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**Company Number: 7797047 Registered Charity Number: 1144459**
## **REPORT and ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024**
## **FOR**
## **THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION**
**(Limited by guarantee)**
## **Rock Tax and Accountants**
**Elm House, Tanshire Park Shackleford Road Elstead, Godalming Surrey GU8 6LB**
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **CONTENTS OF THE ACCOUNTS For the Year Ended 30 June 2024**
|**ONTENTS OF THE ACCOUNTS**
**or the Year Ended 30 June 2024**||
|---|---|
||**Page Number**|
|Trustees’ report, including legal and administrative information|2 – 5|
|Independent examiner’s report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the financial statements|9 – 13|
|Income and Expenditure account for the year ended 30 June 2024|14|
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **ANNUAL REPORT and ACCOUNTS For the Year Ended 30 June 2024**
_LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION_
## **Name and Registered Number of Charity**
The Army Football Association is registered as a charity with the Charities Commission on 27 October 2011 – registered number 1144459. It previously registered as a company limited by guarantee – number 7797047 – on 4 October 2011.
The Association is governed by the Memorandum and Articles as registered at Companies House.
## **Organisation**
The Association is managed by its Trustees, who act as Directors for statutory company purposes. Trustees are elected or co-opted to serve for a period of three years and are then eligible for re-election. The Trustees who served during the period ended 30 June 2024 and since, were as follows:
## **Trustees** :
Brigadier Andrew Cox (Chairman) Colonel Dave Jones Lt Colonel Chloe Plimmer-Sayce Major Nigel Bamford (Resigned 01.08.24) Mr John Taylor Lt Colonel Anthony Frank Captain Kevin Haley (Resigned 19.09.24) Mrs Elizabeth Winfield Mr Graham Brookland (Appointed 29.01.24) Mr Douglas Bennett (Appointed 20.05.24) Lt Colonel Mark Shapland (Appointed 01.08.24) Mr Waleed Khan (Appointed 29.09.24)
Prospective trustees are given an introduction to the work of the charity and information on the role of trustee and charity law.
## **Contact Details**
## _**Registered Office**_
Mackenzies Building, Fox Lines Queens Avenue Aldershot Hampshire GU11 2LB
## _**Company Secretary and primary contact**_ – Graham Brookland
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Principal Activities and Objectives**
The principal objectives of the charity are to provide and organise facilities of the Army to encourage participation in the sport of football by active and former personnel, including the Army Reserves. It is considered that this will in turn contribute to the morale and fitness of the Army as a whole. The financial results for the period are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 6 of these financial statements.
The Football Development Centre, which was built in year ending 30 June 2014, continues to act as an approved centre to deliver Coach Education, and is registered with the Governing Body (The FA) for this purpose. It also provides office space for three personnel and is used as a conference/meeting facility. The Association has continued to support football through the Army, including the Army Reserve.
## **Public Benefit**
The objectives of the charity are for the benefit of the Army and hence for the benefit of the wider public and the Trustees have therefore complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission guidance published in this respect.
## **Reserves Level Policy**
The Trustees having considered a number of issues and feel the aim of the charity is to have sufficient reserves excluding those represented by fixed assets, to cover the normal operation costs for one to two years. The Trustees have designated certain funds to provide for the replacement or refurbishment of the Football Development Centre at the end of its useful life.
## **Risk Management**
The Board reviews regularly the risks associated with the operations currently being carried out and feel the systems in place are operating successfully at present.
## **Directors’ (Trustees’) Responsibilities**
Company law requires the Trustees as directors to prepare financial statements as ‘Companies Act’ accounts for each financial year to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its income surplus/deficit for the period. In preparing the financial statements the directors are required to:
- To select the most suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
- Make judgements and estimates that they consider reasonable and prudent
- Disclose and explain any departure from Companies Act accounting principles
Prepare the financial statements on a ‘going concern’ basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and also required by charity law to ensure their proper application and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
So far as the directors are aware, they have each taken steps that they ought to have taken in order to make themselves aware that the accounts reflect the correct financial position.
## 26 March 2025
This annual report was approved by the Trustees on …………………. 2025
On behalf of the board
......................................................
## **Secretary – Graham Brookland**
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## **Chair Report**
## **Annual Report 2023/24**
Sport remains vital to the Army’s approach to the delivery of fighting power. Football is the most played and supported sport in the world. During the 2023/24 period the Army FA had over 10,000 serving Army personnel registered, that is over 10% of Army strength.
Football matters to the nation, it matters to the Army, it matters to our soldiers; it is the Soldiers’ Game. In that context, I can report that Army Football is in great shape. What shines through to me is the utter commitment, selflessness, and positivity of all involved. Whether at grassroots or representative level, as a community we are creating positive sporting opportunities. I am extremely proud of all the brilliant work, results, support, and development that have been delivered for our soldiers, whether you are a player, a sponsor, an official, a volunteer or a coach, you have all played a part. We are delighted that so much can be captured in our The Soldiers’ Game Annual Reviewhttps://www.calameo.com/read/00123023563bda76b3d47?authid=Wf5k3ZtfLj1I
We remain ever grateful for the support of Army Sport without whose contribution we would be unable to function as we do. A thriving environment with the hub of activity within the Aldershot HQ overseeing 47 sports.
We are proud to work closely with the Football Association (FA) as one of the 50 County Associations in the country. This included a partnership in May alongside Aldershot Town FC and Hampshire FA, for the visit of the Nepal National Team to Aldershot which was a rewarding experience for so many reasons. We are also delighted to have secured our funding from the FA after our FA Business Strategy 2024/28 presentation in Portsmouth in June. There are caveats to achieve this and we have challenges to overcome in our desire to professionalise our business in line with the expectations of our Governing Body. One of these challenges is to become compliant with our FA Code of Governance by July 2025.
There has been a requirement to amend our Articles of Association which is related to our Board of Trustees. We welcome to our Board Doug Bennett, our first ever Finance Director alongside Mark Shapland who is responsible for Army Referees. We also express our appreciation to Jim Fallon, Nigel Bamford and Kev Haley who have stepped down from their post in recent times. Part of the governance process is also the submission of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Preliminary Foundation plan of which we were delighted to be successful in achieving. This has been led by Waleed Khan who has been a welcome acquisition to our Board too.
Continuing the FA lines, it is always an honour for the Army FA to be involved at every FA Cup Final (Men and Women) in a variety of roles including ceremonial duties which were covered, so diligently this year by Captain Gary Lewis and LCpl Courtney Jones. It was particularly pleasing that Lt Levi Gray was Reserve Official at the FA Women’s Cup Final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in front of 76,000 spectators just five years after starting out as a referee.
Our Football and War project (to be renamed Heritage and Community) continues to thrive and has provided a huge profile on our history with some exciting plans too. We had three exhibitions at the National Army Museum during 2024 alongside other high profile activity including coverage on Talk Sport Radio during the Remembrance weekend.
Communications and awareness are vital. To raise the profile of what we do and what we provide for the soldier and for the community too. During this financial period, we introduced a new Podcast – “The Soldiers’ Game” working with ROAR Sports. This has proved invaluable. Continuing within the media the coverage we receive from Forces News/BFBS is outstanding and truly appreciated.
Another new partnership formed during 2023/24 has been with the League Managers Association (LMA). This included many initiatives from providing coaches in advance of the Inter Services for the Men, Women and Under 23 teams. This included former QPR and Wycombe Wanderers duo Gareth Ainsworth and Richard Dobson, ex Swindon Town and Charlton Athletic manager Ben Garner and Matt Gray, who led Sutton United into the Football League for the first time in 2021. We also welcomed Mick McCarthy as our special guest at our 2024 Annual Awards Dinner at RMA Sandhurst in June. Fully engaging throughout Mick provided a fascinating insight into his career.
Our partnership with Aldershot Town FC remains solid and we were grateful to Chair Shahid Azeem and the team for the continuity in this staging our Men and Women’s Inter Service matches at the EBB Stadium alongside some other community led activity.
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Sponsorship remains crucial to our ability to provide opportunities, and we are grateful to all our sponsors of which we are committed to ensure that the relationships and partnerships are fully embraced both ways. During this financial year we were also pleased to involve Reading Force as a partner charity with the aim to support and promote where we can. Reading Force has now been going for thirteen years and has circulated over 250,000 reading scrapbooks and free books to military families throughout the world.
On the pitch we saw much activity. Our teams performed well in the Inter Services, although sadly the silverware was elusive during 2023/24. On the international stage we delivered a full tour in Australia for the men, women, and masters who competed in the Australian Defence Force Games. Our women hosted the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team during the inter-services, and as previously mentioned, we also hosted the Nepalese national team in a prestigious community engagement visit to Aldershot.
