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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Report to the trustees/|Charity Name| |De Aston School Fund| |members of| |On accounts for the year|31 August 2024|Charity no|1047658| |ended|(if any)| |Set out on pages|3-11| |(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)| |I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above| |charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 August 2024.| |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”).| |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.|

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Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I 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:

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.

Date: 19/06/2025

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||| |---|---| |Signed:| |Name:|Linda J Lord| |Relevant professional|FCA TEP Bsc| |qualification(s) or body| |(if any):|

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May 2025

IER

Streets LLP, Tower House, Lucy Tower Street, Lincoln, LN1 1XW

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Section B Disclosure

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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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May 2025

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0110912023 To 3110812024 Charity name: DE ASTON SCHOOL FUND Charity registration number: 1047658 Objectives and Activities SORP referenc8 Summary of the purposes of the charity as sel out in its governing document Para 1.17 Advancing the education of the pupils by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for the education of pupils at the school, not normally rovided Othe￿iSe. Provides curriculum related trips for subjects such as DramalEnglish- e.g. theatre trips PE- e.g. competitive sports I Winter Sports Geography- e.g. field trips l overseas trips History- e.g. field trips Languages- e.g. Foreign exchange visit 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. Par2 1.17and 1.19 Money raising projects for school related expenses that are not able to come from the regular streams of income the school receives. Such as Wold Walk and Doastonbury. Money raising projects for charities, such as Comic Relief. Other activities not relatod to curriculum but for the benefit of students such as Duke of Edinburgh Award or Graduation rom's, Trustees are aware of the trust's responsibilities in terms of public benefit. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard lo the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Par2 1.18

Achievements and Performance SORP referen The tripslvisitslexperiences that the students experienced this year were as follows, Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity s work has made to the circumstances of ils beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 English - Woman in Black theatre trip to York English - Macbeth theatre trip to Cambridge Arts Theatre English - Poetry Live Nottingham English- Scholars Programme graduation event in Sheffield English- Shakespeare Society Macbeth Terry O'Toole theatre English- Newspaper Day English- A Midsummer Nights Dream theatre trip English- And Then There Were Non? theatre trip English- Frankenstein Leeds theatre trip English- Macbeth theatre trip York Geography - Lincoln field trip Geography- Birmingham Year 12 field trip History- Berlin overseas trip History l RE- Lincoln Mosque I Castle I Cathedral trip History- Tattershall Castle trip Maths l History- Bletchley Park visit Social Sciences- Justice museum and caves Nottingham Social Scien¢es- Royal Courts trip London Business Studies - Drayton Manor Resort trip 6th form Enrichment activites such as paddleboarding. wild pines. poetry 6, form Three Peaks fundraising for solar panels 6, form Christmas run fundraising 6th form UCAS convention trip Christmas Concert Easter concert Summer concert Oliver Performing Arts ~ Return to the Forbidden Planet trip Performing Arts - Heathers Hull new theatre trip Perfomring Arts- Annie Sheffield PE- Rugby 7's tournamènt Ski Trip Xscape Snozone ski practice trip Year 11 Prom Sixth Form Ball Duke of Edinbur h bronze and silver

Deastonbury evening event So a total of 36 tripslexperiences. Thls compares to 35 in the previous year, The fund was also used for Gainsborough Bus, Food Tech ingredients, Revision guides for various departments, Maths calculatorslequipment, Graduation Hoodies, lockor deposits. PE kit. school uniforrn, Christmas cards. scholastic book fairs, house badges, gum shiolds. Charity fund raising for Comic Relief, Children In Need, non-uniform days etc has now been moved to solely Just Giving for the ease of donating and sending moneys to the chosen harities, therefore these no longer appear on the School fund accounts. Additionally, this vear the fund accepted donations for the Friends of De Aston IFODA) The Closing balance for FODA during the year was £980.34 (income of £2.643.01 and expenditure of £1,662.67) Financial Review Review of the charity s financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 The charity received income of £422.665.48 and spent £367,892.24. to leave an in-year excess of income over ex enditure of £54.773.24. The trust should hold only small amounts in reserve as most of the funds are for school trips and charity raising. The amount in reserve should be managed down in future years to a target of £10,000. This can be achieved by supporting whole school objectives that all pupils can benefit from. The purpose of holding a £10,000 reserve figure is to assist in cash flow where payments may be needed in advance. statement explaining the policy for holding reserves staling why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The funds current amount in "free" reserve is £29,170.80. This is an increase of of £8,767.65 from last NIA ear. Reasons for holding zero reserves Para 1.22

Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.24 NIA Para 1.23 NIA Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity s trusts.. Type of governing document ItFU<i dp=d. ro 31 cygrter How is the charity constiluled? le.g uni.n-orporated dssociat10YI . CEO Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to Post or name of any person or body ontillod lo appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Trust deed Para 1.25 Trust Para 1.25 Appointed by De Aston School Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the charit uses istered chari number Charity's principal address De Aslon School Fund 1047658 De Aston School Willingham Road Market Rasen LN8 3RF Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole ear Trustee name Offi¢e lif any) Name of person lor bodyl entitled toa oint trustee if an Amy Martin Simon Porter Whole Year WhDle Year Victoria Davies Whole Year Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved NIA Name of trustees holding tille to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole ear NIA

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charily s objects NIA Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such ass8ts from the charity's own assets NIA Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details NIA Declarations Tho 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) Simon Porter Trustee Date

Dc Aston School - Private Fund Dale ?31Q912Q24 Regisiered('knriiJ',I'cJ 104i6i8 Ineome and Ex enditure Rc ort for Period to 3110812024 Inelusivc enin Income endilure Closin 2100 ?103 ?106 21?0 2129 l)e Aston Common Room Art Fquipmcnt Parliament lour Chri%tmas Cards Sports fixture Voluntary Coniribution Rugby 7s Tournament Ciickct Trent Biidgc Trip PE Sponsored Fiineg5 Challengje Gainsboruugh Bus 202212023 GainsboioubFh Bus 202312024 Gainsborough Bus 2024n025 RoiT]co & Juliet Royal Opera House London Coraline English Shine Media Awardg London Woinan in Black York Macbeth Cambridge Arts Theatre Y I I Shakespeares Birthplacc Stratford Upon Avon Poetry Live Nottingham English Revision Guides Box Clcver"lThcatrc Visit Voluntary Contributions An Inspccior Calls Woman in Black London Fortunc fhearre Twclfth Night F.nglish Doncastcr CA%-I" Othello York English Trip Scholar5 Programmc Graduation Event She￿Ield Yii Shakespeare Society Macbeth Terry OToole Theatre The Mousetrap, Nottingham Univcrsity of Cainbridge English Lit Support Day Newspaper Dav An Inspector Calls York Ylo A Midsummer Nights Dream And I'hcn 'l'here Were None Fraiikenstein l.eeds Macbeth York Food Icch Ingredients DT Project Contribution 14uTbagc Brook - Geography l.incoln Gcography l.i¢ld Trip Burbagc Brook Gcography Y12 £1,083.27 £1.624.58 £179.50 £116.45 £395.00 £4,005 30 £13.50 -£179.50 £180.05 £165.00 £2,901.27 £10.00 £0.00 £174.21 £0.00 £2,187.30 £1,628.08 £0.00 £1 ?2.29 £560.00 2130 2131 2132 £697.14 £70.00 £65.00 £840.00 -£70.00 -£65.00 £757.04 £0.00 £0.00 £780.10 £0.00 £0.00 2144 2145 2146 2147 -£24,345.01 £16,821.00 £0.00 £0.00 £24.345.01 £207,219.00 £9,705.00 £0.00 £0.00 £234,000.J4 £0.00 £405.00 £o.no -£9,960.34 £9.705.00 -£405.00 2148 2149 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £85.75 £0.00 -£85.75 £0.00 2150 £0.00 -£820.00 £1,271.00 £1.900.00 £1,767.00 £866.00 -£496.00 £214.00 2152 -£42.50 £800.00 £0.00 £757.50 2153 ?154 2155 £67.50 £2.366.00 £400.00 £1,652.50 £600.00 £28.00 £1,6il.00 £0.00 £0.00 £89.00 £2,966.00 £428.00 2156 2157 £120.(X) £115.50 £0.00 -£115.50 £874.50 £0.00 -£754.50 £0.00 2158 £112.20 -£112.20 £0.00 £0.00 2159 2160 £175.00 £0.00 -£175.00 £450.00 £0.00 £450.00 £0.00 £0.00 2161 £0.00 £300.00 £300.00 £0.00 2162 2163 £75.00 £0.00 -£75.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2169 2170 2171 2177 2178 2179 £0.00 £144.50 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3,794.11 £320.00 -£171.00 £257.80 £0.00 £296.00 -£144.50 £2,643.30 £1,770.00 £1,526.00 £1,560.00 £3,204.70 -£320.00 £171.00 £904.00 £6i.00 £296.00 £0.00 £2,725.75 £1.802.50 £1,380.00 £1,437.00 £6,882.12 £o.(M) £0.00 £663.80 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 -£82.45 -£32.50 £146.00 £123.00 £116.69 £0.00 £0.00 £498.00 £63.00 Income and Expenditure Page I

Dale 2311P9/2024 Dc Aston School- Prii'ate Fund 151eTcd('IiariiJ',N'n In47658 enin endilure 105111 2183 Geography Revision Gu2de5- Po¢kct and A Level Year 12 Bim]ingham Geography'frip Geography Holdemess Trip Iceland Geographv ?023 Trip Hi%torv Revision Guides Berlin I listory 2024-frip RE l.listory l.incoln Mosque Castle Cathedral Trip Y7 Taiteishall Castle History Trip Yii rattershall C85tlc History Trip Yio Auschwitz Visit 2023 Newark Civil War History Trip Y13 Work Experience Flcalth and Safety Checks LoLker Money Gum Shield5 Replaceinent Studcnt Planner Maths Revi510ri Maths Caculators Maths pack for sale Moviiig on with Maihs Y12 l.in¢oln Uni Bletchlev Park House 14adges School Ilniforni 6th fonn Replacement Lanyards EPQ Vislt Hull University Y13 Year Books NF.A History Trip- I lull Uni 6ih Form fundraising 6th Fonn Ball Easter Bingo 6th Forni Fundraiser Chdrily Fooiball Maich Criminal Investigation Day Psychology Conference Warwick Grimsby Courts Vi51t Law and Criminology Insight DayY12 Lincoln Univcr51ty'fasler Day Duke of Edinburgh Silver Duke of Ediiiburgli Brorize Justice Museum and Caves Nottingham Roj'al Courts I rip London Drayton Manor Resort Busincss Trip Photography F.a5t Coast'l rip Dinncr Money Refuiids Ski 2023 £142.87 £97.50 £254.95 -£14.58 2184 £264.60 £138.00 £68.30 £334.30 2186 2187 2300 2301 230i £217.00 £54.67 £128.00 £0.00 £0.00 -£217.00 -£54.67 £1 ?8.00 £7,076.66 £814.50 £0.00 £0.00 £140.00 £7,076.66 £793.50 £0.00 £0.00 £116.00 £0.00 £21.00 2304 £0.00 £1.092.50 £611.00 £481.50 2305 -£65.50 £417.50 £352.00 £0.00 2306 2307 -£19.00 £20.00 £19.00 -£20.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 2309 £300.00 -£300.00 £0.00 £0.00 2313 2314 2315 2317 2319 2321 2324 £933.00 £97.31 £0.00 £861.04 £512.19 -£44.22 £0.00 £1.590.00 £48.50 £204.00 £270.00 £108.00 £28.50 £0.00 £330.00 £70.80 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2,193.00 £75.01 £204.00 £1,131.04 £620.19 -£15.72 £0.00 2325 2342 2360 2361 £0.00 £?51.00 £36?51 £30.00 £3,522.00 £374.00 £2,664.00 £13.00 £3.163.75 £600.00 £1.938.56 £0.00 £358.25 £25.00 £1,087.95 2362 ?36j 2366 ?370 2371 2372 £0.00 £169.66 £0.00 £50.41 -£84.85 £0.00 £0.00 -£169.66 £18.00 £199.59 £2,467.27 £54.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £5.50 £250.00 £2.046.35 £0.00 £0.00 £336.07 £54.00 2373 ?374 2375 £0.00 £24.00 £32.00 £21.00 -£24.00 -£32.00 £0.00 £o.(x) £0.00 £21.00 £0.00 £0.00 2376 2377 £57.00 -£8.00 -£57.00 £8.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 2378 2380 2381 2384 £50.00 £140,43 £5,0?4.40 £0.00 -£50.00 £0.00 -£1,454.64 £874.00 £0.00 £3.00 £743.00 £610.00 £0.00 £137.43 £2.8?6.76 £264.00 2385 2386 £0.00 £0.00 £350.00 £1,730.00 £208.00 £1.653.00 £142.00 £77.00 2387 2390 2393 £0.00 £2,722.37 £2,S82.10 £25.00 ?,722.37 -£1,33? 10 £0.00 £0.00 £1.550.00 £?5.00 £0.00 £0.00 Income and Expcnditure Page 2

Dale 23109/2n24 De Aston School- PrivAte Fund Re&ifiergil(-liuriiJ .Vu In4765 cnin Income enditure Closin 2394 2395 2396 2400 2401 2402 2403 2404 2506 2507 2602 2603 2605 2608 2609 2610 2612 2613 4912 Xscape Snozone Ski 2023 Surcharge SkE 2023 Hoodies Ski ?0?4 Ski 2025 Yll Proin Gradiialion I loodies Y I I Leavers Hoodies YI 3 Yorkshire Wildlife Park visit Science aexibook5 Non Unifomi Day Par¢nt Pay Charges Sports Rclief l Red Nose Day l.lello Ycllow ￿ndraising day Christmas Jumper Dav Cyclc lockcr deposits Children in Nccd Scholastic Book Fair DcAstonbury Evening F.vcnt 2024 STEM Lincolnshire Show Donations Gardening Club Donations Eleernosynary Donation DeAstonbury Fundiaising £184.?7 £3,OOJ.00 £876 17 -£3,003.00 £1.20 £25,430.85 £81,055 00 £5.995.00 £1.873.47 £263 55 -£538.80 £866.00 £0.00 £4,333.90 £0.00 £10.00 £0.00 £0.00 £i89.90 £0.00 £0.00 £39,090.85 £24,280.00 £6,352.97 £2,720.69 £?79.86 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,287.36 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 -£207.16 £554.79 £0.00 £470.54 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £56,775.00 £18?67 £0.00 £70.96 £0.00 £?.425.03 £0.00 -£80.0? £0.00 £i06.59 £0.00 £20.00 £2?0.16 £?18.06 £314.00 £13.660.00 £0.00 £540.64 £847 ?2 £87.27 £53¥.80 £1.559.03 -£3,126.56 £0.00 £296.59 £0.00 £20.00 £0.00 £236.09 £O.(M) £536.76 £314.00 4913 4914 4915 4916 4917 4918 £0.00 £200.00 £89.21 £369.99 £1,075.20 £4,117.37 £0.00 £0.00 £100.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £34.30 £0.00 £369.99 £1,075.20 £0.00 £0.00 £165 70 £189.21 £0.00 £0.00 £4,117.37 4919 4920 4921 Food Bank donations Spital Donations CAF Donation chariti￿ Aid Foundation Sensory Room Donation5 Raffle '] Ickels for Solar Panels £250.00 £0.00 £205.31 -£250 00 £0.00 -£205.31 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 4922 4923 4950 4975 4977 4978 4979 £1,000.00 £180.00 £0.00 £0.00 £6.138.68 £0.00 £0.00 £ i.000.00 £345.00 £2,643.01 £0.00 £0.00 £816.40 £195.00 £682.63 £0.00 £1,662.67 £204.00 £0.00 £800,50 £195.00 £l.i17.37 £525.00 £980.34 -£204.00 £6,138.08 £15.90 £0.00 Scalell Pike Challenge Wold Walk SLIP 6ih Fomi Wild Pines 6th Forni Enrichmcnt Activity Threc Peaks Ch8ll¢ngc Christmas fun Run Pottery Se55ion 6th Form F.nrichmcnt Aciivitv Woincn in Sport5 Mcdia Day 6th Form Enrichrnent Sc5sion5 UCAS Coni'ention Euros PFM Annual Support Music'lrip io Hull Universiiy School Christmas Concert Music and Drama OliN'er School Production Summer ?0?4 Bugsy Malone Leicesler Curve Theatre The Occan at the End of the Lane Lciccstcr Curve 4980 4981 4982 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.404.74 £152.50 £299.00 £1,760.03 £ioo.00 £300.00 £1,644.71 £52.50 -£1.00 4985 4990 4995 5000 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £5.95 £0.00 £?7.50 £280.00 £0.00 £0.00 £409.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £797.55 £33.00 £168.60 £328.00 £5.95 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £168.60 £737.00 £0.00 £0.00 -£27.50 £517.55 7074 7075 7076 £0.00 £779.00 £487.20 £?91.80 7077 £82.00 -£8?.00 £0.00 £0.00 7078 £102.00 -£102.00 £0.00 £0.00 Incomc and Expcndilure Page 3

Date 23109/2024 De Aston School - Prii'atc Fund Re%islvryU(-lyurirJ',l.'ts. 1047658 enin Ineomc Ex cnditure Closin 7079 School F.aster Concert Music and l)rama Retiirn to the Forbidden Planet School Production Heathers Hull Ncw Theatre Annie Sheffield Lloyds TSB Interest Profit & Loss £306.00 £228.00 £534.00 £0.00 7080 £524.00 £0.00 £74.26 £449.74 7081 7082 8000 9970 -£805.00 £0.00 £iO.33 £20,403 15 £1,325.00 £1,510.00 £9.00 £8,767.65 £453.00 £1,12600 £0.00 £0.00 £67.00 £i84.00 £39.ii £29,170.80 £71,152.87 £422,665.48 £367,892.24 £125,926.11 Movemertt in Period £54,773.24 £422,66S.48 £422,665.48 [Ib Income & Expcnditurc Page 4