COURTHILL P.T.A.

Registered charity 1108252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOL VIA A VARIETY OF FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CHRISTMAS AND SUMMER FAIRS.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY: (1) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; (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 BUT IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF COURTHILL FIRST SCHOOL, POOLE

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: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,050 for the year, resulting in a closing cash balance of £16,138. The trustees confirm the charity remained financially stable with no outstanding invoices, accrued expenses, or other liabilities at the year end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £16k)

“The trustees aim to maintain a minimum reserve of £5,000 to ensure the charity can meet its commitments and cover the costs of planned events.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — COURTHILL P.T.A. (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ruth Bignell
Thea Downey

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
01/04/2025	£29k	£25k
01/04/2024	£25k	£25k
01/04/2023	£24k	£20k
01/04/2022	£10k	£8k
01/04/2021	£227	£3k

Common questions

Is COURTHILL P.T.A. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,050 for the year, resulting in a closing cash balance of £16,138. The trustees confirm the charity remained financially stable with no outstanding invoices, accrued expenses, or other liabilities at the year end.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHYNGTON SCHOOL PTA.

CHYNGTON SCHOOL PTA income £34k
THE RUSSELL SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £27k
MARTIN HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £28k
OATLANDS SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £86k
WOODFORD WELLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £29k
CHISWICK COMMUNITY SCHOOL PTA income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COURTHILL P.T.A.	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHYNGTON SCHOOL PTA FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RUSSELL SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARTIN HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OATLANDS SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£86k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODFORD WELLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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