Hungarian School Oxford Charity Report of trustees for the year ending 31 August 2024
The Governors of the Hungarian School Oxford Charity present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the trust deed and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
The Charity is managed by five trustees as follows: Agnes Bodoni - Chair Eniko Nagy - Secretary and Teacher Coordinator Maria Vernicos - Treasurer Monika Bangha - Public Relations Eva Beregi – Administrator
HSO has invited any members to consider joining the Committee as a trustee. New Trustees can be appointed by a resolution of the existing Trustees. We provide necessary training to the newly appointed trustees by making any information about HSO available.
OUR AIMS:
The HSO’s principal aim is to establish a strong and authentic sense of community for people with Hungarian connections in Oxford and the surrounding areas. Its mission is to promote Hungarian cultural excellence through different activities. The beneficiaries are our pupils, their families, the teachers and also general public at open events.
OUR OBJECTIVES:
The objective of HSO is to provide Hungarian language and cultural education for children who live in Oxfordshire for the benefit of the public. As a supplementary school, the weekend activities will be based on a planned timetable and led by teachers and volunteers.
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
The sessions were held at Dean Court Community Centre in Oxford. Children learnt about Hungarian language, culture, traditions, and values while playing, performing and being creative. We had two groups of children aged 0-6 years and two groups of children aged 6-12. All groups included children of mixed ages. Among them there are some pupils who only understand the Hungarian language, but do not speak it, and there are also some who have difficulty even understanding the language. During the school year, we felt it was important that these children are encouraged to speak Hungarian, and we tried to increase their basic vocabulary with playful tasks.
The activities aimed for the children aged 0-6 consisted of:
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introduction (what happened since last time, what will we do today);
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action songs, folk songs, traditional folk games;
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story time;
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arts and crafts.
The 6+ children worked in two different groups, one group for those who were still learning the language and one group for the pupils who could already read and write in Hungarian. In both groups a great emphasis was placed on communication, on encouraging pupils to use the language. Activities for these groups included reading / listening to texts (stories, poems), arts and crafts, games, creative writing and music.
Between the two 50 minute sessions we had a 30 minute break, when the whole community had snack together, celebrated birthdays and learnt a new song.
The structure of the year was:
September 9, 23; October 7, 21; November 4, 18; December 2; January 13, 27 February 4 & 18, March 4 & 18, April 1 & 22, May 6 & 20, June 10
SOME OF OUR MEMORABLE DAYS:
30[th] September – Hungarian Folktale Day
Among other activities, like crafts, singing, storytelling, some of our students and teachers performed a puppet show with home-made puppets. The children were encouraged to use their imagination and make up short stories using boxes. This special event was a great success.
4[th] November – Parenting support event
Lecture held by a well-known Hungarian psychologist and family therapist.
- 2 Dec - St Nicholas Day / Mikulás – open event with 150 attendants
Mikulás, or St Nicholas is the Hungarian version of Santa Claus. On the night of December 5th, St. Nicholas visits all Hungarian children to reward them, if they have been good all year long. He wears a long red coat and a red cap on his head, holding a shepherd's staff in one hand, and carrying a sack full of gifts on his back. This event is always very popular among families.
24 March
Trustees Appreciation Day
A special event to celebrate the Hungarian School Oxford and to honour the individuals responsible for its long-term administration.
29[th] June Children's Day
Each year, Hungarians celebrate Children's Day. We had lots of fun games, challenges and some lovely treats offered to the families.
VENUE: We continued to use our venue in Botley, familiar to all attendants. The address is: Dean Court Community Centre, Pinnocks Way, Oxford OX2 9DG.
PUPIL NUMBERS AND FEES:
28 children and their families attended the school regularly, and on our open events the maximum number according to our venue limitation was 150.
