THE FRIENDS OF MERE SCHOOL (FOMS)

Charity number: 1179993
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

All our activities help advance the education of pupils at our school. We raise funds to help support the school with essential resources such as computer equipment. We provide opportunities for whole school events such as a pantomime trip. We organise fund raising events where the activity is also of benefit to the pupils e.g discos and film nights and facilitate community involvement.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £14,069
Total expenditure: £14,951

Total income includes £750 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 September 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FOMS (Working name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF MERE SCHOOL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICHOLA PACKHAM Chair 01 August 2024
None on record
Candice Goodinge Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
CATRIONA JANE WILLIAMSON Trustee 13 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £9.49k £3.53k £6.74k £10.91k £14.07k
Total expenditure £9.86k £2.88k £9.64k £11.17k £14.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £750

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 February 2024 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 April 2021 79 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 OCT 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY: 2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL 2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

Contact information

Address:
Mere School
Springfield Road
Mere
WARMINSTER
Wiltshire
BA12 6EW
Phone:
01747 860515
Email:
friends@mere.wilts.sch.uk
Website:

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