2025-08-31-accounts - Friends Of Cavendish In Camden

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period	start date	start date		Period	end date	end date
	1	Sep	2024		31	August	2025
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Friends of Cavendish in Camden was registered as a CIO in May 2023. This is the second annual report of the Trustees and explains the charity’s objects, and activities undertaken to meet these during the period to 31[st] August 2025.

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Friends of Cavendish in Camden

Other names charity is known by

N/A

Registered charity number (if any) 1203089

Charity's principal address

C/O The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street London Postcode NW1 7HB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted as trustee	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)	Dates office held
David Michael John Sterland	Co-Treasurer	Full year	Appointed by existing trustees	Full year
Yulia Giancola	Co-Treasurer	Full year	Appointed by existing trustees	Full year
Celeste Deolinda Dias Brennan	Co-Chair	Full year	Appointed by existing trustees	1 Jun 2025 – 31 Aug 2025
Jean Alice Devlin	Secretary	Full year	Appointed by existing trustees	Full year
Lewis Daniel Maleh		Full year	Appointed by existing trustees
Hadley Mahon	Co-Chair	1 Jun 2025 – 31 Aug 2025	Appointed by existing trustees	1 Jun 2025 – 31 Aug 2025

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution (amended 17 April 2023)

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing trustees in accordance with the constitution, Trustee selection methods considering skills and experience needed.

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The FOC is a CIO and has a constitution as its governing document. It was last amended on 17[th] April 2023. Additional policies cover Conflicts of Interest and Grant Making.

The constitution allows for a minimum of 3, and a maximum of 7 trustees, who must be parents or carers of a current pupil at the Cavendish School in Camden.
New trustees must meet the criteria set out in the constitution, and be appointed by the existing trustees with regard to the skills, knowledge and experience required for the effective administration of the charity. No new trustees were appointed during the reporting period.
Decisions by the trustees must be taken at a meeting of the charity trustees; or by resolution in writing agreed by a majority of all the charity trustees as set out in the constitution.
Trustees’ functions may be delegated to committees, on clear terms; during the reporting period the only such fucntion delegated was to an Events committee, which handled the planning and organisation of schoolbased community events.

While the charity does not have a formal risk management policy, trustees consider event-related risks as part of their planning process. For schoolbased events, trustees collaborate with the school’s designated health and safety staff to review appropriate measures, including attendance limits, required licenses, and safety protocols.

All meetings in the reporting period were held in person or virtually, with a quorum of trustees (two) present at all meetings.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document: To advance the education of pupils at Cavendish School by:

Summary of the objects of the Developing effective relationships between staff, parents and charity set out in its others associated with the school. governing document
Engaging in activities or providing facilities, resources, or equipment that support the school and enhance pupil education.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit:

Fundraising events such as second-hand uniform sales, a quiz night, a winter fair and a school anniversary fair, run to engage parents and the wider school community.
Grant-making and direct support to Cavendish School and its pupils, totalling £5,336, including:
A £4,000 donation towards the renovation of the school library, creating a space where children can enjoy reading and quiet time.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

£600 towards a Christmas theatre experience, delivered by external providers, bringing an enriching and enjoyable activity to the children.
£400 towards a science workshop, supporting STEM engagement.
A further £336 donation towards the school’s 150th anniversary celebrations, helping the school mark this milestone

The trustees confirm they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in planning activities.

The activities are undertaken with public benefit in mind with a split of funds going to charitable donations, grants for enhacing educational experience, and grants for supporting education-based activities and experience with local primary schools part of the Camden Primary Partnership Teaching School Alliance.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Additional details:

Grant-making policy is in place.
Charity activities are volunteer-run, with active parent involvement.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Key Highlights:

Delivered a successful and growing programme of community events, including a winter fair, anniversary fair, quiz night and uniform sales.

Continued to engage parents and build community spirit across the school.
Supported £5,336 of enrichment and educational activities for pupils, including a library renovation, a Christmas theatre experience and a science workshop.
Issued a governance guidance note clarifying trustee appointment, step-down procedures and the distinction between trustee, meeting-chair and operational (events committee) roles — strengthening clarity and supporting orderly succession.

In its second year of active operation, and despite a backdrop of rising operating costs and cost-of-living pressures, the FOC successfully ran larger events than in the prior year and increased overall funds raised by approx. 23% from £13,900 to £17,200. The trustees continued to engage parents in the life of the school through inspiring events, and to make a difference to the experience of pupils through varied and stimulating activities supported by the charity.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

During the period, the charity raised £17,157.93 and spent £12,872.72, ending the period with a net surplus of £4,285.21. Full accounts are presented separately.
Income was raised via events and donations.
Expenditure supported community-building, educational resources, and charitable donations.

Reserves policy: The charity does not currently hold reserves. All funds raised are used to support charitable activities as they arise.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Plans for Future Periods

The trustees aim to continue delivering inclusive, community-focused events and supporting Cavendish School through fundraising and enrichment activities.

During the period, the trustees operated with reduced capacity, including a period running one trustee short, which limited the bandwidth available for governance development. As a result, the formalisation of certain written internal policies — namely a financial controls policy, a risk management procedure, and a trustee expenses policy — was not completed during the year.

The trustees remain aware of these gaps and will retain them as a standing item for future periods, seeking professional advice and progressing them as capacity allows. Building on the governance guidance note issued during the year, the trustees intend to keep strengthening the charity’s governance in a manner proportionate to its size and volunteer-led nature.

Any policies adopted will be proportionate to the charity’s activities and resources.

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Yulia Giancola · 19 Jun 2026

Jean Devlin · 20 Jun 2026

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	Friends of Cavendish	Friends of Cavendish	Friends of Cavendish	No (if any)
	For the period from	01/09/2024	To	31/08/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations(Easyfundraising) 342 Fundraising -Quiz Night 2,461 Fundraising - Anniversary Fair 2,977 Fundraising - Uniform sales 5,194 Fundraising - Winter Fair 6,184 - - - 17,158 - - Sub total - Total receipts 17,158 A3 Payments Cost of fundraising events 6,988 Office/general admin expenses 548 Grants/donations to school 5,337 - - - - - - Sub total 12,873 - - Sub total - Total payments 12,873 Net of receipts/(payments) 4,285 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 11,703 Cash funds this year end 15,988 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total(Gross income for* *AR)* A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 342 2,461 2,977 5,194 6,184 - - - 17,158 - - - 17,158 6,988 548 5,337 - - - - - - 12,873 - - - 12,873 4,285 - 11,703 15,988	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details Bank current account *Total cash funds* Details Details Details Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ 15,988 - - 15,988 OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

David Sterland · 20 Jun 2026

Yulia Giancola · 20 Jun 2026