Friends of St John's Highbury Vale
School Association
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended
31st August 2025
Charity Commission Registration No: 274172

CONTENTS
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Legal and Adminlstrative Information
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examiner's rèport to the Trustees
Statement of Receipt5 and Payments
Statement of Assets and Liabilitie5
Notes to the Accounts

I. LEGALAND ADMINisfRATIVE INFORMAnON
Charity Number
274172
Other Names
The Friends of StJohn's Highbury Vale School {FOSJ)
Friends of Stjohn's Highbury Vale Day School Association
(Previous namel
start of Financial Year
01 September 2024
End of Financial Year
31 August 2025
Trustees at 31" August 2025
B Minsende (Chair)
A Morgan1Secretaryl
AD Kitching (Trusteel
Trustees resigned after end of financial year
Mrs H Khan Iresigned 15th January 2026}
Ms. K Dochertylresigned 15th January 20261
The Head Teacher is an ex-officio member of the Committee of Trustees and President of the
Association.
One parent governor and one other govemor member shall be appointed annually by the School
Governing bodyattheirfirstmeeting oftheAutumnTerm.
Up to six other members frorn Parent body are elected annually atthe Association AGM.
The Chair, Vice-chair, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected from the Trustees.
Governing Instrument
Constitution adopted September 1976, as amended 3rd
October 1994 as amended 14 ort 2019
Objective
To advance the education of the pupils of the school by providing and assisting in the provrsion of
facilities for education at the school Ifor further details, see clause 2 of the constitution).
Correspondence Address
Stjohn's Highbury Vale CE Primary School
Conewood Street
London
N5 IDL
Primary Bankers
HSBC Bank PIC
25 lslington High St
London
NI 9LI
Independent Examiner
RAA Gilroyand Brookes accountants Ltd
Suite 15, The Enterprise Centre
Coxbridge Business ParK Farnham
Surrey
GUIO SEH

2. REPORTOFThETRUSTEES
Atms and purposes
Fundraising for school artivities and projects that advance the education of the pupils of St John's
Highbury Vale CE Sthool e.g., provision of artFvities and equipment either not adequately provided or
not provided at all by the Local Authority.
Summary of Main Activities forthe Public Benefit
Various fundraising and social acttvities tske pla￿ during the year whilst the charity also facilitstes the
dirett donation of funds through regular giving as well as through payroll giving and matched gniing.
The trustees consider thèt they have referred to Charity Commission's guidan￿ on public benefft
when plannlngfuture fundraising attivities and considering how these fund5 should be spent.
Achievements and Performance
Ouringthe year ended 31 August 2025, the Charity had a der￿t of £16,7141£15,307) making reserve5
carried forward at 31 August 2025 of £48,6221£65.336).
In the year ended 31 August 2025. gross receipts of £59,5371£37,265) included £19,8701£16,753)
from fundraislng activities and £38,639 {£19,448} frorn donations received {nil gift aid claimed for
2024/20251.
Payments made duringthe yeartotslled £76,2511£52,572} and induded £ 6,948 {£6,811) in relation to
costs of fundraising.
Expenditure of £68.6201£45.(IXI) related to grants to the school.
Atthe end of the financial year FOSJ had assets of £49,210 which is in line with FOSJ'S reserve policy
of maintsining reserves of 1.5-2.5 times FOSJ'S £30,￿) budget for curriculum materials.
Approved by the Trustees on the IlJune 2026 and siglled on their behalf by
Ms Ha5ina Khan

INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORTON THE AccouNrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sfAUGUST 2025
Report to the trustees/ members of Friends of StJohn's Highbury Vale School Association on the
accounts fortheyearended 31stAugust 2025.
Respective responsibilities of tru*es and exarniner
The charity's trustee5 are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees
considerthat an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Art 2011 {the
Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibiltyto-
examSne the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to followthe prO￿dureS laid down in the general Directionsgiven by the Charity Commission
(under section 14515llbl of the charities Act, and
to stste whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of independent examinerfs ststement
My examination was carried out in accordance wrih general directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chartty and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or disc105ures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning
any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given asto whether the accounts present a 'true
at)d fair, view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the ststement below.
Independent &Yarniner's statement
In connection with my examination, The June 2025Trustee meetlng minutes were provided. No
other matter has come to my attention
l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material resFEtt. the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charitie5 Art,. and
to prepare acwunts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met-, or
2. to which, in my oplnion, attention should be drawn, in order to enable a proper understanding of
theaccounts to be reached.
Anna Coote
RAA Gllroy and Brookes ateountants Ltd
Suite 15, The Enterprise Centre
Coxbridge Business Parl Farnham
Surrey
GUIO 5EH
Date-1110612026

Friends of St John's Highbury Vale School Association
Annual Receipts and Payments Accounts
1st Sept￿ber2024 to 31stAugust2025
Charity number. 274172
Receipts and Payments
R￿1pts-all unreslrioled
Fundraising
Dona￿n$ ￿1ved
2025
2024
19,870
16,753
38,639
19,448
Interest r￿￿ed
S9￿37
37,265
Payments
Payments lo school dub woviders
Fundraising costs
(6,948}
16,8111
{45,OLXJ)
(761)
Grants IDSlJohn's Sd)0
(68,620)
{6831
Admistrative expenses
(762511
Net recepts for the year
(52,5721
11
,7141
(15,307)
Cash fvnds last year eThJ
Cash funds this year er
65,876
81,153
Statement ofAssets and Liabifrties as at 31stAugust 2025
Cash Funds al 31 August
AttfvndSQ￿ ￿reSt[￿le
Represented by.
Cash at bank
abilibes
Indepe￿Ient Exe￿ineffS Fee
The financial st*ments were approv8d by the tnjstees on the 11 June 2026 and signed on their
behalf by
Ms Hasina Khan

6. NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
Basis of Actounting
The accounts have been prepared under the "Receipts and Payments" basis as prescribed by the
Charity Comrnissioners and they meet the appropriate legal requirernents.
Restricted Funds
The Charity held no restricted funds during this orthe prevlous financial year.
Apartfrom the reimbursement of charitable expenditure incurred on behalf of the charity, no other
payments were made to Trustees. No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with
them during this financial period. No other material transaction took pla￿ ￿tween the organisation
and a trustee orany person connected with them. {2024125-None)
iv.
Risk Assessment
The trustees actively review the rnajor risks which the charity fa￿5 on a regular basis and believe that
maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of financial controls will
provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees have also examir)ed other
operational and business risks whith they fa￿ and confirm that they have established systems to
mitigate the signrficant risks.
Reserves Policy
The trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity'5
needs. This is based on the chariws size arTrd the level of financial commiiThents held. Thetrustees aim
to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objettives even if there is a
temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The trustees wtll endeavour not to set aside
funds unnecessarily. The trustees are of the viewthatthe charity should retain resetves within a range
of 1.5-2.5 times the annual budget for curriculum materials. This is in order to ensure that the school
is able to integrate this expenditure into its medium-term financial plans.
Public Benefit
The charty acknowledges its requirement to demonstrdte clearty that it must have charitable purposes
or'aims. that are forthe public benefit. Details of how the charty has achieved this are provided in
the Trustees Report. The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commi55ion
guidarKe on public benefrt before deciding what attiwties the charity should undertake.
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GDPRPolicy
Friends of St John's relie5 on the sch¢Jol's expertise and ￿lIcIeS with respert to GDPR.
As a small charity, FOSJ is a "data controllerf. FOSJ collects personal data through its donations and
gift aid forms. FOSJ destroys personal data once the child leaves StJohn's Highbury Vale.

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Safeguarding Policy
Friends of stjohn's relies on the sdlool's expertlse and policies wrth respect to safeguarding.
All trustees are required to have a certificate from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring servi￿).
This page does notform part of the ststutory financial statements