COMPANY REGISTrATION NUMBER: 06366200 CFLARiff REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1121820 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements 31 December 2023 ELLIOTh BUNKER LTD Chartered accountants & statutory auditor 61 Macrae Road Ham Green Bristol BS20 ODD Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual ReF)Ort (Incorporating the Directors. Report) Year ended 31 December 2023 The trustees, who are also the directors lor the purposes of comparry law. present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 D￿mber 2023. Referènce and administrative details Registered charity name Swtndon Town FC Communty FcAJndation Charity registratlon number 1121820 Company registration numbar 06366200 Principal office and registered Foundation Park offi Ccxjnty Ground Lane S￿￿ndOn Wiltshire SN1 2FD UK The trustees K S Fraser C Brown W Craig MGOW A Wilkins K Hutches R Parker {Resigned 29 March 2024) Auditor liott Bunker Ltd Chartered aC￿unfa￿ts & statutory auditor 61 Macrae Road Ham Green Bristol BS20 ODD Banker5 Bank of Sc4)tland Pl The CTroperative Bank PO Box 101 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporating the Directors. Report) Year ended 31 December 2023 Structure. governance and manag¢m6nt Govgming document Swndon Town FC Community Foundation is a charitabte ￿MpanY limiied by guarantee, incorporated on 10 Septemb8r 2007 and regislered as a charty on 4 December 2CM)7. The company was established under a MemorarKlum of Ass(Kiaton and is ￿)ven￿d under its Artides of Association. In the event of the company wound up members are required to contsibute an amount not exceeding £10. Appointmènt of trustees The trustees who are éirectors for the WTpose of o)mpany law and Injstees for the purpose i)f chartty law, who served during the period and up to the dat8 of thi5 report. are sel out on page 1. The number of trustees sh811 be not less than three but {unless otherwise detemiined by ordinary resolution) shall be no more than twe(ve. New tNstees are apEy)inted upon the recommendabon of existing tNste8s. One third of the twstees must retire al each annLsal general tneeling and may offer themselves re- election. It is relevant and appropriate lo appoint truste8s who represent a true cross section of the communty and reflect its dNersity, and the currenl Board of Trustees indudes representatives from business. tlie Football Club, edu(2tion, human resour￿ and financial and legal organisations vthlch together enhance the credibilty and status of Swndon Town FC Community Foundation. Risk rnanaggment The trustees regulady rewew and assess the procajures arKI fomiats for rtsk assessment to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the Foundation to fu￿1 tts responsibilities. Due lo the nature of the work. the F(MJndation never underestimates the imrK)rtance of safeguarding or its responsibilities to safeguaré the weFFare of every i*ild. young person and vulrwable adult who has been entrusted to its (are. It is fully ￿mm[￿ted to worknng to provKle a safe environment for all articiparEIs. Every child, young person or vulnerable adult plays or trdrkncipat8s in stM)rt with thè Foundation should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and ha5 the right to protection from abuse and exploitation. Thts is why the Foundation works to ensure that safeguarding is the reswnsibilty of every adult in the organisation. To ensure that saf8gLJardillg is paramount across the Foundation, the aims are as follows. Al participants, whatever their age, c¥Jlture, disabilty. gender, language, racial origin. religious belief anélor sexual identtty have the rtgm to protecfion from abuse. Al suspicions and allegations of atxjse and practice are taken seriously and responded to swrfuy and appropriatety. l staff are r￿U]led and thked in acc*Kda￿ with saFer recruitment processes. All staff, palé and volunteers. wothro for the Foundation have a responsibility lo report concerns. All staff are given the appropriate level of training to deal wilh situations whith may occur and have the support required to report their concems or suspicions. All staff worknng wtth children and Vu1r￿db1e adults are acL¥edited as T￿eSsary and ￿1 coaches arbd volunteers are appropriately qU￿rf1ed and checked through the Disdosure and Ba￿ing SeNices IDBS). Organisational structure Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) Year ended 31 December 2023 Day to day reswnsibility for the charitable activities rests wth the Head of Foundation Jon Holloway who holds a UEFA'A. Licen￿ (x)aching q(￿l￿(￿￿On as well as studying a Business HND. He is supported by Shane HewletL the assistant Head of Foundation. Objectives and a¢tivit¥e5 The Foundation's objécts are lo )iJrther and assist in the education {on a social ?nd plrysical basis) of children and adults within Swndon and surrounding areas. wtthout refCren￿ to ra￿, sex, creed or social background, through the use of the game of footh￿1 (induding its history and rules) and other ancillary sporting activilies as educational tools and in furtheranGe of that object to provide in Swndon and surrounding area faulities lor meetings, lectures and dasses for the benefit of such children and adults. Th8 Charity also supports the development of a Community Footbal Development progrdmme in LNingslon8, Zambia. The trustees oonfirm that they have had regard to the guidartce ￿ntrined in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefft when reviewing the Foundation's aims and objectives and in planning future actNibes. Swindon Town FC is one of 72 league clubs with a ￿mrnunty programme alTilialed to the English Fc*)tball League Community Trusl, ddwering swbng and SQMxal optKKtuntties to people within Iheir communities. It delrvers football and mulli sports-based programmes wtihin Swindon and the county of Wiltshire. and endeavours to deliver and increase participation for people from 2- 85 years of age. Under the guidance of thè Ewlish Football League TrusL the delivery is designed to meet Ihe four key themes of: Sports Parti￿patIon, Education, Socia] Indusion and Health. The Foundation, wth the support af tts lo￿ partners, Continu￿ to engage over 30,000 participants on an annual basis. The Foundation'$ Charter sets out vision. rnission and wre values: Vision 'whe￿ People Matterf is the fvndamental considerdtion ir¢ helping people achieve Iheir goals by taking part in quality and innovative programmes which focus upon their needs and requirements. Mlsslon To deliver a wide range of programmes in &Mndon and the surrounding areas. These programmes are delwered with the aims of engagln91 partldpatlng and ￿hl8vIng by increasing sports Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectors. Report) (tr)nUnuodJ Year ended 31 December 2023 parbcipation, whilst looking to increase the allegia￿ between the local community and their lo¢al professional football club. Core values 1. Delivering professional, quality. safe and affordable programm&s. 2. Listen lo th8 view? of children. young people, adults aTrJ our partners. 3. Provide excellent communi1￿tIon and customer care. 4. Offer opprfinities for all partiupants to ￿ empx)wer￿l to achieve thelr ￿al5. 5. Invest in and support staff to develop. 6. Make a dffferenre. The Foundatlon WOTks dosely wtth a nLsmber of key parther5. induding Swindon Tovffl FC. the EFL Trust. the Premier Lffague, the PFA. Swndon Borough c￿n¢11 and the Wiltshire Police and Probation Services. It also receNes financial support from (x)mmercia] sponsorship opportunities induding sponsorship from the Intel Corporation Sdutions. Swndon Borough Council has supported the Communty Programme Since the early 1990s through th8 Communty Initiatives Fund and GofTbnues to SUpp￿t the work undertaken ty the Foundation. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report {InGorporating the Directors. Report) (con*nuedJ Year ended 31 December 2023 Achievements and perforniance The F￿ndation'S activities and achievements during 2023 include the followtng Education Education is a cornerstone of the Foundation with football being used as a tool for inspiring inside and outside the classroom,. whether through the C6 fijrther educAtion programme, Coaching delivery, after school dubs, téach8r CPA or PPM cover. Football Education Prograrnme I teams had a tremendous 202W23 season, and we are all really proud of their eltorts. We are very pleased with all of the teams. perf0rrnan￿ throughout the season playtng some atrdctive football and receivir¥J prdtse from many OPF)0s￿0n managers. The final st2rKlings for the season were: First team- 3rd in South East 1 Second Team - 2nd in South West 1 Third Team- 2nd in South Wesl 3 Women- 4th in the Soulhern Division After reCrU￿ng a fvll cohort. the 2023124 preseason $f2rted wtih some competitrve fLXtures to ensure that we were ready for the new se2$0n. Wth more femde players ￿¢r￿tted. there ￿ now 5 leams12 gids, and 3 boys'l competing in Ihe programme. Although this has added 50rne pressure to organise the logisti¢s for matchdays. induding travel and faultstino fixbjres. we are pleased the dediealion and cKganisation of all involved 8nsuring that this has run smoothly. Many students Fffogress really well through our ￿ach educat￿)n programme, and we are pleas￿ that al least 3 sludents wll also enrdl into wr Diploma University programme that starts in September 2024. Since September there has been a blg push on 'Our valLEes' as a college programme which has seen an increas6 in volunteering from both our male and female stttdents. We have had over 30 students volunteer for our kids, cup acttvtbes. and 40 students taking part in the school rxoss-county event, compared to last year when only 5 took part. In Novembcr Ihcre were over 50 applicants for the 2024-2025 season. Twenty-one of those students are fernale. so we are looking forward to inueasing our female ￿hort further next year. We would expe¢t around 75 to apply before trials start in January. wtth 35 plac*s available for r￿xI year. After Schoo5 Clubs The programme has ￿ntiNUed to thrive throughout the year wth rtew schools joining at the beginning of each term and by the end of the year the programme was being delivered lo over 400 children in 14 schools. including a girls-only club. Expanding the provision of After SchcKJl aubs is imwrtant, as tt enables us to promote our brand across all corners of Swindon and we continuousty review the provision. not only looking to grow it, but also to assess and ensure that we are delivering high qualty sessions with the correct and best quality equipment. This includes qualty assuran￿ vtsits which take ptace with senior members of staff attendlng our existing After School Clubs to assess Ihe logistics and forn￿ts. Prernier League Prirnary Star5 Through(xrt March, the project's target for En￿lsh Edu(xtion Activations was met through the delivery of our latest wllling competition. The focus was on letter WTiting when we were partnering the David Swindon Town FC Communlty Foundation Company Limitsd by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporating the Directors. Report) {wnfyn Year ended 31 December 2023 LNingstone schiK)l in Livingstone Zambia wrth the aim of setttng up a Fen-pal exchange programm6 th a child in Zambia. This aGtivty was delivered to fve dasses ac*oss three schools in Swindon, wf(h the class teachers selecting the best letters as the wnners which were sent across to Zambia ready for the children from Ltvirigstone to r8pty- The winning children also had their letter published into a book which we were able to deliver to th8 schools during the last week of the school year. On the last day of tsm befor8 Easter. an Anti-Discrimination workshop was delivered at Holy Rrjod focusing on the No Room for Ra￿rn Lampaign. In total. 60 pupils atiended the workshop which ulilised resources from the Premi8r League Primary Stsrs toolkiL Before the end of the football season, 2 sccial action projecl was delNered wth children look¢ng at enwronmental issues such as pollution, dimate change and natural disasters. Th8y then chose a caus8 they felt passionate a￿Lrt before desKdning a postsr. The b8St posteTS were se￿ted to be lumed into banners to be paraded around the County Gri)und at half time. A second social action projeGI involved Year 5 pupils at F8mdale taking part in our Green Leagu8 sustainabilty competition - in colS8boration with our main sponsors Intel. The classes competed against each other. completing'Earth Saving Missions. to save water and energy whilst educating children about sustainability. Th8 children who completed the most missions were awarded wtth STFC and Int81 goody bags with the wnnirvJ dass rec8wing free tickets lo watch a Swndon game duriro the 202>24 season. In November. we held the first stsge of this yearfs EFL Girts Cup competition at F0uThJa￿n Park where we hosted ￿e1v@ schools from within Swindon and Wiltshire to compele for a (￿an￿ to represent Swindon Town in the next stage of the compelttioTr. It was a fantastic aftemoon of football wth some Lvilliant team performances on di5￿£y. The t¢xJmament was won by Wyvern St Edmunds School who progressed into the Area Final where they represented Swndon Town. We were selected to host the ￿ea Final at at Foundation Park which &qw eight dubs represented by schools compete in a tournament where one team would progress through to the next round. It was a highly competitwe tournament wth Wals￿7 FC and Swindon Town makn.ng it to the final. and after a draw in thelr group stage game, there vras just one goal that separated the SK5es ir) the final wh￿h went to Swindon Town meaning our team progressed through to the regiortal finals stage taknng place in February 2024. Haaith and Fitness Extra fime The Extra Time groups provide ex￿lIent opportunities for men and women who are retired aNd sem retired, allowing them to remain fit and healthy while maintaining important S￿la1 o)ntact with likeminded people. The actNities, whi¢h were enjoyed ty 20 men and 17 ladies at the beginning of the year indude padel. group walks, pétanque. badminton and sFv)rt tennis with t￿8, Cmquet and walking football being added in the summer months. During the summer we delwered our first ever Extra Time x Project Me Collaboration at FourKJation Park, offering our members the opportunity to help. supporl arKJ inter&t with Ihe younger generations. This was led by our sponsors Intd. w￿> did a great job of engaging both groups, and making it a successful and enjoyable m(Kning lor all. We also enjoyed our annual Summer Picnic at Lydiard Park, an amazing opportunity lo really brfng out and promote the soaal side of what the project has to offer. Both the men's and ladies. groups gol together lo share stories and memortes with each-other, which can have major ber)efits on the participants menlal heamh. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limitsd by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors, Report) (Gontsnued) Year ended 31 December 2023 In September. some actNitses induding walking f(K)tt)all. handball. and Pétanque moved to the Nigel Eady Training Centre at Foundation Park, whilst Bowls: Padel. and a Seated Chair Class remained at external venues. October saw the introduction of Baskelbdl on Tuesdays. while the ladies used the same nels for Netball on Th￿￿dayS al the Nigel Eady TrainirwJ Centre. The PLJrchase of new equipment and having the use of the new facility enabled the Extra timers to take part in activittes that they had not done for a long time and had missed doing. Extra Time Continu￿ to use the n8wly purchased equipment throughout November, engagng in actNities suth as Basketball and Cricket for the Men's group, and Netball and Rounders for the Ladies. group. t)uring December, both the Men's and Ladi8s' groups parti￿pated in a joint session involving walking football and handball, followed by a tech support dropin Session delivered by Intel. The tech support session proved highly su(tessfvl among the group. wilh almost all Part￿1pants bringing a devi￿. ranging from their phones lo their iPads arml taptops. The vcAunteers from Intel assisted the parbcipants wth tasks sut* as understanding their mobile data workings. setting up medical IDS on their phones, and downloading an￿V￿S software onlo their laptops. Towards the end of December, the Extra Time members had the opportunlty to attend the annual STFC Christmas meai. This event is always a highlight for both groups as they come together to celebrate the end of the year and interact with the STFC first-team management and players, and were lucky to have some great players and the management tea￿ on their tables. Foundation Park Walklng Football League The Walking Football league has been a vw popular and successful acttvtiy but for a variety of reasons, resF)onsibility for the organisation of the leagu8 has now b￿￿ handed over to the participarits. Instead, the possibiltty of offering a non-competitsve Wa]knng FooU)all S￿l0n in the Nigel Eady Training C8ntre in the future ￿11 now be explored. Football Fans in Tralnlng By the end of the year, the 21st men's and 14th women's cohort had been c￿mpleted and b8lween the 3 groups during the year a total of 609.9 kg and 830 cm had been shed by the participants. Two boot camp sessions and one social meet-up a month w8re introduced in January. During the bool LXrnPS, participants revisit topics they leamt abwt on the course, for example. the eat well plate, portion slzes, labels as well as talking about stages of chang8. The stages of change were discussed with our Men's and Ladies, group5 and we talked at￿ut how they have suffered from setbacks since finishing the course, but hearing advice from their coach and other parbcipants. helps them overcome their setbacks easier in fiJÉure. From the start of the year. we have atso been njnning FFrr Social events on¢% a month. These were arranged lo increase the social aspect for ex FFtt Parli￿pants from all different groups. In January there was a walk and t￿k around Coate Water, in February tl was &a-Side or Waliong Football at Foundation Park, in March cyding took place around the athleti(s tfdck and in April it was tennis. Sports Participation Hollday Courses Both the February and Easter Holiday Camps wér8 fantastlc exam ￿eS of how these courses Sh￿Id be run. engaging over 500 participants across threè weeks. The o)aching sessions were planned to ensure th* all players were able to leam and develop their indNidual sknlls and te8mwor Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (¢0nrfn(￿ Year ended 31 December 2023 Toumaments wer8 included so that they could put all of their leaming inlo practice. In February, we del¢vered our first Pan-DisatMlity since Summer 2022. This is such a rewarding course for both the thildren and Goaches, and allows parents ￿pIte during the holiday period. Easter also saw the return of Ihe much-loved Infiatable Pytth. whith helps us Gontinuously make our courses unique for our participants. The Whitsun {May) H￿f Temi camp vras a great SULYXS, selling out again, and ddNering to almost 180 paitipants across the week. Thts induded mainstream groups. as well as Goalkeepers. Gid5 and Project Me. A¢ross the course we ran minFtoumamenis, ski]I wmpetitions. Infflatab￿ prtch sessions and more. offering unique experien(*s for dl the players. During the Summer holidays. we ran 5 weeks of holTrday (x)urses with over 140 partiapants on each course, mixing between our mainstream, gids-only. ￿￿keepers, Project Me. and multi-sports group5. We also ran 14ay courses on Mondays ft)r 11YJ participants from our mainstream and elite groups who wanted a ftjll da￿S extra coachiro. Each week there ￿ds a tournament on Thursday, so all the participants could show off what they had lear￿1 that week in match sittjations. Some great indNidual skills. shots, saves, and teamwork as well as fantsstlc sporlsman5hip were on show throughout eth lournainenL In October, we ran our first out-of-town course at Marfborough over 2 days wilh 140 participants featuring our mainsir8am. girls-only. and goalkeepers. groups. In December, we hosted our last Holiday camp of the year wth our Drop and Shop (amp. This w&8 during the build up to Christmas to allow parents to get any last-minute presents arKJ for children to get one last day of action-packed football before the new year. Wrth it only being one day il was essential to get the children feeling comfortal￿e quKkiy and we did this by welcoming them into the dome farylty, piawng festive Christmas music. Overall, the day was a great success vthh lots of football being play8d with smiles on faces. Foundation Centras During February. our reffljitment efforts took us past the 1 OOYO capacily marK rneaning we were deltvering to over 600 players be￿een th8 ages of 18 months and 14 years at the Foundation Phase level which is an excellent achievement. W8 ￿50 Continu￿ our FourKlation Centre fLXtures, a key one beirsg a Girls Mini Festival in February. This enabled the gtrls lo play some semi-(J)mpetitive matches in a fun and er)joyable environment, putting into practise the skills they have leamt over previous Sessions. We Vve also had our Monday and Friday Mini Foundation groups on the pitch at halF ttme of the Barrow match. an amazing opportunty to showcase the sessions and work that goes on throughout the week. These Produ￿ amazing OPPK)rtunities and experiences for these young players. Throughout June we held len fLxiures. fty ttyers ranging from 4 years up to 14 years. All games were competthve and enjoY￿J by ￿1. In June and July. we began our reenrolment peri(xl. hitbng over 55% prK)r lo trials and within two weeks of them being rdeased. DEJring August. we offered 2 Development ￿tre days which allowed participants from all abilitles between the ages of U& U14 to join us at Foundation Park from 10 am-3 pm. This included sessions Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustses. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (continuedj Year ended 31 December 2023 wÉth our coaches, a skill zone in the Dome and plerty of football matches. During one development day. we engaged wth 90 participants across 4 group5, which overall, meant over 180 participants during the summer pen.￿4. Aongside this. we ran tssler sessions throughout the summer for our Mini Foundalion centr&s. We engaged with around 30 ParbcÉpants during Augus¢ which gave us a platrom for our wee￿Y sessions which run Mondays, Fridays and Saturday momings for our 18 months to 4 years old participants. In September and October. our Foundation Centre SesS￿nS were back up and running on a week basis ￿th over 20 &￿erent sessions from ages U&U16 for all abilities including our invite-only sessions and our Player Development Centre sessi)ns for the girls. ¥thich start from U8-U16 for both girls and boys. Since November we have wntinued to offer Foundation Centres to a variety of different age ranges from Under Ts to Under 14's. These indude GO￿keeper specif￿ sessions and invittronly Foundation C8ntr8s for high achievers. Together, these sesslons have a maximum ￿p￿lty of 352 participants and have consistently run as dose to full capacty as po&sibie with the majority of sessions also having a wailing lisl full of participants hoping to join the sessions. In De￿mber we held a Christrnas fun day for our Foundation Centr&s. Participarts took part in footbJl loumament children of the same age from drfferent sessions. At the beginning of the toumament, each partiClP8nt ￿￿s gwen a bobblè hat as a Christmas gtft from the Foundation. The days were extremety sucwssful, running smoothly and were gready enjoyed by all those who attended. During De¢ember, we also ran kn Christmas taster sessions for our Mini Foundation Programme. we had one sessK)n for U2-U3s and a session for U4's in the Dome. Ellte and Advanced It has been another busy year for our Eltte & Advanced teams, wth a very busy games programme. During the spring haff temi week there vras 0 total of 22 fixtu￿￿. The Elite pro￿arnMe and The STFC Academy strengthened their partnership once more, a5 our Under 10, 11 & 12 squads participated in small-sided games session at the Academy. The unique event consisted of an indoor football session. wheré the players tAayed mini 4v4 games. followed by 7v7 games Olrtdoors. One of most anticipated events ofth6 wr Invo￿ both of Under 13's Elite arKJ Advanced teams travelling to Lancashirg, to parbcipate in the BlackFK)d Cup &r05s the weekends of the April Easter Weekend & May Day Bank Holiday. This was a huge￿ su(xxssfiJl for both teams. with our Elite tearn losing in the final on penalties, and our Advanced team rrwginJly missing out after losing in the $erni-final. bolh in the main ¢ompetTtsons. Above all. we recetved some wonderful feedback from opposition players and referees, ab)ut the o)nduct of our players. This made our coaching staff incredibly proud of young aspiring players. showing that they all have the qualities of a good footballer, and a gocKI person too. which fails in line ￿ our ethos as a Communty Foundation. During May, our U14 Advanced team made the trip to Spain to participate in The Barcelona Cup, 2023 and came up against Greek outfit PKaS, OJ Be￿er$ from Fran￿. and EMC Ac*demy from England. The players were certainly pul thrcrtjgh their pa￿ in the scorching sunshine.. wnning, drawing and losir)g in their group. This meant Ihat the team were drawn into a playoff to deryde whether they finished 7th or 8th. In their firral game. after ￿ing (kmn 14J before half-time. the boys pulled off a Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limitsd by Guarantee Truste•s' Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) Year ended 31 December 2023 brilliant comeback to win the game &2, meaning an ov8rall 7th plats finlsh in what is a very prestigious ￿Mpetition. Our Advanced team made themselves and our coaches very proud with their performance5 throughout the toumament. In July. another highly anticipated event of the yearwas uwn us. Our U14 & U16 teams embarked on a trip to Sweden to play at the biwest wod(l youth tournament- Th8 Golhia Cup. The week-long trip saw our (￿hOrtS match up against prestigious opposition from Sweden, USIK Mexico, Nigeria,'N0￿aY & Spain, all provKtirrfJ tough encounters for our teams. During AugusL all age gr¢)ups trmjk part in three preseason fJxtur8s, againsl the likes of Chelsea, Reading & Brenttord, as well as more Irxal shdes in Fairford Town & Bath Cty. Alongside our COTnprehensive prethseason prO￿arn￿e. all EITte & Advanced players We￿ invited to 'Development Days, during August. which provided a one-day training camp, to allow our participants to stay technically sharp and physically actNe over the summer perth. before trainin9 commenced from Seplember. Off the pitch. our U7-U10 Boys Elite & Advan(xd parbcipants were all invited to Foundation Park for an evening of fLsn & games. at our very Halloween Paty. The event, organised in partnership wilh a volunteer team from Intel. provided a ¢Fwce for over 40 boys to connect s(Kially in a fijn environmenL away from the pitth. As a festNe presert all of our Elite & Advanced players were pyovided with their very own STFC Foundation snood, which has b￿n a ￿1 hit with our players. We have Iov8d our players wearing these lo training sessions & matches, p8rttwlaty in these (x)Ider months. Girls. Centre of Excellence The February hatt term was a busy week for our girls. teams who competed against seven dtfferenl clubs throughout the week wtth our teams travelling to Exeter lo compete in the EDP Regional Finals againsl Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle. We had 3 sUC￿$ful start to the day with our U105 and U12s going unbeaten in their games to secure their pla￿ in the EDP Nationd Finals. Our U145 and U16s competed in the aftemoon and fell just short of sacuring their Pla￿ in the finals after some highly competitiv8 games. Elsewhere our U11s and U13s competed against AFC BoumemoLrth and Exeter Cty. Once again these were very (x)mpetitsve fttthjres for our teams who came away with three wins out offour. Later in the week our teatns competed agalr￿t Queens Park A￿demy. Portsmouth. Readiw and Tyrone MiNgs Academy. It vras fantastiG to be able to organise so many fixlures for our teams to ￿rnpete in and put into play JI the things they have been working on in training. The Easter halt tem was ar￿tfv￿ busy period for our teams who Compet￿ against a whole host of teams. We started with a visit from Wycombe Wanderer5 for our U10s and U12s teams who performed brilliantly to secure two well deserved wns. Thi% was followed. a couple of days later. by visits from Nowth Ctty and Cty Ladies ETneralds for our U10s. U11s and U12s. The first toumament for our Gids ETC was the Copa Brava cup. We took the U14 and U16 Elite girl's teams to compete in the toJmarnent. This was the U14 girls first abroad loumament wh￿h was a success￿1 experience both on and off the pitch. During the fLKtures they played Gem)an and one Danish team. Throughout the competibon. the U14's didn't bse a game but due to goal drfference the high8st they could finish was 4th place. which was well deserved after winning their final game 5-0 to top off an extEllent lournamenl. Our U16 Elite team were part of the G17 category and also Fdayed against three Geman and one Danish sides throughout the competilton. The U16s were uowned champions in thelr toumament with some exceptional [￿anCeS and lots of excelletrt goals scored. 10 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustses. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorys. Report) {￿11{￿UEdI Year ended 31 December 2023 Overall, the tournament was a massive sUc￿S for both teams. lots of great f￿tb￿l played and team bonding experienc￿ on and off the pitch. On Thursday 6th April we took our U16 GiTts Advanc￿ team to Bar￿ona to compete in the Copa Jordi Cup, in the Girls U17 category. The tournawnent consksted of 8 teams, with our group including 3 rfferent Italian sides. We finished 2nd in our group overall wh￿h tneant we were in the 3rd and 4th play off for ourfinal game. We ended the game wth a 1-0 victory which meant the girts were crowned 3rd pla(* in the G17 category. over￿[. the toumament was another suixess with lots of fantastic football played and memories made on and off the pitch. Our final trip for the girls this season was the BlackrKK>l Cup May Day toumament which involved our U13s Centre for ExcellerKE team. Our squad was dwid8d into teams who competed in drfferent groups against teams from Northern Ireland. Irdand, Scoyand and England. The STFC white team got off to a flying start wnning both of their first two games blrt wera narrowly defeated in their final group game whith meant they finished second in their ￿1)uP securing their pla in the cup competition. The STFC red team fa￿d some tough opwsition in their group games, however after 2 defeat in their first game they picked themselv￿ up and pul in two impresswe performall￿ to daim a win and a draw in their final group games uliimaldy finishing &d in their group which meant they went into the Trophy competrtion on the Sunday. It was an eady start for the girls on Sullday as the STFC red team ki¢ked off their quarter fin￿ match and after a confident Ferfomiance they found themselve5 Iri the $em￿[nal where they put on amither fantastic perfomianc8 to secure their place in the fina. The girfs put in one final impressive display on the pitch in the final lo walk away as Blackpool Cup Trophy winrws. Elsewhere the STFC whtte team batued it out in their quarter final against a Northern Irish team which énded in a penalty shooloul where unfortunatdy the girfs were beaten &2 which meant they went into one final match and aft￿ a valiant performan￿ our gids were narrowly defeated. It wa5 a fantasti weekend offcKTrtball and a brilliant experience for our young players both on and off the pitch. In May. our U10s. U11s. U12s and U13s teams compet￿1 in our County Ground 'Play on the Pitch, tournament. This was a fantsslic opporiunty to r￿Mpete against I(￿1 grdssrools mixed teams in competitive fixtures. where our players had to compete against more Physi￿ and techntixl challenges. Our U11s team made tt to the find but just fdl short of getiing their hands on the trophy after losing out to ThatGham Tornados. For our final fLXtures of the season our teams were spltt across hvo venues. our U12s. U14s and U16s ETC teams head￿ down to Devon where they came up against some strong Devon Sides. Athough the reSu￿S didn* go our way.. it was great lo play some new opwsition and we are looking forward to welcoming them to Foundation Park next season. Elsewhere. at Green LaThe PlayiThJ Fields, our U10s. Ul1 s, U13s. U15s and U16s leams were competirKJ against MK Dons and Exeter. The Swindon teams put in some balling perfomiances to Come away some ex￿lIent results to finish off thelr season. Following the (x)mplelion of tria5 in July, we had a busy pre-season peric#l in August with our new ETC and CFFE squads. Each team got the ball rolling with a minimum of tsvo T￿lureS each Ihrougho¢Jt August to gel thelr season started. Throughout the SUMM￿ we faced opposition such as OxFord United. Ipswich Town, Bridwater United. West Bromwich Albion and South Gloutxstershire. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limitsd by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Raport (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (continu Year ended 31 Decembgr 2023 After six weeks of training our girls Efc and CFFE teams were back in acth)n In their next set of ftxtures durln9 OGtober half term. The Monday started wrth our U10s, U11s, U125 and U145 hosting Queens Park Academy at Foundation Park in four high￿ competTtive fixbjres with our teams coming away with two wins and hvo dravds. Our teams finished the week with their EDP fixtu￿, this time hosting them at Green Lane Playing Fields in Devrzes where we welcomed Brentford and Northampton. Throughout the day als our teams put in some excellent pthmiances with lots of positwe results for our teams. and a speryal mention goes to our U11 s, U13s and U15s teams who ¢ompeted in the age groups above and showed fantastic delerminaiion to ts)m8 away with some goixl sults. We had another busy half-term our & CFFE teams over the Christmas breaL wtth our teams competing against Reading, Portsmouth, Hereford5hire, Forest Green and some of our tw. advanced teams. Our girfs, teams put in some brilliarrt perf9M￿nceS and recorded a number of fantastic wins. Some highlight futures were against Herefordshire where we picked up a win at every age group, as well as th8 performances our U105 and U12s put in against Forest Green resulting in some ex￿lIent wins for both age groups. At the start of November, we hosted our fvndraisitig race night for the four gids. teams who are heading out on trips to the Belgiuffl Cup and Ba￿lona Girls Cup in 2024. It was a fantastic evening where we were able to raise over £3000 for the thps whth is vitalty important in Ma￿ng experien that the players will never forget. We had some great sponsors on the eveniTrJ wFv)se support we are extremely grateful for as well as some amazing raffle pryzes were kindly donated to Us induding a new laptop and a signed Swindon town shirt. Saturday Team Club The Foundation offers the opportunty for junior footbJl teams and loca5 youth goups to be a part of the Football League season. wth a Swindon Town Football Club malch4ay exF)erierth -which includes.. - A professional football coathing session delivered by Foundation ￿aCheS for the team. - A Domino's Pizza lunch - A match day ticket Both players and parents are invited to tske in the abmosphere and be a huge part of a honie game at the County Ground. This year has seen the highest numtw of attendees on the wwamme with mosl of the season sold out and operating on a wailing list. Social Inclusion Supar Robins Super Robins?is ihe F(xJndation's Mental Heath football team and this proj8Ct seeks to reduce the srtial isolation and stigma often associated wiÈh mental health problems, whilst improving physical, and mental, health and well-being. There are now 50 men and women signed up. Yitth around 24 attending in any gNen week. The first event of 2023 bfds the Willshire FA Ability Counts Festwal, whith was held at B8versbrook In Calne. The group enjoyed fvdo hours of ￿MpetItiVe fwtball against teams from Highworth and Stratton. It was a moming filled with competitwe fixtures. During the spring. our Super Robins Mental Health team c4)nts"nued their wee￿Y trdining, and were also involved In multiple fi*(ures_ In March. the Super Robins headed auoss to Bristol for the NHS AWP partnership tournament. which haj various gu&st speakers. The team was unbeaten on the day. winning the toum3menl overall_ 12 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (Gontinu Year ended 31 December 2023 We also launched our brand-new kf(. wh￿h was very kiEMltyfunded ty the Rachel Swnd211 Trust. This wa5 lauTrGhed on Friday 24th March, during a game vs our Special Olympir3 FcKJtball Team. On Saturday 29th April, our group took part in a mini4Jxture event with Highworth and Chippenham Ability Counts teams. Another unbeaten morning. cl)mpet￿ve matches and fun had by all. Following the break for summer, we had 14 ￿2yerS relum to the weekly sesslon for adults. Of this number, 7 players joincd us in Chip[￿harn for th8 first Ability Counts fixture where they play competitive matches agwnst t)oth Htghworth and Stratton. This event was popular wth the players, giving th¢m something to work towards through theirweekty training session. UsLtally during half-te￿ns. the Super Robins have a break in their wee￿Y sessions. H¢)wever, following feedback from the parbcipants and rec#)gnising the iMp￿ar￿ of their weekly session to their rnenlal health. dacision has been made to find alternative times for the team to train during the holiday periods. In October half-term. the team trained on Wednesday evenin￿ to allow Ihem to slay active an (x)nnected each week. For all the haff4emis moving forward. a trdining slot wll be organised Ilaboratively with the partiTh"pants to ensure the sessions mainLgin g)od attendan￿. Pan Disabillty Wrth the opening of th& N￿@[ Eady Training Centre at Foundation Park in Ju￿, the foThat of our disability provision was updat8A. On Wednesday nights, we now have 3 disabilfy sessions arxoss a 3-hoLtr perlod, wrth our DS Acttve group, followed by a U16 Pan Disabilty sessior) and finishing off with a Leaming Disability session for adults. This has allowed us to engage with more part￿[pants with disabilities on a daily basis and at the same time. the splitting of groups by age, has all¢)wed sessions to b8 adapted to be more suitable for ability levels. Since September our DS ActFve s6ssion has moved to the earfier time of 5-6pm which has enabled some of the younger participants who used lo parthipate before COVID to return to play. We now have 16 players r8gist8r8d for this session which has included a tolal of 6 new partiThpants. The new season started with a r￿tUre against Bristol Crvs Down Syndrom6 team which took place in the Dome al Foundation This was a great way to knck off the season whale showcasing the fantastic new facility. Since September we have had a totsl of 14 participants registered wh￿h has itKtuded 7 new players who have joined since the sessK)n moved lo Foundation Park. To increase session quality. all of our aches have ¢ompleted both the FA Introduction to Disabilty coaching and Comets trdining. increasing their kn¢)wledge in adapting activities to meet individual r￿￿s. The biggest change in our disabilty session has been our adult Leaming Disabilty session. fOrrn￿ known as Special Olympics. which has now moved from a Monday afternoon to 7-8pm on Wednesday evenings. This has allowed us to sustain participatM)n of some of our older Pan Disabiltly participants from last year while removing the tÈme barrier for parti￿pants who are at work and college and couldn previousty attend the Monday aftemoon. When the first session tommenced in September, we only had 2 2 parbcipanls wIste￿d Ixrt this has now increased up to 12 following successful promotion via social media and through some of the ability ￿Unts teams suth as Stratton. The long-term aim for this session is lo join our Super Robins team in path'pating In the Abilty Counts League with the aim of 13 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report {Incorporating the Dlrectors. Report) {￿nIT￿U Year ended 31 December 2023 starting in th6 new year. In November we hosted a matchday experience for all of our disabilty participants. We had over enty participants from our sessions ct•me together for a'gladiatorf sty5e sessK)n (groups rotating across dTfferenl activiles) with lots of stations and actSVitw to take part in. before heading across to watch Swndon Town vs Aidershot Town in the FA Cup. This was a real highlight for the participarbts who really enjoyed the day. and for a few partirypants r( being their first-ever Swndon Town match. Coaches have also been completing online CPD (x)urses ¢)n Disabilty ￿a¢hIng to keep their development ongoing. most recenty coaches have completed the'lrrtroduction to Coaching Disabled Foolballers, course on the FA website. During th8 year we have s￿red funding to purchase some disability Specif￿ equipment to support wlh the d81wery of the sessions. adding variety lo activities whilst being able to meet the sensory needs of th8 children. The current focus for this project is inu8asing the number of participants attending on a weekly basis from 16 up to 20 wsth the added spaLE in the new facilty. DS Active To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, a (x)IlabcKative event with Bristol Cty DS ActNe group was arranged for Swindon vs Stockport game on Saturday 25th March. The event induded a pre match fLXture on Foundation Park be￿een the kn DS teams before playing on the County Ground pttch at half-time. As an additional opportunty our DS ActNe players were presented with the opportLsntty to be the flag bearers to welcome the ￿ayerS onto the pitch before the start of the League Two fkxture. Fo41wnG the sUC￿S of the day, Bristol Cty have indicated ihat they are interested in ￿lproO%￿ng th8 visit and hosting our DS Active team for a Bristol City f￿lre which is another compelrfiwe opportunity f(K the group to look forward to. In Jun8 our DS Activ8 sessiorts also moved acxoss the Ntgel Eady TrainirrfJ Cer￿e with the session moving to the earfier time of ￿prn. Tre current focus for this group is to organise some more ￿MpetItIve opportunities. Diabetes Event A Diabetes Event hosted by Louise Stevens. a Progratnme Manager at Swndon & Wiltshire Diabetic Eye Screening Programme vras held during the year. Around 25 people attended, m05dy staying the whole time and vi%fting all the experts, the primary aim of the event. Some att8ndee5 were the fathers of children who were at our training sessions- the target aLtdience for the event. They also assisted a few peO￿e who were struggling with advice and guid2nce, and the feedback was pjsitive. with many asknng rf they would be doing il again. We hope to host the event again at Foundation ParL wtentially next year. Staylng Connected The group remains COT￿tant NMth 1&20 parbcipants. Events during the year have included iwo visitors from HistOTiC Eroland gNing a presentation about the football archives and a ra￿ night wth the Winn￿ receNing an STFC medall We had a carol concert in December, as well as a Christmas buFFet. This is a tight-knf( grotjp. that all get along well th each other. They enjoy the ￿1rrent fomial of coffee and conversatK)n regarding the foolball. and a quiz, and guest speakers when possible Memory Café 14 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporating the Directors. Report) (c¢)nlrnuedJ Year ended 31 December 2023 This is a relatwely new venture, which is still evolving. The group meets on the third Thursday monthly. is for patrons wtth dementia and their (arers. The sessions start with a word search or quvz while the partsciparrts and their carws enjoy a hol drink and cake. followed by an acttve session. e.g. walktng footbal, football skittles or a penalty shool-out, fdlowed by light stretches 2nd exercises_ This cohort r&ly enjoys the relationship with Shane 2nd h football knowledge, and the carers are a support to each othcr disujssing their partn8rs and offering advice and assistan￿. as they are all at vafying stages of the illness. Refugeo Sessions Refugee sessions have teen delNered since January 2022, targeting refu￿eS and asOum seekers aged between 16-25 who reside in Swndon or Wiltshire. The programme is deliVe￿d in partnership th the Wiltshire Wildlrfe Trust In June, to celebrate World Refvgee Day, we hosted a festival for our participants where we invited a group of Refugees currenlty res¥Jing in W￿ttOn Bassett to play a small-sléed games t(MJrnament. A lolal of 30 refugees from different countries a¢ross the world came tcoether to take part in th8 tournament. Before the games started, our STFC participants were gtven a Swindon Town kit to wear for the matches bringing them together as a team. The loumament was tightly (x)nte5ted v￿th 0￿Y a few g)als separating the teams, and the event was well supported with the teams drawiw a crowd to watch the games. Following the round robin fixtures the top teams played out an even final. which went the dista￿. with the Swindon Red team oming OLrt on top on penallres. The wnnirvJ team r￿]Ved me(J21s in a presentation ceremony rounding off the Suc￿sS of the ovent. After the medal presentation all three teams *xme together and shook har￿s. The unty bethen the teams re￿lY highlighted what the event rs all about. We invited our partners on this programme. Nationwde arKI Wiltshire Wildlrfe Trust. to the evenL Later in the year we saw the number of parbapants dropping S￿n￿(antlY. and whilst losing numbers is nol something we would USU￿ty welcome, we ar8 proud to say that a major contribLrtor is the coach mentoring that twk pla￿ during the sessiors, guiding thèm on the session s f¢)cus. co2chir)g points, and allowing them to conthbLrte their ideas and to lead vrdrm-ups. This rèsult￿1 in the participants being able lo sel up their ovffl peer4ed session at the weekend, which is a great achievement for them and for the projecL We are eurrently looknng at ways to attract new parbapants to Ftyjndation Park. to ernpower them in a similar way. Premler League Klcks During February, our Premier League ￿CkS parti(xpants (%)mpleted Youth vol￿ ActNty. with our key partners, Leaders Unlocked. They were provided with a plattomi to share their honest tFM)ughts and feelings on the policing team in and around Swndon. allowng the Youth Commission team to assess our young p8ople's relationships th the polit8. These exercises ger￿rated some key themes. such as" o L￿k of respect from policing teams to young people. o Stop & Search being unnecessary and not complying smth legal search8s. o Need for a greater use of bodycamslpublic assessment of fTh)tage. Not only has this research irformed the Wiltshir8 & sV￿ndon Youth Commission YoLEth Voice report for 15 Swindon Town FC Community Foundathon Company Limited by Guarantee Trustses, Annual Report (Incorporats"ng the Directors. Report) (conllnued) Year ended 31 December 2023 2022123. but il has allowed Premier League Provision to be shaped around these issu8s. ensuring young peopla can be supported and relationships with the police can be improved. as part of plan to create more inclusive, stronger communibes. During the February halr-term. Ihe Communty Foundation hosted a South-W8St Regional festwal. This event saw lQcks parttcipanls aged 1>15 Year5 old. representsng the likes of Bristol Rovers, Bristol City. Southampton. Cheltenham. and Plymouih all attending, bringing ￿th boys & gids teams to the evellL As part of Intemet Safety Day, we were lud(y to be jolT￿l by our main sponsor Intel. as their team of voluntews delivered an Intemet Safety workshop to our participants. The y¢)ung players then participated in a round robin football toumamenLI Well done to Swndon (Boys) & Bristol City (Gids). who were the evenknal wnners. The Premier Leagu8 Kicks Cup then made a retum, wtlh the r￿W format of a regional qu81fying event before the main competition. Our Swindon tearn w8re represented by a 5-a-Side team of tN)ys & girls, who we feel have besl engaged in our PL Kicks kyograrnme. The participants all had a successful day. displaying exemplary behaviour throughout. Our team of participants also took part in workshops delivered by Street Doctors, on ￿hat to do when someone is bleeding.. At the end of the day, our participants were rewarded with a Premier League Jumper and football. During April, the Foundation and wiltshi￿ FA dellvered a gids-onty introduction to refereeing qualificalioft, al Foundation Park. Despite this being of 2 girls-onty nature, it was open exdusrvely to our participants who completed the Ela Broad introduction to refereeing workshop. back in December. This provides a formal pathway onto fomial qualific2tions. Nmth those up traking the opportuntty having a positive attitude towards their future and towards leaming. We had over 20 girls complete the qualification, and we look forward to seeing them out refereeing locally soonl Finally. in April our new Year 3 delNery agreement with the Office of the Pdice & Crime Commissioner formally commenced. The wothng partnership with OPCC has been instrumental in expanding the tfjcks programme, as we have previously delivered outreach work in the North Swindon Area. a weekty Friday Evening Kicks session at Abbey Park school, FcKstball Disorder & Hate Crime workslK*PS, as well as mentoring with young off8fKlers. We're looking foNRrd to the positive impact we can make duriry our third year of delrvery. During April, the'Prote¢t the Planet. challenge was rdled out to our cohort of PL Kths participatrts. Stx young people were engaged in the OPFXYtuntty. on the basis that they had previously engaged well in PL lQcks provision. Following previous youth Vol￿ a¢tNty. environmental sustainabilty has not LEen ats area about which our young people have expressed much interest or conwn, however. this topic is high or) the Foundation's lisl of delNery themes. which ts why we saw it as a chance to empha5ise the important* of this toplc to these young people. The group was challenged stralght from the outseL the particbpants all having very limited knO￿ed￿ on the area of sustainability. The education￿ workshop provided at the stsrt of the program immediately stretched the participants and put them out of their comfort zone. This provided a chance for the young people to start linkn.ng Iheir new knovAedge of enwrontnenlal sustainability. to key issues we experience locally. They all agreed that litter was a huge problem arouThl F￿￿r￿atIOn Part. on all days of the week as many participants live locally. but parbcularly followiry PL Kicks 5essioiis. The project was socially impactful in two vrays. Firsuy. young p￿p]e were provHJed wth the Chol￿ of how they wanted to demonstrate swal impaci. in whth they opted to creale a sustainability Ex)ster. which was paraded around the County GrourKJ stadium in front of 10,500 farts al Swindon Town's final 16 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director5. Report) {COMlnu Year ended 31 December 2023 fixture of the season. As well as ￿m[)a(gnIr￿j for ¢haTr￿, the young people also CL)mpleted a litter pick of the Foundation Park a￿a. the day after a lthcks sessM)n. The young people were also gwen the opp￿Un1ty to play a fixture versus the Foundation's Prtmary stars participants. This event forrning part of a'PLCF tskeovef day. Two more young Kicks partrupanls began some fomia menknng with our staff here at the Foundation. Our coach mentoring programming provid&s the Char￿ for young people to gain a nationally recognised coaching qual1￿cation. as wdl as practi(xl cA)aching experience. all whilst being mentored through the provision. Both participants were referred to our PL Kth program vta SWi￿10n Borough Councils Family Support teams. The young people were either NEEf (Not in EdU￿tIOn, Employment or Trydiningl or at risk of being NEET. Effectively. participants had very low confidence lev81s and didn't engage very well in mainstream academic environments. The ￿￿0 young people involved have attended ten h￿r$ of mèntoring. Whe￿ they have fvlly immersed themselves in the experience. Not only have they attended every weeK but parents and soaal workers have reported increased confider￿e levels. demonstrating the impact for young people facing similar challenges. As well as the incxeased kno￿edge and wnfidence, both young people cleady have demonstrated a tmxtbve attitude towards learning and theirfuiures with their fantastic levels of engagement. During Juty. our Premier League Kicks ￿hort were engaged in workshops conceming the themes of 'GrcM)ming, Exploitation & PositNe Relationships.. The workshop theme aligns with tha Wiltshire Police & Crime Commissioners policing priorwtTres for the 202&24 year. Not only this, but as an organisation we feel it's inixedibly important to educate our ILy21 young pwple on this theme, as some rneMb￿s of our cotht are soaally exduded. and qutÈe vulnerable in this respect. Bamardo's came into Foundation Park to delwer a workshop to two drfferenl cohorts {11-13 and 14-16 years). Both workshops were delNered in OLtr brand-new Nigel Eady Trair)ing Centre, with over 60 yOLtng people engaged. As part of the workshop event: the young people were also gwen the chawe to participate in a football tournanenL where the ovexall winrers were rewarded with an STFC Goodie bag and match tickets! wrth scwI-C￿rt for the summ8r, our weekty Premler League lthcks Sessions ry)ntinued every Friday. with the addition of some bi-weewy'summer Sessiorts,, which were delNered on a Ttxesday aftemoon. The increased level of provision acted as an additional s¢xJrce of diversionary activtty for young people, which decreased criminal OCCUfrenc4s tsk[￿ pl￿ during the summer. These sèssions were well re￿Ned, with over 100 attending our summer sessions specffically. Alongstde our usual football activity, 3 dtfferent workshops h8ve also been delivered with the support of the Bamardo's Safer Streets Team. Here. workshops were delivered on the themes of healthy relationships, grooming & exploitation, as well as a gids-onty workshop. which had the same theme, tailored specificalty to the female eohort in attendance. From September, we were excit￿ to f0rrn￿ty re4aunch all Wee￿ sessions. v￿h free football sessions now running at Foundation Park {10-18 Years). a Gids-only Session (10-16 Years} as well as our Abbey Park sessions, which will be mowng to the Moredon Sporting Hub in due course (1(k16 years). There are ￿s0 some additional weekly after-schwl ciubs running at Abbey P2rk School & Mountford Manor. From September to dat@ we have engag￿ over 220 unique individtjals in our free weekty f(K)tball sessions. 17 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) {cxNrtinU8d) Year ended 31 December 2023 In addition. a final workshop was also dettvered by the Safer Streets team. on the theme of Youth Violence. Youth Voice data attained by our own PL K￿kS participants, as well as insight from the Youth Justice Service's peer advO￿te8, identrfied that young peoplè believe youth violence to b& a key issue Ioc21ty. which led to the delwery of 2 workshop largeting this issue. Not only this, but the workshop & tournament event was attended by 50 young people, 20 of which were referral-based by The Youth Ju5tTh Service, lo[￿ police officers. as well as parbcspants from the PCC'S Roots & Shoots programme. During Decernber. we h05ted our annual 'Holiday Kicks session. which is an additior*l s&ssion. in conjunction the weeldy Friday sessions, to provtde a wjsitsve drvarslor￿ry opportunrty for young people when they are absenl from their schrA)l. In May and June. we discussed starting a brand-new Girfs Onty Premier League Kid￿ session all gifls aged 11-15 - all atmlut tuming up on a w8ekly ba51$, playing football matches and maknng new friends. Our Nigel Eady Tralning Centre allowed us to create a safe and environtnent for all ages to come and play football. Prior to our first session, we went into Goddard Park Primary School and worked ￿￿th around 30 Year 6 gids in order to give the girls an insight into what our wee￿Y wsions would con51St of- playiThJ football match8s in a competitive environmenL alongsid8 having fun with their frIer￿S. In July, we launched our first session. consisting of small-sided games throughout the full hour, with frve teams playing bemeen al pitches. For our very first session. we had 32 girls atterKI of drfferent ages between 11- 15. which allowed the games lo be competitive and a lot offvn. We were very pleased with the S￿￿$S and parttcipalion levels. with tt being our first foray into a Girls Only PL Kicks, and we now have an average of 30 girls tuming up on a regular basis. wanting to play football and enjoying Ma￿ng new friends. Project Me Project Me is an early help merrtal health seTh￿8 for thildren and young people ba￿en the ages of 5 -19 years within Swndon. Practitioners. also known as Educational Mer)tal Heallh Practthoners {EMHPsl ar8 based in schools and work in dose collaboration with nominated mental health leads thin ea￿ school. The team off￿S indNidual and group support to youNJ people with mild to moderate mental heallh issues including anxiety. low mood, phobias, drfFK￿lty with aThJer, self*sleerTt and behavioural dI￿￿ulties. The team delivers low intensity CBT interventions. parent4ed CBT. group support, parenting