FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS CHARITY NO. 273918 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 FRIENDS OF EARLS HALLSCHOOLS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 273918 ACCOUNTS - 31 AUGUST 2025 CONTENTS Page Statement of Executive Committee's Responsibilities Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Re￿iptS and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS REGISTEREO CHARITY NO. 273918 STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE CoMMI￿EE's RESPONSIBILITIES The Charities Act and the constitution requiré the executive committee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the chality and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the execulive committee are required to-. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it Is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue. The executive committee are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the fi'nancial position ofthe charity and to enable them to ensLtre that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen￿ for laking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulariti8S. FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 273918 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Structurè and Management The Friends of Earls Hall Schools is a registered charity, no. 273918, and is governed by Its Constitution dated 14 November 1995. Its address is at Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, SSO OQN. The Executive Committee during the year to 31 August 2025 were.. Chairpersons.. C Heath & K Sale Vice Chairperson.. L Welling Treasurer. D Payne Secretary.. Health and Safèty.. Other Members.. A Lan8 L Smith All parentslcarers of children attending Earls Hall Primary School, together with friends of Earls Hall School to include governors are entitled to be members of the PTA Headteach6r'. M Badcock Objectives and Activitles The object of the Association is 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 nlxmally provided by the Local Education Authority) and as an ancillary thereto and in the furtheran￿ of this 0￿"ect the Association may.. la) foster more extended relationships be￿een the staff, parents and others associated with the school. and Ib) engage in a¢tivitÉes which support the school and advance the education of the pupils altending it. Achlev8ment for the year The charity generated income of £31,259 in the year and the total expenditure for the year amounted 10 £25,550. The in-year surplus was £5,709 and the charity had an overall bank balan￿ at year end of £23,958. Reserves The charity does not have a set level of reselves that it tries to achieve or maintain as the projects that it is requested to fund vary in their nature and size. C Heath K Sale On behalf of the Board of Trustees On behalf of the Board of Trustees FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 273918 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Friends of Earls Hall Schools {'the charity,) for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise Ihe summary of re￿ipts and payments and the statement of assets and liabilities. This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordan￿ with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters l am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent perrnitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and Ihe charity's trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for Ihe opinions I have formed. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act'i. I report in respect of my examlnation of the charity's accounts carrled out under sectlon 145 of th8 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission und8r section 145(5)(b) of the Act. An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in givin9 their opinion on the accounts. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently l express no audit opinion on the accounts a￿1 my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner's statement. Independent examinees statement I have compteled my examination. l confirm that no material matters have com8 to my att8ntion in connection with Ihe examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the challly as r8quired by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Janine Mansfield Rickard Luckin Ltd 1, Floor County House 100 New London Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 ORG Dale l 7 2026 FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 273918 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2026 Surplusl (Deficlt} 31108125 Y8ar Ended 31108124 Receipts Payments Fundralslng Adventure Island Tlckets Barleyland Christmas Activities Inc Panlo 1,081 814 1,081 314 6,254 -soo 10,814 -7,516 3,298 2,385 Coslume Hire Donations Easter Eggs & Activities Garrons Light Trail Lottery Licenc8 Mothe¢slFalheVs Day Gifts Quiz Night Raffle Tickets Rochester Market Stamptastics Summer Fete Uniform Icake Sales Young Voices 68 1,572 363 68 1572 331 55 891 205 2141 -20 -32 -20 -20 5,655 128 1,395 -3,072 2,583 128 1,281 1,577 114 1654 -236 75 6,708 1389 197 23,389 -114 7,872 1,472 -3,104 4,768 1,472 31,234 -14,358 16,876 School Purchases Curriculum Enrichrnenl Replacement Oven other Donatlons -7,000 -307 -7,000 -307 -22,587 -2448 -2448 -9,755 -9,755 -22,587 other ReceiptslPayment8 A¢countan¢y Fees Bank Interest PTA Committee Expenses -1260 -1260 25 -177 -1412 480 1477 -313 25 -177 -1,437 25 Net ReceiptsllPaymentsl Bank Balances brought forward Bank Balances carried forward 5.709 1,486 18,249 16,763 23,958 18,249 FRIENDS OF EARLS HALL SCHOOLS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 273918 STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025 2,025 2,024 MONETARY ASSETS Bank Accounts 18,249 NON MONETARY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Liabilities Accruals Trade Creditors 480 480 480 480 Co-chairperson Co-Chairp8rson C Heath K Sale . Treasurer D Payne These accounts were approved by the Executive Committee on .