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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report forthe period
From 1st April 2024
Period end date
Period start date To 31 st March 2025
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 tts
goveming document
Para 1.17
To provide or assist in the provisions of
facilities to play football, including coaching for
children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and
acquired brain injuries. with the interest of
social welfare and wellbeing through
recreation or other leisure time activates for
individuals who have need of such facilities by
reason of their disability.
CP United FC offers physical 5UPPOrt and
training to participants, helping them develop
their movement, skills and capabilities across
all aspects of everyday life through their access
to and partitipation in football. CP United FC
also offers ongoing psychological. social and
emotional support to participants and their
families creating a positive impact in their lives.
Summary ofthe main
activities in relalion to those
purposes for the public
benefil. in partiujlar, the
activtties. projects or
seNices identrfied in the
accounts.
P*a 1.17 aThJ
1.19
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18
Cerebral Palsy Untted Football Club can
confirm the trustees have reviewed the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP refeTpnce
Grant applications are made through the
prograrnmes manager and Committee wrth
visibility, authorisation and sometimes input by
the trustees_ Input is also provided by our
service user. members and participants to
ensure a needs led approach
Policy on grant making
Pard 1.38
Continue to work with SportEd to identify
suitable fvnding stream5 and accessible bids
and access their knowledge and support

Policy on social investment
induding program related
investrnent
Para 1.3B
All social investment made by the charity 15 in
the form of..
• Dedicated long terni facility hire to ensure
the charity has established regional centres for
its activities
fit and equipment purchase to ensure the
needs of the players are met and a sense of
belongin& team spirrt and pride is established.
Also ensuring the corrert adapted equipment
and specific needs led equipment is accessible.
Establishing long term services of qualified
coaches and volunteers to deliver training
sessions and facilÉtate fixtures where
applicable.
In addition to our football programme we
provide charity support programme's such
as our family engagement, communtty
engageTnent. futures programme
(providing opportunities to access
education and support and gain
experience) and Extra's program
(supporting physical, social and emotional
development)
Providing subsidised access to additional
activities that support social and emotional
development i.e. attending and engaging with
outdoortherapeutic provision.
Providinglsupporting a programs manager to
administer. design and deliver all programs and
projects and ensure sustainability and Browth
to best meet evolving and ongoing needs
Dedicated time to establish and Trurture
relationships with other like minded
organisations in Order to work collaboratively
and best meet the needs of ourcommunity
Assisting WTth coaching activities
Assisting with committee roles and
responsibilities
Contributing to the creation of a posltive.
welcomirig and safe environment
Running of weekly family engagernent
sessions and providing a Spa￿ to connect
and foster peer support
Supporting with the delivery of all charity
support programmes.
Engagement of future5 pro8ramme
participants to provide opportunrties for
education, growth and development
Assisting with organising internal
fundraising events
Assisting in all safeguarding responsibilities
Contributing to intemal and external
fundraising events
Para 1.38
Contribution rnade by
volunteers

Contribution towards daily ts5ks to enable
CPUFC to operate
Other
Achievements and Perfomiance
SORP rEf8renc8
Summary of the main
achievements of the chartty.
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstsnces of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
In addwtion to the standard provision of
services to player5 and their families the
Charity has made a number of significant
achievements during this year, despite the
challenges I constraints of the cost of living
crisis and ever rising costs.
Para 1J)
-we.ve continued to grow in numbèrs and
ensure sustainabilFty through funding.
recruiting more volunteers and maintaining
links with FE organi5ations
-To support the grovrth in numbers, we have
continued to engage with a North West based
Universities to provide opportunities for
physiotherapy students to access vrtal
experience when placements were very hard
to come by for them. This in turn enabled us
to use them a5 play facilitators in our early
years and complex needs football provision.
This collaboration and links with further
education estsblishments is something we
have continued to engage with and develop
during the past 12 month5.
-we have maintsined a Strong partnership with
Manchester MetroF)olitan University to
support advanced players aged 14 and above
wtth their physical development. As part of this
link with MMU a select group of players visited
the Institute of Sport in April last year and will
again this year, where they will have access to
state of the art facilities and experiences time
in the lab taking part in numerous athlete
testing activities. This served as a massive
motivation and highlighted to the group just
how capable they are a5 athlete5, it also
inspired some to consider university as a
realistic option for them to access. We are also
working with MMU to create an impart report
and highlight the benefit of taking part in a
teaffl 5POrtfor people with CP.
-Team5 at appropriate age groups have

continued to play in appropriate fixtures and
competition in an expanding games program
-we have recruited more volunteers to as515t
in the delivery of the football programme i.e.
parents and young leaders who have become
play faalitators and parents who have become
qualified coaches.
-we secured an additional volunteer to be
another safeguarding officer. He supports the
process of ensuring all our volunteers are DBS
checked and supports them through the
process.
-In Nov 2024 we won the Promoting Inclusron
award at the prestigious North Wet Football
awards. This award is testamer)t to the
dedication of everyone involved at CPUFC.
-we have maintained long term regional
facilities to support all football sessions across
the region and further developed and
strengthened our relationship with Trafford
leisure who we book our main f3cilrtie5 Wlth,
this has enabled us to keep costs as low as
possible and also have input into a more
inclusive facility that benefits the wider
community. From this our coaches have also
been supporting a community program run by
Trafford leisure and Manchester FA for
children and adults who are blind or have a
visual impairment via our community
engagement program.
-we delivered our second celebration of
women and girls in football event last March
and have our third event booked in for this
coming March
-we continue to have a great partnership with
Vesey and are a Nike Partner club. They
provide kit which is an essential part of
promoting inclusivity. belonging and
connection.
-we continue to have a community
partnership with Warburtons who provide us
with baked goods every week for our Saturday
Breakfast and Bruch clubs, this not only t￿ate
a sense of community and a welcoming
environment. but it also helps us to support
families during the cost of Itving crisis.
-we continue to deliver one of 6 National hubs
for women and 8irls to access CP specific
football. Funded by CP sport and the FA

-we have continued to see an increase in the
number of female participants and this is well
above the national average
-we celebrated our 10 season/year with a
party which was enjoyed by all and was a
fantastic occasion to celebrate 10 years of
making it possible
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-we secured 2.sk fundingfrom CP Sportnhe
FA to provide more opportunities for women
and girls to access CP Specific football. we
received this over 2 payments.
Achievements against
objectives set
Par8 1.41
-we received Iok from SMF in May 2024 which
was awarded to us as Ben Meadows won the
younE volunteer of the year award at their
annual awards.
-we received a donation of 3k from Alianz in
April 2024
-In May 2024 we got £150 fund for football
grant from Manchester FA
-Donation from Little Red Pizza of £60 after
they catered for us at the family day in July
2024
-we received a grant/donation from
Groundwork Ik in September 2024
-we received the final payment5 from the SMF
grant lof 20k over 2 years) totalling £7500 in
December 2024
-we had great success with fundraising this
past 12 months both with 2 internal events and
a number of people doing extern31 events
which has really helped our finances and got us
back on track after covid and navigated the
cost of Itving crisis and all the challenges that
gives us. We look to continue thi5 into the
coming years and have launched our"Making
it Possible" fundraising initiative which
currently has 2 ways people can help u5 to rais
funds- "playmakerf for businesses and
organisations to donate money and
"superstars" for people do sponsored events
on our behaFF.
The provision of services through coach invoice

