Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date Charity name: Les Petites Voiles
Charity registration number: 1196130
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The object of the CIO is to advance the education of the public in particular but not exclusively children issued from francophone families and living in the area covered by Southend on Sea Borough Council by: a. Teaching French language as an extracurricular activity, and; b. Organising cultural events to develop understanding of francophone cultures and traditions. |
| 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 |
The main activities undertaken for the public benefits are, depending of the children level: • Teaching French primary curriculum • Providing a forum to improve understanding of French culture • Learn about customs, geography and history All allowing children to improve ability to communicate with wider family, understand their roots, their partial heritage to help progress toward a resilient adulthood, respectful of cultural differences. To note, this year 24/25 the charity restarted full operation after ayear of limited activity. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | We hereby declare that the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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 | The main achievements of the charity in 24/25 has been to: Successfully onboard new trustees Successfully restart the charity full operation Successfully delivering lessons to 3 groups of children aged between 2 and 10 years old. Increase the number of families benefiting of the service Produce a website to promote and explain our service Facilitate the hosting and organisation of wider social and cultural event open to the wider French communities Progress in the updating policies and process Understanding strengths and weaknesses of various delivery model. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | The charity has achieved all and above originally set objectives to fully restart and sustain the activity |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Lesson learnt from fundraising activity demonstrated that social events outside the classroom opened to the wider community, did not lead to increase fund, but improve visibility of services. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Carried out by chair trustee |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The reserves from previous year in the form of material have been used, and the charity did not make any profit this year, which make “holding reserve” non-existant. The charity relies and grants and family fees to fund the services. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | 0 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | It is the charity policy that the families contributions remain as low as possible, and any spare revenue is refunded to participating families. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | No deficit |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Na |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Charity principal source of funds is from families membership when operating fully. For 24/25, the majority of the cost were covered by the family membership, while a small proportion was sponsored by grant from French Foreign Education Agency. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The main risks faced by the charity are: the increased cost of life, limiting the budget and number of participating families. the high amount of volunteering offered by trustees is unsustainable * the increased wages and difficulties to recruit teachers |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
3 trustees | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed (by default) |
| 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 | Voluntary - trustees |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Les Petites Voiles |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charitynumber | 1196130 |
| Charity’s principal address | 37 avenue Road SS07PJ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Norton | From 10/11/2024 | |||
| Pierre Zilliox | From 10/11//2024 | |||
| Helene Bataille | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
| Director name | ||
|---|---|---|
| Helene Bataille | 11.09.2025 | |
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 held in this capacity |
na |
|---|---|
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
na |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
na |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Anne Norton Full name(s) Helene Bataille Ep Minson Position (eg Secretary, Chair Secretary Chair, etc) Date 11.09.2025
Charity Name Les Petites Voiles
No (if any) 1196130
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
| For the period from |
Period start date 01.09.2024 |
To | Period end date 31.08.2025 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Familysubcription |
1,240 | - | - | 1,240 | - | ||||
| Donations | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | ||||
| Fundraising | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Raffle | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Grant(AEFE) | 450 | - | - | 450 | - | ||||
| Refund | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 1,714 | - | - | 1,714 | - | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | |||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Sub total | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | |||||||||
Adminstrative support to build and keep policies up to date (contractor) |
- | - | - | ||||||
| Special events (GDR, CDN, GMR, fete de fin d'annee) |
193 |
- | 193 | - | |||||
| Classroom hire | 530 | - | 530 | - | |||||
| Insurance | 87 | - | 87 | - | |||||
| Internet + website service | 15 | - | 15 | - | |||||
| Teachingassistant | 357 | 357 | |||||||
| Fundraisingcost | - | ||||||||
| Trainingcost | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Flam membership (journees flam) | 80 | 80 | |||||||
| Advertisment | - | - | - | ||||||
| School books, digital support, storage solution |
395 | - | 395 | - | |||||
| School supplycraft | - | - | - | ||||||
| DBS | 24 | - | 24 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 1,714 | - | - | 1,714 | - |
| - 1,714 - - - - |
- - - - 1,714 - - - |
- - - - - - - - |
- - - 1,714 - - - |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| website | |||||
| tablets | |||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- | ||||
| - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
131.84
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Details
0 Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 11/09/2025 to nearest £
Categories
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| B1 Cash funds | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Total cash funds | - | - | - | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted funds | Endowment | |||||||
| funds | funds | ||||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | - | - | |||||||
| charity’s own use | - | - | |||||||
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | ||||||
| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
11/09/2025
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