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Trustees’ Annual Report Latchmere School’s Parents’ Association

From: 1 January 2023 To: 31 August 2023

SECTION A: REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

Charity Name	Latchmere School’s Parents’ Association
Other names the charity is known by	LSPA
Registered Charity Number	272376
Charity’s principal address	Latchmere School Latchmere Road Kingston upon Thames KT2 5TT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

No.	Trustee Name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1.	Olivia Evans	Co Chair		N/A
2.	Anna Jarman	Co Chair		N/A
3.	Caroline Braun	Secretary		N/A
4.	Catherine Butcher	Treasurer	Appointed Treasurer 09/05/2023 (previously committee member)
	Nimet Pygram	Treasurer	Resigned 09/05/2023	N/A
5.	Katie Lawford	Vice Chair	Appointed Vice Chair 09/05/2023 (previously committee member)
6.	Rebecca Ruttley	Vice Chair	Resigned as Vice Chair 09/05/2023(stays on as committee member)	N/A
6.	Gemma Pope	Committee	Resigned 09/05/2023	N/A

No.	Trustee Name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
		Member
7.	Nina Holland	Committee Member		N/A
8.	Zoe Reynolds	Committee Member	Resigned 09/05/2023	N/A
10.	Marie Hodgson	Committee Member	Resigned 09/05/2023	N/A
11.	Anne Marie Summers	Committee Member		N/A
12.	Rachel Wood	Committee Member		N/A
13	Steph McMahon	Committee Member	Appointed 09/05/2023	N/A

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (optional information

Type of adviser	Name	Address
N/A

SECTION B: STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (e.g. trustees deed, constitution)	LSPA Operational Manual, constitution document

How the charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company)	Association with appointed Trustees
Trustee selection methods (e.g. appointed by, elected by)	Election at AGM

Additional governance issues (optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
The charity organisation’s structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The LSPA is an appointed charity to supplement the learning of children at Latchmere Primary School.

SECTION C: OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

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

The principal activity of the charity is to provide for the advancement of education in Latchmere Schools by contributing to educational facilities and extending relationships between staff and parents. The charity was registered on the 27th January 1977.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the pubic 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)

Fundraising events and community engagement.

Additional details of objectives and activities (optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Policy on grantmaking
Policy programme related investment;
Contribution made by volunteers.

N/A

SECTION D: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.

Fundraising net total of c£34k and grants to the school of £67k to improve and enhance the experience at Latchmere of the school community.

SECTION E: FINANCIAL REVIEW

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves.

General fund reserves: £30,633

Restricted fund reserves: £0

All reserves are net fundraising balances held to finance projects as and when requested by Latchmere School. Grants are paid to the school once the cost is incurred.

The LSPA agreed at the 2022 AGM that the reserves should be c. £10k at the end of each year. We have committed, but not paid, for the new KS2 Gate (£16,100) and History Wall (£3,590). After these two payments (which will be made imminently), the cash balance will be £10,943. This is inline with the agreed policy.

The restricted fund related to the swimming pool, the balance was granted to the school in the year and the bank account has been shut.

Details of any funds materially in deficit.

N/A

Further financial review details (optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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.

The charity’s principal source of funds are a Summer and Christmas Fair.

The charity accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

SECTION F: OTHER OPTIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

SECTION G: DECLARATION

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Signature
Full Name	Anna Jarman
Position	Co-Chair, LSPA
Date	21.01.2024

	LATCHMERE SCHOOLS PARENTS' ASSOCIATION	LATCHMERE SCHOOLS PARENTS' ASSOCIATION	LATCHMERE SCHOOLS PARENTS' ASSOCIATION	272 376	272 376	CC16a

	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	1 January 2023	To	31 August 2023


Section A Receipts andpayments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Event Receipts	50,153		-		50,153	57,644
Other Receipts	3,745	38	-		3,783	2,704
	-	-	-		-	-
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	-	-	-		-	-
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*Sub total(Gross income* *for AR)*	53,898	38	-		53,936	60,348

A2 Asset and investment sales,(see table).
n/a	-	-	-		-
	-	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-		-	-

*Total receipts*	53,898	38	-		53,936	60,348

A3 Payments
Event Payments	19,668	-	-		19,668	14,863
Other Payments	1,484	54	-		1,538	2,229
Grants to School	62,333	3,844	-		66,178	11,970
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	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*	83,486	3,898	-		87,384	29,061

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)

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n/a	-	-		-	-
	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*	-	-		-	-

*Total payments*	83,486	3,898	-		87,384	29,061

*Net of*
*receipts/(payments)*	- 29,587	- 3,860		-	- 33,448	31,287
A5 Transfers between
funds	-	-		-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year
end	60,221	3,860		-	64,081	32,794
*Cash funds this year end*	30,633	-		-	30,633	64,081


Section B
Statement of
assets and
liabilities at the end
of theperiod

n/a	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-

*Total payments*	83,486	3,898	-	87,384	29,061

*Net of* *receipts/(payments)*	- 29,587	- 3,860	-	- 33,448	31,287
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	60,221	3,860	-	64,081	32,794
*Cash funds this year end*	30,633	-	-	30,633	64,081


Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of theperiod
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	LSPA Main Account		30,633	-	-
			-		-
			-	-	-
	*Total cash funds*		30,633	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK	OK
			Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	Cash float		51	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
			-	-	-
				Cost (optional)
	Details		Fund to which asset belongs		Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	n/a			-	-

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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	n/a		-	-
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	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities	n/a		-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
		Anna Jarman		2101/2024

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Latchmere Schools Parents’ Association members of On accounts for the year 31 August 2023 Charity no 272 376 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-3

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023 .

Responsibilities and basis As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of of report 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(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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
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.

Date: 21/01/2024 Signed: Name: Anthony Perera

Relevant professional MAAT, AATQB qualification(s) or body (if any): A N Perera & Co 173 Barnfield Avenue Address: Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT2 5RQ

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Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Trustees’ Annual Report Latchmere School’s Parents’ Association

SECTION A: REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

Names and addresses of advisers (optional information

SECTION B: STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

SECTION C: OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

SECTION D: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

SECTION E: FINANCIAL REVIEW

SECTION F: OTHER OPTIONAL INFORMATION

SECTION G: DECLARATION

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Disclosure