Norwich High School Association Reglstered Charlty Number 1046984 Trustees, Annual Report for the Financial Year 2024 1•t January- 31st December 2024 The Trustees submit their report and accounts for the year ended 318t December 2024. Charity's Principal Address: Norwich High School for Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU Other names for the Charity.. NHSA Objectlves and Actlvltles The object of the association (the objects) is to advance the education of pupils in the school in particular 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. The trustees have had regard to the guidanc8 iSSU8d by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Structure, Governance and Management The Norwich High School Association (NHSA) is registered with the Charities Commission of England and l+Vales and is a member of Parentkind. Th8 governing document is a constitution and was most recently updated on the 17th April 2024. The Committee consists of two Co-chairs, Vice-chair, Treasurer and Secretary The wider membership includes a President (Head of Senior School), Vice-President (Head of Prep School), Year Group Representatives, Staff Members and a Govemor roprosontative. For the year ending 318t December 2024, the Committee was headed by the officers listed below.. Co-chair: Carli Harper-P8nman (elected September 2023) Co-chair: Elizabeth Turner (elected September 2023) Vice-chair. Vacant Treasurer: Kelly Towler (elected September 2023) Secretary: Emma Coulson (elected September 2023) The Comrn ittee meets at least once a term. Committee members are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
IC Achievements and Perfonnance The NHSA has undertaken an extensive programme of fundraising events during 2024 which has included discos in the prep school, a quiz night, a summer fete, support at the school sports days, Ye Olde Chfistfflas Shoppe for the prep school students, a visit by the Wonderdome Planetarium and a cake sale. The trustees are particularly indebted to Mrs Jilly Smith and her team for the excellent program of events they have embedded for the Prep school girls. Similarly, Mrs Bec Greenwood and her team have worked exceptionally hard on parent focused events. The Trustees wish to place on record their sincere gratitude to all committee members and supporters of the NHSA for their on-going generosity and time commitments to help make all the fundraising activities a success, and the help to 8nhance the school environment for all members of the school community. VVe thank them all. During 2024, the fundraising programme enabled the NHSA to donate to Norwich High School for Girls funds totalling £16,527.87. The NHSA has made a concerted effort to produce a simple method of bid application and approval. Bids can now be decided by vote in real-time, provided they meet NHSA criteria. This represents a18ap for4vard in the speed of decision making from the committee. Major achievements this year include broadening the scope of bids approved across both the prep and senior schools. Sports have been well represented for the first time in years, with significant donations for equipment for gymnastics, cricket, netball, hockey and rowing. STEM is well represented with significant donations made to F24, product design and technology. The prep school has also received play equipment, and a signrficant donation made towards a parent pastoral online resource. In addition, each academic year: the Committee designates a portion of funds to support school trips for those students with bursaries. We welcome any and all suggestions from parents about how we can grow the school community and engage parents in our events. We bid farewell to Emma Coulson and Kelly Towler who have sat as secretary and treasurer respectively. Vsje extend our sincère thanks to them both, with special mention to Mrs Towler who has spent significant time on the accounts and documents for the NHSA. We are indebted to her. We also say goodbye to Miss Alison Sefton, Head of NHSG. We would like to thank Alison for driving forward the mission of the NHSA, being a critical friend and pushing us to make bolder decisions which have benefited the school community. We wish her well in Glasgow and will sincerely miss her input. Finally, we say a sad goodbye to Mrs Liz Ivaller. Liz joined the NHSA some 13 years ago when her daughter, Izzy, was in Reception class. Liz an alumna herself, has been a tireless champion of the school & the NHSA for over a decade. With a passion for sports
wic and music. Liz has always placed the girls at the center of the NHSA & we will miss her hugely. We hope she considers retuming to us as an alumni member, and we wish Izzy well in her singing career as she moves to Guildford this summer. Thank you Liz, for being a true stalwart of the NHSA. Financial Review The total receipts raised from the fundraising of the NHSA for 2024 is £36,339 and includes receipts from fundraising events and the second-hand school unifonn Shop. The total payments made in support of these activities is £16,CE9. Administrative costs for the year, including bank fees and Parentkind membership totalled £500. We received £75 comp8nsation from Barclay's Bank in relation to the length of time it took to resolve the mandate for the bank accounts. Second-hand unrform shop sales have been extremely sucSsful again this year, generating £24,907 in sales. Parents are transferred 500A of the sale amount for each item donated to the shop once the item has sold. Including these payments, the expenses for the shop totalled £9724. The shop is managed and staffed by volunteers. The NHSA is the beneficiary of a bequest by Leona Levine, an alumna of Norwich High School for Girls. The first payment of £70,000 was donated to the charity on 23rd June 2022. During 2024 we received a further £40,000 bequest on the 5th February. It is anticipated the remaining funds from the estate will take a significant amount of time to arrive. The funds are currently held in our main current account with Barclays, bank, leading us to maintain a high account balance of unrestricted funds for the charity. It is anticipated approximately £40,000 of these funds will be donated to the school in 2025 for the development of a Mac Suite to support the development of GCSE and A-Level students in Music, Computing, Art and Product Design. The charity does not have policy on reserves,. however, the charity does have a bank account of unrestricted funds of £2,189.42, agreed by the Committee to only be accessed in the event of a necessity. The Treasurer works to maintain enough funds in the bank accounts to fund all forthcoming payments, including expenses for events, donations to the school, second-hand unrform refund payments to parents and annual administrative payments. Nan and Jon Neville-Jones are our Independent Examiners appointed to examine the accounts. Nan was previously a primary school headteacher and trustee of a children's charity and Jon was managing partner of a larg8 architectural practice based in London and chair of a local housing organisation. They will not be paid for their report.
