COMPANY No. 04402633
CHARITY NO. 1122243
THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
(Company Limited by Guarantee without Share Capital)
REPORT
AND
FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Trustees, Annual Report (including Director's Report)
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Independent Examiner's Report
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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditsre Account)
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BaIance Sheet
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Statement of Cash Flows
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Notes to the Financial Statements

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TRUSTEES, AKNUAL REPOkT (including Director's Report)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees present their annual directors. report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 March 2024 and which have been prepared to also meet the requirernents for a directors. report and
accounts for Companies Act purposes.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and
Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recornmended Practice applicable
to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.
Cliair's Report
During the 2024 financial year, the charity, together with the support of its generous ￿nders, was able to deliver a
wide range of sporting activities and leadership training optM)rtunities to local children and young people who might
otherwise not be able to access sports. These programme5 were delivered in a variety of locations across Hackney,
Haringey. and Islington, by our passionate staffing team, who work at the heart of the community to support young
people to improve health, fimess, and wellbein& develop new skills and abilities and experience new opportunities.
This work has provided rneaningful changes to the lives of many children and young people, who have all challenged
themselves, with some attending more advanced leadership courses. An impressive 70 participants used their
leadership qualifications to volunteer either is our charity's programmes, or with local sports groups.
Our charity works with people, and especially young people, from a broad spectrurn of backgrounds, nationalities,
communities. of differing ability and engagemenl level4 with many coming frorn disadvantaged backgrounds
featuring high levels of poverty. and with most coming from ethnically diverse background5. Our programme5 are
therefore aimed at tackling the toxic combination of poverty, health inequality and physical inactivity which is
reflected in poor health, whilst also fighting against inequality, discrimination and racism.
As Chair, l am passionate of the benefits that sporting activities can have in helping children and young people to feel
well supported and to help them to gain new lifelong skills and confidence, which will help them to become
empowered and engaged in their local communities, and this in turn will help them to feel better Connected and
inspired, and ultimately lead to better rnental and physical health outcomes.
The charity is delighted to report the following positive outcomes in 2023-2024 including, but not limited to:
Extensive commzinity and housing estate basedprogrammes- These weekly terni-time programmes featured an
average 65 sessions per week across multiple 5POrts in 30 community settings. These sessions were targeted at
encouraging young people into regular physical activity and then to extend that activity beyond the borders of
their local communities.
Holiday sports programmes in every school holiday, provided 450+ free-of-charge programme4 and included
8,000 free lunches with more than 1.900 young people participating.
Increased women and girls programmes - we launched the Active Islington girls programrne featuring 'girls
only, and "women only" sessions, including sessions in football, tennis, basketball, roller skating and archery.
Sessions were aimed to address the large dTOP-off in participation between primary and secondary school.
E¥tensive range of Tgnnis Programmes- delivered free school holiday tennis prograrnrne5, free Children's tern]-
time sessions on sa￿rdaY afternoons, LGBTQ+ inclusive sessions, free of charge tennis sessions in the
community and housing eststes. Our community Tennis sessions reached over l 000 children. young people and
adults. Many participants have progressed to attending on-court sessions in Finsbury Park.
In July 2023, our charity won the National "Connecting Communities Award" at the L TA Awards
Continued development of the Disability Sportprogrammes with weekly frnnis and rnultisport sessions delivered
in partnership with Pedal Power, resulting in significant increase in participants progressing to our general and
holiday delivery programmes.

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Chair's Rqport- continued
In closin& I would sincerely like to thank all the charity's funders and staff, without whom, this important work of
engaging children and young people in sporting pursuits, as participants, young leaders and coaches, would not be
possible. Your continued sUPPOrt has enabled the charity to continue to reach and support some of the most
disadvantaged communities in London.
The Charity looks forward to continuing it5 successful and popular programmes in 2024-2025.
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Chair
Objeclives andActiiJities
The Awess to Sports Project is a sports development Charity, working in the London Boroughs of Islington,
Haringey and Hackney. The project supports local community organisations including sport5 clubs. schools, tenants
associations and voluntary youth groups.
We deliver targeted sports development programmes, which seek to increase and sustain participation in sport and
recreation in the area in which we work. The strategies employed to achieve the charity's aims are to:
Provide training for local people enabling them to become involved in sports coaching.
Organise a range of accessible and affordable sports activities for young people. and
Provide support and assistance to local organlsations interested in sports.
Putting these strategies into action we have four major areas of activity which are.. sports activities and coaching
programmes" sports events, competition5 and residentials" accredited tratning, education, training and employment.
supporting local groups and youth led programmes.
Public Bcnofit
In shaping the objectives for the year and planning the charity's activities. the trustees refe￿ed to the guidance
contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and
objectives and in planning future activities.
Maip7 objecttvesfor the year and strategies
Objeclives and Strate￿.
To continue to develop programmes and partnersh'ips with participants, groups and organisations to help
ensure the sustainability and high quality service offer.
To build the 5UStainability of the organisation by successfully bidding for contracts and diversifying our
income profile.
We will also continue to develop our stsff and volunteers to ensure continuous service improvement.
Volunteers
The ch￿lty SUPW)rted 70 volunteers during the year enabling them to develop skills and experience in the sports and
sports development sector.

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Acliievemeftts aftd Performance
During 2023-24 the Access to Sports Project successfully delivered a variety of free and low-cost, high-quality sport
and physical activity opportunitie5, including:
Sports activities and youth support for young people, alongside a growing prograrnme of activities for older
people, women, and people with disabilities.
Accredited training, volunteering, and employment support
Partnership working and supporting local groups & youth led programmes.
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Programmes were delivered in a variety of locations across Hackney, Haringey, and Islington, and were designed to
support young people to improve health, filness. and wellbeing, develop new skills and abilities and experience new
opportunities.
We have continued our work with young people from a broad spectrurn of backgrounds, nationalities. communities,
of differing ability, interests. and engagement levels.
At the heart of our work is a commitment to addressing inequality, discrimination, and racism. We work in the heart
of Communities providing local and free of charge actlvity. We deliver in housing estate and community facilities,
with ethnically diverse comrnunities, in areas featuring elevated levels of poverty, poorer health outcomes and lower
levels of employment and training. Many of the young people with whom we work face significant ba￿lers. and we
have seen first-hand how increasing costs and the commercialisation of grassroot sports, alongside diminishing access
to sporting facilities, Means that many families are unable to access high quality sporting activities.
Our programmes engaged high numbers of young people and the key to our success was the hyper local nature of
delivery. We provided our activities using community locations. These included-
Hottsing Estales: Guinness Partnership. Stamford Hill, New Orleans, Wigan House, Wrens Park, Mayville,
Elthorne, Andover, King Square. Marquess. Westbourne, and Woodberry Down. Shelgrove,
Harvist, Crouch Hall court, Kerridge CourL Highbury quadrant, Kings Crescent, Yorkshire
Grove. Bemerton lordship south
Leisure, commi<nity cenlres andparks.. Finsbury Park, Millfields Park, Hackney Downs Park, Sobell Leisure
Centre, Finsbury Leisure Centre and Elthorne Part(.
Youth and commiinity centres.. Forest Road, The Edge and Concorde Youth Hub, Lift, Rosebowl and Platforni.
Schools andcolleges.. Petchey Academy, Storniont House, Jubilee, Skinners. and Bsix Sixth Forni College,
Pooles Park, Pakeman. Wo(Klbery Down. St Lukes amongst other5.
Our programmes featured social, recreational, and competitive sporting and physical activities. These were
accompanied with prograrnrnes of youth support, mentoring, heath. wellbeing and food and nutrition training.

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Sports and physical activities delivered during the year included football, netball, roller-skating. tennis. athletics,
dodgeball. cricket, basketball. baseball and softball, badminton. handball, table tennis, non-contact boxing.
swimming. skiing, snowboarding, Tnartial arts, water sports, archery and tag archery, dance, yoga, and fitness.
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Our weekly, school tenn time programme featured on average 65 sessions per week, featuring a wide array of sports
across 30 community settings.
We used our sports activity sessions to build rapport and engagement levels with, and to support young people into
regular physical actlvity. Encouraging young people to extend their participation 15 key to our work, and we worked
to promote further engagement by supporting or signposting young people into additional activity. Some of the
highlights this year included:
In Islington on the Andover estate, USFng the Sue Davi5 Pltch, we delivered a significant programme. where we
regularly delivered up to 8 hours per week of activity both in tenn time and in school holidays. We offered different
activities for different age groups and included female only sessions. We introduced Tennis for All session5 on the
estate (see section below), and these contributed to us winning a national award from the Lawn Tennis Association.
The sessions on the estate are very popular. Under 12's sessions consistently engage 30+ young people. Activities
for the older age groups, especially the holiday programs, proved extremely popular, with 30+ young people aged 12
and over attending. During the Easter, Christrnas, and summer holidays, we provided lunches alongside simple
nutritional activities and advice. We also built partherships with the youth club on the estate, and this led to the
introduction of a new weekly, basketball session.
In Hackney we delivered an extensive community and estates coaching programrne. Our housing estates work,
delivered in partnership provided key support and resource for many young people. Weekly sessions were delivered
across Wty)dberry Down Estate, Fawcett Estate. Wrens Park Estate, Guiness Trust and Stamford Hill Estate.
Ongoing engagement enabled us to build pathways for development sessions, training. volunteering, and employment
opportunities.
Our programmes at the Kings Crescent Estate saw us work with more than 40 young people aged 8-13 years. We
provided a weekly after school sessions during tenn time and a week-long multi activity club during the summer
holiday.
The progrdmtne drew young people from the estate and the Su￿ound1ng area. We provided a wide rdnge of physical
activities from football and basketball to tennis, dodgeball. and athletics. One of the key objectives for us. is to
introduce a wide range of physical activities, to build a love of sports alongside supporting the physical literacy of
participants. The ses5ion5 have been very popular, and we saw young people who engaged in the programme move
on to join other activities, including tennis in Fin5bury Park and holiday programmes in various locations. One of the
young people also moved into our leadership training Programtne and completed the Level l in Sports Leadership
course, before moving into a supported volunteering placement.
We extended delivery of th¢ All Play Football competition to tackle the participation ba￿]erS facing many of the
young people we WOTk with. All Play aims to give the participants at our weekly community football sessions
especially those who are not able to join a Club the chance to play in a competitive and fun football tournament
without the barrier of cost or ability. The All Play tournament5 are offered free of charge. with football kits provided
for teams and all players are guaranteed a minimum of a half of every game during the tournaments.
16 All-Play community cornpetitions were delivered throughout the year during the half temis. summer, and
Christmas holidays. The October tournament was a kick racism out of football themed programme linked to Black
History month.
We regularly saw teams of young people from estates and communities across Hackney. Haringey and Islington
participating at the tournaments.

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Basketball
We have developed a good partnership with the London Metropolitan University, and we use their sports facilities on
weekly basis to deliver a series of basketball sessions. This helps to address a key sporting inequality (access to
facilitie5) and offer young people froTn local estate5 and the community the opportunity to take part in basketball
coaching using high quality facilities (which would not otherwise be available to them).
The enforced closure of the Sobell leisure centre due to flooding further continued to exacerbate the challenges we
face in securing suitable venues for youth sports such as basketball.
The programme has seen high nurnbers of young people benefitting frotn coJnmitted engagement, skill and fitness
developmenL and social and personal outcomes. We had more than 300 children and young people participating in
our basketball sessions, with different weekly and holiday sessions catering for different ages groups (from ages 6-19)
with both mixed and girls-only coaching sessions offered.
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Our popular roller-skating programmes have seen us attract young people who rnay not be as motivated by
competitive or traditional sports and has been a good avenue for us to engage inactive or less physically active young
people. The prograrnmes have developed well. creating a positive social space which has seen the emergence of
friendship groups, with these young people developing iheTr skating skills and techniques.
One of the highlights of the roller-skating pro￿arnMe was delivery of four. week-long summer courses delivered at
the Emirates stadium podium, and which saw more ihan 120 young people, the majority female, learn and improve
their roller-skating skills, have fun, make new friends. and improve fitness.
Regular twice weekly sessions at Lift Youth Hub continued to attract a regular and committted group. During the
year we have also broadened engagement through delivery of taster session and Tag Archery programmes at schools,
and during holidays. We also continued to deliver a comprehensive programm of activites at Youth Hubs in
Hackney, at The Edge, Forest Road and conco.rde Hubs, and in Islington at Rosebowl. Activites featured a variety of
sports and activities including skate boarding. using donated skateboards from charity 03E, roller skating. football
and multi sports.
Women and Girls
Women and Girls prograrnmes were delivered to help address gender inequality in sports and to increase participation
of girls and women in sport and physical activity.
We have continued to increase the participation of girls and women in sporting activitie5 across our service via
popular activities, including women's football, tennis, basketball, roller skating and archery.
During the year, we launched a new programme called Aclive Isliplglon Girls to inspire new and sustained
participation amongst girls and young women in Islington through delivery of programrnes of physical activity and
the activation of local cornrnunity spaces. We worked in partnership with Islington Council, GLL. the Healthy
Schools team and London Marathan Foundatlon to offer 'free of charge, activities including football. basketball,
netball, roller skatin& tennis, archery, cycling, dance. fithess. yoga and leadership training and mentoring. The
p.rogramm¢ is designed to:
Focus on girls living in the borough's most deprived wards. 37Q/o of the population in these wards is non-
white, higher than the borough average of 31 %.
Address the drop off in participation between primary and secondary School.
Use high quality venues in community settings, such as housing estates, schools, and leisure facilities to
activate community spaces and 'reclaim' spaces for girls.
Be female-only sessions that focus on and friendship.

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Women and Girls- Continue
The Active Islington Girls programme saw 470 gir15 and young women join the programmes and allowed us lo build
a new enhanced offer of weekly community and after school engagement sessions and new holiday programmes. We
have established new partnerships with 9 Islington Schools, and launched new sessions of volleyball. lennis and
basketball. New weekly roller-skating sessions, and hub sessions for both primary and secondary girls were also
introduced.
We also continued our delivery programmes of girls and women-only football, basketball and roller-skating. tennis,
and archery, as well as girls-only rnulti-sports camps during sch(K)I holidays and these have seen positive levels of
engagements across the year.
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We have continued to deliver programmes of activity to support people with disabilities to take part in sport and
physical activity. Our weekly Tennis and Multi Sports sessions delivered in partne￿hip with Pedal Power,
community cycling club for people with a learning andlor physical disability continue to be impactful. Every
Tuesday we set up pop up tennis courts at the Finsbury Park ball courts offering people with a range of disabilities the
opportunity to play tennis (and other sports). We offer a mixture of coaching and facilitate play between users and
carers giving guidance where necessary. Our sessions have grown to be very popular, and we now have a
membership totalling 40 people aged 8-49 years.
During the year. we also continued to see a significant increase in the numbers of young people with disabilities and
additional needs progressing into our universal programmes of weekly and holiday delivery
We also continued our success￿1 partnership delivery with Stonnont House School, Hackney, for young people with
special educational needs andlor disabilitie5, aged 11-17. Successful programmes were delivered on a weekly basis
during temi time alongside multi sports activities provided during school holiday periods.
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Our school holiday programmes continued to be hugely popular with both parents and children. These 'free of charge.
fun sports and food programmes were delivered in local settings across Hackney, Haringey and Islington. and helped
address the high cost of childcare provision, food poverty, inactivity and boredom affecting children and families
during school holidays.
Programmes delivered in Summer, Easter, Christmas and all half tenn holidays
Key delivery locations included Andover Estate N7, Elthorne Park N19, Finsbury Leisure Centre ECIV,
London Metropolitan University N7, Mayville Estate N16 and Ftnsbury Park N4.
Programmes were offered in a wide range of sports & physical activities from archery and basketball to
tennis and roller-skating.
450+ free of charge holiday programmes delivered in a wide range of sports and locations.
More than 1,900 young people taking part in school holiday activities.
8000+ lunches provided to young people during school holidays.
One of the highlights was a very success￿1 sz4mmer holidqvprogramme which featured a wide and varied programme
of activities including day long and week-long programmes of multi sports camps and coaching programmes in
basketball, archery, roller skating, football, lennis and gym and fitness classes. Activities were delivered in a variety
of locations including parks and housing estates and local leisure facilities.

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Alongside the 'free of charge, holiday sporting activities, we also offered young people the opportunity to take part in
trips and visits, and provided lunches to all participants. We also encouraged young people to engage or progress into
additional youth programmes locally; either those of partner organisations and/or our own sports programmes.
During summer 2023 we worked with Isledon CIC and Islington Council to deliver a highly successful
Siiiiiiiigiitc?i'sii .' sports programme. Summerversity gives young people aged 13+ who live or go to school or college
in IslingtOT] the chance to learn new skills, develop interests and talents through a broad programrne of sports, arts,
and educational activities. Over the summer of 2023. we delivered 18 week-long courses and training workshops in
archery, athletics, roller skating, basketball for girls and football leadets, qualifications weTe amongst the course5
delivered. 318 young people took part and gained new skills and qualifications.
During the Easter and the Chrislmas holidays we delivered programmes of multi sports events featuring tennis, girls
get active, football competitions and basketball. As part of the offer, we provided food hampers to families.
Tennis
2023-24 represented another successful year for our Finsbury Park tennis and comrnunity tennis, delivering high
levels of uptake at the tennis courts in Finsbury Park, alongside successful delivery of free and low-cost community-
based tennis delivery, designed to 'open up, tennis and encourage more people to take up the 5POrt.
We continued to grow our community tennis project, which is designed to encourage the take up of the sport amongst
young people who for varied reasons may not have had the chance to take up the sport. We are seeking to use Tennis
to promote health and wellbeing and to challenge perceptions of tennis as an elitist sport and 'open up, the sport to
new communities and individuals. Our tennis delivery included:
Community tennis delivery
School based coaching
Holiday programmes
Finsbury Park Tennis & Rosemary Gardens on-court programmes
Programmes for people with disabilities.
LGB TQ+ Inclusive sessions delivered as part of the Tennis for All CIC partnership.
Leadership and training
We held 'free of charge, cornmunity tennis sessions across several locations, including Andover, Kings Square,
Elthorne, HaTViSt. Bernerton. Marquess. Mayville, and New Orleans Estates in Islington, and on-court session in
Finsbury Park. During the year we also introduced new programmes at Rosemary Gardens in south Islington.
We continued our twice weekly Andover estate Tennis sessions for participants aged 5-8 & 9-11.
14-18 young people regularly attend this session with most of the young people progressed into our on-court
programme at Finsbury Park, both in tenn-lime and during holiday camps. We also ran sessions at the estate 'soul in
the city, event in summer 2023.
During the year we continued regular children's tennis sessions at the MUGA in King Square Estate. We had a
regular tum out of around twenty-four children. Foi most participants, it was their first-tirne playing tennis. We also
continued this session during the sumrner holidays. which had regular attendance of twenty-two participants. 'Free of
charge, sessions were also held across a variety of spaces, Rosebowl youth club, New Orlean'4 Finsbury and
Elthorne Park. Weekly free sessions at the Finsbury Park courts on a Saturday afternoon for children aged between 8-
16 proved an extremely successful offer and consistently saw 20-25 children on court each week.
We also ran open days for the local Eritrean Youth club, seeing a regular 40+ children and families on court.

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At the Finsbury Park tennis courts, which we operdte in partnership with the London Borough of Haringey and
Finsbury Pa￿ Sports Partnership, we continued to see high numbers of people participating in Tennis throughout the
year. Court usage remained high throughout the year and peaked in the months of April, May, June. and July. We
have also continued extensive programme of delivery featuring squad sessions, team sessions for both children and
adult adults and a regular programme of adult and junior coaching activities.
Lawn Tennis Associalion - National Awards 2023
In July 2023, we won the national 'Connecting Communities, Wtnner at the LTA Awards, having won the Middlesex
and London & the Southeast awards earlier in the year.
The award was in recognition of our work lo bring tennis into new areas of the cornrnunity. It rewards the extremely
important work of giving people from low-socio economic backgrounds, underrepresented group5, and individuals
that identify as having SEND, the opportunity to experience playing tennis and get involved in a social and physical
activity.
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Equipping local people with the skills and qualifications to lead sporting activities within their own communities is a
key part of our WO￿ and has seen us build a track-record of developing skilled local people and groups. We offer a
range of sports coaching, leadership, and Duke of Edinburgh awards. Our training enables local people to gain skills
and qualifications in sports coaching and, for many, provides a steppingstone into cornmunity Sports employment
andlor volunteering and rnost of our staff team are local people who have gained their qualifications with us.
In 2023-24 we offered training in a variety of sports. working in partnership with local sports groups. We supported
learners into volunteering, work-placernents, and employment.
75 Islington residents gained accreditation as sports coaches and leaders.
132 Hackney young people gained leadership and physical activity accreditations.
24 Haringey young people gained sports leadership qualifications.
70 sports volunteers using their qualifications to deliver community-based sport.
16 young people have taken part in work placements.
24 people gained employment in the community sports sector.
Coaching and leadership courses offered during the year included Basketball Level l. Football Level l. Level 2
Certificate in Coaching Sport & Physical Actlvity, Sports Leaders Level 2 Award, Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Bronze, Football referees, courses. Tennis level I | Archery Instructor award.
Youth sports courses offered during the year included: Football Leadership (Playmaker), Basketball Activators,
Young Leaders Award, Sports Leaders Level I, ASDAN Sport & Fitness, Tennis Leaders.
Volunteerxng and work £rperience - Part of our work was to provide oppormnities for people to gain qualifications,
but also gain access to volunteeTing or work experience opportunities. Across the programme, 70 sports volunfrers
actively used their qualifications to support community-based sp)rt delivery. In most programmes and courses
delivered, we built into various courses a commitment to volunteering, and targeted sport volunteering and work
experience opportunities.

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Tennis Leaders Award
Six young players who attend our tem time and holiday programmes attended and cornpleted a Youth Tennis Award.
The award was delivered to equip and empower young people to take a more active role in their tennis community as
leaders, helping others and providing support to coaches at sessions.
They developed leadership skills, gaining experience in five core skills
communication, self-belief, teamwork, self-
management, and problem solving. The modules they completed were 'Helping at a coaching session, 'Helping at a
venue, and 'Helping at a school,. Since completing the course. three of these youllg leaders have volunteered at our
terni time sessions.
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During summer 2023 we delivered a football leadership qualification for young people aged 13+,
21 young people completed the award which saw them work through online modules, cornplete practical training and
a football leadership assessment. Participants gained leadership skills, communication, ability to plan and organi5e
football activities.
Young people reported improved confidence, and an ability to deliver football activities. This course also offered a
springboard for some of the young people to move on to the football level I coaching qualification.
In July 2023, we delivered training, aimed especially at year I l and 13 students who were finishing school or college.
The programme was designed to fast-track young people into sports coaching, volunteering, work experience and
employment. Young people took part in the Level 2 Certificate in Coaching (Sport & Physical Activity) and the
Level 2 sports leadership as well as additional governing kndy awards and received rnentoring sUPPOrt. As a result of
this projecL 16 young people gained qualifications, 12 took part in volunteering and ernployment placements and 4 of
these have remained in ongoing employment as sports coaches and leaders with the Access to Sports Project.

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We worked closely with many organisations, sports clubs and community and voluntary groups throughout the year.
A listing of the partners is included in the table below:
Arsenal in the Community
B6 6th Forni College
Capital Kids Cricket
City and Islington College
Centre 404
Copenhagen Youth Project
Concorde Youth Hub
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Elizabeth House Community Centre
Eritrean Youth Club
Finsbury Park Rugby Club
Finsbury Park Sports Partnership
Isledon CIC
Islington Borough Ladies F.C.
Islington Children's Service
Islingtr)n Faiths Forum
Islington Football Development
Partnership
Islington Housing & Community
Parnier5hips
Islington Leisure Team
Islington Mind
Islington Play Association
Islington Targefrd youth supp)rt
Middlesex Lawn Tennis Association
Muslim Welfare House
Northwold Community Centre
03E
Pedal Power
Middlesex Cricket Board
Platforni Youth Hub
ProActive Jslington
Rosebowl Youth Club
Skyway
Snowcarnp
Southem Housing Group
IFI
Forest Road Youth Hub
Give it your Max.
Greenwich Leisure Ltd.
Guinness Partnership Housing
Hackney CVS
Hackney Play Association
Hackney Housing
Hackney Marsh Partnership
Hackney Quest
Haringey Recreation Services
Hornsey Lane Community
Association
Islington Youth Sports Development
Lift Youth Hub
London Football Association
London Sport
London Metropolitan University
Lawn Tennis Association
London Heathside Athletics Club
London Youth
Mayor of London &
Greater London Authority
Mentoring Lab
Mildmay Community CeT]tre
Sport England
Sport Islington
Stonnont House School
StreetGarnes
Tennis Foundation
Tennis for All CIC
The Wickers Charity
The Edge Youth Hub
The Leaside Trust
UK Coaching- ISI for Sport.
Voluntary Action Islington
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Finaneldl Revlew
During the 2024 financial year, the charity operated a full programme of activities. with donations and other grants of
£776.291 (2023- £832,434) representing a decrease of £56.143 (6.70/0). versus an increase of £10.014 (1.2 /0) in 2023.
During 2024, total net incorne was a deficit of £75,432 (2023: deficit of £45,466), with 300/0 of the 2024 Ios5 relating
to depreciation of capital assets (tennis courts) totalling £22,491 (2023: £22,490). Another 33 % of the loss is related
to tennis court repairs of £25,264 which were funded from revenue received in 2023. The remaining Ios5 of around
370/0 relates to lower levels of grdnt funding from ad hoc ￿ndIng sourc¢s. In contrast, in 2024, the main four funders
continued to provide similar levels of ￿ndIng to 2023 levels, with London Borough of Islington providing total
funding of £282,154 (2023.. £294,204), London Borough of Hackney providing total funding of £200,920 (2023:
£204,860); London Borough of Haringey providing total funding of £30,916 {2023- £41,031), and Isledon CIC
providing total fi]nding of £38,654 (2023: 33,757).
The floodlit tennis courts continued to generate increasing levels of Court hire revenue, with total revenue of £98,892
(2023: £82,673). Whilst income from running tennis coaching courses also increased in 2024 to £31,519 (2023..
£22,474).
So. whilst the charity is always at risk of losing a major funder, in 2024 the charity managed to maintain significant
funding from these four main funders. This funding has enabled the charity to maintain its regular operating activities
throughout the year.
In 2024, increases in expenditure on charitable activities, mostly mirrored the increases in revenue streams and so
there were no unusual or expected changes in the charity's expenditure during the year.
Despite ongoing funding risks, the charity has maintained a flexible business model of low fixed Costs and flexible
variable costs, as well as robust reserves, which have ensured that the charity can bounce back from challenging
financial shocks, thereby ensuring it can continue lo operate as a going concern into the fiLttJre.
Reserves Policy
The purpose of the reserves policy is lo ensure that the charity is able to meet its ongoing contrdctual obligations and
fmance future charitable activities of the organisation. The level of free reserves (excluding restricted funds) is
reviewed annually by the Directors. In a period when the UK economy is struggling to grow, and local authority
budgets ale being squeezed even further, especially due to inflation eroding spending power, the Directors consider
that the most appropriate level of free reserves is between seven and ten months of budgeted future operating
expenditure. to be able to withstand a prolonged drop in ￿nding. but also to help manage uneven cash flows, due lo
most funding grants being paid in arrears, rather than up-front. As at 31 March 2024, budgeted expenditure for
2024125 was £800.000, giving a minimum targeted reserve of £466,667. The current level of free reserves at 31
March 2024 was £477,577 which represents just over seven months of budgeted operating expenditure, and which is
considered to be a prudent level of reserves to withstand the ongoing uncertainty of funding income streams.
Incorporated in free reserves of £477,577 is a facility development fund of £72,500. This fund has been separately
designated to provide sufficient funds for ￿tUre development of the tennis court facilities at Finsbury Park.
Principal Funding Sources
In order to limit exposure to any one funder, the charity has endeavoured to expand its funding sources, however,
similar to 2023. the majority of funding continued to come from a small number of large funders. In 2024, 770/0 of
total revenue came from five fvnders (780/0 in 2023). This is a potentially risky situation as the loss of one major
funder would result in a rnajor contraction of services and staff and greatly affect the local communities that we
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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (including Director's Report) (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Principal Fi£nding Sfflirces - continued
At present and for the foreseeable fll￿re, most of the charity's funders (small and large) can only offer one-year
funding grants- however despite thi5 con5traivJt, we are very grateful to the following funders who have provided
significant funding to the charity during ihe year= Lawn Tennis Association, Greenwich Leisure Ltd. Isledon CIC,
Jack Petchey Foundation, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Haringey. London Borough of Islington,
London Mardthon Charitable Trust and Prism Charitable Trust.
Pricing Policy
Our pricing policy reflects our strategy of enabling as many people as possible in our local communities to participate
in our varied programmes at either no cost or low ¢ost.
Ln addition, our tennis court pricing policy for court bookings, which enables the public to book tennis courts. is set at
the lower end of the price range, when compared with the price of booking a court at other local cornmunity operated
tennis courts. Due to the very high increase in electricity costs, the floodlight surcharge fee was increased on 29 June
2022 from £2 per hour to £4 per hour. So. when combined with the court hire fee of £6 (for peak evening periods),
this gave a total hourly price of £ l O for playing at night with floodlights.
During the year ended 2024, our adiilt prices were: £6 per court for peak periods (and 2023); £ l O per Court for floodlit
courts (previously £8 per court prior to 18 June 2022), £3 per court for off-peak periods, and free of charge on
weekdays 7am -1 Oam.
