2025-03-31-accounts - Free Kicks Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 April 2024 31 March 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Free Kicks Foundation

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1121073

Charity's principal address 5, Gorse Green Peterborough Postcode PE1 3XB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Dates acted if not for whole|Name of person (or body) entitled| |Trustee name|Office (if any)| |year|to|appoint|trustee|(if any)| |1|Stephen Thorpe| |2|Sam Downing| |3|Leigh Porter| |4|Damon Williams| |5|Nilesh Patel| |6|Christopher King| |7|Mark Dowling| |8|Christopher Dowsett| |9| |10| |11| |12| |13| |14| |15| |16| |17| |18| |19| |20|

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year 1 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 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

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:

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

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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 FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL AND PARTICIPATING IN FOOTBALL RELATED EXPERIENCES.

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We raise funds to give disadvantaged children and young adults football experiences. Most of the recipients go to the matches as mascots and get to meet the players and lead the team out. The majority of the work is undertaken voluntarily, funds are raised through donations and fundraising events. The recipients are nominated by other charities, and football club foundations or via email contact form on 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.

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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 Leyton Orient. Walsall, England Women, Grimsby Town, Burton Albion, Accrington Stanley, Barrow AFC, Peterborough United, Port Vale, Wrexham, Glasgow Celtic, Mansfield Town, Manchester City, Huddersfield Town. Altrincham, Manchester United, Salford City, England Men, Hibernian, Ross County, Cardiff City, Kilmarnock, Arsenal, Preston North End, Ipswich Town, West ham United, Fulham, Charlton Athletic, Arsenal Women, Portsmouth, Derby County, Rotherham United, Chesterfield, Doncaster Rovers, Scotland, Southend United, Watford, Plymouth Argyle, Stoke City, Torquay United, Tottenham Hotspur Women, Norwich City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Exeter City, Glasgow Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hereford United, West Bromwich Albion, Colchester United, Wales Women, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea,

263 experiences in total.

We provided tickets and coach travel for over 100 people who may not have been able to afford to attend the EFL trophy Final between Peterborough United and Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley Stadium.

We also provided tickets for football and music events with Club Wembley.

Our main fundraising events were Golf day and Quiz Night.

We increased the number of clubs we run our multiple mascots schemes, working with Club Foundations and Trusts.

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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 8

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Free Kicks Foundation Income and Expenditure 31/03/2025

Free Kicks Foundation Income and Expenditure 31/03/2025
Income Donations and Fundraising Cycle rides Quiz night Runs Other Golf Charities Trust CAF Amazon In Memory Other Fundraisers Dry January 24 Hour Radio Show Posh at Wembley Crowdfunder 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	£ £ 1,889.39 2,628.24 6,391.94 12,780.02 9,574.30 0.00 1,035.85 0.00 12,224.38 10,986.31 0.00 1,125.70 7,591.72 7,168.98 73,396.83 - 73,396.83 5,392.09 546.93 354.00 64,231.59 967.11 561.60 1,970.90 793.83 5,333.88 1,333.00 81,484.93 (8,088.10) 112,247.25 (23,533.80) 88,713.45 2025

		(8,088.10)
		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 31-03-25 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
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: 31/12/2025 Signed: ~~|~~ Name: Clare Kearns FCCA ~~Cn~~ Relevant professional Fellow member of the Association Certified Chartered Accountants qualification(s) or body (if any): ~~ee~~

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Address: 4 Darnes Close Bourne Lincs, PE10 9GP.

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

March 2012

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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Expenses included Trustees Remuneration. This amounted to £5,334 in salary and £1,333 in PAYE. The Trustees who received payment were Steve Thorpe and Sam Downing.

There was an error in the bank carried forward number at the end of FY24. The value was original stated as £88,713 and has been restated to £89,360. This was due to an error netting income against expenditure for telephone reimbursement and refunds.

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