**Clapham Rangers FC Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023** ## **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)._ Formed in 2007, Clapham Rangers is one of the foremost grass football clubs in Lambeth with more than 250 registered players. During the period to 31 December 2023, the Club provided training and competitive football for 18 football teams. These children 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 members and 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 increase the number of children involved with the Club above 300. The club registered as a charity for the first time during 2021. Throughout the year all trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Achievements and Performance** The 2022/23 football season saw the club continued to invest in football management, club administration and improving the quality of coaches and facilities. We have retained FA Charter Standard Community Club status and are a Nike Partner Club. 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 2022/23 season was to increase participation from a wider cross section of the local community and increase the number of sessions during the season. As a result, the club has continued to invest in growing outreach activities with local primary schools and has secured access to more all-weather pitches to allow more sessions to take place during the winter months. ## **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%, providing 25 bursaries during the period. ## **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 gain of £15,333, resulting in a closing cash balance of £41,592. 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: Gary Clark Cole Salewicz (Club Secretary – appointed June 2022) Jonathan Perkins (Treasurer & Chairman) Andrew Green (appointed Sep 2023) Georgina Kingsbury (appointed Feb 2023) Raoul Chatterjee (resigned January 2024) ## **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**
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Clapham Rangers FC 1188214
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01-Jan-23 31/12/2023
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 106,797 - - 106,797 95,940
Fundraising 4,457 - - 4,457 7,908
Sponsorship 9,300 - - 9,300 4,500
Trustee loan 3,000 - - 3,000 -
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Sub total (Gross income for
123,554 - - 123,554 108,370
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 123,554 - - 123,554 108,370
A3 Payments
Kit & Facilities 43,123 - - 43,123 30,121
Coaches 55,850 - - 55,850 71,805
Fees and Admin 6,248 - - 6,248 11,864
Marketing & Events - - - - -
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Sub total [ 105,221 ] - - 105,221 113,790
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 105,221 - - 105,221 113,790
Net of receipts/(payments) 18,333 0 0 18,333 -5,442
A5 Transfers between funds 0 0 0 0 0
A6 Cash funds last year end 23,258 0 0 23,258 28,701
Cash funds this year end 41,592 0 0 41,592 23,258
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 14/10/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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**charity’s own use**
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**to nearest £**
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**-**
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**Amount due**
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**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**3,000**
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Jonathan Perkins|**Endowment**
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**funds**
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Date of
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13/10/2024
14/10/2024| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 14/10/2024 CCXX R3 acc(xJnts ISSI 1411012024 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 On accounts for Ihe year ended 31 DgGember 2023 Charity no (If any) 1188214 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("Ihe Trust'l for the year ended ResFX)nsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basls of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act'l. I r8POrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my 8xaminalion, I hav8 follow8d all the applicablè Directions giv8n by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act. Indapendent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examlngr'$ statemont come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records ware not k8Pt in accordance with section 130 of the Act., or th8 accounts did not accord with the accounting records- or thg accounts did not comply wilh the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rèports) Ragulations 2008 other than any ￿qUirement Ihal the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which Is not a matter onsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examinallon to which attention should be drawn in this report in order Io 8nablg a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Dato: 14 October 2024 Name: Christopher Powell Relevant professlonal qualrfication{s) or body (If any): ACA (ICAEW) Address: 41 Angles Road London SW16 2UU IER October 2024 Section B Disclosure Only ¢ompl8te if the examiner needs lo highlight matlers of concern (see CC32, Indèpendént examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2024