RHIEA)S RU(*YFOOTBAiLCLUB
TRVSYEES REPORT
FOFITHE YEAR ENDED30APRIL2024
RHI¢3JS RUGBY FOOIBALLCWB
The Club t5 registered as a CharitsblÈ InctsrporatÈd CKganisation which i% a newtype of Je￿1
fomiatfor a registered charitywith thÈ intention of affordingthaTitses limttÈd IkAbilitv
without having to re￿ster as a f0rn7al limited company. Thefinanoal control of the aub is
in the hand5 Of 3 trustees. All finan￿ dedsi0Th5 ère ¢Jiscussed with the W￿nagement
commftree but uknrnatety all are made and controlled by the trustee& The Uub is
governed by its Constitution. adherence ofwhich is monitored bythe trustees. The trustses
are appointed at an Annual General MeetIng￿d after reuuitmeTrL traini￿ lSw￿ded.
Oblecyves &Acti¥itsÈS
The objective of thÈ Club tst<> proFnote (omtnuntty partKipatign in healthy rerreatKm by
providing facilities for the plawng of amatsur ru8by union in accorda#(* with the wlesand
regulation5 ofthe Welsh RuEby Unim and such other am*eUrsportsca￿bIQ of pr￿)011n8
healthy recreation.
AthlevemeDts & Perfo￿an(e
Duringthe year we continued with pri8rdmme of improvementstothe aub'51wKI 3nd
buildin￿ in several Wa￿ We paid fora drèinège engineer to desl8n è drainage s(heme tor
the park. We improved our paio with 5 OuldC￿ picnictables. benches and sun shades for
the benefit of members, players and wsitofs. We sohl off the oil fired ger*rat¢r and converted
its housing into a storage facilTty. PItch￿(le. we£leane(J out the shed to us by Aberdare
Motorcycle Club and in#alled 2 new spectstor shelters. we ¢(xnrni55iwed a 8raffiti style
portrait in honour of Dai Morrls. out ftk)stkmous player, atthe entrdntr to the aub.
Our 1st XV and Walking Rueby team beran the year wtth a iointtourtoGateshead and
Newcastle and ended by prÈparingfora similarweekend in Liveffjwl ?nd North Wales.
In beTh￿n these timesthe tstxv gained prgmoDon from Dm51￿ S We5tCents31 to Di¥?%oTr
4 West Cerstral and our ¥Wdlkrng Rugbyt2am played weekly and entered atournament in
Morriston. Ourin8 the off season, we hDStsd Cynon val￿(a¥a1*￿JunI9r Rugby League
tearn who played all of their home gameson our pitch.
In thÈ Clubhouse, again ourdartsteam competsd in theG￿neath Winter and SummÈr
League5and we held weekty bin80 sessionsfor the benefit and well b¢in8 of our rnetnbu
The Club w353 venue for birthdays. christenings, weddtngsand fiJneral wakesand a number
of musical evening5 to suppon the community of Rhi80>
Throughoutthe year, we kept in mind the Charity Commi5yoner5 guidelines on publicbenefft
and èrted to provide a safe enwrgnmentfor all ourrnember5 and uDli5e ourassetwithin
the terms of our consttknjtson.
Ananrlal Rthlew
Bar5ale5thisyearamounted to £%.485, kllin8 for the second year in a row. The w5tof
bar5tod( did notfall propO￿On81]Y. General donations also fell Irom £11￿1010 £7.49)
further lowering income. The Club did however receive a yantof £4A64 frotn Cronfa
F3rm whKh offset the lower dona￿on￿ Malor rnaIntenan￿ spendlng lastyear
did nat reoccurwith totsl repairs ènd maintenance eyoendthre down from £LS.648
to £3,846. Prernise5 C05ty admin costs and leE31 and ptofe55ional costswere not
mhteri4lly drfferentto the p￿ioUs¥e5r. Rugby eypen5esweTe lower due to T￿Y1th1
sales butthi5Wa5 matthed bythe income collected. Re5er¥e5 dowm by the yeaiend.
from £45,319to £43,734 reflelti￿the defiutof totsl ÈxppnditurE over incorre
Re5Ewve5 p￿lty
The trusteesof Rhigos Rugby Football aub have considered the rvmosand h
the followin8 policy".
The trustee5conslderthatthe level of resefvessbould be setata level toerwre thatthe
tharity ¢an meet its I13￿1[rieS and contracwal abr￿?￿0n$ Sh￿k1 r(cea5e to e
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RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2024
2024
2023
11 Grants received
WRU grants and subsidies
Cronfa Farm grant
6.416.(K)
4.464.1J)
6.345.00
10,880.C
6,345.00
2) Sponsorship and Donations
Sponsorship
General donations
2,300.(X)
7.490.C¥)
3,148.00
11,610.00
9,790.￿]
14,758.00
31 Premises expenses
Cleaning
Rates and water
Heat and light
2,070.IX)
248.(K)
5,644.00
1.610.IJO
204.00
5,310.00
7,962.CK)
7,124.00
4) Maintenance expenses
Patio Tables
Pest Control
Bottle Cooler
Bottle Cooler
Cooker
Electrics
ADT Alarm {variousl
General lower value items
833.CKI
3(KJ.tXI
390.IXJ
459.IKJ
187.
360.IXJ
829.00
488.C(I
Total for 2023 (see 2023 Accounts for breakdown)
15.648.00
3.846.1K)
15,648.00
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RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REIIORTTO THE TRU5fEES OF
RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the Accounts of the Charity for
the year ended 30 April 2024, which a￿ set out on pages 3 to 7.
Responsibilitre5 and ba5r5 of report
A5 the charity's trustee5 you are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in actordance
with the requirernents of the Charitles Art 2011 (kne Att'l.
I report in respect of my examination ofthe charitrfs accounts carried out undersectw 145 of the Act
and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions gNen by the Charity
Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination, I confirm that no rnHteri31 matters have cometo my attention
in connertion wr(h the examination 8iwn8 me cause to believe that ift any material respert..
il accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity a5 requÈred by section 130 of the Act, or
21 the accounts do not accord wtth those record
I h3ve no concems and have come a(ross no other matter5 in connertK)n with the examinatlgn to which
attention should be drawN in this reE￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to
be reached.
Mr H.D. Jone5
Association of Chartered Certffjed Accountants
clo Glandover Hou
67 8ute Street
Aberdare
R.C.T.
CF44 7LD
Slgned._..
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