REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2022
for
FAMILIES AGAINST VIOLENCE
CHARITY NO 1166240
Families Against Violence
Registered Charity No 1166240
Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ending
31[st] March 2022
CONTENTS
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Reference and Administrative Information
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Report of the Trustees
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Independent Examiner’s Report
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Receipts and Payments Account
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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Notes to the Financial Statement
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Charity No. 1166240 - Constituted as a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Oganisation
Trustees who served in the year ended 31[st] March 2022 and to the date of this report
Katie Fraser (Chair) – full year James Gregory – full year Ahmed Yassin – full year Alexandra Dixon – from 18[th] August 2021 Will Forwood – from 4[th] April 2022 Linford Sweeney – from 4[th] April 2022
Principal Office & Registered Address
St Wilfrid’s Enterprise Centre Birchvale Close, Hulme Manchester M15 5BJ
Bankers
National Westminster Bank 19 Market Street Manchester M1 1WR
Chief Executive
James Gregory
Website
www.fav-uk.org
Independent Examiner
Neil Yeomans ACA
Trustees Report for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2022
FAMILIES AGAINST VIOLENCE: DRIVING CHANGE
Our founder
“Every child deserves somebody to turn to. They all deserve encouragement and guidance: the kind of example set by positive role models. Families Against Violence empowers men to be just that. We provide support to young, disadvantaged people so that even the most vulnerable can develop self-confidence and self-esteem.” James Gregory – Founder & Chief Executive
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Background
Fathers Against Violence (“FAV”) was established in March 2011 by James Gregory following the death of his son due to gang related violence. The organisation subsequently registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 29[th] March 2016 with the name, Families Against Violence (“FAM”).
Objects
The Objects of the charity as per its constitution are: -
The relief of those in need in Greater Manchester in particular but not exclusively by: -
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providing support and guidance to local young people and their families so that they become more effective members of the community;
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addressing and reducing gang and gun culture in the community by using a preventative and early intervention model;
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bringing young people together with the aim of promoting social inclusion that will build their self-esteem, raise their aspirations and encourage them to take greater responsibility for their actions and decisions; and
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making the work of the charity accessible to all members of the community across Greater Manchester for the public benefit.
Mission
FAM’s mission is to limit and prevent the damage, disruption and marginalisation of inner-city communities as a result of exposure to gang culture by: -
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Delivering sports activities to young children in order to raise aspirations and provide tailored support toward positive engagement with education, statutory services and community cohesion initiatives;
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Promoting the positive influence of father figures and male role models with the aim of reducing violence and criminal activity via a bespoke Mentoring Programme;
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Providing specialist support services for young boys at risk of exposure to gang culture enabling them to make informed choices about their future;
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Providing training to local young people to become sports coaches, supporting them through that process and giving them opportunities to practice the acquired skills; and
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Challenging discriminatory policy and practice and informing public perception about issues affecting inner city communities, particularly those of predominantly BME population.
Our Services and Activities
In planning the activities for the year, the Trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
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In the past year FAM has rebuilt its services to a degree that exceeds the hopes the Trustees had when we eventually emerged from COVID lockdown in Spring 2021. Essentially, entering Spring 2021 all of our face-to-face engagements with children and young people were no more and we were unable to run any sporting activities. At the time of writing, we run seven (7) organised 2-hour sessions per week and, in addition, run a Under 21 football team (CUKI FC) that competes in the Manchester Amateur Sunday League. The full list is: -
Mondays – After School Club for 6- to 11-year-olds at Moss Side Leisure Centre
Mondays – Fitness, Employability & Lifeskills for 18- to 21-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex
Wednesdays - After School Club for 12- to 16-year-olds at Moss Side Leisure Centre
Thursdays - Fitness, Employability & Lifeskills for 18- to 21-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex
Fridays – Organised Football Session for 16- to 25-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex Saturdays – Soccer School for 6- to 11-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex Saturdays – Soccer School for 12- to 16-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex
Sundays – CUKI FC U21 matches at various locations in Greater Manchester.
In addition, FAM in collaboration with partners Claremont Youth Project, Connecting Steps and Hide Away has run Camps during school holidays in Summer, October & December 2021 and in February and April 2022. These Camps, for 6- to 11-year-olds and 12- to 16-year-olds, have featured football and football-related fitness activities, together with classroom-based sessions which, for the older group, have been delivered by experts covering subjects such as gangs and street crime, Black History and the Peace Education Programme.
