## **Bushfeld School Fund Registered Charity No: 1070544** ## **Trustees Annual Report For the Year Ended 31st August 2022** **Name of Charity:** Bushfield School Fund **Registered Number:** 1070544 **Legal Form:** Unincorporated charitable organisation **Governing Document:** Deed of Trust dated 11[th] June 1998 **Address:** c/o Bushfield School, Moon Street, Wolverton MK12 5JG **Trustees:** Steve Springett-McHugh, Executive Headteacher, Trustee & Chair Steve Weston, Associate Headteacher & Trustee Laura Shirley, Deputy Headteacher & Trustee Julie Gates, School Business Manager & Trustee (Left 31[st] May 2022) **Method of Appointment:** The trustees shall hold office for the period of their election to the position of all employees or Governing Body of Bushfield School **Officers:** As shown above **Bankers:** Lloyds Bank **Independent Examiner:** Sue Baker, 3 The Phyghtle, Shefford, Beds SG17 5FE **Objectives:** The objectives of the charity are: To advance the education and enhance the provision of the pupils at Bushfield School **Area of Benefit:** The area of benefit is determined as Wolverton, Milton Keynes ## **Report of the Trustees on the Activities of the Charity** The Trustees present the audited Receipts & Payments Account of the Charity in accordance with the adopted accounting policy for the year ended 31[st] August 2022. During the year various school trips and visits resumed. Up to the point of closure the following trips have taken place: - Years 3, 4 and 5 Visited Irchester Country Park - Year 6 visited Bournemouth and Paultons Park - Year 6 Visited the RAF Museum - Theatre trip to see Pandora and Sleeping Beauty - Year visited Stowe Gardens - Top Jump 1 We have made donations to the following charities: - Comic Relief - Royal British Legion - Solving Kids Cancer Curriculum areas have been supported throughout the year up to the point of the second national lockdown through the purchase of resources. The other major activities passing through School Fund are: - Breakfast Club grows in popularity every year; there are over 100 children on the register with a usual daily attendance of 54 children, some of whom are supported 100. - Peripatetic Music Lessons On the basis of the above it is felt that the Trustees of Bushfield School Fund have met the fund’s objective which is to enhance the provision and advance the education of the children at Bushfield School. ## **Trustees Responsibilities** The Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Trust and of the surplus or deficit for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:- 1. Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently 2. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 3. State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements 4. Prepare the financial statements on the on-going basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Trust will continue. ## **The Trustees are responsible for:** - Keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Trust - Safeguarding the Charity’s assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report was approved by the Trustees on **22[nd] February 2023** and signed on their behalf by: ## **Steve Springett-McHugh** Executive Headteacher 2 Sue Baker Schools Finance Su ort Bushfield School Fund Account 1st Se tember 20210 3tst Au ust 2022 Bank Balance BIF at 0510812021 Cash in hand 27020.84 282.88 Uncleared Income last year Cheques in hand Uncleared payments last year Opening balance 27303.72 Totsl Income Total Expenditure 41627.34 52223.76 16707.30 Bank Balan￿ C/F at 3110812022 Cash in hand 16460.23 247.07 Uncleared Income thi5 year 0.00 Undeared payments this year Closing balan 16707.30 0.00 Sue Baker Schools Finance Su ort 3 The Pyghtle Shefford Beds SG17 5FE (01462) 620759 mobile: 07896 433957 email: suebaker.shefford@ntjworld.com 28th October, 2022 To it tnay wncern. Bushfield Schwl Fund Account for the P￿10d from 1st Se temkn 2021 to 31" Au ￿8t 2022 I bave examined the aLwuDling r￿Ord$ of the alK>ve fimd and Can confinn that: In Com￿tion with my examination. no matter has come to my attentio (l) which gives me reasonabl¢ ¢aus¢ to believe that in any nthterial res￿ the requirements to k¢¢p accounting records have not been met. or (2) to whicty in my opinion. attention Should be drawn in orderto enablc apr0pcrund￿st8ndjng of the accounts kn be reached. l am satisfied that thc accounts represenl a true and fair view of the fi￿d for the period exarnine￿ and confmn that dedicated scbool lunds are not being admiri￿ered via the fi￿(L Please find attsched a swnnw of the accouDt to ￿COmpanY this letter for your records. Yours Tnjly