FREE SCHOOL CHARITY

Registered charity 1001761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAILES FREE SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Maintains the Free School and Institute for use by the church and community; makes grants for the maintenance of St.George's Brailes and the services therein; makes grants to Brailes C.E.Primary School; makes educational grants to young persons under the age of 25 and resident in the parish of Brailes.

Objects

1 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF BRAILES AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICES THEREIN 2 IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER 25 YRS WHO ARE RESIDENT OR WHO HAVE A PARENT RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF BRAILES AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT 3 IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE SAID PARISH 4 IN TOWARDS PROVIDING FOR BRAILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND THE GOVERNORS OF THE SAID SCHOOL

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BRAILES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted fund receipts increased to £54,965, resulting in a net surplus of £16,965 after management and charitable payments. Per the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, total charity funds stood at £902,782, comprising £120,026 in cash and £778,958 in investments. The trustees consider the current level of free reserves prudent for providing financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brett Hay
• GLENDA WOODS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katherine Joanne Haycock
• Martin Gerald Cole
• Mr Tim Rimell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev George Heighton · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Warwickshire

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Government & lottery funding

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