## **- Friends of Stoke Row School (FOSRS) Trustees Report for Year Ended 31 October 2025** ## **Charity Details** Charity Reference Number: 1103070 ## **Address** c/o Stoke Row School School Lane Stoke Row Henley on Thames RG9 5QS ## **Trustees** |**Name**|**Role**|**Date of Appointment**| |---|---|---| |Karen Dougherty|Chair|21 November 2022| |Robyn Polisano|Secretary|5 July2019| |Jennifer West|Treasurer|21 November 2022| |Eleanor Connolly|DeputyTreasurer|21 November 2022| ## **Structure Overview** FOSRS is structured as a small group of volunteers, currently led by a parent chair assisted by a parent secretary and two treasurers, one parent and one from the community. It is managed by the Trustees, led by the chair and holds regular meetings in the term time to which all parents, teachers and other interested parties are invited to discuss fundraising activities. It holds an annual AGM, is insured by Parentkind, and produces an annual report on its finances. Trustees are recruited from the body of active parent volunteers or volunteers from the wider community at regular meetings. **Objectives and activities undertaken in the year** FOSRS’ objectives are to raise funds to support the school and enhance the children’s learning. It holds a variety of in-person fundraising events that are either open to all or just open to families of the school. Typical events include a Christmas Fair, an annual Quiz, running the Stoke Row Colour Run and participating in the Stoke Row Motorsports Day. In the financial year 2023-2024: - 71% of income came from donations and gift aid reclaimed where applicable (39% in 2023/24). - the balance of 29% came from fundraising and bank interest. - The principal fundraising events in the year were the Christmas Fair, the local Motorsports day (including a donation from the previous year’s event), a colour run for local families at Stoke Row’s recreation ground, a Quiz, a wreath making workshop last December, catering at the village Steam Rally, a Pilates evening at School, and the sale of cakes and - refreshments at school events. With the environment and the cost of living in mind, FOSRS have also run a number of pre-loved clothes sales and provides second hand school uniform in exchange for a donation at the discretion of school families. ## **Financial Review including Key Achievements and Performance** ## **(a)** Fundraising Net income from fundraising amounted to £10,304.45. This represented a 23% decrease on the previous year. Expenditure in the period unconnected to specific fundraising activities included: Parentkind insurance, purchase of flags for sports day, disposable cups, plates etc for events and ice lollies for all the school children on an exceptional hot day in July! During the year to 31 October 2025, FOSRS have funded the following items for the school in addition to £3000 cash donation for the classes to spend on items of their choice . The total amounting to £6.160.20: - A trip to the pantomime for the whole school - Sand for the Raindrop play area - Tablets - Refelting of the shed roof - Funding sports coaching - PR advertising of the school - Hoodies for school leavers In addition, a further £1,992 has been committed to the school for agreed future purchases. Donations and Gift Aid received during the year amounted to £24,989.51 including gift aid on associated donations received in October 2024. This represented an increase of 135% on the prior year. During the year to 31 October 2025, FOSRS transferred over to the school - all associated gift aid received in the prior financial year from October 2024 - donations and associated gift aid received during the current financial year with a further £15,625 still to be transferred ## **(b)** Cash reserves Reflecting the above transfers and commitments, cash reserves decreased by £2,112.28 to £13,686.22. ## **Sundry Notes** The Annual Receipts & Payment Accounts for this financial year ending 31 October 2025 will be subject to an independent examination in line with The Charities (Annual return) Regulations 2022 as the gross income exceeds £25,000. FOSRS does not hold any funds as custodian trustee. ## **FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025** |**FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025**|**FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025**|**FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025**|**FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025**|**FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025**|**FOSRS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Y/E 31 October 2025**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Friends of Stoke Row School (FOSRS)- Charity Reg 1103703**
**Balances on**
31/10/2025
Current A/c
**£10,004.60**
**Summary Date**
**31/10/25**
Savings A/c
