WHITE STAR FC Annual report and financial statement for the year ended 31/05/2024 111111111 •*DF9M31F* 0511112024 COMPANIES PK)USE CHARITY NUMBER: 1139243 COMPANY NUMBER: 6596950 CONTENTS Administration Infonmation Structure, Governance and M. anagement Aims, Objective5 and Activities Trustees Report Achievement Financial Review and Future Plan Statement of Financial Activities 9-10 Independent Examinerfs Report 11 Acknowledgement 12 Le al and Administrative Information Directorsnrustees l. Abdullahi Mohamed 2. Ali Garre Chairperson Secretary Treasurer 3. Abdirahman Mohidden Reglstered office 28 Church Road London N17 8AQ Bankers: HSBC UK l Alder Mans Hill Palmers Green London N13 4YE Structure Governance and Mana ement Governing Document.. The org3nisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 19 May 2008 and reElStered as a charity on 01 December 2010. The company is governed by Memorandum and Article5 of Association. In order to meet our aims and objectives we also have internal governing policies and Procedures such as: l. Health and Safety policy 2. Equal opportunity policy 3. Volunteers policy 4. Confidentiality Policy S. Child Protection Policv The above procedures and policies are reviewed annuallv. Appointment of Tmstees.. The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purpose of charity law and under the cornpanvs Articles known as members of the Management Committee underthe requirements of the Memorandurn and Articles of A550ciation the members ofthe Management Committee are elerted to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. Trustee Indurtion and Training Most of our Trustees are familiar with the practical work of the charity. having been encouraged to take up the -workshop5 and trainin(, new Trustees are encouraged to attend a Series of trainin8 sessions to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates. The new Trustee member will get the following: The m05t up to date Charity Commission booklets. The governing document. The Policies and Procedures file. The Annual Report. The minutes of Trustees meeting5 Contact Details of trustees. Risk Management Our management committee has the overall responsibility of the risk management of the organisation. They have the power to consuft external organisations or consultsnts on risk management. The Trustees have a risk management Strate8y. which compromises: An Annual review of the risks the charity may face. The establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the plan. The implementations of such procedures designed to minimise any potential impatt on the charity should those risks materialise. Responsibilitie5 of Trustee5.' Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the financial vear and ofthe incoming and outgoing resources forthe year ended. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of error. fraud and other irregularities. Trustee board members are expected to follow the good governance including Understanding their role. ensuring delivery of organisational purpose. working effectively both as indr¥iduals and a team, exercise effective control, behaving with integrity and being open and accountable. Orgonisotional Strurture.. The White Star FC has a management committee of three members who meet quarterly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. The committee has three key members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charitv. The Chairperson is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the servi￿5 specified. The Treasurer is responsible for all aspects of financial management. working dosely with other members of the trustee5 to safeguard the organisation's finances. The Secretary is responsible for the day-to-day operation managernent of the Centre. individual supervision and ensuring the team continue to develop 5ki11s and working practi￿5 in line with good prartice. Volunteers.- White Star FC has seventeen volunteers who run the daily activities and implement the organisational administration. White Star FC provides volunteers training to improve the quality and consistency of our services. Ensuring we cater for a diverse range of volunteers and their needs, Building our reputation as an orEani&ition c4>mmitted to supporting and developing our volunteers. Help us to secure funding from trusts and foundation. government and service users. Reward volunteers for their commitment and involvement. Provide volunteers with pathways to work or 5tvdy opportunities. Our mlssion.. To irnprove the lives of disadvantaged, underprivileged and marginalised children and young people from African/Caribbean and other minortty comrnunities. Our Wision.. Our vision is to support children and youth from minority communitie5 to become good citizens who achieve good quality education. financial independence. self-confidence and social inclusive within the multicultural society. Our Aims." To promote sport and fitness in London To raise awareness of sporting and leisure facilities and achievements To Encourage children and young people to participate actively in sport To improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people To divert youn8 people from crimes. drugs and violence Charity objertives: The rnain objectives of the AssociatThi are defined as follows: To enhance and promote education arKI social indusion of children and young people from ethnic minority communities through sport and personal development To promote and encourage health and wellbeing of children and young people form ethnic minority communities To assist in the development of young people through training and employability sothat they become valuable members of the community. The Charirf5 Artivities indudes: l. Football training 2. Organising Football tournaments 3. Participate in London football leagues 4. Youth Mentoring Sep41 Chair erson Re On behalf the board of trustees. l am pleased to submit the annual ￿pOrt for the year ending 315¢ May 2024.1 would like to acknowledge the efforts of our volunteers and trustees who have worked continuously to provide vital services to children and young people in Enfield. Haringev and other boroughs. Our aim was to reduce negative impart that drugs, gang-culture and crime have on young people. We helped many children and young people to live better, healthier, away from the harms caused by addiction. and antisocial behaviours. It is with great pleasure and honour for me to present this annual report. The White Star FC had a successful year despite our financial difficulties. I was pleased to see the significant difference that our sport activities have made to the disadvantaged children and young people. Our organisation continued to deliver its prime mission of improving their lives of manv disadvantaged children and young people by prowding football training, organise football tournarnents. provide mentoring services and participate in the local leagues. The Association supported more than 250 children and w)ung people. The projerts have improved football skills. self-confidence, redvced i501ation and social exclusion. improved health and wellbeing of children and.young people. Our Association had a successful year. through the tremendous teamw(Kk of the trustees. volunteers. community leaders. intellectual and professionals. l arn encouraged by the positive feedback from members and guests who can readily see the changes we have mode that have given the club a real lift in enthusiasm and confidence about the future. The trustee5 and volunteers have worked so hard and without the dedication of my fellow committee members, it would have been an impossible task. The club has many supporters. and their support enables us to provide football training and tournaments to children and young people from rninority communities. On behalf of our members. I would like to exp￿$$ my gratitude and appreciation to our members and supporters who supported our organisation to overcome the financial difficultie5 we experienced. I'd also like to thank Harin8ey and Enfield Council for the great support. advice. 8uidance and the most useful information and training programmes they regularly provide to our organisation. I'd like to extend my thanks to the supporters that have helped us to work in this challenging environment that allows us to meet the needs of our members more effectNely. I wish the board and the Association the SU￿$$ for the next year. The Report was improved by the trustees on 1311012024 and signed on the behalf by Abdullahi Moharned Chairperson Achievement and Performance Charity Artivities." More than 250 children and youn8 people take part in football trainingand tournaments. The sport projert improved self-confidence,self*st"eem. reduced isolation and offending behaviour, greater connections with school. stronger peer relationships. greater family attachment and more frequent interactions with parents. more restraint in avoidin8 risky behaviour and greater involvement in volunteer work. Football trainin Mondav {17..00- 19.00) .Tuesday 117..00- 20.001 Wednesday 117:00- 20.001 Thursday 117:CKI-"20:00) . Friday {17:CK)- 20.1￿)} Saturday 109:¢J)- 17:fy)I Sunday 110:LKI- 16.'(K)) sessions= We provided enjoyable training sessions that improved children's social skills, confidence, health and wellbeing. Children really enjoyed the selettion of training session5 which contributes to their healthy lrfestyle. We provided a wide range of sport activities that helped children develop control of their bodies. We nOti￿d during the sport artivities children learned key values such as: honesty. teamwork, fair play and respect for one another. These highlighted the impact of the project on the children's social and moral development. The project SUPPOrted more than 250 thildren aged 6-16 from AfrKan/Caribbean descent," most of whom live in disadvantaged areas of Enfield or Haringey. We provide these children and young people with access to fun and enjoyable sport attivities that made them feel happy, less lonely. increased their self-confidence. wellbeing and transformed the lives.of many children. We organised several football tournaments that are fvn, sociable. enjoyable and engaged children to learn many ski115 and form friendship5. The project provided enjoyable physical activities that enthused and inspired children to participate fully and develop a life-long love of sports. This year, we successfully13unched Eids. only football sessions. offering two training sessions each week. For next year, we aim to continue enhancing skill development for the girls, football program while also introducing competitive opportunities. Our plan is to expand the Sports activities we are offering to the children to help more children and young people to achieve healthy and safe lifestyle outcome5. We will continue to provide this valuable projett to reach more children and young people across Haringey. Enfield and neighbouring boroughs to offer them a wide range of sport activities and football tournaments to meet with friends and contribute to community lrfe. We will ensure the sport attivities will be available to all children from disadvantaged backgrounds by advertising rt in local schools and neighbourhoods. Financial Review Reserve policy: As a charitable company we are committed to sustainable development for both risk management and sustainable Servi￿5. The trustees examine the Charitys reserves each year. The trustees are planning to create three months. worth of running cost as a reserve to be available in case of delays to funding. This will help the organisation to be sustained in the long term. Our plan: The charity plans the following in future periods:_ To prowde early intervention education classes for children and young people To create youth forum and encouragrng young people to work together to addre55 the challenge5 that are facing people fTom ethnic minority communities. To enable greater participation in community activities for children and young people who would otherwise suffer from social exclusion To improve partnership working wtth other local organisations to help us reach more children and young people. To carry out an ongoing community consultation with our members and the wider community to establish what servKes they need most. To secure a sustainable future for our services and to ensure that the next generation has increased opportunities Financial Activities for the year Ended 31" May 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Totsl funds Total funds funds ' funds . 2024 2023 Incoming Resourtes Grants 30020 30020 Donations and membership fees 75177 75177 46807 Total incoming Resources 751 30020 105197 46807 Resources explained Sports Equipment "20775 3984 24759 10654 Refreshments/food 1311J) 13100 Venue hire 31655 4250 35905 22095 League/tournament fee ' 9837 9837 7926 Legal fee 550 550 Telephone and internet 709 709 674 Bank charges 65 65 83 Volunteer Expense 12723 8686 21409 8102 Total Resources Expended 76314 30020 106334 49534 Net incoming Resources (1137} 11137) . (Z727) Fund Balance B/F 5427 5427 8154 Fund Balance CIF 4290 4290 5427 Balance Sheet as of 31" May 2024 2024 2023 Current Assets Cash at Bank and In Hand 5427 Debtors Net Cuffent Assets 4290 5427 Unrestricted Funds 4290 $427 ftestrirted Funds Total funds 4290 5427 For the year ended 3V05n024 the company ¥R5 entitled to exeniptiM from audit under ' section 477 of the CompaniesAct 2(X16 relatiTrAto small companie of the Companies Act 2006. The directors 3ckntr*l* their ￿pOn%￿111ty for comptyingwithtte fequirements ofthe Att subject to the Small cThnpanie< regim& The accounts apwo¥ed ty the tn￿ on tsiion024 and s￿(*d se$ of company W are responsible for thtr preparation Ofthe"acroun￿ trustees c￿SIder that ￿ audit 6 not required for this year under seaion 144{21 ofthe Charfjw 2011 {tr￿ 2011 Artl that independent examination s needed. H•ryrwJ saiisfied mysell that the charity 6 not subi8Ct to audit under company law and 6 ehgible for independenl exarninalion, it 6 my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 ofthe 2011 A follow the procedures lah1 down li the general Dweclions given ty the ChaFity C(MnFThSSi under sgdKJTr 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Art stste whether any matters coff* to attention. Indewndent examlnerfs 51ateffl￿t I haME Completed my examination. I can confim) that rn matters tJ)me lo my attention n ¢onneetitin with the examination gmng rr* (aiise to bele¥e thal n any material Tespect.. l accounting records weie not kept il rest*ct ofthe charity a8 requiwed ty ￿lon 386 ofthe 2006 acvbr 2 the financial slaiements do not ￿ with those reo)rts: or 3 the financial slatements do nol compty with the accounting requirement ofsection ￿ ofihe 2006 a(X other Ihan any requiremenl Ihat the aL)X￿nts 9Ne a true ￿ fair view which 6 not matter cx>nsidered & part of an independent examinatM)n or. 4 the financi81 ststements not been prepared n aCt0rda￿ with the methods aTrJ principles of the ststement ofthe recommended praLX1￿ for a¢¢ounb"ng reporting ty charities applicable to Charities preparing their accounts n acc£￿￿nce with the f￿ancial reporling stsndard applThble kn the U( northem Ireland fFB 102). MohomedAII LLID certified Accounlants iLI 565 HKSh Ftaj London N17 11 Acknowledgement The White Star FC and its committed management committee would like to thank all partners and members that SUPPOrted our organisation to ensurethe existence of the organisation and the success to deliver services for its needed clients. We are pleased to continue our good relationship with other charitable organisations in Haringey. Enfield and various agencies in the Boroughs and the ex￿lIent exchange of information and sUPPOrt. We wish to thank all the volunteers of our organisation as. without their help and hard work. a lot of the achievements in the past year would not been possible. Also. we would like to take this opportunity to thank the Management and Sub-committee who give so freely of their time and effort. We would also like to thank the stsff who have worked hard and been responsible for the achievements and developments of the organisation. With the financial support of our members and donors we were able to help our disadvantaged members and make difference in their lives of many children and young people. raise their aspirations, maximising their skills and enable them to achieve their full potential. It is through their support that we are able to continue to strengthen our programs. and to develop new and innovative projects to serve our community and continue to advance our mission of maximising the skills and talents of our children and young people to become independent, successful and achieve their full potential. 12