## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **Period start date** 1 September 2022 **Period end date** 31 August 2023 **Charity name:** Friends of the Charter School North Dulwich ## **Charity registration number:** 1093116 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The aim of ‘The Friends’ is to advance the
education and enrich the experience of
the pupils of The Charter School North
Dulwich (‘The School’)| |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|Main activities:
Develop relationships and
communication between staff,
parents/carers and the local community
Engage in activities which support The
School and the local community, in
particular, with other local schools
Engage in fundraising, provide and assist
in activities, facilities or equipment that
support The School and advance the
education and experience of students
(not normally provided by The School
budget)
Provide practical support for the work of
The School in promoting and publicising
The School, its achievements and
activities
Promote pupil enrichment, inclusion,
wellbeing as part of a sustainable
approach in line with The School ethos.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|I can confirm that the trustees have had
due regard to the Commission’s guidance
at all relevant times.| ## **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|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |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 post-COVID period and current ‘cost
of living crisis’ has presented challenges
to the School, the support it needs from
the Friends and how we can raise much
needed funds.
Key achievements this year included:
Raising £13.5k in two main fundraisers –
hardship and staff welfare.
Raising £12k from the Christmas Fair and
Quiz Night.
Raising £2.5k from the sale of second-
hand uniform.
Making grants of £23k to The School for a
range of projects, including the reading
garden (£9k), sports equipment (£4k)
staff welfare (£3.5k), art (£2.5k), and
wellness workshops for parents and
carers (£2k).| ## **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** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the year end, the Charity had cash and
bank funds of £61k. There were no other
assets or liabilities.
£30k of this balance were unrestricted
funds although the Trustees have
ringfenced £1k for hardship claims being
discussed at the year-end.
£31k of this balance were restricted
funds for five campaigns (inc £16k for
staff welfare, £10k for hardship and small
grants and £4k for art equipment).| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Friends aims to hold at least £1k in
unrestricted free funds at any one time.
This is anticipated to be sufficient to
meet one year of basic running costs (e.g.
termly meetings for parents, the AGM
and relevant insurance) assuming no
additional funds are raised.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|c£30k of ‘free’ unrestricted funds (see
year end position note above).| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|No funds are materially in deficit.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The trustees consider the Charity to be a
going concern at the current date and
are unaware of any uncertainties that
would suggest otherwise.| |**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|| |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
First adopted 17 June 2002
Subsequent amendments on
12 September 2018 and 8 October 2020| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Friends is an 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|Membership is open and free to The
School’s parents/carers and staff.
Trustees are generally the Committee
Office Holders who are elected or re-
elected at each year’s 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|| |---|---|---| |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** |Charityname|Friends of the Charter School North Dulwich| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|‘FOTCSND’ orjust ‘The Friends’| |Registered charitynumber|1093116| |Charity’s principal address|The Charter School
Red Post Hill
London
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Eleanor Mitchiner|Outgoing Chair|Until 10/10/22|Members| ||Molly Jarvis|Outgoing Co-
Secretary|Until 10/10/22|Members| ||Dr Clare Dunne|Outgoing Co-
