## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] January 2024 **to** 31[st] December 2024 **Charity name:** THE SUPPORTERS OF CASTLEWOOD SCHOOL (SOCS) **Charity registration number:** 1081491 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||**SORP**
**reference**|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Object of the charity is to advance the
education of pupils in the school, in particular
by: -
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Developing effective relationships between
staff, parents and others associated with
the school.
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Engaging in activities or providing facilities
or equipment which support the school
and advance the education of thepupils.| |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|Organising and running large and small events
for the school community in order to raise
funds for the school. The funds raised are
utilised by contributing to, or paying the cost in
full for specific items that match the charity’s
stated objectives.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees of SOCS (Supporters of
Castlewood School) confirm that they have had
due regard to the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit when reviewing the
charity’s aims and planning future activities.
Our primary purpose is to advance the
education of pupils at Castlewood Primary
School by providing and assisting in the
provision of facilities and activities not
normally funded by the local authority.
In the year covered by this report, we carried
out fundraising activities such as our
Blackberry Fair & Summer BBQ. These raised
funds that were used to support projects
including the creation of a Nature Garden for
the use of all pupils within the school.
All funds raised were applied for the direct
benefit of children attending Castlewood
School,helpingto improve their learning| environment and overall school experience. The trustees are satisfied that these activities clearly meet the public benefit requirement by supporting the education and wellbeing of children in our local community. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||**SORP**
**reference**|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||**SORP**
**reference**|| |---|---|---| |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|During 2024 we held a number of fund-raising
events raising over £18,000 for the school. Key
events included our BlackBerry Fair; Summer
BBQ; sponsorship monies raised through
entering a team of 30 runners in the ‘Run
Barns Green’ event; and Doughnut and Ice
Cream sales.
The events and activities we ran raised much
needed funds for the school and have gone
towards: -
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The creation of a Nature Garden
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A Willow den
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School pantomime
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Leavers’ Hoodies
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Other projects to help advance the
education and experience of pupils
Of the total profit figure of £18,421.46 we
spent over £9,000 on the above items and
have ring-fenced another £8,000 to complete
the Nature Garden in 2025.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We have achieved our objectives of enhancing
the education and experiences of the children
at that school by the funding of the projects
detailed above.| |---|---|---| |||This was a record year for SOCS, but we
continue to evaluate the events we run each| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|year and introduce new events to appeal to the
widest range of interests as we can.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|The charity ended the year in a strong financial
position with all the monies raised either spent
or heldpendingcompletion of key projects.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our policy is to retain a minimum of £1,500 in
our accounts to fund the cost of staging our
larger events.
Our closing year-end balance of £18,878.57 is
held in an instant access savings account to
fund a list of prioritised projects agreed each
year with the school.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|See above - £18,878.57| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |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|N/A| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of funds emanate from
our key fundraising events, including
sponsorship raised by individuals connected to
the school.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|We remain conscious of the impact of the cost-
of-living crisis and its effect on our community
which we consider when pricing our events.
We are extremely grateful for the support we
get from volunteers in our wider SOCS
community, and work hard to maintain their
engagement, as they are key to our success. A
key risk to our fundraising capabilities would be
the loss of volunteers to help us run our main
events duringtheyear.| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Parentkind Constitution, adopted 13thApril
2000 & as amended 23rdNovember 2000 and
28thFebruary2008.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association| |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|Parents of the school are invited to become
Trustees, with Trustees opting to take on key
roles within the Association and voted for at
the AGM. The committee comprises of:-
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Co-Chairs (x2)
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Vice Chair
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Treasurer, and
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Secretary
The committee is elected at the AGM and
holds office until the following AGM.
