2022-08-31-accounts - St Paul's Cathedral School Association

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Trustees’ Annual Report

From 01/09/2021 To 31/08/2022 Charity name: St Paul’s Cathedral School Association Charity registration number: 283757 Trustee: Rebecca Kouyoumjian

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	To support, advance and maintain both the musical foundation of St Paul's Cathedral School ("the School") and the education and welfare of the pupils as set out in the SPCSA constitution.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	• To maintain at all times full consultation with the Headmaster, the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, the School Council and any other bodies which have authority for the maintenance and government of the School; • To foster good relationships between the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, the Head, the staff, the parents and others associated with the School; • To act as a forum for the staff and parents to meet socially; • To support the objective of the Charities known as "The Friends of St Paul's" and "St Paul's Cathedral School Foundation".
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	The Trustees are aware of and have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document

To support, advance and maintain both the musical foundation
of St Paul's Cathedral School ("the School") and the education
and welfare of the pupils as set out in the SPCSA constitution.

Summary of the main activities in
relation to those purposes for the
public benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.

•
To maintain at all times full consultation with the
Headmaster, the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's
Cathedral, the School Council and any other bodies
which have authority for the maintenance and
government of the School;
•
To foster good relationships between the Dean and
Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, the Head, the staff, the
parents and others associated with the School;
•
To act as a forum for the staff and parents to meet
socially;
•
To support the objective of the Charities known as "The
Friends of St Paul's" and "St Paul's Cathedral School
Foundation".

Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit

The Trustees are aware of and have regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

St Paul’s Cathedral School association runs a wide range of events both to raise funds for the school’s ‘nice to have’ and to provide social opportunities for the pupils, parents and staff.

These include regular events like cake sales and discos, plus annual community events such as the quiz night, and summer fair. These events are planned and volunteered by the committee, paying regard to appropriate safeguarding and risk assessments.

This year the committee approved several request for donations from the school. These include:-

£6,500 towards the refurbishment of the school art room
£8,000 for Christmas treats for the whole school, plus discos and presents
£200 for a staff room coffee machine
£1,700 for filming of Pre-Prep nativity plays
£250 for a football table for the boarding house
• £1,600 for benches in the playground
£250 for storage trolley
£2,000 on coaches
PC for sports department
£530 Year 7 bonding trip
£350 Year 4 Zoo visit
Rucksacks for Year 8 hike
£2,500 donation towards Year 7 & 8 French trip
£800 Year 6 trip

Fundraising activities included termly cake sales, secondhand uniform sales, tea-towel sales and the Summer Fair, plus revenue from a raffle held at the Summer fair and at Easter.

We received commission from the sale of pupil-drawn Christmas cards and from the sale of school merchandise. Regular income includes an (optional) subscription from each family per term of £5 and commission from easyfundraising and Amazon Smile of almost £350, plus the popular second-hand uniform sales (over £5,000).

Financial Reserves

The work of SPCSA helps to fulfil our objectives of fundraising for the school and bringing the school community together socially. We have endeavoured to ensure that PTA funds benefit every child throughout the school, enhancing and enriching the pupils’ educational experience at St Paul’s Cathedral School. From September 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2022 the PTA had Income: £35,026.22 Spent: £23,270.08 Balance: £10,756.14 The committee do not have a formally agreed reserves policy as such, but find it prudent to have approximately £10,000 in the account for the next financial year.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	St Paul’s Cathedral School Association
Registered charity number	283757
Charity’s principal address	St Paul’s Cathedral School 2 New Change London EC4M 9AD Signed by: R. Kouyoumjian 03/06/2024

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Rebecca Kouyoumjian	Chair	2021-2024
	Ian Nelthorpe	Treasurer	2021

Declarations

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	R. Kouyoumjian
	Rebecca Kouyoumjian
	Co-Chair
	31.05.2024