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2025-08-31-accounts

Charity Registration Number: 1165669

POINT-VIRGULE

Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period ended 31 August 2025

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POINT-VIRGULE

Charity Registration Number: 1165669

Contents Page
Trustees’ Report 3 – 6
Receipts and Payments Account 7
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 8
Notes to the Accounts 9

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POINT-VIRGULE

Charity Registration Number: 1165669

Report of the Trustees for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 August 2024. The Trustees who served during the period and up to the date of this report are set out below.

Reference & Administrative Information

Registered address Better Space 127 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA

Business address

Canonbury Primary School 1240Canonbury road London N1 2UT

Bankers

NatWest Bank 11 Upper Street London N1 0PQ

Structure, governance and management

CONSTITUTION

Point-Virgule was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 22 February 2016 with its governing document being its Constitution. As a Foundation CIO the Trustees are its only voting members and have the power to appoint new Trustees.

TRUSTEES

During the period and up to this report’s date the Trustees were:

Mr Vamory Traore (chair)

Mrs Anne Horlait

Mr Hubert Jeaneau

Mr Nicolas Marco

Ms Laetitia Houget (appointed 14/09/2024)

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Charity Registration Number: 1165669 Report of the Trustees for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

APPOINTMENT METHOD, INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF TRUSTEES

Individuals who express interest in becoming a trustee are interviewed by the Chair and then invited to meet the other trustees at the start of a trustee meeting. This is an opportunity for the potential trustee to discuss their relevant experience, skills and knowledge. In addition, they can discuss the role with existing trustees. As part of their induction new Trustees are provided with a copy of the constitution, the latest accounts and all relevant policies. All Trustees are kept up to date with any external regulatory changes and are provided with training and support where necessary.

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF POINT-VIRGULE AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

The trustees meet every term during the school year.

RISKS AND INTERNAL CONTROL

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that Point-Virgule has appropriate systems of control, both financial and operational. These systems are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss.

Objectives and activities

The objects of Point-Virgule are:

For the public benefit the advancement of education by teaching the French language and French culture, heritage and history to residents in Islington and the surrounding areas through the provision of Saturday classes and through organising associated events such as the Trustees shall determine.

HOW HAS POINT-VIRGULE TRIED TO FURTHER THESE AIMS?

During the period Point-Virgule has continued growing to offer classes to more children in the community.

The Trustees consider that the activities undertaken, offered at minimal cost, provide benefit to the community and confirm that in exercising their powers and duties, they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission and have complied with their duties under Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011.

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Charity Registration Number: 1165669 Report of the Trustees for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

Achievements and performance

WHAT HAS POINT-VIRGULE ACHIEVED DURING THE PERIOD?

Point-Virgule has continued to deliver lessons for children from 4 to 14 years old, welcoming new families to the community and enabling some of its pupils to transfer to the French state education system as well as some Lycées Français overseas.

Point-Virgule has also successfully prepared its pupils wishing to take the French GCSE exams ahead of time. All pupils sitting the exams in 2025 achieved the maximum grade.

Point-Virgule has continued organising events for pupils and parents, therefore strengthening the ties to the school and the sense of community. This is particularly beneficial to parents of new pupils who can feel isolated and do not benefit from a family support system in the UK.

Point-Virgule relocated to new premises to accommodate the new number of classes and to improve the logistics of the organisation, with better storage facilities and better synergies between classes.

A fuller account of Point-Virgule’s activities can be found on the Point-Virgule website: https://point-virgule.org.uk/en/home/

Financial review

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD

During this financial period, Point-Virgule generated a surplus of £3,877 which, together with the cash holdings of £26,720 from the end of the previous period, leaves cash funds at the end of the period standing at £30,597 .

Full details of the results for the period are as shown in the Accounts.

RESERVES POLICY

The aim of the Trustees is to ensure that Point-Virgule holds adequate reserves to allow it to continue its charitable objectives to cover working capital and to support any period of running costs should income reduce unexpectedly. Our reserves exceed one term’s worth of expenses and are therefore sufficient at this time.

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POINT-VIRGULE

Charity Registration Number: 1165669 Report of the Trustees for the Period Ended 31 August 2025

Plans for Future Periods

The Trustees of Point-Virgule plan to continue opening at least one class each academic year, in line with local demand to welcome new pupils to the school.

Point-Virgule is also planning to recruit more assistant teachers to manage the growth of the classes.

Point-Virgule intends to streamline its communications with parents by introducing the use of a CRM to cope with the increased number of families involved in the school.

Point-Virgule would like to develop more cultural offerings outside of the lessons, for example organising shows or theatre plays open to all the community.

Approved by the Trustees on 07/06/2026 and signed on their behalf by

Mr Vamory Traoré, Chair

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Charity Registration Number: 1165669

Receipts and Payments Account for the period 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 and comparatives for the previous period

1/09/2024 to
31/08/2025		 1/09/2024 to
31/08/2025		 1/09/2023 to
31/08/2024		 1/09/2023 to
31/08/2024
£ £ £ £
Receipts
School Fees 37,914 36,794
Grants 0
Fundraising 539 396
Total Receipts 38,453 37,190
Payments
Teachers’fees 21,785 21,268
Premises rental 8,460 6,630
Admin fees 1,940 1,860
Teaching materials,
software and stationery		 1,081 1,577
Marketing and events 735 1,079
External fees and
insurance		 510 720
Others 65 229
Total Payments 34,576 33,363
Net
Receipts/(Payments)		 3,877
Bank and cash holdings
as of 1 September 2024		 26,720
Bank and cash holdings
as of 31 August 2025		 30,597

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Charity Registration Number: 1165669

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of 31 August 2025

As at
31/08/2025
£		 As at
31/08/2024
£
Bank Account
NatWest Bank 30,597 26,720
Total Current Assets
Represented by
General Account 30,597 26,720
Total 30,597 26,720
Other Assets
Debtors 460 0
Liabilities
Creditors 533 0

All funds are unrestricted.

Approved by the Trustees on 07/06/2026 and signed on their behalf by

Mr Vamory Traoré Chair Trustee

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Charity Registration Number: 1165669

Notes to the accounts for the Period ended 31 August 2025

1. Accounting policies

The accounts are completed on a Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 that summarises the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial period.

2. Trustees Remuneration

No fees were paid to trustees during the financial period

3. Related Party Transactions

During the period, fees of £1,117.50 were paid to Arthur Parthenay who is the child of one of the trustees and worked for Point-Virgule as a teacher assistant.

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No 1165669

Point-Virgule

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period 01/09/2024 31/08/2025 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
-
37,914
-
539

38,453
-
-
-
38,453
21,785
8,460
1,940
707
510
735
375
65
34,576
-
-
-
34,576
3,877
26,720
30,597		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
-
37,914
-
539
38,453
-
-
-
38,453
21,785
8,460
1,940
707
510
735
375
65
34,576
-
-
-
34,576
3,877
26,720
30,597		 Last year
to the nearest £
- -
School fees 37,914 36,794
Grants - -
Fundraising 539 396
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
38,453		 37,190
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- -
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
37,190
Teachers fees 21,785 21,268
Premises rental 8,460 6,630
Admin fees 1,940 1,860
Teaching materials and stationary 707 1,577
External fees and insurance 510 720
Events 735 1,079
IT 375 229
Training and safeguarding 65 -
**Sub total ** 34,576 33,363
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- -
- -
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
33,363
3,877 - - 3,877 3,827
26,720 - - 26,720 22,893
30,597 - - 30,597 26,720
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of 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
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities		 (agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Cash in bank
Total cash funds
Details
Debtors
Details
Details
Details
Creditors
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
30,597
-
-
-
-
-
30,597
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
460
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
unrestricted funds
533
-
-
-
-
Print Name
VamoryTraoré		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
September 2025
Date of
approval
VamoryTraoré 07/06/2026

Point-Virgule

31 August 2025 31 August 2025
Charity no.: 1165669 Company no.:

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 August 2025.

As the charity’s trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of

the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charity Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

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:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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