2024-12-31-accounts - The Friends Of Stroud Green School

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 01-01-2024 Perlod start date To 31-12-2024:, .: Period end date.1 . Charlty name: The Frlends of Stroud Green School Charity registratlon number: 1112224 Objectives and Activities SORP raference Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charlty as set out in Its governing document.. To advance the education of all pupils at Stroud Green School and Nursery by developing effective relationships between staff, parents and others associated with the school, and by engaging In activities and providing facilities and equipment which support the school and advance the education of the We hold fundraising and communlty-building events Ihroughout the year, the profits of which are spent on items and aclivllies suggesled by both famllies and school staff and then agreed by the Committee members as com in with our ob ectives. The trustees are all committed to adhering to the Charity Commisslon's guidance on public benefit as applicable to our own beneficiaries (the children who attend Stroud Green School and Nursery). The trustees are all parent volunteers and as such are not aid. Summary of the main aclivities in relation to those purposes for Ihe publlc benefit, in particular, the activllies, projects or servlces idenlified in the accounts. Statement Gonfirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charily Comrriisslon on public benefit i¥,1 Para 1.17 and Para 1.18 Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevanl about: SORP reference Policy on grant making 'Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 All events and initiatives are made possible by volunteers from the school community (both families and staff members). Wilhout them, we would not be able to carry out the fundraising and communily-building work that we do. Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other Achievements and Performance SORP reference We held a number of events and fundraisers throughout the year to provide opportunities for families to socialise as well as raise money for our school. Our largest events were our sponsored fun run (over £6000 donated in sponsorship), a Silent Auction (over £5000 profit), a tennis-themed summer festival {over £3,000 profit). and our Sports Day After Party (£1600 profit). As well as being valuable fundraising opportunities, many of these events gave everyone at our school an opportunity to come together and get to know each other, and continued to strengthen the bonds between school and families. 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 Our GoFundMe crowd-funding campaign to help address the budget deficit our school experienced attracted over £18 000 in donations, and had a huge impact on the school's ability to continue to provide enrichment activities as part of daily learning. We also engaged with a national food redistribution organisation to allow us to support families directly by collecting and making available surplus food from local supermarkets and bakeries. Participation in this scheme attracted a number of grants awarded to us to help us run this more efficiently and support families in need directly. In this vein, we participated in the ParentkindlNo Cold Child campaign and spent £1150 on warm winter coats to be distributed to families in need at our school. The generosity of parents directly donating to us or participating in matched funding workplace schemes contributed over £25 000 to our funds in 2024. We continued to hold weekly treat sales, ad hoc uniform sales. a film night and worked with staff to create a school cookbook and this all contributed to an excellent year of fundraising. In response to requests from school, we were able to buy new table tennis tables to further enhance the KS2 playground and raded the sound s stem used for

performances. meetings and assemblies and our free-to-all film screenings. We bought classroom tablet devices for all classes as IF.. well as a selection of books for each class. We also met our standing commitment to school to pay for the costs of travel for whole-school trips to the beach at Margate in summer and to Ihe pantomime in December, as well as a recurring Y4 theatre workshop. These trips give all children valuable experiences outside the classroom environment. We finished the year with more cash in our bank account than usual. We will meet our ongoing commitrnents to school and Ihe remainlng balance has been committed to a large project, the planned expansion of the Multl-use Games Area in our la round. Addttlonal Informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further stalements where relevanl about: Achievements against objectives set Par8 1.41 Performance of fundraising activili8s against objactives Para 1.41 Investment performance agalnst objectives Para 1.41 other

Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 Income of £80,891 in 2024 and spend of £41,376, leaving us with a surplus for the year of £34,141. We came into 2024 with £15,652 of funds so we now have £49,793 of funds available to end at 31 Dec 2024. Our policy is to spend all monies raised on activities and infrastructure projects that benefit the children attending Stroud Green Primary School. Current large reserve figure is being held to fund installation of new MUGA in summer 2025. Statement explalning the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding z8ro reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 Para 1.23 Addltlonal informatlon {optlonal) You ma 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) Paia 1.25 Parentkind Model Constitution for Parent Teacher Associations in England Wales. Ado ted Jul 2021. Unincorporated association. How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO Trustee selection methods including delails of any constitutional provisions e.g. election lo post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Para 1.25 Election to post annually at our Annual General Meeting. Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the Inductlon and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational slructure and any wider nelwork with which the charily works Para 1.51 R8latlonship with any related parties Para 1.51 other Reference and Administrative details Charit name other name the charit uses Re islered charil number Charity's principal address The Friends of Stroud Green School 1112224 Stroud Green Primary School Woodstock Road London N4 3EX

Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Name of porson (or body) ontitlad to appolnt trustee (If an Trustee nama Office (If any) Dat•$ a¢t¢d If not ft•r whol• year Donna Fenby Taylor Jonathan Davi8S Eliza Gil Jenkins Clare Lowe Chair Treasurer Secretary Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Dlrector nam¢ ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title lo property belonging to the charity Trust•0 nom• Dat08 acl•d If not for whole oar

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charily's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Additional Information (optional) Nam08 and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Type of Namo Address adviser Name of chlof exocutlvo or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Informatlon) Doclaratlons The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, raport above. Signed on bohalf of tho charity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Donna Fenby Taylor Jonathan Davies Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chalr Treasurer Date 5 April 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND AND WALES The Frl•nds ol Sloud Gmn School 1112224 Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from 0110112024 3111212024 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrostrfctod fund8 lo th• n•arn•t Ro8lrfctsd funds Endowmont funds Total lund8 Last ttyth• nvr••¢ £ to th• nr••I t to th• n•4r••t £ to th• nr•ll£ A1 Ra1 t8 C)nallDns 80091 770 Sub total(Gross Income for AR) 80.891 20.770 A2 Asmt and Invo$tm•nt 881•8, lable). Sub total Total r•celpts lo91 28,770 A3Pa PlaywotThJ Sch1 actlvlll•J B&nk & onllne ch Ml8cellaneous onts 1,.000 40,376 206 40,370 10,396 5,108 46,710 4.595 34039 Sub total 46,700 A4 Ag8Ot and In$thnI rcha808 See tabl6 Sub total Total payments 46,750 4I7SO 35.039, Net of receIpt{paYMents) , AS Transfers betw•en funds A6 Cash funds last >ar Ond Cash funds thls year end X141 34.141 15.652 49.793 15.652 49.793 23,921 16,6S2 CCXX R1 accounts ISS) ¢)410312025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr88trfcted Reslrlcted fund8 funds to n•aro•t£ to n•ar••t£ Endowmgnt funds to n•arvat £ Categorles Detsils 81 Cash fund8 HSBC 49.713 Total cash fvnds 49,793 10gw b$•KoSIh1¢ts •xl P¥>Tn•rts ,' Unrn8trl¢tsd funds Rgstrlctod fund8 to n•4rnAt £ Endowment fund8 to n1•11 £ Dotall8 B2 Other monotary assets Fund to whlch ••••t b•lon Curr•nt v•lu• Ilon•l Detall8 Co•1 loptlon•ll Fund to whleh *••ét b•lon Detall8 Co•t loptlon•ll Currgnt valuo lon&•l 84 Assets retalned for the charlty'8 own us• Fund to whkh r•lat•• Amounl du• tlon•l INh•n du• lonal Detalls B5 Llabllltlo9 Swned by one or trustees on b8hall of all the trustee8 Date of roval Signature Print Name CJ 29 CCXX R2 acunIS ISSI 0410312025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name The Friends of Stroud Green School members of

On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1112224 ended (if any) Set out on pages N/a (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 31/12/2024 .

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 examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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.

Date: 04/032/025 ~~|~~

Signed: Date: 04/032/025 Name: Paul O’Brien ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional ICPA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 34 King James Close, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5ZH.

October 2018

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

IER