## **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** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of pupils in**<br>**the school, in particular by: 1)**<br>**Developing effective relationships**<br>**between the staff, parents and others**<br>**associated with the school; 2) Engaging**<br>**in activities or providing facilities or**<br>**equipment which support the school**<br>**and advance the education of the pupils.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Fundraising Events & Donations.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to**<br>**the Charity Commission’s guidance on**<br>**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|||
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||Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment|||
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|investment|||
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|Contribution made by|||
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**N/A** 

Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Fundraised a total of £32.326, invested**<br>**primarily on enrichment funds for**<br>**school pupils (£4.173), as well as**<br>**£10,000 donation towards woodland**<br>**playground improvement works, £456**<br>**for Yr6 leavers yearbooks and £370 on**<br>**Christmas trees in the festive season.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Total cash at bank and in hand £20,290**<br>**No liabilities.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Cash reserves in place for supporting**<br>**future enrichment spend and allowing**<br>**sufficient cashflow to perform**<br>**fundraising events.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£20,290**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>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<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Fundraising events.**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**No investment. Funds spent directly on**<br>**equipment/services to enrich pupils’**<br>**experience at the school.**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**No significant risks.**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||**None**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**By election at annual AGM, held in**<br>**January each year**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Sefton Park School Parent Teacher Association|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1133518|
|Charity’s principal address|Sefton Park Infant & Junior School<br>St Bartholomews Rd<br>Bristol<br>BS7 9BJ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Zoe Van der<br>Velden|Chair|||
||Andrew Ramage|Treasurer|||
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– 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**||
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## **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**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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**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**<br>**funds**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**to the nearest**<br>**£**||**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_<br>_AR)_|_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**32,326**|**32,326**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**32,326**||**28,335**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total receipts_**<br>**32,326**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**32,326**<br>**28,335**<br>~~————_——~~|||||||||||||||
|**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 Playgroun**10**|||**10,000 #**|**000 # **|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**10,000**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **||**31,231**|**31,231**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**31,231**||**15,770**||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>Cable reels<br>**166**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**166**<br>**410**<br>Previousyear accural<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                          166**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**166**<br>**410**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**31,397**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**31,397**<br>**16,180**<br>~~——————~~|||||||||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**929**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**929**<br>**12,155**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-                           -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**19,361**<br>**-                           -**<br>**19,361**<br>**7,278**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**20,290**<br>**-**<br>**-                   20,290**<br>**19,433**<br>~~=====>>~~|||||||||||||||



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**|
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|**Categories**||**Details**||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|
|||||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|**280**<br>**20,010**<br>**-**<br>**20,290**<br>Cash in hand<br>Cash in Bank<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>~~<= ~~||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> ~~==~~|||
|||(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**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>None<br>~~===~~|||||||
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Details**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>~~SS=~~|||||||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|Unrestricted<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Cable Reels<br>~~aq~~|||||||
|||||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**||**When due**|
|||**Details**||**liability relates**|**(optional)**||**(optional)**|
|**B5 Liabilities**||None|||**-**|||
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|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees||Signature||Print Name|Print Name||Date of<br>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<br>independent examination|Yes.  Income above £25k and below £250k|
|Check for any conflict of interest that prevents<br>the examiner from carrying out their independent<br>examination|No conflict of interest.  I do not have close personal<br>relationships with the trustees of the charity, being a<br>major donor or through day-to-day involvement in the<br>administration of the charity being examined|
|Record your independent examination|Yes – files and notes retained for 6 years including<br>instruction from PTA to carry out independent<br>assessment|
|Plan the independent examination|Repeat of previous process, I reviewed documents<br>sent to me by Treasurer (Andrew Rammage).|
|Check that accounting records are kept to the<br>required standard|Confirmed – records kept in good order with good<br>detail and reconciled to bank statements periodically|
|Check that the accounts are consistent with the<br>accounting records|Confirmed – records match accounts|
|If the accounts are prepared on an accruals<br>basis and one or more related party transactions<br>took place the examiner must check if these<br>were properly disclosed in the notes to the<br>accounts.|n/a|
|Check the reasonableness of the significant<br>estimates and judgments and accounting<br>policies used in accounting for the types of fund<br>held and in the preparation of the accounts|n/a|
|The examiner must check whether the trustees<br>have considered the financial circumstances of<br>the charity at the end of the reporting period and,<br>if the accounts are prepared on an accruals<br>basis, check whether the trustees have made an<br>assessment of the charity’s position as a going<br>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<br>accounts that need to be followed up for further<br>explanation or evidence|Confirmed|
|Compare the trustees’ annual report with the<br>accounts|Confirmed|
|Write and sign the independent examination<br>report|Confirmed|
|- Statutory duty to report matters of material<br>significance to the Commission|n/a|
|- Examiner’s discretion to report relevant matters<br>to the Commission|n/a|



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Internal 

## **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: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- 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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Internal 

## **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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