## **Registered Charity Number 1069943**
## **TWENTY SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT AUDITED**
## **For the financial year ended 31 March 2024**
## **Address**
Priory Road, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 8SB
**TRUSTEES Ex-Officio Trustees** Caroline Lovegrove (Head Teacher) Simon Hardcastle (Chair of Governors )
## **Nominated Trustees**
Victoria Christian (Chair) Joanna Pilsniak (Treasurer) Sarah Carroll Liberty Minoli
**Co-opted Trustees** Andrea Houston (Co-Chair) Zoe Crone Barbara Skrabski Maria Morris
## **Governing document**
Trust document dated 18th May 1998.
## **Objective**
The advancement of the education (including religious, social, moral and physical education) of the children attending St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School.
## **Activities and achievements during the year**
A Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year is attached.
Donations are sought from parents and supporters.
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## **Introduction**
As we complete our second consecutive year in leading FOSJS, myself, Joanna and Andrea are pleased to report that we have firmly established ourselves in our respective roles.
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Mrs. Lovegrove, Mrs. Morris and all the faculty and staff for their steadfast support of our endeavours.
As per our original mission to not reinvent the wheel, but to keep the wheels of FOSJS turning, we have largely repeated the same lineup of events as last year, aiming to build upon the successes of the previous year and foster continuity in our efforts. We have also learned that Parents only events - bar The Summer Ball - are no longer well received and so now focus our efforts on events and experiences for the children. We may revisit this in the future years, but for now after cancelling two parents events due to lack of uptake we have drawn a line under it.
## **Navigating Post-Covid Normalcy**
This past fiscal year marked our second 'normal' year back since the Covid pandemic, a period shadowed by, as we observed through lower fundraising results, the discernible impact of the cost of living crisis. Despite these challenges, our team was resolute in reigniting the spirit of FOSJS and revitalizing the school community.
Unfortunately, as previously mentioned we had to cancel two parent events due to lack of sufficient interest. Notably, we observed less sales and footfall at the annual Christmas Bazaar.
Despite these challenges, events for children continued to maintain strong fundraising results, notably the Camp Night, which we are very pleased to report.
Other regular children focused events that help FOSJS to fundraise are:
- Ice cream, cake and book sales
- Mufti days
- Easter Egg Hunt and raffle
- Mother’s Day and Father’s Day shopping
- Christmas, Valentines and Summer Discos
- Family Bingo
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## **Financial Highlights**
Throughout our journey, we encountered notable successes and challenges.
The net income from fundraising events for the fiscal year 2023/2024 amounted to £33,854, reflecting a significant decline from the previous year's figure of £40,465.
Conversely, Building Fund contributions experienced a notable increase, totaling £11,124, a substantial increase from the previous year's £7,718.
We extend our gratitude to families for their tax-efficient contributions, which will aid in reclaiming an additional monies through Gift Aid.
## **Investments and Commitments**
FOSJS remained dedicated to funding a vast array of school projects, led by Mrs Lovegrove and her team’s requests, ensuring the continual improvement of the childrens' learning environment. Investments totaling £48,188 were directed towards enhancing school facilities and resources, as detailed below:
- Reception garden toys: £225
- KS1 climbing frame/castle and line marking: £20,785
- PiXL and Accelerated Reader school subscriptions and additional forest school teacher: £10,700
- Stationary for each classroom, KS1 rugs, KS1 new laptops and mobile charging trolley, KS2 movie night screens, KS2 wall art: £11,478
- ICT lease plan for interactive whiteboards: £5,000
These endeavors reflect our ongoing commitment to providing a conducive learning environment for the growth and development of our children.
## **Current Net Funds and Savings**
Presently, our net funds stand at £5,751, bolstered by an additional £36,000 securely held in savings accounts.
Thanks to the prudent decision of keeping excess funds in these accounts, we have generated an impressive £1,160 solely through interest.
## **Continued Success of Digital Innovations**
The digital improvements implemented last year have proven to work very well.
Internet banking, card payments, and our online FOSJS store have seamlessly integrated into our operations, emerging as the default payment options for the majority of parents. This transition has significantly reduced the reliance on cash transactions.
Furthermore, our online raffles and silent auctions have continued to thrive, consistently engaging a steady number of parents and yielding exceptional results.
## **FOSJS School Uniform Shop**
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The FOSJS-run school uniform shop continues to thrive under the dedicated efforts of Paris, who generously volunteers her time to open it once a week with ad-hoc openings and additional dates at the beginning and end of term.
Offering a range of new and preloved items, our shop has become a go-to destination for parents seeking quality uniforms for their children. Footfall has seen a significant increase, with many parents opting to purchase items directly from our shop to avoid delivery fees, particularly when ordering just one item. This success underscores the convenience and affordability our uniform shop provides, ensuring that all students are well-equipped for their school days.
## **Effective Communication Channels**
FOSJS maintains its effective communication channels, ensuring seamless interaction with the school community. Platforms such as Classlist, WhatsApp groups, newsletters, and notice boards remain pillars of our communication strategy, facilitating timely updates and fostering community engagement.
Through these channels, we disseminate information about upcoming events, issue reminders, and request support from parents and carers.
