## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 October 2021 Period start date To 30 September 2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Friends of Nettlebed School** ## **Charity registration number: 1091177** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of pupils at
Nettlebed Community School in particular
by (a) developing effective relationships
between the staff, parents and others
associated with the school and (b)
engaging in activities or providing facilities
or equipment which support the school and
advance the education of the pupils.| |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|Each year, the school gives us a list of items
that they would like us to raise money for,
such as music resources, trips and outdoor
learning items, and we put on various events
such as a Halloween disco, winter fete,
summer fete, quiz night, as well as run more
regular uniform sales and cake sales on a
smaller scale. At the moment, our largest
annual event is a 10k run through the local
area, which attracts a large number of
runners, whether they are connected with
the school or not.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees consider the guidance
provided by the Charity Commission on
public benefit, as well as the constitution
and plenty of guidance provided to it by
Parentkind, which guides us through
particularly important aspects relevant to
parent-led organisations that fundraise for
schools.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference We do not offer grants. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making We only raise money for specific projects at Para 1.38 Nettlebed School. Policy on social investment including program related investment Our volunteers are critical to our charity’s Para 1.38 continuation. The board is made up of Contribution made by volunteers and our events are run by volunteers 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|The charity raised £27,713 during the 21-
22 year. Although not much of this was
provided to the school within that year,
£25,000 was provided to the school the
following year for a new playground, which
is a wonderful achievement, highly valued
by the school and its pupils.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The main objective during the year was to
raise sufficient sums to build the new
playground, which was achieved.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|As above.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|As above.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We started the year with £21,505.29 in our
bank account and ended with £39,049.87.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We always hold on to a reasonable amount
of money that could be used in the event of
school emergencies.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The amount of reserves varies, and
decisions as to how much to retain are
made by the board depending on the
circumstances.| |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|The only concern is getting parents to
agree to be trustees each year. As the
school has over 100 pupils, there is a large
group of people to ask, so there should
always be enough people to do this.| |**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|Fundraising at various school-based
events, such as winter and summer fetes
and a major 10k race which attracts people
beyond just the parents.| |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|Our biggest risk is losing trustees and
being unable to replace them. We are all
subject to the economic climate and waves
of people being less able to support events.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Our only asset is money.| |---|---|---| |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|Unincorporated 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|Nominations must be made by a member
and seconded by another, and then
appointed if approved by a majority vote at
the AGM.| ## **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|There is an Induction Pack on file and
handover meetings take place.| |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|Only Nettlebed Community School, our
beneficiary.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Friends of Nettlebed School| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1091177| |Charity’s principal address|Nettlebed Community School
High Street
Nettlebed
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG9 5DA| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sarah Soles|Chair|Wholeyear|| ||Melissa Roberts|Treasurer|Wholeyear|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 N/A 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Vanessa Hoare|| ||
