Weald Primary School PTA 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 Treasurer’s Report
We have had a good year of fundraising, with £16,002 paid out to the school. The bulk of this – – money £12,196 has gone to covering the hire cost of both minibuses, and it is worth emphasising just how much a difference these buses make to the programme of education that the school can offer. Without them, the range of educational opportunities that the children take part in would be much less rich and diverse than we are currently used to.
T his year’s figures are really a tale of two halves, and it is important to realise that they are not actually as healthy as they may look on first glance. On the one hand, the bank account holds £30,000, we have donated £16,000 to the school and have still managed to run a surplus of £4363; however, this is predicated on the sizeable and unexpected match-funding of £8725 that we received for last year’s summer fete (i.e. 2022). Without this extra amount, we would instead be looking at an operating deficit of £4362.
My concerns echo those of the C hair’s. The fundraising activities of the school have always been carried out with passion and enthusiasm, I believe, because the very act of taking part in them with everyone else is fun and sociable. This is certainly why I was keen to get involved with the PTA: as way of making friends and getting more involved in the school and village community. This year has seen a marked decrease in the enthusiasm for our social events, culminating in the loss of the St Julians Christmas party which for so many years was the high-point of the social calendar. There will be many reasons for these shifts in attitude, but I fear that the resulting drop in fundraising and a diminishing sense of community amongst the school parents and staff has already begun: it is borne out in this year’s financial figures.
The challenges ahead, I believe, will involve regalvanising the extraordinary community of parents and staff that we have here at Weald. Since I have been involved, the PTA has always tried to keep requests for help from school staff to a minimum; your job after all is to teach our children. I think that now that there may be a place for more leadership from the school itself, to do whatever it takes to get our wonderful community back on track, talking to each other and enjoying doing things together that are to the benefit of all of us, most of all our children.
Finally, my sincere thanks to my fellow committee members Kathryn Ashwell, Catherine Coffey, Nikki Towler and Elizabeth Bull, to David Pyle, Cathrin Beddoe and all staff at the school, and to everyone who has volunteered and contributed this year.
Robin Ashwell Treasurer
Charity Name No (if any) Weald Community Primary School PTA 1039019 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1st September 2022 31st August 2023
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - 1,914 25,087 - - - - - 27,001 - - - 27,001 - 16,002 6,295 342 - - - - - 22,639 - - - 22,639 4,362 - 25,744 30,106 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - 1,914 25,087 - - - - - 27,001 - - - 27,001 - 16,002 6,295 342 - - - - - 22,639 - - - 22,639 4,362 |
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| Donations | 1,914 | 1,786 | ||||
| Fund raisingactivities | 25,087 | 23,168 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
27,001 | 24,954 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Expenses for the benefit of the school | 16,002 | 12,585 | ||||
| Expenses associated with fund raising | 6,295 | 6,101 | ||||
| General expenses | 342 | 1,602 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 22,639 | 20,288 | ||||
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 25,744 | - | - | 25,744 | 21,078 | ||
| 30,106 | - | - |
30,106 | 25,744 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| 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 Cash at bank Cash in hand Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 30,076 - 30 - - - 30,106 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Robin Ashwell |
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| Robin Ashwell | 5th Jan 2024 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
05/01/2024
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CHARITY COMMISSIONI FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seci+on A Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•min•r'• R•poii Report to the trusteesl members of Weald Commtsnrty Primary School PTA On ae.¢ounis Inr th• y•ar I 31. Aiigiii ?0?3 Charity no lif any) 1039n19 Sel out on page• I report 10 Ihe Irusees on my examinaiion ol Ib.e accounts of the above charlly i-the Tfu$I I loi lh• yèar éndèd 3110812023 Responjibilitivs and As the charity Iruslees ol the Trust you a¥e fesponsible lof the preparation basis ol r•port of the accounts In accordance wrth the requirèmènls of the Charities Acl 2011 I'"the Au-l I report In rèspect ol my examination of the Trusl's accounts ¢arried oul tsndei secliOI) 14J ol the 2011 Act ai)d tn cairiing niy exan)Inal+on. I have lollowed Ihe applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under $eclJon 14515iibl of the Act I have compleied my examination I confimi Ihai no material matters hove come lo my attention In conneaion wrth the examinwion whirh gives me cause lo believe that In any material respect accounting rec0$ were nol kepl In accordance wrth sectn 130 of the Act or the Xcounts do not accord wrth the accounting recofds Independent examiner's statement I have no con¢em$ and have come across no other matters In connect wilh Ihe examinaiion 10 4hich allenlion should be diawn fft Ofdec lo onable a proper understanding ol the accounts lo be reached Sign•d. I Dt•. 1 1410112024 R•l&vant prof••$ionl ou•lificationlsl or bodv lif anyl: ICAEW Addr•ss". S•clion 8 Oisclosur• only compleie Il lie eiaminer rieeos lu l)Jyhiigtr)I rnaitei s ot concein Isee Independent examination of ¢harrty accounts direction5 and guidance for eiarninersi IER October 2018
Glv• h•r• bri•f d•tsi1s of any It•m• that the examlner wl•h•s to disclose. IER October 2018