REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03867559 {England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1178164
Re
ort of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
for
Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Harrison Hutchinson Limited
246 Park View
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 3QX

Northumberland Football Association
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Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 3(Xh June 2023
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Report of the Trustees
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Independent Examiner's Report
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Slalement of Financial Activities
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Statement of Financial Position
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Statement of Cash Flows
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Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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Detailed Statement of Financial Adivities
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
The Trustees (who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006},
present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30th June 2022.
The financial statements comply with the Charilies Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the
Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement
of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS102) (effective 1 st
January 20151.
Prior to its registration as a charitable company, Northumberland Football Association Limited, was
a nol-for-profit organisalion, established to promole and administer Ihe game of association
football in the county of Northumberland. The company was formally registered as a charity with
the Charity Commission on 30th April 2018, with a charitable purpose which conlinues its work to
promote and administer foolball in the county of Northumberland in its pursuit of advancing
amateur sport, health and education.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
These are for the public benefit generally but with particular reference to the inhabitants of the
County and its surrounding areas.
1 } to promote, develop and support community participation in healthy recreation by providing or
assisting in the provision of facilities for the playing of the game and such other sports or physical
activities which improve fitness and health.,
2} to advance amateur sport by promoting the amateur playing of the game and such other sports
or games which promote health by involving physical or mental skill or exertion and which are
undertaken on an amateur basis.,
3} to advance education (including academic and physical education) by such means as the
Trustees think fit including helping and educating children and young people by providing facilities
for the playing of the game and other sports as to develop their physical, mental and social
capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of the community.
4} helping and educating persons involved in the coaching andlor refereeing of the game by
providing relevant tuition andlor resour￿$,. and
5} to relieve people with disabilities, learning difficullies or ill-health by the provision of facilities for
the playing of the game and other sport, recreation or leisure lime occupation in the interests of
social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of such people.
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Significant activities
Since compiling this report for our last AGM, Northumberland FA has gone from strength to
strength. The 2022-2023 season must be considered an overwhelming success across many of
the areas of work that the County FA undertakes. As usual, the County FA'S Senior Management
Team have compiled reports from their areas of work to present to our members the key projects,
initiatives and ultimately, achievements from the last ￿e1ve months.
Al the oulset of this report, we musl note the milestone of the initiation of our planned new HQ al
St. Peters Playing Fields, Wallsend. This £4.2m investment into a state-of-the-art facility, broke
ground in April 2023 with a planned completion date of April 2024. 1 must note and thank our
partners at North Tyneside Council, The Football Foundation and The Football Association to
helping the County FA realise this vision for the future. This would not have been possible without
this key consortium of partners, all working for an agreed purpose. This HQ project will transform
the way the County FA operates - and will provide us with the platform to deliver the game, in the
same way we develop and govern the game locally. This is an exciting lime to be part of
Northumberland FA.
Corporate Governance
On 7 June 2023, Northumberland FA achieved The FA'S Code of Governance for Counly FA'S
becoming only the twelfth County FA to achieve this kitemark of governance in sport. This was an
important step, in a process which began way back in June 2020, and demonstrates the County
FA'S unwavering commitment to continuous improvement and growth. The work towards this
achievement has been at times demanding. I believe we have grown the components of
governance organically, always appreciating that the required changes needed to be implemented
for the betterment of grassroots football across Northumberland, North Tyneside, and Newcastle
upon Tyne. Ultimately, this is an achievement for all parts of our govemance system. I must
however, pay tribute to Steve Ord, our Chair and President, for his leadership and support in the
implementation of the Code, which has made my job as CEO far easier and made this
a¢Gomplishment a realistic target.
Even in this moment of success, the direction of travel must always be forward, and therefore the
County FA has been reviewing all parts of its corporate governance structure to ensure it remains
industry leading and relevant moving into our next strategic cycle from 2024 to 2028. 1 must thank
the DirectorslTrustees of Northumberland FA, for their commitment lo progression and not shying
away from difficult conversations, in the search for progress. This is exemplified by a Board role
review which took place in the first half of 2023. This review was enacted lo ensure the areas of
expertise around the Board table reflected the clear strategic priorities of the County FA for our
next business plan. This has led lo several changes being made al Director level. At the
conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, Alislair Jenkins, Wilton Holmes, Derek Booth, Judith
Mcminn, Jess Callaghan, and Caroline Ball will all retire their roles as Trustees of Northumberland
FA. These six individuals have provided guidance, expertise, and lime to the County FA, more than
anyone outside of the organisation will really appreciale. This is something the County FA will
never forgel. We are close lo finalising our recruitment process for DireCtorS￿rUsteeS and an
announcement will be made in due course. Steve Ord, Lauri Chandler, Steve Swinyard, Phil
Cullerton, and I look fomard to welcoming the newly appointed Directors in October 2023.
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The County FA'S governance review did not stop at Director level. The Inclusion Advisory Group
was scrapped in late 2022, after a review of its purpose dictated a change in direction. We are
delighted that the County FA'S Inclusion Advisory Board met for the first time in August 2023. We
firmly believe the level of expertise this group can apply another lens on the work we do will be
invaluable moving forward, the group membership is..
Jon Niblo
Adeel Bashir
Zoe Hingston
Elaine Slater
Dean Thompson
Mezhrab Chowdhury
Callum Milburn
Helen Rowland
Hassan Kajee
Finally, the Council of Northumberland FA has been under review since late 2022. There is no
doubt that the Council structure that has assisted with the grassroots game has been invaluable to
Northumberland FA during its 140-year history however, as custodians of the game it is our job to
ensure of governance structure best serves the game and remains relevant. To that end, the
Council of Northumberland FA has agreed to its cessation. This is a monumental but ultimately
necessary change which became the prevalent view during the almost 6-month review into this
function. In its place, the County FA is currently putting together a Football Advisory Board with a
view to diversifying the views that the County FA receives from across key stakeholder groups,
both from within and outside of the game. This change will not be easy however, with a collective
ambition and vision, we can ensure its success.
