Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Courtland Parent Teacher Association
Other names charity is known by N/A
Registered charity number (if any) 275280
Charity's principal address Courtland School Courtland Avenue London Postcode NW7 4LU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Nisha Durgacharan | Chair | From 13 September 2023 | ||
| Sonal Patel | Vice Chair | From 13 September 2023 | ||
| Pratima Sood | Treasurer | From 13 September 2023 | ||
| Pavlina Chingarova | Finance Support / Event coordinator |
From 13 September 2023 | ||
| Jayme Ilic | Secretary / Event coordinator |
From 13 September 2023 | ||
| Leena Teeluck | Secretary / Event coordinator |
From 13 September 2023 | ||
| Sonal Matharu | Event coordinator | From 13 September 2023 |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| N/A |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of adviser |
Name | Address |
|---|---|---|
| None |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
None
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s governance and constitution:
Type of governing document Parentkind Model Constitution – March 2021: (eg. trust deed, constitution) Courtland School - PTA Documents How the charity is constituted Association (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Trustees must be members of the association and are elected by (eg. appointed by, elected by) members of the Association at the AGM. Trustees shall have the power to co-opt committee members/trustees at any time, these do not need to be members of the association. The number of co-opted committee members/trustees must not be more than 50% of the total number of committee members/trustees.
Additional governance issues (Optional information):
You may choose to include additional In June 2024, the charity retrospectively updated its Charity Commission information, where relevant, about: record to reflect up to date trustee appointments which had been made in September 2023 (at the charity’s AGM). The changes reflect the 6.2 of • policies and procedures adopted for the the constitution which highlights ‘Committee members/trustees shall be induction and training of trustees; elected at the AGM and shall hold office until the next AGM.’
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The primary objective of the association is to advance the education of pupils in the school, in particular by:
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Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school; and
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Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school, and advance the education of the pupils.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public 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)
With due regard for the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance and in line with our objectives, each year the PTA runs a wide range of events both to raise funds towards the school’s wish list and to provide social opportunities for the pupils, parents, staff, governors and wider school community.
These include regular annual events like the Summer Fair, Christmas Event, Halloween Disco and Movie Night for the children’s enjoyment. Continued overleaf…
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… continued from page 2.
All activities are planned by the committee, drawing on volunteers from the parent membership, school staff and wider community of supporters as appropriate, having regard to safeguarding and risk assessments. The committee is grateful for the time, expertise and donations given by all involved, without whom the PTA would not be able to achieve so much.
The work of the PTA enables the advancements of the pupils’ education by giving money to the school for the purchase of equipment, resources, facilities and other wish list items it would otherwise not be able to afford. This not only enhances the student’s education experience but also enriches their learning by paying for whole school events like workshops and subsidising class trips related to the curriculum.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
A number of parents provide a voluntary contribution per month.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Highlights of last year for Courtland PTA include providing new AV equipment, as well as the following events/activities:
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Chocolate bar sales for world book day
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Christmas and Summer fairs;
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Halloween disco;
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Easter activities;
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Movie night;
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Cake sales;
Courtland PTA benefited the school’s pupils thorough the following:
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Workshops and focus weeks;
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Providing coaches for school trips;
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In school pantomime;
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Books for key stage 1;
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Reading Cloud;
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School Library Loan Service;
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5A Day fitness PE programme subscription; and
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Artist project.
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The trustees aim to keep a minimum £10,000 in reserves each year to ensure there is cash to fund recurring annual payments to the school. This normally covers the following (an illustration):
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School Library Loan Service, around £1,750;
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5A Day Fitness PE Programme Subscription, around £268;
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Focus Weeks & Workshops, around £5,000;
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Y6 Leavers Bowling Party, around £150;
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Y6 Leavers Gifts maximum, around £200;
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In school Panto performance, around £800;
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Y6 Artist Project. around £1,500; and
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Santa Presents x 90 (books for key stage 1) around £150.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
No funds in deficit.
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);
In the current financial climate fundraising for the 2024/25 financial year and beyond may be even more challenging as there is no one to organise big events like the Christmas and summer fairs.
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
The charity’s plans for the upcoming year include:
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Raising money for minimum commitment to school of £10k
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As a minimum the Halloween Disco, Christmas fair, Easter activities, Movie Night, and Sponsored spell events will take place in 2024/25
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Pratima Sood | Nisha Durgacharan | |
Trustee, Treasurer |
Trustee, Chair | |
| 28 May 2025 | ||
| 28 May 2025 |
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| Courtland Parent Teacher Association | Courtland Parent Teacher Association | Courtland Parent Teacher Association | 275280 | 275280 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01-Aug-23 | To | 31-Jul-24 | |||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 4,511 31,698 - - - - - - 36,209 - - - 36,209 7,075 153 9,183 - - - - - - 16,410 811 - 811 17,221 18,988 - 26,906 45,894 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 4,511 31,698 - - - - - - 36,209 - - - 36,209 7,075 153 9,183 - - - - - - 16,410 811 - 811 17,221 18,988 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Voluntary receipts | 4,511 | - - - - - - - - - |
4,511 | 5,326 | ||
| Fundraising activity income | 31,698 | 31,698 | 33,326 | |||
| Gift aid | - | - | 2,607 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
36,209 | 36,209 | 41,259 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 36,209 | 41,259 | ||||
| Fundraising activity cost | 7,075 | - - - - - - - - - - |
7,075 | 6,130 | ||
| Admincosts | 153 | 153 | 140 | |||
| Funds donated to School | 9,183 | 9,183 | 41,865 | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 16,410 | 16,410 | 48,135 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Assetpurchase | 811 | - - - |
811 | 128 | ||
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| **Sub total ** | 811 | 811 | 128 | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 17,221 | 48,264 | ||||
| 18,988 | - | - | 18,988 |
- 7,004 | ||
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| 26,906 | - | 26,906 | 33,911 | |||
| 45,894 | - | - | 45,894 | 26,906 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details current account held with barclays Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Gazebo (& sundry assets) |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 45,894 - - - - - 45,894 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted 811 - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Pratima Sood |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Pratima Sood | 28/05/2024 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on |
Charity Name Courtland Parent Teacher Association |
Charity Name Courtland Parent Teacher Association |
Charity Name Courtland Parent Teacher Association |
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| 31 July 2024 | Charity no (if any) |
275280 | |
| the preceding pages | |||
| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the PTA”) for the year ended 31 July 2024. |
- Responsibilities and As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the PTA’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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no material concerns and have come across no other material 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.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
Date: | |
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| 31 May 2025 | ||
| David Wallis ACA | ||
| Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | ||
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