## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1 April 2022 **Period start date To** 31 March 2023 **Period end date** **Charity name:** The Ridgeway School **Charity registration number:** 1129157 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To fundraise to provide new facilities,
minibuses, equipment and support our pupils.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Ridgeway School is an academy special
school for children aged 2-19 who have severe
and/or profound multiple learning difficulties.
1. Provide a pastoral fund for the pupils who
attend the school through fundraising.
2. Provide new facilities, minibuses and
equipment thus improving and supporting
T&L of our students.
3. Supporting parents and pupils using our
trained staff to embed good practice such
as behaviour, communication and social
skills.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees comply with the guidance issued
by the Charity commission.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|•
**Music Therapy**Children who suffer from
complex learning and mental disabilities
will ultimately have issues win self esteem
and confidence. Play therapy has been
increasingly acknowledged as a medium to
break down barriers surrounding mental
health through sharing the varieties on
melody and song, whilst building upon
social skills, confidence, self -esteem and
communication skills. We received funding
to support individual children through
music therapy and parents have
commented how much the children benefit
from the experience.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|The charity is in a healthy financial position.
We fundraise all the money for a project prior
to makinga commitment.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves currently being held for a new long
term project planned for 2024.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£50,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may 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)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are nominated and seconded prior to
being voted in.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|The RidgewaySchool Fund| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|-| |Registered charitynumber|1129157| |Charity’s principal address|The Ridgeway School
14 Frensham Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8HB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Darryl Morgan|Chair||| ||Yasmine Prichard|Treasurer||| ||Lesley Rosling|||| ||Natalie Sawtell|||| ||Carole Cockburn|||| ||Mel Boag|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Darryl Morgan|| ||
Treasurer|| ||23.05.2023|| ||23.05.2023|| ||**Ridgeway School Fund**|**Ridgeway School Fund**|**Ridgeway School Fund**|**1129157**|**1129157**|**1129157**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
01/04/2022|**To**||Period end date
31/03/2023||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**15,545**
**2,833**
**-**
**-**
**18,378**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,378**
**66**
**207**
**15,545**
**-**
**15,818**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,818**
**2,560**
**-**
**73,944**
**76,504**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,000**
**6,018**
**-**
**11,018**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,018**
**3,982**
**-**
**-**
**3,982**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**15,000**
**15,545**
**2,833**
**-**
**-**
**33,378**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**33,378**
**-**
**-**
**66**
**207**
**15,545**
**5,000**
**6,018**
**-**
**26,836**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,836**

**6,542**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |PlayTime TherapyBaileyThomas|||||||**2,000**| |Other donations|||||||**7,394**| |Music TherapyWolfson|||||||| |Lenovo|**15,545**||||||| |Other donations|**2,833**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**18,378**||||||**9,394**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**9,394**| ||||||||| |
PlayTherapy|||||||**2,000**| |Greenhouse|||||||**4,575**| |Bank Charges|**66**||||||**24**| |Miscellaneous|**207**||||||**107**| |SensoryRoom Upgrade|**15,545**||||||| |Music Therapy|||||||| |Bath|||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**15,818**||||||**6,706**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**|||||||| |**,**|**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**6,706**| ||||||||| ||**2,560**|**3,982**|**-**||
**6,542**||**2,688**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**73,944**|**-**|**-**||**73,944**||**-**| ||**76,504**|**3,982**|**-**||**80,486**||**2,688**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 28/06/2023 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank Account 31/03/2022
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**70,486**
**10,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**70,486**
**10,000**
Agreement Error
Agreement Error
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 28/06/2023 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho tru8teesl members of Ch3rity Name Ridgeway Sth¢)ol Fund On accounts for the year ended 3110312023 Charity no (if any) 1129157 Set out on pages IrememDer lo Ihe page numbers of additional sheets) I report to trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abové harity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3110312023 As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation Rosponsibilities and of the accounts in accordance with the r6quirements of the Charities Act basis of rgport 2011 ('the Act"). I report in resped of my examinatron 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 Aci. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no materfal matters have come to my attention {other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material r8spect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the arKounting reGord6 I have no ¢oncems and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r8a¢hed. . Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Independent examiner's statement Signed: Date: 202 Namè: Colin Shepherd Relevant wofesslonal qualification(s} or body (If any): C.P.F. Address: 7 Bryn Road Wrecclesh8m Farnham Surrey GU10 4PZ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018