Executive Workforce
At the lime of writing this report in 2022, the County FA had 13 paid members of staff. All 13 still
work al Northumberland FA. This consistency in personnel demonstrates the environment and
culture we have tried to create as an employer which has meant the Servi￿ to the grassroots
game has continued to improve. The one addition to our team has been Jess Kerr who joined the
County FA as Digital Marketing Assistant in late 2022, Jess has become an integral member of the
team over the past 10 months, working and providing key support to almost all areas of the
business. We firmly believe she has a bright future with the Association.
The only other slight adjustment made in the past twelve months was the appointment of Helen
Beales as Depuiy Chief Execulive Officer. This was an essential appoinlment in line with business
continuity, I thank Helen for her capability in undertaking this vilal function supported by David
Jones and Dean Buckle from the Senior Management Team.
The staff group are integral to the work of Northumberland FA. The level of work delivered by this
workforce has been exceptional during the past twelve months. There is, however, the colleclive
resolve lo continue driving forward to be the very best, something we are excited lo continue to
embrace.
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Business Development (by Helen Beales - Head of Business Development)
Our 'balanced scorecard, objectives identify key targets linked to our Operational Plan. In the case
of Business Development, these related to our commercial income, engagement with our
audience, customer satisfaction and grass pitch quality.
The department achieved, and in many cases exceeded, most targets. The exception was
commercial income, however during the season we changed our accounting model for grass pitch
maintenan¢e Charging which affected the commercial income expected target.
Commercial Revenue
Target £123,600.00 Actual £94,940
Net Promoter Score.
Target +40
Actual +56 {averagel
Total Social Media Followers
Target 27,276
Actual 27,367
Total Social Media Impressions Target 1,100,000 Actual 4.3m
Total Content Watch Hours
Target 1,000
Actual 1,185
Quality Grass Pitches
Target 61
Actual 107
'Intemationally recognised measure of customer satisfaction which asks how likely people are to
recommend Northumberland FA to their friends.
Marketing and Communications
Early in season 22123 we welcomed Jessica Kerr into the role of Digital Marketing Apprentice. This
new role has had a significant impact on our social media offering and as well as growing our
existing communication channels we have also explored new ones such as TikTok, helping us to
reach audiences that have traditionally been more difficult to target.
Our social media channels, website and newsletter continue to grow, with our social media
recording almost 4 million impressions this season.
Our YouTube channel continues to grow, due to our focus on producing engaging video content.
This season has seen us double our subscriber numbers and over 1,000 hours of viewing time.
Our newsletter circulation has grown by 161 % in the past 12 months, allowing us to reach more
members of our football community than ever before. During the coming season we will be refining
our communications channels to ensure people received information that is more targeted towards
their interests and responsibilities.
Customer seNice continues to be an important issue for Northumberland FA and we have
continued to make significant progress in this area. Our target benchmark for the end of the 21122
season was +40 - using the internationally recognised NPS (Net Promoter Score) method which
measures customer satisfaction by asking how likely customers are to recommend the
organisation to family or friends. Scores on the positive scale are desirable and we ended the
season on an average of +56, 12 points above largel and up from +46 lasl season. We are
currently developing a new customer service strategy which wll ensure we maintain and continue
to improve this area, in particular as we move into our new HQ building.
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As part of the HQ development, we have revisited the Northumberland FA brand. Research among
our grassroots community showed us that many stakeholders saw the existing logo as old
fashioned and not representative of either the area we represent, or the organisation as it is today.
As a result, we have carried out an extensive project to seek the views of a wide range of people
we work with, clubs, players, commercial partners, local organisations and staff - to develop a new
'look' for Northumberland FA which we hope will give us a strong basis for the business as we take
a major step fonmard with the development of the St Pete￿$ Football Hub. In particular, we wanted
to reflect the fact that we represent North Tyneside and Newcastle as well as Northumberland, in a
bid to attract future funding and partnership support, and we hope the new brand will give us
strong platform on which to launch our exciting new era of grassroots football.
Events
This season's County Cup finals saw us welcome almost 6,500 spectators to the 20 events in April
and May, with 2,400 at the flagship Senior Cup fixture between winners Morpeth Town AFC and
Blyth Spartans at St James Park, including several hundred children from schools in Blyth and
Morpeth, who we offered free tickets in a bid to promote our local non-league teams and give
some of Ihese young people their firsl opportunity to visit Newcaslle United's stadium.
Planning has already started for next season's fixtures, which we hope will include some of the first
matches in our new building and artificial pitch. We have welcomed a new partner for our Senior
Cup, Newcastle Flooring Company Ltd, who will take on sponsorship rights for the 23124 season
and we look forward to working closely with them.
This year we will hold our annual grassroots awards in September, where we wll once again
welcome volunteers from the grassroots game to celebrate the very best of the game in our area.
The evening will raise funds for the SCARF appeal, which helps families facing hardship and
struggling to cover football expenses. Almost £1,800 was raised for the fund during last yea￿$
event and we subsequently made 1 S grants totalling £2,062, helping children in need to keep
playing the game they love by funding transport costs, provide equipment and pay subs.
Business Development
With the delivery of St Peterfs Sports Hub due later in the season, it remains important to prioritise
our commercial partnerships.
Early in 22123 we launched a new commercial strategy which aimed to streamline our offer and
provide opportunities to promote our pathways in the game. As a result, we have moved away
from the commission model with a large range of small commercial agreements, and instead have
concentrated on building wider, more meaningful relationships with a smaller number of
organisations.
Our existing grass pitch Maintenan￿ partner came fully on board with this new approach and
signed to become our female pathway partner - supporting all women's and girl's activily including
county cups, holiday camps and coach development work.
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We have also signed an agreement with Collingwood Insurance who have become referee
pathway partners. Similarly, to GMS, this has involved them supporting our referee training and
development, including funding free places for underrepresented groups on referee courses. We
have found this pathway approach is attractive to businesses. As well as providing a financial
support to football, it also often meets their organisational objectives in terms of working with local
ommunities.
