## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **08 01 2024 31 05 2025**
**From 31**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** THE FRIENDS OF AMWELL VIEW SCHOOL **Other names charity is known by** AMWELL VIEW CHARITY SHOP **Registered charity number (if any)** 1206435 **Charity's principal address** AMWELL VIEW SCHOOL
STATION ROAD STANSTEAD ABBOTTS, HERTS **Postcode SG12 8EH**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
MR PHILIP GOVERNING BODY
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LANCASTER
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
March **2012**
**TAR**
1
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
CIO Established January 2024 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) ASSOCIATION How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) ELECTED BY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Trustee selection methods
- (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.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY)
March **2012**
**TAR**
2
WE OPENED A CHARITY SHOP IN OUR LOCAL VILLAGE. OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE OUR PUPILS WITH LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS THEY HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY CAN VISIT THE SHOP HAVE A BROWSE OR SIT AND READ AND MEET OTHER PEOPLE.
WE EMPLOY 1 MEMBER OF STAFF TO RUN THE SHOP AND HAVE 10 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP. WE DO NOT EXPECT TO MAKE A PROFIT. WE HAVE HAD REGARD TO PUBLIC BENEFIT. WE OPENED AN ADJOINING SHOP NEXT DOOR TO EXTEND THE SPACE A YEAR LATER.
**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)**
IN APRIL 2023 WE ACQUIRED THE FRONT PART OF THE NEIGHBOURING BUILDING TO ENABLE US TO EXTEND OUR SELLING SPACE EVEN MORE.
THE SHOP HAS BECOME VERY BUSY AND IS WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY OF EAST HERTFORDSHIRE. THE PUPILS FROM THE SCHOOL VISIT THE SHOP REGULARLY AS PART OF THEIR CAREER SUBJECT.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
March **2012**
**TAR**
3
## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
WE CONTINUE TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN THE CHARITY SHOP. THE NEIGHBOROUGHING SHOP WAS PURCHASED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, AND WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE FRONT PART OF THIS SHOP TO EXTEND OUR SELLING SPACE AND ACCEPT LARGER ITEMS TO SELL. THE REAR OF THIS BUILDING IS NOW A SATALITE CLASSROOM FOR OUR OLDEST PUPILS TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE INDEPENDENT AND HELP WITH THEIR TRANSITION WHEN THEY LEAVE AMWELL VIEW SCHOOL. OUR PUPILS HAVE ENJOYED VISITING THE SHOP AS PART OF THEIR LESSONS.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Section E Financial review**
WE DO NOT INTEND TO MAKE A PROFIT. ANY RESERVES ARE PUT **Brief statement of the** BACK INTO THE RUNNING OF THE SHOPS. **charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially** NONE **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
MAIN SOURCE OF FUNDS COME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS AT You **may choose** to include SCHOOL, DONATIONS AND INCOME FROM THE CHARITY SHOPS. additional information, where EXPENDITURE INCLUDES RENT OF SHOPS, SALARY OF SHOP relevant about: STAFF, RATES AND UTILITY BILLS.
- 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**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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**Signature(s) Full name(s)** MR PHILIP LANCASTER **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** TRUSTEE **etc) Date** 9.3.26
March **2012**
**TAR**
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Charity Commission Annual Return Charity Number 1206435 8 January 2024 to 31 May 2025 The Friends of Amwell View School
|Expenses
Gen Account incl Rent, Building Ins, Elec works, Business Rates, Stationery/Equip, Mobile Phone Bills
Salary costs CG
Fund Acct incl Electric bills, Water Rates
PayPal expenses
Income
Shop takings, ELT payments received, Music Magpie sales
less cash used for Xmas Disco,Café Visits Comm Class,Volunteers vouchers = £580
PayPal income none
Balance|£
15,507.93
31,922.82
2,304.99
0.00
49,735.74
57,898.48
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198.79
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8,361.53
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
THE FRIENDS OF AmLL VIEW SCHOOL
On accounts for the year
ended
31.5.2025
Charity no
(if any)
1206435
Set out on pages
l to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 8b<)ve
charity (Yhe Trusf) for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Tfust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {'Ihe ACV,).
I report in Spect of my examination of the Twsvs accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
hav8 followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5){bl of the ACL
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with
the examination which gives me Causè to believe that in, any material
raspect..
accounting records were not kept in accordanrA Yth sects'on 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord vAth the accounting records
Independent
examinets statement
I have no ¢oncems and have come across no other matters in connection
wth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
' Please delete the wortys in the bJp¢k8ts if they do not apply.
Signed:
Name:
JANET WARRINGTON
Relevant professional
qualifiGatlon{s) or body
{if any):
ILM BUSINESS MANAGER
Address:
BRAMBLES, 1 C HILL TOP LANE. SAFFRON WALDEN, ESSEX
CB114AS
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only mplete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32.
Indepèndent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief détails of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018