At the unit level the major unit competition was won by 1 MERCIAN who beat the RTR 3-0. A superb achievement by both teams who reached the final from a starting pool of eighty-seven teams; the 123[rd] Army Challenge Cup Final. The minor units were won by the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst staff who beat the Combat Manoeuvre Centre staff 1-0. 22 Engr Regt beat 2 YORKS 3-1 to secure the Unit Sixes, and 6 SCOTS won the Army Reserve Cup beating 3 R WELSH 2-1.
For the Corps, the men’s Massey Trophy Division 1 was won by the Royal Signals and the REME won Division 2, incredibly dropping just two points all season. This culminated in a Corps Double for the Royal Signals who beat the REME 5-2 in the Woolwich Cup final at EFL League One club Reading FC. For the women, the Army Medical Services won the Channing Day Division 1 and the Royal Artillery the Lily Parr Division 2. The final day activity was played at Southern League Premier Central club Harborough Town FC. The Artillery also won the Edwards Cup, beating the REME 3-2 in the final at the excellent facilities at Cirencester Town FC. The use of the facilities at civilian grounds has enhanced the player experience which is so important. On the Refereeing front we remain in a strong position with 306 match officials registered during the season; the highest for some time. Five courses were held at MOD Garats Hay, Catterick, Abingdon, Cottesmore and Nuneaton. 71 new referees were recruited and trained. As a percentage we were the second highest county relating to promotions. A community engagement activity was also held at Wessex League Ash United where Army Instructors facilitated 22 civilian teenagers on a Referees course.
Hugely important is a thank you to our HQ staff that make everything tick administering football for the benefit of all. To Graham, Steve, Jenny, Gill, and Kate your work is greatly appreciated. We also had a new member of staff join in July 2024 in Issey Lee-Fisher who is our new Football Development Officer – welcome Issey.
With an overseas deployment looming, this is the final report that I will sign as the Chair of the Army FA before, reluctantly, standing down. It has been an absolute privilege to Chair this incredibly positive and energetic organisation over the last two years. We are the premier Army Sport, with more players, officials and supports than any other sport, we remain the Soldiers Game. I am proud of the momentum we have achieved with our governance, compliance with the FA code of conduct and the increasingly mature and long term set of sponsors and supporters that are critical to the continued delivery of our sport to as many soldiers as possible. Most importantly, I am enormously grateful for the selfless dedication of our management and coaching staff. Each one goes beyond the call of duty, dedicating time, expertise and energy to Army Football.
**Chair, Major General Andy Cox MBE**
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the members of the Army Football Association for the year ended 30 June 2024**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the company’s accounts for the year ended 30 June 2024
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the company (who are also the directors of the company for the purpose of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself 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, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
The company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
- the accounts do not accord with such records; or
- the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than the requirements that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102)..
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.
26 March 2025 ………………… 2025
Amit Prasanna FCA, Elm House, Tanshire Park Elstead, Godalming Surrey GU8 6LB
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
|**(Income and Expenditure Account)**
**for the year ended 30 June 2024**
Note
**Incoming resources**
Resources from generated funds
Voluntary income
2(a)
Activities for generating funds
2(b)
Income from investments
2(c)
Income from charitable activities
2(d)
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
Costs of generating funds
Fund-raising costs
3(a)
Charitable activities
3(b)
Management and administration
3(c)
Governance costs
3(d)
**Total resources expended**
**(Expenditure)/income before investment losses**
Net (losses)/gains on investments
4
**Net (expenditure)/income**
**Transfer between funds**
10,11
**Net movement of funds**
Balances brought forward
**Balances carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**General**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**Year ended Year ended**
**30.6.2024**
**30.6.2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
55,138
47,400
102,538
72,271
86,000
86,000
89,000
12,855
12,855
12,081
37,098
127,717
164,815
170,889
191,091
0
175,117
366,208
344,241
5,365
5,365
5,203
124,289
265,111
389,400
314,348
36,635
36,635
32,920
7,502
7,502
3,540
173,791
0
265,111
438,902
356,011
17,300
0
(89,994)
(72,694)
(11,770)
15,817
15,817
(12,898)
33,117
0
(89,994)
(56,877)
(24,668)
(55,483)
55,483
0
0
(22,366)
0
(34,511)
(56,877)
(24,668)
559,449
55,000
34,811
649,260
673,928
537,083
55,000
300
592,383
649,260
**Total Funds**|
|---|---|
All the above amounts relate to continuing activities.
