STAFFORD RANGERS IN THE COMMUNITY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] SEPTEMBER 2025
The trustees present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30[th] September 2025. In this the third year of the charity’s existence, income and expenditure remain relatively low. The trustees have therefore prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. All references to ‘the charity’ in this report mean Stafford Rangers in the Community, charity number 1200424.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
In setting the objectives for the charity, the trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
The aims of the charity are to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health, including organising football and other sporting activities and provide, and assist in providing, facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure time occupation of people who have need of such facilities because of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life.
In furtherance of these aims, the charity has the usual powers with regard to fundraising, borrowing, landholding and investment, and to employ and remunerate staff.
ACHIEVMENTS AND PERFORAMCE
Charitable activities
Another very disappointing year in terms of the activities the charity was able to deliver, but a very successful year in terms of funds raised through donations. The charity had no staff available to deliver activities and little opportunity to do so. Considerable time was spent in attempting to encourage a number of existing junior teams to become associate members and in consequence to benefit from the charity’s support and to form the basis for expanding junior football in the Stafford area, but without success. A celebrity football match was staged at Marston Road in May to race funds for the charity for which the charity paid for first aid cover, but so far no funds have been received from the company organising the event.
Future challenges
To carve out a niche for itself as a promoter of amateur sports within the Stafford area while being unable to afford to employ a permanent staff member or to engage with existing teams, and to secure a permanent facility for junior and other teams to play football.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with a Foundation Model constitution. It was registered as a charity on 21[st] September 2022. The charity may have a maximum of 7 trustees of whom a maximum of 5 are appointed and a maximum of 3 nominated. Trustees may be nominated by Stafford Rangers FC Ltd (a maximum of 2) and any Associate Members of the charity. There are currently 4 appointed trustees, one trustee nominated by the football club and two by Stafford Rangers junior section. The charities constitution prevents trustees nominated by the football club from being in the majority at meetings, thus guaranteeing the independence of the charity.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered charity number 120042 P rincipal address The Football ground, Marston Road, Stafford ST16 3BX
Trustees Throughout Chair of Trustees and appointed – Mr J K Macmillan Appointed – Mr M P Alcock Appointed – Mr G Bloor Appointed – Mr T B Glayshier Nominated – Mr A P Fearn Nominated – Mr T J Tantram Nominated – Mr T J Thomson
Approved by order of the trustees on and signed on its behalf
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J K Macmillan - Chairman
STAFFORD RANGERS IN THE COMMUNITY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] SEPTEMBER 2025
| 2024/25 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds Notes £ £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENS FROM Donations 10,869 - 10,869 Grants - - - _ __ _ TOTAL 10,869 - 10,869 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Activities undertaken directly 2 221 - 221 Support costs 3 814 - 814 __ _ ___ 1,035 - 1,035 (SURPLUS/DEFICIT RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENT9,834-9,834 (3,470) OPENING BANK BALANCE SURPLUS BANK BALANCE AS AT 30THSEPRTEMBER 2025 |
2023/24 Total funds £ 768 8,850 _ 9,618 12,153 934 _____ 13,087 1,140 9,834 10,974 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] SEPTEMBER 2025
1, ACCOUNTING POLICIES
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
| 2. | ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DIRECTLTY | £ |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting women’s football | 221 | |
| 4 | SUPPORT COSTS | £ |
| Just Giving subscriptions | 108 | |
| Insurance | 634 | |
| Event Medical | 72 | |
| 814 |