Annual Report for School Year 2023-24
PTA
Brandlehow Primary School PTA
Brandlehow Road, SW15 2ED Charity Number: 1123004
Governance
London Trustees (for the year 2023-2024 ): Alison Berresford Dena Wixley Michael Cooper Sonya Wittenburg
Trustees were elected when the PTA was first established as a charity and Committee members are elected/re-elected at the Annual General Meeting held at the beginning of the school year, normally at the beginning of October. Committee members are comprised of a Chair(s), Treasurer(s), Secretary(s), Events/Entertainment Co-ordinator(s) and Catering Co-ordinator(s). Decisions are made by majority consensus of meeting attendees and/or committee members.
PTA Objectives
The primary goals of the PTA are to:
➢ Organise and run fundraising events to raise money to pay for ‘extras’ needed by the school such as school trips, classroom resources, playground equipment etc.
➢ Organise fun events for children such as the KS1 Halloween Disco, KS2 Movie Night and Year 6 Leavers Prom
➢ Organise social events for the parents such as the Parents Christmas party and Quiz Night
➢ Support the school and teachers by responding to requests for assistance, such as reading with children, accompanying school trips, supporting events such as the Fun Run and Sports Day, book changes etc. Summary financial results and accounts are provided in the attached PDF document.
Key fundraisers included:
➢ Christmas Fair 2023 (including board sponsorship)
➢ Summer Fete 2024 (including board sponsorship)
➢ Cake sales (run by individual classes)
➢ School calendars and merchandise
➢ Second-hand uniform sales
➢ Charitable giving
Notable expenditure included:
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➢ School Trips
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➢ Christmas pantomime for children’s entertainment
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➢ Classroom resources (misc.)
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➢ School events such as Sports Day, Fun Run, Science Week, Sports week and Creative Week
The PTA has a surplus of funds which it will seek to manage for the benefit of the school. It will maintain a positive cash balance on the PTA funds at all times.
| CURRENT ACCOUNT | CURRENT ACCOUNT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2023 | OPENING BALANCE | 18,074.73 | |||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | CLASSROOM RESOURCES | -9,976.13 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS | -180.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | NATIVITY ITEMS | -262.11 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | PLAYGROUND | -3,526.94 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | SINGING PROJECTS | -4,916.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES | -1,250.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | PTA EXPENSES | -1,414.99 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | BIG WEEKEND | -1,021.25 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | SCHOOL TRIPS | -6,354.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | STAFF COLLECTION | -217.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | STAFF WELLBEING | -500.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | PANTOMIME | -675.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | EXPENSES | SANTA BOOKS | -359.42 | ||
| 2023/24 | TOTAL EXPENSES | -30,652.84 | |||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | CAKE SALE | 5,602.77 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | CHARITABLE GIVING - MATCHED FUNDING | -1,749.00 | Note: £9,112 received for matched fundingon 3/9/24 | |
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | DONATIONS - UNKNOWN | 1,581.30 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | ONLINE AUCTION | 3,556.66 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | EVENT - CRAZY HAIR | 696.00 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | EVENT - DISCOS | 1,022.52 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | EVENT - SUMMER FAIR | 8,388.88 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | EVENT - PARENT/TEACHER PARTY | 698.49 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | EVENT -QUIZ NIGHT | 20.26 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | EVENT - YEAR 6 PARTY | 497.19 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | MERCHANDISE | 918.31 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | MS LOUGHNAN COLLECTION | 1,791.50 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | SECOND HAND SALES | 935.35 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | WINTER FAIR | 5,477.43 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | OTHER WINTER EVENTS | 722.30 | ||
| 2023/24 | FUNDRAISING | CHRISTMAS CARDS | 483.28 | ||
| 2023/24 | TOTAL FUNDRAISING | 30,643.24 | |||
| 31/08/2024 | CLOSING BALANCE | 18,065.13 | |||
| SAVINGS ACCOUNT | |||||
| 01/09/2023 | OPENING BALANCE | 40,147.16 | |||
| 2023/24 | INTEREST | 586.01 | |||
| 31/08/2024 | CLOSING BALANCE | 40,733.17 |
Illfypelldellt Examillei s Repoi"t to the hThstees or Bi'andlehoiTr' School PTA I rep on the accounts of tlle chan'ty f the year ended 31st August 2024. Respectii"e responsibilities ol tTUStees 2nd eI2Dyiner The ¢lthn"ty s In15tees Coder that all autht is not tequired thi.s yeat thider Secti 144 of the Chan"ties Aci 2011 (the Chatities It 15 respollsAbth"tyto examll the accounts section 145 of the (Iwi"tses Act" folloTh. the pe(knes kn'd doL lll the ce[al DeC05 gTr"en by the (l"ty ConunisOTh (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Chanttes Act." and state whether particular n]atters tre to my attentio Basis of independent examiner s statement includes a rJeW of the accouLiing records keo by the cban.ry and a c(qnparison of the accounts presented N'ith record5. It also mcludes cOlldall0 of ullusual itellLS or thsclosures m the accoullts. and 5eekmg explanatio from you the trSteeS anv such tter5. The pedureS Undeen do llot proNide all the eidence that would be [eqUed llL an au<ht. and conseouentiv I do not exrKegs an audti oDAM rn the accounts. IndepeDdeDt examiner's StatennI In the ¢ottr5e of eXamItio tto matter has come to my attenti. wknch gi5 me reasonable cause to be""e that. m any matenal respect the ttUStees not met the requirements to ensure that" ow account recLYds are kept m accordance Sed1 130 of the Clwities Act" and acccAmts are prepared wknch agree V4ith the acco rec(xds and ccmnply WAth the accounting reqements of the Chanties Aa." or to in my opuu(XL attentim Shrndbe drawi in rsdeT io enable a prqjer Under of the accounts to be reached. Graham Darboume FCA TC Group The Old Tov¥n Hall Market Place Oundle PE8 4BA Date" l¢)th Julle ?025