Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From
Period start date
1 09 2022 To
Period end date
31 08 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name FC BLUESTAR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1184381
Charity's principal address 21 Broad Oak Lane
Manchester Postcode M20 5QB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Andrew Keir McIntyre | Chair | |||
| Nadim Zaidi | Trustee | |||
| Jane Frances Carroll | Trustee | |||
| Helen Louise Smith | Trustee | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of | advisers (Optional information) | advisers (Optional information) |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Foundation CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
We have the following policies in place and they are regularly reviewed:
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Complaints handling
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• Conflicting interests
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• Risk management
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Volunteer management
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
For the public benefit of children and young people aged 4 to 19 in the following local authority wards: Heatons North; Heatons South; Burnage; Didsbury East; Didsbury West; Northenden; Chorlton Park; Chorlton; Whalley Range; Fallowfield; Old Moat; Withington; and Levenshulme:
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1) To advance their physical education by providing facilities and coaching for football; and
2) To advance them in life and to relieve the needs of young people through recreational and leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
We are volunteer run.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
In the previous 18 months, we had invested significantly in the infrastructure required to expand the number of beneficiaries from 300 to 450 and then to 550 as demand surged after the prolonged household confinements during Covid.
In this year we saw demand continue to rise and we have successfully scaled up our provision to serve 700 beneficiaries. However, unlike the previous two years, we managed to achieve this largely from revenue with only a small (£539) impact on our reserves.
While this leaves our reserves at a short-term low (£2,466), the trustees took a longer-term view and believe that the scaling up of our provision from 300 to 700 beneficiaries in two and a half years has major strategic advantages for the charity and will significantly increase our impact and our ability to generate funds in years to come.
The increase in beneficiaries has led to a consequent increase in the number of community volunteers and has both increased our reach and profile in the community and strengthened our relationships with local schools.
Our income in the period was £189,736, principally from subscriptions. Our expenditure was £190,275. This represents a net investment of £539. Consequently, our reserves reduced to £2,466.
The trustees expect that demand will continue to grow and that the charity should be able to grow organically (from revenue rather than reserves) to serve 800+ beneficiaries in the year ahead.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
To meet the post-Covid surge in demand for our services, we have consciously chosen to re-invest the vast majority of surplus income in growth from 300 to 700 beneficiaries.
We have maintained the minimum £2,500-£3,000 in reserve to meet the known additional venue hire costs that we may incur because our main site (rented from a school) is prone to flooding. Going forward, our aim is to incrementally increase our reserves to make the charity more resilient to future financial challenges.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Helen Louise Smith Full name(s) Andrew Keir McIntyre Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Trustee etc) Date 3/1/2024
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Charity Name No (if any) FC BLUESTAR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO 1184381
CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/09/2022 31/08/2023
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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SUBSCRIPTIONS |
184,706 | - | - | 184,706 | 137,449 | ||||
| GRANTS | - | - | - | - | 600 | ||||
| INTEREST | 56 | - | - | 56 | 2 | ||||
| EVENTS | 4,808 | - | - | 4,808 | - | ||||
| DONATIONS | 166 | - | - | 166 | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 189,736 | - | - | 189,736 | 138,051 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 138,051 | |||||||||
FA&LEAGUE FEES &FINES |
25,849 | - | - | 25,849 | 24,689 | ||||
| COACHING | 51,367 | - | - | 51,367 | 40,227 | ||||
| PITCH HIRE | 67,072 | - | - | 67,072 | 36,280 | ||||
| EQUIPMENT | 5,340 | - | - | 5,340 | 14,968 | ||||
| ADMINISTRATION | 2,356 | - | - | 2,356 | 3,495 | ||||
| KIT | 20,804 | - | - | 20,804 | 13,248 | ||||
| REFEREEING | 3,307 | - | - | 3,307 | 4,329 | ||||
| QUALIFICATIONS | 1,799 | - | - | 1,799 | 1,595 | ||||
| REFUNDS | 720 | - | - | 720 | 363 | ||||
| AWARDS &TEAMBUILDING | 4,457 | - | - | 4,457 | 6,163 | ||||
| EVENTS | 7,204 | 7,204 | |||||||
| GRANTS | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 190,275 | - | - | 190,275 | 145,358 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 145,358 | |||||||||
| - 539 | - 7,307 | ||||||||
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| 3,005 | |||||||||
| 2,466 | - 7,307 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds
| 1 Cash at bank Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2,466 - 2,466 OK |
26/02/2024 Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Andrew McIntyre Helen Smith |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval | |||
| Andrew McIntyre | 03/01/2024 | ||
| Helen Smith | 03/01/2024 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name FC BLUESTAR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO members of
On accounts for the year 31/08/2023 Charity no 1184381 ended (if any) Set out on pages
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2022.
- 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:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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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.
Signed: Name: Patrick Greenall Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 21 Sunnyfield Road, Stockport, SK4 3HS
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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 .
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