surroN UNITED FOUNDATION THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE su￿ON SURREY SMI 2EY Ststton Urti¢edFoundptioii 15 ojj independentchority reglsteredln Eft9lond ond Woles with the Chority Cornmissiojj. Registrotion number 1178888Afull listof current trustees con befoundot the Chority Commission. SUFIOM knll¢v IthUIIKJK Trustees, Annual Report for the period l July 2024 to 30 June 2025 surroN UNITED il )] FOUNDATION THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE SUThON SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton Urtited Found47tion i5 iftdependentcharity registered in Englondond Wole5 with the Ch17rity Commission. Reglstrotion number 1178888AAulllist of current trustees can befound ot the Chonty Commsssion. Objectives and Activities Our Foundation was formed in 2018, consolidating already established Community programmes at Sutton United Football Club to ensure that further activities could be provided to the Community through a shared passion, vision, and expertise. Our main objectives continue to aim to provide public benefit to the Community (Sutton and its adjoining boroughs) through Community participation in healthy recreational activities, but also to advance the education of children, young people, and the public at large by the use of educational proBrammes, courses, and facilities. To achieve these objertives, we continue to engage with the Community on needs and then focus on providing the necessary facilities, coaching and 5UPPOrt to meet these needs, with session provided across the wider borough of Sutton. The Foundation has always strived to provide a safe and secure environment, and we continue to ensure we have an open policy on participation by ensuring that there are no barriers to entry by reason of age, ethnicity, gender or ability, nor are the local community prevented from joining due to difficult financial or social circumstances,. everyone is welcome to come along and be part of their Community and hopefully improve their wellbeing. In their ongoing operation of the Foundation the Trustees continue to have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and are committed to ensuring this is upheld. SUThON UNITED FOUNDATION AJ THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE surroN SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton UnItedFOu￿Ot1O￿ is ort iftdepÉndertt chorityreglsrered in Englafttdond Woles wfth tht Chority Commission. Reglstrotlon number 1178888Afull list olr¥rrent trustee5 con befoundot the Chtsrlty Commi55ion. gjl bmitv rwth"bAi¥JM Achievements and Performance We continue to provide those activities which were the bedrock of the first steps taken in 2018 under an agreed framework. The trustees, skills and expertise continue to be shared to help develop cohesive and established ranges of community activities. The trustees continue to look at all avenues and ways of reaching out further into the Community. Walkin Football for the over 55's Wednesday mornlng sessions at Goals Soccer Centre in North Cheam continue to be provided. The sessions are open for both men and women. With an established group of over 30 men taking part, with all ages over 55 being represented up to and including those in their 80,5, strong bonds and friendships have been made, as well as the obvious health benefits achieved through participation. In general, the sessions have greatly improved their fitness, general health, and social interaction, making them happier in their retirement and helping them remember how much they enjoyed playing football when they were younger. We continue to involve our Walking Football attendees on our Foundation days, held periodically during the season, with the aim of interacting with teams for other clubs and building relationships with others across the Community. Parkinson's Walkin Football We additionally added, in the spring of 2025, a regular session after the existing over 55's session, for those affected by Parkinson's. The sessions have been fully supported by Parkinson's UK and attendees have managed to build a strong link with our over 55's who have been there to help them settle in and add their support to their sessions. surroN UNITED FOUNDATION Al THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE SUThON SURREY SMI 2EY Sutttsll UnitedFoundt7tion is independent chority registered lrt Englondond Wales Wlth the Chority Comfftissiort. Registrotlon rtumber 1178888Afulllistolcurrent tNstee5 con befound ot the Chority Commtssion. Iljll 4Jniitu rwllEIAIKIN Since the sessions started, we have gradually built on those foundations by exploring other activities that we could provide that would further enhance their involvement and health. Parkinson's Boxin As outlined above, following the success of the football sessions, we added twice