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2024-05-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1183432

FC Hartlepool CIO Unaudited Financial Statements

31 May 2024

CENSIS

Chartered accountants Exchange Building 66 Church Street Hartlepool TS24 7DN

FC Hartlepool CIO

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7

FC Hartlepool CIO

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 May 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name FC Hartlepool CIO Charity registration number 1183432 Principal office Exchange Building 66 Church Street Hartlepool TS24 7DN

The trustees

Independent examiner

Mr S Shaheen Mr J Gould Mr T Hill Mr P Hackwell Mr C Birbeck Censis Exchange Building 66 Church Street Hartlepool TS24 7DN

Structure, governance and management

The entity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charities Commission of England & Wales on 15 May 2019.

The organisation primarily operates as a community football club and as such is also governed by the regional Football Association, that being the Durham FA.

FC Hartlepool CIO is managed by committee with the ultimate responsibility of the entity being with the named trustees.

Objectives and activities

The object of the CIO is the promotion of community participation in health and recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of football and other sports capable of promoting physical health and fitness.

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FC Hartlepool CIO

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

Achievements and performance

The charity has continued to develop and to grow despite the exceptionally difficult circumstances that all sectors have faced in recent years.

The charity has maintained its commitment to the development of Grayfields, having implemented various infrastructure upgrades and expanding the site usage significantly through the organic growth in participants operating under the FC banner, in addition to engaging with several local community support entities whom now also regard Grayfields as their central hub for the community driven services.

FC Hartlepool is fast becoming an important institution at the centre of helping communities within our great town.

Our community Football Club now hosts more than 40 teams in addition to a thriving 'FC Kickers' section collectively having a huge positive impact of the health and well being of around 500 children and young people in and around Hartlepool.

The structure that has been set will facilitate controlled and sustained growth from both football operations and community engagement perspectives in each year that we continue to operate.

Our pool of qualified (and soon to be qualified) coaches continues to grow in line with our operations in general.

Looking forward, the charity has grand designs of expanding its services across the local and wider community both through our core offering of Football orientated services, but also through further engagement with other third sector entities and the commencement of numerous social enrichment projects.

The clubs' adult male first team has consolidated its position in the Northern League and we are now aspiring to gain promotion in the coming seasons. Doing so would be yet another huge achievement for the club and will prove to be of great benefit to Hartlepool in terms of exposure in the sporting world.

Our growth has been attributable to the support of the Fooball Foundation as well as local businesses, trusts, and our valued ever growing network of Volunteers.

Sic Itur Ad Astra

Financial review

The unrestricted reserves of the charity at 31 May 2024 amounted to £182,748 of which free reserves (i.e. those not tied up in fixed assets and designated funds) amounted to £11,667.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

The trustees' annual report was approved on 26 March 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr S Shaheen Mr J Gould Trustee Trustee

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FC Hartlepool CIO

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of FC Hartlepool CIO

Year ended 31 May 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of FC Hartlepool CIO ('the charity') for the year ended 31 May 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Censis Independent Examiner Exchange Building 66 Church Street Hartlepool TS24 7DN

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FC Hartlepool CIO

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 May 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 20,910 124,965 145,875 53,875
Other trading activities 5 134,758 134,758 131,630
Investment income 6 2,172 2,172 957
Other income 7 4,369 4,369 1,164
   
Total income 162,209 124,965 287,174 187,626
   
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 8 214,007 12,620 226,627 164,107
   
Total expenditure 214,007 12,620 226,627 164,107
   
   
Net income (51,798) 112,345 60,547 23,519
   
Transfers between funds 105,325 (105,325)
   
Net movement in funds 53,527 7,020 60,547 23,519
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 124,764 4,980 129,744 106,225
   
Total funds carried forward 178,291 12,000 190,291 129,744
   

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 7 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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FC Hartlepool CIO

Statement of Financial Position

31 May 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 12 166,624 73,917
Investments 13 200 200
 
166,824 74,117
Current assets
Debtors 14 27,387
Cash at bank and in hand 68,899 54,927
 
68,899 82,314
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 10,432 1,687
 
Net current assets 58,467 80,627
 
Total assets less current liabilities 225,291 154,744
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 16 35,000 25,000
 
Net assets 190,291 129,744
 
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 12,000 4,980
Unrestricted funds 178,291 124,764
 
Total charity funds 18 190,291

129,744


These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 26 March 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr S Shaheen Trustee

Mr J Gould Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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FC Hartlepool CIO

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Exchange Building, 66 Church Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7DN.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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 (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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FC Hartlepool CIO

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Long leasehold property - Term of lease (31.08.46) Plant and machinery - 20% reducing balance Fixtures and fittings - 20% reducing balance Equipment - 20% reducing balance

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

Investments in associates

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the associate arising before or after the date of acquisition.

