Friends of Coddington School Year ended 31 August 2024 Charity number: 1206570 IUIIDS OF QityyihLiOM StINI ## **Friends of Coddington School Year ended 31 August 2024 Trustees report** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## Objectives and aims The primary objective of the CIO is to advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by: (A) developing effective relationships between staff, parents and others associated with the school (B) engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the progress of pupils. ## Public benefit In deciding our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘public benefit : running a charity (PB2)’ ## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** ## Charitable activities During the year the charity has worked hard to hold fundraising events to raise enough money to provide an outdoor classroom for the school. The profit made from these events, along with a grant from Newark and Sherwood County Council means enough money has been raised to provide the classroom in the early part of the school academic year for 24/25. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** At the year end the charity had total reserves of £23,996, of which £15,056 were unrestricted. ## Reserves policy The trustees aim to hold at least £3,000 in unrestricted reserves at any time to ensure enough money is held to pay out for suppliers ahead of a large event. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## Governing document The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. ## Recruitment and appointment of new trustees The appointment of any new trustee is at the discretion of the existing trustees and is subject to their unanimous approval. New trustees are chosen for the skills and enthusiasm they bring to the charity. ## Risk management The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** Registered Charity number 1206570 ## Principal address 1 Brownlows Hill Coddington Newark NG24 2QA ## Trustees Natalie Henstock Karen Wharton Hannah Colcomb Friend5 of Coddlngton School Year ended 31 August 2024 Independent Examlnees Rèport Independent examIne￿$ report to the trustees of Frlends of Coddin8ton School I report to the charitytrustee5 on my examinatlon of the accounts of Friends of Coddington School for the year ended 31 August 2024. Respoftsibllltles and basts of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accoLtnts In accordance with the iequirements of the Charities Acl 2011 {'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Sotllon 145 of the Act and in carrying out rny examlnallon I have followed all applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commlsslon under Seulon 145(Sllbl ofthe Act. Independent examlnpr'5 statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connectian with the examlnatlon 8lvln8 me cause to believe that In any material respect: l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the frust as required by Sectlon 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records- or 3. the accounts do rbot comply wlth the appllcable requirements concerning the form and content of a¢cour￿ set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other thon any requirement ihat the accounts Bive a true and fair view which is not a matter consldered a5 part of an independent examination. I have no ¢oncems and have come across no other matters in connertion with the examinatlon to which attention should be drawn in this report In orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Phll Bal ## **Friends of Coddington School Year ended 31 August 2024 Receipts and payment** |**Income**
Donations
Interest
Grants
Fundraising
**Expenditure**
Contributions to school
Cost of fundraising
Other costs
Surplus
Funds bfwd
Funds cfwd|**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**restricted**
**Total**
290
290
93
93
8,941
8,941
19,286
19,286|**2023**
**Total**
3,766
12
-
9,654| |---|---|---| ||19,669
8,941
28,610
(6,559)
(6,559)
(7,771)
(7,771)
(881)
(881)
(15,211)
0
(15,211)|13,432
(1,921)
(4,111)
(863)| |||(6,895)| ||**4,458**
**8,941**
**13,399**|**6,537**| ||10,597
10,597
**15,055**
**8,941**
**23,996**|4,060| |||**10,597**| ## **Friends of Coddington School Year ended 31 August 2024 Statement of assets** |Bank
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds (outdoor classroom grant)|**2024**
**2023**| |---|---| ||**23,996.23**
**10,597.24**| ||15,055.63
4,038.23
8,940.60
6,559.01| ||**23,996.23**
**10,597.24**|