The Gard'ner Memorial Ltd IA company Limited by guarantee) Trading as More House School Governors, Report and Financial Statements For year ending 31" August 2023 Registered Charity number. 311872 Registered Company number. 523768
The Gard'ner Memorial Lirnited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 ¥O•J•JiiiiJ k",Y JI Reference and Admini$irative Information RegS$t8redeaiYMVmbr Re9I8t8red 2impany number 523768 6cvÈrnlhB do¢umert The charity iscontrolied by itsgoverning documents, comwising lis Memorandum 8n Articles of Association. and consiituiesa privat& bmit&d CDmpÈny. limitèd by gu8rantee.as d81ined by the Comp8niesAct 2006. Thè ctsmpènywas incorporatEd in England. GovfrmoTS IDir8Ctorsl Mr Glenn Handlèy MBA IChairl'l"3 Mr5 Pèmelo Edworthy BSC IHonsl PGDip PGCE (Deputy Ch8irl'2,'4 MrAndrEW Routiey lappointed 29.09.20221'1 Mr5 Suzie Brand'3'4 Mr Robert Forsier Msc Bsc'l Ms Lindsay Gowland MA IEd.IACIS IresSgned 02.06.20231'3 Mr Gary Hay BA IHoll51'1.'3 Mrs Alison REynolds lappointEd 15.D6.20231 Mr Graham Spawlorlh MA Mpd PGce"2 Fr NicholasGosnell'2 Mr Michael Sicely (resigned 31 Decetnber 20231.1 Mrs Christlne Goodyear LL.8 Ms Kyla Desousa lappoinied 5 February 20241 Metnb8r5hi of Sub-comffliltee 'l- Finance & General Purposes '2-Teaching, L8arning & Therapy '3- SafEguaiding & Welfare '4- Governance & Nominations Webslte Audiiors Bankers Soltcilors Key E¥8culiv89 www morehDU5eschaol co.uk Haysmacintyre LLP. Fairlax House.15 Fullwood Place, London, WCIV 6AY Barclays Bank PLC, I Churchill Place, Can8ryWharl, London El4 5HP G8H Law. 718 Innovation Place, Douglas Drive.God81ming, Surrey. GU7 IIX Mr lonaihan Heiheringion BAIHonsl Msc (Ed.) QTS, HEadtnastgr Mr stephen johnson FFA FFt4 Bursar & Clerkto thÈ GDvpfnDf5 Pège 2 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial knmited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe yearended 3151 August 2023 Reportof the Chair of Trustee5 This tsaschoolwhere hwh aMonsUdern everyaspettof day-to.tY8ylife.' TheschoolhasbeenfatedoutstanÉns7 forsome tNne.)thasA)otsroodsttllinits8mbirion to evofve 8ndtomJpmbv.' Ofsred, A48rth2023 The 2022-23 academic and finantial year has been one ol excitement and high athievemerrt for our sch(K)I communty, guided by our shared vision, mission and values We aim to providethe best possible environment In whleh out pupils a empowertd to trnn$form theli futtJTtI 9¢)¥emed by our Communitys commitmefit to the values of kindne55, 5Plrit and re5ponsibifity. This sentence describes evetwhtng we do and gives a clear sense of dIrtiOn for the luturtt Too rnany children are failed by the limit8tions of their edut8tional environment. Experiencing weakness in their development31 language, in their literacy, in their ability to man89e competin9 sensory information and to sustain attentiory they become certain they are not clever, and losetheirconfidence in themsefves and in theirsvrroundings. Frightened of a future in which they ¢annot see themselves8s successful, they struggle to Sh¢ the resilience necessaryto tsce the challen9e of the Classroo a classroom in thich the narrow f¢KUS of assessment emph85ises theirweaknesses and hide5 from them their n¥tural strengths. One-to-one interventions ¢xwithdrawal from the class cement theirsocial isolation and feelings of inadequ8ry. At More Hoyse School, we believe in helping our students io find their talents afid Interes We show them an ÉXCÈPtna1IY broad, ambitious mainstream curriculum in svhich classroom teaching, in every lesson, is adapted to meet theif learning support needs. We teach them the ski115 to enable their independence in the cla55room aad socially. We fostertheir a5piralion. Ours is a unique school, in which our inspiratKJnal teachers, therapists, pastoral and residential rtaff, and all our community, work together to make ourchildren pDwerful in their own lives, realising Éxteptional rèsutts in public exarninations and in their social experiences, leadirg to successful transitions into university, ftsrtherstudy. vocational training and the work place. We were thrilled with our students, exam results this summer 2023, in which 77% of GCSE and equivalent BTEC grades were awarded at 9 to 4 IA. to C, or Dittin£tion' to Level 2 Passl., 68% of our Year Eleven pupls achieved at least five A. to C equivalent grades and 57% of candidates 8£hieved at least five A. to C equivalent grades including GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics. Half of students achieved at least one grade 8t 9 to 7 lequnialentto A. toA or Distinchon. to Distintionl, and they beat the national averages forgood passes in GCSE English and in GCSE Mathemètics. In our Sixth Form, students £chteved 8 91% Pass rate 8tGCSE and equivaknt Level 3 BTEC combined with 55% of grades awardÈcl at A. to C (Distinction. to Merit). A large maj(Hity of our Sixth FoFrn leaver5 pro9$S¢d to university degree ttudy in courses as varied 45 Acting, Animal Behawour, Archrceclure, Biomedicine, BhÈmIsIry, ComputerGames Desi9n, Computerscienceand Cybersecurity, Film, Mechanical Engineering, Paramedic Science, Politics, and Telwsion Producbon and Media. In February 2023, the success of our senior pupils. musical theatre production of RtKkbeth- an innovative rrng of Shakespeare with popular rock anthems- led to a project to take it to the Edinbur9h Fring¥, the world's largest arts festival. After some wh&e community fundraising the cast musicians and crew perfomied a week's run in Edinburgh during August 2023, to sell-out audience5. In March 2023, the school undewent ts¥o routine inspections by the Department for Education's schools and social care inspettorate, Ofsted. The inspection teams found our school communityand provfrsion to be of the highest POS5ible standard4 reaffimiing thÈtop grade in every Single judgement area, of both inspection t*portL The inspectors recognised the strength of aspiration ¥vhich drwes every aspert of our school, publishing.. Tris is&schoolwhere hwh8mtsttonSUndern every8spettofd&y-to-d6ylife.' Page 3 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts fortheyearended 31" August 2023 And recognIDg the tiTele55 eneryy of our leadership team.. 7heschoolhè5beenratedouisranding forsome tim¢ jethasnotstoodstillin itssmbition to evoAÉandtoimprove.' Careful stewardship of the charity's res¢urce& and prudent financial management during a period of chzllenge for the independent school sectorand for charit2ble school% isvf(èliothe continued 9rthth and SucsS01m0re House School. COgniS1ngthe majority ofthe school's income is from local govemrnent. The sub5t8nti81 jumps in employers, contributions towards the national Teachers. Pension Scheme, in 2019, and expected again in 2024, present 9re4t additional burden on independent schoo15 for no impri)vement in teache condition& During theyear, the school's governors revi51ted previous years. examination of the associated risks 4nd presented to the school's teaching
aff a proposal for exiting the national 5cherne replacing itwiih a defined contribution scheme in which costs could &È controlled. This
took ihe form of a forn)al consultation with affected Staff, leadin9 to industrial action by members of two trade-union& A successful resolthion, welcomed on both sides, was secured early in thÈ autumn of 2023, protecting the chèrity from future increase& wich the employets contribution rate, for teaching staff pensbons at 21.3% of salary, tsking effect from 1$1 Septernber 2024. In JUFY 2023, we presented ourannual Founde<s Day ceremony and celebrations, marking the succe55ful conclusion of the school year and celebrating Èvory indiwdual puwl's progre55 and 5ucce5s over the year. Wewere honoured to host l¢xal double Paralympic Gold m8111¢ Rachel Morris MBE, who presented pupils, award5 and deliVed an inspirational 8ddress. Such events are powerful in demonstrating to our SdentI Èxplicitly, their achievements and worth, entoura9lng their sense of self-efficacy and wtsnti31. As ever, we were delighted to welcome back 50 many More House alumni. Core to the School's mission is the qualty of its staff and support for their continued profession81 development. The 5chool'5 nationèlly- accredf(ed Level 3 and 4 training 8nd awards complernent a much wider pragr8mme of in-serwce training activities. including extemal trainers and the Sharing. internallyand through our outreach work of our own knowledgÈ and best-prattice. An important project through the year and into the ILrture is the adoption of 8 coaching model, enabling colleagues to support one another to be 5ell-reflectwe practitioners. a5pirational lor their professio1 development in order to benefit our pupils. £ng£9ing more of our expert practitioners in delivering outreach training, supporting eeMaI professionals, other schoo15 and pupils, parents has m8ny benefrts. Planning lor the £ontinued invesbnent in our school campus and lacilÈtie5 has also remained a priority. We have developed plans for replacing buildings, for extending pupils. sports sourceS and for improving the sèfety of pedestrians and vehicles, with a key ambition bn9 to reduc as faras possible. the impart of the school's day-to-day operdtions on neighbouring residents, especialty relating to traffic congestion. Our long-ierm ambition, as our school ha5 grown 50 significantly over the years, remains to expand our operBtions to afford a 9reater numberof children and young peoplewith leatning Ihallenges, accessto our uniquely powerful and transformatnfe educational model. We sh to be in 8 position to support female pupils as well as male, and continue to explore possible cpportunities for developin9 a second school site whil# ensuring the quality and sustainablity of the outstanding prowsion of More House School. Frensham, MainS assured. Signature.. Date,. ilslk?+ G. Handley, Chairof Trktstee Page4 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe yearended 31. August 2023 ort of the trustees The Irustse5 of the Gard'ner Mernorial Limited, who are also the charitys directors for the purposes of the Companies Act 2W6, are pleased to present their annual report, together with the financial Statements of the Charity for the year ended 31. August 2023, which 3re also prepared to meetthe requirerneThts for a directors. report and accounts for Companies Act purp05e& Objectives and activities The objects of the charity are". The advancement of education including, but not limited to, running the More Hwse School. Fren5ham. and eilucating childn, particularty those with leaming difficultie& but 31so disseminating best practice in techniques of teaching and lezrning through training. con5ultstion. a$5essmenL research and related achwties both in the UK and intsmationally, so continuing the tradition of the late Reginakl Joseph fjird'nerforthe public benefrt. Too rnany children a failed bythe mainstream education systern where typical methods of teaching and support in the cla55reom fail to uncover the twe cognitive potential of chIldn who expÈrience weaknesses in their literacy and devebpmentsl language sills and thos affected by 3s5QCiated difficulties including Developmentèl Coordination Disorder and attention deficit conditions. Such children myy be intelltuallY very capable but are left bplieving thetn5elve5 not clever, disadvènta9ed by an education system which focu5es the primary me3n5 olassessing ability on their¥rea5 of 5kill-weakness, and leawng their strengths unrecognised. Too many children believe themselves failures amongst their peers and the thre to mental health and wellbeing istoo frequenty explicit. Andyet SLKh children offerhuge value forthe futu of our societyandworld. Manycompanies now recognise immense value in recruiting euro-diverseteatn5. Our pupi15 have a great part to playin the future of ourcountry, in all areas of education. industry and bu5ine55. With the right educational approath 8tthÈ right rx)int in their lives, children and young people with Specific leaming difficukies developrneDtal language delay and è550ciated condf<ion% can be enabled to see their strengths and their future. Once they are taught to believe in thernselves. they can grow the couragp to tsckle the thallenges in their educational paths and rezlise their true intelligence. wr(h an appropriate educational enwronment. theycan achieve success 8t GCSE and A Level, and pursue lurtherand higher educètFOn and training, leadin9 to promising career5 and contributing to our swiety. Such a pathway is essential in order for su<h young people to becorne truly independent 5UPPOrting the stste 8nd Society through maintèining strong mental and physical health. participating ID worthwhile employment Ènd paying t8A rathef than failing to realise such outcome& necessitating continuous sUPPOrt frotn Society ond the public purse throughout their adult lives. Ouf Vision i To lead in transforming the futuw of inte111oent <hildren who experience Specifjc Learning Difficulties. Developmentsl Language Di50rder and associated conditions by empowering them. Our mission 15.. To empower our pupils to translomi theirfuture5. Ourvalues are.. Kindnes5. Spirit Responsibility Our specific atms are.. To support the indiiridual needs of each pupil. as individua15. $0 that each thrives, 8dapting continuously teaching and support strategies to challenge appropriately pupils, diverse strengths and weakne55e5. To prowde all pupils wfth an environment in ¥vhich they feel, and are. safe and Confident in being themselves, and through which tlw develop effective skn'lls to promote their mental health and wellbeing. Page 5 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Lirnited known 45 More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31. August 2023 To foster in 311 pupils a powerful desire to question and to learn, and to realise high aspirations for their futur& in temis of continued education arKI learning, t1r professional iaTrer, and Social relètion5hips. To provide a trènsformative1eaming enwronmentand opportunities for our pupils so thattheyachieve outstanding academic results above the national age-related averages. b)th at level two IGCSE level) and three fvdvan level), despite having Specific Leaming Difficultiu, Developmental language Disorderand associèted £ondition5. To develop our pupiL4 to become confident and resilient youn9 pÈople, with the experience and skills that allowthern to lead independent Itveswithin a modeffl wodd. and with the desire to be involved in s(Kiety. To foster 3mongst all pupils an under£tanding, care Hnd tolerance ol all others. within the school's Catholic ethos and in accordants with the fundamentsl values of dem(Kr&cy, the rule of law, indiwdual liberty. and mutual respect and tderènce of those with different f81ths and beliefs. To £dlaborate with ènd promote research into the education and support of children and young people with lan9uage-relèted educatiooèl difficulties and use research to improve educètionèl ovt¢omes forall pupil4 and those in other education31 setting& During the yearup to the 314 August 2023, the school's govemors monitored the impletnentation of the School Development Plan, realised through a comprehenstve proce55 01 organisation-wide 5elf-evaluation and development-planning. The plan is informed by the followng 51¥ targets approved by the Board of Governor& Curriculurn To be 8 tentre of excellence in the delivery of a l)road academic and social developrnent curriculum. en5ullng pupils with Specific Leaming Difficulties, DÈvÈloptnentsl Language Disorderand associèted conditlOn5rnakethe greatest P055ible progress. 3reernpowered and prepared in the best possible manner fortheir hrture Extr•-Curiicular To be a centre of excellence in the delivery of developmental opportunities beyond the academic curriculum so that pupils with Speofic LÈaming Difficulties Developmental LBnguage Di50rder and o550ciated conditions extend theirexpefience, developing social confidence. Pastoral Tc be a centre of excellence in the delivery ol pastoral cire for pupils wth Specific Leaming DiNiculiies Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions, promoting the Safeguarding and wellbeing of all pupils and adulis pupils. positive SDcial developtnent, and t best P055ible learning erwironment. Residential To be a centre of excellence in the deliveryof residential care for pupils 5pÈtilic Leaming Difficultie5. Developmental Language Disorder and associated condition5. ensuring pupils, Safeguarding and wellb•ng, and promoting their personal and social development. Therdpy To bÈ a centre of excellence in the delivery of Sppeih and Language Thepy, Occupational Therapy, Li(eracy intervention and NUme{Y intervention for pupils with SpÈcifit Leaming Difficulties. Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions so that they tnake the greatest Possible Pro95$ and are empowered. Outreach To be a centre of excellence in the prowsion ol the highest quality trainin9 and 9JPPOrt of exterrTral org3lli5ation& PrOfeonal$. thildren and young people lating to Specific Leaming Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and a%ociated conditions including collaboration th and pèrticipation in research. Page 6 0155
ThÈ Gard'ner Memorial Lirnited known as More House School Report 3niJ Accounts forthe ye£r ended 31" August 2023 Organisational structure The Board ofGovernors ofmore HouseSchoolcomprisesthetrusteÈs ofthe ¢harity. who are a150the non-executive director5and fflembers of the company. The full board rneets zt least three times a year, with the Headrnaster and Bursar in attendance. Appointinents to the Board of Governors are conducted through 8 pfiKess of identifying opportunitie5 for augmenting the complement of skn'lls and exper¢ence afforded by the board, and recruiting 8ccordingty. The process 15 overseen by the board's Governance and Nominationscommittee. which makes recommendations to the full board for such appointments. appointments are approved at 8 meeting of the lull Board of Governors. Newgoveinors art wuiredto en9age In 3 programrne of induction to ensuretheyijnderstand theirduties and responsibilities, the objectives and opetst#)ns of the schcol. and the role5 01 senior managers. It Is important that members of the Board of Govemors have the capacity both to support the school's executive. and to provide robust professional challenge to promote the be# interests ol all pupils and of the ch3rity. Ongoiry development for governors is supF¥)rted through training eveiits on and off-site, inc(watsng in- house and erternal expertw. Members of the Board of Governor5 serve on one or more of the govemor committeÈs'. Fin3n£e and General Purposes Governance and Nominations Safeguarding and Welfare Teaching, Learning and Therapy Each ¢ornrnittee 15 chaired by a governor and comprises other govemoN Each cornrnittee rneets Tegularfy acco19 to an agreed programme and. with the exception ofthe Governante and Nominatron5 Comtnittee, 15 norm311y attended by one or rnore rnembers of the school's most Senior executive tsarn, the Core Leadership Group, and often member5 of the 5chool'5 wider Senior Managernent Team. Cornmittee and board meetings are supported by the newlyappointed Assistant Clerkto the Governors who ensures aCcUte minute5 and 5UPPOrt5 the scheduling and arrangements for meetings. The governors determine the general policy of the charity and schod in accord8nce with thè Metnorandum and Arbcle5 015{KI3t10n. and th the adopted 5trategicdevelopment plan. The governors have responsibility forthecompèny'ssystem of internal controls forevaluating its effectiveness in meeting its zims, and for continuous improvement. They delegate the d3y-to-day rnanagerneDt ol the school to the Headmaster. 5UPPOrted bythe BUrr and the Core Leadership Group. The Core Leadership Group ICLGI £ornprises the following executwe positions.. Headmaster Bursar Deputy Head (Curriculum) Deputy Head (Head of Keydentiall Deputy Head (Pastorall Director of Assessment and Therapy Chaired by the headmaster, the wrpose and operation of the CLG is direrted by its Terms of Reference document. Thp group has lead responsibility for school evaluation, strategic developmenL validation of decision-making and professional challÈn9e. During terrn-tim< the Head of Safeguarding attends the first part of weekly CLG meetings to provide 8 Safeguarding briefing. The extended Senior Management Team ISMD comprises the members of the Core Leadership Group as well as the following employee roles.. Director of Extra-curricular Edutation Director of Pastoral Care Director of Pupil Progross DitOr of Staff Trainiftg and Developrnent Head of Human Resour Head of l.T. SeNicÈs Head of Junior Years Head of Safeguarding Head of Sixth Forrn Page 7 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Llmited known 8$ MorÈ House Sthool Report and Accounts for the ye8r ended 31" Avgust 2023 Head of the Leaming Development Centre Chaired by the he8dmastÈr, the tomposition and opÈrations of the extended SMT 30 described in the school's SMT policy. Each rnember has ponsibIl for managing and developing a different aspect of the school's provision. and togetherthe team ensures the day to day mènagèmèntof the School. and supports the CLG in itsfourprirnaryt05k50fschool evaluation, Strategic developmen¢ validation of decision- making, and professional challenge. Atademic teaching departments are each led by a Head of Department reporting to and supported by the Deputy Head Icurriculvml. EB£h pupil year-group's team of pastoral tutors is bytheir respective Head ofyear, reporting triand supported bythe DÈputy Hèad IPa5torall, who ha5 responsibility for managing pupil through the schwl, supported by the Director ol Pastoral Care. The resident1 boarding staff, cornprising houseparents, is led by the Deputy Head (Head of Residentiall. The school's 5t3ff of Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Literacyand NumeracyTutors is led bythe Head olthe Learning Developrnent Centre. who reports to and is supported by the Dirertor of ksessrnent ond Therapy. The Deputy Heod IPa5torall leads the school's pastoral therapeutic provision, intluding the Mental Heah Le3d and other therapeutic ioun5ellors. The full-tirne Head of Safeguarding oversees the school, safeguardifig team, and is SUPPOrted by deputy DSL5. The school's adrninistrntive. catering. estates, ftnance. and information technology network and support functions dre overseen bythe Burr. Thepayand remuneiationforthe keyrnanagement personnel are set bythegovernors forthe Headmasterand Bursar, and bythe 9overnofS frorn recommendations made by the Headrnaster and Bursar, in respect of the other members of the Core Leadership Group. Governors Use è nurnber0lcterK sn theirdecision-makn'ng, such as natureof role and responsililitiel SectOr13r1es asindi¢4ted byvariou5 benchtnafk and other market reports. cost of living incre88es and trends in pay. Main aims and achievements Our primary airns through the 2022-2023 zcademic year comprised.. the provision ol outstanding. transformative education for our pupi15, all of whom experience challenges associatrd with Specific Learning DifficultYé& Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions.. the re31isation of extrptional outcomes for More House School pupil5,' ensuring the highest standards of educational and residential provision, recognised by external audit partners-. 5ucce55ful external audit in the form of an antKipated whole-schod Of#ed inspection and aligned Ofsted Social Care inspettion of the residential provision.. the furtherdevelopment ofour prow%on forsupportin9 pupils. and employees'wellbping and prornoting postive rnental health.. the further development of our teacher-training, staff-development and professionals. training progratnmes. prornoting our integrated and èspirational approèch to supporting neuro-diverse learners within mainstreatn cla55rootn settings-. the implementation of the third yearof our ambitious, three-year l.T. siratew, the design and adoption of è sustèinable financial strategy relating to the <¢sts of teachers. Pens& the design and irnplementation of a new proce55 for supporting the continued profe55bonal devebprnent ol employees in pupl- facin9 roles. Education and outrornes The number of children and young people supported by the school's special¢st approach and provision fdl forthe 2022-23 4cadernic year, with an average of 477 on the pupil roll compèred wth the previous yearfs 493 8nd previously 491 12020-211. Thss fall was taused by an unusually low retention of pupils from Year Eleven into the Lower Sixth coinciding with 8 larger than usual number of pupils completing only a single year in the Sixth Form, pursuing Level 2 IGCSE 8nd equivalentl programmes of study in pretratIon for progression to Further Education elsewhere. However, the pupil-roll for the start of the new academic year, in September 2023, dernon5trated clear indicatEon of recovery, wi(h 489 on-rolL and additions to roll eKPÈrted through the course of the yeBr, in line with previou5 experience. ID fact. I0caSts through the toursÈ of the 2022-23 year. forfuture years. led to the school subrnitting to the Department for Education IDfEI, an application for material change in respert ol increasing the pupil-roll capacity of the school, frorn 490 to 515. At the time of the year-end, on 31$1 AU$l 2023, this had not yet beeri proce55ed by the DIE. Page 8 0155
The Gard'ner Memorial Llmhed known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 Average number of puti15 on-roll 495 490 480 475 470 465 460 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 ISei)tember 20231 Average number of pupi15 on-roll Outcomes for pupils in the2022-23 academic yearremained eXlIent, wth our seniorschool pupils and oursixth Fom) students celebrating impressive results in their final award5 forGCSQ A Level and equivalent qu3lification Public exam sUlts Our senior pupils realised IMPsSe results in their final grade5 for accredited courses at Level 2 IGCSE and equivalentl and at Levd 3 IA Level and equivalentl. Year Eleven results, summer 2023.. All 68 candidates overcame the challenges of DysleKia. Developmental Language 'sorder or associated Special Educational Needs, and 77%160% in the 2021-22 atademic yearl of condidate5 held Education. Health and Qre plan5. Thi5 indicates a weaker cohort in the 2022- 23 atsdemic year compared with previou5 years requiring a greater levd of sUPPOrt. In 5Pite of thi5. 77% of grades awarded at 9 to 4 IA. to C, or Distinction. to Level 2 Passl.. 68% of candidates achieved at least five A. to C equivalent grade& 57% of candidats achieved at le45t five A. to C equivalent grade5 including GCSE English and GCSE Mathematic4 50% of candidates Achieved at least one grade at 9 to 7 lequivalentto A. to A or Distinction. to Di5tinctioTrl.' 69% of candidates achieved at least one grode at 9 to 6 (equivalent to A. to B. or Distinction. to Merit).. 62% achieved a 9 to 4 Pass in GCSE English (beating the England Male national average by4%1.' 71% achieved a 9 to 4 P355 in GCSE Mathematic5 Ibeatlng the England Male national average by 10%1,' 81% achieved a 9 to 4 Pa55 in GCSE Science. orthe equivalent Level 2 Pa55 in BTEC Science. Whilst the number of candidate5 h35 luctuated overthe past five years there has been a trend ola greater proportion of Candida being the subjert of an Educ*ion, Health and Care Plan IEHCPI, indicating a greater degree of special educational need. Page 9 of $5
The Ga'neI Mernorial Lirnited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31" August 2023 Year 11 candidates year-on-year comparison 74 loo 72 90 80 70 70 68 66 64 40 30 62 20 60 io 58 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Nvmber of candidates % of c3ndidare5 holding 3n EHCP Ye8r 11 reSUS year-on-year comparison loo 80 60 40 20 % 9-61A'B/Oisi' % 9-4/A'_CIDist'.L2 9-4 GCSE English % 9-4 GCSE Maths % 9-41equiv. 5ciÈnte %Five 9.4/eqiv Inc. Merit Pass En9. & Math5 2018-19 2019-20 (Teacher-assessed gradesl 2020-21 ICenire-asse55ed 9radesl 2021-22 (Retum 10 Iociral exainiiiaiionsl 2022-23 Upper Sixth results All 21 Level 3 IAdvanced Level and equivalentl candidates overcame their ch8llengÈs of Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder or associated Special Educational Need5, hnd 62% held Educ6tion. Hehtth and Care plan5 Icornpared with 56% in the previous yearl. 5% of A Level and eouivalent Level 3 BTEC grades awarded at A. to A (Disbnrtion. to Distinction).. 55% of grades awarded at A. to C (Distinction. to Merit)." 91% Pas5 fate at A. Level and equivalent Level 3 BTEC combined. PagelOof55
The Gard'ner Mernorial Limited known as More House School Report and Account5 lorthe year ended 31$1 August 2023 Upper Sixth candidates year--ye¥r compariscn 45 loo 40 90 35 80 30 70 60 25 20 40 15 30 io 20 io 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Number of candidates % of candidates holding an EHCP Upper Sixth re5uts year-on-yearcomparrison 100 60 40 20 11 'ts A'_A/Dist'_Disi %A'_C/DIsi'_Meril Pass rate A LevellL3 BTEC 42018-19 2019-20 ffeacher-35sessed graclesl 2020-21 ICenire-a55e55ed giadesl 2021-22 IReluin 10 forinal examinaiion51 2022-23 Leavers, destinations Of our 24 Upper Sixth stL#8ents who cotnpleted their studie5 in 5umrner 2023, 71% yogre55pd diredly into Higher Education Icompared with $7% in the previous academic year), 17% to specialist Further Education OTVOC8ti0n81 training, 4% into employmeftL 4% into a modem apprenticeship, and 4% into a 9ap-year, pending deferred entryto university. Pro All pupi15' developtnent of independent living skills is tracked through the annual review system and remains a focus within the schoDI's Leaming DÈvelopmènt Centre Cuffrpculv especial in Occupational Therapy sessions and Residential boarding curriculum. PLJpils are supported to develop social conf4dence and Social inference. £nd to lessen potential vulner3bilitie5. They build cornpetence in managing moneyand in using public amenities. such as shops and public transport. They are taught to develop independence in preparing food. The independent liwng skills facility within our senior boarding house, St Anthony's. continued to afFord older boarding pupils access io a worbng, dotne5tiC-5tyle kitchen. including domestic faciif(ies for clothes-laundering. Boarders are supported to develop Confidence and Page11 of55
The Ga.ner Mernorièl Lirnited known as More House School Rewrt and Actount5 forthe year ended 31" August 2D23 skills in managing domestic function5 in prepar3tion lor independent living after s¢hod, and they have enjoyed preparing their own breakfasts and evening mea15, rnarAging their laundry. and ironiThJ. Externol audit 015ted Mowe House School is 5ubjectto eemaI quality-assurance processes implemented by the regulator, the Department forEducation. During the year ended 31" August 2023, the school undoThventt¥vo inspections, which took place simultaneousty, in March 2023. These comprised routine, full school inspÈction, and a r¢xJtine, full Social Care inspection of provision for residential pupils IbDèrdersl. The highest grade was awarded in every£ategOty of each inspertion." March 2023 Otsted inspECtton ol More House School Over011 ¢ffertivene55 The quality of education Behaviour and ¥ttitudes Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Yes PeTSonal developrnent Leadership and rnanègement SiKth-form prowsion Overall efFectivenesS at previous inspection (March 20191 Does the school meet the independent school standards? The inspection report offered recotntnendatlDnS for improvernetrt. March 2023 Ofsted (Social Carel inspertion of More House 5ch¢d Iprowsion for residential pupils) Overall Èxperiences and progre55 of children and young people, taking into account How wdl chIldn and young people are helped and protected The effettivene55 of leader5 ènd manager5 DatÈ of last Inspection.. 18 January 2022 Overall judgementat last inspection.. Outstanding Outstsndiny Outstanding Outst4ndin9 In their reports. the inspectors wrote.. (More House Schooll prowdeshuhtyeMectivesenp¥ces thatconsistent/yexceedthe standards olgood. The act$ oltheschool contrybute toNgnificantlyiinFrovedoutcomesandpositrye exper&7cestsrchildren È7ndyoungpeople. Ihs schoolwhere underwn everyaspectof d&y-ro-day/ih. Students'pr¢gressas o resultof fhrtimeot thiss¢hoolo excellent Students t81kpéssi£)n8tety&iJout t.1MprOVemntslrt trperSt)naIédoCl&1dÉVQprnl. Theschaolhbeen rL7tedoutst47nding lor50me &177¢tha5noslo0dth1/1n to eth L7ndtoiMpro. rhe5cITooIlanlèstKan£1hJsbeena/Ife5dVerlorY5cV1 IthankGodfvthisschool. Theyèredoing wonderful [OrMYs0n. lam verygratelul Theyh8¥e transformednot¢mtyotsrclJAldbutour4vhole lami Staffpro$tudent5 th care6ndsupport thich has • tr8nsforfnotAona/impart<)n thrl$. sfudent5talkpass1etyQt ntIC,1Fr0Vefflentsln theirpersonJland50cialdevelopment. Page 12 of 55
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The Gard'ner Memorlal Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts fortheyear ended 31" August 2023 Teacher-tran1ng, staff-development and external prof8ssionals'_training DuiinE the 2022-23 academic year we tontinued our commitment to developing the kllls and effic8cy of Ihe school's pr8Ctitioner5 and of professionals working with Deuro-diver5e pupi15 beyond More House SchDoI, IhrDugh ieacher-training programmes, oftgoing staff- development. and the Ir3ining of educational professiona15 external to More House School. Teacher-tralning During the 2022-23 ocadefflic year, we Supported one unqualified leacher in the school Ihrough our More House Introduction to Teachifjg piogiafflme, completed successfully. We 5UPPOlted three other teachers in the school through Iheir initial teacher-training year, with 811 being 8waided Qualified Teachei Status IQTSI. We guided four qualified members of our leaching staff through ihe first year of their Early Career Teacher IECTI induclion course. and a furlhei four through Iheir second ECT year. We were supporled by the Independent Schools Teach8r Induction Panel (Isllpl who mOnt0[ our work in this area lo ensure ¢ompliancp and quality. New Staff Inducllon The school continued 10 Dperate a cotnprehensive induction training programme fDr all fiew etnployee5, Wlth spe¢ial focus arèas for those whose roles Bre involved in the delivery of le3ching, therapy. cla55room or teaching depaTtmellt suppoit, or the residential provision. especially promDting employees, underslanding of, and compelence Sn rneeling ihe needs of pupils With Dev81opmental Language weaknesses, Specifit LeaTning Dilficullies, 8nd associaled conditions. 33 employees embarked on this induction progiamme through the course of Ihe year ending 31. August 2023. Nalional Professional Quèlific81ions Iprovided by The Best Practice Network and Ouls18nding Leaders Partnershipl More House School has t8ken adv8nlage of fully-funded National Professional Qu81ific8tions INPQSI, wlth six staff engaged on progr8mmes during the 2022-23 acadeinic year.. I X NPQLBC (National Pfofe55i0n31 Qualification in Leading Behaviour and Cultuiel 2 X NPQLT (Nalional Profe55iOll31 Qualification in Leading Teaching and Learning, in a subject. year-group or phase) I X NPQLTD IN8tlOn81 Professional Qualification in Leading Teacher Oevelopmentl I X NPQH (National Prolession81 Qualificallon for Headship) I X NPQEL IN8tional Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership) Four of these were twelve-monlh course5. 5ucce55fully completed by the 31yi Augusi 2023. The NPQH and NPQEL afe eiEhteen-month programmes, wllh expecled completion in April 2024. National Vocational Qualifications INVQI in Residential Care During the COUTse of the year. three members ol the residential staff teèffl have been supported to study on the lolltswing NVQ courses.. 2 X NVQ Level 3 I X NVQ Level 5 (Tnanagementl One middle-leèder amongst the teaching staff h8s been supporled by the school to pursue the Master of Arts Apprenllceshlp progTamme= MA EiJu¢ational Leadership Apprenlice5hip, awarded by Coventry University, Other mlsce118neos training opportunities Other training to SUPPDrt the school'5 Staff has included: Mandatory trainine courses in many areas. Exaffj board and Subject IraininE courses. Learning Development Centre staff HCPC (Heallh Care Professionals Council) 8ccredilation update Courses for Occupation81 Therapists Ènd Speèth & L8ngu8ge Therapists. CPD vi5Its lo other schools. Page 14 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known a5 More House School Report 3nd Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 Accredited CPD cour5e5 The school SUPPOTled its staff other, external professiona15. to develop theii ufjder5landing and skills relating lo pupils with Specific Learning Dificullies. Developmental LanguaÈe Di50rder. Autism and a550ciated Special Educational Needs. through it5 Sulte of Level 3 8nd Level 4 CPD Si8nd8rds accredited tr8inlng and awards. Thesè professional-development programmes are design8d, publlshed and dèllvèred by More House School. Level 3 Award 'Effective SENO Support. 25 More House Scttool employees enrolled on this couise during the 2022-23 academic ye8r'. Level 3 Award 'Executive Function. 2 More House School employees enrolled on this course during ihe 2022-23 academic year., Level 4 'Approa¢he$ lo SEN in the Classroom, 2 More House School employees enrolled on this course during the 2022-23 acadefflic year. Spotlight Seminar Serles We Continued delivery ol our Spotlight Seminar presentations, accessible by More House school staff and by external practilioner$ nationwide. rhe Iopic5 addressed through thi5 5erie5 were.. What Is language? 139 viewed Ihe recording.. 79 accessed the slides) Supporting vocabulary135 viewed the fecordlng.. 54 accessed the slides) Supporting abstract language126 viewed the re¢ording,. 41 accessed the slides) Inference114 viewed the recording,. 36 accessed the 51ide51 Adapting verbal language ifj the cla55roorn 116 viewed the recor(Jing.' 26 acce55ed ihe slides) Adaptlng resoufces112 vlewed the r&cording', 9 accessed the slldesl Professlonals engaging with the Iraining and resources came from 8 mix of stale-maint8ined and Independent school 5ettlngs. and mix of primary and se¢ondary environments. Lecwring/fraining PrS1On of external, outTrath troining activitie5 during the course of the year ending 31 Augutt 2023 included.. Independent Schco15 Assocvotion professional development ¢outsEs- deliVed the ¢)n Langu8getsthe Bs0E¢1g, Eyecufrve Functlonand SENDin the c/5r001 Indeppndent Schools Council national conference for Special Educatyonal Needs- delivered a semin8rtr8ining session on EyecutiveFunct Two training videos recorded and circulated to M(Ke House Sch(Jol parent> on or98nts8tand Debloon9 APPEER Chèrty SUPPOrt- a series of six 90-minute online webinars suppotyng volunteers in their ALP wot* wth autisDc gid& plu5 an in-person workshop during a visit to the provision.. Consultancy visit to All HallDw5' School in Farnham., Develcprnent ol a resource handbook for parents-ongoing projett SENCO Hub for local Schools. h05ted at More House School-4 5e55iDnsthrough the course of the year Professionals Open Day. 25 April 2023, attended by 25 extemal professionals from a range of state-maintsjned a independent schools.. Staff training for Hemdean House School. delivered in-person in January 2023.. 8ndiveurothiÉtstyin the dassroom, Staff training for Dorset House School, delivered in-person in January 2023.. Dy51ew andNeurodNersty Visit to Chartethouse School to discuss possible conferences for educational prof510015 and Mwe House School expert support for the 121 SCITT Ischool-based initial teacher training) programrne,- Hosted a visit by a group of local stste-rnaintained headteacher& Marth 2023,. Hosted a visit from a group of charity trustees operating 3 specialist prov15ion sch¢x)l. Paoe15of55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limitefl known as More House Sthool Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" Au9USt 2023 Other achievements Engagement in our community Promoting amongst our PUFN15 re5pon5ibiltyforthe le5sfortunate in our intemational soctetyhas continued to be a very important element of the school's aCtilIeS. In the year ending 31" August 2023, the More House School community donated more than £3&000 to charitable cause% supporting the following charities.. Agè UK Brain Tumour Research British Red Cro Change olscene Children In Need Cornic Relief IRed Nose Dayl Disaster5 Emer9ency Committee FarnM Food Bank Fauna & Flora International Helen Aikell Dyslèxia Charity Pancreatic C3ncer Action Royal Brit15h Legion Salv8tk)n Army The Trussell Trust Unlimbited Young Mind5 Page16ofSS
rhe Gard'ner Memorial Mited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31" August 2023 During the 2022-23 acèdemic year, More House School pupils continued to engage with elderly eare-home resident5 throu9h the school's pen-pal letter-writing progrèmme, celebrated in the local press. Students Studwng the Level 2 8TEC in CouDtry5ide & Environment 8nd the Level 3 BTEC in Countryside ManagÈmÈnt engaged wth conservation volunteering wth the local countryside ranger5. Perforrnanc In February 2023, senior years pupi15 staged their music31 theatre production. Rockbeth An innovative concept students cornbined Shakespeare's famous Scottish playwith popular rock music. performing to full audiences in the school's Simkins Centre for the Pertcmiing Arts. Such were the reviews. that a dec¢5ion wzs taken to take the production to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2023. A community-wide fundRising campaign was launched, rzising sufficient fvnds to reduce the transport, accommodation and venue costs toa sum manageab for those participating. A week's long run wès delivered, Mth four out of six performances being sell-outs. This was a twly remaale experience for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The school's musicians performed at the Frensham Fèyre, providing entertainment for the crowds Mth the Steel Pan Band and the Jazz Band. They also provided music at the Christmas and Easter swvices and at a rnuhr(ude Of concerts and other events throughoutthe year. Theyé8rwitnessed the final year ofourthree yea15tTrtegic I.T. development plan. During theyear, we cotnpleted thecarnpus-wde reMiing to suprx)rt 8 newwireless-IntemÈt prowsion, realising sigrtifi¢8nt irnprovement in userexpeefi¢e. Self-evaluotion and developmwt-planning In the year to 31" August 2023, the School Development Plan ISDPI, adopted by the 8oaril of Governots. guided the work of the Core Leadership Group and extended Senior M4n4getnent Team in itnpleTnpnting ifflprovements to the school and to it5 prov15i9n foT all pupil5. Focused on our Khool-wide vision- To lèad in transfoming thè futurès of intelli9Ènt thildren v4ho experientÈ Specific Learning Difficultiei Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions. by empowering thern-and our specific aims. The plan prowdes strategic development planning in eight keyfunttions.. Curriculum Pastoral & Safeguarding Residential Therapy Training & Outreach Leèdership & Management The school prides itself on a relentless pursuit of improvement and development informed by a process of continuous self-evaluation, at all levels of the organisation. Thus, the SchoDI Developrnpnt Plan maInS under constant review. In addition to maintsiniThg the highest Possible quality of provision in re5pettof the education delivered, theoutcomes8chieved by our pupils and the qualityof pupils. experience, including in the boarding provision, our kÉy aws of focus for continued improvement were.. the furtherdevelopment of ourprovision forsUPPOrting pupls. and employees, wellbeing, and promoting positive mentsl health.. the further development of our teacher-trnining, staff-development and professionals. training programmes, promoting our integrated and 35piratn31pproaCh to 5upporbng neuro-diverse learners within mainstream classroom settings., the Irnplementation of the third yearof our arnbitiou5. three-yÈgr l.T. sttstegy,. the design and adoption of a sustainable financial Strategy relJting to the costs of teachers. pensions,. the design and implementat of 3 new proce55 for supportin9 the continued professional development of employees in pupil- lacing roles. Strong progres5 was made in each ol these area& Page17of55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known a5 More trlouse School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31. August 2023 Safeguarding Safeguardin9 has continued to be o central priorty for the school communty. A lull-time, dedicated Head of Safeguarding bu1 on her strong start in the 2021-22 academic year, and continued to develop training and support for all adults in our school Community, and for all pypilA fulfilling the role of Designated SafU8rdIThg Lead IDSLI. Throughout the yearending 31. August 2023, she continued to bÈ well- supported by & team of deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (deputy DSLS), and the school invested in extemal supetvision suprx)rt, recognising the comple¥ znd ernotional demands of the role. The Head of Safeguardin9 also completed supÈMsion training to ÉnakA2 her to 5UPPOrt more eflectively colleagues wthin the Khool. Capital projects At the 31, August 2023 we had still not received an outcome to our planning application to install an all-weather sports pitch on the 50Uth- e35tem side of our playing fields. ect a 5ingle-5torey 5POrts pavilion and improve traffi'c congestion by increasing wrking and roadwzy fzcilities within the school site. The govemor5 continue to pursue this project with the aim of realising greatly improved 5POrts facilities for puyls. and for the local comrnunty and local youth cluts. rt will also reduce the congestion of traffic at key times of the day, significantly reduting impact of the 5chool'5 operations on neighbouring residents, and will improve the safety of pedestrians on the campus. Our other planning application, to repla the dilapidated wooden buildings to the east of our Main Reception entrance with three new Science lèboratories. and to rebuild the school surgery, addin9 welfare facilr(ies forsupport-services teams, was approved during the 2021- 22 year. Owing to a Steep rise in contrartors. quotations, the governors h8ve not yet committed the schod to this projert toking 4 prudent approach in orderto ensure sustainèbility and good value for money. This projeu is being examined to assess opportunitie5 lor reducing Costs 3nd rniniming disruptiDn during con5truclion. Governance The School continue5 to benefit fvom a team of tommittÈd and highly experiented xhool governors. who also perfofrn the role5 of charity trustees and non-executive dirertors of the not-for-profit cornpany. limited by guarantee. Through the course ofthe 2022-23 academic year. the governor5 Conduc an external appraisal of the headmaster which provided high- quality support for his professional development. They also approved the headmaster's application to. and engagement in the Nètional PrOfeiDna1 Qualification for Executive Le3der5hip," a fulty-funded eighteen-month programrne, comrnenced in September 2022, towards an accredited qualification iwarded by the Departrnent for Education. The course prowder select was The Best Practice Network in collaboration Mth the OLrt5tsnding Leaders Partnership. The 9ovemors have Continued to recruit valuable expertise and skills to the board. to ensure its caCIty to offer hi9hly-effective suprM)rt and chèllenge to the school'5 headmaster and leadership team. This recognises the expettations on governors and associated workloads, seekino to Spad such work in order to make effective and ambitious governance OF More House School sustainable in the longer-term. The following Standing cornmittees operated through the course of the yÈar'. Finance and General Purposes Governance and Nominations Safeguarding and Welfare Teaching, Learning and Therapy The govemors prowded 5UPPOrt to the headtn45ter and bur5arto pursue a project with the potential to lead to the expansion of the More House School educational prwsion to a wider population ol children ?nd young people. through the estsblishment of a second school campjs. This project prornotes a long-held ambition to spread the impact of the More House model of education through the SÈtting up of additional schools. A nurnber of meetings were held between the school and a group potentially interested in supporting MO House's vision for expansion through the contribution of finance. At the year-end, on the 31" August 2Q23, these tèlks were still at an eady stage. Page 18 of 55
The Gard'ner Mernorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts lor the year ended 31st August 2023 School and Community More House School continued to provide an essential resource to the local and widw community. The School tonfirms that it has hacl regard to the Charty Commission's guidènce on Public Benefi't. Through the year ended 31M August 2022 More than 480 pupils were educated bythe school. Those pupils came from a wide breadth of social backgrounds and from a wide geographical are3. 66.46% of the rents made no financial contribution to their sons, educations nCe, owing to the severity of the young per50ns' special educational needs, those placements We funded by local athOrities- approximately thirty separate Ioc81 authorities. The school affLKOed discounts to local authorities funding placps in the school dependent on the totsl numberof pupils funded by each authority. A third of pupils in the school were fundÈd prrv8tely, 8nd approximatolya fifth of pupils received bursaries. Sixth Fonn ttudents are provided bur5arie5 relevant to thetime spent in the school priorto entering the Sixth Form, and this support is afforded to privately funding familiesand to local authorities Although rn05t ol the school's incorne was from public money, through fe assoti3tÈd vrith placements of pupils who are the subject of Éducatiory Health and Care plans the school was able to support a Small number of families experiencin9 financial hardship. through the provision of exceptional bursaries or defemient ol payrnent xhernes. according to the 5ehool's me8ns-tetting process and funded by income not derived from Iccal authority payrnents. During the 2022-23 academic year, the school continued to support other educational profe55ionols and their sdentS fèr beyond the school's g8te& through the provis¢on of free-of-charge, specialist SEND training. This wa5 delwered throu9h the well-established Spotlight Training seminar series. The school continued to deliver its Level 3 and Level 4 professional devek)pment awards, accredited by the CPD Standards Office (part of the Professional Developrnent Cons¢rtiurnl. The tourses are prowded to More House School employees free-of- charge. and to non-more House School profes5iona15 at cost. We also continued to provide infomial consultsncy and advice lor many individual te3cher5. Other e(5u¢ational profetyonals, parents ond sthi)ols thfoughout the year. We contributed our expertise wthin the delivery of è university-led initial teacher training progrdrpme. Additionally. More House school 5UPPOrts a variety ol othei sthools and charitable trusts by sharing expertise directly through 5eMng on committees and boards. These include several stète-rnaintained and non-maintained schoot governorship5 and independent xhool governorship5. 5eMng on the CReSTeD pre-registration tommittee, on the Independent Schools Council Advisory Group- SEND (Special Education81 Needs and DIbilitIes1, serving as a trustee and director of the Independent Schools A550ciation. ttU5tee5hip of the Helen Atkell Dy51exia Charity, and Safeguarding Officer for local children's sports clubs and forthe Guildford Dioce58n Guild of Church Bell- ringers. More House Sch¢x)I continues to svpport the development of SEND understanding and best-prachce in the independent schools. sector through the delivery ol training ¢ourse5 for school professionals and leadership boards across the country on behalf of the IndepetKJEnt Schoo15' Association, irKluding the traiTring of Khool Special Educational Needs ènd Disabilities Coordinator5 ISENfK051. More House School has continued to supporttrainee Speech and LanguageTherapists from the Univer5tyof Readingthroughthe provision of professional experience placernents. It also provided f¢ consukanoj for the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity relating to Safeguarding and the relevance ol developrylentsl rjuage s11$ for chIldn and adults wrth recogni5ed literacy difficultie5. During the year. More House School pupils arTrd staff parbcipated in a multitude of fundraising activitie5 on behalf of other charities and projects. These included the annual Whole School Sponwred Walk for Charity, a Christmas Jumper fundraiser. and performing at the Frensham Fayre. the course of the year. pupi15 donated more than £38,OQO to local. national. and internatK)nal charitie& including appeals of the Disasters Emergency Committee and the British Red Cross. More House School pupi15 continued to support eldedy and vulnerable people within the local area through the Pen Pals letter-writing scheme, coordinated by the school's Leaming Oevelopment Centre Literacy dep8rtment stèff. Many indiwdual residents ol local residential care-homes are now supported through the scheme. In the lead-up to Chiistmas, pupils l$lted care-homes to deliver performances of Christmas carols on the school's handbells. The school has continued to support the local communty, and especially youth groups, through the provision of specialist facilities and accomrnodation free of charge. During the 2022-23 academK year this included providing free atcess to sports pitches and ttsining for Page 19 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial LimStsd knt)wn as More House School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31" August 2023 Churt JL¢niors Football Club, fvee use ol sporting facilitie5 for the Hampshire Youth Disability Cricket programme, free use of our Music and Drarna facilities for Farnham Music and Drama, free use of school multi-passenger vehicle5 for lool Girl-Guiding, Redge'S 5t James, Chvrch Youth Group and Boundstone Ranger5, and free use of our Music facilitie5 lor Farnharn Youth Choir. The schod took its Senior-yr$. drama and music theatre production to the Edinburgh Fringe, putting on six perfomances across a week in August 2023,. a run which included four sell-out shows, Èarnin9 the cast and crew the much-£oveted sell-out laurel. During the wee pupils also enjoyed a wealth of other productions and perforrDance5. Strategic report The average number of pupils on roll during the year was 477, realising a small decrease on the previous academic yearfs average of 493. This reflected èn exception81 dip in an otherwise continuously upward trend over recent years and. by the close of the 2022-23 acadernic year, the registrations secured forthe followng acadernic year demonstrated a strong (0very. Predictions for admissions over the cotnin9 year indicated a concem that the 5chool-roll might breach its regISted cbpacity of 490. znd an application was made to the Department for Education to increase the registered Capacity by a further 25 pupils." from 490 tc 515. At the 31*1 August 2023, this appliClOn was Still being processed by the Departrnent for Education. Average Pupil Roll, year-on-year cornparrison 495 490 485 480 475 470 465 460 455 2017.18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 (September Average Total Pupil Rtrll Of those 477 pupils, placements, 66.46% were fundeis publicly. by approximatety thirty different local authorstie& for pupils in receipt of an Educatio Health ènd Care Plan. This psented an irKrease in funded placements compared 63% in the 2021-22 academic year, and continuing a trend over previous yeark 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Local Authority funded Local Authoriry funded Lotal Authority fullded Locèl Authority funded PrivatÈly funded Privately funded Privately funded In March 2023, the schrK)l underwentiwo simultaneous routine inspettions bythe Department for EdUtion'S Of#ed Education and Social Care departtnent> Priorto these inspections, the school was graded at the highest possible rating in ery inspection judgement area. The 2023 inspections confirmed the continued excellente of the5chool's education and residentkl care provisions Fetaining thetop Judgemen. Page 20 of 55
The Gard'tter Memorial Limited known as More 14ouse School Report and Accounts forthe year ende<l 31" August 2023 March 2023 Otsted inspection of More House School Overall effectivene5S OLrt5tanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstsnding Yes The quality of education Behaviour ond attitudes Personal development Leadership ènd management Sixth-fomi provision Overall effertweness at previous inspectton (March 20191 Does the schi)ol tneetthe inLlependent school standards? The inspecbon report offered no r8cornmendation5 for improvement. March 2023 Ofsted (Social Carel inspection of More House School (provision for residential pupilsl Overall experience5 and progress of children and young people, taking into account How well children and young people are helped and protecred The effectivene55 of leaders and managers Date of la51 inspection- 18 January 2022 Overall judgement at last inspection.. Outstanding Outstandln9 Outstanding Outstanding The inspectors wrote.. 'Theschoolhasbeenratedoutstanding forsome *in¢ yethasnotstoodsiillin it$8mthttt ro evolve 8ndioirnprove.' Ofsted Al6r¢h2023 The schoDI is approved by the (rjn(lI for the Regi5tr8tion of Schods Teaching Dyslexic pupils ICReSTeDI, under their Specialitt Provision category. The three-yearlyquallty-aUranCeVlsrt as part of the re-accreditation process most recentlytook place in FebftJary2020. resulting in the sthcol'5 re-accreditation for the coming three years, and realising some ektremely encouraging comments from the visiting CReSTeD CCn5ultant. This accreditation was extended through to 2024 omng to the backlog of re-accreditstion and initial accreditation visits experienced by CReSTeD following the disruption ofthe pandemic years. Managing the heakh and Safety arrangements for ernployees. pupils and wsitors to the school site remains a high priority. Durin9 the year to 31° August 2023 many actions were implemented in accordance with alce and recommendations prowded by our eklemal Health & Salety. Fire and other consultant& Student outcomes in respp¢t of accredited courses at Leve5 2 IGCSE and equivalentl and at Level 3 IA Level and equivalent) remained exceptionally strong. and a majority of Sixth Form leavers were supported totransition to university. Others, plans included apprenticeships, other Level 3 studies. and planned gap-yeafs priorto onward progression. The school continued to implement its ambitious three-year strategic l.T. development plan, the year ending 31° August 2023 completing n ambitious three-year plan. This included the completion of the rewring of the entire campus and installation of an upgraded wireless Intemet system. A formal consultstion between the govemors and affetted ernployees commenced in spring 2Q23, concerning a proposal to rnèlla9e the financial risk associated with the Te8chers' Pension Scheme by Mthdtswing from the scheme and replacing it 8 defined Contribution scheme. This consultation was affected by industrial artion coordinated by trade-unions. in which approximate 50% ofthe 5chool'5 teaching staff engaged. In spito of this the school m8n8ged to deliver on-c3mpus educational provision to the vast majority ol its PLspiIs throughout. The fomial consultation concluded befo the end of the 2022-23 academK year, although thÈ dispute th trade-unions remained unresolved at the 31" Au9USt 2023. In Spptpmber 2023, the govemors sought the assistance of the indendent dispute- resolution service, ACAS, inwting the unions to engage. This led to ? suctèssful resolution early in the Mithaelmas lautwhnl school tem) which will maintain the employerfs contribution rate at 21.3% of salary. with effect from 1" September 2024. Page 21 of 55
The Gard'ner Memoiial knmited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 The school's StleSS ambition lor continued improvement in all aspects ol the delivery ol its mis510n- to empower our pupils to transform their fUtUs- was refieited in a wide consultation informing a comprehensive. whole-school self-ev£luation exercise and review of the school development plan. to re31ise a new set ol irnprovernent priorities, recomrnended to, and adopted by the school's board of governors and trustees. These improvement projects were described in detailed imementation plans owned bythe school's senior leadership (Core Leadership Group) and engaging members of the wider Senior Management Team, middle leaders, and wder staff team. The school evaluation and iMprovemt plans were afforded extemal scrutiny during the March 2023 Ofsted inspections. Future plans The key aa$ of focus for strategic rnanagetnent 6nd development plènning for the 2023-24 year beyond comprise". responsive strategic financial planning to protect the qualityand sustain3bilityofthe school's provision. and support its expansion ¥vithin a dimate of financial <hallerYJe for independent charitable schools.. delivery of 311 aspects of the School Development Plan.. effective, contlnUOU5 evaluation and strategic-developrnent planning zddressing strengths and Opportunitie4 development and expansion olteacher-training, ongoing 5taff-development and ofthe school's outreach programm< including provision of trasning for external Inon-more House School) educational professionals and development of resources for supporting porents.. adoption of £ new strategic l.T. development plan. including the approach to pupil devices,. capital development of the site and facilities in accordance with the School Development Plan., development ofthe charity's wider stratÈ9y. School Development Plan Directed by an adopted, SCI01 Development Plan, reali5Éd through a process of cornprehensive 5elf-evaluation and external evaluation. the governors and lÈèdership are commitied to pursuing art arnbitious programme of continuou5 development Tn all areas to prornote excellence in è118SPÈCts of thÈ school's prDVi510n forpupi15 and in its Outreach artivitie5. The governors identifythe operation ol continuou% rigorous and objertbfe self-evaluation and strategic development-plènning a$ an essentièl element of the school's continued success in realisin9 its ambition a5 a centre of excellence in 311 a5pert5 of it5 work. and as a world leader in the education and sUPPOrt of intelligent pupils vlith Specific Leaming DiffituhiÈx Developmental Language D150rders and associ3ted conditions transforming such children'5 futures by empoweiiE)g them. Embedded pro$Se5 of departmental evaluation and developrnent-planning feed into whole-school arrangement5for identifying strengths, V4e¥kne55e5 opportunities ensuring effective evalL¢ation. Reflecting this documentation and processes sUPPOrting departmental and indkvidual employee evaluation and development-planning ensure coordination with the school-wide development priorities. Governance The developmentolgovernance arrangernents continuesto be a priority, ensuring effective succession-planning for governan and robust wovision of support and challenge for senior leaders and the wKler staff and school c¢)mmunity. Staff and professionals, trainin9 More House SchoDI remains tommitted to the effertive training èrKI continued profe5sonal development of r(5 Staff. Transferring the school's approach to supporting the professional tlevelopment of Its employees to a coaching model 15 an important School Development èn projetl External training for all ernployee& and for man3ger5 ha5 been conducted. and will ld to further training and support in the 20Z3-24 academic year. It is interKled to continue the school's engagement in initial teacher-training, and to the upskilling of all staff in supporting pupils with Developwental Language weaknesses. Specific Leaming Diffi'culties. including Dyslexia. and 3SSOCl8ted conditions. We recognise that our pupi15 are intelligent and capable, providing they are supported to recognise their natural aptitudes, and to hamess their stTrngths. The quality of professionals, practice in all areas, including academi< therapeutic, pastoral, ènd residential, greatly InflUenS pupils. social and academic outcomes. The governors are ambitious foi the expansion of this provisioiL t09151n9 the benefrt for teachers and pupils far beyond More House School's gates at a time when the physital constraints of the 5ch¢)ol facilities make continved growth in pupil number5 unfea5ible. It Page 22 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limtied known as More House S¢hool Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 therefore intended to widen access to this tr8inin9, developing a sUstsib1e fomiat and expanding the offer to include other course5 and associated resources. This is èn excitin9 projÈtt which the governors recognise as yielding direct benefit to increasing number5 01 children and young people, as a greater numbei ol educational professionals improve their understanding, confidence and skn'll in supportin9 effettwely neuro-dwerse learners. l.T. Strategy With the successful implementation of all aspects of the school s three-year l.T. strategic development plèn, concluding on the 31" August 2023. the school recognises the vital importance of strategic planning forthe fijture. ensuring that l.T. planning is integratedwith all asperts of the School Development Plan. The focus for the coming year is thefOre thè èdoptiorTr of a new ttrategit plan for the dÈveloprnent of the 5chool'5 1.T. infrastructure, pmvision and staffing. A key focus of this will be defining the luture pathway for student dewces in the school. Capital development The nature of the school site requires ongoin9 commr(mentto the mainlenance development olthe schcol'5 fabric and f3olibe5. This ensures the school's resources support effertively the needs of pupi15 and the school. and address Issues ol ageing temporary wooden structures ererted in the 1990s. The following projetts hève been approved prowsionally. by the Board of Governors.. re-development of thè St Matthew'5 and Coach House buildings adj3£ent to Main House. realising improvement to the surgery facilities andtothe tea¢hing 3nd prep.-room facilities forthe Science department ond providing facilities for catering and eststes empl¢iyees Iplanfiing has been approved, but Steep increases in quoted costs necessitste further due diligen and evaluation of plans),. (atron of an all-weather mU1-use garnes pitch IMUGAI usingthecrosslanes paddocK addre551ng the identified lackofsufficient facilitie5 for trTreeting pP115. physical education and 5POrts development needs including the provision of a small pavilion comprising two changing-room5 3nd space to SuPrt the 3Ctivities ol The Friends ol More House School. and also including development of a n•v access roadbvèy irnproving pedestrian5' safety and the management of vehicles Iwryth delay5 to the planning-proce55, it 15 ew5aged that this project will take place in 2024-25- however. again, increased costs necessitate review of financial planning forthis proje¢t),' re-developrnent of the St David'5 and l.T. Support Setvice5 block (expected completion 2027),. re-development of the Don Bosco Mathematics department block (expected completion 20281.. replacement of the facilites for swimming and indoor-5POrtS W¢th a new 5PDrts centre. providing indoor-swimrning facilitie5, sports-h311 and fithess-gym lexperted complebon 20301. Expanslon The èmbition to afford access to 8 MO House Èducation to 8 muth wider KK)pulation of childrèn and young people with Specific Leaming Difficulties Developmental Language Disorder and 3ss(Kiated speci81 educational neÈds remains strong, and the sthool continues to investigate possible avenues to expanding the PTQViSion through the opening ol a second school slte. Enabling acce55 lorfernale pupils is key aspettof this8mbition. wognising the lackof svitable prowsion for intelligentchildren, of both sexes, who benefrtfroma mainstream. academic curriculum delivered in a rnannerwhich SUPPDrt5 their cognitive profile and le4rning difficultie> Strate9y The 9ovemors and trustees keep underreviewthechariws wider strategy in respect of growth, Cognis1n9 a constant ambition to improve the educational Jnd social experience and outcornes ol a wider popul*ion of children and young people who experience challenge owing to special educational need5 and di5abilitie5 ISENDI. Page 23 0155
The Gard'ner Mernorial Limited known as More House School Rew>rt and Account5 for the yeer ended 31. August 2023 Risk The Goveming Body, which recognises its statutory obligations in respect of risk rnanagemeni works th the Headmaster and Bufsar on an on-going b85is, to keep the school's artivities under review, particularly with regard to any tn3jor risks th may arise from time to tirne. as well as the systems 8nd procedures estsblished to manage thetn. The Headtna5ter and Bursar tnonitor the effectivenes5 of the system of internal controls and reports to the Governing Body in detail on an annual ba515. The Govemors believe the major risk5 identified by this proce55 (fire, acciderit5 & injuries, 1055 of incotne, fraud, cyber-attacksl have been mitigated to an acceptable level through the exrensDiÈ Ènd tomprehensive use of risk Jsse55rnents recorded in a risk register. robust internal control systems extensive insurance cover, and gther appropriate controls. The1mlon from 1"SepteTnbeT2019olan increase in ernployer5' cont¥ibutions from 16.48%to 23., and8 furtherimpending increase in 2024 (now known to be 5% frorTI April 20241 to the Teachers. Pensions Scheme has highlighted the risk of ever-increasing contributions of indeterminate amount This led the Governors to review the risk to the School's ability to fund future development of the school, and therefore the Schocl's membership of the scheme. In the year, Governors entered into 8 consultation process with tnernber5 of the 5chetne in respect ol potential withdrawal from the Teachers, Pension Kheme, and ti betng replaced th è Defined Contribution scheme. The consultation process proved to be a difficult one, with considerable opposition from some members of the scheme, leading to industrial acbon. The settlement of this dispute required the school's recognition of the NEU ènd NAsuwf, the retention ol the Teachers, Pension Scheme as a hybrid scheme, and the option of joining a new Defined Contribution scheme. The total employer'5 contribution to both schemeswill be 21.3%. These schemes will be effecbve from the 151 September 2024. Although the decline in boarding numbers was arrested in the yeaf. the viability ol oflering this facility in its current forniat is still at risk, and therefore risks an adverse emecf on pupil nurnbers Bnd the School's finances. With many of the School's building5 being of wooden construction. Pventst1Ye maintenance for all buildings is an essential part of mitigating the risk of major repair5 and construCtion in the future. which could lead to risks to the School's ability to deliver education to the pupils at the some high level. Planned development ol the 51te. including the redeveloprnent of the St Matthew's complex of building, St David'5 and the IT Setvices Support Semces block and the Don B05co Mathematics department will see further mitlgation of the risks as these building a replaced. However. ccmmitment to these project5 is a risk to the school's hawng sufficient funds to deliver its primary purpose, the education and well-being of its pupil& This risk is mitigated by forward planning to ensure that reserves remain at the level nÈcessatyto fulfil all the school's commitrnents. The risk ol failure of the School's IT fatilitie5 has been mitigated by the Head of IT Services. planning and investment in the upgrading ol school'5 IT inlra5twcture and resources. This is, however, kept under constant rewew. A bJrther risk to the school's ability to provide the apprOprie level of education and 5UPPDrt 15 the recwitment retention of suitabty qualified staff. Therefore. the school has undertaken a review of the leve15 of rernunerEtion offered by the tnainta1ned and independent sectors as is that offered by the NHS A9enda for Change in respert ol our Learning Development and Nursing staff. The introduction of defined pay scales and è vIsion of the pèy politywill tak2 place in 2023-24. The politKal debate surrounding the charitrble stotU5 of independent 5chool& and in particular. the imposition of VAT on independent sthool fe25 is taking on a higher profile. It appear5 likely that il there is a change of government, a Labour administration will enact this change With 60% of the 5chool'5 lee income coming from Local Authorities who, it is anticipated, will be able to recovertheir VAT, the risk to the school 15 the effect on pnvate rents, ability to fund an 8dditional 20% Icurrent rate of VATI on the 40% fee income that they psent. which could lead to a fall in privately funded pupil numbers. Govemors are closety monitoring this risk and looking at Way5 to rnitigate its impact. In particular the potential for the fees for Independent Special Schools being exempt orzero-rated. Similarty, this could remove the school's discount o Busine55 Rate& Thi5 is 4150 being d05ety monitored by governor5 and cost efficiencie5 to mitigate this increase in costs will consid@. P89e 24 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial limited known as More House School Report 8nd Accounts for the year ended 31. August 2023 Finance review The net income forthe yearcornprised.. 2022-23 2021-22 Variance Charitable IncotrTre £9.686.923 £9,283.072 £403,851 £15,147 £18,140 £437.138 Investments £16.796 £1,649 Don8tions etc. £34.102 £15.962 Totsl Gross In¢offle £9.737.821 £9,300,683 Raising Funds Expènditu Charitable Expenditure Totsl EMpenditu¥e £142,311 £83,798 £6,746,154 £29,952 -£58.513 £9,42I267 -£676.113 £9.564.578 -£734,626 Net Income £173.243 £470.731 -£297,468 With fee rates increasing by 3.75%. and increased income from grants and lettings income was £437,138 higher than last ye3f. Expenditure overall w05 £734.626 higherthan lastyear, of whith just over half1£371,5261 was in respert of increased staffiry costs. including a 5% in(aSe in ba£ rate5 and the cost of additional sOUrC. The £363,71 inc¥e8se in eKpenses rePsentS an overall increase in all cost centye5, and an increased depreciation charge. Investment in Fixed A$5ets during the yearcomprised.. Freehold Land & Buildings St Matthews Developrnent MUG*i Pawlion & Roadway £89.947 £17,838 £107,785 Furniture and Equipment Gym Refijrbishment IT Strategic Project £19,574 £273,274 £292,848 Totsl Additions £400.633 Funds have been retained in preparation for the Site Development Project scheduled for 2023-24. This exciting proje£tcomprlses the -development cf the St Matthews and Coach House buildings adjacent to Main House, realisin9 improvement to the surgery facilitiès. to the teaching and prep.-room facilities for the Science department, and proMdin9 lacilities for catering and estates emplo (planning has been approved expeded cotnpletion 20251. Page 25 0155
