The Downley School Parent Teacher Association

Registered charity 1047449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DOWNLEY SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION, THE FRIENDS OF DOWNLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

The charity carries out fund raising activities in aid of the Downley School. This includes activities such as Summer Fayre, Christmas Fayre, Fireworks, discos, disco bingos and general community support.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Area of benefit: THE SCHOOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,115.23 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in net assets of £40,901.80. The trustees have set a reserve policy target of a minimum balance of £5,000, which the charity exceeds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fiona Phillips
• Hayley Stockton
• Kate Taylor
• Steve Button

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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