## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01 October 2023 To 30 September 2024**
## **Charity name: Coleridge Families**
## **Charity registration number: 1001997**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objective of Coleridge Families is to
advance the education of the pupils of
Coleridge Primary School in the London
Borough of Haringey by providing and
assisting in the provision of facilities for
education at the school (not normally
provided by the Education Authority).
As an ancillary thereto and in furtherance of
this object Coleridge Families may:
A) encourage co-operation between the
staff, parents and all others associated with
the school;
B) engage in activities (including fund-
raising activities) which support the school
and advance the education of the pupils
attending it; and
C) encourage parents to be interested in
the education of their children and the
activities of the school.|
|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|Several events and projects took place
throughout the year:
Money was spent on projects identified in
collaboration with the school, including
Multi Use Games Area refurbishment,
number of workshops for children and talks
for adults, exploring the project of
refurbishing schools’ playgrounds.
Coleridge Families collects donations via
the Coleridge Voluntary Fund, which is
passed directly to the school with Gift Aid
claimed on donations where possible.
Coleridge Families sells merchandise,
some of which raises money specifically for
Year 6 activities (for example school-
branded clothing), and some of which
contributes to general funds raised.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|2023/2024 saw some reduction to
donations by parent community towards the
Coleridge Voluntary Fund (CVF). We
received c.£ 36,000 in donations towards
that appeal. The amount was down on
previous year (c.£48,000) due to many
significant regular donors leaving the
school, and the uptake among new families
being low, reflecting changing economic
climate.
Coleridge Families embarked on organising
well-loved community fundraising events,
as well as introducing some new ones.
Year started slowly, with many new
trustees of the charity getting used to
managing events. However, soon the
academic year was in full swing with School
Play, Christmas events and Summer Fair
organised as in previous years.
A new event was introduced this year – a
Fun Run – community running event held in
local Finsbury Park, staffed by volunteers
but underpinned by professional evets
company Run Through. With the hope of
Fun Run becoming an annual fixture, a
specific fundraising goal of funding the
refurbishment of school playgrounds was
assigned to the run. With this event being
held very much within the local community,
it was recognised at our AGM in March
2024 that it has very important secondary
goals – promoting the school within the
local community at the time of decreasing
demand for school places and promoting
active, healthy lifestyle, inclusivity and
resilience. Coleridge Families’ trustees
decided to cover the cost of the event from
general Coleridge Families’ reserves, with
the entire income being devoted to the
playground project. The run was a great
success, raising GBP 22,000 gross, and
greatly enjoyed by the participants.
School’s Christmas Play was successful
and well attended. DVD/Download sales
and photos generated net income of GBP
3,200.
Year 6 leavers’ events and fundraising like
the Silent Disco and many cake sales were
also enjoyed and well attended, leading to
Year 6 leavers donating a surplus of over
GBP 5,000 to school, after all the leavers’
events and free leavers’ Year Books issued
to year 6 community were funded.|
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|Annual Summer Fair was also well|
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|attended. This year we’ve had a|
|performance from a local musician and|
|school’s own extra-curricular clubs like|
|gymnastics club. Fair raised around GBP|
|11,000, with silent auction raising nearly|
|GBP 5,000 of this amount.|
|This year we continued to move towards|
|higher proportion of cashless payment|
|collections with the use of pre-paid tokens|
|and Zettle app and readers. We have|
|observed additional benefits of introducing|
|these tools:|
|-
children greatly enjoyed the|
|independence of spending tokens|
|whilst parents maintained control|
|over their spending;|
|-
Zettle app allows any volunteer to|
|collect payments on their own|
|phones, making the process fast,|
|modern and stress-free, which we|
|hope will encourage more event|
|volunteers.|
|Throughout the year CF remained|
|committed to working in partnership with|
|the School and the governing body,|
|focusing on involvement and participation.|
|All the events were very well attended. CF|
|remained committed to supporting families|
|that are less well off, by providing free|
|tickets to events and tokens for activities for|
|the children eligible to Free School Meals.|
|Introduction of tokens in particular had a|
|positive effect on uptake and participation|
|of families who might otherwise choose not|
|to.|
|The accounts presented in this report have|
|been approved by the membership at an|
|AGM held in June.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Coleridge Families does not have any paid
employees. All the committee members are
volunteers, including the school’s Head
Teacher who acts in voluntary capacity for
Coleridge Families.
