2022-08-31-accounts - Friends Of St. Helen's School

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Period start date Period end date 20 From 01 September 2021 To 31 August 22

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name| Friends of St Helen’s School

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any)fiosson.

Charity's principal address | St Helen’s C of E School

Brewhouse Hill

Wheathampstead

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document ConstitutionH H dated 12" th March 2012

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Trustee selection methods Blociad aLanviiiel AM

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
e the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
e relationship with any related parties;
e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C

Objectives and activities

‘Thethe School.objectAssociationofIn thefurtherance of thisis toobject advancethetheAssociationeducation of themay: pupils in_ | a) Develop more extended relationships between the staff, parents and | Summary of the objects of the others associated with the School. | mary # Gn) b) Engage in activities which support the School and advance the | charity set out in its d : ‘th 1a, allandine | governing document education of the pupils attending It. se: . | c) Provide and assist in the provision of such facilities or items for education at the School (not provided from statutory funds) as the Committee, in consultation with the Governing Body, shall from time to time determine |

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The main activities are:
- Fundraising events run for pupils or parents/carers of the school. These
not only raise funds but also bring parents, teachers, pupils and the
| community together
| © Funds are given to St Helen’s C of E School for educational enrichment
activities such as transport for swimming lessons and residential trips, or
for outdoor play equipment, classroom supplies or library books.
_ Donations may also be given to the school for larger items such as
| funding towards outdoor play equipment.
_ Provision of second-hand Uniform, this provides all parents/carers the
Summary of the main opportunity to dress children in school uniform. Wearing the uniform is
activities undertaken for the part of the way the school encourages a community ethos within the
public benefit in relation to pupils.
these objects (include within | ; . ; ;
this section the statutory | In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity
declaration that trustees have | Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
had regard to the guidance |
issued by the Charity |
Commission on public |
benefit) |
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The school provides a ‘wish list’ of items they would like, and the
committee takes this into consideration when choosing how to spend the
PTA’s funds. |
You may choose to include |
further statements, where
relevant, about:
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e policy on grantmaking;
e policy programme related
investment;
e contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D

Achievements and performance

Surmmaryy of the main After a difficult couple of years, there bine! has been a phenomenal effort in achievements of the charity. fundraising this year with record net proceeds from events amounting to : £24,295. during the year Our largest fundraiser which is held bi-annually, the school ball, raised a £9,224. The annual Summer Fair, back for the first time since Covid, raised £4,546 and the first ever Sponsored Bounce raised £5,506.

Other successful events this year have included selling personalised Christmas Cards (£901), Scarecrow Trail (£736), Santa’s Grotto (£534), Doughnut Sale (£337), Easter Egg Hunt (£328), Autumn Active Challenge (£306) and Summer Disco (£260). We also raised £848 through Easy Fundraising/Amazon Smile/Bags 2 School and received donations of £3,667 (the majority from a parent’s amazing Skipathon effort).

The Friends’ most significant expenditure this year has

e Diversity books and author visit £1,390 e Outdoor games and art materials £250 e BMX demonstration and year 6 workshop £650 e Ice-cream van £650 van £650 £650

e Ice-cream van £650 van £650 £650 | As with previous years, Friends funded the cost of the the coaches for the residential trips for years 5 and 6 and contributed 1/3 of the costs of the the swimming coaches for years 4 and 5. We also gave funding to St Helen’s school for diversity books, outdoor games and art materials, a BMX demonstration and year 6 workshop, and an ice-cream van to visit the whole school. | | Future activities and various fund-raising activities are planned for the | coming year including persorialised Christmas cards, Santa’s Grotto, Easter Egg Hunt, and the Summer Fair. | | In the new financial year, as well continuing to find the residential | coaches and contribute towards the swimming coaches, we will be | providing funding towards the construction of a pond and sandpitinthe | nature area, a storage shed for play equipment, and various items of play | equipment to support the Opal Play scheme.

As with previous years, Friends funded the cost of the the coaches for the residential trips for years 5 and 6 and contributed 1/3 of the costs of the the swimming coaches for years 4 and 5. We also gave funding to St Helen’s school for diversity books, outdoor games and art materials, a BMX demonstration and year 6 workshop, and an ice-cream van to visit the whole school.

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Section E

Financial review

The Committee consider the current level of funds to be the minimum Brief statement of the required to meet the objects of the association. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially ; —_ N/a in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

e the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
e how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
e investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F

Other optional information

Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Full name(s) | Elizabeth Holohan Position (eg Secretary, Chair, |[Co-Chair] Committee Member etc)

Date| 5 4/02/2023

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Section A

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Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the | Friends of St Helen’s School
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trustees/directors/ members of

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On accounts for the year 31% August 2022 ;
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| Charity no.: | 1063011 | Company no.: | - |
Set out on pages | Band ss) |
| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the
Company for the year ended 31/08/2022
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the
basis of report company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the
preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).
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Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (ethertharrthat diselesed_below} which gives me cause to believe that: * accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or * the accounts do not accord with such records; or * the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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; or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

| 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

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Signed: inetus |
Name: | Chris Ellis _ |
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) ICAEW — member no 1882703

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

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Address: | 64 Ash Grove, Wheathampstead, Herts

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of |The files for review were in great order, clearly a lot of effort has gone in to any items that the maintaining such clean records and all queries were swiftly responded to examiner wishes to clarity. | am very impressed with the overall efforts and the amount raised disclose. the benefit of the the school is an an amazing achievement, so an enormous well

maintaining such clean records and all queries were swiftly responded to with clarity. | am very impressed with the overall efforts and the amount raised for the benefit of the the school is an an amazing achievement, so an enormous well done to all.

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Receipts and payments accounts

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