St Joseph’s Primary School PTA NIC 104229
Trustees Annual Report September 2022-2023
St Joseph’s Primary School PTA
4 Ballynahinch Road
Crossgar
Co Down BT30 9HS
Charity Registration Number – NIC104229
Governing Document
Constitution, an approved governing document issued by PTAUK, with no changes to clauses.
Trustees (and committee members)
Siobhan McArdle (principal)
Dawn Dougan (Treasurer)
Maria Lyons (Chair)
Michelle Currie (Secretary)
Claire Di Brita
Kerrylouise Curran
Sarah Curran
Emma Killen
Lynn Colhoun
Gemma Michalak
Bank
Ulster Bank
Ballynahinch BT24 8AP
St Joseph’s Primary School PTA NIC 104229
Purposes of the Association
– Purpose 1
Advancement of Education of the pupils in the school.
Our PTA have worked very hard over the last year to raise much needed funds for the school to improve their overall education and maintain good links with the parents. St Joseph’s Primary School is a small rural school with 130 children. The pupils in the school make good progress which is greatly enhanced through them having access to resources, activities and events which cannot be funded by the school budget in the current financial constraints. The principal activity for achieving this objective is by holding fundraising activities throughout the year. The main areas for fundraising was to contribute towards purchasing ICT equipment for the children and supporting their health and wellbeing across the school, and to keep strong communication links with parents and community.
The main fundraising activities held during 2022/2023 were as follows: -
Sponsored Walk, Cycle or Scoot to school
Fancy Dress Halloween & Children’s Bingo
Easter Event – Easter Egg Hunt
Summer Fair, Recycling school uniforms and book sale
Not only did these events provide a social occasion for staff, pupils and parents in the school, but also raised funds to further enhance pupils’ learning across the school from the money raised and improve the overall health and wellbeing of the children.
Money raised and donated to the school was used to help fund the following: -
Purchasing Interactive Whiteboard Touch Panel for the school – P3
Contributing towards P7 leavers’ hoodies
St Joseph’s PTA ‘s finances at the end of the year had a balance of £1580.17
Safeguarding
We are satisfied that effective safeguarding is in place.
Statement on Public Benefit
St Joseph’s Primary School PTA NIC 104229
All of our trustees have paid due regard to the commissions’ public benefit requirement statutory guidance and agree and can verify the above public benefits.
We verify the information is correct to the best of our knowledge. It has been shared with all trustees and we have permission to sign on behalf of St Joseph’s PTA.
NIC 104229
On behalf of the St Joseph’s PTA Trustees
Siobhan McArdle Maria McCarthy
Principal Chair of PTA Date: 21/9/2023 Date: 21/9/2023