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Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31* March 2025

Charity Number: 1038646

The Duchess’s High School Trust Year ending 31° March 2025 Legal and Administrative Information

Trustees

S Bell, resigned July 2024 R Bush H Blythe, Vice Chair G Johnston, resigned April 2025 J Keenan, appointed September 2024 F Long R J Morley, Treasurer E Whitlie K Williams, Chair

Charity Address

Duchess’s Community High School, Taylor Drive, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2DH

Independent Examiner

J Wright ACIB ACII Abbeydore 7 Steppey Lane Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3PU

Banker

Lloyds Bank plc, 24 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TD

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The Duchess’s High School Trust

Year ending 31° March 2025

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ending 31° March 2025

The Trustees of the Duchess’s High School Trust (known as BOOST) present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31*t March 2025 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2022, the trust deed and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Constitution and Objects

The Duchess's High School Trust exists for the purpose of advancing the education of the pupils by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and resources for the education of the pupils at the school which would not be provided otherwise.

There have been no changes in objectives during 2024/25 ~~.~~ The Trust operates in accordance with its declaration of 3° May 1994.

In July 2023 the charity adopted a new working name, BOOST at The Duchess’s Community High School, as recorded on the Charity Commission record.

Membership

At 31% March 2025, there were 8 Trustees:

Rosie Bush Hilda Blythe, Vice Chair Gavin Johnston Julia Keenan Fiona Long Beccy Morley, Treasurer Elaine Whitlie Katherine Williams, Chair

Review of activities and future developments

2024/25 was all about community ~~—~~ building our profile, feeling supported and, above all, making a difference to young people living in north Northumberland who attend the Duchess’s Community High School.

We started the year celebrating the 30" anniversary of our charity, joined by former trustees, donors, students, school staff and representatives of local groups and businesses to celebrate and share some of the projects we are supporting which make a difference to young people at the Duchess’s Community High School. We had a wonderful and inspirational evening and we officially launched our new strategy which is based on meeting the needs of students who are growing up in England’s most rural county.

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As the year progressed, the support from our community grew and grew. We held our first ever golf day at Alnmouth Foxton Hall Golf Club, we hosted a student exhibition at the Alnmouth Arts Festival and we were out and about over Christmas at Alnwick Market, Hindmarsh Hall and The Ship Inn, Low Newton ~~.~~ We were delighted to receive an email from two wonderful students saying they were giving up some of their summer to walk the St Cuthbert’s Way and raise funds for BOOST and when they finished their walk after 6 days, 62 miles and more than a few blisters, they had inspired people to donate more than £1,200 ~~.~~ Our Christmas fundraiser garnered the support of local businesses and individuals to raise more than £9,000 to support young people’s mental health and wellbeing activities.

Building support is vital: without this we cannot achieve our goals which are to remove barriers to learning, provide new learning experiences and enhance the learning environment. In the last year we have:

• Continued to provide a Grab n Go breakfast for any student who needs a boost at the start of their day ~~.~~

• Provided new learning experiences including skipping workshops, creative arts workshops, musical theatre, foreign language plays, living history workshops and more.

• Continued to help students advocate for themselves and take pride in their values and beliefs. We supported Climate Club and Pride Club to raise awareness of the issues that are important to them.

• Supported 45 students through the Discretionary Hardship Fund ~~—~~ providing uniform items and helping with the cost of trips/out of school experiences ~~.~~

• Supported six different lunchtime clubs to provide safe spaces and new opportunities for lik ~~e~~ -minded students to develop skills, try new activities and build friendships ~~.~~

• Enhanced our student wellbeing offer by providing specialist counselling as well as continuing our sexual health advice programme ~~.~~

• Developed new outdoor opportunities for students who find learning inside the classroom challenging: giving students access to learning opportunities and environments that support their individual needs ~~.~~

• Continued to promote reading for pleasure by giving more than 150 students access to books from our vending machine ~~.~~

Above all, we supported young people to engage in opportunities that enhance their learning and inspire them to think bigger, to aspire to achieve more and to believe in themselves. From supporting individuals through counselling, to removing financial barriers, to giving access to inspirational artists and performers, BOOST enables young people to take part in experiences that they would not otherwise have access to. We are a small charity, run by trustees and volunteers who are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential.

BOOST stands for Building Opportunities for Our Students Together. This year we have continued to build the BOOST community: working together to benefit of the

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young people in our community ~~.~~ We will always champion diversity in our community and support activities that challenge prejudice and increase visibility of minority groups such as our LGBTQ+ community ~~.~~ We are delighted to have been able to give our students the opportunity to be inspired by positive role models who come from all walks of life ~~.~~ Enabling students to be seen and feel welcome supports them to achieve more ~~.~~

