2025-07-31-accounts

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Summaryofthe purposesof the charity as set outinits governing document	Para1.17	The purposesofthe FriendsofBrecon High School (FoBHS) are to provide practical and financial assistance to the School,inorder to improve the educational opportunitiesofall the students.
Summaryofthe main activitiesinrelation to those purposes for the public benefit,inparticular, the activities, projects or services identifiedinthe accounts.	Para1.17and 1.19	Wefundraiseinorder to donate fundsin supportofvarious school projects, and provide a rangeofenrichment activities for all pupils,inall year groups.Inaddition, our aim is to ensure that the most vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils within the school community are given opportunities that might otherwise not be possible. Furthermore, the FoBHS assist at most School events, including Open Evenings, Concerts, Induction Evenings, Parents Evenings and Celebration Evenings. These purposes are coordinated by a small volunteer Committee.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para1.18	Inachieving its objectives, the trustees pay due regard to the guidance issuedbythe Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Policyongrant making	Para1.38	The responsibilityofthe Enrichment Committeeisto determine the allocationof the Charity Donation funding (50K), which the school will be in receiptofannually from 2023 - 2028, by reviewing proposals submitted by staff, via the Enrichment Bid Application Form, for allocationoffunds. Should a consensus not be reached by the sub-committee, the final decision will be takenbythe Charity benefactor. Funding may be requested by any teachinq or non-

			teaching staff associated with Brecon High
			School for:
			•	Academic Trips and Visits, including
				transport costs
			•	Extracurricular Trips and Visits,
				including transport costs
			•	Wellbeing Trips and Visits, including
				transport costs
			•	Hosting visiting speakers_I_
				organisations
			•	Enrichment Projects
			•	Initiatives to reward improved
				attendance
			•	Initiatives to reward excellent
				attendance_(aVor_above pupil
				targets)
			•	Initiatives to reward improved
				behaviour
			•	Initiatives to reward outstanding
				behaviour
			•	Initiatives to reward improved
				academic achievement
			•	Initiatives to reward outstanding
				academic achievement
			•	Software packages to enhance pupil
				experiences
			•	Equipment for use by the whole
				school community(with the
				exceptionofhardware)
			•	Equipment to support the setting up,
				or continuation,oflunchtime and
				after school clubs
			•	Assisted places for FSM pupilon
				residential trips to fulfil the 15%
				requirement
			•	Other activities as deemed
				acceptable by the Enrichment Bid
				Committee
			Funding willNOTordinarily be granted for
			additional staffing, for the purchaseof
			hardware or for Coursework trips which are
			anintegral partofGCSE, A-level or
			equivalent qualifications as these should be
			covered by the school, budget.
			Curriculum Enrichmentisthe primary
			criterion for the allocationoffunds, but
			other factors, including pupils voice
			outcomes, the degreetowhich proposed
			activities match to the SL T vision for the
			pupils, and the likely impact of the planned
			activity_I_project_I_initiative will also be
			factors where appropriate
			Membership
			It is considered that the Enrichment
			Subcommittee should consistofno less

		than four and no more than six Friendsof BHS officials, including: •the Chairperson •the Vice Chair •the Treasurer •the Secretary
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All fundraising events are organised and dispatched by volunteers. The FoBHS committee are all volunteers
Other		N/A

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Summaryofthe main achievementsofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstancesofits beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During the reporting period, the following opportunities were funded by the FoBHS: - Outdoor Pursuits Activities(2days) which involved a totalof24 pupils across all ages, and ability levels - Pastoral Workshopsi.e Anti Bullying (allYr7 pupils) Anti- Violence (all Yr 8 pupils) Street First Aid (all Yr 9 pupils) County Lines/Grooming Awareness (all Yr10 pupils) Self Defence Workshop (25Yr9 pupils) Healthy Relationships Group (all pupils) Team Building (25Yr9 pupils) - Academic TripslWorkshopsi.e. Art Exhibition Trip (37 pupils) - JCB Factory Trip (40 pupils) - Drama Lighting Workshop (17 pupils) - Theatre Trip (92 pupils) - Noah's Ark Zoo Trip (12 ASD pupils) Bright Futures Workshop (123 Yr 9 pupils) - Art Museum Trip (46 pupils) - Llangrannog Trip (36 pupils) - Glanllyn Trip (16 pupils) - Y Lais Trip(8pupils) - Criw Cymraeg - Orielodi (14 pupils) - Dadleoli Gig (30 pupils) - Innovation awards

Achievements against objectives set	Para1.41	N/A
Performanceoffundraising activities against objectives set	Para1.41	N/A
		N/A

Financial Review
Reviewofthe charity's financial position at the end ofthe period	Para 1.21	Total Balance~~=~~£22,352
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they areheld	Para 1.22	There is no policy for holding reserves so the In Year balance is currently dependent onexpenditure
Amount ofreservesheld	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Detailsoffund materiallyin deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanationofany uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity's principal sourcesoffunds (including any fund raising)	Para 1.47	N/A
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A descriptionofthe principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other		N/A

Description of charity's trusts:
Typeofgoverning document (trust deed ,royalcllalt er)	Para 1.25	Constitution
Howisthe charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	By Association
Trustee selection methods including detailsofany constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or nameof any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Appointed by the FoBHS members

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and trainingoftrustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Charity name	Friends ofBrecon HighSchool
Other name the charity uses	1089858
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office(ifany)	Dates actedifnotforwhole year	Nameofperson(orbody) entitled toappointtrustee(ifany)
	Elaine Davies	Chairperson
	Robin Thompson
	EmilyBlackwell
	TraceyGibbs	Treasurer

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalfofothers	Funds held as custodian trustees on behalfofothers
Descriptionofthe assets heldinthis capacity	N/A
Name and objectsofthe charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects	N/A
Detailsofarrangements for safe custody and segregationofsuch assets from the charity's own assets	N/A

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