The Gard'ner Mern¢Jrial knfflited knovjn as More House School Report and kcounts forthe year ended 31" August 2023 Resources The programrne ol improvement to building5 was paused this year, since fund5 were retsined for the Site Oevelopment Projert. Further improvementand refurbi5hrnent is conterTiplated in line Mth the school's ten-year building developrnent plon and the school's main overall str8tegic developrnent plan that address oll a5pert5 Qf the school's composition. The school'5 mana9ÈmÈnt bolieves it is well resourced. but resources Can go out of date quickly and need renewal rÈgu18rly. Renew31 is very important in the lilecycle of the school and therefore staff undergo regiJl3r training, including safeguard training. the curriculum taught at the school undergoes regular le, its technology is updated in order to keep staff and students at the leading ed9e of innovation and this includes updating to the newest Softwa packages ndpr a licenced Microsoft scheme for schools and othertechoologie5. Boarding accommodation is maintained so as to offer a welcorning, (Jean and homely feeling to boarders and classroom5 are resourced so as to provide an environment conducive to teachirq and lÈtrnin The GoverrK)r5 believp the 5ch¢ol is appropriately resour. Fundraising The School carries out no fundraising artniitieswiih the public and consequently ha5 had no complaints in this respect. ILastyearthere were no fundraisirrfj activities With the publii either). Investment powers. policy and performance The income and property of the company whence50ever derived shall be appli solely towards the promotion of the charitable objetts of the company as set forth in the Memorandum. To achieve thi& the School aims to implement an efficient stwctured and effÈrtive method of working to Ensure ma House School finances are kept sale and Secure 50 8S they c8n be made readily available to service the growng needs of the school. Investment gardIng capital projects are authon5ed bythe Board of Govemors in conjunction with recomtnendations from the Finance & General Purposes Committee. More House Schty)S's Finantial Policy is for progression ofthe schoo5 to be achieved only as funds allow without the aid of additional borri)wing. Here at More House pducational needs must èlways be the driving influence. We are always attentive to the opportunities available that will optimi5e the teachin9 our students receive and the leaming potential th3t can be gained. Financial mana9etnentwill show evidence whether sufficient funds can be made available to change a suggested possibility into reality. This policy has proved its worth overthe many years that More House School has been growing and adapting itsellto the'future5' environrnent. Using extetnal funding for the purchase of external assets such as land and hwsing which could in the future be sold off without detrirnent to the School 15 permissible under this policy. Reserves The khool's policy is to generateand maintain SerVeS primarilyto fund projects aimed at maintaining or improving the fabricand facilities ofthe school and dependent upon ri5kto which the org8nisation may be exposed from time to time. As a Schwl operating'n¢t for profit, our reseNesare kept tothe lowest ba5elinethatwill ensu its continuance. Therefore. the specific level of resetve5that15 deemed necessary may change from year to year as determined by the Board of Govemors but never less than 1.5 month5. total $8lary costs equivalent to 8.75% of incijrne. As most ttaff are on two/three months, notice. it 15 IntendÈd as funds allow to seek to mzintoin reserves equivalent to 3 months. total salèry costs, currently £1,700,OCKJ, equivalent to 17.5% of income. At times, when larger project5 are planned OT underway this may mean retaining reserves from one year to be used in the subsequent year(sl. Reserves must be realistic and it Is recogni5ed that they will not be able to coverevÈry riskto the organi5ation. butcan go sornewayto gbving the management ofthe School time to undertake damage limitation and rnanage the prevailing conditions. The Govemors require re5etve fund5 ordinarity to be kept on deposit and thus to gain bank interest15u4ett tothe prev6iling etonomic environmentl. Generated funds at thè Ènd of each fi'nancial year are transferred into School reserve5 and thereafter c¢ntrDlled underthe authorisation of the Governors. The Governors monitor the resee5 ol the school by considering the availability ol cash compared with the demands of the School's expenditure against the timing ol its income. As with hr schools our cash flow is affected by the tirning of the fees and receipts fvom parents and LEA%. The school continues to be exposed to the weight of LEAS withholding payments in an attempt to influÈnce/dÈtide upon the Setting of our feès ès opposed to the school's Trustee5 and Board of Directors. This continues to be particulady distutbing both operationally and finaficially for the school and is therefore causing the Governors to keep greater funds in re5erye due to the behaviour of some LEAS each autumn term. At the end of 31 August 2023. the SchoDI held serveS of £3,060,484. This level of reserve5 reflerts the school'5 financial cornmitment, its preparation for the School Devebpment Project and the contingency of three months. salary cost5. The Page 26 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial knmited known as More House S¢hool Report and Actounts forthe year ended 31$1 August 2023 School h8S 81so designatedthe Sum of£11,570,844 in a fixed asset fund, which represents the historical investment in the fabricofthe estate nd is therefore not deemed to be readity avai13ble. Restrirted elveS for the exception of £15,532 were expended for the puwe for which they were given. Statement of Governors, responsibilities The Govemors a5 director5 of the charitzble company, are responsible for preparing the Governors, Report and the finantial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation& Cornp3ny law require5 the directors to prepare financial Statements for each ffnancial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accord8nce with UnitÈd Kingdorn Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standaid5 and applicable lawl. Under company law the dirertors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of 8flairs of the cornpany and of the proff( or loss of the company for th8t period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are reoijired to.. select suit8ble accounting PDlicie5 and then apply them Consistent,. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP., make judgments and aounting estimate5 that are reasonable and prudenL state whether applicable UK accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures diKlosed and explained in the financial statements,. and prepare the financial statements on the going conrn basi5 unle55 it is inappropriate to presume that the compawwll continue in business. The directors are responsib for keeping adequate atcounting record5 that are sufficwdnt to show and explain the companys transattions and disclose with reasonabte accuracy at any time the financial position of the cornpany and enable them to ensure that the finanoal ststementscomptywith theC¢)mpanie5Act 2006. Theyare also responsible lorsafegu£rding the assets olthecompanyand hence lortsking reasonable steps forthe preventH)n and detection of fraud and otherirregularff(ies. So faras each of the directors is awa at the tirne the report 15 approved.. there is no relevant audit tnfomww)n of whith the cornpanys auditors are unaware,. and the directors have taken all steps th4t they oughtto have taken to rnake themsefves aware of any relevant audit information and to estsblish that the auditors ale aware of that infoirnation. Page 27 cf 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known a5 More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 AUDITORS A re501ution proposing the re-appointment of Hoysmacintyre LLP as auditors to the companywill be put to the annual general meeting. In approving this Govemors, Report the Govemors are also 3pproving the Strategic RetK)rt included here in their capacty as Cornpany Directors. Approved by the Board of Governors at its meeting on P March 2024 and signed on its behalf ty. Glenn Handley (Chairof Gove norsl Page 28 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House Sthotsl Report 8nd Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GARD'NER MEMORIAL LIMITED, MORE HOUSE SCHOOL Opinion We have audited the financial statements of More House School, The Gard'ner Memorial Limited for the year ended 31 August 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance SheeL Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial ststements. including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 rhe FinancialReporting Standardapplicable in the UKandRepublic oflrelandlunited Kingdorn Generally Accepted Accounting Prarticel. In our opinion, the financial statements.. give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2023 and of the charitable company's nel movement in funds, including the income and expenditure. for the year then ended-, have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice,. and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companie5 Act 2006. Basis for opinion We condutted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUK)l and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fvlfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to going concern We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAS IUKI require us to report to you where= the governors, use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial ststements is not appropriate,. or the governors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue to adopl the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Page 29 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited ktbowll a5 More House School Report ènd Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GARD'NER MEMORIAL LIMITED, MORE HOUSE SCHOOL {continuedl Other infom)ation The governors are responsible for the other information. The other irnformation comprises the information included in the Governors, Annual Report and the Report of the Chair of Governors. Our opinion on the financial statements doe5 not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our reporL we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or othenNise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material mi55tatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misststement of the othef information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Matters on which we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Governors. Annual Report (which incorporates the strategic report and the directors, report). We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 require5 US to report to you if, in our opinion.. adequate accounting record5 have not been kept by the charitable company,, or the charitable company financial ststement5 are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns,. or certain disclosures of governors, remuneration specified by law are not made,. or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. Responsibilities of governors for the financial statements explained more fully in the ststement of governors, responsibilities set out on page 20, the governors (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for the preparation of the fi'nancial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the governors deterrnine 15 necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error. Pa9e 30 of 55
The Gald'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GARD'NER MEMORIAL LIMITED. MORE HOUSE SCHOOL Icontinuedl In preparing the financial statements, the governors are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern ba515 of accounting unless the governors either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of a55urance. but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to InflenCe the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial ststements. Based on our understanding of the charitable company and the environment in which it operates. we identified that the principal risks of non-compliances with laws and regulations related to the regulatory requirements of the Charity Commission and OFSTED, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011, Charities SORP120191 and payroll taxes. We evaluated managemenys incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial Statements lincluding the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risk was related to the recognition of voluntary income. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included.. Enquiries of management regarding correspondence with regulators and tax authorities,. Review of relevant committee meeting minutes,. Discussions with management including consideration of known or suspected instances of non- compliance with laws and regulation and fraud-, Reviewing the controls and procedures of the charity, Particularly in relation to the recording of income and processing of payments and payroll, to ensure these were in place throughout the year,. Evaluating management's controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities., Reviewing and testing journal entries made in the year, particularly those made as part of the year-end financial reporting process.. and Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their critical accounting estimates which comprise depreciation and bad debts provision. Page 310155