Events carried out in the year are staffed by
parents of children at the school who
volunteer their time. A network of class
representatives (Reps) also volunteer to
serve as a link between school and parents
via WhatsApp throughout the year.|
|Other||Coleridge Families is inclusive PSA.
Involvement in event organisation is
encouraged by class representatives who
act as volunteers’ “recruiters”.
The aims and ethos of CF as a parent-staff
association and registered charity is to
work in partnership with the School and
Governors towards a whole school
community engagement, with the key
elements being involvement and
participation from all and keeping all events
accessible to all families. It has as an equal
aim fundraising to provide the extras to
advance the education of the children by
providing facilities at the school that the
Local Authority does not normally provide.|
## **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|**What did the charity fund in 2023/2024:**
Coleridge Families (‘CF’) funded the
refurbishment of the surface of the schools’
Multi Use Games Area.
CF funded few workshops and awards like
African Drumming workshop for children,
Other items that were funded were sound
equipment for the school’s stage at GBP
1,000, additional art supplies at GBP 300,
gardening supplies for nursery children at
GBP 700, ParentHub platform subscription
for 2 years at over GBP 3,000, costs
towards art exhibition inspired by the art of
Lubaina Himid, anti-racism talk for parents
and staff by Mpula Lawton, founder of
ARISE.
As in previous years CF funded Christmas
gifts for all the Nursery to Y2 children -at a
cost of £2,0000, and parties (supplied food
and drink to all the Year groups)|
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|Looking ahead, the charity has earmarked|Looking ahead, the charity has earmarked|
|---|---|
|c. £71,000 for specific grants to Coleridge||
|Primary School:||
|-|c. £14,000 towards Coleridge|
||Voluntary Fund (incl. Gift Aid)|
|-|c. £11,000 towards Learning|
||Enhancement Fund. These funds|
||will be deployed when needed to|
||fund areas of the School|
||Development Plan (SDP). Some|
||money will also be used to cover|
||essential school running costs, for|
||example educational resources and|
||premises costs. The Resources|
||Committee of the school’s|
||Governing Body will scrutinise|
||spending and will hold the Senior|
||Leadership Team to account,|
||ensuring that the fund is|
||appropriately spent to provide|
||maximum impact.|
|-|£29,000 to continue planned|
||redevelopment of the playground|
||areas, making this a safer and more|
||useful area for children|
|-|£1,500 dedicated to projects to|
||improve the air through the students|
||Clean Air Coleridge project.|
|-|c. £1,600 towards creation of|
||outdoor reading area|
|-|£5,200 towards ParentHub|
||subscription|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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||
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Other
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|See pages 12-13 for the summary of the
charity’s financial activities over the year
and the position at 30 September 2024.
•
The total income recorded in the
accounts for 2023-24 was £110,089
•
The total expenditure recorded in
the accounts for 2022-23 was -
£109,087
The funds available for the charity to spend
once all funds restricted for specific
purposes/projects and reserves had been
set aside was £18,369- this is detailed on
page 13.
