## Thurrock Rugby Club Trustees Report 2023 (Season 2022/23) Thurrock RFC has a thriving Youth Section with Youth and Minis teams at all ages from u7 to u16 and a superb setup for Colts u18 rugby. In the Youth Minis section, our ‘little Acorns” aged 3 to 6, their parents and coaches deserve a special mention. Acorns are a hugely important cohort of players and members in the future of the club. Seniors rugby continues to progress well with three adult men’s teams regularly representing the club, two senior T Birds ladies sides and a men’s Veterans side playing the occasional fixture. The club now also has a Rugby league Ladies side whose summer fixtures adds further to member’s enjoyment at the club. Off the pitch, Thurrock Rugby club continues its strategic partnership with the Orsett Heath Academy secondary school, a new AGP pitch has been well used. In addition the refurbished cricket strip between pitches 2 and 3 has been used for school’s, Youth and Adult social cricket games. During Season 22/23, the club has hosted Essex County Rugby boys and girls u16, u17 and u18 training and fixtures, Mens and Ladies County fixtures and is now working well with Essex County RFU for the mutual benefit of all rugby players and supporters. Thurrock RFC is licenced to host up to four outdoor events each summer. We successfully hosted family fun day and the club continues to host a mid-summer night camping adventure for families in our Youth Section. Our club underage teams and their annual rugby tours are an important part of life at a community rugby club. We appreciate the hard work of volunteer tour organisers. Thurrock Rugby Football club is extremely grateful to all volunteer coaching and management resources who spend many hours a week looking after our teams. Ensuring that individual players of all ages play regularly and reach their full potential, is something the club takes very seriously. Thank you to all staff, coaches, members, admin, grounds, kitchen, match referee and other officiating volunteers who add to the enjoyment of life at Thurrock RFC. Andy Stanford Chair of Trustees 23[rd] April 2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independént examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to the trust••81 members of Thu￿Ock Rugby Football Club On account8 for th• y•ar ended 30 June 2023 Charfty no (if any) 1172702 Sot out on pag•• 2arK13 I report to th8 trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 301W2023. Re8pon8lbllltle8 and A8 th8 ¢haiity trustee8 of the TnF8t. you are responsible for the preparation bash of report ot the acMunt8 in acGordance with the requIrem￿ts of the charit￿ Ac* 2011 (Ihe Acf). I report in respect of my examinauon of the Trust's accwrrts e4rri8d OLrt under 8ection 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have follovmd the applicable Directions given by the Charty CommipAion undw section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have compl8ted my examinallon. I cA)nfim that no matorial matt8r8 have come lo my attentlon {other than that dlgclosed below"} in connection with tho examination Ithich giv88 m6 cause to be￿.8ve that in, any material respect.. accounting record8 were not kept In acoyd8nce wrth section 130 of the Act or the aGcount8 do not accord with the accountlng r￿d8 I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to wMbl• a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿athed. ' Please delet8 the ￿ in the brackets rfthey (k) not apply. Dats: Indepondent examlnerfs Statsment 8lgned: Nam?: David Michael fill R•levant profossional qualfflGatlon(81 or body (if any): FCCA Addrem." First Floor, E8tate Offi￿, The Green Lewes Road, Ringmer, East Sus8ex BN8 5QE IER Octob•r 2018 account• ¢Cl•1 ••tslM.-I￿? -4 ..L