Friends of the Mendip School PTA CIO
Report and Accounts
31 August 2024
Charity number.
1190007

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Contents Page
Charity infom)*ion
RepDrt of the trustees
Statement ol financk41 ￿tivitieS
Stalemenl of financial position
Noles to the a¢￿unt$
Detsiled statement of financial actniiti&8
Tru$tees
Natalie Hanna
Beth M&one
Abi 8rown
PrinGipal address
The Mendip S¢hool

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Edmund Rack R08d
P￿slIg19h
Shepton Mallet
BA4 4FZ
Bankers
Lloyds Bank pl¢
Butler Place
Chdmsfor(J Legg st OSC
1 Lègg Street
Essex
CM1 1JS
Charlty numbér
11 g)007
Respectlve responslbllides of trustees
The charity's trusleesare reSp￿SiNe forthe preparat￿ of the acwun15. The charity's Iruslees consider that
an audit is nol required for this year LtThJer section 144 {21 of Ihe Charities Act 2Q111 {Ihe 2011 Act)

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Trustees report
For Ihe perlod ended 31 August 2024
ObJeelfve$ and Aetlvilies
The ITuslees present their report and fin￿￿1￿1 statements for the p￿Dd ÈrKled 31 August 2024.
The finanGial stateThpnts have been prepared in ￿)rdar￿e ￿th the acLX)unting wlicAes sel outin note 1 to tt
financial statements and COM￿Y￿1h Ihe charitys govemin9 dogJmenC the Charities Ad2011 and "Account
and Reporting by Charilies.. Statement of recommended Practice applicab￿ to charities preparing their
acrounls in aoixjtdance with the Fin￿la1 Reporting Standard applrcable in t1￿ UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 leffectiV8 1 January 20191".
Purpose
All proceeds from events and adivilies Organis￿ by the PTA are used ID SUPPOrt Ynrk of the school.
Decisions about expenditure priotilies are t*en by members of the PTA at meetings or thmugh Èmail
cornmunications. in c¢)njunction bith the sthol's senior mawÈment learn. arnl in this respect the PTA has
due regard to the guidanrs t¢ the Charity Comnisson on public bendil. The Charity benefits the sthool
aged children attending The Mendip School.
Trustees are nol pa￿.
All activities are undertakan by volunteer5 ￿1th the support of SC￿01 staff.
We work wtlh schoolslaf to applyfcf grants arKI trust fvrKJiryJ lo suptx¥t c¥vJc*r*J appeals and proi8ds that the
school a￿ plannirKJ or have in place. This conbrvjes to swport enriching the opportunities for sludents ar
their families.
Achievements and Perfomianco
We would like to thank all the parents and SC￿ staff as as fri￿d5 of the sdMx)I forlheiroroong suppo
has remained a dillicult tinE tofundraise wth orwirYJ cost of IiMrwJ crisis in the comiunity 8nd the drffi￿ll
in Organisiru events wth huge pressures on parents and carers.
The focus remainsfor ourfundrai&ng to sutwl wth adcfthcmal resources. equiwnenl aThJ support.
We are currently supporting the install*"on of I￿￿kil6 pots for addlional space foritNliwdu81 and small group
support. Vvc are also suptN)rting StrKknt Coun(il in thwrfundrasing effcrts for new playground equipment
which is fully inGlusive and wll to the itenE already furKtssed for. We are also focussing in developing
sustainable areas lo support our horticulture.
The trustee5 a￿ extremely grateful f￿the supsX)rt of parents and ftieThJs of the sd)od in cl¥)osiTrJ to fundraise
for the PTFA through sponsored activities orMJoing donations ol tirne and funding.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financlal posldon
We have raised small arn￿ntS thi5 year both from tnjsts. gTarht5 and indiwidual fundraisTng and are in a healthy
position to support the O￿oing appeals from the school arKJ support neY4 ideas for fU￿raISing.
Income for the period VBS £112.678. ExpeThJiture during the period was £136,316.
Al 31 Augu512024 total funds wèrè £34.023.
See fvll, detsiled. audiled accounts at the pnd of Ihis rEPOrt
ReseNes policy
We have our chariiable bank account arnj maintsin 8 reserye of £600 lo have a fk*al and expenses for any
planned events.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The charity is controlled by its constiknlK>n wFu"ch is bawJ on the PTA modd and alopted at the fomalion of
the charity.
Twstees are nominat&l and elected for 3 years at the AGM.
STA TEMENT OF TRUSTEES'RESPONSIBIUTIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Repc¥t aThJ IhefinarKial s121enEnts in accordance ￿•th
applicable law and United Kingdom A(rourhting StarKJards Iuniled Kingdom G￿erallY Accepted A¢¢ounling
Praclicel. The law applicable to charities in England arKI Wales reqLires the Irustees to p￿pare linancial
stalements for each financial year vthich give a true farvièwof thè slatè of affairs of the charity and of the
incoming resources and applicaliorn of resources of the charity for Ihat year. In preparirvJ th85e fir)ancial
statements, the Irustees are requir&J tD-
- select suitable accounlirvJ policies and tlw) apply them consistwUy-
- observe the rnelFKds and principles in the (*aribes SORP.,
- make judgements arKI estimates that are reasonable arKI pnjdent.,
- slate whetl*r applicable 8ccounlirwJ standards have been follos%Ed, subject to any material departures