We hope to now develop this further by seeking partners for other pathways such as Coach the
Coach and our Equality and Diversity agenda. This will be assisted by the case studies of the
existing suc￿Ssful partnerships.
Towards the end of the season, Northumberland FA won the North East Chamber of Commerce's
Equality and Diversity Award and then went onto to be named their Business of the Year. We now
go forward in both calegories to the British Chamber of Commerce Awards. This recognition of the
work we have done has been key in bringing our organisation to a wider audience, and we hope
that we will be able to capitalise on this, both in terms of commercial sponsorship and also wider
funding opportunities.
Facilities
We have worked closely with our colleagues at the Football Foundation over the past season to
obtain the maximum possible funding for grassroots football facilities, with £4.16m awarded across
62 grant applications in 22123.
Last September we welcomed Luke Collins into Northumberland FA as Facilities and Investment
Officer, thanks to funding from The FA and our local authorities. A major part of Luke's work is
around improving grass pitches and he has done extensive work this season to support clubs to
complete Pitchpower assessments, which is key to obtaining funding to carry out pitch
improvement work. In total 35 clubs have benefited from this grass pitch maintenance funding, 20
more than the season before.
In addition, we have supported 4 clubs to take their maintenance in-house, helping them to apply
for a combined £78,000 towards machinery and equipment.
The FA set a target of 61 pitches to be rated good or better by the end of season 22123
we
greatly ex￿eded this with an end of season lolal of 107 pitches at this level. We will continue work
in Ihe new season to keep ihese pitches in good condition and bring more up to this level, by
working with clubs and supporting their grounds staff.
We hosted a grass pitch workshop earlier in the season which was extremely well altended, and
aim to repeat and extend these evenls in the coming 12 months.
Working with local not for profit Urban Greens, which has taken over the management of some
grass pitch sites from Newcastle City Council, we have helped to bring underused sites back into
the grassrools community. Notably a prime site in Newcaslle, which was struggling with poor
quality pitches, has a new junior club taking up residence alongside open age teams, with
associated funding in pla￿ to ensure these pitches are retained and brought back to full life.
Several of our National League System clubs have benefited from funding recently, with new
dugouts, kitchens and changing facilities installed at locations including Prudhoe's Essity Park,
thanks to applications for the Premier League Stadia Fund.
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We work closely with all our grassroots partners to ensure there are enough artificial grass pitches
to meet both current and future demand. We are currently working on potential projects across our
area in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland with a robust pipeline of at least 5 new
3G pitches planned for the next 3 years. This will increase both training and matchday capacity for
lubs across our area.
This season has seen the opening of two Newcastle Hub sites at Blakelaw and Bullocksteads,
which will greatly improve capacity in the city. And our new development at St Peter's in North
Tyneside will transform facilities for local teams in this area. We have worked closely with our
partners at North Tyneside Council, the Football Foundation and a range of local clubs and other
sports to ensure the new site will provide first rate facilities to help the community become more
active.
Compliance & Inclusion Overview (by Dean Buckle - Head of Compliance & Inclusion)
The number one priority for Northumberland FA is safeguarding, and this work continues lo be led,
shaped and monitored by the compliance team. Northumberland FA'S safeguarding work is
underpinned by The FA'S Safeguarding Operating Standard for County FA'S and the work we do in
this area is extemally audited by the NSPCC. Since last year's AGM report, we have been audiled
on 2 occasions, firstly in September 2022 and then again in July 2023. 1 am delighted that, on
both occasions, Northumberland FA not only achieved the standards required, passing both audits,
but re￿iVed excellent feedback on the work we do in this area. The Compliance team were
described by the NSPCC in 2022 as 'the most coherent team in the Country,, while in our most
recent audit of 2023, assessors commented.,
"Safeguarding is clearly embedded in the CFA, the CEO, Chair and team as a whole should be
congratulated on an excellent assessment. The culture within Northumberland FA and the care for
their community is extremely inspiring.
Within the Compliance team, we always have an eye on the future, using a data led approach to
inform our practi￿$ and to support our aim to be proactive wherever we can. Therefore, we were
also pleased that this was recognised by the NSPCC, who said.,
"The assessors noted the team are extremely close and bonded, they work very well together in
sharing ideas, challenging each other and are all extremely passionate and committed to
safeguarding. Since the last assessment120221 the CFA has progressed even further and on the
day of the assessment the team showcased their impressive plans to continue to drive
safeguarding fotward."
The 22123 season also marked the first full season for our DSO, Gill Upperton. Gill has been
fantastic addition to the compliance team and her technical knowledge of safeguarding has been a
real asset to the department. Gill, along with our discipline officer Adam and football services
assistant Louise, has built some excellent relationships across the game and we are keen to
continue this proactive approach as we move forward. All of the team have played key roles in
helping us to deliver our 'create your own football club, initiative in schools, an innovative project
which has helped us to truly hear and understand the Vol￿ of the child, informing our practices.
Safeguarding reviews
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In 22123, the compliance team challenged ourselves to complete more safeguarding reviews than
ever before, setting an internal target of conducting a safeguarding review on 330/0 of our clubs
with youth teams (the FA'S requirement is that this is done on 130A of clubs). We also wanted to
expand our malchday reviews that were trialled in March 2022 and bring these into a safeguarding
cycle that would ensure uniformity and consistency year on year.
In total this year, we conducted 65 safeguarding reviews (this figure is above our 330/0 target},
including desktop, matchday and training ground as referenced in the above model. This was a
really stretching largel for the team but one I'm proud we were able to deliver. Ultimately, we view
each of our visits as possible safeguarding inteNenlions which enable us to identify what's working
well at a club and importantly, to support clubs in the development of their practices when we find
there is development required. The aim of the team and purpose of these visits is very simple., 'to
make football in our area as safe as it can be.
