Cornpafty rog18traiion numbor. 00618973
CharilatrAe company r•gistrallon number. 310218
Marchant-Holliday School Limited
IA camp￿Y limited by guarant••)
Annual Roptrt and Rnancial Statements
for Ihe pwlotl from 1 AP￿ 2023 to 31 Augusl 2024
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Marchant410lliday School Limited
Contents
Trustees, Report
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Independent Audltors, Report
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Statement of Flnand81 Aclt¥iUo9
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Balanc8 Shaet
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ststernenl of Ca8h Flov
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Nolas to the Financial Si8tom•nls
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Trustees, Report
Tho 8oafd of Govemorn has pleasure in submitying Its Annu•l Report together *llh the audited
finanthl slatements for Ihg charity for the perfod ended 31 August 2024. The finandal slatements
have been pr8pafwJ In a¢cordance wlth ¢urrenl statutory roqulremwts.
Background to m￿hant￿l011ldaY School
Mar¢hant-HollkJay School 15 an indopondenL r081d•ntlal and day speclal school. approv•d by th•
Doparlment lor Education (DIE) for boys aged ¢lve to thlrteen w￿) present wilh Social, Emolonal and
Menlal Health (SEMH) needs, induding aspects of atstlsllc spectrum disorder and other Lx>firf1￿on&
The school receives relerrals from Local Aulhorfwes throu9houl the South West of England for both
day and boarding plac•rn•nt8.
The school 8118 kn beautbfvl grounds In a rural area of Soulh Somo(sèt on the bordef wllh Dors•t and
Wittshlfe. It Is well locatod to loul rallway stollons and Is wlthln dose proxfmlty to the MI￿r r¢4d ol
the A303 providing good aceesslblllty
From its Inceptton. the school has almed to provld• tho very best slandard ol education arld ¢ar• to
help pupils dev•lop iholr full potenllal lor soclal, emotional and irrtellecbjal growlh. The orfglnal vlsk•n
ol Mr Mar¢hant-Hollid8y was that the coming to the school should find 8 klrtd. ¢arfng. tolerant
and supportlve environment thal would help them rocover Ihelr 8eK•WOrth and sdFu)nfiderK•. a$ well
a8 C4)nb'nuinq to dovolop 0880nli41 •¢ad•mk and life 8klll8.
Admlsslon Criterfa
All pulls releffed to the School have an Educallon. H•alth and Care Plan (EHCP). Prfor to entry,
thorough a35e3smonl ol tho ne•d6 01 ea¢h pupil l¥ Gathed OUL Once a placement 15 agreed. bespoke
le8mlng and behavlour plan$ are drawn-up based on Ihe oul¢om88 Idenlllled In tho EHCP. The
8thooVs ultlmate alm is lo make chlldren l¢¢1 sole and happy, and subsequenljy to achlev• •xc•ll•nl
acada￿C progfes8. pwNlv6 beh￿lour pattems and well developed interpornonai sklll$.
Purpos•• and ObJ•cQivq8
Our approach at tho M8rch8nt+loUld8y Sehool. In support of the EHCP. Is to provld• an Innova¥va.
$tlmulallng and engaglng ajrrtojlum vthich will gr¥0 the pupils a lovo of l•arnlrvJ or•d the $klll$ to Ihrfve
In lator lile. The puplls feferrod to us have often had Ilmlted accéss to wld¢f leaming opportunlties. At
Marchant+lolliday S¢￿#>01. we place great emphasls on Ihe wider curriculum to develop thè whole
¢hlld. W• provide a cvrri¢ulum linked and social programme of frxcursion8. ¥1￿ ond experlertces oll
•lt• for all puplls.
At the end of their tsmo at m4rd￿n1-HO11ld8Y School, puwls either feturn to mainstream edUCa￿on ¢y
are p*ed in seCor￿ary specialisl prowision vthlthever best 3uIts th•lr need8. We focus on 11
trnnsillon process and see rt ￿ a vllal 8spect of our provlslon Invol¥lng parentslcarers. Loral
AulhoTilios and POientl81 new schods to make ts transIti(￿S as successful as possibl&. Wo bellove
makin9 this procoss a6 robusl and compr•honslv• as pos8lbl• Supports thè Puplls and leads to better
out¢omg$ lor our pupil¥.
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Publ1¢ Benefft
Marchant4lollklay Sdwl offers a nurtuAn9 educatlonal environment for children wSlh SEMH noed&
Typlcally. th8$• ¢hlldren hove found coping in mainstream schools challenglng and have not Ihrlved
pernonelly or pmgressed academicalty. Marthant41olliday School oilets a ht9h teacher: pupil ratio
ilh defined structurgs and appffjachos whl¢h enables each individual child to Ihrivo. Al] pupil$ arrfv•
81 Marchanl-Hotlid8y School frorn a Local Authority pr¢)vlslon ¥*therèby their SEMH needs have been
identifiad as having had ¥n advers• èffect on thè6f progress, achiaverngnl, poof¥. parnnt$l¢arers
and tho wldaf eommunty.
Our small dedlcated d88sroom based provlslon ts supported by speclallsl teams rnnglng from 1.1
supwrt In addillon to specific needs in tenns of Speoch and Language Therapy. The school off¢r8
publlc benefit by reducing the Impact on lo￿1 aulhorlty provision lof chrfdren with SEMH n•ods and
provides other opportunltles lo prDgress In ways Ihat have proved dIffi￿J11 in thelr prevlous settlrw.
This In lum enables our chlldren to becom8 happy. and Indepondent and Iheroby ¢x>nlribute to socl8ty
as they grow up.
Whllsl the sd￿l's prfmary aim l¥ Io Pfovldo for Our ¢hlldren's noeds In ordOT for th•m to thrtve we
oqually a¢kn￿1•dg•. and support the lfflportant role of Ihg1¥ paront$l￿r*rn.
In deciding what adi¥ltlg8 th• ¢h&rlty $h¢uld undertake th8 tru$leos hav• ho¢J du• ro9•￿ 1¢ Ihe publlc
benefit guldance I￿￿ed by the Charlty Commission.
Soelal Investment
At Mar¢hant Hellld•y School. we a(• dethratsd to publlc b•n•fft ￿ a charfjty supportlng di8advantag•d
Jplls.
Our community invofvement inclvdes Iltter plcklng and maintainlng the lo￿1 vlllage dog walklng fleld.
which lo$terJ ¢nvlronmentsl stewardshlp 8nd communlty spldl among our sludenls.
We also exlond our export1$0 to headteachern and senlor leaders In academl•s. m81nt8lnod scheolg.
and indep•ndent $pécS8l schools, sharing besl practice$ to enhancé aducational standards. Through
collaborativ• m•éting8 and tailorod guldance. w• $upport •ffodivo school improvemont plan•.
creatlng a rippl8 effecl that b8n8fits ¢ounlles8 Students beyond our immodlats communlty.
Our social Inveslrnent 8tr8tegy includes the Marchanl Holllday Outreach Team, whith cQllaborates
wlth sthool staff lo develop $tiateglo9 l¢1 Improvlng attendance. progross. and outojmés for pupils
with SEMH and SLCN dlfflculues. Support is tailored to ind+vldual needs, ranging fmm one￿ff visits to
1Sm•41mited progr8ms, ensuring stratogth are •ffectlvety monitored and adjusted a8 ntt•s$8ry.
The School demonstrat•8 fièxlblllty. provldlng emergenry rKpSte bOardfr￿ carn. ¥there appropri910 to
support pupils arKI famlllès In need. The scJK>oI provides Ihls support wllh no additional costs to tho
relovanl auth¢ylty on o ¥hort-lerm basis.
The School h88 re4nslated ¢Jur Parenucarer forum meetings whlch take place in Sthool once each
temi16 tim•¥ a year). These are ctrordinaled by o unloi member ol $taff *ith the supfvw)rt from our
Govemofs.
