REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1187732
Report ￿the Tru51ees ar
Unttudited Finan¢iol Stdkments for the Year Ended 31 J4Jr6uary 2025
Swikh Th* Pl¢Jy FovndJii•n
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Swrtch The Play Foundation
tC*ntefits af thé Fin•h¢i41 Slatemehts
for the Year Ethd¢d 31 J¥n¥4ry 2025
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R4￿rt of lh• Trusl••s
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IDd•penden* Ex¢Jminer s Report
*atem¢nt •f FinMn¢i#l AdiwtiO$
aalance Sh¢¢t
Qtsh Flow Slatement
N&es to the Ca$h Flaw StoF•m•nl
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16 to 2T
Det4ild Staloment ot ￿￿￿￿¢1￿4 Adivilies
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Swiith The Play Fovnd4*i?n
Rèport olihe Trusltes
Eorlhe Year Ended 31 January 2025
The tru#¢¢s pr¢s•ni th•lr roport wrfh the finaitttl thatements of the chtsrity f¢r the year ended 31 January 2025. The
truslees have adopted the provisions of Accountin9 ¢nd Reporting by Chorltl¢¥. Sl•tr•meni ¢f Reeammended Prodite
applieable tc tharities preparing their oce<Kvtt5 in accordance the Finamal Repottin9 St(thdtsrd opplieoble in the UK
RepLé)lic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffethve l Januory 20191.
OBJEcfivES AND ACTJVMES
Objedives und aims
Switch the Play Foundation is the UK'S ¢nly tharTty dedKufed to yjpporhng oll spartspeopl2
Irr*spethve ¢f thèir sport.
bcKkground or slage of th¢ir sportin9 coreer
wjth thtrjr $￿Cessful transition into life out*de Of 8)¢rt. Having bee
e51oblithod 0$ a $eei41 entèrprise in 2014 we converted to tharitroble 5totUs in Febfvary 2020 with the ¢spir¢titx ot
hJrther growin9 our Impad. We or• prtyJd ¢vtrr time to have bulk a r¢putohon e$ a erèdlblè and trust￿ supporter,
partner und collcL)orotor for sp¢rting or9oru50titJll5 ond sportspeople alike.
O¥t vlsl#tt ts tt wèrld where every othlete *hrNes thr(￿gh oTrd beyond sport.
Our mi$$i•n 15 to empower qll %portspeople to be their bes* Ihr<)U9h dnd beyond sport, prgwdlng l)¢st-In4o
person-C8rtred trttiftingl learning and wpport.
Our ¢haritable purpos¢ is to..
Advance education by supporting the education and tr4ining of sportspeople who req¥lr¢ ¢s$10otKg fln¢n<iolly or
¢thtrwtsé ic hlp them to pursue careers OLrfsidÈ sport.
&Jpport sportspeople both retir¢d who fare octive in Comwi￿t sport, who ure at risk of éxp*rienung or are
experieMng POOT mental health.
Why ne¢d8d
There is a hidden majo¥ity of hi9h perf¢rmitlg sportsF)pople who need wr Appart.
In strivin9 for Olympi¢ Paralympic SUC￿55 or Jhe h*gheo performances in prof*ssi•hthl s￿rt, fans, sporting
organisthions. csnd brands ¢xpe¢Tr ¢ kw9¢ om¢unt fr￿ othletes. They make huge socritices to pursue g sP<Jrting gcal.
They pvtr their bodi￿ on the line, gNe up careers and make huge per50nol compromises *or medals or sp¢rtin9 succes8
th(tt bén•f¥t thè well a5 the athletes themselves. C<knary to populor belief these yJcrifice5 rarety lead to Icng
on¢J ￿¢¢*54￿1 sporhng careers that also set people vp for their fives bey¢Jnd sport. Thè
ee is overwhelrning..
- Mostr Your￿ spcrtspeople an a trulent pothway fttil to reath the top level in their sport.
For example, 9P/o of former elite academy fo¢)tsgller5 now aged 21-26 failed to rnake a sin9le Premier Lets9VO
Ppeoro￿e.
- Mo# sportspeople den't meke fift thangiNg sums of money through playlng sport.
For exumple, a BBC Survey of arthsh Elite Sp¢rtswom¢n highlighted that more than 4￿/0 e¢m 1¢$$ thon £1 0,000 per
amum through playing sport with 600/0 eomin9 less th￿ £20.000 pa. Athletes are earning less than the national liliin9
wage lo ploy ct the very top of their sport nt*ionolly and sometimes internalion411y.
- The sporting coreers of rnosP 5POrtspeople do not end on their end temiL
Over 70a/ty of 3portspeople retire through injury. de-selecli¢n or th¢ir ￿1)trac1 noi ￿Ing rtfièwed.
Moking the trqn51*on to Irf• b•ygnd wrts is L*allenging ¢znd imputh upon th2 mentol heahh tsnd welll)eing of
sportspeople.
52Q/o of tTrwe who ployed sport profess¢onally reported financial in the five ytsart after 5toppvbg
play5ng.
540/d of forrner professional sportspecple have had concerm their mental or emoti¢￿ttl wellb*ithg srKe
r¢tiringi with 3 in 5 of th¢se hove an issu¢ with their m¢nt•i/em¥tiM¥l wellbeihg hoi seeking hèlp.
A survey of OtympK and PoralympK world class knded athletes found thot 0￿/￿ dts*t leel prepared for life after
SPCrt and 550/0 donl know where lo lurn to.
doesnt hove to be way. Wrth the right gjpport in pltsee sportspeoplé cttn be set up to thrive both thrw9h their
5porling career5 and beyond. They do not have to the latter in pvrxjil of their 5PQrting drea(n
We are pa￿Onate cantiibuhn9 to o sportin9 ewsystrem thot ThJrlure5 well rounded, healthy hurnon beings can
adjieve success in sport 0$ well <Js in their li￿ beyond sport
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Swikh The Play F•unduPi#
Report of ihe Trustees
fot th• Year Ended 31 January 2W25
OUECTIVES AND ACTivmES
ObieGhves and aims l¢onl..I
Ovv Values
Excellen<¢
èxcellence is ot th¢ hsort Qf •v8ryihimg wé do with pride in th$ quolity of cur delivery and stil￿n9 to be
the we con be in all of cur interaclions with ben*fleiari&￿, donors and sF¢k¢holdws.
P4ssion
WÈ existr because we care. Pwon is ithediou5. Our pOss￿n will help us to delivèr the excelle￿￿ thot w¢
striwe for.
- Pèrson Centred - on wr8lent(ng faths on the needs of the Indi￿d￿01 Lynd ha￿￿9 a positive imp¢tt.
- Coliaboralion - we are part of the solvli<*)- we can't dc it oll obn¢. W* s•d( t¢ find thé c¢Jfflmon groL￿d with ot￿r5.
lThd¢pendeni
we work wlth the sporting 5ysfem bvtr we are independent. Otsr indtrpendence will help build trust
Qur btrnePKla
Swiith thtr Play Foundation deliv¢rs the *ollowing sèTrice*
Learring Development Programnies
cov¢rin9 o r￿se of lile 4(i115 topics to supptsrt the per%￿ul development of
sp¢rtspeDpl¢ including s•lf-tswarene5s. emotionul resilience. personal branding. moximising y¢ur network, ond
transferable skillL Thesè ore delivéred ￿diVIdUallY to dviys ond 5pgrting organi5aticns or through pr¢grommes take
spètsfic cthorts af athletes thr¢vgh 9roup based sessions cs wdl 0$ p¢rs¢nolised mentorithg and coathing.
5}￿t￿&d On eomrnunity lor indiwduol sportspetsple. Thi5 ir￿Ude5.
PerscJnolisÈd ¢)n-boording PT(C￿ slrL*ured ¢rauTrd the Athlete fr4Nition Bridge getllng ts know tho person <znd
build a person¢1 plon for then
Mental Wellbeing support
inf¢M￿tion and res￿r£eS to promots ond sUPPOrt posrhve mentol wellbeing for
sportspeople. This includes tFe deYelopTnetrt ¢f o PsythotOgi<oI Core Pathway Ilaunthed in July 20241 providing ¢¢ce&%
to 8ACP occredited coU￿ello1$ to support those in ne*d..
Perwnolised ¢ne io ¢￿t eoathing or mentoring support for every rnember.
SwitthÈd On InspifÈ5. o one *op plotfo¥n of information, wpport resoLvces to help sportspeoplé prepore for
fe outside of sport.
Career Pathways support offering ctccess to busffte5s mentor¥ experience doy5. work experience, shadowin9 ¢nd
other opporknities lo enable sportspeople to *xplor* the¢r opth￿S and wt a plall in ploce in lirtè wrfh a thosen path.
. Social impocl programm¢s - helping Sportspeop￿ to identify their social purpose aligned to thelr inter&sts ond possl¢)ns
supporttng them to have a positive impatt thi sotièty. This 15 via masterclosses, throvyh one-to-one sUPPOrt as part of
Swtid*d On. Or réseorth projeds where we haye bÈen able to take an eVIde￿e-￿¢￿$ed uppr¢oth to inform social
imp<Jtt pr¢9romme
Publi¢ ￿Thefft
Thè trJstéè5 eonthrm thot they have hod regard to th* guidonts issued by the Charity Commi¥sion ¢n publie benefft.
Grqntm4king
As of Januory 2025 the tharity h¢d wmence<l year 2 of en dgreernent with Thè Foort)all A550ciation regardin9 the
InanogeErent of a performance ond welll>eing gront on behaff of elite paro footballers In ￿land, ID 5eq50n l of this
progrommo • totol ¢f £126,8QO wos awarded tc 59 puro footballerk In soasort 2 of the progromme 70 pluyers were
awarded a total of £163.000 in grant
Addili¢n•lly in s&oson 2 0 &pport Fund WQ75 introduced cs ¢J r¢suk of on underspend of £17,200 Frorn season T. The ain
of the ftmd wa$ io allow ployets to ttpply hr tt smttll gum o* knding to help wtth emergenci￿ ond 5UPPOrt during
tournomenl
Note - due to the wtsy th(tt the ogreement and timelines were Ogre￿ wrth Tr Fl Iwo settsan5 of grants *ell Within
financial year for the djarlty.
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Swlfth Th• Play F•uhdati•
Report Of the Truslees
for the Year Ended 31 Jahuary 2025
OBJEcfivES AND AcnwnES
Volunfeefs
The tharity hos F)re￿oU31y operated with hvo advisory groups ol S￿j¢r voknteers to support both thè othlete facing ond
fwdrc￿In9 0dl*ti•$ of thé chaThty- During the year a decisi•n was token lo disband these h¥• 9roup5 and work wth
VOILMtee￿ in c more *ar9•ted task and finith opproath. Tris èvclution hos through learning obour works and
how bést to engcg¢ people ￿ the work so they cun fetl fike they ore oddlng val
As ef January 2025 there were o totol of 5 volffters ad¥vÈly supporting th8 work of the tharty-
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Swikh Th• Ploy FoundaHo
Report af the Ywsl¢os
Forlhe Ended 31 Jonwry 2025
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFQRMAMCE
Chiiknb10 udivities
2025 OVERVIEW
2024 has been un eX￿tin9 yèor of ull¢b•rarfon and for the thgrlty, Pighllghted by tj gront
se￿red via the Jacobs Futurts FouThdaticn to deliver trO￿tiOn suppcrt prograrnrne5 fdlowing th* 2024 Pari5 Olyrnpi¢
G¢3rw Paralyrnpi¢ fjamgs. This gr4nt wu$ a ¢ollobthr4ti¥• bA 01￿9&de D<¥mÈ Kelly H¥lm¢s Trusl IDKHTI ¢Dd The
Fpwdoli¢n.
The preserEC¢ •f ¢1 rtw tharitable fcundutitsl With o spttific fcKus on othlete tr(m￿￿ort ond wdlbeing ho5 the potential t¢
b* troD5f¢rmotNe ftsr wtsrk in thts orea ond we ore progd to be their 15rsr otNettr gJPPOrt grarrt rétipient and havè btefi
exated to work With the partners on th¥e prggrarThn¢s throughoth the year. A malor port of thi5 beèn rf)È
d¢Ve1￿me￿I and launth of the Ev¢lv* io Thrive proyr¢Jmme in ¢ollobtsrfJrl¢n wmh IDKHTI.
12 month tr￿11￿0￿)
prrgromrne which has ¢ttrott&d 35 ￿￿ete$ frcm 19 dtfferent sports YC 51gn up. Th progmme fomally Founthed
Februory 202S.
c￿*￿ved positrve progr*% hos been made wlth regards to kxMldlr#J the firMwl F$*11¢r￿* of the thorlty and following
the tha1￿￿ge5 ¢f C¢vid, we have Dow been able to P05t a net operahng Surp￿% for o second C<>r￿ea￿ve yeor. whi15t
nttrii¥ng to re&Ke the deftot QA the btsltsrtÈ shèttt. This Is entsbling the Trustees cmd exeujtive lo m¢re effedively m•p
the 51rateglc dtre¢tioN tsf th¢ ¢hqrhy with o new 5 year ¢ratre9y wder d¢vdDpmenr Ito be cornpletred May 2024. In
tt5elf this highlights the signifieant trwsFgrmgtign thot thqrtty hg¥ been thrrJ)gh tsv*r th¢ r-W)le of yeor
From *J L7en&*ityury perspettive we haye conthwed ts build ¢n ovr ￿Pu￿OI> a5 QS trv5ted thoriiy del￿tr etyng o positive
imp¢tt ltyr othlete5 XVP¢rting Iheir pÈrsoogl devplopsnertt, w•llb•wy ￿nd preporation for life ￿￿Y￿d S￿rt. 0￿r tr
last 12 rncrffhs we have succosstully grown wr benef￿￿ry nvrnbe55 by over JO¢/* from the Pre￿￿¥ year, with 3585
current or fonn¢r 4thletes ￿￿e1¥1￿g 5UPPOrt *rom the tharity. Key to gr<)th hos beert pttrtnerships pxh as wrf
the GLL Sport FtsJrKl¢thO￿ The FA viu their Paru aDd Disability Notional fo¢thdl t¥tsmx, ond the Premièr Leagve.
haye oyer 500 mem6¢rs of t)vr 5wilth$d Ckn nehvvrk re¢pi￿ng personttlised wellbeing and 5UPPOrt, und w*
faolitoted 46 ma￿tr£I￿SSES acr055 the y8ar (OVer￿g u wide ryng& of topi¢
Thtrrè is Shll trMr(h to bè dono thè thèmès ctrè nat rt8w. W• n¥èd ro incr*f￿e our wsib11 ty so m0r* atrAeto$ ar• qwora
of and acce55 rhe support we pro¥lde. We ore working hord to be a go-to for othlete$ ond r¢£oyni5e thut in some
¢a5¢S th* impoct we cttn h¢Ye ¢¢dd simply bc helpirtg fv ntsvl9Ute r%n dthlere lo another organisation who 15 offerlng
whut th¢t ind¢vid¥*l ttoéd* Our p0rs0fv¢￿frèd #pproath rernaN￿ tt g¥¥dityg pfinctpl• In our deoslon mgkTng*
W& wart to go deeper wth the 9JPPOrt we can prowde to indmduals, hus hi5Iorieolly been luniY￿ by the
TeSOUTces available to Gr¢)WTr)9 ¢)or fmdroi5ing gtr•t¢gy io enobl• us to ath5eve this u key pillor of ovr wo
Ir is impprtont to thunk thc5e Pe￿Ie thal make thi5 u r?ality. Fsrdy, to ¢11 our dor￿r$ and wpponers wTlhwk w*
w¢vld not b* here. We never take for granted Ihe dec45ion lo wpport (*Jr ¢ause amongstr all the worthwhile d￿l￿aL?10
cous*s thut Indlvlduals und ecmpanle5 ¢oLdd thgcsè tts wpport. l wanted to thank My fellow fr￿¢t*S for thelr
oTrgoing wmitment t¢ ensur¢ w¢ ddiv¢r impucrful supp¢rt for athlete* The hord work behlnd the s¢enes ha5 been
inyoluoble t¢ the impa¢r we ore ¢)ble to h¢Tve. And ffnalty. exewrive tevrn gnd Yeum ￿+2￿*,. thtt Impacl we
dpfiysr ¢orf¥wes Ic punth well vbove ovr 54ze and tr r$ 19staffjertr Iv the gr¢vp of pèoplt cur¢ P0￿4Y￿￿1Y ¢b•ut Ih
¢we ryld work with couru9e. cornpG35i0n and gJri05ty ID help WPPDrt wrront and f&Ther thNales.
