Charity Registration Number 1096613 r￿-&"_ LLJ Larkspur Rovers Football Club Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year End 30th April 2021 Larkspur Rovers Football Club Contents Ret'erence and Adminisirative Details Page I Strutture. Governan￿ and Management Page 2 Annual Rewrt Page 3-5 Achievements and perforTnance Page 6 Statement of Trustees Responsibilities Page 7 Independent Examinerfs report Page 8 Receipts and Payments Accounts Page 9 Balance Sheet Page 10 Notes to Financial Statements Page 11- 14 Larkspur Rovers Football Club Also Known as LRFC ftefe￿nce and Administrnti¥e Detai15 Reg15tered Charlty Number 1096613 Trustee5: Ron Durrant chaIrn￿Tr Jeanne Illsley Treasurer Alan Rayner Sevetary Principle office Larkspur Rovers F￿ball aub Lord Halsbury Memorial Playlng Fkld Prfots Farni Northolt Middlese UB5 5FE Structure, Govemance and Management Description of Chari The charity is controlled by its constitution adopted on III1112CQ2 Amended 1810612CK)7 Amended 2010612012 LRFC is an unincorporated association Trustees are elected by Club Members LRFC is affiliated with The FA together with Middlesex County FA and Harrow Youth Football League. Teams are entered for Cup competttions wth Middiesex Counry and Surrey FA. All volunteers are DBS checked and have cornpleted Safeguarding training. LRFC is run on a voluntary basis only. there are no paid staff members. Objectives of the Charity The ChartVs objertives are the promotion of community participation is healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of opportunities and facilities for the playing principally, but not exclusively. of association football and other activities that promote Social cohesion and community wellbeing. Main Activlttes: Youth football development {U7 to Ulll Youth football IU12 to U18} Women's Senior fwtball IGLWFLI Girl's football Men's Senior football Veteran's football Exercise through football Wildcats Centre Youth Academy Annual General Meeting 2020-2021 CHAIRMAN REPORT you will all be avRre the t&8t year has twi Yery clkq11engy￿ wtth Covid. we have still trFed to fuffil our charity objectives to promole Ihe fitness. athance the education and faciliiale the social developmerrt of amund 170 boy5 behveen 5 and 16. 80 seniors. 30 girts￿adIeS and 20 veterans through heatthy participation in the game of association football. The senior teams Cont￿Ue to demonstrale that the club can offer youth players th8 opportunrty to keep playing once they go beyond 16 years ol age. 15 teams started this Seas￿ plus our nU￿ery. AngE has started the wildcats again which we hop8 will swell our sides, Stephen and Angle have l)een )unning the Saturday academy vthth is going well and prcrthKed some rtew players lor Ihe alrea(ty established sides. We a￿ pr(MFd to retth that our Sunday Seni(Y 21￿S have won the Middlesex County JunK)r Cup GOTvJratulations to Mikey and his team, aEso congratulations to Kurt and Troy who's under 12's won IheiT teague. Also well done to 811 the other teams Sofne groat resutts through a very tragmerrted season. We are ahvays tyng to grow the club and hLyhJlty &Hx*sslul sides and the academy an th) that so we wll keep ¢)n striving for IhaL The AGP is still a stgnrficant advantage and other clubs that Mstt are hTghty impressed with the qualFty of the lacilities that we are lucky enough to have. slill as lasl year l arn not sure Ihal our own members still yet fulty appreciate them and the efforts that must be taken to keep them clean, presentab￿. and useab￿. A greater number ol people willing to help when help is asked for would be of enomious benefft to the club moving forward. With the previous ffnancial year ended there is still a miTh)rity ol membets who have ftot pai(1 their 2020/2￿27 su￿riptI(￿lS which is inequttable k)r those who did pay, and which puts Pressu￿ on Ihe dubs. finances. Those membets wiu nee(1 to seltle any outstanding balan￿ befo￿ signing on tor the 202112022 season. We still run veterans, sessions a Monday night. and these are not exclusive to members, these sessions are slill well sutwrted. For 2tY2112022 sea9)n we have rna￿ a Min￿ w￿reaSe in Ihe membershp lee and they are r￿W £220. TREASURER'S REPORT Due to the Covid 19 pandemic the Club has faced Un￿rtaIn times financialty. Fortunately, we were eligible to receive some Govemment grants to help wlth the upkeep of the Club and were ￿s0 able to appty for grants to help cover sotne of the u>sts to make the Club Covid safe when we were allowed to operate on a limtted bas"Js. This did idenlify Ihe need for Membe￿Ip lo be paid in a more regular, timely way and changes will be implemented lor the 2(Y21J22 season to he￿ wth this. The preferred methods of payment will be direcltytothe Club bank aixount Iwhth was su¢¢essfully Irialled during the 2020121 season} aLso by card payment at the Club and, ￿ere neither of these two methods are possible, by cash. As in previous years we actwety sougm grants from other sources, for example the Football Foundation. This helps wrth the upkeep ol the prf(ches, puithasing