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FRIENDS OF SOMERSHAM SCHOOL

Registered charity 1095350 · organisation 3996817

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
10 January 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£11,304
Latest expenditure
£6,179
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Somersham Primary School, Church Lane, Lower Somersham, IPSWICH, IP8 4PN

02 Activities

What the charity does

FOSS raise funds to support the village school, subsidising school trips, purchasing equipment requested by the teachers and children, buying books, and enabling visits from various workshops and external groups. We arrange lots of fundraising activities, such as fetes, raffles, bingo, trails and quizzes that the school, families and local community can join in with.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
13 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,304
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,179
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
7 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,256
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,956
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
15 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,265
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,595
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
21 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,228
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,524
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,794
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,491

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
13 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,304
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,179
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£350
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
8
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
7 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,256
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,956
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
8
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
15 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,265
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,595
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
9
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
21 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,228
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,524
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
9

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF SOMERSHAM SCHOOL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-01-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 NOVEMBER 2002
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY1. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2. ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE SOMERSHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, IPSWICH.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures