese instruments are initialty recorded at the transaction price less
transaction costs (historical costl. FRS 102 regurres that ba5K financial instruments are
sub5equentty measured ai amorttsed ¢osL ho*wr the Cdlege h•s calculated that the difference
between the histgwal cost and amortised basis Is rw)t marerialand so these finanoal
sirumenis ore stoted on the balanct shèet ¥t historK•l ¢OSL [+￿$ and kvthtmtntstht are
payable OT recei¥alAe gno year are noi dwunied.
Cash *nd r￿h
Cash in£lud¢scashlm hand. depO￿ts repay•bleondemaThl ando¥erdrafts. Depogts are repayablt¢)n
demafid Ifthey ar* Wi prattl￿ avakble wthkn 24 hours w(Ihovt penaky.
Cash equry*nts are S￿rt teFm. highly Iliuhl Invest￿nts ¢hat 3re readlty convertil￿e to known
amounts uf cash with ins*n*xant risk of th•n8e in vlue.
Pro¥lslDns •nd ¢ontkn£tnt li*billtiES and wntinEeni •ssets
Prows*)ns are reco8nTr5ed In ihe Ilnanoal staiementswhen..
lal the Col*y has • present vbleaiion Ile8è1 Dr coTrstrn¢tivel as • result of • pasi tveni..
Ibl st 15 probable that an ovtfh)wof economic beneflts wiBbe iequired to serik ihe obli8ation,' and
Icl a relable ewmate can bo made ofthe afflountofthe obf8aiion.
The amount recognffjed as a provision Is determined by dtgcounting the expected cash flDWS
t a pre-iax ftieihat refiects risks specific tothe hability.
Taxatio
The College isan e¥empi thaiitywihin themeaning of Part 3 of thecharities Aci 2011. 11 is therefoie
a charity Wbthin the meènift8 of Parn l of s£hedulÈ 6 10 the Flnarbce Act 2010 and accordingly. Ihe
College is potentially exempt from taxal￿n in respeci of income or tapital Éaifts iewved within
(ategorie5 co¥eied by 5e£iwn 478488 of ihe Corporntion Tax Act 2010 ICTA 20101 or section 256 of
the TaXat￿n pl Ch3fgeable Gains Act 1992. tC+ the Ihai suth income or Bains ale 3pplled tc*
eXC￿$t¥¢1y(h0nt•bIt purpose
The CDlltye 15 ve8iStered for ValueAdded T•x. but 1$ wiableits recover • signifitani dtmert of its
Input tax.
Reserves
ReseTvesareclassCied as re￿￿ed0r￿AfeStritted. Restiicted end¢wment reserves include b*nces
whlch. IhTOUBh ené+Jwrnent tothe College. are h¢kl as a restritted lund.
Other reslrirted ￿serVeS irt¢lude balan¢es where the dt>nor h•$ deswted a spe¢ifi£ ptsrp05¢ and
therefore the CollEge 15 ffstsided in the use of ihese fvrtds.
Agency arrnn(ements
Thecollete xts as èn a8entindisiribuikn8 I￿rSarys￿pP0rt fimdsfrom theluThth"nibodies. Payments
retefved from ihe fundln8 bodies and subseouent dlsbursements to studÈnts a￿ excluded from the
income and expenditure ol the Cdle¢e vthere the Colrye dtyes not have control of the economlc
benefrt related io the transaction.
Ruskin Colk8e

Nole5 to the finandal slaiements for the yearended 31 2021
2 Crltl
l accountSry ludqements and eMlmatlM uwrtalnty
EStimate5andN￿gernents arecontinuallyewdluatsd ènd are ba5edon hlstorical expertenceandotherfactor
irtknling expertat￿n$•IlLrtUre events that are belie%*dto beieasonable WKler the circumstsn¢es.
In preparlng.thtse Ilnathcial st*emeNs. m•na¢ement hwe the fdlowinKJudgemenlS.'
Leose ogreem¢nts
Oaermine whether leases entered into by the ColleRe as a lessee are operatinR or finance leases. These
deci5￿n$ depend on an a5sessmenE of whether the risks and reward5 01 Thvner5hip hove been van5ferred
frorn the lessorto the lessee on a It￿ by lease basbs.
Tongiblefvd¢75sels
Tangible fixed ass￿$. other than investment propertiÈs. weie depreciated over their useful INe5 tsking Into
account residual value5. Tlthere appropvi•te. The ¥clual kves pf the assets and residual values were assessed
annually and may vary dependin8 on a number ol fxtors. In re45sessiffte ass￿ li¥e¥ factors such as
te¢hnologi(al Inno¥atlon. malnienance prograrnrnes. economicvblisationand phy5rul rondit￿n ¢Jf theassets
are iaken into accourtl. Resldualvalue •￿eSsments conskler Issues such a5 fvlure market condltlons and the
remalnlni lifeof ihe asset
Pefjsion5¢heme provijions
Tht value of thè Penslon Scheme provislons depends on a number of factots ihat •re dttwmined uslng a
Variety of assumpt￿7￿5. The assymptions used ￿ deierfflining the net C05t lincomel for pensions include the
discount rate. Any change5 in these a55umplion& wl*h are disclosed In note 19. wll impact the.carry4ne
Zrnountsof the provisions.
ImpoirmerfoAfL¥edossets
The College Con￿derS whether tanWb￿ fixed assets are impaiied. Where an inthralion ol impèirmeni is
identified the eStiMat￿n of the retoverable arr￿Um1 of the awt orthe re(overable amount of the ca5h-
8eheratlm8 unit is iequired. These kwll requires an estimation of the 1viu￿ cash flow and seledkn of an
appropriate discount raths in order tocakulate the net present value of ¢hose tash nows.
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Motes to ihe finandal statements for the year ended 31 July 2021
Fvndln
2020
Recurrent yant- ESFA Adult
Student Support Fun05- ESFA
Ofs Provisknn
Release of deferied c•pital8r4nts
582.143
6,024
25.781
53.886
667.834
L741.729
47.399
65.420
77.257
1,931.805
Totalpantand lÈ* IntM)e
2011
2010
Grant irK¢)me from ihe Ofs
Grant income fromother t￿"e$
25.781
642.OS3
5.420
1.866.38S
Tot•1 ir•nts
667.834
1.931.B05
Fe¢ income for ttught aw•rd5
Fee intome lor researth *w•rds
Fee in£ome frlyn non￿ua￿fyine twrse5
Total tUbiloTh fees and educadon wntratts
Total irant and lee income
135.01
552.335
190.587
325.587
993.421
344.247
896.582
2I28.387
TyitioD fee5 and tdutaiiohttkntr•rts
2011
2020
Full-time home and EU $iudents
Oiher contrac15
1?2.790
152.797
325.587
618,215
278.367
a￿,582
Other ineome
2021
2020
Residences. catefinl and conference5
Other in¢ome
416.836
9.104
425.940
301,964
8,663
310,627
2021
zozo
I￿stment I￿*m*
Bank intere51 receivab
2.759
15121
2.759
15121
Ruskin Co1￿￿e

Notes toihe flnan¢lal statements fwth¢ yvrended 31Jdy 2011
The average fiumber alperwns (Ind￿ling key manapn*ht personnd)employed bythe College duiing th
year was:
2011
Number of
*mpltyye*s
14wnber ol
' emplows
TeathI￿ staff
Non-teaching stall
16
26
14
22
VT Full lime equivalent
Total
47
staff wsts for the above PErwn%:
Wages and salaries
Social security cosis
Other pensi￿ costs
Mestrurturing costs- non conliattual
Pa￿011 sub totsl
1.204.082
132,287
166.170
158.742
1.66kJ81
1.242.939
155.656
338.607
L737.102
Contracted Qui siatfing
148,640
3￿.314
T•l•l staff Costs
0g?Zi
2.127.516
The College does not remunerate anyof its staff usinKsalary sauifice arraryemeThts. All restructurin# cosis are
apwo*d by The College ReMUnerat￿Tr Ctynrnittee.
ey m•nwmefft Pern￿n￿ ¢iffipengtton
The number of key mawta8Emerit personnel and other staff T*ho rec*ivod •*olumen¢s, ex¢ludin8 pertsi
ron1rit￿tr.0ffi$ but NKludin8 benefiis in kind. in the folbwin8 8roLp5 was..
7021
zozo
Number
Numbei
£S.001 lo £lO.C
£io,(oi io E15.CKlll
£15.(Kll to £20.CKKI
£20,￿1 to £25,C(#)
£25.(￿1 10 £30.SXQ
£30.1)Dl to £35.IXiI
£35.￿)1 to £40,
£40.￿1 to £45.r•)J
£50,001 to ÉS5,0(KJ
£85.ODI to £Y).OLKI
Ruskin College 39

