## **Katherine Warington Association of Friends (KWAF)**
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
For the year ended 31[st] August 2025.
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
The Katherine Warington Association of Friends (KWAF) is a registered charity established to support Katherine Warington School by fostering closer links between home and school and by engaging in activities which advance the education and wellbeing of pupils.
The trustees who served during the year were:
- **Claire Toms, Chair**
- **Davina Sharp- Treasurer**
- **Dean Inns – School link partner**
## **Objectives and Activities**
The charity's objectives are to advance the education of pupils attending Katherine Warington School by:
- **Fundraising** through social events and activities.
- **Strengthening links** between home and school.
- **Encouraging involvement** from parents, carers, and the wider community.
- **Provide resources and facilities** beyond the school’s core budget.
- **Promoting sustainability** by reducing waste and encouraging recycling at events.
The trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and are satisfied that the charity's activities further its charitable purposes for the public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance**
During the year, KWAF organised and supported a range of fundraising and community events including:
- School fundraising events and social activities.
- Community engagement initiatives involving parents, carers, staff and students.
- Other fundraising campaigns throughout the academic year.
These activities successfully raised funds which were used to support projects and resources for the benefit of students at Katherine Warington School.
During the year, the charity contributed funding towards trampoline equipment, history, Spanish and geography resources, enrichment activities such as year 7 poetry day etc.
The trustees are grateful to all volunteers, parents, carers, staff, local businesses and supporters whose contributions made these activities possible.
## **Financial Review**
The charity's income for the year was £26,968.
Expenditure for the year was £27,278, primarily relating to fundraising activities and grants or donations made to support the school and its pupils.
At the year end, the charity held unrestricted funds of £15,215.
The trustees are satisfied with the charity's financial position and believe it remains well placed to continue supporting the school community in future years.
## **Reserves Policy**
The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to meet its ongoing commitments and to provide stability for future activities and projects. The trustees review the level of reserves annually.
## **Plans for Future Periods**
In the coming year, KWAF intends to:
- Continue organising fundraising and community events.
- Increase engagement with parents, carers and the wider community.
- Provide financial support for projects and initiatives that enhance students' educational experiences and wellbeing.
- Explore new fundraising opportunities to maximise support for the school.
## **Trustee Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Approved by the trustees on 15.05.26 and signed on their behalf by:
Claire Toms Chair of KWAF
**Katherine Warrington Association of Friends 1197086**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
## **CC16a**
|**For the period**
**from**|01.09.2024|**To**|
|---|---|---|
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**980**
**236**
**970**
**3,752**
**3,713**
**557**
**1,112**
**13,801**
**1,475**
**371**
**26,968**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,968**
**481**
**7,128**
**-**
**256**
**16,790**
**-**
**256**
**1,710**
**504**
**154**
**27,278**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**27,278**
**- 310**
**-**
**15,525**
**15,215**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**980**
**236**
**970**
**3,752**
**3,713**
**557**
**1,112**
**13,801**
**1,475**
**371**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Sale of KWS Bricks|**980**||||**2,405**
**253**
**2,326**
**2,749**
**3,603**
**3,110**
**2,419**
**2,622**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|Parents evenings|**236**|||||
|Non uniform days|**970**|||||
|Second hand uniform|**3,752**|||||
|Raffle and winter wreath making and xmas
trees|**3,713**|||||
|Easyfundraising|**557**|||||
|Disco|**1,112**|||||
|Fireworks|**13,801**|||||
|Cinema night|**1,475**|||||
|Donations|**371**|||||
|||||||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_||||||
||||**-**|**26,968**|**19,487**|
|||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|
||**-**|||||
|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||
||||**-**|**26,968**|**19,487**|
||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|||
|
Raffle and winter wreath making and music
festival|
**481**|||**481**
**7,128**
**-**
**256**
**16,790**
**-**
**256**
**1,710**
**504**
**154**
**27,278**|**958**
**2,058**
**200**
**376**
**17,400**
**150**
**153**
**-**
**-**|
|Fireworks|**7,128**|||||
|Sponsored walkprizes|**-**|||||
|Disco|**256**|||||
|KWS Donations|**16,790**|||||
|Cash withdrawal|**-**|||||
|Parent kind and other charges|**256**|||||
|Brickpurchases|**1,710**|||||
|Cinema night|**504**|||||
|Parents evening
**_Sub total_ **|||||**-**|
||||**-**||**21,295**|
|||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**||
||**-**|||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
||||**-**|**27,278**|**21,295**|
|||||||
||**- 310**||
**-**|**- 310**|**- 1,808**|
||**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**
**15,525**|**-**
**12,509**|
||**15,525**|||||
||**15,215**||
**-**|**15,215**|**10,701**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
07/06/2026
1
**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Cash balance at Metro bank account
Cash float
Reserve Metro account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**10,090**
**-**
**50**
**-**
**5,075**
**-**
**15,215**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Davina Sharp|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
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||||Date of
approval|
|||Davina Sharp|15.05.26|
|||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
07/06/2026
2
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Katherine Warrington Association
of Friends.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Katherine Warrington
Association of Friends for the year ended 31 sl August 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity truslees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Acl'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145
of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515}{b} of the Act.
Indèpendent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any malerial
respecl:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section
130 of the Acl., or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed=
Name.. Lu MLFf) ITE
Date.. IS/os/Z02é
Address.. Katherine Warringion School. Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. AL5
5FH
Relevant professional qualification or memb8rship of professional bodies lif any).. ACCA
Qualification: Student