Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date
Charity name: Gorsey Bank School Parent Teachers Association
Charity registration number: 517782
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The purpose of this charity is to raise funds to support and enhance the envi- ronment at Gorsey Bank Primary School. |
| Summary of the main activi- ties in relation to those pur- poses for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 | Various fundraising activities occur throughout the school year including school discos, golf days, quiz nights, Christmas markets, seasonal stalls, a Ball and second hand uniform sales. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Com- mission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have had regard to the guid- ance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
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| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on grant making | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment | |
| including program related in- | |
| vestment |
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its ben- eficiaries and any wider ben- efits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | This year the charity has been able to pro- vide books for the children at Gorsey Bank Primary School, has arranged events and gifts for those finishing pri- mary school, has enhanced Christmas events with treats / crackers and contrib- uted to half the cost of a new PA system. The fundraising events arranged have also provided teachers, children and par- ents with great opportunities to socialise as a community. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objec- tives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 |
Other
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s finan- cial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The available funds at the end of the pe- riod were increased by £29,209 compared with the previous year end. This left total available funds at over £82,000. |
| Statement explaining the pol- icy for holding reserves stat- ing why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The reserves had been held to contribute to a large construction project within the school which would have required signifi- cant funding. This project was unable to go ahead due to increasing costs. Follow- ing the end of this financial year alterna- tive projects have been funded or are in the development phase. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £82,365 |
| Reasons for holding zero re- serves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertain- ties about the charity continu- ing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any social inPara 1.46 vestment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: | ||
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity consti- tuted? (e.g unincorporated associa- tion, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Unincorporated Association |
| Trustee selection methods in- cluding details of any consti- tutional provisions e.g. elec- tion to post or name of any person or body entitled to ap- point one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | New trustees are appointed by an election vote to post. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider net- work with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Gorsey Bank School Parent Teachers Association |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 517782 |
| Charity’s principal address | Gorsey Bank Primary School | ||
| Altrincham Road | |||
| Wilmslow | |||
| Cheshire | |||
| SK9 5NQ | |||
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 (if any) |
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| Jonathan Jones |
Full Year | |||
| Jackie Grad- well |
Trustee Post Ended 20/09/2023 |
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| Dianne Haines | Trustee Post Ended 20/09/2023 |
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| Ellenor Dolan | Trustee Post Be- gan 20/09/2023 |
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| Emma Markey | Trustee Post Be- gan 20/09/2023 |
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Full name(s) Emma
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Date 30/06/2025
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Gorsey Bank PTA Financial Summary
| Financial Year: 1 Sept 2023 - 31 Aug 2024 | ||
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| Opening bank balance (1 Sept 2023) |
| EVENTS / FUNDRAISING SUMMARY |
INCOME | EXPENDITURE | PROFIT | COMMENTS | COMMENTS |
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| Christmas Market | £8,284 | £5,078 | £3,206 | ||
| Christmas Cards | £478 | £50 | £428 | £50 to Small Claims Court for 2022 Xmas Card Project, £450 was due from Chameleon Create but it has not been possible to retrieve this. |
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| Mother’s Day Stall | £1,535 | £795 | £740 | ||
| Father’s Day Stall | £984 | £191 | £793 | ||
| Fish n Chip Quiz | £2,291 | £650 | £1,641 | ||
| October Disco | £1,785 | £761 | £1,023 | ||
| February Disco | £1,744 | £685 | £1,059 | ||
| May Disco | £1,266 | £188 | £1,077 | ||
| Sports Day Refreshments | £794 | £139 | £655 | ||
| Summer Social | £5,274 | £2,448 | £2,827 | ||
| July Golf Day | £7,718 | £0 | £7,718 | ||
| Ball | £22,068 | £10,391 | £11,677 | ||
| Year 6 Performance Drinks | £271 | £73 | £198 | ||
| Second Hand Uniform | £203 | £203 | |||
| Water Bottle Sales | £430 | £0 | £430 | ||
| OTHER INCOME | |||||
| Easy Fundraising | £16 | £16 | |||
| Bank Interest | £61 | £61 | |||
| TOTAL FUNDRAISING | £33,753 | ||||
| Outstanding from PREVIOUS YEAR 2022-2023 |
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| Father’s Day Expenses - June 2023 |
£287 | -£287 | Claimed Late | ||
| PTA Event Expenses - July 2023 |
£75 | -£75 | Year 6 Bar 2023 & New Parents Evening 2023 |
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| Summer Social Income / Expenditure - June 2023 |
£116 | £67 | £49 | £116 received late for the Zorbs. £67 invoiced late for BBQ Meat - was anticipated to be £175 in previous accounts. |
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| £55,318 | £21,879 | £33,439 |
| SCHOOL PURCHASES | INCOME | EXPENDITURE | PROFIT | COMMENTS |
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| Christmas Crackers | £119 | -£119 | ||
| Christmas Treats | £191 | -£191 | ||
| Year 6 Leaver’s Disco | £239 | -£239 | ||
| New PA System | £207 | -£207 | PTA paid for 50% of this. | |
| Year 6 Leaver’s Hoodies | £1,098 | -£1,098 | ||
| School Library Books & Dictionaries |
£1,988 | -£1,988 | ||
| £0 | ||||
| TOTAL SCHOOL PURCHASES | £0 | £3,842 | -£3,842 |
| RUNNING COSTS AND ADMIN | INCOME | EXPENDITURE | PROFIT | COMMENTS |
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| Equipment | £140 | -£140 | Additional Sum Up Machine + Coffee Machine & Milk Frother |
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| Parent Kind Insurance | £153 | -£153 | ||
| PTA Evenings | £95 | -£95 | New Reception Parents Evening + PTA Launch Night |
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| TOTAL RUNNING COSTS | £0 | £388 | -£388 |
| PTA FUNDS & SUMMARY | ||||
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| PTA Funds | £108,474 | Opening Bank Balance + Funds Raised this fnancial year |
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| PTA Expenditure | £26,109 | Expenditure this fnancial year | ||
| TOTAL PTA FUNDS | £82,365 | |||
| PTA bank account balance per statement 31/08/2024 |
£82,365 | Accounts Reconciled - Total PTA Funds matches closing bank balance. |
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| PTA Outstanding Committed Expenditure |
£0 | |||
| PTA Outstanding Income | £35 | Additional Funds from Year 6 Rugby Club Party - To be paid by Jackie Gradwell. |
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| TOTAL PTA FUNDS AVAILABLE |
£82,365 | Includes Outstanding Committed Expenditure but not Outstanding Income |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's re- port on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Gorsey Bank School Parents Teachers Association On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charlty no (If any) 517782 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above char- ity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31108 12024. Re8ponslbllltle8 and ba- As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of sls of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ('the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out un- der section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under 8ection 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material re- spect.. Independent examin- er's statement accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other 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. Ple8se delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2710612025 Name: Jonathan Rourke ACA IER October 2018
Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (if any): Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales Address: 13 Carrwood Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5DJ Sectlon B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018
Give here brief details of any Items that the exam- iner wishes to disclose. None IER October 2018