2024-01-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/02/2023 to 31/01/2024

Charity name: Friends of Castledon School

Charity registration number: 299530

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education of the pupils of Castledon School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Raising funds to support the delivery of the Library Garden and Summerhouse.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have given regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in the pursuance of these projects.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference The year predominantly focussed on the raising of funds to deliver the library garden and summer house projects. Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity remains viable.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity does not have a policy on reserves. Any significant sums retained at the end of the year are in support of further school projects to benefit the children.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Election AGM or ex-officio appointment

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Friends of Castledon
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	299530
Charity’s principal address	Castledon School Bromfords Drive Wickford Essex SS12 0PW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Simon Holliday	Chair
	Nanette Waters	Treasurer
	Sarah Copeland	Trustee
	Michelle Belsey	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s)

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

Friends of Castledon School Income & Expenditure Account To Year Ended 31.01.2024

INCOME £ Trust Fund donations to Vocational buildings Project £71,995.50 Interaccount payment (Community Accoun) £1,618.90 Total income EXPENDITURE Reimbursements to CSAT for Summerhouse £111,541.05 Reimbursement Rutherford Fees £8,325.95 Bank Charges £64.40 Unpaid Cheque £2,000.00 Total Expenditure INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE Current Assets Treasurers Bank Account £25,112.46 Community No-Notice Account £0.00 Represented by: Current assets as at 01/02/2021 -£23,204.54 Income over expenditure £48,317.00 Accounts presented by: Miss Nanette Waters, Treasurer Accounts audited by: Mr Louis Ingamells

£ £73,614.40 £121,931.40 -£48,317.00 £25,112.46 £25,112.46 £0.00

Friends of Casteldon School

Income and expenditure accounts 1/2/23-31/1/24 Balance brought forward

Date

	Income	Expenditure
2/22/2023		£ 5.00
2/23/2023	£ 45,143.00
3/22/2023		£ 5.00
3/24/2023	£ 1,000.00
3/22/2023	£ 22.50
4/22/2023		£ 6.20
5/11/2023	£ 5,000.00
5/22/2023		£ 5.00
6/21/2023	£ 10,000.00
6/21/2023		£ 2,000.00
6/22/2023		£ 5.00
7/22/2022		£ 7.00
8/22/2023		£ 5.00
8/22/2023	£ 2,500.00
9/22/2022		£ 5.00
9/26/2023	£ 2,000.00
10/22/2023		£ 5.80
11/22/2023		£ 5.00
11/27/2023	£ 6,330.00
12/6/2023	£ 1,618.90
12/18/2023		£ 119,867.00
12/22/2023		£ 5.40
1/22/2024		£ 5.00

Totals

£ 73,614.40 £ 121,931.40

Balance carried forward

Total assets at 01/02/24

Accounts presented by Nanette Waters, Treasurer Signed: Date:

Balance

£ 73,429.46

Source

Bank Charges	£ 73,424.46
Eastern Counties Ed Trust	£ 118,567.46
Bank Charges	£ 118,562.46
CSFCT Grant	£ 119,562.46
Cheque Income	£ 119,584.96
Bank Charges	£ 119,578.76
Bernard Sunley Foundation	£ 124,578.76
Bank charges	£ 124,573.76
Cheque Income	£ 134,573.76
Unpaid Cheque	£ 132,573.76
Bank Charges	£ 132,568.76
Bank Charges	£ 132,561.76
Bank Charges	£ 132,556.76
SJP Foundation	£ 135,056.76
Bank Charges	£ 135,051.76
Cheque Income	£ 137,051.76
Bank Charges	£ 137,045.96
Bank Charges	£ 137,040.96
Percy Bilton	£ 143,370.96
Inter account transfer from community account	£ 144,989.86
Summer house reimbursement expenditure	£ 25,122.86
Bank charges	£ 25,117.46
Bank charges	£ 25,112.46

£ 25,112.46

£ 25,112.46

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