Whilst for children aged under 18 years, the two mini-courts were free of charge weekdays from 4pm - 6pm and
during weekends from 9am - 4pm.
For Finsbury Park tennis coaching courses. for children aged 6 - 19 years, the charity iuns free Tennis Camps every
half terni and Easter and summer school holidays. Outside of these free holiday Tennis Camps, the charity also offers
free weekend teenage tenni5 sessions, as well as weekly coaching course5 at the following rates..
For adults: £8 per one hour coached session-.
For children aged 3 - 10 years.. £3.50 per one hour coached session.
Plansfor Fulure Periods
The charity is planning to continue to operate similar levels of charitable activities to 2025, with its two main funders
(London Borough of Islington and LondoT] Borough of Hackney) both having agreed to provide fvnding in 2025.
The charity continues to see high demand for sport and physical activity from both funders and the public.
In addition, due to the charity's experience of running and managing the floodlit tennis courts at Finsbury Park, in
2025 the charity plans to expand its community iennis court coaching programmes at other tennis court facilities in
Haringey.
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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (including Director's Report) (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Reference andAdministralive Details
Charity registration number..
1122243
Company regislration number."
04402633
Registered office..
8 Blackstock Mews, London N4 2BT
Principal office..
Sobell Leisure Centre, Hornsey Road, London, N7 7NY
Directors and Trustees
The Board of trustees constitutes directors of the company for the purpose of company law and trustees for the
purwse of charity law. The trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Gary Beckford
David Blundell
Maria Ghile
Peter Jones
Skev05 Loizou
No trustee received any rernuneration for service5 during the year (2023
interest in any contract with the charity.
nil), nor did they have any beneficial
Company SecretLVy.'
John Colin Mackinnon
Chief £recutive Officer."
John Colin Mackinnon
Independent Eraminer."
Barcant Beardon Limited
Chartered Accountants
8 Blackstock Mews
Islington
London N4 2BT
Bankers."
HSBC plc
312 Seven Sisters Road
Finsbury Park
London N4 2A W
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TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (including Director's Report) (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Slructure, Governance and Managemenf
Governing Document
The organisation is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 25 March 2002. The company was eslablished
under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the company and is governed under
its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an
amount not exceeding £ l.
Recruilment ondAppointment of Trustees
Under the company's Articles, the dire¢tor5 of the company are known as member5 of the Management Committee.
Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the members of the Management Committee
are elected to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General
Meeting. During 2024, both David Blundell and Maria Ghile retired and being eligible, offered themselves for re-
election.
The majority of the Access to Sports Project's work focuses upon young people. The Management Committee seeks
to ensure therefore that the needs of this group are appropriately reflected through the diversity of the management
committee.
The more traditional business skills are well represented on the Management Committee. In an effort to maintain a
broad skill mix. members of the Management Committee are requested to provide a list of iheir skills (and update it
each year) and in the event of particular skills being lost due to retirements. individuals are approached to offer
themselves for election to the Management Committee.
Trnstees Induction and Training
The management committee are already familiar with the practical work of the company and are invited to visit and
observe a number of a¢tivilies throughout the course of the year. Also members, through infornation sharing
sessions are familiarised with:
The obligations of Management Committee members.
The niain docuiiieiits wl)ich set out the operational framcwork for the company including thc Mcmorandum
and Articles.
Resourcing and the cu￿ent financial position as set out in the latest published accounts.
Business plans and futhre plans and objectives of the charity.
New trustees undergo an induction of the charity with the Chief Executive Officer and fellow trustees.
Organisational Siructure
The Access to Sports Project has a Management Committee of 5 members who meet. at least quarterly and are
responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the company. At present all the Committee come from
professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the company. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Secretary
a150 5its on the Committee but does not have voting rights.
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TRUSTEES, A￿NuAL REPORT (including Director's Report) (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Key Management Personnel Remuneration
The Management Cornmittee (also knowll as the trustees) and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) comprise the key
management personnel of the charity, as they oversee:
directing and controlling the charity, and
running and operating the charity on a day-towday basis.
No members of the Managernent Committee are specifically paid for their services, they give of their time freely.
Details of expenses paid to trustees are disclosed in Note 9 to the accounts. Trustees are required to disclose all
relevant interests and register them with the Chair and withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest
arises.
The Chief Executive Officer's pay and remuneration is paid directty by the charity and 15 disclosed in Note l 0.2
to the accounts. The CEO'S rernuneration is set by the trustees and is reviewed annually in line with comparable
charity CEO roles and also with considerdtion to the level of responsibility, workload and achievements of the
CEO.
Risk Management
The Management Committee undertakes regular reviews of ihe major risks to which the company is exposed. Where
appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the company faces. Significant external
risks to funding have led to the ongoing development of a strategic plan which allow5 for the diversification of
funding and activities. Intemal control risks are minimised by the implementstion of procedures for authorisation of
all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers
and participants.
Related Parties
In so far as it is complimentary to the company's objects, the company is guided by both local and national policy.
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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (including Director's Report) (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Siatemenl of ilie Trustees, Responsibilities
The trustees (who are also dirertors of The Access To Sports Project for the purposes of company law) are
responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law
and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources,
including the income and expendithre, of the charitable company for the financial year. In preparing these financial
statements, the trustees are required to..
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102);
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards have been followed, subject to any malerial
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
Prepare the fmancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply
with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and
hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of
the Companies Act 2006.
On behalf of the board
Skevos Loizou
Member of the Board of Trustees
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES
OF THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024,
which are set out on pages 18 to 35.
Responsibilities and basls of reporl
As the charity trusteeg of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of cornpany law) you are responsible for
the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Cotnpanies Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act").
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act
and are eligible for independent exaTnination, I report in respect of my examination of your COTnpany's accounts as
carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 201 I C'the 201 l Act"). In carryin(F out Tny exam ination I have
followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act.
Independenl £¥amlner's Staten￿RI
Since the COTfbpany's gross income exceeded £250.000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section
145 of the 2011 Act. I confimi that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of The
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies
I have completed my examination. I confirni that no matter has come to my attention in connection with ihe
examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 3 86 of the 2006 Act. or
the accounts do not accord with those records- or
the accounts do not cornply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an
independent examination. or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Ststement of
Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable .to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
(FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention
should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
(J OLO￿￿￿?0￿ 2a L9-
Shu Fen Chung FCCA ACA
BARCANT BEARDON LIMITED
Chartered Accountants
8 Blackstock Mews
Islington
London N4 2BT
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDtNG INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Notes
Restricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
Income and endowmentsfrom..
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investments
34,831
469,728
1,124
265,178
5,430
35,955
734,906
5,430
20,831
810,064
1,539
Total income and endowments
504,559
271,732
776,291
832,434
Expenditure on."
Costs of raising ￿nds.
Fundraising costs
Charitable activities
26,268
495,593
26,268
825,455
13,500
864,400
329,862
Total expenditure
521,861
329.862
851,723
877.900
Net income/(expenditure)
18
(17,302)
(58,130)
(75,432) (45,466)
RecopTciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward
177,818
535,707
713,525
758.991
Total funds carried forward
160.516
477,577
638,093
713.525
The statement of financial activitie5 includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Fired assets
13
201,382
223,112
Ctirrent assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
59,523
549,791
106,475
611,133
609,314
(131,353)
717,608
(178,445)
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15
Net current assets/(liabiliÉies)
477,961
539,163
Tolal Assels Less Current Liabilities
679,343
762,275
Credilors: amounts falling after one year
16
(41,250)
(48,750)
Net assets
638,093
713.525
Charityfynds
Restricted funds
160,516
177.818
Unrestricted funds
Designated Funds
405,077
72.500
478,207
57,500
18
Total Unrestricted funds
18
477,577
535,707
Total charity funds
638,093
713,525
For the year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption frorn audit under section 477 Companies
Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors, responsibilities..
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their Tesponsibilitie5 for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect
to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These financial staternent5 are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act
2006 relating to srnall companies.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees
David Blundell
Member of the Board of Trustees
The notes on pages 21 to 35 fonn part of these financial statements.
Company registration number.. 04402633
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDtNG 31 MARCH 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Net Cash used in operating activities
21
(63,258)
(41,782)
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest income
Purchase of tangible f￿ed assets
5,430
(3,514)
1,539
(1.037)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
1,916
502
Cash flows from booking deposits
Repayment of booking deposits
(50)
Cash used in repayment of booking deposits
(50)
Incregse (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
(61,342)
(41,330)
Cash and eash equivalents at the beginning of the year
611,133
652,463
Total Cash and cash equivalents at the end ofthe year
549,791
611,133
Analysis ofcash and cash eqz4ivalenls
Cash in bank and in hand
549,791
611,133
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
21.1
549,791
611,133
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.0 Accounling Policies
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the
preparation of the fmancial statements are as follows:
l. l General information and basis ofpreparalion
The Access To Sports Project is a company limited by guarantee incorwrated in the United Kingdom. In the
event of the charity being wound up. the liability in respect of the guarantee 15 limited to £1 per melnber of the
charity. The registered office is: 8 Blackstock Mews. London N4 2BT.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with Accounting and ReEK)rting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Prdctice
applicable to charities Preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 201 I, the Companies Act 2006 and UK G¢n¢rally
Accepted Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historic cost convention.
fmancial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the fijnctional cU￿encY of the company. Monetary
amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
1.2 FundAccounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustee5 in furtherance of the general objectives
of the charity and which have not been designated for other pUry￿Ses. Unrestricted ￿ndS are donations and
other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are
available as general funds.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor.
1.3 Income recognition
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity is legally
entitled to the income after any perforniance conditions have been meL the amount can be measured reliably
and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be ￿cOgnised the charity will have been notified of the atnounts and the settletnent date in
writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of perforniance before
entitlement can be obtained then income is defe￿ed until those conditions are fully Tnet or the fulfilment of
those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising events and trading activities to raise
funds for the charity. Income is ￿ce1ved in exchange for supplying goods and services in order to raise funds
and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.
Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after
any performance conditions have been meL it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can
be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.
Interest income is recognised when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity. this is
nornially upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.4 Eypendilure recognition
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make
payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation
can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following headings..
Costs of raising funds comprise the costs incurred on activities that raise funds.
Expenditure on charitable activities comprises those costs in¢urred by the charity in the delivery of its
activities and services. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those
osts of an indirect nature necessary to supp)rt them.
Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which eXpendi￿re arose.
1.5 Support costs allocation
Support costs are those fLmCtion5 that a55iSt the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable
activities and include premises overheads, oftfice, finance and governance costs. They are incurred directly in
support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where support costs ¢annot be directly attributed to
particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on
a basis consistent with use of the resources.
1. 6 Operating leases
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line
basis over the period of the lease.
1. 7 TangiblefLred Ezssets
Tangible fixed assets which have a useful life greater than one year are capitalised at cost and depreciated over
their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows..
Office equipment
4yea
Tennis Legal, Fencing, Lighting
Computer equipment
3 years
Tennis court surface
Sports Equiprnenl (smull)
2 yeiif5
Sports Equipment (Large)
4 years
20 years
l O years
J.8 Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.
Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
1.9 Cash ai bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short tern) highly liquid investments with a short rnaturity of
three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
1.10 Creditors andprovisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event
that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can
be measured or estirnated reliably. Creditors and provisions are nonnally recognised at their settlement
amount.
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.17 Provisio
Provisions are recognised when the charity has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past
event. it is probable that an oufflow of econotnic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be
reliably estimated.
1.12 Pensions
The company operate5 a defined contribution scheme with National Employment Saving5 Trust ("NEST') for
the benefit of its employees, with contributions from both the employe¢ and the etnployer set at the level
required by the Pensions Regulator. For 2024 (and 2023), the employees contributed 50/0 of their earnings
above the qualifying threshold of £6.240 annually (or £520 monthly) and the employer contributed 30/0 of the
employee's earnings above the 'qualifying earning5' threshold of £6,240 annually (or £520 monthly).
Contributions payable are charged in the Slafrment of Financial Activities in the year they are payable.
2.0 Crilical Accoullling Eslimoles and Judgements
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates
and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are
considered to be relevant. AcNal results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting
estitnates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that
period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future
periods.
3.0 Incomefrom Donations and Legacies
2024
2023
Gifts
35,955
20,831
35,955
20,831
Represented by:
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
34,831
1,124
19.851
980
35,955
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
4.0 Incomefrom Charltable Acllvltles
2024
2023
Income from training services
Perfonnance related grants
139,664
595,242
124,140
685.924
734,906
810,0fv1
Represented by:
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted incorne funds
469,728
265.178
504,443
305,621
734.906
810.064
5.0 Jncomefrom Inveslments
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Unrestricted
funds
2023
Interest income- bank and Gift Aid
5,430
,539
6.0 Analysis of EYpendi¢ure on Cliarltable Acllvllles
Activities
undertaken
directly
Support
Costs
Goverance
Costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Project Work
719,879
61,492
44,084
825,455
864.400
Total
2024
Total
2023
Represented by:
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
