CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent oxamlnorfs report on the accounts Se¢tlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to th• trusto•81 m•mb•rn of Thurrock Rugby Foolball Club On accounl• for th• y•ar •nded 30 June 2025 Charlty no (If any) 1172702 Set out on pagos 2and3 I réport to the trU￿ee5 on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 30 1 c￿ 12025. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation bas13 of report of the accounts in aGcordanGe wrth the requiffjments of the Charrties Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinabon, I have lollowed the applicable DireGtions given by the Charity Commi88ion under sectlon 145(5)(b) of tho AGt. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material mattern have corne to my attonlion in connection %Mth the examination which give8 me cause to bdieve that in, any malerial re8pect.' accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth sects'on 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with th8 accounting records I have no Goncems and have come acro88 no other mattefs in connection with the examination lo which attent￿n should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Ploase delete the in th8 br8ckets rf they do not apply. Ind•pond•nt examiner's ststement Slgn•d: ly N•m•: David Michael fill R•l•v•ftt Pfol•Mlonal quallfiGatlon(•) or body (If any): FCCA Addms: First Floor, Estate Office. The Green Road, Ringmor, East Su180X BN8 5QE IER Octob•r 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND IVAIE5 Rvpby Fooib•ll Club 1 I Y2702 Receipts and prya ments accounts CC16a For the Poflod from 0110711024 To Sectioii A Receipts and payments Unr••trlet•d fund8 R￿trIcted fun(h Endowm•nt lund• Total lund¥ Al Re￿1 ts 74,710 131823 FuThJ T81sI Inter8$1 GTrnls Diwoen¢JS Rents r,113 •.821 21 7,624 Sub tol*l (Grnss Inco￿ for AR) A2 A••et and In¥￿trIent ulm, {i•e iable). 163J1J 163.813 Loan5 r•padlVAT 4.752 4.752 752 4.752 Sub total 9,329 168,565 237.792 10,971 160.571 1441• 9,871 133.806 27,WO Ruoby & fe81 160.$71 14419 67 W4. 1776 Sub total 119.114 I49￿4 1rn441 A4 A•••t •rKI Inv••lm•nt ur¢ha•es, {•M t•bl• L￿￿vAT 107 Sub total 189.912 lo￿1% 18J.048 Not of r•cWpW(paWn￿tsj . 21.347 21,347 54,7 A6 T￿￿fer$ b•tw•en fund• A6 ¢••h fund• l••t y••r •nd C•sh funds th1• y••r •nd 220,316 198.960 220,315 19J.988 CCXX Rl Section B Statement of assets and Ilabllltles at the end of the period Unmlrlcted lund• to n••r••t £ Re•lrlcled fund• to n••r••t £ Endowment lund• lo n••r•8t£ C•t¢gorles DEtall 81 Ca•h fvnd• 198.W2 108 Tot•1 ca¥h fvnd• 198,96J Unr••trfct•d fund• R••trlcted fund• Endfx*m•nl fund• to n••r••l£ tall• ttswhkh Cwrnrt ¥alu• Details B3 Investm•nt au•ts Fund to T•il Dvtails 84 A•Mts r•t•5n•d for tho charW• own u Detslls VAT 85 Uabllltl PrfrtN ## Thurrock Rugby Club Trustees Report 2025 (Season 2024/5) Thurrock RFC provides rugby at every age group from 3 years old to Under 18’s rugby. ## **ADULT teams** Men’s rugby has fielded three adult men’s teams which have regularly represented the club. The Men’s 1[st] team Finished top of the counties 1 Essex league having won all but one game. Thurrock are also through to the Counties 1 quarter finals. Thurrock women’s team have played throughout the season maintaining their status as a Women’s championship side, the second tier of English Women’s rugby. ## **FACILITIES** Thurrock Rugby Club’s function suite ‘BAR1928’ has been a huge success bringing much needed revenue to support community rugby in the area. We have benefitted from the installation of floodlighting on a further 3 pitches allowing greater space for teams to train. The grass pitches have been maintained to a very high standard thanks to the hard work of volunteers. ## **OTHER club activity** Squash tournaments have continued throughout the year including Essex Squash League fixtures, along with social games. Thurrock Nomad runners meet at the club before setting off. This Season, the Club has hosted Essex County Rugby Under 16s, 17’s and 18’s, Saracen’s U16, Women’s and Men’s training and inter-county fixtures. Thurrock Rugby football club host RFU Continuing professional development (CPD) training, first aid events and our facilities are used by Essex RFU disciplinary committee for player hearings. ## **RUGBY CLUB’s CIO finance** The Rugby Club’s CIO income principally covers activity collecting membership registrations, collecting corporate donations and team sponsorships, volunteer fund raising via kitchen catering, club shop equipment, tournament fees, club team annual tours and presentation evenings. Rugby Club’s CIO Income £163,800 is down 28% (£64,650) on last year £228,463. £24,200 of this reduction relates to the reduced contribution from the Trading Company. The remaining reduction of £49,500 can be attributed mainly to the expiry of the ‘one off’ £40,000 individual donation received in the previous season The Rugby Club’s CIO final result after all costs and donations a deficit of £21,347 (last year: surplus £54,744). ## **In Conclusion** Thurrock Rugby Football club is extremely grateful to all our volunteer coaches, administrators, referees, management resource who spend many hours each week to enable the Club to operate. Without their time and effort, we would not be able to operate. Andy Stanford Chair of Trustees 23[rd] April 2026