Trustees Annual Report
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l January 2024 to 31 December 2024
Guiseley Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Registered wlth the Charlty Commission for England and Wales
Charity Registration Number.. 1168301
Date..
14 Ortober 2025

Gui5eley Ranger5 Am*eur Ruzby League Football Club
Trustees Annual Report for the Period Ended 31, Oecember 2024
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Guiseley Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Trustees Annual Report for the Period Ended 31" December 2024
Contents
Reference and Administration Details.
Charity Details..................................................
Names of the CharityTrustees Who Manage the Charty........-.........................................................
Structure, Govemance and Management......................................-...-....................................................
Description of the Charity's Trusts.........
Objettives and Activitie5..............-.......................................
Summary of the Objects of the Charity las set out in the Constitutionl..........
Summary of the Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefrt in Relation to the CharitV5
Objects............................................................................
Statutory Detlaration...................................
Achievements and Performance................... ......
Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity during the Period..............................................
Primary & Youth Rugby...................................................................................................................
Open Age.........................................................................................................................................
Masters.................
Financial Review......-..............................................................................-.....-.........
Review of the Charity's Financial Position at the End of the Period...................................................
The Charity's Principal Sources of Funds.........................-...................................
Plan5 for 2025........................................................................................
Detlaration...................................................................
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Guiseley Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Trustees Annual Report for the Period Ended 31" December 2024
Reference and Administration Details
Charity Details
Charity Name:
Guiseley Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Charity Number.
1168301
Charivs operati￿ Address". 3 Rufford Gardens
Yeadon
LEE05
LS19 7GG
Names of the Charity Trustees Who Manage the Charity
Trustee
Mr Neil Anthony Schofield
Mr5 Helen Louise Schofield
Mrs Michelle Elizabeth Hobson
Office (if any}
Appointed
9, January 2019
19, November 2020
9 January 2019
Retired
Treasurer
Club Welfare
Officer
Mr Richard McEwan-Peters
Mr Alexander Bayfield
Mrs Rose Oliver
Mr Stuart Miles Bennett
Mr Stephen Hobson
Mrjames Sirnpson
Mr Steven Ingleson
MrAndrew Saunders
9, January 2019
9, January 2019
31¢ November 2022
3, November 2022
Il, May 2022
26" March 2023
26 June 2023
12" September 2023
8 January 2024
Chairman
Structure, Governance and Management
Description of the Cha rity's Trusts
Govemtng tlocument:
Constitution dated 19, July 2016
Organisational Structure:
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee Appointment Method: By a resolution passed at a tnjstees meeting
No other person or body is entitled to appoint trustees.
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Guiseley Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Trustees Annual Report for the Period Ended 31" December 2024
Objective5 and Activities
Summary of the Objects of the Charity las set out i n the Constitutionl
The objects of the CIO are..
to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants
of Guiseley and Rawdon ward by the provision of facilitie5 for the playing of rugby league.
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To promote for the benef it of the inhabitants of Guiseley and Rawdon ward and the
surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of
individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disoblement.
financial hardship or Social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of
social welfare and with the objert of improving the conditions of life of said inhabitant5.
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to help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, SO as to
develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
Summary of the Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefit in Relation to the
Charity's Objects
The club promotes participation in rugby league through the provision of facilities, equipment and
coaching.
The club operates a number of rugby league teams at different age groups which take part in both
competitive and non-competitive structures affiliated to the notional governing body of the sport-
the Rugby Football League.
Statutory Declaration
The trustees declare that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charlty Commission on
public benefit.
Achievements and Performance
Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity during the Period
The trustees are delighted to report that the 2024 season has seen a 25% increase in the number of
players at Primary and Youth level. This has shown the benefits of recruiting players from a younger
age includlng the tots13-5 year-oldsl.
In what is an outstanding achievement for the club, six of our under-14s players received
scholarships from Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds.
Primary & Youth Rugbv
During the 2024 sea￿n the club had a total of 141 junior players and 56 registered volunteers=
Tots110 players)
Under 6s1101
Under 7s111
Under 851221
Under 9s191
Under IOs1191
Under Ils1131
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Under 12s Boys1201
Under 135 Boys1181
Under 13$ Girls181
Under 14s Boys1111
The junior players combined to participate in teams registered within the Yorkshire Junior & YoLTrth
League at age groups U6s, U8s, U95, UIOS. Ulls Boys, U125 Boys, U13$ Boys and U14s Boys
The partnership with Birkenshaw Bluedogs continues to go from strength to strength with a
combined team of girls from Guiseley and Birkenshaw competing at U13s level.
The standout performance of the season was by the U12s Boys. In their first competitive season they
reached the final of the Continuation Cup which wa5 held in early september at the Fox's Biscuit
Stadium in Batley. Although the result didn't go our way, players. coaches and spectators have 311
benefited from the experience.