Over the 2021/22 year we estimate that we have had a total of some 9,000 engagements with children and young people, featuring many hundred distinct individuals. None of this would have course been possible without the efforts of our sessional coaches & classroom leaders (20 in the year) and volunteers (45+ in the year), backed by the organisations who have provided financial and in-kind support for our activities. We are also indebted to management and staff at the local sports facilities we use for their support, advice and patience. These facilities are referenced in the narrative of this Report. MACC, the organisation that supports the voluntary community and social enterprise sector in Manchester, has provided advice and guidance throughout the year.
A special word of thanks must also go to Sported[1] who provided a mentor to work with us to rebuild the charity over the past year.
1 Sported is a charity that supports some 3,000 community sports groups in the UK with advice, mentoring and training.
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Structure, Governance and Management
FAM is a Foundation CIO. The charity is managed on a day-to-day basis by James Gregory, Chief Executive and Trustee, alongside our independent Trustees with experience and key skills in areas such as Finance, Marketing, HR and Law. The Chair, Katie Fraser, has over 15 years Senior Management experience within the Third Sector working closely in partnership with statutory, private and voluntary sector agencies. Until recently she was the national safeguarding lead for a national charity. Our other long-standing Trustee is Ahmed Yassin, an acknowledged local community leader with much experience in youth work. He is also an award-winning football coach.
Alex Dixon, with a career full of notable marketing and communication contributions, joined us as a Trustee in August 2021. Will Forwood from the financial services industry joined as a Trustee in April 2022 and is our Treasurer. Linford Sweeney, the renowned Black History researcher, educator and writer also joined us as a Trustee in April. We plan to further strengthen our Board in 2022.
The Trustees met regularly throughout the year.
Risk Management
The Trustees still consider that a significant risk facing the Charity is the potential inability to raise sufficient funds to maintain and develop its principal services of sports activities and mentoring to young people. Despite the success in raising funds in 2021/22, none of the funding secured is of a multi-year nature. Good performance with our funded projects and the submission of timely and comprehensive monitoring and evaluation reports will mitigate this risk to some extent. In addition, the Charity has also been awarded funding that allows us, as part of a partnership, to hire a professional fundraiser for two days per month
Our priority fundraising goal this year is to secure long-term monies to support our core costs, including the salary of a Chief Executive. Obtaining core funding is notoriously difficult but it is essential if the medium- and longer-term future of the Charity is to be assured.
The increased level of activity that the Charity had built-up over the last year has highlighted the importance of administrative, project management and financial controls. Experience gained by the core team in the past 12 months in these areas, together with appropriate training (something for which funding has already secured), the contribution from the newly appointed Treasurer and appropriate volunteer recruitment will ensure we are appropriately resourced in these areas.
The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks and can confirm that suitable measures have been taken to mitigate any significant risks.
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Development and Achievements 2021/22
April 2021 saw the lockdown of local leisure and sports centres end as society gradually started to recover from the ravages of COVID 19. Although the impact of the virus will be with us for a long time yet, over the past 12 months FAM has made big strides to re-engage with its local community and to expand its services, whilst at the same time strengthening its internal management processes so it can confidently control the increased activity levels.
Throughout the year we have continued to demonstrate and evidence great strength and value in the provision of sporting activities for disadvantaged and at-risk children and young people. We have coupled this with the provision of mentoring, role models and formal input in areas such as gangs and street crime, Black History, Peace Education Programme. Learning respect for oneself and for others is one of the cornerstones of what we do.
Building on Marcus Rashford’s campaign to continue free school meal provision into school holiday periods we have been able to use funding from the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) fund to provide hot nutritious lunches at our Summer and Winter Camps. Funding from MCRactive allowed us to continue to supply lunches at our school holiday Camps in October and February.
