start date )nth 07 Period end date Month Year From 01 2ff23 2024 Office ofthe Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charty name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Association des Parents Francophones SC045617 29 Dinmont Road Shthands. Glasgow G413UJ Postcode Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Dates acted if not for wIMe Name of person {or body) entided to appoint ITuslee (if any) Trustee name Office lrfary) President I Chair vice-Prdent l Treasurer Secretsry Academic Lead Event manager markets.ng arKI event Markets'ng and event from May 2024 from May 2024 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
APPENDIX 1
Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
| Structure, governance and management | Structure, governance and management |
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| Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment |
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| Our association is governed by its « Articles of Association des Parents Francophones de Glasgow”, which had been submitted as input document and accepted by OSCR. |
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| See below extract from our Articles of Association. The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a board of at least 3 people: a president, a secretary and a treasurer. Board members will be appointed at the Annual General Meeting. They shall be elected for a term of one year. Any retiring member shall be eligible for reappointment. In case of a vacancy for any reason in between two general meetings, the Board will provide a temporary replacement, and the General Assembly at its next meeting, proceed to the final election. The Board members will be elected or confirmed by the members present at the AGM. |
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| Objectives and activities | |
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| The Association is a non-profit organisation which aims at promoting the advancement of French education for children having a connection with the French language and enrolled in the Scottish education system. The Association provides weekly courses taught by qualified teachers to accompany the child into reading and writing independently in French. Children should reach a language proficiency in French comparable to that of their English for their age level. The association has Charitable Status (SC045617 - Association des Parents Francophones) and as such will abide by the requirements and guidelines of OSCR. Specifically, accounts will be submitted on an annual basis. |
Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Our dasses run on Saturday momings130 weekends Fer year) for 2 hour5 and 30 mnutes. From 3 year5 old, children drscover new game5, listen to stories and expre5S themselves in a French environment From the Primary 1 level, we educate thildren to write and read letters and sounds speerfic to French and thus develop their leaming ability, in a wd14efined environment beeen children speaking French and a French teacher. At the eTrJ of Primary 7 levd. children have developed a very good understsnding of vlIten French and can become independent reader in French and are also able to write a short text independenY and For children starb'ng hwjh Schod. we developed a program preparing them tosttaDi oma in Frenth Lan e Studies APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of Ihe charity during the financial period Our academic activitS took place bekn Sept 2023 until June 2024 over 30 sessions at Notre Dame Primary Schod. This year we presented 9 carKtidate5 to the DELF diploma: 5 at level B1 and 4 at level B2. The Exams took pLace in June 2024. All our students passed the DELF exam with flying colours. Beyond our French teaching acbvities we held several cultural events. The 'Arbre de Noel" celebration was held the 3rd Decembre 2023 at Pollc4(shaws Burgh Hall. We also organised a Ceilidh£amaval on the 24 February 2024 at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall wth the John Carmichad lidh Band. Our association is a memtw of FLAM. an organisation supporting the teaching of French as a native language hltpsJAw.assialjons-1larn.fr1 To celebrate FLAM 20th annNersary, 20 FLAM sthcol gathered in London on 12 November 2023. to celebrate the evellt. and were present and represented the Ee Buiwnnièie. Further informakn our aLXivities can be found in our Annual ReFQrt (Section 51. Financial review
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves |
The main source of revenues are payments received from parents. Our policy on reserve is to maintain a minimum of £3,000 in our bank balance at the end of each accounting period (i.e. 30thof June of each year). This way, sufficient funds are available for initial spending on classes’ rental and teacher remunerations before we start receiving payments from parents’ contributions. |
