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NEWCASTLE EAGLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

FACTS AND FIGURES 2021-22

schools participated council finals

52 6

3,396 roadshow participants

BBL and WBBL squad players deliver Hoops 4 Health roadshows

1,133 young people in tournaments

129

school teams in tournaments

club teams compete within our junior central venue league

123

schools took part in the programme pilot

OVER

junior 1,955 11 club sites registered junior players

1,100

45 academy players

competing in our central venue league every week

27 officiating staff for CVL

foundation 19 9 trustees DiSE and EABL players full-time 14 staff casual and 70 part-time staff zero core-funding

more than 7,750 volunteer hours donated this season

our clubs cater from 5 years old to senior age groups

THANKS TO OUR TRUSTEES

On behalf of the Eagles Community Foundation, thank you to all of our Board of Trustees for their commitment this year: Alan Younger, Dave, Forrester, Eric Wilson, Jeff King, Malcolm Dix, Paul Blake, Rob Page, Stephen Savage and Su Cumming

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INTRODUCTION

PAUL BLAKE[ CHAIRMAN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

The past twelve months has witnessed the largest demand for our services with the highest recorded membership jumping from 1,250 in July 2021 to 1,955 in July 2022.

The post pandemic return to life has enabled the Foundation to respond by increasing sessions, developing girls only sessions, growing the junior league number of teams to the largest in its history and developing the pool of coaches, officials, referees and volunteers.

To enable this growth it has taken quite an investment within the Foundation to help future proof delivery for the coming years.

The Foundation team responded to new challenges with the return to events with full capacity spectators in the building whilst continuing to deliver the NHS vaccination programme to our local community with hosting Newcastle GP Services. This highlighted the importance of balancing a schedule to uphold quality delivery within each decision taken.

The team ensured a safe return to school delivery of the Hoops4Health programme, school coaching plus the development of the STEM programme linked to the women’s senior team.

Although outreach delivery experienced high demand from the beginning of the financial year the event calendar continued to be affected by the pandemic.

It took until March 2022 until the return of meetings and conferences took place on a regular basis negatively impacting the financial income expectations for the year. However, since March 2022 the demand for the arena has recovered to post pandemic needs.

In reflection the twelve months have been incredibly demanding upon the Foundation, the return to normal business with full loan repayments restarting, outreach demand exceeding expectations, arena events taking time to recover, support needed to return everyone to normal operations along with full arena spectated events.

It has been a time for growth, development and reflection to re-establishing the Foundations core activities.

CONTENTS
Facts and Figures	2	Case Study: Jack Bertram	15
Introduction	3	Eagles Central Venue League	16
Player Pathway	4	Case Study: Zoe Tucker	19
Hoops 4 Health	5	Newcastle Eagles Academy	20
STEM Pilot Project	12	Tribute: Malcolm Dix	24
Club Development	14	BBL & WBBL Teams	25

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PLAYER PATHWAY

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BBL &
WBBL
NBL D1 &
EABL
College Teams
Gateshead / Tyne Met
Academy
Central Venue League
123 teams
Club Development Programmes
11 junior clubs at sites across the region
Primary School Programmes Secondary School Programmes
Including Hoops 4 Health and STEM Including School Leagues
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PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES HOOPS 4 HEALTH

INTRODUCTION

The Hoops 4 Health programme returned to in school delivery in the 2021-22 academic year after a challenging but innovative year running virtually throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The foundation engages over three thousand pupils across Tyne and Wear and South East Northumberland through our Hoops 4 Health programme.

The programme evolves every year to ensure the key issues are addressed in delivery through a fun and engaging, safe environment to pupils in years 4, 5 and 6.

The partners involved during the year included:

[Change 4 Life]
[Gateshead Housing Company]
[North Tyneside Council]

Hoops 4 Health is broken down into 3 different sections:

1. Healthy living roadshow afternoon delivered by the Newcastle Eagles BBL and WBBL players

2. Coaching delivered by the Newcastle Eagles Community Foundation Coaches.

3. A local council tournament day

Hoops 4 Health programmes run across six local educational authorities:

[Gateshead]
[Newcastle]
[North Tyneside]
[Northumberland]
[South Tyneside]
[Sunderland]
[Northumbrian ] Healthcare Trust Hospital Volunteer Service
[Northumbrian Water]

Our project partners and the schools themselves have helped us to connect with young people to encourage them to make healthier lifestyle decisions as they move into teenage years and secondary school.

PARTICIPATION

GATESHEAD

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SCHOOL
Ceadmon Primary School 60
Crookhill Community Primary School 26
Emmaville Primary School 67
Falla Park Community Primary School 55
Glynwood Comnunity Primary 120
Kells Lane Primary School 60
Kelvin Grove Primary School 80
Larkspur Community Primary School 44
Lobley Hill Primary School 50
Oakfield Junior School 60
St Peter's RCVA Primary School 32
TOTAL 654
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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 3,396

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NEWCASTLE

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SCHOOL
Bridgewater Primary School 60
Byker Primary School 60
Gosforth Central Middle School 150
Gosforth Junior High Academy 180
Hilton Primary School 120
Mountfield Primary School 30
Our Lady & St Anne's RC Primary School 61
St Alban's RC Primary School 58
St Bede's Primary School 30
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 30
TOTAL 779
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NORTH TYNESIDE

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SCHOOL
Backworth Park Primary School 50
Balliol Primary School 21
Collingwood Primary School 104
Cullercoats Primary School 65
Denbigh Primary School 56
New York Primary School 88
Preston Grange Primary School 60
Redesdale Primary School 60
Riverside Primary School 45
Shiremoor Primary School 51
Stephenson Memorial Primary School 81
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School 88
90
Wellfield Middle School
TOTAL 859
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NORTHUMBERLAND

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SCHOOL
Corbridge Middle School 80
Darras Hall Primary School 80
Meadowdale Academy 64
New Delaval Primary School 25
Ponteland Community Primary School 68
Prudhoe West Academy 50
Richard Coates CE Primary School 30
TOTAL 397
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SOUTH TYNESIDE

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SCHOOL
Biddick Hall Junior School 120
Forest View Primary School 57
Harton Primary School 90
Holy Trinity CE Academy 29
Stanhope Primary School 60
St Bede's RC Primary School 29
TOTAL 385
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SUNDERLAND

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SCHOOL
Barnes Junior School 81
East Herrington Primary School 60
Farringdon Academy 60
Seaburn Dene Primary School 61
St Cuthberts RCVA Primary School 60
TOTAL 322
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PROGRAMME OUTLINE

The programme consists of five stages and this year delivery happened in each of the schools taking part. Every part of the programme is delivered by either the Newcastle Eagles or Eagles Community Foundation and the following pages will give a more detailed account of what each stage entails.

STAGE 1 ROADSHOWS

STAGE 2 COACHING

STAGE 3 TOURNAMENTS

STAGE 4 TOURNAMENT FINALS

STAGE 5 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

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STAGE 1 - ROADSHOWS

The roadshow is a full afternoon at the school delivered by a group of players from the Newcastle Eagles BBL and WBBL teams. The roadshow can have up to a maximum of 120 pupils taking part. It is important that the players deliver this aspect of the programme as being role models they have the ability to inspire the children and thus educate on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

On arrival the players will do an introduction about themselves and then through Q and A will find out what the children think having a healthy lifestyle means.

The children are told that throughout the afternoon they will receive stickers for good behaviour, engaging in the sessions and having a positive attitude.

FITNESS & THE BODY

The first station of the afternoon is fitness & the body and is the chance for pupils to get up and start being physically active. The players start by finding out what activities the pupils do to keep active outside of school and to find out if they understand what effect being healthy and active has on the body. There is a brief introduction to the main organs and the functions they provide. It’s then time for the children to get their heart rates up. The players ask the pupils to carry out various physical moves including jogging on the spot, star jumps, spotty dogs for different amounts of time to see what effect that has on the heart rate. The pupils are taught about their pulse and how to measure it.

At this point the pupils are then split into groups and go around each of the remaining stations, giving them an opportunity to work with all players.

WATER

This station highlights the importance of water and is split into 2 parts. The first section educates children on the water cycle including the meaning of condensation, precipitation, transpiration and evaporation.

