COW•ANY NUMBER.. 00843499
CHARtTY NUMBER: 527252
THE ELMS ICOLWALL) LIMITED
(a company limited by guarantee)
REPORTS AND RNANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 AUGUST 2023
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THE ELMS ICOLWALL) LIMtTED
CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Pago
Leg•1 and Admlnlstratlvo Infornu
Annu•l R•port of th• Tru#tts#
Indopond•nl Auditor* R•port
statement ol Flnan¢lal Aetbvii
10
Balanc• Sheet
Cash Flow Sl•tem•nt
12
Noles to tho Flmnclal Stai•m•ni8
13-22

THE ELIAS ICOLWALLI UA11TEO
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
TRUSTEES
J Rose- ch•'M￿
N Baldwin
B Evans
Gilliat Smith
D Graham
A MacKJnnon iresigned 02 t*omW 20221
Lady S J Mcfartane
A Milliken
L Redvers
P Thomas (resigned 02 De￿mter 20221
H Wall {aFwnied 02 December 2022)
C vthrr4￿)rth (resNJned 10 March 20231
COMPANY SECRETARY
S BrarthQ￿j
CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES
HEAD OF SCHOOL
E Lyddon
COMPANY NUMBER
00843499
CHARrrY NUAIBER
527252
REGISTERED AND PRINCIPAL
OFFICE
The Elms School
co￿￿all
ma￿em
Worcestershire
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AUDITOR
Crowe U.IC LLP
ststutw Auditor
441 Floor. St James Hwse
St James Square
Cheltenham
BANKERS
Lh)yds Bank plc
8 HwJh Town
Herefiyd
HR12AE
soucrroR8
Harrison Clart( Rthertys Lwrmted
Ellen￿¥OU9h House
Wellinglon Street
Cheltenham
GL50 1YD
Imatrey ilkston & Fox
15 & 16The Tything
Worcester
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THE ELIIS {COLWALL) LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
The merters of the Governing Bcrtty of The ElnK8 {CoknRI Limited present ther Afin￿l ReF<Jrt for the
year ended 31 August 2023 under the CharitEs Ad 2011 and the Ccffnpanies Act 20c6. thus inclvdng
the Diredors, Report and Stratw RepM under Ihe 2￿6 Act, toge￿eT Wrth the audited financial
ststwrnnts for the year
OIREC
ORS. REPORT
CONSTrruTJON AND OB￿Ts
The Elms {Colwall) Limited is a charitable company founded in 1614. clwity r¢gistration numbeT
527252, company registrati(Trn numbeT 00843499 incor￿￿ted on 30 March 1965 wilh the liability of
its members limited to £1 by guarantee. Th¢ Tegistered otrice and principal addr￿ of the company is
at The Elms, Colwall. Malvem. Worcestershirq WR13 6FS.
The company is governed by its Articl&s of A&KKiation adcoed on 18 Novemi*r 2012.
AIMS AND OBJECTtVES
Aims
The object of the company. in accordance with its Arti¢l¢sof ASK￿1￿10￿ is to to advanc¢
education of childrcn up to and around thc a8c of 13. In so doing this Includes children of different
l¢v¢ls of ability and requiring spe¢ial ¢ducaiional needs achi¢ved by fostering special talents from a
variety of back8rounds and wid¢ning access to childr¢n whose parents ¢#nnot afford full f¢¢s.
Strats8ic Aim and Intended Effect.
"Ih¢ school's 5trate81¢ to rwh its annual objKttve is the aitainm¢ni of gTh)d academic l¢vels
whilst allowing pupils to benefit from an ¢xtra-curricularprogramme. This aims to draw out their
abilill&S, to develop wider inteTests in life and to preP￿e them for a yjccessfijl outwme at theiT chose
nior school.
Obj¢¢tives for the Year
The Board'5 main objective continued to be to edu￿ all the sch(M)I's pupils to a high st¥ndard as in
previous y¢2rs. so that they will be fully abl¢ to IKnefJi from their chosen school for th¢ completion of
their education in due course. Our stntegy for achieving this s to maintain as small cla55 sizes as is
operalionally and economical]y possible with a high teacher-tTrpupil ratio. tailoring our services &8
appTopriate ffin each C￿ to suit Individu￿ needs.
Principal Activity
The principal ￿lY￿ of The Elms (Colw811) Limi￿￿ cominues to be the provision of a boarding
school. Additionally there is a nursery facility.
GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing Body
Th¢ Dir¢¢tors of th¢ ¢ompany. who also xi &$ Governors of the ￿h￿l and Trustees of the charity, are
elected at the Annual General Mttting of the company. A matrix is used to monitor whether the Board
conlains a ￿11 range of desirable skills. One third of th¢ DI￿torS are wuired to retiTr by rotation
everyyear and awe ¢ligible for Te*l¢¢tion. As a p)licy it has been agreed that Directors should serve

THE ELIIS (COLWALLI LIMITEO
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES {coKfiNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
for 2 maximum of nine year5 after which thej. arc ineligible re-election for Ime year. DirectOTS may
be eI￿led fr(xn cumi paren15 in the school. For the ￿porting pcriod undcr miew A Milliken. James
Rose, Dan Graham. Hannah Wall and Neil Baldwin are par¢niS of children who were in the school
during th¢ financial year.
Trustees, Induction and Training
The Governors are awAre ihxt new Trustees should undergo an orientation day to brief them on their
legal obligations und¢r charity and company law. the conteni of the Articles of Asso¢iaiion, Ihc
conunitte¢ and d¢¢ision rnaking priw5¢5, the busiTr¢ss plan and ff¢enl financial perf{￿manCe of the
¢harity. During thc induetion day they mcet key cmployees and other TTUStees. All Trustees und¢rgo
annual Safeguarding training from a qualifi¢d individual. Tn￿le¢S are encournged to attend external
trdining ¢vent5 where th¢s¢ will fa¢ilitsle the undertakins of their Tok.
Organisational Management
The DiTectors meet a Board at least three times a year to deterniine the general policy of the
company and revi¢w its ov¢rnII managemen1 and control. for which leg￿lY responsibl¢. The
Board is support¢d by Committees covering Education. Finance, Govemanc¢, Safeguarding and
Welfare, Markding and New Pupils. atmj [￿leS whiGh review PTactice in their respKtive fiel(ts,
Advise the Head and prow 2nd ￿VieW appropriate wilicies. The day to day rwining olthe schcK)l is
delegated to the Head and Bursar. They are also supwrted by their Senior Nlanagement Team and
togcthcr ihis group are key managemeni F¢rsonnel. Aspeets of cducxtion, ffftnaJTrce and welfarc are
subje¢t to revie￿ by Commit*es. Remuncration is set by the Board. The Head and Bursar attend all
m¢¢lings of th¢ Gov¢ming Body's Committ¢es.
Emplo)ryneni policy
The School will endeavour to recrnit the most suitsbl¢ Staff for any posi to cnsure th¢ highest
standards are Tnaintained throughout the school. IK)th teaching and support 5tsff. Ir also putsues
)licies as an equal opwrtunities employer. Full and faiT ￿nSideratIon is given to job applications
from disabled pcr￿)nS and due consideration is given to their training and crnplojryncnt needs.
CoTJ)muni￿t105jS with stsff coniinues throughow ihe year with whole school iAset bri¢fJngs after
s¢hi)ol sthtTmeetings.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees (who are also directors of The Elms Icolwall) Limi(ed for the purwses of company law)
are restK)nsible for PTeparingthe Trustees" Annual ReFx)rt the financial statements in a¢cordance
with applicable law and United Kingdom Genernlly Acceptal AccountiJsg Practice (United Kingdom
Accounting Siandards).
Company law requirts the TTusiees to pw financial stat¢menis for ¢ach fitwi¢ial year. Under
cornpany law the Trustees must nol appTOV¢ the financial statement5 unless th¢y are 5alisfi¢d ihai ihey
8ive a irne fair view of the state of aff&tr5 olthe eharitsble company and of the incoming resources
and application of resources. including the incorne and ex￿nditure. of the charitable company for that
period. In prcpxring th¢se financial staiem¢nls, the Tn￿¢£S are rcquired to:
select suitable accounting wJlAcies and then apply them consistenily:
okerve the Meth￿.$ And principles in the Ch￿1t￿e$ SORP.
make judgemenls and estIm￿eS that aTe reasonable and prudent"

