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2024-06-30-accounts

Registered number 06469186 Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Report and Accounts 30 June 2024

Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Registered number: 06469186 Trustees Report Trustees report The Trustees present their twelfth Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year end 30 June 2024. Princlpal actlvlties The company's principal activity during the year conts'nued to be the promotion of sport, educatlon an(J recreation in the communty. Reference materfals and administrative detsils Macclesfield Town Communty SFQrts Trust became a Registered Charity on 28 June 2010, with the Registered Number 1136526. It was a￿pted for Charitsble purposes by HM Revenue & Customs on 15 September 2011 under reference XT29986. In September 2020 our associate company. Macclesfield Town Football Club Ltd, was wound-up by Th High Court. As a solvent and independent organisation, the Trust was able to conb'nue to operate and we have established a good working re5ationship with the new entty. Macc Football Club Ltd. that now owns the Leasing.com Stsdium, previously the Moss Rose. The company and charity's name has been changed to Macclesfield FC Communty Sports Trust Ltd to better reflect its relationship with the new Football Club that now operates from the Leasina.com Stadium. The Registered Office is at the Leasing.Com Stadium, London Road. Macclesfield, Cheshire SK117SP. Email address: lee.mfc-cst@outlook.com Mobile 07889 404573. Dlrectors and Trustees The directors. and trustees. who served during the year were as follows.. Michael John Rance, MBE Susan Joy Radley Jeremy Peter Turner Julian Alexander Jones John Gareth White Nick Mannion Chairman, Director and Trustee Director and Trustee Director and Trustee Trustee Trustee Tnjstee Structure and management Trustees meet quarterly during the year, subject to individual business commibnents and are in contact individually or severally on many occasions during the year. The Chaimian presides over all meetings and ensures that the conduct of affrdirs is in accordance the objects of the Charity. The Twst Manager controls all daY-t￿daY operations, with regular consultation with the Directors. The objects of The Charity are °The promob'on of Sport. Education, Recreab'on and various participant support in the Commun￿, using sports.ng athvity in a stwctured but fun Manner, wrth the ￿atiOn of programmes which target special skills, fitness and general wellbeing. Age groups range from Pr&School to Care Home ￿Sidents and cover a range of abilities. The attached report showeasÈs thé activity progrsmmes the Community Srjorts Trust has dèlivered as well as new and evolving initiatives. We continue to have strong, well*stabli5hed relationships with Cheshire East Council, kKal businesses, schools & colleges, local charits'es. Cheshire Constabulary. and the Football Club.

Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Registered number. 06469186 Trustees Report The financAI results for the ￿ar to June 30° 2024 shtyw a diL HtrEver, the Chanty has had to confront continued high infiation headwinds. This has most s￿nIficantty impxted our infrastructure Costs that are predominanty people based. In addition, the Charity was unable to replicate and secure a couple of important donatK)n streams which meant that revenue year on year Yds down. Notwithstanding this period of increased cost-of4iving, the Trust has ensured the provision of services remains affordable and accessible to those in need in the c(xnmunilies we serve. Sin(x losing sunificant grant income from The Premier League Charitsble Trust National League Trust and The Football League Trust following the ￿ndfrng-Up of Macdesfiekl Town Football Club. the Communty Sports Trust endeavours to secure aftemative revenue not onty to fulty cover the charitys nning costs but also to deliver a greater bre&lth and depth of sewvKXS in the c(Ynmunty. Strong communty partnerships have been a key to success. as have local busine&8es continue to be invaluable donor5 and support•rs of tho Charity. The Company holds solKI cash reserves that will enable the continuing devek•kNnent of existing and new activities, induding free actsvity provision for deprived chiklren. Employees on 30. June 2024 5. Actlvty perfomianco Our range of activittes continue to be offered to Nurseries, Pre-Schoo15, Primary Schools and Secondary Schools. We now also have welkestsblished actsVit￿S for children during school holidays, before and after school and at weekends, and the creation of the Foott)all Communty Cup competition for schools has been a great succe33. Strong gr(AYth in our progrwnme8 in edult h￿1th and the&8 and pan-disabilty sports sessions have extended our s(Kial i￿lUSI(￿ iniiialrves. After spreading (yjr tsilored sessions across car8 homes. adult day eare centres and SUFP(Xted Tr￿￿$1ng. we are prcth to be a leading extemal provider in this sector actoss Cheshire EasL An illustrated and detailed report is attached. Small company provlsions Thbs report has b￿n prepared in a(xxWdan￿ wilh the in Part 15 of the C(wnpanies Act 2006 applicable to cwipanies SUt￿￿t to the small companies regime. This report was approved by the board on 23 Septernb¢r 2024 and sigrled on its behalf. Susan Joy Radley Director

Independent Examiners Report on the accounts of Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd For the year ended 30 June 2024 Charity number 1136526 Company number 0649186 We report to the charity trustees on our examinats'on of the accounts of the company for the year ended 30 June 2024. RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the charitys trustees of the Company (and also tts directors for the purpose of company law), you are responsible for the preparatbon of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ("the 2006 Acf,). Having satisfied ourselves that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, we report in respect of our examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under secb'on 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ( the 2011 ACY,). In carrying out our examination. we have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission {undÈr section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS. STATEMENT We have comp￿ted our examinab'on. We confimi that no material matters have come to our attention which gives me cause to believe that: accounts'ng records were not kept in respect of the Company as requi￿ by Secb'on 386 of the 2006 Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records. or tne accounts ao not compty wth the accounD"ng reqU1￿ments of secD"on 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirernent that the accounts give a 'true and faif view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination., or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and prineiplès of the Statemènt of Recommended Practice for accounb'ng and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial ReFK)rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) We have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection v￿th the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 1 Church Mews Churchill Way Macclesfield Cheshi SK116AY Kime O'Brfen Llmlted Chartered Accountants 23 September 2024

Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30 June 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 T¢al Funa Fun0• Funa8 Funai Fund• Incoming resources Donations and grants Charitsble activities Other income 18,595 307 18,002 112,438 112,438 923 923 31,060 2,488 33.538 113,885 113,885 265 265 Total Incoming rnsources 18,595 113,668 132,263 31.050 116,638 147,688 Resources •xpended . Charltablfr acllvltle* Stsff costs Other charges {16,726) {107,971) (124.697) (1,869) (21,920) (23.789) (28.872) (68,684) (97,556) {2,178) (28,149) (30,327) N•t movement in funds (16.223} {16.223) 19,805 19,805 Net movement In fund8 (16.223) {16,223) 19.805 19,805 Total funds brought forward 60,939 60.939 41.134 41,134 Totsl funds carrled forward 44,716 44.716 60,939 60,939

Macclesfield FC Communty Sports Trust Ltd Registered number: 06469186 Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2024 2023 Currnnt u••tg Debtors Cash at bank arKI in hand 15,046 34.481 10,614 52,873 49.527 63.487 Creditorn: amounts falllng du• within one year 10 (4,811) (2,548) Net curront as8•t8 44,716 60,939 44.716 60,939 Unte3trthd furKIs 44,716 60.939 Total funds 44,716 60,939 The charitaNe c(xnpary is entiued to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Cornpanies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 June 2024. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. {a) ensuring that the charitable (x)mpany keeps accounliNJ records that comply *yth Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 20(￿ and (b) preparing financial ststements whth give a true and fair view of the state of affrdifts of the charitab company as at the end of each financial year and of rts surplus or dthil for each financial year in accordan￿ wth the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and whth otherwse comply with the requirementsof the Companies Ad 20(￿ relats.ng to finwKial Stat￿ents, so far as applicable to the aritable company. Susan Joy Radl•y Director Approved by the board on 23 September 2024

Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024 1 Accounting policies Basls of preparntlon The financÉ813tatements of the charitable company, whiGh is a Publ￿ benefit entity under FRS102, have been prepared in accordance with the Chariti'es SORP (FRS102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practi￿ applicable to Ghariiies prepaiin9 their accounts In accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019)., Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). and the Companias Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Company statUS The charity is a company limited by guarantee. If the charity is dissolved the trusteeslmembers must contribute such sum (not exceeding £10 eaGh) as may be demanded of thetn towards payment of the debts and liabilitr'es of the charity. Tangible flxed assets Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative dep￿CIatiOn and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciats'on is provided on all tsngible fixed assets. other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life. as follows: Equipment 15% reducing balance Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in ac¢ordan¢e with the charitable objective8 at the descretion of the trustees. ResttiGted funds Can only be used for partiGular restricted purposes within the objects of the Gharity. Restricb'ons arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Income All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charty has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Expendfture Liabilitie5 are reGognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or Constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in Settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. whe￿ cost cannot be directly attributable to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tsx on its charitable activit￿. Golng Concern The Trustees consider that the balance sheet at 30 June 2024 shows satisfactory cash and net asset positions. The Trustees expect the charitsble company to have sufficient income and resources in the foreseeable future to support its activities and meet its liabilib'es as they fall due. Pensions The charitable company operates a defined contribub'on pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Macclesfield FC Communlty Sports Trust Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024 2 Donatlon8 and grants 2024 2023 Donations and legacies Grants 15,642 3,260 32,338 1,200 18,902 33,538 3 Income from charitable activftles 2024 2023 Schools and colleges Community engagement Carohomes & supported living Adult health Fundraising events 59,829 24,918 15,615 10,386 1,690 59,552 25,374 15,729 9,234 3,996 112,438 113,885 4 Investment Income 2024 2023 Bank interest re￿iVed 923 265 923 265 Suppport Costs 5 Charitable aGtivities Costs DlreGt Costs Total Wages, salaries and social securrty Pensions Travel and subsistence Fund raising costs F.C. Administration Sports related costs 8ank charges Insurance Equipment expensed So￿are and website Donations Sundry expenses Accountancy fees Payroll processing fees Advarbsing & PR Staff training and welfare 117,967 1.988 117,967 1,988 4,664 926 9,240 7,183 1,208 730 1,275 318 IS3 1,181 810 432 333 78 926 9,240 7,183 1,208 730 1.275 318 1.181 810 432 333 78 146.926 1.560 148,486

Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024 6 Employees 2024 Number 2023 Number Average number of persons employed by the company 7 Staff costs 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs 115.404 2.563 1.988 92,681 1,221 1.533 119.955 95,435 8 Comparatlves for the statemant crf flnancial activltlos Unrestricted fund Suppport Costs Total funds Wages, salaries and social security Pensions Travel and subsistence Fund raising costs F.C. Administration Sports related costs Bank charges Insurance Equipment expensed Soflware and website Donatr'ons Sundry expenses Accountancy fees Payroll processing fees 93,902 1,533 2,121 3,111 10,080 11,716 1,335 685 516 93,902 1,533 2,121 3,111 10,080 11.716 1,335 685 516 240 908 432 872 432 240 908 432 872 432 126,339 127,883

Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024 9 Debtor8 2024 2023 Amounts due for charitable aGb'vities Other debtors - prepayments 14,905 141 15,046 10,614 10,614 10 Greditors: amounts failing aue wrthin one year 2024 2023 Amounts owed for charitable activities Taxation and social security ¢03ts Accruals Other creditors 1,936 1,459 570 1,331 570 4,811 2,548 11 Tru8teos' rvTnuneration and beneflts There were no trustees remuneration or other beneffts for the year ended 30 June 2024 nor for the year ended 30 June 2023. There were no trustees expenses paid for the year ended 30 June 2024 nor for the year ended 30 June 2023. 12 Other infornatlon Macclesfield FC Communty Sports Trust Ltd is a private cornpany limrted by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered Offi￿ is: Leasing.Com Stadium London Road Macclesfield Cheshire SK117SP

MACCLESFIELD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST

COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT 2024

OUR AIMS & OBJECTIVES

OUR MAIN AIMS ARE:

*** TO MAINTAIN MACCLESFIELD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL OF CHESHIRE EAST IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS NEEDS AND WANTS.**

*** TO BUILD LINKS BETWEEN THE FOOTBALL CLUB AND ALL SECTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OFFER INNOVATIVE AND EXCITING PROGRAMMES TO USE SPORT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A TOOL TO MOTIVATE AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING**

*** TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNER ORGANISATIONS TO ESTABLISH STRONG LINKS TO ENABLE THE TRUST TO DELIVER PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY**

*** PROMOTE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP IN ORDER THAT THEY HAVE RESPECT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CHANGE.**

OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE:

SPORTS PARTICIPATION:

PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS AND ACTIVITY FROM A PHYSICAL , MENTAL AND SOCIAL VIEWPOINT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES , ABILITIES AND DISABILITIES FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ALL ADULTS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMES AND KEY INITIATIVES.

EDUCATION:

OFFER A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PACKAGES FOR STUDENTS AGED FROM THE AGE OF TWO ONWARDS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FULL TIME EDUCATION PROVIDERS AS WELL AS PROMOTING OUR NUMERACY, LITERACY & HEALTH/WELLBEING INITIATIVE PROGRAMMES TO SCHOOLS AND GROUPS USING THE POWER OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB BRAND TO ENTHUSE AN MOTIVATE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

HEALTH:

OFFER A RANGE OF HEALTHY AND ENGAGING ACTIVITY PROGRAMMES ADDRESSING LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF REGULAR EXERCISE AND HEALTHY DIETS TO ALL AGE GROUPS AND FAMILIES, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LONG TERM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

SOCIAL COHESION & INCLUSION:

OFFER A RANGE OF PROJECTS TARGETING MARGINALISED OR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS PARTICULARLY TEENAGERS AND YOUNG MALES & FEMALES AT RISK OF OFFENDING OR ALREADY INVOLVED IN YOUTH GANGS AND VIOLENCE.

OUR INCLUSION PROJECTS WILL REFLECT AND PROMOTE INTEGRATION AMONGST THE DIVERSE ETHNICITY GROUPS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ENGAGING WITH THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUFFERING WITH MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES , HOMELESSNESS AND A RANGE OF DISABILITIES.

MFC CST MISSION STATEMENT

TO BE THE FOCAL POINT OF OUR CHESHIRE EAST COMMUNITY. BY CREATING POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES & A DIVERSE SUPPORT PACKAGE TO MAKE A CONTINUAL POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

LEE FOLKARD - HEAD OF MACCLESFIELD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST ;

Another year done, and 2024 was a massive challenge for the Community Sports Trust.

With the Football Club missing out on promotion on the last day of the season, it meant Plan B for us as we worked without any funding support from the 3 main football trusts again unfortunately. However, myself and the team have worked extremely hard to make sure that our community delivery has not only continued but extended over the last 12 months and again our business stability is secure due to success in applying for some local local funding and new partnerships created locally.

I am so proud of the team and what we have achieved in such challenging times, not just for our local community here in Macclesfield & Cheshire East but for the entire country with many cuts to funding and the rise in our weekly household bills.

We are going from strength to strength with our delivery programme, which has again surpassed expectations with the numbers of participants that we have been able to connect with and support this year, which is testament to the programme we have put together. As I have said previously the base of activities inherited in 2021 was a sound starting point, now we have more than tripled those activities with a comprehensive programme of community support.

The community menu is something that is continually being adapted and I am extremely proud of, and with new plans on the horizon for 2025, again we will be looking to grow even further.

The team are just the best, the commitment to delivery and making sure that every session and programme we run is to the highest of standards means that our success is down to them. They are extremely hardworking for such a small team and deserve all the congratulations and recognition that we have been receiving over the last 3 years with various nominations for awards and also winning the Mayor Of Macclesfield PRIDE OF MACCLESFIELD award for community engagement.

We would not be able to do the amazing things we do without the support and dedication of others. So, a big thanks must go to our Board of trustees (who continually support myself and the team with everything we do) our partners at AstraZeneca, Adelphi, Cheshire East Council, Macclesfield Town Council and all our partner schools and care facilities across our area.

And of course, a big thanks to the Football Club, who we continually help and support me to achieve the very best for our community. Fingers crossed that 2025 will bring promotion to the National League North.

Thank you everyone here's to another positive year in 2025. 

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  - **CST DELIVERY * BREAKFAST CLUBS & AFTER SCHOOL SPORT CLUBS**

  - *** STREETBLUEZ (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED AS PREMIER LEAGUE KICKS) * BLUE ZONE** : **EDUCATIONAL PACKAGES**

  - **INCLUDING READING STARS, MATHS DREAM TEAM, FOOTBALL REPORTING LITERACY (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED AS PREMIER LEAGUE PRIMARY STARS)**

  - *** EDUCATION PACKAGES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS INCLUDING  HEALTHY HEARTS,**

  - **ACTIVE SCIENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASTRAZENECA, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS * SCHOOL PE SESSIONS PPA FOR TEACHERS**

           - **SECONDARY SCHOOL MENTORING**

           - **HALF TERM MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES**

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THE VISION

              - **SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CHARITY.**

           - **DELIVER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.**

2025 PLANS

OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT 2024

Our community delivery in 2024 across Macclesfield, Cheshire East and South Manchester has seen extended engagement with a diverse range of participants from age 2 to 102

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1,600 18 200 250 35 2,500 HALF TERM CARE HOME & DISABILITY HEALTH & WALKING YOUTH SUPPORTED SESSIONS FITNESS FOOTBALL ENGAGEMENT Over 1,600 HOUSING PLAYERS children booked 18 sessions 200 sessions 150 hours Over 2,500 on our camps delivered per delivered to dedicated to Signed up and young people this year at an month engaging participants in Health & Fitness playing for engaged with in average of 30 in with an average 2024 Programmes MFCCST our FREE sport attendance per of 20 residents sessions day per session

PE & SPORT HALF TERM PACKAGES

EDUCATION SUPPORT

800 Students 1,800 Primary & engaged within Secondary our Educational school Students and mentoring engaged with in packages school sessions

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FEEDBACK

The children really loved the community team science programme; it was a great change for them to have someone else teach them something educational and the team really made the sessions fun and informative. Thank you’

Mrs Bradley Whirley Primary School

‘The sessions have beena really great addition to our programme this year, The Community Trust Team have adapted the program me to help our Year 7 & 8 Students who have struggled to readapt to learning practices after the Covid 19 pandemic in certain subjects and this has been a real positive for the students’

Mrs Jones Manchester Enterprise Academy Wythenshawe

BLUE ZONE & PE SUPPORT Over the last 12 months we have more than tripled our daily delivery in our partner schools, offering support in a range of different ways.

Our FIT FOR 15 programme (where all students from all classes get physically active at lunchtime for 15 minutes) has now extended to 5 local schools

The above and also our PE support package for our local schools is more than just in school time football. Our CST Team are qualified in a range of different sports, which allows us to help in many more ways than before.

This year we have had major success in delivering Lacrosse, Hockey, Basketball & Multisport sessions across our Partner schools these new packages has opened many new opportunities for the CST

AFTER SCHOOL SESSIONS

Our After School provision has extended rapidly over the last 3 Years. WE NOW DELIVER AT LEAST 2 AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS PER DAY IN TERM TIME IN A RANGE OF DIFFERENT SPORTS.

with Multisports, Lacrosse, Rugby and of course a bit of football

We are particularly proud of our Girls ONLY sessions over the last year, which have been extremely popular.

This has been a positive form of finance for the CST, with the money generated into the business more than doubling over the last school year. Be this via parents or schools paying for the sessions. All after school clubs and are open for all age groups from Key stage 1 upwards and are on average 1 hour in duration.

We are averaging approximately 25 children per after school session.

STREETBLUEZ & STREETSPORTS

Our STREETBLUEZ & STREETSPORTS youth engagement programme was previously funded via the Premier League (Previously known as Premier league Kicks)

Although losing the funding of over £80,000 and support from the Premier league due to the new Football Clubs stature in the football pyramid, we have continued to deliver the programme and gain funding elsewhere so that we can still create a safe environment for football in the area.

Over the last 12 months we have created a partnership with Macclesfield Town Council to support the funding for STREETSPORTS in which we deliver a daily FREE multisports session in various Parks across Macclesfield .

OVER THE DURATION OF STREET SPORTS, SINCE APRIL 2024, WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH OVER 700 PARTICIPANTS WITH STREETBLUEZ ATTRACTING AN AVERAGE 30 PER SESSION.

CARE HOME & SUPPORTED HOUSING SUPPORT

Our support packages for local Care Homes and Supported Housing networks across Cheshire East now takes up over 35% of our weekly delivery schedule.

We are now active in 16 local Care Facilities and Supported housing networks within Cheshire East on a weekly basis.

These sessions are fun and active which help to trigger stimulus within the participants as well as conversation with others.

