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## Reference and administration details
Charity name|The Friends of Delamere School
Registered charity number (if any) |1096298
Charity's principal address | Delamere School
Irlam Road
Urmston, Manchester
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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## Section B Structure, governance and management
## Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution adopted 14/01/2003
How the charity is constituted Unincorporated association
Trustee selection methods Trustees are elected or re-elected annually at the Annual General Meeting held in October/November.
## Additional governance issues (Optional information)
- You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- e the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- e relationship with any related parties;
- e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## Objectives and activities
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|The|object|of the Association|("the|Objects")|is|to advance|the|education|
|of pupils|in the|school|in|particular|by|
|Summary|of the objects of the|1.|developing|effective|relationships|between|the|staff,|parents and|
|charity|set out|in|its|others|associated|with|the|school.|
|governing document|2.|engaging|in|activities or providing|facilities or equipment which|support|
|the school|and advance the education|of the|pupils|
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In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.
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The main activities are as follows:
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¢ organising fundraising events and;
© organising social events for parents and carers to come together to
provide support and share advice.
These activities advance the education of the pupils in the school by
donating the funds raised from all fundraising activities to the school to
Summary [of][ the] [main] provide extra facilities and equipment for the pupils.
activities undertaken for the Social events allow volunteer parents and teachers to work together to
public benefit in relation tq make the school a better environment for the pupils to learn.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
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## Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- e policy on grantmaking;
- e policy programme related investment;
- e contribution made by volunteers.
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## Section D
## Achievements and performance
pail don a. rity MembersFundraising organisedevents three fundraising events held at the school during ina the vear the year to raise money to be donated to the school which helped to uring y provide extra facilities and equipment for the pupils. A number of parents, grandparents, carers and school staff all volunteered to help run the fundraising events on the day. A Christmas fundraising event was held at the school on 15" December 2024 which raised funds of £1,151, an Easter fundraising event was held at the school on 5" April 2025 which raised funds of £371, and a summer fundraising event was held at the school on 12% July 2025 which raised funds of £618.
## Extras:
Members organised an online Christmas raffle which raised funds of £361 and an online virtual duck race which raised funds of £242.
A local business provided a Christmas tree collection service, and a local drama school took donations in a charity collection box at their Christmas performance show. The proceeds from both were donated to the Friends of Delamere.
During the year, the charity received a large donation of £168,510 from a private donor. This was donated to the school to help fund the extension for a new art and food tech room for the pupils to use. Volunteers held a social event each half term called Chatty Tuesdays where parents, carers and grandparents were all invited to meet up at the school for 2 hours during the morning for a chat and refreshments and to offer peer to peer support.
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18/11/2025
Philippa Millington
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name The Friends of Delamere School **members of**
**On accounts for the year** 31[st] August 2025 **Charity no** 1096298 **ended (if any)**
**Set out on pages**
(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 / 2025** .
**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 (other than that disclosed below *) 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._
> **Signed:** S GR **Date:** `19/10/25` **Name:** `Mrs Stella Smith FCA` **Relevant professional** `Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and` **qualification(s) or body** `Wales` **(if any): Address:** `67 Church Walks Llandudno Conwy, LL30 2HG`
**October 2018**
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**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**
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