## **The Friends of FBS** 

**Trustees Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 August 2022** 

**Charity number: 11��21�** 



## **Contents** 

||**Page**|
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|Reference and Administrative Details of the School, its Trustees and Advisers|�|
|Trustees’ Report|�-�|
|Independent Examiner’s report|�|
|Statement of Financial Activities|�|
|Balance Sheet|�|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|��-��|



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## **Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers** 

## **Trustees** 

Nicole Trehy - Chair Sandra Bartlett - Acting Treasurer Debra Morrall - Secretary 

## **Non Trustee committee members** 

Sally Bessada - Acting Co-Treasurer 

## **Charity registration number** 

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## **Registered Office** 

The Fulham Boys School ��� Fulham Road London SW� �BD 

## **Bankers** 

Metro Bank One Southampton Row London WC�B �HA 

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## **Trustees’ Report** 

The  Committee  present  their  annual  report  together  with  the  independently  examined  accounts  for the year ended �� August ����. 

The  Trustees  confirm  the  Annual  Report  and  Financial  Statements  of  the  charity  comply  with  current statutory  requirements  of  the  charity’s  governing  document  and  the  provisions  of  the  Statement  of Recommended Practice �SORP� “Accounting and Reporting for Charities” issued in March ����. 

## **Structure, Management and Governance** 

## **Constitution** 

The  Charity  is  registered  with  the  Charities  Commission  and  is  established  by  a  constitution  adopted on �[ th ] March ����. The Charity was registered with  the Charities Commission on ��[ th ] August ����. 

All  parents/guardians  of  pupils  attending  The  Fulham  Boys  School  are  automatically  members  of  the Friends  of  FBS,  as  well  as  any  non-parent  individuals  or  organisations  appointed  by  the  Trustees under  Sections  ����  and  ����  of  the  Constitution.  All  the  Trustees  have  children  who  are  currently  at The Fulham Boys School. 

All  Trustees  are  encouraged  to  keep  up  to  date  with  the  role  and  legal  responsibility  of  a  trustee.  The Committee  of  Trustees  administers  the  Charity  and  meets  at  least  termly  with  further  meetings  as required. 

The Charity’s finances are reviewed by the Trustees at each committee meeting. 

The  Trustees  who  were  in  office  for  the  year  ended  ��  August  ����  are  listed  on  page  �.  Trustees  are appointed at the Annual General Meeting held annually. 

## **Management** 

All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. 

## **Governance** 

The  charity  must  have  at  least  �  Trustees  in  place.  Trustees  are  elected  for  a  �  year  term  and  are elected at a special meeting for this purpose. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The  objects  of  FFBS  are  the  advancement  of  education  of  pupils  at  The  Fulham  Boys  School,  in particular  by  engaging  in  activities,  providing  or  assisting  in  the  provision  of  facilities,  materials, equipment  or  additional  learning  opportunities  not  normally  provided  by  the  Department  for Education or any other Governmental body. 

Additionally,  FFBS  has  the  aim  of  fostering  relations  between  the  staff,  parents  and  others  associated with  the  school.  The  Trustees  have  paid  due  attention  to  the  guidance  published  by  the  Charities Commission  on  ‘Charities  and  Public  Benefit’  and  believe  that  FFBS  benefits  the  children  of  The Fulham Boys School, their families and indirectly the wider public. 

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## **Achievements and performance** 

This report covers the period �st September ���� to ��st August ����. 

## **Fundraising & Social Events** 

## Autumn Term 

FBS again welcomed ��� new boys to the school. 

�We  were  able  to  hold  an  incoming  year  �  parent  meet  in  the  courtyard  of  the  new  building  with social  distancing  measures.  The  uniform  sale  was  a  huge  success  raising  over  ��,���.  This  was exclusively  down  to  one  parent,  MASSIVE  thanks  to  Billie,  dry-cleaning  and  doing  minor  repairs  on  all the  pre-loved  blazers  and  trousers  so  we  were  able  to  optimise  uniform  saleability.  We  also  sold approximately �� water bottles� 

**Faith  Opening  ceremony** -  Friends  of  FBS  supported  the  school  in  celebrating  the  move  to  the  new building  and  focussed  that  around  the  three  key  pillars.  The  first  celebration  of  Faith  was  a wonderful  evening  of  song  and  prayer  and  the  cutting  of  the  ribbon  which  officially  opened  the  new building. 

## **International Food Market** 

All parents cook and acts perform. Friends advertise the event and help with set-up and clean-up and run a bar and soft drinks. It is the favourite event in the calendar for everyone to get involved.  Over �� countries represented and the food is just amazing. A cultural smorgasbord. 

An added bonus to this fabulously inclusive FBS community event is the huge ��,��� raised this year. 

**Christmas  wreath  making** -  Many  parents  and  carers  made  really  gorgeous  wreaths.  Competitively priced  at  ���  per  package  with  a  mini  bottle  of  fizz  included  -  it  netted  almost  ����.  The demonstration  was  presented  by  a  celebrity  actor  and  it  was  a  really  fun  afternoon  in  person  and  on zoom. 

**Christmas  Fair** -  ��  stalls  including  honey  from  local  bees  for  refugees,  candles,  Wax  Hands,  delicious bread,  sweets  and  treats.  Laser  tag  in  the  drama  studio  was  a  favourite  among  the  boys.  The  Gaming Bus turned out to be a loss leader.  BBQ burgers and vegetarian option were delicious  as always. 

**Christmas  raffle** -  ��  prizes  donated  to  make  this  a  must  have  ticket  -  raised  over  ��,���.  And one extra prize for buying a programme on the door which brought in another ���. 

**Christmas  Auction** -  Over  ��  lots  donated  -  everything  sold  for  good  prices.  Took  nearly ��,���. 

**Christmas  Board  Campaign  I** nvisible  Homes  sponsored  the  summer  fair  Board  Campaign  to the tune of ��,���. 

All in, our Christmas fundraising netted just over  ��,��� and a lot of fun was had by all. 

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## **FFBS �00 Club Lottery Report** 

As  another  way  of  encouraging  regular  giving,  Friends  run  the  FFBS  ���  club. **At  full  capacity  our school  can  host  �00  pupils,  and  Friends  want  to  support  every  one  of  them.  To  help  fund  this we  run  a  monthly  prize  draw  called  the  "FFBS  �00  club"  lottery.  When  Friends  sell  all  �00 subscriptions  of  £�  per  month  we  will  be  able  to  donate  £33,�00  a  year  to  the  school  AND  give away  £1�,�00  in  prizes*!  It's  literally  a  win-win!  Ticket  holders  support  the  school  AND  get  a chance  of  winning  33  cash  prizes  every  year  -  and  now,  thanks  to  our  sponsor  you  can  also  win vouchers for delicious Italian food.** 

**Each  monthly  prize  pot  is  calculated  based  on  the  number  of  tickets  sold  at  the  time  of  each draw. 1st prize � 1��, 2nd Prize � 10�, 3rd Prize � ��** 

At the end of the academic year ����, the Lottery had ��� members. 

## Spring Term 

In  March  we  relaunched  an  old  favourite,  the  Curry  and  Quiz  night,  which  was  really  good  fun.  A great  quiz  master  compered  the  event  masterfully,  and  Mike,  the  school  chef,  made  a  fantastic  Thai green  curry.  The  green  theme  was  carried  throughout  the  event  as  it  was  on  St  Patrick’s  day.  Over  �� people attended and the event made approx ����. Branded with FBS pens, priceless. 

## Summer Term 

Friends supported the Ukrainian fundraising event hosted by Inspired Fulham. 

Friends  supported  the  Breck  Foundation  Presentation  on  Thursday  ��th  April.  A  necessary  look  at  the danger of online harms. Refreshments were served. 

An  audience  with  Tom  Watson,  previously  deputy  leader  of  the  Labour  Party  and  MP  for  West Bromwich  East,  was  a  candid  discussion  of  the  world  of  politics.  Students,  teachers  and  parents  got an insiders’ take on the questions of the day. 

Secretary  of  Friends  of  FBS  and  parent,  Debra  Morrall,  organised  the  building  of  two  lovely  planters by Colin McDonnell, for the front door and these were beautifully planted up. 

Debra  went  on  to  apply  for  a  eco-greening  grant  for  the  courtyard,  and  won!  Huge  thanks  to  Debra for  her  hard  work  and  vision.  �The  bid  successfully  came  first,  winning  the  ���,���  grant.  But  the monies were not received until Year Ending ����� 

## **Summer Fair** 

BBQ  burgers  and  vegetarian  option  were  delicious  as  always.  But  the  winning  draw  was  the Ethiopian food provided by Abugida, a local restaurant supported by parents of FBS. Slush,  candy  floss,  tea  and  coffee,  as  well  as  a  well  stocked  bar  for  the  adults.  Laser  Tag,  Tombola, basketball, golf putting, beat the goalie and eat the donut were loads of fun. 

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Along  with  another  successful  raffle  which  raised  over  �����  and  Carter  Jonas  board  sponsorship which raised ��,���.  The sun shone on a fun and friendly saturday. 

Friends provided refreshments and nibbles for a whole variety of school events in the Spring and Summer terms served in the Canteen at start and end of evenings.  Often providing access to second hand uniform too. 

Welcoming Year � with a successful parent meet, water bottle and uniform sale.  ��,���.�� was raised but, more importantly, loads of clothes were recycled, keeping them from landfill. 

Friends  provided  Sports  Day  refreshments  for  all  the  attendants  on  what  turned  out  to  be  a  scorching hot day - much appreciated by all. 

The  GCSE  information  evening  for  Year  �  was  filled  with  cake  and  conversation;  the  Brilliant  Club Celebration  Evening  was,  well,  brilliant;  the  Going  Solo  concert  was  inspiring.  And  the  Leavers  event was a little sad, but lots of  fun. 

Annual  Staff  Appreciation  tea  -  As  ever  a  huge  amount  of  delicious  food  was  cooked,  baked  and donated  by  parents.  We  said  a  heartfelt  goodbye  to  a  few  teachers  and  to  the  others  au  revoir  until September. 

## **Water Bottles** 

Sold out of all the favourite colours in large bottles and made a note to purchase more in September. Overall the bottles have made a comfortable profit but more importantly, they are nicely branded with the school logo and encourage the boys to carry transparent, re-use water bottles. 

## **Other Fundraising / Income Gift Aid** 

FFBS  is  registered  with  HMRC  for  Gift  Aid  purposes,  meaning  we  are  able  to  reclaim  the  tax  paid  by the  donors  on  all  their  eligible  donations,  where  we  are  given  permission  to  do  so.  In  cash  terms  this means  that  we  benefit  from  an  additional  ���  on  eligible  donations,  and  are  able  to  claim  it  both retrospectively from ��th June ���� as well as going forward. 

We  are  also  able  to  claim  gift  aid  on  sponsored  events,  so  this  really  is  a  worthwhile  initiative  and  we encourage all parents to sign a gift aid declaration. 

## **Easy Fundraising** 

Registered  with  the  Easy  Fundraising  online  shopping  portal,  membership  continued  to  grow sporadically,  with  a  a  total  of  ����.��  this  year  of  “free”  money  this  year;  commission  paid  on  online purchases made through the site. 

## **One-off Donations and Regular Giving** 

With  the  FBS  Foundation  �which  has  assumed  the  responsibility  for  parental  regular  giving,  and  large scale  fundraising�  the  focus  of  the  Friends  is  enhancing  and  building  upon  the  FBS  family  community. Regular givers have largely been migrated to the Foundation, a few still outstanding. 

Benefaction  to  The  Fulham  Boys  School  This  year,  FFBS  gave  a  total  of  ���,���  to  The  Fulham  Boys School.  These  monies  were  allocated  to  The  FBS  Foundation,  and  Friends  provided  sponsored hospitality at various school events 

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## **Reserves policy** 

At  the  period  end  current  assets  amounted  to �19,693.41 .  This  was  considered  to  be  sufficient reserves  by  the  charity  as  expenditure  is  only  made  on  specific  projects  and  only  when  funds  are available.  All  reserves  are  held  in  cash  deposits  as  the  charity  wishes  to  have  the  funds  available  to be released as soon as a project is accepted. 

## **Future Plans** 

In  the  course  of  the  next  year,  the  charity  will  continue  to  support  The  Fulham  Boys  School  by concentrating  on  fostering  and  strengthening  the  parent  body  community.  It  will  do  this  by  arranging a variety of inclusive events aimed across the diverse demographic of the school families. 

With the easing of COVID restrictions next year should be a real celebration. 

## **Declaration** 

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above. 


## **Nicole Trehy** 

_C�rren� Chair_ 

AGM October �th ���� 

**Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of The Friends of FBS** 

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I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended �� August ���� which are set out on pages � to ��. 

This  report  is  made  solely  to  the  charity’s  Trustees,  as  a  body,  in  accordance  with  section  ���  of  the Charities  Act  ����  and  regulations  made  under  section  ���  of  that  Act.   My  work  has  been undertaken  so  that  I  might  state  to  the  charity’s  Trustees  those  matters  I  am  required  to  state  to them  in  an  Independent  Examiner’s  Report  and  for  no  other  purpose.   To  the  fullest  extent  permitted by  law,  I  do  not  accept  or  assume  responsibility  to  anyone  other  than  the  charity  and  the  charity’s Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. 

The  charity’s  Trustees  are  responsible  for  the  preparation  of  the  accounts.  The  charity’s  Trustees consider  that  an  audit  is  not  required  for  the  period  �under  section  ������  of  the  Charities  Act  ���� �The Act�� and that an independent examination is needed. 

Having  satisfied  myself  that  the  charity  is  not  subject  to  audit  under  charity  law  and  is  eligible  for independent examination, it is my responsibility to 

- Examine the accounts �under section ��� of the Act�: 

- To  follow  the  procedures  laid  down  in  the  general  Directions  given  by  the  Charity Commission �under section ��� ��� �b� of the Act�, and 

- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** 

My  examination  was  carried  out  in  accordance  with  General  Directions  given  by  the  Charity Commission.  An  examination  includes  a  review  of  the  accounting  records  kept  by  the  charity  and  a comparison  of  the  accounts  presented  with  those  records.  It  also  includes  consideration  of  any unusual  items  or  disclosures  in  the  accounts,  and  seeking  explanations  from  you  as  Trustees concerning  any  such  matters.  The  procedures  undertaken  do  not  provide  all  the  evidence  that  would be  required  in  an  audit,  and  consequently  no  opinion  is  given  as  to  whether  the  accounts  present  a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 

- �.  Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: 

   - To keep accounting records in accordance with section ��� of the act; 

   - To  prepare  accounts  which  accord  with  the  accounting  records  and  comply  with  the accounting requirements of the Act; have not been met; or 

- �.  To  which,  in  my  opinion,  attention  should  be  drawn  in  order  to  enable  a  proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Signed** 


## **NAME OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER. Laura Sylvester** 

��/�/���� 

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## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **Year Ended 31 August 2022** 

||**Note**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|**Incoming resources**||||
|||��,���|��,���|
|Fund raising||��,���|��,���|
|Donations||||
|||________|________|
|Total incoming resources||��,���|��,���|
|||________|________|
|**Resources expended**||||
|Charitable activities|�|��,���|��,���|
|Governance costs|�|||
|||________|________|
|Total resources expended||��,���|��,���|
|||________|________|
|**Net incoming / (outgoing) resources**||���|���|
|Reserves brought forward||��,���|��,���|
|||________|________|
|Reserves carried forward at �� August ����<br>**2022**||��,���|��,���|
|||��������|��������|



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## **Balance sheet as at 31 August 2022** 

||**Note**|**Restricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Fund**|**Fund**|
|||**Assets**|**Assets**|
|||**202**<br>**2022**|**2021**<br>**2021**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|**Current assets**||**19,693**|**12,753**|
|Cash at Bank||��,���|��,���|
|**Current Liabilities**||||
|||-|-|
|||**_______**|**_______**|
|**Net assets**||**12,��3**<br>**19,693**|**12,���**<br>**12,753**|
|||_______|_______|
|**Funds of the charity**||||
|Incoming restricted funds||��,���<br>**19,693**|��,���<br>**12,753**|
|||_______|_______|
|**Total funds**|�|**12,��3**<br>**19,693**|**12,���**<br>**12,753**|
|||**�������**|**�������**|



These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on �/��/���� and are signed on their behalf by 

Sally Bessada 

## **Co-Treasurer** 

The notes on pages �� to �� form part of these financial statements. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **1.  Accounting Policies** 

## **1.1  Basis of preparation** 

The accounts �financial statements� have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland �FRS ���� issued on �� July ���� and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland �FRS ���� and the Charities Act ���� and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from � January ���� 

## **1.2  Incoming Resources** 

All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## **1.3  Resources expended** 

Expenditure is recognised in the period in which liability is incurred and has been classified under headings that aggregate costs related to that category. 

All resources expended are inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. 

## **1.�  Going concern** 

The Trustees assess whether the use of the going concern principle is appropriate, ie. Whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast doubt on the ability of the school to continue as a going concern.  In the foreseeable future, the Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.  On this basis the Trustees consider that the adoption of the going concern principal is appropriate. 

## **1.�  Taxation** 

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph � Schedule � of the Finance Act ���� and therefore it meets the definition of the charitable organisation for UK corporation tax purposes.  Accordingly, the Trust is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter � Part �� of the Corporation Act ���� or Section ��� of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act ����, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 

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## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 

## **2.  Analysis of charitable expenses** 

|||||**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**2022**|**2021**|
|||||**£**|**£**|
|Grants to support the education at The||Fulham Boys||��,���|��,���|
|School||||��,���|�,���|
|Costs associated with the activities noted in the annual||||||
|review|||________||________|
|||||��,���|��,���|
||||��������||��������|
|**3.  Analysis of Governance Costs**||||||
|||||**Total**|**Total**|
|||||**2022**|**2021**|
|||||**£**|**£**|
|Accounting costs||||-|-|
|Costs of Independent review||||-|-|
|Other administrative costs||||-|-|
||||________||________|
|||||-|-|
||||��������||��������|
|**�.  Summary of funds**||||||
||Brought|Incoming|Resources|Carried|Total|
||Forward|Resources|Expended|Forward|����|
||�|�|�|�|�|
|General funds|-|-|-|-|-|
|Restricted funds|��,���|��,���|���,����|��,���|��,���|
|Restricted funds||||||
|fixed assets|-|-|-|-|-|
||________|________|________|________|________|
||��,���|��,���|���,����|��,���|��,���|
||��������|��������|��������|��������|��������|



## **�.  Related party transactions** 

The Trustees of the charity are also parents of pupils at The Fulham Boys School. Funds collected as regular donations are transferred to the Foundation, rather than directly to the school. 

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