| Type of governing document | By constitution adopted on 25th February 2008 | |
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| (eg. trust deed, constitution) | ||
| How the charity is constituted | Association consisting of members | |
| (eg. trust, association, company) | ||
| Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) |
Trustees are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting, following nomination from members of the Charity |
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| Additional governance issues (Optional information) | ||
| You may choose to include additional information, where |
The constitution document also includes a set of Rules and bye−laws which further explain how the charity is governed. |
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| relevant, about: | The Trustees maintain and regularly review the following policies:− | |
| • | policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; |
Equal opportunities Complaints procedure Conflict of interest |
| • | the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity |
Anti bullying Child protection |
| works; | The Charity provides guidance as to acceptable behaviour of Club | |
| • | relationship with any related parties; |
officials/Coaches, Parents, Carers and children playing football, by providing Codes of Conduct, based on the advice provided by the Football Association. All those taking part in the Charity's activities are asked |
| • | trustees' consideration of | annually to confirm in writing that they have read this guidance. |
| major risks and the system | ||
| and procedures to manage | ||
| them. | ||
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| Section C Ob'ectives and activities |
| The Trustees are aware of the guidance issued by the Charity | |
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| Commission regarding public benefit and ensure that all the Charity's | |
| activities are undertaken in accordance with the object of the Charity. | |
| There continues to be an increase in the number of children from the | |
| local community training and playing football. This has been achieved by | |
| widening the age group (under 6 to 18) and increasing the number of trainers with new trained adult volunteers. |
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| The Charity maintains its "open door" policy to local children, regardless | |
| Summary of the main activities undertaken for the |
of background, faith or circumstances; we do not have 'football trials' to select only the most talented footballers. The only limit to the number of |
| public−benefitimielation to • these objects (include within |
children who can play fo9tba11 for the Charity is the size of the available facilities and the number of trained Coaches/managers. |
| this section the statutory declaration that trustees have |
The Charity has a school liaison officer to maintain school−club links with |
| had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity |
local community schools and provide opportunities for local children to continue playing sport outside school hours. |
| Commission on public benefit) |
All volunteers, supporters and Trustees of the Charity come from the local community. |
| The Charity requests financial support from its supporters but do not | |
| charge children for taking part in these activities. | |
| All football equipment and playing kit for each child is provided by the | |
| Charity to the training squads at no cost to individual children. |
| Section D | Achievements and performance | Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main | The Charity has achieved the following during the year:− | |
| achievements of the charity during the year |
• | Maintained its status as a Chartered Community Club with renewal by the Football Association for season 2020−21; |
| • | Maintained the number of adult volunteers, including investing in | |
| their development as qualified coaches; | ||
| • | Outside of the covid lockdowns and restrictions, an increasing | |
| number of local children have taken part in the clubs training | ||
| sessions and matches; | ||
| • | Training squads have been developed for the under 6 age group; | |
| • | Gift Aid donations have been taken up by the vast majority of our | |
| supporters; | ||
| • | We are a Deaf Friendly Club; | |
| • | We continue to promote the FA Respect campaign; | |
| • | We continue to follow the latest FA guidance and introduced 9 v 9 | |
| teams from Under 11 and 5 x 5 teams from under 7. |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |||
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | |||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Receipts | |||||
| Donations | 20445.00 | 0.00 | 20445.00 | 23037.80 | |
| Tours | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Fundraising events | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6604.79 | |
| Presentation and trophy | evening | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1600.10 |
| Gift aid | 3752.61 | 0.00 | 3752.61 | 9662.31 | |
| Sponsorship | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Judsons | 10020.64 | 0.00 | 10020.64 | 0.00 | |
| Wild Cats | 300.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | 0.00 | |
| 34518.25 | 0.00 | 34518.25 | 40905.00 | ||
| Deposit income | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 50.52 | |
| Total Income | 34519.92 | 0.00 | 34519.92 | 40955.52 | |
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| Team development costs:− | |||||
| League fees | 185.00 | 0.00 | 185.00 | 2751.50 | |
| Kit & equipment | 8,376.72 | 0.00 | 8376.72 | 6152.78 | |
| Coaching and ref courses | 568.00 | 0.00 | 568.00 | 2597.00 | |
| Pitch hire | 1,612.00 | 0.00 | 1612.00 | 4750.35 | |
| Tournament fees | 130.00 | 0.00 | −130.00 | 3160.00 | |
| Fines | 20.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 525.00 | |
| _Total team development _ | costs | 10631.72 | 0.00 | 10631.72 | 19936.63 |
| Trophy evening costs | 198.50 | 0.00 | 198.50 | 5416.63 | |
| Tour expenses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Bank charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Paypal fees | 136.22 | 0.00 | 136.22 | 1.17 | |
| Printing, postage, stationary | 245.84 | 0.00 | 245.84 | 34.26 | |
| Accountant fee | 576.00 | 0.00 | 576.00 | 384.00 | |
| Miscellaneous | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 80.10 | |
| Meopham Parish Council | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Wild Cats expenses | 77.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Judsons expenses | 6807.14 | 0.00 | 6807.14 | 30551.08 | |
| Total expenses | 18672.77 | 0.00 | 18595.42 | 56403.87 | |
| Net surplus/deficit for year | 15847.15 | 0.00 | 15924.50 | −15448.35 | |
| Opening balance | 36563.76 | 0.00 | 36563.76 | 52012.11 | |
| Add surplus/deficit for year | 15847.15 | 0.00 | 15847.15 | −15448.35 | |
| Cash Funds at 30th **June ** | 2020 | 52410.91 | 0.00 | 52410.91 | 36563.76 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND UABILMES | |||||
| as at 30th June 2020 | |||||
| Bank balances: | |||||
| Deposit account | 16629.73 | 0.00 | 16629.73 | 16628.06 | |
| Current account | 25987.37 | 0.00 | 25987.37 | 20018.87 | |
| Paypal account | 8922.61 | 0.00 | 8922.61 | 28.83 | |
| Judsons account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 51539.71 | 0.00 | 51539.71 | 36675.76 | ||
| Outstanding lodgement | 1900.00 | 1900.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Outstanding cheques | −1028.80 | 0.00 | −1028.80 | −112.00 | |
| Total Bank Balances | 52410.91 | 0.00 | 52410.91 | 36563.76 | |
| Other Monetary Assets | |||||
| Gift Aid Claim | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Approved by J Regan |
on behalf of all the Trustees | ||||
| Date: September 2021 |