2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date

Charity name: Fairlawn PTA

Charity registration number: 1156424

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Fairlawn PTA was established as a separate charity for the purpose of creating a central fundraising entity that supports extra curricular requirements for the children that attend Fairlawn Primary School. The school is based in South East London SE23.
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 activities such as but not limited to school discos, winter & summer fairs, cake sales to upgrade equipment and improve outdoor space.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	I confirm the trustees have had regard to the public benefit when conducting fundraising.

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

	SORP reference
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
	Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers

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	The charity finalised the funding of the new sandpit in the playground. They have continued to maintain and upgraded the outside space for outdoor learning. They have funded music workshops, a pantomime & brought resources including books for the school to enhance learning. They also funded an entire school Science week to encourage STEM resources and learning within the school.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	£16,978.98
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	To inform the way the charity manages cash and to assist trustees when planning.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A – not in deficit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

Additional information (optional)

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Fairlawn PTA
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	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	Elected by the association

Additional information (optional)

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Fairlawn PTA
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1156424
Charity’s principal address	Fairlawn Primary School 18 Honor Oak Road London SE23 3SB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Anna Judith Mary Chaddock	Chair
	Pollyanna Nisbet	Trustee
	Victoria Elizabeth Thompson-Hill	Trustee
	Philippa Anne Goodhew	Chair	01/06/2024
	Georgia Amelia Brown	Trustee	01/06/2024

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

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	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)	Signature(s)
Full name(s)	Full name(s)Pollyanna Nisbet
Position (eg Secretary,	Treasurer
Chair, etc)
Date	20/05/2025

Charity Name FAIRLAWN PTA Charity Number 1156424 Reporting Period SEPTEMBER 2023 - AUGUST 2024 (Inclusive)

	**01/09/2023 **	Opening Balance			£	8,105.12
			Income		Expenditure
		Aug-19	£	415.29	£	18.00
		Sep-19	£	4,550.24	£	2,410.51
		Oct-19	£	5,292.24	£	5,391.80
		Nov-19	£	5,117.08	£	1,428.16
		Dec-19	£	326.89	£	3,365.52
		Jan-20	£	344.02	£	18.00
		Feb-20	£	436.69	£	1,366.00
		Mar-20	£	1,278.44	£	1,338.00
		Apr-20	£	1,759.19	£	168.00
		May-20	£	42.00	£	89.00
		Jun-20	£	7,621.04	£	3,133.32
		Jul-20	£	435.05	£	18.00
Total			£	27,618.17	£	18,744.31
	31/08/2024	Closing Balance			£	16,978.98

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of r4<LMu¢U prPf On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) I Ib6lk2(P Set out on pages PJZ I report to the trustees on my examination of the a charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 31 counts of the above 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{5Xb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention f0th@A￿a¥dIS￿88e&belo￿-y 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 Independent examiner's statement 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: Date: Is Name: ¢llfL6kPr CLALITW Relevant professional qualification(s} or body (if any): -Fc41 trEbJ *2qEI W-78 Address: 12 25) (T IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. N)oNÉ IER October 2018

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