## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01-April-2021 to 31-Mar-2022**
## **Charity name: Friends of the Cavendish School (FotCS)**
## **Charity registration number: 1182441**
NOTE: This report is based on a template downloaded from the Charity Commission website in December 2022 it has been converted into a Google Document and reformatted to make it more presentable.
|**Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**|**1**|
|---|---|
|**Objectives and Activities**|**2**|
|Additional information (optional)|2|
|**Achievements and Performance**|**4**|
|Additional information (optional)|4|
|**Financial Review**|**5**|
|Additional information (optional)|5|
|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**6**|
|Additional information (optional)|6|
|**Reference and Administrative details**|**7**|
|Trustees|7|
|Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved|7|
|Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity|7|
|Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others|8|
|Additional information (optional)|8|
|Names and addresses of advisers (optional)|8|
|Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)|8|
|Exemptions from disclosure|8|
|Other optional information|8|
|**Declarations**|**9**|
## **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 and wellbeing**
**of the pupils at the Cavendish School by**
**providing and assisting in the provision**
**of facilities not require to be provided by**
**the local education authority at the**
**school.**
**Our main activity in this area has been to**
**seek donations from local businesses**
**and groups and individuals towards**
**funding work in the school.**|
|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|**When the Charity was setup we received**
**a donation from a local charity towards a**
**garden at the entrance to the new school**
**- we are currently planning the new**
**garden but it has been beset with issues**
**regarding locating a suitable site.**
**We have provided donations to the**
**school during the period which have**
**been used for the purchase of additional**
**VR equipment, as well as some planters**
**(on wheels) which could then be moved**
**into the new buildings when they opened**
**(note that this was incorrectly included in**
**last years figures).**|
|A statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trusttes confirm we have had regard to**
**the guidance from the Charity**
**Commission regarding public benefit.**
**More detailed information is available on**
**the Charity Commission website;**
**https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-benef**
**it-rules-for-charities**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant-making|Para 1.38|**The school celebrated its first year of**
**operation in its newly built site in early**
**December 2022.**
**As a Charity supporting the school, we**
**have provided donations and support**
**where necessary in line with our Grant**
**Making policy.**
**We should noted there have been**
**significantly fewer requests for grants**|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**than we were expecting but that the**||
||||**school was really only open for the**||
||||**period December 2021 to March 2022.**||
||Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|**Not Applicable.**||
||including program-related||||
||investment||||
||Contribution made by|Para 1.38|**While the maximum number of Trustees**||
||volunteers||**the Charity is able to have is 12 during**||
||||**this period until January 2022, there were**||
||||**only three Trustees - none of which had**||
||||**children at the school - and the focus for**||
||||**the Charity had to be establishing itself**||
||||**and developing policies and structures to**||
||||**conform to the requirements from the**||
||||**Charity Commission.**||
||||**At the AGM in 2022, three new trustees**||
||||**were welcomed, and Rachel Gibson**||
||||**opted not to continue.**||
||||**The shortage of Trustees has had a direct**||
||||**impact on the activities of the charity**||
||||**however the work being done is laying a**||
||||**firm foundation for the future as the**||
||||**Cavendish School continues to grow.**||
||Other||**No additional information.**||
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## **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 more
comprehensive benefits to
society as a whole.|Para 1.20|**The Charity has been able to provide**
**additional VR equipment to the school**
**which has allowed more pupils (the VR**
**equipment is very popular) to access this**
**technology.**
**This additional equipment took the forms**
**of a Occulous Quest device as well as a**
**small number of games.**
**Despite the new buildings for the school**
**not being open we were able to provide**
**some planters for the school to use in it’s**
**temporary buildings that could then be**
**rolled over to the new building once it**
**opened.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**No objectives for this period were set as**
**it was not clear whether objects could be**
**met based on the schools opening**
**deadlines.**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Fundraising has continued during the**
**period and we have enrolled with Paypal**
**Giving and with AmazonSmile both of**
**which continue to be excellent sources of**
**funds for the school.**
**We have not had the resources to solicit**
**any corporate donations during the**
**period.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not Applicable.**|
|
Other||**No additional information.**|