Two of our formerjunior players, Fergus Mccormack and Thomas Nicholson-watton, have both
signed full-time contracts with the Leeds Rhinos. It is great motivation for our junior players to see
the opportunities available to them.
Open Age
The Open Age have gone from strength to strength and have, on occasion, been able to field two
teams. The number of registered players wa5 43 and included George Bayfield playlng alongslde his
father Alex.
Master5
The number of players in the Masters side have dwindled as some have chosen to play in the Open
Age side. The number of registered players was 15.
Financial Review
Review of the Charity's Financial Position at the End of the Period
During th￿$ financial period, the club made a small surplus on revenue of £28k. This income
represents a significant increase on the previous year, mainly due to an increase in player
registrations.
The cold weather during the winter caused several burst pipes which ultimately cost the club around
£3000 in increased water consumption.
The club spent a total of £1,900 on training for coaches and volunteers, which is broadly similar to
the previous year'5 amount. Although this cost is significant, the trustees view is that this as an
essential investment in the club's future.
The club ended the period with a bank balance of around £44k. The trustees believe thls to be
sufficlent to meet all its future commitments as they fall due, and will hopefully also allow further
capital investment in the club's facilities in the coming years.
The Charity's Principal Sources of Fujds
The club requires each junior player to pay an annual registration fee to cover costs associated with
their participation. For the 2024 season, this remained at £85. A reduced registration fee of £60 is
offered to familles with more than one child registered.
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The trustees may, at their discretion, reduce or cancel the registration fee requlred for any player for
whom the cost would represent a barrier to participation.
The club received £llk in junior registration fees. The Open Age team contributed an additional
£1200. Masters players are only required to pay fees on match days and this income amounted to
around £200.
Income from sponsorship was £5.5k, a decrease of around £1,000 on the previous year.
Plans for 2025
The trustees would like to increase participation levels at all age groups. Recruitment efforts will
target girls in an attempt to increase the number of teams available for them.
The anticipated increase in participation will also require additional volunteer recruitment.
Further changes to be introduced by the RFL in 2025 wlll see players at U6s, U7s and U8s playing tag
rugby.
The club continues to be constrained by the by the existing pitch and hospitality facilities. We will
investigate the feasibility of developing these. subject to receiving the necessary permissions from
Leeds Cty Council.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the CIO trustees..
Trustee #l
. Trustee #2
Signature:
L). J . S.Lli 4
Full Name:
IL
Posltlon
Datè:
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES
GUISELEY PANGERS
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
To
01101Q024
31112r2024
Section A Rei eiyl% 411() ydytiiyiir
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fund•
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10 tho £
toth• nMY•8t E
to fv n••r••t E
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Ticketstr Letyys Rhir
11,6J8
11
5,132
1,278
1.687
277
23
1,049
1,373
5.132
1.278
1,687
277
Misc
U86 Tour Money
Presentation Night
1,3T3
Sub total(Gmss income for
AR)
27,990
A2 Asset and Inv••t￿t Salm,
18ee tablel.
Sub tot41
27,9
A3Pa
rn•nts
Utsliknes and1Tr5ur8nr
5,890
J,051
2.762
3.051
2.762
PreS￿tal￿n Tr4ioht
Equipment
Rem Bnd Rates
Playiw Fee8
Voluntser traini
CBlering
Tth818 for L*J$ Rhinos
Mitsc
2,14
1,959
1.935
2.148
1,9
1,935
1,610
1.616
334
4017
Sub total
A4 A•Jet Jnd In¥￿￿nOnt
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tablè
Sub total
24,087
Net of rK•lpts/(peym8nts)
A5 Tran8f•rn ￿t￿m•n lund•
A6 Ca•h fund8 last year end
Cash funds thls year end
3,903
3,903
40.228
44.131
40,228
44,131
CCKX R1 8c¢ounts Issi
14110r2025

Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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NEIL A SCHOFIELD
HELEN L SCHOFIELD
CCXX R2 8¢¢ounts Issi
1411012025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Sectlon A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the truste•sl
members of
Guiseley Rangers ARLFC
On accounts for the year
ended
31" December 2024
Charity no
Ilf any)
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity { the Trust") for the year ended 3111212024
Responslbilltles and As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
20111"the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Tnjst's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carying oul my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(bl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have
come to my attention {olher than that disclosed below "l in connection with
the examinatson 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 accounts'ng records
Independent
examine¢s statement
I have no concems and have cDme 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 lo be reached.
Please délete Ihe words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date;
13110￿025
Slgned:
Name:
Peter Andrew Richard Brown
Relevant professional
quallflcation(s) or body
(tf any):
Address:
41 Park Road,
Yeadon.
Leeds. LS19 7EX
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner neods to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here brlef detalls of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018