The second part looks at the effects of water on the body. Children are guided through answering questions on the following:

[The percentage of water in the muscles, brain, ] bones and blood
[How water supports the brain]
[How water regulates the body’s temperature]
[How long the body can survive without water]
[How water helps the body absorb nutrients]
[How water cushions the joints and vital organs]

The final fun task is a wordsearch that can be done during the session or at home.

BASKETBALL

The second physical activity is basketball and in most cases gives the children their first introduction to the sport.

A few basic skills of basketball including dribbling and passing are taught but the main emphasis is on the session being fun with games and competitions.

The emphasis of the activity is to show that you can play basketball no matter if you are a boy or a girl, tall or small and the importance of being a team player.

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STAGE 1 - ROADSHOWS (CONT.)

THIS IS ME

Mental health continues to be a topic that is prominent in the news and in some cases the effects of COVID has exasperated this ongoing health problem.

During COVID children had to deal with being isolated from school friends and family and even on returning to school would have faced strict COVID regulations.

The purpose of this station is to help children to realise that they should proud of what they achieve and that they shouldn’t be made to feel different depending on their gender, look, religious beliefs, etc.

The first task the pupils have to identify things they are good at, things they are confident at and things they are happy with. The players give examples to try and help show children that no matter how big or small there are always things they should be proud of.

The second task focuses on what you would say to someone to keep them positive.

The station encourages children to be nice to each other and to encourage and celebrate others achievements.

ROUND UP

All children are brought back together at the end of the station rotation. Those that have stood out throughout the afternoon and received the most stickers receive Eagles merchandise prizes.

One final competition takes place testing the pupils reaction skills whilst playing the clap game. The winning pupil receives a family ticket to an Eagles game.

The children all go home with a golden ticket to an Eagles game and their booklet they have been working through with activities to do at home:

[Water wordsearch ][(if not completed in the classroom)]
[Home Bootcamp – think of a list of activities you ] can do at home
[Eagles wordsearch]
[T-shirt competition]

The booklet also shows how the children can sign up to their local basketball club.

STAGE 2 - COACHING

This stage of the programme is for year 5 pupils only and is delivered by a community coach or specialist officer.

Each school receives 4 hours of coaching across 2 afternoons during the school curriculum. The coaching gives the children a further insight into playing basketball so that they are prepared and more confident when taking part in the area tournament (stage 3).

Basketball is a great sport to be able to work on the core skills of catching, passing, jumping and changing direction. It also requires the children to work on their hand and eye coordination.

The coach will work on the key basketball skills that will enable the children to play basketball; dribbling, passing, footwork and shooting. The basic rules of double dribble, travelling, contact and court boundaries are introduced.

At the end of the coaching session the children get the chance to put together all of the skills they have learnt and play the actual game of basketball. Being a team sport, basketball is able to promote the importance of teamwork and communication.

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STAGE 3 - TOURNAMENTS

OVERVIEW

The tournament days are a great opportunity for children to enjoy a full day of activity and get to play against other schools in a fun but safe environment. The skills that they have been taught come to fruition as schools compete in pool rounds. With the number of children playing the sport across the day there is a real buzz to the day.

The tournaments all take place at the Vertu Motors Arena except for Sunderland (Sunderland University City Space) and Northumberland (Ashington Leisure Centre). The Vertu Motors Arena is perfect for these large scale events as the purpose built venue allows for up to 6 games to take place at any one time.

As the schools arrive they receive a fixture list for the day. Each school is placed into pools where they will play against each of the schools within their pool. As the pool stages come to an end in the early afternoon the knockout games then start to take place. The tournament concludes with 4 top teams being invited to the next round.

The day is heavily focused on good sportsmanship and teamwork. To ensure that all those on the team get to take part there is a rule that there must be at least 2 girls on a court from each team at any one time.

TEAM TOTALS

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SCHOOL
Gateshead 30
Newcastle 25
North Tyneside 26
South Tyneside 17
Sunderland 12
Northumberland 19
TOTAL 129
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REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

Gateshead

[Number of teams: ] 30
•[Number of young people: ] 255
[Teams progressing to the final:]
[Crookhill Primary]
[Glynwood Prima]
[St. Peter’s RCVA]
[Kelvin Grove]

Newcastle

[Number of teams: ] 25
•[Number of young people: ] 246
[Teams progressing to the final:]
[St. Alban’s Primary]
[St. Teresa’s Primary]
[Gosforth Junior High]
−[Gosforth Central Middle]

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STAGE 3 - TOURNAMENTS (CONT.)

REGION BREAKDOWN

North Tyneside

[Number of teams: ] 26
•[Number of young people: ] 210
[Teams progressing to the final:]
[New York Primary]
[Stephenson Memorial Primary]
[Valley Gardens Middle]
−[Wellfield Middle]

Northumberland

[Number of teams: ] 19
•[Number of young people: ] 190
[Teams progressing to the final:]
[Corbridge Middle]
[Ponteland]
[Darras Hall]
[Richard Coates]

South Tyneside

[Number of teams: ] 17
•[Number of young people: ] 144
[Teams progressing to the final:]
[Biddick Hall Juniors]
[Forest View Primary ]
[Stanhope Primary]
[St. Bede’s Primary]

Sunderland

[Number of teams: ] 12
•[Number of young people: ] 88
[Teams progressing to the final:]
[Barnes Junior x 2 teams]
[Seaburn Dene Primary]
[St. Cuthbert’s Primary]

TOTAL NUMBER OF 129 TEAMS:

STAGE 4 -

YEAR 5 TOURNAMENT FINALS

With the stage 3 tournaments completed, the four top teams to represent their council are invited to take part in a finals night at the home game of the Newcastle Eagles BBL team at Vertu Motors Arena. This is a great opportunity for the youngsters as they get to showcase their skills on the actual court that the team play on.

To make it a special night the schools are given 50 tickets so that the children can have friends and family come to support them and enjoy the atmosphere of a packed out arena. You can always tell when there is a finals in the house as the noise generated by the children is electric.

Before the public have access to the building the 2 semi finals take place. This decides which 2 teams will battle it out for the trophy. At the half-time point of the Newcastle Eagles game, the 2 finalists take to the court in their final game to decide who will be crowned champion. Once the game has finished, joint 3rd place of presented with bronze medals, 2nd place with silver medals and the champions with gold medals and a trophy.

2021-22 REGIONAL WINNERS

GATESHEAD Crookhill Primary NEWCASTLE St. Teresa’s Primary NORTH TYNESIDE Wellfield Middle SOUTH TYNESIDE St. Bede’s Primary SUNDERLAND St. Cuthbert’s Primary

STAGE 5 - CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

This stage of the tournament was deferred until the start of the 2022-23 season and will see up six winning teams return to the Vertu Motors Arena to see who will become the ultimate champion.

TOTAL NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE: 1,133

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PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES STEM PROJECT PILOT

INTRODUCTION

Supported by the Reece Foundation and the Leeds Community Foundation, the Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) delivered a pilot STEM project.

STEM combines four learning disciplines, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics giving pupils the opportunity to problem solve, be creative and use critical analysis. The ECF used basketball has the vehicle to drive pupils learning.

The project was aimed at year 5 and 6 pupils and was delivered by the ECF Primary Specialist and WBBL players. It was important for his to have the WBBL players engage with delivery to inspire the pupils and also to break down any misconceptions that women are not able to have a career in any of the STEM subjects.

Pupils were shown how the basketball shoe has evolved since the early 80s to the present day. The engineering and design of the sports shoe has massively changed and the pupils were giving the opportunity to get creative in designing a sports shoe for the future.

Technology is widely used across the sport from analysis equipment on an Eagles game night, to taking payments from products, to scanning tickets at the door. Those pupils who enjoy working with computers were able to see how they could have a career in a field they already enjoy.

As soon as the whistle goes in basketball a whole array of Mathematics begins. This includes the angle at which

players take a shot, the angle of the court they are shooting from, percentage of shots made, percentage of passes made and so on. The statistical analysis of the game is so important, especially to coaches, and by teaching Mathematics through sport can make it more enjoyable and it some cases help pupils to understand the subject better.

An important clip of a NBA Data Analyst who was a female graduate from Serbia emphasised: “It doesn’t matter where you have come from, if you work hard and show commitment, there can be no barriers in place.”

When delivering project such as STEM it is important for us to ensure not only the pupils have enjoyed it and learnt something but also help pupils to make significant changes.

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PROJECT PILOT FEEDBACK

The following feedback was received from a parent of a child that took part in the project pilot:

“My son has been mad about basketball from an early age. He watches it all the time online and plays it in the streets with all the children from the area in the local park.

“He has always enjoyed PE at school, but in other subjects he would be very nervous in the classroom when it came to answering questions and getting more involved in the lessons.

“His teachers have always been very supportive, but he has not shown much interest in lessons which include anything apart from sport and especially basketball.

“In June, Eagles coach Anthony came to the school and straight away noticed that my son had turned up in what was a complete Air Jordan tracksuit.

“He had found out that the Eagles were coming in and his teacher had said he could wear basketball clothes. Anthony noticed it immediately and really involved him in the lesson.

“My son came home and told me that they had done a full day of learning about the science of basketball and he told me everything that was involved. I had NEVER seen him be able to remember so much from school lessons as he had done this day! He was talking about how the Air Jordan shoes are made and how basketball shoes need to be different from other trainers.

“He was talking about how there had been a young lady from Serbia who had become an analyst working in the NBA. He said to me “if I don’t end up playing in the NBA then I can do her job instead, she still gets paid a lot of money!”.

“He showed me all the booklet as well and we talked about everything from the technology needed in the basketball games to the equipment and to how statistics are done. I honestly have never seen my boy so engaged in an activity or an academic subject as he was that night and for weeks afterwards.

“Even when we were practising in the park, my son would show me what Anthony had talked about in the lesson, about why the ball bounces and why gravity effects the shooting and lots of other things about the playing of the game.

“Anthony gave him a basketball at the end of the school day and told him to practice. He then a week later gave him a basketball kit from the local club, the Hoopstars, and told him he hoped he would go to training and if he did, he needs to wear the kit.

“The sessions that he went to made him love the game even more. He is now playing for the club every week, and he is now keen on statistics which I think is because of this day. Every week he would come home and he would write down how many shots he scored, how many passes, rebounds, and other things. We have used the session to really work on the mathematics and because he is talking about basketball, he doesn’t get bored he stays interested in the subject.

“The one day in the school that Anthony was with my son’s class, and everything since then, has made such a big difference to him. His teachers have said he is happier, more confident, and when they do basketball especially in PE is a really good leader who likes to help everybody else improve.”

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CLUB DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY CLUBS

The Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) run 11 junior club sites across Tyne and Wear and South East Northumberland. The sites provide structured club sessions for those players that have transitioned from our school outreach programme. We welcome all youngsters and young adults into the clubs no matter how much playing experience or exposure to the sport they have previously had. At each club site the coach(es) will work with the players to help them improve on their skill levels and get an understanding of the rules and the game of basketball. The players will be made aware of the player pathway and the officiating/coaching opportunities.

Although players will have the opportunity to have some competitive play at the club sessions it is important that they also have the opportunity to play against other clubs at their age group. The Eagles Central Venue League allows all players to have that competitive outlet with no need for trials to make the team. Teams are then split into divisions to make it competitive and ensure the players get the most out of competing. Being a part of a team encourages players to work as a team to achieve common goals. It also gives the players the experiencing of both winning and losing and how to deal with both situations.

Like with all sports the volunteers across the club sites are invaluable to what we do. The volunteers take on a whole list of duties ranging from coaching to fundraising allowing the head coaches to be able to just coach the players. The volunteers are made up of junior players, former players and parents.

The membership has grown again from last year with 7 of the clubs going beyond 100 members and Cardinal Hornets continuing to have over 200 members.

AGE GROUPS & MEMBERSHIP 2020-21

GATESHEAD

GATESHEAD
Cardinal Hornets	U6-U18	205
Whickham Royals	U8-U18	141
Ryton Rockets	U10-U18	50

NEWCASTLE

NEWCASTLE
Gosforth Goliaths	U10-U18	129
Kenton Force	U12-U18	116
East Griffns	U10-U18	135
West Hoopstars	U10-U18	60

NORTHUMBERLAND

NORTHUMBERLAND
Cramlington Vikings	U10-U18	128
NORTH TYNESIDE
North Shields	U10-U18	139
Tyne Met Tigers	U12-U14	57
SOUTH TYNESIDE
South Tyneside	U8-U18	150

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CASE STUDY JACK BERTRAM COMMUNITY COACH

In October 2019 Jack Bertram joined the Foundation on a Coach Core Apprenticeship Scheme.

The apprenticeship scheme allows learners to simultaneously earn money from working a real jo b whilst also getting education that will result in an industry recognised qualification. The apprenticeship was ran across a 30 hour week, with one full day kept for education.

When Jack’s apprenticeship ended, he had made such a great impression with his enthusiasm and work ethic that we were pleased to offer him a full-time community coach role in the foundation in September. Jack’s first real responsibility was taking over the North Shields Basketball Club which has continued to grow under his guidance.

Why were you interested in the apprenticeship?

I had seen a few Newcastle Eagles games and played a bit of school basketball. I was doing PE in 6th from and knew that I wanted to have a career in sport. The Eagles seemed like a great organisation to be involved with so when the opportunity arose to do an apprenticeship with the foundation I jumped at the chance.

How did you feel when the Foundation offered you a full-time contract at the end of your apprenticeship?

It was a mixture of feelings from being relieved, to shocked, to surprised. It was a very good day, I was buzzing! I was hoping that I would be kept on as I had really enjoyed my apprenticeship and wanted this to be the start of my career.

What are you aspirations?

I want to continue to learn and develop in my current role and then hopefully within the next few years I step into a specialist role. I don’t have any plans in leaving the area and would like to think that I continue working for the foundation long term.

Do you have any advice for those that might be thinking about doing something similar to what you have done?

I would recommend that anybody looking to do any kind of sports coaching to go through the apprenticeship that I did. I felt that this gave me a good all round knowledge of coaching that prepared me when delivering for the Foundation. Being a coach might involve working unsociable hours at times but is so rewarding. Seeing a player achieve something that they have been working on from making a basket to running a play is something that you wouldn’t get just sat in an office. It might feel quite daunting at first but this industry definitely allows you to develop confidence so this shouldn’t be a barrier.

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COMPETITION STRUCTURE EAGLES CENTRAL VENUE LEAGUE

The Eagles Central Venue League (CVL) is a development league giving all ECF club players the opportunity to play the game competitively. The league operates a policy that if you want to play then you are on a team and is not determined by players having to attend any trials. To allow new teams to enter and for the league to have the ability to expand, it is split into two blocks across the season. On a Saturday the U12s, U14s, U16s and U18s compete across the whole day at the arena followed by a Sunday with the U8s and U10s.

The Saturday league runs full court 5 v 5 games at a full height basket with both boys and girls competing. Each game is played with a running clock to ensure that all fixtures can be played. Each of the teams have a coach to help support and encourage the players.

The U10s league is played across court and the hoops are lowered to 8ft. Instead of 5v5 this age group plays 4v4 games. Although the scores are recorded throughout the game no league tables are kept as the main emphasis is getting the players use to playing competitive games and learning the rules of the game. The games are shortened and the teams can be mixed gender.

With all the COVID restrictions and guidelines removed this allowed the season to as normal and so a massive jump in the number of teams competing.

BLOCK 1 COMPETING TEAMS

UNDER 12

Cardinal Hornets (3 teams) Cramlington Vikings (2 teams) Gosforth Goliaths (2 teams) Kenton Force (1 team) NEG (1 team) Newcastle West Hoopstars (1 team) Ryton Rockets (1 team) STBC (2 teams) Whickham Royals (1 team)

UNDER 14

Cardinal Hornets (5 teams) Cramlington Vikings (2 teams) Gosforth Goliaths (2 teams) Kenton Force (1 team) Morpeth (1 team) NEG (1 team) Newcastle West Hoopstars (2 teams) Ryton Rockets (2 teams) STBC (2 teams) Whickham Royals (1 team)

UNDER 16

Cardinal Hornets (3 teams) Cramlington Vikings (1 team) Gosforth Goliaths (1 team) Kenton Force (1 team) NEG (1 team) Morpeth (1 team) Newcastle West Hoopstars (1 team) Ryton Rockets (1 team) STBC (2 teams) Whickham Royals (1 team)

UNDER 18

Cramlington Vikings (1 team) Kenton Force (1 team) NEG (1 team) Newcastle West Hoopstars (1 team) Oxclose (1 team) STBC (1 team) Whickham Royals (1 team)

TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOCK 1 TEAMS 53

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BLOCK 2 COMPETING TEAMS

The second block saw a jump again in the number of teams making it a record number of teams taking part. There was also an additional non ECF club, Lambton Street, joining the league. Boroughmuir Blaze from Scotland were also invited to play in invitational games along with 2 of the Academy teams.

