FRIENDS OF BRENTWOOD SCHOOL (FOBS)

Registered charity 1095486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide and assist in the provision of facilities and equipment for education at the school, not normally provided by the governors.Endeavour to promote a sense of community amongst the pupils, parents, teachers, governors and other persons connected to the school.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE SCHOOL. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE THE SOCIETY MAY:(I) FOSTER THE INTERESTS OF PUPILS OF BRENTWOOD SCHOOL BY PROMOTING CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST PARENTS, FRIENDS, OLD BRENTWOODS AND STAFF AND ENCOURAGING CO-OPERATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL.(II) ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.(III) PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL, NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNORS.(IV) ENDEAVOUR TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONGST THE PUPILS' PARENTS, TEACHERS, GOVERNORS AND OTHER PERSONS CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £9,718 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £38,668 and expenditure of £28,950. Unrestricted funds held at the end of the period were £48,775, an increase from £39,057 in the previous year. The trustees have approved the financial statements, indicating no stated financial distress or going concern issues.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shermeena Rabbichair
• Lesa Bennett
• Zoe Specketer

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

Operates in: Essex

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