CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trusts, Annual Report for the perlod From 18•pt•mb•r 2023 To 31 August 2024 Charlty nam•: Frl•nds of Farnham Common InlAnt Sohool Charlty r•glstratlon numb•r: 1150086 Objectlves and Actlvltle8 SORPnl¥En Summary of the purposes of the charity as set oui In its govemlng document PWJ 1.17 Th• prfmary alm ol th• oh•rlty Is to rnls• funds on b•hall of Farnham Common Vlllag• sohools. Th• funds ar• usgd to •nhanco tho •duoatlonal •xp•rf•no• of as many of th• school ohlldr•n as posslbl•. Summary of the maln activities In relation to those pUoseS for the public benefit, In particular, the activities. projects or ser¥ices Identified In the accounts. l.17¥I.19Th• ChArfty TrI•S out a numb•r ol fundralslng •v•nts throughout th• y•ar. Th•s• Inolud•, but ar• not Ilmlt•d to: school dls¢os, a summ•r f•t•, a Chrlstmas fayr• as w•ll as rafflasi qulz nlghts & sponsorshlp •vonts. Whllst th• prlmary purpos• of th• aharlty Is to ratso fiinds for tho b•ntt of th• sohool ohlldr•n, an an¢lllary b•n•llt th• •v•nts Is ar•atlng lastlng momorf•s and •nJoyabl• •xp•rl•n¢•s for th• s¢hool ohlldr•n. Som• of the •v•nts ar• op•n to th• wld•r ¢ommunlty and brlnq th• looll vlllAg• ¢ommunlty tog•th•r. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefrt P4wI 1.18 Th• trust••s havo had rogard to th• guldana• Issuod by th• Charlty Commlsslon on publ1¢ hn•flL Achlevements and Perfomiance Th• ¢harlty rnlsed a tot4101 £21.7k during th• y•ar from varlous fundralslng •v•nts as well as mal¢h fundralslng. Th• trusts•s approvod paym•nt of £16.9k to th• v1114g• s¢hools for spoaifio purchAs•s durlng th• y•ar In¢ludlng £8.6k for now laptOPS• £1.4K for DT r•souroos aaross both sahools, £3.6k for roadlng r•soura•s In th• lrfant sohool & £800 for dlgltal oamoras In all th• olassrooms. Th• pur¢hASeS had a slgnFfioant Impact on th• u01t10naI •xp•rlen¢• of th• sahool ohlldr•n with Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifylng the difference the charitys WO has made to the circumstances of ts beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. P110
th• DT r•souro•s allowlng a muoh- •nTloh•d ourrlaulum to b• provld•d. Th• laptOPg hav• b••n s•t up lo th• Int•rAotlv• whlt•boards pr•vlously provld•d allowlng a b•tt•r provlslon of th• ourrloulum to th• ahlldr•n. R•adlng Is k•y for All ohlldr•n Aaross both K81 & K82 and th• purohas• ol addltlonal r•adlng soh•m• b1kS has •xpand•d thos• aVAllabl• to th• ohlldr•n In KS1. Th• oam•ras hav• allow•d th• t•aah•rs to aaptur• l•amlng mom•nts mor• •aslly and to shar• thos• wlth a•r• glvor5 AS w•II AS •vld•nolng wor Flnanclal Revlew Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period P¥ 121 At th• y•ar •nd th• Oharlty h•ld £21.6k In th• bank aaMunt and had agr••d In prlnolpl• to sp•nd funds lor th• purchas• of 30 ahrom• books for both sohools but had not b••n flnalls•d by th• •nd ofth• y•r. Pv• 122Th• oharSty¥ polloy Is to hold r•s•ry•s of approx. £6k whlch oov•rs 1 y•ar of ongolng ¢osts such as Insuran¢• as w•ll as •nough mon•y to plAn and oarry out •v•nts forth• first hallof th• y•ar. If th• ¢hArlty Is ralslng funds for a sp•offio proJ•ot th•r• may b• addltlonal r•s•Tv•s h•ld at th• y•4r •nd whll• th• total lunds ar• rals•d. Th• r•sorv•s r•taln•d 4r• all unrostrf¢t•d funds. statement explaining the pollcy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held P 122Atth• y•*r •nd th•r• was £21.6k h•ld - ol whloh £8.6k was approv•d for Chrom• book puMhas•s In th• first 3 months of th• subs•qu•nt y•ar. Reasons for holding zero reseNes P•a122wA Details of fund materially in 124 WA defictt Explanation of any uncertainties about the Charity continuing as a going concem 123Th•r• ar• no UnrtaInlI•S about th• ohgrfty aontlnulng as a golng oono•rn. Structure, Governance and Management DescriptK>n of tharivs trusts: Type of governing document P•J 125 Mod•l 130nstftutlon agr••d wlth Charity Commission & Parontklnd Ilrust deed. royal charter) is the charity constituted? 125A 'Fri•nds of unlnaorporat•d Asso¢latlon
