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Friends of Meath School
Registered charity no 296077
Ralslng lund# for Moath S¢hod for chlldren wlth speech, language and communlcauon dlsablllty
Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 August 2025

Friends of Meath School
Contents
Page
Trustees, Report
Receipts and Payments and Balance Sheet
Notes to the Report and Accounts
Independent Examinerfs Report

Friends of Meath School
Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 August 2025
Structure, governance and management
Friends of Meath School (Friends of Meath) is a registered charity (number 296077). It was
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formed in 1987 under a constitution which was UF)dated on 22 December 2017, and sets
out the charity's object, details of membership and meetings, officials and finance
requirements.
The Object of Friends of Meath is to advance the education of the pupils attending Meath
School and is furthered mainly by..
raising funds to provide equipment, facilities or amenities not normally provided by the
school
helping parents of children attending the school to get to know one another better.
Membership of Friends of Meath is open to all parents of children al the school (past and
presentl, members of the school staff and others from the local community. Meetings are
typically held once a month during term times with an open invitation to all members.
Under the Friends of Meath Constitution Officers and Committee members are elected
annually at the December Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is held at the school
afler the end of term Christmas event.
Officers, Committee members and Trustees dur5ng the year were..
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Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
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Secretary
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Rachel Teasdale
Trevor Smith
Kimberley Balley
Michaela Winstsnley
Natasha Courage
Will Power
joanne Parris
All Officers, Trustees and Committee members time is unpaid and given voluntarily.
Objectives and Activities
Friends of Meath pay due regard to the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on
public benefit when reviewing the charity's objectives and planning future activities. Friends
of Meath works with Meath School to identify items or activities which will support and further
the education of the current pupils at the school. Friends of Meath undertakes a range of
fundraising activities to raise funds to make grants to the school for these items or activities.
During the year Friends of Meath raised funds by selling glow sticks at the school firework
event, organising a Christmas hamper raffle and the big event of the year is always the
summer fair.
Following consultation with the school, during the year Friends of Meath transferred £84,102
to Meath School for a new playground, £15,000 was transferred for the residential provision,
£10,025 for a new school car and an addilional £5,000 was transferred for transport costs for
the children, outdoor leaming equipment and activities.

Friends of Meath School
Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 August 2025 (continued)
Achievements and Performance
l) Fundraising Events and Donations
Friends of Meath enjoyed a very suc¢essful year of fundraising. Parent-led initialives,
including marathons, bike races and ukramarathons. generated £15,615. The summer fair
was again a strong contributor, raising £5,248 after costs, this lotal includes £523 of mated
funding from Barclays and a £250 donation from David McGeachie Eslate Agents. The
Chnstmas raffle raised £1,366 and the sale of glowsticks at the school fireworks event raised
£504. The charity also received £240 in regular monthly donations from the Knight Family.
2) Funds Bequeathed to Friends of Meath
The executors of Vera Irene Almond's estate transferred a further £5,000 during the year.
Bequeathed funds of £66,006 were received during the prior year.
3) Restricted Funds and Grants
The opening balance of the residential restricted fund was £27,166. During the year,
£15,000 was transferred to the school, leaving a closing balance of £12,166 Friends of
Meath received £70,000 in restricted grant funding towards the new playground. This
comprised £25,000 from the Your Fund Surrey Small Community Projects Fund, £20,000
from the National Lottery. and a further £25,000 from another donor. All funds received were
transferred to Meath School, and the playground was completed in time for the start of the
2025 school year. A local charity kindly donated £5,000 for Voice Output Communication
Aids (VOCA'S). This amount remained unspent al the year end.
Financial Review
In the current year Friends of Meath had a surplus of payments over receipts of £10,134
reflecting the completion of the major playground project. Total funds carried foNard at the
yearend were £152,39412024.. £162,528).
Unrestricted Funds has a surplus of£135,228.
Restricted Funds has a deficit for the year of £15,000 arising from the payment made lo the
school for residential ¢osts. sin￿ 2020, when almost £140,000 was received in grants and
donations for the residential provision. Friends of Meath has made significant annual
contributions to the Meath School residential provision. At the year end, £12,133 remains.
The Trustees hope to secure further grant funding to ensure that we can continue to support
this important provision which delivers significant benefits to the children who stay overnight
at school.
Reserves Policy
Friends of Mealh aims to maintain a minimum balance of £10,000 to ensure that we have
sufficient funds to run our three main annual events.

Friends of Meath School
Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 August 2025 (continued)
Administration costs
All lime spent in helping Friends of Meath and furthering ils objectives is given without
charge. No administration costs have been claimed and all funds raised are used for School
adivities.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by William Power, Treasurer.
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William Power
Treasurer

Friends of Meath School
Receipts and Payments
for the year ended 31 August 2025
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William Power
Trustee
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Friends of Meath School
Notes to the Report and Accounts for year ended 31 August 2025
1. Accounting Policies
a) The Financial Statements have been prepared in aGcordance with applicable
accounting standards.
b) Donations and Gift Aid on donations are included when received.
I Where income has related expenditure (as with events and activities) the income and
expenditure are reported gross.
2. Restricted Funds
Restricted Funds are amounts received which musl be applied for a specific purpose. The
year end balance includes £12,166 which can only be used for the residential provision at
Meath School and a further £5,000 forVoi¢e Output Communication Aids.
3. Taxation
Friends of Meath is a registered charity and is exempt from tax on its income where applied
for charitable purposes.
4. Trustee and Independent examlner payments and related party transactions
Trustees receive no payment or benefits for their role and no Trustee expenses were
reimbursed in the year. There were no related party transaGtions and no payment is made
to the independent examiner.

Friends of Meath School
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Friends of Meath School
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Friends of Meath School,
Charity number 296077 {'the Trust'l for the year ended 31 August 2025
Responsibilities and basls of report
As the charity trustees of Ihe Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'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 seclion 145(5}{b) of the Act.
Independent Examlner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that, in any material
respect..
aecounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act., or
2. the accounts do not ac¢ord wth the accounting records.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Abigail Knight
4 Willow Close
Addlestone
KT15 3SB
2nd March 2026