## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 1 August 2024 **To** 31 July 2025
**Charity name:** Friends of Brampton (FOB)
**Charity registration number:** 1050657
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Friends of Brampton (FOB) is a PTA School charity
run by a small number of volunteers (formed mainly
by parents and a few members of school staff). They
run a variety of events throughout the year which
raise funds for the school.
The object of the association is to advance the
education of pupils by:
• Establishing positive relationships between staff,
parents and the whole school community.
• Engaging in and offering opportunities for
activities that support the school and have a
meaningful impact on pupils’ education.|
|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|Friends of Brampton (FOB) arrange a variety of
engaging activities throughout the year which in
some instances are solely for Brampton families and
others which are open to the public (e.g. annual
firework display, Christmas Fair and summer
Inflatable Day). The activities run for Brampton
Families include discos for the pupils, family camp
night on the school field and Mother and Father’s
Day gift sale.|
|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 regard to the guidance issues by
the Charity Commission on public Benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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||SORP reference|
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|Policyongrant making|Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|
|including program related||
|investment||
Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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reference||
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|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|FOB offer a variety of enriching events both for
Brampton families and the general public. One of the
most successful events offered is the annual firework
night which is a fun, family event open to all including
the general public. The event offers a fantastic
firework display on the school field run by an external
company, stalls offering food, refreshment and light
up fun accessories. We have run this even for many
years and it is always a great success and brings the
local community together offering a more personal
event compared to some of the larger displays run
throughout the borough.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|As at the end of the financial period the accounts
reflect a healthy position. In this year we spent some
of the unused funds from the previous financial year,
making a total of £15k worth of donations to the
school. The current bank balance is £13.5k with some
funds alreadyearmarked forprojects thisyear.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity has historically taken the decision that a
holding a fixed amount of reserve is unnecessary,
instead adopting the approach that they ensure
adequate funds are held on account to facilitate
running any future planned events or financing any
specific school projects. It has been agreed that the
funds currently held on account will be utilised for
buying new tents to support the school ‘sleeping
under the stars’ event.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|As above|
|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|As at the date of approving the report and accounts
at the AGM, there was no reason to believe that the
charity would have issues continuing as a going
concern.|
|---|---|---|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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The charity’s principal sources Para 1.47 of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|The governing document held by the charity is a
Reach 2 AcademyTrust PTA Constitution document.|
|How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|FOB is PTA charity and is registered with the Charity
Commission|
|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|As specified in the Constitution:
5. Membership
5.1. The PTA committee will be made up of the
parents, guardians or carers of any pupil currently
attending the school, as well as teaching and non-
teaching staff currently employed by the school.
5.2. Members may vote in any meeting.
5.3. The PTA committee will consist of a minimum of
two members.
5.4. The PTA committee will not exceed nine
members.
5.5. PTA members will come from a mixture of
backgrounds, where possible.
5.6. The headteacher has a right and duty to attend
PTA meetings.
5.7. Membership to the PTA will be terminated if:
• The member dies.
• The member resigns by written notice to the PTA.
• The majority of members agree that a particular
member’s actions or behaviour undermines the
objects of the PTA.
5.8. Members will receive confirmation of
termination of their membership in writing from the
chair within 14 clear days.
5.9. If the chair’s membership is being terminated,
the remaining members will elect an individual to
carry out the duty of informing the chair.
