C M Y K PMS 032 PMS ??? PMS ??? ACKWORTH SCHOOL PMS ??? Non-printing Colours Non-print 1 Non-print 2 JOB LOCATION: PRINERGY 3 WEDDING IMAGE ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ACKWORTH SCHOOL Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF7 7LT. Telephone: 01977 611401 Fax: 01977 616225 Email: [email protected]. Website: www.ackworthschool.com ACK00129-RepCover13.indd 1 04/02/2014 11:23 ACK00129-RepCover13.indd 2 04/02/2014 11:24 C M Y K PMS ??? PMS ??? PMS ??? PMS ??? Non-printing Colours COLOUR COLOUR JOB LOCATION: PRINERGY 3 ACKWORTH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2013 CONTENTS Page Legal and Administration Information 2 - 3 School Committee Annual Report 4 - 10 Head’s Annual Report 11 - 24 Destination of Upper Sixth 2013 25 Ackworth School Staff January 2014 26 - 29 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees 30 - 31 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 32 - 33 Balance Sheet 34 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 35 Notes to the Financial Statements 36 - 48 The following pages do not form part of the audited financial statements School’s Summary Income and Expenditure Account 49 School’s Detailed Income and Expenditure Account 50 - 52 Five Year Statistics 53 School Committee 54 1 ACK00129_AnnRep-13.indd 1 27/02/2014 16:36 ACKWORTH SCHOOL The Committee is appointed by the Ackworth School Annual General Meeting based on nominations as follows: LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION a) Nine Friends, being Members of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the recommendation of a Nominations Committee drawn from Ackworth Year ended 31 August 2013 General Meeting. The School Committee members are the trustees of the charity, except those who are employees of b) A Treasurer, preferably, but not necessarily a member of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed the School shown thus (*). They have all served in office throughout the year except where indicated. by Ackworth General Meeting on the recommendation of the School Committee. The members of the School Committee are: c) Two members of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association, (being former scholars of the Sub-committee affiliations School, but not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association. Clerk: Alison Tyas (retired 31/08/2013) A B C E d) Two parent members (not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) Adrian Sharp (appointed 01/09/2013) A B C F appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Parent Staff Association Annual General Meeting. Treasurer: Stephen Green (resigned 26/11/2012) A B C D F e) Two nominees of the staff (being any full-time Member of Staff of the School) appointed by Christopher Rengert (appointed 09/03/2013) A B C F Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the School Staff, will normally attend. f) The School Committee may co-opt for one year in exceptional circumstances additional Zephyrine Barbarachild D F members (not necessarily members of the Religious Society of Friends). The period may be David Bunney A B C extended if the need arises. General Meeting shall be informed each year of the names of David Cook D F co-opted members with the date of first co-option and the reason for the co-option. Erica Dean* (appointed 01/09/2013) E EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Kathryn Bell (Head) David Ditcham (appointed 01/09/2013) D Jeffrey Swales (Deputy Head, Curriculum) Andrew Ducker C E H William Yates (Deputy Head, Pastoral) Stephen Field* D Mary Wilson (Head of Coram House) John Lebeter (Secretary and Bursar) Trevor Green (retired 31/08/2013) A B C D REGISTERED OFFICE Ackworth School Christopher P. Jones C D Ackworth Michael McRobert E Pontefract Stuart McWilliam E West Yorkshire WF7 7LT Aidan Mortimer E INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HPH Katharine Napier A B D F Chartered Accountants Michael J. Playforth D H 54 Bootham Clare Pugh* (retired 31/08/2013) E York Carol Rayner E F YO30 7XZ Brian Sayer (retired 31/08/2013) E BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 5 Market Place Adrian Sharp (appointed 17/11/2012) A B C F Pontefract Nick Smith A B E West Yorkshire WF8 1AD SOLICITORS Ford & Warren Sub-committee Affiliations: Westgate Point A – Executive Sub-Committee D – Education Sub-Committee Westgate B – Planning Sub-Committee E – Estate & Domestic Sub-Committee Leeds West Yorkshire C – Finance Sub-Committee F – Ackworth & Freshfield Education Foundation LS1 2AX G – Representative to the Friends Schools’ Council (no representative this year) INVESTMENT ADVISORS C. Rengert & Company H – Representative to the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools Chequers Watling Lane The Head, Bursar, Deputy Head (Curriculum), Deputy Head (Pastoral) and the Head of Coram House Thaxted will normally attend Committee meetings. Essex The Bursar is Secretary to the Committee. CM6 2QY 2 3 ACK00129_AnnRep-13.indd 2 27/02/2014 16:36 ACKWORTH SCHOOL The Committee is appointed by the Ackworth School Annual General Meeting