LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT And FINANCIAL STATEMENT Registered Charity Number – 514370 For the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## **Bankers** NatWest 27/28 St. Peter’s Hill GRANTHAM NG31 6QG ## **Independent Auditor** Keith Chambers Chartered Accountants Sleaford **LPTC exists to promote the advancement of education and training through City & Guilds Land Based Services awards** ## **Background** The Committee, in accordance with the constitution, consists of members from the NFU, Colleges of Agriculture and Horticulture, County Federation of Young Farmer’s Clubs, County Training Groups, Independent Trainers, Representatives of County Assessors and Independent Industrial Members. Wherever possible attempts are made to fill these categories. From these members a Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected. The Centre Organiser, Mrs K Hobson, is the Secretary and Treasurer. ## **Membership** T – indicates Trustee Chairman - Mr Christopher Foster (T) Vice Chairman - Mr Chris Wray (T) Committee - Mr Andrew Baxter (T) Mrs Louise Boothman (T) Mr Stephen Cock Mr Trevor Cairns (T) Mr Malcolm Dodds Mr Barry Early Mr Mark Leggott (T) Mrs Elena Malloy (T) Mr Andy Reynolds Mrs Victoria Wade (T) Mr Neil Rowbottom (T) Mr Simon Gadd (T) Mr Mark Ireland (T) Mr Stuart Suddaby (T) Mr Richard Hammond (T) ## **Trustee Status** There are currently thirteen trustees of the charity. All members who are not in breach of Charity Commission regulations are required to be trustees. LPTC holds insurance for general liability, professional liability and management liability to cover both training aspects and also trustee indemnity. ## **Assessment Centre Organiser** The Organiser is self-employed and the Committee adopt a Service Contract at the AGM. The Organiser is paid £ 14.00 for every assessment returned to City & Guilds for certification. ## **Assessors** There are currently ten PA assessors regularly used by LPTC. There are four Chainsaw assessors in the county. All other qualifications including integrated as well as independent assessments are well covered by existing assessors. The Pesticide assessors are paid the hourly rate £ 25.00 and chainsaw assessors are paid £ 210.00 per day. Mileage rate is 45 p/mile. LPTC funds the purchase of first aid kits for all their Lincolnshire based assessors and also reimburses the cost of attending mandatory City & Guilds assessor up-dates including mileage for those updates held out of county. In addition Assessor First Aid courses are also funded by LPTC. The number of assessments completed by the Centre between 1[st] April 2021 to 31[st] March 2022 is 1132. Thanks must be extended to training providers, trainers and assessors alike for coping and adapting so well during the difficult times of the Covid pandemic. ## **Training Providers** LPTC have been pleased to welcome business from Riseholme College, Rural Training Links, HM Prison Service, Progreen Weed Solutions Ltd, Goole Training and Holderness Training. LPTC are grateful to them for referring all their testing through the Lincolnshire Centre. ## **Marketing** LPTC shared stand space with Cola Training Services Ltd at the Newark Midland Machinery Show in November 2021. The website underwent a rebuild in the summer 2021. ## **Overview** The Lincolnshire Proficiency Tests Committee have held meetings on two occasions since the last AGM in May 2021. The first in November 2021 and the second in February 2022. Both of these meetings held via the zoom platform and this AGM will be the first time we meet in person for 2 years. In addition, the Constitution Review sub-committee met on 27[th] April and thanks to those who attended and will feed back to this meeting later on. Quality Assurance is a main focus, although no physical observations have taken place the administrator carries out telephone and document checks instead. The last Centre Audit took place remotely on 18[th] August 2020 when the Centre was awarded ‘low risk’. The next audit has been scheduled for 18[th] July. Again, LPTC has focused on delivering a high standard of customer service and good levels of communication with all involved parties. **This report was presented to the Lincolnshire Proficiency Tests Committee at their Annual General Meeting on Monday, 23rd May 2022.** **Christopher Foster, Chairman, Lincolnshire Proficiency Tests Committee** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** **Registered Charity Number 514370** **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** Index to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 |Report of the Independent Examiner
Statement of Financial Activities
(including Income & Expenditure Account)
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements|Page| |---|---| ||1
2
3
4| ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ## TO THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on pages 2 to 4. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:- 1. accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ..........................................................… Date: 23 May 2022 KEITH CHAMBERS F.C.A. (ICAEW) CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT SLEAFORD LINCOLNSHIRE **Page 1** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ## (INCLUDING INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 |INCOME
FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES:-
ASSESSMENT FEES (FEPA)
ASSESSMENT FEES (CS)
ASSESSMENT FEES (OTHER)
ASSESSMENT FEES PAID IN ADVANCE -
- DECREASE / (INCREASE)
REGISTRATIONS
FROM INVESTMENTS:-
DIVIDENDS
BANK INTEREST
**TOTAL INCOME**
EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
EXAMINERS EXPENSES (FEPA)
EXAMINERS EXPENSES (CS)
EXAMINERS EXPENSES (OTHER)
GOLA ADMINISTRATION
NPTC REGISTRATIONS
ASSESSMENT CENTRE ORGANISER
POSTAGE, TELEPHONE, OFFICE
EQUIPMENT, STATIONERY & COPIER
ROOM HIRE, REFRESHMENTS
INSURANCES
ASSESSOR TRAINING & FIRST AID
ADVERTISING
ACCOUNTANCY COSTS
PROFESSIONAL CHARGES
BANK CHARGES
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
TOTAL FUNDS brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS carried forward|£ : p
£ : p
57697.50
16400.00
10655.00
464.00
38510.00
123726.50
520.77
5.32
526.09
124252.59
35519.28
12645.40
6290.45
5553.50
35978.00
15848.00
3005.54
-
2063.62
229.20
703.60
480.00
178.42
14.00
118509.01
£
5743.58
86183.85
£
91927.43
2022|£ : p
£ : p
25757.50
13205.00
8757.00
2563.50
24189.00
74472.00
577.52
23.37
600.89
75072.89
17166.25
13210.69
4017.70
4278.15
24748.00
10357.50
2154.42
-
1738.59
194.40
99.44
456.00
152.19
14.00
78587.33
£
(3514.44)
89698.29
£
86183.85
2021| |---|---|---| **Page 2** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2022 |**Note**
£ : p
£ : p
CURRENT ASSETS
DEBTORS
19668.50
INVESTMENT - NFU UNIT TRUST
32377.53
BANK ACCOUNTS:
CURRENT ACCOUNT
-
BUSINESS RESERVE
56064.11
56064.11
108110.14
CURRENT LIABILITIES
CREDITORS OWING
**3**
16182.71
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
£
91927.43
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
OPENING BALANCE
86183.85
ADD
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FROM
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
5743.58
TOTAL RETAINED FUNDS
**4**
£
91927.43
2022|£ : p
£ : p
6946.00
32035.18
-
61424.76
61424.76
100405.94
14222.09
£
86183.85
89698.29
(3514.44)
£
86183.85
2021| |---|---| Approved by the Trustees on 23 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by C. Foster ……………………………………………….. **Page 3** **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 ## (1) Accounting Policies These accounts have been prepared in accordance with: Financial Reporting Standard 102 and UK GAAP. Charities SORP (FRS 102) and Update Bulletin 1. Charities Act 2011 and Regulations made thereunder. These accounts are prepared under the historical cost accounting rules, using the accruals basis. They are prepared on a going-concern basis as the Trustees are satisfied that this is appropriate for the charity's situation. Income is recognised when performance has been completed. Expenditure is recognised when contracted for. ## (2) Tangible Fixed Assets The charity has no material Fixed Assets. |(3)
(4)|Creditors Owing
Routine accounts outstanding
Assessment Fees received in advance
Accrual for current year accountancy costs
£
Accumulated Funds
Made up of Unrestricted Funds as follows:-
General Fund
and Restricted Funds
£|2022
£ : p
12890.21
2812.50
480.00
16182.71
£
91927.43
91927.43
-
91927.43
£|2021
£ : p
10489.59
3276.50
456.00
14222.09
86183.85
86183.85
-
