## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

**(A Company Limited By Guarantee)** 

**Report of the Governors, Strategic Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

**Company number: 2306881 Charity number: 800158** 



**Leehurst Swan Limited Contents** 

## **For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Company information**|**1**|
|**Report of the Governors (including Strategic Report)**|**3**|
|**Report of the Independent Auditors**|**10**|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|**14**|
|**Balance Sheet**|**15**|
|**Statement of Cash Flow**|**16**|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|**17**|
|**Detailed Income and Expenditure Account**|**24**|





**Leehurst Swan Limited Company information** 

## **For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **GOVERNORS:** 

**HEADTEACHER:** 

|Jonathan Wansey|_appointed 03/10/25_|
|---|---|
|Terence Ayres|_appointed 03/10/25_|
|David Danquah|_appointed 03/10/25_|
|Jeremy Evans|_appointed 03/10/25_|
|Emma Barnard|_appointed 27/10/25, resigned_|
||_19/6/26_|
|Nick Foskett|_appointed 29/12/25, resigned_|
||_19/6/26_|
|Scarlett Bentall|_appointed 04/03/26_|
|Dominic Imms|_appointed 29/04/26_|
|Jennifer Taylor|_appointed 19/06/26_|
|Mandy Bateman|_appointed 19/06/26_|
|Robert Law|_appointed 29/12/25, resigned_|
||_22/4/26_|
|Crispin Morton|_appointed 28/02/2025;_|
||_resigned 25/04/2025,_|
||_reappointed 29/01/26, resigned_|
||_18/4/26_|
|Felicity Hough|_appointed 3/10/25, resigned_|
||_23/10/25_|
|Theresa Butler|_appointed 24/02/2025, resigned_|
||_06/10/25_|
|Sarah Erven|_appointed 04/03/2025, resigned_|
||_09/07/25_|
|William Howard|_appointed 26/03/2025, resigned_|
||_04/06/25_|
|Dr Candida Soames|_appointed 14/03/2025, resigned_|
||_09/07/25_|
|Alex Wilkinson|_appointed 01/05/2025, resigned_|
||_3/6/25_|
|Philip Oldroyd|_appointed 01/09/2024;_|
||_resigned 12/05/2025_|
|Richard Demain-Griffiths|_appointed 23/11/2023;_|
||_resigned 12/05/2025_|
|Jane Bailey|_resigned 05/11/2024_|
|Matthew Round|_resigned 25/09/2024_|
|Douglas Gale|_resigned 11/03/2025_|
|Stephen Spicer|_resigned 03/03/2025_|
|Mr Clive Marriott|_appointed interim 1 September_|
||_2024, confirmed 27 March 2025._|



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**Leehurst Swan Limited Company information** 

## **For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|**BURSAR AND COMPANY SECRETARY:**|Mrs Lindsay Chater|resigned as company secretary|
|---|---|---|
|||22/04/25|
||Andrew Lewin|_appointed interim company_|
|||_secretary 22/04/25, resigned_|
|||_23/04/26_|
||David Seaman|_appointed 23/04/26_|
|**REGISTERED OFFICE:**|19 Campbell Road||
||Salisbury||
||SP1 3BQ||
|**REGISTERED NUMBER:**|2306881 (England and Wales)||
|**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:**|800158||
|**AUDITORS:**|Fawcetts LLP||
||Chartered Accountants||
||and Statutory Auditors||
||Windover House||
||St Ann Street||
||Salisbury||
||SP1 2DR||
|**BANKERS:**|Barclays Bank plc||
||2/6 High Street||
||Salisbury||
||SP1 2YH||
|**SOLICITORS:**|Wansbroughs LLP||
||Northgate House||
||Northgate Street||
||Devizes||
||SN10 1JX||
|**INSURANCE BROKERS:**|Marsh Commercial||
||Belvedere||
||12 Booth Street||
||Manchester||
||M2 4AW||



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## **LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

The Governors present their annual report, together with their Strategic Report, and the audited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 August 2025 and confirm they comply with the Charities Act 2011, Companies Act 2006, the governing document,  and the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102). 

## **GOVERNORS** 

The governors of the school in office are reported in the attached Report of the Governors, Strategic Report and Financial Statements. 

Financial year 2025 was a challenging year for the school. An unacceptably high turnover of governors resulted in disruption to corporate governance and in turn negatively impacted  financial performance. The school has continued to face pressures stemming from HM Government’s implementation of VAT on school fees, the levy of business rates on our educational premises and inflationary pressures as a result of macro-economic factors. It is within this context the school posted a loss of £199,265. 

During this period the school’s management team and staff continued to deliver on the schools core educational aims. The appointment of Clive Marriott as Headteacher at the start of the 2025 school year and a restructure of the school into a three phase model of lower, middle and upper school has yielded immediate positive benefits alongside a continued delivery of good academic results. 

The school’s Governing board has taken action to strengthen itself with the appointment of a new Chair as well as a new Finance Governor, both with relevant, proven experience and skills to work alongside the rest of the board to set and oversee the implementation of strategy. The board is now working in tandem with the school’s Senior Leadership Team around strategy and delivery. Outside of the charity’s aims for quality education, the board’s focus is on debt reduction in order to invest future cash flows into the school estate, rebuild balance sheet strength and attract new  pupils. 

The Board of Governors is a self-appointed body. 

## **FINANCIAL RESULTS** 

The results are summarised as follows:- 

Total Income: £2,441,543 (2023/4: £2,334,960) Total Expenditure: £2,640,808 (2023/4: £2,487,686) Total Assets less Total Liabilities: £2,850,401 Total Debt: £617,478 (2023/4 £779,400) 

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## **LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

The school’s income streams continue to increase despite the introduction of VAT on independent school fees from January 2025. The School took the decision to proactively support parents to mitigate the impact of VAT by absorbing part of the increase itself. 

Expenditure increased by £153,122 for a combination of factors.  Business Rates Relief was removed from April 2025 while staff costs were impacted by increases to the National Living Wage and National Insurance. Legal costs of £74,060 were incurred in the year. The corporate governance issues experienced adversely impacted on the levels of expenditure reported in these accounts. 

The School has taken the necessary steps to increase the emphasis on sound financial management, reporting,  detailed financial planning and cost forecasting. 

The School continues to own all land & property on the site at a historic book value of £3,621,813. £169,923 of debt was repaid in the year, leaving total loans owed of £617,478. 

## **PRINCIPAL AIMS** 

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was the advancement of education of boys and girls, focussing not just on academic success but also ensuring development of their mental and physical wellbeing. 

The school's main aims are as follows: 

- To safeguard all members of a flourishing, sustainable school, committed to the development of good practice and sound procedures in all areas of child protection. 

- To provide a supportive, nurturing, family-centred school community based on Christian values, where every child is valued and encouraged to excel. 

- To provide a broad, innovative and holistic curriculum, focusing on creativity and independent enquiry with high academic expectations and achievement. 

- To place strong emphasis on the individual and their personal development. 

- To provide a vibrant and inclusive sporting and extracurricular programme. 

- To adopt a global perspective and encourage links between the school and the wider community. 

- To promote a sense of social responsibility and appreciation of the needs and gifts of others. 

- To equip our pupils with the skills necessary for adult life. 

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## **LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

During the reporting period, we continued to provide a well-balanced and purposeful education across both the Prep and Senior departments, offering a high-quality experience for pupils aged 4 to 16. Throughout the year, there has been a clear focus on strengthening consistency, raising expectations, and ensuring that all pupils benefit from a stimulating and supportive learning environment in which they can thrive. 

Our approach has centred on developing pupils’ knowledge, skills and confidence through a broad academic curriculum, complemented by strong pastoral care and a wide range of sporting and cocurricular opportunities. We have worked deliberately to foster a culture of ambition, kindness and mutual respect, where every child is known as an individual and encouraged to fulfil their potential. Particular emphasis has been placed on building pupils’ self-belief, resilience and sense of responsibility, ensuring they are well prepared not only for academic success but also for their role within the wider community. Pupils leaving the school during this period did so as confident, wellrounded individuals, ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of the next stage of their education and lives. 

## **GOVERNING DOCUMENT** 

The School is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association, originally incorporated in October 1988 and last adopted in 2007. 

## **OUR OBJECTIVES** 

Our objectives were set to reflect both our educational aims and the ethos of the School, with due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance. They sit within the context of sustaining a confident, forward-looking and financially secure community, underpinned by our Christian values and a clear sense of purpose. 

## They included: 

- Ensuring that every pupil is educated to the highest standard of which they are capable, with teaching and support carefully attuned to individual needs and stages of development; 

- Nurturing a strong sense of social responsibility, alongside an appreciation of the contributions and talents of others; 

- Recognising and developing the unique interests and strengths of each pupil, both within and beyond the classroom; 

- Providing appropriate support for pupils requiring additional assistance, including through bursaries and fee remissions; 

- Maintaining a robust and proactive approach to safeguarding, with clear procedures and a strong culture of vigilance and care; 

- Strengthening meaningful links between the school and the wider community; 

- Exercising careful financial stewardship to ensure the school’s long-term sustainability and continued investment in its pupils and provision. 

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## **LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

## **ACADEMIC** 

Pupils in the senior school make excellent progress in preparation for their GCSE years. The School offers a wide range of GCSE and IGCSE subjects for pupils to choose from and optional subjects include: history, geography, RS, business studies, computer science, music, PE, drama, art & design (photography, 3D and fine art pathways) and modern foreign languages (French and Spanish). These are in addition to the core subjects and most pupils study eight or nine GCSE subjects over the course of Year 10 & 11. 

Academic performance at the end of Year 11 was excellent with 100% of the pupils in gaining 5 subjects or more GCSEs including English (literature and/ or language) and mathematics (42% nationally) and all pupils gaining places at chosen sixth- form providers, with most choosing to attend either local grammar schools or sixth form colleges. 

## **2024-2025 (I)GCSE RESULTS** 

100% achieved grade 4 and above in 5 or more subjects: (Nationally, the pass rate fell for the fourth year running (2024 =67.4%). 

100% of pupils passed in 5 subjects or more including English (literature and/ or language) and mathematics (42% nationally). 

34% of entries achieved top marks of grade 7 and above. (Nationally 21.9%) 

14% of grades were grade 8 or 9. 

4% of grades were grade 9. (Nationally 5.2%). 

92% achieved grade 5 (strong pass) or above in English literature and/ or language and 88% in mathematics. (Nationally grade 5 or above English 54.2%, mathematics 55%). 

These outcomes reflect strong teaching, a broad curriculum and pupils’ positive at udes to learning. 

## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** 

The governors have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission. In exercising their powers and duties they have considered whether any alterations were required to the School's policies in relation to educational and feecharging charities. 

Leehurst Swan actively pursues a policy of budgeting a proportion of fee income for the award of scholarships and bursaries, for those less able to afford the full fees or for existing parents who fall on hard times. During the past year, a total of £452k (16.8% of fee income) was rebated in the form of scholarships, bursaries and discounts to siblings and staff. 

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## **LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

The School remains committed to delivering clear public benefit through meaningful engagement with the local community and the effective use of its resources. The Walker Hall continues to serve as a valuable specialist space, supporting a range of internal activities and providing a high-quality environment for performance and gathering. 

The School also makes its facilities available to local groups where appropriate and continues to explore opportunities to widen access and engagement. 

We place particular emphasis on ensuring that our pupils develop a sense of social awareness and community engagement. Opportunities are created, where appropriate, to connect with local groups and organisations, including welcoming visitors to the School and supporting community-focused initiatives. 

In addition, the School seeks to contribute to the wider educational community by offering work experience placements to pupils from local maintained schools, helping to broaden access to opportunities and foster positive partnerships. 

## **GOVERNORS' INDUCTION AND TRAINING** 

The Governing Body regularly reviews its collective skills and experience to ensure it provides effective support, appropriate challenge, and informed oversight. This ongoing evaluation helps to identify any gaps and shape future recruitment, ensuring the Board remains well-equipped to meet the needs of the School. 

Governors bring a broad range of professional expertise and perspectives, supporting balanced and robust governance across all areas of school life. Following appointment, governors are aligned to relevant committees where their skills and experience can be most effectively utilised. 

The Board is committed to continuous development. Governors are encouraged to engage in training and professional development opportunities, including seminars and briefings provided by organisations such as AGBIS, as well as external specialists. Regular updates and guidance—particularly in areas such as safeguarding, compliance, and regulatory change—ensure that governors remain wellinformed and able to discharge their responsibilities effectively. 

## **ORGANISATION** 

The Governors of the School act as directors and trustees of the charitable company, with collective responsibility for its strategic direction, oversight, and long-term sustainability. Details of those who served as governors during the period are set out in the Report of the Governors, Strategic Report and Financial Statements. 

Responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the School is delegated to the Head, who is supported by the senior leadership team. 

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## **LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

## **ACCESS AND ADMISSIONS POLICY** 

Leehurst Swan School is a selective, mainstream school which welcomes pupils from a wide range of backgrounds. The admissions process is designed to be fair, transparent and appropriate to the age and stage of each applicant. 

Prospective pupils are assessed through a combination of age-appropriate measures, which may include informal observation and interaction in the Early Years and Key Stage 1, and more structured assessments, interviews and references for older pupils. This process enables the School to build a rounded picture of each child’s attainment, potential and readiness to access the curriculum and benefit from the opportunities offered. 

Places are offered only once sufficient information has been gathered to ensure that the School can meet the individual needs of the pupil and that the pupil is likely to thrive within the academic pace and breadth of provision. 

The School is committed to equal opportunities. An individual’s economic status, gender, ethnicity, race, religion or disability does not form part of the assessment process, in line with our legal obligations and values. 

## **Political Donations** 

None have been made. 

## **FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS** 

The Governors remain fully committed to the continuous development and strengthening of all aspects of the School. There is sustained investment in our greatest asset—our staff—through highquality professional development, alongside a clear focus on curriculum enhancement and innovation, ensuring a broad and enriching range of opportunities for all pupils. At the same time, we continue to improve the School’s facilities and infrastructure, so that the environment reflects the ambition of our provision and supports a thriving, forward-looking community. 

## **INVESTMENT POWERS** 

These are governed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association which include the power to delegate to Investment Managers. 

## **RESERVES POLICY** 

The School maintains a prudent approach to reserves, prioritising reinvestment in educational provision and facilities while monitoring financial sustainability closely. It is the policy of the governors to apply any operating surplus to the development and improvement of the fabric and facilities of the school. 

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LEEHURST SWAN LIMITED
IA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEI
REPORT OF THE GOVERNORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
RISK MANAGEMENT
The major risks to the School as identified by the governors have been reviewed and systems have
been established to mitigate those risks. Reviews are carried out regularly throughout the year,
through all the Governance meetings. Risk review is a standing item on every agenda.
STATEMENT OF GOVERNORS, RESPONSIBILITIES
Law applicable to incorporated charities in England and Wale5 require5 the Governors (who are also
the directors of the company and trustees of the charitvl to prepare financial statements for each
financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its fi'nancial
activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements. the Governors are required to:
Select Suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,.
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, Subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,.
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the company will continue in operation.
The Governors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable thern to ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding
the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of
fraud and other irregularities.
STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the Governors are aware, there is no relevant audit information las defined by section 418 of
the Companie5 Act 20061 of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each Governor has taken
all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a Governor in order to make himself of herself aware
of any relevant information and to establish that the company's auditors are awa￿ of that information.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Fawcetts LLP, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS:
The governors lin their capacity as directors of the company and trustees of the charity) approve the
Report of the Governors and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Jonathan Wansey- Chair of Governors
Dated.. 25 June 2026

**Report of the Independent Auditors To the Members of** 

**Leehurst Swan Limited** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of Leehurst Swan Limited (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

- In our opinion the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, inclduing its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the governors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the governors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

## **Emphasis of matter - Corporate Governance** 

We draw attention to Note 15 in the financial statements that explains that the Board of Governors was not quorate at various points in the year which adversely impacted the corporate governance and financial performance of the school. The situation has been rectified since the year end and the Board is now quorate. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. 

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## **Report of the Independent Auditors To the Members of** 

## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

## **Other information** 

The other information comprises the information included in the Report of the Governors, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Governors are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the Report of the Governors, which includes the Report of the Directors prepared for the purposes of company law, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

- The Report of the Directors included within the Report of the Governors has been prepared in accordance with 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the governors’ report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of Members of the Governors remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

## **Responsibilities of the Governors** 

As explained more fully in the Statement of Governor's Responsibilities, the Members of the Board of Governors (who are also directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Governors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the Governors are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Governors either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

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## **Report of the Independent Auditors (continued) To the Members of** 

## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

## **Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities** 

Irregularities, including fraud, are non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures, in line with our responsibilities, as set out in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which are procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, are detailed below. 

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations we consider the following: 

- the nature of the charity sector, control environment and financial performance; 

• results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities; 

• any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the charity's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to: 

- identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance; 

- detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; 

- the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations 

• the matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. 

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following area: revenue and resource recognition. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. 

We have also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the charity operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Charities Act and related legislation. 

## **Audit response to risks identified** 

As a result of performing the above, we identified revenue and resource recognition as a key audit matter related to the potential risk of fraud. Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following: 

• reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements; 

• understanding the group's revenue recognition policies and how they are applied, including the relevant controls and performing a walkthrough to validate our understanding. 

• enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; 

• performing analytical procedures to compare revenue recognised against expectations and based on past experiences and management forecasts and investigated material divergencies by obtaining corroborative evidence. 

• reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; 

• in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; applying parameters designed to identify entries that were not within our expectations. This included analysing and selecting journals for testing which appeared unusual in nature, either due to size, preparer or date of posting. To test their validity, we verified the journals to originating documentation. 

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. 

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## **Report of the Independent Auditors (continued) To the Members of** 

## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of nondetection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect noncompliance with all laws and regulations. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 


Simon Ellingham BA FCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Fawcetts LLP Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Windover House, St Ann Street Salisbury 26 June 2026 SP1 2DR Date:…………………………………………….. 

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**Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

## **For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|**INCOME AND EXPENDITURE**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Note**<br>**£**<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**<br>2<br>2,353,376<br>3<br>88,167<br>-<br>2,441,543<br>5<br>2,640,808<br>2,640,808<br>**(199,265)**<br>3,049,666<br>**2,850,401**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD at 31 August 2025**<br>Charitable activities<br>Total funds brought forward at 1 September 2024<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>School fees receivable<br>Other income<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Total income**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**<br>Charitable activities:<br>**Investment Income**|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**|**2025**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>2,353,376<br>88,167<br>-<br>2,441,543<br>2,640,808<br>2,640,808<br>**(199,265)**<br>3,049,666<br>**2,850,401**|**2024**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>2,237,317<br>97,643<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||2,334,960|
||||2,487,686|
||||2,487,686|
||||**(152,726)**<br>3,202,392|
||||**3,049,666**|



## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS** 

None of the charitable company's activities were acquired or discontinued during the current and previous years. 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Leehurst Swan Limited
(Company number: 023068811
Balan￿ Sheet
As at 31 August 2025
2025
2024
Note
FSxed assèts
Tangible fixed assets
3.722.227
3.822.933
Current asset5
Stock
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
19.131
494.684
512,831
1.026.646
20.936
60,CM14
645,129
726.069
Llabllltles
Creditors: Amounts due within one year
1,691,996
853,346
Net curreni assets
1665.3501
1127.2771
Totsl a$5ets less current liabilities
3,056,877
3,695,656
Creditors- Amounts due after more than one year
io
2C6.476
645,990
ASSErs
2A50.401
3.049,666
Fund5
Unrestricted funds=
2.850.401
3.049.666
TOTAL FUNDS
2￿50.401
3.049.666
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Governors and were signed on its behalf
by..
Jonathan Wan5ev
Chair of Governors
Date.. .2fj..J.une.10.26..................
The notes form part of these financial Statements
Is

**Statement of Cash Flow For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

|**2025**<br>Notes<br>**£**<br>**CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:**<br>Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities<br>a<br>58,128<br>Cash flows from investing activities:<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>(41,569)<br>VAT recovered on fixed assets<br>12,705<br>Proceeds on sale of tangible fixed assets<br>360<br>Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities<br>(28,504)<br>Cash flows from financing activities:<br>Repayments of borrowing<br>(169,922)<br>Cash inflows from new borrowing<br>8,000<br>Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities<br>(161,922)<br>**CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS FOR THE YEAR**<br>(132,298)<br>Cash and cash equivalents brought forward<br>b<br>645,129<br>**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>**AT 31 AUGUST**<br>b<br>**512,831**<br>**a)**<br>**Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>Net income/(expenditure) for the year as per the<br>Statement of Financial Activities<br>(199,265)<br>Adjusted for:<br>Depreciation<br>127,917<br>(Profit)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets<br>1,294<br>(Increase)/decrease in stock<br>1,805<br>(Increase)/decrease in debtors<br>(434,680)<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>561,057<br>**Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities**<br>58,128<br>**b)**<br>**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>512,831<br>512,831|**2024**<br>**£**<br>95,092<br>(79,261)<br>-|
|---|---|
||(79,261)|
||(156,173)<br>-|
||(156,173)|
||(140,342)<br>785,471|
||**645,129**|
||**2024**<br>**£**<br>(152,726)<br>129,672<br>-<br>(5,696)<br>(22,104)<br>145,946|
||95,092|
||**2024**<br>**£**<br>645,129|
||645,129|



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**Leehurst Swan Limited Notes to the Financial Statements** 

**For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

A summary of the principal accounting policies adopted, which have been applied consistently, are set out below: 

## 1.1 **General information and basis of accounting** 

Leehurst Swan Limited is a company limited by guarantee incorporated and registered in England and Wales. The school constitutes a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102)), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006. 

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in Sterling (£) which is the functional currency of the charitable company. 

## 1.2 **Going concern** 

The governors have assessed the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, considering both the current operational environment and the challenging economic conditions. The assessment covers a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. 

