2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date

Charity name: UN MATIN FRANCAIS

Charity registration number: 1165895

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education of French speaking children in the French language and the cultures of the French speaking world.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	- To advance the education of children by enabling those children who are being educated in local English- speaking schools, to practice French as an extra-curricular activity and to extend their linguistic skills (both written and spoken). - To advance the education of children, by promoting the learning of the diverse cultures of the francophone world, to bilingual children within the local community of Enfield and Barnet..
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In 2024-25, the Charity has provided more than 100 pupils the possibility of practise French during 2 hours for 30 Saturdays. Children from 1 to 16 years old were able to learn French and the French culture. A playgroup for toddlers and young children is organised so parents can meet and expose their children to the French language. A library is organised at every session to give access to the pupils to French books depending of their age. We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s Guidance onpublic benefit.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	n/a
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Some parents come and help running the playgroup, with guided reading and help during fundraising events.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	On top of our French classes, other cultural activities such as musical, artistic, theatre workshops have been organised for our pupils. The charity also help the French speaking families living in London to develop a network by organising French speaking events.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have achieved our main objectives.
		We have achieved our fundraising **activities against our objectives. **

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have raised more money than last year through different fundraising events.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Despite the increase in rent and payments made to our teachers we managed to have a positive financial position. This is due to an increase of fundraising and careful budgeting. We have cut few of our main fixed costs.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We intend to maintain our reserves at a level of one term’s operational expenditure. This is to mitigate against our principal risks of fluctuating pupil numbers and in the eventuality of having to find new rental premises (£13040).The Charity maintains a rigorous budgeting procedure every year and forecasts are reviewed termly to ensure our expenditure remains in line with budget and that reserves are adequate to fulfil our continuing obligations.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	The Charity’s current reserves position is as follows: Unrestricted funds (reserves) Our reserves result from accumulated **unrestricted surpluses. **
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The main sources of funds of Un Matin Francais are the tuition fees paid by the families and the school membership donations. We also organised fundraising events in the form of school fetes, sell of personalised Christmas cards . We offer a discount of 30% to children who qualify for the Pupil Premium Grant or School Free Meal scheme at their own primary school. Funds go towards the remuneration of staff, the rental costs of the premises, the purchase of school supplies and manage

Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	We have a deposit account.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	A important drop in numbers of children attending school. To find a new school venue in the vicinity.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting members other than its charity trustees
Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected at the Annual General Meeting by members of the Fondation

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	We have policies and procedure in place and training provided par Parapluie FLAM where a number of similar charities can have training.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity is part of the Parapluie FLAM an association of French Saturday and provision schools based in the UK .
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	n/a
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	UN MATIN FRANCAIS
Other name the charityuses
Registered charitynumber	1165895
Charity’s principal address	10 FLORENCE AVENUE, ENFIELD EN2 8DE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Charlotte Beddoes	President
	Cynthia Mike-Eze	Secretary
	Agathe Piederriere	Treasurer
	Héloise Ganesharuban	Trustee	02/09/2023

– 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

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

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 for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) Position (eg Secretary, Charlotte Beddoes Cynthia Mike-Eze Chair, etc) Chair Date 19/02/2026 **

Un Matin Français 1165895 Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y

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

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £

Total funds Last year

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	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
A1 Receipts	44,746 400 930 0 0 0 0 0 0 46,076 0 0 0 46,076 15,515 2,705 9,760 1,241 2,370 380 5,950 313 690 196 39,120 0 0 0 39,120		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0		44,746 400 930 0 0 0 0 0 0 46,076 0 0 0 46,076 15,515 2,705 9,760 1,241 2,370 380 5,950 313 690 196 39,120 0 0 0 39,120
Tuition Fees	44,746								41,626
Fundraising	400								225
Registration Fees	930								850
Room Hire	0								120
AEFE Grant	0								652
	0								0
	0								0
	0								0
	0								0
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	46,076								43,473
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	0
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Sub total	0								0
Total receipts A3 Payments
									43,473
TeachingEmployees costs	15,515								16,752
TeachingContractors fees	2,705								3,467
Rent	9,760								7,973
Stationaryand equipment	1,241								616
Other runningcosts	2,370								3,374
Events costs	**380 **								850
Admin services	5,950								5,950
Communication andpromotion	313								**1,094 **
Insurance	**690 **								645
IT	196								196
Sub total	39,120								40,917
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	0
	0
Sub total	0								0
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
									40,917
	6,956		0		0		6,956		2,556
	0		0		0		0		0
	7,312		0		0		7,312		4,756
	14,268		0		0		14,268		7,312

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Bank Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 14,268 0 0 14,268 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Restricted funds to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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