**Charity number: 277396**
**ABBOTS LANGLEY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION UNAUDITED TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
**ABBOTS LANGLEY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **CONTENTS**
|**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers**|3|
|---|---|
|**Trustees' Report**|4|
|**Independent Examiner’s Report**|7|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|8|
|**Balance Sheet**|9|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|10|
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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **Trustees 1st Sept 2023-31st Aug 2024**
A Ebden – Secretary (re-appointed Dec 2023)
H Swinton – Treasurer (re-appointed Dec 2023)
H Duffy –Committee Member (re-appointed Dec 2023) S Mitchell – Vice Treasurer (re-appointed Dec 2023)
## **Charity registered number**
277396
## **Principal office**
Abbots Langley School, Parsonage Close, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, WD5 0BQ
## **Accountants**
Chipperfield Accounting Ltd, Holly Cottage, Kings Lane, Chipperfield, WD4 9EP
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## **ABBOTS LANGLEY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Abbots Langley School Association (the charity) for the ended 31 August 2024. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charity's governing document and the provisions of the Charities SORP (FRS102). **OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES**
## **POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES**
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the charity commission relating to public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance.
## **ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES**
Each year the members of Abbots Langley School Association organise a variety of events to raise funds for the school. During the year ended 31 August 2024 this included a Christmas Fair, Summer Fair, Discos,
## **VOLUNTEERS**
The charity is grateful for the unstinting efforts of its volunteers who are involved in service provision and fundraising.
## **GOING CONCERN**
After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.
## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES**
During the year Abbots Langley School Association is pleased to have raised £18,628.62 for the school. The main fundraising events during the year were the Xmas Fair, Circus, School Lottery and the Discos. We were also very grateful to receive some large donations via Matched Funding from some parents.
|**FUNDRAISING**|
**Profit**||
|---|---|---|
|Autumn|Quiz|£1000|
||Nov Disco|£835.79|
||Tough Ten|£150.00|
||Portrait Day|£159.66|
||Xmas Fair|£3,137.69|
|Spring|Mother’s Day|£778.75|
|Summer|Father’s Day|£569.16|
||May Disco|£1010.6|
||Carnival|£133.84|
||Circus|£3683.53|
||Sports Day|£647.78|
||Break The|£416.01|
|Other|Ice Cream|£758.19|
||Textile Bin|£348.75|
||Second hand|£310.01|
||School Lottery|£1409.28|
|Donations|Parents|£19.15|
||Match funding|£2375.75|
||Council|£600|
||Bank Interest|£284.68|
|**RAISED 2023-24**||**£18,628.62**|
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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **RESERVES POLICY**
All funds held by Abbots Langley School Association are general funds and are donated to Abbots Langley School upon receipt of an invoice for agreed resources or activities. To ensure 100% visibility of what the charity’s funds are being spent on, the school staff submit a ‘Fund Request Form’ and the committee then vote on whether to support the request if it meets the terms set out by the constitution.
This year to ensure that all children throughout the school were benefitting from the fundraising we allocated £500 to every class and invited the teachers to make requests just for their class. We also allocated a further £4500 which was to be used to fund Whole School activities or resources.
Out of this a total, of £11,400.51 was donated in total to the school during this school year (see table below). The balance of unspent funds will be carried over to 24-25.
|**Details of Funding 2023-24**|||
|---|---|---|
|**DESCRIPTION**|**AMOUNT**|**YR GROUP**|
|Panto|£1,650.00|Whole school|
|Library software|£620.00|Whole school|
|Music and singing resources subscription|£285.00|Whole school|
|TT ROCKSTARS|£270.10|Whole school|
|Safari Stu|£200.00|Whole school|
|Picture frames|£89.97|Whole school|
|2x placement rugs|£585.86|Whole school|
|Pop Up Village|£400.00|Whole School|
|2x pots of caterpillars|£30.91|Nursery|
|Contribution towards Whipsnade trip|£504.00|Nursery and|
|Drumming workshop|£399.00|Reception|
|Reading books|£123.67|Reception|
|Carpet spots|£236.00|Reception|
|Great Fire of London workshop|£500.00|Y1|
|Coach transport for Roald Dahl trip|£799.00|Y1|
|Coach transport to Legoland|£625.00|Y2|
|Contribution towards Verulamium trip|£395.00|Y2|
|Contribution towards trip to Bhaktivedanta Manor|£478.00|Y2|
|Coach transport to wildlife centre|£200.00|Y2|
|Egyptian workshop|£419.00|Y3|
|Theatre trip to Lion King|£1,000.00|Y3|
|Contribution towards residential trip|£1,590.00|Y4|
|**TOTAL GIVEN TO SCHOOL 2023-24**|**£11,400.51**||
The above donations were agreed in the academic year, additional payments included in our report from prior years were made in the accounting period, total donations £13,253.
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## **FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS**
The trustees of Abbots Langley School Association have been discussing events for 24/25, we’ll repeat some of the firm favourites like the discos, and Mothers day & Father’s Day sales. But after low footfall for the previous Xmas & Summer Fairs, we will be discussing new ideas for 2024/5. We hope to raise over £15k.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT**
## **CONSTITUTION**
Abbots Langley School Association is governed by its Constitution and is constituted as an unincorporated charity.
