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
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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 St*temeThts
28 to 38
Ddailed Stst¢meDt ofFin4ntl•l Aetlvltlel
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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$ibl¢ r¢5uIts.
Pmactive People- Adapting to evolwAJg n¢rd5.
* FU￿re F￿US￿- Innovation at out ¢ore
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OWEcfivEs AND ACllVITIES
Objeetiv¢8 ind aetlvities
As ststed in the Arti¢1¢5 of Asso¢iation. our objective5 are for the b¢n¢fit of the publt¢ atd in p8rti¢ular the hthabitat
of Coventy and its Surrounding 8re&4:
To promote co¥JmllM)ity pirticipalion in healthy recreation by providing f*¢ilities for the playing of association
fwtball and other sports C4Nble of impmving h¢dtlL
To pmide assist in providing fa¢ilities for sport, r¢¢reation or other leisure-time rtGupation of indtviduals who
eed such facilities thje to youity age, infjrniity. disability. pov¢rty, or social alld ecoTh)mic circUmsts￿. in the inlerest
of 50ci41 W¢If￿e.
* To advAnc¢ thr ethication of ¢htldrcn and young people in ways the trustees se¢ fit and in ￿coldance with ¢lwity law.
Aetivities for achIev￿ Dbjettlve
The 3i8nificartt activities for ￿hleVing th¢ obie¢tives ar¢..
To increas¢ the opw)rtsmity for residents of Coventy and WarwickshiTe to participate in physical artivity and
improve Mental well-beiDg* for a more physi￿lY adive lifestyle.
To ￿tiv¢1Y promote Opp)rt￿ltieS for disadv4[￿aged and mar8indi5Ed communities to participate in po$itiv¢
activitie4 regardkss of 4c. gender. r￿e. infim]ity, disablemEni poverty. or social and CGQDomi¢ c]￿UmstanC
To pronjote participation in healthy xtivtiie$. through providin8 r￿llitieS for playing football and other sport& whilst
improving health attd awar¢nw thmugh avari¢ty of mediums.
To advance th¢ ¢dwAtiott and learning of childr¢n. young people, Jnd adults by promotin8 accredited knining and
person81 development opportunRti¢8.
Wot*ing in partn¢rship with kty local. regional. and national or88nisalions ts) a]low the company to achiev¢ its
¢haritsbl¢ objectives and the listed ￿tiVIties.
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TEGIC REPORT
Aehiev¢ment And p¢rform4nee
Achievements And Perform8nre
DAVID BUSST, HEAD OF COMMUNITY
Our t¢am ¢ontinu¢ to be enthusi&8tiC, Pa5sionat4 artd dedicated nbove and beyond to mak¢ a diffeT¢nrt in our
mmunity gthd usin8 SP)rt to break down ba]Tters SDd open DPPOrtuniti¢s we knpe lo sue¢¢¢d in Changing the lives
¢hildremladuits ￿rO$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 t*aguc 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 $trAtegle pl]l*rs.'
HeAlth Wellbelng
We will play our par4 standing sholllder to shouldw with o host of ID cornbattins the Social chajlenges that
cunrntly risk the he41th Ind w¢llb¢ing of Coventy and Warwick5hirc's rnost underrepresented commuDities. We will
strive to deliver top quality, cngwng athd impxthl community-bascd progr￿n￿¢S support m¢mb¢rs of Coventy
#Dd Warwicksbire to pursue a happier and healthier lifr and ts¢kle 8 wide range of e￿Stillg attd emeoing Public H￿1th
and so¢ial issu¢s.
l)em¢nti• A¢tiv¢
Initially launched in 2022. i5 a supportive initiative d￿Igned to eM*ch the lives ot" indiTridu￿s living with dernentia and
dkir caregivers. Delivered by Sky Blues in th¢ Comrnunity (SBITC) in partnership with Coventy and Warwk¢kshire
Partnership T￿st (CWPTrwh05e qualified 0￿￿patIoNal therapists ￿tivelY Part￿¢1P￿te in session5-thc progtamme
op¢rates a¢r088 Coventy. N￿eat0￿, and Warwick. It offe[5 a unique ble1￿ of physi¢at &ctiYity and ther￿cUti
enwement in a saf¢. w¢lGorning ¢nvirO￿￿￿l.
In addition. special match4ay event5 held at Covcnty Cty Stadithn provide memornble ¢xperi¢nce5 that bring joy and
sense of belonging to participth.
The initiative has been shown to ¢tthanv ¢motiono] w¢ll￿1t¥ reduce feelings of ion¢lin¢ss. and encourage 8 scnse of
eommunity amons attendee5. Throughout 2024, thcr¢ ha5 been a r￿tIceable Incre￿ partieipltion, especi811y in the
Coventy and Nuneaton area5-a reflection ofthe prOgr￿nM¢,S growing impact.
At SBITC. we arc wmmittcd to cvolving and enhatjcing our sessions year altcT y¢ar. Wc place weat va]ue on feedback
from th¢ peopl¢ wkn malt¢T mosL our participatts. their corers. and our partners. In r¢sp)ns¢ to their suggestions, wc
haye I￿trOdU(¢d n¢w a¢tiviti¢s su¢h 8$ 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¢ferr*l 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 org*ni8ed 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
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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
traurn*inforn)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¢k*p 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.
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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
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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 C*mpy
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.
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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
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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 comt*ts a84]r￿ each other but also complete a workshop on one of
the Cyrille $tand*rds.
HAF- (Hollday Artlvltlea Food)
Ow holiday activilies and food program has GODtin￿d to pmid¢ supp)rt to childrenlfamilits in receipt of ftee s¢hool
meal vouchers through-out Coventy Ar¢• during 5¢t School holiday periods. supported and fimded through Coventry
City Couttcil.
In 2024 we engaged diree thousand young wple at various Yenues th¢ city. This includrd our ever-popular
multisport camps as well as our new Ultimate CCFC Experienrt host¢d at CBS Arena. At every HAF d¢livery p¢Yiod we
hayr ken abl¢ to offer x p*ticipant t C.CFC mas¢ot plac4 8jVLng thern an opportutiity they would never nornially get to
exp4ri¢n￿.
We art very proud to b¢ d¢v¢loping our HAF offer year-on-year as well as bringing n¢w parthers board to further
develop the program. In 2024, we began parttLEf5hips with the CBS Aren4 providin8 food for vaTiOU5 ¢amps across th¢
City and for hostiTr8 our ncw fla8ship HAF EvenL &$ 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.
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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 Coliabor*tlobs
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 tr8tk*itioned 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
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• 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 DeveiopD*nt 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 $urc¢s5hl. W¢ ran six in totsl and th¢ majority of th¢5¢ w¢r¢ 801d out. With the
SU￿¢￿ of the8e and the blueprint in place plan to run a lot 2025.
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I-sl iession5
With 8 demand for 1-2-1 foothll 5e55ion4 we launched our own offer. Playrr5 get to us¢ the best faciliti￿ at PKS
ScluMJI 8$ 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 t*kc 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 b*Gkgrounds all g¢t together even meet up outside of the
5e5sion$ for curry nights.
W¢ delI￿red en8a8in& impacthl progr*mB 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
Preslde*t 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 CtsOrdin*tor position
w&% crc•t¢d in 2024 to ¢nswe policie4 procedures, maitrterwwe are ￿nstantlY reviewc4 and our fa¢iliti¢5 rernain fit for
Blue Co*t 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.
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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.
FiuaDti*l 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.
Prlncip*l 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
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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.
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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
Try5*c&￿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 Imp*ct
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 ThJ*es 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.
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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 str*ebYG 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. p*ent
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).
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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& allo*in8 ￿ 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 Ch*rlty 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
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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&
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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
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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¢ Comp*nlts 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.
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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 s*isfied 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.
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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 m8*ri81 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 ma*rial 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
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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
Tot*1
funds
2023
Tot81
nds
U*restrlcted
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
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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 equlv*lents at the eod of
tht r¢porth)g period
1.•7&U40
1,033,576
The AQt¢s forni part of these finat￿l*l ststements
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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 FID8nci*l
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 e*oh 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
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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.
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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¢i*ion 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 c*h 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.
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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.
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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
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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 forw*d
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
Depreci*ion. 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 RtatriL*ed
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
Ch*rltsbl¢ •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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 r*8our¢es
1,864,723
1,581.052
EXPENDITURE
Cb&rit*ble *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
TeleplK*ne
Kent and service chw8C5
Repairs and mttitttenarnce
Advertising
Legal and profe$5ionil fte5
Other office expena¢5
Fix*ur¢$ 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
Govern*nct 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
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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
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