THE FRIENDS OF THE CHERWELL SCHOOLOXFORD
Registered Charity 1183TT9
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 July 2025
The trustees present their ReFM)rt for the year 1 August 2024 to 31 Juty 2025. This Report
should be r8ad in Conjunction with the attached financial statements lor the same period.
Legal stslus
The charty was established by a Constitution as a Charltable Incorporated Organisation
('Foundation' model constwlution) and entered on the Register of Charities by the Charity
Commission for England and Wales on 7 June 2019 with the registered number 1183779.
Registered address
Pennwi)t)d House
Pound Lane
Cassington
Oxfordshlre
OX29 4BN
Bank
The Co-operallve Bank plc
PO Box 250
Southway
Skelmersdale
WN8 6wr
Independeni Examlner
Camerons Accountancy Consultants Ltd
9 Worton Park
Cassington
Oxfordshire
OX29 4SX

Objects and actlvlties
The objects of the tharity are: To advan￿ the education of the students at The Cherw811
School Oxford by provldlng and assisting in the provision of facilities for education and
educational wellbelng at the school.
The tharity raises funds through donations and general fundraising ath'vities in order to
provide grants to The Cherwell School Oxford to help provide facilities for educafjon and
educational wellbeing at the school In all areas of the curriculum, Includlng arts, sdences
and sports.
Structure, Governance and Management
The charty is governed and managed by its Iruste8s in accordance with ils Constitution.
The trustees met four times during the year with an overall attendance level of over Th.
Th8re are no committees nor subo)mmitt8es and in the event of decisions being required
between meetings all trustees are wnsulted and involved by group email.
Five trustees served throughout Ihe year:
Jo Harris
John Hemingway - Chair
Niall Mcwilliams {retired and re-appointed for a lurther three years as of 7 June 2025)
Alex Thomas - Secretary
Lucy Wells {retired and r&appolnted for a further three years as of 4 December 2024)
Volunteers
The irustees would like to thank the many volunteers at Cherwell School who continu8 to
assist wlth advlce. support and fundraising initiatlV8s, including pargnts, Garers and staff
mernbers.
We especially thank Headteacher Chris Price, Operations Manager Hazel Moss, and
Development Manager Claire Starkey for the key part they each play in all the work of The
Friends.
We also thank independent professional Amy Hemingway for her generous gift-in-kirKI in
maintaining our website.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR
Thls was the slxth year since our launch and we delivered another very strong
perforfflan￿ in supporting the school. We owe massive thanks to all our supw)rters and
donors who made this possibl8.
Ouring the year we gave grants lo Ihe school of £36,300 (lasi year £54, 650). In addition
we cornmltted a further £40,000 (last year £32.000) to support ongolng projects which the
school should complete during the coming financial year. All our grants lo Ihe school are
paid on the successful completion of projects that fund improvements to benefit the
education and wellbeing of its students.
Examples ol Our Impa
We maxlmlse the Impact of our granls by helplng io meet a wlde range of needs across
the school on both sites and in all areas ol the curriculum.
Exarnples of eXperIen￿S we funded this year included: professional coaching forAfrtcan
and Sarnba drumming workshops. trophies for all school sports., expenses for the
Mathematics Olympiad for Girls and the Maths Team Challenge. and lh8 two4ay Explorer
Dome Inflatable planelarfum for Year 7 students lo learn rnore about the planets,
constellations and galaxies for their science and space studies.
Equipment and facilities that we funded included.. various ongolng improvements10 toilei
facilities- 30 additional Chromebooks plus charging trolley for the Sixth Form,. Sports
Leaders kils across the school" binoculars for the 8CO Students: and new A-V technology
and display screens on South Site,
Through our dedicated Student Support Fu nd we also provlded financial help for any
students needing support nol available frorn any other source. especially for activities Such
as the student ski trip.
We also continued lo fund resources for student mental health and wellbeing ihrough an
expanded partnership with AT The Bus, providing invaluable art therapy to students wth)
benefit from small group sessions ouislde of Ihe classroom. The school Is now working in
partnershlp wlth AT The Bus as part of the 'Access che￿ell, programme whlch supports
students requiring additional pastoral or academic interverrtions. AT The Bus have created
a new studio Spa￿ in the school used by these stud8nts every week as part of their
timetable.
The Eco Garden
On8 of the major highlights of the year was the official opening of the south site Ecology
Garden. We hosted a wonderful event on a beautrful sunny evening in June, welcoming
Friends, parents, and students to explore this garden of learning and wellbelng, The
students did a first class job leading lours and sharing the activities they cary out in their
nature studles. It was clear to see the positive impact the garden is already having, quickly
coming a valuable place for leaming and enjoyment.
While funding from the Friends kickstarted Ihis project, we are incredibly grateful to Ihe
many other partners and lunders who helped us create such a valuable Spa￿ at the heart
of the school. Wherever possible we help to raise funds from other grant awarding bodies