The principal object of the charity 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 normally funded by the Local Education Authority) and in furtherance of this object the Association may:
- Foster more extended relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school. - Engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it. There have been no changes in the objectives since the last annual report.
## **METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust deed.
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of Abbots Langley School Association (the charity) for the ended 31 August 2024. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charity's governing document and the provisions of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice. This report was approved by the Trustees on 20 June 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
................................................ ................................................
**H Swinton A Ebden Trustee Trustee**
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **Independent Examiner's Unqualified Report to the Trustees of Abbots Langley School Association for the period ended 31 August 2024**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for the year under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts (under Section 145 of the 2011 Act);
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- state whether particular matters come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by Abbots Langley School Association and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts and seeking explanations from you as 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 as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the methods and principles of the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS102) have not been met; or
(2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts be reached.
Chipperfield Accounting Ltd Chartered Accountants Holly Cottage
Kings Lane Chipperfield WD4 9EP 25-Jun-25
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|**Note**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary income
2
Investment income
3
Incoming resources from charitable activities
4
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Costs of generating funds:
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 AUGUST 2024**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR**
Transfers between Funds
11
Costs of generating voluntary income
5
Governance costs
6
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
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**NET INCOMING RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**4,424**
**285**
**21,821**
**26,530**
**48,961**
**4,209**
**(13,253)**
**7,902**
**1,166**
**9,068**
**17,463**|**Total**
Total
**fund**
funds
**2024**
2023
**£**
£
**4,424**
6,898
**285**
43
**21,821**
24,541
**26,530**
31,482
**17,463**
23,631
**48,961**
44,752
**4,209**
3,699
**(13,253)**
(19,931)
**7,902**
6,756
**1,166**
1,095
**9,068**
7,851|
|---|---|---|
The notes on pages 10 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024**
|**Note**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stocks
Cash at bank and in hand
**DEBTORS**
9
**CREDITORS:**amounts falling due within
one year
10
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**CHARITY FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds
11
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**£**
**266**
**47,876**
**48,142**
**1,300**
**(480)**|**2024**
**£**
**48,961**
**48,961**
**48,961**
**48,961**|2024
£
176
43,824
44,000
1,113
(360)|2023
£
44,752
44,752
44,752
44,752|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 25 June 2025 and signed on their behalf, by:
................................................ ................................................
**H Swinton A Ebden**
The notes on pages 10 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, and in accordance with the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS102).
## **1.2 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
## **1.3 Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity has received the funds.
Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.
## **1.4 Resources expended**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular activities they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of the resources.
Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
All resources expended are inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
## **2. VOLUNTARY INCOME**
|**2. VOLUNTARY INCOME**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
Donations
**2,048**
**3. INVESTMENT INCOME**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
Interest received
**285**
**4. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
Fundraising including matched funding
**21,821**
**5. COSTS OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
Direct costs - Fundraising
**7,902**
**6. GOVERNANCE COSTS**
**2024**
**£**
Governance expenses
**1,166**||**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**2,048**||Total
funds
2023
£
2,298
Total
funds
2023
£
43
Total
funds
2023
£
24,541
Total
Total
funds
2023
£
6,756
funds
2023
£
1,095|
|||**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**285**|||
|||**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**21,821**|||
|||**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**7,902**|||
|||**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**1,166**|||
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## **7. DIRECT COSTS**
|**7.**
**DIRECT COSTS**||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**Basis of**|**Fundraising**|||**Total**|||Total||
||||**Allocation**|**costs**||||**2024**||2023||
||||||**£**||||**£**||£|
|Fundraising||||**7,902**|||**7,902**|||6,756||
|||||**7,902**|||**7,902**|||6,756||
|**8. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED BY**|||**EXPENDITURE TYPE**|||||||||
|Costs of generating voluntary income|||||||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**7,902**|||Total
2023
£
6,756||
|**Costs of generating funds**|||||||**7,902**|||6,756||
|Governance|||||||**1,166**|||1,095||
||||||||**9,068**|||7,851||
|**9. DEBTORS:**||||||||||||
|Prepayments - receipts/expenses for future|events||||**2024**
**£**
**1,300**|||||2023
£
1,114||
|**10. CREDITORS:**||||||||||||
|**Amounts falling due within one year**||||||||||||
|Accruals and deferred income|||||**2024**
**£**
**480**|||||2023
£
360||
|**11. STATEMENT OF FUNDS**||||||||||||
|**Unrestricted funds**|**Brought**
**Forward**
**£**||**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**|**Resource**
**Expended**
**£**|||**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**|||**Carried**
**Forward**
**£**||
|General Funds - all funds|**44,752**||**26,530**|**(9,068)**|||**(13,253)**|||**48,961**||
|**SUMMARY OF FUNDS**||||||||||||
||**Brought**||**Incoming**|**Resource**|||**Transfers**|||**Carried**||
||**Forward**||**resources**|**Expended**|||**in/out**|||**Forward**||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**||||**£**||**£**||
|General funds|**44,752**||**26,530**|**(9,068)**|||**(13,253)**|||**48,961**||
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