Additionally, regular reporting on event results continues via our newsletters, providing transparency and allowing the St Joseph’s family to stay informed and involved in our collective efforts to support the school.
## **Gratitude to FOSJS Leadership, Class Parents, Contributors and AGR**
A big thank you to the FOSJS Leadership Team, Class Parents, and all Contributors for their unwavering support and dedication to FOSJS fundraising efforts. Your collective contributions have been invaluable, driving the success of our initiatives and enriching our school community and our childrens' lives at school.
We would also like to thank Arthur Grace Residential for their continued support of FOSJS through the second successful year of promotional partnership.
Thank you for your commitment and generosity.
END.
Respectfully Submitted Victoria Christian Chair
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## **TWENTY SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT AUDITED**
## **For the financial year ended 31 March 2024**
||||||**2024**|**2024**||**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**INCOME**|||||**£**|**£**||**£**|
|Donations (BF/PP)|||||8,712|8,712||9,046|
|Bank interest|||||1,535|1,535||0|
|Gross fundraising events income||||50,019||50,019||68,885|
|Gift Aid on donations (y/e 22/23)|Gift Aid on donations (y/e 22/23)|Gift Aid on donations (y/e 22/23)|||2,412|2,412||6,192|
|**Total income**||||**62,677**||**62,677**||**84,123**|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||||||||
|Payments to the school||||48,188||48,188||33,420|
|Fundraising events expenses||||28,824||28,824||35,007|
|**Total expenditure**||||**77,012**||**77,012**||**68,428**|
|Surplus/(deficit) funds|||(15,895)|||||15,695|
|||||62,677||62,677||84,123|
|Surplus funds at beginning of year||||57,240||57,240||40,566|
|Add: (Deficit)/surplus funds for the year|||( 15,895 )|( 15,895 )||( 15,895 )||15,695|
|**Surplus funds at end of year**||||**41,826**||**41,826**||**56,261**|
|The Surplus Funds are represented by:|||||||||
|Cash in hand|||||100|100||100|
|_Cash at bank_|||||||||
|Current account|||||5,751|5,751||11,160|
|Reserve account (closed)|||||0|0||1|
|Reserve account (1 day notice)|||||5,152|5,152||15,000|
|Reserve account (35 day notice)||||15,350||15,350||15,000|
|Reserve account (95 day notice)||||15,473||15,473||15,000|
|||||**41,826**||**41,826**||**40,567**|
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## **Notes:**
1. During the year £48,188 was paid to the school as follows:
|● Reception garden toys|● Reception garden toys||£225|£225|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|● KS1 climbing frame/castle and line marking|● KS1 climbing frame/castle and line marking|£20,785||£20,785|
|● PiXL, Accelerated Reader, forest school|● PiXL, Accelerated Reader, forest school|£10,700||£10,700|
||teacher||||
|●|Stationary, rugs, laptops and trolley, movie|£11,478||£11,478|
||night screens , wall art||||
|● ICT lease plan|● ICT lease plan||£5,000|£5,000|
## **£48,188**
2. The Treasurer has submitted a claim to the Inland Revenue for repayment of tax on the donations received under the Family Contribution scheme of £ 2,412 for the year 2022/23.
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## **The Friends of Saint Joseph's School Financial Year End Report to 31 March 2024 AUDITED**
**The Financial Position as at 31 March 2024 is as follows:**
||**Friends of Saint Joseph's School**
**ncial Year End Report to 31 March 2024**
**TED**
**Financial Position as at 31 March 2024 is as follows:**|**Friends of Saint Joseph's School**
**ncial Year End Report to 31 March 2024**
**TED**
**Financial Position as at 31 March 2024 is as follows:**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Bank**||**£**
**FOSJS**|**£**
**School**|**£**
**Total**||
||**Cash available for School / Capital Projects**
**Cumulative Income/Expenditure to 31 March 2024**
**IN**
**Net Income Raised**
**OUT**
Natwest Current Account
Natwest Reserve Account 1 day Notice
Natwest Reserve Account 35 day Notice
Natwest Reserve Account 95 day Notice
Petty Cash
Building Fund Standing Orders / ParentPay payments
GAD - Gift Aided Donations by bank transfer
HMRC Gift Aid Reclaim 22/23
Bank Interest
FOSJS Fundraising income
FOSJS Fundraising expenses
Payments to School:
Reception garden toys
KS1 climbing frame/castle and line marking
PiXL, Accelerated Reader, forest school teacher
ICT lease plan
Stationary, rugs, laptops and trolley, movie night screens , wall art
Plus Surplus Funds as at 31st March 2023
Total Funds to agree with Bank position above.||||**41,825.77**
5,751.24
5,151.80
15,349.86
15,472.87
100.00
_10,000 drawn into current account_||
|||**ojects**
**2024**
ents
screens , wall art|**44,327.41**
**23,797.32**
**(36,710.00)**
**44,327.41**
1,000.00
