2025-07-31-accounts - Castle School (Cambridge) Charitable Association

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CASTLE SCHOOL (CAMBRIDGE) CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

Registered Charity No. 1139105

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD 1[ST] AUGUST 2024 to 31[st] JULY 2025

TRUSTEES:

Mrs Mary Langran

Mrs Jane Elliott-Poxon

Ms Ruth Jordan

Charitable Aims and Objectives:

(1) To advance the education of pupils attending Castle School by providing educational assistance, facilities, support and services not normally provided by the Local Authority.
(2) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for educational, recreational or leisure time occupation for the residents of Cambridgeshire in the interests of social welfare and the promotion of healthy living.

Management of the Charity:

CSCA is an ‘Umbrella’ charity managed by a Management Committee consisting of the three trustees, the Headteacher and School Business Manager of Castle School.

Brief Financial Overview:

Receipts:

During this period the charity was in receipt of donations from a number of individuals, companies and charities in support of our aims. The school community also raised considerable sums with their fundraising activities.

Achievements:

In July 2025 we were informed that the Revitalising Trusts Team at the Charity Commission had confirmed that we were to be the beneficiary of funds held in dormant accounts by a charity attached to one of our predecessor schools. This was very welcome news after years of work trying to resolve this situation and will enable several planned projects to go forward in 2025-26.

During 2024-25 the charity had been pleased to provide grants for various resources and equipment for the school in support of our pupils continued learning.

This included:

Supporting the continued licence costs associated with the provision of safe work experience opportunities within a retail environment;
Supporting the sixth form enterprise project;
Gardening Project;
Celebrations throughout the year.

Our accounts also include the cost of our Parent Kind subscription which includes indemnity and public liability insurance.

Summary:

The trustees are pleased to report that this period was another highly successful time for CSCA and Castle School resulting in the need for this written report again.

Mary Langran Jane Elliott-Poxon Ruth Jordan

Trustees of Castle School (Cambridge) Charitable Association.

The Casde Scho I Courtne WR CambrAd Castle School Charitsblc association For the period 0111212009-3110712025 R¢c¢ipts & Payments Accoullt For tbe petiod 0111212009-31107ll025 Balanee as at 01112r21N)9 Current Account 0.00 0.00 School Trip Resources Equipment Casde Shop Castle Shop Account School Evel General ActiticS Week Fundrnising 3.514.65 242.002.96 37,657.99 24.864.00 16.538.23 1.735.09 2,214.99 684.29 2,091.24 331303.44 Recti Transf¢r from S¢hool Fund al Balance 48 at 3110712025 27,870.28 234.756.23 82.273.31 55.511.51 39.402.26 556.00 47.60 949.70 18.998.05 2.227.98 Cellt Account C&stl¢ Shop Account 128.829.66 2.459.82 DonatAon$ CCLA Grant Fundraising PTA Fundraising School Trip Activities Week Ev¢nt Ticket Sales C&stle Shop A¢count Miscellaneous 462 592.92 131289.48 Total I have examined the coUnts and supportlng reGords of the Castle School Charitsble Asso¢iAtton of the Castl¢ School Cambridge for the paiod 01 DAxmb¢r 2009 to 31 Juty 2025. The R¢ceipts and Paym¢nts Account is in accordance with the accounts and records prodv¢ed. R A Thornton MA ACA 1010512026

The Castle School Courtne W• Cambrfd Castle School Charithble associatiim For the Year Ettded 31 July 2025 Receipts & Payments A¢cou For the Year Ended 3 E July 2025 Balxllee a5 at 01108f2024 Pa ments Current A¢count 40.337.94 40 337.94 Resources Just Giving Parent Kind 4.425.87 216.00 167.24 09.11 Ret¢1 Donations CCLA Grant Just Giving Scllool Uniforn) Commission Balanee t 31A)712025 Cuuent Account 6.129.85 82.273.31 4,760.48 137.19 128.829.66 93 128 829.66 Totsl I have examined the accounts and supporting records of the Castle School Charitable Asso¢iation of the Castl¢ School camAdge for the year ended 31 July 2025. Th¢ Receipts &nd Payments Account is in ¥Gordance with the accounts and words produced. R A Thornton MA ACA 1010512026 IlThe scope of the revlewwas to check the receipts and payments to the bank statements and supportlng documentation. The Charitable association made 2 grants to Castle School durlngthe year totalllng £4.425.87 The review relies on the County Council Audit ol the schoolsor evidence of the disbursement of these lunds The most significant recelpt in the yearwas an award from CCLA RetaIlSngTrUstS programme ot £82.273.31

Castle School Charltable Assodation Au8ilSt 2024 to July 2025 5 Year Acdvl Summar 2024125 2023124 2022123 2021122 2020121 Income Donation5 Fundraising PTA Fundraising Event Ticket Sales School Unlform Commisslon Castle Shop Miscellaneous Totsl 6,130 87,034 17,923 5,222 43,038 10,446 30,044 5,767 253 46,086 9,185 1,036 950 56 10,914 137 8.084 233 101,385 35,066 53,717 36,064 ,308 Expenditure School Trip Resources Equipment Castle Shop School Events General Activities Week Fundraisin8 Totsl 4,426 25,322 11 100,451 32.556 21.099 8,288 13,750 11.000 8,364 383 369 356 344 339 13,097 39,441 111,807 41,264 21,438 In Year Net Surplu5 /IExpenditure 88,287 14,375) {58,G90) (5,201) 34.869

Tk C*stle Sehool Courthe Cambrid Castle SCFWI C11"t#ble &)cIall0n For the Year Ended 31 July 2025 atil1ffj812024 Shqy 2.664.37 Shop Llcence Refund Bankcharges 8,250.00 32.00 6.23 Bknce as at 31ffj7n025 Current Attount 2.459.82 Swnup sal& Cash Sales CSCA Support 3.047.13 4,603.79 432.76 I have exaTnined th¢ aUnIS and supportitig records of the Casde Sch(K)I Charittble A5s(Kiation of th¢ Casde Sch1 Cambridge for the year ended 31 July 2025. The Castle Sl A¢cowM r¢4M)rt is in ¢4xance with the a¢ts and records produ¢oJ. R A Tlk)mÈon MA ACA 1010512026