Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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| From | 1 | 09 | 2024 | To | 31 08 |
2025 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Meadow School Parent Teacher Association Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1148295
Charity's principal address Meadow School, High Street Balsham Postcode CB21 4DJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or
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Dates acted if not for whole
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Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled to appoint year trustee (if any)
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1 Katie Strickland 2 Edward Bailey 3 Laura Adkin 4 Andrada Voinitchi 5 6 7 8 9
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at an AGM – must be proposed and seconded. Trustee selection methods
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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To raise funds for student enrichment at the Meadow School Balsham. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Main fundraising activities are as follows Bingo Evening at Christmas School Disco/s Summer Fete Sponsored Walk Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Thie financial year the charity secured a grant to replace a Summary of the main signicifcant number of the schools iPads which the students use for achievements of the charity both in class learning as well as for enrichement activities. during the year The PTA secured a grant to improve the school playground equipment. The PTA organised for the children to attend a Christmas Pantomime
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
The Charity ordinarily holds £3000 reserve money, to allow it to put on events without going into debt.
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
The Charity is in a healthy position, it currently has grant money of £9426, plus a PTA top up of £2000 to pay for new playground equipment.
There is a further £7000 (unallocated and excluding reserve) which is available to spend.
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
[The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. ]
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Ed Bailey
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| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
Treasurer | |
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| 1/10/25 | ||
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Meadow School PTA Accounts 2024_25
Income and expenditure from Fundraising activities -
Total net
| Income | Expenses | Net | Net | ||||||
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| Fete 2024 | £ | 3,148.34 |
£ | 490.23 |
£ | 2,658.11 |
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| Nov Disco | £ | 284.14 |
-£ | 284.14 |
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| MM 24 | £ | 1,752.67 |
£ | 1,752.67 |
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| Carols | £ | 15.35 |
£ | 77.70 |
-£ | 62.35 |
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| Choc Bingo | £ | 1,179.61 |
£ | 257.83 |
£ | 921.78 |
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| May Disco | £ | 591.95 |
£ | 237.55 |
£ | 354.40 |
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| Fete 2025 | £ | 5,369.38 |
£ | 661.77 |
£ | 4,707.61 |
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| Uniform Sales (Non fete) | £ | 60.00 |
£ | 60.00 |
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| £ | 12,117.30 |
£ | 2,009.22 |
£ | 10,108.08 |
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| Income from Donations and admin | expenditure | - | |||||||
| Float Transfer | £ | 80.00 |
£ | 80.00 |
£ | - |
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| Wadlow wind farm fund | £ | 18,456.00 |
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| Gift Aid | £ | 404.67 |
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| Parentkind | £ | 162.00 |
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| NEXTEQ | £ | 500.00 |
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| Float transfer fete | £ | 100.00 |
£ | 100.00 |
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| £ | 19,540.67 |
£ | 342.00 |
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| Donations to Meadow Schoolprojects - | |||||||||
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| Coach Trip June 2024 | £ | 3,200.00 |
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| Purple Mash | £ | 850.00 |
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| Xmas Panto | £ | 3,604.00 |
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| ipad | £ | 9,100.00 |
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| Easter Eggs | £ | 85.00 |
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| Y6 T Shirts | £ | 207.00 |
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| TOTAL | £ | - |
£ | 17,046.00 |
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| Reconcilation to cash book - | Interest from money | in deposit account | |||||||
| P&L | Cash Sheets | Discrepancy | 04/10/2024 | 25.17 | |||||
| Cash In | £ | 31,657.97 |
£ | 34,790.09 |
-£ | 3,132.12 |
04/04/2025 | 4.74 | |
| Cash Out | £ | 19,397.22 |
£ | 19,397.22 |
£ | - |
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| Net profit | £ | 12,260.75 |
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| Closure of Deposit Account | 3132.12 |
Meadow School PTA Accounts 2024_25
| Balance Sheet as at 4/7/25 CoOp current account CoOp Deposit Account Float held |
£ Cash Sheet Balance 23,099.99 23099.99 - 310.00 23,409.99 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
| Section A Independent Examiner’s Report |
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report |
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| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report |
Charity no (if any) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Meadow School Parent Teacher Association 31st August 2025 1148295 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for theperiod ended 31 August 2025. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 1 - 9 |
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 all 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 in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body |
18/12/2025 | |
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| Rebecca Coles | ||
| ACCA |
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(if any): Address: Newton Hall, Town Street, Newton, CB22 7ZE
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of No matters of concern were identified during the independent examination. any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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