2025-09-30-accounts - Friends Of Longparish School

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] Oct 2024 Period start date To 30[th] Sept 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Friends of Longparish School (FOLS)

Charity registration number: 1001539

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The charity’s main activity is to advance the education of pupils at Longparish CE Primary School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, equipment and experiences not normally provided by the local education authority.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	During the year the charity organised fundraising events, such as cake sales, frozen Fridays and the Christmas bazaar, as well as community activities that brought together parents, staff and pupils. The funds raised were used to purchase educational resources and improve the learning environment for the benefit of all pupils.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Christmas workshop Play equipment Hall lighting Class gifts Chicks for reception class Books for children

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a healthy position, and continues to be able to fund requests from the school and pupil requirements.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charities reserves are held in a current account to ensure funds are readily available to meet expenditure commitments and to provide a contingency for unforeseen expenses. The trustees aim to maintain reserves, equivalent to approximately 1 year’s typical running costs, to ensure the charities activies can continue in the event of a shortfall in income.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£11783
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by members at the agm

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Friends of Longparish School (FOLS)
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1001539
Charity’s principal address	Longparish C of E Primary School Longparish Nr. Andover Hampshire SP11 6PB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Alexandra McWalter	Chairman	Whole year
Sarah Smart	Trustee	Wholeyear
Leonora Lennie	Treasurer	Wholeyear

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Leonora Lennie	Alexandra McWalter

	Leonora Lennie	Alexandra McWalter

	Treasurer	Chairman
	16/07/2026
	16/07/2026