## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01 October 2024 To 30 September 2025** ## **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 initiatives took place
throughout the year with a fundraising focus
on significant capital investment on outdoor
playspace investment.
Projects were identified in collaboration with
the school leadership team, in line with our
remit, including vital playground
refurbishment, plus funding requests that
were evaluated and approved for
gardening, upgraded sound equipment for
school hall and for use at events, as well as
everyday items benefitting the educational
environment including furniture, books and
a number of workshops for children and
talks for adults, too.
Coleridge Families collects donations
(regular direct debit commitments and
some ad hoc amounts) via the Coleridge
Voluntary Fund (CVF), which is passed| directly to the school with Gift Aid claimed on donations where possible. These funds make possible classroom-level investments at the discretion of the staff. 2024/2025 saw steady donations by the parent community towards the Coleridge CVF. We received c.£39,000 in donations towards that appeal, an amount up on previous year (c.£36,000). Coleridge Families designs, orders and sells merchandise, some of which raises money specifically for Year 6 leavers’ activities like their residential trip, commemorative items and an end-ofschool social event (for example schoolbranded clothing), and some of which contributes to general funds raised. Coleridge Families embarked on organising well-loved cornerstone community fundraising events, as well as introducing some new ones. The school year started with Autumn Festival, a popular light and sound event held near Bonfire Night. Soon after it supported festive events like a carol concert. The school's Christmas Play was again a successful community event involving the entire school and playing to hundreds of wider family members across eight performances. DVD/Download sales and photos generated net income of over £2,700. The annual Summer Fair was also successful this year. Held on school grounds and offering a range of entertainment and activities for all ages, as well as food and drink and a chance to connect, it raised around £8,400, with an online auction raising almost £4,800 of this total. A Fun Run was held in Finsbury Park, for the second year running. Staffed by volunteers but underpinned by a professional events company called Run Through. This event was held locally but off the school site, building the profile and visibility of our school community. Trustees felt it had important goals beyond fundraising, namely promoting the school at the time of decreasing demand for school places and promoting active, healthy lifestyle, inclusivity and resilience. The run was a great success and greatly enjoyed by the participants, however it made a loss of around £700. It was therefore decided that the event will not be held in 2026 as we cannot endorse loss-making events. We |||will revisit the idea in 2027 if there’s a way
to reduce necessary costs and increase
revenue.
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
£3,600 to school, after all the leavers’
events and free leavers’ Year Books issued
to year 6 community were funded.
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;
-
the 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 November 2025.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have been provided the Charity
Commission guides, videos and links and
when evaluating fundraising requests, the
committee discusses public benefit factors| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |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 an 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|Coleridge Families (‘CF’) funded the
refurbishment of the surface of the schools’
playgrounds at a cost of over £20,000 to
improve the safety and playability of our
outdoor spaces for all.
CF funded guest speaker workshops for
parents and children.
It covered prizes for Reading Bingo (World
Book Day activity) for children.
Items that were funded were sound
equipment for the school’s hall at £2,000,
infant book bags at £1,000, ParentHub
platform subscription for the year at over
£1,700, costs towards art and other
supplies.
As in previous years CF funded Christmas
gifts for all the Nursery to Y2 children at a
cost of £1,300 and parties (supplied food
and drink to all the Year groups).
This year, anticipated enrichment activities
have not only been sustained, but new
initiatives added and the Trustees and
School Leadership Team have received
positive feedback from staff and families.
Improving our ways of working and
adjusting events to be even more engaging
and motivating volunteering and donating
are ongoing challenges the Committee and
SLT collaborate on.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Referring back to the charity’s goals:
equitable investments were made to
benefit large or total groups of children’s
educational experience because of the
fundraising Coleridge Families achieves.
Further, with many of these being whole-
family and whole-community events on-
site, we support peer relationships and
friendships as well as fostering connections
between staff and families, and our
communications detailing the school’s
needs and activities support our third and
final goal of interesting parents and carers
in the life of the school and increasing
collaboration and insight.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|This was another year where the school’s
requests were able to be met by the PTA’s
fundraising and projects demonstrated the
bond and successful partnership between
staff and the parents. Not all activities are
judged on their ability to generate funds,| |||some are evaluated as successful when
they contribute to the vibrancy and strength
of our community life and local reputation,
too.| |---|---|---| |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|See pages 12-13 for the summary of the
charity’s financial activities over the year
and the position at 30 September 2025.
●The total income recorded in the
accounts for 2024-25 was £123,290
●The total expenditure recorded in
the accounts for 2023-24 was -
£135,875
The funds available for the charity to spend
once all funds restricted for specific
purposes/projects and reserves had been
set aside was £4,130.39 - 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.| |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 Para 1.46 adopted 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 (ParentKind model)| |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: |||| |---|---|---| |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|Membership of ParentKind to provide
model documents, insurance and
guidance.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Coleridge Families| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|CF| |Registered charity number|1001997| |Charity’s principal address|Coleridge Primary School
Crouch End Hill
LONDON
N8 8DN| |1
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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|02/02/2024-30/09/2024|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Magdalena Watson|Treasurer|29/02/2024-current|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Melanie Solomou||All year|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Sachika Yamawaki||Until 30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Adam Freer||Until 30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Cindy Dos Santos||Until 30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Ilan Grunfeld||29/02/2024-Until
30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Natasha Cobain||02/02/2024-current|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Jenny Foster||02/02/2024-Until
30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Judit Santak||02/02/2024-Until
30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Yo Gomi||02/02/2024-current|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Sarah Wiley||Until 30/09/25|Coleridge
Families AGM| ||Leon Choueke|Head of Coleridge
Primary|All year|Coleridge
Families AGM| |||||| ## – 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**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**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)** Magdalena Watson **Full name(s)** Georgia Norton **Position (eg** Chair Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 25.07.26 **2024-2025 Coleridge Families Accounts – Income and Expenditure** *Year 6: leavers' hoodies, Christmas Puddings, play DVDs & photos, leavers' parties **Total sponsorship from David Astburys per year = £4,500 ## **2024-2025 CF Accounts – Cashflow, Balance and Remaining Available to Spend** ## **2024-2025 CF Accounts – Detail of Amounts Held Aside** ## **2024-2025 Coleridge Families Accounts – Income and Expenditure** *Year 6: leavers' hoodies, Christmas Puddings, play DVDs & photos, leavers' parties **Total sponsorship from David Astburys per year = £4,500 ## **2024-2025 CF Accounts – Cashflow, Balance and Remaining Available to Spend** ## **2024-2025 CF Accounts – Detail of Amounts Held Aside** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report • Report to the trusteesl members of Coleridge Families On a¢¢ounts for the year ended 3010912025 Charity no (if any 1001997 Set out on pages 12-13 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust I for the year ended 3010912024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1"the Acr'i. 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){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm Ihat no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in Gonneclion 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 Ihe accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 'pi se delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signèd: Dato: 0710712026 Name: ,