Greystone Primary School PTA
Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31[st] August 2023
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st August 2023.
Registered Charity Name: Greystone Primary School PTA
Charity Registration Number: NIC107730
Greystone Primary School 53 Greystone Road Antrim BT41 1JW
The Trustees in office on the date this report was approved:
Claire Green
Claire McClean
Fallon McKeown
Christine Patrick
Arlene Faulkner
The following persons served as Trustees during the year ended 31[st] August 2023:
Claire Green
Claire McClean
Fallon McKeown
Christine Patrick
Arlene Faulkner
Structure, Governance and Management
The Charity’s governing document is a constitution.
Objectives and Activities
1. Charitable Purposes
The purpose of the charity is to promote the advancement of education of children aged between 5 and 11 years old in the area to benefit in the following ways:
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Improved relationships between home and school. The benefit which flow from this purpose includes funding for additional resources for the school and links built with the local community. This is demonstrated through having an active PTA that works in partnership with the school and engages parental support. This purpose does not lead to harm. The benefit is for children at Greystone Primary School. Charity Trustees (PTA Committee Members) are usually parents at the school which their children attend and hence gain benefit in the same way as all other beneficiaries. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is supplied to all beneficiaries.
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Advancement of the education of pupils in the school. The benefit which flows from this purpose includes increased educational progress and attainment within the school and links built with the local community. This is demonstrated through pupils having access to resources, events, activities, and links with the local
community which are not available through direct school funding. This purpose does not lead to harm. The benefit is for children at Greystone Primary School. Charity Trustees (PTA Committee Members) are usually beneficiaries. This benefit is incidental to ensure the benefit is provided to all beneficiaries.
2. Charitable Activities
The PTA usually runs a wide varied programme of events throughout the year and gives parents, children and teachers the opportunity to meet in a more social context. This was the first year of having a new committee in place and we were not held back by Covid19 restrictions. We had an extremely successful year and held the following activities:
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Provided complimentary tea and coffee at Greystone school open day
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Halloween Disco raised £238.32
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Christmas Fair raised £1624.85
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Christmas Class Party Donation £30 per class (£210)
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Christmas Movie Night raised £450
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Paid ParentMail subscription £1261.60
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Valentines Gifts for Kids £173.75
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Easter Movie Night raised £375
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Easter Raffle raised £104.90
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Guess the Egg Easter competition raised £116.10
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kings Coronation Free Fun Day for Kids £887.90
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Art supplies for each class £160.02
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Sports Day Tea and Coffee raised £129.03
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Provided complimentary refreshments for P1 induction morning
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End of Year School Trip donations £50 per class (£350)
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Summer Fair
In addition, Parentmail annual subscription of £1261.60 was paid using charity funds. This is a powerful engagement system that bridges the gap between school and home to create better outcomes for pupils. Parentmail is a valuable resource that brings all your school information together in one simple convenient application.
Achievements and Performance
The charity started their financial year with a credit balance of £1530 and finished it with a credit balance of £2031. The charity fundraised income of £5333.57 in the current financial year and of this £4552.02 was spent directly on resources and activities to benefit the school.
As at 31 August 2022 the charity holds £2031.28 credit balance.
The Trustees annual report was approved on 5[th] November 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of Trustees by:
Fallon McKeown
Fallon McKeown Treasurer 2019-23