The school is currently in the process of renegotiating part of its banking facilities. While the governors have received positive indications from the lender, these facilities have not been formally finalized at the date of approving these accounts. 

After making appropriate inquiries and reviewing detailed cash flow forecasts, the governors have a reasonable expectation that the school will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements 

## 1.3 **Funds** 

The School’s funds consist of unrestricted and restricted amounts. The School may use unrestricted amounts at its discretion. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside for particular purposes. Restricted funds can only be used for a particular purpose as specified by the donor. 

## 1.4 **Incoming resources** 

The income and net incoming resources are attributable to the one principal activity of the charitable company. 

## **Fees and similar income** 

Fees receivable and charges for services and use of premises are accounted for in the period in which the service is provided. Fees receivable are stated after deducting allowances, scholarships and other remissions allowed by the school. 

## **Donations, legacies and fund accounting** 

Donations and legacies received for the general purposes of the school are included as unrestricted funds. Donations and legacies for activities restricted by the wishes of the donor are taken to “restricted funds” where these wishes are legally binding on the Governors. 

## 1.5 **Expenditure** 

All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal obligation to pay for expenditure. All costs have been directly attributed to one of the functional categories of resources expended in the SOFA. The irrecoverable element of VAT is included with the item of expense to which it relates. 

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**Leehurst Swan Limited Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## 1.6 **Tangible fixed assets and depreciation** 

Expenditure on fixed assets is capitalised except for expenditure incurred on the replacement of assets of low value with a short life. Repair, renovation and replacement expenditure is written off as expenditure in the statement of financial activities. The cost of fixed assets is their purchase cost, together with any incidental costs of acquisition. Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets, less their estimated residual values, over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned. The principal annual rates used for this purpose are: 

Land not depreciated Freehold property between 2% and 10% on cost Fixtures and fittings 20% reducing balance or 33.33% on cost Motor vehicles 25% on reducing balance 

## 1.7 **Debtors** 

Debtors are measured at their recoverable amount. 

## 1.8 **Stock** 

Stocks of uniform are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete items. 

## 1.9 **Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## 1.1 **Taxation** 

The company is a registered charity and, as such, is not liable to corporation tax. 

## 1.11 **Financial instruments** 

The School only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. 

## 1.12 **Advance fees scheme** 

The school offers parents the opportunity to pay for tuition fees in advance. The money may be returned subject to specific conditions on receipt of one term’s notice. These fees are treated as deferred income and the fee for each school term is charged against the remaining balance and taken to income. 

## 1.13 **Operating leases** 

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged on a time basis over the lease term. 

## 1.14 **Pension costs** 

The School’s teaching staff have the option to be members of a pension scheme which is operated by the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme. This is a multi-employer pension scheme. It is not possible to identify the School’s share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the scheme on a consistent and reliable basis and therefore, as required by FRS 102, the School accounts for the scheme as if it were a defined contribution scheme. Contributions, which are in accordance with the recommendations of the Government Actuary, are charged in the period in which the salaries to which they relate are payable. For non-teaching staff, the School contributes to a defined contribution group personal pension plan. 

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## **Leehurst Swan Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|**2.**<br>**Fees**<br>Fees receivable consist of:<br>Gross fees<br>Less: Total bursaries, grants and allowances|**2025**<br>**£**<br>2,793,499<br>(440,123)<br>2,353,376|**2024**<br>**£**<br>2,690,161<br>(452,844)|
|---|---|---|
|||2,237,317|



|**3.**<br>**Sundry and other income**<br>Lettings<br>Sundry Income<br>**4.**<br>**Staff Costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Other pension costs|**2025**<br>**£**<br>44,866<br>43,301<br>88,167<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>1,561,854<br>155,345<br>218,322<br>1,935,521|**2024**<br>**£**<br>53,187<br>44,456|
|---|---|---|
|||97,643|
|||**2024**<br>**£**<br>1,459,160<br>123,482<br>283,490|
|||1,866,132|



The average number of employees during the year was as follows: 

|Teaching<br>Non-teaching|**2025**<br>**2024**<br>37<br>35<br>17<br>21<br>54<br>56<br>_Head count_|**2025**<br>**2024**<br>26<br>29<br>15<br>16<br>41<br>45<br>_Full-time equivalent:_|**2025**<br>**2024**<br>26<br>29<br>15<br>16<br>41<br>45<br>_Full-time equivalent:_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||45|



A termination payment of £51,105 (including employers National Insurance) was paid during the year (2024 - £42,436). Additional ex-gratia payments of £Nil (2024 18,000) were accrued for at the year end. None of the governors, nor persons connected with them received any remuneration or other material benefits from the school or any connected organisation. 

Two governors paid school fees amounting to £16,919 (2024 £44,862) to the school during the year. The key management personnel of the school comprise the Governors, the Head and the Bursar. The total remuneration of the key management personnel was £110,282 (2024 - £186,040). 

|£60,001 - £70,000<br>£70,001 - £80,000<br>Over £80,001|**2025**<br>1<br>-<br>-|**2024**<br>1<br>-<br>1|
|---|---|---|



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**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **Leehurst Swan Limited** 

|**5.**<br>**Analysis of expenditure**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**Staff costs**<br>**Other**<br>**Depreciatio**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>School operating costs<br>Teaching<br>1,653,528<br>81,423<br>11,368<br>1,746,319<br>1,709,077<br>Premises<br>167,937<br>224,843<br>105,957<br>498,737<br>467,543<br>Support costs of schooling<br>114,056<br>209,315<br>11,886<br>335,257<br>237,085<br>1,935,521<br>515,581<br>129,211<br>2,580,313<br>2,413,705<br>Governance costs<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,935,521<br>515,581<br>129,211<br>2,580,313<br>2,413,705<br>Finance and other costs<br>-<br>60,495<br>-<br>60,495<br>73,981<br>Total resources expended<br>1,935,521<br>576,076<br>129,211<br>2,640,808<br>2,487,686<br>**6.**<br>**Tangible Fixed Assets**<br>**Freehold**<br>**IT**<br>**Plant**<br>**Motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**_£_**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Cost**<br>5,786,169<br>383,281<br>-<br>76,100<br>24,006<br>6,269,556<br>Revisions<br>-<br>(1,491)<br>-<br>(11,214)<br>(12,705)<br>Additions<br>15,806<br>11,053<br>3,660<br>2,050<br>9,000<br>41,569<br>Disposals<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(24,006)<br>(24,006)<br>At 31 August 2025<br>5,801,975<br>392,843<br>3,660<br>66,936<br>9,000<br>6,274,414<br>**Depreciation**<br>2,074,205<br>338,980<br>-<br>11,415<br>22,023<br>2,446,623<br>Charge for the year<br>105,957<br>11,162<br>206<br>9,439<br>1,153<br>127,917<br>Disposals<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(22,353)<br>(22,353)<br>2,180,162<br>350,142<br>206<br>20,854<br>823<br>2,552,187<br>**Net book value**<br>-<br>At 31 August 2025<br>3,621,813<br>42,701<br>3,454<br>46,082<br>8,177<br>3,722,227<br>At 31 August 2024<br>3,711,964<br>44,301<br>-<br>64,685<br>1,983<br>3,822,933<br>**7.**<br>**Stock**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>Uniform stocks<br>19,131<br>20,936<br>**8.**<br>**Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>Trade debtors<br>451,627<br>36,831<br>Other debtors<br>43,057<br>23,173<br>494,684<br>60,004<br>**9.**<br>**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12)<br>470,397<br>178,660<br>Hire purchase<br>1,605<br>-<br>Trade creditors<br>77,388<br>39,773<br>Deferred income (fees paid in advance) - Autumn Term 2025 fees<br>763,768<br>504,821<br>Other creditors<br>130,294<br>100,437<br>VAT<br>220,476<br>-<br>Accrued expenses<br>28,068<br>29,655<br>1,691,996<br>853,346<br>At 1 September 2024<br>At 1 September 2024<br>**Total**<br>The cost of freehold property includes land of £319,408 which is not being depreciated.<br>**Charitable activities:**<br>**Fixtures and**<br>**fittings**|**5.**<br>**Analysis of expenditure**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**Staff costs**<br>**Other**<br>**Depreciatio**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>School operating costs<br>Teaching<br>1,653,528<br>81,423<br>11,368<br>1,746,319<br>1,709,077<br>Premises<br>167,937<br>224,843<br>105,957<br>498,737<br>467,543<br>Support costs of schooling<br>114,056<br>209,315<br>11,886<br>335,257<br>237,085<br>1,935,521<br>515,581<br>129,211<br>2,580,313<br>2,413,705<br>Governance costs<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,935,521<br>515,581<br>129,211<br>2,580,313<br>2,413,705<br>Finance and other costs<br>-<br>60,495<br>-<br>60,495<br>73,981<br>Total resources expended<br>1,935,521<br>576,076<br>129,211<br>2,640,808<br>2,487,686<br>**6.**<br>**Tangible Fixed Assets**<br>**Freehold**<br>**IT**<br>**Plant**<br>**Motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**_£_**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Cost**<br>5,786,169<br>383,281<br>-<br>76,100<br>24,006<br>6,269,556<br>Revisions<br>-<br>(1,491)<br>-<br>(11,214)<br>(12,705)<br>Additions<br>15,806<br>11,053<br>3,660<br>2,050<br>9,000<br>41,569<br>Disposals<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(24,006)<br>(24,006)<br>At 31 August 2025<br>5,801,975<br>392,843<br>3,660<br>66,936<br>9,000<br>6,274,414<br>**Depreciation**<br>2,074,205<br>338,980<br>-<br>11,415<br>22,023<br>2,446,623<br>Charge for the year<br>105,957<br>11,162<br>206<br>9,439<br>1,153<br>127,917<br>Disposals<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(22,353)<br>(22,353)<br>2,180,162<br>350,142<br>206<br>20,854<br>823<br>2,552,187<br>**Net book value**<br>-<br>At 31 August 2025<br>3,621,813<br>42,701<br>3,454<br>46,082<br>8,177<br>3,722,227<br>At 31 August 2024<br>3,711,964<br>44,301<br>-<br>64,685<br>1,983<br>3,822,933<br>**7.**<br>**Stock**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>Uniform stocks<br>19,131<br>20,936<br>**8.**<br>**Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>Trade debtors<br>451,627<br>36,831<br>Other debtors<br>43,057<br>23,173<br>494,684<br>60,004<br>**9.**<br>**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12)<br>470,397<br>178,660<br>Hire purchase<br>1,605<br>-<br>Trade creditors<br>77,388<br>39,773<br>Deferred income (fees paid in advance) - Autumn Term 2025 fees<br>763,768<br>504,821<br>Other creditors<br>130,294<br>100,437<br>VAT<br>220,476<br>-<br>Accrued expenses<br>28,068<br>29,655<br>1,691,996<br>853,346<br>At 1 September 2024<br>At 1 September 2024<br>**Total**<br>The cost of freehold property includes land of £319,408 which is not being depreciated.<br>**Charitable activities:**<br>**Fixtures and**<br>**fittings**||**Staff costs**<br>1,653,528<br>167,937<br>114,056|**Other**<br>81,423<br>224,843<br>209,315|**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**Depreciatio**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>11,368<br>1,746,319<br>1,709,077<br>105,957<br>498,737<br>467,543<br>11,886<br>335,257<br>237,085|**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**Depreciatio**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>11,368<br>1,746,319<br>1,709,077<br>105,957<br>498,737<br>467,543<br>11,886<br>335,257<br>237,085|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||1,935,521<br>-|515,581<br>-|129,211<br>2,580,313<br>2,413,705<br>-<br>-<br>-||
||||1,935,521<br>-|515,581<br>60,495|129,211<br>2,580,313<br>2,413,705<br>-<br>60,495<br>73,981||
||||1,935,521|576,076|129,211<br>2,640,808<br>2,487,686||
||||**£**<br>383,281<br>(1,491)<br>11,053<br>-<br>**Fixtures and**<br>**fittings**|**IT**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>3,660<br>-|**Plant**<br>**Motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**_£_**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>76,100<br>24,006<br>6,269,556<br>(11,214)<br>(12,705)<br>2,050<br>9,000<br>41,569<br>-<br>(24,006)<br>(24,006)<br>**Total**||
||5,801,975||392,843|3,660|66,936|9,000<br>6,274,414|
||2,074,205<br>105,957<br>-||338,980<br>11,162<br>-|-<br>206<br>-|11,415<br>9,439<br>-|22,023<br>2,446,623<br>1,153<br>127,917<br>(22,353)<br>(22,353)|
||2,180,162||350,142|206|20,854|823<br>2,552,187|
||3,621,813||42,701|-<br>3,454|46,082|8,177<br>3,722,227|
||3,711,964||44,301|-|64,685|1,983<br>3,822,933|
|||||||**2025**<br>**2024**<br>19,131<br>20,936|
|||||||**2025**<br>**2024**<br>451,627<br>36,831<br>43,057<br>23,173|
|||||||494,684<br>60,004|
|||||||**2025**<br>**2024**<br>470,397<br>178,660<br>1,605<br>-<br>77,388<br>39,773<br>763,768<br>504,821<br>130,294<br>100,437<br>220,476<br>-<br>28,068<br>29,655|
|||||||1,691,996<br>853,346|



