## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From August 2023 To July 2024**
**Charity name:** Association des Parents d’Eleves de l’Ecole Bilingue
## **Charity registration number:** 1152406
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objective of the Association is to
promote the education of students in the
School by:
Allowing parents to discuss together all
topics that involve the interests of their
children at School
Developing effective relationships between
school management, staff, parents and
others associated with the School by
ensuring parent’s views are represented
Informing parents of any educational issues
regarding the school as well as secondary
schools in the French and English system
in London
Fundraising to provide goods and services
to support the School and the education of
the pupils
Organizing social and educational events
for parents and pupils to build and maintain
the school community
Organizing after school clubs to enable
children to progress in sports, arts and
extra-curricular activities.|
|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 aim of the association’s activities is to
bring benefits to as many children as
possible in the school. We make sure that
each class can benefit from the APEB
investment. Our main activities running
throughout the school years are the after-
school clubs. Secondary activities include
Galete de Rois, Tea Towels and year-end
outing.
The after-school clubs enable children to
engage in sports and arts activities thus
advancing their education and|
complementing the school’s curriculum. Clubs are attended every week by 100+ pupils. They take place between 4pm and 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and 1-2pm on Wednesday just after the end of the school day. The clubs are run at the low cost. After school club fees cover the costs of hiring the premises (when needed) and the instructors’ fees as well paying the supervisor for the clubs who also help transition kids from the lessons to after school clubs. All the children attending a club need to be covered by an insurance policy provided by CGEA. The Galette de Rois initiative helps to keep the French traditions and have been appreciated by the families. The tea towels initiative engages kids artistically to draw self-portraits and makes wonderful Christmas presents or a souvenir to keep for the families. APEB is also actively involved in joint discussions with other parents association from French bilingual schools. Lastly, we held the year-end outing providing a more relaxed atmosphere for parents and teachers to connect. Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|APEB can only survive thanks to the
contribution of its committees’ members
who set up and run the various activities for
the benefit of the school’s pupils. They
bring their expertise and knowledge for the
benefit of the Association which was able
to run smoothly and raise money every
year thanks to their help and energy|
|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|September 2023 to June 2024: APEB set
up and ran 11 different afterschool clubs for
all age groups: Worldwide Tour, Fencing,
Arts, French Drama, Capoeira, Homework
Support, Chess, Ballet, Lego Robotics,
Dance, Mini tennis. Those clubs were
attended by 120+ children each quarter.
APEB hired professionals as well as school
teachers to run each club. Each club is one
hour long and gives the children the
chance to learn, have fun and improve their
skills in activities complementing the
school’s curriculum.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We have successfully maintained the
variety of the clubs offered and have added
a second homework support club which
has been requested by parents. All clubs
were well-attended and financially viable.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We had a positive financial year delivering
a healthy profit of £13,901.34|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has healthy balance of
£48,319.80 at the end of the year|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The association keeps a reserve of
minimum £2,000 every year for unexpected
expenses and late payments of clubs’
providers.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,000|
|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)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|After school clubs and fundraising|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The funds raised during the year are
presented to parents during the Annual
general assembly. The allocation of the
funds is discussed with the Direction of the
school to decide together which are the
most urgent investments to benefit pupils.
The recommended investments are then
presented to the APEB committee who vote
to approve them.|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution adopted 22nd June 2011|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a parents
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 elected for 2 years (and re-
elected) by the majority of parents during
the annual general assembly held in June
or July every year.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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|Any parent can apply to become a member
of a committee if it has less than 5
members.
All members of the APEB committees are
volunteers and receive no remuneration or
any other benefit.
All teachers employed by APEB for after-
school clubs must provide a CRB/DBS
check and a public liability insurance.
The members of the executive committee
have control over the Association and its
funds.
Bank account operates on a signature
basis by the trustees.
The association is a member of PTA
(Parents Teachers Association) and its
liability is covered by the insurance
contracted with PTA.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Association des Parents d’Eleves de l’Ecole Bilingue|
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|Other name the charity uses|APEB|
|Registered charity number|1152406|
|Charity’s principal address|St Davids Welsh Church
St Mary’s Terrace – London
W2 1SJ|
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– 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)**
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **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**|||
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||Georgios|Verdis|
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President||
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**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Laetitia|Contat Desfontaines|
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Secretary||
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**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Vaiva|Herzberg|
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Treasurer||
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Charity Name No (if any)
APEB (Association Des Parents De L'ecole Bilingue) 1152406
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/082023 31/07/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted
Endowment funds Total funds Last year
funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
After school clubs 63,537 - - 63,537 61,897
Gallete de Rois 856 - - 856 629
Towels 1,111 - - 1,111 1,148
Insurance - - - - 1,115
Other 1,592 - - 1,592 1,034
Miscellaneous 304 - - 304 2
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
67,400 - - 67,400 65,825
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 67,400 - - 67,400 65,825
A3 Payments
After school clubs 49,607 - - 49,607 49,445
Social Events 334 - - 334 578
Gallete de Rois 607 - - 607 386
Towels 372 - - 372 372
Membership 153 - - 153 140
Administrative expenses 1,365 - - 1,365 1,535
Insurance 1,060 - - 1,060 1,115
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 53,498 ] - - 53,498 53,571
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 53,498 - - 53,498 53,571
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,902 - - 13,902 12,254
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 34,418 - - 34,418 22,163
Cash funds this year end 48,320 - - 48,320 34,418
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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## **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))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**48,320**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**48,320**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**belongs**
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**belongs**
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**Fund to which liability**
**relates**
**Amount due**
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Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilties and**
**basis of report**
**Independent**
**examiner's statement**|APEB (Association Des Parents De L’ecole Bilingue)|
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||**31st July 2024**
**Charity no**
**(if any)**
1152406|
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||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**31/07/2024.**
As the charity's trustees, 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of
AAT.|
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns 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 understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Date: 11/08/2025
Signed:
Name: Julie Brierley
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**May 2023**
**IER**
**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
AAT Licensed Accountant: licence no: 10411103
**Address:** Avesta Accounting, 60 The Marlowes, London, NW8 6NA
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to** N/A **disclose** .
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**May 2023**
**IER**