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← Little Chalfont Combined School Parents' Association

2024-08-31-accounts

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024

Charity name: Little Chalfont Combined School Parents’ Association

Charity registration number: 1066770

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objective of the Association is to
advance the education of the pupils of Little
Chalfont Primary School. In furtherance of
this objective the association may: Develop
more extended relationships between the
staff, parents and others associated with
the school. Engage in activities which
support the school and advance the
education of the pupils attending it Provide
and assist in the provision of such facilities
or items for the education at the school (not
provided by statutory funds) as the
Committee shall approve from time to time.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 Making available income generated via;
Fundraising events and Donations — both
personal and from companies that
Members of the Association are employed
by.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit.		 Para 1.18 Trustees are made aware of the guidance
on public benefit at the first meeting post
AGM and they continue to exercise this
guidance in all decision making around
how to spend funds.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
N/A
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
N/A
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment

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N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 Various events have taken place over the
school year. £17,821 was raised in 2023/24
compared to £23,579 in the prior year.
Investments in the year included a
significant contribution to the school for the
playground equipment installed in the prior
year and the purchase of new football and
other sports shirts. In addition, expenses
included the annual subscriptions to Times
Tables Rockstars a mathematics resource,
payments to music resources for whole
class lessons and singing assemblies, and
science and literary resources which are
used throughout the school body. In
addition, significant contributions were
made to the school’s edible garden, a
resource to enhance curriculum learning,
allow children to grow in their wellbeing and
maximise their connection to the fantastic
outdoor space created by the school.
It is important to note that as well as raising
funds to support the school investment, the
fundraising activities organised by the
Trustees bring cohesiveness between the
school children, parents, and teachers and
enrich the school experience for all those
involved, especially the children for whom
this charity is set up to benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 N/A
N/A

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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other N/A

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Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 At the end of the period the charity has a
bank balance of £41,660. This comprises
balances held at Barclays and Natwest of
which £6,762 is reserved for IT spend, and
£2,500 is reserved for the Edible Garden.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Reserves are only set up and then
added to or depleted on the agreement
of a majority of the Trustees, as defined
in the charity's constitution.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £9,262. £5,000 was released in the year
against planned expenditure on the Trim
Trail.
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 N/A

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 Stated above in achievements and
performance.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 N/A
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 lt has been difficult to recruit trustees in
recent years especially in the Officer
roles, however the trustees continue to
increase their visibility in the school in
an effort to enlist additional help when
required.
Other N/A

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Unicorporated association
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 The trustees of the committee shall be
adopted at the Annual General Meeting
and remain in place until the next
Annual General Meeting.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Little Chalfont Combined School Parent's Association
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1066770
Charity’s principal address c/o Little Chalfont Primary School
Oakington Avenue
Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire
HP6 6SX

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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11		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Emma Evans Chair
Caroline Rifkind Treasurer
WhitneyHall
Colleen Bryne
Solomon Kamal-
Uddin
Ivan Mera
Robert Hacking
Bijal Pankhania
Kate Ross
Jyoti Ghai
Geeta Ruparelia

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
None

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets
held in this capacity		 N/A
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects		 N/A
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets		 N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Auditor Myfanwy Neville
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
N/A

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Signature(s)
Full name(s) Full name(s)Caroline Rifkind Emma Evans
Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair
Chair, etc)
Date September 12, 2025 September 11, 2025

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LITTLE CHALFONT PRIMARY SCHOOL COMBINED PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 - 31 AUGUST 2024

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Signed: Emma Evans
Chair Person
Dated September 11, 2025
Signed: Caroline Rifkind
Treasurer
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Dated September 12, 2025
I have examined the records, papers and statements of accounts of Little Chalfont Primary School Combined Parents' Association
and find these accounts to be a true record thereof
Signed: Myfanwy Neville
Independent Examiner
Dated September 11, 2025
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LITTLE CHALFONT COMBINED SCHOOL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS

For the year ended 31 August 2024

EVENTS
Christmas Auction
Summer Fair
Corporate Donations
Christmas Fair
Quiz Night
Supermarket Vouchers
Christmas Party
Christmas Raffle
Halloween event
Easy Fundraising
Summer raffle
Mother's Day
School Lottery
Bag 2 School
Year 6 production drinks
Plants
School Uniform
Sports day
Music evening drinks
Carols coffees
Sundry
Easter challenge
Village Day
Amazon Smile
Ice Creams
Book & Bake Sale
Piano/Classical Concert
SUB-TOTAL
PTA RUNNING COSTS
First Aid Course
iZettle
Insurance and Parentkind
Tea Urn
New Parents Coffee Morning
Tent pegs
SUB-TOTAL
INVESTMENT
Playground Equipment
Football shirts
SCHOOL EXPENSES
Edible garden
Music Resources
Maths Resources
Books & library Equipment
Literacy Resources
Science Resources
Magazines
IT Software / Licenses
History and Geography resources
Year 6 leavers
Digital safety
SUB-TOTAL
NET EXPENDITURE
Reserved for ICT Upgrade
Reserved for Playground Upgrade
Reserved for Toilets upgrade
Reserved for Trim Trail
Reserved for Edible garden
NET EXPENDITURE AFTER MOVEMENT IN RESERVES		 GROSS
INCOME
SPEND
NET
INCOME
£
£
£
2,512
-
2,512
5,292
(3,241)
2,052
1,880
-
1,880
2,939
(1,374)
1,565
1,770
(225)
1,545
1,472
-
1,472
4,675
(3,479)
1,196
1,184
-
1,184
1,433
(504)
929
880
-
880
838
-
838
613
-
613
286
-
286
257
-
257
222
-
222
178
-
178
132
-
132
55
-
55
167
(163)
4
14
-
14
8
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 YEAR
ENDED 31
AUGUST
2023
£
1,930
2,188
4,750
1,595
1,313
2,678
1,537
1,066
-
1,591
908
-
472
528
-
16
148
67
-
-
(7)
1,425
830
423
177
74
(131)
26,805
(8,985)
17,821
-
-
(136)
(136)
(193)
(193)
-
-
(150)
(150)
-
-		 23,579
(217)
(160)
(140)
(92)
(11)
(8)
-
(479)
(479)
(10,000)
(10,000)
(442)
(442)
(11,372)
(11,372)
(6,742)
(6,742)
(596)
(596)
(309)
(309)
(300)
(300)
(106)
(106)
(82)
(82)
-
-
-
-
(220)
(220)
(517)
(517)		 (628)
(20,000)
-
-
(4,822)
-
(309)
(300)
(115)
-
(1,267)
(756)
(363)
-
-
(30,686)
(30,686)		 (27,931)
26,805
(40,149)
(13,344)		 (4,981)
-
-
-
5,000
-		 -
9,917
-
(5,000)
(2,500)
(8,344) (2,564)

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LITTLE CHALFONT COMBINED SCHOOL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE PERIOD

CASH BALANCES
Barclays Bank Account
Natwest Bank account
Voucher stock
PTA Tesco card
Debtors
Super market voucher creditors
Sundry creditors
TOTAL FUNDS
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
At 1 September
Income (Deficit) for the period
At 31 August
ICT Reserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
Playground Equipment Reserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
Edible garden Reserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
Trim Trailreserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
FUNDS AVAILABLE
Note
COMMITTED FUNDS
Interactive white board
Edible garden
Trim Trail
Phoenix Comics
KS2 Music lessons and singing assembly
Annual subscriptions to continue each year until further notice:
First News
KS2 Linguascope
Reception Phonics Bugs
Timestable Rockstars
Goosebury Planet
Library software annual sub
ParentKind
PSHE Jigsaw		 CASH BALANCES
Barclays Bank Account
Natwest Bank account
Voucher stock
PTA Tesco card
Debtors
Super market voucher creditors
Sundry creditors
TOTAL FUNDS
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
At 1 September
Income (Deficit) for the period
At 31 August
ICT Reserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
Playground Equipment Reserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
Edible garden Reserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
Trim Trailreserve
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released
FUNDS AVAILABLE
Note
COMMITTED FUNDS
Interactive white board
Edible garden
Trim Trail
Phoenix Comics
KS2 Music lessons and singing assembly
Annual subscriptions to continue each year until further notice:
First News
KS2 Linguascope
Reception Phonics Bugs
Timestable Rockstars
Goosebury Planet
Library software annual sub
ParentKind
PSHE Jigsaw		 31 August 2024
£
29,858
11,802
170
-
400
(600)
(378)
41,251
31 August 2024
£
40,333
(8,344)
31,989
6,762		 31 August 2023
£
50,342
4,490
300
187
180
(650)
(254)
54,595
31 August 2023
£
42,897
(2,564)
40,333
6,762
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released		 6,762
-
-		 6,762
-
-
d Equipment Reserve - -
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released		 -
-
-		 9,917
(9,917)
-
den Reserve 2,500 2,500

Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released		 2,500
2,500
(2,500)		 -
2,500
-
reserve - 5,000
Opening Balance
Reserved
Utilised/Released		 5,000
(5,000)		 -
5,000
-
41,251
£
3,008
2,500
-
6,800
82
300
-
225
517
309
140
498
14,378		 54,595
£
-
2,150
5,000
100
4,660
65
300
482
110
517
309
140
-
13,833

LITTLE CHALFONT PRIMARY SCHOOL COMBINED PARENTS' ASSOCIATION REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 - 31 AUGUST 2024

Signed: Emma Evans Chair Person Dated September 11, 2025 Signed: Caroline Rifkind Treasurer ~~CE by:~~ Dated September 12, 2025 I have examined the records, papers and statements of accounts of Little Chalfont Primary School Combined Parents' Association and find these accounts to be a true record thereof DocuSigned by: Signed: Myfanwy Neville Independent Examiner [L0G Dated September 11, 2025