## **Holly Trees Fundraisers Registered Charity Number 1144665** ## **Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31 August 2025** ## **Achievements and Performance** During the school year 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, the Fundraisers raised £29,351.14 from events and activities. The Fundraisers total outgoings were £17,709.25 (not including donations to the school), generating a total gain of £ £11,641.89. The Fundraisers donated £5,704.12 to the school to purchase reading books, EYFS resources, opal balls/clay, yr3 rug for classroom as well as making our usual donations to School Christmas activities and Year 6 Leavers party/planners. The biggest fundraisers of the year were our annual fireworks display, summer fete, discos, secret giftshop, guess the squishies, darts silent auction, doughnut sale, and preloved uniform sales. Thank you to all those parents who have regularly contributed their time at our events, without their support we would not have been able to run such brilliant events for the children and the wider community. We really do appreciate the support and engagement. ## **Financial Review** The opening balance on 1[st] September 2024 was £26,644.19 and the closing bank account balance on 31[st] August 2025 was £36,286.08. There were no uncleared transactions at the year end. Total receipts (all fundraising activities as well as the School Lottery, Easy Fundraising and parent donations) total £29,351.14. Total payments amount to £17,709.25 for fundraising event costs and miscellaneous expenses (as listed in the Receipts and Payments Accounts summary) and donations to the school. Additionally, there remains a cash float of £100 within the school office. At no point this year was the bank account overdrawn. Year End Summary 202412025 F￿r￿at￿m9 A£tivitie• Summwy ol Bank and (osh £771.17 £845_91 £12,296. £37.47 £226.50 £1.326_Cl) £1,128.Tr) £1.103_16 £897_67 £234.Tr) £7.094.05 £52.13 £288.16 £647_65 £0. fO.C•) £771.17 £34591 £6,651.93 £37.47 £19452 £1.149.C £793.C8 £85108 £148.63 £197.89 £4.478_35 £52.13 £288.16 £287.07 -£8L25 £o.tK) £o.c() £1.215.10 £133.￿} £782.87 Q71.(Kl c￿"ryJ O1+tW24 C*ared thjSfvr￿ 23r24 T¢AJ Re￿￿ 24.644.19 £0. £29.351.14 £17,709.25 £36.286.08 £5,644.51 fO.C £31_98 £177.C £334.91 £251.L £749_04 £36.11 £2.615.7) £O.C•) Q402.77 XnK4S thsts) 2024 Bank Bal￿￿ 31AW25 Cxh fk)at £36.286.( £iC￿. Jnker Bir CA*$8 The Cli¢k £5.704.12 £1.1￿_47 £102_XI É36.386. Y4 W Refrexhrrths £360.S8 £81.25 £6.927A)9 £26.918.37 £10.782.l6 £16.166al ## **Autumn Term Report** **Receipts and Payments 01/09/2025 – 31/12/2026** |**Fundraising Activities**
Pre-loved Uniform
Barleylands Tickets
Fireworks
Secret Gift Shop
Xmas Disco 2025
Xmas Guess the Cuddlies
Xmas Jumper Sale
Wreath Making Evening
**Total fundraising activities**
**Other Receipts/Payments**
School Lottery
Easy Fundraising
Donations
School Donations
PTA Expenses (e.g.Zoom, PTA membership etc)
Miscellaneous
**Total Other**
**Total Term Profit/Loss**||**Receipts**
£307.13
£65.12
£13,000.36
£1,699.02
£1,371.92
£165.15
£84.66
£1,625.54
**£18,318.90**
£318.80
£41.52
£735.00
**£1,095.32**
**£19,414.22**||**Payments**
£4,343.89
£1,123.96
£369.01
£1,122.75
**£6,959.61**
£23,489.72
£386.88
£40.59
**£23,917.19**
**£30,876.80**|**profit/loss**
£307.13
£65.12
£8,656.47
£575.06
£1,002.91
£165.15
£84.66
£502.79
**£11,359.29**
£318.80
£41.52
£735.00
-£23,489.72
-£386.88
-£40.59
**-£22,821.87**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**-£11,462.58**| |**Other Receipts/Payments**|**Breakdown**| |---|---| |**School Donations**|| |Astroturf Replacement|£22,264.72| |Xmas Crackers|£225.00| |School Books|£1,000.00| |**PTA expenses**|| |Zoom Annual Fee|£155.88| |QFLOW Subscription|£60.00| |ParentKind subscription|£171.00| |**Donations**|| |CHARITIES TRUST|£79.00| |Darts Silent Auction|£656.00| |**Miscellaneous**|| |School Staff Gifts|£17.50| |Post Stamps|£13.60| |Key Safe|£9.49| _Holly Trees Fundraisers Registered Charity No: 1144665_ ## **Summary of Activities Christmas Period 2025*** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Recei ts Pa ments Total
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Fireworks £ 13,046 £ 5,229 £ 7,817
Xmas Gift Shop £ 1,699 £ 1,124 £ 575
Xmas Disco £ 1,372 £ 450 £ 922
Guess the Cuddlie £ 165 £ 18 £ 147
Wreath Making £ 1,626 £ 1,123 £ 503
£ 17,908 £ 7,944 £ 9,964
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_*All payments and receipts have been included, even where they fall outside the relevant reporting period._ _Holly Trees Fundraisers Registered Charity No: 1144665_ Independent Examiner5 Report to Holly Trees Fundraisers I report on the accounts of Holly Trees Fundraisers for the year ended 31 August 2025. which are set out above. Respective responsibilities ot the Charity and the examiner The charitls trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe Act) and that an Independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to- Examine the accounts under sertion 145 of the Act- Follow procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 14515llbl of the Act,. and State whether particular matters have come to my attention Basis ol this report My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 a150 includes consideration of any unusual item5 or disclosures in the final accounts. and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an opinion on the accounts. Independent examinerfs sL*ement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention.. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respert the requirement5 -to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or -to prepare accounts, which accord with these accounting records have not been met,. or to whith. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Jeremy W Watsons Accountants Sulte 4 Pe¥erel House. Hatfield Peverel. CM3 ZIF Date: