Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] September 2023 (Period start date) To 31[st] August 2024 (Period end date)
Charity name: Sefton Park School Parent Teacher Association
Charity registration number: 1133518
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To advance the education of pupils in the school, in particular by: 1) Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school; 2) Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Fundraising Events & Donations. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| N/A | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Policy on grant making | ||
| N/A | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Policy on social investment | ||
| including program related | ||
| investment | ||
| N/A | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Contribution made by | ||
| volunteers |
N/A
Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Fundraised a total of £32.326, invested primarily on enrichment funds for school pupils (£4.173), as well as £10,000 donation towards woodland playground improvement works, £456 for Yr6 leavers yearbooks and £370 on Christmas trees in the festive season. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other | N/A |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Total cash at bank and in hand £20,290 No liabilities. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Cash reserves in place for supporting future enrichment spend and allowing sufficient cashflow to perform fundraising events. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £20,290 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional)
| Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | |
|---|---|---|
| You may choose to include further statements | where relevant about: | |
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Fundraising events. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | No investment. Funds spent directly on equipment/services to enrich pupils’ experience at the school. |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | No significant risks. |
| Other | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
None | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Unincorporated association |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | By election at annual AGM, held in January each year |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Sefton Park School Parent Teacher Association |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | N/A |
| Registered charity number | 1133518 |
| Charity’s principal address | Sefton Park Infant & Junior School St Bartholomews Rd Bristol BS7 9BJ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Van der Velden |
Chair | |||
| Andrew Ramage | Treasurer | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | ||
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
N/A
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) ~~PZ~~ Full name(s) Andrew Ramage Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 17 January 2025
Charity Name No Sefton Park School PTA 1133518 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01/09/2023 31/08/2024 To from ~~ee ee ee~~
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Endowment funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| Event income | 32 | 32,205 | - | - | - | - | 32,205 | 28,135 | ||||||
| Donations | 121 | 121 | - | - | - | - | 121 | 200 | ||||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) |
32,326 | 32,326 | - | - | - | - | 32,326 | 28,335 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 32,326 - - 32,326 28,335 ~~————_——~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||||
| Event Expenses | 16 | 16,079 | - | - | - | - | 16,079 | 11,787 | ||||||
| Enrichment | 4 | 4,173 | - | - | - | - | 4,173 | 2,985 | ||||||
| Yr6 Leavers Hoodies/Yearbooks | 456 | 456 | - | - | - | - | 456 | 480 | ||||||
| Christmas Trees | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | 370 | 378 | ||||||
| Subscriptions | 153 | 153 | - | - | - | - | 153 | 140 | ||||||
| Donation towards Woodland Playgroun10 | 10,000 # | **000 # ** | - | - | - | - | 10,000 | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | 31,231 | 31,231 | - | - | - | - | 31,231 | 15,770 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Cable reels 166 - - 166 410 Previousyear accural - - - - Sub total 166 - - 166 410 Total payments 31,397 - - 31,397 16,180 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) 929 - - 929 12,155 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 19,361 - - 19,361 7,278 Cash funds this year end 20,290 - - 20,290 19,433 ~~=====>>~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
01/02/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | Details | funds | funds | funds | |||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | 280 20,010 - 20,290 Cash in hand Cash in Bank Total cash funds ~~<= ~~ |
- - - - - - - - ~~==~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | ||||||
| account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | |||||
| funds | funds | funds | |||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - None ~~===~~ |
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| B3 Investment assets | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) Details None Details ~~SS=~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Unrestricted - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cable Reels ~~aq~~ |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | ||||
| B5 Liabilities | None | - | |||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| - | |||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Andrew Ramage | 1/2/2026 |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
01/02/2026
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Internal
Independent assessment process & notes:
About the examiner:
Hello! My name is Adrian McCormick and I am a parent of two children at Sefton Park Primary (since 2020). I have been a working as an accountant since 2006 and a Chartered Accountant since 2010 and am qualified to perform this examination. I also completed your independent assessment of the 2022 and 2023 accounts. To complete this examination, I have researched the guidance provided by the Charity Commission and followed their process. Included in this document are high level notes for the Trustees to understand the process and a two-page report for submission to the Charity Commission alongside your accounts.
| Direction | Examiner comments |
|---|---|
| Check whether the charity is eligible to have an independent examination |
Yes. Income above £25k and below £250k |
| Check for any conflict of interest that prevents the examiner from carrying out their independent examination |
No conflict of interest. I do not have close personal relationships with the trustees of the charity, being a major donor or through day-to-day involvement in the administration of the charity being examined |
| Record your independent examination | Yes – files and notes retained for 6 years including instruction from PTA to carry out independent assessment |
| Plan the independent examination | Repeat of previous process, I reviewed documents sent to me by Treasurer (Andrew Rammage). |
| Check that accounting records are kept to the required standard |
Confirmed – records kept in good order with good detail and reconciled to bank statements periodically |
| Check that the accounts are consistent with the accounting records |
Confirmed – records match accounts |
| If the accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and one or more related party transactions took place the examiner must check if these were properly disclosed in the notes to the accounts. |
n/a |
| Check the reasonableness of the significant estimates and judgments and accounting policies used in accounting for the types of fund held and in the preparation of the accounts |
n/a |
| The examiner must check whether the trustees have considered the financial circumstances of the charity at the end of the reporting period and, if the accounts are prepared on an accruals basis, check whether the trustees have made an assessment of the charity’s position as a going concern when approving the accounts |
Included in my report |
| Check the form and content of the accounts | Confirmed |
| Identify items from the analytical review of the accounts that need to be followed up for further explanation or evidence |
Confirmed |
| Compare the trustees’ annual report with the accounts |
Confirmed |
| Write and sign the independent examination report |
Confirmed |
| - Statutory duty to report matters of material significance to the Commission |
n/a |
| - Examiner’s discretion to report relevant matters to the Commission |
n/a |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Sefton Park PTA members of On accounts for the year 31/08/2024 Charity no 1133518 ended (if any) Set out on pages n/a (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 31/08/2024.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:[Adrian McCormick ] Date: 24/02/2026 ~~PF |~~ Name: Adrian McCormick ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 162 North Road BS6 5AL Bristol
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
N/A
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