## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] August 2024                  Period start date   To Period end date** 

## **Charity name: The Wentworth Association** 

## **Charity registration number:1033755** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To raise funds to provide children at<br>Wentworth School, Maldon with additional<br>educational and developmental resources.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Additional activities for children such as<br>film nights, discos, bazaars, Triathlons as<br>well as adult only quiz and band nights.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have reviewed FRSSE<br>guidance from SORP and the Charity<br>Commission.|



## **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<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20||The total income generated from various<br>fundraising activities throughout the school<br>year was £37,918.31 (plus donations from<br>external of £701.29, £120.55 from<br>easyfundraising and money movement of<br>£1,831.<br>**Total Income of £40,571.15**<br>With expenditure of £10,027.59 (Plus<br>donations to school of £26,642.33, plus<br>money movement between accounts of<br>£1,831 and PTA running costs of £794.48<br>(£198 Justgiving subs, £162 parentkind subs<br>and £360 for the new pta system.<br>**Total Expenditure of £39,295.40**<br>These events included some old familiars<br>such as film nights, Mother and Fathers day<br>stalls, Summer and Xmas discos and the<br>introduction of new events such Tea Towels<br>and the biggest event of year the Triathlon.<br>**Overall fundraising events have generated**<br>**a profit of £27,893.66**<br>_"The PTA is committed to make donations of_<br>_£6,000 to the school each year, which help_<br>_towards the cost of coaches for school trips_<br>_and ingredients for the food technology_<br>_lessons._<br>We continued with our traditional gifts to the<br>children of Christmas Crackers and Easter<br>Treats as well as a special treat this year<br>covering the cost of reindeers visiting the<br>school.|



**Our total donation to the school this year ending July 2024 was £26,642.33** funded through the current years fund raising efforts and through use of the funds raised in the previous year. This included a donation of £15,000 towards new play equipment, £3,750 towards new laptops and £1,392.35 towards new books Running costs of **£794.48** were incurred, which included admin expenses, lottery License, Just Giving fees, Film night license. and PTA software 

## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Total Assets Held:**£8,928.16**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|At the end of the year a minimum of £6k<br>retained for following years termly<br>contributions.<br>All head teacher’s requests had been met<br>at the end of the 2024/25 academic year<br>and the balance of funds was held over for<br>projects in the next year.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Cash: £199.18<br>Community Account: £6,145.49<br>Business Savings Account: £2,583.49|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11TH<br>OCTOBER 1993, AS AMENDED 10<br>OCTOBER 2005.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees with core roles require proposing<br>and seconding to fulfil their post.  Parents<br>of children attending Wentworth School,<br>Maldon, may become trustees of the<br>association and attend meetings.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||||
|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Wentworth Association|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Wentworth Primary PTA|
|Registered charity number|1033755|
|Charity’s principal address|Wentworth School<br>Viking Road<br>Maldon<br>CM9 6JN|
|||



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|||**House**||**Mobile**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Name**|**Position**|**Number**|**Postcode**|**Number**|**Date of Birth**|**Nationality**|
|Emma Brand|Joint Chair|74|CM9 4SN|07950693380|21/05/1989|British|
|Natasha Wright|Treasurer|12|CM9 4PU|07930630836|12/06/1983|British|
|Charlotte|||||||
|Elderton|Secretary|28|CM9 6UJ|07977275963|23/02/1984|British|
||Committee||||||
|Gemma Poston|Member|4|CM9 6AN|07799470471|21/06/1980|British|
||Committee||||||
|Kate Simpson|Member|31|CM9 5DZ|07989742018|29/12/1982|British|
||Committee||||||
|Kim Pask|Member||||||
||Committee||||||
|Vikki Crickmay|Member|36|CM9 5JQ|07368117869|27/01/1986|British|
||Committee||||||
|Sian Hand|Member|5|CM9 6BY|07753314958|10/12/1992|British|
||Committee||||||
|Ami Whiskin|Member|16|CM9 6YW|07772321838|06/08/1988|British|
||Committee||||||
|Jo Koster|Member||||||
||Committee||||||
|Matt Langsdon|Member||||||
||Committee||||||
|Nicola Cairns|Member|3|CM9 6EW|07966106784|07/09/1986|British|
||Committee||||||
|Claire Thurston|Member|25|CM9 5HD|07912300833|22/02/1985|British|
||Committee||||||
|Sharon Coleman|Member|36|CM3 6TY|07939083894|30/09/1979|British|
|Victoria|Committee||||||
|Stoyanova|Member|24|CM9 6JQ|07757299219|16/10/1979|British|



