2023-08-31-accounts - The Friends Of Dr Challoner's Grammar School

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FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

ACCOUNTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Registered Charity Number 310621

FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

INDEX TO THE ACCOUNTS

FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

GENERAL INFORMATION

Trustees and Officers

David Atkinson – President and Trustee Delia McMeekin – Chair and Trustee Dominic Harter – Treasurer and Trustee

Charitable Status

The Friends of Dr. Challoner’s Grammar School is an unincorporated association, which is registered with the Charity Commission. Charity Number 310621.

Objects

The object of the Association is to advance the education of the pupils at Dr. Challoner’s Grammar School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school not normally provided by the LEA.

Registered Address

Dr. Challoners School Chesham Road Amersham Bucks HP6 5HA

Bankers

Barclays Bank PLC 4 Sycamore Road Amersham HP6 5DT

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FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

TRUSTEES’ REPORT – for the year ended 31 August 2023

The Trustees present their Annual Report, together with the accounts of the Friends of Dr. Challoner's Grammar School for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Background and Scope

The Friends is an unincorporated association, which is registered with the Charity Commission, Charity Number 310621. The Friends provide financial assistance with the cost of the educational facilities provided by Dr. Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham.

Financial Review of the Year

The financial activities are summarised on page 5 of the accounts. During the year the income of the Friends was £33,944 all of which was generated by fundraising activities and donations.

Future Plans

The Friends will continue to raise funds for the school and assist with the cost of capital projects.

Organisation

All decisions affecting the management of the Friends are taken by the Committee, who meet on a regular basis.

Appointment of Trustees

All members of the Committee are Trustees of the charity and have control of the Friends, its property and funds. Committee members/Trustees shall be elected at the AGM and shall hold office until the next AGM. All committee members/Trustees, except those who are co-opted, must be members of the Friends. Committee members/Trustees shall have the power to co-opt committee members/Trustees at any time, and co-opted committee members/Trustees shall serve until the date of the next AGM. The number of co-opted committee members/Trustees must not be more than 50% of the total number of committee members/Trustees.

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FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

TRUSTEES’ REPORT – for the year ended 31 August 2023 (continued)

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts for each financial year which show the charity's incoming resources and application of resources during the year and of its state of affairs at the end of the year. In preparing those accounts, the Trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether recommended practice has been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;
and prepare the accounts on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 1993 as amended by the Charities Act 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets and hence, for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Signed : ____

Signed : ___

Delia McMeekin Trustee

Dominic Harter Trustee

Date of approval : 18[th] January 2024

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FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT - for the year ended 31 August 2023

Events Challoner's Lottery Accumulated Funds at 31 August Income Profits from: Donations received Expenditure Administration and general expenditure Donations to the school Surplus/(Deficit) for the year Funds brought forward at 1 September	£ £ 32,807 32,807 33,944 -240 -21,557 -21,797 12,147 10,746 22,893 2023 1,137	£ £ 32,807 32,807 33,944 -240 -21,557 -21,797 12,147 10,746 22,893 2023 1,137

		32,807 1,137
		33,944 -21,797

		12,147 10,746
		22,893

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FRIENDS OF DR. CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

BALANCE SHEET - at 31 August 2023

BALANCE SHEET Year End Debtors Prepayments Cash on hand Cash at Bank Events Float Creditors and Accruals Net Current Assets Accumulated Funds at 31 August Represented by: Current Assets Stock Less: Current Liabilities	2023 £ 22,893 Page 5 0 -919 644 23,006 22,731 503 200 -541 22,893	2022 £ 11,003
		Page 5 0 0 1688.4 12,132
		13,821 522 200 -3,540
		11,003

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Dr. Challoners School Chesham Road Amersham Bucks HP6 5HA

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