An Independent Examiner has reviewed the
accounts and the resulting report is
included on page 14
It may be noted that the charity held funds
raised for the Coleridge Voluntary Fund,
that were to be passed directly to the
school.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Coleridge Families keeps a minimum of
£8,000 in reserve to deal with unexpected
costs and cash flow. Large expenditure
plans are discussed at the AGM with
ongoing expenditure discussed in open
committee meetings.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£8,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|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||
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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 at the AGM|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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|Coleridge Families|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1001997|
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Coleridge Primary School Crouch End Hill LONDON N8 8DN
Charity’s principal address
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Yordanka Yordanova|Chair|02/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Magdalena Watson|Treasurer|29/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Melanie Solomou||Allyear|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Sachika Yamawaki||Allyear|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Adam Freer||Allyear|Coleridge Families AGM|
||CindyDos Santos||Allyear|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Ilan Grunfeld||29/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Natasha Cobain||02/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||JennyFoster||02/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Judit Santak||02/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Yo Gomi||02/02/2024-current|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Sarah Wiley||Allyear|Coleridge Families AGM|
||Leon Choueke|Head of Coleridge
Primary|All year|Coleridge Families AGM|
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## – 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**
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## **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**
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## **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)**|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**Yordanka Yordanova
~~ene ~~
~~a~~|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**Yordanka Yordanova
~~ene ~~
~~a~~|Magdalena Watson
~~ee~~|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Position (eg Secretary,**|Chair||Treasurer|
|**Chair, etc)**||||
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|**Date**|
08/07/2025|||
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## **2023-2024 Coleridge Families Accounts – Income and Expenditure**
## **Income**
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Donations CVF+Gift Aid 36,003
Year 6 Income 24,206
Fun Run 22,095
Summer Fair 16,389
Food Bank collection 3,006
David Astburys Sponsorship 2,250
Christmas Books/Gifts 2,060
General CF 923
Coleridge Families Shop Income 322
Reading Bingo 1,296
Easy Fundraising 215
Other 1,324
Total 110,089
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Expenditure**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Donations CVF+Gift Aid -40,826
Year 6 Expenses -19,013
Fun Run -11,896
Summer Fair -4,989
Food Bank collection -2,867
MUGA fund -11,207
Christmas Books/Gifts -2,035
Parent Hub -3,488
Drumming Workshops -1,103
School's sound equipment -1,087
New gazebo -1,332
Books/Book Projects -1,102
Other school Projects -2,698
General CF supplies and m -3,072
LEF -697
Reading Bingo -200
Playground Project -305
Other -1,170
Total -109,087
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*Year 6: leavers' hoodies, Christmas Puddings, play DVDs & photos, leavers' parties
**Total sponsorship from David Astburys per year = £2,250
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## **2023-2024 CF Accounts – Cashflow, Balance and Remaining Available to Spend**
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Item Amount
Opening Bank Balances 1-Oct-23 87,079
CVF Receipts + Gift Aid 36,003
All Other Fundraising Income 74,086
Bank Interest 801
Expenditures: relating to Prior Year -774
Expenditures: CVF + Gift Aid -40,826
In-Year Expenditures relating to fundraising/events/other -67,486
Closing Balance 88,883
Closing Bank Balances 30-Sept-24 88,883
Variance 0
Amounts Accrued 0
Total Funds 88,883
Amounts Held Aside 70,514
Remaining Available To Spend 18,369
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## **2023-2024 CF Accounts – Detail of Amounts Held Aside**
|**As at**|**Amount**|
|---|---|
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|Amounts held aside||
|CVF - Coleridge Voluntary Fund Jun-
Sept|8,211|
|CVF - Coleridge Voluntary Fund Gift
Aid|5,714|
|CF Capital Reserve|8,000|
|Parent Hub 3year subscription|5,232|
|Outdoor ReadingAreas|1,635|
|MUGA Replacement Fund|0|
|LEF - LearningEnhancement Fund|10,939|
|Playground|29,283|
|SustainabilityFund|1,500|
|**Amounts held aside total**|**70,514**|
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examlner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Coleridge Farnilies
On accounts for the year
ended
30 September 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1001997
Set out on pagès
12-13
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {°the Trust.) for the year ended 30109 12024.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Yhe Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I cOnfin that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
ea
delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
0810712025
Name:
zabela M Suchomska
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
{if any):
Chartered Institute of Taxation (191533)
Address:
124 Finchley Road
London NW3 5JS
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any iteffls that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018