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Cruig D¢Jnaldson
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SwiP¢h The Play Foundation
Report rjf ihe Tvvslee$
lèt thè Yeqi Endéd 31 January 2025
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charilabl* 47¢tl¥llO•s
Highlights from the year indude:
Wè supparted over 3,500 benefi¢iaii¢$ 0tr05s over 60 sports. ¢J 300A growlh in thÈ number of athl¢t¢s support•d
from the pr¢vigus yeai.
As noted obove, vl Portnerthip wlth DKHT and Thè Mintridge Foundation we were sUttessfu￿Y awarded tt 9rorrt to
deliver 4 number of athlète svpport programmes with o specific fows w thlétes tronsptrioning foNowing the Pari$ 2024
Olympic ond Paralympic Gomes £yd*. This includes:
Providing dtdicated fiThling irtto our Switthed community which now iottsls over 51M) members af our Swilched
On communty receiwng p*rs•nolised support ir¢cluding to one coathin9 or mentcringi oftd at coreer
pathway event
In June 2024 we were proud to launch our Psychologicul Pathwqy provldfng acc25S to 8ACP tsrcrediFed
therapists os tsn embedded purt of the Switched olfer. Dernand for support htss been high and 66•/o ¢f th¢Jse
completin9 to dttte have 'reliobly recovefed, acwrdin9 to industry rec¢gni5ed asSe￿nent toJl> This compores
favourably With the NHS targ¢t +¢r r*liuble reeovery trom NHS To￿1￿9 Ther aps¢s of 484/
LaurKh of our Ev•lve to Thrive transition progromme In ¢ollgborali¢n wth DKHT. The progr￿me fom)¢lly lounthes
itt February 2025. As of Jonvory 2025 35 athlet&s frtyn 19 5POrts hod signed up to the prooromm*.
We delivered 46 fife skills m4sl$rdasses predt>nirtonrty to younger athlel*s on a talent pathwoyi htlping to yJpport
their htsllstric d*vel¢pfflent at the skart of their 5porhng joumey.
. We were retuined fcr o sixth serjson on ￿ Prtmier Leqgve's Lrf• Skills Progtttrnm¢. and IOT the thlrd 5ea$on with the
Leqgve F*JOtbqll Edu<atian delivering li*e skn115 educotion to EFL clubL We were also prvvd fv) continue to deliver >milar
rife skills education tts Wome4] s Super L¢4gu¢ A¢adeMy players via the Loughb¢rou9h Cojlege led Diplom¢ ￿ Sporting
Exttrllence programtDe.
We def¢vered aftother AlhlÈte Experience Day with ¢ur partners Wasserman, providing o unique opporknity 20
othletes from 14 5POrts to leom about careers in ttie sp¢rt industry. The leedback on th￿ hos ag<Jin been irKredibl• with
othletes going to progress with work exper and intemthip opportur¥tiesl
In women's sport we were exated to deliver our Women in Sp•rt Metttwins PTogrammo with 19 aihlete5 from 10
different sport& l 00/0 of attend*t$ 50id they wrwld recomrnend Switth the Ploy Foundat ion to u friend.
We completed year 2 ond entered ifflto year 3 of our Pothership With the GLL Sport Foundation prowding th•ir
2.500 athleles with ac¢oSS t¢ o knfe Skills progrummè Covering resources and anlirtè rnasFerclossÈ5 bo5ed on personal
developnent topics selecled by the 0th1ote5 themselves. Furth*rmore, pathway5 were tre(rted for over SO othletes to
a<￿SS deeper $upport where needed.
We Comp￿tea seoson l ond c0rnrnenC￿ season 2 of #ur paTlnership The Foolball Associth•n to adminisF•r a
perfonn0n￿ and wellb¢ing gront far their Para and Di$06ilily nqtionjl t¢am$. Ftedback fr¢rn th6 players has
highlighted how Invaluab￿ this finoncial support hos been.
We ore prevd of the reath ot)d impuct we ¢Jre having. We know thère is lots mor* ts dth Le¢king aheod, we want Ic
build even more robust appro¢th•s to datts eapture and rneosurfrt9 impatt as w# understohd how cr¢tr¢l rft is that we
dem¢n5*rgte the Successes from our wo￿. Thi5 Ir￿￿￿e5 how we me¢sure the nurnber ot benePioaries inteTrsi¥ely SUPPttrtsd
as we r¢¢o9nise thet 15 there the tronsfomiolTwol impocl 15 more likely to occur. We also wani 1¢ W4fk rnore UK -de
wi
than at present to enwre we are workiog wnh (4 diverse ronge of benefioaiies by sport. 9eo9rttphy and prot•tt•d
thofacleristic&
Bringing our impart to lifo
B¢yond th* numbors Qnd the programmes thot wty deliver. we are proud of the imp4tt thct the <hority ￿ having in tern
of co*)tratrAJtin9 posthvely towards the wellbeing and wpporting people to PUF plans in place for th¥r future.
WOMEN IN SPORT MENTORING PROGRAMME
- 19 partiapants ocross l O different sports supportd ¢v¢ss th• 6 mtsith prograrnmè.
The progromtDe comprised cf anline masterclosse$ 151. free ac<ess to 2 dtsy EvèrytF*ng In Sport cUrfer￿
Wembley Stgdwm, ortd • merttor16 sessions
- 76 mentoring sessions ccJmp￿1*d.
i oir/o of portioporlts would recommend Switth the Phy were happy With Ihe quolity of m¥*oring they rteèived.
8￿/ll POrti¢ipvnts consider themselves lo have dearer coreer goals a5 a resuh 91 thè pr¢9ramm&
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Swit¢h The Play
Report of the Truslees
for the Ye#v Ended 31 Junuary 2025
'Htsvin9 somedre to listen non jUdg￿nt￿lly￿ olwoys d•4r p¢ints and summary of whot wos dis¢¢Jssed too. Hol(fing
gpate for whot I need and clbwing nte to go at o pace that's comfothble tor me. It's really M¢Oningfv￿ <￿￿ I f*•1
9enuinely supp¢rted. I feel valued, cared for and respecPed."
11 leamt th¢tl .1 hov• th• skilkn. mindsèt and drive to beeome successful in my postr uthjete coreer. I know what wJccess
Jooks111te to me and have a dÈar•r dire¢tioA of where to go to athieve that wcc•s%'
FA PARA FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEhNG GRANTS
In the first yeor of th¢ prggr¢rryn* • iot<tl of 59 appl￿￿￿*￿$ wèré received with £126,800 aworded Following the
a55e55ment prccess all opplKant5 gJccessfully received a grant.
- The grenr has had a p05iti¥e irnpacl on the perforniants and wallb*in9 of PlaYe￿-
610/¢ reporled an improvement in their well-b¢in9 following ie¢eipi of the >rts￿.
