Friends of Derwen School
What it does
Fundraising events throughout the school year - Christmas Fair, Summer fete, bingo, discos, etc. 100% of surplus is to purchase equipment/services for Derwen Primary School
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:1. 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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £8,001 and spent £11,310.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £8,001 | £11,310 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £7,377 | £5,510 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £343 | £1,787 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £349 | £1,121 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £837 | £2,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 856%, from £837 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £8,001 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 141% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Cara Coventry
- Carolyn Caughter
- Emily O'Brien
- Louise Esser
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 12 May 2026, 49 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 6 April 2025, 85 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 17 October 2023, 257 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 16 May 2023, 45 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 10 September 2021, 293 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1027488
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 October 1993
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 MARCH 1993, AS AMENDED 26 SEPTEMBER 2007 AND 31 JANUARY 2008.
- Website
- fodspta.gmail.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.