Ilotes to the financSal statements IOF thé year ended 31 Jujy ZOZI
Key
2021
1020
Salaries
National Insur3n¢econtiibwtons
238.927 231.586
27.624
26.678
266,S51 258.Z64
39.499
41,512
Penston cOntrib￿lOn5
Totsl trn0￿m+Thts
306.050 Z99.776
The above emoluments include amounts payable to the PrirKipal Is abo the
highest pald KMPI ofr.
COMpen￿tIo￿ payabltfrtsrn l August 2020 ￿11[ 31 J￿¥ 1021
2020
Salary
National In5uranct contri￿tIOnS
87.893
10,914
98.807
18.545
87.893
10.931
98.824
18.311
pen￿0￿ con1rib￿￿
Total
I17J52
117.135
The remuneration packa8e ol key managemeni ttaff. W$dudw￿ the Principal. Is Subject
to anDual wew by the Remuneratlon committee. The Prlndp•l rollo￿ lo the Cha
vtho undertakes an annual reytew ol hts perfomiance.
Aelationship of PrlrKwallchlef EXe(Vti￿ pay and
remuner*kM eypre55ed as a mlthiple
2021
Principal orKI CEO'S b•yc rernuneTatith ¥5 a mulllple
fthe median of au 5tsff
Prkn¢i)al and CEO'S toial temuneraton as a multiple
f the median of all stafl
170
The median glaryol stafl w*s￿kul3t¢d b•sed the trfal pycosts plu50n costs of permanent
srall. dlvlded bythe a¥tra¢e number Of￿41 tirne eouivaknt pemw*nt members olstaff.
Ruskin College

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended JIJ*202J
Cory*nsaiion f•rlass olollke pald to lorner kryma
C0rnpensai￿n wa5 IEreed with the Iwmet post.trMJlder folb)thgthe Cole8¥5 surcesslul rn¢f8erwith
UWL.
2021
20
Cornptn5•th￿ ￿ld to the fomier pox-1￿[
69505
Estimated Value ol other benefft5. irKludi
prowsbns for pensiort benefrts
4.636
Twal
74.141
Gov•mor Romuntr*lo
The members of the Governing Exe(￿•￿01h*l than the PrI￿paI and the staff fj0¥ernors dld
not receive any payment fiom the Cokge oiherthanthe rtFmburstment ol travel and
yjbsistence expenses incurred kn the course of their duties.
During the year nil12020.. 218obErnors with total expenses of fili 12020.. £2.863I were paid to or
on their behalf in respectof ifa¥el and other out of potket oxpensts incurred in ihe course of
Ihttr dut1￿.
Analysi% otiotsl exp￿dIt￿r• * •¢tiv*y
2020
Teathinff c05t5
Non iea(hing cos
Premises costs
s￿.794
987.907
350.163
1.856.864
7n.222
804.Z18
StXI,9(XI
2.077,340
O*ficil before ta¥*ion i%stattd al￿[ tharBini:
Financial 51atemen15 audit
Opera¢in8 lease renials
Depreciaih)n
Amortisation
37.773
29.320
421.698
46.703
34.626
424.620
7.665
io
Ihtttest and
2021
Loan intsrest
Net tharp ON penslon sthernes
59.138
91.418
5.564
Ruskin College 41