The Gard'ner Memorial Lifflited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31$1 August 2023 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GARD'NER MEMORIAL LIMITED. MORE HOUSE SCHOOL Icontinuedl Because of the inherent limitstions of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detett all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealmenL forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at.. www.frc.or -uk/auditorsres onsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's reporL Use ofour report This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matter5 we are required to state to them in an Auditor'5 report and for no other purpose. To the fvllest extent permitted by law. we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work. for this reporL or for the opinions we have formed. LLP Kathryn Burton (Seniorstatutoryauditor) forand on behalf of Hoysmacintyre LLP, StatutoryAuditor 10 Queen StreetPlace London Date.. 2nd February 2024 EC4R IAG Page 32 of 55
Tht Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More HoLtse School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31" August 2023 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Fund5 2023 2022 INCOME FROM: Notes Charitsble artivities: School fees receivable 9,310,971 9,310,971 375,952 9,087,282 195,790 Other School income 375,952 Investments- interest 16,796 16,796 1,649 Voluntary sources.. Appeal and other donations 3,096 31,006 34,102 15,962 9,706,815 31.006 9,737,821 9,3(X),683 EXPENDITURE ON: Raising fund Fundraising and development Finance and other costs 8,641 8,641 133,670 14,195 69,603 133,670 142,311 142,311 83.798 Charitable Expenditure: School operating costs Teaching costs Boarding and catering Premises 5,373,269 1,416,134 25,012 5,398,281 1,416,134 1,469,7S4 1,138,098 5,096,014 1,334,903 1,305,102 1,010,135 1,469,754 1,138,098 Support and governance costs Total expenditure 9,539,566 25,012 9,564.578 8,829,952 Net Income/net movement in funds 167,249 5.994 173.243 470,731 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 14,464,080 9.538 14,473.618 14,002,887 Total funds carried forward 12 £14,631,329 £15,532 £14,646,861 £14,473,618 A summary Income and Expenditure account has not been prepared as this information 15 given above. The results above are in respect of continuing artivities. The notes on pages 36 to 55 form part of these financial statements. Page 33 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the yeaf ended 31" August 2023 BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023 COMPANY NUMBER 523768 2023 2022 Notes FIXED AsSs 13,478,999 13,315,691 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 211,076 4,074,032 133,475 3,380,716 Cash at bank and in hand 4,285,108 3.514.191 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year Fees in advance 1755,8121 1483,2841 1315,537) {471,6891 Other creditors 11,239,096) (787.2261 NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,046.012 2,726,965 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 16,361,703 16.205,964 CREDITORS= amounts falling due after more than one year 11.714,8431 11,732,346) TOTAL NET ASSETS £14,646.860 £14,473.618 FUNDS.. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 12 - GENERAL 3,060,484 11,570,844 2,767,430 11,696,650 DESIGNATED RESTRICTED FUNOS 12 15,532 9,538 TOTAL £14,646,860 £14,473,618 The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Govemors on 7, March, 2024 and were signed elow on its behalf by.. Glenn Handley Ichairt Pam Edworthy (Deputy Chairl Page 34 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House khool Report and Accounts for the year end 31. August 2023 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 2023 2022 Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash providedbyoperatsng activities (Note 78} 1,209.065 643,568 Cash flow5 from investing activitie5: Interest from investments 16,796 194,4071 1,649 172,8491 Interest payable on loans Purchase of tangible fixed asset5 Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets 1400,633) 1660,1521 1,790 Net cash usedin investing artiwties 1478,2441 (729,5621 Cash flows from financing activities: Repayment of loan 137,5041 147.3581 Ivet cash usedin financing artivities 137,504} 147,3581 Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year 693,317 1133,3521 Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the year 3,380.716 3,514.068 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year £4,074,033 £3,380,716 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT At1 Other September 2022 non-ca5h At 31 August 2023 Cash flows changes Cash and bank 3,380,716 693,377 4,074,033 The notes on pages 36 to 55 form part of these financial statements. Page 35 of SS
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited knowrh as mts House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31. August 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Basis of Accounting The financial ststements have been prepared in accordance with the Ststement of Recommended Practice for Charities ISORP 20151 (Second Edition, effective I January 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006. The Gard'ner Memorial Limited More House School meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unle55 otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notels). b) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis Having assessed the school'5 financial position ond plans for the foreseeable fvture, the risks to which the School is exposed including the ongoing impact of the rising Cost of living and inflationary pressures, and the detsiled cash projections and budgets to August 2024, the Governors are satisfied it remains appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties regarding the School's going concern status. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty In the application of the accounting policies, Governors are required to make judgement estimates. and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affected current and future periods. In the view of the governors, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting a55ets or liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to re result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year. Page 36 of SS
The G8id'nÈr Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe yearended 31, August 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 dl Income recognition All income is recognised once the School has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Fees receivable and charges fof services and use of the premises, less any allowances, scholarships, bursaries granted by the School against those fees, but including contributions received from restricted funds, are accounted for in the period in which the setvice is provided. Voluntsry incoming resources are accounted for as and when entitlement arises, the amount can be reliably quantified and the economic benefit to the School is considered probable. Voluntary income for the School's general purposes is accounted for as unrestricted and is credited to the General Reserve. Where the donor or an appeal ha5 imposed trust law restrictions, donation income is tredited to the relevant restricted fund and incoming endowments are accounted for as permanent trust capital or expendable trust capital, according to whether the donor intends retention is to be permanent or not. Investment income from bank balances and fixed interest securities is accounted for on an accruals basis. Government grants Govemment grant income represents the total amount received from the Department of Education under the Coronavirus Recovery Scheme). Expenditure Expenditure is accrued as soon as 3 liability is considered probable, discounted to present value for longer- term liabilities. Expenditure attributable to more than one cost category in the SOFA is apportioned to them on the basis of the estimated amount attributable to each activity in the year, either by reference to staff time or the use made of the underlying assets. as appropriate. Governance costs comprise the costs of complying with constitijtional and statutory requirements. Irrecoverable VAT is included with the item of expenditure to which it relates. P4ge 37 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School RepK)rt and Accounts for the year ended 31$1 August 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 gl Fixed Assets All fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Expenditure on fixed assets is capitalised where the cost lor the value if donatedl is in excess of £5,000. Depreciation is provided to write off the cost of fixed assets, other than freehold land, using the following methods.. Freehold buildings Furniture and equipment Computer equipment Motor vehicles 50 years 10 years 4 years S years Over the life of the lease Leased assets h) Hire Purchase and Finance leases Assets obtained under hire purchase and finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. These assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the company. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charges allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligations outstsnding in each period. Pensions Retirement benefits to employees of the School are provided through two pension schemes, one defined benefit and one defined contribution. The pension cost5 charged in the Statement of Financial Activities are determined as follows.. The Teachers, Pension Scheme this scheme is a multi-employer pension scheme. It is not Possible to identify the College's share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the Teachers, Pension Scheme on conslstent and reasonable basis and therefore, as required by FRSI 02, account5 for the scheme as if it were a defined contribution scheme. The School's contributions, which are in accordance with the recommendations of the Government Actuary, are charged in the period in which the salaries to which they relate are payable. Page 38 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year Ènded 31" August 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES ICONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Personal Pension Plan this is a defined contribution group personal pension plan with Prudential or NEST. Employer's pensions costs are charged in the period in which the salaries to which they relate are payable. Funds The different funds are defined as follows.. Restricted funds are those funds which are to be used in accordance with specific instructions imposed by the donor or trust deed. Unrestricted fvnd5 are those funds available to the School for its general purposes. It is the F)olicy of the governors to retain in unrestricted funds, amounts which in their judgemenL can help to mitigate the short-term effects of income volatility and retain funds to generate sufficient incorne to meet current and future operational activities of the School. k) Debtors Fee and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand includes bank accounts, cash and short term highly liquid investments with short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. m) Creditors and provisions Creditors and provisions are recognised where the School has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third paty and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing foi any trade discounts due. Page 39 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the yearended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YLqR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 FEES RECEIVABLE 2023 2022 Fees receivable consist of.. School fees 9,959,111 1648,1401 9,826,827 1739.5451 Less.. bursaries, grants and allowances £9,310,971 £9,087,282 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES- OTHER INCOME 2023 2022 Extras and other educational income 94,066 34,497 119,018 128,371 87,937 23.162 52,670 Registration feeslFIL Government grants- job retention scheme Sundry income 32,021 £375,952 £195,790 ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE - 2023 Total Total Staff costs Other Depreciation 2023 2022 Raising funds: Fundraising and development Finance costs 8,641 8,641 14.195 133,670 133,670 69,603 Charitable Activities: School operating costs.. Teaching Boarding and catering Premise5 4.965,760 432,521 5,398,281 1,416,133 5,096,014 1,334,904 814,420 601,713 251,746 768,840 654,066 369,259 563,942 1,469,754 1,138,099 1,305.101 1,010.135 Support and governance £6,800,766 £2,199,870 £563,942 £9.564,578 £8.829,952 Page 40 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited k[wn as More House School Report and Account5 for the year ended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE - 2022 Total Total stsff costs Other Depreciation 2022 2021 Raising funds: Fundraising and development Finance costs 14,195 14,195 19,635 69,603 69,603 96,670 Charitable Activities.. School operating costs-. Teaching Boarding and catering Premises 4,637,623 458,391 5,096,014 4,945,496 852,008 241.352 482,896 621,219 311,878 1,334,904 1,305,101 1,010,135 1,299,222 1,123,946 707,081 442,530 Support and governance 698,257 £6,429,240 £1,958,182 £442,530 £8,829,952 £8,192,050 Support and governance cost5 all relate to the direct operating costs of the school and principally comprise the following: 2023 2022 Administrative stsff costs 768.840 698,257 24,771 Termination settlement Office running costs Professional fees 37,707 166,992 411 52,493 84,222 1,371 132,291 16,730 Travel Other 134,084 30,065 Governance costs £1,138,099 £1,010,135 Expenditure includes-. Auditors remuneration.. Audit 19,338 34,282 94,409 563,942 13,200 36.435 72.849 442,530 Operating lease payments- plant, machinery and minibuses Interest payable on loans Depreciation Pa9e 41 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 STAFF COSTS: 2023 2022 Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension contributions 5,496,094 537,650 758,724 8,298 5,178,017 517,019 722,806 10,827 Apprentice Levy Termination Settlement 24,771 £6,800,766 £6.453,440 The average number of employees during the year was made up as follows.. 2023 2022 Teaching Other 124 115 58 60 182 175 The number of staff on a full time equivalent basis was as follows.. Teaching - full-time Teaching - part-time 75 72 29 27 104 99 Other- full-lime 22 26 Other- part-time 24 22 46 48 Total full-time equivalent employees 150 147 No trustee earned any remuneration in either the current or previous financial years. The School paid for eight governors to obtain training and to attend forum meetings amounting to £9,107 (Course fees only, no travel}. 12022 The School paid for seven governors to obtsin training and to attend forum meetings amounting to £1,540 Course fee5 only, no travel). There were no reimbursed expenses to trusteès ir7 the year. Page 42 0155
