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Company registration number 08571922 Charity registration number 1154474

THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

CONTENTS

Charity number	1154474
Company number	08571922
Registered office	Unit 2, Manor Court
	Manor Mill Lane
	Leeds
	England
	LS11 8LQ
Directors	R Armstrong
	G Heard
	W Khan
	R McCormick
	A Mills-Curtis	(Appointed 24 June 2024)
Independent examiner	Ashfords Chartered Accountants
	Unit 2, Manor Court
	Manor Mill Lane
	Leeds
	LS11 8LQ
Bankers	CAF Bank Ltd
	25 Kings Hill Avenue
	Kings Hill
	West Malling
	Kent
	ME19 4JQ
	The Co-operative	Bank
	PO Box 250
	Delf House
	Skelmersdale
	WN8 6WT

THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

CONTENTS

	Page
Trustees' report	1 - 7
Independent examiner’s report	8
Statement of financial activities	9
Statement of financial position	10
Notes to the financial statements	11 - 15

THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The Directors, who are also Trustees for the purposes of charity law, are pleased to present their Annual Directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2025.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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).

Objectives and activities

Purpose

In conjunction with other likeminded organisations, including Sporting Memories Network, Sporting Memories Foundation engages partner organisations and members of the community to run communitybased activities for older people, to reminiscence about sport and to take part in social and physical activities. Group facilitators are provided, at no cost to them or their organisations, training, tools and resources in order for them to deliver meaningful sessions. Facilitators can either work for the organisation hosting the group or can be volunteers based within the local community. Volunteers are currently managed and processed by the host venue organisations such as councils, libraries, museums and community foundations. The Foundation also recruits, trains, supports and manages its own volunteers.

Partnerships are formed with local authorities, third sector organisations and sport's governing bodies. These tend to be organisations that are targeting the same demographic and by working together both parties are able to have a bigger and sustainable impact.

The Foundation pledges:

Health

We pledge to reduce the effects of social isolation and mental health issues by providing fun, interactive and meaningful group activities enabling friendships to flourish.

Economy

We pledge to ease the financial constraints on health and community organisations by working in partnership with like-minded bodies to find and implement solutions through bids, grants and other fundraising means.

Social

We pledge that through our meaningful activities we will help older people to make new friendships and to feel connected to their communities. We will strive to reduce isolation and loneliness.

Education

We pledge to break down barriers and reduce stereotyping of age by undertaking multigenerational activities with educational institutes and other organisations supporting children and younger adults to help community cohesion.

We continued in shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. These objectives will be met particularly but not exclusively by the facilitation and delivery of therapeutic reminiscence therapies and activities based upon the subject of sport aimed at the 'ageing population' but benefitting society as a whole.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Aims and activities

As life expectancy continues to increase, the challenges of meeting the health needs of an ageing population become more complex. There are currently more people of pension age in the UK than there are children under the age of sixteen. Three of the biggest challenges facing society, particularly people over the age of 50, are the health and socio-economic impact of dementia, depression and loneliness. It is important to put into context the impact of an 'ageing population' and what this means to individuals, society and the UK economy. There are over 21 million people aged 50 years and over in the UK, this is over a third of the total UK population.

• Over half (51%) of all people aged 75 and over live alone.

• Two fifths of all older people say the television is their main form of company.

• One in four adults will experience mental illness and 60% of care home residents live with depression. This is rarely diagnosed or treated.

• 225,000 people will develop dementia in the UK this year, that's one every three minutes.

• • The total cost of dementia in the UK is estimated to be £26.3 billion.

An emerging evidence base, acknowledged by Governments and Public Health clearly shows that to age well and live well we all need to be:

• Socially Connected.

• Mentally Stimulated.

• Physically Active Health and social care services developed for older people and projects aimed at engaging older people have a poor track record of engaging men over the age of 50 in activities that promote healthy activities.

The Sporting Memories Foundation aims to continue to play a key part in tackling and reducing the effects of dementia, depression and loneliness on the individual, carers, communities, local authorities and health services by building on the success and partnerships already in place; creating community hubs offering weekly activities from sport themed cognitive therapy sessions to getting participants actively playing sports such as new age kurling, boccia, walking football and cricket throughout the UK.

It will look at ways to break down barriers and stereotypical labelling of generations through meaningful multigenerational events and activities and will remain at the forefront of this pioneering approach.

Context

During the financial year reported, our priorities have been to:

• Ensure we protect and support the wellbeing of our staff, volunteers, and members.

• Communicate changes and decisions that would impact staff, volunteers, and members in a timely and appropriate way.

• Position Sporting Memories across the UK as experts in the field of using reminisce and physical activity to support staff, volunteers, and members.

• Raise the profile of Sporting memories in the media.

• Ensure continued funds are raised through highlighting fundraising opportunities.

• Ensure continued funds through bid writing and partnerships.

• Utilise the time and opportunity to strengthen our business model and refine operating procedures.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Achievements and Performance

The Sporting Memories Foundation continued to support volunteers and Sporting Memories Clubs across England and Wales.

Projects

Glamorgan Voluntary (GVS)

We received £1,350 which supported Penarth Sporting Memories Club enjoy activities, a Christmas get together and a trip to watch an Ice Hockey match. Members really enjoyed all the activities. “It was good to go back and watch another game. It was chilly but loved watching it with my friends from the Club”, “I have never been to an ice hockey match before and realised I have been missing out. It was brilliant”, “I love coming to our Club every week but especially our Christmas party, it makes me so happy”

Volunteering Wales

£23,470.80 was awarded to deliver support to volunteers across Wales and recruit new volunteers across our Clubs. The money was spent during 24/25 financial year. We raised awareness of our activities to attract new volunteers, trained and continued to support our volunteer workforce.

Leeds Community Foundation

We received £50,000 from the Transforming Mental Health Grants City-Wide programme in 2023/2024 to deliver a ‘systems change’ model across Leeds. Working with Active Leeds to open new Community Clubs and working in 6 health and social care settings with Leeds City Council. We delivered a range of activities and utilised Sky Volunteers. The majority of the project was delivered across 2024/2025.

Charles S French (£1000) and The Childwick Trust (£5,000)

We received funding from two Trusts to deliver Sporting Memories activities within 6 care homes in Essex. Staff have been trained and activities are being facilitated.

Gwent Regional Partnership Board - RIF 24/25 – Caerphilly

We received £5,500 to open a new Club in Caerphilly at the local rugby club. Our Project Co-ordinator Rob Baker, worked with local partners to open the Club towards the end of the year.

Member Ian’s "When Rob told me about the new Club in Caerphilly I was excited, I have been involved with Sporting Memories for about 5 years and love the sessions, now I have a weekly session at my local club it has made such a difference, I really enjoy popping along for a cup of coffee and a biscuit and listening to stories from other members and enjoy taking part in the quizzes too, I told my friend about it and he is now coming along too. I hope the Club continues and we can increase member participation as the group is a god send".

Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council - UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund

We received £5,540 to continue to support the Sporting Memories Clubs at the Arts Factory, Ferndale every Monday and in Pontypridd at the Rugby Club every Thursday. Both Clubs have continued to thrive during the year.

Newport City Council - Participatory Budgeting – Raising Hope Dementia Fund

Working in partnership with Dragons Community in Newport, we were successful with a community vote to receive funds to continue to support the successful Sporting Memories Club at Rodney Parade.

West Suffolk Council - Thriving Communities Fund 25 -26

We received funding to deliver a new weekly Sporting Memories Club in Bury St Edmonds working with local partners.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Healthier Futures Fund

During the year we was successful with a two-year project in Cambridgeshire to open three new Sporting Memories Clubs and support activities in 3 care homes. £49,844 has supported activities with local partners. Clubs that opened during the year have got off to a very successful start.

Our first Club at Abbey Leisure Centre, is going exceptionally well. We have between 20-30 people attending each week and they even bring their own picnics to eat whilst chatting! Our first few members already attended the leisure centre, but they then went and told other people in the community who do not attend and only come to Sporting Memories and love it. We hope these individuals now start to take part in more activities in the centre, which would be a great outcome for the project. We are also speaking to a few of them to see if they would like to take the lead on the Club as formal volunteers to help with sustainability of the session.

Salford CVS - Impact Fund Tackling Health Inequalities

We were successful with a £29,536 grant to work in partnership with Salford Leisure Trust to take on the facilitation of existing Clubs across Salford as well as opening a new Club in the area.

Allwyn UK Partnership

We have a new long-term partnership with Allwyn UK, who manage and facilitate the National Lottery games. We will work in partnership to offer volunteering experiences across our activities for employees. Each employee has a £500 match funding offer for fundraising, and we are hoping to capitalise on this offer during the partnership.

Strategy and fundraising

During the year we continued to promote general fundraising to support our activities.

A small number of people have raised funds for the charity with various activities. Rob Forman, Sporting Memories ambassador ran a 10k raising £125 for Sporting Memories and Patron Guy Mowbray, appeared on BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind in January, where he represented Sporting Memories as his nominated charity. As part of his appearance on the programme the charity received a small donation of £3,000. We have a number of Clubs planning their own fundraising events in 2025-2026 including Cwmbran and Beeston.

Sporting Memories overall are continuing to connect with Family Wealth Officers to test a new letter of support for the organisation with high wealth individuals.

Conversations are ongoing that will look to grow the Sporting Memories Foundation activities and grow income sources.

Monitoring and evaluation

There are three elements of monitoring to consider —regulatory, financial and delivery against the charitable aims.

• i. Regulatory — it is the responsibility of the trustees to ensure the charity meets all the financial and operational requirements of the Charity Commission and as set out in the Foundations statement of objectives. An annual report of activities and annual accounts are prepared by the directors and Ashfords Chartered Accountants before being submitted to the charity commission's online filing system. Copies of both reports are available to download from the charity commission's website.

• ii. Financial — Day to day financial monitoring and management of the Foundation's bank accounts are currently processed by Chris Wilkins, CEO. Financial reporting is a standing item on the agenda of the quarterly trustee meetings.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Monitoring and evaluation (continued)

• iii. Delivery of the charitable aims —it is the responsibility of all trustees to ensure the charitable aims are adhered to and remain the focus of all activity. Monitoring and reporting of progress and delivery of grant funded activity is either carried out by external evaluators commissioned by the grant funders, through commissioned work by training and evaluation advisor Charlie Murphy or by Sporting Memories Network CIC. Evaluation: The majority of evaluation into the impact of sporting memories in relation to group participants, facilitators and volunteers has been carried out by Sporting Memories Network CIC.

• iv. The Sporting Memories Foundation will seek to continue to build and contribute to the evidence base for sporting memories in partnership with academic institutions, health and social care researchers and grant funding organisations. It will also seek to work with academic institutions to identify funding opportunities, grants and other research mechanisms to further the demonstration of the social impact and health outcomes of the approach.

Financial review

The charity’s work is performed on a voluntary basis by the Directors. Income for the year amounted to £146,782 (2024: £105,174). Expenditure in the year amounted to £123,304 (2024: £122,852). The net movement in funds for the year was £23,479 (2024: -£17,678). General unrestricted reserves stood at £34,649 (2024: £22,077) and restricted funds stood at £25,536 (2024: £14,630). The analysis of the restricted funds can be found on note 12 of the financial statements.

Investment Policy

The Directors periodically review the charity’s investment policy to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the charity. Given the charity’s limited funds, funds are held in current accounts with the Cooperative Bank and CAF Bank which represent a low-risk option for funds.

Reserves Policy

The aim is to continue to retain a general reserve equivalent to three months’ average expenses, as a contingency against any unavoidable reduction in income or other unforeseen circumstances affecting the charity’s business. This was met at the year end.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

Sporting Memories Limited is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 17 June 2013 and recognised as a charity by the Charity Commission on 5 November 2013. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up, Members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

Recruitment and Appointment of Directors

The Directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as the Board of Directors. The Memorandum and Articles of Association set out the requirements regarding the charity’s Directors, as follows:

• There is no maximum number of Directors but the minimum number shall be three.

• No person shall, unless recommended by the Directors for election, be elected as a Director at any General Meeting of the Company unless that person, or some member of the Company intending to propose that person, has, at least fourteen days and no more than forty-five days before that General Meeting, left at the registered office of the Company a notice in writing of the intention of such member of the Company to propose that person for election as a Director, together with a notice signed by the person intended to be proposed for election as a Director confirming his or her willingness to be elected as a director.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Directors’ Induction and Training

The present Directors are familiar with the practical work of the charity, having been actively involved in its establishment and evolution. They have fully considered the induction and training requirements of new Directors and have agreed the following:

• To enhance new Directors’ decision-making and understanding of the charity, all new Directors will be briefed by the current Board on how the charity was established and how it has evolved. During this briefing, emphasis would be placed on explaining aims and objectives of the charity and how these are achieved. New Directors would be given copies of previous meeting documents including Minutes of Board of Directors.

In addition, new Directors’ induction and training would also involve a briefing session with a Board member to further familiarise new Directors with the charity and the context within which the charity operates. This briefing session would encompass:

• Obligations of Directors.

• The main documents which set out the operational framework for the charity including the Memorandum and Articles.

• Resourcing and the current financial position as set out in the latest published accounts.

• Future plans and objectives.

All new Directors would receive a copy of the Memorandum and Articles and the latest financial statements and report.

The charity is seeking to recruit at least one further trustee, with experience of working at CFO level.

Members

The members of the Company shall be the subscriber or subscribers to the Memorandum of Association of the Company and such other persons or organisations as may from time to time be admitted to membership of the Company by the Directors.

Organisational Structure

The Sporting Memories Foundation has a Board of Directors that presently meet on a quarterly basis. Due to the geographical spread of the trustees, the meetings are held via online or tele-conferencing facilities. Agendas and full minutes are produced, circulated, and held on record.

In the period 2024/25 the Board of Directors had four members, as laid out on the legal and administrative information page, from a variety of backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity.

Related parties

Any financial decisions that may benefit Sporting Memories Network CIC, of which Chris Wilkins is a Director, are decided by the independent board of trustees. The system for this at present is via an online voting facility. Voting takes place once full details of any proposed spend are supplied – including a breakdown of costs for the services or resources to be supplied. This system would also be implemented should the situation arise of any other trustee potentially benefiting financially from the foundation.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Reference and administrative details Charity name: The Sporting Memories Foundation Registered Charity number: 1154474 Registered Company number: 08571922 Principal address: 2 Manor Court, Manor Mill Lane Leeds, England, LS11 8LQ Trustees: R Armstrong G Heard W Khan R McCormick A Mills-Curtis (Appointed 24 June 2024) Website: www.sportingmemories.uk Socials: X - @SportsMemNet Facebook - @SportingMemoriesFoundation LinkedIn Sporting Memories Instagram - @thesmf

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, 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 applicable Charities SORP;

• make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• 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 adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and 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 Companies Act 2006. 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.

7th October 2025 The trustees' annual report was approved on and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

OM (ceri ak Mr Rory McCormick Director

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

I report to the Directors on my examination of the financial statements of The Sporting Memories Foundation ('the Charitable Company’) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the Charitable Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Charitable Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the Charitable Company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the 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 the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (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.

Ashfords Chartered Accountants

2 Manor Court Manor Mill Lane Leeds LS11 8LQ

07/10/2025 Dated:…………………

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
		funds	funds	funds	funds	funds	funds
		2025	2025	2025	2024	2024	2024
	Notes	£	£	£	£	£	£
Income from:
Donations and legacies	4	21,521	122,117	143,638	22,714	64,291	87,005
Other income	5	3,144		3,144	18,169	-	18,169
		───────	───────	───────	───────	───────	─────────
Total income		24,665	122,117	146,782	40,883	64,291	105,174
		═══════	═══════	═══════	═══════	═══════	═════════
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities	6	4,493	118,811	123,304	60,630	62,222	122,852
		───────	───────	──────	───────	───────	─────────
Total expenditure		4,493	118,811	123,304	60,630	62,222	122,852
		═══════	═══════	══════	═══════	═══════	═════════
Net incoming resources before transfers		20,172	3,306	23,478	(19,747)	2,069	(17,678)
Gross transfers between funds		-	-	-	-	-	-
		───────	───────	──────	───────	───────	─────────
Net income for the year/ Net movement in funds		20,172	3,306	23,478	(19,747)	2,069	(17,678)
Fund balances at 1 April 2024		22,077	14,630	36,707	41,824	12,561	54,385
		───────	───────	──────	───────	───────	─────────
Fund balances at 31 March 2025		42,249	17,936	60,185	22,077	14,630	36,707
		═══════	═══════	══════	═══════	═══════	═════════

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

		2025	2024
	Note	£	£
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand		65,412	39,592
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	10	(5,227)	(2,885)
		----------------------------------	----------------------------------
Net assets		60,185	36,707
		==================================	==================================
Income funds
Restricted funds	11	17,936	14,630
Unrestricted funds		42,249	22,077
		----------------------------------	----------------------------------
Total charity funds		60,185	36,707
		==================================	==================================

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

• The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;

• The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the Directors and authorised for issue on 7th October 2025 and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr Rory McCormick Director

Company Registration No. 08571922

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. General information

• The Sporting Memories Foundation is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Unit 2, Manor Court, Manor Mill Lane, Leeds, England, LS11 8LQ.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

The Charitable Company has taken advantage of the provision in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

• income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.

• Grants for immediate expenditure are accounted for when they become receivable. Grants received for a specific purpose are treated as restricted funds. Grants which are received for a future accounting period are deferred and recognised in those periods.

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THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources (continued)

• income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

• expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.

• expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.

• other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4. Donations and legacies

	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Restricted	Total
	Funds	Funds	2025	Funds	Funds		2024
	£	£	£	£		£	£
Donations and gifts	24,665	-	24,665	22,714		-	22,714
Grant income	-	122,117	122,117	-	64,291		64,291
	---------------------------------	---------------------------------	---------------------------------	---------------------------------	---------------------------------		---------------------------------
	24,665	122,117	146,782	22,714	64,291		87,005
	================================	================================	================================	================================	================================		================================
Charitable activities
					2025		2024
						£	£
Earned income						-	3,182
Services provided under contract					2,978		14,900
Interest income					166		87
					---------------------------------		---------------------------------
					3,144		18,169
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Charitable activities
					2025		2024
					£		£
Staff costs					65,235		83,009
Travel and accommodation					3,710		4,592
Bank charges					60		-
Consultancy					499		1,233
Insurance					679		661
Advertising					573		56
Accountancy					2,982		1,320
Project costs					45,422		27,972
Telecommunications					2,996		4,005
Sundry					1,148		4
				-------------------------------------------		----------------------------------------
					123,304		122,852
				==========================================		=======================================
Analysis by fund
					2025		2024
					£		£
Unrestricted Funds					4,493		60,630
Restricted Funds					118,811		62,222
				-------------------------------------------		-------------------------------------------
					123,304		122,852
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5. Charitable activities

6. Charitable activities

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

7. Directors

None of the Directors (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the Charitable company during the year (2024: £nil).

8. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

	2025	2024
	£	£
Wages and salaries	58,550	74,920
Social security costs	5,350	6,466
Employer contributions to pension plans	1,335	1,623
	--------------------------------	--------------------------------
	65,235	83,009
	================================	================================
The average number of employees during the year was:
	2025	2024
	No.	No.
	3	4
	=========	=========

The average number of employees during the year was:

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: £nil).

9. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £1,335 (2024: £1,623).

10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
	2025	2024
	£	£
Accruals and deferred income	1,200	1,320
Other taxation and social security	4,027	1,565
	───────	───────
	5,227	2,885
	═══════	═══════

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

11. Analysis of restricted funds

Analysis of restricted funds
		Movement in funds
	At	Incoming	Resources		At
	1 April 2024	resources	expended	Transfers	31 March 2025
	£	£	£	£	£
TNLCF – Awards for All	14,630	-	(14,630)	-	-
Glamorgan Voluntary (GVS)	-	1,345	(1,345)	-	-
Volunteering Wales	-	21,124	(21,124)	-	-
Leeds Community Foundation	-	22,500	(22,500)	-	-
GAVO	-	5,500	(5,500)	-	-
Charles S French	-	1,000	(1,000)	-	-
Newport Council	-	3,800	(3,800)	-	-
The Childwick Trust	-	5,000	(5,000)	-	-
Salford Community Foundation	-	29,536	(11,600)	-	17,936
Rhondda Cynon Taff	-	5,540	(5,540)	-	-
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	-	24,922	(24,922)	-	-
Chartered Accounts Livery	-	1,500	(1,500)	-	-
Bentley Advancing Life Chances	-	350	(350)	-	-
	───────	────────	──────────	─────	────────
Restricted Funds	14,630	122,117	(118,811)	-	17,936
	═════	══════	═══════	════	══════

Comparative analysis of restricted funds

		Movement in funds	Movement in funds
	At	Incoming	Resources		At
	1 April 2023	resources	expended	Transfers	31 March 2024
	£	£	£	£	£
Babergh and Mid-Suffolk District Councils	6,761	-	(6,761)	-	-
Comic Relief	2,000	-	(2,000)	-	-
Fowler Smith and Jones Trust	1,500	-	(1,500)	-	-
Sir George Martin Trust	2,300	-	(2,300)	-	-
Glamorgan Voluntary (GVS)	-	847	(847)	-	-
TNLCF – Awards for All	-	19,630	(5,000)	-	14,630
Tudwick Foundation	-	1,350	(1,350)	-	-
McCarthy Stone Foundation	-	7,218	(7,218)	-	-
Volunteering Wales	-	16,800	(16,800)	-	-
Macmillan Charity	-	1,976	(1,976)	-	-
Cobtree Charity Trust	-	1,470	(1,470)	-	-
Leeds Community Foundation	-	12,500	(12,500)
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	-	2,500	(2,500)
	───────	────────	──────────	─────	────────
Restricted Funds	12,561	64,291	(62,222)	-	14,630
	═════	══════	═══════	════	══════

12. Related parties

During the year, The Sporting Memories Foundation provided employees to Sporting Memories Network C.I.C for which they cross-charged for the particular staff time spent totalling £2,978 (2024: £14,900).

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