Teddington School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Trustees, Report and Annual Accounts For the Year Ending 31 August 2025 Charity Number 295617 TNstees Linn Karpinnen - Secretary Angela Motha - Treasurer Kathryn Ruth Rocha - Trustee lappolnted I September 20251 Verlty Royle- Chalr Ireslgned I September 20251 Address and contact detalli TeddlnBton School 8room Road Teddln8ton rwii 9PJ Emall.. Lta teddin ton5 Website., www.teddin tonscliool.or Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Au8USt 2025 The Trustees pre5eTrt their annual report and the financial statements of the charlty, Teddington School Parent Teacher Association IPTAI, for the year ended 31 Au8USt 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wtth the accounting policies set out in note I to the accounts and comply with the charitvs tru# deed, the Charities Act 1993 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accountln8 and ReN)rting by Charities published in 2￿5. Structure, 8o¥ernance and management The Trust is a registered charity, number 295617. and was registered on 20 November 1986. The charltvs tonstitution was adopted on 29 September 1986 and amended on 8 March 2016. ObJert5ves and Actfvlties The object of the PTA is to advance the education of pupi15 in the School by Developlng effertive relationshlps between the stsff. parents and other ass¢xiated with the School Engaging in activities or providing facllities or equlpment which support the School and advance the education of the pupils. The charivs activities are to advance the education of pupi15 in the school by developlng effectlve relationship5 between the staffi parents and others associated with the school and engaging in activities or providing facilitles or equipment that support the school. The main way the charity carries Out these activies is the making of 8rants to support: Education and training Art5, culture, heritage and sclence Amateursport Envlronment, conservation. herttage Membershlp Members of the PTA are parents, guardians or carers of any pupil currently attending the School and the members of the teaching and non-teaching staff currently employed by the School. The PTA is keen to attract as many new members as possible, and to that end encourages new volunteers in the followlng ways: Hosting transltlon disco for Year 6 students who are joining the School community as Year 7$. Attendlng the Parents. Evening for new Year 7 students to present an introduction to the PTA. Organislng a welcome event for Year 7 parents in the first temi of the year. An Association newsletter which is distributed weekly as part of the School newsletter. Encouraglng new parents, guardlans and carers to register on Classlist which is a key communication channel for the PTA wlth its members. Malntalning a PTA page on the School website whlch Includes Information of how to contact the PTA, Its actlvltles 3nd a calendar of future events. General Meetln All member5 are entitled to attend any AGM or EGM of the PTA. General meetings are called by 14 clear days, wrltten notice to the members specifylng the business to be tron5acted. In practice notice of meetings and minute5 are clrculated via Classllst, and additlonally notl¢e of meetings Is Iven In the weekly newsletter Issued by the School. There Is a quorum at the general meetlng If the number of members personally present Is at least two tlmes the number of the Commlttee Members in office at the commencement of the meeting. The Commlttee The Commlttee as charlty trustees have control of the PTA and Its property and funds. The Committee when complete shall comprS5e-. The Presldent, who shall be the Head Teacher The OffS¢ers; the Chalr, the Secretary and the Treasurer Ordinary Commlttee Members: three or more named members of the Assoclatlon Co-opted Committee members, but the number of co.opted Committee Members shall not exceed 50% of the r¢umber of ordlnary commlttee members. The Commltteels approved at the AGM and shall hold offlce untll the next AGM but the co-opted Commlttee member5 may be co-opted by the Commlttee at anytlme and shall hold office untll the next AGM. The offlcers shall be elected at the AGM and shall hold offlce untll the next AGM. The Chalr should be a parent 8uardlan or a ¢arer member. A Commlttee member automatlcally cease to be a member ofthe Committee if he or she Is dlsqualified under the CharStles Act 1983 if acting as a charlty trustee is Incapable, either mentally or physlcally of managlng his or her own affalrs Is absent frorn three consecutive meetings of the Commlttee ceases to be a member of the Commlttee of the Assocatlon resi8n5 by written notice to the Committee Ibut only If at least two Commlttee members wlll remaln In offlcel Is removed by a resolution passed by all the other members of the Commlttee after Invltlng the views of the Committee member concerned and consldedng the matter in the light of any such views A retiring Committee member is entitled to an indemnity from the continuing Commlttee members at the expense of the Association in respert of any liabilitles properly incurred while he or she held office. Atechnlcal defect In the appointment of a Committee member ofwhich the Commlttee are unaware at the time does not invalidate decisions tsken at a meetin8. Commlttee Moetln8S The Committee must hold at least one meeting per term. Any member may attend or take part in committee meeting. A quorum at a Committee meeting is 50% of the total current membership of the Committee members. The Chair, or if the Chair is unable to do so, some other member of the Committee chosen by the members present presides at each Committee meeting. Every issue may be determined bv a simple majority of the votes cast at a Committee meeting but a resolutlon which Is In writing and signed by all members of the Committee is as valld as a resolution passed at a meeting and for this purpose the resolution may be tontained in more than one document and will be treated as passed on the date of the last signature. Except for the chalr of ihe meetin& who h35 a second or casting vote. every commtttee member present has one vote on each issue. Powers of Commlttee The Committee have the following powers in the administration of the Association to delegate any of their funrtions to the sub