THE ELhlS (COLWALL) LIMITED
ANNUAL REPOR T OF THE TRUSTEES (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2023
slate whether applicable UK awounting standards ha￿¢ been followe(L subject to any m&teri&l
departures diSLlosed and explained in ihe financial ststements- and
prepare th¢ finAncial sthtements on the going concern basis unle55 It is inappropriat¢ to
Pfesume that the charitsble compan> will continue in business.
The Trnstee5 are re5P0115ible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the charitsble compan} s tranwtions. disclose ￿'Ith reasonable accuracy at any lime the
financial ￿5}llon of the charithble cornpan). and enabl¢ them io et)sure thai the financial statements
comply M'ith th¢ Companies Act ?(M)6 and th¢ proi-isions of the charity's constitulioti. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and henc¢ ftr tsking r¢wnable llep5 r(Y th¢
prel'ention And detection of fraud aJKI other Arregularities.
Insofar as each of the Tn15t¢es of the School at the date of approN'al of this report j5 aivare. th¢r¢ 15 TIQ
relei'ant audit information of which the Schix)I's auditor is llnaM'a￿. Each of the Truslees have eaeh
taken all th¢ 5t¢ps thal they oughi io hai'e taken as a Trnstee in ord¢r to make th¢m5¢1ves aware of any
relevant audit i￿romiall0Tr and to ¢stablish thai the School's auditor is aware ofthat inforniation.
STrATEGIC REPORT
MISSION STATEMENT
The school's mission is to prol'ide ihe n￿eSSary education to enable each pupil to develop their
ndiTr'ld￿aJ talents in whateTr'er sphere rhry might lie. io foMer genuine 5elf-confidenc¢ and to
matriculate successfully to their chosen sCh￿IS upon leaving and be confident [nemI￿S of the12rger
society and effethi%'e Contri1￿10[S lo it.
Our Vision
Our vision is to help each pupil io realise the￿ are truly unique and possess gifts and talents which
gil'es them unlitnited ￿ential. e ii'ish to Cttate an educational foundation ivhereby throughout their
lii'es our pupils M'ill alw'ays be ambitious for s¢lf-improi'ement and so dei'elop he)ond their Frtrceii'ed
potential.
Our Mission
Th¢ s¢h(K)I's mission is io:
To provide exc¢llent teaching. leAminR and pasloral car¢
To proi'ide a w¢alth of opportunities both cuffi¢ul¥T and exua-curricular
To encourag¢ pupils to be the besi the> can so that we help ihem to develop their untspped
tential
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE PRIMARY OBJECtIVES
With effect from l August 2022. the DirKtors are actively involved in the implementstion of a five
year business plan that H'ill run from 2022 10 2027 and which supersedes ihe prior development plan.
The plan, the result of a new. encrgy garnered frorn within the parcnt group and local community, is
focused on delivering a ￿.ell-fUndcd and 8roMing 5ch(M)l. run with greater eificicncy, that understands
the market in w'hich it is operating and is confident aboul its offer into that market. The Accounts
oi'ered in this re￿1 co￿er ihe first year of this strateg)., and reflect a reorganisalion of staff numbers,
along M'ith A recognition of the C￿￿ent market trends and th¢ oplimisarion of the school's
infrLstructure and offer in ord¢r to allow the 5chwl to flowish in the ¢UTreni maTket.

THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTESS (COP￿INUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
ACHKEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Revitw of achiev¢menis and p¢rforniance for the Year.
The s¢hool has had a sur¢¢ssful year, Jltaining excellent academic achievemeni wtth all pupils
reaching their chosen schools for completion of their education. There ￿a5 Success for the school in its
full range of 5POrting a¢tivilies in competiiftons ￿1th oth¢r 5ch(KJls. Cultl]Tal and rural artivities forni an
important part of thc Sch￿I.S curriculum. PerfoTming arls contin￿e to wovide excellent ￿sUltS with
frequent concerts and drama productions. Additionally, the farn) and rural snjdies actlVili¢s xre
provitlg extremely tx)pular with the pupils and their parents.
The school has been able to achieve its mission and these results by CODtinuing to ￿taIn ils high
quality of teaching %taff.
The Board's ¢ommitm¢nt to maintainin8 ihe school's excellencc has been reinfow¢d by the capital
expenditure programme.
Public B¢n¢fit
The school lakes part in a wide variety of activities in order to carry out the Sch￿I,S aim for public
benefit educating children in an environm¢ni not genera)Iv available to the state sector. The school has
links with local state prim8ry scIMxyI and other l(Kal comrnunity or8anisaiions and provides its
focilities fr¢e of char8¢. The sch(K)l ¢ngages in a wide range of other charilabl¢ work with ihe loeAI
community.
Mean5 iested financial assistance is available and during the year wnts and other awards in the forni
of bursaries and allow'ances w¢r¢ made out of unrestricied (unds thereby in¢reasing acc¢ss to the
school and thus reducing the annual fe¢ income by £438,782 (2022- £552.762).
Thc Di)rctor5. as the charity Trustees, confimi thai thev have complied with their duty in section 17 of
the Charities Acc 2011 to have regard to the public ￿TrefIt guidance published by the Charity
Commission for England and Wal¢s.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The rtsults for ihe y¢ar which show a loss of £153.908 {2022- sutplus of £207.113) are set out in ihe
Stst¢m¢Dt of Financial Activilics on pag¢ I l.
Reserv¢s Policy
Accordin8 lo the charities SORP d¢finilioTL fr¢c r¢5erves aTe calculaied as total reserve5 ucluding
rjxed assets. restricted and endom'ed funds. L'sing this definition. the Company would have free
reserves of £580,635 (2022 - £724,040}. These free r￿TV¢S are w'ithin the paramel¢r5 set by the
Direciors of relaining at least thc estimated costs of running the charity for thc forthLoming academic
terni and to meet immediate ¢apitsl expendilvr¢, thereby ensuring there are Adequa* resources in place
to continue curr¢ni operations.
Investment Policy
The school's surplus funds arc Inv¢s￿d ￿ all timcs to obtsin maximum protection and income at th¢
sam¢ time being readily realisable to meet its ¢ommitmenis within acceptabl¢ levels of risk.

THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
FUTIJRE PLANS
The s¢hool's dev¢lo¢Mneftt plan ts subjeet to an annual review by the Governots and the future plans
ror the school include:
ensurin8 thatthe ￿h￿)I and grounds are a safe and altractivc ¢nvironment for pupils. stsff and
VISIt￿S alike.
provision of a hppy and s¢¢vre past¢)Tal ¢nviTonment. suitsble for b¢Mh dxy and boarding
pupils in which all pupils are offer¢d op￿)rtUnItieS for leadership and service to oihers.,
providing a stimu18tin8 learning eni'iromnent in which pupils can develop their •¢ademie
lential in full.
increasing the capability of the sch(M)I to offer edwtion to children whos¢ parents are unable
to afford full fffs"
providing an enjoyable and appropriately chxilenging enviromnent within which memE*rs of
staff may develop their ¢areers;
ensuring that the school plays a signifKant part in the life ofthe I￿al commwiity. sharing
facilitie5 and seeking local partherships where&er p)ssible.
Thes¢ aims underpin d¢v¢lopma)t plans so thai the school continues to enhonce its ability to provide
rirstclass education.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Th¢ Governors have given consideration to the major risks io which the school ks exp(Fsed. The
Governor5 consider the YAffi)rdability of fees by parents across the independent School S￿tOr. aIi
affordability ¢hallenged in the recent p&st by the ewnornic thNbulenee and facifig the likelihood of a
Cvnvemment seeking to Add VAT to the cosl of s¢hool fees. to be the principal risks faced by the
School. S&feguardin8. Health Saf&y are always significant areas for risk management. The
Governing Body has ultimate resp)nsibility fof mana8ing any risks fa¢¢d by th¢ ￿￿001 and has
developed a Risk Managevncnt Plan. tktailed consideration of risks is delegated to the Welfare and
Health and Saf¢ty committee which rep(rfts fornially to the Governing &*ly. Th¢ structure of th¢
committee comprists four members of the Governing Body assisted by Senior maDagemenL
The risk management process •nd the resultln8 reiM)rt identifies risk4 assesses their IMp￿t and
likelihood. and where n￿￿Ssary. recommends controls to mitigate and monitor those risks. The
controls used by the *h(N)I to minimise risk include:
d¢tailed terms of Tefer¢n¢¢ togetherwith fornial agend
ornpr¢hensive budgeting and management a¢coillKin&
estsblished organizational stru￿UreS and lin¢s of rew￿l￿g.
fornial M'ritten p)licies includin8 clear authorization and approval level4
'etlin8 procedures as required by law for the protection of the i'uln¢rable.
The Governors regulorly review th¢ effectiveness of ¢umt plans and strat¢gies formanagin8 all
id¢niified major risks.
Prin¢ipJl Risks and Uncertainti¢s
The Governing Body has wnsidered the effects of the additional staff costs due to th¢ increase in
broad inflation and, part of the year under review, the threai of Teachers, Pension contributions. as
well &s the removal of the Second state F£nsion sdling fe¢ levels whilst remaining mindful of the
effects of the economic situation in recent yea

THE ELMS (COLWALL) uMrrED
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTESS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Health and safety is alw'a)'s a significant area for risk managcm¢nl. The risks range from fire and
infiasiruciure to personal risk5 {in¢llldirtg wh¢n away from the sch￿1 premises on trips and
expcditions).The risks asgKiata with all ￿tIvitIeS are minimized by thorough planning and risk
assessmen¢.
The Goveming Body is s￿isfI￿ that for all major risks ideniifl￿ appropriaie controls have bc¢n pul
in place and maintAined to minimizc those risks adcqllaiely. It is recogniscd that sysiems can provid¢
only reasonable but n(￿ absolute assurance thai major risks have been managed.
AUDITOR
Crowe U.K have been audilor to the School since 2012. In accordance with the prinLLples of good
Corporate govemance, a resolution prO￿sIng that the School"s external audit contract be put out for
tend¢r was pa55ed at the AnnuaI (kn¢ral Meefing on I" December 2023.
In acGordanc¢ with Sethi(Trn 485 of th¢ Compani¢s Art 2006, a res01￿10n proposing th¢ appoinlrnent
of Coop¢r Pany as audiior io the Schcrf)I from lyl Septcmber 2023 was approved b). the Trustces of
The Elms {ColwY¢ll) Limited on 15 Mi arch 20?4_
This Annual ReporL prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Ad 2006 (in
accordance w'iihin ihe special pruvisions reIaiing to 5m#ll compani¢4 subject lo the small companies
regim¢ th'ithin Part 15 of th¢ Companies Act 2006X was approvd b) the Tru$tees of The Elms
(Colwall) Limited on 15th March 2024 includin8 in their capacity &$ cofftpany directors approving the
5trat¢gi¢ R¢port contained therein, and is signcd a5 aulhoris￿ on ils b¢haifb)'-
J Rose
Chairnian of the Trustees

THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Ind•pend•nl Auditor's Report to the M•mb¢rs of Th• Elms (Colwall> Llmitod
Oplnlon
We have audited the financial staten*nts of The Elms {Cotwall) Limtted 'the charitable company, the year
ended 31 August 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial A¢tNities, the Balan￿ Sheet. the Cash
Flow Statement and notes lo the fmnckal stalen*nts. induding significanl accounting Polic￿5. The
financial reporting framéwork that has been applièd in Ihw ￿￿paratIOn is apPI￿able law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards. includirrtJ Financial Reporbng Standard 102 The Financial Reporting
Standafd applicab￿ in Ihe UK arid Republ￿ of IreL3nd (United Kingdom C*nerally Accepted Accounting
Pract￿1.
In our opinion the finanual staterrents".
give a true and fair of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2023 and
incorne and expenditure. for 31 AugLJS12023 then en¢Jed.'
havè been properfy prepared in accordance with Unrted Kingdom Generalty Awted
Practice,. and
have been prepared in w£ordance with the requirem&nts oftt￿ Compan* Ad 2006.
Basls for opinion
We conducted our audrt in accordance wth [￿eMat￿l Standard5 on A￿thng {UK) {ISAs {UK)) and
applicable I￿. Our responsibilities undw those standards are further described in the Auditor's
re5ponsibililies for the audit ol the financial st*ement5 5eclion of ow reporL We a￿ independent of the
tharilabk company in a¢cx)rdance withthe ethical requrrements that are re5evantto our audit ofthe financial
statements in the UK, in¢luding the FRC'S Ethtal St¥Klard, and we have fvlfilled our olher eth￿[
resFX)nsibilities in ￿r￿arte￿ with tllesè requirements. We believe that the audit evMlen¢e we have
obtained 15 suffllent an¢J apFryrith to provpje a ￿.8 for o¢x Cvin￿n.
Conclusion$ relating to going concern
In auditing the financi81 statements, we have c¢Jnduded that Ihe Trustee's use of going concern basis
of accDunting in the preparabon of the fina￿al sL7ten￿tS is aprKopriate.
Based on the work we have perfQrrr￿. we have not NJentif*d any rnat&1￿ w¢ertainlies feLating to events
or conditions that. indNidually or c￿l￿tIVelY. may cast SvJnif￿ant doubt on the charttable company's ability
lo contsnue as a going concem fL* a peried of at knt nK•nths from when the financial ststemenls
are 8uthorwl for i%sue.
Our fesponsibililies and the reSpOn￿lIrtIeS ofthe Trn5tees with respect to going C￿cern are described in
the relevant seclhjns of thB report
Other Inforniation
The tnjstees are responsibfe for Ihe other infrKmakn contaThd wthin the annual reptrrt The other
inf(ThatN)n comprises the infom)ation induded in theamual repor( olherthan the financial slalemonts and
our 8uditorfs ￿pOrt thereon. Our opinion on ¢he financ￿• stateffÈnts does nol cover the other infomiation
and. except to the extentolher4Vtse eXpl￿1ty stated ift our feport we do not express any fom7 ofassurance
Jnclusion lher￿￿.
Our responsibility is to read the other informattsi and. in doing so, C￿s￿der whether the other inf0m￿l￿n
is materialty inconsistent with the financial stateft￿ts or our knCrt￿ge cotsined in the oudil or Othe￿$8
ap￿ar$ lo be materially misstated. If we bkntify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
misststements, we are required to detemiine whether thts gives rL8e to a material misstatement in the
financial statements themselves. If. based on the wcKk have Ferformed. we conclude that there is a
material mi&8tate￿nt of this other informatm. we are required to report that fa(
We have nothirwJ lo report in this regard.

THE ELMS (COLWALL) UMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Oplnlons on other mattern prescrlbed by thg Companles Act 2006
In our apini¢Jn based on the work undertaken in the Course of our audrt
the informabon givèn in theTrustees' rep)rL wh￿h includes the Difftctors. report and the strateg¢ report
prepared for thè purposes of company law, for the financial year for the fir￿nCIal statem8nts ar¢
prepared is consbslenl with ihe financial slatenEnts', and
the ¥trategiG report and the ￿"rectors. rep)rt induded within the TNstees' report have been wepared
in aC¢Ofdanee with appbcable leg￿ ts4uwements.
Matters on whlch we are requir￿ to report by ¢xcoption
In IKJhl of the kn¢)wledge and urKlerstsnding of the charitable fA>mpany and their environment obtained in
the course ofthe aud¢ we have not idents.fied material misstaterrtnts in the strategK report OT the directors,
report included wilhin the tnJslees' rew)rt
We have nothin9 to ￿[jort in respect of the felk)wing matters in relat¥)n to wh¢h the Companies Act 2006
requires us to report to you if. in our opin￿.
adequate and proFer accounting r￿Id$ have r￿t been kept:
the financial State￿nts are not in agreement with the xcounting records and retums. or
certain disclosures of trustees, remuneratsm specrfEd by law are not m*,. or
we have not received all the informatb)n and explanations we require fof our audit
Resptsnslbllltl•s of trustees
As explained rtwjre ful￿ in the Tnjstees. resFth*knilities ststement sel out on pag8 3, th8 Trustees (who are
aEso the directors of the charita￿• company for the pury>oses of company tsw) are re¥)onsible for the
preparation of the financial st*ments and for ￿Ing sabsf*d that they give a true and fair y￿w. and fof
¥uch intemal GontrcA as the Trustees d¢terniw i¥ necessary io enable bye preparation of financial
stalemenls that are free from material misstatemnc whether d￿e io fra￿1 or error.
In preparing the tinan¢ial statements. the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's
ability lo eonbnue as a going cmcem, di$d￿ng. as ¥p￿1¢able. matt￿5 reLAied to going ¢on¢em and using
the going concem basis of a¢countirvJ unkn the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable coryany
or to cease operations. or have no realistic a￿nati￿ io do w.
Auditovs responslbillll8s fortho audit of the Ilnancial stat•m¢nts
We have been appointed as auditor urKler se¢Ehx 144 of the Charities PLt 2011 and rewt in actt)rdance
with the Act and relevant regulations made or havin9 effect thereunder.
Our Otyecbves are to obtain r￿Sonab￿ assurance 8bout %•thether ￿ financial statements as a whDle are
free from Material misstatement, whether due to fraud or e￿or, and to issue an audrtorfs reportthai indud&s
our opink)n. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assuran￿, bul is not a guarantee that an aud(I
conductgd in acLordance with ISAS (UK) thays detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatewents can arise from traLKI or error and are conshJered maleNal if, indNidually or in the aggregate.
they coulJ reasonabty be expected to iTrfiUen￿ the ecOr￿n￿ decision50fusers taken on Ihe basis ofthesg
finanoal statements.
Irregularities. including fraLKI. are instsnees of non-com￿￿3n¢e wth laws and regUlat￿)nS. des￿￿
Pr￿edureS in line with our resFonsibiSit*s, outlrnd atove. to (lelect material misststements in respect of
regularities, including fraud. The extent to which ¢)ur procedures are capatle of detecting irregularities,
cluding fraud is detaiw belw"
Wg i¢Jentifi8d the greatest risk ol material inwact on th8 f￿anCIal staten*nls irreguianties, including
fraud, to be with the overri(fe of controls by management. Our wjdrt procedures to respond lo these risks
included enquiries of management and the Audit and Risk Committee about their own identification and
assetssment of the risks of irregularities. sampfe tests.ng on the posting of jouffla￿, reviewng accounting
ests"Tn*s for biases. reviewtng regulal¢yy CO￿eS￿)nde￿ce with the Chanty commiss￿n. Independent
Schfy)Is Inspectorate. Ofsled and reatting minutes of ff*etings of those tharged witrt govemance.

THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Owing to the inherent limilabons of an aud￿ th8r8 15 an unavoKlablg risk that we may not have d?leGted
SQTht materid misStatew￿Trts in the ffinanaal staternents. even though we have propedy planned and
perffjr￿￿d our audit in acCOrdar￿ with audtil.ng Sta￿lardS. For exampte, thè fvrther rerroved no
grryliance wfch laws and regulab'ons (lrwlarrt￿sI is from the events and tran58Cttons reflecled in the
financial statements. the kss likely ts inherenuy limited ￿￿ted￿reS required by auditing standards would
identify IL In addit￿n, as ￿th any audrt. there remaired a higher risk of non-delectjon of irregularities. as
ihese may involve collusion. forgery. intentW￿l omissiorts. misrepresèntations, Dr th8 override of intema
controls. We are not responsti%e for preventirwJ non•cwliarKe and cannot be expected to del￿1 noll-
Corn￿18￿¢e wth all L4ws and reguL4tK•ns.
In addition, we Considered pr¢)vis1)ns of other and regulations that do not have a dlrect effect on the
financial ststemèrtts c(Mnpliano with whth might be fundamental to the charitable company's ability to
Operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also consthred the opwrtunities and incentNes that may exist
within the charilable company lor fraLKI. The and regulations we considered in ihis context for the UK
gperations were The Educabon (Independent Standards) Regulakn"ons 2014, General Data
Protedion Regulats"on {GOPR). Health and s*ty begisLation. and EmF4oymert legislatron
A furtherdescription of our respjnsibilities for the audit of the ffinanaal staterrÈnts Is located on the Financial
Reporting Council's website at wW￿.fr¢.C￿.uk1audIt0rsres[xInSIbl1i1Ies. This description forms part of our
auditgr's repofi
Ug? of our rcport
This report is made 501ety ID the chartsbie company's members. a$ a tody. in aC￿rdOn￿ 7*thh Chapter 3
of Part 16 of the Companw Act 20C6. Our audit woth has W urKlertaken so that we might state to the
Charitab￿ company's member5 those mattws we a￿ required to 5tste to them in an audrtor's report and
for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permrtted by L8w. we do rnt aceepl or assume responsibility to
anyone other thafi the charitable carnpany and the chartt3ble company's m8mbers as 8 body. for our audit
work, for this rert orfor the opinions VR have fom￿.
Guy Biggin
Seni¢x Statutory Auditor
For and orl tehalf of
Crowe U.K LLP
Slatulory Auditor
4th Floor, St James House
St James Square
Chellenham
GLSO 3PR
Dale..
30 May 2024
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THE ELPAS qCOLWALL) LIMITED
STATElhlENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AccouKr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
funds
2023
nds
2023
Total
2023
Total
2022
INCOME FROPA:
Chari¢abl¢ actlvllles
Sthool fees
Ancillary tsading incon
Inv•stment Income
Other trndlng a¢tlvltles
Govèmmant grant Inc(*n•
Local counell fvndlng
Oonation8
Pront on d141￿1 of flx•d amets
2.440,162
215.750
12.41D
6,170
2,440,162
215,750
12,410
6.170
2,346,370
242,510
1.280
7. 712
57.902
23.310
57,902
164.660
42.659
605.957
1T.BOO
141.350
Total lTrcomlng r•source¥
IS￿1
81312
2,897053
3,258.288
EXPENDITURE ON=
CharlLibl• aetivltle8
Education arky grant makir
2￿9749
81.212
3051 175
Total expenditure
1969,749
81.212
3,IJ50.961
3,051,175
Net mov•m•nt on funds
Fund baianos * 1 Septert*r
2022
1153,908)
{153,9081
207.113
3 673 186
3 466,073
Fund balan￿ at 31 August 2023 11112
49,601
3519278
3 6T3 186
AJI ar￿Unts relate tr• contMiuin9 operati￿.
The State[T￿t of FIna￿la1 Aclrrfths Lxntans all ￿ gains and losses rwni*l in the current and
preGeding year.
The nole$ M pages 13 to 22 lorni pwt of tl)ese fjnanca4 statenwJt&
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THE ELMS (COLWALL) UMITED
BALANCE SHEET
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
2023
2022
FIXED ASSETS
T3ngible assets
U89.042
2,899,545
CURRENT ASSETS
Debt[￿$
Stock
Cash at bank and in hand
165.222
10,C65
953.815
198.723
1,027,810
1.129.102
1.22¢533
CREDITORS- armunts falling
due wthin one year
427.884
384.887
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
n11.2f8
84f.646
CREDfTORS- amounts falling due
after more than year
(70.9821
(68,005)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
10
78
3 673 186
FUNDS
Unrestricted fvnds
Restrthd lunds
12
3.469.677
49.801
3,624585
TOTAL Ful￿$
10
3 673 186
These finan¢kal stslen*nts have been prepared ￿t￿lance with the special provisions relating to the
small ¢ompanies regin* *Mthin Part 15 of the Cc*rpanies Act 20￿ relating to small cL)mpanies.
Approved arnl authoftws for issue ty the Trustees ￿15th March 2024 and 9gl￿d on its beh81f by..
J Rose
Chalnnan
The notes on pw 13 to 22 fom part of lttese finanlxal statw
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THE ELMS (COLWALL} UMITED
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
2023
2022
Cash flows from operatlng actl¥kl••:
Net outg￿ngS for the year
(153A42)
207. 113
A¢¥usiments lor.
Investr)ent I￿rne and bank interest ￿Ved
Pr¢)fft C*n disposal of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of unrform stock
Depreciation charge
(Increase) in debtors
(Decreaseifincrease wi ¢reditors
{12.4101
(7.280J
(t7.8QO)
110,(k35)
148,454
33,501
145,54Q
(96.937J
53.619
183.023
$2,112
Net Cash fromllw•d) by opgrallng aGllvltl•s
Cash nowB from Inve8ting actlvldqs
Paymènts for tangible fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets
Investment income and bank interest recep￿1
(138.517)
(5,6801
17.800
Net ¢4sh provided1(￿ed> by investlng actMtI•s
Chanue In cash and cash •qulval•nts in thè y￿r
C&¥h ond cash equivalgnh al Ihft beqinning of the
1m7.810
831,387
Cash and cash oqul¥alents al th• •nd crf th• y•ar
1027 810
Analysls of cash and eash gqui¥*nt*
2023
2022
Cash at bank and In hand
1,027,810
Analysls of ehang•s In nel d•bt
At1
September
2022
Cash-
At31
Au9USt
2023
Cash at bank and in hand
1.027,810
173.995)
953.815
The r￿te5 on pages 13 to 22 fomi partof these financHI Slateft￿ts.
13