Our achievements were recognised this year as we were shortlisted for the Small Charity of the Year Award at the North East Charity Awards and also nominated for the Third Sector Award at Pride Action North’s Progression Ball.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who gives their time to support our charity and DCHS students ~~.~~ This year we have welcomed six new volunteers, one new trustee and our first ever Y12 student representatives who attend all our board meetings ~~.~~ We are also grateful to our funders (Alnmouth Arts Festival, Alnwick Church of England Charity, Alnwick Lions, Alnwick Rotary Club, Arnold Clark, Community Foundation for Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, Freemasons of Northumberland, High Sheriff of Northumberland, Hugonin Charitable Trust, Karbon Homes, Travel Chapter) and to the 300+ individuals and businesses who have donated to support BOOST activities ~~.~~

Together we are making a difference ~~.~~

Trustees’ Responsibilities

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) ~~.~~

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees are required to:

• e Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

• e Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• e Prepare the financial statements in accordance with the methods and principles set out In the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" and to state whether or not the accounts have been prepared in accordance with that Statement and applicable accounting standards;

• e Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation ~~.~~

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and to disclose with

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reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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The Duchess’s High School Trust

Financial Statements for the Year ending 31** March 2025

Notes to the Financial Statements

1 ~~.~~ Accounting policies

(a) Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) September 2024 edition and the Charities Act 2022.

(b) Income

Donations, grants and similar incoming resources are included in the year in which they are received unless they reflect restricted income related to a specific period, in which case they are treated as deferred income and held asa liability, released in the period specified ~~.~~

(c) Expenditure

All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for expenditure ~~.~~ The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of irrecoverable VAT ~~.~~

(d) Fund Accounting

The charity's funds consist of unrestricted and restricted amounts. The charity may use unrestricted amounts at its discretion ~~.~~ Restricted funds represent income contributions, which are restricted to a particular purpose, in accordance with the donor's wishes.

In some cases, the trustees may decide to set aside a portion of unrestricted funds for a specific purpose; such set aside is shown as a designated fund ~~.~~ Designated funds are actively managed and reviewed by the trustees on a regular basis, with funds transferred back to unrestricted funds if no longer needed.

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3 ~~.~~ Donations Income

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4. Trustees’ Remuneration

The Trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during 2024/25 or in 2023/24.

5 ~~.~~ Tangible Fixed Assets

The Trust has no tangible fixed assets.

6 ~~.~~ Accrued income

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The Duchess’s High School Trust known as BOOST

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Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31* March 2025

Charity Number: 1038646

The Duchess’s High School Trust Year ending 31° March 2025 Legal and Administrative Information

Trustees

S Bell, resigned July 2024 R Bush H Blythe, Vice Chair G Johnston, resigned April 2025 J Keenan, appointed September 2024 F Long R J Morley, Treasurer E Whitlie K Williams, Chair

Charity Address

Duchess’s Community High School, Taylor Drive, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2DH

Independent Examiner

J Wright ACIB ACII Abbeydore 7 Steppey Lane Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3PU

Banker

Lloyds Bank plc, 24 Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TD

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The Duchess’s High School Trust

Year ending 31° March 2025

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ending 31° March 2025

The Trustees of the Duchess’s High School Trust (known as BOOST) present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31*t March 2025 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2022, the trust deed and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Constitution and Objects

The Duchess's High School Trust exists for the purpose of advancing the education of the pupils by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and resources for the education of the pupils at the school which would not be provided otherwise.

There have been no changes in objectives during 2024/25 ~~.~~ The Trust operates in accordance with its declaration of 3° May 1994.

In July 2023 the charity adopted a new working name, BOOST at The Duchess’s Community High School, as recorded on the Charity Commission record.

Membership

At 31% March 2025, there were 8 Trustees:

Rosie Bush Hilda Blythe, Vice Chair Gavin Johnston Julia Keenan Fiona Long Beccy Morley, Treasurer Elaine Whitlie Katherine Williams, Chair

Review of activities and future developments

2024/25 was all about community ~~—~~ building our profile, feeling supported and, above all, making a difference to young people living in north Northumberland who attend the Duchess’s Community High School.

We started the year celebrating the 30" anniversary of our charity, joined by former trustees, donors, students, school staff and representatives of local groups and businesses to celebrate and share some of the projects we are supporting which make a difference to young people at the Duchess’s Community High School. We had a wonderful and inspirational evening and we officially launched our new strategy which is based on meeting the needs of students who are growing up in England’s most rural county.

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As the year progressed, the support from our community grew and grew. We held our first ever golf day at Alnmouth Foxton Hall Golf Club, we hosted a student exhibition at the Alnmouth Arts Festival and we were out and about over Christmas at Alnwick Market, Hindmarsh Hall and The Ship Inn, Low Newton ~~.~~ We were delighted to receive an email from two wonderful students saying they were giving up some of their summer to walk the St Cuthbert’s Way and raise funds for BOOST and when they finished their walk after 6 days, 62 miles and more than a few blisters, they had inspired people to donate more than £1,200 ~~.~~ Our Christmas fundraiser garnered the support of local businesses and individuals to raise more than £9,000 to support young people’s mental health and wellbeing activities.

Building support is vital: without this we cannot achieve our goals which are to remove barriers to learning, provide new learning experiences and enhance the learning environment. In the last year we have:

• Continued to provide a Grab n Go breakfast for any student who needs a boost at the start of their day ~~.~~

• Provided new learning experiences including skipping workshops, creative arts workshops, musical theatre, foreign language plays, living history workshops and more.

• Continued to help students advocate for themselves and take pride in their values and beliefs. We supported Climate Club and Pride Club to raise awareness of the issues that are important to them.

• Supported 45 students through the Discretionary Hardship Fund ~~—~~ providing uniform items and helping with the cost of trips/out of school experiences ~~.~~

• Supported six different lunchtime clubs to provide safe spaces and new opportunities for lik ~~e~~ -minded students to develop skills, try new activities and build friendships ~~.~~

• Enhanced our student wellbeing offer by providing specialist counselling as well as continuing our sexual health advice programme ~~.~~

• Developed new outdoor opportunities for students who find learning inside the classroom challenging: giving students access to learning opportunities and environments that support their individual needs ~~.~~

• Continued to promote reading for pleasure by giving more than 150 students access to books from our vending machine ~~.~~

Above all, we supported young people to engage in opportunities that enhance their learning and inspire them to think bigger, to aspire to achieve more and to believe in themselves. From supporting individuals through counselling, to removing financial barriers, to giving access to inspirational artists and performers, BOOST enables young people to take part in experiences that they would not otherwise have access to. We are a small charity, run by trustees and volunteers who are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential.

BOOST stands for Building Opportunities for Our Students Together. This year we have continued to build the BOOST community: working together to benefit of the

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young people in our community ~~.~~ We will always champion diversity in our community and support activities that challenge prejudice and increase visibility of minority groups such as our LGBTQ+ community ~~.~~ We are delighted to have been able to give our students the opportunity to be inspired by positive role models who come from all walks of life ~~.~~ Enabling students to be seen and feel welcome supports them to achieve more ~~.~~

Our achievements were recognised this year as we were shortlisted for the Small Charity of the Year Award at the North East Charity Awards and also nominated for the Third Sector Award at Pride Action North’s Progression Ball.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who gives their time to support our charity and DCHS students ~~.~~ This year we have welcomed six new volunteers, one new trustee and our first ever Y12 student representatives who attend all our board meetings ~~.~~ We are also grateful to our funders (Alnmouth Arts Festival, Alnwick Church of England Charity, Alnwick Lions, Alnwick Rotary Club, Arnold Clark, Community Foundation for Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, Freemasons of Northumberland, High Sheriff of Northumberland, Hugonin Charitable Trust, Karbon Homes, Travel Chapter) and to the 300+ individuals and businesses who have donated to support BOOST activities ~~.~~

Together we are making a difference ~~.~~

Trustees’ Responsibilities

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) ~~.~~

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees are required to:

• e Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

• e Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• e Prepare the financial statements in accordance with the methods and principles set out In the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" and to state whether or not the accounts have been prepared in accordance with that Statement and applicable accounting standards;

• e Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation ~~.~~

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and to disclose with

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reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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The Duchess’s High School Trust Financial Statements for the Year ending 31%t March 2025

Statement of Financial Activities

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Katherine Williams, Chair

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The Duchess’s High School Trust

Financial Statements for the Year ending 31** March 2025

Notes to the Financial Statements

1 ~~.~~ Accounting policies

(a) Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) September 2024 edition and the Charities Act 2022.

(b) Income

Donations, grants and similar incoming resources are included in the year in which they are received unless they reflect restricted income related to a specific period, in which case they are treated as deferred income and held asa liability, released in the period specified ~~.~~

(c) Expenditure

All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for expenditure ~~.~~ The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of irrecoverable VAT ~~.~~

(d) Fund Accounting

The charity's funds consist of unrestricted and restricted amounts. The charity may use unrestricted amounts at its discretion ~~.~~ Restricted funds represent income contributions, which are restricted to a particular purpose, in accordance with the donor's wishes.

In some cases, the trustees may decide to set aside a portion of unrestricted funds for a specific purpose; such set aside is shown as a designated fund ~~.~~ Designated funds are actively managed and reviewed by the trustees on a regular basis, with funds transferred back to unrestricted funds if no longer needed.

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3 ~~.~~ Donations Income

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4. Trustees’ Remuneration

The Trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during 2024/25 or in 2023/24.

5 ~~.~~ Tangible Fixed Assets

The Trust has no tangible fixed assets.

6 ~~.~~ Accrued income

Accrued income at 31* March 2025 was £2,635, made up as follows:

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8 ~~.~~ Deferred income

In March 2023 the trust received and was paid a legacy of £60,000, the Acorn Bequest, to fund a portfolio of projects across two years ~~.~~ As the Acorn Bequest specified both the activities and time period over which funds should be spent, it was treated in full as deferred income in 2022/23 ~~.~~ The first £30,000 was recognised in donations in 2023/24 (see note 3) with the remaining £30,000 released in 2024/25.

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THE DUCHESS S HIGH SCHooL TRUST
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended3 (| 03 2025S.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
| 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, |
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and | am qualified to
examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of
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| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e 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 any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

| 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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