WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB oRTLek- WB 1974 Financial Statements & Annual Report 31 MAY 2025 Charlty Number 1126918 WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB HNANCIAL sfATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 cOP￿ENTs PAGE Trustees Annual Report Treasurers Report Independent Examinees report to the Trustees Statement of financial activities Balance Sheet Notes to the financial ststements io li -15 WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR Ei4DE0 31 MAY 2025 The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2025. i4tFErftNCE •u40 ADMlliisfRATIVE DEfAILS Re8lsttred charlty name: Wortley Footb•ll Club Charfry reglstrallon number: 1126918 Prlndpal offlce". it¥ Tong Drive Farnley Leeds West Yorkshire L512 5ND Acrnuntsnts: Astraea 81a Town Street Arrnlev Leeds L512 3HD Banker5: Uoyds TSB Armley Town Street Armley Leeds LS12 3AE THE TRusfEES The trustees who served the company during the period were •$ follows: Mr lan Thackray Mr stuart Haley Mr Don Kent Club Secfetary Club Chairman Club President Mr Paul Heaton Club Groundsman Mr Paul Haffield Club Welfare Officer Mr Gavin Megson Club Website & Social Media OffKer sTRUCTUKE, GOlitRNANCE AND MANAGEMENT A club of the size of Wortley Football Club, brings with IL challenges. issues. and logistical problems which need to be governed and managed by a dedicated tearn of officials. To administer the club rnore efficiently and to support the future development plans of the club. an or8anis•tional structure is in place to manage and govern the club affairs both on and off the field. The club is governed by the Club Management Committee, which consists of up to ten elerted rnembers who represent all aspects of the football club. A position on the Club Management Committee also carries the position of a trustee of the charity (Wortley Football Clubl. All trustees are registered with the Charity Commission. Members are elerted to the Club Managernent Cornmittee at the annual general meeting {AGMI and hold office until the end of the annual general meeting in the following year. Regular Club Management Committee and Team Managers meetings are held during the year and minutes of the Club Management Committee rneeting5 are circulated to all Club Management Committee members. team mana8ers and officials within the club. OBJEcfivES AND AcfiviTIES Wortley Football Club 15 an FA Accredited Football Club. The criteria and assessment for the •ward is rpview•d with West Ridino County FA. The FA Accreditation check process is performed annually. The club's five affiliations, teams and officials are now maintained online using the West Ridin8 County FA membership system and we currently hold records for SO volunteers. During the season. the club operated 24 teams. in five West Ridin8 County FA affiliations, Wortlty FC, "ortley FC Ladie5, Wortley FC Juniors, Wortley FC Colts and Wortley FC Girls. The teams range from Wortley Football Tots IA8e 3-51. rnini soccer team from Under 7 to Under 10, Junior teams frorn Under 11 through to Under 18's and Open A4e. The objectives of the club shall be the prornotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of those, primarily but not limited to. livtn8 In Wrtrtlth* ¢urroiinding gregs. hii the provision of facilities for the playin8 of football. We provide competttions for all age 8roup5 •nd offer further opportunities for indNiduals to develop knowledge and experlence in the field of team managin& coaching, administr•tion and refereeing and club admini5tration/governan¢e. We encourage the support of fair play and sportsrnanship. irrespertive of which team is playing, and we praise effort and performance more than results. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The year to 31 May 2025 saw Wortley Football Club continue the use of the'New Playing Fields. at Blue Hill Line, this was a great achievement for the club to finally have Our very own playing areas we can call'Home'. The Club teams participated in various finals despite the adverse weather this season which saw numerous trainin8 seasons cancelled and match games postponed. The club created an Under 7 Juniors team from the Football Tots project and an Under 23's Team playing mid-week games. The°Wortley Football Tots" section is goin8 from strength to strength and has again developed round twenty children who will progress into the new Under 7's tearn for next season. The Football Tots sessions were started in 2008 and have been a major success for the club in ttracting players and volunteers into the club. The sessions run on a Saturday at Dixons Academy and have regular attendance levels of over 2040 children. The club achievernents off the field were built on the solid foundations which had been laid during the previous seasons and this produced many achievernents durin8 the year which are summarised below.. FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE This year we held weekly coaching sessions and/or organised football fixtures for: . O i Football Tots group for children aged >5. O i Development 8roup for children aged 6. 0 8 Mini So¢cer teams. four age iroups. for Under 7 through to Under 10. 0 13 Junior & Colts teams for Under 11 through to Under 18. rf 3 Junior Girls teams for Under 12, 15 & 18. i Under 23's team. 0 2 Open men's teams. O i Open Age Ladie5, Team. We competed in the... < Yorkshire Amateur League {2 teams) West Riding FA U23 Development Centralised League {1 team) Garforth Junior Football League121 teams) 0 West Riding Girls League13 team) 0 West Riding County Women's Lea8ue11 tearn) We organised.. 0 24 team's affiliations with West Riding County FA, Leeds & Distrirt FA and the leagues listed above. O Friendly fixtures for our Under T5 & Under 8.5 mini stxter age group5. O Friendly fixtures for mini soccer Under 9's & Under IIYS. t/ Competitive league and cup fixtures for 11 a side junior age Section. O Competitive league and cup fixtures for 11 a side senior age section. O Winter trninin8 sessions for all club te•rns with a minimurn of I hour uti115ing school sports halls and 3G facilities. 4 Pitch allocations for all club teams with a tearn asswned to a dedicated pitch. Our highlights for the season: < Created a new Under 7Juniorteam Created a new Under 23 Senior team. CLUBISCHOOiS UNK PROGRAMME This programme 15 an annual activity to develop our community links with the local primary and secondary schools Within our catchment area. The activity and resultant projects are co￿rdinated by our Committee Members. Due to the limited availability of funding for external coaching resource. we had to reduce the annual football coaching activities durin8 the season. To overcome this, vie produced and distributed promotional flyers 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 continue to develop these link5, year on year. which not only raises the profile of the club. but the progfamme also promotes 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 club. This work has been undertaken by Wortley FC officials in conjunction V*llth external coaching suppliers, it has led to the stren8thening of our existing mini soccer teams, junior teams, ènd the football toys sertion. IN SERVICE TrAINING The club has again invested in the development of our club officials. £330 on DBS Disclosures and £1490 on developing Coaches this season to a FA Level l Qualified Coach. These courses and workshops are essential qualtfications needed to coach or manage a junior and senior football team and the club remains committed to maintsining our education programme to the benefit of all involved. The club now has at least one official within eath age group with FA Level l or above qualification. We have 50 club officials, 50 of vthich have turrent DBS certification or have an online DBS application in progress. 50 have current Safeguarding Children certification, 50 have Current Emergency First Aid certification. CLUB FACILITIES This Season Wortfey Football Club showcased on their F¢)otball Foundation Project. The pitches created during this proiert are sustainable for the future with full workable drainage. The site remains paramount importance for attaining hlgher lea8ue status for our senior teams which will assist with player retentton and will provide our junior section with something to aspire to. Wortley Football Club has now secured a 2>year long-term lease for the site. This season, the club utilised various Ilvll pitrhes wlthin the constituenry. from Leeds City Council, to facilitste teams aged 13 and over, to compete in their respective leagues. FINANCIAL REVIEW The aim of the club managernent 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 can be invested in future infrastructure projerts in furtherance of the club's objectives. The Statement of Financial Activitie5 shows totsl income of £47.225. The fundamental areas of income were: (compatible figures for previous years shown) REVENUE Subscriptions Membership Fee5 Training Fees Presentstion Trophie5 Grants Fundraising Events League and County FA Fines 202V22 £18.315 £3,960 £13,659 £216 £5.650 £230 £2.479 2022123 £17,425 £3,7L¥) £14,780 £41 £5(M) £638 £2,39) 2023124 £24,331 £3,960 £14.274 £0 £11,912 £2,028 £2,636 2024125 £23.752 £3,710 £12,402 £0 £5,108 £10,670 £2.113 The fundamental areas of expenditure (compatible figures for previous year5 shown) EXPENDITURE Facility Maintenance In Service Training First Aid & Safeguardin8 DBS Applications County FA. League & Cup Affiliations League/County FA Fines Purchase of facility equipment Presentstion Trophies Fundraising Costs Project Development 202V22 £2,458 £1,930 £570 £240 £1.263 2022123 £3.166 £1,465 £540 £260 £1.814 1023114 £4,775 £1.2CK) £555 £230 £2,640 2024125 £3,042 £990 £330 £2,746 £6,080 £5,945 £790 £132 £2,840 £2,421 £938 £2,681 £0 £5.016 £2,565 £0 £1,817 £924 £2C £2,865 £1,896 £1.881 £0 £293 The Club Management Committee will continue to l(x)k at ¢￿t reductions for expenditure items In the forthcoming year. A copy of the accounts will be made available on the Club Downloads section of the club's website wMy.wortle c.or .uk and will be submitted to the Charity Commission wvhv.chari commission. ov.uk PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS < Continue to aim to meet the objectives of the charity. 4 Maintain League status for our Men's Open Age Section. This will facilitate junior player retention into open age football. rf Maintain a long-term lease for the use of the ftsjtball pitch and development of the surrounding area at the Wortley Hbgh School site. 4 We will continue to provide oPp￿t￿nitIeS for indi¥tyduats to bec(Kne FA Le￿ I & 2 Coachin8 in Football to further develop their skills and knowledge within the garne. rf Maintain our FA Charter Standard Community certification. rf strengthen our primary •Dd secondary school links within West Leeds. t/ We will continue to develop the facilrty equiprnent at our main sites through funding pplications and the clubs. own resource5. 