2025-08-31-accounts - St Christopher's Sch PTFA

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PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD 01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025

SECTION A

Charity name: PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

Registered charity number: 1052903

Principal address:

ST. CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL 32 BELSIZE LANE LONDON NW3 5AE

Names of Trustees

Trustee Name	OUice	Date appointed (if not in a prioryear)
Caroline Kniaz	Chair	01/09/2024
AmyGunning	Treasurer	01/09/2024

SECTION B

Organisation

The Parent, Teachers and Friends of St Christopher’s School is registered with the Charity Commission since 14[th] February 1996. The charity is governed in accordance with its Constitution as approved by the Charity Commission.

Recruitment and appointment of Trustees

Trustees of the Parent, Teachers and Friends of St Christopher’s School (known as the PTFA) are elected by existing Trustees and members of the PTFA (namely Class Reps) and are selected from the parent body.

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

The roles of Chair, Vice Chair / Secretary & Treasurer automatically become a trustee and are assumed to have the appropriate knowledge and experience to assist in the governance of the charity. The PTFA meets at least once every term and plan and deliver a range of engaging events and activities.

SECTION C

Summary of the objects of the charity as set out in the governing document

The Parent, Teachers and Friends of St Christopher’s School is a school parent's association (PTFA). The PTFA engage in activities to fulfil its aims and objectives of advancing the education of the pupils, promoting good relations between staU, parents and others with the school and assisting in providing facilities for education not normally covered by the school's funds.

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the trust should undertake.

Achievements and performance

The Parent, Teachers and Friends of St Christopher’s School continues to raise funds through fundraising at events and social activities they organise.

The PTFA had aggregate unrestricted cash balances of £25,515 as at 31 August 2025 (2024: £26,790).

Financial review

Reserves policy

It is the policy of the PTFA that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to typical 12-month expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the trust’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. The trustees note however, that due to the nature of the expenditure, the PTFA can reduce expenditure on activities if required. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.

Financial summary

Income for the year was £28,518 (2024: £24,363), from a combination of annual kitty contributions by parents and fundraising eUorts to raise money for the PTFA’s activities. Expenditure was £29,793 (2024: £23,402).

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

These activities resulted in net income of £-1,275 (2024: £961) over the year.

approved by the Trustees

REVIEW OF THE YEAR – ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

The activities undertaken by the PTFA are made possible by the parent volunteers who generously give their time to help organise and run events and administrative tasks.

The PTFA’s initiatives include:

Arranging and promoting a variety of social events that bring parents, staU and pupils together including the winter and summer fairs
sessions, science workshops and theatre outings
Facilitating second hand uniform sales
Organising fundraising events such as quiz night, Christmas card sales, bake sales
Organising foodbank donation drives
Publishing and distributing information to the Class Reps to disseminate to parents
In addition to the larger school events, the Class Reps also arrange smaller, yearspecific, social events and gatherings for the parents and teachers
Purchasing gifts for school staU for Christmas and end of year gifts as well as leaving

The Trustees' report was approved by the Trustees.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

A Gunning

[DATE]

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS SUMMARY

FOR THE PERIOD

01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025

SECTION A

Charity name: PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

Registered charity number: 1052903

Principal address:

ST. CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL 32 BELSIZE LANE LONDON NW3 5AE

Names of Trustees

Trustee Name	OVice	Date appointed (if not in a prioryear)
Caroline Kniaz	Chair	01/09/2024
AmyGunning	Treasurer	01/09/2024

SECTION B

Financial review

Reserves policy

PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF ST CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL

Financial summary

Income for the year was £28,518 (2024: £24,363), from a combination of annual kitty contributions by parents and fundraising eVorts to raise money for the PTFA’s activities. Expenditure was £29,793 (2024: £23,402).

These activities resulted in net income of £-1,275 (2024: £961) over the year.

approved by the Trustees.

The accounts were approved by the Trustees.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

AMY GUNNING

A Gunning

13/5/2026

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