based on nominations as follows: LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION a) Nine Friends, being Members of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the recommendation of a Nominations Committee drawn from Ackworth Year ended 31 August 2013 General Meeting. The School Committee members are the trustees of the charity, except those who are employees of b) A Treasurer, preferably, but not necessarily a member of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed the School shown thus (*). They have all served in office throughout the year except where indicated. by Ackworth General Meeting on the recommendation of the School Committee. The members of the School Committee are: c) Two members of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association, (being former scholars of the Sub-committee affiliations School, but not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association. Clerk: Alison Tyas (retired 31/08/2013) A B C E d) Two parent members (not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) Adrian Sharp (appointed 01/09/2013) A B C F appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Parent Staff Association Annual General Meeting. Treasurer: Stephen Green (resigned 26/11/2012) A B C D F e) Two nominees of the staff (being any full-time Member of Staff of the School) appointed by Christopher Rengert (appointed 09/03/2013) A B C F Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the School Staff, will normally attend. f) The School Committee may co-opt for one year in exceptional circumstances additional Zephyrine Barbarachild D F members (not necessarily members of the Religious Society of Friends). The period may be David Bunney A B C extended if the need arises. General Meeting shall be informed each year of the names of David Cook D F co-opted members with the date of first co-option and the reason for the co-option. Erica Dean* (appointed 01/09/2013) E EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Kathryn Bell (Head) David Ditcham (appointed 01/09/2013) D Jeffrey Swales (Deputy Head, Curriculum) Andrew Ducker C E H William Yates (Deputy Head, Pastoral) Stephen Field* D Mary Wilson (Head of Coram House) John Lebeter (Secretary and Bursar) Trevor Green (retired 31/08/2013) A B C D REGISTERED OFFICE Ackworth School Christopher P. Jones C D Ackworth Michael McRobert E Pontefract Stuart McWilliam E West Yorkshire WF7 7LT Aidan Mortimer E INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HPH Katharine Napier A B D F Chartered Accountants Michael J. Playforth D H 54 Bootham Clare Pugh* (retired 31/08/2013) E York Carol Rayner E F YO30 7XZ Brian Sayer (retired 31/08/2013) E BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 5 Market Place Adrian Sharp (appointed 17/11/2012) A B C F Pontefract Nick Smith A B E West Yorkshire WF8 1AD SOLICITORS Ford & Warren Sub-committee Affiliations: Westgate Point A – Executive Sub-Committee D – Education Sub-Committee Westgate B – Planning Sub-Committee E – Estate & Domestic Sub-Committee Leeds West Yorkshire C – Finance Sub-Committee F – Ackworth & Freshfield Education Foundation LS1 2AX G – Representative to the Friends Schools’ Council (no representative this year) INVESTMENT ADVISORS C. Rengert & Company H – Representative to the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools Chequers Watling Lane The Head, Bursar, Deputy Head (Curriculum), Deputy Head (Pastoral) and the Head of Coram House Thaxted will normally attend Committee meetings. Essex The Bursar is Secretary to the Committee. CM6 2QY 2 3 ACK00129_AnnRep-13.indd 3 27/02/2014 16:36 ACKWORTH SCHOOL Related Parties The Ackworth School 1950 Trust exists to hold funds of gifts, legacies, donations etc. for the benefit SCHOOL COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT of Ackworth School, and to lend these funds to the School. The Trustees of the 1950 Trust (being members of the School Committee who are Friends or Old Scholars) are also the holders of the whole Year ended 31 August 2013 of the issued share capital of Ackworth School Estates Limited (ASEL) which is a trading company The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report and the consolidated financial which has responsibility for the external letting of the School’s land, premises and facilities. Any profit statements for the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2013. made by ASEL is donated to the School. The Wennington School Bursary Fund provides bursary support to the School. This is administered by REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees who are all current members of School Committee. The Charity was founded in 1779 and is registered with the Charity Commission under charity number The Ackworth & Freshfields Educational Foundation provides grants and scholarships to pupils and 529280. The Trustees, executive officers and principal address of the Charity, along with the particulars is empowered to make grants to the School at the discretion of its Trustees who are appointed by of the Charity’s professional advisors, are given on pages 1, 2 and 3.