Friends of St John's Highbury Vale School Association ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31st August 2024 Charity Commission Registration No: 274172
CONTENTS PAGE Legal and Administrive Information Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's report tothe Trustees Statement of Receipts and Paynt Statement of Assets and abIlitIeS Notes to the Accounts
I. lEGALA ADMINIThTIVE INFORMATION Charity Number 2741n Other Names ThèFrientsof StjOtr'S HighbLryVJle ScPml IFOSJI Friends of Stjohn's Highburyvale Daysdwl A5$0dation {PrlouS namel Start of Fln•nclal Year Oi ptember 2023 End of Financial Year 31AwJst 2024 Trvstees at 31" Aust 2024 Mrs H Khan (President) B Minsende (Chairl A Morgan ISe¢retaryl J Carsen IGovernorTfUSteel Ms. K Docherty ITrusteel Tntsltes reslined after er#J of finatwJ•l y.. J Carsen Iresvxned IV ju 20251 The HeadTeadw b In exthits memberofthe Committee 0fTrtee$ aNI President ofthe Association. One parent 8overnor one olhergovefnor member shall be arvointed annulty bythe sd01 Gorning body at their first meetingofthe AutumnTèrm. Upto slx other members from Pwent bodyare electedannualty at the Ass¢xlation AGM. The Chair. Vlce<hair. Treaswer •nd Secretsrysham be elerted from theTrustee Governlwd Instrument CorItUtiOn pted September 1976, as arnend 3rd October 1994 asamended 14 Crt 2019 ObJecll¥e To atfvarKe the education olthe pUpS olthes¢knl by pw¢)vxlI and aSsilD8 In provision of facillties for education atthe school (for further detaiLs. see clause 2 of the Constitution). CorresF4Jndence resS Stjohn's H1ghburyva CE Primaryschool Conewood Street N5 M)L Primary Banker5 HSBC Bank Pk 25 lon H4hSt London N19U Independent Exarniner Gilroyand Br¢y)kes account•ts Ltd Suite 15, The EntttryeCentre Coxbrmlge &Jsines5 Park, Farnham Surrey GU105EH
- REPORTOFTHE TRUSTEES Fundraising fof school activities and piojerts th3t advance the education of the pupils of St John's Hi8hbury va CE SCI1 e.g., wovsion of actm1$ and eguiwnent either not adequateW promded or not provided at all by thè Local Authorsty. Summwy ofmain Acthth forthe Pubhc 8enefft Variou5fundraisingand social actryltiès take e thrirq rWh11st the charity •lso facilitate5 the direct donation of funds thro4 re8ular gMrvA as well as throu8h payroll 8i¥in8 •nd matched givirrf. The trustees consKler that they ha¥e referred to Charty Comrni55w)n'$ 8uidance on public benefft when anninglUture fvftdrir acthrykne5 and ¢onsidefin8 how the5elunds shouhl be spent. Durin8 the year ended 31 August 2024, the th?rity had a thit of£15,307 {Surus £16,916) maklni reserves carried forward at 31 August 2024 of £65.3361£80.6431. In thè year ended 31Au8USt 2024, gross receipts of£37.26S1£41.6741 included £16,7531£25,5841 from furtdraislng actlvlties and £19,4481£15,0601 from donations received (nil aid clalmed for 2023120241. Payments made dunr4ihewtrtal£525721£24,7S8I iNludtd £ 6AII {£4,1141 in rdatlon to costs of lundraisin8. Expendltureof£45,CQO1É19.4451 rel•tedtopJ*ts tothe sdth. At the end of the financial year FOSJ had aets of £65,876 which is in line with FOSJ'S reserve policy of maintairini resetves of 1.>2.5tlmes FOSJ'S £30,CIXI budget f curriculum materlal5. Apwoved bytheTrustees on the 11 AW2025aThl sipd on thelr behalf Mr5. H Khan (Presldentl
INDEpENDEPExAM&YER'S REAoNTE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024 Report to the tfUStee5lmembers of Friends of Stjohn's HEhbury va Association onthe accounts for thè year ended 31st August 2024. The charity's trustees are respOlbIE forthe preparation ofthe a¢wunts. Thecharity's trustees consider thai an audit is not required for ifvs year under sectron 144 of the (harlIs Act 2011 Ithe Charities Act) and that an indepermlent examination is needed. It is my Tesponsibilityto.. examinethe accounts uThJersedMM 145 of the Chartties Act, tofollow the predureS laid down in the general Direction$8Nn ty thecharty Commisslon (under section 14SISllbl of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters ha4 come to myattentlt)n Myexamlnatlon wès urried out in accordance wrlh gerbefal dirertions given bythe Charity Commission. An examination includes a review ofthe accountin8 records kept by the charity and comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in theaccounts and seekin8 explanatn5 from the trustees Conrning anysuch matters. The piocedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and ¢onseqsJently no opinion isgivtn as towhether the accounts present a'true and fairf ew, and the report i$1Smited to those matters 5etout in the statement below. In connection with my eyamination, Thejune 2025 Trustee meetirq minutes were provided. No other matter hascome to myattention which &ves me rea50nablècauseto belwethat in, anymaterial respe¢t, the requirements: to keep accountin8 records inaCrdance with section 130 of the Charities Art- and to prep3r• accountswhich accord withthe actour¢tin8 recordsandcomptywith the accountin8 rèquirements of the Charities Act have not met; or 2. towhich, in rnyopinKJn, attenlion sh)uld be drawn, in order toenable a woper understanditw of Ihe accounts to be reached. Anna Coote Gilroy and Brooke5 accountsnts Ltd Svtte IS, The Enterpr Centre Coxbridgè Business Park. Farnham Surrey GUIO SEH Date: IU0812025
Friends of St th)hn's Highbury Vak Sthool As9)oation Annual Receipts ar Payments A(0nts 1•tS•pknknr2f123b)31•¢W 2024 Charity number. 274172 Rec410s 8nd Payments Rec•ipts.al unr•strKt•d Fut¥JrnrJ 1&n3 19.418 37,285 41,674 P•ym•nt• 16,8111 GMtto SlJrkn's S 14S,L}I 119,4451 (2211 1S2.0321 ftytr•y 16.910 C•h 81.153 84.237 rA•h fvrdl Ihl statem01%80 a1 at 31st AugLnt 2024 C••h a131 Auwmt R•w•••nt•J ¢uh at Li4'1rt The financial statements wTre apyo*d by the trustee8 on the 11 W2025 aTrJ signed their behaff by Mrn. H Khan IPre5iJert}
- NOTESTOTHEAccoupifs Basi5 of ActntIl The accounts have been prepared undèr the"Receipts and Pants. basis a5 prescribed by the CharityCommoners and they meet the appropriate legal requirements. Restricted Funds Thecharity held no r•Jtrthd fvnds &Jrit5 ¢xthe pmious ffinancialyear. Apart from the reiml)ursement of charitable expenthture Incurred on bèhallof the charlty, no other payments were made to Tnstees. No payments were made totrusttts or any persor& COnted wlth them rIrtg t5 financial peficrfl. No other material iransaction took ple beeen the organisation and a trustee orarry person connerted with them.12023124.Nonel Rlsk Assessment The trustees actlvely leeW the major risks whkh thecharityfaces on a regular basls and bellev¢ that malntaining the Iree reserves stated, combined with the annual review of financial controls wlll provide suffldent resources in the eventof atherse COndrtn$. Thetrustees have also examined other operational and business risks whith they face and confiTm that they have established system5 to rn11ate the slgnlfi¢ant risks. Reserves Pollcy The trustees have considered the level of Teserves theywish to retsin, approprlate to the charTrty's needs. Thi$ is based on the charity's siie and the level of finarrial commitments hekl. The trustees alm to ensure the charity 11 be able to continue to fvlfil its charitable objectives even If there is a temary shL¥tfall in income or Untxkted eXrend1re. The tnstees wll endeawur not to Set aside funds unnecessarity.The trustee5 we of the Mew thatthe tharity should rttsln reserves within a ran8è of 1.5-2.5 Ilmesthe •nnual budget for CurrUlM rnateTials. This is in orderto ensure thatthe school Is ableto integrate this expenditure into its medium.term finanoal plans. Public Benefrt The chadtya(krwywled8es wuireThnt t0deMotrate dèaty that il must have charitalle purp05&4 or'aims, that arèfor the public benefit. Details of how the charty has achieved this are provided in the Trustees Report. The trustees confirm that have paid due regard to the Charity Comml$4on guidance on public berfit before de¢ldingvhtacI1¥l1leS the dwrityshoukl undertake. GDPR Poli Friends ofStJ0hn rdson the s eXe pdicbes with respecttoGDPK A5 a small charity. FOSJ a.data contfolieff. FOSJ collects personal data through its donations and 8fftaid fomis. FOSJ destrtys perso11 data once the child leavesstjohn's Htrry Vale. ¥lll. Safeguardiro Polky Friendsof Stjohn'srdies onthe 5dth's eywti5e arbj SlICieS with reskrt to softguarding. Ajltrustware required to a certificate frorn the DBS IfXsc*)sure and Barr1r Se).
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