## **Financial Review**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity is in an excellent financial**
**position - we are still holding the**
**donation pending the garden.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**At the moment we have no policy for**
**reserves - the school is yet to be fully**
**open and we expect to have a reserves**
**policy in place sometime during 2023.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Not applicable.**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not applicable.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are no concerns with the charity**
**being able to continue as a going**
**concern.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Individual (personal) donations; primarily**
**Paypal and AmazonSmile.**|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable.**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The failure to provide a Sensory Garden**
**is a significant ongoing issue and the**
**hope is that Charity can progress this in**
**2023.**|
|Other||**No additional information.**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution (based on a model from the**
**Charity Commission current as at**
**registration date - 13th March 2019).**|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**CIO - Following the Association Model.**|
|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|**Trustees are volunteers primarily from**
**within the school community but also**
**from within the wider local community.**
**No external organisations have a right to**
**appoint Trustees.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Trustees are provided with a copy of the**
**Constiution (as agreed in January 2022 -**
**version 1.1).**
**No formal policies are in place for the**
**induction and training of trustees.**|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The Charity structure is flat (given the**
**small number of Trustees and**
**volunteers).**
**Work for the charity is organised via a**
**WhatsApp group. During the pandemic**
**the charity was forced to switch to online**
**meetings - using Google Meet - and it was**
**decided after pandemic restrictions were**
**eased that this would continue as it was**
**easier for the majority of trustees rather**
**than having to arrange childcare.**
**Meetings are typically scheduled for**
**8:30pm.**|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**Google provides email and document**
**management services (for free) as part of**
**the Google for Non-profits Programme.**
**The Cavendish School is the school**
**supported by the Friends and is itself part**
**of the Eastern Learning Alliance academy**
**group.**|
|Other||**No additional information.**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**Friends of the Cavendish School.**|
|---|---|
|Other names the charity uses|**FotCS.**|
|Registered charity number|**1182441.**|
|Charity’s principal address|**The Friends of the Cavendish School**
**c/o THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL**
**IMPINGTON VILLAGE COLLEGE,**
**NEW ROAD,**
**IMPINGTON,**
**CAMBRIDGE.**
**CB24 9LX.**|
|Contact Number|**07814 871752 (Chair of Trustees).**|
|Contact Email Address|**chair-of-trustees@friendsofthecavendishschool.org**|
|Charity Commission Website|**https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/**
**charity-search/-/charity-details/5136000/**|
## **Trustees**
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity;
|Office|Dates Acting (if not whole period)|
|---|---|
|Chair of Trustees||
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||Until January 2022|
||From January 2022|
||From January 2022|
||From January 2022|
## **Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved**
Not applicable.
## **Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity**
Not applicable.
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
None.
## **Additional information (optional)**
None.
## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional)**
None.
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
None.
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
No information has been marked as exempt.
## **Other optional information**
No additional information.
## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees;
Andrew Richard Pellew
Chair of Trustees
10-Dec-2022
## **FRIENDS OF THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1182441**
**ACCOUNTS AND REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**
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## **FRIENDS OF THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
I report to the trustees/members of the Friends of the Cavendish School (Charity number 1182441) on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 13 March 2022, set out on page 3.
## **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 report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
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, in any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair” view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## _Hilary Whipp_
5 January 2023
Hilary Whipp 74 Hollytrees Bar Hill Cambridge CB23 8SG
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## **FRIENDS OF THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL**
## **Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2022**
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total funds|
|---|---|---|---|
||funds £|funds £|£|
|Income from donations|18|NIL|18|
|**Total**|**18**|**NIL**|**18**|
|Expenditure|30|NIL|30|
|**Net movement in funds**|**(12)**|**NIL**|**(12)**|
|Total funds brought forward|1,705|2,460|4,165|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**1,693**|**2,460**|**4,153**|
## **Balance sheet as at 31 March 2022**
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total this|
|---|---|---|---|
||funds £|funds £|year £|
|**Current assets**||||
|Cash at bank|1,693|2,4600|4,153|
|**Total net assets**|**1,693**|**2,460**|**4,513**|
|**Funds of the Charity**||||
|Restricted income funds||2,460|2,460|
|Unrestricted funds|1,693||1,693|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**1,693**|**2,460**|**4,153**|
Signed by one of the trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Andrew Richard Pellew
Chair of Trustees – 6[th] January 2023
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