– 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<br>held in this capacity|Petty Cash<br>Barclays Community Account<br>Barclays Business Premier Account|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|Petty Cash – for day to day payment of PTA expenses and<br>purchase of supplies to run events.<br>Barclays Community Account – For payment of larger<br>expenses and annual expenses, receipt of income via<br>SIMS for parents and other financial donations.<br>Barclays Business Premier Account – Savings account for<br>surplus cash management.|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|All assets belong to the charity and for the benefit of pupils<br>at Wentworth Primary School, Maldon.<br>Two signatories required for cheque payments to<br>suppliers. Online payments not activated.|



## **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** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Emma Symons|Natasha Wright|
||<br>Chair|Treasurer|
||31/08/2025||
||31/08/2025||



**Wentworth Association Statement of Accounts 01.08.24 - 31.07.25** 

**£ £ 7,652.41** 

Opening Balance as at 01.08.24 

|**INCOME**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Interest|36.72||BPA||
|General|-||event breakdown|General|
|PTA and Administration|1,899.04||event breakdown|PTA and Administration|
|Donations to School|703.66||event breakdown|Donations to School|
|Film Night 1|1,402.19||event breakdown|Film Night 1|
|Quiz Night 1|-||event breakdown|Quiz Night 1|
|Christmas Disco|1,941.17||event breakdown|Christmas Disco|
|Bingo 1|-||event breakdown|Bingo 1|
|Shopping Trip|-||event breakdown|Shopping Trip|
|Christmas Project|749.43||event breakdown|Christmas Project|
|Santa and Non Uniform|-||event breakdown|Santa and Non Uniform|
|Christmas Bazaar|-||event breakdown|Christmas Bazaar|
|Bag Packing|-||event breakdown|Bag Packing|
|Easter quiz and Raffle|721.69||event breakdown|Easter quiz and Raffle|
|Yr 6 Hoodies|1,221.43||event breakdown|Yr 6 Hoodies|
|Community/Deposit Movement|-|||Community/Deposit Movement|
|50th Brochure|-||event breakdown|50th Brochure|
|Freeze pops|202.00||event breakdown|Freeze pops|
|Smartie Tube Challenge|-||event breakdown|Smartie Tube Challenge|
|Mothers Day Gifts|2,767.35||event breakdown|Mothers Day Gifts|
|Fathers Day Gifts|2,449.40||event breakdown|Fathers Day Gifts|
|Kids on Catwalk|-||event breakdown|Kids on Catwalk|
|Summer Disco|2,031.01||event breakdown|Summer Disco|
|Band Night|-||event breakdown|Band Night|
|Open evening|-||event breakdown|Open evening|
|Adventure Island|1,335.00||event breakdown|Adventure Island|
|Quiz Night 2|-||event breakdown|Quiz Night 2|
|Film Night 2|847.91||event breakdown|Film Night 2|
|Magic Night|-||event breakdown|Magic Night|
|Triathlon|12,405.93||event breakdown|Triathlon|
|Crisp Recycling|-||event breakdown|Crisp Recycling|
|Bingo 2|-||event breakdown|Bingo 2|
||-|||Savings|
|First Aid|-||event breakdown|First Aid|
|Just Giving|-||event breakdown|Just Giving|
|Sponsored Sporting Event|-||event breakdown|Sponsored sporting event|
|Cake and sweet stalls|-||event breakdown|Cake and sweet stalls|
|Xmas Raffle Adults|-||event breakdown|Xmas Raffle Adults|
|Wreath Workshop|-||event breakdown|Wreath Workshop|
|Christmas Decoration|-||event breakdown|Christmas Decoration|
|Xmas Raffle Children|-||event breakdown|Xmas Raffle Children|
|Sunflowers|-||event breakdown|Sunflowers|
|Ballon Race|-||event breakdown|Ballon Race|
|Step Challenge|-||event breakdown|Step Challenge|
|Summer Fete|375.40||event breakdown|Summer Fete|
|Ice Cream Truck|-||event breakdown|Ice Cream Truck|
|2's Night|-||event breakdown|2's Night|
|2022 challenge|-||event breakdown|2022 challenge|
|Gardening week raffle|-||event breakdown|Gardening week raffle|
|Gin Tasting|-||event breakdown|Gin Tasting|
|Club 100|-||event breakdown|Club 100|
|Book Sale|-||event breakdown||
|Swimming Pool Filter|-||event breakdown||
|Easyfunding|120.55||event breakdown||
|Leftover currency|143.63||event breakdown||
|Spooky Spoons|-||event breakdown||
|Elfridges|4,383.10||||
|Victorian Evening|680.35||event breakdown||
|Second hand clothes|120.84||event breakdown||
|Summer Raffle|1,475.03||event breakdown||
|Tea Towels|2,331.84||event breakdown||
|PTA EVENTS - PARENT PAY VARIANCE|226.48|||**_more money received in bank vs_**|
|||**40,571.15**|||
|**Expenditure**|||||
|Moved to General Account|-||event breakdown||
|General|-||event breakdown||
|PTA and Administration|2,625.48||event breakdown|PTA and Administration|
|Donations to School|26,642.33||event breakdown|Donations to School|
|Film Night 1|95.20||event breakdown|Film Night 1|
|Quiz Night 1|-||event breakdown|Quiz Night 1|
|Christmas Disco|424.58||event breakdown|Christmas Disco|
|Bingo 1|-||event breakdown|Bingo 1|
|Shopping Trip|-||event breakdown|Shopping Trip|
|Christmas Project|101.86||event breakdown|Christmas Project|
|Santa and Non Uniform|-||event breakdown|Santa and Non Uniform|
|Christmas Bazaar|-||event breakdown|Christmas Bazaar|
|Bag Packing|-||event breakdown|Bag Packing|



|Easter quiz and Raffle|-||event breakdown|Easter quiz and Raffle|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Yr 6 Hoodies|972.00||event breakdown|Yr 6 Hoodies|
|Community/Deposit Movement|-|||Community/Deposit Movement|
|50th Brochure|-||event breakdown|50th Brochure|
|Freeze pops|27.00||event breakdown|Freeze pops|
|Smartie Tube Challenge|-||event breakdown|Smartie Tube Challenge|
|Mothers Day Gifts|1,334.40||event breakdown|Mothers Day Gifts|
|Fathers Day Gifts|1,247.69||event breakdown|Fathers Day Gifts|
|Kids on Catwalk|-||event breakdown|Kids on Catwalk|
|Summer Disco|590.27||event breakdown|Summer Disco|
|Band Night|-||event breakdown|Band Night|
|Open evening|-||event breakdown|Open evening|
|Adventure Island|-||event breakdown|Adventure Island|
|Quiz Night 2|-||event breakdown|Quiz Night 2|
|Film Night 2|32.38||event breakdown|Film Night 2|
|Magic Night|-||event breakdown|Magic Night|
|Triathlon|-||event breakdown|Triathlon|
|Crisp Recycling|-||event breakdown|Crisp Recycling|
|Bingo 2|-||event breakdown|Bingo 2|
|Savings|-||event breakdown|Savings|
|First Aid|-||event breakdown|First Aid|
|Just Giving|-||event breakdown|Just Giving|
|Sponsored Sporting Event|216.00||event breakdown|Sponsored sporting event|
|Cake and sweet stalls|-||event breakdown|Cake and sweet stalls|
|Xmas Raffle Adults|-||event breakdown|Xmas Raffle Adults|
|Wreath Workshop|-||event breakdown|Wreath Workshop|
|Christmas Decoration|-||event breakdown|Christmas Decoration|
|Xmas Raffle Children|-||event breakdown|Xmas Raffle Children|
|Sunflowers|-||event breakdown|Sunflowers|
|Ballon Race|-||event breakdown|Ballon Race|
|Step Challenge|-||event breakdown|Step Challenge|
|Summer Fete|157.31||event breakdown|Summer Fete|
|Ice Cream Truck|-||event breakdown|Ice cream truck|
|2's Night|-||event breakdown|2's Night|
|2022 challenge|-||event breakdown|2022 challenge|
|Gardening week raffle|-||event breakdown|Gardening week raffle|
|Gin Tasting|-||event breakdown|Gin Tasting|
|Club 100|100.00||event breakdown|Club 100|
|Book Sale|-||event breakdown||
|Swimming Pool Filter|-||event breakdown||
|Easyfunding|-||event breakdown||
|Leftover currency|-||event breakdown||
|Spooky Spoons|-||event breakdown||
|Elfridges|3,435.09||||
|Victorian Evening|22.45||||
|Second hand clothes|-||||
|Summer Raffle|97.00||||
|Tea Towels|1,174.36||||
|||**39,295.40**|event breakdown||
|**Closing Balance - funds at end of year 31/07/2025**||**8,928.16**|||
|Cash in Hand|199.18||||
|Community General Account|6,145.49||||
|BPA Savings Account|2,583.49||||
|**Total Funds**|**8,928.16**||||
|**Liabilities**|||||
|Creditors|-||||
|**Total Liabilities**|**-**||||
|**Net Current Assets**||**8,928.16**|||



## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees**|Charity Name<br>The Wentworth Association||
|---|---|---|
||||
|**On accounts for the year**|31/07/2025<br>**Charity no**|1033755|
|**ended**|**(if any)**||
||||
|Set out on pages Attached documents|Set out on pages Attached documents||
||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above||
||charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 07 / 2024.||
|**Responsibilities and**|As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the||
|**basis of report**|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 section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I||
||have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission|have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission|
||under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.||



**Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ~~[insert name of~~ applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ Chartered Institute of Management Accountants I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did 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. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** ~~ttf~~ **Name:** Rezaan Haffajee 

**qualification(s) or body Relevant professional** Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 

1 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 

## **(if any):** 

**Address:** 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

2 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER**