FRIENDS OF WEST LODGE SCHOOLS

Registered charity 282766 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FOWLS is the Parents Association for West Lodge PrimarySchool. We are set up to raise money for our school in order to enhance the children's learning experience by providing equipment and opportunities which would not otherwise be provided for within the school budget.

Objects

TO ADVANCE ALL ASPECTS OF THE PUPILS EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS AIM THE ASSOCIATION WILL:ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP THE INVOLVEMENT OF FAMILIES IN ACTIVITIES CENTRED ON THE SCHOOLS B) IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGING ECONOMIC NEEDS,RAISED FUNDS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED OUT OF SCHOOL FUNDS UNDER LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS (LMS). C) FORM A SUPPORTIVE LINK BETWEEN FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOL GOVERNORS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£31k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £50,361.09, an increase from the previous year's £40,392.14. The charity reported a net excess for the year of £9,847.81, derived from fundraising receipts of £30,502.35 against total payments of £20,654.54. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£31k£21k
31/12/2024£34k£49k
31/12/2023£35k£33k
31/12/2022£35k£20k
31/12/2021£37k£16k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF WEST LODGE SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £50,361.09, an increase from the previous year's £40,392.14. The charity reported a net excess for the year of £9,847.81, derived from fundraising receipts of £30,502.35 against total payments of £20,654.54. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.