## Financial Accounts and Trustees Report 2024/25 ## Charity registration No: 1121807 Address: Creswell Drive South Eden Park Road Beckenham Kent BR3 3AL ## **Structure, Trustees’ & Committee Members** The charity is an association governed by a constitution dated 17th November 2005. The voting structure for FUN is derived from the guidelines provided by the NCPTA (the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations). Parents and/or guardians of present pupils are members of the association and are entitled to vote in elections for the committee. The Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to hold office until the next AGM. Those elected to serve at the 2024 AGM were: ## Officers Chair Georgina Ferrier Vice Chair Sarah Lawrence / Nicola Gordon Secretary Fiona Edwards Treasurer Samantha Lucas ## Members |Name|Title|Year group|Role/Interest| |---|---|---|---| |Tasha Raphoz|PTA member|3 & 6|Christmas Trees and all rounder| |Zoe Foster|PTA member|4 & 6|All rounder| |Laura Woodham|PTA member|3 & 5|Quiz, Tesco blue tokens, all rounder| |Holly Custance|Parent Helper|6|Quiz, preloved toy sale| |Hannah Hilder|PTA member|2, 6|Events, quiz night and toy sale| |Kate Hudson|PTA member|2|Social media support) and rafe| |Laura Dingle|PTA member|2 & 5|Crafty bags, all rounder| |Emily Aidoo|PTA member||Preloved uniform| |Sonia Towers|Parent Helper|3|Events| |Sally Newsome|PTA member|R|All rounder| |Laura Evans|Parent Helper|R|Crafty clay creations| |Georgia Sakellari|Parent Helper|3|Events| |Katie Kulasegaram|Parent Helper|3|| Page 1 of 10 |Katie Cox|PTA member|1|Magician lead and all ro~~p~~
~~u~~nder| |---|---|---|---| |Matt Stevens|PTA member||Estate Agent board and all rounder| |Fernanda Siusta|Parent helper|1,4|Unicorn golden ticket bars and
helper| |Grace Bartlett|PTA member|4 and ?|Grant applications, Santa Dash| |Lizzie Parkyn|Parent helper|1, 4 & 6|All rounder & brochure distribution| |Gail Emerson|Parent helper|R, 3 & 6|Events| |Emily Aidoo|Parent helper|4 & 6|All rounder| |Francesca Harris|PTA member|2,4|Decorations and events| |Selina Moss|PTA member|1|Teacher link| |Claudette Baxter|PTA member|R & 3|Crafty bags and events| |Carol|Parent Helper|2 & 4|Events| ## **Objectives** The objective of the charity is to enhance the education of the pupils at Unicorn Primary school by developing effective relationships, engaging in activities which raise funds for providing facilities, equipment and resource which support the school, with all pupils benefiting from the additional resources and experiences by: - Delivering enjoyable events for all - Providing a wide range of activities for the children of Unicorn Primary School - To work in partnership with parents/carers of the children at Unicorn Primary School - Continue to support and advance communication between the school, committee, parents and carers - To increase net receipts year on year - To establish a bank of parent helpers to support the committee in preparing and running FUN activities and events ## **School contributions** A request for funds is made at the start of each academic year from the school to the Committee through a meeting with the Headteacher and the Committee Chair, this is continually reviewed throughout the year through regular meetings between the Chair and the Headteacher. An invoice is then sent at the end of the academic year. ~~Ffo~~ r the year 2024 – 25 £12.9k was paid to the school. ## **Independent Examination** Page 2 of 10 The FUN Trustees are responsible for the presentation of the accounts and it is considered that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) but an independent examination is needed. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. ## **Examiner’s Report** I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2025, are set out on pages **5 to 7.** As directors and Trustee of the charity, you are required by statute to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its profit or loss for that period. In preparing those accounts you must: - Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and - Prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. As the charity’s Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. It is your responsibility to keep proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any particular time the financial position of the charity. It is also your responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of and detection of fraud and other irregularities with an appropriate system of internal controls. You are also responsible for determining whether, in respect of the year concerned, the charity meets the conditions for exemption from audit set out in Section 249A of the Companies Act 1985, and for determining whether, in respect of the year, the exemption is not available for any reasons set out in Section 249B of the Companies Act 1985. Our work did not constitute an audit of the accounts in accordance with Auditing Standards. Accordingly we did not seek any independent evidence to support the entries in the accounting records, or to prove the existence, ownership or valuation of assets or completeness of income, liabilities or