Fund raising to keep our
children smiling
CHRISTCHURCH INFANT SCHOOL
Parents, Teachers & Friends Association (PTFA)
Registered Charity No. 1087501
CHAIR’S ANNUAL REPORT
2014 / 2015
Christchurch Infant School PTFA
Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2AE
Telephone: (01202) 485851
E-mail: ptfa@christchurchinf.dorset.sch.uk
CHRISTCHURCH INFANT SCHOOL
Parents, Teachers & Friends Association (PTFA)
Registered Charity No. 1087501
Trustees
Penny Jones, David Jalim, Lisa Weston, Amy Bratley
Chair
Penny Jones
Deputy Chair
Lisa Weston
Secretary
Amy Bratley
Treasurer
David Jalim
Bankers
Lloyds Bank PLC, Christchurch, Dorset.
Charity Number
1087501
Contact
Christchurch Infant School PTFA
Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2AE
Telephone: 01202 485851 E-mail: ptfa@christchurchinf.dorset.sch.uk
ANNUAL REPORT
This report covers a period of eleven months from September 2014 to July 2015.
The Treasurer submits our Annual Return to the Charities Commission usually October of
each year.
The charity is run by parents, friends and school staff, with the purpose of raising funds for
the school to provide activities, facilities or equipment which support the school and
advance the education of the pupils.
Financial Summary
In the period covered by this report our income was £22,307.06. We have spent £22,304.11
and a detail list of expenditure is included in the Treasurer’s Report.1 A large amount was
spent on the purchase of 30 iPads for the school.
With the money raised from the 2015 Summer Fair we intend to purchase outdoor play
equipment to replace some old equipment and complement the existing equipment in the
main playground.
We currently have £12,491.15 in our main bank account, and a £6,500 will be ‘ring-fenced’
to purchase the new playground equipment once the old equipment has been removed.
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Full details of Accounts (income, expenditure) for 2014-2015 are in the Treasurer’s Report and not repeated
in the Annual Report so as not to duplicate information. Financial data correct as at date of AGM.
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Achievements
During the school year of 2014-2015 the PTFA purchased 30 iPads and iPad charging equipment for
the school with the money raised from the Summer Fair 2014 and Christmas Fair 2014 which was a
significant achievement. These iPads are now available for use by the classes and an iPad Club was
formed for the children.
Above photos:
Children using the
iPads
Left photo:
iPad Charging
Equipment
We continued to fund “Wow” Moments, for example Space Odyssey, during the year for each of the
year groups too in the spirit of the PTFA ethos of “Fund Raising to Keep our Children Smiling”.
We successfully transitioned Chair and Secretary Roles this year keeping the smooth running of the
PTFA, and built upon the PTFA activities previously established like the Quiz Night. We introduced a
new events such as the Christmas Social.
We partnered for the first time with The Friends of Christchurch Junior School (CJS PTFA) and hosted
our first ever cinema event on the Junior School field and showing “Paddington”. A very fun evening
was had by everyone who participated.
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Fund Raising
Our most popular events every year as they endorse our mission to ensure the children have fun and
are a very successful way of raising funds are:
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Christmas Fair
Santa Surprise
Discos Years 1&2 (3 x times per year)
Sponsored Sports Event (e.g. Sponsored Bounce, Mini Marathon)
Recycling Day
Summer Fair
We have added a few events aimed at entertaining parents and/or grandparents and carers while
raising funds too which have been successful:
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Quiz Night
Christmas Social
Aside from the Christmas Social we tried two other new events during 2014-2015:
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Outdoor Cinema (joint event with CJS PTFA)
Second –hand Children’s Clothes Sale
The Cinema event was well attended and if Ian Walker (of Fonix Ltd) is willing to donate his time and
loan the school the use of the “big” screen as well as the Junior School letting us use their school
field, then this event is one which is worthwhile doing again and building upon lessons learnt this
time.
The Second-hand Clothes Sale was less well received and involved sorting the clothes prior to the
event which took up time and space at the school.
We are very fortunate our local sponsors and donors (parents & local businesses) were very
generous. We need to continue to work with the local community businesses to explore new
opportunities and build upon current support.
We were lucky to have the support of both Nationwide and Lloyds Bank at our fairs which is most
beneficial, and gives us people and financial resources. We should continue to seek their support.
It would be great to expand our list of sponsors especially asking if anyone has contacts or who work
for companies which support local community projects/charities.
Penny Jones
CIS PTFA Chair
6th October 2015
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