0￿/¢ of the applicants reported that they were ￿sS worried their ¥inan￿3 receiving the grant.
5P/o say thai Ih2lr mentol wÈllbÈfftg htts improved a5 a result of the gfant.
83.P/d Say thu* the gront has mode a po>tive Co￿nbUtiOn to their playing and perfornKn￿ objecfyves.
09aA reported feellng thot th• funding wlll help Ihem pkying longer than would prevKJusly have been
ptsssiblè.
Yeor 2 01 the progrumme commerKed in Novem6¢r 2024 with the in¢lu$i¢)n o+ • 'support/hardship' fund. based on the
lesxrfs provided from yetsr l.
swrrcHED ON
Mentoring
Its been life thanging for me and l am evér so 9ratefiJl to STP far hefping m* It Ihere 15 anything I can do for STP cr
9e* invofved in somè wtsy tts give bod("
Tharl( you so r￿Jth for all your help. Swltth the Play amd spo¥klng io Tobi hths helped me rnasyvely and couldnt praise
him any more f¢r all the help he give5 me.
I got set up with a faAtosPi¢ meffjor ortd wert through a really intsre5tir& journey with him. I h•d ideo of thè skills I
had bul I needed io fmd a Career that made a r¢ally usg ol those skill&.
C•veer ¢xwien¢¢ doy$
. Woss*rnifan Spory Indu5ry Exp•rfence Doy and NorfoMI Salès Conlérertè INSCI delivered in Navember 2024.
- With regard5 the Wasserman event there 20 athletes from 14 dtfferent sport>
Fèèdboek highlights the event Significa￿lY increosed the wPid¢n¢e of otlende* thèy had the skills and
5UPPOrt to fra￿ltIon effedwely into a careeT in the sports induslry.
On a scole fram O-l O, Thow likely are you to recorrrfnend them to a frlend or coll•ogue8' _ the ¢veruge Score wa5
9.07110.
S￿td) th¢ Play Foundati¢n provided the rnort helpful gnd irspirin9 athlete experienee day ond sL¥pport I have ever
be*n o port of..
An unbelievtsble doy spent with Wassemian x StPF. I'm ojrrethy storti￿g the journey transitioning cut of elite sport and
this day offered an in<aluabJe insight into the sports industy and differellt r¢l¢s th¢t ext¥t. Stoff ot Wossém14n and StPF
aré 50 friéndly and want io hel
The Iran5Thon from being elite Ethilete to lrfe afrer 5Pgrt T5 notorfcJJ51y thaljenging ond what Swtrth the Play are
doir*J to assist ￿th￿ts5 going through fvs is udmirable and very valuable
efore today¥ whert I was thin￿ng about finishing Eny sporfingl journ*y I wos %c¢red. N¢w I cant w•it. I'm féelling) very
encoura9ed. I really appreciate this dayi how fitl makes me very empowered..
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Swikh The Ploy Foundalion
Report of the Trusl
for Ihe Y￿r EThdqd 31 Junu#ry 2025
I'm gratelul far thi5 oPPort￿lty to get to moet other athlei•s In *￿lar positi(WS WtEh shared pas*¢￿$ ideas on how
they wont to take th¢ next sttP5 in their coreer. The colloboration Wasserm¢n glvos great insight intro whot jobs are
oY¢llobl• in the sports 1ndts$￿..
Psychologiettl Pqlhwoy IPCPI
thè fir￿ 6 Months of esFabli5hin9 the PCP, 9 benefiti*yrfe$ 5ucces5fully cornplÈ*ed their ￿nded pYo9ramn)è of
ns*lling with a futth*r l a oJrrently in proces
- All l>enefi¢iaries diagnoséd t4 be sufF¢rin9 wlth an￿￿ty and/or depre55icn with speufic thtsllénges peopjg were fuang
in¢lu(fing burnout, PB)on¢igl ccncerns, isdaticn 5PQrt, id¢ntity crists, ttletshol issues, rw diL7gnc￿s of outism, e¢mpléx
bullyin9. and family or relotioththip issue
6/9 IOOQ/DI hLwe reliably recovered. This significantly exceeds the NHS Talkin9 Therapies refiaLile rttovary benchmar
Honestlyi thank yov so nth. I felt vèry wpported and 9oNinety héard ot a time of vuherabifty whKh <slhwed me to
open up.
Amid a ￿mm4r of strass and ernotional overbad having somo¢ntr tc talk to . withouf agenda to fist8n
Inyaluuble in hdping me regoin persp¢<llv¢ and ¥roLnded, ena61ing me to ke¢p movlng forw4rds
was
Monday w¢s my theropy session funded by STP. The therapy hos made a hug* differe￿￿ to me, I ve m¢d* 5LNne
tronrformati¢n<tl progress ift Ihe session* The jovmey is ongoing ond I will be sloying with thercpist. an¢th#r
di<ation tsf how benefi¢ial i* h¢$ bten. I ve Never found o therapi￿ that h¢$ wor*ed in the past...h i¥ my hope t¢ poy
this all forwtsrd day.
EVOLVE AND THRWE fin coll•boiation wilh Dam• K•lly H•lmès Twsll
The progrumrne formally laL￿￿￿ in February 2025. 35 othletes fram 19 sports hcve recruitad onto
prcgr¢mm8 ond the falhwing outlin•s whot they will hope to ¥oin from the progr<¥rmè.
The program hopefvlly would help me +ooJs on 50rnething. I m itt o stth mind set on aiether to retire from repè¢t*d
a￿lon njury or have Ot lettst ¢￿e more 90 becguse my body is and l om slill more th•n ¢ap¢Jbte.._ it's jusF my
h¢od. I ve been a funded <Jthlele moTinly a dual<areer athlete ord I'm n¢t wre vtho l am without sport. Ive got c lot
of soft trar)deroble skills but no direaioTh.. I'm stuck on a gool, %vhith is t¢ 5ayfr I don* hove one at the m(¥nent I dont
know wh¢t I m doing. I've created a timi*ed Cocthiw Canp•ny With my P*Jrtner ond I know there s potential to develop
tho7t fvrther. I ve Willin9tte5S to learn and oft "rtth. ts eompete. I'm jtsstr stuck in the sqnso of whith direction to ga
where.
IRebekuh, Netbttlll
I wodd IiTr• to h¢Yè conveTsatians thtyt help lead me to mokln9 the be31 deaslors po$5ible moving into the nexl Oase oé
my life. Pleoring other5 and not fee4ing like the only person trying to find th•ir way p¢st eareer. Finding potential
¢pportLviities that I knew nothin9 ubovtr. Also making friends rneeting new people that all share o ¢0mmC￿ theme ¢f
prolessionol sport, but oll with V¢yrious rouies and careers depénding on the sport." ID•n, Tenni5 Player)
A sense Qf corttinuÈty btheen my boxing s•lF and boxing self. Feeling ct on• wllh myself and my body tsrtd
working CUF the right ttmovnt of training for me now. Hovityg a pkn for gdopting to tsfe post baxing in a way thor
bc21ances w*llbeing with <atd)ing up with the financial and career pr•gress1 rn¢55¢d wt ¢n.'
(Ello, Boxerl
LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMES
r knfeskills offering ¢olltinues to be c lundamental port of our offeringt working collaborotrion with The Pr¢mi¢r
League. League Fo¢tbo11 Ed1￿￿14￿ and Loughborough College. where we support their Departrn8nt in Sptsrhng
Ex¢ellen¢e IDISEI athletes ill women's lootball.
- 30 mo#¢￿10¥$e9 delivered ouèss ttjt portfolig
327 athletes in attendanc&
- 4.76 lout of 51 overag• rotlng our masterdosse&
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Swit¢h The Play Foundation
Reporl of th¢ fwste¢s
for the Year Ended 31 Januury 2025
The workthop seomlessly blended in*ghrful discu55icns, eryagkng cjcliwlits, pr¢ehrol exer¢i￿. creating a holisr
opprocth to personal and profes*ontsl d¢v¢l¢pment. One of the most remarkable aspecrs w¢$ witnes*n9 the genuine
interathon from the ployer¥ os they delved into L￿derstandIng v¢lves ond explorin¥ the <ontept of role rnodelk Neil
Clork demoThJruted o commitrnertt t¢ creoting an environment that encourttgèd opén di<tlogue ond self•refkniorL It was
¢srydent tho1 they hod a profound under51anding of the unique challert9es ortd ¢pporfunthe5 that young athletes face,
èspecially al the Ul 8 level. The c¢ntent WQ5 TK>t only rejevant als¢ toil¢red t¢* rewnale wrfh the espirations and
cc￿cem& gf th¢% tal¢thod Indtyidvo￿. Nathan Boktrr, PlayÉr Ccre at Earnsiey FC
s woth ¢11 c¢ntributes towards twa rnain impacts we track.
- Imp4d l - Improving preparedness lo Iransilian eff¢divoly to life beyond sport - This includ0*
Improving owarenes5 thai developing y•ur*lf ovtside ¢f sP¢rt is something to
This 15 a Prev0￿nI theme in our life skilk progrummes ijnd our GLL Sports Fouhdoh¢Jrt partnefships in parhwlar glven
these ore predonwnantly delivered to current athletes.
IrKr¢¢s¢d ¢￿Ide[￿ thirt th*y hayè the ski115, taal* and support to IransiticAY effechvely.
Improved tsnderstanding af gÈJf, irtcludithg v4lu*s. Slrengths, skills and PQSSion
Es￿blIShIng clear plarts for t¢ prep¢Jre for the fthjre w(th supp¢rt to toke pa51t￿¢ go￿n.
Improved employability.
These are central themes os part of the support provided wlhin Swiithed Ckn, vla Mentoring and wrgor pothw¢ys
opp¢rhJnitièS • path¢ular. end thrtyJgh all o* our leaming and d¢v¢lopm4nr pr¢9r•mmo&
- Impad ?- Pr•f¢ding Qnd improving individual wllbèing
- This is o core theme MderpInTh￿g 011 of our work. This hos been a key oulcorNe frw th* P•ru Fo¢Yo•ll Ptrfomioneè tsmd
Wellbeing grants for inst0￿2 5Tr0 01 grant redpienis So￿nI thot thtrir n*ntul wellbein9 has imprDYed 0$ 0 re*Jlt
of re￿I￿ng the grant.
We have ako been pro¢Xtive to put In place on ¢ffer and pathwoy as part of Switth¢d On through the
newly developed Psychological Care Pathway.
FINANaAL REVIEW
Finan¢ial position
The tharity was (Tb￿ io generate a small opertthg gJrplus of £21,2A5 durlng the fina￿￿1 year whikn reducing the
oJmulotiv0 dèfiosf on the balancè Sheét t¢ £1 18A53. Revenue increosed by signifKondy by over 151Yh drwen largely
through:
. The Jacobs FJtura h￿dation partnership. Thls Is a r*rkt•d grunt to d•liv8r irOn$it￿ support pr¢grammes over o 12
Month period.
The FA Poro and Disability Faotboll P•rfonhoh¢t ond Wellbeiry Grants. There is a slight ont)moly in thgt the linoncial
y@or includes two yeors of gronts ptsyments whith wouldn l typically be the case. A5 a new programme it storted e littEe
later than the FA would ordinaTily wont it to rLYL
Fundroising iDcorDe incre(53ed by nearly 4QO/o fr<ym the prtyious year.
In fine wrfh tl* rev*Ne growth. expenditure ￿(reaSed by cver 150 /4 from th¢ pr¢w¢)w% ye¢r. The moin reoxsDs fer this
- Increase service ddiyery costs as the breadth of the oHer hos expanded over Ihe lost 12 month
I P/0 In¢rt¢s¢ in weJ$es am￿￿￿￿9 to a smoll 9r¢wth ih the sttt￿ te(xn.
. The di51ribution of Athlete Grants for the FA Perf0rrnan￿ and Wellbeing GronlL
With regards the cumulotive defiat, the vast majority lover 27 010) falls due beyond 12 m¢tTrths.
As previously reperted thé Bvsinéss BJ& Ltsttn tsf £50,000 wa5 seoJred during Covid and has o dePined
repayment 5d)¥dvle over +ive y¢oJX. £22.929 is outstr¢nding ot the year end.
Th¢ th<Jrity is further ￿ppOrted by loans and the ￿0 Itotctl amount £24,433). The agreernenl on these bcn5 are that
they would only Oart to be rep¢Jid a5 the thurity ￿ able to and with a proportionate repayment pltYL
In addition there remains £45,000 of the interest free loan fmm the Omnio Sports Grovp 10ri9intslly looned in rt
Pre￿c￿5 financial years). This ha5 a repayrnent agreement 015 + yearL
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Swit¢h Th• Play Found4EI4
Report of the TwsF¢es
for the Year Ended 31 January 2¢)25
FINANaAL REVIEW
Prin¢¢pol fundÈno soutce5
Sour<¢s •f Inrome
We •to intrÈdibly grotèful to ottr donor5 partners for *h¢ir genertyjs wjport in 2024. Wrth¢ut them we 5xnply could
not deliver our vitol w¢rk to gJpport gtN¢tes. Prlndpl• s¢tsrcÈs of fundraising ￿me gver the period we¥tr.
Fundraising events induding..
Being one of the d)tsrTly parlners at th¢ 8th Armval Legends Ball held In November 2024. with thar&s to the
9oneroJ5 SUPPOrt o* Alan GrahonL
- thortty bene*ia¢Jry of events delNered by M Restuurants / G¢v¢ho.
- Chorty benefiLYQry of corporate hosptakty eveDts orgonised by WaS￿rn)¢*￿
. Tnjsts and Foundotle¢F*.
Trusts and F¢undotion5 income r¢m01￿ o thallenge with the perception of o nice cause competin9 f¢r mos$iwely
oversubscribino hm&, th* thurity did have Yery significont gue¢ess with the grant *rorn th* jo￿￿$ FuNra FOundatic￿.
Pafhership5z
¢)Jr corporat? portn*tship with Wessérrnan whtth included the tremendousty su¢¢•ssful experlence doy as well as
the corporate hospitcfity event bénèli¢i¥ry a5 identified ob¢v*.
- Individvol GIV￿9=
DeliV*ry of ¢ chall￿ge cycling event Lertd￿ to Pari& The event w¢$ ¢ greot SLttéSS with T 2 ryclists br¢vin9
the ￿nditiC￿lS to fundroise ov•r £22.000 for the charfity lexcluding 5pon50rthipl.
Tlwe 5ucce55es give greater conftdenc¢ In the fLthJrè dIreCh￿ o* the charfty's fimdroisirw Strategy.
FuTrdraisin9 income wos svpplemerrted with eomed iTpcorne frorn sporting orgonisattorts ¢¢ntratting Switth the PILIY
Foundotion to deliVOf specific services to support the Pers￿01 developffient of sportspeople. The 5cole ol these re5tiurces
LTre finite given the *inano¢1 pressures thot mony sporting bo&ies hoye ther￿ely* faced and the hisrorit Its& of emphu%s
on duty of care in sport lackntswled9Èd within govenNnent sport pofy in the UW. earned kycome Will alwo75 need to
be $upplement•d by fundroising incorn¢ ts b¢ gble t¢ Èrtsure thdt SUPPOrt ￿ availabl¢ l¢r oll 5p￿e0P1e th need h.
