Thirsk School Governors Fund
Registered charity no. 1052971
Financial statement for the year ended 31 March 2025

Thirsk School Governors Fund
Registered charfty no. 1052971
Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Reference and adminlstrallon details
Charit
rinci
al address
Thirsk School and Sixth Form College, Topcliffe Road. Sowerby, Thirsk, Y07 1 RZ
Trustees durin
the
ear
Nicholas Horn (Chair)
Guy Baragwanath (VI￿ Chair)
Irene Marwood
Amy Binks
Alison Keane
Paul Burkinshaw
Emma Lambden (Headtea(ther)
Ann Baxter
Emma Hutchings
Anabel Richardson
Treasurer
Michelle Sykes (Bursar)
Re
ortin
Accountant
The accounts are examined by lan Smithson CPFA IrKlependent Examiner
Bankers
Lloyds Bank plc, 39 Market Place, Thirsk. North Yorkshire, Y07 1 HB
onstitution of the Fund
The Charity is constituted by Trust Deed. is unincorporated, and was registered wilh the Charity Commission on 27
September 1995 to take advantage of the allowances and taxation exemption afforded by registration.
The Fund has been in existence for many years principally to separate, and keep quite distinct, the accounting process
of the Local Authority's delegated budget and associated transactions from other school income, generated from
incidental activities for fund-raising purposes and, up to the introduction of Consistent Finance Reporting, as a vehicle
to administer pupil prepayments for trips and visits. and provide certain facilities and assistance to pupils.
In addition other Govemors" private funds, as distinct from local authority delegated budget. such as pupil clubs and
funds raised from the school charity activities are a150 included.
Administration and Trustee selection
The fund is administered by the School Govemors who held office during the year, arKI are the Trustees. The day to
day management is delegated to the sthool Bursar who reports to the Head Teacher.
Objectives and activities
ect of the fund
The object of the fund is to advance the education of the pupils in the school by providing or assisting the provision of
educational, recreational and other charitable facilities in augmentation of the such facilities fInan￿d by the Local
Authority.
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Activities undertaken to meet the ob'ectives of the fund
In planning the activities of the fund during the year the Trustees have had regard to Charities Commission guidance
conceming public benefit.
Anhi#iiam•n+¢ snA n•rfnrman*ts
During the year the School Fund met, either in full, or in part, Ihe cost of trips for students who were unable to meet
these costs themselves, and would therefore otherwise have been unable to have attended the trip. The fund also
purchased resources for Music.
Financial rnviow
Method of 8ccountin
The Charities Act 1993 (as amended by the Charities Act in 2011) and Statement of Recommended Practice (SORPS)
recommends the formalising of account reporting and the attached accounts represent a format in accordance, as far as
is practically possible, with those guidelines. The school has adopted the guidelines associated with accounting for the
smaller ch8ritv on a re￿￿oIS and Davments basis.
Results for the
ear
The school fund is in a healthy situation with a balance al the year end of £25,214 (2024 - £33.554).
D8POSlts and prepayments re￿Ived for non-curricular tripsfvisils are not included as receipts and payments of the
charity, as the school collects pupil prepayments for handing over to the serrfice providers.
It should be noted that Trustees have the discretion to allocate all or part of the unrestrided funds of £20,374 (2024 -
£18,362) to augment the Local Authority budget. Any balance not so allocated will be considered by the Headteacher in
the future for essential expenditure as necessary. The remaining fund balances of £4.840 (2024 - £15,192) are
restricted in thair use.
Approved on behalf of the Trustees signed on their behalf
MrNHom
Chair
Date
Mr G Baragwanath Vice Chair
Date
Mrs M Sykes
School Bursarffreasurer
Dale
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Thirsk School GovemorJ Fund
Registered charlty no. 1052971
Flnanclal statement for the year ended 31 March 2025
Receipts and payments account
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
Last
RECEIPTS
School charitable activities (fund raising)
Parent and student donations
Non-curricular visitsltrips
Collections for other chartties
Interest on bank deposit account
Sale of bought in goods
1.940
18,796
11,555
8,147
10.234
20,736
11,555
8.147
10.234
17,773
39,663
4,192
67
7,759
7,826
13,108
2.012
56,491
58,503
74,744
PAYMENT
School charitable activities
Non-curricular visitsltrips (net)
Donations to other charities
Cost of bought in goods
Other payments
31.215
31.215
85,412
19,004
6,306
12,517
25,012
10,616
25,012
10,616
66,843
66.843
123,239
Net (rf receiptsl(payrnents)
2.012
(10.352)
(8.340)
(48.495)
Cash funds last year end
18.362
15,192
33,554
82,049
Cash funds this year end
20,374
4,840
25,214
33,554
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Thlrsk School Govemors Fund
Registered charity no. 1052971
Financial statement for the year ended 31 March 2025
Statement of a&8ets and Ilabllltles
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
Last
Cash funds
Bank balances
20,374
4,840
25,214
33,554
Total cash funds
20.374
4,840
25.214
33,554
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Thirsk School GovemorJ Fund
Registered charlty no. 1052971
Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Thlrsk School Governors Fund
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above d)arity ('Ihe Trust")
for the year ended 31 st March 2025.
Responslbilltles and basis of report
As the charily trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe 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 the applicable Directions given by
the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examinerfs 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 Ihat in
any material respect:
accounting records We￿ not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concems and have ￿ne across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attantion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understaThYing of the accounts to be
reached.
I C Smithson CPFA
3 Orchard Court
NORTHALLERTON
North Yorkshire
DL7 8DQ
11th January 2026
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