and commercial organisations that usually go directly to the school. In particular on this
project this year the school received a grant of £4,380 from the Summ8rtown & St
Margarei's Forum to help provide materials for the raised beds and pergola; a grant of
£2,000 from the Wytham Woods Pollinators Programme io help fund the planting of
heritage fruit trees In the orchard; and a grant of £500 to fund small tools and sundrfes for
the garden from Oxford Clty Councll through Counclllor Katherine Miles from her Ward
Member budget. The school also received a donation frorn the Woodland Trust of 400
hedge saplings.
In addilion the garden projecl received very substantial gift-in-kind support from major
construction company Morgan Sindall, who provided without charge the manpower and
machSnery to dig and create the pond and to build the raised beds and pergola. In total thls
very generous support saved Ihe project several thousand pounds.
In lotal. the grants and gifts-in-kind that went directly to the school from other bodies had a
combined v8Jue ol around £17,000, and we thank them all for their very generous support.
Other activities
The PTA was also able to hold some successful soclal events for parents, students and
staff during the year whlch raised funds for The Friends, Induding Ihe annual Wlnter
Festival and the sale of pre-owned PE kit which is donated by parents and carers.
During the year The Friends also received a substantial donats'on from the Perryman lamily
lo manage on behall of the school. The donation was mad8 in order to create an annual
art prize in memory of former student and Suc￿sSIu1 artist Alison Perryman, a stud8nt
during the 1980s who sadly passed away too soon. This donation will enable the school to
run an annual event showcasing work particularly from Key Stage 3 students across Art
and DT.
In addition during the year the school submitted a grant application to the Wolfson
Foundation for approximately £90.000 to support the development of DT provision within
the school. A decision on this applicatlon Is Ilkely to be made during the next school year.
Movin9 forward with the River Learnlng Trust
Throughout the year we continued to build our database ol Friends and to grow our
reputation arnongst Cherwell's parents, staff, alumni and the wider communty. The
success we have been achieving durlng the last slx years has also attracted the attention
of the eXeCu￿ve leadership team ￿ the River Learning Tru￿ (RLT>, the multl-academy
trust of which Cher¥vell forms one part. As a result, during the year RLT opened
discussions with us to consider whether and how the model we have created could be
rolled out by them to all 30 schools in the Trust.
In the main our fundralsing has been dependent on electronic methods and professional
fundraising software ihat enables us to communicate with our donors and potential donors
on a regular basis and to manage the relatlonships. Many donors make a regular monthly
glft to our annual fund, which provides a bedrod( of fundlng ihai helps us to plan for the
future viith greater certainty. and their net total numbers contlnued to grow during the year.
Every donation whether small or large, monthly or one-off, makes a huge differen￿ in
helping us to pay for projects and facililies that simply cannot be funded within the school's
budget.

After discussions. the leadershlp ieam at RLT declded to invest in similar fundraising
software which they would provlde free of charge to all the schools in the Trust, supported
centrally by RLT. The Friends trustees decided that it mlght be benellcial also for Friends
of Cherwell lo adopl the RLT system and effectwely appoint RLT as our agent to handle
our dalabase and online fundraising processes, which would also involve the school's
business and development team much more directly in the management of the database.
RLT antlclpaled that Iheir system would b&come operational during our next financial year,
and discusslons ￿ntInued at the year end. One major consequence if we want ahead with
RLT would also be to eliminate the vast bulk ol our operating costs, pN)teMially saving
several thousand pounds a year.
The key reason why we set up The Friends in 2019 was to help Cherwell School start io
build own professional fundraising capability. This new developrnent with RLT could
turther help us to achleve this objective, bullding on the successful appointrnent by the
school in January 2023 of Cherwell's first Developmenl Manager posltlon, made leasible
by our work. We look forward very much to continuing io help the school to bulld thai
fundraising capability.
Looking Ahead - The Masterplan Vision
Throughout the year we continued our endeavours to help Cherwell School overcome its
significant infrastructure shortfalls. includlng exploratory discussEons with local authorits'es,
the school's local MP and also central government. The Masterplan Vlsion involves
replacing Cherw811's aged single storey buildings with modern multi-storey facllities,
releasing land for gre8n space recreational purposes and establishing a campus
environment. In addition, the new facilities will meet Oxford City's Z8ro emissions targets
by employing a number ol energy saving technologies and building techniques. The
prop)sed development is a modular design to enable a phased building approach that
allows conllnual operation of the sthool durfng Improvements.
Phase 1 of the Masterplan wa5 the design and construction of the all-weather sports pltch
that was completed six years ago and has been a huge success. M rKrt only serves the
needs of the school's sports but also generatas a vital str8am of incorne for the school
through lettings every week io e￿eMaI users.
Phase 2 comprises the design and construction of a large multi-purpose hall that will
SUPPOrt the school's sports curriculum and provlde an essential large flexlble meeiing
space for examinations, performing arts, exhibitions and potential communlty needs.
During the year rnajor construction company Morgan Sindall carried out a Co￿1ng exercise
free of charge to provide a realistic estimale of the budget needed to build it, which is likely
to be some £10.4 million.
The proposed hall is the next key slep In the school's overall Masterplan Vislon. Laier
phases ol the Masterplan include modrfications to the Marston Ferry Road crosslng to
signrficantly improve road safety, and the addition of new buildings to accommodate
classrooms, larouage suite, %ience laboratories, arts and perfo￿nan￿ studios,
appropriate welfare faciliiies and more.
Our endeavours to make it happen will contlnue durSng the year ahead.

