2024-08-31-accounts

THORN GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (1112336)

Thorn Grove Bishop’s Stortford CM235LD

Trustees:

Tim Burton Sarah Fowles Nick Aitken

TREASURERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31/8/2024

The PTA began the year with an opening bank balance of £24,908 and ended the year with a closing balance of £5,893; a net decrease of £19,015 which comprised gross income of £29,987 and gross expenditure of £49,002.

Notable events during the year included the inaugural Thorn Fest and Thorn Grove’s first (we believe) Colour Run which raised £4,465 and £3,126 respectively. These hugely successful and enjoyable events would not have raised as much for the PTA were it not for the generosity of parents in their sponsorship of the Colour Run, and the partnership that has been developed (primarily down to the efforts of our Secretary Sarah Fowles) with local business IT Vet who have also been extremely generous in their contributions to our events.

Income from other events was as below:

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Event £
October disco 723
Ice cream / lolly sales 354
Christmas raffle 189
Quiz night 179
Tea & coffee sales 155
Uniform sales 109
Christmas cards 107
Doughnuts 96
Easter craft event 88
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In addition to the generosity exhibited by parents & carers at our events, the PTA was fortunate to receive £14,169 in donations. This comprised grants of $16,500 received

from Toro following an application by Anne Hummersone, a Thorn Grove governor and Toro employee, and £1,000 from the Waitrose Green Community Fund following an application by Wendy Gordon who runs the Well Bean gardening club. These donations have been used to fund the replacement of the canopy structure in the KS1 playground and places for children at sessions at the Well Bean gardening club.

In addition to the above the PTA received investment income of £202 in the year.

Notable contributions from the PTA to the school during the year included £14,170 towards a pond and fencing in the new conservation area, £5,000 towards the cost of the Manor adventure trip (covered by a parent donation received in 2023), the residual balance of £4,728 towards the canopy structure, the second and final payment of £2,283 for the wall art installation in the school hall and vestibule, books & book prizes totalling £1,249, a STEM workshop for £714 and £480 for a bubble tube for the sensory room.

At the time of writing spending initiatives for 2025 remain to be agreed with the school however the PTA looks forward both to building on the highly successful events of 2024 and to working with the school to identify other areas where existing funds can be spent and any other initiatives that can be the focus of future fundraising.

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Thorn Grove Primary School PTA|1112336| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|01/09/2023|31/08/2024| |To| |from| |ee| |ee|Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |£| |A1 Receipts| |Donations|14,169|-|-|14,169|-| |thorn fest stall income|4,004|-|-|4,004|-| |Colour run 2024 donation|3,806|-|-|3,806|-| |October 23 disco income|1,916|-|-|1,916|-| |Christmas Cards|1,108|-|-|1,108|-| |colour run 2024 takings|1,015|-|-|1,015|-| |thorn fest float|695|-|-|695|-| |Event card payment top up|631|-|-|631|-| |thorn fest brochure income|485|-|-|485|-| |thorn fest donation|455|-|-|455|-| |raffle ticket income|452|-|-|452|-| |Ice cream sale|247|-|-|247|-| |Investment Income|202|-|-|202|-| |Quiz Night Income|179|-|-|179|-| |Tea & coffee sales|155|-|-|155|-| |Uniform Sales|109|-|-|109|-| |lolly sales|108|-|-|108|-| |Dougnuts|96|-|-|96|-| |easter craft event|88|-|-|88|-| |PTA 100 CLUB|36|-|-|36|-| |Bag2School Income|32|-|-|32|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |29,987|-|-|29,987|-| |AR)| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |—————|——| |Total receipts|29,987|-|-|29,987|-| |CO) Ce)|(LY ESF|

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

25/06/2025

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A3 Payments
playground structure 17,995 - - 17,995 -
Pond 10,000 - - 10,000 -
Manor Adventure 5,000 - - 5,000 -
conservation area 4,170 - - 4,170 -
Wall art 2,283 - - 2,283 -
thorn fest expenses 1,738 - - 1,738 -
float 1,141 - - 1,141 -
Christmas Card Expense 1,001 - - 1,001 -
Education 968 - - 968 -
colour run 2024 expenses 796 - - 796 -
STEM workshop 714 - - 714 -
well bean gardening 714 - - 714 -
Bubble tube 480 - - 480 -
october 23 disco expenses 462 - - 462 -
Book Prizes 280 - - 280 -
thorn fest stall expenses 270 - - 270 -
October 23 disco drinks 200 - - 200 -
RAFFLE PRIZES 200 - - 200 -
Local Giving Expense 180 - - 180 -
NCPTA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 153 - - 153 -
year end event expenses 77 - - 77 -
Food 74 - - 74 -
raffle tickets 43 - - 43 -
Licences 21 - - 21 -
temporary event notice 21 - - 21 -
raffle licence 20 - - 20 -
Sub total [ 49,002 ] - - 49,002 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 49,002 - - 49,002 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 19,015 - - - 19,015 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 24,908 - - 24,908 -
Cash funds this year end 5,893 - - 5,893 -
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

25/06/2025

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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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Sarah Fowles Signature Tim Burton Details Current a/c balance 31/8/24 Reserve a/c balance 31/8/24 Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 250 - 5,643 - - - 5,893 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Tim Burton Sarah Fowles	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 15/06/2025 15/06/2025

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

25/06/2025

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Tim Burton

From: Tim Burton [e-mail] Sent: 24 June 2025 22:04 To: Tim Glover; [e-mail] Subject: Re: Thorn PTA Accounts 2024

Hi Tim

Thanks again for your help. I can confirm that the accounts were approved at our meeting this evening with no amendments. Accordingly, I think we can review your as complete and I will be submitting the accounts and your review to the charities commission.

Regards

Tim

From: Tim Burton [e-mail] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 12:24:00 pm To: Tim Glover [e-mail]; [e-mail] [e-mail] Subject: RE: Thorn PTA Accounts 2024

Hi Tim

Thanks for this. As agreed I attach a copy of the draft accounts for your records. I will send the finalised accounts once they have been approved.

Regards

Tim

-----Original Message----From: Tim Glover [e-mail] Sent: 24 June 2025 12:19 To: [e-mail] Cc: [e-mail] Subject: Thorn PTA Accounts 2024

Dear Trustees,

In my capacity as a qualified accountant (ICAEW) I have hereby conducted an independent examination of the Thorn Grove Primary School PTA draft accounts for the period ended 31st August 2024. This has been carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and has been conducted in accordance with the directions given by the Commission.

No matter has come to my attention, in connection with the examination, which suggests attention should be drawn to the accounts prepared under section 13.7 of the CC32.

This review is pending sign off of the accounts by the Trustees, at which point, assuming no changes have been made, my review would be complete.

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Yours Sincerely Timothy Glover (ACA)

June 24th 2025

26 Shortcroft Bishops Stortford Herts CM23 5QY.

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