**£20,773.99**
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Cash (float)
**£524.63**|||||| |**Opening Balance**|**£15,799.50 **|**On 31 Oct 2024**|**£31,303.22**||| ||||||| |||**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Net**|**Total Balance**| |**Summary Total**||£35,430.45|£19,926.73|£15,503.72|£31,303.22| ||||||| |**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Net**
**EVENTS**
**£9,795.34**
**£2,895.90**
**£6,899.44**
Wreath Making Worshop Dec 2024
£225.00
£704.00
£-479.00
School Disco 25
£54.08
£42.00
£12.08
School Disco 24
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£542.44
£198.26
£344.18
Colour Run 25
£1,851.62
£883.68
£967.94
Motorsports Day 2025
£2,244.63
£384.28
£1,860.35
Motorsports Day 2024
£400.00
£0.00
£400.00
Elephant Challenge
£118.45
£0.00
£118.45
Steam Rally Day
£2,657.98
£185.40
£2,472.58
Pilates in the Playground
£738.00
£0.00
£738.00
School Picnic Summer 25
£0.00
£329.10
£-329.10
Christmas Events 2025
£0.00
£48.00
£-48.00
Christmas Events 2024
£963.14
£121.18
£841.96
**GENERAL FUNDRAISING**
**£25,635.11**
**£17,030.83**
**£8,604.28**
Sale of Refreshments at Events e.g. school plays
£51.91
£0.00
£51.91
£82.08
£0.00
£82.08
Preloved sale
£375.12
£0.00
£375.12
Donations
£369.20
£374.20
£-5.00
Shine Brightly Donations
£19,794.04
£7,547.71
£12,246.33
Shine Brightly Gift Aid
£4,748.10
£1,928.52
£2,819.58
Gift Aid Claim Donations non Shine brightly
£78.17
£79.42
£-1.25
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Leaflet Sales
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Donation for Uniform(included inPreloved)
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Facebook clothes sales(included in Preloved)
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
FOSRS Donation
£0.00
£6,614.70
£-6,614.70
Leavers Gifts
£0.00
£162.00
£-162.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£115.00
£-115.00
£136.49
£0.00
£136.49
Purchase of capital items
£0.00
£53.22
£-53.22
£0.00
£120.06
£-120.06
£0.00
£36.00
£-36.00
_£0.00_
_£15,625.00_
_£-15,625.00_
**31/10/2025**
**£35,430.45**
**£19,926.73**
**£15,503.72**
**Balance**
**£31,303.22**
Class cake sales
**Area**
Quiz night 2025
Sundry
_Bank Transfers Between Accounts_
Easyfundraising/amazon smile
Other eg.Fees for PTA Membership etc
Tea Towel Sales
Grants from third parties
General supplies eg paper plates, cups etc
Bank Interest|||||| 12/06/2026 1 ## **Friends of Stoke Row School** ## **Annual Receipts & Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2025** ## **Headline Analysis** ## **Profit & Loss** Income Expenditure Net Profit/(Loss) ## **Balance Sheet** Current Account Savings Account Petty Cash £35,430 -£19,927 £15,504 31 Oct 2025 Movement 31 Oct 2024 £10,005 £10,195 £20,774 £5,013 £524 £592 £31,303 £15,503 £15,800 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the truste On accounts for the year endod Charlty no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the tnJst88s on my examination of th8 accounts of the above chwity (Ihe Trusn for the year ended Responslbllloes and ba818 of report As the charivs trustees, you are responsibbe for the preparation of the accounts in ac(xxdance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Affj. I report in respect ol my examir)ation of the TrusV$ accounts carried out urKler sedts)n 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination. I have folk)wed all th8 appI￿ab￿ Dir￿tionS given ty the Charty Commission under 8eclion 145(SMb) of the Ad. Independont tThe charity's gross income exceeded £250.000 and l am qualified to examlnerf8 Statement undertake the ex8minatlon by being a qualified member of linwt name of applicable listed botyJ]. Delete [ l rf not 8ppIic8bl8. I have completed my examinatK)n. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention in connecti)n with the examination (oth8￿$ dis61*￿ ') vthich gives rne cause to b81igve thot in, any material the 8ccountiThJ reoxds ￿re nc* kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charthes A£t; the accounts did not accord vthh the ac(a)untlng records: or the accourrts did nol compty with the applicab￿ requirements ¢onceming the form and content of ac(x)unl$ set out in Ihe charr1￿$ (Accounts and Re[￿8) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf vi8w which r6 not a matter cons*Jered as part of an ir*ndent examinat￿. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be re8¢hed. ' Flease delete Ihe in the b￿kets rf they not appty. Slgned: 06 Nam•: Rol•vant professional quallficatlonls) or body IER Oct 2018 (rf any)". Addrem: +riL Section B Disclosure Onty complete rf the examiner needs to h￿hlIght material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guwJan¢e for examiners). Glv• here brlef dotslls of any items that the oxamlnor wl8ho8 to dl$clo80. IER Oct 2018