FRIENDS OF SHEET SCHOOL

Registered charity 1109672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F.O.S.S.

We provide extra trips and equipment for the school by raising money from holding fetes, cake stalls, quiz nights and bonfire night etc.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS;

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

Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£30k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £32,478 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a 30% increase driven by unexpected large one-time donations. Total charitable grants paid to the school amounted to £21,673, with unrestricted cash reserves standing at £15,826 at year-end. This reserve level exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining at least £7,000 to ensure continuity of grant-making.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £7,000 in reserve as this provides twelve months of recurring grant making capital (reserves figure: £16k)

“The committee aim to make sure the Charity always maintains at least £7,000 in reserve as this provides twelve months of recurring grant making capital to provide continuity to the school, should there be a fundraising downturn.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Internal charity financial controls 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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Tamar Hetherington-Pearcechair
Alice Cox
Robert Geoffrey Tregaskes
Samantha Jane Standerwick

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£32k	£30k
31/12/2024	£25k	£32k
31/12/2023	£25k	£23k
31/12/2022	£23k	£25k
31/12/2021	£17k	£4k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF SHEET SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £32,478 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a 30% increase driven by unexpected large one-time donations. Total charitable grants paid to the school amounted to £21,673, with unrestricted cash reserves standing at £15,826 at year-end. This reserve level exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining at least £7,000 to ensure continuity of grant-making. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The William Brake Foundation	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

FRIENDS OF GRASMERE SCHOOL income £31k
FRIENDS OF RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL income £77k
FRIENDS OF BEECROFT GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL income £27k
THE FRIENDS OF CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL income £51k
FRIENDS ASSOCATION OF GREAT CHART PRIMARY SCHOOL income £43k
FRIENDS OF SINGLEGATE SCHOOL income £35k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF SHEET SCHOOL	£32k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF GRASMERE SCHOOL FY2025	£31k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FY2025	£77k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEECROFT GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£27k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL FY2025	£51k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
FRIENDS ASSOCATION OF GREAT CHART PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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