LEEDSJUNIOR KNIGHTS ICE HOCKEYCLUB Year End 31/07/2024
P>RTNER Accountancy LEEOS JUNIOR KNIGirrs ICE HOCKEY CLUB INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANfs' REPORT TO THE TRusfEES ON ThE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LEEDS JUNIOR KNIGHTS ICE HOCKEY CLUB We repon on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 July 2024. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE5 AND REPORTING ACCOUNTANT The trustèes are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. The trustees conslder that an audit is not required for thls year under se¢tion 144121 of the Charltles Act 2011 and that an independent examinatlon is needed. It is our re5pon5ibility lo.. Examlne the accounts under sectlon 14Slsllbl of the 2011 Act To follow the procedtjres laid down in ihe general Directions glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act,. and To State whether partlcular matters have come to our attentlon. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Our examlnation was carried out in ac¢ordan¢e wlth the general Dlrection5 8lveD by the Chailty Commlsslon. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a ¢omparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also include5 consideraiion of any unusual item5 or di5c105ures In the accounts and seekin8 explanatlons from you as trustees concerning any 5u¢h matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be requiied in an audlt and ¢onsequently no opinion is given a5 to whether the accounts present a'tiue and falr vlew. and the report Is Ilmlted to those matters sei out In the statement below. INDEPENDENT EXAMINEfS sfATEMEp4r In connection with our examination. no matter has Come to our attentlon.. 111 whlch 8lves us reasonable cause to belleve that in any materral rÈspeet the requirements,. tr> kg•p a¢countin8 r•tord% In accordanc• with E•ctioh 130 of th• Charlt*e& Act 2011 and to pr•p¥r• aeeount£ In attordan¢e with the a¢countin8 records which compty with the accountln8 requlrements of the Charrties Act 2011 have not been met. or 121 to whlth. in our oplnion, attentions should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Partner Accountancy The Junction, Offlce 43 Charles Street HoTbury West Yorkshire WF4 5FH Date.. 10 February 2025
Independent Examiner P8rtner Accountancy Ltd Room 43 The Junction Charles Street Horbury Junction WF4 5FH Th• Charlty8 purpos0¥ To advanc8 In lrfe young people through the prO$[on of recreatlonal and leisure time activities In particular ty the provision otfacllities for the pi8ying of ice hockey. provided in the interest of Soclal welfare. designed to improve thelr conditions ot lrfe. Revlow of A¢tlvltlo• Ic8 Hock8ytraining for children aged from 5 to 18. Each child h88 the opportunity to 8tt9nd twice weekly tr8lnin8 sessions. organised by age gnd ablltty. League games and comp8titlons at weekends. Teams iegistered with English Ice Hockey Assoclatlon at Under 108. Under 128. Under 148 Under 16s and Under 18.8. Extra ad hoc 8kllL8 88sslon8, off le8 fitness session8. In house games, and tournament opportunlties. A¢hlovoment• and P•rformanc• The second ye8rofthe charity h88 seen ourmember8hlp numbers grow alongwith ourfin8nclal securlty. We have wélcomed 8 good numberotnewmembersftom the localcommunity in Leeds Into our under 10 age group and 8bove. ensuring continue to ftll our club from the bottom to ensure Its future st8blllty. It'• been a f•nta¥tlG year Yihere ¥vee hod aeveral •uGG?aao• throu8hout the a8e 8woupa includin8- Ourunder 108 teamV[8the HullTournamentwnners Our U128.U149 and U16s each flnlshed 11 place In thelr reSpecte leagues. The U14s went on to become N8tlonal Ch8mplon8 88 w81188 winning the Sheffield tournament. U18's were the North Ayre Tournament Ch8mplons. As 8 result of our grong numbers w8 took on an extr8 tr8ining night to increase our sesslons to 4 nights a week. this has ensured we h8ve enough space tor all children to train effectively in their own ability groups. we seen several pLayefS move from a training only memborship to becoming a fullteam memberand pLayingan active partin league gamesfortheir newteam. Thisyearwe achieved ouraim of setting up our brand-new Girls U16sTeam. which attracted new members from surrounding areas. It's been a fantastic first year for them anu their
development. Theygrew in confidence throughoutthe year and finlshed a very respectable 4° pl8C8 in the league. W& were delightad as a club that we had a record number of children invited by the English Ice Hockey Association to trial forTeam England in their respective age groups, this season. All children represented the club well and we received positive praise for how our members had conducted themselve8 throughoLrt trails elong with Impres8ingthe Coaches with th8ir ski118. AS a result ofthe trials, *plcomed the amazing news that 18 ot our members were selected for the Eng18nd Teams 8nd attended Intem8tion81 toum8m8nts In Europe and C8n8d8 for both Boys and Giristeams from UJ2'8 upto U168. We were also extremely proud that we also had 5 players sele¢ted to play ftjr Team Great Brit8ln thls year wtth one of those 8ttending the Youth Olymplcs In South Kor68. As a club w8 have come together as, players. parents, coache8, and committee members to bulld somèthing sp8CI81 for th8 future of Ice Hockey In Leeds. FlnanclalR•vlew As of the ye8r end. 31•1 of July 2024 the ch8rity held £33.672.75 at The Metro bank. £10.145 In the Vlrgin Monay Savlngs Account and had £2806 cash In h8nd. A8 of last year the biggest cost to th8 Chartty was the hlre of Ice (from the rink owner Hanet Ice) for r(s training actlvlties and g8me fixtures. whlch totalled £118.183.00 lorthe y88r. Sadly. we Incurred 8 rise of £44 per hour, for hir8 of the ice rlnk. from the prevlous year and the club expects further prlca Increa8e8 throu8houtthe y68rs. The charltyfecelved 8 total ot£130,114.OOfrom membership subscrlptlons in thè ar. Furtherlunds whlch contrlbuted to the chadtys Income were received from, Gfft Aid, sponsorshlp, end fundr8i$lng, alongwith proceeds from org8nised events hosted at tho club such 88 Tournaments and Hockey Camps and g8m9 day fundraisin8 efforts. R•••rva8 Pollcy Thaeh8rltyh89 oponad a Ch8rltySgvin8s gccountintheyogrwhieh 8 $m$ll amount of Interest and w511 hold 8 b818nce of 8t le8St £15.000 r8serv8s. vthlch &qu8tes to Just over 8 month's Ice hire costs, a strategic measure designed to fortify th9 club's long-term financi81 stabllity. Plan• for futuro year8 The charty elms to continue its growth ty expanding membership and enhanclngthe overall experiencefor its existing members. As our numbers have grown partlcuiariy at theyounger end ofthe club we wlll entertwo U12s teams to ensure each player 8t that age group can take an 8CtiV6 Part in 188guo games. The charlty elms to keep membership charges 88 low 88 possible and in ilne wlth other hockey clubs vthiist 8180 recognisingthe cost of the ice hire increasing considerably.
We will continu8 to invest in training equipmentfor on and off tha ic8 to help improve indNidual and team perfom)8nce along with tralningfor our Coaches. The charity will form a senior team in the NIHL1 league. promotingtho player pathway to Senior Hockey which will be run with support from the 8XiStin8 Men's tsam- The Leeds Knights 8 separatg company to the charity. Deciaratlon The trustees declare thatthey approved the report and accounts for the period ended 31" July 2024 Mr Seth Bennett Leeds Junlor Knlght$ Chalr
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES La8ds Junlor l(nighb Ice Ho¢kty Qub Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the wlod To 311D7r2024 Section A Receipts and payments UnStricted funds Restricted fund¥ Et)Oowment funds Total fundB Last yMr Al Recel M2mbership Subscriptions 14013 11.303 1497 130.1)43 11.303 4,497 5,836 5,270 8.619 17.25B 9.374 9S.388 Donabortslswnsryghip Gatne Fees Registration Faès Krt Sales Hothey Carnp bcketsa Tcwarrtnt 1Cne Fundraising MKdianeous Inrxmtr 1,300 3.060 3.B90 6.923 5.270 Q61# 17,258 4409 1.342 144 1,820 Sub tOtal(Gn Incon for ARJ A2 Asset and Investmènt sales, (See tabl•l. 1.342 196,9SI 196.951 120,874 Sub total I,951 f96,951 128,874 nnts Ife crf Ic& Rink t Purchase$ Referee Fees CoacegN8n8wbainKtrabc IIB.183 10.30$ 118,1e3 10.305 95.870 7.542 1,625 4271 11033 Le•Js Hc¥J(ey CaMpWeI Meda18, Trophies, Awards Coaches Wil8gel EY ALMSitors Fee Lap Top CornNjierpuase Hudk sports soknre & S¢otÉtMHnl Prof8$snal Photcoraphy 4.271 12.033 1060 1.1 4Sg 269 1295 269 PuGks 8u5 travel B8nk Ca¥rge5 Micdlars Purth98e8 319 319 11 10 1,679 Sub total 1W58S 113.1)68 A4 Assèt #nd Inve8bn8nt ureha8e8. see table Sub total 166,585 113.068 Net of rec6lpts/(paymentsJ A5 Trnnsfers betw••n funds A6 Cash funds la•t ye•r ond Cash funds thls ye8r¢nd 30,367 13.806 16251 46.618 18251 46,618 16,251 CCXX R1 xcounts ISSI C610212025
ttsils fund• fund• B1 Cash fund• in H•KI to 44812 Total cash funds 46,618 Endowm•nt funds to n•aroSt £ funds to llO•rnSt£ Detsils lo wr#t£ Oeta¥ls F4thd to xthleh Detsl FLrftowlMth Co•tl(IMI) Cumint v•luo onal B4 Assets retalned for th• charlty'8 own u•e Detsl Fwdto*hKh Afflountdu• du• on• 88 Llablllll•• Sned by one or tr c bghawofal the trust•85 8val Prnt Nwne Dal• of inton Seth Bennett /1 f11 la4 CCXX R2 aCty Issi Cfj10212025