LEEDS CITY COLLEGE Report & Financial Statements
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LEEDS CITY COLLEGE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020 STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Leeds City College Corporation Year EndLEEDS Accounts 2019/20CITY COLLEGE Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2019 LEEDS CITY COLLEGE CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020 KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Key management personnel are defined as members of the college’s executive leadership team and were represented by the following in 2019/20: Mr Colin Booth OBE Chief Executive Officer* Ms Lydia Devenny Deputy Chief Executive – Services Mr William Jones Deputy Chief Executive – Curriculum & Quality Ms Gemma Simmons-Blench Executive Principal – Curriculum & Quality * Senior post holder BOARD OF GOVERNORS A full list of Governors is given on page 16 of these financial statements. Ms Melanie Halstead acted as Director of Governance throughout the period. PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING INTERNAL AUDITORS: ACCOUNTANTS: KPMG LLP RSM 1 Sovereign Square Central Square Sovereign Street 29 Wellington Street Leeds LS1 4DA Leeds LS1 4DL BANKERS: Santander 1-2 Triton Square Regents Place London NW1 3AN SOLICITORS: Rollits Solicitors Eversheds Sutherland Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Wilberforce Court Bridgewater Place 2 Wellington Place High Street Water Lane Leeds Hull Leeds LS1 4BZ HU1 1YJ LS11 5DR Page 2 LEEDS CITY COLLEGE CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020 CONTENTS Report of the Members of the Corporation 4 Statement Of Corporate Governance 15 Statement of Internal Control 19 Statement of Regularity, Propriety and Compliance 21 Statement of Responsibilities of the Members of the Corporation 22 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Corporation of Leeds City College 24 Reporting Accountant’s Assurance Report on Regularity 27 Consolidated and FE Colleges Statement of Comprehensive Income 29 Consolidated and FE Colleges Statement of Changes in Reserves 30 Balance Sheets as at 31 July 31 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 32 Notes to the Accounts 33 Page 3 LEEDS CITY COLLEGE CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020 REPORT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY Leeds Conservatoire became a subsidiary of the group on 1 August 2011. It is an The members present their report and the independent Higher Education Institution and audited financial statements for the year specialist music conservatoire. On 11 August ended 31 July 2020. 2020 the College changed its name to Leeds Conservatoire from Leeds College of Music. Legal status Leeds Apprenticeship Training Agency The Leeds City College Corporation was Limited provides an employment agency established under the Leeds City College service. An application to dissolve the (Incorporation) Order 2008 for the purpose of company has been made. conducting Leeds City College. The college is an exempt charity for the purposes of part 3 of White Rose Resourcing Limited provides the Charities Act 2011. and employment agency service. Introduction The Corporation also sponsors the White Rose Academies Trust. The financial Leeds City College Corporation is one of the performance of the Trust is not consolidated UK’s largest FE and HE establishments, in these accounts. offering a diverse curriculum to its students. For the purposes of this report and financial The Leeds City College Group is made up of statements Leeds City College (Group) is the the following colleges and subsidiaries: consolidation of the colleges and the three subsidiary undertakings. Leeds City College Leeds City College (FE Colleges) is the Keighley College stand-alone Leeds City College Corporation Harrogate College entity, which incorporates the further Leeds Conservatoire education colleges only. Leeds Apprenticeship Training Agency Limited Brand White Rose Resourcing Limited Following extensive consultation the Leeds City College Corporation determined to rebrand itself the Is a Further Education College based in “Luminate Education Group”, whilst retaining Leeds. It provides a wide range of academic the LCC Corporation name. and vocational courses and substantial provision in Higher Education. Vision & Mission Harrogate College In December 2018, the board approved a Joined the group on 31 July 2019. It is a revised strategy for the group. The group aims Further Education College based in North to be a leading voice of education in Yorkshire. Yorkshire. Keighley College The vision frames our ambition and Is a Further Education College based in West expectation and provides a clear long term Yorkshire. It provides a wide range of goal. Our vision is that all group members vocational training. will strive to become: As well as the FE colleges the group has the ‘leaders of education, training and community following subsidiaries: transformation’ All group members will be: Page 4 LEEDS CITY COLLEGE CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020 REPORT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION The leading choice for students and stakeholder engagement plan staff Successfully integrating Harrogate Making a positive, life changing College into the group, and support the impact on our students with clear college to create a strong growth plan for progression routes into further study 2020/21 and work Making progress on sharing more Helping to make our communities services across the group, maximising more prosperous and cohesive and improving quality and value of central Fully connected to businesses with services constantly emerging opportunities. Creating and delivering a financial plan that is clearly aligned to the property Values strategy and supports sustainable growth whilst maintaining a sufficient cash Our values shape and reflect the beliefs and position behaviours of all our staff and students: Creating and implementing a curriculum and employer engagement strategy that Aspirational with heart drives growth and positive destinations for Down to earth with huge ambition learners and meets LEP skills priorities, High performing with soul skills shortages, employer and student Everyone together, whilst demand championing the individual. Good progress was made in each of these Group members are focused on transforming aims; particular highlights were: lives by providing outstanding education, training and outcomes for students. The Creation of a new Teacher Development aspiration is to always add value for students Centre at the Park Lane Campus and society by having a positive impact, Successful business case submitted to allowing all students to succeed and improve the Department for Education for their lives. The purpose of all group consideration to become a provider of members is to ensure that all our students: Initial Teacher Training (ITT) for programmes starting in 2021 Dare to dream Luminate Professional Services was Have a great time launched to provide services across the Grow as an individual and progress to group members work or further study. The group began to consult and develop its Corporate Social Responsibility Strategic priorities Strategy Harrogate College was successfully The Leeds City College Corporation review established as a member of the group, and agree a set of strategic priorities with a new brand and engagement with annually. The priorities for 2019/20 were to: local stakeholders The revised financial plan aligned the Develop a group approach to improving property strategy and supported re- teaching and learning and which creates financing of the group’s short-term debt. a strong pipeline of new teachers and exceptional CPD Covid-19 Promote to schools and academies the benefits of joining the Luminate Education The group closed its campuses in line with Group the national lockdown from 16 March 2020. Developing the Luminate Education In the weeks before, the group had mobilised Group brand and Corporate Social a business continuity group to assess the Responsibility alongside a successful risks and ensure that teaching and learning Page 5 LEEDS CITY COLLEGE CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2020 REPORT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION as well as business operations could Create and implement an inclusive continue. The group’s investment in curriculum and employer engagement technology enhanced learning using the strategy Google platform enabled delivery to move Contribute to the “Climate Emergency” online. Students who did not have access to declaration through initiatives that reduce mobile devices were loaned equipment and emissions and raise awareness. additional equipment was purchased to provide access to as many students as Resources possible. The group has various resources that it can deploy in pursuit of its strategic objectives. Leeds City College opened one of its city centre campuses during the lockdown to The group employs 1880 people (expressed provide access for the city’s most vulnerable as average headcount) of whom 1,117 are children and young people. More students teaching staff. returned towards the end of the summer term to enable them to complete the practical The group enrolled 24,630 students in its assessments, whilst staff focused on the colleges: “Centre Assessed Grades” exercise to ensure the results were properly calculated for GCSEs, A Levels as well as BTECs and other qualifications. Higher Education provision was also taught online, and at Leeds Conservatoire considerable time and care was