FRIENDS OF SKYSWOOD SCHOOL

Registered charity 1140514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOSS

The Friends of Skyswood School exists to provide financial support to the school, under the direction of the Head Teacher and the Governing Body, in order to provide specific aids either within delivery of the curriculum or with improving the overall environment of the school or through the projection of the school into the community.

Objects

To advance the education of pupils in the School in particular by:Developing effective relationships between the staff parents and others associated with the school;Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the School and advance the education of the pupils.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 holds unrestricted cash reserves of £28,031, which the trustees describe as 'very strong' and sufficient to cover approved funding requests. The charity does not hold formal reserves policy targets beyond maintaining a minimum cash balance of £3,000 for emergencies. Financial performance for the period shows a net surplus of £9,705, driven by fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Skyswood School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daksha Taylor
• Darren Abbabil
• Hannah Rodrigues
• Julie Amel-Azizpour
• Rebecca Hall

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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