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Registered Company: 4542170 Registered Charity: 1096429 (England) SC040254 (Scotland)
NPTC
Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 August 2025
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NPTC Trustees' Report
REGISTERED COMPANY: 4542170
REGISTERED CHARITY: 1096429 (England & Wales) and SC040254 (Scotland)
DIRECTORS:
M J Adamson (Appointed 31/10/2025) B M Le Fleming (Appointed 31/10/2025) M J Evans (Resigned 31/10/2025) K Redhead (Resigned 31/10/2025)
REGISTERED OFFICE: 5-6 Giltspur Street, London, EC1A 9DE
Introduction
The directors, who are also trustees, present their report and financial statements for NPTC for the year ended 31 August 2025. In preparing this Report and Financial Statements, the directors have adopted the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102 (revised 2019). This Report is the “Trustees' Annual Report” referred to in the latter. NPTC transferred its business and assets to The City and Guilds of London Institute on 30 June 2010 and became dormant at the end of that accounting period.
Reference and administrative details
NPTC is a registered charity (Charity No. 1096429 (England & Wales) and SC040254 (Scotland)) and a registered UK company (Reg. No 4542170). Set out above are the address of its principal office and the names of the directors at the date on which this Report was approved and any other directors serving during the year to 31 August 2025. As NPTC is dormant its principal bankers, solicitors, auditors and investment advisers are not included.
Structure, governance and management
NPTC is a company limited by guarantee, governed by a Memorandum of Association adopted on incorporation on 23 September 2002 and subsequently amended, and Articles of Association adopted on 6 July 2011. These two documents are together described in this Report as “the constitution”. The constitution provides that the Board shall consist of two directors appointed by The City and Guilds of London Institute. The Board’s policy on induction, training and assessment of trustees reflect the fact that NPTC is dormant. It has no executive staff and any decisions relating to it are made by the directors.
Related parties
The City and Guilds of London Institute is the sole member of NPTC.
Objectives and Activities
The objects for which NPTC is established are “the advancement of education and training by means of the establishment and/or administration of schemes of Proficiency Tests, Vocational Qualifications, Certificates of Competence, Certificates of Qualification and other such awards in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and other industries as the Charity shall from time to time decide.”
Plans for future periods and risk management
NPTC has been dormant since 1 October 2010 and there are no plans for this to change at the date of this report.
Financial review
The financial statements are attached to this report.
Investment policy, performance and objectives
NPTC has no investments.
Statement of directors’ responsibilities
The directors (who are also trustees of NPTC for the purposes of charity law) are responsible for preparing the Directors’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Approved by the Board on 11 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
…………………… B M Le Fleming Director
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NPTC Statement of Financial Position as at 31 August 2025
| NPTC Statement of Financial Position as at 31 August 2025 |
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|---|---|---|
| 31 August | 31 August | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | - | - |
| Current assets | - | - |
| Current liabilities | - | - |
| Net current assets | - | - |
| Net assets | - | - |
| Total funds - unrestricted | - | - |
| for the year ended 31 August 2025 |
The notes on page 3 forms part of these financial statements.
For the year ended 31 August 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.
No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Approved by the Board on 11 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
[ B M Le Fleming BarbarSignedE6B550648A23428... by: le Fleming Director
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NPTC
Note to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
1 Accounting policies
The Financial Statements are 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 UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (revised 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in pounds sterling. The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention.
No statement of cash flows has been presented since the company has no cash or cash equivalents or any transactions during the year.
2 Employees
There were no employees of the company during the year and the directors have contracts of employments with other companies in the City and Guilds Group.
3 Ultimate parent undertaking
The company's immediate and ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is The City and Guilds of London Institute, an organisation formed under Royal Charter which is a charity registered in England & Wales and Scotland. The principal address of The City and Guilds of London Institute is 5-6 Giltspur Street, London, EC1A 9DE. Group financial statements have been prepared as at 31 August 2025 and may be obtained from the Secretary at the above address.
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