Charity Registration No. 1131238 Company Rewstration No. 06917207 (England and Wales) HACKNEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 May 2022 llii *ABYFVH2S• 0210Y2023 CIYAPANIES HC4JSE A10
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Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Legal and administrative information forniing part of the TNslees' Report Trustee$ Matthèw Fielden Anthony Joseph Peiei HeshD Davjd Lewis Veronica Mal8s2ewski L8VTen¢¢ Mi115 Charity r¢gSstration no. 1131238 Company registr¥JlioTh no. 06917207 Regislered •ffice 143 Osbaldtsion Road London N166ND Ba•kers BaTclays Bathk PIC I Chwchill Place E14 SHP P*%e 2
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Index to the Accounts Year ended 31 May 2022 Pagt Tru51ce5' RepoTI It2dependtnl examiner's iq)on io the In of Hackncy Rugby Fooiball Club Ltd Income and Exp¢rtdJNre A¢¢(wit Statem¢nt o(Finan¢ial Activity io Balance Sh¢et Noi¢s and A¢¢ounting Policit5 12-14 Page 3
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 May 2022 Th¢ Trusiee$ present their Tepori and fin•n¢Jal stai¢nn¢S of th¢ Company for IIK year enthd 31 May 2022. The accounts hav¢ bE¢n prepared in atCOTdanc¢ with accounting policies sei out in rbole I to ihe accounis and comply wilh the charity's governing document. thecompanies Aci 2006 and thc Statèmentof Recommended Ptaeii¢e. "Accouniing and Reporting for Charilies". i5sucd in March 2006. Truste¢$ The Trusitts. who are 8lso Directors and the Secttiary for ihe puqyose of company law. who seThed the Company duriT)g the ye•r. were a$ follows.. Anihony J05¢ph Matthew Fieldth) David Lewi5 Veronica Mala52ewskk Laurence Mills Peter Heslin Matthew Hanion Alexander O'Hara Shaun Rook¢ Ali51akF Duntan Appointed 19 NovembEr 2013 Appointed 19 May 2022 Appointed 19 M8y 2022 Appointed 19 May 2022 Appointed 19 May 2022 App)inttd 16 June 2022 Resigned 19 May 2022 Resign 19 May 2022 Resigned 19 May 2022 RcsigtLcd 23 June 2022 None of the TTUSt¢es received any Temuneraiion from the chwrity thiring the Cuffeni or prior yt4TS.. Strn¢ttsre, Governance and M4Traeement Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited (HRFCI isa thTitabl¢rompotsy liThiiedbyguardnlcc. which wJ5 incorporaled on 28 May 21M)9. Tt is govenitd by its Memotartdum and Anbcles of Asso¢ialion. adopied on 28 May 2009 and chan8d at the Annu41 G¢n¢ral Mttting on 30 April 2014. The Board of TTU5tees controls and rnanages Ihe affairs of the charity including selling the 51r21e8ic direction of ihe company. Tnjsiees are 8iven a short induetior) when they joirt FIRFC. which involves ITy1¢w$ With the ChaIr and number of the extsling TTuslee5. Risk Managernent The Board of TnJstee5 bas overall re5ponsibklity for risk mana8¢ment. The Boaid tan eonfirn) Ihat ihe major risk5 10 which HRFC 1$ exposed have been reyiewa and proc¢dUr ¢stablished to rnana8e the risks. Major risks include.. Injury lo those ploying rugby FaTlure to tomply with regulatio Unavailabiliry of playing growjds aod training facilities Princtpal Activities and Objrftives HRFC is a ¢hariry with the principal activity of providing coaehin8 in the Hackney. Harirtgey and lslingioh aTeas at lis home 8round- Spring Hill, Hackrbey, ES 9BL 10 girls and boys of all age groups beThveen Under 7 and Under 17 and 5 adult teams- 3 men's and"] ladies tegm. Pge 4
