WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB oRTLEk WB 1974 Financial Statements & Annual Report 31 MAY 2024 Chaiity Number 1126918 WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB FINANCIAL sfATEMEpifs YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024 coKrENrs PAGE Trustees Annual Report Treasurer5 Report Independent Examinerfs report to theTrustees Statement of financial activits'e5 Balance Sheet Notes to the financial 5tstements io li 12-15 WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024 The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2024. REFERENCE AND AOMINISTRATWE OEfAIiS Rellstered tharfty name: Wortley Football Club Charlty reglstrailon numbw: 1126918 Prlndp•l offlcé: 76 Tong Drlve Farnley Leeds West Yorkshire LS12 5ND Accountants: Astraea 81a Town Street Armley LS12 3HD 8ank•rs: Lloyd5 TS8 Armley Town Street Armley Leeds LS12 3AE THE TRusfEES The trustees who served the company during the perlod were as folltr••S: Mr lan Thackray Club Secretsry Mr Stuart Haley Club Chairman Mr Don Kent Club Presldent Mr Paul Heaton ClubGroundsman Mr Paul Haffield Club Welfare Officer Mr Gavin Megson Club Website & Social Media Officer STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT A club of the size of Wortley Football Club, brings with it. challenges. issues. and logistital problems which need to be governed and managed by a dedicated team of offictals. To administer the club more effiCien￿Y and to support the future development plans of the club. an or8ani5ational Structure is in place to manage and go¥ern the club affairs both on and off the field. The Club Is govemed by the Club Management Cornm￿ee. vthKh consists of up to ten elected members who represent all aspects of the football club. A position on the Club Management Committee a150 carries the position of a trustee of the charity Iwortley Football Clubl. All trustees are registered with the Charity Commi55ion. Members are elerted to the Club Management Committee at the annual genernl meetlng {AGMI and hold office until the end of the annual general meeting in the foll¢)wtng year. Regular Club Management Committee and Team Managers meetings are held during the year and minutes of the Club Management Committee meetings are urculated to all Club Management Comrnittee mernbers. team rnana8ers and officials within the club. OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES Wortlèy Football Club is an FA Accredited Fwthall Club. The criterla and assessment for the award is reviewed with West Riding County F The FA Accreditation check process is performed annually. The club's five affiliat￿n5. teams and offl¢lals are now maintained online u5in8 the West Ridin8 County FA membership system and we currently hold records for 50 volunteers. During the season. the club operated 21 tearns, in fNe West Riding County FA affillatlons, Wortley FC, Wortley FC Ladies, Wortlry FC Juniors. Wortlry FC Colts and Wortley FC Girls. The teams rarvge from Wortley Football Tots (Age 3-5). mini soccer team from Under 7 to Under 10, junior teams from Under 11 throu8h to Undei 18.5 and Open 4e. The objectlves of the club shall be the promotion of comrnunty partlclpatlon In healthy recreation for the benefit of those, primarity but not limited to. livtng in Wortley and $urroundin8 areas, by the provision of facilits'es for the playin8 of football. We provide competitions for all a8e 8roup5 and offer further opportunlties for individuals to develop knowledge and experience in the field of team rnanag1￿ coachin& adrninistration and refereein8 and club adminlstrationlgovemance. We encourage the support of fair play and sportsmanship, irresptttive of which team is playing, and we praise effort and performance mowe than results. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The year to 31 May 2024 Saw Wortley Football Club continue the use of the'New Playing Fields, at Blue Hill Lane, this v￿S a great achievement for the club to finalty have our very own playing areas we can call'Home'. The Club teams participated in various finals despite the adverse weather thi5 season which saw numerou5 training seasons can¢elled and match games postponed. The club created an Under 7 Juniors team from the Foothall Tots project. The 'Wortley Football Tots" section is going from Strength to strength and has again developed around Nventy children who will progress into the new Under 7's team for next season. The Football Tots sessions were started in 2008 and have been a fflaior success for the club In attracting players and volunteers into the club. The 5e55i0n5 run on a Saturday at th'x¢)n$ Academy and have re8ular attendance levels of over 2040 children. The club achlevements off the field were buift on the solid foundations whlch had been laid during the previous seasons ènd this produced many achievernents during the year which are summarlsed below: FOOTBALL PERFORMAP4CE This year we held weekly coaching sessions and/of oryanised fo¢)thall fixtUTes for: _ rf i Football Tots group for children a8ed 3-5. rf i Development 8roup for children a8ed 6. rf 8 Mini Soccer teams. four age groups, for Under 7 through to Under 10. rf li Junior & Colts teams for Under 11 through to Under 18. rf 2 Junlor Gir15 teams for Under 14 & 16. rf 2 Open Age men's teams. 4 i Open A4e Ladies, Team. We competed in the:. < Yorkshire Arnateur League12 teams) Garforth Junior Football Lea¢ue119 teams West Riding Girls Lea8ue12 team) 4 West Riding County Women's League11 team) We organised: 0 21 team'5 afffliati0ft5 With West Riding County FA. Leeds & District FA and the leagues listed bove. O Friendly fixtures for our Under Ts & Under 8's mini soccer age groups. O Friendly fixtures for mini s(Kcer Under 9's & Under IIYS. < Competitive league and cup fixtures for 11 a side junior age section. O Competstive league and cup fixtures for 11 a side Sen￿ age section. 4 Winter trainiry sessions for all club teams with a rninimum of I hour utilisin8 School sports halls and 3G facilities. Pitch alltxations for all club teams wrth a team assigned to a dedicated pitch. Our highli8hts for the season: rf Created a new Under 7 Junior team. CLUB/SCHOOLS LINK PROGRAMME This pro8r&mme is an annual activity to develop our community links with the local primary and secondary schools within our catchment area. The artivty and resultant projects ère c¢>ordinated by our Committee MembeT5. Due to the limited availability of fundin8 for extemal coa¢hirYd resource. we had to reduce the annual football coaching activities during the season. To overcome this. we produced and distributed pr￿0t10￿1 fyer5 during the year, and these were distributed to the primary and secondary schools In our area. The flyers were aimed at Increasing participation in the junior section. We will C¢￿tInUe to develop these links, year on year, which not onty raises the profile of the club, but the programme also prornote5 the wide range of opportunities the club offers the community of West Leeds and provides a signpost for volunteers, parents. and children to our football tlub. This work has been undertaken by Wortley FC officials in conjunction with external coaching suppliers, it has led to the Stren￿henIng of our existing mini soccer teams, junbor teams. and the football tovs section. IN SERVICE TIIAINING The club has again invested in the development of our club offKials. £230 on DBS Disclosures and £970 on developing coaches this season to a FA Level l Qualified Coach. These courses and w(Kkshops are essential qualifications needed to coach or manage a junior and senior football team and the club remains cornrnitted to maintsining our education pro8rarnme to the benefit of all involved. The club now has at least one official within each age group with FA Le￿1 l or above qualific*ion. We have 50 club officials, SO of whKh have current DBS certification or have an online DBS application in progress. 50 have current Safeguarding Children CertffiCati(￿. 50 have turrent Emergency First Aid certification. ci FACIUtIES This season Wordey Football Club showo5ed on their Football Foundation Project. The pitches created during this proiert are sustainable for the future wrth full workable drainage. The site remains paramount importance for attaining hwdher league ststus for our senior teams which will assist with player retention and will provide our junior section with something to aspire to. Wortley Football Club has now secured a 25-year long-terni lease for the s¢te. This season, the club utilised various Ilvll pitche5 within the constituency, from Leeds Ctty Council. to facilitate teams aged 13 and over. to compete ITr their fespective leagues. FINANCIAL REVIEW The aim of the club management committee is to ensure that the club's operating costs are more than covered by its income, and to develop a surplus of funds that ¢an be Invested in future infrastructure projects in furtherance of the club's objectives. The Staternent of Financial Activrties shows total income of £57.993. The fundamental areas of income were: (compatible figures for previous years shown) REVENUE Subscriptions Membership Fees Training Fees Presentation Trophies Grants Fundraising Events League and County FA Fines 2020121 £15,704 £1,540 £6.245 £0 £152,602 2021122 £18.315 £3,960 £13.659 £216 £5.650 £230 £2.479 2022123 £17,425 £3,7Crf) £14,780 £41 £500 £638 2023124 £24.331 £3,960 £14.274 £0 £11,912 £2.028 £2,636 £605 The fundamental areas of expenditure (compatible figures for previous years shown) EXPENDITURE Facility Maintenance In Service Trdinin8 Flrst Aid & Safeguarding OBS Applications County FA. League & Cup Affiliations League/County FA Fines Purchase of facility equiprnent Presentation Trophies Fundraising Costs Project Development 2020121 £1.107 £150 £0 £180 £150 2021122 £2,458 £1,930 £570 £240 £1.263 2022123 £3,166 £1,465 £540 E260 £1.814 2023124 £4.775 £1,2LWJ £555 £230 £2,640 £1.301 £764 £0 £6.080 £5.945 £pJo £132 £2.840 £2.421 £938 £2,681 £0 £5,016 £2,565 £0 £1,817 £924 £21￿) £168.770 The Club Managernent Cornrnittee will continue to look at cost reductions for expenditure iterns in the forthcoming year. A copy of the accounts will be rnade awdilable on the Club Downloads section of the club's website v4ww.wortle .uk and will be submitted to the Charrty Cornmission www.chari commlsslon. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Continue to aim to meet the objectives of the charity. rf Maintsin League stskns for our Men's Open Age Sertion. This will facilitste junior player retention into open aee football. rf Maintsin a long-terni lease the use of the football pitch and devek)pment of the surrounding area at the Wortley High School site. O We will continue to Pfovide opportunities for individuals to become FA Level l & 2 Coaching in Football to further develop their skills and knov•led8e within the garne. rf Maintain our FA Charter Stsndard Comrnunlty certifKation. rf strengthen our wimary and secondary xhool links within West Leeds. 4 We will continue to develop the facility equipment at Oilf main site5 through fundin8 applications and the clubs. own resources. t/ Continue to Cdlect team subscription and tfaining fees by stsnding order to reduce handling of cheque payments. THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone vtho has served on the Wortiry Football Club Management Commlttee, Team Management and Club Officials over the past year for their commitment, time. and resourcefulness, to all our parents and members who have supported the tearns throu8hout the season and vtho have supported fundraising events. Flnally, I would like to say a big thank you to the club sponsovs and qrant providers. Without sponsorship and funding. Wortley Football Club would struggle to exist and the generosity of the sponsor's means that we can offer our teams; football kits. training wear, tracksuits, jackets, and tralnlng equipment and maintain our membership and 5ubscriptsn fees at a level which 15 affordable to all. lan Thackray Club Secretary 31. May 2024 TREASURERS REPORT l am pleased to announce that our move to the Uoyds Bank intemet banking System continues to be a momentous success and has reduced the amount of administration and time taken to produce manual cheques. Paying expenditure is now much easier and we now pay 90% of organisations by internet banking. All our finanaal accounts are produced elettTonically using the Oearbooks online system, but we still record every transaction by hand as a back up and this Information is loaded into a Spreadsheet eath month. The finanoal reporting is based on the month*nd bank statement and reflects that month's transactions. Online banking shtxs exactly how muth money we have at any given time, thus maklng the manual accounts a check sheet for monies paid in by the relevant age groups. l am pleased to report that despite the increase in runninE costs i.e. char8e for training facilities. training courses. DBS thecks. first aid. and pitth fees we have successfvlly paid all our debts for the season 2023124. Our bank account at the dose of season 2023124 shows a balance of £6780.64 which may suggest that we made a profit but this offsets costs towards the start of the followin8 season. This money is required to meet the eypenditure needed to make sure the comln8 seasons affiliations fees are paid. We as a dub will not receive any more monies into the bank account before September. It is clear that unless we continue to inuease our Income year on year we will come to a point where coverin8 costs aTrJ the improvement of our faolities wlll come to an end. Maintaining the norm will also bec(xne a stru881e. As In the prevlous year, our dub secretsry and (wr fundraisin8 seuetsry are workin8 on ways to help our finandal cause. Whlle these are on 8oln8 the cost of runnlng the dub increases on a daily basis and bearing in mlnd that