## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
**Charity number: 1173532**
## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Report of the Trustees|1 - 4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|7|
|Detailed Receipts and Payments Account|8 - 9|
## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
The Trustees are pleased to present their report, together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2020.
## **Reference and administration details**
Charity name: Swardeston Cricket Club Charity registration number: 1173532 Address of charity: 429 Unthank Road Norwich NR4 7QB Trustees: P Thomas D Thomas L Beadman M Thomas A Bailey K Cooper S Bartram Bankers: Barclays Bank plc 68 Evington Road Leicester LE2 1HJ Independent Examiner: M Proctor FCA DChA Lovewell Blake LLP Bankside 300 Peachman Way Broadland Business Park Norwich NR7 0LB
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
## **Objectives and activities**
The primary purpose of the charity is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for playing cricket.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees have given careful consideration to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit:
- Membership of the club is open to all comers. We have 61 adult members (male and female combined) and 102 junior members in 2019. Given that cricketing activities were severely curtailed this year, club memberships were significantly lower, however the Trustees feel that 2019 numbers reflect better their ongoing membership levels. There is no test of skill for membership
- Junior open training sessions are held each Tuesday from April to July with All Stars coaching for 5-8 year olds on 8 Sunday mornings in the summer – neither of these activities were possible during the year due to COVID-19
- Women open training sessions are held each Monday from April to July
- Senior open training sessions are held each Wednesday from April to July
- The club benchmarks its match fees and membership subscriptions against other local cricket and sports clubs to ensure affordability. Membership fees were reduced substantially in 2020 due to lower activity levels
- No charge is made for admission for spectators wishing to watch matches
## **Achievements and performance**
- The main achievement of 2020 was the staging of any cricket at all. The Government relaxed its restrictions on cricket in mid-July and, after this point, the club participated in truncated semi competitive men’s competitions organised by the East Anglian Premier League and the Norfolk Cricket Board. The club fielded three teams in these competitions and the first X1 were the winners of the EAPL event
- A series of friendly fixtures were organised for mixed ability Sunday teams
- Junior cricket matches were organised for mixed teams at under 9,11,13 and 15 age groups
- Women’s coaching took place over five Mondays in late summer and two matches were played
- When COVID restrictions were lifted, the club was able, with the support of Norwich CEYMS, to open its outdoor net facilities at its Hilltops ground to enable club members to practice. This resulted in more than 800 hours of bookings being made across the summer months
## **Financial review**
Total receipts amounted to £27,646. After payments of £36,667, the net payments for the year amounted to £9,021.
The Trustees acknowledge that this was a disappointing performance however, like many sports clubs in the country, the club was severely affected by the lack of cricketing activity and fund-raising events due to COVID 19.
The Trustees consider the year-end financial position to be satisfactory and confirm that the charity can meet all known obligations.
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees’ policy on reserves is to hold reserves to cover the club’s approximate annual costs by a multiple of two, being approximately £80,000. This gives the club adequate headroom in the event of a decline in revenues. As at 31 October 2020, reserves amounted to £54,474, and it is the Trustees’ aim to build reserves to the required level.
## **Plans for the future**
- The club is planning to continue to provide coaching, training and playing opportunities to players of all ages and backgrounds
- The club will continue to invest in equipment and facilities that will enable it to improve the training and playing experience for all players and spectators
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Governing document**
Swardeston Cricket Club was established as a foundation CIO on 22 June 2017 and registered with the Charity Commission (registration number 1173532). On 1 November 2017 the assets and activities of the unincorporated club of the same name were transferred to the CIO.
## **Appointment and recruitment of Trustees**
The charity has seven Trustees. The charity’s constitution states that the charity, at any one time, must have no fewer than three and no more than eight Trustees. In the event there are future Trustee vacancies, the approach will be to consider any skill sets not adequately covered by the existing Trustees and to examine whether an interested party could usefully provide these skills.
## **Trustees’ induction and training**
All new Trustees will be provided with copies of:
- The charity’s constitution
- The latest accounts of the charity
and are encouraged to read Charity Commission guidance notes CC3 -“The Essential Trustee, what you need to know, what you need to do.”
In addition, Trustees are encouraged to read Charity Commission and other newsletters and to attend courses designed to keep them abreast of their duties and responsibilities.
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
## **Trustees**
The current Trustees are shown on page 1. All Trustees held office throughout the period. Signed on behalf of the trustees
Mr A Bailey Treasurer
24 November 2020
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
|**RECEIPTS**
Donations
Subscriptions
Sponsorship
Match Fees (less umpires)
Fund Raising
Other Income
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET (PAYMENTS) / RECEIPTS**
Cash and bank balances at 1 November 2019
Cash and bank balances at 31 October 2020|**Unrestricted Funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
390
1,565
1,031
6,819
5,000
7,000
307
1,782
4,371
21,609
16,547
17,305
27,646
56,080
(36,667)
(44,362)
(9,021)
11,718
63,495
51,777
54,474
63,495|**Unrestricted Funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
390
1,565
1,031
6,819
5,000
7,000
307
1,782
4,371
21,609
16,547
17,305
27,646
56,080
(36,667)
(44,362)
(9,021)
11,718
63,495
51,777
54,474
63,495|**Funds**
**Total**
**2019**
**£**
1,565
6,819
7,000
1,782
21,609
17,305|
|---|---|---|---|
||||11,718|
||||51,777|
||||63,495|
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
|**Cash Funds**
Bank current accounts
**Other Monetary Assets**
Cricket dinner debtor
**Liabilities**
Accountancy fees
Accrual for ball costs|**Unrestricted**
**2020**
**£**
54,474
**2020**
**£**
-
**2020**
**£**
960
-
960|**Funds**
**2019**
**£**
63,495|**Funds**
**2019**
**£**
63,495|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**2019**
**£**
2,402|
||||**2019**
**£**
924
350|
||||1,274|
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 24 November 2020 and are signed on their behalf by:
Mr A Bailey
Treasurer
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2020 which are set out on pages 4 to 5.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
M Proctor FCA DChA Lovewell Blake LLP Chartered Accountants Independent examiner Norwich
7 December 2020
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **DETAILED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
|**RECEIPTS**
**Donations**
Vice Presidents
Other donations
**Subscriptions**
Players
Youth (including coaching)
**Sponsorship**
Leathes Prior
The Finance Shop
Breakwater IT cricket dinner
**Match Fees (less umpires)**
**Fund Raising**
100 Club
Cricket dinner
Raffles
Annual dinner
Ball
Ealing match
FONYC grant
**Other Income**
Junior coaching contribution
Prize money
All stars
ECB
Gross bank interest
Transport
Pitch hire
Furlough income
**Total Receipts**|**Unrestricted Funds**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
190
1,265
200
300
390
1,031
2,115
-
4,704
1,031
5,000
5,000
-
500
-
1,500
5,000
307
1,782
307
982
677
2,402
6,205
624
760
363
370
-
12,073
-
525
-
999
4,371
10,000
10,000
-
1,000
-
376
-
2,071
55
93
-
2,940
-
6,492
825
-
16,547
27,646|1,565
6,819
7,000
1,782
21,609
17,305|
|---|---|---|
|||56,080|
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## **SWARDESTON CRICKET CLUB**
## **DETAILED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020**
|**PAYMENTS**
Affiliation fees
Fixture card
Ground maintenance
Cricket balls and equipment
Net booking software
Lunches and teas
Miscellaneous items
Transport and accommodation
Accountancy
Ties
First team kit
Junior cricket equipment
Lord’s film
Picture collages
Youth coaching
Stock write off
My action replay
Bank charges
**Total payments**
Net (payments) / receipts
Cash and bank balances at 1 November 2019
Cash and bank balances at 31 October 2020|**Unrestricted Funds**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
63
448
-
213
9,985
11,009
512
234
95
-
-
3,545
206
882
-
2,327
930
900
672
-
2,484
-
-
971
335
-
400
-
20,830
21,544
-
610
-
1,422
155
257
36,667
(9,021)
63,495
54,474|44,362|
|---|---|---|
|||11,718|
|||51,777|
|||63,495|
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