**The Friends of John Ball Association** John Ball Primary School Southvale Road Blackheath SE3 0TP Tel: 020 8852 1601 Email: christmas@friendsofjohnball.org Website: www.friendsofjohnballschool.co.uk Charity No: 1017014 Friends of John Ball Association Trustees, The Friends of John Ball Association present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025 and confirm they comply with the Charities Act 2011. Year Ended 31 July 2025. The registration number is 1017014 and the registered address is: John Ball Primary School Southvale Road London SE3 0TP Membership and Charity Structure Membership of the Friends is deemed to extend to all stall, teaching and non-teaching, and all parents and carers of children currently attending John Ball school and John Ball nursery The charity holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the first half of the autumn term each year which is open to all members of the school and trustees meet every term. The Trustees are elected annually at the AGM in accordance with the constitution, and the trustees for the year ended 31 July 2025 were: Pany Boulyaphol Richard Ferraris Romi Esposito Annie Mounsey Debbie Bowen **The Friends of John Ball Association** John Ball Primary School Southvale Road Blackheath SE3 0TP Tel: 020 8852 1601 Email: christmas@friendsofjohnball.org Website: www.friendsofjohnballschool.co.uk Charity No: 1017014 ## **Objectives** The objective of the Friends Charity is to advance the education of the pupils in the school. In Furtherance of this objective the Association may: a. Develop relationships between the staff, parents and the others associated with the school. b. Engage in activities with the support of the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it. - c. Provide and assist in the provision of facilities for the education at the school. ## **Activities, achievements and performance** The charity runs a variety of events throughout the school year to raise funds for John Ball School: ## > Cake Sale - Heath for Health Fun run - Summer Fair - International Food Night to welcome new parents - Quiz Night - Halloween Disco - Christmas Fair - London to Paris Bike Ride - Legoland - Discounted tickets - Other fundraising efforts include, easyfundraising, PayrollGiving.. The Charity has with the support of the parents and volunteers raised an incredible amount of £60,778 from fundraising and organising events. This does not include a donation of £18,906.87 to be directed solely at supporting children with their mental health. **The Friends of John Ball Association** John Ball Primary School Southvale Road Blackheath SE3 0TP Tel: 020 8852 1601 Email: christmas@friendsofjohnball.org Website: www.friendsofjohnballschool.co.uk Charity No: 1017014 The biggest fundraising event was the London to Paris (adult) sponsored bike ride which raised a total of £15k and this was followed by the Heath for Health ‘Fun Run’ which raised £9.5k this year. Our events are only possible with the support of volunteers. The charity would like to pass on our gratitude to all the parents who stepped up and took charge of the events. We also greatly appreciate those who led many successful activities to help the school flourish particularly with the creation of new sensory garden, new gym equipment and other efforts to help our charity run effectively. We would not be able to host so many events without the fabulous support of the staff at John Ball primary school particularly those in facilities, office, catering and all teaching teams. Finally, we have continued support from local business Hamptons, who sponsor the Heath for Health, and Easter Egg signs, and many firms who have donated prizes to our festive raffle and summer tombola and provided match funding. Over the year, we have encouraged the John Ball community to make greater use of Easy Fund Raising and where possible, Match Funding. These platforms combined contributed more than £6k in the year. We have also updated our website to include more details of match funding: the school community is encouraged to check as their company may be listed, and we thank members of our school community who have gained match funding. ## **School Funding** For the financial year-end 2024-2025, ‘The Friends of John Ball Association’ funded a new sensory garden and children’s gym equipment in the KS2 playground to a total of £31,367.60. John Ball Primary school also requested fundings of £12,324.62 which included funding for: A contribution of £10 to each child for school trips Purchase of the year 6 leavers’ book for each child in year 6 PSHE Workshop Online Safety Workshop Anti Bullying Workshop Musical Instruments Student Rewards to replenish Vending Machine ## **The Friends of John Ball Association** John Ball Primary School Southvale Road Blackheath SE3 0TP Tel: 020 8852 1601 Email: christmas@friendsofjohnball.org Website: www.friendsofjohnballschool.co.uk Charity No: 1017014 In addition, restricted funds kindly donated by the Smilie Foundation in prior years of £30,976.79 were drawn down in relation to a feasibility assessment and renovation of the nursery at John Ball Primary School. The Friends Association would like to thank the John Ball Community for their great effort for the 2024-25 financial year! Sincerely yours, Penny Boulyaphol Chair - Friends of John Ball Association ## **The Friends of John Ball Association** John Ball Primary School Southvale Road Blackheath SE3 0TP Tel: 020 8852 1601 Email: christmas@friendsofjohnball.org Website: www.friendsofjohnballschool.co.uk Charity No: 1017014 ## **The Friends of John Ball Association** John Ball Primary School Southvale Road Blackheath SE3 0TP Tel: 020 8852 1601 Email: christmas@friendsofjohnball.org Website: www.friendsofjohnballschool.co.uk Charity No: 1017014