REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1171198
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 FOR SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| BalanceSheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 to 8 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 9 |
SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Selsted School Trust was formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 1 December 2016, and started operating on the same day.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number
1171198
Principal address
Selsted CE Primary School Stockham Lane Dover Kent CT15 7HH
Trustees
Ms A Woodgate Mr K Bailey Ms J Ibbetson-Revell
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The Trust is closely linked to Selsted Primary School and our objectives link directly to the improvements the school is making with grounds and outdoor provisions for the children. The Trust works closely with The Friends of Selsted School (FOSS) to support the continued raising of funds to support the field and ongoing projects.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Trustees are elected by other trustees.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims Support children’s outdoor learning through ensuring the Austin Field is well resourced. Develop the field as a community space in addition to use by the school. Maintain the field to a high level to ensure it is a safe space for all users ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities
The field has been equipped with a large adventure playground and a running track to support the physical and mental health and well-being of the children. This was a joint venture with the school and the parent teacher association (Friends of Selsted School)
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
The Trust's policy is to ensure £500 remains in reserve to ensure there are funds for minor investment in resources for the field.
Principal funding sources
The trust continues to raise small funds to assist with the maintenance of the field which has now been well developed. This will be achieved through various funding streams both online (Easy Fundraising) and in person events. The maintenance of the field will be a priority moving forward.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 31 January 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Angela Woodgate
Ms A Woodgate - Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages four to eight.
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 have examined your charity's accounts as required under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 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.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:
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that accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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that the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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that the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
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that there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
RTEB Woods
Rev’d Richard Woods
12 Whittington Terrace Shepherdswell Dover CT15 7NH
31 January 2026
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.25 | 31.3.2 | ||
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| Unrestricted | 4 | |||
| fund | Total | |||
| Notes | £ | fund | ||
| s | ||||
| £ | ||||
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||||
| Incoming resources from generated | ||||
| funds | ||||
| Voluntaryincome | - | - | ||
| Activities for generating funds | 2 | 617 | 65 | |
| 65 | ||||
| Total incoming resources | 617 | |||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||||
| Costs of generating funds | ||||
| Costs of generating voluntary income | - | - | ||
| Fundraising trading: cost of goods sold | ||||
| and other costs | - | - | ||
| Governance costs | - | - | ||
| ----------- | ||||
| Total resources expended | - | - | ||
| NET INCOMING RESOURCES | 617 | 65 | ||
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 24,425 | 24,360 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 25,042 | 24,425 |
The notes form part of these financial
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
BALANCE SHEET At 31 March 2024
| FIXED ASSETS Notes Tangible assets 4 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS 5 Unrestricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
31.3.25 Total funds £ 22,299 2,743 2,743 25,042 25,042 25,042 25,042 |
31.3.24 Total funds £ 22,299 2,126 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,126 | ||
| 24,425 | ||
| 24,425 | ||
| 24,425 | ||
| 24,425 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 31 January 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:
Angela Woodgate
Ms A Woodgate -Trustee
The notes form part of these financial
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Charities Act 2011 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Freehold property - Not applicable Improvements to property - Not applicable
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2. ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fundraisingevents | 617 | 65 |
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Improvements | Fixturesand | |||||||
| property | to property | fttings | Totals | ||||||
| COST | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| At 1 April 2023 | 11,400 | 10,899 | - | 22,299 | |||||
| Additions | - | - | - | - | |||||
| At 31 March 2024 | 11,400 | 10,899 | - | 22,299 | |||||
| DEPRECIATION | |||||||||
| Charge for year | - | - | - | - | |||||
| NET BOOK VALUE | |||||||||
| At 31 March 2023 | 11,400 | 10,899 | - | 22,299 | |||||
| At 31 March 2024 | 11,400 | 10,899- | 22,299 | ||||||
| 5. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | ||||||||
| Net | |||||||||
| movement | in | ||||||||
| At 1.4.24 | funds | At | 31.3.25 | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||||
| Generalfund | 24,425 | 617 | 25,042 | ||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 24,425 | 617 | 25,042 | ||||||
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as | follows: | ||||||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement in | |||||||
| resources | expended | funds | |||||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||||
| Generalfund | 617 | (-) | 617 | ||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 617 | (-) | 617 | ||||||
| Comparatives for movement in funds |
At 1.4.23 | Net movementin funds |
At | 31.3.24 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||||
| Generalfund | 24,360 | 65 | 24,425 | ||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 24,360 | 65 | 24,425 |
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
5. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS – continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| follows: | |||
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| Incoming | Resources | Movementin | |
| resources | expended | Funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| Generalfund | 65 | (-) | 65 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 65 | (-) | 65 |
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SELSTED SCHOOL TRUST
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary income Donations Activities for generating funds Fundraisingevents Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generating voluntary income Insurance Fundraising trading: cost of goods sold and other costs Purchases Improvements to property Fixtures and fttings Governance costs Legalfees Total resources expended Net income |
31.3.25 £ - 617 617 - - - - - - - 617 |
31.3.24 £ - 65 |
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| 65 - - - - |
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| - - |
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| - | ||
| 65 |
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