Specific achievements in 2021/22 include: -
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i. Entering into a formal Partnership Agreement with local organisations Claremont Youth Project (CYP) and Connecting Steps Manchester project (CS). The first fruits of this Partnership were seen when it was awarded a £40k grant by the Covid Recovery Fund for capacity building and service extension;
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ii. Launching CUKI FC as an Under 21 young men’s team in the Manchester Amateur Sunday League. At the time of writing the team lies second in League Division 2. We are grateful for the financial support for the team received from the Football Association, Manchester FA, the Central Social Fund and from Greene King. City in the Community have provided in-kind support, including football kit;
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iii. Being awarded funding by the Football Association, via the Manchester FA, to start running girls-only football training sessions. To support this, we are developing a cadre of female coaches, helping them to get the relevant qualifications and to provide them with mentoring and experience;
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iv. In addition to developing the abovementioned cadre of female coaching we have invested more broadly in sports coach training and development through the year. The Covid Recovery Fund award will enable us to accelerate and broaden this training in 2022/23;
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v. Recruiting a social media and marketing apprentice for six months as part of the Government’s Kickstart scheme;
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vi. Joining the Greater Manchester Federation of Youth Clubs. This step should enable us to access a broader range of services and activities to make available to children and young people;
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vii. Launching a new, modern website – something made possible with support from Power to Change;
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viii. James Gregory being selected to have his portrait exhibited as part of the ‘Portrait of Black Britain’ Exhibition that took place in Manchester in Summer 2021; and
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ix. Being able to make a small contribution to getting our local community connected and online by securing a small number of tablets from Manchester City Council and some Data SIMs from Vodafone.
Funding
Cash funding received in 2021/22 totalled £158,439 (£2,711 in 2020/21). A full breakdown of this funding, together with an indication of what activities and projects those funds were used for, is summarised in the table at the end of this Report. Most of this funding was awarded to enable us to run events and activities for children and young people in our local area. Notable exceptions include: -
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i. £32,130 from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Youth Investment Fund. This has been used to purchase a mini bus and a camera system that better enables us to provide feedback to participants in our various sports coaching programmes;
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ii. £40,000 (£20,000 paid in 2021/22, the balance in 2022/23) from the Covid Recovery Fund to enable us (and partners Claremont Youth Project and Connecting Steps Manchester Project) to build capacity and extend and improve service provision;
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iii. An award under the Government’s Kickstart scheme than enabled us to recruit an apprentice for 6 months. The scheme provides for full reimbursement of employment cots plus a small contribution towards set-up and other associated costs. The apprentice started work with us in February 2022. We received £1,000 under this scheme in 2021/22 and expect to receive a further roughly £4,300 in 2022/23;
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iv. £6,710 from the Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund for unrestricted use in furthering the Charity’s mission.
In addition, a number of funding awards were made near the end of 2021/22 for which the cash has yet to be received as at 31[st] March 2022, including: -
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i. A HAF award of £13,129 from MCRactive (from the Department of Education via Manchester City Council) to enable us to run an Easter Camp in April 2022;
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ii. £900 plus training and equipment from the FA Foundation under the Weetabix Wildcats scheme for us to run football activities for girls aged 5 to 11 years old;
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iii. £900 plus training and equipment from Football England under the Squad Girls Football scheme for us to run football activities for girls aged 12 to 14 years old; and
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iv. £9,138 from Manchester City Council’s Neighbourhood Investment Fund as part of a package of funding to enable us to carry out street work and set up and run a youth club in the Fallowfield area of Manchester.
Furthermore, a £500 award from the Central Social and Recreational Trust to help with the running of CUKI FC was paid direct to our suppliers for services provided to support CUKI.
Some of our funders and supporters provided in-kind assistance to the Charity, including: -
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i. Tony McLean, Billa Nanra and their colleagues generously ran Peace Education Programme sessions for our young people at many events during the year, starting with the Friday evening football sessions at Platt Lane. Hot food was also provided gratis by Tony for the Friday sessions. Such was the success of the initial sessions that we decided to incorporate the Programme into our Summer and Winter Camps (on a partially funded basis) and to train local people to help deliver the Programme in the future (funding from the Covid Recovery Fund);
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ii. Power to Change - £3,000 of consultancy and advice to help us create a new website to showcase our events and activities and to help us better communicate with our users and local community;
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iii. Coaching support, kit and other equipment from Manchester City FC’s charitable arm, City in the Community;
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iv. A 2-day sports leadership course for young people run by Access Sport and delivered in February 2022;
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v. 15 Data SIMs from Vodafone (distributed to children at a local school); and
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vi. 8 Tablet Computers from Manchester City Council (also distributed to children at a local school).
