## **Chairman’s Annual Report 2025** 

Since our last AGM, Friends of Osborne has gone from strength to strength. Friends of Osborne has had a very successful year with membership reaching its limit of 1200, which meant we had to introduce a waiting list. Events have been popular and, in many instances, oversubscribed. 

We now have a strong committee with fifteen members. They have helped organise new events such as the visit to Farringford House and Buckingham Palace. We also kept old favourites such as the Spring and Autumn walks, led by Toby; and Hidden Osborne led by Christopher Warleigh-Lack. The talks in the Education Rooms continue to be well attended, as do the craft sessions. Members also enjoyed the Quiz and the Walled Garden drinks party. Also, I am glad to welcome back Carols in the Courtyard this December. 

I would like to thank the committee for all their hard work in having made this year such a successful one. Also, all the English Heritage staff who have supported and enabled our events to take place. 

Osborne, like all EH properties, went through a large restructuring this year. We said goodbye to David Bailey, who was always very supportive of Friends of Osborne and welcomed Victoria Stone as the new manager. She is passionate about the value of Friends’ organisations and has already brought new benefits for our members. We are now able to gain access to the House on a Monday as well as a Friday and we can enjoy a 10% discount all year at the shop and on food and drinks in all the catering outlets. 

The library, which is an amalgamation of all the books from the Friends of Osborne Library and Osborne House, is now up and running. Any members who would like to volunteer to help in the library can find the information on our website. It has very limited opening hours at the moment, while a volunteer rota is getting established and as Osborne House is moving into winter opening. However, it is open this Friday 28[th] November from 10am to midday. 

Osborne have put in various requests this year. Unfortunately, we have still not been able to commit to a large project, but we hope that we will be able to give Osborne a sizeable donation towards one of their requests in the next financial year. We have a very healthy bank balance and our treasurer will be able to tell you more about projects we may be able to support. 

One of our commitments was to support an Education Award. The task was to paint a self-portrait, inspired by a portrait of Emma Gaggiotti (Mrs. Richards). This was sent out to all local schools and the response was amazing. Over 10 schools entered, sending in over 200 entries. Friends of Osborne commissioned and paid for a beautiful trophy, made from beech from the Osborne Estate. We also are giving the winning school £250. 

In compliance with the Charity Commission the Trustees have formulated the following policy documents: Internal Financial Controls, Serious Incident Reporting, Internal Risk Management and Safeguarding. These policy documents can be found in the Members’ Section of the Friends of Osborne Website. 

I have been Chairman for almost four years, and I am now stepping down. I will still be on the committee and take an active part in helping to organise and run events. It is 



time for someone else from the committee to step forward into this role and bring new ideas. 



Year to date 

|**2024 – 2025**|Deposit a/c<br>Current a/c<br>Total Bank Bal||Subscrip�ons<br>Bank Interest<br>Gi� Aid<br>Bank Charges<br>postage<br>Accountant<br>General Expenses<br>Event Expenses<br>Dona�on to Friends<br>of Osborne<br>Event Receipts Less<br>Refunds<br>Computer/<br>So�ware/Systems<br>Dona�ons to<br>Osborne|
|---|---|---|---|
|b/f<br>October<br>November<br>December<br>January<br>February<br>March<br>April<br>May<br>June<br>July<br>August<br>September|£85,651.47<br>£761.10<br>£86,412.57<br>£85,784.58<br>£303.63<br>£86,088.21<br>£80,423.13<br>£222.33<br>£80,645.46<br>£80,551.53<br>£1,143.27<br>£81,694.80<br>£81,878.47<br>£345.49<br>£82,223.96<br>£82,006.39<br>£1,571.69<br>£83,578.08<br>£88,117.11<br>£486.15<br>£88,603.26<br>£90,342.63<br>£722.85<br>£91,065.48<br>£90,469.82<br>£640.11<br>£91,109.93<br>£96,394.99<br>£480.13<br>£96,875.12<br>£99,120.34<br>£673.59<br>£99,793.93<br>£97,005.07<br>£662.20<br>£97,667.27<br>£99,225.26<br>£615.87<br>£99,841.13||£980.00<br>£133.11<br>£217.00<br>-£8.60<br>-£27.20<br>-£60.00<br>-£320.70<br>-£1,172.20<br>-£65.77<br>£340.00<br>£138.55<br>£15.00<br>-£9.50<br>-£6.20<br>-£31.35<br>-£144.00<br>-£68.50<br>-£5,670.00<br>-£6.75<br>£1,000.00<br>£128.40<br>-£6.20<br>-£17.00<br>-£55.86<br>£950.00<br>£126.94<br>£190.00<br>-£6.20<br>-£13.60<br>-£717.98<br>£495.00<br>£127.92<br>£10.00<br>£755.00<br>-£6.60<br>-£27.20<br>£8,040.00<br>£110.72<br>£10.00<br>£530.00<br>-£7.80<br>-£3,127.74<br>-£530.00<br>£2,530.00<br>£125.52<br>£341.00<br>-£27.80<br>-£72.24<br>-£359.00<br>-£19.99<br>-£55.27<br>£815.00<br>£127.19<br>£1,117.00<br>-£8.60<br>-£59.40<br>-£47.00<br>-£1,545.00<br>-£354.74<br>£3,605.00<br>£125.17<br>£2,474.00<br>-£7.00<br>-£27.84<br>-£315.14<br>-£89.00<br>£1,762.00<br>£125.35<br>£1,620.00<br>-£12.60<br>-£27.84<br>-£33.98<br>-£514.12<br>£5.00<br>£134.73<br>£25.00<br>£489.00<br>-£2.40<br>-£21.99<br>-£2,756.00<br>£2,040.00<br>£120.19<br>£5.00<br>£226.00<br>-£0.80<br>-£44.78<br>-£120.00<br>-£51.75|
||||£22,562.00<br>£1,523.79<br>£0.00<br>£65.00<br>£7,949.50<br>-£100.80<br>-£244.27<br>-£1,325.16<br>-£60.00<br>-£883.16<br>-£11,634.94<br>-£4,423.40|



