Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date 01 Period end date 08 From 2020 To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name The Friends of St Catherines Other names charity is known by FOSC Registered charity number (if any) 272519 Charity's principal address St Catherine's School Cross Deep Twickenham Postcode TW14QJ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not forwhole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee ifan Simone Sheehan Chair Andrea Sheehan Vice Chair Johneen McPherson Head Mistress & Head of Charity Secretary Treasurer Polly Fox Laeona McGrath Simon Watkins Catering Manager 10 11 rr I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TAR June 2021
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Option l infonn tion) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constitution adopted 18th November 1976 and amended 22nd September 2002 Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted A Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by existing Trustees 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. TAR June 2021
Section C Ob'ectives and activities To assist in the provision of educational facilities and equipment for St Catherine's School through fundraising activities and social events. During the academic year 2019-2020 FOSC also made a significant contribution to the school Hardship Fund, created to assist parents experiencing financial difficulties as a result of COVID. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Under normal circumstances FOSC undertake numerous fundraising and social events throughout the course of the academic year. The 2 main events every year are the Summer and Christmas Fairs. Other events vary but typically include Quiz Nights, School Discos, Halloween Party and second-hand uniform sales. For the academic year 2019-2020, a number of these activities were curtailed as a result of the COVID situation. 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 their carrying out of the above activities, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. 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. TAR June 2021
Section D Achievements and performance .: Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year As a result of fundraising efforts during the year, The Friends of St Catherine's donated funds for the following items: Lighting for the Senior Library Contribution to COVID Hardship Fund Purchase of new library books Purchase of new pianos and ukuleles for Music Department Contribution to STRIDE program (Entrepreneurship & Enterprise skills for children) Accelerated reader program Various other educational & recreational equipment for both prep and senior school TAR June 2021
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Charity policy is to maintain a minimum reserve of £20,000 to meet any emergency needs Details of any funds materially in deficit Not applicable Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: 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 a ove. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Laeona McGrath Treasurer Date 1710612021 TAR June 2021
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts ••• , Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Friends of St Catherines On accounts for the year ended 31" August 2020 Charity no (if any) 272519 Set out on pages 1to2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31108 12020. Responsibilities and As the charity trUStS of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be rawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Nam MS HELEN MELVIN Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FCMA Address: 7 NORMAN AVE TWICKENHAM TW12LY IER June 2021
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts" directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. None IER June 202 1