FRIENDS OF STEYNING PRIMARY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising for Steyning Primary School

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE-THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

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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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£19k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £6,963 for the year, with total income of £25,813 against expenditure of £18,850. The trustees report that year-end reserves stood at £11,011, which is above the stated policy target of £2,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £2,000 (reserves figure: £11k)

“The target reserve level is £2,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Lindsey Spencer-Mitchell

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£26k	£19k
31/08/2024	£17k	£22k
31/08/2023	£19k	£13k
31/08/2022	£6k	£12k
31/08/2021	£7k	£4k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF STEYNING PRIMARY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £6,963 for the year, with total income of £25,813 against expenditure of £18,850. The trustees report that year-end reserves stood at £11,011, which is above the stated policy target of £2,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF STANBURN FIRST SCHOOL.

THE FRIENDS OF STANBURN FIRST SCHOOL income £28k
FRIENDS OF RODINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL income £30k
FRIENDS OF KEMPSEY PRIMARY SCHOOL income £46k
THE FRIENDS OF ST DUNSTAN'S SCHOOL income £77k
FRIENDS OF HENRY MAYNARD SCHOOL income £48k
FRIENDS OF UNDY PRIMARY SCHOOL income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF STEYNING PRIMARY SCHOOL	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF STANBURN FIRST SCHOOL FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF RODINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF KEMPSEY PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST DUNSTAN'S SCHOOL FY2025	£77k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF HENRY MAYNARD SCHOOL FY2025	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.