In addition to this, we also reserved space in the schedule for any leams or clubs with whom
COn￿rn$ appeared throughout the season. This meant that we were able to supplement the
proactive safeguarding visit plan with the ability to complete reactive visits and audits as and when
needed. This reactive practice was required on 2 occasions during the season.
Compliance
The safeguarding reviews and practices listed are supplemented by the ongoing monitoring and
management of qualifications, with the team seeking to ensure that non-playing participants in the
game always meet the minimum qualification criteria. In 2022, we implemented a proactive
strategy for this to support individuals and clubs, with a 90-day warning letter sent to urge people
to renew their DBS or Safeguarding Children, for example. This approach helped us achieve over
990￿ compliance for coach compliance, one of the highest in the country. However, to support
grassroots football even further, in March 2023 we entered into an agreement with the FA'S shared
services, meaning that this proactive approach is managed by a dedicated central team, with clubs
and individuals now receiving 90, 60 and 30-day warning letters to give people every opportunity to
ensure their qualifications do not expire. This service very much supports individuals and clubs to
ensure qualifications are renewed in good time, helping to prevent expiration.
In addition to this and to support clubs and individuals in more rural areas, members of the
compliance team have Irialled travelling out to some of these locations, saving people from having
to travel to Whitley Park as and when required. We will continue to offer this Servi￿ in the coming
season.
One key area of con￿rn in terms of Complian￿ is where we discover a coach who has not been
named by the club on the system. This means that, on the surface, a club appears to have
ex￿lIent compliance, bul the reality can be somewhat different. Examples of this are where the
individual is not named at all by the club, but is then found coaching, or the individual has been
named as a team secretary but is then found to be coaching. As we continue to scale up the
volume of malchday and training ground reviews we complete, we have come across this instance
on more than one occasion.
want to be absolutely clear that, where we find coaches operating without the minimum
qualifications, these individuals and clubs face the strongest possible sanctions. Moving forward,
we are also developing a notification system that will ensure parents are made aware when we
discover a coach without an in4ate DBS. To be clear, we maintain a zero-tolerance approaGh to
non-compliance.
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Health and Safety
In 21122 season, we carried out a comprehensive review of our Health and Safety provision, with
staff members undergoing significant training including Fire Safety and IOSH Safety for Executives
and Directors. This has continued to support our internal obligations during 22123 season, but
moving forward we are keen to offer additional support and advice to clubs. In 23124, we plan to
develop a service that will enable us to support clubs with risk assessments for home matchdays
and tournaments that they plan to host. This service is for the benefit of everyone involved in
grassroots football and we hope will be utilised by clubs throughout the season and in preseason.
Inclusion
In March 2023, we were delighted to launch our Inclusion Strategy, '100 % Inclusive, which seeks to
address inequalities and eliminate barriers to participation in football. The formation of 100 %
Inclusive included over 20 external organisalions including schools, mental health organisations,
other charities with similar aims and sports injury clinics. Ex Newcastle United and England
defender, Steve Howey, was appointed as our Inclusion Ambassador and we launched a range of
projects to support both people in football, and those who may want lo join in the game but have
been, or have felt, excluded in the past.
In 2022, Northumberland FA achieved the Foundation level of the Equality Standard for Sport. An
application for the Preliminary level is imminent. This is an externally moderaled slandard that
measures our work and practices in the space of Inclusion. One key change as part of this is in
our recruitment practices, with significant changes due to be implemented before the end of 2023.
In August 2023, our newly formed Inclusion Advisory Board met for the first time. The board
consists of individuals with excellent professional experience and the key skills and expertise to
help critique our work and create innovative solution5 to problems faced by our communities. The
calibre of applicant to the advisory board was of the highest standard and l am excited to work with
and learn from the group.
2023 has been a pivotal year for us in terms of the work we do in our communities, with
'Grassboots', 'Creale your own football club, and our partnership work with several mental health
organisations particular highlights. The reason we launch Ihese initiatives and projects is because
we believe in helping our communities and making a real difference to people's lives, but a great
bonus this year was to see our work recognised externally, as we won the North East Chamber of
Commerce Award for Inclusion and Diversity. In addition to that, we are delighted that '1000/0
Inclusive,, 'Create your own football club, and 'Grassboots' have reached the finals of the County
FA recognition awards in their respective categories. This recognition means a lot as ultimately, il
helps to shine a spotlight on the work we are doing to support our communities, something that is
hugely important lo us.
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Discipline
Overall, in season 22123, we have raised 226 Misconduct charges. This is a rise from last year
where we recorded 168. A breakdown of these charges is as follows.,
Youth Football Of the 226 charges, 140 relate to matters in Youth Football. This equates to 620/0
of all charges raised, which is a rise from last season's total of 550h. While we appreciate that
youth football is the predaminant type of football in our County, to see that the majority of charges
are in this category is disappointing when, for most age groups, youth football should be about fun
and development.
Club failure to control - 89 charges have been raised in relation lo a Club's failure to ensure that
personnel andlor supporters conducted themselves in an orderly fashion al games. This equates
to 390h of all charges raised, a slight increase from last season's 36 % .
Aggravated language 24 charges have been raised in relation to discriminatory language, so
11°/o. This is a much larger percentage than last Season's, which was 5010. As you can imagine this
is quite alarming but doesn't necessarily mean Ihere is more cases, it could land hopefully does)
mean that more and more people feel encouraged to report, which is something we'll be actively
encouraging during the pre-season.
Referee abuse 240/0 of charges raised related to Improper Conduct against a Referee, a slight
increase from last Season's 220A. In essence, a quarter of all charges raised relates to referee
abuse.
Results at hearings
In terms of hearings and our provenlnot proven record, of the 226, only 7
were found 'not proven,, which means we have a 97 % conviction rate for all charges heard in
season 22123. We hope this figure will encourage people to keep reporting unacceptable
behaviour and demonstrates how seriously we take these matters.
This season we utilised a case management system for discipline matters. This has been a huge
sUC￿$S, helping us to spot trends in charges and behaviour, along with highlighting particular
clubs where there may have been a spike in incidents, allowing us to tailor appropriate proactive
intetventions in addition to the discipline process.
Overall investigations - we investigated 321 matters of alleged misconduct in football this year. Of
Ihese, 70°/o resulted in charges.
Time taken to close each case this averaged al around 1 month. FA Disciplinary Regulations for
22123 stated thal in the majority of cases we have 90 days to invesligale with a further 90 days to
hear any charges (therefore, a total of 180 days for most cases). Any cases from abandoned
matches had 28 days to raise a charge followed by 14 days to hear the charge.
This
demonstrates that cases reported into Northumberland FA are handled as 'urgent' and these
figures show Ihat we are achieving a level of efficient and prompi sporting justice.
Safeguarding case work
Safeguarding case work continues to be a key priority of the County FA. This ranges from low
level COn￿rnS through to higher level concerns and an array of cases in which multi-agency work
is required, including LADOS (Local Authority Designated Officer), the Police and FA case
management.
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Season 22123 represented the first full year of utilising safeguarding software for case recording
and ongoing case management. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that utilising this case
management software has been hugely beneficial to effective safeguarding within our county area,
something which has been recognised as best practice during our NSPCC audits. The software
provides a host of benefits and insights, helping to shape everything from our visit schedule to
demonstrating how decisions are reached and evidencing the adion taken at every single step of a
safeguarding case.
This season, we have handled 47 new safeguarding cases and 17 new 'general safeguarding
advice, cases. A breakdown of case type and volume is as follows..
17 - General Advi
29 - Low Level Concern
6 - Sexual Abuse
4 - Grooming
3 - Physical Abuse
2 - Neglect
1 Bullying
1 Child Criminal Exploitation
1 Emotional Abuse
The serious cases listed above are demonstrative of the scope and breadth of Northumberland
FA'S work to ensure the safely of participants in the game. Reports are categorised as per'best fit,
and in the majority of serious cases, it's important to note that the alleged offence has happened
outside of football.
I'm incredibly proud of the professionalism, diligence and care taken by the team on every single
case. Safeguarding will continue to be our number one priority and moving fonmard, we have
ambitious plans in pla￿ which will ensure the game in our area is safer than ever before.
Football Development (by David Jones - Head of Football Development)
In 2021, Northumberland FA launched its new Grassroots Football Strategy. Within this were key
focus areas for Football Development, covering players, coaches, referees, and facilities. In
2022123 work has continued to achieve our strategic objectives. Note, that after securing additional
funding at the start of 2022123 season, from the Football Foundation and our three Local
Authorities, we were able lo employ a Facility Officer with Ihe remit for facililies moving to the
Business Development.
Player Pathways
Strategic Aim: Creation of accessible and inclusive football pathways through the support
andlor commission of excellent and appropriate playing fomiats.
As context, season 2021122 was the first season online player registration was compulsory for all
leagues and their teams. This has given us a more accurate picture of how many people are
playing football, in addition lo those taking part in FA Programmes such as FA Wildcats, Squad
Girls, and FA Jusl Play. Prior to 2021122'Proxy measures, were used based on affiliated teams.
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Because of this, player numbers pre-21122 aren't comparable, so Table 1.0 shows player numbers
across Male, Female, and Disability pathways over the previous two seasons, and against
Northumberland FA'S target set by The FA. To provide more historical comparison, Table 2.0
shows the number of affiliated teams across the County over the last nine seasons. Table 2.0
doesn't include programmes such as FA Wildcats.
PATHWAY PLAYERS 2021122 PLAYERS 2022123 22123 FA TARGET ACTUAL Vs TARGET
MALE
19,026
21,351
17,806
+3,545
FEMALE
3,609
4,246
3,081
+1.165
DISABILITY
311
282
380
-98
TOTAL
22,946
25,879
21,267
+4,612
Table 1.0 Player numbers by pathway against FA targets
SEASON YOUTH {U5-U11)
2014115
555
2015116
544
2016117
588
2017118
634
2018119
638
2019120
784
2020121
756
2021122
827
2022123
837
YOUTH (U12-U161
468
461
470
477
471
526
544
607
593
SEASON TRANSITION IU17-U23)
OPEN-AGEISENIOR TOTAL
2014115
83
380
1,486
2015116
78
369
1,452
2016117
76
379
1,513
2017118
81
360
1,552
2018119
79
319
1,507
2019120
92
383
1,785
2020121
111
408
1,819
2021122
126
415
1,975
2022123
88
432
1,950
Table 2.0 Team numbers by age category per season
After a peak in team numbers following the return of football after the pandemic, overall team
numbers fell slightly, however still showing significant overall growth against previous seasons.
Player numbers did increase significantly, with a combinalion of teams registering more players
and the growth of FA Recreational programmes like FA Wildcats (for 6-11 year olds) and the
launch of Squad Girls (for 12-14 year olds). Thanks must go to the Leagues and Clubs who
organise, facililale, and deliver the opportunities thal continue to allow more people of all ages to
play football.
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The largest gap in provision within our County is Youth Disability Football. Prior to 21122 season
child or young person with a disability had no opportunities available to play disability football within
a community club. This led Northumberland FA to launch the Inclusion Hub Project, providing
funding and support to set up recreational sessions for children with special educational needs
ISENI aged 7-11 andlor 12-16. Four were part of the programme in 2022123. Participation from
these sessions isn't included in the figures shown in Table 1.0, however the FA Events Plarform
will allow this in 2023124. The aim of the project is to support Accredited Clubs become an even
more integral part of their community and create complete player pathways in disability football
from youth sessions, through to the existing pan-disabilily open-age Northumberland Football
Leagues Participation League.
Northumberland FA has continued to support Walking Football, hosting 4 events in 22123 providing
social and competitive playing opportunities for Walking Football Clubs and groups in the region.
Northumberland FA once again delivered the Women's Summer 7's Series. This provides local
open-age female teams the opportunity to continue playing over the summer, along with teams,
developmentlrecreational groups being able to play semi-competitive football in a social
environment. 12 teams took part in 22123 with feedback saying the series has helped retain
existing players, and bring new players into clubs. Although at the start of 23124 season, 22123's
Summer Series culminated in a 5-a-side 'World Cup, event in-line with the FIFA Women's World
Cup.
To support youth teams transitioning from 7v7 to 9v9 football, and the introduction of offsides, the
annual Transition Series was delivered at the end of the 22123 season, with entries hitting capacity.
This programme was also used to support new referees gain experience ahead of 23124.
England Football Accreditation
England Football Accreditation is The FA'S kitemark awarded to Clubs who meet good practice
criteria and rewards clubs for doing so, as well those who support opportunities across the player
pathways. 22123 season was the first season since 18119 where Clubs were required to go through
renewals process due a pause on renewals during the pandemic effected seasons. 96% of
Northumberland FA'S Accredited Club's retained their accreditation, this was the 6th highest rate
across all County FA'S. At the end of 22123 season, 93.30k of Youth Teams are part of an
Accredited Club, and 560/0 of Adult Teams are part of an Accredited Club.
Coach Development
Strategic Aim: Establishment of a first-rate coaching development programme to drive
coaching standards in all formats of the game.
FA Recognition Awards 2022: Coach Development Programme of the Year
In its second season, the Coach the Coach programme continued to offer a range of support to
lubs and their coaches to help develop coaches beyond their formal coaching qualifications. In
November, Coach the Coach was recognised as the best County FA Coach Development
programme in the country at the FA Recognition Awards held at Wembley Stadium.
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In 2022123 Coach the Coach included 22 face-to-face events and 2 online events. 5 of the events
were delivered in partnership with Newcastle United FC'S Academy, in addition to events delivered
by FA Coach Developers, Northumberland FA staff, and guest deliverers, such as former
Manchester United coach Paul McGuiness. This provides local coaches opportunities to
experience and learn from the best as well as network with other grassroots coaches.
In addition to Coach the Coach events, the programme has also continued its podcast series 'From
the Sidelines, and an online Hub. Both providing content to support coaches whenever they want it.
The Podcast has received over 7,000 listens from Spotify. The Lionesses Coach the Coach project
also continued into its second season, providing a series of workshop for female coaches including
a Match Day observation experience with Newcastle United Women at Kingston Park. 60 coaches
were part of the 22123 cohort.
Referee Development
Referee coverage across affiliated league games is vital to support the growth of teams. In
previous seasons the growth of team numbers far outweighed the growth in referee numbers,
resulting in demand being greater than supply to Servi￿ Ihe game. Following on from last
season's Northumberland FA record of training 146 new referees, 2022123 saw a further 153 new
referees complete the FA Refereeing Course. To support new referees, the County FA run
monthly 'Call-Back' sessions during the season. These provide opportunities for newly qualified
referees to develop together and discuss any challenges and successes they have had.
Northumberland FA'S Centre of Referee Excellence {COREI continues to grow with 30 officials
looking to develop and progress through The FA'S Referee Pathway. The partnership with
Newcastle United FC'S Academy has also continued, providing new referees aspiring to progress
quickly with opportunities to officiate in a high-performance environment.
To monitor the enjoyment and experien￿ of referees, Northumberland FA conducted a Match
Official Survey at the start and end of the 22123 season. Overall enjoyment increased over the
course of 22123 with 83% of referees scorin9 their enjoyment 7+ out of 10 in September,
ompared to 88.50/0 at the end of the season.
In addition, Northumberland FA introduced the Respect & Reward scheme in 22123. This enabled
referees to give Respect Marks to teams, players, coaches, and spectators giving the fullest
possible picture of behaviour in grassroots football. 1,091 different teams were scored across 874
matches, by 102 differenl referees. The results showed how Ihe vast majority of football is played
in a positive environment with the average Match Respect Score being 9.1 out of 10, and 86.60/0 of
matches having a Respect Score of 8-10, compared to 0.7 % of malches with a Respect Score of 5
or less. The scheme also allowed NFA lo provide rewards and recognition to Ihe best scoring
teams, to promole positive behaviour, and reward malch officials who had engaged with the
scheme.
SEASON TEAMS
REFEREES
2016117
1,513
359
2017118
1,552
411
2018119
1,507
406
2019120
1,785
372
2020121
1,819
375
2021122
1,975
437
2022123
1,950
553
Table 3.0 Total team and referee numbers per season
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Public benefit
The charity has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the
activities outlined above clearly demonstrates that the charity is providing a benefit to the public.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
The results for the 12 months ending 30 June 2023 show a surplus of £14,879 compared to the
surplus of £14,943 for the 12 months ending 30 June 2022. The surplus in the year represents
2.430A of total income which is consistent with the 2.640/0 in the previous year.
The County FA cash holding was £391,034 at the end of June 2023 compared to £320,332 at the
30 June 2022. For the season 202312024 the club insuran￿$ were collected by the County. This
resulted in an inflow of £44,800 in June which has been subsequently paid to the insurance
company.
The financial management of the County FA has ensured the cash position has continued to
improve. The County consistently maintains a cash balance representing al least 6 months of
operating cost which is consistent with the FA guidelines for the size of the operation.
The County FA financial controls are aligned to The Football Association's County FA Financial
Management Operating Guidance Manual all of which are reviewed, improved, and updated on a
regular basis in line with the FA guidance. Each month a full set of Management Accounts are
presented to the Board of Directors for review to ensure we are on track to deliver the 2023-2024
Budget target surplus of £19,090 representing 3°A of total income.
The team have delivered another strong financial year, delivering on the surplus and cash targets.
The next 12 months will provide new challenges, no more so than the establishment of the new
Northumberland Football Association Community Hub but the company is in a strong position to
deal wth those challenges and deliver on all the targets for the new year.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
Northumberland Football Association Limited I'NFA") is a company limited by guarantee.