495,593
i29,862
528,096
336,304
825,455
8fv1,400
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
6. J Analysis of Expenditure on Chantoble Activities- contlftued
Detdlled analysls of Pri)jeLt Work
Sports
activities
Accredited
training,
education,
Competitions
coaching
employment
events &
progrdmmes & volunteering residentials
Total
2024
Total
2023
Tennis
Direct Cosls
Payroll costs
Contract workers
Resources & Fees
Repairs & Maintenance
Facility & Equipment Hire
Travel
League Fees & Prizes
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Sports Equipment & Security
Free Lunches
Marketing & Compliance fees
348,819
14,753
886
37,138
2,352
13,350
23,108
58,302
5,093
4.471
25.264
19.141
467.367
22,198
18,965
25,264
42,113
96
3,990
636
1,774
29,364
25
509.073
25.781
20.788
258
21206
96
1,766
50,158
357
5,337
1,635
4,551
23,972
143
2,850
1,140
636
1,774
29,364
25
Indirect Casts
Payroll
Payroll- ERNI +Pension
Other stsff Costs
Resources & Fees
Marketing
DBS Checks
Facility Hire
Travel
Sports Equipment & SecuTity
24,258
26,921
3.357
2.165
2,215
1,941
10,950
2,944
3240
2,583
2,866
446
288
295
258
1,457
392
431
1,607
1,783
212
137
139
123
692
186
205
4,054
4.500
931
601
615
539
3,039
817
900
32,502
36,070
4,946
3,191
3,264
2,861
16,138
4,339
4,776
4,550
81,030
5,699
208
4,022
1,118
12,835
3,784
4.194
493,115
64,258
31,3(K)
131,206
719,879
759,235
(Ip'tioiimgiTI
P￿roll costs
(% of direct payroll costs)
or IJ7(lirect costs
Other costs
ezo ofdirect costs excluding support (mdgovernance costs)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
6.2 Analysis ofExpendilure on Cliarilable Aclivilies- Prior Year- 2023
Activities
undertaken
directly
Support
Costs
Goverance
Costs
Total
2023
Total
2022
Project Work
759,235
64,280
40,885
864,400
827,045
Total
2023
Total
2022
Represented by:
Restricted ￿llds
Unrestricted funds
528,096
336,304
664,849
162,196
864,400
827.045
Daailed analysis of Projecl Work
Sports
activities
Accredited
trdinin
education,
coaching
employment
programme5 & volunteering
Competitions
events &
residentials
Total
2023
Total
2022
Tennis
Direct Cc>sls
Payroll costs
Contract workers
Resources & Fees
Marketing
Facility & Equipment Hire
Travel
League Fees & Prizes
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Sports Equipment & Security
Free Lunches
366,348
23,063
2,647
45,952
19,443
77,330
2.718
6,364
143
16,994
509.073
25,781
20,788
143
50,158
357
5,337
1.635
4,551
23,972
496,531
44,389
30.284
22
44,596
917
4.969
1,821
4,234
11,397
380
24,674
285
8,490
33
39
4,837
500
1,635
629
23,972
3,922
Indirect Cosls
Payroll
Payroll - Furlough + TopFup
Payroll - ERNI +Pension
Other Staff Costs
Resources & Fees
Marketing
DBS Checks
Facility Hire
Travel
Sports Equipment & SecuTity
3,274
411
174
691
4,550
1,618
8,543
39,969
1,870
3,058
9,857
1,894
17,650
4.091
10.786
58,312
3,922
143
2.768
769
8,832
2,604
2,886
7,314
599
22
423
3,095
219
I2,309
959
35
677
188
2,159
636
706
81,030
5,699
208
4,022
,118
12,835
3,784
4,194
154
43
494
146
161
1,350
398
525,128
78,583
29,193
126,331
759,235
727,099
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
6.2 Analysis of Expenditure on CliuritobleAcÉivities- Prior Year- 2023 continued
(prtiop?Ipieni
PL7yroll ¢ost.I
/0 of dErectPLryroll costs)
i. indirecl costs
72.OQ/
Other costs
68.80/0
zo of direct costs exclua ing szwporf andgi?vernance costs)
7.0 Analysis ofsupporl ond Governance Costs
Support
costs
Governance
costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Premises
OtTi¢e running
Infomiation technology
Finance charges
Insurance
Legal and professional
Depreciation
Accountancy & independent review
Trustees meetings
14.852
8.463
4,751
14,852
8,463
4,751
186
8,032
1.090
25,244
42,775
183
17,140
7,947
5,203
184
7,495
3,230
24.319
39.647
186
8,032
150
25,244
940
61,492
44.084
105,576
105,165
8.0 Nél Incomd(Expendlture)for tlie Year
2024
2023
This is stated after charging..
Independent Examination
Depreciation
6,720
25,244
5,930
24.319
9.0 Truslees, Remuneration and Expenses
The trustees were not paid any remuneration or received any other benefits during the year (2023 - Nil). There
were no travel cost5 (2023 - Nil) reimbursed to any member of the Board of Trustee5.
No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered
into the charity during the year (2023- Nil).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
10.0 Analysis ofstaff Cosls
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pensions
526,137
24,523
11,547
527,123
27,641
53.391
562,207
608.155
10. l The number of employees who received total employee benefits (excluding employers. pension contributions)
of more than £60,000 is as follows:
2024
2023
£80,001- £90,000
During the year pension contributions on behalf of the CEO amounted to £6,970 (2023 £47,920, which
included a long service award for 21 years service of £40,950).
JO.2 The total amount of ernployee benefits received by key management personnel is £99.997 (2023 - £141,688,
which included a long service award of £42,000) which includes Employer NIC of £10,061 (2023
£10,8?0). The charity considers its key management personnel comprises its Chief Executive Officer.,
11.0 Stafflvumbe
The average monthly head count was 50.4 staff (2023.. 48.7 stsffj and the average number of full-time
equivalent employees (including casual and part time staffj during the year was as follows:
2024
Number
2023
Number
Full-time equivalent- Direct charitable work
18.6
19.3
12.0. T￿allOn
The Access To Sports Project is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph l. Schedule 6 of the Finance
Act 2010 and therefore it meets ihe definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
Accordingly, the charity is potentlally exempt from taxation in respect of incorne or capital gains received
within categories covered by Chapter 3, Part I l of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the
Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to
charitable purposes.
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
15.0 FiredAssets
Tennis
Courts
Sports Equipment
& Sports Clothing
Office
Furniture
Office Equipment
& Computers
Total
Fixed Assets
Cost
At l April 2023
Additions
Disposals
306,698
6,320
1.077
4,216
25,280
2,437
342,514
3,514
At 31 March 2024
306,698
7,397
4,216
27,717
346,028
Depreciation..
At l April 2023
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
85,335
22,491
6,320
538
4,216
23,531
2,215
119,402
25,244
At 31 March 2024
107,826
6,858
4,216
25,746
144,646
Net Book Value..
At 31 March 2024
198,872
539
1,971
201,382
At l April 2023
221.363
1,749
223,112
14.0 Debiors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Accrued income
Other debtors
Deferred expense
38,800
17,058
3,665
54,014
44,500
3,665
4,296
59,523
106,475
15.0 Credilors.. Amountsfolllng due witliin oueyear
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Payroll creditors
Other credito
Other creditors- LTA Loan
Accruals
Taxation and social security
Staff pensions
Deferred income
7,425
18,087
38,155
7,500
43,486
7,417
1,683
7,600
15.514
18,772
36,904
7,500
39.550
5.831
131,353
178,445
15. 1 Staff pensions of £1,683 owing to NEST Pension Fund (2023 £54,374
comprising £2,454 owing to the
NEST Pension ￿nd, and £51,920 owing to Hargreaves Lansdown Pension Fund).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Ifio Creditors.. Amountsfalllng due after oneyear
2024
2023
Loan from Lawn Tennis Association
41.250
48,750
In 2021, a loan of £75.000 from the Lawn Tennis Association was advanced to the charity to help finance the
tennis Court development project. The loan is interest free and repayable over 10 years via six-monthly
payments of £3,750. At the end of 2024, £48,750 is owing £41.250 payable after one year and £7,500
payable within l year.
J 7.0 Deferred Income
Deferred income comprises of grants received in a(fvance.
Total
Balance as at l April 2023
Amount released io income earned from charitable activities
Amount deferred in current year
7,600
Balance as at 31 March 2024
7,600
18.0 Analysis of Charitable Funds- Current Year- 2024
Balance
l Apr 2023
Unreslrlc¢ed Funds
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Balance
31 Mar 2024
General funds
Facility Development Fund
478207
57,500
271.732
(329,862)
(15.000)
15,000
405,077
72,500
Total unrestricted fund5
535,707
271,732
(329,862)
477.577
Name of unrestriciedfund
Description, nalure andpurposes of thefvnd
General funds
The "free reserves" after allowing for any designated funds.
Facility Development Fund
Funds for the redevelopment of the Tennis Courts in Finsbury Park
Restricted Funds
Balance
l Apr 2023
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Balance
31 Mar 2024
FiKed Assel
Lawn Tennis Association - Tennis Courts 56.627
LB of Haringey - Tennis Courts
52,913
London Marathon Trust
32,692
Prism Charitable Trust- Tennis Courts
35,586
(6,329)
{5.291)
(2,436)
().246)
50,298
47,622
30,256
32,340
Restricted Funds - Fixed Assels
177,818
(17,302)
160,516
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
J&0 Analysts of Churitable Funds - Current Year- 2024 (conllnued)
Restric¢ed Funds
Balance
l Apr 2023
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Balance
31 Mar 2024
Revenue
Give it your Max Charity
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Isledon CIC
Jack Petchey Foundation
Lawn Tennis Association
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Islington
London Marathon Charitable Trust
Morris Charitable Trust
Prism Charitsble Trnst
3,331
8,000
38,654
900
16,100
160,000
1,170
229,904
15,0(N)
1,500
30,000
(3,331)
(8,000)
(38,654)
(900)
(16,100)
(160,000)
(1,170)
(229,904)
(15,000)
{1.500)
(30,000)
Restricted funds- Revenue Income
504,559
(504,559)
Total Restricted Funds
177,818
504,559
(521,861)
160,516
Tolal Unreslricled Funds
535,707
271,732
(329,862)
477,577
Tol41 Funds
713,525
776,291
(851,723)
638,093
l& l Andlysls of Cliaritdble Funds
Prior Year- 2023
UnrestricÉed Funds
Balance
l Apr 2022
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Balance
31 Mar 2023
General funds
Facility Development Fund
521,371
42,500
308,140
(336,304)
(15,000)
15.000
478.207
57,500
Total unrestricted fifftds
563,871
308,140
(336,304)
535,707

THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
l& l Analysis of Cliaritable Funds- Prior Year- 2023 (eonlinued)
Name of ￿nreStriCtedfu￿d
Descriptiort nalure andpurposes of ihefund
General funds
The'free reserves" after allowing for any designated funds.
Facility Development Fund
Funds for the redevelopment of the Tennis Courts in Finsbury Park
Balance
31 Mar 2023
Reslricted Funds
Balance
l Apr 2022
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
FixedAsse¢
Lawn Tennis Association - Tennis Courts 62,956
LB of Haringey - Tennis Courts
58,204
London Marathon Trust
35,128
Prism Charitable Trust- Tenni5 Courts
38,832
(6,329)
(5,291)
(2,436)
(3.246)
56,627
52,913
32,692
35,586
Restricted Funds- Fixed Assets
195,120
(17,302)
177,818
Revenue
Drapers Charitable
Give it your Max Charity
Greater London Authority
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Isledon CIC
Jack Petchey Foundation
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Islington
London Marathon Charitable Trnst
London Sport- Satellite Girls + TIF
Morris Charitable Trust
Prism Charitable Trust
Sport England- Tennis- Platinum Jubilee
1.000
(1,000)
851
(851)
23,926
(23,926)
8,000
(8,000)
33.757
(33,757)
900
(900)
160,000 (160,000)
26.350
(26,350)
229,904
(229,904)
11,000
(11,000)
4,606
(4,606)
3,000
(3,000)
15,000
(15,0Th))
6,000
(6,000)
Restricted ￿ndS - Revenue Income
524294
(524294)
Total Restneted Funds
195,120
5?4 ?94
(541,596)
177,818
Tolal Unreslricled Funds
563,871
J08,140
(336,304)
535,707
Toial Funds
758,991
8J?.434
{877,900)
713,525
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
18.2 Analysts of Cliaritable Funds
Ddoils of Funders
Napne ofrestrictedfund
Description, nature andpurposes of¢hefund
Drapers
Community tennis delivery for coaching children and young people.
GIYM (Give it your Max)
Tenni5 delivery in schools located in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Haringey
and Islington.
Greater London Authority
Funding to support youth engagement activities for 'at risk. children and young
people aged l 0 - 21 years.
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
Funding for office facilities at Sobell Leisure Centre
Isledon CIC
Delivery of popular weekty and holiday youth hub, offering football. basketball,
cricket and non-contact boxing training.
Jack Petchey Foundation
The Jack Pet¢hey Achievement Award scheme. is a fund which sees young people
selected by their peers to receive a cash allowance to spend on their group.
Lawn Tennis Association
Delivery of Tennis Foundaton programme.
London Borough of Hackney
Working in partnership with Young Hackney and Hackney Council. as well as a
range of partners to deliver targeted free-of-charge sports coaching, competitive
opportunities and accredited training. These were largely delivered at estate,
Youth Hubs and community venues.
London Borough of Haringey
Funding for school holiday programmes.
London Borough of Islington
Working with LBI, in particular the Leisure Team and Islington Housing Services
alongside a range of partners, to deliver a range of free-of-charge sports
programmes across Islington for young people aged 5-25 with a particular focus
upon young people on local housing estates and development of a programme of
aciivities for women and girls.
London Marathon Charitable TnLSt Funding comprising:
Community tennis progrdmmes and
Active Islington Girls coaching programme.
London Sport
Funding cornpTising=
TIF (Tackling Inequalities Fund) - a swirnming programme for girls and
Salellite Girls - a multi-stK)rts programme for girl5.
Morris Charitable Trust
Schools tennis programmes in Islington
Prism Charitable Trust
Funding to support community tennis programme5.
Sport England
Funding for Platinum Jubilee tenni5 coaching for children and young people.
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19.0 Analysts ofNetAsseis Belween Funds- 2024
Restricfrd
Fund
Unrestricted
Fund
Total
2024
Tangible fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets/(liabilitie5)
Long tem) liabilities
160,516
40,866
549.791
(113.080)
201,382
549,791
{71.830)
(41,250)
41,250
(41,250)
160.516
477,577
638.093
19.1 Analysi¥ ofNelAssets Between F4ndw- Prior Year 2025
Restricted
Fund
Unrestricted
Fund
Totsl
2023
Tangible fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Long terni liabilities
177,818
45,294
611,133
(120,720)
223.112
611.133
(71,970)
(48,750)
48,750
(48.750)
177,818
535,707
713,525
20.0 RelatedParty Transactions
The charit), has an "anns-length" transaction with FPSP to pay an annual rental fee for the lease of Finsbury
Park tennis courts. In 20?4 the rental fee was £18,061 (?0?"
£15,762).
In addition, the company owes FPSP the sum of £975 (?O?J.' £?
,)13) ai year end for the hire of the sports
stadium in an amis-length" transacrion. Dui'ing ?0?4. there was a total of £6.665 {?0?"
£6,4?3) of
expendituit with FPSP for the hire of the sports stadiiim. No income was received from FPSP in 20?4 1
nil).
?0?3'.
The charity reeeives moTreN' from Tennis for All CIC to deliver tennis proorammes. with the CEO (John
Mack'innon) and a Trustee (SLevos Loizou) of the charity both being direciors of Tennis for All CIC. In ?0?4,
a total of £? ??" (?0?3'. £?60} was received from Tennis for All CIC with the same amount being spent in
?0?4 (?0?3'. £?60) on the TennTS for All CIC protsramme5.
In 20?4. neither John Mackinnon nor Skevos
received any pavment from Teanis for All CIC for this arrangement (?0?3: Nil).
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THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
21.0 Reconciliation of net movemenl infunds to Aet coshflowfropn operating activities
2024
2023
Net cash received (used) in operating activities
(63,258)
(41,782)
Net movement in funds
Add back: depreciation charge
Add back: repaytnent of deposits
Deduct.. interest income
Decrease (increase) in debtors
Increase (decrease) in creditors
(75.432)
25,244
(45.466)
24.319
50
(1,539)
(28.538)
9.392
(5,430)
46,952
(54.592)
Net cash received (used) in operating activities
(63,258)
(41.782)
21. 1 Analysis of Chonges in Debl
At l April
2023
Ca5h-Flow
At 31 March
2024
Cash in bank and in hand
611,133
(61,342)
549,791
35