Notq$ tothe flnandal 5tstsments fortheye•r ended 31 July 2011
59.3
96.982
T*wibJefAed *ss¢ts
Flrtures
Freehold land
and ljuddln
Computer
*qU￿me
fiitin
T•l•l
At l Augu512020
Addiiions
Revaluation
DIsp05als
15.786.515
$24.039
350.534
16.661.088
1.2¢XI.223
11.196.738)
1.200,223
11.196,7381
At 31Juty 2021
15.79).1
S24,039
350.534
16,664.573
Oepreciatk>n
At I Au8USt 2020
Chaiee foi year
Disposal
RÈvaluatk)n
Ai 31 July 2021
3.357.711
359.073
1578.lJS1
13.138.669)
476,195
19.018
302.246
43,607
4.136.152
421.698
1578,1151
13,138.6691
841.066
495,213
345.853
14et Ooak Vah
At 31July 2021
At 31 Juty 2010
15,7XI.(#X)
12.428.8¢M
28.826
47.844
4.681
48.288
15.823.507
12.524.916
Land and buldines were revalued by prOfeuknnalpr￿ sefb4(esfkm Vail Williams tsTr S August 2021. The ¥atuers
were instructed to prepare a repon and vaknatKffi ol the freehold InteTesi in Ruskn"n Coll4e, Dunsian Ro•d,
Nea￿Ing10n. Oxford, OX3 98Z on a mar*et value basis. This is an approwiate basis as li h45 been derived thfou8h
comparltors to similar speciètist educètw)nal in51itutwns spe(iafst buth1￿15.
T￿ College sald sioke H￿Se irts February 1021: the ￿$t and PIBV were £1.196.738 and £S78,115 respect￿¢1¥.
ff ftyed assds had Tr)t been revalued th￿W￿l h•¥e been ipKknledat the10*￿TrI histOTIC C05t amounts:
Cost
Ag8re8aledepr￿]*i0Th baspd on
7.6(KJ,327
11.512.624)
Net book walue b35ed on cost
6.087.703
lTrherited a%5etszre eyduded frun #b￿* notesincethese were Inherited on Ir*orpuratiDn at £nil
CQSI.
Ruskin Cth8è

Notes to the financlal statements for the ￿al ended 3lJul¥ 2021
12 14oJKurfeAt•SStl In%*strnents
20U
2020
Balanrt at J August
IncomellExpendllurel
Rean4ty51s tu bank and ¢ash
balance •t 31 Juty
11.601
2.759
45.329
15121
133.2161
11.601
14.360
Represented bv..
listed investments
Lon8 term deposrts
14.360
14,36D
11.601
IL601
De￿or5
2021
1020
u¢ wtthlTh one yNr
Trade debtors
14.924
49,165
Otherdebitrs
Prtpiymertts and ac£n*d income
25,302
40.226
50.669
14
Credrtors: lallin¢due ortt y¢¥
2021
20
2,236,771
235.792
52.839
35.323
6.169.185
Trade creditors
Othercrtdiiors
Social security and other taxatio
A￿unt5 owed io the Edwatk*n Skdls FundknB 4enry
UWL Inttrcompany Creditor
Deferred capitsl ¢rat
Attruals and deferred In¢+yne
52.439
151.275
163.270
7.746,694
727.263
53,886
407.230
77.257
255.645
9.302,057
9.062.812
Ruskin Co1￿&e 43

Notes to the linandal statements for the year en¢led 31 July 2021
Credllfjr* due afterone¥•aT
2021
20
Oeferred Ca￿tal¢T•￿ts
Total
53.886
53.886
84.401
84.401
16
Anatys15 of borrDwln85 ofthe ￿lleg*
l•} B¥nk loans
Bank loans are repayable as fdlows
2021
202D
ve5tated
Ih one yeav tsr le
2.236.771
2.336.771
The Bank loans were at 3.5X ats￿ base fate. Repayment by lThsialmenis falldue beiween Odober 1013
and September 2040. The Cdle¥e repaid the bank loan In fvll from the proceeds of the dlsposal of Stoke
House in February 2021.
17 Prowlslon5
Ileto¥ery Plan
TOLII
At I Au8U5t 2020
Credited to the rtatememt ol
cornpiehen5r¥e irKome
Unwlnd ol discount
488SJ4
488.534
169.5491
6.505
{695491
415.490
42S.49)
Al 31 Juty 20ZI
Ruskin Colle8e