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**Leehurst Swan Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **10. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year** 

|Bank loans (see note 12)<br>Hire purchase<br>Fee deposits<br>**Obligations under leasing agreements**<br>The total future minimum payments due on leases expiring:<br>Motor vehicles:<br>Expiring:<br>Within one year<br>Between one and five years<br>**Loans and overdrafts**<br>An analysis of the maturity of loans and overdrafts is given below:<br>Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:<br>Bank loan<br>Amounts falling due between one and two years:<br>Bank loan - 1-2 years<br>Amounts falling due between two and five years:<br>Bank loan - 2-5 years<br>Bank loan - over 5 years|**2025**<br>£<br>139,481<br>5,995<br>61,000<br>206,476<br>**2025**<br>£<br>4,552<br>-<br>**2025**<br>£<br>470,397|**2024**<br>£<br>600,740<br>-<br>45,250|
|---|---|---|
|||645,990|
|||**2024**<br>£<br>-<br>11,098|
|||**2024**<br>£<br>178,660|
||15,000<br>124,481<br>-|175,028|
|||360,349|
|||65,363|



## **11. Obligations under leasing agreements** 

## **12. Loans and overdrafts** 

At 31 August 2025 there are two bank loans remaining, both repayable by instalments and interest rates at base rate + 3% per annum. One of the loans was due for repayment on 5 August 2026 but its terms are being renegotiated. A second loan is due for repayment by 28 September 2032. 

## **13. Secured debts** 

The following secured debts are included within creditors: 

||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Bank loans|609,878|779,400|



The bank loans are secured by a first legal charge over the freehold property of the School. 

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**Leehurst Swan Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **14. Pension commitments** 

Prior to 30 September 2024, the company made contributions to a defined benefit scheme operated by Teachers' Pensions on behalf of some of the teaching staff and contributions to money purchase pension schemes on behalf of non-teaching staff. On 30 September 2024 the school withdrew from Teachers' Pensions and contributions for teachers are now made to a money purchase scheme operated by Royal London. 

The total pension cost for the school was £218,322 (2024 - £283,490) of which £20,107 (2024 - £224,341) related to contributions to the Teachers Pensions Scheme. 

## **Teachers’ Pension Scheme** 

The School participated in the Teacher's Pension Scheme (England and Wales) ("the TPS") for its teaching staff until 30 September 2024. 

The Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) is a statutory, contributory, defined benefit scheme, governed by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014. Membership is automatic for teachers in academies. All teachers have the option to opt-out of the TPS following enrolment. 

The TPS is an unfunded scheme to which both the member and employer makes contributions, as a percentage of salary - these contributions are credited to the Exchequer. Retirement and other pension benefits are paid by public funds provided by Parliament. 

The Government Actuary, using normal actuarial principles, conducts a formal actuarial review of the TPS in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Valuations and Employer Cost Cap) Directions 2014 published by HM Treasury every 4 years. The aim of the review is to specify the level of future contributions. Actuarial scheme valuations are dependent on assumptions about the value of future costs, design of benefits and many other factors. The latest actuarial valuation of the TPS was carried out in 2020. The valuation report was published by the Department for Education in October 2023 and confirmed that the employer contribution rate for TPS would increase from 23.6% to 28.6% from 1 April 2024. Employers are also required to pay a scheme administration levy of 0.08% giving a total employer contribution of 28.68%. 

