2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees Report 2024/25

Kentish Town Church of England Primary School is an outstanding one form entry primary and nursery school. Our school is highly inclusive, having Additionally Resourced Provision for the inclusion of 6 children with physical disabilities and 15 children with autism. In July 2024, OFSTED described our provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities as “exceptional”. We also hold the National Autistic Society Specialist Provision Award at Advanced Level. We run the Camden Learning SEND Hub, collaborating with schools across the authority to ensure that Camden children, with additional needs, receive the best possible support in their schools.

We are proud to hold the Gold UNICEF Rights Respecting School Award, placing our children’s views at the centre of what we do. We passionately believe that by living in London, our children should take full advantage of everything it can offer them: opportunities in sport, art and music, as well as academic excellence.

The Friends of Kentish Town School

The Friends of Kentish Town School is a very active parent-teacher association. Our aim is to make the school a better place for our children to learn, and to help nurture and strengthen a sense of community. We bring together staff, parents, carers, and friends to help raise money to support children’s education and wider experiences at school.

Charitable Objectives

• To advance the education of pupils in Kentish Town Church of England School. In particular by developing extended and effective relationships between staff, parents, carers and others associated with the school by engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of pupils.

• To raise funds in support of Kentish Town Church of England School, through various activities involving parents, carers and pupil participation.

We have a small committee of parents/carers including a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer but also tap into a host of regular volunteers who help organise and run our fundraising events programme. This offers parents and caregivers an opportunity to make new friends, get to know the school environment and, of course, make a difference to the school for the children, and the generations after them. Events that we hold include an annual Bounceathon, a Disco, Christmas and Summer Fairs, a Grown-Ups’ quiz, an auction, Christmas Tree sale, sponsored walks and more.

Financial Review

In 2024/25 the Friends of Kentish Town Church of England Primary School maintained a strong financial position. Total income, including fundraising and donations, allowed us to continue supporting a range of enrichment activities for all children at Kentish Town Church of England Primary School. All funds were used in alignment with our charitable aims to improve the educational experiences of our students.

Over the year 2024/2025 the Friends of Kentish Town School raised £15,729.76 with an additional income of £13,678.62 in donations. This year money has been raised through the Christmas and Summer fairs, a disco, a Tough mudder and a sponsored walk. These events have also helped to encourage and nurture a sense of school community, one of the aims of the charity. During the year the Friends of Kentish Town School have been able to support with funding for: class trips to the pantomime, contributions to the Year 6 residential trip, the year 5 trip to Paris, a contribution to a sensory room upgrade, storyteller visits and a specialist library subscription. These contributions to funding have all made a significant difference to the quality of the children’s education and experience at school. Total expenditure in 2024/2025 was £40,181.69.

Plans for the Future

We hope to continue supporting the school to make Kentish Town CofE Primary School a better place for our children to learn, and to help nurture and strengthen a sense of community. We will continue to arrange events and fundraising activities that bring together staff, parents, carers, and friends to help raise money to enhance the children’s education and experience.

Statement of Trustee Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the charity operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, safeguarding the charity’s assets, and ensuring that funds are used exclusively for the purpose of furthering the charity’s objectives.

Michael Crowe Emily Hodgson Brenda Otto Trustee Trustee Trustee

Friends of Kentsh Town	Friends of Kentsh Town	Friends of Kentsh Town
Financial Statement 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
Opening Balance:								£ 30,194.68
INCOME
Easyfundraising					£ 620.92
Donatons					£ 13,057.70
							£ 13,678.62	£ 43,873.30
Events	(breakdown sheet 2)
	Christmas Events:				£ 4,442.03
	Disco				£ 1,289.33
	Sponsored Walk:				£ 5,850.19
	Summer Fair:				£ 2,004.61
	Tough Mudder:				£ 2,143.60
					Events Income:		£ 15,729.76	£ 59,603.06
EXPENDITURE
	Parentkind				£ 162.00
	CharityHive				£ 146.59
	Kentsh Town School Invoices				£ 39,783.60
	(breakdown sheet 2)
	TEN licence(forpostponed aucton)				£ 21.00
	Year 6 Hoodies				£ 68.50
					Total Expenditure:		£ 40,181.69
Closing Balance:								£ 19,421.37

Events
				Income:	Expense		Balance
	Christmas Events:			£ 4,591.28	£ 149.25		£ 4,442.03
	Disco:			£ 1,289.33	x		£ 1,289.33
	Summer Fair:			£ 2,348.59	£ 343.98		£ 2,004.61
	Sponsored Walk:			£ 5,850.19	x		£ 5,850.19
	Tough Mudder sponsored:			£ 2,143.60	x		£ 2,143.60
					Total raised:		£ 15,729.76

Faculty of Arts & Humanities Department of Philosophy

Prof. Bill Brewer Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy

Room E3, North Wing Strand Campus Strand London WC2R 2LS [e-mail]

11 July 2026

Dear Emily,

As your appointed independent reviewer, I am content for you to submit the accounts for the Friends of Kentish Town. All the checks I made establish that these are entirely accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Yours sincerely,

Bill Brewer

Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy