Tracking ID: 1015970-1223950
**Registered number: 03831570 Charity number: 1198767**
# **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
# **(A company limited by guarantee)**
**UNAUDITED**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
Tracking ID: 1015970-1223950
## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **CONTENTS**
||Page|
|---|---|
|**Reference and administrative details of the Company, its Trustees and advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' report**|2 - 3|
|**Trustees' responsibilities statement**|4|
|**Independent examiner's report**|5|
|**Statement of financial activities**|6|
|**Balance sheet**|7 - 8|
|**Statement of cash flows**|9|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|10 - 24|
Tracking ID: 1015970-1223950
## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
|**Trustees**|R D Peace, Interim Chair|
|---|---|
||B A Badcock|
||N S Sharp|
||O A Langner|
||J Mulcahy (appointed 1 February 2025)|
||J Webbsmall-Eghan (appointed 29 September 2025)|
||S Eke (appointed 29 September 2025)|
||N Whymark (appointed 29 September 2025)|
||P S Lawler, Chair (appointed 25 August 2025, resigned 28 February 2026)|
||E J May (resigned 19 December 2025)|
||A J Dale (resigned 2 June 2025)|
||N Johnson (resigned 31 December 2025)|
||J Ogogo (resigned 12 June 2025)|
||N Clemo (resigned 1 October 2025)|
|**Company registered**
**number**
03831570
**Charity registered**
**number**
1198767
**Registered office**
Bill Stewart House
The Buntings
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 5GZ
**Chief executive officer**
A Wilesmith
**Accountants**
Haslers
Chartered Accountants
Old Station Road
Loughton
Essex
IG10 4PL
**Solicitors**
Pretty Solicitors LLP
Connexions
159 Princes Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2AD||
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Tracking ID: 1015970-1223950
## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **Introduction from the board**
The Trustees of Suffolk County Football Association are pleased to present this Annual Report to the 2025 Annual General Meeting, covering the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. This report highlights key strategic developments, operational activities, achievements, and governance updates during the period.
2024-25 marked the first year of our new four-year strategy (2024-28), aligned with The FA's Grassroots Football Strategy. It was a year of exciting progress, despite significant internal changes and ongoing external challenges impacting grassroots football nationally and locally. . The Annual report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Since the Company qualifies as small under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted.
## **a. Governance and leadership update**
During the season, the organisation experienced several leadership transitions:
Richard Neal, CEO for over seven years, departed to take up a new role with The FA. We thank Richard for his significant impact across Suffolk football.
Melissa Stickland, Football Operations Officer and valued member of the team, left in April to join Norwich City Football Club Academy. Her responsibilities, particularly around discipline, will transition into the new FA Disciplinary Service.
Andrew Wilesmith, was appointed CEO following an extensive recruitment process and will take up the post on 25 August 2025. Andrew brings significant experience from Table Tennis England and a deep-rooted connection to Suffolk.
Phil Lawler, Chair, stepped in as interim CEO pending Andrew's arrival.
Julie Mulcahy, Senior Independent Director, assumed the role of interim Chair during this transitional period.
Trustee changes also occurred with the departure of Alan Dale and Joanne Ogogo, whom we thank for their support to Suffolk FA.
We are currently recruiting for additional Trustees to cover board positions focusing on the specialist areas of ESG, Commercial Funding and EDI, with also the appointment of an IAG Chair.
We are also strengthening the staff team with the appointment of a Commercial Funding and Partnerships Manager.
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **(continued)**
## **Strategy and delivery overview**
2024-25 focused on the initial implementation of our 2024-28 strategy, which sets out to:
## **b. Notable achievements and successes**
Premier League football returned to the county for the first time in 22 years as Ipswich Town FC played in front of packed houses at Portman Road.
## **c. Financial overview**
The Trustees can confirm that Suffolk FA continues to operate on a sustainable financial basis. Income and expenditure are closely monitored by the Board and Finance, Risk & Audit Committee, and our auditors have confirmed the accounts provide a true and fair view of the Association's financial position. Further information can be found from the 2024/25 Annual Financial Statements & Audited Accounts.
## **d. Acknowledgements**
The Board of Trustee wishes to thank the Suffolk FA staff and volunteer team for their continued hard work, support and commitment in supporting the Suffolk football community. We also thank our sponsors and funding partners for their help and support to enable us to achieve our goals, along with all the incredible volunteers. Good luck to everyone for the 2025-26 season.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on 23 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
**R D Peace** Interim Chair
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
The Trustees (who are also the directors of the Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on 23 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
**R D Peace** Interim Chair
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Tracking ID: 1015970-1223950
## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
**(A company limited by guarantee)**
**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Suffolk County Football Association Limited ('the Company')**
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2025.
## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report**
As the Trustees of the Company (and 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 the Company's accounts 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**
Since the Company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of (enter body here), which is one of the listed bodies.
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.
This report is made solely to the Company's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Company's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.
Signed: Dated: 23 March 2026 Haslers
Old Station Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4PL
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
|**Note**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
5
Other income
6
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds:
Charitable activities
7
**Total expenditure**
**Net income**
Transfers between funds
18
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**123,000**
**412,309**
**33,277**
**-**
**568,586**
**417,605**
**417,605**
**150,981**
**14,507**
**165,488**
**711,326**
**165,488**
**876,814**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**-**
**352,378**
**29,197**
**-**
**381,575**
**368,218**
**368,218**
**13,357**
**(14,507)**
**(1,150)**
**572,780**
**(1,150)**
**571,630**|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**123,000**
**764,687**
**62,474**
**-**
**950,161**
**785,823**
**785,823**
**164,338**
**-**
**164,338**
**1,284,105**
**164,338**
**1,448,444**|_As restated_
_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_-_
_772,609_
_62,681_
_120_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_835,410_|
|||||_781,775_|
|||||_781,775_|
|||||_53,635_
_-_|
|||||_53,635_|
|||||_1,230,470_
_53,635_|
|||||_1,284,105_|
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 10 to 24 form part of these financial statements.
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831570**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2025**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
12
**Current assets**
Stocks
13
Debtors
14
Cash at bank and in hand
**Current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
15
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Total net assets**
**Charity funds**
Restricted funds
18
Unrestricted funds
18
**Total funds**|**2,033**
**75,523**
**1,392,826**
**1,470,382**
**(326,771)**|**2025**
**£**
**304,834**
**304,834**
**1,143,611**
**1,448,445**
**1,448,445**
**876,815**
**571,630**
**1,448,445**|_2,304_
_58,214_
_1,199,507_
_1,260,025_
_(272,740)_|_As restated_
_2024_
_£_
_296,821_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_296,821_
_987,285_|
|||||_1,284,106_|
||||||
|||||_1,284,106_|
|||||_711,326_
_572,780_|
||||||
|||||_1,284,106_|
The Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
**(A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 03831570**
# **BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED) AS AT 30 JUNE 2025**
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 23 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
**R D Peace** Interim Chair
The notes on pages 10 to 24 form part of these financial statements.
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
|**Cash flows from operating activities**
Net cash used in operating activities
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Investment income received
Proceeds from the sale of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
**Net cash provided by investing activities**
**Cash flows from financing activities**
**Net cash provided by financing activities**
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**
The notes on pages 10 to 24 form part of these financial statements|**2025**
**£**
**184,542**
**29,197**
**99**
**(20,519)**
**8,777**
**-**
**193,319**
**1,199,507**
**1,392,826**|_2024_
_£_
_50,399_|
|---|---|---|
|||_28,033_
_-_
_-_|
|||**28,033**|
||||
|||**-**|
|||**78,432**
_1,121,075_|
||||
|||_1,199,507_|
||||
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**SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **1. General information**
Suffolk County Football Association Limited is a charitable organisation, registered in England and Wales, with a charity number of 03831570. The registered address is Bill Stewart House The Nuntings, Cedars Park, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5GZ
## **2. Accounting policies**
## **2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements 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), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Suffolk County Football Association Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
## **2.2 Income**
All income is recognised once the Company has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.
Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.
## **2.3 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, 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 classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Company's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.3 Expenditure (continued)**
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
## **2.4 Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Company; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
## **2.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
|Freehold property|-|2% Straight Line|
|---|---|---|
|Motor vehicles|-|25% Straight Line|
|Fixtures and fittings|-|10% Straight Line|
## **2.6 Stocks**
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving stocks. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.
## **2.7 Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **2.8 Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
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**SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **2. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **2.9 Liabilities and provisions**
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Company anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
## **2.10 Financial instruments**
The Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **2.11 Pensions**
## **2.12 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Company and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
## **3. Income from donations and legacies**
||**Restricted**|**Total**|_Total_|
|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|_funds_|
||**2025**|**2025**|_2024_|
||**£**|**£**|_£_|
|Grants|123,000|**123,000**|_-_|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **4. Income from charitable activities**
|FA revenue & workforce grant
Football development & FA grants
Cup competitions
Insurance
Commercial income
Referee income
Discipline
Sundry income
Ticket sales
Club affiliations
FA rule 8e grant
Barnards football centre
_Total 2024_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
236,723
-
26,314
16,431
61,018
-
49,164
-
35,750
7,745
-
26,144
-
132,198
3,340
-
-
11,149
-
26,497
-
23,843
-
108,371
412,309
352,378
_402,820_
_369,789_|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**236,723**
**42,745**
**61,018**
**49,164**
**43,495**
**26,144**
**132,198**
**3,340**
**11,149**
**26,497**
**23,843**
**108,371**
**764,687**
_772,609_|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_238,280_
_52,792_
_54,460_
_43,152_
_45,231_
_21,588_
_128,631_
_2,510_
_12,553_
_23,262_
_22,210_
_127,940_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_772,609_|
|||||
## **5. Investment income**
|Bank & investment interest received
_Total 2024_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
33,277
29,197
_34,648_
_28,033_|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**62,474**
_62,681_|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_62,681_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **6. Other incoming resources**
|Other incoming resources
_Total 2024_|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
-
_120_|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**-**
_120_|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_120_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
## **7. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
## **Summary by fund type**
|Direct costs
Support costs
_Total 2024_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
150,614
302,244
266,991
65,974
417,605
368,218
_143,851_
_637,924_|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**452,858**
**332,965**
**785,823**
_781,775_|_Total_
_2024_
_£_
_424,106_
_357,669_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_781,775_|
|||||
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **8. Analysis of expenditure by activities**
|Direct costs
Support costs
_Total 2024_
**Analysis of direct costs**
Staff costs
Depreciation
Cup competitions
Referee expenses
Football development expenses
Insurance (football related)
Discipline commission expenditure
Benevolent fund expenditure
Ticket costs
**Analysis of support costs**|**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**2025**
**£**
452,857
-
452,857
_424,106_|**Support**
**costs**
**2025**
**£**
-
332,965
332,965
_357,669_|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**452,857**
**332,965**
**785,823**
_781,775_
**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**266,991**
**-**
**56,402**
**24,572**
**28,478**
**51,060**
**-**
**14,207**
**11,147**
**452,857**|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_424,106_
_357,669_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_781,775_|
|||||_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_234,594_
_2,903_
_50,042_
_36,430_
_29,085_
_42,362_
_2,750_
_13,387_
_12,553_|
|||||_424,106_|
||||||
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **8. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)**
## **Analysis of support costs (continued)**
|Staff costs
Depreciation
Other overhead costs
Property, repairs and maintenance
Rent and rates
Printing, postage and stationary
Irrecoverable VAT
Insurance - non-football related
Audit fee
Legal and professional fees
Marketing
Heat, light and water
Telephones|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**198,759**
**12,505**
**28,680**
**32,506**
**1,899**
**3,294**
**9,197**
**4,989**
**2,500**
**6,039**
**326**
**23,504**
**8,767**
**332,965**|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_199,122_
_10,670_
_18,422_
_46,802_
_2,038_
_2,039_
_11,352_
_2,046_
_8,495_
_11,508_
_9,682_
_27,201_
_8,292_|
|---|---|---|
|||_357,669_|
**9. Independent examiner's remuneration**
|Fees payable to the Company's independent examiner for the independent
examination of the Company's annual accounts
**10.**
**Staff costs**|**2025**
**£**
**2,500**|_2024_
_£_
_-_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes|**2025**
**£**
**418,390**
**32,497**
**14,862**
**465,749**|_2024_
_£_
_384,294_
_34,982_
_14,440_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_433,716_|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **10. Staff costs (continued)**
The average number of persons employed by the Company during the year was as follows:
||**2025**|_2024_|
|---|---|---|
||**No.**|_No._|
|Employees|**16**|_15_|
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
The remuneration of key management personnel was £37,304 (2024: £62,185). This includes employer pension contributions and employer national insurance contributions.
## **11. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
During the year, one or more Trustees has been paid remuneration or has received other benefits from an employment with the Company, during their role as interim CEO. The value of Trustees' remuneration and other benefits was as follows:
|||**2025**|_2024_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|_£_|
|P S Lawler|Remuneration|**16,275**|_-_|
During the year ended 30 June 2025, no Trustee expenses have been incurred _(2024 - £NIL)_ .
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **12. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost or valuation**
At 1 July 2024
Additions
At 30 June 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 July 2024
Charge for the year
At 30 June 2025
**Net book value**
At 30 June 2025
_At 30 June 2024_
**13.**
**Stocks**
Stock|**Land and**
**freehold**
**property**
**Assets**
**under**
**construction**
**£**
**£**
**446,542**
**-**
**-**
**20,363**
**446,542**
**20,363**
**162,349**
**-**
**7,971**
**-**
**170,320**
**-**
**276,222**
**20,363**
_284,192_
_-_|**Motor**
**vehicles**
**£**
**6,829**
**-**
**6,829**
**6,829**
**-**
**6,829**
**-**
_-_|**Fixtures and**
**fittings**
**£**
**117,869**
**57**
**117,926**
**105,241**
**4,435**
**109,676**
**8,250**
_12,628_
**2025**
**£**
**2,033**|**Total**
**£**
**571,240**
**20,420**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**591,660**|
|||||**274,419**
**12,406**|
|||||**286,825**|
|||||**304,835**|
|||||_296,820_|
|||||_2024_
_£_
_2,304_|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **14. Debtors**
|**Due within one year**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income|**2025**
**£**
**55,522**
**10,099**
**9,902**
**75,523**|_2024_
_£_
_33,510_
_16,915_
_7,789_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_58,214_|
## **15. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income|**2025**
**£**
**8,126**
**11,712**
**5,158**
**301,775**
**326,771**|_As restated_
_2024_
_£_
_11,385_
_12,162_
_4,275_
_244,918_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_272,740_|
## **16. Financial instruments**
||**2025**|_2024_|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|_£_|
|**Financial assets**|||
|Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure|**1,392,826**|_1,199,507_|
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise cash at bank and in hand.
## **17. Prior year adjustments**
During the current year, management identified that a donation previously recorded as a liability on the balance sheet met the criteria for income recognition under the applicable accounting standards in the prior year. Accordingly, the total amount of £638,943 has been reclassified and recognised in statement of financial activities for the prior year. This adjustment has been reflected in the comparative figures.
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **18. Statement of funds**
## **Statement of funds - current year**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds 1
**Restricted funds**
Development/courses
Insurance
Sponsorship
FA Grants
Head office grant
Barnards fixed asset
Gordon Blake Memorial Fund
Benevolent Fund
**Total of funds**|**Balance at 1**
**July 2024**
**£**
**572,780**
**-**
**2,212**
**-**
**5,173**
**81,705**
**5,703**
**520,745**
**95,788**
**711,326**
**1,284,106**|**Income**
**£**
**381,575**
**14,380**
**49,164**
**96,768**
**248,657**
**-**
**123,000**
**28,088**
**8,530**
**568,587**
**950,162**|**Expenditure**
**£**
**(368,218)**
**(15,726)**
**(48,110)**
**(72,571)**
**(266,991)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(14,207)**
**(417,605)**
**(785,823)**|**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**
**(14,507)**
**1,346**
**-**
**-**
**13,161**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,507**
**-**|**Balance at**
**30 June**
**2025**
**£**
**571,630**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**-**
**3,266**
**24,197**
**-**
**81,705**
**128,703**
**548,833**
**90,111**|
||||||**876,815**|
||||||**1,448,445**|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **18. Statement of funds (continued)**
## **Statement of funds - prior year**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General Funds
**Restricted funds**
Development /courses
Insurance