## **15. Governors and company status** 

The Board of Governors, who are also the company directors for the purposes of company law and trustees for the purposes of charity law should be a minimum number of eight in order to be quorate. During the year there were a number of changes of Governors which meant that the Board did not have sufficient Governors to be quorate on occasions, leading to considerable disruption in the corporate governance of the school and adversely impacting the financial performance of the school. Since the end of the year, a new Board of Governors has been appointed and the Board is now quorate. 

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The company is registered in England. The liability of the members in the event of a winding up is limited by guarantee to an amount not exceeding £2 per member. At the balance sheet date there was 1 member (2024 – 4). 

## **16. Allocation of the charity net assets** 

The net assets are held for the various funds as follows: 

|Unrestricted funds<br>Restricted funds|Fixed assets<br>£<br>3,722,227<br>-<br>3,722,227|Net current<br>assets<br>£<br>(665,350)<br>-<br>(665,350)|Long term<br>liabilities<br>£<br>(206,476)<br>-<br>(206,476)|Total<br>£<br>2,850,401<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||2,850,401|



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**Leehurst Swan Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

## **17 Comparative statement of financial activities** 

|**INCOME AND EXPENDITURE**<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**<br>Total funds brought forward at 1 September 2023<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD at 31 August 2024**<br>Charitable activities<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**<br>Other income<br>**Investment Income**<br>**Total income**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON:**<br>Charitable activities:<br>School fees receivable|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>2,237,317<br>97,643<br>-<br>2,334,960<br>2,487,686<br>2,487,686<br>**(152,726)**<br>3,202,392<br>**3,049,666**|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**|**2024**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>2,237,317<br>97,643<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||2,334,960|
||||2,487,686|
||||2,487,686|
||||**(152,726)**<br>3,202,392|
||||**3,049,666**|



## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS** 

None of the charitable company's activities were acquired or discontinued during the current and previous years. 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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## **Leehurst Swan Limited Detailed income and expenditure account For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|**Income:**<br>School fees<br>**Less:**<br>Scholarships<br>Bursaries<br>Staff discounts<br>Sibling discounts<br>Early years grants<br>**Other income**<br>Registrations<br>Lettings<br>Wrap around care<br>Sundry receipts<br>Transport admin charge<br>Bank interest receivable<br>**Expenditure**<br>**Curriculum**<br>Payroll<br>Departmental expenses<br>ICT support<br>**Administration**<br>Staff - payroll<br>Consumables and Sundries<br>Equipment<br>IT software<br>Telephone, photocopier and postage<br>Subscriptions and licences<br>Staff advertising<br>Advertising<br>Hospitality<br>Training and general<br>Legal and professional fees - general<br>Carried forward|**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
||2,793,499<br>108,005<br>181,100<br>132,396<br>20,732<br>(2,110)<br>440,123<br>2,353,376<br>1,720<br>44,866<br>10,739<br>10,472<br>9,547<br>10,823<br>88,167<br>2,441,543<br>1,653,528<br>67,572<br>13,851<br>1,734,951<br>114,056<br>7,122<br>536<br>14,002<br>13,950<br>8,636<br>10,905<br>6,324<br>9,314<br>8,517<br>127,126<br>320,488<br>2,055,439<br>2,441,543<br>£|2,690,161<br>120,241<br>180,767<br>134,536<br>17,922<br>(622)<br>452,844<br>2,237,317<br>5,050<br>53,187<br>8,685<br>8,859<br>7,444<br>14,418<br>97,643<br>2,334,960<br>1,636,775<br>42,754<br>13,745<br>1,693,274<br>102,544<br>6,435<br>8,683<br>-<br>12,510<br>8,140<br>9,859<br>26,643<br>4,681<br>20,540<br>35,173<br>235,208<br>1,928,482<br>2,334,960<br>£|



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## **Leehurst Swan Limited Detailed income and expenditure account For the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|Brought forward<br>**Establishment**<br>Staff payroll<br>Rates and water<br>Insurance<br>Light and heat<br>Building repairs, alterations and refurbishment<br>Cleaning supplies and consumables<br>Contact grass cutting and tree work<br>Repairs and renewals<br>Transport<br>Security and fire<br>**Finance costs:**<br>Bank charges<br>Bank loan interest<br>**Other expenditure**<br>Bad debts<br>Uniform opening stock<br>Uniforms - Sales & Cost of sale<br>Uniform closing stock<br>**Depreciation**<br>Disposal of fixed assets<br>Freehold property<br>Fixtures and fittings<br>Motor vehicles<br>**Net Surplus/(Deficit)**|2,055,439<br>2,441,543<br>167,937<br>78,444<br>37,314<br>44,710<br>23,612<br>6,736<br>10,509<br>1,669<br>18,233<br>3,617<br>392,781<br>902<br>59,593<br>60,495<br>3,069<br>(20,935)<br>1,617<br>19,131<br>2,882<br>2,511,597<br>(70,054)<br>1,294<br>105,957<br>20,807<br>1,153<br>129,211<br>(199,265)<br>**2025**<br>£|**2024**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||1,928,482<br>2,334,960<br>126,814<br>42,764<br>33,061<br>66,389<br>38,407<br>6,055<br>7,507<br>856<br>34,324<br>5,069<br>361,246<br>6,114<br>67,867<br>73,981<br>73,981<br>-<br>15,240<br>-<br>(20,935)<br>(5,695)<br>2,358,014<br>(23,054)<br>106,297<br>22,715<br>660<br>129,672<br>(152,726)<br>£||
|||||
||||(152,726)|



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