REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBEK. 03172553 {England •nd Wales REGISTÉRED CHARrrY NUMBEK. 1055422 RÉPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDrrED FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FOR AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL Um￿E0 Dunhams Chartered Accountsnts 11 Warwick Road Old Trafford Stretford Manchester M160QQ AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED CONTENTS OF THE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Page Relereme and Administratlve Details Report ol thè Tntstees INlep*ndent Examine￿9 Report ststemènt ol Flnanclal A¢￿¥1￿9 Balance Sheet io Notes to the Fi￿￿(141 Statements 11 10 18 D*ts11￿ Ststement of Fln•n¢lal Adlvldes 19 to 20 AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMITKI REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRArnIE D￿All5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Re9lst•red Company Number 031725S3 (England and Wale51 Registered Charfty Number 1055422 Roglst•red Offke {Head Offire) Claremont House St Georges Road Bolton L3ncashire BLI 28Y London Regional Offic• 70 Mare Street London E8 4RT iJntasler Rtylonal Office Stsnley Road Morecambe LA3 IUP TntstetslDlrtttors E J Boyden lappointe(122104120221 J Hampson D E Money J H Ortlip G S Pearson B Roles A M Thornas Key Pevsonnel M Bateman IG8 Directo¢ S Prentice (Secretary to the Board) Independent Examine Dunhams 11 Warwick Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 OQQ Bank•vs Barclays Bank PIC The Wellsprings Victoria Square Bolton BU IXA Page I AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED REPORT OF THE TRUMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The twstees who are also directots of the charity for the purposes of ihe Companies Att 20(kS. p￿sent their report with the financial statements of the charity lor the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the prow&ons of Accounting and Reportrng by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective l January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND AcnvmES Obiectlyes and alms The object of the company is The advancement of the Christian religion especkilly in and through 5P)rt and sports chaplaincy and particularly (but not exclusivelyl involmng youth. church and school group5 in yJch activities. Page 2 AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrKJ REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 OBJEcfivES AND AcfivrnES Slgnificant acthrltle5 The charity in 2022 continued to lunction as per the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Ambassadors Football Limited with a specialisation of WOTking in and through football primarity but not exclusively. For over 30 years the organisation has existed to bring about positive change in hard to reach, vulnerable children, youth, adults and their communities through.. al Running innovative holistic faith based fooiball programmes. bl Supporting churches, coaches, players and participants in their football outreach initiative#. The Ambassadors approach is that through the bridge of lootball barriers are overcome to get alongside people in a non-judgmentsl way to enable positive life-changing decisions to be made. We specifically choose to work with faith-based partner5 (usually churchesl in order to increase the impact of the work that we do. From this platfomi of trust gained through playing football, Ambassadors wot*ers help thurches then develop and deliver programmes in line with our principles of 'football faith future.. They do this in both short and long-term programme Short-tem.. Ambassadors Football Camps - run in partnership with local churches. Tours - pro￿ding an opportunity to impact lives for the better through interaction with the participants and serving a community overseas. Tournaments/vglunteering - hosting evenls such as toumaments where indimduals gather together to enrich their community, leam from one another and ￿ar about the life changing impact that has happÈnèd through footbèll in other people's lives. These tournaments are focused on bringing football teams together, but the volut)teers who help at these events see the benefit of what they do, ar¢d thus can be developed in skills and Cha￿tter. Long-tefm: Community projects - run in partnership with local agencles promde ongoing OPF)Ortunities to itnprove the lives and PO￿￿bilItieS for those that take part. Another way in which we work is in providing support and trdining for churches, leadèrs, coaches and players in community football outreach. Through this training we are able to also then train others to be able to deliver quality football outreach into their local communities, w￿th our support to monitor and evaluate the standards of the programme5 we are associated with. Our small team Gin then multiply our impact through the trained partners and their local community projects. The British work of Ambassadors Football is one of a neiwoth of 35 national ongoirwJ charitsble works around the world that are linked together by shared values and vision. 2022 was a year of consolidation and developmenL After the years of lockdowns and their effects, Arnbassadors Football realised it needed to ￿-start many programme5 Wlth tts part￿r> This iewlied in our camps being more numerous than ever, with a lot ol active participation from child￿n aThJ their families. A5 a result of being able to restsrt programmes, 431 participants were part of weekly programmes. 'Talk Football.. our weekly support resource was received by more than 400 coathes worldwtde. In 2020 we began our new initiative to train up church partners to deliver Community Football Outreach to their communities. This continued in 2022 and we We￿ abje to deliver oiji lirst leg oveNew of the work we do to more than churches iih 5 starting projects in 2022. Other5 are going through the process of beginning an outreach programme in 2023. We supported 153 churches directly, impacting over 2000 people. Induding online participatiorn more ihan L300 petsple attended Ambassadors Football events throughout the year. Pwje 3 AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 OBJECrnIES AND ACTlVftIES Publlc benefrt Ambassadors Football continues to work amongst sector5 of society that often have less opportunities than othets. The policies and actions due to the Covid-19 pandefflic have only served to exacerbate this fragile stste of health and well-being for tI￿se in the low income neighbourhoods Whe￿ we work In les5 well-off areas, children a￿ less likely to be physically active or involved in eytra-curricular attivities that can enhance their personal feelings of self-worth. In recent years we have seen asylum seekers and refvgees joining our programme5. This also shows the way in vthich integration can happen on a football pitch, which can be mirrored by society. People mix iogether in ways around football activities which does not occur in other areas of life. As a result we have seen community cohesion enhanced in places like Tower Hamlet& Glasgow and Lancashire. We have been able to develop well-iun ￿p11(able programmes for under 125 and this means we can inlluence children at a formative stage of iheir lives, to develop good chararter and principles thai wll setve them well for life. We can alsL) influence families and encourage them to make good decisions for the Welfa￿ of their child￿n. We are faith-based but not faith biased. As such we welcome any and every culture and ethnictty onto our programme It resuks in the development ol a wide range of volunteers into leader& and children feeling heard and appreciated as th￿ take part in the programmes we offer. In this way the twstees of Ambassadors Football Limited believÈ WÈ have complied with the duty in sertion 1715) of the Charilies Ad 2011, to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. Volurrteers We trained two volunteers as patT of our Academy programme in 2022. We have been able to re-start all the programmes that We￿ running befo￿ the lockdowns and therelore we have a number of volunteers working wtth us increasing hours. The number of votunteers involved in ojelivering our programmes was 33. The volunteers were support workers and coaches in OUT community football out￿aCh programmes and some were involved in administrative supporL The contribution of time Irom volunteers was approximately 60 hours per week over the year. This is equivalent to 2 stsff workers and is a great retum on the investment we make into them. Page 4 AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 srRATEGIC REl￿RT Athlevement and performance Charltable actl¥hle5 Ambassadors Football GB continued to focus on sustainable models of work through.. l. Working with local partners, resulting in a good inveslment of our time as we trained and supported others in deli￿ring our programmes whilst modelling good practice ourselves. 2. A development of our work with women's football, with our women's football coordinator developiNJ her role, raising funds and partners to deliver programmes lor female participation around ihe country. 3. Building upon existsng partnerships and starting new programmÈs in aieas of the country where had nol worked for many year5. The pro9￿mme$ that we ère involved in include.. Women's Football d￿elOPment We gained a new member of staff in 2021 who is locused on developing our women's and girl's lootball programme5. We received funding for our women's football and well-being programme to continue to develop this work in 2022 and beyond. F•)othall C•mps 2022 saw 14 camps (holiday clubs} take place around Great 8ritain. Some partners now run their own camps, showing the sustainability of the training and modelling that we promde. In total we gerved over 800 child￿rn and their lamilies. The leedback was overwhelmingly positive, with families of participants enthusiastic and local partners pleased ilwt they were making new contacts in their communities and bringing about a p051tiYe impact through the camp Weekly Football Clubs We continued to support churches that run their own football club5 for youth, children and adults. Most have a theme each week such as ￿SPect teamwork or confidence. Through the football we empha5ise these values and build upon them as the year goes on. TI￿rnaMents We were able io once again host the National Christian Football Festival and the London Churches Football ToumamenL In addition. a new team member hosted a Sheffield and a Nottingham Churches Football TournamenL which were well attended. Tours Our annual tour to Spain went ahead as usual after being cancelled during lockdown. This was very well received by our partner agency in Grdnada and by the participants- Some of whom retumed after touring in previous year& Fundralsiry #ctivltl•s In 2022 we had a variety of volunteers supporting us as they took part in Ride London and ran in marathons in Bristol, Newcastle and Londtsn. Financial revlew Financial posltlon We have been able to increase our reserves during the lockdown era, as we have a number of dorK)rs who have continueAmounts falling duewithinoneyear|1s|(33,807)|(6,3s1)|(40,1s8)|(32327)| |NET CURRENTASSETS||72,483||72,483|70,206| |TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTUABIUTIES||12,483||72,483|70,206| |NETASSETS||72,483||72,483|70,206| |FUNDS|16||||| |Unrestricted funds||||72,483|70,206| |TOTALFUNDS||||72,483|70,206| AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL u•ArrED NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ACCOUNTING pouaES Basis of preparfng the flnancial ststements The linancial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefft er7tity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordanee with ihe Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounling and Reporting by Charities.- Ststement ot Recommendèd Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 2019}', Financral Reporting Stsndard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard èpplicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. and the Companies Act XQ6. The financial ststements have been prepared under the historical cost convefflion. The presentational currency of the account5 is GBP and rounding is to the nearest £. The charitable company has taken advantage of the followrng disclosure exemptions in preparing ihese financial Statements. as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Repothng Standard applicable in the VK and Republic of Ireland,: the requiremeffls of Section 7 Ststement ol Cash Flo Inwme All income is recognised in the Ststement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the fvnds. it is probable that the income will be received and amount can be measured reliabty. Thè frjllowing specific policie5 are applied to particular categories of income.. Voluntary income is received by way of grènts, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivablè. Grants, %*here entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Grants related to perfomiance and specific deliverables are accounted lor as the charity ea￿ the right to considerdtion by its performance. Where grants and fees are recèived in advance of perfomiance. their recognition is deferred and induded in creditors. Lega£se5 are included when the charity becomes entyded to the bequest and the amount receivable is capable of being utilised. Investment income is included when ￿CeIVable. Incoming resources from charitsble activities arè accounted for when ￿￿1vable. Gifts in kind and donated services and facilities a￿ recognised when receivable where a value can be attributed with reasonable accuracy. Expéndlture Liabilities afe recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it 15 probable thèt a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregatè all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be diiedly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to adivities on a basis Consistent with ihe use of resources. Expenditure include5 any VAT which canr￿1 be recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relate5. Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntsry income and the c05ts of trading for fundrais1r￿ purposes. It incudes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an irn11￿ct nature necessary to support them. Page 11 continued... AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMITED NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS- contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ACCOUNTING KiuaES- contlnued Expenditur• Charitsble expendityre comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and seNice for its beneficiarie& It includes both costs thai can be alliKated directly to such actimties and those costs of an )direct nature necessary to support them. All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement tsl Financial Activities on a basls designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs ￿lating to a particular activity Are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis e.g. estimated usage. Govemance costs include ihose costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and the audit fees and costs linked to the 5tTategic management of the charity. Tanglble Ilxed assets Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated u5elul life. Fixture5 and fittings Computer equipment 20% on c05t 33% on cost Stock5 Stocks are valued at the lower of c05t and net realisable value, after maknng due allowance lor obsolete and slow moving items. Taxalion The charity is exempt from corporation tsx on its charitable activitie& Fund a￿oUntIng Unrestricted fvnds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives ai the discretion of the trustee Designated funds are unrestrirted funds earma￿ed by the Trustees for a particular pU￿oSe. Restrirted funds can only be used for particulai restricted purposes y￿thin the ot4ects Of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised lor particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. Pènslon costs and other post-retirtmènt benefits The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contribut40ns payable to the