## **Folkestone Rugby Football Club CIO Charity No. 1171276** ## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] JUNE 2022** ## **Introduction** This report focuses on the development of Folkestone Rugby Club (also referred to as “the Club”) as a Charity from 1[st] July 2021 until 30[th] June 2022, incorporating the financial report for this period. ## **Trustees** Many of the trustees of the Charity are appointed from the Executive Committee which manages the operations pertaining to the Club’s objectives. Trustees are appointed annually and are eligible for re-election at each AGM and at which point new trustees may also be appointed. There are several non-executive trustees whose role is to monitor the activities of the Executive Committee and ensure compliance with the objectives of the Club. All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee receives remuneration for their endeavours. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and register them with the Executive Committee and in accordance with the Trust’s constitution, withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises. ## **Executive Trustees** Mark Edwards - President Glenn Foreman – Chairman Christopher Walker– Vice Chairman Steve Cribbens – Hon. Treasurer Roger Smith – Hon. Secretary Alex Ruddock Michael Gardner ## **Non-Executive Trustees** Andrew Dagger Andrew Parmenter Liza Cayley Kenneth Lennon ## **Principal Office** Folkestone Rugby Club Newington Folkestone Kent CT18 8BH ## **Independent Examiner** Spurling Cannon King Arthur’s Court Maidstone Road Charing Kent TN27 0JS ## **Bank** NatWest Bank, Europa House, 49 Sandgate Rd, Folkestone CT20 1RU During the financial year several changes occurred to the membership of the Executive Committee and, consequently, to the Trustees. Mark Edwards was appointed as President, Glenn Foreman as Chairman, Christopher Walker as Vice-Chairman and subsequently as a Trustee. Steve Cribbens relinquished the Presidents role to take over Liza Cayley’s role as Hon. Treasurer. Liza Cayley remains as a Trustee. Garry Finnis stood down as Chairman and Trustee. ## **Governance** Folkestone Rugby Football Club operates under its constitution as a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Day to day management of the Club is the responsibility of the Executive Committee which meets regularly, at least every 2 months. The Executive Committee is overseen by the Board of Trustees, which meets regularly and at least quarterly through the year. ## **The objects of the Club** **i)** To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing rugby union football and other sports ("facilities" means land, buildings, equipment and organizing sporting activities). **ii)** To provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life; and to advance the education of children and young people through such means as the Trustees think fit in accordance with the law of charity. Folkestone Rugby Club was registered as a Charity on 24[th] January 2017. The Charity assumed responsibility for playing and supporting rugby - it collects membership subscriptions from senior and junior players plus supporters and provides suitable facilities & pitches for training & games. The trading company “Folkestone Rugby Club Limited” currently owns and operates the clubhouse including the bar, hall hire and events. Profits from the trading company are be donated to the charity. ## **Summary of Activities 2021/22** The Chairman reported on the continuing development of rugby played through the Club including our Women, Youth, and Minis. Our First team did not have the best of seasons in 2021-22, but despite this, the players and coaching staff maintained full commitment, and the games were hard fought to the end, with several being lost by the smallest of margins. Youth and Minis sections suffered during the 2021-22 season due to the continuing effects of the pandemic, but numbers are now improving substantially, becoming the largest section of the Club, and hopefully ensuring a positive future. The ladies section continued to thrive in the 2021-22 season with some amazing results on the field. Special mentions go to Maisie Riddell who has been playing for Wasps and Sophie Welsh who has been selected for Kent - two talented players from the U18s who have been with the club for a number of years. The Chairman thanked all volunteers throughout the playing sections for their commitment and dedication which will hopefully continue into the future. He emphasised that central to his involvement with the club, over many years, has been the wish to give all ages of our community the opportunity to excel in an environment that teaches teamwork, respect, discipline & sportsmanship. Regarding the Grounds & Premises, there have been a number of developments. We are currently involved with an Eco project to provide a more diverse habitat along the fringes of our grounds which it is hoped will encourage the growth of wildflowers and plants to attract and help sustain bees, insects, and other wildlife. Old equipment storage has been removed and replaced with newer more accessible units and a new tarmac ramp leading to pitch1 has been provided to allow proper ambulance access if required. This, it is hoped, may attract visitors to our grounds to share its environmental potential. With the invaluable help of more volunteers, we are close to finishing the new tea hut along with the long awaited players room which will provide a social space for players returning from away matches and enabling the main club room to be used, as necessary, to earn income from private functions on Saturday evenings. The tea hut will sell various snacks, cold drinks, teas, and coffee, and will be particularly useful in taking pressure away from the upstairs kitchen for the minis and youth on the Sunday mornings and during rugby tournaments and outside events. Recent installation of CCTV around the premises means that all users enjoy greater safety and security and enables the officers to monitor all events taking place at the Club. Along with many other sports clubs, we continue to battle against increasing costs and recognise that it is the trading arm of the Club which remains the critical income generator to enable the Club to meet its primary objective of providing a safe & enjoyable environment for the local community to enjoy watching & playing rugby. The continuing work of the catering and bar staff is an essential part of this infrastructure, servicing both Club and external events and the work they do is greatly appreciated. Whilst sponsorship has been a valuable support in recent years, and efforts continue to gain new sponsors, it is not a guaranteed source of income. The Club is nothing without its members and despite the continuing increase in service charges, the officers have been able to maintain our current membership charges which is dependent upon full payment of subscriptions from all who enjoy the facilities. As can be seen, despite the significant changes within the Senior Officer positions on the Executive Committee the Club has been able to attract enthusiastic and skilled replacements from the membership to ensure we are able to maintain a strong and committed leadership for the future development of the Club. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report covers the period 1[st] July 2021 to 30[th] June 2022, in compliance with requirements under Charity Status. The Trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting standards which give a true and fair view of the situation of the charity. In preparing the financial statements the trustees are required to keep proper accounting records that disclose the financial position of the charity with reasonable accuracy, at any time. On behalf of the trustees K Lennon Trustee April 2023 REGlStERED COMPANY NbMBER: CE00891KI ffng]&nd ond Wale5} REcisfERED CH.4RrfY NLTrtBER: 1171276 REPORT OF THE TRusfEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL sTATEME￿Ts FOR THE YEAR Ef*DED30 JUNE 2022 FOLKESTON£ RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Spuding CantK)n King Arth￿.$ C(yJrt maId￿one Ro•J Charsng Kent IN27 OJS FOLKEsfoNE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB cONTE1￿s OTr THE FIYANCIAL >tATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EfiDF.D30JUWE 2022 Pagt Report of tht Trnmees Inde￿dent Exarninerf$ Re￿rt SrAtement of Financi*l A¢tivi¢iEs B#]4Tr¢e Shed 4 kn 5 N4)tes th tht f￿an¢1￿ Stsitmthts Detailed S¢*ttmeDI of Fin*neial Adivili FOLKESTONE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR Eh'DED30JliP¥E2022 The trustees who are alw direcwrs of the charity for the pwx>scs of the C(xnpanies Aa 21￿. Present th¢ir r¢FK)rt with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended JO June ?022. The rnwees have ￿0ptcd the provisions of A¢counting and RetK>rting by Charities.. $￿ement of Recommended Praciice 4*plicable io charities preparill. their accounis in a£ctsTdance wth th¢ Finao¢iai Rep￿1￿8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective I January 20191. tRLICTURE, GOvE￿NANcE AP4D IIANACEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by Èts governing docurnenL a deoj of tr]$( and ¢on5titutes a limited ￿Mpany, limit¢d by guarante< &8 defined by the Companies Aet 2(￿. REFERENCE AND ADMIN'isfRATIVE DETAIiS Registered Company nllmbtr CE008900 (England and Wales) Registered Ch•rity Dumber 1171276 Registe￿d oifict New Burlin8knn Ground N¢wington Folkestone Kent CT18 8BH Trysiees R Smith lapw)inted 221912021} S Cribbens G Foreman Mrs L Cayley A Rllddock M Gardner A Parnient¢r M Edwards K Len￿n G Finnis Chaarrt2an Independeni Examiner SpurlinK Cannon Kin8 Arthur's Court Maidstone koad Charing Kent TN27 OJS Approved by order ot the board of trustets ￿.. and St￿ed on its behalf by.. R Smith- Ttvstee D4DEPENDENT EXAMtNER'S REPORT TOTHE TRL,KfEES OF FOLkTsror4E RUGBY F(xyfBALL CLL,B Independetlt ex#rniner'5 reiKirt to the inLStees Of Folk¢stoThe Rugby F￿1b*ll Club ('the Company,) I reportto the charity trustees on my examRnation of the of the Company forthe yearended JO June 2022. Responsibilitie5 and b&sis of r¢port As the charity's trustee5 of the Company {arMI also its directors for the purtKJSeS of company law) Jou are reswnsible for th¢ preparation of the acwunts in accordance with Ihc requirements of the Compani¢s Aa ?(K)6 Ilhe ?006 Aci'l. Having satisfied myself thai the acLxJunts of the C￿lP2￿Y are not requiTed ty be audit￿ under Part 16 of the 21K>6 Act and are eligible for inde￿ndent examination. I report in re5p¢a of my ¢xamiD*ioD of your charity's 2¢cowIts &s catTked out under SectiorÈ 145 of the CILarities Aci 2011 Ilhe 2011 A¢f). In ¢arryin8 oul my examination I have followed the Dirtttions giwtn by the Charity Commission under Section 145{51 Ibl of the 2011 ACL l￿dePendent examit)er'$ $tst•nent I have coynplel¢d my exatnination. I confim) that no mautts ￿¥t come to my attenth()n in connection with the examination giving me cause ts believe: accounting r¢¢ords were T￿¢ kept in respeci of the ComrAny as requiToI by Sethion 386 ofthe 2OJ6 ACE or the accounis th) not accord with those rtc(Yd5: or Ihe accounts do not ¢L)mply with the fKcountirg requirements of S¢aion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requiremeni that the acccwits 8ive a true and fair view which is w a maner considtt¢d as Part of art independent exsmin8Lion', or the accounts have not been preparul in y￿￿[daT￿e wth the m¢thtyJ5 and principles of the S￿¢ment of Recommended Practice for awouniing and rewtÉng by chariiies (applicable ro charities preparing their accounts i a¢cordanee with the Financial ReportiDg Srandard applicable in the UK and Rcpubltc ofireland IFRS 10211. I have ¢ort¢ems and have come a¢mss ￿ other matters in eonn¢ction with the eXarnLnaiion 10 which att¢niion should bc drawn in this report in orderty enable a pn)per wKletst8nding of the aceounts to be i¢ached. Jonathan SpuAin8 Spurlin8 Cannon KIDg Arthur's Court M￿d$tone Road Charing Kent TN27 OJS Datr.. 191412023 FOLKESTOF¥E RUGBY FWTBALL CLUB srATEMENf OF FthAI%CI.*L AcrivYriES FOR THE YEAR EYDED 30 JUNE 2022 2022 Unrestricted fund 2021 Total funds as ￿Ststed INCOME AND ENDOWMEprfs FROM [￿natIOnS and legacies 42.073 53,624 O¢h¢r trading &tivktt¢s Investment irKome 12,744 41.641 Totxl SSW4 95.267 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable attivitLes Charitable aciivities 47J98 18 J26 NET IYI COME 7,426 76.941 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Toi#l funds br(bught forward As previously reported Prior year adjustment 126,027 (38,1461 49.086 As rtstst¢d 87081 49,086 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 126.027 Sutplus and Deficit Act￿mt 968 Posiing discrepancies were found in the res¢ry¢ accounts lista below. This is because the brought forward postill8s in the CUTrent year are not equ￿ w the fbgures carried forward by IIUS * the end of i& year. Ple4se your posiings in the brought forward ¥¢ount for the surplu5 and deficit ￿)UnI 968. Unr¢*rictrd nds Tot*1 fuods Brought forward- 96811 Prior ytar adJ￿tMetht- 496 126.027 {3&146) 126JI27 {38.146) 87381 &7J81 CatTied forward 126.027 126W27 Difference 38,146 38,146 Postto r¢levani ￿COunt9 {s¢¢ ICHA chart of a¢¢ounts for fwtheTdetsils) FOLKESfoNE RUGBY F(K>TBALL CLLIB BALAh"CE SHEET 3QJUJYE 2022 2022 Unrestricted fund 2021 Total fundg as re5taled CURRENf ASSEIS Debtors Cash at bank 50196 45J71 85.690 40J37 96367 126,027 CREDITORS Amounts falling due wthin one ye8r (96(11 NET CURREprf ASSE75 126.027 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREIYT LIABILITIES 95J07 126,027 NET ASSETS 95J07 126,027 Unrestr¢ted funds 95J07 126.027 TOTAL FUIYDS 95a07 126.027 The charitable COMI￿Y is ¢ntiild ￿ exemption from audii urtder Section 477 of the Companies ALI 2006 for the ye8r ended 30 June 20￿? . The members have not required the ¢ompany to obthin an audit of its fin8nci&l st*ments for the ytar ended 30 June 2022 in acwrdanee with Section 476 of the Compaoies Ad 2￿. Th¢ trustees *cknowl¢dge their respx￿Ibl1Ékn¢$ for la} ensuring that the charitabl¢ company keeps T*couniin8 rwds th•t eL¥npty wth SeetK)n$ 386 and 387 of the Companies A¢t 2006 and preparing fillarscial ststemeots which give a and fgir view of the slafe of affairs of the charitablt wrnpany as at the end of each fuwicial year and of its surplus or deficii for ¢ath financial year In &¢ordance with the rcquirements of Sections 394 and 395 2nd which otherwise compl) wilh thc requitEm¢nts of Compatties Act 2006 relAting to fiftaneial statements. 50 far as applithle to the ¢hari¢ablc cornpany. (b) The fortn partofthes¢ fiJwKial staknents continued... FOLKEsfoNE RLICBY F(￿B.4LL CLUB 4LAYCE SHEET- continued 30 JIIYE 21122 These finallcial statements have prepared ill accordalltr wilh the &￿ViSiOnS atvli¢able to charttable o)rnpat)ies subject to the sma]I companies Tegune. The fIn￿ela[ swemetts were ap{￿Ve￿ by flK knrd of Ttust¢5 and al￿1$ed for I￿￿e on . and wety Si￿Led on its behalf by: R STnith- Trustee 11)e no￿5 forni p3rt ofthese finan¢ial Stslem￿ts Page 5 FoLK￿oNE RUGBY F￿TBALL CLLB YOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL STATKMEVtS FOR THE YEAR EfiDED 311 JUNE 2022 ACCOu￿1NG POLICIES Basis of PTeparin% the financial statements The fjnanciai St￿£m£￿ts of the charithblt CoM￿Y. whÉcb is a pllblic benefii eniity under FRS 101 have been prepared in a£coTdance with the ChaTitie5 SORP {FRS 10?