UNDER 12

Cardinal Hornets (4 teams) Cramlington Vikings (2 teams) Gosforth Goliaths (2 teams) Kenton Force (2 teams) Lambton Street (1 team) NEG (2 teams) Newcastle West Hoopstars (2 teams) North Shields (1 team) Ryton Rockets (1 team) STBC (2 teams) Tyne Met Tigers (1 team) Whickham Royals (2 teams)

UNDER 14

Cardinal Hornets (4 teams) Cramlington Vikings (2 teams) Gosforth Goliaths (3 teams) Kenton Force (3 teams) Lambton Street (1 team) Morpeth (1 team) NEG (3 teams) Newcastle West Hoopstars (3 teams) North Shields (2 teams) Ryton Rockets (1 team) STBC (2 teams) Tyne Met (1 team) Whickham Royals (2 teams)

UNDER 16

UNDER 18

Cramlington Vikings (1 team) Kenton Force (1 team) NEG (1 team) Newcastle West Hoopstars (1 team) North Shields (1 team) Oxclose (1 team) STBC (1 team) Whickham Royals (1 team)

TOTAL NUMBER OF 76 BLOCK 2 TEAMS (U12-U18)

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BLOCK 2 COMPETING TEAMS (CONT.)

UNDER 10

Cardinal Hornets (7 teams) Cramlington Vikings (6 teams) Gosforth Goliaths (3 teams) Kenton Force (3 teams) NEG (3 teams) Newcastle West Hoopstars (4 teams) North Shields (4 teams) Ryton Rockets (1 team) STBC (5 teams) Tyne Met Tigers (3 teams) Whickham Royals (8 teams)

TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOCK 2 TEAMS (U10)

With the increase in teams and the expansion of the league this has resulted in needing to recruit more officials and coaches.

The ECF are invested in giving players and parents the opportunity to gain officiating awards in both table and refereeing. Those that gain their award are then employed by the foundation including people as young as 14.

Gaining officiating awards allows people to gain experience and thus confidence in working across all age groups.

The coaching pathway is really important to us as a foundation as it ensures that we have a pool of coaches to be able to deliver in both clubs and across the outreach programme.

TOTAL NUMBER OF 123 TEAMS COMPETING

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CASE STUDY ZOE TUCKER FOUNDATION VOLUNTEER

Zoe Tucker has been volunteering at the Foundation for over 6 years and got her first taste of volunteering at Cardinal Hornets basketball club. This included keeping registers, Nest administration, updating the club Facebook page, dealing with parent queries, organising awards nights, administering tickets amongst a whole range of other things.

During COVID, Zoe helped to ensure the safe movement around the arena of junior players on their return to play. Zoe’s friendly manner ensured that the return to play wasn’t as daunting for players with not being able to have their parents present at their games.

This season saw Zoe take on the role of Team Manager for the U14 Academy Boys team. This role included liaising with parents of the players to confirm training times, game times, etc, organising kits, travelling to away games and ensuring a tidy bus on the return! This invaluable role allows the coaching staff to be able to concentrate on the on court side of the game knowing that all off court duties are in hand.

U14 Boys Academy Head Coach, Chloe Gaynor, “Zoe undoubtedly contributed to the great success the team had from helping us create a great family environment off the court that translated on to the court. Zoe helped the kid’s performance and growth not only as basketball players but also as individuals. I am very grateful for all of her help throughout the season.”

From shaking buckets to baking cakes Zoe has done it all and we are so grateful to the time she has invested in supporting the work we do at the foundation.

NEWCASTLE EAGLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

ELITE PERFORMANCE PATHWAY NEWCASTLE EAGLES ACADEMY

The Newcastle Eagles Academy gives junior players the chance to play in the highest leagues competing in the Basketball England National League.

Players are selected for the squads after going through different rounds of trials. Each team selects 12 squad players and 3 training players. The teams that compete against teams up and down the country, playing home and away games. At the end of the league the top teams then proceed into the play-offs.

The pandemic had a great affect on the National League programme and players were eager to start playing again in the competitive league and what a season it has been. All 3 teams finished 3rd in their respective divisions which has been a huge milestone achievement for the performance programme. This season saw teams competing at U14 boys, U16 boys and U14 girls.

UNDER 14 GIRLS

PREMIER NORTH DIVISON

Head Coach: Ellen Totton

The opening game of the season took the Eagles by surprise as they suffered a hefty defeat against Manchester Mystics 117 to 21. The only other 3 games that the team lost were again against Manchester Mystics and then the remaining 2 losses coming against their counterparts, Manchester Mystics II.

Throughout the season the team went on a 3 game winning streak on 4 separate occasions. The Manchester teams put big wins against the Eagles but the Eagles were also able to get big wins themselves. The first 3 wins of the season had the Eagles beating the Manchester Mystics III by 49 points, City of Leeds by 54 points and then Liverpool by 63 points.

These huge wins were consistent throughout the season with only one tight game against Sheffield Hatters. The Eagles went into the 2nd half behind the Hatters but a strong 3rd and 4th quarter saw them scrape a 60 – 59 win.

The strong 3rd finish also saw another Eagles team heading to the play-offs. Unfortunately for the Eagles, they were drawn against their nemesis team Manchester Mystics II on the road. Again the Mystics proved too strong an opposition as they took a 40 point win against the Eagles ending their play-off hopes in the first round.

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	TEAM	W	L	PTS

1	Manchester Mystics	18	0	54
2	Manchester Mystics II	16	2	50
3	Newcastle Eagles	12	4	40
4	Sheffeld Hatters	11	7	40
5	Encon Derbyshire Arrows	8	9	33
6	Liverpool	6	12	30
7	Cheshire Wire	5	11	26
8	Lancashire Spinners	4	14	26
9	Cityof Leeds	4	14	26
10	Manchester Mystics III	3	14	23

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

UNDER 14 GIRLS

UNDER 14 BOYS

UNDER 16 BOYS

UNDER 14 BOYS

PREMIER NORTH DIVISION

Head Coach: Chloe Gaynor

After finishing 4th in the league before the National League was shut down due to the pandemic, the U14 boys were determined to capitalise on the success they had. WBBL player, Chloe Gaynor, took the reins of the team in her first season as an academy head coach.

The first game against City of Birmingham saw both teams going into the 2nd half tied but Birmingham pulled away to take the 10 point win. The second game saw a much stronger performance against City of Leeds. After a steady first quarter the team shone in the rest of the 3 quarters dominating 25 – 5, 25 – 10 and 32 – 11.

Although the Eagles were unable to get a good run of wins under their belt they stayed fairly consistent and had some huge wins; Eagles 92 – 43 Leicester and Eagles 79 – 33 Leeds.

With 7 wins and 5 losses the Eagles finished 3rd in the league and headed into the play-offs with a home draw against Lewisham Thunder. Although the Eagles were outscored in the 4th quarter they had built up a strong enough lead taking them into the quarter finals. With an away draw against Baltic Stars this was already a huge achievement for the boys. Unfortunately, Baltic Stars took a commanding lead right from the offset and ended the run for the Eagles.

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	TEAM	W	L	PTS

1	Manchester Magic	11	1	34
2	Team Birmingham Elite	10	2	32
3	Newcastle Eagles	7	5	26
4	Cityof Birmingham Rockets	7	5	26
5	York Eagles	5	7	22
6	Cityof Leeds Gold	2	10	16
7	Leicester Riders	0	12	12

NEWCASTLE EAGLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

UNDER 16 BOYS

PREMIER NORTH DIVISON

Head Coach: Calvin George

The U16 boys team also had a successful season and at one point went on a 7 game winning streak. Finishing with 12 wins and 4 losses the academy team recorded some huge wins across the season. Their first massive win was against Cheshire Phoenix I netting 107 points against Cheshire’s 28 points. They kept Cheshire to 2 points in both the 1st and 4th quarters.

The huge wins continued to come as they defeated City of Leeds 82 – 31. Similar to the Cheshire game the Eagles kept City of Leeds to 5 points in both the 1st and 4th quarters.

Cheshire Phoenix again succumb to the might of the Eagles team, this time the Eagles taking a 119 – 41 win. In the 3rd quarter the Eagles scored 37 points.

Birmingham Team Elite also went down to the Newcastle Eagles suffering a 38 point defeat.

The Eagles didn’t always have blow out games as they scraped a win against Leicester Riders 95 – 92.

After a successful league campaign the Newcastle Eagles got an away draw in the play-offs against Sussex Bears. After a long journey south the Eagles took an slim early lead after the first quarter. The third quarter they only dropped a point and the final quarter had the teams evenly matched. Unfortunately the damage was done in the second quarter. The deficit was never recovered and that saw the end of the play-off journey.

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	TEAM	W	L	PTS

1	Manchester Magic	16	0	48
2	Manchester Giants	15	1	46
3	Newcastle Eagles	12	4	40
4	Trafford Magic	10	6	36
5	Cityof Birmingham Rockets	9	7	34
6	DerbyTrailblazers	9	7	34
7	Cityof Edinburgh	7	9	30
8	Northamptonshire Titans	6	10	28
9	Team Birmingham Elite	5	11	26
10	Leicester Riders	5	11	26
11	Cityof Leeds	2	14	20
12	Cheshire Phoenix I	0	16	15

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

FURTHER EDUCATION DISE & EABL

Head Coach: Jack Burgess

The DiSE (Diploma in Sporting Excellence) and EABL (Elite Academy Basketball League) programmes sit at the top of the junior performance pathway.

The league is a junior basketball competition ran in partnership with AoC Sport and Basketball England, across England, that features 17 teams that are split into two conferences. These 17 teams all feature in the top U19 programmes across the country. At the end of the league the qualifying teams then go into the play-offs.

Running alongside the EABL, DiSE is a 2 year education programme for students aged 16 – 18 that have met the following criteria:

[British Passport (or working towards)]
[Attended Basketball England Aspire programme]

The Eagles EABL team had a hard-fought season both at home and on the road but they saved their best to last overcoming Manchester in the final home game of the season in front of a packed balcony of supporters. The atmosphere was electric and it was a great team effort.

Away from the EABL there were some other successes for some of the players on the team. Both Joe Sheeran and Leo Lepperier both attend Basketball England U17 trials.

Five EABL players were also called-up to the BBL team late in the season giving Leo Lepperier, Chris BaxterJones, Freddy Kepngang, Seb Sloane and Joe Sheeran their first taste of playing at the highest level of British Basketball..

[In full time education in a state funded school]

The DiSE programme allows student athletes to gain 64 UCAS points and is a unique sporting qualification. The players on this programme have all exhibited the potential to achieve excellence within the sport. Each student athlete will study:

[Technical & Tactical Skills]
[Physical Capabilities]
[Psychological Skills]
[Nutrition]
[Lifestyle]
[How to communicate effectively]
[Developing own career]
[Health & Safety]

NEWCASTLE EAGLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

TRIBUTE MALCOLM DIX FOUNDATION TRUSTEE

On Wednesday 10th November, the Eagles family were saddened to hear that Foundation trustee, Malcolm Dix, passed away at the age of 79.

Malcolm was a trustee of the foundation since 2006 and will always be remembered for the beaming smile he had that would light up a room.

Malcolm brought an incredible depth of knowledge to the Foundation as the following roles he had other the years will show:

[Newcastle United Vice Life President]
[One of the founding members of the Magpie ] Group with Sir John Hall
[Chairman ] of the Newcastle Supporters Association
[Chairman of Newcastle Sports Council which is ] now known as Sport Newcastle which Malcolm later served as President
[Chairman of the Tyne Theatre and Opera House ] Trust
[At former Gosforth rugby club roles included ] Chair of Commercial Committee, Tour Chairman, Match Secretary and a member of the General Committee and Social Committee. When the club moved to Kingston Park, Malcolm became Chairman of Newcastle Gosforth

Although Malcolm’s main passion was with Newcastle United Football Club, his love for all sports across the city was evident and he was proud to call Newcastle his home.

Malcolm’s funeral was held at the Barracks Suite in St. James Park which was the most fitting tribute to a man who was black and white through and through. Family, friends and colleagues gathered as Malcolm was brought in to his second home to the Busker song “I’m Coming Home Newcastle.”

To say that Malcolm has left a mark on the city is an understatement and his legacy and memory will continue to live on and we are proud to say that he was and always will be a part of the Eagles family.

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE NEWCASTLE EAGLES

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#	FIRST NAME	SURNAME	HEIGHT	POSITION

2	Wesley	PersonJr	6'3"	Point Guard
4	Themba	Yabantu	5'10"	Point Guard
6	Corey	Johnson	6'5"	Small Forward
8	Sam	Mamuni	6'0"	ShootingGuard
9	Sauveur	Kande	6'4"	Guard
12	Louis	Sayers	6'6"	Small Forward
13	Darius	Defoe	6'9"	Power Forward
22	Brandon	Peel	6'7"	Power Forward
24	Justin	Gordon	6'6"	Forward
26	Daniel	Johnson-Thompson	6'8"	Power Forward
32	Kyle	Williams	6'4"	ShootingGuard
44	Rahmon	Fletcher	5'10"	Point Guard

WOMEN’S BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE NEWCASTLE EAGLES

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#	FIRST NAME	SURNAME	HEIGHT	POSITION

0	Dora	Cipcic	5'11"	Foward
3	Chloe	Gaynor	6'2"	Center
4	Maddy	Mcvicar	5'5"	Guard
5	Marina	Fernandez	5'11"	Guard
8	Rachael	Bland	5'8"	Guard
12	Gerda	Morkunaite	5’5”	Guard
13	Leila	Benyahia	5'6"	ShootingGuard
16	Mollie	Arnold	5'8"	Guard
17	Ruth	Thornley	5'9"	Guard
25	Layne	Murphy	6’1”	Forward

NEWCASTLE EAGLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

BBL & WBBL CLUB HISTORY

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SEASON DIV POS PLD W L PTS PLAY OFFS TROPHY CUP
1996–1997 BBL 7th 36 21 15 42 Quarter-final 1st Round Semi-final
1997–1998 BBL 3rd 36 25 11 50 Quarter-final Semi-final 4th Round
1998–1999 BBL 5th 36 21 15 42 Quarter-final Quarter-final Semi-final
1999–2000 BBL N 6th 36 10 26 10 DNQ Quarter-final 1st Round
2000–2001 BBL N 3rd 36 20 16 40 1st Round Runner-up Quarter-final
2001–2002 BBL N 3rd 32 17 15 34 Quarter-final Quarter-final Quarter-final
2002–2003 BBL 5th 40 25 15 50 Semi-final Semi-final Quarter-final
2003–2004 BBL 6th 36 18 18 36 Quarter-final 1st Round Quarter-final
2004–2005 BBL 2nd 40 31 9 62 Winners Winners
Semi-final
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SEASON	DIV	POS	PLD	W	L	PTS	PLAY OFFS	TROPHY	CUP
1996–1997	BBL	7th	36	21	15	42	Quarter-fnal	1st Round	Semi-fnal
1997–1998	BBL	3rd	36	25	11	50	Quarter-fnal	Semi-fnal	4th Round
1998–1999	BBL	5th	36	21	15	42	Quarter-fnal	Quarter-fnal	Semi-fnal
1999–2000	BBL N	6th	36	10	26	10	DNQ	Quarter-fnal	1st Round
2000–2001	BBL N	3rd	36	20	16	40	1st Round	Runner-up	Quarter-fnal
2001–2002	BBL N	3rd	32	17	15	34	Quarter-fnal	Quarter-fnal	Quarter-fnal
2002–2003	BBL	5th	40	25	15	50	Semi-fnal	Semi-fnal	Quarter-fnal
2003–2004	BBL	6th	36	18	18	36	Quarter-fnal	1st Round	Quarter-fnal
2004–2005	BBL	2nd	40	31	9	62	Winners	Winners	Semi-fnal
2005–2006	BBL	1st	40	30	10	60	Winners	Winners	Winners
2006–2007	BBL	3rd	36	25	11	50	Winners	Runner-up	Semi-fnal
2007–2008	BBL	1st	33	29	4	58	Semi-fnal	Runner-up	Runner-up
2008–2009	BBL	1st	33	28	5	56	Winners	Winners	Runner-up
2009–2010	BBL	1st	36	31	5	62	Semi-fnal	Winners	Quarter-fnal
2010–2011	BBL	2nd	33	24	9	48	Semi-fnal	Semi-fnal	Semi-fnal
2011–2012	BBL	1st	30	23	7	46	Winners	Winners	Winners
2012–2013	BBL	2nd	33	25	8	50	Runner-up	Quarter-fnal	Runner-up
2013–2014	BBL	1st	33	28	5	56	Runner-up	Quarter-fnal	Runner-up
2014–2015	BBL	1st	36	31	5	58	Winners	Winners	Winners
2015–2016	BBL	2nd	33	28	5	56	1st Round	Runner-up	Winners
2016–2017	BBL	2nd	33	23	10	46	Runner-up	Quarter fnal	Winners
2017–2018	BBL	3rd	33	22	11	44	Quarter-fnal	Quarter-fnal	Quarter-fnal
2018–2019	BBL	3rd	33	21	12	42	Quarter-fnal	Quarter-fnal	Semi-fnal
	WBBL	7th	22	10	12	20	Quarter-fnal	GroupStages	Quarter-fnal
2019–2020	BBL	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic						Winners	Quarter-fnal
	WBBL	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic						1st-Round	Semi-fnal
2020–2021	BBL	4th	30	18	12	36	Winners	Quarter-fnal	Winners
	WBBL	7th	20	7	13	14	Runner-up	Quarter-fnal	GroupStages
2021–2022	BBL	9th	27	10	17	20	DNQ	1st-Round	GroupStages
	WBBL	10th	24	11	13	14	DNQ	1st-Round	Runner-up