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Achlovements and Porfonnane•
Rovlew ol chantable adlvibesJn￿tyaken
Schools staled charilable aiffl is tho ¢are and education of as many vulneTrble chlldren a8
posslble wilhin our dofined Gapacity. Al Mafchant-Holliday School 'vulnernblo' rolatos lo ¢hlldr¢n
vtho5• Ilf• may hav• l)6 Impacted by th￿r SEMH need8.
The School's Vision, Values and Culturo. a8 Outllnad In our strateg￿ Plan. are an alignad with
Improvlng thls situation f¢x th• pupils r•f•rMd Io u8.
Th• School eonlinues to fuftcllon as a key provider of education and care for ¢ur ￿ vAth SEMH
n8•d$ throughout the Sauth W8st ol England. Wg hava good rolatb)n8hlps wlth the rdevant L<)cal
Authorttles and enjoy an excellent reputation In our flèld ol wort. Placefflent ol puplls have remalnod
buoyanl during ihSs porfod under revlew wth numbers flucluating belw8en SO lo 54 puplb. In Ilne wlth
current trertds our boardlng requirement [6 docrnasing bthlch Governlng Body are awar8 ol and
addressing in their future strategy plans ol the sth¢)ol. The ¢ontlnulng health and prosperity of the
School deperKls on the ongo5ng flow of ref¢rrals from Ictal outhortiies albeil ihe Goveming Body Is
oxploTln9 other av•nu•s to expand Our prov1d￿.
Ke non-financial rforwnan￿ indicato
The otsi¢d Educatlon Inspedon carrlod out durlng Maf¢h 2024 and Ofsted th• Soclal C4r•
Inspeelion in Novembef 2023 resutted In 'Outstsndlng' ludg8m•nts In 811 areas. The Inspeclion Team
pralsed Ihe woth of the school and nolod that. 'Puplls Ihrfve at Marthant Holliday School. Positi
rolalr¢Jnships. bulli on mulual respect and twst. help staff nurture pupils, s8K-estoem. lalenls and
Interosts. Skilled $taff i•a¢h a highly personalisad 8nd ambitious cunirJJlum to meet pupils. special
educaUon•l n•gd¥ •rtdlor disablllles (SEND) exceptionalty well. Pupils benofit from an •xc•lhnt
èduealion.
The Trustees believe thal Iho scho￿ ¢onunu•s to dellver In tomis of achlèvernent of its charllable
¢>bjecllvés. In the past 18 months Ihe School b8s malnlalned numbers In an Increasingty competi1iv•
marketplaco. Tho age profile ol chlldien referred lo sc*ool reflKts the increasing numbers of
younger pupils thereby providing greater (Ipportunilles to infiu8nce bohavlour paltems at an earfler
slag0'.
Devdoprnents
During thls finandal porfod thoro has been $lgnlflc*nt Inv•slm•nl to upgrndt the Ilfe $8lety Systems.
an exiensive fi￿ deteclron and alerting Syslem has been Inslalled Ihrou9hout ihe school estale. alon9
tthth upgrades to the ernergen¢y lighting. The s¢hool kilt*en has been up9raded ond fitted out vlllh
modem caterfng equlpmeTrL Additional dassroom ladlille$ h8ve b•en ¢re•t¢d wNh éedlcaled ¢JJtdoor
learning spa¢4s. Improv8mertt th varfous aspeets of the School ha3 COn￿nUed. Including residentl81
relufbishments and the se¢urity of th• $it•. Tho S¢h¢oI ha$ 4180 con11n￿a to Invest energy efficient
equlpm6nt and measure8.
Pl•n$ fof fvtur
The School is oxploling oppO￿nI1108 to lurth8r In￿•aS0 Its ¢ap8th for expanslon and lo diveyslfy Its
currfculum off•r. A bng iorm development plan 19 In the iTrfan￿ of betr¥J ueated to explore
dewlopmenl ol our $lt• to mo61 Ouf strateglc ob￿1¥08. Projects urKIw CL+nsidernlton •r8 eddrtlonal
d8ssrooms. bespoke Intervenllon rooms, office space and farjlities for our therapy provision,
replacemènt 8port$ lacllltt•s and new dedkated dlnlng spa¢68.
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Fina￿la1 Revlew
Th• flnandal result8 for Ihe perlod perlod 31 Augusl 2024 aro sel out on pages 13 to 29 and awo
summarlsed hern,
The rnsults afa Mt direcuy comparable wtth the Pf8vlous year as they ¢ovw the period from 1 Awil
2023 to 31 August 2024. They ther•for• In¢lud• lour l•rms' Income but 17 rnonths, slaff colts.
The 8chod's' total Income In 2023124 was £4,567.19012022Q3 - £3,036.$2S). Wo have continued to
dcK4tty menage our expend￿￿ and daI￿r value for mon•y. Our total expendlture in 2023r24 was
£4.760,18212022123 - £3.166,602).
We have •nd•d tho ￿r￿n￿•1 perl¢)d wlth a defic6t ol Income over 0xpw￿￿re of £(1¥2.992)12022123 -
£(130,077)).
Oetai15 Of mov•rn¢nts In fixed assets are show in not• 11. Flx•d ass¢ts ￿ale to land arNI builthn95.
fixtur•s and fittSngs. motor vehicles and computer •qulpmenl.
se
Tho Board revlews thg levels of fo￿1V6$ annually. The school needs to malntaln •nough unreslilcted
funds to cover varfaOon$ In pu￿1 numbers during th• y•aT whibl 81111 fftaeltng eypendtiur•
¢ommSlmenl6.
At 31 Ats9USt 2024. total wg$•Nos stood 01 £6.147,549 {2023 - £6.340.541). Of thls flgure. net current
assets are £1.577,068 (2023 - £1.902.889) and cash r85eTV8S aro £2,072.473 (2023 - £1.979,120).
'Free reserv￿,, belng unfestrtcted funds 1g$s tan9lblo flxed assets. are £2.575.645 {2023
£2,901,399). Tho ghool alms to pro¥ido for a w1n(SdO¥￿ reserve of £309.000 plu$ slx-monlhs.
oporallng costs 01 £1,680,064: fre• r•8oThe¥ oro thus ahead of policy.
Of tho totol feseM8 of £6.147.549. £1.423 Is rnstrlcted.
Generolty 99% of Iha school's Incom• Is derfved from fees ¢harged ID the Local Aulhoritie8 for pupll
placements.
Inve
The Board adopts whal it wnslders to be a ￿nBe￿aliVe Investment ￿licY. 11 will take profegslonal
advice b8fore Impl•menUng any ¢hanges to Its Invostmenl portfollo. The School rolains a prnpwlon of
lis funds (ty¥vcaUy £1 mimlon) in lon*lemi. low rlsk Incomtrgenerating investments. with Ihe aim ol
genefatlng additional incomo lor the school. Now that financial markets are more slabl•, th• Khool
aims to rg88arch hlgh•r Inwest bearing invo8kn8ni ac￿nts In the new financial year.
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Structure, Gov•manG¢ and ManAgeM•nt
Nature ol Governin
rnent
Th8 school w&s Incorporated on 13 June 1959 85 a Company fimited by guarantse #hd hawlng
sharg Gapital {r•glslor￿ In England and Wab8. number 00618973). Tho 9ovemtry d0￿MertI Is tho
Mernoranduft) of Asso¢Fats"on. Tha school ¢annot pay dmdends and must ulili6e all its funds to lurthor
ts charitable obi8ctives.
uit
ni and App5nlm t of Trustee
Thè currenty has a Governing Board comprfslng of lour fflémbefs. The sthool continues lo
récfult governor5 wlth skuls thal wlll b• of v8lu• to the govwnln9 bth. Slandard appointrn•fit
procedures are adopted In thè same way Ihal they are applied to paid staff.
All new T(uslees f¢Now 8 pre-detemiined indudion programrno whkh 1$ an ad8Pted fomi ol that used
for emplo>ees.
Arr
for Personnel
The school adheres to framawork docum•nts rnforved to Sn staff ￿IntraCt$. In rel8tlon to tèaching slaffr.
Tho T•athers' Pay and Condlllons document and Sta￿l0ry regulations affectiTra the employTh8nl and
conduct of toachlng Staff. For all olhef empws: Th8 Natlonal Joinl Council for Local Govemrnent
S¢rdc48 Natlonal A9reemenl on Pay and Cffidilions of SeThice. An annual salary review is pro$¢ntsd
the Gov•mln9 8ody for thelf &￿sIdera114?fi ar￿ approval.
Or
nlsauo
I Struc
Th• Board of Govemors undertake decSslon8 on all aspgc18 01 th• 8choof8 acll¥ltl•3 •s pm•nt•d to
Ih8m by the Headte8c￿r. They m88t at least slx ts'mos a year and produu rnlnutss of thelr meetlngs.
Other than the Truslees, the school has not worked wilh any related partles durfrtg th• y•8r. Non¢ of
the TNstees ro(xived remunef8tion or olher benefits from th¢lr wlth the S￿￿01.
Risks
The key Idenllfied rbsk lo tho ¢ontlnued prosperty of the school Is a dedine in pup￿ refeThals
occa8loned by Local Aulhoiity changes ol PDlicy or olher •xtemal laclorn. Management of thls Fs
Pfl>8dfve In teffms of an$￿￿ng ihat our provl$l¢n ￿me1ThS of hlgh quallty {as evldenced by Ofsted),
that the feo structure is appmpriato arKI moreover thal roforrers conlinuo lo havo Gonfidonce in OUT
syovl8lon for our purlls. MAlnt8nanc• 01 good working relationships wth Local Authority
commlssl¢Mlng olftcefs and SEND Leaders & a key prfority wthin trus process. AS slated above,
reseThe pol]cles continue to ￿ter for continuats'on of Ihe sthool's business on reduced number5 for a
poriod of 6 m¢)nths or more should Ihat need •v•r art80. GoV•f￿r$ awaro of the$$ ldentsfia￿•
rlsks and ar8 worf¢lng towards other 8lreams ol Income In support of Ihe c￿lIn￿lty of Ihe Se￿01.
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Truslees, Report
Truste•8
Mrs W Tolson (reslgned 17 Aprd 2023
Mr8 D cI￿lton Ireslgned 7 Awd 2023
Mrg L M Thomg (r8slgned 12 Apfn 2023)
MrB L Wocxl (rnsignod 11 Awil 2023)
Mr S J Lusher {re81gn¢d 1 September 2023)
fvI￿ S J 8elgeonn• (appolnted 14 July 2023 and reslgned 12
March 2024)
N E Hopklns
Mi J Mortlmer (appolnl•d 28 January 2025
Lt Genoral (Retd) AMO Palrnof C8 C8E (appolnted 21 Aprtl 2023)
Mr6 N J Slade (appolnted 3 May 2024)
MIS8 J R Walkor (appdnt8d 11 March 2024
S•¢r•tsry
Mr8 C A Stroud (reslgned 11 Awil 2023)
Mr4 K L Frnlz-Brown (appolnlod 6 NOVem￿r 2023 and re81gned
14 July 2024)
Mf S J Lusher (appolnt•d 6 November 2023)
Prfndpal Offlee
North Cheriton
T8mp18combe
Somerset
BA8 OAH
The charltable company Is Inco￿0[al•d in England and Wales.
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Company R¢glstratlon Numb•r l)0618973
Charitablo company
Reglstratlon Numbor
310218
Audltor
PKF Franclg Clark
Ground Floor
Bla¢kbTook Gate 1
Blackbrook Busin￿$ Park
Taunton
Somernot
TAI 2PX
Soli¢itorn:
V•al• Wa$trough Vlzards LLP
NafTOW Quay House
Narrow Quay
8ri8101
8SI 4QA
Dl8¢lo$ure of Informatlon to auditor
Each trustee has taken steps that thoy ought 1¢ hwe taken as a trustee In order ¢0 rnake thom$efve$
abwdie ol any relevant audlt Informatlon and lo eslabllgh that th• ¢harilabl¢ ¢ompanY8 auditor Is aware
ol that Inlom)8iion. The twsiees confirm Ihat th•rn18 no relevant Inf¢miatlon Ihat they know ol and ol
filch they know Ihe auditor is unawaro.
2025
The annual report was approved by the truslees of Ihe charftablo compony on ..
slgned M lis behall by.
and
Lt Gener
Trusleo
Id) AMD Palmer CB CBE
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Stalernenl ol Ivustg••' mpon$ibllltlo9
Tho trustees (who are also the dlrectors of Marchanl*olliday School Llfflliéd for lh• purposes ol
company law) ar8 Rsponsibte fof preparing tha trusteos, r¢port and Ihe financial statements In
accordance *ilh applk8ble law end Unlled Klngds)m Ae¢ounUn9 Star#Jard$ (Unlted ￿ngdorn
Generally Accepled Accounling Prac11￿), Induding FRS 102 Yhe Flnanclal Reportlng Standard
applicable in thè UK arrfl Republic ol Ireland".
Company law Nulres the Injstees ￿ prepare finandal slalemenls lor e8¢h flnanaal penod. Under
company18w the trustees musl not approv• the firnarKlal stalements unless they are satisfied that
they give a Irue and fair view of the slale of affalrs of the ¢harilable r￿mPeTrY and of th8 incoming
resour￿9 and appllcauon of ￿SoUrces, Induding its incom8 and expenditufe. of the ¢hadt8ble
company for that perlod, In preparing these flnanclal staiern•nts, the tru8tee• are requlred to:
801ecl suitablo accounllng polld•s and apply thern ¢onsislenUy,
observe the melhoth and prfndpl•s In the Chorlues SORP:
make judgemonts and 98llmal•8 that are rv48onablo arAI prudent;
61ale whether applicable ac¢ounllng $tandard$, comprlslng FRS 102 h8ve been fol1v•￿￿. subject
to any m¥t¢rt81 départurég dlsclosed and explainad In the financial statemenis: and
propare tho fflnanclal statements on the goirKJ concem basls unless it Is Inappropflate to pr•sume
thal the charltable company vnll continu• In bu¥lne$B.
Th¢ twstees are responsible lor keepin9 proper a¢￿untIng r¢¢ords Ihal can d1$￿￿e wllh reasonable
accuracy al any limo the fin8n¢io1 ￿llIon ol the eh8ri1able company and enable them lo ensure that
th8 finandal 8tatom•nts comply wlth the Companies Act 2006. Thgy arn a150 rosponslblo for
8af•guardlng ihe assets ol the ctharflable company and hence for taklng rtasonable stsps IOT the
feventlon and det8¢llon of fraud and oth•f lff•gularltl•$.
The truslees are responsible for iha malnten8nc• and Integrfty ol ihe corporate and financial
Infonnatlon Included on the tharftable companls webslte. Legislation 9ovemlry the prgparnlEon and
dlssornlnation Of fin8nd818tatements may differ from legislalion in other lurfsdlctlons.
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Marchant410lliday School Limited
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Marchant-Holliday
School Llmited
Oplnlon
We have audtted the IlnanrAal ststem8nts of MaId￿n1-Ho11￿1aY School Limited {th• 'd)arft8ble
ompany) for the period from 1 Aprfl 2023 to 31 August 2024, which Gomprl80 Ihe Stalement of
Finandal Aclfvllles. Balance She8t. Statom8nl of C4sh Flow5, and Notes to the Flnanclal Siatements.
Includlng a summary of stgnificant a￿o￿n11ftg p0￿cleS. The financial report5ng framework that has
been applled In Iheif Ixeparatlon Is applle¥bte law and Uniled Kingdom Accounllng Slan¢Yards.
including Financial R¢portin9 SlandBrd 102: The Fina￿181 Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK
and Republlc of Ireland (Unlled Kingdom Gerternlty Accepted Accounling Practi￿).
In our opinl¢M the financial statements:
glvo a true ond laif view of the state ol th• ¢harltobl• eompanf$ affairs a* a131 Augu$t 2024 and
ol Ils Incorne and expenditurn for the Pa￿0d then ended;
h8vè been propwly prop4r•d In •¢¢ordance w5th Unlted Klngdom G•n•rally A¢￿pIe￿ Acc4yJntsng
Praclire." and
h•ve bwi prepared in accordan￿ wilh lh• f¢qulfements of Ihe Compani•s A¢1 2006.
8asl8 for oplnlon
We c4)nducled our audlt In a¢￿rdance wlth Intemalional Stan(lards on Audlb'ng {UK) {ISA8 (UK)) and
applicabl• law. Our r•sponslblllUes undar thLW slarKJ8rd$ are further describad in th• audllor
$ponslbllilJg3 k)r Iho audlt ol Ihe flnandal $ial•rnents secllon ol our report. W• aro Independent ol
chadtable company in accordan¢e wilh Ihe ethleal rgquiremoDts that rel￿an1 to Ouf audit of
the finandal slal•monts in the UK, induéin9 Iho FRC'8 Eihiul Stsndard. and hav• fullllled our
other elhlrxl responsibililies in accorda￿ witr* Ihese requirements. We bell•ve thal Ihe audlt
evldence we have oblainod Trs $uffirAent and appropriato to provide a bas18 for our oplnion.
Con¢lu8lon8 r•laUng to golng con¢•rn
In authllng the finan¢l81 gtalements. w• hav• condud•d Ihat Ihe trust￿9 use of the goiThJ conum
bas18 ol ac¢ountlng In the preparatlon ol th• financial slatemenls Is appropnalo.
8as•d on tho work we have perfomied, we hav• nol Idenllfied any maledal uncertaintios relating to
events of ¢ondlt6ons Ihal, Individually or colledlvety. may cast signlficant doubt on the charliablfj
companys abilty lo continuts 0$ a golng concem for a period of at least Iwolve months from when tho
ortglnal fflnanclal i18tem8nls wefe authodsed for1$8u•.
Our responsibilFlie$ and the responslts"liiies of the INSte￿ wllh fvspeei to gdn9 conwn are
d¢su￿¢é In the relavanl sectlons of thlg repo
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Marchant41olllday School Llmlted
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Marchant-Holliday
School Limiled
Othor Inlorniatlon
The trustees 8re responslble for the olher infomialton. The oth•r Infomiawon e(xnpriaas thè
Infommllon InGlu(led In Ihe annual report, olher Ihan Ihe flnanclal stalem8nts and our audSlor's report
th8roon. Our oplnlon on thè flnanc4al Statem￿t8 does nol cover Ihe other Inlormallon and, excepl to
tho oxtenl otherwts• ¢xpllclUy ststed In our report we do nol express ary fomi of assurance
concluslon thereon.
ln ¢onn•¢tEon wSlh our of the fin8nci818tstamènts, our r•sponsibility is to read the other
Infom￿tIon and. In dolng so, eonslder vthethor the other Infomialion is malerlally inconsisient with tho
nanelal statements or our knO￿edge obtsined in the audit or 01heTh￿se appoarJ to bo materlally
mlsGtaled. If we identify such mateTFal Inwnslstoncles or apparonl matarf81 mlsstatement8, we are
requlred to delennine wthelhef there 18 8 materlal mlsstalement In Ihe financlal statements or
mOlerf81 ml8staternent of the olher InfomiatK•n.11. based on Ihe %w)rk wa have performed. we ¢on¢lude
that there Is a materfal m15Stalemenl of this olhor Infonmtion, w• ar• r•qulrtd lo report thal fa¢L
We have nothlng to report Sn Ihls regarf.
Oplnlon on other matter pre$crlb•d by th• Compan50# Act 2006
Irb our (ylnlon, ba8¢d on th• worf¢ undertaken In Ihe eourné ol the audlt
the Infomiation given In the Trustees, Report for th8 finani¥al peflod for whlch tho finandal
statements are pr8pared Is consistent vAth tho finandal 8tslemonts.' and
the Truslees, Report has been prepared in accordance wlth applicable l•gal rnqulrements.
Matters on whlch we ar• rgqulrnd to r•port by •X¢OPllon
In the lighl of our kno*ledga and undor8tondlng of tha ¢harltable company and lis gnvlronment
oblainod in tho course of Ihe audlL we have not Id8ntffied materlal mls$latam8nts In thfr Tw$lees'
Report.
We havè nothiro to report in respect of tho ¢ollovthg matters ¥%thert Ihe Companies Acl 2006 require8
us to report lo you ff, in our oplnlon:
adequat• a(%ountln9 records hav8 not been kept. or f0￿mI adequalo lor our audlt havè not been
recelved from branchgs not visited by us: or
the Ilnancial ststemenls are not In agreem•nt wllh 8¢Munting records and feiurns: or
c8rt8in dlsclosures of trustees. remunoralion spoclned by law aro not made: or
we have not received all Ihe inforrnation ané explanalkjns we requ1￿ lor our audiL
R•8pon8lbllltles of t￿Ste•S
As explalned more lully in tho 80t oui on pog• 8, the truslee$ are responsible for the Pfeparntion of
Ihe financ￿1 $18tements and lor belng salisfied that they give a tDJe and faSr vEew, 8nd for such Inlemal
conlrol as the twslees dgtonnirn 1$ necessary to enable the Pfeparation of Ilnancial $talemonls that
are freo from matfjdal mlsstal•ment. ¥*tsther due to fraud cr ornr.
In prnparlng the finan￿1 statements, thg Irustees are responsiblo for assessing tho charltablè
companls ability to confjnuo as a gotng concem, dtscloslng. as aP￿cabI8. rnattors fO18ted to golng
concem and using the goin9 con¢em basis of aC￿unIlng un18ss the Iw$tees either Sntend to liquidate
the char51able wrnpany or to cease operations. or havo no feallsifc altemallve but lo do so.
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Marchant410lliday School Limited
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Marchant-Holliday
School Llmited
Audltor rosponslbllltles for the audlt ol thg flnanclal 8t*t•m•nt$
Our objectives are to obtsin reasonabl8 assurance ab￿t whether Ihe financial stalements as a whole
are free fwom mat&rial missiatement, whelher due to fraud or wror, and to Isr•UO an audltorf8 report
thal includ9$ our oplnlon. Reasonable assurance Is a high lovel of as8uran¢g. bul18 not a guarnnlea
that an audll conducted In accordance with ISAS (UK) will alwa￿ detecl a matefial misstatement
il exists. Misslatements can arlse from fraud or error and are ¢onsSdered maiertal if, indlvldually
or in the aggregate, they could feasonably be oxp•ct•d to Iftfluen￿ the eeonomic decisions of us•rn
taken on Ihe basis of these financlal slatements.
lff9gu1w￿iU, Indudlng iraud. arè Inslgnces of r￿n-COMpliaD¢¥ wlth 1gw$ and r6gulallons. We deslgn
procedures in line with our responslbilitles. Outlined above. to deted m8lerial misslatements in respect
of irregularitie$. Includin9 fraud. The extent to our proceduies af• capable of delecllng
Irrogularill•$. Indudlng frnud is dolalled below:
As part ol L)ur audli plannln9 we obtalned an Unde￿tandIng ol the legal and rogulatory framework Ihal
is appIl￿blo lo the entity and Ihe seclor in which It operates to identlfy the key laws and regulalons
affec¢•no thè antlty. As part 01 thls assessmont process we dlscussed wilh management the law3 and
re9ul8tions appli(xble to Iho Gompany. ievlow8d certlfie•lion Identlfied on the company website and
othef communications and considered flndlngs from previou5 audits.
