2023-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 08 2022 31 07 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Bowdon Church School Parent Teacher Association

Other names charity is known by Bowdon Church School PTA

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 HayleyKing	Chair		AGM
2 KirstyGallagher	Treasurer		AGM
3 AmyUnwin	Secretary		AGM
4 Sarah Nunn	Trustee		AGM
5 Simone Wilson	Trustee		AGM
6 Louise Chesher	Trustee		AGM
7 Amanda Castle	Trustee		AGM
8 Faye Conway-Bell	Trustee		AGM
9 Gemma Halsall	Trustee		AGM
10 Jennie Lucas	Trustee		AGM
11 Nicola Kenworthy	Trustee	01.09.2023	AGM
12 DannyKenworthy	Trustee	01.12.2023	AGM
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

Association

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Nominated, seconded, voted for at AGM Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Bowdon Church School PTA works closely with the school and the head teacher or her representative, plus at least one member of teaching staff aims to attend committee meetings.

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• The charity is a member of Parentkind (formerly known as PTA UK).

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; The charity holds regular committee meetings, as a minimum once a term. Subcommittees may be formed by the committee to work on specific

• • the charity’s organisational events / activities & will report back to the committee. structure and any wider network with which the charity We would like to heartily thank all those volunteers who have made it works;

We would like to heartily thank all those volunteers who have made it possible to carry out our activities this year.

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The object of the Association is to advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by:

Summary of the objects of the Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others charity set out in its associated with the school; governing document Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.

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Development of staff & school / parent relationships

During a typical year, the PTA will:

• attend the new reception intake introduction mornings and Christmas nativities to serve coffees and teas, and to give new parents a chance to meet each other; • run a Christmas and Summer Fair as well as other ad hoc events, which aim to raise funds for the school whilst also increasing commitment and familiarity with the school families and the local community. The staff always play a key role in Summary of the main supporting these events, volunteering their time alongside that of activities undertaken for the parents; public benefit in relation to • hold a ball to which parents and teachers are invited. Funds are these objects (include within raised through ticket sales, raffles, and an auction. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have The PTA aims to make all its activities accessible to everyone in the had regard to the guidance school. issued by the Charity Commission on public The trustees declare that they have throughout their activities, had regard benefit) to the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The PTA would like to recognise Haley King for her contribution as Chair during the year.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The PTA was able to raise funds for the school through a number of events as shown below:

Event	Net profit £
Other funding raising events	(1,882)
Winter Ball	13,252
Easy fundraising and amazon smile	211
Summer and Winter fairs	5,375
TOTAL Fundraising NET	16,956

The Winter Ball is the largest event the PTA organise, with the Winter and Summer Fairs also raising significant funds. During the current year other funding raising events including the Junior Disco and Nativity coffees.

In the current year, the PTA has been proud to fund a school defibrillator, a Y1/Y2 Pantomime Performance, new Infant nativity costumes, and a new PTA storage shed for event equipment. This year, the PTA have also provided funds of c.£100 per class, for the teachers to apply to individual class funding needs.

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Section E Financial review

The charity does not have a policy on reserves, but the treasurer looks to Brief statement of the maintain enough money in the bank accounts to fund all forthcoming charity’s policy on reserves expenses and floats and expenses for events, and any commitments to donations to the school. At no point in the year was the account overdrawn.

The PTA has a deposit account to enable it to earn interest on reserves. See the Financial Report for bank balance details.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

n/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising).

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

The PTA would like to thank all parents / family members and school staff for their assistance during the year.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 16th May 2024

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Bowdon Church School PTA Independent Review of the Accounts and Report

For Year Ending 31 July 2023

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Bowdon Church School PTA

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Bowdon Church School PTA (the Trust) for the year ended 31 July 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s. 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s. 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

(1)accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

(2)the accounts do not accord with those records; or

(3)the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any

requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Name: Andrew Muir-Simpson

Relevant professional qualification or body: Chartered Accountant (ICAS)

Address: 23 Egerton Drive, Altrincham, WA15 8EF

Date: 25 May 2024