FRIENDS OF HARTSFIELD SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 291302 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F H S A, FRIENDS OF HARTSFIELD SCHOOL

Organising and running fund raising activities; including a christmas fair, wrap a present, quiz night, camp out night, Colour Run and hot dog and ice cream Fridays.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY) AND AS AN ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE ASSOCIATION MAY: (A) FOSTER MORE EXTENDED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; AND (B) ENGAGE IN SOCIAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING IT.

Area of benefit: CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOL

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 net assets increased to £32,127.67, driven by a fundraising surplus of £20,673.06, though this was largely due to timing differences in income and expenses. Post-year-end payments of £11,000 and £27,000 were made to the school, reducing working reserves to approximately £5,000. The trustees confirm that these levels align with their policy of maintaining sufficient reserves for one school term.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Lewis
• Phoebe Dunn
• Sarah Matthews

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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