Trustees. Annual Report for the period P8rioJ start date 01 Period end date 31 2019 2020 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Friends of Victoria School Other names chartty Is known by, Reglstsred charity nUM￿r (If any) 512758 Charfty's prlnclpal address VKtoria School and SF)ecialist Arts College 8ell Hill , NOrthf￿ld Birmingharn Postcode 8311LD Names of the charlty trustoes who manage tho charlty D•t•• •¢t•d If not for T*hol# ear Tru8t•• n•m• Offl¢• {11 anyl Nam• of p•r•on lor body) •ntitlod oint tru$t•o ifan Mrs C Lane Mrs Sadie Bolton M8 Sara Mathewson Ms S Kallitsakis Mrs Julie Farddl Ms Judi Newman Mrs Pamela Sole Mr Mark Cottam Treasurer Chairperson Secretary President Left 31Qt August 2021 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustsos for tho charity. rf anyg (for examph, any custodian trnstees) Name Datss acted If not for whole ear TAR March 2012 Names and address￿ of advLsers (Optlonal Infomiation) of advlser Name Addr955 Lloyds 798 Bnstol Road SoLrth, Northffield, Bimingham, B312NP P&W S(xial 10 Newent Road, Northfield. Bimiingham, B312ED Accountsnts Bank Independent Examiner Namo of chlef executlve or name8 of senlor staff Membe￿ Ioptional Infomiatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts Constitution adopted 25th November 1998 Type of goveming document How the charrty is constiiuted Association Trust88 selection methods Trustees are appjnted annually at the Annual General meeting in November Addltlonol govornanco Issuos (Optlonal Inforn￿OnI Eath trustee has to s￿n the ￿XIe of conduct to ensure.. You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant, about: •the organisation is effective. open and s(￿Ountable. •the highest standards of integrtly and stewardship are achi8ved', •the workjng relth'onship wrth staff and athisers is productive and supportive. The organisation is a member of the Parent Teachers As8oaation UK. (Parentkind) policies and procedures adopted for the indudion and training of trustees,. the charrty's organisational structure and any wider ne￿k wrth wthich the chanty vffjrks; relationship wlth any relaled All Irustees give their lime voluntary and receive no remunerats'on or other beneffts. trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities 1. To advan￿ the educats'on of the pupils at school by providing and assists'ng in the provision of facElities for education at the school not normally provKled by the LEA. Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out In Its governing document 2. To promote the children with disalj'lities at schojl and in the interests of social weffare and in order to improve their condiiions of lrfe to prowde recreational facilities for suth Children. TAR March 2012 3. To foster more extendgj rel￿'OnshIpS belween staff, parents. carers and others assooated wrth the school. 4. To engaJe in activities, which support the school and advance the education and pr(xnote the relief of children V*ith disabilits'es attending it. In planning our activitses for the year we kept in mind the Chanty Commission guidance on public beneffts at our trustee m￿tIng$. The ComM￿ee meets to plan fundraising events. lobby on parent and carers behalfs and to discuss school b￿$ for funding. We approach other charities for money for projects to benefft the pupils in school. We endeav￿r to ensure that all pupils whatever their age, benefrt from the work of Friends of Victoria School. Summary ofthe maln acllvlties undertaken for the publlc b8nefft in rnlation to these objects (Include withln thls sectlon the ststutory declaration that trustees havo had regard to the guldance Issued by tha Charity Commlsslon on publlc beneflt) Addltlonal detslls of obJectlve8 and actlvltles (Opuonal Infornmtionl TAR March 2012 A great contribulion is made by member volunteers. We are grateful for the many hours volunteers spend fundraising on our behaw. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we would not have been able to have athieve so much. You may choose to indude further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantma￿ng. policy progr8mme related investment. contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe maln achievements of the charlty durlng the year Unfortunately our fundraising acb"vttses have been curbed this year due to the conbnuation of the Covid - 19 pandemic. We have therefore been even more grateful for funds received from the TLC Lottery and from Your School Lottery. We have also received donations from many families and individuals. We continue to look for ways of raising money in new ways. Autumn Terni 2020 Volunteers were able to create a slightly cut down grotto to give some semblance of nom￿lrtY to the scho)I's Christmas ath'vrties. Our other actr'vth"es this temi were based around Christmas. Santa and 2 of his elves visrted school one moming to welcome the children off the buses in a COVID safe way and a￿A)MPanIed by Christmas music. He Ihen delrvered dass presents to all the classes around sthool. Friends also funded ￿aCkerS. balloons and hats for the Christmas Dinner. Sprfng and Summer Temi 2021 Our normal fundraising •Aivitses were not able to take place. However. the on refuth'shing the Lcwer school bathroom did take place and the youngest children now have a facility which is frt for purpose and offer8 the d￿nItY for personal care they de8erve. The work on the Musical Trails for 14-19 department also took place in the summer holiday8 2021 and the pupils are now enjoying using this A new kiln has also been instalted along %*iih other equipment for working wth clay. Unfortunately the woth on the family Centre is still detayed, we are very frustrated by this and are redty ho￿n9 lo see some progr8S8 in the coming year. Fn'ends of Wictoria made two donat￿n5 to other charities Birmingham Phab Camps and Parks for Play - this was in memory of a pupil. Money had been raised and matched by Benevty and was divided equally belween (￿rSelveS and the other 2 charities. We would like to thank the following Charities for supporting us this year: Chris Westwood Charity Saintbury Trust Hedley Foundation Philip Bates Trust Boshier- Hinton Fourvjation Boperan Trust W Dudley TTUSt True Colours Brotherton Trust Mercer Family Charity Bemard Piggott Trust Dunbreck Charty Grimmitt TNst Mich￿1 Marsh Trust TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Of the cash we hold at the bank, £2000 is retained to meet unforeseen expendrture. Brief statement of the charlty's policy on reseNes , We also hold money In ReseNes at this time of year for expenditure on I Christmas ath'vrties. ,, At our AGM V￿ will give some considerations to projects for the coming ear. Detalls of any funds materfalty in deficit ! Not applicable Further financlal revlew details Ioptional inforniation) Fundraising comprises school athvrties e.g. summer fair and donations from other chanties. You may choose to indude addrtional infomation. where relevant abwt: the charf(y's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expendrture has supported the key objeclives of the charrty., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. . We also run a small weekly lottery through Your School Lottery. Funds are used to provide equipment and other b8n8ffts for the pupils and projects undertaken by others on behalf of the pupils. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charltys trustees SIgna￿￿(S} Full namels Posftion leg Secretsry, Chair. lk.rf fr u oFee a￿1@ L6rbTIio IRUJ TAR PAarch 2012 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Friends of Victoria School **members of** **On accounts for the year** 31/08/2021 **Charity no** 512758 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **20/08/2020** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Name:** R B Welch FCA MA **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Date:** 17/11/2021 **Oct 2018** **IER** 1 ## **Address:** P&W Social Accountants 10 Newent Road Birmingham B31 2ED ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** **IER** 2