FPTA OF DITCHLING PRIMARY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1168313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE "FRIENDS OF DITCHLING SCHOOL", THE FRIENDS, THE PTA

Fundraising to support Ditchling Primary School in order to advance the Education and Well Being of the pupils in the school.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION (THE OBJECTS) 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.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £7,433 for the year, resulting in a year-end balance of £11,237. The Treasurer notes that known costs for the year ahead are £10,593, leaving a forecast of around £3,000 to spend immediately on the school's new Annual Wishlist. The filing confirms that internal financial controls are reviewed annually and the accounts were independently examined with no material matters identified.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FPTA of Ditchling (St.Margaret's) CE Primary and Nursery School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Roderick Andrew Ashchair
• Camila Lewis
• Ellen Elizabeth Kotze
• Franky Linstead
• Ruth Knowles

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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