FRIENDS OF FRANK WISE SCHOOL, BANBURY

Registered charity 800362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main purpose of the charity is to promote, support,assist and improve Frank Wise School for the benefit of its pupils. We fundraise for many activities to support the children both during their school life and their family life. This can include subsidising residential trips, day trips and evening activities.We also fundraise for providing building work to improve the children's school life.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF THE FRANK WISE SCHOOL, BANBURY AND THE RELIEF OF SUCH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PUPILS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £94,017.36 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in a closing accumulated surplus of £26,646.04. This significant reduction in reserves was primarily driven by a £112,130 expenditure on minibus purchases. The document does not disclose any reserves policy or specific financial health risks beyond the reported deficit.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DOUGLAS SEYMOURchair
• ANITA BAL
• BARBARA MACIVER TREASURER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Harwood
• JOANNA MARY MATES Secretary
• Nihal Widdowson

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

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