**Clapham Rangers FC Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021**
## **Objectives and Activities**
The purpose and principal activity of Clapham Rangers FC (“the Club”) is to provide football facilities within the Clapham and surrounding areas of London for children and young people aged 21 and under. The broader purpose being to promote the physical health benefits of community participation in physical activity and recreational sport _("facilities" means land, buildings, equipment, access to coaching and organising sporting activities)._
During the period to 31 December 2021, the Club provided training and competitive football for 20 football teams, benefitting approximately 270 boys. These boys pay an annual subscription to be members of the club. The Club provides a wide range of football based activities to the members utilising the support of both paid qualified football coaches and volunteers for the day to day running of the club.
The Club’s teams participate in competitions affiliated with the London County Football Association during the regular football season between September and May. During these months, the club provides its members two football sessions per week, covering both training and matches.
In addition to the competitive activities the Club also provides one “development” session per week for non-members. These sessions operate on a weekly drop-in basis or in the form of camps during the school holidays and during the year increased the number of children involved with the Club above 350.
The club registered as a charity for the first time during 2021, being granted charitable status in February 2020. Throughout the year all trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance**
The 2020/21 football season was again impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Club was able to adapt to the evolving restrictions throughout this period. We retained all coaching and admin staff which allowed us to rapidly return to normal operations for our members. As a result, we were able to provide football coaching throughout and to fulfil fixtures across all age categories for the seasons captured during this reporting period.
The Club had a stable year in terms of normal operations, with a consistent number of members participating in competitive matches compared to previous seasons.
The Club’s focus for the 2020/21 season was to increase participation from a wider cross section of the local community. As a result, the club has invested in growing outreach activities with local primary schools. This activity will continue in the coming season, and we intend to offer free coaching in schools to supplement the local sports offers and attract new playing members. Lastly, we continue to expand the offer of girls football within the club. Last year we launched the “Girls Academy”, a dedicated development session for girls. This has resulted in a number of girls becoming full time squad members in the last year and the formation of girls squads who will eventually will enter local leagues. During the period, we have hired more female coaches to support our ongoing efforts to increase the accessibility of the sport and building a club that best represents all aspects of our local community.
## **Achievements and Performance (continued)**
The club continued its commitment to offer financial support for those members requiring assistance and is pleased to have been able to provide support for all applications during the season. The Club’s financial support takes the form of a reduction in the membership fees of between 50% and 100%.
## **Financial Review**
The Club budgets to break-even each year while retaining a positive cash balance, the club’s only financial asset. During the period the Club made a loss of £5,856, resulting in a closing cash balance of £28,700.
The Club holds a reserve of £2,000. This reserve is held in order to cover the fixed cost elements of entering the club into competitive competitions for a period of one year.
The club is primarily funded through annual membership fees but does also rely on sponsorship from local businesses and, to a limited extent, other fundraising activities.
The trustees are confident that the Cub will continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The Club is constituted under a trust deed as Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) whose only voting members are its trustees. The trustees are proposed and approved via an Annual General Meeting of the Club’s members.
The following individuals served as the Club’s trustees throughout the year, unless stated:
Simon Millson (Chairman – resigned January 2022) Gary Clark Cole Salewicz (Club Secretary – appointed June 2022) Jonathan Perkins (Treasurer & since January 2022, Chairman) Nicola Kennedy (resigned June 2022) Anna Hyde (resigned June 2022) Rachel Nolan (resigned June 2022) Stephanie Cox (resigned June 2022) Sandyha Patel (resigned June 2022) Raoul Chatterjee
## **Reference and Administrative details**
**Charity name** _**:** Clapham Rangers Football Club_
**Charity registration number:** _1188214_
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature**
**Full name**
**Position**
**Date**||
|---|---|
||Jonathan Perkins|
||Treasurer|
||06/11/2022|
||06/11/2022|
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Clapham Rangers FC 1188214
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01-Jan-21 31/12/2021
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Membership income 99,870 - - 99,870 90,158
Fundraising 2,000 - - 2,000 1,421
Sponsorship 6,500 - - 6,500 10,600
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Sub total (Gross income for
108,370 - - 108,370 102,180
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts 108,370 - - 108,370 102,180
A3 Payments
Kit & Facilities 12,618 - - 12,618 16,258
Coaches 100,638 - - 100,638 72,523
Fees and Admin 919 - - 919 7,001
Marketing & Events 50 - - 50 113
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Sub total [ 114,225 ] - - 114,225 95,895
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purchases, (see table)
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Total payments 114,225 - - 114,225 95,895
Net of receipts/(payments) -5,856 0 0 -5,856 6,285
A5 Transfers between funds 0 0 0 0 0
A6 Cash funds last year end 34,556 0 0 34,556 28,271
Cash funds this year end 28,701 0 0 28,701 34,556
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CCXX R3 acc(xJnts ISSI
0611112022
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Clapham Rangers Football Club
31 December 2021
On accounts forthe year
ended
Charity no
(if any}
1188214
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charrty {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act").
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 followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
axaminer's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130
of the Act," or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records", or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conMIng the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(ArKounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, 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 connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
6 November 2022
Name:
Christopher Powell
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
ACA {ICAEVV)
Address:
68 Burbage Road
London
SE24 9HE
IER
October 2021
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concem {see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts-. directions and guidan for
examiners).
Give here details of any
Items that the examiner
wishes to disclosè.
IER
October 2021