2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/22 To 31/08/2023

Charity name: Friends of Lavant CE Primary School

Charity registration number: 1045268

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The purpose of the Friends of Lavant Primary School is to: Develop more extended relationships between the staff, parents and others interested within the community. To Engage in activities which support Lavant Primary School and advance the education of the pupils attending it. To provide and assist in the provision of such facilities or items for education at the School {not provided by statutory funds} as the Committee in consultation with the Governing Body shall from time to time determine.
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	Fundraising events involving parents, teachers and children of Lavant Primary School throughout the academic year.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Friends of Lavant Primary School’s trustees are aware of the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have taken it into account when making decisions to which the guidance is relevant If at any time they decide to depart from the guidance, they have good reasons for doing so.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making

Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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	The Friends of Lavant Primary School charity has made a remarkable difference to the pupils and staff of Lavant Primary school during this academic year. Through our fundraising activities we have been able to provide resources, fund trips and enhance the life of the pupils at the school in a manner that they would not otherwise been able to access. As a small village school, we have encouraged community involvement and nurtured a thriving parent/child community also. With government budgets being stretched more year on year, The Friends of Lavant Primary School have been able to support teachers, parents and children of the school by providing additional funding to supplement activities, the cost of which would otherwise have to be passed back to the parents.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance	Para 1.41

against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a healthy position due to receiving the donation which was left in the Will of a gentleman from Lavant Village.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have ensured that money has been kept aside to enable our running costs and expenditures to be able to hold event.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
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

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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	Our governing document is our Constitution document
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
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	At the Annual General Meetng which is held during the Autumn Term, the Chair shall be taken by the Chair or in his/her absence the Vice Chair of the Commitee. Nominatons are proposed and seconded by members of the associatbn and have the consent of the nominee. Nominatons are done at the AGM, but as per our consttuton, they can be made at any tme up to the commencement & duringthe AGM.

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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	Friends of Lavant Primary School
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1045268
Charity’s principal address	Lavant Primary School, West Stoke Road, Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0BW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Friends of Lavant CE Primary Sthool On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 Charlty no lif any) 1045268 Set out on pag•s I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty (Yhe Trusf) for the year ended 31 August 2023. AS the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordanc8 with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Ad.). Résponslbllllios and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys account$ carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the aprAicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under se￿On 145(5){b) of the Acl. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examlner's ststement come to my attention in connection with the examination which give8 me cause to believ8 that in, any material respect.. the accounting records V￿re not kept in accordance WFth section 130 of the Charities A&,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the a¢¢ounts did not comply v￿h the applicable requirements con¢eming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Yrue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wtlh the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reaGhed. Signed: Date: /A/i/zF Name: Mrs Emma Prin￿ Bsc FCA Relevant professional qualification(sl or body (if any): FCA Address: 101 Westgate. Chichester, P019 3HB IER Oct 2018