FRIENDS OF THE WINNS

Registered charity 1196921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Parent Staff Association for a Primary School.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION (THE OBJECTS) IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL2.2 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Waltham Forest, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £35,017 in income against £6,687 in expenditure, resulting in a closing balance of £25,728. The trustees report that the charity is in a financially strong position, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 10% of fundraising for Family Support Fund (reserves figure: £26k)

“suggest we continue to ring-fence 10% of fundraising for this purpose.” — page 1

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 100
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £450 — grants £450 (1); 1% of the £32,215 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 60
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Karen Leachchair
Eleanor O'Carroll
George Cassavetti
Matt Weitz

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£35k	£39k
31/08/2024	£32k	£24k
31/08/2023	£25k	£41k
31/08/2022	£17k	£2k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE WINNS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity raised £35,017 in income against £6,687 in expenditure, resulting in a closing balance of £25,728. The trustees report that the charity is in a financially strong position, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION.

WINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION income £26k
PURBROOK INFANTS SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION income £29k
FRIENDS OF THE FREE SCHOOL income £20k
FRIENDS OF RODINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL income £30k
SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION income £28k
WATERMORE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER FRIENDS ASSOCIATION income £27k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF THE WINNS	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PURBROOK INFANTS SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	33.6%	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE FREE SCHOOL FY2024	£20k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF RODINGS PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	33.8%	no doubt

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