8. Committees|
8.1. All committee members are trustees of the charity and have control over the association, its property and money. 8.2. Committee members are elected at an AGM and hold office until the next AGM. 8.3. Committee members, except any that are coopted, will be members of the association. 8.4. Committee members will have the power to coopt other members at any time. 8.5. Co-opted committee members will serve until the date of the next AGM. 8.6. The total number of co-opted committee members will not exceed 50 percent of the number of committee members. 8.7. Nominations for election to the committee can be made by any members of the association and seconded by another. The committee will ensure: • Nominations have the consent of the nominee. • Nominations are made in writing to the chair. 8.8. If no, or an insufficient number of, nominations are received before the AGM, any members present will nominate a person, with their consent, and that person will be appointed if there is a majority vote. 8.9. A committee member’s appointment will cease if: • They are disqualified under section 178 of the Charities Act 2011 or any relevant re-enactment from acting as a charity trustee. • They become physically or mentally incapable of managing their affairs, as advised by a medical practitioner. • They are absent from three consecutive committee meetings without notifying the secretary. • They cease to be a member of the association. • They give written notice of their resignation to the committee and at least two other committee members remain in office. 8.10. If the majority of other committee members pass a resolution to remove someone, the committee member concerned will be notified of the proposal and given 14 days to respond. Removal is only in effect following this, and if the matter has been considered in light of any representations made. 8.11. Following resignation, committee members are entitled to indemnity in respect of liabilities incurred while they held office. 8.12. Where the committee members were unaware at the time of a defect in the appointment of a committee member, decisions taken at the meeting do not become invalid.
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees
The charity’s organisational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Friends of Brampton|
|---|---|
|Other name the charityuses|FOB|
|Registered charitynumber|1050657|
|Charity’s principal address|Brampton Primary Academy School, Brampton Road, Bexley, DA7
4SL|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for wholeyear**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Lucy Allen|Co-Chair|||
||Alex Brooks|Co-chair|||
||Louise Goldsmith|Secretary|||
||Katie Wilkinson|Treasurer|||
||Jo Wellington|Staff Liaison|||
||Nichola Ryan|Community Liaison Officer|||
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**
**adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
||||
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
||||
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
~~PT~~ **Other optional information**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
~~PT~~
|**No (if any)**
**Charity Name**||
|---|---|
|**1050657**
**Friends of Brampton**||
|**CC16a**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**||
|01/08/2024
31/07/2025
Period start date
Period end date
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee~~||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**||
|**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**||
|Receipts on events held during the year
£28,248.91
**-**
**-**
**28,249**
27356.48
Lottery Fund
£1,045.73
**-**
**-**
**1,046**
1169.95
Income from sponsors
£600.00
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
Asda cashpot
£550.83
**-**
**-**
**551**
**-**
libraryfundraiser(ringfenced for book**-**
£428.96
**-**
**429**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_**30,445**
**429**
**-**
**30,874**
**28,526**
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_ 30,445**
**429**
**-**
**30,874**
**28,526**
~~S555~~||
|**A3 Payments**
Payments out on events held during the year
£17,146.92
**-**
**-**
**17,147**
16869.51
Parentkind PTA Membership / Insurance
£162.00
**-**
**-**
**162**
153
Sponsorship expenditure
£600.00
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
Lottery licence
20
**-**
**-**
**20**
20
General expedniture
£347.34
**-**
**-**
**347**
12.3
Bank Fees
£79.58
**-**
**-**
**80**
122.9
Donations to school
£15,103.13
**-**
**-**
**15,103**
5815.79
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 33,459**
**-**
**-**
**33,459**
**22,994**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**33,459**
**-**
**-**
**33,459**
**22,994**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**- 3,014**
**429**
**- - 2,585**
**5,533**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**£16,182.56**
**- -**
**16,183**
£10,649.63
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**13,169**
**429**
**- 13,598**
**16,183**
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~~SBSs=~~
~~——SS555~~
~~SSS__~~||
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
08/05/2026
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**|
|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**
**funds**||**funds**|
|||**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|**£13,169.06**
£428.96
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,169**
**429**
**-**
OK
OK
OK
Bank Balance as at year end 31 July
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
~~==—~~||||
|||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**|
|||**funds**
**funds**||**funds**|
||**Details**|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~===>~~||||
||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|~~—~~|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~eS~~|||
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**When due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Date of
approval
Print Name
Katie Wilkinson
Lucy Allen
Signature
**Details**
**Details**
~~all~~||||
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On accounts for the year | 31 July 2025 Charity no | 1050657
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- | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07/2025.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
- Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
i have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
## Name: | Susan Neeley
- Relevant professional | Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants a
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