In linking in with these facilities and using the Sporting memories Network and Dementia Friends training we create different activities that are tailor made for each group of participants. We have also been successful with gaining funding from Cheshire East Council this year to sustain & grow these sessions for 2025

Fv WALKING Qa) — am 2 iN es FOOTBALL rxh FC e ~~—~~ In December 2021 we received a small grant from Cheshire FA begin Walking Football sessions locally with the aim of generating a q squad of participants 50+ who still wanted to play football at a slower pace.

The sessions have been a tremendous success and by March 2022 the group were playing in their first ever affiliated competition.

As the weekly sessions go from strength to strength and numbers extend, this has seen the team play in a number of friendlies and other local competitions as well as playing games at the Leasing.com stadium.

The group are currently playing within the CHESHIRE FA Walking Football League quarterly.

PRESCHOOL & NURSERIES

We have a range of different multi sports options that we can deliver within nurseries & pre-school environment.

We currently deliver in a range of Preschool/Nursery sites across Cheshire East with all these sessions being bespoke to the needs of each location

They are mainly based around handling, movement, identification, personal & physical development and of course having fun with a range of equipment. Again, for this year we have extended these sessions and now have 6 external nurseries & pre-schools we deliver in both in term and out of term time.

WOW, what an amazing year we have had regarding our new and improved Half Term Camps.

Our camps have been stationed all over Macclesfield & Cheshire East from Macclesfield to Holmes Chapel and also Wilmslow.

We have extended the hours of the camps over a key time for parents regarding support during the toughest of times.

We have averaged over the last 12 months 40+ children per day on camp which is a phenomenal achievement.

Again, this has provided much needed sustainable income for the trust

We plan to go bigger, better and have more fun and games in 2025

DISABILITY SUPPORT SESSIONS

With a little financial help from Cheshire FA and the Barclays Community Fund via Sported the community trust have been running pan disability sessions .

We are currently running weekly sessions for a range of age groups to try and engage our disability community into football and in the future participate in the Ability Counts Football League.

We have also extended our disability provision in local SEN schools such as Park Lane, in which we do 2 weekly physical engagement sessions.

We have also been running quarterly sessions for Space4autism and Friends for Leisure which will continue in the autumn.

For 2025 we are working with a local group of deaf football participants to start a new deaf football team and we are currently one of the Tesco Stronger Starts Grants locally

PRIMARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CUP

In early 2022 after lengthy discussions with the Cheshire School Sports Partnership, the MFCCST Community Cup was born.

With no continual primary school provision around the area, especially for girls, we created a 5 week termly competition for years 2 to 6.

Our local schools have embraced our idea, with between 12 to 20 teams (maximum over 200 students) per week coming to the Leasing.com Stadium to compete to be Community Champions.

We are looking at extending this to secondary schools in 2025 as well as continuing with our 5 weeks of competition for year 2 upwards.

SECONDARY SCHOOL PROVISION

MFA ALL HALLOWS 6TH FORM TEAM

Our partnership with All Hallows Catholic School in Macclesfield has continued to be a mainstay of our delivery programme this year.

We have had a successful season with the year 12 and 13 students and have created a positive impact for a range of students whilst representing the school in the Northwest Colleges League Weekly vs other schools & 6[th] form colleges.

The team performed positively all season and reached the John Sleigh Macclesfield Cup Semi Finals and finished 3[rd] in the North West Colleges League.

YOUTH PROVISION & SUPPORT

THE COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH VARIOUS YOUTH CENTRE'S THIS YEAR.

OUR WEEKLY SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED A RANGE OF MULTI FUN GAMES AND SPORTS WITH OVER 30 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION BOTH BOYS & GIRLS

WE WILL BE CONTINUING THESE SESSIONS IN 2025 AND WILL BE WORKING WITH NATIONAL ORGANISATION THE YOUTH FEDERATION ON A NEW ‘EXCITING’ PROJECT FOR THE AREA ©

MAN V FAT : MEN'S HEALTH SESSIONS

At the start of 2022, we linked up with national charity Man v Fat to start the first weight loss & social football session for men in Cheshire East _ since that point we have engaged and supported over 100 male participants.

It's been an amazing success with the group losing over 500kg during the 24 months.

2025 will see the group extend to a second Session within the Cheshire East Area with negotiations ongoing with Poynton Town Council for a January 2025 start

CHARITY BALL 2024

In July 2024 we had our 3[rd] Charity Ball event this year at the iconic Assembly Rooms within Macclesfield Town Hall.

The CST have NEVER put on such events in our history, however, have had great success over the 3 events to gain much needed sustainable finance for the trust.

The events including the previous September 2021 & June 2022 have raised over £17,000 for the charity via ticket sales, auctions and fun games run by the team.

CST MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE

OUR MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE PACKAGE HAS EXTENDED OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO INCORPORATE MORE FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUNGER FANS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE PROMOTED THE OFFER WITH LOCAL CLUBS, TEAMS AND SCHOOLS AND CREATED AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR A NEW YOUNG MACCLESFIELD FC FANBASE TO ENJOY.

WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH NOT ONLY THE FANS ON MATCHDAY BUT ALSO BROUGHT OVER 400 CHILDREN INTO THE STADIUM AND ONTO THE PITCH.

THIS INCLUDES FUN FOOTBALL GAMES ON THE PITCH PRE - GAME WITH OUR CST TEAM, MEETING THE FIRST TEAM, WALKING OUT WITH THE 2 TEAMS WITH OUR MACCLESFIELD FC FLAGS AND THEN WATCHING THE GAME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS (WITH ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO BAR 27).

FOODBANK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRE8 & SILK LIFE FOODBANK

WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SILK LIFE FOODBANK & CRE8 TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AT THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES.

THE MATCHDAY FOODBANK HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS WITH OUR FANTASTIC FANS, PLAYERS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AT THE CLUB AND LOCAL COMMUNITY DONATING OVER 500KG OF FOOD AND OVER £2500 VIA CARD DONATIONS.

WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THIS GREAT INITIATIVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON.

CHRISTMAS COLLECTION FOR MACCLESFIELD GENERAL CHILDREN'S WARD

WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY LUCKY TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH MACCLESFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHILDREN'S WARD UNIT.

THE MONTH BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE ANNOUNCE THE PARTNERSHIP & ONLINE PLATFORM FOR DONATIONS TO HELP US GIVE PRESENTS AND GIFTS TO THE CHILDREN WHO WILL NOT SPENDING CHRISTMAS AT HOME THIS YEAR.

LINKING INTO THE FOOTBALL CLUB AND OF COURSE OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY AND FANS, WE RAISED OVER £500 LAST YEAR TO BUY BRAND NEW GIFTS & PRESENTS FOR THE CHILDREN AND DELIVERED THEM WITH THE HELP OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB STAFF (AND ROBBIE OF COURSE).

THIS DECEMBER WILL BE OUR 4[TH] SUCCESSIVE VISIT

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

THE WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST HAS UNDERTAKEN THIS YEAR AND OUR IMPACT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY HAS SEEN THE TRUST BE NOMINATED FOR NUMEROUS AWARDS ACROSS OUR CHESHIRE EAST BORDERS

AFTER BEING NOMINATED FOR CHARITY OF THE YEAR AT THE CHESHIRE EAST CHAMBERS AWARDS AND THE COMMUNITY RE-AWARDS FOR THE WHOLE OF CHESHIRE.

WE WERE THEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO WIN THE PRESTIGIOUS PRIDE OF MACCLESFIELD AWARD FROM THE MAYOR OF MACCLESFIELD FOR OUR WORK IN 2023/4.

ALL OF THE RECOGNITION THIS YEAR IS TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF THE CST TEAM

A BIG THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO OUR MAIN SPONSORS AND PARTNERS, WHO OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS HAVE BEEN SIMPLY AMAZING IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY DELIVERY & SUPPORT.

FROM SPONSORING ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES, TO BEING A MAIN SITE THAT WE USE FOR SOME OF OUR SESSIONS

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A PARTNER SCHOOL WHO SUPPORT US FINANCIALLY, TO OUR PARTNER FOOTBALL CLUB WHO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR MENU OF ACTIVITY (AND VICE VERSA) EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST IN MACCLESFIELD & CHESHIRE EAST.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THE THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST. COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST.

WE ARE MORE THAN JUST FOOTBALL

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