R¢serv¢s prJli¢y
As part of devek)ping new 5 y8or 5tralegy updated r￿*￿$$ pollq agreed by Ttustees irt Moy 2025=
By the end of 2025126 Enor￿01 yeor Irevtsed yeer énd cf 31 July 2020 t¢ b* i* ploeè )- 2 months opeioling
- Èy the end of Xi26127 (Jvly 2J = 3 months operatlng ¢gs
Year$ 3-5
maintained at 3 m¢nths op¢f¢tin9 costs Irèetsgnising a grow*h in reol tenns due to increased ocr￿$
the life ¢f the plafLI
Going <on<ern
The fyvstees have a reasonoble expectrotion that the charity has adequute r¢sourc#5 to continue In op•r¢ti¢n41 existeneè
going f•rwords. This includes taking into accoun* ony ¢xi8tin9 li•bilities that the th<Jrity h05 Qryd the progress that hos
mode In rèduthng its défiut duryng the 2024-25 finc*)ool yegr and the plans olready confirmed heading into 2025.
These plans were confTmi•d in July 2025 With the eonfirmatv)n of a sign¢flcamt 3 yèttr unrestricled grant from the Jo¢<)b$
FuDJro Foundotion tQ 5UPPOrt the del￿ery ol the diarity's new 5 year stro*È9y and business pla
Printiplè Risks
Our risk register tracks key orgarrisationol risks 15 re¥￿We￿ regularly by tMsi•*s. The prinipal risk laang the <knrity
rel￿t$ to finartes and ensur￿9 the chality is generoting ylfficient fundruising income ta cover its core c05t
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing documenf
Thè thcThty p5 corrtrolled by its 9overninu d¢xvmerrt, a CQn5tffjL¢ion. and constiluFe5 a tharitable ¥Korporated organ15afl¢XL
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Switch Th& Pluy F•vnd4Non
R*port ol the Tntslo9S
forthe Y•ur Ehd¢d 31 Januury 2025
STRUCTURE, GOVFRNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Réuvtthi•rt *ippointrnent of n•w tNsle95
Apart from the Pif5t tharity trustÈÈs who were aP￿rr￿ed for un illTHol On?-yPOT peri¢d. every tr￿￿e is appointred for
t*rni of three Y￿r5 by a resolufiort pa55ed propedy convened of tlE &Jrlty m151
In 5elechng individuals for tsppoirrtment os tharity trustèeg, the thon7y wndertakes (7 ri4•ruys pr•ce* t¢ 5denlify skllls.
knowledge and ¢xpeNence needed lor the effeEhve admrtiistration of lh¢ Cto.
F¢llvwiro an eXte￿a￿t T¥rullmw* Pi*XèSS Ihree new trv5Eees were apptithd in Odober 2024.
- Beft Hawes MBE
- Mary Few
- Martin 8ould.
RÉFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATtVE DEfAILS
Register￿ Charity number
1187733
Prin¢ip41 qddNss
74 Heoton Rood
St¢&poty
Chesknrty
SK4 4JH
Trustees
Ms E P Mason
C F Donolds
Mr C Bikndley MBE
Mr S C Mitthell
Mrs S Frawis Ir•stgned 29.1241
Mrs S Knlgltt
Ms A Edwurd5 Iresigned 29.2.241
Ms M Fèw Icpposnt¢d 3.1 Oa41
Mr B Hawes M8E luppoTnted 1.10241
Mr M J Beuld lopp<xrtted l.l Q.241
Ind*pgnd•rti Exomin
Melissa bowers
Hart5 Limited
Weshllinsier Flovse
TO Wes￿￿[￿st¢r Road
m¥￿eSP￿Id
Ch¢shirÈ
SK1076X
Approved by order ¢f the bcard of irusr
ond Signed on Etg b*htsff by=
/ta
IAr C F D¢fyoklson- Trustee
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Inde￿ndent Exfjminei's Rèport lo tho TrLtstees al
Swit¢h The Play Found￿10￿
Independenl examinerf$ reportto th• Iruste88 ol Swit¢h Plqy Pounda144n
I r¢p¢rt to the tharity truslees on my exomination ¢f th• ttttOLnts of Sw¥kh Th¢ Play Fevndatian (the Tru*l for the y•or
ended 31 January 2025.
Re$ponsibililies tind busis of r¢port
As the thurty tnjstees of the Trnsr you ore r¢sp¢nsible for the preparation of thè accounls in occOrdon￿ with
reovirements of the th¢rities Ad 201 l I'the Att'l
I report in r¥p¢rt of my èxarnin¢)tion OF the Trust% attounts ccril¢d under Sechon 145 of th¢ Acl ond In Carrying (Xrt
my examination I hov2 followed all QPp￿tal)le Direclions given by the ¢Jority comm1W￿ Settion 14515llbl of the
Ad.
lttdependent ex*JMlnét'S Stateme￿1
Since your charlty's gross inctxxe 0x¢*édéd £250.000 your examiner mu* be a mèmber of o listed body. I can ￿￿1[
Ihut l am qualif*d to Lmdertake the •xomii)ahon b•¢uusé l om a member of th¢ Institule of Chartered Accountants in
glond and wa￿$, whith ￿ one of the Itsted bodies.
I have ¢ompleted my exomina*on. I confirm th%lt no mokrial multers hove corne to my in conr1￿1•￿ wjth the
examinthion giving me to believ¢ tlwr in materiol r¥pe¢t=
oecounting r￿OrdS werè not kept R) re5pert of the Tntst as réquired by Seth¢n 130 of the Art- OF
th* O¢COLnts do o¢¢ord Mth thos¢ record$. or
the occtsunts do r*)t comply with the applpcoble rwuirements eoneeming the f¢Yrh and Conte￿ tsf attourtts set
in the thorities (Accoun￿ artd Rtrportsl Regulthion5 2008 other thcm any r¢quirement that the a¢¢ovnts give a true
al￿ foir Vitsw which 15 not o m¢tter consid¢red os pttrt of an ind¢pendènt exomM¢li¢n.
I hovÈ no torKerns ond huvè tome (Kross no olher rnatters in connertion with th& exomination t¢ whid) attenti¢n shwld bè
drawn in this report in order tro *ntsble a pr•peT understanding af the QCCOLnts to b¢ re4thed.
Mefisso Bowèrs
The Institutre of Chartered Attounlonts n England WaJe5
Hurt5 LÈmited
westhi1￿Ier House
l O WeStrnir￿trer Rood
MacclesfiÈld
Chethire
SKIO IBX
Dot*. -
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Swh(h The Play F•uThdoli•n
StuteMÈt)l •1 F5n*JnEial Adivili¢s
for th• Year Ended 31 January 2025
31.1.25
Total
fvnds
31.1.24
Total
funds
Unre5thcfed
fund
Rpsmcted
fund
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Other tradin9 achvities
hvestmenl income
479,321
571
226596
705.917
277,434
479R92
226A90
706388
277,434
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable adiviti¢s
Co* of delivery of serVi￿S
Wagès
Adverti%1ry9
Offi¢¢ costs
Insurance
Travel
BLTth d)arge5
L￿al and Profes￿0￿04
349,286
133,980
536
7.255
1.386
1.306
2.209
3,300
89,908
83318
4.113
3A63
439,194
217,398
4.649
10,818
1,380
4,536
2,209
3.300
73,650
184.030
80
3,322
917
2,334
792
2,160
3230
l 153
1753
1.853
Tolal
501,011
184232
085,243
269,144
NEf INCOME/IEXPENDifuREI
42.364
117.9161
21.245
8,290
Tmnsfers between funds
T7,916
Nel movement in funds
13,2031
24848
21.245
8,290
RECONCIUATION OF FUND5
Totul fvnd$ brought fo￿0*d
11395981
1139A981
1147,8881
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
1142AOII
24.448
1118,3531
I139￿?8>
Th¢ rKgtres f¢rrtt poll ef tlwe finttncial statements
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Swlkh Tho Pl4y hundati•n
Bolqn¢o She•t
31 JqnuAry 2025
31.1.25
31.1.24
To￿1
Lknreslricled
hJnd
Re5trrKFed
ftmd
T4>ttsl
fLmds
CURRENT ASSETS
Debiots
Ctt5h at btyk
22.031
22,031
24,448
19,002
14,046
24,448
21037
24A48
40A79
33.048
CREDITOR5
AmJmJ5 fallthg du• within One year
1132A411
1132,8411
16ShOOI
NEY CURRENT ASSETSIILiABILITIE$I
24,449
186.3021
132A521
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT UABIUTIES
1110,8101
24,448
186,3621
132J521
CRUMTORS
Amounts folling due after rn¢r• thon one yeor
131.9911
131,9911
11072401
NET ASsETSIIUA￿lrnE$l
IIA2,8011
24,448
1118,3531
1139A981
FUNOS
Unre5trKted knds
Re5Pri¢¢d
1142WI1
24348
1139A981
TOTAL FUNDS
1118,3531
11393981
The fffwo(sl statements weyry upproved by tho 5oard of frvsts¢s authort5ed hr hsue
cmd Wefe signed on its b•htylf by-.
