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(Strictly Private & Confidential - Property of the Trust) PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRUST BOARD)
MINUTES OF THE MEETING of the Portsmouth City Council Elementary Education Foundation Trust Board held Wednesday 18 December 2024 in Chief Executive Meeting Room and via Teams
Trustees Present
Councillor Darren Sanders Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Officers Present
Allison Harper, Local Democracy Officer (minutes) Peter Baulf, City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer Karen Kenneally-Saleh, Finance Manager Alison Critchley, Head of Sufficiency and Resources Jessica Mott, Head of Commercial Property Tom Southall. Assistant Director of Property and Investment
1. Apologies for absence
Apologies were received from Councillor Dorrington and Terry Norton.
2. Minutes of previous meeting
- The minutes of the meeting on 20 November 2024 were approved as a correct record.
3. Legal Advice on Transfer of Omega Centre Peter Baulf provided the Trustees with legal advice on the transfer of the Omega Centre.
4. Trust Financial Statements for Approval
- Karen Kenneally-Saleh ran through the financial statements which had been provided prior to the meeting. She also ran through the report from the independent examiner, Mark Gotting which had concluded that no matters had come to the examiners attention and that proper and accurate records had been prepared which complied with statutory accounting requirements.
The Trustees approved the financial statements and agreed to the continuation of Mark Gottig as independent examiner.
5. Conclusions, Next Steps and Actions
Next meeting Friday 10[th] January at 3pm
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Officlal - INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS Report to the OfflcerslMembersftru$tees of PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Charity Number 1171858 For the Accounts prepared to the 31" March 2024 Res eetlye res on51blllties of Officers and Examlner The officèrs of the group are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The offlcers conslder that an audit is not required and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responslbillty to: Examine the accounts and to State whether any particular matters have come to my attentlon Ba515 of Inde endentexamln taternen My examination was carrled out in accordance wlth general directions a5 glven by the Charity Commission. An examination Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the trustees and a comparlson of the accounts prepared wlth those recor(15. It also includes consideration of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts and seekin8 explanations from the offScers concernlng such matters. nde endent examlnerfs statement In connectlon with my examlnatlon, no matter ha5 come to my attention: 11 Which gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in, any materlal respect, the quirementS below have not been met: To keep proper and accurate accountlng record5 To prepare accoun15 whlch accord with the accounting records and comply with statutory accounting requlrementS or 21 To whlch, In my oplnlon, attention should be drawn in order for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mark Gottig Accountin8 Technician- Portsmouth City Council