Secretary|Until 10/10/22|Members| ||Angus Farr|Treasurer||Members| ||Liza Brett|Incoming Co-Chair|From 11/10/22|Members| ||Alison Rutter|Incoming Co-Chair|From 11/10/22|Members| ||Tracy Webb|Incoming Secretary|11/10/22-28/4/23|Members| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |Not applicable||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not applicable 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 Not applicable ## **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)** Angus Farr **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 16 October 2023 ~~|~~ **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Friends of the Charter School North Dulwich **members of On accounts for the year** 31 August 2023 **Charity no** 1093116 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3+4 (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 **31/08/2023** . - **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 confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 06[th] October 2023 **Signed:** ~~a~~ **Name:** Mandy Miller ~~CT~~ **Relevant professional** CIMA Management Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 17 Beaulieu Close London SE5 8BA **October 2018** 1 **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 any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER** Frlends of Ihe Charter School Norfh [￿l￿1ch 1093116 (HAPITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 31 August 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrictèd funds toth• n••r•st Rèstrictèd funds Endo￿nt funds Total funds Last year thp nE•res¢£ lothe nureste tothe nE•res1£ A1 Recei Fundraising campaigns Ebtnts income 212 13J60 13A77 19032 1T271 3,048 3,000 8.•60 8.485 17.335 Uniform $al•s 2,501 2,501 qpnnAnfAhip Loyaltyshopping Schemes incomo Cther Income and donab.oni 2.000 2.500 1.786 1,768 1,491 422 2.970 3.392 2,049 Sub total mss income AR) 10,7fj1 26J20 41.071 46,091 A2 Asset and investnwnt sales see table Sub ¢ot•l 1S.7S1 2S,320 41.071 46,691 Payfft¥nts Gr8nt8 to school 13J07 23292 36,104 5,960 Events ewns•$ mlnl8traDon e¥pens61 4.393 6.991 140 140 Sub totsl 12,523 17JOO 30A23 42J30 A4 Asset and inve5tTh*nt ur¢hases see table Sub totsl 12,523 17,9(WJ 30,423 42,330 Netof receipts/(payments) AS Transfers befvRen funds A6 Cash lunds last ￿ar end Cash funds this year end 10,648 4.361 27,332 23,117 50,449 61,097 46,088 IER October 2018 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted furTrds tornirestE Restricted furTrds toneare5t E EndownEnt funds to nearest£ Catsgorie$ Details 81 Cash fvnds u0￿5 Bankkcouni 29,714 Petycash Total cash fvnds 30.537 Unrestricted fvnd$ Restricted fund$ Endo%bTrnt fund• Details B2 Othèr monetary assèts Jto *ta¢h rr•ntvalu• Detall• 83 Inv•sthi•nt assets ••¢ty• CoBtlor4JoM &xr•ntYalu• Detalls B4 Ass@ts r8tsln•d for th• charity's own us• Whvn41 Details re￿1•$ 85 Liabilities Slgned by or* or two I￿￿tee8 on behalf of all the Iru5tees Date of Synature Print N￿ne Fa￿. Treasurer 3￿sep-23 IER October 2018 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Friends of the Charter School North Dulwich **members of On accounts for the year** 31 August 2023 **Charity no** 1093116 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3+4 (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 **31/08/2023** . - **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 confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 06[th] October 2023 **Signed:** ~~a~~ **Name:** Mandy Miller ~~CT~~ **Relevant professional** CIMA Management Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 17 Beaulieu Close London SE5 8BA **October 2018** 1 **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 any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER** Frlends of Ihe Charter School Norfh [￿l￿1ch 1093116 (HAPITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 31 August 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrictèd funds toth• n••r•st Rèstrictèd funds Endo￿nt funds Total funds Last year thp nE•res¢£ lothe nureste tothe nE•res1£ A1 Recei Fundraising campaigns Ebtnts income 212 13J60 13A77 19032 1T271 3,048 3,000 8.•60 8.485 17.335 Uniform $al•s 2,501 2,501 qpnnAnfAhip Loyaltyshopping Schemes incomo Cther Income and donab.oni 2.000 2.500 1.786 1,768 1,491 422 2.970 3.392 2,049 Sub total mss income AR) 10,7fj1 26J20 41.071 46,091 A2 Asset and investnwnt sales see table Sub ¢ot•l 1S.7S1 2S,320 41.071 46,691 Payfft¥nts Gr8nt8 to school 13J07 23292 36,104 5,960 Events ewns•$ mlnl8traDon e¥pens61 4.393 6.991 140 140 Sub totsl 12,523 17JOO 30A23 42J30 A4 Asset and inve5tTh*nt ur¢hases see table Sub totsl 12,523 17,9(WJ 30,423 42,330 Netof receipts/(payments) AS Transfers befvRen funds A6 Cash lunds last ￿ar end Cash funds this year end 10,648 4.361 27,332 23,117 50,449 61,097 46,088 IER October 2018 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted furTrds tornirestE Restricted furTrds toneare5t E EndownEnt funds to nearest£ Catsgorie$ Details 81 Cash fvnds u0￿5 Bankkcouni 29,714 Petycash Total cash fvnds 30.537 Unrestricted fvnd$ Restricted fund$ Endo%bTrnt fund• Details B2 Othèr monetary assèts Jto *ta¢h rr•ntvalu• Detall• 83 Inv•sthi•nt assets ••¢ty• CoBtlor4JoM &xr•ntYalu• Detalls B4 Ass@ts r8tsln•d for th• charity's own us• Whvn41 Details re￿1•$ 85 Liabilities Slgned by or* or two I￿￿tee8 on behalf of all the Iru5tees Date of Synature Print N￿ne Fa￿. Treasurer 3￿sep-23 IER October 2018