168.17
1,160.25
50,382.42
(28,913.52)
(225.00)
(20,785.00)
(10,700.00)
(5,000.00)
57,240.09|**(2,501.64)**
**9,955.53**
**(11,478.20)**
**(2,501.64)**
7,712.23
2,243.30
(11,478.20)
(978.97)|**41,825.77**||
||||||7,712.23
1,000.00
2,411.47
1,160.25
50,382.42
(28,913.52)|_For information only:_
_25% Tax Reclaimable_
_next financial year_
_£1,928.06_
_£250.00_
33,752.85
check
check
(0.00)|
||||||**33,752.85**
(225.00)
(20,785.00)
(10,700.00)
(5,000.00)
(11,478.20)||
||||||**(48,188.20)**
56,261.12||
||||||**41,825.77**||
||||||**41,825.77**||
||||||||
|903 Christmas Cards
904 Summer Silent Auction
908 World Cup Day
909 Easy Fundraising/Amazon Smile
910 2nd Hand Uniform Shop
913 Ice cream sales
914 Movie Night
915 Parents Xmas disco/social / Spring Karaoke
920 Cheese and wine parents social||**Gross**|**Expenses**|**Net Income**|**Comments**||
|||525.81
3,427.45
837.94
358.87
5,692.03
806.42
1,053.46
202.82
363.69|0.00
0.00
(444.95)
0.00
(4,419.62)
(277.90)
(808.20)
(247.76)
(312.03)|525.81
3,427.45
392.99
358.87
1,272.41
528.52
245.26
(44.94)
51.66|||
## **Cumulative Fundraising Event Income to 31 March 2024**
|||**Gross**|**Expenses**|**Net Income**|**Comments**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|903|Christmas Cards|525.81|0.00|525.81|run by Jo and Dave Reilly|
|904|Summer Silent Auction|3,427.45|0.00|3,427.45|run online|
|908|World Cup Day|837.94|(444.95)|392.99||
|909|Easy Fundraising/Amazon Smile|358.87|0.00|358.87||
|910|2nd Hand Uniform Shop|5,692.03|(4,419.62)|1,272.41||
|913|Ice cream sales|806.42|(277.90)|528.52||
|914|Movie Night|1,053.46|(808.20)|245.26|paid as part of school invoice 24/95FOSJS|
|915|Parents Xmas disco/social / Spring Karaoke|202.82|(247.76)|(44.94)|2 events cancelled, fees for Karaoke absorbed in Summer Ball|
|920|Cheese and wine parents social|363.69|(312.03)|51.66|very few people turned up|
FOSJS Annual Financial Report 31 March 2024_FINAL.xlsx
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|921 MyNameTags kick back
929 Camp Night
929
929
930 Family Bingo
930
931 Father's Day
933 Easter Egg Hunt
934 Astra Recycling - green clothes bin
937 Sports Day - donations from food/drink vans
940 KS1/KS2 Christmas Party/Disco
941 Terrapin Supplies
942 Mother's Day
944 Coronation Plate
949 Xmas Bazaar Hampres Raffle
950 Xmas Bazaar
951 Cake and Donut Sales
952 Mufti Days
954 Summer Ball
958 Your School Lottery
959 Admin expenses
960 Yr6 Performance Drinks
970 Legoland
990 Summer Raffle
991 Easter Raffle
999 Individual donation
_Matched Funding for Camp Night_
_AGR sponsorship_
_Matched Funding for Bingo_|133.00
0.00
133.00
4,886.93
(3,771.59)
1,115.34
1,000.00
1,000.00
Blacha family
1,100.00
1,100.00
971.59
(165.94)
805.65
937.46
0.00
937.46
Blacha family
1,562.27
(729.96)
832.31
656.21
(174.20)
482.01
794.96
0.00
794.96
155.00
0.00
155.00
1,641.65
(618.05)
1,023.60
0.00
(920.78)
(920.78)
stock for various events
1,956.40
(923.68)
1,032.72
1,534.77
0.00
1,534.77
later deducted from 1 school invoice)
1,180.95
0.00
1,180.95
10,317.77
(5,983.27)
4,334.50
1,027.52
(183.00)
844.52
739.40
0.00
739.40
1,229.77
(5,103.92)
(3,874.15)
ticket sales vs costs for this year's ball
794.90
0.00
794.90
0.00
(1,105.51)
(1,105.51)
Card terminals, Parentkind membership, folding tables, ect
419.86
0.00
419.86
3,134.76
(2,223.00)
911.76
348.50
(44.00)
304.50
371.59
(65.00)
306.59
1.91
0.00
1.91|
|---|---|
|MISC Misc|216.76
(391.16)
(174.40)
Leavers 2023 top up
50,382.42
(28,913.52)
21,468.90|
FOSJS Annual Financial Report 31 March 2024_FINAL.xlsx
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name
The Friends of St Joseph’s School|Charity Name
The Friends of St Joseph’s School|Charity Name
The Friends of St Joseph’s School|
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||31 March 2024|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1069943|
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(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 March 2024.
**Responsibilities and basis** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **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.
**Independent examiner's** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
● the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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 _._
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body (if**
**any):**
**Address:**|Nicola Fairbrother|11/06/2024|
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||Nicola Fairbrother||
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||3 Grove Road, Beaconsfield HP9 1UR||
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## **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 any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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