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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 06/11/2019 Period start date To 31/03/2021 Period end date
Charity name: Formby Community FC
Charity registration number: 1186194
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To promote community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of football |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
We are a grassroots community football club based in Formby, Merseyside (achieved FA Charter Standard Community Club status, 2020). We provide regular training for children aged 3 upwards and for adults of any age, cater for an level of ability. We're active in many NW leagues, and also run walking football for both men and women. We also actively support many community causes & projects. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | We don’t currently have a grant making policy |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Volunteers are a vital element of the charity, providing the roles of trustees and committee members. They are also vital to the running of training sessions, **and management /coordination of ** |
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individual Formby Community FC football teams
Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Formby Community FC (FCFC) has quickly established itself as a major grassroots football club in Sefton, Merseyside, and gone through a period of very rapid growth. In the face of greatly reduced provision by another local Formby-based grassroots club, FCFC has filled a significant and growing demand for youth football in particular, and recently been able to offer regular training and competitive games for an over 40s men’s walking football team. In the next year, we will also be exploring interest in a women’s over 40s /adult walking football team. As of March 2021 we had over 400 paid- up club members 20 regular teams. We have seen our young players thrive through playing regular football, and the physical and mental benefits of physical exercise and team activities are already well documented. It has been particularly gratifying for trustees and committee members to see both our young people and our volunteers thrive as they become more embedded in the Club. We have engaged well with Liverpool County FA, and already been successful in securing our Standard Charter affiliation as well as several small grants from the Football Foundation to put on dedicated sessions for young girls and boys. Although a huge challenge for both individuals and families, the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic presented the Club with a great opportunity to give back to the local community. Plans are still in an early stage as lockdown is being put in place across England, but already an impressive number of club members have stepped up as |
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volunteers to help support the most vulnerable members of our community. We are focussing on the elderly, longterm sick, and people living in isolation, and putting together support which includes doing people’s weekly shopping for them and delivering it, collecting and delivering prescriptions, and carrying out errands for people unable to leave their homes. Undoubtedly, demand for support will grow, and we are already in the process of reaching out to the local Parish Council and Sefton CVS to offer our support, and have also secured small grants from them to help fund activity.
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other |
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Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity’s finances are healthy; we have comfortable levels of cash reserves at the end of the financial period |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The nature of our activities demands that we hold reserves – different fees are due at the start of the football season, as well as during the football season on a regular basis. A significant part of our reserves is also represented by grant income we have secured and is due to be paid out against activities approved by the FCFC committee over coming months. |
| Amount of reservesheld | Para 1.22 | £17,266 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional)
| Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | FCFC’s principal source of funds comes from subscription fees paid by club members. We seek to secure additional income via fundraising activities and by applying for external grant funding |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
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Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 |
Foundation constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO – Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Eligibility for trusteeship: (a) Every charity trustee must be a natural person. (b) No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO: if he or she is under the age of 18 years; or if he or she would automatically cease to hold office under the provisions of clause [12(2)(e)] of the constitution. No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any re- appointment until he or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee. Number of charity trustees There should be: Not less than 3 nor more than 12 appointed trustees. APPOINTMENT OF CHARITY TRUSTEES (1) Every trustee must be appointed for a term of one year by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) During each year, the charity trustees may appoint up to 2 additional trustees. (3) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. RETIREMENT AND REMOVAL OF CHARITY TRUSTEES All trustees must retire at the next AGM, but may stand for re-election. DELEGATION BY CHARITY TRUSTEES |
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The charity trustees may delegate any of their powers or functions to a committee or committees, and, if they do, they shall determine the terms and conditions on which the delegation is made. The charity trustees may at any time alter those terms and conditions, or revoke the delegation. This power is in addition to the power of delegation in the General Regulations and any other power of delegation available to the charity trustees, but is subject to the following requirements: (a) a committee may consist of two or more persons, but at least one member of each committee must be a charity trustee; (b) the acts and proceedings of any committee must be brought to the attention of the charity trustees as a whole as soon as is reasonably practicable; and (c) the charity trustees shall from time to time review the arrangements which they have made for the delegation of their powers
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider Para 1.51
network with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related Para 1.51
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Reference and Administrative details
Charity name Formby Community FC Other name the charity uses
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| Registered charity number | 1186194 |
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| Charity’s principal address | 89 Duke Street, Formby, Liverpool, L37 4AR |
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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(if any) |
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| Kristina | Hamilton | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Brian | Kirk | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Martin | Thornton | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Carl | Griffiths | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Jonathan | Bauer | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Victoria | Bauer | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Ray | Pendleton | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Andrew | Farquhar | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Debra | Cooper | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Simone | Magill | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Colin | Hamilton | FormbyFC committee | ||
| Christian | Balshaw | FormbyFC committee | ||
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | **Dates acted if not for whole year ** | |
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| **N/A ** | ||
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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
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| 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
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Kristina | Hamilton | |
Chair |
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| 11/01/2022 | ||
| 11/01/2022 |
Formby Community Football Club
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period 6th November 2019 31st March 2021 To from
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | ||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | £ | to the nearest | £ | to the nearest £ |
| A1 Receipts Subscriptions 34,020 Trips and event income 2,745 Football grants 5,521 Covid grants 7,500 Total receipts 49,786 A3 Payments Training and coaching costs 4,292 Printing postage and stationery 696 Football kit 6,126 Equipment costs 4,567 Event costs 3,319 IT costs 952 Rents 3,722 League payments 2,660 Insurance 428 Bank charges 197 Covid volunteer reimbursement 5,560 Total payments 32,520 Cash funds this year end 17,266 |
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34,020 2,745 5,521 7,500 49,786 4,292 696 6,126 4,567 3,319 952 3,722 2,660 428 197 5,560 32,520 17,266 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | ||
| B1 Cash funds | Bank account Total cash funds |
to nearest £ 17,266 17,266 |
to nearest £ - - |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||
| funds | funds | ||||
| B4 Assets retained for the | Details Equipment |
Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) 4,567 |
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| charity’s own use | |||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name |
CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on the FOR ELAND AND WALES accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee81 members of FORMBY COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB On accounts for the year ended 31ST MARCH 2021 Charity no lif any) 1186194 Sgt out on pages jieinember lo iu0* th& paoe nunibers vl add.-troiial sh8trI¥1 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty I'the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act'i. 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 fo15owed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's ststement come lo my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause lo believe that in. any material resped.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Char(ties Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in CL)nnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in Ofder to enable a proper undersLgnding of the accounts lo be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed- 15TH OCTOBER 2021 Narn•: KAREN PARR Relevant profe$$lonal qualificationlsl or body (if any): MAAT Address: 5 LYTLES CLOSE IER Oct 2018
Ilf any): Address: So¢tion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern Isee CC32, Independent examination of chafity accounts.. directh)ns and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018