Shevington Football Club - Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25
Shevington Football Club
Trustees' Annual Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts
Year ended 30 June 2025
Charity registration number: 1184794
Reference and administraton details
| Reference and administraton details | |
|---|---|
| Charity name | Shevington Football Club |
| Registered charity number | 1184794 |
| Principal address | Shevington Football Club Vicarage Lane Shevington WN6 8HP |
| Governing document | CIO Association Constitution |
| Charity structure | Charitable Incorporated Organisation (association model) |
| Trustee appointment method | Trustees are elected by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the trustees. |
| Independent examiner | Christine Oakley BSc ACMA CGMA 58 West Orchard Lane, Fazakerley, L9 9EF |
Trustees who managed the charity during the year
| Trustee name | Office / role |
|---|---|
| Gareth Lawrence | Trustee / Treasurer |
| Shane Currie | Trustee / Committee Member |
| Lee Braithwaite | Trustee / Committee Member |
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a CIO Association Constitution. The trustees are responsible for the governance and strategic oversight of the charity, including safeguarding, financial stewardship, risk management and ensuring the charity operates in line with its charitable objects.
The club is run substantially by volunteers, including trustees, committee members, coaches, managers and parents. Volunteer time is central to the delivery of football activity, the maintenance of facilities and the wider running of the club.
Objectves and actvites
The object of the charity is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of Association Football.
The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
During 2024/25 the charity provided opportunities for children, young people and adults in the local community to take part in grassroots football, irrespective of ability. The club supported training, match-day activity, access to pitches, coaching, referees, kit and equipment, and participation in leagues, tournaments and end-of-season events.
Charity number 1184794
Shevington Football Club - Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25
Achievements and performance
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Continued to provide structured grassroots football opportunities for the Shevington community across junior and wider club activity.
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Maintained investment in pitch maintenance, facilities and winter training provision so that teams could continue to train and play through the season.
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Supported player development through the provision of kit, equipment, footballs and coaching-related training.
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Met league, referee, insurance and affiliation costs needed to keep teams operating safely and within the requirements of grassroots football.
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Continued to rely on and benefit from a significant volunteer contribution from trustees, coaches, managers, committee members and parents.
Financial review
Total receipts for the year were £53,072 and total payments were £47,707, giving net receipts of £5,365 for the year. Cash funds increased from £28,732.75 at the start of the year to £34,097.75 at 30 June 2025.
The charity's principal sources of income were player subscriptions and contributions, sponsorship/fundraising income and event income. Expenditure was incurred to support the charity's objects, mainly through pitch maintenance, winter training, kit and equipment, referee fees, league costs and insurance.
Reserves policy
The trustees aim to hold sufficient reserves to cover normal operating commitments and unexpected costs, including pitch maintenance, facility costs, insurance, equipment replacement and short-term fluctuations in income. Surplus funds are held with the principal objective of reinvesting in the club, its facilities and the provision of football for players and the wider community.
Funds materially in defcit
The trustees are not aware of any funds materially in deficit at 30 June 2025.
Charity number 1184794
Shevington Football Club - Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25
Receipts and payments accounts
For the year ended 30 June 2025
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis from the accounting records provided by the charity.
| 2024/25 | Notes |
|---|---|
| £50,956 | |
| £1,716 | |
| £400 | |
| £0 | |
| £53,072 |
| 2024/25 | Notes |
|---|---|
| £110 | |
| £4,662 | |
| £17,000 | |
| £4,963 | |
| £7,726 | |
| £395 | |
| £950 | |
| £231 | |
| £11,670 | |
| £47,707 |
| Cash funds at 1 July 2024 | £28,732.75 |
|---|---|
| Net receipts / (payments) for the year | £5,365 |
| Cash funds at 30 June 2025 | £34,097.75 |
Statement of assets and liabilites at 30 June 2025
| Cash funds | Amount |
|---|---|
| Main/old bank account | £32,604.45 |
| New bank account | £1,493.30 |
| Total cash funds | £34,097.75 |
Other monetary assets: None identified from the records provided.
Investment assets: None identified from the records provided.
Assets retained for the charity's own use: football equipment and community football facilities used in support of the charity's objects. No separate current valuation has been included in these receipts and payments accounts.
Liabilities: No material liabilities identified from the records provided.
Trustees' declaraton
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' annual report and accounts above.
| Signed on behalf of the trustees by | Gareth Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Position | Trustee / Treasurer |
| Signature | G Lawrence |
Charity number 1184794
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