BEACOliSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED (A Company IAmlt¢d by GuaraRtee) GOVERNORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 21124 Repknd Cbarity No. 313120 Registued Company Nunthr. (K17175(K) BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMtrED REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ll¥FORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Reference and Admirristrntivc detsils of the Company, its Governors and Advi8er5 for thc ycar ended 31 August 2024 Governor5 (Resign￿1 3 July 2024) A Dabnaho¢ (Appointed 3 July 2024) N G Edward C M Hild1￿h, T Howe T W Jetikin, S L Lowrey P Mann M J ReyneF J Shuttlè A Suggett2 P Watkins Dr D Sahots, Chair of Academic & Welfare Cornmitlce {App)in*d 3 July 2024) {App)int￿l 3 July 2024) Cbair of Finance Committee ffttsi8ned 4 D¢￿ber 2024) Mcmbcr of the Aead¢rni¢ aDd Welfarc Conjmittee 3 Membff of the Finance & General PurwJse5 Committee Compgny Sccre K BrockJ¢ss (Reswed 31 A￿8￿1 2024) (Appjinted l January 2025) (Y17l75fy) Charity Registcrcd Numbcr 313120 R¢gi8tered OtTice Davcnies School 73 Station Ro B¢acDosfield Key Managemeni Person￿1 C F Rycroft AJLThom&8 Head (Rcsi8ned 31 August 2024) Head (Appointed I September 2024) A&%istant Head: Pastoral, Safeguarding, Pre.Prep Designaied Safeguarding Lead Head of Middle School (Maternity Leave from 18 Octobcr 2024) BuT5arlcI￿k to the Governors {Resigncd 31 August 2024) Deputy Head Asscssmenl Dats Anllyskq & Tracknng co￿rdInatOr Head of Middle sch￿1. {Maternity Ixavc Cover) Director of Studies A&si5taDt Head: AdMIn￿tration & Communicatiui Bursar / CkTk ￿ the Governors {ApEX)iDted l January 2025} Head of Senior School Head of Junior Sch(x)I SBell K Brockle&8 R Cooke J Davidson S Fryer E Gibson P Gibson J Long J Stcphenson Ind¢￿eri¢n¥¢. We welcorne children from many ¢thni¢ grou￿, Teiigions. backgr¢)unds and ¢rc&Js. and all candidates for admisgion are treated equitsbly. Human rights and frcedoms are respxcted but be balanced with the lawful needs al￿ Tules of our school community and the righL8 and freedon)s of ot1￿& The Sch(x)I seeks to identify and admit Ix)ys who ¢an take advantsgc of the broad and v8rieA cU￿1￿lUM and thn've in the environment that Davenies offer Th¢ Compony 18 COmUUttcd io ensuring cqual opportunity for all pupil& staff aDd par¢nts. ifTCSpcctive of racc. thicity. religion. sexual Orientatio￿ disabiliry. learning dEtfjculry. iM)dy inlage or social backgroun¢ and Mll make Te&8onable adjustments to meet the n¢eds of staff OT pupJs who are or be￿me disabl The Govemors and the stsff of Daveni&8 are committed to safeguarding and promoting the Welf8￿ of ourpupils and have undertaken ￿SU]ar trainin8 throu8lM)Ut th¢ year. YSPEcrioN Th¢145t Compliance and Educational Quality tnwion by the Indwdcot Sthools Insp￿tOrate Ost) (￿U[red in March 2024. There are no quah'tative judgements in the new inspection regim¢, there is simply a FK)&8ible judEement of 'met' or 'not met, for each of the areas above. We are delighted therefore. thai following their inSt￿ction tn March 2024. the ISI found Daveni¢s to have ll￿1 all the standards. th¢ i[L5p￿tion Ou￿01]￿ cC￿d uot hav¢ b¢¢ts betw. SCI￿1 inspections fall duc cvery th￿C years. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Pupils Numbers Pupil numbers continue to thtive with 348 kn on roll at the start of the 2023-24 year. Academk P¢rfonnance Our academic results continued to show high level8 of attainmrnL Our 32 Year 8 pupils weni on to I I different SchL)oI&' Amersham School (l), Bcrklw￿ted (4), Brighton College (l). Chelteuham College (l). Eton College (l). Haileybury (4). Merchant TayloT5' (3), Reading B￿¢ Coat (I), Shiplake (10). St Paul's (l}. Wellington (3). and Places not allocaied by County at dtt￿ of Ixayll￿ (2). DAvenies achieved seven schoLarships acro￿ Academic. Musi¢. S￿rt and Dram& Scholarships were awarded by BerkhanL4te4 Claire's CourL Eion College. Mewhaut Taylors,. Sh4)lake 8nd St Paul'5. BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LLMITED GOVERNORS. REPORT INCORPORATLYG STRATEGIC REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 The majority of pupils slay ai Davenies until the end of Year 8. lu)wever, in our Year 6 cohort. 13 boys sai the Bucks County Council Trdnsfer Tesl (I i *) in Sept¢mber 2023. SNF¢n boys qualified Ipas5 rate- 54Q/•) for GTamm¥ S¢lM)ol and six of these boys accep(ed the places offercd. To promote high educational standanjs and facilitate access to Year 7 & 8, scholarthips and exhibitions are awarded on the basis of an individual's academic. 5POrting. musical. dramatic or design technology polent￿1 or ability. For scholarsknps and exhibitions iw'nntng m September 2024 {awarded in Summer 2024), 14 awards were given consisting of 8 exhibitions aad 6 ￿holarShips. Pastoral At Davenies a great deal of time and attention is pul inlo the pastordl care system, 50 thal all the pupils are able lo acGess all aspecL8 ol the cufficulum, whether this is m the c]a&sroom. remotely or the wider environrnenL All stsff, regardless of th¢iT iole or job tide arc part of th¢ pastotal Catc 5y5tUll and thc 5y5t¢m itsclf w0￿S bccausc au gtsff are keen to do their very be81 for the bo The essential structure of the pastornl systrm is ￿ it h&8 been for gevcral years. The Deputy Head ovwsees the pastora] leaders, who are the Heads of Pre-Prep, Junior SchooL Middl¢ SGh(x)l aThl Senior Sch(K)I, plus the Head of L£aming Support. Head of PHSE and the School Tr4ur5c. This team rneets fonnally on a weekly basis to th"8cus5 current individual pastornl n¢¢d& as well as the possibiiities of policy cbanges and up and Coming 'big events,. The School h&s a tutor system for th= knys in Years 7 & 8. whicb m¢Jns that each pupil is part of a group of cight to ten IM)ys. Such small groupings allow wtor to budd up a very s¢Tong. close aDJ personal relatsonship with the individual pupil and his parenL8. The aim ol the tutor wups is not only to consider the aeadeznic development and day-to-day workloads, but also to take a holistic approach to bJy's ethication. Included in I￿S woukl be the overview of sporting activitie5. uptske of dTaJna opportunities. ¢n¢ouragement ts) be part of a musical eThsfflnbl¢ as well as a clear push towar(ts new activities and ￿perienceS. Tutor meetings are freqllenL wbich ensures thai boys will discuss all manner of important issues. from ctLrrent affairs to EK)litical opinion5 lo economic understanthng. The boys ts]k about the need lo set gxarnples for the younger pupils and what leadership en￿lL￿. from both the perS￿tiVe of bell￿ seen around School and from the need to bring aD eletuellt of setvice to the conimunity. -very Year 8 boy h&$ atl area of responsibility around thc School that enables them ￿ gain leadership experience. The annual anti.bullying Survey again produced r&8ults which were both p)sitivc infomtive as to the stste of the school's inner workmgs as seen through the eyes of inthidual puP￿s. Covturricular 2nd Extra-currlcular ID June 2024 Years 4 to 8 each enjoyed a weck's rMtthTh)r PUT5uits Tesidentxal trip, to Dor* Devon and France. whi]si Year 3 enjoyed a camp-oul at scbool. Other residential trip5 through the year incl￿ed A Busbcrafi experience, a trip to York ond a ¢rieket tour to Barbados. Boys at Davenies have continued to have the opwrtunity to take their experiences bcyoad th¢ ¢l&g8room Vfith thc S¢hool coniinuing t(J provide a ternily ACE (Alternal>ve C]3S5icyJ]Jm EEperiellce) day for ail boys. There is immcasurable bencfii from these expttiewes for iK)th social and pastoral development. The C￿currICUl￿r program￿ continued to thrive the year from Ylop club. to Eymnastic& triathlon to roiM)tiQ% th￿ to NFL Club. and French theatre to mind￿lness. The Davenies Cub Pack COQlinues to be one of the most popular activities with between 70- 100 ￿yS enrolled al any lirne from Y¢ar 3 kn Year 5. Boy8 hav¢ also ¢ontinued to enjoy succe&8 thai range frun county cl￿5 playa5. LAMDA wfornwices and the BEBRAS challenge. This exlenbive educational experienc4 in turn. helps to ensure the well)eing of our pupi15, in parL through enrichmcnt whcrc we can further strengthen our close relationships with the boys. M¢asuremeDt of our SUCC￿ is down to the succ￿8 of the eDriclmient programme in icrms of a¢lu"evement outside of the classrwm and in helping with peT50nal developmeul by delivering key transferrable skills and promoting wtsitive s￿l0cMOtional outcomes through the co-curricular activities programme. BEACONSFIELD KDUCATIOIYAL TRUST LIMITED GOVERNORS. REPORT INCORPORATING STRATEGIC REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Sport A widc range of sport is played at the School with f￿tr)r¢s or compditioL8 heid ID Tugby. football, crickeL swirnm￿g. atbleiics. gyn)nasiics. ￿05S-coULtry and triathloL Pupils also cntcr golf. Mnis aod judo competitions. Davenies swinuncrs ¢ojoyed significant suc¢&¥ including ai the tAPS swimming finals. Pupils also enjoyed significant suc¢e&s in national gymnastics competitions a￿a a number of tx)ys elljoy￿ national success in the IAPS regional athletics cOTnpetitiQ￿ Sports Day was very well allended by parents and the t¥)ys rose to the challenge whiisi we also gave over our spots helds and fa¢iiities for use by H￿h Ma￿h girls. sclK)ol Six)rts Day. The school hosicd local primary Sch￿]5 during the year as DaVen]￿ Swimll￿ le&8ons for two lo¢al schools and other spotts progTammes including organiging and h(k8ting football, ¢ri¢ket and multi-sport tournaments for 10 I(Kal prirnary schools. 2023-24 was another busy and productive Y￿ for the Musi¢ Departtnent ai Davenies. and a sch(M)I production (The Lion King) w&s the culmination of the Lent terni. being play¢d to packed audiences every nighL YeaT5 3 10 5 had very successful drama Productions and parents and grandpareots attended the Nativity and Christingle serYi¢c. The Carol Service w&8 very popular and pa¢ked the churth. The lunchtllDe concert programme continued each terni, and proved very popular io all who attended while the Gala Concert showc&sed th¢ ￿h0o1,$ best musicians in a signatur¢ ¢venl. The yeaf5 bighlights were capiuTryI on the school Websi￿ and actively promoted Nia K￿la1 mcdAL Brltlsh V•lue$ Ai Davenies we tskc s￿l0￿51Y ourrwnsibility to Prep￿ our Ix)ys for life in modern Britain. Fundamentsl British Values ore promotcit discussed, tsught and, uliimately, lived out by our iw, staff and visitots in their daily Interacti(￿5. There are numerous Initiati￿ thal SUPPOrt our values ￿cludIng.. School Council and Food Council. Reward5 and Sanctions System: PeLY mcntors and buddy schemes. Extra cufficular and ¢o-¢Utricular clubs" Team SPK•rts; Celebrdtion of faiths and key dat&8 in &wmbJies thd lesso￿. Celebration of WODai acbievements in and out of ￿h0O1. Supporting a variety of ¢han"tic8 of the boys. chfy)sing' attd Bursary Awards Tbe Board agreed to the cstsblishment ora peTmaneu( Bursary Fund (Fund) in July 2002. The Fund is funded threctly by fees with some additsonal d,)nats"ons. The Fund is n(x fornially collsti￿￿d but has been made available to existin8 pupils whose family bave fourtd themselves in fitwiciai difficulties. This has included bereavemeni and e8traDgement bui h&8 more usually been related to the loss of cmploJin¢nt or f￿'lUre in busin&%& Tr Fund is nota in the statutory aLxounts &$ Lksignat¢d FuDd. The Governors are committed to broadeoin8 access ￿ thc Sch￿1 in Years 7 & 8 by offering to ebgible paren￿guardIar￿g means-tesled fllwicial supp)rt with the paymentof sch￿1 fees dwding on the financiaL Compassiona￿ orotherpertinent elreumgttm￿ of apph'¢ants. BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED GOVERNORS. REPORT INCORPORATll¥G STRATEGIC REPORT FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Public Beneflt The Governor5, as Charity TrUStr￿ have regard to the Clthrity Cornn￿lOn'S public bcnefit guidance wlKn exercising their powers and duties. In &ddition to the bursary awards noted abo￿, the Governors en¢ourage the S¢hool's partheTships and relationships with the wider community. The School w0￿S with many local chaTi1sa5 and community gToup5 to widcn pub]iG Iv thr f￿11]11￿￿ rcsourcc5 that we have avai]able. Wc mxintain a strong relationship with St Mary and All SainLs C of E and Buil¢rs Court Primary Schools locally al￿ provideaccess to the swimming pool and swlnunll￿ leaching several tirnes each week for their cbildren (144 hours) and 72 hours of free teachll￿. We aLso maintain St Mary's sports fields znd some of our own rugby and soccer fixttues arc held there. We held a full ￿mMer camp progranulle an avernge of 40 children attended every day duriog the Easter IK)Jidays and 75 over the summer. Working closely with Sportq Nu4 we open our facilities to znanv more children in the local community forcrickel, swimming. gyinnastics and oth¢r5POrts. The School hosied Beaconsfie.d Rugby Club, Beaconsfield Cricket Club, Burnham Gymnastics Club, Chris Motrow Crickei Club. Coleshill Cricket Club. Kar4n Cricket Academy, Ge￿ard'S Cross Cricket Club. Seer Lrreen Trootball Llub. Eleaco￿$tie1d Youth tootball teams, Kugby Tots and PFO Fooiball to make regular usc of our SPOTts facjlities out olschool houts. The PE andGames Department successfully ratt three large multi.sports competition for lo￿1 primary Schools where Davenies iK)y5 syppor*d the day and were drafted m to help sornc teams who were a lirtk short on the day. The School also hosts a meeting of local nurseries ¢￿h tern) and enjoys supporting local events such as Remembrance Day. Beaconsfield Festival of Lights: clwity even￿ theatre groups and Iixai competitions. In the 2023.24 academic year, the Davenies schwl COllLmunity. with the valued Sup1￿ of the Friends of Davenies. raised over £7 I.IXX) for a diverse range ofcharilablc cause& Our charitable efforts encomp¥ssed our annual nationa] initiatives. supEM)rtlDg org3nisats.ons such as Macmillan, Children in Need, The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Save the Children and Comic Relief. Additionally. we exiended our reach ￿ support local charities, including One Can TnssL Inspire Bucks and WilliarL'S Fund. Beyond this, we were proud to support international charities. such a5 Variety Barbados and the Hogar Miguel Magone OTphanage in Guatemala. In addiuon to fuwicial wuknbuuoD5. our G1w1￿1C cffotts ]￿Lu(k￿ thr vfwwiial iiolls: Book5: Pre.lov¢d book5 were sent to Bwks lo Afnu and the Children's B￿k ProJ￿L TethnoloEY: were d(nated to Thame5 Vall¢y Hospice. Gro¢erkes: Ag part of our Harvest Collectio￿ donations were made to One Can Trust to a￿lst familias in need in thè loeal Tolletrlej: As part of the Year 8 leaver5' progtamme, the knys raised fimd4 to ￿[clI￿ and assemble toilety kits, wbich wer¢ donated to One Can Trust to support local families in need. Clothing: Pre-loved children's clothing w&5 scnt to Olle Can TTUSt and coats were collected for Wrap up UK. StAtlonery: Ahead of the Barbados cricket tour. a Sthtionery collection was organirf witb Year 7 and 8 boys ￿T30nallY dehvering supphes and me¢tin8 with chariry reprc5¢ntatson from Variety Bathdo& Our main House charities were as follows: Scott Ralsed i2,)UV and collected over 350 coats for Wrnp Up UK Cook Raised £3.730 for Wycombe Homeless Connxtioll Shackjeton Raised £3,056 for Skel Warrior5 Raised £2,500 for the British Heart Foundation BEACONSFtELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED GOVERNORS. REPORT 1￿CoRPORATING STRATEGIC REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 The boys knve th¢ school motto through our ¢kwity progTammc. which emwiwers them to dn.vc campaigns with the backmg of stsff and parents. They are also supported by our partnership with Thomas Franks who providc mcats to tho% in Deed and our ever-popular Cubs p¥k which eonliDues to partscipaie in muluple community activities. VolunteerJ The Board would l]ke to forn￿llY thank MTS Ami TennaDt and the parent members olthc Friends ofDavenie8 (registered charity 1167552). and parenl voluntttrs in the Sch￿] for their enthwiasm and contitiued support amounting 10 In81ry hundred8 of hours of service. Tn total over 40 volunteeT5 a&5iSted the Sch￿1 and they were involv¢d in both the day ro day life of the School and the multitude of fimdtaising and ￿Cial acuviiies that are organi8ed for the Davenies CODUryUDity. which Includ￿ listening to boy3 read. ord engaging cnthu8ia5tically in Cub pack activitics in S¢hooL FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial Performance The Governors consldered the finan¢iai KKrfornwKe of the Company this )tar to bave Ixen g&xl in what was a fAw￿1allY challenging year for most UK busin¢sw. Incom¢ increased by I l•/0 (2023: up 4/•) to £6,582,404 {2023: £5.925.175) wbich was driven by a fee incr¢&se and furthcr extras r¢v¢nue. Overall pupil number5 consistent with the prior year. income increased to £254.979 (2023: £182.090). ￿pen￿tUre incre&sed by ILV/o to £6J27.425 (2023.. £5.743.085) &8 a result of infiationxry preAsuru and inrrcasing employment costs. Surpluses are invested in the ¢th￿ational FKupm and iDfrathture of the Sch¢x>l. The Govwnors GODsidcr that thc are sufficient to wutiuuc in opcratioll to the vn¥viu¥ rupithl cxpenditure Deeded to maintain affjd upgrade the school's facilities to provide an exceptional learning eDvir()ntneDt acro&8 the boa Capital cxpcnditure £287,535 (2023: £262,151) Inch￿￿1 mainly playground installation. vinyl flooring works ana updates to sporL8 lockers in changing r￿)MI. Reserves Policy The Govemots regularly review the level and ll&tu￿ of the ￿erVe funds olthe SCI￿01. Funds hekl ai the year end were &$ follows: Unrestricted general funds: £7,353.723 Restricied fun(18: £l.759 D¢si¥ndird lundb (BuTsary Fund)". £l80,(M)O Restricted reserves relate entirely ￿ the School's Bursary Fund and rea￿ill in place for disbursement &8 cases of hardship arise. The School does lloi hold any free reserve5 having fmanced the development costs and fit out of the Jubilee Building. The Governors plan to build up free reserves over the corning years so that they can contLoue to invest in the fubjre of the school.. Fundraising BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LLMrrED GOVEILYORS. RKPORT INCORPORATThG STRATEGIC REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Infrgstrllcture Investmeul The Governors are commit￿1 to investing in the Mfr&str￿tllrt and ttSOur￿ of the sch￿1. Dunng the year u1￿¢r review the following work¥ were carried out: l. Rwair of the Sports Hall fl(￿[ 2. Rcpwr of th¢ Toof of the Temwit buildu 3. Upgrd(k ofthe tA)wer Dell play area 4. Upgrade of the lighting an)und the site ￿ LED fittings 5. Refiubishment of the Staff Room Refurbfftslmieni of the windows vn the huildill¥ 7. Instsllation of CCTV io monitor maio external cntraoccs 8. Supply of new DT classroom thles 9. Refurbishment of changing rooms ID the Tcnnant buadmg 10. Innllation of new l(thrs. F￿￿URE PLANS The 10-year development plan and school stratrgy was rcvisited and uplat The key aims of the strategy are: To offer academic exccllcnce along5id¢ an ex*nsive educational exp￿ie￿￿. We are going to continue to promole Perfornilng Arts so the standard of perf0rnw￿ and level of participation is exceptional. We aim to build a SciTech Hub in order ￿ bener sryaze ￿ students for their futUTC ¢areer8 We will provkde an enviable, engaging ¢￿￿nIc￿*r progrimme so that every iw experieft￿ a breadth of cational oppornnities Wc LO CCQlinUe to deliver all an￿lti0￿$, ¢Xt¢n8ivc currlculum in all subjwts in ord￿ for the boys to be ready for the futUTe world We are going to extend our rDle within the wider wrtin% conuDMAity To delAver conteMP)r￿ a￿1 highly skilled teaching awroa¢h&s whilst embracing t￿lIti01￿1 valu&s: W¢ contitiue to provide effective toolg for teachinE Staff to measure learning skills in all subject areas We are committed to providing opportunities for our stsff to develop and progress withiti the Schwl s￿h that Daveaies is a khool where outstanding teachers #spÉre to work We will continue to embrace technolnglexl Adv•mtemenl% withrn nur te2ching. learning and admIn￿tratIon To provide a viTrranL caring and inclusive enviroDTnrnl to whieh all knys contri￿le and within which they thrive: Wc are going to artively engage without l(K41 We are going to coniinu¢ to investigate the potential for partDer5hlp(s) We are going to expand re]￿l0￿5h]pS with our Alurnni a￿1 cstsblish a rewi￿ble network within the Davcnies Comtnunity We ar¢ ¢ommittd kn build upon our pa•toral care framcwozk io BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED GOVERNORS. REPORT iNCORPORATll¥lG STRATEGIC REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 PRINCIPAL IUSKS AND UNcERTA￿lEs considcr strategic, TEPUtational, operational. compliance and fjnancial risks at each Board mecting. This system of internal Control. which is reviewed annually for eifectivene3s. enables the Governozs ￿ identify the major risks to which the Trust IS subject; ensure that procedur￿ are in place to and ensure that the Governors are o]ade aware of both. Riqk managcmcnt scek8 to: Manage the rxsks that are si8othcant to the ￿]filthent of our clwitable <)bje￿iVeS and Schix)l Ain￿. Encourage thc identification of Strengths and I)p￿rtUnitIeS &8 well as Weakl￿¢5 aad threats. ContnTrJute to the safeguardinE of the Trust's asseLq {incltiding the preventionl deiectiOD of fraud). Facilitate the effediveness and ¢ffici¢ocy of opLYations. Help ensure the reliability of reporring. .4sgi9t ccmpliattee ￿'1th ond r¢gulatio Help ensuff that the Tn￿ is *￿t Untie￿￿lY exposcd to avotdable risks. Key risks idcntified are: Falling profitability 8s a result of decliniDg pupil tsumbers due io affordability, IOLXI comp¢titiOQ danand for Single sex education and cl￿g￿g deM0gr4)h￿S. Falling demand for years 7 & 8 thie to affordability when ¢omparcd to the high quality local gTammar school inder￿dertt days schools takJn8 children at Year 7 iDs¢¢ad of Year 9 and tbe InCr￿￿lls ¢ost of Boarding Schools imwdcting Davenles overall OfE￿illg >nd profitability. Mitigatyng factors: The Governors are mindful of the risks ￿80t]ated with a comFtlitive schoob, markn locally and whilst the School roll is healthy there is no room for complacency and the Governors remain vÈgilant. The Governors continue to monitor perfornthn¢¢ rcgularly &s well as projected cash flow tr*ling results and Continu￿Y review mitigation plans should a either 8 fall in pupd numkn or other external factors become a factor. Planning iq regularly undertaken with a range of scenarios knkjng at cUT[￿t Tisk fxlors to the mdepth)dent schcds, s￿l0r and likely effects on the schwl specifically. Under the School's new senior lead¢r5hip. tbe Gove[￿rS are coL8idering a range olstrat¢giG optiotLS lo ensure Ihat Davenies contitiues to thrive in tbe post VAT worki BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED GOVERNORS. REPORT INCORPORATING STrATEGIC REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 STATEMENT OF GOVERNORS RESPONSIBILITIES TFR Governors (who arc aJJo dIreCkn￿ of The BeacoL8field &lucatioDal Trust Limitd for the purposes of Company Law) are responsible for preparing the Governors. Report and the finaneRal Statements itt accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards IUDtted Kingdom Generally Accept¢>J A¢￿￿tIng Practs'ce). Company Law requircs the Governorn ￿ prepare financial srarcu￿1￿ for each finmcial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company arnl of the incorning r&80urees 2nd applA￿lon of r&40urce5. including the income and expendinY¢, of th¢ Gbaritsble COD]pany for that p¢riixl. In pr¢paTin8 these financial SW¢ments. the Governors are required to: select suitable accounliDg policies and then an)ly them consist¢DtJy obser/e the methods and principles in the chariti￿ SORP make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudcDI $tat¢ wh¢thcr applicable UK Accounting slandards hav¢ been followc(L subJ￿t to any Materi￿ depart di￿103￿ and rAplaincd in thc £ttatt¢"Al ststcmcttts prepare the *-￿anCIal statemenL8 1)n the gomg concern bas￿ unjess it is illappropriate lo presume that the clwitablc ompany will coniinue in business The Governors are reSpo￿Tr￿ for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy kt any time of the fuwicial ￿sItiOn of the chariknble company and eDabk than to ¢nsure that the fjnancial statements comply with the Companies Aci 2006. They arc responsible for safeBuarduig the assets of tlLe cb4rit8ble company and hence for t8king reasonable steps for the prevcntion #nd detection of fraud and othcr inrgularitics. Disclosure of Jnformatioo to Audltors So far as each of the G0Ven￿rS is aware ai the lime the report is approved: There is no relevani audit inforn]ation of which the Compatys auditors are uoaware: and The Governors have taken all steps thai they ought to hav¢ taken io make then)selvcs aware of any relevani audit Inforn￿tiOn and to cstsblish thai the auditors are aware of that info[ll￿tiO Audlto On 18 November 2024 the CompaDy'5 auditor changed its name from haysrnacintyre LLP to Hays-Ntac LLP. In accordance with Sectson 485 of the Lompanies Act 2006. the appointh)cnt of the auditors lo the Company was discussed ai the Annual General Meeting on 19 March 2025. It was agreed io reappoint Hay5Mac LLP. Approved by the Board of GovemoTS at its meeting oa 19 MaT¢h 2025 attd 8igued on its behalf by. N.G Edw 12 II¥DEPEI¥DENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBEK8 OF BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRLST LIMJTED Opinion We have audited the fllwicial statements of BeacoL8field Educational Tn￿1 Limited for the year endeAI 31 August 2024 which comprise the Statcment of Fit)an¢ial Activities, the Balan¢e Shc¢t. thc Cash Flow Statcrncnt and thc rclated notes includiDg a SLunnw of sigrtifLcant account￿E policies. The fllwiciai reEX)rtLng fr&Trework that Ilas bcen applied in their preparatioD 1$ appliuble law and United Kingdorn Acmunting Standanls. including Financial lieporting Stsndard 102 The Financial Rewyrting Standard applicable in the UK and Rq>ublic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pra¢ti¢¢). In our opinioo the finall¢1￿ staiemenL8.' gAve a trne and fair view of the Sttie of the cbaritable company's affairs as ar 31 August 2024 and of the clwltable company's net tnovemcnt in futtds, including the income al￿ expenditure. t.or the year then ended; ha￿ properly prep&rcd in accord￿¢¢ with UDit¢d Kingdom Gencrallv A(C￿t¢4 ArKountin£ PFdctice" and have been prepared in acconjance with the requiremcnts of the Companies Act 2(Ki6. Basis for oplnio We conducted our audit in accordance with Iniernationai StsndaT¢ls on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. OUT responsibilities Ulld￿ tho% stsndards are fitsther d¢scribed in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the fuJanciaJ statements section of ourreport. We are indewdent of the chariLqble company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the fu￿¢la1 statements in the UK including the FRC'S Ethical Stsndard. we have fulfilled our other ethl'cal responsibilities in accordance with reqUIr￿￿ents. We believe that th¢ audtt evidence we have obiaincd is sufficienl and appropriale to provide a b&sis for our opinio Con¢lusion$ relating to going concern In audilulg the fllw]cial stsiemeDts, we have concluded that the gov¢rnor8' usc of the goiog concern b￿18 of xcoiioliug in the preparnuon of the fmancial staiements is appropria*. Based on the work we have perfoTmed, we have not identified any material uncenainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively. may cast significant doubt on the charitabl¢ cotnpany's ability lo coniinue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our resp)rsibilities and the JesFK)nskbilities of tlke govemoT5 with respect to going concern are described in th¢ relevant Sectio￿ of thts reporL Other inlorniatlon The governors are resp)￿81￿le for thc other infornution. Tlke other infonnation corn￿ the infornmtiott included in the Governor5, Report. Our oplnion on the fuwicial statemellis does noi cover the other inforDJation an￿ excq)t to the exlent otherwise expliciily stated in our re￿0 we do noi express any ftxm of conclusion thereo In connectiim with ouraudii of the financial ststements. our rwnsibi]ity is to r¢ad the other infonnation and. in doing ¥0, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the fu]ancial statements or our knowledge obtained in thc audit orotherwis¢ app￿5 to be materially mi&stated. If we identify such material incon5iStencie5 or apparentmatttial misstatements. we are required io dekrniine whether there is a material misstatenent in the fit]ancial stAtemeDL8 or material mi&staiemenl of the other 1nforniatio￿ If. b￿d oll the work we have pvformed we conclude that there is a material mi*%tstement of this other infornmtio￿ we arc required to rew)rt that facL We have nothwg io re￿￿[ io this regard. Opinions on other matters preseribed by the Comp•nies Aet 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undertakell in the course of the audit: the information givell in the Governors, Report (which incozporai&8 the strdtegic reporl and the dArectors' report) for the financial year for whTch the fmancial statements are prepared is consistent with the fuw]cial slatements" the strdt¢gi¢ report and the directoI3' report included within the Governors. Report has betn prepared in cordance with applicable legal requirements. 13 INDEPENDENT ALDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED Mxtttrs on whlch we are required to report by exceptlon In the lighi of the knowledge and understanding of thc charitable company and its ¢nvironment obtained in the course of the audit. we have not identified ￿￿terIal rnisstatements in the Governor5. Rcport {vthi¢h itKOrymtrS the strategic rq)ort and the dirKlors' report). M•tttrs on whieh we are required to report by ei¢eptiOn (eontinlled) We have nothing to report In W of the following Matt￿ in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion.. adequate accounting records bave not been kept by the charitable company, or the charitsble conyny financial stslements are nol in agreement with the acwunting rec(rds and rew or certain disclosures of governors. remuncTation specified by law aTe noi made. or w¢ have I￿1 receiitd all the inforniatioD and explanations we require for our audit Responsibilities of governors for the ststemtnts As explained morc ￿llY in thc Statcmcnt of Gov¢mors' R¢sponsibilities on page 12, the governors (who are also the directors of the cTrJaritable company for the purposcs of company Jaw) are responsible for thc preparation of the f￿anCIal statements and forbeing satisfied that they give a (Tue and faiTVi¢W. and forsuch internal control as the governors dfflernjine is necessary to enable the preparation of fll￿￿181 slatements that are free from material missta".ement, whether due to fraud or error. Jn preparing thc fmaocial s¢atemcnts. the governors are rwible for wwing the charitable company's ability io conlinuc as a going wncry disclositig, &$ applicabk, mattcrs rclaied to gou￿ concern and usllig the gomg concern b&qis of accounting unless the governors either intend to liquidate the ¢Fthritable company or to cease opcrntioTL5. or have no realistic aliernatjve but to th) so. Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial gts¢emeDts Our objectives are to obiain reasonable assurance about whether the fuwicial staten￿ts as a whole are frec from material mi&8tatemeDt. whether (tuc ty fraud orerror, and to i&suc an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable a&surance is a high level of &&surance. but is noi a guarante thai an audii conducted ID accordance with ISAS (iJK) will always detect a matenal misstatemenl when it exists. Misslatements ean arise from fraud or ¢rror and are considered m&terial if. in(h'vidually or ID the aggregate, they ￿Uld re&soDably be expected ￿ ￿￿uence the econornic decisions of users tsken on the basis of these financial statements. Izregulantt"es. including traud, are instances of non-cornpli8n¢e with Jaws and regulations. Wc design pro¢edur&s in line with our responsibilities. outlined above. to delect rnaierial misytatements in respeci of irregularities, including frau(L The eX￿￿t to which our procedures are capable of detecting itTegularities, includitig fraud is detsiled below. Bascd on our UTkning of the cluwitable cou¥>any aDd the envirom￿l in which it operates. we i¢Jentified that the principal risks of nim-wmpliance with law5 and rryulation5 r¢]ated to The Education (Ind¢p¢ndent School Sfandards) Regujation 2014, safeguarding regulatioJLS. health aDd safety law. GDPR and employment law and we consid¢red the exlent to which non-compliance rn￿h1 have a material effect on the financial ststements. We a150 considercd ihose taws and Te£ulations that have a direct io]pact on th¢ prtparntion of the fjnancial sutemenls such as the Companies Act 2006. the Clthtities Act 201 I, and payroll [￿. We evaluatrd managem¢nt's inccntivc5 aDdop￿rtunlti&$ forfrnu(bJient tDanipulation of the financial siatements (including the risk of override of contro15), and detertnined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate joun)aJ entries to revenuc ond maaagemenl bi￿ in accounts.ng &8ts"mates. Audit proced￿ ￿rtOrni)J ty the engag￿ellt team Mclud￿. Discussions with marageTDent including cO￿81￿8110n of known or suspected instan¢e5 of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fr&ll￿. Evalualmg management'8 controls designed to preveni and deteci irregularities. Identifying and testing journals, in particular journal entries posted which are considered unusual; and Challcnging assumptions alld judgements ll￿de by rnanagemeDI in their accounting estunales. 14 ¥DEPENDENT AiJDTfoR'S REPORT TO THE MKMBERS OF BEACONSFIILD EDUCATIONAL TRLST LIMITED Beca￿￿ of the inherent limitatioTr8 of gn audiL thcre i8 a risk that we will Dot dctrct all irregularities, includlng those leading th * material misstatement in the financial statements or nonvCOtnplianc¢ with regulatioTr This risk incrases the more that compliance with a law or regulatt'on 18 removeJJ from the events tyl transactsons retle¢ted tn the fuwicial slatements, 48 we will be l¢ss likely to bxome aware of instances of non-complianc¢. The risk is alw greater regardthg irregularities ￿cUrrIng due to fraud rnther than e￿Or. &s fraud itivolv￿ Intentior￿1 concealmeni forg￿. collusio omission or misreprc8enWi A fitrther d¢￿rIption of our respon￿7>111tieS for the auth't of the financial statements is located on the Filw￿la1 Re￿rtIng Council's websiic ai: www.frc.org.uk,'audiioTsrcswnsi_biliiics. This descrtptt.on fornis part of our authtor's reporL Use of report Thi8 report is madc solely b) the cbaritable COMP￿￿8 membcr& a5 a b￿y, io accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Compani¢s Act 2006. Our au(h'i work has been UDdertak¢n so that we might stste to the clwitable wmplny's members those matters we are required to slale to them in aft A￿11￿￿$ report aod for no other To the fiLllest extent pennitt by law. we do not accepi or &8SUtne resEKJnsibik'ty 10 8nyone othertlwi the charitable company aadthe clwstabl¢ ¢ompanVs m¢mbcrs as a bodyi for our audit worK for rwrk or for thc Opin￿n> w¢ hav¢ fomJ¢d. Lx Tracey Young (Senior Statutory Audltor) or And on behalf of Hay5MAc LLP. St2fvtory A¥dltor JO Queen Street Place London EC4R IAG D*t¢: 27 March 2025 15 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED STATEMENT OF FLYANCIAL ACTIVITILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Unrestricted Fallds Restrleted FuDdJ 2024 Tolal 2023 Toial INCOME FROM: Charltable Vdctivides: School fees Other income Other trAdlng activities: NOn.a￿ll19ry ￿￿]ng activiiies Voluntary sources.. 6.216222 239.077 6.216.222 239,077 5,594.030 224.IK17 104230 104,230 I￿,431 22,875 22.875 6.707 TOTAL ll¥COME 6.582,404 6J82.404 5.925.175 EXPENDrrirRE ON: Ralsing funds: Financing costs 224.769 224.769 162.160 Charltable letlvltles." Ethlcation 6.043.661 58,995 6.102.656 5,580.925 TOTAL EXPEI¥DfTURK 6268.430 58,995 6.327.425 5.743.085 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 313.974 (58995) 254.979 182.090 Fund bBlances brought fonvanl 7219.749 60.754 7280.503 7.098.413 £7.533,723 £1.759 £7,535.482 £7,280,503 All Incon￿ and expcnditurc from contilluiu¥ aciiviiie& Comparative movement iti restrlcted and unrestricted futyts are sl￿Wn in Note 20. The notes on pa8es 20 to 30 foTm Part of tl*se financial ststement 16 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMrrED cOmp￿Y Nllmbtr: 00717SIKI BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024 2024 2023 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible &￿ts 9,719J80 9,869,746 CURRLNT ASSETS Stock Debtors Cash and bank io li 1,712 111,078 2.802.044 1,709 74,702 2531,6 2.Y14,834 2.608,071 CREDITORS . Due within one year 12 {2.110.S21) (2.092.245) Y4ET CURRENT LIABILrnKs 804.013 515.826 TOTAL ASSETS LLSS CLryiRENT LIABILITIES 10.523,393 10,385.572 CRED￿oRs . Due aftcr more than ¢)ne year 13 (2.987,911) (3.105.069) NET ASSETS £7,535.482 £7.280,503 FUNDS CAPITAL ReStriC￿d fimds Uutrstrictcd fuDds 16117 16117 1,759 7,533,723 60.754 7219.749 TOTAL FUNDS £7.535.482 £7280.503 The fmancial statements were approved and authori*ed for issue by th¢ Boatd of Governors on 19 March 2025 and were Siglled below on ils behalf by: N G Edward8 The notes on pagts 20 to 30 fonn part of thes¢ financial statements. 17 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRLST LIMITED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR TUE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 2024 2023 Not et cajh provldtd by operadng xtivities 847.336 948.824 CMb flo￿ from Inveslln% #rtlvldes Interest paid Purchase of lan￿￿1¢ r￿ed arys¢ts (224.769) (287535) (162.160) (262.151) Net ea¥h M*1 In Invethg aedvlties (512304) (424,311) Cash IloTh$ from financlni i¢ilwlil Loans repaid (64.648) (127257) Net cajk used In fl#Andng *edvitles (64,648) {127.257) Change In ea•h CAsh equivAlettts In yeAr 270J84 {433.257) Cash and cash equivalents at I September 2023 2.531.660 2,098.403 Cash and c&8h equivalents at 31 August 2024 (ll) £2.802,044 £2,531.660 18 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMrrED NOTES TO THE STATLMLNT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 2024 2023 (A) RecoDciliation of nrt movement in funds to net ¢a8h now from operatiollx Net movement In funth Elimination of nonwting cashfiows: Financing costs Ikpreciation chartre (Increase) in stocks 254.979 182,(P)O 224,769 437.YN)I (3) (1fi,77fi) (33.934) E62.160 409.637 218.9)1 592.357 802,734 Net cash provlded by operations £847J30 £984,824 {h) Anal￿￿ Of net debt At I September 2023 At 31 August 2024 Other Ch*llges Culrflov4J Ciyh and casb equlv*knts 2.531.660 270,384 2.802.(144 Borrowinss Debt due within one year Lkbt due after one year (289.418) (2,738.509) 289.418 (289,418) 64.650 1289.418) (2.673.859) (3.027.927) 289.418 (224.768) (2,963.277) To £(496.267) £559,802 q224.768) q161,233) 19 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUliTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AuGLI￿ 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES General Information Bcac005field Educational TnL8t Limited is a Public Benefit ￿tity ￿lstered as a cTrwity in England and Wales and a company limited by guarantee. It was in¢o¥porated on 21 February 1962 (company number. ￿7175(￿)) and regtstered as a ckwity OD E6 July 1962 (Cl￿1ty number. 313120). Basis of Preparation The accounis have been prepared on historical cos1 convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting StRndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FR5 102). the Companies Aci 2006 and th¢ Staiement of Recommended Practice on Accwnting and Reporting by ClwitiL%: the Clurities SORP (FRS 102) - eff￿tive I January 2019. The following aecountin8 p)licies baye been applied Consis￿IdY in deARing with ItenL8 which are ￿L81dered material in relation to the SclMx)1'5 finaocwl ststements. b) GolDg eoneern During a tirne of economi¢ prrssurts al￿ political chang￿, the fuwKes ol Davemes have been robustly tnanaged to ensure the school remains agoing concenL A detailed budget pro¢e&8 each year ensures ally future ¢o$i increases are mitigated through fets an(Vor cost cutttngs in advance of such i￿reaSeS. Ternily Teforecasts ensure we continue to manage finances mbusily throughou( the ycaT, allowing early waTring signs to easily bc fiagged. Forec&sting is done on a cootinuous b&8i8. Looking for4vard over 5 year5 JDd takjng avttage a&8umptions on fee iticreases aod cosi tocr(￿ thc GovernoTY are happy that the schtJ)I can continue going Concern and coniinuc to meel ils covenants. Th¢ biggest risk to *denl ￿h0O15 Currently is ￿ iDtroducuon of VAT OD ￿001 fees ID January 2025. Significani amounts of robust financial modelling been cotnplete(L coverillg a r￿ge of outcomes and possibilitics. allowing confidence in the ability to continue to operate in a posi VAT environmcnt. As a re¥uli of the acuon taken and the rolx]stness of the management of the Khool fmances over the course of the year. and 5iDce. the Governors consider there io be no materlal un¢thainii&s relating to going concern and therefore consider it appropriate 10 contitiue to adopt the going concern b&qis in preparng tbe fLoanciBI statements. The Governors believe the disclosures in the rUw￿la1 5tatuucuts arr iK)th 4)PTopria(¢ as w¢ll as Itu¢ and fair. School fee5 Fces rec¢ivable and charges for5crvices and use of the premises, less any alloNY8nees. scholarships, bursaries granted by the Sehool agaiLst those fees. but itieludin8 ContriE￿tionS rweived from rtttricied fim[￿ are accounted for in the peri{￿ in which the service is provided. d) Other Income Th¢se 50UTcey of income are included in tlr accounts when tw ixcomc [C￿1vable and their value can be measured with re&801￿le certsinty. DoJLgtions. legaries gr￿ts artd other voluntary income Voluntary incorne is accounled for &8 and when entitlement arise& the amount can be reliably quanllfied and th¢ economic benefit lo the Sch￿1 is Co￿81dered probable. Volunwy income for the Sch(KTrl"s gEncral purposes is accounied for as unrestricted and is credited to the General Fund. Where the donor or an appeal has imp)sed restrictions, voluntary income is creditrd ￿ the relevant restrictrd fun 20 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMrrED NOTES TO THE ACCOUh'TS {coDthktted) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 1 AUGUST 2024 Expenditure Expcnditure is accrued for as 8ooD as a liability is consAder¢d probobl¢, dis(x)unt¢d to prc8cnt valuc for loog tern) liabilities. Clwitablc acuviry costs represent costs dircctly associat&l thc PTovisionof education and related support costs. Governance costs wmpri8c the costs of running the charity, including stratcgK plaDning for its future developmenL exietnal audi( any legal advice for th¢ SchTr)I's Governor5. and all the costs of complying with constitutional and slaiulory requirements, such as the e08ts of Board and Committr me£tiogy aLd of preparing statuts)ry accounts and fjatisfy￿g public accountsbility. Irrecovcrdble VAT is included with the items of expendAture ￿ which il rela￿5. g) Pension Colts Retirement benefits to employees of th= School are provided througb two pe￿100 schem&s. onc for teaching staff op¢ratcd by Aviva and one for non-teach￿8 stsff opernted by Royal The &I8ets of both scbemes are held separdfrly from the SClY￿1. The Frnsion costs charged in the Ststement of Fin&tiCI￿ A¢tivitiey Tepresent the Schools ¢on1n￿UtionS to each of h) Depreciailon Depreciation is provided on r￿ed a&sets lo write off their c05t less residual values over ¢￿[m*￿j useful lives io the School ai the following rates: Freehold building Furniture. fittings and equipment Motor vehi¢les and garden equipmcnt - 2•/0 On Cost - 10%- 3￿/0 on cost - 21PA on cost The w)italIsati￿ limit for thc SchTr)l is set at £500. Stoek All sliKk i¥ at thc lower of Lxw and net rcali8abl¢ valuc after making due allowanc¢ for Ob￿lete and Blow- moving stocks. J) Debtors Trade And othpr deb￿ are Keco8nised XL tl>e B¢ttl¢ment amouftt due after atty di6covnts- offer￿1 Preptt)ryll¢nts are valued at the amount prepaid net of any discounts th￿. k) Cash and bank Cash al bank and cash in l￿d iDcludes c&sh and SI￿ tern hiWy Iwuid in*slmcnts with a short n)atunty of six months or kss from the date of acquisition or openiDg of the deposit or 8imi]& accowiL i) Credilors and Provisions CreditOTS and provisions are recugnised where the School ha5 a pTr5cnt obligation resuiiing from 8 pasl eveni that will probably result in the transfer of fithds to a third party and the atnount due kn settle the obligalion can be measured or estimaied reliably. Creditors and provisioL8 are Donnally recogni￿d ai their scttleroent amount after allowing for any discounts th￿. 21 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED OTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (conti4ued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUCUST 2024 Finanel21 lostrum¢nti The Scbool only has fllsancd &wts and r]]w￿la1 Itabilitics of a k￿d that qualify as basic financial iJL8truments. Basic financial instrullK￿ initially rccogrused w tsanwiion value and subsequendy measured at th¢ir settlem¢nt Value. Fuods discretion of the GovcrnoT5 in fi￿the￿ce of the general cljaritsble obieciives. ReqtricteAI fund4 are fillMLs Y￿1th￿t tobe used in ru(Ydrn with r&8trictions impJ8cdby the ¢k)nor(5ee note 16). Judgements in applying AecounliDg poEieies and key sources of estimxtion llocertsitity Eslimates and judgemoits continually evalu8trd and ate bas¢don historical exFerience and otherfacknQ including expectations of future evcnts that ate believed to be reasotthle under the cirCWD#￿ Although these eslin)al¢s are based on manRgenieni's best knowledge of the amounL cven(s or acttons, actual results may ultiMa￿]Y diffex from 22 BEACOYSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOtrNtS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR EI%DED 31 AUGUST 2024 SCHOOL FEFS 2024 2023 Gross fees Fees given as bursaries Fees given as scholarsbips Fees given as th'scounts 6J28,182 (58,9951 (252501 (86,7101 5.695.547 (11,610) (30,750) (70.767) 6,157,22', 58,995 5.582,420 11.610 Add.. Bursaries paid by rcstrictrd futtds £6216222 £5.594,030 OTHER LYCOME 2024 2023 123.086 4,3(Y) 47.663 131277 Registration fees School cvcnts Sundry income Interest rettivable 59.768 6.470 20.492 54,615 £239.07 1 £224.007 OTHER NOLN-AI¥CILLARY LNCOME 2024 2023 Lcttings income £104230 £100.43] AI¥ALYStS OF EXPENDITURE (2024) Staff Costs Depreciadon Total 2024 2) Totsl Expenditure Raising funA . Financing wsts (Notr 6) 224.769 224,769 Charitable expendithre: TrdLhiu¥ wsts Wclfare costs 3,OJ9,779 106.596 193267 460,742 578,791 397280 488.667 3￿.638 58,995 1.864 J71 178.788 3.797,358 503,876 941.047 801,380 58.995 6,102.656 259.113 Support costs and governance 3.800J84 437.901 £3.8￿)84 £2,089,140 £437,901 £6,327,425 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LI￿￿ED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (eonthilled) FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 ALGUST 2024 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE (2023) Staff Cost$ Total 2023 Other Depreciatlon b) Total Expenditure Financing costs (Note 6) 162,160 162,160 Ch￿ltsb1¢ expendltttre: Teaching costs Welfare costs Premises costs Support Costs and governance Bursaries from reStrI￿¢d fi￿d$ 2,953,537 89.317 177.918 361.592 475,785 343.340 552,992 205,197 11.610 1,588.924 150,953 3,580,275 432.657 989.594 566.789 11,610 5580,925 258,684 3,582J(A 409.637 £3.582J64 £1,75l.084 £409.637 £5.743.085 e) Governance Included In npport costs 2024 2023 Remuoeration pa¥1 to audAtor for audit seryic 22230 20.220 Thctc w￿￿ W P4ytn¢nts ￿ad¢ to Govmh)rn durin8 the year (2023: nil). FINANCE AND OTHER COSTS 2024 2023 Loan interest £224,769 £162.160 STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 wag￿ and saJari&8 3.046,935 287,810 465.639 2.872559 269,631 440.174 Pension £3,8(Kl,384 £3,582J64 The of employtts wboge anoluments for the ye4r fell withiD thc following bands were: Iyumber Number £60.¢XIl . £70.OIJO £70.(X)I - £80.000 £80.(XK)- £90.000 £120.001- £130.C(KI £150,CMXI- £I60.￿XI Pension ConknThuti0￿ for the above employe￿ amountrd tn £7A,771 (2n21.. £54.696). The tots] amount paid to k¢y managcmcnt personnel in the year lothll￿ £973.312 (2023: £777.146). The aveTage number of employees during the yew was 82 (2023: 80). 24 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (conlinlled) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 STAFF COSTS (condnued) 2024 2023 No. The fial time equivalent number of employees in tbe year was: Teachers T¢￿h]ng Support Support Staff 45 19 18 41 21 18 82 80 PENSION SCHEMES Th¢ &hool opcrat¢s a d¢fu￿d contr.bution 8¢hcth¢ for tGachxn8 StatT. by Aviva. The assets of the scheme are held s¢paraiely from those of the School in an indqycndently thinistered The pension clwge represents ¢ootnTrJutions payable by the Sch(M)I to the fi￿1 and amountoj to £ 372.798 (2023: £357,760). Contributions totalling £44,1￿ wcre pRyabJe io the fllDd xt the l>a]ance sbeet date are tnchthd wiihm creditOTS (2023.. £238.003). Thc operates a defined contrhition SC1￿Me for noo.teacbing staff. by Royal Loodon. The &qsets of the sch¢m¢ arc hcld separat¢ly f[￿￿ of th¢ iu UKlependently thinistered fLmd. The pension ¢harge Tepre5ents contributions payable by the SchTr)I to the futMI and amounted lo £92,841 (2023.. £ 82.413). Contnbutions lothlling £1 1,685 were payabl¢ to thc fund at the baJanrK Sheet date al￿ are iticluded within creditors (2023.. £10.670). TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Land and Buildings Motor Vehicles Fixture4 Flttln81 & Eqlllpmenl Totsl Cost At I September 2023 Addilions 13,063,787 65238 2.940,5 287,534 16,069,525 287.534 At 31 August 2024 13 063 787 65 38 3 228 034 16 357 059 Aetumulated DeprttiAtioM At I September 2023 Ch&rge for the Year 4.021,675 259,113 65.238 2.112.865 178,788 6,199,778 437,901 At 31 August 2024 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 August 2024 80.788 2.291653 6 637.679 £936 381 £9 719 380 At 31 August 2023 £9042 112 £827.634 £9 869 746 25 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 10. STOCK 2024 2023 Goods for resale £1.712 £1.709 11. DKBTORS 2024 2023 Fee debto Othcr debtors Prcpayinents and iThc￿e 9262 9,743 92,073 14.791 22.525 37.386 £lll.078 £74.702 12. CREDITORS - due Trilhin one yur 2824 2023 Bank loan Trade creditOT5 Acerua15 ond deferred iocome Fees received in *lvance Deposits from parents Other creditors 289.418 235233 951.095 364,636 71.800 198.639 289,418 207,967 1,076.645 191,052 71500 255.663 £2.110.821 £2,IYJ2,245 13. CREDITORS- due after ll￿re tkaD one yeAr 2024 2023 Bank loan Deposits fronl parnts Fees in advance 2,673.8fA) 129.499 184.552 2,738,509 143.799 222,761 £2,987,911 £3.105,069 Analysis of bAnk loalls: knounts falling due.. Between onc and two years Between two five years After five year5 289.418 1.157.672 1226.770 289.418 1.157,672 1.291,419 £2,673,860 £2.738.509 The bank facility. comprising a business tenn loan of £2.963277 (2022: £3,027.926). is seawed by a first legal cbarge over the freehold land and buildings at Beaconsfield Educational TTh￿t Lirnited. The loan is repayable over 17 years and 6 months followuyg a Capital holiday peri￿ of18 Tnonths from December 2014. with interest ch￿8¢d 2.350/0 P.& above the rate. 26 BEACONSFtELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMTfED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (eonthilled) FOR TUE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2•24 13 CREDITORS- due after more than one y¢ar (continued) Fees in advance scheme: Parents rnay a contract to pay the sclh)ol tuition fees in advance. The nwney may be rettllned subject to specific conditions on the receipl of one terni's Th)tice. Assuming pupils will ren]ain in the SchwL fees will be applied Fvllow5: 2024 2023 Amounts falllng dlle: 132.400 52,152 113,835 108,926 184,552 222,761 Within one year 364.636 £549,188 191.052 £413.813 Summary of movements in liability Balance w I September 2023 New contracts Amounts used w pay fees Repaid in year B￿allee at 31 Aiigiiit 2024 413.813 317.275 (181.9(K)) £549.188 14 DEFERRED ThCOME 2024 2023 The balance repiesents the income received for 2024 fee& The movements during the year were. Brought forward 976.068 718,590 Amountq received in th¢ vcar Amounls uti]ised in the ycar Carried for￿Id 872,£07 (976,068) £872,507 976.068 {718.590) £976,068 Is. TAXATION The School is a registered ch￿lty and no Wion is payable on its income. 27 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIM￿ED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {condttued) FOR TUE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 16 2024 MOVF.MF.NT IN FUNDS Balance xt Balance ar Oj-sep 2023 31-Aug 2024 Income Expenditure Transfen Restri¢ted 60,754 (58.S¥J5) 1.759 Unrestrlcted General Fund Designated Bursary Fund 7,062249 l57,500 7219.749 6,582,4( (6.268.43Q) (22.51Y)) 22,5(XJ 7.353,723 180,(K)O 7.533,723 6.582,404 (6268,430) TOTAL FUNDS £7280,503 £6,582,404 6.327.425) £7.535,482 2023 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Balante it Balance at 01-Sep 2022 31-Au8 2023 Expenditure Transfers Rtgtrleted Buysary FuDd 67,925 4.439 (11.610) 60.754 Unrestrieted General Fund Designated Bursary Fund 6,895,488 135,(KiO 7.030,488 5.920,736 {5,731.475) (22,5￿> 22.5C(J 7,062249 157.500 7.219,749 5,920,736 (5.731.475 TOTAL FUNDS £7.098,4l3 £5,925,175 £(5.743.055) £7.280.503 UnTaflricted Funds The Unrcstric￿d General Fund tepruents the unrestricied fimds which the Govern(xs are free to use in accordance with the charitsble objects. Thc Designated Bursary Fund repreKnts funds to be ￿ed for the remission of fccs for Resincied Bursary Fund The bursary fund is used fcr the remission of fees for families with short lo medium terni financial difficulties and tn Allnw BCC£￿8 tn B T)2VenI￿ education It is very occasionally used to cover additional charges for boys in reccipt ot"a means tested bursary such as Imdent￿L trip5. 28 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED 14OTES TO THE ACCOLryTS {eondnued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ALTGUST 2024 17 ANAI,Y.qIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS (2024) Totsl 2024 UllrHtrieted Restricled Tangible a&￿ts Current assets Current liabilitses Long tern liabilities 9,719.380 2J13.075 (2,110.821) 87.911 £7.533 723 9,719,380 2,914,834 (2,110,821) 2.987 911 £7.535 482 1,759 ANALYSIS OF NET A&SE'IS BLTWEEI¥ FUNDS (2011) Total 2023 Ul￿eStrICted Restrltted Tan￿bIC a&8ets Curren¢ &ssets Currajt liabilitics Img term habilities 9.869,746 2.547J17 (2.09:.245) 3 105 069 £7 219749 9.869,746 2,608.071 (2.092.245) 3 105,069 £7280.503 60,754 18 OTHER FINANCIAL CCJMMrrMEI%TS Ai 31 Augusl 2024 the SchcM)I had (uttwe nummum lease payments under nrn- cancellable operating lease5 as follows: Plant and nujehlnery 2024 2023 Expiring within one year Expiring between two and five yeus inclusive 120.720 138.030 £258.750 117.753 469.026 £586.779 19. RELATED PARTY TR￿NSAcT[ONs One Governor had children at the school (2023: 00¢ GoveTnor). All Sch(Kl fees were charged at arm's length. No f¢¢5 were outstsnding at the ycat In addition Iwo govemors Iwl sons eznploycd by the SCI￿1 thuiog the year. Governor liability insurance exists as part of the liability cover held by the School for persons associated with the hool but the wsi ca￿ll0t bc separately id¢ntified. The Friends of D*veote4 a rewtered ch8fAty {1167552) raiaes mon¢y throughout the yeat to support th¢ ￿h0o] via donations for equipment to the scbooL 29 BEACONSFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOLiYTS (¢ontintsed) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 20. COMPARATIVE ￿ATEMENT OF FINAI%CIAL ACTivrriES- 2023 Unrestslcted Restricted FuDdg Funds 2023 Total ¥COME FROM: Charltable attivitks: School fees Other income Other tr8ding activities". Non-ancillary tradJDg aetiviti&8 VoluDt#ry sources.. tknnotinnq 5,594,030 224,W7 5,594,030 224,007 100.431 100.431 2268 4.439 6.707 TOTAL INCOME 5.920.736 4.439 5,925,175 EXPENDITURE ON: RAi5iDg fuuds: 162,160 162.160 Charitable a¢dvltles: Education 5569,315 11,610 5,580.925 TOTAL EXPENDTfuRE 5,731.475 11.610 5.743,085 .WET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 189261 (7,171) 182,09) Fund balances brought forward 7.030,488 67.925 7,098,413 Fond balances earried forward £7219,749 £60.754 £7280.503 30