OUR NEWCASTLE EAGLES WBBL TEAM MADE IT TO THE CUP FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FRANCHISE’S HISTORY

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

2021-22 NEWCASTLE EAGLES BBL & WBBL TEAMS

JUSTIN GORDON SLAM DUNK IN FRONT OF A SOLD-OUT VERTU MOTORS ARENA

RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE AT A WOMEN’S BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE HOME GAME

Eagles Community Foundation Vertu Motors Arena Scotswood Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7AF www.newcastle-eagles.com/foundation

Purpose-built community sports arena, events venue and home for the Eagles Community Foundation since January 2019. www.vertumotorsarena.com

@newcastleeagles @newcastleeagles @newcastleeagle 0191 245 3880 www.newcastle-eagles.com

EAGLES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

(A company limited by guarantee)

Report and Accounts

Year ended 31 July 2022

Charity number : 1112997 Company number : 05400969

Eagles Community Foundation

	Page
Message from the Chair	1
Report of the trustees	2-6
Report of the Independent Auditor	7-10
Statement of Financial Activities	11
Balance Sheet	12
Statement of Cash Flows	13
Notes to the accounts	14-21

Eagles Community Foundation Message from the Chair Year ended 31 July 2022

Annual highlights 2021/22

The past twelve months has witnessed the largest demand for our services with the highest recorded membership jumping from 1,250 in July 2021 to 1,955 in July 2022. The post pandemic return to life has enabled the Foundation to respond by increasing sessions, developing girls only sessions, growing the junior league number of teams to the largest in its history and developing the pool of coaches, officials, referees and volunteers. To enable this growth it has taken quite an investment within the Foundation to help future proof delivery for the coming years.

The senior management team have had to respond to the changing environment with return to school delivery, community needs of the building, ensuring a safe environment for all at events and day to day activities along with ensuring all members of staff were supported. The team ensured a safe return to school delivery of the Hoops4Health programme, school coaching plus the development of the STEM programme linked to the women’s senior team.

Although outreach delivery experienced high demand from the beginning of the financial year the event calendar continued to be affected by the pandemic. It took until March 2022 until the return of meetings and conferences took place on a regular basis negatively impacting the financial income expectations for the year. However, since March 2022 the demand for the arena has recovered to post pandemic needs.

26[th] May 2023

Paul Blake

Eagles Community Foundation Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2022

The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2022, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Accounting and Reporting 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 (FRS 102). The organisation is a Public Benefit Entity within the definitions of FRS 102.

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The aims of our services

to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing basketball
to provide facilities for sport and recreation for people who need such facilities
to advance the education of children and young people through such means as the trustees see fit.

The trustees are satisfied that in accordance with the Charity Commission guidelines, Eagles Community Foundation meet the public benefit requirements. The trustees have regard to this guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

A review of our achievements and performance

A key achievement during the financial year witnessed the successful development of junior basketball clubs and competition membership. The majority of the outreach club sites became full, with waiting lists for those wishing to join, leading to the senior management team needing to expand provision. The addition of girls only sessions at the arena empowered the WBBL teams to engage with the junior players and provide skilled, fun and engaging sessions. The membership growth reached 1,955 young people taking part in weekly Foundation activities, compared to 1,250 twelve months prior.

The membership growth directly impacted our junior league as it increased from 70 to 123 teams participating at the arena on weekends. This resulted in expanding hours and days for the delivery of the league across both Saturday and Sundays and the need to grow the delivery workforce to run the league.

Hoops4Health in person delivery restarted post pandemic with players from both the BBL and WBBL teams involved. The programme started late due to schools needing time to reintroduce visitors whilst keeping an eye on covid-19 infection rates and ensuring players and young people’s health. All six local council schools took part in the programme with roadshows, coaching, tournaments and finals taking place across the academic year. In total the programme reached fifty per cent of pre pandemic numbers which was deemed appropriate first year post lockdown delivery.

In school coaching returned with the outreach team back to delivery. At times the school year was affected due to covid-19 infections as both schools and the foundation mitigated risks. However, the relationships with the schools continued to flourish with demand exceeding supply. As such this is a plan for future potential growth for the following year.

Eagles Community Foundation Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2022

A review of our achievements and performance ( continued )

The arena continued to support the NGPS vaccination delivery programme until the end of December 2021. It was a privilege to work alongside the NHS and play a part in benefiting our local community as we continued to help re-established post vaccination life.

Events returned with full capacity spectators; including supporting the men’s GB team in the European Championship qualifiers, Wasserman boxing, Karbon Homes, GB Masters, Northern Football League to name a few. The arena schedule is returning to pre covid levels and it is anticipated to surpass next financial year as we build relationships with key event promoters.

The smaller events schedule was slow at the beginning of the year as meetings remained online with companies continuing the practice of staff working from home. However, the final third of the financial year did see the return of companies and community groups to the arena suite and rooms returning to pre pandemic levels.

Our relationship with Newcastle College continued to develop which included supporting the college summer graduation based at the arena, exams both in the winter and summer and the return to a full academic in person teaching year. The senior management’s teams for both the College and Foundation continue to develop the partnership to benefit our local community.

A major factor of the financial year has been the major loan repayments restarting following a holiday period during lockdown. All three major loans spanned the whole twelve months, when compared to the events schedule and outreach programme not returning in full it has been difficult to navigate. However, the schedule for the following year is already rebuilding the business plan with no post pandemic affects being witnessed.

The STEM programme continued to grow from the initial pilot with 20 schools benefiting from delivery at the arena. As the key WBBL delivery programme and direct contact with schools the decision was made to offer girls only basketball sessions. This has engaged WBBL players in the delivery, modelling and structuring of the women’s and girls’ game both within the foundation and club. It is expected the following year will build upon with momentum with increased number of STEM schools and girls only sessions available.

The Foundation has invested in both kitchen and food display equipment to enable a more productive environment for both the Foundation and customer on events especially with the BBL attendance regularly achieving sell-out crowds. This has seen a return on investment with a strong offering established within the arena for events.

Plans for the future

The Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team are driving a Business Plan with key strategic priorities which include:

Outreach

The Foundation is committed in continuing to cater for its service demand and build upon the delivery to protect quality. This will see the introduction of a new post within outreach with a dedicated manager overseeing all programmes. This new post will be charged with providing a quality pathway for players, extending female opportunities, linking to partners and sponsors whilst engaging and ensuring mentoring for the next generations of coaches, referees, officials, administrators, managers and volunteers.

