FRIENDS OF HARPENDEN ACADEMY

Registered charity 1159562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOHFS, FRIENDS OF HARPENDEN FREE SCHOOL

Friends of Harpenden Academy exists to provide social and fundraising support for the children and the school, and all the money we raise goes towards enhancing the experiences and education of the pupils.

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.

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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Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,527 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £15,065. The trustees describe this financial position as healthy and sustainable, noting that the reserves provide flexibility for future initiatives. Operational costs were modest relative to the total income raised.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The document states: 'The trustees registered with the Charity Commission are out of date and will be updated following the election of the new committee.' This indicates a failure to maintain accurate statutory records, which is a governance matter.

“The trustees registered with the Charity Commission are out of date and will be updated following the election of the new committee.”

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Gwendoline Manley
Nicola Jones

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£28k	£24k
30/09/2024	£22k	£45k
30/09/2023	£25k	£22k
30/09/2022	£52k	£26k
30/09/2021	£15k	£14k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF HARPENDEN ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,527 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £15,065. The trustees describe this financial position as healthy and sustainable, noting that the reserves provide flexibility for future initiatives. Operational costs were modest relative to the total income raised. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	07/12/2017	£8k	Playground Transformation Project