Feedback from Service Users
Comments shared with the Charity include:
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“It [the Summer Camp] was amazing programme; [my]kids loved it, especially during COVID”
“My children have enjoyed the Summer Camp. It has been very beneficial and hope to see it continue”
“Thank you to all of the staff and team for providing great care to the kids and going above and beyond for them”
“My kids love the [October Half Term] Camp and keep it going. Excellent trainers and very well organised”
“Great for the children to have something to do in the [October Half Term] holiday and be active. They have made friends and been able to work as a team with great coaches”
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Declaration
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s Trustees
Katie Fraser ……………………………………………. Trustee
Date ……………………………………………. 8th July 2022
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FAMILIES AGAINST VIOLENCE
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Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2022 (£)
| Receipts Donations, Fundraising & Sponsorship Grants Sub-Total Payments Salaries Sessional Staff Rent Transport Facility Hire Equipment Fixed Assets Other Equipment Training Administration Event Catering Laundry Match Fees Insurance General Expenses Consulting / Fees Sub-Total Net Receipts Before Transfers Transfers Net Receipts Cash Funds at the Start of Year Cash Funds at the End of Year |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds TOTAL FUNDS 6 1,586 1,592 6,710 150,136 156,846 6,716 151,722 158,439 1,148 1,148 120 36,817 36,937 255 255 948 891 1,839 25,009 25,009 699 32,195 32,894 3,779 150 150 2,135 654 2,790 12,847 12,847 726 726 879 879 1,996 1,996 37 37 500 500 |
Last Year Total Funds 2,711 |
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| 2,711 | ||
| 7,954 272 297 0 44 1,689 84 573 15 |
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| 3,902 117,884 121,785 |
12,749 | |
| 2,815 35,839 36,653 |
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| (10,038) | ||
| (1,265) 1,265 |
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| 1,450 35,103 36,653 1,462 3,500 4,962 3,012 38,603 41,615 |
15,000 | |
| 4,962 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of 31[st] March 2022 (£)
| Assets Fixed Assets Cash Assets Bank Account Liabilities Rent Independent Examination |
2022 34,383 41,615 Total 71,998 1,476 Total 1,476 |
2021 1,653 4,962 |
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| 6,615 | ||
| 1,132 600 |
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| 1,732 |
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 5[th] July 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Katie Fraser
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The Financial Statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis.
Restricted funds are as stated.
Transactions with Trustees
Trustee and CEO James Gregory was paid sessional coaching fees of £11,545 (£5,874 in 2020/21), as provided for in the Charity’s constitution and approved by the Trustees. Sessional coaching payments to Trustee Ahmed Yassin of £9,559 in 2021/22 (£Nil in 2020/21) were similarly provided for and approved.
Assets Retained for the Charity's Own Use (£)
| Fund to Which Asset Belongs Purchased in Previous Years Laptop General PlayStation MYL Music Equipment MYL ThinkPad Angus Irvine Fund Samsung Galaxy Angus Irvine Fund Printer Angus Irvine Fund Total Written Off in 2021/22 Printer Angus Irvine Fund Total Purchased in 2021/22 iPad Angus Irvine Fund Desk Top Computers MP&CC Gazebos HAF Printer HAF iPhone Awards for All Mini Bus Youth Investment Fund VEO System Youth Investment Fund Total Total Purchase Cost of Assets Retained for Own use at end 2012/22 |
Belongs | Cost (Purchased) 385 600 249 160 95 164 |
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| Total | 1,653 | |
| 164 | ||
| Total | 164 | |
| 699 239 318 122 1,205 28,275 2,036 |
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| Total | 32,894 | |
| 34,383 |
Total Purchase Cost of Assets Retained for Own use at end 2012/22
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Liabilities
The charity’s landlords at St. Wilfrid’s Enterprise Centre agreed a rent holiday in 2020 due to COVID and generously agreed to extend it to 2021. The Charity started paying down the backlog (now £1,476) in March 2022 and started to pay ongoing rent in April 2022.