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited IIRFC'S objettives ar¢.. to promote commurtity participation in healthy rtcreatiOD by providin8 opporninity and facilities for p14ying Rugby Union Football Ihe provision of facklLlies for recreation in the interest$ of social welfare th¢ 3dvancem¢ni of educaiion. panicularly rugby coacbing such other exclusively charitabk puws as Ihe Ttr$ shall from lime 10 time deierniin¢. Achievements and Perform*nct Review of the Year In 2021122. thc ¢lub hjd anotkr yearof cnjtsyabk and cx¢iling rugby on and off the fi¢l¢L wilh this being Ihe first full suson post COVID. The T¢rn to rngby weltomed by 3 senior men's. 2 senior wom¢n'5 aThJ 12 junior ieam5. This sea$on the $eniorsecTjOn ¢OJ)tiDued to play at Spnng Hill on Sawrdays ond train ai MableyGTeen on Wednesdays. Thc club coniinu¢d lo be a driving foTce in wom¢n's rugby. fielding a 2XV in a league for the first lime and the I XV tomirtg third In their league. A paid a$si$¢anl toach for th¢ wom¢n"s 2XV was hired foT ihe firsl lim¢ in thi5 yur. corblinuing our commitmet)r to growing the women's game. The senior men's ieams had a loush year rebuilding posi COVID however we were able to still ficld'3 l¢ague Leam5. a major achi¢vem¢nl. Al the end of the season our liead coaeh Amy Turner left the club ro coach Harlequins Women, we would like to thank her for all of her hard WOTk and d¢di¢Jlion al th¢ ¢lyb 2Th1 wish hcr lud( in hei new role. The junior seciiori continued trajnjng and playin8 games ai Spring Hill on Sundays, with the club fielding ¢omp¢liliv¢ sides at all age group5. The club conrinucd il's 51&red aini of inereasing engagemcnl with youih rngby in ihe borough and it was very heartening to see ever4loserties beThween Ihe junior and s¢nioi¢lubs with many senior pl&yers helping ai junior training. The Ul 5 side ioured Suresnes. a iowTh thai has hisiorically been nvinThed with Hackney. enjoying str¢ngihenin8 ties bernvecn ihe two club$ and iowns. This scason the club mtsved forward in iniplemenling a funclioning junior committte, which is a major achievcrncni in treaiin8 Stronger governgncc in Ihe Junior setlion. The diretiors would like io thank all the junior volunieers for Iheir tire1& ¢fforfS in keepbng the tlub running and allowing enjoyable and compeiiiive nJ8by for all a8e groups. W¢ made funhcr PTogre55 in ensuring thai ihc club can offer the opporniniry io play rugby 10 as broad a consiinjenty as P05s1ble within Hackn¢y'5 diverse comrnunily. We have continu¢d lo offer junior buTsanes and conlinue to look for nding lo ensure player participation. Dxvld Lewis . Trea$urer Page 5
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited PlaDs for the Future HRFC'S objeclives for the'forthcoming financial year are as follows= In¢rea$e the number of thildTen playing rngby with the club Increase the quality of coaching delivered io Ehe children Secure fibnding for the short. medium and loog¢T tem Our Thanks to S¢or Services UK Core Ferguson & Jarvi5 John Gnmmer Attic Self Siorage London Youth OUT loyal and imrncnscly hardworking Icjm of volunte¢TS. pxrenty tox¢he$ #Tbd chbldrth. Get Involved If you are Inier¢sd in learning rn(pre HRFC then Yisil oili websiie h s.-Ilwww.hackn Page 6
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited RetKTrrt of the Tnte¢S Y¢ar ended 31 May 2022 Financial Results HRFC recordèd 8 Surplus fortht yearof £2.140 (2021.. deficii £3.616). Thesmall suTplus was In lit)e with expcclaliDns. Public Benefit Wc have referred io the guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general gUIdar oll public benefjl wb¢D reviewing OUT aim$ and obje¢iives and in planning our aciiviiie$. Statement of Trusttts, Responsibilities The Tru5t¢es ar¢ resw>nsibl¢ lor pr¢paring ihe financial.sral¢menis in a¢tord¥nce iyith applicable law and Unil¢d Kingdom Generally A¢¢tpltd A¢¢ounting Prliet. The Btsa of Tnjsiees ensure5 tho1 HRFC Tets its aims and obitciives as sttied in the Menw)Tandum and Articles of A550ciaiion. Company law r¢quires the.Trusie¢s to prepate fJnan¢ial $taiements foreach finaDcial peritsj which give a true and fgir vicw of the stale of affairs of Ihe Company and of ihe surp14 or deficit of the Coinpany foi Ihai period. In prep3rirtg thest fiThancial $tstemethis, thc Board are required io". . select suitablc 3ttounlin¥ policies and ikn apply them ¢(insi5tently' make judgeinenis and esiimai¢s ihar are re8sonable and pNdeni- siaie whetheT applicable a£counlJn8 poli¢ies have Ixen followed. subj'ed io any material departtsJes disclosed and explained in the financial statement5. and prepore Ih"e financial $131emenis on the goin8 concern basi$. unless it is inappropriaie to prtsume ihai ih¢ Company will coniinue in busin¢s5. Th¢ Trusiee5 arc responsible for kceping PTop¢r accouniing rccord5. which discloK with reasonable accuracy at any iijiie the financial po%iiion of ihe chariiablt company and 10 e¢)•ble them io tnsur¢ Ihal Ihe fITntIal siaiements comply with th¢ Cornpanies Ati 2006 and Charitits {Accounts and RepDrtsl Rcgulalion5 2008_ They are a150 responsible for safe(puarding the asstis of ihe company and hence lor iaking reasonable si¢ps for Ilie Prevenlion and deitciion of fraud and oiher irregularities. This report has been pr¢paTed iTraccordJD¢e with ihe $pecio1 PTovision$of P¥n T5 of the Companies Act 2006 relating ro small conipanies. On behalf of the Board of Trustees on 22 February 2023 Digitally grie by a¥idLewis "Date". 2023.02.28 125948 Z David Lewis Tslee Page 7
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Indepedent exaJniDer's r¢pTrrt to the trusttts of H*¢kney Rugby Football Cl¥b Lithiied ('the Cott)pany') Y¢ar ended 31 May 2022 I report to Iht irustees on my exarnination of Bccounts of Hackncy Rugby Football Club Limited forthe year ended 31 May 2022. Respective re5ponsibilitiU oftrustees and ¢x#mio¢r As Ihe charity'5 trustees of the CoNbpaThy {who are also its directors for lh¢ purp05c$ Qf conipany law). you are responsible for the preparaiion of the accounts it) accordance with the Tcquirements of ihe Companies Act 2006 {'the 2006 Act.). The ITUStee5 consid¢r thai an audil is not requirtd for this YUT undeT section 144 of ihe ChaTiti¢5 Act 2011 (the 2011 A¢tl artd thai an ijjdependent ¢%aminaiion is needed. Havitt8 saltsfied TtLyself Ihai the eharity i5 not subjecl to audii under company law and Is eli8ibl¢ for independent examination. it is.my Tesponsibiliry tro-. ex8min¢ th¢ aC¢OUDl$ Urtdersection 145 of the 201 I Atl io follow ihe procedure5 laid dow) in the Direction5 given by the Charity Cornmission under Section 145{5)Ib) of the 2011 Act ' to State whether particular matters have eome to my attenlioD Basis of independent examiner'$ st¥temen¢ My txaminaiion was carried oui in accordance wilh the Directions given by the Charity Commission. An ¢xaminaiioTh includes a revi¢w of the a¢¢OUnlJn8 retords k¢pl by the charity and a comparison ofih¢ a¢¢ouniS preseAted with thos¢ r¢cord5. 