FRIENDS OF BPSP

Registered charity 1183473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF BADEN POWELL & ST PETER'S

Fundraising is a major part of our activities and directly contributes to the improvement of the school, and in turn, benefits all of the children within the school. We provide a way to build the whole school community, including links with the wider society, all of which benefits the school and offers a positive influence within the local area.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION (THE OBJECTS) IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:1) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL2) 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £23,985.91 for the year, primarily due to donations paid out exceeding fundraising income. Free reserves at the end of the period were £29,953.65, with approximately £20,000 earmarked for future music cabin projects. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and no material matters required disclosure.

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 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Craigchair
• Dr Lilly Grabmann
• Lesley Simmons
• Lois Bickerton
• Nicola Crocker
• Petra Papenfus

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

Operates in: Poole

Income and spending

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