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Registration number: 06884143

Prepared for the registrar
School ICT Services Limited
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

School ICT Services Limited

Contents

Company Information | 1
Balance Sheet | 2
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 to 9

School ICT Services Limited

Company Information

Directors | F S B Hutton T R Welch

Registered office | Unit 1F Network Point Range Road Witney Oxfordshire OX29 0YN

Auditors | Hazlewoods LLP Windsor House Bayshill Road Cheltenham GL50 3AT

School ICT Services Limited

(Registration number: 06884143)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Fixed assets |  |  |
Intangible assets | 4 | 223,494 | 242,441
Tangible assets | 5 | 51,205 | 126,882
Investments | 6 | - | 1
|  | 274,699 | 369,324
Current assets |  |  |
Stocks |  | 5,488 | 33,912
Debtors | 7 | 2,328,254 | 1,403,298
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 101,373 | 247,335
|  | 2,435,115 | 1,684,545
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | (968,736) | (1,029,115)
Net current assets |  | 1,466,379 | 655,430
Total assets less current liabilities |  | 1,741,078 | 1,024,754
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | - | (52,981)
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (9,804) | (76,095)
Net assets |  | 1,731,274 | 895,678
Capital and reserves |  |  |
Called up share capital |  | 1,661 | 1,661
Share premium reserve |  | 19,337 | 19,337
Capital redemption reserve |  | 819 | 819
Profit and loss account |  | 1,709,457 | 873,861
Shareholders' funds |  | 1,731,274 | 895,678

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 26 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

T R Welch
Director

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

| 1 | General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 1F
Network Point
Range Road
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 0YN

| 2 | Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Transforming Learning Group Limited.

The financial statements of Transforming Learning Group Limited may be obtained from Companies House.

Group accounts not prepared

The financial statements present information about the company as an individual undertaking and not about its group. The company has not prepared group accounts as it is exempt from the requirements to do so by section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 as it is a subsidiary undertaking of Transforming Learning Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, and is included in the consolidated accounts of that company.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty.

Revenue recognition

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided n the ordinary course of business and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. When the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class | Depreciation method and rate
Leasehold improvements | 10% reducing balance
Office equipment | 20% reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings | 20% reducing balance
Motor vehicles | 25% reducing balance

Intangible assets

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date.
Negative goodwill arising on an acquisition is recognised on the face of the balance sheet on the acquisition date and subsequently the excess up to the fair value of non-monetary assets acquired is recognised in profit or loss in the periods in which the non-monetary assets are recovered.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class | Amortisation method and rate
Goodwill | Straight line over 10 years

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.
Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.
A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.
The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

| 3 | Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was as follows:

| 2025 No. | 2024 No.
Average number of employees | 66 | 63

| 4 | Intangible assets

| Goodwill £
Cost
At 1 April 2024 and at 31 March 2025 | 326,885
Amortisation
At 1 April 2024 | 84,444
Amortisation charge | 18,947
At 31 March 2025 | 103,391
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 | 223,494
At 31 March 2024 | 242,441

| 5 | Tangible assets

| Leasehold improvements £ | Furniture, fittings and equipment £ | Motor vehicles £ | Total £
Cost
At 1 April 2024 | 2,190 | 191,522 | 130,094 | 323,806
Additions | - | 11,126 | - | 11,126
Disposals | - | - | (130,094) | (130,094)
At 31 March 2025 | 2,190 | 202,648 | - | 204,838
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 | 994 | 133,820 | 62,110 | 196,924
Charge for the year | 131 | 18,688 | 10,869 | 29,688
Eliminated on disposal | - | - | (72,979) | (72,979)
At 31 March 2025 | 1,125 | 152,508 | - | 153,633
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 | 1,065 | 50,140 | - | 51,205
At 31 March 2024 | 1,196 | 57,702 | 67,984 | 126,882

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

| 6 | Investments

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Investments in subsidiaries | - | 1

Subsidiaries | £
Cost and carrying amount
At 1 April 2024 and at 31 March 2025 | 1
Disposals | (1)
At 31 March 2025 | -

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking | Registered office | Holding | Proportion of voting rights and shares held
|  |  | 2025 | 2024
Subsidiary undertakings
Goddard Recruitment Limited | England and Wales | Ordinary | 0% | 100%

Subsidiary undertakings
Goddard Recruitment Limited The principal activity of Goddard Recruitment Limited is as an employment placement agency.

| 7 | Debtors

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Trade debtors | 315,516 | 222,313
Amounts owed by group undertakings | 1,746,805 | 1,089,386
Other debtors | 265,933 | 91,599
| 2,328,254 | 1,403,298

School ICT Services Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

| 8 | Creditors

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Due within one year |  |
Trade creditors | 195,304 | 212,099
Amounts due to group undertakings | - | 52,451
Social security and other taxes | 95,120 | 84,935
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs | 15,027 | -
Other creditors | - | 129,982
Accruals | 62,638 | -
Deferred income | 600,647 | 549,648
| 968,736 | 1,029,115
Due after one year |  |
Other creditors | - | 52,981

| 9 | Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is School ICT Group Limited, incorporated in Companies House.
The ultimate parent is Transforming Learning Group Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.
The ultimate controlling party is Foundation Investment Partners II (GP) LLP.

| 10 | Disclosure under Section 444(5B) CA 2006 relating to the independent auditor's report

As permitted by Section 444 CA 2006, these accounts do not contain a copy of the company’s Profit and Loss account or a copy of the Directors’ Report. Accordingly, the Independent Auditors’ Report has also been omitted.
The Independent Auditor's Report was unqualified. The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report on 26 September 2025 was Simon Worsley, who signed for and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP.