## **Friends of White Woman Lane Charity number 1208337 Trustees Report Period ended 31 August 2025** This report should be read in conjunction with the accounts for the Charities first period. ## **Role of Friends of White Woman Lane School** The role of this organisation is twofold, to ensure that the school has additional funding available for extracurricular activities and events and to provide a sense of community friendship and fun for all. Funding for schools has steadily been dropping so our role to increase funding for the extras is more important than ever. The role of the committee is a group of people who work as a team and achieve amazing things, we all need to work to our strengths and within our own limits. It is also a group who have fun and enjoy each other's company. If we don't have fun we can't achieve what we set out to do. ## **Our Objectives** - To raise money through events. - To provide fun events open to all. - To have a positive collaborative relationship with the school. - To work as a team - To be fair - To have fun ## **Charitable Structure** The original association that was Friends of White Woman Lane Junior School gained charitable status on 21 May 2024 so these accounts represent the period from then until 31 August 2025. Going forward the accounts will be made up annually to 31 August each year. The Trustees have not changed during the year and are named as Rachael Cole (Joint Chair), Catherine Dugdale (Joint Chair) and Rachel Townsend (Treasurer). After the period end at the AGM in September 2025 Rachel Townsend resigned as treasurer and trustee and this role was taken on by Becca Eagling. As a charity and as trustees we abide by the rules of the charity commission in terms of how we run and are governed and how the funds are spent. The FOWWL follows the constitution which has been adopted and lodged with the Charity Commission. We are a member of Parentkind which as well as providing us with insurance coverage also has a wealth of information support and guidance. ## **Process of deciding how we spend funds.** All requests for funding for activities or equipment are discussed by the committee during meetings or within the committee Whats app group to enable decisions to be made in a timely manner. Funds should be distributed fairly and for the benefit of as wide a group of children as possible. ## **Cash** Bank balances at the start of the period on 21 May 2024 were £6,204 and at the end of the period on 31 August 2025 were £12,257. ## **Fundraising** During the period to August 2025 we raised £15,240 and this was after costs of £1,407 were paid which relate to events taking place in the next financial year (meaning the income is yet to be earned to offset these). The fundraising split by events is included in the financial statements for the year. Of the fundraising total noted above £6,270 relates to the period from 21 May 2024 to 31 August 2024 and the remainder is for the year from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025. ## **Donations and purchases for the school** During the period we have donated £8,758 to the school for equipment purchases, school trip subsidies, Christmas books, workshops and leavers celebrations. In addition to this, we had a super slide installed on our mound which was very kindly donated and constructed by Simon Calver and his team. It has been a massive hit with the children! ## **Admin expenses** The charity's admin expenses relate to bank account fees and insurance. Insurance with Parentkind £162 Bank charges £116 Equipment £130 Other £20 Bank charges commenced in March 2025 due to a change in the terms of Lloyds bank. We are in the process of aligning the bank account name and the charity name to convert the account to a charity account to mitigate some of these costs. ## **Thanks** Of course none of this would be possible without our amazing committee, the commitment of the staff team at White Woman Lane and the number of volunteers who help out in lots of different ways. Everyone plays a part. Thank you all. ## **Plans for the year** The fundraising focus for the current year is for additional play equipment for the school field. This will be split into phases to make the fundraising targets more achievable. For and on behalf of The Trustees of The Friends of White Woman Lane School **----- Start of picture text -----**
Friends of White Woman Lane School
Statement of assets and liabilities
For the period ended 31st August 2025
£
Assets Bank account 12,257.12
Cash 0.00
Total assets 12,257.12
Liabilities 0.00
Net Assets 12,257.12
Reserves £
Brought forward (agreed to prior year accounts) 6,203.68
Current year activity 6,053.44
Carried forward reserves 12,257.12
Difference 0.00
Summary of fundraising activities
For the period ended 31st August 2025
Fundraising Fundraising
Income from activities income costs Profit
£ £ £
Doughnut day 278.02 -52.05 225.97
Winter disco 2,365.04 -1,884.12 480.92
Christmas card project 725.11 -7.90 717.21
Hot chocolate sale 163.08 -50.38 112.70
Family bingo 530.29 -297.93 232.36
Mothers Day shop 837.01 -657.88 179.13
Easter disco 1,720.81 -1,177.30 543.51
Easter Egg Hunt 432.35 -224.50 207.85
Frozen Friday 349.58 -180.39 169.19
Fathers Day Shop 841.35 -195.71 645.64
Summer BBQ 7,090.05 -2,692.49 4,397.56
Sports Day refreshments 1,081.67 -425.85 655.82
Upper School performances 248.50 -111.58 136.92
Summer disco 813.82 -578.82 235.00
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Dress down days 613.30 0.00 613.30
Quiz and chips -2.43 -21.00 -23.43
Uniform sales 414.99 0.00 414.99
School lottery 282.40 0.00 282.40
Asda Cashpot for schools 157.50 0.00 157.50
Disco costs for following year 0.00 -150.00 -150.00
Colour run costs 0.00 -1,257.37 -1,257.37
Costs relating to prior years -6.80 -6.80
Fundraising for 21 May - 31 Aug 2024 10,544.00 -4,274.26 6,269.74
Total income from activities 29,486.44 -14,246.33 15,240.11
Costs incurred £
Insurance -162
Purchase of safe -129.99
Bank charges -116.43
Broadland DC lottery licence -20
Admin costs for 21 May - 31 Aug 2024 0
Total costs -428.42
Net Income for the period 14,811.69
Donations to school for the period ended 31st August 2025
£
Year 6 leavers gifts 103.55
Christmas books 331.26
Sensory garden 435.44
Outdoor play equipment 483.58
Pantomime workshop 185.96
Dance workshop 521.44
Horrible Histories theatre trip 2,703.50
Long jump cover 863.00
Gressenhall trip 996.20
Glockenspliels 253.67
Slide safety report 109.50
Year 4 castle trip 866.00
Leavers picnic from Jul 24 83.15
Donations to school for May 24-Aug 24 822.00
Total donations to school 8,758.25
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Net change in funds for the year 6,053.44 FRIENDS OF WHITE WOMAN LANE Registered Charity Number- 1208337 White Woman Lane JuTr￿r SGhool. Whito Woman Lane, Nonvlch, NR6 7JA INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FRIENDS OF WHrrE WOMAN LANE For the period ended 31 August 2025 Respective Responslblllties of Tru$tO08 and Examlner The charivs trustees are r9sponslble for the preparation of thè accounts. The tnlstees Tr￿SIder that an audit Is not required for thls period under section 144<2) of thè Charlties Act 2011 (the 2011 Act} and Ihat an independent èxamination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the chadty 1$ not subject to audit under company law, It Is my responsibility to.. examlne the accounis under section 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid di)wn in the General Dlredons glven by thè Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act: and state vthether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examlnerfs Roport My examination was carried out in a¢cordance wth the General Dlrectlons given by the Chartty Commisslon. An examination includes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a compartson of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disd08ur88 in the accounts, and $89knng explanations from you as trustees cy￿¢eming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that V￿uld be réquired in an audit, and consequently no opinion 15 glven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and falr vievl and the report is limi18d to those matters set out in the stalement below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) vthlch givas me re880nable cause to believe that, in any matsrfal respect, the requirem8nts: to keep accountlng records in 8C(x)rdance wlth sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act; and lo pr8pare accounts which accord wlth the acc£¢unting records, comply with the accounllng requirements of the 2011 Ad and wlth the methods and Prlnciples of the statement of Recommended Practic8: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP}, have not been m8t; or (2) to which, in my opinion, attentlon shoukl be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Signed &gnèturé.' Name (print).. fer& OAI L&1 Address." Relevant Professlonal Quallllcatlon l Experfenc I confimi that l am qualified to undertake the Indep8nd8nt examination of the above accounts by virtue of: Qualification /8XP6rience.' Note.. tndep8fftJdeiJl *x8nJiRor must b& rtrn ind*p6ndenl person is rnaS1￿8bty I￿l￿Ved by Ihe tnjstees lo have the requisite ath.lity and prnctiC81 eXp￿￿￿e to ￿rry oirt a ¢omp8l*nt ￿￿mInation of the &¢count￿ (s8cJon 145(3J(b) olihe Charities Acl 2011}.