THE ELMS (COLWALLI UIJITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STAfEMEKrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
STA TÉMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Charlty Infomwdon
The Elms Icotwalll Limited is a registered charity with the Charities Commission England and Wales
(charity number.. 527252) andwas in¢orwrated asa private c(ynpany limited by guarantee (company
number. 00843499} on 30 March 1￿5. The address of its registered office is The Elms Sch¢)ol.
CoN¥al. MaEvern, Worcestershire. WR13 6EF.
bl
Ba8ls of Preparalion of Flnanclal Statements
Th? financial stslewts have teen prepared under the htstorKal cost convent¥)n.
The financial staiomenis have been prepared in a￿OrdanCe wrth Accounting and R8POrting by
Charities". staterr￿nt of Recon￿nded Practtt applicable lo ch8rities preparing their occounts in
acccrfd8nca with the Financial Reportbng Standard applicabla in the UK and Repllbl￿ of IrBkand IFRS
1021- {Chaiilies SORP IFRS 1021} and the Financial ReportiThJ Stsn¢J*d applicab￿ in the UK an
Rewblic of Iieland {FRS 102).
The Elms Icofvrnlll Lirrited [￿ets the definition ofa putlr bènefft entty under FRS 102.
Golng Conc•rn
The School has cash r&￿ul￿. that ￿re sNJnifranty augmented by a successfiJl fvrKI-r8is￿g
campaign in June 2022, and no requirement for externa funding. The Trustees have ￿vieWed the
expected ongoing demand for places and I￿sh fthv forecasts. and have a reasonabk expectation
that the Schwl has adequate resources lo continue in c4)erab"onal ￿sIen￿ for the foreseeable
future. They wntinuÈ to believe ts wing ￿)￿ern ba￿S of aco)unting app￿priate in ptpparing the
annual fMeial statemwts.
d)
F¢8$ •nd Other Income
Fees receivable are stated afler deducling scholarships and other r8mission$ grdnted
by the &hool.
All other income is induded in Staten￿tt of Financial A¢tivibes when the School has entitlement
to the funds, any perfom*nce ca)ndit￿nS attacW to the iteffrfsl of In(x)ma have baon meL il is
probable tha¢ the income will be reC￿Ved and the anM)unt can be mea5vr8d reliably.
Oonatton income ts axounted fof as and when 8ntilleff*nl arrses the amount can be reltably
quanffied.
Investr*nt inccxne trom dNKlends and interes¢ are accounted for in an wxrual$ basis.
Govprnment GAnt
During the prev￿U$ yèar. The Ekns suspended Cert￿"n fvnctions in reactim lo gOVern￿nI dire¢lives
aimed at reducing the spre*J of Covid-19 Icoronavirus). This resulted in a number of staff being
lurloughed their wages by Ihe government. These wages are reflected in Noles 4 and 5 of
the accounts. The ￿paYrne￿t of their Wages ftom tt)e govemment is represented in unrestricted
income in Nots 3. The furfough sd*me has not beer• utilised in the ￿￿nt year by The Elms and a5
a result not income has been r•cwded in the year.
During the C¥JTient year, The Elms received grant funding frcm their local authority to support
expenses incurTed as well as at￿tri￿Art￿)n towards fora pupd du&to consideration for specialist
leaming support.
Exwndku
Ex￿ndItUre is accrLTred as s(Kn as a IBbility is considered probable, di￿OUnted to present value for
hjnger-iern) IialM"lities. Expenditure is allocated to expense headings on a direct cost basis, with staff
costs being allLKated aCCOfding to the esiimated t1Th￿ spent by staff wo￿l￿g in ￿levant dgpartments.
The irreC¢￿erab1e element of VAT is induded wrth the rtem of expense to which it relates.
14

THE ELMS (COLWALL) UPJIITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEP4lENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
1. STATEMENT OF AccouTrmNG POUCIES {conllnu¢d)
Tangible Fixed A8$0ts
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less ￿p[eC￿trOn. Depreuation is not provided on freehold
lan(L On other assets dweciation is provided on e4)st in equal annual instalments over the
FTeehobJ buildings
Fumrture, f￿1r&S and equirrnit
Motor vett
2% straight line oi the exrethd remaining life of the building
10% or 20% stravJht line
25% stravJht line
EXpendItu￿ on fL¥ed assats is catyalised except for exp￿dI￿lre inujrred on the replacement of
assets of value with a short Irle. Repay. r￿0¥￿10n and replacement expend*ure is written off
as eXpendrtU￿ in the ststement of fina￿1?1 athttses. Individual items costing less than £5.￿J0 are
written off as an expense as ￿￿￿ed.
Investments
Investments are n￿ured at marketvalue with any chan98 in the St*ment offinanci41
activf(ies.
Dgbtorn
Short tenn debtors are irnbalty rraured at transxtA)n price. less any impalnnenl.
J)
Cash
Cash is represented by in har*J and deposrts with fmancial 1nstitub.￿￿.
Crnditors
Sh)rt tefm creditcKs are initslly ff*&uréd at the transacticffl prKe.
Flnancial Instrum•nts
The Scht)ol only has finanual assets and ffi￿an￿￿ liabilities (* a kind qualrfy as basic financial
instruments. Basic final￿￿1 InstrU￿￿nIS are inrtialty re(tsJnwd at transaclk)n value and
subsequentty measured at their seluerr￿nt Vaue.
m) R•Str1¢t￿ Fund•
Funds donated for purFoses reslrthd by the wishes ofts don￿ are taken io restricled ffijnds. where
thÈse wishe5 are legalty bin(kng on the Truslees.
Rocognition of Liabililies
Liabilrties are reGognised On￿ there is a *gal or constructNe obhgation Ihat g)mmits the
Sch(h)I to the cknl1gati￿.
Pension Schemes
The School conthbutes to tr* Teachers. Pensw Defined Beneffls S¢hemg at rates set by th8
Scheme Actuary and advised to the Board by the Scherre Administrator. The scheme is a multi.
empbyer pension scherne and rt is poss*)le to hlentfy the assets 1rabiliti.es of the scheme,
whth are attributab￿ to the School. In acCOrdar￿ ￿t￿ FRS102 therefore. the scheme is accounted
for as a defined contributsn schen*. The Schcx)l atso contributes to personal pension sthemes for
p)
T•x•tion
The School is a regtstwed ch*ity. as such is enliued to certain tax eXempt￿n8 on surpluses on
any trading acbvittes carr*d ￿ in furthera￿ of the charity's wimary objectives.
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THE ELMS {COLWALL) UMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
FEES RECEIVABLE
Incorre represents gross SthC￿ fees invottd less dvscounts and alk)wances.
2023
2022
Gr035 Sthcol fees
Less.. totsl sthoLqrships, bursaries. grdnts and alkyThw".
2,855,634
1438 782
2.885,822
552 762
2,416.852
2,333,060
Add back.. BursarEs and awards paKI for ty ￿Str[¢te0 frjnds
2A40.162
2.346,370
OTHER INCOME
2023
2022
Anclllary tradlng Income
Fee extras and school trips
2(6.493
238,215
Oiher trading irwrne
215 750
242.510
Non anclllary trading income
2023
2022
Interest on overrlue fees
3,124
604
1, 108
1.712
2023
2022
Governmoftt grnnt Income- ￿rIOugh
STAFF COSTS
2023
2022
Wages and $418tres
Sctl81 security costs
Pension contnbutions
1,599.045
146,446
224,044
1.590, 596
154.904
269.531
I.969￿35
2.015,031
The average nUM￿r of th8 School's effybyees dumg the year calC￿￿ted on aver898 head count
was 61 (2022- 61).
16