The Gard'ner Memotial knmited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31. August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The company is a registered charity and therefore not liable to taxation on its charitable income or capital gains. During the year there were three higher paid employees earning between £60.000-£70,000,' one between £70,000-£80.000,' one beeen £90,000 - EI 00,OOO', and one between £120,000-£130,00012022= three between £60,000-£70.000.' one between £800,000-£90,000 and one between £110.000-£120.0001. The school made employerfs pension contribution5 of £69,52212022.. £62,506) on behalf of the higher paid employees. Staff benefits paid to key management personnel amounted to £ 608,60412022 - £587,599). FIXED ASSETS Freehold Freehold Furniture & Motor Land Buildings Equipment Vehicles Total COST As at I September 2022 Additions 1.321,036 15,225,980 107,785 1,418,262 292,848 49,052 18,014,330 400,633 Disposals As at 31 August 2023 1.321,036 15,333,764 1,711,110 49,052 18,414,962 DEPRECIATION As at I September 2022 Charge for year Disposals 3,859,921 293,487 629.684 45,726 487 4,535,331 563,943 269,969 As at 31 August 2023 4,153.408 899,653 46,213 5,099,274 NET BOOK VALUE At 37 August 2023 £1,321,036 £11,180.356 £811,457 £2,839 £13,315,688 At 31 August 2022 £1,321.036 £11.366,059 £788.578 £3,326 £13,478,999 Page 43 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More Hottse School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 DEBTORS 2023 2022 Fee debtors 50,08S 96.7S8 64.233 28,144 36,141 69,190 Sundry debtors Prepayments £211,076 £133,475 OTHER CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 2023 2022 Trade creditors 144,402 130,757 121,018 113,236 126,239 162,556 Social security and other taxes Other creditors Accruals 57,107 30,000 19,658 50,000 Bank loan (see note 9 below) £483,284 £471,689 CREDITORS: amounts falling due after one year 2023 2022 Bank loan (see note 9 below) 1,714,843 1,732,346 £1.714,843 £1,732.346 Page 44 ¢f 55
The Gard'ner Memorial knmited known a5 More House School Report and Accounts forthe yearended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {Continuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 BANK LOANS 2023 2022 Bank loans are payable as follows.. Within one year Within one to two years Between Iwo and five years After five years 30,000 50,000 30,000 50,000 100,000 150,000 1,584,843 1,532,346 £1,744,843 £1,782.346 The above loan is was renewed in the year at a rate of 1.75% above base rate This agreement runs until 2027 when it is expected to be renewed. The loan is secured on the school's freehold property. 10. MEMBERS GUARANTEE The Gard'ner Memorial Limited is a company limited by guarantee. There is therefore no share capitsl. At 31 August 2023 there were nine members of the company. who were also the Governors. Each member guarantees to contribute Sp in the event of the company being wound up. Page 45 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 11. MOVEMENT Balance at Balance at IN FUNDS- 2023 1 September 2022 31 August 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers Unrestricted General Fund 2,767,430 11,696,650 9,706,815 19,539.5661 125,806 3,060,485 Designated Fund Restricted {125,8061 11,570,844 Facilities Fund 9,538 31,006 (25,0121 15,532 £14,473,618 £9,737,821 £19,564,578) £14,646,861 Facilities Fund consists of various donations towards various school facilities. The balance will be spent in 2023124. Donations and other income relating to the School Appeal were added to the restricted fund and used to mark the 75th Anniversary of the School by raising funds for a new Library and Media Centre. Any unspent incorne from the Appeal remains as restricted funds to be used in subsequent years. The designated fund represents amount5 tied up in fixed assets less mortgage loans in respect of those assets. MOVEMENT Balance at Balance at IN FUNDS- 2022 1 September 2021 31 August 2022 Income Expenditure Transfer5 Unrestricted General Fund 2,551.599 11,445,003 9,285,809 18,820,331) 1249,6471 251,647 2,767,430 11,696,650 Designated Fund Restricted Appeal Fund Facilities Fund 2,000 4,285 12.0001 14,874 19,6211 9,538 £14,002,887 £9,300,683 1£8,829,9521 £14,473,618 Page 46 0155
The Gard'ner Memor5al Llmited known as MO House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31. August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS- 2023 Fixed Net Current Long Term Liabilities Assets A55ets Total Unrestricted 13,315,688 3,046,012 (1,732,3481 14.629.352 15,532 Restricted 15,532 £13,315,688 £3,067,544 £11,732,348) £14,644,884 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS- 2022 Fixed Net Current Long Term Liabilities Assets Assets Total Unrestricted 13,478,998 2,717.427 9.538 11.732.348) 14,464,077 Restricted 9,538 £13,478,998 £2.726,965 £11.732.3481 £14.473.615 14. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS 2023 2022 Commitments for future capitsl expenditure not provided for in these accounts are.. Authorised and contracted for 1.754.085 1,754,085 Page47 of SS
The Gard'ner Memorial knmited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the yearended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2023 15. PENSION COMMITMENTS Retirement benefits to employees of the School are provided through pension scheme5, one defined benefit and one defined contribution. The pension costs charged in the Ststement of Financial Activities are determined as follows.. The School participates in the Teachers, Pension Scheme (England and Wales} I'the TPS'I for its teaching staff. The pension charge for the year include5 contributions payable to the TPS of £605,348 12022= £583,758) and at the year-end £73,358 12022 - £67,862) wa5 owing in re5pert of contributions to this scheme. The TPS is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefits pension scheme governed by The Teachers, Pensions Regulations 2010 las amended) and The Teachers, Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 las amended). Members contribute on a "pay as you go" basis with contributions from members and the employer being credited to the Exchequer. Retirement and other pension benefits are paid by public funds provided by Parliament. The employer contribution rate is set by the Secretary of State following scheme valuations undertaken by the Government Actuary's Department. The most recent actuarial valuation of the TPS was prepared as at 31 March 2016 and the Valuation Report, which was published in March 2019, confirmed that the employer contribution rate for the TPS would increase from 16.4% to 23.6¥0 from 1 Septernber 2022. Employers are also required to pay a scheme administration levy of 0.08% giving a total employer contribution rate of 23.68%. The 31 March 2016 Valuation Report was prepared in accordance with the benefits set out in the scheme regulation5 and under the approach specified in the Directions, as they applied at 5 March 2022. However, the a55umptions were considered and set by the Department for Education prior to the ruling in the 'McCloud/Sargeant case., This case has required the courts to consider cases regarding the implementation of the 2015 reforms to Public SeNice Pensions including the Teachers, Pensions. The TPS is subject to a cost cap mechanism which wa5 Put in place to protect taxpayers against unforeseen changes in scheme costs. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, having in 2018 announced that there would be a review of this cost cap mechanism. in January 2019 announced a pause to the cost cap mechanism following the Court of Appeal's ruling in the McCloudlSargeant case and until there was certainty about the value of pensions to employees from April 2015 onwards. The pause was lifted in July 2020, and following a public consultation in 2021, the Government have accepted three key proposals Page 48 0155
The Gard'ner Memorial Limitsd known as More House khool Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 15. PENSION COMMITMENTS Icontinuedl recommended by the Government Actuary, and are aiming to implement these changes in time for the 2020 valuations. The 2016 cost control valuations were completed in January 2022. and the results indicated that there would be no changes to benefits or member contributions required. The results of the cost cap valuation are not used to set the employer contribution rate, and HM Treasury has indicated that any changes to the employer contribution rate resulting from the 2020 valuations will take effett in April 2024. Until the 2020 valuation is completed, it is not possible to conclude on any financial impact or future changes to the contribution rates of the TPS. Accordingly no provision for any additional past benefit pension costs is included in these financial statements. Other staff are enrolled into the School's defined contribution scheme to which the School contributes 6% of gross salary. There were contributions of £15.094 12022 - £14,553) outstanding at the year-end. 16. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS 2023 2022 At the year-end the school had future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows.. Within 1 year Between 2- 5 years 33,995 41.364 36,867 77,477 £75.359 £114,344 Page49 of $5
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts forthe year ended 31. August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 17. REL4TED PARTY TRANSACTIONS There were no related paty trar)saction5 in the year12021-22 there was one related paty transaction. Goods to the value of £1,637 were purchased from Robert Hammond, husband of Ruth Hammond who is a member of the charity's Core Leadership Group). At the year-end there were no amounts owing or owed {2021-22- £175 was owed to Robert Hammond). 18. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2023 2022 Net income for the reporting period las per the statement of financial activities) Depreciation Profit on disposal of fixed assets Interest receivable 173,243 563,942 470,731 442,530 11,7901 11,6491 116,796) Interest payable Ilncreasel in debtors Increase/ldecreasel in creditors 94,407 177.6011 471,870 72,849 157,1771 1281,9261 Net cash provided by operating activities £1.209,065 £643,568 19. CONTROL The school is controlled by the Board of Governors as disclosed in the Reference and Administrative Information on page 1. 20. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES The More House Foundation is a connected entity that is headed up by Mr Barry Huggett OBE. the former Headmaster of More House School. B Huggett has overall control of the Foundation which operates separately to the School, although promoting the services of the School but offering in its own capacity educational consultancy services. These services are delivered by B Huggett and other5 Wlth specialist knowledge from their working experiences and qualifications. Separate accounts are collated by the Foundation. Page 50 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial limited known as More House School Report 8nd Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 21. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES - 2022 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2022 INCOME FROM: Charitable activities: School fees receivable 9,087,282 9,087.282 195,790 Other school income 195,790 Investments- interest 1.649 1,649 Voluntary sources: Appeal and other donations 1,088 14,874 15,962 9,285,809 14.874 9,300,683 EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds: Fundraising and development Finance and other costs 14,195 69.603 14,195 69,603 83.798 83,798 Charitable Expenditure: School operating costs Teaching costs Boarding and catering PrnISes 5,084,393 1.334,903 1.305,102 1,010,135 11,621 5,096,014 7,334.903 1.30S.102 1.010,135 Support and governance costs Total expenditure 8,818.331 11,621 8,829.952 Net Income/net movement in funds 467,478 3.253 470.731 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fOard 13,996,602 6,285 14,002,887 Total funds carried forward £14,464,080 £9,538 £14,473,618 Page 510155
The Gard'ner Memoriol Limite(S known a5 More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 UNAUDITED 2023 2022 FEES RECEIVABLE Gros5 fee5 9,959,111 1648,140} 9,826.827 1739,5451 Les5 bursaries, grants and allowances 9,310,971 9,087,282 Extras receivable and other educational income 94,066 87,937 9,405,037 9,175,219 BANK AND OTHER INTEREST 16,796 1,649 9,421,833 9,176,868 DONATIONS 3.096 1,088 OTHER INCOME Registration fees Other school income 34,497 247,389 23,162 84,691 281,886 107,853 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 9,706,815 9,285,809 TOTAL RESTRICTED INCOME 31,006 14,874 TOTAL INCOME 9,737,821 9,300,683 P8ge S2 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Limited known as More House School Report and Accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE 2023 2022 TEACHING COSTS Teaching staff salaries Cost of extras 4,965,760 107,470 41,744 4,637,623 95,428 43,846 Courses Teoching materials 283.307 319.117 5,398,281 5.096.014 BOARDING AND CATERING Catering stsff salaries Catering costs Cleaning staff salaries Cleaning costs Laundry- staff salaries Laundry-other Care stsff salaries 230,891 514,467 206,098 215.891 447.276 241,111 61.870 846 26.543 22,035 9.144 25,376 376,585 372.903 1,416,133 1,334,903 PREMISES Insurance 51,887 46,203 255,012 50,763 37,440 163,402 Rates and water Light and heat Maintenance staff salaries 251,746 79,610 196,026 241,352 96.799 246.353 Garden and grounds Repairs and maintenance Trade refuse 25,328 563,942 26.463 442,530 Depreciation 1,469,754 1,305,102 Poge 53 of 55
The Gard'ner Memorial Llmited knowrt as Mt>re House School Report ènd Accounts for the year endpd 31" August 2023 DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 2023 2022 OTHER SUPPORT COSTS Staff salaries 768,840 14,082 411 698,256 12,805 1,371 Staff recruitment Staff travel Printing, postage and stationery Telephone Motor 2.772 34.934 39,702 53,455 25,501 1.344 14,251 38,241 41,401 51,600 Sundry costs Subscriptions and donations H M Discretionary Professional and other costs 24,223 2,265 166.992 84,222 Termination settlements 24,770 1.108,033 993,405 GOVERNANCE COSTS Audit and accountancy Governor expenses 20,958 9,107 15,270 1,460 30.065 16,730 PUBLICITY AND FUNDIiAISING Promotion 8,641 14,195 FINANCE COSTS Bank charges and interest payable Loan & mortgage interest Bad debts 9,040 94,407 30,224 8,162 72,849 111,408) 133.671 69,603 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 9,564,578 9,737,821 8,829.952 8,972,043 TOTAL INCOME SURPLUS FOR YEAR 173,243 47Q,731 Page 54 of $5
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