The key laws and regulations we Identified were General Oata Protecllon Ragulalths {GDPR), Ofsled
Inspection. Soleguardlng regulatlons arrfl EmployTnent
We also ￿n>Idered Ihose law3 and fegulaljong that have 8 dir•cl Impacl on tho pr¢parallon ol lh¢
15nanclal slalements, prfrnarlty Companles Act 2006.
We distsJss6d with managamont how tho compllanc• thllh thes• l•w$ and wulatlon8 18 monitored
and dlscyssfjd policigs and pl0￿durès In plaeo.
We al80 Klenllfiod the t￿lIvIduall8 who liave responsibilty for ensuring ihai tho entlty complies ￿1h
law8 and Mgulaiions •nd deal wlth fèportlng any Issu•&11 thoy 8dse.
As part off our plannlng procedu￿. we assessed the risk of any non<omplianc• lavrt and
ragul8Uons on the entitys abilty to conlnue tradirKJ and lh• rfik of materfal mhsstatement to the
Ilnanclal stoternenb.
Based on this understanding we designed tkn audii pro¢edure$ to Identtfy nor*compllanr* with suth
laws and rèaulations. Our procedur•$ Involv•d Ihe Idlowlng:
Enqulrles of managemenl and Ihoso tharge(I wlth governance regafdln9 thelr knovAedge of any
noTr*complianc• wllh lavA and regulakns that could affe¢t the finarKial sLqtements:
Revi8w•d legal and profo8séoftal costs to Iden￿ any'pos8ible non compllance or l•gal costs In
rosp8d of non (*mpll8n<*:
. Revtewed 8oard mlnule8;
. Rw10wed the mosl re¢enl Ofsted Inspeallon ￿Port
. Revtewed Ihe Saleguordln9 pollcy. and
. Revlewed the ICO websile lor any nollficalions.
As part of our enquSrfeg we discussed wilh rnarwemenl vthether thero have been any known
Instarrfes. allegations or suspicions of fraud. ol management conflnMd th•fo had b¢en none
during or after the period.
We also ovaluaied lh8 rtsk of fraud through management ovefftda and revenu• recog￿110￿.
In response lo the idenlified dsk. 88 part of our audit worf( ￿￿.
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Marchant-Holliday School Llmtted
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Marchant-Holliday
School Limited
. Used dala analyll¢s to Journal efttri¢s throughout th• yèar, for approprfateness; and
. Reviffwod estimates and judg•rneDts made In Ihe financlal slatements for any Indlrallon ol bias and
¢hallenge(l auumpllons used by management in maklng Ihe eslmat8S.
Becou88 of Ihe Inherent Ilrnltatlons of an 8udlL there 16 a rtsk that we not detect all iffegularities.
Includlng thoge leadlng to a mateflal mi66taternenl In Iho finanrial ¥1olemonl¥. Tho rlsk of noi
detecling a matorlal mwlaloment due to fraud Is hlgher than the flsk ol not tsteelng one resuttlng
from error, as Iraud may involve deliberate i)missions, cdlusion. forgery, rnisrepresentalions, OT the
¢V•ffld• of Intemal controls. We 8re also18ss Ilkely lo become aware of inBlarKes of nonwwmpllanco
wiiti laws and regulatkins thal 8re not closely re18ted lo ovonts and IransaGtk)ns rofl•clgd In th•
finanual statements.
A lurthe( d￿l71p11￿ of our M8poNslblll1188 Is avallabl8 on tho Flnandal Roportlng Councll's wYbslt•
al: ww.frc,ory.uklauditorsresponslbllltles. This descTiPtlon fomis part of our audStor's repotL
Use of our report
Thls report is made solaly to the ¢haritsble companys trustees, as a W. in accordan￿ wlth
Ch8Ptef 3 of Part 16 of thè Cornp8nies Acl 2006. Our audlt wort( has béen undertaken 60 Ihal we
might 6tate to tho charitable comp8nf$ tru8tew Ihose matters are required to 61ate to thorn in an
audltorfs report and lor no other purpose. To the full8St extent perniltted by law. v4e do nol a￿ePt or
48surne respon￿bIlIty to anyone other than Ihe charilablo company •nd Its trn8t803 as a body, for our
audlt wort(. lof thls r•porl. or lor th• oplnloro have formed.
M8rt1n Hobbs Bsc ACA {Senlor Statutory Audhor)
For and on behalf of PKF Francls Clad(. Sl8tulory Auditor
GfoufKI Floor
Blackbrook Gate I
81aGkbrook 8usin6ss Park.
Taunton
Somorset
TA12PX
22.05.25
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Marchant.Holllday Sch•X)l Llmlted
Statemenl of Flnanclal Activities
Period from 1 April 2023 to 31 August 2024
T•i•l
Y•ar •nd•d
31 IA•roh
2023
Tot
31 August UnrMtrkt•d
2024
fvnd•
UftM•IrfGt•d
fvnd*
R•Atrlct•d
fvndb
r•d•
Not•
In¢offl• and Efidowm•n¢• from..
Don•lon• 1nd18gacle8
Ch•ttabJ•
In¥wlrn•nl
Othqr Incom•
85
5.131
80
3,010,527
26,763
175
4.440,923
120.214
837
4.446,054
120,214
837
3.Q05,351
25,763
175
4.976
Totsl Inccm•
xp•ndltur• on..
Charfl8blo 4Gtl¥llk
4.581.974
6216
4 667 180
3.031,489
0.036
3 036,525
4,754.899
S.283
4 760 182
Exp•ndltuM
N•1 l•lp•ndliure>￿0m1
Rocoh¢lll•tl4n of l￿d•
6,283
3,183.058
3,546
1192,9261
(871
I1￿,9&2> 1131.5671
1,490
1120.077)
Tow brought forwwd
Tolal fvnd• ¢Dffl¢d 1¢A￿rd
8 3390S?
8 470 818
6,470,618
19
8 146.126
6 147.549
6,339 051
AM olth• ¢h•rft•bl• In¢4ffl• •nd •yndI￿rn d•dv• cy•r•tkn• durfno abov• p•WI.
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MarChant￿OI10daY School Limited
(Registration number: 00618973)
Balance Sheet as al 31 August 2024
2024
2023
Flx•d 488•ta
Tangible assets
Investments
11
12
3,570,481
1,000,000
4.570 481
3,437.652
1,000.0130
4.437.652
Ctsrrenl as8ets
Stocks
Dèblors
Cash at bank and In hand
13
14
15
207
85,964
1.979,120
2.065.291
928.516
2,072.473
3,01)0,989
Crgdltors: Amounts falllng due wlthln one yoaf
N•1 curyont a4a•t8
1,423.921
162.402
1.577,068
1,902,889
N•1 •*8•ts
8.147 549
6 340 541
Funds of th• charltable company:
Restrf¢ted Income funds
Reslricted fvnds
1,423
1.490
Unr•strl¢ted Income lunds
Unrestrlctad funds
6.148.128
8 339 051
Total lunds
19
6 147 549
Th flnaneJal stalements on p8g88 13 to 28 We￿ approved by the Iru$i¢o$. and aulhorisod for issuo
on
3a.SMISand gtgn•d on th•lf t￿haff by.
Ll Genef81 ( tdj AMD Palm•r C8 CBE
TNst8e
The notes on p•3es 16 to 28 fom an Integral port of these ffrt8n¢lal slalemerts.
