Upminster Park Rovers Junior Football Club CIO
Trustees’ Annual Report
Charity registration number: 1184407
1[st] May 2022 to 30[th] April 2023
Objectives and Activities
We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Our objective is to provide facilities for the recreation and leisure time occupation of young people in Upminster and the surrounding area in the interest of social welfare by the provision of facilities and training in football to develop their physical and mental capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.
We meet our objectives by providing facilities and volunteers to allow children to play football within the structures of the Football Association. Currently the club hires pitches and training facilities from the local council and local schools. A planning application has been submitted to develop a new ground that will allow the club to provide enhanced facilities to a more diverse set of beneficiaries.
This year we had over 100 volunteers delivering football to over 300 children in all age groups from 6 to 18 years of age. All volunteers were unpaid. It is estimated that the economic value of our volunteers is more than £1m.
We feel we provide a public benefit as we give members the opportunity to engage in physical activity. This is carried out in a safe environment and helps improve their overall health.
We allow members to build self-esteem as they learn to trust in their own abilities, receive encouragement and praise from coaches and parents, and learn to accept constructive criticism. Playing football can help children develop important social skills such as good citizenship, positive peer relations and respect for authority.
Members also learn personal skills such as leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, responsibility, self-discipline, and a sense of initiative.
Financial Review
We are in a strong financial position. Our main source of income is from membership fees which have remained constant for several years.
We maintain reserves for working capital purposes, future ground development and in mitigation of any change in our financial circumstances. Our combined reserve for these purposes is £125,000 which has been built up since 1966 when the club was first formed.
Structure, Governance and Management
We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with a governing constitution. The day-to-day activities are managed by a management committee. The trustees are elected from the management committee.
Our registered address is:
Newland Jones Ltd 68a Abacus House North St, Romford, RM1 1DA.
Our Trustees for the whole year were S Nicholls, I Wyman and K Flower.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Steven Nicholls
Trustee
Date 29[th] September 2023
Upminster Park Rovers Junior Football Club CIO
Trustees Statement of Receipts and Payments
1[st] May 2022 to 30[th] April 2023
Receipts
| Membership Fees | £39,386.57 |
|---|---|
| Donations | £0.00 |
| Sponsorship | £4,600.00 |
| Interest Received | £274.75 |
| Events | £0.00 |
| Other income | £170.00 |
| Total | £44,431.32 |
| Payments | |
| Pitch Hire | £10,589.50 |
| Trophies | £2,277.80 |
| FA and League Affiliation | £1,597.00 |
| Education | £820.00 |
| Kit/Equipment | £8,431.98 |
| Child Welfare | £380.00 |
| Sundry Expenses | £91.00 |
| Overheads | £823.27 |
| Total | £25,010.55 |
| Net Receipts | £19,420.77 |
Trustees’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 30[th] April 2023
Assets
Bank balance £130,354
Storage container
Goalposts and nets (11 a side)
Portable Goals including nets
Liabilities
None
Ind•p•ndent examIn•5 r•ptsrt to the tru$t••s of Upmlnster Park Rovers Junlor Football Club CIO I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Upmin5ter Park Rovers Junlor Football Club CIO (the CIO) for the year ended 30th April 2023. Responsibllltles and basls of report As the charlty trustees of the CIO you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the ACY). I report in respert of rnyexaminatlon of the CIO'S accounts carrled outundersection 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinatlon I have followed all the appllcable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independenl examlnerfs statsment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to rny attention in connection with the examination givin8 me cause to belleve that in any rnaterlal respect: l. accountin8 records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have corne across no other matters in connection with the examlnatlon to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Brian Veares Addre55: Newland Jones Ltd 68a Abacus House North St, Romford, RMI IDA. Date: