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 2024
for
Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Harrison Hutchinson Limited
246 Park View
Whilley Bay
Tyne and Wear
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Northumberland Football Association
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Contents of the Financial Statements
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Report of the Trustees
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Independent Examiner's Report
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Statement 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 Activities
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Northumberland Football Association
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ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
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 2024.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Acl 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 {FRS102) (effective 1 st
January 2015).
Prior to its regislration as a charitable company, Northumberland Football Association Limited, was
a not-for-profit organisation, established to promote and administer the 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 continues its work to
promote and administer football 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 referen￿ 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) lo 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 maturily 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 resources", and
5) to relieve people with disabilities, learning difficulties or ill-health by the provision of facilities for
the playing of the game and other sport, recreation or leisure time 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
It is my pleasure to provide the following report on the activities of Northumberland Football
Association Limited from 1st July 2023 through to 30th June 2024. As ever, the efforts ofthe many
key people who make up this organisation should not go without recognition. I thank the Senior
Management Team for providing real depth to this report to inform the membership of the work we
have undertaken for the betterment of grassroots football across Newcastle upon Tyne, North
Tyneside and Northumberland.
Strategy Development
A key piece of work undertaken in the last twelve months was the development of our next
grassroots football strategy which will cover the period from July 2024 to June 2028. Our
commitment during the planning period was that we wanted to create a strategy driven by
participants. Throughout January and February, we undertook face to face consultation across the
geographical spread of the County FA area to try and understand the real issues facing the
grassroots game with a view to ensuring they are addressed in the next strategic period. The
Board of Northumberland FA approved this strategy on 11th April 2024, furthermore approval from
The FA was achieved on 11th June 2024 to secure key investment for the next four seasons. We
anticipate public release of the strategy in September 2024, and we anticipate key mileslone
updates and further engagement across the strategy period to ensure the relevance of the work
we are doing.
HQ Development
Work continues to progress at our prospective new HQ the St Peter's Sports Hub. There have
been several unavoidable delays in the development that has now given us a prospective
completion date of De￿mber 2024. Vve are still resolved that this development will not just be
game changing for the County FA but also the local area which the hub will serve. Despite the
setbacks, the completion of the super-sized artificial pitch housed al the hub in June 2024 has
allowed activity to take place, wth a number of partner clubs already utilising the first-class
facilities.
Corporate Governance
On 7th June 2024, Northumberland FA was assessed against version 2.1 of The FA'S Code of
Governance for County FAS. We were delighted that our submission was successful, and the
County FA has again achieved accreditation to confirm it operates with the highest level of
Governance.
When compiling this report last year, Northumberland FA was finalising appointments of Trustees
after an extensive review of roles and skills in the summer of 2023. The following appointments
were ratified in the autumn of 2023..
Steve Ord (Chair- retained)
Phil Cullerton (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director & Vice-chair - new role)
Andrew Rose-cook (Chief Executive Officer - non-officiol
Lauri Chandler (Financial Director - retained)
Steve Swinyard (Safeguarding Champion - retained)
Claire Waldron (Facilities Lead new appointment)
Sarah Medcalf (Business Development Lead - new appointment}
Steve Shiel (Grassroots Football Lead - new appointment}
Zoe Hingston (Chair of Inclusion Advisory Board - new appointment)
Gemma Knighl {workfOr￿ Development - new appointment)
Paul Lucherini {Operations Lead - new appointment as Go-opted Director)
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It has been a pleasure to work as part of this new Board and all the early indications suggest this
group will only conlinue lo support the growth of Northumberland FA as a business and its abilily to
support the local grassroots game.
Away from Trustee level there has been considerable change across the rest of the County FAS
governance structure. In the last Iwelve months we have worked tirelessly to establish and recruit
to the County FAS Inclusion Advisory Board and Football Advisory Board. Both inslitutions
currently have Board representatives as Chair's which ensures a key flow of information across the
different parts of the organisation.
vol￿ FC was established in 2023124. Voice FC is a youth leadership group for 16-21 year olds
and fits inlo NFA'S Governance Structure alongside the Football Advisory Board and Inclusion
Advisory Board. Voice FC is being delivered in partnership between NFA and a local youth charity,
NE Youth. The group will simultaneously act as the Vol￿ for young people, to promote and
develop youth engagement, supporting football in Northumberland FA'S region (Newcastle upon
Tyne, North Tyneside, and Northumberlandl meet the needs of children and young people, helping
to retain and grow participation across all areas of the game (playing, refereeing, coaching,
volunteering), while also developing themselves through training, gaining experience, raising
aspirations and supporting future ambitions. Currently 12 young people are part of Voice FC.
Executive Workforce
With one eye on the future, we were delighted to welcome Hamzah Dhalech to the Senior
Management Team in April 2024. Hamzah has been recruited by our wholly-owned associated
company, Northumberland FA Community Hub Limited, as the Centre Manager for the St Peter's
Sports Hub and we were keen to recruit and embed him into the team as soon as possible. The
only other staffing change saw Louise Winter leave the organisation and us welcoming Lewis
White as her replacement in the Compliance Department. Both Hamzah and Lewis have made a
terrific start to life with the organisation.
I would like to extend a personal thank you lo all of the staff group who despite numerous
hallenges both internally and exiernally have performed to the very highest level to service the
grassrools game.
Business Development- provided 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 wth our
audience, customer satisfaction and grass pitch quality.
The department achieved, and in many cases exceeded, most targets. The ex￿ptIon was
commercial income, however this was impacted by the delay in the opening of the St Peter's HQ.
Commercial Revenue
Target £97,226
Net Promoter Score.
Target +45
Total Social Media Followers
Target 30,000
Total Social Media Impressions Target 4m
Tolal Content Watch Hours
Targel 1,000
Quality Grass Pitches
Target 61
Actual £92,000
Actual +76 laverage)
Actual 30,708
Actual 4.2m
Aclual 1,625
Actual 159
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"Internationally recognised measure of customer satisfaction which asks how likely people are to
recommend NFA to their friends.
Marketing and Communications
We enjoyed another strong season in temis of marketing and communications, with a significant
uplift in the number of people we reach and the quality of those interactions
Our social media channels continue to grow across the board. YouTube recorded a 40 % increase
in followers, while Twitter recorded a 1050/0 uplift. Facebook has been a particularly strong channel
for us this season, with an almost 2000/0 increase in engagement, despite historically being one of
our less popular channels. This increase in activity means we are hopefully reaching new
audiences, putting us in a positive position as we approach the opening of our new Sl Peteff s HQ
and the anticipated increased marketing activity associated wth this development.
Across this past season we have made consistent efforts to target the business audience, in order
to connect with potential sponsors and explore partnership opportunities. As such we have made a
concerted effort to grow our profile on Linkedin, which has shown a significant 4500/0 increase in
impressions and an engagement rate of 90/0, against an industry average of around 3.50/0.
We launched our new NFA brand in September last year at our annual Grassroots awards, after a
period of engagement wth all of our stakeholders. The new branding has been widely welcomed
and has allowed us to streamline our communications, provide a consistent look across our wide
and varied work and will give us a firm visual basis on which to launch the new HQ development
later this year.
Customer service 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
season was +45, using the internationally recognised NPS {Net Promoter Score} method which
measures cuslomer satisfaction by asking how likely customers are to recommend the
organisation lo family or friends. We ended the season on an average of +76, up from +56 lasl
season. Customer service will become more important as we move into St Petels, wilh direct
ustomer engagement due to increase significantly and we hope that the past season has set us
on a positive path to meet these challenges.
Events
This season's County Cup finals saw us welcome over 6,000 spectators to the 22 events in April
and May, with over 2,000 at the flagship Senior Cup fixture at St James, Park, including children
from schools in Blyth who were offered free tickets thanks lo our partnership with Newcastle
Flooring. This initiative gave some of these young people their first opportunity to visit NUFC'S
stadium.
Planning has already started for next season's fixtures, which we hope will include some of the first
malches in our new building and artificial pitch. Last year's new Senior Cup sponsor, Newcastle
Flooring, has renewed their contract for the forthcoming season and we look fonmard to extending
our partnership with Ihem.
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We have secured a new sponsor for this year's Grassroots Awards and look forward to welcoming
Club Supporter to this prestigious event. Club Supporter provide online subscription software for
sports clubs and we hope that we will be able to work further wilh them to provide advi￿ and
workshops for our local clubs in conjunction with the company, as part of our wider club support
work.
Last yeals Grassroots awards raised over £3,000 towards our SCARF Fund which helps families
facing hardship and struggling to cover football expenses, and our Grassboots kit and boot
recycling project. We have made 16 grants from Ihe SCARF Fund, 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.
As part of this we have commissioned a new booking system and database which will allow us
greater flexibility in promoting our projects and the new artificial pitch.
We are delighted that our new partners Newcastle Flooring and Collingwood Insurance have
committed to us for the forthcoming season and look forward to strengthening our links with them.
In addition, we are pleased to welcome Club Supporter as our new headline Grassroots Awards
sponsor.
Our work with existing partners has gone from strength to strength, with female pathway partner
GMS assisting us with our facilily development work by undertaking grass pitch assessments on
our behalf and thereby helping our clubs access vital funding.
Facilities
We have worked closely wilh our colleagues at the Football Foundation over the past season to
obtain the maximum possible funding for grassroots football facilities, with £1.73m awarded across
55 grant applications in 2023124.
Significant projects this year have included securing an investment of £154k from the Football
Foundation for Morpeth Town Juniors, allowing them to carry out much needed grass pitch
improvements to a previously unstable multi pitch site at Morpeth Common. The club now has a
true 'home site, for the first time, alongside funded maintenance machinery and goalposts.
The Howden's Gamechanger programme has seen us work with several clubs on the installation
of new kitchens including Wallsend BC, New Fordley, Morpeth Juniors, Montague and North
Fenham, and Newcastle Blue Star, providing much needed refreshment facilities plus an
opportunity for these clubs to develop income streams.
Phase one of the innovative Playzone scheme is undetway in Newcaslle and Northumberland
which wll see small sided artificial play areas, designed for community use, provided in the areas
thal need them Ihe most.
And senior club Heaton Slannington has seen £55,000 invested through the Premier League
Stadia Fund to improve the matchday experience.
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In total 55 clubs have benefited from this grass pitch mainlenance funding, 20 more than the
season before, with £2.38m committed towards grass pitch improvement over the coming years.
The FA set a target of 61 pitches to be rated good or better by the end of season 2023124. We
greally ex￿eded Ihis with an end of season total of 159 pilches al this level. We will continue work
in the new season to keep these pitches in good condition and bring more up to this level, by
working with clubs and supporting their groundstaff.
We hosted several grass pitch workshops earlier in the season which were extremely well
attended, and aim to repeat and extend these events in the coming 12 months.
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 new 3G pitches
planned, increasing both training and matchday capacity for clubs across our area.
Compliance & Inclusion Overview
Inclusion)
The number one priority for Northumberland FA continues to be safeguarding, and this work is led,
shaped and monilored 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 externally audited by the NSPCC. In our most recent safeguarding audit, conducted in
July 2023, Northumberland FA was judged to have met the standard required by the auditors, who
commented.,
provided by Dean Buckle {Head of Compliance &
"Safeguarding is clearly embedded in the County FA, Ihe 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.
The 2023124 season saw one change in our staffing team, with Lewis White joining us as Football
Services Administrator to replace the outgoing Louise Winter.
Safeguarding reviews
In 2023124, the compliance team continued to work towards our objective of conducting a
safeguarding review at 33 % of our clubs with a youth team, again achieving this figure. However,
we still felt that we needed to do more and therefore, in 2023124 we piloted 'Mystery Shopping in
football, via our Positive Football Ambassador scheme.
With the support ofthe ambassadors, we were able to observe over 50 % of our clubs with a youth
team in season 2023124. I'm delighled that we are going to expand this initiative in 2024125,
meaning we expect to be able to observe every single club, every single season. This significantly
adds to our ability to complete matchday safeguarding obse￿allonS and supplements the work our
team do all year round.
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Compliance
The safeguarding reviews and practices listed are supplemented by Ihe ongoing monitoring and
management of qualifications, wth the team seeking to ensure that non-playing participants in the
game always meet the minimum qualification criteria. 2023124 was our firsl full season using the
FA'S 'shared services, and I'm delighted that their proactive approach has meant we continue to
see some of the highest qualification compliance in the country.
In terms of the bigger picture, we now have more eyes and ears observing football than ever
before and we expect to observelvisit around 300 games and training sessions in 2024125. 1 am
consistently clear that, where we find coaches operating without the minimum qualifications, these
individuals and clubs will face the strongest possible sanctions as we maintain a zero-tolerance
approach lo non-compliance. With the volume of observations we are now able to complete, l am
more confident than ever before that anyone operating without the minimum qualifications will be
caught and held accountable.
Inclusion
2023124 saw our first full season in which '100 % Inclusive, operated throughout and I'm delighted
wrth some of the successes this slrategy has achieved. I was delighted to see this work recognised
externally in June 2023, when we were awarded 'Equality Trailblazer, and 'Business of the Yearf at
the North East Chamber of Commerce Awards as I believe this gives a clear and independent
assessment that the inclusion work we are producing is infomied, impactful and important.
In 2024, Northumberland FA achieved the Preliminary level of the Equality Standard for Sport.
This is an externally moderated standard that measures our work and practices in the space of
Inclusion and requires us to provide evidence of assessment, impact and change. As we move
fotward, we will continue lo slrive to be a leading organisation for inclusion in sport.
We also completed our first full season with our newly formed Inclusion Advisory Board {IAB). The
board consists of individuals with excellent professional experience and the key skills and expertise
to help critique our work and create innovative solutions to problems faced by our communities.
The IAB have already had a significant impact on our work, helping to critique and shape our new
grassroots football strategy, while providing expertise in key areas, such as our planned
community work, as and when needed.
On the subject of community work, we've been delighted by the response to our 'Grassboots' kit
and boot recycling scheme. Season 2023124 saw us receive more than 2,500 donations and we
expect to double that figure for the season ahead, with new donation points about to go out into
new communities. Additionally, our 'Create your own football club, project continues to expand,
with new schools coming on board throughout the season.
Season 2023124 saw us deliver more inclusion initiatives than ever before, across the entirely of
the organisation. We saw our first ever Football Mental Health First Aid course delivered while we
gifted the sponsorship of two county cups to mental health support charities. Our SCARF fund
made multiple grants, delivered 'stepping over the sidelines, in a Sikh temple and hosted an SEN
Schools football festival. Finally, we continued to deliver our female 'summer sevens, events,
hosted walking football festivals and became a 'disability confident, employer.
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Discipline
This year saw us raise 194 misconduct charges, which is down from 226 in season 2022123, a
reduction of 14 % . This season, 560A of these charges were in youth football, a reduction from 620/0
the previous season. This demonstrates that some of the iniliatives we've put in place for youth
football, such as mystery shopping, may be starting to take effect. However, there are upward
trends in misconduct against malch officials {+5°/0) and misconduct aggravated by protected
characteristics, which increased by 580A on the previous season.
Investigations..
Over 300 investigations into misconduct have taken place.
194 charges of misconduct have been raised and heard, with 900/0 of charges found to be proven
at hearings.
Cases were dealt wth in, on average, in 24 days.
Cards..
4,299 yellow cards.
508 red cards
includes 130 for violent conduct and 146 for offensive, insulting or abusive
language.
Misconduct against match officials..
29% of charges raised came from misconduct against match officials.
3 charges raised for assault against a Match Official, one led to a seven-year suspension from all
Football.
Misconduct aggravated by protected characleristics.
38 charges raised (19.50A) where it was alleged that behaviourllanguage was aggravated by a
prolected characteristic, a rise from last season's 24.
2 charges for alleged discrimination raised.
37 % of charges for these related lo languagelbehaviour aggravated by disabilily.
340h of charges raised for these related to languagelbehaviour aggravated by sexual orientation.
Misconduct in youth football..
56 % of charges raised were for matters taking place in youth football.
59 % of all investigations were for matters taking place in youth football.
24 out of 25 Club charges for spectator behaviour took place in youth football matches.
Safeguarding case work
Safeguarding case work continues to be a key priority of the County FA. This ranges from low
level concerns through to higher level concerns and an array of cases in which mulli-agency work
is required, including Local Authority Designated Officer {LADO), the Police and FA case
management.
In season 2023124, we continued to utilise our safeguarding software for case recording and
ongoing case management. The software provides a host of benefits and insights, helping to
shape everything from our safeguarding visit scheduling, lo demonslrating how decisions are
reached and evidencing the action taken at every single step of a safeguarding case. The software
allows us lo take a data led approach to interventions.
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This season, we have handled a number of new safeguarding cases and 'general safeguarding
advice, cases. A breakdown of case type and volume is as follows.,
53 low level concern cases.
18 of these were referred to the FA. This means they met the threshold to investigate andlor issue
a suspension for safeguarding reasons.
13 referrals were made to or received from the LADO. LADO is involved when there are concerns
around individuals working with children, either professionally or voluntarily.
3 calls made to 999 by club officials due to risk of immediate harm to children.
8 interim safeguarding suspensions issued.
2 permanent safeguarding suspensions issued.
The serious cases listed above are demonstrative of the scope and breadth of Northumberland
FA'S work to ensure the safety of participants in the game. Reports are categorised as per 'best fit,
and in the majority of serious cases, il's important to nole that the alleged offence has happened
outside of football.
Northumberland FA ensure each case is dealt with professionalism, diligen￿ and care taken by
the team on every single case. Safeguarding will continue lo be our number one priority and
moving forward, we have ambitious plans in place which will ensure the game in our area is safer
than ever before.
Football Development- provided 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
2023124 work has continued to achieve our strategic objectives and increase total FA funding
received by NFA.
Player Pathways
Strategic Aim: Creation of accessible and inclusive football pathways through the support
andlor commission of excellent and appropriate playing formats.
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 to those taking part in FA Programmes such as FA Wildcats, Squad
Girls, and FA Just Play. Prior to 2021122 'Proxy measures, were used based on affiliated teams.
Because of this, player numbers pre-2021122 aren't comparable, so Table 1.0 shows player
numbers across Male, Female, and Disability pathways over the previous three 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
MALEIMIXED FEMALE DISABILITY TOTAL
PLAYERS 2021122
19,026
3,609
311
22,946
PLAYERS 2022123
21,351
4,246
282
25,879
PLAYERS 2023124
23,325
4,476
266
28,058
2023124 FA TARGET
17,806
3,339
428
21,267
ACTUAL v FA TARGET
+5,519
+1,137
-162
+6,791
Table 1.0 Player numbers by pathway against FA targets
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SEASON YOUTH (U5-U111
2014115
555
2015116
544
2016117
588
2017118
634
YOUTH {U12-U16}
468
461
470
477
trT
2018119
2019120
2020121
2021122
2022123
2023124
638
784
756
827
837
900
471
526
544
607
593
752
SEASON TRANSITION (U17-U231
2014115
83
2015116
78
2016117
76
2017118
81
2018119
79
OPEN-AGEISENIOR TOTAL
380
1,486
369
1,452
379
1,513
360
1,552
319
1,507
II_TI
2019120
92
383
2020121
111
408
2021122
126
415
2022123
88
432
2023124
82
466
Table 2.0 Team numbers by age category per season
1,785
1,819
1,975
1,950
2,200
Overall, player numbers have continued to increase year-on-year since 2021122 when online
Player Registration was introduced. After a small dip in 2022123, affiliated Team numbers continue
to increase, driven predominantly by the large growth in junior football.
The vast majority of players in Table 1.0 participate wthin affiliated Teams, taking part in
sanctioned leagues. NFA affiliated teams take part in 30 different sanctioned leagues, 18 of which
are sanctioned by NFA with the remainder either FA sanctioned or sanctioned by another County
FA. 172 players counted within Table 1.0 are only participating in an FA Recreational Programme
delivered by a Club, such as FA Wildcats, FA Squad Girls, and FA Just Play. Any player who is
registered within an FA Recreational Programme, who is also registered within a Team playing in a
league, is only counted once. Congratulations and thanks must go to the work of Club and League
officials driving the provision and growih of football.
With the support of FA Recreational Programmes, the Female Pathway continues to grow. Table
1.0 shows participation growth. In addilion to the players listed in the Female Pathway of Table 1.0,
474 female players play in the Mixed Pathway of Youth Football. This also transfers to team
numbers. In 2014115 season there were 132 Female teams across all age groups, in 2023124
there were 305.
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The largest gap in provision within our County is across the Disability Football pathway. Prior to the
2021122 season, a child or young person with a disability had no opportunities available to play
disability football wthin a grassrools community club. This led Northumberland FA to launch the
Inclusion Hub Project, providing funding and support to set up recreational sessions for children
wrth special educational needs {SENI aged &11 andlor 12-16. Four clubs were part of the
programme. Participation from these sessions isn't included in the figures shown in Table 1.0. With
the introduction of the FA Comels programme, and delivery of the FA Disabilily Training for Clubs..
Journey to Inclusion Workshop, NFA now has 5 Clubs as FA Comets Providers, offering football
provision for 6-11 year-olds. The folding of the Open-age pan4isability football league in October
2023 removed the local competition pathway within disability football. This is to be re-established
by NFA in 2024125. Oulside of The FA'S palhway 'ecosyslem', Newcastle United Foundation
deliver 23 weekly pan4isability and disability specific sessions across the county, providing more
opportunilies than are capiured by FA data. However, the strategic objective for Disability Football
between 2024-2028 is to increase provision within, and connected to, the grassroots Club ne￿Ork
to help them become thriving accredited clubs at the heart of their communities.
Northumberland FA has continued to support Walking Football, hosting 4 events in 2023124
providing social and competitive playing opportunities for Walking Football Clubs and groups in the
region. The inaugural FA Walking Football Cup in 2024125 will also be supported by NFA.
NFA 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,
developmenvrecreational groups being able to play semi-competilive football in a social
environment. 12 teams took part in 2023124 wth feedback saying the series has helped retain
existing players and bring new players into clubs.
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 2023124 season, with entries hitting
capacity. This programme was also used to support new referees gain experience ahead of
2024125.
England Football Accreditation
England Football Accreditation is a driving force to creating a sustainable network of grassroots
clubs able to develop and grow the game. Accredited Clubs are required to go through a renewal
process each season. 1000k of Northumberland FA'S Accredited Club's retained their accreditation
in 2023124. With the growth of Teams within Accredited Clubs, and a targeted approach to support
the remaining non-Accredited Clubs with youth teams become Accredited, this supported an
increase from 1,534 teams within an Accredited Club to 1,802.
At the end of the 2022123 season, 93.30/0 of Youth Teams were part of an Accredited Club, and
560/0 of Adult Teams were part of an Accredited Club. At the end of 2023124, this increased to
98.250/0 of Youth Teams and 74.130A of Adult Teams being part of an Accredited Club.
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
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
The Coach the Coach programme continues to offer a range of support to coaches helping
develop a pivotal workforce beyond formal coaching qualifications.
In 2023124 Coach the Coach included 26 face-to-face Coach Development events. 3 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 ex-FA Coach
Development Lead, and Coach Development legend, Pete Sturgess. This provides local coaches
wrth high quality opportunities to experien￿ 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 of these providing content to support coaches
whenever they want it. The Podcast has released 19 new episodes in 2023124, taking its total to 61
episodes, and has received 12,675 listens on Spotify. The online Hub now has 114 subscribers.
The Lionesses Coach the Coach project also continued, providing a series of workshops for
female coaches including a Match Day observation experience at st James, Park for the England
v France Euro25 Qualifier. Overall 102 female coaches took part in the programme wth 36 new
female coaches joining in 2023124.
Coach the Coach also launched the Coach the Coach Academy in 2023124, specifically supporting
coaches aged 16-24. In its first season, 32 coaches took part with 4 bespoke workshops delivered,
focusing on developing coaching practice, but also providing support in employability and
networking within Coaching.
Referee Development
FA Recognition Awards 2023: Positive Football Environment Award
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 io service the game. Following on from
back-to-back NFA record numbers of training new referees, in 2023124 153 new referees
completed an NFA delivered FA Refereeing Course. This actually was the same number as in
2022123 season.
In addition to training more referees, for the first time since the measure was recorded, over 800
of referees 1820/0) re-registered from the previous season. This increase in retention, along with
more new referees entering the game, has resulted in figures shown in Table 3.0. New
programmes and processes are to be introduced in the coming seasons lo continue to increase
the number of people who go from Course to Pitch, to recruit more who will be active referees.
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Northumberland FA'S Centre of Referee Excellence (CORE} continues to grow wilh 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 experience of referees, Northumberland FA conduct an annual
Match Official Survey. Overall enjoyment of refereeing has increased, as measured by the
percentage of referees scoring their enjoyment 7+ out of 10. In 2021122 this was 830kn, in 2022123
this was 88.5/0, and in 2023124. this was 89.9°A.
In addition, Northumberland FA introduced the Respect & Reward scheme at the start of 2022123.
The scheme enabled referees to give Respect Marks to teams, players, coaches, and spectators
giving the fullest possible piclure of behaviour in grassrools football. 2023124 results remained
consistent, wth the data demonstrating how the vast majority of football is played in a positive
environment. The average Match Respect Score being 9.1 out of 10, and 89.40/0 of matches
having an average Respect Score of 8-10, compared to 1.20A of matches wth a Respect Score of
5 or less. The scheme also allowed NFA to provide rewards and recognition to the best scoring
teams, to promote positive behaviour, and reward match officials who had engaged with the
scheme.
SEASON TEAMS REFEREES
REFEREES PER TEAM
2016117
1,513
359
0.24
2017118
1,552
411
0.26
2018119
1,507
406
0.27
2019120
1,785
372
0.21
2020121
1,819
375
0.20
2021122
1,975
437
0.22
2022123
1,950
553
0.28
2023124
2,200
632
0.29
Table 3.0 Total team and referee numbers per season
Public benefit
The charity has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the
activities oullined above clearly demonstrates that the charity is providing a benefit to the public.
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
The results for the 12 months ending 30th June 2024 show a surplus of £11,204 compared to the
surplus of £14,879 for the 12 months ending 30th June 2023. The surplus in the year represents
1.80/y of total income, compared to the prior year of 2.40k.
The cash holding was £297,557 at the end of the financial year compared to £391,034 at 30th
June 2023. As al 30th June 2024 £30,246 of club insurances had been collected by the County
compared to £44,806 at the end of June 2023.
In December 2023 the NFA paid their contribution to the Community Hub project, value £50,000.
The Community Hub project build has been delayed preventing any income generation in the
financial year therefore requiring the NFA to financially support Northumberland FA Community
Hub Limited to the value of £17,284.
The County consistently maintains a cash balance representing at 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 annual
Budget target surplus.
The team have delivered another solid financial year, delivering on the surplus and cash targets
while dealing with the challenges of the delay in the Community Hub.
The next 12 months will provide new challenges, no more so than the staged delivery of the new
Northumberland Football Association Community Hub bul the company is in a strong position to
deal with those challenges and deliver on all the targets for the new year. The NFA in conjunction
wrth the Community Hub will ensure the NFA is financially resilient and more financially
independent to allow it to continue to invest in the future delivery of foolball in the County of
Northumberland.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
Northumberland Football Association Limited {"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 Iregistralion number 1178164).
NFA was formed under a Memorandum of Association (dated 28th October 19991 thal established
its objects and powers. It is governed under its Articles of Association (amended 28th September
2023) 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 15.
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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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
As set out in the Articles of Association a minimum of three, but maximum of twelve Trustees shall
comprise the following,. the Chair, the Chief Executive Officer, the Financial Director, the Chair of
the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Independent Trustees, and any other Trustees
appointed or co-opted. Not less than one third of the Board shall be Independent Trustees. New
Trustees shall be recommended by the Nominations Committee and appointed by Truslees,
following an open advertisement and recruitment prO￿ss. The Trustees shall decide which
suitably qualified person should be appointed as the Financial Director for such term and upon
such conditions as they think fit.
The Charity has adopted a target of, and shall take all appropriate actions to encourage a
minimum of 300h of each gender on the board and greater diversity by demonstrating a strong and
public commitment to progressing towards diversity on the Board, including by adopting diversity
targets, which reflect the diversity of the Charity's local area. The Charity shall publish its work to
foster diversity on its website.
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
S Ord Chair
A Rose-cook Chief Executive Officer
L A Chandler Financial Director
Z Hingston Chair- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (appointed 12.10.23)
P Cullerton Independent Trustee
S D Swinyard Independent Trustee
G Knight Independent Truslee (appointed 12.10.231
P Lucherini Independent Trustee (appointed 12.10.23)
S L Medcalf Independenl Trustee lappoinled 12.10.23}
S Shiel Independent Trustee (appointed 12.10.23)
C Waldron Independent Trustee (appointed 12.10.23)
A J Jenkins Independent Trustee (resigned 28.9.23}
D A Booth VI￿ President {resigned 28.9.23)
W Holmes Council Trustee (resigned 28.9.23)
C S Ball Independent Trustee (resigned 28.9.231
J Callaghan Trustee Elected Trustee (resigned 28.9.231
J L Mcminn Independent Trustee (resigned 28.9.23)
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Independent Examiner
P.S. Hutchinson Bsc FCA
Harrison Hutchinson Limited
246 Park View
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 3QX
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 23rd September 2024 and signed on its behalf by..
A Rose-cook - Trustee
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Inde
endent Examiner's Re
ort to the Trustees of
Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Northumberland Football Association
Limited {'the Company,)
I report to the charity truslees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for Ihe year
ended 30th June 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's Iruslees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law)
you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,).
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
('the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity
Commission under Section 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act.
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Inde
endent Examiner's Re
ort to the Trustees of
Northumberland Football Association
Limited
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 that 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 confim that no matters have come to my attention in
onnection with the examination giving me cause to believe..
accounting records were not kept in resped of the Company as required by Section 386 of
the 2006 Acl., or
the accounts do not accord with those records., or
the accounts do not comply wilh 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 accounling 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 (FRS 1021).
I have no COn￿rnS 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 Hutchinson Limited
246 Park View
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 3QX
Date..
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
30.6.24
Total
funds
30.6.23
Total
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Charitable activities
Football development
Football operations
63.159
115,983
230,983
22,539
294,142
138,522
278,956
130,942
other trading activities
Investment income
159,400
23.334
159,400
23,334
183,074
19,580
Total
361,876
253,522
615,398
612,552
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
230,933
230,933
224,711
Charitable activities
Football development
Football operations
70,911
48,828
230,983
22,539
301,894
71,367
284,421
88,541
Total
350,672
253,522
604,194
597,673
NET INCOME
11,204
11,204
14,879
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought fotward
309,104
309,104
294,225
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
320,308
320,308
309,104
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
All income and expendilure has arisen from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Statement of Financial Position
30th June 2024
30.6.24
Total
funds
30.6.23
Total
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
Investments
12
215,507
215,507
222,671
215,508
215,508
222,671
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank
14
58,168
297,557
58,168
297,557
43,471
391,034
355,725
355,725
434,505
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due wthin one year
15 (159,0371
(159,037) (252,184}
NET CURRENT ASSETS
196,688
196,688
182,321
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
412,196
412,196
404,992
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME 16
(91,8881
191,888)
(95,888}
NET ASSETS
320,308
320,308
309,104
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
17
320,308
309,104
TOTAL FUNDS
320,308
309,104
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies
Act 2006 for the year ended 30th June 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the
year ended 30th June 2024 in accordan￿ wth Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Statement of Financial Position continued
30th June 2024
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(al ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections
386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(bl preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
charitable company as al the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each
financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which
othenNise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial
statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ 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
23rd September 2024 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
Limited
Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
30.6.24
30.6.23
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
192,2461
71,902
Net cash (used inllprovided by operating
activities
192,246)
71,902
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of fixed asset investments
11,230)
11)
11,200)
Nel cash used in investing activities
{1.2311
11,200}
Change in cash and cash
equivalents in the reporting
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
193,477)
70,702
391,034
320,332
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the reporting period
297,557
391,034
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
30.6.24
30.6.23
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement
of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Increase in debtors
(Decrease)lincrease in creditors
11,204
14,879
8,395
114,698)
197,147)
8,659
16,043)
54,407
Net cash (used in)Iprovided by operations
192,246)
71,902
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1.7.23
Cash flow At 30.6.24
Net cash
Cash at bank
391,034
193,477)
297,557
391,034
193,477)
297,557
Total
391.034
193.477)
297.557
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
Northumberland Football Association Limiled is a charitable company registered in England
and Wales. The registered office is Whitley Park, Whitley Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12
9FA. 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 accordan￿ with Accounting and Reporting
by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 (effective 1 st January 20151- (Charities SORP IFRS102)I, the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) 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 slated in the relevant accounting policy note(sl. The financial
statements are prepared on a going concern basis, are presented in sterling which is the
functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Northumberland Football Association
Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as
the parent of a group. The charity is exempt under Section 399{2AI of the Companies Act
2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once 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 classified under headings
that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot 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 budgeled costs for each
area.
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its
estimated useful life.
Freehold property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings
Computer equipment
Trophies
20A on cost
25 % on cost
25 % on cost
33 % on cost
250k on cost
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 a
specific purpose.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with 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 set 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
30.6.24
30.6.23
FA grants released
Marketing, communications & PR
FA Annual grant
Disciplinary income
Ground maintenance
4,001
44,411
22,404
81,939
6,645
4,214
25,820
22,752
80,131
50,157
159,400
183,074
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME
30.6.24
30.6.23
Rents received
Interest received
20,276
3,058
19,321
259
23.334
19,580
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
30.6.24
30.6.23
Activity
Coaching income
Football development
Development income
Football development
Refereeing activities
Football development
Workforce funding
Football development
Members affiliation fees Football operations
County cup
competitions
Refereeing activities
Workforce funding
30,305
5,115
27,739
230.983
78,332
39,939
14,568
13,590
210,859
58,040
Football operations
Football operations
Football operations
28,301
9,350
22,539
28,169
3,680
41,053
432.664
409,898
RAISING FUNDS
Other trading activities
30.6.24
30.6.23
Purchases
Staff costs
Bad debts
Support costs
27.149
165,289
66,328
125,086
13,900)
37,197
38,495
230,933
224,711
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Support
costs {see
note 7)
Direct
Costs
Totals
Football development
Football operations
32,420
15,838
269,474
55,529
301,894
71,367
48,258
325,003
373,261
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
Management Finance
Totals
Other trading activities
Football development
Football operations
34,227
265,208
51,873
900
900
771
3,368
3,366
2,885
38,495
269,474
55,529
351,308
2,571
9,619
363,498
Activity
Management
Finance
Governance costs
Basis of allocation
Support Costs
Support Costs
Support Costs
NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITURE)
Net incomel{expenditure) is stated after chargingllcrediting):
30.6.24
30.6.23
Depreciation - owned assets
Other operating leases
8.394
17,117
8,660
17,200
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
In accordan￿ wth Article 23.2.2 of the Company's Articles of Associalion, the Chief
Executive Officer is required to be a trustee of the charity. As Chief Executive Officer,
Andrew Rose-cook has an employee conlracl with the Company, and was paid a salary of
£55,772 for the year ended 30th June 2024.No payments were for acting as a trustee for
which he received no remuneration or benefits.
No other trustees re￿iVed remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30th June
2024.
Trustees, expenses
30.6.24
30.6.23
Trustees, expenses
1,538
1,141
10. STAFF COSTS
30.6.24
30.6.23
Wages and salaries
Other pension costs
418,811
10,065
376,998
7,368
428,876
384,366
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows..
30.6.24
14
30.6.23
14
No employees received 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 developmenl
Football operations
65,901
89,889
213,055
41,053
278,956
130,942
Other trading activities
Investmenl income
183,074
19,580
183,074
19,580
Total
358,444
254,108
612,552
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
224,711
224,711
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Total
funds
Charitsble activities
Football development
Football operalions
71,366
47,488
213,055
41,053
284,421
88,541
Total
343,565
254,108
597.673
NET INCOME
14,879
14,879
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
294,225
294,225
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
309,104
309,104
12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
Freehold
property
Plant and
machinery
COST
At 1 st July 2023
Additions
380,064
59,573
28,609
At 30th June 2024
380,064
59,573
28,609
DEPRECIATION
At 1 st July 2023
Charge for year
159,102
7,584
59,573
28,609
At 30th June 2024
166,686
59,573
28,609
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th June 2024
213,378
At 30th June 2023
220,962
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Northumberland Football Association
Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued
Computer
equipment
Trophies
Totals
COST
At 1 st July 2023
Additions
40,837
1,230
5,161
514,244
1,230
At 30th June 2024
42,067
5,161
515,474
DEPRECIATION
At 1 st July 2023
Charge for year
39,128
810
5,161
291,573
8,394
At 30th June 2024
39,938
5,161
299,967
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th June 2024
2,129
215,507
At 30th June 2023
1,709
222,671
13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
MARKET VALUE
Additions
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th June 2024
At 30th June 2023
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies
include the following..
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Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued
Northumberland FA Community Hub Limited
Registered Offi￿.. United Kingdom
Nature of business.. Operation of Sports Facilities
Class of share..
Ordinary
holding
100
30.6.24
30.6.23
Aggregate capital and reserves
Loss for the year
110,145)
110,146)
14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.6.24
30.6.23
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Prepayments
8,373
17.284
32,511
16,787
26,684
58,168
43,471
15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.6.24
30.6.23
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
VAT
34.736
9.716
9,124
105,461
21,688
10,110
314
220,072
Accrued expenses
159,037
252,184
16. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME
30.6.24
30.6.23
Deferred FA grants
91,888
95,888
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Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in funds
At
30.6.24
At 1.7.23
Unrestricted funds
General fund
309,104
11,204
320,308
TOTAL FUNDS
309,104
11,204
320,308
Nel movement in funds, included in the above are as follows..
Incoming Resources Movement
resources
expended
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
361,876
1350,672)
11,204
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
253,522
(253,522)
TOTAL FUNDS
615,398
(604,194)
11,204
Comparatives for 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
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Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows..
Incoming Resources Movement
resour￿$
expended
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
358,444
(343,5651
14,879
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
254,108
(254,1081
TOTAL FUNDS
612,552
{597,6731
14,879
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows..
Net
movement
in funds
Al
30.6.24
At 1.7.22
Unrestricted funds
General fund
294,225
26,083
320,308
TOTAL FUNDS
294,225
26,083
320,308
A 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
720,320
(694,2371
26,083
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund
507,630
{507,6301
TOTAL FUNDS
1,227,950 {1,201,8671
26,083
Restricted funds represent grants made to the charilable company by the Football
Association which are to be specifically used as directed by the donor.
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Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30th June 2024
18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The charilable company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial
Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland,, not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries
within the group.
There were no related party transactions, other than already disclosed in the accounts, for
the year ended 30th June 2024.
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