**Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **1 Jan 2025** 31 Dec 2025
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|Section A Reference and administration details|
|Charity name|The Debden Association|
|Other names charity is known by|
|Registered charity number (if any)|1146491|
|Charity's principal address|Debden Sports Club|
|Chigwell Lane|
|Loughton|
|Postcode|IG10 3TP|
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|Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity|
|Dates acted if not for whole|Name of person (or body) entitled|
|Trustee name|Office (if any)|
|year|to|appoint|trustee|(if any)|
|1|Richard Rones|
|2|Alex Rushbrooke|
|3|Mark Dignam|
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|Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)|
|Name|Dates acted if not for whole year|
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## Section A Reference and administration details
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected by members Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To offer a variety of sporting activities to the locality of Debden and the surrounding districts
**Summary of the objects of the** To encourage to development of the club and increase in youth and girls **charity set out in its** football and to acquire the facilities to accommodate these sections. **governing document** The youth section has now been increased to 3 teams.
March **2012**
**TAR**
2
Organisation of Adult and Junior Football. Table Tennis and Pigeon Racing.
All trustees of the charity manage each section to a high standard liaising with local leagues, the local county and national associations where required. This leaves our members to concentrate on the sports they are taking part in.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
All volunteers help in the running of all activities and the maintenance and upkeep of all grounds and buildings.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
March **2012**
**TAR**
3
Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
During the year we have continued to improve our facilities during the year with extensive works outside including a new fence around the car park and a new car park surface.
March **2012**
**TAR**
4
## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The club operates on a non profit making basis and continues to run and operate within its cash constraints.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
The club is sponsored by a local company and raises funds by charging subscriptions to its members.
It is the club’s policy not to challenge the pockets of its members.
- All fund raising is done to keep the club running and costs to its members at a minimum.
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Mark James Dignam
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc)**
**Date** 1st March 2026
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **The Debden Association Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025**
|**Fixed Assets**
Clubhouse Roof
Ice Machine
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Bank - Savings Account
Bar Stock
Bank
Prepayments
Input VAT
Bar Float
Bank - The Debden Association
Cash
**Total Current Assets**
**Current Liabilities**
Output VAT
Cash
**Total Current Liabilities**
**Total Assets**
Profit / Loss for Year
**General Fund**
Balance Brought Forward|**Current Year**
**£**
**£**
2,404.28
514.56
**2,918.84**
15,000.00
1,200.00
1,108.74
553.41
411.92
400.00
100.00
0.00
**18,774.07**
373.59
117.36
**490.95**
5,724.46
**21,201.96**
15,477.50
**21,201.96**|**31 Dec 2024**
**£**
**£**
3,734.36
707.52
**4,441.88**
8,000.00
1,200.00
117.93
587.07
528.42
400.00
100.00
284.67
**11,218.09**
182.47
0.00
**182.47**
**15,477.50**
(1,174.45)
16,651.95
**15,477.50**|**Difference**
**£**
**£**
(1,330.08)
(192.96)
**(1,523.04)**
7,000.00
0.00
990.81
(33.66)
(116.50)
0.00
0.00
(284.67)
**7,555.98**
191.12
117.36
**308.48**
**5,724.46**
(6,898.91)
(16,651.95)
**(23,550.86)**|
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10 Sycamore Close Loughton Essex IG10 2PG
## Re: Debden Sports Club annual accounts 2025
To whom it may concern
I have examined the Treasurer's accounts for the year ended 31st December 2025 of Debden Sports Club which comprise of the Profit and Loss account, the Balance Sheet and related notes. Based on my review I certify that they are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and show a true and fair view.
## Yours faithfully
Joe Mulroue 01/03/2026