Friends of Torridon Primary School PTA

Registered charity 1103329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF TORRIDON INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL PTA

General school fundraising

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL;2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS;

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Registered contact address: Lewisham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held a closing bank balance of £20,202.48 against total income of £31,282.46 and total expenditure of £31,760.68. The trustees note that reserves would reduce to approximately £2,200 after committed grants of £18,000 are paid. The independent examiner reported the accounts as financially sound and appropriately controlled.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover the operating costs of planned events in the event that income falls short of expectations, and to respond to urgent needs of the school community (reserves figure: £20k)

“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves to cover the operating costs of planned events in the event that income falls short of expectations, and to respond to urgent needs of the school community.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Megan Wybrew
Ruth Webster
Sarah Marie Isabel Macshane
Teresa Niss Anna Dybeck

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£31k	£32k
31/08/2024	£20k	£30k
31/08/2023	£20k	£14k
31/08/2022	£18k	£16k
31/08/2021	£25k	£31k

Common questions

Is Friends of Torridon Primary School PTA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held a closing bank balance of £20,202.48 against total income of £31,282.46 and total expenditure of £31,760.68. The trustees note that reserves would reduce to approximately £2,200 after committed grants of £18,000 are paid. The independent examiner reported the accounts as financially sound and appropriately controlled. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ILMINGTON SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION.

ILMINGTON SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £32k
FRIENDS OF THE WINNS income £35k
MAYPLACE FRIENDS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £50k
FLITWICK LOWER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £34k
THE SUPPORTERS OF CASTLEWOOD SCHOOL income £26k
FRIENDS OF TOWERS FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATION income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Friends of Torridon Primary School PTA	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ILMINGTON SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£32k	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE WINNS FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAYPLACE FRIENDS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLITWICK LOWER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUPPORTERS OF CASTLEWOOD SCHOOL FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.