Annual Review 2023-24
With no let up on the pressure of funding on schools and budgets growing ever tighter, the work of the PTFA to ensure that school life and learning can be enriched has never been more important.
The Autumn term saw all our Christmas favourites – tea towels adorned with the self-portraits of our children, Christmas Cards, Coffee Mugs and Coasters that featured their master pieces, Nativity photographs, the Parents Christmas Party and the Christmas Fair.
In the Spring term, the children delighted in making purchases for their special person at the gift shop as part of the schools work around Mothering Sunday – a huge thanks to Chloe Peel and her team of helpers who patiently supported each child to make their choice and then helped them beautifully wrap and write a gift tag. On the back of the success of the previous years’ efforts, we were also delighted to welcome back quiz masters Rich Barker and Toby Knowles to the famous DVIS Quiz Night – with a fully stocked bar and Fish and Chip supper. There was further innovation to test the knowledge in the room with several new quiz question rounds. Thanks also to Caroline and Tony Rooke for all their hard work with the bar and fish and chip logistics for the years that their children have been at DVIS. Your talents will be missed! The timing of Easter also lent itself to a fabulous afternoon hunting for Easter Eggs in the Francis playground. Many thanks must go to Charis Ballard-Ridley and Marie Ashworth for their work in pulling off a fabulous, fun afternoon.
The Summer term came around quickly and we had another brilliant summer fair. Thanks to Gersende Pommery for facilitating the donation of fine wine that enabled us to add thousands of pounds more to our summer fair fundraising total and to Philosophy Education for the generous sponsorship of the Hot Dog stall. Thanks also to all those who donated prizes fabulous raffle which raised yet more money for the school. The year was rounded off with the Year Two Leavers Disco, held in the Lake Building playground on a gloriously warm and sunny evening, where we celebrated the fun and friendship of the children and their families during their time at DVIS.
The demands on the school and the PTFA’s funds and resources have been and continue to be significant. We are immensely grateful that so many of you have been able to be so generous.
We had a significant donation of £23,356 (USD 30k AALL Foundation donation) during 2023 that was passed to the school in 2024. This has enabled the school to support aspects of the schools’ additional needs programme to ensure that identified children could benefit from specialist interventions.
Thanks also to Hester Vaizey, who facilitated a donation of £3000 from The Worshipful Company of Dyers and Colourists, towards speech and language therapy provision in the school.
The money raised over this financial year has continued to support the school through the provision of resources and activities. In an environment of funding cuts and deficit budgets, these additional funds make a significant contribution to ensuring that the school can enrich the lives and the learning of all its children. This year, alongside meeting all its normal commitments (the Christmas Pantomime performance and the special gift from Father Christmas, contributions to coaches for school trips in each year group, free flow resource budgets for each year group, the Doodle maths subscription, lollies for sports days etc..) school money raised by the PTFA has been spent on:
The purchase of additional ‘Values Cups’.
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The purchase of new costumes and props to support the end of year 2 production ‘The Wind in the Willows’.
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The purchase of a new shed for the Francis playground to houses outdoor play equipment and learning resources.
T hank you to everyone who has bought Christmas Cards, coffee mugs, tea towels, photos of your children in their nativity costumes, came and helped at the fair, filled ‘Santa Sacks’, baked or bought cakes, poured drinks, cooked hot dogs and generally chipped in and helped! Special thanks to Helen Kelsall who has coordinated a series of regular cake sales throughout the year and Danielle Biddle whose talents running the second-hand uniform shop, we have enjoyed for the past three years.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be Class Reps during this school year. You are key to communication between the school, the PTFA and the parent body, so a big thank you for volunteering!
There has been a very small team of dedicated individuals who have helped deliver the work of the PTFA this year. Thanks to all of you have played a part in keeping getting “stuff done”. Special thanks to our Treasury team Jonathan Taylor and Bryony Gilhooly. Thanks also to Paul Clark who has expertly, examined our annual accounts. Big shout out to Mr Gordon for his never-ending support of all that we do and the staff team at DVIS who cheerfully meet all our requests for assistance. Special thanks to Mrs Poyton, and her deputy Mrs James, and all our teachers and teaching assistants and specialist teachers.
My time as PTFA Chair comes to an end at the end of this school year as both my children finish at the school. It has been an absolute privilege to enrich the work that this school does and get to know so many of you along the way. I also want to acknowledge the support that my husband James Ross has quietly given to enable me to lead the PTFA over the last 5 years and thank my children Hannah and Luke for their patience and tolerance of being the ones whose Mum ‘ran the PTFA’. I am delighted to have begun the handover to a new Chair, Katie Purser in the last few weeks of the summer term. I wish her and her new team every success.
Megan Pacey, DVIS PTFA Chair 2023/24.
