Friends of Pittville School (FoPS)
Treasurers Report and accounts for the year end 31[st] August 2025
Starting Balance as of 01/09/2024 £15,692.04 Closing Balance as of 31/08/2025 £11,849.10
Results
In Summary, another very successful year for Friends of Pittville School, raising £5,173.87 in Donations, and £1703.86 of profit from events. This income, along with some retained funds, we have been able to provide £10,688.45 of funds back into the school.
Events and Activities:
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School Discos: We continued hosting discos for Year 7 & 8 students. A big thank you to DJ Sparky for his support and to all staff, parents, and prefects who helped make these events possible, raising £539.88 of profit in total.
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December Drama Production: Now becoming somewhat of a tradition, it was our delight to support the drama team back in December with their production of Legally Blonde with refreshments and Christmas gifts for attendees. With a fantastic £919.39 raised over the 3 nights of the production, this is a wonderful event to be part of annually to not only raise funds but to come together as a school community during the run up to Christmas.
Second-Hand Uniform and Revision Guides:
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This year, we have tried to hold more specific events for uniform to be purchased. This has been hugely successful for us, and its showed in the figures – raising a fantastic sum of £1974,29. We have also reviewed our pricing this year to ensure we can maximise income whilst still ensuring low prices for our parents and families.
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We also began reselling revision guides donated by Year 11 students, which has once again been very popular, and does offer a saving for parents.
Fundraising and Support:
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Microsoft Match Funding: Last October our Chair presented to Microsoft UK staff who run a month long scheme for staff to donate to a charity. This year, their focus was on Education charities and FOPS were invited along with 2 other charities to present. This resulted in a sizable donation of £2000 from UK based staff which included a bonus from Microsoft too. We received these funds through the Benevity Causes Portal.
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Ongoing Schemes: We continued with Easyfundraising, GoodHub (formerly InvestMyCommunity), My School Lottery, and The Clothing Recycle Bin, as well as the option for parents to donate through ParentPay.
School Support:
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We purchased data logging equipment for the science department, a new sublimation printer for the textiles team, house rewards for Abbot, and new beanbags for the school library.
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We expanded our annual support to include Prom tickets and revision support packs for Year 11 students.:
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The new process for staff to request funds has been well received, providing our small volunteer team with better oversight.
Looking ahead, we aim to further build on our events, support, and volunteer base. Thank you again to everyone who has supported us over the past academic year.