payments and facility hire has been made
possible by grant funds from the previous year
and some additional grant funding and
donations in this financial year.
P*a 1.41
We have delivered 3 internal artivities
Isummer family day. Chri5trna5 Santa run and
10 year anniversary party) to fundraise and
had numerous extemal fundraising donations
made.
We have also had some corporate donations.
The charity has no financial investments.
Investment perfomiance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Pard 121
The Charitie's financial posttion is stable.
however due to the ongoing challenges of the
cost of living crisis we are seeing a redurtion in
donations and grdnts. This 15 a Concern and we
are consciously and continuously working
towards ensuring our financial position is
sustainable and healthy in the future. We have
lots of work to do over the next 2 years to
ensure this remains stable and in a more
healthy state.
We have kept our unrestricted reserves
amount to £6,CXYJ.00 in line with previou5 IprÈ
covidl years
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 122
Amount of reserves held
Para 122
£6.(KKI
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Delails of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties aboLrt the
charity continuing as a
going con￿rn
Para 122
The Charrty does not hoS(l iero reserves
124
The charity does not have fvndlsl materially in
deficit
The uncertainties we have about the charity
continuing as a going concern are in relation to
ac￿sIng grants, people not bein8 able to
donate as freely as previous years due to the
impact of the cost of living crisis.
Para IXJ
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Voluntary contributions I donations
from members
Grants issued by various organisations
Internal Fundraising events
External Fundraising
DonatTrons frorn outside sources
Yearly Registration Fee
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Identifying appropriate organisations and
*under5 to then apply for grants to 5UPPOrt the
delivery of needs led projects.
Investrnent policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
P8ra 1.46
Availabiltty and rèliability of coach and
volunteer workforce being impacted by
the cost of living cri515. They are unable
to dedicate as much time to
volunteering due to the need to work
extra hours
A reduction in the ability for people to
make voluntary donations, due to the
cost of living crisis
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
PaR 1.46

Amount of funding pots available
across the sector has decreased at the
same time as the needs have
increased. making it much more
difficult to access funding via grant
applications. l.e. more organisations
applying for the same decreased
funding.
Continued rise in running costs.
Funding applications are becoming
harder to have accepted and funds
granted
Time to spend on funding applications
is limited
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts-.
Type of goveming document
Par8 125
Constitution
How is Ihe chartty
constituted?
Para 1.25
Unincorporated
"ated
Trustee selection methi)ds
including Iyetails of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body enlitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 125
Trustees can be nominated by other members
or can put themselves forward for selertion.
The decision to ac￿pt a trustee nomination
onto the board is through vote at a trustee
meeting and must be unanimous by all existing
trustee5.
In 2021- 2022 a Conflirt of Interest policy was
put in place and this remains in place to date.
Procedures are followed accordingly
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New trustees must undertake a DBS check and
Iso complete the Online Safeguarding for
Committee course through the FA website
Policies and procedures
adopled for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The thartty comprises of:
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 a regular
basis
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Pw8 151
The charity is affiliated with the Football
Association.
We have FA accreditation
Relationship with any
related parties
Para 151
other
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
istered chari
number
Charity s principal address
Cerebral Pals
United Foolball Club
CP United, CPUFC
1175709
10 Prescott Street

Golbome
Warrington
Cheshire
WA33

Names of the charity trustees who manage tho charity
Trustee name
Office (If any)
Name of porson lor body) entltled
int trustee
rfan
James Wilcock
Daniel Carter
Chairman
Secretary
Trustee
Treasurer
James Andrew Trafford
Alice Cordelia Ferrebe
Kirsty Morgan
Trustee
Trustee
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Co
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
Director name
rtwasa
roved
NIA
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the thatity
Tn¢$tee name
Dates acted If not for THhole
NIA

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
We secured a new storage container which is based at
Partington sports viifage.
IT equipment
Football and sports equipment
Krt
Cerebral Palsy United FC
All asset transfers in line with constitution
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose bèhalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
harity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segrogation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Follow process set out in cx)nstitution
Additional infonnation (optional
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Infomiation)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff members (Optional inforn)ation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disdosure of ke
rsonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Signaturels}
Full name(s}
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair. etcl
James WIc￿k
Chair
Date
25th January 2026