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2024-08-31-accounts

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

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2
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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
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
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
~~————_——~~
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
~~——————~~
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
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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
~~<= ~~
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~~==~~
(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
~~===~~
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=~~
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Unrestricted
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cable Reels
~~aq~~
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
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.

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:

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.

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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