Trustees, Annual Report for the period
I Peri(xl slait date
Period end dale
31
07
From
01
08
2023
To
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty name
Frlends of Richmond Park Academy
Other names charity Is known by |
Reglgtered charlty number (if any)
Richmond Park Academy PTA
292864
Charfty's prlnclpal addr88s Rlchmond Park Academy.
| Park Avenue, East Sheen
, London
Postcode
SW14 8RG
Namgs ol the charlty trustees who manage Ihe charity
Nome of p8r*on lor
body) entitled to
appolnt tru#tse I
Trustee nom•
Olllca111 any)
Dates Acted It not lor
whoEe year
Sonya Wittenburg
Jon Rippon
Marianne Schol8S
Jackie Hagh
Chair
Committee member
Committee member
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Nameg of the trustees lor the charlty, 118ny, (lor example. any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acled If not tor whole
TAR
larch 2012

Names and addresses ot advlsers (Optlonal Infornmllon)
ol adviser Name
Address
Name ol chlef executlve or names ol senlor S&￿ members (Opllonal Intomiation)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
08scriptlon of the charlly's trusts
Constitution
Type of governlng document
How the charity is CA)nstitut8d, Unincorporat8d
Trustee se18Ction methods , New truste8s may b8 nominated and appointed by current Truslees.
Additlonal governance issues (Optlonal Information)
You may choose to include
addttionai information. whe
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
Iraining of trustees"
the Charity's organlsational
slructur8 any wider
network with which th8 charity
rks",
ielationship any related
parties;
trustees. constderalion of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
| charity works for the public benefit having as its objective the
development and education of th& school's pupils and the building of
Summary of the oblects of Ihe I relatlonships b8tween stalf. parents and the local community
Charity set oul In it$
governlng document
TAR
Mar¢h 2012

Our main activity is to ras8 funds for the school to US8 for the benefit of
th9 Staff and pupils. We do this via our three main activitles: the lireworks
in November. quiz night in March and by supporting shows in which
pupils show off thelr music andlor actlng skills. The fireworks event is a
large community evant with numerous families not linked to the school
attending. Th8 quiz is more school based and the shows arranged by the
I drama dèpartment or the school band club are allended by pupils and
parents ol pupils.
Summary of the maln
actlvllles undertaken for the
public benefit in relali¢Jn lo
these obfrcts {include wilhin
this sectlon the slatulory
declaratlon that trustees have
had regard to Ihe guidance
Issued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on public
benoflt)
Additional detalls of objectlves and actlvllles (Optional inforniatlon)
You may choose to include
further stat8ments. wheie
relevant. about..
policy on grantmthng.
policy programme related
investment-
contribulion made by
volunteers.
TAR
fvlarch 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
During the year the PTA made a £10,000 donatlon towards a naw school
minl bus
The PTA also rnade donations of £2.466 for Iwo new digital pianos and
| £1.864 to improve equipment in th8 school's spotts and PE department.
Summary of the main
achievemenls of Ihe charity
durlng ihe year
The teachers also compile a ￿lsh lis¥. ol iterns that they would like for
vartous extracurricular clubs run by them and the charity funds the
purchase of these it8ms.
The year 11s have an end of yeaw prom. The year 11s man a ￿all at the
annual fireworks to ratse funds for their prom. The charity makes a
donation towards the cost ol the prom to cover Iow8red ticket wices for
some pupils eligible for pupil premium.
Al the end of the calendar year th8 charity dKI a fundrais8 to purehase
gms and picnic hampers for the sthool staff, over £4,000 was raised and
I spenl on 'lhank you. gifts and hampers for the staff.
TAR
M*ch 2012