THE ELMS {COLWALL) UMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
STAFF COSTS Irontinu￿
The number of employees paid in ex￿ of£60.000 duriTrJ the year were as follows".
2023
2022
£60.001 - £70,CKIO
£80.001- £W,000
ContribLrtions to the Teaehers. Pension Scheme weie made for the benefit of none (2022 - two)
higher paid employee. Payments made in the yÈarkf that n￿ther ofstaff into the Teachers. Pellsion
Scheme totalled £0 (2022- £29.888J.
The Trustees received no reINnerati￿ in either year, arnl expenses were paKI on behaff of
Trustees in wther year.
During the there were no redundancy or teM￿nati￿ payirwts made (2022- £7.500).
The remun8ration of the Senior Management Team was:
2023
2022
Senior Management Team Remunefalb)n
387.495
5S3,643
ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
2023
Total
2022
Totsl
Sthff Costs
Othw lJ•prfflallon
Charbtable activilios:
Education
1.396,167
313.170
71,949
1.781386
1.870,283
Welfare
Premises
Marketir¥J and
publiuty
SUp￿rt c￿ts
241.141
133,931
128.135
274.977
57.873
369.276
485.986
57.873
397,911
360,227
42,563
77.078
198.296
134.941
333237
366,881
Grants, ￿ardS and
priz8S
23,310
23.310
13.310
Total
1969 535
93
149 027 ￿968 3 051.175
Goveman¢è Costs linc1￿jed vAthin support eosts) comprfs•
2023
2022
Auditorfs fwuneralKsn- audit services
15,100
9&10
17

THE ELMS ICOLWALL) LIM￿ED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs ICONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUGUST 2023
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Land and
I￿41d1n9$
Flxturos
& Flttkngs
PIA)tor
vehicl•s
Total
At I Sgplember2022
Addrti)ns
Disposal
3,841.226
18,756
920.367
111,703
124,036
8.D60
125,380)
4885.629
138.523
I25￿80}
Al 31 Augusl 2023
3￿59￿8
1,032.070
106,716
4,998.772
Depreclatlon
At i Spplember 2022
Charge the year
Disposal
1.247.042
632.618
56.619
106,426
15,330
(25,380)
1.980.084
149.027
(25,380)
Al 31 August 2023
1 J24,120
689,237
96,373
2.109,731
Net book value
At 31 AUg￿t 2023
2,$35.866
342.833
10.343
2A89,042
At 31 August 2022
2.594. 184
287. 751
17.610
2.899,551
DEBTORS
Z023
2022
Nel Schwl fee debtors
other debtors
Prepayffents and accrugd
57,772
25.349
47,107
96,695
CREDITORS . AMoui¥fs FALUNG OUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Trade creditors
TaXat￿n and social s8￿rity
Other credrtors and aetruals
Deferred incOff￿ . fees recewed in of term
Derosts from parents
31,650
37,026
31.553
316,643
11,012
29.674
65,229
20,802
258. 189
10.993
427.884
18

THE ELMS ICOLWALL) LIMrrED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
CREDITORS - AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE AFTER PIORE THAN ONE YEAR
2023
2022
Fee deposits
68,005
Fee deposlts
2023
2022
Repayab￿ as fc4k)ws:
Due within Me year
Due wrthin 2-5 years
Due in more than 5 yws
11,012
43,982
10.993
40,505
27.000
78.998
Fee derm)sits represenl amounts re(xived on oyffimialion of a plxe. will ￿ repa*J
aving the Schod vka a cr&ait against the tee for the lasl term attended,
10. ALLOCATION OF THE NET ASSETS BEfwEEN FUNDS
Net Current Loty tgm
Llablliii68
Total
urrent year movement
Restn"cted Funds {note 111
Unrestricted Fund5 Inote 121 2 889 042
49.601
651.617
701218
49.601
3 469 677
Fixed
Assets
Net Cunpnt
Assels
Long tenn
Total
Prforyear rt￿¥•ment
Restitted Funds Inete 11)
Unrestrictgj Funds Inoie 12) 2 899 545
49.601
49.601
3 623 585
841.646
68.005
.1 3673186
19

THE ELMS (COLWALLI LIMrrEO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
11 RESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance
Incomlng
01109f2022 Re￿￿r¢¢5
Balanco
3110812023
Current year movemnt
Expondèd
Grwers donabon- bursary
Sperialist leamhng supp(*t
49.601
23.310
57.902
(23,3101
157,902L
49￿01
Prlor y•ar mov•m•nt
8alan
0IA)9r2021
Incoming
Resourc88
Balance
31ffjP/2022
GKxers donatr.on - bursary
Specialist leaming support
49.601
13.310
(13,310)
42,659J
49.601
49.601
55 969J
49.601
The Grccers Company w0¥￿eS annual finaKial support for an identffied pupil throughout their stay
at the scho￿.
The tocal authC￿ty has granted fundwJ in rel91￿ to SFecrali5t ￿arn1ft9 supwrt to tt•ver related
expenses.
12 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Current year
movemgnt
lan
fAW2022
Incomlng R￿0￿￿￿4
R¢sou￿•S
8alanc•
3110812023
General
Resertsv
DeS￿nated
Fund
3.617,T30
2,815.841
12J69.7491
3AB4822
5.865
3.623 585
Unrestr￿￿ funds ￿present aecurnulated Ir￿off￿ from the ser￿1.8 and other sources that
are available for the general purposes of the schod.
Des*Jnated fvnds have been sel aside during the year forthe refvrbi%h ofthe tennis courts within the
school ground5.
20

THE ELMS ICOLWALL) UMrfED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Prior yvar
mov•m•nt
Balance
IA]9r2021
IncO￿ng
Resourtss
ResoU￿eS
Expended
881anc8
31108f2022
G6nernl
ReseNe
Designat8d
Fund
3.410.617
3,202.319
(2.995.206J
3.617,730
5,855
3,416.471
3.202 319
3 623 585
13. PENSIONS
ach•
•nsi
nsch
The School participates in the Teachers. pens￿)n Scheme l.the TPS'I fr)r its teaching staff. The
pension charge forthe year includes (x)ntrilyJbJns Payab￿ to the TPS of£109.133 (2022.. £241,5171
and at the year*nd £Nil12022 - £nil) was acuued in respect of ￿nInbUll0ns to this scheme.
The TPS is an unfunded fTMJlli*nWoyer defined benefits pension scheme governed by The
Teachers. PensIc￿$ Regulations 2010 las amended) and The Teachers. Pension Scheme
ReguL8t*)ns 2014 {as amended). meMb￿S ccntribute on a.pay as you go. basi% with (x)ntn"butions
from members and the empbyer being cr&Jiled tu the Exchequer. Relj'rement and other pension
beneffts are Pa￿ by public fvnds prov*Jed by Par1wqment
The employer contrityjbon rate is set by the Secretary of Stste folltiwirKJ scheme valuab.ons
undertaken by the fjovemrT￿llt Pthary's [Wartn￿l The T￿51 recent actuarial valuation of the
TPS was prepared as at 31 March 2016 and the Valuaiion ReporL which was published in March
2019, confimied that the employercontribution rate for ￿e TPS would ￿Grease from 16.4% to 23.6%
from 1 SeptemLEr 2019. Ery¥)ioyers are also required to pay a scherTE adrninistrat￿n levy of o.oe
gmng a total emFdoyer eontntMJt*)n rate of 23.68%.
The 31 March 2016 Va1uathJn ReFrfXt wa5 [ffepa￿d in ac£ordance with the ￿nefitS sèt out in the
scheme regula￿nS and under the apptDach specif￿d in thg Directions. as they appli*J al 5 March
2019. Howaver. the assumptions were considered and set by the Depatment for Education prior to
the rts5ing in the 'McCIoLKIJSargeanl case.. This case has requi￿ Ihe cowts to consider cases
regarding the unpiementats.on of the 2015 ￿f0m￿ to Putlic sery￿e Pensions including IheTeachers'
Pensions.
The rps is subject to a cost cap r￿anisM which Was Put in p]aee to prote¢t taxpaye￿ ￿ainSt
unforésaen changes in sthenw costs. The Chief S&retary to the Trèasury, having in 2018
announced ihat there W￿ld be a rev*w of this cost cap mec*anism. in January 2019 announced a
pause to the c05t Cap mechantsm frAlrMng the Court of Appeal's ruliNJ in the Mccbudlsargeanl
Case and until there is cwtainty about the valbje of ponsK)ns to empAoyees from April 2015 onwar(Is.
The pause was lifted in July 2020, and follcw.ng a publr ¢￿Su1￿1￿￿ in 2021 the Government have
ac￿pted three key proposals reoxn￿nded by the Government Actuary. and are aiming to
Imp￿Ment these changes in tima for the 2020 valustKx)s.
The 2016 ctst control valuations were completed in January 21r22. and the results indicated that
there woukl be no changes to bw)efts or ffember contributKJns required. The result5 olthe cost cap
valuation are not used to sel the employer witributicn raie. and HM Treasury has indicated that any
change$ to the erwer Contribut￿ Tale resulting frwi the 2020 valuatbons will tskè effect in April
2024.
21

THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAEKrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Unts"l ihe 2020 valuation ￿ C￿npleted rt is not FossibF8 to Ly)ndudè on any financial impact or future
changes to the contribution raies of the TPS. Ac£ord*igty no wovisK)n for any add￿'Onal past I￿nefIt
pension costs is induded in these finanual statew*nts.
AP
From 1st April 2023 the Sthool has parbo"pated in the AvNa Pension Tru# for Independent Schwls
IAPTISI for its teaching staff. The Fension charp for the ye¥ includes contributions payab￿ to
APTIS 01 £98.643 (2022." £Nill and at th& year•id £￿11 (2022 - £nil) was accrued in respect of
C(￿tribUtionS to this sthewe
AvNa Pen5th TNst for IndeperKJent IAPTIS) is a defined contribut￿rIs pensvjn stheme
available for all member schcrtls of the Inde￿dent S¢hoo15' ￿rSary AsKKiation IISBAI.
14 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
2023
2022
Financlal a￿ts
Financial assels rr￿Su[ed at arnortis￿ cost
1077 352
Flnancial Ilabllitles
Financial liabilrtRs measured at anVtIs￿ cost
Financial assets measur61 at amrtis8d c05t comprise of eash al bank. fee debtors and othef
debtors.
Finanrial liabilbties measuraj ￿ #rrk)rtsed cost comprise of traje cr8ditors. Other creditors.
deptssits and fees in advan￿.
15. OPERATING LEASES
At 31 August 2023 th• totsl ol the Schwfs future miniff￿n *ase payments under nC￿-
caneellable operating knes was..
2023
2022
Amounts payablg:
Less than 1 year
Bthveen 1 and 2 years
Bèhyeen 2 and 5 years
31,371
7,698
301
7,499
7,499
1& RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS
A cfjfflparry whith 15 owned by a relaiive of A Miuiken, Director, was paid £1.608 f2022- £2,811) for
landscape serY￿e5 provided to the schcd. £NI (2022 - £Nil) was ownèd to that company at 31
August 2023.
22

THE ELMS {COLWALL) LIMrrED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
A company of whth J Rose ￿ a Directr was pakd £1.8(KJ (2022- £Nil) for advisory savices provKled
lo the school. £Nil {2022- £Nill was ¢Md to that company at 31 August 2023.
Five Tnjstees are parents of chldren th) vRre in the school durtng the financial year.
The Sch￿1 had no other rek*d party Iransactions during th8 financial year.
17. STA7EMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES- Comparatlve figUTeS by fun&type
funds
2022
funds
2022
Tptal
2022
INCOME FROM:
Charltable actmties
School fees
Ancilkry trading tncon
Investment Income
Other tradlng *¢t1vI￿*S
Gov*mm•nt grant In¢om•
Local counell funding
DoThatlon8
Profft ort dlsposal of fix￿ as6•ts
2.346.370
242.510
1.280
l. T12
2.346.370
242.510
1,280
1. 712
42,659
13,310
42.659
605.957
IT.800
592.647
17.8LX)
Total Incomlng I•8(w￿•S
3,202,319
55,969
3,258,288
EXPENDfTuRE ON:
Charitable a¢tivitles
Edu(*n and grant making
3051.175
Total expend1￿lfr
2.995,206
55,969
3,051.175
movern•nt on funds
207.713
3416472
207.113
Fund balarKes at 1 September 2021
Fund balances at 31 Augu•t 2022
11n2
49.601
3673 186
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