## **Trustees’ Report for the period ending 30 August 2025** The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the accounts of Friends of Worplesdon School (FoWS) for the period ending 30 August 2025. Thank you to all the pupils from Worplesdon Primary School who took part in many of the fundraising events and a huge thank you to all the sta�, parents, carers, extended family members and the wider community. You all helped contribute to a very successful year of fundraising. ## **PTA Objectives** FoWS PTA is a charity that aims to enhance the education of pupils of Worplesdon Primary School through: 1. Developing e�ective relationships between the sta�, parents, carers and others associated with the school. 2. Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils. ## **Constitution** FoWS PTA is an unincorporated charity. The Charity adopted the Parentkind constitution on 14 May 2001. A copy of the amended version, dated 2018, is available on request. ## **Administrative Details** Charity number: 1087830 Email: worplesdonprimarypta@gmail.com Contact address: Friends of Worplesdon School c/o Worplesdon Primary School Envis Way Fairlands Guildford GU3 3NL ## **Trustees** are trustees of the charity. They are as follows: - Natasha Baxter (Co-chair – appointed 28 September 2023) - Karen Pointer (Co-chair – appointed 28 September 2023) - Jenny Stanhope (Secretary – appointed 28 September 2023) - Claire Mitchell (Co-Treasurer – appointed 28 September 2023) - Kirsten Purcell (Co-Treasurer – appointed 16 September 2025) ## **Financial Review** Accounts are prepared under the Receipts and Payments cash accounting methodology as allowed by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The year opened with a bank balance of **£7,525** and closed with a bank balance of **£13,564** . Gross income, during the period under review, was **£28,893** . Expenditure decreased from **£25,952** in the prior reporting period to **£22,854** in the period under review. ( **£12,146** for funding school projects, **£10,072** for costs associated with fundraising events and **£636** for other expenditure). This produced a surplus for the year, of **£6,040** . The Trustees regularly review income and expenditure at committee meetings, to ensure there are adequate funds available to meet commitments made, as they fall due. ## **Assessment of Going Concern Status** After another very successful year of fundraising, the trustees intend to continue with fundraising events during the 2025/26 school year and beyond. This fundraising activity will allow further equipment and experiences to be funded for The trustees all agree the charity is set up to be a going concern over the next 12 months and beyond. Approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf Claire Mitchell Treasurer and Trustee 29 May 2026 **ACCOUNTS FOR THE 12 MONTHS TO 30 AUGUST 2025** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ||Current||Current| |---|---|---|---| ||reporting||reporting| ||year||year| ||**2024/2025**||**2023/2024**| ||12 months||12 months| ||31/08/2024||31/08/2023| ||to||to| ||30/08/2025||30/08/2024| |**Receipts**|||| |Fundraising Activities: Events|25,190||18,926| |Other Income|3,703||2,517| |**Total Receipts**|**28,893**||**21,443**| |**Payments**|||| |Donations to school|12,146||19,317| |Fundraising Activities: Expenditure|10,072||6,243| |Other Expenditure|636||392| |**Total Payments**|**22,854**||**25,952**| |**Receipts less Payments**|**6,040**|**-**|**4,509**
| |**Fund balances at start of period**|**7,525**||**12,034**| |**Fund balances at end of period**|**13,564**||**7,525**| Note: - The Charity Commission CC16a template, with further detail, is outlined below. Notes to the Financial Statements ended 30 August 2025: - During the year, no trustee received any remuneration. - The Charity has no employees and therefore no associated staff costs. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Friends of Worplesdon School 1087830
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 31st August 2024 30th August 2025
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Event income: Fashion show 671 - - 671 -
Event income: Christmas cards 443 - - 443 -
Event income: Christmas fair 6,168 - - 6,168 -
Event income: Legoland 3,330 - - 3,330 -
Event income: Infant magician 360 - - 360 -
Event income: Junior disco 1,515 - - 1,515 -
Event income: 2025 Challenge 485 - - 485 -
Event income: Break the Rules Days 2,818 - - 2,818 -
Event income: World Book Day Wonka Bars 1,321 - - 1,321 -
Event income: Sports day refreshments 181 - - 181 -
Event income: Summer Circus 7,641 - - 7,641 -
Event income: Frozen Fridays 259 - - 259 -
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Other income: Happy Bags 1,089 - - 1,089 -
Other income: Second-hand uniform 780 - - 780 -
Other income: Assembly QR codes 329 - - 329 -
Other income: Easy Fundraising 507 - - 507 -
Other income: Lottery 123 - - 123 -
Other income: Other 876 - - 876 -
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A3 Payments
School funding: Lower Key Stage 2 2,239 - - 2,239 -
guided reading books
School funding: Interactive whiteboards 7,824 - - 7,824 -
School funding: Child initiated play items 1,147 - - 1,147 -
School funding: New starter bookmarks 42 - - 42 -
School funding: Christmas crackers 180 - - 180 -
School funding: Christmas gifts for young 33 - - 33 -
carers
School funding: No Cold Child campaign 124 - - 124 -
School funding: Staff Appreciation Day 275 - - 275 -
School funding: Year 6 leavers party 282 - - 282 -
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Event: Fashion show 121 - - 121 -
Event: Christmas fair 774 - - 774 -
Event: Legoland 3,330 - - 3,330 -
Event: Infant magician 274 - - 274 -
Event: Junior disco 546 - - 546 -
Event: World Book Day Wonka Bars 942 - - 942 -
Event: Summer Circus 3,853 - - 3,853 -
Event: Frozen Fridays 112 - - 112 -
Event: Zactiv 'Steel' visit 119 - - 119 -
Other expenditure: Annual fees 162 - - 162 -
Other expenditure: Equipment 375 - - 375 -
Other expenditure: Sports day 94 - - 94 -
refreshments
Other expenditure: Other 5 - - 5 -
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Sub total [ 22,854 ] - - 22,854 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments 22,854 - - 22,854 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 6,040 - - 6,040 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 7,525 - - 7,525 -
Cash funds this year end 13,564 - - 13,564 -
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
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**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
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**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
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Bank balance as at 30th August 2025
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10/09/2025| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Se¢tion A Independent Examlner'j Rèport Report to the trusteesl members of Friends of Worplesdon School On accounts for the year ended 2025 Charlty no {if any) 1087830 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)