2024-12-31-accounts - The Fred Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

THE FRED FOUNDATION

Charity name THE FRED FOUNDATION Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1122197 Charity's principal address 20 Morella Road London Postcode SW12 8UH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr Jonathan Vandermeer
	Mrs Felicity Ellacombe
	Mr Charles Vallance
	Mrs Suzanne Thompson
	Mr Gilbert Ellacombe
	Mrs Rebecca Goldbart
	Mr Matthew Pope

TAR

June 2025

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

The Trust Deed Dated May 2007 Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Trust

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by existing Trustees

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

TAR

June 2025

The funding of Specialist Education for Children with Autism. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

One trustees meeting was held this year and the trustees have taken into consideration the guidance from the charities commission on public benefit. To that end, during the year, the Trustees continued marketing and publishing the Fred Foundation to a wider public both using our website and regular blog, through specific events and targeted meetings with other charities. In total we helped 16 families over the whole year 2024. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

TAR

June 2025

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

TAR

June 2025

Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main During 2024 the charity continued to fund raise in a difficult economic achievements of the charity climate. during the year Our fundraising activities have included, the Royal Parks Half Marathon, and various smaller events. Personal donations still make up the greatest portion of income to the charity. Much time is spent supporting those contacting the charity requesting funds. Sadly we cannot provide aid to all those we would wish to, but we have been extremely pleased this year to add to the number of families we have funded and hence benefited from all the hard work and generosity of our supporters.

Section E Financial review

The charity has a policy on reserves, keeping a minimum cash balance of Brief statement of the £1000. charity’s policy on reserves

TAR

June 2025

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Felicity Ann Ellacombe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)

Trustee etc) Date 08/07/2025

TAR

June 2025

THE FRED FOUNDATION (CHARITY NO: 1122197) ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

THE FRED FOUNDATION Trustees Mr Jonathan Vandermeer Mrs Felicity Ellacombe Mr Gilbert Ellacombe Mr Charles Vallance Mr8 Suzanne Thompson Mrs Rebecca Goldbart Mr Matthew Pope Prlnclpal addre88 20 Morella Road London SW12 8UH Charlty number 1122197 Contont of accounts Independenl examSnerfs report ReceSpts and payments accounts Statement of assets and IlabSllUe8

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FRED FOUNDATION (CHARITY NO: 1122197) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Fred Foundation for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responslbllltles and basls of report AS the charfty trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requlrements of the Charities Act 2011 ('*he Act"). I report In respect of my exarnlnatlon of the trust accounts carried out under Sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directtons glven by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, Independent examlnerfs 8tatem•nt I have completed my examlnatlon. l (x)nfirm that no mater181 matterJ have come to my attentlon In connectlon wlth the exemlnation glvlng mo cause to belleve that In any rnaterlal respect: (1) accountlng records were not kept Sn r8$pe¢t of the TN8t 88 required by sectlon 130 of the Act; or (2) accounts do not accord wlth those records. I have no concem8 and have coma acr088 no other mattgrs In connectlon wlth the examlnatSon to whlGh attention sh¢)uld be drawn Sn Ihi8 report in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ndrew LlllSngston (Chartered Accountant) 13 Hurllngham Studlo8 Ranelagh Gardens London SW6 3PA

THE FRED FOUNDATION CHARITY NO: 1122197 Recelpts and payments accounts for the poriod from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 Unrestrlcted funds Year •nded 310ecember 2024 Year ended 31 December 2023 Recelpts Donations Fund raislng activit8 Gift aid refund Interest recelved 20,601 5,937 20,894 7.153 Total receipts 26,538 Payments Payments to speclallst educatlonal professlona18 Costs of fundraising Accountant Expense8 Just gfvlng In8urance 20,000 35,725 104 500 216 500 216 178 Total payments Net of receipts l (payments) {7,864> Cash funds18St year end 6,131 13,995 Cash funds at thls year end 6.131

THE FRED FOUNDATION CHARITY NO: 1122197 ststement of assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2024 Unrestrlcted funds Unrnstrlcted funds 31 December 2024 31 December 2023 Cash funds Bank balances 11,775 6,131 Tolal cash funds 6.131 other monetary assets Nor None Investment as80ts None None Assets retalned for the charW8 own u8• None Nono Llabllltl•8 None None These accounts have been approved: 7 8>tskn &>25 Mr Gllbert E1Comba Trustee

THE FRED FOUNDATION (CHARITY NO: 1122197) ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024