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City and Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund Charity No: 312259
Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 March 2024
| Country of incorporation: | England |
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| Charity registration number: | 312259 |
| Registered office: | London Diocesan House |
| 36 Causton Street | |
| London SW1P 4AU | |
| Secretary: | Penny Roberts MBE |
| Bankers: | Barclays Bank plc |
| Charities & Education Team |
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| Level 27 | |
| 1 Churchill Place | |
| London E14 5HP | |
| Solicitors: | Winckworth Sherwood LLP |
| Minerva House | |
| 5 Montague Close | |
| London SE1 9BB | |
| Independent Auditor: | HaysMac LLP |
| Statutory Auditors | |
| 10 Queen Street Place | |
| London ECAR 1AG | |
| Investment managers: | CCLA Investment Management Limited |
| (except directly held property) | The CBF Church of England Funds |
| 85 Queen Victoria Street | |
| LondonEC4V4ET |
The CBF funds are collective investment schemes regulated by the Church Funds Investment Measure 1958, as amended by the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1995 and the Trustee Act 2000. The CBF has delegated to CCLA Investment Management Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority, the investment management, administration and registration of funds.
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Trustee.
The London Diocesan Board for Schools (‘LDBS’), a charity (number 313000) limited by guarantee (company number 198131) is sole trustee by virtue of Scheme 215(S) sealed on 28 April 1976 which amended scheme number 4005P sealed on 04 June 1957.
The trustees serving in 2023-24 are:
Rt Revd Rob Wickham (until 31.12.32) Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell (from 01.01.24) Paula Aitcheson Walker Stephanie Ajayi Catherine Allard Revd. Stephen Coleman Fr. Richard Collins Monica Duncan Simon Judge Revd. Matthew Knox (from 01.01.24) Revd. Nicholas Pye (until 31.12.23) Revd. William Rogers Carla Munoz Slaughter Zoe Vickerman
Objects:
The 1957 scheme specifies that up to five sixths of income can be given as grants to schools for alterations and repairs. The remainder can be granted for the benefit of children and young people under the age of 25 and who have for at least two years attended a Church of England Voluntary School in the Diocese of London.
In August 2004, the Charity Commission approved the transfer in of the permanent endowment of the former St John’s School, Hammersmith with the proviso that all the income is used for repairing and improving schools. The capital has been invested in the property in Archer Street.
Annual Review:
Grants were made to 197 individuals totalling to £23,900 (2023: £24,350). The number of grants has settled following the disruption to educational provision during the covid pandemic.
The basement of the freehold property in Archer Street, Soho is let partly to Soho Parish School on a long lease at a peppercorn rent. Income of £172,007 was generated by the commercial lease of the remainder of the site.
Charitable expenditure of £49,693. The position at year end was £678,567 unrestricted reserve and £1,261,997 endowment reserve balances.
Reserves policy:
A refreshed Reserves Policy was approved by trustees in October 2024. For 2023-24 the agreed minimum reserve, based on three months interest costs, was £153,903. On 31 March 2024 the unrestricted reserve was £678,567.
Statement of public benefit:
LDBS trustees have considered the guidance provided by the Charity Commission and concluded that the Charity provides identifiable public benefits.
Grants were made to 197 children and young people in deprived circumstances to enable them to engage in educational activities that would otherwise not have been possible.
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Statement of Trustee responsibilities
The Trustee are responsible for preparing the Trustee's Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustee are required to:
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e select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; e observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
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e make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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e state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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e prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The Trustee are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the persons who are Trustee at the time when this Trustee's Report is approved has confirmed that:
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e so far as that Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditors are unaware, and
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e that Trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditors are aware of that information.
Auditor
The auditors, HaysMac LLP, have indicated their willingness to continue in office. The designated Trustee will propose a motion reappointing the auditors at a meeting of the Trustee.
The Trustees’ Annual Report was approved by the Board on 02 October 2024.
ON BEHALF OF LDBS AS A TRUSTEE
Simon Judge
02.10.2024
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Independent auditor’s report to the trustee of City and Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of City and Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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e give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of the charity’s net movement in funds for the year then ended;
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¢ have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and e have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the 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 fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. !f, 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
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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¢ adequate accounting records have not been kept by the charity; or ¢ — sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or e the charity financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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« we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Responsibilities of trustees for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity 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 assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Based on our understanding of the charity and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to registered charities, and we considered the extent to which noncompliance 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 Charities Act 2011.
We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to areas of estimation uncertainty and manual accounting journals. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
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¢ Inspecting correspondence with regulators and tax authorities;
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¢ Discussions with management including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
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e Evaluating management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities;
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e Identifying and testing journals, in particular journal entries posted with unusual account combinations, postings by unusual users or with unusual descriptions; and
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¢ Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their accounting estimates.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
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Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity’s trustees as a body for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
HaysMac LLP 10 Queen Street Place Statutory Auditors London Date: 16 January 2025 ECAR 1AG
HaysMac LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006
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CITY AND DIOCESE OF LONDON VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS FUND
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Notes | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
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| Incomefrom: | £ | £& | £& | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | Unrestricted Endowment 20,462 - |
Total 20,462 |
Unrestricted 27,392 |
Endowment - |
Total 27,392 |
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| Gift aid tax relief | 464 | - | 464 | 595 | - | 595 | |
| Rents received | 172,007 | - | 172,007 | 76,132 | - | 76,132 | |
| Investment income | 21,316 | - | 21,316 | 21,725 | - | 21,725 | |
| Total income | 214,249 | - | 214,249 | 125,844 | - | 125,844 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||||||
| Charitable activities | 1,5 | 1,075,866 | “ | 1,075,866 | 145,630 | - | 145,630 |
| 1,075,866 | - | 1,075,866 | 145,630 | - | 145,630 | ||
| Net expenditure | (861,617) | - | (861,617) | (19,786) | - | (19,786) | |
| Gains / (Loss) on investments for the year Netmovementin Funds |
(522,701) (1,384,318) |
70,778 70,778 |
(451,923) (1,313,540) |
- (19,786) |
(37,242) (37,242) |
(37,242) (57,028) |
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| Reconciliation of Funds | |||||||
| Fund balances at start of year | 2,062,885 | 1,191,219 | 3,254,104 | 2,082,671 | 1,228,461 | 3,317,132 | |
| Net movement in Funds Fund balances at end ofyear |
(1,384,318) 678,567 |
70,778 1,261,997 |
(1,313,540) 1,940,564 |
(19,786) 2,062,885 |
(37,242) 1,191,219 |
(87,028) 3,254,104 |
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| accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages | 9 to 13 | form an integral part ofthese financial statements. | |||||
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 | |||||||
| Notes | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Fixed Assets | £& £& Unrestricted Endowment |
£& Total |
£ Unrestricted |
£ Endowment |
£ Total |
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| Investments at Market value | 2 | 5,138,714 | 1,261,997 | 6,400,711 | 5,685,648 | 1,191,219 | 6,876,867 |
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Debtors | 4 | 134,103 | - | 134,103 | 76,474 | - | 76,474 |
| Cash on deposit | 96,560 | - | 96,560 | 110,623 | - | 110,623 | |
| 230,663 | - | 230,663 | 187,097 | - | 187,097 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Creditors falling due within one year | 5a | (1,082,478) | - | (1,082,478) | (180,474) | - | (180,474) |
| Net CurrentAssets | (851,815) | - | (851,815) | 6,623 | - | 6,623 | |
| Creditors falling due after more than one: | 5b | (3,608,333) | - | (3,608,333) | (3,629,386) | - | (3,629,386) |
| Total assets | 678,567 | 1,261,997 | (5,542,625) | 2,062,885 | 1,191,219 | 3,254,104 | |
| Funds | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds | 3a | 678,567 | - | 678,567 | 2,062,885 | - | 2,062,885 |
| Restricted funds | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Endowment funds | 3b | - | 1,261,997 | 1,261,997 | - | 1,191,219 | 1,197,219 |
| TotalFunds | 678,567 | 1,261,997 | 1,940,564 | 2,062,885 | 1,197,279 | 3,254,104 |
The accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages 9 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements.
These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the directors on 2 October 2024
Simon Judge, Director
Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell, Director
The accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages 9 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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CITY AND DIOCESE OF LONDON VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The City and Diocese Voluntary Schools Fund is an unincorporated charity registered in England and Wales (Charity no. 312259). The charity's registered address is 36 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU.
The Trustees’ report and the accompanying financial statements of the charitable company limited by guarantee have been prepared in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards in the United Kingdom and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102).
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The Accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. A summary of the principal accounting policies which have been applied consistently except as stated, is set out below.
1.1 Basis of Preparation
The Financial Statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as adjusted for the revaluation of investments and investment properties. The Statements are presented in Sterling (£). As discussed in the trustees’ report, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. C&D meets the definition of a public benefit entity.
1.2 Significant judgements and estimates
The only material judgements or estimations applied in the preparation of the financial statements relate to investment properties which are formally valued every five years and it has been assessed that their aggregate fair value remains materially correct (Note X) and to the calculation of the fair value provision in debtors (Note X). There are no other material judgements or estimates in the preparation of these financial statements.
1.3 Fixed Asset Investments
Investment property held in this and in sole trustee funds is included in the financial statements at estimated open market value in accordance with FRS102. Depreciation is not provided in respect of freehold investment properties. This treatment is contrary to the Companies Act 2006, which states that fixed assets should be depreciated, but is, in the opinion of the trustees, necessary in order to give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Charity. All investment property is held at fair value at each balance sheet date.
1.4 Investments
Investments are included at market value and the original cost is shown in a note to the accounts. All changes in value are reported in the Statement of Financial Activities.
1.5 Financial Instruments
All financial assets and liabilities are of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments; these instruments are initially recognized at transaction and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
1.6 Incoming Resources
{a) Donations and grants
Donations, other than grants from charitable organisations, are recognised when received.
All the trustees of the Charity are volunteers and the value of the time they spend supporting the Charity is not measured.
(b) investments
Investment income includes rental income, receivable during the year, and dividends and interest when received.
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CITY AND DIOCESE OF LONDON VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.7 Expenditure
Resources expended, including grants, are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis. City & Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund is registered for VAT.
- Raising funds and investment management funds
The cost of generating funds includes all costs relating to the raising of funds and the management of the properties included in these financial statements.
- Charitable activities
No administrative charges are levied on the sole trustee funds including the City & Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund.
Costs include those incurred by Trustees in connection with the administration of the charity including. LDBS Staff costs relating to the preparation of reports for meetings of Trustees and the statutory accounts are absorbed by LDBS.
1.8 Restricted Funds
Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes laid down by the donor/ granting body. Expenditure for those purposes is charged to the fund.
1.9 Transfers
Grants between funds for internal purposes are treated as transfers in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA). Other grants are included in charitable activities in the SOFA.
| 2 INVESTMENTS ATMARKET VALUE | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
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| Unrestricted | Endowment | Total | Unrestricted | Endowment | Total | |||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |||||
| Unlisted | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Central Board of Finance ofthe Church of England (CBF) | ||||||||
| - Investment fund | - | 616,165 | 616,165 | - | 565,074 | 565,074 | ||
| - Property fund | : | 88,012 | 88,012 | - | 88,012 | 88,012 | ||
| : | 704,177 | 704,177 | - | 653,086 | 653,086 | |||
| Freehold Properties | ||||||||
| 13/14Archer StreetW1 | 3,692,180 | 557,820 | 4,250,000 | 3,561,868 | $38,133 | 4,100,001 | ||
| 3,692,180 | 557,820 | 4,250,000 | 3,561,868 | 538,133 | 4,100,001 | |||
| Leasehold Property | ||||||||
| Long lease of land atSunbury | 89,859 | - | 89,859 | 89,859 | - | 89,859 | ||
| Gymnasium atSunbury | 1,521,000 | - | 1,521,000 | 2,174,013 | - | 2,174,013 | ||
| Lessdepreciation | (164,325) | : | (164,325) | (140,092) | : - |
140,092 | ||
| 1,446,534 | - | 1,446,534 | 2,123,780 | - | 2,123,780 | |||
| Investments at MarketValue | 5,138,714 | 1,261,997 | 6,400,711 | 5,685,648 | 1,191,219 | 6,876,867 | ||
| There were no sales orpurchases of unlisted investments during the | year. | |||||||
| The property at 13/14 Archer Street, acquired | with vacant possession in June 2004. City & Diocese of London | Voluntary Schools Fund, | has given a | |||||
| mortgage to the Uniform Statutory Trust as security | for inter-fund indebtedness. The amount outstanding at | 31 | March 2024 is £3.575,000 (2023: | |||||
| £3.575,000). | ||||||||
| 2(a} INVESTMENTS | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Market value at 1 April | 6,876,867 | 6,938,340 | ||||||
| Acquistion at cost | - | - | ||||||
| Disposals at bookvalue | - | - | ||||||
| Netgains (losses)on revaluation of properties | (527,247) | (24,231) | ||||||
| Net unrealised investment gains (losses) | 51,091 | (37,242) | ||||||
| Marketvalue at 31 March | 6,400,711 | 6,876,867 | ||||||
| Historical cost at 31 March | 5,267,784 | 5,267,784 | ||||||
| Cumulativeunrealisedgains(losses) | 1,132,927 | 1,609,083 |
There were no sales or purchases of unlisted investments during the year.
The property at 13/14 Archer Street, acquired with vacant possession in June 2004. City & Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund, has given a mortgage to the Uniform Statutory Trust as security for inter-fund indebtedness. The amount outstanding at 31 March 2024 is £3.575,000 (2023: £3.575,000).
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CITY AND DIOCESE OF LONDON VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
| 3(a) Unrestricted Funds: | Balance | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | Recognised | Balance | ||
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| 1 April 2023 | Resources | Expended | gains/(losses) | 31 March 2024 | ||||
| City& Diocese of London | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Voluntary Schools Fund | 2,064,403 | 234,229 | (1,077,384) | (19,980) | (522,701) | 678,567 | ||
| 2,064,403 | 234,229 | (1,077,384) | (19,980) | (522,701) | 678,567 | |||
| Balance | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | Recognised | Balance | |||
| 1 April 2022 | Resources | Expended | gains/(losses} | 31 March 2023 | ||||
| & fair value | ||||||||
| adjustments | ||||||||
| City& Diocese ofLondon | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | ||
| Voluntary Schools Fund | 2,082,671 | 125,861 | (115,140) | (28,989) | - | 2,064,403 | ||
| 2,082,671. | 125,861 | (115,140) | (28,989) | - | 2,064,403 | |||
| Balance | Recognised | Balance | Balance | Recognised | Balance | |||
| 3(b)Permanent endowment funds: | 1April2022 | —_gains/(losses) | 31 March 2023 | 1 April2023 | gains/{losses) | 31March 2024 | ||
| £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | £000's | |||
| Central Board of Finance ofthe Church of Englanc | ||||||||
| - Investment fund | 585,893 | (20,819) | 565,074 | 565,074 | 51,091 | 616,165 | ||
| - Propertyfund | 104,436 | (16,424} | 88,012 | 88,012 | - | 88,012 | ||
| Freehold Properties - 13/14ArcherStreetW1 | 538,133 | - | $38,133 | $38,133 | 19,687 | 557,820 | ||
| 1,228,462 | (37,243) | 1,191,219 | 1,191,219 | 70,778 | 1,261,997 | |||
| The City& Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund scheme specifies that up to five sixths ofincome | can be given as | grants to schools for alterations | ||||||
| and repairs. The remainder can be granted forthe benefit of children and young people underthe | age of25 and who have for at leasttwo | years attended | ||||||
| a Church of England Voluntary School in the Diocese ofLondon. | ||||||||
| The permanent endowment of the former St John’s School, Hammersmith with the proviso that all the income is | used for repairing | and improving | ||||||
| schools. The capital has been invested in the property in Archer | Street. | |||||||
| 4TRADEANDOTHER DEBTORS | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Outstanding claims | £ | £ | ||||||
| Trade debtors | 134,103 | 76,474 | ||||||
| 134,103 | 76,474 | |||||||
| S CREDITORS | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| 5(a)-Amounts fallingdue within one year | £ | £ | ||||||
| Trade creditors | 61,395 | 3,457 | ||||||
| VAT | 12,138 | 1,501 | ||||||
| Other creditors | 860,269 | 70,741 | ||||||
| Loan repayments | 21,053 | 21,053 | ||||||
| Accruals and deferred income | 127,623 | 83,722 | ||||||
| 1,082,478 | 180,474 | |||||||
| Accruals and deferred income include amounts of £43,835 (2023: | £2,934) in respect of rental income | received in advance for periods. | ||||||
| £2,934 (2023: £0) ofthe preceding year balance was released in | the current year. | |||||||
| 5(b)- Amounts fallingdue after one year | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Loan repayments | ||||||||
| due within 1 to 2 years | 33,333 | 42,106 | ||||||
| due within 2 to 5 years | - | 12,280 | ||||||
| due thereafter | 3,575,000 | 3,575,000 | ||||||
| 3,608,333 | 3,629,386 |
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The loan from the London Diocesan Board for Schools' Uniform Schools Trust fund has been secured by way of a mortgage over the investment property. Balance outstanding at year end is £3,575,000 (2023 £3,575,000). The loan comprises 2 parts, there is no repayment date and the interest is payable every calendar quarter. The 1st part is a loan of £2,675,000 with no repayment date and interest is fixed at 5.47% and the 2nd part is a loan of £900,000 with no repayment date and interest is fixed at 3.00% over base rate.
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An interest free loan of £200,000 was provided by the London Marathon Trust to City & Diocese of London Voluntary Schools Fund in 2016-17 repayable in 114 equal monthly instalments from 31 May 2017. Balance outstanding at year end is £54,386 (2023 £75,439).
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CITY AND DIOCESE OF LONDON VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
| 6 EXPENDITURE ON: | 2024 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | |
| (a) Raising funds and investment management | £ | £ |
| Investment property expenses | 5,875 | 28,171 |
| Professional fees forinvestment and trust properties | 12,619 | 38,299 |
| Bank loan interest | 1,007,679 | 28,990 |
| 1,026,173 | 95,460 | |
| {b} Charitable activities | ||
| Grants to individuals through the City& Diocese | 23,900 | 24,350 |
| Salaries, social securityand pension costs (see note 10) | - | - |
| Depreciation -investment assets | 24,232 | 24,232 |
| Support costs: Depreciation -fixed assets |
~ | - |
| Occupancy costs | - | - |
| Audit fees | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Other costs | 61 | 88 |
| 49,693 | 50,170 |
7 Trustees’ expenses
No trustee received remuneration from the Trust during the year (2023: none). Travel expenses of £0 were reimbursed (2023: £0).
8 STAFF COSTS
The Trust did not employ any staff during the year (2023: none). No employees earned over £60,000 during the year (2023: none). Key management personnel remuneration amounted to £nil (2023: £nil) during the year.
9 TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The LDBS and the City and Diocese Fund are separate charities but LDBS is the sole Trustee of City and Diocese therefore they share the same Trustees. LDBS provides office and Administration support to City and Diocese but no value is ascribed to the provision of these services. The LDBS Uniform Statutory Trust has provided a mortgage, secured against the investment property, of £3.575m (2023 £3.575m) with interest being charged quarterly on the outstanding balance. The loan comprises 2 parts, there is no repayment date and the interest is payable every calendar quarter. The 1st part is a loan of £2,675,000 with no repayment date and interest is fixed at 5.47% and the 2nd part is a loan of £900,000 with no repayment date and interest is fixed at 3.00% over base rate.
Note - interest was not billed whilst Archer Street was vacant, following the letting of Archer Street the interest incurred has now been billed and recognised.
10 ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY
The ultimate controlling party is considered to be London Diocesan Board for Schools by virtue of its sole trusteeship of the charity.
London Diocesan Board for Schools is a charitable company registered in England and Wales (Company No: 00198131, Charity No: 313000). It's registered address is 36 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU. The consolidated financial statements are available from Companies House.
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