Killowen Primary School Parent Teacher Association Charity Number:_ NIC103127 8thTRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT _ APRIL 2025 Relates to the year: IStApril 2023 - 31st March 2024
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al and Administrative Information Killowen Primary School Parent Teacher Association is a registered charity which operates on behalf of the Parents and Guardians of pupils enrolled at the state school known as Killowen Primary School. together with its teachers and staff . Registered as a charity in the name of . KILLOWEN PRIMARY SCHOOL Address: Killowen Primary School Shuttle Hill Coleraine Co. Londonderry 8T513BZ Phone Number: 02870342483 Email Address:amoon380@c2kni.net Recognised Charity Number: NIC103127 Trustee Names Arlene Moon (Chair) Che Andrea McFarlane ne Davera Nicola Neill nne Caske (Treasurer) Robbie Moon (Secretar On 31st March 2024 Yes Served duri Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2023/24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Bankers: _ Bank of Ireland The Diamond Coleraine Independent Examiner:_Education Authority
Trustees Annual Re ort The Trustees of Killowen Primary School Parent Teacher Association present their report, together with their independently examined financial statements of the Charity for the year ended March 2024. Structure. Governance and Management: fJoverning Document The charity's activities are governed by a Constitution Document approved by the Annual General Meeting. Recruitment and appointment of new trustees Any parent or guardian of a pupil at the school is automatically a member of the PTA. Committee membership relies on parents volunteering their services; to date there has been no reason to refuse any support. Killowen Primary School Parent Teacher Association committee membership is promoted at parent inf ormation meetings, fundraising events, Seesaw and via the school 'Monday note,. Committee posts are f illed annually and new parents are encouraged to actively stand for election. Induction and training of new trustees New committee members are introduced into the workings of the charity and its relationship to the school. Initial meetings describe the work of the charity, the structure of the meetings, the responsibilities of the trustees and members. Off ice bearers are provided with guidance and support from the previous committee members. Governance The charity holds regular meetings during the school year. Subcommittees may be formed to by the committee to work on specif ic events/ activities and w.ill report back to the committee. Killowen Primary School Parent Teacher Association works closely with the school Principal and also one teaching member of staf f , who attends PTA meetin9S. Risk Management The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees continue to review the principle areas of the charity's operations in order to identify risks that could aff ect the day to day operations of the charity. In the opinion of the trustees the charity has established resources and review systems which, under normal conditions. should allow these risks to be mitigated to an acceptable level, in its day to day operations.
Ob'ectives and Activities Aims and Objectives The objection of the charity is to enhance the education of the pupils attending Killowen Primary School. In furtherance to this objective, the charity may.. Promote close co-operation and communication between parents, teachers and other staf f ' Engage in activities which enhance or provide facilities or items f or education at Killowen Primary School. The principle activity f or achieving the objective is to hold f undraisin9 events. Statement on Public Benefit The trustees have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission, including public benef it guidance. Achievement and Performance Charitable Activities In 2023/24 the charity generated abundant funds, through fundraising activities, these included a Halloween Disco and a School Fete in May. This charity has no assets and liabilities. Financial Review Financial Results The main source of income for the charity is f rom f undraisin9 activities and donations. Financial Reserves The Charity does not have a specif ic policy on reserves, but the Treasurer aims to maintain enough money in the bank account to f und all f orthcomin9 expenses. such as f loats and expenses f or events and any commitments to the school. Trustees Responsibilities Charity regulations require the Trustees to prepare accounts for each f inancial year which show the incomin9 resources and application of the resources of the Charity in the year.
The Trustees are responsible for keepin9 power accountin9 records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the f inancial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible f or safe9uardin9 the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of f raud and other irregularities.