86183.85| |---|---|---|---| **Page 4** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** **Registered Charity Number 514370** **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** Index to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 |Report of the Independent Examiner
Statement of Financial Activities
(including Income & Expenditure Account)
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements|Page| |---|---| ||1
2
3
4| ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ## TO THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on pages 2 to 4. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:- 1. accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ..........................................................… Date: 23 May 2022 KEITH CHAMBERS F.C.A. (ICAEW) CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT SLEAFORD LINCOLNSHIRE **Page 1** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ## (INCLUDING INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 |INCOME
FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES:-
ASSESSMENT FEES (FEPA)
ASSESSMENT FEES (CS)
ASSESSMENT FEES (OTHER)
ASSESSMENT FEES PAID IN ADVANCE -
- DECREASE / (INCREASE)
REGISTRATIONS
FROM INVESTMENTS:-
DIVIDENDS
BANK INTEREST
**TOTAL INCOME**
EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
EXAMINERS EXPENSES (FEPA)
EXAMINERS EXPENSES (CS)
EXAMINERS EXPENSES (OTHER)
GOLA ADMINISTRATION
NPTC REGISTRATIONS
ASSESSMENT CENTRE ORGANISER
POSTAGE, TELEPHONE, OFFICE
EQUIPMENT, STATIONERY & COPIER
ROOM HIRE, REFRESHMENTS
INSURANCES
ASSESSOR TRAINING & FIRST AID
ADVERTISING
ACCOUNTANCY COSTS
PROFESSIONAL CHARGES
BANK CHARGES
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
TOTAL FUNDS brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS carried forward|£ : p
£ : p
57697.50
16400.00
10655.00
464.00
38510.00
123726.50
520.77
5.32
526.09
124252.59
35519.28
12645.40
6290.45
5553.50
35978.00
15848.00
3005.54
-
2063.62
229.20
703.60
480.00
178.42
14.00
118509.01
£
5743.58
86183.85
£
91927.43
2022|£ : p
£ : p
25757.50
13205.00
8757.00
2563.50
24189.00
74472.00
577.52
23.37
600.89
75072.89
17166.25
13210.69
4017.70
4278.15
24748.00
10357.50
2154.42
-
1738.59
194.40
99.44
456.00
152.19
14.00
78587.33
£
(3514.44)
89698.29
£
86183.85
2021| |---|---|---| **Page 2** ## **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2022 |**Note**
£ : p
£ : p
CURRENT ASSETS
DEBTORS
19668.50
INVESTMENT - NFU UNIT TRUST
32377.53
BANK ACCOUNTS:
CURRENT ACCOUNT
-
BUSINESS RESERVE
56064.11
56064.11
108110.14
CURRENT LIABILITIES
CREDITORS OWING
**3**
16182.71
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
£
91927.43
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
OPENING BALANCE
86183.85
ADD
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FROM
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
5743.58
TOTAL RETAINED FUNDS
**4**
£
91927.43
2022|£ : p
£ : p
6946.00
32035.18
-
61424.76
61424.76
100405.94
14222.09
£
86183.85
89698.29
(3514.44)
£
86183.85
2021| |---|---| Approved by the Trustees on 23 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by C. Foster ……………………………………………….. **Page 3** **LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE** ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 ## (1) Accounting Policies These accounts have been prepared in accordance with: Financial Reporting Standard 102 and UK GAAP. Charities SORP (FRS 102) and Update Bulletin 1. Charities Act 2011 and Regulations made thereunder. These accounts are prepared under the historical cost accounting rules, using the accruals basis. They are prepared on a going-concern basis as the Trustees are satisfied that this is appropriate for the charity's situation. Income is recognised when performance has been completed. Expenditure is recognised when contracted for. ## (2) Tangible Fixed Assets The charity has no material Fixed Assets. |(3)
(4)|Creditors Owing
Routine accounts outstanding
Assessment Fees received in advance
Accrual for current year accountancy costs
£
Accumulated Funds
Made up of Unrestricted Funds as follows:-
General Fund
and Restricted Funds
£|2022
£ : p
12890.21
2812.50
480.00
16182.71
£
91927.43
91927.43
-
91927.43
£|2021
£ : p
10489.59
3276.50
456.00
14222.09
86183.85
86183.85
-
86183.85| |---|---|---|---| **Page 4**