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

**From 5[th] April 2022   Period start date   To 5[th] April 2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Leeds Powerchair Football Club (LPFC)** 

## **Charity registration number: 1184326** 

## **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|For the public beneft to relieve the<br>needs<br>of disabled persons by providing<br>opportunities and facilities to play<br>powerchair football for enjoyment and<br>competition|
|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<br>1.19|Delivering coaching sessions.<br>Arranging<br>football matches|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Despite the post pandemic issues, the<br>club has continued to deliver<br>coaching sessions, delivered, playing<br>opportunities, delivered CPD events<br>for coaches and continued to grow in<br>numbers|



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

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N?A**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|All the staf at LPFC are volunteers<br>and<br>give of their time and skills at no cost<br>to the<br>club. Volunteers are providing more<br>than 100hours per month|





Other 

## **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 club has developed 1 additional<br>team<br>over the period. Increased the<br>Development section by 100%<br>Delivered CPD for regional coaches.<br>Increased training and playing<br>opportunities.<br>Overall numbers of players, qualifed<br>coaches and referees have increased.<br>We have had 3 players making<br>international debuts, and 4 more players<br>joining the FA Regional Pathway. We have<br>become involved in the management and<br>governance of the sport by having a club<br>member join the WFA as a Trustee|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41|<br>Our Club Development Plan shapes<br>our<br>objectives. Over the period we have<br>managed to achieve a huge number<br>of<br>those objectives; Delivering sessions,<br>promoting and developing the game,<br>enabling volunteers to attain new<br>skills,<br>delivering training and CPD, working<br>regionally and nationally to infuence<br>the<br>development and management of the<br>game<br>Increased the number of volunteers and<br>additional sponsors|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|Our fundraising objectives have been<br>successful, we achieved funding from<br>new<br>sources and have been able to<br>acquire new<br>chairs for the beneft of players. We<br>acquired additional storage space to<br>enable growth as a club<br>Managed to fund a specifc camera to<br>aidmatchanalysis|
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Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other 

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|See accounts|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held when funders have<br>specified item such as sports powerchairs|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## 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|We were successful in acquiring<br>additional<br>funding from 2 new sources Jimbos<br>have again supported new chair<br>purchases, Bruce Wake Fund aided<br>hall hire. We also secured 1 new<br>Prime Sponsors who have agreed to<br>put an amount into the club each year<br>for the next<br>3 years|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Cost of Living Crisis We are stable in<br>terms of running costs are greatest<br>threat is facility hire. We cannot be<br>assured that facilities will be available<br>(school sports halls) or that any<br>increases by lenders will be afordable<br>in the long term. Storage at our<br>current facility, this will continue to<br>causeissueswe continueto grow|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constituted|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Established for charitable purposes<br>only for<br>the public beneft.|
|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|Re-election every 3 years by means of<br>AGM. Applicant apply in writing, club<br>members vote for their choice.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51|<br>Updated and reviewed every 2 years|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|We lost our Chair in December 2022, we<br>have since appointed in June 2023. We are<br>planning to restructure the charity to meet<br>new initiatives and better manage the<br>charity workload|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Leeds Powerchair Football Club (LPFC)|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1184326|
|Charity’s principal address|c/o<br>8 Ladywood Grange Oakwood Leeds LS8 2LU|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Paul Gorman|Club Secretary|December 2022|LPFC AGM|
||Helen Chappell|Club Chair|December 2022|LPFC AGM|
||Michael Britton|Club Treasurer|December 2022|LPFC AGM|
||Katie Rigby|Club Welfare Officer|December 2022|LPFC AGM|
||KennyWatson|Club Chair|June 2023|TBC @ LPFC AGM(Dec 23)|
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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** 



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

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

M Britton **Signature(s)** Michael Britton **Full name(s)** Paul Gorman **Position (eg Secretary,** Club Secretary Club Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 06/11/2023 



## **LEEDS POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL CLUB ACCOUNTS 2022-2023** 

|||**INCOME**|**INCOME**|**INCOME**|**INCOME**|**INCOME**|**OUTGOINGS**|**OUTGOINGS**|**OUTGOINGS**|**OUTGOINGS**|**OUTGOINGS**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Grants**|**Donation/**<br>**Fundraise**|**Subs/ Reg**|**Refunds**|**Misc**|**Venue Hire**|**Repairs/**<br>**Equip/insur**|**League/**<br>**Afliation**|**Training/**<br>**Courses**|**Misc**|
||**April**||£100.00|||£76.00|£525.00|£7,348.97|||£52.00|
|**Summary for fnancial year 6th April 2022 To 5th April 2023**||||||||||||
|**Total Income**<br>**£27,227.77**<br>**Total Outgoings**<br>**£54,486.23**<br>**Balance Left Over**<br>**-£27,258.46**<br>**Balance in Bank is correct of April 5th 2023**<br>**£17,420.14**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Balance after restricted funds<br>**Michael Britton - LPFC Treasurer**|**May**||£1,350.00|£212.00||£150.00|£114.00||£150.00|||
||**June**||£300.00|£196.00||£312.00|£2,990.00|£5,595.27|£50.00||£70.00|
||**July**||£200.00|£196.00|£114.00|||£2,237.29|£270.00|||
||**Aug**||£232.25|£4,174.00|£228.00||£171.00|£1,601.55|£60.00|||
||**Sept**||£200.00|£428.50|£513.00|£348.00|£1,197.00|£895.11|£480.00|||
||**Oct**||£700.00|£3,466.50|£95.00||£1,121.00|£1,055.44|£100.00|||
||**Nov**||£218.52|£340.50|£399.00||£1,133.00|£1,828.83|||£167.95|
||**Dec**|£3,000.00|£100.00|£528.00|£114.00|£5.00|£226.00|£149.43|||£320.00|
||**Jan**||£1,100.00|£315.50|£57.00||£855.00|£41.45|||£75.00|
||**Feb**|£4,920.00|£350.00|£571.00|£171.00||£1,197.00|£156.95|£20.00||£370.00|
||**March**||£200.00|£1,019.00|£228.00||£1,530.00|£17,900.59|£1,200.00||£331.40|
||**Total**|£7,920.00|£5,050.77|£11,447.00|£1,919.00|£891.00|£11,959.00|£38,810.88|£2,330.00||£1,386.35|
|||**£27,227.77**|||||**£54,486.23**|||||



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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees** Leeds powerchair football club **On accounts for the year** 2022-2023 **Charity no** 1184326 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **05 / 04 / 2023** . 

**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

**Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the 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. 

|**Signed:**<br>**Name:**<br>**Relevant professional**<br>**qualification(s) or body**<br>**(if any):**<br>**Address:**|G lowery|01/01/2024|
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||Graham Lowery||
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## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

1 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 



**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

2 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 

