ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Chair’s Report 23[rd] October 2025
Thank you to all for a.ending the AGM this evening. During the mee;ng we will be run through the formali;es of commi.ee elec;ons, financial review, and the expenditure plans along with nomina;ons for new commi.ee members.
Last year was the first year for a newly formed commi.ee aDer Kirs;e and Kate resigned as Co-Chairs, and aDer Jodie resigned as Secretary. Abi and Ma. stepped in as Co-Chairs, along with Suzie as Secretary, and Claire con;nued her excellent work as Treasurer.
We would like to start by thanking both head teachers, Mrs Cameron and Mrs Cliffe for their support of the PTA, as well as the administra;on staff from both schools who are essen;al in assis;ng the PTA in its communica;ons with teaching staff and parents/carers.
Con;nuing on from the work of the previous commi.ee, during the 24/25 school year, the PTA organised the tradi;onal fundraisers and events known and loved by the children, culmina;ng in a fantas;c summer fair towards the end of the school year. It was hard work, and well worth the effort.
Fundraising
In the first term of the year we put together a number of fantas;c events.
A school disco and muDi day, which was great fun for all the kids, managed to raise a li.le over £1,260 – It was an awesome aDernoon and ran rela;vely smoothly. The infants come directly from school and aside from a li.le bit of mayhem at the change-over for each year group, worked really well.
We had a costume sale before Halloween and a Christmas Jumper sale before Christmas which raised about £125. It was great to see costumes and clothing going to new homes.
We assisted with the annual Flackwell Heath fireworks night. This is a joint event between our schools, Juniper School and the Flackwell Heath Scouts. It was a fantas;c night and we managed to pre.y much meet our target of a third of the volunteers needed to run the event. As a result, we received a third of the money raised, which was £4,000 this year.
A variety of food-based sales, including sweets, a Christmas baked goods, and Indian snacks raised just under £290 – These were extremely popular with the kids at pick up ;me.
Further Christmas themed events included the pantomime ;ckets at the Wycombe Swan, an extremely popular stall at Christmas On The Heath, a Christmas movie night, and personalised Christmas cards (and other fes;ve items!). The theatre night was amazing fun, our stall at Christmas On The Heath was by far the most popular in our sec;on (huge queues for the tombola!), the movie night had a few hiccups, but the kids loved it (even if the older ones didn’t really watch the film!), and it was incredible to see the children’s amazing artwork adorn Christmas cards, mugs, magnets and a variety of other items. Together with a Christmas raffle, these events raised a li.le less than £4,400.
This brought our total up to just shy of £10,000 for the first term of the year.
In the New Year and summer term regular sales of sweet treats con;nued – A number of ice lolly sales, cake sales and donut sales (including an extremely popular Krispy Kreme sale!) were organised – These brought in just over £1,340, which is absolutely incredible. Of that figure, the stand out events were the ice lolly/ice cream sales over the second two terms of the year – These sales contributed nearly £650 to our schools.
Other events in the spring and summer terms included a quiz night, the sale of Legoland ;ckets, and a second school disco. These raised a combined amount of just over £2,100. The quiz night was great fun and those that took part had a really great night. The second school disco was hugely enjoyed by the children once again.
With the help of the teachers, we con;nued on from last year and held another Coin War. This compe;;on was heated once again this year and raised just under £1,110 – We had joint winners in the Infant School this year with two classes being so close it felt right to give them both prizes.
Finally, at the end of the summer term we held our summer fair. This was a lot of work over a number of months, but aDer an incredibly fun day in fortunate weather, we managed to raise £5,035. The kids and parents had an amazing ;me playing games, checking out all the stalls, ea;ng and drinking, and playing at the fun fair. It was wonderful fun for all involved, and could not have been achieved without the close assistance of the schools and their staff.
In addi;on to the more ac;vely organised events above, a number of other excellent fundraising also took place.
Between the school lo.ery and dona;ons from parents, just shy of £1,000 was raised, and Heath Singers raised a further £1,000. The retail cash back scheme through Easyfundraising brought in £275, and the ASDA Cashpot an addi;onal £157. The Easyfundraising amount is down on the previous year. We should aim to promote these ini;a;ves more throughout the coming year.
Taking all sources together, with the help of the schools and parents, the PTA raised an incredible £22,437.23 over the year. An amazing outcome for our schools.