new equipment. for exampte the new goals, atso money lo help wilh making the Club Covid safe. A good way for the Club to rai%e additi￿al funds is through Gift Aid. Gift Atd is a scheme available to chaTtties and Communty Amateur Sports Clubs ICASCSI. M means we can claim extra money from HMRC. The charrly or CASC can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you pay to the Club. There i% a Secti￿ on the Mem￿r$￿1p fom to sign up to this. as Song as yOu￿e paid Ihe bas￿ rate of lax the Club w recla&n thts money. The Club also is now registered with Smile Amazon to help raise funds. Det￿lS of how to shop wtth Amazon and at the same titne raise ftjnds for the Club. are on the noticeboard in the main hall. SECRETARY REPORT The aim ol this report is to bling everycffte up lo date wilh e￿tsthat have haptEned in the dub Sin￿ the I￿ AGM. Off the field, the club has made great pr1yjr￿ overthe last 12 months despite the challenging limes. We have retained oui FA Charter Standard Communty Club award and continue lo develop ts clubs 5-year p￿n, (playerjoumey. coaching philosophy. club V￿Ues. facilitt"es, community engagement elcl. We have a dedicated Committee and team supporting the Club and can alrea(ty see the beneffts ol having recTUited our new Head Coach Stephen SullNall who has grown our Academy offering lo new ￿ayerS this year wtth ArKlre& We aTe always kjoknng to recruit coathes. assistant u)aches, volunteers- your club needs you and we will always endeavourlo do our best tt) support you. I would like to take Ihis OFPOrtunty lo thank all tr￿se who have taken the tiTrie to he4) wth Ihe club's maintenance. tl is dtmicult for volurrt*rs to find the ￿ but the Club always benehls frotn rL ar￿ many hands make light wo Special thanks lo Gary Ilistey who has successftjlty secured grants, one for pitch woll(s and one for rolling goals, as well as continuing to diive us foThYard with making our grass pttcties as best as they can be, Jeanne has done an ajmazing job keeping the finances in (*eck especialty during the several months we had lo do* the club. Thank you, Jeanne, We were delighted and so proud of Andrea wwming Volunteer of the Year trom Ealing Council this year. very richty desetved. This season, we have appro￿rnatety 250 tnemLErs and we are continuing to grow. In le￿nS ol subscripbon& the annual cost of membership has Lken set al £220 for Season 2021-2022. We are chasing outstandmg am0￿ from last season and wll be taktng a hard line this yearlo ensure that everyone pays their full membership. If there are any issues these need lo be discu&sed with Andrea dir• and we will make aKyropiiate arrangements. Achievements and performance A Wildcats Centre was set up at the Club for Fll-year-old girls to participate in football, make friends and have fun and continues at the Club. A Young Players Academy has been formed to encoura8e younger children into football. A grant was applied for and approved for a 6-year grass pitch maintenance programme. The total amount of the grant over the temi is £36.036 from the Football Foundation and an additional sum of £18,018 is to be paid by the Club. Programme continues to target dates and milestones. Finanaal Review Reser￿ policy: The Club holds a separate Bank account (AGP sinking fund) for the refurbishment of the artificial football pitch, The AGP sinking fund is a contractual commttment where by LRFC must deposit £6k per annum over 10 years to refresh the artificial pitch SoUr￿s of Fundin8: The Club is funded by Membership paymen When available. grants are sourced to help with the upkeep of all playing surfaces. Funds are a150 raised by holdin8 tournaments at LRFC. Due to Covid-19 the Club vrds awarded Government grants to help it throughout shutdown periods. Also. grants were applied for and granted by the Football Foundation for the purchase of additional materials to make the Club Covid Safe. also a grant was re￿iVed to help with the costs to restart football training. Due to the Covid-19 additional costs were incurred to ensure the Club was made as safe as possible for all. The Club followed all Government and FA guidelines relating to this. A grant was awarded by the Football Foundation to help with these costs. Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The trustees are ￿spOnSible for preparing the trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financÈal ststements for each financial year whÉch give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements. the tn￿e5 are required to: select suitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistentty- observe the methods and principles in the CharTties SORP make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent state whether applicable accounting Standards have been followed. subjert to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements and prepare the financial 5tatement5 on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posttion of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements compty wsth the Charities Act 