Company registration number: 07705131 Charity registration number: 1142982
**CANTERBURY RUGBY CHARITY TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
Dynamix Consultancy Ltd
## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Contents**
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|Trustees' Report|1—3|
|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Statement of Financial Position|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7—10|
|The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:||
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|11|
## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Trustees' Report For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Aims and Objectives**
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.
The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
The charity’s objective is to promote participation and interest in the sport of Rugby Football in and around the Canterbury area in order to improve health, fitness, teamwork and leadership within the local population without discrimination. This is delivered through raising awareness and supporting those involved in making Rugby Football accessible to all.
## **Public Benefit**
The charity makes grants to organisations, provides human resources,provides advocacy/advice/information.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Main Achievements**
During the year, the charity continued to deliver varied programmes to promote community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of rugby union football within the area of benefit.
The charity has benefited from the continued support and dedication of its volunteers, whose contributions are essential to the successful delivery of programs
The total incoming resources for the year were £28,686 (2024: £52,108). Total resources expended were £48,287(2024: £56,400), leaving net expenditure of £19,601 (2024: £4,292) before transfers.
## **Financial Review**
## **Financial Position**
The charity regularly holds meetings to review its financial position, ongoing commitments and future plans.
Income is generated primarily through memberships, donations and fundraising activities. Expenditure has been carefully managed to ensure the continued operation of the charity and the delivery of its charitable objectives.
## **Reserves Policy**
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to support its ongoing activities and to provide a degree of financial stability.
Reserves are retained to meet operational costs, maintain the theatre premises and ensure that productions and activities can continue without interruption
The charity intends to hold reserves to cover at least 3 or 6 months of the running costs of the charity.
## **Going Concern**
The trustees are satisfied with the financial position of the charity and its ability to continue as a going concern.
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**Canterbury Rugby Charity Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
The charity is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.
The trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity. Trustees are appointed in accordance with the governing document and meet regularly to oversee the charity’s activities and financial performance.
The day-to-day operations of the charity are largely supported by volunteers.
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
## **Trustees**
Mr Giles Hilton Mr Colin Scurr Mrs Kirsty Walder (appointed 04/02/2026) Mrs Sally Hatcher (appointed 04/02/2026)
## **Charity Number**
1142982
## **Principal Address**
The Club House Merton Lane North, Nackington Road Canterbury Kent CT4 7BA
## **Independent Examiner**
Hussein Bhaiji Dynamix Consultancy Ltd Dane John Works Gordon Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3PP
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Mr Giles Hilton Trustee 28/04/2026
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Canterbury Rugby Charity For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 July 2025. Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is carried out.
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
This report is made solely to the Charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner’s Report and for no other purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity’s trustees as a body for my examination work or for this report.
Hussein Bhaiji 28/04/2026 Dane John Works Gordon Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3PP
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
**NET EXPENDITURE**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**11**|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
28,686|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
52,108|
|---|---|---|
||(48,287)|(56,400)|
||(19,601)|(4,292)|
||(19,601)
32,084|(4,292)
36,376|
||12,483|32,084|
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Statement of Financial Position As At 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible Assets
**8**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
**9**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**
**10**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**11**
On behalf of the board
Mr Giles Hilton
Trustee
28/04/2026|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
5,258|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
8,842|
|---|---|---|
||5,258
-
8,226|8,842
14,739
9,503|
||8,226
(1,001)|24,242
(1,000)|
||7,225|23,242|
||12,483|32,084|
||12,483|32,084|
||12,483|32,084|
||12,483|32,084|
||||
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 1. **General Information**
Canterbury Rugby Charity is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1142982. The principal address is The Club House, Merton Lane North, Nackington Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7BA.
## 2. **Accounting Policies**
## 2.1. **Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
## 2.2. **Incoming Resources**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## 2.3. **Resources Expended**
Liabilities are recognised 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 cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## 2.4. **Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
|Plant & Machinery|25%|
|---|---|
|Fixtures & Fittings|25%|
|Computer Equipment|33%|
## 2.5. **Cash and Cash Equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
## 3. **Income from Donations and Legacies**
|Member subscriptions and sponsorships
Other
.
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
he net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets - owned|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
240
28,446|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
928
51,180|
|---|---|---|
||28,686|52,108|
||**2025**
**£**
3,584|**2024**
**£**
5,431|
## 4. **Net Income/(Expenditure)**
The net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|5.
**Analysis of Expenditure**
Raising funds
Raising funds
6.
**Support Costs**
Employee costs
General administration
Depreciation
General administration
Depreciation|**2025**
**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
48,287|
|---|---|
||**2024**
**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
56,400|
||**2025**
**Raising**
**funds**
**£**
1,554
43,149
3,584|
||48,287|
||**2024**
**Raising**
**funds**
**£**
50,969
5,431|
||56,400|
## 7. **Average Number of Employees**
Average number of employees during the year was: NIL (2024: )
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**Canterbury Rugby Charity Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 8. **Tangible Assets**
|**Cost**
As at 1 August 2024
As at 31 July 2025
**Depreciation**
As at 1 August 2024
Provided during the period
As at 31 July 2025
**Net Book Value**
As at 31 July 2025
As at 1 August 2024
9.
**Debtors**
**Due within one year**
Other debtors
10.
**Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
11.
**Movement in Funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Total funds**|**Plant &**
**Machinery**
**£**
27,605|**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
**£**
13,431|**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
**£**
13,431|**Computer**
**Equipment**
**£**
1,650|**Total**
**£**
42,686|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||27,605|13,431||1,650|42,686|
||27,150
227|5,044
3,357||1,650
-|33,844
3,584|
||27,377|8,401||1,650|37,428|
||228|5,030||-|5,258|
||455|8,387||-|8,842|
||**As at 1**
**August 2024**
**£**
32,084|**Income**
**£**
28,686||**2025**
**£**
-
**2025**
**£**
1
1,000
1,001
**Expenditure**
**£**
(48,287)|**2024**
**£**
14,739|
||||||**2024**
**£**
-
1,000|
||||||1,000|
||||||**As at 31 July**
**2025**
**£**
12,483|
||32,084|28,686||(48,287)|12,483|
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Total funds**|**As at 1**
**August 2023**
**£**
36,376|**Income**
**£**
52,108|**Expenditure**
**£**
(56,400)|**As at 31 July**
**2024**
**£**
32,084|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||36,376|52,108|(56,400)|32,084|
## 12. **Transactions with Trustees**
None of the trustees received any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the current or previous year.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
## 13. **Related Party Disclosures**
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure.
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## **Canterbury Rugby Charity Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
**Donations and legacies**
Membership subscriptions
Income from donations and legacies type A
Income from donations - WH
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Raising funds**
Travel expenses
Kit & equipment
Hall hire expenses
Repairs, renewals and maintenance
Accountancy fees
Bank charges
Charitable donations
Sundry expenses
Depreciation of plant and machinery
Depreciation of fixtures and fittings
Depreciation of computer equipment
**NET EXPENDITURE**|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
240
26,531
1,915|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
928
51,180
-|
|---|---|---|
||28,686|52,108|
||28,686
(1,554)
-
(16,871)
-
-
(93)
(26,184)
(1)
(227)
(3,357)
-|52,108
-
(922)
(2,470)
(661)
(410)
(108)
(46,400)
2
(1,524)
(3,357)
(550)|
||(48,287)|(56,400)|
||(48,287)|(56,400)|
||(19,601)|(4,292)|
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