## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
**Charity Registration Number: 1190533**
## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## CONTENTS
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|Legal and administrative Information|1|
|Report of the Trustees|2|
|Independent examiner’s report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the accounts|9-11|
## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
|Registered Charity Name|London Jaguars Community Association|
|---|---|
|Charity Number|1190533|
|Address|Docklands Business Centre|
||10-16 Tiller Road|
||London|
||E14 8PX|
|Trustees|Peter Agboola|
||Bodrul Khan|
||Rubina Begum|
|Independent Examiner|Sharif RiveraFCA|
||Riverside Chartered Accountants|
||5 Elephant Lane|
||London SE16 4JD|
|Bankers|Barclays Bank Uk Plc|
||Leicester|
||LE87 2BB|
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Trustees presents its report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Introduction**
London Jaguars Community Association is a registered charity dedicated to supporting children, young people, and families from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds across the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham. Our work focuses on promoting physical activity, mental wellbeing, social inclusion, and access to healthy food and positive opportunities.
Throughout 2024–25, the charity has continued to grow its reach, strengthen partnerships, and deliver high-quality community programmes that respond to local needs and reduce barriers to participation.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The charity’s primary objectives are to:
- Promote physical and mental wellbeing among children, young people, and adults through inclusive sports, fitness, and wellbeing activities.
- Reduce social isolation and improve community cohesion by creating safe and welcoming spaces for people from diverse backgrounds.
- Support families facing financial hardship by providing access to healthy food, holiday provision, and wellbeing education.
- Encourage positive life skills, confidence, and leadership among young people.
To achieve these objectives, the charity delivers a range of activities including youth football and fitness sessions, mental wellbeing and nutrition workshops, women’s fitness programmes, Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes, and large-scale community events that bring residents together across cultural and social backgrounds.
## **Achievements and Performance 2024–25**
Natonal Lotery Funded Mental Fitness and Nutriton Programme
In 2024–25, London Jaguars successfully launched a new Mental Fitness and Nutrition Programme funded by the National Lottery. This project focused on improving emotional resilience, healthy eating habits, and physical wellbeing among children and young people.
The programme delivered structured workshops covering mental health awareness, stress management, confidence building, and practical nutrition education. Participants reported increased understanding of healthy lifestyles and improved confidence in managing their wellbeing. The programme also engaged parents and carers through take-home resources and informal discussions, extending the impact into the home environment.
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
## Tower Hamlets Unity Festval
One of the charity’s flagship achievements this year was the delivery of the Tower Hamlets Unity Festival, a large-scale community event designed to promote social cohesion and celebrate the borough’s cultural diversity.
The festival brought together families, young people, and community groups from across Stepney, Bow, Poplar, and Limehouse. Activities included cultural performances, creative workshops, sports activities, and family entertainment, alongside food stalls representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds. The event strengthened relationships between residents, increased community pride, and provided a safe and inclusive space for people from different communities to connect.
## Holiday Actvites and Food (HAF) Programmes
London Jaguars continued to deliver high-quality HAF programmes during Easter, Summer, and Winter holiday periods in Tower Hamlets and Newham. These programmes provided children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals with access to healthy meals, physical activity, enrichment sessions, and wellbeing support.
Key outcomes included supporting over 150 children per day during peak delivery, maintaining a minimum of 85% eligible FSM attendance across funded places, and delivering SENDinclusive provision with adapted activities and additional staffing support.
Women’s Fitness and Wellbeing Programme
The Women’s Only Fitness and Wellbeing Programme continued to grow, providing safe, culturally sensitive fitness sessions combined with nutrition and mental wellbeing support.
## Youth Sports and Free Football Initatves
The charity maintained its Free Football and Youth Fitness sessions, offering regular training and recreational opportunities for young people aged 8–16. These sessions focused on physical development, teamwork, discipline, and confidence building, and continued to remove financial barriers to participation.
## **Funding and Financial Review**
During the 2024–25 financial year, the charity’s activities were supported through a combination of grant funding, partnerships, and community support.
Key funding sources included the National Lottery Community Fund, Tower Hamlets Council, Newham Council, and charitable trusts supporting sports, wellbeing, and community engagement initiatives.
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
## **Public Benefit**
The charity’s activities provide clear public benefit by improving access to physical activity, healthy food, mental wellbeing support, and inclusive community spaces for disadvantaged children, young people, and families. Our programmes reduce social isolation, promote healthier lifestyles, and strengthen community cohesion across diverse communities in Tower Hamlets and Newham.
## **Future Plans 2025–26**
Looking ahead, the charity aims to build on its successes by expanding the Mental Fitness and Nutrition Programme, increasing capacity of HAF programmes including SEND provision, developing employability and life-skills programmes for young people aged 14–19, strengthening partnerships with schools and voluntary sector organisations, and securing long-term funding to ensure sustainability and growth.
## **Results**
Full details of the financial transactions are contained in the attached accounts. The total incoming resources for the period was £95,160 (2024: £72,110) and total resources expended was £82,955 (2024: £70,574). The net income for the period was £12,205 (2024: £1,536). The net assets of the charity at 31 March 2025 were £20,617 (2024: £8,412).
## **Reserves Policy**
The management committee had established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the ‘free reserves’) held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the resources expended. Given our minimum expenditure on overheads, we continue to think that a figure of between £1,000 and £2,000 would be more appropriate given our activities.
## **Risk Review**
The Trustees have conducted its own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. Significant external risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan to allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and to ensure consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charitable company. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Trustee’s Annual Report was approved by the Board of Trustee’s and signed on their behalf by:
Rubina Begum Trustee
Date: 30 January 2026
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the London Jaguars Community Association for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the London Jaguars Community Association, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the London Jaguars Community Association 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 examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the London Jaguars Community Association as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns 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.
Sharif Rivera FCA Riverside Chartered Accountants 5 Elephant Lane London SE16 4JD
Date: 30 January 2026
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
|Notes
**Incoming Resources**
Grants and donations
Other income
**Total incoming resources**
**2**
**Resources Expended**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
**Total resources expended**
**3**
Net income/ (expenditure)
Transfers
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brough forward
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward**7**|**2025**|Total
Funds
£
95,160
-
**95,160**
82,375
580
**82,955**
12,205
-
**12,205**
8,412
12,205
**20,617**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
£
£
75,160
20,000
-
-||Total
Funds
£
71,660
450|
||**75,160**
**20,000**
77,592
4,783
580||**72,110**
70,024
550|
||**78,172**
**4,783**||**70,574**|
||(3,012)
15,217
-
-||1,536
-|
||**(3,012)**
**15,217**
6,125
2,287
(3,012)
15,217||**1,536**
6,876
1,536|
||**3,113**
**17,504**||**8,412**|
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## BALANCE SHEET
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
|Notes
**Tangible assets**
**4**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank
**Total Current assets**
**Current Liabilities**
**5**
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**6**
**Represented by**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Total funds**
**7**|**2025**
**£**
1,316
21,031
**21,031**
(1,730)
**19,301**
**20,617**
3,113
17,504
**20,617**|**2024**
**£**
1,548
7,665|
|---|---|---|
|||**7,665**
(800)
**6,864**|
|||**6,864**|
|||6,125
2,287|
|||**8,412**|
Approved by the Trustees on 30 January 2026 and signed on behalf of the Trustees by
Rubina Begum Trustee
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015), "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" and applicable accounting standards.
## **Income and expenditure**
AII income and expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis.
## **Grants**
Grants are recognised in full in the SOFA in the year in which they were received.
## **Depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost.
Provision for depreciation of fixed assets held for use by the charity is made at an annual rate of 15% on reducing balance basis.
## **Restricted and Designated Funds**
General funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictive conditions imposed by donors.
## **Resources Expended**
Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they occur. Resources expended include VAT.
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
|**2. Grants and donations**
**2025**
**£**
National Lottery Funding
20,000
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
74,260
Jack Petchey Foundation
900
London Borough of Newham
-
Semble Network
-
Other
-
Total
**95,160**
**3. Resources expended**
Charitable
activities
Governance
costs
**2025**
**£**
Programmes and activities
81,564
-
81,564
Administrative costs
579
-
579
Accountancy costs
-
580
580
Depreciation
232
-
232
Total
82,375
580
**82,955**
**4. Tangible fixed assets**
Plant & equipment
£
**Cost**
At beginning of year
2,708
Additions
-
At end of year
2,708
**Depreciation**
At beginning of year
1,160
Charge for the year
232
At end of year
1,392
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
1,316
At 31 March 2024
1,548||**2024**
**£**
-
64,244
600
3,816
3,000
450|
|---|---|---|
|||**72,110**|
|||**2024**
**£**
68,996
755
550
273|
|||**70,574**|
|||**Total**
**£**
**2,708**
**-**|
|||**2,708**
**1,160**
**232**|
|||**1,392**
**1,316**|
|||**1,548**|
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## **LONDON JAGUARS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
|**5. Current liabilities**
**2025**
**£**
Accruals
1,380
Other creditors
350
Total current liabilities
**1,730**
**7. Movement in funds**
**(Current year)**
1st April
2024
£
Incoming
Resources
£
Outgoing
Resources
£
Transfers
£
**Restricted Funds**
National Lottery Fund
-
20,000
(4,783)
-
LB of Tower Hamlets
2,287
-
-
-
2,287
20,000
(4,783)
-
**Unrestricted Funds**
6,125
75,160
(78,172)
-
**Total funds**
6,876
95,160
(82,955)
-
**Movement in funds**
**(Previous year)**
1st April
2023
£
Incoming
Resources
£
Outgoing
Resources
£
Transfers
£
**Restricted Funds**
National Lottery Fund
343
(669)
326
LB of Tower Hamlets
4,736
-
(2,449)
-
5,079
-
(3,118)
326
**Unrestricted Funds**
1,797
72,110
(67,456)
(326)
**Total funds**
6,876
72,110
(70,574)
-
**6. Analysis of net assets**
**between funds**
Unrestricted
£
Restricted
£
**2025**
**Total funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
1,316
-
**1,316**
Net current assets
1,797
17,504
**19,301**
Net assets at 31 March 2025
3,113
17,504
**20,617**|**5. Current liabilities**
**2025**
**£**
Accruals
1,380
Other creditors
350
Total current liabilities
**1,730**
**7. Movement in funds**
**(Current year)**
1st April
2024
£
Incoming
Resources
£
Outgoing
Resources
£
Transfers
£
**Restricted Funds**
National Lottery Fund
-
20,000
(4,783)
-
LB of Tower Hamlets
2,287
-
-
-
2,287
20,000
(4,783)
-
**Unrestricted Funds**
6,125
75,160
(78,172)
-
**Total funds**
6,876
95,160
(82,955)
-
**Movement in funds**
**(Previous year)**
1st April
2023
£
Incoming
Resources
£
Outgoing
Resources
£
Transfers
£
**Restricted Funds**
National Lottery Fund
343
(669)
326
LB of Tower Hamlets
4,736
-
(2,449)
-
5,079
-
(3,118)
326
**Unrestricted Funds**
1,797
72,110
(67,456)
(326)
**Total funds**
6,876
72,110
(70,574)
-
**6. Analysis of net assets**
**between funds**
Unrestricted
£
Restricted
£
**2025**
**Total funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
1,316
-
**1,316**
Net current assets
1,797
17,504
**19,301**
Net assets at 31 March 2025
3,113
17,504
**20,617**||**2024**
**£**
800
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**800**|
||||**2024**
**Total funds**
**£**
**1,548**
**6,864**|
||||**8,412**|
||||**31st March**
**2025**
**£**
**15,217**
**2,287**
**17,504**
**3,113**
**20,617**
**31st March**
**2024**
**£**
-
**2,287**
**2,287**
**6,125**
**8,412**|
||2,287
20,000
(4,783)
-
6,125
75,160
(78,172)
-|||
||6,876
95,160
(82,955)
-|||
||1st April
2023
£
Incoming
Resources
£
Outgoing
Resources
£
Transfers
£
343
(669)
326
4,736
-
(2,449)
-|||
||5,079
-
(3,118)
326
1,797
72,110
(67,456)
(326)|||
||6,876
72,110
(70,574)
-|||
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