The fees for the school year 2023-2024 were £100/child/half year (18 hours). We have offered discounts for families with more than 1 child, as follows: £160/ 2 children/half year (18 hours); £200/ 3 children/half year (18 hours). TEACHERS: Our regular teachers were Ms Klara Muller Deakné, Ms Eniko Nagy, Mrs Agnes Bodoni, Mrs Edina Okros, Miss Edina Okros, Miss Timea Csahos and at special events we had Mrs Ilona Okros, Miss Agota Bodoni, Ms Erika Harlos-Szendrey and Mr Mark Szorenyi as additional teaching staff.
Our ever growing library was available to all families for free.
We continued to operate our Facebook page, a platform to inform the large public about all the activities. Through regular newsletters teachers and trustees communicated with families whose children attended the School via emails. We shared more photos, ideas, enquiries and information through our Closed (Hungarian School Oxford Parents) Facebook Group.
Notes: The Hungarian School of Oxford had experienced some difficulties during the second half of the school year.
The trustees decided to expand the charity’s activities by offering events not only for families with children but also for adults interested in Hungarian culture. As a result, fewer trustees were available to organise events and supervise the regular sessions at the Hungarian School Oxford. Consequently, some planned sessions had to be cancelled and tuition fees were reimbursed.
0 Refund of fees already paid
1 Teachers' and Performers fees
Starting at £419.29 in Barclays and £16.52 in Cash
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2 Venue Hire (regular lessons and special events)
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3 Statutory expenses (Insurance, DBS, courses)
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4 Materials, Food, Prizes
5 Communication and Transport (Fuel, Transport, phone, postage, T
| 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 2 2 3 2 5 |
Date 20/09/2023 20/10/2023 14/11/2023 14/11/2023 15/11/2023 22/11/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 11/12/2023 15/01/2023 15/01/2024 15/01/2024 15/01/2024 22/01/2024 08/02/2024 08/02/2024 12/03/2024 18/03/2024 |
Money out £183.40 £173.90 £20.00 £54.72 £193.90 £75.60 £5.55 £17.98 £28.38 £107.38 £150.00 £157.02 £200.00 £300.00 £300.00 £47.45 £100.00 £752.00 £752.00 £214.90 £173.90 £188.47 £173.90 £7.40 |
Cash out Dean Court Inv 3515 Dean Court Inv 3547 Eniko Nagy Agnes Bodoni Dean Court Inv 3572 Edina Okros Ilona Okros Edina Ritter Timea Csahok Dean Court Inv 3603 Edina Okros-payment Edina Okros Ilona okros-payment Timea Csahok-payment Edina Ritter-payment Klari Mullerne Deak Maria Vernicos Eniko Nagy Agnes Bodoni Dean Court Inv 3637+3645 Dean Court Inv 3675 Zurich Insurance Dean Court Inv 3694 Eniko Nagy posting |
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| 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 |
18/03/2024 £17.40 Edina Okros 09/04/2024 £100.00 E Papp 09/04/2024 £135.00 Erika Harlos-Szend 09/04/2024 £24.94 Agnes Bodoni 09/04/2024 £7.40 Agnes Bodoni 09/04/2024 £60.00 Agnes Bodoni 09/04/2024 £100.00 Maria Vernicos 12/04/2024 £10.00 Dean Court Inv 3728 12/04/2024 £250.00 Klari Mullerne Deak 12/04/2024 £235.00 Erika Harlos-Szend 15/04/2024 £300.00 Ilona okros-payment 15/04/2024 £28.30 Ilona Okros 22/04/2024 £80.00 Melinda Czeh-Refund 22/04/2024 £40.00 Aliz Filus-Refund 22/04/2024 £40.00 Zsuzsanna Benczik-Refund 22/04/2024 £40.00 Szabolcs Nagy-Refund 22/04/2024 £65.00 Zsuzsanna Tennant-Refund 22/04/2024 £65.00 Richard Quayle-Refund 22/04/2024 £40.00 Eszter Sutowsky-Refund 29/04/2024 £50.00 Edina Okros-payment 23/05/2024 £10.00 Dean Court Inv 3763 23/05/2024 £200.00 Edina Ritter-payment 03/06/2024 £112.25 Dean Court Inv 3796 03/07/2024 £100.00 Agnes Bodoni payment 03/07/2024 £100.00 Eniko Nagy payment 03/07/2024 £75.00 Mark Szorenyi payment 03/07/2024 £75.00 Klari Mullerne Deak paym. 03/07/2024 £85.10 Mark Szorenyi 03/07/2024 £75.00 Agota Bodoni payment 03/07/2024 £9.23 Agnes Bodoni 03/07/2024 £30.00 Eniko Nagy Total: £6,937.47 £0 |
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| Total: £6,937.47 £0 |
A Tuition Fee for regular lessons B donations, fundraising (special events, refreshments) C Selling of assets
Starting at £419.29 at Barclays as of 31 Aug £16.52 Cash
| Date A 04/09/2023 A 04/09/2023 A 04/09/2023 A 05/09/2023 A 06/09/2023 A 11/09/2023 A 15/09/2023 A 18/09/2023 A 18/09/2023 A 25/09/2023 A 25/09/2023 A 29/09/2023 A 02/10/2023 A 02/10/2023 A 09/10/2023 A 17/10/2023 B 15/11/2023 B 16/11/2023 B 16/11/2023 B 16/11/2023 B 17/11/2023 B 20/11/2023 B 20/11/2023 B 21/11/2023 B 21/11/2023 B 27/11/2023 |
Money in £100 £100 £160 £160 £100 £160 £100 £100 £160 £200 £100 £100 £160 £200 £100 £100 £24 £14 £14 £24 £14 £14 £24 £2 £14 £10 |
Cash in Name Tekla Quayle Mate Benczik Lilla Somogyi Lola, Mila Tennant Pistike Filus J Bodony (Flora, David) Bendeguz Sebestyen Adam Sutowski Lel, Tunde Kordakovats Muller-Ballantyne Dominik Csiszar Lennox Odonell Henry, Ella Harlos Erik, Nimrod, Lilien Okros Suleiman - Melinda Melis Daniel, Laura Barrow Andrea Makai Betty Molnar Lilla Kaci-Csepeli Emoke Kaloz Istvan Nagyhaju Ivett Szollar Ivett Szasz Emoke Kaloz Zsuzsa Tarsi Kella Zsuzsa Benczik |
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| B B B B B B A A A A A A A A A A A B |
27/11/2023 £14 Akos Karolyi 27/11/2023 £24 Eszter Horvath 29/11/2023 £22 Kaleb, Erik Fekete 29/11/2023 £22 Fanni Csurgo 02/01/2024 £3,341.47 Bethlen Gabor Alapitvany 03/01/2024 £1,105.83 Bethlen Gabor Alapitvany 02/02/2024 £100 Melinda Melis (Petty cash in) 20/02/2024 £80 Filip Nagy 21/02/2024 £80 Amy Bhardwaj 26/02/2024 £130 Lel, Tunde Kordakovats 26/02/2024 £80 Mate Benczik 26/02/2024 £80 Pistike Filus 26/02/2024 £130 Lola, Mila Tennant 04/03/2024 £80 Adam Sutowski 06/03/2024 £130 Tekla Tamas Quayle 27-Mar £80 Daniel, Laura Barrow 11/04/2024 £100 Muller-Ballantyne 01/07/2024 £20 Kordakovats gift aid Total: £7,873.30 £0 |
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| Total: £7,873.30 £0 |
| 2023-2024 Opening balance: Total in: Total out: |
£435.81 £7,873.30 £6,937.47 |
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| Balance: | £1,371.64 |
| Bank balance: at the end of Aug 2023 £1,355.12 Cash: at the end of Aug2023 £16.52 |
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| Total: | £1,371.64 |