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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183 (Scotland)















Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

for

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Income Statement 8

Other Comprehensive Income 9

Balance Sheet 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Cash Flow Statement 12

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Financial Statements 14


THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024







DIRECTORS: Mr B Deans
Mr K Hart
Mr W Derek Robertson
Mr S MacDonald
Mrs C MacNab
Mr M Nurbhai
Mrs F Delahoy Taylor



SECRETARY: Mr W Derek Robertson



REGISTERED OFFICE: Carus House
201 Dumbarton Road
Clydebank
Glasgow
G81 4XJ



REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183 (Scotland)



SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: Robert Pollock BA CA



AUDITORS: Sharles Audit Limited
Statutory Auditors
29 Brandon Street
Hamilton
ML3 6DA

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The Lennox Partnership's mission is to create a positive future for people through sustainable employment. Its aim is to improve people's lives and make a positive difference through the delivery of various specialist employability services.

The Lennox Partnership (TLP) is a Social Enterprise, incorporated as a Private Limited Company by Guarantee and having a Board of non-executive directors.


During the reporting period, TLP has continued to successfully deliver various employability contracts across the local authority areas of Glasgow, West and East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire. In addition to this TLP also delivered contracts for The Scottish Refugee Council, Tesco Bank and Catch-22 (Tik Tok Creative Academy).

Performance in our 36th year of trading was very good.

During the year, TLP recorded starts of 2,511 participants onto the programmes, from which 1,402 were supported into employment. Our employability contracts continue to provide vital services for participants, and we expect TLP to continue supporting people through the next 12 months and onwards.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The move within Scotland from nationally procured employability programmes to more tailored programmes from each Local Authority will inevitably reduce the revenue available for TLP. Our previous successful delivery of various employability contracts should provide some reputational advantage in capturing new Local Authority contracts under the Scottish Government's No One Left Behind policy intent.

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
TLP had another surplus-making year, further strengthening the cash and reserves being held on the balance sheet, whilst extending our geographical reach by securing additional contracts in year. Any principal risks identified above will be greatly mitigated with the strong financial base TLP has established.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
As referrals to The Fair Start Scotland contract cease on 31st March 2024, a renewed focus will be given to increasing the delivery portfolio to a greater number of smaller contracts, as we naturally recede from the smaller number of larger national programmes, that are being commissioned.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr W Derek Robertson - Director


29 October 2024

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2023 to the date of this report.

Mr B Deans
Mr K Hart
Mr W Derek Robertson
Mr S MacDonald
Mrs C MacNab

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

Mr D F Scott - resigned 29 June 2023
Mr M Nurbhai - appointed 29 June 2023
Mrs F Delahoy Taylor - appointed 15 February 2024

The company is limited by guarantee and the liability of each member in the event of a winding up is limited to £1.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them 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 directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, Sharles Audit Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr W Derek Robertson - Director


29 October 2024

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Lennox Partnership Ltd

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Lennox Partnership Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, Notes to the Financial Statements, 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 company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its surplus 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the 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 directors' 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 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 directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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 Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Lennox Partnership Ltd


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where 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 directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, the directors 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 directors determine 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 directors are responsible for assessing the 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 directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors' 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

The aims of our audit are to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements as a result of fraud or error, to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement as a result of fraud or error and to respond appropriately to those risks. As a result of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).

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

- We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the company and the sector
in which they operate. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant: the
Companies Act 2006 and UK corporate tax laws.
- We obtained an understanding of how the company complies with those legal and regulatory frameworks by
making inquiries of management. We undertook a review of legal fees for any evidence of non-compliance.
- We assessed the susceptibility of the company financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud
might occur. Audit procedures performed by the audit team included:
- identifying and documenting the controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud and error;
- understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of
controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process;
- challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant accounting estimates;
- identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted for large or unusual amounts;
- assessing the extent of compliance with relevant laws and regulations; and
- sample testing of transactions and balances.

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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Lennox Partnership Ltd


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the 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 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 company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Robert Pollock BA CA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Sharles Audit Limited
Statutory Auditors
29 Brandon Street
Hamilton
ML3 6DA

30 October 2024

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   

TURNOVER 3,584,895 4,416,373

Administrative expenses 2,387,840 2,449,997
1,197,055 1,966,376

Other operating income 66,074 29,386
OPERATING SURPLUS 5 1,263,129 1,995,762

Income from shares in group undertakings 122,500 -
Interest receivable and similar income 64,331 17,047
186,831 17,047
SURPLUS BEFORE TAXATION 1,449,960 2,012,809

Tax on surplus 6 14,497 3,019
SURPLUS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,435,463 2,009,790

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 1,435,463 2,009,790


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

1,435,463

2,009,790

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 7 - -
Investments 8 49 49
49 49

