Friends of St Francis' Primary School, Drumaroad Contents
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Friends of St Francis’ Primary School, Drumaroad
Address St Francis Primary School C/o Majella Cunningham 18 Chapel Lane Castlewellan Co Down BT31 9PQ Bankers - AIB 42-44 Hill Street Newry Co Down BT34 1AU Accountants L Kerr & Co Chartered Accountants Unit 58 Armagh Business Centre Loughgall Road Armagh BT61 7NH Chairperson Majella Cunningham Vice-Chairperson John Paul Magee Treasurer Danielle Mahon Secretary Janine Laverty
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Friends of St Francis’ Primary School, Drumaroad Trustees’ Report
The Trustees of Friends of St Francis' Primary School, Drumaroad present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2025.
The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of lreland(FRS102).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
We are an active PTA which organises social fundraising events for the families and children of the school and we actively volunteer for the school regularly; such as helping at schools sports day, refreshments at Confirmation, First Communion, Leavers’ Day and Carol Service. Organising and volunteering at the regular events held each year to assist with social fundraising throughout the school, together with any other events or matters to which we can support the school and the families of the pupils within the school.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Annual Financial Statements are attached on pages 5 to 7 in this Report and the Trustees are pleased with the results for this financial year.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The PTA is registered as a PTA with the PTA-UK under memerbship number 45581 and is registered as a charity with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under Charity No. 104331.
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TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILTY STATEMENT
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Charities legislation requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under Charities legislation the Trustees must not approve the financial Statements unless they are satisfied they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources including the receipts and payments, of the Charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
-make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities legislation.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 22 January 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Majella Cunningham (Chairperson)
Danielle Mahon(Treasurer)
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Independent examiner's report to the charity trustees of
Friends of St Francis’ Primary School, Drumaroad
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025, which are set out on pages 5
to 7.
Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and
examiner
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As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act 2. Follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. 3. State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's report | have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts Presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:
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That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act.
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That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records.
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That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Charities Act.
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That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Independent examiner's statement
| have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above, and in connection with following the directions of the Charity Commisison for Northern Jreland, | have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
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L Kerr & Co Chartered Accountants Unit 58 Armagh Business Centre Loughgall Road Armagh BT61 7NH
22 January 2026
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Friends of St Francis‘ Primary School, Drumaroad Statement of financial activities for the year ended 5 April 2025
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|2025|2024|
|Incoming|resources|-|unrestricted|£|£|
|Fundraising activities|8,713|6,306|
|Other business|income|44|-|
|8,757|6,306|
|Resources|expenses|-|unrestricted|
|Fundraising expenses|1,947|-|
|Hospitality|545|555|
|Subscriptions|109|100|
|School trips|595|755|
|School equipment & repairs|4,468|4,000|
|Bank,|credit card|and|other finance charges|123|72|
|Accountancy,|legal and|other professional|fees|180|180|
|7,967|5,662|
|Net income|aw|7900|
|Total funds brought forward|__ 9321|«8|TT|
|Total funds|carried forward|—10,111|9,327|
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Friends of St Francis’ Primary School, Drumaroad Balance Sheet as at § April 2025
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2025 2024
£ £
Current assets
Cash at bank 10,111 9,321
10,141 9,321
Total net assets 10,111 9,321
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted funds 10,111 9,321
Approved by the Trustees on 21 January 2026
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Majella Cunningham (Chairperson)
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Danielle Mahon (Treasurer)
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Friends of St Francis' Primary School, Drumaroad Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025
1 Accounting basis
These accounts have been Prepared under the historical cost convention with items theserecognisedaccounts.at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in 16 July 2014.
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