Incorporated under the Companies Act on 28th October 1999 (registration number 03867559) and
registered under the Charities Act 2011 on 30th April 2018 {registration number 11781641.
NFA was formed under a Memorandum of Association (dated 28th October 1999) that established
its objeds and powers. It is governed under its Articles of Association (amended 21 st September
20221 by a board whose members are directors for the purposes of company law and trustees for
the purposes of charity law. The names of the members of the board who served during the year
and up to the date of this report are set out on page 7.
Members of the company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 to the assets of
the company in the event of winding up.
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
As set out in the Articles of Association the Trustees shall comprise the following., the President, up
to 2 Vice Presidents, the Chief Executive, Elected Trustees, up to 4 Independent Trustees, up to 2
Council Elected Trustees, up to 2 Trustee Elected Trustees and the Finance Director. The
President is nominated by the Council and elected at the AGM, VI￿ Presidents are nominated by
Council and appointed by the Board.The Trustees have the power to appoint the Finance Director
and can elect up to two further Trustees.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
03867559 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1178164
Registered office
Whitley Park
Whitley Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE12 9FA
Trustees
D A Booth Vice President
L A Chandler Finance Director
W Holmes Council Trustee
A J Jenkins Independent Trustee
S Ord President
C S Ball Independent Trustee
J Callaghan Trustee Elected Trustee
P Cullerton Independent Trustee
J L Mcminn Independent Trustee
S D Swinyard Trustee Elected Trustee
A Rose-cook (appointed 21.9.22)
Independent Examiner
P.S. Hutchinson Bsc FCA
Harrison Hutchinson Limited
246 Park View
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 3QX
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This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the
Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 28th September 2023 and signed on its behalf by..
A Rose-cook - Trustee
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ort lo the Trustees of
Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Northumberland Football Association
Limited ('the Company'l
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year
ended 30th June 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company {and also its directors for the purposes of company law)
you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the
Companies Act 20061'the 2006 Act'l.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under
Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my
examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011
I'the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity
Commission under Section 145{5) {b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed
body. I can confirm Ihat l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe..
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of
the 2006 Act., or
the accounts do not accord with those records., or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act
other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination., or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the
Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102)).
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.
P.S. Hutchinson Bsc FCA
Harrison Hulchinson Limited
246 Park View
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 3QX
Date..
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Northumberland Football Association
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Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
30.6.23
Total
funds
30.6.22
Total
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Charitable activities
Football development
Football operations
65,901
89,889
213,055
41,053
278,956
130,942
249,101
131,843
Other trading activities
Investment income
183,074
19,580
183,074
19,580
166,743
18,773
Total
358,444
254,108
612,552
566,460
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
224,711
224,711
204,483
Charitable activities
Football development
Football operations
71,366
47.488
213,055
41.053
284.421
88.541
253,781
93,253
Total
343,565
254,108
S97,673
551,517
NET INCOME
14,879
14,879
14,943
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
294,225
294,225
279,282
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
309,104
309,104
294,225
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Statement of Financial Position
30th June 2023
30.6.23
Total
funds
30.6.22
Total
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
12
222,671
222,671
230,131
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank
13
43,471
391,034
43,471
391,034
37,427
320,332
434,505
434,505
357,759
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
14 (252,184)
(252,184) (193,565}
NET CURRENT ASSETS
182,321
182,321
164,194
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
404,992
404,992
394,325
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME 15
(95,888)
{95,888) 1100,100)
NET ASSETS
309,104
309,104
294,225
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
16
309,104
294,225
TOTAL FUNDS
309,104
294,225
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies
Act 2006 for the year ended 30th June 2023.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the
year ended 30th June 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
la) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply wth Sections
386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
Ib) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
charitable company as at Ihe end of each financial year and of ils surplus or deficit for each
financial year in accordance with the requiremenls of Sections 394 and 395 and which
othewise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial
stalements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
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Statement of Financial Position continued
30th June 2023
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to
charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on
28th September 2023 and were signed on its behalf by..
S Ord- Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
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Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
30.6.23
30.6.22
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
71,902
70,045
Net cash provided by operating activities
71,902
70,045
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(1,200)
Net cash {used in)Iprovided by investing activities
(1,200)
Change in cash and Cash
equivalents in the reporting
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
70,702
70,045
320,332
250,287
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the reporting period
391,034
320,332
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
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Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
30.6.23
30.6.22
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Ststement
of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Ilncrease)/decrease in debtors
Increase in creditors
14,879
14,943
8,659
(6,043)
54,407
9,859
883
44,360
Net cash provided by operations
71,902
70,045
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1.7.22
Cash flow At 30.6.23
Net cash
Cash at bank
320,332
70,702
391,034
320,332
70,702
391,034
Total
320,332
70,702
391,034
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
Northumberland Football Association Limited is a charitable company registered in England
and Wales. The registered office is Whitley Park, Whitley Road, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE12 gFA. In the event of the charitable company being wound up, the liability in respect of
the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting
by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 (effective 1 st January 20151- {Charilies SORP IFRS1021), the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 and the
Companies Act 2006.
Northumberland Football Association Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity
under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction
value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note{s}. The financial
statemenls are prepared on a going concern basis, are presented in sterling which is the
functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities On￿ the charity has
entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can
be measured reliably.
Income in respect of restricted and unrestricted funds included all amounts receivable in the
period, including members affiliation fees and disciplinary income, Coaching course income
and grant income received from the Football Association.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive
obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of
economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be
measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been
lassified under headings that aggregate all Cost related to the category. Where costs
annot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a
basis consistent with the use of resources.
Allocation and apportionment of costs
Support costs are allocated by charitable activity in proportion to the budgeted costs for each
area.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the followng annual rates in order to write off each asset over its
estimated useful life.