disclosure in the accounts. Nor did we assess the reasonableness of any estimates or judgements made in the preparation of the accounts. Consequently, our work will not provide Page 3 of 10 any assurance that the accounting records are free from material misstatement, irregularities or error. In the course of our work, we have placed reliance on the information and representations provided by you, or your representatives. ## **Educational trips & regular activities** Each financial year funds are allocated for school educational trips and year 6 leavers’ activities. FUN are currently contributing about 20% towards the total cost, a support we would like to continue and increase in the coming years. This financial support has been growing as the school has grown to full capacity. £20,000 is budgeted for these regular annual activities. ## **202** ~~**43**~~ **-2** ~~**54**~~ A summary of the 2024-25 activity is set out below: |Funds held at start of the year
Income raised in the year
Operational events and costs
Proft for the year
Contributions to Unicorn Primary
School
Funds held at the end of the year|YE Aug
2025
YE Aug
2024
57,178
47,428| |---|---| ||50,817
51,497
(35,303)
-25,311| ||15,514
26,186| ||0
-16,435| ||72,692
57,178| Over the past 12 months, we have been delighted to add some bigger events to our calendar of activities. We started the year with our first colour run and ended the year with a circus and a bumper spring fair, with a number of favourites in between. Events during the year have included Colour Run, cake sales, pre-loved clothing sales, ice lolly sales, a brilliant night out at the Panto (oh no we didn’t!) Christmas brochure, Christmas tree sales, Cauliflower Christmas card sales, Bag2School (charity clothing collection),Winter Disco, Wonka Bars, break the rules, Happy’s Circus, a Spring Fair and MySchoolLottery. The Christmas Fair was back this year and we swapped to a Winter Disco for the children to dance the night away. Therefore, we are delighted to announce that, in the period 2024-2025, we have managed to raise an incredible profit this year of £15.5k. The accounts of which are summarised in this report and the latest published copy can be found on the Charity Commission Website. Page 4 of 10 Registration No. 1121807 ## **Friends of Unicorn Primary School** Page 5 of 10 **RECEIPT & PAYMENT ACCOUNTS 01 SEPT 2024 - 31 AUG 2025** ## **SECTION A - RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS** |**SECTION A - RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**|| |---|---| |Events
Autumn/Winter Term|Receipt
s
Payme
nts
Total Funds
Raised
YE Aug
2024
£
£
£| |Colour Run
Christmas
Pantomime
Christmas
Brochure
Christmas Fair
Christmas Trees
Christmas Cards
Bingo
Disco
Fireworks|6037.41
(3,795)
2,016
(3,806)
-
1,790
5,140
1,715
(959)
756
633
6,449
(6,198)
251
1,248
314
(231)
83
161
105
0
105
156
-
360
3,236
(633)
2,604
2,290
3,402
(2,576)
826
1,205| |Total Autumn / Winter
Term
Spring / Summer Term|23,274
(18,198
)
5,077
11,193| ||| |Circus
Sponsored Read
Wonka Bars
Summer Concert
Magic Show
Summer Fair
Ice Creams
Quiz Night|9,158
(6,954)
2,204
0
-
1,120
1,210
(573)
637
1,557
25
25
222
(735)
-
735
1,952
9,960
(5,889)
4,071
4,364
227
(275)
-
48
221
-
415| |Total Spring / Summer
Term|20,580
(14,426
)
6,154
9,851| ||-| |Preloved Sales
Dress Down Day
Bag 2 School|943
943
949
656
656
663| Page 6 of 10 244 244 299 Grants and Matching 2,361 2,361 2,812 Raffle 1,979 1,979 2,123 - School Garden 0 644 Miscellaneous 778 (2,679) (1,901) (1,209) Note 3 Bake Sale - 149 Payment to School 0 (16,435) - Total Other 6,962 (2,679) 4,283 11,293 - (35,303 Net Receipts / Payments 50,817 ) 15,514 9,751 **SECTION B - SUMMARY OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 AUG 2022** **Cash Funds** Float 5,763 Openi Cash in Bank ng 51,415 Note 1 Net Receipts / Payments 15,514 Total Cash Funds 72,692 Note 2 ## **SECTION C - NOTES** ## **Note 1** |**Note 1**|| |---|---| |Opening Bank
Statement
Stripe
CAF
Paypal
Cash in
Hand|115
50,6
83
617
5,76
3| ||57,1| Page 7 of 10 78 **Note 2** Closing Bank Statement |Stripe
CAF
Paypal
Cash in
Hand|-
67,553
632
4,507| |---|---| ||72,692| |**Note**
**3**|| |---|---| |Miscellaneous
Bank Fees and
Charges
Interest
ParentKind
Year 6 Leavers
Donation
School Lottery|(1,104)
107.36
(172)
(1,383)
671
(20)
778
(2,679)| Page 8 of 10 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** SECTION A INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT **Report to the trustees** Charity Name Friends of Unicorn Primary School **On accounts for the year** 31/08/2025 ~~4~~ **Charity no (if any)** 11218 **ended** 07 **Set out on pages** 5-7 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/08/2025** ~~**4** .~~ **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity's trustees, 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 Trust’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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any Page 9 of 10 material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant**
**professional**
**qualifcation(s) or**
**body (if any):**
**Address:**|Geraint Rees||3/8
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