Friends of Brooklands School 255861 Annual Report and Accounts from 1st August 2024 - 31st July 2025
Friends of Brooklands School (FOBS) is a charity directly linked to Brooklands School in Reigate, Surrey. Brooklands School expanded in 2020 and now has two sites, with the original site at Wray Park Road for children with severe learning difficulties and complex needs, and a new site at Alexander Road for children with complex social and communication needs. FOBS raises funds to enhance the lives of the children at the school, providing specialist equipment and resources to help the children reach their potential.
FOBS do not deal directly with the children and follows all of Brooklands School's own policies when interacting directly with the children and therefore does not need, or have, its own child protection or other safeguarding policies in place.
We have no funds in reserve and all monies are in the general account. This year we have raised our funds through a wreath making evening, a cheese and wine evening, a non-uniform day, Christmas cards and two raffles. We also raised some money from external events such as running events and donations from individuals and local businesses that are friends and families of the school. Kingwood Golf Club has named us as their charity for their financial year, and we have received donations from events held by them.
The funds we raised this year went to a garden room that was built at the Alexander Road site. We also funded resources such as AAC devices & licences, Teacch tables and communication devices & licences. We have agreed to fund repairs to the soft play area at Alexander Road and an outdoor gym at Alexander Road. We also fund the yearly hoodies for the Year 6 leavers.
FOBS do not pay any salaries, and the trustees do not receive any benefits other than refunds of directly attributable expenses.
Statement of Financial Activity for the Year ended 31 July 2025
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| INCOMING RESOURCES |
Miscellaneous fundraising and events | £7,246 |
| Donations | £6,238 | |
| Justgiving / online platforms | £31,647 | |
| School uniform | £2,882 | |
| Grants | £321 | |
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | £48,335 | |
| OUTGOING RESOURCES |
Suppliers & School | -£38,497 |
| Subscriptions | -£378 | |
| Fees | -£880 | |
| School uniform | -£2,191 | |
| PTA subs and other expenses | -£1,169 | |
| Events expenses | -£1,586 | |
| TOTAL OUTGOING RESOURCES | -£44,702 | |
| NET INCOMING / OUTGOING RESOURCES | £3,633 | |
| BALANCE AT 01 AUGUST 2024 | £32,716.30 | |
| BALANCE AT 31 JULY 2025 | £36,349.15 |
lrnlependent examlmrb report to the lrnstees of Frfend8 of Brookl8nds School I repcrfl lo the Injstees on my examination of accounts of th9 Friends of Brooklands School (the Trust) lor thè yaaf ended 31 Juty 2025. Re8ponslbSNtl•s and bo$1• of w•pryt As the charity trustees ol the Tnjst. you arn r8SF*)b18 for the preparatn of th8 accc4Jnts in 8cconJance with the w1MentS of the Charities Act 2011 rthe ,1. l in of my examinalw of TrLL81's accounts carri&J out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrymg cmrt my examinatn I have followed 1 the aFplicable Dir&t18 gN8n by Chanty CoMmissn under sect 145tS1(bl of the Act. 1ThIep•ndrt •umThr st8tThnt I have completed my examinatM)n. I ¢)fi that no Malw matters have come to my attention in cOnnli0n with the examination gin9 me cause to telieve that in any materid respect: 1. accounting redS wwe not kept in respect of ts Tn1 as required by section 130 of the Act: 2. the accounts do not acrd with those rteCs. I hav8 no concems aNJ have corw across no other matters in nnectn wrth the examination to which attentK)n shoukl be drawn in this report to a proper tmdwstanding of the accxjunts to be reached. Name.. Suzanne lIn Address: 6 Chart Lane. Rgate. Sufrty RH2 7BP Date: 11. 3 iolG