2025-09-01-accounts - Friends Of Skyswood School

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 02 Sept 2024 Period start date to 01 Sept 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Friends of Skyswood School

Charity registration number: 1140514

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education of pupils in the school particularly by: Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school. Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the 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 Friends of Skyswood School exists to provide financial support to the School, under the direction of the Head teacher and the Governing Body, in order to provide specific aids either within delivery of the curriculum or with improving the overall environment of the school or through the projection of the school into the community. The main event organised over the last 12 months is the Summer Fair which is popular event for the extended school community and involves many local businesses.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All Trustees have received the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit upon commencement of their position

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

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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	The charity’s main achievements are organising and running inclusive events for the whole School community, for example the Summer Fair, Elves workshop, Camp night and Discos. These events provide an opportunity for parents, teachers and pupils to come together, have fun and raise funds to benefit the school. Funds raised over the past year have gone towards purchasing a large number of items to support the education of all children in the school, including sports equipment, craft supplies and a new low ropes area in the playgroup, it also funded a whole school trip to the Whipsnade Zoo.

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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 the period	Para 1.21	The cash balance held by the charity at the period end is very strong and is sufficient to cover all funding requests which have been approved. Successful fundraising events since the period end have raised further profits putting the charity in a great position to pay out funding requests as approved.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No reserves are held but a minimum cash balance of £3,000 (after deduction of any approved funding requests) is always held to cover any emergency funding requests by the school
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/a
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated 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	New Trustees are voted in at Committee meetings

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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

Charity name	Friends of Skyswood School
Other name the charity uses	FoSS
Registered charity number	1140514
Charity’s principal address	Skyswood Primary School Chandlers Road ST. ALBANS Hertfordshire AL4 9RS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Christopher Kirkup	Chairperson
Julie Amel- Azizpour	Treasurer
Daksha Taylor		Appointed 31/12/2024
Rebecca Hall		Appointed 31/12/2024
Hannah Rodrigues		Appointed 31/12/2024
Darren Abbabil		Appointed 15/01/2026

– 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

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Julie Amel-Azizpour Full name(s) Julie Amel-Azizpour Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 09 May 2026

Friends of Skyswood school No 1140514 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 2-Sep-24 1-Sep-25 To from

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Gross takings from fundraisingevents 39,584 Parent donations 1,600 Matched Funding 967 Asda cashpot 122 Interest 72 - - - 42,345 - - Sub total - Total receipts 42,345 A3 Payments Cost of runningfundraisingevents 20,723 Admin costs - NCPTA subs 162 Grants paid to Skyswood school 11,440 Other costs - - - - - - Sub total 32,325 Card Reader 70 Gazebo 245 - Sub total 315 Total payments 32,640 Net of receipts/(payments) 9,705 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 18,326 Cash funds this year end 28,031 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 39,584 1,600 967 122 72 - - - 42,345 - - - 42,345 20,723 162 11,440 - - - - - - 32,325 70 245 - 315 32,640 9,705 - 18,326 28,031	Last year to the nearest £
		- - - - - - - - -	39,584	37,001
			1,600	100
			967	3,665
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		- - - - - - - - - -	20,723	18,373
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			32,325	45,423

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		-	32,640	45,503

	-	- - - -	9,705	- 4,737
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	-		18,326	23,063
	-		28,031	18,326

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Bank Account Details Details Details Gazebos Card readers Urn Candy Floss Machine Fridge Details Signature Julie Amel-Azizpour *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 28,031 - - - - - 28,031 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Julie Amel-Azizpour Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Julie Amel-Azizpour	Julie Amel-Azizpour

IndepebxltrtexmlMes rewt to th truttws of Frfendj olskymood Scl I rewn to the tfustees on my examlnatlon of the ittounts of the Frlends of sky5wd klkiol Ithe Trusrl foi the arended l September 2025. ReSP)nbIles and ba515 of report As the chaty trustees of the Trust vou are responble for the prepaf•tlon of the zetounts In accordance with the qu1MentS of the Charitie5 Act 20111'the ACVI. I rewrt In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 and in carwng out my examinatlon I have followed all the applicable DlreLtions gfven by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statemert I have completed myexafflinatH)n. I confimi that no material matter5 have come to myattenkn tonnection with the examination 8Nin8 me cause to beli that in any mateiial respect accounting records were not kept in resped of the Trust as required by sectw)n 130 of Act; or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no cOnm5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper undefrtanding of accounts to be reached. Sffdned: Name.. Paola Brazier Relvrfant professKinal qualificatSon: Chartered Accountant IICAEWI Address: 2 Evans Grove, St Albans, AL4 9PJ Date: 9 May 2026