## **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05641666 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1100801**
# **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
**FOR HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **HORSFOTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Legal & Administrative Information|1|
|Trustees Annual Report|2 - 5|
|Independent Examiner's Report|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7|
|Balance Sheet|8|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|9 - 10|
## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
## **Status**
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 1 December 2005 and registered as a charity on 20 November 2003.
The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. Under those Articles, the Board of Trustees are elected with a requirement that one-third retire at each AGM. Retiring Trustees are eligible for re-election.
## **Board of Trustees**
P.R. Worcester M. K. Grubb J. Sammon
## **Secretary**
A. Emery
## **Registered Office and Operational Address**
Horsforth Sports Club King George's Field Brownberrie Lane Horsforth Leeds LS18 5SB
## **Accountants**
Stephens & Co 19 West End Close Horsforth Leeds LS18 5JN
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# **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2024.
Legal and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **AIM AND PURPOSE**
The purpose of Horsforth St. Margaret's A.F.C. 'the club' is to provide a 'football for all' policy for every child in and around the Horsforth area, irrespective of race, gender and ability.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Following the acquisition of our new Clubhouse in May 2016, the Club has continued to flourish and grow significantly. In recent years, we have expanded across all age groups and leagues, with a further 20 teams being established, reflecting the increasing demand for football opportunities within our community.
A major milestone was achieved in 2023 when our long-held aspirations for King George Fields became a reality. The improvements to the grass pitches, alongside the development of the Football Hub at Boddington, have substantially enhanced the quality of playing facilities available to our members, providing a better environment for both training and match play.
The Company is administered by the Board of Directors, Trustees and elected Committee members who, at monthly meetings, plan to ensure activities will contribute to the aims set out whilst also taking into consideration the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit.
The Club continues to intergrate a new Pan-Disability Football team. We are delighted that these teams are now established and providing inclusive football opportunities for players of all abilities, further strengthening the Club’s commitment to accessibility and community participation.
All members give their time voluntarily and receive no benefit.
The Trustees delegate the day-to-day responsibility for organising and administrating the Charity to the team coaches and elected committee members.
Our football activities are as follows:-
(all ages are set out in accordance with School years)
- 'Dribblers' section - children under 6
- U7 & U8 - 5 v 5 football
- U9 & U10 - 7 v 7 football
- U11 & U12 - 9 v 9 football
- U13 to U16 - Intermediate football - 11 v 11 on reduced pitches
- U16 to open age - Main stream football - full 11 v 11
- Girls section - U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16 & U18 age groups
- Pan Disability - U7 - U16 with open age due to start
Our Equal Opportunities Policy continues to be exercised demonstrating our determined attitude to practicing equal opportunities in all aspects of our work.
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
The Club has enjoyed another highly successful year, continuing its sustained growth in membership and participation while maintaining the high-quality football experience that remains at the heart of our activities. We have expanded across all age groups and leagues, increasing the number of teams and ensuring that children and young people from Horsforth and the surrounding communities have access to well-organised, inclusive and enjoyable football opportunities.
The Club remains committed to investing in the development of its players and facilities. During the year, we continued to invest significantly in coaching resources, equipment, playing facilities and access to some of the best training venues in the area. Importantly, we have achieved this while keeping subscription fees as affordable and competitive as possible, ensuring that football remains accessible to all. Our Subscriptions Secretary has once again done an outstanding job in achieving excellent collection rates while continuing to support families facing genuine financial hardship.
The Club now supports over 120 teams and more than 1,200 playing members, making it one of the largest grassroots football clubs in the region. This continued growth is a testament to the dedication of our volunteers, coaches and committee members, as well as the strong reputation the Club has built within the local community.
Our partnership arrangements continue to provide valuable access to high-quality facilities, including floodlit 4G training venues that allow teams to train and play throughout the year, regardless of weather conditions. The Football Hub at Boddington and the significant improvements to the pitches at King George Fields have transformed the playing experience for many of our teams and have helped secure the long-term future of football provision within the area.
Our Dribblers section at King George Fields continues to provide a key entry point into the Club for our youngest players. Securing sufficient pitches for our 11-a-side teams remains an ongoing challenge given the Club's size, but through careful planning and strong relationships with local partners, we have again been able to accommodate all teams within the Horsforth area.
The Club is also delighted to see the continued development of its Pan-Disability Football programme, which is now firmly established and providing valuable opportunities for players of all abilities to participate in football in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Finally, the Trustees would like to place on record their sincere thanks to the Club's departing Chairman, David Bramhill, whose tireless dedication over the last few years has played a vital role in the Club's success. His work in coordinating pitches, training facilities and wider operational matters remains an extraordinary contribution to the Club and its members.
Our girls continue to go from strength to strength and now have two open age ladies teams competiting in their respective divisions and on track to win the league and a social ladies team which in their second season got to the final of the Cup again, with the average age of the team coming in at 40 yrs old! The influx of younger girls has again been quite staggering and we now have multiple teams at every age group. In addition the girls dribblers section continues to flourish for any young ladies under 8 years old. This has also been complimented by the amazing facilitres we have. A huge thank you again to all the devoted coaches and helpers - their efforts have certainly shown great rewards in terms of girls participation. The key will be to maintain the emphasis for next season.
In line with our Club policy, this season circa 50 children were given assisted membership, which acknowledged genuine cases of hardship within their families and ensured they had all the benefits of team sport (these cases were dealt with on a strictly private and confidential basis with the Trustees). It remains our key aim to provide the best opportunities for all the children and to ensure we comply with our 'football for all' policy.
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
Income - again this relies heavily on players subscriptions, sponsorship and fundrausung, Collection of subscriptions via our website continues to achieve better efficiency and a greater take-up leading to a large increase in payments, which in turn has had a positive impact on this years P/L account.
Expenditure - floodlit training facilities, team kits, and pitch hire remain the largest expenditure and in respect of the training it is becoming increasingly expensive to provide floodlit facilities for the increasing number of teams. However, we have a fantastic relationship with Leeds Univeristy which provides top class faciliies at the new Bodington Football Hub. In addition we have also had the use of Leeds Trinity 4G, which has housed 16 of our teams - this facility is provided at discounted rates so a big thanks you to the University. Furthermore, we have had the use of the new Yarnbury Rugby Club's floodlit 4G and grass pitches - that has significantly relieved the pressure. Also a huge thank you to David Bramhill who tirelessly hunts out as many grass pitches and floodlit venues in North Leeds - a truly thankless task.
## **RESERVES POLICY**
It is the policy of the Trustees to retain sufficient reserves to cover any unforeseen expenditure requirements. The level of desired reserves is £2,000 and this target has been hit this year.
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which 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 trustees are required to:-
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate 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 position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and
the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **SMALL COMPANIES PROVISIONS**
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for the small companies under the Companies Act 2006.
Registered Office: Signed by order of the Trustees
Horsforth Sports Club Brownberrie Lane Horsforth West Yorkshire LS18 5SB
Approved by the Trustees on: 26th February 2025
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS**
We report on the accounts for the year ended 31 May 2025 set out on pages 7 to 10.
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preperation of accounts: you consider that the audit requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (CA 1993) does not apply. It is our responsibility to state, on the basis of proceedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of CA 1993, whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiners' report**
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The proceedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent Examiners' qualified statement**
These accounts have been prepared from the accounting records, information and explanations provided to us. We are satisfied that the accounts fully comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 1993.
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention:
1. which gives reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of CA 1993; and to prepare accounts which accord and comply with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of CA 1993 have not been met; or
2. to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Stephens & Co**
………………………………….
