## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Friends of Hadrian School**
## **Charity registration number: 1085068**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To enhance the education of the pupils**
**and ex pupils of Hadrian School and**
**young adults with disabilities in the**
**local community by providing or**
**assisting in the provision of educational,**
**recreational and other charitable**
**facilities not normally provided by the**
**Local Authority.**|
|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|**We adopt the two Principles of Public**
**Benefit and can demonstrate this by**
**analysis of our achievements over the**
**last year, which benefitted 170 children**
**with severe, profound and complex’**
**learning difficulties. This year, we have**
**continued our ‘Dream Big’ fundraising**
**campaign to build a new hydrotherapy**
**pool and massage therapy space joining**
**our Rebound Therapy Centre which is to**
**benefit the whole school and local**
**disabled community. We have also**
**organised several events such as**
**Sponsored Walks, Bonfire Night Display,**
**Christmas Fayre and which has enabled**
**the school and their families to socialise**
**together and support each other. We**
**also received a grant of £25,000 from the**
**James Knott Trust towards our Dream**
**Big project**|
|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 the Friends of Hadrian
School have read and taken into account
the Charity Commission’s guidance on
Public Benefit when planning activities,
raising funds and providing equipment and
resources for the pupils of Hadrian School.
In particular, we support the:
•
‘Advancement of education’
•
‘Relief of those in need, by reasons
of youth, age, ill health or other
disadvantage’.|
Please refer to the ‘Main Achievements of the Charity’ section of this report for further details of how our work has impacted and benefitted both pupils and families.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **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|**Our sponsored Christmas Elf day raised**
**over £3500 with children participating in**
**a sponsored walk around the school**
**grounds dressed in elf hats receiving a**
**medal as their reward at the end. As**
**this has proved to be a popular event,**
**we have introduced a sponsored Easter**
**Bonnet Parade which raised £1,400. All**
**children received an Easter Bunny**
**medal and an Easter egg as a reward,**
**the eggs being donated by Blakelaw**
**Club and Stagecoach Newcastle.**
**This year, our over 16’s ‘Friends @**
**Hadrian Disco’ raised £675.**
**Our Rob Armstrong Ball at the Hilton**
**was by far the biggest and best evening**
**we have ever organised. It was a**
**mammoth task for the Trustees and**
**staff who offered their services. This**
**huge Corporate event attracted the**
**support of many successful businesses**
**who gave their time, expertise and**
**money to help us raise over £140K!!**
**There is still more to come over the next**|
**year as several of the auction prizes have not yet been arranged and paid for. This includes two rounds of golf with Alan Shearer and Jeremy Kyle at two of the north east’s most prestigious golf courses and a visit to St James’ Park to watch Newcastle United in a private box with Alan Shearer. Mr Shearer’s diary is jam packed so these events are taking a bit of organising but we will reap the benefits in our 2025 accounts. Once expenses such as paying for the Band, P.A. systems and auctioning system etc. had been paid for, we were able to boost our Dream Big project to the tune of £120k to enable us to grow our services to the pupils and local disabled community. The evening itself was dazzling, with many fantastic prizes donated to raffle and auction, a wonderfully dressed room and dance floor, provided at cost price by Gateshead Newcastle Hilton and entertainment by the band ‘Hip Operation’ was a hit with everyone on the dance floor. The hard work and effort was truly worth it and we can’t thank Rob, the Hilton and a wrath of businesses for making it such a massive success. One of Hadrian School’s long serving governors, Tommy Thompson, sadly passed away this year and we were kindly bequeathed almost £50,000 from his estate. Tommy was a huge supporter of Friends of Hadrian and his legacy will support our dream big project, specifically being used to equip the café part of the project. One of our parents who has recently trained to become a florist kindly held a wreath making workshop for parents staff and friends this Christmas. This proved very popular and raised almost £700 and we plan to repeat this next year. Our treasurer has been maximising bank interest returns this year by moving most of the charity monies into our saving account earning £6830 in interest. We have still not received our new mini bus from The Variety Club as they continue to look for a sponsor but we are hopeful that this will be available in 2025.**
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**During the financial period this report**
**covers, the Charity’s:**
**Income was £224,947**
**Expenditure was £26,499**
**Monies carried forward from previous**
**year: £399,403**
**Cash funds for the Year end were**
**£597,851**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Trustees consider that the Friends**
**of Hadrian require reserves to:**
**•**
**Provide funds which can be**
**designated to specific projects for the**
**benefit of the pupils as and when they**
**arise, and to enable these projects to be**
**undertaken at short notice.**
**•**
**To save a sum of money with the**
**long term aim of purchasing for the**
**pupils a large piece of equipment or**
**resource, e.g replacing a mini bus for**
**instance.**
**To ensure the Friends have the**
**reserves, in the event of fundraising not**
**covering the necessary amount, to**
**provide Christmas treats and classroom**
**treats for the following year.**
**As a Charity relying mainly on small,**
**individual donations, grants and**
**fundraising events as its source of**
**funding, it is difficult to be prescriptive**
**with regard to the amount of reserves**
**the organisation will be in a position to**
**hold. We consider that we have a**
**simple, stable pattern of receipts and**
**payments, little susceptibility to outside**
**influences, and minimal risk of serious**
**disruption to its charitable work. Taking**
**these factors into account, the Trustees**
**have agreed to keep reserves of £2500**
**for the coming year. This amount will be**
**reviewed regularly during the next**
**financial year, and evaluated in light of**
**any future needs, opportunities or risks**
**which may arise during this period.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£2,500**|
|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 where relevant about:
|
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|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|Elected by|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Friends of Hadrian School|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1085068|
|Charity’s principal address|Hadrian School
Bertram Crescent
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 6PY|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Mr Alex Rayner|Chair|||
||Miss Lauren Knox||||
||Mrs Jessica
Mitchell||||
||Mr Andrew Todd||||
||Dr Valerie Hall||||
||Mrs Claire Harrison||||
||Mr Christopher
Rollings||||
||Mrs Marian Stokle||||
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## – 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 Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Christopher Rollings **Full name(s)** Alex Rayner **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
04/04/2025
## **FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
**TRUSTEES REPORT AND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
**Registered Charity No. 1085068**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
## **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Reference and Adminsitrative Details|**1**|
|Trustees' Report|**2 - 4**|
|Independent Examiners Report|**5**|
|Receipts and Payments Account|**6**|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|**7**|
|Notes to the Accounts|**8**|
**1**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
**TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS**
|Trustees|||
|---|---|---|
||Alex James Rayner|Chair|
||Lauren Knox||
||Jessica Mitchell|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Dr Valerie Ann Hall|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Claire Harrison|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Christopher Rollings||
||Andrew Todd|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Marian Stokle||
||Louise Brown|Appointed 4th March 2025|
||Beverley Heron|Appointed 4th March 2025|
||Kira Shieber|Appointed 4th March 2025|
|Charity Number|1085068||
|Registered Address|Hadrian School||
||Bertram Crescent||
||Newcastle upon Tyne||
||NE15 6PY||
|Bankers|Barclays Bank plc||
**2**
**Friends of Hadrian School REGISTERED NUMBER: 1085068 Trustee’s Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] December 2024**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Friends of Hadrian School is a registered charity (number 1085068) unincorporated association and was registered with the Charity Commission on 19th February 2001.
It is governed by its constitution adopted 15 November 1999 as amended on 16 January 2001.
Trustees are elected to the board which currently comprises seven members.
## **Objectives and Activities**
To enhance the education of the pupils and ex pupils of Hadrian School and young adults with disabilities in the local community by providing or assisting in the provision of educational, recreational and other charitable facilities not normally provided by the Local Authority.
We adopt the two Principles of Public Benefit and can demonstrate this by analysis of our achievements over the last year, which benefitted 170 children with severe, profound and complex’ learning difficulties. This year, we have continued our ‘Dream Big’ fundraising campaign to build a new hydrotherapy pool and massage therapy space joining our Rebound Therapy Centre which is to benefit the whole school and local disabled community. We have also organised several events such as Sponsored Walks, Bonfire Night Display, Christmas Fayre which has enabled the school and their families to socialise together and support each other. We also received a grant of £25,000 from the James Knott Trust towards our Dream Big project last year.
The Trustees of the Friends of Hadrian School have read and taken into account the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit when planning activities, raising funds and providing equipment and resources for the pupils of Hadrian School.
In particular, we support the:
- ‘Advancement of education’
- ‘Relief of those in need, by reasons of youth, age, ill health or other disadvantage’.
Please refer to the ‘Achievments and Performance’ section of this report for further details of how our work has impacted and benefitted both pupils and families
## **Achievements and Performance**
Our sponsored Christmas Elf day raised over £3500 with children participating in a sponsored walk around the school grounds dressed in elf hats receiving a medal as their reward at the end. As this has proved to be a popular event, we have introduced a sponsored Easter Bonnet Parade which raised £1,400. All children received an Easter Bunny medal and an Easter egg as a reward, the eggs being donated by Blakelaw Club and Stagecoach Newcastle.
This year, our over 16’s ‘Friends @ Hadrian Disco’ raised £675.
Our Rob Armstrong Ball at the Hilton was by far the biggest and best evening we have ever organised. It was a mammoth task for the Trustees and staff who offered their services. This huge Corporate event attracted the support of many successful businesses who gave their time, expertise and money to help us raise over £140K!!
Continued...
**3**
**Friends of Hadrian School REGISTERED NUMBER: 1085068 Trustee’s Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] December 2024**
There is still more to come over the next year as several of the auction prizes have not yet been arranged and paid for. This includes two rounds of golf with Alan Shearer and Jeremy Kyle at two of the north east’s most prestigious golf courses and a visit to St James’ Park to watch Newcastle United in a private box with Alan Shearer. Mr Shearer’s diary is jam packed so these events are taking a bit of organising but we will reap the benefits in our 2025 accounts. Once expenses such as paying for the band, P.A. systems and auctioning system etc. had been paid for, we were able to boost our Dream Big project to the tune of £120k to enable us to grow our services to the pupils and local disabled community. The evening itself was dazzling, with many fantastic prizes donated to raffle and auction, a wonderfully dressed room and dance floor, provided at cost price by Gateshead Newcastle Hilton and entertainment by the band ‘Hip Operation’ was a hit with everyone on the dance floor. The hard work and effort was truly worth it and we can’t thank Rob, the Hilton and a wrath of businesses for making it such a massive success.
One of Hadrian School’s long serving governors, Tommy Thompson, sadly passed away this year and we were kindly bequeathed almost £50,000 from his estate. Tommy was a huge supporter of Friends of Hadrian and his legacy will support our dream big project, specifically being used to equip the café part of the project.
One of our parents who has recently trained to become a florist kindly held a wreath making workshop for parents staff and friends this Christmas. This proved very popular and raised almost £700 and we plan to repeat this next year.
Our treasurer has been maximising bank interest returns this year by moving most of the charity monies into our saving account earning £6830 in interest.
We have still not received our new mini bus from The Variety Club as they continue to look for a sponsor but we are hopeful that this will be available in 2025.
## **Financial Review**
During the financial period this report covers, the Charity’s:
Income was £224,947
Expenditure was £26,498
Monies carried forward from previous year: £399,403
Cash funds for the Year end were £597,852, of which £38,488 is unrestricted general funds and 559,364 is Restricted.
The Trustees consider that the Friends of Hadrian require reserves to:
• Provide funds which can be designated to specific projects for the benefit of the pupils as and when they arise, and to enable these projects to be undertaken at short notice.
• To save a sum of money with the long term aim of purchasing for the pupils a large piece of equipment or resource, e.g replacing a mini bus for instance.
To ensure the Friends have the reserves, in the event of fundraising not covering the necessary amount, to provide Christmas treats and classroom treats for the following year.
Continued…
**4**
**Friends of Hadrian School REGISTERED NUMBER: 1085068 Trustee’s Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] December 2024**
As a Charity relying mainly on small, individual donations, grants and fundraising events as its source of funding, it is difficult to be prescriptive with regard to the amount of reserves the organisation will be in a position to hold. We consider that we have a simple, stable pattern of receipts and payments, little susceptibility to outside influences, and minimal risk of serious disruption to its charitable work. Taking these factors into account, the Trustees have agreed to keep reserves of at least £2500 for the coming year. This amount will be reviewed regularly during the next financial year, and evaluated in light of any future needs, opportunities or risks which may arise during this period.
## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
……………………………………
**Alex Rayner – Chair**
**26[th] March 2026**
5
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31st December 2024.
## **Responsiblities and Basis of Report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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 section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- i[accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or]
- i 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.
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**J Lyall FCCA Date: 26th March 2026**
**6**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**Notes**
**Receipts**
Grants, Donations and Legacies
**2**
Fundraising
**3**
Bank Interest Received
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Cost of Fundraising
**4**
Charitable Activity Costs
**5**
**Total Payments**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
Total funds brought forward (Re-stated)
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
2,418
18,950
6,830
28,198
4,728
145
4,873
23,325
15,163
38,488|**Restricted**
**Funds**
49,785
146,964
-
196,749
21,625
-
21,625
175,124
384,240
559,364|**Total**
**Year Ended**
**31st December**
**2024**
**£**
52,203
165,914
6,830
224,947
26,353
145
26,498
198,449
399,403
597,852|**Total**
**Year Ended**
**31st December**
**2023**
**£**
28,309
31,406
740|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||60,455|
|||||4,540
200|
|||||4,740|
|||||55,715
343,688|
|||||399,403|
**7**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**Cash Funds**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
38,257
559,364
597,621
231
-
231
38,488
559,364
597,852
**2024**
**31st December**|**31st December**
**2023**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
398,377
1,026|
|---|---|---|
|||399,403|
Approved by the Trustees:
…............................................................
**Christopher Rollings**
**26th March 2026**
**8**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
**NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Accounting convention**
The accounts have been prepared using the receipts and payments basis.
## **2 Grants, Donations and Legacies**
|Tommy Thompson Legacy
Sir James Knott Trust
Other Donations|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
49,785
49,785
-
-
-
2418
-
2,418
2418
49,785
52,203
**2024**|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
25,000
3,309|
|---|---|---|
|||28,309|
## **3 Fundraising Income**
|May 2024 Ball
Other Fundraising Events
**Cost of Fundraising**
May 2024 Ball
Other Fundraising Event costs
Fundraising Subscription
**Charitable Activity Costs**
Class Costs
Hardship Fund Donation
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
General Funds
**Restricted**
Hardship Fund
Minibus Fund
Dream Big Project / Hydrotherapy Pool Fund|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
141,211
141,211
18,950
5,753
24,703
18,950
146,964
165,914
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
21,137
21,137
4,512
488
5,000
216
-
216
4,728
21,625
26,353
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
145
-
145
-
-
-
145
145
**Opening**
**Funds**
**(Re-stated)**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**£**
**£**
**£**
15,163
28,198
4,873
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
31,406|
|---|---|---|
|||31,406|
|||**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
4,324
216|
|||4,540|
|||**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
200|
|||200|
|||**Closing**
**Funds**
**£**
38,488|
||2,902
-
-
25,000
-
-
356,338
196,749
21,625|2,902
25,000
531,462|
||384,240
196,749
21,625|559,364|
## **4 Cost of Fundraising**
## **5 Charitable Activity Costs**
## **6 Funds**
Opening funds have been reallocated as general unrestricted funds had previously been shown as restricted in the receipts and payments accounts.
## **FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
**TRUSTEES REPORT AND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
**Registered Charity No. 1085068**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
## **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Reference and Adminsitrative Details|**1**|
|Trustees' Report|**2 - 4**|
|Independent Examiners Report|**5**|
|Receipts and Payments Account|**6**|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|**7**|
|Notes to the Accounts|**8**|
**1**
**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
**TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS**
|Trustees|||
|---|---|---|
||Alex James Rayner|Chair|
||Lauren Knox||
||Jessica Mitchell|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Dr Valerie Ann Hall|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Claire Harrison|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Christopher Rollings||
||Andrew Todd|Resigned 4th March 2025|
||Marian Stokle||
||Louise Brown|Appointed 4th March 2025|
||Beverley Heron|Appointed 4th March 2025|
||Kira Shieber|Appointed 4th March 2025|
|Charity Number|1085068||
|Registered Address|Hadrian School||
||Bertram Crescent||
||Newcastle upon Tyne||
||NE15 6PY||
|Bankers|Barclays Bank plc||
**2**
**Friends of Hadrian School REGISTERED NUMBER: 1085068 Trustee’s Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] December 2024**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Friends of Hadrian School is a registered charity (number 1085068) unincorporated association and was registered with the Charity Commission on 19th February 2001.
