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Lady Maig8rel SclK)ol WfA Trustèès, Annual Report & ACc￿ntS 2024 1110 Lady Margaret School PTA CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Objectlves 3 Fundraising & Accounts Activities Independent examiner's report to the Trustees Receipts and Payments Account Projects supported 4 Other Activities 5 Operatlons 6 Contacls 10

Lady Margaret School PTA Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts 2024 2110 1 INTRODUCTION Lady Margaret School PTA (LMS PTA) is based at Lady Margaret School ILMS) in Parsons Green, Fulham in London. The school is a Church of England secondary school for girls with approximately 750 pupils and 90 staff. The school became an academy in 2012. The PTA seeks to foster positive relations between staff and parents and to enrich the daily lives of students. The PTA does this by fostering good communications between all parents and staff as well as raising money to fund items not covered by statutory resources. The PTA contributes in many ways to enhance the sense of community within school. All staff and parents and guardians are automatically members of the PTA. Parenls and guardians number between 900 and 1,100. 'A¢tive' members are much less bul events tend to attract 80-100 parents with the Summer and Christmas Fairs, for example, can involve around 50 people with up to 350-400 in attendan￿ on the day. Several parents serve on the Governing Body. The PTA is run entirely by volunteers with a Steering Committee made up principally of a Chair, an Events Organiser and a Treasurer, who are elected al the AGM. There are also teams of parents who take on specific tasks and responsibilities. such as events organisation and Class Representatives. This Annual Report of the Trustees outlines the PTA'S activities for the 12-month period ending 31 December 2024 and includes accounts that have been subjecl to an Independent Examiner's Report.

Lady Margaret School WfA Truslee8' Annu81 Report & Accounts 2024 3110 2 OBJECTIVES The constitution of the PTA states that.. 'The object of the Association is to advance the education of the pupils in the school,. In furtherance of this objective the Association may.. Develop more extended relationships be￿een staff, parents and others associated with the School. Engage in activities which support the School and advance the education of the pupils attending it. Provide and assist in the provision of facilities for education of pupils (not normally provided by the Local Funding Agency). Fundraising is an important role of the PTA in furthering the above aims.

Lady Margaret School PTA Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts 2024 4110 3 FUNDRAISING & ACCOUNTS During 2024 the PTA raised £45,507 (£39,311 after direct fundraising expenses) and contributed £48,000 to school projects. This compares with the previous year 2023, when £47,204 was raised (net of expenses). Most events organised by the PTA seek to raise funds bul they are also occasions for parents and carers to meet and socialize, enhancing a sense of community. The main fundraising events during the calendar year 2024 were.. Summer Fair Our annual SLrmmer Fair was held on Saturday 13th July 2024. We raised a total of £14,576 with costs of £2,053 giving a net profit of £12,523. In 2023 we raised a total of £11 ,660 after cosls. Quiz Night We held our much-loved Valentine's Quiz night in February this year. This proved to be a very fun evening raising a total of £1,168. Vinted Evening We held our first Vinted Evening on Thursday 121h October. We were delighted to raise a total of £1 ,825 after costs. Xmas Market Our annual Xmas Market was held on Saturday 23rd November 2024. A tolal of £17,740 was raised with costs of £2,667 giving a net profit of £15,073. In 2023 our Xmas Market raised a total of £11,870 after expenses. Both the Summer and Christmas Fairs were supported by Moveli Estate Agents and the PTA is thankful lo them and the many local businesses and parents for their generous sponsorship, ServI￿S and donations. The accounts for the year are set out on following the pages and consist of a receipts and payments account for the 12 months ending 31 sl December 2024 and a statement of assets and liabilities as al 31st December 2024. The accounts have been independently examined and the Examiner's Report is set out on Ihe following page.

Lady Margaret School PTA Truslee$' Annual Report & A¢counls 2024 5110 LADY MARGARET SCHOOL PTA INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024 I report on the accounts of the Trust Fund for the year ended 31. De￿mber 2024, which are attached. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees consider Ihat an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the AGI), as amended by s.28 of the Charit16s Act 2006) and that an independ6nt examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act, as amended), to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(71(bl of the Act, as amended), and to slate whether particular malters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's statement My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees Goncerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examiner's statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come lo my atlenlion.. (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements lo keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements ofthe Acl have not been met., or {2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. MR J SIAN,32 Bawdsey Avenue, Ilford. IG2 7TJ Dated: 2z/I 0/25

RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENOIPQG 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Section A Receipts and payments UniB5triGted fundy Eip•ns•s Totèlfutyjts La8ty•ar A1 Ro¢01 INCQME FROPI FUfvDRAISING In<¢m Expen¥ Islfflas Fail ¢Jh)ThNiohl ?,ee7 16,073 2.$14 14.6T6 S￿n￿lerGE[dpTrp 2.Q53 687 11523 737 ME FROM FUWDRAl￿Nfj 36.795 JO.5E 958 INCOMEFROPA DONAT￿￿5 .213 11.004 TALD NATI BANK DEPO$ITINTERE$T INCOIAE TAX RECOVEREDUNDER GIFT AID 506 5¢6 Sub tot81 45.59T .196 38.311 47.2Q4 A2 As8&t and invtr$tmtrnt 8¥108. Ot¢. rotalrecelpts 44507 47.2 A3 Paymfrnts 9AWT5AIADE TO S¢￿)0L CPTA MEMBERSHIP SUNDRY EXPENSES 48,000 48.000 4B.QfjQ ei,749 140 1.724 4.844 4,844 4.844 Sub lotal 5Z.99fj.78 52,997 52.997 70,509 M A$$ot and Investment purchases, Tolalp#ymenis 82,997 52.997 52.997 70,609 Net of receiptsl(paymenl$) Tr4n$f•r$ botwèon funds A6 Ca$h funds last year end Dfrduct ac£rued incotne Nel Ellecl of prevl¢u$ yra¢¢rual$ Add Back 4¢¢ru8d &xpèndltDre Cash fund5 thls yearend lJ.fj86.81 13,686 23.40$ 2,260 11,436 13,466.75 24,903 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Un- restrict9d funds Rèslilctsd funds Total r¥nds B1 Cash fund5 Lady Maraarot PTAAccount Total cash funds 14467 13M07 B2 Other monotary asset5 Acen￿dIn￿on￿ liomChrf%lffla$ F4lr B3 Invostment assets B4 A¥sets rÈtslrt&d fortho charlty's own use B5 Liabilltles Non• Nots 1.. Th&forrnatoftho5@ttounts Is bas•d on the Charty Cornrnlsslon •tand•id lfjrnpl?l¥ CC16¥. Note 2.. There were ncend0¥¥Th9ntfv￿ds duiing Ihèytrar. Noth 3.. A detalled bre4kdowTh ofthe grJnts tothg ￿h0o1 li ghèn wtthln th•TruatsèRgpo Siuned by one tru$tse on behalf of all the tru¥te .1,4. Signatt Prinl Nanè D¥ie of approval

Lady Margaret School PTA Projects supported 2024 During the year the main projects supported by the PTA were the funding of the Place2Be counsellor who has been transformative at the school and the roll out of smart screens throughout the school. Place2Be Counsellor Smart screens 23,000.00 25.000.00 48,000.00

Lady Margaret School PTA Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts 2024 8110 4 OTHER ACTIVITIES a) Welcome evenlngslclass drinks The PTA run welcome evenls for new parents in Years 7 and 12, as well as at Christmas for all parents, and the induction day in July for new Year 7s starting Ihe following September. b> Staff socials By way of thank you for all their hard work, the PTA contribute to the staff Christmas lunch and Summer BBQ. c} Class representatives Many parents have volunteered to be class reps. Their support in recruiting volunteers for fundraising events and arranging social evenings has been invaluable. b) Year Lists The school provide contact details for parents who have consented lo have their details shared to the class reps who then establish their own data bases and disseminate PTA information.

Lady Margaret S¢hool PTA Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts 2024 9110 S OPERATIONS The PTA was granted charitable status on 26 June 2009 following a motion passed at the monthly meeting in December 2007 and an application filed with the Charity Commission in September 2008. The PTA has since sought to benefit from this status by creating Gift Aid forms and envelopes and forms to request zero-rated VAT on advertising materials purchased. Accounts Treasurer, Will Downs was responsible for preparing PTA accounts, monitoring and controlling the PTA bank account and supervising and safeguarding all money handling at fund-raising events. We are grateful to Jaspal Sian for filing an Independent Examiner's Report on the accounts. Website The PTA website is www.Imspta.org. The website include5 pages showing conlacts, diary, news and projects supporled as well as the dates and times of upcoming events. The PTA also has a presence on Inslagram (@Imsparsonsgreen).

Lady Margaret School PTA Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts 2024 10110 CONTACTS Class reps There are Class Reps for most classes and the Parent Co-ordinator I Communicator has a list of the latest volunteers. Steering Committee 2024 Rhona O'shea - Chair Gemma Hill - Vice Chair Will Downs - Treasurer Additional Trustees Elisabeth Slevenson - Head Teacher Contact address details: Lady Margaret School PTA Lady Margaret School Parsons Green, London SW6 4UN Tel [phone] (school office} [e-mail] www.1mspta.org Registered Charity Number.. 1130371 Bankers Lloyds TSB