weekly boxing sessions for those with Parkinson's. There has been a consistent attendance of participants over the weeks, and they are supported by dedicated boxing coaches who have added their wealth of experience to provide real enjoyment and physical health improvements to those attending. Pan-Disabilit Football This area is one where there remains huge interest and, under the inspiring leadership of Steve King, we had three teams training weekly on Saturday mornings with varying levels of learning disabilities and mild physical disabilities. There are currently more than 40 players participating, with regular games and tournaments for all teams. All teams played in the Friendship League. a league which promotes the highest levels of player5, welfare and safeguarding. Additionally in June 2025, the section continued its legacy of attendin8 the George Best Community Cup in Belfast, an event attended by over 73 teams and 500 players from the leading pan disability teams in the United Kingdom. Our Ability 3 team were crowned champions, and one player was named Ability 3 player of the tournament, with the whole event being an enormous success with long lasting friendships and memories made. The overwhelming aim of the section is to ensure that attendees, welfare is key, by improving their self-esteem, confidence, general health, and social interaction through the provision of a safe environment. surroN UNITED )J FOUNDATION THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE SUThON SURREY SMI 2EY Ststtort Unitèd FouftdtstioNJ is ONJ irtdependefttthtsrityrÉgJstÉred i Eftglondund Wcle5 Wlth the Chority Commi55ion. RegistrutlDR number 1178888Afull I￿t oAcurrent trustees cvn befound qt the Choritv Commi55ion. We have several volunteers who help run this programme, one of whom works as our Special Educational Needs Schools Liaison Officer, with a remit to forge relationships Wlth schools in the borough and encourage pupils to come and play at Sutton United. The section continues to inspire and engage and remain a flag bearer for Pan-Disability Football and inclusion. As part of our plans for the 202512026 season, the section will be adding a further team representing those with Cerebral Palsy, with that team taking part in the National CP league. ecial Needs Schools Outreach Pro ramme We continue to maintain our links with the Special Needs Schools Outreach Programme for the Carew Manor Academy in Wallington, through our engagement with our associated coaching teams and providers. These enrichment sessions are held at the school on Thursdays throughout the academic year, with boys and girls attending. The sessions are not solely devoted to football. The children can choose from a variety of activities offered, though most choose football as that seems to resonate best with them. The participants found that the sessions, well delivered and organised, improved their self- esteem. confidence, social interaction and, above all, their fitness. We have also added two local SEN Schools, Brookways and Grove Road, to our programme and have been providing SUPPOrt to both schools. surroN UNITED FOUNDATION 4AJ THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE SUThON SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton UrtitsdFouNJdotion is IndepeNJdent ¢harityregistered r En4lond tsnd Wules with the Charity Commission. Registration ftumber 1178888Alvlllist 0AcU￿￿t trustees can belound at the Chority Commission. IIIEtv rw tsAIIQI Girls Develo ment Football This is an area in which we believe that we can really grow Community participation and help school-age girls from Under 8 to Under 16 have a healthy lifestyle. The programme runs on a Monday night throughout the academic year for girls from six vears old up to eleven. These sessions have a regular take-up, with some 30 to 40 girls participating. with over 50% of them a150 representing our teams on a Sunday. The Monday sessions are based on healthy participation and having fun and those attending enjoy the coaching and urge their friends to come along too. We also now have open sessions for those aged 11-16 being carried out and are currently looking to grow these sessions through promotion and engagement with local secondary schools. Girls, Youth Develo ment Football - A es 10-18 This is an area of significant growth and Sutton as a borough has a strong academic offering with many schools also continuing to promote Girl's football which has continued to provide the club with a steady stream of participants and interest. We promoted the section fully within the community including engagement with local primary and secondary schools to show what we can offer and how this can help those looking to improve health and wellbeing and the development of new friendship groups within the community. Other Initiatives and Sessions Held The Foundation, under the dedicated direction of the Head of Foundation and with the additional resources of the community engagement lead, continued to interact and develop relationships with educators, partners and local groups to provide sessions for the community. surroN UNITED )2 FOUNDATION THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE surroN SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton United Foundotlon isut) Independent churity registered in England ond Woles wlth rhe Churlty Commlsslon. Regi5tft7tion nurnber 1178888Afull listolcurrtrtt trustees ton befound ut the Chority Commissitjn. Local Schools An ongoing disability programme on behalf of London Borough of Sutton Provision of coaching to year 7-9 girls in three local high schools, including mentoring of those children who are excluded or are home school schooled, we even got one child fully re-engaged and successfully got them to join our girls U14 set up, making a huge change to their wellbeing, which we were very proud of. Attending local SEN schools to provide advice and information on careers etc. Providing 12 local schools with tickets to the National League Cup games to bring children and parents into the community setting to show them what we can offer. Local Community Free sports session in local community halls to engage children and parents alike, numbers here grew to over 200 different attendees. Junior Jays sessions for children between 18 months and 3 years, providing support and assistance to parents whilst providing engagement ad activity for the children. Sutton Community Food Banks- delivering and collection donations. Direct engagement sessions With our Sri Lankan community attended by over 50 people. Coffee Mornings and warm spaces- these are provided, at the club, as a drop in for anyone in the community and are supported by the Foundation staff. A 'Silvers' Christmas Lunch event, in association with Age UK, where attendees were given a guided tour of the ground, a Christmas meal and Carols sung by our local primary school children. surroN UNITED FOUNDATION •A THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE surroN SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton United Foundation 15 on independent ¢hority registered in EnglLYnd rynd W¢iles Wlth the Churity Commi55i0ft. Regi5tn7tiaJJ number 1178888AAullllstoAcurrent trustees con befoundot the Chority comm￿510￿. wriiih. L+Thlikv Foundation Days We ran a number of dedicated days at home league games, to promote and engage the wider community into who we are. what we do and to listen to ideas to help us understand better the local community needs and how we can address and improve that. These days involved all areas of the foundation putting on events and promoting the foundation to its local community, additionally local dignitaries and key community leaders were brought along to ensure we can all work together to provide much more to the wider local community as a whole. The days were successful and allowed greater community engagement and off the back of these ideas and activities have been highlighted and are now taking place in the current year or are planned to start. Flnanclal Revlew We are currently operating with minimal funding and donations but continue to grow by looking at all avenues of funding available. We have managed to control money and use it effectively to run our Community offerin8 and programmes. We have 2 full time employees co-ordinating our deliverable activities. but we continue to rely heavily on our dedicated team of unpaid volunteers and helpers. Our financial information, with details of how and where we have spent our money, is contained within the annual accounts on the Charity Commission's website. We had £109,42112024: £99,090) left in cash and bank to continue our work at the year end and this amount is sufficient to meet our financial commitments presently, with £15,723 of that money earmarked for our longer-term community pavilion development which will built in 2026. SUThON UNITED )2 FOUNDATION THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE surroN SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton UnltedFoundotlon Is on IndÉpendtntchorttyr¢gistered in Englandond Woles with the Chority Commission. Regi5tft7tion number 1178888AAyll list oA¢urrent tru5tee5 cun befoundut the Chority comm￿10n. 9Jlllk4 bnilLd lknJiiJAII￿l Strurture. Governance and Management The Foundation, which is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, is based on the objectives contained in our Constitution and on the people involved, their passion, willingness, knowledge, and expertise. New strategies and programmes are considered by the board of trustees. We have also continued to make appropriate structural changes to our operations and board of trustees, responsibilities. Most of the changes have been procedural in nature and we do not anticipate stopping any existing activities or programmes. We hope that we will be able to gain new funding to build and expand on our existing offerings. We are governed by a group of trustees, who are vetted prior to appointment and new trustees are elected at regular meetings of the Foundation. The current list can be found on the Charity Commission website, those in office at the date of this report being.. Phillip Hedger- Chairman Lee Daley- Treasurer Martin Copus Michael Joyce Stephen Hyde Sophie Sargeant Trish Fivey Richard Stephens Karin Flower We are assisted in these roles by- Head of Foundation Bobby Childs Community Engagement Lead- Harry Dunne SUThON UNITED )] FOUNDATION THE BOROUGH SPORTS GROUND GANDER GREEN LANE SUTTON SURREY SMI 2EY Sutton United Foundation Is on lttdependent ¢hqrityregisteredin Englandond Woles Wlth the Chorlty Commission. Regi5trution number 1178888Afullllst of current tru5¢ees ron befoundi7t the Churitv Commimion. IUM knhiitu iw4OAiJOH We also have several Volunteers, coaches and community supporters who help us on a day- to-day basis with the various community programmes - without their help and dedication some of our work would simply not happen. Reference and Administratlve details Please refer to the information above. Finally, and looking forward We welcome everyone who would like to be involved and appreciate any ideas for fundraising and opportunities to work with other sectors of the Community. If you have any ideas. please contact the Head of Foundation, or our commL¢nity lead as below: Telephone No- 020 8644 4440 Bobby Childs - email - bobb .childs Harry Dunne- email - har .dunne suttonunited.net suttonunited.net We are "United in the Community" The Trustees declare that they have approved theTrustees' report above. Signed on behalf of the Foundation's Trustees on 13 APRIL 2026 Chairman - Phillip Hedger Treasurer- Lee Daley (HARIIY IOMMISSIDN FORf1K￿NDA￿jwAI Sutton United Foundat¢on No 1178888 Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the period from 0110712024 To 3010612025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted lunds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to thv nparest to th• n•ar8gt£ to tho noar$6t£ to lh• ne•ro$t£ tothe ngarest£ A1 Recel ts Grant Income NLT Gr¥ni In¢ome- EFL Cole Fvnding Grant InGom8- OLher Funding Sponsorship1D0￿11OThS Walking Football Session Other Conlribulion5 Girf$ & Wfyn8n's Dev4opmoni Footballl 12.500 12,500 12.500 35,000 $5,200 8,710 6,535 7,7e7 45,931 78,365 23,196 6,031 78,365 23,196 6,031 60,245 60,245 Sub total(Gross income for AR) sset an nvestmant sa se8 table 191,469 191,469 171,663 frs, tota Total recelpts 191,d69 191.469 171,663 A3Pa ments Part Timè Po$1$ Full Time Posts SèsslDnal Workers 70,263 4,035 59,167 3,069 70,263 4,035 59,187 3,069 4,460 150 8,190 25,112 6,478 214 181,138 51,350 1,887 221 1,499 1916 190 1,959 18,096 7,274 249 129,641 Travelliw Cos Offi¢ials Fets$ Coachin Icourses Advertising Twphi*8 & Eiuipmeni Oiher CostslGrants Made In$vBnce 150 8.190 25,112 6,478 21d 181,138 Sub total A4 Asset and Invostmant Sub total Total payments 181,138 181.13B 129,641 Net orr￿elpt5l(paYMents) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last yaar ènd Cash lunds this year end 10.331 10,331 42,022 83,367 93,696 15,723 1S,723 99,090 109,421 57.06B 99.09Q CCLY R1 attounts ISSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds lo nearest£ Rest*i¢ted lunds lo nearest £ E￿doWfflent funds to nearest É Categorie5 Details B1 Cash funds ctyhmunity Bank A¢coun 88,186 15,723 Fbals Held 5,512 Total cash funds 93,698 15,Y23 re¢eipLsand pdY￿fftts accourtlsll Unre$tri¢ted funds Re$trl¢ted funds to nearest e Endowment funds to rtear¢$t £ Details lo nearest£ B2 Othar monotary a$s9ts Fun(J to which asset belon Delails Cost loplionall CurT9llt valu8 83 Investment assets Fund to whlch a¥¥9t belon Cost lopilonall Curront valu• Detai15 B4 Assots retslned for tha charity's own use Fund to whlch Amount due When due IlorFg1 Details HMRC 85 Llabilities Unreslricled 802 N&51 Pell5￿￿5 Unresiri¢i¢d 739 Signed by one or hyo twstees on bÈh21f of all the trustees Date ol roval Signat Print Name Lee Daley. Treasurer 0510412026 Phillip Hedger- Chaiman 0510412026 CCXX R2 a¢r￿Unts ISSI ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/ SUTTON UNITED FOUNDATION members of On accounts for the year 30 JUNE 2025 Charity no 1178888 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2 of CC16a (Receipts and Payments accounts)** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/06/2025. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**October 2018** **IER** 1 **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** **IER** 2