## **DUNDONALD PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA** ## **Trustees Report and Financial Statements** **For the year ended 31 August 2025** Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |Information|3| |Trustees’ Report|4| |Independent Examiner’s Report|6| |Receipts and Payments Account|7| |Notes to the Financial Statements|8| 2 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 ## **Information** |**Chairperson**|Mr Andrew Cousins| |---|---| |**Vice Chairperson**|Mrs Niamh O’Connor| |**Secretary**|Ms Karen Collins| |**Treasurer**|Mrs Judy Badanjak| |**Other Trustees**
|Mrs Emma Wilson| ||Mrs Nikki Andrews| ||Mrs Sharon Skillen| |**NI Charities Commission**|NIC110001| |**Registration Number**|| |**HM Revenue and Customs**|NI01457| |**Charities Reference Number**|| |**Business Address**|Dundonald Primary School| ||10 Church Green, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 2LP| |**Independent Examiner**|Mrs Christina Press| 3 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 ## **Trustees’ Report** The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025. ## **Governing document** The charity is governed by its constitution dated 17[th] January 2024. ## **Officers and committee members** Management committee members who have overall oversight of the activities of the charity are listed on page 3. Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually by the charity’s members at the Annual General Meeting (held in September). A Trustee must be a member of the charity. The total number of Trustee management committee members shall be 7. A minimum of 4 Trustee committee members are required to enable the committee to take decisions. ## **Membership** Membership is open to parents of current pupils, teachers and staff of Dundonald Primary School. ## **Key objectives, purposes and activities** The purpose of the Association (the Purposes) is to advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by: Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school; Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils. ## **Activities undertaken for public benefit** In planning the activities of the charity for the year the Trustees have continuously had regard to the full statutory guidance to the Charity Commission’s public benefit requirement when exercising any powers or duties to which it is relevant. From client feedback the charity’s activities have helped it achieve its purposes and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. At the AGM held on 30[th] September 2025 the outgoing Chairman, Andrew Cousins commented: “I’d like to begin by taking a moment to reflect on the 2024/25 academic year, which was another very successful one for Dundonald PS. Together as a school community, we managed to raise valuable funds, but more importantly, we also saw those funds – along with continued investment from the school itself – turned into resources and facilities that directly benefit our children. Whilst not all were as a direct result of the PTA some highlights include that are worth mentioning as examples of the investment Dundonald PS gives to our children include: - The opening of the new school library – a truly wonderful space that will inspire and support pupils for years to come. - The arrival of our school chickens, which created real excitement and brought extra energy to the outdoor and forest school activities. - The addition of a much-needed 3G sports facility, giving our children more opportunities to enjoy PE and sport in all weathers. - And finally, the fantastic increase in after-school clubs, widening the opportunities available for our pupils. 4 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 All of this takes commitment and effort behind the scenes, so I want to put on record to thank not just Mr Massey & Mrs Burns, but also the wider school team and all the parents, whose combined hard work ensures that Dundonald Primary School continues to thrive.” ## **Role of volunteers** These financial statements set out the results for the year but do not reflect the very considerable and vital support given to the Dundonald Primary School PTA by volunteers. These volunteers help to run the charity, fundraise, and support the school with the day to day operations of the charity. With the charity operated on a voluntary basis there is no private benefit flowing from its key objectives and purposes. The charity is fully appreciative of the efforts of all its willing volunteers. ## **Achievements and activities** The benefit of all children at Dundonald Primary School is at the heart of the charity’s objectives and purposes and none of its activities and services are deemed harmful. The direct benefits are the improvement of school facilities for the benefit of the pupils, ultimately seeking to lead to enhanced educational outcomes for the pupils. The achievement of this goal can be identified by the physical presence of specific assets within the school, purchased by the PTA for the benefit of the pupils. In 2024/25 he charity contributed to funding the refurbishment of the school library during the period and also contributed to organising and funding the P7 leavers disco. ## **Financial Review** The charity didn’t have any Restricted Funds or Endowment Funds to account for during the financial year ended 31 August 2023. - The Opening Balance of the charity’s General Unrestricted Fund at 1[st] September 2023 was £8,928.85 credit and the closing Balance at the financial year end 31[st] August 2025 was £24,681.31 credit. Fundraising expenditure for the financial year was £12,758.84. There are no staff employed by the charity on a paid basis. The charity is operated purely on a volunteer basis and is grateful to all who have willingly provided their services and assistance throughout the year. At the financial year end, and in line with its current general policy, the charity had no liabilities outstanding and was debt free. ## **Future Plans** Financially the charity will: - Continue to monitor the level of donations received - Consider options to raise additional funds through various grant aid possibilities - Continue to prudently maintain its operating expenses at acceptable levels. - Deliver a plan of engagement and fundraising activities throughout the school year ## **Independent Examiner** 5 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 A resolution was passed by the Trustees committee on 17[th] January 2024 to appoint Christina Press as the charity’s suitably qualified Independent Examiner. 6 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 ## **On behalf of the Trustees and members** **Date:** 30[th] September 2025 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the charity trustees of the Leadhill Primary School PTA** I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025, which are set out on pages 7 and 8. ## **Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner** As the charity’s 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 - ⮚ Follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act - ⮚ State whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** I 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 sections 65(3)(a) and 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. My 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: 1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I 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 Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. **Name:** Christina Press **Relevant Professional Qualification or Body:** Associate of the Pensions Management Institute **Address:** 13 Hanwood Park, BT16 1XW **Date:** 30/09/2025 7 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 **Receipts and Payments Account For Financial Year ended 31 August 2022** |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted Funds**| |---|---| |FundraisingEvents
£28,511.30|| ||| |**Total Receipts**
**£28,511.30**|| ||| |**Payments**|| |Events Expenditure
£734.73
Pantomine Tickets
£10,230.00
Cinema Day
£876.00
Sundries
Fencing
P7 leavers event
£107.00
£149.00
£451.14|| ||| |**Total Payments**
**£12,547.87**|| ||| |**Annual Fees**|| |Bank Fees
£57.97
PTA Fee
£153.00|| |**Total Fees**
**£210.97**|| ||| |**Net of Receipts/(Payments)**
**£15,752.46**|| ||| |**Retained Assets**
-
LCC Grant to be paid out
-
Colour Run costs approx.
**Unrestricted Assets remaining**
**£24,681.31**
(£607.50)
(£3,030.00)
**£21,043.81**|| 8 Dundonald Primary School PTA Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2025 ## **Notes to the financial statements** ## **1. Accounting standards** The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with applicable UK accounting standards and the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds are expendable at the discretion of the management committee in the furtherance of the charitable objectives of the charity. ## **2. Charitable Fundraising Events** |**Fundraising Events Net**|**Unrestricted Funds**| |---|---| |School Disco|£1,394.96| |Name the Elf & Christmas Jumper Day|£958.34| |Movie Night|£867.67| |Easter Raffle|£298.36| |Pantomine / Colour Run/ Movie Night|£8,636.69| |LCC Grant|£607.50| |Account interest|£213.95| |A&O Sherman Match Funding|£1,000.00| |Easyfundraising|£420.91| |ASDA Cashpots|£2,022.19| |Charities Trust|£250.00| ||| |**Total Fundraising Events Net**|**£16,670.57**| *Expenses outstanding from colour run circa £3,030 subject to invoicing to be deducted from this 9