1. Secretary’s Report 2024-25 season
Presented by Martin Muir
The 2024-25 season saw us gain U7 girls and boys teams at the same time as losing the U17 and U18 age groups. Still, we had 23 teams competing in two Leagues with notable success for the U14 Panthers winning the League and Cup double, the Tornados winning their Cup final and the Vulcans finishing as runners up.
In our efforts to provide a link into adult football it was fantastic to see so many former Colts players winning the League and Cup double for Ramsey Town U18 last season. We are linked to Ramsey Town through the County FA so this demonstrable evidence is supportive of our becoming a true Community club.
As we start the 24-25 season, we have 26 teams in Leagues including 9 girls teams plus development squads Wildcats and Dribblers, and the Rams Inclusion team who aren’t in a League as yet. This means 482 players who are currently attached to the club. We have 100 volunteers involved with Teams and as trustees and we thankyou most sincerely for your commitment but still need more helping out in the cabin and on the grounds team.
We maintained our 2 star accreditation with England FA and are now working towards achieving 3 star standard.
Although we lost our Fundraising Lead, the club has hosted a number of activity days and birthday parties and thanks go to Bethan Vaghela in her role as Facility Manager in promoting the club. We hosted a Referees course on 23[rd] August and our first ever tournament on 31 August which Bethan also organised with her sub-committee of volunteers.
We have attended a Future-of-English-Football event where the FA launched their new strategy for grassroots football to be started in the 2026/27 season. It aims to retain smaller formats for a year longer and actually begin the football journey with 3 v 3 football for the first year. As secretary I have also represented the club at County FA events aimed at increasing participation of women in football generally.
Our facility itself continues to gain many compliments week after week from visiting teams and visiting contractors have expressed great surprise in finding a centre such as ours in Ramsey. We are the third biggest club in Huntingdonshire and should feel proud of all that we have achieved.
Let’s continue to work hard to maintain the high profile of Ramsey Colts in the region.
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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th• trust•o81 m•mb•rn of Ramséy Cotts Football D8vek)pm8nt On accounts for th• p•rl¢)d •nd•d 31 May 2025 Charlty no Ilf any) 1166597 Sot out on page• Respectlve The charitls trustees are responstble for the pparation of the accounts. rn8ponslbllltles of The charlty's trust8es consider that an audtt is not rèquir8d for thls year trustees and examlner under 68(lion 144 of the Charities Act 2011 Charities AGtI and that an independent examination is neèded. It is my responsibility to: examine the a¢¢ounts t118r sectlon 145 of the Chorttles Act, to follow the wocedures laid down in tho general Directions glv8n by th8 Charlty C(KnmissM)n {urKler sgdlon 145151(b} of th8 Charftlas Act. and to State whether partKular matters hav8 coma to my attentlon. Basls of Independ•nl My examination was carried (xrt in aG¢c*danc8 With 98neral Dlrections given •xamln•Vs stat•m•nt by the Charity Commission. An examinatlon includ8s a r8vlew of the accounting records kepl by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presénted with those records. It also Indudes con8ideratlon of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence Ihat would be rUIred In an aLKIII, and consequentty no opinlon 18 gtven as to whether the accounts PSent a Irue and falr. vlew and Ihe report is Ilmlted to those matters sol oul In th8 stalmnt b810w. Ind•p•ndent In nnectIOn wsth my e¥ominati¢X, no matter has como to my 8ttention oxamlnofs statomonl (other than that disdosed beky14 ') 1. which giv8s mè r8asonabl8 causo to believe that in, any material respect. the requirements.. to keep acc4)unting recor(Is In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the Charities Act; and to prepare accounts accord with the accounting records and comply bmlh the accounting requirements of the Chanli8s Act have not béen met: or 2. to whth. in my opinK)n. attentkjn should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of th8 accounts to b8 r8ached. ' Please de18te the Kirds in the brackets rfthey do not appty. Dats: 1110912025 Slgned: Nam•'. Keith Day FCCA Rol•v•nt profosslonal quallllcatlon(¥) or body (If any): The A8sociation of Chartered Certified Acuntants IER March 2012
AddT•S$: Whilings LLP, 108 High Street Ramsey. Huntingd Cambs, PE26 1 BS Section B Disclosiire Qnty corn0te rf the examiner needs to hohlight Matwl probl8ffl8. Glvo hore brlef det•lls of any Items that the examln•r wishes to dl•close. ER March 2012