Investments in joint ventures

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investments in joint ventures (continued)

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the joint venture arising before or after the date of acquisition.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

4. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations and sponsors 20,410 20,410
Grants
Football Foundation/Premier League Stadia Fund 82,465 82,465
PFC Trust 42,000 42,000
Fund A Fest CIC 500 500
Virgin Money 500 500
  
20,910 124,965 145,875
  
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations and sponsors 31,219 31,219
Grants
Football Foundation/Premier League Stadia Fund 9,736 9,736
Tees Valley Combined 3,000 3,000
East Durham College 500 500
Arnold Clarke 1,000 1,000
Sported Foundation 2,000 2,000
Grantscape 4,980 4,980
Charities Trust 940 940
Hartlepool Borough Council 500 500
  
32,719 21,156 53,875
  
5. Other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Player subscriptions & registration 94,291 94,291 68,077 68,077
Fundraising & events 7,582 7,582 39,857 39,857
Facility hire 32,885 32,885 23,696 23,696
   
134,758 134,758 131,630 131,630
   

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

6. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 2,172 2,172 957 957
   
7. Other income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Prize Winnings 57 57 25 25
Misc Income 4,312 4,312 1,139 1,139
   
4,369 4,369 1,164 1,164
   
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Football operations 214,007 214,007
Football Foundation - Groundworks 7,140 7,140
Grantscape 4,980 4,980
Fund A Fest CIC 500 500
  
214,007 12,620 226,627
  
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Football operations 143,467 143,467
Football Foundation - Groundworks 12,700 12,700
Education & Skills 1,500 1,500
Tees Valley Combined 3,000 3,000
East Durham College 500 500
Sported Foundation 2,000 2,000
Charities Trust 940 940
  
143,467 20,640 164,107
  

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

9. Net income

Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):

Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 14,569 8,675
 

10. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 26,715 28,292
Employer contributions to pension plans 614 601
 
27,329 28,893
 

The average head count of employees during the year was 1 (2023: 1). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2024 2023
No. No.
Charitable activities 1 1
 

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

11. Trustee remuneration and expenses

All trustees provide their services on a volunteer basis and therefore, no remuneration was paid.

12. Tangible fixed assets

Long
leasehold Plant and Fixtures and
property machinery fittings Equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 June 2023 28,226 30,998 23,246 8,876 91,346
Additions 70,032 29,800 7,444 107,276
    
At 31 May 2024 98,258 60,798 23,246 16,320 198,622
    
Depreciation
At 1 June 2023 203 9,588 4,765 2,873 17,429
Charge for the year 4,457 5,825 1,848 2,439 14,569
    
At 31 May 2024 4,660 15,413 6,613 5,312 31,998
    
Carrying amount
At 31 May 2024 93,598 45,385 16,633 11,008 166,624
    
At 31 May 2023 28,023 21,410 18,481 6,003 73,917
    

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

13. Investments

Fixed asset investments represent shares held in the charity's wholly owned subsidiary FCH Enterprises Limited.

FCH Enterprises Limited is a trading company that operates within the hospitality sector, predominantly through what is regarded as FC Hartlepool's club house.

The subsidiary details are as follows:

Trading address: Grayfields Sports Pavilion Jesmond Gardens Hartlepool TS24 8PJ Registered Office: Exchange Building 66 Church Street Hartlepool TS24 7DN

Company Reg No: 13383702

All statutory information and published financials of FCH Enterprises Limited is on public record and can be found on the Companies House register.

14. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 27,387
 
15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Social security and other taxes 3,627 1,557
Other creditors 6,805 130
 
10,432 1,687
 
16. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024 2023
£ £
Other creditors 35,000 25,000
 

17. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £614 (2023: £601).

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 June 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General 50,847 162,209 (199,438) (1,951) 11,667
Fixed Asset Pool 73,917 (14,569) 107,276 166,624
    
124,764 162,209 (214,007) 105,325 178,291
    
At At
1 June 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2023
£ £ £ £ £
General 29,790 166,470 (115,104) (30,309) 50,847
Team Funds 19,688 (19,688)
Fixed Asset Pool 52,283 (8,675) 30,309 73,917
    
101,761 166,470 (143,467) 124,764
    

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

18. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At At
1 June 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Football Foundation -
Surfaces 7,140 (7,140)
Grantscape 4,980 (4,980)
Football Foundation -
Premier League Stadia
Fund 75,325 (75,325)
Fund A Fest CIC 500 (500)
PFC Trust - infastructure 42,000 (30,000) 12,000
    
4,980 124,965 (12,620) (105,325) 12,000
    
At At
1 June 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Football Foundation -
Surfaces 2,964 11,236 (14,200)
Education & Skills -
Develop womens game 1,500 (1,500)
Tees Valley Combined -
Equipment 3,000 (3,000)
East Durham College -
Education 500 (500)
Sported Foundation 500 (500)
Grantscape 4,980 4,980
Charities Trust 940 (940)
    
4,464

21,156

(20,640)



4,980


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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 166,624 166,624
Investments 200 200
Current assets 56,899 12,000 68,899
Creditors less than 1 year (10,432) (10,432)
Creditors greater than 1 year (35,000) (35,000)
  
Net assets 178,291 12,000 190,291
  
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 73,917 73,917
Investments 200 200
Current assets 77,334 4,980 82,314
Creditors less than 1 year (1,687) (1,687)
Creditors greater than 1 year (25,000) (25,000)
  
Net assets 124,764 4,980 129,744
  

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