We are very proud of the PTA’s achievements and thank all our supporters, parents/carers, and the schools for helping us to make this possible.
Abi Szpur and Claire Willis will be stepping down at this AGM, and we look forward to welcoming new members of the commi.ee to help with our fundraising for the rest of the year and into 2026.
For the school year ahead, con;nuing on from last year we would recommend con;nuing with the core fundraisers as well as welcoming any new ideas from our parents/carers who would like to get more involved.
It would be great to see more volunteers to help with the events that are planned. We have hundreds of parents/carers across both our schools who can help ease the commitments of the core team. ADer all everyone becomes part of the PTA when they join our schools, and everyone’s children benefit from the money raised. Any help big or small is always greatly received.
Expenditure
The funds raised in the previous year ending August 2024 gave the Infant School £8,707.90 and the Junior School £11,543.02 to spend.
For the Infant School, the PTA funded maths manipula;ves for KS1 classes, POPs for SEND reading, transporta;on for trips to a local farm, and a Christmas show, amongst a variety of other benefits for the children.
For the Junior School the PTA funded new tablets for teachers, musical instruments, a variety of coach trips for excursions, and a theatre show at the school, again, amongst a variety of other benefits for the children.
Funds going forward to spend during the 25/26 school year (taking into account unspent funds from last year of £5,273.01 for the Infant School, £4,585.22 for the Junior School, and £88.49 in interest – To make a total of £32,383.95) will be as follows:
● Junior School - £18,458.85 (57%)
- Infant School - £13,925.10 (43%)
The PTA has had a difficult start to the year regarding the management of our accounts, and accordingly we will be in touch with both schools about any addi;onal monies available to them beyond the above as a result of any agreed leD-over funding from the previous year. We apologise for the delay on providing informa;on on this in ;me for this year’s AGM.
We would like to remind the schools that the PTA cons;tu;on states that funds raised must
be spent the next school year so that current pupils benefit from their parents/carer’s contribu;ons.
MaT Schrader
23/10/2025
Carrington Schools’ PTA CommiTee
Co-chairs – Abi Szpur & Ma. Schrader (Abi Szpur resigned 23/10/2025)
Secretary – Suzie Drinkwater (Resigned 23/10/2025)
Treasurer – Claire Willis (Resigned 23/10/2025)
Carrington Schools ParentTeacher Associalion RegiSted Charty No.. 1102086 Income and Expenditure Report Year Ended 31st August 2025 Signed . Co Chairs.. Matt Schfader and Su2ie Drinkwater Signed Treasurer.. Alison Inglis
Balan Sheet Accounting Period 015eptember 2024 to 31 August 2025 nln Current Account Oeposit Account Total cash at bank start of year 18.228.64 6,083.31 24311.95 Transartions accounted for 24125, but banked 23124 Transartions banked 24125. accounted for 23124 Adjustments to opening balance Balance Accounts 23/24 -546.40 -606.40 23.705.55 Closin lance Current Account Deposit Account Total cash at bank end of year 24,069.54 6,171.80 30,241.34 Transactions accounted for 24125 bllt banked 25126 Trdnsactions banked 24125 but accounted for 25126 Adjustments to closing balance Adjusted balance at end of accounting year 24125 1908 03 -3700.00 5608.03 35,849.37 Total money in over accountlng period 12.143.82 Net profit from activtties Interest on deposit account Total funds in 22,447.91 88.49 22536.40 Dispersements to Schools Infant School spend Junior School spend Total School grnnts (funds outl 3,434.89 6,957.69 10.392.58 Net funds in 12,143.82
