REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1187556
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
for
Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Abacus tax Consultants Ltd Chartered Accountants The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Birmingham West Midlands B4 6AT
Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 2 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 3 |
| Balance Sheet | 4 to 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 to 10 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 11 |
Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Report of the Trustees
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The object of the charity is to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Walsall and surrounding areas in the West Midlands by the provision of facilities for playing football, badminton, cricket and other sports capable of promoting physical health and fitness ("facilities" means land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities).
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Total incoming resources in the year amounted to £9,520 (2023: £1,360) with a net deficit of £172 (2023: £635 surplus) at the year end.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
(England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1187556
Registered office
32 Bescot Drive Walsall West Midlands WS2 9DF
Trustees
Motin Khan Trustee Iliyas M Khandakar Trustee Jakir Hussain Trustee Shafique Miah Trustee Suruk Miah Trustee Moyna Miah Trustee
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 11 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
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Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Suruk Miah - Trustee
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Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| 31.3.24 | 31.3.23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total | ||
| fund | funds | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | |||
| Donations and legacies | 9,520 | 1,360 | |
| EXPENDITURE ON | |||
| Raising funds | 2 | 372 | 300 |
| Charitable activities | |||
| charitable activity | 9,320 | 425 | |
| Total | 9,692 | 725 | |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (172) | 635 | |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |||
| Total funds brought forward | 635 | - | |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 463 | 635 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Balance Sheet 31 March 2024
| 31.3.24 | 31.3.23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total | ||
| fund | funds | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Cash at bank | 1,063 | 935 | |
| CREDITORS | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 5 | (600) | (300) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 463 | 635 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | |||
| LIABILITIES | 463 | 635 | |
| NET ASSETS | 463 | 635 | |
| FUNDS | 6 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 463 | 635 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 463 | 635 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet - continued 31 March 2024
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 11 December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
Suruk Miah - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2. RAISING FUNDS
Raising donations and legacies
| Raising donations and legacies | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31.3.24 | 31.3.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Support costs | 372 | 300 |
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Unrestricted | |
|---|---|
| fund | |
| £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | |
| Donations and legacies | 1,360 |
| EXPENDITURE ON | |
| Raising funds | 300 |
| Charitable activities | |
| charitable activity | 425 |
| Total | 725 |
| NET INCOME | 635 |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 635 |
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Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| 5. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.3.24 | 31.3.23 | ||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Trade creditors | 300 | - | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 300 | 300 | |||||
| 600 | 300 | ||||||
| 6. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | ||||||
| Net | |||||||
| movement | At | ||||||
| At | 1.4.23 | in funds | 31.3.24 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General fund | 635 | (172) | 463 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 635 | (172) | 463 | ||||
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |||||
| resources | expended | in funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General fund | 9,520 | (9,692) | (172) | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 9,520 | (9,692) | (172) | ||||
| Comparatives for movement in funds | |||||||
| Net | |||||||
| movement | At | ||||||
| At | 1.4.22 | in funds | 31.3.23 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General fund | - | 635 | 635 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | - | 635 | 635 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 1,360 | (725) | 635 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,360 | (725) | 635 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| movement | At | ||
| At 1.4.22 | in funds | 31.3.24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | - | 463 | 463 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | - | 463 | 463 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 10,880 | (10,417) | 463 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 10,880 | (10,417) | 463 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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| Bengal Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) CIO | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | ||
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 | ||
| 31.3.24 | 31.3.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | ||
| Donations and legacies | ||
| Donations | 9,520 | 1,360 |
| Total incoming resources | 9,520 | 1,360 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Charitable activities | ||
| Subcontractor | 9,320 | - |
| Equipment expensed | - | 425 |
| 9,320 | 425 | |
| Support costs | ||
| Finance | ||
| Bank charges | 72 | - |
| Governance costs | ||
| Accountancy and legal fees | 300 | 300 |
| Total resources expended | 9,692 | 725 |
| Net (expenditure)/income | (172) | 635 |
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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