## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2023 31 March 2024
**From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Free Kicks Foundation
**Other names charity is known by**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|1 Stephen Thorpe||||
|2 Sam Downing||||
|3 Leigh Porter||||
|4 Damon Williams||||
|5 Michael Doughty||||
|6 Nilesh Patel||||
|7 Christopher King||||
|Christopher
Dowsett||||
|9 Mark Dowling||||
|10||||
|11||||
|12||||
|13||||
|14||||
|15||||
|16||||
|17||||
|18||||
|19||||
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**TAR**
**April 2009**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
n/a
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by trustees
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
During the financial year, Stephen Thorpe and Samantha Downing were officially employed by the charity on a part time basis, 4 hours per week, in recognition of the continued number of hours dedicated to running the charity.
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION PARTICULARLY FOR SERIOUSLY ILL, DISABLED OR RECENTLY BEREAVED CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES **Summary of the objects of the** FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL AND PARTICIPATING IN FOOTBALL RELATED **charity set out in its** EXPERIENCES. **governing document**
**TAR**
**April 2009**
2
WE RAISE MONEY TO TAKE SICK, BEREAVED OR DESERVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS TO FOOTBALL MATCHES. THE MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN GO TO THE MATCHES AS MASCOTS AND GET TO MEET THE PLAYERS AND LEAD THE TEAM OUT. ALL WORK IS UNDERTAKEN VOLUNTARILY AND MONEY IS RAISED THROUGH DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING. THE RECIPIENTS ARE NOMINATED BY HOSPITALS, HOSPICES, OTHER CHARITIES, YOUNG CARER ORGANISATIONS OR VIA EMAIL CONTACT FORM VIA OUR WEBSITE.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
**TAR**
**April 2009**
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Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
We provided opportunities to be mascots or tickets at the following clubs Wrexham, Plymouth Argyle, Grimsby Town, Salford City, Altrincham, Peterborough United, Walsall, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Portsmouth, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Colchester United, Glasgow Rangers, Blackpool, Port Vale, Derby County, Leyton Orient, Bristol City, Manchester United, Reading, Barrow AFC, Brentford, Coventry City, Norwich City, Ipswich Town, Chelsea, Leyton Orient, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday.
271 experiences in total.
We continued a project to provide football equipment to schools who do not have the budget to do so themselves, including refugees in Warrington and schools in Wrexham, Tonbridge, London, Peterborough, Wokingham, Birmingham, Stoke, King’s Lynn, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Accrington.
We also provided tickets for football and music events with Club Wembley.
Our main fundraising events were Golf day and Quiz Night.
**TAR**
**April 2009**
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## **Section E Financial review**
No reserves policy
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Stephen Thorpe **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date**
**TAR**
**April 2009**
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**Free Kicks Foundation Income and Expenditure 31/03/2024**
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|**Free Kicks Foundation**
**Income and Expenditure**
**31/03/2024**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Income**
**Donations and Fundraising**
Cycle rides
Quiz night
Runs
Other
Golf
Charities Trust
CAF
Shirt Auction
Amazon
In Memory
Posh2Paris
Other Fundraisers
Dry January
24 Hour Radio Show
Total Donations and Fundraising
Bank Interest received
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Events
Legal & Ins
Marketing
Kicks
Admin
Just Giving
Misc
Telephone
Salaries
PAYE
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Income**
**Cash at Bank**
Balance B/fwd
Net Income
**Balance C/fwd**|**£**
**£**
460.78
3,600.62
393.10
17,875.74
8,588.53
447.75
1,274.54
0.00
54.61
21,360.25
0.00
2,727.92
650.60
84.43
57,518.87
-
**57,518.87**
4,592.65
512.81
354.00
67,156.23
641.92
561.60
497.62
1,260.84
4,231.92
1,243.08
**81,052.67**
**(23,533.80)**
112,247.25
(23,533.80)
**88,713.45**
**2024**||
||||
|||**(23,533.80)**|
|||112,247.25
(23,533.80)|
|||**88,713.45**|
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Free Kicks Foundation **members of** ~~a ee~~ **On accounts for the year** 31-03-24 **Charity no** 1121073 **ended (if any)** ~~|~~ **Set out on pages** 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ~~Pp~~ **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
- **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
- **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
- **examiner's statement** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Date:** 03/01/2025 **Signed:** ~~|~~ **Name:** Clare Kearns FCCA ~~Cn~~ **Relevant professional** Fellow member of the Association Certified Chartered Accountants **qualification(s) or body (if any):** ~~ee~~
1
**IER**
**March 2012**
**Address:** 4 Darnes Close Bourne Lincs, PE10 9GP.
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
2
**IER**
**March 2012**
## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
Expenses included Trustees Remuneration for this first time. This amounted to £4,232 in salary and £1,243 in PAYE. The Trustees who received payment were Steve Thorpe and Sam Downing.
3
**IER**
**March 2012**