Monies accounted for in year but banked 23124 Bags 2 Receipt sthools -60.00 Monies accounted for in 23124 but banked in year Receipt stationary sale Receipt I101/SWeet sate Paymer)t YÈ8r4 coach 40.00 208.60 -795.00 Monies accourted for in year 24125 but banked 25126 Receipt Ice lolFy sales Receipt Sum Up payrnent- covering sales from 115125 to 1617125 336.95 1571.08 1908.03 Monies banked in year but accounted for in 25126 Payment Depostt for Nov 2025 fireWor- 8 Aug 25 Payment Deposit for Dec 2025 pantomime- 23 Jun 25 -25 -1200 -3700
Carrington Sthools PTA- Accourt Summary Incomè and Expenditiire 2023124 2024125 Net Receipts Payments Profft Net Receipts Payments Proflt Main E¥ents Legoland Your School Lottery Mufti D3y5 Mufti doy Feb Mufti day Apr Xtn?s cbrds Retail Cash Back Schemes Asda cashpot Ba82khool Christmasjumper Amnesty Panto 2669.79 868.80 -1965.(K) 704.79 2559.80 -2Tr)8.39 551.41 868.80 857.60 857.60 553.60 553.60 000 274.35 0.00 274.35 215.00 0.00 215.(KJ -24 95 606.59 497.81 497.81 351.68 361.68 156.97 156.97 160. 160.LK) 45.10 o.co 45.10 l(x).iO 0.00 ioo.io 6360 00 D.00 .5278.QO 1082.(M) 6955.54 -5521.96 143a.58 -370.50 118 00 -2000 CM) 4000.00 .85.96 931.39 283 43 Indian Snacks Flackwell Heath Willage Bont5 Christmas on the Heath 488.50 5th)Q.CO 748.7C 6000.00 -48 13 700 $7 1017.35 Sweet sale5 Summer Falr c.00 284.60 5817.50 -1.17 5632.28 -10rt3 16 c.,)c Coo J60Q12 -770.93 5046.57 Ice lolty sale at SKx)rts Day Donut sale 72. 000 72. 671.76 649.95 750.00 -393.61 278.15 649.95 Ice ryeorn sales, May, Jun, Jul Christmas raffle Cosrume Sale o.oc 0.00 750.00 0.00 24. 2400 785.16 -2*6 20 1260.17 -230.uo 1194.20 Christmas Movie Ni Disco an(f Mufti Ort Disco and Mufti May Coin W3rs 1070. .284.84 1440 73 1451.73 -22>.oO 12iS 73 1506 37 L2É 73 1424 20 1257.78 -100 OD -16 CC 1108.75 0.00 1108.75 oco 000 0.00 0.00 Ice Lollie5 and Sweets 584.58 68 j3 Stationery Sale 8ake Sale Ott Bake Sale Dec Bake Sale Mar Qui2 NIEht Donation 245 55 -221.94 L? 61 IS3 Oa 0.00 183. 0.00 ooo 105.60 105 60 78.IKI 154.60 1111.90 134.10 -0.15 77.85 154.32 131.24 1133.45 383.67 131 24 .0.28 324 45 383 67 -616.34 0.00 0.00 iooo.oo 495.56 134.10 Heath SinrS Easy Fundr815in8 PTA EKpensÈs MaiTh Events Sub Total 1wo.oo 275.69 0.00 275.69 -278.20 -278 20 35.256.44 -12.808.53 22A47.91 446.60 -446 60 29.948.78 .10,382 78 19.5fA(AI
Profrts available to spend at start of 24125 Infant khool Junior School Total avallabfe £8,707.90 £11,543.02 £20,250.92 Infarrts spend Taxi's for Farm Visits1£1201. The Market Theatre1£3651. Maths Equipment l£1.299.891 Yr 2 Coach Coach Imay 251 £1.784.89 £950. £7ClI.() Total Spend £3,434.89 Junlors spend Year 5 Coach Railway Children Year 3 Coach Year 4 Coach Cherryltcious Tablets Keyboards Yi 6 Coa¢h £525.00 £799.CK) £585. £571.00 £360.( EI,8SS.84 £411.96 £1,850.00 Total Spend £6.957.80 Combined Total spend £10.392.69 Balante Carried Forward at end of 24125 and re-distrfbuted according to fund split Infant School Juntor School Total c/fwd £4,239.04 £5.619.19 £958.23 Proftts e3med during 24125 Infant khool Junior School Total £9.648.01 £12,789.22 £22.437.23 Interest èamed on Capital 24125 Infant Sch¢)ol Junior School Total £38.05 £51).44 £88A9 Profits avallzble to spend * start of 25126 Intsnt Sthool Junior Sd1 £13.925.10 £18A58.85 £32.383.95 Total
24/06/2026
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Carrington Schools PTA
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Carrington Schools PTA for the year ended 31[st] August 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of Carrington Schools PTA, 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 organisation’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the organisation as required by section 130 of the Act;
or
- the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
James Nicholas (FCCA) Rossdell, Penfold Lane, Holmer Green, Bucks, HP15 6XW
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