FRIENDS OF MEATH SCHOOL

Registered charity 296077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Friends of Meath School raises funds and supports the education of pupils attending Meath School, Ottershaw, Surrey which is a special school for children with speech, language and communication disability

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING MEATH SCHOOL, OTTERSHAW, SURREY, IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR SHALL HEREAFTER BE DEEMED CHARITABLE IN LAW.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Runnymede, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £10,134 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £162,528 to £152,394. Unrestricted reserves stood at £135,228, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £10,000. The accounts indicate the charity is continuing its activities with no material uncertainties identified by the examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted grant funding (71% of income)

“Friends of Meath received £70,000 in restricted grant funding towards the new playground. This comprised £25,000 from the Your Fund Surrey Small Community Projects Fund, £20,000 from the National Lottery, and a further £25,000 from another donor.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £135k)

“Friends of Meath aims to maintain a minimum balance of £10,000 to ensure that we have sufficient funds to run our three main annual events.” — page 4

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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: 10
Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 23% of the £108,504 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 10
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Volunteers: 10

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Meath School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Natasha Sally Couragechair
Joanne Elizabeth Parris
Marina Maliakas Dias
William John Power

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£109k	£119k
31/08/2024	£84k	£30k
31/08/2023	£13k	£21k
31/08/2022	£31k	£28k
31/08/2021	£5k	£43k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF MEATH SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £10,134 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £162,528 to £152,394. Unrestricted reserves stood at £135,228, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £10,000. The accounts indicate the charity is continuing its activities with no material uncertainties identified by the examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF MEATH SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF MEATH SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£25k	General Grant

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE.

BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE income £5.8m
FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S SCHOOL income £31k
FRIENDS OF MORE HOUSE income £51k
FRIENDS OF SHEET SCHOOL income £32k
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S SCHOOL income £18k
MORE EDUCATION income £531k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF MEATH SCHOOL	£109k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE FY2025	£5.8m	£346,067	8	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S SCHOOL FY2025	£31k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF MORE HOUSE FY2025	£51k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF SHEET SCHOOL FY2025	£32k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S SCHOOL FY2025	£18k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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