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| Details of any deficit | During the school year from July 2023 until June 2024, our association made a deficit of £1,998. The Association des Parents Francophones made a loss of £2,729 for their running operations. However, the school also organised a few fundraising events through the year to mitigate this loss, resulting in £731 funds raised thanks to these activities. The mentioned deficit linked to the weekly running of the school has been expected and in line with our financial projection, due to the rising letting fees imposed by the school (school cleaning fees, cleaning materials and janitor fees). We also want to ensure the same quality of teaching by maintaining the same number of teachers and assistants despite a slightly reduced number of pupils. However, the Association des Parents Francophones could rely on the grant received by the French government (AEFE) of £5,232 the year before to support the return fully to in-class learning as well as additional support to encourage pupils to obtain a certificate at the end of their learning experience with the school. This grant allowed us to stabilise our financial situation before making the necessary adjustment. As a result, we had to increase the class fees for the upcoming year, as highlighted in the minutes of our AGM, in order to return to a profit situation. The early estimation for the year 2024-2025 indicates that the school will make a profit for that school year. |
| Donated facilities and services (if any) | None. The Trustees are all volunteers and themselves parents of children attending classes. |
| 3 APPENDIX 1 Other optional information |
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) Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Treasurer Date 9/03/2025 17/03 /2025
Last update 9 March 2025
Association des Parents Francophones Trustees’ Annual Report Period From July 2023 to June 2024
Charity contact infomiation Charity Trustees Objectives and activities Structure, governan and management 4.1 Type of goveming document 4.2 Trustee recruitment and appointment Achievements and perfonnance Financial review 6.1 The Figures 6.2 statement of the charity's policy on reserves 6.3 Details of any deficit Future plans Declaration 10 1 . Charity contact information Association des Parents Francophones de Glasgow Scottish Charity Number: SC045617 29 Dinmont Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G413UJ Website htt "Ilwww.ecolebuissonniere.or .ukl Facebook htt s"Ilwww.facebook.comlEcoleBuissonniereGlas owl
- Charity Trustees The charity trustees for the period between 1st July 2023 until 30 June 2024 were:
- Objectives and activities Our Association "Association des Parents Francophones. also known as 'École Buissonière de Glasgow ' is a non-profit organization which aims at promoting the advanrnent of French education for children having a connection with the French language and who enrolled in the Scottish education system. The Association provides weekly courses taught by qualified teachers to accompany the child into reading and writing independently in French. Children attending our courses should reach a language proficiency in French comparable to that of their proficiency in English for their age level. Our classes run on Saturday momings (30 weekends per year) for 2 hours and 30 minutes. From 3 years old, children discover new games, listen to stories and express themselves in a French environment. From the Primary 1 level, we educate children to write and read letters and sounds specific to French and thus develop their learning ability,
in a well-defined environment between children speaking French and a French teacher. At the end of Primary 7 level, children have developed a very good understanding of written French and can become independent reader in French and are also able to write a short text independently and confidently. For children starting high School, we developed a program preparing them to sit a Diploma in French Language Studies (DELF). 4. Structure, governance and management 4.1 Type of goveming document Our association is govemed by its <cArticles of Association des Parents Francophones de Glasgo. This document has been submitted to and accepted by OSCR. 4.2 Trustee recruitment and appointment The affairs of the Association shall managed by a board of at least 3 people" a president, a secretary and a treasurer. Board members will be appointed at the Annual General Meeting. They shall be elected for a term of one year. Any retiring member shall be eligible for reappointment. In case of a vacancy for any reason in between two general meetings, the Board will provide a temporary repIarnent, and the General Assembly at its next meeting, proceed to the final election. The Board members will be elected or confirmed by the members present at the AGM.