hc Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees. Signature: Signature.. Full Name: Elizabeth Turner Full Name: Carli Harper Position.. Co-chair Position: Co-chair Date: 9th June 2025 Date. 9th June 2025
Statement of End of Year Accounts 2024 ReGeipts and Payments AGGounts For the period from 1 January 2Q24 to 31 December 2024 All funds are unrestricted Recei Fundraisin Events Be uest b Leona Levine Bank Interest and Corn ensation Sécond-hand Uniform Sho Total Amount 10,479 40,000 128 25,860 Pa ments Fundraisin Event Costs Second-hand Uniform Sho Costs Donations to Norwich Hi h School ft)r Girls Administrative Costs Total Amount 6,345 9,724 16,528 500 Nat of Recei tslPa monts Cash Funds Year End 2023 Cash Funds Year End 2024 149 486 ststement of Assets and Liabilities Balance on 31 December 2023 Barcla s Norwich Hi h School Association Account Barcla s NHSA Second-hand Unifonn Account Barcla s Account 326 Barcla s Account 042 Handelsbanken Reserve Account Cash Available funds Amount £ 93,054.98 £ 10,899.03 994 252
0.19 £ 2 136.04 26.04 £ 106 116.28 Balance on 31 December 2024 Barcla s Non¥vich Hi h School Association Account Barcla s NHSA Second-hand Uniform Account Barcla s Account 326 Barcla s Account 042 Handelsbanken Reserve Account Cash 2025 Pa ment of 2024 Ex Available funds Amount £ 118,631.07 £ 29,226.65
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0.19 £ 2,189.42 427.60 988.88 £ 149 486.05 enses Claim for Donation to NHSG
Donations to Norwich Hi9h School for Girls Item Booster Block for Cheerleadin Club Wonderdome Planetarium Event Freshwater Watch Pancake Makers for Modem Forei Drum Kit Crochet Dolls for Pre School Hocke Shirts for PE De artment Senso ace for P School Water Station for Pre School Drum Cases Amount 310.00 1,140.00 400.00 79.98 800.00 250.00 230.00 400.00 257.00 361.00 nLan ua es Fll Metal detectors FlashFo e Printer for Product Desi UJK Holdin Accesso Kit for Product Desi Garden Games Glide-tide sin le seat scullin Sand Pit F24 Team - Car u Tooled U Subscri Football Kit Dry Coats for Football Team Total 300.00 550.00 200.00 250.00 3,837.60 350.00 3,000.00 2,0(K).00 719.03 1,093.26 16 527.87 boat rades tion
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts SeGtivii A liidependeiit Exainiiier s Report R•port to the tru8tses1 m•mborn of Norwich High School Association On accounts for the yr ended 3111212024 Charlty no (If any) 1046984 S•t out on pages 5-6 I r8POrt to the trugte68 on my examination of the account8 of the above charity ('the Trust") foT the year ended 3111212024. Ro8ponsibllitSes and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are spOnsible for the preparation bas18 of report of the accounts In accordance with tho requir@ments of th8 Charrtie8 Ad 2011 (Ihe Acf) I report in respect of my examination of the Tru8t'8 account5 Garried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I hav8 followed the applicable Direction8 given by the Charity Comrn18sion under 8eCtion 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my ex*nlnation. I confirm that no Materi matters havg come to my attentron (other than that disclosed below ') in Gonnection with the examination which gives me cause to beliève that in, any material r8spect'. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the acc¥)unting records I have no Goncems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention Should be drawn in order to enable a proper underBtsnding of the aGcounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brack81s if they do nol apply. Dats: 0710612025 Ind8p•nd6nt oxamln•rfg •tatom•nt Signed: Name= Jon Neville-Jon Rolevant prof•88lonal quallficatlon(s) or body (If any): None 3 Beethbank NoThvich NR2 2AL IER October 2018
Seits011 B Disclosure Only complete if the examinar n8ed8 to htghlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charfty accounts: directions and guidano for exarniners). Give hero brlof d•tails of any iterns that the examiner wlshes to dl8¢1080. IER Oetob•r 2018