Trustees Report for Financial Year 2022/23
For Parents Association of Grove Wood Primary School
Charity Number: 1094801
This annual return is completed for the financial period 2022/23.
Start date; 1 September 2022 End date 31 August 2023
List of Trustees
Richard Green – Chair (appointed September 2023)
Jo O’Shea – Chair (resigned July 2023)
Jenna Jarvis – Trustee Dawn Ann Bridge – Trustee Michelle Lynn Lindsay - Trustee Sarah Mark - Trustee
Heather Peters - Trustee (resigned July 2023) Claire Louise Nichols - Trustee (resigned July 2023) Kelly Louise Finch - Trustee (resigned July 2023)
Trustee Selection
New Trustees are appointed by the board of Trustees.
Financial Review
Income of monies total: £35,531.19
Expenses of fundraising events: £20,917.88
Amounts paid directly to the school: £4,755.27
Other miscellaneous expenditure: £630.75
Total expenditure: £26,303.90
Net Income: £9,227.29
Objectives
To enhance the development and resources available to the children of primary school age, by encouraging the parents to support the parents association by: 1. Offering appropriate education and care facilities, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for, and to become involved in, the activities such as events, ensuring the events offer opportunities for all children, whatever their race, culture, religion, gender, means or ability. 2. Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs.
The Parents Association of Grove Wood Primary School raise money by holding annual events for the school and wider community to attend. However, due to COVID, events were restricted and fundraising was limited to seasonal gift shops and selling tickets for Adventure Island, Southend Sealife and Adventure Golf.
PAGWPS attempted to hold their first Christmas Fair since COVID in December, however due to a spike in Scarlett Fever cases in school and the local area, the Health Authority advised we were unable to go ahead with the event. They also cancelled all Christmas productions to parents, which also tend to raise funds as cash ‘loose change’ donations.
Since COVID and the financial situation of our parents we have held less events than we had previously, trying to ensure we do not ask our parents to pay for too many fundraising activities.
Expenditure relating to these fundraisers are included in the expenditure total above.
This year we paid towards Mugs commemorating the Queen’s Jubilee, the Teachers2Parents text messaging service and a ‘Silly Science’ day. We also still have in our bank accounts the £40,000 donation towards the MUGA which is currently going through planning permission.
Public Benefit
Throughout the year the charity has operated with due regard to its objectives as stated above, for the children of the primary school.
The charity has encouraged the involvement of the wider community in their events, such as the selling of theatre tickets and the selling of Adventure Island, Southend Sealife and Adventure Golf tickets. The cancelled Christmas Fair would also have been open to the wider community.
Signed on Behalf of the Trustees:-
Dawn Ann Bridge Date: 28 August 2025
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Parents Association of Grove Wood Primary School
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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 Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1) accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or 2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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.
Samuel Edwards DChA, ACA (ICAEW) Chartered Accountant Edwards Non-Profit Accounting
Date: 28 August 2025
6 Rosewell Rise Chatham Kent ME4 4GF
Parents Association of Grove Wood Primary School - Charity Number: 1094801
Receipts and Payments Accounts for 2022/23
1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023
| Receipts and Payments | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Receipts | Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | |
| Fundraising Events | 35,531.19 | 29,595.77 | |
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 35,531.19 | 29,595.77 | |
| Payments | |||
| Fundraising Costs | 20,917.88 | 12,576.85 | |
| Payments to School | 4,755.27 | 0.00 | |
| Miscellaneous Expenses | 630.75 | 400.00 | |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 26,303.90 | 12,976.85 | |
| CASH FUNDS | 9,227.29 | 16,618.92 | |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | ||
| as restated | |||
| Cash Balance as at 31 August | 64,176.47 | 54,949.18 | |
| Signed of behalf of the Trustees:- | |||
| Dawn Ann Bridge - Trustee, Treasurer | Dawn Ann Bridge - Trustee, Treasurer | ||
| Date: | 28 August 2025 |
Restated cash balance as at 31 August 2022
It was noted that the previously stated cash balance did not include a cash holding of £2,000. The balance above has been restated by £2,000, there is no further impact as a result of this restatement.