Freehold property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings
Compuler equipment
Trophies
20k on cost
250/0 on cost
250/0 on cost
330/0 on cost
250/0 on cost
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds, which are available for use at the discretion of the
trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees at their discretion for
specific purpose.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance wth specific restrictions
imposed by the donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The
cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim
and use of each restricted fund is sel out in the notes to the financial statements.
Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on
a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme.
Contributions
payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of
Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
30.6.23
30.6.22
FA grants released
Marketing, communications & PR
FA Annual grant
Disciplinary income
Ground maintenance
4,214
25,820
22,752
80,131
50,157
4,920
36,923
8,969
67,254
48,677
183,074
166,743
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
INVESTMENT INCOME
30.6.23
30.6.22
Rents received
Interest re￿iVed
19,321
259
18,765
19,580
18,773
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
30.6.23
30.6.22
Activity
Coaching income
Football development
Development income
Football development
Refereeing activities
Football developmenl
Workforce funding
Football development
Members affiliation fees Football operations
County cup competitions Football operations
Refereeing activities
Football operations
Workforce funding
Football operations
Government grants
Football operations
39,939
14,568
13,590
210.859
58.040
28,169
3,680
41,053
36,136
12,160
18,939
181,866
41,888
26,999
14,485
47,137
1,334
409,898
380,944
RAISING FUNDS
Other trading activities
30.6.23
30.6.22
Purchases
Staff costs
Bad debts
Support costs
66,328
125,086
13.9001
37,197
73,779
86,571
6,400
37,733
224,711
204,483
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Support
costs (see
note 71
Direct
Costs
Totals
Football development
Football operations
24,994
29,883
259,427
58,658
284,421
88,541
54,877
318,085
372,962
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
Management Finance
Totals
Other trading activities
Football development
Football operations
30.687
250,930
55,585
609
794
287
5.901
7,703
2,786
37.197
259.427
58,658
337,202
1,690
16,390
355,282
Activity
Management
Finance
Governance costs
Basis of allocation
Support Costs
Support Costs
Support Costs
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE}
Net incomel(expenditure} is stated after chargingl{crediting)'.
30.6.23
30.6.22
Depreciation - owned assets
Other operating leases
8,660
17,200
9,860
17,950
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2023
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
In accordance with Article 28.2.5 of the Company's Articles of Association, the Chief
Executive Officer is required to be a trustee of the charity. As Chief Executive Officer,
Andrew Rose-cook has an employee contract with the Company, and was paid a salary of
£42,932 since his appointment as a trustee on 21st September 2022. No payments were for
acting as a trustee for which he received no remuneration or benefits.
No other trustees received remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30th June
2023.
Trustees, expenses
30.6.23
30.6.22
Trustees, expenses
1,141
1,263
10. STAFF COSTS
30.6.23
30.6.22
Wages and salaries
Other pension costs
376.998
7.368
315,574
6,395
384,366
321,969
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows..
30.6.23
14
30.6.22
14
No employees re￿iVed emoluments in excess of £60,000.
11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Charitable activities
Football development
Football operations
59,520
84,706
189,581
47,137
249,101
131,843
Other trading activities
Investment income
166,743
18,773
166,743
18,773
Total
329,742
236,718
566,460
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
204,483
204,483
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11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Total
funds
Charitable activities
Football development
Football operations
64,200
46,116
189,581
47,137
253,781
93,253
Total
314,799
236,718
551,517
NET INCOME
14,943
14,943
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
279,282
279,282
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
294,225
294,225
12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
Freehold
property
Plant and
machinery
COST
At 1st July 2022
Additions
380,064
59,573
28,609
Al 30th June 2023
380,064
59,573
28,609
DEPRECIATION
Al 1 sl July 2022
Charge for year
151,517
7.585
59,573
28,609
At 30th June 2023
159,102
59.573
28,609
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th June 2023
220,962
AI 30th June 2022
228,547
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12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued
Computer
equipment
Trophies
Totals
COST
Al 1 st July 2022
Additions
39,637
1,200
5,161
513,044
1.200
At 30th June 2023
40,837
5,161
514,244
DEPRECIATION
Al 1 sl July 2022
Charge for year
38,053
1.075
5.161
282.913
8.660
At 301h June 2023
39,128
5,161
291,573
NET BOOK VALUE
At 301h June 2023
1,709
222,671
At 30th June 2022
1,584
230,131
13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.6.23
30.6.22
Trade debtors
VAT
Prepayments
16,787
14,681
1,278
21,468
26,684
43,471
37,427
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14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.6.23
30.6.22
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
VAT
21,688
10,110
314
220,072
59,103
7,241
Accrued expenses
127,221
252,184
193,565
15. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME
30.6.23
30.6.22
Deferred FA grants
95,888
100,100
16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in funds
At
30.6.23
At 1.7.22
Unrestricted funds
General fund
294.225
14.879
309.104
TOTAL FUNDS
294.225
14,879
309.104
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows..
Incoming Resources Movement
resources
expended
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
358,444
1343,565)
14,879
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
254,108
1254,108)
TOTAL FUNDS
612,552
1597,673)
14,879
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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparatives for movement in funds
Net
movement
in funds
At
30.6.22
At 1.7.21
Unrestricted funds
General fund
279,282
14,943
294,225
TOTAL FUNDS
279,282
14,943
294,225
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows..
Incoming Resources Movement
resources
expended
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
329,742
(314,799}
14,943
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
236,718
(236,718}
TOTAL FUNDS
566,460
(551,517}
14,943
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows..
Net
movement
in funds
At
30.6.23
At 1.7.21
Unrestricted funds
General fund
279,282
29,822
309,104
TOTAL FUNDS
279,282
29,822
309,104
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16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds,
included in the above are as follows..
Incoming Resources Movement
resources
expended
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
688,186
(658,364}
29,822
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
490,826
(490,826}
TOTAL FUNDS
1,179,012 (1,149,190}
29,822
Restricted funds represent grants made to the charitable company by the Football
Association which are to be specifically used as directed by the donor.
17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30th June 2023.
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