programmes, and consultation for school staff. The programme 15 designed to work wilhin the mmmunty to raise awareness of wnerital health issues and promote healthy mental welltting. They also help children, young people and families. who might otherwise fsnd it drfficult lo aC￿S mental health supporL by introducirMJ them to other local professionals, charities and organisations. The proyramme Includes weekEy sessions that not only teach Seff-Awarenes5 and understsnding the importance of knowng their strengths and weakness ￿lt also that increas their footballing ability, r&8ilierKe. teamwork. communTrcalion and sportsmanship. Every (Xjach ￿￿s able to see each group in Confidence throughDUt the ten weeks s&8sions. and 18 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (cojitsnuadj Year ended 31 December 2023 saw some very quiet, nefVOUS irmlivtduals come out of their shells on the way to becoming the best version of themselves. t￿ring February kn Project Me Devdopment gr{￿ps. joined lo￿ther for a F4Dject Me Festwal. Ail of the children r3me from etther our 1¢>week Projed M8 Programme. that we in schools or our Project Me Holiday Cwrses. During the festival they all enjoyed some fun actNity games at the start to work on their teamwork and communication skills. They then Moved onto a'round robin, tou￿Ment which wasnlju5t based on winning bul extra polnts We￿ given to teams that showed wod resilien￿ and sportsmanship. All four teams within the toumament were then either given the oppornjnity to be flag bearers for the Swindon and Gillingham players to walk through. or given the chanc8 to play 3 match on the pitch al half time. In June, two of our Project Me cohorts w￿e invited to Foundation ParK for a moming of Craft activities wth our Extra Time group. Tha aim of the crafis moming vrds to bring tcoethertwo generatitins who wouldn't normally (x)nnect with one another outside of their families. As part of the main activity, the children created friendship bracelets and completed some emotion worksheets, whilst having a chal with our Extra Tirne parbcipants. This event allowed children to understand how to interact wtth older aUdien￿S, recognising relationships which are imp)rtant to them, refi6Ct on what makes children feel happy and sad. and how to to regulate their emotions. This was a successful èvent because both generations We￿ able to communicate their stories from wldly drffering viewpoints. This gave our Project Me participants a chance to put into practise their developing skllls of showng respecL communic2ting well, and socwlising. In the Summer, we ran 3 Project Me holiday courses wtth 25 participants on each course. Like the 10- week school programme. the first day of each course. the participants were very quiet and shy. This forbjnately didn't last long and within the first bfdmFup game w(KJ relationships were formed. From September the Proj8Ct Me programme progressed by Starting in seven new Primary Schools as well as two Secondary schools were imiited to FourKlation Park. During the 10-week programme, indNiduals focussed on their confidenc8, communication. resilience. and teamwork. Foundation Park Nigel Eady Tr￿nIng Centre On July 12th we were very proud to offi¢idly open the NKJg1 Eady Training Centre. The ceremoni ribbon was cut by Gary Herbert and John Carter, executors of the Nigel Eady TrusL and the event was attended by over 100 supporters and friends of the Foundation induding representatives of other Swindon sports clubs. and members of local ￿VemMenL Prior to the ceremony. w8 ￿re njnning a festivai for young wheelchair users and their car8rs, playing on the brand-new pitch with specialised equipment. This was followed by speeches from H8ad of Foundation Jon Holloway, Chairperson Kirsteen Fraser. and execyJtor of the Nigel Eady Trust John Carter. A buffet lunch was then KKovided giving the guests from all W￿kS of lffe, Chan￿ to SP8ak to each other and share thelr impreÈsions of the new faalty. This brarKI new, s1at￿f-the-art facility rewesents our commitinent to the people of Swindon, and the community that has been built arourKJ the Footba]I Club. After iden*fytng another gap in the provision of sports facilities in Swir)don. we're overjoyed to be able to provide this for our community. 19 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectors. Report) (contsnu&* Year ended 31 December 2023 North Wilts Youth Football League (NWYFL) Throughout this season, the WOTkyng relatonship wtth the North Wilts Youlh FcKfytball Leagua INWYFL) has been enhanGed by hosting many events whth has seen increasiTVJ numbers of people coming to Foundation Park. Their fiagship cup final events were hdd in May and the UTh4er 7s event. which is one of the big events on the local gra55 roots calendar each season, twk pla(? in October. This was the first of 3 Nwf FL 8vents scheduled lo take plai* at Foundation Park during the 22123 season with the other o laking Pla￿ in the new year. These events are very w811 attended and suptY)rted with a large footfall which generates additional revenues and interest in the facility. Swfndon Town Women FC Our support for Swindon Town's women's team has continued. with Foundation Park serving as the venue for Tuesday and Wednesday training sessions and TrK)sting home fixtures for both the first and development teams. We malntain a positive relationship wtth all levels of management and the plawng squad. ensuring that STWFC respects our facilrty and staff. Evgnts We have b8en very proud that Foundation Park has chosen to hosÉ a number of regional events, such as th8 Utiltta EFL Cups, Cluster events. FA Level 2 toaching. and more. Eath of these events brings new people from all over the county to Foundakn"on Park. showcasing our facility. Bangladeshi Festival In July, we held our se(x)nd indusion toumament at Foundation Park for Ihe lo(xl Bangladeshi )mmunity. This tournament is organi8￿1 yearty by Walid Meah who has a long-standing rdationship with the Communty Foundation. Walid has a weekly block booking on a Monday throughout the season and also arranges teams to play our Refugee Teams. The tournament this year was held in showery ￿￿l￿onS. but thi5 did not daM[￿n Ihe enthusiasm of the players. Th8 trophy was awarded by l¢xxl dignitaries indudiNg Sir Robert Bucktand, and the mayor of Swindon. They also had tfadttional music and ￿mrnentary throughout the day. prowding a fvll cultural experience for attendees. House of Wisdom on￿ again. we were honour&l to team up wtth House of W￿l0M for the third year running and host the 2023 Bayt Ai Hikmah (House of w￿d0M} Cup. This event is run with the lo￿1 mosque and aimed to rai8e fvnds for the Syria and Turkey earthqu8k8 appeal. The competition involves ￿e1ve l(Thl teams, and all referees and volunteers for the event are also from the local ¢ornmuntty. Plans are already in &￿a¢e to holding the toumament again next season after another 5ucce5sful and fun day. 20 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (continue Year ended 31 December 2023 Financial review The net incoming resources for the year were £292,202 (2023.. £658.512). resulting in accumulated fijnds ￿rried forward of £4,349,209. (2023.. £4.057.007) otwhich £2.576.017 (2023: £1,739.509) are unrestricted funds. Of this arnount a sum of £550.108 {2023: £570:2881 has been designated to a fixed asset fijnd represenb.ng the Foundation's intemal funding of the Foundation Park faciltty. arKI further amounts of£1,214.742 {2023.. £503,636} and £200.000 (2023.. £150,000) have been set aside for the Nigel Eady Training Centrelcovered bovAs f3ciIty and a 3G pitch sinkng fund respectively. The residual free reseNes figure at the year end stch)d at £611.167 (2023: £515.585) (see note 21 to the financial statements). Reserves policy It is the policy of the Foundation to maintain unrestrtcted fvrKls at least at th818vel required to provide sufficient funds to &)ver operating expenses for a six-month period. In the opinion of the Truslees a figure of £500.000 is considered adequate to meet this requiremen( and unrestricted funds in ex￿$$ of this amount will te utilised for the further roll out of acttvrfies Plans for future periods The F￿ndatI)n aims to ￿ntinue to provK48 and enhan￿ its range of actNities and seek new sources of fijnding. Trusttss. responsibilitigs staternent The trustees. who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing th8 trustees, report and the financial statements in ￿CordanCe with applicable law and Uniled Kingdom Accountiw Standards (United Kinglom Gen8ralty Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the charity trustees to pTrpare finanual statements for each yearvthich givè a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charIta￿e company and the irwming resources and application of resources. induding the income and expendibjre, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the tnjstees are required to: select suifable a￿Unting prA￿leS and t￿ ap￿Y them ￿nSIstendY,. obs8rve the methods and princaples in the appIl￿ble Charities SORP" make jLKlgments and acwunting estimat8s that are reasonable and prudent," prepare the financial statements on the goiro concern basis unless it inapproprtate to presume that the charity wll continue in bjsiness. The trustees are responsiNe for keeping adwuate a(xx)unting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transa￿lOn$ and disdose with reasonable a(xuracy at any lime the financial posf(ion of the charity alld enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply wth the Companies Act 2006. They are also resporBible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taknng reasonable steps for the prevention and det￿tiOn of fraud and other irregularities. 21 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) (￿ndnu Year ended 31 December 2023 Audltor Each of the persons who ts a trustee at the date of approval of this report confimis that.. so far as they ar• aware, Ihere is no relevant audit inf0m￿ts.0n of which the charivs audilor is unaware,. and they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken a5 a trustee lo make themselves aware of any rdevant audit information and to esta￿lsh that Ihe charity's auditor is aware of that irrformation. Srnall company provislons This report has been prepared in aC0)rdar￿ wtih the provisions appltc2b18 to ￿mpanIeS enttlled to the small companies exemption. The tTUStees' annual report (incorporating the directors. r8FK)rt} was approved on 4 September 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by: K S Fraser Trustee Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantse Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Year ended 31 December 2023 Opinion We have audited the financial statemerrts of SwiTh2on Town FC Community Foundation (the'¢harrty'} for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activthès (including income and expenditure account), slatemenl of financial posjtton, statement of ￿sh flows and the related r￿tes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applic2bl8 law and United KIn￿j0M A¢¢ounting Siandards, induding FRS 102 The Finanaal Reporting Standard apFAicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United lQngdom Generally ALrepted Al￿ounting Practice). In our opinion the financial statements- give a true and fair view of the state of the chartWs affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of its incoming resources and appli(2tion of resour￿. induding tts incx)me and expenditure. for the year then ended: have been pyopwty prepared in arAKdar￿ with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practi￿. have been prepar￿j in ac￿rdanCe th the requirements ofthe Companies Acl 2006. Basls for oplnlon We cor￿￿¢ted our audit in accordance with Intemational Stsndards on Auditing (UK) IISAS IUK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the audilorfs responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our reporL We are independent of the charity in accordance wth Ihe elhicsl requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, induding the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fU￿111&d our other ethical reSponsib￿ltieS in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audtt evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclw*ions rolating to going concem In auditing the finartial statements, we have conduded that the lrnstees. use of the going con￿rn basis of accounting in the p￿paratIOn of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed. we have not identtfied any material un￿rtaint18S relating to events or fA)ndib"ons that, indiv￿Ually or collectively. may cast signthcant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going cortem for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial ststemenls are authorised for issue. Our responsibiltbes and the reswnsibilrbes of the t￿St0￿ wth ras￿1 to going concem are described in the relevant sections of this report. 23 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Independent AUdit0￿S Report to the Membgrs of Swindon Town FC Community Foundation {contlnu¢d) Year ended 31 December 2023 Other infonnation The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our aLJditorfs report ther80n. The tnjstees are responsible for the other infomatlon. Our opinion on the financial stalements doe5 nol cover the other iTrfomiation and. except to the extent otherwise explicily stated in our reForL we do not express any forni of assurancE conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements. (￿r r8sponsibilty is to read other Information and, in doing so, consider whether the other irrformation is materialty intx)nsistent wth the finanual statements or our knr)wiedge obtained in the aud(l or otherwise appears to be malerially rnisstated. If we identfy such material ineonsi8tencies or apparent material misststements. we are required to detem)ine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a alerial misstatement of the other infomiation. If, based on the work we have perfomied. we Gondude that there is a m8teriaS misstalement of this other irTForniation, we are required to report Éhat fact. We have nothing to rewrt in this regard. Qplnions on other matters pr8sGribed by the Companies AGt 2006 In our opinion, based on the WOTk undertaken in the course of th8 audit the inforniation given in the trustees, reportfor the financiaI year for which the finan￿al statements ar8 prepared Is (￿ns￿£1ent with the financial statements,. and the trusle8s' report has been prepard in accordanc8 wilh applicable legal requiremerts. Matters on whlch we are requlred to report by ex¢eptlon In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the rt￿17ty and its environment obtsined in the course of the audiL we have not identTfied material misstatements in th8 tnjstees. report. We have nolhing to rep¥Nt in ￿Pect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you rf. in our opinion.. adequate accounting r￿S have not been kept. or relums adequate for our audit have not been r￿1Ved from branch88 not visited by u5" or the financial statements are not in agreement wrth the ￿untIng rec#)rds and retums" or rtain disclosures of trustees. remuneration specffied by a￿ rK)t made: or we have rK)t receNed all the infrirrTRtion and eXpla[￿lI0nS we require for our audiL or the trustees were not entrtled to p￿pare the ffinancial statements in aLxordan(E with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies. exemptions in preparing the directors. reFKJrt and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. 24 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Independent Auditors Report to the Members of Swindon Town FC Community Foundation (cojrfinu Year ended 31 December 2023 Responsibilities of trust8as As explained more fully in the Irusiees. responsibiltbes statement the ￿$tee$ (who are also the directors for the purpow of company law} are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied thal they gtve a true arKJ far view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatemenL whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the finanryal statements. the trustees are reSpOrBiE￿e for assessing the charws ability lo continue as a going conwn. disdosing. as applicable. matters related to going con￿rn 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 altemative but to do so. 25 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmited by Guarantse Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Swindon Town FC Community Foundatlon (conVmMg Year ended 31 December 2023 Auditorfs responslbilities for the audit of the financial statements Our Oblert￿eS are to obtain reasonable assurance about whelher the finanThai ststements as a whole are free from mat￿12[ misstatement, whether due to fraud or e￿Or. and to issue an auditorfs report that indudes our opinion. Reasonable ass¥Jrance is a high level of assura￿, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordan￿ wrth ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstaternent when il ¢xists. Mt55tstements (an arise from fraud or error and are considered material rF, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to i[fflUen￿ the eCOrK)m￿ decisions of users taken on the basis of these financid stslements. Irregulartkles. induding fraud. are inslan¢es of rK)n-complrdrK* wth laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities. ouuined above. to delect material misststemenls in respect of i￿gularitIes, including ftaud. The extent to whith our procedure5 are capable of detecbng Irregularities, induding fraud is detailed below: Key audit mattws.our ass8ssment of risks of material misstatement Key audit matters are those matters that in our professional judgement were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements and indude the most significanl assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) identtfied by us, induding thos8 which had the greatest effect on the allo(2tion of resources in th8 audit. and directing the efforts of the engagement team. Therè are no key areas identified as the audtt ts very low risk with normal audit Pr￿edureS adequate in all audit areas. We agreed to report to the boaid of trust￿ any COTre&ed or unwrrected identlfied misstatements. Fraud and breaches of laws and regulalions- abllty to detect Identlfylng and reporting of rlsks of mater121 misstatement due to traud To identify risks of materiJ mssstatement due to fraud we assessed events or Condttions that could indicats an incentNe or pressure to commf( fraud or proV￿e an Op￿)rtUnIty lo commit fraud. Our risk assessment procedures included: Enquiring of Ihe Head of Foundalion arKI the trustees armj inspection of key pap￿S provided to those charged with governanc6 as to high level pdi(>es and pr(￿￿ureS to prevent and detect fraud. Reviewing the minute5 of Trustees. Tneetings. We wmmunicated identffied fraud risks throughout the audli team and remained dert to any indications of fraud throughout the audit. required by auditing stsndards. and taking into account pN)ssible pressLsres to meet targets and our overall knowledsE of the control environment. we performed procedures to assess the risks of management override of controls. To address the pervasNe risk as it reL3t￿ fo management override of controls, we reviewed material journd entries aTMJ agreed these Io SuPFKKb.￿ documentslion where appropriate. Identifying and responding to risks of materlal misstatement due to non-compliance with laws and regulations 26 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Swindon Town FC Community Foundation (continue Year ended 31 December 2023 We identffied areas of laws and regulations that could reasona1￿Y be expected to have a material effèct on the financial ststements from our ger￿al commerryal and sector experien￿ and through discussh)n with the general manager and trustees. As the charity is regulated. our assessment of risks involved gaining an understanding of the control environment induding the enbty's procedures for complying with regulatory wuirements. We communicated identffied laws and regu￿tionS throughout our team and remained a18rt 10 any 1ndV￿li0ns of non-compliance throughoLrt the aud￿ The potential effect of th8S8 laws and regulations on the financial statements varTes ¢x)nSiderab￿. - Firstly.the charity is subject to laws and regulations that direcfty aff￿t the financial statements including finanoal reporb'ng regulation linduding retated companies regtjlation). taxation legislation (payroll taxes) and pension legislation and we assessed the extent of complian(* wth these laws and regulations as part of our procedures in the audit areas rdevant to t￿e rtems. - S8condty,the charity is subjed lo many other laws and regulations where the ￿nSequen￿ of non- comrliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial stalemenls, for instance through the imposition of fines or Itbgation. We identffied the fol￿wIng areas as those most likely to hav8 such as 8ff8¢t'. Health and safety laws. Food and hygiene regulations. Laws relating to working wilh. and the ￿fegUarding of. young peoFAe and vulnerable adults. AuditirvJ standards limff£ the required audit pr(￿edureS lo idenify non-complian￿ with these laws and regulations lo enquiry of managemwtt and trustees and inspection of regulatory and legal corresp)ndenc6. if any. Therefore, rf any breach of operydtional regulations is not disc]osed to us or evident from rdevart corresponden￿. an audtt Mll not deted that breach. Limitations to the ability of the audit to detect fraud or br&%hes of laws and regulation Owing to the inherent limitation of an aud( there is an unavoida￿e risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements. even though we have propet1y planned ar performed our audil in aco)rdance with auditing standards. For example. the fvrther removed non- Complian￿ with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions refiected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherenuy limf(ed procedures required by auditing standards would identify tt. In addition, as wrth any audQ thwe remwned a higher risk of non-detection offraud, as this may involve collusion, forgery, irrtentional omissions. misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. Our audit procedures are designed to detect material misstatement, and therefore we are not responsible for preventing norKompIrdn￿ or fraud and cannot be expected to detsct non-compliance with all laws and wulations. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC'S website at wvM.frc.L￿.UklaudlIOr￿esponsIhl1￿es. This description fomis parl of our auditor's reporL Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmited by Guarantee Independent Auditorfs Report to tho Members of Swlndon Tovffl FC Community Foundation {¢ontsnu Year ended 31 December 2023 As part of an audit in accordance wilh ISAS (UK). we exer(#5e professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughoLrt the audit. W8 aL80= Identfy and assass ihe risks of mat8rial mi5Statement of the financwl sf2tements. whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit prctedures reswnsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufticient and approprkate lo prowde a basis for our opinth)n. The risk of not deteding a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error. as fraud may Involve collusion, forgery. intenlM)nal omis5iDns, misrepresentations, or the ove￿ide of internal rA)ntrol. Obtsin an understanding of intemal control relevant to the audit in order to design atKIit procedures that are appropriate in the urcurnstan￿. not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiven6ss of the interrral contro]. Evduate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accountirvJ estimates and related disdosures made by Ihe twstees. Conclude on the appropriateness of tha trust*s' use of the going con(￿M basis of a¢¢ounting and, b85ed on the audit evidence obtained. whether a material Un￿rtaInty exists related to events or conditions that may cast signfficant doubt on Éhe charity's ability to continue as a going i*)ncem. Wwe conclude that a matersal unwtsinty e￿Sts, we are required to draw attention in our audilorfs report to the related disdosures in the financ#al statements or. rf suth disclosures are Inadequate, to modty our opinion. Our condusions are based on the audit ewdence obtained up to the date of our auditorfs report. Howev6r, firture events or (x)nditR)ns may (xuse the char￿Y to cease to continue as a going concem. Evaluate the overall presentation, skncture and o)ntent of Ihe financial statements. induding the disdosures. and whether the financlal statements represent the underlying transactIor￿ ané events in a mann8r that ¥hieves fair présentatton. 28 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Independent Auditor's Report to the Memb8￿ of Swindon Town FC Community Foundation (continuerfj Year ended 31 December 2023 We communM?te wtth those charged wtlh wvemance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit arbd signifi(xnt audit firKJings. [￿udIng afty signfftant defiaencies in intemal control that we idenbfy during our aud Uso of our rèport This report is made solely to the chari￿5 members. as a tody. in accordance wth Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the chariws members those matters we are r￿￿]red to state to them in an audttorfs report and for tK) other purpose. To the fijllest extent pemiitted by12w, we do not aeLept or aSSLJme responsibility lo anyone other than the charity and the chartys members as a Ex)dy, for our aud(t worK for this reporL or for the opinions we have formed. NKolas Michael FCA {Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Elliott Bunker Ltd Chartered accountants & statutory auditor 61 Macrae Road Ham Green Bristol BS20 ODD 4 S8pl8mber 2024 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Statement of Financial Activities (includlng income and expenditura account) Year ended 31 December 2023 2023 Unrestr￿ted Restricted funds furKls Totsl funds Total funds 2022 Incomg and endowments Donations and legacie5 Charitable activities Other trading activibes Investment irthme 97,349 779.858 75,672 10,329 235.277 231.9)0 332,627 1,011.358 75,672 10,329 565,237 1,005,639 98.402 779 Total income 3,208 466.777 1.429,986 1,670,057 Expenditure Expenditure on charitable athihes Total expenditure 782,915 354,868 1,137,784 354,868 1,137.784 1.011.272 1,011,272 782.915 Not incomè 180.293 111,909 292,202 658,785 Transfers betr￿en fvnds 656.215 {656,215) Net movement In funds 836.508 (544,306) 292.202 658,785 Reconciliation of funds Tolal funds brought forward Total funds carrfed forward 1.739,509 2.576,017 2.317.498 1,773,192 4.057,007 4.349,209 3,398,222 4,057.007 The statement of firran¢ial activitie5 include5 all gains and losses r8cognised in the year. l income and expenditure derive from &￿tinuIr￿j adTvibes. The notes on pages 33 to 51 fomi part of these financial statements. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee ststement of Financial Position 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Fixed assets Tangible frked assets 16 3.470.649 2,907,783 Current assets Debtors Cash al bank and in hand 17 84,887 891,474 159,957 1,050,847 976,361 1.210.804 Creditors: arnounts falling due within one year Nèt current assets 18 97,801 e1,580 878.560 1.149,224 Total assèts Itss Current liabilities 4.349.209 4,057,007 4.057,007 Net assets 4,349,209 Funds ofthe tharity Restricted funds Unrestricted funds 1,773,192 2,576,017 2,317,498 1,739,509 Totsl GhaTity funds 21 4.349.209 4.057,007 These financial Statements have been prepar￿ in acc4)rdance wth the ￿￿0vIsIOnS appliCa￿e to ¢ompanies subject to the small (￿panT&s. regime. These financial statements were approved by the twd of trustees and aLrthorised for tsSLte on 4 September 2024. and are srgned on bektstf of the board by. K S Fras8r Trustee Th• notss on pagos 33 to 51 fornt part of these financial statern￿ts. 31 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee statement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Cash flows from operaiing activities Net in(x)me 292.202 658,785 Adjustments for. Depreciation of tangible ￿ed assets Other interest receivable ond similar income A￿rUed expen5esllincome) 181,718 (10.329) 70.528 122.854 (7791 (96,078} changes in.. Trad8 and other debtors Trad8 and other credttors 4.542 36.221 574,882 66.205 (139,904) 611,083 Cash generated from operations Interest r￿Died 10,329 585,211 779 Nel cash from operating a¢tiviti8s 611,862 Cash flows from investing acttvities Purchase of tangible assets N8t cash used in investing activibes (744.584> (S64.3￿) (744,584) (564.396) Net (decrease)fincr&tse In Gash and cash equivalents Cash and equlvalents at beginnlng of year Cash and cash equivalents at and of year (159,373) 1.050,847 891.474 47,466 1.003,381 1,050.847 The notss on pages 33 to S1 form part of these financla] staten￿nts. 32 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2023 General information The chaty is a public beneft entity arKJ a private (x)mpany limited by guarantee, registered in EnglarKI and Wales and a registered charty in England and Wales. The address of the regtstered Offi￿ is Foundatton Park. C(MJrrty Ground Lan< Swindon. WilÈshire. SN12FD. UK. Statement of compliance These financial statements have been prepared in Complian￿ with FRS 102. The Financial Reporting Sta￿ard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland,, the Statement of Recommended Practice applrable to charities preparing their attounts in a(XordaTr￿ with the Firbancial Reporbng Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2Crf)6. Accounting policies Basis of preparation The financial statements have ￿en prepared on th8 histori￿1 cost basis, as modth8d by th8 valuation of certain fina￿la1 assets and liabilit￿ and imiestment prop8rti8s m8asured at fair value through income or expendibjre. The financial statements are prepared in stsding, which is the fun¢Xonal c#Jrrency of the entity. Going concern There are no material Ur￿ertaInl1eS about the charitys ability to continué. Tha Trustees have reviewed the budget and cash flow for the next 12 months and Consider that the Foundation remains able to maintain the current levds of acbvty and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business througholrt this period. Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty The weparatlon ofth8 financial statements require5 management to make judgements. estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts rep￿rted. These estimatcs and judgements are continually reviawed and are based on experience and other factors. including expectations offijture events that are believed to be reasorBble under the cirwmstances. There are no s￿l￿e8nt Judgements or estimates lo consider. Fund accountlng Unrestricted funds are available for us8 at th8 disuetion of the trust￿ to further any of the ¢hartty's purposes. Designated lunds are unrestricted funds earmar￿ by the Injstees for parbcular fLrtura project or commitment. Restricted funds are subjected to r￿trich0￿S on their expenditure dedared by the donor or through the lerms of an appeal, and fall into one of tsvo sub-dasses.. restricted income fvnds or endowmerrt funds. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limlted by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements {¢onthMg Year ended 31 De¢8mber 2023 AGcountlng policl8s (contsnu8d) Incomlng resour Ail income is ir￿￿d￿Al in the slatement of finarKtal activities when enlitlernent has p*sed lo the chartty, r( is probable that the economic benefrts associated WTth the tranSac￿Tr wll flow to the charity and the amount be reliably measured. The following specrfic policies are applied to particular categori&s of income: inwme from donatlons or grants is re(￿nised when there is eviden(x of entidement to the gifL receipt Ès probable and tts amount can be measured rdiably. iNcome from government grants. whether'¢apitaf grants or'revenue, grants is recognised when the charity has enlitlement to the fijnds. any perf0mla￿ conditions attached to the grants have been meL it is probable that the income wll be received aThJ the amount can be measured reliably and Is r￿t deferred. legacy income is re(yJgnised when receipt is probable and entrtlement Is estsblished. incom6 from donated gcKxls is measured at the fair v￿ue of the gocrfjs unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derNed from the cost to the donor or the &%timated resale vdue. Don*ed facilTties and Servi￿ are recognised in the accounts when received rf the vdue can be relkably measured. No amounts are induded for the (Llntribution of general volunteers. income from contracts for the supply of services is rewgnised wth the d81wery of the contracted service. This is dasstfied as unreskncted fiJnds unless there is a contracttjal requirement for li to be spent on a partwlar purpose and retumed rf service requirements are not meL in which case it may be regarded as ￿triCted. interest on funds held on deposit is included when recefjvable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity, this bs norrnal uwn modrfication of the interest paid or payable by the ban Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limitsd by Guarantee Notes to the Financiat Statements (conunu Year ended 31 December 2023 Accounting policies {cottlIn￿d) Expenditure is recognised on an accNals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure indudes any VAT which c2nnot be fully rec¥Jvered. and is cjassffid undw headings of the statement of financial activibes lo which it rdates- expenditure on raisiro funds indudes the c¥)sts of all fundraising activities. evenls, non- charitable trading act￿ltieS. and the s￿e of donated goods. expenditure on charitable activitses indudes a]1 ￿)sts incurred by a charty in undertaking aclivities that further its charitable aims for the benefft of its beneficiaries. including those support costs and costs rdating to the wvemance of the chanty apportioned to charitable acts"vities. other expenditure indudes all expendtture that is netther rdated to rai%lng funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on i*Jaritable athV1t￿S. Al cx)sts are allocated to exrenditure c2tegortes refiethng the use of the resource. Dir8Ct costs attributable to a single activty are ￿loCated direcdy to that xtivrty. Shared costs ar8 appoTtioned belween activities Ihey contribute to on a reasonable, ju5tifJable and consistent basis. Operating leases L8ase payments are recognis&l as an 8xpense ov8r th818ase t8mi on a slraighl-line basis. The aggr8gatè b8n8frt of18as8 inc8ntiv8s is re￿nISed as a redUct￿n to expense over the lease tem], on a straight4in8 basis. Tangibte assets Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost. where the wrchase price exceeds £5.000. and subsequendy stated at cost less ary accumulated depreciation and impaimient losses. Any tangible assets caThied al revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subwuenl accumulated depreciation a￿j subsequent aeLumulated impairnient losses. in¢rease in the I*Trwng amount of an asset a5 a result of a revaluation. is reQ￿nised in other rewgnised gains and losses. unless tt ￿Verse5 a dwge for irnpairment that has previously been recffjnised as expenditure wtthin the statement of finanaal actNities. A decrease in the ￿rying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation. is ret￿nised in other re(x)gnised gains and losses. except to which r( offs8ts any previous revaluation gain. in which case the loss is shown within other recognis8d gains and losses on the statement of financial aclivilies. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (wthuwd) Year ended 31 December 2023 Accounting pollcies (¢onts17uedJ Depreeiatlon Depreciation is Ca1￿lated so as to write off the cost or valualion of an asseL less ils rasidual value, over the useful economic IrFe of that asset as followB: Over the tern] of the lease {to 2044) 25% reducing balanc 25% reducing ￿lance Leasehold propety Motor vehides Equipment Impaimant of r￿ed assets A review for indicators of impairment ts carried out at each reporting date, w(th the recoverable amount being &stimated where such indicators 8￿$l Whwe the ¢aryng value exceeds the recoverable atnount, the asset is impaired awrding*. f¥K)r impatrments are also reviewed for possible reversal at ea¢h reportt.ng dat&. For the purposes of impairment testing. when r( Ts not Possible to estsmale the recoverable amount of an irKlividual asseL an estimate ￿ made of the re(x)verable amount of the Gash- generaltng unit to which the asset bdong5. The cash-gen8raling untt is the smallest identtfiable group of assets that indudes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash infiows from other assets or groups of assets. Debtors Trade and other debtors are re(x)gni8ed at the s8ttlement amount due after any trad8 discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and (2sh in hand indudes cash and short temi highly Ih]uid investments wth a short maturity of three months or less from the date of a¢¥uisition or opening of the deposit or similar 8cwunl. Creditors and provisions Credf(ors arKI provisions are recognised where the charty has a present obligatKJn resulting from a past event that wll probably resu]t in the transfer of fijnds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated ￿1rabty. Creditors armj provisions are normally recognised at their setuement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 36 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the FinanGial Statements {condTru8dJ Year ended 31 December 2023 Accounting policies (conlinued) Financial instruments A ff nancial ￿Se1 or a financia liabilty is recogni8ed only when the entty becomes a paty to the contractual provisions of the instrument Basic financial instruments are inf(ially rec(KJnised at the amount re￿Wable or paable including any related transaction costs, unl8SS th8 arrangemant (￿nstituteS a financing transaction. where it is recogntsed at the present v￿ue of the frjture payments discounted * a mark81 rale of interest for a similar debt instrument. Current assels and current liabilitieg are subs4uenlly measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or re¢eived and not dIS¢￿ttted. Defined contrlbutlon plans Contributions to defined contrbution plans ar8 r8cognis8d as an expens8 in the period in which the related service is provided. Pr8paKI contributions are r8cngnised as an asset to the extent that the prepayTrent wll lead to a r8duction in future payments or a cash refvnd. When contributions are not exFWted to be setued wholiy wilhin 12 months of the end of the reporting date in wh￿h the employees ren(Jer the related servi￿, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the ￿ls(￿nt is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises. Limitgd by guarantee Th6 trust is a company limit8d by guarant86 and has no share tspital. In thé &v6nt of thé ¢harity being wound up, the liability in WFECI of the guarantee is limited to £10. Donations and legacies Unrestrcted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Donations Nationwde Building Swety Other donations Intel - Gothia Cup WASP Memory Cafe D N Eady Will Trust lino4uding tax recoverable) 5,000 470 5,CKIO 6.720 1.162 12,078 6.249 1.162 12.078 37 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limlted by Guarantee Notss to the Financial Statoments [corrtthu•dJ Year ended 31 December 2023 t)onations and legacies (¢ontlnuod) Unrestricted Restrthd Total Funds Funds Funds 2023 Grants EFL Trust- Cor8 Funding ' EFL Trust- Kickstart EFL Trust- Busin￿ Dcvdopment SoLrth Swndon Parish Council The Football Foundation Sport England Walking Football League Swndon Borough Council - Communty Inibatwes FurKI Swndon Borough Counol- Cov8red Facil Communty First Grants- other 35.270 35,270 1,500 131,592 131,592 3,242 3,242 6,667 6.667 68,215 30,000 17,000 68,215 30,000 17.01)0 Sponsorship Intel Corporation Embassy- Social Indusion Foundation Park Various others 5,581 5,000 5.581 5.000 3,600 332,627 97.349 235.277 Unrnstricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2022 Donations Nationwide Building Society Other donations Intsl - Gothia Cup WASP Memory Cafe D N Eady Will Trust (induding tsx recoverdble) 10,000 2,333 10,0 17,149 633 14,816 633 250,000 250.000 Grants EFL Trust- Core Funding EFL Trust- Kickstsrt EFL Trust- Business Developmerrt South Swindon Parish Counul The Football Foundation Sport England Walking Football League Swindon Borough Council - Communty Intbativ&s Fund sv￿ndOn Borough C￿￿n￿l- Covered Fa￿lty Communty First Grants - other 34.832 24.458 34,832 24,458 8,000 50,000 118,408 1,585 8.000 118.408 20.000 20,000 12.060 12,060 38 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Ststements fGonfynu& Year ended 31 December 2023 Donations and lagacies (conllnu Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total Furids Funds 2022 Sponsorship Intel Corporation Embassy- Social Indusion FourKlation Park Various others 12.072 12.072 5,000 1,040 126,496 438,741 565.237 Grdnts from central and local govemment amounted to £20.OCMJ (2022- £20,0(X)) Charitable activities Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Football Education Programme Holiday ¢ourseÈ Aft8r school clubs Saturday Team Club In School Coaching Sotter Centres Tournaments Tiny tots. mini soccer arHI birthday parbes Disability Football Extra TI￿e Dr Barnado's Trailblazer project Girls Development Other income Junior Reds FLy)tball Fans In Training PL- Kicks PL- Primary Stsrs 135.075 105.990 70.690 32.144 71,878 163,508 87,928 17,753 10,712 20,094 135,075 105,990 70,690 32,144 71,878 163,508 87,928 17,753 10,712 20,094 36,830 113,423 36,830 ,000 63,423 663 663 47,170 62,500 35,000 47,170 62,500 35.000 779,858 231.500 1.011,358 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limitsd by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statsments (conrfnu¢dJ Year ended 31 December 2023 Charttable activities (contsnufy Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2022 Football Education Programme Holiday courses After school clubs Saturday Team Club In School Coaching Soccer Centres Tournaments Tiny lots, mini soccer and birthday part5es Disabilty Football Extra Time Dr Bamado's Trailblazer pms￿1 Girls Development Other income Junior R￿S Football Fans In Training PL- lQcks PL- Primary Stars 127,127 85,183 49,048 19.873 53.785 131,215 106.182 12.944 7.561 16,284 127,127 85,183 49,048 19,873 53,785 131,215 106,182 12.944 12.161 16.284 123.986 54,636 4,400 4,620 63,445 85,750 55,OCMJ 1,005,639 123.986 54.636 4.400 4.620 63.445 85.750 55,000 672.858 332,781 Other trading activities Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Funds 2022 Foundation Park bookings Foundation Park cafe rental Foundation Park Swndon HarrTers Contribution Swindon Harriers Grass Pitch Othw irwme 62.566 9.800 62,566 75.571 16.646 75,571 16.646 5,200 5.200 1.700 1,700 75,672 75.672 98.402 98,402 Investment income Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total FuThJs Funds 2023 Funds 2022 Bank interest re(*ivabSe 10,329 10,329 779 TT9 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (Gonfrnue Year ended 31 December 2023 9. Expenditure on charitabla activitses by fund type Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds FLtnds Funds 2023 Salaries wages Coaches and rcferees CRB checks Staff training Ttravelling Coach hire Kit and equipment Prizes and goody bags Catering and hospitalty STFC Facililies.tickels and programmes Venue hire Extra lime activities Football Education Programme Refunds Gi￿$ Fwtball Junior Reds Football Fans In Training Foundation Park costs Support costs 324,751 2,368 2,086 565 108,433 1,370 28,016 25,991 9,435 15,266 4,282 1.911 5.650 2.398 18.468 254,531 579,282 2,368 2,086 565 112,444 1,370 28,016 25,991 9,435 15,266 16,598 1,911 5,650 2,398 18.468 4,011 12.316 228 37.573 194,124 228 37,573 278,135 84,010 782,915 354,868 1,137,784 Unresfricted Funds Restricted Total FurKIs Funds 2022 Salaries and wages Coaches and referees CRB checks Staff trdining Travdling Coach htre Kit and equipment Prizes and 9)ody bags Catering and hosptialty STFC Facilities.tickets and programmes Venue hire Extra lime activities Football Education Programme Refunds Girls Football Junior Reds Football Fans In Training Foundation Park c#)sts Support costs 278.522 1,310 1,72 587 115,256 6.￿0 43.428 19.745 14.536 19.533 7.678 1.870 220,094 498.616 1.310 1.726 587 117.590 6.620 43.428 19.745 14.536 19,533 29,740 1.870 2,334 22.062 3.465 3.598 3.465 3,598 882 4.234 19.695 223,289 1.011,272 4.234 19.695 139.279 84,010 682.772 328,500 41 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (contr¢Rd) Year ended 31 December 2023 10. An￿ysiS of support costs Unre5tricied Funds Restricted Funds 2023 Post and stationery Printing Computer and website wsts Water. light and heat Telephone Repair5 and maintenance Motor expenses Vehicle leasing Payroll costs P8nsion contributions Mèetings and conferen Donations 3.900 4.453 3,900 4.453 879 9.183 3.276 1,478 6.833 2.082 476 19,285 2,597 470 9,183 3.276 1.478 6,833 2,082 476 19.285 2.597 470 Subscriptions Sundries Bank and merchants charges Depreciation and loss on disposals Adverhsing 7,743 42 16,282 97,707 189 7,743 42 16,282 181,718 84.010 176,875 84.010 260,886 Govomance costs InsurarKe Audit Accountanw 5.091 5.400 6,757 194,123 5.091 5.400 6,757 278,134 84.010 Unrestrict Funds Restricted FurKIs 2022 Post and stationwy Frinting Computer and website costs Water. light and heat Telephone Repairs and maintenance Motor expenses Vehicle leasing Payroll costs Pension tx)ntributions Meetings and conferences Donations 599 5,852 2,830 10.955 5.852 10,955 2,868 1,211 4,200 1.720 539 17,465 1.211 4.200 1,720 539 17.465 4.910 4,910 Subscriptions Sundries Bank and merchants charges 2,666 15,767 15,767 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notss to the Financial Statements (coTrtruedJ Year ended 31 December 2023 Depreciation and loss on disposals Bad debts Advertising 38.844 1,660 2,100 84.010 122,854 1,660 2,100 122,724 84.010 206.734 Govèrnancè costs Insurance Audit Accountancy 5,141 4,650 6,763 5,141 4,650 6,763 139.278 84.010 223,288 11. Net income Net income is strdled after Charg1￿(Cr￿[lting). 2023 2022 D8pr8ciation of tangitrA8 ￿ed ass8ts 181.718 122,854 11 Auditors remuneration 20Z3 2022 Fees payable for the audit of the financial ststements 4,650 13. Staff costs The totJ staff costs ané emk4oyee benefrt5 for the reporttng peTiod are 0￿ysed as follows.. 2023 2022 Wages and salaries Employer contrlbutlons to penslon ￿an$ 559,997 19.285 498.616 17.465 579.282 516.081 The average head count of employees during the year wa$ 36 {2022: 36}. This comprises 4 managernent staff (2022: 4) and 32 (x)achif)g staff12022: 321. Th8 number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell v￿thin the following bands, were.. 2023 2022 £70,000 to £79,999 £80,000 10 £89,999 Koy Management Personnol Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (conthuod) Year ended 31 December 2023 13. Staff costs (GonATnu6dJ Key management personnel indude all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, dire¢ting and controlling the athitTre5 of Ihe charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for se￿￿ EKOVKl&J to the d)arity Yras £162.021 (2022..£151,523}. 14 Trustee rémuneration and expenses No remuneration or other benerrts from employment with Ihe charity or a relat￿ entty were re￿iVed by the trustees. No amounts were paid to the trustees during the year in respect of expenses. 15. Transfer5 between funds The transfers belween represent the (￿$t￿￿10n oFfixed assets and the building of a provlsion for the renewal of assets 16. Tangible fixeil ass8ts Assets in the course Prop devdopmen Motor vehides Equipment constnJGlÉon Total At 1 Jan 2023 Additions Transfers 2.662,515 7.325 1,275,479 3.945,319 19,058 538,220 3,300.097 737.259 744.584 (1.275,479) At 31 Dec 2023 19,058 4,044,681 Depreciatlon At 1 Jan 2023 Charge for the year At 31 De¢ 2023 328,018 172,252 52.479 7.656 11,817 1,810 13.627 392,314 181,718 500.270 60,135 574.032 Carrying amount At 31 Dec 2023 3.445,049 20.169 5,431 7,241 3.470.649 At 31 Dec 2022 2.334.497 27.825 538,220 2.907,783 The Football Foundation has legal charges over assets in the event of a sale. The first charge of £2.194,754 until May 2039 arKI the second charge of £250,000 until May 2043. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the FinanGial Statements Year ended 31 December 2023 17. Debtors 2022 Trade debtors Prepayments and acuued income Other debtors 4.346 76.672 3.869 6,355 153,090 512 84.887 159,957 18. Creditors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year 2023 2022 Trade creditors A(xxuals and deferred Ir￿Me Sociai security and other taxes Other creditors 682 88,994 5,012 3.113 888 53,325 5,012 2,355 97,801 61,580 19. Deferred incomè 2023 2022 At 1 January 2023 Amount releas￿ to income Amount deferred in year At 31 D￿ember 2023 45.525 186,419 {45.525) (186,419) 81.194 45,525 81,194 45,525 Deferred incorne represents course and (x)aching fees retsived prior to the year but relating lo actwities tthng pla￿ after the year end as follows: 2023 2022 Gothia Cup Barcelona Cup Blackpool Cup Belgium Cup Other Football Far￿ in Training Schools Coaching Harbour Project Course faes Swindon Borough CIF 11,685 19,923 5,580 21,653 {2.410) 9,805 (163) 7,500 5,800 1,000 25,0 {163) 7,500 1,000 81,194 45.525 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Flnancial Ststements l¢ondm*dJ Year ended 31 December 2023 20. Pensions and other posl retirement benefits Defined contribution plans The amount recognised in income (K expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £19,28512022: £17,465). 21. Analysls of charltable funds Unrestrictad funds At Transfers 31 Dec 2023 1 Jan 2023 Inwme Expendttur8 General fttnds Nigel Eady Trdining Centre Foulldation Park {selr- funded 818menl} Covered b￿S facility 3G pitch and pavilion sinking fund 515,585 963.208 (701.998) (165,628) 611,167 (60,737} 1.275,479 1.214.742 570,288 503,636 (20.180) 550,108 (503.636) 150,(K)O 50.000 200.OtK) 1.739,509 963,208 (782,915) 656,215 2,576,017 At 1 Jan 2022 At Transfers 31 Dec 2022 InrLTrTne E￿nditUre General fvnds Nigel Eady Trainir Centre Foundation Park (selF- funded element) Covered bowls facility 3G pitch and pavilion sinknng fund 371.281 898.535 {655,615) (98,616> 515,585 556.329 (27.157) 41,116 570,288 503,636 92,500 1,523.746 57,500 150,OtM) 898.535 (682,772) 1,739,509 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantse Notes to the Financial Statements (conOnoR Year ended 31 December 2023 21. Anatysis of ¢haritable fund$ (¢Qftbn Rostri¢tod funds At Transfers 31 Dec 2023 1 Jan 2023 In¢J)me Expendtiure Gtrts development Premier League- Primary Stars Social Indusion & Disabilty Footb￿] Swindon Borough Council- Football Fans in Training Donations for Minibus EFL Trust infra5truclure grant PFA Pr8mier League lQcks Foundation Park external funding Dr Barnados- T￿lblaZer Project Nigel Eady Training C8ntr8 Nationwide- Physic31 & mentsl health Zambia donations 50,000 (33.333) 16,667 23,326 35,000 {35,000) 23,326 47.170 (47.170) 7,500 1,5)9 1,￿0 44,500 (1.509) 1,000 44.500 (62,500) 1,764,209 (84.010) 1,680,199 (83,376) 426.408 229,807 (656.215) 5.000 470 (7,500) {470) (354.868) (656.215) 1.773,192 2,317.498 466.777 At 1 Jan 2022 At Transfers 31 Dec 2022 Inu)me Expendtture Girls development Premier League- Primary Stars Social InGlusior) & Disability Football Swndon Borough Council - Fcw)tball Fans in Training Donations for Minibus EFL Trust infrastrLJCture grant 2.782 (34.455) 23.326 4,600 {4,600} 9,724 1.658 (65.669) (1,658) 7.500 1.509 1.509 47 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Llmlted by Guarantse Notes to the Financial Statements {w?tin Year ended 31 December 2023 21. An￿y57S of Gharitablo funds (conthiufyd) FFA Prcmier League Kicks Foundation Park extemal ftjnding Dr Barnados - Trailblazer Project Nigel Eady Tralning Centre Nationwide- Physical & mental healih Zambia donations 1,000 1,000 44,500 85.750 (50.&34) 1,848.219 {84,010) 1,764,209 1Z3,986 (77,440) 46,546 426,408 10,000 1334 (7,500) (2,334) (328.500) 2,500 1.874,476 TT1.522 2,317,498 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (etithinued) Year ended 31 December 2023 21. Analysis of charitable funds Girls Development The Community Foundation pmvides a pr(MJramme for gids football in Swindon and tts surrounding area,fundod by the Premier League CFwttable Fund together wtth the parbcipanls alld donors. Financial sponsorship vras also re￿Wed from NationwKIe. From playing for fun through to the Centre of Excellence: the Trust offers gids in the area the chance lo improve on theirfootball sknlls such as balance. awarer￿. ctrordination and communic2tion sknlls. The programme gives many girls their very first experience of participating in a professional football coachlng sesslon and in CoMp￿bve matches. Premier Lea3ue Primary s￿￿5 Funding received from the Premier League C1￿￿13b]e fund towards the delwery of age appropriate PE and Sports sessions in primary schods. Soclal Inclusion & Disability Foolbati The Foundation's commitment to its Disabilty Programme remains high on its agenda. Working with Children through to adults. opportunitses are offered lo people to be included in a wide range and variation of disabilty sessions. Programmes are offered y￿thin Swndon and Ihroughoui the County of Wiltshire.. The Foundation also works closdy with its partners Swindon Borough Councll, Aming High and Wiltshire County Courril, and the wern￿ey Nation￿ Stadium Trust Football Fans in Training An inttiative supported by SwrKlon Borough Counctl and Public Health Swindon delNering 12- week courses which aim to hdp men and women lose weight and Irve a healthier and generally better lrfestyle. Donations for the Minibus These donations help fund the purchase and running costs of maintaining tsvo Communty Foundation minibuses. EFL Trust infrastructure grant Funding from the EFL Trust for ￿mputer equipmert website development and consultrancy to improve intemal F*0￿se$. together with support for equipping the FoundatN)n Park facilty. Premler League Fans Fund Pr8mler League funding of expendthre lo fvrther enhance the prfrmatchday exwence of supporters at the County Ground, including the purchase of a new infiatable pitch, and eqiiipment for the Junior Reds room. PFA The PFA funding was to SUPFKJrt the wocxl carving of a statute of John Trollope. Unfortunately. confirmed that the wood was not suitable for carving and the money wll be held on a¢￿Unt to go towards a similar feature at Foundation Park. Premier League Kicks A Premier League funded prTrJramme to engage young people in constructive activities including sports, coaching. rnuS￿ and educational and personal development sessions. Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limitod by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2023 21. Analysis of charftable funds (conb'n Foundation Park extemal funding Exlernal funding to enable the devclopm6nt of the Foundation Park sports frarylity, induding grants from Ihe F¢)otball Foundation, the Nigel Eady Trust and Sport England, t(NJether wtth locgl authority SUPFMJrt. Dr Bamardos- Trailblazer Project The Barnardo's fvnding supFKFrts delwertng mentoring programm8s for children suffering with mild to moderate Ment￿ health issues. Police & Crime Commissloner- Klcks The P￿l¢e and Crime Commissioners funding enables us to further enhance the delNery of the PL Kicks programme th2t engages young people in cnnstructive actNitses including sports, coaching. educational and wsonal devdopment sessions. Nigel Eady Tralnlng C9ntre Is a new covered multi sports training faciltty that has been tM]ilt on land adjacent to Foundation Park. Nationwide Funding This Nationwd8 funding is to supwl homeless people wih having a weekly physical actlvty sessio)n at Foundation Park and a healthy med. this programme was delivered in partnership with Threshold Homeless Charity. Zambia donatlons The Zambia donations support the foott)all development programmes that w8 delNer in partnership with the Livingstone Coachas Assoryalion in Zambra. These donations also help fund us to send over football boots. kits and equipment that can distrtbuted to our partners in Zambia. 22. Analysis of nel assets between funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors less than 1 year 1.T90.450 883.368 (97.801) 2,576.017 1,680,199 92,993 3.470,649 976,361 (97.801) 4.349,209 1,773,192 unrestric￿ Restrtted Total Funds Funds Funds 2022 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors less than 1 year 717.166 1.083.923 (61,58D) 1.739.509 2,190.617 126,881 2,907,783 1.210,804 (61,580) 4,057,007 Net assets 2,317.498 Swindon Town FC Community Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (C(￿fr Year ended 31 December 2023 23. Analysis of changes in net debt At At 1 Jan 2023 Cash fiows 31 Dec 2023 Cash at bank and in hand 1,050.847 (159.373) 891.474 24. Operating lease commitments The total future minimum lease payments under non-canc￿lab1e operating leases are as follows: 2023 2022 Not later than 1 year Later than 1 year arKJ not later than 5 years 4,084 169 4.084 4,253 8,168 25. Related parties During the year the Foundation made the foilowing payments: Swindon Town Football Club- malchday tick8ts, wrchase of kit and use Offacil￿eS £6,134 (2022= £16,762). Intome of £15,535 (2022- £16,875) was rtteived from Madborough College dudng the year in respect of the provÉsioTh of football coaching services. M Gow is Head of Politic£ at Marlborough College. 51