
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01 February 2020 Period start date to 31 January 2021 Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Aldwinians Rugby Football Club **Charity registration number:** 1179794 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|We promote community<br>participation in healthy<br>recreation by providing<br>facilities for playing rugby<br>union football and provide<br>opportunities for other sport,<br>recreation or other leisure<br>time occupations of such<br>persons in our local area.<br>We run mini, junior, mixed<br>ability and open age rugby<br>teams for both sexes and all<br>age groups, and provide<br>facilities to local schools|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|The objects of the CIO are:<br>(1) to promote community<br>participation in healthy<br>recreation by providing<br>facilities for playing rugby<br>union football ("facilities"<br>means equipment and<br>organising sporting<br>activities); and (2) to provide<br>and assist in providing<br>opportunities for other sport,<br>recreation or other leisure<br>time occupation of such<br>persons who have need for<br>such facilities by reason of<br>their youth, age, infirmity or<br>disablement, poverty or<br>social and economic<br>circumstances or for the<br>public at large in the<br>interests of social welfare<br>and with the object of<br>improving their conditions of<br>life.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had<br>regard to the guidance|





had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity issued by the Charity Commission Commission on public benefit 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|We have many volunteers including<br>member volunteers, consisting of steering<br>groups for house and grounds<br>maintenance. Without this valuable<br>contribution of time, energy, and expertise,<br>we would not have been able to achieve so<br>much.|
|Other||Not applicable|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The main objectives of the charity in the<br>period was to get established with 9<br>Trustees who would meet on a regular<br>basis and would then look towards setting<br>future goals and objectives in future years.<br>The second objective was to transfer the<br>land and buildings from the unincorporated<br>Aldwinians RUFC into the Aldwinians<br>Rugby Union Football Club Charity<br>however the actual transfer occurred on the<br>8thFeb 2019 so in the previous year<br>2019/20, at a value of £434,221.<br>The land and buildings were later valued at<br>£850,000 on the 15thOctober 2020 by a<br>commercial chartered surveyor.<br>In addition to the above the charity wanted<br>to increase its rugby offering to include a<br>junior girls team.<br>All of which with the exception of the<br>creation of the junior girls team were<br>achieved. This final objective was due to<br>the COVID 19 restrictions in training and<br>playing.|





|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The main objective was to set up the<br>charity and onboard 9 Trustees which was<br>accomplished within the year.|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|No fundraising activities were set or<br>occurred within the period.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|The charity had set no investment<br>performance objectives.|
|Other|||



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The only financial activity for the period was<br>for the charity to receive the land and<br>buildings from the unincorporated<br>organisation known as Aldwinians RUFC<br>and the subsequent rental for the use of the<br>bar and function room areas.<br>The land and buildings were transferred at<br>the value the values at £434,221 on the 8th<br>February 2019.<br>And the rental income was £12,000.|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|In this initial period the trustee’s main<br>objective was to acquire the land and<br>buildings, and to establish a rental income<br>from the bar and function room areas. The<br>income is low risk and stable, also the<br>responsibility for the upkeep and costs of<br>such for areas used by the public remained<br>with the unincorporated club and not the<br>charity, therefore, as at the period end<br>there was no policy required to hold<br>reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Not applicable per above|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|For the reasons set out above, the charity<br>had no liabilities where a reserve was<br>required|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|There was no material deficit funding during<br>the period.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties in respect of the<br>immediate or medium-term propositions of<br>the charity.|





charity continuing as a going concern 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
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|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Charity’s principal sources of funds are<br>from rental income for the bar and function<br>room.<br>In the future this will be complimented by<br>membership fees, fundraising and<br>distributions from the Aldwinians Trading<br>company of which the Charity will be the<br>only shareholder.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|During the period the charity did not have<br>an investment policy. This is something that<br>would be considered in future years.|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks to the charity in the<br>period and the near future relate to a<br>material drop in income from the bar and<br>function rooms such that the rental income<br>cannot be paid.|
|Other|||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||The Charity has a single trust which is<br>Aldwinians RUFC.|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|Constitution adopted 04 September 2018|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed or re-appointed at<br>the Annual General Meeting usually held in<br>March. Trustees appoint new trustees by a<br>majority vote if a trustee leaves mid-term.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees 

- Health & Safety ● Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries ● Conflicting interests 

- Complaints handling 

- Paying staff ● Membership 

- Acknowledgement and understanding of the constitution 

- Internal financial controls 



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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The charity structure has a senior<br>committee of 9 Trustees who are supported<br>by a number of sub committees and groups<br>(which will include house and grounds,<br>finance, fundraising).<br>The Charity is also the overarching<br>controller of the Aldwinians Trading<br>Company Limited and is its only<br>shareholder (although that entity is currently<br>dormant).|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|The charity is associated with the<br>Aldwinians RUFC unincorporated<br>organisation and Aldwinians Trading<br>Company Limited.<br>The unincorporated organisation will be<br>dissolved once all historic funds and<br>activities can be transferred to the Charity<br>or Trading Company as appropriate.<br>The Charity is the sole shareholder of the<br>trading company, which is currently<br>dormant|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Aldwinians Rugby Union Football Club|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1179794|
|Charity’s principal address|Audenshaw Park, Droylsden Road, Audenshaw, Manchester<br>M34 5SN|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year**|**Name of**<br>**person (or**<br>**body)**<br>**entitled to**<br>**appoint**<br>**trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
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|1|Christine Wendy<br>Spivey|Secretary||Committee<br>or AGM|
|2|Christopher<br>Rushworth|Treasurer|From 15/10/2020|Committee<br>or AGM|





|3|Kevin Peter Turner-<br>Hague|Chairman||Committee<br>or AGM|
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|4|Ian Wilson|||Committee<br>or AGM|
|5|Ian Spivey|||Committee<br>or AGM<br>Committee<br>or AGM|
|6|Robert Palmer||From 01/01/2021||
|7|Katherine Davies||From 04/03/2020|Committee<br>or AGM|
|8|Lee Bradley||From 02/01/2021|Committee<br>or AGM|
|9|Paul Lyons||From 06/01/2021|Committee<br>or AGM|
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|10|William Stewart<br>Thorpe||to 04/03/2020|Committee<br>or AGM|
|11|Trevor Hulmes|Treasurer|to 15/10/2020|Committee<br>or AGM|
|12|Alan Whalley||to 01/01/2021|Committee<br>or AGM|
|13|Michael Terence<br>Murphy||to 02/01/2021|Committee<br>or AGM|
|14|Charles Barry Ross||To 06/01/2021|Committee<br>or AGM|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|The Charity and its Trustees do not hold any assets on<br>behalf of anyone else.|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|Not applicable|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|Not applicable|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

||**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**Not applicable** 

## **Other optional information** 



## Declarations 

The trustees declare that they approve the Trustees’ report above 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

|Signature(s)|||
|---|---|---|
|Full name(s)|Christopher Robert Rushworth|Paul Lyons|
|Position ( eg Secretary,<br>Chair, etc.)|Treasurer|Chair|
|Date|29thNovember 2021||






**No (if any) Aldwinians Rugby Union Football Club Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/02/2020 31/01/2021 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**||**Restricted funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**12,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,000**|
|<br>Rent|**12,000**||**-**||**-**||**12,000**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**12,000**||**-**||**-**||**12,000**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||||
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|**_Total receipts_**||||||||
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## **A3 Payments** 

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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
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||**12,000**||||||**12,000**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**|Intercompany<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**12,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,000**<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Restricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Intercompany<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Land and Building<br>**Details**<br>Share investment|**Fund to which asset**<br>**belongs**<br>**1**<br>**Fund to which asset**<br>**belongs**<br>434221<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>434222|**Cost (optional)**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

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