Charity Registration No. 1131238 Company Registration No. 06917207 (England and Wales)
## **HACKNEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 May 2023**
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Legal and administrative information forming part of the Trustees' Report
**Trustees** Shaun Freeman Peter Heslin Anthony Joseph Laurence Mills Carol Rossell **Charity registration no.** 1131238 **Company registration no.** 06917207 **Registered office** 143 Osbaldeston Road London N16 6ND **Bankers** Barclays Bank Plc 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP
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Index to the Accounts Year ended 31 May 2023
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|Trustees' Report|4|
|Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hackney Rugby|8|
|Football Club Ltd||
|Income and Expenditure Account|9|
|Statement of Financial Activity|10|
|Balance Sheet|11|
|Notes and AccountingPolicies|12-14|
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Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 May 2023
The Trustees present their report and financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 May 2023.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice, “Accounting and Reporting for Charities”, issued in March 2006.
## **Trustees**
The Trustees, who are also Directors and the Secretary for the purpose of company law, who served the Company during the year, were as follows:
Anthony Joseph Appointed 19 November 2013 Laurence Mills Appointed 19 May 2022 Peter Heslin Appointed 16 June 2022 Alistair Duncan Resigned 23 June 2022 Matthew Fielden Resigned 3 May 2023 David Lewis Resigned 3 May 2023 Veronica Malaszewski Appointed 19[th] May 2022
None of the Trustees received any remuneration from the charity during the current or prior years.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited (HRFC) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, which was incorporated on 28 May 2009. It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association, adopted on 28 May 2009 and changed at the Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2014.
The Board of Trustees controls and manages the affairs of the charity including setting the strategic direction of the company. Trustees are given a short induction when they join HRFC, which involves interviews with the Chair and a number of the existing Trustees.
## **Risk Management**
The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for risk management. The Board can confirm that the major risks to which HRFC is exposed have been reviewed and procedures established to manage the risks.
Major risks include:
- Injury to those playing rugby
- Failure to comply with regulations
- Unavailability of playing grounds and training facilities
## **Principal Activities and Objectives**
HRFC is a charity with the principal activity of providing coaching in the Hackney, Haringey and Islington areas at its home ground – Spring Hill, Hackney, E5 9BL to girls and boys of all age groups between Under 6 and Under 18 and 5 adult teams – 3 men’s and 2 ladies team.
HRFC's objectives are:
- to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing opportunity and facilities for playing Rugby Union Football
- the provision of facilities for recreation in the interests of social welfare
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- the advancement of education, particularly rugby coaching
- such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.
## **Achievements and Performance Review of the Year**
[ In 2022/23, the club had another year of enjoyable and exciting rugby on and off the field, continued development as a club, particularly within the community and integrating senior and junior teams.]
## _**Anthony Joseph**_
Chair
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## **Plans for the Future**
HRFC's objectives for the forthcoming financial year are as follows:
- Increase the number of children playing rugby with the club
- Increase the quality of coaching delivered to the children
- Secure funding for the short, medium and longer term
## **Our Thanks to**
- Digital Topics Limited
- MCO Group Limited
- Ferguson & Jarvis
- John Grimmer
- London Youth
- Square One Scenic Limited
- The RFU for their continued Support
- The Mayor of Hackney
- Our loyal and immensely hard-working team of volunteers, parents, coaches and children.
## **Get Involved**
If you are interested in learning more about HRFC then visit our website www.hackneyrfc.co.uk
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Report of the Trustees Year ended 31 May 2023
## **Financial Results**
HRFC recorded a deficit for the year of £(5,933) (2022: surplus £2,140). The small deficit was in line with expectations.
## **Public Benefit**
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.
## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The Board of Trustees ensures that HRFC meets its aims and objectives as stated in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the surplus or deficit of the Company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Board are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting policies have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees on XX February 2024
## _**Anthony Joseph**_
Trustee
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hackney Rugby Football Club Limited Year ended 31 May 2023
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Income and Expenditure Account Year ended 31 May 2023
|**Notes**
**Income from charitable activities**
Direct charitableexpenditure
2
**Net charitable inflow / (outflow)**
Interestreceivable
**Surplus / (Deficit) for the financial period**
**Fund balances carried forward at 31 May**|**Year ended**
**31 May**
**2023**
**£**
75,562
(81,495)
**(5,933)**
-
**(5.933)**
**97,353**|**Year ended**
**31 May**
**2022**
**£**
67,462
(65,322)|
|---|---|---|
|||**2,140**
-|
|||**2,140**|
|||**103,286**|
The Company has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above, which are all from continuing activities. The notes form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Financial Activity Year ended 31 May 2023
|**Notes**
**Incoming resources from generated funds**
Charitableactivities
2
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
Charitable activities
**Total resources expended**
3
**Net incoming / (outgoings) from activities**
Fund balances brought forward
**Fund balances carried forward at 31 May**|**Year ended**
**31 May**
**2023**
**£**
75,562
**75,562**
(81,495)
**(81,495)**
**(5,933)**
103,286
**97,353**|**Year ended**
**31 May**
**2022**
**£**
67,462|
|---|---|---|
|||**67,462**
(65,322)|
|||**(65,322)**
**2,140**
101,146|
|||**103,286**|
The notes form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet As at 31 May 2023
|**Current assets**
Giftaidrecoverable
Cash atbankand inhand
Creditors: amountsfalling due within oneyear
Othercreditors
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Members' funds**|**2023**
**£**
825
96,528
**97,353**
-
**97,353**
97,353
**97,353**|**2022**
**£**
825
102,461|
|---|---|---|
|||**103,286**
-|
|||**103,286**|
|||103,286|
|||**103,286**|
**Audit exemption statements**
- a) For the year ending 31 May 2023 the Company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
- b) The Members have not required the Company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
- c) The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
- d) These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies’ regime.
The notes form part of these financial statements.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The financial statements were approved and authorised to be issued by the Board of Trustees on XX February 2024 and signed on their behalf by
## _**Anthony Joseph**_
Trustee
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Notes and Accounting Policies Year ended 31 May 2023
## **1) Accounting policies**
- a) Basis of preparation
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” published in 2006 and applicable accounting standards. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is a small company.
- b) Grants and donations
Revenue grants and donations include all income receivable in the period. Where the income covers costs already incurred and are committed, but not yet received, this income has been accrued. The element of such grants and donations received for specific projects, which are not expended at the period end is carried forward as restricted funds.
- c) Company status
The charitable company is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the charitable company include the parents or guardians of junior members. In the event of the charitable company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charitable company.
- d) Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to that category.
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## **2) Income from charitable activities**
|**Core activities**
Membership income – Junior Club
Kit income – Junior Club
Membership income – Senior Club
Kit income – Senior Club
Ticket income – Senior Club
Social income – Senior Club
**Donations– Junior Club**
MCO Group Limited
6 Nations Donation
London Youth
RFU
Other
Attic Self Storage
**Donations– Senior Club**
Digital Topics Limited
Ferguson & Jarvis
John Grimmer
Scor Services UK
Core
Other
-|**2023**
**£**
11,876
1,895
15,466
3,122
19,727
10,347
4,000
1,028
1,000
875
151
-
4,000
1,000
1,000
-
-
75
75,562|**2022**
**£**
14,180
3,443
20,869
1,354
13,272
5,035
-
-
500
-
743
600
-
1,000
1,000
3,000
2,300
168|
|---|---|---|
|||67,462|
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Notes and Accounting Policies Year ended 31 May 2023
## **3) Charitable activities expenditure**
|Training andcoaching – JuniorClub
Training and coaching – SeniorClub
Pitch and gym hire – SeniorClub
Pitch fees – Junior Club
Equipment Junior club
Kit – JuniorClub
Kit – SeniorClub
Food (net) – JuniorClub
Food (net) – SeniorClub
Tickets – SeniorClub
Tickets – Junior Club
Rugby festival and tournament fees
Social costs – SeniorClub
Net tour costs – Junior Club
Transportation – Senior Club
Other expenditure – Junior Club
Other expenditure – SeniorClub|**2023**
**£**
4,580
13,962
15,465
2,027
3713
126
1,262
(2,040)
872
19,171
-
-
9,846
-
1,665
5,260
5,586
81,495|**2022**
**£**
1,360
20,865
6,164
1,080
-
5,463
100
(1,594)
2,043
14,104
357
1,065
5,646
1,010
-
634
7,025|
|---|---|---|
|||65,322|
## **4) Employees**
There were no employees and no emoluments were paid to the Trustees during the year. The club is run by a team of hard-working volunteers, parents, coaches and children. This includes a number of professional coaches who are paid on a session-by-session basis to coach players and generally support the club’s activities.
## **5) Financial commitments**
At the balance sheet date the Company had no capital commitments.
## **6) Trustee Expenses**
At the balance sheet date the Company had no capital commitments.
|**Amount**|**Number of Trustees**|**Nature of Expenses**|
|---|---|---|
|£5,008|2|
Multiple category expenses– foodandtravel reimbursement|
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