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Mar¢hant-Holliday School Limlted
Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from 1 April 202310 31 August
2024
31 August
2024
31 March
2023
Not¢
Ca8h flows from operatlng acilvltl•s
Nel 0X￿ndItsjrft
Adjustments to Cash Ilows from non<a8h ft•m$
DgpTe¢Salloh
Investment Incomo
(192,992)
{130.077)
222,317
(120,214
190,889)
155.632
25.763
(208)
Worklng ¢apttal •d)uslm•nl•
Dwe&se In stocks
(Incr¢aseydecxea8• In debtorn
Incr¢as• In <xeditors
Inmsel(de¢f•OM) In defarred Income
Net cash flows from opernling acllvllS•8
13
14
16
207
(842,552)
104.635
1,156884
4.993
22S.737
11.314
328,285
Ca•h fl•w• fr•m Investlng actlvltl•s
Purchase of tangible ￿ed assets
Sal• of tJrylbt• Ilx•d as••19
Nol ¢a8h flows from Inveslln9 acllvlttè$
Cash flows from Ilnanclng a¢llvltlg•
Investment incom8
1355.225)
(153.326)
(355,146
(146,116)
120214
Net Increase In cajh and ¢a•h •qulvalents
93.353
108.562
Cash •fid Cash equSvalents at 1 April
Caih and owlv•lefits at 31 August
1979 120
1870 558
2.072 473
1979 120
All ol the cash Ikms are derlved from c4Jnllnulng op•rafj¢ns durfng Ihe above two period$.
The notes on ￿9¢$ 16 10 28 ft•rrn an Integral part of Ihtse Ilnan¢knl statements.
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Marchant-Holliday School Llmited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
I Cornpany Inforniatlon
The company Is a Tegi8lorefl ¢harfty and a cornpany Ilmiled by guarantee wIlh￿t tshare capltal
Incorporated In Englfftnd and W•lo¥. The guarantors are Ihe members ol the charfty to the oxtonl of £1
The address of #8 rogistored olYIM and pdndpal pl4¢¢ of bu8lneis Is:
Noth Chorfton
Templecombe
Somor8•t
BA8 OAH
2 Acc•unting polici08
Summary ol 81gnlfi¢ant aecountlng pollel•s and key a￿O￿nI1n8 esllrnit9$
Thè prinopal accountlng pollcies appliod In tho pr•paralSon ol th880 finand81 slatements are set out
below. Theso polldas have been conslstenty app118d to all th• s•ar8 prnsented. unl8s$ oth8Thvlse
8tsted.
stal•mgnt Of ¢¢)mpll•nc•
The Ilnan¢lal ¥tatements have been propared in accordance wilh Ac¢¢unllng and Reporting by
Charitses,. Statement of Recommond8d Prnctlc8 appllc8ble to chorfles preparing Ihelr accounts In
aC￿rdar￿ wlth th• Fjnanclal Repoiting Slandard applicable in Iho UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS
102) <effeclfvo 1 January 2019) - (Ch4ri11o$ SORP (FRS 102)), Ihe Flnandal Reporting Standard
applicable In the UK and Republ1¢ of treland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. There are no
mat•rlal d•parturo8 from FRS 101
B4•1• ol proparatlon
Marchant-Holltd8y School Llmited rneets Ihe dèffinllloTr of a publk benefit ontty undor FRS 102.
Assets and liabllitles are Initially rec4nised 81 hlstorlcal cost or tran￿￿101) v•lu• unless Othefwlse
stated In the relevant accounllng policy notes.
Th8 funcllonal currency of tho ¢harltable Company Is ¢onsldered to b8 pounds sterflng because th1$ Is
the currency of the prSmary e¢onoml¢ envlronment in whith the ¢haritablo ￿rnPanY operates, and Ihe
flnanclal 8latoments are prnsenled to Ihe noaresl round Pound.
Oolng ¢oncom
The trustees consider that thora are no malerfal uncertalnlles about the charitablo companys 8blllty to
continue as a golng concom nor any &gnificant areas of uncertalnty th￿ aflecl thè carying value of
a¥80ts held by ihe charltable company.
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Marchant-Holliday School Llmlted
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
Ine¢me and •ndowmènt8
All income is recqJgnls8d once the ¢fiarfty has enuliement to the income, it is probabts that th6 Incom
ill be recaived and the amount of the ￿n￿rne recelvable can be measuMI wollably.
School f8¢ Ir￿me Is recog￿Sed in the peiiod to which It relates.
Inv••tment Incom• i¥ r•wn58ed In Ihe ped(￿ In il 18 oarned on a f•cefvabl• b¥¥ls.
Income roceivod in advance Is •hown wtihln def¢rrèd Income and feleased In Ihe pwi(wJ to which 11
relatO8.
Expondlturn
Expenditure ts reco9nised as toon as ihor• Is 4 *81 or eonslrijclfve obllgat&on committing the chaiity
to Ihat expendilurn, It 1$ probable that a Iransfer of econom1¢ benefits will be required in settlernent
and tho amouhl ol the obl198￿ort can be measured reliably. Expenditure 1$ a￿￿Unl9d lor on an
a¢¢fuals basis and has begn dassrfied undgr h¢adin9¥ Ihat aggregale 011 wsi rdated to Ihe category.
Where costs ￿nn01 be dlroctty 8nflbuled to partlculBr headin9S they have been allocated lo aclivilios
on • bo81s Mnsltstertt wlth the use of resources.
TaxatloTr
Th¢ tharit•blo company Is eonsldefod to pas6 tho lests set oul In Paragraph 1 Sch•dul• 6 011
Flnance Act 2010 and thereforg it meelB the deffinltion of a (*arilable company fi>r UK corporatlon tax
purpos•i. Accordingly, ihe charllable company is polenlially exempt from I￿3¢10n in respect ol
Incomè or capllal 9alns recelved ￿thIn Galegodes covergd by Chapter 3 Part 11 of th• Corp¢rallon
Tax kt 2010 or Section 256 01 Iho Taxation of Chargoablg Gains Ac¢ 1992. to the extenl Ihat Such
Inctyné ol gains #re Appllod excluslvety to tharitable purw)sas.
Tan9lble flxed assets
Tanglblo fixed a&8ets ar• Inltlally fee0￿•d •t cost. Iw any subsequent a¢eumulated de￿￿1￿￿On and
subsequent accumulated Impalment losses. Assets a￿ capllalised where the cost exGeed8 £500.
Depreclatlon
D•preciation is provlded on tangibl4 fixed 8SSOt$. ex¢epi for larKI, so 8$ to Wf5te off the cost or
valuailon. less arny èstlmaled resldual value, over thelr expected useful e￿noMIC Illo as follo¥￿.
Assot G488S
Fr•ohold property
Fixtures and fittin95
Molor vehides
Computer aqulpment
Dgprn¢iation mothod and rnt•
15 - 50 years stralght Une
3- 7 years straijrhl Ilno
25% reducing balance
3 years stralght Ilne
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Marchant-Holllday School Llmited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
Flxed a88et InvestmMts
Fixed assgl irwestrnents ar• induded at market value at the balance S￿et dat•. R••llsed galns atid
It)ssas on Invftstments are ¢8lculated a8 the diffef8nce between sal•s proceeds and Iheir marf(et
vafue at the start ol Ihe year, cr thelr subsequent cost. and art chafged or credited to the Statement
of Firtancial Actfvi1108 in tho p¢rfod Of dlspogal.
Vnrealised gains and losses repl￿ent the movernent in market values during Ihe yoar and are
credited or chargad to lh¢ Statement of Flnanclal Activikn'es based on lh• mark•t value al Ihe s*ar and.
sto¢
Stock Is valu•d •1 the lowor of Cost Ond net r￿lISable value, belng estimated qolllng wlc• 18s8 COAt8
to sell. after du& regaftl for obgolete and slow movlng St￿ks.
Fund stru¢luro
Vnre¥trict6d In¢ts￿ lunds are 9gneral funds thfjt ar• •v8llable for us• al the tN8to09 dl8ry•llon In
lurthefaneA of Ihe objeclives of the charitobh ¢omp8ny.