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 9 525,820 402,324
Cash at bank and in hand 7,479,375 6,133,778
8,005,195 6,536,102
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 10 801,071 767,441
NET CURRENT ASSETS 7,204,124 5,768,661
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

7,204,173

5,768,710

RESERVES
Income and expenditure account 12 7,204,173 5,768,710
7,204,173 5,768,710

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr W Derek Robertson - Director


THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Retained Total
earnings equity
£    £   
Balance at 1 April 2022 3,758,920 3,758,920

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income 2,009,790 2,009,790
Balance at 31 March 2023 5,768,710 5,768,710

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income 1,435,463 1,435,463
Balance at 31 March 2024 7,204,173 7,204,173

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 1,161,942 1,907,645
Tax paid (3,176 ) (362 )
Net cash from operating activities 1,158,766 1,907,283

Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 64,331 17,047
Dividends received 122,500 -
Net cash from investing activities 186,831 17,047

Increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,345,597 1,924,330
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

6,133,778

4,209,448

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 7,479,375 6,133,778

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. RECONCILIATION OF SURPLUS BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS

2024 2023
£    £   
Surplus before taxation 1,449,960 2,012,809
Depreciation charges - 90
Finance income (186,831 ) (17,047 )
1,263,129 1,995,852
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (123,496 ) 218,791
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors 22,309 (306,998 )
Cash generated from operations 1,161,942 1,907,645

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 March 2024
31.3.24 1.4.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 7,479,375 6,133,778
Year ended 31 March 2023
31.3.23 1.4.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 6,133,778 4,209,448


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.4.23 Cash flow At 31.3.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 6,133,778 1,345,597 7,479,375
6,133,778 1,345,597 7,479,375
Total 6,133,778 1,345,597 7,479,375

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Lennox Partnership Ltd is a private company, limited by guarantee , registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. There were no material departures from that standard.

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover
Turnover is derived from the provision of employment services on a contract basis.

Turnover therefore represents the sale of these goods and services, net of discounts and excluding value added tax, and is recognised at the point that these goods and services are supplied.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on cost
Computer equipment - 50% on cost

At each balance sheet date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible fixed assets to determine whether there is any indication that any items have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Expenditure of £1,000 or more on individual tangible fixed assets is capitalised at cost. Expenditure on assets below this threshold is charged directly to the profit and loss account in the period it is incurred.

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in associate undertakings are recognised at cost.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Significant judgements and estimates
In the application of the company's accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Basic financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Going concern
The directors, having considered a period of twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements, have assessed the future viability of the company's operations. Given the significant cash reserves held and programme contracts on place have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,984,273 2,055,063
Other pension costs 77,732 66,532
2,062,005 2,121,595

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024 2023

Directors, management and administration 71 71

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 92,266 51,489

5. OPERATING SURPLUS

The operating surplus is stated after charging:

2024 2023
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets - 90
Auditors' remuneration 5,800 6,128

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the surplus for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 14,518 3,197
Under/over provision in prior
years (21 ) (178 )

Tax on surplus 14,497 3,019

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Surplus before tax 1,449,960 2,012,809
Surplus multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25% (2023 - 19%)

362,490

382,434

Effects of:
Income not taxable for tax purposes (300,467 ) (379,237 )
Utilisation of tax losses (44,789 ) -
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods (21 ) (178 )
Marginal relief (2,716 ) -
Total tax charge 14,497 3,019

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and Computer
fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 16,888 70,777 87,665
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 16,888 70,777 87,665
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 - - -
At 31 March 2023 - - -

8. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertaking
£   
COST
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 49
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 49
At 31 March 2023 49

The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Start Scotland Limited
Registered office: Scotland
Nature of business: Provider of employability services
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 49.00
30.9.23 30.9.22
£    £   
Aggregate capital and reserves 740,272 703,464
Profit for the year 286,808 504,708

9. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 471,210 384,711
Prepayments and accrued income 54,610 17,613
525,820 402,324

THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC111183)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade creditors 45,868 16,633
Tax 14,518 3,197
Social security and other taxes 211,149 226,404
Other creditors 11,671 -
Accruals and deferred income 517,865 521,207
801,071 767,441

11. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Within one year 39,419 39,419
Between one and five years 112,360 72,941
151,779 112,360

12. RESERVES
Income
and
expenditure
account
£   

At 1 April 2023 5,768,710
Surplus for the year 1,435,463
At 31 March 2024 7,204,173

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year sales invoices totalling £1,032,837 (2023 - £891,839) were raised to Start Scotland Limited, an associated company in which The Lennox Partnership Limited holds 49% of the issued share capital.

At the year end £163,132 (2023 - £89,216) was unpaid and included in trade debtors. Also 40,861 (2023 - £48,121) was recognised as deferred income.