## **– Whitchurch Sports Junior Football Club Charity Number 1163791 Report of the trustees for the year ending June 30[th] 2020** The trustees of the Whitchurch Sports Junior Football Club present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 30[th] June 2020 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the club constitution and the Charities SORP (FRS 102). ## **Our Aims** The club operates under a Club Constitution & Rules approved by the Charity Commission on the 30[th] September 2015. ## **The Objectives of the club are;** (a) to advance the amateur sport of association football. (b} to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing association football (facilities means land, buildings, equipment and organising football activities). (c) to provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure time occupation of people who have need of such facilities because of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life. (d} to advance the education of children and young people whether or not undergoing formal education. ## **Review of Activities and Achievements** ## **Finances** Opening cash on hand of £53348.05, the year was unprecedently hit by COVID-19, impacting revenue by the loss of the summer tournament and income from match day donations. This was further compounded by being unable to recover the loss of the winter training outgoings committed to suppliers during lock down. The club’s inability to support managers and coaches on training courses during COVID-19 did reduce expenditure helping to offset some of the immediate impact of the revenue losses, however this is not a real term saving as the club will need to rectify the FA policy required skills gap of club officials and hold over such monies until restrictions ease and we can commence the necessary training spend. Due to COVID-19 and lockdown expenditure was minimised and not a saving in real term and expenditure is forecasted to exceed in the following 2021-22 season once restrictions and normal club duties return. We still ended on a positive cash flow which was good news for the year considering the challenging circumstances. Forecasted expenditure is high for next season as goal posts and nets need replacing and other equipment needs updating and risk of another season without a, or a poorly attended summer tournament will negatively affect cash flow. ## **Club membership** Club membership was stable at 26 teams, with players coming and going this was stable as well, managers and coaches was also similar ## **Disability team** The club continues to lead the way in providing disability football for adults. ## **Achievements & Support** Nothing to report due to COVID-19 restrictions ## **Events** The summer tournament and club presentation day were not held due to COVID-19 restrictions. ## **Future Plans** The club intends to continue its current strategies in maintaining its position and reputation within the Bristol community as one of the top 3 clubs with reputation, good ethos and growth. The club will also seek to continue to strengthen its relationship with the Imperial sports ground following a management change to mitigate the risk of its services not being provided in both actual assets and favourable commercial terms. Pagelofl Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of Whitchurch Sports JK I report on KCOLthts ol th• TnKt forth¢ ￿ •ndod 30 201Q Respectlve rnsponslbllltles of tnLttee5 and examiner The charit￿5 trwtets r*5pw4ibk tr Iht preP￿10n of lh• •cEtyJnts. ¢h•rft¢s tru5t•qS