Friend5 of St Franc15' Primary SchooL Drumaroad Tnjstees. Report The TrLtstees of Friends of St Frnn¢is' Primary School. Dnjmaroad present their report and thè financBI statements for the year ended 5 April 2024. The Trl have adoptsd the provisio of Accountiny and Reporting by charl$. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charitss preparing their accounts In accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard 8pplicabk in the UK Repubfic of IrelandlFRS1021. OBJECTniES AND ACTMTIES We are an actwe PTA which organtses SOCHI fvndrai$ing events for the families and children of the school and we aGknvdy volunteer for the school regularty." such as helping at schools sports d8y. refreshments at Confirmation. First Communion. Leavers. Day and Carol Stlc8. Organising anrj voluntsering at the regu18r events held each year to assist with social fundraising throughout the school, logeth8r wth any other èvents or matters to whtch we supportthe school and the families ofth? pupiLs within the school. FINANCIAL REVIEW Th8 Annual Financial Ststsments are attathed on pages 5 to 7 tn Ihks Report and the Trustee5 are pleased with the results for Ihts finanaal y&w. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr Goveming document The PTA is registsred as a iyfA with the PTA-UK under memerbship number 45581 and regis*red as 8 chartty with The Charity Commission for Northèm Ireland under Charity No. 104331.
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILTY STATEMETr The TNst8è5 are responsible fi>r preparing the Trustees, report and the finanGMI stst8ments in accordancè with applicablg law and th8 United lQngdom Accounting Standards (United Pfjngdom Generatty Accepted Accounting Practtel. CharitEs legislation requires th& Trustees to prepare finanual statements for 2ach financkal year. Under Charities L8[ation the TnJ5tees must not approv8 thè financaal statsments unless they are satisfied they give a tfug and fwr Vbew of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources including the recespts and payments, of the ¢haTity for that year. In preparnig these finan(aal stslements. the TnJstee5 are required to: - Select suilable a(xounting poficies and then apply them consistenty.. bserve the methods and prinuples in the Charities SORP, 4nake judgments ond a¢¢ountiry estimates arg reasorwbte and prudgnt 4tate whether applicable UK a¢countir¥J stsrards have been followed. subject to any matsrial departures disdosed and explained in the financial slal8mgnts. -prepare the f nancial statements tsn the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate b presume that the charitable company wll continue in operation. The Trustees arE responsble for keeping adequate 8¢counttng records that afe strfficrent ttt show ar Èwain thÈ eharty's transacthjns and dcloSe with reasonab accuracy at any tim8 th8 financial posrfGon of the charity and erob18 them to ensuro that the financaal stslwngnts compty with th8 Charthes legislath?n. They are aho POnSible for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hen for tsking reasonable sleps for the prevention and deteth.on of fraud and Dther rregularrbes. Approved by order of the board of trusteès on 7 Octobèr 224 and sned on its behaff by.. Maje51a Cunningham (Chairperson) Ite Mahon[r9$UrQrj