19 West End Close Horsforth Leeds LS18 5JN
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
|**Notes**
**Incoming Resources**
**_Incoming resources from Generated funds:_**
_Voluntary Income:_
Subscriptions
2
_Investment Income_
3
**_Incoming resources from Charitable Activities_**
Dinner dance
Kit sponsorship
Fundraising events & donations
Tournament
Gift aid
Other
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
4
**_Costs of generating funds:_**
Fundraising costs of grants and subscriptions
**_Charitable activities:_**
Football activities
Governance costs
**Total resources expended**
**Net income / (expenditure) for the year before**
**transfers**
**Gross transfers between funds**
_Reconciliation of funds_
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
257,998
-
257,998
-
-
-
240
-
-
240
258,238
1,433
279,578
7,556
288,566
(30,327)
(30,327)
106,526
76,199|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
257,998
-
257,998
-
-
-
240
-
-
240
258,238
1,433
279,578
7,556
288,567
(30,329)
(30,329)
106,526
76,197|**Total**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
223,179
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||223,179|
|||||-
17,400
16,045
-
-
-|
|||||33,445|
|||||256,624|
|||||13,912
284,547
4,018|
|||||302,477|
|||||(45,853)
-|
|||||(45,853)
152,379|
|||||106,526|
All the amounts above are derived from continuing operations and the Club has no recognised gains or losses other than those passing through the Statement of Financial Activities.
(The notes on pages 9 and 10 form part of these Accounts)
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MAY 2025**
|Notes
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year:
5
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted
Restricted|**£**
**£**
51,000
50,697
-
101,697
(25,500)
76,197
**76,197**
76,197
-
**76,197**
**2025**|**£**
**£**
66,735
41,291
-
108,026
(1,500)
106,526
**106,526**
106,526
-
**106,526**
**2024**|**£**
**£**
66,735
41,291
-
108,026
(1,500)
106,526
**106,526**
106,526
-
**106,526**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
||101,697|108,026||
||(25,500)|(1,500)||
|||||
||||**106,526**|
||||106,526
-|
||||**106,526**|
The trustees are satisfied that the charity is entitled to examination from the provisions of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) relating to the audit of the financial statements for the year by virtue of Section 249A(1), and that no member or members have requested an audit persuant to Section 249B(2) of the Act.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- (a) ensuring the charity keeps accounting records which comply with Section 221 of the Act, and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and its profit and loss for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of Section 226, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charity.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part Vii of the Charities Act 1993.
These financial statements were approved by the members of the Board on the 26 February 2025 and are signed
on their behalf by:
……………………………………………………..A EMERY - DIRECTOR
**The notes on pages 9 and 10 form part of these financial statements**
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# **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **1.1 Basis of Preparation of Accounts**
The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention and include the results of the Charity's operations which are described in the Trustees' Report and all of which are continuing.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice for charity records.
The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standad No. 1 from the requirement to produce a cashflow statement on the grounds that it qualifies as a small charity.
## **1.2 Income**
Income and donations are accounted for as received by the charity. No permenant endowments have been received in the period.
## **1.3**
Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity and as such is included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **1.4 Management and Administration Expenditure**
Expenditure on management and administration of the charity includes all expenditure not directly related to the charitable activity. This includes costs of renting meeting rooms and accounting fees.
## **2 VOLUNTARY INCOME**
|Subscriptions
Local Authority Grants
Other Grants|**2025**
**£**
257,998
-
-
257,998|**2024**
**£**
223,179
-
-|
|---|---|---|
|||223,179|
## **3 INVESTMENT INCOME**
The club did not generate any investment income during the period.
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## **HORSFORTH ST. MARGARETS A.F.C. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025**
## **4 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
|Hire of training facilities
Pitch hire
Pitch Development
Kit and equipment
Travel Expenses
Dinner dance
Fundraising
Tournament
Trophies
Coaching & courses
Website
Secretarial
Premises
League and cup fees
Accountancy
Sundry expenses
Insurance
Legal & fines
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS DUE**
Accruals
Loans|**Fund**
**Football**
**Raising**
**Activities**
**£**
**£**
42,917
171,160
-
15,468
-
-
1,433
-
12,121
15,530
239
22,143
1,433
279,578
**WITHIN ONE YEAR**|**Governance**
**£**
4,213
-
850
543
1,460
490
7,556|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
42,917
171,160
15,468
-
-
1,433
-
12,121
15,530
4,213
-
239
22,143
850
543
1,460
490
288,567
**2025**
**£**
1,500
24,000
25,500|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
135,960
74,317
-
20,708
720
286
13,911
-
13,235
22,423
1,068
2,100
-
16,897
850
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||302,475|
|||||**2024**
**£**
1,500
-|
|||||1,500|
## **5 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
## **6 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
The liability of the members is limited to £1.00.
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