RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALLCLUB
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 1025
RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALL au8
Struciure, Governance & Management
The Club is registered as a Charitsble Incorporated Ooantsation which Is a newtyW of ￿gaI
format fora reglstered charity with the iniention of aflording<harit*s limited Iiabilrty
without having to register as a forrnal limi(ed company. The financial control of the Club is
In the hand5 of 3 trustees, All finance decision5 are discussed wlth the management
ommittee but ultimately all aTe rnade and controlled ￿ the t￿￿tee5. The Uub is
governed by its constttutknn, adhererKe of whKh 15 mnltored by the trustees. The tnjsrees
are appointed at an Annual Génèral MeeliThg and after rÈcrurtmen¢ trainin8 is provided.
Oblectlves & Adl¥Stles
The objective of the Club Is to promot@ tommunty part￿1pat￿lrt in healthy TKreat￿Tr by
providing facllltle5 for the playln80l amateur rvgby unk>n In accord•nce wlth the rules and
re8ulatlons ol the Welsh RuBby Union and such otherama*ur sp(*ts ¢Jpable of prorTh)tin8
healthy recreation.
A¢hlevem•nts & Pertorrnantè
Durlng the year we continued with OLtr pro8iamrr* of improvements to the aub'$ and
bulldlngs. We purchaséd a stéèl contalner lor phthside storage with a 8rani fiom the WRU.
We Pufchased ihe VEO system oflilmln8 all to help coathtsand p*rs d￿eb)P and
Improve thelr sklll$.
We ¢ontlnL*d to make oUrf￿ld$ more dl¥erse and env1ronN*nial￿fvle￿￿lV with the help ol
Rhi805 school children by plan¢inR fruil t￿e$ on the Th*adow alongside the pltch.
The senior rugby team then won prOn￿t￿n from DI￿$60n 4 West Central to o￿l$b)n 3 West
Ceniral of the WRU league.
In ihe Club House, our dart5 tearn comFeted In the Gtynneath surnmp.rand Wnter Darts
Loa8uÈs and we held weekty bln80 sesshw5 for the benefit and wellbeln8 of our rnembers.
The Club was also a venue for blrthday partles, weddln8 re¢eptbffts Ind other Ilfe events.
Rh*05 Carnlval Soclety a￿0 held fundraisin8 eveftts at thè Club
Throughout the year. we kept In mlnd the Charlty Commlssh)ners8uldellnes on publK benefft
and acted to provlde • safe envlrofiment forall our memt*rs and guests and utllise ourasstts
within the terms ol our Con$t￿utIOTr.
FIn•n¢1￿ Revlew
Bar sales fell agaln thls ￿arfroM £95.485 to £￿,206. Grdnt Income redwed byaboLrt £1.￿).
Donatlons however incre#5ed from £7.49) to £10.075 approachine the 2023 level tsf £11.610.
Maintenance expenses were up thls year wtth the purchase of a storage corfainer and vldeo
r@tordin8 System a5 rnentyoned In the achIeveTh￿0t5 and perfornmnce Sett￿￿.
Premlses. adrnSnIstrat￿e and beeal costsw•re not m•teri*lty dwfèrènt to 2024 aslde from
le831 fees undertaken thls year. Ru8by expenses Ir￿￿3$e￿ frorn £E4).186 to £73.6(￿. The main
ncreases in rugby costs comlngfrom pttch and Outskle malntenance lup E3,5731 and coach
hlre lup £3.1551. Reserve5 We￿ down from £43.734 ¢0 £30.317 rEfiettiTrgthe excess of
expendlture over irKome of £13.417.
Resorve5 Pollcv
The tru$tee$ i)f Rhl805 Rugby Fc#)tball Club have con5klered the reser¥es and have
the followlng pollcy..
The trustee5 conslderthat the level of reserves should be set ata level to ensu￿ thatthe
charity can rts Ikbilf(ies and contractual obl￿tionS should tt cease toexist.
Trustee
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RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
2025
2024
Notes
Receipts
Grants received
Reimbursement of ticket costs
Bar Sales
Sponsorship & donation5
9,726.OJ
30.075.C(S
90.206.
13,115.00
10,880.00
27,092.00
95,485.00
9,790.00
143.122.IKI
143,247.00
Payments
Bar expenses
Premlses expenses
Malntenance expenses
Wages expen5e5
Administrative expenses
Le8al & professional expenses
Rugby Club expenses
42.653.1Xt
7,432.00
7,488.
16.381.1Xl
6.125.
2,854.(XJ
73,606.00
48,929.00
7.962.CNJ
3,846.CNJ
15,959.00
6,187.00
1,763.00
60.186.00
156,539.C#)
144.832.QKJ
IDEFicin I SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR
13,417.QK)I
1,585.
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RHIGOS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORTTOTHETRUSTEES OF
RHIG05 RUGBV FQOTBALL auB
I rew)rt to the char¢ty trustees on my examination of the Accounts of the Charity for
the year ended 30 April 2025. which are set out on pa8e5 4 to 7.
Responsibilitie5 and basis ol rewt
As the charity's trustees you afe responsible for the preparation of the accounts in a(cordance
with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l.
I repgrt in respect of my examination of the thaTity'S acciyJnt5 carried out under section 145 of the Art
and in carryln8 Out my examination I have followed all the applica￿e dirertions 8iven by the Charsty
Cornrni55ion under section 14515llbl of the Att.
Independent Examkntls Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material rnattèrs have come to my attentlon
n connection with the examinatiotl 8ivin8 me cause to believe th¥t any rnzterial respect..
11 accountins record5 were not kept in respect of the charrty as required by settlon 130 01 th• or
21 the accounts do noi actord with those record5.
I have no concerns and have com• across no other matters in ¢¢nnectlon wlth the exarnlnation to whlch
attentSon should be drawn in this report in order to enable a pioper understanding of the accounts to
be reached.
Mr H.D. Jones
Assoclation ol Chartere(I Certified Accountants
¢10 Glandover Mouse
67 Bute Street
Aberdare
R.C.T.
CF44 7LD
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