OUR FINANCES
Our Income
Our total income for the year was some £63,800 (lastyear £55,400). Donations from our
Friends made up Ihe majority of this at over £49,300 (lastyear£41,50C4. In particular we
owe a massive thank you to everyone who supwrted our Chromebook Appeal 8t the end
of the school year in July. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the response, raising over
£9,000 in just a few weeks. Thls generosity means the school can repair around 30 current
devices and buy an additional 30 new machlnes and licences, making a huge difference
for students In the coming school year ahead.
Other sources of Income Included PTA events thai generated a donatlon to The Friends of
£1,800 (lastyear£2,200). Our ongoing accounl wlth the Easylundralslng online shopplng
scheme generated £780 (lastyear £1, 125), and the long term investrnent bond in the Low
Carbon Hub (inherited from the fonner charitable Cherwell School PTA) generated some
£170 In interest. This investment produces a small annual income plus a steady pay-back
of the Inlllal capital over a 25 year perlod.
We run a very effiaent system for redaiming Gfft Ald on eligible donatlons and this
generated over £9,380 (last year £10,300) in addttional income that more than covered all
our operating costs.
The special donaibn to fund the annual Perryman Awards is a ring-fenced separate fund
withln Ihe Friends and is antSclpated to provide annual prizes for at least ten years.
Our curnulative income since we started is:
Year 1
Year 2
Y&2r 3
Year 4
Year 5
Yéar 6
£10,999
£93.337
£60.996
£44.798
£55,368
£63.796
TOTAL
£329,295
Together with grants and gifts-in-kind worth a ¢umulativg total of some £36.150 that have gone
direGtly to the school over Ihe last two years, that takes the comblned lotal to £365,445.
Our Expendilure
Totsl grants of £36,300 (last year £54,65Q were paid lo the School during the year. Day-to-
day operation of the charty d8pends totally on volunteer time and resources. We have no
paid slaff, no prernlses, no equipment. We operate a website that we pay to host, but all
the design and malntenance is provided free of charge by an Independent professional
volunleer. Our software is manag&1 by two trustees, one of whom Is a professional
fundraiser with anoth8r charitable organisation. Our accounts are rnanaged by one of the
trusiees, and all our trustees give their time and expertise in various ways to support Ihe
charity's operations. Our Independent Examiner also very kindly provides her professlonal
services without charge.

Apart from hosting the webslte and producing occasional promotional materials, our main
costs are the cloud-based fundraising software that we use and the card processing fees
we pay lor online donations. Our total operating fX)sls for the year were £8,144 (lastyear
£8,025}. We are comrnitted to the principle that all our operating costs should be covered
without charg8 to donations, and again this year w8 successfully achieved this. As not8d
above, rf the proposed new system with RLT goes ah8ad then most of these costs should
effectively disappear altogether.
BalanGe sheel movements
During the year we received a small repayment of capital of £232 (last y&gr£201) on the
long term investment In the Low Carb)n Hub.
Our finances at the end of Ihe year showed a surplus of just over £17,000 (deficit lastyear
£7,3(￿, keeplng us in a very healthy posltlon to provide grants to the school in the year
ahead. At the close of the year our total funds stood at £78,890 (last year £59,53Q).
Wilh continued thanks to all our Friends and supporters.
Approved by the trustees on 04 March 2026
Signed on behall of the trustees
John Hemingway
Chair
Alex Thomas
Secretsry
Dale: 04 March 2026
Financlal Statements
The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Financial Statements and for
keeping proper accounting records, which disclose the financial ￿Sition of the Charity.

Tho Frf•nds of the Cherwell School Oxford
Balanco Shaet 31 July 2025
31 July 2025
31 July 2024
Fixed A39ets
Curr•ntAss•ts
Bank and cash
D•btor
Investmenl Low Carbon Hub
Total A88ets
CuYr•m Uabllld•8
Trade ¢redllor8
75,210
55,e04
10
3.915
3,683
78,893
59.529
Totsl Funds
78,693
59,529
Reserveg
R￿trICI•d Funds
Peryman Fund
2326
Totsl R¢strlGted Funds
Unrestricted brought forward
Surplus for year
Total R•8ONOJ
59,529
17,038
78.893
7,303
S9,529
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