## **Trustees' annual report 2023/2024** ## **The Friends of St Wilfrids School** ## **Charity Number: 1122140** The past twelve months for the Friends of St Wilfrids has been another successful one. The year has started with new a new committee. This Committee has driven forward with a new banking facilities, newsletters and ideas. The banking is evolving in order to make the running of events easier to manage. This is through the use of Parent Pay and the increased use of cashless events. Banking has moved to Bankline which has a two step verification process thus providing the required transparency and necessary careful management to protect the funds available. Many thanks on behalf of Friends to Charlotte Jago for setting up the new system. Newsletters to provide the wider school network informative updates have moved onto sway. These are mobile friendly to read and interact with. Many thanks must go to Louise Rafferty for the work that she does on this front. The Committee have reintroduced previously run events such as Mothers Day teas. Brought in new fundraising ideas such as wreath making and Christmas tree collection services. The wreath making evening was a stunning success in both demand and it’s resulting revenue. Friends continue to run discos, movie nights etc. These keep the organisation ticking over throughout the school year. The two largest fundraising events remain the Christmas Fayre and Walking Day. Both yield similar returns. The running of Walking Day with a completely new team was of particular satisfaction for those involved. The funds generated have been spent on the refurbishment of the cabin, a reflection area within the school grounds as well as enrichment for school pupils. This has involved authors on world book day as well as theatre productions within schools. Friends can only be run by willing volunteers and organisers. As Chairman I would like to place thanks to any school stakeholder who has been part of the past year in these two capacities. We’re indebted to your help. ## **Robert Cross** **Chairman July 2024** ## **Trustees' Accounts 2023/2024** ## **The Friends of St Wilfrids School** ## **Charity Number: 1122140** |**Events**|**Sales £**|**Costs £**|**Proft £**| |---|---|---|---| |Christmas fair 2023|4,078|0|4,078| |WalkingDay /Summer Fair 2024|14,875|-10,555|
4,320| |Wreath Making2023|1,360|-144|
1,217| |Love Bug2024|1,167|-438|
729| |Lottery|526|0|526| |Elfridges|3,938|-3,500|
438| |Bags 4 School|354|0|354| |Disco|471|-183|
288| |Movie Nights|282|-70|
212| |Sports DayRefreshments|262|-60|
202| |NativityTeas|83|0|83| |Christmas - Baubles|68|0|68| |Photographpackage|49|0|49| |Preloved Uniform|31|0|31| |Bank Charges|0|-26|
-26| |Clothingrail forpreloved|0|-94|
-94| |Mothers DayTeas|351|-466|
-115| |Other|0|-170|
-170| |Freeze PopFridays|1,049|-284|
765| |New Sumups Machines|1|-544|
-543| |World Book Day- Author Visit|0|-816|
-816| |Panto|0|-1,200|
-1,200| |Pergola|0|-300|
-300| |Refective area fagging|0|-1,500|
-1,500| |Cosi Cabin - fooring|0|-2,670|
-2,670| |Cosi Cabin - blinds|0|-445|
-445| |Sports Kit|0|-937|
-937| |Books|0|-3,000|
-3,000| ||||| |**Total**|**28,945**|**-27,402**|
**1,543**| ||-|80.00
-|| |**Opening Cash Balance**|||**22,949**| |2023/2024 Proft|||1,543| |**Closing Cash Balance**|||**24,493**| Independ_¢..Dt aroin£r&R£.llort to the Trustees of THE FRIEND.S. QF_SI.WILFRIDS_SCHOOL C_harit NumbL.--- r. 1122140 I report on the accounts of the Trustforthe year ended 31, luly 2024 Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation ofthe accounts. It is my responsibility to,. examine the accounts state whether particular matters have come to tyiy attention Basis of independent examiner's report As the charity trustees of the Trustyou are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination ofthe Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 207 1 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed 811 the applicable Directions given bythe Charity Commission under section 14515){b) of the Act. The scope of the examination included reviewing the accounting records and comparing the accounts presented with those records. 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do.not accord with those records. 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 orderto enable. a proper iJnderst.8ndin£ uf the accounls to be reached. Signed: Name: Oc6i-L Ciii6.' lo Relevant professional qualificationl-. Acldress.. SireLL. LJ@4- 4-QA Date: