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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 116642112 (EnglADd Wales) REGLSITRED CHARITY frfuMBEIL. 1127014 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL sTATEME￿s FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 FOR SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY (A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANfEE) Flint & Thompg)n StatrJtory Audittsts 2 Manor Square Solihull Wrst Midlands B91 3PX

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY CONTENfs OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Pag• R¢port of the Trustees I to 19 Report of the IDdepwdent Audito 20 to 23 Ststem￿¢ of Flllgntl&l Adivilleg 24 B]8nce Sheet 25 Cath Flow Ststem¢nt 26 Nots8 to the Cgsh Flow Ststement 27 Notes ¢0 tbt Fin&Dclil SttemeThts 28 to 38 Ddailed Stst¢meDt ofFin4ntl•l Aetlvltlel 39 to 40

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The tru$ttt8 who ar¢ al80 direthrs of the dwity for the pu￿5¢5 of the Companies Act 2¢)06. pr¢5¢nt th¢ir r¢port with the financial $tatements of th¢ ¢harity for thc year ended 31 DrL%mb¢r2024. The ￿$te¢S hav¢ adopted the provisions of AcGaunting and Rerthing by Ch￿ltieS. Statement of Re￿￿￿e1)ded practi￿ applicable to Chariti￿ preparing thEir a¢wunts in accordance with the Fttwi¢i&l R¢porting Statulard applie4ble in the UK R¢wknli¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l Janu8ry 2019). MISSIONS & VISIONS A prosperous and vibrant Cov¢nty and WaTwi¢kthire. where every individu8] Can achieve their fvlle5¢ pot¢nti41. kading to ￿￿1th1¢r and happiw liY¢y. m￿￿•￿ Statement We hamess thc power of 5PDrt and the influence of Coventy City Football Club to deliver hi8h￿￿allty commuttity progrdmm¢s. By forniing strategic alliances and offering meattingfvl oppornmiiies ftir inwroved healt& SOCI￿ inclusion. education, alld trnini]]g, we will #MakeADifference in our eity and county. Our Vdues.. * Ambitious P￿ionate * Hon¢st I￿￿￿tiVe communi￿fo￿lsCd Enablers of Su¢¢¢s5.' OpeTatioDa] excelle￿e Effecttve governance Strategi¢ partherships Financial sustainability Data4lriv¢n evaluation Corntinu0￿ learning and d¢v¢lopm¢nt Creativ¢ iwanding and outreacb Guiding Principks: Bdt¢r Together- Buildrng lasting partner5hip$ Strong Found&tions- Prioritisin8 Sustainable impact Facts Matter- Using evidence to inforn) action. ways Listening- Cotnmunity-led developme Cbwe Maker5- Delivering Teal. vi$ibl¢ r¢5uIts. Pmactive People- Adapting to evolwAJg n¢rd5. * FU￿re F￿US￿- Innovation at out ¢ore Page I

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER21124 OWEcfivEs AND ACllVITIES Objeetiv¢8 ind aetlvities As ststed in the Arti¢1¢5 of Asso¢iation. our objective5 are for the b¢n¢fit of the publt¢ atd in p8rti¢ular the hthabitat of Coventy and its Surrounding 8re&4: To promote co¥JmllM)ity pirticipalion in healthy recreation by providing f¢ilities for the playing of association fwtball and other sports C4Nble of impmving h¢dtlL To pmide assist in providing fa¢ilities for sport, r¢¢reation or other leisure-time rtGupation of indtviduals who eed such facilities thje to youity age, infjrniity. disability. pov¢rty, or social alld ecoTh)mic circUmsts￿. in the inlerest of 50ci41 W¢If￿e. * To advAnc¢ thr ethication of ¢htldrcn and young people in ways the trustees se¢ fit and in ￿coldance with ¢lwity law. Aetivities for achIev￿ Dbjettlve The 3i8nificartt activities for ￿hleVing th¢ obie¢tives ar¢.. To increas¢ the opw)rtsmity for residents of Coventy and WarwickshiTe to participate in physical artivity and improve Mental well-beiDg for a more physi￿lY adive lifestyle. To ￿tiv¢1Y promote Opp)rt￿ltieS for disadv4[￿aged and mar8indi5Ed communities to participate in po$itiv¢ activitie4 regardkss of 4c. gender. r￿e. infim]ity, disablemEni poverty. or social and CGQDomi¢ c]￿UmstanC To pronjote participation in healthy xtivtiie$. through providin8 r￿llitieS for playing football and other sport& whilst improving health attd awar¢nw thmugh avari¢ty of mediums. To advance th¢ ¢dwAtiott and learning of childr¢n. young people, Jnd adults by promotin8 accredited knining and person81 development opportunRti¢8. Wot*ing in partn¢rship with kty local. regional. and national or88nisalions ts) a]low the company to achiev¢ its ¢haritsbl¢ objectives and the listed ￿tiVIties. Pw2

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21124 TEGIC REPORT Aehiev¢ment And p¢rform4nee Achievements And Perform8nre DAVID BUSST, HEAD OF COMMUNITY Our t¢am ¢ontinu¢ to be enthusi&8tiC, Pa5sionat4 artd dedicated nbove and beyond to mak¢ a diffeT¢nrt in our mmunity gthd usin8 SP)rt to break down ba]Tters SDd open DPPOrtuniti¢s we knpe lo sue¢¢¢d in Changing the lives ¢hildremladuits ￿rO$S the community that we serve. Str4¢¢gic Plin tAYD¢h 202&2O27 Wh¢n crafting our new strategic Pla￿ our foremost priority was to ¢nwre it roottd in insithts and a deep utlderstanding of the communi11￿ we aim to trf)sitively impact. We sought to be thoroughIy acquainted wth the land￿ape withln whieh we operate. ¢nablin8 U5 to provide the most ¢ff¢¢tive golutions for our wmmuhitieg. This involved ext¢nsiv¢ corLsultatKJns ovcr several months with a diverse array of Stak¢t￿l0¢￿ in¢luding our workforce, PaTlllets. parent club. and b¢n¢ficiaTi¢S. TheiT Inp￿ Ix)w)led Trith I￿[ research and data anatysis, h&% empowered us with a ¢omw¢hensive UDderstandiDg of the rol¢ we Must fulfil over the next thTee ye4rs. Th¢ W¢￿th of detailed responses we r¢Geiv¢d enabled us to closdy Alibm our strategy. aims. 8nd objective5 with the prioTiti¢5 of our key partnet¥ and the s￿ifiC needs of our local COD)munities. Throughout the strate8y developmettt procc5s, we actÈvely f8mi]i8rised ourselves with the strategies of key parthers s￿h os Sport Englan￿ The Premier League Clwitsble Fund, the English Footba]I taguc Tr￿%( and Coventy City CoU￿lI, ￿n0￿8 othe￿, and we remain committed to this collaborative approach throughout the lifewl¢ ofour strthgy. AclJi¢v¢m¢nts 8nd PerfornuDee During thc y¢aT, SBITC Thad¢ consid¢r&bl¢ progress auoss ourmin $trAtegle pl]lrs.' HeAlth Wellbelng We will play our par4 standing sholllder to shouldw with o host of ID cornbattins the Social chajlenges that cunrntly risk the he41th Ind w¢llb¢ing of Coventy and Warwick5hirc's rnost underrepresented commuDities. We will strive to deliver top quality, cngwng athd impxthl community-bascd progr￿n￿¢S support m¢mb¢rs of Coventy

Dd Warwicksbire to pursue a happier and healthier lifr and ts¢kle 8 wide range of e￿Stillg attd emeoing Public H￿1th

and so¢ial issu¢s. l)em¢nti• A¢tiv¢ Initially launched in 2022. i5 a supportive initiative d￿Igned to eM*ch the lives ot" indiTridu￿s living with dernentia and dkir caregivers. Delivered by Sky Blues in th¢ Comrnunity (SBITC) in partnership with Coventy and Warwk¢kshire Partnership T￿st (CWPTrwh05e qualified 0￿￿patIoNal therapists ￿tivelY Part￿¢1P￿te in session5-thc progtamme op¢rates a¢r088 Coventy. N￿eat0￿, and Warwick. It offe[5 a unique ble1￿ of physi¢at &ctiYity and ther￿cUti enwement in a saf¢. w¢lGorning ¢nvirO￿￿￿l. In addition. special match4ay event5 held at Covcnty Cty Stadithn provide memornble ¢xperi¢nce5 that bring joy and sense of belonging to participth. The initiative has been shown to ¢tthanv ¢motiono] w¢ll￿1t¥ reduce feelings of ion¢lin¢ss. and encourage 8 scnse of eommunity amons attendee5. Throughout 2024, thcr¢ ha5 been a r￿tIceable Incre￿ partieipltion, especi811y in the Coventy and Nuneaton area5-a reflection ofthe prOgr￿nM¢,S growing impact. At SBITC. we arc wmmittcd to cvolving and enhatjcing our sessions year altcT y¢ar. Wc place weat va]ue on feedback from th¢ peopl¢ wkn malt¢T mosL our participatts. their corers. and our partners. In r¢sp)ns¢ to their suggestions, wc haye I￿trOdU(¢d n¢w a¢tiviti¢s su¢h 8$ corn hole 8nd added foldable footb￿1 nets, of which have b¢¢n enth￿81￿$11cally reccived. We ar¢ also proud to share that the Dcmcntia Active projcct r£celv￿ two accolodes in 2(124. It was 'Speci8lly Commended, in the CowProdu¢tioD ¢ategory at the National Dementia Care Award8 in London in June and later won ID the th118lx)r2tion catcgory atthe Q AvArds in Lxamington sp￿ ￿gnisIng our ongoin8 CWPT.

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THK YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 PCN (Primary cl￿ Network) Exercise on R¢ferrl Project Liunch¢d in 2023, is an initiative funded by Nuneaton and Bedworth PCN aim¢d at promoting hcalthier lif¢styles amons residents registered with one of the $¢venteen surgerie5 in th¢ PCN network The project Specific￿lY targcts individuals ¢xperiencin8 11)w mood and ehall¢ngcs relatrd to weight manag¢men( with the ov¢rar¢hing 8041 of $￿porting impmTrfements in both menth] and physical w¢llbein8. On¢ of th¢ first Pm8rammes introduced through thi5 jriitiative by the Sky Blue$ ID the Community (SBITC) health t¢om was Active Sky Blues. This 12-week h¢oJthy lif¢styl¢ p￿grarnrne combilles aeeessible, tailorcd exercis¢ 5¢ssions with irtfornative pr¢5entations focused on nutrition. balanced diets, and 5UStainable lifestyle chall8es. Partiripants are also provided with PTa¢ti¢al too15 gDd resources fo help them adopt and maintain hM]thier habits in the lortg t¢Tm. Throughout 2024, Activ¢ Sky Blues ha& ￿ntinll¢d to grow in popu]arity. attractitjg a rising number of participants. Du¢ to high d¢mand, a waiting list was crrated. an additional session was ithroduccd to atso]nmodat¢ more individua]s. Thi$ strong response refie¢ts the progrthme's wbsitivc impact and growing reputation within th¢10¢41 communtty. In addition to A¢tiv¢ Sky Blu¢8 th¢ SBITC health team hAS lauthched a variety of con7plementary pro8ramm¢s to fjjrther supp)rt peopk in Nuneaton and BedwoTth. Th¢s¢ inrlude walking football, buggy lalL and walk and talk ac&8ions, all designed to provid¢ a¢cessTri le #nd enjoyabk ways for pwple 10 stay xltv¢. Conned with other& and In]pr￿ their overnll w¢llb¢in8. Initially planned to run frouj 2023 to 2024, the project Wds recentty ¢xt¢nd¢d following highty Positivc fcedba¢k from PCN staff. They prnised the exc¢llent outcomes xhieved by the SBITC H¢￿th t¢am and the ditreren¢e the initiative h&8 made in the lives of participants. MEN-t¥lk Funded by the National LL)tt¢ry, through tbe Awards for All w from 2021 until the bewing of 2026. Thc project aim$ to support 1.600 men aged betw¢en 18 and 65 across Coventy altd w8￿1¢k5hrre, focwing on improving their emotitsttal health and we114)ein¥. The initiative cornbirw physieAI exercise and arfivities with tsrgeted m¢nts] I￿1th worksI￿p$ dEliver¢d in a non-clinieal envirot)ment. Thes¢ worfEshops coyer a rang¢ of topics, including understanding anxiety. dcpresston, 5tre55. self-comp4ssion. and the connection betwe¢n physical and mental health. overnll go￿ of MENta]k is to enhance rn¢n's tn¢ntsi health by iDcr¢asin8 their r¢silicnce to h￿dIe issues COll5tructively. EDCQUT4ging healtbier lifestyl¢ choA¢es. and T¢ducing feelings of isolation thtOU8h PArtiGipation in group a¢tivities. In 2024, w¢ re¢ordcd our hig1￿St average attenda1￿¢ across th¢ four weekly sessions delivtr¢d in Coventry and Warwi¢k5hire. In addition w irlrreased participation in ovr ￿gUlar 5es5ions. we orgni8ed several su￿¢￿S[u1 ¢v¢nts. These ]￿l￿ded 8 SK well￿]ng walk amund th¢ stadium dwing Menthl Health Awareness W¢eL in collaboration with other groups and or8anisations su¢h as CoY¢nty Pathway$ and NHS Talkin8 Th¢rapies. The event aimed lo rnise &Wdr¢n¢&8 of the scrviLXS MENtslk offtts. ￿ well as other available SUPPOTI for those experi¢ncin8 Thentsl health difficuttie5. AtK)th¢r notable cvent was held on Amiistic¢ Day where c￿￿ent military pcrsonnel aTEd vet¢rans were invited to the stsdium to obs¢rye a tw￿MinUte silenc¢. Primary ycbool children from the SBITC PLPLS prograrn also attended to hear from military p¢r50Jmel abo￿ their careth and exp¢ritllces serving in the anned foJr¢s. Durin8 thi5 ¢vent, MFNtaik was promoted to milit4ry penonnel, higblighting the servi¢es available to 5UPPOrt thos¢ siruggling thcir meDtal beolth. The Sport and Talk for Life Programme is a valuable initiative fimded by thc NHS Trauw VaDguard Servicc Posittv¢ Directton5. with support n￿1￿1￿8 through to 2024. Iklivered by th¢ Sky Blues in the Community (SBITC) Health Team. the programft￿ is desi￿ to support yovng people aged 10 to 17 who come from care b*¢kwunds OI havc expert¢n¢eJ compl¢x traum Pa8¢ 4

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OV THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The wre aim of the project L5 to help these youn8 Indivtduals build CODfidcnc¢. develop l¢admbip skills and impTove their social interadion throu¥) stw¢tured sports a¢tivities. Onc of the key outromES of th¢ proyam is etmbling participAnts to a¢hi¢ve a Sports i¢aders Award4 A￿lonallY rewgnised qualifi¢ation that 4uips young peopl¢ with practical leadet5hip exp¢rience in a sports setting. Aknng5ide this. they also takc p#rt in regular gn)up s]ths sessions, d¢s1￿￿ to encourage t¢amwotk friend5biTrbuildin& and healthy communicaion ID a 8nd supp)rtive ￿VirOnmenL Throu￿o￿t 2024. the SBrrc Hcalth Team succ¢ssfiLIty sUPPOrted over forty young peopL¢ in wmpleting their Sports L¢th Award. The feedback received from the Positiv¢ DiTectioThs has been ovenvhelming]y positive, hi8hlighting th¢ meaningful itnp¢t the pro8rom has on paiticipants. In addition to th¢ educational and pcr50nal development outcomes, the young people involvd were offered on¢eain-a•lif¢tim¢ opportutiiti¢s such 85 guided stsdium to￿ visits frorn first4¢aTh players, m&scot experiences on match days•creati￿ uttfor8ett#bl¢ memories and boosting their sensr of self-worth. Some of th¢ exceptional work carried out by SBITC ihmigh this Project ev￿ been recognixd at a national kvel. with ¢x4mples being show cased in Pgrliament by th¢ NHS Trduma Vward S¢TVif< a5 a model of effective traurninforn)ed int¢rv¢ntiOJL Most ￿CentlY, a5 a teStam￿t to the progr4mm¢'$ Su￿¢55 and irnp4 thc NHS Trnuma van￿rd Ser¥ic¢ has agTe¢d exieThJ its fvnding. This extEllsioD will allow 8B￿c kn expand its r¢¥h by delivering 4dditiona] mEntorihg-b&8ed support to young wple withiTh Spccial Educ&tion81 Ne¢ds (SEN} schools, continuing its mlssiott to posittvely influ¢n¢¢ th¢ lives ofvulnerAble childr¢n and young peopl¢ through and peTSOthdisrd ¢aT¢. You're Next Step is a so¢ial inclusion initiativ¢ futsded by the EFL and it ha5 be¢n delivercd by the Sky Blue8 in the Community ISBITC) Hcdth Team since 2024. The project is set ¢0 Tun until 2027. The prrJ8ram is 8pe¢ifi¢ally desi8t￿d to SUPPDrt illdividuais from ethnK¢ miN>rity backgrounds sre transitionin8 outof the prison system 8re ￿]rrentlY undcr probation supe￿i$l0n. These tndivhdua15 are required ts Djcet re8uI8Ay with a probati￿ offi¢¢petther weekly or monthly4Dd must ￿￿ere to a range of ¢4)nditions depettdittg ornthe n&tsre oftheir conviLlions. As part of the PTO8ram, the SBJTC Health Team provides a dedi¢ated m¢ntoring 5ervi¢e. Stsff members meet witlL probatioD¢rs once 8 sveek in t location th8t feels safr and comfortable for them-this could be at the Cov¢nty Building Society (CBS) a Iwal ¢off¢e thop, or another agrt¢d-upon setting. To8eth¢r. they d¢v¢lop a personalised support plan to guide the individual through their transition from life in prison ¢0 r¢inteyating positively into 80¢i¢ty. SBITC staff offer a range of pra¢tical and em(Aional suppk)rt tsilored to ¢v¢ryone's needs. This inc]￿leS 85SiStan¢e with finding ¢mploym¢nl m8na8ing stress, acc¢ssing h)usin8 5uppor4 and sitllply b¢in8 a trustcd person to talk to. The n￿ltOring relationship can continue for up to six month5. durin8 whieh time progress is r¢gularfy reviewed. The goal 15 to help probationers achieve and 5UStain meaningful, IK)Silive changes ID their lives, which 81¢ also documented ￿ part ofth¢irjourney. In 2024. the program SI￿¢¢s$￿1]Y 5UPPOrted one individual who not only secured cmployment but also rebuilt & 5trotJg¢r r¢lationship with hi5 family. This case S￿dY was highlighted by th¢ EFL As an OUtstw￿l[l8 example of the pro8Tammc'$ impact and has since been sbarcd with other CCQS a¢r05s th¢ county a5 aTTJodel of best practice. Educa¢ion, tralnlng. 8lld employrnettt We will be iAt¢grai in improvin8 thc training and employm¢nt OP￿)Itu￿1tie5 available in Cov¢nty Wanvi¢kshire by iDspiring eomrnunity, helping to provide th¢ tools, ¢xp¢ri¢ntt$ 8nd guidaDce neEded to build and 5UStain prospeTOUS careers. W¢ provided ￿Credited l¢amin& mentOTin& and career pathways for yo￿8 people and adults. Thro b¢sp)ke pYo8rams. we supporteAI pffilcipants to gain ￿nfidenL new skill& and ac¢e85 to knining. Sky Blu¢5 in the ￿MmUnIty Education provision seen a significant growth in the Acttdemi¢ year in supporting the local d￿trICt of Foleshill to align with Coventy City Councils Poverty and area of need ststisti¢s. Through the Premier L¢agu¢ Primary Slars Program, Sky Blues in the Community has develo￿d stron8 sch￿1 community engagemeDt to children to dev¢kp ar4demi¢ skills and swrt participation. The wid¢r ar￿ of Coventry have rtt¢ived support with effertive collth)ration with Coventy School Sport Parthu%hip to engage more ￿h0O1$ to deliver range of workshops; Heal￿ Mcntal H¢att￿ R￿nembra￿e and Anti.Ra¢ism. Page 5

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Sky Blues in the Cornmunity School based staff have Te¢eived ongoing development of vaTiOUS CPD train￿8 in Safrguarding with Wwt Midlattds Poli¢¢, CPR training with British Heart Foundation and Mental H¢￿th Training with CA)mpass. Atl staff hav¢ developed Set￿] ST￿ traifting thTQU8h FA Level 4 High Lkv¢l Teacher A55istsnL CDwentry Collw Foothll kndemy In parlnership with Coventy colle￿ they 5¢¢ us d¢liv¢r the f(#)tball side of their 16 B-T¢¢ Academy. In 2023 th¢y averaged ten play¢ts at training An 2024 illcreased to over thrrty. The t¢om ig curretttly second in the tsbk having rmiSh￿ bottom ltst Se￿On so re$ults have dr3D￿tICallY improv¢d as w¢ll. Part of Comhtsr role as Football Development Coordittator was to this arml his pa5$ioD and drive has seen a signific￿¢ in¢r¢ase in participation and h&q led to them t¢Am tralnin8 thr¢¢ times a week plus A 8ame OD a Wednesday aftern￿n. There is enornious potential for this to grow further u12025 but th¢re L5 a lot of ¢ompetition around Cov¢nty for players thi¢h rem4in& a barri¢r to in¢reasin8 It fith. Premier I￿%￿¢ Sport And Core Actfvhles Premier IAiue Piym•ry Star PTQ8rom futKled by Premier Ik4ue Clwitsbl¢ Fund to work with Children 5 - 1 l years old within Prititsry School5. Sky Blues in the Coln￿nIty de]ivered a ran8e of Elements to increase confidence in deliv¢ry of Physical Edu¢atioJL bridge the gap in x*J¢mie 4tt8itm¢nt through Premier IAgue and Cov¢nty City FC Tesourw for Targcted inte￿ntions. As well it)cr¢asin8 th¢ kv¢l of Gir15 Extra Curriculum participation hnd Social A¢lion projects ¢0 support School and Loc41 area ne¢d5. Sky Blues in the Community Sch￿1 ptovision targeted local district Fo1¢5hill to support the development of $￿ViceS to enhan¢¢ the local offer to support children & community development. Joy of Movkng A fully firDded program EFL in the Cornm￿1ty as Ferr¢ro UK'S Corpor2t¢ Soclai R¢5POnStbility pmgram for 11 years. to tw prirnary school students. Joy of Moving is based on methodolo&v which is desi8n¢d w inspire children to move though play and ¢aptutts the fun Bpproacl ￿]¢h we know ts key. The mvthtmlology was established by ittdependent experts. inCI￿￿l￿g Foro itslico IRome Univ¢rsity) and the Italian Olympic &)nllnitt¢¢ (COND and fijcuses on d￿k1p]ng key ski115 in four major areas.. * Physical frtttess Motor toordillation Cognitive functions & ￿e￿lIVIty Lifr skills The Joy of moving pro8r•m is deliv¢Ted within scknls and ¢on$ists of tswo clements,. the Mov¢ & Learn project and Joy of moving F¢￿1Va]s. Move & L£am, coDsist of targeti￿ childrrn aged 9 - 10 years of age. designed to appea] to app￿ to cvery ¢hild through a And en8agtng physical approxh. A six-week provisioD coDsisting of 9 hours of cducation of hea]thy lif¢stylr5 through supptirtiv¢ booklEts consisting of importanE¢ of Physi¢￿ octivity, b￿&Th¢e diet and I¢￿ an active lifestyle Cl￿1¢¢. L￿￿ebt1￿￿, PK & After Scbool cl￿bI Sky Blues in the CommuDity, ongoing cA)mmilment to support sEhools in extra ¢urriculum activiiies through foutba]l and muJti-5wJ¢ to kecp the ongoing encouragen￿t of fijn healthy scssion$ outside of curriculum Physiral Education. School Football Tournaments Page 6

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNrrY REPORT OF THE TRUSIEES FOR THE YEAR EfiDED 31 DECKMBER 2024 Sky Blues in the Conllnunity hav¢ d¢liv¢red various Schools Toumam¢nts that have bmu8ht ow¢ in a lifctime opportunity to play CBS Arena and Communal en8agemcnts. Day oftthe pitch at CBS arena saw forty¢ight schools cmgag¢ (total of 576 Students) ' Foleshill Premier L¢ague Primary Skn Tounwnenl saw10¢g1 Comm￿ty engagement brimging togeth¢T Six schools foT 24125 academic yeor. EFL in the Community Under 13,5 Girls Cup- 12 Secondary Schools ¢ngaged in the Coventy Cty initia] round (totsl of108 Gir15). EFL in the Community Under 11,5 Kids Cup- 32 Prinw Schoois engaged inthe Cijventy City initial rourtd {￿tal of 288 StLwJeDts). Kdlogrfj SMmm¢r Cmpy 2024 saw the EFL in the Community introduec larye parthers Kellog¥s to Sky Blues in the Communiry Summer The Kellogtys Football Camps h&5 introduced children to ¢njoy their footb811, to sw)p)rt parents in keeping theiT kids active and cntcrtained dwing the summu school holiday5. utilisin8 Kello88'1 promotional ¢odes to book a fff¢ plac¢ onto Sky Blues in the CoThmunity Swnmer Camp$. Sky Blue$ in the Community saw on average 54 Children per day. * Total of 299 Codes used. Soel•l incl￿$10￿, ¢ommunfity eohesion amd ￿rtIcIpatiO We will Greate a n￿re cohesive and inclusive Covertty and Warwickshire by delivering bArrier-free programmes and proj¢¢ts that brewk dovm social b9Jriers and ¥ncourag¢ p¢ople to live hamioniovsty. We will ￿¢￿te OPPDrtunity¢s to Particl￿te irt physicaL &¢tivity. enabling everyone to cess the benefits of reguipr exerri% ill &n unjud8ed, welcome 8nd inspiring way. SBITC delivered a wide ran8¢ of barrier free conmiunty-based program& in our local ¢A)mmunil1￿. These initialives reat¢d belonging. mubjal respe¢L and lifelong engagement with sport. Trough 2024. the Community Cohesion departmfflt has gone through sev¢rnl chrys. including per80nllel and St￿￿IllYe ch8nge5. Despite this, th¢ d¢p8rtsnent has continued to deliver high quality prow to eorttinuc to hav¢ positive impa¢t on th¢ lo¢a] eommunity. Pternier Ix8guE KiGk5. fimd¢d by the Premier Lea8Lie through the Premier Leagu¢ Charitable Fund, uses th¢ power of football and sport to inspir¢ young people to reach their pot¢ntial. in some of the twst high-n¢¢d ar¢as in England attd Wales. LaUll¢h￿ in Se￿ 2006107, in partnership with the M¢trop)litan Police. tod&y Sky Blues in the Conununity is onc of 93 profe￿10na1 football club ¢ommunity organisations acr058 Ettglaod and Wales d¢liY¢rrng PTemicr League Kicks. The pro8ramme supports young people iA regular, positiv¢ and fun activity, whik helping to ¢r¢ate stronger. safer, nb)r¢ inelusive environments. SBITC began its Pren)ier League Kicks delivery in 2011 and since then haB SUPPOrted numerou5 young people through various se55lOW 8cross muftiple Venu￿ amund the Ciry. Nationally, MO￿ than half a million young people hav¢ participated in Prerni¢r Lrague Kicks football and multi-sport S¢8$ions across Engla1￿ Wales, and more th￿￿ on¢ Tnillion hows of se5&￿￿S have been delivered to date. This initiativc goes Wond the pitch to address societal issues al￿ crcate a la$ting imp￿t. Community engY4gall•bt 1$ at heart of th¢ pmgram: through a s¢ries of football sessions. workthops. and outruGh pYo8ram, SBITC aitns to o)miect with yourtg peopl¢. Providing them with a positive and inclusive environment to develop both sporting and life 5kil]s with the progrNtn with over 800 unique parti¢ipants in 2024. Page 7

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRU￿rEEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 In 2024. Sky Blw in the COMM￿ltyho$tCd the Premier League Kicks Cup Regional Tournamentat President Kenn¢dy School. w¢l¢oming ovet I I teams to comp¢t¢ in the Under 16 Mtxed and Under 16 Girls Regional Events. Thc day was a 8r¢at SU¢C¢S8 with the SBrrc mixed t¢Am p￿greS8lng to theNational FiN]s held at St G￿rge$ Park in Juty. CompetiD8 such a hithprofile toUTnam￿ w&$ no Sm￿1 fe4 and th¢ team put on a commendable p¢rfornwi¢e. They won three m&trh¢s, lost two. alld d￿W three in wlmt a thail¢nging and competitive tourn8menL Th¢ deterntin8tio skill, and teomwY)rk displayed by our young players were a testament to their hard wY)rk and dedication. Qualifying for tkn ttatiOD8ls alone wos 4 massive a¢hi¢Yern¢ni and every player on the team can b¢ proud oftheir¢fforts. Th¢ buzz among the team palpable t1￿￿￿10ut the event. Despite the challen8es &rKd on the Pitc￿ the te remained positiv¢ and r¢p￿entsd the Sky BI￿5 in a cornm¢ndable manner. Their enthusi&8m and passion for th¢ 8Ame were clear for all to sce, and thry were fantasti¢ ambassadors foT ourclub. (kn¢ of thc most positive outcomes from the tournamelrt was the impart it had on th¢ team rnemb¢rs. After thcir experi¢J)tts at SL Geor8e's Park m9Jty of the pl&y¢rs have t¢¢n bringing more of their fri¢nds along to our r¢gul Premi¢r Lew Ki¢k8 sesslons. It is wonderfvl to s¢¢ how their journ¢y has sparked 8reater interest wjd engagement within the cornmunity. One of th¢ pro8ramm¢s key stren8ths lies in its commitment to inclusiwxty and dI￿r51ty. SBITC Kicks welcomes porticipaDts from ail backgrounds, fostering 4 sens¢ of unity that goes beyond any so[iH]-eCor￿ic or geographtcal barricrs. The impa¢t of owPr¢mier Leaguc Kicks program 18 amplified through our key parth¢Tships with local organisations business¢s. By ¢ontinuin8 to work with these partners and cr¢ating inclusive and safe environmen( our Premi¢r Leagu¢ Kick5 program can continue to develop 8nd have 4 positive impact on ouryoun8 peoplE. Step Togethtr St¢p Together continues to du¢ to funding from th¢ Community Safety FuTLd with10¢81 implementstion led by the Viol¢n¢¢ Reduclion Unit. It seeks ts contte¢t Education, Police and Cornmunity P4rln¢Ys in a collaborative proje¢t deSi￿ed to iocrease safety and reduce viol¢nt ￿lme iowards young people alon8 designated school routes ￿ the start ¢nd end of the sch(xA day. Using the VRU Strat¢gi¢ Needs A5sessmetit a]ong intelligrnre 8Dd dats from N¢ighbourhood Policittg UDits. k¢y uwjact routcs hav¢ bern identified to f(xus this spe¢ific detsched youth work a¢tiYity. This program tiims to ¢r¢8t¢ frequentpoints of 9afety foryoung people in areas wkn we se¢ an in¢re&s¢d l¢vd of anti5￿[￿] and violent activity at the ¢nd of the s¢hool day. We have op¢rat¢d in areas across the city. Wood End, Henl¢y Gr¢¢n, and Manor Farni. Parti￿larlY arouDd Gra Academy. C•xdln￿ Wis¢man attd Rinywood Hi8hway Shops. and the City Celltre al￿ City Couege area. During 2024. we also ratt additional VRU support during the summ¢r i￿lIdaY period 2nd OGtober half term from 34pm. This is fvrther dcvrloping our relatiottship with young people in these area5, allowing them t(• becom¢ more comfortabk and knowin8 th¢y ¢hn rely on us for 4dvi¢¢ and support if requird. We aim to continue to build r¢lationships in the local area with 5tudcnts, m¢rnbcr5 of the public and local businc5se4 we do this by positively en￿ging with eath paty and getting them to understand atjd be ethi¢ai towards onc anoth¢r throu8h voiGing their thoughts. Wc a]so promote local sessions run by trust&1 providers to ¢n¢ourage particl￿tion in physical a¢tivity for the young peopl¢ we are tying to engag¢ through tlL¢ Step tog¢ther proj¢rt. W¢ continue to work face to fa¢¢ 05 we hav¢ M￿rked within th¢ tsTget¢d area for many years and have continued w build publi¢ relfjtio ross the commwjity alld bein8 wrll respected. Sky Blues itl the commimity with other orgaDisations who also speci￿15¢ in d¢ta¢h¢d youth vmrk and promote local sessions to these young p¢ople ¢an attend to fi]rth¢r. The dyta from the VRU and Police for¢¢s have irthrnied us. that due to our work we hav¢ reduced the number of ¢ails goin8 to Police during the times of our safeguarding provision. Dlg*bility Page 8

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRVSTEES FOR THE YEAR £PIDKD 31 DECEMBER 2024 Our disability se5SLOD offcr continu¢5 b) expand across the ¢ity, with regular sthoDI lunchtime and &fteTrschool club at SEN schools ￿d coll¢g¢5 ￿rOsS Cov¢ntry and WanviGkshirc as well 8s four re8ular evening sessions for a TAriety of partiGipants with a variety of disabilitie& ran8iTh8 from Down Syndrome sp¢¢ific to P8n41i5ability. session offv8 chw foryoun8 p¢ople to participite im &v8riety of sports in a safe and inclusive ¢nvArthJm¢nt. Using the rcach of Coventry Ciry FC, these sessions give children who often get ov¢r-looked in the ¢ompditive sporting Community ¥ feeling of belon8ing. Not only th) we offer OPPOTts]nities to children across the city but also to parents of SEN ¢hildr¢n who provide 24-hour support to th¢ir k)ved ones. Parents feel at e4s¢ when dropping their ¢hildr¢n off at sion - knowing that they •xe in profr5sional. comp&8sionate, and trustworthy hands. We were able to offtr th¢se participants th¢ opportunity to participate in our Community D&y in M&y 2024 vAw¢ they played football on th¢ CCFC Pitc￿ and everyone could see the enjoyment they were getting fix)m thc expert¢n¢¢. O¢tob¢r, in pwthership ￿ Birniin8lJ?m County FA. ￿ set up the Coventy and Wan+ickshiTe Adult I￿1￿810n L¢a8U¢. Cyrille Regis Lryicy TTUSt Jn 2024. SBITC continue to be a part of the Cyrille Regis 'Strike A Chang¢, program. The pro8ram is tb¢ inaugural initi¥tsve of th¢ Cyriile R¢gi$ L¢ga¢y TrusL set up by m¢mbers of Cyrille's fBmily to contIn￿e the CA)Dunurtity projects ¢lose to his heart, parti￿larlY the m¢ntorins of younvers from & diffirult life environmenL Mthich a central part of hi5 lifE. Strike A Chonge is a Collaboration between the Cyrille Regis LcgACy Trust and the tharitable foundation5 at Cov¢nty Ctty, West BroTnwiclE Albion, Aston Villa, Wolverl￿npton Wanderer6. Birniin8ham City aud Walsall. Aimed at 1415-ye4fryolds who demonstrdte a passion for footba]I but are di5¢ttgag¢d within their sehool OT ¢ommurtity. Each CCO hosts all oth¢r CC05 to allow th¢ young people to comtts a84]r￿ each other but also complete a workshop on one of the Cyrille $tandrds. HAF- (Hollday Artlvltlea Food) Ow holiday activilies and food program has GODtin￿d to pmid¢ supp)rt to childrenlfamilits in receipt of ftee s¢hool meal vouchers through-out Coventy Ar¢• during 5¢t School holiday periods. supported and fimded through Coventry City Couttcil. In 2024 we engaged diree thousand young wple at various Yenues th¢ city. This includrd our ever-popular multisport camps as well as our new Ultimate CCFC Experienrt host¢d at CBS Arena. At every HAF d¢livery p¢Yiod we hayr ken abl¢ to offer x p*ticipant t C.CFC mas¢ot plac4 8jVLng thern an opportutiity they would never nornially get to exp4ri¢n￿. We art very proud to b¢ d¢v¢loping our HAF offer year-on-year as well as bringing n¢w parthers board to further develop the program. In 2024, we began parttLEf5hips with the CBS Aren4 providin8 food for vaTiOU5 ¢amps across th¢ City and for hostiTr8 our ncw fla8ship HAF EvenL &$ well ￿ Sky Blue Army Scotland. who wovided additional dotiation w provide that little something ex￿ for ow families that altend. Th¢ D¢parbnent for Edu¢•tion and Cnv¢Dty City Council fi]nded HAF program offtr5 food and fim to youn8 people ag¢d 5-16. All our HAF program$ allow children to enga8e in fun and enriching activities vknere they Can d¢v¢lop new skills, meet new px)pl4 and ty out ncw cxpcrienctt. whilst also having a bo( nutritious meal. W¢ can providt loca] families with 8 gre4ter knowledge of food nutrition and education, &5 well ￿ providing them advice and extta SWI￿rt that ig available to them around the ¢iry. The scF#)ol holidays can become an even more stressful time for families ￿ often rely oti free-school meal5. Recogttizing this issu¢. the UK Departsn¢nt for Edu¢ation IDfE) introduced the HAF program. As a beacon of hope. through funding from Coventy c.ity Council and Coventry B￿lIdIng Society, this has helped to ¢nsyr¢ that no child gor5 to bed hungry during school holidays. Pag¢ 9

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Since its In¢¢ptiO￿ the HAF program ha5 mad¢ significtht strides in [￿￿cing IK)liday hung¢r across th¢ UK. It bL ens￿rd that thousatids of cbildten have a¢￿$ to nutritious meals aDd engl￿Trg activiti¢$ during 5cIM)ol breaks. Stydies h&ve Shou￿ imptovem¢nts in ¢hildren's physical h¢￿th, a¢ademic perfornMneq attd social skills be¢au5e of thcir pgrticipation the program. While the Holiday Activity Food Program hzs a¢hieved Tcmarkablc 5ucces$, challenges p¢rsist. FuMling and resLNf¢¢S are nreded to expand the pro8tam's reach, ensurtDg that all childr¢n in ne¢d have lo its ben¢fits. Prewler League F•Js Fw A ncw Premier League funded pmjKt for the 202&25 xason. SBITC s¢t up their Fans FuDd pn)j#t with the aim of en￿gIng th¢ sout￿A$18￿ eommnty ba5cd in Fole8hill - the closest ward to the CBS Arenffj with th¢ aim of ¢reatin CCFC'S first Muslim SupsX)rt¢rt Group. We began engagiD8 thi$ ¢oDU[￿lty through the sport of Kabaddi in the PTtmary schooli in Fo1¢5hill, using professtonal aches from th¢ Covettty Chargery team. This Culminated in hostin8 a ￿h0o1,$ Kabaddi Festival in the CCFC fan 7A)ne tth¢ Cardiff City with & demonstration from the Cbargers 8$ w¢ll. Premier L¢gue In4pire• Th¢ 202&25 academic year be8all with excit¢ment as the Sky Blue5 PT¢mier LeAgue In$pirES pn)j¢ct ￿ntittued its mission to empower young peopl¢ through education and personal d¢velopm¢nL This period marked 8ignifi¢ant mile$tone& including expanded partnership4 n¢w staff ifttegratio￿ and imp¥tfjJl project delivery. Strengthelled Pxrtner8hlp aDd ]Yew Coliabortlobs Bvilding on relation5hipJ ￿7th Ptrsident K¢J)nedy School and Sidney Stringer Academy, we reithfo￿ed collabortion by forming n¢w coborts and Tevithlising ¢xisting oncs. These schools ca8erly welcorn¢d diverse students into the proj¢ct. In respons¢ to feedblldt from the PLCF. w¢ expHnd¢d our rcach by parttterin8 with Nuneaton Academy. Th¢ headteaeher, att¢nd¢d our 5trdtegy laurt¢h day tn April, expressed k¢en interest in the project. This collaboration enabl¢d us to address the unique n¢eds of student$ in this tthv setting. New Project planning bew in July 2024. involving prepar4tory meetings with ￿h0o1 l¢ad¢rs and heads of ye￿. These dis￿l8s1Ons iden¢Aficd students requiryn8 targeted 5uppor¢ prioritising tho% with ¢h¢ 8Teatest nvdj. Dellyery Highlights Inc]￿led Black Historymonth 8¢tivities aligned with thc Premicr League's'No R￿M for Racism" campaign. The "Reclaiming the NaThtive' project prompted dtscussions on soeictal narrative& wism. ond identity. particularly resonati￿ with male 5thd¢Dts. Sociai actM)n initiatives were introduced to au our student ¢ohorts a5 p￿paration for this yetrs Inspir¢$ Challenge thenje. 'Gend¢r Equajity." The #im 1$ ts equip micipants with th¢ knowledge confidence to propose and irnplemeht meaningful ptDj¢cts. This y&s delivery h&$ b¢en competiiive. Rainbow Laces sessions tr8tkitioned into exploring gender equ￿ty. Whilc some se&sions fcats]r&J rhallenging ¢ulturnl perspectives. they encouwed open debate and Critic￿ thinkin& Positive fredback eonfjrnied that when delivered rcspectfidly. th¢8¢ discussions eA￿Vraged intro$p¢Gtive. ind¢p¢ndertt thinkin& with stud¢nrs r¢assessing their opinions and adoptinB mor¢ illclusive beliefs. Themes of tim¢kwin8. #D8er malla8￿￿ent and behavioral improvemen¢ were prioritised b￿ed on the ￿h0o1.9 r¢quests. Rolling Sports 1£4der course5 SUPPOrtcd students, personal development and ]ead￿Ship skills. On¢4¢)4)De Mentori¥ Impa¢t Jn 2024 Delivery. mentoring focuwl on self-gwareness athl t￿Opting growth mindset approach to our delivery. S¢ssions $upport¢d sbjdents f%ing diverse chajlrnges, ]￿lUding.. * Mental he￿th issu • Confiden ' Classroom Thwcy P¥8¢ 10

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBIR 2024 • Aggr¢ssiv¢ behavior * fjatsg.r¢lated eonc¢rns. Antisocial behavior Se]K)ol-b&qed anxiety Attentioth deficit. * Transitions These sessions provided studetts opportunities to voice their GhaileDgE5 md thpt tools and strategieg for daily use. The Sessions were talk-ba5a and int¢rnrtiv¢. Pl#yer DeveiopDnt Cent Our PDC program provide5 an opportuttity for yO￿g players betwe¢n th¢ age 8toups of und￿ 6 - Under l 8 age to benefit from advatKed football wgching delivered by FA IEv¢I 2 & 3 coaches. The project airns to encourage all play¢rs, matter theirability, to reach their ￿11 potrrltial. It has been Several changes in 2024 with the appoi￿lm¢llt of a new Fotsthall Dcvclopmcnt Coordi]￿10r. This h&8 kd to mor¢ staff CPD events in partnership with Cov¢nty City Athy as w¢ll as a new coaching curriculum, phi105LYl￿, ILVS (individual leaming plans for players) and tnatGh rew)rtin& In 2024. we re8i8tered over six hundred player5 into our PIK play¢r pothway. We have increased kague teams, 60 wc now have thitiy-nine. plus over thity development groups who train weekly. On an average Suhuday we will have over four hundred players taking part in gao)¢s, which is fantsstic. The ptO8ratn gives cbildr¢th the opporttmity ¢0 be noti¢¢d at a prof¢ssi¢)nal level as well as giving less confidentl¥ble pl8y¢ts the ability to develop. We aT¢ proud that over sixty players fD)m PDC h4v¢ had trials at th¢ Cov¢nty Cty Acaderny. with five being off¢red s¢holarshtps in 2024. This tak¢s us to over 160 playeTS si8niDg acaderny conttad5 5inGr ￿ s¢1 the PDC initiative up. Cirls EmergiDg Talent Centre {ETC) (hjr Girls Emerging Talent Centr¢ ¢oDtinues to aTMI go from strength to streLgth. Part fimded by the FA th¢r¢ ￿e now 7(FF ETC with the plan for Every femglc player itt England to have aMs to on¢ within aD how of they live. 2024 was y¢ar 3 of th¢ fvnd¢d proj¢d and w¢ had 128 girlj from Utwjer 9 to UndEr 16 tth part. These train on a Friday night with our UEFA B qualifled coache5 and play a llJiTLimum of six games throu8hout the Season, ID the evenittgs and at weekends. In 2024 we also iDtroduced a GK coadj and Physio &1 all sessions as well. One of the biggest difficulties remains suitsble qualified f¢male Th)le models as majority of aff are ¢urr¢ntly mal¢. W¢ aTe looking to hopcfirlly reffliit more femal¢ ¢oa¢hes by offering a schem¢ for th¢ wr1$ t() $upport the coaching when they kgve us it Und¢r 16. Girls Player DevelopmtDt CeRtrt (GPDC) 2024 has be¢n o hug¢ y¢ar for our GPDC with numbers increasing from fify to i)v¢r 120 on aweekly ￿ls. These wer¢ based at Blu¢ Coat khool at the start of th¢ year but with that closing meant they movcd to Sidney Stringer ¥Thd then to Groee A¢thmy so has been a btt of upheml has not impacted numbers ¢ontinuingto gmw. Chi]dTen Birthday Partit4 We hav¢ ¢ontinued to deliver Children Birthday Partie5 in 2024 based at ow h¢ility at President Kennedy School. The Childrett have the option of three different packages to suit their Thccds. Our World Cup attd most popular party sees the player8 attend Presidem Kettnedy School to do a FUN based football session I games with ourFA Qualificd ¢tsa¢hes and then thav¢ a¢cess to the pavilion to enjoy their party food. In addttion, thcy get 8 signed CCFC Football, a birthw card Signed by their fayorite pl&y¢r. a mes5ag¢ in th¢ CCFC matth day program. medals for partiGipants and a trophy. Not forg¢ttrDg the highlight of meeting Sky Blue Sam who regularly join5 thr football fan on the pitch wcll as enjoyin8 having their photo taken wtth the players. Majority of these parties take place over the weekend on a Saturday and Sunday afterncon findin8 suitsble p•ty hosts rontinu¢s to b¢ a ¢h￿lenge. With atrnost no promotion at ail due lo having difficulty stsffing the parties. we still ran 24 in 2024 with the feaback from ¢veryon¢ b¢ing positiv¢. We are looking to tske on a n¢w apprentice in 2025 aod part of their role wryll be to train thetn up to th¢ parties. Once we start to actively promot¢ them mDt¢, I believe th¢ upth will be massive. Footh*ll Tournaments Football Toumametrty in 2024 ￿Te $urc¢s5hl. W¢ ran six in totsl and th¢ majority of th¢5¢ w¢r¢ 801d out. With the SU￿¢￿ of the8e and the blueprint in place plan to run a lot 2025. P&gel1

SKY BLUES IIY THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 I-sl iession5 With 8 demand for 1-2-1 foothll 5e55ion4 we launched our own offer. Playrr5 get to us¢ the best faciliti￿ at PKS ScluMJI 8$ well as have access to ourtarB¢t n¢t4 mannequins. speed ladders and our ball launcher. ThEre is room to grow tIw¢ S￿S10￿S in 2025 and w¢ are lookin8 ￿ options for having a designated area forthem to tkc place so it can ¢xpaDd the timing. SoeiAi Football Social Football CO￿l￿ut$ to 80 from sts¢ttgth to strength. All the artual scssioDs are Volunt￿ led and hov¢ grown from 5ixry mejthers in 2Q23 to 160 in 2024. We now hav¢ ttJrEe se5sion$ per week ott Monday, Wethiesday all￿ Friday have a m1￿ur¢ of smail4ided games, tournaments and ekvcn side matche5 depending on nwnber8. Danny. One of the vol￿tter5. ai50 aTfdng¢d six ¢xt¢mal game5 Vs. other social footbkll groups whieh werr all populw. The social side is massive and h&8 seen players from diver8¢ ¢ultur¢s and bGkgrounds all g¢t together even meet up outside of the 5e5sion$ for curry nights. W¢ delI￿red en8a8in& impacthl progrmB to add￿$$ public be81th chall¢nw, reth¢e inactivity, improv¢ mentsl healt￿ and enhan￿ overall wellbeing a¢toss our Comm￿l￿es. Sports Ficlliti￿ and C0￿mUnity AsB¢ts We pledge. offthe back of a L%)mpreh¢nsivc under5tgnding of our ￿MMuniti¢S atld theirindividual needs, to melsurabty increas¢ th¢ ￿alIabilIty and quaIty of the Spaces Wh¢￿ physical activity and healthy living find a home. O Commitment extcnds to promoting equitable K¢ess w sports facilities across our city aDd ¢ounty, ￿k￿wledgIng and accommodating the divers¢ Deeds of individuals aspiring to pursue their sportin8 passion4 fithe5s goals, or simpty seeking a nuttitriDg environment to embrw 4 hrnlthy lif¢sryl¢ 8nd ThTII-bein& without fr8rofjud8menL Presldet KeDnety S¢hool 4G Faelllty The 3G pitch 15 almost at ¢8paGity wryth ¢v¢ning ws1o￿l running from 5.OOpnblO.00pm Monday to Friday from our Player l)evelopment Ccty Disability, Premier Leagu¢ Kicks. Girls Emer8in8 Tai¢nt Centre. Social FootWI as well ow partrer Clubs Coveiity Phoenix #nd Coventy City Woman and Girls. Ai weekend5 we open on Salurday aThJ Sund8ys and will regts]ar hold 15+ grass root matche$ as well as host our Children Birthd&y Parties. In addilion to this, during s¢hool holidays w¢ we it ￿ run our holiday camp& HAF PTQVi5ion. speciall￿d coaching ¢linics and The classroom in th¢ pavili￿ is also tettibly busy aDd has been used for our staff CPD evet)ts throughout the yeat a5 Mrll as holdin8 s¢v¢ral FA CPD events and refere¢ courses. It is used daily to mt) our Premier L¢agu¢ Jnspires projecL We open the SO¢1￿ room in the ¢v¢ning and at th¢ wcekend and have ten volunte¢rs who run the kitshen to provide Tefrethm¢uts to our ¢ustomer5 ￿ well as bringing in unr¢strictsd money to SBITC. A F￿1]itieS CtsOrdintor position w&% crc•t¢d in 2024 to ¢nswe policie4 procedures, maitrterwwe are ￿nstantlY reviewc4 and our fa¢iliti¢5 rernain fit for Blue Cot Stbool 2024 has been ￿ exctcdin8ly difficult ycar at Blue Coat S¢hool. We 0￿rated the site from January 2024 to Ju]y 2024 but on half capacity due to the 3G pitch having signifi¢attt repairs needed som¢ of which werc deemed ¢￿U£h to not open sections of thc pitch. It officially closed in July 2024 for rtpair5 8nd due to delays did not opeD again for the rest of 2024. WoodlaMd8 Sptsrt# Complex We knve tsken on nming the Wts)dl8nd8 Sports Cornpl￿ on behalf of Cov¢nty City Council. I￿1￿1¢ the grnss football pitches, Bym blo¢L atld sports holl. Several long-tErnI parthers Wr on site from Tomadoes Basketball. Gemini che¢rl¢ading club. Cov¢nty whe¢l¢hair basketball, LE ¢oa¢hin& Firefighters, and Woodland5 Aero Gymna8tics to name few. We have invested in six brand-new fjJll-5ize football booths. Changed th¢ layout as well ￿ movin8 several of our own PLK teams so the sit¢ is Dowused a lot more. The feedbhck SIDCC we started ruJJniT]g the site from stokeholden Such &8 partner Clubs ￿ well a$ th¢ ￿￿n¢11 has b¢¢n excellctht. The sit¢ has so much N)terfiai for fiwther d¢v¢lDpment sudt as a new clubhoust 3G pttsh ￿1¢h arc both in th¢ planning for the futu￿. Cb*llengi•g ourselvty 4ltY¢loping u peO￿t ADd growlnz our charlty. Pag¢ 12

SKY BLU￿ IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YLAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 We simply could Th)t have ￿hieved the impa¢t w¢ havc without the dedication exp¢rtise of our pc4)ple. working tirel￿SlY to support our local communiti¢s. In expanding our scope and deepening ¢)w offer, we also need kn invest in our peopl¢. ow organisation and infra5trllcturc. We will ensur¢ that our infrastrncture aud resources. match ow ambition. and stsff are rEpresentstive of our community, ensuring thry have a¢c¢ss to high quality le&rning Mjd development opportUDiti¢s. enabling them to learn new skill¥ and reaiise their owm ]M)tential. FiuaDtil revitw FlnADci#I w9ition The charity g¢neTated a surplu5 of £53,691 {2023.. £88,514) in the financial year. At the y¢ar eDd. the charity h&% re51ri¢t¢d ￿5¢￿e& of £286,500 and unrestri¢ted Tes¢rYes of £718,182. The cash Ut bank balanct has in¢re&8ed fro £1,033.576 2023 to £1.078.040 in 2024. Prlncipl fvndin8 A$ a]￿Y$, the charity is ¢xtremely grateful for the fill￿1￿8 we r¢ttive from weral or8&nisations that allow us to deliver ow work. During 2024. thDse fimders included.. . BBC Cbildr¢n in Need . Big t￿ry Fund (R¢a¢hing Communiti¢51 • Birniingham County FA • Coventry City FC . Covcnty City Council CSW Sport • Coventy aTrJ Warwick5hire Partnership trnst . Englith Football lea8ue . Etsglish Football 5eagu¢ ThL8t . Ew0p￿1 Social Fund {￿d Big Lottery Fwid) . Football FouDdation . ShaTP Business Solutions . Mind • Mo&t House Community Trus¢ •NCS . NHS Covtnty Nuneaton wjd Bedworth PCN Oaks Consultsncy • Public He￿th CovEnty Sport En￿and .ThePFA . The Football A850¢iation • The PremierLeague Clwitable Fund • Th¢ Premi<r LtaEue. in¢luding Facilities fund . Think Active Midlands Polirt-VRU Once 8gaitL grant futtdin8 and commissioning has supported the range alld div¢rsity of our charitable artivitie5 tsking place across Cov¢nty arnd WaTh*ickshire w)d is having a 5i8nificant impact on the lÉv¢s of many residents of ￿1 a8es. ReBerweJ p)Il¢y It is the ￿)I]rY of the charity that unrestricted fill￿$ which have not been designated for a &pecifi¢ use should be rnal￿taIned at a l¢vel equivalent to six month5 Staff costs and wh¢Th achieved lead on to a six-month full co$t recovery rnod¢l. Th¢ tru5teES considcr that r¢seryes at this level will ensure thaL in the event of a significsnt dn)p in￿me. they will be abl¢ to continue the Charitys current ￿tivitieS whilst ￿n5]d￿tIOn 1$ given to ways iti which additiofta] funds may Ix Pa8¢ 13

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEC£MBER 2024 srRAT£GIC REPORT Flnanclal review Going fon¢ern After making appwriate enquirie4 the trustees have a r¢asorTrable exwtstion that the charity has adequate resources to CO￿1￿1¢ in opcration ¢xi5tenc¢ foi the forcsceable future. Forthis reason. they contthu¢ to adopt the gotng concern b&%is in pryaringthe fJttan¢i41 stai¢mEllts. PriDcipai ris￿ Atsd uncert*intie5 Th¢ principal risk faced by the cbarity 1$ the potential loss of fill￿lThg thd decr¢Jse in numbers for paid for xlivities. However, wntinu¢d parthership wo￿lAS has seen us cement 17 new fundin¥ opportuniti¢s alongside th¢ inc¥eas¢d participation iti 2019 forowpaid for seryices. P88¢ 14

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNfTY REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 srRATFGIC REPORT OryAnisAtion81 Ch4oges The finanGial implications for th¢ charity with 8Tattts ¢orning to an ¢nd h•$ been minrTDised. primarily throu8h the Try5c&￿tad of Community maint8Èning a finan¢ial risk r¢gist¢r and $ubs¢quently identifying and acces5in8 new fvnds to cotttinu¢ the breadth of work uDJcrtAk¢n by the charity. FiD¥ntlal Risks Every year, the oTg￿]SatiOn wlll w)d¢rtake a fIn￿￿la1 risk review Nthich considers the followin8: ' Op¢rdtiona] Risk5 that may negatively Influen￿ finaDGia5 perfornwJc¢ * A review of fi￿￿la1 policies and procedures {as out]ined within the Finon¢iAI R¢gulations MaDu￿) * Funding risk registsr {trvice-￿￿ly) to identify risks &ssociated with grant fimdraisithg streams and steps to mitigate tkns¢ risks The financial risk revi¢w forn￿ part of the wider ¢lwity risk management proc￿. is monitor¢d through an (￿g￿lSatiOnal Risk Rwster. This dOC￿nent is designed around the Charity Commission best p[￿ICe 8uidance ott mat￿1￿8 risk wthin ¢hJrities md is mana8cd. monitored r¢Yiewcd by the Directors, with Rlsk being a standard agenda item at each tn￿tee meeting. B. Governante L¢dership Th¢ Head of Community is ￿￿untable to the Board of Thstee5 that meets miDimum on a quarterly basis (minimum total of four meeting5 plus AGM each year). Trn5t¢es come from a variety of sporL buBine55, mark¢tiD& community backgTounds. providing a varied skill setto assist the organi5ations ma￿agement. As w¢ll as ￿CoUtrt￿bj11ty to the Board of Trust¢es. evrry year wc go througb 8D as8¢wmen¢ by the English Football L¢w Tntst aftd Prernier League Charitsble Fund callcd fcopoapability Code of Prartice.. This Sp￿]fiC￿lOn SEts out the twuird stomdards awss 14 k¢y 3r￿. Th¢ ptoce55 identifies vknere our organisation is meeting minimum standards and where w¢ are working towards achieving excellenc¢. The minimum standards hav¢ been drnwn from existing government guidance. the ChaTity commi￿10￿ inthistry best practice and Premier Ixague requirements. Jn somc ¢￿es. ¢xistin8 guidanc¢ h#s be tsilorcd to the 8p¢¢ifi¢ contexi of foot￿[ Club comD)wiity orgaDiSations. C. Qu•llty and Impct We have a strong rommitincntto quality u¢ros8 all oJras of (worynization- including in the way we are nm and in our proi¢ct delivery. We are often &sk¢d to b¢ part of working gTOUPS to siipport the ongoitig development of projerts p•rti¢uiarly those within the Club Community Organisation (CCOI network. W¢ have ¢lear and soft outc4)mes id¢ntifi¢d for of our projects and activities, as well a8 a I￿ge of tools and resources that a]low us to demonstrate the bencfit of our worL The8¢ tools ¥re a combin4ti0n of those that we developed internally. adopted a¢ademic rnethodolo8ic4 or estsblished health and education industy frame WOTk8. (See 2018 Impa¢t Report) D. PuNi¢ Benefit The ThJes have each receivcd the Chprity Commissi0Ths 8uidelin¢s on publiG benefit and this fon￿5 part of the illdu¢tion pack for new T￿￿tee The charity uses the brand of Covcnty City Football Club to help a¢hi¢ve its mission of helping people to tth part in a phy$ically 8Ctive, healthy and inforn￿d lif¢5tyle. whilst providing an environment that encowages l¢arnin& personal vcloptnent and personal achievement. Page 15

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNrrY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21124 STRATEGIC REPORT Plans for htUTt perio ents In 2023 Sky Blues in the Community worked with Oaks Consuttancy on thr developm¢nt of their ncw strategic pl&n for 202￿2027. A6 Port of this pnKess. it w&8 importwjt when dev¢loping our ncw strebYG plan th4t ￿ were ittsi8ht-led 2nd really ￿d¢rstood th¢ Comn￿eS Ythi¢h will b¢ positively rmpacted by the work we do. We wauted to be ￿)fidellt that we fully understood the land5wie that we were op¢ratiD8 in. $0 that w¢ could offerthe best 901utions p)ssibl¢ to our cotumuniti¢s. Ovet scveral rnonth5 we cowulted with a ran8e of strakebold¢rs including our w0￿for￿ partner5. pent club and benefiGiarie3. This was then at￿y$¢d 4longsid¢ local research and dth and meaDs ￿ tww uttder5tand th¢ role we t￿r￿ to play ov¢r the next three yews. Following the widc rnig¢ of wnsult4tion at)d 8Da]ysis that we wwjertook: we arc incredibly proud to launcb our new Making aDifferen¢e Strategic P]an for 202¥2027. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AI¥D MANACEMENT Governing dotument The is CODthJll¢d by its soveming docuDwIL a deed of trust. and ¢onstitutes a limited Company. limit¢d by 8uarth, ￿ defined by the Companies Act 2006. Charity constitutio The clwity 1$ reyist¢T¢d a5 a ¢harAtable cornpany limited by Buarantee and set up by & Memor4ndum of Asso¢iation Dn 9 Jvly 2008. The ¢harity is r¢gi5t¢red ￿d¢r the charity number 1127014. The prin¢ipo] objert of the charity is to bcnefit the inhabithnts of Coventy and the surTounding ar¢Yd by promoting community particip￿10￿￿ in healthy re¢reation by providing faciliiies in for the playing of association football and other sp)rts capable of improving heth ¥nd education. Method of appointmont or dertlon of trn5tees Th¢ Manag¢D￿lt of the charlty is the responsibility of the tNstCC5 who are elected and ¢{w￿¢d Under the tern￿ of the Arti¢les of Asso¢iotton. New Tn￿¢¢$ our reuuitment * th¢ invitatM)n of the ¢uTrent trustees and are appoint¢d ￿ trustec8 ￿en such appointment i has been approved by ail th¢ ¢xis¢in8 Tru5tces. The number of Trustees shall be not less than Five and MA￿mum of12 as per a r¢501ution approved by th¢ trustee5 aDd Charity Commissioth in Nov 2018. Orgartis•tionAI Jtruetur¢ aDd dettsion The Bwd of Tntstees are th¢ uhimate mntrol in thr party of th¢ ¢harity. but they have delesafyj responsibility for the day-to-day management of th¢ chatityto the Head of Community sUPPOrted by BDM and 4 theme managers. In 2022. thr the introth¢tion of the or8anisationol risk re8iSter in 2016, th¢ risk regist¢rs outlines: sever81 w of Tlsk. how these will be mitigat¢d and m4na8ed. as well as th¢ staff th]5tees' responsibilities. The subject of risk 1$ now a stsndard agenda item at trnstee m¢etins$ with the risk rcgister, including financial risK bring r¢vi¢wed. athl updatsd every six months. PolicieK 8d•pt¢d for the Induction trainlllg of Trnattts Newly appoinknent Trustee5 are pwvided with a thorough introduction via & trustee's hatmlknk to the workings of th¢ Charity and are provid￿ with 811 n¢cesspry infomiation which will enable them to properly fjjlfil th¢ir tDle as Trnste¢s (sce Tntst¢¢ Handbook). Page 16

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERf4ANCE AND MANAGEMENT Rtsk mallAgement The Trustees hwe a￿essed the major risks to which the charity is exp05cd, in p3rti¢ular thos¢ relatsd to th¢ operations attd finances of the Charity. vknlch again are rcvicwed every Six TtM)nths, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in plac¢ to mitig4t¢ oiw exposu￿ lo the mvdjorrisk& Ith order to meet our obligations iULder th¢ ChaTitie8 Act 2011. we Ml￿ submit full accounts the Cbarity Commission within months of the end of our financiai year. Thi5 deadline bern m¢t for each of our aDnual submission to the commission. Our Financial Re8ulatiorts MAnual identifics the Tol¢ 011 staff have in eff¢ctivety tnanagiDg day to day fInan￿ as well as outlining process such as cash handlin& monthly banking. invoirx proc<5s¢4 online b8nking etG. This ¢nsures sistent appn)achts> ourphy5i¢al dealing5 wth money and ¢le4r financial prothlure. In temis of budgetary man2gemcnt. we have aD ovetail organiBatsonal budget cornplet¢d on an anThual b&8is. of our s¢nior Tnanwment t¢am are giveD a budget for their area of worK with finollciai targets included in the relevant staff personal objeclives. We have extemai a¢wutrtatts (Askews) ￿ prodwe monthly mgJw¢nt reputs to assess the fmaDBiai risk of the ¢harity which aUow5 Theme moDa8ers to rewrt on any variA￿¢S betWEth bw and actual. W¢ ￿ve appointrd part-tirnc fitmce Cowordinator that ov¢rsees the inputting of all information into Xero sothvare accountikn& alloin8 ￿ to a¢¢urately monitor our inwme and ¢xpenditif¢, and p¢rformBJ&¢¢ against budgets for our diff¢Te￿ areas of wo￿. Responsibility and aecountsbility for nb)nitoring and managin8 budgets sits with senlor man8gem¢nt team financial targets reportin8 on budgets fonw part of our apwtii8aL I.'I supervision Framemvrk and quth¢rly reportins mechanisms. RKFERFNCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DETAILS RegiBt¢red Conwany nurnber 06642112 {Eng]and and Wales) Reglgtered Chrlty lluwber 1127014 RryL¥tered Officè Coventy Building Society Arena Judds Lane Coventy West Midlands CV6 6GE D Boddy TSGill MHornby N E Newbold Idecwed 2512125) T V Owalemi {r¢si8ned 19191241 C ￿ter P W Sullivan L W T¢bbutt 17

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNrrY REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINLSTrATIVE DETAILS AudltDr Flint & Thompson Statutory Auditors 2 M￿Or Square Solihull W¢5tMidlands B913PX B￿￿er% The C4)4)p¢tative Bank l Balloon Stre¢t Manchester M60 IGP Ulst¢r Bank Ltd 5 Nutl¢y Grove Carlow Co. Kilkenny srATEMENT OF TAUSTKLg RESPONSIBILTfiES The trugtecs (who ar¢ ai50 the directors of Sky Blues in the Community for the of company law) are res￿)nSIble for preparing the Rep)rt of the Tru5t¢¢s and the financia] stat¢m¢nts irt a¢¢oTd4n¢e with applicable law and Unit¢d Kingdom Accounting Stmdard4 (United Kingdorn Gen¢rally Accepted Accounting Practi￿1. Company law requires th¢ tru5te¢s to pr¢p8re finan¢ia] statemellts for each fitwicia] year which giv¢ a true and fair view of th¢ state of affairs of the ¢harit8ble cornpwry ond of the it￿MIng r¢s￿￿ee$ and application of resour￿5, An¢luding the income and ¢xp¢ndiwr¢, of the cbaritable company for that period. In ptrparin8 those financial statements, the truste￿ are requirtd to sel¢¢t suitable a￿)UntIng poli¢ies and th¢ft Y4pply them ¢ot￿LstentIy. ob8¢rv¢ the m¢thoth at￿ principles in the Charity SORP. make judg¢meDts Ind c5timates that are re450nable and PTudcn¢ sthte whether appIl￿b)e accounting standards have b¢¢n ftillowed. subject to ally matsrial departures di*l0sed and explain¢d in the financitil statern¢t)ts: prepare the fmon¢ial stat¢mellts on the going concern basis unie$s it 15 Inapproprtate 10 prcsume that th¢ rharitabl¢ company will colllityJE in busin¢s5. The ts￿le¢S are rgsponsible for keepin8 proper accounting re￿rdS which disclose with reasonabl¢ ac￿ra¢Y at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enzble them to ¢nsur¢ that the financial statements comply with the Companies Ad 2006. They ore also responsible for safeguarding the as5cts of the chariithle company and h¢n¢¢ for tsking re150nable steps for the prev¢tition and detc¢tton of fraud and other iTTC8ulaJiti¢5. Itt 80 far as the tft￿ are aware.. there 1$ no Ielevant Audit infornthon of whiGh the ¢haritabl¢ ¢ompany's audito￿ are unawait and the tru8tee$ have tsk¢n all steps that they ought to have takcrj to th¢ms¢lv¢s aware of any relevant audit i￿rn￿tion and to establiShth￿ th¢ auditors are aware of informatiott. AiJDITORS The auditors, Flillt & TI￿n)pS0￿ will b¢ proposed for rE-appJÈnlment &t the forthcoming Annulll General Meetin& Page 18

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR EPIDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Rwrt of th¢ tw*ees. in¢otporating a strategic re￿rt. approved by order of the board of trI￿tee$, as th¢ company dir¢¢tor5, on 31 Juty 2025 th)d Signed on the boaTd'$ behalf by: C Salter. Trustee PaBC 19

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDKNf AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUIYITY Opinlon We haye audited the fina￿¢7a7 s¢at¢ments of Sky Blues in the Community (th¢ charitable ¢ompany) for the year ended 31 DK¢nA)¢r 2024 wthich comprise thc ststem¢￿ of Fitwi¢iai A¢tivitie5. the Bal0￿ce Sh¢¢( the Cash Flow Stst¢me and notes to th¢ fuw)cial 8tstem¢nt% in¢luding a summary of significant 8c¢ounting poliGi¢s. Th¢ fuwncial reporting frornewoTk that has been 8pplied iti their preparation is appli¢abl¢ law and United Kingdom Ac¢ounting Stsndards IUnit¢d Kingdom Generntly Acc¢ptya Accounting Practice). In ouropitiiott the fin¥mcial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable compatys affairs as at 31 DKember 2024 and of its Inc￿ming resourrrs and application ofzesour￿s. including its income and eXpoditi￿C. for the year th¢n Ended. have been property pryred in a¢¢ordance with Uoited Kingdotll Generally Accept¢d Accourttin8 Practi4 wjd have b¢¢n prepared in accordance with the requiremcnts of th¢ Companies A¢t 2006. B$ls for opini•n We conduct¢d our audit in a￿rdance with International Standard5 on Auditing (UK) {ISAs (UK)) &￿j applieabl¢ law. (kn r¢sponsibilitieg under tkn5e st4tthTth are further described in the Auditot¥' re5rA)nsibilities for thc audit of the finanGial statern¢nts s¢¢tion of our r¢porL W¢ are independent of the ¢hgXitable comp8ry in accordan¢¢ with the ethical requirements that ar¢ relevant to our of the financial s¢atemeMs in the UK including thc FRC$ F.thiGal Standard, and ￿ have fulfilled our other ethi¢4] responsibilities in acrordance with th¢se requirem¢nts. We beli¢Y¢ that th¢ audit ¢viden¢¢ we have obtsitted 1$ Sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. c0￿ClUsion% r¢l8tiDg to goimg ¢Dn¢ern In auditin8 the financial statement5, we hav¢ conGluded that ilte trustces, of the going concern ba5L5 of ￿coUntIng in the pr¢pantion of the fino0¢ial statrnts is appropriat< Based on the work we hav¢ perfomied. we have not identified any matcri81 unc¢rtainties r¢lating to events or conditions individually or ¢oll¢ctively, may c•st Si8nificatht doubt on th¢ ctwitsble company'5 Hbilty ts wniinue as a going concern for a Friod of at least twelve months fiY)m when th¢ fJnan¢ial staternents ore wthorised fw issuc. Our respO￿lbIliti¢s and the rutM)nsibi]ities of th¢ ttustses with respe¢t io going wncern are described in the relevant sections ofthis TeporL Other The Inthes are resrA)nSAbl¢ for the other infonllatiojk. The other infonnation comprises the infomititioh included itt the Annua] Report. other thart the finan¢iai ststemcnts and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon. ]r opinion on th¢ financiAi statem￿ts does ]￿1 cover th¢ other infornmtion and. except to the extent othenvAs¢ ¢xplicit]y 5tatsd in our repor( do not ¢xpre5s any forni of 8s8urante conclusion tlw¢on. In wnnection with our iudit of the financial statements, our ttsponsibiity is to re&J the other tnftirniation and, in doin8 so. ￿nSider whether thc other iDfornMtioth is materially inconsistent with the fJnan¢ial Ststsments or our knowledge obtaiDed in th¢ audit or oth¢rwis¢ appear5 to be materially misstated. If we identify such mat￿111 inconsi5t¢n¢i¢s or appareni material rnisstatements, we ￿¢ required to detemiine whcther this givE5 ris¢ to a material misstatement in Ih¢ fjnanrial statements themselves. 1£ ba%d on the work we have perfornied. we conGlude that there is a material mi58tstement ofthis other infomi#ti0￿ we arr required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. OplDiODS On other nhAtt¢rs preserlbEd by th¢ Compnlts Aet 21106 In our opiniort, based on th¢ wvrk und¢rtak¢n in the cours¢ of the auditr. the infi)rniation giY¢n in thc Keport of the Trustees for the financial year for vthich th¢ financia] st¢t)￿l1ts arc prepared is consistrntwith th¢ financial statements. and the Report ofthe Th￿tee$ has been pr¢par¢d in cordance with applicable l¢gal r¢quitwnents. Page 20

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBKRS OF SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY Mattejy on whleb we re reqwlred to report by ex&Tption Jn the li8ht of the knowledge and understanditig of the clwitable cornpany and its environment obtsined in th¢ ￿llISe of the audil w¢ have not idenlified material mi&s¢atemEnts in the Re[￿ of the Tru51ees. In the light of the knowIedge and Underst￿dIng ofthe cbarity and its environment obtained in the course of th¢ audit, we have not identifi¢d mat¢rial mi&staternents the In]stees' report. We have ntthingto repcKt irt respect of the following rnatt¢rs in relation to which the Companic5 A¢t 2006 requir¢s to T¢￿rt to you if. in our opinion: ' ad¢quate accounting reconls have not been kepL or return5 ￿equate for our audit ￿ve not been rettived from br￿ch¢S notvistted by us: or . the fiDanGial sthtements are nol in agreement with the accounting reco￿5 and rthrns. or . tertain disclo￿t¢S of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made. or . we hav¢ not received all the infomiation aThd explanations we require forouT awdiE or • the tru5t¢es wrr¢ not ¢ntitled to prepar¢ the financial statements ID accordan¢¢ with the an1￿1 companies r¢gim¢ and take ￿v9￿148e of the 5rnall ¢ompanies' exemptions in pr¢p8ring the dAr¢cthts' report and from ts [￿U7r¢Ment to PTepgre * styatesic r¢porL Rtsponsibl]Itlu of truste As explwned more fully in the Stst¢m¢nt of Trnsttts, Res￿nsIbIlItie￿ the ttwst¢¢s {wkn are also the directors of the rI￿rItable company for th¢ purpDse5 of rompaNy law) are responsibl¢ for the preparation of the financial statements and for being sisfied that th¢y giv¢ a trne and fair view. and for such internal control as the ffiistees d¢terniitie is n¢¢essary to ¢nabl¢ the preparation of financia] ststements that ar¢ fr¢¢ from malerial misstatemrt Mtheth¢r due to fraud or error. Tn preparing the financial statem¢nts. the Irustees aTe resrK)nsible for asseS5in8 the Ch￿l￿ble c4jtnpan￿s ability to continue as a going di5c105in& as applicable, Jnatters related to going cim¢¢m and the going conccrn basis of acGountiThg unless the tr￿Stee$ either intend to liquidate the charitabl¢ ¢OMp￿Y or to ¢ease opetations. or have realistit alternativt butw do so. Pa8e 21

REPORT OF THE ll¥DEPENDEiYf AUDITOILS TO THE MEMBEIiS OF SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUJYITY 0￿r respoDsibilitie8 f•r the 4udi¢ of the finantial statements Our objedivc5 to obtsin Teasonable assuronee #bout Wheth￿ the finaD¢ial statements as a whole are fr¢¢ from mthrial mi&8tatcmenL TrYh¢th￿ due to fraud OT em)r, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opirjion. R¢asonable assutanc¢ is a bigh l¢v¢l of assurance. but is a guarantee that an audit conducted ill &ceordance with ISAS (UK) will ahvays dete¢1 a material mi5Staternent th it ex15ts. Misstatemerts can arise frorn frgud or ¢rror and are congidercd m8ri81 if, individually or in the awegat4 th¢y could rcasonably be expect¢d to influen¢t the economic decisions of Ug¢TS tak¢n orj the basis of these financial S￿t￿ller￿. The extntto which ourpmcedures are capable of d¢t¢¢ttng irrcgulariti4 in¢ludiDg fraud is detailed below.. The auditor's assessmcnt of fv susceptibility of the elltity's financial styt¢nMts 10 ttlaterial misstatemenL ittcludin8 fraud mightoccw Which laws and regul￿10￿5 the &uditor identified as bEing of signifi¢an¢¢ in the cont¢x¢ of the ettilty Howth¢ auditorobttiined an Lmder5tandiD8 of.. The Ic8al aDd re8ula(ory framework applicable to the entity and how the entity is Gomptying The entity's polici¢5 md procedures on ¢omplian¢¢ with la￿ and regulations, including docurnentation of atsy install￿ of nonwC4)mplian¢¢ Th¢ entity's policies and procedures on fraud risks, includithg knowledge of ￿Y actual. suspected or all¢ged frAUd. As partof an audit in ￿tsrdanCe with ISA5 (UKI, we exercise professional judwnent 8nd maintain professional scepti¢ism throughout the audit. We also: . Identify and gu¢58 the risks of rnater1￿ misststemcnt of thc financial ststements. whether due to fraud or ¢rror, desig ond perforni audit proceduT¢S r¢sponsiv¢ to thos¢ risks. and obtain audit evidence is sufficient and appmpriate to provide 4 basis for ow opinion. The Tisk of not detectiD8 a marial misstat¢m¢nt resvlting from fraud 1$ higher than for on¢ Tesulting from error. as fraud may involve collusion. forgeryy intentional omissionB. misrepre5etrtatioD4 or the override of intemil cotthl. Obtain arj understanding of ijjternal cottrol relevant to the a￿Jit ilt ord¢r to desigtt audit pro¢¢dLW¢5 tI￿t aTe appTopriit¢ in the circumstances, but not for th¢ purpose ofexpr¢$$ing an opinion on th¢ effectiven￿$ of ihe internal control. . Evaluat¢ the appropriateness of xcounting policies used 8nd the re8sonabl¢n¢ss of accounting estimates attd related dis¢losure$ made by th¢ tnuteeg. Conclud¢ on the 8ppropriat¢ness of the trustees, use of the going concern bLsis of accounting based on thc audit evidence obta]DE￿ wh¢¢her a ma¢¢rial uncertainty exLIts related to evetts or coDdition$ that may tast Significant doubt ¢)n th¢ charity's ability to contÈnu¢ a going concern. If we conclude thBt a rnaterial uncertaittty cxist4 we are wuired to draw attention in ow auditor's r¢port to th¢ r¢l4t¢d disclosures in the fitt&ttciai st•tem¢nts or, if such disclosur¢g arE inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclu5ion5 8re based oll the audit evidrnce obt4ined up to the date of o audiLor'5 Tewrt. How¢v¢r, firture evmts or cottditions may cause th¢ ¢haTity to C£￿ to contirjue lls a going Mn¢em. . Evalu*e the ovwNII pres¢ntstion, struGbJre and content ofthe fitJanGia] 5tatem¢nts, including the disElosur¢5, and wheth¢rthe finattcial Stst¢rna￿ repr¢8ent the underlying transaction5 and events in a manner that achievcs fair pr¢scntalion. We communicate with those charged ￿th gov¢rnaThce T¢8ardin& among other n￿tters. th¢ planned sGop¢ and timing of the audit and si8nifi¢ant audit findings. in¢ludin8 any signifjcant d¢fi¢i¢n¢ies in I[rtern￿ Gontrol that w¢ identify during our &udit. A further dtsGription of our resp￿sibIlItIeS forthe audit of th¢ fmanc1￿ statements is lo¢at¢d oh the Financial R¢portAn8 Jun¢il's wcbsite at www.frc.org.uklauditorsresJx)knsibilities. This d¢s¢ription fotms part of our Report of the Jnd¢pendent Audito P48e 22

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDYfoRS TO THE MEMBEILS OF SKY BLUES IN TUE COMMUNITY Use •f our rnyort This report is made solely to the Gb￿LIabl¢ companys member5. 8$ a body. in a¢cordatKe with Chapter 3 of Pyrt 16 of the Conwanies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that might state to the charitable CoMpan￿S members those mattets we are required to State to them in an auditors, Teport ond for ￿ Ot1￿ purpose. To the fvllest extent pern)itted by law. we do M)t xc¢pt or asswme r¢sponsibility to anyo￿ other than the eharitsble wmpaDy and thc ¢I￿l￿ble compan￿$ m¢mb¢rs a8 a body. for our audit work, forthis report, OT for the opinions we kne fonn¢d. Petcr Geo enjo[ for and on f of Flint ststtrto Awjitors 2 Manor Square Solihull W¢st Midlands B913PX tory Auditor) Thompson Page 23

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21124 2024 Total ruttd8 2023 Totsl UNre5tri¢ted Reltrlcted funds INCOME AND kl¥l)OWMENTS FROM Donation5 aThd legaoi¢$ 769.891 1,053,874 1023,765 1.569.417 Charitab]e attl￿ti¢￿ Activities Thithtn th¢ Commuttty 2,411 InY¢stment it￿0M¢ 40,958 4(J958 9224 Total 810049 1,053074 1,864,72J 1,581.052 EXPENDITURE ON CharltAble aetivitl Activities within th¢ Conun￿lty Support ¢osts on chatitabl¢ activities 619ffi77 158A81 1,032074 ,652,551 15&481 1,358.464 134.074 Total 77&158 1,032,874 1011.032 1.491538 NET INCOME 32,691 21,1I•0 53ffj91 88.514 RKCONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fimds brnwht foTward 685,491 265,5110 950,991 862,477 TOTAL FVI¥DS CARRIED FORWARD 718.182 286,500 1,0ts4,682 950.991 The notes forni pgrt of these financial ststements 24

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMuNrrY BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2024 2•24 Tot1 funds 2023 Tot81 nds Urestrlcted ds R&strteted Note8 FIXED ASSETS Tan8ible assets 21J62 21JJ62 21,307 CURRENfA8SETS Debtor5 PTcpayments and accrued income Cash at bank 12 78,901 n,91Z 791 J4 7&901 72912 99,559 17,984 1,033,576 286JOO 943J53 286 1329J53 1,151.119 CREDITORS Amounts falling due wtthin onr year 13 124S,733) (245,733) {221,435) NET CURREiYf ASSETS 697,62• 286JOO 984.120 929,684 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREIYT LIABILITIES 718,182 286,500 IMI4682 950.991 KT ASSETS 718,182 2865 1,004,682 950.991 FU]YDS Unrestricted fjjnds Restricted funds 15 718,IK2 685,491 265,500 TOTAL FUNDS I,OW682 950,991 Tr finonciai ststem¢nts weTe apprO￿d by the Bolrd of Trwtees al￿ aUthOrts￿ for issue on 31 Ju]y 2025 and w¢Te signed on i C Salter- Trust The noles fornl part of these financial ststemBnts Page 25

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY CASH FIKIW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR EI¥DED 31 DECEMBER 2D24 2024 21123 Not Cajh tknws from opernting Aedvitie Cash generated from operdtio 7,121 92,138 Net cash provid￿ by Op¢￿1￿ a¢ttvitics 7,121 92.138 Cash fltsws from inve9tlng 4¢trvhles Purchase of tangible fixed assets Interest recetved (3hlS) 40,958 9224 N¢t Gash provided by invegtitig &tivities 37J43 9.224 Chinge In eash and ¢￿b eqthalents the wtportlng perlod C•sh ind tash oqth#leDts at the begIn￿kn¥ ofthe reportlng period 101 J62 1,033,576 932.214 Cash aod rash equlvlents at the eod of tht r¢porth)g period 1.•7&U40 1,033,576 The AQt¢s forni part of these finat￿ll ststements Page 26

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNFTY NOTKS TO THE CASH FIA)W STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR Et4DED 31 DECEMBER2024 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcrIvrriES 2024 2023 Net incorne for the r¢porting period (4$ per the Statem¢nt of FID8ncil Actsv1ti￿) Adjustments for: D¢preciation clwges tnt¢r¢st reteiv¢d {IncmS¢yd￿re&s¢ in debtors Inrnse in cr¢ditoRs 53h91 88.514 4J611 (40P58) (34370) 24398 5,669 (9,224) 1,819 5,360 Net eoh prnvided by operatlo 7,121 92,138 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FitNDS Al V1124 C*8h flo At 31112ll4 N•t ush Cash ot bartk 1.O33J76 1.078,•4 1,033J76 1,07804 Total I.D33JY6 1,078,041J The note5 form part of th¢se fitt&tt¢ial ststemEnt8 Page 27

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOTFS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2•24 ACCOi114TING POLICIES Bajlg of prepring the statements Th¢ financial st&t¢ments of the charitable Gompany, ￿1¢h 1$ a public b¢n¢fLt entity under FRS 102, have be¢n PTepared in accordan¢¢ with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'A¢counting and Reporting by ch￿l￿¢s.. sts¢¢m¢nt of REw]wwd¢d Prncti¢¢ applicabk to charili&% preparing their accowits in accoTdance with th¢ Financi81 Rwrtin8 Stsndard appIl￿b]e in the UK and Republic of Ircland {FRS 102) (eff¢¢tive l January 2019),. Financial Reportirt8 Standard 102 Th¢ FI[w￿La] Re￿rting Standard appli¢able in th¢ UK and R¢public of Irel￿￿, and th¢ Conwanies Act 2006. The fllJaDcial 5tstemeAJts have been prepared under the htstorirai cost conventiotL The financial statem¢nts are prep#Ted in sterling. which is the fimctional curr￿EY of the ¢ntity. Figw¢s aTC rounded to the nearest £. Aeeounthix judgements kry Jounes tsfesiimatloTh uncertaI￿ty The prepaTatioD of the fiDRncial ststctnents r¢quires mart￿eMent to make jud8enwity estimates and 8&8un]ptions thot Aff¢¢t the amounts reported. These ¢sti￿aleS and judgements aT¢ continually rEview¢d and atr based on rxperienc¢ and other fa¢tor4 in¢ludu>g expectations of fuknre ¢ve]ts that ar¢ believcd to be reasonAble und¢r th¢ Ineoming rewtsrces All income 1$ included itt the statement of financial activiti¢s when entitjement has passed to the Charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flowto the charity and the amount Call be reliably Mess￿d. The following spe¢ifi¢ polici￿ are applied to particular ¢at¢gories of ineome.. * Inwme from donations or grants is re￿￿niSed whcn there is evidence of ¢ntitlement to the gifL receipt is probAbl¢ and its arnow)t Can be Tnea5ured r¢liably. * IKgacy income is rtto8niBed wh¢n receipt probable and entitlement i$ ¢5tablished. * from donated goods is measured at the fiir value of the goods whless this is impractical to measure reliabty, in ￿1￿￿ G85e the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the e5timat¢d r¢sale V￿uc. Donated facili¢ie$ and servitt5 are re¢o￿lsed in the AC¢OU1￿ when ieceived if the v4]ue can be reliably No omouftts are rncluded for the ¢ontriblltiotJ of gcnera] volunteers. * Income from ￿ntr￿ts forth¢ 5uppty of s¢rvic¢s is reco80ised wthth the deliY¢ry of the setvitt. This is classified &8 UtkrestriGted fjJDds unless therc i5 a contrA¢tual reqiiircment for it to be spent on a particular purpos¢ and retwned if unsp¢nL in whi¢h ¢4s¢ it may be reggrded as r¢stri¢t¢d. Re8our£es expended Expendith is Te¢oBnis¢d on an accruals basis as a liabilty is ittturrcd. Exp¢ndi¢ur¢ in(lud￿ any VAT Yknieh cannot be fully recovered. #nd IB ¢lassified under headings of the staternet)t of fina￿la[ activities tr> which it relates: * Expthdiiw¢ on raising fuDds includes the c<)$ts of all ￿ndraising activities. ¢v¢nty non-charitsble tsxding a¢¢iviti¢4 It￿ the s41¢ of donated g(M)ds. ' Expendiiw¢ on rharitable activiti¢s illcludes all ¢osts incurred by a ¢harity iD undertaking activitles that fimther its ¢lwitable aimi for the Ixnrfit of its b¢nefi¢iarie$, including those support Costs ond costs relating to the gOverDaL￿￿ ofth¢ charity ap]M)rtioned to rh8ritable activities. * Other exp¢t￿rtUre includ¢5 all exp￿dIt￿re that is neither rclated to rni5ing fund$ for th¢ ¢harity nor part of its expmditure on ¢haritable a¢tivtties. Page 28

SKY BLUES IIY THE COMMUNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENfs. eon¢i•ued FOR THE YEAR KNDED 31 DECEMBER 2D24 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- contifjued ReJollr¢e8 expended All eosts are allo¢ated to expendi￿re ¢4t¢¥orie5 r¢tlectin8 th¢ use of the resour¢¢. Dir¢¢t eosts attributable to a 5in8lE aGtivity are a]locate41 directly ty that a¢tivity. Shared costs ar¢ apjthioned between th¢ activities th¢y contribute to on a reasotthle. justifiable and con5i5tettt ba818. Tgngible fixed assets DeP￿latIOn is provided at the followiTh8 alln￿al rates in order to write off ¢8¢h as8rt over its estitnat¢d u5¢fv1 life. Fixkn and fitti Computer equipment I￿/0 on reducing bal￿¢¢ 25Yo rrducing balance Tangible as5¢ts are initially recorded at cosL and subsequently stated at cost 1&88 any accumulated d¢preeiation and impainn¢nt losses. Any tWl8ible a5s¢ts ¢atTied at reV￿Utd amunts we reCo￿¢d at the fair V￿lle at th¢ date of reva5u8tion less any subscquent accumulated depre¢iion and gubsequent accumulated impainnent losses. An increase in the carrying amuunt of an Lssd as a Nult of 8 revaluati￿ is reeognised in other ￿mprehenSive aG¢mulated in equity. except to thr extent it Tev¢rses a revaluation decrease of thE same asset PT¢viously recognised in profit or Ioss. A de¢r¢4s¢ in th¢ canying amount of an asset as 4 result of rev￿ulti0ll, is reeA)gnised in otheT comprehensive income to the extent of any pTeviou31y rerognised revalL￿tIOn increase umulated ID equity in respect of thot asset. Where a revaluation d¢crea5c rxcttds the ￿uMUlated tcvaluation gling a￿UM￿l￿ed in equity in respect of that as%L tbe exce5S sh￿1 be reco8nised in prnfit or los& Impalrn•rAt of rued A￿ets A Tcview for indiGators of impairnienf is catTi¢d out at ch reporting date. with the recoverable amount bein8 ¢stimated wkcre such Arndi¢otor3 exist. Wher¢ the carrying value ¢xveds the recoverabl¢ gmount. the asset is irnpired accordingly. Prior impairm¢nts ar¢ also reviewed for tM)ssible reversal at each r¢portin8 date. For the pu￿05¢5 of impaim)¢nt testin& kn it is Th)t P055ibl¢ to estimate the recoverabl¢ amount of an ittdiyidual asset. an estiTnat¢ is made of the Te£overable amount of the cath-generating ￿[t to Mthi¢h tb¢ asset belongs. Th¢ cash-g¢n¢ratin8 Ulllt 15 thc smallest ideDtifiAble group of &s5¢ts that includcs the asset at￿ generat¢s cash inflow5 that largely indepcndcnt of the ¢ash inflows from other pss¢ts or groups of asscts. For implirniettt t¢stit)g of goodwill, th¢ goodwill acquired in a b￿siness Comb]D￿lOn i5, fiom the aequisition date, allocated ts> of th¢ ¢a5h-generAting units that are wected to benefit from the synergi¢$ of th¢ cornbinatb)n, iTre5p¢ctive of whetheT other ￿ets or li8biliti¢s of the company are assigned to those utiits. Txxation The charity is exempt from con)oraiion tsx i)ts its charitable activities. Fund a¢countlDg Unre5triGted fi￿dS G3n be used in ac¢orthce with the ¢haritsbl¢ objectiV¢s at the discrelion of the trustrts. Restricted funds only be used for partiGular restricted PUTpose8 within ihe objects of the ¢lwity. Restrictions gri5e when spe¢ifi¢d bythe donor or when funds ue raised for particular restricted pthposes. Furth￿ explanation of the and purpos¢ of each 1$ Included in the [￿t¢S to th¢ fin4nci815tat¢m￿. Defwed coMtribut&on plans Contributtons to defined contribution plans are reco8nÉsed &s an ¢xpen8¢ in the wiod in which the Tclated S¢Tvice 15 provided. Prepaid eon(r&butions are recognised 8s on &wtto the Fxt¢fftt that the prepayment will lead to a Tedudion in fv￿r¢ payinents or a Cash refund. Page 29

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNrtY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENI3- eoDlinued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 AccouiYfiNG POLICIES. CODthilled DefAm¢41 con¢rlbutioD plans When contributions are not expedcd to be s¢ttl¢d wl¥Jlly within 12 month5 of th¢ end of the r¢porting dak in whichthc ¢mploye¢s render th¢ r¢lated g¢rviee, the liabilty is measur¢d on a dI$￿U￿ted pr¢sent value b&8i$. The unwindingofthE dlw)UDt is recognised as a finance cost in profft or loss in thE Period in which it arises. Coh*g concern There are M rnateri￿ uncertaintie8 about the ¢lwity'5 ability to wtttlnu¢. Financi81 in8tThmeDts A fina￿la1 asset or a fina￿la1 liobility is rcco8nised only when the entity becomes a party to the ¢ontrac￿81 provAsion$ ofthe in$ttThnent. Basic financial lnStnm￿ts Are initially recognis¢d at the amount receivable or p4yabl¢ in¢luding any related transaction cost4 uDless the arrangement Consti￿¢¢$ a fiuancing transactioi where it is rtGogni5ed at th¢ present Val￿ of the firtwe pAYmet￿ discoun¢ed at a market rat¢ of interest for a Similar debt I08tr4￿Cnt. Current a5%ts a[￿ ¢UTrent liabilities atE subsequentty me4sur¢d at th¢ cash or oth¢r o)nsideration vApect&l to bE paid or received and not discount¢d. tkbt instrUm￿ts Are subs4ucntly rnea5ur¢d at amorbsed ￿$t. Where investm¢nts in shares oi pref¢r¢nce shares arc publicly traded or their fair valuc can oth¢rni5e be measured ￿lIablY$ th¢ investsnent is subsequently measured at fair value wrth changes in fair value rcco8nised in inwme And eX￿￿1th. All other su¢h investh)ents are subsequently me&8ured at wst le55 impainnent. Otr¢r financial iikthmenty in¢ludin8 derivative4 are irjitially r¢wgnised at fair valu4 uDless payment for an asset 1$ defetr¢d beyond business tern￿ or fina￿ed at a rnte of iTrt¢rest that is not a mark¢t rate. itt whieh Case the &8set is mc85ured at th¢ pr¢sentva]ue of the fvture payment5 distounted at a market rnte of interest for a similar debt instrument. Other fin￿CIal imstruments aTe subsequendy measured ￿ ￿1r valu¢, with afty changes ]T¢ognised in profit or lo&s. with the exception of hedging insirum¢nts in a d￿l￿ed hedging TelatiODship (s¢¢ hedge accounting poli¢y}. Fitwicial assets that ￿¢ measwed at cost or amortised cost are r¢viewed fi)r objertive evidettt of impairn)ent at the end of cach TeportiTLg date. If th¢r¢ is objective evidenGe of impairnwnl. am impairnient 105s is reco8niscd under th¢ approprith hcadAll8 in thr statement of fjnan¢ial activities it) which the initia] Boin w05 rt(0￿18ed. For all equity instnmJ¢nts rcganlless of signifi¢aDce, and other financial assets that are Individu￿lY 5ignificanL tbe$e are assessed indivithijlly for impainnrnt. Other financial a$$¢ts ar¢ eithrr asse58ed individually or grouped on th¢ basis of similar cr&lit risk charact¢ris¢i¢$. Any r¢v¢rsals of imPaiTmeDt are reco8ni8ed itnmedi4t¢ly, to the extent the reversal does not rtsult in a caryin8 amoiiilt of the f￿ancIal asset that ¢xc¢eds what the cvrying anuTrunt w￿uld httve been had the impairnmt not previously bpen recogt)ised. 0￿ratin1 lea8es Le￿ payments are re¢ognised as an exp￿￿¢ over the lew trrni on a 5traight-line b&sis. The aggregth b¢D¢fit of lease iDc¢ntive9 is ￿08￿1$¢d a5 a reduction to expejlle ovcr the leas¢ tErro on a straigth-line b&sis. P8g¢ 30

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CODtinytd FOR THE YEAR ENDKD 31 DECEMBER 2024 DONATIONS AND LECACIFS 2024 2023 Donations 1023,765 1,569,417 IlWEsrME￿ INCOME 2024 2023 tkposit aowuttt interest 411,958 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE A￿1vrrIEs 2024 2023 Artivity Activit1¢$ withirn the Community Commi3sion 2.411 EXPENDTfuRE ON CHAR￿ABLE AcrivrriLS Suppgrt cojts (￿e note 6) Dlrert Costs Totsls Activities within the Community Support on eharit&ble octivities 1,652J51 1,652.551 158,481 158A81 1ffj52J51 iS8081 1,811,032 SUPPORT COSTS Covern#Dee Other TotslA Support costs on ¢haritabl¢ activities 146161 11020 15&481 Support ineluded in the above. art a5 follows.. Oth¢r 2023 Support eosts o Total 714 3J18 2J33 14ffj25 13J06 3,773 Light at)d h¢at T¢lephone Rent ¥md setvi¢e ¢harge5 3,178 14640 17?45 1,077 AdTrKrtising Carried fonvard 41,128 3&769 P?g¢31

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATKMEprrs- eoiitinucd FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2O24 SUPPORT cosrs- CODtAnuryl Other- contlnw¢d 2024 8￿ppOrt Costs on ebarltabl¢ activities 2023 Totsl aetlvlti¢J Brought forwd Legal ond prof¢5sionwl fe¢5 Other office cxpew¢s Depr¢¢iation oftgngible fixed 85sets 41,128 36.606 64,567 4J60 3&769 36,181 39,119 5,669 146,661 119,738 Cov¢rnanee eosts 2124 Support ¢ostJ on eharitsble •etlvitie5 2023 Total •cttvities Ac¢ouThtan¢y fe Audit fees 7,9811 3WO 10.736 3￿00 11,82• 14J36 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net Inc4)meJ(expenditi￿) 1$ st4ted after ¢harglnyJl￿edltinS)'. 21)24 2023 Depreciion. owned 485¢1s 4J60 5,669 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AIYD BEIYEFITS The remuneratiOD for trustse and key P¢tsDnnel amounted to £73.500 (2023: £78,115) Trustees. ty•tM¢4 There w¢rc no trustees, exp¢nscs patd for the year eoded 31 December 2024 nor for the Ye￿ ended 31 De¢¢mber 2023. Pa8¢ 32

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY N(yfFS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21124 STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wages and salaries SOCI￿ sccurity ¢O#ts Other pension costs 962077 7A097 21218 838.513 63,436 19,389 1.1155J92 921,338 The average monthly number of employw duringthe year wa$ as follows: 2024 29 41 2023 27 39 Salaried C&sual 711 The numbEf Df rrllploye¢s whose empkny¢¢ b¢n¢fits {excluding eDwkJyer pension costs) exceed¢d £60.000 was: 21J24 2023 £70,001- £80,IY)o COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FUYANCIAL AcfiviTIES Unrestricted RtatriLed r￿d5 fumds Totsl Dds INCOME AND ENDOWMENIS FROM Donations le￿1 758.760 810.657 1,569,417 Cb8ritable &ctiviti Activiti￿ within th¢ Community 1411 2,411 Inv¢stmettt income 9224 9224 Total 770.395 810,657 1.581.OS2 XFEND￿uRF ON Chrltsbl¢ •diviti¢s Activitie5 within the Community Support costs OD cbaritable activities 568.807 134.074 789,657 1,358,464 134,074 Totsl 702,881 789.657 1.492.538 NET INCOME 67514 21.000 88.514 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tota] fvnds brought fonvard 617.977 244,500 862,477 Pag¢ 33

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEiYfs- ¢ontlDued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 IIJ. COMPARATIVLS FOR THE SfATEME￿r OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES- ¢ontlDMed Uorestrlcted Restricted lllnd8 Total funds TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 685,491 265.500 950,991 ii. TANGIBLE FIXED A&SETS Fixtsrej and rittinp Computer equipm*nt To¢als COST At l January 2024 Additions 8.1511 27934 3ffj15 36.084 3,615 At 31 Decemb¢r 2024 15• 31J49 39099 DKPRECIATION At l January 2024 Clwge fory¢ar 1,702 645 13,075 3,715 14.777 4J450 At 31 Dec¢mbcr 2024 2J47 16,7 19,137 NET BOOKVALUE At 31 Dccember 2024 5A13 14,759 20562 At 31 D¢cenhbet 2023 6,448 14,859 21,307 12. DEBTORS: AMOUNfs FALLINC DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 21124 2023 Trade debtors Other debtors 74947 3954 88,456 11.103 7&901 99.559 Page 34

SKY BLUES IIY THE COMMUNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- £ontiDued FOR IIIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 13. CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2023 Trade crcditors Wage$ creditor Pension rr¢ditor Other credtiors A¢cnJa]s I)¢f¢rred Income 12941 60.738 3.787 49 97A13 85,775 74.116 82,717 245.733 221.435 LEGAL CHARGE ON GRANr There 1$ a security in re5pe¢i of 8 1¢8al charg¢ for the Football FO￿datiOn over the l¢¥sehold propeTty at President Kennedy School Comm￿lty College. Coventy. The cbarge irKlud¢& any buildin85. f￿1]itieS and equipment th¢Teon including a negative pledge in res￿ of the% ass¢ts. ThE property in¢ludes the pÉtc lkndlighting and Pavillions. 14. orKRATING LEASE COMMITMENTS Minimum l¢as¢ payments under t￿n-l￿￿e118bI¢ op¢rtin8 le8ses fall duE as follows.. 2024 2023 Within Imje year Between one and five yrars In more ihan five year5 22 25,086 15.857 45,465 399 47,673 61,721 During 2022 2 new le￿ to underld part of Presidenl Kennedy School hlls b¢en entertyj info for a period of 25 y¢ats. There will be no rent payable but it has been hatthey ar¢ to matntain the w?k¢ep for th¢ duration of he ternL including covering all the costs. 15. MOVEMEIYT IN FUNDS N¢t movem￿t ID fund8 At 31112124 At Illll4 Ullrestritted fu•d8 General fimd 685,491 32,691 718,182 ReJts4cted fuD Fa¢ilitir5 fmd SiDkin8 fi]nd- PKS 3G Sinkin8 fims- PKS Pavilion Other testricted funds 202JII• 45,1)O• i&oo• 202JOO 60,000 24000 ISJN (21000) 26S500 21JOO 286JOO TOTAL FUNDS 9SO,991 53ffi91 I,IXM,682 Page 35

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOTLS TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEl￿s- corjlinlled FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 15. OVEMEKf IN FUNDS- eon(knucd N¢tmovement in futsd4 Includ￿ in the above ire as follows: Incoming resourttg Resollrce e4>Ended Mov¢m¢nt In Unr¢rtrieted Getteral fuThd 8111J49 (778,158) 32.691 Rertrithd thnds OtheT restricted fimds 1053,874 (IA13W4) 21,11110 TOTAL FUNDS 1,864,723 (1011,032) 53ffi91 com￿rAt1v￿ for movement In fun Net movenknt TranJf¢rs t inn3 fuDds 31n2Q3 Unre8tri¢tEd fDnds Gcnerdl fund D¢signated fil￿1 617.977 67,514 {180.000) 180.000 505,491 180.000 617.977 67.514 Rtstiicted fvndi FJcilitie5 futld Sitiking fund- PKS 3G Sinking funs- PKS Pavilion Sinking fuDd- Blue Coats 685.491 140,000 30.0( 12.OfA) 62,500 62.500 15,000 6.000 (6151KI) 121.000) 202,500 45,000 18,000 21.000 244,500 21.￿0 265,500 TOTAL FUNDS 862.477 88,514 950.991 Comparative n¢tmoTKm¢nt in f¢mds. included in the above as follow5.. llleoming ResoMrttJ Movement in funth Unre•trictsl thDds Gener4] fiu 770.395 (701881) 67,514 Restri¢¢ed filmds Other restricted fimd5 810.657 (789.657) 21,000 1.581,052 11.4Y2,538) 88.514 P¥ge 36

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENIS- ronthutd FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued A Gurrent year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is &8 follows.. Net Tr4Dsfer8 movement brtween iti fuD ds At 31112r24 At 111123 Unrestricted fundj General fimd Designat¢d fi￿d 617,977 100205 {180,¢)00) 180,1100 538,182 180,000 617.977 11)0.205 718,182 Restrlcted Fa¢iliti¢s fimd Sinking fimd- PKS 3G Sinkin8 funs- PKS Pavilion Sinkhng fi]nd- Blu¢ Coats Other r&gtri¢ted fiwd5 I40,¢K>O 30,000 12.000 62,500 62.500 30,000 I2.(￿10 (62.500) (42,000) 202,500 (yO,000 24.000 42.(M)O 244.500 42,000 286.5(KJ TOTAL FUNDS 862,477 142205 1.004,682 A ¢urT¢nt ycar 12 month5 and prior year 12 nK)nths ¢ombin¢d net mov¢m¢rf in fi]tMJ4 included in the above are &8 follows: In¢omlng reaourceb Resour¢¢$ expended Movement UDT¢5tricted funds G¢rter&l fjjnd 1.581,244 (1.481.039) 100205 Restrltted f•Dd8 (Xher restricted funds 1.864.531 (1.821531) 42,000 TOTAL FUNDS 3,445.775 (3,303,570) 142,205 Page 37

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMVNITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIYfS- contADued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 16. EMPInYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS D¢fiDed contrlbutloa plAns Th¢ amow)t r￿08￿1$¢d in An¢om¢ or expendrttwe as an expense in relation lo defi[￿[ contribution plans was £21,218 (2011.. £19,389) 17. RELATED PARTY DISCIA)SURES There were no relokd p4rty tr8nsa¢tions forthe year ended 31 I>ec¢mber 2024. (2023: £NILI LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 18. The Gharity is a ¢otnpany limtted by guarantee. The members of the company are the ThLStees named on p48¢ 1. In th¢ ¢vent of the charity being wouThd up, th¢ liability in respect of the guar8mtre is limited to £10 per member of the charity. Page 38

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY DETAILFD STATEMENf OF VINANCIAL A￿1vr￿lES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2•23 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS DongtioDS #md Iwcic8 Donations 1,823,765 1.569,417 Investmeiit An¢om• Deposit a¢count intsrcst 4•,958 9224 ChAritsble aetivlties Commi&sion 2.411 Totsl Incoming r8our¢es 1,864,723 1,581.052 EXPENDITURE Cb&ritble ctivttle8 838.513 63.436 19,389 29.243 9fj.437 71,562 208,404 24.424 2,79l 4265 Soci415¢curity PeL4io Motor v¢hicle expenses Legal and p￿fessional fees (Xher office Costs HiTe of fa¢iliti¢S Equipm¢nt Training Mitth diy tickets 71097 21218 29301 7Q170 331.786 38987 3,756 65978 JW2J51 1,358.464 Support tosts Other llnsur8t￿e Li8FLt and heat TeleplKne Kent and service chw8C5 Repairs and mttitttenarnce Advertising Legal and profe$5ionil fte5 Other office expena¢5 Fixur¢$ and fittings Comp￿er equipment IJ7 3J18 3.178 14h40 17J45 1,•77 36,606 64J67 645 3.715 714 3,518 2,333 14,625 13,806 3,773 36,181 39,119 716 4,953 146,661 119,738 Governnct etssts Ac¢oLmtan¢y fee$ Carried forward 7,980 7980 10.736 10.736 This pa8¢ does not form part of the ststutory fuMn¢ial 51atem¢nts Page 39

SKY BLUES IN THE COMMUNITY DETAILED 5fATEME1￿ OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2(124 2023 Coverty*nee tosts Broughtforwanl A￿lIt fees 7,980 10,736 3,600 1102 14,336 Totsl resources exPe￿Ied 1.811032 1.492,538 in￿rne 53,691 88.514 This pag¢ does tr)t ft)rni part ofthe 5tstutory financi￿ Statements Page 40