Sponsorship
FA grants
Head office grant
Barnards fixed asset
Gordon Blake Memorial Fund
Benevolent Fund
**Total of funds**|_Balance at_
_1 July 2023_
_£_
_476,453_
_-_
_1,422_
_75,225_
_-_
_84,608_
_-_
_492,712_
_72,018_
_725,985_
_1,202,438_|_Income_
_£_
_392,490_
_25,981_
_43,152_
_91,160_
_239,767_
_-_
_5,703_
_28,033_
_37,157_
_470,953_
_863,443_|_Expenditure_
_£_
_(400,674)_
_(27,525)_
_(42,362)_
_(60,330)_
_(234,594)_
_(2,903)_
_-_
_-_
_(13,387)_
_(381,101)_
_(781,775)_|_Transfers_
_in/out_
_£_
_104,511_
_1,544_
_-_
_(106,055)_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_(104,511)_
_-_|_Balance at_
_30 June_
_2024_
_£_
_572,780_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||_-_
_2,212_
_-_
_5,173_
_81,705_
_5,703_
_520,745_
_95,788_|
||||||_711,326_|
||||||_1,284,106_|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **19. Summary of funds**
## **Summary of funds - current year**
|General funds
Restricted funds|**Balance at 1**
**July 2024**
**£**
**572,780**
**711,326**
**1,284,106**
_Balance at_
_1 July 2023_
_£_
_476,453_
_725,985_
_1,202,438_|**Income**
**£**
**381,575**
**568,587**
**950,162**
_Income_
_£_
_392,490_
_470,953_
_863,443_|**Expenditure**
**£**
**(368,218)**
**(417,605)**
**(785,823)**
_Expenditure_
_£_
_(400,674)_
_(381,101)_
_(781,775)_|**Transfers**
**in/out**
**£**
**(14,507)**
**14,507**
**-**
_Transfers_
_in/out_
_£_
_104,511_
_(104,511)_
_-_|**Balance at**
**30 June**
**2025**
**£**
**571,630**
**876,815**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**1,448,445**|
||||||_Balance at_
_30 June_
_2024_
_£_
_572,780_
_711,326_|
|**Summary of funds - prior year**||||||
|General funds
Restricted funds||||||
||||||_1,284,106_|
## **20. Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current year**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Total**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
123,000
181,834
753,815
716,567
-
(326,771)
876,815
571,630|**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**£**
**304,834**
**1,470,382**
**(326,771)**|
|---|---|---|
|||**1,448,445**|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
## **(A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **20. Analysis of net assets between funds (continued)**
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**Total**|_Restricted_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_-_
_711,326_
_-_
_711,326_|_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_296,820_
_548,698_
_(272,740)_
_572,778_|_Total_
_funds_
_2024_
_£_
_296,820_
_1,260,024_
_(272,740)_
_1,284,104_|
|---|---|---|---|
## **21. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities**
|Net income for the year (as per Statement of Financial Activities)
**Adjustments for:**
Depreciation charges
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase in creditors
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
**Net cash provided by operating activities**
**22.**
**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**
Cash in hand
**Total cash and cash equivalents**|**2025**
**£**
**164,338**
**12,406**
**271**
**(17,306)**
**54,031**
**(29,197)**
**184,543**
**2025**
**£**
**1,392,826**
**1,392,826**|_2024_
_£_
_53,635_
_13,572_
_(867)_
_16,673_
_19,189_
_(28,033)_
_74,169_
_2024_
_£_
_1,199,507_
_1,199,507_|
|---|---|---|
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## **SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025**
## **23. Analysis of changes in net debt**
|Cash at bank and in hand|**At 1 July**
**2024**
**£**
**1,199,507**
**1,199,507**|**Cash flows**
**£**
**193,319**
**193,319**|**At 30 June**
**2025**
**£**
**1,392,826**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**1,392,826**|
## **24. Related party transactions**
The chair of trustees was paid £16,275 (2024: nil) in his role of interim CEO during the year. Post year end a new CEO has been appointed and no further payments have been made.
## **25. Members guarantee**
The charitable company has no share capital but is limited by guarantee. The members of the charitable company are guarantors and undertake to contribute to the assets of the charitable company in the event of it being wound up, such amount as may be required. The members' liability is limited to £10 each.
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