## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022**
## **Charity name: Lea School Association (LSA)**
## **Charity registration number: 1023309**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Lea School Association (LSA) organises
events and raises funds for the school, to be
spent on things that the school budget cannot
pay for. We have two aims: firstly, to raise
money to benefit our children and secondly, to
promote the strong sense of community that
exists betweenparents,children and staff.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The LSA successfully organised our regular
range of events during the period; school
discos, seasonal fairs, Quiz nights and BBQs for
the enjoyment of our school community,
parents, children and staff.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the guidance
on public benefit. The events are for the
benefit for our school community. Risk
Assessments are completed for all events.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Our volunteers give their time freely to the
organisation. Some volunteers also donate
prizes for our raffles. During the current
period, we have set up a voluntary
contribution scheme where volunteers and|
other members of the public can voluntarily donate on a regular or once off basis, in order to raise much needed funds for the Lea Primary School and Nursery. These donations are processed through Virgin Money Giving (now discontinued) and KindLink. N/A Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|All events were run successfully and without
incident, raising Net Income of £8,741. We
received a grant from the Harpenden Trust for
£9,500 which was used to create the Jubilee
Garden. Children in Key Stage 2 benefit from
this outdoor area. The LSA gave £4,165
towards the purchase of new laptops for Key
Stage 2 to enhance digital learning in the
classroom. Voluntary donations were taken
firstly through Virgin Money Giving until the
scheme was closed. A similar scheme was
introduced; KindLink, allowing regular and one-
off donations to be taken. Donations in the
period raised a total of £4,192. Funds raised
are paid over to the school monthly in arrears
to be used at the school's discretion.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other||N/A|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|
Opening balance
Income
Expenditure
Closing balance|£
4,280
32,553
(23,738)
13,095||
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A|||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A|||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|No deficit|||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||N/A|
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The LSA is an unincorporated association.|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees voluntarily put themselves forward
for election to the Committee. Trustees are
appointed annually at the AGM. Trustees have
to be proposed and seconded by two separate
members of the PTA.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Lea School Association|
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|Other name the charity uses|Lea School PTA|
|Registered charity number|1023309|
|Charity’s principal address|The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Moorland Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4LE|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||Cathryn Egan|Chair|Acted for the whole year||
||Rachael Frame|Vice Chair|Acted for the whole year||
||Lauren Cottle|Treasurer|Acted for the whole year||
||Charlotte Tallamy|Secretary|Acted for the whole year||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
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|**Lea School Association**|**Lea School Association**|**Lea School Association**|**1023309**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts and payments accounts**||||
|**For the period**
**from**|01/09/2021|**To**|31/08/2022|
**CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**15,004**
**9,500**
**292**
**4,192**
**3,565**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,553**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,553**
**16,432**
**5,926**
**1,380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,738**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,738**
**8,815**
**-**
**4,280**
**13,095**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,004**
**9,500**
**292**
**4,192**
**3,565**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,553**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,553**
**16,432**
**5,926**
**1,380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,738**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,738**
**8,815**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,004**
**9,500**
**292**
**4,192**
**3,565**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,553**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,553**
**16,432**
**5,926**
**1,380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,738**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,738**
**8,815**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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|Fundraisingactivity|**15,004**|||||**4,515**|
|Harpenden Trust Grant|**9,500**|||||**-**|
|Online income|**292**|||||**225**|
|Voluntarydonations|**4,192**|||||**6,052**|
|Gift Aid reclaimed|**3,565**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**32,553**|||||**10,792**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
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||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**10,792**|
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Distributions to school|**16,432**|||||**9,258**|
|Costs of charitable activities|**5,926**|||||**-**|
|Admin expenses|**1,380**|||||**216**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**23,738**|||||**9,474**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**9,474**|
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||**8,815**|**-**|
**-**|**8,815**||**1,318**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**4,280**|**-**|**-**|**4,280**||**2,962**|
||**13,095**|**-**|
**-**|**13,095**||**4,280**|
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Closingbalance
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
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account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**13,095**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,095**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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Print Name
Cathryn Egan
Lauren Cottle|**Endowment**
**funds**
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||||Date of
approval|
|||Cathryn Egan|17.07.2023|
|||Lauren Cottle|17.07.2023|