Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1 April 2024 31 March 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Fernheath Community Sports Association
Other names charity is known by FCSA
Registered charity number (if any) 1168156 Charity's principal address 6 Leedam Rd Bournemouth Dorset Postcode BH10 6HP ~~ee~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Steve Mowlem Chairman 2 Maura Mowlem Secretary 3 Dave Pritchard Groundsman 4 Barbara Pritchard Treasurer 5 Lisa King 6 7 8 9 10
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution adopted July 2016 Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution) Association consisting of 250 members How the charity is constituted
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Trustees appointed for 4 year terms, elected by the committee and Trustee selection methods reviewed annually at AGM in May
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
We have a Child Protection policy in place together with a Safeguarding Policy. DBS checks are carried out every three years.
FCSA is associated with Dorset FA and the teams using the site play in the Dorset Football League and the Wessex Churches league. Close working with Dorset FA is vital as they arrange the fixtures for the whole of that league. They advise us on a weekly basis which teams are allocated to our pitches.
Fernheath Play is a neighbouring association working with children, with and without special needs. They offer play work and child care. We work with this group by putting on activities when requested.
AFC Bournemouth provide coaches for activities on the site and the youth teams especially enjoy meeting anyone who has access to our Local Premiership League team!
The land is owned by Bournemouth Borough Council and is leased to us at a peppercorn rent. In return we maintain the site. We have a close working relationship with the Parks department at strategic and operational levels.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration except for eligible reimbursement of expenses. The only exception to this is that one trustee is paid on a weekly basis to clean the changing rooms.
Section C Objectives and activities
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We provide a facility for Bournemouth residents to enjoy sport and leisure on Fernheath Playing Field. It is our aim to increase the fitness level of all our members and that of Summary of the objects of the other groups in the area. We also reduce anti-social behaviour in an charity set out in its area that has been well known for its problems, by engaging with young governing document people in sport. We keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. Our facilities are open to the public, with the aim of improving health, welfare and conditions life. Our activities mainly revolve around us providing and maintaining facilities for football and where possible, other sports to the public. We openly recruit from the public our players, trustees and committee members, including local residents and dog walkers. We develop new activities with the public, extending beyond our current reach. We encourage socialising to avoid loneliness and exclusion and build a sense of belonging to a community.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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All work at the site is carried out by volunteers, who receive no remuneration for their skills and hard work. Without them the site would not be maintained to its current high standard.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main We have continued this year to maintain the pitches to as high a standard achievements of the charity as we are able. This involved re-seeding worn areas and re laying the during the year pitches ready for friendly games which started at the beginning of August. We now have two Churches league teams playing on Saturday mornings together with a girls team from Poole and Sunday mornings are for 3 adult teams in the morning and a variety of youth teams some of who spill into Sunday afternoons. These matches are, of course our main source of income. This year we have hosted 3 youth teams from Rossmore.
Our Café in the new pavilion is thriving and some local people drop by for a coffee and snack when the football is on. This building has been welcomed by the local community and is very well used at the weekends when games are being played
We have been plagued this year by groups riding quad bikes, scooters and the like have being ridden across the field doing considerable damage. It means that the damage has to be repaired costing money for soil and grass seed. This seems to be a common fight at all football pitches and despite being reported to the police, they have been unable to stop it.
We also had a problem at the beginning of this season because the wron soil was put down. This all had to be removed and corrected before the pitches could be used.
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Section E Financial review
We keep a small amount of about £2000 for running expenses such as Brief statement of the grass seed and utility bills etc.
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include Our main income continues to be from the hire of pitches to football additional information, where clubs. relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Income from the small café is also helpful.
We run a local lottery to try and boost funds but this needs more supporters
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
The coming year will be dedicated to continuing our normal business and looking for ways to maximise use of the facilities.
We continue to strive towards getting the local community fit and active through sport and getting together with one another to combat loneliness and exclusion.
We must combine this with trying to encourage more sponsors and more funds being donated
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Maura Mowlem Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 23rd January 2026
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Accounts 2024 - 2025
Fernheath Community Sports Association
| Brought forward from 2023/24 | Brought forward from 2023/24 | 11305.83 | ||||
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| INCOME | ||||||
| Income from pitches | 7165.50 | |||||
| other | 90.35 | |||||
| In Kind Income | 170.00 | |||||
| Donations | 3005.00 | |||||
| Players Subs | 1569.00 | |||||
| Funding Grant Lottery | 0.00 | |||||
| Funding Grant Bournemouth 2026 | Funding Grant Bournemouth 2026 | 0.00 | ||||
| Café | 7982.74 | |||||
| Registrations | 0.00 | |||||
| 19982.59 | ||||||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||||
| Cleaning | 0.00 | |||||
| Council Bills | 0.00 | |||||
| FA Fees | 1415.00 | |||||
| Feasability Study | 0.00 | |||||
| Gas & Electric | 4868.72 | |||||
| Insurance | 2925.66 | |||||
| In Kind Expenditure | 129.84 | |||||
| Kit & Equip | 90.66 | |||||
| Lawn Mower | 0.00 | |||||
| Maintenance & Repairs | 5940.61 | |||||
| Paint | 2150.64 | |||||
| Pitch Fees | 623.75 | |||||
| Planning Application | 0.00 | |||||
| Tree Survey | 0.00 | |||||
| Funding Grant Bournemouth 2026 | Funding Grant Bournemouth 2026 | 0.00 | ||||
| Water & Fire | 461.63 | |||||
| Registrations | 0.00 | |||||
| Income from pitches | 0.00 | |||||
| Players Subs | 416.00 | |||||
| Setting up Nets | 0.00 | |||||
| other | 9941.22 | |||||
| 28963.73 | ||||||
| Account as at | 2324.69 | cr | ||||
| statement balance main | statement balance main | 1526.75 | ||||
| interest | 797.94 | |||||
| Treasurer: | B. Pritchard | difference Date: |
0.00 22/01/2025 |
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| Auditor: | D .Jackson | Date: | 23/01/2025 |