# **Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance Registered Charity No. 1144917**
**Trustees' Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 May 2025**
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
Name: **Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance** Charity no: 1144917 Structure: Unincorporated association governed by a constitution. Trustees: Mrs Helen Nicklin (Treasurer) Una Marie Puente de la Vega (Trustee) Mrs Kathleen Hendry (Trustee) Address: c/o Kelly Hendry Studios Blaydon Bank Blaydon on Tyne NE21 4AU Bankers: Lloyds Bank Independent Mark Thompson MAAT Examiner: 42 Lesbury Road Newcastle NE6 5LB
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
## **Objects:**
To offer young people within the North East of England, many who live in areas of high social and economic deprivation, the opportunity to take part on Irish dancing as sociable activity. To promote the art of Irish dancing across the North East and develop cultural links locally, nationally and internationally.
To offer young people educational opportunities associated with their dancing, through travel, socialising with other youngsters which will include team building as well as opportunities for future careers within the field, and raising awareness of health and fitness, including healthy eating plans.
To raise the self esteem and confidence of young people through the development of Irish dancing skills. Thus enabling every pupil to achieve their full potential in this respect, in keeping with their age and ability.
## **Achievements:**
This year has been another hugely successful year of fundraising and achievement. Thanks to the commitment of our families and supporters, we were able to take 28 dancers to the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin. Across solos and teams, our dancers brought home remarkable results — including the incredible honour of a World Champion returning to the Northeast.
Our fundraising efforts have continued to thrive. We are fortunate to have a fresh wave of enthusiastic younger dancers and parents contributing new energy and ideas, while also maintaining our strong, long-standing relationships with community events such as the St Patrick’s Day Races and the annual Oyster Festival. Together, this blend of new creativity and established partnerships has ensured another healthy financial balance for the year.
Looking ahead, we are excited to support dancers as they prepare for the World Championships in Chicago in 2026 and the North American Nationals (NANs) in Florida. As always, the charity remains dedicated to enabling opportunities for every dancer to reach their full potential, on both national and international stages.
## **Financial Review**
The financial position of the period shows net incoming funds of £35,069. and total outgoing resources of £32,721 with funds brought forward from last year of £55,608 The total funds carried forward are £57,956.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees are examining the major risks, which the charity faces in relation to external factors, governance and management, internal operations and business. They are considering the likelihood and the impact of risks and reviewed what systems should be in place to control and reduce those risks. The systems ae being designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material loss or misstatement of loss.
## **Reserves Policy:**
It is the policy of the charity to try to build up unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, to a level that equates to approximately 3 months unrestricted expenditure. This will provide sufficient funds to cover management and administration support costs and any emergencies that may arise from time to time.
## **Trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements**
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which comply with the regulations set out in the Charities Act 1993. The Trustees have elected to take advantage of the provisions that apply to small charities and have prepared a Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Signed: Chair, on behalf of the Trustees, Date: 17/09/2025
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **Report to the trustees of Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance**
**On accounts for 31 May 2025 Charity no 1144917 the year ended Respective** The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of **responsibilities of** accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under **trustees and** section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent **examiner** Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to • examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), • follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions **independent** given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review **examiner’s** of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the **statement** accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
**Independent** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: **examiner's** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material **statement** respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of
- the Act); and • accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date: 18th September 2025**
**Name:** Mark Thompson MAAT **Address:** 42 Lesbury Road Newcastle NE6 5LB
## **Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance Receipts and payments account for the period 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income**
Donations
Grants
2
Displays and Events
Bag Packs
Tombola and Raffles
General Fundarising and Sponsorship
Other Income
**Total Receipts**
**Expenditure**
Display and Event Costs
School Events
Travel and Coach Expenses
Maintenance & Defribillator Purchase
Exercise Equipment
Costumes, Repairs and Makeup
Pupil Funding
Accountancy Costs
Donations
Other Costs
**Total Payments**
Surplus for the period
Balance at 1 June 2024
**Balance at 31 May 2025**|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
1360
1360
1334
1000
1000
4000
22687
22687
25076
957
957
699
685
685
980
6422
6422
10242
1958
1958
2504|
|---|---|
||**35069**
**0**
**35069**
**44835**|
||1422
1422
2222
4734
4734
4737
4737
4771
0
0
250
1393
1393
1595
1595
2298
13850
13850
18272
400
400
375
3500
3500
3000
1090
1090
292|
||**29221**
**3500**
**32721**
**31480**|
||5848
-3500
2348
13355
51790
3818
55608
42253|
||**57638**
**318**
**57956**
**55608**|
## **Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **at 31 May 2025**
|**Notes**
**2025**
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
58356
**Total Current Assets**
**58356**
**Current Liabilities**
**4**
**-400**
**Net Assets at 31 May 2025**
**57956**
**Represented by:**
**5**
Restricted Funds
318
Unrestricted Funds
57638
**Total**
**57956**
Signed …………….……………………… Position …………………………………..
Signed …………….……………………… Position …………………………………..
Date ……………………………………….
**The financial statements were approved by the following members of the**
**Management Committee :**|**2024**
55983|
|---|---|
||**55983**|
||**-375**|
||**55608**|
||3818
51790|
||**55608**|
|||
## **Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance**
## **Notes to the accounts, 2025**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
- **a** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Parents of Kelly Hendry School of Irish Dance meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
- **b** Grants received are accounted for on a received basis and credited to income.
- **c** Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Receipts and Payments Account when received.
## **2. Grants receivable**
Barbour Foundation (Unrestricted) 1000 **Total Grants received 1000**
## **3. Trustees, staff and related party transactions**
The organisation did not empoy anystaff during the period of the accounts. No payments were made to trustees.
## **4.[Costs of financial services]**
The cost for the independent examination of the 2024 accounts will be £400.
## **5. Analysis of Funds:**
||**Balance**|||**Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Restricted Funds**|**b/fwd**|**Income**|**Expendit.**|**c/fwd**|
|Asda (Defibrillator)|318|||318|
|Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust||3500|3500|0|
|**Total**|**318**|**3500**|**3500**|**318**|
|**Total Funds:**|||||
|Restricted Funds||318|||
|General Funds||57638|||
|||**57956**|||