Eagles Community Foundation Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2022

Plans for the future ( continued )

Arena

The arena event portfolio has already engaged major promoters within the industry as events have returned to normal along with local companies, amateur sports clubs, education deliverers and fellow charities. The Foundation is committed to ensuring access to facilities to benefit local people, and therefore commit to major events on a case by case basis whilst upholding access for charitable means for a minimum 80% of its opening time.

Financial review

The accounts show net incoming resources for the year amounting to £49,022 (2021: £46,853). There is a surplus on unrestricted funding of £44,237 (2021 – £27,196) and a surplus on restricted funding of £4,785 (2021 – £19,657).

Risk Management

Risks to the charity have been identified and reviewed on an ongoing basis, and appropriate action taken. This has included ensuring appropriate insurance cover, identifying physical risks such as uneven surfaces, reviewing fire safety systems and training staff, ensuring staff have first aid training, and undertaking a general health and safety risk assessment throughout our premises.

Reserves policy

The trustees have a target to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of total charitable expenditure. At this level of unrestricted reserves, the charity could maintain all operations for three months even if no income was being generated. Free reserves were in deficit at the year-end following the completion of the arena.

Structure, governance and management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 22 March 2005. It registered with the Charity Commission on 15 February 2006. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association as amended by special Resolution dated 26 October 2005 which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Management Committee. All members of the Management Committee give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the Charity.

All new trustees receive a trustee welcome pack, which contains key policies, strategic plans, code of conduct etc. They also receive induction time with the Chief Executive and opportunities to visit services and activities as well as access to any relevant training.

Eagles Community Foundation Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2022

Structure, governance and management ( continued )

The Management Committee at 31[st] July 2022 was made up of 8 trustees. The Management Committee meet on a quarterly basis and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity.

A line management system is in place with day to day responsibility for the management of the organisation resting with the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key performance indicators are met. Day to day operational management is headed by individual team members using the reporting structures and line management to finally report to the Chief Executive and trustees.

Going concern

We are required to report to you if we have concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is inappropriate or there is an undisclosed material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt over the use of that basis for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The trustees consider the uncertainty arising from the Covid-19 pandemic reported in previous years financial statements have been mitigated. As such, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting.

Reference and administrative information

Trustees

Paul Blake Eric Wilson Jeffrey King Su Cumming David Forrester Alan Younger Stephen Savage Rob Page Walter Dix (died 10 November 2021)

Chief Executive

Samantha Blake

Principal address

Vertu Motors Arena, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AF

Auditor

Stephenson Coates Audit Limited, West 2 Asama Court, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YD

Eagles Community Foundation Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 July 2022

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Management Committee and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law 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 charitable company and of the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Statement as to disclosure to our auditors

In so far as the trustees are aware at the time of approving our trustees’ annual report:

There is no relevant information, being information needed by the auditor in connection with preparing their report, of which the auditor is unaware; and
The trustees, having made enquiries of fellow directors and the auditor that they ought to have individually taken, have each taken all steps that he/she is obliged to take as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.

Signed on behalf of the trustees

P Blake - Chair

26[th] May 2023

Eagles Community Foundation Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Eagles Community Foundation Year ended 31 July 2022

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Eagles Community Foundation (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 July 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 July 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees’ with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Eagles Community Foundation Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Eagles Community Foundation Year ended 31 July 2022

Other information ( continued )

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

The information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
The trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the directors' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Eagles Community Foundation Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Eagles Community Foundation Year ended 31 July 2022

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to both the charity itself and the industry in which it operates. We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our sector experience and through discussion with the directors and other management. The most significant identified that directly affect the financial statements include financial reporting legislation (including related companies’ legislation), the Charities Act 2011 and UK taxation legislation. The company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines or litigation. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: Health and Safety, Employment Law and Data Protection regulations, recognising the nature of the company’s activities.

We considered the extent of compliance with those laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statements. Our audit procedures included:

making enquiries of trustees’ and management as to where they consider there to be susceptibility to fraud and whether they have any knowledge or suspicion of fraud;
obtaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;
assessing the design effectiveness of the controls in place to prevent and detect fraud;
assessing the risk of management override, including identifying and testing journal entries;
challenging the assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant accounting estimates.

Our audit did not identify any key audit matters relating to the detection of irregularities including fraud. However, despite the audit being planned and conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) there remains an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected owing to inherent limitations of the audit and that by their very nature, any such instances of fraud or irregularity likely involve collusion, forgery, intentional misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Eagles Community Foundation

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Eagles Community Foundation Year ended 31 July 2022

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

John Oswald Senior statutory auditor STEPHENSON COATES AUDIT LIMITED Chartered accountants West 2, Asama Court Newcastle Business Park Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YD

26[th] May 2023

Eagles Community Foundation Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 31 July 2022

Note Income Donations 2 Grants 3 Activities for generating funds 4 Charitable activities 5 Other 6 Total income Expenditure on: Direct costs Charitable activities Total expenditure 7 Net income Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 27,937 - 27,937 25,475 24,685 46,532 71,217 346,601 614,638 - 614,638 348,758 385,514 28,305 413,819 153,716 101,928 - 101,928 99,614
	1,154,702 74,837 1,229,539 974,164
	918,128 918,128 113,466 192,337 70,052 262,389 813,845
	1,110,465 70,052 1,180,517 927,311
	44,237 4,785 49,022 46,853 - - - -
	44,237 4,785 49,022 46,853 3,548,260 112,837 3,661,097 3,614,244
	3,592,497 117,622 3,710,119 3,661,097

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102.

Eagles Community Foundation Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2022

Company number: 05400969 Charity number: 1112997

£ 165,046 365,459	2022 £ 6,845,267 1	£ 43,011 549,681	2021 £ 6,884,061 1
	6,845,268 12,226		6,884,062 36,626
530,505 518,279		592,692 556,066

	6,857,494 3,147,375		6,920,688 3,259,591
	3,710,119		3,661,097
	117,622 3,592,497		112,837 3,548,260
	3,710,119		3,661,097

Approved by the Management Committee on 26[th] May 2023 and signed on its behalf by

P Blake Chair

Eagles Community Foundation Statement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 July 2022

Cash flows from operating activities Net income Adjustments for: Depreciation Changes in: Trade and other debtors Trade and other creditors Net cash from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of fixed assets Net cash used by investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Borrowings Repayment of borrowings Interest paid Net cash from financing activities Change in cash balances in year Bank and cash balances brought forward Bank and cash balances carried forward Analysis of net debt Cash and cash equivalents Loans Loan interest accrued Hire purchase liabilities		2022 £ 49,022 56,709 (122,035) (37,787) (54,091) (17,915) (17,915) - (112,216) - (112,216) (184,222) 549,681 365,459 2022 365,459 (3,121,105) (263,063) (9,989) (3,213,512)		2021 £ 46,853 65,789 22,547 346,904 482,093 (67,317) (67,317) - (13,517) - (13,517) 401,259 148,422 549,681 2021 549,681 (3,183,389) (303,896) (19,172)








				(2,956,776)

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

1. General information

The charity is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Vertu Motors Arena, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AF.

2. Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting 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 (FRS 102), (Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the period.

Basis of preparation

Eagles Community Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the funder, donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

Income

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.
Grants, where 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. Income from grants, where related to performance and specific deliverables, is accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.
Incoming resources from charitable trading activity are accounted for when earned.

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

1. Accounting policies ( continued )

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised in the period it is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates:

Expenditure on raising funds comprises the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes.
Expenditure on charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SoFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the charity at 31 March are shown as debtors less provisions for amounts that may prove uncollectible. Short term deposits represent cash held on deposit at the bank. Cash at bank and in hand represents bank balances at close of business on 31 March.

Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Depreciation

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost of each asset over its estimated useful life:

Building	None	See below
Fixtures and fittings – Arena seating	4%	on cost
Fixtures and fittings – Other	15%	reducing balance
Computers	33%	on cost

The board have agreed that the building will serve its first 5 years without asset depreciation, given the build quality and ongoing maintenance levels experienced to date. Following this period the board have agreed to depreciate the building over a 50 year period.

Voluntary assistance

Time is expended on the charity’s activities and governance which is donated free of charge. It is impractical to quantify the value of the time given; accordingly, it is recorded neither as donated income nor as an expense in the financial statements.

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

1. Accounting policies ( continued )

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results.

There are no critical judgements, significant assumptions concerning the future and key sources of estimation of uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

2. Donations Gift aid Donations 3. Grants Job retention scheme Sport England Warbutons Reece Group Make the East Lean/Change for Life Other Northumbria Healthcare Trust Newcastle City Council Hoops for Health Streetgames Basketball England 4. Activities for generating funds Contribution to overheads from subsidiary Gift aid from subsidiary Coaching		Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 5,036 - 5,036 4,184 22,901 - 22,901 21,291 27,937 - 27,937 25,475 Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 9,807 - 9,807 173,216 - - - 50,000 - - - 3,000 - 13,200 13,200 6,000 - - - 17,399 - - - 200 - 2,220 2,220 - 15,286 - 15,286 72,000 - 26,437 26,437 18,000 (408) 4,675 4,267 4,546 - - - 2,240 24,685 46,532 71,217 346,601 Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 403,864 - 403,864 318,434 148,924 - 148,924 - 61,850 - 61,850 30,324


		614,638 - 614,638 348,758

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

5. Charitable activities

Charitable activities
Hoops for Health League and clubs School of Excellence Education Other trading activities Sponsorship income Catering profit Other		Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ - 27,680 27,680 7,856 358,292 - 358,292 104,062 722 - 722 8,465 26,500 625 27,125 33,333 385,514 28,305 413,819 153,716 Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 100,000 - 100,000 58,333 - - - 11,709 1,928 - 1,928 29,572
		101,928 - 101,928 99,614

6. Other trading activities

7. Charitable expenditure

Activity costs Direct costs Staff costs Pension Establishment costs Office costs Sundry Depreciation Arena costs Governance Legal & professional fees Audit Accountancy Bank charges Interest Impairment net assets	Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 86,245 - 86,245 22,490 106,092 70,052 176,144 90,976 402,577 - 402,577 300,580 7,960 - 7,960 4,804 9,213 - 9,213 146,918 8,602 - 8,602 3,614 247 - 247 573 56,709 - 56,709 65,789 244,243 - 244,243 - 34,032 - 34,052 7,643 3,050 - 3,050 3,288 4,533 - 4,533 3,106 4,005 - 4,005 3,796 142,957 - 142,957 260,267 - - 13,467
	1,110,465 70,052 1,180,517 927,311

Activity costs
Direct costs
Staff costs
Pension
Establishment costs
Office costs
Sundry
Depreciation
Arena costs
Governance
Legal & professional fees
Audit
Accountancy
Bank charges
Interest
Impairment net assets

Unrestricted
Restricted
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
86,245
-
86,245
22,490
106,092
70,052
176,144
90,976
402,577
-
402,577
300,580
7,960
-
7,960
4,804
9,213
-
9,213
146,918
8,602
-
8,602
3,614
247
-
247
573
56,709
-
56,709
65,789
244,243
-
244,243
-
34,032
-
34,052
7,643
3,050
-
3,050
3,288
4,533
-
4,533
3,106
4,005
-
4,005
3,796
142,957
-
142,957
260,267
-
-
13,467

1,110,465
70,052
1,180,517
927,311

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

8. Staff costs and remuneration of key management

Salaries Social security Other pension costs	2022 2021 £ £ 520,575 355,507 24,629 16,536 7,960 7,155
	553,165 379,198

The average number of employees during the year was 60 (2021 – 32) with all employee time involved in providing either support to the governance of the charity or support services to charitable activities.

The charity considers its key management personnel comprise the trustees, chief executive officer and chief operating officer. The total employment benefits including employer pension contributions of the key management personnel were £105,363 (2021 - £69,295).

9. Tangible fixed assets

Cost At 1 August 2021 Additions At 31 July 2022 Depreciation At 1 August 2021 Charge for year At 31 July 2022 Net Book Value At 31 July 2022 At 31 July 2021	Building Fixtures & IT Total Equipment £ £ £ £ 6,190,043 877,535 10,566 7,078,144 - 16,945 970 17,915
	6,190,043 894,480 11,536 7,096,059
	- 185,326 8,757 194,083 - 55,378 1,331 56,709
	- 240,704 10,088 250,792
	6,190,043 653,776 1,448 6,845,267
	6,190,043 692,209 1,809 6,884,061

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

10. Investments Eagles Community Arena Limited 1 Ordinary share of £1 (note 19) 11. Debtors Commercial debtors Other debtors and prepayments Amount owed by Eagles Community Arena Limited (note 19) 12. Creditors : amounts falling due in one year Loan Hire purchase Trade creditors Taxation and social security Other creditors Deferred income Accruals 13. Creditors : amounts falling due after one year Loan - within 1 to 2 years Loan – within 3 to 5 years Loan – after five years Accruals Hire purchase			2022 2021 £ £ 1 1 2022 2021 £ £ 54,653 5,901 17,108 5,995 93,285 31,115 165,046 43,011 2022 2021 £ £ 62,284 62,284 9,989 10,073 93,898 37,010 22,451 71,400 8,968 12,890 41,667 41,667 279,022 320,742

			518,279 556,066
	3,147,375 3,259,591

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

14. Total charity funds

Unrestricted General Restricted Activities Building	At 1 Aug Income Expenditure Transfers At 31 July 2021 2022 £ £ £ £ £ 3,548,260 1,154,702 (1,110,465) - 3,592,497
	- 74,837 (70,052) - 4,785 112,837 - - - 112,837
	112,837 74,837 (70,052) - 117,622
	3,661,097 1,229,539 (1,180,517) - 3,710,119

15. Analysis of net asset between funds

Fixed assets Current assets Creditors less than 1 year Creditors greater than 1 year Net assets	Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 £ £ £ £ 6,845,268 - 6,845,268 6,884,061 412,883 117,622 530,505 592,692 (518,279) -(518,279) (556,066) (3,147,375) -(3,147,375) (3,259,591)
	3,592,497 117,622 3,710,119 3,661,097

16. Secured loans

Hire purchase agreements are secured upon the assets to which they relate.

An advance by the City of Newcastle Council is secured on the building. The Council is the freeholder and has granted a 250 year lease to the charity for the site.

Eagles Community Foundation Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 July 2022

17. Limited by guarantee

Eagles Community Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

18. Auditors remuneration

Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements	2022 2021 £ £ 3,050 2,750

19. Related parties

During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

	Transaction value	Transaction value	Balance owed	by/(owed to)
	2022	2021	2022	2021
	£	£	£	£
Eagles Community Arena Limited	552,788	318,434	93,285	31,115
Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club Ltd	26,500	33,333	31,800	-
Geoffrey Forrester and Co Solicitors	36,000	-	(51,000)	(87,000)
Samantha Blake	100	-	-	-

Eagles Community Arena Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Eagles Community Foundation.

During the financial year, the company charged Eagles Community Arena Limited £403,864 (2021: £318,434) in respect of management charges; and received £148,924 under gift aid; reducing the subsidiary’s profits to £Nil. Consolidated accounts have not been prepared as all the subsidiary’s activities are reflected in the company’s accounts.

Paul Blake is majority shareholder of Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club Ltd. The club rent the facility from Eagles Community Foundation for the sum of £40,000 including VAT for a full season of home matches, training and an office space. There was a lower charge in the current and comparative year as a result of Covid-19.

Geoffrey Forrester and Co Solicitors have provided a loan to Eagles Community Foundation. Geoffrey Forrester is the father of David Forrester, a trustee of the Foundation.

Samantha Blake (Chief Executive) made a donation during the financial year of £100 (2021: Nil).

2022-07-31-accounts

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PAUL BLAKE[ CHAIRMAN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES]

PLAYER PATHWAY

PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES HOOPS 4 HEALTH

INTRODUCTION

PARTICIPATION

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NEWCASTLE

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STAGE 3 TOURNAMENTS

STAGE 4 TOURNAMENT FINALS

STAGE 5 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

STAGE 1 - ROADSHOWS

FITNESS & THE BODY

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TEAM TOTALS

REGIONAL BREAKDOWN

Gateshead

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REGION BREAKDOWN

North Tyneside

Northumberland

South Tyneside

Sunderland

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YEAR 5 TOURNAMENT FINALS

2021-22 REGIONAL WINNERS

STAGE 5 - CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES STEM PROJECT PILOT

INTRODUCTION

PROJECT PILOT FEEDBACK

CLUB DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY CLUBS

AGE GROUPS & MEMBERSHIP 2020-21

GATESHEAD

NEWCASTLE

NORTHUMBERLAND

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