Treasurer (from 18/10/23)|| ||5 December 2023|| ||5 December 2023|| |Sum of Amount|Sum of Amount|Category| |---|---|---| |PnL|Summary|Events| |Income|2nd Hand Uniform Sales
Amazon Smile
Bags 2 School
Cake Sales
Christmas Events / Initiatives
Colour Run
Donations and Grants - Happy Days
Donations and Grants - Various
Easter Events
Fetes
Float
Halloween Events
Interest Income
Nettlebed Stinger
Quiz Night
School Fete
School Lottery
Smarchies Challenge
Sports Day
Summer Rafe
Ukraine Fundraiser
Yoga Event|131.08
298.4
338.43
1916.55
466.39
80
813.12
694
75
711.25
15.93
9878.65
1111.31
2881.47
1270.4
681.91
107.71
725
126.36
110| |**Income Result**||**22432.96**| |Expense|Account Fees
Cake Sales
Christmas Events / Initiatives
Colour Run
Donations and Grants - Municiples
Easter Events
Float
Halloween Events
Nettlebed Stinger
Playground Costs
Quiz Night
School Fete
School Invoices
Subscription Costs
Welcome Event|-18
-17.44
-299.09
-375.57
-43.87
-155
-62.79
-3433.6
-436.81
-1112.45
-226.18
-104.95| |**Expense Result**||**-6285.75**| |**Total Result**||**16147.21**| |Sum of Amount|Category|| |---|---|---| |PnL|Donations
Events|| |Income
Expense|5231.34
22432.96
-6285.75|| |**Total Result**|**5231.34**
**16147.21**|| |||**u**| |---|---|---| |Donations
Sundry|**Total Res**|| |49
159.67
5000
71.67|**180.08**
**159.67**
**298.4**
**338.43**
**1916.55**
**466.39**
**5000**
**151.67**
**813.12**
**694**
**75**
**711.25**
**15.93**
**9878.65**
**1111.31**
**2881.47**
**1270.4**
**681.91**
**107.71**
**725**
**126.36**
**110**|| |**5231.34**
**49**|**27713.3**|| |-72
-21.34
-366
-2334.05
-156|**-90**
**-17.44**
**-320.43**
**-375.57**
**-43.87**
**-155**
**-62.79**
**-3433.6**
**-366**
**-436.81**
**-1112.45**
**-2560.23**
**-156**
**-104.95**|| |**-2949.39 **|**-9235.14**|| |**5231.34**
**-2900.39**|**18478.2**|| ||| |---|---| |Sundry|**Total Result**| |49
-2949.39|**27713.3**
**-9235.14**| |**-2900.39**|**18478.16**| ## **ult** Donation from Happy Days Nursery (attached to the school) 10K run **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name FRIENDS OF NETTLEBED SCHOOL **members of On accounts for the year** 30 September 2022 **Charity no** 1091177 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3 (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 **30 / 09 / 2022** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity 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 section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I have no concerns and have come **examiner's statement** 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. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|**Date:**|04-12-2023| |---|---|---| |||| |||| ||Gennaro Acciarino|| |||| ||Chartered institute of Management Accountant|| |||| ||69 Beaconsfield Road|| ||SE9 4DS|| ||London|| 1 **December 2023** **IER** **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** N/A **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **December 2023** **IER** ||||||||**Grand**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**PnL**|||**Summary**|**Events**|**Donations**|**Sundry**|**Total**|| |||**Income**|2nd Hand Uniform Sales|131||49|180|| ||||Amazon Smile||160||160|| ||||Bags 2 School|298|||298|| ||||Cake Sales|338|||338|| ||||Christmas Events / Initiatives|1,917|||1,917|| ||||Colour Run|466|||466|| ||||Donations and Grants - Happy Days||5,000||5,000|Donation from Happy Days Nursery (attached to the school)| ||||Donations and Grants - Various|80|72||152|| ||||Easter Events|813|||813|| ||||Fetes|694|||694|| ||||Float|75|||75|| ||||Halloween Events|711|||711|| ||||Interest Income|16|||16|| ||||Nettlebed Stinger|9,879|||9,879|10K run| ||||Quiz Night|1,111|||1,111|| ||||School Fete|2,881|||2,881|| ||||School Lottery|1,270|||1,270|| ||||Smarchies Challenge|682|||682|| ||||Sports Day|108|||108|| ||||Summer Raffle|725|||725|| ||||Ukraine Fundraiser|126|||126|| ||||Yoga Event|110|||110|| |**Income Total**||||**22,433**|**5,231**|**49**|**27,713**|| |||**Expense**|Account Fees
Cake Sales|-18
-17||-72|-90
-17|| ||||Christmas Events / Initiatives|-299||-21|-320|| ||||Colour Run|-376|||-376|| ||||Donations and Grants - Municiples|||||| ||||Easter Events|-44|||-44|| ||||Float|-155|||-155|| ||||Halloween Events|-63|||-63|| ||||Nettlebed Stinger|-3,434|||-3,434|| ||||Playground Costs|||-366|-366|| ||||Quiz Night|-437|||-437|| ||||School Fete|-1,112|||-1,112|| ||||School Invoices|-226||-2,334|-2,560|| ||||Subscription Costs|||-156|-156|| ||||Welcome Event|-105|||-105|| |**Expense Total**||||**-6,286**||**-2,949**|**-9,235**|| |**Grand Total**||||**16,147**|**5,231**|**-2,900**|**18,478**|| 3 **December 2023** **IER**