## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From:** 1[st] January 2024 **To:** 31[st] December 2024
**Charity name:** Friends of Halstow
**Charity registration number:** 1098833
## **Objectives and Activities**
|Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|The object of the charity is to advance the educational
experience of pupils at Halstow Primary 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.|The charity’s main activities is to raise money for Halstow
School through events such as the summer fair, a
Halloween Disco, a wine tasting event, a beauty sale,
pizza nights, a silent disco as well as general donations.
Other smaller events also happen throughout the year|
|Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the
guidance on public benefit issued by the
Charity Commission.|
|Contribution made by volunteers|Volunteers contribute to the charity efforts by giving their
time to run and staff fundraisingevents|
|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.
~~|p|~~|The charity spent around £22,000 on items to benefit
the school. This includes activities for Reception class,
Christmas pantomime, coaches for sports day at
Sutcliffe Park, items for the playground, maths and
science support activities and other support. These
contributions benefited children across the school,
enabling all families to have the same, enhanced
learningexperience.
~~|~~|
|---|---|
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|The charity holds a strong financial position with nearly
£63,000 held in cash at the end of 2024. The charity raised
over £42,000 in 2024|
|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Reserves are not held|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Money is only paid out when raised and there are minimal
overhead costs for the charity|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising|Whilst the charity does leverage some amount of
sponsorship for event publicity from local businesses and
direct donations from the school community, the principal
source of funding is from ticket sales to events.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Type of governing document|Constitution|
|---|---|
|How is the charity
constituted?|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|Potential candidates submit personal summaries for
selection. Trustees are then voted by the attendees at the
AGM on an annual basis|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Working relationship with the school senior leadership
team|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|Friends of Halstow|
|---|---|
|Registered charitynumber|1098833|
|Charity’s principal address|Halstow School
Halstow Road
London
SE10 0LD|
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|
|---|---|---|
|Alex Swann|Co-Chair|Feb 24 onwards|
|Hannah Martin|Co-Chair/ Secretary|October 24 onwards|
|Sophie Kelly|Deputy Chair|October 24 onwards|
|Hinan Medouni||October 24 onwards|
|Mary-Anne Moffatt|Treasurer||
|Sasha Harker|Co-Chair|January 24- February 24|
|Jennie Marsh|Co-Chair/ Trustee|January 24- October 24|
|Katharine Kennedy|Deputy Chair|January 24- October 24|
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signature:**
**Name:** Hannah Martin **Position:** Co-Chair **Date:**
|**Friends of Halstow**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period from**
1st January 2024
**To**
ee
ee|**Friends of Halstow**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period from**
1st January 2024
**To**
ee
ee|**Friends of Halstow**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period from**
1st January 2024
**To**
ee
ee|**Friends of Halstow**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period from**
1st January 2024
**To**
ee
ee|**Friends of Halstow**
**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period from**
1st January 2024
**To**
ee
ee|**1098833**
31st December 2024||**CC16a**
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Section A Receipts and payme**|||||||||
|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**||**Endowment funds**|||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**||to the nearest £||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**6,315)**
**-**
Events
**36,590)**
**-**
Interest Received
**75)**
**_Sub total(Gross income fo_**
**42,980)**
**-**
~~=~~|||**-**
**-**
**-**||**6,315)**
**36,590)**
**75)**
**42,980)**
~~—~~||**-**
**-**
**35,485)**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**
**0**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**42,980)**
**-**
**-**
—~~—————~~|||||**-**
**0)**
**42,980)**||**35,485)**||
|**A3 Payments**
Spend for Events
**(6,145)**
**-**
Payments to Halstow
**(21,813)**
**-**
Bank Charges
**(213)**
**-**
**_Sub total_**
**(28,171)**
**-**
~~=~~|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**(6,145)**
**(21,813)**
**(213)**
**(28,171)**
—||**-**
**-**
**-**
**(26,828)**||
|**A4 Asset and investment purchases**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**(28,171)**
**-**
**-**
**(28,171)**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**14,809)**
**-**
**-**
**14,809)**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**48,485)**
**-**
**-**
**48,485)**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**63,294)**
**-**
**-**
**63,294)**
—~~——————~~
~~S&S S&S~~|||||||**(26,828)**
**8,657)**
**-**
**31,529)**
**40,186)**||
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||||||
|**Categories**
**Details**||**Unrestricted funds**|||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment funds**||
||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||to nearest £||
|**B1 Cash funds**
CAF Bank Account
NatWest Bank Account
——|||**54,619**
**8,674**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**_Total cash funds_**|||**63,293**||**-**||**-**||
|(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))|||OK||OK||OK||
|||**Unrestricted funds**|||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment funds**||
|**Details**|||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||to nearest £||
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**Details**||**Fund to which asset bel**|**Fund to which asset bel**||**Cost (optional)**||**rrent value (optional)**||
|**B3 Investment assets**|||||**-**||**-**||
|**Details**||**Fund to which asset belongs**|**Fund to which asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value (optional)**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|||||**-**||**-**||
|**Details**|||**to which liability re**||**mount due (optiona**||**When due (optional)**||
|**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
**Signature**
wiper||**-**
**Print Name**
Sioa|||||Date of approval||
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees** Charity Name FRIENDS OF HALSTOW ~~eee~~ **On accounts for the year** 31 DECEMBER 2024 **Charity no** 1098833 **ended (if any)** ~~eeee eee~~ **Set out on pages** 1 TO 6 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ~~Cn~~ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 12 / 2024** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all 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:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Date:** 25-06-2025 **Signed:** ~~ee~~ **Name:** FRASER BROWN ~~ee~~ **Relevant professional** ACA ICAEW (9161077) **qualification(s) or body (if any):** ~~a~~ **Address:** 59 CALVERT ROAD, LONDON, SE10 0DH ~~re~~
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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** .
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