Registered number: 1167750 LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Trustees M Zahir- Chairman A D Burgess - Secretary Z Kausar- Treasurer K Rehman M N Khan (appointed 20 January 2024) Company Secretary [if applicable] A D Burgess Company Name Luton United Football Club Principal and Registered Office 169 SOUTHWOOD ROAD DUNSTABLE LU5 4EL Company Registered Number 1167750 (Registered in England) Bankers HSBC 63 George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU12AR
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Below sets out details of the Charities Annual Report for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.The Accounts and Report are approved by the Trustees and provide a reflection of the Charities performance and activities for the year. Objectives and Activities: The Charity inception was on the 21st June 2016 and had a long-standing presence in the community as an Association Football Club providing football to the local community as its primary objective. The Club has sought to widen its appeal therefore its current operation is to ensure association football as the means to meet the current objectives for the charity-. To provide quality assured, safe and healthy opportunities, recreation and exercise for children, young people and adults of all ages in the community. To provide a safe and positive environment for young people and others as an alternative to them embarking on anti-social and risk threatening behaviour. To help people realise their potential, develop lrfelong skills through teamwork, coaching, education, training and volunteering. To introduce people to sport regardless of age, abilty, sex, religion or other protected characteristics. To improve the public amenities and sports facilities in Blundell Road Recreation Ground. The charity has sought to ensure that its aims and objectives have been underpinned by the following values.. Promote community health and well-being amongst all age groups through participation in sports, education, leisure and exercise. Helping others to become involved and empowered by listening to and understanding what local people want. Engaging young people in team approaches and in devising positive futures for themselves whilst diverting them from anti-social behaviour and providing positive pro social modelling. Providing full mutual support and seeking community participation and involvement. Inclusive and open to all, considering gender, age, race. ethnicity, faith, sexuality, disability, health and income. Providing affordable, and accessible facilities for all. Structure, Governance and Management.. The organisation is set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and the day to day running and management is done by the trustees of the organisation. The charity intends to move towards developing an executive structure to support greater transparency in decision making. When trustee vacancies arise, we aim to advertise more widely in the wider communty to create a more inclusive group of trustees.
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Chaimian's Report: To start with, one of the key principles of the club is that it is a grass roots football club, run by the community, for the community. Therefore, first and foremosL I must thank the coaches and volunteers at the club. Every year these key individuals give up their personal time to help facilitate sport in our community and without them, this club would not function. We continue to build and grow our club in an upward trajectory and they are the foundations for that. I would also like to thank our members and sponsors for their continued support which allows us to operate the club on a day-to4ay basis. On the Field Season 202312024 finished with several successes. Our under 18s finishing 3rd in division one and also reached the cup final in their final season of youth football with Luton United. Our under 15's finished 2nd in division 3 which is marked improvement from the year before. The under 14, had a difficult year in division 1 having been promoted the year before. They can still be proud of their achievements having played against some of the best teams and players from around the county. The under 13's having a good season in division 3. The under 12's being the only age group with 2 teams this year is fantastic. The phantoms also won the midseason cup. The under 11's and under 9's continues to grow with the under 9's already preparing for a split into 2 teams for season 2024125. One major success was we had our first ever fonnal female under 15's match. A 3-3 draw against Barton to whom we are very grateful in setting up. It was a real sense of achievement as we all know what went into making this happen within our community. The season finished with hope of this continuing a legacy but there was disappointment in the coach not being available to continue in 2024125. A lesson learned is to work on finding female coaches in our community to really help push this as the demand is there. For season 2024125 we have 9 participating teams in the local leagues. Under 9, Under 10, Under 12, Under 13P, Under 13T, Under 14, Under 15, Under 16 and to our newly created an adult team. The season has started well for all the teams Off the field One of the biggest changes we will have this season is the investment in portable lighting. This will allow us have winter training at Blundell Recreation ground. It is going to be a new concept for us and we are hopeful that it will successful. Regarding the clubhouse we have a di need to improve the clubhouse, to make it a fully-fledged clubhouse serving the needs of the club and the community. This is crucial for the future growth of the club. We will work diligently to try and raise the necessary funds for this to happen during 2025. The pitches are also a concern as over the last few years the grass coverage and quality has deteriorated. We will work with the council and the FA to see what we can do to improve and also find altemated means as the growth of the club is dependent on quality pitches. We also must improve the club's social media representation to help increase awareness of the club and increased player profile. A monthly club newsletter went live in Q12024 to some success. We must look to how we can continue both the newsletter and social media awarenesslpromotion of the club.
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 In summary we continue to work on growing the club both on and off the pitch. We are limited with volunteers, but we will continue to try and recruit more volunteers to help drive us further. The club moves forward and continues to provide footb211 to around 200 children in our community on a weekly basis. For this I thank each and every person associated with the club. Whether it is a player, coach, volunteer, sponsor or parent. It takes all of us to make this club successful. Thank you all for your commitment to our club. Yours Sincerely Mohammed Zahir Chairperson Luton united Football Club
Luton United Football Club Receipts and Payments Account For the Period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 Receipts and payments Year to 31st March 24 UDrestricted funds Yearto 31st March 23 Unrestri¢tod fvnds Receipts Donations, legacles and similar income Mernbership subswbon 1B,tr15 16,276 Sponsorship 11J52 Yrfp oubng8 221 Don8t¥)ris 75 1.469 GrftA olhersimi1arin• Sub total Grants Growiho G0 194 4000 Othèrwants Sub total Other Income FundraisifvJ Fines R•mbursemeni 181 17 otherfundr81n9 actmbai Sub totsl 181 409 Investment In¢ome •nk IDt•r•st Sub total rotsl Gross Income As8•t and Inv•stm•nt s41, •tr. Total recwpts 21P75
Luton United Football Club Receipts and Payments Account For the Period 1 st April 2023 to 31 st March 2024 Receipts and payments Yearto 31st March 24 unrestr1¢t fijnds Year to 31st March 23 Unrestricted funds Payments Charitable Payments Pitch Fees 1578 Referee Payments 2,112 League Subscriplons 1MQO Affiilation Fees 610 Mini Football sign& on 75 Clubhouse MaintWHn Leagues FA Fine$ 1114 Pre5enloOonlTrophkis 1.812 iooo Equipmtrnt 1,986 6.612 208 Course Costs Venue Hire 1214 Denbioh Tralnino S81 Adult training Websil 316 29 Meedng Cos18 IOD Trfp 237 ConsumAbi•¥ 145 Donabon Sub total Other Trfp Rèfunds Sub totsl rotal Gmss E¥penditu Assot and Inv•stm¢nt purchases. •te. Totalpayments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash fund$ as at 31st March 2023 17052 14,333 Cash funds as at 31st Alarch 2024
Luton United Football Club Receipts and Payments Account Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year Yoar to 31st March 24 Unrn•trleted fund¥ Yfrar to 31st March 23 Unrgstrl¢tsd funds C•h lund• 17.062 Totsl uih fvnd• Qth•r monatary •ts Tayclknm 17,052 Sub total Inv•8tm•nt LrNo$Thniprtgety. d6ts1 Sub totsi Non mon•tsry a8frts lor ¢harW ty•m us• Other$tk LwdarA1bLldkn Sub totsl Uabllltl Ln. d•WI Sub totsl Contlng•nt IlabllttlM Ind f4rtur• obllgallor Th• obov• r•c•lpts Ind p*ymnts account and strt•m•rt of•8••ts and Ilabllltlos approved by th• Tru8t•M on i D lth• dai• ol th• E¥•¢utlve Commltt•o m•ollng that approv•d th• •¢¢ountsl and slgn•d oft th•lr bghalf by ol Sl nature i.v
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Luton United Football Club On accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1167750 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (he Trusf) for the year ended 3110312024 Responsibilities 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 Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying 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 confirm that no 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 respect: accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Independent examiner's statement Date: 3010112025 Signed: Name: Maivish Mehmood Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Bsc Economics Address.. 25 Waller Avenue Luton LU4 9RP IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of conrn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018