Friends of Beaconsfield High Trustees Report 2023-2024
The purpose of the Friends of Beaconsfield High School PTA is to raise funds and strengthen the school community to benefit and advance the education of the students of Beaconsfield High School. All parents of children at the school are automatically members of the PTA, however fundraising events and initiatives are generally run by a small group of volunteers. The governance of the PTA is managed by the current Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. The Chair and Treasurer are trustees of the charity. There are no paid employees and trustees and volunteers are only reimbursed for direct expenses incurred on behalf of the charity. Termly PTA meetings are held where plans for the fundraising events and priorities for funding for the school are discussed and agreed. The committee have agreed that minimum reserves of £5,000 should be maintained for any emergency funding required by the school and for event costs in advance.
The year to 31[st] July 2024 went very well, with the Christmas Fair being a great success, raising over £14,644. Total funds raised in the year of £40,848 (2023: £35,991) was an immense achievement and allowed the donation of £35,256 to the school.
Other events included the ever popular Quiz Nights and Year 7/8 Disco’s plus the ongoing initiatives such as second hand uniform sales and My School Lottery. Due to reducing numbers and requiring a disproportionate amount of administration, the Becky High Hundred’s initiative was closed during the year. It is hoped that any active members will redirect donations to the School Lottery.
Funds donated to the school have been spent and are earmarked for a variety of activities, such as outdoor table tennis tables, digital screens and charging banks.
The Chair and Treasurer, having been in post for the maximum term of three years, stepped down at the October 2024 AGM, with the successors being voted in at the same meeting.
Going forward, it is very much hoped to build on the core team of volunteers helping at events. With more parental input considerably more could be achieved!
Trustees of Beaconsfield High School
FRIENDS OF BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2024
CHARITY NUMBER: 291078
FRIENDS OF BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2024
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
| Note INCOME Donations Interest Fundraising 1 EXPENSES Fundraising 1 Licences and insurance Other Donation to school Surplus/Deficit |
2024 2023 £ £ £ £ 6,156 338 39 8 34,653 35,645 40,848 35,991 8,578 9,084 145 133 112 402 8,835 9,619 32,013 26,372 35,256 25,374 (3,243) 998 |
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| 8,578 145 112 |
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FRIENDS OF BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2024
BALANCE SHEET
| Current Assets Prepayments and accrued income Current Account Deposit Account Petty cash Paypal Liabilities Accruals Total net assets Reserves Funds Brought Forward (Deficit)/Surplus in year Funds carried Forward |
2024 £ 100 40,411 2,030 237 - 42,778 35,000 7,778 11,021 (3,243) 7,778 |
2023 £ 491 7,638 2,012 880 - 11,021 - 11,021 10,023 998 11,021 |
2023 £ 491 7,638 2,012 880 - 11,021 - 11,021 10,023 998 11,021 |
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| 42,778 35,000 |
11,021 - |
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| 11,021 | |||
| 10,023 998 |
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| 11,021 |
FRIENDS OF BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2024
NOTE TO ACCOUNTS 1
| Net income from fundraising activities Christmas Fair Year 7/8 Discos Quiz Night 2nd Hand Uniform Sales My School Lottery Bar at school held events Summer BBQ Mindfulness Garden Becky High 100's Miscellaneous fundraising costs Gross income Gross expenditure Net income |
2024 £ 14,644 5,079 3,274 1,452 1,191 636 - - - (201) 26,075 34,653 8,578 26,075 |
2023 £ 13,686 4,159 2,686 2,411 1,632 809 953 339 270 (384) |
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| 26,561 | ||
| 35,645 9,084 |
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| 26,561 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the truste•sl membors of Friends of Beaconsfield HiJh School On accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 Charlty no {If any) 291078 Set out on pagas I report to ihe trustees on my exarnination of the accounls of the above charity (Ih8 Tntsf) for the year 8nd8d 311071&4 Responslbllltles and basls As the tharivs Iruslees, yw are responslble for the preparation of the of report accounts in accknrdance with the requiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 (e Acr}. I port in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my 8xamination, I have followed all the applicable Diredions given by th8 Charity Commission under section 145(5}(b) of the Ad. Indopendent examlnerfs trhe ¢hariVs gross incom8 exceeded £250.(M)O and l am qualffied to stat•mont undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [ins8rt name of applicable listed bodyll. De16t6 [ ] rfnot applicable. I have completod my axamination. I confirm that no material matters have Come to my attentK)n in connection with the examination {other than that disdosed below") which gNes rn Cause to believe that in. any material respe¢t: the accounting reccyds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chafilies ACL or the accounts did not accord with the accountlng records" or the accounts did not comply with the applicatAe requirements Conrning the forni and content of a¢Unts sèt out in th8 Chariti8s (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirem8nt that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have a)me across no other matters in connection th the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the a(%ounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthay do not appty. SIgn. Date: Name: MR S -H&L-yKJ e Relevant professSonal quallfl¢allon(s) or body (If any): etCcA i£<g&6S Addresg: +10 4iLLLoFrpr4i JH,£E , Oct 2018 IER
SL9 0(UJ Only Complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any Iterns that the oxamlner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018