2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 31 August 2022 To 31 August 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Watling View Parent Staff Association

Other names charity is known by

WVPSA

Registered charity number (if any) 1158303

Charity's principal address 17 Carisbrooke Road Harpenden Herts AL5 5QS

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)
	LucyRayner	Chair		PSA committee
	Tom Rayner	Treasurer		PSA committee
	Liliana Picciuto			PSA committee
	PennyJordan			PSA committee
	Helen Weston			PSA committee
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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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) Charitable Trust How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected by committee

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To raise funds for Watling View School to be primarily used for the benefit of the pupils and to organise social events for the families.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Through a range of charitable events and donations WVPSA has been able to raise funds to provide equipment and services that have materially improved the quality of the education and the physical wellbeing of the pupils at Watling View School in St Albans – a school for children with severe learning disabilities.

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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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• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the financial year WVPSA generated total revenue of £29,136. Of this, £11,142 came from a range of events organised by WVPSA and £17,500 from grants and donations (£10,0000 form Clothworkers, £5,000 from Herts Comm, £1,000 from Neighbly Trust, £1,000 from the Lloyds foundation and £500 from TK Maxx). Other items included expenses of £1,108, primarily linked to fundraising events. WVPSA transferred £1,800 to Watling View School during the financial year, primarily to fund a new fridge freezer for the school café.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

WVPSA intends to maintain a minimum positive float of £3,000 but to distribute its remaining reserves to the school to fund agreed projects. Money is actively transferred between the charity’s current and savings account to take advantage of higher interest rates.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• 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) Thomas Rayner Full name(s) Lucy Rayner Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

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Date 171112024 TAR

Watling View School PSA Treasurer’s Report

Year ending 31 Aug 2023

Watling View School Parent Staff Association 17 Carisbrooke Road Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5QS Phone: [phone] Registered Charity No: 1158303

17 January 2024

The figures below show the account movements in financial year ending 31 August 2023. The account balance increased by £26,228 in the financial year, with income of £29,136 offset by expenses of £1,108 and transfers to school of £1,800. Whereas the balance of £53,793 was unusually high at the financial year end, a payment of £40,000 has been made to school (post FYE) to fund outdoor playground equipment.

Accounts £	Year-end	Balance
Business Current Account	31-Aug 2022	23,678
Business Savings Account	31-Aug 2022	3,887
Total funds	31-Aug 2022	27,565
Business Current Account	31-Aug 2023	49,890
Business Savings Account	31-Aug 2023	3,904
Total funds	31-Aug 2023	53,793
Increase / (decrease) in financial year	-	26,228
o/w income	-	29,136
o/w transfers to WV School	-	(1,800)
o/w expenditure	-	(1,108)

The following summary tables break down income and expenditure.

SUMMARY (£)	INCOME	EXPENSE	SURPLUS
Grants	17,500	-	17,500
Fundraising Events	11,142	(517)	10,624
Donations	478	-	478
Ice cream van	-	(408)	(408)
Misc	16	(183)	(167)
TOTAL	29,136	(1,108)	28,028
Transfers to WV - Fridge Freezer	-	(1,800)	(1,800)
TOTAL - POST TRANSFERS	29,136	(2,908)	26,228

We raised £11,142 from fundraising events, with the 2023 Keanu Golf Day once again the main contributor, raising £6,315 (including £2,000 matched giving from Barclays), with a further £1,006 from the 2022 Keanu Golf Day disco also dropping into this financial year. Other events included Xmas raffle 2022, which raised £1,915, Quiz night 2022 £1,003, and Easter raffle 2023 £386.

We had a good year in terms of grants, raising a total of £17,500, including £10,000 from Clothworkers’ Foundation, £5,000 from Herts Community Foundation, £1,000 from Neighbourly Charitable Trust, £1,000 from Lloyds Bank Foundation and £500 from TK Maxx. We raised a further £478 from donations, including Tony’s customers, uniform sales, and Amazon Smile.

Expenses were mainly linked to fundraising events (e.g. raffle prizes, fish & chips on quiz night), plus the provision of an ice cream van for pupils and staff, a Parentkind subscription and the cost of a games license.

The tables below show additional detail of the funds raised from donations, grants, and organised events.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS (£)	INCOME	EXPENSE	SURPLUS
Keanu Golf Day 2023	6,315	-	6,315
Xmas Raffle 2022	1,915	-	1,915
Quiz Night 2022	1,445	(442)	1,003
Keanu Golf Day 2022 - Disco	1,006	-	1,006
Easter Raffle 2023	386	-	386
Bingo night / Refunds	75	(75)	0
Total	11,142	(517)	10,624

GRANTS	INCOME	EXPENSE	SURPLUS
Clothworkers Foundation	10,000	-	10,000
Herts Community Foundation	5,000	-	5,000
Neigbourly Charitable Trust	1,000	-	1,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	1,000	-	1,000
TK MAXX	500	-	500
Total	17,500	-	17,500

DONATIONS	INCOME	EXPENSE	SURPLUS
Tony's customers	241	-	241
Uniform Sales & Disco	164	-	164
Amazon Smile	73	-	73
Total	478	-	478

SUMMARY (£)	INCOME	EXPENSE	SURPLUS
Grants	17,500	-	17,500
Fundraising Events	11,142	(517)	10,624
Donations	478	-	478
Ice cream van	-	(408)	(408)
Misc	16	(183)	(167)
TOTAL	29,136	(1,108)	28,028
Transfers to WV - Fridge Freezer	-	(1,800)	(1,800)
TOTAL - POST TRANSFERS	29,136	(2,908)	26,228

Sincerely,

Tom Rayner – Treasurer

Independent examinerfs rem to the trustees of Scbod Parent & Staff Association I report to the twstees on my axamination of the accounts of the Watltng View School Parent & Staff Associion (the Trust} ft)r the vear ended 31 Au8USt 2023. Responsibilities and basi5 of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accourts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Arf). I report in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the a)arity Commission under Section 145{5)(b) of the ACL Independent examinerfs statsment I completed ry examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect" l. accountin8 records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act- or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other mattets in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Name: aaire Bryson Relevant professional qualffication or membership of professional bodie5 (rf any): Member of th., Chartered Institute of Taxation Address" 14 SPen￿r Gate, St Albans. Herts, ALI 4AD Date: 03 February 2024