2025-03-31-accounts - The Ridgeway School Fund

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 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.

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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	• Fundraising for a new playground. A purpose built playground was designed for our pupils at a cost of £500,000. A massive fundraising effort was made by our parents and trustees to enable this to happen and all the children across the school are now benefitting. • Music and play TherapyChildren who suffer from complex learning and mental disabilities will ultimately have issues win self esteem and confidence. Music 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.

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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	-
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
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.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Tom Byrne	Chair
	Yasmine Prichard	Treasurer
	Mel Boag
	Natalie Sawtell
	Carole Cockburn

– 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
	Tom Byrne	Yasmine Prichard
	Chair
	19 January 2026
	19 January 2026

	Ridgeway School Fund	Ridgeway School Fund		1129157	CC16a
	Receipts and pay
	For the period from	01/04/2024	To	31/03/2025


Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - 2,051 21,000 2,706 177,957 4,168 3,462 - 211,344 - - - 211,344 - 77 53 235,907 21,000 4,000 - 261,037 - - - 261,037 - 49,693 - 95,708 46,015	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - 12,162 - - - - 12,162 - - - 12,162 - 5,000 - - - - - - - 5,000 - - - 5,000 7,162 - 17,666 24,828	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ - - 2,051 12,162 2,706 177,957 4,168 3,462 - 223,506 - - - 223,506 - 5,000 - 77 53 235,907 21,000 4,000 - 266,037 - - - 266,037 - 42,531	Last year to the nearest £
PlayTherapy	-				1,867
Music Therapy	-				3,509
Just Giving	2,051				16,485
LifelongLearnibg
Minibus	21,000
Christmas Fair	2,706				9,096
Playground Project	177,957
Other Donations	4,168				671
Interest	3,462				1,755
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AR)
					33,383

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					33,383

Fund Raisingf Strategy					2,400
Music Therapy					8,509
PlayTherapy	-				1,867
Bank Charges	77				55
Miscellaneous	53				330
Playgrounf	235,907				-
Minibus	21,000				-
VR Headsets	4,000				-
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**Sub total **	261,037				13,161

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					13,161

	- 49,693	7,162	-	- 42,531	20,222
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	95,708	17,666	-	113,374	80,486
	46,015	24,828	-	70,843	100,708

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

21/01/2026

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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 46,015 24,828 - - - - 46,015 24,828 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/01/2026

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent ExaMineS Report Report to the trusteesl members of Ridgeway School Fund On accounts for the year ended 3110312025 Charity no lif any) 1129157 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of thè accounts of the above charity 1.the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilitiès and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounls in accordan 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}Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material mallers have come lo my attention {other Ihan that dis¢losed below ') in Connection with the examination which gives me Cause lo believe Ihat in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not aGrd with the accounting records Ind•pendent examiner's statement 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 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete Ihe words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Lf Name: , Colin Shepherd Relevant professional qualificatlon{sl or body {If anyl: CPFA Address: 7 Bryn Road Wrecclesham. Famham Surrey GU10 4PZ IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern {see CC32, IndeFendenl examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018