CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report forthe period From 4 July 2019 Perlod start date To 30 September 2020 Period end date Charfty name: The Stones Community Trust Charlty rnglstration number: 1184274 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as 3et out in its governing document Pw• 1.17 The Oblectlsl of the CIO are". al The promotion of Communlty partlclpatlon In healthy recreatlon wh1n Maidstone and Kent by the provision of facilities for playingfootball and other sports capable of improvlng physical health and fitne55. b) To provide or assist in the provlslon of facllities In the Interests of soclal welfare for recreatlon or other leisure time occupation of IndNiduals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age. Infimity or dlsablllty. financial hardship or socSal drcumstances wlth object of improvin8 their conditions of life. Summary ofthe main activities in relation to ttrK)se purposes for the publrc benefft, in particular, the activities, projects or services identffied in th• accounts. Statement confirming whelher the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Chanty Commission on wblic benefft Pwa 1.17 1.19 See attached Actlvlty Reports for ye September 2019 and ye September 2020 Parn 1.18 Yes, we hole had reBard to the guldan¢e issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Additional infomiatlon loptional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant abouL' Policy on grant making P*a 1.38
PaR 1.3B PoliGy on soeAal investment including program relat&J investment Pwa 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Achievements and Performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identfying the differen the charity's work has made to the circumstances of tts beneficiaries and any whjer beneffts to society as a whole. See attached Artivity Reports for ye September 2019 and ye September 2020 PaTa 120 The benefft5 of our or8anisation include supporting local people in Maidstone to become more healthy in all aspetts including physical and mental health as well 05 educational attainment. enabling people to feel more induded in Society, providing opportunsties for people to take part regardless of background or ability. giving acce5S to those who would not normal have means to take part in paid activities, creating savin& stronger more integrated communities. Supportin8 those most in need using the unique power that sport has to get people tO8ether and invofved in artivities. Additional inforniatlon (optional) You ma choose to indude further statemerts where relevant about Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Perfomiance of fundraising activities against objectives set P• 1.41
Investrnent perfomance against of4'ectives P•ra 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Consldering this wa5 the scfs flrst full year of trading especial duri a national COVID pandemic, the Trustees are very pleased with the grants and finan¢lal a55iStance provlded and artrrfity outcomes. The scr remain in profit which will be used for addltional activities that may not achieve complete fvndin Whilst the Accounts show some Profft. these fund5 are planned to be used In full to undertake other non-fvnded or partial funded activltie5 such as food for families and the elderly £6,281. The scr have no Ernployees, Accommodatlon etc so other than Annual Insurance premiums, there is no requirement to kee a Reserve Not Appllcable ststem8nt 8xplaining the policy for holding resorv88 stating why they are held 122 Amount of reserrfes held Reason8 for holdlng zero reserves Par¥ 122 P•rn 122 Detai18 of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about tho charity continuing as a going concem 1.24 1.23 We do not undertake any actNltles wlthout cafUl bud8etln8. If we have any un-used profit. we will use these sums for non-funded attNities. If possible however. we always try and obtain funding either from a ognIsed funding body or by Corporate donatlons. We have no i55ues wlth the Charity contlnulng as a ol concern Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma hoose to include further statements where relevant al)out: The charty's principal sources of funds (induding any fundraisiNJ) rn 1.47 Investment policy and objedives including any social investment policy P** 1.48 A descripts.on of the principal risk$ facin the tha Para 1.46
Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of goveming document Paa 125 Bespoke Constitution How is the charity constituted? P•4 125 Charitsble Incorporated Organisation ICIOI -ated Trustee selection methods including details of any Constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entit to appoint one or more Parn 125 Every Charty Tntstee rnu5t be a natural person. No individual may be appointed as a Charity Trustee of the CIO: 141 rf he or she is under the age of 16 years: or lil) rf he or she would autornaticalty ase to hold office under the provi5ion5 of Clause 12.1{el. No one is entitled to act as a Charty Trustee whether on appointment or on any re- appointment until he or she has express acknowledged. in whatever way the Charrty TrUee$ decide. his or her acceptan of the office of Charity Trustee. There must be at least 3 Charity Trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining Trustee or Trustees may act only to call a meeting of the Charity Trustees or appoint a new Charity Trustee. The maximum number of Charity Trustees is 12. The Charity TrUee5 may not appoint any Charity Trustee if as a result, the number of Charity Trustees would exceed the maximurn. Every Charity Trustee can only be appolnted for a temi of 3 years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Charrty Trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as Charity Tllees. the Charity Trustee5 must have regard to the skills. knowledge and experien needed for the effective administration of the CIO. Addilional infonnation (Optional) You ma choose to include further statements relevarrt about: PaA 1.51
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity's organisational structure and any wrder netsvork with which the chanty works P*a 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Parn 1.51 Other Reference and Admlnlstratlve details Charit name Other name the Cha . i8tered cha number Charity's principal addre88 The Stones Communlty Trust nla 1184274 The Gallagher Stadlum James Whatman Way Maidstone Kent. ME14 ILQ
Name8 of the charfty trustees who manage the charfty Offlc• ary} Chair Nam• of p•rnon lor body) •ntltl¢d an MKhael Andrew Littleboy Oliver Nicholas jeMYASh Michael Frederick Cogger Arthur Blalr Gulland William Thomas Williams 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rate tru8tees- names of the directors at the date the re Dlrector name rtwasa Name of trustees holdirvJ title to property t*lorvJing lo the thanty Tru•tw nam•
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty Not Applicable Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's obj'ects Not Applicable Details of arrangements for safe Custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Not Applicable Addttlonal Infommtlon lopuonal) Names and addrossos of advls•rs (Opfjonal Infommtlon) Typo ol Nama AddrM• advlsor Name of chlef •xocutlv• or nam•8 of nIOr staff memborn (Optlonal Infom)allon) Exemptions from di8cIo8ure Reason for noni8d08ure of ke rgonnel dai18 Not Appllcable Other o tional informatlon
Declarations The trustees declare that thoy hav• approved th• trust•o•' report abovo. Slgned on b•half of th• charlty's trus Signaturo(s) Full nam$) Posltion (eg Secretsry, Chalr, etc) Michael Andrew Littlel Chair 26 July 2021
M UFC NITY Annual Report 2018-2019
019 I3AI ITNI 3920 Attendances 22 ProjèctslEvents 1380 Individual Participants 35 Volunteers Used 1600 + Hours of Delivery
The Stones Community Trust The Stones Communty TnLSt is the charltsble arni of Maidstone Utd Ftball aub that ts founded on the principle5 of hard rf detemiination, passth arKI integrlty. The Trust has delivered a range of wogramme5 sirKe its In October 2018 ,that refl&t its commitsnent to Imwovlng the eduLztion, health vlell. being of ts I31 communitie& Thr(wh our multip)rLs programmes. we are ¢)pening dc for the exduded aThJ fighting for a healthiw and more Coh c(Mnmunity. We rely on fiJr)ding arKI stons¢)r5hlp SUPFM)rt to keep us golng armd enable us to realty make a dlfference. We dellver a raNJe of inlbatsves that Inspire people from all walks of life to make posltjve change happen for themkn arKI thelr communty. The folh)wtng report Shov the actlvltles thls year arKI the ProJe(ts we have delivered. What have we done this year? Governance We started the year foojslng an recwltlThJ and completlng the trustee s Informatlon as well as developing all policies and pr(Kedures , an ambitious buslness pkn arKI engjrlng we had everfhlng In pl to operte arKI alkm us to start the prcKess of becomirKJ a reglstered Charity. We also realisal qulte early on that furKllrYJ was rrKxe Kcesslble If V had the charlty registratlon. We a19) dwjned a Trust Lw, to help us slart to establith a brand of our chyn . (DJITY We lo(ed at areas of the communlty ljwt n11 our supwrt the most, whllst also wsuriNJ dellvered of lthe tradltional activittes carried out by the ftM)tball blub pr. maetIng/ Med We designed a website arKI also stsrted a twits page to l& p know atthit (xjr programme5 arKI what the Trust was (k4'rvJ
Frt 4 Life Programme The Programme is deggned to hdp yourwj pe wtK) are deaned 'at of entering the Criminal justi Systsm or being exduded from their pew group as vlctims. We also supported those yourg people who ageIe5 and partners belleve Wld LEnefit and change the dlreLtion of thelr current behavityjr. It is IMrtant to note that the programme also supp)rted tse youNJ pe(ple wFK> have fart0, such as slbliros In prison as well as those living In poverty and v5d be unable to partiapate in this sFK)rt. The programme ts almal at y1j Fe aged 11-16 y•JYs who partidpate for a totsl of mirKlset workshops as well as cThnpkting a newty Introducej ASDAN quaIrfrali In Fcotball. The programme was baJ at the Gallagtrw Sta11um arKI YS dellvwaj by tnjst staff arKI Safer Kent staff. Street Soccer his programme is in partnership with Street Soccer Foundation. arKI dev0 clSe (or as mary r to It as 'expwluKt') for 1&25 year olds (male and fanale) delivered at The Gall&Jher Stadium, offering selected young partlopants a filon of:1) Professlonal Football Coachlng: 2) GYowthlPosltlve Mlndset Tralnlngj and 3) Skllls & Employablllty Wothps: a spedally crafted 'hat.tric to wwble course particrpants to fundamentslly improve their mindset and be ready and able to nw)ve Into WorK Education or Further TralniNJ successful graduatlon. The Tnst staff provide the coachirKJ arKf support the young pIe with r1rj writtThJ durirvJ the wortrshop sessions - We have w1 wlth 30 young pecyle this year w have repxjrted "Itfe changing" differen In their mindset and , future prospects as a result of the course. Maidstone Utd First Team plaS also suptK)rted the young people by Jolning In
Schools Out Summer Programme This programme was tunded bv Gokltng Vtsion and Cllr Gary Cooke - via the We identified an area of Maidstone that neth our help, Path4(MxI, an area with one of the highest IS of deprivation. 28.6% are IN iro)me families wilh two thirds of the d)ildren in those families being aged undex Il>year& Holiday Hunger has bw a topic in national and local medkl a1 can push families into food poverty and insecurity. Whilst many thildren from low income Pdmilie5 are entitled to free sttKJoI meals, tsre is vay litde suppcrt for provs1 during the holidays These families were mostty single partt hoUs&S. H3viro spoken to some of these parents we jdertiF that many do not have CesS to school holiday provisi, with many chldren also rttx receivirKJ a healthy lurKth during sthool holidays due to relying cn fr gJMxA meals. Our Sch(M)Is programrne aimeAI to address thi5. The 1kn3ramme ran at Heather House in parkWxI on 5th - 16th August 2019, we deliver a range of SFQrts, gar and activtties and every thild got to try. cricke¢ tennis, fcM)tball, as wdl as rourth ,fcx)tball tennis, Athleti and much mre. Each day a dIfft Art5 and Craft theme, rnrrfjing from Maktng masks, (Teating rockets, making keyrings arKI degnIng artwork Ipainting superlwoe5i glitter ddls and usirvj (yeative mints. We tYovhJeil lunch for each chikl that ITKJuded a range of tralthy fctKI and snacks. We had 60 children rJistered with 218 attarreS throughout the two weeks. Having hhlIghted Parkwrmxl as an area of establish&1 the followlNJ: or all the thiklren re91eI 86% of them lived in ME15 ( Parkwood), this gjpyyts our inibal researth of need in that area. The parentslcarers feedbad( was that the need in other areas was 8]ually as great and if we had targeted our promcthn wider the tske up o)uld easity have !
Walking Football This project wns weekly and all year round. it is for rr over 50yrs old, we rrenty have 30 wular players and they take part in a rarvJe of comFetsbons arKI g)ial events every year. The average age of parbcipant is 6fvrs old ! Readers Utd This projert was funded by Cllr Matt Boughton from the Members Community Grant Ir Read5 Utd PrrmJram* th'ldren that were nrt reaching the required le5 of in dass or vrte disengaged in reading In wKitirvJ. We wrJrk&l with Greenfiekjs Prtmary SchcK)I to Pllct ths pr¢)Jramm Greenfields We proNryded 12 weeks (( R&idirMJ arKJ Srx)rt for 60 thildren. the Trust staff read wrth the thildren and dÈsass8J the Ixrfjk and went on to pkiy a range of skN)rts. We also sUpP)rtl the chiklren50 to lte letters to the Maidstone Utd FC players. At the End of the Prc#Jramme MUFC PlaS VISI the d)ildren and prewted the sch(x)I with some books for the sttttx library. National League Trust Cup The scr hosted tvK trnanlts for this annual competstson, one eath for bjys arKJ girls from local primary schwls. We had a total of 176 young pecyle tske part atross the , two days. The Two winning sctKoIs tcKJk part in the Regional Heats held at Sutton Utd arK1 was also given 9)me valuable coathlrKJ prior to the Regional Heats from the Trust Coatt&, who t into their schwls to provide some tactlc ?thI arKJ National Leasue Trust
Maidstone Utd FC - -world Cup Tournamenv We hostad our annual aub T(KJrnament a1 themej tt around trE VMen$ wd cup. eattÈ sthcd vdere given a team arKI they made fiags to represent the country tfv were. The Twst lded a new aje range thts year hIS had . asked LLS to indude yearfs 314 in the event So, we had two toumaments running alorde each other for all thildren in sthcol years 314 arKI 516. We had a total 180 thildm take parL Sleep Out- Homeless Awareness We teamed up with Street Sc(cer Foundation to out at the Maidstone Utd FC Stadium to raise awareness of homthness and to promote a brgger in November 20 p&Jple Slept out in the stsnds all night Remembrance November 2019 We invited Ial thildren to come aThJ be part of our remembran matth and they made ppleS for all players and a poppy wreath for each team to keep. The children were mascots for the day arKI walked ¢xrt viith the player5 for the minute silen. Disability Teams The Stones Communty Trist team&1 up with Gulland's Solicitors and The Gallaghw GThp tr> pre kit for the Maidone Utd Raiders FC. The tearr6 invited to paRde their rwi kit arouNJ tr tth at a MUFC TrKKne matth.
School Visits The trust vi%ted l(x219&Mx4s throhoUt the sea9)n to suptM)rt PE lewns and other sthcd events induding Careers week arKI %K)rts Week We took thers into the sttK*)Is to SUPtM)rt the inlttatlves and tslk to the chlldren Easter Hospital Wisit ' The trust provid&J Easter treats for thIld in Maidstone Hosp6tal, trust staff arKJ an MUFC playw FYesent&l the gifts to the thlldm on the Sports Introduction Day Thls Is an annual event where thildren from Prfmary S(tthls In Maldstone ty out a range of dlfferent sports. Over 220 young peor4e tcrf)k part and trie([ 12 different act1Wt. END
The Stones Comm.unity.,; Trust Trustee Board Pack
MUFC Report of Projects 1st October 2019- 30 September 2020 Street Soccer Academy Our Partnershlp with SS continued with only one of the three planned academies for the year- due to Covid-19 .We do have one scheduled for Oct th 14 2020. subjert to funding being confirmed. 14 young people took part In the programme in Oct 19 we delivered football and mindsevmentoring sessions overthe 10 weeks. As a result of the course all the young people were in temporary or permanent accommodation and went on to either employment, Trainin8, or further education- Players took part in the graduation day at the Stadium Fit 4 Life Fit 4 Life started on IW October for 10 weeks. 12 young people took part and for the first time we had 3 females take part. This project targets the hours between leaving school and getting home as this has been evidenced as the key offending time for young people, all those that attended showed a positive turnaround at the end of the course- reports from the referral partners
demonstrated the change and success of this programme, we also added an ASDAN qualification. We intended to put have our 2 programme in March 2020 but due to government restrictions this was put back until October 2020. National League Trust Tournaments Two days 2 and IO" Dec- 135 Boys and 1217 Girls took part over the two days. The tournaments were well attended with 5 NEW schools taking part. The numbers were slightly less this year due to date clashes Wlth other school commitments. We had booked dates for 12 and 15 October 2020, however we have had to defer this probably until early 2021. 14 The winning schools were Roseacre Primary for the Girls and Loose Primary for the Boys, both schools went on to represent MUFC at the regional finals in Feb 2020 held at Bromleyfootball club they came 4 and 3 respectively. Each school was also presented with MUFC playing kit at a school assembly beforehand by our sponsor Kevin Holliday of CSIS. Both Teams also got to do a lap of honour at a MLJFC home match and meet the players. Sleep Out The sleep out took place on 24th January 2020 and was well attended with approximately 65 people taking part. We raised of £6,000 which we shared with the Street Soccer Foundation. We also had a £51J) donation to provide refreshments. George Elokobi also visited the Event along with the Mayor of Maidstone
Schools Out The Feb half Tenn Programme was held at Heather House in Parkwood. The children that attended were at risk of holiday hunger. as parents/carers rely on free school meals and many on food banks. We provided a range of activities including sport, arts and crafts. games as well as a healthy lunch and snacks. 175 Children took part over the week and we had visits from Cllr Gary Cooke. who helped launch the programme in August 2019 and from George Elokobi. We had plans to run again at Easter, but this was cancelled due to the soclal Isolatlon rules. We delivered our 2 programme over May Half Term and adapted to adhere to the Social Isolation Rules and gave our food and activity packs in the park located outside Heather House in Parkwood. We handed out over 250 lunches and packs over the week and the families stayed in the park to picnic and play with the equipment provided. Staff were on hand to demonstratel We had Water and Snacks donated by South Eastern Trains and Footballs donated by Street Soccer Foundation. Golding Homes funded the lunches and staff. Our 3, Programme started in July, when it would have been the school Holidays. We delivered a normal programme with extra safety measures in place and was based at Greenfields Primary School. We planned for 30 children per day. but demand was so high and exceeded all our expectations and on one day we 78 children. We quickly adjusted the staffing and programme so that did not turn people away that really needed supporL We delivered to 1274 young people throughout the summer.
This course was funded by CSIS, Kent Community Foundation. Safer Kent, The FA and SCT Masks sales. We also submitted a bid to Children in Need to support Schools Out for every school holiday. but this was put on hold due to the pandemic and we can revisit for 2021 Greenfields Mentoring Programme This was a weekly programme of Football and mentoring support for Greenfields primary school children to encourage more regular attendance in school and interact with their peers. The young people we worked with were disengaged In school and were regularly absent. We worked with 20 children per week over a 10-week period. Sport Rellef On the 13 March Trust staff support the Kent Pollce and Crime Commissioners Penalty Shoot Out Challenge we teamed up with the staff from the Street Soccer Foundation and our team won on the day- scoring penalties against the Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott. Over £2,000 was raised for Sport Relief on the day The Last Mile We helped launched an initiative in partnership wlth MUFC. Wellbeing People and The Mason Foundation to encourage fans to walk the last mile to the stadium, this is to help families get fitter and part of our Healthy Stadia plans for the future. The First Mile was on March and was attended by approximately 58 Fans
George Elokobi and Noah Chesmain helped usto launch the initiative and walked with us on the day. Player Visits We have had player visits to Schools, Schools Out Holiday Camps, Meet and Greet at Stadium, Tournaments, The Last Mile and had many more scheduled from March which have been cancelled due to Social Isolation rules Covld-19 Support Work PPE for Key Workers - The Trustees agreed in April that the trust should try and sUPPOrt the demand for PPE. We a8reed to look Into ways of makin8 and dlstrlbutln8 to those that needed ft the most. The response on Social Media requestsfor helpwere ovenvhelmin8 and we managed to harness the community spirit and really provide the much-needed items. Recipients included. Care homes. hospitals, emergency response units and hospi$. The distrlbution is ongoing but at tlme of writing we have: Donated Over 2( pieces of PPE Had Over 50 people donate materials
80 sewers and inventors making mask5. visors, and scrub bags We have also been able to provide Child Friendly vi50rs for stsff in chlldren wards with Disney and Cartoon Chararters Colourlng Packs We dlstrlbuted on- Ilne colouring packs for chlldren to do durln8 lockdown and display In their windows END
The Stones Community Trust
P and L for Charity Commission Audit from 4 July 2019 to 30 September 2020
Profit and Loss Account as at 30 September 2020
| Totals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Income | ||
| National League Trust | £28,185.00 | |
| Street Soccer Academy | £1,000.00 | |
| Street Soccer Sleep Out | £5,370.38 | |
| CSIS | £2,400.00 | |
| Golding Homes | £6,585.00 | |
| Safer Kent | £3,456.00 | |
| National Pride | £500.00 | |
| Kent Community Foundation | £5,000.00 | |
| Mask Sales | £2,253.00 | |
| Kent County Council | £1,500.00 | |
| Funds from Disability Section | £1,000.00 | |
| Donations | £1,418.95 | |
| Total Income | £58,668.33 | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Community Development Officer | -£23,625.00 | |
| Pitch/Room Hire | -£3,425.00 | |
| Street Soccer | -£2,250.19 | |
| IT costs | -£515.40 | |
| Coaching | -£15,882.50 | |
| Kit/Medals | -£4,130.00 | |
| Resources | -£2,558.34 | |
| Total Expenditure | -£52,386.43 | |
| 2019/2020 Profit | £6,281.90 | |
| RECONCILE CASH POSITION | ||
| Actual Cash Position at Bank as at 4 July 2019 | £ | - |
| Actual Cash Position at Bank as at 30 September 2020 | £ | 6,281.90 |
| Less Monies Yet to be Paid | £ | - |
| £ | 6,281.90 |
|
| Balance: | £ | 6,281.90 |