Charity number: 1039449
St Mary’s Association (Wimbledon) Report and Accounts 31[st] August 2024
St Mary’s Association
Address
C/O St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Russell Road Wimbledon SW19 1QL
Trustees
Ella Francis Louise Wong Min Alejandro Perez Canosa
Bankers
CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
Independent Examiner
Liliya Lubczynska 5[th] June 2025
St Mary’s Association
Trustees’ report
St Mary’s Association (SMA), the St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA), is a charity which is run by a committee (of which a number also act as trustees) elected annually or biennially at the Annual General Meeting. All trustees give their time voluntarily and do not receive remuneration or other benefits.
The Committee, as trustees of the charity, confirm that they have complied with their duty to conduct the affairs of the charity with due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The public benefit of the charity is outlined below.
The objectives of the PTA are to advance the education of the pupils by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not normally provided by the local authority), to foster more extended relationships between the staff, parents, pupils and others association with the school and to engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it.
In deciding which activities to run this year the trustees of the PTA have considered the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The trustees wanted to balance the need to have events that would raise funds for the charity to enable us to meet our objectives stated above.
The main activity of the PTA has been the organisation of fundraising and social events to further relationships between the pupils, teachers and parents. As the accounts below show, it has been another very successful year resulting with net fundraising income of £44,880 (2023: £33,342). Events in the year included:
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Christmas Fair
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Summer Fair
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200 Club
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Christmas Card sale
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Second hand uniform sale
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Easter Egg hunt
A great contribution is made by members other than the trustees. We are very grateful for the many hours parents and staff have spent organising, running and attending events. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we would not have been able to achieve so much.
The money raised by the PTA over the last year has been used in a variety of ways, some examples of this are:
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Through the School’s Sunflower Fund, financially helping disadvantaged children
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Contribution to additional books and accelerated reading scheme
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Contribution to Maths and Science projects
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Contribution to the Teachers Fund for classroom extras
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Nurture resources
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Outdoor resources for EYFS
The net result for the year was an excess of receipts over payments of £17,891 resulting in year-end funds of £64,316 (2023: excess of payments over receipts of £1,802 and year-end funds of £46,424). None of the funds have restrictions or designations on usage and are classified as unrestricted funds.
Signed on behalf of the Committee
Ella Francis Louise Wong Min Dated: 5[th] June 2025
St Mary’s Association
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charites Act; and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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have not been met; or
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To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
Date
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| Notes | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Current Assets | ||||
| Cash | 1,550 | 350 | ||
| CommunityAccounts | 52,273 | 35,835 | ||
| Savings Accounts | 10,493 | 10,239 | ||
| Total Assets | 64,316 | 46,425 | ||
| Represented by: | ||||
| Unrestricted Funds | 64,316 | 46,425 | ||
| Restricted Funds | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Funds | 64,316 | 46,425 |
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 August 2024
| Notes | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Net FundraisingIncome | 2 | 44,880 | 32,342 | |||||
| Purchases for school | 3 | -27,262 | -30,639 | |||||
| Interest | 274 | 99 | ||||||
| Surplus/(Deficit) | 17,891 | 0 | 0 | 1,802 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Funds brought forward | 46,425 | 0 | 46,425 | 44,623 | 0 | 44,623 | ||
| Funds carried forward | 64,316 | 0 | 64,316 | 46,425 | 0 | 46,425 |
Notes on the accounts
1. Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the receipts and payments basis of accounting as permitted by the Statement of Recommended Practice ‘Accounting by Charities’ issued by the Charity Commission for smaller charities.
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2. Net Fundraising Income
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
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| Income | Expenses | Net |
Income | Expenses | Net |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | ||||||
| Summer Fair | 17,784 | -3,856 | 13,928 | 15,839 | -4,274 | 11,565 |
| Christmas Fair | 16,317 | -2,239 | 14,078 | 16,910 | -4,167 | 12,743 |
| 200 Club | 1,497 | -300 | 1,197 | 1,519 | -330 | 1,189 |
| Theme night | 1,666 | -654 | 1,012 | 2,368 | -904 | 1,464 |
| Christmas Cards | 1,163 | 1,163 | 1,209 | 1,209 | ||
| Pumpkin Party | 750 | -63 | 687 | 647 | -70 | 577 |
| Second Hand Uniform Sale | 1,602 | 0 | 1,602 | 1,449 | -96 | 1,353 |
| Christmas Trees | 2,647 | -2,351 | 296 | 2,526 | -1,885 | 641 |
| Shoppingincome | 341 | 341 | 433 | 433 | ||
| Easter EggHunt | 1,421 | -853 | 568 | 1,926 | -1,091 | 835 |
| Welcome Evening | 247 | -116 | 131 | 874 | -283 | 590 |
| Silent disco | 1,523 | -283 | 1,240 | |||
| End of Year | -00 | 0 | -00 | 2,870 | -2,872 | -3 |
| Other Events/Expenses | 4,102 | -3,012 | 1,089 | 210 | -464 | -254 |
| Matched fundingand donations | 8,054 | -505 | 7,548 | |||
| Total Unrestricted | 59,114 | -14,234 | 44,880 | 48,779 | -16,437 | 32,342 |
| Total Restricted | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 59,114 | -14,234 | 44,880 | 48,779 | -16,437 | 32,342 |
| Interest Received less Bank Charges | 274 | 99 | ||||
| Net FundraisingIncomeplus Interest | 45,154 | 32,441 |
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3. Purchases for school
| 2024 | 2023 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | ||
| Teachers Fund | 2550 | 2550 |
| Advanced Reader | 10005.33 | 97.13 |
| Furniture | 0 | 4169.82 |
| Nursery/EYFS resources | 3005.86 | 2766.96 |
| Geography | 810 | 0 |
| Art supplies | 921.24 | 0 |
| Wellbeing | 437.99 | 2508.49 |
| KS1 learning | 3454.05 | 0 |
| KS2 learning | 860 | 0 |
| Classgifts | 450 | 0 |
| Computingequipment(Chrome books/iPad e | t 0 |
7229.39 |
| Outdoor expenses | 352.62 | 1178.64 |
| Sports Equipment | 0 | 1000 |
| Sunflower Fund | 0 | 5075 |
| Books | 2413.54 | 1382.69 |
| Other | 0 | 717.62 |
| Water Filters | 360 | 150 |
| Maths & Science | 647.5 | 675 |
| Music | 841.36 | 998 |
| Insurance | 153 | 140 |
| Total Unrestricted | 27,262 | 30,639 |
| Restricted | ||
| Total Restricted | 0 | 0 |
| Total Purchases | 27,262 | 30,639 |
4 Reserves Policy
The PTA reserve policy is to hold a minimum of £5,000 cash at bank, all of which is unrestricted, non-designated funds. The trustees will review their policy on reserves each year in the month following the AGM and at other times during the year should the need arise, particularly in the event of emergencies or unexpected drops in income.