DULWICH VILLAGE INFANTS' SCHOOL PARENT - TEACHER - FRIENDS ASSOCIATION Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charity registration number: 1044321
| Year ended: | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2023 | ||||
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| Income | Expenditure | Net | Income | Expenditure | Net | |
| Income | ||||||
| Donations and legacies income | ||||||
| Corporate donations | 3,000 | - | 3,000 | 23,536 | - | 23,536 |
| Donations from individuals | 4,695 | (354) | 4,341 | 9,528 | (677) | 8,851 |
| Donations from commercial participators | 668 | - | 668 | 428 | - | 428 |
| 8,363 | (354) | 8,009 | 33,492 | (677) | 32,815 | |
| Income from charitable activities | ||||||
| None | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income from other trading activities | ||||||
| Summer Fair | 6,888 | (713) | 6,174 | 6,884 | (1,111) | 5,772 |
| Christmas Fair | 8,182 | (2,061) | 6,121 | 6,499 | (1,139) | 5,359 |
| Art Fair | 1,996 | (41) | 1,955 | 1,864 | (38) | 1,825 |
| Easter Egg Hunt | 450 | (60) | 390 | - | - | - |
| Leavers' Disco | 744 | (34) | 710 | 913 | (439) | 474 |
| International Evening | - | - | - | 365 | (7) | 358 |
| Christmas Party | 4,227 | (1,138) | 3,089 | 1,471 | (873) | 598 |
| Quiz Night | 2,839 | (1,921) | 918 | 3,742 | (2,066) | 1,675 |
| Uniform sales | 945 | (15) | 931 | 1,485 | (25) | 1,461 |
| Cake sales | 1,551 | (18) | 1,533 | 1,035 | (8) | 1,027 |
| Bookplates | 310 | (6) | 304 | 2,220 | (38) | 2,182 |
| Love Shop (table top sales) | 392 | (2) | 390 | 477 | (1) | 476 |
| Other merchandise | - | - | - | 138 | (2) | 135 |
| Christmas cards (children's design) | 593 | - | 593 | 548 | - | 548 |
| Tea towels & totes (children's design) | 2,201 | (1,736) | 465 | 3,000 | (1,877) | 1,124 |
| Nativity photographs | 791 | (391) | 400 | 735 | (411) | 323 |
| School performance videography | 976 | (954) | 22 | 715 | (578) | 138 |
| Christmas Raffle | 2,103 | (251) | 1,852 | 1,882 | (213) | 1,669 |
| Summer Raffle | 1,477 | (163) | 1,313 | 1,922 | (210) | 1,713 |
| Corporate sponsorships | 2,190 | - | 2,190 | 990 | - | 990 |
| Sponsored challenges | 7,160 | (207) | 6,953 | - | - | - |
| 46,014 | (9,710) | 36,304 | 36,884 | (9,036) | 27,848 | |
| Income from investments | ||||||
| Bank interest and fees | 914 | - | 914 | 401 | - | 401 |
| Total income | 55,292 | (10,065) | 45,227 | 70,777 | (9,713) | 61,064 |
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Other expenditure | ||||||
| Other fees and expenses | (153) | (153) | (140) | (140) | ||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | ||||||
| Donations to Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School: | ||||||
| School events | (6,080) | (6,080) | (5,728) | (5,728) | ||
| School staff support | (1,962) | (1,962) | (1,041) | (1,041) | ||
| School resources and facilities | (32,918) | (32,918) | (40,738) | (40,738) | ||
| School music provision | (18,721) | (18,721) | - | - | ||
| School SEN support | (23,536) | (23,536) | - | - | ||
| Total | (83,218) | (83,218) | (47,507) | (47,507) | ||
| Donations to others: | ||||||
| None | - | - | - | - | ||
| Trustee payments | ||||||
| None | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total expenditure | (83,218) | (83,218) | (47,507) | (47,507) | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) | 55,292 | (93,436) | (38,144) | 70,777 | (57,360) | 13,417 |
| Openingbalance | 113,909 | 100,492 | ||||
| Closing balance | 75,764 | 113,909 | ||||
| Opening | Increase/ | Closing | Opening | Increase/ | Closing | |
| balance | (decrease) | balance | balance | (decrease) | balance | |
| Assets | ||||||
| Bank and other accounts | 113,909 | (38,144) | 75,764 | 100,492 | 13,417 | 113,909 |
| Total | 113,909 | (38,144) | 75,764 | 100,492 | 13,417 | 113,909 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees DULWICH VILLAGE INFANTS' SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER-FRIENDS ASSOCIATION On accounts for the year Charity no ended 31 AUGUST 2024 (if any) 1044321 Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 AUGUST 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 examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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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.
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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).
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