2•xr
Mr C F Dw￿d￿Ch- Trustee
The notes forni part of the3e knncTal sht•n)ents
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Swifrh Th Pl4y Fouhdqtion
sh Fl•w Stalement
for the Ye4r Ended 31 2025
31.T.25
31.1.24
Notès
Cosh fl*)W8 Irorn operatiny ¥<hvtlies
Cash 9¢nerated from op•rorio
lnteresl paid
80,839
11,7531
1647311
11,8531
Nèt cath pro￿￿*￿ by/lused in) operating aetivities
85,086
106A841
C•sh Il•ws from Ènves*ing ¢Edivilies
Intere# r￿1ved
571
N•t promded by InYesii¢g edivilies
Cush fl¢*W$ from financing 4¢tivili8s
N*w loans in yèor
Loan repayments in year
84,433
110,8871
175.2551
Net cath (L￿d In1/pro￿d￿ by linanang adimties
175,2551
73546
Change in <a$h und <ash equivalents in
the reporting petiod
Co5h and wsh eqvrvrjlents ot the
beginning of th¢ rep•rtin9 period
10.402
6,902
14.046
7,084
Cash ¢tt$h equivalents al th¢ *nd ef
the ￿pOrting period
24,448
34,046
The note5 for￿ part Qf rtEs¢ fiDonciol stotemefvts
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Swikh The Play Found￿10Th
N4>tes to the Cash Flow Shkmèht
for th* Year Ended 31 JaThvory 2025
RE¢ONaLIATION OF NET NCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcfiviTIES
31.1.25
31.1.24
income for the repovling peri4xI lfj$ per Ihe $14lemenl of Fin4#Eial
Adivitresl
Adjuslmenls fo
trestr rec*ved
Interest paid
lfttreasé in debtors
Increase/ldw80*1 * ereditor5
21.245
8,290
15711
IZ53
13,0291
67,A41
1,853
(7,12TI
1677531
Net ¢48h provided byllused inl •peMtions
86,839
1647311
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT
At 1.2.24
Cash flow
At31.1.25
Not ¢4sh
CfJth ￿ bard(
14,040
TOA02
24,448
14,046
10,402
24A48
Debt
Debts folling dut within l year
Debts folling duè after l year
1117601
11072461
75,255
131,9911
1119,0061
75,255
1437511
Total
1104.9601
85,657
119,3031
The notes form part of these T￿￿£1a4 ￿aterneAts
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Swikh Thé Play FOund￿Jan
Nalés to fh• Finqn¢ial Slalements
forlhe Year Ettded 31 January 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A¥$is of pvopqving the finan¢ial thrtem¢n15
financial statem*t*s of the dlarity. wlwth is fJ publK benèftt entTty undèr FRS 102. hove been prepared i
oceordane with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounling and keporting by Chari*es= Stutement of
Recommended Prartice opplKuble to tharittes prÈparing th*r occounts in oecOrdan￿ with the ￿n01)CIal Reporting
Stondfjrd applieable in the UK ond RepublK of Ir•lond IFRS 1021 leffedive l Jonuary 20191., FTnoncial
Reportkng Standord 102 Yhe Financiul Reporting Standord applI¢¥b￿ in Ihe UK and R*public of Irelond. and the
Chariti*5 Act 201 l. The finontsal sFoPsments hqve béen prepared under the hiO0ri£ttl cost convention.
All incom¢ 1$ reeognis¢d in the Sttstrernent ol Pinorrial Activities ¢n¢e the chority has enti￿ement to the funds, il is
pro6aL)le that the inc¢mè will be received and the amovnt can be metssured refiably.
EwndÉlure
Li&bilities are recogni*d tts expendilure fSS soon os therè is o legal or eonstnKPTve obligatiOF) cornmithng the
charity to that expendilure. it ts probable th(rt a tTansfer of ec¢n¢mie benePJts will be required in settlement and
thè arr￿L￿t of the obligation can be IThea￿red reliably. Expendilure is accoynred for on on occruals bthis and h¢TS
be￿ dassifted under headings thot oggregote all cost relthed to the category. Wh¢r¢ Costs camot be diredy
atlribvted t¢ Part￿lar h*odings they have been allocated tc a¢riYi*es on a basis ¢onststent wlth tr* use of
resources.
Tox#lion
The charity is exempt trom tax on its tharitablg acffwtie
Fund q<<•u#tFng
Unreslrided funds ctsrt be us¢d In accordan￿ with the tharitable objechves ot the dlsu•ti￿ af the tru5Fees.
Re#ricPed Ivnd5 can only be used for particular redri¢red purpow wrthin the ¢bjectrs of the thority. Re5Pridl¢n$
orise when sp¢Gifi•d by the ￿￿Or or when funds tsre raised for parti￿1¢r rèstricted PUryJ¢XS.
hjrther expl0nah￿ of the ngt¥re o#d purpose ef ea(h fLnd is ￿l￿ded in th& nofes lo the fityoncial stotementk
Ponsion ¢051s and oihor post4eliremèni ben&fh5
The tharity oporates a defined contributi¢n pertsion stheme. C<)niriTrxtyions paycble to the thorfty'$ pension
schomt are charged to Ihe Straiernent of Pinclnciol Athvtries in thè perlod io whith they relate.
OTHER TRADING AcfMTIES
31.1.25
31.1.24
Athlete serri¢e5
Fundraising
365.843
340,074
22,999
244.435
705,917
277A34
Page16
continued...

Swlkh The Play F+>undolion
Noto$ Ip the Firkanctal St4lements- ¢onllnu•d
for the Ye#1 Ended 31 Janu¢Jry 2025
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.1.25
31.1.14
Deposit interest
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
&Jpport
5t5 (sée
hote 51
Dirert
of delivery of servi
Wo9es
Advethsin9
OFFice ¢o*s
knsurance
Trovel
Bank tharges
L•9al and Profes￿0￿0[
439.194
277￿98
4h49
10338
1286
4￿36
93
439,194
217,398
4,649
10,818
1,386
AS30
2,209
3,300
80
2,116
3,300
6TJ,994
5.496
683A90
SUPPORT cosrs
Govemonce
Financè
Totals
Office co*$
8ank <harges
Legol ¢Jnd profewc>nol
80
80
2.116
3JOO
2,IT
3POO
2,116
3,380
s￿90
rRUSfEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no iru£trees remLYter¢lion or othèr benefits for th¢ year ended 31 Jonvory 2025 nar tor the yecr
ended 31 january 2024.
Trusttss. expensei
TherÈ were no trusl¢e5 expens￿ paid for th¢ y*ui ended 31 lanutsry 2025 nor lor the yéor ended
31 Januory 2024.
STAFF COSTS
31.1.25
31.1.24
Wo9es ttnd 5fj1¢Tries
Social security (051$
Other pen￿On w5ts
198,275
l s￿65
3538
168,329
12,409
3,232
217298
184.030
The avartsgé monthly nL￿ber of èmployees during th¢ yeor was as folk￿.
31.1.25
3T.1.24
ployees
Pagé 17
¢thtinved.-

Swikh The Play Foundqhon
N•￿S lo ihtr Finqn¢ial 5141ements- cgnlinued
for the Y•oT Ended 31 Janvary 2tr25
srAFF COSTS_ <onlihved
The r*thnber ol employeé5 whose etnployee berjefrls lexdudkng employef pen￿on exceeded £60.000 was:
31.1.25
31.1.24
£70X)aT - £80,000
2024 COMPARATIVE5 FOR THE STATEMENf OF FfNANaAL ACTMnES
Unrestricled
flmd
Restrid$d
lund
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Othèr trading activities
277834
277,434
EXPENDITURE ON
Ch¢triloble acPivkliès
defivery <>1 Se￿￿5
Wages
Advethsing
Ow1￿ cosls
In$ur4nce
Travel
Bank thorges
Legal ond prof*ssiori¢l
73,656
184,030
80
3,322
917
2￿24
792
2,160
73,656
184.030
80
3222
917
2A34
792
2.160
Other
1,853
1,853
209,144
269,144
NET INCOME
8,290
8290
RECONauATION OF FUNDS
Total lunds brought forwtsrd
1147,8881
1147A881
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIÈD FORWARD
1139,5981
1139A981
DEBfoR& AMOUNT5 FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.1.25
31.T.24
Tradè debt¢rs
VAT
17.130
4,901
15,29
3,610
22.031
19.1)Q2
Pago 18
ccntinued._

Swhth The Play Found•ti*n
Noles l• the Financial 514tements- continued
lar Ihè Year Ended 31 Jqnu4ry 202S
i(L
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING OUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.1.2S
31.1.24
ank loon$ and overdrufts (see no*e 121
Trode uedit¢r5
Toxation and soxiol security
her cr¢dilor$
Tl.760
16,255
32,400
72,426
11760
16.006
11.692
25,942
132,841
45.400
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE ThAN ONE YEAR
31.1.25
31.1.24
Bonk loans {￿e Th)te 121
her creditors
12,770
19,221
22,813
84,433
31,991
107,240
LOANS
•nalysis o* th¢ maturity of R5 given belo￿.
31.1.25
31.1.24
Arn￿￿ts faifithg due within one year On <lemand:
BaA( k¢ns
11.760
11,760
Amounts falling behveen one and year&.
Bank loans- 1-2 years
11.760
lJ,760
Am¢unts falling due behveen Iw¢ ond five Y￿￿-
Bank locr￿ - 2-5 years
Other loan5- 2_S yetsts
Trustee l¢ons
I,oio
11,053
60.000
24.433
19.221
20,231
95,d86
hduded in other treditor5 is o loan Irom Mr R Y¢ung amounting to £3,00212024 £9.6621.
13.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
TratheTS
betwe¢
ds
movementr
in lund$
At
31.1.25
At T.2.24
Uwwe5trid•d funds
General knd
1139.5981
17,916
IT4?￿07 I
Reslrided fvnds
Re￿rided fund
42,364
117.9161
24,448
TOTAL FUNDS
1139,5981
21,245
1118.3531
Pttgè 19
tsnltnued_.

Swikh The Play Fo¥ndalÉon
Not*$ to the Finttn<i¢l statern￿ts- ￿mIl￿￿éd
tor the Ye4r Ended 31 Jqnuory 2025
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS-
Net movement in lunds, i1K￿ded In th• ob¢Ye are as loll¢
Incom1rt9
resour¢es
Res¢wres
expend*d
Movernent
in funds
Unrtslri<red fvnds
General
479.892
1501.0111
Reslti¢tred funds
Restrirted fund
226J96
1184.2321
42264
TOTAL FUNDS
700,488
1685,2431
21,245
C•mpdt4tÉves far movement in lund$
Net
movement
In funds
At
31.1.24
A* 1.2.23
UnrÈ51Tided funds
General fund
1147,8881
8,290
11395981
TOTAL FUNDS
1147,8881
8,290
I139￿98)
Cwp•r¢fiva net movemen* in knd4 in thtr above are as folbws:
Incoming
resourt•$
R6sources
expended
Movement
in funds
UThrestriC￿ fvnds
General fund
277334
1269,1441
8,290
TOTAL FUNDS
2T7,434
1209.1 AAI
8290
A oJrrent year 12 months ond prlor year 12 months wmbined positi¢n 1$ w follo￿.
Net
Tronsfers
behveen
fvJnds
At
31.1.25
At 1.2.23
Unreslri¢led fvnds
Gtnerol fund
1147,8881
112,8291
17,910
1142.8011
Restri¢1￿ fvnds
Restritted
42,364
117.9161
24A48
TOTAL FUNDS
1147.8881
29A35
11182531
Pag¢ 20
c¢ntinued._

Swil¢h The Play F•uttddi•n
Nat•$ t• the Financial St4tements- ￿￿t[nUed
for ihe Y￿1 End*d 31 JanI￿ry 2025
T3.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- c¢nllnu•d
A oJrrent ye(7r 12 month5 and prior yeor 12 morrfhs wmbinéd net movernentr in fund5, Induded in the obove oye
os followL
Incoming
re￿￿e1
Re50urc¢s
expended
Movemtrrt
in funds
Unrestrictsd funds
Ge￿r01 fund
757,316
1770,1551
112.8291
R•slrided lunds
k*stritted fvnd
226A96
1184.2321
42,264
TOTAL FUNDS
982.922
1954,3871
29,535
There wtss a shortf¢ll in the r¢strtthed funds of £17.910 ot 31 January 2025 os thé r¥ult of 4 14an th(Tt wa5
xpeaedly being colled in ectrly temp¢rorily repaid to Ominia 5p0rf5 Group out of restrid•d f￿d$.
Thls h05 been present¢d as o transfer between restrrftted and ynreslricted within the financiol dotemen
These lund5 were repoid ond were made available lor restritttd pJrp05e5 On 4 FebrLJOry 2025 ewvring thot
resirided knds rèmained fvlly protecled tsnd availt)ble ÈXdv￿Ye￿y for their Int￿ded u*.
As S￿ a trcn*F*r back inio Y&stricled fund5 will be presented in nekn years firtoncial statemenr>
14.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Mr Craig Donaldson was owed £3.221 ot 31.1.2513T.1.24 £8A331.
Mr ¢Thris 8rindley was owed £1 6.OOLI ut 31.1.25131.01.24 £15,900).
Po98 21

Swbkh The Play FouThd¢rti•
Detail￿ Stulement Of Finan¢ial Adivilies
for Fhe Yeqr Ended 3T J¢Jnuary 2025
31.1.25
37.1.24
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Other tvuding adivilies
Athlete servi¢es
Fyndrai$ing
365.843
340.074
32,999
244835
705.917
277,434
Invasknent in¢ome
Dèpasit acwuni intérest
571
Tolal inGoming ￿50ViceS
700A88
277334
EXPENDrruRE
Charli abl¢ adivities
Wages
Soool 5ecurlty
Pern￿S
Cott of delivery of 5¢KVi
Insurance
OfPiTr costs
Adverti￿n9
Travel and svb&5te
198275
15￿85
3.538
440h42
I￿80
,383
4.049
4A36
108,329
12.469
3,232
73A)56
917
3,322
80
2A34
677,994
26d,339
Ttsxgtion Inierestr
1753
Support ¢•$ts
Finance
Bank tharges
2,110
2.045
GovelrvJn￿ c•sts
Accowiancy ond leg01 fees
3280
2.160
Total r¢soUrt*$ expended
085343
269.744
21245
8,290
Thk p•9è does not form part ¢f the stabrtory tinfjnciol stalements
Poge 22