2025-08-31-accounts - Friends of Coldstream Primary School

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Friends of Coldstream Primary School Trustees’ Annual Report 3 October 2024— 31st August 2025

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Friends of Coldstream Primary School

Scottish Charity Number: SC053685

Home Place Coldstream Berwickshire

TD12 4DT

Facebook: Friends of Coldstream Primary School | Coldstream | Facebook

Charity Trustees

Objectives and activities

Our charity was founded to support and enhance the education of children at Coldstream Primary School. Gaining charitable status has enabled us to access a wider range of grants, helping us further improve our school and strengthen our community.

Aims of the Charity - The Advancement of Education which will be achieved by the following methods:

e Promote close co-operation and communication between parents and school staff.
e Promote equality and fairness.
e Consider and discuss matters of mutual interest relating to the education and welfare of pupils.
e Engage in activities which support and advance the education of pupils attending the school.
e Support, organise and develop social and recreational activities for the children and young people of Coldstream Primary School, and their parents, carers or guardians (caregivers) and not normally provided by the Local Education Authority.

We work towards our aims through a combination of fundraising activities and applications for donations and grants. Our fundraising efforts are wide-ranging, from hosting coffee mornings and organising local fireworks displays to running children’s discos and partnering with the school to give parents the chance to purchase their children’s artwork.

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Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document

A new constitution for Friends of Coldstream Primary School was agreed and authorised on 24 September 2024, prior to the registration as a Scottish Charity on 3 October 2024.

Trustee recruitment and appointment

The charity was established with four trustees, who were selected during a committee meeting:

New trustees are nominated and appointed each year at our Annual General Meeting.

Achievements and performance

2024/2025 was an exceptional year for Friends of Coldstream Primary School. Some of our key achievements included:

e Supporting the school by funding bus expenses so all pupils could attend the local pantomime.
e Covering transport costs for every class to go on educational trips.
e Organising a visit from Cool Creatures for our ELC children.
e Arranging the installation of a Trim Trail structure in our outdoor space, available for both the school and the wider community.
e Collaborating with the local community to create a Community Garden, featuring an outdoor classroom, raised beds, a shed, and resources for outdoor learning.
e Transformed an unusable wet outdoor space in a classroom garden, so it could be used all year round.
e Providing additional supplies for the school janitor, including a new strimmer, safety equipment, and a new toolbox.

All of this was made possible thanks to the incredible dedication of our trustees and the wider school community, who contributed through:

e Fundraising activities: including Fireworks Night, school discos, the Grow a £1 challenge, and a Community Coffee Morning.
e Securing grants: from organisations such as Scottish Borders Council — Neighbourhood Support Fund, Destination Tweed, Stronger Starts Tesco, Asda Foundation, SBCAN, Heritage Fund, and Coldstream Community Larder.
e Generous donations from local businesses.

This year, the charity has worked tirelessly alongside the wider community, strengthening partnerships with other organisations and collaborating to deliver additional resources, including the community garden and the new trim-trail structure.

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Financial review

We started out as a charity with a bank balance of £1801.16. Total receipts £28271 and total payments £23380 resulting in Net receipts of £4891. Please refer to the receipts and payments accounts attached

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Statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The committee has agreed to maintain a reserve of £1,000. This reserve is intended to cover unexpected requests from Coldstream Primary School that were not included in the budget.

Future plans

We plan to continue to support the school with additional resources and experiences for the children of Coldstream Primary School. Fundraisers already on the agenda are our Annual Fireworks Display and assisting at the Jim Clark Rally in 2026, providing a car parking space for spectators, while raising funds for our Community School. We agreed to support each class on an educational trip by providing expenses for the bus costs.

Declaration

Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:

; ; Designation

Charity Trustee and Treasurer 19" January 2026

Date

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Receipts and payments accounts

				Period start date	Period start date	Period start date	Period start date				Period end date	Period end date
	For the period from	3 Day		October Month			2024 Year	to	Day 31		Month Year August 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds			Expendable endowment funds				Permanent endowment funds			Total funds current period	Total funds last period	Total funds last
	to nearest £	to nearest £			to nearest £				to nearest £			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		1	1	1,648								£ 1,648.00
Legacies												-
Grants		16	16	16,429								£ 16,429.00
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	7,772											£ 7,772.00
Gross tradingreceipts												-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings												-
Rents from land & buildings												-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities		2	2	2,422								£ 2,422.00
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*A1 Sub total*	A1 Sub total 7,772	20,499	20,499	20,499	-	-	-		-	-	-	£ 28,271.00
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total - - - Total receipts 7,772 20,499 - ~~—~~									- -	- -	- -	- - - £ 28,271.00	- -	- -
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities	1,660											£ 1,660.00
Gross trading payments												-
Investment management costs												-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities		21	21	21,520								£ 21,520.00
Grants and donations	200											£ 200.00
Governance costs:
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Audit / independent examination												-
Preparation of annual accounts												-
Legal costs												-
Other	Other
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**A3 Sub total **	1,860	21,520	21,520	21,520	-	-	-		-	-	-	£ 23,380.00	-	-
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets - Purchase of investments - A4 Sub total - - - - - - Total payments 1,860 21,520 - - 23,380 - ~~——————~~
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	5,912 1,021) ( - 5,912 1,021) ( - ~~———~~										- -	4,891 - 4,891		- -

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Section B Statement of balances

Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 684 4,891	Restricted funds to nearest £ 1,000	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year					1,684
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account					4,891
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Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	5,575	1,000	-	-	6,216	-
	- 1,021	1,021	- Fund to which	- asset belongs	- Market valuation to nearest £	-
						Last year to nearest £





Details		Fund to which	asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					Current value (if available) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £









Details			Total - Fund to which liability relates	-	-	-
					Amount due to nearest £	Last year to nearest £





Details			Total Fund to which liability relates		-	-
					Amount due (estimate) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £



Signature*			Total Print Name		-	-
						Date of approval
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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

Fundraiser on behalf of RallyDriver Type of activity or project supported Local CharityFundraiser CommunityBook Treasure Hunt	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £
	1	50
	1	10
	1	150


	Total	210

If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)		X
Authority under which paid		£

C4a Trustee expenses

C4b Trustee expenses - details

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)	If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)	this box
	Nature of transaction	Number of trustees £





Nature of relationship		Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)

C6 Other information

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations
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2 Grants

2 Grants
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3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
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Additional notes (1)

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Additional analysis (2)

Receipts 5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations					-
Legacies					-
Grants					-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities					-
Gross tradingreceipts					-
Income from investments other than land and buildings					-
Rents from land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					-
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Nature andpurpose of funds

Additional notes (2)

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Independent Examiner’s Report

I report on the accounts of the charity Friends of Coldstream Primary School for the year ended 31.8.2025.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and

Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act.
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

To keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation
4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations and
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with Regulation 8 of

the 2006 Accounts Regulations and with the methods and principles of the Statement of

Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met

Or, to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

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