} 'Accouming and Rerortin# by Chariiies.. S￿emen1 of Re¢ommended Practice applicabl¢ to Gljarities preparing their accounts in acwtdantt with thc financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and R¢public of I￿land IFRS 1021 le(fectiv¢ l January 20191,, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial R¢porting Stsndard applicable ir) th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland. and the Companies Act 2006. The fiTWL¢ial statements have been Prepared U[￿er the hiskntJc•i w5t wnveption. Intome All income is r¢¢ognised in the Statemeni of Financial Activitie5 onc¢ the charity has cntitlement to th¢ fi￿d5, it is probable that the incom¢ will be received and the amowii ¢an be rnI￿sur¢d relitbly. Expenditure Liabilities ￿ rwognised as expendiDJre ag 9)on #s there is a leg81 or construdive obligarion committing the charity to thai expthditurc, Lt is p￿babIe a tnn$fer of eeot¥)mic benefits will ￿ required in settlemeni and the arnount of the obligaiion can be measurtd rcliably. Exr*ndiiur¢ is XCOLth*d for on an ¥￿815 basis and has been classifjed undcr headings th￿ a￿egate all cosi relaied io the th80ry. Where costs cannot be dire¢tl)' aitribuwl ￿ particular headings they have been allocated to xtivities on a basis consistrnt with the use of resource The ¢harity is exempi from corr*)rdiion tax on its charitsble ￿1ville￿. Fund leeounting Unrestri¢t¢d furtds C*L be w¢d in with thc charithble objeLtiVC5 atthe discrrfion of the trusttt5. Restricted funds can only be used for p8rti¢ular reStr1th￿ pury*)ses within the obje¢s of th¢ Charity. Rc5trictions arise when SFtcified by th¢ th)nor or when fur¥Js are raised for p*rticu14r resvictsl purposes. Further explanation of the namre and purp)s¢ ofeach fimd is included in the notrs h) the financial sNements. OTHER TR4DING ArllviTIES 2022 2021 restst¢d 100 Club receipts Setwiccs Sponsorships Fundraising evet)¢s 49 4.945 16.81K> 15,OtK) 4,896 12.744 41,641 continued... FOLKESTONE RUGBY F(X)TBALL CLUB NOTES TO THE ANCI.4L STATEmE￿73- ¢4Mtiuucd FOR THE YEAR EliDED 30 JUIYE 2022 INVEgfMENf INCOME 2022 2021 &$ restated tkp)sit account interest TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no tnLStees' remuneration (Y other iThefits for th¢ year ¢￿1￿1 30 June 2022 nor for the year end¢d 30 June 2021. T￿￿ttts, expensts There w¢r¢ no tswtees. ex￿￿SeS paid fortheyear 30 2022 TK)T f(Ythe yearenda 30 June 2021. COMPARATIVES FOR THE sTATEmEr￿ OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES Unrerrickd fund as resiated INCOME AND ENI)OWMEf(rs FROM Donations and leg&ies 53,624 Other trading activilies Investtneni I￿orne 41.641 Totsl 95.267 EXPETr¥DITbRE ON Ch4riiable activilies Charitable xtivitie5 18,326 NET INCOME 76,941 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fiu)ds brought forward 49,og6 T(yfAL FUNI 'DS CARIUED FORWARD 126,027 Pagr 7 continued.. FOLKEsfoNE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL STATE.ME1I15- eontiDved FOR THE YEAR EI%DED 30 JUNE 2022 PRIOR YEAR A]XJUSTMENT A PTtor yeatr adjtt5tment has been made to (x)rrect adjuthiettts made between this entity and Folkeslon¢ Rugby Club Limited in 1he year to 30 June 2021. The *Jjustments rel*e ￿ a loan a¢¢ount ba]ance a￿￿ the correction of a r¢va]uation reserve. DEVfORS:.4MOUM3 FALLING DL'E WITHIN ONE YEAR 21122 2021 as restsied Otherdebws 50,896 85,690 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIli ONE YEAR 2022 2021 as restated Ac£rued expenses 960 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Prior Y￿ *Jju5tment mow¢m¢ni in funds At 3016122 At Inr21 Unr&stri¢¢¢d funds Gencrdl fund I26￿27 (38,146) 7,426 95J07 TOTAL FUNDS 126.027 (J&146) 7,426 95J07 movement in fimd& included in the al*)ve art as fo]h)￿.. In¢￿Ing ResouTces expendwj Movement in fi]nds Unresirieted funds Gencrai fund (47J98) 7A26 TOTAL FUNDS {47J98) 7,426 conunued... FOLKESTOPI'E RUGBY FTh)TBALL CLUB NOTESTO THE FIN.4NCIAL StATEMEp