2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date

Charity name: Whalley Educational Foundation

Charity registration number: 526473

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The income of the Foundation shall be applied by the Governors, at their discretion, to benefit the education of children resident in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whalley.
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	• Makes grants to individuals • Makes grants to organisations • Provides buildings/facilities/open space primarily for educational and for community benefit. Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18

Additional information (optional)

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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
Summary of the main 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.	Para 1.20	The trustees have run the building (The Old Grammar School) to meet our charitable objectives. The building houses Whalley Pre-School (Registered Charity 1024628) which provides low cost Pre- School education for the children within our area. The building is also used by many community groups for educational, recreational and social purposes at low cost. The trustees have commenced work towards the objectives set for which planning permission has been sought and granted. The first part of the project has been completed to bring back into use an upstairs office. We have also provided a safe enclosed play area for the preschool children.

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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 is classed as a “smaller” charity, as its gross income (exclusive of endowments) does not exceed £250,000. The Trustees have therefore chosen to present the financial statements on a Receipts and Payments basis, in accordance with CharityCommissionguidance.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The trustees have resolved that we will maintain reserves considered sufficient to meet the needs of maintenance of our building. Excess can be distributed in accordance with terms set out in our governing document. Decisions in this regard are at the discretion of thegoverningbody.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	The charity’s total cash funds as on 31 December 2024 totalled £70,454(2023 - £111,378).
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	Schedule
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
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	4 co-opted by the Foundation trustees and the remainder appointed by local bodies.

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	WhalleyEducational Foundation
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	526473
Charity’s principal address	The Old Grammar School Whalley CLITHEROE BB7 9RH

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)
	Terry Hill	Chairperson		Foundation
	Jo-Ann Murphy	Treasurer		Foundation
	Martin Fewster	Secretary		Foundation
	Mark Hindle			Ribble Valley Borough Council
	June Margaret Brown			Whalley Parish Council
	John Strong			Wiswell and Barrow PCs
	Alan Scholfield			Wiswell Parish Council
	Lesley Lohou			Foundation
	Gerald Mirfin			Lancashire County Council
	Caroline Allen			Whalley Parish Council
	Arnold Woodhouse

– 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

Other optional information

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
	Jo-Ann Murphy
	Treasurer

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Whalley Educational Foundation

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Whalley Educational Foundation

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2024.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees of Whalley Educational Foundation you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Whalley Educational Foundation’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 examiner’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:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Whalley Educational Foundation as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting 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.

Simon Gretton-Watson

SKS DSM Limited

Station House Station Road Whalley Lancashire BB7 9RT

Date:[28/10/2025]

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