Note5tothe financlal statements forihe year ended 31July 2021
The defined behefit obliK•tion pro4ryston indudes bal¥Kes relatlrwa th both the USS and OSPS sthernes
whxh are splÉt bdow Isee note 27 lor morè inl¢xmètionl:
2021
V55 Pen510n
OSPS Pension
209.391
2l6,LTr39
239.751
248.783
425,490
488.534
The College ha5 entered Into a deficlt reco¥Ery 5theme in respett of bNh pensiLin sthemes. The
pro¥ision ab¢ive re¢oKnises the management.sbe￿ estimate of the present value of the College's
liabilities under these retovery schefrtes. The prlncyal assumptions of these calculations ale..
uss
OSPS
2021
I￿0
X121
PensloNble paygro￿h per annum
i.c¥J% i.(rf
Dlscount rate
1.4)% 1.40%
18a Fund501
the Cvllrfe
Tt•rtsfer
lft£offle EMptN#lure between 31 ju￿ 2020
01-Aw¢-19
R rlcted
Ar￿¥ Robert Hopkins
Education Trusi
Expandabl
Endowment
Resirlrted
Unrestrl
138,42l
138.422
299.762
8350
299,762
6.820
IL5301
Income &
Expenditure
Revaluation
1718.130 3.138￿2 14.726.4581
{6,6121
1.123.562
L586.308
4142
1.594.450
Rusk￿ Colle8e 45

Notes to the Ilnanclal statements forthe year ended 3lJul¥ 2021
4.750.972
3J38.
14.726A581
3,163.016
Tiansfer
Incorne Expen&*ure beNeen
fvnds
014￿.20
JI luly 1021
Ilestrkted
Reser
Pemiènent
Eftdowmenl
kndy (lobert Hopkons
Edu¢atpJn Trusi
138.412
138.422
Expandable
Endowment
299.762
116.0611
243.701
Aestrirted
Unfestricted
Reseffts
Income &
Expenditure
ReValuat￿n
Reserve
6￿20
781
7.601
1.123.562
3.153.497
14.147.8211
15.8ZD
144.518
1.$94.450
4.338.892
5.933.342
3,163A116
7.492.389
I4.147￿21>
6.507.584
fndowmefii
Ihe donor has provided a permantni capital sum. whKh wtyJld be invested and any ￿corne
arisen would be used io wpport ihe 5peofled 5pendln8ctiterla.
Empwdatslt
Eftdowrnent
Donations and Stholaryhipsfrom kndi4ldua￿ènd other5 e.8. to 5UPPOrt leaTnEfSwIth fee5 and other
hardship.
Resirltted
Oonitigns arKI S¢holarships frtyn iThJpAduabf*thlth wovlde5 k*spe(ift criteria on howfvndszre
albcoted.
euskin College

P4otes lo the financial 5tsternentsfor the year ended 31 July 2011
18b Analy515 of nel as5•ts
l)etr￿¢* fvnds
Funth: Flxed
Totsl F¥nds
Fund balahces at 31$l￿ty 2021
are represented by:
Tan8ible fixed asse
Investmehis
Current a55ets
IS.823.507
15.823,507
14.360
45L150
14.360
429.724
21.416
Creditois falin8 due wbthln ¢)ne
vear
19.301,057)
{9.302.0571
Creditois falin8 due after one ye3r
153,8861
153.8861
Defined benefit pension li•bility
14ZS.490}
1425,4901
Trf•l net ass¢ts
6.063.500
5,$07,584
Reconaliètion of operaiin4 delkn to tashgenoraled fvoml(ysed In) o•ion
2021
2020
{Oelkiil for the year
Interest and other finanre¢os
Invtttrnenl Income
Galn on disposal of fixed assets
Depreciation
Afttr)rtisatSon
ovement on restwirted resefvt
Transfer tv restrict￿ reserve
Movemeni on penslon provb51on5
1994.3241
59.338
12.7591
11.731.377)
421,698
11,587,9561
91,418
512
424.620
7.665
115.2801
15,280
163.0441
91.184
12.310,468)
1972.5571
141o¥ements kn wwklrrftapltal
Iln£reasel I t)ecrtaSÈ IA debtors
Increase I (Decweasel ITh ueditors
Reanalyy5 of investrr*Thts
10,443
2.445,501
342.985
525,3
33.216
Ruskin ColleKe 47