charitsble c¢)mpany's pension scheme a￿ charged to the Statement of Financial Actiwties in the period to which they relate. DONATIONS AND LEGAaES 2022 2021 Donations Grft aid Coronawrus Job Retention Scheme Grants 195.736 22.159 185,473 21,142 30,439 217.895 237,054 Page 12 continued... AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ¢ontlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 OTHER TrADNG AcllvrnES 2022 2021 Fundraising events Book income Spor6orships 14.386 37 L598 8,076 150 14021 8,226 INVESTMENT INCOME 2022 2021 Deposit account interest 40 io INCOME FROM CHARrrABLE ACTMnES 2022 2021 Football fe5tiva15 Community coaching Football camps Grants Tour income Charitible activities Charitible activities Charitible activities Charitible artivities Charitible artivities IL953 4843 23.872 24695 4,200 11,449 7,220 11487 3.200 3.092 73,56Y 37,448 Grants received, included in the above. are as follows.. 2022 2021 Street Games Football Foundation Being Witnesses Souter Charitsble Tnjst Sir Halley Stèwart Trust Sported Foundation - Barclays Community Football Fund Awards for All ComrFiunity Fund i.soo 500 L200 6,800 992 IL943 500 4A60 24.695 3,2CX) RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGAaES 2022 2021 Staff costs Rent and premises costs Telephone Postsge and stationery Sundries Fundraising Consultsncy fees Travel and subsistence Motor expenses 32.660 2.626 215 L052 193 273 29,Erf)8 1,596 249 217 L929 300 943 961 L152 1.636 Carried forward 42.806 36,751 Page 13 cofttinued_. AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS- contonued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGAaES- contlnued 2022 2021 Brought forward Staff welfare and training 36,751 504 317 43,123 37,255 CHARrrABLE ACllVrnES COSTS Direct Costs Charitible activities 259.210 SUPPORT COSTS costs Other resources expended 2.909 NEf INCQMV(EXPENDrruRE) Net income/lexpendilurel 15 Stated after tharging/lcreditingl'. 2022 2021 Jndependent examiner remuneration 2,tlOO io. TrUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs There were no trustees, reffluneration or other benefits lor the year ended 31 December 2022 nor foi the year ended 31 December 2021. During the year trustees were reimbursèd for travel expenses iotalling £17812021 £Nill. ii. STAFF COSTS 2022 2021 Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs 201155 IQ719 5.862 183,501 8.473 5,416 217.736 197,39) Page 14 continued... AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEpifs - contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ii. srAFF COSTS- continued The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows.. 2022 li 2021 li UK Intemational 12 No employee5 received emoluments in excess of £60.000. 12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fitting5 Computer lqulpnthnt Totals cosr At l January 2022 and 31 Decembei 2022 27.321 2L960 49.781 DEPREaATION At l January 2022 and 31 December 2022 27.821 21.960 49,781 NET BOOKVAWE At 31 December 2022 At 31 DeCeM￿r 2021 13. 2022 2021 Stocks 115 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE I￿rHIN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Other debtors 5.961 Page 15 continued_. AMBASSADORS FI)OTBALL UMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMETr￿ . contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 15. CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FAWNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2Q22 2021 Trade creditors Credit card Social security and other tsxes Other creditors Dèlerred income Accrued expenses L148 677 3.473 1.054 31,455 2,351 Z213 899 3,733 1,166 21,256 3,060 40,158 31327 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement In lund5 Transfe At 31.12.22 Ai 1.1.22 UnYestrict•d fund5 General fijnd 70.206 {4.5231 71483 Reslrkted fvnds Being Wtnesses (&8001 TOTAL FUNDS 70.206 2.2TI 72.48a Net movement in fijnds included in the above are as follo Incoming resour¢•5 Resources Èxpènd•d Movement ijb fitrnds Unrestrlded fund5 General furKI 282.824 1287.347) 14523) Restrlcted funds Being Witnesses Sir Halley Stewart Trust Souter Charitable Trust St)orted Foundation - Barclays Community Football Fund Awards lor Al Community Fund 6.800 11.943 992 (IL943) {992) (sooi (4,460 24,695 (17.895) TOTAL FUNDS 307.519 1305.242) 2.277 Page 16 continued... AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- 37,255 Charhable acthiltl•s Salaries Carried foward 17Q982 17q981 155,976 155.976 Thi5 page does noi form part of the Statutory financial ststements Page 19 AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL UMITED DETAILED sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcmffllES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 2022 2021 Charitable actlvhl•s Brought fO￿ard Social security Pensions and other staff costs Telephone Postage and ststionery Advertising Sundries Football costs Overseas support Miscellaneous expenses Donations Bank charges Travel and subsisten Motor expenses Rent and premises costs Stafl welfare and tiaining 170.982 9.111 4.983 155,976 7.202 4.604 747 2,845 1,992 659 17.993 18,565 42 1250 287 3,772 3,842 6,384 933 3.157 500 529 24.111 22.524 322 4.706 6.548 10.503 259,210 228,093 Support costs Gov•ma•ce ¢osts Accountancy fees 2.909 1826 Total resources expended 305.242 268.174 Nel income 2.277 14,564 This p￿e does rtot fomi part of the ststutory financial statements Page 20