Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
Report and unaudited financial statements
for the year ended 31[st] May 2025
Charity No. 1145627
Brooking Ruse Chartered Accountants 2 Stafford Place Weston-super-Mare Somerset, BS23 2QZ.
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## Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
|Contents|Pages|
|---|---|
|Trustees’ report|1 - 3|
|Accountants’ report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the unaudited financial statements|7 - 10|
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## Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Annual report of the trustees
The trustees present their report together with the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31[st] May 2025.
## Administrative details
Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust is a registered charity, number 1145627.
The administrative office and operational address is:
Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. Optima Stadium Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare Somerset BS24 9AA.
## Trustees
Oliver Bliss Bridget Bolland Cheton Mistry Andrew Kingston Alexander Crowther
## Reporting accountants
Brooking Ruse Chartered Accountants 2 Stafford Place Weston-super-Mare Somerset BS23 2QZ.
## Bankers
Lloyds Bank plc 2 South Parade Weston-super-Mare Somerset BS23 1JL.
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Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Annual report of the trustees …continued
## Purposes and aims
Our charity’s purposes are set out in the charity’s trust deed dated 20[th] December 2011.
We aim to:
- Promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of North Somerset by the provision of facilities for playing football; and
- Benefit the public by the provision of facilities for all to improve health and inclusion.
## Structure, governance and management
The charity was registered on 26[th] January 2012 and commenced activities on 1[st] June 2012.
There must be at least 3 trustees. Apart from the first trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called under clause 15 of the trust deed. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity and further the purposes and aims of the charity detailed above.
The trustees are also responsible for identifying major risks to which the charity is exposed. They believe systems have been established to manage those risks.
## Public benefit
The charity trustees are of the opinion that they have complied with the duty in section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission.
## Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements, and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Annual report of the trustees …continued
## Achievements during the year
The charity has continued to run the same projects for another year, with a small surplus. 3 new trustees have been appointed, who have been gathering information on new grant applications to fund the new projects that are required for the next financial year.
The charity started a youth club during the year which runs from Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club on a weekly basis.
## Reserves
The surplus for the year of £10,014 has been added to reserves brought forward of £4,471 resulting in reserves carried forward of £14,485 at 31[st] May 2025. The reduced number of projects undertaken by the charity has improved financial performance. The trustees hope to build reserves to ensure adequate resources for activities to continue for a minimum of twelve months, but meanwhile rely on the continued support of grant providers and creditors.
This report was approved by the Board on 25[th] November 2025 and signed on its behalf by
## Ou Bus.
## O. Bliss Trustee
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31[st] May 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 11.
## Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011(‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trustee’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- (1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the 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.
Robert Orr, Brooking Ruse, Chartered Accountants, 2 Stafford Place, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 2QZ.
Date: 25[th] November 2025
SM.CB.09023
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## Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31[st] May 2025
|Notes
Incoming resources
2
Resources expended
3
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources
4
Transfers between funds
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward
9|Unrestricted
funds
£
78,585
66,116
2,455
____________
68,571
____________
10,014
-
4,471
____________
14,485
____________|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
____________
-
____________
-
-
-
____________
-
____________|Total
funds
2025
£
78,585
66,116
2,455
____________
68,571
____________
10,014
-
4,471
____________
14,485
____________|Total
funds
2024
£
40,449
39,080
990
____________
40,070
____________
379
-
4,092
____________
4,471
____________|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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## Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Balance Sheet as at 31[st] May 2025
||Notes|2025|2024|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
|Current assets||||
|Debtors|7|14,737|8,243|
|Cash at bank and in hand||6,049|1,868|
|||20,786|10,111|
|Creditors: amounts falling due within one year|8|6,301|5,640|
|||____________|____________|
|Net current assets||14,485|4,471|
|||____________|____________|
|Total assets less current liabilities||14,485|4,471|
|||____________|____________|
|The funds of the charity|9|||
|Restricted funds||-|-|
|Unrestricted funds||14,485|4,471|
|||____________|____________|
|||14,485|4,471|
|||____________|____________|
The financial statements were approved by the board on 25[th] November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
O. Bliss Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Notes to the unaudited financial statements
## for the year ended 31[st] May 2025
## 1. Accounting Policies
## (a) Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
- (b) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
The charity reported a surplus for the year of £10,014 compared with a £379 in 2024. The Trustees have received assurances from grant providers and creditors for continued support and on this basis, the Trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.
- (c) Funds structure
Unrestricted income funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the trustees, at their discretion, have set aside resources for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor.
- (d) Incoming resources
All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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.
Incoming resources from grants, where there are performance or service deliverables required by the terms of the grant, are accounted for as the charity earns the right to payment through its performance.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified.
Investment income is included when receivable.
## (e) Resources expended
Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
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Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Notes to the unaudited financial statements
## for the year ended 31[st] May 2025 …continued
- (f) Irrecoverable VAT
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.
## (g) Allocation of overhead and support costs
Support costs include administrative office functions, and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, allocating property costs on floor areas, staff costs by the time spent and other costs on a measure of usage.
|Unrestricted
2.
Incoming resources
funds
£
Grants and donations
24,867
Subscriptions
44,311
Gift aid claimed
9,407
____________
78,585
____________
Unrestricted
3.
Resources expended
funds
£
Direct costs – Equipment, etc
4,053
Direct costs – Wages
8,807
Premises expenses
53,256
Administrative expenses
1,986
Insurance
469
____________
68,571
____________
4.
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources
This is stated after charging:
Accountancy fees – examination
– other services|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
____________
-
____________
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
____________
-
____________|
|Total
funds
2025
£
24,867
44,311
9,407
____________
78,585
____________
Total
funds
2025
£
4,053
8,807
53,256
1,986
469
____________
68,571
____________
2025
£
930
-
___________||Total
funds
2024
£
1,000
31,206
8,243
____________
40,449
____________
Total
funds
2024
£
319
-
38,761
990
-
____________
40,070
____________
2024
£
930
-
___________|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||
||
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Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
Notes to the unaudited financial statements
for the year ended 31[st] May 2025 …continued
## 5. Trustees remuneration and related party transactions
No members of the management committee received any remuneration during the year, nor were any expenses reimbursed to trustees.
Oliver Bliss, a trustee of Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust, is also a director of Weston-superMare Association Football Club Limited.
During the year, the charity was charged £53,256 (2024 - £38,761) by Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club Limited for hire of facilities.
At the year end, the charity owed Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club Limited £4,710 (2024 - £4,710).
## 6. Taxation
As a charity, Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within sections 466 to 493 Corporation Tax Act 2010 (CTA 2010) or section 256 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (TCGA 1992) to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.
|7.
Debtors
Other debtors
8.
Creditors:amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
|2025
£
14,737
__________
2025
£
661
4,710
930
_______
6,301
__________|2024
£
8,243
__________
2024
£
-
4,710
930
_______
5,640
__________|
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## Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Notes to the unaudited financial statements
for the year ended 31[st] May 2025 …continued
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9. Funds Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds funds funds
£ £ £
At 1 [st] June 2024 4,471 - 4,471
Surplus for the year 10,014 - 10,014
Transfers between funds - - -
____________ ____________ ____________
At 31 [st] May 2025 14,485 - 14,485
____________ ____________ ____________
Restricted funds Balance Transfers Balance
b/fwd between c/fwd
funds
£ £ £
Schools:-
Conference - - -
____________ ____________ ____________
- - -
____________ ____________ ____________
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The following pages do not form part of the statutory financial statements of the charity
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Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust
## Detailed income and expenditure account
## for the year ended 31[st] May 2025
|Incoming resources
Grants and donations
Subscriptions
Gift aid claimed
Resources expended
Facility hire
Travel Costs
Insurances
Equipment
Accountancy fees
Website costs and advertising
Wages
Surplus/(deficit) for the year|2025
£
24,867
44,311
9,407
___________
78,585
___________
53,256
56
469
4,053
930
1,000
8,807
___________
68,571
___________
10,014
___________|2024
£
1,000
31,206
8,243
___________
40,449
___________
38,761
129
-
-
990
190
-
___________
40,070
___________
379
___________|
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