## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/09/2020 Period start date To 31/08/2021 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Stepgates Community School**
## **Charity registration number: 1154114**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To advance the education of the
purposes of the charity pupils at Stepgates Community
as set out in its School by providing and assisting
governing document in the provision of facilities not
normally provided by the Local
Authority.
To advance the education of
pupils at Stepgates Community
School by providing assistance
with the funding of school trips
and visits and activities outside
school for all pupils.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The fund supports activities to
1.19
activities in relation to supplement the curriculum;
those purposes for the transport to swimming, school
public benefit, in trips, workshops in school, whole
particular, the activities, school Christmas pantomime,
projects or services some items of school uniform,
identified in the after school clubs, payment by
accounts. instalment for residential trips
and the rebuilding of our school
pool, in addition to this we were
fundraising to install changing
rooms, toilets and showers
adjacent to our new school pool.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees hereby declare that
whether the trustees they have had regard to the
have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
guidance issued by the Commission on public benefit and
Charity Commission on have overseen the management
public benefit of the account during the year.
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
**N/A**
Policy on grant making
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N/A
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
We are very fortunate to have an
Para 1.38 active Parent Teacher Association
Contribution made by - Friends of Stepgates Community
volunteers School (FOSS) who organise many
activities and events during the
year, on a voluntary basis, to
raise funds for both their own
and the school’s charity accounts.
Our Board of Governors and
parents, alongside member of our
local community have been
instrumental in raising funds not
only for the installation of our
new school swimming pool but
also the new changing rooms,
showers and toilets recently
commissioned for use. All
activities have been undertaken
on a voluntary basis.
The parents and carers of the
Other children attending Stepgates
Community School continue to
make voluntary contributions and
donations towards the various
activities and school trips, both
during and after school, enabling
school to provide an enriched
curriculum for our children.
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The donations and grants we
have received during the past
few years have enabled us to
Summary of the main raise enough funds to complete
Para 1.20
achievements of the our long awaited project to
charity, identifying the replace the school swimming pool
difference the charity’s and more recently install showers
work has made to the and changing rooms adjacent.
circumstances of its The Trustees are delighted to
beneficiaries and any announce that the school is not
wider benefits to society only enabling swimming to be
as a whole. taught as part of the curriculum
to all of children in both KS1 &
KS2 but also for hire to external
clubs and associations. We have
already received enquiries from
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**several interested parties. The benefit to the wider, local community is the availability of a brand new facility for hire at a reasonable, more affordable cost benefitting the health and wellbeing of those living in and around Chertsey.**
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We continue to achieve our
original objectives which is to
Achievements against Para 1.41 provide our children with an
objectives set enriched curriculum and wrap
around care which enhances their
learning.
Fundraising during this year was
severely hampered again due to
the pandemic, with school facing
closure and strict social
distancing measures once we re-
opened making it impossible to
hold our usual calendar of events
and fundraisers for the second
year in succession. Donations
have still been received from
individuals from participation in
sponsored community activities
and from local charities including
The Rotary Club and Black Cherry
Fair.
Despite the limitations caused by
the pandemic we have still
Performance of managed to do a small amount of
fundraising activities Para 1.41 fundraising.
against objectives set We made 2 successful funding
applications to local charitable
organisations in respect of the
showers and changing rooms for
our pool and were delighted
when these were approved and
project came to fruition.
N/A
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
N/A
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The Charity’s financial position
financial position at the remains one of strength despite
end of the period large sums having been
withdrawn this year to pay for
the changing rooms.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 N/A
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £1000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 None.
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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Funds are raised from
parents/carers from donations
The charity’s principal towards trips, visits and
sources of funds Para 1.47 activities.
(including any Swimming pool funds are raised
fundraising) through community fundraising
activities, grant applications and
donations.
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
The Trustees have not identified
any particular risks that will
A description of the Para 1.46 affect the Charity’s ability to
principal risks facing the successfully fund raise to achieve
charity its objectives.
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s School Fund
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Trust
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 The Trustees are appointed by
methods including Stepgates Community School
details of any Board of Governors.
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the Para 1.51
induction and training of
trustees
There are three appointed
Trustees.
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
N/A
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
N/A
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Stepgates Community School Fund
Other name the charity N/A
uses
Registered charity 1154114
number
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Charity’s principal Stepgates Community School
address Stepgates
Chertsey
Surrey KT16 8HT
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Tara Louise Ford Chair Full Governing Body
2 Laura Conn Full Governing Body
3 Michael Pope Full Governing Body
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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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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## **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 N/A for 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
## **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)** Tara Louise Ford
**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 08.06.2022
## **Stepgates Community School Income and Expenditure 01/09/20-31/8/21**
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||**Income**||||
||Dontations|||3,626.00|
||Fundraising|||3,045.00|
||Other|||23.00|
||Grants|||56,160.00|
||Gross Profit|||**62,854.00**|
|**Less**|**Expenses**||||
||cost of donations (Pool)||19,676.00||
||Fundraising for Charity||749.00||
||Swimming pool Installation cost||50,226.00||
||Bank interest||499.00||
||Total expenses||**71,150.00**||
||Net profit|||**-8,296.00**|
Stepgates Community School
Final Balance for Period Ending 31/8/21
|Opening Balances
Movement in period
from chartity bank
Closing Balance
Represented by
Bank Account
Transfer to School Fund
Difference
Signed
Dated
02/05/2022|26,322.00
-8,296.00|
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||**18,026.00**|
||10,949.11
7,074.13
2.76|
||**18,026.00**|
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the** Stepgates Community School **trustees/ members of On accounts for** 31[st] August 2021 **Charity no** 1154114 **the year ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
- **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
- **responsibilities of** charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section **trustees and** 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent **examiner** examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
- **Basis of** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the
- **independent** Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records **examiner’s** kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. **statement** 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 no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
- **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than **examiner's** that disclosed below *) **statement** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Date:** 5/5/22
**Signed: Name:** Alison Cronk
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**Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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**March 2012**
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**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**March 2012**
**IER**