le q unii)corporaled asgocicilion, CIO) Trustee selectlon methods Pn 125Th• tTust••s all r•slgn prlor to th• Includlng deialls of any AGM and put th•ms•lv•s forward for ¢onstitutSonal provislons r•appolnlm•nt In wrltlng If th•y so e.g. electlon to post or wlsh. Durlng th• AGM th•r• Is * vot• name af any person or body by m•mb•rs pr•s•nt on all trust••s entitled to appoint one or who hiv• b••n nomln4l•d. Prlmarlly more trustees trust••s ar• appolnt•d durlng th• AGM how•v•r, th• aharfty also hAS th• optlon of aolloptlng a numb•r ol trust••s durlng th• y•ar. Rèferenoe and Admlnlstratlve dotalls Charity name Friends of Famham Common Infant School Other name the charity uses Frlend8 of Famham Common Vlllage Schools Reglslered charity number 1150085 Charityls prfnclpal address Famharn Common Infant School Beaconsfield Road Famham Common South Bucks SL2 3HS Nam•s of th• ahlrfty tntst••s who manag• th• aharlty m• dp•r¥M bo*}•rth•d OM¢• (11 m• Gemma MaGdonald Chair Charlotte Ayres oanna Childs reasurer ruslee Slan Filzgerald Lyndsey Feeney Samantha Rose Katie Ballinger- Bull njstee njstee rustee rustee mandeep Nagrd Marie Austin amie Weeks rustee 10 tustee 11 12 13 14 Corporate trustees- names of the directors at the date the report was approved Dlr••t•¢ nim•
Non• Name of trustees holding title to propety belonging to the charity Trt•• nwn•Dth• t•rt W n0tfgrwhohr Non• Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others Oescription of the assets No assets held in this capacity. held in this capacity Name and objects of the Charity on whose behatf the assets are held and how this falls wlthln the custodian charity's objects la Details of arrangements for nla safe custody and segreg81ion of such assets from the charity's own assets Declaratlons Th• trusto•s d•olar• that th•y hav• approv•d th• trusts•s' r•port abovo. Slgn•d on b•half of th• Gharfty's trusts•s Sign4tur•(s) Full nam•(s) 11 Posltion (og S•cretsry, Chalr, •to
Frf•nds ol F•rnh•m Common Infint Sahool 1160085 Receipts and payments accounts CC168 For th• p•rfod fro Pedod start dale Perlod end dal 31AuTr24 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•strlot•d funds l•th• R•strlat•d fund• lunds t• lh• n•irn•t E Totsl lunds L•JtyMr l•th• n•4r••t£ t•th• A1 R•c•lpts Ea fvndraknlry & Sm Btrqo even & Eathrr•lll• ClruJ$ Sch)ol dlK ChTlstrnai ebynts L•seT fethal FI ahj ts)urse8 Grnnts frn Phllanthropk)ryanlsatlofts Ice(xe•m & (ake Ml•• Lèavern events Make th& rul8$ day Mat¢h fundkng & donalnI Panlomhw tk•ts Quk nyht Suff&ner fayr• Prt loved unllorm Sa Movlè nbjht Sponsored event £595 £1.494 £395 1,021 3MZ6 7,033 4,381 IH4 £7.634 J79 3,700 £820 £706 £435 £2,173 £2.801 £1.871 £4.(NY) £654 £875 £3,620 701 701 1.085 1036 1481 1970 4A26 124 1173 3.020 Sub total(Gross Income for 31,02) 31.023 39,435 A2 Ass•t and Inv•slm•nt sal•s, (see tabl•). Sub total 31,023 JtM23 39,436 A3 Payments Easy fUndrakng & Arna20n SML Blngo evenlThJ & Easter rnll Clrujs Sthool d1$$ Christmas ents In& Lwrfesthol Ftrst ahl courses Grnnts from PhlknthropknorganatW)ns leeueam & (ak8 s•1•8 Leavers events Mak• the day Matth fvndlng a don1 Pantomwne Quk niaht Surrrfner la• Pre thd unllomi sales MOV nbht Sponsored event 1.JJ2 £1.410 £3,319 1A10 171 £144 £115 144 Ils 178 £1,705 £924 £1.115 924 1.115 1.214 £187 187 paTrts to sdK)ol for speofi¢ pur¢ases 16.910 14910 26.380 Sub total 25230 263x1 38.$94 A4 Ass•t and Inv¢strn•nt purchases. (se6 tsblel Sub total
2&210 2J ,114 Net of recelptsl(p•yments) AS Transf•rs b•tsw•n fund• A6 Cash fvnds lasty•ar •nd C•sh funds th1• y•ard 15.7•3 6,7•3 115,771 21,614 15,771 21,OU 15,030 10,771 Section B Statoment of assots and Ilabilities at the end of tho period Unrutsl¢t•d R•slrf¢t•d funds funds l• n••rrft ¢ Endowm•nt fund• t• n••rn•t ¢ 81 eAsh fvnds 21,664 rotsl cash funds 21,584 l(•ll OK OK OK Unr•strtat•d R•strlat•d funds Endon•nI funds funds t• n••r••t t DclJil. 82 Oth•r mon•tsry ass•ts CunI valu• Details B3 Inv•stm•nt ass•ts FurAt• TAkh M••t b• ¢wr•ntv•lu• DctJil- B4 Ass•ts r•taln•d for th• oharlty's ¢Jwn us• Fund tothleh Am•uhtdu• Whn du• lopd•n•D DctJi15 B6 Uab115d•s Sbned by one or two trite¢s on behawof all the tsu$tees &gnthre Print Name Oate of approval G Maaknah Genyna Ma¢<lonakJ 231è12
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Friends of Farnham Common Infant School members of On accounts for the year 31 August 2024 Charity no 1150085 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance 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)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 29/06/2025 ~~|~~
Signed: Name: Amanda Aspey ~~Po~~ Relevant professional ACMA (CIMA) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 3 Hutchings Road Beaconsfield Bucks, HP9 2BB
October 2018
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