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Charity Registration Number 295958
Friends of Roundwood Primary School
Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 July 2025
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Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements
| Contents | Page | |
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 3 | |
| Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees | 5 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 | |
| Balance sheet | 7 | |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 |
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Friends of Roundwood Primary School
Trustee’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2025
Administrative Information
Charity Name Friends of Roundwood Primary School Registered charity 295958 number: Roundwood Primary School Roundwood Park Principal address: Harpenden Herts AL5 3AD Trustees: Claire Saunders Appointed 5 July 2022 Anna-Marie Bowles Appointed 1 September 2023 Jacqueline Vargas Appointed 1 September 2023 Timothy Seymour Appointed 21 July 2025 Emily Wardle Appointed 21 July 2025 Josephine Heard Appointed 21 July 2025 Julia Skipper-Smith Appointed 21 July 2025 Galin Ganchev Appointed 21 July 2025 Isabel Jones Appointed 21 July 2025 Sarah Hudson Appointed 21 July 2025 Laura Wright Appointed 21 July 2025 Jessica Orrill Appointed 21 July 2025
Structure Governance & Management
The Charity is constituted as an Association and is governed by its Constitution as adopted on 12 June 1986 and amended on 23 April 2015.
Trustees are appointed by election and no payment for any services were made to any trustees.
Objectives and Activities
The Charity’s purpose, as set out in its governing document, is to advance the education of pupils at Roundwood Primary School through the improvement of their educational environment. This objective underpins all of the Charity’s work and provides the framework within which the trustees operate.
In pursuit of this purpose, the trustees focus on fundraising to provide facilities and resources for education that are not otherwise available through statutory funding. These efforts are intended to benefit all current and future pupils of Roundwood Primary School. At committee meetings, the trustees regularly review the Charity’s activities and keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, ensuring that projects and services deliver meaningful improvements for the school community.
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The trustees confirm that they have had full regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising their powers and duties.
Achievements and Performance
Over the past year, the Charity has run a varied and successful programme of fundraising activities, bringing together pupils, parents, and the wider school community. Highlights included the Summer and Christmas fairs, a sponsored walk, quiz night, discos, and the ever-popular Popcorn and PJ evenings. In addition, the option for parents to make regular donations has ensured a reliable source of support throughout the year.
The funds raised have been used to deliver improvements that make a direct difference to the day-today experience of pupils at Roundwood Primary School. Significant achievements include improvements to the Nursery outdoor provision, a new sound system in the hall, phonics training for staff, a new Gazebo in the KS1 playground and a replacement table tennis table in the KS2 playground amongst other items. As in previous years, we also continued to provide a committed annual investment of £19,000 spread across the school academic year which the school uses to enhance curriculum delivery, music provision, and the school library—enhancing both the quality of learning and the richness of the wider educational environment.
Collectively, these achievements reflect the commitment of the trustees, parents, and community to ensuring that every child at the school benefits from opportunities and resources that go beyond what statutory funding alone can provide.
Financial review
At the end of the financial year, the Charity held cash reserves of £47,381, of which £13,403 has been committed for payment to the school in the next financial year. The Committee considers the Charity to be in a sound financial position, with sufficient resources to meet its short-term commitments and to respond promptly to suitable funding opportunities for the benefit of the school. The financial position is reviewed regularly to ensure funds are used efficiently and in line with the Charity’s objectives.
The Committee has also reviewed the level of cash reserves required by the Charity. It is the Committee’s opinion that the majority of cash held should be applied to the development of the school as soon as an appropriate project arises. As the Charity relies on income from events and donations, a minimum reserve of £5,000 is maintained to ensure that ongoing commitments to the school can be met. Furthermore, the Committee will only authorise expenditure if sufficient funds are available.
During the year, the Charity did not hold funds in deficit, either during the financial period or at the balance sheet date. There are no uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Declarations
Approved by the committee on 1st December 2025 and signed on their behalf by
Jacqueline Vargas Trustee
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Independent Examiner’s Report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Friends of Roundwood Primary School (the ”Trust”) for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 11/23/2025
Name: Seema Lad Professional Qualification: FCCA Address: 5 Saberton Close, Redbourn, St Albans, Herts, AL3 7DS
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Friends of Roundwood Primary School
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Notes Receipts Fundraising Activities 1 Donations 2 Interest Gift Aid Reclaims Total Receipts Payments Cost of Fundraising 1 Grants to Roundwood Primary School 3 Other Charitable Donations Administration Costs Total Payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
Year ended 31 July 2025 (£) 32,024 28,714 1,283 18,951 80,971 4,815 76,409 1,069 162 82,455 (1,484) 48,865 47,381 |
Period from 1 April 2023 to 31 July 2024 (£) 55,171 34,618 804 5,167 |
|---|---|---|
| 95,760 | ||
| 13,417 100,788 1,697 492 |
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| 116,394 | ||
| (20,634) | ||
| 69,497 | ||
| 48,865 |
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Friends of Roundwood Primary School
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2025
| Assets Cash in Bank Outstanding Gift Aid Reclaim Total Assets Liabilities Unpaid Donations to Roundwood Primary School Unpaid Termly Contribution to Roundwood Primary School Total Liabilities Net Assets |
2025 (£) 47,381 - 47,381 (7,171) (6,232) (13,403) 33,978 |
2024 (£) 48,865 11,111 |
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| 59,976 | ||
| (7,636) - |
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| (7,636) | ||
| 52,340 |
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025
Note 1
Income and expenditure relating to fundraising activities, including sponsored event and
match-funded donations
| Fundraising Events Apple Juice Autumn Popcorn and PJs Cakes / Doughnut Sales Chess Tournament Christmas Cards Christmas Fair Christmas Lunch Christmas Trees Fireworks Tickets Halloween Disco KS2 Play Leavers Drinks Non-uniform day Parents Quiz Room of Secrets Sponsored Walk Summer Disco Summer Fair Summer Raffle Summer Popcorn and PJs Uniform Fundraising Events Total Passive Fundraising Asda Cashpot Easy Fundraising Stickin Labels Passive Fundraising Total Total Fundraising Activities |
Receipts Payments Match Funding/Event Sponsor Net Receipts (£) (£) (£) (£) 256 (188) 0 68 1,189 (28) 0 1,161 736 0 0 736 56 0 0 56 649 0 0 649 5,061 (444) 0 4,617 0 (70) 0 (70) 200 0 0 200 226 0 226 452 1,332 (181) 250 1,401 60 0 0 60 907 (263) 0 645 461 0 0 461 2,981 (867) 1,000 3,114 936 (31) 250 1,155 5,043 (110) 0 4,933 1,066 (188) 0 878 6,377 (1,859) 300 4,818 1,784 (581) 450 1,653 1,058 (3) 0 1,055 418 0 0 418 |
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| 30,798 (4,815) 2,476 28,459 |
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| 82 0 0 82 978 0 0 978 166 0 0 166 |
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| 1,226 0 0 1,226 |
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| 32,024 (4,815) 2,476 29,685 |
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Friends of Roundwood Primary School
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 July 2025
Note 2
Donations Received
| Donations Parent Fund Match Funding/Event Sponsor Year 6 Leavers Gift Other Donations Total Donations |
Receipts (£) 25,484 2,476 515 239 |
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| 28,714 |
Note 3
Grants to Roundwood Primary School
| Grants to Roundwood Primary School Roundwood Annual Contribution Parent Fund Donation KS1 Gazebo Nursery Outdoor Provision Sound System Phonics Training Teacher Classroom Set-up Year 6 Leavers Gift - Reading Shed Reception Indoor/Outdoor Provision PE & Sport Equipment KS1 Outdoor Area Table Tennis Table Playground Clean-up Science Cupboard Storage Boxes SEND Resources and Support Materials Total Grants to Roundwood Primary School |
Payments (£) 19,000 25,949 7,910 6,823 4,539 2,980 2,400 1,334 1,286 1,230 924 833 504 300 397 |
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| 76,409 |
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