•INDs Friends of Cl*am Common Academy Annual Report and Fhmnclal Statements
The trustees have pkasure In wesentln8 their report together wrth the finandal statements for the year ended 31 PAWLSI 2025. Frfend5 of Cheam Common *£ademv 1203654 Address Frlends of Cheam Common Academy, Cheam Common Infants. Academy. Balmoral Road. Worcester Part KT4 8S5 Current Trustees Charlene Fiekl Chair Veselina Aldred Secretsry Gemma Crosby Treasurer
The charlty is an uninworated thaTity. retsered In End. It was re8lstered on 20 June 2023. The charitVs committee has re8ular meetin85 throughout the yearto plan acfi¥ltles and monitor progress of Its Inftlatlves. Membershlp of the management commlttee Is open to all parents, guardians and L3reTS of thlldren attendin8 the school. Trustees I members ofthe committee are eletted at the AGM and hold offio untll the followin8 AGM. The AGM tskes pla a few weeks after the start of the school ar Iln late September or earty October). There must be a minimum oftwo trustees. To 4dvance the educailon of pupils in the school by: associated with the school; en8aging in acbvitses or providingfètilltles orequipment TAhich support the schools and attn the educion of the pupi The tharlty aam C(xnftM lftfan Aradery (CCI) and Chn ComTrMM Junlor AdemY (CCJ) through orténi5ing funda1$1ng events which ser¥e multlple purposes: ralslng MO to allow the schools to purchase necessary resources and equipmenL increasing the engagemert of all 5takehddef5 to help ImprnE the communlcatlon beiween the $thl and pants/(arS In order to lead to better outcomes for the children, and pr¢widin8 fun athttses for the students. During the 2024n025 sch1 ar, across the various events the (tharity PK>sted, it 8enerdted an Income of just (w £65,46& The funds rnlsed were allocated to a number of excltSn8 wojects for the Amon8 Otherthlrqs, the tharlty held the schools to procure: • MiIGA fd8 • MUGA basketball hoops • MUGA shelter CCI Sports kit • Table tennis tables Coats for winter campaign Rekenrek beads Grass blocks
CCI play&rnd renovation • Cllrnbln8 frame • Walkie tslkies Infants Canopv 7 larye tables for events The charity also supported the xhool through hosttng and pnThidinB lteerS for a number of events, to offer opportunftles to the parents and teather5 of the school to corne trfjether, or as • a coffee mornl support on sp3rts days" • a Berwal knowle quiz evenin • a bingo nht. summerfair. Flnanclal reélew communlty. Our fundraising efforts this year have concentrnted on the purchase of the Items Ilsted above. as well as cOMp1r4 the fundraising for the largest projert the Friends of Cheam Common has worked on, namety the resurfacing and refwKing of the Multi Use Game Area {MUGA) at Cheam Common Junior Academy ICCII. Due to the scale of the project. the Trustees applled for a variety of grants from the wider community and engaged even more closely with parents within the school to identrfy altemth sources Uffundi ratrrthan rEIy 501ety on donattons re11 in the course of the u5uoI artivities hosted by the tharity. We are pleased to report that this resulted in the receipt of corporate match4undlng arnnt to nearly £24,IJXI. The project was successfully cornpleted In 2025. Due to the success ofthe fundrdising elfrmts Obvthe r, we were also able to fvrO the ren¢)vlon of the Cheam Common Intrdn P4derry pltygrtyjnd. basis. The totsl fundfalsin8 income for the year is £65.468. costs amountto £78.024. of whid) £63,234 is donations made to Ca and CCJ forthe ltrm5 I15ted above. Thls results in a net deficlt for the >ar of £12,556. The cash position * the end of the finandal yearwas a l• balance of £56,763. The Trustees discuss the yearfs plannln8 at the AGM and liaise wlth the schools throu8hout the to dlscu55 what items and project5 tth Uld Ilke us to support them wlth. These requests are reviewed on a by G5e basls. Thls Is to ensure that donattorts made from the charltyto the schools meet the threshold for providin8 a benefit to the majoiity of the school. It is also $0 that we can control what expendlture the charity is commltttng to. As we do not hwe access to credlt facillties. It Is krylorthe Trustees to ensurethat any eyndlture commlknent can be met ty existlnB cash assets. Thls is reviewed on aTr orwing basis thrwghwt the ar $0 it can be adlusted accordln8
academic year 202512026, we will 5UPPOrt the schools with the development of a dedicated art studio. This will be used as a space to store art supplle5 and teach art lesson5. rninlmising ilme105t ' to set up and dear dassrrK•msforart aLtlvitits ar Mim151ng the chlldrerfs Itme to create and enjoy art a¢tskn. LIn8 the course of the ar, Other projects Ilkely to be fijnded also, to be
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts 1203654 I rekyjrttothe rwst£eson mye¥amlnattw 0ftheawwtsrftheabFtyIlTn#vifll[Énd 311/ 202 Respoh5ib116t6esandl>a51sof rnp)rt Asthechantytrustee5rAtheTrux you are res[Neforth0PrepOrt ofthpacoxNrt5 in [danwIth the requ¥ÉmentsofthefharlWkt3)U IWEACVI. I rep)rtin re5pertoFMYeA3mina oftheTrwVsaccountsc4rried wtundErsetith 145 ofd 2011Art and in can6 wtmyexaminalicn I havefdlo¥Nedal ttapF4KAe 01n$ thecharitycommiwon undersÈth¢)h I4515Mblofthe• ImdÈpeThdertex•nwnerfsSlErt I have cOMered myexaminatyon. l thatnoMat•7 matterskncowtornyatttyknn cOnwnrth theexarDination 8rne catseto arry rfoterialrewt l. a¢ty)untin8 record5were not kept in re$rrt0ftT1U$ts rEquired try5ecikn ts)olttA¢ or 2. the accounts do not rd7th05ererdL which attention thould bedrwn In this rewirtln orderto enab a prwr urKter5t3ndin8 ofts accountsto bereathed. Sned: Wame: Mark Bell of 11 FinarKe Soluti[ tim Date: 07.1&26 Addres&'46WoodbryJ5A¥*.Wor¢e5ter P3rt&Jrrty. KT476AL