## **AGM** All trustees met on 5[th] February 2024 to review the previous year and look at projects for the future. ## **Annual Report for the financial year ending 31[st] March 2023** The Trustees of Portesbery Partnerships present their annual report and audited accounts for the financial year ended March 2023 and confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the charity terms of reference and constitution. ## **Objectives** The charity’s objectives are to enhance the experiences of our students by working in partnership with families and other organisations to provide additional opportunities and resources outside of the core offer education funded by the Local Authority. ## **Structure** The Charity is managed by the trustees who are all members of the school staff:- Chairperson (Nathan Aspinall) Treasurer (Debbie Attard) Trustee (Sam Leach ) Trustee (Clare Walker) Trustee (Cathryn Hopkinson) The Charity uses the services of an external fundraiser who charges a commission based fee for all funds raised. The school has a Friends of Portesbery group (instead of an official PTA) which comes under the umbrella of Portesbery Partnerships. The group run annual events such as a Summer Fun Day, Quiz Night and Christmas Fair to raise funds for the charity. Page **1** of **2** ## **Review of Activities and Achievements during financial year 2022-23** The charity has managed to purchase several new items for the benefit of the students over the past year, funded by a variety of activities. These include:- - Music and rebound therapy - Further development of our memorial garden, with dedicated benches, plaques and planting - Outside play areas and equipment for our Early Years and Complex needs classes - Outdoor gym equipment for our primary department - Outdoor learning equipment for the whole school - Specialist resources for individual students ## **Financial review / summary of accounts** Final Accounts for 2022/23 - submitted separately. ## **Future Events** Our family BBQ, Summer Fair and Christmas fair were very successful in bringing our wider community together and raising funds for the charity. ## **Fundraising targets** Specific focus areas are the development of:- - Supporting offsite educational visits and the cost of transport for all our students - Outside Grounds – Play equipment, storage and shade - Developing a therapeutic space within the school for all students to access in line with compassionate schools - Bringing more accessible therapies in to school Page **2** of **2** RYP TNeRSH egisiered harity Numbvr 27 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 1stAPRIL 2022- 315t MARCH 2023 INCOME EXPENDITURE PTA Income QUE night Xmas Fayre Unifc 2￿ hanil WIf￿rn £4,387.68 PTA re.Imbursements Quv2 night (SW￿lieS1 riTrsl8lcohd license Xtnasfayre Irsffle licketslpD.Sta9elp_tizesttoo¥J Xmas presènts Card read staff Xm2s lunch Staff Juts￿e ILrth £2.811.32 £41745 É3.312.44 £241.69 £641.72 £1.200.69 £38.00 £434.22 £255.00 £19.39 Sundry Dom￿0￿5 Amazon STni RDd Curry Camberle Chat Royal SuffeLlre Lorrair* ￿ard) Surrey Garden5 TnJ$i GiftA Give asyou live TK Mayx The Frog Mlndwhutst Yow £7.376.39 Sundry Dorwtion5 re4mburs8ments PE Equip[ne￿I Lvj braces Jace Brovm Ou(*)DrLearnino Supplies Wcoden SF(NJ) lin lieu ofth8ir(bnaticLIi Maths ÈqUiFxnert Memmal Gardèn18erKheslPI8qLe*Plants Sunrise Walk snath$ Bank Charges £3,368.8fj £255 85 £795.75 £144.00 £1,604.55 £50.00 £299.98 £279.91 £35 00 E300.00 £307 74 £280 00 500.00 £343.80 e4,SW.00 £93.98 Myt¢hett Ministerles É2.000.00 Rebound Thera ,053.01 ust glvlng É3.925.28 Ju$t Glvin9 Charg8slr8-Imbursaments £216.00 Donallon$ sour¢ed from Rutherford £12.500.00 Rutherford dc*natlon5 re-imbursements PlaygFound Equipment Mu51c Thera Rutherford c￿￿MI￿1 £61,099.68 £12.500. £37,381.96 £11,466 52 £2,251.20 Little Port•sW P3renlal Don8lMS Knights F¢KThY•tion (Autlsum Term 221 £2,723.07 Little Porte5b•ri•5 ro-imbursement8 Sna¢ksEouipm2Trt Hall Hire £2,096.96 £623 07 £566 99 £1.529.97 Remibursemenls against prfor year donatlor Mdly Fenlon [tErn￿31 HotbcuM5re lin Iiw ofctrop donabonsl ,181.09 £467.03 £4.7141iS Balan￿ Sheet a5 al 31st March 2021 £32,912.42 £65,816.92 Brought foward from 2021r22 Income over Expenditure 20221rJ £73,616.30 -£32,904.50 Bank $tatement sho&t no 807 dated 1614r23 £40.711.80 BALANCES 31st March 2020 £40,711.80 £40,711.80 Signed.. Head te8C￿r Printed nome Extsmal Assessor Dale.. Printed name.. -./,.61ai Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the truslees Portesbery Partnerships On accounls for the year ended 3181 March 2023 Charity no lif any) 274437 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examinatK)n of the accounts of Ihe above charity ('the Trusf) for the year ended 3110312023. Responslblllties and basls of report As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ wilh 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 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commlsskjn under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independènt I have Gompleted my examination. I wnfirm that no materlal matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives m8 cause to believe that in. any material respeGt: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Charities Act., or the accDunts did not accord with the acwunting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accx)unts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2¢)08 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf vlew vthith is not a matter considered as part of an irKl8pendent examinatlon. I have no concems and have come across no other mattars in connection with th8 examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Dale: 0110312024 Name: Loui5 Ingamells Relevant profossional qualificallon(s} or body (rf any): Bsc Economics with Business Msc Intemational Business Address: 67 Elm Street Roalh, Cardiff IER Oct 2018 CF243QS Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wlshas to disclose. IER Oct 2018