**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 13581667 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1197435**
**THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
Duncan & Toplis Limited 3 Princes Court Royal Way Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5XR
**THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Reference and Administrative Details**||1||
|**Report of the Trustees**||2||
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||3||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||4||
|**Statement of Financial Position**||5||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to|10|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||11||
**THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
**TRUSTEES** Mr Darren Bloodworth Efl Regional Manager Mr Bobby Joel Copping Schools Initiative & Team Operations Mgr Mrs Samantha Louise Lakin Managing Director (resigned 28.2.25) Mr Martyn Lakin Teacher And Goalkeeper Coach (resigned 28.2.25) Mr Kieran Scarff Academy Manager/Teacher Ms Kayleigh Amanda Stent Academy Safeguarding & Player Care Mgr Ms Alissa King-Underwood Trustee (appointed 19.9.23) Gemma Stent Regional Offices Manager. (appointed 19.9.23) Mr Stuart Costello (appointed 24.12.24) Emily Norton (appointed 7.4.25) **REGISTERED OFFICE** Weston Homes Stadium London Road Peterborough PE2 8AL **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER** 13581667 (England and Wales) **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER** 1197435 **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** Duncan & Toplis Limited 3 Princes Court Royal Way Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5XR
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## **THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
To preserve and protect the health and wellbeing of and relieve the needs of persons, their families/carers/colleagues, who are adversely impacted mentally by the cessation of their career in sport, in particular but not exclusively by reason of injury, through provision of free counselling, support and guidance to assist with the adjustment.
## **Significant activities**
The main activities undertaken during the period in furtherance of the charity's purposes were the charity providing fully funded professional counselling. This was another record year for the charity in terms of number of hours of counselling funded. As well as this, talks were given at sports clubs, schools and other educational facilities to students and staff.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees confirm they have had due regard to the Charity Commissions Guidance on public benefit.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
The Charity has progressed exponentially in this period and continued to help many people. The Charity now has a number of preferred professional counsellors which it uses to carry out the counselling service. The counselling service has provided support for a huge number of individuals in this period. The charity fully funded the charity's record number of hours in the period. As well as the counselling service the Charity continued to share educational material across social media as well as some in person talks - all of which benefitted the mental health of a number of individuals across the UK but primarily in Cambridgeshire. The Charity and its trustees continue to work hard to fundraise.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial position**
At the period end the charity had unrestricted reserves of £11,789 (£11,110 in 2023).
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees set an initial short term policy for holding reserves of £2,500 in order to cover its governance costs and committed expenditure for the following twelve months. The trustees are developing a more medium term policy with reference to the Charities Commission Guidance CC19 in order to set a policy which it considers appropriate to continue its activities, meet its ongoing costs and liabilities, and achieve its short and medium term plans.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, which is its memorandum and articles of association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The minimum number of trustees as set out in the Charity's articles is three. Their are currently seven trustees. Future trustees will be recruited based on their skills and experience and will receive appropriate training regarding their trustees responsibilities as well as being provided with the relevant Charity Commission Guidance.
Trustees are appointed by ordinary resolution.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 May 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Mr Bobby Joel Copping - Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Bobby Copping Foundation Limited ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
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.
Niall Kingsley FCA The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Duncan & Toplis Limited 3 Princes Court Royal Way Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5XR
30 May 2025
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## **THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|||2024|2023|
|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||||
|Donations and legacies||25,803|19,209|
|Other trading activities|2|10,429|-|
|Other income||134|7|
|**Total**||36,366|19,216|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||||
|Raising funds||5,088|-|
|**Charitable activities**||||
|Counselling and education||30,417|15,909|
|Other||182|159|
|**Total**||35,687|16,068|
|**NET INCOME**||679|3,148|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
|Total funds brought forward||11,110|7,962|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||11,789|11,110|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13581667)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 AUGUST 2024**
|2024
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Intangible assets
6
954
Tangible assets
7
227
1,181
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Prepayments and accrued income
-
Cash at bank and in hand
12,749
12,749
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
8
(2,141)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
10,608
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
11,789
**NET ASSETS**
11,789
**FUNDS**
9
Unrestricted funds
11,789
**TOTAL FUNDS**
11,789|2023
Total
funds
£
1,880
1,282
3,162
2,000
7,968
9,968
(2,020)
7,948
11,110
11,110
11,110
11,110|
|---|---|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 30 May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
Mr Bobby Joel Copping - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial statements contain information about The Bobby Copping Foundation Limited as an individual charitable company.
The financial statements are presented in £ Sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.
The Bobby Copping Foundation is a private limited company, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales. Its registered office is Weston Homes Stadium, London Road, Peterborough PE2 8AL.
The charitable company is a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis which the trustees consider appropriate.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Intangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Website development costs - 33% on cost
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Computer equipment - 33% on cost
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
continued...
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**THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
|Fundraising events
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation - owned assets
Website development costs amortisation|2024
£
10,429
2024
£
1,055
926|2023
£
-|
|---|---|---|
|||2023
£
1,054
926|
## **3. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended 31 August 2023.
## **5. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**||
|---|---|
||Unrestricted|
||fund|
||£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||
|Donations and legacies|19,209|
|Other income|7|
|**Total**|19,216|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||
|**Charitable activities**||
|Counselling and education|15,909|
|Other|159|
|**Total**|16,068|
|**NET INCOME**|3,148|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||
|Total funds brought forward|7,962|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|11,110|
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## **THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|**6.**|**INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||Website|
|||||development|
|||||costs|
|||||£|
||**COST**||||
||At 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024|||2,806|
||**AMORTISATION**||||
||At 1 September 2023|||926|
||Charge for year|||926|
||At 31 August 2024|||1,852|
||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
||At 31 August 2024|||954|
||At 31 August 2023|||1,880|
|**7.**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||
|||||Computer|
|||||equipment|
|||||£|
||**COST**||||
||At 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024|||3,192|
||**DEPRECIATION**||||
||At 1 September 2023|||1,910|
||Charge for year|||1,055|
||At 31 August 2024|||2,965|
||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
||At 31 August 2024|||227|
||At 31 August 2023|||1,282|
|**8.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||
||||2024|2023|
||||£|£|
||Trade creditors||1|-|
||Accrued expenses||2,140|2,020|
||||2,141|2,020|
|**9.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||
||||Net||
||||movement|At|
|||At 1.9.23|in funds|31.8.24|
|||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**||||
||General fund|11,110|679|11,789|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|11,110|679|11,789|
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**THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|36,366|(35,687)|679|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|36,366|(35,687)|679|
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
|At 1.9.22||in funds|31.8.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|7,962|3,148|11,110|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|7,962|3,148|11,110|
|Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
|Incoming||Resources|Movement|
|resources||expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|19,216|(16,068)|3,148|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|19,216|(16,068)|3,148|
|A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
|At 1.9.22||in funds|31.8.24|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|7,962|3,827|11,789|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|7,962|3,827|11,789|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|55,582|(51,755)|3,827|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|55,582|(51,755)|3,827|
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## **THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the period ended 31 August 2024.
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## **THE BOBBY COPPING FOUNDATION LIMITED**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|**DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**|||
|---|---|---|
||2024|2023|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Gifts|-|1|
|Donations|25,803|19,208|
||25,803|19,209|
|**Other trading activities**|||
|Fundraising events|10,429|-|
|**Other income**|||
|Interest received|134|7|
|**Total incoming resources**|36,366|19,216|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Raising donations and legacies**|||
|Cost of fundraising|5,088|-|
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Sundries|611|432|
|Speaker costs|-|879|
|Counselling|20,333|5,860|
|Merchandise & Uniforms|375|3,767|
|Digital Marketing|-|220|
|Event costs|2,000|-|
|Amortisation of intangible fixed assets|926|926|
|Depreciation of tangible fixed assets|1,056|1,053|
||25,301|13,137|
|**Other**|||
|Website costs|182|159|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Governance costs**|||
|Accountancy and legal fees|5,116|2,500|
|Trustee meeting expenses|-|272|
||5,116|2,772|
|Total resources expended|35,687|16,068|
|**Net income**|679|3,148|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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