The Queen Katherine Schoo! Multi Academy Trust
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The Queen Katherine Schoo! Multi Academy Trust (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 August 2014 (Previous Name: The Queen Katherine School Academy Trust) Company Registration Number: 07 472799 (England & Wales) The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust Contents Page Reference and Admin istrative Details L Trustees' Report 3 Governance Statement 9 Statement on Regularity, Propriety and Compliance L2 Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 13 lndependent Auditor's Report on the Financial Statements t4 lndependent Accountant's Report on Regularity t6 Statement of Financial Activities lncorporating lncome & Expenditure Account 18 Balance Sheet 19 Cash Flow Statement 20 Notes to the Financial Statements, lncorporating: Statement of Accounting Policies 2t Other Notes to the Financial Statements 24 The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust page 1 Reference and Administrative Details Change of company name On 09 May 2014 the company change its name from The Queen Katherine School Academy Trust to The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust. Appointed Resigned Trustees who are Members Stephen Pooley *# 3Ll08/2014 Richard Moore (Chairman) *# Suzanne Allen +f t7l09/20L4 Beth Curl *# Peter Townley 031t212013 Stephen Parkman 03/12/20L3 Trustees who are Directors Elizabeth Moffatt 28/O4120L4 John Richardson 28/04120L4 Gareth Roscoe +# 03/12120t3 Stephen Wilkinson (Accounting Officer) *# 03/72120L3 Anne Hallam o3/72120L3 L7lo9l20t4 Heather Dixon *# t7/0612074 Trustees who are not Directors Sylvia Emmott 26ltU2Ot3 Jarrod Collings (Staff Trustee) Martin Butcher 3tl70l2Ot3 Caroline Holden *# Sarah Senior *# Kevin Boles 3110712014 Nicola Penrice (Johnson) t2/0212074 Andrea Aldridge Caroline Metcalfe (Staff Trustee) *# 3L10812074 Alan Bobbett Keith Barber (Staff Trustee) Angela Carradus 0tlo9/2o73 t6107120L4 Anne Blackburn oll09l2Ot3 Robin Young 0L/tol2073 Richard Monks otltol2013 Jo Goode 03/1212073 L3l0sl2OL4 Helen Matthews 0Ll09l20t4 Guy Tirvengadum oLl09l20t4 * members of the Business Finance and Audit committee # members of the Audit committee Company Secretary Michael James Walby L3/ttl20L4 Senior Management Team: Executive Head Teacher Stephen Wilkinson Head Teacher Gareth Roscoe Deputy Head Teacher Cathy Earle Deputy Head Teacher Christina Watson Deputy Head Teacher Jane Brierley Vice Principal Allison Chapman The Queen Katherine Schoo! Multi Academy Trust pase2 Reference and Administrative Details (continued) Principa! and Registered Office The Queen Katherine School Appleby Road Kendal LA9 6PJ Company Registration Number 07472799 (England & Wales) lndependent Auditor Saint & Co. Chartered Accountants The Old Police Station Church Street Ambleside Cumbria LA22 OBT Bankers Yorkshire Bank Plc 7 Stricklandgate Kendal Cumbria LAg 4NB Lloyds Bank Plc 11 Finkle Street Kendal Cumbria LA9 4AG Solicitors Burnetts 6 Victoria Place Carlisle cA1 1ES The Queen Katherine Schoo! Multi Academy Trust Page 3 Trustees'Report The trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements and auditor's reports of the charitable company for the year ended 31 August 2014. The annual report serves the purposes of both a trustees' report, and a directors' report under company law. The trust operates an academy for pupils aged 11 to 18 serving a catchment area in south lakes. lt has a pupil capacity of t44O and had a roll of 1392 in the school census on 15 May 2014. Structure, Governance and Management Constitution The academy trust (Multi Academy Trust on 18 February 2014) is a company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity. The charitable company's memorandum and articles of association are the primary governing documents of the academy trust. The trustees of The Queen Katherine Multi School Academy Trust Limited are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law. The charitable company is known as The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust. Details of the trustees who served during the year are included in the Reference and Administrative Details on page 1. Members' tiability Each member of the charitable company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the charitable company in the event of it being wound up while they are a member, or within one year after they cease to be a member, such amount as may be required, not exceeding f 10, for the debts and liabilities contracted before they ceased to be a member. Principal Activities The principal activity of the academy trust is to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing a school offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Trustee's lndemnities The Academy has purchased indemnity insurance to protect trustees and officers from claims arising in connection with Academy business. Method of Recruitment and Appointment or Election of Trustees The trustees are appointed under the terms of the academy's articles of association as follows: . The members may appoint up to 30 trustees r I minimum of two Local Parent trustees . up to 1 LA trustee . Number of staff trustees does not exceed one third of the total number of trustees . Any Trustees elected by the Secretary of State for Education . Number of co-opted trustees does not exceed one third of the total number of trustees The term of office for all trustees, except the Executive Head Teacher and Head Teacher, is four years. The Executive Head Teacher and Head Teacher's term of office runs parallel with their contracts of employment. The trustees who were in office and who served throughout the period, are listed on the reference and administrative details. Policies and Procedures Adopted for the lnduction and Training of Trustees. The training and induction provided for new trustees will depend on their existing experience. Where necessary an induction will provide training on charity and educational legal and financial matters. All new trustees are given a tour of the academy and the chance to meet with staff and students. All trustees are provided with copies of policies, procedures, minutes, accounts, budgets, plans and other documents that they will need to undertake their role as trustees and directors of the charitable company. As there is normally expected to be only a small number of new trustees each year, induction tends to be done informally and is tailored specifically to the individual. The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust Page 4 Trustees' Report (continued ) Organisational Structure As specified in the memorandum of association, the trustees are responsible for setting general policy, adapting an annual plan and budget, monitoring the academy by the use of budgets and making major decisions about the direction of the academy, and senior staff appointments. The trustees are responsible for the monitoring and performance of the Executive Head Teacher, Head Teacher and senior management team on a regular basis. The senior management team members for the academy are the Executive Head Teacher, Head Teacher, three Deputy Head Teachers, one Vice Head Teacher and the Business Support & Development Manager. These managers control the academy at an executive level implementing the policies laid down by the trustees and reporting back to them. As a group the senior management team are responsible for the authorisation of spending within agreed budgets and the appointment of staff, through appointment boards for posts in the senior management team always contain a trustee. Some spending control is devolved to members of the management team, with limits above which a senior manager must countersign. Connected Organisations, including Related Party Relationships The South Lakes Federation The South Lakes Federation is made up of eight secondary schools, Kendal College and a special school within the South Lakes area. There is close collaboration between all the schools within the Federation providing an opportunity for curriculum enrichment, access for students to vocational courses and support for Gifted and Talented students. Kendal Collaborative Partnership The Kendal Collaborative Partnership is made up of all 17 schools in total from Kendal primary schools, Kendal Nursery, Sandgate and two Kendal secondary schools. The joint vision of working together to enhance the educational opportunities and experience of young people by furthering high quality school improvemenU raising achievement and access for all; and driving high aspirations through continuous professional development. QKS Meadowview Nurserv Limited QKS Meadowview is a wholly owned subsidiary of the academy. The Queen Katherine School Academy Trust rents a standalone single storey building to QKS Meadowview Nursery Limited, located adjacent to the school grounds. QKS Meadowview Nursery Limited provides a nursery provision to three to five year olds. QKS Meadowview Nursery Limited manages and runs a small nursery in the Kendal area called Stramongate Nursery. Objectives and Activities Obiects and Aims The principle activity of the academy trust is to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing schools (the mainstream academies) offering a broad and balanced curriculum. The aim of the academy is to provide education for pupils of different abilities between