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2025-08-31-accounts

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Annual Report
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Year ending Aug 31[st ] 2025 Report and Financial Statements (Unaudited)

2024 - 2025

FOSMAS ANNUAL REPORT

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
FOSMAS Chair 3
Charity Information 4
Background and Objectives 4
Trustees 4
Activities 5
Annual Review 6
Thank You and Farewells 7
Appendix 1 8

Friends of St Mary Abbots School, 2 Kensington Church Court, London W8 4SP Charity Registration No. 10309555

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FOSMAS Chair

W elcome to the Friends of St Mary Abbots School (FOSMAS) Annual Report for 2024–2025. We

hope you find this report both informative and reflective of what has been achieved over the past year. Although the year presented its share of challenges, it was also marked by remarkable success and collective effort.

We were delighted to see the return of several flagship events, including the Christmas Fair and Summer Fair, both of which were exceptionally well attended and full of energy. Our two major fundraising campaigns—the annual Read-a-Thon and the Fun Run—were also outstanding successes. These achievements are the direct result of YOU, the parents, whose generosity and enthusiasm continue to sustain FOSMAS. They also reflect the leadership of Ms Dwulit, the support of the Governors and Mother Emma, and the dedication of the teachers and staff at SMAS who bring every initiative to life.

Throughout the year, FOSMAS has sought to support the school and its pupils in both tangible and non-tangible ways. The Christmas Fair—beautifully hosted in the church—was once again a highlight of the school calendar. We also organised additional events, including the Read-a-Thon, the Parents’ Quiz Night, and of course the Summer Fair for this academic year.

A huge thank you to all of you who have contributed—and continue to contribute—to FOSMAS. None of this would be possible without your generous support. In the financial section of this report, you will see how much we have raised for the school. Yet, as always, there is more to do. If you are already a regular donor, we are deeply grateful; if you are not, we warmly encourage you to consider becoming one. FOSMAS is a registered charity, and 100% of funds raised (net of costs) go directly back into the school . As a charity, we also benefit from Gift Aid, which increases the value of donations by 25%, alongside personal tax benefits for individual donors.

We believe the future of St Mary Abbots School is bright. We hope you find this report uplifting, informative, and a testament to what our community can accomplish together. We join you in wishing all SMAS staff and all families continued good health and every success in the year ahead.

If you’d like, I can also adjust tone (more formal, more celebratory, more concise), or tailor this for a printed report, website, or presentation.

Mary Masha Novikova FOSMAS Chair

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Charity Information

Background and Objectives

The Friends of St Mary Abbots School (FOSMAS) is a registered UK charity formally constituted in January 1994. It is governed by its Constitution, as amended, and adopted on 28[th] February 2022.

The main objective of this charity is to advance the education of pupils in St Mary Abbots School (SMAS) by:

  1. Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school.

  2. Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.

  3. Support the Governing Body in the most efficient way and in accordance with the process set in our Constitution document.

The charity relies on a formally constituted Committee to pursue this objective. FOSMAS Committee administers the charity and meets at least quarterly with further meetings as required. All members of the Committee are trustees of the charity and have control of its property and funds.

FOSMAS’ trustees bring a variety of skills to the board including financial, communications, administration, and events and charity management. All Trustees are encouraged to keep up to date with the role and responsibility of a trustee. Nominations for election to the Committee may be made by any charity member with the consent of the nominee. The formal election process takes place at the AGM where decisions are taken by simple majority.

Trustees

The Trustees presented their annual report and an update of their unaudited accounts for the school year ending 31[st] August 2025 at the AGM held on 19th March 2025. FOSMAS elected its committee members as listed below:

FOSMAS Committee (elected in Mar 2025)

Mary Masha Novikova (C) Tom Wegelius (T) Suzannah Kewley (S) Vicki-Ann Hughes

Note: C - Chair, T - Treasurer, S - Secretary, Co - Co-opted member.

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Activities

As the school’s dedicated charity and Parents Teachers Association (PTA), FOSMAS plays a crucial role in organising activities and events to foster relations between the school’s staff, parents, pupils and Governors. A key part of FOSMAS’ role is to raise funds for educational materials and equipment for our children to have the best education and learning environment where to thrive. To achieve this, FOSMAS organises several events and activities throughout the year.

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Annual Review

This school year we have continued to work closely with the Class Reps to pass on FOSMAS news to all parents, with WhatsApp and emails to parents acting as additional reminders.

2024/25 was another challenging year for many families at the school with sustained years of inflation affecting families and school budgets. However, the effort, resilience, and love for our school and community made this year a real success in terms of fundraising. Thanks must go to Ms Dwulit for leading our school through these challenging times and supporting the children, parents, and staff.

Overall, FOSMAS raised c. £66.5K (net of costs) which represented a n increase of c.10.2% versus the previous school year . This is mostly explained by an increased in matchfunding from events like the Fun Run and the newly created International Day which was very popular.

As in previous years, Single & Regular Givers represented the biggest source of income (22.4%). This highlights how crucial your donations are to FOSMAS and, ultimately, the school as they are the most reliable funding source .

Thank you so much to all the families who made this possible. However, only ~15 parents in our school community were providing regular donations as of Aug 25 . This represents only 7.1% out of 174 children attending the school. This is also a significant drop versus Aug 24. The goal is to improve this level given the increased costs the school faces. Towards the end of the last school year, we had to witness what years of economic challenges have done to school budgets. However, the £66,000 annual target

FOSMAS raises for the school is essential to provide support, but it’s not enough when significant fixed costs like wages and pensions face upward pressure.

As always, continuous support from the parent community is essential to help the school as FOSMAS’ donation to the school represented 93.6% of FOSMAS’ total expenses. Given the increasing budget constraints faced by schools, our donations to the school are now a vital source of funding. Please keep supporting FOSMAS and, if you don’t do it yet, please consider providing regular donations. If we received £20 a month for every child in the school, we would raise at least £41,760 every year.

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Thank You and Farewells

The end of the summer term saw a number of families leave the school. They have been major supporters of FOSMAS, and we thank them for their huge contribution to the school over the years.

We would like to thank all the parents and school staff who worked tirelessly this year promoting fundraising and donating generously to FOSMAS. Thank you to our fund-matching champions (including Mircea and Cuan ) and our beloved FOSMAS team , these groups of parents have been especially involved and have consistently supported the school. A very special thank you goes to our Class Reps , and Gergana Panderova who kindly assisted in organising the independent examiner’s review of our annual accounts.

Thank you to all our volunteers who provided endless support and made sure that everything ran smoothly at the events. Finally, we would like to thank Ms Dwulit, the School Governors, Mother Emma, and the PCC of St Mary Abbots Church for all their help and support throughout the past year.

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Frlends of St Mary Abbots School 1030955 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts For the perlo 0110912024 To 3110812025 from CC16a Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to the t￿rest Endowment funds Totsl funds Last year to the nearest tothe nearest E tothe nearest£ to the nearest£ A1 Recelpts Fundraising Fosmas Donations Grants Fundralslng events other Interest 45,525 10,962 5,000 10,459 190 45.525 10.962 5.000 10.459 190 42,284 18,901 4.035 436 Sub totallGmss income forARI 72,136 72,136 65,656 A2 Asset and Investment sales, 15ee table). Sub total 72,136 A3Pa ments Fosma$ Event expenses School donations Grantslreslricted General expenses Cha es and fees 5,566 67,330 5,000 724 5.566 67,330 5.000 724 2,651 67,430 511 144 Sub totsl A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Sub total Totalpaym•nts N•t of r•cèipts/(pèym•nts) A5 Transfers between funda A6 Cash funds last year en Cash funds this yearend 70,840 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 3010612026

Section B Statement of a55ets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestficted fund5 to nearest £ 64,356 Restficted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Categories DetsilB B1 Cash funds Totsi Cash In Bank Total cash funds 18gree balance5 Wlth ieceipt5 and payments accountlsll 64,356 Unrèstrictèd funds to nearest £ Rastrietèd funds to nearest £ Endowmènt funds to nearest £ Details B2 Other monetary assets Fund to which asset belon Co¥t loptlonall Current value loptlonal Oetails B3 Investment assets Fund to which asset belongs Cost loptlonall Current value loptlonall Details B4 Assets retained for the charity'8 own use Fund to Amount due which liability loptionall relates When due loptionall Details 85 Liabilitie$ CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 3010612026

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Report to the trustees/ Friends of St Mary Abbots School members of On accounts for the year 31/08/2025 Charity no 1030955 ended (if any)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above 31/08/2025 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts .

I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters examiner's statement have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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Date: 30/06/2026
Signed:
Name: K Ivanov
Chartered Marketer/Accountant
Relevant professional MCIM/ACIM
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
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Address: 601 Britannia House,1-11 Glenthorne Road, London, W6 OLH

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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