Nominations for elections to the committee
may be made by one member and seconded by
another member.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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** |Charityname|THE SUPPORTERS OF CASTLEWOOD SCHOOL| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|SOCS| |Registered charitynumber|1081491| |Charity’s principal address|CASTLEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||HAYLEY TIMSON|CHAIR|1stJanuary 2024 – 31st
March 2024|Appointed by vote at the AGM| ||LARA REYES-COLE|VICE CHAIR|1stJanuary 2024 – 31st
March 2024|Appointed by vote at the AGM| ||LUCY DUNN|CO-CHAIR|31stMarch 2024 – 31st
December 2024|Appointed by vote at the AGM| ||GEMMA REDFORD|CO-CHAIR|31stMarch 2024 – 31st
December 2024|Appointed by vote at the AGM| ||CAROL FORSYTH|VICE CHAIR|31stMarch 2024 – 31st
December 2024|Appointed by vote at the AGM| ||PAUL HELSBY|TREASURER||Appointed by vote at the AGM| ||JACQUI RICHARDS|SECRETARY||Appointed by vote at the AGM| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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The Supporters of Castlewo End of Year Acc 1st January 2024 - 31 D |Rafle Prize Value
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Expenses| |---|---|---|---|---| |StartingBalance(s)||||| |||||| |Valentin'e DayRafle||£ 546.35||£ -| |Easter Eggstravaganza||£ 1,098.73||£ 231.71| |Frozen Friday& Doughnuts||£ 1,790.15||£ 584.65| |BTR - StationeryTools||£ 112.50||£ -| |Summer BBQ||£ 2,162.83||£ 838.68| |FamilyFestival||£ 596.40||£ 141.03| |Nerf,Bears & Bottle Buddies||£ 201.43||£ 97.50| |Business & Personal Donations||£ 739.74||£ -| |Run Barns Green||£ 4,294.75||£ 470.40| |BlackberryFair|£ 1,299.90|£ 7,831.43||£ 903.34| |Christmas Cards||£ 726.00||£ 486.58| |Xmas Jumper Day||£ 143.50||£ -| |Nature Makers - Wreath W/Shop||£ 280.00||£ 196.00| |School Uniform||£ 4,774.00||£ 3,088.05| |Savings Interest||£ 161.59||| |||£ 25,459.40||£ 7,037.94| |---|---|---|---|---| |Overall Proft||||| |||||£ 18,421.46| ## ood School (SOCS) counts ## December 2024 ||Proft
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Proft %|Paid Out|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||£11,116.37|||||| |||||||| ||£ 546.35||100%||Willow Den|£ 378.35| ||£ 867.02||79%||Nature Makers Workshop|£ 412.50| ||£ 1,205.50||67%||Plants & Flowers|£ 57.96| ||£ 112.50||100%||Nature Garden|£ 6,316.00| ||£ 1,324.15||61%||DJ Workshop|£ 300.00| ||£ 455.37||76%||Pantomime|£ 850.00| ||£ 103.93||52%||Tables|£ 537.74| ||£ 739.74||100%||Hoodies|£ 570.00| ||£ 3,824.35||89%||Horsham Festival Parade|£ 250.00| ||£ 6,928.09||88%|||| ||£ 239.42||33%|||| ||£ 143.50||100%|||| ||£ 84.00||30%|||| ||£ 1,685.95||35%|||| ||£ 161.59||100%||RunningCosts|£ 956.71| ||£ 18,421.46|||||| ||||||Cash Float|£ 30.00| ||||||Paid out so far
Closing Bank Balance(s)|| ||£ 18,421.46|||||£ 10,659.26| |||||||| |||||||£18,878.57| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent ExamIne￿6 Report Report to the trusteesl members of THE SUPPORTERS OF CASTLEWOOD SCHOOL On accounts for the year ended ST 31 DECEMBER 2024 Charity no (if any) 1081491 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 3111212024. Responsibilities and As th6 charily 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"). 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145(5}(b} of the Act. I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection wilh the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in, any material respect-. accounting records were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which atlention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the braGkets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 4th March 2025 Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): Address: 6 WARREN DRIVE, SOUTHWATER, HORSHAM, RH13 9GL IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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. IER October 2018