2011. the applscable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations. and the provision5 of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the chartty and hence for taking reasonable rteps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the trustees of the charity on o.IlILIz-i... and signed on its behalf by= Ron Durrant Trustee Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Larkspur Rover5 Foothall Club Independert examlnerfs rewxt to the trustees of R¢rdeTS Football Club. I report to the trustees on my examinatton ofthe accounts of Lirkspur Rovers Football Uub (the Charity) forthe year ended 30th April 2021. As the tnstees of the charity, you are responsible forthe preparation of the accLxJnts in accordance wlth the requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 l*he Act'}. I report In ￿pect of my examinatron of the Charity's accounts carried untler section 145 of the 2011 Att and in caryire out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charlty Comfflission urKler section 145{5llb) of the Att. I have completed my examination. I confirni that no matters have come to my attention in connertion with the examination giving me ouse to believe that in any material respect.. accounting recor(ts were not kept in resF*tt of the 0￿rity as required by section 130 of the Att: or the accounts do not accord with those rec¢xds: or I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connethon wfch the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report trn or(ler to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿athed. Dlana Frost . l Newmarket Ave Northott Mrd(Ilesex UB5 4HB LaTkspur Rovets Football aub Receipts and pa￿￿ts Accounts For the Year End 30th April 2021 Total Funds Prior Unrestricted Funds 2021 Restricted Funds 2021 Total Funds 2021 Notes vear 2020 Income From: Donations/Legacies and Grants Grants (Government) Charitable Activities Other Trading Activities Investments 65T17 16946 12056 65777 16946 12056 36435 36731 1130 75 18 18 Other Total Income 94779 18 94797 74371 Resources Expended: Charitable Activitie5 Other Total Expenditure 65161 65161 61011 65161 65161 61011 Net Income and (Expenditure) Transfers Between Funds 29618 18 29636 13360 g(X13 Net Movement in Funds 2(￿15 9)21 29636 13360 Reconciliation of Funds: Total Funds Brought Forward Totsl Funds Carried Forward 47053 42199 89252 75892 67668 51220 118888 89252 Larkswr Robyrs Football aub ststement of Assets arKI Liabilitles For the Year End 31*h Awll 2021 Total Funds Prior Year Unrestllcted Funds 2021 Total Funds 2021 Funds 2021 2020 Flxed Assets: Tangible Assets Investments Total Flxed A55ets 16336 16336 10135 16336 16336 10135 Current Assets: Stocks Debtors Investments Cash at Bank Totsl Current A55ets 51332 51220 51220 102552 79117 51332 102552 79117 Llabilities: Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Total Assets less Current Liabilities 67668 51220 118888 89252 The Fund5 of the Charlty: Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds s￿20 51220 67668 42199 47053 67668 67668 51220 118888 89252 Larkswr Rovets Football aub Analy515 of Income Notes tothe Financial Statements For the Year End 30th April 2021 Grants MemtÉrship Subs Gift Aid SKx)nsorship (Wlli5 Motors) Proe proviswjn Amazon Affiliations Grant IFootball Foundat#)n) Greater London Women's FL Wildcats funding 2nd Pa￿nt 29830 10369 2(K) 134.68 35 735 23974 31X) 65777 l Govemment Grants Grants Covid 19 Venue Hire Tournaments Entr Rent & Rates Insurance Utili iio 51(K) 2112.11 1133.99 12056.1 Bank Interest 18 Total Income 94797 iar*wr R Depreciati(•n Balance blf Charge for the year 3764 5597 289.58 3475 Balance clf 9361 3764.58 Net B¢)ok Value As at 30th April 2020 16336 10135.42 Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation which is calculated to write off the asset over its expected useful life. Depreciation is recorded based on the number of month5 the asset is in servi￿. counting the month of acquisition as a full month. For accounting purposes. depreciation will be recorded on an annual basis. Fixtures and Fittiry addtlions for year Laptop 285.65 Frees•ar￿ing Goals Netting Benches 7032 1719.9 2760 Notes to the financial Statements For the Year End 30th April 2020 6. Summary of Fund Movements Fund Balan brought forward Fund balance carried forward Net Movement in Funds Gains and Losses Fund Name Expenditu Core Petty Cash Restricted Total Funds 47053 94779 65161 -9￿3 29618 67668 42199 18 18 51220 89252 94797 65161 29636 118888 Notes: i) The restricted funds relate to the AGP sinking fund Dewsit Account. The 'AGP Sinking Fund. is a contractual commitment where by LRFC must de￿sIt £6k per annum for 10 years in order to refresh our artificial pitch. This was agreed when LRFC took on the premises. Gift Aid claims for 18119 and 19120 totslling £10368.91 which wa5 Outstanding has now been settled The financial statements on pages 8 to 14 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on ... !>L/.ILI.Zi................. and signed on their behalf by: Ron Durrant 14