Unfestrlcled de$lgnated funds are resources set asld• for specSfic pu￿08e$ at the discretlon of the
tru$lo0s.
Restrlcted fvnd$ onty be used for parflcular restricted purposes wlthln the obj.ects of the charity.
Rastrlclons arlse when SF)ecified by tha dono¢ or vthen lunds are rdlsed for partl¢ular r•strl¢ted
purposes.
Penslono and ¢)th•r posi r•tlrernenl obllgatloD•
The charlty operates a defined contrlbuuon penslon scheme. Cijntnt•uUons payabl• to th• charltys
pension sch•m8 aro charged lo the Statement ol Pinancifil A¢tsvilies In the perfod to thoy relgte.
Th• T•achern' Pension Schemo (TPS) 69 a d•fin•d benefit stherne and the asgets aro held separately
from Ihose of tho Charity. Th• TPS 1$ 8 multremploy8r schom• and th8re Is insufflcient Inlomiotion
avali able Io u80 d•fined bènefit acxounting. Th• TPS 58 therefore treated as a defingd Contrlbutlon
scherno for accounts'ng pufposes and tho ¢ofilrfbut1o￿ reoo9nized in the period to whleh they relate.
Further detsils aro provided In Noio 17.
Flnanclal In8trum•nts
Classmleadon
Thè chartty holds tr* lollowlng finandal In3tnJmenls:
• Short temi trade and olher debtorn and credltors:
. Inveslments sn Income bonds; and
. Cash 8nd bank balanf*s.
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Marchant-Holliday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
Re¢ognltlon and mea8ur•ment
Finondal Inslfuw*nts are recognisod wh•n ¢hgrity b¢¢omes party lo Ihe contractual w)vi$ion$ of
the instNment and defecognlsed when In the case of assets. Ihe conlradual dghl8 to cash Ilows from
tho a&8ets explre or stsbstantsatty all Ihe risks and rawards of ovm•rshlp are tr8nsfeffed to anolher
paty, Of in the case of Ilabilities, when the tharltys obllgatbns are dlscharged, oxpiro or ar•
cancelled.
Exc•pt for Investm•nts lft In￿ne bonds. such Instruments are Inltslly m•a8urod 41 trans•ctlon prfc•,
irKJuding transaction costs, and are subseqtsenlly Carrled at tho undiscounted amount ol the eash or
other consideTh*'on expecied to ba pard ¢x r¢colved. after13￿ng a￿aUnt of ImpalM￿TrI adjustme￿8.
Inveslments In Income are me&ured initially at market value, whi¢* 18 nommlly Ihe transe¢llon
Pft¢e. Subs8quent to initlal recognilion, investments ar• measuw•d al m•rkel value, %•lth rtonges
reGognised in Iho Slat•monl of FSnanci81 A¢Uvlltes.
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Marchant-Holliday School Llmlted
Noles to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
3 Incon* from don*tlon• •nd l•gacle*
Total
Y•ar •nd8d
31 Ma￿h
2023
Tolal
31 Au9U81
2024
Reslrf¢ted
fvnd•
Don8tlon$
85
60
85
60
4 In¢om• from charltsble actlvltles
Unrnstrlcted
fvnd•
General
RMtrl¢t•d
fvnd•
Total
2024
Sthool fees
Pupil premlum
4.440.923
4,441,913
4,141
4.141
4 440 923
5.131
4,446,054
Unrestrictod
fund$
G•n•r81
Total
2023
lunds
School lee8
Pupil premium
3,005,5S1
1.490
3.007,041
3.005.551
3 010.527
S Inv•sthi•nt income
Unf•Strlct•d
lund•
GO￿1a1
Total
2024
Iniere8t recelvabl• and $lmllar In¢ome:
Inieresl receivable on bank deposts
Olh•r Investment Incomg
71.301
48.913
71.301
120.214
120 214
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Marchant~Holllday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 202310 31
August 2024
Unrestricted
funds
G¢n¢ral
Total
2023
InteRsl receivable and slmrtar In¢om•;
Interest wAlvable on bank deposits
Olher inveslmenl inL%>mo
12,674
13,089
25,763
12.674
13.089
25,763
6 Oth•r incorno
Unr•slrlct•d
funds
General
Total
lunds
Other Ir￿orne
837
837
Total lor porlod •nd•d 31 Augu$t 2024
Total for period onded 31 March 2023
837
837
175
175
7 Expendlturn on ch•rftabl• actlvftl•s
A¢tlvlty
undert&k8n
dlreGty
A¢Uvlty
Support
¢osts
2024
2023
Costs of running sthool
4,530,943
229239
4.760,182
3,166.602
8 Net In¢offlolexpendlture
Net expendilure for Ihe perlc#J Indud•s:
31 August
2024
31 March
2023
Depreualion of fixed agsets
Audltors. remuneralton
Auditors, remuneralion lor noTraudit services
Accountancy services
222.317
12.000
1.9110
155.632
7.750
1.000
9 TNstfj•s r¢munoratlon and oxpgnsos
No trttstees, nor any persons eonnected wfjlh them. havo r￿1Vod any r•munoralion from the charity
during tho Lwrront or proVit)us year.
See Note 21 for experkses relmburned lo trnstées durln9 tha current year.
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Marchant41olliday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
10 Stall ￿$ts
Tho aggregato payoll Costs y￿re as ffjlows..
31 March
2023
2024
Wages and salarias
ScK*I securfty Costs
Per￿[On costs
3,057.222
282.568
382,233
1,895,956
182,287
232,876
2,311.119
3.722.023
The monthly average nurnber tsf porson8 (Inc4urJlng senior managgmont team) efflployed by the
charitablg wmpany durfng th¢ p•rlod w•s as follows:
31 Augllst
2024
31 Mar¢h
2023
No
14
14
25
ToathlThJ staff
Care slaff
Teachlng asslJianl$
Oomestic staff
Office slaff
15
15
26
70
The numbgr of empkny80s whose emoluments fdl wlthin th6 folowlrrfJ bands was.,
2024
No
2023
£60.001- £70.000
£70,001- £80,000
£90,001- £100.000
£100,001- £110.000
£110,001- £120.000
Th8 totsl employ•• beneffts of the key rnanaggment p¢rsonneF of the charitabl8 company wore
£655,02012023 - £444.559).
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Marchant-Holliday School Limlted
Notes to the Financial Slatements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
11 Tanglbla fix￿ a890ts
Land and
bulldings
Flxlures and
fitting8
Motoi
v•hl¢l•s
Computer
•qulpmenl
Total
At 1 April 2023
Addition3
Dlsposal8
4,488.257
120.516
386,890
230,337
176.225
149.174 5,200.$46
4.372
355225
32.134
32,134
AI 31 Augusl
2024
617.227
144,091
153.$46 S.523.637
Depreclatlon
Al 1 2023
Charge for the
year
Elimina10d on
dl$poAals
At 31 Augu81
2024
1,171,186
328,492
129.380
135,836 1.762.894
149.626
41,852
14,716
16.123
222.317
32,055
32.055
1.320.812
112.041
151,959 1,953.156
N•t book valu•
At 31 August
2024
3 287 961
248,883
32.050
1.587 3.570.481
At 31 March 2023
3 317 071
13 338 3.437 652
12 Flx•d 488•t Inv•stm•nts
31 August
2024
31 h1arch
2023
Investrnent in Income bonds
13 Stock
2024
2023
SIoL*s
207
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Marchant-Holllday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
14 D•btor•
31 Augu$1
2024
31 March
2023
Trade debtors
Other debtor3
Prep8yments and ac¢nJed income
885.027
8,112
35,3TI
928.516
32.685
809
52,470
85,964
15 Cash and ¢ash •quivalent$
2024
2023
Cash on hand
Co8h at bank
sos
2.071.968
259
1,978,861
2.072.473
1.979,120
16 Cr•dltorn: amount• falllno due wlthln on• y••r
2024
2023
Trade credltor6
Olhef tax8tlon and social security
Olh•r credltors
Ac¢wals
Dèlarred Income
139.563
84,799
14.994
27.681
1156 884
49.526
75.301
1..935
35.640
1.423.921
17 Penslon Khtnl••
Doflned Gontrlbutlon genslon scheme
The charltablo cornpony operales a dollned ￿￿trIbutIon pen$ron scheme. Tha pension cost charg•
for Ihe period r•pre80nts contrfbutlons p3yablg by th¢ ¢harflable ¢s)mpany ￿ lh• xhome and
amounled to £358.730 {2023 - £218.354).