Notes to the financial ststements fw theyear ended ai Juty 20ZI
Cash ienEr•thd Iforn1{used inj operdlb
145A76
1711966)
Cash IlowsfTom instkng3rtivltle5
2021
2020
Pyrchase of iangible assets
Inve5trnent incornE
Sale of rang￿e assets
19.7881
2.3SO.QQ
2.3SOJIOO
19.7881
21 Cash Ilowsfrom tlnantlng actl¥ltl
2011
20
tere5t paid
Repayment gfamtsunts borrowed
Capiial element of fv"nance lease payrnent5
159.3381
12.236.771)
{9l.4181
150.2991
15.169
IL296,109)
1146.8861
Flnantlal INstrumefits
The¢arrying amoyThi ofiheCone#e's finati¢ial irtstNments at 31￿lY were:
2021
2020
fInone￿1￿5srts
Debt in5trumertts meoswedotpmortisedcost
Debtor5 per t¥ebiornote
Le$5 prep•yrnent5 (not a l*wm¢i•l instrumenil
Long temi deposils
40.226
50,669
14.360
11,601
Debi Instruments measwed ai ￿l$ed cost
Equity instryments me•wred *1 hrvalue th[Q￿h ￿[￿mE arld
expenditure
54,586
62,270
Total
54.586
6U70
Oebt Instrvments measured it arThirt6ed£ost
9.186.993
8J44,552
Ruskin College

Notes to the financial ststements for the year ehdtd 31 July 2011
Tot•1
93
8.9W52
24
Post Bal•nce Sheet Events
The E5FAuediiorba1￿CeaI theyear*nd wasÉ7.7mwhich rewesentedluTh*ngclawbath¥nd other $ypport
expenditure. fund5 have subsequefit￿ been repafjd on ￿AUgust 2021. lollowing the merger with UWL
on 30 July 2021.
25
Related party transactlons
Dve to the n3tureol the ColleBe'5 OPtratH)nsand cornp05i¢i¢)n of the board olGo¥emofs Ibelng drawn Irom
local and publ1£ ￿ganISatIonS) tt Is 5ne¥iiable that tran￿CtionS wil tske pL4te wilh orKanisations
whlch a member of the board ol ￿rThor$ may have an interex. All tfansaciions involvinE or£anlsatlon5 rn
which a member of the Go¥emint Exeartfve thay have an Ime￿51 are condutted in accordance with the
College's finantial re¥uktions and normal proturtment proteduies.
Tr￿S￿rIonS wiih •rtdeiailed in nthe$3andlO.
b•knr¢s rrtrt51aMlirywtth the l11kn￿￿oIWe# as at¢heyearendar¢as follow5".
DIE lo￿ arno￿1
hwest
Total irtlwledwithinESFAdebi
727￿21
236
7Z7.Z63
16 Operaikni le•se5
At 31 July 2021 the College had minThJm lease Pa￿1$ under n0nrfoncellab￿ oporatihg le*ses as
follow
21nl
2020
In ¢Jne yEar or less
Between Iwts & fi￿ years
12,973
1.744
14.717
15,818
14,717
30.S3S
27
Ilei*ement b•
osps
2011
2021
2020
Date of va￿•t￿1n
3y031
2017
3V031
2017
3110312019
3VOY2016
Ruskin College 49

