## **Lady Boswell’s School**
**Registered charity no. 1034434** Report and Accounts 1 September 2023 – 31 August 2024
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32 iPads, cases & trolley £11,967 4 x School logo gazebos £4,886
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**EYFS play equipment (including £519 purchased with class fund)**
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£1,391
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**Musical instruments £1,375**
**Scooterpod £792**
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**Science Week**
**£712**
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Black History Month workshops £832
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**Year 2 – Great Fire of London Day £529** ee
**£487**
**Year 4 - Roman Day**
**Year R – Dinosaur Day**
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£449
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£514
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**Year 5 - Greek Day £487**
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**Tri-golf equipment**
**Welly cupboard**
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Wireless microphones £224
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Christmas crackers £180
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£300
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Buddy bench
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£284
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£183
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Easter eggs £115
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Hob for Community Room £42
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**- Review of the Year 2023 24**
## **The Commi�ee is pleased to report a fundraising total for the academic year of £36,728 and dona�ons to the school of £28,233.**
Fundraising: It was another record-breaking year of fundraising for the PTA! Our biggest fundraiser event of the year was the Christmas Fair, which along with Santa’s Gro�o, raised an amazing £7,048. We also had our biennial Ball, held in the Spring for 2024, as well as the silent auc�on (successfully all done online this year), which together raised £6,478. The sun shone for the Summer Fair and saw the return of go-karts, the human fruit machine and a myriad of inflatables as well as lots of brilliantly organised stalls run by each class. We were lucky enough to have Kent Police join us too, including showing the children some fingerprin�ng! This culminated in a fundraising total for the day of £5,434. We have been fortunate to have a number of parents’ employers that were able to matchfund at various events throughout the year again, raising £4,189. This is such an easy fundraiser, so please do check with your employers to see if they will matchfund. For the first year, the PTA ran a Rainbow Hamper raffle in the run-up to Christmas, with each year group contribu�ng different coloured hamper dona�ons. The total raised was a brilliant £2,378. Our annual cake and ice lolly sales held during the summer term were very popular again, raising £1,767. For the first �me in many years, the PTA hosted a school disco in July, which proved to be a big hit with the children; so much so it will be returning in 2025! As well as being a lot of fun, the school disco brought in funds of £1,763. The Fes�ve Film Night returned to Lady Boswell’s in December to get everyone in the Christmas spirit and raised £1,379. Another return was Break The Rules Day which is always a crowd-pleaser amongst the children and raised £1,053. The second-hand uniform sales were very popular and raised a further £1,038. Mother’s Day (£961) and Father’s Day (£866) were celebrated with colourful primroses and socks, respec�vely, with the children choosing for their loved ones. Christmas cards designed by the children were well-received, with sales totalling £736. Last, but not least, the Quiz Night returned in March, with a fish and chip supper as well as a bar provided by the PTA, raising £548. We also received dona�ons and grants totalling £545, plus contribu�ons from Easyfundraising (£267), S�kins (£197) and My Nametags (£81).
Dona�ons to School: these accounts show the analysis of the £28,233 dona�ons to school in 2023-24 and many are pictured.
## **Outdoors £7,017**
Gazebos (£4,886), EYFS outdoor play equipment (£872), scooterpod (£792), welly cupboard (£284) and buddy bench (£183)
## **IT & Other Equipment £12,191**
32 ipads, cases & trolley (£11,967), wireless microphones (£224)
## **Classrooms £2,710**
Classroom contribu�ons (which enable each teacher to purchase up to £250 of items for their class) (£2,710)
## **Curriculum Enrichment £4,010**
Black History Month Workshop (£832), Science Week (£712), Year R Dinosaur Day (£449), Year 2 Great Fire of London Day (£529), Year 3 Ancient Egyp�ans Day (£514), Year 4 Roman Day (£487), Year 5 Ancient Greeks Day (£487)
## **Sport & Music £1,850**
Musical instruments (£1,375), tri-golf equipment (£300), transport costs for donated piano (£175)
## **Other £455**
Christmas crackers (£180), Year 6 transi�on books (£118), easter eggs (£115), hob for Community Room (£42)
accounts. At 31 August 2024 this figure was £44,213. The Commi�ee works closely with the school to agree how funds should be spent and holds the principle that monies raised should be spent within a reasonable �me and in a way that can best benefit the pupils and the school.
**Louise Mullen, PTA Co-Treasurer**
**18th October 2024**
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revised constitution adopted on 3 rd November 2023, which is based on the Parentkind model constitution. The Committee is elected from the membership and for the period under review the following members made up the Committee: Sharon Saunders (Chair), Rebecca Rushton (CoTreasurer), Louise Mullen (Co-Treasurer), Sarah O’Prey, Jill Bond, Erica
Bailey, Gersande Coudyser, Alix Carnegie, Isida Pierce and Naomi Hunt. Claire Leslie and Anneen Aucamp stepped down with effect from 1[st]
## **Co-Headteachers’ Thanks**
As our PTA publish their Report and Accounts for the year 2023 – 2024, we can all see the extraordinary total that they have, with your unerring support, raised. What an achievement!
The Committee may be small, but it is certainly pro-active and driven. Focussing on offering us, both adults and children, an exciting array of events, bringing us together as a community, they also succeed in raising very significant funds to support the School, with many important projects and upgrades. With well tried-andtested events, such as the Christmas Fair, Summer Fair, Summer Ball, Pop-Up shops, etc, they are always looking to add a new twist to make these events fresh and exciting.
As we sadly reiterate each year, school budgets continue to become tighter than ever, meaning that we simply are not able to fund many important upgrades and enhancements. This year, the hard work of the PTA, and your generous support, has allowed the School to continue to offer every year group an exciting curriculumlinked workshop to enhance the children’s learning. In addition, many resources, which would otherwise be out of our reach, have been purchased. These range from a class set of iPads and trolley, to a welly cupboard, to musical instruments and new gazebos. Please take a moment to look through this report to see the many items that the PTA have funded.
We are blessed to have such a creative Committee and the support of our families. Our heartfelt thanks to them and to you all. Please continue to offer your support with all the PTA initiatives to allow us to enhance your child’s time at School, and bring improvements to the School both today and for the future. If you are able to offer just a little bit of your time to help with any PTA events, please do get in touch with the Committee via ladyboswellspta@googlemail.com.
With the 350th anniversary of the School, next year promises to be a really exciting one and we know that our amazing PTA will have some involvement in our celebrations. Your support with this will be invaluable.
## **Hannah Pullen and Sharon Saunders**
**Co-Headteachers**
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## **Get Involved!**
Would **YOU**
Have **YOU**
Does **YOUR**
Do **YOU** have a skill that could be useful?
Do **YOU** have contacts/suppliers who could help the school save money, to add to the PTA database?
all parents can ‘have their say’. In the last 22 years your PTA has helped parents raise the amazing sum of over £376,000. Well done!
## **Matched Funding**
their employees. It is a very simple yet immensely valuable resource from which extra funding can be raised for our school. In most cases, the company will match pound for pound up to a maximum level per employee each year. We are fortunate to have parents at the school who work for companies that do matched funding including State Street Bank, Ernst & Young, Addleshaw Goddard, BMS Group and Visa. _**There are hundreds more companies offering matched funding so please contact your Human Resources department to find out if they operate a scheme**_ **and email us at ladyboswellspta@googlemail.com so that we can build a database and hopefully access this funding.**
## **Easyfundraising**
To date we have raised over £7.9k via www.easyfundraising.org.uk, an excellent FREE service where you can shop
M&S. _**If you shop online and have not yet registered, please do so NOW – we are missing out on free money!**_ Register your cause as Lady Boswell’s School – Sevenoaks and upload the ‘Donation Reminder’ so you never miss
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**Other ways you can help fundraise:**
## **My Name Tags**
School ID is 31490.
School life is a lot easier when things don’t go missing, so labelling your child’s belongings can be of big help. The
be used on school uniforms, brownies/guides clothes, football kits, in fact almost anything. For every order of personalised labels, My Nametags will contribute to the school. Order online at www.MyNametags.com and use our unique School ID number (31490), you’ll be raising much needed money for the school.
School ID is 11439 |
core principles have remained constant. We want to give schools and PTAs the opportunity to raise money while helping parents to safely and securely label their children’s belongings.
