## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

|**From**|Period start date<br>Day<br>**02**<br>Month<br>**May**|Year<br>**2024**|**To**|Period end date<br>Day<br>**01**<br>Month<br>**May**|Year<br>**2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|



## **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**<br>**Office (if any)**<br>**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**<br>1Ellis Woods<br>Trustee<br>From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025<br>Members<br>2Trevor Offord<br>Trustee<br>From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025<br>Members<br>3Darren Littleboy<br>Trustee<br>From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025<br>Members<br>4Johanna McCloskey<br>Trustee<br>From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025<br>Members<br>5 Stuart Miller<br>Trustee<br>Whole Year<br>Members<br>6Stephen Kay<br>Trustee<br>From 01/04/2025<br>Members<br>7Adrian Mather<br>Trustee<br>From 08/02/2025<br>Members<br>8Clare O’Donnell<br>Trustee<br>From 08/02/2025<br>Members<br>9Matthew Newman<br>Trustee<br>From 08/02/2025<br>Members<br>**Names and addresses of advisers(Optional information)**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Ellis Woods|Trustee|From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025|Members|
||Trevor Offord|Trustee|From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025|Members|
||Darren Littleboy|Trustee|From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025|Members|
||Johanna McCloskey|Trustee|From 02/05/2024 to<br>08/02/2025|Members|
||5 Stuart Miller|Trustee|Whole Year|Members|
||Stephen Kay|Trustee|From 01/04/2025|Members|
||Adrian Mather|Trustee|From 08/02/2025|Members|
||Clare O’Donnell|Trustee|From 08/02/2025|Members|
||Matthew Newman|Trustee|From 08/02/2025|Members|
|**Type of adviser**||**Name**|**Address**||
|Examiner of Accounts||Steve Lowe|27 Elizabeth Gardens, Ascot SL5 9BJ||



## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**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: 

   - Football related matters primarily managed by Club Chairman, General Manager and Club Secretary. 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- policies and procedures ● Club Rules cover football related matters. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; ● Elite Performance Centre (EPC) continued to run Club pre-team 

- ● the charity’s organisational sessions for U6 players plus midweek training for some teams.  All structure and any wider payments for sessions were direct from parents to EPC. network with which the charity works; ● Some teams used paid coaches other than EPC. Again, parents paid coaches direct. 

- ● relationship with any related parties; ● As well as to referees, basic payments were made to some 

- ● trustees’ consideration of coaches or assistants who were not parents/guardians to members. 

- major risks and the system and procedures to manage ● Key fund-raising events – Annual Awards Day and Christmas 

- them. Raffle 



**Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of** The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular **the charity set out in its** by the provision of facilities for the playing of association football **governing document** 

   - 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 operated with 3 fewer girls teams  –  2 x U7 team were added and 1x U18 finished at junior level (some players moved to adult teams). There was one new Sunday adult mens team. 

- **Summary of the main activities undertaken for** ● Our primary locations are in East Berkshire but we had a U10 team 

- **the public benefit in** and U14 team playing in West Berkshire (Newbury) 

- **relation to these objects (include within this** ● Charters School (Sunningdale) is the main focus for juniors training 

- **section the statutory declaration that trustees** and matches. Bracknell Leisure Centre, Ryeish Green (Shinfield) and Royal Holloway University were also used for some training and 

- **have had regard to the** matches. 

- **guidance issued by the Charity Commission on** ● The Men’s First Team continued to ground share at Ascot United. 

- **public benefit)** 

   - The Men’s First Team continued to ground share at Ascot United. This gives us better proximity to the junior teams along with improved facilities for First Team players 

   - 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)** 

- The Club is run by volunteers as above 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

● 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** ● Participation of 415 children and 180 adults. Junior players across 3 **achievements of the** counties. **charity during the year** ● Usage of a diverse range of facilities across several locations. ● We continue to train and develop referees – young and old ● Player Fees held at £279 basic and £149/£199 volunteers/siblings ● 6 male adult teams (including veterans). 30 junior teams. 1 adult female team. ● Men’s First Team played at Step 5 of the National League System but were relegated back to Step 6 ● Increase in social media presence: Twitter 2400 followers Facebook – 720 Instagram – 1736 Linkedin – 90 Website – 46000 page views 



## **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. ● supporting the senior men’s team to grow beyond Step 6 of NLS. ● supporting the senior women’s team to grow beyond development level. ● contingency for unforeseen events eg. Pandemic. **Details of any funds** Not applicable **materially in deficit** 

- supporting the senior men’s team to grow beyond Step 6 of NLS. ● supporting the senior women’s team to grow beyond development level. 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

- Reserve currently c.£30K 

- You **may choose** to include additional information, where ● The Club pays for coaching courses/accreditations and 50% of 

- relevant about: referee courses. 

- ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including ● Membership fees accounted for c.55% of the £188k income. 

- any fundraising); 

- ● how expenditure has ● Gift aid is significant contributor for non-personal use part of supported the key membership fee objectives of the charity; 

- ● investment policy and ● 175 junior team players at 2013-14; objectives including any ● 215 registered in 2014-15; ethical investment policy ● 245 registered in 2015-16; adopted. ● 290 registered in 2016-17; ● 360 registered in 2017-18; ● 424 registered in 2018-19; ● 414 registered in 2019-20; ● 435 registered in 2020-21 ● 435 registered in 2021-22 ● 444 registered in 2022-23 ● 453 registered in 2023-24 ● 415 juniors registered in 2024-25 (including U6 soccer school) 



## ~~ee~~ **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Future Objectives:** 

- Continue to grow female football 

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

- Maintain existing facilities in a decent state. 

- Work to find permanent home for Senior First Teams (Men and Women). 

- Support the ambitions of the First Teams where possible. 

- Continue to train and develop our own Club referees where possible. 

## **Section G                    Declaration** ~~eee~~ 

**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 Matthew Newman Trustee and Club Chairman Trustee **Position:** ~~pO~~ **Date:** 25[th] February 2026 25th February 2026 ~~Pp~~ 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A I_ThPF Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Berks County
On accounts for the year
onded
111 May 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1159139
Set out on pages
3&4
I report lo the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 0110512025.
Responsibllities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Act").
I report in Tespect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confiim that rK) material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below "} in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respecl."
accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh seclion 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounling records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no conceins and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to whkh attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy.
Slgned:
Date:
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Nam•:
Steve Lowe
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
{If any):
ACMA
Address:
27 Elizabeth Gardens, Ascot. Berkshire, SL5 98J
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Berks County Football Club
1159139
Receipts and Payments Accounts
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To
1151￿5
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104234
8.790
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790
00.045
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2.926
10.915
4.749
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19.191
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£4.749
£6.585
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6.573
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187.978
87.978
£182.992
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£187 978
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10,620
98,407
12,666
10,215
12.457
11,428
1,715
4,129
2.528
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£12.666
£10.215
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£11A28
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1.069
215
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2.259
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7.975
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table)
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£31

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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