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2025-08-31-accounts

Charity number: 1039449

St Mary’s Association (Wimbledon) Report and Accounts 31[st] August 2025

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

Alejandro Perez Canosa

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:

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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The net result for the year was an excess of receipts over payments of £8,948 resulting in year-end funds of £73,264 (2024: excess of payments over receipts of £17,891 and year-end funds of £64,316). 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: 29.06.2026

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:

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

  1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

  2. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charites Act; and

  3. To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

  4. have not been met; or

  5. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Date

St Mary’s Association

Notes Total Total
2025 2024
£ £
Current Assets
Cash 577 1,550
Community
Accounts		 41,959 52,273
Savings Accounts 30,729 10,493
Total Assets 73,264 64,316
Represented by:
Unrestricted Funds 73,264 64,316
Restricted Funds 0 0
Total Funds 73,264 64,316

Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 August 2025

Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Net Fundraising
Income		 2 36,276 44,880
Purchases for school 3 (27,613) (27,262)
Interest 285 274
Surplus/(Deficit) 8,948 0 0 17,891 0 0
Funds brought forward 64,316 0 64,316 46,425 0 46,425
Funds carried forward 73,264 0 73,264 64,316 0 64,316

Notes on the accounts

1. Basis of preparation

St Mary’s Association

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

2.
Net Fundraising Income		 2.
Net Fundraising Income
2025 2024
Income Expenses Net Income Expenses Net
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted
Summer Fair 15,350 15,350 17,784 (3,856) 13,928
Christmas Fair 16,825 (3,325) 13,500 16,317 (2,239) 14,078
200 Club 547 (360) 187 1,497 (300) 1,197
Parents night 826 (445) 381 1,666 (654) 1,012
Christmas Cards 821 821 1,163 1,163
Pumpkin Party 1,675 (409) 1,266 750 (63) 687
Second Hand Uniform Sale 1,315 1,315 1,602 1,602
Christmas Trees 2,691 (2,190) 502 2,647 (2,351) 296
Shopping income 758 758 341 341
Easter EggHunt 1,578 (390) 1,188 1,421 (853) 568
Welcome Evening 365 365 247 (116) 131
Year 6 disco 248 248 1,523 (283) 1,240
Other Events/Expenses 492 (662) (170) 4,102 (3,012) 1,089
Matched funding and
donations		 565 565 8,054 -505 7,548
Total Unrestricted 44,057 (7,781) 36,276 59,114 (14,234) 44,880
Total Restricted - - - - - -
Total 44,057 (7,781) 36,276 59,114 (14,234) 44,880
Interest Received less Bank
Charges		 285 274
Net Fundraising Income plus
Interest		 36,561 45,154

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3. Purchases for school

3. Purchases for School
2025 2024
£ £
Unrestricted
Teachers Fund 2,725 2,550
Advanced Reader 10,005
Furniture 2,806
Nursery/EYFS resources 6,072 3,006
Geography 810
Art supplies 614 921
Wellbeing 385 438
KS1 learning 3,454
KS2 learning 860
Classgifts 150 450
Outdoor expenses 348 353
Sunflower Fund 400
Books 2,018 2,414
Other 1,200
Water Filters 360
Maths & Science 2,443 648
Music & AV 7,877 841
Religous education 575
Total Unrestricted 27,613 27,262
Restricted
Total Restricted 0 0
Total Purchases 27,613 27,262

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.