- Achievements and performance Our academic activities took Pla between Sept 2023 unb'l June 2024 over 30 sessions at Notre Dame Primary School. This year we presented 9 candidates to the DELF diploma= 5 at level B1 and 4 at level B2. The Exams took pla in June 2024. All our students passed the DELF exam with flying colours. DELF diplomas (Diplome d'Études en Langue FranFaise) are official diplomas issued by the French Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports to certify the French language skills of foreign candidates and French people from a non-French-speaking country. DELF exams assess 4 skills" oral comprehension and production, written comprehension and production. The DELF B2 is an admission criterion for entering French, European or French-speaking university. Beyond our French teaching activities we held several Cultural events. The "Arbre de Noel. celebration was held on the 3rd Dembre 2023 at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall. Our association is a member of FLAM, an organisation supporting the teaching of French as a native language htt s"Ilwww.associations-flam.frl FLAM lebrated its 20° anniversary on 12 November 2023. htt s=Il ara luieflam.or levenements120e- ournee- ara luie-flam Twenty FLAM schools from the United Kingdom (out of 56) gathered in London to lebrate the event. were present and represented the Ecole Buissonnière. The support of our MP Alexandre Holroyd, our senator and our London elected officials confirms the Importan of Saturday morning schools. This day highlighted the Importan of supporting French among bilingual children. The French govemment supports our projects
thanks to AEFE (Association de I'Enseignement du FranGais I'Etranger) grants and the situation of the French language is regularly discussed in the Senate. As part of our FLAM membership we keep benefiting from access to the Savio online platform. htt s"Ilsavio.frlori inalite-de-saviol This tool offers interactive challenges in reading, grammar, conjugation, spelling and vocabulary. We keep encouraging parents and children to make use of this innovative tool as a supplement to the teaching provided. We are also proud of supporting the Erskin foundation for Veterans (htt S.1.erskIne.0r .ukl). We organised a fundraiser in November 2023 during which time our students prepared and sold paper flowers known as 'bleuets" allowing us to make a donation of £113 to the Erskin foundation. We also organised a Ceilidh-camaval on the 24 February 2024 at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall with the John Carmichael Ceilidh Band. Our annual general meeting took pla on 18° Mai 2024. The committee reported on the accounts for the year 2022-2023 and presented the financial forecast for the year 2023-2024 along with different projections and scenarios.
It was explained that our ambition is to" Preserve the number of classes Revalue teachers. salaries Perpetuate and enhance the teaching management function already tested this year by Give a margin of flexibility for our additional activities To maintain the number of classes and to eventually adjust teachers. salaries it was estimated that cost per course should increase from £12 to £16 per course. To avoid a sudden increase starting next year, a gradual transition was proposed- £14 (£121£10) per course for the 2024-2025 year £15 (£131£11) per course for the 2025-2026 year £16 (£141£12) per course for the 2026-2027 year This proposal assumed a minimum number of 100 students. If this number changes significantly at the start of the next school year, downwards or upwards, we will implement these proposals and submit them to a new vote. In addition, the increases proposed for 2025-26 and 2026-27 are an indication or "roadmap" that will have to be reviewed and approved at the next AGMS. Following the presentation we voted an increase of the member contribution for the year 2024-2025 to £14 per course. Veronique Miller presented a review of each class individually. Three new committee members were voted to join the current committee.
and organisation, starting from May 2024 president starting from September 2024. for marketing and event was elected as vice 6. Financial review 6.1 The Figures FINALaLcfvERVlEw Ewsosfo[rarn1ItInts[I36G fjri)55 fyoss tyathnBrY1>£j38aII Rgceipl51iotn(hErthitie5d[aSl. £1429 LknrestyKdfjrart."E668 35QUO 4DWO 6.2 Statement of the charity's policy on reserves The main source of revenues are payments reiVed from parents. Our policy on reserve is to maintain a minimum of £3,000 in our bank balance at the end of each accounting period (i.e. 30° of June of each year). This way, sufficient funds are available for initial spending on classes, rental and teacher remunerations before we start receiving payments from parents, contribution. 6.3 Details of any deficit
During the school year from July 2023 until June 2024, our association made a deficit of £1,998. The Association des Parents Francophones made a loss of £2,729 for their running operations. However, the school also organised a few fundraising events through the year to mitigate this loss, resulting in £731 funds raised thanks to these activities. The running deficit linked to the weekly running of the school has been expected and in line with our financial projection, due to the rising letting fees imposed by the school (school cleaning fees, cleaning materials and janitor fees)- We also want to ensure the same quality of teaching by maintaining the same number of teachers and assistants despite a slightly redUd number of pupils. However, the Association des Parents Francophones could rely on the grant received by the French govemment (AEFE) of £5,232 the year before to support the return fully to in-class learning as well as additional support to encourage pupils to obtain a rtIfIcate at the end of their leaming experience with the school. This grant allowed us to stabilise our financial situation before making the neSSary adjustment. As a result, we had to increase the class fees for the upcoming year, as highlighted in the minutes of our AGM, in order to retum to a profit situation. The early estimation for the year 2024-2025 indicates that the school will make a profit for that school year. 7. Future plans The Association is looking forward to maintaining its range of teaching and cultural activities in the years to come.
