## **GIRLS IN SPORT** **Registered Charity Number: 1175997** **TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** **GIRLS IN SPORT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 31 MARCH 2025** The Trustees submit their report and financial statements for the period ended 31 March 202 5 . Girls in Sport is a charity registered in England number 1175997. It is governed by its Constitution dated 29 November 2017. ## **Principle aim & Activity** 1. To advance in life and relieve needs of young people through: (a) the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; (b) providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. 2. Further promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit through educational enrichment and mixed gender activities ## **Trustees** The Charity is run by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees who served during whole or part of the year and to the date of signing of the accounts were: Musu Kargbo-Reffell Douglas John Copping Mark Richard Lindop ## **Review of Activities and Outcomes** Elevate children out of poverty through gender-balanced educational and enrichment frameworks; promote gender equality to close the gap in literacy between boys and girls; elevate sport as intrinsic to educational and literacy advancement that the Charity is currently working in Sierra Leone. ## **Public Benefit Entity** The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing their aims and objectives and in planning future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives of the charity. ## **Reserves Policy** The Reserves Policy is to always achieve a minimum balance of £2,000 in the bank account. GIRLS IN SPORT REPORTOF THETRUSTEES 31 MARCH 2025 Flnanclal Review The Charity had a net receipt for the year of £504. The Charivs totsl receipts were made up entirely of donations and a Gift disbursement forthe peri(Kt: £25,$64 (inclusive of£3,314 GiftAid). Pts payments for the period stood at £25,060. Cash funds at the end of the yearwas £806 (2023-2024: £302). Direct overseas programs spending including overseas staffing wages was £14,607. Administrative and operational costswas£10,235. Bankcharges (indusiveof fO￿Ign payment transfers to in-county programs was £217. Going Concern The Trustees are satisfied that the charity will c)Mtinue to be a going conc£m for the foreseeable future. The Trustees are satisfied that activities of the charity represent a worthwhile and ex￿lIent soaetal value from the public donations made. Registered Office 219 Bramble Road Benfleet Essex SS7 2UU This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 28th Decernber 2025 and signed on their behalf. Mark Lindop (signature) Trustee Dec 28, 2025 ||**Girls in Sport**
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|**1175997**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2024|**To**|31/03/2025|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |
Donations|**21,713**|**-**|**-**|**21,713**|**14,621**| |Gift Aid Rebate|**3,314**|**-**|**-**|**3,314**|**2,492 **| |Adjustment accounting error cash at bank at
y/e from 2023/24|
**537**|**-**|**-**|**537**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**25,564**|**-**|**-**|**25,564**|**17,113**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||**25,564**|**-**|**-**|**25,564**|**17,113**| ||||||| |
Overseas Expenses/Direct Programming
(GISSL|**14,607**|**-**|**-**|**14,607**|**11,230**| |Administrative & Operational Costs (GIS UK)|**10,235**|**-**|**-**|**10,235**|**6,024**| |Bank Charges|**217**|**-**|**-**|**217**|**140**| |||**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**25,060**|**-**|**-**|**25,060**|**17,394**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **
**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||**25,060**|**-**|**-**|**25,060**|**17,394**| ||||||| ||**504**|**-**|**-**|**504**|**282**| ||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**302**|**-**||**302**|**584**| ||**806**|**-**|**-**|**806**|**302**| Section B Staternent of assèts and lizbilities at the End of the PEriod Bl cash11￿ za4• Coverfng letter~ Independent Examlner To the Trustees of Gtrb In Sport I have completed an Independent examlmilon of the recelpts and payments ac(OUU¢J of GITIS In Sport for the year ended 31 Mvth 2025.prepared In accordlnce wlth the Chlrlty Commlsslon's CC16a guldan Please flnd attached my Independent Ex•mlTherfs Report for submlsslon to the Charlty Commlsslon for England and Wal Yours $lncerely, Brlan Kllcullen Independent ExamIn￿$ Report to the Trustees of Glrls In Sport Charlty Reglstration Number: 1175997 Responslbllldes and basis of reporr As the tn15tees ofthe charhty. you are responsible for the preparation ofthe accounts In aCCOTdance with the Clwfttes Art 2011. I report in resFert ofmy examinatlon of rht charitys recelpts attd payments accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, carrled out under settlon 145 ofthe Charltles Art 2011 and In accordance wlth the dtrectlons *ven by the Charity Commisslon for En8land and Wales (CC16a). Stope ofthe Independent examlnatlon An lttdependent examinarlon15 a less onerous form ofscrudny than an audlt and does not Involve the verification of all transartlons or balances. It ts Ilmlted to procedures designed to provlde reasonable assurance that no materiol matters have been identified whlch require reporting to the Charlty Commisslon. Accordlngly. no audit oplnion ts express￿ on the accounrs. Independent examln*s statement I have examlned the charlty'5 receipts and payments account and the statement ofassets and Ilabllitles for the year ended 31 March 2025. The examinarion Involved a revlew of the *ccountin8 records kept by the charlty and a comparlson ofthe actounts presented wlth those records, together wlth conslderdtlon ofany unusual Items ordlsclosures. Matters to be reported I have no concerns and have ¢ome across no matters in connectlon wlth the examination to whkh attention should be drawn In thts reporL s￿ed.. £ l(-Z Name.. Qualiflcatlon / experlence: Address: li E Lrrt F 16L O