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disclosed and explained in the financial Stat￿￿ents..
- prepare the financial State￿EntS on Ihe going co￿eM basis unless it Is inappropriate lo presume that the
charity will conlinue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping S￿l￿entac¢￿nting records Ihat disclose wlh reasonable accurdcy
at any time the financial posts.on of the charity and enable them to ensure that the fnancial statements comply
th the Charities Act 2011, Charity IAGGounls and Reports) Regulations 2￿)8 and the provisions of the
constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevenliorh and detection ol fraud and other irrpgularities.
Approved bythe board oftrustees on".
t) b.
. and sijned on its beha
by..

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Rtreipts and payments accounts
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CHARITY COMMISSION
' FOQ IKGL4NOK4D WAES
ForthÈ
period
from
O i O.- -.fj?I
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unr¢stri¢
nds
End¢*ineTht
ufftd$
fvnds
Total funds
L4$t year
tothè
tr* lh•
tr*th• nwMt£
toth•
nq¥rq%t£
to th* n￿re
A1 Recelpts
Donations. legacies and
grants
Fundraising events. eg
raffles. jumble sa18s,coffee
momings etc
16240.5
91217.42
107A58
12445.95
5219.76
5220
3305.54
Interest on deposit account
Sub total(Gross incorne
forARJ
21A60
91217
112.678
15,751
A2 Asset and
investment sales, (see
table).
Sub total
Total receipls
21A60
91217
112,678
15.751
A3 Payment5
Cost of fundraising evenL8
£154.80
15S
24789.1
136061.3
Grants and donations paid
Costs of charit2ble
acbvities
136,061
£100.00
100
Sub total
2SS
136061
136J16
24.789

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A4 Asset and
invesknent
purchases. (seè
tablÈl
Sub total
Totalpaym•nts
2S5
136.061
136216
24,78
Netof
re¢eiptslpaymentsJ
A5 Transfers betsveen
fvnds
A6 Cash lunds last year
21205
23.638
9.038
Cash fvnds this year
end
21205
44.844
23.638
9.038
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
funds
Categories
Details
to neats$t £
to nearest
to nearest £
B1 Cash funds
Bank Account ILloyds
Business)
34,023
Totsl cash funds
34.023
lagree tsalar￿eS with
eipls and payments
accountlsll
OK
Unreslricted
frjnds
Restricted
funds
End¢)wment
funds
to neare5t£
to nearest
to nearest £
Details
assets
Fund to
which
Cost
(optionall
Current
value
loptionall
Details
bèlongs

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B3 Investrnent assets
Fund to
which
asset
belongs
Cost
loptionall
Current
value
loptionall
Details
84 Assèts rètsrn•d
for the charity's own
Fund to
which
liabillty
relates
Amount
due
loptionall
When due
loptionall
Details
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two
trustees on behalf ol all
the trustees
Signalu
Print Name
Date of
approval
Natdie Hanrta
23.05 25
2Z.oS.

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The notes below form an int&Jrdl part of these xcounts
NolFs ¢0 a¢￿tsnts
I Prindple ac¢ounting policies
Friends of Mendip School PTA ao is a thritable ￿0￿Orat￿l Organisation
The principal accounlir¥J policies adopted in the prepardtion of the financial Stat￿￿ents are Sel out below-
Basis of pwaratioft
The financial slalements have b￿n prepared axordance ￿1th the c￿ty,5 goverryng document, the
Charities Act 2011 a)d Accounting arKI Reporti￿ By Charities: Statement of R8comm8nded P￿ticÈ
applicableto charitEs weparin9 Iheiracwjnls in accordancewith the FInar￿la1 Reporting Standard applic&)le
in the UK Republic of IrdaThY IFRS1021 {effecb've 1 January 2019). The clwrity is a Public 8er*fit Entity as
dèfined by FRS102.
The charity has taken advantage ofthe provison5 inthe SORP forcharities apFlying FRS 102 Update Bulletin
1 not lo prepare a Statement of Cash Ftows.
The financial statements are prepared in stertiThJ. vthich is the fLrtional currency of the charity. Monelary
amounls in these financid statements are roundwj lo the nearest £
The financi￿ State￿ntS have been prepared under t1￿ h"sloiical cost convention. prirKipal accounting
polici&4 adopted are set out bdow.
Fund Accounting
Unreslrictwj fun¢Js8fy 8vailaNeftruse at the discr9t1￿ of the Intsteesin fUrttr￿ran￿ ol the ger*ral obie&ives
of the charity.
Restricted FurKls are subpc*d to restriction50n theirexpEndiknre imposed bylhe donor or through the temis
of an 8ppe81.
In¢omlng Resources
All incoming resources are i￿lud￿j in the ststernenl of financial acfivities ithen the charity is enlitled lo the
income and the amountC8n be quantil￿d vAlh ￿8S0r1*￿eac¢)1Wy. Tr fdlt)vAng S￿￿11C rx)licies are applbed
lo particular categories of income.
Voluntary income is received byway of grdnts. donat￿￿ and gifts is InclUd￿j in full in Ihe Slalement of
Financial Activib"es when receivabte. Grants, vthe￿ enlillementis r(Jtconch"tional on the delivery of a specific
performarKe bylhe charity, are Tecognised when the ch￿ty becomes uncoryjilionalty enlilled lo the grant.
Donated seNices and facilities are in¢lud8d at thg to the Charity whetg tr￿$ Can be quantified.
The valuè of seNiix promded by vdmteers has not been included Èn these accounts. Inveslment income is
included when receivable.
Incoming reSoU￿eS from charitable trading aclbvity are accounted for vthen eamed.
Incoming resources from grants, whwe related to perfOr￿￿r￿e and s￿￿1Cdel￿e￿dbIes, are accounted foT as
the charity eams the riglrt to consideration by its pwform8nce.
Resour￿$ expended
Expendilure is reCOgn￿ed cffl an accwal bas5 as a liabilty is incuffed. Expenditure includes any VAT which
cannot be fully recovered.
Costs of generaliro furyjs C(Wnpri￿ those cosls 8ss0(yaleiJ wilh attrdcong vol￿* income and the costs of
Irading for fundraising purpose5.
Charitable expenditure Gompri5es Costs i￿￿rred by t1￿Char[ty IN the delNeryof its and servtc
lor its bendioaries. It includes both costs Ihat can be allotstEd direclyto such actiwbes and those costs of an
indirect nalure necessary to support Ihern.
Governance costs i[￿lUde those costs ass¢xia￿ wlh meeting the conslitrrtiOTpI arKI 5tatsJlory requirements of
the charity and include the examinefs fees and ¢osts linked to the strategic management of the charity.
All costs arè allocated betr￿een the expeThfitre catwries of Rec*pts and Paymènts account on a basis
desigr*d lo reflect the use ol the resource. Costs relatirwJ to a partiCLd& activity are allocated dire¢tly, othe
are apportioned on an appropriate basis.
Cash and equivalents
Cash and Gash equivalents include cash in h￿d. deposits hdd at c811 wth banks. other short-lem liquid
inv8slmenls wth original maturities of three montfrk8 orless, arKI bank ov￿draftS. Bank 0V￿d[afts are shown
within bomwngs in currant liabilities.
Employee Inforniatlon
Avuage number of employees O
No èmployees received remur*ralion exceeding £60.Cm.

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Trnjslees remuneration and expenses £0
Related pty transactlon$
There We￿ Flo related party tr￿SactIonS during the period.