- Declaration ned on behalf of the chari trustees" Designation President Date 10 March 2025 10
APPENDIX 2 Assoeiation des Parents Francophones SC045617 Receipts and payments accounts 01 OT 2023 24Z4 -Rprtinn A qt2tpmpnt nf rprpint< nAvmpnt< unr4stncts R•StrlCt•d nds p4miath•nt Total tunds T¢)tai Iullds last lo n•4ml% A1 RK•l [allOnS atks GranLs Reeei s rrtxn funtr81 142961 Gross tr1 InCe trryn In¥e51mentsotherIn laThl 33e44.69 Renis from land & bulkjl Gross retei s chartia& Al Sub tot•1 36,H2 A2 R•¢• Proceed5 frrrfn sa of nxed aseet5 A2 Sub total Totsl rK¥lpts Expense5 lor fundraising acuwiie5 Gr055 It&iny paynenLs InvennI IanNnIC0St3 P K¥s[eLt direcl lothalle Cranlsand dkX 365TJ98 1474 GoveTnance c0515 i In(rnt e¥amknaiion Preparauonof annual accounts Legal c0515 A3 Sub tt+ta
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APPENDIX 2 Association des Parents Franco Section B Statement of balances hones SC045617 Pprnw.ni endoMMei)I fund5 UNe$tsiciedfunds Re$tshxed IndS Expendable Total tssi D•tsils od B1 C•sh funds h and baLwKe5 al 5krtoTye SUU$ I IcEwiI sr receipts pentS account ¢whd bank balanc•s at•nd ofyw try¢6ipkn p•yThrO coun Fwdtowhkh Li•ly•ir D•talls B2 In¥•i¢mts Tot £uttntV4kn*1tt 0•ts115 Li•1 y•ir B3 Oth•r •i¥•t• FkTwJtowblrfv AmDwlduv Lwly¢ to nE•tesl£ lone4te•t£ B4 LiabilrtiD5
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Section B Statement of balances
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Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B5 Contingent liabilities
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of
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APPENDIX 2
SC045617
Association des Parents Francophones
Section C Notes to the Accounts
| C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets) C2 Grants C3a Trustee remuneration C3b Trustee remuneration - details C4a Trustee expenses C4b Trustee expenses - details |
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| Type of activity or project supported | Individual / institution |
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| If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity tru cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) |
stee or person connected to a trustee | |||
| Authority under which paid | £ | |||
| If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box complete section 4b) |
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| C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons |
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| C6 Other information |
APPENDIX 2 Association des Parents Francophones SC045617 Additional analysis111 Analysls of r•c•lpts and paym•nts 1 Dorl•nI ione4rMt£ tont4rMI K toneireitE lo nt4r•ilL lo nMt4s1 K Tolal 2 Or•r Txd i•btpwlJd IrnMrMI£ ionMrMI L r•l•r•ne• iont4reDIK lonoireii to nt4tq•ll
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APPENDIX 2 SC045617 Additional analysis121 6 Br•akdo¥m ot uThr•strlct•d funds fuTrdbdow R•¢•lPts DDnalions Le ac Grants Recei s trunfun(trais acUWUes Gross IMI Income rrom InvesThenls otherinan lana ano billOI Renls from la & bulkjl Gr055 recei 15 othEr chartlablE acte5 Sub tgtsi rffjm xs•t & Inv•slm•nt1 Pioceed5 Irom Sa OT nxed asse15 Pioceedslrcrfn 5a orkntsnen Sub total Expen5e5 ror luraLng actywiies Gr055 Itainy paynenis Inve51tnent [nanage[t costs Paymen15 reL411ng dttc¥y lo cnantth a¢Dwibes Granlsana GE[anCe t051s ALKtllndEpetKntexatninalknn prepdIn of annual accounts Legal costs tothi ents relati to a55•tand inv•slm•rrtmovqm•nts Puriha5e50ffjxed assets Sub total
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APPENDIX 2 Association des Parents Francophones SC045617 Additional analysis131 6 Br•akdown olr•strfct•d lund PthBthctsd1 l R4Btrict4dfund2 Ruthct4dfund 3 RBytrictqdfimd4 . Bnt•rnttmB of . @trnarn9 of fund bBlrrt¥ IUThdbo Igiantl luthld8tpBrfad RK•lPts [allOnS acks Granis Retei $ rrtxn funtrai Grossi Income rfom InYesimenl$ oinerinan land ana bL¥lfJl Renls from la & bulkjl Gr055 recei 5 othEr chaniablE ¢tte5 Sub tot•1 •ss•t & Inv•wn•n¢¥4b•¥ Pioceeds sak ol ftxed assets Pioceeds sak ol In¥esb7nt5 rol•1r•1pts P•ym•nts Exp¥ises f<Y fuThyawN actyWt5 Gross twin9 payrnenls Invent Thanagenrnl paymEnt5 relIng dectry10 cnarrtJ* acbwoes Granisand GoveTnance cos15 ALKAtlindepetKkntexatnirbalK)n PrepK)n of annual accounts Legal costs Sub tot•1
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APPENDIX 3 Scottbsh Chaitty Regulaloi Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to Iho Association des Parents Francophones trustoeslm•mbors of R•glslerÈd charty SC045617 number On the a¢¢ounts of the charlty for Ihe perlod Period start dale Nknth Period end dale Pknnth Day Y¥ar 2023 04y Year 01 07 lo 30 2024 out on pages IU&e p4e nurnbtrs of shets Respoctlvo The Gharity's tw$tees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responslblllties of with Ihe terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scolland) 2005 Act and the trusto0s and examlnor Charities A¢¢ounts {Scotlandl Regulations 20. The charf(y truste85 wnsider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{11 Idl of the Accounts Regulaknons does not apply. It Is my r8sponsibility to examine the accounts as requlred under section 44(1 } (cl of the Act and lo slate wheth8r particular matters have Gome to my attention. 88sls of independent My examination is carrled out In accordance wilh Regulation 11 of the Charities examlnetr8 Staternent Accounts IS¢otl8nd} Regulations 2006. An examinallon includes a review of the accounting records kepl by the ¢harity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.11 also includes consideration of any unusual rf(ems or dIl05ureS in the accounts and seeks explanations from Ihe Iru5tees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be rgquired in an audit and. consequendy, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Indepondenl axamln•r's In the course of my examlnation, no matter has come to my attention lother than that staternent disclosed on the attached pagel whlch gives me reasonable Cause to èelieve that in any materlal respect the requSrements: lo keep accounting rerx)rds in a¢cordance with sectp)n 44(11 la) of tho 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 A¢counts Regulations, and lo prepare accounts which accord with the aecounllng records and comply wtth Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not beon met, or to Whh, in my opinlon, attontion should be drawn in order to en8ble a proper Slgn Nam Relevant profe98ion qualifiGation{8} or bod lif any Addres 'Pkase d¥e the words in the braek&ts if they do not apply. If the w(KdS do apply. sel oul thosefflatter5 which have corne lo your attent on folbww p8g&
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problerns. Glv• here briof details of any It•ms that the examiner wishes to di¥close