## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date Charity name: FOGS (FRIENDS OF GRANGE SCHOOLS)** ## **Charity registration number: 1039247** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To develop effective relations between**
**staff, parents and the local community.**
**Engaging in activities or providing**
**facilities or equipment which support**
**both infant and junior schools and**
**advance the education of the pupils.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**FOGS raises money for both schools by**
**running an extremely active and varied**
**programme of events throughout the**
**year. These include Fireworks displays,**
**Summer fete, raffles, ice cream sales**
**and discos as an example.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit. They are**
**aware of the guidance and have**
**considered it when making decisions**
**about the charity's activities and how**
**they deliver public benefit. The trustees**
**are satisfied that the charity's activities,**
**as described in this report, are focused**
**on delivering public benefit and are in**
**furtherance of the charity's purposes.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |||**The charity trustees are responsible for**
**the general control and management of**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**the charity. The trustees give their time**
**freely and receive no remuneration or**
**other financial benefits.**| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**FOGS had a successful and productive**
**year, delivering a wide range of**
**fundraising events and activities to**
**support both the infant and junior**
**schools. Key events included the annual**
**Fireworks Display, Summer Fête,**
**Christmas Market, school raffles, and**
**regular tuck shop sales. These events**
**were well supported by the school**
**community and contributed significantly**
**to our fundraising efforts.**
**Over the course of the year, FOGS**
**raised more than £29,000 through these**
**initiatives. In addition, we were grateful**
**to receive external support in the form**
**of a £2,000 sponsorship from a local**
**estate agent and a £2,000 grant from our**
**local parish council.**
**Funds raised were used to support a**
**number of projects and enhancements**
**across the schools. These included the**
**purchase of equipment for the sensory**
**areas, the provision of end-of-year**
**leavers’ events for Year 2 and Year 6**
**pupils, and new play equipment to**
**enrich pupils' school experience.**
**We are proud of the positive impact our**
**work has had on the school community**
**and remain committed to supporting the**
**educational and wellbeing needs of all**
**pupils through future fundraising and**
**community engagement.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| ||Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**See separate report**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**FOGS may set aside funds for special**
**purpose or as reserves against future**
**expenditure but hasn’t needed to to date**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**FOGS operates on a 'raise and spend'**
**model, where funds raised within the**
**financial year are allocated directly to**
**projects and activities that benefit the**
**school community. As a small**
**fundraising charity, we aim to maximise**
**our impact each year by distributing the**
**majority of our income to meet current**
**needs, rather than retaining funds.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The existing trustees are responsible for**
**the recruitment of new trustees. In**
**appointing new trustees we seek people**
**who are part of our school community.**
**Potential trustees are invited to trustees’**
**meetings or to meet with the**
**chairpersons to learn more about our**
**aims and objectives. If all trustees agree**
**they are proposed as new trustees. New**
**trustees are required to complete a DBS**
**check and given a three month trial.**
**This process allows due consideration**
**of the person’s eligibility, personal**
**competence, specialist knowledge and**
**skills.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**FOGS (FRIENDS OF GRANGE SCHOOLS)**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charitynumber|**1039247**| |Charity’s principal address|GRANGE INFANT SCHOOL
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**adviser**
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**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Friends of Grange School On accounts for the year ended 3110812024 Charity no {if any) 1048400 Set out on pages Irem¢mbÈr p? Iii¢lude the p8ge nuniL)&rs of addrtirJn41 shoelr I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 31108 12024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act"). I 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, 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 have examinerfs statsment 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 Charities 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 any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no COn￿rnS 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. Signed: Date: 2010612025 Name: Fiona Mounsdon Relevant professional qualification(s) or body {if any)". MAAT- 10165372 {LI￿nCed member of Association of Accounting Technicians) Address: 173 Emiin Street Swindon SN3 4NH IER Oct 2018 FOGS (Friends Of Grange Schools) Balance Sheet As of August 31. 2024 TOTAL Fixed Asset Cash at bank and in hand Debtors Current Assets NET CURRENT ASSETS £29,596.07 £130.70 £1,130.32 £30,857.09 £0.00 £30.857.09 £30,857.09 £30.857.09 Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES) Capital and Res81V8S £30.857.09 IQFI FOGS (Friends Of Grange Schools) Profit and Loss September 2023 - August 2024 TOTAL Income Cost ol Sales GROSS PROFIT £29,399a4 £12,398.74 £17,000.60 £7,814.29 £9,186a1 £9,186.31 Expenses NET OPERATING INCOME NET INCOME 2ÈPI