Friends of R*gl*n
Financial Siatements
for ihe year ended
31 Augusi 2023
RLttsttrtd Charity Numbcr. 1020379

Friends ofRa£kni
Statement of accounts for the year end¢d 31 August 2023
Contents
P*ge
tkgAI tsnd administrative tnforniation
Trustees, r¢iM)rt
Inde￿ndent examiner"s re￿rt
Statement of financial acttviiies for the year eth 31 Au8USt 2023
Balance sheei &$ at 31 Au8USt 2023
Not¢s to th¢ a¢wunts

Friends of Wan
Legal and administrative infortnatioll
Truslee
L O'shea
D Howell
R Smith (resigned l November 2023)
N Bula (appotntrd l November 2023)
Chair
L O'shea
ViLe Cbair
D Howell
Seeretsry
S Mo￿1ra
Tr¢￿urer
NBul
Registered Addre85
Raglan Primary School
Ragl&n Ro
Brnmle%'
BR2 9NL

Friends ofRagl#
The Trustees submit th¢tr Tn￿, rewt for th¢ yw ¢nded 31 August 2023.
Objects of the Trust. Priwipal Adivities and Organisation of our Work
The Trust is governed by the cons¢itsJtion gdopted on i i Sepkmkr 1990 and as amendcd on 3 February
2015.
The objects of thc Trust aff tt) Advance the education of the wpils of the s¢hool by providing and assisting
in the provision olfacilities for education at the sch(x)l (not nornially provid¢d by the local authority).
Trustees and other Relev*pt Penoth#
The names of the Tn￿ and other ko. [￿[m)nnel and rcleyant persons are listed on page l.
The result for the year is ghown on p2ge 4 and the position al Ihe *)d ofthe year is shown on page 5.
Achlevements and performance
The 22-23 finan¢ial year saw the Friends of Raglan (FOR) conduct a series of fundrnlsing events including
an Ultra Challenge. Chrislmas and Summer f8ir5. Halloween and FAster discos. Movie and Quiz ni8hts and
Non-uniforni days.
The Christmas and Summer faiTS were the most profitabl¢ ¢v¢nts raising in excess of £6.4k betw¢en them.
The UltrA Challenge. Halloween and Faster discos and Movie night all raised well in excess of £1 k ¢ach.
Ti¥kels lo a valuc of £2.5k We￿ aly) sold at the end of the summer tern) for the second Circus event that
the FOR l)ab arranged, wtth this ev¢iit tsking pla¢¢ •1 the stsrt of the 23-24 year.
Overall, iftcome rnised in 22-23 wlls £28.2k. just short of the £28.Sk raised in 21-22. Expenses incurred in
raising ihe income were £IOK givin8 a profi1 from fundraising of £18.2L which is in exc¢ss of the £16k
profit in 21-22.
Donations to the School in the yeartotalled just over£lk and relaled to the usual support forclass Christmas
parti¢5 and the Year 6 leavers prty. No further donations made Ls the primary aim of the FOR is to
rnise funds to purch&se extensive playground equipment for Key Stage l. with this work tsking pla¢¢ in the
22-23 year. Hence, the cash balancc incr￿ed fn)m £6.5k ai the end ofthe last f￿anCIal year to £22.8k
at 31 August 2023. The accumulated funds are to be used ￿ Pu￿h￿ playground equipment for KSI in
the 23_24 year.
li is ilie FOR'S policy to mainlain a balanc¢ of apwoximately £lk to use floats for the main ¢v¢n
but cash re5crve5 can otherwise be donaied to the Sch(x>l a8 al￿ when requested. All donations must b¢
approved by the Committee.
Trustees, responsibilities ill relation to financi￿ sl*lements
The charity t￿￿te¢S ￿ rEspotEsibl¢ for Fwarin8 a trustees. annual rq￿ and financial statements tn
a¢rordan¢¢ with appli¢able law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (Unitcd Kxngdomk Generally
A¥L¢pi¢d ALcouiiliii¥ Pmli¥¢).
Th¢ law appli￿1¢ to ¢lwities in Englalld and Waks r¢qUi￿￿ th¢ ¢hariiy trusle¢5 to pr4w¢ fthancial
stat¢ments for each year which 8ive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the ehArity and of the
incoming resources and application of resource& of the charity for that peri(￿1. In ptrparing the financial
statcments, the trusiees are required to".

select suitable accountin8 policies And theD apply them consi%tently>
observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP.
make judgcinents and estimates that are reasonable and PTudenl-
state whether applicable accounting standariÈ have been followe¢ subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
. prepare the final￿la1 stalements on the goAn8cot￿CM b￿S unless ills inappropriate to pr&sume
that ihe charity will continue in busiDCSS.
The imstees are responsible forkccp1ngpro￿aCctx￿ting records that disdoscwiih Teas¢M4ble acciw
ut any timc thc financial position of tlic charity and to ei)able thciii to cnsurc ihat thc financial stataiicnts
comply with the CharitiesAet 201 I, the arvli(xbl¢ Charities (A(tounts Rem) Regulatio￿, and th¢
provisio￿ of Ihe 1 iustdeed.lTheyare also r¢S￿nsIble for safeguarding the &8seLS ofihecharily and taking
i'easonable steps for the prevention and d¢i¢ction of frdud and oth¢r iT￿g￿lantIC$. The t￿￿te¢S a
responsible for the mainlenanLe and inlegrity of tlie charity and fina￿1￿] information includal on the
charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and disseininalxjn of
financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Oll behalf of the-frustees
L O'she
TNS
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Frlends of RAglAn

ludepeuden¢ eyAminer'$ repbrt th the Tn￿lee8 ofFrieDds ofR**M
I rew)rt to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ch￿lty for the year ended 31
Augusi 2023 whiLh are set out vn pages 4 to 6.
Responsibilittey and bAsis of Ye￿rt
As th¢ Charty's trnst¢¢s you are responsible for th¢ pr¢p0r￿￿Oft of the accounts in ac¢oTil4n¢e with the
requirements of th¢ Charities A¢t 2011 {'the Act'l
report in respect ofmy ¢xatninalion of the charily's ￿￿Trts cazried out undcr SfLIi4)n 145 of the Act
and in canying out my ¢xaminalion I have followed all the appli¢abl¢ DitectioDS given by the Charity
Commission undcr scction 145(5Xb) of the A¢t.
Independent eumiDer'8 Statement
I have ¢omplet¢d my ¢xamination. I confwm th8t no material matters have wm¢ to my attention in
connection wilh th¢ ex￿nIn￿tion giving me cause lo believe ihal in any material respect..
a￿ountIng reeords were not kepl in Yespecl of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act:
or
the accounls do not &CCOTd with thos¢ re￿)ftIS.
or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicabk r¢quireTnents concerning the forni and ¢ont¢nt of
a¢¥ounl ¥¢1 oul in th¢ Charilt¢s (Aw)uihts and reports) Regulalioiis 2008 other than aiiy
requiremeni thai the a¢¢ounts give a 'true and fair view. which is not a matter considered &$ part
of an independent exAmination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other mattets in connection with the examination to which
ttention should be drnwn in this re￿rt to enable a pr(w under￿lfi8 of the accounts to be reached.
David R L¢igh FCA
53 1lemiita8e Lane
London
NW2 2HI

Friends of Raglan
Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 Au8USt 2023
20LI
2022
ILcome
Fundrnising events
28.256
28.516
Tot#1 Income
28,256
28,516
Expetsditurt
Fundrnising ¢v¢nls
Donations to Raglan Primary School
Miscellaneous expenditure
10.007
1,055
870
12.569
21,051
468
Total expenditure
11.932
34,088
Net movement in funds
16.324
(5.572)
Tolal funds brought forward
6.437
12.009
Total funds ¢&rri¢a fonvard
21761
6.437
All ill¢om¢ •od expeoditure IB derived xor¢8lrfftcled *cliviiie3.
Tbc statemctst of fiV*A¢1￿ xdivitsts iDelad(s all gainj Alld k4sst3 in Ilje year.

Friends of R82l*n
Balanco shect as at 31 Au8USt 2023
21111
2022
Cui-rent As$ets
Cash at bank and in haTMI
21761
6.437
21761
6,437
Credltors.. Amounts f811in8 due
within one year
Tothl Assets l£ss CurreDt Liibliltles
21761
6.437
21761
6.437
Represented by:
UnRstrietd fiJThJs
Reslricled fuThAs
21761
6.437
21761
6,437
Ik
L U'Sh¢a- I'rustee
Date signed: 2 1

Friends of Rggl*
Notes forn]ing part of the aceounts for the year entsl 31 August 2023
I ACCOiINTINC POLICIES
Bgsig of Actouu¢lng
The financial statem¢nts have pr¢pared in a¢COr￿ wsth th¢ Ststement of Recommended Practice:
ALeounli118 and Re￿rtIng by Clwities prepartng their Accounts in accordance with the Fiiwjcial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102) published ffl 16 July 2014. th¢ Financial Rew>rting Standard
applicable in thc UK (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The Charity con51itutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The accounts have Ften Prep￿ed under the historical cost convention with it¢ms ￿E0￿1$¢d at c051 or
tr4n5aclion value unless oth¢rwis¢ stated in the rel¢vanl notes to these accounts.
The tn￿teeS consider that there are no material uncertainties aiK)Ut the Charity's ability to
continue &$ a going concem.
IMcom¢ rccogDition
IIiEOlI)e is derived from fundraising evenls and donations. All income is recognised once the charity has
entitlement to the income, the￿ 1$ 8ufficient certainty or Teceipt and so it is probable thai the income will
be received. and ihe amount of income rffeived can be measured reliobly.
Fundraising and donation ineome are g118ccountd for 05) the date of ￿elpt into the Cknrity's bank
aLLuunt.
Expenditure re¢ogDitioD
Liabilities are recO￿lSed &f expenditure &g as there is a legal or constnKtive obligation committin8
the ¥harity to that eX￿ndIture. it 15 ￿ble thai settlemenl will be required and the amount of obligation
Can b¢ m￿U[ed reliably.
All expenses are allocated or apwjrtioned to the applicable ex￿ndItuTe headings in the statement of
finanLial activities.
2. Independent E￿miner'S
The Ind¢p¢ndent Examtner's reffjunerntion was £nil (2022: £nil)
3. R¢l¥t¢d party traJuacts)Ds aod tru*lee*' ￿penseS and rem¥nernlioA
The trustees all give freely of their timc 4nd expertise withoul any fornt of rernuneTalion or oth¢T benefit ift
h or kind. Expcn5¢s paid to the Irustees in thc ycar totallcd £843 {2022.. £nil) wid thcsc cxpCnS￿ w¢te
reimbursement of purch&ses for fundrnising events made by l trustee on irhalf of the clwity.
Ther¢ were no r¢lat¢d party transactions during the year (2022: £nil)