CUMNOR SCHOOL PTA ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2024
## **CUMNOR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION**
## **Charity Number 1026319**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS - For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **CONTENTS**
Page 2 - General Information
Page 3 - Objectives of the Charity
- Public Benefit Statement
- Chair’s Report
Page 4 - Treasurer’s Report
Page 6 - Independent examiner's report Page 7 - Form CC16 a - Receipts and Payments Accounts Page 9 - Form TAR – Trustees’ Annual Report For The Period
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CUMNOR SCHOOL PTA ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2024
## **GENERAL INFORMATION** :
## **NAME OF CHARITY**
Cumnor School Parent Teacher Association
## **PTA CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER**
1026319
## **REGISTERED ADDRESS**
Cumnor Primary School PTA Oxford Road Cumnor Oxford OX2 9PQ
## **TRUSTEES**
Chair – Ailsa Morris Secretary – Sarah Cohen Treasurer – James Marriott
## **BANKERS**
Barclays PLC
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
Emma Harsant
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The trustees present their report for the year ended 31st August 2024.
## **OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY**
The objective of the association is to enhance the education of pupils in the school through fundraising, supported by developing effective relationships between the staff, parents, and the wider school community.
## **PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT**
The Trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the 2006 Charities Act to have due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Commission.
## **CHAIR’S REPORT**
We are a group of parents who organise and host fundraising events to enhance the learning experience for children at the school. We work closely with the head teacher, school staff, and governors to determine annual fundraising priorities, and organise a range of fun events to raise money to support the agreed priorities.
## **Highlights of the Last Year**
Fundraising events included:
- Disco
- Christmas Fayre
- Spring Bingo
- Summer Fete
- End of Year BBQ
Introduced new fundraising ideas like badger bars
Achieved significant donations
## **How the PTA has Benefited Pupils**
Funding outdoor improvements such as:
- KS2 Play Equipment
- Playground improvements
- Mud kitchen & Acorns play equipment
Supported activities including:
- Forest School
- Music lessons
- Supporting coach travel
- Leavers experiences
The level fundraising of achievements has only been possible due to the continued enthusiasm, ideas, and sheer hard work of the Committee along with strong links formed with the school staff, governors, and wider school community.
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## **Treasurer’s Report – Financial Year Ending 31 August 2024**
## **Accounts Overview**
The 2023/24 academic year saw the PTA achieve £25,821 of fundraising income, making an in-year profit of £17,719 from PTA activities, plus an additional £,3500 of ring-fenced donations. This enabled a total of £22,829 to be donated to school for enrichment activities and agreed priorities.
PTA events raised a total of £11,845. A breakdown of income and expenditure by event is included in the profit and loss accounts on page 5.
In addition to income from events, almost £10,000 was raised from donations and grants. This includes several Just Giving fund raising campaigns, regular parent donations, and specific ring-fenced grants and donations secured by the school Governors towards restoring the school library following flood damage.
The balance of funds held by the PTA as at 31 August 24, stood at a £11,105, representing a small decrease in funds held as shown below. The available balance offers healthy financial position to support the school with agreed priorities in the coming year.
|**2023/2024 Balance Sheet**||
|---|---|
|**Assets**||
|Barclays Current Account|£8,825.85|
|Shine Fund|£1,390.63|
|PettyCash|£889.19|
|**Total Assets**|**£11,105.67**|
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|**Liabilities/accruals**||
|Total Liabilities|0|
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|**Equity**||
|Funds Brough Forward|£12,715.46|
|Net earnings|(£1,609.79)|
|**Total Equity**
**£11,105.67**||
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## **Donations made to School**
Donations made to the school reflected the agreed priority around outdoor learning, as well as agreed on-going contributions to support enriched learning activities in schools such as Forecast School and guitar lessons. A breakdown of donations is shown in the profit and loss accounts.
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|**2023/2024 Profit and Loss**|**2023/2024 Profit and Loss**|**2023/2024 Profit and Loss**|**2023/2024 Profit and Loss**|**2023/2024 Profit and Loss**|**2023/2024 Profit and Loss**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**2023/2024**||||
||**Income**|**Expense**|**Profit**|||
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|**GENERAL**||||||
|Interest Income|£6.93||£6.93|||
|Misc. Expenses||£217.88|(£217.88)|||
|Gift Aid|£496.67||£496.67|||
|Shine Payments|£1,460.15||£1,460.15|||
|Governors' Book Grant|£1,500.00|£1,500.00|£0.00|||
|Governors' Buildings Donation|£2,000.00|£2,000.00|£0.00|||
|Goals Donation|£500.00||£500.00|||
|Just GivingAnna/Lisa Triathlon|£1,917.50||£1,917.50|||
|Other Donations/Income|£1,710.76||£1,710.76|||
|**Total**|**£9,592.01**|**£3,717.88**|**£5,874.13**|||
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|**EVENTS**||||||
|Uniform/Xmas cards/Misc|£882.92|£146.31|£736.61|||
|Disco 2023|£1,421.04|£555.45|£865.59|||
|Christmas events|£4,294.95|£1,398.69|£2,896.26|||
|Quiz|£939.08|£321.94|£617.14|||
|SpringBingo|£984.05|£416.98|£567.07|||
|Summer Fete|£5,816.04|£1,014.02|£4,802.02|||
|End of Year BBQ|£1,891.01|£530.62|£1,360.39|||
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|**Total**|**£16,229.09**|**£4,384.01**|**£11,845.08**|||
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|**DONATIONS TO SCHOOL**||||||
|_2022/2023 donations_||||||
|_KS2 outdoorplay equipment(part)_||£6,243.00|(£6,243.00)|||
|_Forest school 23/24_||£2,000.00|(£2,000.00)|||
|_Y3 music_||£1,600.00|(£1,600.00)|||
|_Playground markings _||£1,828.00|(£1,828.00)|||
|_Mud Kitchen + Acorns Play_||£1,034.00|(£1,034.00)|||
|_Christmas_||£211.00|(£211.00)|||
|_Coaches_||£275.00|(£275.00)|||
|_Coashes Music Forest School 24/25(*)_||£5,000.00|(£5,000.00)|||
|_Y6 Legoland and leavers books_||£1,138.00|(£1,138.00)|||
|**_Total Donations_**||**£19,329.00**|**(£19,329.00)**|||
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|**TOTAL**|**£25,821.10**|**£27,430.89**|**(£1,609.79)**|||
(*) Please note that the 2023/24 year donations include a contribution of £5,000 made towards activities due to take place in the made to the 2024/25 academic year
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|||**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
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01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
~~————~~ae|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01/09/2023
31/08/2024
**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**Cumnor School PTA**
**1026319**
**CC16a**
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||||||||||
||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||||**Endowment**
**funds**|||**Total funds**|**Total funds**|||**Last year**||
||||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest £**||||**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**||||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||||||||
|Fund RaisingEvents|||**16,229**||**-**||||**-**||||**16,229**|||**-**||
|Governors' Book Grant|||**1,500**||**-**||||**-**||||**1,500**|||**-**||
|Governors' Buildings Donation|||**2,000**||**-**||||**-**||||**2,000**|||**-**||
|Goals Donation|||**500**||**-**||||**-**||||**500**|||**-**||
|Shine Payments|||**1,460**||**-**||||**-**||||**1,460**|||**-**||
|Other Donations|||**3,628**||**-**||||**-**||||**3,628**|||**-**||
|Gift Aid|||**497**||**-**||||**-**||||**497**|||**-**||
|Interest|||**7**||**-**||||**-**||||**7**|||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_||||||||||||||||||
||_AR)_|_AR)_|**25,821**||**-**||||**-**||||**25,821**|||**-**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**25,821**
**-**
**-**
**25,821**
**A3 Payments**
**-**
~~——————~~||||||||||||||||||
|Fund RaisingEvents|||**4,384**||**-**||||**-**||||**4,384**|||**-**||
|Governors' Book Grant to school|||**1,500**||**-**||||**-**||||**1,500**|||**-**||
|Governors' Buildings Donation to school|||**2,000**||**-**||||**-**||||**2,000**|||**-**||
|Other expenses|||**218**||**-**||||**-**||||**218**|||**-**||
|KS2 outdoorplayequipment(part)|||**6,243**||**-**||||**-**||||**6,243**|||**-**||
|Forest school 23/24|||**2,000**||||||||||**2,000**|||||
|Y3 music|||**1,600**||||||||||**1,600**|||||
|Playground markings|||**1,828**||||||||||**1,828**|||||
|Mud Kitchen + Acorns Play|||**1,034**||**-**||||**-**||||**1,034**|||**-**||
|Christmas|||**211**||**-**||||**-**||||**211**|||**-**||
|Coaches|||**275**||||||||||**275**|||||
|Coashes Music Forest School 24/25|||**5,000**||||||||||**5,000**|||||
|Y6 Legoland and leavers books|||**1,138**||**-**||||**-**||||**1,138**|||**-**||
||||**-**||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**
**27,431**
**-**
**-**
**27,431**
**-**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**27,431**
**-**
**27,431**
**-**
**-**
~~—————~~||||||||||||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**-**
**1,610**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**12,717**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**11,106**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,610**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,717**
**-**
**11,106**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 01/09/2023 To Period end date 31/08/2024**
**Charity name: Cumnor School Parent Teacher Association Charity registration number:** 1026319
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The objective of the association is to enhance**
**the education of pupils in the school through**
**fundraising, supported by developing**
**effective relationships between the staff,**
**parents, and the wider school community.**|
|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 PTA works with Cumnor School, parents,**
**pupils and the local community to organise a**
**range of events and activities such as;**
**Summer and Christmas fairs, discos, craft**
**activities, sponsored events, games nights,**
**raffles. Uniform, cake, book sales. These help**
**to raise funds, and build the school**
**community. The funds generated are used to**
**purchase a range of goods and services that**
**help enhance the education of pupils at our**
**school such as, equipment, educational**
**activities and trips.**
**PTA fundraising has, for example, contributed**
**to ICT equipment, outside equipment, books**
**and learning resources, provision of Forest**
**School sessions, guitar lessons in Year3, and**
**supported travel to events such as sports**
**activities.**|
|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 complied with the duty in**
**section 4 of the 2006 Charities Act to have**
**due regard to guidance on public benefit**
**published by the Commission.**|
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|**Successful fundraising events included:**
**•**
**Disco**
**•**
**Christmas Fair**
**•**
**Spring Bingo**
**•**
**Summer Fete**
**•**
**End of Year BBQ**
**In addition significant donations were also**
**achieved**
**The PTA benefited pupils education by:**
**Funding outdoor improvements such as:**
**•**
**KS2 Play Equipment**
**•**
**Playground improvements**
**•**
**Mud kitchen & Acorns play equipment**
**Supported activities including:**
**•**
**Forest School**
**•**
**Music lessons**
**•**
**Supporting coach travel**
**•**
**Leavers experiences**
**The level fundraising of achievements was**
**made possible through the continued**
**enthusiasm, ideas, and sheer hard work of the**
**Committee, along with strong links formed**
**with the school staff, governors, and wider**
**school community.**|
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|**The PTA achieved £25,821 of fundraising**
**income in 2023/24, making an in-year profit of**
**£17,719 from PTA activities, plus an additional**
**£,3500 of ring-fenced donations passed on the**
**school. This enabled a total of £22,829 to be**
**donated to school for enrichment activities**
**and agreedpriorities.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The PTA aims to donate all but a small reserve**
**balance to the school in a given academic**
**year, subject to agreement with the school**
**around key priorities.**
**A minimum reserve balance of £1000 is**
**maintained to ensure that we can put on**
**larger annual Fair events.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Total cash at held as at 31/08/2024 was**
**£11,105**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the charity
continuingas agoingconcern|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 any
fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Parentkind Model Constitution**|
|How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|**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 must be members of the association**
**and are elected by members of the**
**Association at the AGM. Trustees shall have**
**the power to co-opt committee**
**members/trustees at any time, these do not**
**need to be members of the association. The**
**number of co-opted committee**
**members/trustees must not be more than**
**50% of the total number of committee**
**members/trustees**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|Cumnor School Parent Teacher Association|
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|Other name the charityuses||
|Registered charitynumber|1026319|
|Charity’s principal address|Cumnor Primary School PTA
Oxford Road
Cumnor
Oxford
OX2 9PQ|
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||Ailsa Morris|Chair|||||
||Sarah Cohen|Secretary|||||
||James Marriott|Treasurer|||||
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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 held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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CUMNOR SCHOOL PTA ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2024
## **Other optional information**
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CUMNOR SCHOOL PTA ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2024 ————— ooo
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** James Marriott ~~oo~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 24/06/2025 ~~|~~
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