2022-06-30-accounts - Blackburn Community Sports Club

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BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

REGISTERED CHARITY 1118089

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

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Registered Charity 1118089 Principal address 14 Kingsley Close Blackburn Lancashire BB2 5FB Trustees Ian Jones – Chairman Greg Worswick – Secretary Debbie Riley – Treasurer Stephanie Worswick Richard Marsh

Structure, Governance and Management

The Trust is an unincorporated association, governed by a constitution. Trustees are appointed and re-elected at the Annual General Meeting.

Objectives and activities

The Charity operates for the benefit of the public generally & in particular the inhabitants of Blackburn and its surrounding areas:-

To promote community participation in healthy recreation in particular by providing facilities for playing football and other sports capable of improving health (“facilities” in this clause means land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities);
To provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure activities for the community in the interests of social welfare and in order to improve the quality and conditions of life;
To advance the education of children and young people.

We currently have over 250 young people taking part in weekly coaching sessions and football matches. This includes teams for able bodied young people and children with additional needs, a Saturday morning coaching club (Junior Kickers) for children too young to play competitively and two women’s’ football teams. Our football offer is delivered by FA qualified, committed coaches and volunteers who provide young people with a safe environment to play and enjoy sport.

Objectives and activities continued

The formation of our disability section in 2005 has made a major difference to both the lives of the parents and children involved in this. We have seen enormous improvements in the social skills, mobility and agility of the children involved thanks to them having the opportunity to benefit from trained coaching and taking part in a team sport. Many of these young people now play for our adult AFC section (Ability Football Counts) section and three are actively involved in delivering club coaching sessions.

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

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Achievement and performance

This year has once again provided so many enjoyable experiences for so many, which is testament to all our volunteers within the Club, who have worked tirelessly to ensure that our members have been able to play the sport they love.

All our football teams, both able bodied and those with additional needs, have enjoyed their football and the camaraderie that playing in a team brings. With so many teams struggling to recruit players in a post lockdown landscape we have worked tirelessly to maintain our volume of membership. In-school coaching sessions and the development of our Junior Kickers sessions for those under 6 have enabled us to increase the number of younger teams. In addition, our coaches and committee have worked with parents and families to ensure that we can support continued engagement

Our women’s first team was promoted to the Premier Division of the Northwest Women’s Regional league. This success has only been possible thanks to the investment that the club has made in player recruitment and retention whilst securing funding to invest in the club’s infrastructure.

Our Chair was recently recognized by the Lancashire Football Association for his outstanding contribution to Women and Girls football over nearly two decades.

Whilst we pride ourselves on the holistic development of young people which can only be achieved through inclusion, we were delighted to see our former player, Sam Barnes break into the Blackburn Rovers First team where he will join another of our alumni, Scott Wharton.

Financial review

A formal reserves policy was agreed at a meeting of the executive committee.

Reserves are maintained at a level that ensures that 2.5 months of Blackburn Community Sports Club’s core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. For the current year this is estimated to equate to £14,000 based on essential running costs comprising of hire of training facilities, insurance fees, pitch and other maintenance, league/referee/competition/pitch hire fees and courses.
A proportion of reserves is maintained in a readily realisable form.

The Trustees have agreed to monitor the above policy throughout the year and formally review it each year as part of the annual accounts preparation.

There are no funds materially in deficit.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees on 8th December 2022

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

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IAN JONES CHAIRMAN

DEBBIE RILEY TREASURER

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

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I report to the trustees/members on my examination of the accounts of Blackburn Community Sports Club (Charity no 1118089) (“the club”) for the year ended 30 June 2022 set out on pages 5 & 6.

Responsibilities and basis of the report

As the trustees/members of the club, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).

I report in respect of my examination of the club’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the club as required by the 2011 Act; or
the accounts do not accord those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Helen Louise Clayton

63 Keats Road Greenmount Bury BL8 4EP

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

Unrestricted funds £ 50,097 0 0 84 33	2021 Restricted funds Designated funds Total funds Total funds £ £ £ £ 50,097 34,646 0 9,570 0 0 84 1,249 33 9 2022	2021 Restricted funds Designated funds Total funds Total funds £ £ £ £ 50,097 34,646 0 9,570 0 0 84 1,249 33 9 2022

50,214 13,345 8,047 4,047 10,952 160 13,881 1,765 271 465 6,126 833 0 1,526 156 309	0	0 50,214 45,474 13,345 1,367 8,047 0 4,047 6,304 10,952 3,401 160 40 13,881 5,517 1,765 0 271 534 465 811 6,126 300 833 10 0 0 1,526 0 156 210 309 123
61,883 -11,669 107,524	0 0	0 61,883 18,617 0 -11,669 26,858 107,524 80,666
95,855	0	0 95,855 107,524

BLACKBURN COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

Unrestricted funds £ 380	Unrestricted funds £ 380	Designated funds £ 0
	funds £ 380
Fund to which the asset /		Cost 29,329
Unrestricted

Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 8th December 2022

IAN JONES DEBBIE RILEY