Registered number: 1167750 LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Trustees M Zahir- Chairman A D Burgess - Secretary Z Kausar- Treasurer K Rehman MNKhan Company Secretary 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) Independent Auditor Bankers HSBC 63 George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU12AR
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 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, Creation 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 lifelong 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 twstees 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 community to create a more inclusive group of trustees.
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Chairman's Report: I would like to begin by thanking our members, volunteers and coaches without whom the club would not exist. Year on year, your enthusiasm and dedicated support enables us to provide for our community and l am always grateful. Off the field This year our priority was our clubhouse. It had been in state where thorough investment and change was required to make it a fully functional clubhouse. Over the last few years it had been primarily used as a store room with barely usable toileting facilities. The ambition was to make it a fully functional clubhouse, providing comfortable changing rooms for players and coaches with clean ftjlly functional bathroom facilities. We managed to secure some funding to help us along the way. And work began earlier this year and was completed just after the beginning of the season. We have moved the perimeter of the clubhouse and installed a dedicated storage area for equipment behind the clubhouse. We have fully fumished both changing rooms, all the toilet areas and the lobby. The outside of the clubhouse was repaired and repainted also. This allows us a fantastic opportunity to use the clubhouse for its intended purposes. We have seen the players. coach's parents and supporters all using the facilities now and complimenting the changes achieved. We have already had requests from other community groups for use of the facilities which we are happy to do. Playing surfaces wise, the extremely hot summer made repairing the pitches very difficult for the council. We have had multiple conversations with them with the hope that at the end of the season more support will be provided to help repair the pitches. We will also look into opportunities to raise funds for moveable goalposts. For next year this will be a key focus On the pitch Success was attained in various areas for 202412025. The most enjoyable and important thing is having 9 teams competing in the leagues from u9s to adult football. With over 150 players enjoying playing football on a weekly basis facilitated by a great bunch of volunteer coaches and enthusiastic parents. Notable mentions include.. The tNo under 13s teams. One team winning the title and being promoted and the second also being promoted. The under 12s also being promoted. with the additional bonus of winning the cup also. Finally the under 9's had great SucsS in winning the spring cup. Going forward into 202512026 we have started the season with 9 teams from u10s to adults. This year we must work to improve the clubs social media representation to help increase awareness of the club and increased player profile. We must work towards recruiting additional volunteers and we will also look into providing more football for females and children between 4-8 as there is a lot of demand In summary it has been another successful year for the club with many successes on the pitches but continued organic growth of the club as a community organisation.
LUTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Finally, as always I thank each and every person associated with the club. Whether it is a player, coach, volunteer or parent. It takes all of us to make this club successful. Thank you all for your commitrnent to our club. Yours Sincerely Mohammed Zahir Chairperson Luton united Football Club
Luton United Football Club Receipts and Payments Account For the Period 1 st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 Receipts and payments Year to 31st March 25 Unrestricted fvnds Year to 31st March 24 Unrestri¢ted funds R¥¢eipts Donations, lega¢ie5 and similar In¢ome Membership subsrrripnS 17.71B 18.025 Sponsorship 11352 Tripsloutsnps Donations 75 GIftAd other siar irtomé 470 Sub totsl Grants Gro¥v the Game Olher gran15 Sub total Other In¢orne Fundraislng Fh•s Relmbursement 481 oth8ffLrndr8lftO acb¥ Sub lotsl Invt$tm•nt Incomè Bank iniorést Sub totsi Total Gmss Income Ass8t and Instmnt sales, etr. Total receipts
Luton United Football Club Receipts and Payments Account For the Period 1 st April 2024 to 31 st March 2025 Receipts and payments Yearto 31st March 25 Unr¢stricted funds Year to 31st March 24 Unrestricted fund$ Paymènts Charitable Payments Pitch Fees 1578 Refe6 Payments ioJs 1393 League Subscripfjon$ 510 AffjNalh)n Fe8S Mini Foolball si6ning on Clubhouse Malnienance 659 League & FA Fll 1.s97 1.60S Pres8ntatiDTh 1M03 1.812 1507 4,355 Eu¢t 11392 6.612 C¢urse Costs 270 Venue Hirn 2,214 Denbiih Trainln9 Adull wwninq Wobsile 425 316 Mèèbng Qosis 184 95 Trfp Con8umabl88 145 Sub total Other Trip R•bJnd8 Sub totsl Total Gross Expénditure Asset and n$thent pur¢ha$es. etc. Total payments Net of recelpts/(payments) Cash fvnd$ ¥$ at 31st March 2024 24322 17,052 Cash fvnds as at 31st March 2025
Luton United Football Club Receipts and Payments Account Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year Yearto 31st March 25 Unrestricted fvnds Year to 31st March 24 Unr¢strlctsd funds Cash funds Bank rreThi account 19.896 8ank fundraislng account 24322 Blding society account C8shlFloals Total cash fund$ Othèr monetary assets Tax In$ur8nct daim Creditors Sub totsl Investment as$ots In¥•5tmeni pr¢Jpety- d•tall Quoted investmen15 othér inwtsnents- deiail Sub totsl Non monetary a$$ots for charity's own us• Shop Stk Other stock Land 4nd bU[nIS Motorvehlde8 E4u5pmerti. fvlre etr. Other Sub total Llab115tie$ c¢uni$ noiy81 paid Expenses inrre¥ bul not invoked Subscriptioni rvJlyei p8K1 Lo•n- det8il Other liabSllle5- Refund for trIp8 Sltb total Contingent Ilabllltl•s and future obligatlons Th• above recelpts •nd payments account and Statement ot assets and liablllties were approvèd by th• Tnte•S on I It4 (the Ilattr of the Ex•eutive Committee meetlng that approved the accourttsl and signed on thèir behalf by nature Print Name Chair mts VIAYVMYo ZA £. TreaSUr 2Aeiu I&JS4rt