11 also includes consid¢ralioTh of any unusual il¢m$ or disclosures in the accounts and seeking ¢xplanation5 from you as trustees ronceming athy such m3tters. The procedutes undenak¢D do noi PTovide all Ihe evidente that would be required in an audii and conscquenily no opinion is given a5 10 wheiher the accounr5 preseni a 'irue and fair vi¢w'. and.the report is limited to )se tter$ sei out in the next staiement. Indtpendtnl tx¥Jnin¢r'5 Staiernent In conn¢10 wilh my examination, no mateFial matiers have tome io my attention whi¢h gives m¢ ¢ause to believe rhal in. any material respect.. . a¢¢ouniing rccords weTe not kept In aceordance with se¢tson 386 of the Comparbi¢S A¢t 2Th)6; or ' Ihe actonIS do noi accord wilh such records- or . the accounts do nol comply with relevant accountin% r4uirernent$ under sxtion 396 of the CompAnits Act 2006 oth¢T than arty requirtmeni ihar ihe accout)IS 8Jve a 'tnJe and fair. view which is noi a matter considered as part of an independerbt examination: or * the at¢owits have noi been prepared in ac¢ordance with the Charitie5 SORP. I have ¢ome a¢ross no other mallets In conrttlion with the txaminaiion to which attention should be drawn in this . report in ordcrto enable a prOr undcrstanding of thc aunts to b¢ r¢a¢bed. Sxgned.. D Orchard Narne.. Daniel Orchard (ACA) Relevani profess¥onal qualifJc•iion or membership of profe55ional bodi¢5.' ICAEW Address.. Flai 3. 27 Grttnwich High Road. GrecDwith, SEIO 8JL Dalt.. 28102r2023 Page
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Income and Expenditu AUnt Year ended 31 May 2022 Year ended 31 May 202Z Ytr ended 31 May 2021 IncoThe from charitable actfvitles Direct chariiable expendtlure 67.462 (65.322) 26,148 129.764) Net charitable inllow l (outtlow) 2,140 (3.616) Int¢t¢st r¢ceivable Surplus l (Deficit) for the fiAant•al peTiod 2,140 (3,616) Fund b3l%Dtes carried forward at 31 My 1•3 JOi,146 The Q¥rnp3ny h¥s no retognised gajns or losses oiher ihan ihe results foi Ihe yeai as set oui above, which are all from coniinuin8 acrivities. The noits foTh partof th¢se fiTwn¢ial stsiements. Page 9
Haekney Rugby FootbaIl Club Limited Sialenient of Financial Activity Year ended 31 May 2022 Ytar ended 31May. 2022 Year tnded 31 May" 2021 Notes lrt¢ozning r¢50yr¢¢5 from generated funds Charitable 8eiiviiies 67.462 26.148 Total incoming reJoune5 67,462 26,148 Resources e¥pended Charitable arlivitie5 165.3221 129.7641 TotAI reso¥rt¢$ exptttded {65J22) {29.7641 Net in¢omlng l {o¥tzolng$l from ttivities 2.140 {3,616) Fund balanccs broughi fo¥waTd 101.146 104,762 Fund blin¢es earrled fotrv4ard at 31 May 103 286 101,146 Th¢ noTes forni part of these r)n3ncial slatern¢nt Pze io
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Balance Sheet As at 31 May 2022 2022 2021 Current 11$5ets Gift aid recoverable Cash ai bank and in hand 825 102,461 103286 825 101,146 CTedilOTS.' )Thounis falling due wiihiTh one year Othcr crediiors Net ayjets 103 286 101 146 Funds Unresthcred fuDd$ 103286 101.146 Memb¢r$' funds 103 86 101 146 Adit exemption statements al For the yearendinb 31 May 2022 thecompany wa5¢nlitl¢d io ¢xempiion urKlersection 477 of iheCompani¢5 Act 2006. b} The Members have not required ihe Company to obthin an audii of its accounts for ihe year bn qu>ion in accordance with 5e¢tion 476 0lth¢ Atl. c) The Directors a¢knowl¢dg¢ t1r responsibilitie5 for ¢omplying wilh thc rcquir¢m¢Thts of the Act with r¢sp¢er to 3ccounling records artd the pr¢prètion olaccount$. d) These actounis have beert prepared- In accordant¢ wilh the ptovisions applicible to companies subject to small companies. giMe. Th¢ noies forn] part of Ih¢s¢ fin¢la1 stam¢nlS. Tlle accounts. hav¢ been prepared in accordante the 4)¢Gial provisions of Part. 15 of Ihe Coinpanies Acl 2006 rtlaiiThg to sm311 companics. The financial 51atemen15 WCTe approved authorised to be issued by the Board of T¢¢$ orb 23 Febrnary 2023 and signed on Ih¢iT behalf by. r Digitalty signed by DavidLewis .DaLe. 2023.02.28 David Lewis Tnjsiee P*gt li
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Notes and Accounting Policies Year eftded 31 May 2022 l) Actounting poli¢ie5 Bl Basis of preparation The financial sratements are pr¢preJ] under the histori1 CO ventIon. The fLnancial 51aiemen¢S h$ve been prepared In accordance ivith the Stsiemerti of Recomtnended Practiee ISORP}, "Accountin8 and Reponing by Chariiies" published in 2006 and applicabl¢ xcouniing siandards. Th¢ financial statetn¢nls have been pr¢partd on a going concem basJs_ Th¢ totnpany h35 tsken advantage of ih¢ exeniplion irt Financial Reportirtg Siand3rd No I fion) Ihe requiremcni to product a cash flow stsiemeni on ihe grounds thai li is a small company. b) Gnts and donations Revet)ue grants and dortaiions include all irttome re¢eivable in the period. Where the Jrttome crjvers cosls already inturred and art ¢oThmitted. bur noi yer received. this income has b¢en actTued. The element Of $uth granrs and donations reteived for sp¢¢ifi¢ projects. which are uot expended ai the p¢riod ejjd is carried foTW3rd as Tesiricied funds. c) Company status The rharitablc company 15 3 wrnpany limited by guarantee. Th¢ memkrs of ihe chaiitabl¢ company include the parents or guardiarts of jut)ior mernbers. Jn the eveni of the charjtable company being wound up. Iht . liability in respect of the gu¥r4nte¢ is limited to £1 F¢r in¢mbeT of the th¥ritsbk ¢ompany. d) Resource5 expended All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified UTthr hdings ihar aOrtgate all to$is relgied lo thai tait80ry. Page 12
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited 2) Ineome from charftable #¢tivili¢s 2022 2021 Core attivities Mernber5hip dnd kit- lunior Club Membei.Ehip and kil- Senyor Club Tickei income- Junior Club Tickel income- SenioT Club Social ineome- Senior Club 17.623 22223 14,419 4.555 13272 Dtsn31ions- Junior Club Attic Self Storage London Youih Other RFU Sported Foundaiion 500 743 I,ooo 3,200 Don*tOns- Stnior Club SCOT Servicc5 UK Core Ferguson & Jarvis. John Grinimer Oih Loll¢ry Fundin 3.000 2.300 1.000 1.000 168 1,824 Page 13
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Notes and Accounting Policies Year ended 31 May 2022 3) ChTiible activitie5 eJpendlture 2021 Club administration- Junior Club Training and coa¢hiDg- Junior Club Trainin¥ and coachin8- Senior Club Piich and gym hire- S¢nior Club Pilch fees- Junior Club Ktt- Junior Club Kit- Senior Cltsb Food (nell . Junior Club Fwd (net)- Senior Club Tickeis- Senior Club Tick¢15- Junior Club Rugby feMival and iournament fees s131 c051s- Senioi Club Nel tour eosls- Junior Club Other expenditure- Junior Club Oiher expenditure- Senior Club 1,360 20.865 6.164 1,080 5,463 1,459 17.085 6,023 3.961 (1,594). 2.043 14,11)4 357 1.065 17981 475 i.oio 634 7.025 1,548 29.764 4) Enjployees There were no employees and n(t tmolumcnts were paid to ihe TNstees during rh¢ year. The ¢lub is run by a ieam of hxrd-workittg volunreers, paren15. coache% and children. This includcs a numki of prnfessional coaches who are paid on a se5sion-by-s¢ssion S1$ to coach playcTS and gen¢rally support ihe club's activities. S) Fittfintial tommitmenfs Ai the balantt sheet dat¢ th¢ Company had no ¢apitsl ¢ommiimet)Is: 6) Tru5tte Expensts Expenses.were incurred by the Iru5tees as below. Ihese were wholly in fulfilmeni of charity busines5'. Amount Number of Trustees r4ature of Ex Purchase of nItma Food reimbursemeni Purchase of ir(F hies for ettd of season awaTds Mulriple caiegory expcTL4¢S- food aThd travel (bus to games) r¢imbursemenl machine £2146.42 £80 £3,033.48 14
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited 7> R¢liied Party Tran5action5 There were no laTed party transaction5. Page 15