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Year ending Aug 31[st ] 2025 Report and Financial Statements (Unaudited)
**2024 - 2025**
## **FOSMAS ANNUAL REPORT**
## **Table of Contents**
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|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 ANNUAL REPORT**
**2024 - 2025**
## **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.
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**Mary Masha Novikova FOSMAS Chair**
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**FOSMAS ANNUAL REPORT**
**2024 - 2025**
## **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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**2024 - 2025**
## **FOSMAS ANNUAL REPORT**
## **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.
- **October 2024** - FOSMAS International Festival
- **December 2024** - FOSMAS Christmas Fair
- **February 2025** – Quiz Night
- **March 2025 –** FOSMAS AGM and Read-A-Thon
- **June 2025 –** FOSMAS Fun Run
- **July 2025 –** FOSMAS Summer Fair
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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
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45,525
10,962
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10,459
190
45.525
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10.459
190
42,284
18,901
4.035
436
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72,136
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67,330
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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:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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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