There were no recognised gains or losses other than the net movement of funds for the financial periods shown above.
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Balance sheet**
|**Balance sheet**||
|---|---|
|**as at 30 June 2024**
Notes
**Fixed assets**
Fixed Assets
5
Investments
6
**Current assets**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors**: amounts becoming due and
payable within one year
8
**Net current assets**
**Total assets**
**Funds**
General Fund
9
Designated Fund
10
Restricted
11|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
220,762
236,530
290,326
274,509
511,088
511,039
29,023
22,854
68,414
140,653
97,437
163,507
16,142
25,286
16,142
25,286
81,295
138,221
592,383
649,260
537,083
559,449
55,000
55,000
300
34,811
592,383
649,260
**30.6.2024**
**30.6.2023**|
||29,023
68,414|
||97,437
16,142|
||16,142|
For the year ended 30 June 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006
The Directors acknowledge their responsibility for
Ensuring the company keeps accounting records which comply with sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
Preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year, and of its financial activity for the financial year, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act relating to accounts, so far as applicable to the company
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the Companies Act 2006 small company’s regime
The notes on pages 10 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
26 March 2025 Approved by the Board on …………………………2025
………………………………………….
**Chair, Major General Andy Cox MBE**
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Notes to the financial statements**
## **for the year ended 30 June 2024**
The Army Football Association is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales with registration number 7797047. Its registered office is Mackenzie Building Fox Lines, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LB.
## **1 a) Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared under the Companies Act 2006 as ‘Companies Act’ accounts on the historical cost convention in accordance with applicable Accounting and Financial Reporting Standard 102 and the Charities SORP 2005, having regard to the substance of transactions and arrangements in accordance with generally accepted principles or practice.
## **b) Funds**
Unrestricted funds represent the General and Designated funds of the Association that are not subject to any restriction regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the Association.
Restricted funds are those which are subject to a specific restriction as to their use, imposed by the donors.
## **c) Income**
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Donated goods and services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where it can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
## **d) Resources expended**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Some items of expenditure include VAT which cannot be recovered, and the VAT is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Cost of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
## **e) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their expected useful lives using the following rates:
Leasehold property - over the length of the lease. Equipment - 25% on the straight line basis.
## **f) Going concern**
The accounts have been produced on the basis that the Association is considered to be a going concern.
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024**
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Restricted**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total**|**Funds**|
|||||**Year ended**|**Year ended**|
|||||**30 June 2024**|**30 June 2023**|
|**2 **|**Incoming resources**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**(a) **|**Voluntary income**|||||
||ASCB Grants Received|51,952||51,952|36,030|
||FA Grants Received|3,186||3,186|5,441|
||Army Sports Lottery - Australian Tour||15,400|
15,400|30,800|
||ASCB Supacat - Australian Tour||30,000|
30,000|0|
||Berlin Infantry Brigade - Australian Tour||2,000|
2,000|0|
|||55,138|47,400|
102,538|72,271|
|**(b)**||||||
||**Activities for generating funds**|||||
||Sponsorship|86,000||86,000|89,000|
|||86,000|0|
86,000|89,000|
|**(c)**||||||
||**Income from investments**|||||
||Investment income|11,772||11,772|11,257|
||Bank interest receivable|1,083||1,083|824|
|||12,855|0|
12,855|12,081|
|**(d)**||||||
||**Income from charitable activities**|||||
||Football Tours||26,130|
26,130|2,600|
||Coach development|0||0|1,410|
||Referee development|22,106||22,106|20,299|
||FA staff costs grants||91,050|
91,050|101,411|
||Wembley/FA Cup receipts||10,537|
10,537|4,943|
||FA safeguarding grant||0|
0|0|
||Master Games||0|
0|28,600|
||Heritage and Community Project|1,000||1,000|0|
||Sundry income|13,992||13,992|11,626|
|||37,098|127,717|
164,815|170,889|
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**3 Outgoing resources**
**£**
**(a) Fund raising costs**
Marketing/promotions
5,365
5,365
**(b) Charitable activities**
Events/festivals
51,996
Masters Games
Grants awarded
1,000
Training Courses Funded
9,493
Staff costs
Wembley/FA Cup tickets
Awards presented
6,890
Kit and football equipment
14,692
Representative teams
30,239
Tours Funded
2,000
Heritage and Community Project
7,979
124,289
**(c) Management and administration**
Charity running costs
20,867
Depreciation
15,768
36,635
**(d) Governance costs**
Independent Examiner's fees
3,720
Legal and professional fees
3,782
7,502
**4 Gains/(Losses) on investments**
15,817
Unrealised (loss)/gain on
revaluation of investments|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Year ended**
**Year ended**
**30 June 2024**
**30 June 2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5,365
5,203
0
5,365
5,203
51,996
68,545
0
0
28,650
1,000
1,707
9,493
15,105
125,999
125,999
101,411
14,248
14,248
6,622
6,890
4,071
14,692
19,632
30,239
39,503
124,864
126,864
24,000
7,979
5,102
265,111
389,400
314,348
20,867
17,152
15,768
15,768
0
36,635
32,920
3,720
3,540
3,782
0
0
7,502
3,540
0
15,817
(12,898)
**Total Funds**|
|---|---|
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024**
|**5 Tangible fixed assets**
**Leasehold**
**Property**
**Equipment**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 July 2023
394,210
7,468
Additions
Disposals
At 30 June 2024
394,210
7,468
**Depreciation**
At 1 July 2023
(157,680)
(7,468)
Charge for year
(15,768)
Disposals
At 30 June 2024
(173,448)
(7,468)
**Net book values**
At 30 June 2024
220,762
0
At 30 June 2023
236,530
0
**6 Investments**
Market value at beginning of period
New investments
Unrealised (loss)/gain in the period
Market value at end of period
Historical cost (value when introduced into the charity)
Investments comprising more than 5% of the portfolio were as follows:
**%**
M&G Charifund Income Fund
9%
BlackRock Common Investment Fund
91%
**2024**
**7 Debtors**
Other debtors
29,023
**2024**
**£**
**8 Creditors**
**Amounts becoming due and payable within one year:**
Accruals and other creditors
16,142|**Total**
**£**
401,678
0
0|
|---|---|
||401,678|
||(165,148)
(15,768)
0|
||(180,916)|
||220,762|
||236,530|
||274,509
0
15,817|
||290,326|
||218,420|
||**£**
27,256
263,070|
||290,326|
||**2023**
**£**
22,854|
||**2023**
**£**
25,286|
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## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024**
|**9 Analysis of funds**
Fixed assets
Investments
Current assets
Total liabilities
**10 Designated funds**
Football Development Centre|**Unrestricted**
**General Designated**
**£**
0
0
20,617
55,000
(16,142)
4,475
55,000
**At**
**Incoming**
**1 July**
**resources**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
55,000
0
55,000
0|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
0
0
300
75,916
(16,142)
300
59,775
**Outgoing**
**Transfers**
**At**
**resources**
**from/(to)**
**30 June**
**Unrestricted**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
0
55,000
0
0
55,000|
|---|---|---|
The designated fund consists of funds which have been reserved by the Trustees for the benefit of the Football Development Centre and for external grants
|**11 Restricted funds**
FA staff costs
Australian Tour
Master Games
Wembley/FA Cup|**At**
**1 July**
**2023**
**£**
0
30,800
0
4,011
34,811|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
91,050
73,530
0
10,537
175,117|**Outgoing**
**Transfers**
**At**
**resources**
**from/(to)**
**30 June**
**Unrestricted**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
(125,999)
34,949
0
(124,864)
20,534
(0)
0
0
0
(14,248)
0
300
(265,111)
55,483
300|
|---|---|---|---|
Grants are received from the FA in respect of staff costs and safeguarding activities and are used only for these purposes.
Ticket money is collected for the purpose of attendance at Wembley and FA Cup matches and is held in trust for that purpose, being treated as a restricted fund.
## **12 Employment costs**
3 staff are employed by the charity (2023: 3) and their costs are primarily covered by the Football Associaton.
Total costs for the year were £125,999 (2023: £101,411); no employee earned in excess of £50,000.
There were exemplary employee costs for the year.
No Trustee received any remuneration during the period. Minor reimbursements of expenses incurred on behalf of the charity were made as authorised.
## **13 Controlling interest**
The trustees consider no entity to have a controlling interest in the charity.
The Army Football Association registered on 4 October 2011 as a private company limited by guarantee exempt under section 60. It registered as a charity on 27 October 2011, with the governing document being the company memorandum and articles.
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Docusign Envelope ID: 849A05FF-93D0-495A-B607-85A5545BAECF
## THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30 June 2024**
|**Incoming resources**
**Voluntary income**
**ASCB Grants Received**
ASCB Equipment Grant
ASCB Admin Grant
ASCB Store Grant
Army Sports Lottery - Australian Tour
ASCB Supacat - Australian Tour
Berlin Infantry Brigade - Australian Tour
**FA Grants Received**
Referees - FA Development Grants
Coach/Development - FA Development Grant
FA Admin Grant
FA Community Grant
FA Marketing/Promotions Grant
ASL - Men Gibraltar
**Activities for generating funds**
Sponsorship - Teams
**Income from investments**
Investment Interest
Realised Gain
**Income from charitable activities**
Discipline
Referees - Registration, Courses, Kit, Dinner etc
Coach Development - Courses/Misc
Team Affiliation
Army Cup Entry
Army Reserve Tour Cyprus
Australian Tour
Wembley Admin & ticket costs
Master Games
Other income - Club Affiliation
Heritage and Community Project
FA staff costs grants
**Unrealised gain/(loss) on investments**
**General (deficit)/surplus for the year to 30 June 2024**
Movement on Restricted funds
**Total (deficit)/surplus for the year to 30 June 2024**|**2024**
**2023**
6,951.99
5,725.87
45,000.00
30,303.91
0.00
0.00
15,400.00
30,800.00
30,000.00
0.00
2,000.00
3,186.30
5,440.57
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
102,538.29
72,270.35
86,000.00
89,000.00
86,000.00
89,000.00
12,854.41
12,080.91
12,854.41
12,080.91
10,031.75
7,801.29
22,106.42
20,298.79
0.00
1,410.00
0.00
0.00
3,960.00
0.00
0.00
2,600.00
26,130.00
10,536.50
4,943.00
0.00
28,600.00
0.00
3,825.00
1,000.00
91,050.33
101,410.69
164,815.00
170,888.77
**15,817.19**
-12,898.37
382,024.89
331,341.66
**-56,877.30**
**-24,668.96**
-2,097.00
**-56,877.30**
**-26,765.46**|**2023**
**2023**
**Resources expended**
**Fund-raising and costs of generating funds**
Marketing/promotions
5,365.40
5,202.95
**Charitable activities**
**Events/Festivals**
Master Games
0.00
28,649.63
Army Reserve Armed Forces Day
0.00
4,758.08
Cup Finals, 6 A side and Cup Winners Cup
27,786.48
34,071.54
IS All Teams Match Costs/Promotions
10,917.76
13,182.96
Awards Dinners
13,132.33
16,448.38
FA Competition Affiliation
160.00
85.00
**Training/Courses**
Training/Courses
8,564.92
13,868.96
DBS Checks
928.42
1,235.55
**Kit/Football Equipment**
Kit
7,522.37
5,725.87
Equipment
7,169.71
13,906.57
**Representative Teams**
Rep Team Strips to include Embroidery
8,047.59
12,611.22
Rep Teams expenses including Preparation costs
20,027.67
20,410.70
Representative Teams
2,163.56
6,481.43
**Tours**
Australia Tour
126,864.30
23,999.80
Army Reserve Tour - Cyprus
0.00
**Heritage and Community Project**
7,978.95
5,102.24
**Grants and Awards**
Grants
1,000.00
1,706.90
Awards
6,889.72
4,070.58
**Management and administration**
Wembley admin and ticket costs
14,247.50
6,622.00
**Charity Running Costs**
Travel, Subsistence & Trustees Costs
2,853.03
4,076.55
Insurance
2,338.56
2,519.32
Communication Costs
3,100.99
2,641.89
Development Centre Running Costs
3,300.14
2,776.11
FA staff costs grants
125,998.56
101,410.69
Other costs
9,273.83
5,137.70
Depreciation
15,768.00
15,768.00
**Governance costs**
Independent examination
3,720.00
3,540.00
Legal fees
3,782.40
438,902.19
356,010.62|
|---|---|---|
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