Notes tothe fi￿￿¢1¥1 statements for thEye• •nded 31)uly2021
Valve ol1oblh.tles
Va￿e of assets
Fundln8 defK
Printipal a55urnpthn
£67.S(th £67tsC#
E60.iJx*n £60.IXKlm
1£7,5(Qml IE7,S(Klml
£848m
£735m
(£113rn1
661m
528m
£133ml
Pre retirement=
Giks+2.25%p.
CPI + term
CPI • tenn
dependent dependent
mar8ln
Rate of interest Ipre retirernénil
Gllts+l.2%
Port retirerneN:
Gllis+Q.S% p.
Retail Prices Index IRPII
'Br*ak•ien'
RPI-0.3% p.a.
'Break.wen'
Rp1￿.15%
Conwmer Pri￿$ Index ICPII
RPI-I.O%
API-I.O%
RPI-I.O% p.a.
RPI.i.O%
Rate of incfeasein salaries
Rate of increase in pen5*XIS
Mortaljty assumptions
Assumed life expectanry ai ￿ 65
{male51
Assumed life empert￿Y ai ay 65
(females)
CPl•2%
CPl+2%
RPI
Rpi+I% p.a.
24.5 year$ 24.5 ￿T5
22.5 yeavs
22.5 years
26.Oyear5
26.0 years
25.1 ye￿$
24.8 yea
A￿esS and Part1¢1￿10￿n
2021
2010
Ac(e$s In¥esrment
Financial support pro¥*Jed to sludents
24.138
41.041
430
41A71
24.131
The A¢¢ess afid Partiopation expenses detailed abo¥e indyde estwY)ated staff costs. These stafl
Osts are 1rKI￿jed irb t4ote 8 Staff Costs.
Ruskln College 50

It4DEPE
RUSKI
us
REPORTIt4G A((OIINTANfs Kpofty (IN REGULARITY T
COLLEGE ANDT•IESECREfAftYOF FOA EDIKATION Acnt4G
UNIXNG AGÈNCY
THE COIIPORATION OF
niÈ EDUCATION ANO
In 3cccffdarKe with the terrns of our enpgement letttr dated 22 knne 2021 and further to the
requirements and ¢onditI(￿S01 frjndlry Inthe ESFA'S grant fundin838reemeritsandcontracts. orth05e
of any other public funder, we have cawried ovt on erTrfflement to obtalh limited assurante about
whether anythi￿ has come to our attention that ￿￿lU1d 5Ug8es¢ ITh 41 malerial respecls. the
expenditure disbtsrsed and irtrccffie rtteived by Ruskin Coifege during ihe period l August 2020 10 31
July 2021 have rtot beeTr applied to thtpurposes identified by Parlièment andthe financi31 tranwtions
do not tonform to thÈ authoriltes whlth8ov*m
The Irarnework thai ha5 been a￿led is ser oui In the post-16 audit cLKle of practice Ithe Codel hssued
byihe ESFAand In anyrelevant conditign5 tsf fvndiyvd oncernin8 adulteducatton notified by a ielevani
fvnder. In line w4th this frèmework. our Kirk ha5 spttificalty not coDy41￿ed ifttome r￿e•ve￿ from iht
rnain fvnding grants generated throu8h the IndMdua115ed Learner Record return5. for whkh Ihe
ESFAor devolved authorltyhas ￿her3$SUrance arranBeW￿nts In place.
This report 15 made Sole￿ to the corpOrat￿n of Ruskin Collete and tht ESFA In ac£ordan¢e with the
terms of our enga8ement letter. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
Corporati￿ ol Ruskin Cotlege and the ESFA those matter5 we are reqvired its ststt kn a report and for
no other purrK)se. To the fullest extent perritted by law. we do accept. OT assurne. responsfjbilitv
to anyone oiher than the corporation of Ruskin C¢4lep and tht ESFA for wort for this rtport. or
for the ¢on¢iu%oTh we hève lorn￿.
The corpoiatyon af Rus*J"* College is respunsible. under the requifen*nts of the Further & Hl8her
Educ¥tsty) Act 1992, subsequent legislation and itl*ed ￿gUlatIOnS and guida￿¢. for ensurinB thai
expendltvre dI￿UrS￿ and income recebved. are3ppI￿￿ torthe purposes intendEd by Pathmenl and
the financial transacllon5 conform to the a￿hOritIeS thatethm them.
Our re5pon5ibi1it￿s for thi5 engagement are t#a￿l$hed In the Vniied Kin8dDm by our profession's
ethlcal ¢uidarKe and are io oblairb limited assuran￿ and report ITr at¢ordance tmth our erng3geTh*nt
letter and the requirernentsolihe Code. We rep)rt loywwhetheranythinBhascome to our attentlon
In carrying rmrtourwoikwhich suegeststhatlThall material respects. expendituredi5bursed and income
received durln8 the pefityl l Au8usi 2020 10 31 Jutyt 2021 have I￿[ been applled to purposes intended
by Partkmtllt or that the fina￿1￿ ¢ransaction5 do hot ￿fOrrn to the authoritleswhlch e¢)vem them.
Approath
We conducted our en8agtrneni In accorthrffe with the Code Ssued by the ÉSFA We pertormed a
Ilmited assvrance eneaxemeni as defined In that frarnework
The objethve ol a limlted assuran￿ e￿a￿rnent 15 to perforrn such pr£￿￿re5 as to obts
information and explonattons in order to pr<p4ide us with appropriate e4iderKe to express
neg•rfve ¢onclusitin on regularity.
A linited assuraftce e￿agerntnIlSrnQfe lirnlted inscope than a rea50nabk a55uranceenEa8ement and
¢onseguenlly does not enable us to obtain assurarKe that we would becorne aware of all si8nificaht
matters that rnlght bt Iden￿ed in a reasonableassurance eng4emenL
A¢corthnthi, we do express a posith oplnlon.
i)Jr e￿agen￿￿t ￿dudeS examiiaiiw on a test basts, of e¥hYer*ce relevant to the ieg+Jlartr ol the
¢olie&e's income and expenditure.
Rv5kin College 51

