## **Wool & Winfrith Football Club** ## **Annual Report** **2024/25** ## **Introduction** Wool and Winfrith Football Club is a community run football club run by local people for the promotion of community participation in health recreation in the Wool, Winfrith and Wareham area by providing facilities for playing association football. The Club welcomes children from the area to participate in league football under Dorset FA. During 2024/25, the football club operated 11 teams plus Mini Kickers during the financial year which ranged from Mini Kickers U7 team to U16 Rangers including one girls team. The club runs solely using volunteers who are members of the community as well as parents of the children playing for the club. We are a registered charity and we do not charge the children for match fixtures however do ask for a small contribution, payable across the year, from each family in order to support the running of the club. The contributions pay for training kit for each child, the cost of hiring and maintaining the pitches, insurance, regulatory courses and medical equipment. The club operates within the rules of the FA. For our teams under 11, they are noncompetitive and the club operates to ensure that these children are able to experience inclusive and enjoyable sport without the pressure of competition. The club started in 2008 by parents who were looking to create a local team and has evolved successfully with the support of volunteers from the community and local businesses who sponsor teams. 2024/25 was a really successful for the majority of teams some who obtained their own sponsorship and obtained successful outcomes in their fixtures. The club has ambitions to secure a tenancy on a piece of local land which will require significant works to create suitable training facilities and a match compliant pitch. In order for this to happen, the club will need to raise funds and will create a ring-fenced pot of money to do that. The committee agreed that a match fund pot of £50k would be its aim. The club works hard to attract new coaches and volunteers to help with the growing of teams. We are working especially hard to create more girls teams. We would like to say thank you to Coaches this year who have all done a sterling job. Those who have left us are xxxxxxxx for which we are grateful and wish them the best in their new endeavours. We welcome to the club xxxxxxxxx as new coaches, may they have a really successful year. ## **Finance** The charity’s financial period runs from May 1[st] to April 30[th] each year. The clubs income and expenditure for the financial year May 2024 to April 2025 is as follows: ## **Gross Income** ## **£35,331** - Sponsorship £ 10,385 - Grants £ 2,103  Family Contributions £ 19,900  Fundraising £ 2,580  Giftaid £ 0  Misc £ 363 ## **Gross Expenditure** ## **£25,825** - Facilities & Pitches £ 5,028 - Referee Fees £ 1,752  Players Registration Fees £ 1,004  Registration Refunds £ 330  Kit £ 8,334  Maintenance £ 1,598  Equipment £ 80  Fundraising £ 1,709  Fines (cancelled games) £ 969  Other registrations £ 920  Courses £ 560  Tournaments & Trophies £ 1,556  Miscellaneous £ 480  Grants Spent £ 1,505 **Net Expenditure/(Income) (£ 9,506) Balance 2023/24 brought forward (£ 21,732) Opening Balance 2024/25 (£ 31,238)** Screen shot of on-line bank balance The charity is looking to build up its reserves in order to be able to match fund the purchase its own field and build new facilities. The match fund was agreed at £50k. The balance in the club account at the end of the year will be ring-fenced for this purpose. The committee have also made a decision to ring-fence any Giftaid received. Giftaid for 2024/5 has not yet been applied for. The charity received the following grant during the year: - East Stoke & Wool CC £ 1,798 The charity received no payments from outside of the UK, nor did it make any payments to organisations or individuals outside of the UK. The charity has no trading subsidiaries ## **Charity addresses** The charity’s public address and phone number as stated on the Register of Charities has been verified as correct. Contact details are confirmed as: **Email:** info@woolandwinfrithfc.co.uk **Website:** https://woolandwinfrithfc.co.uk ## **Property** The charity owns no land or property. There is however an annual rental paid for the use of training facilities and football pitches. ## **Structure and membership** The charity is a single entity and has no subsidiaries. It is managed by four trustees who, during the financial year, were: - Jake Burns (Chair) - Rebecca Cady - Rachael Taylor - Natasha Drane There are no other members entitled to vote on charitable matters. The football club is managed through a Committee with the following Committee members: - Luke White (Chair) - Rebecca Cady (Vice Chair) - Rachael Taylor (Secretary) - Natasha Drane (Treasurer) The governance arrangements for the sound management of the charity are set out in it’s constitution. ## **Employees and volunteers** The charity employs no part time or full-time employees. The charity operates solely through the contributions of volunteers. ## **Governance** The charity operates under the auspice of the Football Association and uses the FA standard policies, most notably: - a. internal charity financial controls - b. safeguarding - c. serious incident reporting - e. bullying and harassment policy and procedures ## **Safeguarding and risk** The charity takes the issue of safeguarding the children and adults very seriously and has made arrangements to ensure the safety of the children whilst participating in the activities arranged by the club. The charity uses the FA safeguarding policy which can be found on the FA website and has identified one of its trustees as responsible for any of the clubs safeguarding matters. The club ensures that all adults in contact with children under 18 the appropriate level of DBS check and there is a zero tolerance to bullying and harassment which is set out in the FA’s Bully & Harassment policy. ## **Serious Incidents** There have been no serious incidents reported during the year. ## **Summary** This has been a successful year for the teams and the club is solvent. The trustees would like to thank all the children, parents, coaches, referees and members of our community for their generous contributions to the running of the football club and for making it a welcoming and friendly environment for our children to thrive and grow. The pictures of our teams are below as they were shown in the local paper with more information provided on our website Thank you - Trustees: Signed: Jake Burns Rebecca Cady Rachael Taylor Natasha Drane SST 2006 Wool & Winfrith Football Club 2024125 Accounts |**Statement of Accounts 2024/25**|| |---|---| ||**£'s**| |**Balance brought forward from 2023/24**|**21,732**| |**Income**|| |Sponsorship|10,385| |Grants|2,103| |Family Contributons|19,900| |Fundraising|2,580| |Gifaid|0| |Other|363| |**Total**|**35,331**| |**Expenditure**|| |Refunds - registraton|(330.00)| |Facilites and Pitches|(5,028)| |Referees|(1,752)| |Player registraton Fees|(1,004)| |Kits|(8,334)| |Maintenance|(1,598)| |Equipment & First Aid|(80)| |Fundraising costs|(1,709)| |Fines|(969)| |Other registratons|(920)| |Courses|(560)| |Tournaments and Trophies|(1,556)| |Miscellaneous|(480)| |Grant spent|(1,505)| |**Total Expenditure**|**(25,824)**| |**Balance**|**31,239**| ## **Independent Examiners Report** ## **Wool & Winfrith Football Club** **Accounts June 1[st] 2024 to May 31st 2025** ## **Independent Examiners Report** Report to the Trustees of Wool & Winfrith Football Club registration number 1201138 on accounts for the year ended 30[th] May 2025. ## **Trustees responsibilities** As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s 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 am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (reg. no. 7601414). I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 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. **Date:** 19/3/2026 **Signed: Name:** Sue Lees **Relevant professional** FCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Woodhill Farm, Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3LE