## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** FRIENDS OF RUTHERFORD HOUSE SCHOOL **Other names charity is known by** FRHS **Registered charity number (if any)** 1157236 **Charity's principal address** 217 Balham High Road Balham London **Postcode SW17 7BQ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
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||CATHERINE KING|CO-TREASURER||||
||KATE DE WALLE|CO-TREASURER||||
||ROSS
RENOWDEN|CHAIR||||
||JUDITH
HAMILTON|SECRETARY||||
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
CONSTITUTION Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
PARENT TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
ELECTED AT AGM Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The charity is a Parents & Teachers’ Association. It’s main aim is the funding of additional facilities, resources, and equipment for Rutherford House School. The primary sources of income is through school fundraising activities and some external sponsorship
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The Trustees of the Friends of Rutherford House School have had, and continue to have, regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Namely, the purpose of this charity is the 'Advancement of Education' through support of the work of Rutherford House School.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
As the restrictions of COVID 19 were lifted FRHS was able to resume with some of its main fundraising events, namely the Spring Fling Auction evening and the Summer Fair.
Funds raised this year and those already held in the bank account were used to purchase a new Multi Use Games Area MUGA at a cost of £25,000. Despite this being a large outlay of funds there remains a healthy balance in the bank account to ensure that our ongoing commitments towards Pupil Premium funding of school trips, and contribution to Music, PE, books and IT across the school can be continued.
The balance of unused funds raised this year have been kept as a reserve for the years ahead.
There is a natural turnover of trustees as parents leave the school or have dedicated significant time and effort. The trustees focus is to promote the PTA to new parents and the wider school community and to help people feel involved. The coming year we expect to increase the committee size to ensure good handover and sharing of roles and responsibilities.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The charity balances shorter term funding with longer term projects. This ensures sufficient cash is held to cover any short term needs, unexpected events or to support fundraising events.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** ROSS RENOWDEN **Full name(s)** KATE DE WALLE **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** CO-TREASURER CHAIR **etc) Date** 23/06/2022
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
FRIENDS OF RUTHERFORD HOUSE SCHOOL
On accounts for the year
ended
31" AUGUST 2022
Charity no
lif any)
1157326
Set out on pages
I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {'the Trust'l for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basis of report
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 Ihe 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)Ibl af the Ad.
Independent The charity's gross income did not exceed £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's statement undertake the examination, as a Head of Internal Audit who is independent
from the Charity.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') 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 CDmply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 olher 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 GOnrn$ and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which altentian should be drawn in this report 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.
Signed:
Date:
19.06.23
Name:
Daniel How
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
{if any):
NIA
Address:
4 Rogers Road
IER
Sep 21
London
SW17 OEA
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo 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
disclose.
NIA
IER
Sep 21