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Funds Analysis
| unds Analysis | ||||||
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| Balance | Receipts | (Payments) | Transfers | Balance | ||
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| HMG via Manchester City Council (HAF) | 38,115 | 38,038 | 77 | |||
| DCM&S / BBC Children in Need | 32,130 | 31,724 | 406 | |||
| Manchester City Council & Others (CRF) | 20,000 | 150 | 19,850 | |||
| HMG via Manchester City Council (HAF) | 10,180 | 10,104 | 76 | |||
| Sport England / Tackling Inequalities | 10,000 | 9,016 | 984 | |||
| Big Lottery Awards for All | 9,800 | 1,525 | 8,275 | |||
| City in the Community | 5,040 | 3,476 | 1,564 | |||
| MCRactive (Half Term Camp Feb-22) | 4,802 | 4,714 | 88 | |||
| MCRactive (Half Term Camp Oct-22) | 3,100 | 3,011 | 89 | |||
| Greene King | 3,000 | 909 | 2,091 | |||
| Sport England | 2,162 | 601 | 1,561 | |||
| Forever Manchester (Made by Sport) | 2,021 | 2,021 | - | |||
| NOMA | 2,021 | 1,956 | 65 | |||
| KFC | 2,000 | 601 | 1,399 | |||
| CYP | 1,665 | 1,665 | - | |||
| Saturday Soccer Camp Payments | 1,586 | 1,586 | 0 | |||
| MCRactive (Breaking Boundaries) | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||
| MSV Social Housing Kindness Fund | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||
| HMG / DWP / Growth Company | 1,000 | 1,422 | (422) | |||
| FA Foundation | 500 | 500 | - | |||
| Manchester FA | 100 | 100 | - | |||
| Sported | 2,000 | 3,265 | 1,265 | - | ||
| MP&CC | 1,500 | 1,500 | - | |||
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| Restricted Funds | TOTAL | 3,500 | 151,722 | 117,884 | 1,265 | 38,603 |
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| Unrestricted Funding (£) | - | |||||
| Angus Irvine Foundation | 6,710 | 2,440 | (1,259) | 3,012 | ||
| Donations | 6 | (6) | - | |||
| Other | 1,462 | 1,462 | - | |||
| Unrestricted Funds | TOTAL | 1,462 | 6,716 | 3,902 | (1,265) | 3,012 |
Total Funds 4,962 158,439 121,786 - 41,615
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The specific purposes to which the funds listed above have been applied / are to be applied are as follows: -
HAF Fund – monies from the Department of Education’s Holiday Activities and Food Fund were received via Manchester City Council and latterly administered by MCRactive. With these monies we ran a Summer Camp for 5 weeks in August 2021 and a 6-day Winter Camp in December. The Camps comprised sports-related activities, plus classroom work which, for the older children, featured workshops on gangs and street crime, Black History and the Peace Education Programme. Hot nutritional food was provided to attendees at lunchtimes and this was supplemented by information about healthy eating and the preparation of value for money meals.
DCMS / Children in Need / Youth Investment Fund – monies form this fund were used to purchase, insure and ‘wrap’ a mini bus for community use and to purchase a sophisticated video camera system (VEO) to enhance the coaching experience at our football activities.
Manchester City Council & Others (CRF) – The Covid Recovery Fund is aimed at enhancing capability and building capacity with FAM and its partner organisations, Claremont Youth Project and Connecting Steps Manchester Project. In addition to using the funds for various types of training, this award has enabled us to hire a contract fundraiser for two days per month.
Sport England / Tackling Inequalities – this award has enabled us to run a twice a week after-School club for local youngsters at Moss Side Leisure Centre.
Big Lottery Awards for All – this award has enabled us to run a twice-a-week evening fitness / mental health / employability session for local young men at Platt Lane Sports Complex.
City in the Community – this provides for the running costs of our Friday evening open football session at Platt Lane Sports Complex.
MCRactive / Half Term Camps – funding has been provided to enable us to run 5-day Camps during the October 2021 and February 2022 Half-Term School holidays. Content was similar to the HAF Camps.
Greene King – funding under their ‘Proud to Pitch’ scheme has been provided to help support the set-up and running costs of CUKI FC.
Sport England – monies received have been used to run the Saturday Soccer Schools held at Platt Lane Sports Complex.
Forever Manchester (Made by Sport) – monies received have been used to run the Saturday Soccer Schools.
NOMA – monies received have been used to run the Saturday Soccer Schools.
KFC – monies received have been used to run the Saturday Soccer Schools.
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Claremont Youth Project – these monies have been used to pay for venue hire at the Whalley Range Sports Centre that we booked on CYP’s behalf.
Saturday Soccer Camp Fees – a £2 per head fee is charged for attendance at the Saturday Soccer Schools, in order to enable the funding for the schools to stretch over a longer period.
MCRactive (Breaking Boundaries) – monies received have been used to help run the Saturday Soccer Schools.
MSV Kindness Fund – monies received have been used to help run the Saturday Soccer Schools.
HMG / DWP / Growth Company – this award was to enable us to recruit a marketing and social media apprentice for six months.
FA Foundation – monies received under their ‘Return to Football’ scheme were used to support the set-up and running costs of CUKI FC.
Manchester FA – monies received were used to support the set-up and running costs of CUKI FC.
Central Social & Recreational Trust – monies received were used to support the set-up and running costs of CUKI FC.
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