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2023-05-01-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 02 May 2022 To 01 May 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Berks County Football Club

Other names charity is known by

Berks County FC

Registered charity number (if any) 1159139 Charity's principal address

2 Truss Hill Road

Sunninghill Ascot SL5 9AL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if
any)
1 Ellis Woods
Trustee
Whole Year
Members
2 Trevor Offord
Trustee
Whole Year
Members
3 Darren Littleboy
Trustee
Whole Year
Members
4 Johanna McCloskey
Trustee
Whole Year
Members
5
6
7
Names and addresses of advisers(Optional information)		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if
any)
Ellis Woods Trustee Whole Year Members
Trevor Offord Trustee Whole Year Members
Darren Littleboy Trustee Whole Year Members
Johanna McCloskey Trustee Whole Year Members
Type of adviser Name Address
Examiner of Accounts Steve Lowe 27 Elizabeth Gardens, Ascot SL5 9BJ

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by other Trustees – confirmed at AGM 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:

Section C Objectives and activities

Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of
the charity set out in its
governing document
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)		 The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular
by the provision of facilities for the playing of association football
● Having had due regard to the Commission's public benefit guidance,
the Charity has continued to promote community participation by the
provision of facilities for the playing of football.
● In this year, the charity has added two new U7 teams for boys/mixed
and two new girl teams at U11 and U9.
● Two U18 teams finished at the end of this season (April 2023) at
Junior level football with a few players looking to move to adult football
at the Club.
● No changes to facilities hired for the season. Primary location
Charters School for training and matches. In addition, Hurst Lodge
School for matches, Royal Holloway for limited training and matches
● Men’s First Team continues ground-sharing (season 2022-23) at
Binfield FC.
● We are named by Berks and Bucks FA/Wokingham Council as a
potential tenant at a new sports hub facility at Grays Farm,
Wokingham. Development date still not announced.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
● policy programme related
investment;
● contribution made by
volunteers.		 ● The Club is run by volunteers plus the paid consultant (Assistant
Team Secretary) as above
● The majority of volunteers are parents of children playing at the
Club, but we have several youth and adult volunteers without this link,
who coach at both junior and senior level.
● Sponsorship and support is given by local businesses through team
sponsorship agreements or the donation of prizes/services for annual
raffle/auction

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

● We continue to train and develop referees – young and old

● 4 male adult teams (including veterans). 31 junior teams.

● Increase in social media presence: Twitter 2060 followers Facebook – 613 Instagram – 1534 Linkedin - 79

Section E Financial review

We aim to maintain a reserve of c.£30K for:

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves ● hiring or contributing to the development of new or existing facilities while schools and local authorities continue to invest less in facilities and their maintenance.

Details of any funds Not applicable materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

● Reserve currently c.£20K due to increase in costs of facilities and advance payment to gain long term discount

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

● Continue to grow female football with a new team each year, focus on new Womens 1[st] team in 2023/24

● Introduce 2-4 new U7 boys/mixed teams each year.

● Continue to pursue new affordable facilities for 5v5 and 7v7 due to risk around Hurst Lodge grounds sale.

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)

Stephen Kay

Trevor Offord

Position:

Club/Charity Secretary & Treasurer Trustee

Date:

18[th] October 2023 18[th] October 2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sèction A Indopèndènt Examinees Report Rep)rt lo the trusleesl members of Berks cO￿ty On accounts for the year ended 11l May 2023 Charity no (If any) 1159139 Set out on pag•s 3&4 1rvirlw￿￿ lohirthmkt ￿1&1￿1￿14 rjl u>lwybJl. I￿.. I report lo the trustees on my examlnallon of the 8co)unts of Ihe above ¢harity1lhe Tru81"1 for the year endftd 0110512023. R•spon8ibiliti88 and As the tharity truslts88 of the Trust, you are responsiblo for the preparation basis of report of the 8ccounls In accordè￿ with Ihe requiremenis of the Chafilies Ad 2011 <"iho Aci"). I rew)rt in rftsp8¢t of my examination of the Trust's accounts ￿Me￿ oul under seclion 145 of the 2011 Acl and in c2rying out my examination. I havts followed the appliuabkn Direclions given by th8 Chanty Commission urKler secllon 14515)(b} of Ihe Ad. I have completed my examinalbon. l ennftrm Ihal no m818n81 mailers have coma to rny attentlan (other than that disclosod below ') in connection wlh the examinatiDn which giv85 m8 r2u&è to b&li8ve that in. any malarial respect: accounilng record8 w6r8 nol kept in accord8n￿ secik)n 130 of the Act or the accounts do nat acojrd wilh the accounting records Independent axamlnerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no Other matters in Ix)nnecllon lith the exEminalion lo whic* atl8nlion sh¢)ukl be druwn in order lo enable proper underslanding of the accounts lo be reached. ' Please de￿te the WDrds in Ihe brackets il theyth not apply. Slgned: Date; Name: stev8 Lowe Relevant profes51onal quaiificatlonls) or body {If any): ACMA Address: 27 Eli£8beth Gardens. Ascol. Berkshlre, SL5 SBJ

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