Monmouth Comprehensive Friends Association
What it does
MCS FA aims to bring together all who care about helping to resource the school environment to enhance pupils' learning and social development. It welcomes parents and carers, staff and others drawn from across the community and links home and school thereby also supporting parents.
Its charitable purposes
To advance the education of pupils in the School in particular by:Developing effective relationships between the staff parents and others associated with the school;Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the School and advance the education of the pupils.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local.
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 March 2025, it had income of £31,286 and spent £32,390.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | £31,286 | £32,390 | Not reported | 8 |
| 30 March 2024 | £10,895 | £15,930 | Not reported | 6 |
| 9 March 2023 | £7,864 | £6,040 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 9 March 2022 | £14,375 | £808 | Not reported | 6 |
| 9 March 2021 | £3,717 | £11,362 | 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 742%, from £3,717 in the year to 9 March 2021 to £31,286 in the year to 30 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 104% of its income in the year to 30 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- EASY FUNDRAISING gave £671 in the year to 30 March 2025, 2% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 March 2025: £19,850 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | £19,850 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 March 2025, the charity named 6 funders who gave £1,040 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| EASY FUNDRAISING | Trust, company or other | £671 |
| THE MAGIC COTTAGE | Trust, company or other | £369 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £19,850, awarded in 2024.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,850 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Alison Clare Almond
- Mark Rampton-Carter
- Susan Madurasinghe
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | 30 January 2026 | Received 13 October 2026, 256 days late | Received 13 October 2026 |
| 30 March 2024 | 30 January 2025 | Received 4 February 2025, 5 days late | Not required |
| 9 March 2023 | 9 January 2024 | Received 9 January 2024 | Not required |
| 9 March 2022 | 9 January 2023 | Received 4 January 2023, 5 days early | Not required |
| 9 March 2021 | 9 January 2022 | Received 6 January 2022, 3 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1137926
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 September 2010
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 MARCH 2010
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.