**Thank you for your support!**
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Lady Boswell's Parent Teacher Association Registered Charity
1034434
Financial Statements
1 September 2023 - 31 August 2024
INCOME & EXPENDITURE Income Expenditure Surplus/(Deficit)
£ £ £
Fundraising
Christmas Fair & Grotto 8,285 (1,237) 7,048
Spring Ball & Silent Auction 12,481 (6,003) 6,478
Summer Fair 7,387 (1,953) 5,434
Matchfunding 4,189 - 4,189
Rainbow Raffle 2,440 (62) 2,378
Cake & Ice Lolly Sales 1,822 (55) 1,767
Disco 2,407 (644) 1,763
Festive Film 1,682 (303) 1,379
Break The Rules Day 1,053 - 1,053
Second-hand Uniform 1,038 - 1,038
Mother's Day Plants 1,350 (389) 961
Father's Day Sock Shop 1,296 (430) 866
Christmas Cards 736 - 736
Quiz Night 1,620 (1,072) 548
Donations & Grants 545 - 545
Easyfundraising 267 - 267
Stikins 197 - 197
My Nametags 81 - 81
48,875 (12,147) 36,728
Other Items
Interest and charges on CAF bank accounts (1) 208 (60) 148
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Subscriptions & licenses (2) (533) (533)
Contribution to leavers' yearbooks - (140) (140)
208 (733) (525)
Surplus 2023/24 before Donations to School 49,083 (12,880) 36,203
Donations to School (28,233)
Change in Net Assets 7,970
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024
As at 31/08/24 As at 31/08/23
ASSETS £ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 44,213 25,357
Prepayments - 263
Accrued income - Gift Aid 399 188
Accrued income - Matchfunding 1,142 1,598
45,754 27,406
LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses (12,675) (2,297)
33,079 25,110 7,970
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
(1) CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)
(2) Subscriptions & licenses £
PTA Events subscription 360
Lottery license - Sevenoaks District Council 20
Parentkind membership* 153
533
*Parentkind is the national association of Parent Teacher Associations
Analysis of Donations to School 2023-24
£
Outdoors
Gazebos 4,886
EYFS outdoor play equipment 872
Scooterpod 792
Welly cupboard 284
Buddy bench 183
7,017
IT & Other Equipment
32 iPads, cases and trolley 11,967
Wireless microphones 224
12,191
Classrooms
Classroom resources 2,710
Curriculum Enrichment
Black History Month Workshop 832
Science Week 712
Year R - Dinosaur Day 449
Year 2 - Great Fire of London Day 529
Year 3 - Egyptian Day 514
Year 4 - Roman Day 487
Year 5 - Greek Day 487
4,010
Sport & Music
Musical instruments 1,375
Tri-golf equipment 300
Transport costs for donated piano 175
1,850
Other
Christmas crackers 180
Year 6 transition books 118
Easter eggs 115
Hob for Community Room 42
455
Total Donations to School 2023-24 28,233
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Twenty Two Year Summary of Fundraising and Donations
Donations to
Year Fundraising school
£ £
2023-24 36,728 28,233
2022-23 35,673 36,993
2021-22 32,084 22,518
2020-21 11,812 10,796
2019-20 10,202 16,971
2018-19 28,104 15,381
2017-18 20,031 18,397
2016-17 28,676 31,737
2015-16 14,569 9,600
2014-15 24,895 25,389
2013-14 27,999 38,519
2012-13 12,382 8,017
2011-12 19,651 13,320
2010-11 18,790 15,794
2009-10 9,301 13,322
2008-09 7,091 4,328
2007-08 10,457 7,473
2006-07 4,554 5,975
2005-06 7,850 5,995
2004-05 4,942 7,223
2003-04 4,534 2,548
2002-03 6,150 -
376,475 338,529
Report and Accounts produced by Accounts examined and approved by
Louise Mullen Co-Treasurer Taisia Hughes
18th October 2024 4th November 2024
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 08 / 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 under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination 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.
**Date:** 4 November 2024 **Signed:** ~~|~~ **Name:** Taisia Hughes **Relevant professional** ICAEW member **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 13 Hitchen Hatch Lane Sevenoaks TN13 3AU
**Oct 2018**
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**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** .
**Oct 2018**
**IER**
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