## **THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION** 


## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** 

**CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1129460 COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 06641135** 

Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EG 



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|TheExecutiveCommittee|Membersthatservedduringtheyearwere:|
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|LucySharman-Davies|DeputyHeadofFinance(Ops)|
|MarkSmales|HeadofComms|
|BerniceDzekashu|DeputyHeadofFinance(Planning)|
|JamesWest|HeadofSponsorship|
|RyanBradshaw|HeadofStrategy|
|KatySteed|HeadofED&I|
|JimSheldon|ChiefofStaff|
|ScottHyndman|HeadofRepresentativeTeams|
|BenBurton|DeputyHeadofRepresentativeTeams|
|SteveFrancis|HeadofDiscipline|
|GavinAnderson|HeadofGrassrootsFootball|
|LeeSuggett|HeadofReferees|
|AlexPratt|FootballDevelopmentManager|
|VinceWilliams|BusinessManager|



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## **THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** 

## **STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The Charities Act and the Companies Act require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :- 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume. thc:it the charity will continue in business; 


- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 

The trustees/directors are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The trustees/directors are also responsible for the contents of the Report of the Directors, and the responsibility of the independent examiner in relation to the Report of the Directors is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there are no inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements. 

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 

I approve the attached statement of financial activities and balance sheet for the year ended 31st December 2024, and confirm that I have made available all information necessary for its preparation. 

Approved by the Directors on the ......[F.] J.j .... 2025 iJ.1.7.tt:'f. ... J.ff. ......... .. 

2025 

� Signed on their behalf by .................................................................. , Director 

Print Name: 


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||UnrestrictedRestrictedTOTALTOTAL|
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||Notes FundsFunds20242023|
||££££|
|INCOME||
|IncomefromGrants &Sponsorship|3-134,790134,790143,368|
|IncomefromCharitableActivities|338,7964,24343,03951,330|
|IncomefromotherTradingActivities|379-79-|
|TOTALINCOME|38,875139,033177,908194,698|
|EXPENDITURE||
|ExpenditureonCharitableActivities.|496,539143,924240,463205,431|
|TOTALEXPENDITURE|96,539143,924240,463205,431|
|NETINCOME!(EXPENDITURE)|(57,664)(4,891)(62,555)(10,733)|
|Transfers betweenFunds|6----|
|NET MOVEMENTINFUNDS|(57,664)(4,891)(62,555)(10,733)|
|Reconciliationoffunds:||
|FundsBroughtForward|88,761<br>5,891<br>94,652<br>105,385|
|TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD|31,097<br>1,000<br>32,097<br>94,652|






## **THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)** 

## **' BALANCE SHEET** 

## **AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024** 

## **Company number: 06641135** 

|**Fixed Assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>**Current Assets**<br>Debtors<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Total Current Assets**<br>**Creditors:**amounts falling due within<br>one year<br>**NET ASSETS**<br>**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**<br>Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted Funds<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>**Note**<br>**2**<br>**6**<br>**5**<br>**8**<br>**5**|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>26,965<br>12,327<br>**39,292**<br>8,195<br>**31,097**<br>31,097<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>2,000<br>**2,000**<br>1,000<br>**1,000**<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>**Total**<br>26,965<br>14,327<br>**41,292**<br>9,195<br>**32,097**<br>31,097<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-23**<br>**Total**<br>27,098<br>86,215<br>**113,313**<br>18,661<br>**94,652**<br>88,761<br>5,891|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>26,965<br>12,327<br>**39,292**<br>8,195<br>**31,097**<br>31,097<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>2,000<br>**2,000**<br>1,000<br>**1,000**<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>**Total**<br>26,965<br>14,327<br>**41,292**<br>9,195<br>**32,097**<br>31,097<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-23**<br>**Total**<br>27,098<br>86,215<br>**113,313**<br>18,661<br>**94,652**<br>88,761<br>5,891|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>26,965<br>12,327<br>**39,292**<br>8,195<br>**31,097**<br>31,097<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>2,000<br>**2,000**<br>1,000<br>**1,000**<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>**Total**<br>26,965<br>14,327<br>**41,292**<br>9,195<br>**32,097**<br>31,097<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-23**<br>**Total**<br>27,098<br>86,215<br>**113,313**<br>18,661<br>**94,652**<br>88,761<br>5,891|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>26,965<br>12,327<br>**39,292**<br>8,195<br>**31,097**<br>31,097<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>2,000<br>**2,000**<br>1,000<br>**1,000**<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>**Total**<br>26,965<br>14,327<br>**41,292**<br>9,195<br>**32,097**<br>31,097<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-23**<br>**Total**<br>27,098<br>86,215<br>**113,313**<br>18,661<br>**94,652**<br>88,761<br>5,891|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>26,965<br>12,327<br>**39,292**<br>8,195<br>**31,097**<br>31,097<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>2,000<br>**2,000**<br>1,000<br>**1,000**<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>**Total**<br>26,965<br>14,327<br>**41,292**<br>9,195<br>**32,097**<br>31,097<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-23**<br>**Total**<br>27,098<br>86,215<br>**113,313**<br>18,661<br>**94,652**<br>88,761<br>5,891|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>26,965<br>12,327<br>**39,292**<br>8,195<br>**31,097**<br>31,097<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>2,000<br>**2,000**<br>1,000<br>**1,000**<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-24**<br>**Total**<br>26,965<br>14,327<br>**41,292**<br>9,195<br>**32,097**<br>31,097<br>1,000<br>**31-Dec-23**<br>**Total**<br>27,098<br>86,215<br>**113,313**<br>18,661<br>**94,652**<br>88,761<br>5,891|
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## **DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES:** 

The charitable company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to compani!;!S subject to the small companies regime. 

The Directors consider that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act") and members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act. However, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an Independent Examiner whose report appears on page 18. 

The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. 

Approved by the Board of Directors on ...... �-....................... · lf JtP 2025 _�--··_ Signed on their behalf by ........ � ..................................... , Director 

Print Name: 

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|3.INCOME|||||
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||Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL|TOTAL|
||Funds|Funds|2024|2023|
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|IncomefromDonations andGrants|||||
|Grants|-|134,790|134,790|143,368|
||-|134,790|134,790|143,368|
|IncomefromCharitableActivities|||||
|Sponsorship|13,779|-|13,779|22,770|
|EntryandRegistrationFees|3,119|-|3,119|3,260|
|CoachingCourses|2,722|4,243|6,965|7,118|
|PersonalMemberContributions|12,645|-|12,645|12,514|
|AnnualDinnerContributions|1,730|-|1,730|2,288|
|CharitableActivities|4,801|-|4,801|3,380|
||38,796|4,243|43,039|51,330|
|IncomefromTradingActivities|||||
|SaleofClothingandEquipment|79|-|79|-|
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|4.EXPENDITURE|||||
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||FundsFunds||2024|2023|
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|ExpenditureonCharitableActivities|||||
|BankCharges|995|-|995|854|
|GeneralActivityCosts*|49,445|25,089|74,534|73,840|
|Grants|250|-|250|705|
|SalaryCosts|94,126|99,131|103,257|86,561|
|KitandEquipmentCosts|7,982|11,120|19,102|16,433|
|Miscellaneous|1,406|-|1,406|273|
|OperationalCosts*|15,543|8,144|23,687|17,316|
|RAFFAHQCosts|7,863|125|7,988|7,339|
|RAFFestivalCosts|400|135|535|-|
|SponsorshipCosts|6,761|-|6,761|483|
|GovernanceCosts|||||
|IndependentExamination|1,200|180|1,380|1,230|
|CompanySecretarial|388|-|:388|397|
|LegalandProfessionalFees|180|-|180|-|
||96,539|143,924|240,463|205,431|



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|DETAILOFMATERIALEXPENDITURE|||
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|GeneralActivitycosts aboveinclude:|2024|2023|
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|Overseasvisits|38,938|29,341|
|TrainingcampsandTrainingcourses|935|20,045|
|AccommodationandRefreshments|6,158|5,856|
|Hirecosts|17,401|6,181|
|InterServicesandCombinedServices|6,486|8,804|
|OtherActivitycosts|912|339|
|MedalsandTrophies|3,704|3,274|
||74,534|73,840|
|Operationalcostsaboveinclude:|TOTAL|TOTAL|
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|Subsistence|-|552|
|Officials|4,057|2,723|
|AnnualDinner|6,993|9,265|
|FirstAid|2,427|213|
|Coaching|3,300|1,350|
|Safeguarding|2,764|1,990|
|Insurance|3,171|222|
|Subscriptions|699|899|
|OtherOperationalcosts|276|102|
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||||CURRENTYEAR||
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||Balance|||Balance|
||01-Jan-24|Income|ExpenditureTransfers|<br>31-Dec-24|
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|BillBrownMemorialFund|1,000|-|--|1,000|
|CentralFunds|-|38,605|(38,605)-|-|
|FACommunity ShieldProject|135|-|(135)-|-|
|FA-safeguarding|1,623|-|(1,623)-|-|
|FA-salaries|2,945|96,185|(99,130)-|-|
|FA-delivery|188|4,243|(4,431)-|-|
||5,891|139,033|(143,924)-|1,000|
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||Balance|||Balance|
||01-Jan-23|Income|ExpenditureTransfers|<br>31-Dec-23|
||£|£|££|£|
|BillBrownMemorialFund|1,000--|||-1,000|
|CentralFunds|-|31,362(31,392)||30-|
|FACommunityShieldProject|135--|||-135|
|FA-safeguarding|3,708-(2,085)|||-1,623|
|FA-salaries|-|89,506(86,561)||-2,945|
|FA-delivery|-|3,500(3,312)||-188|
||4,843|124,368(123,350)305,891|||





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|6.CASHATBANKANDINHAND||
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||UnrestrictedRestrictedTOTALTOTAL|
||FundFund31-Dec-2431-Dec-23|
||££££|
|CurrentBankAccount|12,3272,00014,32786,215|
||12,3272,00014,32786,215|
|7.DEBTORSANDPREPAYMENTS||
||UnrestrictedRestrictedTotalTotal|
||FundFund31-Dec-2431-Dec-23|
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|Debtors3,500<br>-3,500<br>365||
|Prepayments19,675<br>-19,675<br>26,230||
|AccruedIncome3,790<br>-3,790<br>503||
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|8.CREDITORSANDACCRUALS:AMOUNTSFALLI|NGDUEWITHINONEYEAR|NGDUEWITHINONEYEAR|NGDUEWITHINONEYEAR|
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||FundFund31-Dec-2431-Dec-23|||
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|Creditors|3,120-|3,120|16,406|
|Accrual-IndependentExamination|1,380-|1,380|1,230|
|Accrual-GranttobeReturned|-1,000|1,000|-|
|Accruals-Other|959-|959|725|
|DeferredIncome(8a)|2,736-|2,736|300|
||8,1951,000|9,195|18,661|
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|Deferredincome broughtforward01/01/24|300|||
|Utilisedintheyear|(300)|||
|Receiptsin2024for20252,736||||
|Deferredincomeasat31/12/24|2,736|||





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## J Irvinesmith FCIE 

25 September 2025