_Receipts and Payments  - 1 October 2024 to 30[th] September 2025_ 

|01-Oct-24<br>01-Oct-24|**Opening Bank Balances**<br>Deposit A/c<br>Current A/c<br>**Closing Bank Balances**<br>Deposit A/c<br>Current A/c<br>**Proft/Loss**<br>Closing Balances<br>Less Opening Balances|£85,651.47<br>£761.10<br>£86,412.57<br>£99,225.26<br>£615.87<br>£99,841.13<br>£99,841.13<br>£86,412.57<br>£13,428.56|**Receipts**<br>Subscrip�ons<br>Gi� Aid<br>Bank Interest<br>Events<br>Dona�ons<br>**Proft/Loss**<br>Receipts<br>Payments|£22,562.00<br>£0.00<br>£1,523.79<br>£7,949.50<br>£65.00|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||£32,100.29|
|||||£32,100.29<br>-£18,671.73|
|||||£13,428.56|



|**Payments**<br>Bank Charges<br>Postage<br>Computer/So�ware/Systems<br>Accountant<br>General Expenses<br>Dona�ons to Osborne<br>Event Expenses|-£100.80<br>-£244.27<br>-£1,325.16<br>-£60.00<br>-£883.16<br>-£11,634.94<br>-£4,423.40|
|---|---|
||-£18,671.73|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES,
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ACC(XINTANTS ANO TAX CCNYSULTANTS
Mr A Johnson
Treasurer
Friends of Osborne
114 YO￿ Avtn
East CotA*s
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Sunday. Ot￿ber 19. 2025
Dear Adri•n.
Thank you for sUppty1￿ us wlth the Inlomutknn rneded io We￿re the k£ounts for the year ended 30th September
2025. Please find enclosed forn) CC16a ft*r Charities CommissM)n. 11 are entirtty hapw it is in order. please
fop*•rd io the members as required. It an electronK fomut woukl be more useluL please do let me know.
We have prepared the enclosed from t** docwnentstlon klndly supplled to us aThJ explan•th)ns efven. The stand•rd of
bo0kkeeW￿ was excellent win.
Please may I bother you fof photO8raphic ID from each of your Trustees. l arn happy ft>r th15 10 bt a scan aNI email If
easler than preseniSn8 to us wlthln office for certilkatlon. We bn tl* prKess of •udItI￿ our files for anti-ftK)nev
laundefin8 c¢)mplS•nce and Ihis was noied as outstandi￿4.
I hope the above makes sense. any querles at all please do not ￿$￿ate to contact us. In the meantlme, l endose a note
of my firm's fee account for your kind atten1￿n in due course which I h•%t capped at £50 net io support the charity.
Kind Re8•rds.
Yours SI￿rety.
Sellna Po*yler
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