CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2021 Period end date Period slart date To 31st March 2022 Charity name: Cerebral Palsy United Football Club Charity registration number: 1175709 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming do¢wment Para 1.17 To provide or assist in the provisions of facilities to play ft)otball, including coaching for children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and acquired brain injuries, with the interest of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their disability. CP United offers physical support and training to participants, helping them develop their movement. skills and capabilities across all aspects of everyday life. CP United also offers ongoing psychological. social and emotTronal 5UPPOrt to participants and their families creatin8 a wsttNe impact in their lives. Summary of the main activities in relation to purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identifEd in the accounts. Para 1.17 aThJ Statement Confi￿Ing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Chartty Commission on public benefit Par3 1.18 ce￿braI Palsy UnFted Football Club can confirni the trustees have rewewed the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Addltional infomiation (optlonal) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant abouL' Grant applications are made through the programmes manager and committee wtth Visibility. authorisotion and sometimes input by the trustees. P*a 1.38 Policy on grarrt making All social investment made by the charity is in the forni ofr. • Dedicated long terni facility hire to ensure the charity has established regional centres for Èts activities Kit and equlpment purchase to ensure the needs of the players are met and a sense of belongin& team spirit and pride is established. Pard 1.38 Policy on social investment induding program related investment Establishing long teTh services of qualified coaches and volunteers to deliver training sessions and facilitate fixtu￿5 where applicable. In addition to our football programme we provide tharity support programme's such as ourfamily engagement, community engagement and futures programme • Providing subsidised access to additional activities that support social and emotional development i.e. attending and engaging wtth OLrtdoor therapetrtic provision. 55iSting with coaching activities Assisting with committee roles and responsibilities Contributing to the creation of a positive, welcoming and safe environment Running of wee￿Y family engagement sessions Supporting With the delNery of all charity support pro8rnmmes. Engagement of futures programme participants to provide opportunities for education. grovrth and development P¥a 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance Summary of the main achievements of the Gharity, identifying the d[fferen￿ the charity's work has made to the circUmstan￿S of its beneficiaries and any wider beneffts to society as a vthole. In addition to the Standard provision of 5ervice5 to players and their families the Charity has made a number of significant achievements during this year. despite the challenges / constraints of the pandemic recovery and cost of living crisis. We've continued to grow in numbers. Para 1.20 To supportthe8rowth in numbers, we have engaged with a number of North West based Universities to provide opportunities for physiotherapy students to ac￿$5 Vital experience when placements were very hard to come byforthem. This in tum enabled usto use thern as play facilitators in our early years and complex needs ft)otball provision. We have recruited more volunteers to assist in the delNery of the football programme i.e. parents who have become lay fracilitator5 We have visited Kepptewray Outdoor Adventure facility in the Lake District on two occasions {including a residential stay). Here 35 member5 had access to a range of activities and experiences to support their mental wellbeing, confidence, social and emotional development. Maintain long tenn regional facilities to support all football 5es5ions across the region. Recruitment of ne trustees to pla￿ some who had to unfortunately step away due to illness We have added to our team of FA qualified coaches. Additional inft)rniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. We secured a funding grant from Sport England to help with running costslfacility hire in addttion to this we also received a small amount of funding from Barclays Football Fund. We achieved runners up in the 'Changing Young Live< category at the Steve Morgan Foundation 20th Anniversary awards and received £4.(LXI.(X). Achievements againsl objectTrves set Para 1.41 The provision of services through coach invoice payments and faclllry hlre has been made possible by grant funds from the previous year and some additional grant funding and donation5 in this financial year. The delNery of the outdoor adventureltherapeutic sessions was a Significant success and dellvered notsble social and emotKinal value. Perf0Mian￿ of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 The thar¥ty has no financlal investsmentS. Investment performan against obJ"ectives Pard 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial posttion at the end of the Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Parn121 The Chartty finantial Frf)Sttion remains heaFihy and a5 expetted Parn 1.Z2 Our reserves We￿ inC￿85ed in March 2020 from £12.(n) to £18.IKM) in order to ensure we 5urvr¥ed the Pandemic and subsequent recovery period. We made the decision to reduce to the unrestricted reserves amount to £6,IXJO.tM) to enable us to move £12.(m back in to the financial bud8et for 202112022 relevant to the challenges we were facing. Amount of reserves held Para 122 Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going con￿rn Para 1 The Charity does not hold zero reserves Para 1.24 The char¥ty does not have fundls) materialfy in deficf( There are no known uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Pwa 1.23 Additional inforniation loptional) You ma choose to indude further statements *there relevant about.. Voluntary contributions / donations from members Grants issued by various ooanisations Internal Fundraising events Extemal Fundraising Donations from outside sources Yearly Registration Fee The charitys principal sources of funds (induding any fundraising) Para 1.47 Identtfying appropriate organi5ation5 and funders to then apply for grants to support the delNery of needs led projects. Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 Availabilty and ￿liability of coach and volunteer workforce being impacted by the cost of Irving crisis. A reduction in the ability for people to make voluntary donations. due to the C05t of living crisis Amount of funding pots available across the settor ha5 decreased at the same time as the needs have increased. making it much more difficult to access funding via grant applications. l.e. more organisation5 apP￿Ing for the same deC￿aSed funding. A description of the prinapal risks facing the charity P8Ta 1.46 Increase in wnning costs. Structure, Governance and Management Description of charitys trusts-. Type of goveming document .'3. charter) How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated assoniatinry CIO! Twstee selection methods including details of any constitutional prowsions e.g. election to post or name of any p8rson or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Constitution Par¥ 1.25 Unincorporated 1.25 Trustees can be nominated by other members or can put theMSe￿e5 forward for 5elertion. The decision to ac￿pt a trustee nomtnation onto the board is through vote at a trustee meeting and must be unanimou5 by all existing trustees. In 2021- 2022 a Confiict of Interest policy has been put in place Additional infomyation loptional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: New trustees must undertake a DBS check and also complete the Online Safe8uardin8 for Commtttee Course through the FA website Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees P¥0 1.51 The chartty comprises ofr. A committee made up of coaches. volunteers, parents and adult players. A board of trustees A Youth Council consisting of junior players who are consulted on a regular basis The charity's organisational struGture and any wider network with which the charity works Pard 1.51 The char¥ty is affiliated with the Football AssociatK)n. Relationship with any related parties Parn 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Cha name Other name the cha uses istered cha number Cerebral Pals United Football Club CP United, CPUFC 1175709 Chanty's prinopal address 10 Prescott Street Golbome Warriryton Cheshire WA33 Namos of the charity trustees who manage the chaiity Tnmtee name Office lrfanyl Name of person lor l)ody) entiiled int trustee rfan James Wil¢od( Daniel Carter James Andrew Trafford Chai￿an Secretary Trustee T￿aSurer Trustee Trustee Alice Cordelia Ferrebe Kirsty Morgan 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rate trustees - names of the threctors at the date the re Dlre¢tor name wasa roved Natne of trustees hokling true to property belorwJiTrJ to the chartty ar Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty Name and objects of the charty on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charitys own assets Additional information (optional) Names and addrosses of adviser5 (Optional infomiation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chiof executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiationl Exemptions from disclosure Reason for norHlisclosure of ke r50nnel detsils Other o tional information Declarations Tho trustoos declarn that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of tho chariws trustees Signaturnls) Full namels) Position (eg Secretaryi Chair. etc) James Wilcock Chair Date 30th January 2023 ## **Profit and Loss - April 2021 to March 2022** ||**Apr21**|**May21**|**Jun21**|**Jul21**|**Aug21**|**Sep21**|**Oct21**|**Nov21**|**Dec21**|**Jan22**|**Feb22**|**Mar22**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Income**|||||||||||||| |Income|1,389.00
3,822.98
1,710.00
4,411.65
7,689.50
6,594.59
3,804.73
2,609.30
2,549.27
1,577.42
1,870.79
2,604.19
40,633.42||||||||||||| |Other Revenue|||||||||||||| |**Outgoings**|||||||||||||| |Outgoings|332.29
1,981.03
8,076.48
4,693.16
4,608.04
5,953.42
3,597.09
11,411.42
4,668.73
1,636.92
4,801.80
9,243.09
61,003.47||||||||||||| |Other Expenses|||||||||||||| |**Gross profit**|1,056.71
1,841.95
6,366.48
-
281.51
-
3,081.46
641.17
207.64
8,802.12
-
2,119.46
-
59.50
-
2,931.01
-
6,638.90
-
-20,370.05||||||||||||| |_(Gross profit YTD)_|_1,056.71_
_1,841.95_
_4,524.53_
_-_
_4,806.04_
_-_
_1,724.58_
_-_
_1,083.41_
_-_
_875.77_
_-_
_9,677.89_
_-_
_11,797.35_
_-_
_11,856.85_
_-_
_14,787.86_
_-_
_21,426.76_
_-_||||||||||||| |_Opening Balance Apr '21_|_30,115.33_
9,745.28||||||||||||| |**Closing cash balance**|**31,172.04**|**33,013.99**|**26,647.51**|**26,366.00**|**29,447.46**|**30,088.63**|**30,296.27**|**21,494.15**|**19,374.69**|**19,315.19**|**16,384.18**|**9,745.28**|| ||**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**6,000.00**
**25,172.04**
**27,013.99**
**20,647.51**
**20,366.00**
**23,447.46**
**24,088.63**
**24,296.27**
**15,494.15**
**13,374.69**
**13,315.19**
**10,384.18**
**3,745.28**||||||||||||| |**Unrestricted Reserves**
**Unrestricted Balance**|||||||||||||| Note: These accounts represent the ongoing financial activities of CP United Football Cub as a registered charity. CP United Football Club does not own any physical assets such as buildings or large equipment. Facilities are paid for on a rental basis. CP United has no permanent employees. Coaching Staff are paid monthly on submission of invoices for services rendered. ## **NameL Juie Gaskell** ## **Relevant Professional Bookkeeper:** **Address: 12 Thornton Close, Lowton, Warrington. WA3 1DW** ## **Signature**