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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM
Financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025
Charity number: 1109202
Registered England and Wales
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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Contents of the financial statements for the period ended 31st March 2025
| FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Contents of the financial statements for the period ended 31st March 2025 |
FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Contents of the financial statements for the period ended 31st March 2025 |
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| Administrative Details | 1 |
| Trustees Report | 2 - 3 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 4 |
| Receipts and Payments Account | 5 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 |
FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Administrative details for the period ended 31st March 2025
| Registered Charity number | 1109202 |
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| Trustees and Management Committee | Catherine Bridge – Chair |
| Sarah Kulmer | |
| Toni Smith | |
| Members | E Love , |
| N West , | |
| J Beech | |
| Administrative address | Newman Special School |
| East Bawtry Road | |
| Whiston | |
| ROTHERHAM | |
| South Yorkshire | |
| S60 3LX | |
| Independent Examiner | Heera Singh FMAAT |
| HSL Accountancy Solutions Ltd | |
| Enterprise House | |
| 4-6 Thorne Road | |
| Doncaster | |
| DN1 2HS |
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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM The trustees present their annual report for the period ended 31st March 2025
Governing document
The organisation is operated under the rules of its constitution which was adopted 29 November 2004, amended 14 April 2005.
Organisational structure and management
The organisation, operates as a Charity registered with the Charity Commission. The organisation is governed by the Trustees, who determine strategic direction and policy. The day to day operation is also carried out by the Trustees.
Appointment of trustees
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a) The group shall be administered by the Trustees and not more than 10 other members elected at the AGM
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b) Management Committee must hold at least 3 meetings per year. At their first meeting after the AGM they will appoint a Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. Management Committee may act by majority decision.
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c) The quorum for General Meetings shall be 4 members.
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d) Voting at meetings shall be a show of hands. If there is a tied vote then the Chairperson shall have a second vote.
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e) The Management Committee may appoint another member of the group as a committee member to fill a vacancy provided the maximum number isn’t exceeded.
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f) If Committee members have a conflict of interest they must declare it and leave the meeting while this matter is being discussed or decided.
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g) The Management Committee may make reasonable additional rules to help run the charity. These rules must not conflict with this constitution or the law.
Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charity is exposed to and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Objectives and activities
The Charity's objects, as set out in its governing document, are to advance the education of pupils in Newman School by:
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Making grants available to staff to provide extracurricular activities and resources which stand outside the remit of the school budget.
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Enable staff to provide activities and resources to offer increased social opportunities to all of our children who may otherwise be socially isolated.
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To develop activities and broaden resource available to our children to build their resilience and reduce risk of mental health issues
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To provide additional opportunities for every child to reach their full potential
Main activities and Public benefit
In planning the activities during the year the Trustees have considered the Charity Commissions Guidance on public benefit. The Trustees have ensured that the organisation has worked to forward it's aims and objectives.
Activity report
This year has seen the realisation of our mission to replace the stolen School mini bus, lots of hard work by many people.
Firstly, let me thank all the families, community and friends who rallied to help raise funds and of course we could not have achieved this without the Estate of Ellen Wragg and we are most thankful for this and her remembering the impact Newham School had on her life.
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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM The trustees present their annual report for the period ended 31st March 2025
Activity report
We purchased a second hand mini bus from the company behind the story of the Bank of Dave. We are most thankful to Dave Fishwick, and also our supporter Ray Matthews, who made the contact and pushed for the speedy purchase of the new mini bus where long waiting times would have been an issue.
Thanks to FONS committee: Sarah, Natalie, Emma, Jodie, Jenny and other prominent fundraisers Debbie and Ivy.
This year saw lots of change within the School which has had an effect on our activities in the second half of the year while we waited for change of staff, systems and personnel at the School to find their feet and have discussions with us about the link between ourselves and the School.
Hopefully, these are now in place and we shall go strength to strength in 2025/26.
Statement of trustees' responsibilities
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the year end and of its incoming resources and resources expended during that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; where applicable
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees declare that they have approved the above report. Signed on behalf of the trustees
Signed:
Name and Position:
Date:
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Independent examiners report to the trustees of FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM for the period ended 31st March 2025
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 6.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
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2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr Heera Singh FMAAT Date: HSL Accountancy Solutions Ltd Enterprise House 4-6 Thorne Road Doncaster DN1 2HS
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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Receipts and Payments Account for the period ended 31st March 2025
| Receipts Donations Fundraising Total receipts Payments Bank charges Charitable activity - donations Membership Professional fees Total payments Net payments/receipts Balance brought forward at 1st April 2024 Balance carried forward at 31st March 2025 |
General Restricted Total Fund Fund 31/03/2025 £ £ £ 27,819 0 27,819 10,083 0 10,083 |
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| 37,902 0 37,902 |
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| 99 0 99 94,193 0 94,193 163 0 163 500 0 500 |
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| 94,955 0 94,955 |
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| -57,053 0 -57,053 122,817 0 122,817 |
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| 65,763 0 65,763 |
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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the period ended 31st March 2025
| Monetary assets Cash at the bank Represented by funds Unrestricted funds General |
General Restricted Total Fund Fund 31/03/2025 £ £ £ 65,763 0 65,763 |
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| 65,763 0 65,763 |
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| 65,763 0 65,763 |
The financial statements on pages 5 and 6 were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Signed:
Name and Position:
Date:
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FRIENDS OF NEWMAN SCHOOL, ROTHERHAM Notes to the financial statements for the period ended 31st March 2025
1 Accounting policies 1.1 Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost basis and in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and related Regulations.
As the charity's level of income is below £250,000 the Trustees have opted for the accounts to be prepared in a receipts and payment basis. This is in accordance with the Charity Commission guidelines for small charities and is seen as more appropriate for this project.
1.2 Fund Accounting
Incoming resources that may be applied for the charities general purposes are treated as unrestricted incoming resources and are credited to the unrestricted fund.
Where a donation or grant is required to be used for a specific purpose, the amount concerned is treated as restricted income and is credited to the appropriate restricted fund.
2 Trustees remuneration, benefits and expenses
There were no trustees' remuneration in the period of these accounts.
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