4 Continue to Collert team subscription and trainin8 fee5 by 5tsndinq order to redu¢e handling of cheque payments. THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone who has served on the Wortley Football Club Management Committee, Team Management and Club Officials over the past year for their commitment, time, and resourcefulne55. to all our parents and members who have supported the teams throughout the season and who have supported fundraisinq events. Flnally. I V￿uld like to say a big thank you to the club sponsors and grant providers. Without spon50fship and funding, Wortley Football Club would struggle to exist and the 8enerosity of the sponsorfs rneans that we can offer our teams. football kits, training wear. tracksuits, Jackets, and training equipment and maintain our membership and subscription fees at a level which 15 affordable to all. lan Th•ckray Club Secretary 31" May 2025 TREASURERS REpoirr 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. Payin8 expenditure is now much easier and we now pay 90% of or8anisations by internet bankin& All our financial accounts are produced elertronically using the Clearbooks online system, but we still record every transaction by hand as a back up and this information is loaded into a spreadsheet each month. rynA rAAnrtr transattions. Online banking shows exactly how much money we have at any given time, thus makin8 the manual accounts a check sheet for monies paid in by the relevant a8e groups. a￿. ?le=:ed *.- facilities, trainin8 courses. DBS checks, first aid, and pitch fee5 we have successfijlly paid all our debts for the season 2024125. Our bank account at the dose of season 2024125 shows a balance of £735.24 which may SU88est that we made a profit but this offsets costs towards the start of the followln8 season. This money Is required to meet the expenditure needed to make sure the coming seasons affiliations fees are paid. We as a club will not receive any more monies into the bank account before September. It Ss clear that unless we continue to increase our income year on year we will come to point where coverin8 costs and the improvement of our facilities will come to an end. Maintainin8 the norm will also become a struggle. As in the previous year. our club secretsry and our fundraisin8 seuetary are workin8 on WaVS to help our financial cause. While these are on 80in8 the cost of running the dub Iv%Prts * A*ilii haryr* *n ni *r .?:4￿urce of income is subscriptions and memberships. We must not take lightly the need to pay fees due to the dub on a regular basis. Whilst we recovered most of the player fines, this is money we cannot use on developing the club equipment or facilities. Eadi team manager should be aware of the hefty fines imposed for misconduct issues on match days. Finally, I would like to thank all the mana8ers for their help in 8ettin8 the monies in on time. I hope next season can be the same and we can realize some of our ambitions both on and off the pitch. Stuart Haley Club Chaimian 31° May 2025 WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB INDEPENDENT Ex￿￿]INER's REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLUB YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 We report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2025 set out on pages RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Thc chariiy's irusiees arc r¢s￿nSIble for the prepardtion of the accounls. The charity's trusiees consider ihal an audit is not requir¢d for this year (under section 43{2) of the Chariiies Act 1993 Iihe 1993 Acl), as am¢Dded by 5¢cIioD 28 of the Chanii¢s Act 2(M)6) and that an independeni examination is need￿. Ii is our responsibility 10: examine the accounts (under section 4313Xa) of the 1993 Act, as amended): • to follow the pr￿edureS laid down in the General Directions 8iven by the Charity Commission (under seclion 43(7Xb) of the 1993 Act, as amcnded). and • to stale whether particular matters have comc to my attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT Our ¢xamination was carrisj out in accordance with the Genernl th'rections given by the Charity Commi&sion. An examination includes a review of ihe accouniing records kepi by the charity and a compari50n of ihe accounts presented wilh those records. li also includes ¢onsiderdtion of any unusual iiems or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as iNstees concerning any such mall¢rs. Th¢ pryKryjur￿ undenak¢n do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenily I do not express an audit opinion on wheiher ihe accounts presenl a Irue and fair view,. INDF.PLNDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connection with our examination. no mailer has come lo our allcnlion: (l ) which gives us reasonable cause to believe Ihal in any material rry￿¢ thc Iruslees have nol md th¢ requirements lo en5urc thai: (al proper accounting records ar¢ k¢pt {in accordance with section 41 of the Act). and (b) accounis arc prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accountin8 rcquircmenls of ihe Acl; or (2) lo which, in our opinion. 31t¢ntion should be thawn iti order to enable a proper undersiandtng of the accounls lo be [￿Ch￿. Astraea Aceountints Ltd 81 a Town Stre Arn)ley Leeds LS12 3HD WORTLEY FOOTBALL CLL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTII'ITIES YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025 unre￿ricted Restrict fun