Section E
Financial review
Brlel statement ol the
charivs policy on reserves
The charity does not hobd reseNes other than sU￿lUS cash necessary for
I the contlnued funding ol the charity and events held by it. The PTA aims
to hold a reserve of around £6,000 to enable the payment for the larger
events including the fireworks which has large u￿front costs.
Detalls of any funds materially None
in delfcil
Further flnancial review detalls (Oplicnal informatlon)
You may choose to include
-The prlncipal fundraising actfvity is Ihe annud bonlire night fireworks
additionat information, where
display. Over 2,000 people from lh8 local aroa regularly attended the
relevant about".
evening, raising net funds of over £1 0,000 for the charty.
thè charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundTaising)-
how expenditure has
Parents at the school given monthly donatlons to the charty, which along
supported the key objectives with regular donations from Easy Fundraising and Amazon Smile raised
of the ¢hartty'
i over £3.800
investment policy and
objeclSves including any
elhical investment policy
adopted.
The annual quiz night raised over £3.000 and shows by the pupils rased
over £1,000.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the truslees, report above.
Sign8d on behalt ol the charlty's truslees
Slgnaturo(s}
Full narne(s) Sonya Witten
Position (eg Secretary?
Chair
Chalr. etc)
l Jad(ie Haigh
Trustee
Date
Zo2
TAR
Marth 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5
Friènds of Rl¢hmond Park A¢adgmy
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
To
0110812023
3110712024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
lund$
R•strl¢ted
lund&
Endowment
fund$
Total lunds
Last year
t•thfr n•ar•s¢ £ tatho nwI￿£
ioth¢ n•arfjgt£
t• lh• n•avw¢l
Al R•¢elpts
136
2S,915
3.603
219
QUÈZ Night incom
FIMwFk5 Inc¢mg
paYP￿ Donaiions
Easyfu￿ra1￿it
Virgin false
Teath&r8 grftfundraists
Arnazon Smi12
Shows fvndtai4lrvJ
PTA Raffle
Ctsistmas Trè•s
Sik1h foDn fvrtdrdi￿n9
Hsec frjnds
htereEt re￿Ved
4136
2S.915
3.603
219
43$
418
2a08
5,085
1.174
407
3$1
270
1,005
350
T,814
242
350
7,814
242
Sub total(Gross Incon￿ for
AR)
4B,$39
48,539
7.251
A2 Asset and In¥￿￿￿ent sal•$.
Sub totsl
48,539
48,539
7351
A3 Payments
N￿h1 c¢#ts
FSrÈworks cogts
Bth form prryhexJ5ts
Tèa¢her6Wishlk41
Te8ehergrf18
918
1.000
S63
1.080
14.$74
1S,$74
17,737
3.707
17,737
3.707
2,173
Sub total
39.511J
3è.510
4655
A4 Asset and investment
pur¢hases, l$qe tabknl
Sub total
Tot•lpayments
39,510
39,51lJ
4.655
Net ofrow"pts/(payments)
AS Tran6fgrs b#iwoen fuftds
A6 Cash fund$148t year end
Cash fvnds thi$ year •nd
9.029
9.029
2.596
21,775
21.775
30.804
2.596
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Cat•g¢)ri•s
Vnr•stdct•d
funds
to r*ar•st£
D•tails
Restrl¢t
fund$
tonÈ*re¥t£
Endowment
funds
t• nearnBi£
81 Cash fund5
k A¢¢¢untS8nt8llder
22.989
Bank4¢￿tst HSB
7MI4
Total cash funds
30,804
Unr•strlthd
lund$
Ro8trict•d
funds
Endowrnent
funds
to nfr4r•st£
Detall$
Detalls
Fu•d to %Yhi¢h
•lb•lon
Curr•thvaly•
B3 Invostm•nt ass•ts
Costlopll•n*)
Detalls
fvrndtowhl¢h
a$*•t bglon
Curmrtt val
lonal
B4 Assgts rntalned for the
¢harW$ own u$e
Cootlopiipnall
D•talls
F￿dto*hlCh
li•bllty rtht•s
Amoutttduo
BS Liablliti•s
&9ned by one trustees on
behaifof au Ihe trust888
sI￿ature
Print N8me
D81e of
approval
Jon
2610212025
Son
wittenbu
111041207
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinef s Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Friends of Richmond Park Academy
On accounts for the year
ended
31 July 2024
Charlty no
(if any
292864
Set out on pages
1to2
I'.ememDer 10 Include t￿e p￿e numbers of 8ddrtional shee1gl
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31107 12024.
Responsibilities and As the charrty trustees of the Twsl, you are responsible for the preparation
ba81s of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad
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 carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters hav8
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 record8 were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wFth the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come alxoss no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the br8ckets rfthey do not 8ppIy.
Slgned:
Date:
Name:
Wayne Phillips
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
{If any):
CPA Australia
Address:
55 Vi¢arage Road
London SW14 8RY
IER
October 2018