**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **From** 01 08 2019 **To** 31 07 2020 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Friends of St Paul’s School **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 311003 |**Charity's principal address**|
St Paul’s C of E Primary & Nursery School|
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Muntearlu RaleaACCA|19 Parnell Close, Abbots Langley, WD5 0DZ| |**Head Teacher**|Miss Michelle Cohen|St Paul’s C of E Primary & Nursery School, WD4 8RJ| |**Chair of Governors**|Mrs Laura Hart|St Paul’s C of E Primary & Nursery School, WD4 8RJ| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Nominated, seconded & voted for at AGM, and between AGM co-opted by Trustee selection methods committee members at committee meetings. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. The Friends of St Paul’s School works closely with the school and the head teacher or her representative, plus a member of the teaching staff attends all committee meetings. The charity is a member of Parentkind. The charity holds regular committee meetings, mostly monthly. Subcommittees may be formed by the committee to work on specific events / activities and will report back to the committee. - The charity has a Chair and Treasurer and one/two class reps for each year group. Generally, at committee meetings the Chair and Treasurer will be present and normally at least one class rep from each year group plus a small number of parents from the school. - Every parent of St Paul’s is a member of the charity, by association with the school and are encouraged to come along to committee meetings. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The purpose of the Friends of St Paul’s School is to maintain, foster and extend the work of true education of the children according to the principles of the Church of England and forward the work of St Paul’s **Summary of the objects of the** Primary School and St Paul’s Church, Langleybury, under the guidance **charity set out in its** of the Governors. **governing document** We exist to enhance the community and work of St Paul’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary and Nursery School. **TAR** 2 2019-20 Trustees Annual Reporthe Friends of St Paul’s School ## **Development of staff & school / parent relationships** - The Friends host 7 coffee afternoons throughout the year. Parents can come together to socialise and purchase second hand uniform whilst raising funds. - The Friends attend both the nativity plays and end of year plays to serve refreshments and snacks. - The Friends run an Advent Market & Summer Fair jointly with St Paul’s Church. As well as raising funds for the school, this increases the commitment and familiarity with the school of the whole family. The events are supported by the local community. The staff always play a key role in supporting these events, volunteering their time alongside that of the Friends. All families are actively encouraged to take part in these events. ## **Activities to support the school & pupil education** - The Friends run a sponsored pancake flip around Shrove Tuesday. **Summary of the main**  The Friends help children to make Christmas Cards which can then **activities undertaken for the** be made into actual printed cards for family and friends. This supports **public benefit in relation to** them with their creative skills. **these objects (include within this section the statutory Provision of funds & facilities declaration that trustees have** In 2019/20 the Friends provided to the school **had regard to the guidance**  £15,000 Towards new play equipment **issued by the Charity**  £1700 for the pupils to attend the theatre **Commission on public**  £510 towards school trips. **benefit)** - £999 for Year 6 to attend the Shakespeare Workshop. - £410 to fund in-school workshops - £530 to part fund the Year 6 leaver’s party & the purchase of hoodies.  £360 to fund dance lessons. - £450 to develop a sacred space - £58 Forest school trolly - £22 to fund the purchase sports/swim badges & sports day rosettes. -  Total funds to the school were £20,696 The Friends aims to make all of its activities accessible to everyone in the school. We issue a termly newsletter and send out messages via the weekly school newsletter. The trustees declare that they have throughout their activities, had regard to the guidance issues by the charity commission on public benefit. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** 3 2019-20 Trustees Annual Reporthe Friends of St Paul’s School ## Section D Achievements and performance The charity had a great year raising funds for the school & holding many **Summary of the main** fun events for the children and their families. These are listed below: **achievements of the charity during the year** Advent Market Christmas Card sales Coffee Afternoons Children’s DISCOS Sale of Mother's day, Father's Day and Christmas Presents Supplying refreshments for various events Textile recycling collections Your School Lottery Summer Fair Sponsored Pancake Flip And more.... Raising a total surplus of £9,913.61 from these events The charity incurred net sundry expenses in the year of £217.28 of which £110 is charity insurance for our activities acquired as part of our membership of Parentkind. ## **Section E Financial review** The charity does not have a policy on reserves. The Treasurer looks to **Brief statement of the** maintain enough money in the bank accounts to fund all forthcoming **charity’s policy on reserves** expenses such as floats and expenses for events and any commitments to the school. At no point in the year was the account overdrawn. The opening bank balance on 01/08/2019 was £22893.67 The closing bank balance on 31/07/2020 was £11,893.63 **Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** **TAR** 4 2019-20 Trustees Annual Reporthe Friends of St Paul’s School You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** The Friends of St Paul’s School would like to thank all parents, family members and school staff for their assistance in their activities during the year. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** CHERRY LANGFORD **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[CHAIR ] **Date** 22/03/2020 NICOLA BONE CLAIRE JONES TREASURER TRUSTEE **TAR** 5 2019-20 Trustees Annual Reporthe Friends of St Paul’s School Friends of St hul's S¢hool- AccouDts for the ye*r eDding 31st JBIV 1020 OpeniDg B¥uk Balance Plus Inc(Mlle Less Ext*Dditure IAss Float 2&O78.11 (36,07&14) 0.￿) (Sa•N¢* l) 6J96.14 1.154. 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(hher ifti 101.(K) 1217.281 110.913.65 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ￿LAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the *Th￿te members of On accounts for the year ol.LoaO Charity no (rf any) Ilool Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my e￿lMinatIon of the accounts of the above charlty (Ihe Trusf) for year erxled Responsibilities and basis of rewt As the charitys trustees. you are resp)rffjible for the weparation of the accounts in aCc[thn￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I report in respect of my examination of the Tntsys accounts carried out under se(*ion 145 of the 2011 Aci arKI in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Diredyorts given by the Chanty Commission urKt8r sedicffi 14q5){b) of the A Independent trhe Ch￿l1￿S gross income exceeded £250,(XJO and l am qualffied to examinerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualffied member of linsert name of applicable listed t￿ll. Delete [ J appjicable. I have completed my examknation. l ￿)nfirM that no material matt8rs have Come to my attenlion in (x)nne¢tion wtth the examination (other than that disclosed below ") whsch gNes me caiLse to believe thal in. any material respect. the accounting records ￿e n(* kep* in aCcordar￿￿ with section 130 of the chant￿5 Act: or the accounts did not accord wtth the accountiTYJ records; or Ihe accounts did not comply wth the applicable requirements cOn￿mir￿j the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Repcrts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gNe a Irue and fairf view vthich is not a matter ¢onsKlered as part of an irKlependent examination. I have no concems and have ¢ome across no other matters in connection wrth the examinab'on to which attertion should te drawn in this report in o enable a Fyoper understanding of the a￿oUnts to be reached. Signed: Date: , ID, L020 Relevant professional qualifi&ition(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (If any): ODL Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independerrt examination of tharity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018