The work undertaken to ¢*aw our coithion induded..
Documefiting rhe frameworkof authorfie5 whlth govern the activities of the College;
LlThdertakingariska5sessment basedon ouiundetstahdw4oftheeet)eraltontrol ethvkotsment
and anyweakness¢s in internal controts #lentified by our audlt ol the financial statements..
ReviÈwtn8 the sell-assessment questp)nna1￿ which 5UPPOrts the representatwns Included in
Ihe Chair of Governors and Attounling Officerfs 5titemeDt on rezularity. prgpriety and
compknce with the framework a￿th￿itIes.'
Testing transactions wAh related parties..
Cortflrrning through enquyv and sampk testini ihat the College has cornplied wlth its
Wtxurement policies and that these p0￿eS compty with deleRared authoriiies.. Ind
Reviewing any evidence of Improproiy resulting from our work and determini￿ whethor it
wa5 Sign￿Kant enough io be rÈfeNed to in our iegularity report.
Thlslisi Is not ethausiive and T4* perlomi additi￿+11protedurts desiEAed tts provlde u$ wilh sufficient
appropriate ewidence to express a lThited •ssur•rt¢e ¢on¢*Jsion on reeulèrity conysttftt with the
requtrements ofthe Code.
conclu￿on
In thecouise of ourwwk. except for the matterslisted bekni.nothing hascome to ourattentionwhich
suggeststhatirt am materlal respectstheexpendiiufe disbufsed and in¢orThe received during the period
. I Auwo 2020 to 31 ￿1¥ 2021 has not been appliEd to ￿rpo￿ intended b¥ ParHament and the
rinanoal tr￿10Th$ do not conf￿rn to ihe ￿thOriTIeS￿￿¢hlIhWn thern.
Yhe College was unable to demonstrate that rt had applied an appropriate frarnework of
fln¥ciaJ and b￿￿￿t￿ry contrds. in(￿dI1vI delegatw of authoribe¥ to conlimb that all
expenses iAciJrred were valK4 and vahJef¢r o1￿ wa5 athieved.
Allk*tts ILP
Date". 27 O¢tobtT IOZI
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