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Marchant.Holliday School Llmlted
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
Teach•Tr' Pensl•fft S¢h•me
The Toath8r¥' P•n$lon S¢home (TPS> 1$ a Slatuiory, conlrfbutory, definod ￿nefit 8cherne. govemed
by Iho Te8chern' Penslon Scheme Regulations 2014. These wulatlons apply ￿ teachers In schools,
olleges arKI other educational o$tablishments. Membership is auiomatlG for teathm and lectyrer¥ al
ellglble Institutlrm$. Teachers and leGlurers are ablo lo opt out of the TPS.
rhe TPS is an unfunded 8rJwm• and members cofttslbute on a 'pay as you go. basis - thes•
ontributions, along vAth those made by employerB, aro (x8diied to tho Exchequer under
arrangements govemed by the above A¢L Ratlrem•ftt and oth•r p•n•lon b8nellts are pdd by pub
funds wovlded by PartiamenL
Und•r th• d¢flnStSons set out In FRS 102 128.11), the TPS is a mutti4rnployer pen$14)n plan. Th•
¢olhge18 unable to Idenllfy Its share of the underfying assets and Ilabllltl•s of Ihe plan.
Accofdlngly. Ihe colle9è ha8 taken advanlage ol Ihe exempllon In FRS 102 and has accounted for Its
contrfbulions to the scheme as rf It wer• • d•fmo&contdbuilon plan. The collegè has set oul abova
Iho infonnation avallablo on Ihe plan and the Impllcatlons tor Ihe college in tarn)s of tho antscipated
cOntr1￿110n rntes.
The valuation of tho TPS is carried oul In lin¢ with f¢gulabons méd6 undor the Publlc Service Pension
Acl 2013. Valualkns credlt the teachers, pension attounl a ieal rate ol retum assuming lunds
•fe Invested In ￿tIonal inveslmen18 thal produco that r•al rate of r•tum.
Th•181oSt aciuaflal revlew of the TPS was cerried eut as at 31 March 2016. The valualk)n roport wa6
publlshèd by the Departrnont lof Educatlon (tho Deparlmonl In Aprll 2019. Th• v4luallon weported iolal
8chomo Ilabllllios (pension6 curr•nUy In paym•t)t 8nd th• osllmated Cost of future benellts) lor aérvlce
to th8 effec￿¥0 dale of E218 blllion. and nollonal assots (estimaled luturo contributlon8 togolher with
Ihe nolional investments held at the valuation dale) of £198 biifion giving a notlonal pasl seNIce dofficll
of £22 billion.
As a fesull of Ihe valualion, now employer contribution rnles were sel al 23.68Yo of pensionable pay
from S•pi•mb•r 2019 Oly￿ardS (compar•d to 16.48% durfng 201819. DE has 8gre•d to pay a teach8f
penslon employer C￿n1￿bUt10n grant lo cover the addlllonal cosls durln9 the 2019-20 arAdemlc year.
A full ￿pY of the valuatlon roport and suppoffjng dIX￿Ment*￿'Qn con bo found on the Teachers.
Pension Scheme websrte,
18 Charftable Company status
Tho charitable company is limited by guardntee, incory￿rated (n England and Wales, and
consequently do¢$ nol have Share caphal. Each of tho m•mbors 1$ Ilablg to contrfbul• an amounl nol
8￿eedIng £1 tthyards the assets ol the chaiilable company in the event of IlquEdatlon.
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Marchant41olliday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 Aprll 2023 to 31
August 2024
19 Funds
Balance at 1
April 2023
Incomlng
r•sour¢¢s
Ruourc¢$ 8alance at 31
oxpended August 2024
Unr•strfct•d fvnds
General
Genoral fund
6,339,051
4,561.974
14,754,899)
6.146,126
R•$trl¢ted funds
School fund
Pupll premium
Totsl M$trf¢t•d lunds
(1.143)
5.631
1.423
Total lunds
4.568,681
4 761 673
6 147 549
8alanGe at 1
Aprfl 2022
In¢omlno
r•sourc•s
Resources 8alanc• •t 31
•XPondgd
M•f¢h 2023
Unr•slrfded fund•
G•naral
General fund
6.470.618
3,031,489
13.163.056)
6.339,051
R•3trlct•d
School lund
Pupil Pfèmlum
Total rn•trlet•d fvnds
(60)
13.486
4,976
1,490
3,546
1.490
Total funds
6.470 618
3.186.602
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Marchant-Holliday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
The sp8cfftc purpose8 for whlGh lh• funds are lo bg applled are as folkms:
Réstsi¢ted funds:
School lund8 •re donallong mad8 speclflealty for the benefil ol tho boys, and th• lund$ are utllls¢d lo
provido Items lor the benefrt of the boys. During the >ear, an amount was spent ￿ pur¢h88e chrlstrnag
prlsonts foi 811 of the boys and to furMI a loken shop to reward the boys foT good bahavlour. Tho b
aam lokens for good behavlour and can then Spend Iheffl on a Frtday at tho shop. Funds ar• typlcalty
utllised on an ad-hoc basis over Iho perfod eath pupll is ènrolled In the School.
Pupil premlum frjnds aré recANed to provldo addillonal supw for ottgiblo pupll8. Th• fund• •r• used
to provide addilional leaming resour￿ and on•4trone edueation and emollortal support for
disadvantagod ¢hildr•rt over the pertsl each felevant pupll is ènrolled at Ihe School. In some cases
thls may not be posslble (nolabty wharn local authorfty Sy31gms delay paymont of the sums due) and
the balance may rematn outstar￿4Th9 I￿aTr the pupil leaves. In sud) cir¢umslanco$, affan98rnants aw•
made whenever possible lo transfer Ihe ￿ndS to the successor school In order Ihat th8 young Pofson
conllnug8 to r•c•lv• bgn•lll from Iho 4110¢411on mado.
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Marchant-Holllday School Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 31
August 2024
20 Analysis of awts bolweon lunds
Unr•strlet•d
funds
General
Totsl funds
at 31 Wusl
2024
Reslrl¢ted
funds
Tanglble flxed assets
Flxed assel Inveslments
Cufr¢nt as8ets
Cuffent IlabllltF8s
3.570.481
1.000.000
2.999.566
1,423,921
6,146 126
3.570,481
1.000,000
3.000,989
1.423,921
1,423
Total nel assets
1,423
6.147,549
Total funds
at 31 M8rch
2023
Unr••trl¢t•d
funds
R••trld•d
Tanglble flxed as￿1$
Fixed asset Invoslments
Current asset8
Current f￿bIlItI
3,437,652
1,000,000
2.063,801
162 402
3,437.652
1.000.000
2,065,291
162.402
1.490
Total net ass•ts
6 339 051
21 R•lat•d ￿rtY tran•a¢tlon•
Durfng the perbd, the ¢harity mode the followlng transadlons with Irustees,.
£198 (2023 - £nll) of expenses woro r•lmbufsed durlng Ih? period.
No trustees, nor any pernons connected wlth theffl, have recAlved any romunerntkn duftng the
Pori¢)d.
No Iw8toes rn¢¢lvod any other bon•fftB from the cttarlty durfn9 lh• porlod.
Pagg 20