FRIENDS OF HOLMEWOOD

Registered charity 1169151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOH

Friends of Holmewood undertake regular activities to promote good relations between pupils, parents and staff and fundraise to provide additional facilities to benefit the pupils of the school that would not be funded through normal school budget. We hold annual fundraising events including Christmas Fairs, Quiz Nights and Summer events for all staff, parents and pupils.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS ANDOTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICHSUPPORT 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £14,151 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in unrestricted cash reserves of £31,265. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately £10,000 to ensure liquidity for event deposits and buffer against cancellations. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ala El-Kour
• Andrea Kayser
• Gemma Mole

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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