It is governed by its constitution adopted 15 November 1999 as amended on 16 January 2001.
Trustees are elected to the board which currently comprises seven members.
## **Objectives and Activities**
To enhance the education of the pupils and ex pupils of Hadrian School and young adults with disabilities in the local community by providing or assisting in the provision of educational, recreational and other charitable facilities not normally provided by the Local Authority.
We adopt the two Principles of Public Benefit and can demonstrate this by analysis of our achievements over the last year, which benefitted 170 children with severe, profound and complex’ learning difficulties. This year, we have continued our ‘Dream Big’ fundraising campaign to build a new hydrotherapy pool and massage therapy space joining our Rebound Therapy Centre which is to benefit the whole school and local disabled community. We have also organised several events such as Sponsored Walks, Bonfire Night Display, Christmas Fayre which has enabled the school and their families to socialise together and support each other. We also received a grant of £25,000 from the James Knott Trust towards our Dream Big project last year.
The Trustees of the Friends of Hadrian School have read and taken into account the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit when planning activities, raising funds and providing equipment and resources for the pupils of Hadrian School.
In particular, we support the:
- ‘Advancement of education’
- ‘Relief of those in need, by reasons of youth, age, ill health or other disadvantage’.
Please refer to the ‘Achievments and Performance’ section of this report for further details of how our work has impacted and benefitted both pupils and families
## **Achievements and Performance**
Our sponsored Christmas Elf day raised over £3500 with children participating in a sponsored walk around the school grounds dressed in elf hats receiving a medal as their reward at the end. As this has proved to be a popular event, we have introduced a sponsored Easter Bonnet Parade which raised £1,400. All children received an Easter Bunny medal and an Easter egg as a reward, the eggs being donated by Blakelaw Club and Stagecoach Newcastle.
This year, our over 16’s ‘Friends @ Hadrian Disco’ raised £675.
Our Rob Armstrong Ball at the Hilton was by far the biggest and best evening we have ever organised. It was a mammoth task for the Trustees and staff who offered their services. This huge Corporate event attracted the support of many successful businesses who gave their time, expertise and money to help us raise over £140K!!
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**Friends of Hadrian School REGISTERED NUMBER: 1085068 Trustee’s Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] December 2024**
There is still more to come over the next year as several of the auction prizes have not yet been arranged and paid for. This includes two rounds of golf with Alan Shearer and Jeremy Kyle at two of the north east’s most prestigious golf courses and a visit to St James’ Park to watch Newcastle United in a private box with Alan Shearer. Mr Shearer’s diary is jam packed so these events are taking a bit of organising but we will reap the benefits in our 2025 accounts. Once expenses such as paying for the band, P.A. systems and auctioning system etc. had been paid for, we were able to boost our Dream Big project to the tune of £120k to enable us to grow our services to the pupils and local disabled community. The evening itself was dazzling, with many fantastic prizes donated to raffle and auction, a wonderfully dressed room and dance floor, provided at cost price by Gateshead Newcastle Hilton and entertainment by the band ‘Hip Operation’ was a hit with everyone on the dance floor. The hard work and effort was truly worth it and we can’t thank Rob, the Hilton and a wrath of businesses for making it such a massive success.
One of Hadrian School’s long serving governors, Tommy Thompson, sadly passed away this year and we were kindly bequeathed almost £50,000 from his estate. Tommy was a huge supporter of Friends of Hadrian and his legacy will support our dream big project, specifically being used to equip the café part of the project.
One of our parents who has recently trained to become a florist kindly held a wreath making workshop for parents staff and friends this Christmas. This proved very popular and raised almost £700 and we plan to repeat this next year.
Our treasurer has been maximising bank interest returns this year by moving most of the charity monies into our saving account earning £6830 in interest.
We have still not received our new mini bus from The Variety Club as they continue to look for a sponsor but we are hopeful that this will be available in 2025.
## **Financial Review**
During the financial period this report covers, the Charity’s:
Income was £224,947
Expenditure was £26,498
Monies carried forward from previous year: £399,403
Cash funds for the Year end were £597,852, of which £38,488 is unrestricted general funds and 559,364 is Restricted.
The Trustees consider that the Friends of Hadrian require reserves to:
• Provide funds which can be designated to specific projects for the benefit of the pupils as and when they arise, and to enable these projects to be undertaken at short notice.
• To save a sum of money with the long term aim of purchasing for the pupils a large piece of equipment or resource, e.g replacing a mini bus for instance.
To ensure the Friends have the reserves, in the event of fundraising not covering the necessary amount, to provide Christmas treats and classroom treats for the following year.
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**Friends of Hadrian School REGISTERED NUMBER: 1085068 Trustee’s Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] December 2024**
As a Charity relying mainly on small, individual donations, grants and fundraising events as its source of funding, it is difficult to be prescriptive with regard to the amount of reserves the organisation will be in a position to hold. We consider that we have a simple, stable pattern of receipts and payments, little susceptibility to outside influences, and minimal risk of serious disruption to its charitable work. Taking these factors into account, the Trustees have agreed to keep reserves of at least £2500 for the coming year. This amount will be reviewed regularly during the next financial year, and evaluated in light of any future needs, opportunities or risks which may arise during this period.
## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
……………………………………
**Alex Rayner – Chair**
**26[th] March 2026**
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31st December 2024.
## **Responsiblities and Basis of Report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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 section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- i[accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or]
- i 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.
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**J Lyall FCCA Date: 26th March 2026**
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**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**Notes**
**Receipts**
Grants, Donations and Legacies
**2**
Fundraising
**3**
Bank Interest Received
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Cost of Fundraising
**4**
Charitable Activity Costs
**5**
**Total Payments**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
Total funds brought forward (Re-stated)
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
2,418
18,950
6,830
28,198
4,728
145
4,873
23,325
15,163
38,488|**Restricted**
**Funds**
49,785
146,964
-
196,749
21,625
-
21,625
175,124
384,240
559,364|**Total**
**Year Ended**
**31st December**
**2024**
**£**
52,203
165,914
6,830
224,947
26,353
145
26,498
198,449
399,403
597,852|**Total**
**Year Ended**
**31st December**
**2023**
**£**
28,309
31,406
740|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||60,455|
|||||4,540
200|
|||||4,740|
|||||55,715
343,688|
|||||399,403|
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**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
|**Cash Funds**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
38,257
559,364
597,621
231
-
231
38,488
559,364
597,852
**2024**
**31st December**|**31st December**
**2023**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
398,377
1,026|
|---|---|---|
|||399,403|
Approved by the Trustees:
…............................................................
**Christopher Rollings**
**26th March 2026**
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**FRIENDS OF HADRIAN SCHOOL**
**NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Accounting convention**
The accounts have been prepared using the receipts and payments basis.
## **2 Grants, Donations and Legacies**
|Tommy Thompson Legacy
Sir James Knott Trust
Other Donations|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
49,785
49,785
-
-
-
2418
-
2,418
2418
49,785
52,203
**2024**|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
25,000
3,309|
|---|---|---|
|||28,309|
## **3 Fundraising Income**
|May 2024 Ball
Other Fundraising Events
**Cost of Fundraising**
May 2024 Ball
Other Fundraising Event costs
Fundraising Subscription
**Charitable Activity Costs**
Class Costs
Hardship Fund Donation
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
General Funds
**Restricted**
Hardship Fund
Minibus Fund
Dream Big Project / Hydrotherapy Pool Fund|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
141,211
141,211
18,950
5,753
24,703
18,950
146,964
165,914
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
21,137
21,137
4,512
488
5,000
216
-
216
4,728
21,625
26,353
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
145
-
145
-
-
-
145
145
**Opening**
**Funds**
**(Re-stated)**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**£**
**£**
**£**
15,163
28,198
4,873
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
31,406|
|---|---|---|
|||31,406|
|||**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
4,324
216|
|||4,540|
|||**2023**
**Total**
**£**
-
200|
|||200|
|||**Closing**
**Funds**
**£**
38,488|
||2,902
-
-
25,000
-
-
356,338
196,749
21,625|2,902
25,000
531,462|
||384,240
196,749
21,625|559,364|
## **4 Cost of Fundraising**
## **5 Charitable Activity Costs**
## **6 Funds**
Opening funds have been reallocated as general unrestricted funds had previously been shown as restricted in the receipts and payments accounts.