Trustees Report 2021-22
After a couple of years severely hampered by the pandemic, the year ended 30 June 2022 was thankfully almost “business as usual”.
The club received the last grant support from the local authority in July 2021. The club remains very grateful for this support throughout the pandemic as a contribution to income lost through periods of inactivity. This enabled us to emerge from the previous two years in a robust state with renewed enthusiasm for the future.
The 2021/22 football season began as “normal” and our membership numbers showed an increase on pre pandemic levels particularly at the “younger end” where the Kickers section (5-7 years old) that began in late spring 2021 continuing to thrive. Through the latter our under 7s team started in August 2021 with 10 members but increased to 22 by season end in June 2022. Having “healthy” squad numbers at under 7, 8 & 9 is essential to the longer term sustainability of the club.
A milder and drier autumn meant we were able to play more games than “normal” before the turn of the year although a number of weeks were then “lost” during the winter period. This however prevented a fixture backlog come the end of the season.
From a fundraising perspective the club delayed its 2020/21 annual small-sided football tournament until July 2021 through the lasting impact of the pandemic. Although the event was smaller than in previous years with strict COVID protocols in place, it was incident free and a significant financial contribution to the club was achieved. Additionally the club held its 2021 Christmas raffle and we also held two successful car boot sales in May and June 2022.
All of the above events contributed c£8000 to the club and together with such as successful tuck shop takings enabled the club to have a financial surplus as shown in this year’s accounts. These funds will be used, amongst other things, to maintain our members subscription levels at 2021/22 levels as we moved into a new season / financial year (2022/23) in the face of increasing costs to include clubhouse utilities, pitch maintenance, kit and winter training costs (use of school facilities).
The club continues to be in receipt of a grant from the Football Foundation (5 years) to improve our pitches. This year’s accounts include two years grant monies where the payment for 2020/21 was delayed until June 2021 and carried forward into 2021/22 as the pitch work it was meant to pay for hadn’t started. The grant for 2021/22 was paid on time in May 2022 and the “matching” pitch work was completed in June 2022 at the end of the playing season.
The 2021/22 year finished with the club holding its annual presentation day. This is traditionally an event where the whole of the club comes together to commemorate the season just finished and all our players are given a trophy / medal as a memento. Given what everyone had been through the “pandemic years” this was an event enjoyed by all our members, parents and friends!
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