Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 31012023 Period start date To 31012024 Period end date** **Charity name: Friends of Pennington School** **Charity registration number: 1198666** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|We are an independent small scale charity
organization operated entirely by
volunteers. We aim to be an inclusive
group here to enhance the school through
fundraising, community, and support.| |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|In 2023/24 we received mainly charitable
donations from local business. This has
increased our funds significantly, we have
joined parentkind to help us run and govern
the organization and put in place trustees
and governance to manage the charity.
We have used these increased funds to
support the school in their efforts to
improve outdoor play and community
engagement providing resources which
both benefit the school and local
community.
Example events and activities included a
Christmas Family Fun Night including both
parents, carer and children form the school
and the local community. We also
supported the school with funds to
implement recommendations from Opal
Play research, provided funds to run a
reading club and paid for extracurricular
trips for the school children to local sights.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 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|**Charitable Status and Associated**
**Governance in place**
**Received donations from local business**
**Orcina which is managed annually and**
**has been used to:**
**-benefit outdoor education**
**- fund a reading club benefiting school**
**children and their families**
**- funding of school trips**
**Fundraising events which not only raise**
**money for the charity but also provide**
**an event which brings the school**
**children, their families and local**
**community together, the most**
**successful being the annual Christmas**
**Family Fun Night**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**End of year position £94394 in the**
**account and holding £0 in cash**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity currently maintains reserves**
**to invest in fundraising events which**
**raise additional revenue and to support**
**unplanned investment i.e. end of school**
**year books**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Minimum £3,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Charter**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trustees incorporated as a body**| |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|**Election to post at Annual General**
**Meeting**| **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|| |---|---|---| |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|Friends of Pennington| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1198666| |Charity’s principal address|Pennington C of E School
Pennington
Ulverston
LA12 0RR| ||| Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||CarlyBaird|Chair|21stMarch 2023|Election topost| ||Amanda Dexter|Treasurer|21stMarch 2023|Election topost| ||Phillipa (Stella)
Baldwin|Secretary|21stMarch 2023|Election to Post| ||BetsyHockaday||20thApril 2022|Foundingtrustee| ||Siobhan Gilbert||20thApril 2022|Foundingtrustee| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|none| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|none| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|none| ## **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)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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** Docusign Envelope ID: 2641D6A5-540F-45B3-9F29-820FF5A17DD7 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Carly Louise Baird **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 30th November 2024 1114lljll $11 CHARITY COMMISSION: Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES I report on the accounts Independent Examiner's Report Rèport to tho trustsesl mombers of FRIENDS OF PENNINGTON SCHOOL On accounts for the year endad 29th February 2024 Charlty no Ilf any) 1198666 S•t out on pag•8 I repcrfl to Ihe trustees on my examlnation of the at¢ounts of the abov6 charlty Ilhe Trusf) for the year ended Rosponglbllttlos and As the charfty trustg0s of the Trust, you are ￿SponSi01e for tho pr&par8tion basls of report of the accounts in acLordance wilh the ra]ulremènts ol the Charilie$ Act 2011 (Yye Acr). I report in ro$￿t of my examination ofthè TN5t's acwunts carriod out und8r seclK)n 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicBble Diyections given by the Charity Comrnission undèr seC￿n 145151(b) of the ACL I h8V8 ￿mPloted my examinalkyn. I confirm that no malertal matters have come lo my attents.on in conD8Ction with the examination which gives me eauso to bélieve that in. any material re$pect'. accounting reo)rds wore not kapl In accordan¢o wrth 88cllon 130 of the Act or the acwjnts do not ac￿rd with tho acctsjnting r•cord8 Indopondont examiner's 8tatemont I havo rv) rmm$ and have ¢om& across no othèr matters In connection with the examination lo which attention should bo drawn in ordor to enablo a proper under81arKling of the acei)unls to ba roachad. ' Please delete the V*Drds in the brack8ts Mfftèy do nol 8ppIy. Slgned: Dats: 29th Novemb8r 2024 Namfr: 8 W Mitchell Rolevant profgsslonal qualification(•) or body (If any): S¢hools Fina￿181 ￿rviCeS Address: Aubum& C¢)ttage, Lowick Green ULVERSTON, Cumbrki LA12 8DX Sectioii B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of conc@Tn (see CC32. Inde￿ndent examinatlon Of charity ae¢)wnts.' direth"on$ and guKlanc• for èxaminers). IER October 2018